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6 Subtle Ways You're Getting Screwed at the Grocery Store
If you are a huge manufacturer selling units in the tens of millions, shaving just a penny or two off of each bag of cookies or can of cocktail weenies can make a huge difference on your bottom line. So while we'd like to think the free market is all about selling good quality at a good price, the difference between profit and bankruptcy can in fact lie in the seller's ability to screw you an ounce or a nickel at a time.
Their little tricks are everywhere, and believe us when we say they add up. We're talking about things like ...
#6. Bottom Dimples (And Other Sneaky Packaging Tricks)
If you haven't discovered it for yourself already, it's probably because you're not a clumsy oaf and have never dropped a jar of peanut butter on the ground. Because if you had, you might have observed that the bottom of that jar looked as if someone with a tiny fist punched it:
The Ripoff:
That sneaky dimple was put there for one reason: to put about two fewer ounces of peanut butter in the jar without the customer noticing. But manufacturers are keeping the prices the same, and sometimes even raising them. And peanut butter makers aren't the only ones pulling this shit, either.
You can't even trust the Jelly cartel.
A toilet roll might have the same number of sheets, but the sheets are an inch shorter, or worse, thinner. Cereal boxes are getting thinner while remaining the same height and width, to give the illusion of containing the same amount. A Hershey's chocolate bar has gotten an ounce and a half lighter yet sports the word "Giant," presumably because Hershey's thinks chocolate lovers are morons.
To be fair, she is only a foot tall.
And until the masses rise up with pitchforks and torches demanding their ounces of peanut butter/chocolate/toilet paper back, we're just going to have to keep on taking it.
#5. Tricking You Into Paying More (For Something It Cost the Same to Make)
One of the easiest ways to grab a little extra cash from poor schmucks like us is to charge more for products that don't cost more (or maybe even cost less) to make. Take sunscreen, for example. Even people who spend 95 percent of their time on the Internet need to get outside to buy a taco every now and then. And when they do, you'd better believe sunscreen is a must for their soft, supple skin.
Let's say you're the one going on a big outdoor adventure, maybe urban Rollerblading or what have you, so you go shopping for some sun protection. The first thing you notice is that the SPF protection ranges from 5 to 70. Naturally, you want to buy the hell out of the 70 so you can tell the sun to go fuck itself.
So hard.
Chances are that 70 SPF sunscreen costs more than the other, but that's OK, because it's protecting you more, right? You take it to the register, hand over your money and slap that lotion on your skin, feeling superior knowing you just bested a star.
Yeah, that'll keep the cancer at bay.
The Ripoff:
Unlike an encounter with a high-end prostitute, you shouldn't have to pay more for a higher SPF sunscreen, because lotion is lotion and it all costs the same to make, no matter what level of protection it offers you. But sellers assume that once a consumer sees the bigger number on the SPF protection, he'll be willing to shell out more. And they're right.
In this case, we're talking about a few dollars that could add up big time in the long run. Because some consumers might not buy the better protection for their kids in the interest of saving a dollar, and those kids could be vulnerable to malignant melanoma later in life, which is why one British retailer announced it would no longer charge more for the higher-SPF lotions. BURN!
The British Isles go through nearly four bottles of sunscreen every year.
It's the same thing with dairy products that have been whipped for fluffiness, such as yogurt and cream cheese. You think you're paying more for a decadent, creamy treat, but you're actually getting less of the product than you would if you just bought the regular version, on account of the fact that the extra creaminess is due to the addition of a whole bunch of decadent, creamy air.
Hey, speaking of which ...
#4. Bags Half Full of Air
It should come as no surprise that Americans are super in love with potato chips. We're so in love with them, in fact, that in 2009 we spent $2 billion more on chips than the federal government's entire budget for researching and developing new sources of energy. Which is probably OK, since any new sources of energy would have probably just been spent driving our fat asses back to the store for more chips.
The point is we can safely assume that just about everyone reading this article has opened a bag of chips and discovered that the greasy bag of salty goodness was just as full of nondelicious nothing as it was with food. And if there's anything we hate more than paying for water, it's paying for chipified air.
The Ripoff:
In the food industry, the practice of only halfway-filling containers with actual food is called "slack fill." Chip-makers want a cushion of air around their products as protection, because nothing sucks more than getting a bag full of smooshed chip bits, except maybe getting a bag full of empty, which is what it seems like sometimes.
What the actual fuck?
The problem is that even though the FDA allows for some air space as food protection, sneaky manufacturers have been more than willing to abuse the system by halfway filling comically large bags with their products. So you think you're getting a big ol' bag of goodness when you're really not getting all that much ...
... and half a bag of chips.
In fact, the problem is so bad that several groups have appealed to the FDA to crack down on the chronic over-slack fillers -- not just because consumers are getting cheated, but because all that extra packaging is killing a lot of trees to basically package nothing.


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5 Ridiculous Lies That Fooled The Whole World
Being a con artist doesn't actually require exceptional intelligence. It just requires chutzpah that borders on neurosis. You see, because most people in the world are trusting souls, it often doesn't even occur to them that somebody's outrageous statement might be a lie. Con artists build their whole careers around good-hearted people saying to themselves, "But who would lie about that?"
Well, people like this, that's who ...
#5. Joyce Hatto Releases 100 Albums Recorded by Other People
This is one of those underdog stories that seem destined to get turned into an Academy Award-winning film (starring, say, Julia Roberts). Joyce Hatto had been a concert pianist for years, but was never able to rise above her largely mediocre reviews ... until she was finally forced to retire after being diagnosed with cancer. Then, in the face of tragedy, Joyce Hatto blossomed into the outstanding classical musician she'd always wanted to be.
Hatto, center, just musicing the shit out of that piano.
From then until her death in 2006, she hit the studio like Tupac, recording a daunting amount that resulted in over 100 CDs of piano music, showing a shocking range of style. The critics raved, lauding her incredible versatility. She was heralded as "the greatest living pianist that almost no one has ever heard of," a title we suppose is immediately nullified by the word "heralded."
The Con:
A classical-music aficionado named Brian Ventura popped one of Hatto's CDs into iTunes, which then obligingly informed him that he'd actually bought a CD of the relatively unknown Laszlo Simon. Stunned by what seemed to be the most random mix-up of all time, he sent a note to a music reviewer named Jed Distler. Distler and some colleagues did some digging and discovered that Joyce Hatto had played on virtually none of the CDs attributed to her.
Pristine Classical
"She was in the same room as the musicians. That counts, right?"
Her "performances" were cobbled together from the work of at least 91 other pianists to create a Super-Skrull of musical talent. In fact, of Hatto's hundred-plus CD catalog, only one has been confirmed as authentically hers. The rest are blatant, crudely manipulated forgeries created by Hatto and her husband. They even invented an orchestra to credit in the fraudulent recordings, led by a Holocaust-survivor conductor who never existed.
