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Chicago Premium Outlets, Aurora
Find impressive savings at 140 designer and name-brand outlet stores, such as Ann Taylor, Armani, Banana Republic, Calvin Klein, Coach, Cole Haan, Gap Outlet, J.Crew, Lacoste, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Michael Kors, SAKS Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Theory, Vera Bradley and more. A recent expansion will bring additional stores in the spring of 2016 making this even more of a Midwest Shopping destination! In Aurora, 37 miles west of Chicago.
Held June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, Sept. 9 and Oct. 14.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 100's of shops, quality merchandise at bargain prices. Craft/collectibles mall.
CITY:Villa Park
Enclosed, two-level shopping center featuring Apple, Coach, A/X Armani, Lego, Gilly Hicks and over 150 fine shops & restaurants.
CITY:Orland Park
Over 150 specialty stores with outdoor ambiance! Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Lord & Taylor and Sears, The Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano's, The Clubhouse and Mon Ami Gabi restaurants. Voted the #1 shopping center.
CITY:Oak Brook
Main Street Promenade Naperville
Whether you are visiting for work or pleasure, Naperville has something to fit your taste. Come and experience big city styles with small town smiles! Discover the charming shops and distinctive restaurants along our tree-lined streets. Stroll the Riverwalk and enjoy the many pieces of public art, fountains and covered bridges.
Located at I-355 and I-55 at the Boughton Rd. exit. IKEA offers home delivery, rental vans, assembly services and an IKEA credit card so that you won't have any worries while you are shopping for your home. Don't forget to visit the restaurant while you are there!
Chicagoland's largest and most modern indoor/outdoor Flea Market. Everything from unusual, new, used, hard to find and everyday items, all at bargain prices!
Shop Von Maur, Carson Pirie Scott, JCPenney, Target, and nearly 150 specialty shops. Kids love the Yorktown Express train and the free Treehouse Adventure Play Area. Experience exciting tastes, styles and entertainment at The Shops On Butterfield.
Mainstreet shopping & dining destination anchored by Ikea, Macy's and Bass Pro Shops. Ted's Montana Grill, Gordon Biersch and Johnny Rockets are a sampling of the restaurants. Barnes & Noble, H & M, Coldwater Creek and Coach represent the many retailers.
Harrison's Restaurant & Brewery
Upscale casual restaurant and micro-brewery featuring an American eclectic menu with a Cajun flair, eight hand-crafted beers, cigar bar, patio and private dining room.
CITY:Orland Park
Siegel's Cottoonwood Farm is an over 100 years old 4th Generation working family farm established in 1909. We offer Spring and Fall Educational Farm Tours. In the Spring and Summer the farm is open with a Garden Center featuring Bedding Plants, Veggie Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Hanging Baskets, Fresh Baked Pies, Jams and Jellies & much more. Starting in July the farm has Fresh Picked Xtra Sweet, Sweet Corn and other Farm Fresh Produce. Sweet Corn & Produce are also available at the Joliet and Shorewood roadside stands. Starting June 1st thru October the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. Starting the 3rd Weekend of September the Annual Pumpkin Fest opens with "Affordable Fun on the Farm" with over 20 different attractions; among them a Petting Zoo, 10 Acre Zombie Cornfield Maze, Grain Train, Gem Mining, Train Rides and new attractions added every year, like this years Zombie Farm Paintball Ride. For the adults don't miss out on the #1 Voted Haunted House, Statesville Haunted Prison, Open the first weekend of October.
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant - Burr Ridge
After four years of planning and construction, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant opened in 2005 in Orland Park, a south suburb of Chicago. The concept was unique. We would create a signature menu with a selection of dishes designed to pair perfectly with our own Cooper's Hawk wines, made in our own private winery. With sophisticated food and exceptional wines, our concept was born. The Cooper's Hawk concept includes four distinct components: an upscale casual dining restaurant, full-service bar, private barrel-aging room, and Napa-style tasting room and retail gift store…all under one roof. Each Cooper's Hawk location is distinctive in layout and décor, but carries the same warmth and elegance that guests have come to expect.
