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Treadmill Doctor is a fitness equipment company specializing in parts, services and product reviews for consumers. Whether you are looking for a replacement console for your elliptical trainer or you need to find new treadmill rollers, Treadmill Doctor has a product to meet your needs. In addition, since we offer product reviews, you can be sure that the product you are getting is of the highest quality.
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Google+ Local for iOS, Google's mobile search and discovery app, will cease to exist on August 7th, just over one year after it made its appearance on iPads and iPhones.
According to an email from the Mountview company (h/t Engadget), Google+ Local for iOS will no longer be available as a standalone app on mobile Apple devices. However, of the app's entire functionality will be merged into the Explore feature in Google Maps.
Google+ Local for iOS, formerly known as Google Places, lets users voice search for nearby restaurants, check Zagat restaurant ratings, and read and post reviews of local establishments. The app was itself a rebranded version of Google Places.
According to the email, all user reviews and ratings will remain accessible via Google Maps and one's Google+ profile.
Google+ Local for iOS isn't the first location-oriented service that Google has phased out as it revamps its mapping and local search offerings. Two weeks ago the company stated that Latitude, its map-based location-sharing service, would retire on August 9th.
Earlier this year Google initiated a sizable overhaul of its Maps application, which included enhanced navigation, live traffic updates, the new Explore feature, and on the Apple front, improved visuals on the iPad. Last June the company acquired Waze, the Israeli social traffic and navigation app, for over $1 billion.
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If you have the "baby blues" after childbirth, you're not
alone—about half of women have a few days of mild depression after having a
baby. However unsettling, a certain amount of
insomnia, irritability, tears, overwhelmed feelings, and mood swings are
normal. Baby blues usually peak around the fourth postpartum day and subside in
less than 2 weeks, when hormonal changes have settled down. But you can have
bouts of baby blues throughout your baby's first year.
If your
depressed feelings have lasted more than 2 weeks, your body isn't recovering
from childbirth as expected. Postpartum depression:
To prevent serious problems for you and your baby, work with your doctor now to treat your symptoms.
If you
are having thoughts of hurting yourself, your baby, or anyone else,
see your doctor immediately or call 911 for emergency medical
Postpartum depression
is more than a temporary feeling of sadness or lack of energy. It is a medical
condition that occurs sometime in the first several months after childbirth.
It seems to be triggered by normal hormonal changes after
pregnancy. These hormonal changes are especially likely to lead to postpartum
depression if you've had depression before, are under a lot of additional
stress, or have poor support from your partner, friends, or family.
You probably have postpartum depression if
you've had five or more of the following symptoms (including at least one of
the first two symptoms) for most of each day over the past 2 weeks:1
If you think
you may have postpartum depression, take a short quiz to check your symptoms:
Early treatment is
important for both you and your baby.
I know I'm supposed to be happy about having a baby,
but I feel hopeless and unhappy. But I don't have all of the symptoms on the
list. Should I see my doctor?
You don't necessarily have all possible
depression symptoms when you have depression. Regardless of how many symptoms
you have, talk to your doctor sooner rather than later, before it gets
I've never had a problem with depression before. Do I
have any risk of postpartum depression?
Every woman has a risk of postpartum depression
during the first 3 months after childbirth. Women with a history of depression
have an even greater risk.
Continue to Why?
depression affects both you and your baby. It interferes with your ability to
function normally, including caring for and bonding with your baby. Some babies of
depressed mothers might lag behind developmentally in behavior and mental
Antidepressant medicine and counseling are effective ways to treat postpartum depression. Some medicines are thought to be safe for
use during breast-feeding.
I'll get along just fine if I wait out postpartum
Depression can get much worse before it starts
to get better on its own. The longer you wait, the harder it might be to
seek treatment, and the harder your depression may be to treat.
Depression can get much worse before it starts
to get better on its own. The longer you wait, the harder it might be to
seek treatment, and the harder your depression may be to treat.
Continue to How?
Depression is
a medical condition that requires treatment. It's not a sign of weakness. Be
honest with yourself and those who care about you. Tell them about your
struggle. You, your doctor, and your friends and family can team up to treat
your postpartum depression symptoms.
Talk to your doctor about
your postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms, and decide what type of treatment
is right for you. (You may also have your
thyroid function checked, to make sure a thyroid
problem isn't causing your symptoms.)
Breast-feeding babies whose mothers take an antidepressant
do not often have side effects. But they can. If you are taking an antidepressant
while breast-feeding, talk to your doctor and your baby's doctor about what
types of side effects to look for.
If I'm not willing to take an antidepressant medicine,
there's really no point in talking to my doctor.
Your doctor needs to know how you're doing to
best help you and your baby thrive, and he or she may want to rule out another
medical condition that could be contributing to your symptoms. If you decide on
counseling instead of medicine, ask your doctor to recommend a good licensed
counselor whom you can work with.
I have an antidepressant that I took before pregnancy,
but I should check with my doctor before I take it again for postpartum
Talk to your doctor before you take any medicine
after having your baby, especially if you are breast-feeding. You may be more
sensitive to medicine side effects during your postpartum period and may need
a lower dose than before. Some medicines are considered relatively safe for
your baby during breast-feeding, but others are not. Your doctor will know the
best type of medicine for you.
Continue to Where?
Now that you have read this
information about postpartum depression, you can take action, work with your
doctor, and ask family and friends to support you along the way.
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CitationsO'Hara MW, Segre LS (2008). Psychologic disorders of pregnancy and the postpartum period. In RS Gibbs et al., eds., Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 504–514. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Other Works ConsultedCunningham FG, et al. (2010). Psychiatric disorders section of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In Williams Obstetrics, 23rd ed., pp. 1175–1184. New York: McGraw-Hill.O'Hara MW, Segre LS (2008). Psychologic disorders of pregnancy and the postpartum period. In RS Gibbs et al., eds., Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 504–514. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Dear Emuna,
I'm concerned about a girlfriend of mine. Her husband is very controlling. She can't make a move without getting his permission. And she always seems very nervous about it. She does all the work around the house and, if he is sleeping, she has to take her small children out of the house so that it doesn't bother him. He never performs the same courtesy for her. I'm worried that she might be in an abusive situation. What should I do?
Concerned Friend
Dear Concerned Friend,
Assuming that you are in fact the friend and "friend" isn't code for you, the situation is a little complicated. You don't know for sure that it is an abusive relationship. Although it may not be the way that you and your husband function or the way that you think is best, it may work for them. They may be happy with the situation or at least function productively. So tread slowly and carefully.
There are some specific red flags for abusive relationships (get yourself a copy of "A Diamond for Your Daughter" and read chapter 6) such as demeaning or disrespectful comments, attitudes or opinions, rudeness, arrogance and a sense of entitlement, blaming others for problems, refusing to take responsibility, always has to be in charge and be right, argumentative, hostile, hypersensitive and overly reactive – to name a few. Do you see these behaviors in your friend's husband? Even if they exist, you may not see them because abusers are very talented at hiding it. They are often the people you would least suspect – community leaders, doctors, lawyers, the "nicest guy"…
Perhaps you could leave a copy of the book lying around when she comes over, perhaps you could discuss what you read or mention another situation of domestic violence that you heard about. Make yourself a safe, non-judgmental ear. In the end, it will be up to her to act if there is in fact abuse. You should continue to be sensitive to her conversation and to watch for any unexplained bruises, broken bones etc. or any unusual cover-up clothing (turtlenecks in the summer). If you have reason to believe that your suspicions are, God forbid, correct, you should contact an expert immediately. The situation is too dangerous for you to deal with on your own. A life could literally be at stake.
Try contacting the completely confidential hotline at Shalom Task Force: 718-337-3700 or 888-883-3323. I hope and pray that you are wrong.
Over-Demanding Father
Dear Emuna,
My father is very demanding – not just emotionally but materially as well. He is 75 years old and in good health and he wants me to provide for his every physical desire – new clothes, a trip to Europe, dinner in fancy restaurants. He claims that I owe to him for the time, effort and resources he invested in raising me and that, to quote him, "It's payback time." I'm happy to be generous to him and grateful to have the resources to do so. But his demands never end and they are taking significant time away from my family responsibilities. Whatever I do is never enough and he's always on to the next thing. What should I do?
Dutiful Son
Dear Dutiful Son,
It sounds like you are. It sounds like you are appreciative and respective and giving, everything a parent wants their child to be and for which most of us say, "What more could I ask for?" But your father does not seem to be like "most of us." He seems to want more and more and more.
You certainly owe him a debt of gratitude but you do not need to satisfy his every whim. It's not even clear whether that would be good for him. You want to be generous and thoughtful but you don't need to be a shmatte or on-call 24/7.
The biggest problem here seems to be that it is taking you away from your family. Your family, your wife and your children, are your priority. They come first. If your father, God forbid, needed food, clothing or shelter, you would run to assist him but you do not need to run to send him on an all-expenses paid trip to Europe. You can, maybe it would even be a nice gesture, but you are not obligated. It is destructive to your relationship for your father to play the payback card and it will ultimately destroy it. It is kinder to say no. If you say yes all the time, you will end up resenting him and the relationship will be damaged.
If you set healthy boundaries, then your relationship will stay on an even keel and you will be able to enjoy each other more. So don't be afraid to put your foot down; the irony is that you will have a better relationship and greater closeness because of it.
Vying for Attention
Dear Emuna,
I am the youngest girl in my family and the only one still at home. I am finishing up 11th grade. I have one married sister who lives in the same city and has four yummy children. I know I sound selfish but they are ALWAYS at my house. I love them dearly but I feel that I never get time with just my parents or peace and quiet in my own home. I try to tell my parents but they are such doting grandparents they can't begin to understand what I'm talking about. I don't want to resent them but I'm beginning to. Any advice?
Baby of the Family
Dear Baby,
Believe it or not, I understand and appreciate your dilemma. It is not selfish to want some privacy in your own home. It is not selfish to want some private time with your parents. Young children (especially grandchildren!) are wonderful but they definitely are the stars of the show and it is hard for anyone else to get attention or to carry on an adult conversation.
Your desires are completely reasonable and I think your parents would understand if you present it to them the way you did to me. My guess is that you just allow the frustration to build and build until you finally explode in angry resentment which leaves your parents shocked and unhappy. But if you can find some quiet time (when the grandkids aren't over!) to tell your parents how much your relationship with them (your parents) means to you and how much you miss having time with each other, I think they will find it hard to resist. It's all in the timing and the tone of voice.


