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Here are my current specs:AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2.2 GHzFoxconn A78AX-S mobo (AM2/AM2+ compat, but with a BIOS update it becomes AM3 compat)NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT4GB ram running dual-channel150GB SATA hard drive (yes, I know, small)Windows 7 Pro x64My budget is about $250, and I'm looking at this:»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14500193Will anything, i.e. my processor, possibly bottleneck that from running at it's full capacity? Or as a bonus, what can I do with that $250 to get the best upgrade bang for my buck? Pretty much any modern game, even Minecraft, runs pretty badly on here, and I want to be able to run these reliably. I think that video card is a steal.Thanks in advance for any help you can give!--Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation.
Honestly, anything will be an upgrade over that 9500 GT. I started out years ago with an 8500 GT (basically identical to the 9500) and I couldn't run anything that well. Even WoW struggled on that card. A CPU and GPU upgrade would be ideal and could be done within your $250 budget.Best budget GPU (under $200) is the 6870 and can be had used for about the same price as the 550 Ti you linked. The 6870 is a little better than the 550 Ti and just a little slower than the 560 Ti but all of them would be an upgrade for you. New, the 6870 runs about $160-170 on Newegg. The 560 Ti (either version) is over $200 so it's going to cost a bit more and likely not fit your budget.The next major question for you is what is your current PSU? You need something decent and with two 6-pin PCIe connectors to run any of the GPUs I've mentioned.Do you have the BIOS upgraded for AM3 support yet? For the CPU, »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19103904 would be a decent upgrade to what you have now. Can reuse the existing fan or get a new one if you want. That CPU plus a 6870 would be under your $250 limit.
Your power supply could be an issue. Can you give the power supply brand and model number if you know it?Is minecraft your primary concern or some other game?
Will anything, i.e. my processor, possibly bottleneck that from running at it's full capacity?
Without knowing what you use your system for the majority of the time, it's hard for me to tell you what part to upgrade. But if I had to make a recommendation, given that at least one (badly-written and GPU-intensive-for-no-real-reason) game was mentioned, I would say a GPU upgrade would be your best choice. If I had to recommend a card to you it would be an nVidia GTX 560 Ti. That'll run you about US$225-250, but should last you 3-4 years at least. If you want a specific model recommended to you that runs cool and is super quiet, the MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II is a wonderful card (I own one). I do not recommend the overclocked models (I prefer stablity and that my games don't start showing weird polygon problems or random dots all over things), and I have no idea how much hotter the 2GB model gets.My 2nd recommendation, given that you're running Windows 7 64-bit would be RAM (to 8GB or more; your choice how much). Check to make sure your system can support more first though, I don't remember what your northbridge (chipset) has for a limit, nor what DIMM sizes your board supports, or how many DIMM slots there are.You can definitely make do with a 150GB SATA drive. If you ever get desperate and start running out of disk space (or better yet, if the drive starts going bad on you), let me know and I'll be happy to exchange it with one of my working spares (note that the 2TB model is not up for grabs ). I always enjoy helping out those in need.--Making life hard for others since 1977.I speak for myself and not my employer/affiliates of my employer.
Minecraft isn't my primary concern - I play a lot of WoW, Binding of Isaac, etc. I like quite a few games. With my current config, even that flash game Happy Wheels lags.I don't know the manufacturer or model number of my PSU right off, but I do know that is rated at 580W so it should be alright.
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The flash games might not be gpu or even cpu related. What version of flash are you using and do you have gpu acceleration turned on? Have you looked into tweaks for running flash games?The best way to test WoW and determine if you are graphics limited or more cpu limited is to choose an area where you are having problems and play with the resolution drastically reduced to a very low resolution. If performance increases are big then a graphics upgrade should help. If performance is still crap then you likely have a different problem.
WoW really isn't that terrible on my current config. At my current settings, I think somewhere between low and medium, and 1920x1080, I get an average of 30-40 FPS, and in really intense situations with lots of particle effects, etc it dips down to maybe 10. It's other games that are more of an issue.
"It's other games that are more of an issue."The flash games you mention? What version of flash are you using and do you have gpu acceleration turned on?
Since reinstalling Windows 7 due to some problem with upgrading the BIOS, Flash games seem to be fine, but Binding of Isaac is as slow as ever. I'm using the latest version of Flash and as far as I know, GPU acceleration should be on.
That x2 4200+ is probably really sucking wind right now. If you really can update the BIOS for am3 compatibility the A6-3650 can be had from newegg for $80/100 for oem/retail (without/with cooler). If not you can still get a phenom ii x4 for about $100.After that you could still get the 550ti and stay within your budget, but for less than $150 I would really recommend the radeon 6850. Of course you can spend more to get 6870 or 560ti but I think with a $250 budget the quad-core CPU and the 6850 will do nicely. (Assuming you PSU holds up, you'll probably want to have either a quality 450W or a 500+W)The RAM is probably OK for a while as long as you don't leave a ton of stuff open while you play 3d games. The hard drive is hurting a bit, newer larger ones are faster, but that will really only affect loading times.
