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Looking for a BULL MASTIFF puppy
Hi! My name is Lee-Ann O'Brien.. I'm looking for any breeders with Bull Mastiff Puppies forsale. I live in Chalk River, ON (northern-ON) and would really like to try and keep close to home. I'm approx. 1 1/2 hrs North of Ottawa, 3 hrs from Kingston, 5 hrs from Toronto...
If anyone knows of any breeders could you please email me at
Thank you for your time!
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any luck finding breeders? I want a Bull mastiff and have been stumped for weeks now looking....
bullmastiff breeders
These are Bullmastiff breeder in Ontario. I don't know them but please do your research very carefully. Check for health and hip testing and not too many litters with the same bitch or stud dog. Also please research the breed before you buy one and also consider a rescue Bully. These are great dogs but do grow to a significant size not as big as an English or Neapolitan, but they are still large. This is so that we don't find your dog up for adpotion because "he just got so big" or "he is too strong for our children". If you have any questions you can message me.
Adamsway Reg'd, Sharlene & Dennis Adams, DVM, RR 4, Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0. (519-881-0469; 881-0403; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; web site: www.adamswaykennels.com). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Bulbrier Reg'd, Kelli Richard. Quality home-raised puppies from champion, obedience-titled bloodlines. Breeding for type and temperament. Health guarantee. RR 1, West Lorne, ON N0L 2P0. (519-768-1099). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Bullspirit Reg'd, Leen & Tineke Lange. Breeders of quality, healthy, home-raised puppies from planned champion bloodlines. Champion stud service available. Inquiries welcomed. RR 3, Georgetown, ON L7G 4S6. (905-873-6108). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Bullstock Reg'd, Ian & Christine Robertson. Our goal: To preserve the health and stability of the Bullmastiff by making a conscientious commitment to the breed, and trusting our puppy owners to do the same. RR 2, Oakville (Bronte), ON L6M 4J5. (905-825-5280; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).
Bullyhill Perm Reg'd, Howard Woolley. Quality, home-raised puppies available occasionally. OVC-certified parents. Inquiries welcome. PO Box 122, Blackstock, ON L0B 1B0. (905-986-1421).
Burleigh Beth & Jeff, Noble Reg'd. Family-raised puppies. 333 Kendalwood Rd, Whitby, ON L1N 2G2. (905-438-1584; 705-437-3327; e-mail: email@example.com).
Danier Reg'd. Responsible, selective breeding creating healthy home-raised puppies. 9 Isle Vista Dr, RR 2, Pefferlaw, ON L0E 1N0. (705-437-3327 or 905-438-1584; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Diggles Barbara, VonDiggles Bullmastiffs. Quality home-raised puppies. Pefferlaw, ON. (705-437-1775; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Galahad Kennel, Neil & Christa Field, 3341 Conc 4, Orono, ON L0B 1M0. (905-983-9847; e-mail: email@example.com). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Guard'nAngel, Wendy Burgess. Loving family guardians. Inquiries and visitors welcome. 1466 Hwy 2 E, Kingston, ON K7L 4V1. (613-541-0636; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
IronBull Reg'd, Cindy Gimbel & Zivian Pribic, RR 2, Petersburg, ON N0B 2H0. (519-634-1171; e-mail: email@example.com; web site: www.ironbull.ca). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Jeikridge Reg'd, Wendy Shoebridge. Home-raised puppies from champion parents to approved homes. Box 181, Baldwin, ON L0E 1A0. (905-722-0050; e-mail: email@example.com).
KipRidge Reg'd, Victoria Tougas & Lynn Zellen. Selectively breeding for excellent health and sound temperament, correct breed type and structure. Raising well-socialized family companions in our home for pet or show from Canadian/American champions. Sold with a written health guarantee and lifetime breeder support. 89 Colonial Cres, Grimsby, ON L3M 5H4. (905-945-3976; e-mail: email@example.com; web site: www.kipridge.ca).
Knatchbull Perm Reg'd, Andy & Helene Hansmann. Quality puppies for show, obedience and loyal family pets. BPISS Am Can Ch Onan of Knatchbull - hips, elbows and eyes certified (OVC) - available for stud service. Already producing outstanding healthy puppies with Onan's loving temperament. Pedigree Breeder of the Year 1992, 1994 and 1998. Visit our new web site. RR 1, Moffat, ON L0P 1J0. (519-822-4329; e-mail: email@example.com; web site: www.knatchbull.ca). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Moorside Reg'd, Marc Richard & Jennifer Ballantine. Nous parlons français. Located in eastern Ontario, less than two hours from Montreal. Family-raised, quality puppies for show and companion. Russell, ON. (613-445-1832).
Thor Bullmastiffs, Wendy & Gino Bucci, 5728 5th Line, RR 3, Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0. (905-936-5254; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com). (See display advertisement in Breeders' Showcase.)
Windridge Reg'd, Paula & Steve Roberts. Breeding quality dogs that are excellent representatives of the Bullmastiff standard. Champion, x-rayed breeding stock. Puppies raised in our home underfoot. 8110 Line 8, RR 4, Kenilworth, ON N0G 2E0. (519-848-5973).
Also what you have to realize is that you will be put on a waiting list....This means that you are on a list before the breeding takes place.Especially with the majority of these breeders.A few I have personaly had the pleasure seeing at the shows.All these breeders are amazing breeders.And have amazing dogs.
Also,you will be put on a s/n contract.And you will go through a lot of red tape...So be prepared.
Also,have you tried a rescue?There are Bullmastiff rescues.
"A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than his owner can express with his tongue in hours."
How Long typically is a waiting list? And how much would a breeder charge for a Pup? (obviously prices differ)
Are you interested in a rescue? Have you owned a Mastiff before? I know of a couple in rescue. Where are you located?
A dog has so many friends because they wag their tails not their tongues.
R.I.P. Buddy 2002-2008 The best Mastiff ever.
Now owned by Clark the Crazy American Bulldog
I think the length of the waiting list depends on how many times the breeder breeds, and how many pups are there. I am not sure... However, please make sure that you do the research about the breed AS WELL as the breeder, this will save a lot of heart and head ache in the future. I cannot stress this enough. I wanted a Jack Russell so bad... But upon further investigation I came to the conclusion that the breed was not right for me, no matter how much I adore it. The activity level, the prey drive... these were just a couple of things.
Some breeds are not for everyone and some are disastrous in first-time puppy owners.. (not saying you are one) but this is a large breed, and there are many possible issues that could arise, health and behaviour...
Good luck in your search and please keep us posted on your progress! And we wanna see the pics when you get a new addition to the family!
Make sure you check those breeders out very thoroughly. One was expelled from the owners club of another breed they have for their breeding practices. PM me if you want details.
Okay Mastiffs drool and I do not mean a little I mean a ton. Slingers (drool) get flung on walls ceilings your clean clothes, hair and everywhere imaginable. They shed a lot big dogs lots of hair, not sure about Bulls but English do and Neos don't. The vet bills can be double I realize Bulls are not as big but people do seem to think they are huge. For example Bud's ear infections cost meds 138.00 exam 60.00 the meds for example for a lab would be 60.00 so everything is more expensive. You will need to research a good vet not all of them are giant breed saavy for instance a mastiff can not be sedated with regular anastetic (sp) they require a different one as the regular one can kill them. They can have major joint and hip issues. They cost double to feed and I really mean good quality food to help avoid health issues. If you are planning on buying a puppy you need to know any reputable breeder will not have a puppy to sell you will need to be put on a waiting list. You will want to see both parents and the home and kennels where they are kept. All the health testing that they require you want to see the actual heath tests, not online. You will need to find out what the required health tests are I know eyes heart hips and there are probably more. If a breeder advertises in the newspaper or craigslist or kijjii run far and fast these are not breeders. I am not sure how much Bullmastiffs cost as pups but I can tell you a Neo or English will cost you anywhere from 2000 to 3500 depending on if it is show quality or pet. Please do your research read a lot these dogs are not for everyone you need to be a strong leader they can be very stubborn. They are loyal beyond belief and if you choose one and can deal with a life of never being really clean again (you will always have dog hair or drool on your clothes). Then you have found the most loving dog they also are a bit like velcro they love to be with there families. They can have a high prey drive also. They are not the dog for really active people Bulls are a little more active but they are not going to be your jogging partner, this is not good for there hips and joints short runs are fine but no long runs. There is a lot to learn about raising a giant breed from a pup different food requirements, the type of play no jumping off things etc. I suggest a lot of research which I have said before but really I do mean it they are not for everyone. I am personally addicted to them. I hope this helps. If you want to know more about rescue pm me
A dog has so many friends because they wag their tails not their tongues.
