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1. Re: sccAPI lib and docsBOBNO123 May 26, 2010 11:00 AM (in response to rishikhan)
Working on it. We weren't planning to provide these initially, but if demand is there, we will get it. We will put sources on your MCPC when it is ready. Documentation will be sparse right now.
Bob Noradki
SCC Team
2. Re: sccAPI lib and docsjheld May 26, 2010 11:21 AM (in response to rishikhan)
You don't have to write your own program to load something other than Linux.
Do you aleady know how to build and load a bare metal binary with sccGui?
3. Re: sccAPI lib and docsrishikhan May 26, 2010 11:49 AM (in response to jheld)
No, I don't know how to build and run a bareMetal app. Can you point me to some docs?
Also, eventually, we will want to be communicating between the frontend and the sccChip later. We need some kind of mechanism to talk across the PCI. Do you have any suggestions for that?
4. Re: sccAPI lib and docsjheld May 26, 2010 3:06 PM (in response to rishikhan)
First thing to do is to take the loadmap and binary of the code(s) (must include boot code etc) that you want to load onto core(s) and turn it into an ASCI format using the bin2obj tool.
Two more pieces of information must be defined to run your code on SCC, what to run on which cores, and how to initially configure the memory mappings (LUTs). The .mt file must be created that describes the placement of the image on cores. It is used with a sccMerge script to create a single image and a table of LUT values for loading.
For example, to start hello.32.obj on core 0x00, core 0xYY and core 0xZZ you need to create an mt file (hello.mt) with the following content:
# pid [white-space] object file
0x00 <obj-path>/hello.32.obj
0xYY <obj-path>/hello.32.obj
0xZZ <obj-path>/hello.32.obj
You may also mix different objects (e.g. hello.32.obj and pingpong.32.obj) on different cores.
The .obj and the .mt are fed to the sccMerge perlscript which merges the object files into one combined image for loading and creates a configuration file for the memory LUTs. For example, given our hello example to put it the system with 4MB assigned to each core and with 12 cores per memory controller you would invoke sccMerge (objMerge):
sccMerge –noimage –m 4 -n 12 –force <mt-path>/hello.mt
Invoke sccMerge with the –h option for a listing of the options.
The merge tool will create an "obj" folder with "mch_0_0.obj" and "lut_init.dat". These are the files you need to load from sccGui. Use the following flow:
· Invoke the reset (wiper symbol)
· Pre-Load the object file
· Pre-Load the LUT file
· (Optionally enable/disable L2 cache)
· Release the resets with the reset dialog
Which is basically working through the sccGui tools menu from top to bottom. You can use the memory reader widget to see if the code (that should modify some specific memory location) executed.
After executing sccMerge you can also use command-line tools to preload your image and release the resets:
· sccBoot –g <obj-path>
· sccReset –r <list or range of cores where the reset should be released>
· Then you can use sccDump to check the results (if your BMC application modified a memory location).
I'd encourage you to explore the tools other than sccGui that are in /opt/sccKit/current/bin by using the -h switch with them.
5. Re: sccAPI lib and docshoffman May 26, 2010 4:47 PM (in response to jheld)
that sounds pretty straightforward. where does one specify the start address for the 16 bit
segmented code? it doesn't seem to be represented in the .obj file
6. Re: sccAPI lib and docsrishikhan May 27, 2010 7:21 AM (in response to jheld)
Another way to state Eric's question is:
In a bareMetal app, how do we go from SystemReset to main()?
For example, say I had the following program in main.c:
char buf[100] = "";
int main(int argc, char **argv)
char internal_buf[100] = "Hello";
int i = 0;
while(internal_buf[i] != 0)
buf[i] = internal_buf[i];
return 0;
How would I go about making an obj file that can fit into the workflow that you described above?
7. Re: sccAPI lib and docsjheld May 27, 2010 9:04 AM (in response to rishikhan)
"Bare metal" means really bare!
The processor boots in real mode starting 16bytes below the top of physical memory. A bare metal app needs to take it from there.
See section 16.1 of the P54CPentium processor manual in the docs (and on www.intel.com/info/scc) for details.
We have nothing like a BIOS on SCC, though we're looking into the possibility, but for now the sccKit on the MCPC serves some of that role,
setting up memory mappings (LUTs) and loading memory as directed. The rest of boot would be statically bound into the image loaded.
Your program below would only run after a lot has happened and presumes c runtime libs etc. That's why we have the Linux version, for all those not interested in OS/embedded app level coding.
8. Re: sccAPI lib and docsrishikhan May 27, 2010 9:08 AM (in response to jheld)
Thanks Jim,
"The processor boots in real mode starting 16bytes below the top of physical memory. " is what we were looking for.
9. Re: sccAPI lib and docshoffman Jun 1, 2010 2:11 PM (in response to jheld)
i've tried to follow your recipie, using sccMerge to construct an obj directory
which i then pass to sccBoot -g
the mch image matches the lut target for the pre-translation obj address, so
sccMerge is doing the mapping correctly
however, after sccBoot, sccDump -c 0 doesn't match the lut configuration in
lut_init.dat, or lut_init.vi
further the contents of mch_0_0 dont match the output of sccDump -d 0 at the
specified address
i know this isn't enough information for you to help, so i guess i have a couple
questions if you could answer them.
- the 'my tile id' register output for sccDump - c 0 shows '5', for sccDump -c 5 it shows 2d.
the format of this isn't discussed in the EAS, but i assume this is ok?
- i would expect that even if nothing else was working, if mch_0_0.obj
shows data at /origin 1bd3f0000, then after a successful run of sccBoot, i should
be able to use sccDump -d 0 1bd3f0000 to verify the contents?
- can you think of any reason why the lut tables wouldn't be updated?
hoffman@marc001:~$ sccBoot -g obj
INFO: Welcome to sccBoot 1.1.1 (build date May 19 2010 - 16:22:25)...
INFO: Pulling reset of all cores...
INFO: Preloading Memory with object file...
INFO: Found object for MC x=0, y=0: "obj/mch_0_0.32.obj"...
INFO: writeMemFromOBJ(...): Configuration of memory done!
INFO: Successfully (re-)loaded object file "obj/mch_0_0.32.obj"...
INFO: Preloading LUTs...
INFO: Configuring LUTs with content of file "obj/lut_init.dat"...
INFO: -> Configuration of LUTs done!
INFO: Image is now pre-loaded. Release resets to start individual cores...
thanks for any assistance you can give
10. Re: sccAPI lib and docshoffman Jun 1, 2010 9:16 PM (in response to hoffman)
an update on status, i'm currently stuck with the board in a bad state. neither
the gui nor the sccBmc commands complete, both complaining that they
cant connect to the bmc server at .245 to train the sif
however, before that happened i ran some experiments, so things are partially sane:
- changing the obj target address to 0 results in my data showing up at sccDump -d 0 0,
but i cant seem to write to any other offset in the same 16M block, or any other block.
i suspect there is an additional layer of memory address translation that i'm just not
aware of
- i've been able to change the luts in lut_init.dat and see them show up in sccDump -c after
an scc boot. i could swear that earlier lut_init.dat was pointing to 0,5 east and sccdump was
pointing to 0,0 west....but lets just assume i was deluded
- i believe that the mapping being set up by sccMerge is over 8G in the 0,0 mch,
(local offset 3f4) which could explain some issues if the upper bits aren't ignored in the
memory controller [thus your suggestion about using -m 4 above, which i ignored]
11. Re: sccAPI lib and docsjheld Jun 1, 2010 9:41 PM (in response to hoffman)
"- the 'my tile id' register output for sccDump - c 0 shows '5', for sccDump -c 5 it shows 2d.
the format of this isn't discussed in the EAS, but i assume this is ok?"
