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Harford County government continued to ramp up its preparations for Hurricane Sandy on Sunday, advising residents of low lying areas of the city of Havre de Grace to consider evacuating their homes in anticipation of the tropical storm's landfall in the region, now expected sometime Monday.
The county also announced a public shelter will be open to provide temporary housing starting at 7 p.m. Sunday at Patterson Mill High School, 85 Patterson Mill Road, in Bel Air.
Harford County Public Schools announced schools will be closed Monday. Employees will operate on Code Green. Cecil County Public Schools likewise will be closed Monday.
Harford County government buildings and offices also will be closed Monday, as will public libraries. Harford transit will not operate Monday, and the Harford Waste Disposal Center will be closed.
"Emergency and critical employees only should report," county government spokesman Bob Thomas said in an e-mail. "A decision on whether county government will be opening Tuesday will be made late Monday afternoon."
The state board of elections also canceled early voting for Monday. Harford elections officials said they would be notified later about Tuesday.
The municipal governments of the City of Aberdeen, the Town of Bel Air and the City of Havre de Grace also have advised Harford County officials they will be closed Monday. Any decision regarding opening of Aberdeen, Bel Air and Havre de Grace municipal governments will be announced late Monday.
The county remains under a state of emergency declared Friday afternoon by County Executive David Craig.
Craig went the county Emergency Operations Center near Bel Air around 2 p.m. Sunday to record a message about the storm for the county's phone notification system, Thomas said. He also received briefings from the county emergency operations manager, as did other county agency heads and representatives of the sheriff's office.
Citizens with routine concerns or inquiries as a result of Hurricane Sandy may call the Harford County "Hot-Line" at 410-838-5800. Citizens with true emergencies are urged to call 9-1-1.
Sunday afternoon, the greater Bel Air area began to experience steady rain and, around 5 p.m., the wind had started to blow more steadily compared to earlier in the day.
Much more severe weather is expected across the county and the region.
According to forecasts updated Sunday morning, the tropical storm's outer bands could begin buffeting Baltimore and the Eastern Shore as early as Sunday evening with drenching downpours and strong gusts.
The storm's worst is expected Monday, likely wreaking havoc on the morning commute before Sandy makes landfall somewhere between the Delmarva Peninsula and northern New Jersey in the afternoon or evening.
The Harford County Division of Emergency Operations implemented Level 3 activation in preparation for Sandy at noon Sunday, according to a county media advisory.
"Level 3 activation is a full activation of the EOC on a 24-hour basis," the advisory states.
"In preparation for the impending storm, the county Division of Emergency Operations, in cooperation with City of Havre de Grace officials and the Harford County fire and emergency services, are advising citizens of Havre de Grace, to consider evacuating from their homes ahead of the storm," the advisory continued.
"The voluntary self-evacuation is for those citizens who live near or reside in areas that are prone to flooding."
"We believe Hurricane Sandy is unlike previous storms that have impacted Harford County," Craig said. "Most of the storms we have dealt with are fast moving storms and therefore pass through the area rather quickly. Hurricane Sandy poses a serious threat to our community with long-lasting rain, winds and flooding. The storm could result in power outages throughout Harford County that may last for several days" County Executive Craig remarked.
"The EOC has been activated as part of our emergency preparedness and response to Hurricane Sandy, said Russell J. Strickland, manager of the Division of Emergency Operations. "The EOC, under the direction of Emergency Manager Rick Ayers, will be staffed by personnel from various departments of county and municipal government as well as the State of Maryland. Our team is well trained and prepared to deal with severe weather events such as what we are anticipating from Hurricane Sandy."


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The Senate voted Tuesday to kill the nation's premier fighter jet program, embracing by a 58-40 vote margin the argument of President Obama and his top military advisers that the F22 is no longer needed for the nation's defense and a costly drag on the Pentagon's budget in an era of small wars and growing counter-insurgency efforts.
The decision was a key policy victory for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who has been campaigning against the plane since April as a centerpiece of his effort to "fundamentally reshape the priorities of America's defense establishment and reform the way the Pentagon does business — in particular, the weapons we buy, and how we buy them," as he put it in a Chicago speech last Thursday.
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Greek Orthodox Church reaches out in floods
Written by Rev. Fr Dimitri Tsakas Friday, 28 January 2011 13:18
Most of the population would by now be familiar with the magnitude of damage and distress resulting from the Queensland flood crisis over the past couple of weeks. What has stood out simultaneously though, is the magnitude of the Australian spirit of strength and compassion.
Anyone with proximity to the affected areas cannot escape the outpouring of civic consciousness and community compassion evident through the tens of thousands of volunteers and the comforting presence of the Australian Armed Forces. Coupled with this was the effort of rural and urban fire brigades, SES workers, and countless other emergency services personnel including the Police who laboured on shifts that has seen a 24/7 effort at recovery. Few nations around the globe would be able to boast such effective communal response.
Marking a milestone
Our own Church of St George decided early to harness this spirit and engage in an outreach to fellow citizens of every religion and identity. This has become a milestone for us as a Church community, seeing its future as an authentic part of the fabric of the broader Australian landscape.
The Church responded to the immediate needs of our own people who were evacuated and arranged emergency accommodation with the generous help of many Church members. Emergency Assistance was made available 24/7 through telephone, internet, and social media. Our community facilities were offered to the relevant authorities for use as an emergency evacuation centre if needed.
Amazing volunteer response
As soon as the waters began to recede the church issued a call for volunteers through the internet, telephone, and social media. The youth of our Church responded overwhelmingly, and we ended up with hundreds of volunteers in a matter of hours. A call was made for donations of food, water, cleaning products, gloves, masks, baby formula, baby nappies, medical supplies...the response again was unprecedented.
Volunteers were organised into teams for cleaning houses, streets, preparing food, feeding others, delivering supplies, and providing any possible support for emergency services personnel. These teams were sent to severely affected areas. They delivered assistance and supplies as far as the Ipswich evacuation centre.
Far left: Fr Dimitri Tsakas with five Army volunteers.
Supporting those who serve
At our biggest support station (operated out of the house of Parishioners Anthony and Nikki Cassimatis, who excelled in sacrifice and service) the church offered support for Australian Army personnel, Fire Brigade, SES workers, Police, and Council Workers by providing a rest station, food, water, coffee, (and free cigarettes may I add). The station was operational for 2 weeks in the aftermath of the floods.
Donations of school supplies were collected for schools in lower income flood-affected areas and distributed through the Queensland Attorney General's electoral office and that of the Premier. A great joy was walking the streets with food and water freely offering them to people and in particular to the soldiers and volunteers.
A very special liturgy
At the evening English Liturgy on Saturday 15 January Prayer was offered for victims and volunteers. This was a wonderful and special Liturgy attended by hundreds who came despite the devastation. It was also special to have praying with us our State Attorney-General (Hon. Cameron Dick), and the Qld Shadow Treasurer (Mr Timothy Nichols). The people were comforted by the unity of purpose displayed by all sides of politics coming together.
The fatherly support of our Archbishop was deeply felt. The Archdiocesan national collection for the "Qld Flood Appeal" brought a feeling of support from the Greek Orthodox of our nation.
Following the story
Our church plan after the immediate crisis phase is to work with the "evolving story" and see where our people can be of most assistance. For example, several professional social workers from the parish have offered their services for trauma counselling and outreach. We are also considering a post crisis phase "adopt a family to look after" project.