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ETC Extended Oil Change Intervals
DTSC High-Efficiency Oil Filter Study Results
A recent study (Link removed – destination no longer available) provides strong evidence that oil analysis programs, higher quality motor oils, and more efficient filters will protect engines from wear and lead to significant cost savings. Less frequent oil changes will also help to keep fleets on the road and reduces motor oil and labor costs. Oil analysis helps to determine the optimum oil change frequency and can provide early diagnostics for engine wear.
The Study
The two-year study conducted by the State of California examined motor oil longevity in a variety of vehicles, ranging from passenger cars to large diesel engine busses. The 120 vehicles studied accumulated a combined total of nearly 3 million miles. Laboratory analysis of the motor oil tested during use lead to some surprising findings.
- Finding 1 For any type of vehicle, oil change intervals can be simply and safely extended beyond their current level to the maximum mileage recommended by the vehicle/engine manufacturer.
A fleet managers' survey showed an average oil change interval of 4,460 miles for passenger vehicles before the study. This is well below the manufacturers' recommended 7,500 miles for these vehicles. The oil analysis results showed that oil change intervals can be extended beyond warranty limits to 10,000 miles or more.
- Finding 2 Fleet managers can further extend oil change intervals by using higher quality oil and by using oil analysis.
The study found that higher quality oils can extend the life of engine oil especially those with higher amounts of additives. Routine oil analysis indicates that many current synthetic oils effectively protect engines from wear with oil change intervals at 15,000 miles.
- Finding 3 In larger engines, high efficiency oil filters are effective, economical, and will further extend oil change intervals.
High efficiency oil filters remove small damaging particles, such as dirt and soot which accumulate rapidly in large diesel engine oils. Not only does the motor oil last longer because it is cleaner, engine wear is reduced.
The following chart shows results of three classes of vehicle types studied, and the considerable oil life extension obtained based on oil analysis results.
Type of Vehicle
Original Change Intervals (miles)
Study Proposed Change Intervals
Mileage can be extended furthest in gasoline engines by using higher quality motor oils containing a high total base number (TBN). Using HE filters, oil change mileage can be tripled in Utility trucks. The largest diesel engines can go 50,000 miles or more using high efficiency filters which maintain high TBN.
Oil life extension is economical and has a realistic payback for most vehicle types. Warranty requirements and further information can be found at www.3000milemyth.org for most automobile and light duty trucks. Payback periods for fleets using HE filters ranged from 1.3 years to 6.8 years. The payback period was dependent on engine size and change interval extensions achieved. As fleet managers become comfortable with oil change extensions, they typically reduce the number of oil analyses they need to determine if the oil continues to protect the engine. This not only reduces motor oil testing costs, but labor as well. For further details on the study, view the Executive Summary and the Full Report.
Evaluation of High Efficiency Oil Filters in the State Fleet
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Recent Article on Extended Mileages in Fleet News (Link removed – destination no longer available)
CalRecycle's "Debunked- The 3,000 mile oil change is a myth" Web page
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- Extended Oil Change Intervals
- Assessment of Zero Valence Iron Permeable Reactive Barrier Projects
- Perchlorate Contamination Treatment Alternatives
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BBQ Pro Shop is proud to be offering a new small batch BBQ sauce, made with love by Yah Butz in the Woods! Big Butz BBQ Sauce is available in four incredible flavors, Big Butz BBQ Original (Mild), Big Butz BBQ Hot, Big Butz BBQ X-Tra Hot and Big Butz BBQ Cranberry! Yah Butz in the Woods is a family owned business established in 2000. Yah Butz hand produces and bottles this special homemade small batch BBQ sauce called Big Butz BBQ Sauce.
Big Butz took over 7 years to develop. Yah Butz worked hard to find the exact balance of ingredients to create the ultimate barbecue sauce! Yah Butz recommends it for beef, pork, chicken, or anything else you can imagine, Big Butz B-B-Q Sauce enriches any dish with a tangy sweet flavor. This sauce speaks for itself. Tom can be found on Twitter at @BigButzBBQ and we wanted to get this on the site, look for a full review of the sauces from us in the coming days.
We fell in love with Big Butz because he works his butt off trying to do what he loves and sell it to the masses. Yah Butz is from Siren, WI and as a neighbor to our North, we love the fact that they make the sauce in a restored barn and that all of the pints bear the label, "Made in Wisconsin". Support local brands and enjoy a product made with love.