R.I.P. Buddy 2002-2008 The best Mastiff ever.
Now owned by Clark the Crazy American Bulldog
All very good sound advice from Mastifflover. Just to put things into perspective, when I de-worm my dogs it costs approx. $5.00 to buy the de-wormer from my vet for my Miniature Pinschers, as apposed to $50.00 to buy it for my Bullmastiff. BIG difference for the same treatment. (done by weight)
Also, be aware that Bullmastiffs are a brachycephalic breed, meaning they have the more pushed in nose bridge. Care must be taken when exercising these dogs, as they can have breathing issues and intolerance to heat. After about 20 degrees celcius, I decline to take my bully for walks with my other dogs, as it is just too hard on him. It takes alot of effort with all that body mass and they do better exercising moderately in cooler temps.
You must socialize this breed early on, spaying and neutering is important as this is a STRONG breed, you have no idea how strong! Actually it is not a breed to consider if you are new to dogs IMO, a Bullmastiff without the proper training and socialization can be an extreme challenge, and dangerous in the wrong hands.
My Bullmastiff "Ruben" is the sweetest, most loving dog you could ever meet. I trust him with most other dogs, and especially people. On the other side of the coin, a littermate of his attacked and killed a poodle, and she was humanely euthanized by my vet. She is shocked that such an aggressive animal came out of the same litter as my dog, seeing how Ruben is.
No matter how well bred, socialized, and trained a Bullmastiff can be...you always have to remember that this is a very powerful breed that will not usually back down from a fight with another dog. As trustworthy as mine is, I have seen that if another dog provokes aggression with him, he will not back off...and this breed will finish a fight if there is one.
They tend to be more "people protectors" rather than property protectors (in my experience) My Bully will let anyone in my house or on my property, but I am sure he would take the head off of anyone that had bad intentions on me.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated Mahatma Gandhi
My loyal menagerie... (all neutered, spayed, and gelded...and YOU aren't safe either!)
Ruben (Bullmastiff)
Emmy (Miniature Pinscher)
Petie (Miniature Pinscher)
Shadow (Miniature Pinscher)
Zoe (APBT)
Tito (Paint Gelding)
Francesca (Miniature Horse Filly)
Vincenzo (APHA gelding)
Lots of fishies......
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Quite the collection of animals at your place Purpledomino. Sounds like a little slice of heaven.
We are not trying to be pessimistic but most people will not tell you the bad points about a breed but at least you have the facts. We are not trying to sell you a dog we just want your choice to be informed. One more little fact giant breeds should not be spayed or neutered till they are about 18 months old, it has a lot to do with there growth. But after that spay or neuter.
Now with that said Mastiffs are the best dogs ever. The most loyal dog you will ever know.
A dog has so many friends because they wag their tails not their tongues.
R.I.P. Buddy 2002-2008 The best Mastiff ever.
Now owned by Clark the Crazy American Bulldog
looking for a rescue
You can contact
or Monstars they should be able to help if not I have one more but they are in the US. Let me know if these can help
A dog has so many friends because they wag their tails not their tongues.
R.I.P. Buddy 2002-2008 The best Mastiff ever.
Now owned by Clark the Crazy American Bulldog
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1962 visit to University of Michigan
University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library.
About 50 years ago, on Nov. 5, 1962, the man himself stood on that stage and also championed civil rights.
The visit, which was forgotten for a number of years, was rediscovered in spring 2012 when a librarian found photographs of King giving a talk at Hill Auditorium. The negatives were a part of U-M Bentley Historical Library's News and Information Services collection.
"We had stumbled across those years ago and had kind of forgotten about them," said Karen Lee Jania, an archivist at Bentley. "They had been in a box and people just kind of forgot about it."
As U-M celebrates the 50th anniversary year of King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, AnnArbor.com is highlighting five photos of King's visit to Ann Arbor, which occurred about 10 months before King's historic speech.
All photos are courtesy of U-M's Bentley Historical Library.
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Records indicate that King gave two talks during his brief visit to the university. In a 2012 Michigan Daily article, former U-M President James Duderstadt said King's visit sparked controversy at U-M.
"There apparently was a controversy because in his speech, King suggested the importance of civil disobedience, and I guess a couple of the (university) regents raised concerns about that," Duderstadt told the Daily. "It was almost exactly 50 years ago, and it was a time when Martin Luther King was a pretty controversial person. The FBI was tracking him and so forth."
Later, in the late-1960s, the Board of Regents would pass a resolution memorializing King, who was assassinated in April 1968.
"The university was stunned by the death of Dr. King," read regents' meeting minutes from April 1968. During that meeting the regents set up a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund.
Around the time of King's assassination, it appears a group of students used force to "close a building," which Robben Wright Fleming, university president at the time, called "intolerable," according to the 1968 meeting minutes.
"However, on a day near that of the assassination of [King], emotions ran deeply. Seen in the contact of events and given the horror of the assassination of Dr. King, one could tolerate interference in that situation," the minutes state. "Further, [Fleming] said the regents did not condone the action, but viewed it differently in light of the given movement."
University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
In this image, King speaks with students after his Nov. 5 speech.
Just months before, in July, King had been arrested and jailed after a protest in Albany, Georgia.
"It wasn't a big crowd, it appears to be somewhat small," said Jania. "I don't think it was of campus-wide interest at the time it's conceivable that it was maybe a last minute kind of thing, so publicity didn't get out."
University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
In this image, King is pictured during a discussion in an undetermined campus location.
Three years later, in 1965, King would visit Michigan State University's campus in East Lansing. According to archives, more than 4,000 students attended that lecture.
University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
King pictured here at U-M.
Jania said there was little press coverage of King's visit and details about his lecture are sparse.
"It's not very well documented," she said.
Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com or 734-623-4602 and follow her on twitter.
Sat, Aug 24, 2013 : 8:59 p.m.
I heard him speak in November 1962 and again in August 1963 in Washington. The pictures in this article don't show the overflow crowd at Hill Auditorium that November night. The campus was alive and electrified. Civil rights was very important. It was an absolutely exciting time to be on the UM and many other campuses around the world. I was also in Memphis during the morning of the day he was shot. I was very much aware he was in Memphis to help the striking garbage workers. I was stunned. Hoover thought he won, but he didn't. The civil right movement King and many others fought for over many years has survived and changed the US for the better. Hoover has been relegated to the dark bowels of US history. Sadly, his invasive and obtrusive spirit lives on in the FBI, CIA, and NSA. Hoover was a myopic little man who obsessed about power, regardless of what it cost his country.
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 4:37 p.m.
David and Kai, thank you. Some day I'm going to inquire about listening to the Rosa Parks tapes.
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 4:16 p.m.
Can you imagine the feeling and emotions of the librarian who rediscovered these five photos. You open a box or envelope, you pull the pictures out, and you gaze at historical images of an American icon that have not been seen in decades. I am awestruck (and jealous) just thinking about the experience he or she went through that day.
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 9:53 p.m.
David - thank you for the link.
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 4:57 p.m.
Wolf's Bane
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 3:57 p.m.
Who is Dr. King?
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 4:54 a.m.
If memory serves, Rosa Parks visited U of M in the 1980's. There was only a small gathering of students, maybe 20 at most. The location was perhaps a cafeteria in one of the Hill dorms. Does anybody remember this? Is there some way to look this up?
Kai Petainen
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 2:29 p.m.
here's a tinyurl that might help with the link http://tinyurl.com/b7gntvu
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 1:41 p.m.
See: Bentley Historical Library http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-9618?rgn=Entire+Finding+Aid;sort=occur;subview=detail;type=simple;view=reslist;q1=Rosa+Parks Lola M. Jones videotapes Interview with Rosa Parks, December 1993
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 3:57 a.m.
By no rights should he be called a Dr. He plagiarized his PhD thesis. This has been demonstrated over and over. Call him Mr. That will suffice.
Roger Rayle
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 12:53 a.m.
MLK's visit was part of a chain of events that inspired Larry Brilliant to go on to great things...wguru.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/weather-and-mlk-helped-eradicate-smallpox/
James Toy
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 10:26 p.m.