Hatto's husband, William Barrington-Coupe, eventually admitted to the forgeries, conceding that he did take bits from other pianists to cover unwanted sounds on the recording. But since many tracks are almost completely identical to other pieces, it seems like the primary "unwanted sounds" in question were the sounds of Hatto actually playing.
#4. Hardy Rodenstock Makes Millions Selling Fake Wine to Connoisseurs
In 1985, American businessman Bill Koch dropped $500,000 on four bottles of wine -- 1787 Chateau Lafit that supposedly belonged to wine nut Thomas Jefferson, a claim evidenced by the engraving of the initials "T.J." on the bottom of the bottle. (SIDE NOTE: If you are so worried about people stealing your alcohol that you etch your initials onto every bottle, you are probably an alcoholic.)
The Drinks Business
"Touch that bottle and I swear to non-magical philosopher Jesus I'll cut you."
Anyway, the seller of the bottle was international wine-peddling superstar Hardy Rodenstock. Rodenstock was a former musical manager and professor who gained a reputation for holding ridiculous wine-tasting orgies featuring priceless wines that no one else could ever conceive of, let alone purchase. People would spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on rare wines from Rodenstock that probably tasted like cat piss to everyone but true wine fanatics.
The Con:
As it turns out, cat piss might have been the actual content of the bottles Bill Koch had purchased. After years of speculation that the Jefferson wines were fake, Koch embarked on a multimillion dollar manhunt, accusing Rodenstock of being a fraud. And he had good reason to.
The engravings of Jefferson's initials on the bottoms of the bottles were apparently made using a dental drill in a counterfeiting studio where wine was mixed and rebottled (no indication is given as to whether any cats were present).
"I actually prefer to use my own urine. It's more authentic that way."
Hell, Rodenstock himself was a forgery -- he was a former train engineer named Meinhard Goerke who had never been a professor and had managed only a single shitty German band in his entire life.
So how did he fool so many people? One reason was that the claims he made about his wines were so outlandish, no one could ever possibly prove him wrong -- how the hell would anyone know what 250-year-old wine was supposed to taste like?
"I smell soiled diapers and pig's feet. This is either terrible wine or decent kombucha."
Oh, and there was this: In order to sneak these substandard wines past his guests, he got them so hammered first that they couldn't tell if they were drinking a 1792 Riesling or a 2012 glass of toilet water. See, the most brilliant plans are the ones that seem obvious after the fact.
#3. Turning a Fake Reality Show into a Drug Empire
By now everyone assumes that reality shows are "fake," in the sense that they use creative editing and some staged scenes to make their "reality" more interesting than it would be if they just let a bunch of spoiled people screech at each other for half an hour. But the scam that was pulled off by the P.I. Moms took it to a whole new level.
Unbelievably, Dr. Phil is the most credible person in this picture.
You might not have heard of it, but P.I. Moms became a minor pop culture phenomenon in 2010 when it was proposed as a reality show on Lifetime, a network primarily known for showing movies like Sleeping With the Enemy (and we mean movies exactly like it). The show would focus on middle class suburban mothers who, instead of the usual mom stuff, picked up work as licensed private investigators. They'd track witnesses, spy on suspicious individuals, gain intel on narcotics rings and trick pedophiles into chatting with them on the Internet.
The whole thing was the brainchild of Chris Butler, a former SWAT officer who decided to start Bosleying around soccer moms because he'd rather not get shot himself. Lifetime got word of his exploits and offered him fat basic cable dollars to film the P.I. Moms for a reality show. So what's the problem?
Aside from the fact that these women are in no way dressed for surveillance.
The Con:
A journalist named Peter Crooks went for a ride-along with Butler and his P.I. Moms to see them in action, but was suspicious pretty much from the start. He had been contacted to do the ride-along by Butler himself, who first tried to persuade Crooks by bringing him in on a "cheating-husband sting," which actually turned out to be a "cheating-husband entrapment." When Crooks said he wasn't interested in tricking people, and would be more interested to do a story on Butler and his moms if they blew the lid off an affair that was already in progress, Butler called him back the next day with a case he'd just been offered that happened to fit Crooks' criteria perfectly.
"And the stakeout location fits my most important criteria. It's close to a Taco Bell."
The "sting" involved trailing a guy and his mystery date all over Napa Valley, spying on them over a lunch that Crooks thought felt strangely scripted -- virtually every single sentence between the two involved an oblique reference to sex, as if they wanted it to be perfectly obvious to any eavesdropping mothers and/or journalists that they were going to be having some sex later. Crooks and the P.I.s eventually tracked the suspected cheater to a Holiday Inn, where they stole his car, evidently confusing "inconspicuous" with every single word in the English language that means the exact opposite.
This seemed fake as hell to Crooks, and shortly after that he received an email from an anonymous source confirming his suspicions: Not only was everyone involved in the "sting" an actor on Butler's payroll, but every single media piece the P.I. Moms had been featured in was scripted. The source turned out to be an actor named Carl Marino, who had worked on Crooks' ride-along as one of the investigators in Butler's employ.
The moral of the story? Never trust a man with a leather jacket and half a goatee.
But here's the best part: Marino also revealed that Butler was reselling drugs confiscated from busts done by a narcotics task force he had contact with. This was the same task force that helped the Moms entrap a supposedly drug-dealing kid using the totally plausible promise of chicken, bowling and group sex with lingerie models.
Eventually, Crooks got Marino in touch with some less corrupt officials, who used him in a legitimate drug sting (one that involved much less sexy dialogue and car theft) that landed Butler and his partner at the narcotics task force in federal prison. Needless to say, Lifetime canceled the show, although it seems to us like they killed it right when it was getting good.

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A college football star at the center of a hoax scandal told a TV talk show host that the feelings he had for what turned out to be a fake, online girlfriend were real.
Manti Te'o reiterated he had nothing to do with the hoax.
He told Katie Couric in an interview broadcast Thursday he was truly sorrowful and pained after being told that the woman he knew as Lennay Kekua had died in September.
Te'o's once-heartwarming tale of inspired play after the deaths of his grandmother and girlfriend on the same day in September was exposed as a bizarre hoax on Jan. 16. Deadspin.com broke the news that the woman Te'o had claimed to be in love with did not exist.
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When the suspect left the Greenwood Mall area. He pulled on to Scottsville Road and ran through a light. That's when he hit two vehicles, then left his car. He was later found behind Shoe Carnival, and employees of the store say the amount of patrol cars had them on alert.
"Then the sheriff's department rolled up and was at the accident and ended up with eight patrol vehicles at the accident scene and four patrol vehicles behind the store and we still didn't know what had happened other than there was a wreck out in front of the store." said Shoe Carnival Manager, Peter Hopkins.