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When you upgrade macOS or migrate content to a new Mac, software known to be incompatible with the new macOS version is set aside and won't run on your updated system. The software is moved to a folder named Incompatible Software, at the top level of your Mac startup disk.
If you want to use one of the incompatible apps, get an updated version that's compatible with your new OS. Apps in the Mac App Store list their compatibility and system requirements on their product pages. You can also check with the app developer to find out if they have a new, compatible version or plan to release one.
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Directions: To obtain this endorsement for hauling any liquid or gaseous materials in a tank or tanks, applicants must pass a 15-question test. And to pass the test, applicants must score at least 80%. Test questions are from the North Dakota Commercial Driver Handbook. The Tanker Vehicles endorsement can be used with the Class A, B, or C CDL. If you need additional information, please contact your local DMV office. You can find your nearest DMV office at North Dakota DMV locations.
1. Baffles in liquid cargo tanks do not usually prevent the liquid surge movement from _______.
2. The effects of liquid surge can be particularly dangerous for tankers driving on what type of surface?
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4. Typically, if a trailer is made before 1975 and equipped with air brakes, it will _________.
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Home » About Us » Railway Letter Service - Railway Letter Service
The origins of the Railway Letter Service dates from 1891 when a number of railway companies and the General Post Office agreed to a system whereby letters could be accelerated on their journey by handing them in at a station for an extra fee.
The various railway companies involved produced their own stamps to a design agreeable to both parties. At that time the ordinary postage was one penny and the railway company charged two pence. It was a particularly useful service for journeymen, commercial travellers and other businessmen away from home and requiring communication with their head offices. It also proved very useful for placing orders at the end of a day's business, being sent by rail and collected by the recipient. This allowed the order to be processed straight away and dispatched to the customer almost by return.
Over the years the service gradually fell into disuse and during BR days was almost extinguished. However, the heritage railway movement kept the service alive.
Nene Valley Railway started its Railway Letter Service in 1986, joining a number of other Heritage Railways who had signed the Railway Letter Service Agreement with the Post Office in 1974. The agreement permits the Heritage Railways to charge a fee for the carriage of mail by rail, issue their own Railway Letter Service stamps for this purpose and allow for the cancellation of those RLS stamps within clearly defined rules.
In addition to designing its own RLS stamps, NVR also produces first day and commemorative covers which, along with the stamps, are becoming very collectible for both the railway and philatelic enthusiast.
NVR usually issues three or four new stamps, in sheets of nine, each year with an associated first day cover. These issues quite often correspond to and complement stamp issues and first day covers from Royal Mail. In addition a number of limited edition covers are produced to reflect events happening on the railway. We hope to have our catalogue on the NVR website very soon, along with our latest newsletter which details forthcoming issues.
Feel free to drop us a line at firstname.lastname@example.com. We will respond as quickly as possible but please allow up to 14 days for a reply.
The Railway Letter Service apologises for the delay in the delivery of our current cover issues. This is caused by problems at Royal Mail Stamps and Collectibles where their new computer is experiencing difficulties with the Queen's Birthday issue. Consequently we are still waiting for stamps to make the Queen's Birthday cover, despite them being ordered on 'pre-release' on 21st March. In the meantime there have been two more NVR special event covers issued and we are holding these pending the completion of the Queen's Birthday covers. This inevitably will mean customers will get more than the normal number of covers in their next delivery. Covers issued in June therefore, will be held until July/August to give you all a bit of breathing space.
As from 1st April 2014 and as a result of the Royal Mail postage increase RLS single stamp covers will go up from £4.50 to £5.00. Heritage covers will remain at £4.00 for this current (2nd) series. Covers with full sets of RM stamps will continue to be priced in relation to the stamp value included on the cover. Our normal UK postage and packing flat charge will increase from £1.00 to £1.50.
Starting with the New England proof, we can now provide framed proof sheets at £42.00 including P&P.


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Pittsburgh Police announce domestic violence program
Pittsburgh police announced a new program Friday geared at helping women survive domestic violence.
The program comes nearly one year after Ka'Sandra Wade was killed by her son's father, Anthony Brown. Wade called police, but when officers arrived, they left before ever making contact with her. This new program will make sure that doesn't happen again.
"Police officers who respond to intimate partner violence calls will administer a lethality assessment screen to intimate partner violence victims in an effort to identify those victims at highest risk of being killed," Lt. Jennifer Ford said.
According to Ford, for those considered high risk, police will call the women's shelter while still on scene and put together a safety plan.
For Ka'sandra Wade, it's too late, but her death brought attention to domestic violence, and the challenge many face while trying to escape.
Pittsburgh Police will begin implementing their new assessment plan on December 16th.


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Fed Outlook: An Economist's Take
If the FOMC could be summed up in one take, it would be that the Federal Reserve's policy shifts will remain data-driven and nothing is predetermined, according to Mesirow Financial chief economist Diane Swonk.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Being so far away from home makes everything that reminds me of home mean a lot more to me than they would if I lived in Finland. Seeing a product that has Finnish writing, for example, makes me feel a bit nostalgic and hearing news from my home country in Australian tv makes me really see the news differently. Same goes with Finnish or Scandinavian companies in Australia. I don't know how many times I've told people that Nokia is not only a famous mobile phone brand, but also a town in Finland or that KONE, the big Finnish elevator and escalator company, is actually a Finnish word for machine.
Baring this in mind you can imagine how excited I was to learn about a company called Swedelicious. The lovely Helene and Richard are blending the most fragrant teas giving them the most catching names like 'Freya's Passion' which is part of their Viking range. Us Nordic people like to stick together, so when they offered to send me some of their teas for sampling, I was more than keen to try them out.
I received three different teas from their new Christmas collection; teas which are cutely named after Swedish Christmas characters, Santa's (which happens to be from Finland but recruites helpers from Sweden, too) helpers Nisse, Lusse and Rudolf. These are incredibly fragrant teas, blends of different spices and fruit, and just perfect for Christmas. I really wanted to try how the teas would work in cooking, so I decided to make tea poached salmon. I chose to use Nisse, a blend of cardamom, orange, pink peppercorn, cloves and cinnamon. The result was fragrant and flavoursome, reminding me of Finnish Christmas to come :-)
2 tsp Swedelicious Nisse tea
5 cardamom pods
1 tsp pink peppercorns
300g salmon fillet
Fragrant Brown Rice
(Recipe adapted from Ross Dobson's Wholefood Kitchen)
1,5 cups long-grain brown rice
small handful sultanas
1 tsp ground cinnamon
tiny pinch of ground clove
1/4 lemon, juiced
2 shallot greens, chopped
Himalayan Pink Rock Salt
freshly ground black pepper
pistachios, toasted, to serve
To poach the salmon, fill a medium saucepan with water, add the tea and the spices and bring to boil. Let simmer for about 7 minutes, then drain it restoring the liquid in a bowl. Return the liquid in the saucepan, add the salmon fillet and bring to boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until the salmon is just cooked through (pinkish inside is good). Take out the fillet and leave to cool. Fork the fillet into bite sized pieces.
Place the rice in a saucepan along with the sultanas, cinnamon and clove. Cover with water and bring to boil. Simmer for 20-30 minutes or until tender, drain out extra liquid if necessary, but leave the rice quite moist. Place the rice in a large bowl and let cool slightly. Add the shallots, lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Fold in the salmon and sprinkle with pistachios.


