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Favorite Breakfast "Brains N' Eggs" When I was a youngster, my mom used to prepare Brains N' Eggs for breakfast. It was a fairly regular breakfast, not at all unusual. So that's when I started eating them and I enjoyed them ever since, but I can't find any on Capitol Hill. I'll admit the name of the dish is not the most appetizing, but try ''em you might like 'em!
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Boone Brands located in Sanford, North Carolina traces its heritage back to the pre-World War II era and the Patterson family. Sanford knew the Patterson's as hard working people with an interest in serving the local community. The Patterson's Grocery Store and Patterson's Meat Packing Company in Sanford were well known throughout the area.
The war ended and consumers wanted more convenience. Patterson's redirected their focus and used their meat packing expertise and grocery knowledge to develop the first canned hot dog chili sauce in the region. Patterson's insisted on the highest quality at a value price. Patterson's Hot Dog Chili Sauce 8 oz. was developed and canned in Sanford with the first ingredient listed as beef. Patterson's Beef Hot Dog Chili soon became a local favorite. Retail grocery store distribution was gained in North and South Carolina.
The grocery supermarket industry grew and stores became more sophisticated. Patterson's Meat Packing Company exited the meat processing business in the 1970's. Patterson's Hot Dog Chili Sauce stayed true to its original recipe promoting great taste at a fair price. Transition over the past years has included the purchase of several brands.
In 2015 the company changed its name to Boone Brands. The Patterson's brand is now a part of the Boone Brands family of products. These additional brands now include Patterson's, Mrs. Fearnow's, Texas Tailgate, Rose, Beverly, Harold's, Hilton's and Harris.
Sanford, North Carolina is still the home for all Boone Brands products. Boone Brands production facility is at the same address now for the past 40 years. The production facility has recently been certified at a SQF2 rating receiving an excellent rating. Each Boone Brands product is made with the highest quality standards for premium quality. The Boone Brands mission is "to strive to place a Boone Brands product in every kitchen cupboard in America, by producing superior value for our customers, as a result of our commitment to continuous improvement, and the manufacture of safe quality foods".
The latest Boone Brands product is Texas Tailgate Hot Dog Chili Sauce in both mild and hot versions. These are value priced sauces designed to fit any budget. Thank you for visiting the Boone Brands website and thank you for your patronage of Boone Brands products.
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Michael: Texas Tailgate Chili Sauce. I just had a chance to open a can tonight from my order. WOW! Thank you!!!!!
Jerry L. Burke: I have enjoyed you Beverly Bulk Sausage since I was just a kid . My father introduced me to it 30+ years ago and I have done the same, introduced it to my 4 boys and they love it. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Hayden Lutterloh: Have enjoyed your Patterson Brand since the Patterson's were active - and still enjoy it. Glad you added some of the other brands, including Mrs. Fearnow's. When not in the mood or not having enough time to make "homemade" this is the next best thing. Glad you are still local to Lee County.
Terry: Thank you for making it possible for my family to enjoy your Texas Tailgate Chili Sauce. My friends told me it was on the shelf at Food Lion. By the time I got there it was almost gone. Lucky me, I got 6 cans. It is a Real Winner!!!
Loree Allen: Dear Bost Owner, My Father-in-law and his twin brother, both love your potted meat! Please understand this is a really big deal, as they both are extremely picky eaters!! My Father-in-law has always bragged about how great your brand is and how much better than all the other brands it is for as long as I have known him (22 years). He recently shared how disappointed he is to learn that you all will no longer make it. He seems to have exhausted all avenues to aquire any remaining cans as well. I am hoping you can help us help him. Do you have a recipe to share so we can make it for him at home? We would love to make it for the two of them to continue to enjoy! They would be so ticked to continue this life's pleasure! I greatly appreciate your time and help!! Thank you. Sincerely, Loree Allen
Loree Allen: Hello!! My Father-in-law and his twin brother, both, rave about your Rose Potted Meat and always have as long as I have known them (22years). Recently they were soooo deeply disappointed to learn you were no longer making or selling it. Their search for remaining supplies seems to be exhausted too. They have always bragged about how much better Rose's brand is over the competitors, and this is a big deal since they both are extremely picky eaters!! Thus, we are hoping you might help us help them to continue to enjoy it! Do you have a recipe to share, for it, that we can make at home? We would greatly appreciate your help!!!! We know they will be so ecstatic to continue enjoying this treat!!!! Thank you very much! Loree Allen
David: Thanks for making this available - makes sense doesn't it. We love your Texas Tailgate!
Robert: Thank you for giving us a fine quality Chili Sauce.
Michael: I am so happy to see this hit the shelves. My favorite chili brand is no longer being produced. After trying every brand out there, I was ready to give up but figured 1 more shot. As I am looking at brands trying to figure out which crappy chili not to buy, I came across this amazing Texas Tailgate Chili Sauce. OMG, we have found heaven in a can again! As I walked in the house, I could not wait for dinner. I opened a can and to my amazement it's exactly what I had been missing. Rich color, great texture and taste was perfect even eaten cold. THANK you for bringing this to our store shelves. "Heaven IN a Can" !!!!