Those of us who went to Hill Auditorium in 1962 to hear Dr. King speak walked in unimpeded. When Huey Newton of the Black Panther Party spoke at Hill we who attended were all patted down by Mr. Newton's guards, two at each of the four inner doors leading directly into the auditorium. I wonder if local newspapers covered Mr. Newton's visit to Ann Arbor. I was fortunate to march behind Dr. King in the Detroit Civil Rights March of June 1963, and to hear his subsequent address, nearly equivalent to the one he was to give at the Lincoln Memorial two months later.
Frustrated in A2
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 11:29 p.m.
That's awesome that you were able to witness such a great figure in U.S. history.
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 10:43 p.m.
See: Bentley Historical Library resource on Michigan Daily coverage on Huey Newton http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-93828?byte=117409170;focusrgn=C03;rgn=Entire+Finding+Aid;sort=occur;type=simple;view=text;q1=Huey+Newton Box 2: Crowds in Hill for Huey (Newton?), 11/17/70 (Gainer)
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 10:13 p.m.
Would be enlightening to see a reporter ask some of these professing lovers of MLK some questions about his movement, speeches and intent and see how many have a clue. Certainly much of what MLK stood for is contrary to socialist "gimme more" left of today, regardless of color.
Ivor Ivorsen
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 1:19 a.m.
"The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life"-- MLK Does this fit the bill?
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 9:27 p.m.
i dont here this propaganda that king was some how "controversial" or "dangers" the only reason FBI was following was because he wanted change the laws. "There apparently was a controversy because in his speech, King suggested the importance of civil disobedience, and I guess a couple of the (university) regents raised concerns about that," Duderstadt told the Daily. "It was almost exactly 50 years ago, and it was a time when Martin Luther King was a pretty controversial person. The FBI was tracking him and so forth.""
Dog Guy
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 5:19 p.m.
Noteworthy are the photos of the Hill Auditorium throng; why was I there? I remember 1962 Ann Arbor. That was shortly after Dr. Wheeler discovered his black consciousness. That wonderful stuffed shirt Cecil Creal was mayor. Potholes were then a sign of Spring. Ah, the good old days!
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 5:03 p.m.
If you notice on the first picture--there is a not-so-conspicuous man standing next to the exit who seems to be taking notes. Hmmm....
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 7:43 p.m.
He's texting on his iPod.
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 3:35 p.m.
In 1962, Dr King left the south to come to the "progressive north" to deliver a speech about race relations and civil disobedience. The 1962 Ann Arbor I remember was racially segregated and the only blacks you saw on campus were athletes.
Jack Baker
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 6:01 p.m.
I believe the reality is somewhere in between the various replies in this post. My family lived on Ann Arbor's Northside, and my five siblings and I all attended Northside school beginning in 1960. The Northside was an integrated neighborhood, black and white families living adjacent, but Ann Arbor struggled at that time as did the rest of the country with civil rights. My father was the PTO President at Northside, when Dr. Harry Mial, the first black principal in the AAPS, was installed at Northside following winning a discrimination lawsuit Dr. Mial filed after being passed over for other principal assignments. There was notable "AA community" resistance to his assignment, and my father was involved in supporting Dr. Mial in his role. I grew up expecting most communities were integrated like Ann Arbor's Northside, and it was only later I realized I had been so fortunate to be raised here, and specifically in the Northside neighborhood.
a2 Brute?
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 1:26 a.m.
gene, how come your family did not live on the north side?
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 : 12:20 a.m.
Ann Arobr is still as little segregated today.
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 10:09 p.m.
"...the only blacks you saw on campus were athletes..." Really? And what sport(s) did they play?
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 4:40 p.m.
Dr Bryant was a highly educated professional. The black working and middle class were segregated on the north side of Ann Arbor. My family lived in East Ann Arbor and there was not a black family for miles.
Michigan Man
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 4:11 p.m.
Gene - Totally incorrect selective memory. I, likewise, lived in Ann Arbor in 1962. Dr. Bryant a pathologist at St. Joe was a fine example of a number of black who were viewed as community leaders back in the day. I could go on and on with names of many leading black Ann Arborites but it would only completely refute you foolish comments so I will stop.
Kai Petainen
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 3:32 p.m.
amazing photos btw... what a great treasure to find...
Kai Petainen
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 3:31 p.m.
hindsight is 20-20.... "Jania said there was little press coverage of King's visit " Do we know why? Was it for political reasons? Because of the regents? "guess a couple of the (university) regents raised concerns"
Jeffersonian Liberal
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 2:38 p.m.
It is truly a shame that the progressives wont take the time Monday to listen to Dr. Kings words. Instead they will continue to use the Government to punish people that don't believe their twisted philosophies. They will selectively discriminate to correct some perceived short comings in society while enslaving my black brothers on the Democrat plantation. Rise up, throw off the chains and free your minds!
Elijah Shalis
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 5:38 p.m.
Hmmmm You know Jefferson owned slaves and had sex with them right?
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 5:35 p.m.
What? What an "race card" pull from the deck comment, not worthy to be on this beautifully written and pictorial article or A2.com.
Michigan Man
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 : 1:27 p.m.
Very fine pictures. Any idea who the other people are with Dr. KIng? I presume the black men and women are leaders from the Ann Arbor black community, back in the day?


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 4, 2007) - With a student referendum vote approaching April 10th and 11th, ETSU students are preparing to either support or oppose the increased student athletic fee that will help fund operations for a new football program.
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It sure looks pretty. But I have been sorely disappointed with the special collections from RMK lately. Whilst the base and lipsticks are lovely, the Christmas palette was unpigmented and a little dull, and the collection before that was also lacklustre. The hearts LE palettes I haven't touched since I got them and I now feel the same way about the shiny eyes range. RMK have a real problem sometimes with the lack of pigmentation and softness to their products.
Translucent Eyes and Lips, LIMITED and comes in 2 colours, a pink/orange palette and a browny one:
I hope it isn't too translucent otherwise I will have to say no to this.
Translucent eyes – looks ok and is permanent I believe:
You also have 2 new blushers, 3 new Lipstick Bs and 2 new shades in my beloved Lipstick C, the nicest lipstick formula in the world! There are two new glosses and new nail polishes.
Mmmmm I don't know how I feel. I know RMK pretty well now, and I have a feeling it will be one of those wishy-washy spring ranges. Pants! Bring out the Bobbi Brown multi colour palette to the UK, NOW!


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Dominion, a Richmond, Va.-headquartered integrated energy company, and Shell WindEnergy Inc., a subsidiary of Shell, will add a second phase to their joint wind energy project currently under construction in Grant County, West Virginia.
The first phase of the project, which comprises 82 turbines with a collective 164 MW capacity, is scheduled to begin operation in the fourth quarter of 2007. The second phase – planned to begin operation in 2008 – will include 50 more turbines and add 100 MW to the wind farm's capacity, according to the companies.
Electricity generated by the wind farm will flow across power lines from Mount Storm Power Station, including a 500,000-volt transmission line that Dominion has proposed in northern Virginia. Dominion and Shell WindEnergy add that the region around Mount Storm Power Station has been identified as one of the best wind turbine locations in the eastern U.S.


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The 49ers were without one of their most important offensive players for much of the fourth quarter of Sunday's lopsided loss to Seattle.
Tight end Vernon Davis departed early in the period after suffering a hamstring injury. He was the intended target on Colin Kaepernick's second interception of the game early in the fourth quarter. On the 49ers' next drive, NBC's Michelle Tafoya reported that Davis had ice on his leg and had been ruled out.
Davis caught three passes for 20 yards before leaving Sunday's game. He hauled in six passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns in San Francisco's Week One win against Green Bay.
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In Roberto Farah's most recent post he mentions the command .cmdtree which is available since version 22.214.171.124.
The result looks amazing and makes debugging with windbg a lot more productive and it makes it much more useful for especially for newbies:
I've put the text file proposed by Roberto on my public share for your (and my) convenience and added some stuff, that I found to be useful...
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LAUREL HILL � It was just another night in a classic rivalry as Laurel Hill hosted Paxton in a District 1-1A boys basketball showdown. Down 8-0 with two minutes gone in the first quarter the Bobcats came roaring back to take a 61-53 win.
LAUREL HILL � It was just another night in a classic rivalry as Laurel Hill hosted Paxton in a District 1-1A boys basketball showdown.