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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Mixed Vegetable Casserole
I ate this casserole a few years back and never even thought of it until the other day. I put it together and had my family taste test it, really just wanted to make sure it was as good as I remembered. This is a list of the final cut of ingredients. It is great alongside a meatloaf or roast chicken. This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.
1 can green beans-drained
1 can whole corn-drained
1 can Veg-All-drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese-shredded
1 stick butter-melted
1 sleeve Ritz crackers-crushed
Salt and Pepper to taste
Mix all canned veggies together with sour cream, soup, cheese, salt and pepper. Pour into a buttered 9x13 pan and top with Ritz crackers. I poured the butter over the crackers. Bake at 350' for 30 minutes.
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We all know that 80% of the threads here are "Hi, my guild keeps wiping on X fight, help us please" posts that are here to get input from other players that can help you down the boss. However, sometimes it can take up to 50 posts just for the participating posters to get some kind of help across, which could take days. I'd like to create an environment where questions and problems about bosses can be solved in a matter of hours with fewer than 20 posts instead of taking 3 days and 100 posts. To help make this climate, I've come up with a few suggestions that will infinitely improve the experience of sharing our knowledge about boss fights in the form of a step-by-step way to efficiently get help.
Please note that the following are guidelines to help us help you. The more you give, the more we can help, and vice versa. Leaving out any of these key pieces of information may lower our chances of helping you get your phat lewtz.
The Original Post
1. What boss are you having trouble on? Obviously this is the most important question, and thus it is very important to be exact. The boss, PLUS whether this is a 10 normal, 10 heroic, 25 normal, or 25 heroic boss you are working on. Sometimes it can take up to 10 posts just to get this across when it is almost always vital to the strategy.
2. What's your raid composition normally like? This could create problems or open opportunities for certain fights.
3. How long have you been working on this fight? Sometimes it's just a matter of getting more reps so your raid can get better at it, but if it's literally 100 wipes on a fight, there's probably a strategic or player flaw in your raid.
4. What phase of the fight are you wiping at?
4b. Is this just into the phase, near the middle of it, or almost at the end? This could be a clue as to if you're having problems with a transition, longevity in a phase, or just nailing the main mechanics of it.
5. What are people dying to? This is the second most important question besides the boss you are on. Sometimes a solution can be given even without any other information except the boss and the mechanic that's killing people. Do not make a thread asking why your raid is wiping and ask for help without first telling us what people are dying to.
6. What have you tried already to fix #5? The fastest way to get help is to head off anything redundant and obvious that you've already thought of and tried.
7. Do you have a World of Logs (or any other logging program/site) report for your raid? This is the single best way to help narrow down individuals that might be causing your raid problems or uncover something that even you might not have considered. It is highly recommended that you run logs for your own analysis even if you don't want to share them with us.
Replying to Suggestions
1. Be polite. I shouldn't have to say this, but people are much more likely to help you out if you're not walking all over them.
2. Make sure someone understands what you said in your OP before seriously considering their suggestion. Sometimes a misunderstanding can make a wasted post.
3. Don't take stuff personally. If someone points out that your best friend's dps rotation is completely wrong judging by WoL, they're probably just trying to help. Same thing if someone audits one of your raider's characters on the armory and notices a bad spec or gear choice. (Courtesy of Tamerlane2)
Addendum: Responding to a thread with help (for posters other than the OP)
1. Again, be polite. There's no need for personal insults, we're all here to help each other.
2. Don't say how easy the fight was for you, shrug, and walk away. Try to understand the problem from the raid's or the OP's point of view and help them nail down exactly how to fix their problem(s).
3. Please actually have some experience on the boss. I know this may seem obvious, but most fights can't really be talked about without even giving it a few pulls. You can still give input on certain people not performing as they should, but try not to make strategic suggestions unless you've tried it yourself.
4. Pointing out an issue with a raid composition can be useful, but when giving a suggestion on a certain class/role makeup that would be better, try to also include feedback on how the OP might make it work with their current comp.
That's really all I can think of for now. Of course, the format is yours to play with. These ideas don't have to be bullet-pointed in your post, but try to make sure that they are included. Any further suggestions are gladly welcome. Let's hope that the MMO-Champ R&D forum can grow into a helpful community for all raiding issues.