Chris Covington: Good day to you all. Just wanted to THANK YOU for carrying on the Mrs. Fearnow's Brunswick Stew!!! I am from Richmond VA and have lived in SC for 30 years now------I still get to buy it!!!!! Fact is that I grew up eating it - at home, camping trips, vacations (when we took our camping stove in the cheap living days). This is a great product and great brand - just like my Aunt Louise used to make it in Emporia, VA. Signed- LOYAL CUSTOME
Patricia: OUTSTANDING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TEXAS TAILGATE CHILI!!! We have found so many kinds that did not satisfy us. Found your's at Food Lion. There were 2 big pallets full, gone, all gone in less than 4 days. We bought the last 12 cans. I want to shop at your online store and have it shipped direct to me. I will never be without it as long as you sell it. Please sell it in the Food Lion at the Franklinton, N.C. store. Thank you for this wonderful product.
Roberta: Tried Texas Tailgate Chili sauce today and did my Happy Dance! It is sooooo good! Thank you Boone Brands!
Gina: Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Thank You!
Horace: Saw this at Food Lion and boy did I get excited. I bought 3 cans. So glad to have Texas Tailgate on the market and in my pantry!
Try it... you'll love it!
Robert Steadman: I have enjoyed Mrs.Fearnow's brunswick stew since my grandmother in Danville, VA first served it to my brother and me as kids. I used to be able to buy it at Kroger here in Raleigh. Is there anywhere I can still buy it?? I would buy a case or two if I can find it. Thanks.
Paul Spencer: Have not been able to find Mrs. Fearnow's Brunswick Stew in the Richmond Va area for months. Why this isn't distributed nationwide I'll never understand but to stop making it entirely? Bring back the stew!!!
Darwin: I live in Hartselle Alabama. Where can I find your Rose Potted Meet. Grew up eating and loving it in the late 70's & 80's.
Terry A Koonce: I love your brunswick stew ....It is the BEAT !!! thanks
Martha Frame: Mrs. Fearnow's is the best Brunswick Stew in the country and don't let those Georgia folk tell you otherwise! Awesome with country ham biscuits.
Cynthia Brizendine: I am soooooooo Happy to find your site. I LOVE brains and eggs. I grew up on them, and I haven't had them since mom passed away. 5 years now! I went to Krogers and Food lion and they don't carry them anymore. They didn't even know what I was talking about. HA. Im ordering a case. Thank you so much! Cindy
Sharon Barnett: I have been fixing your Delicious Brunswick Stew with Chicken for years. I had moved from a state that sold it to a state that used to sell it. I have to buy online now. It took me a while but I found it. Anyway, there used to be a recipe printed on the inside label. Any way of getting that on here or back on the inside label? We just love it.
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Major League Baseball is really embracing technology.
Commissioner Bud Selig has announced MLB will expand its use of instant replay next season.
The owners will vote on the decision in November. Players and umpires must also sign off on it, as well.
A staggering 89% of calls incorrectly made in the past will be allowed to go under review under the new system, in which managers will be granted one challenge to use for the first six innings and two from the seventh inning until the game ends.
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The University has provided a formal guarantee to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that it will follow procedures to assure the protection of all human subjects involved in research projects. (Note: Copies of Sacred Heart University's general Assurance of Compliance with DHHS regulations for Protection of Human Research Subjects are available for review in the following areas: Office of Sponsored Programs and Office of Academic Vice President). This guarantee applies to research conducted by anyone on the premises of Sacred Heart University and to research conducted elsewhere by faculty, students, staff, or other representatives of the University, whether or not the research is sponsored by the DHHS.
In order to comply with this assurance, the University has established an institutional committee competent to review projects that involve human subjects. Under the provisions of the DHHS Regulations for the Protection of Human Research Subjects (45 CFR 46, as amended), this committee has been designated as the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
The purpose of this document is to assist Sacred Heart University investigators in the preparation and submission of research proposals for review by the IRB. They are designed to assist the investigators in the protection of the safety and privacy of the research subject and to assure an informed judgment that the results likely to be achieved by the study justify the possible physical risks, emotional stress, or violations of privacy of the human participant. A cross reference to corresponding sections of 45 CFR 46 is provided in parentheses throughout this document.
The IRB strongly recommends that investigators take the online Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) training for human subject research, which can be found at CITI Program USA. Sacred Heart is a participating institution; registration is free.
It is the responsibility of all members of the Sacred Heart University community to observe these policies and procedures. Failure to do so could impugn the investigator's own name and the reputation of the University and could lead to restrictions on the research activity of the individual as well as potentially endanger federal funding to the University.
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Who can fail to be moved by the beauty and grace of the swan? Swans play a major role in mythology and culture, feature in our childhood stories and because they usually mate for life, have become a symbol of love. But their iconic beauty masks a sad reality.
Swans are among the largest flying birds. The largest species, including the mute swan, trumpeter swan and whooper swan, can reach lengths of over 1.5m and weigh over 15kg. Swans do not have many natural enemies, and are well equipped to defend themselves against most predators. But they face several threats: pollution, poisoning by lead weights used by anglers, entanglement in fishing tackle and collision with power lines. Swans are popular 'ornamental' species kept in parkland lakes, on golf courses and in zoos around the world but they are not always properly cared for—many are underfed or afflicted by disease.
|One of the people working to improve the health and care of these natural beauties is Sheila Bolin, a long-time member of IUCN's Swan Specialist Group and CEO/Founder of The Regal Swan Foundation®, Inc. based in Orlando, Florida.