What else can I say? People opened their homes, gave of their food and drink, laboured in horrible conditions of mud, water, and stench, prayed, comforted the afflicted with soothing words of encouragement, and exceeded the limits of customary generosity in helping others. I saw teenage boys and girls become men and women (including my sons and the sons and daughters of many parishioners) working with strength and honour and civic consciousness. I am deeply humbled by the response of the Orthodox people of Brisbane who matched and added to that of the broader community.
Never before have I felt so intensely proud to be Orthodox and Australian. This event has transformed us in so many ways!
Father Dimitri Tsakas
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This paper argues that the armed conflict in Kosovo illustrates that forced displacement resulting in both internally displaced persons and refugees is an intentional, deliberate strategy of the parties to the internal conflict, and not just a consequence or unintended effect of the hostilities between ethnic Albanians and Serbs. The escalation of hostilities was also framed by the international community's lack of coherent conflict management strategy for Kosovo. The two principal assumptions guiding the international community's policymaking – that separation and independence for Kosovo was not a legitimate objective and that Kosovar Albanian armed resistance was considered terrorism – generated incentives for both parties to use force to achieve contrary objectives. This created considerable difficulties for the international community to effectively protect non-combatant civilians and forcibly displaced persons.
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On the 30th June and 2nd July we had the guest espresso of El Salvador's La Ilusion in our hopper - as you may have read before, it was used by the World Barista Champion Alejandro Mendez as his signature espresso in his winning performance.
It was delicious and many came to sample its delights. Here are a few shots from the days. Enjoy.
In the hopper.
A shot turns into…
…a Flat White.
Gary from Anderson & Hill enjoys.
Dan and Rich from Radio 4's Food Programme are the last to enjoy the shots.
2 kilos and filled up cards. Done.
Has Bean roaster Steve Leighton (red t-shirt) and 2011 World Barista Champion Alejandro Mendes to his left with the Viva Espresso (El Salvador) team
My word, do we have a treat for you.
As discussed in a previous post, Alejandro Mendez from El Salvador won the 2011 World Barista Championship using beans roasted by our espresso blend provider, Has Bean.
Well we have been lucky enough to get our hands on a couple of bags of the very same beans used by the champion coffee maker, named Finca La Ilusion from El Salvador.
We will be serving this as a guest espresso on Thursday 30th June and Saturday 2nd July on a limited run. We have a certain amount to use on each day, so get in there fast; once it runs out - it's gone!
This beautiful coffee will be a shop exclusive and your chance to sip on an espresso recommended by the best in the world.
Alejandro Mendez (middle) after winning the 2011 World Barista Championship
Always looking to refine their blends and adapting due to the availability of coffee, Has Bean has recently changed the espresso blend we use, known by our coffee loving regulars as Jailbreak.
Since we get a lot of questions about our blend, I thought I would bring across the latest write up of the Mark 3 version of Jailbreak that is currently in our grinder.
Has Bean Premium Blend became so important to Has Bean, but we didn't like the name. It infers that everything else was not premium, and of course it is.
So I decided it was time for a revamp to make all the blends a little more fun. So now we have 'Jailbreak' (a replacement for the Premium and Has Bean Espresso Blends). This is our house blend that we think is perfect for everyone from the home user right through to the best commercial espresso machines. There is a reason for the name, and lots of people I am sure will get it. It has lots to do with how I got into coffee.
For me a roaster's espresso blend for home users should be:
1. Good in other brew methods as well as in espresso. This saves customers from needing to have two different blends to hand which is particularly useful for those that do not get through them too quickly.
2. Good in a cheaper home machine as well as a top of the range commercial machine.
3. Good across a range of temperatures and extraction times; it should be forgiving.
4. Just totally tasty.
This blend does all that and more.
We are very proud of what we do here at Has Bean Coffee. Some roasters will pretend that there is a dark art in blending. We think that good ingredients make a good blend when you think about what you want to achieve. We also don't keep secrets, our blend contains 100% great quality coffee, from some of the best single estates in the world and we are happy to tell you all about them. Jailbreak consists of:
(30%), Brazil Fazenda Sao Judas
(30%), Peru Café Verde Cusco Organic
These are premium coffees that on their own are amazing single origin coffees, but as a blend bring sweetness, acidity, body and all around deliciousness.
A long time ago at 6/8, when we barely had anything on the walls and our food range consisted of about two sandwiches; we were visited by two friendly northerners. In Birmingham after doing some freelance barista work at the ICC, it turned out these fellas were Carl Fleischer and Dave Olejnik who worked at the renowned Leeds coffee shop Opposite Cafe.
Well these two noble gentlemen have now moved on to stand on their own two feet (or four) with Laynes Espresso, a beautiful coffee room bang in the centre of Leeds near the train station.
We are 6/8 were honoured to be invited up to their launch party, meeting friends, sampling coffee, cheeses and some beautiful on tap beer. The place has a simple and elegant interior and the focus with everything is on quality - even their free water had mint leaves in it. The food matches the standard of the top notch coffee - supplied by London's premier roasters Square Mile. The espresso they used is a single origin Yirgacheffe [for the love of god someone please tell me if I am wrong, I had already had a few beers by the time I was talking coffee] which was beautifully sweet, but for me really came into its own when with milk to create a rich caramel taste.
They also offered Square Mile's Decaf Espresso which, while I like most I am a complete snob to anything labelled decaf, was excited to try as Dave had promised me it was a goodun - and he wasn't lying. It had a lot of body and an after taste of liquorish, which reminded me of barbecue sauce at first (again, I was already a little 'socially lubricated' by this point). Well worth a try.
Their setup includes an Anfim & Mazzer grinders as well as Synesso Cyncra. Top kit, I think you'll agree. As well as a stylishly made brew bar shaped to fit a few V60s.
So if you do end up that side of the Pennines then make sure you give these guys a shout. We hope to visit them again soon or even have them down at our place. You'll no doubt be hearing a lot of buzz about these guys soon.
Thanks again to Carl and Dave for the invited and a great night.
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Opposite Cafe, Leeds
Known for its juxtaposing two faces of its duo of branches as much as its excellent coffee, the Opposite Cafe has its student shop outside the university and, what I was told, 'adult' location in the centre of Leeds' shopping Victoria district.
Although I consider myself 'adult' in the most forgiving definition possible, I made my way to the Victoria location (mainly because it was closer and the university branch had already closed) to be greeted by a small kiosk in the centre of a shopping arcade.
Here I was served by Ollie, who instantly picked up on my coffee snobbery when I started poking my nose about the filter brews. I was impressed from the start, from what was such as small space, they had a two group Synesso serving up excellent Square Mile Spring Espresso and a wide range of Has Bean, Square Mile and Union brews. I opted for an espresso and a Square Mile Papua New Guinea filter.
Both were prepared and extracted perfectly, all while Ollie had to deal with a constant torrent of customers and myself pretending to know what I was talking about in coffee discussions. It was great to see a place offer coffee of such as high standard in an otherwise saturated commercial location and also never dipping in quality or customer service. Ollie was obviously well trained, knowledgeable and had a passion for the job - all of which was clearly picked up by new and regular customers.
A fantastic little place and a real credit to how good coffee can be accepted and moved into more affluent areas to directly compete with chain coffee stores.
