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I think they should have a few east teams play the closest west teams Away one year home the next, then a few other teams the next year. This way you can get a better idea of the strength of east and west by common opponents. I think it would make the seedings more accurate.defensewinsgames wrote:madseason wrote:I've got to go with Langdon on the turf by a touchdown or maybe 2. Should be a great game, good luck to both teams they are the two best in the state and deserve to be there. For the most part I like the seeding for playoffs (could use a little tweaking IMO but it worked this year)
I agree that the seeding worked well this year. It isn't a perfect system but the top 2 teams in the state are meeting in the championship and that is a huge win in my books.

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John McAfee believes only one man can save the Internet.
That man is John McAfee.
The mercurial founder of anti-virus software, whose high-profile escape from Belize made international headlines in late 2012 and earlier this year, is now plotting a return to Silicon Valley and the computer industry he left decades ago, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
McAfee, 67, wants to launch a new cybersecurity company that will make the Internet "impossible to hack, impossible to penetrate," he told the newspaper.
VIDEO: Raj Mathai's One-on-One Interview with John McAfee
McAfee's escapades earlier this year were the stuff of novels: after a neighbor of his, another American expatriate, was found dead in Belize, McAfee eluded police by wearing disguises, faking a heart attack, and burying himself in the sand -- all of which was meticulously recorded on his blog and reported in the media.
McAfee founded the anti-virus software company that still bears his name in 1989 before selling it and moving to Colorado in 1994.
He's scheduled to speak Saturday at the first-ever C2SV "music festival and tech conference" at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, the newspaper reported.
A lot is brewing for McAfee: two movies, a book, a 90-minute TV documentary and comic books, the newspaper reported.
Police in Belize "still want" to interview him, too, the newspaper reported.
However, security is a "conservative" field and it's unclear how the hard-living, colorful individual will do in such a tepid environment.
For his part, McAfee will stay in his new home in Portland, Ore., he told the newspaper. Silicon Valley is not weird enough -- and too darn crowded.


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Ivan rages against the machine. He rages so much that the book might as well be considered the pioneer of Rap Metal with how angry it is. Has intellectual writing ever been so energetic, so kinetic? The medium of text isn't very good with emotions. It is, after all, just ink on paper. It can explain an idea, but the sensory experience of taste and touch, the emotions of anger and sadness can never be summed up with words. Deschooling Society is an expressive book.
The comparison to the political 'rap' metal band (Zack cannot rap for shit) doesn't end with simply raging and machines. Rage Against the Machine made impressive noise that was fun as it lacked insight. Anyone reading the band's lyrics will only hear some frustrated dude screaming about taking the power back and how we should settle for nothing. These are great lyrics for rock shows, but they mean nothing. Illich's situation isn't that bad, but it's close.
His paragraphs are often a series of attacks without much explanation or defining terms. Without defining terms, you cannot have a sensible discussion. Every word is just a collection of syllables or symbols until you attach meaning to it. If you don't explain what you mean by 'learning', what are you discussing? Illich operates in the realm of the abstract. He doesn't talk about physical objects like rocks or guns or tables, which are easier to define.
Many concepts we use everyday aren't defined well. Schools are a perfect example of how warped our concept of 'learning'. I agree with Illich that schools don't cause learning, but I never understood what Illich meant when he was talking about 'learning'. When Postman attacked the education system, he had an idea of what 'learning' should be. In general, 'learning' for Postman is finding meaning in data. That's why he provided some narratives that schools can adopt. For him, knowing a bunch of equations isn't learning but just gathering data.
In fact, it seems Illich's ideas about what learning is, are close to what schools say about learning. He claims schools must provide people resources for information, but is it enough? We're currently living in the age of information. The internet doesn't have all the info you need, but you can use it to track down enough.
Yet are we learning? Are we being flooded with intellectuals and philosophers making breakthroughs everyday thanks to all that information available? It's not enough for information to just be available. You can't publish a book that contains an essay about history, an essay about psychology and some sport statistics. Connecting pieces of data is the actual process of learning. It's what separates active organism, which observe their environment and react to it from passive ones. The octopus realizes he can push the lid off or use a stick to beat a shell. The squid doesn't.
Then again, Illich's gripe isn't so much with schools themselves as with institutions. Talk about being able to connect pieces of data. Illich has some interesting things to say about institutions, especially the idea that some create the demand for their product. What he says about our reliance about institutions is especially important.
We do rely on institutions a little too much. How many of you met friends through places that are not work or school? When I talk about how harmful schools are, I often hear about how school is important because it's where you meet friends. Yet how deep can these connections be when the main common ground is an institution? What connects people are shared experiences, common ground and chemistry. Some of it institutions can create, but it says a lot about our society when we have a hard time meeting people outside workplaces or schools.
Some institutions are necessary. I wish he'd gone in-depth about why hospitals are so wrong. Medicine is a serious subject. There should be authority figures in it, because screwing up in medicine means causing often irreversible harm. Imagine if an uncertified doctor performed a surgery. We have institutions like hospitals to make sure only the experts perform difficult and dangerous activities. Yes, they are trustworthy. Imagine a doctor screwing up a surgery so bad that the patient dies. Can the secret be kept?
Illich admits not all institutions are the same. He offers a scale which includes on one side institutions that promote activity. These institutions provide services, but the client has a lot of options and can quit or stay any time. They're toolboxes the client can run with. Authoritarian institutions punish and force clients to stay. They give them something to consume, but the client is more passive.
That's an interesting thing to explore that Illich doesn't. He's too busy ranting. If institutions aren't all the same, then you can't create several groups and be done with it. The military and the schools are both fucked, but for different reasons. If Illich wanted to show that authoritarian institutions are problematic by nature, he needed to go more in-depth into why they fail. He needed to present many examples and show why despite the differences their effect is overall bad.
His ideas about 'learning webs' are important. He may not define what he means by 'learning', but his ideas how to do it are useful. He offers more social, more open ways of educating and teaching. The most important idea here is the web itself. Illich proposes a computer (nowadays it'd be an app) where people can insert their subject of interest and then connect with others who share the same passion. No, the internet hasn't provided this yet. Reddit is too impersonal. Facebook groups are messy. Illich doesn't talk about a message board but a private chat. His program would encourage people to meet to explore their subject further, not just discuss it on the internet.
He's a bit too ahead of his time. If he were alive today to see how message boards rise and fail, I'm sure he'd either taken the initiative or write a more detailed essay about this. As it stands, the idea is buried here. Someone should run with it. I should nag my programmer friends and hopefully it'll spawn copycats. It's so simple, but so brilliant. Offering an easy platform for people with the same interests to talk to each other.
The last chapter is ridiculous and a little insulting. All that praising of a primitive men reeks of the Noble Savage cliche. The problem with praising or condemning the primitive is that we don't know exactly how they lived. We imagine them as peaceful or in harmony with nature or living perfect lives, but that's just the Fall of Adam story without the Jewish stuff. Besides, if the primitive life was so good why did the primitive ended it? Why did they build fires, invent writing and used tools? If life was so good for them, they wouldn't starve for change.
As a critique of schools, Deschooling Society is disappointing. It shows a bit of the economical side and has a less spiritual approach than, say, Dumbing Us Down. Illich has some insight and good ideas. His critique of the general nature of institutions is needed when discussing schools. Although Neil Postman wrote a great book, he didn't consider deschooling. Sadly, Illich is too excited over his ideas to explain them coherently, to slow down and define his terms. There are building blocks to take from here, but this isn't going to revolutionize your philosophy of education.
