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Saturday, November 17, 2007
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ATLANTA - As of Friday, the Braves' leading candidate to replace Andruw Jones in center field is Josh Anderson.Who? The Braves acquired the speedy 25-year-old from the Houston Astros for reliever Oscar Villarreal in hardly the kind of deal that fans were hoping for or expected. Anderson played in 25 games for the Astros last season and hit an impressive .358. But his main edge over top Braves prospect Jordan Schafer is that he has a few more years of experience. Even with a big hole to fill, the Braves were determined not to do anything that would block an eventual spot for Schafer, who added a good Arizona Fall League season to his breakout year in Class A. Schafer, 21, hit .324 in the Arizona Fall League after leading all the minors in hits last season while playing for Rome and Myrtle Beach. Manager Bobby Cox and general manager Frank Wren watched Schafer in Arizona this week and saw nothing to convince them that he isn't the Braves' center fielder of the future. But Schafer isn't likely to be ready for an Opening Day spot and that is where Anderson comes in. He's a little older, has tasted the majors already and brings speed that the Braves obviously need. Anderson had 41 stolen bases in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League last season, led the Class AA Texas League in steals the previous two seasons with 50 and 53, and swiped 78 bases to lead all the minors while in Class A in 2004. Anderson, though, hit a modest .273 last season at Round Rock and is still developing as a hitter despite his impressive average with the Astros. The left-handed hitter also has almost no power, with his minor league high in homers for a season just six. Still, Anderson will likely go to spring training with the best chance to replace slugger and 10-time Gold Glove winner Andruw Jones in center field. The Braves have said they will not pursue Jones as a free agent. The Braves don't want to move right fielder Jeff Francoeur to center or try second baseman Kelly Johnson there. Brandon Jones, a top hitting prospect, is playing center field in the Mexican Winter League, but is more likely to compete with Matt Diaz for playing time in left field. Villarreal, 26, was 2-2 with a 4.24 ERA in 51 games for the Braves last season. He was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks two years ago in the Johnny Estrada deal. Villarreal may have become expendable with the development of Charlie Morton in the Arizona Fall League. The right-hander was 4-1 with a 2.57 ERA and struck out 20 in 21 innings. The Braves will also save money to be used elsewhere. Villarreal is arbitration eligible. SideBar: THE ANDERSON FILE Who: Josh Anderson Position: Outfield Age: 25 How acquired: Obtained from Houston Astros in trade for pitcher Oscar Villarreal. 2007 stats: Hit .358 in 25 games with Astros after batting .273 with 41 stolen bases for AAA Round Rock. Background: Fourth-round draft choice out of Eastern Kentucky in 2003. Led the minors with 78 stolen bases in 2004. Uses his speed to cover plenty of ground in the outfield.
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The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. engages in the provision of banking services. It operates through the following divisions: Banking, Leasing, Securities, and Other. The Banking division offers banking services. The Leasing division provides leasing services. The Securities division manages financial instruments business. The Other division consists of credit guarantee, venture capital, and securities businesses. The company was founded on December 16, 1920 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

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1 Ibérico World Tapas
The Shire Hall, High Pavement GB - Nottingham NG1 1HN
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Type of cuisine : Mediterranean
Menu: £12 (weekday lunch) - Carte: £13/£35
Lively, well-run restaurant hidden away in the basement of the former city jail and law courts, with a vaulted ceiling, colourful Moorish tiles and ornate fretwork. Tapas menu with 'Spanish' and 'World' sections; skilful cooking is full of flavour. F..2014
2 Restaurant Sat Bains
Trentside, Old Lenton Ln GB - Nottingham NG7 2SA
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Type of cuisine : innovative
Menu: £85, £95 - £99
Smart restaurant with an intimate dining room and a conservatory overlooking an enclosed garden - incongruously located near a flyover. Crisply laid tables and a formal atmosphere; slick, knowledgeable service. 7 and 10 course tasting menus feature r..2014
3 Larder on Goosegate
1st Floor, 16-22 Goosegate GB - Nottingham NG1 1FE
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Type of cuisine : British traditional
Menu: £14 (weekdays) - Carte: £23/£33
Airy first floor restaurant in a listed Victorian building; sit in the window for a view of the street below. Unfussy dishes are skilfully cooked, good value and very tasty. Delicious steaks. Freshly made cakes.2014
4 Lime
4 Upminster Dr GB - Nottingham NG16 1PT
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Type of cuisine : Indian
Carte: £15/£27
Bright, modern Indian restaurant away from the city centre; personally run by the cheery owner. Flavoursome food with distinctive spicing. Non-alcoholic bar, and no corkage fee if you bring your own wine or beer.2014
5 escabeche
27 Bridgford Rd GB - West Bridgford NG2 6AU
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Type of cuisine : Mediterranean
Menu: £12 (weekdays) - Carte: £18/£27
Informal, modern, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant with a sunny front terrace. The broad main menu lists vibrant, well-presented tapas dishes, offering a great variety of flavours. Excellent value set menu.2014
6 Hart's
Standard Ct. , Park Row GB - Nottingham NG1 6GN
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Type of cuisine : British modern
Menu: £18, £24 - £24 - Carte: £25/£39
Light, contemporary restaurant in the former A&E dept. of the old city hospital - it's separate from the hotel of the same name. Well-priced, flavourful, modern British dishes and professional service. Sit in one of the central booths.2014
7 World Service
Newdigate House, Castlegate GB - Nottingham NG1 6AF
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Type of cuisine : international
Menu: £15, £20 - £25 - Carte: £27/£52
Double-fronted Georgian property with a modern extension and a clubby, colonial feel; enter via an Indonesian-inspired courtyard garden. Visually appealing dishes have wide ranging influences, including French, British, Spanish and Asian.2014