In 1999, Sheila and her colleagues began studying and documenting the care of swans in captive settings including hotel grounds and golf courses. During their investigation, they learned that Dr. Wade G. Gardner, a veterinarian from Lakeland, Florida, had pioneered the use of a vaccine to reduce swan deaths due to botulism. The city of Lakeland maintains a flock of more than 100 swans.
The Foundation is one of the few groups in the world that specifically deals with captive swans and their need for humane treatment and veterinary care. It acts as a veterinary emergency response team and as consultants for the city of Orlando's swan flock at Lake Eola. The Foundation created the 'Swans of the World Habitat' facility at the lake to showcase all swan species, their habitats, and the need for wetland conservation. It has also developed international science, maths and reading activities suitable for all ages to enhance the knowledge of the sciences as well as the care of captive swans. Specific swan care products such as nesting platforms, veterinary medical slings and indoor pens have also been produced by the researchers.
"I became interested in swan research when one of the swans that I was caring for had been accidently entangled in a fishing line," explains Sheila. "When we could not find accessible information about veterinary medical care for swans, we decided to form a swan research team to address the issue and not only conduct research, but place it in the hands of swan keepers and veterinarians worldwide."
"Our research in captive settings allows swan and avian veterinarians to use the discoveries made about swan habitats, veterinary medical needs and so on, to care for swans in wild settings," says Sheila.
On 16 October, The Regal Swan Foundation will lead a group of volunteers from the local community, who, using kayaks, will capture a flock of around 50 swans at Lake Eola for their annual veterinary medical examination. The swans will be sexed, micro-chipped, vaccinated against botulism and weighed. All medical findings will be documented to maintain a record of each swan as well as the health of the overall flock. The swan round-up will include mute swans, Australian black swans, South American black-necked swans, whooper swans and trumpeter swans.
Sheila describes the highlights of the research as seeing the implementation of humane captive swan habitats; cygnets and adults that receive proper veterinary care and the prevention of many swan diseases and injuries through the right care.
But the team also faces several challenges, says Sheila. For many years, municipalities and private owners have maintained swan flocks, but due to the lack of knowledge about the veterinary medical needs of swans in captive settings and budgetary restraints, many of them do not provide annual medical examinations or the necessary feeding programmes.
"One major challenge is people or facilities wanting swans who do not understand that they are 'high maintenance' species and must receive proper veterinary medical care and habitat maintenance. When these individuals or facilities place swans on their waterways and do not take care of them and continually replace them with more swans if some die, this is frustrating."
Sheila holds a Master's Degree in Administration, Supervision and Curriculum with a minor in Biology. She is the Wildlife Manager for Orange Lake Resort Orlando and serves as the state-licensed wildlife transporter and alligator re-locator for the resort.
"Our hopes for the future are that swans worldwide, captive or wild will have humane treatment and veterinary medical care that can prolong the birds' lives based upon sound research, education and products specifically developed for swan care. We also hope that people will understand the need to conserve and preserve wetlands, migratory stations and other natural habitats that swans depend for their food and nesting resources."
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 111 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
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I'm a first-time entrepreneur starting a business empire to provide travel resources to women who are independent souls. My company will be an oasis for ladies tired of hearing "What? you're going to XYZ by yourself?!?! Is that safe? Are you crazy?... blah blah blah." I have a LOT of energy and my company culture will be similarly infused with infectious enthusiasm for nurturing the "adventure woman" within my customers.
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Bold colors - YES! Pastel colors are okay, but only if you're fading from a richer tone. I'm a particular fan of jewel tones... purple, fuschia, bright green, vibrant blue. Winning design probably won't have a globe [unless it's really, really clever].
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Chocolate Chip Toffee Fudge Cookie Bars
Quite a name for a cookie bar. But I couldn't leave any of it out!
This recipe is inspired by one I found from pillsbury. I used my own chocolate chip cookie recipe for this treat. You start with a graham cracker crust. Follow it up with a layer of fudge and toffee chips. Top it with cookie dough and more toffee chips. Bake and enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Toffee Fudge Cookie Bars
For the Crust:
- 2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
For the Fudge Layer:
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 12 oz semi sweet chocolate morsels
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup Heath toffee bits
For the Cookie Layer:
- 3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 12 oz milk chocolate morsels
- 1/2 cup Heath toffee bits
- In small bowl mix melted butter with graham cracker crumbs. Press firmly into bottom of a parchment paper lined 13×9 baking pan.
- In small saucepan, mix condensed milk with semi sweet morsels and butter. Heat over medium heat until smooth. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup toffee bits.
- In large mixing bowl, beat Crisco with brown sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg. Add flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Fold in milk chocolate morsels. Spread over fudge layer. Sprinkle with remaining toffee bits.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30-35 minutes. Cookie dough may appear slightly under cooked. Allow to cool completely. Slice and enjoy!
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Superman and his wife of fifteen years, Lois Lane, are breaking up in September as part of DC Comics' superhero relaunch. At least, that seems to be the case if you read into statements made by Dan DiDio in a recent interview. While discussing of the Man of Tomorrow's narrative continuity, the DC Comics Co-Publisher confirmed Superman's matrimony with Lois is being "reexamined" in advance of DC's imminent revamping.