I think binding of isaac is flash based also.I would try disabling flash hardware acceleration. It can sometimes actually help performance.If you right click the object when viewing something like a flash video and then choose settings and the display tab. The hardware acceleration check box should be there.
The A6-3650 is socket FM1 according to Newegg. Not sure that it'd be compatible with what I have. It also appears to be CPU+GPU AIO so that might be more than I need. I will look at the Phenom, though.
Well, I've done the deal and I've bought a Phenom II X4 965 BE for about $120 and a HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo 1 GB (256bit) GDDR5 for $160. I bought from Amazon rather than Newegg simply because I have Prime and the Amazon.com Visa so I get triple rewards points if I buy from Amazon. Hoping to get a newer hard drive here in the near future - I think the main thing holding me back at this point is a severe lack of free space on my HDD. Short of that bit, the hard drive does run like a champ.EDIT: koitsu has been generous enough to donate a larger hard drive in exchange for my current one. Big props for helping me out!--Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation.
Oops my bad forgot that those use a different socket.Best of luck installing the phenom ii x4 and the 6850 it should be a nice boost for the money.
Not sure your motherboard will be happy with a 125w cpu. Let us know how it goes for future reference.
I wondered that myself, but on »www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Foxconn/A78AX-S.html there are two 125W CPUs listed, but that is only listing AM2/AM2+ CPUs, so presumably it'll take my 125W AM3.
You are on the right track.Video card is most important.Get a 1 or 2Tb HDD (high density=faster)Before you buy check it out on passmark.»www.passmark.com/index.html
The drive that's coming is a WDC WD1002FAEX, and Passmark rating is here: »www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd.p···1002FAEX
The most recent BIOS for that board shows support for Phenom II X6 processors and two of them are rated at 125W. Putting a Phenom II X4 BE into that board shouldn't be an issue.Remember that CPU Upgrade is a website based from user input. It may not always be accurate.--Core i7 2720QM : GTX 460M (485M R.I.P) : 16GB DDR3-1333 : 320GB x 2 in RAID 0 : Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1Anonymous posts are filtered.


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Hare Krsna Bhakta Anthony!
it was wonderful to hear your exchanges with devotees! how long will you be in Iraq? I am in the process of going to Ft. Carson Colorado, my duty station. I do not have my orders yet for deployement but rumor has it I should be in Iraq by August. almost all of my AIT company, several hundred of us, will be arriving between june-august. (army medics)
I have a very strong desire to be assigned to the 10th C*S*H. If Krsna desires and has some service for me there. Where ever I go, surely Krsna will arrange some service. I hope that i can have both yours and Partha Sarthi's association.
I went on leave today, destination: the Sri Sri Radha Govinda Mandir in Brooklyn NY.
I have to back-track to Ohio to get my harmonium and mrdanga out of storage. My Srimad Bhagavatams, everything Krsna conscious. What will be needed to have nice
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Comment Posted By mitravinda devi dasi On 24.04.2008 @ 01:46
Hare Krishna!
thank you all for such nice comments. yes, I was in NC for about a year. I wrote a letter to Krishna Priya dasi at the temple about Janmastami at Ft. Jackson, SC. Tell all the devotees there I miss them. I also miss all the devotees in New York and Alachua.
Antony, I was telling Partha Sarthi dasa I would like to organize some type of Krishna Concious Military Congregation. I have heard of several second generation devotees in the Marines and Army. It will take some time and thought, maybe an internet site since we are all stationed in different places at different times.
I recieved a phone call the other night from a book distributor who was interested in preaching to soldiers. He is welcome to come to Ft. Sam Houston,TX my next base. If any book distributors are in the neighborhood please contact me. BBT will always have the most recent address and way to reach me.
At the temple sunday feast this evening, (I am on Holiday in Columbus Ohio at this moment) a book distributor reported a wonderful story to me. Today, Kalinidisundari mataji was distributing books and stopped a soldier. Mataji was so happy and estatic that this soldier already had a Bhagavad Gita and he told her all about Krsna and Arjuna. He appreciated Bhagavad Gita.
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You can access today's ruling of the Supreme Court of Alabama at this link.
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And The Associated Press reports that "Charges Dismissed on Texas Justice, Wife."
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The second to last paragraph of today's First Circuit ruling concludes, "It is frustrating not to be able (yet) to reduce the 'honest services' concept to a simple formula specific enough to give clear cut answers to borderline problems. But it is in the nature of sections 1341 and 1346, at least as applied to political activities, that the problems generated sometimes have to be settled one at a time until an accretion of concrete precedents forms a pattern that can be usefully articulated."