CITY:Burr Ridge
Less than 1 hour from Chicago, Kayak Morris provides unique rentals, guided tours and lessons. Trips are approximately 2 hours in length. Kayak and canoe tours maintain a leisurely pace, making stops along the way to enjoy nature and to take a rest. For a faster pace try a specialty kayak or canoe tour. All kayak and canoe tours will be on the Illinois River, Mazon River or I&M canal. All tours include kayak or canoe, life vest, paddle, lesson, and safety briefing. Tours are kept small in size to maintain comfort and pacing, so make sure to reserve your place ahead of time.
Great shopping at three department stores: Carson Pirie Scott, Kohl's and Sears, plus a full line-up of more than 140 fabulous shops,including H&M, Pandora & More! Food court and AMC Theatre Chicago Ridge 6.
CITY:Chicago Ridge
These rapidly growing roads stretching through Aurora, North Aurora and Batavia are full of shopping and restaurant surprises.
Downtown Joliet is experiencing an exciting resurgence in entertainment options and business opportunities. Downtown Joliet serves as the city's main municipal center.
Siegel's Cottonwood farm is a fourth generation working farm established in 1909. In the spring and early summer, the farm is open with a garden center featuring flowers, shrubs, and plants. From June 1st thru October, the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. In the summer when the crop is ready its extra sweet corn. In the fall its Pumpkinfest time on the farm with playlands, cornfield mazes, new fun attractions, climbing wall, gem mining and much more. And then there is the award winning haunted prison, "Statesville."
CITY:Crest Hill
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - One of Illinois' largest malls, this three-level enclosed shopping center features over 180 stores and restaurants, including Carson Pirie Scott, JCPenney, Macy's and Sears.
Louis Joliet Mall features four department stores and over 120 specialty shops. Step into Macy's, JCPenny's, Carson Pirie Scott or Sears to do some of your shopping and then don't forget to get a bite to eat in one of our many restaurants. You are sure to have a great time in the Louis Joliet Mall!
Retail stores anchored by Carson Pirie Scott & Sears. Free standing JCPenney and Target. Variety of dining establishments. Perfect for tour operators. Close to hotels and Interstate 57.
For your shopping needs, including stores such as Carson Pirie Scott and Circuit City.
CITY:Evergreen Park
Discover hundreds of well-known speciality and chain stores, and dozens of great dining locations, along the Route 59 Corridor in Naperville.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Enjoy unique shopping and dining in Historic Downtown Lombard and the beautiful Lilacia Park. Special events for all ages throughout the year. Free parking.


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WACO (December 19, 2012)—A woman who was driving an SUV that ended up on its roof after a three-vehicle collision Wednesday evening in a North Waco intersection was taken to a local hospital.
The accident happened at the intersection of North 26th Street and Bosque Boulevard.
Police said the Hyundai Santa Fe SUV and a passenger car were headed east on Bosque and the third car was southbound on 26th Street at the time of the accident.
The driver of the car that was headed south on 26th Street was ticketed for failure to have a driver's license.
The accident is under investigation.

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Dirac once said that he was mainly guided by mathematical beauty more than anything else in his discovery of the famous Dirac equation. Most of the deepest equations of physics are also the most beautiful ones e.g. Maxwell's equations of classical electrodynamics, Einstein's equations of general relativity. Beauty is always considered as an important guide in physics. My question is, can/should anyone trust mathematical aesthetics so much that even without experimental verification, one can be fairly confident of its validity? (Like Einstein once believed to have said - when asked what could have been his reaction if experiments showed GR was wrong - Then I would have felt sorry for the dear Lord)
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Dear sb1, a good question. Well, beauty is a good guide in physics research but only for those whose sense of beauty is aligned with Nature's sense of beauty. ;-) Dirac was among them, at least when he was writing down his beautiful equation, but many others have a different sense of beauty that can easily lead them off the track.
