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The Consumer Electronics Marketers of Canada (CEMC) and the Canadian Imaging Trade Association (CITA) announced that the 2011 Consumer Electronics Market Trends and Forecast is now available (CDN $250).
For more information visit: www.cemc-efc.ca
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2011 Forecast: Consumer Electronics to Deliver a New World of Connections;
Industry Poised to Meet 2010 Market Demands
CEMC's "2011 Consumer Electronics Market Trends and Forecast" Report Now Available;
Includes Digital Imaging Data from CITA
Toronto, ON, May 12, 2011 – Consumer Electronics Marketers of Canada (CEMC)–an Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) council–and the Canadian Imaging Trade Association (CITA), announce the release of the newly-published report, 2011 Consumer Electronics Market Trends and Forecast. The report is available for sale for $250 CDN plus applicable taxes at www.cemc-efc.ca or by contacting email@example.com.
This thorough industry-wide report is regarded as the benchmark for industry business planning, providing an overview of past, current and future trends facing the Canadian consumer electronics market. The 2011 report is a snapshot of an industry about to significantly revitalize the way Canadians are served by the consumer technologies that enable many aspects of their daily lives. Televisions, digital picture frames, Bluetooth devices, cameras and camcorders are about to be as connected as computers, poised to provide new conduits for consumer brands to provide services. These trends, as well as a snapshot of industry vertical-specific economic performance, and an exploration of digital-enabled entertainment broadcast services across Canada, are all detailed in the report. Data is collected from CEMC's and CITA's statistical programs, which gather, analyze, and report data on leading consumer electronics categories.
"This year will be an exciting one for our membership and perhaps a somewhat overwhelming time for consumers as they move to understand and adopt the technologies that meet their requirements," says Jim Taggart, President & CEO, Electro-Federation Canada. "Our members and the retail community have a tremendous opportunity to clearly convey their messages to consumers to help them make valuable choices that will maintain consumer adoption, industry growth and continued innovation across the market."
"We are at the very tip of a rapidly-changing and dynamic market that has massive momentum in service capabilities, for instance, "connected" televisions that allow greater access to content, whether it's wirelessly streamed from a notebook or directly from the Internet," says Susan Winter, Vice President, CEMC. "Consider that 86% of Canadian households have HD signal and growing access to Blu-ray and advances in High Definition, WiFi and 3D Ready capabilities as well as Interactive Internet features. Also consider the potential for brand interaction through new convenient services, traditionally only accessed on computing-specific devices. The trends revealed in the report point to a solid positioning for a host of new consumer functionalities across all of our product categories–from mobile connectivity and imaging to television, audio and video."
The Consumer Electronics Marketers of Canada (CEMC), a council of Electro-Federation Canada, is a not-for-profit industry council representing leading manufacturers of consumer electronics. CEMC members market a wide range of products, including televisions, HiFi and DVD players, home theatre systems, mobile electronics, camcorders, stand-alone projectors, telephones and radios. CEMC serves as the industry voice on all legislative, regulatory and public policy matters affecting its members. For more information, visit www.cemc-efc.ca.
CEMC is a council of Electro-Federation Canada (EFC), a national, not-for-profit industry association that represents over 330 member companies that manufacture, distribute and service electrical, and electronic products. EFC member companies contribute over $50B to the Canadian economy and employ more than 130,000 workers in more than 1,400 facilities across Canada. For more information, visit www.electrofed.com.
The Canadian Imaging Trade Association (CITA) was formed in 1955 as a non-profit organization representing manufacturers, distributors and importers of photo and imaging products. A forum for members to meet, discuss and liaise with each other, CITA encourages peer-based collaboration to drive and support industry growth. For more information on CITA, visit www.citacanada.ca.


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Education is no longer limited to just course books and study materials. Learning is an ongoing process that is not only delivered by books but also by different forms of media and communication. Television is one such thing that plays an important role in educating today's generation through different types of shows, dramas, movies and even musical television shows.
Continue reading to find out the different types of means that are used by television to deliver knowledge, education and awareness to today's youngsters.
- TV Shows
TV shows comprise of a whole range of different kinds of shows that can educate people. Shows such Spelling Bee, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader and Who Wants to Become a Billionaire are shows that trigger one's thinking process. From making you test your own vocabulary to talking a walk down 5th grade memory lane to testing your general knowledge, these shows keep you on the edge of your seat as you keep guessing what the answer might be (as if you're going to win the billion dollars!)
- Movies
Movies are not just a source of entertainment but can also provide with deep knowledge and life-changing lessons! Such movies motivate teenagers to explore their inner poets, writers, artists, mathematicians, scientists and what not! Examples of such movies include Dead Poets Society, Freedom Writers, Race to Nowhere, An Education and many more. Besides that, there are numerous educational documentaries created for the very reason to aide children in learning basics such as alphabets, 123 etc. If you're looking to download such movies, that and too for free (psst!) then you can head over straight to ShowBox. Not only can you download movies, but you can also stream them live and enable subtitles along with the movies as well for better understanding!
- Dramas
Dramas aka seasons aired on television can also spread education and awareness among the members of society. These TV seasons cover topics from science to geography to animal kingdom to biology to math to aviation – and everything else in between! Shows include Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock, Reading Rainbow and the Electric Company. Besides that, children can also learn about warfare, history and ancient legends by watching shows that are based on such topics.
- Musical Television Shows
While this one may seem odd, musical television shows can also provide help during the learning process. Children, especially preschoolers, tend to learn things in a better way if they hear them in a certain rhythm or musical tune. This enables them to absorb the information in a better way as well as makes the recalling process easier for them. This is the very reason why the basic alphabets are taught to toddlers in musical rhythm. Watching such educational musicals on the television can also inspire students to arrange such musicals in their own schools or specific functions held at school. Shows such as Jack's Big Music Show, Johnny and the Sprites, Little Einstein's and Imagination Movers are television shows that are not only amusing to watch but also very informative.

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Melaka a small state in Malaysia is famous for its historical landmarks and it is also awarded with UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dutch Square area is one of Melaka most famous historical landmark. One simple indicator that you have reach is to see the surrounding buildings all painted in red.
There are a few historical landmark which you can find in the Dutch Square area:
Stadhuys : This building was built in the year 1650 as the center of Dutch administration and residence of the Dutch Governor and their officers. The structure truly reflects Dutch architecture in that time and is believed to the the oldest Dutch building in the East. Now, it is known as "Museum of History and Ethnography" which exhibits traditional wedding clothes and artifacts of historical Melaka.
Christ Church: Built in the year 1753 by the Dutch and it is the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia. Inside the Christ Church you can find jointless wooden ceiling beam(each cut from a single tree trunk), a brass Bible inscribed with the first verse of St. John in Dutch, a tombstones written in the Portuguese language and a tiled artwork replica of " The Last Supper". It also still contains the original hand crafted pews (church long bench seat) and window dated back 200 years old. Later, during British occupation in the year 1795, the church was consecrated as an Anglican Church.
Both Stadhuys and Christ Church is opened daily for tourists from 9 am to 6 pm.
The Dutch Square is situated in Melaka town and is one of the few places that you should not miss when travelling in Melaka.
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The forecast for the top movie at this weekend's box office? Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2!
The animated comedy, featuring Bill Hader, Anna Faris and Will Forte, was the No.1 choice for moviegoers, raking in $35 million.
According to IMDB, the family friendly flick tells the story of Flint Lockwood (Hader) who now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V (Forte). But Flint is forced to leave his position when he finds out that his infamous machine is still operational and is "churning out menacing food-animal hybrids."
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Last weekend's No.1 film, Prisoners, the suspenseful drama starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, landed at No.2 with $11.2 million. Rush, the action thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, raced to the No. 3 spot with $10.3 million.
Baggage Claim starring Paula Patton and Taye Diggs and Don Jon starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson, debuted this weekend at No.4 with $9.3 million and No.5 with $9 million, respectively.
Here's a complete look at the weekend's top movies, Friday-Sunday studio estimates and stats as compiled per Box Office Mojo:
1. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2: $35 million
2. Prisoners: $11.2 million
3. Rush: $10.3 million
4. Baggage Claim: $9.3 million
5. Don Jon: $9 million
6. Insidious: Chapter 2: $6.7 million
7. The Family: $3.7 million
8. Instructions Not Included: $3.3 million
9. We're the Millers, $2.8 million
10. Lee Daniels' The Butler, $2.4 million
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Happy Birthday USA
OK, our country is 235 years old tomorrow and maybe the old girl is starting to show her age. Too much good living is beginning to take it's toll. Still it's the best place on earth and I'm glad to call her my country. What we too often forget is that our neighbor to the north celebrates her birthday just three days earlier. It is such a blessing to have that thin red line of Canadians protecting that border. These days no thinking Canadian would want to storm that border looking for a better life. They've been doing better than us for years now. The most they might want is to cut a few years off the wait for medical treatment. No, it's a great blessing to have Canada to the north and populated with people wiling to stay there. The Coots want to wish our Canadian neighbors a very happy birthday.
Canada Day draws crowds from coast to coast
Here in the states, the fourth of July means eating- mostly stuff you cook on the grill in your backyard or at the park. In case you don't have enough family favorites – or maybe you are looking for something new, check our these recipes.
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All the odd weather (and global warming is wrecking havoc this year because there is so much snow that people are still skiing on the fourth. It's the best ski season in years. IF it keeps up maybe we can ski all year long.
Wacky West weather means snow on the 4th of July
Not only is this a happy birthday weekend for Yanks and Canadians, it seems that there is actually some good news this week. Let's start with a lucky Brit who survived a nasty accident during a trip to Germany. I got Google to translate this headline but it didn't come out so well. Anyway, the lucky kid is 17 and is planning to spend the rest of his life avoiding archery ranges.
crossbow arrow in the head: British (17) survived
These is good economic news too. The business of building bespoke accordions is booming, attracting accordion aficionados to Italy. If you missed this breaking trend, wake up and place your order. Each one is made to order and takes months. You don"t want to let that guy down the street be the first in your neighborhood.
An Accordion Epicenter Shrinks and Thrives
But the piece de resistance this week is a stunner. You know how everybody says that the reason that the schools are so bad is that we aren't spending enough money? Well it turns out to be a lie. When California curt school spending, test scores went up. Maybe with a few more cuts California could get back to number one again instead of being at the bottom. I makes you wonder what else might improve if we cut spending? Got any ideas?
Public schools see paradox of lower funding, higher test scores
Happy Fourth of July and Canada Day to all. Eat big and stay out of range of the fireworks
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Just think how smart our kids would be if California spent no money on education whatsoever. Have a happy Fourth…I'm off to blow-up something to celebrate 🙂
Happy birthday to the canadian citizens! I have heard that there are a lot of wonderful ceremonies, my brother has been living there for a couple of years, and he has shown me some photographs about the celebration!


