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Updated 7:43 pm, Wednesday, October 31, 2012
It's a common feeling to be faced with a situation -- maybe a loss of a job or a divorce -- and feel totally dismantled by it, with an inability to move forward in life. Miggs Burroughs knows that feeling all too well.
Eighteen years ago, Burroughs experienced his marriage of 23 years unraveling. Finding himself a divorced father of one, the self-employed graphic artist felt overwhelmed with worry that led him to seek counseling. The therapist guided Burroughs into a scenario of questions so that he could get a better perspective on his life and move forward.
From this experience has come "The What If? Book of Questions to Some of Your Most Revealing Answers on Love and Health, Wealth and Happiness," published by Easton Studio Press, a small press based in Westport.
Burroughs will sign copies of his book Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at Stew Leonard's, 100 Westport Ave., Norwalk.
During a recent interview in his studio adjacent to his Westport home, where he has lived since the mid-1970s, Burroughs recalled how the therapist gave him a homework assignment to write down questions addressing his worst fears: What if I lose my biggest client? What if I lose my house? What if the phone never rings?
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The exercise prompted Burroughs to "brainstorm" his options and see that they could be manageable. The exercise triggered the lifelong Westport resident and owner of Miggs B Design, a graphic design company, to compile a list of "What If?" questions, which took a year to complete.
The project gave him a focus and helped Burroughs channel his energies into something positive, a book of "What If?" questions, which Burroughs first unsuccessfully tried to sell to mainstream publishers, including Simon & Schuster. In rejecting the book, they said it was "very cute, but ... also very small."
Burroughs did what other rejected writers often do: he squirreled the book away in one of his filing cabinets until recently when he took another look at the book and then shared it with publisher David Wilk, of Easton Studio Press.
The book's purpose, Burroughs said, "is to help people overcome their own fears and anxieties." He offers no solutions, just questions: "What if the most important moment in your life is this one? Can you handle the power it gives you to choose how you will spend the next one? What if you have only one more day to create a positive change in your life? What are you waiting for? What if certain people make you feel guilty or angry or worthless? Who gave them this awesome power and who can take it away?"
The book is small in size, only 5 by 7 inches, with the questions complemented with Victorian clip art.
"It's not about tweeting. It's not about the Internet," said Burroughs, who refers to the book as "a little Victorian treasure. ... It's an intermission from all of that."
However, he admits there's a little contradiction here. The book, which sells for $9.95 is available as an e-book on iTunes, as well as hardcover, on Amazon.com.
One fan of the book is Al DiGuido, founder of Westport-based Al's Angels, which provides holiday meals and gifts to children and families suffering with life-threatening cancer and rare blood diseases.
Burroughs gave DiGuido his very first copy of the book, "because he always asks `What if?' questions when he speaks of the terminally ill children that his organization help," Burroughs said. "For example: `What if this was your child?' "
On his website, DiGuido asks the "What if?" questions: "What if it was you? What if it was your child? I have been haunted by these thoughts from my first contact with a child suffering and dying from cancer. ... What if it was me?"
Responding to an email question, DiGuido said, "So many of us will admit that there are extended periods of our life where we are `sleepwalking' ... not really thinking clearly and deeply about the big issues that guide our path. Miggs has tapped into a series of questions that open the door in our brains and spirits where the answers to these thought-provoking questions reside.
"It was my sense from the first page I turned that the questions were a `wake-up' call for the reader to pay attention and think more deeply about what we all really believe and think. ... We all need to think more deeply about the `what if?' questions. There is too much reacting going on ... and action without thought."
DiGuido bought 100 copies of Burroughs' book to give to friends, and has recommended the book to the 3,000 people on his mailing list.
"I want to spread this wake-up call to as many people as I can and whom I love," he said. "It's not too late for any of us to think more profoundly."
DiGuido even wrote a review of the book on Amazon.com in which he says Burroughs' questions "open that shut door in our minds and hearts to a new level of exploration and investigation.
"When you reach moments in life when you understand that we are all members of the human family and each of us is sacred ... you come from a perspective of `what if' it were me? When you see your actions in the perspective of how another sees you ... there is tremendous learning that happens. The book is a must read for all who are passionate about living a life ... fully awake and aware."
Stew Leonard Jr. agrees. During a recent telephone interview, the supermarket entrepreneur said that Burroughs' questions help people bring a perspective and a balance to their lives. He said these are questions that people may not have asked themselves, but they should ask themselves.
"I looked through that book and I can relate to every single one of (the questions),"said Leonard, acknowledging how work responsibilities can create imbalance with one's personal life. "I tell my four daughters all the time, `It's perspective. Keep life in perspective.' "
Leonard suggests that Burroughs' next book should be one where he gives the answers.
"I want the answers," he said.
With his book, Burroughs can now add "author" to his long list of credentials that, in addition to graphic design, includes photography and web design. Most recently, he has won much acclaim for his work with lenticular imagery, an art form that originated in the late 1700s, which displays two pieces of art within one frame.
Burroughs merges two digital photos in one and allows the viewer's eye to move across the photograph and see one image transform into another. One of his most popular lenticular photos is that of his mother, Esta, well known in the greater Westport community for her many years employed at the Remarkable Book Store that had a prominent position on Main Street for many decades. The lenticular image shows his mother's youthful face turning into her image now in her senior years.
At times, Burroughs is bemused by the positive response to his book and downplays its place in book publishing today. In a self-deprecating manner, he said, " `What If?' is to literature what pet rocks are to Mount Rushmore."
In addition to his book-signing at Stew Leonard's Saturday, he will give a talk and book-signing at the Westport Library Dec. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Perhaps not as commercialized or as hyped up as the other frequently visited states in Malaysia, Terengganu is home to unique fish delicacies, endangered turtles as well as the concept of the simple, tranquil kampong (village) way of life.
Also known as the "Abode of Faith" due to the strong Islamic influence on the state, it is common to see the local women dressed modestly, the sight of beautiful mosques as well as the monotony of the day-to-day lifestyle among the fishing villages.
It is a rare sight to spot tourists in Terengganu, however the local government has taken great efforts to promote Terengganu as the next landmark of Malaysia, after launching the "Visit Terengganu 2013" campaign early this year.
Located in the east coast, six hours north-east from Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu is also famous for her neighboring islands, Redang Island and Perhentian Island to name a few, that are especially famous tourists spots because of its white, sandy beaches and beautiful blue-green sea.
Life in Terengganu is determined by the wind pattern, also known as the "Monsoon" season. Tourists are discouraged to visit from October until January due to the flow of the wind that brings about strong tides and greater current at sea. It is during this time that many fishermen do not go out to sea due to safety reasons. I have personally experienced the strong waves and winds that literally whistle and beat against the windows of the apartment I stayed in.
One of the highlights of touring Terengganu would be the abundance of sea shells in Cendering Beach, 6km south from the city. Rather than walking on the usual wet sand, walking on sea shells made the experience a lot more exhilarating as most of the sea shells had its own unique design and shape.
It is a common sight to collect sea shells and for some with an eye for detail, one might be lucky enough to find exotic shells housing a live crab. The rocks and trees that surround the beach are beautiful, almost as if beckoning one to relax and watch the waves hit against the shore, slowly and then all at once.
Another highlight that marks Terengganu as a unique landmark would be the "Tengku Tengah Zaharah" Mosque, commonly known as the first Floating Mosque in Malaysia. Located 4km from the city, the mosque covers a wide structure of 5 acres with the ability to accommodate 2,000 attendees at a time. The mosque combines modern and Moorish architecture that showcases the beauty of Islam, especially when captured amidst the sunset.
With great location also comes great food. Due to the abundance of fishing villages, fish is the local delicacy, however, creatively assembled with other ingredients. Common tea-time delicacies would be keropok lekor and keropok keping (fried fish in batter; picture your average pack of potato chips, except a lot fishy).
Another common breakfast delicacy is Nasi Dagang (literal translation would be "Trading Rice"). The dish is a steaming mixture of regular and glutinous rice in coconut cream, served with tuna curry, pickled cucumber and carrots. It is common to see hawker stalls or warung (small food joints) by the side of the road selling these delicacies as well as other local Malaysian food.
Perhaps one of the most special aspects of Terengganu would be its unsung beauty. While many tourists flock to other states in Malaysia due to commercialism and simply for the fact that the other states promise the pattern of the "happening and hip," Terengganu remains one of the states that quietly takes pride in its Islamic heritage, rich history and the concept of the simple life.
If you're in for a reflective, simple getaway, Terengganu is definitely a good spot to get your feet melted in the sand and deepen your knowledge on Islamic culture and life from a whole different perspective.
Carissa Morais is a final year student from Southern New Hampshire University. Currently completing her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, she aspires to be an art therapist dedicating her life into bridging the beauty of art into the science of human behavior and using art as a medium of the therapeutic process. Her interests include art, music, traveling, literature, social psychology, culinary arts and research studies on creativity and cognition.


