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Tier 1: We like to charge it, charge it
No way around it: Displacer Beast is flat-out terrible. In theory, the ability serves as a way to escape from enemies; in practice, it completely fails at this because it lacks the threat-dropping capabilities of Feign Death or the temporary damage absorption of Vanish. DoTs will still immediately snap you out of stealth, as will spells in the air (sometimes). Non-players will keep all their threat and keep attacking you. I could maybe sorta kinda see it being used offensively in PvP for feral (open from Prowl, dump some energy, DB out and reopen), but that's pushing things. At this point, I don't think the talent is fixable, and I'm hoping they scrap it and replace it with something that buffs Dash and/or Stampeding Roar.
Luckily, we have two other talents that are much better. Feline Swiftness's passive movement speed increase is boring but very helpful in any situation. Unfortunately, it has one key downside: It does not stack with boot enchants, which makes them an integral part of the decision. Feral will almost certainly be using the Blurred Speed enchant anyway for the agility bonus, so it's really more like a 7% bonus for them. Balance has a little more choice here; they can choose between move speed + 140 mastery or 175 haste, which will likely be a superior DPS option.
Wild Charge, in contrast, has a wealth of situational uses, especially in PvP. The cooldown being so short means you can use it pretty much every time you need it, which is great. Of course, that means you have to use it to gain any benefit from the talent. If you'd rather focus on your rotation, just go with Feline Swiftness. Basically, it's a pretty close call. I probably prefer Wild Charge for feral and Feline Swiftness for balance, but it can go either way.


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September 2002 Newsletter
Welcome to this first issue of our new e-letter for Purdue engineering alumni. As I mentioned in my July letter, my desire is to communicate with you each month about the goals and initiatives of the Schools of Engineering. In addition, I'll share important news about our students and faculty and inform you of upcoming events. This brief electronic publication is not intended to replace Extrapolations, the engineering alumni magazine you receive three times a year. We do hope, however, that by getting important information to you on a more regular and timely basis, you will contribute to the ongoing dialogue and evolution of our plans, get involved in their execution, and share our passion for our envisioned future.
I know you are paying close attention. The response we received to July's letter has been phenomenal. You and your fellow engineering alums are engaged and eager to offer your opinions, concerns, and support. In fact, I am pleased that you have felt open to expressing anxiety as well as enthusiasm. The changes we are undergoing--the implementation of our Engineering Master Facilities Plan, the dramatic increase in faculty hiring, and the development of signature areas of research, to name just a few--initiate turbulence in an environment that for many years was solidly confident and content. But we are not embarking on change simply for change's sake. An engineering institution that aims at leading the nation can't afford not to change. It's part of life, and we will continually consider how best to adapt to the changing world around us. I hope you know that as we navigate through these changes, we will hold dear the things that are most prized--undergraduate education, quality and opportunity, uncommonly productive and talented engineers, to name a few.
I thought the next few editions of this e-letter should reflect in more detail on some of the points outlined in my July letter. As we proceed with our strategic planning and articulate our direction with more clarity, this venue will allow alumni feedback to be considered more dynamically in the iteration process as we tighten our goals, execution strategies, and success measures.
This seems to me a good way to start, but I hope you will help us provide more value by letting us know how we can adapt this mechanism to work best for you. We will archive each letter on the alumni Web site so that past editions can be reviewed and shared.
Again, I appreciate your enthusiasm and look forward to hearing your thoughts. E-mail us at email@example.com. Enjoy!
Linda Katehi
John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering
Purdue's Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) has named four recipients of its 2002 Service Awards and will honor these exceptional alumni at a banquet on September 29 at the Purdue Memorial Union. David Beering (BSCEE '85, MSEE '87), Juan Ernesto de Bedout (BSIE '67, MSIE '68 ), and Harold Force (BSCE '73, MSCE '74) will each receive the Service Award, which commends exceptional service and loyalty to Purdue engineering, the university, the engineering profession, and the community. Robert Bowen (BSCE '62) will receive the President's Lifetime Award, the pinnacle award recognizing a lifetime of such contributions.
To make reservations for the EAA Service Awards banquet, contact Cindy Lawley at 765-496-6929 or firstname.lastname@example.com by September 20. The banquet will be held at noon on September 29 at the East-West Faculty Lounge in the Purdue Memorial Union. Tickets: .
Purdue invites you to a celebration of "Victories and Heroes"
Don't miss this bash--the first-ever University-wide Homecoming celebration!
|September 26, 7 p.m.:
|Purdue Night Train Parade
|September 28, 11:30a.m. - 4 p.m.:
|Join us at the Engineering tent
(across from the MSEE Building) for interactive displays, your free Game Day Survival Bag, and alook at a student-built robot and Baja, Formula One, and solar cars.
|September 28, 5 p.m.:
|Purdue vs. Minnesota football game
Please pre-register for food ( each for guests age 7 and up) by calling 1-800-213-3044 or 765-494-0900 or e-mailing Purdue's Special Events Office at firstname.lastname@example.com . We'll mail you food tickets that you can present at the Engineering tent. Food tickets are also available for purchase on campus Homecoming day.
Purdue Days in Indiana & Purdue Days Across America
Purdue is hitting the road--both within the state of Indiana and across the country--to show people what we have to offer as a premier institution of higher education and to provide a look at our direction for the future. Check out Purdue at the following events, hosted by President Martin Jischke:
Purdue Days in Indiana:
|September 18, 2002
|Vincennes, Knox County
|October 29, 2002
|Logansport, Cass County
|November 26, 2002
|Aurora, Dearborn County
|December 14, 2002
|Indianapolis, Marion County
|January 21, 2003
|Rensselaer, Jasper County
|February 18, 2003
|Columbia City, Whitley County
|March 28, 2003
|Scottsburg, Scott County
|April 24, 2003
|Anderson, Madison County
For more information about Purdue Days in Indiana, contact Purdue's University Relations office at 765-494-2082.
Purdue Days Across America:
|October 26, 2002
|Washington, DC
|November 11, 2002
|Chicago, IL
|December 20, 2002
|New York, NY (Glee Club sings at Carnegie Hall)
|January 17, 2003
|Tucson, AZ
|January 18, 2003
|Phoenix, AZ
|February 1, 2003
|Dallas, TX
|February 8, 2003
|Naples, FL
|February 22, 2003
|Fort Wayne, IN
|March 6-9, 2003
|Los Angeles & San Jose, CA
|April 12, 2003
|Indianapolis, IN
|May 9, 2003
|Dearborn, MI
For more information about Purdue Days Across America, contact Purdue's Events Office at 1-800-213-3044 or 765-494-0900.
September 19, 2002
Purdue unveils new brand identity, 10 a.m. press conference
Hovde Hall
For information call 765-494-2082.
September 23, 2002
Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship groundbreaking, 10:30 a.m.
Elliott Hall of Music
For information call 1-800-213-3044 or 765-494-0900
September 26, 2002
GM PACE gift announcement, 10 a.m. press conference
Loeb Playhouse
For information call 1-800-213-3044 or 765-494-0900
September 27, 2002
Civil Engineering Bowen Large-Scale Laboratory groundbreaking, 9 a.m.
Northwest corner of Hwy. 231 and South River Rd.
For information call 1-800-213-3044 or 765-494-0900
September 28, 2002
Chemical Engineering groundbreaking, 10 a.m.
Behind the Chemical Engineering Building.
For information call 1-800-213-3044 or 765-494-0900.
September 29, 2002
Engineering Alumni Association Service Awards, 12 noon
East-West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union
For information call 765-496-6929.
|October 19, 2002
|Purdue vs. Michigan (HOME)
|October 29, 2002
|Purdue High-Tech Job Fair for Indiana Companies
(see www.purdue.edu/TAP/jobfair)
|November 8, 2002
|Engineering Dean's Club Luncheon
|November 9, 2002
|Purdue vs. Ohio State (HOME)
|November 23, 2002
|Purdue vs. Indiana (HOME)
Contact Us
Send your alumni news and thoughts on what you'd like to see in this e-newsletter to the Engineering Alumni Association at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Having recently updated my Adobe Flash Player software for the umpteenth time on two different PCs, I discovered that if you download and install it in the normal way, you end up with a new and unwanted Adobe Download Manager Firefox extension that cannot be removed.
Here's how to avoid this:
On the Adobe Flash Player download page, uncheck the "Free McAfee Security Scan Plus" option (who knows what that will add to your machine), then click on the yellow "Agree and install now" button:
This will take you to a 'Thank You!' page where the little yellow 'Firefox prevented this site [yada yada from installing something] bar comes across the top of the browser . DON''T click on the Allow button as normal:
INSTEAD, click on the 'click here for troubleshooting information' option'. This will take you to a 'Common Flash Player download and installation issues (Windows)' page. Scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find the 'If you are still having problems…' option to download the most current 'install_flash_player.exe' executable directly by clicking on the "Flash_Player_10_ Plugin_(All_other_Windows_ browsers)" option.
Run the executable and you will install the latest Flash plug-in, without the unwanted addition of an unnecessary and unremovable Firefox extension.