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The Perky-Pet® Oriole Feeder features an orange slice decor, a 32 oz nectar capacity, four feeding ports with bee guards, and a two-position perch that adjusts to feed all varieties of orioles.
The clear, shatter-proof reservoir makes it easy for you to monitor nectar levels and unscrews easily from the feeder base for quick cleaning and filling.
For best results, use Perky-Pet® instant oriole nectar. This specially blended nectar is easy to use, and requires no boiling.
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Super Dingle Ball Paris Hilton thinks 'E' for empty means 'Enough Gasoline! Paris ran out of gas and needed assistance in getting her car up and running again. She decided to return home after the incident instead of going to see a movie, which was her original plan.
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Tom Garrick, the head coach at Rhode Island the past five seasons, has joined the Vanderbilt women's basketball staff as an assistant, Commodores' coach Melanie Balcomb announced Thursday.
Garrick replaces Lisa Cemignano, who joined the staff at the University of Illinois after three seasons with VU.
"We are very excited to have Tom Garrick joining our staff," Balcomb said in a statement. "He brings an exceptional wealth of knowledge with him. I know Tom's vast experience -- as both a player and a coach -- will be an invaluable asset to our program."
A Rhode Island alum who played four years in the NBA, he began his coaching career as a men's assistant at that school. In 2001, he became an assistant with the women's program and after six seasons was promoted to women's head coach.
He was 10-21 in his final season at RIU.
Former Belmont and current Middle Tennessee State women's basketball star Alysha Clark is one of 25 players named to the preseason Wade Trophy watch list, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced.
Clark led the nation in scoring with 27.5 points per game and was the Sun Belt Conference's player of the year and newcomer of the year in 2008-09, her first season with MTSU. She earned multiple All-America honors.
"She has proven she is one of the best players in the country on multiple occasions," coach Rick Insell said in a release. " … If anyone is deserving of this award, it would be her."
The Wade Trophy is presented annually to the top women's college basketball player in the country. Clark is the only player in the state named to the preseason watch list.


text: Sunflowers and Thistles ✈ Rustic Wedding Inspiration This pretty photoshoot caught my eye as I just came back from a mini break in a cabin in the woods of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was so relaxing and peaceful it got me thinking, what a nice theme for a wedding- simple and rustic. Anything to try and banish the stress of the day! The theme for this rustic wedding inspiration shoot is country vintage with beautiful flowers and decor mixing reds, oranges, and yellows for a very Autumnal feel. Oh and I love these blue birds. Have never seen them before so not quite sure if they are some kind of turkey? We had some crazy wild turkey stories over the Thanksgiving weekend… when campers and wild turkeys collide, the turkeys always win. Apparently! Hope you liked this rustic wedding inspiration as much as we did! Definitely on board with this theme. Stylist/Planner: Shelley Boyer Honeysuckle Events Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com | Photographer: Genevieve Stewart Photography | Catering: 1587 | Doves: When Doves Fly | Pastries: Hibou Pastries| Photos via: Two Bright Lights 2 Responses Published! » Outer Banks Wedding Photographer Videographer November 29, 2012 […] out the post HERE! Posted in Published, Styled Shoot, […] Reply Friday's Fab 5 | Fly Away Bride November 30, 2012 […] of her 2013 collection. The dresses and headpieces are fabulous. Yesterday we saw an amazing rustic styled wedding shoot. We adored the flowers and the […] Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website