Tyson has a record of crime very similar to this instance. In April of this year a complaint of shoplifting at a Hendersonville shopping center left one officer fearing for his life when trying to stop Tyson.
"Pretty similar to what sounds like happened in Bowling Green. I was horseback, saw them go around the end of the building, so i went around to the end of the building and made contact with them. I rode my horse around and i was actually standing in front of the car. Then he realized that the female who had the keys wasn't going to drive off, he got out and told him to give her his keys. I was telling him "No! Don't get in the car!" he went ahead and got in the car and started it up and was still right in front of the car and he put it in drive and floored it. I was able to get away just in time and my horse was able to get away just in time to keep him from running over us." said Hendersonville, Tennessee Police Officer Jeff Duren.
Tyson is facing charges for assault on a police officer, leaving the scene of an accident, and also has four warrants out in Tennessee.
"He obviously has no regard for any kind of life, human life or a horse. I can't imagine somebody being that way." added Duren.


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STEUBENVILLE - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said 16 individuals refused to cooperate with his office over the past several months as it investigated the Steubenville rape case....
If Coach Sac knew about the rape (which it appears he did!), that sick B****** should be brought up on charges! What if someone had done that to his daughter?? Would he then sweep it under the rug and call in favors to his buddy the sheriff?? I think not...fire the coach and send his a** up the river!!
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The Ionia County Sheriff's Office has recovered and returned a number of items allegedly stolen by three individuals in a surge of daytime home invasions in the late summer in northern Ionia County townships.
Josh Doyle Earl, 30, of Hubbardston was arrested Sept. 14 and charged with one count of stolen property – receiving and concealing in Ionia County 64-A District Court.
Katherine Lelia Zieger, 29, and Christopher James Seif, 33, both of Belding, were arrested Sept. 19. They were charged with one count of felony home invasion, two counts of attempted home invasion, and one count of larceny from a building, also in District Court.
The Ionia County Sheriff's Office executed several search warrants and located stolen trailers, a quad and minibike, allegedly taken by Earl, which have been returned, said Ionia County Undersheriff Charlie Noll. Also recovered were tools, beef taken from a farm on Van Vleck Road and other miscellaneous property – some of which the sheriff's office is still working to determine ownership.
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I just joined a multiplayer server and want to make a village in the Nether.
Is it possible to create farms for growing food and trees there? If so, how could I go about doing it?
I just joined a multiplayer server and want to make a village in the Nether.
Is it possible to create farms for growing food and trees there? If so, how could I go about doing it?
According to the Minecraft Wiki
So trees can be grown as normal (as long as you are careful about making sure that lava doesn't just burn them all down), however
Placing water source blocks with the bucket causes the water to instantly evaporate (with a hissing sound). You can still grow wheat in the Nether, however it will grow very slowly without water (also see the Wheat page on the wiki).
This also makes growing sugar cane impossible, however I believe that growing Pumpkin and Melon is largely unaffected by this as water only affects the rate at which the stem grows (which can be sped up with bonemeal), not the rate at which the Melon and Pumpkin themselves spawn. (The wiki does mention that Pumpkin cannot be grown in The End, but doesn't mention the Nether. I believe that Melon should grown there successfully but I haven't verified this).
So you will be unable to breed cows or pigs for food without using mods, however you can breed chickens by throwing eggs.
Its also worth mentioning that Nether Wart only spawns in the Nether, but can be grown in the overworld if you take a block of Soul sand with you.
The Minecraft wiki states (I've tried only wheat and watermelon) that all farmland crops can be grown in the Nether (growth speed is decreased). The only thing you have to remember is that once you gather your crops you have to immediately replant them. Otherwise because of the missing water (as stated from others here you can't have water source blocks on the ground in the Nether needed to grow sugar cane and speed up the growth of other crops) the dirt will revert to its default state and you have to use a hoe to make it suitable for farming again.
Personally I think that watermelons are the best food source in the Nether if I'm down there for a long time and my baked potato supplies diminish. Take some dirt with you and put the blocks in a safe location in the Nether (a stone house will do the trick, since Ghats can't blow stone blocks up). Use a hoe to turn the dirt into farmland and plant the watermelon seeds. Use bonemeal to speed up the growing. The special thing about watermelons and pumpkins is that once you plant the seed the ground doesn't reverse to its default state (in which you can't plant seeds in it). Pumpkins and watermelons are the only ones that produce "fruit" at the same speed as in the Overworld (tried it myself!), since the only thing that takes longer to grow in the Nether is the stem. Unlike wheat for example, which has to be replanted after gathered, pumpkins/melons provide infinite food once you have fully grown their stems. Pumpkins however are only useful in the Nether if you want Jack'o'Lanterns. It is not possible to create the recently added Pumpkin pie recipe without sugar cane and sugar cane grows only next to water blocks.
Here is a great tutorial for a fully automated watermelon/pumpkin farm by monkeyfarm:
I have a couple of those in the Overworld and they work great. The only problem is that they require plenty of resources and such that can be found only in the Overworld (iron, stone, redstone, sand (for glass; not Nether sand!)). But once you have build and secured it in the Nether, it will give you PLENTY of food.
Trees are also not that difficult to grow. You need some light sources, a safe location (note that making a huge room for your trees doesn't mean Ghasts won't spawn in it so be careful and take extra care!), dirt and tree stems. Growth rate is again the same as in the Overworld! You can produce tools (axes, hoes, shovels etc.), charcoals, torches and so on so it's essential to have a decent tree farm in the Nether if you want to stay there for a longer period of time.
You can simply take cow on the lead, bring very close to the portal, and teleport yourself to the Nether. Cow should be teleported with you, but lead probably don't, so take minimum 2 leads per cow. I haven't tried with sheep or pigs, but it should work too.
Yes,you can grow crops in Nether(at least wheat). Crops can grow without water at a slow rate.(Note:You cannot place water in Nether,and farmland will transform into dirt if it has neither water nor crops in it(I am sure that it applies at least to wheat crops),according to the wiki. Trees can grow normally,but they can be set on fire by lava. Just make sure that you bring dirt and seeds/saplings. And now about the village,just build some houses with at least 5×5 space horizontally. (I'm not sure about the height,but for maximum succes chance,put 5 spaces vertically. Then,bring some villagers through the portal,either from a village or from curing a zombie to populate the village.


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All types of biking, mountain biking in particular: what are some must have items/gear to keep with oneself on mountain biking trips? I'm think of items such as extra inner tube, bike pump, etc...What products or items do you use? Specifics would be helpful, thanks!
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For long rides of 1-3 hours, I carry the following:
For longer trips, you'll want to consider panniers (carry bags) and a hydration pack so you'll be able to carry the load more effectively. In general, advice on backpacking trips should apply.