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WOW, great job by the browns. Just destroyed the defending 4-0 champs. No excuses here by the giants, they just got nailed by the cleveland browns. DA was the best QB in the leauge last night, Ewards was insane, DEFENSE BABY, CAN I GET SOME DEFENSE!!! lewis played like a monster also. How bout the 3rd play from the last play, where jamel carried 5 giants for about 6-7 yards??
Ewards said it best, this is now a new season and we are 2-0. Man if DA plays Like he did the 1st half of last season, and the defense plays like this, man we are one of the top 10 teams in the leauge.
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We realized a long-time dream this summer by renting an RV and taking the family on a fun-filled trip around the West. We mapped out the trip and reserved our rig and campsites early and then had to spend nearly the whole summer waiting for the time to arrive. The preparations included baking up some recipes from my childhood. Camping for me, come to find out, is quite nostalgic. It wasn't until the planning of this trip that I remembered all the summers spent at Moose Meadow with my family growing up. Mini golf, reading books, eating blueberry buckle and of course, chocolate camp cake.
Every good memory should include food.
Day One
We hit the road by 5am so as to make it to "the Dakotas largest indoor water park" by early afternoon. We made great time and logged over 450 miles by 1pm. The water park was a tad smaller than anticipated but turned out to be the perfect way to shake off the long day of driving.
Jake was the master.
Ben's back took quite a beating.
Dave earns Ben's respect here.
Rachel is fearless.
Everyone LOVED RVing on Day 1. Especially Rachel. Rounds of Monopoly, Life and Candy Land were had in earnest. No TV or movies for us on Day 1. We ate at Outback (which our kids insisted was a first) and hit the local WalMart for some supplies. Boy did we feel welcome there. Those were our people for the next week...
Day Two
A rental car from the campsite was in order to see Mt Rushmore and Bear Country, USA. We loved the Palmer Gulch KOA and would like to go back for a full week.
Here we are loaded in the car, but wait where's Dave?
Oh, there he is. While we're all ready to go he's got his own agenda...can I say, "like father, like son"?
Mt. Rushmore was Jake's favorite part of the trip. Very impressive and majestic.
At this point in the trip, Dave spent a lot of time carrying Rachel around. Note for what happens later.
Bear Country, USA has more than just bears!
For obvious reasons you are not allowed to open car windows or doors in the park. Unfortunately, our rental car had the air conditioner break and started to overheat while we were trapped in a HUGE line of cars. It reached scorching temperatures in the car while the bears got up close and personal. I think they could smell us cooking. It was a bit scary because it was so hot. Rachel looked like she might pass out. All's well that ends well, so I'll say it was neat and worth doing.
Dinner was cooked over a wood fire and finished with s'mores. A trip back to Mt. Rushmore for the lighting ceremony was well worth it.
This man is not afraid to get messy. You should see him eat ribs! (Or maybe you shouldn't.)
Day Three
By now we were feeling in the swing of things as RVers so we joined our "friends" for pancake breakfast at the chuck wagon. (I actually did make a couple friends the night before at the laundry hut. RV tip: Don't wait to do laundry too late in the evening, it gets cRaZY.)
Here Rachel is combing her hair with a "dinglehopper". Of course she used the one with syrup on it...good times without a bathtub in sight. Luckily they all hit the pool before we pulled out of town.
We spent the day driving nearly 400 miles to Cody, WY. It took longer than expected so we didn't make the gunslingers show. Bummer. We hit some fierce storms along the way with torrential rain and violent wind gusts. Dave managed it all beautifully but was exhausted by the time we arrived. The kids only watched one movie the whole day! We watch more in my van driving around town than we did in the RV. Ben rode his bike around the campground a bit until he busted his rear derailleur. Dave thought he might be able to fix it but ended up needing to go to a bike store the next morning. Maybe we should have left it broken...
Day Four
We enjoyed FREE pancakes at the Cody KOA and then took an early morning tour to see the wild mustangs. Dave has wanted to do this every time he drives through Wyoming. Very cool. A band of "bachelors" approached our group once we exited the bus and looked like they might charge, but decided we were too weak to worry about after getting a closer look at us. Intense.
The smallest horse in the picture (a black one) is only three days old.
After so many hours of driving in Wyoming it's a surprise to see this landscape. You'd never know it was here without taking a tour.
Ben made a friend and found a lizard. Again, like father, like son.
The kids caught a nap on the way to Yellowstone which was less than 80 miles away. So sweet.
You don't see moments like this at home....the day before, all three were in bed asleep briefly. The memories are piling up and making all the planning and cleaning worth it.
Finally in Yellowstone, we start with some bison.
Followed by some "stinky parts", as Ben likes to call the thermal features.
And even more stink.
Here's where things deviate from the plan in a big way...
Ben gets hurt riding his bike with Jake and Dave near our campsite. He slides out on some loose gravel and his chain ring shoves into his calf. It's deep and there is fat tissue hanging from the bike. They flag down strangers to take them to the nearest clinic (one hour away but still in Yellowstone. That place is BIG!) and send Jake back to the campsite to tell me...I'm totally helpless to do anything really because Dave has the keys to the RV in his pocket. My friendly camp neighbors (who happen to be from Colorado Springs) take me down to the ranger's station to at least call about Ben. I finally get to talk to Dave as they are starting on Ben. Four hours after the whole ordeal began and 10 stitches later, Dave and Ben are delivered back to our RV by exceptionally kind campers who patiently waited the whole time so that they could drive Dave and Ben back "home" when they were done. It restores hope in humankind when there are SO many people who are concerned and generous.
Day Five
Yellowstone Tour: "Circle of Fire" with tour guide, Jared from Massachusetts. Awesome.
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
The tour was amazing but since we had one of these(a lame guy)...Dave had to carry him a whole bunch, which left us with one of these...
Rachel felt incredibly displaced with all the attention Ben was getting and we were lucky to get even one of these...
Old Faithful performed admirably for us and we had a great day seeing nearly every "highlight." We were all exhausted, especially Ben.
Days Six and Seven
Needless to say, I was anxious to head home. It was worrisome and tiring having Ben with some pain and swelling along with the disgruntled "baby princess" (as labeled by Kevin Leman in The Birth Order Book).
We stopped to see the World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs but did not stay to "enjoy" them since it was scorching hot out and Ben was forbidden from such things.
All in all, we only had one terrible campground in Casper, WY and by then we were too tired to care much anyway.
We logged 1723 miles on the RV and a little over 100 on the rental car. The tours we took had to be at least 150 more miles. We spent a LOT of time traveling. Rachel's favorite days were the "RV days"--the endless snacks, board games, and time with her brothers. I would like to rent one again and spend more time in one place. The coast of California or Oregon, maybe? How about Moose Meadow? We'll see. For now I'm thrilled to be home.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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Thief's "Mug" trait remind me of Final Fantasy. :>
I'm pretty excited about the dual pistols. That will definitely be one of my early setups I'll try.
So it'd start off, for the thief, using the Initiative very sparingly, trying to maintain it. Maybe using some defensive cooldowns to last longer, and then once the other person uses it, put out a bunch of pressure. Chaining vanishes together for regaining initiative would also be good, I think.