Down 8-0 with two minutes gone in the first quarter the Bobcats came roaring back to take a 61-53 win.
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The Hoboes (5-3, 3-2) could do nothing wrong in the first 2:07 of play as senior Lane Strickland and freshman Bryson Cooper helped Laurel Hill get off to a fast start.
Cooper had five points in the opening run and Strickland three points.
The Bobcats did little wrong the rest of the way.
William Anderson, who scored a game-high 31 points for the Bobcats, put Paxton on the board with 4:49 left in the first quarter.
Paxton outscored Laurel Hill 9-8 in the final minutes of the period with Anderson scoring seven points.
�The Paxton-Laurel Hill rivalry is always going to be a big game,� Bobcat coach Jeff Bradley said. �William Anderson has really stepped up and led us in ways we needed him to.
�He�s that unsung hero that goes out and plays with such emotion. Like all of our guys, he is very deserving to be that guy.�
The game swung in Paxton�s favor late in the first quarter when Hobo starters Strickland and Tamaria Calloway each picked up their second foul of the game.
Laurel Hill coach Kent Zessin elected to sit the starting pair the entire second quarter. The absence of Strickland and Calloway helped fuel an already hot Paxton team.
Anderson continued his offensive explosion scoring seven of Paxton�s nine points in the first three-and-a-half minutes of the second quarter.
Back-to-back Anderson baskets closed the Hobo lead to 16-13. An Austin Carnley 3-pointer pulled the Bobcats (9-0, 4-0) even with Laurel Hill. Anderson followed with a 3 to give the Bobcats the lead.
Even with Calloway and Strickland out of the Hoboes hung tough as Cooper and fellow freshman T.J. White kept Laurel Hill in the game.
The game was tied with 2:45 left in the half. But a Desmond Moore 3-pointer with 2:17 left in the second quarter put the Bobcats in front.
Paxton led 35-29 at the half, but with Strickland and Calloway back in the lineup the Hoboes quickly erased the Bobcat lead.
A Calloway bucket off a steal gave Laurel Hill a 41-38 lead with 3:46 left in the third quarter. A Carnley 3-pointer tied the game at 41-41.
Anderson�s 3 with 1:04 left in the third put the Bobcats in front once and for all.
Paxton led 45-41 at the end of the third quarter and Laurel Hill couldn�t close the gap in the final eight minutes.
With the game on the line in the fourth quarter the Bobcats converted free throws while the Hoboes struggled at the line.
�I felt like we came out real well playing the game plan we wanted to play,� Zessin said. �That (Strickland and Calloway getting in foul trouble) kind of broke up the momentum we had established.
�But we came back and fought back and kept it close. In the end they hit their free throws and we didn�t hit ours and that was the difference in the game.�
Paxton was 11-of-15 from the line in the game while the Hoboes struggled hitting just 14-of-28.
Carnley joined Anderson in double figures for the Bobcats with 12 points.
Cooper led Laurel Hill with 18 points. White added 12 points and Strickland 11.
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Tim Shaffer of Pennsylvania ended the four year streak of Donny Schatz and won the 50th annual Good Year Knoxville Nationals last night.
For the first time ever the race was 50 laps in celebration of the 50th annual event and included an all inclusive pit stop which came at lap 25. Teams were allowed 5 minutes in the work area to make whatever changes they wanted including tire changes.
Sammy Swindell had the dominant car and led the first 44 laps before he was passed by Schatz who led lap 45 before Swindell took the lead back for laps 46 and 47 and looked to be on his way to his first Nationals win since 1983, but blew a left rear tire in turn four and tipped over taking him out of the race giving Schatz the lead with just three laps remaining. On the re start Schatz appeared to have some motor issues but led lap 48 however Tim Shaffer was right there with him and pulled a slider on the white flag lap to take the lead and held on to the checkered flag to win the first Knoxville Nationals of his career collecting $150,000 for the win and ended Schat's run for five in a row. Schatz was second followed by Shane Stewart, Craig Dollansky who started 24th after transferring from the B Main finished fourth and Kerry Madsen completed the top five. Brian Brown started on the pole and was running in the top three most of the race when he blew a tire with six laps remaining. He did re start and finished 14th.
Six Knoxville regulars made the historic A main. Davey Heskin was the highest finishing Knoxville regular as he was 8th, Josh Schneiderman in his first ever A Main finished 13th, Dusty Zomer was 16th, Erin Crocker finished 18th , Lynton Jeffery was 21st and Skip Jackson finished 23rd. World of Outlaws point leader Joey Saldana had early motor trouble and finished 24th and Steve Kinser also had motor issues and pulled to the pits after lap 31 finishing 22nd. Stevie Smith won the B main and finished 10th in the A, Danny Laosoki won the C main but was unable to transfer out of the B main where he finished 13th, Jonathan Cornell won the D main and Grek Nikitenko claimed the E main.
Earlier in the day Kraig Kinser won the non qualifiers A main which was run Saturday afternoon after being rained out Friday night and Craig Dollansky won the Premier Chevy Dealers World Challenge Race.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
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E Feature, 10 laps, Top 2 transfer 1. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND; 2. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 3. Kim Mock, Kenosha WI; 4. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 5. Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. ; 6. Colin Entwisle, Baypark, NZ ; 7. Chris Shirek, Thompson ND; 8. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI; 9. Bruce White, Merrylands West, NSW, Aust. ; 10. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD; 11. Ron Krysl, Atkinson NE; 12. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield IL;
D Feature, 12 laps: Top 2 transfer: 1. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 2. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 3. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA; 4. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 7. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 8. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 9. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 10. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 11. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH; 12. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington MO; 13. Bill Rose, Plainfield IN; 14. Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield IL; 15. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. ; 16. Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens WA; 17. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN; 18. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND; 19. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI; 20. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 21. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD; 22. Dustin Morgan, Tulsa OK;
C Feature, 15 laps, Top 2 transfer: 1. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 2. Tyler Walker, Los Angeles CA; 3. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN; 4. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 5. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA; 6. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 7. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 8. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 9. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 10. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 11. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 12. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 13. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 14. Zach Zimmerly, Ridgefield WA; 15. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 16. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 17. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS; 18. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 19. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 20. Max Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 21. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. ; 22. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ;
B Feature, 22 laps, 6:09.9 New Track Record: Top 4 transfer: 1. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 2. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 3. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 4. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 5. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 6. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA; 7. Austin McCarl, Altoona IA; 8. Ian Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 10. Cale Conley, Vienna WV; 11. David Gravel, Waterford CT; 12. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA; 13. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 14. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 15. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 16. Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo PA; 17. Keith Bloom Jr., Anderson CA; 18. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove WI; 19. Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro IN; 20. Dave Blaney, High Point NC; 21. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 22. Tyler Walker, Los Angeles CA;
A Feature, 50 laps: 1. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 2. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 3. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK; 4. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 5. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA; 7. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 8. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 9. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 10. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 11. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK; 12. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 13. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 14. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 15. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH; 16. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD; 17. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount IN; 18. Erin Crocker, Wilbraham MA; 19. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 20. Dale Blaney, Fowler OH; 21. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 22. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 23. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 24. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN. Lap Leaders: Swindell 1-44; Schatz 45; Swindell 46-47; Schatz 48; Shaffer 49-50


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Orchids: My Intersex Adventure
A film by
Phoebe Hart
Australia, 2010, 60 minutes, Color, DVD, English
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Gen X filmmaker Phoebe Hart always knew she was different growing up – but she didn't know why. This award-winning documentary traces Phoebe's voyage of self-discovery as an intersex person, a group of conditions formerly termed hermaphroditism. Learning only in her teens that she was born with 46XY (male) chromosomes, Hart now seeks to understand her own story and the stories of others affected by this complex and often shameful syndrome.
With help from sister Bonnie (born with the same condition) and support from partner James, Hart drives across Australia, interviewing individuals whose struggles and victories mirror and differ from her own. Some advocate systemic change ending shame and controversial genital surgeries, while others debate coming out or staying closeted with a stigmatized secret. Questioning rigidly defined constructs of gender, sexuality, and normality, often with lively good humor, ORCHIDS is the first film to look at intersex from a positive perspective. Its engaging portrait of survival, courage and reconciliation will speak to a variety of audiences and spark lively discussion about what it means to be perceived as "different."