8 MemSaab
12-14 Maid Marian Way GB - Nottingham NG1 6HS
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Type of cuisine : Indian
Carte: £18/£36
Professionally run restaurant dominated by a wooden copy of the Gateway of India. Original, authentic cooking with well-judged spicing and a distinctive North Indian influence. Dishes from the charcoal grill are a highlight.2014
9 Crème
12 Toton Ln GB - Stapleford NG9 7HA
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Type of cuisine : British modern
Menu: £16, £20 - £20
Well-run neighbourhood restaurant with a spacious, comfortable lounge area and a stylish, modern, formally laid dining room. Seasonally changing, modern British menu; well-presented dishes are served by friendly staff.2014
10 Perkins
Old Railway Station, Station Rd GB - Plumtree NG12 5NA
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Type of cuisine : British traditional
Menu: £14, £17 - £19 - Carte: £25/£34
Converted Victorian railway station; now a light, modern, airy restaurant; sit in the conservatory overlooking the railway line. Classically based menus include sharing boards and tureens; local produce features.2014
11 La Rock
4 Bridge St GB - Sandiacre NG10 5QT
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Type of cuisine : British modern
Menu: £25 (lunch) - Carte: £25/£42
Charming, rustic restaurant with an airy feel; dining is split over two floors - upstairs you'll find exposed brick walls and antler chandeliers. Cooking combines classical flavours with modern techniques; local fruits are well used.2014
12 The Martins Arms
School Ln GB - Colston Bassett NG12 3FD
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Type of cuisine : Traditional
Carte: £27/£47
Creeper-clad pub in a charming village, with a cosy, fire-lit bar and period furnished dining rooms. The menu has a meaty, masculine base, with a mix of classical and more modern dishes, and plenty of local game in season.2014
13 Reindeer Inn
Main St GB - Hoveringham NG14 7JR
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Type of cuisine : British traditional
Menu: £11/ £23 - Carte: £24/£38
Characterful country inn set next to a cricket pitch, with old beams, an open fire and a cosy, relaxed atmosphere. Well-priced menus offer mainly classical dishes. It's popular with the locals.2014
14 Langar Hall
GB - Langar NG13 9HG
Type of cuisine : British traditional
Menu: £20 - Carte: £26/£51


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The History of QR Codes & How to Use Them in the Home
QR codes have been popping up all over the place lately — on business cards, our clothes, our stools on beer mugs, and even on the wall. But do you know where the QR code came from and why it was invented? We do some investigating and also discover some ways you could put QR to use in your home.
The 'QR' in the QR code stands for 'Quick Response,' but it wasn't developed by parademics for use in the ER. It actually was invented by a subsidiary of Toyota to rapidly track cars and parts in automotive manufacturing plants.
Unlike a traditional barcode, QR codes are actually read by image sensors like those found in your digital camera. A snapshot is taken and the three corner squares are used to decipher the angle and orientation of the code. A program then analyzes the rest of the pixel arrangement to decipher the message. The codes are highly customizable and can be configured for a virtually infinite amount of unique combinations. Are these of any use to us in the home, though?
Well, we have posted a few interesting and creative uses of QR codes before; for tracking inventory on your moving boxes and for photo sharing at an event. Another way to use them could be on food placards for your next dinner party.
It may be a little too geeky for most, but yours truly went through the trouble of putting them on each item prepared for a dinner party. If guests wanted the recipe, they could just scan the card and get directed to a link they could save or email so they could make it at home again later.
Have you geeked out and used QR codes in the home? What creative uses have you thought of?
Learn to make your own QR code:
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Good grief.
No thank you.
I appreciate the thought behind giving guests a way to get the recipes besides the fuss of printing them out.....but that's an awful lot of work for convenience. While I see them all over the place, it's rarely at a place where I have time to scan them and get the additional information.
Personally I don't use them anywhere but in art galleries. They tend to be helpful to remember a piece, if you like more info about it and not clutter up the wall space around it. Unless, you actually make one out of wood: http://artstallations.com/qr
I saw them years back in Tokyo and I saw people scanning them too. I don't think they've caught on here though.
Never came across anything I wanted to know to use this.
I recently cooked for a large group of people at a Sci-Fi convention, and a lot of people donated equipment like coolers and slow cookers to the effort. To keep it all straight, I printed out labels with QR codes redirecting to each donor's Facebook profile, and stuck them on the donated pieces. At-a-glance privacy was maintained, but if a piece went home with the wrong nerd, a quick scan would find its rightful owner.
"...where the QR code came from and why it was invented?"
Who cares? It's ugly.
I like it.
I had to think and think, but I came up with a way to like this: Imagine the bar code as the modern-day descendant of the dangling price tag on Minnie Pearl's hat, and suddenly it has a link to something that was charming and whimsical instead of techno and overgadgetized.
I really like QR codes. They have been slow to catch on, but they offer so much potential!! The idea of using them to link guests to recipes is a great idea, especially if you are using a recipe from a blog or recipe site. It can generate additional traffic to the blog or site, and it makes it so much easier for friends and family to get an copy of the recipe immediately. Granted, I'm slower than most to follow up with information like that :-). I've personally used them when developing programs for both youth and adults. For kids there are some great ideas on the internet for using QR codes with scavenger hunts - old-fashioned scavenger hunts, not Internet-based hunts - and it's such a fun way to provide clues. They are also really great on nature hikes for providing additional information about plants, etc.
Thank you for sharing another great use for QR codes!!