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The Associated Press provides reports headlined "Court Will Hear 'Light' Cigarettes Case"; "Court Takes Drug Lawsuit"; "Court Takes Retaliation Case"; and "Supreme Court Denies Kucinich Ballot Bid."
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that "Altria Gets U.S. High Court Hearing on 'Lights' Suits."
And James Vicini of Reuters reports that "Top court to decide sex harassment retaliation case."
You can access today's Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.
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And The Washington Post reports today that "Death Sentence Commuted In Va. Case; Prosecutor Action Is Issue, Not Mental Status of Defendant."
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And today's edition of The Washington Post contains an editorial entitled "Corporate Impunity: Investors should be able to sue for losses caused by fraud."
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The article furnishes links to deposition transcripts.
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Today in The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell reports that "Texas Supreme Court justice indicted; Medina, wife charged in arson, kicking off political melee in Houston."
The New York Times reports that "Texas Supreme Court Justice Is Embroiled in an Arson Case."
The Dallas Morning News reports that "Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina indicted in connection with fire."
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that "Supreme Court judge, wife are indicted in fire."
And Texas Lawyer reports that "Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina Indicted."
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You can also access the essay via SSRN (abstract with link for download).
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And Amaris Elliott-Engel reports that "JNOV Wipes Out Verdict of $1.5 Million in Hormone Replacement Case." [Disclosure: I am serving as co-counsel for plaintiffs on appeal.]
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Mackay had just gotten a life-altering break, and now all these years later Lefty feels the same way. "You never know how that's going to turn out," Mickelson says. "I got very lucky to meet him."
Working for Mickelson may not be as easy as Mackay lets on. In the beginning, Bones took advice from more seasoned caddies like Joe LaCava, who works for Fred Couples, but Bones ultimately would develop his own style.
"Different players need different things," says Wood, Mahan's caddie. "Phil can process a lot of information, and Jim understands that. Phil wants all that and needs all that, and Jim is able to communicate it to him in a concise way.
"People make jokes about the [complex] conversations they have that end up on the air," Wood continues. "But Phil is able to process it in a way that doesn't handcuff him mentally. There's wind, and conditions on the greens, and Phil probably has more shots than most guys out here. Bones is able to categorize the shot and figure out which one is going to be the absolute best one to play."
Mickelson goes further: "It's the little things that Bones does. Take the International in Colorado. Because it was so difficult to pull clubs at that altitude, he used to document not only every shot I hit, but also the distance it went, the temperature, what time of day it was, and what the wind was doing, until we got it figured out." Mickelson would win the tournament twice.
"A lot of holes on Tour don't play to the number," he adds. "Like No. 16 at Augusta plays eight yards shorter than what you think from the book, and that always threw us off. But with Bones charting everything, we've adjusted. Again, he looks at so many variables, and seemingly little things can make a difference with three holes to go in a major."
Mackay says he goes into the huddle with Mickelson with a good idea how things will turn out. Phil will not always go with his first instinct — Mackay gets one veto per year — but he is one of the most aggressive players on Tour, requiring Mackay to know when to assert himself and when to back away and hope for the best. The most famous of these conversations took place on the par-5 13th hole at Augusta during the Masters last April, before Lefty rifled a risky 6-iron between two pines.
It was vintage Mickelson, the kind of all-or-nothing gamble that he finds irresistable, but that can also backfire. On the verge of winning the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, Mickelson blasted a driver into the trees on the 72nd hole, tried to escape with a daring second shot, and wound up with a double-bogey 6. "I am such an idiot," he said afterward. Bones has no regrets about the episode. If given a do-over, he says, he would not counsel his boss any differently.
Mackay says he would, however, like to replay the closing moments of the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. On the 17th green, Bones thought Phil's birdie putt was straight. It broke right. Mickelson missed, and lost to Payne Stewart by one.
If finally winning the U.S. Open is atop Mickelson's to-do list, it's hard to imagine what's No. 2. He has little to prove, and he revealed last summer that he has been diagnosed with a form of arthritis that could limit his production. The news came just more than a year after Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer. "Jim's been almost more of a friend the last year and a half," Phil says. "I'll never forget how good he and Jen have been to us."
Says Mackay: "I'm going to work for Phil as long as he wants to have me around. I love to caddie and I plan on caddying a while longer. It's what I do. It's how you pay the bills, right?"
For now, yeah — but can he see Mickelson playing the senior circuit? Mackay pauses for several beats before answering.
"I can see him sitting in the owner's box at a Chargers game," he says. "You know what I mean? I'm not sure I can see him playing the senior tour, no. I see him doing other things. He's a very curious person. As his kids get toward college I can see him doing a lot of traveling with Amy and seeing the sights."
Maybe then Mackay will allow himself to do the same.