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Shy and retiring Microsoft CEO Steve "there is a kind of hush" Ballmer is apparently ready to open his bulky wallet and write a cheque for the blighty based game maker Bizarre Creations.
Ballmer's software Imperium is seeking to expand its gaming division, now that everything is getting interesting with its Kinect and Xbox Live and according to Develop he has his eye on Activisions Bizarre subsidiary.
Liverpool based Bizarre and its 200 employees may soon be up for grabs. Rumours are that there are several outfits interested in buying the studio, including Microsoft.
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Redmond is not officially commenting. Activision reportedly paid $67.4 million in 2007 for Bizarre.
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* Also, thanks to these folks who've posted new reviews (and some from earlier you might have missed) at:
Offbeat Vagabond (this is also a Tier 3 site and another chance to enter for the iPad; review is of Royal Street);
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In spite of earning her living as a computer software engineer, she turned to one of her sons to put up the first version of her website, a clear illustration of the computer generation gap. An accomplished flute and piccolo player, she can also write backwards and wiggle her ears. Thanks to her father's relentless hounding, she can still recite the rules for pronoun agreement in both English and French. Her articles, poem, and stories have appeared in anthologies and journals such as Melusine, Front Range Review, and All Rights Reserved.
I started my writing life as a poet and took up fiction writing when I joined a writing forum and got hooked. As to the science fiction thing, the world building intimidated me, so in late September 2010, I decided to write a science fiction novel in order to overcome my block. I had nothing to lose, except, perhaps, some sleep, and the latest episodes of my favorite TV shows.
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Two goals in six second half minutes gave Northampton Town a much needed morale boost as they avoided a slip up against Bishop's Stortford , beating the Conference South side 2-1 in the FA Cup first round.
The struggling League Two side are bottom of the football league , with only one win in 14 matches coming into their tie at the ProKit UK Stadium, but they were always in control against their hosts, who were sponsored by The Mirror .
A magnificent strike from former Hull City youngster Danny Emerton gave Aidy Boothroyd's side the lead just after the hour mark, before on-loan striker Luke Norris poked a second goal with little more than 20 minutes remaining.
Credit to the non-leaguers, who, despite losing star striker Kyle Vassell to injury shortly before falling behind, never gave up and gave themselves hope in the 81st minute, when Reese Prestedge drove home to halve the deficit.
But it wasn't to be for Rod Stringer's side, who on the day just couldn't quite match up to the Football League side.
Despite having won nine of their last 10 matches, Bishop's made a nervy start against the league side, who quickly imposed themselves on the match.
However, you could have forgiven the away side for thinking it may not be their day as they squandered three good chances to take the lead inside the opening 10 minutes.
The hosts had barely crossed the halfway line when Northampton forced a fourth minute corner and former MK Dons defender Matthias Doumbe saw his towering header cleared off the line by Johnny Herd.
Three minutes later, a driving run from Chris Hackett saw him pick out Luke Norris in the penalty area, but his volley went straight down the throat of Joe Wright who smothered.
And Wright was called into action soon after, denying Jacob Blyth when he scuffed his angled shot from eight yards.
Midway through the half both sides hit the crossbar within minutes of one another. First, Cobblers winger Hackett, his pace causing problems down the right, found the head of Kane Ferdinand, but he could only hit the bar when unmarked at the far post
Then the away side couldn't fully clear their lines following a set-piece and when it was hooked back into the box, powerful striker Cliff Akurang beat keeper Matt Duke in the air, but like Ferdinand was denied by the woodwork.
With that, the Conference South side took greater confidence and begun committing more players into attack. However, it almost worked against them as Daniel Emerton drove through midfield unchallenged, before firing a 25-yard drive just wide of Wright's left-hand post.
However, Bishop's chances of an upset were dealt a huge blow at the start of the second half as star striker Kyle Vassell went off injured, replaced by George Sykes.
But the loss of Vassell galvanised Northampton and having once again begun turning the screw since the opening of the second period, Boothroyd's side were were rewarded when Emerton's wonderful 25-yard curler broke the home side's resistance.
Norris, who had missed a number of chances during the first half, finally found the back of the net to ensure Northampton's place in the second round, despite Prestedge's consolation and the subsequent late attempts by Bishop's to find an equaliser.
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Starbucks (SBUX), the largest U.S. coffee retailer, has a lot on its plate. The company is adding food and drink items, pushing into supermarkets around the world, building more shops and devising novel payment platforms.
Thankfully for investors, Starbucks' own java-addicted customers may help guide it through an ambitious expansion plan that risks overreach, which burned the coffee roaster over a decade ago.
As Seattle-based Starbucks undergoes what may amount to CEO Howard Schultz's second major growth offensive after retaking the reins, he may have an unappreciated buffer against slip-ups.
An increasing reliance by customers on pre-paid loyalty cards and mobile applications may help Starbucks in its roll out of recent acquisitions such as juice maker Evolution Fresh, tea specialist Teavanna and bakery chain La Boulange.
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Meanwhile, as Starbucks builds its payments capabilities through a partnership with Square, a popular loyalty platform and a highly rated smartphone app, it may have the right infrastructure to grow in emerging markets like India and China.
Starbucks' unique growth agenda, and the risk it carries, has been a key theme for the company's earnings, given a backdrop of stable profit from existing stores and retail channels. Still, an upbeat outlook and strong performance from lesser-known areas of the company are a welcome surprise.
The performance of what's called the Starbucks Card was the highlight this holiday season, and that could give Starbucks reason to expect consistent growth in 2013 amid a year of expansion.
In the first quarter of 2013, Starbucks saw $1 billion loaded on Starbucks Cards, a 25% increase from a year earlier and a new record for the company.
That figure would have amounted to about a quarter of the company's overall revenue of $3.8 billion if card loads were immediately recorded as sales.
Taken another way, the Starbucks Card accounted for 25% of all U.S. tender, the company noted on an earnings call. The card's 20%-plus growth rate far exceeded overall revenue and same-store sales growth of 11% and 6%, respectively.
"This is a positive for sales, and [Starbucks] indicated that its strong U.S. sales trend has continued in January," Joseph Buckley, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst, wrote of figures from the Starbucks Card and the company's earnings outlook.
"The growth in members and value loaded on Cards is very encouraging both near and long term."
CEO Schultz was exuberant.
"In terms of what happened in holiday in Starbucks Card, I must say it was stunning and almost unbelievable," he said on the company's January earnings call.
A discussion with analysts and an executive overseeing the Starbucks Card indicates that Schultz's excitement may stem from the unit's importance to the company's overall expansion, a key investor pitch in recent quarters.
In early December, Starbucks unveiled what it called an "accelerated growth plan," which includes 3,000 new store openings in the U.S. over four years, a doubling of its retail footprint internationally by 2015, and a transformation of its payment platform in coming years.
Recent acquisitions, the company's investment in ventures like Square and its own rollout of single-serve products such as VIA, K-Cups and a Verisimo brewing system are other key drivers.
The Starbucks Card and corresponding loyalty and mobile payments initiatives are crucial.
In a February interview, Ryan Records, a vice president of payments and cards at Starbucks, highlighted rising amounts of money being loaded on the Starbucks Card, a holiday-season spike in new loyalty program members and strong mobile app downloads as reason to see the unit as being increasingly relevant to Starbucks.
"When you do talk about the dollars that are loaded on a Starbucks Card, that is the pre-payment of coffee and food items," Records said. "It is a very positive sign that these numbers are going up."