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Laptop speakers suck, there isn't any real way around that, and Arctic looks to remedy that with their ultraportable USB-powered speakers. They are compact speakers which aim to be able to give you a better listening experience, even on the go, as a legitimate replacement to your laptop speakers.
The Arctic sound speakers come in very clean packaging, and all that is included (and all that is needed) is the speakers themselves, and an instruction manual.
The speakers themselves are very solidly constructed, and have a very nice gunmetal grey finish contrasted with silver driver cones and a black membrane. The cables aren't particularly long, probably designed that way to enable greater portability. They are long enough to setup comfortably on a desktop, however.
The bottom of the speakers have small rubber feet which keeps them from sliding around on the desktop. The rear side of the right speaker has the volume dial, the USB power cord, the standard 3.5mm headphone jack for the audio input, and the left speaker output.
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The Fundamentals of Financial Accounting faculty at the McCombs School of Business of the University of Texas are very pleased with the results we have attained with Solid Footing. Scores on our first midterm, covering the accounting cycle and cash flows, were immediately elevated by use of Solid Footing, reflecting an improved comprehension of the basic elements of financial accounting and the process of producing financial statements.
I reviewed other self-paced learning systems aimed at the same learning objectives and recommended Solid Footing to the faculty because of its ease of use, lack of reliance on excessive repetition of micro-tasks and the use of well-coordinated computer assistance and a written manual. Students like Solid Footing, so full compliance with our homework requirements is very high.
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Well said Andrew!
I just checked the equipment reviews, and guess what? Four for Blu-ray to Five for HD DVD and two of the HD DVD's were the XA1 and A1, which were identical mechanisms I believe.
Now, as far as being HD DVD biased, Jerry, Andrew and I have had many discussions over which format was better and we never came up with one over the other. I know for a fact the only endpoint for these discussions seemed to always be Andrew's plea for them to "just work!".
I have bought four Blu-ray players yet only two HD DVD players, so I guess it must be obvious I was HD DVD biased! Quite the contrary, in fact I was more pro Blu-ray early on, it was all the fun along the way (HDCP handshake issues, magenta screens failure to play on some sets/with some discs..... I am sure I'm missing some, and neither format was immune to these issues!) that slightly swayed me towards HD DVD, as in the end the were more likely to "just work".
We all knew buying any player carried a risk of having a new doorstop or boat anchor or whatever, so why are some so adamant fighting over this loss? It seems like losing that last hand of blackjack and yelling at the guy next to you who won (BTW Andrew, he didn't start off with 15!) it just doesn't make sense to me.
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Androgen receptor inhibits estrogen receptor-alpha activity and is prognostic in breast cancer
There is emerging evidence that the balance between estrogen receptor-alpha (ER?) and androgen receptor (AR) signaling is a critical determinant of growth in the normal and malignant breast. In this study, we assessed androgen receptor (AR) status in a cohort of 215 invasive ductal breast carcinomas. AR and ER? were co-expressed in the majority (80-90%) of breast tumor cells. Kaplan-Meier product limit analysis and Multivariate Cox Regression demonstrated that AR is an independent prognostic factor in ER?-positive disease, with a low level of AR (< median of 75% positive cells) conferring a 4.6-fold increased risk of cancer-related death (p=0.002). Consistent with a role for AR in breast cancer outcome, AR potently inhibited ER? transactivation activity and estradiol-stimulated growth of breast cancer cells. Transfection of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells with either functionally impaired AR variants or the DNA binding domain of the AR indicated that the latter is both necessary and sufficient for inhibition of ER? signaling. Consistent with molecular modeling, electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated binding of the AR to an estrogen responsive element (ERE). Evidence for a functional interaction of the AR with an ERE in vivo was provided by chromatin immunoprecipitation data, revealing recruitment of the AR to the progesterone receptor promoter in T-47D breast cancer cells. We conclude that by binding to a subset of EREs, the AR can prevent activation of target genes that mediate the stimulatory effects of estradiol on breast cancer cells.
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This Gazpacho has just the right balance of salty, spicy and sweetness. The Mint Chèvre Pesto adds such a great touch and enhances the flavor of the soup.
I love this soup on a hot sunny day! We have been having a lot of really nice days lately, so I thought it was the perfect time to make a chilled soup. I prefer to leave the seeds in the jalapeño, the heat adds a nice contrast to this slightly sweet chilled soup.
This soup goes great with a sparkling wine, like a Cave, Prosecco, Txakoli or Champagne. It also goes with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc or with Ang's Kiwi Honeydew Sangria.
Recipe: 4 – 6 Servings
Mint Chèvre Pesto (for full batch click here)
- 1/4 Cups Fresh Mint
- 1 Tablespoon Chèvre Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon Raw Almonds
- 3 1/2 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1/4 Teaspoon Clove Garlic – minced
- Pinch Sea Salt
- 2 Shallots or a 1/4 cup
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 Cup Dry White Wine
- 1 Honeydew Melon (about 3 1/2 cups)
- 1 Large or 2 Small Cucumber (2 cups)
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Tarragon
- 1Tablespoon Fresh Squeezed lemon Juice
- 1 Jalapeño
Make the Mint Chèvre Pesto.
Mince and saute shallots and garlic with the olive oil on medium-low heat until the onions are translucent and the garlic has started to brown. Add the wine and reduce to a syrup and set aside to cool.
Cut the melon in half, scoop out the seeds and scoop out the flesh. Measure and add the flesh to the food processor.
Peel the cucumber, scoop out the seeds and cut into 1 inch chunks. Measure and add to the food processor.
Pick the leaves off the tarragon sprigs, cut the stem off the jalapeno, cut into 1 inch chunks (remove the seeds If you don't want it too spicy). Measure and add to the food processor.
Add the lemon juice and puree the soup until smooth.
Drizzle the pesto over the finished soup. (I add about 1 teaspoon per cup of soup)
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AME Unmanned Air Systems has announced the release of SharkFin Basic UAS mission planning software. SharkFin Basic is a STANAG 4586 compliant, multi-vehicle, Core UAS Control System, which also gives full UAS three-dimensional situational awareness.
SharkFin provides interfaces and information so that UAS mission operators can plan and monitor multiple unmanned aircraft in real-time situations and real-world environments. Mission planning is achieved with unique threat decision aids, integrated route planning tools, and payload simulation capabilities – all in one integrated package.
"We are very pleased to release a commercial version of Sharkfin. The software allows users to plan UAS ISR missions which enable actionable intelligence for today's Warfighter. SharkFin Basic also provides a platform for the development of more advanced ISR mission management software solutions tailored to specific customer requirements," said John Purvis, President and CEO of AME UAS.
The capabilities of SharkFin Basic were derived from careful analysis of UAS requirements and from AME UAS's experience building and supporting operational unmanned systems. The three fundamental needs of mission operators, relevant situational awareness, intuitive decision aids, and appropriate levels of automation, have been met in the newly released package.
SharkFin meets the demands of mission planning environments by balancing the strengths of computers and humans, combining the cognitive abilities and "real-world" insight of humans with the computational power of advanced algorithms.
"SharkFin Basic establishes the foundation of our UAS mission planning with a Core UAV Control System and user-centric interface that is modular and scalable to multiple STANAG compliant airframes. Its plug-in architecture and design also lends itself to various service interfaces and control of multiple sensor platforms," added Jeffrey Getzlaff, AME UAS's Manager of Software Systems.
SharkFin Basic is complete mission planning software and is offered free to the UAS community upon request. To request a copy, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com, along with a short description of your application or interest.
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In the past year or so, Obama, did exactly just what he promised to do in his campaign, he "sat down" with leaders of most of the planet's nations. After arduous negotiations and due mostly to the same diplomatic skills that he displayed during the "banking crisis" Obama succeeded at getting one nation to reduce it's nuclear stockpile, the United States of America. Not one to rest on his laurels, Obama went further and then assured the world that the United States of America's remaining arsenal would also be aimed at the United States of America. Obama added that not only would the danger of a nuclear strike be greatly lowered but also pointed out hat the ICBMs are white and veterans ergo ( he raised his chin when he said "ergo" and a few reporters fainted but their wives helped them back up) as Napolitano pointed out prone to terrorism.
Putin, after wetting himself laughing ( he quickly assured Obama that he wasn't laughing at him but rather that he suddenly recalled a joke he once shared with Andropov) declared that in compliance with the Obama treaty he too would direct the remaining Russian arsenal to be pointed at the US. Putin added that this will also make the US safer and of course stronger.
Obama said he was pleased with Putin's announcement and bestowed blessing on the cheering and adoring press corps many of whom noted that he did all this without the benefits of the TOTUS
Some members of the press corps were distraught as they reported that in parting Obama asked an aide, "do you think Putin was laughing at my ears". The aide was very reassuring "no your holiness" he said as he bowed in reverence.


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Hi everyone,
I will be travelling round the world solo. My second section will be South America.
Ill be coming from Cuba and the Bahamas to reach Mexico, making my way down through Peru and to Salar de Uyuni. My flight out of South America to my third section is from Rio. I definitely want to walk Machu Pichu.
In between I am trying to decide on between Chile/Buenos Aires, the Patagonias 'W' trek, La Paz (to see the Valley of the Moon).
My question is, is it best to wing it - not book anything and dive in. Pick up a tour to Machu Pichu whilst I'm there OR book a tour or 2 here before I leave?
I have done Topdeck tours before and hated spending all of my time travelling. I want to get the most out of my trip so I would be very appreciative if you could give me some advice on what would be best.
I aim aiming at having 26 days to do it which isnt much so if i have to fly I will, otherwise I would catch buses etc.


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The doors to PLRpro are opening again today at 9:00 a.m.. If you've been waiting for your chance to join this fantastic PLR content site here's your chance!
Note: that time above was wrong. It was supposed to be 9:00 pm PST but I think it will be more like 11 PM. Sorry.
I decided to check out PLRPro a few months ago when the doors to this membership site last opened, and I must say that I'm impressed with the content, the resources and the level of service.
I'm impressed, not just because of the quality they bring to the table in regards to PLR Content, but also because of the additional education and material that they provide for free. In fact, something you'll probably want to checkout before you join PLRPro is their http://www.ninetydaychallenge.net site which takes a user from start to finish, and they offer that for free.
When I first joined PLRpro there were offering the following:
- 440 articles across 11 niches (40 articles in each niche)
- Full keyword research in each niche
- Affiliate lists for each niche
- Header Graphics for each niche
- 5 Website Templates each month
- Articles done in 8 languages
- 50 PR4 sites that you can get links from to get your sites indexed and crawled
In addition to the above I also joined because they were creating a new system, Project Green Button, which would make it easy to create HTML and eventually WordPress Websites within minutes.
"Imagine A "Push Button" System That Automates 95% Of Site Creation, Content Creation and Traffic Generation… Now Open Your Eyes, That "Push Button" System Is Here…"
I've had a chance to use the Project Green Button or PGB software and I'm impressed. Right now this software is in Phase One and with PGB you'll be able to
- Site Creation – Automatically building HTML sites that are fully structured and ready to go with perfect onpage optimization in just 3 minutes (you can do it in under 60 seconds but you have to type fast…) that requires zero technical knowledge.
- Content Management – 440 articles each month across 11 niches
- Site Templates – 25 beautiful templates as the initial "bank of templates" from which you can draw upon to build your niche sites
- Adsense Monetization – Stage one of PGB introduces the core monetization method behind building an income online… Adsense. Stage two will add additional monetization such as Kontera, Clickbank, eBay and Amazon.
- Full Silo Keyword Search – Each and every niche has all of this already done for you so you don't need to go search for the next greatest keyword…just look for, and find an ideal keyword for maximum traffic and speed. The keyword research for each niche is done in an easily laid out Excel sheet that you can quickly glance at and find perfectly targeted long tail keywords to start generating traffic in as little as 5 days.
- 10,000 strong blog network – This networks makes it easy to get one way backlinks via PLRpro's Article Marketing Automation system. As a Member of PLRpro you'll get access to this system completely free of charge.
- RSS Feed Submission module
- Social bookmarking poster module
- PGB desktop command center. You simply install the PGB software on you computer and from there you can access the site building software and traffic related modules.
- $0-6000 a month training plan – If you follow the system that the guys at PLRpro have put together you should be able to make between $2000 and $6000 every month.
There are many additional features that are available right now too many to tell you about in this article! Product reviews, the ability to drag and drop YouTube videos into your articles, aided rewriting of your articles to make them unique, weekly live training and more! Plus Project Green Button isn't finished! There will be a second and third phase which will add even more modules that will assist in the building of site and generating traffic.
They could easily charge double or triple what they are charging for membership.
I've used the system to create a few sites and it works. I'm pleased with the sites I've created, I'm pleased with the quality of the PLR content and I'm excited about Project Green Button.
Now, as I said at the beginning of this article PLRpro is opening it's doors this morning and it will likely only be for a short time as there are only 262 spots to fill. That's it. When those 262 memberships are taken the doors will be closed again and likely won't open again until sometime in 2009.
So if all that I've written above sounds like it might be something you're interested in please go and check out the PLRpro website today.