The trick to a thief would probably be maintaining enough initiative to burst when necessary, but using enough of it so you aren't always on the defensive.
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Keep in mind that crits like 3k are considered high dmg and most classes have their hp above 20k. 1vs1 tend to be a quite long battles. You cant burst someone down from full hp.
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Also dont forget your enemy doesnt need to target you to hit you while you are in stealth you are still in great danger especially from warriors :P
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Great example of shortbow playing IMO
also old one but funny one
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found a really good video showcasing the elite skill Thieves guild
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if you know the CD of their heal and can keep track of it a good thief can nail a poison effect as it goes off
Thief looks least interesting of all the classes to me. I've never been a fan of the sneaky archetype in any game. Despite that, I'll probably have one at 80 eventually.


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Indie five piece featuring Rik Flynn and Reu Humphries of The Junket, formed in Cambridge yet these days residents of London. Debut album This Is Hazelville, recorded with Trevor Horn, is due out in the near future - mid 2006, perhaps.
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"Chimpanzee," the fascinating Disneynature documentary that chronicles not only the rich lives of a tribe of African chimps but also captures the astounding tale of Oscar, an infant chimp who suddenly finds himself orphaned in the wild, bows on home video Tuesday, and Dr. Jane Goodall, who has studied primates for nearly five decades, admits even she has never seen the sort of surprise – and very real – twist the movie depicts.
The world's foremost expert on chimpanzees offers her thoughts on the eye-opening film exclusively to PopcornBiz.
What do you think is the importance of the film 'Chimpanzee'? What's the key thing people should take away from it?
I think what people will take away is an increased appreciation for chimpanzees and who they are, for their personalities and for ways in which their behavior is so like our own. You can't see the film, really, and not get a very good sense of understanding that 'Yes, indeed – they differ from us genetically by only just over one percent,' and you can see it in their behavior.
Even after all your years of study, were their surprises in this film?
I've never seen an infant adopted by an alpha male, a 12-year-old adolescent, unrelated male. There has been one other case of an alpha male – I think it was on the Ivory Coast – adopting an infant. It's not terribly unique, but it was a wonderful sequence to see.
Have you seen other kinds of evidence of unexpected altruism in chimpanzees before?
Oh, yes. I've seen them and read about them. They can be incredibly altruistic, and actually, quite a lot of animals are. Some biologists tried to define it in a such a way that it can only apply to humans. But there's a lot of caring and concern for individuals of your species and even about other species, too, in the animal world.
By appealing to a young audience, can early exposure to stories like this help inspire children to be conservation minded as they mature?
Absolutely. I mean, my own work is a perfect example: a number of children around the world, hundreds, literally hundreds and hundreds read one of my books when they were 12 or something and have told me that that's what led them on the path that they've taken in life. I mean, hundreds.
I'm sure that's meaningful to you to hear that.
Yes, and of course I mentioned books, but the [National] Geographic films have the same things, people who watched my life among the wild chimpanzees when they were young have sort of laid out a different path for their own future.
Can you talk about the most important challenges facing the chimpanzees in today's world? What do we need to pay close attention to?
Well, the worst threat to the chimpanzees, the wild chimpanzees is the loss of the forest in some areas and what they call 'the bush meat trade' in others. The bush meat trade is the commercial hunting of all wild animals for food. Not just chimpanzees, but any manner of animals, all wild animals. This is completely messing up the entire eco-system. Sometimes it's bush meat and forest destruction together.
Are we getting closer to alleviating these problems or have these issues remained the same over the years?
Well, they've gotten worse, but my institute, The Jane Goodall Institute, we've now got a very strong, new conservation trust in the central part of the chimpanzees range. It's a mixture of working with government, saving forests with things like carbon trading and especially education for young people. The Jane Goodall Institute's Youth Program, Roots & Shoots, is now in most of the African range countries of the chimpanzees.
What can the institute do thanks to Disneynature and the "See Chimpanzees, Save Chimpanzees" initiative that you've worked out? What kinds of good work can you accomplish through that?
Because they're giving us twenty cents of every ticket the first week of showing…When it was shown in the U.S., by the way, we got two weeks of that, but anyway, this mounts up to a nice sum which we're using to help conserve the forests in the countries where we're working, and to care for our orphaned chimpanzees in the Congo, which has the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in Africa. It's got over 150 chimps whose mothers have mostly been killed in the bush meat trade. Pretty awful.
What are some of the first steps people can take into the conservation world so that they can get active and involved?
Well, people want to get active and involved in different ways, but the first, obviously, is to learn more about it. Our janegoodall.org website helps people with all they could possibly want to know about chimpanzee behavior and how to help protect them, so you can learn to help us by becoming a chimp guardian for one of our orphaned chimps. There are all kinds of things that kids get involved with, recycling cell phones and other products, which have this Coltan in them. Coltan is illegally mined in the Congo and it's leading to the death of thousands of animals and forest destruction as well. And then the youth can use our Global Youth Program, which is in 131 countries because then you get the young people coming together and talking about the problems, learning about the problems and taking action. They're raising money. They're recycling cell phones. They're encouraging their parents to buy wood products that come with a forest stewardship logo. They're filled with imagination.
After all of your years of study, what keeps you fascinated by chimpanzees and keeps you delighted in continuing your work with them?
It's because just about every time I go to Gombe [Stream National Park in Tanzania], even if I don't see the chimpanzees I learn about them from the field staff that's out there constantly, and there are always new things. It's unbelievable. It's been years now, and yet we're still seeing completely new behaviors at Gombe, so it just keeps you fascinated and wondering if we're ever learn it all – and the answer is probably not.
Dr. Jane Goodall: "Chimpanzee" a "Wonderful Surprise"
The famed chimp expert discusses the Disneynature film as it hits Blu Ray.
"Chimpanzee," the fascinating Disneynature documentary that chronicles not only the rich lives of a tribe of African chimps but also captures the astounding tale of Oscar, an infant chimp who suddenly finds himself orphaned in the wild, bows on home video Tuesday, and Dr. Jane Goodall, who has studied primates for nearly five decades, admits even she has never seen the sort of surprise – and very real – twist the movie depicts.


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Last year, a record 129 golfers hit the links at the Penn State Blue Course for the Fifth Annual Coquese's Drive for the Women's Resource Center. The event raised a record $25,333 for the Centre County Women's Resource Center (CCWRC) to bring the five-year total to $79,869.
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Have any of you tried CBD oil? Not cheap but there are many who take it and say it works better than opiods. You can order it online from a number of places. I find the best place to get info is at the reddit cbdinfo sub. Use vetted companies and get the full spectrum cbd oil and take sublingual. I wish you all all the best.
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I wrote yesterday about how CBD oil is only about as good for nerves pain as 3 asperin. But yesterday I extracted some CBD oil from some tested . 5 THC 14 percent CBD cannabis. It's been going to a young man with a rare brain disorder that gives him epileptic type seizures. He has a lot less seizures on the CBD oil, or simply smoking it.
So I made up a suppository of about 700 milligrams worth of CBD with the cleanup. It was about a medium pain evening, so was curious to see what such a large amount would do for my nerve pain.
It did help some, but not like an opiate or anything. Will keep some for a bit of a boost now and then. Depending on your pain level, it's helpful somewhat. But if you are in strong pain, I'd keep looking for something else. 700 grams is a large amount, and would be expensive if you had to by it.