I've tried scanning QRs several times when I've been in businesses with placards which tell me that I'll be guided to their facebook page, so I may "like" them. When it works, it is a really quick link. Trouble is, sometimes they will scan, other times they won't. The odd thing is that my phone tends to get really hot when I'm scanning a QR, not sure why, but it makes me less inclined to use the app.


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BOSTON, (UPI) — Neil Diamond says he will donate the royalties from this week's soaring sales of his song "Sweet Caroline" to a Boston Marathon bombing victims fund.
"Donating these royalties to #OneFund! RT "@Nielsen_Ent: 'Sweet Caroline' sales up by 597 percent, selling 19K after Boston bombings," the 72-year-old singer-songwriter said on Twitter.
The soft-rock hit, released as a single June 28, 1969, has been played at Boston Red Sox baseball games as an eighth-inning staple since 2002 and became an unofficial Boston anthem after the April 15 bombings that killed three people and injured 264 others.
The nearly 19,000 downloads of "Sweet Caroline" this week is up from 2,800 the week before, Nielsen SoundScan reported.
The fund for the bombing victims, The One Fund Boston, raised nearly $24 million as of Thursday, a United Press International check indicated.
"Sweet Caroline," which doesn't mention Boston or the Red Sox, was inspired by an "innocent, wonderful" photo of President John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, Diamond told the British newspaper The Guardian in 2007.
Caroline Kennedy was 11 years old when he wrote the song. He sang it at her 50th birthday celebration in 2007.
Diamond was at Boston's Fenway Park Saturday to lead fans in a rousing sing-along rendition of the tune during the team's first home stand since the attacks.
The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Raptors and other sports teams also played "Sweet Caroline" at games following the bombings.
The singer, who has sold more than 125 million records worldwide, told Rolling Stone magazine last week he was working on a new song inspired in part by the Boston tragedy.
"I'm writing now and obviously affected by this situation in Boston, so I'm writing about it just to express myself," he said.
The song, which he told the magazine was still untitled, will cover more than just the Boston events. It will also include the shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn.
"It's like an infestation, and I'm writing about the general situation, not just about this bombing in Boston, but what we're going through with all of these tragedies — shootings and so on and so forth," Diamond said.


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Ever since my kids saw the stop-motion animated film Chicken Run set in a very tightly-run chicken coop, they've been obsessed with factory tours. The precision and organization of a factory assembly line is fun to watch and, despite the repetition, doesn't get tedious (unless you happen to work there). Going behind the scenes and seeing how products are made is always interesting, though I admit my family is partial to food factory tours that culminate in sampling the finished product.
Here is a list of six sweet (and salty) food factory tours that are fun and educational for kids, all located in the Northeast. Some are easy day trips from the tri-state area. Others require a weekend and make great destinations for any upcoming school breaks.
If you thought Atlantic City was only slot machines and cocktail waitresses, think again. This South Jersey seaside city is reinventing itself as a family destination.
My kids and I took an overnight vacation to Atlantic City last spring, with winning results. The kids were excited to walk the actual streets whose names they recognized from frequent games of Monopoly. We headed over to the boardwalk, and though it was too cold to swim, there were lots of activities to keep the kids entertained. We had a great time visiting the emporium of the weird and freaky, Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum. We hit the famed amusement park, the Steel Pier, and had a ball on the rides and trying our luck at the arcade games.
My family and I recently spent a great afternoon at the Silverball Museum Arcade. Located on the Boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey, it is home to 200 pinball machines and arcade games. No problem if you or your kid becomes addicted to the flashing lights and the sound of the ricocheting metal ball, because unlimited play is included with your admission. No quarters are needed at this hands-on museum. You can try as many of the machines as you like, as many times as you like.
Welcome to Mommy Poppins New Jersey! The free online resource for parents and kids where you'll get the scoop on what's fun, unique, outdoorsy, indoorsy, artsy, bouncy, sassy and splashy in the Garden State. Come play with us, won't you?


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State Rep. Tina Davis, D-Bucks, won unanimous House support for her resolution increasing awareness of an incurable but preventable disorder that a 1-year-old Levittown girl is battling.
"House Resolution 484 names January 15th as Krabbe Disease Awareness Day in Pennsylvania, which is the first birthday of Hannah Pizzullo of Levittown," Davis said. "Her parents -- Vicki and Justin -- wanted to be in Harrisburg today to help spread the word about the disease, but Hannah suffered a setback over the holidays and they couldn't be here."
Krabbe disease is one of six genetic storage disorders affecting the central nervous system. However, it's one of the rarest and most deadly strains, affecting about one in every 100,000 people in the United States, and mostly infants younger than 6 months.
"It seems so cruel that the younger the age that Krabbe disease occurs, the faster it progresses," Davis said. "You don't have to know Hannah or her parents to be moved by the sadness of it all."
Davis said the most heartbreaking aspect of the disease is that it is preventable if caught early with simple screening at birth, using the same heel prick that an infant already receives.
"Hannah's condition has inspired many across Pennsylvania, and today the House gave final passage to House Bill 1654, which adds Krabbe disease to the list of disorders screened at birth," Davis said. "Hannah's struggles are making for brighter futures, and I was eager to vote again for Representative Angel Cruz's legislation, which now heads to the state Senate."
Davis said solace is hard to come by when considering Hannah's prospects of seeing a second birthday.
"I encourage everyone to learn more about Hannah Pizzullo, Krabbe disease and how screenings at birth can prevent future misfortunes," Davis said. "It's important that we all play a role to see that Krabbe disease afflicts no more of our babies."