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Alumni spotlight: Carol Frankel, EMBA '87
Posted 4.23.07Weatherheadlines recently sat down with Carol Frankel, EMBA '87 to learn more about the competencies and skills she acquired while at Weatherhead, her passion for art, and her efforts to bring formalized art programs to local institutions.
Weatherheadlines recently sat down with Carol Frankel, EMBA '87 to learn more about the competencies and skills she acquired while at Weatherhead, her passion for art, and her efforts to bring formalized art programs to local institutions.
Q: What degree did you receive from Weatherhead and in what year?
I received my Executive MBA in 1987. I was enormously fortunate to have Scott Cowan as my Dean, Mohan Reddy as my marketing professor, and David Bowers as my professor of Banking and Finance. Clearly, they were the all-stars of the MBA and EMBA programs at WSOM for many years. Back then, among the requirements for entry into the EMBA program were these: 500+ on the GMAT, employed in a professional management position for at least 10 years, and (this will amuse you) being able to use a computer even if you did not own one. One of the seminars in the first pre-semester retreat was a crash course in computer use!
Q: Please tell us a bit about your career history.
When I entered the EMBA program, I had been an entrepreneur and president of my company, CPS Communications (also called CPS Meetings) for 18 years. CPS was engaged in business-to-business marketing communications, producing sales and marketing materials, small and large-scale meeting productions and audiovisual communications for companies as diverse as Stouffer's, GE, Nestle, Sealy, Applebee's International, Imperial, The Cleveland Clinic, Hallmark, TRW, and Premier Industrial. We won many local and national awards for creative excellence. Business awards included: in 1990-91, the WSOM Coopers & Lybrand Entrepreneur Award; in 1992, Who's Who of American Leading Executives Award; in 1992 and 1993, CPS Meetings Weatherhead 100 Outstanding Growth Company Awards; in 1999, Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Weatherhead Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Q: With regards to your Weatherhead experience, how has it been relevant throughout your career?
Before receiving my MBA, my company was known as a "creative production shop" delivering innovative sales and marketing communications for our clients. After 1987, while still delivering creative results, we changed our focus to become more of a client-centered "every client every time" organization. The EMBA experience also honed our negotiating and sales skills as well as our understanding and analysis of financial operations— our own-- and the large clients whom we served. All in all, my degree made a huge difference in credibility with our clients, understanding the markets we served and increasing our bottom line. The competencies and skills I acquired in the EMBA program served me throughout my business career, and now in retirement as a marketing and arts consultant, and dedicated pro bono board member of several organizations.
Q: I understand you were the driving force behind the "Art in Medicine" concept at the Cleveland Clinic and you were instrumental in bringing artwork to the Peter B. Lewis Building. What is your goal behind these initiatives?
After my husband died in 1997, I moved permanently from Ohio to California and revisited my passion for collecting contemporary art in a sunny new landscape while continuing to consult for a few former clients in marketing communications. I began serving on the Contemporary Art Board and Acquisitions Committee of the Palm Springs Art Museum and consulting for a small group of other collectors. On one of my visits back to Cleveland for medical reasons, I had occasion to meet with former colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF).
As I was walking through CCF buildings, I recognized that they had a nucleus of fine artworks, but some were not well displayed, others had unclear attributions, etc. It occurred to me that, given the correct vision, goals and objectives, CCF could develop a more formalized art program to enlarge and enhance their donor and patient base in a new way. People wishing to acknowledge family, physicians, researchers and other CCF personnel could do so with permanent gifts of painting, sculpture, studio glass, photography, ceramics, and mixed media-- serious artworks by well-established and important artists. More importantly, an Art in Medicine program would enhance the emotional wellbeing of those working, waiting, or simply walking around CCF through an interesting and uplifting visual landscape. New works could be acquired from private collectors, galleries, or by commission from accepted artists.
I prepared a comprehensive proposal that the CCF Development and Institutional Relations Department accepted. A committee was appointed to develop the appropriate approvals, acquisition, de-accession and exhibition policies etc. After nearly a year, the CCF Board of Directors greenlighted and funded the Art in Medicine program and it quickly got "legs." An Art in Medicine Leadership Board was formed with community, medical and art leaders. After nearly two years, a professional curator, Joanne Cohen, was hired to ensure the ongoing success of the program. Today, the program is healthy and growing.
Q: Regarding the artwork in the Peter B. Lewis building, what does it mean to you personally?
The WSOM sculpture by ceramist Jun Kaneko is one of a group of similar-themed "Dango" sculptures by this world-renowned artist. It is dated 2002, and is hand-built, glazed ceramic, measuring 97x29.5x16 inches. Jun Kaneko was born in Nagoya, Japan, but his work is uniquely American. His graduate school studies were at UC Berkeley, Chouinard Art Institute, and Cal Arts, all in California. His noted public collections include the LACMA, Oakland and the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, all in California; and he has had prestigious public commissions including the Toronto International Airport, San Jose Symphony Hall, Waikiki Aquarium, and the Phoenix Airport. Jun Kaneko was one of five sculptors whose work was considered by WSOM. Once Kaneko was selected, the work now on display at the Peter B. Lewis building was one of five similar sculptures in a series.
The primary color of the sculpture is a rich brown— an earth tone similar to the color of the Grand Canyon. To me, the solid, triangular shape of the sculpture with its towering wider top portion connotes strength stability and growth. Color accents of the American southwest are integrated into the glaze in contrasting colors. It seems to me to be a very American and powerful work with thoughtful Zen-like thoughtful overtones.
Q: What do you like to do in your spare time?
For the first time in my life, I am writing for pleasure—a novel, a lifestyle book and a memoir are all in unfinished states in my computer. I enjoy golf and travel— especially artreks to special exhibitions around the world like Art Basel. For each of the past five years I have spent six months in California and six in Chicago with my new life partner, Edward Anixter, a Chicago native.
Q: Do you have a motto or tagline by which you live your life?
If you can think of doing it, and want to do it, then work to do it well.
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Amr Zaki scores cracker as Zamalek win Cup Final
Wigan Athletics latest recruit Amr Zaki scored the winning goal in his last game for current club Zamalek in the Egypt Cup final against ENPPI in Cairo
Zaki scored a superb goal to make it 2-1 in favour of Zamalek and they hung on to win their first trophy in four years
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Bates Opens His Mouth Again
Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has spoken out again, in response to shareholder Melvyn Levi's claims that it is Bates who is leading the club to ruin.
'He has deliberately and consistently tried to frustrate Leeds United from getting fresh investment into the club,' said Ken.
'He has deliberately tried to undermine the future of Leeds United and it's important that fact is not lost in the floss. If we fail it's down to him.'
Another Leeds United saga set to go on and on. I'm surprised that Mr Bates seems to be trying to take the moral high horse, when you consider that he had Levi's home address published in the match day program!
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To parry, you hold B and swing in the opposite direction of your enemy. Okaaay, that might happen. When sabers lock, you shake the remote or follow the onscreen prompts – double blech. And force-throwing objects is holding C, and then shaking the nunchuk. That's right: the nunchuk. You've been using it all along to move your character around onscreen. And you've been using A to jump, roll, and dodge. You see, this isn't first-person. It's third. And even more confusing, the camera isn't locked behind your shoulder, so you'll watch your character flip and roll all over the place. Which makes it quite a challenge to always keep track of left and right.
See what we're getting at? There's no connection between you and your saber. We want to feel like we're actually moving the thing around onscreen ourselves. We want to parry by meeting our opponent's downward slash with an angled block and a flick of the wrist. We want to feel a direct, one-to-one connection with what we're doing with our hands and what our onscreen character is up to. But you'll find none of that here.
As if to further remind you that you could just as easily control this game with any dual analog controller, each of the 10 playable characters boasts five canned combos, which you can pull off by flicking your wrist in a certain sequence of directions (Grievous' Great Jedi Purge is up, left, down, stab, for example). But you're likely to win more easily even at higher difficulty settings by forgetting technique and instead just waving the remote around as if someone glued it to your hand and set it on fire.
Finally, we know that Clone Wars is the big, new chapter that LucasArts is pushing now. We get that. And we get that there simply weren't that many lightsaber users in the original trilogy. But to finally give us a lightsaber game, even a crap one, and not enable us to take on the role of Luke Skywalker and battle Darth Vader? That's just freaking cruel.
So, what's good? Well, everything moves swiftly, and the arenas are pretty big and intricate. Plus, there's a fascinating new character: the EG-5Jedi Hunter Droid. It's scarlet red, looks similar to Grievous but with glowing red eyes and only two arms, and wields two sabers. It's badass. And we can only pray that we see more of it in a very different game than this one.
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37 Mind-Blowing Tips: How to Get Ripped, Burn Fat, and Build Muscle (w/ pics and links)
This blog post is my ULTIMATE guide on how to burn fat and build muscle. It's just for busy guys who want the best, most actionable tips to build muscle and burn fat in as little time as possible. I added as many links and references are possible. Please share on social media with all […]Continue reading