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On Apr 4, 2014, we issued an updated research report on Kennametal Inc. (KMT). To date, no major improvement has been recorded in the company's share price (still down by 9.5%) since the announcement of fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ended Dec 31, 2013) results on Jan 30.
Lackluster results coupled with the weak outlook for fiscal 2014 have triggered downward revisions in earnings estimates. In the last 60 days, of the 8 firms covering the stock, 3 lowered their earnings estimates for fiscal 2014, while out of 11 firms, 6 decreased their estimates for fiscal 2015. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is at $2.64 and $3.30 for fiscal 2014 and 2015, reflecting a decline of 2.6% and 2.9% respectively.
A brief snapshot of the results and outlook is provided below:
Earnings per share in the quarter were 52 cents, roughly 15% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Total revenue grew 9%. The Industrial segment posted healthy results, offset by weakness in the earthworks and transportation markets that pulled down organic growth in the Infrastructure segment. Cost of revenue and operating expenses, as a percentage of total revenue, went up 150 basis points (bps) and 130 bps respectively.
Management lowered its organic revenue guidance range to 2–4% for fiscal 2014 versus the prior forecast of 4–6%, expecting slower-than-anticipated recovery in oil and gas markets and weakness in underground mining in the U.S. and China. The Infrastructure segment will remain weak due to lower volume gains.
Also, the earnings outlook was lowered to a range of $2.60–$2.75 a share versus the prior prediction of $2.90–$3.05 due to dilution expected from the acquisition of the Tungsten Materials Business (TMB.TO), completed in Nov 2013.
Lowered earnings estimates as well as an average negative earnings surprise of 7.5% for the trailing 4 quarters have raised skepticism over Kennametal's performance in the quarter ahead. Currently, the company has an Earnings ESP of -1.39%, -1.14% and -5.15% for fiscal third-quarter 2014, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015 respectively.
Kennametal currently has a market capitalization of $3.4 billion and carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Some better-ranked stocks in the industry include NN Inc. (NNBR), Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (LECO) and Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO). While NN Inc. holds a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Lincoln Electric Holdings and Columbus McKinnon carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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The Yorkshire Hotel
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 63 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Restaurant
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Poolside bar
- Sauna
- In-room massages
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
For families
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Television
- Free toiletries
- Daily housekeeping
What's around
- Heart of Patong
- Patong Beach (8-minute walk)
- Bangla Night Street (4-minute walk)
- Royal Paradise Night Market (4-minute walk)
- Jungceylon Shopping Center (4-minute walk)
- Bangla Boxing Stadium (5-minute walk)
- Banana Walk (7-minute walk)
- Bazaan Fresh Market (12-minute walk)
- Patong Boxing Stadium (14-minute walk)
- Simon Cabaret (25-minute walk)
- Tri Trang Beach (2.5 mi / 4.1 km)
The Yorkshire Hotelfrom €46
- Double Deluxe Room no Window
- Superior Large Deluxe
- Standard Room No Window
- Standard Twin Deluxe
- Luxury Apartment
- Deluxe Double Room
- Deluxe Double Room
- Large Double Deluxe
- Deluxe Double Room
- Standard Deluxe No Windows
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 63 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-5:30 AM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
In the hotel
- Cooked-to-order breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Poolside bar
- Beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Golfing nearby
- Pool umbrellas
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Television in common areas
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room massage available
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- 32-inch TV
- Digital TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
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DiningYorkshire - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
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Also known as
- Yorkshire Hotel Kathu
- Yorkshire Kathu
- Yorkshire Hotel Patong
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Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
This property does not have elevators.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 500.00 per day
Cooked-to-order breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 200 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
What's around The Yorkshire Hotel
- Heart of Patong
- Patong Beach (8-minute walk)
- Bangla Night Street (4-minute walk)
- Royal Paradise Night Market (4-minute walk)
- Jungceylon Shopping Center (4-minute walk)
- Bangla Boxing Stadium (5-minute walk)
- Banana Walk (7-minute walk)
- Bazaan Fresh Market (12-minute walk)
Getting around
- Phuket (HKT-Phuket Intl.) 47-min drive
- Onsite parking not available
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has set off a controversy by recommending that birth control pills be sold over the counter. Comments from Facebook:
Birth control pills should absolutely be sold over the counter. A prescription should not be required, but an initial consult with an obstetrician-gynecologist should be required. There should also be a minimum age so teens don't misuse them. For women, I say yes. For little girls, I say no.
Scott Keefe
I think I'd be worried about teenage girls experimenting with regular birth control pills to come up with something that mimics morning-after pills. Also, oral contraception doesn't protect you from sexually transmitted diseases.
What about counter indications? Although a box can contain a leaflet, it's just too small to read. You'd be surprised how many women are still asking online about what to do when they've missed a pill or two.
Also, what if over-the-counter birth control pills aren't covered by health insurance? If so, how will this really help those who are in the low-income bracket?
Amanda Price
I like "behind the counter" dispensing, and not requiring a prescription. The pharmacist can inform before dispensing. I currently must do this to buy Sudafed, mainly to prevent methamphetamine makers from buying it in bulk to then illegally reformulate it.
Richard Ovens
Letter to the editor:
As an OB-GYN, I applaud the efforts of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to increase access to contraception ("Make the pill more accessible," Opposing view, Oral contraception debate, Nov. 28).
Offering the pill over the counter would reduce barriers many of my patients face in their quest for birth control. I recently saw a 16-year-old with an unplanned pregnancy. She had wanted to take birth control pills, but when she called to see a doctor and obtain a prescription, she was told that the next available appointment was three months away. If the pills had been available over the counter, she could have started them when she needed them, possibly preventing her pregnancy. Now, as a sophomore in high school, she must decide what to do.
We must give young women a better chance at protecting their health and their futures.
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The concept of reserve arose from the mismatch between the extent of brain changes or pathology and the clinical manifestations of these brain changes. The cognitive reserve hypothesis posits that individual differences in the flexibility and adaptability of brain networks underlying cognitive function may allow some people to cope better with changes than others. Although there is ample epidemiologic evidence for cognitive reserve, the neural substrate of reserve is still a topic of ongoing research. I will review the concept and theory of reserve and describe our approach to investigating its neural implementation. I will present some representative studies from our group that exemplify possibilities for the neural substrate of reserve including neural reserve, neural compensation, and generalized cognitive reserve networks.