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North Tea Power - a brief aside
North Tea Power, who I have previously discussed recently became the proud owners of a shiny new La Marzocco FB/80. I was in town so took the chance to drop by and see it in action. It is a beaut.
In case you haven't guessed, I really dig North Tea Power; they have a great atmosphere, top notch drinks and the friendliest staff. While the regular dynamic duo of Wayne and Jane were away on holiday, I was served some delicious coffees and teas (including a 'what would your last drink be?' tea latte); and in return for me paying for these drinks, the talented Hayley and Rhi allowed me to perch at the end of the bar and annoy them for a while.
My flattie and flappy/FJ (copyright, Rhi)
So… yeah, check out NTP if you're in Manchester, want some great brews and see a sparkly new espresso machine…I also think maybe Wayne & Jane should go on holiday more often.
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Some know St. Ali as the Saint of Coffee, others will recognise it as a coffee shop renowned for being one of the best shop/roasteries in the world. Located in South Melbourne, Australia; they have become known for their superb quality of service and ever changing house espressos.
Well lucky for us Brits then St. Ali has brought the party over here. They have recently opened a location in After a visit to the new and superb St. Ali coffee shop in London on Clerkenwell Road. The shop is beautifully designed with a huge central bar, equipped with a Slayer espresso machine, Uber boiler and all the brewing treats you could possibly imagine. Attach onto that an open roastery on the shop floor and top quality food to match the excellent coffee.
I was lucky enough to have a chat and tour of the shop with Head of Coffee, Tim Williams. After showing me the upstairs espresso bar, which boasted an all to familiar (for you 6/8 fans) Synesso Cyncra three group, he took me around the roasting area and I managed to accquire a kilo of their latest espresso blend forthe shop.
I smuggled it out of London, got it safely back in to the shop in Birmingham and got the 'Tank' grinder to unleash it on curious patrons of 6/8.
As you can read above, this is a mix of Brazilian and Guatemalan. The espresso came out extremely bright, not too sweet, but certainly a slap in the face as soon as it touched the tounge. This then gave away to a rich body; certainly a fun and tasty espresso - kind of wish I tried with a longer pre-infusion to see what affect it had, especially on the brightness.
A beautiful St. Ali espresso.
From bag, to grinder, to tamper, to machine, to shot.
The final latte of the day.
After burning through many shots (and varying degrees of annoyance with a temperamental grinder) both Greg and I were well and truly caffeinated to the brim. We had tried the espresso in the differen't milks drinks and it certainly shone through in our 5oz Flat Whites and 7oz double shot Lattes. It was smooth and chocolately (well noticed by Greg that it tasted like Cadbury's dairy milk) but then with an earthy finish. An interesting change in notes from the straight espresso.
All in all, well worth trying and I would love to hear the thoughts of anyone else who has managed to dial it in on their own machines.
Once again, thanks to Tim and the whole of the St. Ali team for their hospitality and giving us the chance to have a go with it in the shop.
Keep an eye out in the shop as you may see more random espressos, including other St. Ali blends, creeping into the store for some coffee fun afternoons.
All the best!
This Saturday we will have live music playing in store from 1-2pm from The Tom Ford Trio.
Thomas Ford is a young guitarist originally hailing for the West Midlands, at 23 he has already studied and played in America(Boston, New York)
as well as spending time in the music scenes of Berlin and Brussels. Now back in Birmingham he is playing regularly within the cities thriving Jazz scene.
Playing with many different musicians from all over the country he is able to combine all these personalities into a fresh original sound, while still paying homage to the tradition.
2007 WBC Champ James Hoffman (left) pictured with 2009 WBC Champ Gwilym Davies (picture by http://jaybyjayfresh.com)
In the world of coffee there are few that's opinion is as respected or debated over as the 2007 World Barista Champion, James Hoffman.
He has a strong history of airing his varied feelings towards espresso, often going from one extreme to the other - even to the point of not including in his Penny University coffee shop/project.
Recognising this, he has approached the subject in two of his most recent web releasings.
First, in his Jimseven blog he actually breaks down his in depth and technical approach to espresso; leading to his feelings towards the process. The article is aptly named "A Love/Hate Relationship With Espresso"
Secondly, in his latest podcast he talks with Norwegian coffee legend Tim Wendleboe (while somewhat inebriated) about their diverse feelings as to what makes a good espresso; from the roast to the taste. Listen to it here
Hope you enjoy these posts and keep sipping that coffee.
Two of team 6/8 formed a pincer attack on London this past week, one flanking in around the coffee shops of central London while the other went straight shot for Caffe Culture and then partied into the night with some of the best coffee people in the world.
We'll start off with the journey of Craig, headstrong and valiant Barista. After passing customs out of the midlands he headed to Kaffeine, a beautiful coffee shop in north Soho. There he chatted with Peter, proprietor of the shop and they discussed the importance of customer service in coffee. After that Craig had the chance to be behind the bar, talking with manager Katherine and fellow Barista Justin about the importance of keeping standards in a busy shop environment.
The next stop was St Ali, a new location on Old Street for the now legendary Australian coffee shop. Craig was fortunate enough to spend time with Director of Coffee Tim Williams and Head Barista, Baptiste Kreyder. After being shown around the beautifully designed shop and restaurant, Craig was then allowed to check out the shop floor roastery and very kindly given a bag of their newest espresso blend to play around with back at 6/8 (look for a write up of that fun times very soon). This shop is something else, with great food and design that matches their high standards of coffee. Put this place on your 'London to do' list.
Highly caffeinated already, our handsome protagonist still found room in him to push onto Prufrock at Leather Lane and fit in an expertly crafted Flat White. Pruffrock is a place to experience coffee, with a mix of lever espresso machines, uber-boilers, syphons and other toys (although it was late in the day so the brew bar was closed on this visit.) The gods did shine on that day as Prufrock owner and 2009 World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies was in the house and kind enough to have a chinwag. A great day for a Barista who was positively floating on the train home.
Meanwhile, on the other side of town…
Owner of 6/8 was up to his own tricks. After spending the day cruising and schmoozing around Caffe Culture, Dev made his way an invite only Barista Jam to raise money for the Charity "Coffee Kids" in a gathering of London's finest coffee shop owners; all sponsored by Matthew Algie.
James & Estelle from Dose Espresso
Dale from Has Bean doing blindfolded pouring
Along with having a few beers with Elliot and Christian from Monkshood coffee; Dev was able to watch as James Phillips from Dose, Rummy from Notes, Music & Coffee, Dale from Hasbean, Baptiste from St. Ali, John Gordon from Square Mile and Lynsey Harley from United Coffee all threw down their best pouring skills. Some of the feats of baristairy included pouring two drinks at the same time and even latte art blindfolded! In the end the competition was won by living coffee legend James Phillips from Dose.
John Gordon from Square Mile and James Philips of Dose Espresso prepare
James wins first prize!
The next day, with a mind ready for coffee (but a body suffering from a hangover) Dev went to visit Notes, Music and Coffee. This was his kind of coffee shop. Good vibe, great music, great coffee, great decor. After purchasing some CDs from the in house music department of the shop (some Latin jazz which you may have already heard in 6/8!) Dev chatted with Notes[…] barista Alex and relaxed with his favourite drink - a cappuccino.