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|Posted on May 27, 2012 at 5:50 PM
Having a website is crucial! As our BBBW membership continues to grow I'm noticing that many of our members do not have a website. I would love to learn more about all of our members and their businesses, but some of you are simply nowhere to be found on the internet. So here's a list of FREE website builders that have been tried and tested by BBBW.
Moonfruit has everything you could dream of when it comes to creating a polished website. Unlike other site builders, you must work with the templates that are offered. With Moonfruit you can start with a blank backdrop and design your own template. Basically, they allow for TOTAL drag and drop design control. This allows for you to create a more modern layout and give your website a touch of your business's "personality". The free version of this website builder is great for photographers, artist, crafters, or free-lance workers. If you need to set up an online store keep in mind you can only sell 10 items or pay the upgrade fee to sell more inventory.
Dislike: Not enough web space/storage
Like: Super modern design elements and templates
If there is one thing I can say that is that Weebly is simple to use. Anyone can pop up a site here within minutes. Unlike other site builders, Weebly has very clear instructions and guides to help you get your website up and running quickly. Their pre-made templates are not too shabby, I guess we could say slightly "modernish". If you need to sell a lot more than 10 items on a tight budget, Weebly is your best bet. They offer unlimited storage with the exception that each file you upload is fewer than 5mb in size.
Dislike: None yet
Like: Plenty of web space/ storage
Setting up a website on Webs is actually pretty simple and quick, but beyond the initial set up you will find yourself having mini breakdowns. Webs does not provide a large amount of templates, and they are not advertisement free. Also, Webs has many glitches within their templates and widgets. However, if you can get past all of that you can still have a knock out website. A plus is that they give you a good amount of bandwidth/online storage.
Dislike: Too many glitches and "kinks" to work through
Like: Unlimited number of websites under one account
**Keep in mind that these ratings are based on the FREE features of each site builder. Having a good website is like growing a garden. It requires time, patience, and daily maintenance. Eventually you may want to purchase a premium membership from the site builder company you are using.
Terms to look for:
Bandwidth - Bandwidth is needed to transfer data from your website to a visitor's computer. Having this feature can be important if you need documents to be downloaded from your site to someone's computer.
Members - Members are people who have joined your website. They are not transferable from one site to another. So make a good decision about what website builder to go with, because you can't just pick up your members and go elsewhere.
Facebook or eBay Shop - This is something kind of new and ingenious all on its own. Not all site builders offer this capability but its catching on very rapidly. We now have the ability to publish our online shops to a Facebook or an eBay account. This can be great way to advertise or a huge time saver if you just want your inventory available in more than one place.
Adwords - This is probably the most important term we need to look for when choosing a website builder. How much money do they offer on an Adwords voucher? If you pay a monthly or annual website fee you should be getting an Adwords voucher. This voucher allows for you buy advertisement space with Google. When someone searches for a specific item or service, Google pulls out key words from that search and matches them up with words on your site.
CSS - This term stands for Cascading Style Sheets. Plainly put CSS is the coding used to create the color, layout, and design of a website. Webs, Weebly, and Moonfruit all allow for you to change the CSS of your website template. However, not all site builders let you do this. For instance, if you want to change your website's background color from black to red-orange you would insert the coding number #FF4500 into your CSS page. Sounds complicated but to be honest there are dozens of videos on Youtube and websites that teach you how to use CSS coding.
* If you decide to upgrade your website from free to a more optimized package, then think about paying for the entire year. You would save yourself a lot of money this way versus paying month to month.
*A great website to learn about CSS is http://www.w3schools.com/css/. This site has easy to follow guides that teach you how to change the design of your website.
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Russell Brand denies shopping cart crash report
Comedian Russell Brand has dismissed reports he hit a homeless man's shopping cart with his car.
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TMZ previously reported that the British funnyman was driving through Hollywood when he allegedly crashed his Range Rover into the man's cart on Nov. 15, sending his belongings sprawling across the road.
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In footage published on TMZ.com, Brand can be seen helping the man pick up items which had fallen from the cart, but he has since spoken out to deny any involvement in the incident.
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He tells TMZ.com, "I didn't hit him, look at the footage. I was driving along, there was some things [in the road], so I helped him pick them up."


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Private Car Parking Companies - know your rights
This website explains your rights regarding "parking fines" from Australian private parking companies and councils. Government bodies (such as councils and police) have a legal right to issue parking fines. However, private parking companies, such as Australian National Car Parks, Care Park and Ace Parking (see list of more) are not legally allowed to issue parking fines. This website explains the options you have if you receive a parking fine, ticket, or infringement notice, from private car park companies or if you have received council parking fines.
All assistance by this site is general in nature and does not in any way constitute legal advice, please see disclaimer at the bottom of this and every page of this website.
In many cases, it is possible to have your parking fine withdrawn, if you carefully follow the instructions on this website (navigate this site using the links at left). In other cases it is possible to stop the barrage of letters. In cases where you simply cannot stop the barrage of letters, the site has government resources listed for you to complain to.
The Victorian Consumer Action Centre (a Victorian Government funded body) says: "We are inundated with complaints from consumers alleging that they have been fined unfairly, in most cases, consumers are only parking within the free period, yet are being fined between $60 and $80. These private companies do not have the power to issue fines" said Consumer Action Director of Policy & Campaigns Gerard Brody (read more). And similar provisions apply in other Australian states.
Note that when you receive one of these so called private "parking fines" the company does not know your address. Only if you contact the company or pay the fine will they know who you are. So do not contact them or pay their parking fines without reading this website, or getting independent legal advice, first.
To find out what to do if you receive a parking fine from a private car park company,please read the FAQ page (see links at left) on this site.
This site used to be called Unfair Parking Fines, but has been renamed to Parking Fine Appeals.


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Resurrection Joy
By Lloyd Larson
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SATB choir with keyboard accompaniment and optional trumpet
Arranged by Lloyd Larson. Easter. Octavo. Published by Beckenhorst Press (BP.2010).
Item Number: BP.2010
An energetic, rhythmic arrangement of the perennial Easter favorite, ODE TO JOY. Scored for SATB choir, keyboard and optional trumpet (included in the octavo). Larson has taken a classic and has shaken it up just enough to add excitement while maintaining the integrity of the original. A great way to open the Easter worship service.


