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Gregory Isaacs, the late '70s and '80s Reggae legend known as "The Cool Ruler," died of lung cancer at 59, the BBC reported. Isaacs released an estimated 500 albums, including his landmark 1982 "Night Nurse" record.
We lost Sugar Minott in July, and now another reggae legend, Gregory Isaacs, has died.
Isaacs, 59, lost his battle with lung cancer at his home in London, according to a press release by VP Records. Isaacs' velvet, silky smooth baritone voice earned him the nickname Cool Ruler and gave fans soulful and romantic music for more than 40 years.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Isaacs began his music career competing in talent contests and a short stint with the reggae group the Concords in 1968. Isaacs recorded the album Night Nurse in 1982, and the title song garnered him international recognition, with the song becoming a DJ favorite.
In the same year, Isaacs was jailed for six months in Kingston for gun possession and drug dealings, halting a promising music career. Admitting to having a crack cocaine addiction, Isaacs' voice suffered immensely, due to his teeth falling out and word slurring. Trading his dreadlocks in for a fedora and slacks, Isaacs cleaned up his appearance and entered a drug rehab program.
The hit song "Rumours" paved Isaacs' way back into the music spotlight. Isaacs toured constantly in the 2000s, making sure his fans remembered his music, and they did. Isaacs has performed at Tribute to the Reggae Legends in San Diego more than three times, and was a favorite of local reggae fans, who saw him perform in June at Sound Wave. His last album, Brand New Me, was well received by critics and was released in 2008.
Isaacs' music is smooth, sexually teasing and passionate -- only a person full of love can write ballads so meaningful. Cool Ruler will be missed, but his music will never be forgotten. As I write this story, Gregory Isaacs is trending No. 4 worldwide on Twitter.
Rest in Peace, Gregory.


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KBR Golden Years movie premiere tour, TamperePublished on 11.9.2013 15:57
New KBR movie "Golden Years" premiere tour is screening at Finnkino movie theaters around Finland in the end of September. Premiere cities are Jyväskylä, Oulu, Tampere and Helsinki. After parties hosted in collaboration with Bassoradio.
Date: Thursday 26.9.2013
Screening: Finnkino Plevna, theater 4. Starting at 19.50
After party: Bar Passion (Age limit: 18)
Battery Energy Drink is the proud main sponsor of the newest snowboarding movie by KBR. Riding by B-Unit's Petrus Koskinen and many other talented snowboarders.
Check out the trailer here: www.kbrprod.com
Tickets for the screenings 6€. Purchase from Finnkino's sales desk or from the Finnkino's website: www.finnkino.fi/Event/299759/?TheatreArea=1015

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Want to understand why things have gone so badly in Afghanistan? I am no replacement for the many regional experts who have written on this. However, I humbly offer the following two stories as exemplars.
First, Lauren Katzenberg does us all a favor by wading through the depressing yet…
29 July 1914 - Austria starts bombardment on Belgrade, capital of Serbia.
Avoid the mistake of those who meet with an extraordinary piece of good fortune, and are led on by hope to grasp at something further, through having already succeeded without expecting it…
Engraved Zippo lighters from the Vietnam War.
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- The UN unanimously approved a 12,000-strong UN peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic.
- It's now been 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda — here, Tutsi survivors pose with Hutus who victimized them, and with whom they've since reconciled.
- Colum Lynch reports a three-part series on the UN peacekeeping failure in Darfur: 1, 2, 3.
- Doctors Without Borders accused the UN of ignoring horrible living conditions of 21,000 South Sudanese using part of the peacekeeping base in Juba as a refugee camp.
- Clashes in Nigeria between Fulani cattle rustlers and Hausa vigilantes left 72 dead last Monday.
- Two anti-piracy consultants for the UN were shot and killed in Galkayo, Somalia.
- Abdel-Rahman Shaheen is the latest Al Jazeera journalist to be arrested in Egypt.
- Infighting among Islamic rebel groups in Syria leaves 51 dead.
- Drought looms in Syria.
- American anti-tank weaponry shows up in Syrian rebel hands.
- Dutch Jesuit priest Frans van der Lugt, who refused to evacuate Syria, where he lived for decades, was assassinated by a gunman outside his home in Homs.
- Netanyahu ordered his cabinet to cut communications with their Palestinian counterparts after Palestine requested to sign on to 15 international conventions.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard say they have captured a number of foreign agents entering from Iraq with intentions to carry out bombings and assassinations.
- Iran named Hamid Aboutalebi as its UN envoy — a provocative choice because Aboutalebi was a member of the student group who held Americans hostage in 1979 (although he was not himself directly involved in the event).
- As last weekend's votes in Afghanistan continue to be tallied, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah appear to be competing for the lead. A record number — 7 million people — turned out to vote.
- The Afghan government has begun an investigation into why a security officer, now in custody, killed AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounded reporter Kathy Gannon.
- A bomb on a stationary train in western Pakistan killed 14 on Tuesday.
- 22 were killed in a blast in Islamabad on Wednesday.
- Pakistan plans to release 13 Taliban prisoners as part of peace negotiations.
- A new art project in Pakistan gives a face to civilian drone strike victims.
- The Pakistani Taliban launched a website (link is to a news report, not to the actual website).
- A Marine shot and killed another Marine at Camp Lejeune on Tuesday afternoon at the base's main gate.
- Mexican self-defense groups refuse to disarm.
- Pro-Russian violence leaks into Eastern Ukraine.
- An infographic on Eastern Ukrainian separatist movements.
- The Washington Post on the special relationship between special operations and the FBI.
- Britain is increasing exercising its power to strip citizenship from suspected terrorists without prior court involvement — and then, of course, some of them end up getting killed in drone strikes.
- The US is three years behind in the reports it is by law supposed to issue on potential sanctions violators.
- FBI investigation shows that Russia failed to provide some critical intelligence to the US about Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
- Lawyers for Guantánamo prisoner Shaker Aamer are seeking his release on the grounds of failing health.
- Alan Gross, the US contractor imprisoned in Cuba for the past four years, has gone on hunger strike.