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"An Unexpected Thaw" (10/23/17) – The ladies of Orange County are ready to explore everything in Iceland from hiking a glacier to sampling the exotic cuisine. While Tamra and Vicki seem to be reconnecting, Lydia and Tamra hit a bump in their friendship.
After a long day of activities the ladies are faced with a shocking medical emergency.
Bravo Media's original series that started the hit franchise "The Real Housewives of Orange County" is back for an emotionally-charged twelfth season with Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Meghan King Edmonds and Kelly Dodd along with familiar face, Lydia McLaughlin (Season 8) who is back to mend broken friendships in the OC. With wounds still fresh from last season, the ladies draw their lines in the sand.
They are joined by new housewife Peggy Sulahian, who marks the 100th housewife to join the franchise. When brought into the mix of Orange County, she ends up ruffling feathers on both sides of the fray, resulting in unexpected fireworks.
This season, things are looking up in Vicki's life– her relationship with new beau Steve is getting serious, her business is expanding and she finally has her daughter Briana and grandbabies back in the OC. Except, Vicki and Tamra still find themselves at a major crossroads in their decade long friendship. Tamra, still filled with anger and resentment from last season's accusations, struggles to find forgiveness.
Her feud with the OG of the OC has pushed her even closer to God as she reconnects with her old friend Lydia over bible study. Back into the fold, Lydia tries to reclaim her title of "Friendship Whisperer" by attempting to mend fences with Vicki and Tamra, but quickly realizes that being Switzerland will be easier said than done. The residual stress from last year's bus ride from hell leaves Shannon in a vulnerable state as she tries to refocus her energy on getting into shape, keeping the spark alive in her marriage and caring for the newest member of the Beador clan, dog Archie.
New mom Meghan finds motherhood rewarding but difficult as she struggles with lack of sleep, post-partum hormones and Jimmy being an overbearing father. Meanwhile, for Kelly, her marriage to Michael is still complicated, but when Tamra and Shannon befriend her, it makes everyone around her question what her motives are.
"The Real Housewives of Orange County" is produced by Evolution Media for Bravo, with Douglas Ross, Greg Stewart, Alex Baskin, Stephanie Boyriven and Adam Karpel along with Scott Dunlop, serving as Executive Producers. Andy Cohen also serves as Executive Producer.


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Fisker Automotive, a manufacturer of electric sports cars, has run into trouble. That's bad enough, but that may be really bad news for lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems and for the entire sector. The MIT Technology Review broke down the domino effect like this:
After failing to meet the milestones required by a loan agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, Fisker Automotive, a startup making high-end hybrid electric cars, announced this week that it will stop work on a factory in Delaware and lay off 26 people. Fisker's troubles could prove disastrous not only for Fisker, but for A123 Systems, which supplies the automaker with lithium-ion batteries.
IDC expects the global demand for lithium-ion batteries to grow by 447% from 2011 to 2015. But that doesn't mean those batteries will be made here. IDC breaks down the global market like this:
To meet this expected demand, manufacturers throughout the world are engaging in one of the largest factory build-outs in world history. It is led by a combination of existing battery giants, such as Panasonic in Japan, Samsung SDI in South Korea, and Johnson Controls in the United States, as well as emerging players, such as A123 Systems in the United States, Electrovaya in Canada, and BYD in China. In the United States, there is a thriving Li-ion manufacturing industry reignited by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which provided 50% matching grants to Li-ion manufacturing facilities. However, the vast majority of Li-ion production will occur in Japan, South Korea, and China, whose governments have identified the Li-ion industry as a vital national interest and have initiated significant subsidies to help build new factories.
The battery technology is really the guts of an electric car. Energy storage will also be a key element to a greener US and global economy and is thought to be a critical technology for the 21st Century. America's leading electric car, the Chevy Volt, is using batteries from LG Chem, a Korean manufacturer. We can talk about green jobs all we want, but it would be nice if some of those were in manufacturing and not simply installing solar panels that were made in China.


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Questions, Questions: Terawatt ResearchJuly 15th, 2010
How many "free energy" companies have a former Director of the CIA and FBI on their payrolls? By my math, there's just one: Terawatt Research, LLC.
Here is William Webster's bio on the Terawatt Research website:
Judge William H. Webster
(Milbank Tweed Hadley & Mc Cloy)
Strategic Advisor
William H. Webster was sworn in as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on May 26, 1987. In this position he headed the United States intelligence community and directed the CIA until September, 1991. Following his departure from the CIA, he joined the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP in Washington, DC.
Webster served as United States attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1960 to 1961. In 1970, he was appointed a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and in 1973 was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. During his service on the bench, Webster was chairman of the Judiciary Conference Advisory Committee on the Criminal Rules and was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Habeas Corpus and the Committee of Court Administration. He resigned on February 23, 1978 to become director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he served for nearly a decade before moving on to lead all foreign intelligence agencies of the United States as CIA director.
On July 1, 1991 Judge Webster was presented the Distinguished Intelligence Medal and on July 25, 1991 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Security Medal.
Webster earned bachelor's degrees in history and political science, as well as an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, from Amherst College in Massachusetts. He received his law degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1949. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in World War II and again in the Korean War.
Judge William H. Webster is current Chairman of the Homeland Security advisory Council (HSAC)
The other publicly acknowledged Terawatt Research personnel with obvious black world connections are James G. Magee (Internal Security, Strategic Advisor, Finance) and Gary W. Caille, Ph.D., P.E. (Scientific Advisor).
James G. Magee
(Internal Security, Strategic Advisor, Finance)
Mr. Magee is the CEO of Level 4 Group LLC, a multi-million dollar strategic consultancy and capital funding provider to companies in the defense and security sector markets. Mr. Magee is a recognized expert on ballistic protection systems, special operations and national security issues, and has been the president of three industry leading body armor manufacturers, Point Blank Body Armor, Inc.; ArmorShield USA, Inc.; and Select Armor, Inc. during the past decade. At Point Blank, he designed the US Army's Interceptor™ vest, still the benchmark body armor worn by US Armed Forces personnel today. Defying conventional industry history, he led Point Blank to a position of industry leader from Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in less than 12 months. After leaving Point Blank, Mr. Magee managed the Modular Body Armor (Interceptor™) program for the US Army's Prime Contractor for MBA, Arthur D. Little, Inc. Magee served as the president of Exothermal Technology Corporation, Inc. (ETC), a torso cooling protective vest system company, and after a year's service as president, was appointed to ETC's Board of Directors for another two years. Mr. Magee served as the President of HIPERTEX, Inc., a manufacturer of high output lightweight diesel engines for DARPA, and a pioneer in alternative energy solutions. Mr. Magee led GartnerGroup's Performance Management Practice for five years. His team was responsible for the Eastern half of the USA and for Federal government clients. At Gartner, Mr. Magee was the global leader in providing efficiency, effectiveness, cost and performance consulting for Fortune 500 commercial clients, as well as for major Federal and state government agencies. In his first sortie into industry after retirement from the US Marine Corps, Mr. Magee served as a senior operations analyst with Kapos Associates, Inc. (KAI, now part of L3Comm). His clients included The White House, the National Security Council (NSC), and The Atlanta Olympics, the federal departments of Defense, Army, Navy, and Treasury. While at KAI, Mr. Magee led KAI teams that assessed the interoperability for the NSC including the Defense Department's command, control, computers and intelligence systems (C4I3) at combatant commands around the globe.
Mr. Magee periodically consults for Georgia Tech and the U.S. Marine Corps on combat systems and armor optimization, and has been an on-screen consultant to NBC News and PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer on armor systems and military procurement issues. Mr. Magee has been published in Armed Forces Journal, the Marine Corps Gazette and the Washington Post on these and other national security issues.
He served a full career in the Marines, retiring as a highly decorated infantry Colonel in the 1990's after service as the Marine's special operations expert, and commander of the largest anti-terrorist organization in DOD, the Marine Corps Security Forces with 3400 Marines and Sailors at 82 sites in 16 countries. He enjoys the distinction of having stood up and commanded the Marines first Light Armor Battalion, as well as having been selected as the 2002 recipient of the National Defense Industrial Association's (NDIA) Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the Nation's ability to wage special operations.
Mr. Magee lives in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA with his wife, Carole. They have three grown children.
MBA Studies: Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
BS: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
MA Equivalent: NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy Virginia
Did you check out Level 4 Group? For all your counter intelligence and clean energy needs? Unique Experience : Battlefield to Boardroom??? (Nope, this isn't The Onion.)
Next up: Gary W. Caille:
Gary W. Caille, Ph.D., P.E.
(Scientific Advisor)
Director, Systems Solutions Group, CSU Ventures
PRE/Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech Research Institute
Dr. Caille has extensive experience in the theoretical and practical development of armor and blast resistant systems. Recently he led systems development of the ULTRA Armored Personnel Concept Vehicle and the USMC Marine personnel Carrier, focusing on the survivability and mobility of armor vehicles and their personnel. For the ULTRA APV, he delivered a next generation armored patrol vehicle and developed a new armor for under 3 million dollars all in approximately 1 year. Dr. Caille has also used his expertise in thermal systems by forming systematic solutions to energy generation that use renewable sources such as geothermal, solar and wind combined with gasification and plasma systems using other waste streams to provide optimized solutions that have positive environmental and economic impacts to the community.
Dr. Caille was commissioned in the United Stated Navy after graduation from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (1977). He completed a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida (1985) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech, 1988). He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Georgia, New Jersey (inactive) and Florida (inactive).
After completing nuclear power training and submarine training, Dr. Caille served on a fast attack nuclear submarine. He served as the Reactor Controls Division Officer, Sonar Division Officer and Weapons Department Head from 1978 to 1982. From 1982 to 1984, he served as an instructor and director of the Officer Chemistry, Materials and Radiological Fundamentals Division at the Navy's Nuclear Power School.
In 1988, Dr. Caille reported to the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Submarine Directorate where he served as the Deputy Program Manager and Technical Director for research and development programs with an annual budget of approximately $100M. He also directly supervised the planning, installation, execution, and data analysis of ten, multi-platform, highly complex at-sea experiments. Dr. Caille retired from the Navy Reserve as a Captain with 4 commands.
After returning to Georgia Tech in 1993, Dr. Caille served as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Electro-Optics, Environment and Materials Laboratory, a 250-person, $25 M highly diversified research organization. In 2008, Dr. Caille formed the Systems Solutions Group of CSU Ventures which is focused on developing applied technical research from Colorado State University and partnering with industrial corporations to develop systems level solutions.
I would be most interested in knowing where the money is coming from. If you have any information on who is actually behind this, let me know.
Related: Terawatt Research LLC Defies Free Energy Stereotypes