I would take the following on a ride (mtb):
There are also a few small things that I normally take, that are necessary on long/remote rides:
If you are riding with a partner you can share the spares between you.
I typically ride with the following list - some of it I take out depending on the ride and how well travelled the trails are:
The lists are missing a chain tool. I needed one once. Also helped someone else out once.
For every ride I take:
Unless I know the area very well I'll also have relevant maps and a compass, and my GPS.
If I'm going somewhere remote, or for a day ride, I also take:
Definitely a chain tool. And make sure it's a decent one and that you know how to use it. This, more than any other tool has saved me from a long walk home while I've been out riding the trails. With one you're on your way in 5-10 minutes. Without one you're walking or, if you're lucky, rolling downhill.
It's also a really good idea to carry either a headlamp of have a light fitted on your bike if you're riding in the evening. If you get lost or have a breakdown and spend more time than you planned you'll be glad you have this one as well.
I ride large group rides in France. Basic tools are great, but I need to use my First Aid kit more than my bike repair kit. A small kit should be the minimum. Riding partner took a bad ride over the handle bars. He broke his shoulder. One arm sling cloth, an Ace bandage, geo coordinates from my Garmin, and a simple phone call to my wife did the trick. She was able to come to within 100 meters of the fall to pick him up. Each of those items made it possible for a quick extraction.


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By TAMARA IKENBERG
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After winning millions of dollars for their owners, most racehorses' lives are left in the lurch.
Ferdinand's Ball, a Derby party which takes place Thursday, May 3 at The Frazier Museum, is the only seasonal soiree that gives back to the four-legged Derby stars.
"These horses deserve better," said Kim Boyle, who created Ferdinand's Ball with her sister Aimee Wulfeck Boyle. The sisters have a history of animal activism, including raising money for the Kenton County Animal Shelter. "I think once more people learn the truth about the end most of them face, things will begin to get better. That's why we chose them as the benefactor for Ferdinand's Ball."
In past years, the party, named for Ferdinand, the 1986 Derby winner who was sent to slaughter in Japan, has attracted animal-conscious celebs guests like author and EXTRA host Maria Menounos and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl Kate Upton.
Ferdinand's Ball directly benefits Old Friends, a facility in Georgetown Kentucky founded in 2003, where retired racehorses, breeding studs and some other special hooved residents are free to roam, graze and be adored by the visitors who come to see them practically every day of the year. It costs $3200 a week just to keep them all fed.
The lush 52-acre farm is home to more than 50 horses. Old Friends cares for more than 116 horses. The rest are boarded in satellite facilities in Cabin Creek New York and other locations.
"Our horses have earned more than any other farm in the bluegrass…nearly 90 million dollars," said Cindy Grisolia, an Old Friends volunteer since 2005. She also sits on the organization's board of directors. "We have (Turf Classic at Belmont winner) Sunshine Forever. We also have Creator, a European champion that we repatriated from a stud farm in Japan." Sunshine Forever was also brought back home from Japan.
Other famous "Friends" include Special Ring, winner of the Eddie Read Stakes in California, and Popcorn Deelites, one of a handful of horses to play Seabiscuit in the 2003 movie "Seabiscuit."
The operation is run by Michael Blowen, a Boston transplant and racing enthusiast who used to be the film critic for the Boston Globe. "It feels great," Blowen said, to be able to give these horses a peaceful, safe post-career life.
Blowen lives in a house on the farm with his wife Diane. The couple welcomes one of their maned residents into their home. The one who receives that special privilege is Little Silver Charm, a pony with a buttery mane that Blowen rescued from an uncertain future. He was never a racehorse, but he's a star in his own right, and even has his own Facebook page.
"When People magazine came here a few years ago to do a piece on the farm, we have all these famous horses here, and he was the one who ended up in the magazine even though we have all these famous horses here."
Blowen found the pretty pony fourteen years ago at Rockingham Park racetrack in New Hampshire.
"A truck showed up, and we weren't exactly sure where the truck was gonna end up. I didn't think it was going to be any place good," Blowen recalls. "For forty dollars, we got Little Silver Charm, two ducks and a goat. The goat stayed at the track. I don't know what happened to the ducks… They were on the Rockingham Pond the last time I saw them."
Blowen added that Little Silver Charm, who also happens to love playing soccer, has a way with young visitors to Old Friends.
]"We work with (mentally challenged kids from) Eastern State Hospital and he's great with them," Blowen said. "We have all these thoroughbreds here and some are a little too big and intimidating for some people. And Little Silver Charm is not."
Little Silver Charm is one of many amazing animals Blowen and his volunteers saved from a sad situation.
Resident Leave Seattle had a hard life that included abandonment and being put up for sale at a slaughter auction in Massachusetts, before finding peace at Old Friends.
The farm has also provided solace for victims of Ernie Peragallo, a thoroughbed owner in New York who was jailed for his gross neglect of racehorses. One of those horses didn't even have a name when Old Friends came to the rescue. "We had a naming contest and we called him Escape From New York," the title of a 1981 film about a violent future New York. "He also has a nickname. We call him Snake Plissken like Kurt Russell's character in the movie."
For more information on Ferdinand's Ball, visit www.ferdinandsball.com . And to learn more about Old Friends, visit www.oldfriendsequine.org.


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There was mystery, intrigue and of course, a crime, at the Coutts Museum of Art Mystery Theatre dinner Friday evening. Those attending watched as the mystery of a painting "Empress Josephine" was investigated. During the course of the events, the painting was stolen from the museum and it was up to the audience to help the detectives figure out who was the culprit, accomplice and what the motive was. The play was written by Linda Sanders and local residents played the roles. Prizes were given away for those who guessed the guilty party the first.
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I didn't see this asked elsewhere here, but how does one go about this? I did
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade on a laptop last night but it did not upgrade up to the latest release as I expected. What do I need to do?
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I worked from home today, so I figured this would be a good day to make cabbage rolls. This is the recipe my mom used to make (well, minus the meat, of course) and comes from a family friend. The sauce is the key to this recipe--it is thick and rich and perfectly spiced. For the filling I went with tempeh, which turned out to be the perfect choice since it has the texture of ground beef. All in all, the recipe was a grand success! If you have a few hours, these cabbage rolls are well worth the time.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Cabbage Rolls
I worked from home today, so I figured this would be a good day to make cabbage rolls. This is the recipe my mom used to make (well, minus the meat, of course) and comes from a family friend. The sauce is the key to this recipe--it is thick and rich and perfectly spiced. For the filling I went with tempeh, which turned out to be the perfect choice since it has the texture of ground beef. All in all, the recipe was a grand success! If you have a few hours, these cabbage rolls are well worth the time.
19 comments:
- magpie said...