But hey, buy a bit and try it out. Hard to know your pain level, compared to mine, and it might work better for you.T12L1 Incomplete Still here This is the place to be 58 years old
Medical marijuana has been approved in Ohio, but none of us are going to have access to it until next September at the earliest. Lots of hoops that have to be jumped through.
Not so much addicted as dependent. I essentially got off them for about a month, but the pain did not recede. So, I have begun to take them again but with some selective use. For example, I will only take some if I have something going on that I want to get some pleasure from or have to concentrate on.


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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles restaurant named the Toilet Bowl Cafe serves traditional Taiwanese cuisine in toilet-shaped bowls while diners sit on toilet seats.
The cafe, owned by Chinese-born restaurateur YoYo Li, is based on popular restroom-themed restaurants in China and Taiwan and features entrees with toilet-related themes such as "Smells Like Poop," which is comprised of braised pork over rice, ABC News reported Wednesday.
Other dishes include "Constipation," wheat noodles topped with pork and stir-fried with the fermented soybean paste zhajiang; "Black Poop," a chocolate sundae; and "Bloody Number Two," a vanilla-strawberry sundae.
Tony Wei, a Los Angeles resident of Taiwanese decent, said he expects the restaurant to be popular with the Asian community.
"[Asians] just can't resist these gimmicky fads involving food," he said. "I, being Taiwanese, also can't resist said gimmicky fads. And I would definitely eat at this restaurant as I can't resist my people's food."


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Brisbane motorists paid more for unleaded petrol last year than drivers in every major mainland capital city.
The RACQ's 2012 Annual Fuel Report revealed Brisbane's average unleaded fuel price was 145.4 cents per litre.
That was 4.8 cents per litre higher than Melbourne, and up 3.9cpl on Sydney, 3.6cpl on Adelaide and 2.4cpl on Perth.
It was also 2.9cpl higher than the 2011 average for Brisbane.
Paul Turner from the RACQ said while Brisbane motorists paid more at the bowser, the wholesalers, refiners and retailers were lining their pockets.
"Fuel companies ... enjoyed a 6.9cpl increase in total margins," Mr Turner said.
"The dominance of the major fuel companies and the absence of a major discounter, which many of the other capital cities enjoy, also continue to contribute to the high prices in Brisbane."
Mr Turner said even those willing to hunt for a bargain had the odds stacked against them in 2012, with a volatile southeast Queensland fuel price cycle making it difficult to predict the cheap days.
"The fuel cycle fluctuated between nine and 15 days in the first three quarters of the year and in the last quarter varied from 14 to 19 days, making it difficult for motorists to seek out the cheapest prices," Mr Turner said.


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I love cinnamon rolls and this weekend these were the perfect comfort food. Or comfort dessert that is.
Dough swirled with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Yes, yes. yes.
These are basic cinnamon rolls … basic yum … with vanilla icing. But you can also try these chocolate cinnamon rolls or pumpkin pecan cinnamon rolls if you like them jazzed up a bit.
Prepare the dough and let it rise per the recipe below before rolling it out.
Then roll it into a roughly 14 X 24 inch rectangular shape.
Cover with melted butter and brown sugar.
Then sprinkle on cane sugar and cinnamon.
Then you are ready to roll. Start from the back and roll toward you to create a long spiraled cylinder.
Like so. And like so pretty!
Slice the dough into 18 equal sections about 1 1/4 – 1/2 inches thick.
Butter two square pans and place 9 pieces in each. I like using disposable aluminum pans with lids for these.
Let the cut rolls rise again in a warm place for about 45 minutes before baking.
Remove them from the oven and cover with vanilla icing while the buns are still warm.
Makes 18 cinnamon rolls
1 cup whole milk
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 1/4 teaspoon (1 packet) active dry yeast
4 cups all purpose flour, plus more for rolling
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-4 tablespoons whole milk
- Heat milk and butter in a small heatproof bowl in the microwave until warm. Stir in sugar.
- Transfer milk mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Sprinkle yeast on top of warm milk mixture and let rest for 2 minutes. Gently stir together. (Note: temperature of liquid should between 100-110 degrees when using Fleischmann's and between 120-130 degrees for Red Star active dry yeast.)
- Add 3 cups of the flour, salt and egg and mix on low until combined.
- Switch to the mixer's dough hook. Add remaining cup of flour and knead dough for a few minutes until it pulls away from the bowl. If needed, add another tablespoon of flour to help all the dough completely pull away from the sides of the bowl.
- Spray a medium bowl with non-stick spray.
- Remove dough from mixing bowl. Knead dough a couple of times by hand and then shape into a ball. Place in coated bowl and turn over to coat each side.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap or a clean towel and let rise in a warm spot for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until the dough doubles in size. If dough reaches top of the bowl, punch down.
- Butter two 8 X 8 inch pans.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Keep extra flour handy to coat your rolling pin, hands and work surface if needed. Roll into a roughly 14 X 24 inch rectangular shape with the longest side closest to you. Roll so that the dough is almost 1/4 inch thick.
- Drizzle melted butter on dough, spread around to coat, leaving about a 1/2 inch uncoated along the edges. Sprinkle both sugars and cinnamon all over surface of the dough.
- Starting from the side opposite you, roll dough tightly towards you to form a long cylinder of dough. At the end, pinch the seams together and turn so the long seam side is down. If needed, gently squeeze or shape the dough to help form more equal size cinnamon rolls. Cut dough shape into 18 1-1/2 inch sections with a serrated knife and place nine cinnamon rolls in each pan. There will be a little space between each roll.
- Let rolls rise a second time in a warm spot for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and then bake rolls for 15-17 minutes.
COVER WITH TOPPING: While the rolls are baking, prepare the vanilla topping. Sift confectioners' sugar into a medium bowl. Whisk in melted butter, vanilla and milk until completely smooth. Remove rolls from the oven and pour topping evenly over cinnamon rolls while warm.
- You can also bake these cinnamon rolls the next morning. After placing cut rolls in the pans, refrigerate overnight. In the morning, let the rolls rise in the pans in a warm spot for the second time (45-60 minutes) before baking.
- For a maple topping: Make the vanilla topping above and use 1 teaspoon maple flavoring instead of vanilla.
- For a cream cheese topping: Beat 4 oz softened cream cheese and 2 tablespoons room temperature butter until smooth. Add 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Then add 3-4 tablespoons milk until smooth.
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Served over wild rice blend with oven roasted
asparagus and sauteed mushrooms.
Lay the chicken breasts in a sprayed casserole and
season with onion and garlic powders, s&p.
Cut large breasts in half for easier serving.
Combine the soup and sour cream.
Spread the mixture over the chicken.
Sprinkle the top with shredded Parmesan
and bake @375 for 40-45 minutes.
Toss fresh asparagus with a little olive oil
in a small baking pan and sprinkle with salt&pepper.
Add to the oven the last 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile saute the sliced mushrooms in butter
and sprinkle with salt&pepper.
To plate: serve with wild rice blend, chicken,
sauce and top each serving
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Baked Sour Cream Parmesan Chicken
4 boneless chicken breasts
Onion powder, about 1/2t
Garlic powder, about 1/2t
Salt & Pepper
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1 C sour cream
1 C (4 oz) shredded Parmesan cheese
1 C (4 oz) mushrooms, sliced,
seasoned and sauteed in butter
8-12 asparagus spears, oven roasted
the last 20 minutes
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Cut chicken breasts in half if large and arrange in
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In a bowl, combine the soup and sour cream.