A superb couple of days, made great by the best coffee and, of course, the friendliest people in the world who all seem to work in coffee.
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Today, we shall how to edit HTML for a dynamic template in simple steps.
Note: This is for New Blogger Interface!
When you try to edit the HTML, you see that the HTML edit button is disabled as shown below:
Trick to edit HTML of the dynamic template:
Step 1. Go to Dashboard > Click the Dynamic Blog which needs to be edited
Step 2. You should be in the "Overview" section with an URL as shown below:
The is your unique dynamic Blogspot ID. Copy and keep in a notepad.
Step 3. Now paste the X ids from the previous URL to the new URL shown below:
(You will be directly taken to the old interface of edit HTML.)
Try em out.
This is a simple trick I learnt today. Just wanted to share with my readers. Thanks for reading and trying. Would come up with more interesting stuff in my next post.


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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
© Copyright 2014 Newton Citizen
A number of cross country runners had a successful day at last weekend's Tiger Trail Classic at Alcovy High School.The Newton boys won the team title by placing all seven runners in the top 20. Senior Jason Moffitt and junior Jamal Green finished second and third with times of 19:13.33 and 19:17.44, respectively. The Rams had three other top-10 placers, including junior Matt Knight (seventh at 19:54.92), senior Will Martin (ninth, 20:14.69) and senior Carl Collins (10th, 20:24.45). Alcovy finished second and also had all seven runners finish in the top 20. Junior Dominique Brown won the boy's race, running in 18:45.03, more than 27 seconds ahead of Moffitt. Senior Joshua Holcombe (fifth at 19:44.72) and junior Ahmad Crawford (sixth, 19:45.14) helped pace the Tigers. Salem struggled to a fourth-place team finish, but Dontavius Wright finished fourth with a time of 19:20.39. Two other runners finished in the top 20 - Roy Cooley (16th, 21:18.66) and Robert Williams (19th, 22:18.81). On the girl's side, Alcovy was a rude host, winning the event with all five runners finishing in the top 10. Senior Makiala Houseworth finished third (26:08.08), while junior Katie Childress (fifth, 28:43.44), sophomore Matresa Flowers (sixth, 29:19.61), senior Briana Pace (ninth, 31:22.28) and senior Nakia Mason (10th, 32:23.91) all ran well. Newton had the top-two finishers in juniors Taviana Nolley, who won the individual title in 25:56.72, and runner-up Desiree Hines (26:01.47). Junior Candy Penaloza placed fourth (28:29.53) to help the Rams finish second.
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Crimson Dragon priced at $20
The Kinect shooter Crimson Dragon will be one of the cheaper ways to try out your new Xbox One at launch, Microsoft has announced. Panzer Dragoon creator Yukio Futatsugi's next game will launch for $19.99 when it launches alongside Xbox One on November 22.
Microsoft announced the budget price today, along with the offer to get an exclusive dragon if you play it before December 31. The announcement also included a new trailer, which features dragons being all dragon-y and such. Check it out below.
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For immediate release:Majority Caucus Louisville Metro CouncilContact: Tony Hyatt 574-4137/ 526-3622
Residents and neighborhood leaders are being encouraged to attend a special community wide meeting hosted by Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D) 5 on Tuesday, January 8th.
The topic for discussion is an update on the special wet-dry election and the
on-going litigation following the vote on September 11th of last year.
"We want everyone to know what the latest information is regarding the vote which banned alcohol sales in four precincts in our district," says Hamilton. "I want to invite residents, community groups and ministers interested in this election to come out to this meeting."
The meeting will be held at the Spirit of Love Center, 4107 West Market Street beginning at 6:30pm.
On September 11th, 2007 voters in precincts N104, N105, N107 and N109 overwhelmingly voted to go dry in their precincts. Litigation followed the vote and as a result, a temporary injunction that has kept the voters decisions from going into effect.
"I do not want anyone who has been involved in this process to be discouraged and we want to make sure everyone knows the direction we are moving in and what the next steps will be," says Hamilton
For more information about the meeting, contact Councilwoman Hamilton's office at 574-1105. Sponsor:Cheri Bryant hamilton (D) 5


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A lush garden of roses blooms across a gauzy infinity scarf designed by a Berlin-based artists' collective.
- 72" inner circumference; 50" width.
- 100% polyester.
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Telekinesis Profession:
Collects enchanting mats and other miscellaneous mats to create devices that a someone trained in telekinesis can channel their energy through for abilities capable of impressive telekinetic power. Examples could be:
Rod of Repulsion - 10 charges, unique, 120 second CD: creates an invisible force field that repulses all hostiles back in all 360 degrees 5 yards and prevents hostiles from breaching the force field for 7 seconds. Does not prevent magic from penetrating the force field.
Large reach - extends the looting radius for mobs by 20 yards for the next 30 loots.
Door to nowhere - one-use unique consumable that creates a door at a random location somewhere between 20 to 30 yards from the creator that, once entered, allows the creator to blink to another random location 20 to 30 yards from the door. 300 second CD, 5 seconds to craft.
Rod of Water Parting - grants its target a speed bonus while swimming or walking on the surface of water
Lock manipulation - unlocks a lock using raw enchanting materials from the tier below what the lock is comprised of
Rod of Levitation - 10 charges, unique. Grants the target the ability to fly without a mount unconstrained at 60% speed for 30 seconds or until hit by direct damage. Only usable where mounts are allowed. Speed bonuses are ineffective while levitating.
Momentary teleportation - when not in combat, the telekinetic can warp to her hearth for two minutes before being yanked back through the aether back to where she originally was. Logging off is unavailable during this time. Her residue will still be left behind in the form of a stealthed copy, vulnerable to attack.
Rush of Air - creates a whirl wind at a random location between 20 to 30 yards from the telekinetic that meanders randomly and tosses anything it touches, hostiles or friendlies alike, into the air and causes a slowfall effect
jishdefish said...
This is a magic-oriented engineering. You steal our schematics!? Die!
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Etta James: 1938-2012
Legendary American singer Etta James has died aged 73 from complications caused by leukemia.
James (who was memorably played by Beyoncé in the hit movie Cadillac Records) began her career while still a teenager in the 1950s, and went on to become of the most influential singers in popular music history.
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"This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world," said James' longtime friend and manager Lupe De Leon. "She was a true original who could sing it all. Her music defied category."
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Have you peeked inside your kid's backpack lately? A Philadelphia mom got the shock of her life when she took a look-see inside her son's bag. Turns out the 14-year-old is reading the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, and you'll never guess who bought it for him.
His ninth grade teacher.
Think the educator crossed the line? Maybe not.
Philip Aidoo says he gave every kid in his ninth grade English class at Eastern University Academy Charter School the chance to name a book they'd like to read for an independent reading project. Then he went out and used his own money to purchase the novels for each kid.
Maya Ladson's 14-year-old was the only kid who got the E.L. James novel, but that's only because he chose it.
The teacher wasn't requiring kids to read the naughty novel -- he was just fulfilling their wishes.
As a mom, I can see why Ladson's upset. I really do. I don't eeeeeever want my daughter and nipple clamps and ... no, I can't even continue that thought. She's my DAUGHTER!
And yet, I can't fault the teacher here.
Hold up, before you get your fists-a-pumping, consider this: no one forced the 14-year-old to read about bondage and ben-wa balls. He chose it. Which means he was probably going to read it anyway.