- According to further Snowden leaks, the US spied on groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International (not particularly surprising, given historical record here).
- Popular Mechanics rounds up a couple of military escalations you haven't been hearing about.
- Roughly 5% ($500m) of the US defense budget will be spent developing electronic warfare systems.
- A Microsoft researcher makes the case that increased use of encryption inside intelligence agencies could rein in surveillance.
- What you need to know about Heartbleed.
- Hayden, the former CIA director, gets a bit sexist in his/the agency's feud with Sen. Feinstein.
- A really awesome new invention for plugging battlefield wounds extra effectively gets FDA approval.
- The Secret Service implements some internal clean-up efforts.
- Any NYC veterans reading the round-up: here are some events for free legal assistance at the end of April/beginning of May.
- Some of things you shouldn't say to returning veterans — and some of the things you should.
- Alex Horton eloquently rejects the post-traumatic stress narrative in the second Fort Hood shooting.
Photo: Zawa, Central African Republic. Anti-balaka military patrol. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters.
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Of the 18 lawmakers who signed this letter, 9 are from NC, 4 are from SC, 2 from KY, and 1 from VA. Wonder what that's about…
Lawmakers are pushing back against a Navy review to potentially ban the sale of tobacco products on Navy and Marine Corps facilities, saying it violates servicemembers' "rights."
In Micah Zenko's latest Foreign Policy article, he argues that fears of a drone arms race/proliferation are exaggerated.
A casual observer of recent reporting and analysis of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — most commonly referred to as drones — might assume that the world is already…
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Ian Fleming and the Creation of the First English Unit of Intelligence Commandos
Inspired by a specialized unit of German soldiers led by Otto Skorzeny, Fleming began to form the 30 Assault Unit in 1942. This unit was comprised of highly specialized soldiers who would often accompany or work ahead of the front line in raids.
Members of the 30AU were trained in unarmed combat and all manners of retrieving intelligence, including breaking and entering, safecracking and lock-picking. They specialized in undercover infiltrations of enemy territory in order to capture intelligence such as codes, documents, equipment or even personnel.
Fleming never fought with the unit, but he directed operations from behind the scenes. Under his leadership, the unit grew from 30 to 150 men. The group had more than 35 battle honors, and while it was disbanded in 1946, the 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group of the Royal Marines carries on their tradition today.
Read more about the real life Ian Fleming on the Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond blog at BBCAmerica.com.
Fleming premieres on BBC America on Wednesday January 29th at 10/9c.
Watching the now-infamous Friday exchange between journalist Jake Tapper and "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell, it seems that the brewing debate it provoked over civil-military relations misses a salient point — whether Operation Red Wings (as depicted by the movie) is really emblematic of the…
The Original Trilogy.
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Top Locations on Instagram in 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it's once again time to look back on another amazing year on Instagram. It's inspiring to see moments shared from all around the world, whether it's a photo from your hometown or a video from your vacation. We took a look at the location trends to find the most-Instagrammed places of 2013.
Like last year, a popular location in Thailand tops the list. The Siam Paragon (สยามพารากอน)—a massive shopping complex, movie theater and aquarium in Bangkok—was our top spot, edging out 2012's most-Instagrammed place, Bangkok's International Airport. Suvarnabhumi Airport dropped to number nine, while the Eiffel Tower dropped off the top-ten list altogether. (See more from last year's list here.)
New to the most-popular list in 2013: Walt Disney World, High Line and Central Park in New York City and the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas.
The Most-Instagrammed Locations of 2013
- Siam Paragon (สยามพารากอน) shopping mall, Bangkok, Thailand
- Times Square, New York
- Disneyland, California
- Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas
- Disney World Florida
- Staples Center, Los Angeles
- Central Park, New York
- Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ, Bangkok, Thailand
- The High Line, New York
In the course of the past year, we've seen Instagram continue to grow across the globe. We've been amazed to see the community thrive in places like Indonesia, Russia and Brazil. 60% of Instagrammers are now sharing photos and videos from outside of the United States, so we wanted to also share the most-Instagrammed cities in the world.
The Most-Instagrammed Cities of 2013
- New York City, NY, USA
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- London, UK
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Moscow, Russia
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
- San Francisco, CA, USA
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Hudak's Changebook is like a trashy novel
I have had an opportunity to review Changebook which is the Ontario Conservative's platform document. Although I have low expectations of election policy documents, this one doesn't even meet my mediocre standards of pragmatism. The layout and artwork remind me of a Grade 5 story book. The content is just not realistic. This is not a matter of ideology. For example, there were a number of policy initiatives in the 1995 Common Sense document that I did not agree with but economic basis of the Harris platform were sound and endorsed by economist Mark Mullin.
Changebook suggests that a Conservative government would be able to eliminate Ontario's $14 billion deficit, expand health care and education, provide taxpayers with tax relief and accomplish all this by reducing waste and finding service reductions in other programs. Well it's not possible because health care and education spending make up about 70% of the provincial budget. And after 15 years of belt tightening by the provincial government there is very little waste to be found. Many programs and services are underfunded which causes long waits for service (hospital ERs), inadequate services (GO trains), and decaying infrastructure (crowded roads).
A significant portion of our tax dollars do not go to funding programs but to paying interest on accumulated debt. We either start paying off the debt now or sink into the financial crisis that exists in the U.S. So when the Conservatives propose to remove Debt Reduction Charge from electricity bills, sure that will save us money today but it doesn't eliminate the debt created by low energy prices in the past. By the way, it was a Conservative government that introduced the Debt Reduction Charge. The trouble with Changebook is that it tries to buy voters with their own (tax) money, relying on gimmicks such as HST givebacks instead of making productive investments.
Interestingly, Jim Stanford, a labour economist., suggests that Changebook goes beyond oversimplification to outright manipulation. Stanford works for the Canadian Auto Workers — but he is a widely respected analyst. His analysis was released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (a lefty think tank), shows how the data and charts in Changebook cross the line of truthfulness and accuracy, misstating Ontario's economic situation, hydro rate hikes and the rising debt. It documents the deception on a scale that would embarrass any first-year economics student, let alone someone like Hudak with a masters in economics. He describes the charts in the document as a creations of a graphic artist and cartoon like.