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Lutron MA-1000-BL Dimmer Switch, 1000W Multi-Location Maestro Dimmer - Black
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You've seen smart cars and smart phones, but have you seen smart dimmers? The Lutron 1000W Maestro Dimmer (Multi-Location) in black is the newest addition to the dimmer family that saves you both time and energy.
The Lutron MA-1000-BL is unique when compared to standard dimmers. This light dimmer remembers all of your favorite light settings. Simply push the main button once to find your favorite lighting; push twice for maximum light. For any quick and accurate changes, a tough rocker is located on the side of the face place.
Nevertheless, the Lutron 1000W Maestro Dimmer has more than just a good memory. The dimmer also dually acts as a brightness level indicator and locator light in the dark. The Lutron MA-1000-BL never stops working for you.
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Hanoi, Viet Nam Bike Tours - If one wants to get to know an area, biking is a real delight. Our biking trip is truly an opportunity to participate in the everyday life of the Mekong Delta. We can pedal amid schoolchildren, ride behind women with squealing pigs tied.
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Central, Viet Nam Sight-Seeing Tours - Travelers visit to Shwedagon, the most outstanding pagoda, dominating the skyline of Yangon with a magical golden flash. Then they enjoy the panoramic sunset, from the peak of Mandalay Hill.
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hi mahiru!!!!!!!!!!!!
*scales turn back to black* YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just wierd and white on a Monday.........
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Move Along.
I'm out too
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If you have seen the popular titles you will have no problems, there are 10 questions and you can miss a few of them and still be accepted so just pm me if you want to join my clan!Originally Posted by mahiru
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Wo shi zhen zhen zhen xi huan ni...
Thank you Equinn!! ^-^
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Unemployment drop is good for investors
Forget the conspiracy theories about rigged data. The latest jobs numbers are bullish for retailers and consumer products companies.
Scott Hoyt, a senior director of consumer economics for Moody's Analytics, tells MSN Money that the data, which showed a gain of 114,000 in nonfarm payrolls, indicated some "data anomalies," such as a big increase in the number of part-time workers who say they want to work full time. Government jobs also showed gains, reversing recent declines.
"We were surprised by the drop in the unemployment rate," he said, adding that claims of political manipulation of economic data are not new. "You hear that every so often. . . . We have never given any credence to those claims."
If the jobless improvements hold, the holiday season may turn out to be better than retailers had expected. That is good news for a variety of companies -- including Wal-Mart (WMT), Sears Holdings (SHLD) and TJX (TJX) -- that appeal to lower- and middle-income consumers. It also includes those like Macy's (M) and Nordstrom (JWN) that appeal to wealthier shoppers. Surging consumer confidence, coupled with a rebound in real estate, will also bolster a wide array of companies, including Procter & Gamble (PG), Costco (COST) and Home Depot (HD), along with companies that cater to the wealthy, such as Tiffany & Co. (TIF).
Of course, these improvements could evaporate if Congress fails to stop the nation from tumbling off the fiscal cliff, if the situation in Europe deteriorates significantly or if China's economy overheats. Though a lower unemployment rate no doubt helps Obama's re-election chances, conspiracy theories about rigged data make no sense.
For such a diabolical plan to work, it would have to be hatched at the highest levels of government and would have to involve multiple sets of data, because the cooking of one month's report would be too easy to spot. Though other countries, including Greece and China, have been accused of fudging their data, there is no evidence that this has happened in the U.S.
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Well we know for sure that SEIU employed the loudest, most obnoxious, racist Obama supporters at $11 an hr. to harass Romney supporters.
And they say Obama can't create jobs......
I wonder how much they pay per vote? I need more than a free phone, bus ride, and sandwich to vote for this empty chair!
Hmmm we NEED 200,000 jobs created per month just to keep up with population growth, yet 114,000 drops the unemployment rate .3%?????????
LMFAO! And these are the MORONS we are to trust our retirement funds with? Johnny here better hope Obama wins, otherwise this loon and his rhetoric will be serving fries at the local McDonalds! He damn sure won't be running the register with his ignorant math skills!
The jobs gains of 114,000 don't = a .3% drop in unemployment, about 400,000 jobs added would, but.....anyway, it's a gain.
Still have less jobs that we did in January 2009, and especially January 2008.
Jan 08 we had 138 million jobs in the US. Today we're at over 133 million only.
Obama gets his **** handed to him in the debates, showing us as the EMPTY CHAIR he is and two days later the unemployment rate shoots downward just after jobless claims were mildly lower than expected........
LMFAO! Seriously? Do you MORONS actually think the majority of America is that stupid? What next fuel prices to hit $2 before the election?
President's dont have any effect on employment. They are powerless to stop these dips and increases in employment, so its difficult to blame Obama for poor job performance. The main culprit in unemployment is congress. They hold the purse strings and the ability to act on issues. Just as Democrats in congress kept fillibustering corrections to the housing market since 2001, its Democrats who oversaw the collapse in 2007 to 2009. Its Democrats who oversaw the recession in the early '90s. Its Democrats who oversaw the recession in the '50s. Its Democrats who oversaw the Great Depression. On the other hand every recovery to these have been seen by usage of Austrian Economics. The effects of the crisis in the late 1970s were made minimal due to the appointment of a good treasury secretary under Carter that carried over with Reagan for a strong boom. The effects in the 1950's were minimimized by Austrian Economics. Today the recovery is starting to happen because Congress cannot act. Surprise the economy turned around when Republicans took the house.
The President does not matter for employment, or economics. Its the congress. So when you are voting for reps and senators, Don't let Harry Reid have another 2 years as Senate Majority Leader.