The right sense of beauty is linked to the equations' rigidity and uniqueness. If a woman is beautiful, you may think that not a single thing could be improved about her. Every correction would damage this beauty. The same thing holds for the beautiful theories and equations in physics that simply "fit together". An important characteristic that can make a theory more rigid and constrained is symmetry - but it is not the only characteristic that can do so. For example, the nontrivial cancellation of various a priori conceivable theoretical problems - such as anomalies - also constrains theories and makes them "prettier" relatively to theories that haven't had to pass any similar theoretical tests.
Why are the equations and theories that "fit together" more likely to be the right description of Nature? Well, unless they're already falsified, they have many fewer parameters waiting to be adjusted than the competing - so far unfalsified - theories that are not so beautiful.
The "posterior" (after the comparison with the reality) probability that the "not so beautiful" candidate theory is valid is, by the Bayesian logic, multiplied by the probability $P(g=g_0)$ that the parameters $g$ take the right values to agree with the reality.
If the overall prior probability for the "beautiful" and "ugly" classes of theories are chosen to be equal, then the "ugly" theory is punished by the extra factor of $P(g=g_0)$, so it becomes less likely that it is the right theory that describes the observations. A more constrained point in the space of theories (constrained by symmetries and special consistency advantages) gets a "higher weight" because it's qualitatively different from the more "generic" or "uglier" points.
Nature has apparently chosen some repeatable laws that apply everything in the Universe (and maybe beyond) and that predict millions of phenomena from a very small amount of information about the laws that has to be known in advance. So it makes sense to extrapolate this observation and assume that the laws of physics are as constrained as possible, and in this sense, they must "fit together" and be "beautiful".
But again, one has to be very careful about this method to look for theories that becomes very unscientific unless the "beauty" of the mathematical structures may be justified by some technical arguments.
Take a preference for "beautiful" theory as a meta-rule like Occam's Razor.
It seems to work a lot of the time, but like the Razor, it must give way to data.
There's nothing particularly special about physics as far as beauty goes. And there are plenty of examples of ugly realities in physics:
(1) The values of the CKM mixing matrix are close to unity but not quite. It would be more beautiful if there was some pattern to it. Instead, all we have is the experimental values. Same applies to the MNS mixing matrix, but not such a large degree.
(2) It would be more symmetric if elementary particles did not depend on handedness. In fact, before the discovery of the handedness of the weak interaction it seems to have been widely believe (on the basis of beauty and simplicity) that there was no such dependency.
(3) The masses of the various particles seem quite contrived. No one knows where they come from and their values are all over the map. This is not beautiful. Beauty would have been all the leptons having masses differing by factors of 2, for example.
(4) The renormalization needed in QFT is quite ugly. Nature is beautiful partly because She avoids having to cancel one infinity against another.
(5) While general relativity has a simple and beautiful set of assumptions, the results are ugly even for the simplest case of a non rotating mass, that is, a black hole. Such an object has a singularity at the center. Singularities are certainly not beautiful.
Steven Weinberg has an interesting comment on this subject:
(Physics Today, Nov. 2005, p.32)
Although I agree, beauty can be seductive and may be related to our evolutionary development of "pattern forming" in the brain--we seem inclined to find symmetry beautiful. Effective theories are often ugly as sin---take a look at the Standard Model Lagrangian and tell me it is beautiful :)
I was tempted to ask the exam question here to see what response it evoked :)
BEAUTY =SYMMMETRY you only have to look the 'patterns' in nature (nautilus shell, flowers) etc.. also SYMMETRY means SIMPLICITY since you can generate beautiful figures from simple patterns
"Doing physics is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman...", Swiss Toni knows best.
Beauty in a physical theory is closely related to the beauty of the mathematical formalism used to express it, I think, therefore beauty in physics and mathematics are closely related. For an entertaining and very illuminating account of beauty in math, see this Mathematical Intelligencer article about what makes an equation "beautiful".