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Tinmouth hosts guitar benefitApril 05,2013Tinmouth hosts
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TINMOUTH The Old Firehouse Concert Series kicks off its season tonight with music by internationally renowned guitar player Peter Griggs.
Griggs will present a show titled 500 Years of Music for Guitar, which will trace the history of the instrument from its origins in Spain to today, covering musical styles from the Renaissance through bossa nova.
The concert will benefit the Tinmouth Community Fund, which supports services and facilities for residents and the town.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Firehouse, five miles west of Route 7 on Route 140. Admission is $10.
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Since then, the company has expanded through acquisitions and an increased investment in research and development. The acquisitions have included Redball sprayers, Feterl grain cleaners and augers, Westeel grain bins and Ezee-On seeding and tillage equipment.
Through its acquisitions and product development, the company has two brands: Versatile and Farm King.
"Each brand has its own strategy, with Versatile being focused on larger equipment and Farm King serving as a shortline that could be appealing to any equipment dealer," says Grant Adolph, Buhler Industries' chief operating officer.
Six new tractors. "All along, we've kept the Versatile spirit in our company and in our tractors," adds Dmitry Lyubimov, president of Buhler Industries. "Our first four-wheel-drive was built in 1965, and our tractors have had several names and different colors. But the constants have been reliability, power and easy maintenance."
The new four-wheel-drive Versatile tractors span 350 hp to 550 hp across six models.
"These new four-wheel-drives are the biggest change in the company," Adolph says. "We've kept the things we're known for—Cummins engine, outboard axle and drivetrain—while adding a new cab, a redesigned hood and enhanced electronics."
The tractors are powered by Cummins QSX engines that meet Tier 4 Interim requirements by using cooled exhaust gas recirculation and a diesel particulate filter, which is located with the exhaust pipe. The regeneration process that occurs in the diesel particulate filter is a passive system up to 99% of the time and occurs without operator involvement. The typical regeneration cycle lasts about 30 minutes.
The Versatile 350, 375 and 400 models have an 11.9-liter Cummins engine with a top transport speed of 25 mph. The 450, 500 and 550 models are powered by a 15-liter engine.
Since 2007, Caterpillar transmissions have been an option in Versatile tractors but only in larger models. Today, the option is available across the full line. On the 350, 375 and 400 models, a mechanical Quadshift 12×4 transmission is standard.
"We have yet to have a transmission failure," says Wayne Goris, OEM sales manager for Caterpillar. "We have a robust heavy design that is 40% to 80% heavier than the competition. We fine-tuned these transmissions for Versatile so that there are close steps in the powershift, especially in the working range."
Ease of service is still a priority despite the additional transmission options and a new engine, points out Ryan Shust, product manager. "The side panels only take three minutes to fully remove. We moved the hydraulic tank so that the pump is always full of oil, eliminating dry starts," he explains.
Function to a new degree. The new cab and sloped hood combine for a 35% improvement in operator visibility. The size of the cab alone was expanded by 20%, and the cab's glass increased by 11 sq. ft. The operator's environment features improved ergonomics: the dash shape matches the steering wheel, the righthand console can be adjusted in any direction, each control button has a hand rest and the hydraulic levers can be switched for joystick control. The climate control system now features eyeball vents. Other convenience features include a coat hook on the
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Several kids congregate in a cul-de-sac to divvy up teams for a neighborhood football game. Billy Walsh and Tommy Smith are selected as captains, and Billy is given first pick after correctly guessing the number behind Gavin Johnson's back.
Kiper's Take: No surprise here as Billy takes Johnson off the board. Walsh has always coveted a big arm that can stretch the field, and that is just what Gavin brings to the table. This was a forgone conclusion after the two reached an agreement yesterday to make Johnson the first overall pick for ten tater tots over the next two weeks.
**Tommy takes Reed Evans
Kiper's Take: Smith really had two options here: take the best player on the board or fill a need. Obviously he chose to fill a need here and selected Evans, who has the nicest football on the block and probably would have taken it and gone home had he lasted past the fourth pick.
**Billy picks Josh Johnson
Kiper's Take: Whoa, this was a reach! I had JJ going no higher than seventh. He can run from the mailbox to the lightpost in under five seconds, but lacks the size to be an elite player at this level. Walsh must be hoping that lining up on the same side of the ball as his brother Gavin may speed up his development.
**Tommy selects Johnny Savage
Kiper's Take: After missing out on Johnson, Tommy went with other elite quarterback in this class, Johnny Savage. Johnny's quick release and accuracy should be a perfect fit for Walsh's West Coast Offense.
**Billy picks Eric Thomas
Kiper's Take: I really like this pick. Weighing in at over 100 lbs, Thomas is the best line prospect in today's draft. His skills best translate to rushing the passer off the edge where he can count to five Mississippi faster than anyone in the neighborhood.