The numbers may not have been fudged.
But, considering all the road work going on everywhere I go, by towns that are "going broke", I swear the "Shovel Ready" dollars were delayed until this year, to ensure these numbers before November.
It may be a cynical view, to think so many Americans were left to suffer for three year, for an election gimmick. But it comes easily with our political process.
I guess that the same number cookers from the mortgage and banking mess have found new employment......The articule said a rise in gov't jobs...
As for the comments about ignoring the data issues is remnisant of the way that folks were given mortgage loans....the ability to repay was ignored....
So Obama caused all this mess in four years, this is crap and everyone knows it makes no sense. Take a sharp look at where things were and how much they've improved since he's been in the White House. You don't have to like water to know it's good for you. Obama is good for this country and need your help to get more things done. Don't do it for him, do it for yourself, your family and loved ones..
Being poor has to be devastating; thought of as nothing and no body by your president is even worse. It seems that no one notices jobs were an all time low when Bush was in the White House which continued until Obama got in. Alll of a sudden eyes are opened, ears are listening when it is said that Obama is bringing this country down. Regardless of what he does, for some, it's time to get him out of the White House. He can do no good. I said you in the 47% stop spending money he helped you get to feed your children and take care of your families. I say continue on the path of the repubs and see where we end up.........further in the hole than we already are. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand what Romney's mind is on, it's getting rid of all government assistance for those on it. I am not on it, so it's not a problem for me but it would be devastating if I were. Can't you ear what Romney is saying...hopefully all the wealthy and well to do have no poor family members needing government......perhaps they will take care of them but I doubt it.
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I guess I didn't really put a lot of thought into those fluffy additions. First, the polar bears did look kinda forced into it, the bears would have to look a bit more ferocious or at least have a different posture for it to work. They are gone. I've added a mountain, but I'm unsure about that too. It looks kinda tame now, but I'll try to make it more detailed with a darker background. Oh, btw, the aurora is a bit misplaced too. So close to equator there would not be northern/southern lights anyway :p
Small update, just made the text a bit more easier to read (albeit a bit uglier), and added the fiery island. The red is supposed to be red minerals from the volcano. Dunno how realistic it is, but I just wanted to make it.


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We had just moved to Fenton and had high hopes given they have an IB program. Unfortunately, we were extremely disappointed: the majority of teachers were apathetic, student fights a regular occurrence, less than challenging academics, and an ineffective administration. My son, a freshman at the time, was attacked by a student during band class and was beat with a metal marching band baton, sustaining a broken thumb. He was told he wouldn't have any consequences for his actions given his thumb. What were his actions: he pushed the boy off to run away. When asked what he should have done, I was told he should have used his voice. The teacher was in his office on his computer, not in class. My other son, who was at AGS MS, was bullied the first 6 weeks of school. The principal and counselor both knew what was going on. I begged them to keep my son safe. It continued until he cracked and fought back: 3 boys had cornered him in the hall. He was suspended 3 days for fighting. They knew he was being bullied and when they didn't protect him, he protected himself. My kids were singled out because they were new. We went to the Superintendent who did nothing so left the district.
Fenton has great class sizes, facilities and programs. The staff for the most part, are wonderful and engaging. One big drawback is that all AP classes have been eliminated in favor of the IB curriculum. In addition, most of the staff is not on board with the IB program & its costs. Colleges place more emphasis on AP than IB classes. Also, a parent should be aware that if your child is enrolled in the IB diploma program, there is a $200/class fee that is billed in October with just 10 days to pay the balance. For most in the IB diploma program, that would entail a $1200 fee. Since there are no AP courses, students are forced to enroll in this program in order for their college apps to state that they took the highest level of course work offered. In many other neighboring school districts with the IB program, these fees are absorbed by the district, but not in Fenton where you are told if you don't pay you will not have the courses on your transcript. Bottom line, if you are looking for an IB school, this may not be your best choice. Also, with the proliferation of other schools being certified as IB in the area, there will be many to choose from who are offering the program free.
They put the kids first! Education is the key!
Great staff, great students, and a new IB program.
I have traveled all over east of the Mississippi with my job, moving my daughter from School to School. This school is the best we have found. My Daughter has Asperger's syndrome which is a form of Autism so we are very cautious about where we place her. This school has been great. No schools have faculties that are 100% committed but this school has the highest percentage I have seen. The classes are reasonable size and the students are respective of the faculty for the most part. All schools have opportunity for improvement but this is the best we have seen.
I'm a former student, and I think Fenton schools are top-notch, Fenton excells in academic, athletics, and the arts! It is an awesome school and community!
We have lived in Fenton for 9 years and our children enjoy going to school and learning. The teachers are wonderful at keeping parents informed and alert us when our child is having any kind of problem.
I believe this school is not that great. The teachers are mostly great, we have some that don't care but most of them want to help the students learn and are really nice.
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knowthenet – a new online advice site funded by Nominet - has launched a Threat Test designed to assess an Internet user's vulnerability to a variety of common online scams.
Security experts, have developed the online quiz to assesses a person's ability to identify different types of Internet scams and gives them an online safety score. Research, commissioned by knowthenet, recently identified professional women aged 25-34 as the most likely demographic, in Britain, to fall victim to Internet-based scams but are inviting people of all ages and from all walks of life to have a go at the 13 questions that make up the Threat Test.
Split into four sections; social networking, phishing, malware and counterfeit goods. The test presents individuals with examples of real-life scams, within a safe environment, and asks what their response would be to each. Throughout the test, relevant advice and guidance is given on how to stay safe online and once completed, the individual is provided with an overall threat level based on their score. It is also supported by a series of educational films on knowthenet's YouTube channel so at the very least if you you get a low score you have a chance to find out why and make sure you educate yourself.