The teacher just sped up the inevitable, and he actually got a kid to READ.
Isn't that what we want English teachers to do? Encourage our kids to read?
I remember distinctly which books I read in English class that I enjoyed, and which books were a struggle to get through. When our teacher provided us with a long list of novels and let us pick what appealed most to us, I dove right in. I was already an avid reader, and I ended up picking more books than was required (yes, I read extra ... for the fun of it).
When teachers dictated that we read certain tomes, on the other hand, even this avid reader trudged through them. I can still remember hiding Huck Finn in my social studies book, trying to furiously flip through the pages on the day of our big test because I'd procrastinated that long. Ironically, I LOVED Tom Sawyer ... when I read it on my own.
Would I want someone buying my daughter Fifty Shades without asking me? Probably not. Before asking a teenager to read the book for a piece here on The Stir, I checked with her mother out of respect for her authority.
And yet, I read naughty books as a kid, and I felt I had to hide them from my parents. I'm trying to raise my daughter in a more open manner, so she can read whatever she wants but knows she can come to me to talk about the content.
Just because I wouldn't want someone buying her a book like Fifty Shades doesn't mean they would be wrong to do so ... because it's my job to prepare her for what's inside!
What would you do if your kid's teacher bought Fifty Shades of Grey?
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How do you know the kid didn't discuss this with his parents before the teacher bought the book for him? I would have a problem if it was an assigned book, as I feel it is a little beyond most ninth grader's comprehension, but this particular kid might be mature for his age.
Well,I have a 16 year old daughter and a 13 year old daughter, I have read the book and loved the story line more than the sex. I would have no issues if my daughters requested this book and were given it by a teacher. Actually I would have to say thank you to the teacher. I have an open relationship with my girls and my 16 year old has asked for it and I plan on getting it for her to read.I have a nook and she has a kindle. I feel getting a child to read it what is important. To Jessica Tober, there are no pictures in this book.nothing like Playboy,and if you have ever read the articles in playboy you would be shocked to find that they are very well written also. I could understand anger if the movie was out and someone took my child to see the movie with out asking me , But for someone to buy a book that my child asked for ? I would have to say Thank you.
Okay, maybe he talked to his dad instead of his mom. I wouldn't have had a problem with my kids reading anything, even things I disagree with, because reading is one of the ways one is exposed to different viewpoints, and I, for one, want my kids able to think for themselves.
ohh also no where does it say that the parent was MAD it simply says shocked .....shocked could be as in to her surprise....maybe she was shocked over that fact her child was intreagued by such a book.


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As a good mom, we are always looking for ways to encourage a love of reading for our children. Some children can't put a book down, while others can't seem to quit moving to sit and read. Motivating or rewarding kids to read is easy with this quick, easy and St. Patricks Day related book marker craft. This craft of course can include any holiday or none at all. It's perfect for those moments when you need a quick idea to keep the kids busy indoors. It doesn't require fancy supplies, even simple crayons will do. Let the kids use their imagination to create their own special book mark.
I smear my paint onto a paper plate first so it only gets the top portion of my eraser marked. I re-dip after each application.
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Using your pencil eraser and paints, dip your eraser tip into your paint, and press gently onto your paper in the designated shape area. Repeat until your shape is outlined. I used a darker green for the outline and a lighter green for the inside, but you can choose your own style.
Using alphabet stamps, dip gently being careful not to over saturate. Stamp your word onto your book marker. Use encouraging words or the child's name.
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I like traveling. I always hope to go for Royal Caribbean cruise with my family, but this hope has to be put on hold until I move in to my new house. Moving to a new house is not easy and need to use lot of money too, unless you move in old furniture and not do any renovation.
Yes, I just got the new house keys last week. A lot of ideas in my mind but I still need some helps from home decorater. I have no worries on lighting, curtains, house paint as my friends had approached me since they know I'll move to new house. Priority for my friends to do this business, so more discount, ya?
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- A rotund yellow submersible manufactured in Vero Beach went where no one has gone before to capture video of one of the ocean's most elusive creatures: the giant squid.
A Triton 3300/3 submarine, carrying a pilot and two passengers built by Triton Submarines in Vero Beach, outfitted with specialized low-light high-definition cameras snagged video of the sea creature in its natural habitat close to 2,000 feet below the surface.
The documentation and findings of the film crew and scientists were assembled by The Discovery Channel, NHK/NEP, the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, and will air on the Discovery special, "Monster Squid: The Giant is Real" on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT as the season finale of the series "Curiosity."
The footage was filmed last summer off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. The submarine, chartered from a Triton customer, was equipped with electronic lures, pheromone dispensers and the cameras and made 55 dives at depths close to 3,300 feet below the surface, a press release said.
Marc Deppe called the project "one of the most exciting marine science and natural history filmmaking events of our generation," and said he was proud of the role that Triton was able to play in making it happen.
Although the video was filmed on one of their creations and was piloted by veteran Triton pilot Jim Harris, the Triton team has yet to see the videos.
"We're going to watch the premiere of the show with the rest of the U.S.," Mr. Deppe said.
"Maybe we'll order some calamari to celebrate," he said with a laugh.
Triton Submarines creates submersible vehicles of various sizes, mostly for people who use them recreationally, but the president of Triton Submarines, Patrick Lahey, hopes more organizations will see the benefit of a Triton Submarine so the machines will be used for further scientific research and exploration.
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Today, students use ipods, ipads, phones, laptops, and different tablets to use the internet to help them with their homework. Don't know a word? Google it. Don't know the answer to this math problem? Use a calculator. And so on. Does this make sense?
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Cremeland gets a jump on spring
The Valley Street eatery, now in its third generation of family ownership, opens every year on the second Saturday of March.
A problem clearing the parking lot of snow Friday morning was just a temporary glitch. By afternoon, the parking lot was clear and scallops were being floured, in anticipation of today's opening-day seafood rush.
Owner Nicole Queena said: "We're known for our fresh, quality product." While seafood is a big draw, there are staples for the non-seafood crowd.
Queena said although some would call it fast food, that's not accurate. It may not take long for an order to be ready, but it's not like the fast food of many restaurants.
"We're not pulling it out of a freezer and zapping it in the microwave," she said. It's cooked for the customer and they have to wait for their order number to be called.
Queena said there's a good reason to open in March when business isn't as intense as in the summer months. "A lot of it is training the help. Fine tuning," she said.
If your tastes run more to dessert than the main course, fear not.
Although the peak of the ice cream season is June, July and August, Queena said Cremeland is prepared for year-round ice cream lovers on opening day. "All the favorites," she said.
Queena doesn't worry about snow cutting into business. "We've been fairly lucky," she said. "We always get one storm." but it doesn't last like it would in January.
That said, she's happy that the forecast is for warming temperatures through the weekend.
"If we get 50 or 60 (degrees), this place will be hopping," she said.
Cremeland, at 250 Valley St., is now open with spring hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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isn't that a matter of terminology? i.e. exterior forms are often referred to as "alternating tensors".
i.e. for any module or vector space, its exterior algebra is a quotient of the tensor algebra by the homogeneous ideal generated by all squares of elements of degree one. no?
so in this sense an exterior form is an equivalence class of tensors.
there are skew - symmetric and well as symmetric tensors.
indeed if we think dually of a tensor as a field of multilinear functionals on the tangent spaces, as is usually done in differential geometry, then adding a condition like skew symmetry, merely restricts the class of tensors to a subclass.