These are fantastic - well, I haven't had this exact recipe, but my mom used to make a similar one with tofu. I've been reading your blog for a little while and just wanted to say keep up the good work, I love reading it :)
- February 4, 2008 at 11:07 PM
- trina said...
Thank you for sharing your recipe.
- February 4, 2008 at 11:25 PM
- Susan G said...
This looks wonderful!
What is HP sauce?
- February 5, 2008 at 9:55 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
HP is a steak sauce from the UK. You can get in at any grocery store in Canada alongside the ketchup. In the U.S., it is usually in the Brit section of the ethnic food aisle. I have put a link in the post above to the HP web site.
- February 5, 2008 at 10:01 AM
- Veghead said...
Vegandad, I think you shoudl adopt me. I want yummy vegan food like yours everyday! :P
but seriously, awesome blog.
- February 5, 2008 at 5:34 PM
- arthursmommy said...
This recipe looks delicious. I made the Perfect Burger for our 17 month old today. He liked them. They are really good. Btw-HP sauce is very tastey. We tried for the first time years ago when we went to Scotland. I was going to ask, do you happen to have a good recipe for "fish" and chips? Have a great week.
- February 5, 2008 at 8:09 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
I would be happy to adopt you as long as you don't whine and make you bed in the morning.
I don't have a fish and chips recipe . . . yet. I always enjoy a challenge.
- February 5, 2008 at 9:18 PM
- kitsune-stars said...
Looks fantastic! I've all the ingredients in the fridge right now and can't wait to try it tomorrow night. Only thing is, whenever I boil/steam the tempeh it falls apart on me. I don't think I would have a chance to grate it! Any suggestions?
- February 5, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
The only reason I boil the tempeh is to take away the bitter flavour some tempeh has. There is no need to do it, really, especially since the cabbage rolls will cook for 1.5 hours in the oven. I would grate the tempeh, then fry it and continue on as as directed.
- February 5, 2008 at 9:34 PM
- Jenn said...
Wow, now as a Russian Mennonite/German girl - cabbage rolls are sacred food - you don't veganify them - or if you do you don't tell your Oma. But you know these were so good that I'm tempted to sneak these into the mix the next time we have a family gathering. I didn't have the HP sauce on hand - used a combination of ketchup and vegan Worcestershire sauce - I know not the same but I had to improvise. Will change the tomato sauce a little next time but overall, again wow! Russian Mennonite/German approved.
- February 11, 2008 at 2:22 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Glad you enjoyed them! The HP sauce is entirely optional, of course. Any kind of steak/BBQ sauce could be added to give the filling a more complex flavour. Please do tell me what changes you make to the sauce next time--I am always up for new ideas.
- February 11, 2008 at 7:20 AM
- veg.in.the.fog said...
Just found this on my iGoogle gadget and it looks wonderful! I've been looking for some sort of hearty, time-consuming dinner to make so I was very happy you posted it again.
One question: is HP anything like A1? I've seen it in many of your posts, but I was wondering if A1 would be preferable to simply leaving it out.
- October 15, 2008 at 6:29 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
A1 will work well, or some BBQ sauce.
- October 16, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Zoa said...
Made it, loved it! In fact, I think the fennel in this recipe has revolutionized my whole cooking philosophy. Your blog is wonderful! I'm a longtime fan, first time commenter.
- September 3, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- veganrose said...
I made these tonight... the 2 tablespoons of fennel and sage intimidated me so I used two teaspoons each and they were delicious. The sauce is particularly tasty! didn't have brown sugar so I used white with 2 tsp of molasses, and it was fine. Also subbed vegan worcestershire sauce for HP. Thanks for a great recipe... the filling was grand!
- January 18, 2011 at 8:32 PM
- misskristinb said...
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was amazing.
- October 10, 2011 at 9:40 PM
- Silvia Jacinto said...
I am very happy to visit your site and i did like it. I was able to get some informative topics. keep it up and you can also visit my site for your reference. Thank you and have a good day.
- August 20, 2015 at 3:45 AM
- Audrey said...
To Arthursmommy; Here is a link for vegan fish and chips that I plan to try, it looks yummy! http://thevword.net/2011/04/extreme-vegan-makeover-fish-nchips-edition.html .
- February 28, 2016 at 1:36 PM
- Ayshwarya Singh said...
I thought about trying this recipe but it looked complicated so I just ordered it form restaurant. Result was a solid and taste is like wow. order desserts online in delhi
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What is the correct version please?
- The human brain capacity to do something.
- The human brain's capacity to do something.
What is the correct version please?
I would define "human brain capacity" differently than "human brain's capacity". It's partly emphasis — the former emphasizes human, while the latter puts the stress on brain —; but it's also that brain capacity is a quantity, while brain's capacity is a capability.
Thus, it makes sense to talk about The human brain's capacity to do something, but not really about The human brain capacity to do something.
The capacity belongs to the brain, so we use the possessive form, which is
Note that the two examples you give are sentence fragments, since they do not have a finite verb.
You can say this several ways.
All are correct.
To enlarge on Martha's answer, I think the quality/quantity distinction is the key to the answer, when you realise that "capacity" as a quality always belongs to somebody or something - "my capacity to ...", "the government's capacity ... ", "the capacity of the average citizen to ... ".
The quantity does not need to belong to something grammatically, (even though it will actually be the capacity of something): "The capacity is 400ml" is fine, whereas "The capacity to eat" is odd (not impossible; but the possessor of the capacity must have been established first).
Hence "the human brain's capacity" is possessed, and therefore can mean the quality or the quantity, whereas "human brain capacity" is not explicitly possessed - it is just a kind of capacity - and so can usually mean only the quantity.
The human brain's capacity is 600 billion neurons.


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NEW CUMBERLAND — The social media activist group Anonymous is organizing a vigil on Saturday to protest the fact that a man accused of sexually abusing a young girl was released on bond last week....
I too would be there but I also work for the Air Force Reserves that weekend! The Son had issues with this Graham character way back in middle school. My Son said this incident does not surprise him.
As to why Magistrate Powell allowed this piece of human debris to bail out is a mystery.
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I hope the message is sent.
I would love to be there as a witness, but 6a-6p I will be working OT for Uncle Sam
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I have a tape deck in my car which only gets used to read one of those dummy tapes that feeds from a 3.5mm headphone jack. I have no use for a CD player and would not like (nor can I afford) a new head unit. I was wondering if there is a reasonably strait-forward way to expose some sort of auxiliary input for hooking up an mp3 player?