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There�s nothing like a quick and delicious recipe that you can adapt to whatever you have in the fridge.
There�s nothing like a quick and delicious recipe that you can adapt to whatever you have in the fridge.
If this sounds good to you, give this recipe a try.
Beef Pot Pie
1 cup carrots, sliced
1 small onion, diced
1 cup frozen lima beans
2 cups water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
4 small red potatoes cut into 16ths. and cooked
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 pound chuck cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
One 12-ounce jar Campbell�s Slow Roast Beef Gravy
Flaky Pastry (See Below)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Lightly grease an 8 x 8-inch baking dish.
Boil the carrots and onion in water with bouillon until the carrots begin to soften, add the lima beans and continue cooking until the carrots and lima beans are done. Drain.
Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet. Add the garlic and beef; continue cooking until the beef is nicely browned.
Drain any remaining oil from the skillet.
Add the potatoes, carrot mixture and beef gravy to the skillet. Stir well.
Pour the beef mixture into the prepared dish and top with the pastry. Cut several slits to allow for venting.
Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven.
Serves 6.
Flaky Pastry Crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
3 tablespoons ice water
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle ice water evenly over surface; stir with a fork until all dry ingredients are moistened.
Roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface and cut to fit dish.
Yield enough pastry for an 8 x 8-inch dish.
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Written in the voice of Fæcce.
Belzan, that is, the first Belzan, was born in Istan in the year 636 DR (436 AE). I was assigned to watch over him and was present during his birth in the village of Kamadan. His life would be a troubled one and he was destined to do great things. It was my job to provide him with guidance, but in the end, he is human and humans are fallible.
Belzan was born to a stoneworker and his wife. He was gifted as a medium, which meant he could see spirits and speak with the dead. He could see me. I hadn't prepared for that. Like I said: trouble from day one.
At age 6 he began to manifest magical talents and accidentally animated Shelly, his pet turtle who died. His parents took this surprisingly well and found a shaman to tutor him: Shaman Mehahn, who had been employed by the kings and queens of Fahranaur until queens Nahlah and Dahlah came to power and relieved him of this office. Mehahn was admittedly angry about this, but that wouldn't come to a head for several years.
Mehahn taught Belzan about the four schools of magic, to which Belzan was best suited to Aggression. The training was rigorous, but not malicious. In fact, Mehahn was a surprisingly empathetic master to Belzan. This is where rumor and fact diverge. There are several stories about Belzan's original master being malicious and harmful to him, but that's just not true. Some of his masters were, but not Mehahn, a fact that made Mehahn's eventual betrayal all the more heartbreaking.
About one week after Belzan's 15th birthday Mehahn abruptly cut their lesson short. He looked distressed and distracted. He warned Belzan that there would be a great plague within the year and that he should convince his parents to charter a ship to the Krytan colony and get away from Istan. Belzan did as he was told and pleaded with his parents to leave Kamadan, but they refused. His father had been working with several other stoneworkers constructing monuments to the queens and refused to leave until they were finished.
Belzan did not see Mehahn again after the warning. On his 16th birthday he brokered passage to Kryta and pleaded one last time with his parents to come with him. When they once again refused, he set sail himself on the great ship to Kryta. The year was 652 DR (452 AE). The plague hit months later and the mass exodus of Istan began.
Belzan settled in the farming community of Beetletun and took a job on a farm working in the fields. News of the Scarab Plague spread to Kryta, including rumors that it was magical in origin and that the queens were to blame. Weeks, months, and years passed and he did not receive word from his parents or his master. Belzan became increasingly worried and angry. He was angry at his parents for refusing to leave and angry at his master for deserting him.
After a couple years Belzan earned enough money to strike out on his own and began to work as a local shaman contacting spirits and facilitating communication between the living and the dead. He joined up with a group of necromancers and continued to train in aggression magic and became a Master Necromancer in his late twenties. In 464 AE (664 DE) Belzan was visited by the spirit of his former master who told him of the heroic fate of his parents who helped as many people as they could to board ships off the island before eventually succumbing to the plague themselves. Their conversation turned foul when Mehahn admitted partial responsibility for the plague itself. He told Belzan how he was blinded by greed, hate, and revenge against the two queens who dismissed him from power. He had formed an alliance with a man who would serve as the new leader in Elona and end the dynasty. The plague would purge the lands of those loyal to the queens.
To his credit, Mehahn later killed his ally before the coup was complete and before he could take the throne, but the plague was already spreading and killing thousands. Belzan never forgave Mehahn and blamed him for the deaths of everyone he'd ever known. With his newfound power, Belzan destroyed his old master's spirit and consumed his soul, gaining the power of the shaman as he did. Enraged by his master's betrayal, Belzan set out into the countryside to find something to destroy and someone to hurt to lessen the burden of his guilt and shame and loneliness.
Like I said, humans are fallible creatures.
Thus began Belzan's withdrawal from society. I followed him of course, but watched from a distance as his anger continued to swell. I'd talk with him occasionally, but he generally dismissed me and chose to be alone in his study of necromancy and worship of Grenth.
In the early years of his self-exile, he would frequently pick fights and destroy anyone who fought him. He earned the nickname "The Vagabond" and parents told stories to their children of a wandering evil spirit who would gobble them up if they were out of their beds at night.
It got worse.
He mastered necromancy far beyond any other person in Kryta at the time and began to experiment with the minds, bodies, and souls of "volunteers" who were usually vagabonds themselves or murderers and rapists offered up to him by the community. He also began taking apprentices-promising power to spellcasters who were brave enough to seek him out and capable enough to survive.
In 499 AE, now in his 60s, Belzan completed his research. His masterpiece was a spell that would forever change his life. By this time he had trained nearly a dozen apprentices, all of whom had gone on to do remarkable things in Kryta and beyond. On the eve of the quincentennial of the exodus of the gods, two young men, twins, aged 17, appeared at the mouth of his cave and demanded he teach them necromancy. Belzan smiled, obliged, and said to the boys,
"Understand that what you demand is both extremely dangerous and rewarding. My apprenticeship begins and ends with sacrifice. You must turn your back on your old life and give yourself over to death. In 5 years time, one of you will be dead and the other will live forever. I will teach both of you or neither of you. Return tomorrow morning and we will begin."
The boys had no idea what they'd gotten themselves into. Looking back, I wish I had intervened here, but I truly couldn't predict where this was headed. Belzan had learned how to shield his mind from me. I was nothing more than an observer to the horrors that awaited those boys.
Belzan pushed the twins—Fisk and Sisk—harder than any of his other apprentices. He gave them impossible missions, deprived them of food and sleep, attacked them at random, and invaded their minds. He pit them against each other to breed competition, anger, and deceit, but the twins worked together to survive all of the challenges. Through the adversity and punishing lessons of their master, the twins grew more reliant and trusting of each other.
Which made the betrayal all the more heartbreaking.
At the end of their training, nearly 5 years later to the day, Belzan brought them to a spell circle he had created in the woods and told them to both step inside. Once both of them were inside, he enchanted the circle.
"Today one of you will die and the other will live forever. The circle is enchanted to trap the air around you inside. The more you breathe, the more air you use. There is approximately twenty minutes of air within the circle, if you breathe normally. After that, you will suffocate. The circle can only be broken with a life sacrifice. If you do not make a choice, you both will die, or one of you can live by killing the other. One of you will die and the other will live forever."
Belzan turned his back on his apprentices and walked into the woods leaving them alone in the circle slowly suffocating. Five minutes passed; then ten; then there was a rustling in the woods as two figures approached Belzan from the direction of the circle. Before him stood Fisk who was badly injured, limping, and had a gash across his face that would surely scar. Behind Fisk was Sisk, or rather, Sisk's corpse animated as a zombie minion. Belzan led Fisk to the cave and tended to his wounds. "When you are healed, we will continue."
A week passed and Fisk was awakened one morning by Belzan. "It's time." Fisk followed Belzan without question to a ritual circle deep within the cave that was surrounded by all matter of magical and alchemical agents—clearly preparation for a spell.
"I am a legend in Kryta," Belzan began. "There are many who want me dead. People fear my name and tell stories of my actions. You, however, are nobody. You may gain notoriety claiming to be my apprentice like all the rest have, but you will ultimately live in my shadow. You will never be as feared or respected as I am." Fisk listened intently, with no sign of emotion on his face.
"Today begins your legend and my legacy. You may leave here and call yourself my apprentice. You may make a life for yourself in my shadow, or you can make one final sacrifice to live on forever. You will be respected. You will be feared."
Belzan handed Fisk an impossibly sharp, ornate ritual knife. "You, Fisk, are going to kill me. In doing so my power will flow into you through this ritual. Take my name and my power and start your own legend. As my apprentice you will carry on my legacy."
Fisk stared at Belzan, still emotionless, and appeared to think for a moment, after which he agreed to the proposal. They began the ritual. Candles flickered and ancient words echoed off the smooth walls of the cave. As the spell came to a crescendo, Fisk plunged the knife into Belzan's chest and he immediately felt power surging into his body through the knife. A presence appeared in his mind—it was Belzan. The presence grew and Fisk began to grow weak. He felt his mind slipping out of his own body and into the dying body of his master. A searing, fiery pain erupted from his chest as Fisk realized suddenly he was bleeding to death. He choked on blood trying to breathe, stunned by what he saw: He now lay on the ground staring up at his body holding a bloody knife, it's scarred face smiling cruelly.
"Congratulations Fisk" he heard his body say, speaking in his own voice. "You've killed Belzan the Vagabond. The student has become the master and people will cheer you for what you've done today. People will know it was Fisk who killed Belzan and took his place. Your name will live on forever and my legacy will continue." Belzan, now in Fisk's body, picked up the dying Fisk and carried him to the nearest town—Beetletun. He announced himself upon arriving, holding his now dead body:
"My name is Belzan Fisk. I have killed my master, Belzan the Vagabond, and bring his body as proof. Now I am the master. Remember the name Belzan, for my legend has just begun."
And that's it. That's how he's lived all these years. He seeks out those who are magically talented and consumes their power, adding it to his own. If you've ever met him through the years, you may have noticed that he's not nearly as cruel now as he was then. Time heals all wounds as they say.
I will continue to tell the truth of his story and discredit the rumors and lies. All the stories I tell are as they happened, with a bit of embellishment of course. Look forward to more stories of Belzan's life over the next few months. I plan on jumping around a bit, but the next story I'll tell will be that of Belzan Arrakk–the current Belzan.