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This week, millions of Americans will pause before diving into the turkey, stuffing and gravy to give thanks to God for the bounty on their table.
But many of the nonreligious will also include a moment of thanks, as "secular grace" grows in popularity among atheists, humanists, agnostics, freethinkers and other so-called "nones."
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"We give thanks for what is happening here and now," said Maggie Ardiente, director of development and communications for the American Humanist Association, which last week asked members to share their secular grace on its website.
"It is important for us as nonbelievers to recognize that we are lucky in the grand scheme of the universe and to spend this time with our friends and family, and the tradition of doing that once a year, whether you are religious or not, is a valuable thing to do."
While secular grace addresses no deity and involves no spirituality, those who say it say it still fulfills a need.
"What we do is thank people," said Zachary Moore, a 33-year-old atheist in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. "Thanksgiving is like a microcosm of your life, when you can look at who has helped you get to the point where you have a family or a close circle of friends you can sit down with. As an atheist, I want to give thanks to those people and everyone around me. That is a real thanksgiving."
The idea of a secular grace is not new. Unitarian-Universalists and adherents of other nontheistic faiths have said godless blessings for years, and Robert Ingersoll, "the Great Agnostic," gave a "Thanksgiving Sermon" in 1897 in which he thanked scientists, artists, statesmen, mothers, fathers, poets and just about everybody except God.
Secular grace typically recognizes the animals who gave their lives for the feast, the people who prepared the meal and even the elements of nature that contributed to it — earth, water, fire and air. It also usually makes reference to the secular humanist touchstones of community, interdependence and relationships.
And there's one more key difference between secular grace and the religious kind: Secular grace is not offered as a prayer, but more as a benediction over those present.
"Gratitude knows no theology," Moore said. "Gratitude is a human experience."
It's unknown how many people offer up a secular grace. A Facebook page titled "1,000,000 People for a Secular Grace this Thanksgiving" attracted only 44 "likes" at its creation in 2010.
But polls reveal the number of those who adhere to no religion is on the rise — one in five Americans and one-third of all adults under 30, according to the Pew Research Center. And many "nones" observe elements drawn from religion. The same poll found 21 percent of the nonreligious say they pray every day.
"There is a big variance among people who are not religious," said Jennifer Beahan, assistant director of the Center for Inquiry's branch in Grand Rapids, Mich. Beahan, 25, has contributed a secular blessing at the city's annual interfaith Thanksgiving service several times since its inception in 2000.
"There are some who never want to do another ritualistic thing in their lives because it comes from religion," she said, "but there are others who like the ceremonial marking of things."
Adam Lee is one of them. Lee, a New York City-based novelist and blogger, wrote "An Atheist Dinner Benediction" after reading an advice column that recommended atheists leave the Thanksgiving table when a religious grace is said.
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Lee's grace, which first appeared online in 2006 and was included in a book about gratitude, has been widely used ever since.
"May this sharing of food foster peace and understanding among us," it reads in part. "May it bring us to the recognition that we depend on each other for all the good we can ever hope to receive, and that all the good we can hope to accomplish rests in helping others in turn."
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Epilepsy Health Center
Guidance Change for First Seizure in Kids
Jan. 27, 2003 -- New guidelines recommend that doctors not immediately turn to anti-epileptic drugs following a child's first seizure. The guidelines apply to seizures that are "unprovoked" by trauma such as a head injury or some other known cause.
The guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society reverse the current standard practice, in which doctors generally medicate a child despite the fact that only one-third to one-half will have another seizure, according to Deborah Hirtz, MD, pediatric neurologist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. She is one of the authors of the guidelines, which will be published in the January 28 issue of the journal Neurology.
As many as 40,000 children in the U.S. experience a first-time seizure in any given year; 1% of all children develop epilepsy, defined as two or more unprovoked seizures. Treatment with anti-epileptic drugs immediately after the first seizure was based on the belief that seizures were likely to happen again and would cause long-term brain damage. It was also believed that theses drugs were safe and had few side effects.
The new guidelines are based on a review of studies about the risks of future seizures, the effect of drug therapy to prevent future seizures, and the risks of developing chronic epilepsy.
Although drugs are effective at preventing further seizures in adults, only a few studies have actually looked at whether drugs prevent future seizures in children. Antiepileptic drugs have a high frequency of side effects, ranging from declines in intelligence scores to hyperactivity and sedation, depending on the drug. Many of the side effects are subtle. "Unless teachers and parents and the treating physician are asking questions and looking for them, there may be some adverse effects that are long-term and not so obvious," Hirtz tells WebMD.
Those problems led to a re-examination of the standard practice. Seizures are only inherently dangerous if they go on for a prolonged period of time, such as a half an hour, according to Hirtz. They are more commonly a source of danger when they strike at an inopportune time, such as while swimming or riding a bike. For that reason, Hirtz recommends that parents make sure children who have experienced a seizure don't do such activities alone. "These are really just exaggerations of the normal care of a kid," she says.
In addressing the risk of a second seizure and the potential risks associated with it, the report says even prolonged seizures rarely cause significant brain damage unless there is an associated condition like a brain bleed.
As far as the risks of a second seizure, the report says studies have shown the majority of recurrences happened within the first one to two years. A year after a first seizure, the risk can range from 14%-65%.


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What The Papers Say - 25 February
Baines, Mirallas and Traore in Tuesday's paper round-up.
The views on this page are taken from the local and national media and do not necessarily reflect the views of Everton.
Tuesday's Liverpool Echo report that Everton will today discover the extent of Lacina Traore's hamstring problem.
The Ivorian pulled out of Saturday's defeat at Chelsea after sustaining the injury in the warm up at Stamford Bridge.
The same paper also looks at how England's team for the summer World Cup in Brazil could have a Merseyside spine comprised of players from both Everton and Liverpool.
In the Daily Star, Leighton Baines stresses the importance of not piling too much pressure on 20-year-old midfielder Ross Barkley, while in the Daily Express former Olympiakos winger Kevin Mirallas warns Manchester United they face a battle tonight when they travel to the Greek outfit's notoriously hostile Karaiskakis Stadium.
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Gregory Peck plays a young New York executive who defies the wisdom of the corporate class by deciding his family is more important than the offer of a new job. Lots of melodrama, guilt, and a revelation about a wartime affair (told in flashback), but this well-oiled, good-looking 1956 film still holds up pretty well. Based on a novel by Sloan Wilson, the script and direction are by Nunnally Johnson (The Three Faces of Eve). --Tom Keogh
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India's Big Impact Players in ChennaiIndia's playing XI is yet to be declared, but these five players can make a big impact against Australia in the first Test in Chennai.
By Bhaskar Mahanta, IndiaTimes | February 21, 2013, 11:56 am IST
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The left-arm spinner will be the key to India's scheme of things. The Australians looked too vulnerable against Ojha style of bowling in both the recent practice matches.


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Re-tweaked character designs for my thesis! Will probably tweak them just a little more, but the basics are all there.
They're a Local Extraterrestrial Containment Squad, kind of the future space version of your typical Animal Control people. If you've got an infestation of goo parasites or your alien nudibranch-cat hybrid is acting up, they're the ones to call! (It's not quite exterminators, though—they're a catch-and-release program.)