Beauty is harmful to theoretical physics if it is canonized. Then you factually deal with a beautiful mathematical physics but not with physics. Remember P. Dirac. He wrote his famous equation to satisfy the unitarity requirement or so. Later on his equation was adopted for a quite different use - QFT with antiparticles and pair creations rather than for description of one electron. Moreover, up to his death P. Dirac insisted that QED he'd created had a wrong interaction (or the total Hamiltonian). He invited researchers to write better Hamiltonians because despite "beauty" of his equation, the physics in QED was implemented in a wrong way. Many remember the UV and IR divergences in this respect. I will tell you: the ugliness (wrongness) of the current QED is easily seen even in the first Born approximation where one obtains the famous elastic cross section, i.e., even before encountering divergences. The first Born approximation does not predict the soft radiation - the process occurring with unity probability. Than means a very bad initial approximation for interacting particles: the field and "particle" subsystems are decoupled in it. No wonder one obtains an "explosion" of the perturbative corrections in the next approximation.


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Artists and colleagues talk about the art and life of the late Todd DeVriese, a respected artist and beloved friend who was a vital part of this community. The talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition For Todd DeVriese: In Celebration of a Beautiful Life at the Hopkins Hall Gallery. A reception follows, from 5 to 7 PM, in Hopkins Hall (128 North Oval Mall).
After earning his MFA at Ohio State in 1992, DeVriese returned as an associate professor from 1996 to 2001 and was also active with other groups and events in the community. He left Ohio to become become associate professor and chair
of the art department, and later dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences, at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. He subsequently taught and served as the director of the School of Art at Texas Tech University. In 2009 he joined St. Cloud State University in Minnesota as the Dean of Fine Arts and Humanities, a position he held until his unexpected and untimely death last November. His commitment to higher education and the vital power of the arts was central to his life.


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Your baby's position in the uterus is influenced by your own posture. Gravity has some effect on your baby, so whether you are standing or sitting, and which side you lie down on affects the way your baby's back is turned and which side he rolls onto.
You've probably had to change the way that you exercise by now due to your growing abdomen. You may well have had to replace jogging on the treadmill, for example, with going for long, brisk (or not so brisk!) walks. If you find that even walking makes your belly and pelvis sore or uncomfortable, you may find you naturally hold up your belly with your hands to try to give it some extra support and to give your pelvis and back a break. Some women say it feels as if the baby "might fall out."
You might want to invest in a pregnancy support band; made of stretchy fabric, this useful item supports the belly and can help prevent lower back pain.
There are hundreds of monitors on the market, so choosing one can be daunting. Although monitors vary, they have the same basic components-a minimum of two units: one to transmit your baby's sounds, and one that stays with you so that you can hear if your baby is crying or fussing.
Additional features include: video screens, a moving lights-sound display, low power and out-of-range warnings, the option to use electricity or batteries, a talk-back function, and a temperature sensor. Some have a night-light function. With all these features available, your choice largely depends on your personal preferences and your budget. If your house is small, you don't necessarily need one.
Your movements during late pregnancy can affect the position of your baby. Ideally, he'll lie head down, facing your back, with his chin tucked into his chest. You can encourage this optimum fetal position by:
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What are the main differences between these two versions? Is it just the graphic engine or are there other differences in terms of gameplay mechanics?
These two games use different engines. I was going to write some differences that I remember, but then I found a set of videos on YouTube that compare a lot of things between CS 1.6 and CS:S. Here's the final result of these videos:
A short explanation of every point:
Link to these videos:
Hope it helps
The main difference is the way you use weapons. For example weapons shoot differently, they tend to spray a bit more, causing a loss of accuracy. Grenades are not thrown the same way (there is a different gravity). Maps have been remodeled so there's some box or barrel added to add some more safe spots. There isn't much more mechanics to the game, it still is the same game.
The biggest difference is bullets have a random spread in CS:S , which is why some of the "purist" refuse to play it.