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Teach Gardening
Make money, friends, and food.
Do you want to earn EXTRA MONEY?
What if there was a way to earn money working FROM HOME while helping others?
You Can Teach People To Garden
Start Your Garden Education Business Today!
The Green Thumb Teacher Manual is a training, curriculum, and business plan, so you can earn money teaching people how to grow their own food! We spent years developing the ultimate, hands-on home-based food gardening course so you don't have to. All you have to do is follow our step-by-step manual and you will have your business up and running in no time.
You don't need to be an expert gardener, have property, or even shell out a bunch of money to get an awesome garden teaching business off the ground. We're here to help!
The Manual
This is a step-by step guide for getting your garden education business off the ground. It includes sections on business details, setting up your course, becoming a teacher, detailed instructions for each lesson, alternative schedules, and resources. This section is over 100 pages, with photos and links for more information!
The Handouts
This is a Microsoft Word document. It includes 13 attractive handouts with a teacher outline and supply list for each class, two games to play with your classes, a certificate of completion for your students, and an evaluation form. These handouts are fully modifiable so you can customize it to your climate and personality!
The Excel Workbook
This includes a class schedule, planting and preserving charts, registration list, and accounting spreadsheets. Again, these are templates and can be modified to fit you and your business, but they also give you a solid place to start.
Full E-Book Contents
Here's a break-down of what you will find in the Green Thumb Teacher Training Manual.
- 13 full lesson plans
- 13 customizable class handouts
- Step-by-step explanations
- Complete marketing plan
- Registration tips and templates
- Certificate and evaluation form
- Business startup guide
- Teaching tips
- Accounting spreadsheets
- Planting and preservation charts
- Access to members only Facebook group
Earn over $50 per hour!*
It will take a bit of work, but this manual will walk you through step-by-step to your first students. You may even start collecting money in less than a week! I make more than $10k in six months teaching 3 hours per week on a small city lot with almost no investment needed.
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I have been passionately gardening for over 20 years. I am a master gardener, certified in permaculture and teaching permaculture, and have a master's degree in Regenerative Entrepreneurship. I developed the Green Thumb course to earn money while I started a family. I wanted something that was flexible, rewarding, and profitable. It works so well I want to share it with you!Saskia Esslinger, Owner - TeachGardening.com
Here is what people are saying about this manual.
The Green Thumb Teacher's Guide and Manual has been amazing! After my first year of teaching, my students have given me great positive feedback. For each class I was prepared with a hand out, teachers notes and a list of supplies I would need to set everyone up for success, including myself! The conversational format of the curriculum made classes full of community and sharing. I learned along with my students about the areas that I had less experience, and was able to add my own special touches and perspectives easily. Knowing how much experience, knowledge and thoughtful review has gone into developing this curriculum, I felt confident that what I was sharing was of lasting value.Anda Saylor
I invested in the Green Thumb Teacher Manual because I know Saskia teaches amazing classes. I took the class from her a few years back and I learned a ton. This curriculum has lived up to my expectations. I'm now teaching my own classes! Anyone with a decent understanding will benefit from having a course already planned out for them, without having to do all the grunt work. I love it!Alivia Debusk, Adrift Gardens
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In addition to earning money teaching gardening, you will be growing healthy food for your family, getting fresh air and exercise, and meeting like-minded people.
This isn't just a business, it is a lifestyle.
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We developed the Green Thumb Course to give gardeners support and information all season long so they can have success the first time. We emphasize low-maintenance, no-dig, highly productive organic gardens. The students love the hands-on information-rich classes.
We will share our proven curriculum with you so you don't need to waste time getting a profitable business off the ground and giving you more time to enrich the lives of students.
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Drunk people are like children; they're highly emotional, easily excitable, have poor balance and have no clue what's going on around them. But underneath all that sloppiness, there are different sets of drunk personalities that mirror the sober repressions of the individual (yeah, that's deep!). So, what kind of drunk are you?
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Who They Are: Who they are isn't as important as what they do. And that would be: crying, laughing, vomiting, passing out in a bath tub, threatening you, threatening inanimate objects, making out with inanimate objects, trying to bring roadkill to an animal shelter, evacuating their bladder everywhere but the toilet and then giving you a paltry "sorry about bein' wasted" the next day that doesn't...quite...cut it.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "Yay! I'm gonna be sick!"
Who They Are: The friend or new acquaintance that never lets you know how they feel about you...until alcohol makes its evening debut in their bloodstream.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "I love you, man." -and- "No, you don't understand; I LOVE YOU MAN." -or- "You're the best, I love you... what's your name again?"
Who They Are: People who are still children inside that laugh too much, eat too much, fuck around too much and smoke too much when they drink.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "Fuck you, lamp post! Fuck YOU fire hydrant!"
Who They Are: The person that decides that they want to do anything with anyone anywhere anyhow, right now.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "Let's insert things into other things!"
Who They Are: Usually someone who shows up to the party alone and tries to make friends by awkwardly bringing weird, personal conversational fodder into already thriving conversations about not weird, personal stuff.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "Sometimes my cats and I put on puppet shows for my other cats."
Who They Are: Someone that is most likely a sarcastic jackass in real life who turns into what their sarcasm is covering up in the first place.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "Come at me, bro."
Who They Are: No matter how drunk this person gets you can barely tell, apart from a little extra rosiness in their cheeks.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "Good evening officer. I must apologize for my friends, they're just in a good mood and that is why their revelry has caused them to remove that manhole cover."
Who They Are: Your drunk friend that admits a whole bunch of shit to you that you wish you didn't know.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "I hate that bitch but I want to marry her so bad." Then he keys his marriage proposal into the side of her car.
Who They Are: Some random ass dude who is so super friendly that he offers ridiculous things that he probably won't remember offering 5 minutes after.
Can Be Overheard Saying: "Dude, just tell Vladimir that 'The Minion' sent you and he'll practically pay you to take that ATV off his hands."
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text: After finishing in seventh place on this season's American Idol, country singer Kristy Lee Cook is returning to Arista Nashville, the same label that signed and then dropped her in 1999. The label, along with AI's 19 Recordings, will release Cook's first single "15 Minutes of Shame" on August 11th, with an album to follow in the fall. The album will be produced by Brett James, who co-wrote AI champ Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel." So why would a record label devote money and studio space to a seventh place finisher when, just last week, season six runner-up Blake Lewis was dropped from his contract? Post-American Idol, contestants seems to fare better with country music than with R&B or rock or whatever genre Lewis was, as evidenced by the massive success of Carrie Underwood and, on a much smaller scale, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington and the second season's Josh Gracin. While none of the latter three ever top the Billboard Top 200, they all had a Top 1 or 2 album on the U.S. Country Albums charts.


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The Mega Boma – The biggest Boma we've ever built!
The Born Free Kenya team, working with local communities and partners such as Land Rover, has now built over 160 Lion Proof Bomas (also known as Predator Proof Bomas) in several parts of Kenya and northern Tanzania. Our objective? To reduce the conflict between predators and local communities which arises as a result of predation on livestock.
It is simple really. Lion enters traditional night-time coralle or 'Boma' (usually a ring of cut thorn branches), kills goat or cow and escapes with prize. The next day local people seek out a lion, any lion, and kill it in retaliation for their loss.
No one wins. The community may feel a little better but they have still lost their goat or cow. Conservation has lost a lion – and with only about 2,000 in Kenya, every one is precious.
Lion Proof Bomas (LPB) are changing all that. Encircling the traditional ring of cut thorn branches with a simple, 2 meter high wire fence and installing proper 'doors' made of old oil drums, beaten flat and attached with 'flip flop' hinges, this lo-tech development is proving 100% effective. Livestock losses from LPBs have fallen to zero.
Usually a LPB is made of 8-10 rolls of wire and 40-50 poles. Usually the Boma protects about 200-300 head of livestock and the livelihood of 20-25 people.
But now there is the Mega Boma!
Nearly 30 rolls of wire!
One hundred and twenty poles (and we now exclusively use poles made from recycled plastic which are better for the environment and impervious to termites)!
Night time security for 300 cattle, 500 goats and 15 donkeys!
Home to 60 people – 4 men, 8 women and 48 children and adolescents!
It is an impressive sight and it took just 2 days to build.
And on top of all that, the community not only provided the majority of the labour to create Kapaito Muyantet and his family's Mega Boma but they contributed 25% of the £2,000 (Ksh 280,000) needed to build it.
We don't know if we will ever build another Lion Proof Boma as big as this one, located in Eselenkei, not far from Mount Kilimanjaro. But, for sure, we are going to keep on bringing additional security to people, their livestock AND Africa's lions by building hundreds more Lion Proof Bomas.
You can help build a Boma through our gifts in kind programme
Blogging off!


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Tacoma Opera has just announced that its general director Kathryn Smith has been appointed the new general director of Madison Opera, in Madison, Wisconsin. The move to the $2 million company comes after seven years for Smith at Tacoma Opera. She will assume her position on July 1, and the board of Tacoma Opera has begun a search for a new general director.
Smith, a Seattle native and Harvard graduate, came to Tacoma Opera in October, 2003 after six years at The Metropolitan Opera of New York, where she had been responsible for a $4.5 million budget as assistant artistic administrator. During her time at Tacoma Opera she helped the 33-year-old organization increase its budget by around $125,000, pay off all debts, end every year but one (2009/10) in the black, and add one full production per season, as well as transforming a dinner show into an evening-length theater production.
She also received the Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award from ArtsFund in 2008.
"Kathryn's departure is a bittersweet event for Tacoma Opera," said Cynthia Branson, board president. "She has been a beacon for us with her outstanding artistic knowledge, business savvy and commitment to our enterprise. She also brings credit to herself for her tireless efforts to create networks among Tacoma's art groups. She leaves Tacoma Opera with tremendous goodwill from all who have had the privilege of working with her."
Smith says that while the new job gives her "a chance to run a bigger opera company," she'll miss Tacoma.
"Tacoma Opera has been amazing place to work," says Smith. "The level of talent in the Northwest is extraordinary, and I'm very proud of the operas we have created together to share with our community. I was tremendously lucky to have worked with so many great people, and I will miss the company and Tacoma. I know Tacoma Opera has many great things ahead for it, particularly with the dedication and support of so many people."
Tacoma Opera will go ahead as planned with its 2011/12 season, although it is moving its annual Pantages production to the Rialto Theater. After opening with the Northwest premiere of Rossini's "The Turk in Italy" in November, the season will continue in February with its 10th annual Young Artist production in the Theatre on the Square, and conclude with Puccini's "La Bohème" in the Rialto in March.