Yes it is. The tileid is 11 bits. Top 4 bits are Y, next 4 bits are X coordinate, bottom 3 bits are the the requesting agent - in this case 0x5 which is the SIF which is true given you are using the MCPC over the SIF.
"- i would expect that even if nothing else was working, if mch_0_0.obj
shows data at /origin 1bd3f0000, then after a successful run of sccBoot, i should
be able to use sccDump -d 0 1bd3f0000 to verify the contents?"
Not sure why not, but do you really have 8GB on each MC? (a 32GB configuration?)
12. Re: sccAPI lib and docshoffman Jun 1, 2010 10:03 PM (in response to jheld)
yes, this is in the programmers guide page 24
thank you
13. Re: sccAPI lib and docsjheld Jun 1, 2010 10:45 PM (in response to hoffman)
I was using -m 4 because I'm accustomed to a 16GB machine.
Not sure what you mean by offset 3f4.
- changing the obj target address to 0 results in my data showing up at sccDump -d 0 0,
but i cant seem to write to any other offset in the same 16M block, or any other block.
i suspect there is an additional layer of memory address translation that i'm just not
aware of
When loading memory and sccDumping memory system addresses are used that don't involve any further translations.
When you say that you can't write in locations other than 0, I presume you mean load those locations with sccBoot?
Have you tried examining the linux.obj, etc as examples? You can use sccGui to explore what memory image looks like in the file and then using the memory widget to examine memory locations.
14. Re: sccAPI lib and docshoffman Jun 2, 2010 8:45 AM (in response to jheld)
thanks for your suggestions. its very likely that i was struggling with mappings
constructed by sccMerge for a larger machine
the linux image doesn't seem to be constrained as to the alignment and size of the
segments that its writing, but if i change the mch_0_0.obj offset to be nonzero, then
i can no longer read back the bytes written by sccBoot with sccDump
linux boots quite consistently, so i'm just missing something
i'll post a more concrete example once the board is running again
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Food is always a festive affair in the historic port of Fremantle. This is a city where you can eat in heritage-listed streets buzzing with buskers or on winding alleys lined with art. Your next meal is as close as the music floating out of a colonial pub or the breeze blowing from the harbour.
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Ray's Own Brand is a line of beef jerky produced by the husband and wife team of Raymond Cattaneo and Nina Marie. The business has been around since 2003, based out of San Luis Obispo, CA.
The Cattaneo's beef jerky business follows their successful barbecue service, Cattaneo BBQ Service, which they've been doing since 1971 across the central coast of California. Ray has been in the meat industry since the age of 9, when he started working in his family's business.
Ray's Own Brand makes their own beef jerky at their facility in SLO. Ray oversees the individual batch processing, while Nina Marie directs all business operations.
The Cattaneo's jerky business benefits from a growing interest in "artisan jerky" across the central coast of California, an area long known for its wines and cattle ranches.
Beef, water, cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, garlic, sodium nitrite.
The first taste that hits my tongue is the tangy flavor of the cider vinegar. In fact, this jerky has that aroma about it. I do pick up a good amount of black pepper taste from the surface of these pieces. Going into the chew, I get the taste of salt and the natural meat flavors.
But for the most part, it's the tangy taste of the cider vinegar marinade that dominates the surface taste of this jerky, which then shares space with the salt and the natural meat flavors as I begin chewing.
The natural meat flavors have a very distinct and defined taste that I can differentiate from the other flavors. It has a certain fine quality that reminds a jerky lover like me why I eat this stuff. It's similar to eating medium-rare rib-eye steak in a jerky form, with a spiced up outside, and a soft-meaty inside.
While salt is a major flavor component in this jerky, it doesn't really steal the spotlight. The sodium content in this medium. Note that the nutrition label pictured below represents the total package, as opposed to the standard 1oz serving.
As for being advertised as a black peppered variety, I do get a good sense of black pepper taste, but I wouldn't consider it as having the dominant taste either. It's just enough to let you know it's there somewhere in the front, but still allows the natural meat flavors and the marinade to get the bigger mention.
Overall, I find this to be a very addicting jerky from Ray's Own Brand. In fact, I've tried all the varieties from them, and love them all. It's that great meat flavor with the tangy cider vinegar marinade that forms the basis of this jerky.
Meat Consistency
These appear to be cuts of whole meat, sliced very thick, and in small to medium sized pieces.
This is dry jerky, and being sliced so thick, I can't really bite a piece off. Instead, you need to grab a meat grain with your teeth, and pull it apart like a eating string cheese. Once you strip a piece off, suck on it for several seconds and soak up the flavors. Then bite down on it easily, allowing the inner flavors to leach out. Then start chewing. That's really how this jerky ought to be enjoyed. Finally, wash it down with your favorite beer.
This is not a soft jerky by any means. If you don't like tough jerky, this may not be for you. But I recommend trying it just to experience the great meat flavor this has to offer.
Otherwise, I found no tendon, gristle, connective tissue, or fat on these pieces.
Product Rating
Ray's Own Brand sells this Peppered variety from its website at a price of $7.00 for a 4oz package. That works out to a price of $1.75 per ounce, putting this in the average price range.
I'd say this offers a great value because it gives you a great flavor that I find very difficult to resist, and thereby makes this very snackable. The tough meat consistency may be an obstacle for some, but can be mitigated by eating in the way I described above.
As a black peppered variety, it has a good value. It does provide a good amount of black pepper taste, but not a strong one. The black pepper here is largely to enhance the natural meat flavors and marinade.
But on its own merits, this is certainly a jerky I look forward to eating again, and is worth the $1.75 per ounce.
I'm giving this a best rating.
I just can't deny the wonderful flavor of this Peppered jerky from Ray's Own Brand. It's the natural meat flavors and the tangy taste of the cider vinegar that turns this jerky into a vice the local police department might want to add to their watch list.
While you can argue on the tough meat consistency, I just find this jerky to have such a great taste that it overcomes that.
In this day and age where many jerkies are tenderized to such a degree so as to appeal to women snackers, here's a "man's jerky". These are very thick slices of whole meat, where you get to taste the actual meat, and none of the sugary sweetness to bring out the inner-child in us. But yet, it's got a certain refined quality to it that tells you to skip the Budweiser or Coors, and get yourself a really good beer.
And as for that beer, I'd go for a lambic.
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Ray's Own Brand - Peppered
Ray's Own Brand is a line of beef jerky produced by the husband and wife team of Raymond Cattaneo and Nina Marie. The business has been around since 2003, based out of San Luis Obispo, CA.