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As Uber Rival Lyft Battles Regulatory Issues In New York, The Founder Of Reddit Says He's One Of Its Drivers
Published 11:28 am, Friday, July 11, 2014
If you hop in a Lyft car in Brooklyn, don't be surprised if Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is behind the wheel.
"Tomorrow I welcome @Lyft to my hometown #Brooklyn as a driver — maybe I'll give you a ride. Starts at 7pm!," Ohanian tweeted last night.
It wasn't initially clear if there was some underlying purpose to being a Lyft driver, or if he was just doing it for fun.
When asked on Twitter, Ohanian said it was to pay for a date with his girlfriend and to see the movie "Snowpiercer."
But Ohanian, dubbed the "hero of the internet," is a big proponent of activism and "fighting the man."
Lyft is undergoing some regulatory challenges in New York right now as it gears up to launch in Brooklyn and Queens today. Both the Taxi and Limousine Commission, and the state Department of Financial Services (DFS) don't want Lyft to operate in Brooklyn and Queens because "ridesharing" is illegal. Lyft also recently received a cease-and-desist letter from the DFS.
"Lyft's ongoing law violations will not be tolerated and must halt," Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky wrote in the letter, which was obtained by Crains New York.
Uber doesn't face the same issues because all of its cars and drivers in New York are licensed by the TLC.
So maybe this is Ohanian's way of showing his support for the startup? Apparently not. Ohanian tweeted at us after the story went live to say that he really is doing it just for fun.
Join the conversation about this story »
See Also:
- Ridesharing Startup Lyft Will Continue Operating In NYC Despite Threats From The City's Taxi Commission
- Here's The Infographic Uber Sent Its Drivers To Explain The New Price Cuts
- Uber Rival Lyft Is Launching In New York
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The Jan. 26 Great Colorado Pie Fight in Fort Collins will have one of our favorite pizza makers, LaPorte Pizza, competing for title of Northern Colorado's best slice of pizza.
The event is from noon to 5 p.m. at the Northside Aztlan Community Center, 112 Willow St. in Fort Collins.
The $5 taste ticket gets ten tastes of pizza is the official ballot in the vote for favorite slice of pizza pie.
The event is sponsored by radio station 99.9 The Point.
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Scenario 1.
Practice, practice, study, practice, heal, learn, practice.....
eventually get __________(fill in the blank, good enough, smart enough, wise enough, clear enough, free enough, pure enough, etc) to be awakened, enlightened, experience truth of your nature, be one with divine, be in buddha/christ/one consciousness, or whatever you want to call being in the mystery.
Scenario 2.
Spontaneous Realization.
What you are seeking, practicing, isn't somewhere else. It simply is. Now. Truth, unveiled and unaltered. Nothing prevents the is-ness. Nothing separates you from the is-ness. Nothing isn't the is-ness. Everything is the is-ness. There's nothing to get to or develop. In this moment, truth is. The act of observing is even a separation, something is observing something else which is separate. So. Spontaneous Realization then is like a folding back into oneself, into the pure truth of this moment, into an emptiness of being awareness itself, right now.
Awareness is either aware to itself or it isn't.
What you are seeking, practicing, isn't somewhere else. It simply is. Now. Truth, unveiled and unaltered. Nothing prevents the is-ness. Nothing separates you from the is-ness. Nothing isn't the is-ness. Everything is the is-ness.
There's nothing to get to or develop. In this moment, truth is.
The act of observing is even a separation, something is observing something else which is separate.
So. Spontaneous Realization then is like a folding back into oneself, into the pure truth of this moment, into an emptiness of being awareness itself, right now.
It is an illusion that awakening is a very long, difficult process. Awakening is simply being deeply in this moment.
Choose your scenario. I chose the first one, then dropped it.
In either scenario practice continues. Practice is still relevant. Practice continues to clear the mind of distractions that prevent being present, or Presence. Practice helps you continue to loosen the distortions of egoic perceptions. Practice is simply experiencing directly. Experiencing awakening doesn't convert one to an auto-saint either, but awakening does change one's perspective of all that is experienced. But to assume that all the distractions must be gone, and some state of pure mind is necessary in order to experience awakening to the truth of reality, is an illusion. Practice isn't the thing. Truth is.
I've actually practiced quite a bit. Practiced opening my mind to truth. To witnessing. To awareness. To wisdom, to compassion. To compassionate wisdom. But I've seen some who are spontaneously opening, simply because they are.
Some individuals on the Long, Develop, Practice, Scenario 1 track would warn this awakening state of awareness is very dangerous. Even frightening. We shouldn't even talk about it or we are not humble. But I say, how can truth of your nature be dangerous? Who says you have to have someone help you do it? Who says you have to practice a certain way, or label and name the states and stages? Who says you must have a guide assist you with the questions, with the states? Who says teachers are even the fastest way? Because this can place expectations that can also separate you from yourself and your own way. And many masters have departed from traditional paths to their own ways. There are many, many, many different paths in.
"In" itself even varies. Because opening to the absolute sense of reality of all, there is no-thing. There is no floor, no room, no you, no me, no time, all is of the same one-ness, is-ness, and there is presence of all potential, constantly creating itself, in the emptiness. One could even argue that this isn't even reality, because how does this intersect with the relative personality. Clearly there is a you and me and a floor and a room. It is merely an illusion, however, that these are all separate from each other. Living as this. Being this awareness in all moments, eyes open, day-to-day, is still to be explored, to lived. Even the concept of freedom is dropped. You are freedom. Concepts of love drop away. Love simply arises as the be-ing-ness. All these discoveries are experienced and awakening itself blossoms. But this doesn't mean you should plod along slowly and methodically and with great caution to prepare yourself for some great thing always out of reach. Every moment truth is here.
I do most certainly believe practice is still relevant, highly relevant. But to make any assumption that some long practice is required to awaken, is simply not truth.
As an Intuitive, I've had a singular focus.
Truth. Not just knowing it, but being it. Not just being aware of it, but living as it. And has been here all along. If you believe awakening is hard it is. If you believe it is unattainable, it is. If you believe you have to do something first to get 'there' then it will always be out of reach.
What if you drop the story of what awakening should look like, or be like?
You'd just be.
And, I'd love for everyone to awaken. To live as one.
And, I believe this happens for each one when it does and no one can rush it or make it so. But the invitation is open to all, now.
And I don't believe awakening is ever something to be cautious about. Awake fearlessly. It is simply truth.
And I don't believe it is something to grasp at or avoid. It is simply what is so. And what is so is ever-evolving.
And I do believe this leads us simply back to authenticity. Being authentic. Being truth. Now. Noticing. But even more, being.
And I do believe this leads us to seamlessly being awake and present, conscious in all moments, no separation between 'spiritual' and 'mundane'.
Your own awareness is the guide, for you.
Your own awareness leads you in to the center of all you are. That is its highest purpose. Intuition means inner teacher. Intuition is about 'what is so' and what is true. You are the awareness itself. In whatever practice or experiences you do, from yoga, to meditation, to running, to praying, to church, to temple, to dancing, to hiking, to tarot, to gardening, to making love, to art, to music, to cooking, to eating, to, to, to, to....be deeply present in it all. Doing it and being it.
This commitment makes room for the Spontaneous Realization.
This commitment helps you realize it isn't about any one state, but deeply experiencing all moments.
This commitment even leads you to practices, teachers, books, situations, meditations, podcasts, this blog, whatever, that may help create your opening and continuing to live in this realization once experienced.
But. No expectation. No assumption. No idea that any particular path is the way, or how long it takes. Deep within, you are the way. Already. You are not separate from it. You are not separate. You are ever-becoming, ever-creating. Truth is truth. Awareness is. What if you drop the story of what awakening should look like, or be like?