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When it comes to fantasy hockey, any Tom, Dick, and Harry can go into a prospect draft knowing which players to take with a first round pick. More often than not, it is the late round picks that ultimately decide which fantasy managers will improve their team in the long run.
In this three part series, I will take a look at one prospect from each NHL team who I believe is undervalued and underappreciated in the fantasy hockey world. Now, I am not guaranteeing that all these players will go onto to have future NHL success -- or even NHL careers -- but hopefully a few of these players turn out to give you serious value down the road in relation to where you grab them in your prospect draft or on the waiver wire. We just never know which under-the-radar prospects may turn out to be legitimate NHLers and/or fantasy studs down the road.
Without further ado, I present Part 1, starting with the Anaheim Ducks. Enjoy!
William Karlsson, C
Karlsson has seen his stock shoot up over the last calendar year, however he is still very underrated in fantasy circles. Fresh off being drafted 53rd overall by the Ducks at the 2011 NHL Draft, the 19-year-old Swede put up 45 points in 46 games in his first full professional season with Vasterås of the Swedish Allsvenskan. At the 2012 US National Junior Evaluation Camp, Karlsson was one of the most impressive forwards on Team Sweden, which included the likes of Mika Zibanejad and Filip Forsberg. This season, Karlsson is taking his talents to HV71 of the Swedish Elite League and is expected to center the first line for Team Sweden at the 2013 WJCHC. If he stands out and produces at the WJHC as is expected, he will most likely be very hard to grab in prospect drafts next season.
Carter Camper, RW
It is tough to call a 24-year-old undrafted prospect underrated, but I feel Camper is just that. After a very successful college career with the Miami University Redhawks, the 5-9, 173-pound Camper signed on as a free agent with the Bruins at the end of the 2011 campaign and went on to post a team-leading total of 48 points in 69 games during his first full season with Providence. Camper also got a chance to play in three with Boston last year, scoring his first NHL goal in the process. While he may not possess high upside due to his age, Camper has produced at all levels of hockey, consistently finishing in the top three in scoring on every single team he has been a part of for the last eight years. Camper will need to show the Bruins that he is more than a perimeter player, but his rookie AHL season should alleviate a bit of the concerns that most people had when projecting what his game would be like in the pros.
Jérôme-Gauthier Leduc, D
A third round pick in 2010, Gauthier-Leduc exploded offensively this past season, scoring 28 goals in 62 regular season games for the Rimouski Oceanic. More impressive was the fact that he scored a goal in eight straight games during the month of October, tallying a point 18 times during the same span. For a player that isn't talked about too much, Gauthier-Leduc has done nothing but produce in his four-year QMJHL career and looks to have nice offensive upside for the professional game, especially in the goals department due to his strong point shot. Gauthier-Leduc has the skill, skating ability, and smarts to potentially become a solid offensive defenseman at the NHL level. This season, he will look to show that his offensive game can translate to the professional ranks with the Rochester Americans of the AHL.
Michael Ferland, LW
The 2011-2012 WHL season was a coming out party for Ferland. Playing on Brandon's top line with Brendan Walker and top scorer Mark Stone, Ferland scored 47 goals in 68 games and was named to the WHL Second All-Star team. His explosion this past season is definitely a case of "chicken or the egg", as many people question whether Ferland's production was mainly due to riding on the back of Stone, or if Stone and Ferland simply formed some good chemistry and helped each other out equally. It is more likely the former, however Ferland showed he has the ability to capitalize on the passes and space he received from playing with Stone. Ferland will make the transition to the pros this season playing for the Abbotsford Flames of the AHL.
Danny Biega, D
A member of the Harvard Crimson Tide, Biega has been one of the top scoring defensemen in ECAC hockey over the last two years, scoring 21 goals and adding 44 assists in 68 games during that span. Biega is an excellent skater with good vision who can quarterback a power play, but he is also great in his own end, having been named the ECAC Defensive Defenseman of the Year for the 2011-2012 campaign. However, that wasn't the only accolade that Biega received last year as he was also named a first-team ECAC All-American and a runner-up for ECAC Player of the Year. To top it all off, Biega's name was on the ballot for the Hobey Baker award, which is awarded annually to the top player in all of college hockey. Biega's well-rounded game gives him a good chance of making the NHL one day, and his offensive upside should be intriguing for fantasy owners looking for a sleeper defenseman prospect. Biega will play one more season with Harvard before signing a contract with Carolina in the spring.


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I saw so many of these stories and I just decided to put my idea into the mix. It seems I am going through a werecreatures faze right now with two or three of my other stories, but check this one out while I sort out my werecreatures fascination. I blame R. L. Stine and his amazing werewolf tale in THE NIGHTMARE ROOM: FULL MOON HALLOWEEN. (READ IT! (But first read this story!))
I don't own Princess Protection Program, however I do own the story.
"Selena dear, do sit up. It is unbecoming of a young lady to slouch."
I glanced over at Queen Miranda, my mother, and sighed. "Yes, Mother," I said, straightening my shoulders once more. "It is just that we have been through thirty knights already and none of them seem to be good suitors for me."
"I beg to differ." King Xavior, my father, objected. "I have seen four out of the thirty knights that have been suitable."
"Yes, Father, but none of them are kind and loving. They were merely after your crown. I want someone who actually cares about me and the kingdom."
Father huffed, but said no more on the matter. "Next!" he called.
In walked a knight in shining red armor with blonde hair and green eyes. He had a cocky smile on his lips and he stared hungrily at me as he kneeled.
"Your Majesty." The knight said; his voice was deep, but a bit gravelly and his eyes seemed glued to me. I slowly followed his gaze and felt unease build in me when I realized it was directed at my chest.
"Your name, young knight?" Father requested.
"Sir Alexander Sterling, Your Highness."
I was getting increasingly uncomfortable with his gaze and I shifted slightly, but his eyes stayed on me. As my father continued with the questioning, I finally came to a resolve: I would choose any other knight in the kingdom, as long as I didn't choose this red-armored one.
There were eight more knights that came after Sir Sterling before Father sighed. "That is all Selena. Have you come to a conclusion?"
Just as I opened my mouth to tell him my two choices, the door to the throne room burst open. All three of us turned with raised eyebrows to see two knights marching forward with a third knight in their grasp.
"What is the meaning of this?" Father demanded. I rolled my eyes at him; some of the time he could be too harsh at the wrong moments.
"My Lord," the knight in burgundy said with a swift bow. "We have found a knight that did not participate in the questioning. We have brought him here to you so that you can decide his punishment."
"And how," Father asked in a low threatening tone that wouldn't have even made a woodpecker shake. "Do you know that he did not participate in the questioning?"
"Two reasons your highness. One, he was training while the rest of us were in the hall waiting to be called. Two, he is the only night with armor that is black, a color none of the rest of us would have even thought to wear."
Father's face clouded with anger. "You dare wear that color in my-."
"Father, wait!" My request was softly spoken, but firm enough that my father actually hesitated. That gave me enough time to stand and lay a calming hand on his shoulder before turning back to the three knights.
"Remove his helmet." I commanded.
The two standing knights hurried to follow my order and soon the black knight's helmet lay at his feet. But I paid no mind to that because before me was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen.
I know, corny ending to the chapter, but things are going to get more interesting soon. Review and then keep reading. HINT: I said REVIEW and THEN keep reading.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio bill would require schools to include information in their health curricula about preventing abuse of prescription drugs.
State law already mandates instruction about nutrition, alcohol abuse and personal safety among other topics.
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The Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action Team would submit recommendations for school instruction to the state's Department of Education by July 1.
The bill goes to the Senate for consideration.