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- AnonymousOctober 9, 2008 at 1:01 PM
I am a student at Cal Poly and I just bought your jerky from the Market and it really is the best! The jerky is super thick and the taste is amazing! I can't wait to try the other flavors.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Rays is my favorite beef jerky ever!!! I love how flavorful it is and how fresh it is too!ReplyDelete


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The Australian redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of the widow spiders (Latrodectus), a cosmopolitan group of small, round-bodied spiders. Although its native range is presumed to be Australia, L. hasselti has been inadvertently introduced to New Zealand, Japan, Southeast Asia, and possibly elsewhere (Garb et al. 2004 and references therein). The New Zealand endemic Latrodectus katipo appears to be the closest extant relative to L. hasselti. The phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Latrodectus have been reviewed by Garb et al. (2004).
Female redback spiders are black (occasionally brownish) with an obvious orange to red longitudinal stripe on the upper abdomen, with the red stripe sometimes being broken, and an hourglass-shaped red/orange spot on the underside of the abdomen. Females are about a centimeter long, but males are just a few millimeters. The males' red markings are often less distinct. The male's body is light brown with white markings on the upper side of the abdomen and a pale hourglass marking on the underside. Juveniles have additional white markings on the abdomen (http://australianmuseum.net.au/Redback-Spider, accessed 24 December 2009)
Latrodectus hasselti is well known for its sexual cannibalism. Females often consume males during copulation following the stereotyped self-sacrifice ''somersault'' behavior performed by the male (Forster 1992; Andrade and Banta 2002). After insertion of one of his copulatory organs (palps), the male turns a somersault through 180 degrees so that his abdomen comes to rest against the female's mouthparts, whereupon she may begin to devour him (Forster 1992). The cannibalistic process is slow and males may use their two palps to copulate sequentially with a single female--inseminating one of her two independent sperm storage organs with each palp--then sacrifice themselves to their cannibalistic mates. This extreme strategy increases paternity for the mating in question, but also results in the male's death, eliminating the possibility of copulating with additional females (Andrade 1996; Andrade and Banta 2002). Andrade et al. (2005) documented a novel male trait—an abdominal constriction that appears during courtship—that allows a male to survive partial cannibalism from the first copulation and go on to mate with a female a second time. Inseminating both of the female's sperm storage organs by copulating with her twice dramatically increases the male's paternity share in the event the female proceeds to mate with additional males. This constriction allows males to overcome the potential fitness limit imposed by their own suicidal strategy by prolonging survival across two cannibalistic copulations.
A female may mate sequentially with different males and under some circumstances may choose to reduce the paternity share of one of the males by consuming him sooner rather than later (Stoltz et al. 2009).
As is true for other Latrodectus, during Latrodectus hasselti copulation, a discrete portion of the male's copulatory organ (the apical sclerite) breaks off and remains in the female's reproductive tract (Andrade 1996; Snow et al. 2006). This broken off apical sclerite reduces sperm competition from other males subsequently mating with the same female by acting as a "sperm plug", physically blocking access to the female's sperm storage organ (Snow et al. 2006).
Latrodectus hasselti is among the most medically significant spiders in the world. Humans are bitten far more often by females than by the smaller males. The bite often causes severe pain and other symptoms lasting for days (Isbister and Gray 2003). A variety of Latrodectus widow spider species are found around the world and their bites tend to produce similar symptoms. Bites are often followed by the gradual onset of severe, unremitting local, regional, and systemic symptoms. These may include pain at the bite site or in the whole of the bitten limb, intense sweating, piloerection ("goosebumps"), and muscle fasciculations (twitching). Symptoms may become severe and generalized and include hypertension (elevated blood pressure), tachycardia (abnormally rapid heartbeat), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Although death is extremely uncommon, patients may be left with serious symptoms for days or weeks if left untreated (Graudins et al. 2001). There is an effective antivenom treatment for L. hasselti bites and several studies have found this antivenom to be effective in treating bites from other Latrodectus species as well (Gaudins et al. 2001). According to Wiener (2003), there have been no deaths from L. hasselti bites since antivenom became available in 1956.


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Tuesday, 27 November 2012 07:33 AM
While the Hostess Twinkie may not be as central to the U.S. economy as the mail, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe sees uncomfortable parallels of iconic products within unworkable organizational structures.
"Companies and industries have gone over their own fiscal cliff because they can't sit down and work out their differences," Donahoe said in an interview last week. "Like Hostess."
Like Hostess Brands Inc., where a labor impasse prompted the snack-food maker's liquidation, the Postal Service, with 28 times Hostess's workforce of 18,000, has been squeezed by labor costs and changing consumer tastes to the brink of extinction. The post office's insolvency is less imminent while no less ominous, with Donahoe projecting that the service expects to run out of cash in October without intervention from Congress.
"They're in a box," said Gene Del Polito, president of the Association for Postal Commerce, which represents mailers including Williams-Sonoma Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. "There's no way out unless Congress is willing to get rid of the box. Just about every option they need to explore to reinvigorate themselves as a viable enterprise aren't available to them."
Turnaround specialists would be full of easy answers if the service were a private-sector company. The Postal Service is supposed to make a profit while operating as a government agency overseen by lawmakers who derive their authority over postal operations from the U.S. Constitution.
Four Days
"We in the turnaround business tend to think in terms of lead times gives you alternatives," said Foster Finley, a managing director at AlixPartners LLP, a financial advisory firm. "When you've run out of lead time and you've gone from stressed to distressed to crisis, the bad thing is you've run out of options."
Unlike a private enterprise, the Postal Service can't close most locations even if they're unprofitable. It can't raise prices on its primary product by more than the inflation rate or change its pension or health benefits. And as of Sept. 28, when it exhausted its $15 billion borrowing limit with the U.S. Treasury, it can't borrow any more money.
The U.S. Postal Service is running with no more than four days of operating cash on hand.
Labor costs have grown to 80 percent of expenses, even after 280,000 jobs were cut since 2000, as mail volume has dropped 26 percent from its peak six years ago.
Flat-Rate Boxes
The service has asked Congress to relieve it of its obligations to deliver mail to every address in the country six days a week and to pay about $5.5 billion a year into a future retirees' health-care fund — an expense that accounts for most of the service's annual losses.
Congress hasn't acted on proposed legislation to take those steps, leaving just the lame-duck session remaining this year.
If Finley were advising a Postal Service without the constraints it faces, he'd tell it to raise rates, stop charging flat rates to ship a box anywhere in the U.S. and improve customer service at post offices.
William Brandt, chief executive officer of Development Specialists Inc., would end business delivery on Saturdays and residential delivery on Tuesdays. Business mail sits outside empty offices on Saturdays, and Tuesday residential deliveries tend to be mostly advertising mail, he said.
He'd reduce the number of retail locations, as banks have, and find ways to make money on being the only business or government entity to visit all U.S. addresses most days of the week.
Early Retirement
Last year, the service pulled back a plan to close as many as 3,700 post offices, some in towns with fewer than 100 residents, amid protests from lawmakers whose districts are affected.
"With some fairly quick radical surgery, the post office is easily salvageable," Brandt said. Online communications "doesn't seem to have slowed FedEx down much."
Only some of those things are in the Postal Service's control.
Because it competes with United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. in package delivery, the service is allowed to control prices for those services, so it could reverse the flat- rate pricing around which it's centered its advertising.