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Weekend Project: Framed Handkerchiefs
House & Home
I'm loving this creative alternative to hanging a traditional piece of art. By using finished, bold-patterned handkerchiefs, it's possible to easily add color and texture to any space without spending a fortune. And what's best about this easy DIY is that it's not static. As your décor changes or you decide to move your collection to another room, the handkerchiefs can easily be swapped out for an ever-changing display.
So I bet you're now thinking...where can I purchase such neat handkerchiefs? Try places like Etsy, Craigslist or eBay. House & Home also suggests your local flea markets and thrift shops. Or maybe you have a collection of grandma's hankies and scarves that would do the trick.
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Oh, I've done this! It's one of my favorite pieces of wall art, too. I found a vintage handkerchief at a thrift-antique-flea market for $1. It took me a year or longer to find a square frame at a thrift store, but I finally did! Now I just need 8 more...
Love this idea, but the instructions don't say how to attach the handkerchief in the frame. I'm not much of a DIY-er but I really want to try this with some handkerchiefs from my grandmother. More guidance would be appreciated!!!
If you don't stitch the handkerchiefs to the backing they will slip down and sag in the frames. Paper is not a sufficient backing material since that too will sag in the frame with fluctuations in temperature and humidity.
You can get white foam core or colored mat to back the handkerchief, which you can get at a craft store or frame shop fairly cheaply, if the frame is really thin, avoid foam core. Just know the dimensions of your frame or bring them with you before you get them cut.
You need a very hearty needle, a smaller needle and some light clear nylon thread to sew the handkerchief to the mat board. A few stitches at each corner should be sufficient for most handkerchiefs, and if you put the stitches in at the hem of the handkerchief, in the direction of those stitches, they will be hardly noticeable.
Use a bigger needle to pierce the mat board once you've decided where to put your stitches, go one corner at a time, it helps to use something to weigh the handkerchief down while your figuring out where to put your stitches. Then use the smaller needle to sew it down, just like a two hole button.
And measure, measure and re-measure to make sure you're sewing it down square to the mat board!
I picked up 4 gorgeous handkerchiefs this past weekend actually do to the same thing. Now just need those frames, and probably some spray paint because the frames only seem to come in black.


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Peat swamp forest
Peat swamp forests are tropical moist forests where waterlogged soil prevents dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing. Over time, this creates a thick layer of acidic peat. Large areas of these forests are being logged at high rates.
Peat swamp forests are typically surrounded by lowland rain forests on better-drained soils, and by brackish or salt-water mangrove forests near the coast.
In particular, tropical peat swamp forests are home to thousands of animals and plants, including many rare and critically endangered species such as the Orangutan and Sumatran Tiger.[1]
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Over the past decade[date missing], the government of Indonesia has drained some peat swamp forests on the island of Borneo for conversion to agricultural land. The dry years of 1997-8 and 2002-3 saw huge fires in the peat swamp forests. A study for the European Space Agency found that the peat swamp forests are a significant carbon sink for the planet, and that the fires of 1997-8 may have released up to 2.5 billion tonnes, and the 2002-3 fires between 200 million to 1 billion tonnes, of carbon into the atmosphere. Much of the emissions from peatlands in Borneo are due to changes in their hydrological regime, caused by drainage from nearby plantations (particularly oil palm). Peatland conservation and rehabilitation are more efficient undertakings than reducing deforestation (in terms of claiming carbon credits from REDD initiatives), due to the much larger reduced emissions achievable per unit area and the much lower opportunity costs involved.[2] Indonesia contains 50% of tropical peat swamps and 10% in the world.[3]
- Borneo peat swamp forests (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia)
- Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests (Thailand)
- Ratargul Swamp Forest (Sylhet District, Bangladesh)
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- ^ http://www.wetlands.org/Whatarewetlands/Peatlands/tabid/2737/Default.aspx
- ^ Mathai, J. (5 October 2009). Seeing REDD over deforestation. http://www.peat-portal.net/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=38&action=view&retrieveid=1060
- ^ http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/69421/ris-peat-forests-can-play-important-role-in-climate-change Antara (news agency)
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The World Series of Fighting (WSoF) on Monday announced a new three-year television partnership with NBC Sports Network, and shortly thereafter Andrei Arlovski took to Twitter to confirm the main event.
Arlovski will square off with Anthony "Rumble" Johnson at the WSoF 2 event on March 23 at Revel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The bout is expected to take place in the heavyweight division.
Both men fought on the promotion's premier event. Arlovski defeated Devin Cole by TKO stoppage midway through the opening round of their heavyweight bout. Johnson, fight at 205 pounds, knocked DJ Linderman out cold, also in the first round.
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Arlovski has since won a unanimous decision over Mike Hayes at an event in Russia. Johnson has yet to fight again.
The two lead the charge for the WSoF's new TV deal with NBC Sports, which calls for six events annually for the next three years.
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I hope WSOF builds up their talent & signs those rejected by UFC (Escudero, Miguel Torres, Kendall Grove, etc.) Despite their losses are entertaining fighters to watch & having them will be a great draw. Competition between organizations is good. Obviously UFC is the biggest & best but it would be nice to know fighters have OPTIONS
Your comment makes perfect sense, not sure why someone would thumb it down. I hope to catch a few of these fights this year
i enjoyed their first card alot actually so im kinda looking foward to this one. im gonna go ahead and say arlovski picks em apart and wins prolly by tko in the 2nd
Wasn't Johnson a Welterweight last year? (who could never make weight)
Go Andre! Break that pencil neck geek, Johnson!