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In a developing biochemical tools to examine metabolic reactions lap, we measured the absorbance spectra of potential substrates and products as the following:
OAA stock is 8 mM
Malate stock is 8 mM
NADH stock is 1 mM
we made dilutions of these with water as shown below:
Dilution of 1:2
OAA: 500 μL water + 500 μL OAA
malate: 500 μL water + 500 μL malate
NADH: 500 μL water + 500 μL NADH
Dilution of 1:4
OAA: 750 μL water + 250 μL OAA
malate: 750 μL water + 250 μL malate
NADH: 750 μL water + 250 μL NADH
Dilution of 1:10
OAA: 900 μL water + 100 μL OAA
malate: 900 μL water + 100 μL malate
NADH: 900 μL water + 100 μL NADH
we set the wavelength of the spectrophotometer to 340 nm.
used a cuvette with 1 mL water as black, and them measured the absorbance of each of the dilutions of OAA, malate, or NADH, mixing each thoroughly before taking a reading.
the results were as shown below:
Dilution of 1:2
malate= 0.015
Dilution of 1:4
malate= 0.007
Dilution of 1:10
malate= -0.037
Now my question is, what is the purpose behind these measurements?
what were they meant to discover that would apply to the development of an assay for measuring the activity of the Enzyme?
and why we would want to see a relation between the concentration of the substance and its absorbance as measured by the spectrophotometer?
please explain these to me and thank you in advance!
Did you see some real peaks with the oxaloacetate and malate or was it rather shifted baseline? (especially in the case of 1:10 dilution)
As you can see, the absorbance of oxaloacetate and malate in range 4 – 0.8 mM is rather low if any. On the other hand, NADH absorbs pretty well, thus if you were about to use these substances to track enzymatic activity you should go for with the NADH, because in the range you have change of absorbance of 0.5 AU and even with 0.8 mM concentration is the absorption still pretty high.


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"Surfing" is a strange little quirk that's long been available in the Counter-Strike series. Those wondering if it'll make the jump to the latest version, Counter-Strike: GO, yes, it has made the jump.
Player MitchellS has ported venerable CS map surf_greatriver_remix to Global Offensive, and has made it playable for those in the beta. You can see it in action in the video above.
"Surfing" dramatically changes the way you play the game. Join a surfing server and the corridor shooter you're used to playing disappears, replaced with something much faster and chaotic.
Port of the classic "surf_greatriver_remix" to Global Offensive [Game Banana, thanks Moskeeto!]


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A collection of personal thoughts and experiences - mostly centered around running.
Adam, You took good care of your two boys. We got very lucky with the weather. In TN, the snow started last night. This morning when I got up, the temperature was 18 with a wind chill of 4. Tammy is out of school today due to snow and more is expected today. Rest up. Crewing is not easy and is probably harder than running!ReplyDelete
Rick - Congrats on your huge PR! Taking an hour off is SUPER impressive! We're getting pounded with snow as well. Lucky break in the weather for sure. . . hopefully the weather is as cooperative next year as I finally give Hellgate a go!ReplyDelete
Cool pics and a HUGE congrats to Rick on the PR! Love getting to hear the tales about these crazy races.ReplyDelete
Lori, Thank you very much. Needless to say, I was happy with my run. This was the 6th time I had run Hellgate and the 1st time where I really was able to run and not have a death march to the finish. It felt good!
Adam, We certainly dodged a big bullet in regards to the weather. Glad to hear you have committed to Hellgate next year!


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Rechov Sumsum (רחוב סומסום) was the first Israeli co-production of Sesame Street. The brainchild of Dr. Lewis Bernstein, who initially pitched the idea in 1979, the first episodes debuted over ETV in June 1982, with the full season beginning in September 1983. 195 episodes were produced through 1986, and remained popular in re-runs even having the show's Muppet characters appearing on other Israeli television productions frequently for years after the show's run.
The series starred porcupine Kippi Ben Kippod, and Moishe Oofnik, the Israeli counterparts, respectively, to Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
The set of Rechov Sumsum was the central location for Shalom Sesame, a co-production between the series and its American counterpart, shown to American audiences.
The opening theme song of the original series was written by Ali Mohar and composed by Yoni Rechter which also performed it together with Gidi Gov, Mazi Cohen, Dafna Armoni and a group of children from the Tzadikov choir.
The series was broadcast repeatedly many times until 1996. Then, these broadcasts were suspended due to expiry of the co-production agreement between the Israeli Educational Television and the CTW – the rights owner of the original American Sesame Street. The right to show the Hebrew-dubbed segments of the original American show produced by the CTW were transferred to the private cable channel "HOP! Channel".
In the 1990s, an attempt at a Palestinian co-production was launched, Rechov Sumsum — Shara'a Simsim, but this was subsequently abandoned. Sippuray Sumsum, or Sesame Stories, replaced it, as the Israeli part of three separate programs serving the Middle East.
Second version
The new season of Rechov Sumsum premiered on HOP! Channel on December 15, 2006, and consists of forty episodes. The season resembles the early version from the 1980s and feature a re-built model of the original set. The new cast includes an Arab-Israeli Muppet character, Mahboub (introduced on Sippuray Sumsum and played by Yousef Sweid), Abigail "an inquisitive and spontaneous three-year-old girl," and new human characters, such as Tzachi (a native Jewish Israeli), Ibtisam (an Arab Israeli), and Irina (a Russian Jew and owner of the Magic Trick Shop, played by Eugenia Dodina).[1] Celebrity guests on the new series include Arkadi Dunchin, a Russian-Jew singer and chef, and Rim Musa, a 16-year old Arab-Israeli soccer player.
Tzachi and Ibtisam had previously appeared on the Israeli co-production Sippuray Sumsum.[2]
The series is produced by Gold Zebra Communications.
Hebrew names for Sesame Street characters[3]
- Ernie: Arik
- Bert: Bentz (common nickname for "Ben-Tzion")
- Cookie Monster: Oogi, Oogi ha-Mifletzet or Oogifletzet
- Grover: Kruvi (most likely "small cabbage", although possibly "little angel", "cherub")
- Super Grover: Kruvi Ahuvi ("ahuvi" literally meaning "beloved")
- Oscar the Grouch: Mar Ashpach ("Mr. Trashcan")
- Count von Count: Mar S'for
- Herry Monster: Shraga
- Beautiful Day Monster: Ezra
- Prairie Dawn: Miri
- The Amazing Mumford: Malkush ha-Kosem ha-Gadol ("Malkush the Great Wizard")
- Betty Lou: Chaftzi-Bah ("my delight is in her")
- Don Music: Gali Musikali
- Lefty: Mar Karkumi
- Farley: Pupik ("belly button")
- Mr. Hooper: Mar Kuper
- Roosevelt Franklin: Binyamin Ze'ev Weitzman
- Guy Smiley: Mumu Talpaz (a play on the name of Israeli talk show host Dudu Topaz)
- Biff: Beni
- Sully: Sami
Human Cast
- Yona Atari as Grandma Yona
- Nathan Dattner as Nathan
- Miki Kam as Miki
- Gabi Amrani as Gabi
- Hana Rot as Hana
- Shmuel Shiloh as Shmuel
- Albert Iluz as Albert
- Avner Katz as Avner
- Eli Gorenstein as Eli
- Makram Khuri as Makram
- Chaim Jeraffi as Chaim
- Dror Keren as Tzachi
- Hinad Iyub as Ibtisam
- Israel Poliakov as Gershon
- Eugenia Dodina as Irina
- Shai Fredo as Malkamo
- Neta Shlomi as Gili
- Main cast:
- Yosef Shiloah as Ernie
- Shlomo Baraba as Bert
- Israel Gurion as Grover
- Dov Reiser as Cookie Monster
- Eyal Bartonov as Kermit
- Gidi Gov as Herry Monster
- Albert Cohen as Count von Count, The Amazing Mumford, Simon Soundman, others
- Additional Voices ("Guest Muppets")
- Nissim Zohar, Ruti Holtzman (as Cyrus the Magpie), Eli Gorenstein, Dvora Dotan, Pini Koren, Miki Kam, Shosh Martziano
See also
- ↑ Open Sesame!- The Jewish Week.
- ↑ Israel21c.org. December 7, 2003.
- ↑ Hebrew names taken from Muppet Central Forum post