It's prohibited by law, though, from raising rates by more than inflation for letters and other products where it has a near-monopoly.
Union Contract
In 2011, with mail volume and revenue well past its peak, the service signed a contract with its largest union that prohibits most employees from being fired if the service wants to downsize. The service is now offering its second round of early-retirement incentives, giving as many as 114,000 American Postal Workers Union members $15,000 apiece to retire.
More than 20,000 workers have accepted with time still to go to until the Dec. 3 deadline, David Partenheimer, a Postal Service spokesman, said.
The Postal Service is cutting other costs within its control, such as energy use, and increasing worker productivity by doing its work with fewer people, Donahoe said.
"We look at this as trying to look at the cost issues while at the same time balancing the benefits that people are looking for, that is consistent delivery for customers, affordable prices for customers," Donahoe said. "From an employee perspective, they're looking for a safe working environment in terms of 'do I have a dependable paycheck and retirement.'"
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As more than 20,000 people lined the streets for Spartanburg's Christmas parade on Tuesday night, a Grinch or two stole a few pocketbooks and probably some Christmas spirit from parked cars, according to police.
As more than 20,000 people lined the streets for Spartanburg's Christmas parade on Tuesday night, a Grinch or two stole a few pocketbooks and probably some Christmas spirit from parked cars, according to police.
Lt. Tim Suber, special events coordinator for the Spartanburg Public Safety Department, said as the parade ended and spectators returned to their cars, several people who parked in a lot near Ezell and Springs streets discovered their cars had been damaged or broken into.
Five cars in all were targeted, Suber said. Police believe that the suspects may have used a rock or brick to smash windows and get into four of the cars. The fifth car showed damage to the doors but those responsible were not able to get into the vehicle, according to an incident report.
Four purses were taken from the cars, the report states. The women had tried to conceal the purses under or behind car seats but that did not deter the suspects.
"It's horrible," Suber said. "We had a wonderful parade last night and then, boom, you have five cars that were broken into. I feel for the people who were victimized."
Those responsible didn't get away with much, according to the report. One victim was missing $4 and a silver charm bracelet. Another woman said $20 was missing from her purse. Another woman got all of her belongings back, but allowed police to take some plastic cards from her purse in an attempt to get fingerprints, the report states.
Suber said the purses were found near QS/1. As police gathered the victims' information, a woman told officers that they saw two men between 18-22 years old near the parking lot, and that when she first saw them, they were closer to QS/1 and were whistling at women, according to the report.
The woman said when she said, "Hey, come here," to the men, they ran. The woman said she ran after them. Suber said police used a K-9 to track the men for about 1.5 miles but no suspects were located.
Suber said the public safety department has adjusted officers' schedules so that there is more manpower around shopping centers during the holiday shopping season and downtown, especially with the addition of an ice skating rink that has drawn more than 5,000 visitors to Morgan Square since opening 3 weeks ago. But the suspects apparently preyed on the victims as police worked road closures and crowd control during the parade, Suber said.
"We want everybody to have a good time when they come downtown, and I would not want this to keep people from coming downtown to enjoy the ice skating and other events," he said.
Suber urges residents to not leave gifts and personal belongings in plain sight when leaving their vehicles.
"It's not the victims' fault," he said. "But we encourage people to hide items or just not bring them at all."
Capt. Regina Nowak said investigators hopes video surveillance in the downtown area will reveal the suspects. She said she's noticed a shift in car break-ins in the city, from the Converse Heights area in September and October, to downtown. Break-ins have been reported in the Nautilus Fitness parking lot on Church Street, and at II Samuels restaurant on East Henry recently. Those victims told police that someone apparently used a rock to smash a car window and get inside.
"Do not leave purses, packages, computers, in your car," Nowak said. "Leave nothing of value in your car, even bookbags, which often contain computers, iPads or iPads. The suspects are looking for anything that can be resold. We can't stop this. We can't put an officer out on every corner to watch for this. Help yourself by securing anything of value out of plain sight."
Anyone with information about the recent car break-ins may call the Spartanburg Public Safety Department at 596-2039 or 596-2065.


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Puja taught me how to cook basmati rice many years ago but I was never completely happy with it because whenever we would go out to a restaurant the rice seemed so much better to me. It was a problem that lingered with me for years until I finally decided to sit down and figure out how to cook basmati perfectly. After doing some research and taking my time with it, it came out perfectly on the first batch, no experimentation needed. Because the trick is so easy. It just takes a little time.
The trick is, you have to soak the rice for 30 minutes. We were doing everything else right, but it was taking this one shortcut that made such a difference. When you let the rice soak the grains expand, blooming almost like a flower. The difference is all texture. And I'm not even sure I feel the difference in my mouth, but we eat first with our eyes. But I also think when you prepare the rice correctly it will absorb gravy better, which is all important when you eat some of my favorite dishes, like butter chicken, or paneer makhani.
Please trust me, take the full hour to prepare your rice instead of half, it's worth it!
Basmati Rice
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- A splash of oil (vegetable, olive oil or a bit of butter)
- 1/8 tsp turmeric (optional)
- Rinse the rice thoroughly with water to remove any excess starch.
- Soak the rice with plenty of water for 30 minutes. You can do this in a separate bowl or the pot you are going to cook the rice in.
- Drain the water.
- Add the soaked rice to the pot. Add 2 cups water, salt to taste and a splash of oil. The oil will help prevent the water from boiling over which is caused by the starch in the rice, and some people say it also adds flavor.
- Bring to a boil under medium-high heat, uncovered.
- When it starts boiling, cover and lower the heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes.
- After fifteen minutes, take the lid off. If there is any excess water, allow it to boil off. Fluff with a fork, you are done.
- (Optional) You can add a bit of color by mixing about an eighth teaspoon of turmeric with a tablespoon of water, then adding a handful of some still hot rice to your mixture. Then mix this rice back into the white rice.
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Friday's snowfall is expected to stay around this week as temperatures drop. Road crews had already treated bridges and main roadways with salt Friday.
After several days of spring-like weather, a wintry weekend followed by a frigid week is what Stark County is getting.
Frank Kieltyka, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland, said Friday that three to five inches of snow was expected by midnight. The southern part of the county was expected to see the bulk of the snow, Kieltyka said.
The good news is area road crews were ready with salt and plows, and sunlight is expected to sparkle on the snow today.
Joe Berens, operations superintendent for the Massillon Road and Highway Department, said trucks already had gone out Friday morning to pre-treat the bridges and some of the roads downtown — especially with the city hosting the Division IV state championship high school football game in the afternoon.
"We already did them first thing," Berens said. "Especially on the bridges because bridges freeze first."
Four salt trucks returned to the roads Friday afternoon as a precaution.
"Hopefully that will hold it," he said. "Everything's super right now, it's just precautionary."
Nine salt trucks were ready to go in Perry Township Friday afternoon.
"We have them all loaded, we're just waiting for the snow to get here," John Masalko, road superintendent for Perry Township, said early Friday afternoon.
Navarre Mayor Robert Benson said the village roads still had salt on them from the last snowfall.
"We're all set in Navarre," Mayor Robert Benson said. "Our guys are great. We've got the plows."