Australian Directors Guild Awards, Best Direction in a Documentary (Stand Alone)
Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts Awards, Best Documentary Under 1 Hour
Honolulu Film Festival, Winner, Gold Kahuna Award
Brisbane International Film Festival, Best Documentary
Australian Teachers of Media's ATOM Award, Best Documentary
Chéries-Chéris Film Festival, France, Prix Spécial du Jury du Film Documentaire
MujerDoc International Festival of Documentary Cinema on Gender, Spain, Best Short Documentary
TranScreen Amsterdam, Audience Choice Awards (Runner Up)
Frameline, San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival 2011
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"With playful yet searing honesty, Phoebe Hart's autobiographical account of self-discovery offers an object lesson in the harms created by silence... This film could effectively be used in psychology, women's studies, and/or sexuality courses to challenge sex and gender binaries, [and] make visible the variations between female and male..." -
Clara Golden, Ithaca College
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"Winner of the Australian Teachers of Media's ATOM Award for best documentary, Hart's work took years to complete and makes for compelling viewing. It blends a history of her condition with her own experience and stories from other intersex people she seeks out to help her understand."
Katherine Feeney
Brisbane Times
"Personally I could not imagine a better film ever being made on coming to terms with a condition like AIS. It's wildly funny in parts but at the same time it's very intimate and deeply moving. I can't stop thinking about it."
Professor Garry Warne
AM, Senior Endocrinologist, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
"The film balances personal stories with a brief introduction to the biology of intersex syndromes and provides scientific as well as demographic context… Statistics like these make the case for adding Orchids to any library collection, but it is a particularly welcome addition to gender studies collections…"
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"…Orchids settles into an exploration of the ways that many intersex people are made to feel – wrongly – that a 'normal' life is a contentment they can never achieve."
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"The filmmaker's warmth and candor provide an engaging perspective on intersex identity and one family's changing attitude toward their 'secret.'"
Patricia White
Film and Media Studies, Swarthmore College
"The road trip at the heart of the documentary serves as a metaphor for moving from secrecy and shame to openness and acceptance…In the process, Hart's film not only paints a compassionate portrait of people coming to terms with intersex, but crucially also interrogates rigidly defined constructs of gender, sexuality, and normality."
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I'm with the camp of 13 million Americans that believe politicians are, or are controlled by, Reptilians. I think only monks can solve this problem. It doesn't seem right that they prefer to ignore it.
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I don't mean to disagree with you, but I don't think that it would be necessary for this issue to be resolved BEFORE another Addis Ababa could take place. I think that the resolution could be a product of the meeting itself. I think that the meeting would give us a chance to sit down as a family and make firm decisions regarding not only this issue, but also other areas of controversy, such as the Etchmiadzin vs. Cilicia thing, Ethiopia vs. Eritrea and/or Alexandria, and whatever other dirty laundry we have out there. We need to discuss these issues openly, as well as take measures to begin a common missionary enterprise in the USA, Australia, Canada, and other areas in which we have a common language and purpose.
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Washington, Dc — Government officials say fitness programs are working to make the military healthier despite more airmen and sailors being discharged because they are unfit and overweight.
In 2003, 331 airmen were administratively separated. At that time, the Air Force had specific weight and body fat requirements and required a cycle ergometry test. In 2004, the Air Force began its Fit to Fight program that included no specific weight requirements, just the abdominal circumference measurement, the 1.5-mile run, and timed push-ups and sit-ups. In 2004, only one enlisted member was separated as a direct result of fitness failure, but in fiscal 2005, discharges climbed to seven, according to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes. In fiscal 2006, 73 discharges for fitness reasons occurred, and in fiscal 2007, 119 enlisted members were separated.
The Navy also is discharging more sailors for fitness or weight reasons. In fiscal 2005, 65 sailors were removed due to a personal fitness assessment failure, and in 2006, that number grew to 1,913, according to figures from the Navy Times.
However, since 2005, the Navy enacted a tougher fitness policy, and Navy officials say they're seeing a drop in fitness test failures, proof that sailors are getting serious about fitness. The fitness policy states that three failures in four years can trigger automatic separation.


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JeffH needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 215 designs submitted by 64 freelance designers.
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This logo will be for a website & products for women on starting & growing your own business, creating products... primarily targeted towards women so they can work from home (or wherever) if they want to. We'd like the logo to feel fun, creative, modern, funky, sexy, "the-woman-who-wants-it-all"
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Progressives: Clinton must win us
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Hillary Clinton was far from the darling of the left in the 2008 election. But here at the largest annual gathering of progressives, many said they're ready to get behind a Hillary 2016 bid — though she shouldn't take them for granted.
In more than two dozen interviews at the Netroots Nation conference, Democratic activists said they're cautiously excited about the prospect of a Clinton candidacy and, more broadly, the idea of the first female president she represents. Unlike five years ago, when a charismatic freshman senator from Illinois stole their hearts, the backing of progressives appears to be Clinton's to lose — assuming, as most do, that she runs.
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But she'll need to prove she's in tune with her party's activist wing before she'll have its full-throated support.
( Also on POLITICO: Wes Clark also 'Ready for Hillary' Clinton)
"This group, if I can paint a generalization, does not view this in the Camelot context of the Clintons," said Democracy for America Chairman Jim Dean. "She is what she is and we don't know what that is, and whether she's running or not. But it's going to really depend on where she's at on a lot of these issues and how forceful she's going to be."
Progressives had major issues with Clinton when she ran in 2008, topped, of course, by her vote to authorize the Iraq War. Despite her attempts to walk back that decision — she said during the campaign that she regretted the vote and would have acted differently in hindsight — she ceded much of the energy and votes of the progressive movement to Barack Obama. She never was really able to make up that ground.
As secretary of State for four years, Clinton was fairly insulated from partisan political debates and didn't have to take a position on key progressive issues.
Her endorsement of same-sex marriage earlier this year, which she announced in a YouTube video, was the first of many policy clarifications Clinton will have to make now that she's left State and is back on the public stage as a private citizen and potential 2016 candidate.
Activists said they're watching Clinton's moves closely.
Beth Becker, a Democratic digital consultant, said Clinton would "make a hell of a president" and she would be excited to support her — but that doesn't mean activists will confuse her with a progressive candidate.
"Hillary's no progressive," Becker said. "She's not terrible, but she's not a progressive."
( Also on POLITICO: Pelosi booed, heckled at Netroots Nation 2013)
With all the political oxygen Clinton's every utterance has consumed this year, activists say she's certainly on their radar. And while many agreed it's her time to be the party's standard-bearer if she wants it, others said they'd prefer a fresh face.
"There's kind of a sense, even among hard-core Obama supporters, that it's Hillary's turn," said Austin Adams, 45, a Netroots volunteer from Austin, Texas.
Viktor Kerney, 39, of Los Angeles, disagreed, saying the early attention on Clinton's potential candidacy could ultimately be to her detriment come 2016.
"I'm not a fan of the whole dynasty thing: Clinton, Clinton, Clinton," he said. "If she's smart, she'll get her people to tone [their early support for her] down."
( PHOTOS: Who's talking about Hillary 2016?)
Almost everyone acknowledged that Clinton comes to 2016 with a wealth of experience and talent as a politician that she lacked in 2008 — especially because of her tenure at the State Department.
"I'm excited about her candidacy now, whereas I wasn't excited earlier," said Mariko Miki, a 34-year-old activist and lawyer from San Francisco. "Her leadership as Secretary of State was tremendous, and even with the bumps regarding Benghazi and other things, I still think she came across as a decisive leader who understood the game. She just seems like a more seasoned leader now."


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Samsung to bring HD Ready CRT TV to Europe
Better picture than an LCD - and much cheaper too
Yes, we know the consumer electronics industry wants us all to upgrade our TVs to brand spanking new LCD jobs - with HDTV dangled before us as bait - but some of us prefer the better picture quality, greater screen longevity and, frankly, lower price benefits of good old CRT technology.
It seems Samsung, for one, has been listening and has been showing off its latest CRT TV this week at CeBIT. The 32in telly has two key features: it's far slimmer than conventional CRTs and - crucially - it's HD Ready.
Yes, the CTV-32Z30 is ready to show high definition broadcasts - or will be when it ships in a few months' time. It's ready to go with an HDMI connector on the back, and presumably there'll be the usual array of SCART and s-video connectors too. Samsung didn't say what the maximum resolution is, but other HD CRTs it's offered elsewhere go up to 1080i.