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What War Does to Our Society
The Department of State recently released newly declassified documents covering U.S. policy toward Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from January 1973‐July 1975. At a State Department conference commemorating the release of these documents, diplomat, strategist, and Nobel laureate Henry Kissinger bemoaned the torment that consumed a generation of Americans as the conflict wore on. The insight Kissinger provides–possibly unintentional–underscores why assessments of war should go beyond critiques of its political and geostrategic ramifications; they should also extend to the various ways that war affects our society and public more generally.
In Kissinger's somber assessment of America's involvement in Southeast Asia, he said he regrets that what should have been straightforward disagreements over the U.S. approach to Vietnam became "transmuted into a moral issue – first about the moral adequacy of American foreign policy altogether and then into the moral adequacy of America."
He goes on to say, "To me, the tragedy of the Vietnam war was not that there were disagreements—that was inevitable, given the complexity of the (conflict)—but that the faith of Americans in each other became destroyed in the process."
Kissinger called himself "absolutely unreconstructed" on that point.
"I believe that most of what went wrong in Vietnam we did to ourselves," he said, adding, "I would have preferred another outcome—at least another outcome that was not so intimately related to the way that we tore ourselves apart."
Disappointingly, much of what Mr. Kissinger said is true.
Certainly, much of the burdens associated with our foreign policies do not affect the average person; they are absorbed by America's all‐volunteer military. Still, wars and debates over wars have the power not only to tear our society apart, but also to destroy our faith in each other in the process. These factors are latent, ignored, and often misunderstood, but are detrimental to our country nonetheless.
In this respect, criticism of war should not end at an aversion to deficit spending. Certainly, increased public debt and diminished civil liberties are enduring, adverse effects of war. As writer Randolph Bourne famously declared during World War I, "War is the health of the state."
But in addition to expanded government power, wars also become a template for regimentation in other areas of life. As we witnessed in the lead up to the war in Iraq, war can erode what should be the public's normal propensity to question authority and lead to a herd mentality that demands blind obedience to state authority.
Over time, and through decades of continual foreign intervention, wars can radically alter our national character and transmogrify the spirit and moral temperament of our society. Sadly, such a perilous path could doom our nation to a fate that befell history's other predominant great powers.
Check out the most recent volume of State Department reports on Vietnam. You won't be disappointed.


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Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2016
Posted by Unknown | | Posted On Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 10:47 AM
This year we have been over to the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot. The food selections are pretty amazing! My favorite is Greece. We also went over to the Ghiardelli Chocolate area at the festival and checked out the process of creating the luscious Ghiardelli chocolate and we saw some chocolate sculptures done by the chefs in some of the Disney Resorts.


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
In her bed in Nashville. With her Scottish Fold cat Meredith. That is Taylor Swift's favorite place in the world, according to Vanity Fair magazine. In the December issue, she lists all kinds of her other favorite things, too. Like her favorite movie (Love Actually), hotel (MGM Skylofts in Las Vegas), artwork (black-and-white photos), desserts (Dairy Queen Cookie Dough Blizzard), snack (nachos) and accessory (Red ModCloth headband). But she also shares her short-and-sweet list of beauty essentials for face, nails, teeth and hair, along with the name of her hair stylist, New York-based Jemma Muradian . And, obviously, no Swift Q&A would be complete without a list of her inspirations. This time, Swift puts Lena Dunham, Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon and Faith Hill on the list.


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Just got a note from Geoff Campey, the husband of Lucille Campey, a lecturer at the BIFHSGO conference in September, and a special speaker at Toronto, also in September.
She will be in Canada to talk about her latest book in her series "The English in Canada" with title Seeking a Better Future - The English Pioneers of Ontario and Québec published recently by the Dundurn Group, Toronto.
In Toronto, she will be giving a public lecture about English emigration to Ontario and Quebec on Thursday 20th September at 7.30 pm at the Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, 24 Cheritan Avenue, Toronto. For more information,call 416.482.4909 or firstname.lastname@example.com
John D. Reid at www.bifhsgo.ca/cpage.php?pt=62 has just interviewed Lucille, and I listened to it this morning.
She talked about her three lectures at the BIFHSGO Conference next month www.bifhsgo.ca/cpage.php?pt=22, and one of the lectures will be about the 200th Anniversary of the Red River Settlement in Manitoba, and it sound interesting.
Another lecture that she will give will be on the Highlanders who settled in Glengarry County in Eastern Ontario, and in other parts of Ontario.
Her website has been updated www.englishtocanada.com