I no longer have CS 1.6 but I still got Condition Zero, which is, in my opinion, plays identical to 1.6, except for the overpowered spread weapons (HE, Shotguns, Machine Gun).
Here are the differences that I've observed (some may be already mentioned):


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How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You: The Oatmeal for $8.98
Another helping of TheOatmeal! Mrow, MOAR kitty comics. Mr. Oats delivers a sidesplitting serving of cat comics in his new book, How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You.
If your cat is kneading you, that's not a sign of affection. Your cat is actually checking your internal organs for weakness. If your cat brings you a dead animal, this isn't a gift. It's a warning. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is a hilarious, brilliant offering of cat comics, facts, and instructional guides from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com.
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You presents fan favorites, such as "Cat vs. Internet," "How to Pet a Kitty," and "The Bobcats," plus 17 brand-new, never-before-seen cat jokes. This Oatmeal collection is a must-have from Mr. Oats! A pullout poster is included at the back of the book.
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That's ridiculous. Everyone knows that every cat is constantly plotting to kill its owner. They are never not plotting, even when you are opening their can of food.
The free shipping is for Amazon orders over $25, the book is only $8.98
@mothersnakes: Free shipping for prime members
@lparsons42: I agree. The only think keeping them from actually following through on it is the lack of opposable thumbs. If they ever figure out how to use a can opener without thumbs all us cat owners are so dead.
@gt0163c: My cat can open doors, and his brother is a polydactyl. #endoftimes
The "free shipping" is kind of misleading. It's free shipping only if you buy $16.02 of other things or you have Amazon Prime.
Also noting the book is released on 10/9. And, my cat is always plotting to kill me. I have have photo proof of it!
I know my calico hates me (totally bonded with my husband), but I don't think she's smart enough to "plot" - the little black one is conflicted - the other cats hate her, so who would play fetch with her if she killed us off?
@jkiewit8845: Prime members KNOW they have free shipping. The phrase "Free Shipping" should be reserved for items that ship for free regardless of race, creed, color, cart contents, or prime membership.
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Let $M$ be a smooth paracompact manifold. I think that the ring $C^{\infty}(M)$ contains many (possibly almost all?) geometric or topological information about $M$.
(e.g. Let $E$ be a vector bundle over $M$,$\Gamma(E)$ be a set of smooth section of $E$. Then, $\Gamma(E)$ is a $C^\infty(M)$-module. (Actually, I think $\Gamma(E)$ is projective $C^\infty(M)$-module because every a short exact sequence of vector bundle splits.))
But I have a feeling that $C^\infty(M)$ is too large to change the problem of Manifold theory into an algebraic problem or Ring theoretic problem.
Are there any well-known concrete description about the ring $C^\infty(M)$ for some manifold $M$ with simple topology?


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It is known that Elul is Besulah which in its secular name is Virgo where did this constellation come from according to our Torah sources?
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I see what you wrote in the comment section. Fascinating.
I think it possible to trace that legend a bit more. See here.
Thus, (also via this, in Geiger, where he draws connections to the Koran):
Finally, there is a connection to a Greek legend:
Read more there. The adaption of a Greek myth and a myth about Ishtar into Jewish midrashim is indeed quite fascinating. Thanks for sharing this riddle.


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Store > Shop By Category > Sports Drinks > Nuun > nuun Active Hydration Drink Tabs, 1 tube
Just drop a tablet in water and it dissolves to make a great-tasting balanced electrolyte drink. nuun is not an energy drink and contains no sugar. 1 tablet per 500ml/~16oz.
nuun comes in a tough tube that is water resistant and perfect for carrying in your hand, bike jersey, pack - wherever. 1 tube = 6 litres (~1.5 gallons) - enough for a good ride or a week at the gym. and if you travel, forget trying to find your normal drink or suffering the indignity of bags of powder bursting in your luggage, a couple of tubes in your bags will get there in one piece and get you through the week of training in colorado or the pyrenees.