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What you need is an FM modulator -- a device that you install between your car antenna and the stereo. A device like this (I'm not recommending this particular device, just using it as an example):
Then you can plug your MP3 player into the modulator and the signal travels straight into the radio! The setup looks something like this:
I had an old pioneer super tuner 3 and I thought about doing the same thing you were talking about in the original post, so that's what I did. I popped the case open, tracked down the connectors for the head to the pcb, and it was pretty much a no-brainer as to which wires to use. You have ground, then you have power for the right and power for the left, so I soldered leads onto the pins that I thought were right and soldered the other end to a headphone jack and voila. The only problem that needs worked out is that I rigged the mechanism to think there was a tape in there and it's stuck on fast forward, but the audio still comes through. The bass is a bit nasty. I'm not sure if it's picking up noise from the motor spinning.


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[[this was a short story I started in the JediKnightSeries boards, but since i have migrated to SWG I thought i would continue it here. its from a posts and I just joined them. sorry, up front, for its length. Enjoy]]
the Cantina stunk, but they all stank in Mos Eisly. The same kinda stink you get when you let Bantha hides get wet and dont dry them. Cerceuil had been in worse. the filter in his helmet was helping, but you just cant escape some things and this was one of them. He had made inot the bar when the sounds of buzzing and chiming filled the narrow hallway. the droid.
"get back to the Toljen Se and wait. I wont be long." the droid was a "gift" from a past target. It was nice little astro droid that aided in keeping the ship in order and ensuring the right calculations for hyper flight. It made a few beeps in protest and headed back out on the street.
turning back towards the bar a few were looking at him. It wasnt often that an Imperial Royal Guard showed up on Tatoinne even if the Empire was in ruins. In fact, non of the regulars even had a clue on what he was. Cerceuil didnt care one way or the other. He was here for a job and unless one of them was to be the target it didnt matter to him.
"Can I help any of you gentleman?" the faces turned back to their drinks and the band played on. It was a nice little tune. It had been years since he heard music and it was accepted with open ears. Moving to a table towards the back of the room he noticed a lovely Twi'lek dancing for tips. Such facinating creatures and so graceful. He had overseen the destruction of a Twi'lek settlement on some numbered moon when he was a rookie Stormtrooper Captain. at the time their screams did nothing to him, but, now, he hears theirs and hundreds more when he sleeps and typically wakes in screams of his own. his are different, though, he isnt screaming for his life, but for his soul.
The contact was late and Cerceuil hated waiting. the price was going up. The Twi'lek had finished her dance at the other table and began heading toward his table.
Her name was Bue'tro den and had been dancing in and around Mos Eisly for a number of years. She wanted to join a troupe and move to Naboo or Courscant, but she needed to make a name for herself before any self respecting troupe would even consider her. Her form was sleek and slender and her Lekku nestled gently around her neck. the clothes were nice, but a bit more revealing than she wanted them to be, but she knew that she had to do something for tips.
"can i dance for you?" the figure that sat at the table was in full crimson body armor and a sleek helmet covered his face. she wondered, just for a second, on what he might look like under the helmet. would he be hansome or grotesque? human or alien? in all, she figured, it didnt really matter.
"can I..."
"I heard you the first time." Cerceuil slide a more than generous tip in her direction. He loved their form and this one was particularly attractive. Grabbing the tip Bue'tro began her movements. what she didnt know was that under the helmet she had made an Imperial Guardsman smile if just for a minute.
Yalbo Nacklta was late. He knew the contact would be upset and he knew the price was going up, but a bumbling droid forced him to stay at his job in Labban Palace for three more cycles than he should have and caused his entire day to fall behind. the Rodian darted through the streets till he came to the Cantina where, he hoped, his salvation awaited him. He was a bit uneasy about not having his blaster, but if word was true, it wouldnt make a single shred of difference if he had the blaster or not. If the Guardsman wanted to dispatch him then that was that and there was nothing he could do to stop him.
"i need a breather." walking into the cantina he headed straight for the bar. The guardsman was being entertianed by Tw'liek dancer so he figured he just enough time to scarffle down a bit of Jawa Juice, take a deep breath, and make his way over to the table. besides, he had a strange feeling that the Guardsman already knew of his presence. He was scared, but the lively hood of his family rested on his ability to convince the Guardsman to take the bounty. Soon, he hoped, Guakdo Gjare and his men would be dead and his family would be able to live in peace.
the rodian entered the cantina and went to the bar for a drink. Cerceuil could sense his nervousness, but paid it no mind. This gentle wonder was performing for him and he enjoyed it. The song ended too soon and the Twi'lek bowed and moved on. He caught himself moving his head down in return, but he didnt care. He would have to come back on his own time to see her again, but he was here on business and he expected the Rodian to make haste now that the Tw'liek had moved on.
Yalbo had just finished his drink and wiped his snoot when the dancer finished, bowed, and moved on. It was time.
"has the guardsman ordered anything?" the bartender shook his head and proceeded to the next customer that was waving his hand. Great. He hoped the credits would be sufficient.
"give me two Ulix's, please"
"that will be 18 credits, Yalbo, you sure you can spare that much? howbout some Bantha Juice? much cheaper."
"no thank you, Queekli, just the two Ulix's..."sliding the credits across the bar, "and if you can have her,"pointing to the Tw'liek dancer that was entertaining the Guardsman," bring them to us i would be most grateful. here, here are a few extra credits as a tip." he was spending credits like it didnt stop, but he was limited and he needed to make an impression to the Guardsman.
"sure. they will be over in a just a few minutes." Queekli pocketed the tip and had no intention of giving any to the dancer. and why should he? it was his Cantina.
"youre late." if the Guardsman had any emotion on his face it didnt show in the way he spoke.
"Yes, sir, yes...I know. I respectfull request your pardon for this." this wasnt starting off good and Yalbo could tell. his moisture emmitters began working overtime.
"it will be extra and I dont come cheap as it is. Now, let us get to topic." his words were direct and he could tell yalbo was nervous. that was good. it meant that he had control of the conversation and the Rodian would be more accepting of his terms.
"yes, youre right. I have ordered us something to drink and it should be here shortly." he was visibly nervous. good. Cercueil didnt speak.
"ok. My family, for many years, have been subject to a rather hanous rodian clan from our homeworld. thier clan leader, Guakdo Gjare Saqlidok, has insisted that my grandfather owes his clan many many credits. We have tried paying him, but he keeps upping the call price and, frankly, we are near the end..." relating the story was hard as his family is proud and he hoped the Guardsman didnt think they were trying to skip on a debt, "we have brought our case to Labban, but he sided with Guakdo then placed myself in his service for wasting his time." it was a hard truth and the rodian felt horrible for relating it.
"I see." the matter was trival and he really didnt care. the rodian seemed to be too honest and forthcoming to be making it up. "so, you want me to bounty Labban of the Hutts?. that will be expensive and a difficult ta..."
"oh no, not Labban, Guakdo. my service to the Hutt ends soon, but this torment from Guakdo seems to not be reaching the e..."