**Tommy chooses Max Rodgers
Kiper's Take: What a steal! This kid's stock has been rising ever since he intercepted two passes in last Thursday's recess. He plays much taller than 4'5", and he has the quickness to be a shutdown corner at the next level.
**Billy picks Mark Kraft
Kiper's Take: The pickings are starting to get slim at this juncture. Kraft has serious health concerns, mostly due to his history of cooties.
**Tommy takes Wendell Blatt
Kiper's Take: Today's Mr. Irrelevant is none other than Wendell Blatt. The overweight asthmatic kid who's only natural position is sitting down. Smith may have been wiser to forfeit his selection and played a man down.
Tune in next week when Kiper analyzes the picks for the recess kickball game.


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In sports, we often hear the term "Cinderella story"; used for miraculous, come-from-behind, against-all-odds type feats. The sport of hockey has had a few of its own, most notably probably being the matchup of the USA verse the Soviets in the 1980 Olympic games in Lake Placid.
With the USA up 4-3 on the powerhouse that was the Soviets, and with five seconds left, Al Michaels delivered his most famous quote, "Do you believe in miracles? YES!" And with that, the nation became joyously uproarious.
It's doubtful that we'll see anything of that magnitude again, but for a brief and shining moment this season, it appeared as though the Anaheim Ducks at pulling off their very own Cinderella story this season.
At their lowest point, the Ducks were twenty points back of playoff contention and no team has ever overcome a deficit that large and made it into the playoffs, but on February 24, they were only four points back and with plenty of time left in the season to pull off the Cinderella story.
However, after some tough losses and some unfortunate injuries, it appears as though when the clock began to strike midnight, this Cinderella left it's glass slipper behind and went back to a life of chores and rags.
Prior to entering Friday night's game against their cross-town rival, the Los Angeles Kings, the Ducks were ten points back of a spot in the playoffs with a mere eleven games left to play. It would take much more than the appearance of a fairy godmother and a wave of her magic wand for the Ducks to make it into the playoffs. If they are able to pull it off, it would definitely be another "Do you believe in miracles?" moment.
"We keep believing until it's clear we have no chance to make it," declared Luca Sbisa on the Ducks hopes at the playoffs.
The Kings, who came into the game only three points out of playoff contention, came out strong with three goals in the first: a goal by Alec Martinez less than three minutes in, one from Anze Kopitar about halfway through and one with just eight seconds left in the period from Justin Williams.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf stated, "We didn't come out ready to play a hockey game and they came ready to play."
"They outplayed us really badly and they came away with a three-nothing lead," coach Bruce Boudreau added.
The Ducks trailed by three heading into the second, but they were not about to give up. A few minutes into the second, Cam Fowler scored a power play goal, putting the Ducks on the scoreboard. They were unable to score again in the period, but got another goal, this one from Sbisa early in the third, giving the Ducks plenty of time to tie up the game.
They were even given a power play opportunity with about six minutes remaining, but they were unable to capitalize. To seal the game, the Kings got an empty netter from Mike Richards with ten seconds left to play and the Kings won 4-2.
The Ducks will host the Nashville Predators at Honda Center on Sunday.


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Summercamp was nice example what can happen when young hard of hearing people come together. Let's see for yourself…
We had icebreaker and farmer's games,
visited famous Zermatt and saw Matterhorn,
had many sport activities
and fun at evenings.
We tasted swiss wine and cheese,
and had another day in mountains, starting from sunrise.
In the end, it was so hard to say goodbye… whole evening dedicated to remembering things we did together.


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Is This The World's Grumpiest Cat?
To say that eight-year old Mr. Pip is not a very happy kitty cat, is an understatement. The Burmese Persian crossbreed constantly has a scowl on his face and it's not just the expression - He acts grumpy too!
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To say that eight-year old Mr. Pip is not a very happy kitty cat, is an understatement. The Burmese Persian crossbreed constantly has a scowl on his face and it's not just the expression - He acts grumpy too!
To say that Maru, a pudgy male Scottish Fold who resides in Japan, is a media sensation, is an understatement - She has been on numerous television shows, published two books, has her own blog and Facebook page and, her videos on YouTube has attracted over 46 million views!
Polly, the kitten never wants to be mistaken for anything else - and unless someone can't read, she won't - For not only does the ten-month tabby look like a cat (a cute one too!), she also has the word spelled out on her left flank!
Think your cat would look better with some blond tresses, or maybe even something slightly more adventurous like shocking red pigtails or an electric blue bob? Then you need to check out Kitty Wigs, a new company that sells hairdos for your favorite feline in a myriad of colors and styles.
Most musical divas are eccentric. Nora, a pianist, is no exception. She only plays when she feels like it and sometimes even gets inside the piano.