After a year of watching Rob Ford hunt for 'gravy' do we really want to watch the same spectacle on a provincial level?
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wonderful, Rick Perry believes in supernatural events
...will he be able to use the supernatural to fix the economy?
AIDS medication causing men to develop abnormal breasts
Some Tanzania men on anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs have experienced abnormal breast enlargement similar to that of women. There are even cases where women taking the life prolonging drug against HIV complaining of queer side effects including becoming disabled.
Joseph Mkanda, 43, one of the victims, said he developed strange symptoms plus growing breasts after taking the drugs. Initially, he suspected the cause to be lack of a balanced diet. But he soon realized that the main problem was the type of drugs he was taking.
"I feel very much ashamed to go out of my house, because I have developed breasts like a woman. I fear that other people would laugh at me," he said from his Mtwara-base.
"I went to one of the medical doctors in my village, who told me that such signs were normal for people suffering from AIDS who have been taking the drugs for a long time. At the moment, I don't know what to do or where to go," said Mkanda.
Initially when I saw this photo I thought it was one of the fake Scarlett Johansson nude photos going around. But after closer examination I realized Scarlett is shorter, blonder and has smaller nipples.
Two men go to strip club with friend's corpse so they can use his ATM card
Robert Jeffrey Young, 43, and Mark Rubinson, 25, discovered their friend Jeffrey Jarrett dead but delayed reporting the find to police so they could first have a free night out while keeping Mr Jarrett's body in their car, they stopped at a Mexican restaurant in Denver, used their friend's ATM card and withdrew $400 at a strip club before finally reporting him dead.
The men, who are now free on bond, have been charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation.
It's unclear how Mr Jarrett died, but the men have not been charged with his death.
The bizarre scenario is reminiscent of the 1980s movie Weekend at Bernie's, in which two men discover their friend dead and maintain a façade that he's still alive while staying at his home for the weekend.
So what's Helene Guergis been up to?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
8 Amish jailed for refusing to attach orange triangles to their buggies
Here are the booking photos of the eight members of an Amish sect who were ordered jailed by a Kentucky judge after they refused to pay fines for failing to affix orange safety triangles to their horse-drawn buggies.
The men, who were booked Monday night into the Graves County jail, refused to pay the fines on grounds that their religion bars them from wearing or displaying bright colors. Jailed for misdemeanor contempt of court, the inmates were provided dark-colored jumpsuits in place of the standard issue orange coveralls.
The defendants were hit with a range of time in the county lockup (between three and 10 days) by District Court Judge Deborah Hawkins Crook.
While members of the Swartzentruber Amish sect will affix reflective tape to the rear of their buggies, they eschew use of the bright safety triangle, which they consider too modern.
66 Chinese children in minivan meant for eight
I see the Chinese are very serious about road safety. This is the same country that ships kids toys with toxic paint and toxic pet food. I guess health and safety regulations are for the suckers in the West.
Drunk passenger arrested for grabbing flight attendant's penis and demanding sex
A 25-year-old woman drank almost a pint of whisky before groping a Virgin Airways steward and demanding sexual intercourse, it was alleged. Katherine Goldberg, who works in education, was on a flight from South Africa to Heathrow when she drunkenly assaulted the crew member by grabbing his penis, it was claimed. She consumed the whisky on the August flight when the assault happened, Uxbridge Magistrates Court was told.
Stella Waata, prosecuting, said: "The circumstances are that Miss Goldberg was on a flight from South Africa to Heathrow and she was drunk whilst on the airplane. "She proceeded to sexually assault one of the crew members by demanding to have sex with him and grabbing his penis and crotch area. She was believed to have drunk at least 50 centilitres of whisky." She added: "I understand what representations are to be made in relation to the charge of sexual assault."
Ms Goldberg's lawyer applied to adjourn the case to make representations in relation to the charge of sexual assault and asked that Ms Goldberg receive a caution. Mr Brennan said: "The purpose of my application is so that we can raise our representations with the Crown. I wish to raise representations in relation to one of the charges, that matters are dealt with by way of a caution rather than continuing with the court proceedings."
Agreeing to the adjournment, Miss Waata said: "I understand what representations are to be made in relation to the charge of sexual assault. Given the circumstances, I understand Miss Goldberg works in education, a short adjournment of one week would not be disagreeable." Miss Goldberg, of Ealing Common, west London, is charged with one count of sexual assault on a male and another of being drunk in an aircraft. She was granted unconditional bail until her next appearance at the same court on 22 September.
How dumb is this teacher? Everyone knows that male flight attendants are all gay. No straight guy would ever have a woman arrested for touching his penis. Straight men pay women for that.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Jewish prof accused of being anti-Semitic
A Jewish York University professor came under fire recently for an anti-Semitic statement he made in class.
The hell you say? Listen up: A 22-year-old senior named Sarah Grunfeld complained to local Jewish groups that Professor Cameron Johnston had the audacity to exclaim "all Jews should be sterilized" in his "Self, Culture and Society" class.
Except that, had Grunfeld not tuned Johnston out before leaving the classroom in a huff, she might have heard him say "'All Jews should be sterilized'…would be an example of an unacceptable and dangerous opinion."
Luckily, Johnston managed to talk the Jewish community down from their calls to have him fired. The incident was "a very unfortunate misunderstanding," said Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs rep. Sheldon Goodman.
Grunfeld, however, is not backing down from her claim that Johnston is an anti-Semitic Jew: "The words, 'Jews should be sterilized' still came out of his mouth," she told the Toronto Star, "so regardless of the context I still think that's pretty serious."
I guess Sarah has never heard of an hyperbole. No question our school system is producing very attentive and focused students. Let's hope her excuse is that the class starts at 8:30 am and she hadn't quite woken up yet. But every senior knows that you avoid classes before 11 am. In fact even the freshmen know that.