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The British Go Association (BGA) has recently completed a project to get all issues of the British Go Journal into an on-line archive. Each issue since 1967 is available as a PDF file, with many issues having some of their content translated into web pages. Making article web pages is an ongoing project, and issues will only become available to the general public once they become a year old. There are 148 issues currently available with games and instructional articles for kyu through dan-level players.
Early issues were produced on typewriters and used an algebraic notation to describe games and positions. Starting with issue number 4, pictures were added and the web page versions include SGF and GO format game records. News from the local, national, and international go scenes in the issues as well as 40+ years of "internal wranglings" of the BGA provide an amazing resource for anyone interested in go history, or just in improving their game.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Oxfam's new book "From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World" is a detailed and vivid account of poverty, its effects and how it can be eradicated. Principal Voices spoke to the book's author and Head of Research at Oxfam GB, Duncan Green about the charity's prescription for change.
A boy holds a baby in a street in a Shanty town in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. One third of Cambodia's population live in poverty.
How do you think Oxfam's approach to tackling poverty has changed since your last report in 1995?
Two of the big changes are a much greater awareness of the main arena for development is within countries. A combination of providing an effective state that can provide schools, hospitals, roads, energy and which is accountable to their citizens. And at the same time strengthening the voice of citizens so they feel self-confidence and the ability to get together and demand changes. It's that combination of active citizens and effective states which is where the main drama of development is and always has been.
So, one change is that we are much more aware of that and within that the whole issue of who holds power, who decides what, rather than concentrating solely on policies and clever ideas you have to look at the issue of power and politics.
Could you explain what you mean by the terms "active citizens" and "effective states"?
If you look at an economy just in terms of GDP per capita then actually you don't need active citizens that much. What you need is a state that provides rule of law, political stability guarantees property rights, an enabling environment for business -- so that businesses can get access to finance, and they are not closed down by corrupt politicians.
Also, the state has to provide an educated healthy workforce and then there is an ever expanding range of things that the state has to do. There is no substitute for that, you cannot privatize all that and still function.
If you look at South Korea, China, Vietnam, Botswana, Costa Rica -- any of those sort of success stories of which there are dozens -- you can always point to an effective state.
We don't see development as just about GDP per capita. If you actually ask poor people what it is they hate about being poor, they often talk about being at the mercy of officials. They talk about not being able to pay the dowry for their kids, they feel as though they look bad and have anxiety about what will happen tomorrow -- e.g. what happens if my husband gets knocked off his rickshaw and we have no safety net at all?
So there are a whole bunch of questions that revolve around rights and the ability of citizens to have rights and enjoy them.
In terms of "active citizens", can this really be applied to places like China at the moment?
I think China's one of those countries where you've seen an effective state drive growth. There is an increasing sense that they are going to have shift on rights and citizenship. It's interesting that the Chinese Government is aware of the potential problems and are starting to think about how they deal with them, but it is a slow process.
I not claiming for a moment that China's example is the right balance between active citizens and effective states. A good example of this is somewhere like Finland, which has no right to be doing as well as it is. In the 1920s and 30s it developed this social contract between citizens and state which has held the country together and go from being essentially a developing country to an industrialized country.
There are other examples where we've seen active citizenship work -- The Chiquitano Indians in Bolivia where 30 years ago they were essentially feudal serfs and due to their own organization they have gone from there to having their own organization -- electing mayors, senators and eventually a president. And they've just gained the right to a million acres of ancestral land.
Now that climate change is a crucial part of any economic equation, what will this mean for growth in developing countries?
Historically countries like China have developed through a phase of dirty growth -- in terms of general pollution but also carbon emissions. But most countries become cleaner as they get more developed. The problem now is that the environmental limits are such that you can't have the rest of the world following that path now.
The real concern is that our leaders are saying they will do low carbon development but they don't have a single role model to follow. They underestimate the scale of the challenge and they also look in the wrong place for the challenge.
Yes, the challenge is technological, but I'd say it's primarily a political challenge. Take the United States for example. A recent paper by Nicholas Stern says that in the long term we have to get to a world where the allowance of carbon is one ton per year. Current emissions in the U.S. are twenty tons per person, per year.
Yes, technology is crucial if we want to go from twenty tons to one ton, but there is a huge amount of politics to get the U.S. to agree that we should all have the same carbon allowance. You've really got to convince the U.S. that an Indian has the same right to carbon as Americans. Politically, that is going to be very challenging. And even within India that a rich person has one ton and so does a pauper.
What happens if you don't achieve that? Carbon will be catastrophic for climate change, not for everybody, but it will be for poor people especially in the tropical zones.
What's your opinion on the situation with biofuels?
Biofuels is a really good illustration of what happens in a major scarcity, in that the U.S. and the European desire for energy security is outweighing developing countries need for food.
In general, there are two problems. First generation biofuels aren't much good and the second problem has been not to distinguish both between different first generation biofuels and first and second generation biofuels.
You've got a situation now where some biofuels are, net, worse for the climate. Even ones that are not, there is a huge lack of knowledge as to what their final carbon footprint is.
We need to do far more research, far more quickly, distinguish between different biofuels and be much clearer about their carbon imprint and their social impact.
In the book you talk about concentration of power within markets. What is your prescription for how that power might be dispersed?
A fairly traditional one really. If you have one company negotiating with a million small farmers the company is in a very strong position and the farmers are in a very weak position because they are negotiating individually. If a million small farmers have an organization or a producer co-op they are in a much better position to negotiate a better deal. So it really is about organization of the power of the people who are currently powerless in markets and then the state creating a facility to enable them to benefit.
The classic one is finance. If you can't get credit as a farmer you're stuffed. Lots of small farmers find it ridiculously hard to get credit.
You describe the role of the IMF and the World Bank in development as "hugely controversial" and "in many eyes, profoundly destructive". How are they destructive and how can they improve?
One example of the IMF's destructive role is that they are so worried about inflation in developing countries that they place a salary cap on public employees. At the same time the World Bank is pushing for a greater provision of education and health. It's not coherent. Teachers are paid so little that they have to get second jobs. So you have recruitment problems and you can't deliver on the basic role of the state when you have such tight control.
Part of the problem is that the IMF is very central. It's in the wrong place, it's in Washington.
The World Bank, the IMF and the United Nations were set up as part of a post-war settlement sixty years ago. Things have really changed and there are real growing pains in international system in terms of responding to the rise of China and India and in terms of responding to the shift of economic issues. There are a whole bunch of problems of which climate change is just the latest, where the International system isn't fit for purpose. I think there is agreement that it is not fit for purpose but there isn't agreement about what to do about it.
You say in the book that there are examples of increasing gender equity and that education is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty. Could you give some examples how increased access to education is benefiting women and girls?
The spread of primary education, both in terms of the whole population, but particularly to girls has a number of really important consequences. It leads to a rapid drop in fertility rates. As a comparison of China's one child policy with Kerala's -- south India -- provision of education. One is coercive and abusive and one is empowering and they both get the same results.
It's not just about fertility rates. The spread of female education leads to changes in domestic relations, women who have been to school are less likely to be abused at home and are more likely to get jobs, manage their own finances and be more independent. There are a huge range of benefits.