Olivier Houalet is a 28-year old naturalist, with an amazing talent - He has learnt to communicate with wild cats and teach them how to survive in the wild. It is therefore not surprising that he is being called the modern day Tarzan or Cheetah Man!
This little kitty decided that she needed an adventure and hid inside the luggage of her owner, Seth Levy. However, what happened next was more than even she had bargained for.
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Consumption of Durable Goods is still at respectable growth levels but slowing down. The behavior during the previous expansion suggests rates of growth will slowdown further.
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I just hope that, by being silly and bringing a character to life that many people enjoy, and by giving them the option to talk to that character, maybe I can make it a little easier.
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On 12/14/2012, President Obama made a national condolence speech on the senseless tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The massacre left 26 dead, including 20 children and 6 adults. The gunman, Adam Lanza, 20, killed his mother, who is a teacher, in her Newtown home, drove her car to the Sandy Hook Elementary School and opened fire on innocent children and the staff of the school before turning the gun on himself.
The Sandy Hook Elementary School (K-4), at 12 Dickinson Dr., Sandy Hook, CT in the Newtown School District, has about 626 students. Its current academic ranking by www.greatschools.org is 10 out of 10. Statistically it means the school's academic performance is in the top 10%, which really means it has a perfect academic performance of 100%. Academic performance does not get any better than that. The tragedy could have happened anywhere there is someone with a deranged, evil mind, and the concomitant means to decimate innocent lives—20 children and 6 adults.
Many across our great country and the world grieve for the innocent lives taken by a soulless murderer.


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Alexandria's genesis is a genetic disorder that is mostly found in females and was discovered in 1960.
The first case of this disorder, Alexandria Augustine, was born in 1329 in London-England. At that time, the disorder wasn't discovered yet as a "genetic mutation" therefore, her parents thought she was possessed. Alexandria gave birth to four girls, who also carried the disorder and died after 100 or so years due to natural causes.
People who have Alexandria's genesis are born with blue/grey eyes. After 6 months of birth the eye color starts to change to purple. The change from the original color to purple completes at the age of one year and then starts darkening. The baby grows with extraordinary body characteristics, namely; pale skin that is resistant to burning and tanning, perfect eye vision, fast metabolism resulting in maintaining the ideal body weight (no weight gain), produce almost no waste, a well-developed body, and an amazingly strong immune system that resists every disease known to human kind.
When the person hits puberty, the eye color change completely stops. The only hair that grows on the body is what the person was born with, which is either black or dark brown, (head hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair that is found in ears and nose) in other words, no body hair, no facial hair, no pubic hair or even anal hair. Females carrying this disorder do NOT menstruate even though they are fertile and they give birth to children carrying the disorder.
At the age of 20 or so, the growth process starts slowing and completely stopping at the age of 40 or 50 allowing the person to live a long life span up to 170 years!
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Play Pokemon games online. WHO NEEDS FRIENDS.
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Play Pokemon games online. WHO NEEDS FRIENDS.
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Damnn already one month ago since I had bubble tea- (Taken with Instagram)
Reblogging because squirrel
Reblogging because baby squirrel.
Reblogging because it's head is the same size as its body.
Reblogging because of -throws up rainbows-
It needs me to love it. Yes.
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His eyes 0_o
Okay. I'm done looking. I'm definitely getting these.
Hopefully, I can get my first one, the wrist, sometime this week. (:


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The Restaurant at Gilcrease elegant but disappointing
By Helen Patterson
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The Restaurant at Gilcrease has one aspect which recommends it above all others: it accepts dining dollars as payment. It is possibly the only "fancy" restaurant which does so, and is certainly the only one which sells champagne. As such, these intrepid reviewers made the trip down 244 to see what could be purchased with campus funny money.
The Restaurant is nestled within the museum. Although it may be difficult to locate, friendly museum staff are happy to direct patrons, and admission to the museum is free to TU students. Given the fairly remote location of the museum, The Restaurant has an excellent view overlooking the forest. These reviewers even caught a glimpse of a bald eagle while seated near the far wall.
There were several soup and appetizer options, but the most interesting appetizer was the crawfish hushpuppies with chipotle remoulade. The hushpuppies themselves were crispy, and maintained a good texture. Biting into them was delightful. Unfortunately, there was too much cheese, and this overwhelmed the flavor of the crawfish. We did not receive any remoulade, so whether or not it was delicious remains a mystery.
The salads offered were fairly tame, including a caesar and a house with grilled salmon. We sampled the fall spinach salad, which like the rest of the items on the menu, suffers from too many modifiers from its menu description. The menu lists the salad as the "Fall Spinach Salad with pomegranate, apple, candied walnuts, goat cheese and maple cider vinaigrette." It was as good as those ingredients sound, though not better than the sum of its parts.