Lois Lane and Clark Kent were officially married in 1996's Superman: The Wedding Album. Speaking to NBC New York's Popcornbiz, DiDio hinted in his typically unsubtle way that the events of that issue will be undone as DC Comics embarks upon its bold mission to jettison continuity and make itself ostensibly more welcoming to new readers.
"Let's just say [Clark and Lois' marriage] is being reexamined," says Didio, who oversees the 77-year-old comic book company, which relaunches all of its titles with 52 new #1 issues in September, "because it's something that I think is something that is so valuable to the character's story that you really want to explore all facets of it. Not just as it exists currently."
The idea of separating Superman from his wife was of course a central tenet of the famous "Superman 2000" proposal by Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Mark Millar and Tom Peyer. Their plan was for Brainiac virus to infect Lois' brain and erase her memories of her fated lover. 2008's Final Crisis: Superman Beyond hinted towards that endgame when Lois fell into a coma, but it seems that the possible de-aging effects of Flashpoint could lead to the same result.
In the issues of The Flash leading up to the Flashpoint, it was revealed that the villainous Reverse-Flash can manipulate the ages of both himself and those around him, providing an in-story mechanism with which to de-age the elderly characters of the DC Universe back to a time when they were more unsure and confused about their powers and places in society. Such a scenario would tie-in nicely with Grant Morrison and Rags Morales's Action Comics as well as Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League, both of which we know will depict explicitly younger and less experienced versions of their respective heroes.
The selective nature of the Flashpoint mechanic may account for Batman's convenient escape from the invisible yet brutal hands of the DC continuity cops while other characters — like Superman — will emerge in September with minty fresh mythologies.
There's no doubt that the marriage between Superman and Lois Lane will at some point be re-instituted, but the cyclical nature of superhero comic books prevents the existence of any kind of permanent union. As we know from Marvel's experience with undoing Spider-Man's marriage to Mary Jane Watson, it's a hard lesson for readers to learn and any similar action on DC's part will prompt an outcry that will certainly eclipse what we saw with Spidey's One More Day. But if anyone has to re-imagine Superman and Lois Lane's relationship for a new generation, I'm glad it's Grant Morrison.
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Don Grady, who played the dimpled-chinned Robbie Douglas on the 1960-72 sitcom My Three Sons – and, at age 12, was a Mouseketeer on Walt Disney"s original The Mickey Mouse Club – died Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, Calif., after a battle with cancer, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 68.
Like The Donna Reed Show and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, My Three Sons, which debuted on ABC before moving to CBS, was squeaky clean and went for the gentle laugh. Seasoned screen star Fred MacMurray played the easygoing, widowed father Steve Douglas, with the senior member of the all-male household – which also had an English sheepdog – played by I Love Lucy"s William Frawley, as the boys" maternal grandfather "Bub." When illness forced Frawley to retire, he was replaced by actor William Demarest, as Uncle Charley.
As the middle son (Tim Considine and Stanley Livingston played the other two), Grady helped keep the sitcom"s evolving roster of characters going, though, by the final season, Robbie, by then a married man, was written out of the show – when he was sent to Peru to work on a bridge as a structural engineer.
When that happened, "I needed to start to learn to grow up," Grady told us in 1992. Only, like many child stars, he found the adjustment back to the real world difficult.
"One minute you"ve got a wardrobe man and a script girl and a director all concerned about you," he told us. "And then it"s gone. I"d never put my kids through that unless they knew it was what they really wanted."
Successful ComposerAs for his own childhood, Grady was the son of a Layfayette, Calif., salami maker and his wife. In the years after his TV stardom, he recorded a jazz album under his real name, Don Agrati, and hit the college circuit with his own trio.
My Three Sons cast, circa 1965: (from left) Stanley Livingston, Fred MacMurray, Don Grady, William Demarest and (in front) Barry Livingston
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Later, he made a brief acting comeback in a national tour of Pippin and a string of off-Broadway musicals before realizing "I wanted to make my living as a composer," he told us.
A musical prodigy who played eight instruments before he hit his teens, Grady was able to make a successful career transition to composer, working in a music studio he set up in his Studio City, Calif., home. "Now it seems like I work a lot harder for less money," he told us 20 years ago, "but I"m doing what I really want to do."
Among his film and TV music credits: the theme for The Phil Donahue Show and the movies Skin Deep and Switch, both for director Blake Edwards.
Grady is survived by his second wife Ginny, a former choreographer, and their two grown children, Joey and Tessa, as well as his mother, Mary, among others, says the Reporter.


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Sweet Potato and Spinach Curry Recipe
- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
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- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds
- 1 medium white onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced (about 1 tablespoon)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 large sweet potato about (about 1 1/2 pounds) peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup water
- 1 pound spinach, ends trimmed, leaves rinsed, and roughly chopped
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add cumin seeds, and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds. Stir in onion, garlic, and ginger and cook until onion is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Add cayenne, paprika, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt, and stir until combined. Add sweet potatoes, and stir until they are evenly coated in the spice mixture. Add water, and stir to dislodge any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover skillet, and cook until sweet potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove cover from skillet and increase heat to medium. Stir frequently until sauce thickens. Some cubes will break down into the sauce. Add a handful of spinach leaves, and stir until wilted. Repeat process until all of the spinach is added.
Season with more salt if necessary. Serve with white rice.