Children of educated women are less likely to be malnourished, so it goes on to the next generation as well, breaking the cycle of poverty. It's happened in a number of countries -- Sri Lanka has been really successful in providing universal education even though it's a pretty poor country.
When the next Oxfam report comes out, what do you hope will have happened or have been achieved?
Say we do the next report in 2020. We will look back on today and say; wow, we just got out in the nick of the time. We created a global system similar to the creation of the welfare state or the "New Deal". We now have a global new deal which has enabled us to just get under the wire on climate change and prevent some of the worst impacts. It has allowed for everyone to have a kind of minimum decency -- no one has less than a dollar a day -- and there are some basic minimum standards. That's the hope.
Read the book in full here and watch the "From Poverty to Power" video here.
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"Gangster Squad" takes sensationalized aim at gangland nostalgia
Classic gangsters loved a good embarrassment of riches. Nice cars, fancy suits, expensive arm candy – the sky was the limit on how they could show off their wealth and power.
For a movie like "Gangster Squad" – which takes place amidst the glitz and glamour (and dirty world of organized crime) of late '40s Los Angeles – showing off is fine. In fact, it's pretty much a prerequisite. But, when the swanky style of the era meets the stylized swank of the movie's own excesses, things get out of hand.
"Gangster Squad" is the semi-true story of a group of LAPD officers tasked with taking down the city's most notorious crime boss, Mickey Cohen (played with smarmy zeal by Sean Penn). The secret band of righteous outlaws, led by Sergeant John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and backed by a diversely skilled ensemble (played by Ryan Gosling, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Patrick, Anthony Mackie and Michael Pena), lay a promising foundation for the film despite its rote crime drama set-up. Unfortunately, their promise is smothered by their one-dimensional characters and unembellished screentime that only sets them up as a band of cliched white knights.
Nearly everything else about "Gangster Squad" is awash in what can best be described as "gangster camp." Everything about Cohen's high-class living is gratuitously ostentatious, from his fortified mansion and posh nightlife to his ludicrously mismatched partnership with etiquette coach Grace Faraday (Emma Stone). Conversely, the down-and-dirty aspects of his ill-gotten lifestyle – the clandestine business meetings set in deviously noir locales, the cadre of goons armed with tommy guns tooling around L.A. in slick dark cars – wholly embrace the devil-may-care arrogance of a cartoonishly repugnant kingpin soaring too close to the sun.
The only thing more eyeroll-inducing than these prototypical ploys is "Gangster Squad"'s score. Its pensive, deep monotones don't flesh out until the near-climax, leaving it to plaintively drone over the…Read more...


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Gang leader pleads guilty to smuggling ring at Baltimore jail
Tavon White, 36, also admits to impregnating 4 correctional officers
The gang leader accused of running a criminal enterprise inside the Baltimore City jail pleaded guilty during a hearing Monday.
Tavon White, 36, a leader in the Black Guerilla Family gang, entered the plea to federal racketeering charges.
He's among nearly two-dozen people, including 13 female corrections officers, who were accused in a smuggling ring at the city's detention center.
According to the plea agreement, White has been a member of the gang since 2000 and was in pretrial custody from 2009-2013.
The documents show White became a commander of the BGF at the detention center by 2011 and, while there, he would often direct the smuggling of contraband such as cellphones or tobacco and drugs with the help of correctional officers, who got paid or received gifts from him.
White also admitted to impregnating four jail guards while incarcerated.
White was heard bragging he could make up to $15,000 a month selling marijuana and prescription drugs that were acquired by cohorts on the outside and then smuggled in by officers on the take, officials said. As part of his plea agreement, he will forfeit five cars bought with illegal proceeds.
White's plea may spare further embarrassment to the governor and state since no trial means no further sordid details will be released, at least as it pertains to him, WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller said.
But the other 24 defendants in the case are still pending trial. Thirteen of them are corrections officers, and that may not be the end of it, Miller reported. White claimed in his plea agreement that he knows many other officers were involved.
White faces up to 20 years in prison on the federal charge. He will be sentenced Feb. 20.
In the state's case, White also pleaded guilty, admitting he was involved in a non-fatal shooting four years ago. He will also receive a 20-year sentence for that.


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Onion and turnip soup
It's winter (sort of) over here, so it's only normal I would share some soup with you. Especially one as soft and as creamy as this one. A perfect belly warmer which makes for a perfect winter lunch and even for a light summer dinner. Except that turnips don't grow in summer, so I guess I should stick to recommending this soup for autumn and winter only. Although…if you substitute the turnips with parsnips, which do grow in summer and are as yummy, you might have some deliciousness going on in your summery bowl too!
This soup is very easy to make, as are all my dishes, and (to use the words of a dear friend of mine) it's scrumptious! Texture is super soft, almost like that of a good smoothie, and the flavor is earthy and aromatic. It pairs well served with few drops of lemon and a sprinkle of chili, as hot or as mild as you'd like it to be. It's also best served with croutons or, if you have none in your pantry, with a good wholemeal bread. You can try making these super easy tiny breads with linseed, sesame and almond meal.
- 2-3 TBSP olive oil (or more if needed)
- 1 big onion, finely diced
- 2 medium sized young turnips, peeled, roughly diced
- 1 big potato, peeled, roughly diced
- 2.5 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup water
- pinch of dry rosemary
- pinch freshly ground nutmeg
- sea salt, to taste
- white pepper, to taste
- In a medium sized pot, heat the olive oil on medium low heat and sautee the onion until translucent, stirring.
- Add the diced turnips and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add diced potato, dried rosemary, vegetable stock and water, increase heat and bring to a boil.
- Once it's boiling, lower heat and continue to simmer until potato and turnips are cooked.
- Turn off heat and allow the soup to cool a bit before adding to the blender.
- Add to blender and blitz until creamy. (You might have to do this in two batches, depending on the size of your jug.)
- Transfer the soup back to the pot and season with sea salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
- Reheat before serving.
- Serve with few drops of lemon juice and chili flakes.


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Incident in the Suburbs of the Capital
As soon as the words one million were spoken, Feng Chen Yu immediately knew that she was being played.
She glared at Feng Yu Heng and said through gritted teeth: "You're doing this on purpose, right? You know that I have one million taels of bank notes in my possession, and you are doing everything possible to steal it from me! Am I right?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded and said very honestly: "That's right. That's entirely correct. But I did not do anything. Instead, it was you who came to me."
Feng Chen Yu gnashed her teeth in anger so tightly they nearly shattered! But what could she do? She had indeed been the one to come asking for help, and she absolutely had to ask Feng Yu Heng for help.
She stabilized her emotions then asked: "Is there no room for negotiation at all?"
Feng Yu Heng sneered, "Someone is confused. When you had the drug, why did not you come negotiate with me?" She glared at Feng Chen Yu with a sharp gaze. "Eldest sister, a financial loss may prevent a disaster. Do you understand this concept?"
Chen Yu obviously understood, but she had already promised this million to Feng Jin Yuan. Although her father had no come and asked her for it, based on her understanding of that person, it was not that he did not want it. Instead, he was thinking about how he should spend that money.
"Then check to see if I am pregnant first." Feng Chen Yu had reached a conclusion. Let me see if I truly am pregnant before we take the next step.