Hump Day Hottie -Special NSFW Edition
I'm posting this nude picture of Scarlett Johansson as an experiment. Just checking to see how many hits we get over the next 24 hours. Will keep you posted.
p.s. Nice boobs! Okay the pic may not be real but it sure look good nonetheless.
p.p.s. Love the following headline
Miniskirt ban at school applies to cheerleader uniforms
Here's a chant guaranteed to dampen the next pep rally: The new miniskirts for San Jose's Piedmont Hills High cheerleading squad are too R-I-S-Q-U-E!
Intent on cracking down on miniskirts, the high school's principal has decided the cheer squad's new uniforms also have no place in school.
Instead, said Principal Traci Williams, the cheerleaders must cover up with sweats to wear their uniforms during school.
"This is really unfair to us," said Piedmont High senior, Antonia Bavilacqua, 17, who is leading the vocal charge to change the principal's mind. The skirts are still OK for games, just not during school. "We're just sad and hurt. It's our school colors and spirit. And they're making us feel like outcasts."
The dress code at the East Side Union High School District campus isn't new -- and requiring that skirts or shorts stretch lower than mid-thigh is pretty universal school code around the country. What's new this year at Piedmont Hills is that the cheer skirts got shorter -- and it happened just as administrators began conducting "dress-code sweeps," yanking inappropriately dressed students out of class and into a special building until parents can be summoned with a change of clothes.
"Pockets are hanging out," Williams said of the offending skirts found during the sweeps. "Cheeks are hanging out. We don't want them bending over."
At one school in a place where it's really hot, Florida, cheerleaders were exempted from the no-miniskirt rule. And at neighboring San Jose Unified schools, cheerleaders can wear their skirts to school -- as long as they wear bike shorts or the like underneath.
At one school in a place where it's really hot, Florida, cheerleaders were exempted from the no-miniskirt rule. And at neighboring San Jose Unified schools, cheerleaders can wear their skirts to school -- as long as they wear bike shorts or the like underneath.But what does that have to do with a tailored, custom-made uniform that cost school cheerleaders $300? It's not clear who decided to raise the cheerleaders' hemlines. But the squad is aghast at the school's solution: Wearing sweatpants under a miniskirt is just "dorky," said senior squad member Sierra Burt.
Hump Day Hottie
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
This guy like his meat rare
A Carlisle man faces felony charges after police said he was seen eating raw meat from off of the shelf of the Carlisle Walmart Monday afternoon.
Carlisle police said an employee saw Scott T. Shover, 53, opening packages of raw ground beef and raw stew beef in the store and eating some of it at 2:40 p.m. Shover then placed the opened packages back on the shelf to be sold and never paid for them, according to police.
The total loss of meat was valued at $24.53, police said.
A loss prevention officer and a store manager followed Shover outside and pointed him out to an officer who happened to be in the parking lot at the same time, helping to move trucks along, police said.
Shover was arrested at Taser point without any further issues, according to police.
He was taken to Cumberland County Prison on retail theft charges, police said. Shover's record shows that he has four previous retail theft convictions. Since he is a repeat offender, this most recent theft becomes a felony offense, police said.
Smoking orangutan has to go 'cold turkey'
An orangutan in Malaysia called Shirley - famous for smoking cigarettes thrown by visitors into her enclosure - is being helped to kick the habit. Wildlife officials say she is undergoing "cold turkey" at Malacca zoo after being removed from her zoo in southern Johor state last week. Shirley is expected to be sent to a wildlife centre on Borneo island once her rehabilitation is complete. Her withdrawal symptoms are not too bad, officials say.
Malacca zoo chief Ahmad Azhar Mohammed said she was so far displaying a regular appetite for food and no obvious signs of depression and illness. "I would say she is not addicted... but she might have formed a habit after mimicking human beings who were smoking around her," he said. "Smoking is not normal behaviour for orangutans," he pointed out. Results from blood and other tests have not yet come back. The orangutan - thought to be aged around 20 - and four other animals were rescued from the zoo last week, having been kept in what the authorities said were deplorable conditions, she adds.
Nature Alert, a British-based activist group, had raised its concerns with Malaysian officials more than a year ago after conservationists shot footage of Shirley being thrown lit cigarettes. They claimed on their website at the time that she "appears to suffer severe mood swings, sometimes looking drowsy - as if drugged, other times without a cigarette she was very agitated, looking as if she could be suffering withdrawal symptoms". Sean Whyte, CEO of Nature Alert, on Monday described the removal of Shirley - and a second orangutan Abu - from Johor zoo as "wonderful news".
Manny being
Manny an asshole
TMZ reports that Manny Ramirez was led out of his Weston, Fla., home in handcuffs, and was put in custody.
Manny charged with battery, after his wife, Juliana, told police he had slapped her in the face so hard that she banged her head on their bed's headboard. Her injuries weren't serious enough to require medical attention, but she said she'd called police because she was afraid things would escalate, according to Ramirez denied hitting his wife, saying she'd hit her head when he "shrugged" her, but the marks on her were consistent with her story. When Manny was released from a Florida Jail after posting $2,500 bond, he ingratiating himself to local media by snatching microphones out of their hands and throwing them.
I can't say I hated Manny as a ballplayer but he was certainly one of my least favourite players. He was an incredibly talented player who could have been one baseball's all-time greats. But he was also a selfish, childish man who in the end only cared about himself. He could carry a team to a championship but just as easily could quit on the team. He was caught once taking illegal drugs and then became the only player to be caught a second time. Instead of serving a second suspension, he just walked away from the game.
Well spousal abuse is a little more serious. Manny can't just walk away from this one.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Laura Bush more expendable than bagpiper
Customer suing White Castle because their seats are too small for his big gut
A devoted, 290-pound White Castle fan is steaming mad at the fast-food chain, which he says repeatedly broke promises to make the booths in his local eatery bigger.
All stockbroker Martin Kessman wants is a place at the table. But when the 64-year-old walked into the White Castle in Nanuet back in April 2009 for his usual No. 2 combo meal, he got an unpleasant surprise.