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A strange story this weekend: the Czech Republic on Friday announced a full, national ban on any alcoholic beverage over 20% abv — namely, any hard spirit. The problem, which began a couple of weeks ago, is with bootleg liquor, some of which contains methanol, which is toxic to humans. So far, 20 people have died, and 36 are in critical condition.
I can't quite understand the rationale for a blanket ban; the government says that bootleg spirits are often sold as legitimate product, which would mean it's hard to know the true quality of that bottle of Absolut you just bought at a Prague shop. Here's a telling detail, though:
The BBC's Rob Cameron in Prague says that with the number of reported deaths slowing, attention is focusing on saving those who survived drinking the tainted alcohol and finding those who bottled it in the first place.
So the idea is: prevent future poisonings, care for those afflicted, and track down the culprits. A full ban still seems like an overreaction to me, though.
The ban is expected to be temporary, but no Czech officials are speculating yet as to when it may be lifted.
Poland has now taken the step of banning spirits imports from the Czech Republic.
Thus far, police have failed to locate the source of the tainted hooch.


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Nillaman wrote:SilvercatMoonpaw wrote:I've been trying to follow the conversation but am honestly confused. What the heck is everyone talking about here? Training into super-powers? What's the hang-up?
That a Training origin limits what powers your character can have in my opinion. More so than others.
Not if you are running a golden age game it doesn't. Training use to be used as an origin type for all sorts of impossible things. The Green Lama for instance.


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Next, you can restrict the access to the /administrator directory only to your IP address. If there isn't a file named ".htaccess" in the /administrator directory, create one and upload it via FTP for example, otherwise, just add the following lines at the end of the .htaccess file:
Deny from ALLAllow from x.x.x.x
"Note that you need to replace x.x.x.x with your actual public IP address. To find out your address, you can use the What Is My IP website for example. To add multiple IPs, simply replicate the Allow from x.x.x.x command to a new line and change the address".
Important If your Internet service provider is giving you a dynamic IP address, the IP restriction option might not be suitable for you because you'll have to edit the .htaccess file each time your IP changes.
While JavaScript are beautiful and very handy, they can also bring down a site if in conflict with each other. One can expect JavaScript conflicts to appear as more and more extensions are installed in a Joomla site. The extensions may be using different JavaScript libraries or different library versions or libraries made by different developers which can be in conflict to each other.It is not all that difficult to rule out such conflicts and extension / template developers can be asked for help then on.
The different versions of Mootools library and jQuery library can make a lot of JavaScript conflicts. Event when you use the same libraries versions but those libraries made by different developers (i.e jQuery and Mootools conflict), JavaScript conflict can also occur.
Here is a case study:
So when your site is not working as expected, one should rule out conflicts. But how to check and find the JavaScript conflict?
"The ANSWER is checking the JavaScript console".
You can detect the problem by checking which extensions cause the problem, here are the steps:
There is no universal step to resolve JavaScript conflict as it varies from case to case and are best resolved by the developers. But here are few things that you can try:
The jQuery library and all of its plugins are contained within the jQuery namespace. Global objects are stored inside the jQuery namespace, by the way so you shouldn't get a clash between jQuery and any other library such as prototype.js, MooTools.
<!-- Another way to put jQuery into no-conflict mode. --><script src="/prototype.js"></script><script src="/jquery.js"></script><script>jQuery.noConflict();jQuery( document ).ready(function( $ ) { // You can use the locally-scoped $ in here as an alias to jQuery. $( "div" ).hide();});// The $ variable in the global scope has the prototype.js meaning.window.onload = function(){ var mainDiv = $( "main" );}</script>
If you can not resolve the JavaScript conflict by yourselves, you can search for solutions on internet, ask on forums or ask for support of the extension provider for solution.
JavaScript conflict is just one error type, errors can also be produced by PHP, SQL, etc. You can detect those errors using Joomla error reporting, follow THIS LINK for more details.
We know that speed is amongst the most important factors for the success of your website. By default, Joomla isn't slow but you can do a lot to optimize it and achieve great speed for your site. Here you will find the most essential actions you can take to speed up your Joomla 3 website. Here are few things you can easily do to speed-up Joomla:
Having the latest version of Joomla is important for your site speed because in each version there are multiple code improvements. Even if the changes are small - new Joomla versions are generally performing better than previous ones. For more information on how to update Joomla to the latest version check out our Joomla Update Tutorial.
Keeping your Joomla extensions up-to-date is as important for the speed of your website as the Joomla itself. For more information on how to keep your Joomla 3 components, modules and plugins up-to-date, please refer to our tutorial on How to Upgrade Joomla.
If cache is not enabled, every time your visitors load one of your pages, Joomla has to do few things - fetch the content from its database, load all the plugins, components and modules, you have installed, load your template file and combine all that into a single page. Needless to say this process takes time. This is where the internal Joomla caching system comes to help. When you enable the cache, the first time someone loads your page, the result from the above mentioned actions is stored. Then, all the following visitors will directly get the stored version of that page as if it was a simple, plain HTML file which is much, much lighter and loads faster. This is why caching is one of the most important things to enable in order to have a fast Joomla site.
To enable the Joomla caching, first go to System -> Global Configuration.
Next, you need to click on the System tab to get to the caching settings.
On the right part of this page you will find the Cache Settings. Find the Cache label and click on the drop-down next to it. From the list, please select the ON - Conservative caching option. The other available option - Progressive Caching works a bit different - it stores cached version of your site per each one of your visitors. It is useful in some particular cases and we don't recommend you to use it unless you're absolutely sure you need such caching enabled.