The CTV-32Z30 is part of Samsung's SlimFit range. The company says a 30in display will be just 40cm (16in) front to back, compared to 60cm (24in) for a conventional CRT screen.
The screen is expected in the UK in May for around £350. ®


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With one of those rare Seattle snowstorms underway today, I feel this is a great time to publish this description of our Holiday 2011 Test Drive demo "Let It Snow." —Editor
When a browser effectively uses the underlying hardware, the possibilities are limitless. Over the holidays we released a demo that helps showcase the advantages of a fully hardware-accelerated, touch first browsing experience with Internet Explorer 10. This post takes a closer look at how the Let It Snow demo was created. The patterns in this demo are typical of the HTML5 experiences emerging across the Web today and early Metro Style Apps. We'll take a look from a functional point of view, rather than visual.
As low power mobile devices and touch first user experiences become mainstream, customer expectations around browser performance are quickly expanding. Browser performance now includes how smoothly the Web site moves under your finger, how quickly the Web site responds to touch interactions, and how efficiently the browser consumes battery. With Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8 we set out to build the world's fastest browser for real world scenarios.
Building Let It Snow
Holiday Postcard
We start with a themed postcard which contains a designated area for the holiday greeting. The postcard is generated at runtime using HTML5 canvas and uses many common drawing techniques including drawing images, composing gradients, manipulating opacity and skew, and more.
Animated Snowstorm
We next add lots of falling snowflakes to create a snowstorm. We do this using a second canvas that���s layered over the postcard. Each snowflake is represented as an object in a JavaScript collection which holds the state of the snowflake, such as current location, velocity, and the image to draw. The canvas is cleared each frame and the scene recreated from the underlying model.
Snowflakes Collecting
Over time snowflakes will collect on the sign. Using hit testing techniques we determine when the snowflake is over the sign and then randomly assign the snowflake a target on the sign. As the snowflake approaches the target we use HTML5 Canvas composite modes to compose the snowflake on the canvas.
Brushing Away the Snow
Snow can be brushed off the postcard using your finger or mouse. We track the user input through the new MSPointer event which enables a single consistent API across different pointer models. This allows us to provide a great multitouch experience in Internet Explorer 10 running on Windows 8. We use these captured points to erase portions of the canvas, creating the illusion of the snow being brushed away.
Complete scene
When the layers are combined they create an interactive holiday scene. The patterns used in this demo represent techniques commonly found in games such as Angry Birds or Cut The Rope, including script based animations, sophisticated user input, physics based game logic, and more.
We're excited about the fast and fluid interactive experiences that can be achieved in Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8 with a fully hardware-accelerated and touch enabled HTML5 platform. There's no better way to experience these benefits than first hand through the Windows 8 Developer Preview.
—Bogdan Brinza, Program Manager, Internet Explorer


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Read more news at: https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news
Rockies place OF Michael Cuddyer on 15-day DL
Club recalls INF Charlie Culberson from Triple-A
DENVER - The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has placed outfielder Michael Cuddyer on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to April 18) with a left hamstring strain. In addition, the club has recalled infielder Charlie Culberson from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Culberson (#23) will be available for tonight's game against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field (6:40 p.m. MDT).
Cuddyer, 35, opened the year hitting .317 (19-for-60) with 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 RBI and 11 runs in 16 games and started the season on a 10-game hitting streak. Last season, Cuddyer became the sixth Rockie to win a National League batting title and set career highs in batting average (.331, 162-for-489), on-base percentage (.389), slugging (.530), and OPS (.919). He was selected to the All-Star team for the second time (2011 with Minnesota) and participated in the Home Run Derby for the first time. The Norfolk, VA native has played in 1,386 career games hitting .277 (1380-for-4979) with 304 doubles, 40 triples, 180 home runs, 732 RBI and 744 runs.
Culberson, 25, made his first Opening Day roster this year and appeared in 9 games for the Rockies, going 2-for-18 with a double and 2 RBI before being optioned to Triple-A on April 13. With the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Culberson went 3-for-7 with 2 doubles and a run scored in 2 games. Last season, he split the year between Triple-A Colorado Springs and Colorado. With the Rockies, he played 47 games and hit .293 (29-for-99) with 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs. The 6-foot right-hander has hit .245 (34-for-139) with 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 15 RBI and 12 runs in 62 Major League games.
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WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WTVC) - While buckling up is at the top of every safety checklist when it comes to a road trip, there's another precaution that can more easily go overlooked.
Before Aug. 2, 2015, Audra Tatum used to ride with her foot pressed up against the dashboard of her car all the time.
"My husband would tell me, 'If we have a wreck it's going to break your leg.' I dismissed him," Tatum told NewsChannel 9.
Nearly two years ago, her perspective changed completely.
"We were heading to my parents' to pick up our two sons. A car came up to a stop sign and we were coming down the road and he pulled out in front of us .. .we T-boned him," she described.
At the time of the crash, Tatum wasn't wearing a seat belt and was resting her foot up against the dashboard.
"When the airbag exploded, it pushed my foot up into my face," she said.
Her nose, ankle, femur and shoulder were all broken by the force.
At the hospital, doctors told Tatum that had she had both feet firmly planted on the floor, she "wouldn't have had any issues whatsoever."
Two years later, Tatum is still in recovery.
"It took my career from me. It took so much from me in life," she said.
Now, she wants others to make sure they don't make the same mistake she did.
"I regret it every single day. Every hour of every day because every time I put pressure on my leg I feel it ... Do not sit like that. If you sit like that, you're asking for it," Tatum told NewsChannel 9.


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I just found out that one of my favorite Fidos Service Dogs...a dog that I puppy raised and trained, Denver passed away. He was four years old...cancer got him.
http://www.fidosforfreedom.org/assist-d ... denver.php
I'm still in shock.
Hundilein wrote:I remember when he was a baby puppy named Sawyer who stayed at my house overnight. He always had this look on his face like he was worried about something (and not the brightest). RIP Denver.
Denver - December 10, 2007 to May 3, 2011
It is with tremendous sadness that I must announce the loss of Denver, Wayne Rutschke's Service Dog. Wayne and Denver had just graduated as a team in April. Denver was very recently diagnosed with a very aggressive form of lymphoma that was progressing extremely rapidly.
Denver was a wonderful dog, originally donated as a puppy from Carrabus Pet Society Rescue Group. . He was lovingly raised by Brenda Swann and then our prison program in Cumberland. Andrea Barrett was his longtime trainer, he passed through my home and then the Bowman family with Samantha Bowman as his placing trainer. As Tracy Bowman said, Denver leaves behind a string of broken hearted trainers who loved and will greatly miss "D Dog".
But most of all, we want to offer our condolences and support to Wayne. He worked very hard to be matched with Denver as his successor dog to Gallagher, his first Service Dog. He and Denver had become a good team, with great love and affection for each other. Denver loved working for him. I cannot imagine the loss Wayne is going through, losing Denver in what was expected to be the prime of his life. We will all always remember Denver and the joy in living that Denver always had.
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The Town of Porter Historical Society invites readers to attend its next monthly program. "200 Years of Porter History," which was created to celebrate the bicentennial of the Town of Porter, will be presented at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, in the Ransomville Historical Preservation Room (Ransomville Road behind the Ransomville Library).
The program is based on displays highlighting important periods in Ransomville history. These displays, created by Peggy Shear, Millie Hillman and associates, are on view in the Ransomville Historical Preservation Room.
All programs are free and open to the public. For additional information, call the Town of Porter Historical Society 716-745-1271.


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Merry Meet Family and Friends!
So, I practice Magick most often when someone else is in need rather than for myself. Surprising? My regular practice consists mainly of daily devotions to my Patroness, Hecate, the Elemental Guardians and in honoring my Ancestors and Spirit Guides. This seems to make a World of difference in terms of the success of my own magical endeavors.
For the most part, I would rather work in the mundane and save the real energy for those situations in which my Magick would be most effective. The problem, I find, lies in the accumulation of energy behind the Magick when I finally let it fly...so to speak.
We have friends that own a Sushi restaurant here in Ridgewood. The owner, Andy is from Tokyo, is classically trained and his expertise is unquestionable. When we moved here almost 16 years ago, there was only one sushi restaurant and now, we are inundated! If it were not for the fact that my husband and I have become "sushi snobs", we would probably have never discovered this gem in the heart of all the other sushi restaurants here! Toro Sushi stands out because it's quality and authenticity. My motto is, "you can never be too good when it comes to sushi". It is, after all, raw fish!