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While we all know how to display a result in random order via newid() function, I wonder how the query engine interprets a GUID(result of newid), since ORDER BY statement expects a column list (or position)?
NOTE: And if the GUID somehow magically is converted to column position, this assumption is invalid for a table with single column, since it will return results in random order.
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As you can see in the text from books online (bold text), order by expression can include an expression. NEWID() that is nondetermanistic is executed for every row returned by your select and then order by is applied on your set of data,
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Thanks Hakan, however if we're to follow the non-deterministic route the following will still show the result in order.select top 10 singleColumn from singleColumnTable order by GETUTCDATE() -- this is undeterministic function
Nov 19, 2009 at 10:14 AM bonskijr
Yes you are right, GETUTCDATE() is also non-deterministic but if you try the following statement you will see that GETUTCDATE() will be the same for every row: select top 10 GETUTCDATE(), singleColumn from singleColumnTable order by GETUTCDATE()
Nov 19, 2009 at 10:24 AM Håkan Winther
You're absolutely right.. tried other nondeterministic functions and combo (checksum(getdate()) * rnd(), etc..) yields same result save for NEWID()
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She definitely wasn't expecting him to just go and stake her, Katherine's reflexes having always been good but not being able to stop him this time. She could barely breath as she growls at Tyler, glaring at the hybrid as she holds onto the stake that was currently sticking out of her stomach. It hurt like hell but she would let him know that. She would just simply pull it out and go for his heart, knowing he was a hybrid but she was older so she could take him. She doesn't take her eyes off of him as her temper starts to flare up and she quickly pulls the stake out, moving quickly and slamming him into the opposite wall by gripping his neck as she could. "Listen, Lockwood, you just blew whatever damn chance you had at working with me. First of all you're a poor excuse of a friend if you're going to give someone you love up so quickly. With you hating me you'll give me up in no time if something better comes along. Secondly, staking me is not a way to get on my good side. You're so stupid and I hope Klaus rips you limb from limb but in the meantime I'm going to make your life hell from now on. You just fucked with the wrong bitch." Letting go of his neck, in an instant she plunges the stake into his chest right next to his heart, stepping back from the boy with a smirk. "Next time I won't miss. Get out of my house before I rip your heart out. I'll take care of Barbie Doll."
Caroline was unable to do much from her position, the tight ropes were still burning into her skin and she hadn't come-to properly yet. She felt herself shy away from Tyler's touch, out of instinct more than anything. Her vampire side was almost the only thing that was keeping her going right now, and that was just identifying him as a threat. So she stayed quiet and looked away from them both, trying to block them out.
Katherine tips her head back against the couch as she waited for the hybrid to bring her barbie doll. She had been getting impatient when he finally said they were on their way and her level of annoyance was not something he wanted high up on the list right now. The boy wanted to be on her side, right? Well he had to prove to her that he'd be willing to do anything for Katherine without hesitation. Which meant he needed to do something he never would have done in the first place. She was surprised that it hadn't taken him long to agree to this, he hadn't really fought her on it or anything which made her question how loyal he could actually be if he would give up someone he supposedly loved so easily. She was just thinking of what to do to Caroline when she heard the knock on the door. A smirk forms as she walks to answer it, leaning against the door frame with a little laugh. "Surprise, Barbie. You guys can come in." She pulls the two of them into the house before Caroline could even think of running. "Alright pup, don't let her run away or I'll have to torture you instead. In fact…" Katherine turns and sticks a needle into Caroline's neck, plunging vervain into her system to weaken her. It wasn't enough to kill, just enough to keep her there and hurt her quite a bit. She grins down at the girl before looking up at Tyler. "There's a chair in the kitchen with ropes dipped in vervain. Have fun with that, I'm sure your hands will appreciate it."
Caroline had been tempted to turn Tyler down, she was unsure of where they stood right now and it could just make things worse, but she'd given him the benefit of the doubt. Something she began regretting when she saw Katherine's smirk behind the door, her head working at a mile an hour to work out what was happening until she felt the sharp pang of the needle in her skin, taking a moment as it made it's way into her bloodstream, stumbling as she tried to stand up, going to back away from them both. She didn't understand what was happening, the pictures and ideas that were forming in her mind didn't make sense. Tyler working with Katherine? Why would he be working with her?


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RIVERSIDE --- California Baptist University couldn't take advantage after UC San Diego went a man down in the second half, falling in its season opener, 2-1, in overtime.
After going up 1-0 in the opening half, the Lancers gave up the equalizer 11 minutes into the second period and then fell on a converted penalty kick in overtime.
"Even when they lost a man and we were up one, we didn't move the ball quick enough," said first-year head coach Gregg Schroeder. "You have to take advantage of opportunities like that and we didn't. They took advantage of a set piece they were given and then the penalty kick and that was the difference."
Jonathan Fausto got CBU on the board in the 21st minute, fighting past a Triton defender to get to a long pass from James Bogdanovich. Fausto then slid the ball to the left of the keeper and into the corner of the net for his first goal of 2013.
After that the CBU tempo slowly waned.
Alessandro Canale curved a ball into the upper right corner of the net on a free kick from just outside the box in the 56th minute and even after losing Canale to his second yellow card in the 66th minute, the Tritons were able to hold on for overtime.
It would be Andsisheh Bagheri who was taken down in a crowded box, drawing the game winning penalty kick 3:57 into overtime.
"I thought our first half started very well," said Schroeder. "We were in control, moved the ball well and created some great chances. Not putting those chances away early ended up hurting us. You can't allow teams to stay in the game like that. That's something we just have to learn and work on going forward."
The Lancers open the season 0-1 with the loss, while UCSD starts 1-0. CBU heads to Denver to face Metro State on Monday.


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This Eco-Friendly Car Arrives In A Kit
If the XR3 Hybrid Vehicle looks like the car of the future - It certainly is, starting from the way you purchase it. For you will not find this hybrid, two-passenger vehicle in any car showroom. Instead, it has to be ordered on the Internet and will be delivered to your door - in a kit - for you to assemble with the aid of some tools and an instructional DVD.
The XR3 is an unusual car in other ways too. For one, it only has three wheels - Two in the front and one at the back. According to the designer, Robert Riley, the car is extremely fuel efficient, delivering about 225 miles per gallon.
The fuel efficiency can be attributed to the super light design of the car, which weighs less than 1,500 pounds and its unusual adjustable hybrid engine, which can be used together or individually. The driver can select between three driving modes; diesel only, battery-electric only, or both engines running together.
Mr. Riley estimates that for short trips of up to 40 miles, the car can run on the battery alone. For longer trips, the most fuel efficient way is to run the two engines in parallel mode, with the front two wheels powered by the diesel engine, and the third wheel powered by battery.
An added advantage to the car being assembled from a kit is that buyers can customize it to suit their needs. For example they can pick the hybrid engine, or choose to go completely electrical with a bigger battery or with just the diesel engine. They can also modify the diesel engine to use different kinds of bio-fuels.
The final cost of the XR3, which starts at $25,000 USD, varies depending on the customization. Robert believes that people with 'average building skills' will be able to assemble the car pretty easily and, have fun doing it. To learn more about the XR3 or to order it, check out Riley's website at http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm
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Cause of fire in vacant Manchester building under investigation
When the first fire crews arrived, Pelletier said there was a "pretty good volume of fire" and a "big ball of fire coming" out the window in the front.