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On December 6th, 1996, Phish put on a show that featured Elvis impersonators, a cameo by Les Claypool and a set list chock-full of fan favorites — all that, in addition to the band's usual spate of bong-tastic jams. So far as Phish-heads are concerned, that was enough to make the gig a classic. But non-devotees will probably find the show — commemorated here on three CDs and a DVD — a bit uneven: A twenty-six-song extravaganza with some high moments, as well as so-so tunes and improvs that seem to run longer than the last Lord of the Rings movie.
Some of the jams are strong: There's a fierce "Mike's Song," a dark, dense psych-out that grooves like Bitches Brew, minus the horns. Other old horses like the prog-y "Harry Hood" find Phish noodling their way to blissed-out, pastoral beauty. But there's some forgettable stuff, too: The first disc gets pretty snoozy — just try sitting through the twenty-six-minute "You Enjoy Myself." Throughout, the short songs fizzle: Cuts like "Llama" and "Down With Disease" are about on par with the iffy originals your local bar band might work in amid Zeppelin covers.
The final disc, which captures the show's encore, is where things get really interesting: Claypool sings "Wildwood Weed," and Phish launch into "Harpua," a beloved, partly improvised story-song that, in this version, works in a yarn about casinos and a cover of "Suspicious Minds" featuring the Elvises. Being there must have been fun, especially if the experience was chemically enhanced, and as a tiny bit of rock history, it's nice this package exists. But that doesn't mean you should shell out forty-five dollars for it.


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I've found a new home for my collection of Sam Harris audio files—it is a site called File Crunch.
Here is the URL:
Easy to download, free, no subscription or software downloads required, and includes many lectures, debates, and talk radio shows that are not available elsewhere on samharris.org.
There is a new "Multimedia" section that was recently added to the Forum Index (beneath "General Discussion"). I have posted a longer message there in which I list all of the audio files I've collected as well as several new additions. Please check in this multimedia section for all future downloads. This discrete section of the Forums provides the perfect place for all of us to share our Sam Harris audio and video.
Hope you all enjoy this stuff. Please let me know by private message if there are any problems with downloading from this new site.
I've listened to this: Live at the NYPL - Sam Harris & Oliver McTiernan
It blew my mind. Oliver McTiernan declares himself a christian but doesn't believe in an interventionist god. I've been disappointed that Sam Harris was placed in a corner by a person with such convictions. Probably Sam Harris' mind was blown away too by such an association of convictions.


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New international rankings show that UK universities have lost ground on those in the United States and emerging Asian economies.
The table, based on the academic reputation of universities across the world, places Oxford and Cambridge in the top 10.
Five other universities, Imperial College London, University College London, the London School of Economics, Edinburgh and Manchester, are in the top 50.
But the table, published by Times Higher Education magazine, shows that other big names have lost ground, with greater polarisation between a small band of elite British institutions and the rest.
Three UK universities have dropped out of the top 100 since 2011, it emerged.
Shabana Mahmood, Labour's shadow universities minister, said Coalition cuts to university funding in comparison to other countries had created a "downward trend".
"On their watch, it now seems the international standing of UK universities is starting to fall," she said.
Phil Baty, the table's editor, said: "Outside the chosen few, there is cause for alarm.
"Traditionally, the strength in depth of the UK system has been one of its great features. Having a large number of institutions with truly world-class standing has delivered huge returns for the whole sector and the wider economy.
"However, it now seems that a gap is opening up between the very best and the rest, with even household name institutions like Sheffield and Leeds losing their lustre and falling down the rankings."
He added: "It would be bad news indeed for UK plc if the bulk of the UK's world-class universities are relegated to the global lower leagues."
The rankings are based on a survey of senior academics from across the world.
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US were named as the world's top two universities, followed by Cambridge in third. Oxford was fourth, up from six last year.
Five of the remaining positions in the top 10 went to US institutions, with Tokyo University in Japan being named ninth.
The UK has nine representatives in the top 100 – second only to the US – but this is down from 2012, when it had 12 among the world's elite.
Sheffield, Leeds and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have dropped out over the last two years. The table's editors said Britain should be concerned about the "rise of some leading Asian institutions", with universities in Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan all climbing the rankings.
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said: "We should remain acutely aware that other countries are investing more than the UK and that our reputation as a world-class provider of higher education is not a foregone conclusion."