"Ok." Feng Yu Heng reached out her hand, "Give it to me."
"What?" Chen Yu was stunned, "What do you want"?
"The bank note! You can pay in silver as well. It will be a bit troublesome, but I can send a servant to bring it from your courtyard."
"No need." Feng Chen Yu angrily rolled her eyes, "Take care of seeing me first, and I will send someone back to fetch it." She said this while walking to the door. Opening it, she said a few words to Yi Lin then watched her struggle to walk through the snow.
When she returned, Feng Yu Heng was holding something in her hands. Chen Yu did not recognize what it was and naturally did not care too much. She only said to Feng Yu Heng: "Yi Lin has already gone back to retrieve it. Can you examine me now."
Feng Yu Heng handed the things in her hands over. There was a long-thin stripped object and a small transparent cup of some unknown material.
Chen Yu held it in her hand and felt odd; however, when she heard Feng Yu Heng tell her what these two objects were for, her face immediately turned bright red "How… how could I do such a thing?"
"Why can you not?" Feng Yu Heng became quite unhappy, "Have you never gone to the latrine? Let me tell you, this is the most accurate way of determining whether or not you are pregnant. Just the cost of these two things, do you know how much they are worth? More importantly, it's something that can not be bought regardless of how much money you have! This is a rare item from the Persian eccentric. Don't assume that the ten thousand taels you are spending is a waste. I even feel I have asked for too little."
Chen Yu once again realized that there was no way to communicate with Feng Yu Heng. The things she found difficult to speak about were so casually spoken from her mouth. It seemed that she did not feel embarrassed in the slightest. If she continued to be shy in front of Feng Yu Heng, she would only lose even more face. It would be better to just grit her teeth and make use of these things. Either way, there was nobody who could see her.
Feng Chen Yu made a decision and brought the items with her into the latrine. When she returned, she handed the long item to Feng Yu Heng.
There were two red stripes. Feng Yu Heng shrugged: "Early-stage pregnancy."
"What?" Chen Yu did not understand.
She explained once more, "That is to say you are pregnant. This is guaranteed."
"It can be determined like this?"
"It can." Feng Yu Heng nodded then said: "Reach your right arm over. Since you don't seem at ease, I will check your pulse."
Chen Yu quickly extended her arm over and saw Feng Yu Heng feel it for a while then let go. She repeated the words she said earlier: "Early-stage pregnancy."
Chen Yu let out a sigh filled with despair. It seemed that she would need to decide between her future and her wealth.
"Think carefully on it." Feng Yu Heng stood up, "I need to go out today. When your bank note has been retrieved, send it to the treasury of the county office. Qing Yu happens to be here today. Just hand it to her." When she finished speaking, she opened the door then left. Wang Chuan hastily entered the room and picked up a cloak for her then followed her out of the courtyard with Huang Quan.
Feng Chen Yu was left alone in the room. The thing she had just used was still on the table. It still clearly displayed two red lines. She did not know what it was, but Feng Yu Heng had told her that two lines appearing signified pregnancy. If it were only one line, then she would not be pregnant. She trusted Feng Yu Heng because the signs of pregnancy were already becoming quite apparent.
Forcefully repressing a nauseous feeling, she sat down for a little longer. Only when Yi Lin returned through the thick layer of snow, gasping for air, did she stand up. Along with Yi Lin, she went towards the treasury of Tong Sheng pavilion.
At this time, Feng Yu Heng had already reached the main road. It had snowed too heavily the day prior, so it was impossible for carriages to move along the main road. If people wanted to go out, they would need to wade through the snow. Many people were sweeping away the snow, but they were all sweeping the area before their own doors. After being swept, piles of snow were left to the side. These piles of snow caused the roads to become narrower.
The governor had sent people out to clean up the snow, but there simply was not enough manpower. In such a large capital, it was not possible for it to be completely cleaned in an instant. Moreover, there were many officials who would try to get an advantage and offer some special incentives, so practically all of the people sent out by the governor would offer their services to those families.
When they reached Hundred Herb Hall with great difficulty, they were sweating profusely on this cold day. When the people in Hundred Herb Hall saw Feng Yu Heng arrive, they quickly went to receive her. They received her cloak and said: "Boss, there are not many people who came for examination. But there were quite a few who fainted from the cold outside. Shopkeeper Wang took responsibility and brought them into the shop and is taking care of them now."
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "You have done what's right." She spoke while walking in. Passing through the outer hall, she lifted the curtain to the inner hall and saw seven or eight people lying down inside. Wang Lin was presently directing some of the store clerks to give the fainted people medical soups. With a brazier lit in that room, it was very warm.
Feng Yu Heng did not say too much and went forward to examine the sick. Of those who were sick, most were older and a few were children. At a glance, it could be seen that they lived their daily lives as beggars. The snowfall from the day before was truly catastrophic. With no place for them to hide, fainting on the street is normal.
When they saw that a girl wearing very proper clothes was personally examining them, they all felt a little embarrassed, as she was even willing to go forth and touch their dirty wrists.
Wang Lin saw Feng Yu Heng but saw that she did not say anything before getting to work. Thus he was not too polite and simply explained to everyone: "This is our Hundred Herb Hall's boss. She was also personally conferred the title of county princess Ji An by the Emperor."
Hearing him say this, everyone felt overwhelmed by this unexpected favor. This was the dignified county princess! Yet she was checking the pulse of a beggar. This was something that they could never have imagined even in a dream.
Wang Lin explained: "Everyone, do not feel ill at ease. Our county princess is very adept with medicine. The famous medical pills of Hundred Herb Hall are personally made by the county princess."
While Wang Lin was explaining, Feng Yu Heng examined every one of them. After that, she calmed down a little bit. Although they had many chronic illnesses stemming from their poor living environments, all the Winter storm accomplished was only a bit of freezing and fainting. Hundred Herb Hall had acted in a timely manner, which ensured that they did not suffer more serious problems.
She informed everyone: "There is no need to worry. Since you have come to Hundred Herb Hall, treating you is our duty." She then looked at the clerks who were holding medical soups and nodded: "These medical soups will get rid of the cold and warm you up. It also has the ability to improve your body's immune system. Everyone, drink it all. It will take at most one day to recover."
They did not understand what improving the body's immune system meant, but they knew that Feng Yu Heng meant this medicine was very good. Thus, they all rushed to drink the medicine.
A woman in her early 50s was holding a child in her lap. Wiping away a tear, she said: "Last night, the snowfall collapsed the hut we were living in. I thought that we would not be able to continue living, so I walked towards the street to see if any kind houses would take in this child out of kindness to allow him to live. But, nobody would open their doors. In such heavy snow, we could no longer continue walking. Someone said that Hundred Herb Hall was just ahead, and the boss and shopkeeper were both living Bodhisattva. Perhaps we would be able to be saved there, so we came in the direction of Hundred Herb Hall."
Hearing her say this, the other people also began speaking. Their stories were roughly the same, and they all felt that Hundred Herb Hall was a path to life.
Feng Yu Heng was very moved from listening to them. She also gave a look of praise to Wang Lin. She knew that she had not put much work into this shop. It was mostly managed by Wang Lin. The prestige Hundred Herb Hall had today could not be separated from the work Wang Lin had done.