The American Red Cross advises that residents have on hand supplies for events such as winter storms. Three days worth of water — one gallon per person per day; and a three-day supply of non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food is recommended. A flashlight, battery-powered or hand-crank radio, extra batteries and a first-aid items also should be in a supply kit. A complete list is available at www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/winter-storm.
With subzero temperatures on the way, keeping your vehicle's gas tank full will prevent the fuel line from freezing. And if you go away for the winter, the Red Cross advises keeping the heat on in your home at a temperature no lower than 55 degrees.
Today, highs are predicted in the mid-20s with partly to mostly cloudy skies, Kieltyka said. Lows are expected in the teens tonight. Sunday temperatures will reach around 30.
A wintry mix is on the way Sunday night. Snow will develop Sunday in the afternoon, and then Sunday night there's a chance of freezing rain and sleet, Kieltyka said. This will be a short-lived event and conditions will improve close to daybreak Monday, he said.
For the upcoming week, the mercury will be a roller coaster with highs in the mid-30s on Monday and then dropping. Highs are expected to be in the teens on Tuesday with single-digit lows both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The temperature will then creep up to the lower 20s for highs on Wednesday and Thursday.
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After pulling my hair out for a bit, I've got Robbie (my foster RoboNova 1) dancing around the house. I'll post the link to the video soon.
Video from my first attempt last month at modifying the sample template is on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNs9ZxSUUuc
My son, Agyei, has been mentoring @ session 2 of the robot summer camp. 19 boys and only 1 girl in this session.
Agyei's comment regarding the boys @ the camp: if they'd stop trying to top each other and just listen, a whole lot more would get done.
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|2006-06-12, 06:22
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Count of Monte Dorifto
Legend could've been better?
I was just thinking... Legend Gundam could've been a bit better than it was. There's no hope for it in originality's sake, but that's beside the point now - I'm just saying, now that there are other overpowered suits in Destiny, I'd say they could've at least have THIS suit keep up with them.
I mean, the designers could've easily added more dragoons. Like where Providence had them. It had two dragoons on the side skirts EACH (so 4 in total) and two more on the rear skirt. If Legend had the same layout plus the rest it already has, it could easily total a number of 14 or so dragoons. When fans like me see Legend nowadays, I say "Yeah, it's got dragoons, so what... (Freedom and Akatsuki have them too)."
So I'm thinking what would make Legend more significant if it was totally overloaded with dragoons.
It is said that Legend was meant to be less bulky than it's predecessor, carrying only 10 dragoons this time around. But let's face it - it's still bulky either way (well, in appearance anyway - but tactically, there could or might be at least SOME difference that makes it more maneuverable than Providence?).
Yeah, I know the beam spike types can laugh at shields, but hey, take those two out and Legend would pretty much be kinda basic, IMO.
Freedom has dragoons, heck, they call em SUPER dragoons for some reason, plus it's also got five more guns - two of them which can combine into a powerful one at that. As for Legend, aside from dragoons, what else it got?
I don't understand WHY it's beam rifle has to be so large and long - it doesnt seem to be any more powerful than the other, less bulky ones that Destiny and the others carry. Although I can't really measure power ratings judging from eye, so I'll leave that part. Just someone explain to me what's the point in making the rifle that long/big when it doesn't 'appear' to give any tactical or power advantage (if it does, I'd like to know).
And the beam javelins... wtf? I'd say that's more of a nickname than what the weapon really is. It's more like still a beam saber to me - if it had the same javelins Impulse had, that'd make more sense.
And yeah it has beam shields. But hey, Destiny, Freedom and Justice have em too.
Anyone else unhappy with the Legend design? Thoughts?
|2006-06-12, 06:28
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Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
Legend is a weaker suit compared to Providence, output and fire power etc.
But it's more versatile, being a flyer and has a beam platform, it can operate pretty well in the atmosphere. Providence can almost only be used in space, I can imagine it's bulk making it clumsy on Earth and without the ability to use DRAGOONs.
The only way to make Legend better is to have Rau or Kira as its pilot lol
|2006-06-12, 06:32
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PROVIDENCE JR. was just that, a junior...It had some cool abilities but never lived up to it's father-suit and even the name of the suit is suspect...I mean LEGEND WTF?!?!It actually looked cooler with the Excaliber sword than the rifle (which is overkill city for a mech with that many beam blasters)...The pilot was just not that great and got excersized by Moses before the first stone was thrown...Really a dissapointing suit, it would have been nice though to see Athrun use 1 percent of his $hit-filled brain in GSD and steal it while pretending to be preparing it rather than in a room tear-jerking...I wonder how he would have handled a suit so vastly different than anything else he ever piloted?? I think Rau proved more in one half episode than Rey did the last 10 in LEGEND which still didn't show it was on par with it's daddy-o...
|2006-06-12, 06:34
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I really dont think Legend is worse off the providence, aside from the NJC issues anyways. Beam shields ftw....
...but I see OP's point. Prov/Legend seemed to be a DRAGOON-onry MS. Unlike Destiny, Strike Freedom and even Infinite Justice who have plenty of options in their armaments i feel like Legend is a one-trick pony.
I wouldve loved to see Legend with a defensive DRAGOON (a la fin FUNnel/beam turret) and of course, a better pilot.
|2006-06-12, 06:37
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Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
One reason Legend totally failed is because they made it a predecessor to the Last Boss. If it didn't look like Providence at all, it would still be quite a cool suit.
Rey somehow becomes crap at the end of GSD, he was pretty good at first, giving Neo some troubles. And what happened? Mwu gets Akatsuki and becomes invincible lol
|2006-06-12, 06:41
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Count of Monte Dorifto
(BTW, this is the first time I've gone OT in my own thread >_<)
|2006-06-12, 06:42
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Location: UK
I dont think I have any gripes with Legend. Spec wise its a very powerful mobile suits. I wasnt bothered with the drop in dragoon units from 13 to 10 considering Legend's Dragoon System has more uses than Providence. I only wished Legend kept that awesome giant Anti-Ship Beam saber that Providence use to carry around.
Legend is a lot more powerful and versatile than it looks unfortunately its was pretty much given the same treatment as did poor Saviour. It was overshadowed to make way for the Destiny, I-Justice and S-Freedom. Even when it was destroyed by S-Freedom in the last ep was plot device, it was pretty pathetic how it came about.
|2006-06-12, 06:43
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its a double KO (possible), but if anything Ak will be in better shape than the SF. SF will have its beams reflected back at it; Akatsuki gets some railgun damage.
2 railguns vs 10 green beams + 1 red beam.... you be teh judge.
cant underestimate legend though...I mean the idiot just stood there and took fire; before the war of the words SF and Legend was pretty even matched (with SF having the upper hand at times)
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|2006-06-12, 06:47
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Count of Monte Dorifto
However, if the design, armaments, and plot-fate was more overkill than Providence, then I'd consider it, hehe...
|2006-06-12, 06:52
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The day we found out that Rey would pilot it I think we all knew what it's plot-fate would be....