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Exhibitor Eligibility
- This is a hobbyist-only show; all fish entered must be owned by and accompanied by the registered entrant.
- Entries are open to all members and non-members of Atlanta Koi Club. Koi or Goldfish dealers or their employees, even part time or informal fish dealers, are not allowed to show fish.
- Past Grand Champions—WE HAVE CHANGED THE RULES! – a fish that has won Grand Champion at an Atlanta Koi Club (AKC) Show, it is now eligible to participate in subsequent AKC shows. This includes koi, long fins and goldfish.
Entry fees
- For koi and long fins the fee will be $40 for each 7' show tank. Additional tanks are available for $25 each. Pre-registration is suggested to guarantee a tank. Use the point calculator to determine how many tanks you will require.
- For goldfish the fee is $5.00 per fish. Goldfish will be displayed in 10 gal aquariums with a limited number of 20 gal aquariums reserved for "large &/or active fish." When registering indicate if you will need a 20 gal tank. AKC will provide solid blue tubs for those pond goldfish that may become stressed in a glass aquarium. The judging rules published by the AGA (American Goldfish Association) will be used as the basis for judging.
- You can do one transaction to purchase show registration (Exhibitor or Vendor). Trophiy Sponsorship and Banquet Tickets. Please see our the online Shop. Payment is made via PayPal.
Fish Check In and Benching
- Fish can be checked in on Friday, October 9, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Saturday morning check-in is only by permission of the show chairman. Contact the show chairperson if you require special accommodations.
- The Atlanta Koi Club provides one net and one show bowl to each exhibitor tank. All nets and bowls are disinfected after each use. You are welcome to bring your own.
- All water quality is monitored by our Water Quality Chairperson.
- The owner or a representative of the owner of the fish must be present at the tank during benching.
- The benching team will check all entries for injuries. If a fish is found to be ill or injured, the fish will not be judged. The owner may elect to remove the fish from the tank or leave it until the end of the show.
- Benching standards have been established to place a koi into the judging class where it will be the most competitive against other varieties within that judging class. Varying from these benchmarks will "typically" put the koi at a disadvantage. Of course, the competition on the day may cause some variances, but that again is the exception. The benching team may discuss class assignment with the owner/representative during benching, but the judges will make the final determination of which class a fish is assigned to.
- All Gin Rin must be shown in respective A & B classes:
- Gin Rin A – Kohaku, Sanke, Showa
- Gin Rin B – All other Gin Rin
- Doitsu is defined as all Doitsu that are not metallic (Hikari), Shusui (Asagi/Shusui), nor Kumonryu (Kawarigoi)
- Bekkos must be in the Bekko class
- Tanchos include only Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa
- All metallics (scaled or Doitsu) are placed into the Hikari classes
- Hikari Muji (single colored, including Matsuba)
- Hikari Moyo (patterned)
- Hikari Utsuri (metallic Utsuri and metallic Showa)
- Long fins will be shown in their respective A and B classes.
- Community Tanks for Vendor Purchases -The Atlanta Koi Club provides show tanks for dealers who sell fish to be entered into the show. Entrants not showing other fish in the show must register their own fish. There is a $5 charge per individual which is waived for Atlanta Koi Club Members. Fish must be in the community tanks by 9 A.M. Saturday. No fish are to be placed in a tank until registration is completed. This includes the digital photo. The actual owner of the fish must be present at the time of benching.
- The judges shall not view the tanks until the show chairman has removed the list of owners and indicates that the tanks are ready to be judged.
No one other than the judges, club president, show chairman, and registration committee shall be in the display area while the fish are being judged. Observers and entrants are to refrain from communications with the judges during judging.
- All entries will be left on exhibit for the duration of the show unless permission is obtained from the show chairman. If you feel you will need to remove your fish early please make arrangements as far in advance as possible so that we can have water and oxygen available for you. You should plan to remove your fish starting at 2 PM on Sunday. All fish must be removed by 4 PM on Sunday
- The Atlanta Koi Club will take all necessary and reasonable precautions to safeguard entered fish but the owner will assume all risk and responsibilities of said fish
- The decisions of the Judges and Show Chairman are final.
Ineligible Fish
Fish fitting any of the following criteria are NOT eligible for this show and should NOT be transported to the show site.
- Fish that have visible signs of injury or illness will not be allowed to compete in the show and should NOT be transported to the show site. The decision of the Benching Team will be final.
- Koi that have been exposed in any way to Koi Herpes Virus (KHV): Examples include, but are not limited to, surviving a KHV infection, sharing the same water system with a koi with KHV, sharing the same water system with a KHV survivor, receiving a vaccination of a live virus KHV serum. AKC will enforce this rule to the best of our ability, but we must ultimately rely on the honesty and integrity of the exhibitor.
Pre-Show Preparation of Fish
Remember to follow a few simple steps to make your journey to and from the show as stress free as possible:
- Do not feed fish 4–7 days before the show. This is important because it helps to reduce ammonia buildup in the show tanks.
- Inspect your fish thoroughly for signs of illness or injury prior to bringing them to the show. Fish that show signs of either will be disqualified.
- Double bag the fish before transporting them to the show and fill the bags with oxygen.
The Trip Home
- AKC will provide oxygen and water for the return trip.
- Remember to quarantine your fish once you return home.
Calculating The Number of Show Tanks Required
Fish Point Calculation: This is an English style Koi, Long fin, and Goldfish Show meaning each exhibitor must have their own tank or tanks. Entrants are encouraged to reserve their tanks early as there are a limited number of tanks. Since the Atlanta Koi Show volunteers will maintain water quality for the exhibitors, AKC requires that tanks not be overcrowded. Atlanta Koi Show reserves the right to make adjustments in the number of tanks required. To calculate the number of tanks required, the show employs "Fish Point" system adapted from the one used by MAKC as a guideline for tank loading.
Koi and long fins are measured from tip of the nose to the end of the tail (caudal fin) for determining the fish points below.
Calculate the fish points for your entries using the following table. Enter the quantity for each size of Koi and Long fins you are exhibiting. Multiply the quantity times the Points per Size. Put the subtotal in the Total Points per Size column. Add all the subtotals and enter the Total Points at the bottom of the table. Divide the Total Points calculated by 25 to determine the number of tanks you will need to reserve. Please round up any fractions.
The Atlanta Koi Show uses only 7 foot tanks filled to a 16 inch depth.
|Fish Size
|Points per Size
|Quantity Exhibited
|Total Points Per Size
|Koi Size 1: 0" - 8"
|Koi Size 2: 8" - 12"
|Koi Size 3: 12" -16"
|Koi Size 4: 16" - 20"
|Koi Size 5: 20" - 24"
|Koi Size 6: 24" - 28"
|Koi Size 7: 28" - up
|Long Fin: 0"- 8"
|Long Fin: 8" - 20"
|Long Fin: 20" - up
|Total Points
|Total Tanks (Total Points divided by 25)
By registering as an Exhibitor the Registrant acknowledges that they have read and agreed to the following:
- I declare that I own the Koi or Goldfish I am exhibiting.
- I declare that I am a hobbyist and not a Koi or Goldfish dealer or employee of a Koi or Goldfish dealer.
- I declare the Koi being entered have not been exposed in any way to Koi Herpes Virus (KHV).
- Exhibitor agrees to indemnify the Atlanta Koi Show and Atlanta Koi Club from all legal harm. Exhibitor agrees to pay all legal fees, court cost, and damages that may arise from registrant taking any civil action against the club, its members & officers, due to or caused as a result of any action or negligence of any party.
- Payment of legal fees, court costs and damages by registrants shall be directly to The Atlanta Koi Show and the Atlanta Koi Club. The club shall have the exclusive right to purchase, consign, or enter into any contract for the purpose of establishing a defense, to include hiring consultants, experts, and co-council.
Proceed to the Shop
Visit the online Shop to reserve show tanks for koi and goldfish, aquariums for goldfish, sponsor trophies and purchase banquet tickets. Payment is made via PayPal.


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Compass Church, Gary and Marilyn Lee
We arrived in South Carolina not knowing what God had in store. God gave us a desire to serve Him by ministering to the people who were moving in around us. Many people were starting a new chapter in their life. At this time Gary became an elder with The Church at Cane Bay. The church had vision for the new community around us: to see that every man, woman, and child in a ten mile radius would have multiple opportunities to see, hear, and respond to the gospel of Jesus. This led to the realization that there was a large percentage of the Cane Bay population that The Church at Cane Bay wasn't reaching: those over 50. Around the same time, God put the desire to start a new church in the hearts of Gary and I. He made it clear that pastors do not retire. It was time for a new direction — for a new chapter.
We began a Missional community with an emphasis on those over 50. Then, along with the staff and elders of The Church at Cane Bay, we began the process of starting a new church. The first thing we did was to ask people to join our prayer team. Then we started putting the idea of a unique church out into the community. The responses varied. We were asked, "Why do we need another church? How are you going to make a church for adults attract people? Is this a ministry for seniors?" which were all good questions. It was clear that people were having a hard time understanding the vision of a church for a people group that had been taken for granted or forgotten.
We knew that this needed to be planned well, with a clear vision. We shared the vision with everyone who would listen. We developed a clear picture of what we believe, where we are going as a church, and where each individual fits into that picture. It is the goal of Compass Church to be new, yet feel familiar. On June 5th we held our first informational meeting and are moving forward with 13 people committed to Compass Church.


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Mr DaisyWe adore our cat Mr. Daisy, He was the pick of the litter, my mom gave us three pure white kittens to keep for a few days and give away the rest, we picked Daisy for his personality. He is now 4 years old and living with my four children has made him more affectionate and docile, he gives kisses on demand when you say kisses Daisy he will start licking you and when you lay him on his back with all four paws up in the air he just lays there to be petted. When ever someone is feeling down Mr. Daisy is always there showering us with affection with a knowing look. He is just an amazing cat, he goes for walks on a leash but he doesn't really need the leash because he just comes with us anyways, he loves road trips and we have no problem getting him to go with us. He is an excellent hunter and loves to play with his toy mouse and loves nothing more than catnip, he always comes running when we call his name he is like my obedient child, I call him my good kid lol, when you talk to him he meows back like he understands you, he is one of the best cats we ever had it's a tie between Daisy and our old cat Spookers according to my husband. I pray that Daisy lives over 20 years with our family cause we love him so much.
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text: I think 5'3'' isn't that tall (she looked taller to me), but her extreme thinness suggests that she probably hasn't gone through puberty yet. So she may grow in height and gain weight in the next few years. Anna isn't quite as skinny, so she may be finished with puberty and growth (both vertical and horizontal). That would be good new for her jumps. I was more like Anna - I was almost 5 ft 4 and 105 pounds when I was 14; I'm now 21 and I've only grown half an inch and gained 5 or so pounds. But you never really know. It must be really stressful for these girls and their parents, since body type has such a huge impact on jumping ability, but you can't really control how your body develops.