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Accession Number : ADA954583
Title : Defense Acquisition Management Data System (DAMDS) Code Translation for Computer Listings, Fiscal Years 1972, 1973.
Corporate Author : WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (DOD) DC DIRECTORATE FOR INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND REPORTS
Report Date : 1973
Pagination or Media Count : 14
Abstract : DAMDS is developed from data submitted by components of the Department of Defense (DoD) on all contract actions over $10,000. These data are available on computer listings which have been sorted either by contractor name (alphabetical) or by place of performance (geographic). The first line of each entry (Line 1) identifies the contractor and the place of performance ad provides the associated contractor, city, and state or foreign country codes. Data on each individual award to that contractor are then displayed on a single line (Line 2). A summary of the Line 2 column headings, the data elements shown in each column, and the page in this manual on which each is explained begins on page 2. This manual is intended to assist the user of these computer listings in understanding the range of data presented.
Descriptors : *MILITARY PROCUREMENT, *DATA MANAGEMENT, *CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CODING, TABLES(DATA), COMPUTER PRINTOUTS, MANUALS
Subject Categories : Administration and Management
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE


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LG is set to announce the LG G3 tomorrow in an event at New York and San Francisco. The device will mark the final flagship of the year 2014 in the Android lineup as we await the next generation of iPhone in the last quarter. The specifications of the LG G3 as expected in the day and age of powerful internet, have been leaked all over the space.
The device is expected to bring a 5.5 inch IPS display with Quad HD Resolution. This massive display would be powered by a removable 3,000 mAh battery and which would also power the Snapdragon 801 SoC with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of ROM. There will be an SD card slot on the board and the phone will come with a 13 MP rear camera with OIS as well as what looks like a laser based focus mechanism. The front facing camera is expected to be 2 MP and just like the G2, the G3 will come with rear volume keys and power lock button.
Adding to the excitement of the launch, LG has decided to give us a quick preview of what we can expect from the G3 by releasing three teaser videos around the device's camera, display and design. Go ahead and give them a watch to have a better idea of what is coming tomorrow.


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NISA will be holding a Partner Search for Pairs skaters and Ice Dancers on Monday 1st December 2014 at Ice Sheffield commencing 1.00 pm in the afternoon. Moderators in attendance will include Hilary Selby – NISA Performance Director, Robin Cousins – NISA World Class Performance Manager, David Hartley – NISA Development Director, and NISA International/ISU Judges/Technical Panel to be confirmed.
If you are interested in attending please email email@example.com register, including the attached form fully completed. There is no closing date to register your interest and late entries will be welcome, but please do advise us that you will be attending.


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When the time comes to pop the question and ask her out on a date the deliema is how do you do it?
My rule of thumb is to not ask directly, instead assume she'll come and merely propose a meeting place.
Never call a meeting a "date" as it throws most men in a frame war where he's courting, he's paying and he's going to have to wait for the pink taco until at least the third date … maybe longer.
Say these exact words:
"Hey there's this really cool lounge called blah blah and theres a really cool band on that we have to check out, it's on this Tuesday at 7pm lets meet up there for a few quick drinks and have some fun, you're going to love this place… anyway I have to go now as a friends making me dinner…so just quickly how's 7pm work for you? Good … I'll pick you up/meet you there …look forward to it, cya"
This gets me a 90% date rate … and it should do the same for you. I've included some nice touches there like "a friends making me dinner" (she'll always assume it's a female friend) and this makes you look good, also that your time is valuable as you ended the phone call first.
Asking a girl on a date tip#2
Always meet your dates in QUIET bars or lounges, never take them to loud noisy bars or nightclubs as other guys may move in mistakenly and whisk your date away, unless you want this to happen my general rule is never take them to busy or loud nightclubs.
Find a cruisy, quiet and half lit (aka romantic) lounge, where there are sofas or lounges as opposed to bar stools which are uncomfortable and pose a problem when the time comes for you to move in for the make out and get things heavier.
Asking a girl out on a date is quite easy when you warm up by talking to other girls first, so call up some old numbers have some great conversations with them and then call your girl, hopefully by this time you would have loosened up a little. Asking a girl out wont be a challenge again!
Your friend,
If you would like to find out more on this topic we discuss these techniques in greater detail and emphasis in the Street Dating Revealed Program. Watch LIVE on hidden camera as we approach, meet and get dates with beautiful women on the street, at the mall, the coffee shop; everywhere! Then listen as we breakdown each interaction and explain everything in step-by-step detail. Click here to check it out.
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text: Dolgelynen offers a comfortable and relaxing stay on a working sheep and dairy family run farm. It is an ideal base for walking and touring North or South Wales. The farmhouse has a wealth of charm and character and overlooks the river Dyfi with wonderful views, peace and tranquility. Decorated to a high standard with full facilities in each bedroom including beverage tray, radio alarm clocks, private/ en-suite bathroom, television and hairdryer. The guest lounge has many books, maps etc, also a piano with a selection of traditional and modern Welsh music. We are a Welsh speaking family who offer a warm welcome in a homely atmosphere. Availability Please contact the owner/operator for up to date availability.


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The new Merchant House of Fleet Street cocktail menu, featuring eleven illustrated Scottish & Irish Whiskey based drinks relating a 'Sense of Place'. The use of three coloured spots identifies each of the drinks unique flavour profiles.
Services supplied: graphic design, art direction, menu design, print and illustration.
Illustrations by www.mrchadwick.co.uk