One of the better entrée options was the vista buffalo burger which The Restaurant markets as one of its favorites. The burger was delicious and juicy, cooked exactly the way it was ordered. It came on a bun that was slightly too toasted but otherwise excellent in taste and texture.
The burger itself was served with delicious white cheddar and fresh tomato. Bacon jam sauce accompanied the meal, and was an intriguing concoction that tasted like bacon barbeque jello. The burger was supposed to be served with poblano slaw, but was instead served with fries. The fries were delicious; they were salted just right and did not taste frozen.
Another entrée was the redeye braised short ribs, which were served with asparagus rather than the advertised wilted greens. Unfortunately, the ribs came with far more fat than necessary and the fingerling potatoes were a little too salty.
For dessert, the chocolate tart with salted caramel was rich and incredibly delicious. However, it did not actually have any salted caramel on it. Instead, it was served with an artificial strawberry sauce and a sliced strawberry. The strawberry sauce and the strawberry itself—though they improved the presentation of the plate and added color—did not taste very good.
The marscapone tower was a layering of graham cracker crust and ginger mascarpone. Aside from the slightly non sequitur pineapple drizzle on the plate, this dessert was phenomenal. Whole chunks of ginger floated through the mascarpone giving it an exciting pop to counter the smooth cheese. It was a shining garnish on an otherwise sometimes lackluster meal.
Intrepid students seeking to relieve themselves of Steadbucks at The Restaurant should bear in mind that waiters prefer to be informed of the method of payment at the meal's commencement, as it makes settling the bill vastly easier. Please also note that dining dollars cannot be used to leave gratuity.


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Made this for Xmas gifts, and they went over with a bang. The crust is buttery, the top chewy, and everyone asked for the recipe. I used cranberries instead of apricots, and added a pinch of kosher salt to the caramel (I don't use salted butter). I also added a tsp. or so of pastry extract (Princess extract) to the shortbread. My shortbread was about 1/2" thick in a 9x14 jelly roll stonewear pan, so I had to cook it almost twice as long and it never got golden as expected. I also cut the bars while still hot, so the still-liquid caramel oozed between the sides and underneath. A keeper!
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Good gluten-free alternative...I've been making this recipe ever since I saw it published a couple years ago. But since then, I learned I was gluten-intolerant. This weekend was a dear friend's goodbye party and these have been her favorites since I started making them. She is also gluten-intolerant now...so I decided to try it GF. I ended up cheating a little and buying the Bob's Red Mill Shortbread Cookie Mix, and then did the topping as usual. They came out brilliantly.
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Moultrie - Merchants beware. Counterfeit checks are circulating around south Georgia, Alabama and north Florida.
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The checks are written out for $400 to $900. One way to tell the McDonald's checks are fake, the name is mis-spelled in the lower right hand corner. McDonalds is missing the "d". Moultrie Police Sgt. Roger Lindsay, says, "The merchants are the ones out of the money. We need to emphasize, the McDonalds corporation surely are not behind any of this. This is an individual or a group of individuals making up the McDonald's checks. "
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Kamphaeng Phet Historic Park
A whole historical park to yourself!
What we say:
When compared to the historical park at Sukhothai, the first thing you'll notice is the much wider use of laterite, particularly in sculpting Buddha images. The erosion over the centuries has created a fascinating array of figures that slightly resemble the aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The park is separated into two sections, each with separate entrances. The central zone is located within the old city walls and includes two of Kamphaeng Phet's chief attractions: Wat Phra That and Wat Phra Kaew. Because it borders Tesa 2 Rd, the central zone isn't quite as tranquil as the northern zone, which is lushly forested and in more remote surrounds. The central zone's front gates are located on the east side of the park, but you can also enter through the western side near the City Pillar shrine. Directly northeast of the central zone are Kamphaeng Phet National Museum, Ruan Thai Museum and San Phra Isuan shrine.
The more sprawling northern zone's front gate is located a short bicycle ride northwest of the central zone. With banyan trees and mossy footpaths intermingling with the ruins, the northern zone posseses a sense of remoteness that's quite similar to Si Satchanalai. It's also spread over a much larger area than the central zone and contains more extensive ruins -- over 40 sites in total -- including Wat Chang Rob and Wat Phra Si Ariyabat.
If you arrive on a weekday, chances are you'll have both sections almost completely to yourself. On our latest visit, the only other person we came across amid the ruins was a meditating white-robed Buddhist nun and a few napping dogs. If you visit on a Saturday or Sunday, you may need to share the ruins with a busload or two of Thai tourists, but Kamphaeng Phet never gets as crowded as Sukhothai or Ayutthaya.
While we've highlighted a handful of the largest and most prominent sites below, different sites are appreciated in different ways by different people -- just because we haven't listed it doesn't mean it's not worth experiencing.