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DebTorrent: the BitTorrent proxy for downloading Debian packages
To expand on the BitTorrent protocol and application to work effectively with large, constantly updating collections of files, and therefore enable the efficient peer-to-peer downloading of Debian packages from an APT repository.
- Downloads from peers, increasing the available bandwidth to the user
- Reduces the bandwidth requirements needed to setup a repository of packages
- Seamlessly integrates with the current APT tool
- Automatically falls back to downloading from an HTTP mirror when peers are not available
This software is open-source and is released at no charge under the terms of the MIT license.
- Python 2.3 or higher
- An APT-based package management system (such as Debian distributions have)
Development Status
Development of this project is active and on-going, with several recent releases and several planned upcoming ones. The current software is considered to be beta quality, as it has all of the desired features and has been tested to work well for most people. Future updates will add features to make the downloading more efficient and the program more user-friendly.
There are detailed instructions on how to Install the DebTorrent program. If you have any
trouble using the program, post a message or question to the
mailing list, or come and find us in the IRC channel
#debtorrent on OFTC). If you think you've found a bug in
the program, please report it using the standard reportbug program,
and preferably following [[these guildelines|BugReporting]].
There is currently a very small team of developers working hard to prepare the next release, but we could always use some help. Currently we are in need of new ideas and comments on old ones, testers, and developers familiar with APT. Feel free to update the website too, it's a wiki!
If you'd like to get involved or think you could help the project in any way, please join the developers mailing list.
The developers also hang out in the IRC channel
#debtorrent on OFTC:
Ideas for developing this project are mostly centralized around a wiki page on the Debian wiki (and a few sub pages). It details some of the problems being tackled, possible solutions to them, and has some proposals for implementing this project. Feel free to edit and add your own ideas to it, or comment on the existing ones.
The Code
The latest code for the project is currently hosted in a Subversion repository. It is originally based on the BitTornado code, though many modifications have been made to support the new protocol and features. It is publicly readable, and requests for write access can be sent to the developers mailing list.
- svn://svn.debian.org/debtorrent/debtorrent/trunk (anonymous access)
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debtorrent/debtorrent/trunk/ (web access)
- commit mailing list for the subversion repository
Some documentation (API) for the code is available here.
The related apt-transport-debtorrent package also has code in the same Subversion reposiory.


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The scenario being outlined requires the development of some tools. These are being developed right now and are avialable as new commercial products for systems such as FrontPage, Websphere and Dreamweaver - widely deployed software used by lots of "ordinary folks". It also requires that people use the new software, which as we know takes time. And finally it requires that the way we code the guidelines themselves (the pointy brackets that nobody sees) is what we would ned to do to make them usefl for our own needs. It doesn't take time to do - any time at all. You and I have obviously taken some time in discussing whether it is useful to do so, and that is longer than it takes me to actually make it happen (at least as far as what needs to be done by WCAG). Are you suggesting that the other scenarios outlined at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2001OctDec/0027 ; people who are developing content and need to solve a problem for a particular person or group urgently; authoring tools such as the ones mentioned above; evaluation tools such as Bobby, prompt, taw, schematron, the Wave, and others don't have an audience, or that I am wrong in assuming that they would use tools which give more than a "pass/fail" answer for two or three levels of conformance? Charles On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Anne Pemberton wrote: Charles, [snip] Yes, I have said it would be nice if folks could find the pages that meet their needs, but from what I've seen of the reporting schemes, this information will not be accessible to the ordinary user. Therefore the reporting schemes would not satisfy the need for users to be able to find content that suits their needs. Again, I see no audience for the reporting scheme and it seems a waste of time. Maybe it could go in the "it would be nice if you did it" category, or in the "when user agents can use it" category. Remember that the reporting scheme needs to be fully accessible, usable, and understandable, if it is ever to be used by users.Received on Thursday, 11 October 2001 12:36:39 UTC
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Does anyone have a proven method of getting rid, once and for all, for this EVIL , invasive, spreading monster of a plant please !!!!
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22 Apr 2013 21:56
Does anyone have a proven method of getting rid, once and for all, for this EVIL , invasive, spreading monster of a plant please !!!!
22 Apr 2013 23:14
Do you really mean Japanese anemone which most people find attractive and easy enough to dig up if it gets too exhuberant or Japanese knotweed which is ramapntn hard to destroy and can lift tarmac and concrete and invade drains and foundations and is a notifiable weed?
22 Apr 2013 23:24
Hi obelixx,
Yes I do mean Jap. Anemone, it`s a pink Koenig ? I think. EDIT. Possibly Queen Charlotte, variety not Koenig
I have tried digging it out, removing as much root as I can find, I have sprayed with weedkiller, not my preferred option, but it`s growing away like mad at present. I just want to get rid ASAP, any ideas for a permenant solution ? How deep do the roots / runners go to ?
23 Apr 2013 08:50
I've been googling "rampaging japanese anemones" and unfortunately everyone says the same things: keep digging/pulling out, glyphsate fresh leaves, try not to leave any root bits in ground, will take ages!
23 Apr 2013 08:56
23 Apr 2013 09:48
I got rid of mine using glyphosate but it took three years. It is more rampant in some gardens than others. It spreads most readily in free draining sandy soil. It spreads less so in my heavy clay.
23 Apr 2013 09:54
23 Apr 2013 10:25
I have been keeping a patch of soil totally empty for the last 4 years trying to eradicate this pernicious thug from that section of the border. It has been dug over to a depth of at least 2 feet, the soli riddled and then left empty. This morning I find 3 new leaves appeareing. Every leaf that has ever shown its head has been sprayed with Roundup and it still grows.
I have given up even trying to rid the Roadside border of it and we are considering removing every plant and shrub from this 60 metres by 4 metres bed and returning it to grass Not that, that would work, I find it even comes up in the mown areas now. despite applications of Lawn Weedkiller.
As far as I am concerfned it should be banned from sale like Knotweed.
23 Apr 2013 11:13
There are dwarf forms such as Pamina that are not anything like as aggressive.
23 Apr 2013 11:49
Many thanks to everyone for taking the time to reply and their advice.
I`ll have to get some high strength Glyphosate at it ASAP, I`m determined to free myself of this monster this year, fingers crossed.
23 Apr 2013 12:17
Well, all I can say is "Best of luck!".
Just found a stalk coming up in a Rock garden where it was cleared out 5 years ago. Not seen any there for 2 years so we thought it had gone. Sh...................oot.
23 Apr 2013 12:21
Well, that`s cheered me up no end Berghill SH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OOT !!!
23 Apr 2013 12:39
It's funny isn't it. I like the plant but have a well bahevd clump of the pink stuff that isn't invasive at all. I would dearly love to have some of the white but it just won't grow. I have deeply fertile akaline loam which varies from well drained to boggy and the stuf fthat grows for me isin a shady, dampish bed that only gets full sun from 3pm between the equinoxes.
Good luck with getting rid. I can sympathise having my own problems with the usual suspects - creeping buttercup, nettles, thistles, couch grass and mare's tail which all love my soil and grow with gay abandon no matter how much I weed them out or paint with glyphosate.
23 Apr 2013 12:50
I've got the same problem with Japanese Anemones, White as well as pink. The pink took a long time to thrive, now it's everywere. I just dig bits up where I don't want it, but you do have to be persistent.
23 Apr 2013 15:40
Mind you. Lysimachia Firecracker is almost as bad as is Lemon Balm.
Two kinds of plants in my garden, dying or thugs!
23 Apr 2013 16:15
Strange you should say that about the pink ones Obelix. I've got two nice clumps which have been in the same spot for at least 15 years and have never spread, but the white ones, in a dry bed between a huge magnolia and a large red hazel where nothing else will grow , increase regularly. I just pull out what becomes too much.
I seem to remember that a few weeks back, someone on the forum said never plant anything with the word japanese in the name, you'll never get rid of it!
23 Apr 2013 16:25
I've always wondered why anyone would plant Fircracker with it's brash yellow flowers and browny purple foliage. Same as I wonder about euphorbias which can also invade.
All a matter of taste I suppose.
One of my Japanese maples is definitely not a thug SwissSue. It has been badly frosted this winter and needs to be moved to somewhere gentler if it survives. Pity, as it' the only decent prize OH has ever won at golf. Who needs trophies gathering dust or bottles of wine when you can have luscious plants instead?
23 Apr 2013 16:35
My Firecracker doesen't spread much in my heavy clay, but it has never looked good, shrivels in dryish weather. It looks like a weed. This year it is going, by glyphosate.
23 Apr 2013 17:06
23 Apr 2013 17:53
What do you think I have been using for the last 5 years,Verdun? I get the Professional strength stuff from our local Farm Supply place. I have tried mixing it with Verdone as well to see if the extra oomph will work.


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The Economic Operators Registration Identification (EORI) system was enabled in 2009 at European Union level. The purpose of the EORI system is to assign an unique registration number to economic operators working with Customs authorities throughout the European Union. In Cyprus, all companies and sole traders involved in cross-border trading activities are required to obtain an EORI reference number. The EORI number resembles the Cypriot VAT number in order to avoid changes in the tax and Customs' operating systems. The EORI number is assigned to both Cypriot importers and exporters and is used for processing entry and exit declaration with the Customs authorities for shipments in and outside the European Union. The EROI number is displayed to all EU Customs authorities and the system is interconnected.
All Cypriot companies or sole traders involved in cross border economic activities are required to register and apply for an EORI number with the Customs and Excise Department. Local companies must file a C1000 form with the Department. Cyprus also allows economic operators outside the EU register in the country if they have not applied for an EORI number yet. In order to obtain the reference number they are requested to file forms C1000 and C1000D and the EORI number they have obtained will be valid throughout the European Union. For EORI registration you can appeal to the services of our Cypriot lawyers.
The following documents are required from sole traders when applying for an EORI number in Cyprus:
If appointing a representative, a power of attorney or other certification must be supplied.
Foreign companies applying for an EORI number in Cyprus are required to supply the same documents as local companies. EORI number registration applications are processed in one to five days.
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ActionFight, Inc. is a full service Marketing, Sales and Event Management company catering to the Mixed Martial Arts and Grappling industries as well as individual fighters and MMA apparel companies. We specialize in the following areas:
Services can be project based or long term. ActionFight provides companies and fighters with ways to improve their client base, sponsorships and exposure by implementing high quality marketing campaigns, operational procedures and sponsorship package development.