Well atleast aj dont have to cut weigt lol. That is if he can make 265 lol. In seriousness. Aj is a beast at any weight class. Dont think hes ready to get hit in the face by a hw tho
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"An ICS coat to your non-ICS support device"
Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund / Jul 11, 2012
Holo Launcher is a simple home replacement which looks like ICS stock launcher.
IMPORTANT: This is just a license key to unlock the Plus features in Holo Launcher. You must have Holo Launcher 1.1.0+ (free) installed on your device.
Here's our original review on the free version of this great launcher:
Your device wasn't and won't be updated to ICS and you don't know (and you're not interested in) custom ROMS. However, you like how ICS looks like. No worries: that happened to lot of people. And apps like Holo Launcher comes up to fulfill that expectations.
Holo Launcher is a home replacement that can be launch in any Android version. It emulates Holo-layout and ICS interface. Dock, effects, app drawer and many other options will make you feel like if you were really running ICS on your device. Let's focus on its main features.
First off, it allows you to set up to 9 desktop pages and changes grid (till 10x10 grid). Likewise, its Holo-like dock support up to 7 icons and its scrollable (3 pages). You can enable infinite scrolling for desktop, drawer and dock. It also brings gestures to perform some action. For example you can set swipe up/down on desktop to launch apps quickly or display status bar. Pinch to access desktop previews, choose transition effects, set background transparency and many more. Once done you can backup/restore your preset.
In a few words: a launcher with Holo-layout, highly customizable and runs smoothly. Highly recommendable.
IMPORTANT: This is just a license key to unlock the Plus features in Holo Launcher. You must have Holo Launcher 1.1.0+ (free) or Holo Launcher HD installed on your device.
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After installing this app, please restart Holo Launcher (Launcher settings > Restart Launcher) and you should be running Holo Launcher Plus.
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Realised this also unlocks other icon packs. Single icons can be changed on the desktop but not the app drawer. Would be even greater if you can allow this.
Stable, lightweight and good looking launcher worth the price.
Tried them all but always come back to this - easy to use and customize plus it's super fast on my phone! Looks great too!
Holo launcher is better than GO! It may not have all the flashy icons and effects...who cares? It works, has a minimal footprint and with plus, becomes the best alt launcher ever. Drawers working for me. Hope it only gets better without affecting it's current strengths.


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Random Florence Street Shot
One must wonder: is this just an unflattering photo of the gentleman on the left or does he indeed have way too much fabric in the upper back of his jacket? Or maybe he recently hit the gym and shed some pounds. Who knows.
But notice how much better the jacket homie on the right is wearing fits.
Pinching and raising the neck of a jacket is usually done to correct collar flaws. However, any time I have had my neck pinched and raised, I've noticed a better fit across the back as well. You'd think this Florentine gentleman would have gotten that fixed, whether by pinch and raise or some other technique.
In any event, nice bag, bro.
A tailor much more skillful than myself once tried to explain to me the fascination of overtly tight clothing in young men new to tailored clothing. I mentioned to him the trend of those coming to me for suits, favouring jackets far too small, that looked magazine worthy while standing still but lacking any elegance or drape for movement.
The example he used was that of a leather glove - close a fist and it looks molded to the skin, stretched as it is against the back of the hand. But open the fist and the glove will bag at the knuckles and extend past the ends of the fingers. It explained it well for me and I've strived for elegant fit ever since, not always successfully considering how well my wife cooks.
While neither gent has particularly great fit with these obviously off the rack cotton jackets, judging by a static image of two different body shapes in motion is a poor case study. While the man on the left has his left shoulder up and back, causing the imbalance and what you are seeing as the excess cloth, the man on the right is wearing a tight jacket to hide these sins. With a forward and sloping shoulder, the jacket pulls tight like the glove on a fist, and gives the impression of fit.
Dropping a collar is a fix for a too long back balance. The issue here is an imbalance from left to right, and a cotton jacket worn off the rack in a size that isn't skin tight. Had the photo been taken a second later you might be deriding Mr Short rather than Mr Tall.
While taste is subjective without bounds - what I post and what I wear might have the coolest of tumblr scoff - fit has parameters, particularly in classic clothing. While it is tempting to praise the ultra slim, two dimensional fit, achieving clean lines with enough drape for movement and ease to remain elegant is the true marker of beautiful tailoring.
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Fiesta Bowl: Stage is Set for Stanford, Oklahoma State
Stanford fans couldn't have asked for a better day to come down to Phoenix and party. It's about 80 degrees and sunny in the parking lot here at University of Phoenix Stadium, home of tonight's Fiesta Bowl matchup between fourth-ranked Stanford and third-ranked Oklahoma State. Inside, under a closed roof and in the air conditioning, […] [Read More]
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While Oklahoma State is mainly a passing team, Stanford co-defensive coordinator Derek Mason said Thursday that teams that concentrate on stopping the Cowboys' aerial attack do so at their peril. Sophomore running backs Joseph Randle and Jeremy Smith are underrated, he said. "Those guys get to the second level, and when they do they break […] [Read More]


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Grab your glasses and spot the subtle differences in the following celebrity pictures!
**HINT -- There are only THREE difference in the above picture.**
She looks forty-something.
You should boycott Lyndsey until she gets over herself and drops that lawsuit on eTrade!!!!!!!!!!!!
The left one is a skank, the right one is not
Mirror Mirror on the wall.
This woman is so haggard........
hm.......differences? road hard and put back wet.......many times over again.
Did I win??