Lmao I remember when DESTROY's specs were first leaked and everybody and their mama thought it would be the ultimate ENDGAME Gundam and low behold it was PROVIDENCE jr....Oh those days of blissful ignorance and unbridled optimism...
|2006-06-12, 10:59
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Anaheim Electronics
Join Date: Aug 2004
For some reason, when I first read Legend's specs and saw that the DRAGOONs had beam machineguns, I thought it was capable of spamming insane amounts of small beam shots like the Gouf. Boy was I wrong. -_-
And for the 1/100 Legend, who's designing it? I hope BEE-Craft is.. their 1/100 I-Justice kicks ass. So much better than a normal GSD 1/100 kit.
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|2006-06-12, 15:44
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Akatsuki was badass.
Mwu was also a great pilot as we learned from GS1. I still don't know how the hell they managed to pull off him surviving.
Anyway, Legend was just a Providence #2 and Rey wasn't as developed as a pilot as Rau was. Not to mention Kira/Athrun developing as pilots after the initial contact with Rau in the first series.
Akatsuki with Mwu as a pilot is one of my favorite suit/pilot combinations of all of Gundam series!
And no it's not like a Grunt suit lol.
|2006-06-12, 16:10
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I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Phase Shift, on the other hand, is supposedy useless against beams, but impervious to kinetic weapons... until the battery runs out.
|2006-06-12, 16:48
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And this topic should be renamed, DESTROY could've been better? Because seriously....
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Even while they're basking in the glow of new motherhood, most women are wondering how to drop those extra pregnancy pounds. But there are better reasons than fitting into your old jeans to make getting back into shape a priority: Losing excess weight may protect you from a heart attack or stroke, diabetes, and even some cancers. What's more, if you plan to have more children, starting out at a healthy weight may reduce your risk for serious pregnancy concerns such as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia (high blood pressure), according to a report from the March of Dimes. Babies born to heavy women also have a greater risk of prematurity, birth defects, and future problems such as heart disease and diabetes.
While losing extra weight is good for you, no one said it was easy. Babytalk asked experts in postpartum fitness, nutrition, and psychology to tell us their best strategies for attacking postpartum pudge. Here's what they said:
1. Eat healthfully and exercise Dieting alone makes dropping pounds more difficult, says Megan McCrory, Ph.D., research scientist in the Energy Metabolism Lab at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, in Boston. Studies show that postpartum women who exercise consistently lose more fat than those who don't.
Take it easy -- there's no rush
2. Ease into an exercise program Everyone knows someone who was able to work out within days of giving birth, but six weeks is closer to the norm, says Liz Neporent, the New York City-based author of The Ultimate Body. When you start depends on what shape you were in prior to pregnancy and whether you had complications during delivery. Women who've had a c-section, for instance, need more time to heal. Avoid comparing yourself with others and get your doctor's okay before starting to exercise.
3. Take your time "We used to think women could get back to their prepregnancy weight in five to eight weeks," says Dori S. Winchell, Ph.D., an Encinitas, California, psychologist who specializes in weight management. "But to expect your body to go back to its former self so quickly is a self-sabotaging notion." You're more likely to succeed if your weight loss is slow and steady; severely cutting calories can cause your metabolism to slow to a crawl. Experts suggest losing no more than a half-pound to a pound a week, particularly if you're breastfeeding. If losing a pound a week is your goal, cut 300 calories a day from your diet (which should be between 1,800 to 2,200 calories a day, plus an additional 500 if you're breastfeeding) and exercise moderately for 45 to 60 minutes, six days a week. To drop a half-pound a week, cut 150 calories from your daily diet and exercise for 25 to 45 minutes, six days a week, or trim 300 daily calories and exercise three or four days a week for about an hour.
4. Do more than breastfeed Despite what you may have heard, "breastfeeding is not the magic bullet for weight loss," says Kathleen J. Motil, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine's Children's Nutrition Research Center, in Houston, Texas. True, nursing mothers expend an additional 500 to 600 calories a day, but they usually have voracious appetites, too, and need the extra calories to produce healthy breast milk. Most studies show that mothers who breastfeed exclusively are no more likely to lose weight and are no quicker at the task than those who use formula. Nursing is wonderful for your baby, however, and research shows you can safely curb your intake without reducing the volume of milk you produce -- as long as you don't dip too low in calories. In one Baylor study, breastfeeding mothers fully nourished their infants and lost weight while consuming about 2,200 calories daily.
5. Form an exercise group "Being able to commiserate and collaborate with other new mothers often makes a difference in sticking with exercise and shedding pregnancy weight," says Catherine Cram, an exercise physiologist in Middleton, Wisconsin, specializing in pre- and postnatal fitness.
6. Reduce the stress of babycare "When you're stressed, your fat cells freak out and store even more fat," says Debra Waterhouse, R.D., the Oakland, California-based author of Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell -- After Pregnancy. Moreover, the stress hormone cortisol stimulates fat storage, especially in the ab region. Recruit family members or friends to help, and just skip some of the housework.
Get active -- avoid overeating
7. Avoid double-dinner syndrome It's all too easy to polish off baby's uneaten food, and then sit down to eat a real meal with your spouse two hours later. "I lost 20 pounds pretty easily at first then stagnated when my daughter started solids, because I was eating twice," says Anita Weil Bell, the Grand View, New York-based author of Get Your Body Back. Her advice: Have sex, not a second dinner.
8. Walk with your baby It's the easiest way to become active and the exercise you're most likely to do regularly. Women who walk with their infants lose more weight more quickly than women who try to exercise when their babies are asleep or when they have childcare, says Waterhouse. That's probably because both enjoy the activity, so Mom is more likely to keep it up -- not to mention that no sitter is required. Cram suggests starting with a 15- to 20-minute walk at an easy pace, three or four times a week. As you feel comfortable, add five minutes to your walk or increase your pace each week.
9. Eat the way your baby eats "Babies eat when they're hungry and stop when they're full -- a good lesson for lifelong weight control," says Susan L. Burke, R.D., director of nutrition services for eDiets.com, in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Signs of hunger: a nervous stomach, irritability, or headache, says Evelyn Tribole, R.D., an Irvine, California-based nutritionist. To recognize fullness, pause during a meal to see how you feel. And eat slowly: Your brain registers satiety minutes after your stomach does.
10. Work out with weights Aerobic exercise -- brisk walking, swimming, or running -- helps burn fat and calories. Weight training, however, builds muscle, which is more metabolically active than other tissue so it burns calories all day long. Doing both types of activity will get you slimmer faster. Waterhouse recommends at least three hours of aerobic exercise and one hour of weight training each week.
11. Do mini-workouts... Even if you don't have forty-five minutes to exercise, you can still benefit. "Study after study has shown that several short bouts of activity are as effective as one long session," says Neporent. They may even be more so. When researchers from the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, compared people who walked 15 minutes twice a day with those who walked a half-hour, they found that the twice-a-day group increased their fitness level faster. Short sessions may provide added benefits because you work harder in less time.
12. ...and longer ones According to Waterhouse, every minute beyond 30 releases fat from your body's fat cells, and they actually shrink. But don't overdo it. After about 60 minutes, your fat cells go into defense mode and stop releasing the fat. They're programmed to provide an insurance plan for your body in the face of extremes like overexercising and may prevent fat loss.