All this being said, Ridgewood tends to be a ghost town during the Summer. Many people vacation for months at a time, rather than the average week here or there.
Tonight, when we visited our favorite sushi restaurant, the owner, Andy was sitting outside and place was empty! Our waiter, Mike, told us it had been like this all week! "Oh no", I thought. This would never do! We ordered our dinner and as we waited to be served, I began doing an incantation to bring in more patrons. Given how well it works for finding parking, I thought it could work equally as well for sushi! I had to be realistic however. Given the low volume of residents in the Village at this time of year, I knew I had my work cut out for me!
A few minutes later however, people began arriving....and arriving...and ARRIVING! It was only then I realized that Andy was by himself and was now swamped with sushi orders! Oooopsies! I felt a little guilty, so I called our waiter over and asked him to feel free to delay our dinner while Andy caught up with everyone else's order!
Dinner, as always, was awesome! And while I felt the overwhelming need to apologize, the look on Andy's face made it clear that it wasn't necessary!
Gotta love a little Magick!
In Darkness, Light!
A place to share my thoughts, experiences, poetry, photos, musings and various extraneous, yet pertinent pieces of information about my life :)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Sushi....For the Good of All!
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Paganism becoming more mainstream, experts say - AnnArbor.com
Merry Meet Family and Friends!
Despite it being wishful thinking for some, it appears that Paganism isn't going anywhere~
Click the title to read further. (I knew you knew that...just sayin')
Paganism becoming more mainstream, experts say - AnnArbor.com
Despite it being wishful thinking for some, it appears that Paganism isn't going anywhere~
Click the title to read further. (I knew you knew that...just sayin')
Paganism becoming more mainstream, experts say - AnnArbor.com
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
"The Most Famous Person You've Never Heard Of"
Merry Meet Family and Friends,
Yesterday, Philip Emmons Isaac Bonewits, lost his battle with a very rare form of cancer.
I listened to the sound of the rain falling outside my window. A brief shower the meteorologist reported, that would end later that morning. It seemed only fitting that it would rain steadily throughout the day. I watched the candle flickering on my altar. A light to guide his soul on it's journey to the Summerland.
The first time I'd met Isaac was 3 years ago during our New Year's Eve celebration. Friends of ours were planning to announce their engagement and being friends of Isaac and Phaedra's as well, asked if they might invite them to join us.
Wait, allow me to ponder the question. Would Isaac Bonewits, author of some of my favorite books on the study of Wicca, Witchcraft and Magick and one of the most influential people in the neopagan community be welcome to celebrate New Year's Eve at our home? Seriously? Give me a moment to think this over. Ok, moments up!
To say I was a little nervous about meeting Isaac Bonewits would have been an understatement. Yet when he called me that afternoon for directions to our house, it was as comfortable as chatting with an old friend. I, on the other hand, was certain that I babbled something incoherent that didn't even resemble directions. After I'd hung up, I couldn't even remember what I'd said, but I was sure that Isaac would be lost somewhere in Ridgewood trying to find my house.
I have never been easily "star struck". My husband and I had chatted with Tony Bennett while having dinner in Manhattan and with Nell Carter in the lobby of a hotel when we were on our honeymoon. But, this wasn't Tony or Nell, it was Isaac Bonewits and I couldn't think of anyone I wanted to meet more!
And yet, there was someone that I was sure would want to meet Isaac just as much as I did. My son, Justin. Justin was just beginning to explore an interest in Paganism and one of the very first books I had given him to read was Bonewit's Essential Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft. While I thought it might be a tad advanced for a beginner, I knew that Isaac's humorous writing style combined with Justin's love of history would be a perfect combination of education and entertainment.
That said, I made the mistake of mentioning to Justin that Isaac and Phaedra might be stopping by that evening. He could barely contain his excitement and haunted me, relentlessly, throughout the day for an estimated time of Isaac's arrival.
Later that evening, as the hour grew late with no sign of Isaac, I knew Justin might be disappointed. I explained that Isaac and Phaedra had important plans and may not make it. They were to be married earlier that day.
The celebration was well under way and we were caught up in the merriment, when I heard the front door open. We have an "open door" policy in our home, so that anyone that's been here before is welcome to just come in. When I didn't hear the doorbell ring, I expected to see the familiar face of a late arriving friend. As I looked up to see who it was, there stood Isaac and Phaedra!
After a few moments of being in his company, I realized that whatever trepidation I had about meeting this wonderful man had completely vanished. He was sweet, shared openly his wisdom, knowledge and infamous wit, as well as anecdotes about his life. His wife, Phaedra, was a gentle soul, whose eyes filled with love when she looked at him.
Suddenly, I realized, I'd completely forgotten about Justin! I called for him to come down from his room. There was someone I thought he'd want to meet. As I introduced my son, Isaac shook his hand and said, "Hi Justin! I'm the most famous person you've probably never heard of!". Oh, but of course, Justin had heard of him!
I'm sure there are those reading who've never heard Isaac's name before today. As I write this, I find myself struggling to put into words just who Isaac was. Yes, he was "North America's leading expert on Witchcraft and the occult". He's was an author. A scholar. A songwriter. A Druid Priest. He was the one and only person who ever received a degree in Magick from an accredited university. He has been one of the most colorful, notoriously witty and influential people in the Pagan community. And all this accurately describes who Isaac was. An yet, it just doesn't seem to say enough about the man who gave so much of his heart and paved the way for us to follow ours.
Isaac Bonewits 1949-2010
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Philip Emmons Isaac Bonewits, founder and Archdruid Emeritus of of Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship, one of North America's leading experts on ancient and modern Druidism, Witchcraft, magic and the occult, and the rapidly growing Earth Religions movement, died today after a short struggle with cancer.
Mr. Bonewits first came into the public eye when he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Magic and Thaumaturgy (1970). During his tenure there, Mr. Bonewits worked with many renowned professors including Nobel Prize Laureate Owen Chamberlain. The work he did for that degree became his first book, Real Magic: An Introductory Treatise on the Basic Principles of Yellow Magic (1971).
In 1983, he founded and became the first Archdruid of Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF) an international fellowship devoted to creating a public tradition of Neopagan Druidry. In 1995, he retired from a leadership role due to complications from eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. ADF has grown to become the best-known Neopagan Druid group based in North America. At his death, Mr. Bonewits held the title of ArchDruid Emeritus.
During his forty years as a Neopagan priest, scholar, teacher, bard, and polytheologian, Isaac Bonewits coined much of the vocabulary and articulated many of the issues that have shaped the rapidly growing Neopagan movement in the United States and Canada.
Mr. Bonewits was internationally known as a speaker who educated, enlightened and entertained two generations of modern Goddess worshippers, nature mystics, and followers of other minority belief systems, as well as explained these movements to journalists, law enforcement officers, college students, and academic researchers.
His personal papers will become part of the American Religions Collection at the Library of University of California at Santa Barbara.
One of his most influential contributions was the Advanced Bonewits Cult Danger Evaluation Frame (the "ABCDEF"), developed in 1979 as a response to the Jim Jones People's Temple tragedy. It has been translated into many languages and used around the world to evaluate how dangerous or harmless an organization might be. It was the first such scale to use theories of mental health and personal growth to judge rather than theological or ideological standards.
His other books include Authentic Thaumaturgy (1979, 1998), The Pagan Man (2005), Bonewits's Essential Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca (2006), Bonewits's Essential Guide to Druidism (2006), Neopagan Rites (2007), and Real Energy (2007), which was co-authored with his wife, Phaedra, as well as numerous articles, reviews and essays. As a singer-songwriter, he released two albums, Be Pagan Once Again (1988), and Avalon is Rising (1992).
He is survived by his wife, Phaedra, his son from a previous marriage, Arthur Lipp-Bonewits of Bardonia NY, his mother Jeannette, his brothers Michael and Richard, and sisters Simone Arris and Melissa Banbury.
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
My Body, my Blood...
Merry Meet Beautiful Family and Friends!
This is the chant that we'd sung under an amazing starlit sky, before a roaring fire, in the presence of all those beloved people that I call...Clan.
Last weekend, we celebrated the Sabbat of Lammas. Lammas is the first of three harvest festivals on the Wiccan/Pagan Wheel of the Year. It represents a time of reflection and sacrifice, of reaping what has been sown and of thanks for that which will sustain us during the darker months ahead. Technically, for us, Lammas heralds the beginning of Autumn.