Once you set the caching to Conservative Caching, click on the green Save button at top of your page.
There is one final step that you need to make before the Joomla caching system actually starts working - to enable the System - Cache core Joomla 3 plugin. To do this go to Extensions -> Plugin Manager.
Here you will see a big list of all the plugins, currently installed in your Joomla application. The easiest way to locate the caching plugin is to use the search field. Just type in cache and press the magnifying glass button next to the search field.
Once you do that, you will see the System - Cache plugin and a red cross button next to it indicating that the plugin is disabled. To change its status to enabled press on the red button.
Finally, the status button next to the caching plugin will turn green and you'll see a message, indicating that the plugin has been enabled successfully.
That's it! Your Joomla caching system is now enabled and functional!
Another thing that will greatly improve the performance of your Joomla website is the compression. If you enable the internal Joomla compressions system, the page that your visitors will download will be compressed before it is transferred to them. When your webpage size is reduced through compression, it will load much faster. To enable the Joomla compression, first access your admin area and go to System -> Global Configuration.
On this page you will see numerous settings. Click on the Server tab to view the server-related options you can change.
Here, locate the Gzip Page Compression label and press the Yes button next to it to enable the Gzip compression for Joomla.
You will notice that the indicator will turn green showing that the compression is enabled. Finally, press the green Save button in the top left part of the page to commit your changes.
That's it, the compression of your Joomla 3 site is enabled. You can use one of the many free online tools for testing the Gzip compression such as http://checkgzipcompression.com for example. If everything is alright, you should see a notification that the compression is enabled successfully as well as some information about the change in size of your pages. As you can see from the screenshot below, we've reduced the size of our sample page three times simply by enabling the compression.
Warning In same cases enabling the Gzip compression may cause errors. The most probable reason for such errors is that Gzip is either not installed or not configured correctly on your server. Please contact the support team of your hosting provider for further assistance.
Htaccess files handles the way your webservers process your site. There are few rules you can add at the end of the .htaccess file that will improve the performance of your Joomla site:
Images are big part of your website. In most of the cases images can be optimized. There are several tips that you should follow when you use images in your pages:
Never use large photos and then scale them using HTML - it takes the browser time to scale the images and they look worse than the original. Always optimize your images. Applications like Adobe Photoshop and online services like Smush it for example offer easy to use tools that will reduce the size of your images without lowering their quality greatly. Don't add too many images to a single page. If you have an article with many photos for example, try splitting it into pages.
Each Joomla extension you add to your website requires system resources, database and disk space to operate. Having many extensions will increase the overa ll size of your website and make it slower. This is why, it is important to make sure that you have only extensions that you're actually using installed on your Joomla site. People often test different plugins, component and modules and forget to remove them once they finish working with them. It's great idea to do a clean-up of such extensions once in a while just to make sure there isn't any unnecessary content added to your site. Last but not least, when you choose the best extensions for the functionality you want to add to your Joomla site, always check for user reviews regarding the load it creates. Some components are poorly written and can affect the performance of your entire site.
There are many extensions that try to improve the performance of your Joomla website. During the years of experience we've gathered while working with Joomla sites, there are few that we can recommend:
Joomla is a free, open source content management system (CMS). In fact, Joomla happens to be world's most popular open source content management system and has won a number of awards. Almost 25 million websites are powered by Joomla, i.e. out of the top million websites; Joomla holds 10.3% of the market share. Joomla is also used by more than 2,800 government websites from 204 countries.
There are some great features of Joomla which made this popular among web developers. I am going to describe top 10 features briefly.
After all, Joomla is trusted by thousands of web developers across the world. If you need a website, you can undoubtedly rely on Joomla.
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When Tim Burton was an eager young animator and filmmaker working at Disney Studios in the early 1980s, he made an inventive live-action short film inspired by his childhood in Burbank and the love of a family dog. That 1984 short, "Frankenweenie," which starred Shelley Duvall and Daniel Stern, has now been turned into a 3-D stop-motion animated feature.
"It was great to be able to go back to the original and expand on it," says Burton, who shot the short at Disney Studios in Burbank and on the streets of Pasadena. "This is such a memory piece for me. I started thinking about other kids I remember in school, and other aspects of the neighborhood I grew up in Burbank. We also expanded on the monster theme of the movie. All those new elements made it feel like a brand-new project."
The story centers on a creative young boy named Victor who feels at odds with his cookie-cutter neighborhood. He finds solace in the amateur short films he makes and the love of his closest companion, his dog, Sparky. When tragedy strikes and he loses Sparky, Victor is inspired by lessons from his science teacher to bring his best friend back to life. While he tries to hide his new home-sewn creation, Sparky gets out and unleashes panic in the neighborhood.
It stands as one of Burton's most personal films, combining childhood memories with his early love of classic black-and-white horror films. "It all stemmed from that remembrance of having that first pet. It's such an important relationship and its unconditional love," Burton explains. "The dog I had was not meant to live for very long. He had this disease distemper, so there was always this specter that he wasn't going to be around for very long, even though the dog ended up living for quite a long time. That's why it seemed so appropriate to hook it up to the Frankenstein story — that wish fulfillment of bringing something back or keeping something alive."