"They're stationary booths," he told The Post. "I'm not humongous, [but] I'm a big guy. I could not wedge myself in."
Mortified and in pain from smacking his knee into one of the table's metal supports, Kessman limped out of the restaurant, and later penned a complaint to corporate headquarters.
Kessman claims he has no problem finding a place to take a load off at other fast-food places, and fits easily into airline seats.
White Castle replied with three "very condescending letters" -- and an offer that added insult to injury.
"In each letter was a coupon for three free hamburgers -- but the cheese was extra!" according to a lawsuit Kessman filed last week in Manhattan federal court.
But somehow, the humiliation didn't dampen Kessman's appetite for sliders at a discount.
"My wife went and picked up the burgers ... because I did not want to set foot into the store," he said. "Any subsequent trips to the store have been made by my wife -- I have been like an outcast."
White Castle also pledged to expand its seats, Kessman claimed.
"They sent me specs and everything, about how the booths were going to be enlarged and made comfortable for people with a little more weight," Kessman said. "So two and a half years went by, and nothing was done."
The Rockland County man says the chain's uncomfortable booths violate the civil rights of fat people.
The Americans with Disabilities Act is "applicable, not only to me, but to pregnant women and to handicapped people," he said.
"I just want to sit down like a normal person," said Kessman, who is suing for bigger chairs and unspecified damages.
I always knew chains like White Castle were insensitive to the needs of their customers. Get real how many skinny ass customers walk into a place like that at 2 am craving for greasy little burgers? Thank goodness there are statutes protecting the rights of the portly.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The 10th anniversary of 9/11
Everyone remembers what they were doing when the news came over the Internet that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Centre North Tower. It was one of those moments in history that we witnessed and had to make sense of. Who can forget the sudden wave of vulnerability that came over us at the time. That hasn't necessarily gone away, we've just learned to accept it.
The war against Al-Qaeda goes back before the 9/11 attacks. The U.S. was at war with Al-Qaeda in 1998 following the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The Clinton administration has made some attempts at killing bin Laden with no success. It wasn't until the war reached the U.S. homeland with tragic results that Americans finally took notice.
This was a battle the U.S. couldn't have avoided. However, the misadventure in Iraq only prolonged the war against Al-Qaeda, caused unnecessary suffering and strengthened real threats like Iran. It also further radicalized many young Muslims. There is no question the world is quite a different place today.
Bin Laden believed that destroying the World Trade Centre would bring down the U.S. economy but, in fact, the attack had no impact at all. Ironically the U.S. economy came crashing down later in the decade, not as a result of the planes but by greed.
I will have no other posts today. Your thoughts and comments on this day are welcome.


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Blogger Stephanie Wise of Girl versus Dough turns radishes, olives and grapes into eyeballs for one creepy cocktail.
Learn to make this recipe with our how-to article.
Place one drop of red food color in each drink for a "bleeding" effect.
Add a dash or two of olive brine to the cocktail shaker or mixing glass for a dirty eyeball martini.


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The beginning of a new year means the beginning of a new reading challenge. A time to clean out that TBR shelf, to start fresh, and reach a new goal. 2012 was my first year participating in the Goodreads Reading Challenge, so I made my goal simple enough — 20 books in one year. Completely doable! In 2013, I planned to aim for 50 books, more than double what I had read the previous year. But 2 months before the end of the year and with 7 books to go, I realized —
I didn't want to challenge myself anymore.
BOOK REVIEW: Relish: My Life In The Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Published April 2nd, 2013, 192 pages
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a
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We're at that time of year. The pressure to complete our year's reading challenge is fast approaching, and some of us are a little bit behind… Solution? Graphic novels!
After picking up a couple fun volumes at my local comic shop, I made the resolution to try and do a better job at reading more graphic novels. I wanted to start with something I already knew and loved (Adventure Time and Doctor Horrible!), then gradually make my way into the original content. Relish was the perfect "in between" graphic novel.
Growing up in an incredibly multicultural city, I've been exposed to many cuisines and unique foods. Sushi? No big. Spicy curries? Bring it. But Lucy Knisley, the daughter of a New York chef, put me to shame. Set in locations such as New York City, Chicago, Venice, Tokyo & Vancouver (got a kick out of that one!), Relish will leave you with a hunger for not only food, but travel.
This memoir-style graphic novel recounts Lucy's childhood and adolescent relationship with food, with each chapter ending with a recipe for you to try! I know I personally cannot wait to try my hand at her carbonara and huevos rancheros recipes.
Relish is the perfect balance between a graphic novel and a cookbook, something that I have never seen before. It's definitely an original concept that works amazingly well. I highly suggest you pick this up if you are a food lover, looking for some good recipes, or just want to hear stories of food and travel. I know I am looking forward to reading more of Lucy's work, as I have already ordered another of her novels, French Milk!
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Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now.
Maybe that was always besides the point.
Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can't go. She's a TV writer, and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts …
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The typical microstructure of silicon nitride consists of rigid Si3 N4 grains and intergranular amorphous films associated with the liquid phase sintering process involved during densification. The presence of the amorphous films may affect the creep behaviour of silicon nitride ceramics at elevated temperatures. The advent of high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) coupled with fine-probe chemistry analysis enables us to investigate the structure and chemical composition of the nano-scale grain boundary amorphous films and the role they play in creep deformation of silicon nitride. The materials investigated consist of β-Si3 N4 grains with and without secondary crystalline phases. All grains were covered with a thin intergranular amorphous film at both homophase and heterophase boundaries. It was found that these amorphous films have a characteristic value of thickness, independent of grain misorientation, but dependent on the chemical composition of the film and the grains on either side of the film. The creep behaviour of the materials were evaluated by compressive and tensile testing. The grain-boundary film thickness distribution was measured before and after creep using both high-resolution lattice imaging technique and Fresnel fringe imaging technique. The results show a narrow range of film widths in the uncrept material but a bimodal distribution after creep. This provides, for the first time, direct evidence for the occurrence of viscous flow of intergranular amorphous films during creep deformation of silicon nitride. Finally, a model is developed to describe the viscous flow process in multi-phase Si3 N4 materials in contrast to prior models which are only applicable to "pure" Si3 N 4 materials. The creep response predicted by the model is consistent with the experiment.