Wang Lin was a little embarrassed to have received praise. He quickly arranged for a clerk to continue adding coals to the brazier to allow the room to warm up even more. He also told everyone: "It has already stopped snowing outside. Looking at the weather, it should not snow any more, so you can relax. Although our Hundred Herb Hall can not keep you forever, it can at least help everyone through these difficult times. We will not allow you to freeze to death nor starve to death outside."
Everyone felt another surge of emotion. Wang Lin excused himself then quickly pulled Feng Yu Heng to a side hall.
"Young miss, we can not continue like this." Sweat could be seen at his brow, although it was unknown if it was from anxiety or from heat. "We can save eight people, but what if it reached 80? This snowfall has covered the entirety of the capital. The number of people affected by the disaster will not be limited to just them. If they hear this news and come to Hundred Herb Hall, we would not have the ability to handle it."
"It's fine. Don't worry." Feng Yu Heng gestured for Wang Chuan and Huang Quan to put down the large paper bags they had been carrying onto the table, "I brought some tea tea from the manor. There is no need to boil it in water. You can just directly place it in hot water. Go prepare some pots with large openings and boil some more water. Then go find some more cups. We will set up a tent outside of Hundred Herb Hall's entrance. As people come and go, regardless of what type of person comes, we will give them one cup of free tea."
"Understood." Wang Lin nodded, "Like this, there won't be as many people who will faint from the cold. With hot tea being served outside, there won't be as many rushing to squeeze into Hundred Herb Hall." He agreed and carried a few bags out to prepare.
Wang Chuan was not assured and said to Huang Quan: "Go take a look too. It would be best to speak with the restaurants nearby to see if you can borrow some more cups. Even paying a bit of money is fine."
Huang Quan nodded and left.
Feng Yu Heng was finally able to sit down and catch her breath. She had come wading through the snow, so she truly was quite tired.
"Fortunately, this is the Winter disaster. If this was the Summer flood, problems would be much larger." She sipped a mouthful of hot tea poured by Wang Chuan. She was still quite worried about Xuan Tian Ming and could not help but ask: "Do you think anyone will clean the roads outside of the capital? If we were to go to the military camp by foot, how long would it take?"
Wang Chuan helplessly shook her head, "There is no need to think of walking there. Given the heavy snowfall, it's very likely that we would not reach it even if we traveled for three days and three nights. If the situation of inside the capital is like this, how could there possibly be anyone sweeping the snow in the suburbs."
Feng Yu Heng sighed. She knew that there was nothing that could be accomplished through worrying alone. She could only wait a few more days to see if the snow would melt a little. She had to wait for carriages to be able to make use of the roads.
As the two waited for Wang Lin to finish his preparations to pass out warm tea, the curtain was suddenly lifted and Huang Quan hurriedly returned. Her face was filled with concern. Upon seeing the two, she hastily said: "Something happened in the suburbs!"


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New York
New York, city (1990 pop. 7,322,564), land area 304.8 sq mi (789.4 sq km), SE N.Y., largest city in the United States and one of the largest in the world, on New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River. It comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a county: Manhattan (New York co.), the heart of the city, an island; the Bronx (Bronx co.), on the mainland, NE of Manhattan and separated from it by the Harlem River; Queens (Queens co.), on Long Island, E of Manhattan across the East River; Brooklyn (Kings co.), also on Long Island, on the East River adjoining Queens and on New York Bay; and Staten Island (Richmond co.), on Staten Island, SW of Manhattan and separated from it by the Upper Bay. The metropolitan area (1990 est. pop. 18,087,000) encompasses parts of SE New York state, NE New Jersey, and SW Connecticut. The port of New York (which is now centered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River) remains one of the world's leading ports, with significant container, cruise, and other terminals.
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Why is my baby so cute?
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Baby King
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
This post is dedicated solely to my Jon.
Can you believe it's been over two years since we met? And you asked me the 3 movies question and I got them all right and you loved me from then on? Ha ha. Cause I do.
And now we have a baby and he's perfect and we have a wonderful life with friends and family that love us. You are such a hard worker and a great example I'm so glad you are the dad to Kingston and the rest of our future family.
I know I'm crazy But I'm also cray cray about you. Thanks for being my boo.
Love you forever!
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Its 940 pm. This is late right? It feels sooo late. Hubs and I are laying on our bed. He is reading a ridiculously long book on his iPad and I am blogging. Baby is asleep. Is this what being a grown up is like?
I forgot to blog that I recently had a birthday. I am officially 26. Which is hysterical because I just had to double check with Jon to see if I was 25 or 26. No wonder my mom never knew how she was when we would ask. But I did have a good bday. Jon surprised me and took me to an arcade with some friends. I played ski ball (love it) and got to see Josie! Which was so nice since we literally live on opposite sides of the state! Not to mention Jon and I bought new cars. Not because of my bday but because Jons car blew up and mine was on it's last leg. But it was a nice bday present. So now I get ride around in a decked out suv instead of the ol jetta who's radio didn't even work anymore. May the jetta RIP. I loved that car and worked all through college to pay for it. I bought it with my own money, taught myself how to drive it (it was a stick shift) and exactly why am I blogging about my car? Enough of that.
Life is good. I am loving my class this year they are adorable and so naughty. It's hilarious. They are just six. That's all there is to it. Like they can't sit still for longer than five minutes and they get excited if I tell them they get one more minute of recess. I love being a teacher. It exhausts me but it's my life. And I love it. I get to teach children then come home and play with my own sweet boy. I'm really lucky and I don't say it enough.
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Mandatory Scientific Programme
The Mandatory Scientific Programme has been the Agency's backbone from the beginning. Its success is demonstrated by the large number of spacecraft in operation, each of which has led to Europe becoming a leader in the respective field.
A number of new missions have been initiated since the Council at Ministerial Level in 2008: Solar Orbiter and Euclid, due for launch in 2017 and 2019, respectively, and JUICE, planned for 2022. Three missions are due for launch in the next three years: Gaia in 2013, LISA PathFinder in 2014 and BepiColombo in 2015.
Following the first Call for Small Missions, resulting in the selection of Cheops, new missions are being studied, showing that the programme is providing a constant flow of new opportunities, and allows serving a broad range of communities. The programme is characterised by its bottom-up approach with new ideas springing from the science community and by the selection of the best missions through a peer-review process that is again driven by the science community.
Its mandatory nature ensures that its benefits accrue to all Member States and its stability provides a long-term horizon for both the European science community and European industry.
The Programme has a long-standing cooperative approach with Member States and their national programmes. Scientific payloads, which represent a significant portion of the total cost of scientific missions, are procured by nationally-funded consortia in Member State scientific institutes. This leverages investments in the Scientific Programme, resulting in more ambitious and more frequent missions than would be possible based on the Scientific Programme budget alone.
Proposal to the Ministerial Council
The timely execution of the ambitious missions under development and those recently decided, together with the continuous exploitation of missions in orbit, continue providing the science community with new opportunities and require to maintain the purchasing power of the Scientific Programme within the Level of Resources (LoR) in the next period 2013-17.
The stability of financial resources will allow Europe to consolidate its global leadership and to extend it to new areas, including the exploration of planets and their moons with the JUICE, mission, the study of the most fundamental forces in the Universe with Euclid and the study of the structure of our Galaxy with Gaia to name but a few.
With no competing missions in each of these areas on the current calendar, this Programme allows the Agency to continue extending its lead for the benefit of the scientific community, European industry and the Agency's stakeholders.