The iconoclastic filmmaker, dressed in black, dark sunglasses fixed on his face, and a wave of unbrushed chaotic hair speckled with gray, now lives a world away from Burbank in Britain, but admits those early years had a great influence on him. "I think of it now with horror and fondness," he says with a laugh. "It's where you're from so there's definitely warm and many positive feelings because it's part of you."
In the new feature, Victor's parents (voiced by Martin Short and Catherine O'Hara) are perplexed by their son's endeavors and try to push him in the direction of sports, but are ultimately portrayed as loving and supportive parents. It's a slice of Burton's own life.
"Well, I think they are more of an optimistic version," he says with a laugh of the parents depicted in "Frankeweenie." "I had a slightly more troubled relationship with my parents. My father was a professional baseball player at one point in his life and when he got injured he worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation department. So I got pushed into sports — which I wasn't the greatest at — but it's good to have experience of different things. My parents weren't quite as supportive as they are in the film, so it's a bit more of a fantasy."
After attending Burbank High School, Burton studied at CalArts in nearby Valencia, graduating in 1979. His fellow students at the time included John Lasseter (CEO at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios) and acclaimed animation directors Brad Bird ("The Incredibles," "Ratatouille") and Henry Selick ("The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Coraline")
Rick Heinrichs, production designer on the new "Frankenweenie," also attended CalArts and worked with Burton on the original Disney short. "I was completely blown away by his originality and his ability to communicate these characters and environments," says Heinrichs, who has collaborated with Burton on several films, including 1988's "Beetlejuice" and this year's "Dark Shadows." "He could translate real emotions into a very inventive story."
It was Heinrich's job to recreate the Burbank surroundings Burton recalled. The sets were all built in a London studio, but Heinrichs says local residents will definitely recognize the design of the town. "There is a neighborhood aspect to it that is very Burbank, particularly in the center of town and how it looked in the '70s when Tim was growing up. There is the mid-century housing, and the way the houses are laid out, the school and the Town Hall we used as inspiration," says Heinrichs.
"Well, it actually is quite accurate," says Burton. "It's different from the short which we shot in Pasadena. This way you could actually go more like the memory and the kind of architecture of Burbank, which really hasn't changed much over the years, so it was all just about trying to make it feel what it was like growing up there. It's unlike any other project for me."
The original short "Frankenweenie" kick-started Burton's move into features, establishing his uniquely dark, quirky style beginning with 1985's "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and such later landmark films as 1990's "Edward Scissorhands," 1993's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and 1992's "Batman Returns." And yet it was the last project Burton did for Disney for many years.
The "Frankenweenie" short was originally intended to be screened with an '80s re-release of "Pinocchio," but the studio deemed it too dark. "They had difficulty figuring out how to fit it into their Disney vision," says Heinrich. "I don't think they really understood Tim then."
Recalling the end of his early years at Disney, Burton admits, "Fired might be a strong word. Put it this way: they weren't crying the day I left. I've been in and out of there many times. It's like revolving door policy — I'm always grateful because I got to do it and that was amazing. Whether or not it got shown, I was still always appreciative that they gave me the opportunity to do it.
"It's been great to be back at Disney to do this as a feature," he adds. "They embraced it from the beginning, even the notion of making it in black-and-white. I think at this stage they got what it was about and that at the heart of it, it's basically a classic Disney movie structure. It's a boy and his dog story that just happens to be a Frankenstein kind of thing."
KATHERINE TULICH writes about film and pop culture for Marquee. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Well, okay, Cubs fans, you can either find some meaning in seeing fighter jets on a holiday remembering American soldiers, or you can be scared that Chicago somehow became the setting of a Will Smith movie come to life. Your choice.
But yes, you are entitled to one unambiguous emotion: unadulterated horror that Rodrigo Lopez is starting for your team. He gave up 10 hits and six runs in 4 2/3 innings of work.
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Abstract: The Looting of the Iraq Museum: A Loss of a Nation's Memory
This lecture will go through the circumstances that led to the looting of the Iraq Museum just after the US invasion to Iraq in 2003, going in to the loses of the numbers of antiquities that were lost through out three days of looting and numbers of the antiquities that have been brought back to the museum also speaking about the ongoing looting of the archaeological sites in Iraq, the lecture will be showing digital photos for the situation and the loses.
Short bibliography and/or website on lecture topic (for lay reader):
Editors: Geoff Emberling and Katharyn Hanson, CATASTROPHE, The looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past. Chicago 2008
Editor: Lawrence Rothfield, Antiquities Under Siege, Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War, UK 2008
Editors: Peter G. Stone and Joanne Farchakh Bajjaly, The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq, UK 2009
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You've seen the glorious, crystal clear footage from the first Star Trek: The Next Generations Blu-Ray collection. And now a handful of Star Trek: TNG gifs have been uploaded, beautifully demonstrating the amazing transformation Captain Picard and his crew have made from blurry to Blu-Ray.
Remember, the folks behind these DVDs had to go back to the original uncut film negatives (25,000 plus film reels) and recut the episodes back together (as they originally appeared). According to the previous press release, "The visual effects were then all shot on film and will be painstakingly recompositioned, not upconverted from videotape. The newly cut film will then be transferred to true high-definition with 7.1 DTS Master Audio." That is a ton of work. Amazing. Check out some of the results:
We had to shrink a handful of these images down to fit, so please, please go and check out the massive gallery of gigantic gifs over at Random Tuesday.