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Un-Natural Link Notice impelled at your webmaster tool's inbox
Did you receive a mail regarding the Google webmaster tools notice of detected unnatural links?
What does un-natural link mean?
Un-Natural (or) Artificial Link is typically obtained through buying links to exceed in PR (or) contributing in link building process. Poor link building process ends in un-natural link. Quality of link must always be analyzed before we do a link building process.
- Google instantly mailed to over 1 million (In few months) webmaster's regarding this issue.
- A reconsideration request mail can be send to Google, unless you can't control over the artificial links that roll over your website.
- Your website will receive a penalty after the alert
- Result of this penalty issue is loss of ranking on your landing page of site and over all the pages too.
Reconsideration Request:
Lot of webmaster have mailed with the reconsideration request to Google before removing the bad link from their website. But, still Google replied them "Still links are live". Bother sending a request to Google after working with great sense on bad links. You can also link to Google Doc on this issue to ignore some links.
Step to Over come:
Avoid preferring for quantity sites than blending for a quality.
Only good content and links can make you survive now at Google eyes.
Consider 1 good link than 100 artificial links.
Overcome a complete check on your website to locate bad links.
Help & Advice:
For further suggestion on this issue, let a comment. We will provide you a free step of advice and we are happy to assist you at any extend.
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Story and photos by Vince Johnson
Drivers from the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Belgium, Germany and New Zealand joined the Aussies at the 28th Phillip Island Classic on the weekend before the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Attracted by the sweeping island circuit south of Melbourne, they enjoyed three days of racing across nineteen categories.
Following practice and qualifying, the oldest of them all, (car not driver) Alan Telfer's 1926 Bugatti 37/37B was the most consistent of the forty-one competitors in the first Regularity matched-lap-times event on Friday afternoon. During the weekend, second places were earned by Gerard Knapp's 1974 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior and Bob Pinkerton's 1955 Peugeot Belchamp GP. Others to do well were Trevor McPherson's 3rd in his 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce, Ernst Luthi's 4th in his 1971 Alpine Renault A110 and Peter Axford's 1970 Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato. Richard Longes' 1927 Bugatti 35B almost matched Telfer's in the age stakes. [Read more…] about Phillip Island Classic, 17-19 March 2017, Australia


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Are the servers friendly? cooperating etc.
Are the servers friendly? cooperating etc.
At least BIS makes money from the sale. Valve doesn't take a huge fraction of the profits, so BIS is still being benefited.
On the server itself you'll probably be shot on sight, so don't start any diplomatic conversations there - Nobody will listen.
What should I do when a zombie is chasing me and I have no weapon?
Up until now I've just treated it like game over, because it runs as fast as me and never seems to give up... Going in the water can help when you are on the coast, but what can I do inland?
Also, got an AKM from a deer stand in a military camp east of Balota earlier with 60 rounds. It was awesome to actually have a form of defence rather than having to crawl at snail pace everywhere, and run forever when I get chased.
Also, don't bother sneaking when you have no weapon. Just run everywhere, if somebody shoots you then you don't lose anything. You just get to loot spots faster, and any building with an interior can be used to get rid of the zombies.
The thing about not buying on steam is that you have to wait for the key :P
I still have payment pending on BIStudio's store but paypal has completed it and the money is taken. been like this for 20 minutes
Had a funny thing happend to me today.
I went in the factory building in Komarovo.
And this guy with an axe comes from a room.
So I am scared shitless and perform a salute and he replies with a salute and says that he's friendly.
Then he says that there's an axe in the upper floors.
And there is a corpse oozing with blood holding an axe in its hand.
Edit: still nothing, guess i have to contact them but there does not seem to be a live support, this can take awhile :(
Hey I updated the server about a minute ago, you're gonna want to download it from my server as BIS has capped the download because of load or something :/
http://188.8.131.52:2503/dayzstuff/...6ArmA2Patches/ I uploaded a .zip of the beta folder and the installer.
Woah dude, three players, zombies gonna be abundant
I download the newest betapatch remove my old one, install it, put -beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion infront of my -mod= and it stays at the old beta patch when I run my Arma.
That's how I fixed it anyway
Jesus christ...
I was just cruising my tractor through a forest WAY up North and I look away for a second, I look back and I'm bleeding, I'm like, fuck I must have hit a tree or something, I get out and bandage, THEN OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE, a guy rolls in on a fucking bicycle and starts spraying at me with an M249, I pop him about 4 times and he lies down, I thought he was unconsious, so I run over to put one in his head, then he fires about 100 rounds at me and puts me at -1000 blood instantly.
It was funny and annoying at the same time, I had a hatchet and m1911, and only a tractor, IMO a bike is funner and faster than a tractor, he had no reason to kill me, some people are just such dicks
why can no one be friendly! every person I've seen has shot me, I've died more times from bandits then anything else
Whoever that was in the Elektro pub upstairs, I wasn't gonna kill you, I just wanted food to eat :(
We could have been bros
Some guy in a van picked me up and gave me an AK. awesome.
Oh god Peterson rated me funny, don't tell me the Western Fagozoid hit me up
How is it looking on facepunch server?
I acually have the hardware and internet for it.
i7 3ghz
8gb Ram
1 Gbit line.
(Still haven't gotten the game yet...)
I don't understand why people think they can or might or should host servers from home. People who think they can should really look up the average load a game server puts on a Ethernet line. When I hosted servers I used just under 1tb bandwidth a month and used on average 7-12 mbps at busy times.
The only thing you might earn by renting a server if you have the hardware yourself is maybe uptime.
Just found a DMR to go with my 1911
Infinite ammo master race
anyone else having trouble with getting onto us133? i'm stuck on "Waiting for host"
The FP server isn't even appearing in the server browser.
FP server seems to work fine, i'm on right now.


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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Fifteen Nepali artists were closeted for a month with a heap of 1.5 metric tons (1.7 tons) of trash picked up from Mount Everest. When they emerged, they had transformed the litter into art.
The 75 sculptures, including one of a yak and another of wind chimes, were made from empty oxygen bottles, gas canisters, food cans, torn tents, ropes, crampons, boots, plates, twisted aluminum ladders and torn plastic bags dumped by climbers over decades on the slopes of the world's highest mountain.


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An Epic 750KM Walk To Help Feed The Homeless And Collect 200 Tonnes Of Dried Food Items For The MALAYSIA FOODBANK.
KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 2: Starting from April 19th at the picturesque Kampung Wang Kelian, Perlis and ending on the 23rd of May at Melaka, a team of 10 core walkers will undertake a mammoth 750km journey, walking 25km daily to help raise RM 3.6 million and 200 tonnes of non-perishable food items for the poor and the homeless.
The campaign called the Good Will Walk 2015 is also aimed towards establishing the Malaysia Foodbank or Pertubuhan Tabung Makanan Malaysia.
Themed, Good Will Walk: Walk To Feed, this campaign is being coordinated by UNITED SIKHS Malaysia in close cooperation with several other Malaysian NGOs and local authorities to help raise awareness of the plight of the homeless, the abject poor, minority communities and the need to be prepared for natural disasters. It also aims to inculcate amongst Malaysians the spirit of volunteerism, keeping fit and promoting the tourism potential of Malaysia's countryside villages and towns.
"The Malaysia Foodbank will help to store non-perishable food items that can be later distributed to feed the victims of natural disasters and anyone else in need," said Rishiwant.