"youre drinks..." Bue'tro carefully placed the drinks on the table, "would you like another dance?" the Crimson clad patron had tipped her almost 30 credits and she had hopped for more.
"No." Cercueil did want the beauty to dance and he was slightly angered that the Rodian had used the interest to try and soften him. angered, yes, but slightly impressed, "not at this time. perhaps when our business is concluded." Cercueil had full intention and handed her some credits, "now, if youll excuse us."
Bue'tro was encouraged and rubbed her Lekku as she placed the credits into her pouch and moved away. Yalbos nervousness increased as the Guardsmans attention shifted back to him. He had hoped the Tw'liek would have danced for them and, perhaps, had teh affect of gaining hte guardsmans trust.
"you were saying"
"yes, yes." taking a swallow of his drink the sensation was immediate and calming, " Yes. I would like something to be done about Guakdo. My family has accumulated about 10,000 credits for the dealing of this matter. will that be enough?" the following swollow was long and hard. he made the offer. they had about 2500 more credits to play around with, but he was hoping hte Guardsman would accept his offer.
"ten thousand credits. that may be enough." It was more than enough for a job like this. he knew of Guakdo and Yalbo wasnt the only one that he was ripping off. when the empire fell every shady character with enough behind him came out like Ilipas in the night. He hated beings like that and thats part of the reason he went into this line of work. "Guakdo has many body guards and many in his clan may just take up his position and demand the tribute from you after his death." it was truth and Yalbo knew this, but had hoped that with Guakdo's death the clan may go into dissarray and his family would be forgotten.
"yes, sir. that is a chance, but we are hoping that the records would be destroyed during the event."
"oh my. it seems you would like me to do more than just remove a problem from your life." ten thousand would be more than enough, but Cercueil wanted to determine how far this rodian was willing to go...for his family.
"i will need more resources. the ten thousand may fall short on the resources needed to fullfull your request. an additional five thousand upon completion of the event will be needed in order to ensure that your family will not be bothered in the future."
Yalbo finished his drink, "an additional five thousand?" that was a lot of credits and he wasnt sure the could raise the credits in the time frame. it had taken them almost 3 years to pull up the 12500. his precious wife had worked double shifts in the space port and the rest of the family did the same. damn you grandfather, damn you. "I only have twelve hundred. the additional three will take time to gather, but if fifteen is what you require, i promise you that fifteen will be what you will recieve."
this was an honorable rodian. the decision came before he could even figure out what he was going to say, "Rodian, your family has been under subjugation for a long time and I will not wait any longer than when the job is done for my payment." he stopped to read the reaction on the rodians face. He could see the worry and his eyes shift to his, now, empty mug. "twelve hundred will be sufficient." He could see the Rodians face almost burst with excitement and joy. "however, I will require a bit of service for my generosity." the Rodians face froze. "I have recently come into possession of an astro droid that needs some maintenance. when the job is completed I will request that the maintenance that I require is completed while I attend to other business in Mos Eisly."
Yalbo, without thinking, reached out and grabbed the other mug and took a long swollow.
"yes, yes, sir, guardsman. those terms are acceptible and will be done. If your astro droid requires any service before you leave then i will be happy...oh, yes, so happy to return to my home with it to calibrate and..."
"after the assignment will be sufficient enough. Now, my payment is to be brought to hanger UI-45 and placed in the safety box within twenty four cycles. any time after the expiration and my job will be to deliever you to Guakdo and inform him of our discussion. do i make myself clear?"
"yes, yes. perfectly. your credits will be delivered within the hour. and thank you sir. you dont know how much this means to my fa.."
"im not concerned with that, Rodian. Now, dont you have a package to deliver?" he was tired of the conversation and angered by his generosity. when he first come to this profession he would have never accepted the reduced price and would have demanded more simply for asking for a lower price. that was his conditioning. he was becoming...what was the word she used..."human."
Yalbo finished the mug and placed it next to the other empty one. "im sorry, sir, i drank your..."
"i wasnt thirsty. now, be on your way." the words were clear and the Rodian scurried out fo the Cantina. the twin suns were just setting, but it was the first time in a long time that he took notice of their beauty and the way the breeze washed his skin. He pulled a small box from his belt and pulled out a picture of his wife. holding it to his mouth he closed his eyes, gave it a kiss, and started the journey home. What he didnt notice was the small, but observant droid that was just a few meters from him. it floated only a meter or so from the ground and made note of the targets actions as well as his conversation with the crimsion clad being called the Guardsman. His master would need to know this and quickly. Yaldo had put a bounty on his masters head.
Cercueil watched the rodian leave the cantina. the poor fool didnt even realize he was followed and recorded. All this meant was the Cercueil would have to move quickly and with no mistakes, but, for now, he wanted to see some dancing. He turned slightly to see the Twi'lek finishing up and pocketing her tip. She moved to him and without question and began dancing. The Guardsman just smilled.
Yalbo had gotten the payment into the box in less time than he thought. it wasnt within the hour, but it was still earlier than what was required. His wife was still at work and wouldnt know of the arrangement till later, but he was sure she would be happy. They had been under the thumb of the evil rodian for years and his salvation was at hand. Turning to leave he was met by a small astro droid that had exited the Lamda shuttle.
"hi there, little fella. your master is indeed a generous man." it had long been established that most, if not all, droids possesed some form of intelligence that had yet to be explained. Many were memory wiped on a number of occasions, but a few seemed to escape that full memory wipe and retained a bit of personality that made them up.
beep. wirp. beeep. the droid apparently gave an agreement and continued on its trip to one of the landing legs. Maybe he could give the guardsman part of his payment now and see what he could do for the droid? No. to do so againt the guardsman could put his job at risk. He would wait toll later; when he was requested.
"Keep your master safe, little droid, a lot rests on his safety." the droid made a few beeps turned its head towards the rodian made a few more then continued on his task.
the door hissed closed and R2-Z9 made a slight movement to watch the rodian leave. He had been in service with Cercueil for several months and his treatment was much better than with his previous master. He had expected a memory wipe, but never recieved one and he would work hard in thankfulness. Besides, he was getting regular augments, maintenance, and, soon, his master was going to get him repainted. As a droid he knew his outer appearence was minimal in comparison to the service he provided, but he wanted to look nice. Finishing the task of adjusting the landing shocks he moved to the next leg. These adjustments would make landing in uneven terrain much smoother. If he could have smiled he would, but a couple of nice beeps gave him the satisfaction that he craved.
The lamda shuttle was nicer than the skiffs, swoops, and junk he had worked on before and it required very little. His master had implemented a few programs of a more stealthy nature that he found pleasing to accomplish. He had completed the skematic download from the cities computer network before returning to the landing bay and had uploaded it into the ships main core. The landing shocks was just something to keep himself busy and "earn his keep." His master would be returning soon and, judging by the number of credits the Rodian placed in the security box, they would be off on another mission. His masters weapons would be ready by then. Moving to the last landing shock Z9 reminded himself to ensure that modifications to the hyperdrive would need to be finished soon or they could find themselves drifting dead in space. That would be unacceptable.