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During most of my Christian life nearly every sermon or lesson I heard on the subject of stewardship had to do with money. So to me, spiritual stewardship was about our relationship to money. It wasn't till years later that I realized that our relationship to money was only a part of spiritual stewardship. Biblical stewardship relates to every area of our life.
Giving money, reading your Bible and regularly meeting with believers is just part of our spiritual stewardship. I have met numerous believers who were tithers and faithful church members but their lives were a mess. I think part of the reason is they neglected the necessity of being a good steward in all areas of their life.
One of the major areas of neglect is in the area of setting our mind. Our mind is a wonderful gift from God. Our mind has the ability to create, reason, compute and to dream great things. When we become a follower of Christ our life changes and we have a brand new nature (2 Cor. 5:17), but our mind needs to be developed to think consistent with our new nature. Theologically, that's called the act of sanctification. It is up to us to be a good steward of our mind and learn to think with the mind of Christ ( 1 Cor. 2;16). If we don't intentionally set our mind upon truth, then our mind will naturally go the way of the flesh and the culture. The Scripture admonishes us to set our mind on things above in Colossians 3.
In this devotional I want to address four hindrances to good stewardship of our mind.
Worry – Worry begins with little things, things that seem insignificant. But if those little worries are left unchecked a pattern of worry will develop, and soon worry becomes a way of life. As a follower of Jesus, there are many reasons for us to avoid falling into the worry trap. First of all, if God takes care of the flowers and the birds, He will take care of us. (Matthew 6:25-34) Also, the Scripture tells us to be
"anxious for nothing"
in Philippians 4. Worry is our acknowledgement that we don't believe what God says applies to us. We must learn to bring everything to God in prayer and trust Him to give us wisdom and strength to face every issue of life. Bottom line, you can choose to worry or you can choose to trust God.
Indifference – This is a slippery slope and a very serious place to be as a committed follower of Christ. Indifference is tied to the principle of fence sitting. For some it is a safe place to be, but the decision to be indifferent is really based on fear. The Bible speaks about indifference in the book of Revelation when it refers to the church of Laodicea. Jesus said,
"Because you are neither cold nor hot I will spit you out of my mouth.
" (Rev. 3) The Scripture teaches that anything less than radical trust in God is being lukewarm. When we are indifferent in our commitment to Christ it affects every other area of our life. We become indifferent about our relationships, about opportunity, our job, and about hard decisions we need to make. Indifference is a choice of the mind. If you are a fence sitter, get off the fence and get back in the game.
Indecision – Motivational speaker Jim Rohne said, "Indecision is the thief of opportunity." I can't tell you how many times that indecision has caused me to miss an opportunity to share my faith or give comfort and care to someone who needed an encouraging word. It has also cost me to miss out on a business opportunity or two. Indecision sometimes causes us to over-think a situation and causes us to not trust the voice of God. Is your indecision based on fear or a lack of wisdom?
Doubt – Doubt is tied to indecision and fear. We ought to be cautious and careful to weigh our decisions with logic, but you can't let doubt take over your life. Once doubt sets in you will doubt the past, the present, and then the future. This is where setting your mind on truth is essential. When you surrender your rights and expectations to the Lord and begin to rest in Christ's love, your legitimate doubts will become a red flag and your unfounded doubts will flee. The Scripture says,
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding and He will direct your paths."
(Proverbs 3:5)
Proper stewardship of the mind begins by giving our worry to God, trading in our indifference for positive faith, then casting our indecision and doubt aside by putting our trust in God.
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Reston, VAUSA 20190
February 11, 2011
Hi, I am Alicia and a hiker at heart! Very happy to join a group of folks who like the outdoors and exploring.
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Looking to transition into moderate-hard hikes, exploring the regional area, and making some new friends along the way.
Cool intro ;) are you in VA?
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Hey Alicia, just reading your post! Yes, I did attend that Tuesday. Actually, I've tried to attend all of the events at the American Grill. It was a great venue and its unfortunate they had to close. Anyway, we have a new member named Katheryn. She and I usually smoke on Fridays at OVTC. We should all try to attend the next meetup!
Hi Alicia, we look forward to enjoying a cigar with a fellow wine enthusiast
Alicia - Welcome to the Northern Virginia Cigar Enthusiasts! I look forward to having a smoke with you at an upcoming event.
Hi Alicia, welcome to the group! A Cuban pervayor. That sounds enticing. What do you bring in?....cigars, wine, or perhaps a pauperi of things. Do tell. Have you found any place in Reston that alows cigars? I'm in Sterling and we only have OVT and the pool hall above Breakers in Dulles. Sean soon to be Ashburn haunt sounds dreamy. I can't wait, John
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STOCKTON -- Sacramento High School made its first appearance in a Sac-Joaquin Section football championship game Friday night, capping a memorable breakthrough season for the Oak Park charter school.
Even though the fifth-seeded Dragons fell 49-6 to bigger, stronger Manteca (13-1) in the Division III final at Lincoln High School, snapping the Dragons eight-game winning streak, their despair at playing so poorly in a steady downpour wont last long.
Against one of the sections traditional powers, the Dragons (11-3) couldnt overcome four turnovers, five sacks, 10 penalties for 77 yards and the hard running of Alex Laurel (154 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries) behind a Buffaloes offensive line that averages 285 pounds.
With two-thirds of their roster and many key players returning, the Dragons already are vowing to make a return appearance and do better next season.
And why not?
The building project that former coach Doug Cosbie and current coach Paul Doherty started eight years ago continues in the right direction.
Sacramento has established itself as a formidable football program at a school renowned for basketball.
The Dragons have made five consecutive playoff appearances and this year earned the first football playoff victory in school history, beating Benicia 42-35. They followed up with wins over defending D-III section champion Oakdale and Oak Park rival Christian Brothers, another up-and-coming program.