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How to buy a signed copy of the book
The fastest way to get the book in the United States is by ordering through the American Meteorological Society. The book is now ready to ship, and I have heard that people have received their copies relatively timely.
If you want me to send you a copy personally, I am happy to do so and I will sign the book. If you are within Europe, the price is €42, including shipping. If you are within the UK, the price is £38, including shipping.
If you run into me personally at a meeting and I have a copy or two available, the price is $45, €35, or £32.
If you are within the U.S., order from the AMS, as this will be immensely less expensive once you include the costs of the AMS sending me the book and then me sending it back across the Atlantic to you.


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I've been discussing a lot of pop culture/entertainment topics recently on my blog, but I hope you will forgive one more based on a video game entitled "Firewatch" developed by Campo Santo.
The plot of the game is not very complicated – your character, Hank, goes into the Wyoming wilderness in 1989 as part of the forestry service to watch for fires in a watchtower (hence the title of the game) in Shoshone National Forest. Hank's motivations for accepting this job are given in the heartbreaking opening, and slowly unveiled during the game, while you explore the wilderness and investigate some suspicious goings-on.
The game is played from the first-person point-of-view of Hank, and your sole companionship is a woman in another watchtower, Delilah, who communicates with you via walkie-talkie. The entire game is played that way, with Hank investigating mysterious fireworks, smoke, signals, etc., all while discussing the mystery and life with Delilah.
There are no action sequences, battles in the wilderness, a tense showdown with a villain or anything like that. You talk to Delilah while you walk/hike/jog through the woods. There is also no display that shows you where to go, like most video games these days, other than a compass and a map. But like life, it isn't the destination that the game takes you that is important, but the journey and who you spend it with.
Probably the easiest way to describe Firewatch would be the loneliest game about people and communication you can imagine. And I loved it, even if the game didn't last very long and it ended a bit flat. All told, it took me a few hours to complete the entire game and hunt down every forestry survival cache on the map. I wish the game was even longer and there were more places to go, as I could have spent hours wandering around those woods!
As you progress during the days of Firewatch, you find books, notes, backpacks, and more (and if you're lucky, a turtle which you can name), that will decorate your lookout tower the following day. And as the mysteries surrounding you and the fires deepen, you get emotionally invested in the story. I was genuinely moved numerous times while playing the game, wanting things to be ok for Hank and Delilah (and my pet turtle, Berkley Jr.).
But as good as the characters and their interactions are, the standout thing for me was the art.
Early on in the game, you find an old point-and-shoot disposable camera, and you are then given free rein to take photos of anything and everything you encounter in the wilderness. In the gallery below, you can see all the photographs that I took during my time in the game. The photos are so nice that they are all, rotating on a daily basis, my desktop background.
There have been a lot of discussions over the past number of years focused around if video games should really be considered "art," and while I think they absolutely are, take a look and decide for yourself. You can click each image below to see a full-screen version.


text: Not to mention that some people might value the idea that Sage is made in their backyard. I fish all kinds of rods (all purchased used) made all over the world primarily because of my budget (or lack of it). I recognize one of the key reasons foreign rods are so affordable is the labor is a fraction of US labor. Old Man, if you've got children or grandchildren I'm sure you'd hope they never have to compete with a foreign workforce that would do the same work for a fraction of the price. I know I hope I never do.


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Ridiculous as our market volatility might seem to an intelligent Martian, it is our reality and everyone loves to trot out the "quote" attributed to Keynes (but never documented): "The market can stay irrational longer than the investor can stay solvent." For us agents, he might better have said "The market can stay irrational longer than the client can stay patient."
Jeremy Grantham
As one may have guessed by now, the topic of this post will be Jeremy Grantham's much anticipated quarterly letter, titled "The Tension between Protecting Your Job or Your Clients' Money" - a topic very germane to most asset managers, who according to Grantham, engage not so much in alpha discovery (or even pursuing levered beta), as much as preserving their careers, and in the process succumbing to the one fundamental flaw of finance- herding. But don't worry: everyone else does it too. Which is precisely what makes it so attractive. After all, if everyone underperforms, nobody stands out, and vice versa, which is why for every manager who succeeds and becomes a billionaire, there are 999 others who try to break away from the herd, blow up and are never heard of (pardon the pun) again, thank you survivorship bias. It is this tension between the draw for riches and the probability of flaming out on one hand, and the slow steady grind, associated with being a member of the "flock" that more than anything, is at the true heart of modern capital (mis)allocation decisions. And it is because precisely of this herding effect that stock prices end up whiplashed around fair value by a margin of ±19% two-thirds of the time, even as GDP and fair values moves at a glacial ±1 pace. Call it momo, call it "safety in numbers", it's real name is irrationality. It is precisely this irrationality that Keynes had in mind when he may or may not have uttered his infamous quote.
This is how Grantham puts it.
The central truth of the investment business is that investment behavior is driven by career risk. In the professional investment business we are all agents, managing other peoples' money. The prime directive, as Keynes knew so well, is first and last to keep your job. To do this, he explained that you must never, ever be wrong on your own. To prevent this calamity, professional investors pay ruthless attention to what other investors in general are doing. The great majority "go with the flow," either completely or partially. This creates herding, or momentum, which drives prices far above or far below fair price. There are many other ineffi ciencies in market pricing, but this is by far the largest. It explains the discrepancy between a remarkably volatile stock market and a remarkably stable GDP growth, together with an equally stable growth in "fair value" for the stock market. This difference is massive – two-thirds of the time annual GDP growth and annual change in the fair value of the market is within plus or minus a tiny 1% of its long-term trend as shown in Exhibit 1.
The market's actual price – brought to us by the workings of wild and wooly individuals – is within plus or minus 19% two-thirds of the time. Thus, the market moves 19 times more than is justifi ed by the underlying engines! This incredible demonstration of the behavioral dominating the rational and the "efficient" was first noticed by Robert Shiller over 20 years ago and was countered by some of the most tortured logic that the rational expectations crowd could offer, which is a very high hurdle indeed. Shiller's "fair value" for this purpose used clairvoyance. He "knew" the future flight path of all future dividends, from each starting position of 1917, 1961, and all the way forward. The resulting theoretical value was always stable (it barely twitched even in the Great Depression), but this data was widely ignored as irrelevant. And ignoring it may be the correct response on the part of most market players, for ignoring the volatile up-and-down market moves and attempting to focus on the slower burning long-term reality is simply too dangerous in career terms. Missing a big move, however unjustified it may be by fundamentals, is to take a very high risk of being fired. Career risk and the resulting herding it creates are likely to always dominate investing. The short term will always be exaggerated, and the fact that a corporation's future value stretches far into the future will be ignored. As GMO's Ben Inker has written, two-thirds of all corporate value lies out beyond 20 years. Yet the market often trades as if all value lies within the next 5 years, and sometimes 5 months.
Since in our day and age, the only way to generate wealth is to manage asset, not to collect wages (as everyone's favorite peak Marxism chart has shown over and over), everyone is now an fund manager. Which means that the above observations have to be put in the context of managing one's portfolio. Grantham does that next, and this is the part that the hedge funders, those so terrified to fight the Fed, and thus shivering in groups of like-minded momentum chasers, should pay attention to:
Ridiculous as our market volatility might seem to an intelligent Martian, it is our reality and everyone loves to trot out the "quote" attributed to Keynes (but never documented): "The market can stay irrational longer than the investor can stay solvent." For us agents, he might better have said "The market can stay irrational longer than the client can stay patient." Over the years, our estimate of "standard client patience time," to coin a phrase, has been 3.0 years in normal conditions. Patience can be up to a year shorter than that in extreme cases where relationships and the timing of their start-ups have proven to be unfortunate. For example, 2.5 years of bad performance after 5 good ones is usually tolerable, but 2.5 bad years from start-up, even though your previous 5 good years are wellknown but helped someone else, is absolutely not the same thing! With good luck on starting time, good personal relationships, and decent relative performance, a client's patience can be a year longer than 3.0 years, or even 2 years longer in exceptional cases. I like to say that good client management is about earning your fi rm an incremental year of patience. The extra year is very important with any investment product, but in asset allocation, where mistakes are obvious, it is absolutely huge and usually enough
So is there any hope for those who wish to break the mold, fight the Fed, and be contrarians for the sake of reality, and, well, because sometime it is just much more fun to tell the lemmings the cliff ended 10 feet ago. Why, yes Virginia. Here is how Grantham explains betting against euphoric bullish irrationality:
You apparently can survive betting against bull market irrationality if you meet three conditions. First, you must allow a generous Ben Graham-like "margin of safety" and wait for a real outlier before you make a big bet. Second, you must try to stay reasonably diversified. Third, you must never use leverage. In my personal opinion (and with the benefit of hindsight, you might add), although we in asset allocation felt exceptionally and painfully patient at the time, we did not in the past always hold our fire long enough or be patient enough. It is the classic failing of value managers (and poker players for that matter) to get impatient and bet too hard too soon. In addition, GMO was not always optimally diversified. We are generally more cautious (or, if you prefer, "more experienced") now than in 1998 with respect to, for example, both patience and diversification, and at least we in asset allocation always stayed away from leverage. The U.S. growth and technology bubble of 2000 was by far the biggest market outlier event in U.S. market history; we had previously survived the 65 P/E market in Japan, which was perhaps the greatest outlier in all important equity markets anywhere and at any time. These were the most stringent tests for managers, and we were 2 to 3 years early in our calls in both cases. Yet we survived, although not without some battle scars, with the great help that we did, in the end, win these bets and by a lot. Hypothetically, resisting the temptation to invest too soon in 1931 may have been a tougher test of survival in bucking the market. Luckily we, and all value managers, were not around to be tempted by that one. (Although Roy Neuberger – who died in December 2010, unfortunately – was, and he could talk about it as lucidly as any investor ever.)
Yet even so, doing the right thing is often precluded by one's career limitations:
This exemplifies perfectly Warren Buffett's adage that investing is simple but not easy. It is simple to see what is necessary, but not easy to be willing or able to do it. To repeat an old story: in 1998 and 1999 I got about 1100 fulltime equity professionals to vote on two questions. Each and every one agreed that if the P/E on the S&P were to go back to 17 times earnings from its level then of 28 to 35 times, it would guarantee a major bear market. Much more remarkably, only 7 voted that it would not go back! Thus, more than 99% of the analysts and portfolio managers of the great, and the not so great, investment houses believed that there would indeed be "a major bear market" even as their spokespeople, with a handful of honorable exceptions, reassured clients that there was no need to worry.
Career and business risk is not at all evenly spread across all investment levels. Career risk is very modest, for example, when you are picking insurance stocks; it is therefore hard to lose your job. It will usually take 4 or 5 years before it becomes reasonably clear that your selections are far from stellar and by then, with any luck, the research director will have changed once or twice and your defi ciencies will have been lost in history. Picking oil, say, versus insurance is much more visible and therefore more dangerous. Picking cash or "conservatism" against a roaring bull market probably lies beyond the pain threshold of any publicly traded enterprise. It simply cannot take the risk of being seen to be "wrong" about the big picture for 2 or 3 years, along with the associated loss of business. Remember, expensive markets can continue on to become obscenely expensive 2 or 3 years later, as Japan and the tech bubble proved. Thus, because asset class selection packs a more deadly punch in the career and business risk game, the great investment opportunities are much more likely to be at the asset class level than at the stock or industry level. But even if you know this, dear professional reader, you will probably not be able to do too much about it if you value your job as did the nearly 1100 analysts in my survey. Except, perhaps, with your own assets or, say, your sister's pension assets.
As usual, terrific advice from one of the few people out there who still gets it. Much more in the full letter below (pdf link)