text: I posted this elsewhere under a different subject and got zero responses of any type. Perhaps if I post it to this thread I can get indications of why this would be a bad idea (some slight revisions have been made but the idea is the same): I suggest creating a new singleton called "Default" or some such which has the following properties: 1) When used as the left-hand side of a logical "and", the right hand side is not evaluated and the result is Default. 2) Always acts as a false in other boolean operations (such as "or"). 3) When used as a function: if the argument passed is non-zero (True) then return the argument otherwise return the Default object. 4) Overload the keyword "else" (default OR) to act exactly as traditional "or" except that it will ONLY execute the right hand side if the left hand side is Default (thus eliminating the false-left-side case). For example: Default(condition) and truecase else falsecase One could very well alias "Default" as "Test" if 7 letters is too much typing (i.e.: Test(condition) and truecase else falsecase). By doing this truecase could produce any value and the falsecase is never executed. In addition, truecase COULD produce Default indicating that it the falsecase value is acceptible to the truecase after all. As an added bonus, the following also makes sense: x=Default # We don't care print "x is",x else 5 # 5 because x is Default. x=0 print "x is now",x else 5 # 0 because x is not Default Obviously, the spellings would have to change as appropriate but you get the idea. To sum up, why couldn't we create an entity such that it yields to any other entity when manipulated? Here are the advantages I see to this: 1) No new keywords and only alters the meaning of one keyword. 2) Does not require trinary operation and looks like the classic and-or pattern. 3) Visible enough to indicate something interesting is happening. 4) Creates a useful new value that can yield to any other value including false values (unlike None as it stands now). 5) Maintains short-circuiting properties. Anyway, since I didn't get a response to my previous posting I thought I'd run it up the flagpole one more time and check to see if anyone even reading it. Rich


text: On Mon, Jul 06, 1998 at 04:34:20PM -0400, Taras Ivanenko wrote: > Another case where you do not want to set user/group immediately on > installed binaries is during cross-compilation. Other system (SunOS in > my case) do not have the correct users/groups so installing them made > no sence. Indeed. This problem is wider than just cross-compilation, though; I wound up setting up a Pentium just to do setup and cross-compilation under NetBSD/i386, on a file system NFSed from a Linux/Alpha box, to do development for NetBSD/vax. (Are you confused yet? I am...) A utility to go through and set ownership/modes correctly for at least the files that are part of the OS would be a helpful thing.


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Happy New Year everyone! I hope it was safe and fun for ya! We had some fondue and game fun with our pals Chris and Cassy Watson, our fourth year in a row doing New Years Eve together. It's a tradition now! (if you guys break from that…there will be pain!) haha. I will post some extra pics of that later. Also, I got back from my trip to Arizona with my family to see my cousins, whom I haven't seen for a few years. It was a lot of fun, even the 12 hour car rides. Mostly because we were in an RV, with a TV. Go Friends! We watched about an entire season. It was great! I think I've entirely converted my sis Joanna now. We got to visit the Grand Canyon, have some delicious family dinners together, do a little girly shopping, play some games, visit with our cousins, and go to a AZ Sundogs hockey game. (we all got on the giant screen at one point or another! hehe) It was pretty nice there weather wise, actually, except for the Grand Canyon. Of course, I am Utah weathered so the cold didn't bother me that much. (it was only 22 degrees! Wusses. haha.) Here's a few pics from AZ….I am tired and haven't even unpacked yet, so that's about all I have energy for tonight!
L-R back to front are: my Aunt Lynn, cousin Nick, Jordan, Joanna, Me, Janae, cousin Jason, Cousin Katie, Joshie, Dad, Mom, Julia, and cousin Heidi. My uncle Bruce was taking the photo.


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Prairiepiss wrote:I bet that wash will clear really good. I made a Banana wine once. It was the fastest clearing wine I ever made. The wine wasn't so good. But it made a great cooking wine. One of these days when I have 80 lbs of bananas laying around I will have to try it.
glsazdanoff wrote:first time distiller with a few questions, How long (Weeks) do i let my banana mash sit before distillation? Also at what temperature do i distill my banana mash, the recipe looks great cant wait to try it.
I could not wait to rip into you about your stupid question about "what temp to distill" but I can't
glsazdanoff wrote:My mash is extremely spongy and there doesn't appear to be much liquid below my cap... I followed the recipe as is and am in my third day of fermentation, is this normal?
Also, can we call this brandy?
RumBrewer wrote:Did you do the whole schebang, or scaled down.
My bananas soaked up a LOT of water and gave off a LOT of sugar over the 18 days it took to ferment out. And I only had 11 bananas in 5 gallons.
zouthernborne wrote:How did your "brandy" turn out, RumBrewer? I've been thinking of doing a banana rum and using Wyeast strain I found that provides banana esters in the wash. Was 11 bananas enough for your final product to have a nice smell/flavor? And did you leave it white or oak it? Details, man, details!!
glsazdanoff wrote:Im 16 days into fermentation and my cap is yet to drop... should i be concerned?
drgreanthumb wrote: the cap falls and all the banana pulp falls to the bottom.
drgreanthumb wrote: i like using fruit because the outcomes are endless, sometimes good, some bad... but its the experimenting and having "the last bottle in the world of that stuff so enjoy" batch, that makes it all worth while. be safe & have fun!
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Mint Embossed Front "NYCS" & "Cnx" logo manufactured by Corning with Raised Lettering !!! New York Central System. Reverse is embossed with the trade mark oval ; "Dietz * Vesta * New York, USA." NYCS existed between 1935 and 1968.
Stands 4 1/4 inches High, with a 2 1/4 inch top fitter, and a 2 3/4 inch bottom fitter.
Weighs 7.5 Ounces.
Condition : Near Mint or None Found Better. Globe is undamaged, and was found in a collection of 26 different antique globes. Has a really neat trapped air bubble to the left of the Slug Embossed Lettering. Top & Bottom Edges are Factory Rough-Cut and Fine-Polished !
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Afren Sees Full-Year Oil Production at Upper End of Range
Afren Plc (AFR), a U.K. oil and gas producer in Africa and Iraq, said higher flows from Nigeria will push 2013 output toward the upper end of its forecast. Shares jumped to the most in more than two years.
Production will approach the top of a 40,000 barrel to 47,000 barrel-a-day range, the London-based company said today in a statement. It reported an 18 percent increase in year-to-date output to 48,573 barrels of oil equivalent a day, citing growth at Nigeria's Ebok and Okoro fields.
Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil-producing nation, accounts for most of Afren's sales, providing the company with cash to invest elsewhere including in South Africa and Kurdistan.
Afren rose 6.6 percent to 157.7 pence at the close in London trading, the highest price since July 2011. That values the company at 1.7 billion pounds ($2.7 billion).
Ebok production averaged 35,102 barrels of oil a day in the nine months through September, a jump of 22 percent from a year earlier, while Okoro's output rose 17 percent to average 18,214 barrels a day, Afren said. The company also said it found a "significant" light-oil accumulation at Nigeria's Ogo-1 well.
"There are two clear positives today: firstly that exploration is delivering and secondly that production is delivering," Mark Wilson, an analyst at Macquarie Bank Ltd. in London, said in an e-mail. "For an exploration and production company, it's as much as you can ask for."
Profit after tax totaled $128.6 million in the third quarter, a 4.7 percent increase from a year earlier, according to today's statement.
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