Sneak in extra nursing sessions as well as exercise
13. Sneak in exercise at home Gently dance with your infant. "If you're holding a 10-pound baby, that's the equivalent of two five-pound weights," Bell says. And when he's older, put on a children's exercise video (such as Elmocize or Sesame Street Get Up and Dance) and follow along with your child. To make it more challenging for you, use small hand weights or jog in place.
14. Nurse whenever necessary Researchers used to think that exercise altered the taste of breast milk, making it unappealing for nursing infants. Not so: A new study from the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, found that babies accept the milk of exercising mothers -- and it doesn't matter if you nurse the baby before or after working out.
15. Eat in moderation "Don't cut food groups; instead, cut the size of food portions," says Waterhouse. While you can eat your fill of fruits and vegetables, you'll only lose weight if you're eating realistic serving sizes of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates: A serving of meat should approximate a deck of cards, while a serving of rice or pasta (choose whole-grain when you can) is about the size of a closed fist. But even chocolate has a place in a healthy diet, says Waterhouse -- just don't go hog-wild.
16. Don't skip meals Eating irregularly may cause you to become overly hungry, which is more likely to make you overeat at the next meal, according to McCrory. Going a long time without food can also cause your fat cells to protect their stored pregnancy fat, hindering weight loss, adds Waterhouse.
17. Fidget, fidget, fidget That's right, a Mayo Clinic study found that a daylong stream of tiny movements -- pacing with your baby, tapping your feet to music, even shifting in your chair -- burns as many as 700 extra calories in a day.
18. Get your abs back Although your stomach may never appear as flat as it was before pregnancy, exercises -- gentle pelvic tilts at first, crunches later -- can tone your abs, making them look trimmer, and provide support to your back, which helps prevent strain. But pregnancy can cause diastasis recti, a separation in the abdominal muscles which run from your rib cage to your pelvis, and, Cram says, it's important to check the width of the separation of these muscles before you start any ab work. To do so, lie down with your knees bent and feet resting on the floor. Press the fingers of your hand horizontally just above or below your navel and feel for the gap between the two harder bands of muscles on either side. Breathe in and exhale as you raise your head and shoulders from the floor, then feel again for the gap. This time, press down and see how many fingers fit into this soft spot. Ideally, the distance should be less than the width of two and a half fingers. If it's wider, check with your doctor before beginning abdominal exercises.
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19. Wear a pedometer It can be gratifying to see how many steps you take in a day and that will help to keep you going. An inexpensive new model, the Micro Pedometer ($15), tracks your every move in steps, miles, or kilometers and also calculates calories burned. For more information, go to www.freestyleusa.com
20. Keep a food journal Recording your intake helps you tune in to your hunger and establish healthy eating habits. This proven method of weight reduction is particularly helpful in shedding baby weight, Waterhouse says. A study from the Center for Behavioral Research, in Chicago, found that women who kept food records lost 80 percent of their pregnancy weight during a six-month period, compared with 44 percent of those who didn't.
21. Invest in a good sports bra You'll need the support, and if you're comfortable when you work out, you'll be more likely to keep it up. If you're breastfeeding and exercising with your baby in tow, wear your sports bra over your nursing bra, suggests Bell: "If you need to feed the baby, lift up the sports bra, unhook the nursing bra, and voilà."
22. Pop in an exercise video Postpartum workout tapes offer a safe start to exercise. Bell's fave: Denise Austin's Bounce Back After Baby. When you're ready for a new challenge, Neporent suggests Tamilee Webbs' I Want That Body Toning Series, which offer two 15-minute workouts per tape. Another good one to try: The Ten Minute Solution includes five different short workouts -- boot camp, pilates, ballet, kickboxing, and yoga.
23. Learn to love your body The truth is, you may never shed every pound you gained during pregnancy. The average woman holds on to two to five pregnancy pounds for years after birth. But many women come to accept their postpartum figure when they reflect on the miracle it has performed. "Making it through labor and delivery was enough for me to revel in my body's strength and power," says Waterhouse. Self-acceptance may not make you slimmer, but it can make the extra weight a little easier to bear.
Beth Howard, a writer based in North Carolina, lost her last pound of baby weight a year after the birth of her daughter.


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2. Please take the time to look at the example application. We need you to understand all the features and functionality involved. Our build will include all the these features. Attached are the screen shots of the app if you do not use facebook. So your designs must include the features.
3. We want a similar layout to the example application. BUT will reward designers who think a little creatively.
4. We are not fussed about color scheme. But please remember, AFL supporters love their team, so avoid favouring any team's colours.
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We are most interested in the front pages and the game pages. Especially, playing a game. Do you think you could design this a little better? We do.
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Simiplicity is key. We need the user to feel like they are part of the action. This was done well in: http://www.nike.com/playmaker/ [though a little dark? We are after something lighter.]
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A major beachfront project in Atlantic City is one step closer to reality.
The state Department of Environmental Protection today announced the issuance of a required land-use permit for the Margaritaville complex on the soon-to-be rebuilt Steeplechase Pier.
The permit was issued to Resorts Casino Hotel, which plans a 16,000-square-foot Landshark Bar & Grill, as well as retail shops, a beach bar, coffee shop and other amenities as part of the complex.
The project will create an estimated 250 construction jobs and 162 permanent jobs, according to the DEP. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority gave preliminary approval to the project in July.
With the DEP approval, a Resorts spokeswoman said the casino will begin construction on the project in the next few weeks.
"The Margaritaville project is easily one of the largest initiatives in Atlantic City in recent years, and we are looking forward to being a pivotal piece of the puzzle as Atlantic City continues to grow as a resort destination," the spokeswoman said in an e-mail.
Joseph Kelly, president of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, said the development is a step in the right direction for the city.
"It's trending exactly where Atlantic City wants to be trending, and that's additional offerings for our guests," he said. "And it is a great brand."
Kelly said the project should not only help diversify the city's entertainment offerings, but also bring in a diverse crowd. He said Jimmy Buffett — the singer behind Margaritaville — has a strong fan base that ranges across demographic and age groups.
Kelly said the reconstruction of the pier, which was mostly destroyed in a 1988 fire, will also accentuate the beach.
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The New York Mets and ESPN Deportes Nueva York 1050 AM today announced that the station will broadcast Mets games in Spanish for the 2013 season. Under the agreement, 1050 AM will broadcast 150 regular season games, including select spring training, and postseason. Coverage will also include pre/post-game shows for each game.
"We are thrilled to launch our new partnership with ESPN Deportes, which has become a destination station for Hispanic sports fans in New York," said Dave Howard, Executive Vice President, Business Operations, New York Mets. "Through ESPN Deportes, we look forward to building our connection with Spanish-speaking fans."
"Our commitment to serving the Hispanic sports fan is a top priority for our company," said David Roberts, vice president and general manager of ESPN Radio New York 98.7 and ESPN Deportes Radio Nueva York 1050 AM. "We are delighted to join forces with the Mets organization for this comprehensive and wide reaching opportunity."