nuun spent years researching the levels of electrolytes needed for the product to be absorbed the quickest and to provide optimal salt balance to prevent cramping and maximise hydration. an editor of a major triathlon publication used nuun and had "no cramping issues for the first time ever in an ironman."
designed for the active palate, nuun's got a light flavour that's not overwhelming when you're on the go. if you've ever watered down sports drinks because they're too strong, then you've made them less easy to absorb; this ultimately defeats the purpose of using them. some call the nuun taste 'tart' and that's probably the best description we've found yet, other than 'just right'!
a bottle of water, 1 nuun per 500ml (~16oz)... doesn't matter where you are, how windy it is, how much space you've got - drop in nuun and you're good to go.
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nuun's formulation is based upon research and feedback from some of the world's top academic and practicing experts in the field of sports medicine (specifically in dehydration and hyponatremia). development focused on the three most important aspects for proper hydration:
speed of absorption
the most important characteristic of what you drink while you are active is the speed at which your body can absorb it. the concentration of dissolved salts and sugars (osmolarity, for those more technically inclined) determines how fast the drink can cross from your gut into your bloodstream where it can re-hydrate and replenish. nuun produces a hypotonic solution so that your body will absorb nuun faster than the leading sports drinks or even water alone. your body is therefore, able to restore optimal water and electrolyte balance more quickly.
electrolyte content
the american college of sports medicine recommends that people who are active for more than one hour get 500-700mg of sodium for every litre of water they consume. this is up to three times the sodium that traditional sports drinks provide. in fact, some experts in the field believe that sodium concentrations should be closer to the 700-1000mg range. nuun provides 700mg of sodium for every litre of drink - this amount, in addition to the other critical electrolytes contained in every nuun tablet, ensures that you are adequately replenishing your body's stores to help you perform at your best, and stay healthy.
carbohydrate content
to ensure rapid absorption, nuun contains no carbohydrates. ingesting drinks containing high levels of carbohydrates can have two undesirable effects when it comes to hydration. carbohydrates can slow the rate at which your stomach empties and therefore delays the availability of the water and electrolytes. they also increase the osmolality of what you are drinking; delaying absorption beyond your stomach. please note: if you are participating in intense exercise for more than one hour you should also consume carbohydrates to ensure that you can sustain energy levels for working muscles. carbohydrate loaded sports bars, or gels are effective means of providing you with the energy you require.
nutritional information
the following is the nutritional information for a serving of nuun based on one tablet dissolved in 500ml (~16oz) of water. there are 6 calories per nuun tab.
other ingredients: citric acid, sorbitol, sodium carbonate, natural colours flavours, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, polyethylene glycol, magnesium sulfate, sodium benzoate, calcium carbonate, acesulfame potassium, riboflavin-5-phosphate.
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Teens After Hours Mystery Night
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Date & Time:Friday, March 8, 2013 - 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Mystery night is back by popular demand, and we need you to help us shift through the evidence and solve the crime in this interactive mystery game. Snacks are provided. For students 6th grade and up.


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Welcome to the weekly Friday Night Fights planning thread. If you aren't familiar with Friday Night Fights, it's a Destructoid community event where members get together online each Friday to play games. This is where we make up the schedule. The final list will appear on the the PS3 FNF community blog and Destructoid front page on Friday. There is no approval process for players or hosts and everyone is welcome. If you want in, just read the instructions below and drop your info.
Vidya Games Bitches. It'll be a night full of anarchy from what I hear! (Is Anarchy Reigns disc only?)Originally Posted by Trev, Czar of the Friday Night Fights
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IMPORTANT NOTE: I don't know how the co-op/multi-player thing works in Anarchy Reigns. If someone would explain it to me I'd love it, but I think it's 3 or 4 players at a time. WHAT THIS MEANS IS GET YO SHIT TOGETHER MOFUCKAS PLAN THE FUCK AHEAD. For example, I'm playing with Clockwork and Zilcho. That's three of us, that may mean that game is full. So talk to the other folks who are playing and message about thank you. Feel free to use the form to organize.