Both sections of the park are open daily from 08:00 to 18:00. Tickets for foreigners cost 100 baht for each zone, or you can buy a single ticket valid for both zones for 150 baht. Bicycles can be rented at the gates of either zone; the cost is 30 baht for a single-gear city bike or 50 baht for a mountain bike. Food and drink is limited to a few street carts outside the central zone and nonexistent in the northern zone, so be sure to stock up on water before you arrive. Note that each of the museums charge additional entry fees.
Wat Phra Kaew
One of Kamphaeng Phet's top sites
Shaded by tall trees to the west of the central zone, this sprawling complex is fronted by a large laterite and brick platform with a seated laterite Buddha image whose face has worn away over the years. Behind this image is what's left of what was once a very tall chedi but has since been reduced to little more than a base. Luckily, several of the exquisite Sukhothai-style elephant sculptures that surround the chedi are in pristine condition -- a handful even have their complete rounded trunks still attached.
Continuing west down steep ancient stairs, a large bell-shaped chedi stands in good condition. Nearby is a secondary base where another weathered laterite Buddha with arms that look to have been severed at the elbows makes for an eerie sight. Along with the elephants, the highlight of Wat Phra Kaew is a family of three well preserved Buddha images -- two seated and one reclining -- towards the rear of the complex. These are believed to have been added during the early Ayutthaya period.
Owing to an ancient text that claims the Emerald Buddha (Phra Kaew) image now found in Bangkok's Grand Palace compound was once brought to Kamphaeng Phet, King Rama VI guessed this to be the temple where the image was housed and it was he who named it Wat Phra Kaew not even 100 years ago.
Wat Phra That
A mix of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya
If you enter the central zone from the main gates to the east, the first major site you'll encounter is Wat Phra That. While not as awe-inspiring as some of Kamphaeng Phet's other temples, it's interesting for the design qualities that include both Sukhothai and Ayutthaya influences. The chief bell shaped chedi is made of brick in classic Sukhothai style and mounted on a laterite base. Later, during the Ayutthaya period, the complex was redesigned in the Ayutthaya style, evidenced by the L-shaped gallery wall that cuts through the complex.
Wat Phra Non
Where's the hidden passage?
One of the first sites encountered after entering the northern zone, Wat Phra Non is perhaps more notable for its jungle atmosphere than its history. Surrounded by mossy zig-zagging brick walkways and shaded by tall trees, it's the sort of place that feels like it could be out of an Indiana Jones movie. The complex was once an important Buddhist monastery, but all that's left today are the many laterite brick walls, wide pillars that no longer have a roof to hold up, and a few Buddha images so weathered that they look like other-wordly beings.
Wat Phra Si Ariyabot
A towering Buddha beneath the trees
The highlight of this extensive complex, known locally as Wat Yuen, is a towering mandapa that once featured Sukhothai-style sculptures depicting the four bodily postures of the Buddha -- standing, walking, sitting and reclining. The images on three sides have been reduced to nothing but a piece of a leg here or a foot there, but the standing image, which is at least 12 metres tall, remains in very good condition save a missing arm. Peering into the dense jungle that flanks the temple to the rear, the standing Buddha is one of the best preserved and most photogenic in Kamphaeng Phet.
Wat Chang Rob
68 elephants and a view
The northern zone sprawls for quite some distance to the north, and it's worth putting in the extra peddling effort to reach this distinctive monument. Perched on the area's highest hill, a 30 metre-wide laterite base is surrounded by 68 limestone elephants sculpted in Sukhothai style. All are missing most of their trunks and many have been reduced to nothing but a pair of legs, but the intricate stone work in the eyes and ears can still be seen on many. The base once supported a massive chedi, though most of it has since toppled. Still, it's worth climbing the steep stairwell to the top of the base, from where you can gaze down on the entire surrounding area through ancient triangular passageways.
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- Ko Chang Noi
- Ko Jum
- Ko Kham
- Ko Kho Khao
- Ko Kradan
- Ko Kut
- Ko Lanta
- Ko Lao Liang
- Ko Libong
- Ko Lipe
- Ko Maak
- Ko Muk
- Ko Mun Nork
- Ko Ngai
- Ko Pha Ngan
- Ko Phayam
- Ko Phi Phi
- Ko Phra Thong
- Ko Ra
- Ko Samet
- Ko Samui
- Ko Si Boya
- Ko Si Chang
- Similan islands
- Ko Sukorn
- Ko Surin
- Ko Tao
- Ko Tarutao
- Ko Wai
- Ko Yao Noi
- Ko Yao Yai
- Phuket
Most popular sights in Kamphaeng Phet
Mae Wong National Park
Kamphaeng Phet Historic Park
Khlong Lan National Park
Kamphaeng Phet National Museum
San Phra Isuan
Ruan Thai Museum
Kamphaeng Phet Riverfront
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