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Although it might be too early to speak about the possible threats to the defending champions Spain, but let us discuss about the possible teams who could lay their hands on the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Brazil, known to be the paradise for football, is all set to host the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Let us discuss about the teams who would be the potential challengers for the 2014 World Cup and also speak about the defending Champions Spain, who have been winning each and every single thing in the past.
Brazil: The 5 times World Champions would be looking for their 6th World Cup Glory when they host the 2014 World Cup, having the home advantage on their side. However, a team like Brazil does not require an added advantage like this to win anything major. They can win it anywhere and everywhere, but with millions of Brazil hearts cheering for them, the Brazilians seem to be the most dangerous side this time around. With Upcoming future like Neymar and Pato, Brazil look more composed and would surely see themselves in the latter stages of the tournament. Brazil should surely make it to the last four in the tournament and it would be quite a disappointment if the Brazilians fail to atleast make it to the Semi-Finals stage.
Spain: At the moment, one can call them the 'UNSTOPPABLE'. The only thing they know at present is to win and they are doing it on a regular basis, time and time again. They won the Euro Cup, then the World Cup and then the U-21 European Championship. Others were just mere spectators as they grabbed everything that occurred; be it a friendly match or a major tournament like the World Cup and the Euro Cup. By far, the stand out performers in the past 3-4 years. They have the perfect mix of players which a team requires to win any major tournament. Players like Villa, Sergio Ramos, Casillias, and Iniesta etc. makes the Spaniards the favourites to retain the World Cup.
England: Well it is indeed hard to say but the England team has been the biggest disappointment in the recent past, despite being rated as one of the strongest team in the world with only quality players filled in. Having the likes of Ferdinand, Terry, Lampard, Gerrard, Beckham and many more greats, England have failed to achieve anything out of such an extremely talented team. Every single player in the side is regarded as the best when playing club football, but when you talk about playing together, they just fail to showcase the same. Young sensations like Wilshere and Caroll have stepped in, which might turn the tables for the English Side this time. But the people and fans are starting to lose confidence in the side as they have failed on several occasions despite being blessed with one of the most prolific and composed squad ever. Despite the recent poor showing by the English team, yet one can put their money on England to be the top contenders for the 2014 World Cup, with some real magic like talents breaking into the team.
Argentina: Yes! They have Lionel Messi. Yes! They have Carlos Tevez too, the two known to be the most dangerous players across the world of Football. Who doesn't know what Messi does for Barcelona and Tevez have done for United and is doing for City. Both can be defined similar to Michael Jackson's song as 'Dangerous'. But again, all the heights are achieved at club level. There is no doubt about Messi's potential, but then when it comes to International matches, the Messi magic just doesn't work the way it does for Barcelona. As a team, Argentina has struggled too in the recent past. Struggling in the qualifiers to make it to the 2010 World Cup, losing friendlies against mediocre teams and even when they win, the win just looks an average and a very hard fought one. But with the likes of Messi and Tevez in the team, one can never write off the Argentineans. They must surely see themselves in the last four with Messi and Tevez looking in fine touch with a much balanced team than before.
Germany / Portugal: The Germans would surely miss the services of the former Germany Captain; Ballack, who announced his retirement after his fallout with the national team coach. But the kind of performance the Germans showed in the last World Cup was truly outstanding. The Germans has always been the side to watch out for and with the likes of Muller and Ozil and bagging a lot of experience with the current captain, Lahm, the team looks in great touch and should surely be one among the top four atleast to challenge Spain.
Talking about the Portuguese side, they have Ronaldo with them, one of the most prolific wingers of all time and his speed just seems unmatchable. Manchester United winger, Nani too is playing his best football of his career so far. The current Ronaldo-Nani combination can single handedly do wonders for the Portuguese.
Although, despite stating the favourites for the coming World Cup, the underdogs like Mexico and Uruguay too can slowly creep up and might snatch the World Cup from the noses of the top favourites. You never know what is in store for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Tags: 2014 FIFA World Cup, Argentina, Brazil, England, FIFA World Cup 2014, Football, Germany, Portugal, Spain, World Champions, World Cup


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Man United deny making a sensational move for Man City target Pep Guardiola
MANCHESTER UNITED have denied claims they are planning a sensational swoop to hijack Pep Guardiola's move to neighbours City.
Reports in France claim Old Trafford chiefs held secret talks with Guardiola about him replacing Louis van Gaal.
It is claimed the club and 45-year-old Guardiola met in Paris last week.
But United last night denied the meeting took place with the Spaniard, who will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season.
The news will still cause huge embarrassment to Van Gaal, who is under contract until 2017 and is convinced he is still the man to lead United back to the top.
"Billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour is a long-time admirer of Guardiola and has made it his mission to lure him to the blue half of Manchester"
Guardiola has been red-hot favourite to take over at the Etihad since announcing he would be leaving Bayern.
The Spaniard revealed he was heading to the Premier League and he was hot favourite to succeed Manuel Pellegrini at City.
Billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour is a long-time admirer of Guardiola and has made it his mission to lure him to the blue half of Manchester.
But now United are on the verge of pulling off a major coup over their neighbours.
Van Gaal succeeded David Moyes in 2014 and was given more than £250m to spend on new talent.
But he has struggled to make an impact, with United crashing out of the Champions League group stages and facing a battle to secure a top four finish.
And Guardiola, who has won 19 major trophies in his career, is now the most soughtafter boss in the game.
But United have failed in another bid to land striker Thomas Muller from Bayern Munich.
They had planned to hand him a long-term deal worth £300,000 a week.
But club president Franz Beckenbauer said: "Thomas has assured us he wants to continue at Bayern."


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Police have released the name of the 15-year-old who died this past weekend in a single vehicle crash.
Lucas Getson of Argyle Shore was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled over in Canoe Cove on Route 19 early Sunday evening.
RCMP say both the victim and the driver were ejected from the vehicle. Neither were wearing seatbelts.
The 18-year-old driver was treated for injuries and released.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.