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After weeks of anxiety over last-minute preparations, the World Cup finally got underway in Brazil, and there was action and surprises for all.
As expected Brazil defeated Croatia in the opening game of the tournament, with Neymar scoring the opening goal.
Then the Netherlands shocked many by demolishing the reigning champion, Spain, with the combined determination and talent of Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben. Van Persie scoring one of the most beautiful goals ever.
Fans around the globe were taken to rapturous heights and nerve-wracking lows as they watched their national teams confront each other on the pitch.
Some Brazilians took to the streets to continue their protests over the high cost of putting on the World Cup.
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Three Louisiana Health Insurers Will Continue Accepting Federal Subsidies for Policyholders With HIV/AIDS
March 12, 2014
This article was reported by the Times-Picayune.
The Times-Picayune reported that three Louisiana insurers -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBS), Louisiana Health Cooperative Inc., and Vantage Health Plan -- agreed on March 10 to continue accepting third-party payments until November 2014, when 2015 annual enrollment for the healthcare marketplace would begin. The agreement followed a federal lawsuit filed on February 20, 2014, by a 30-year-old HIV-positive man who relied on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to pay for his monthly BCBS health insurance premiums. The suit, filed by Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and HIV Project Director Scott Schoettes, alleged that the insurance companies' refusal to accept third-party payment for premiums was "inherently discriminatory against people who rely on federal subsidies." The new policy would force those individuals to pay out of pocket or to give up their insurance.
Four days after Lambda Legal filed the suit, U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson issued a temporary restraining order to prevent the companies from instituting the new policy. He lifted the order when the three insurance companies' attorneys promised the companies would not change or drop any policies before a March 10 hearing. The hearing resulted in a temporary agreement that would allow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to rule on the matter.
BCBS developed the policy after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommended that insurers stop accepting third-party payments as a strategy to prevent fraud. Although CMS amended the recommendation and urged companies to accept Ryan White payments, the companies had planned to proceed with the policy changes. HHS was following an emergency rule-making procedure to resolve the issue.
This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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Brussels, 18 December 2013
State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into public funding of certain Spanish professional football clubs
The European Commission has opened three distinct in-depth investigations to verify whether various public support measures in favour of certain Spanish professional football clubs are in line with EU state aid rules. None of the measures was notified to the Commission, who was alerted by concerned citizens. The Commission has concerns that these measures provided significant advantages to the beneficiary clubs to the detriment of the clubs which have to operate without such support. The opening of an in-depth investigation gives Spain and interested third parties an opportunity to comment on the measures under examination; it does not prejudge its outcome.
Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: "Professional football clubs should finance their running costs and investments with sound financial management rather than at the expense of the taxpayer. Member States and public authorities must comply with EU rules on state aid in this sector as in all economic sectors."
The Commission will firstly investigate possible tax privileges for Real Madrid CF, Barcelona CF, Athletic Club Bilbao, and Club Atlético Osasuna. In another inquiry it will assess whether a widely reported land transfer between the City of Madrid and the club Real Madrid CF involved any state aid in favour of the club. Finally, it will examine the compliance with EU state aid rules of guarantees given by the State-owned Valencia Institute of Finance for loans that were used to finance the three Valencia clubs Valencia CF, Hercules CF and Elche CF, while those clubs were seemingly undergoing financial difficulties.
All these measures were financed through state resources and provide advantages to specific clubs that carry out economic activities in the EU internal market. The measures are therefore likely to affect competition and trade between Member States. As a result, they appear to involve state aid in the meaning of the EU rules. Such aid can be found compatible when it furthers a common objective without unduly distorting competition in the internal market. At this stage, Spain has not adduced any evidence to this effect.
In so far as the professional football clubs in question were facing financial difficulties at the time of the measures under scrutiny, they must be assessed on the basis of the EU guidelines that allow Member States to grant aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty if certain conditions are met. At this stage, the Commission has doubts whether the measures comply with the guidelines, in particular because Spain has submitted no restructuring plan demonstrating how the clubs could become viable again while limiting the distortions of competition brought about by the state support.
Measures under investigation
The Commission's investigation covers the following measures:
In a joint statement on 21 March 2012, VP Almunia and President Platini of UEFA agreed that the control of State aid to professional football and UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules address identical concerns and that professional football clubs should live within their own means (IP/12/264).
The Commission is also looking at measures in other Member States which were brought to its attention and sent a request for information to all Member States concerning professional football in October 2012. In March 2013 the Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into public funding of five Dutch professional football clubs (IP/13/192).
Public interventions in favour of market actors that carry out economic activities can be considered free of state aid within the meaning of EU rules when they are made on terms that a private operator would have accepted under market conditions (the market economy investor principle – MEIP). If the MEIP is not respected, the public interventions constitute state aid within the meaning of the EU rules (Article 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – TFEU), because they confer an economic advantage on the beneficiary that its competitors do not have. The Commission then proceeds to assess whether such aid can be found compatible with the common EU rules that allow certain categories of aid. Without these common rules, competition within the EU's single market would be distorted by a 'subsidy race' between Member States to the benefit of particular market players.
The non-confidential version of the current decision will be made available under the case numbers SA.29769, SA.33754 and SA.36387 in the State Aid Register on the DG Competition website once any confidentiality issues have been resolved. New publications of state aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News.
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