Lindsay needs to leave the USA and live in Europe for a while. It will revive her career, give her a different perspective about what is important in life, read the classics and take better care of herself. Sleeping, reflection and seeking real honest friends outside of hollywood would be a great start. I believe many in hollywood become paranoid for good reason; they can't trust anyone, because most would sell them out. Lindsay, needs intellectual stimulation and she's not going to find it in her own "gene pool" or those in hollywood!
Perhaps, she should spend some time taking some college courses in literature. She should find a collegiate tutor and learn something! Many of the classics reflect her own experience with class and social culture shock and social hierarchies. Either that or find a good therapist. Course, some of those therapists are FU'd themselves. She needs to find a balance and learn to find herself, then she'll like herself.
Give her a break, she needs someone to extend a helping hand and be kind. Kindness is a good thing to give someone who is hurting. Can't you all see that. I feel sorry for her and wish her well, even though she's hasn't learned to be humble.
its a shame, I actually used to like her.
Much better shoop this week.
Leave the Etrade babies alone Lindsey, that commercial was not about you.
simone. it was nice to have you gone. with that being said: don't ever use your computer again. shouldn't you be at your junior high school? that first crap is lame, sorry to have to tell you. stfu.
Man she looks absolutely horrific. Is she 60????
Well she looks it.


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Haha by Toutatis - I never thought I would go as far as to actually make my childhood hero as a cosplay!
But because of my friend Samie Cosplay - sly persuasion I was like "OKAY! - I'LL DO IT!" and yeah together we actually crafted this cosplay on a weekend!
"The Adventures of Astérix" has practically been on my list of most watched cartoons when I was a VERY young girl, and like Disney I know them inside out X'D
So yes… It was something I really wanted to do!
The cosplay is super simple and extremely lovely to wear (except from the beard ofc X'D) - but all in all it's a cosplay I really look forward to wear at a convention - first time at Japan Expo this weekend in Paris!


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Faculty Webpage: Dr. Stacy Lipowski
Assistant Professor of Psychology
(336) 841-9455
Ph.D. 2011 Kent State University
Experimental/Cognitive Psychology
Dissertation: Preschool Children's Judgments of Learning: The Effects of Delay and Practice
M.A. 2008 Kent State University
Experimental/Cognitive Psychology
Thesis: Young Children's Awareness of Their Own Lexical Ignorance: Relations to False Belief Understanding and Basic Memory Processes
B.A. 2005 Mount Union College
Psychology (Magna Cum Laude)
Research Interests:
The highest level goal of my program of research is to promote student learning. I am interested in understanding how children learn, and using this knowledge to help them become more competent learners. One way to improve student learning is to help them develop their ability to monitor what they know. Although young children do not usually engage in self-directed study, it is important to understand when and how metacognitive monitoring develops. In order to teach this skill, it is necessary to know how much children understand about how the mind works. In addition, all students should eventually learn the skill of distinguishing between well-learned and less well-learned information. This skill will help students allocate study time appropriately because they will know which items need to be studied further.
Previous research has shown that preschoolers are overconfident when making predictions about their memory. I am interested in examining factors that may help young children monitor their memory more accurately. Specifically, I have been studying preschooler's item-by-item judgments of learning (JOLs), which are judgments about whether previously studied items will be recalled on a subsequent memory test. My research indicates that two factors, the timing of the judgment and retrieval practice with feedback, can reduce overconfidence in preschoolers.
More recently, I have also begun examining the benefits students can derive from being tested on material, relative to having the opportunity to restudy the material. Research with college students suggests that tests themselves can be surprisingly effective tools for learning, rather than just assessments of learning. I am interested in determining whether the benefit of testing extends to young children. The mechanisms underlying the testing effect are not well understood. Thus, I am also interested in studying possible explanations for why testing is beneficial for memory. I am currently examining several of these explanations, including category access, category clustering, and item-specific processing.
Presentations, Publications, and other Professional Activities:
Lipowski, S. L., Merriman, W. E., & Dunlosky, J. (in press). Preschoolers can make highly accurate judgments of learning. Developmental Psychology.
Lipko, A. R., Dunlosky, J., Lipowski, S. L., & Merriman, W. E. (2012). Young children are not underconfident with practice: The benefit of ignoring a fallible memory heuristic. Journal of Cognition and Development, 13(2), 174-188.
Lipowski, S. L. & Merriman, W. E. (2011). Knowledge judgments and object memory processes in early childhood: Support for the dual criterion account of object nameability judgment. Journal of Cognition and Development, 12(4), 481-501.
Lipowski, S. L., Pyc, M. A., Dunlosky, J. & Rawson, K. A. (in prep) An examination of developmental trends and retrieval practice effects in young children.
Lipowski, S. L., Pyc, M. A., Dunlosky, J & Rawson, K. A. (2011, May). An examination of developmental trends and mechanisms underlying the testing effect in young children. Talk given at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Lipowski, S. L., Merriman, W. E., & Dunlosky, J. (2010, May). The influence of response biases and practice on preschoolers' delayed judgments of learning. Talk given at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Lipowski, S. L., & Merriman, W. E. (2009, April). Young children's awareness of lexical ignorance: Relations to false belief understanding and the efficiency of object processing. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Lipko, A. R., Dunlosky, J, Lipowski, S. L., & Merriman, W. E. (2009, April). An investigation of the underconfidence-with-practice effect with young children. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Lipowski, S. L., & Merriman, W. E. (2007, March). Children's understanding of the mind: Relations among awareness of lexical ignorance, false belief, and memory. Presented at the Biennal Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Child Psychology
Cognitive Development
Research Methods in Psychology