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Do look your age? Microsoft wants to guess how old you are with a new website called How-Old.net that guesses the ages of people in photos. What started out as an experiment quickly become viral with over 210,000 faces analyzed within a few hours after the site was launched.
The developers of the program claim their program "isn't particularly accurate with age, but it's often good for a laugh and users have fun with it." The inaccuracies can often be more fun than the correct guesses, but some people do take offense at guesses that are less than flattering.
How to Let Microsoft Guess Your Age
If you:
- like fun,
- forget how old you are, or
- are considering a nip and tuck,
you may want to check out How-Old.net to see how Microsoft, and perhaps the rest of the world, perceives you. To get started you can use an existing photo of yourself and let Microsoft guess your age.
You can also use the Bing search box on the site to find images of others, such as celebrities or famous people in history, to see what age the program guesses them to be.
Check out:
- Gizmodo Microsoft's Age-Guessing Tool Takes On History's Most Iconic Portraits
- Mashable How old do these 14 'Game of Thrones' characters really look?
- New York Post What ages did the how-old.net robot guess for these celebrities?
My Test
When I added my photo to How-Old.net, the results were surprisingly accurate:
Nailed it!
While 37 isn't precisely my chronological age, that's certainly how old I feel. Well done, Microsoft. No need to repeat the experiment as far as I'm concerned.
Hashtag #HowOldRobot
If you want to follow the fun and maybe share your How-Old photo, head to Twitter and use the hashtag #HowOldRobot. You can see what photos others have used and see how accurate the results have been. Expect to see both praise and criticism, based on how happy people are with their results.
Talkwalker Analysis
I searched Talkwalker for #HowOldRobot and found that the overall sentiment on social media was equal between positive and negative. People in Afghanistan seem particularly pleased with their results while people in Tunisia, well, not so much.
Talkwalker's Word Cloud associated with #HowOldRobot is also interesting to see what other terms are used with it on social media:
⇒ Don't miss: Talkwalker — A Treasure Trove of Social Media Insights for more information on using Talkwalker to analyze social media trends.
The Tech Behind How-Old.net
At the How Old Blog, developers of the software explain how they created the program, its admitted inaccuracy for guessing age, and their astonishment at the popularity of the site. They include a graph that shows how quickly the site spread in popularity around the world, with particular interest in Turkey.
According to the How-Old.net website and the developer's blog, Microsoft doesn't keep your photo or use identifying information:
No we don't store photos, we don't share them and we only use them to guess your age and gender. The photos are discarded from memory once we guess. While we use the terms of service very common in our industry, and similar to most other online services, we have chosen not to store or use the photos in any way other than to temporarily process them to guess your age."
Your Thoughts
Have you let Microsoft try to guess your age? How accurate were the results? Did you test the age of anyone else? Let us know your thoughts in the Comments section below!


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Apple Lets You Give iPhone Apps as Gifts
Posted on March 22, 2010 by eli courey
Today Apple gave the ability to buy an app for a friend as a gift in the App Store. You can use the pop-up arrow next to the app price (on the app's page) to select Gift This App. This option has been available for music and movies for a long time, but absent from the App Store since its launch almost two years ago.
I wish they would have come out with this a little sooner, my birthday was in January.


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greek Restaurant Mykonos
kampstraat 27, Landgraaf, Netherlands
www.restaurant-mykonos.nl - 0031455316365
greek Restaurant Mykonos Landgraaf Reviews
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Great Greek food Feb 15, 2009
Mykonos is the name of an Greek island and the name of a restaurant in the SOuth of the Netherlands in the province of Limburg. Mykonos serves traditional greek food and drinks. Weekdays you can walk in whenever you want. Make sure you make reservations in the weekend. As a tip try as a starter the 'mese dish' a mix of different starters. Very good for getting ready for the bg meal. The serve all the greek meetdishes but also vegetarian food for people who prefer that. Well just give it a try when your in the neigbourhood don't walk pass it!!
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Casa Frutteto C is a cozy and welcoming apartment in the characteristic style of the Apulian countryside. It sleeps four people. From Casa Frutteto C you will enjoy a nice view of the greenery and of the other buildings. Casa Frutteto C is 70 square meters (750 square feet). It features a shared swimming pool, a private patio, a shared garden, air conditioning (please read description below to check in which rooms the units are installed), winter heating and WI-FI Internet access.
You will be roughly 7 km (4.3 miles) from Martina Franca, where you will find restaurants and shops. You will reach Casa Frutteto C from the parking area along a 50-meters (165-feet) private walkway that crosses the entrance pathway of the complex.
To stay at Casa Frutteto C you will need a car. You will be able to park it free of charge in a fenced covered parking space.
Casa Frutteto C is one of the holiday homes available in a small complex (you can find these holiday homes on this website). Please find a general description of the complex below, and please scroll further down for a description of Casa Frutteto C.
The Frutteto A, B, and C apartments are in a fantastic resort complex located in the Apulian countryside. The complex can accommodate up to 12 people, and the swimming pool is available for all the guests to use. The Frutteto A and C apartments are unique trulli buildings (while Frutteto B is not a trullo); they are in a tranquil, park like, relaxing setting.
Swimming Pool
The swimming pool is 4 meters (13 feet) large by 8 meters (26 feet) long, 1.3 meters (4.3 feet) deep. The area is equipped with a table, chairs, sun loungers, a gazebo and an external shower. From the swimming pool you will enjoy a broad view of the greenery. You will share the pool with the other guests staying at the complex. The swimming pool is open from mid-April until the end of October.
The garden is 2000 square meters (21500 square feet) large. It is partly shaded by trees. It is equipped with a table and chairs. From the garden you will enjoy a charming view of the swimming pool and of the hills. You will share the garden with the other guests staying at the complex.
Laundry room
You will be able to reach the laundry room from the garden. Here you will find a washing machine, an iron and an ironing board at your disposal.
The parking area is shared with the other guests staying at the complex, and there will be an area reserved for your exclusive use.
The patio is 30 square meters (320 square feet) large. It is partly shaded by a pergola. It is equipped with a table and chairs. Here you will also find a portable barbecue. From the patio you will enjoy a broad view of the swimming pool and of the garden.
Living Room
The furnishings of the living room are classic and welcoming. The furnishings include a sofa and two armchairs. In the living room you will also find a cooking area. The kitchenette is equipped with a four-burner gas cooker, an electric oven, a refrigerator with freezer, a microwave oven, an Italian-style coffee-maker, an American-style coffee-maker (bring your filters!), a toaster and other small appliances. The dining table can accommodate six guests. In this room you will find a television (local channels). From the living room you will be able to enter the patio through a double-glazed French door. The room has a double-glazed window with a view on the alleyway at the rear of the house.
Bedroom 1
You will be able to enter the first bedroom from the living room. The bedroom has a matrimonial bed (160 cm/62 inches, wider than a queen-size bed). The room has a double-glazed small window with a view on the alleyway at the rear of the house.
Bedroom 2
You will be able to enter the second bedroom from the living room. It has two twin beds (80 cm/32 inches). The room has a double-glazed window with a view on the alleyway at the rear of the house. The bedroom is equipped with an air conditioning/heating unit.
The bathroom is equipped with a washbasin, a toilet, a hydromassage shower and a hairdryer. You will be able to enter the bathroom from the living room.


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- n. The use of ion exchange to remove ionic substances from a solution
- n. The return of an ionized gas to its neutral state
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. the act or process of removing ions.
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This is due to the deionization of the plasma of material at the end of the radiation dominiated period.
Maybe we are getting signals from the decoupling of gravity & gauge fields analogous to the deionization phase of the universe about 380,000 years after the big bang.
And the deionization of Tom DeLay has been a great sport in Washington, not so much here in New York, but in Washington.
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Siemens introduced LaboStar and LaboStar TWF compact deionization water purification systems for producing ASTM Type I water.
Oneta Bottling Co. then further purifies and packages the water, using a combination of activated carbon, ozone, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and deionization processes.
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NEXAR polymers are ideal for a variety of applications including performance fabrics, capacitive deionization, humidity control, and energy recovery ventilation.
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During the deionization cycle, an external electrical charge is applied on a pair of electrodes introduced in the feed water, this makes the ions dissolved in the water to migrate towards the electrode of opposite charge, where they are adsorbed.
Hendrick also installed special equipment, such as a water purification system that features the combination of reverse osmosis and electro-deionization.