Flames were extending up both the interior and exterior of the building. Firefighters, in addition to battling the blaze in the dark, had to use extreme caution to avoid holes cut in the second-story floor, according to Pelletier.
The building, designed with four apartments, was built in 1910 and features "balloon construction," meaning there are no fire breaks in the framing which allows flames to get into the walls and run free from the basement to the top peak.
Pelletier said fire crews cut through the roof in the front to get at the hidden flames.
No one was injured.
Fire crews contained the blaze to the building, although the fire's heat melted siding on an apartment building at 303 Hanover St. The fire was under control about 50 minutes after it was first reported, but crews did not clear the scene until about 1:20 a.m.
The building is owned by 305 Hanover LLC, with Doug Jones the contact person, according to Pelletier. Damage is estimated at between $80,000 and $100,000.
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Basically, I have a lot of audio files representing the same song. However, some of them are worse quality than the original, and some are edited to where they do not match the original song anymore. What I'd like to do is programmatically compare these audio files to the original and see which ones match up with that song, regardless of quality. A direct comparison would obviously not work because the quality of the files varies.
So let's say the song in question is "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay. I have the original, high-quality song, and I have a bunch of copies of it. Some of the copies are full-quality, some are lower. Also, I might have one or two versions that were edited to cut out the end of the song. What I want to do is match the the ones that were not edited, regardless of the quality. Is there a library that can do this?
I believe this could be done by analyzing the structure of the songs and comparing to the original, but I know nothing about audio engineering so that doesn't help me much. All the songs are of the same format (MP3). Also, I'm using Python, so if there are bindings for it, that would be fantastic; if not, something for the JVM or even a native library would be fine as well, as long as it runs on Linux and I can figure out how to use it (read: documentation).


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Let's call Sunday the Post-Paddy Hangover Night, shall we? If you didn't partake and still have some pep in your step, head up to the Belly Up where Sage Francis returns with rhymes that will challenge your intellect and get you moving at the same time. Or maybe you want to see Maynard James Keenan, who returns to San Diego with Puscifer at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, If that isn't your cup of tea, try discovering something new with Bonaparte at the Soda Bar or Hurl at Tin Can. For those of you with kids, you might consider the relatively new Unsigned Sundays over at the House of Blues. The shows feature local artists, are all-ages and free, plus they start and end early so you can see some great music and still get the kids home by bedtime.
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Do you remember the Golf Sportsvan Concept Volkswagen unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show ? Well, today it's time to finally see the production version of this new model out for a test in blustery, winter conditions.
To no surprise, the production version looks nearly identical to the concept , with the only noticeable difference being the slightly revised fog lights on the production version.
The new Golf Sportvan will ride on a wheelbase with about 1.96 inches longer than the standard Golf and the body is about 0.3 inches wider. The most obvious of differences between the Golf and this Sportsvan is that it is taller than the standard Golf.
The new model will come as a replacement for the old Golf Plus, and VW built it as a combination between a minivan and a hatchback. Its demographic is younger families who like the roomier interior, but still prefer the compact size on the outside.
Expect the new Volkswagen Golf Sportvan to be unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show , with the first deliveries starting in mid 2014.
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As a surprise to anyone, the new Golf Sportvan looks identical to the standard Golf VII, except, of course, the increased size of this compact minivan. Everything else is taken from the Golf hatchback, including the headlights, taillights, grille, and the overall look.
The Ford B-Max — the company's new minivan — was unveiled in early 2012, and it went into production in June 2012. Just like with all the other models in the company's lineup the model uses the latest Kinetic Design theme, and is the perfect alternative for the big families out there.
The B-Max is offered with a wide range of engines, including the Ford's new 1.0-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine with direct injection and turbo.
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The new-generation Nissan Note went on sale in the fall of 2012, and according to Nissan it is one of the the most user-friendly car in its segment.
The new Note has adopted a striking character line, known as the "Squash Line," and was built on a new platform that makes it lighter than the model it replaces. The Note is offered with a choice of two new engines, including the new supercharged HR12DDR (DIG-S) and the HR12DE mated to the next-generation XTRONIC CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) combined with a start-stop system.


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More NextGen roll-outs at the Walt Disney World Resort
Written by Robert Niles
The Walt Disney World Resort is rolling out more and more of its NextGen technology for managing visitors' vacations. Last week, Disney ran another test of its news Fastpass+ system, which allows selected on-property Disney hotel guests to reserve in advance specific ride times at a limited number of attractions. Disney's also rolling out "tap to pay" RFID payment stations at some of its merchandise locations. (You might have seen or used the same basic technology at ExxonMobil gas stations that allow you to wave a Speedpass keychain at the pump to pay for your fuel.)Tweet
With Disney, you're using your resort hotel keys to access the NextGen services. But the company's about to open up NextGen to more visitors. This week, the company debuted a new version of the Walt Disney World website, which includes a link to a new section, My Disney Experience. That's where visitors can set up a trip itinerary, which eventually will hook into the new Fastpass+ system for eligible guests.
Ultimately, I'd love to be able to enjoy a day in the parks without having to bring my wallet, and worry about it getting stolen, lost or soaking wet. Just slip on my waterproof NextGen wristband, and I'd be good to go - using it to get into the parks, access my restaurant and ride reservations and to pay for all my meals, souvenirs and snacks. I know my wife would really like to be able to ditch the purse.
Of course, parent with small kids will still need the diaper bag. And I imagine most of us will still want to bring in our cell phones. But anything that cuts down on the amount of stuff I have to haul around the parks for the day, hey, I say let's go for it.
Have you used any of the NextGen tech at Walt Disney World yet? (So far, all I've used is the ordering system at Be Our Guest.) If so, please tell us in the comments about the experience.
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From David Brown on December 17, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Does the 'tap and open' system on the resort hotel room locks come under the next gen banner? During our stay at Port Orleans Riverside in November our lock was changed from the 'insert card to open' style to a simple 'tap your card on the lock' to open. When you're juggling bags and stuff it's a lot easier to use.
From Robert Niles on December 17, 2012 at 4:02 PM
Yep, that's NextGen. And I agree, from a pure usability perspective, I prefer not having to play what had become a game of "figure out which way to stick in the card."
From 18.104.22.168 on December 18, 2012 at 9:13 AM
We just got back from Disney and were part of the fastpass+ trial. It was awesome! We preplanned our trips to hollywood studios and magic kingdom before we even got to the park. We were able to schedule which rides we wanted and what time slots. We happened to go to the magic kingdom the night before and got on the winnie the pooh ride (waited about 5 minutes) so we were then able to log back into the fastpass+ website and change which experience we wanted to use our fastpass on. Before our trip they mailed us green credit card type fast passes and they have installed little mickey mouse "touch n go" type devices for all the fastpass rides.
It worked wonderfully! They also started using our room key (for resort guests) on a tap n go type system to enter the park as well.
From Amanda Jenkins on December 18, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Just returned from WDW and was unable to participate in these NextGen because of being new annual passholders. I wonder how Disney will go about that, since we had the room card and then AP cards. I would have loved to have tried it out. Needless to say, I was surprised by the new tap and open for the resort rooms. It definitely made getting into our room and Bay Lake Tower a lot easier.
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