In September, ESPN's 1050 AM switched to ESPN Deportes Radio, becoming the first and only Spanish-language radio station in New York dedicated to providing sports content around-the-clock. The Mets agreements adds to the unmatched lineup of top sporting events that include NY Jets games, Dominican baseball, CONMEBOL South American World Cup Qualifiers, CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, Mexican First Division soccer, U.S. National Team friendlies, MLB and MLS. The station also offers two local sports shows serving the NY market- Firma ESPN & Zona ESPN NY-, in addition to the radio network's national programming such as Raza Deportiva and Jorge Ramos y Su Banda.


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In what may be the most unusual poll of the political season, AshleyMadison.com claims it asked 23,000 married women which presidential candidate they'd rather have an affair with.
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Norfolk music festival Playfest set for liquidation
PUBLISHED: 10:29 26 January 2013 | UPDATED: 10:29 26 January 2013
A Norfolk music festival described as a "breeding ground for new talent" is on the verge of going into liquidation after being hit by the wet weather last summer.
Playfest, held at the New Eccles Hall near Attleborough, felt the brunt of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend and a spell of wet weather in June, which impacted upon ticket sales.
Last summer's event was the second festival organised by directors Oliver Rogden and Oliver Sear, featuring more than 60 music acts including Ash, Feeder, the Pigeon Detectives, and Ria Ritchie, as well as a number of unsigned acts.
But Jamie Playford, insolvency practitioner at Parker Andrews, said the creditors were unlikely to recoup any of the £170,000 owed by the company.
A creditors meeting will now be held between Parker Andrews and the directors on Tuesday February 12 where the festival is likely to announce that it has gone into liquidation.
Mr Playford said: "The reason Playfest didn't do as well last summer is partly weather related and the fact that it clashed with the Jubilee weekend so they didn't sell as many ticket as they were hoping to.
"The camping tickets started off selling well, but then didn't sell as well in the last few weeks. Meanwhile, the day tickets fell off a cliff because very few sold in the last few weeks, which hit their profits.
"There won't be any return for the creditors. The only assets the company had were for ticket sales and they were used before the show for booking the acts and paying for the deposits for the lighting and the stage hire.
He added: "A lot of the acts were paid in full up front, but some of the acts are still without money."
Playfest attracted 2,500 people to its debut festival in 2011, which included 45 music acts
But despite bolstering its number by another 1,500 last year, the organisers were still unable to break even.


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You dropped the bomb on me, baby!
A princess has escaped the evil Empire. She has stolen a disk containing information that the Empire sorely wants back. While escaping in a shuttle, the Empire catches up to her. She gives the disk to her faithful robot companion who uses the shuttle to escape to the nearby planet, searching for one who can help the princess. Sound familiar? It should, it was the plot for one of the highest grossing films of all time. It's also the plot for Bomberman Hero, one of the worst platform games of all time.
The original Bomberman is perhaps the best multi-player game of all time. It's the reason that many console systems have more than just two controllers. When the first polygonal Bomberman game came out for the N64, I thought they had ruined one of my favorite games. Little did I know that Bomberman Hero was in development. Who in the world would ever think that it would make a good platformer?
Sure, there was always the one-player adventure mode in every Bomberman game, but it was consistently the most boring part of the game. The fun part was going mano a mano with half a dozen of your friends. The winner would be showered with praise, the loser would be taunted and ridiculed till my throat got dry. Many a happy night was spent in front of a television screen, controlling that cutesy lost son of a Lego spaceman and blowing up my friends to Kingdom Come.
In Bomberman Hero, there is no multi-player – just a single player mode. On top of that, the single player mode is worse now than it ever was before. The 3D engine used is worse than the Super Mario 64 engine, the very first game for the N64. You are Bomberman, there's no choice in the matter. Anti-Bomberman (aka the Black Bomberman) makes cameo appearances, but is treated much like Hadji in a Johnny Quest episode (i.e. saves the day while Johnny takes all the credit). Your only weapon is your basic bomb. The only power-ups are more bombs, and bigger bombs.
Every few levels, Bomberman finds the need to use one of his special vehicles. There's a rocket skateboard, a jet pack, a propeller that attaches to his feet (for swimming), and a propeller that attaches to his head. One would think that these add-ons would cause some variation in gameplay, but all you do is throw bombs at the enemies from a different vantage point. On one world you do get to use a deranged Bunnysaur, but he's pretty useless.
The levels are easy, period. You can run through most of them without getting hurt. Here's a hint -everything dies if you throw a bomb at it. Sound fun?
The sound is absolutely pitiful. I know that the N64 isn't able to do CD quality music without costing an arm and a leg, but the beeps that count for music in this game belong on the Intellivision.
All in all, Bomberman Hero is a vast disappointment. The N64 has come out with some great platform games recently, like Banjo-Kazooie, that make Bomberman Hero look like garbage. If you always loved Bomberman and have $60 to spend, don't buy this game. Instead, buy a Saturn (they're real dirt cheap now), a multi-tap, and a copy of Saturn Bomberman. You could even go buy Bomberman 64. But whatever you do, just don't buy this game.


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Yes I know it has been a very looooong time since I posted anything. But a certain 18 month old and not to mention being outnumbered 3 to 1 has left me feeling too tired to keep up with it all. So while I've missed blogging I've had to pick and chose my battles where to focus my energy.
We have an Elf on the Shelf.... This wasn't planned but several days ago my First Grader worriedly asked "Why don't we have an Elf on the Shelf?" And began citing his classmates by name who all had an Elf at their house.
I had enjoyed seeing other folk's creativity and normally would love to do this but it wasn't something I wanted to invest my time, energy, expenses into. However Santa sent one wrapped in a beautiful gold box with a bow and left him at our door with a note explaining the weather had been bad at the North Pole and our Elf who is New in Training got lost!
The kids are loving our Elf they named Alex and I must admit he is getting us in the Christmas spirit.
Last night Alex left us Magic Donut Christmas seeds. They only work at Christmas time. You have to leave them out before bedtime and sing Christmas carols loud. And if you have enough Christmas spirit they will grow into a big donut! We made sure to sing several songs and sure enough it worked!
Alex moved to a higher spot during the night to keep an eye on the kids in the morning. He's a little skiddish around the baby so he likes to stay up high.
Speaking of the baby she enjoyed some bites of donut for the first time. Thankfully she sampled a few nibbles and moved on to yogurt!
The Master was not feeling so swell, he has a cold. Therefore no entusiasm but he did want 2 donuts which are both still mostly untouched.
Stuntwoman was thrilled with the sugar rush and had frosting off 2 donuts, thankyouverymuch!!!
Thanks Alex for the yummy breakfast. We sure enjoy having you here for the holidays!
(Turns out I remember why keeping up with blogging has been so sparse. The baby has tried to tear the office apart 3 times. Since this is not a kid friendly space we try to discourage little people from being here. I think it took me three times longer to get this done! Whew, off to go have a donut!!! Thanks for visiting.)


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I bet the dike gets climbed today
Quote from: tradmanclimbz on November 06, 2012, 06:05:35 amI bet the dike gets climbed today and it did - see the cover page... Erik Eisele and partner!
maybe things will be a little more built up?? Maybe??
Apparently someone climbed a VERY thin Yale yesterday. If it stays cold things will be a lot better in several days.
Too early? But if there is Ice and it is climbed? I'm confused. I always thought this was a site to promote climbing.
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