Were definitely a little better than in the past, Doherty said before Fridays game. I wouldnt say its been a dramatic change. Were in year eight, but I saw this as a 10-year project when I first came here because things were so bad.
Cosbie, a former NFL All-Pro tight end, implemented a spread offense, ran it for four years and made the playoffs twice, then left the program in the hands of Doherty, his able assistant and a former player at Menlo College.
Coach Cosbie brought a lot of experience and got it on the right track, Doherty said. He put the right system into place and pointed me in the right direction. It was just a matter of plugging along.
Doherty has done more than just grind away, according to Sac High athletic director Justin Gatling.
Doug created the foundation, but its been Pauls energy, excitement and belief in the kids that has taken us to the next level, Gatling said.
The Dragons are 32-15 in Dohertys four seasons.
Among Dohertys accomplishments:
• Produced a national-caliber weight-training program that paid off in a big way this season with muscular line play from an offensive line led by senior captains Kalen McDonald (6-foot-2, 220 pounds), Tyler Hickerson (5-9, 290) and Terrell Craig (6-2, 185).
• By picking the brain of Folsom coaches and good friends Kris Richardson and Troy Taylor, Doherty has honed a sophisticated spread offense thats a perfect fit for a large contingent of speedy athletes, such as wide receiver Damen Wheeler. He finished a remarkable senior season with 1,896 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns, including a 13-yarder for the Dragons only score against Manteca.
• Hes drawing football-first athletes such as 6-1, 220-pound junior running back-linebacker Lonny Powell, who could be Dohertys first national recruit. Powell was a bright spot against Manteca, rushing for 116 yards on 17 carries.
• Brought a youth feeder program to the campus whose first class of players is represented by seven sophomores on the varsity.
The leader of that group is quarterback Caden Voges, an Elk Grove resident who came to Sac High because he wanted to play in a spread offense. He has been favorably compared to Folsom junior Jake Browning, the state leader in passing yards and touchdowns.
Though the 6-foot, 165-pound Voges struggled Friday trying to find his grip in the wet conditions (17 for 34 for 203 yards with two interceptions and one touchdown), he finished the year with 4,342 passing yards and 48 touchdowns.
Caden saw what Dano Graves, Tanner Trosin and Jake were doing at Folsom and thought he would be able to showcase his skill set in that type of offense, Doherty said.


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A motorcycle accident Sunday night sends one Quincy man to the hospital.
According to the Illinois State Police, the crash happened at North 5th Street and US 24 just after 9:30 Sunday.
Dakota Clary of Quincy told officers he was heading west on 24 on his motorcycle when the driver of the of an SUV didn't yield at the stop sign causing Clary to slide into the vehicle.
Police found Jonathan Matuszak a short time later after he fled the scene. He was arrested for Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Failure to Yield Stop Sign, and Failure to Render Aid.
Clary was treated for minor injuries at Blessing Hospital.
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Disclosure Will Happen
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Disclosure Will Happen Whether The Government Like It Or Not. 5 minutes extract from the European Exopolitics Summit 2009. Dr. Steven Greer presents "Contact & Disclosure: The Final Sequence"- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0oLJNfs_rM
Aliens Exist and UFOs Are Covered-up by US Government, says Ex-Astronaut- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5198506/Aliens-exist-and-UFOs-a...
Apollo 14 astronaut claims aliens HAVE made contact - but it has been covered up for 60 years- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1037471/Apollo-14-astrona...
U.F.O DISCLOSURE PROJECT -FULL VERSION- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vyVe-6YdUk
UFO believers seek info- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pvDTnw4axE
Steven Bassett: Exopolitics and UFO, ET - Disclosure- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMYtCkfMePw
Disclosure 101 (A beginners guide to the Extra-terrestrial Issue)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcld9KVjANw
DISCLOSURE PROJECT Interview with Dr. Steven Greer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC21C1_kJrc&feature=&p=E134A84FBDF96809&i...
The Day Before Disclosure: Official Trailer HD- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS8M9-REsxk&feature=related
ET Disclosure- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyxP-nXk9Y
Elizabeth Kucinich Speaks On UFO Disclosure- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8VdZqyF0sI
"World UFO Disclosure Campaign†- http://www.worldufodisclosure.org
Man 'Must Prepare to Meet Alien Life Forms' (25/1/2010) - http://news.stv.tv/scotland/152841-man-must-prepare-to-meet-alien-life-f...
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Rwa100 September 23, 2011 9:15:19 AM CEST
Everyone please help Steven Basset out. There is a UFO Disclosure petition on Whitehouse.gov that needs 5,000 signatures http://www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/disclosure_petition.htm
Gunzenbomz January 1, 2011 12:08:03 PM CET
Dr Greer, money is a large problem but lets deal with UFO-disclosure 1st.Understanding the fractional banking system is not for the light-hearted.
Vzmiami111 October 17, 2010 4:27:26 PM CEST
Greer working the room... Even though the Disclosure Project is a 'non-profit' organization, I do wonder about the $$$'s behind it. After all, those who 'work' for the organization have to eat...right? Wonder if they'll ever disclose that...video at 11.
Eclipsal September 21, 2010 4:54:21 AM CEST
WOW I am for that. But I have been hearing Obama's going to make a statement on the UFO Discloser and the only thing I saw was he wants to cancel the space program.????!
hubert March 14, 2010 4:55:57 PM CET
this is at least a year old i remember it a little.so what now


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Maybe racing would stand on its own merits in an ideal utopia, but in the real world it has to make a business case for itself. So while the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix may have been a success in the purest sense of the term – bringing IndyCar, ALMS and several other series to the city's harbor front – financial woes could relegate it to history even faster than it came about... or the race cars that made it the spectacle it was.
The trouble, it seems, is between Baltimore Racing Development, which organized the event this past Labor Day, and the city in which it was held. Apparently BRD failed to pay all that was required by the municipality, and now city officials are demanding it pay up or get out of town.