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Fraggle - Saturday 20/02/2010, 18:04
Imperator - HK's fox on typewriters
We are aware that some of you using a jailbroken device cannot make in-app purchase with a "sandbox" error.
It is caused by a software that you may have installed while jailbreaking your iphone called "AppSync".
To remove the issue, follow theses steps:
1. Uninstall the App you want to make the in-app purchase in
2. Open Cydia > Packages > uninstall AppSync 3.1 (or whatever AppSync version that you have installed)
3. Reboot your phone.
4. Re-install the App you deleted in step 1 (the App that you want to make in-app purchase)
5. Log out of your iTunes account by going to Settings > Store > Sign out, then sign in again using the same method.
6. You should now be able to make in-app purchases (as long as you don't have AppSync installed in Cydia)
Can you guys please fix the iphone version's connectivity. I'm running on 3g with full bars and yet randomly I'll swipe to play my card and it won't work, after 5-6 times it either finally works or i run out of time and time out and i lose.
I know 3g isn't that slow and I'm able to play multiplayer spades just fine over the slow edge network. So to have extreme lag over 3g on this game is rediculous.
Please fix your servers.
DUC-akalucas - Wednesday 24/11/2010, 17:40
I cant buy packs because of THE sandbox error
-Argos-ZS - Wednesday 24/11/2010, 18:15
Titan - D-Versified
The packs for me are the old ones- Danger, Action, and Cool. Any chance those are in line to be changed?
0WattZ - Wednesday 24/11/2010, 19:53
Veteran - Time Conquers All
@rexerman he just told you how to fix it.
@darkcast thats LIFE nah I'm just playing.. I have the same proble sometime.s
@Argos I'm sure that update will come in the near future New updates comes with bugs sometimes...or glitches.. and the UR mobile or app has been doing great lately so why mess it up now
@fraggle once your finishede with the ipad app ;p could you put warning of some sort? like before you sell he cards,
Also sometimes there's weird flickering and color bandd in the app...
-Argos-ZS - Thursday 25/11/2010, 00:53
Titan - D-Versified
Glad to see you so optimistic, Wattz. For some reason I seriously doubt the change is coming... Based off of how previous needed updates have been ignored
yugirival - Thursday 25/11/2010, 02:04
Veteran - The Cunning Gambit
Same, thank you SO MUCH Fraggle. 8D
yugirival - Thursday 25/11/2010, 02:06
Veteran - The Cunning Gambit
Oh I have a question, how do you reboot your iTouch? Not to sound so stupid but I'm a little confused on that one. XP
Meaning, you turn it on and off and there you go your iTouch is rebooted?
-Wicer- - Thursday 25/11/2010, 04:04
Titan - Harbingers of Ares
To reboot your ipod touch/iphone just hold down the power button (not the home one lol) for a few seconds, swipe the bar on top that says that it will power off. Then hold the power button again and wait for the apple sign to leave and swipe to unlock (and passcode if you have one)
AlkimireBoy - Monday 04/06/2012, 23:01
Someone can tell me why the fight club says unknown error sometimes when we play against someone and not because it does not change the deck to play against friends that I meet me please


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BUFFALO — The United States national junior team has tapped three returning players to lead the squad in defence of its world junior hockey championship crown.
USA Hockey announced Friday that defenceman John Ramage has been named captain of this year's team, while centre Ryan Bourque and forward Jeremy Morin will take on the roles of alternate captains. All three were members of last year's team that won the gold medal at the IIHF World Hockey Championship in January in Saskatoon.
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Ramage, the son of former National Hockey League defenceman Rob Ramage, is in his second season at the University of Wisconsin. He was drafted in the fourth round (103rd overall) in the 2010 NHL entry draft by the Calgary Flames.
Bourque, the son of former NHL great Ray Bourque, is in his second year with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Quebec Remparts. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round, 80th overall, in the 2009 NHL entry draft.
Morin was loaned to the junior team by the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks. The 19-year-old, who was drafted by Atlanta in the second round (45th overall) in the 2009 draft, scored two goals and added one assist in nine games with the Blackhawks this season.
The U.S. team opens up its tournament on Sunday in Buffalo against Finland.


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I did not want to wake up this morning.
Seriously. Corey got up, took care of Callie, went into the living room to watch TV while I slept. We both intended to get an early start to our day so we could hit up the Farmer's Market and get a Christmas tree. Corey had to leave for a business trip this afternoon and we wanted to make sure everything got done before he left.
I didn't get up when I wanted to. Instead, I just curled up under the warm covers and I kept sleeping, I didn't wake up until Corey told Callie to wake me up. At that point, she bounced onto the bed and tried her best to lick me under the covers. I guess there are worse ways to wake up. 🙂
I will spare you the picture of my breakfast (eggs with hot sauce and bacon). I have shown way too many pictures of that breakfast so I'm sure you guys get the idea. After breakfast, I managed to get dressed so we could go to the Farmer's Market. That was a very successful trip. While there, I picked up some farro (among other things).
I have seen this around many blogs recently and after Ashley assured me it did not have the same texture as oatmeal, I was ready to try it. I have been bored with my recent breakfasts anyway.
After the Farmer's Market, Corey and I headed to a Christmas tree farm to cut our own tree!
Interestingly enough, this was the same farm we went to two years ago to get a tree. Last year, Corey and I did not have a tree of any kind. Shocker, I know. But Corey's travel schedule was so hectic that we never got around to it. I joke that he was being a grinch and stole Christmas from me. 😉 But even though his travel schedule is just as hectic this year (he is pretty much out of town the first three weeks of December), I insisted on a tree. I am feeling the Christmas spirit!
I am really happy that I dragged myself out of bed. It was so fun picking out a Christmas tree and cutting it down ourselves.
It was chilly, but a great way to spend some quality time together!
After our busy morning, Corey and I were hungry! So before any decorating could be done, we made lunch. Corey made us a phenomenal burger, using some buns that we had bought at the Farmer's Market, as well as some grass fed sirloin that we had bought there as well. He then cut some potatoes into strips (like fries) and baked them.
It was a much healthier version of a burger and fries . . . and so delicious! Corey said it was almost as good as the burger we got at the Farm Burger. Mmm . . .
Then it was time for decorating!
We decorated our tree while listening to some Christmas music. It was an awesome afternoon.
Another purchase we made at the Farmer's Market: a silpat! I have also seen these around and I have heard that they are awesome in terms of nonstick baking. Now I'm even more stoked to make some Christmas cookies! 🙂
What was my first holiday cookie recipe? Angela's favorite snickerdoodles! I have had a major craving for snickerdoodles for a while. This recipe did not disappoint.
Of course I did de-veganize the recipe a little bit. I used regular unsalted butter instead of Earth Balance and a regular egg instead of a flax egg. I also put a little bit more than a "pinch" of cinnamon. I love cinnamon and I needed a good dose of it.
They were awesome! We undercooked them just a little bit because Corey and I both like them really soft. They were delicious and tasted like sugar and cinnamon. I will be making these again . . . and often. I also like that the recipe only makes 10 cookies. If the recipe made many more than that, I would be in trouble. 🙂
All in all, it was a good day. And the time that Corey had to leave for the airport came all too soon. 😦 Now I am relaxing with Home Alone (awesome Christmas movie), trying to stay warm, and anticipating Friday already because that's when Corey comes home.
Goodnight everyone!


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What would a Liberal do?
Demonstrating that famous progressive contempt for anyone who disagrees with their agenda... Liberal dream teamer Michael Ignatieff shits all over the widow of a man killed on 9/11...
-- "Sideshow? I was a victim of terrorism. My husband was murdered. I don't like to be a victim of politics.UPDATE: Where's Iggy on Harkat?
The issue here is the security of Canadians," Basnicki remarked.
As long as the fiberals are kowtowing to the gods of political correctness...
-- OTTAWA (CP) -- Accused terrorist Mohamed Harkat was back in court today seeking to ease strict bail conditions that accompanied his release from custody last summer.Let's just trust everyone... right, Iggy?
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