This ritual was especially poignant for me in that it was the first in which I circled with my daughter, Kyla. Of my two children, Kyla has shown the least interest in Paganism.
My daughter was baptized Catholic. Her christening broke tradition in that it didn't take place in a church, but was instead performed in our backyard on a beautiful Summer's day. While neither my husband nor I were active in the Catholic church, we agreed to christen our daughter more to appease her grandparents, rather than because of any deep connection to Catholicism. To consider doing otherwise would have simply been ungodly! Some believe that should a child die prior to baptism, their soul would remain in limbo for all eternity. Charming sentiment, isn't it?
As a kid, I could remember going through the motions of communion and confirmation. But communing with whom and confirming what? I had absolutely no idea! It was horribly stressful! Neither of my parents were very religious and I never truly embraced Christianity. The only reason I was doing any of it was because it was more (or less) a rite of passage for a loosely defined Christian growing up in our house. I however, felt as if I was an outsider looking in on something I had no significant connection to.
At an age much younger than Kyla's 14 years, I would have gladly sold the house right out from under my family to have been invited to participate in a REAL Wiccan ritual! I was completely and utterly enthralled with anything to do with Witches or Witchcraft. Little has changed since then, with the exception that I wouldn't sell the house out from under my family. I don't have to. Now the rituals are held here!
All this being said, you can imagine how thrilled I was when I casually asked Kyla if she wanted to participate in our Lammas Rite and instead of declining, she asked to borrow a robe! I could have sworn I heard the Elementals singing!
There were other kids her age who were participating as well, that having been raised Pagan, are very well versed in ritual etiquette. I worried that Kyla might feel awkward or out of place having never been this involved before. Again, she impressed me with a better understanding of the history and symbolism behind the Sabbat than I expected!
I have to face the undeniable truth however. Kyla may very well have participated in our ritual in hopes that she would attain honorary Wiccan status, thereby entitling her to celebrate the Wiccan holidays with a day off from school. That remains to be seen. But, Mom's not that kind of Wiccan! I take my beliefs very seriously and one ritual does not a Witch make!
I will say this much for her. The girl invokes and banishes a mean pentagram! Better than some people I know that have been practicing for years, so I'm definitely hopeful!
In Darkness, Light!
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11:30 am
Sid The Science Kid "The Tree House" Sid wonders how he can lift his heavy box of toys way up to his treehouse. After investigating at school, Sid discovers that a pulley is the perfect simple machine to help lift heavy things up to high places, like a tree house!. D
12:00 pm
WordWorld "Back On Track/The Rainbow Birthday Cake" Back on Track: While looking through his telescope, Frog notices that Kangaroo's mail train is headed straight for a broken track! He has to rely on BEAR and her tiny new tricycle to get him there to fix the track on time. And if the tricycle isn't tiny enough, Dog, Duck, and Ant and all his cousins climb on board to lend a hand. Will they make it in time? The Rainbow Birthday Cake: It is Frog's birthday, and Duck wants to make him a big, beautiful birthday cake frosted in the colors of the rainbow. D
12:30 pm
Caillou "Caillou's Toy Trouble" No Tradebacks!: Caillou decides to trade his tiny toy shovel for some stickers.but changes his mind when he sees what his friend, Jay, can do with that toy shovel! Then Caillou tries to get the shovel back - even though they agreed to "no tradebacks" - and eventually hurts his friend's feelings. When Caillou realizes Jay is upset, he decides to stick to his word, knowing that their friendship - and his word - is more important. D
1:00 pm
Barney & Friends "The Shrinking Blankey and the Awful Tooth" The Shrinking Blankey: Baby Bop's blankey seems to be getting smaller; she's convinced it's shrinking. But Barney shows her that, actually, SHE is growing. She is not sure she likes this idea at first, but Barney soon helps her see that growing and changing are very good things! Educational theme: Growing. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "All Together Now" Ol' Wheezy Wobbles - On Misty Island, Ol' Wheezy has stopped working. Thomas wants to help and says he can fix Ol' Wheezy. He puffs to the Dieselworks, and asks Den and Dart for help because two busy boilers are better than one. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "No Knowing Gnocchi/Here Comes The Tide" No Knowing Gnocchi - Chef Pisghetti has done everything he can think of to please Gnocchi. He replaced the door she's always scratching, removed the old carpet that got her dirty, and even cleaned out all the debris from the alley. So why is his beloved cat spending so much time away from home? George decides to follow Gnocchi on her adventures to figure out what causes his cat friend to leave home and roam. D
2:30 pm
Martha Speaks "Martha Speaks Martha's Dirty Habit/Helen's All Thumbs" Martha's Dirty Habit - Every spring, Martha gets an urge to dig that she just can't control. Helen's All Thumbs - Ronald gives Helen his old gamekid, and pretty soon she's hooked!G
3:00 pm
The Electric Company "War of the Words" When Hector is chosen to give a presentation on stamina to Jessica and Keith's health class, the pranksters work overtime to keep Hector from getting some much needed rest. Will Hector have enough stamina to make the presentation?. D
3:30 pm
WordGirl "Bummertime/The Homerun King" Bummertime - t's the last day of summer and Becky just wants to read her favorite book in the hammock and play outside with her friends . but Tobey and his latest robot creation, Chronos, are getting in the way. She has to figure out how to stop crime and still enjoy her last day of vacation. D
4:00 pm
Wild Kratts "Walk on the Wetside" When Chris and Martin locate an amazing water-walking Basilisk lizard in Costa Rica, they try to replicate its actions in order to learn how this rare lizard is able to walk on water. They discover that by using its wide feet, churning its legs to create water pockets and keeping up a certain speed, the Basilisk is able to run on water in order to escape from predators. And when Donita Donata begins capturing basilisks, Martin and Chris us their new water walking powers to rescue these rare lizards. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "Chaos As Usual" Introducing Memoryville, home to a vast storehouse of Cyberspace data, where The Slugball Open, a Cyberspace version of baseball, is in progress. In their attempt to win for a day the Key to the City, Team Motherboard has made it to the finals . along with, you guessed it, Hacker! Unbeknownst to most (except, of course, to Hacker), this Key opens all doors to the city-including the door to the data storehouse! With surefire plans to win, Hacker can hardly wait to delete the data and create untold chaos. D
5:00 pm
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "The Ol' Shell Game" Ruff gets a phone call from his friend Crush, the sea turtle from Disney's Finding Nemo, who tells him that his turtle friends are in trouble. Ruff sends Marco and Shreya to Florida to learn about turtles and help turtle hatchlings on the beach. He also sends Jay to be a contestant on a mysterious radio game show, which turns out to be a little unfair. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report - stocks, bonds and commodities suffer huge losses after yesterday's Fed statement. What do investors do now? One bright spot - housing. Sales spike and prices rise, but one set of buyers is on the outside looking in. D
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Doc Martin "Old Dogs" Things are looking up for a relationship between pretty school teacher Louisa Glasson and Martin, when he makes a terrible faux pas. Meanwhile, Martin realizes why Muriel's condition is deteriorating.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Palisades By Season" Experience the seasons in eastern Idaho's Palisades on the South Fork of the Snake River near the Wyoming border. With a reservoir, prize river fishing spots and more than 400,000 acres of wildlands in the region, each season brings a new attraction. Cameras follow biologists and nesting eagles, fishing enthusiasts, a huckleberry gatherer, and winter wildlife watchers.G
8:30 pm
Beneath The Surface: An Earthfix Special This documentary looks at the unseen dangers and their impacts on the Northwest's fisheries, marine life and tribal communities. Topics include a look at toxic storm water runoff that flows into Puget Sound, how "ocean acidification" is adversely affecting Washington state's shellfish industry, and how Native American tribes are addressing depleted wild salmon runs.G
9:00 pm
Midsomer Murders "A Talent for Life, Part 2" Following the accusation that Hewitt had assaulted fellow fly-fisher Margaret Seagrove and the death of one of the suspects, Barnaby and Troy are faced with several people suspected of involvement in the deaths. Part 2 of 2G
10:00 pm
Death In Paradise English tourist June Anderson is found dead in a luxury rented villa strangled by her own scarf. The death initially is attributed to a robbery gone wrong. But Poole suspects murder. There are numerous suspects but each seems to have a watertight alibi.G
11:00 pm
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