According to reports, organizers owe city coffers some $1.5 million for services rendered, taxes and other expenses. Combined with the estimated $1.8 million it owes third parties, the Baltimore Grand Prix is looking at a huge debt that could take years to pay off, but if it doesn't get the chance to hold the remaining four races for which it's contracted, that debt could prove insurmountable.


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The Peacock Room at Castello di Sammezzano in Reggello, Tuscany, Italy.
Atop a hill in a Tuscan oak tree grove, you'll find the abandoned Sammezzano Castle. The derelict building, built in 1605 with funds from Spanish nobility, features intricate Moorish designs and a breathtaking assortment of patterns and colors. Inside, the words "Non Plus Ultra" — meaning "nothing further beyond" in Latin — stands out above an archway. It alludes to a warning sign in Greek Mythology that demarcated the edge of a flat world for explorers; perhaps communicating the architect's vision to take visitors literally out of this world with jaw-dropping interiors.#Castello di Sammezzano
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One Touch Makes All the Difference
CEM brings a remarkable intelligence and ease of use to microwave sample preparation with the new MARS 6 System
Totally redesigned with an impressive list of features and capabilities, MARS 6 was developed to make microwave sample preparation virtually effortless.
Advances in ICP and ICP-MS systems demand a microwave sample preparation system capable of providing fast, complete digestions for lower detection limits in a high-throughput environment. The need to balance shrinking budgets with higher productivity demands a cost-effective, robust platform that can be easily upgraded. Changing laboratory dynamics demand a system with built-in training capabilities. MARS 6 provides all of this in the most easy-to-use microwave sample preparation system ever developed.
At the heart of the MARS 6 is CEM's new One Touch™ Technology, an unparalleled combination of more than 30 years of microwave chemistry expertise with the most advanced software, sensor, and touchscreen technologies. It's like having a CEM chemist built into the system. Simply choose a One Touch method and the MARS 6 does the rest, automatically recognizing the vessel type, counting the vessels, and determining all of the parameters necessary for a fast, complete reaction.
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An unmatched combination of advanced hardware and software technologies, CEM's new patent-pending One Touch Technology brings intelligent simplicity to microwave sample preparation. It's like having a CEM applications chemist built into the system.
CEM's One Touch takes the guess work out of sample preparation. Simply choose from more than 70 preinstalled methods and the MARS 6 does the rest. Built-in vessel recognition and counting sensors automatically determine the type and number of vessels placed in the cavity. One Touch automatically determines all of the parameters, adjusts power output, and performs the digestion for all major sample types including environmental and regulatory, foods, plant and animal tissues, inorganic chemicals, oils and plastics, organic compounds, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and more.
One Touch methods can be used with our most popular vessels, the MARSXpress and EasyPrep. The MARS 6 also features "How-to" videos for sample preparation, vessel assembly, system use, and maintenance that are viewable on the high resolution touchscreen.
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Consistent results every time. Traditional microwave systems introduce an excessive amount of power to the sample, causing fluctuations in temperature that result in the magnetron shutting down for significant amounts of time. This frequently results in incomplete digestions. The MARS 6 uses CEM's PowerMAX Technology to automatically maximize the amount of microwave energy to the reaction for a complete digest regardless of the number of vessels and sample size. PowerMAX dynamically adjusts the power throughout the run, providing the control necessary for complete digests, while preventing exothermic reactions.
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CEM's patented DuoTemp technology provides the ultimate control by automatically choosing the "Control Vessel" based upon reaction conditions. The control vessel will dynamically change during the run to always control the temperature based on the most reactive vessel, providing reproducible, safe digests every time without excessive venting or exothermic reactions. DuoTemp's combination of fiber optic and IR temperature sensors with the innovative built-in software controls of the MARS 6 creates a temperature control option that is unmatched.
The MARS 6 can be controlled using the onboard touchscreen interface or an external computer with SynergyPrep software. Easily program your system, manage settings, set up Administrator and User login privileges, check and calibrate temperature and pressure sensors, and more using the intuitive interface. MARS 6 also makes data management easier. Import or export methods, instrument settings, and data using any of the 6 USB ports or print results and reports with the internal printer or by connecting to an external printer. MARS 6 software also includes seven language settings.
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MARS 6 gives you the flexibility to select the method programming style which best suits your needs. With over 70 to choose from, One Touch methods take the guess work out of sample preparation by automatically determining the digestion parameters and performing the digestion. If you need to set your own method parameters, you can choose a Classic Method and quickly develop a program that contains your unique method parameters.
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Eh, I've felt the same way about team based PvP since BC. I actually enjoyed arena during the BC days. Win some, lose some (ok, lose a lot), but you'd have fun with a friend for an hour or so a week.
It felt ok to run in there with PvE gear, maybe get your ass handed to you, maybe play against another scrub team and get a win. Everyone was doing it and it created the possibility for matches with equally unskilled/undergeared players.
Starting with Wrath, arena was ruled by people that did nothing but PvP. You'd get into a match and end up playing against a team running the currently unstoppable FotM combo, or that had just reformed just to screw with people.
I get the feeling Rated Battlegrounds are the same way. You get in there as a starting team only to get steamrolled by a team much better skilled and geared.
On the other hand, 75 wins to get a really nice mount might be worth slogging through a few hundred losses (but getting 9 others to endure is going to be nigh impossible).


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I love the period piece aspects; I love the characters; I love the stories. Perhaps not deep but always interesting! This part of the story serves well as an engaging and enjoyable "read."
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Do not think of this book as a romance. Romance there is, but so much more. I classify it as imminently readable historical fiction. No matter what the classification, the story is intriguing, the writing first rate, and this production enhances an already enjoyable experience. A realistic depiction of 18th Century Scotland seen through the eyes and sensibilities of a 20th Century narrator makes for a fascinating read.
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The mystery in this book is an intriguing one, as are the others in the series. But what makes Griffiths books most enjoyable are the very real - warts and all - characters who make up her cast. In the ability of these flawed people to face the issues in life with dignity and just the right touch of humor lies the real charm of these stories. Hooray for Grffiths. She has provided me many hours of enjoyment.
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