The information that was contained in his shell was important and he knew it, but getting the conversation to Guakdo safely was his top priority. Guakdo had many enemies in Mos Eisly and the journey across the wasteland to Anchorhead is dangerous for an unoccompanied droid; especially one of his size.
Stopping by the bazarr, UI-89A retrieved the three data disks he was sent to get. He hardly ever deviated from his provided instructions and it was by chance that he saw the Guardsman and became curious. A curiousness that was increased when Yalbo was seen entering the Cantina shortly after. The Guardsman had a reputation amongst many circles as a ruthless bounty hunter, but his true loyalties were unknown. It was for this reason that all of Guakdo's droids were programmed with the required data to identify him if he were to ever come to Tatoinne. He would get an augment for this. Perhaps a nicer shell or to be implanted into a Probot. Oh, how nice that would be.
Making a scan sweep UI-89A punched himself through the streets fo Mos Eisly and headed towards Anchorhead.
Shifting his weight to the right enabled Cercueil to peer around the cornor without being seen. UI's had good sensors and their programming continually ran checks to ensure that they werent being followed. Apparently, this one was an older model and not as advanced as the ones he had encountered on Courecant; it didnt even realize that a microb had attached itself to its shell and would be the perfect homeing beacon to his target. He could be wrong, of course, and the prob may not belong to Guakdo, but whomever owned it was worth noting anyway. Those droids arnt cheap and usually used for sensitive missions. Why it was following Yalbo remained a partial mystery, but one he would need to find out.
"Excuse me, ma'Lord." The voice come from directly behind him and he cursed himself for being so focused on the droid. His reaction was quick and almost deadly. The saber should have gone through the Bothans neck, but his focus was off. instead it peirced just below his shoulder. The Bothan let out a scream as the pain burned through his body. Cercueil didnt say a word, but only held the bothan up by his cloak; not moving his saber that was still in his visitor.
"AAAAAAAAAAa" the scream made a few heads turn in his direction, but they quickly turned away when saw the saber and the figure that wield it.
"I...aaa...am not....aaa your enemy..." the Bothan tried to speak, but he pain was too great. the humming and the silence of the Guardsman terrified him.
"Is that so?" Cercueil had heard that line before and it always turned out the opposite.
"yes...aaa..please, ma'Lord....the pain is too great" the grimmace on his face only increased as he spoke.
"ahh, yes. Im sure it is." Mercy. What a concept. "Now, I suggest you begin speaking before I increase it.
Tilimate knew the guardsman was speaking the truth. He was stupid for walking up to him the way he did and now he was paying for it.
"I come to tell you about the dancer in the Cantina...aaa," the pain was subsiding, but that was only because the nerves had long since stop sending signals as they had been catarized, "She is in danger...aa....she needs your help."
"What makes you think I care about some Twi'lek dancer" the question was in honest, but truth was he did hold a fondness for her. Why, he couldnt tell or figure out, but he did; and how did this Bothan know?
"I dont, ma'Lord, but I do."
The answer took him by su
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finally got it to actually post. enjoy.
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Nice story, even though you prob wont respond cuz its so old lol.
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Dear Nodal Ninja,
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Xbox 360 Live 12-Month Gold Membership Subscription Card for $38.99 + free shipping
Item appears to be from TigerDirect, but Buy.com adds a $1 off coupon lowering the cost again!
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Still available, so hop on this while you can. You can extend your membership date out 3 years, so even if your XBL membership isn't going to expire for a while you can get this and just add 12 months onto whatever your current expiration date is. I've extended mine out to 2015.
In for 1 - thanks for the heads up!
I check tigerdirect's actual website and i cant find any deals on the cards. Id like to buy it, it just seems sketchy.
@hesopchoie: These deals happen all the time. Even more sketchy they are from random people off ebay. But always work. I've bought them before and will again. No worries mate. Besides if I'm not mistaken you can pay via paypal and buy.com is a reputable dealer.
After checking tigetdirect price. I'm guessing they ran a promotion over the weekend and haven't corrected the buy.com price. That or they are on marked lower there to steal customers from buy.com. Either is plausible.
Buy.com reviews are scary but I already ordered one. We will see if everything goes smoothly.
@b1m3x8: Really? (about the reviews) I've bought a few things from them and never had a problem. Though I must admit 99% of the things I've ordered are from other sellers using their marketplace kinda like on amazon. XD But I think I bought a video card from buy once.
@b1m3x8: I've been buying direct from Buy and from sellers on their site for years and never had a problem
Dumb question - is this the deal where they email you the code or do they ship a physical card to activate?
@jfryclrk: If its like when Tiger Direct did this on eBay, they send you the card.
I'd post the deal for the PS3 online membership...but wait it's free. But I guess if you've just gone through your third red ringed 360 you're not worried about paying to play online...Suckers...
Can I make a PS3 fanboy comment? ^..^ Suckers! :P
PS3 is free....and it still can't get the number of gamers on it that Live can. I have both but rarely play PS3 online. It's a great blu-ray player though.
Cheapest I've seen a year of xbox live is $35 and it sells out too fast. This is the second cheapest I've seen it and a damn good deal.
In for 2. Great deal!
Let's count the number of great 360 exclusives vs. great PS3 exclusives. Besides Halo, almost all 360 owners play online are games they can play for PS3.
@theterje: thanks.
I just got an Xbox for the Media Center Extender capabilities. Also works with Xfinity (Comcast) On Demand with Xbox live Gold membership, so they got me there. $3.50 a month seems like a reasonable amount to try for a year. In for 1.
Save yourself some money and buy a PS3 where you can play online for a great price... FREE.
Save yourself some real money and forget the consoles all together... Steam and PC is where it is at... I get so many great deals off of steam sales that it saves me a ton of money. Also, before I get the "Need expensive computer" comment, you can build a decent computer that will play almost everything on high for around 800$. Last quite a lot of time and then is pretty cheap to upgrade when you need to [if you stay reasonable and buy what you need, not what you think you need]
It's no longer available.
Well no longer AVALIBLE when I clicked buy it says error listing quantity reduced to AVALIBLE. Damn must be all sold out


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Investigators from the Sheriff's Office found suspected drugs and paraphernalia as well as stolen property Thursday during a search of a Lansing residence, according to the undersheriff.
A 41-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Members of the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant Thursday in the 600 block of Morgan Street, according to Undersheriff Jim Sherley.
According to Sherley, authorities obtained the search warrant because there was information indicating stolen property was at the residence.
The case will be submitted to the County Attorney's Office for possible prosecution.
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