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Game Four – Cubs 5, Brewers 7
WP – Shaun Marcum (1-0) LP – Shawn Camp (0-1) Save – John Axford (1)
The Cubs came up short Monday night against the Brewers after they loaded the bases with two out in the ninth. The Cubs entered the final inning down 7-3 and scored two runs off Milwaukee's pen. Aramis Ramirez's first error of the season gave the Cubs an opportunity and Steve Clevenger came in off the bench and drove in his first big league run. With two outs and the Cubs down by two, Darwin Barney walked to load the bases for Starlin Castro. Castro was caught looking at a 0-2 pitch from John Axford, game over.
Dale Sveum's team never quit playing on Monday night … and that cannot be said about many recent Cubs' teams.
The Cubs' offense had opportunities Monday but could not cash them in. Darwin Barney (1-for-3 with a home run and a walk) hit the Cubs' first homer of the season in the bottom of the first off Shaun Marcum. Bryan LaHair (2-for-4 with a home run) launched his first homer of the year in the second … the ball ended up on Sheffield. Geovany Soto (1-for-2 with a triple, two runs scored and two walks) and Ian Stewart (1-for-4 with a double and a run scored) produced but as a team, the Cubs were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base.
Starlin Castro's 14-game hitting streak and 43 game streak of reaching base safely came to an end Monday night. Castro finished the game 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and left four on base.
For the first time in the young season, a Cubs starter struggled and the less than average bullpen was exposed once again.
Chris Volstad received a no decision after he allowed three runs on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts in five innings. Volstad was lifted for pinch hitter Blake DeWitt in the fifth and DeWitt tied the game with a sac fly. Volstad pitched from behind in the count and up in the zone for a majority of his outing. Volstad ran up his pitch count and was done after throwing 87 pitches, 49 for strikes, in his Cubs' debut.
Shawn Camp could not keep the Brewers off the board and showed why the Mariners' released him during Spring Training. Camp threw batting practice and allowed three runs on five hits with two strikeouts and no walks in two innings.
Lendy Castillo made his big league debut Monday night and showed his inexperience. Castillo gave up a hit on the first pitch he threw, hit a batter and allowed a run on a hit in 2/3 of an inning.
Shawn Camp and Lendy Castillo allowed a combined four runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings.
James Russell finished the game with 1 1/3 innings of shutout ball. Russell walked a batter but struck out two and did not surrender a hit.
It is early but the problems in the pen do not figure to get any better with the current personnel. The Cubs pen owns a 10.38 ERA and a 2.54 WHIP … teams have hit .395 against Cubs' relievers over the first four games.
With runners on second and third and one down, Aramis Ramirez stepped to the plate. Ramirez hit a 1-1 pitch into right. DeJesus caught the ball and threw to the plate. The ball took a weird hop and Morgan slid in with the first run of the game. Volstad struck out Corey Hart swinging (3-2 pitch) for the third out.
David DeJesus struck out swinging (3-2 pitch) on the eighth pitch of the at bat to start the home half of the first. Darwin Barney followed and lifted a 0-1 pitch into the basket in left … game tied at one on the Cubs' first homer of the season.
Starlin Castro grounded out to second on the first pitch … and Alfonso Soriano popped out to Mat Gamel on a 3-2 pitch to end the first.
Other than a one-out single by Alex Gonzalez, the Brewers did nothing against Chris Volstad in the second. After two, Volstad's pitch count was very high … 41 pitches, 25 for strikes.
Ian Stewart started the second by grounding out to Rickie Weeks. Bryan LaHair put together a very good at bat that ended with a monster-shot over the wall in right. The ball ended up on Sheffield Avenue and the Cubs took a 2-1 lead on a homer that traveled an estimated 420 feet. Soto struck out on three pitches after LaHair's homer and Byrd reached on a throwing error by Alex Gonzalez. Volstad grounded out to short for the last out in the second.
The Cubs one-run lead did not last long. Rickie Weeks led off the third with a line drive homer down the left field line. Volstad refocused and struck out Nyjer Morgan swinging. Volstad wanted nothing to do with Braun and walked him on four pitches. Aramis Ramirez struck out swinging on a 1-2 pitch for the second out.
On a 0-1 pitch to Corey Hart, Braun took off for second. Soto's throw was on time but to the first base side of the bag. Braun slid in safe with his first stolen base of the season. Hart ended up walking but both runners were stranded when Gamel blooped out to Castro (in the shift behind second) to end the inning.
The Cubs did nothing against Shaun Marcum in the third.
The Brewers took the lead in the top of the fourth after Alex Gonzalez led off with a double off the base of the ivy in right center (1-1 pitch). Jonathan Lucroy hit a 1-1 pitch back up the middle that Barney got to and made an excellent throw to nail Lucroy at first.
Shaun Marcum dropped down a bunt on the first pitch and Gonzalez scored the go ahead run on the suicide squeeze. Volstad fielded the ball and threw out Marcum for the second out. Weeks flied out to left center (3-2 pitch) to end the inning.
After three and a half, the Cubs were down 3-2 and Chris Volstad's pitch count was very high … 76 pitches, 43 for strikes.
Shaun Marcum sat down the Cubs in order in the fourth. Marcum threw 54 pitches in the first four innings, 39 for strikes.
Chris Volstad retired the Brewers in order in the fifth … the first time he sat the Brewers down in order on Monday night.
The Cubs received a gift from Nyjer Morgan in the bottom of the fifth.
Geovany Soto hit a 1-0 pitch into center. Morgan lost what appeared to be a routine fly ball. The ball fell behind him and Soto ended up at third with a gift triple. After a horrible at bat by Marlon Byrd (struck out swinging on 2-2 pitch), Blake DeWitt hit for Volstad and popped a 1-1 pitch into right center. Soto tagged and scored … game tied at three.
David DeJesus followed with a single but was thrown out at second on a delayed steal to end the fifth.
Shawn Camp started the sixth and gave up two quick runs.
Corey Hart led off the sixth with a single to left center. Mat Gamel pulled a 1-0 pitch from Camp into the right field corner. Hart scored easily and Gamel ended up at third with a triple. Sveum brought his infield in. Gonzalez chopped a 1-1 pitch to third. Stewart fielded, checked on Gamel and threw out Gonzalez at first.
The Brewers scored their second run of the night on a sac fly to medium-depth right field. Jonathan Lucroy lifted a 1-2 pitch to DeJesus. The Cubs' right fielder caught the ball but his throw was up the line and hit Gamel as he slid in with the Brewers' fifth run. Camp struck out Marcum swinging to end the inning.
Darwin Barney (flied out to right) and Starlin Castro (struck out swinging) went down quickly to start the bottom of the sixth. Alfonso Soriano singled to right center (2-2 pitch) but Ian Stewart flied out to left (3-2 pitch) to end the sixth.
After six complete, the Cubs trailed 5-3.
The Brewers continued taking batting practice off Shawn Camp in the seventh. Weeks flied out to Marlon Byrd at the wall in right center to start the inning. Nyjer Morgan singled to center on a 1-1 pitch and Braun singled to left.
With runners on first and second with one down, Morgan broke for third before the first pitch to Aramis Ramirez. Camp stepped off, threw to Ian Stewart and he tagged out Morgan as Braun advanced to second. Aramis Ramirez ripped a 1-0 pitch into the gap in left center. Braun scored easily on Ramirez's double. Camp struck out Hart swinging to end the inning.
The bottom of the seventh began on a positive note … but ended poorly. Bryan LaHair singled to left and Jose Veras walked Geovany Soto on four pitches. Marlon Byrd flied out to center on a 0-1 pitch, Reed Johnson hit for Camp and flied out to shallow left and DeJesus struck out swinging to end the inning.
Lendy Castillo made his big league debut in the eighth … and showed his inexperience.
Mat Gamel ripped Castillo's first pitch into right field. Gamel took off for second on a 2-0 offering to Alex Gonzalez. With Gamel at second, Gonzalez flied out to deep center. Gamel advanced to third with one out. Castillo then hit Lucroy and put runners on first and second with one down.
Carlos Gomez came into the game in the bottom of the seventh as a defensive replacement. In his first at bat, one of Santo's favorites pushed a bunt up the first base line. Gamel scored as Castillo threw out Gomez for the second out. Sveum went to his pen and brought in James Russell.
James Russell struck out Rickie Weeks looking (3-2 pitch) to end the inning.
Darwin Barney walked to start the eighth but Castro popped up Francisco Rodriguez's first pitch into right center and Alfonso Soriano hit into a 6-4-3 inning ending double play.
James Russell retired Nyjer Morgan on a fly out to right and struck out Ryan Braun swinging (3-2 pitch) before issuing a free pass to Aramis Ramirez. Cesar Izturis hit for Francisco Rodriguez and blooped a 0-1 pitch to Barney in shallow right for the third out.
The Cubs went to the bottom of the ninth looking up a four-run deficit.
Manny Parra started the ninth and gave up a double to Ian Stewart (left field, 3-2 pitch). Bryan LaHair hit the first pitch to Mat Gamel, Stewart advanced to third and Ron Roenicke went to his pen for Tim Dillard.
Geovany Soto worked a walk to put runners on first and third with one out. Roenicke went back to his pen and brought in John Axford to close it out.
Marlon Byrd hit a 3-2 pitch to Aramis Ramirez. Ramirez booted what could have been a game ending double play. Stewart scored on the error … 7-4 Brewers. Steve Clevenger hit for James Russell and blooped a 2-2 pitch into left center. Soto scored, Byrd advanced to third when Gomez bobbled the ball and Clevenger went to second on the throw to third.
With runners on second and third with one out, David DeJesus struck out swinging (2-2 pitch). Sveum sent Jeff Samardzija into run for Clevenger with two down.
Darwin Barney walked on five pitches and set the stage for Castro.
With the bases loaded, two outs and the Cubs down by two, Starlin Castro looked at a 0-2 pitch from Axford to end the game.
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