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The Forked River retailer Dress Me Up, a unique boutique, concentrates on special occasion dresses with an emphasis that changes with the seasons, said owner Hollyann Nicolette.
One signature constant throughout the year is Scooby, her well-mannered, little white Maltese dog.
"He greets you at the door and then waits for the ladies at the dressing room," Nicolette said.
She said that when it gets busy, she makes sure to keep on eye on her official greeter to make sure "someone doesn't walk out with him, he's so friendly."
Nicolette, 43, of the Forked River section of Lacey Township, has an accent as distinctive as her greeter, acquired growing up in Secaucus, Hudson County, and familiar these days from the "Jersey Shore" TV series.
"I lived in Texas two years and that didn't do anything" to change what some call the Jersey accent.
What Nicolette does change is the marketing emphasis of Dress Me Up, accenting prom dresses ahead of prom season, wedding and mother-of-the-bride dresses in spring, and homecoming dresses last month.
Yes, there are even preferred styles for homecoming appearances by the well dressed: "usually a shortened and sassy dress," she said.
Nicolette is prepared to guide customers to the appropriate dress for whatever the occasion, including sweet 16 celebrations and eighth grade graduations.
"Whatever somebody is looking for, I get it for them, and the prices are very reasonable," she said.
"Atlantic City wear" is its own category at Dress Me Up, the store's designation for club dresses for evening since that's where most of them will be worn.
Nicolette said she worked in the fashion industry two decades ago for Liz Claiborne and for private labels, eventually transferring to Texas.
That's how her daughters, who help in the store, came to be named Dallas and Nevada. They're 18 and 14, respectively.
Nicolette has a full-time staffer in her mother, Dolores Cuozzo, 77, of Bayville, and a part-time one in her friend, Cathy DeRosa, of Forked River.
Besides the special occasion dresses, Dress Me Up offers casual clothes including blouses, leggings and sweaters, and accessories that range from casual to dressing, including earrings, hats, necklace sets, pocketbooks, bracelets, scarves and evening bags.
When she opened in 2011, Nicolette knew starting a business in a downturn would be a challenge, but she said she and her husband immediately faced another challenge when his job transferred to Texas and he had to let it go.
"He was out of work for 18 months. He's back to work now, but because of Sandy his office in Manhattan was displaced," she said. The store had no problem in the storm, but the couple's home was flooded.
Women's clothing stores in New Jersey bounced back in 2011, with 12,662 employees, 408 more than the year before. But in Ocean County, such stores dropped another 18 workers, down to 366 from a peak of 443 in 2008.
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics also show the number of women's clothing stores declining in the county, from 58 in 2008 to 49 last year.
Business at Dress Me Up, like the store's lineup, has varied by the season, with a busy one followed by slow months, then busy again.
"Everything I've made I've put back into the business. I haven't drawn a dime out it," she said.
Her big challenge coming up, she said, is deciding whether to relocate when her lease is up. "A tuxedo store is looking for me to move in next door," she said, at a more appealing monthly rent than her current landlord.
And then she thinks maybe her offerings are more varied than is good for business.
"I'm still unsettled about what the focus of the store will be," Nicolette said. "Some weeks we'll sell more casual clothes, then others more formal dresses."
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Magna Carta Exhibition
With the best preserved 1215 Magna Carta at its centre, this exhibition takes visitors on a journey of liberty and justice woven throughour the Cathedral, medieval cloisters and stunning 13th century Chapter House. here visitors are able to understand the making of the document, its unique connections to Salisbury and its global legacy.
The exhibition sheds light on the historical characters linked to Salisbury who shaped the creation and early years of Magna Carta. Visitors can explore this local focus through interpretative graphics and an entertaining animation which presents the document's creation at the hands of King John and his rebellious barons through to its arrival here at Salisbury Cathedral.
Carefully placed interpretation and an immersive film encourage visitors to trace Magna Carta's legacy of social justice and contemporary reflections on the meaning of Magna Carta are provided through an engaging and thought-provoking documentary.
The exhibition aims to deepen visitor understanding of this globally significant document and challenges visitors to think afresh about what Magna Carta's legacy of justice and freedom means to them in these modern times.


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This simple update to nautilus will turn the defualt nautilus interface from a rectangle of wasted space and needless icons to a beautiful, simplified and easier to use style.
Ubuntu is currently addressing, fixing and sorting out '100 Papercuts'. These 'papercuts' are bugs, glitches or bad design that impact on the user experience in a big way.
One example that really shows off the meaning of 'paper cut' concerns Ubuntu's default file browser 'Nautilus'.
Bug #386150 "Nautilus file browser toolbar is complicated, redundant, and ugly".
When a user first opens nautilus, this is the swamp of information, buttons and space-hog they're greeted with: –
To further exemplify the amount of space being used by, frankly, nothing take a look at this simple diagram by Andreas Nilsson. It shows the 'Chrome' (i.e. the 'showy off' bits) in relation to the amount of space actually given to presenting files to the user (the job of nautilus)
Thankfully, a rather awesome dude called Marcus Carlson has come to the rescue and has written a patch for nautilus that cuts away the cruft, eliminates the excess and is so awesome it cause me to type lame alliterative expressions!
In this 'simplified Nautilus' many features, tabs, buttons and information have been removed.
The Stop and Reload buttons have been combined, labels and the location toolbar have been turned off, the location bar was moved to the navigation pane, the location bar toggle was removed (use Control-L to access it), separators were removed, the up arrow was removed, and the computer icon was removed.
You can install this 'patch' in Jaunty by adding this PPA to your Software Sources, adding the gpg key and then just simply running an update.


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Garlic and the Digestive Tract
Garlic's lofty reputation has also developed from its effectiveness as an antibacterial and antifungal agent. According to Better Nutrition, even one clove a day has been proven to aid digestion and reduce bacterial infections including cholera, dysentery, and strep.
Dr. Paul Sherman, a behavioral scientist at Cornell University, believes humans have evolved a taste for spicy food like garlic because the foods are better at killing the germs that cause spoilage. After studying 5000 traditional spices from thirty six countries, he found that the seasoning got spicier as the climate got hotter (since food spoils faster in hot climate). Furthermore, when he examined forty three spices for their ability to kill bacteria, garlic and onions killed all thirty types of bacteria that cause problems in the digestive tract.
Recently, a bacteria named Helicobacter pylori has been attributed to stomach ulcers. In a study done by Chicago University, out of thirty herbs, garlic was one of the most effective in impeding fifteen different strains of helicobacter. The garlic compound called ajoene is mostly responsible for treating stomach ulcers. Garlic is so effective it has been awarded by Herbal Information Center the exalted name,
"Wonder Drug among all herbs."
With garlic's protean remedial properties, one may wonder if it really is a panacea.


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14 Sep Boredom in the Office
We all have those days where the hands of the office clock seem to laugh at us as we check the time, never seeming to advance more than a few seconds no matter how many hours go by. When time slows to a crawl and you find yourself staring blankly at your cubicle walls, liven things up in your office.
Here is a fun list from abcnews.go.com of inexpensive ways to liven up your office and break up your usual routine.
Pictures from your prime: Encourage all staff members to bring in a photo of themselves that is at least 15 years old. Collect all the photos and display them cleverly on a bulletin board. At the end of the week, hold a contest and reward the person who identifies the most colleagues correctly.
Bliss Breaks: Hire a masseuse from your local salon to provide 10-minute shoulder, hand or foot massages. Turn an unused nook into the "Calm Corner" for the day, complete with feel-good tunes and aromatherapy.
Chuck Your Change: Decorate an empty upturned water cooler and place it by the front desk with a cardboard sign "Will Work for Office Perks," and encourage fellow workers to drop their extra loose pocket change into the cooler. Explain that the change collected will be used for special treats and office parties. Talk to your boss about getting the company to match the donations so you can throw a festive "End of Summer" bash.
Office Idol:Hold a survivor-style challenge. Test your skills in waste-paper basketball, an extreme solitaire assessment, even office-themed Pictionary. Or invite small teams from other departments to compete against each other. Crown the winner of the festivities with an office-made medal crafted from multicolor paperclips.
Team Photo: Prep for a group photo by bringing fun props and costumes. Baseball caps and uniforms; cowboy hats and boots; or colorful wigs and clown noses. After the photo shoot, blow up the best shots and display them around the office.
"I Scream" Social: Use your power of persuasion to convince your manager to host a monthly ice-cream social. To sweeten up the treat, blast some 80s rock tunes (vote on the music everyone wants to hear) and sing along for a little energy and amusement.
Field Trip: All kids and kids-at-heart love an excuse to put aside their work for a stint and play the afternoon away. With permission, set aside a few hours at the end of the work day once a month for a group outing to the movies, a nearby museum, or for a few hours in the park. Make it a big deal in advance with permission slip-inspired reminder notices.
Get creative, the possibilities are limitless. There are a myriad of things you can do in the office inexpensively. If your office typically has a down time during the summer or holiday seasons, think about spending time doing charity work or helping with a non-profit group, sub for Santa or blood drive. You can build unity with co-workers and keep each other from suffering from the insanity of office boredom.


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Some players are dedicated to collecting sets of epic gear while others prefer to make a few quick coins in the auction house. No matter what style of play you prefer, we want to equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to protect yourself against account compromise. To help get you started, below you'll find a series of tips and suggestions aimed at improving your account and computer security.
Since we've been encouraging account security awareness for quite a while now, you might have already run across some of this information on our Account Security Awareness page, in one of our support articles, or posted by your fellow players here on these forums. We want to make sure that as many players as possible have secure accounts, though, so we encourage you to take some time to read over this refresher, make sure your account is secure, and share these tips and resources with your friends and guildmates, too.
Security Basics
There are a few cardinal "rules" for maintaining a secure Battle.net account. They're simple and straightforward, but they can help ensure that your account information doesn't get into the wrong hands.
Going The Extra Mile
In addition to following the security basics, you'll also want to make sure your computer is protected against malicious programs known as "keyloggers." Keyloggers are pretty serious, and they're capable of gleaning information directly from your computer, either by monitoring your keystrokes or by gaining access to important applications like your Clipboard.
The advice listed below will help you combat this type of security risk and maximize your computer's security.
Internet Explorer Phishing Filter FAQ
FireFox Phishing and Malware Protection
Opera Fraud Protection
Chrome Phishing and Malware Detection
What If...
While these steps will go a long way to keeping your account secure, if you are unfortunately affected by an account compromise, don't panic. Our in-game, billing, and technical support representatives will work with you to get your account and all associated data safely restored to you. Our Help! I got Hacked! guide goes into all the details, but rest assured that we've got your back (and your lewtz) should you need us.
Account security is incredibly important to us, and we hope that it's important to you, too. If you have any additional security recommendations to add to this list, please feel free to share them in the comments!