Game: Black Ops 2
Time: 9pm
PSN: KimikoLoco
Notes: Domination, Kill Confirmed is what we usually play. If you want to play anything else, just let me know, and we'll play a couple rounds. Nothing is set in stone Party games are pretty fun if we get stomped (but we never do, because of me. See below) Winning is most assuredly guaranteed, along with tons of fun. COME JOIN THE COD SIDE.
Game: Battlefield 3
Time 10pm EST
PSN: Elsa
... I'm still a total newbie to the game, but if anyone wants to join in and isn't on my buddy list, just send a PSN note to "Elsa" and if the squad fills up at least we can find each other!
Game: Anarchy Reigns
Time: 11pm
Host: Trev
PSN: ElZilcho
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IT is easy to see why monster operations such as the Post Office and the BBC were never privatised. With a bit of luck, digital competition will continue to nibble away at them until they are no longer the monoliths the state tried to protect. Yet there are other entities that look so ripe for liberalisation that their continued existence in the armpit of government is baffling.
Let us consider British Waterways, which owns Britains canals. To most of us, it is a remnant of our industrial heritage; a footnote in our bustling freight industries. Yet this is a fine candidate for bringing to the market.
British Waterways is an agency of the permanently dopey and wrong headed Defra, with a courtesy nod to the Scottish Executive for its northerly bits. This curious hybrid, part quango and part state corporation, owns 2,000 miles, or as the European Union insists it be termed, 3,219 kilometres of canals, rivers, docks, wharfs and buildings. It is also custodian of notable engineering structures and some lovely landscapes. Owning 130 Ancient Monuments and 100 Sites of Special Scientific Interest which I assume means rare newts in the water or rare bats under its bridges British Waterways boasts an engaging portfolio of eccentricities.
It also owns superb and vastly underdeveloped property holdings. Like Network Rail it has an extraordinary set of acres in ribbons of land acquired by the canal companies as they gave birth to the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. In many city centres, British Waterways owns acres that lie mostly underdeveloped.
You cannot talk long about canals before somebody tells you there are more miles of canal in Birmingham than in Venice. Yet look at them. There are some chic bits but most that I have seen are pretty derelict and scruffy. Some have been filled in. Others are little more than DIY rubbish tips. The unused stretches of canal are termed remainders. These could be cherished and dredged and turned into delightful byways.
The Competition Commission has investigated British Waterways twice. Yet it ducked the question of why we need a monopoly. Let us have diversity in ownership as the canals had originally. There are still some heavy freight canal users but leisure Latin for boating, I take it is usually believed to be its sole realistic commercial future. In this sense British Waterways seems characteristic of much of our economy as it evolves towards services and away from manufacturing.
The Competition Commissions investigations into British Waterways faulted the company on its corporate planning, inability to cost projects, board membership and even recording of decisions. It added the canals monopoly was poor at contracting out services. It could be much better at planning applications and was weak at controlling its staff costs too. In other words, British Waterways is a typically flawed public agency that often tries to emulate commercial competence but falls far short of its own ambitions.
This detailed assessment of British Waterways concluded: Heritage and environment have become two of the most overloaded words in the language. However, money spent on the canal system . . . will in town centres do something to mitigate the surrounding dark satanic mills . . . and will give access to our green and pleasant land.
It does not ask why we have to be taxed to run canals. My hunch is British Waterways is run as poorly as all those other nationalised Britishes used to be: rail, steel, coal, airways; I commend instead the happier model of privatised companies.
You can tell so much about a body by its brochures. British Waterways are far too glossy and generously produced.
But I should not knock British Waterways too hard. There are a few surprises. For all its failings, it has evolved from being a subsidy recipient to realising it has lucrative options charging for boat traffic and for boat residents. I grew up only 300 hundred yards from the Macclesfield Canal and crossed it daily en route to Congleton station and the train to Kings School, Macclesfield. Today, 35 years later, I am struck when I return to my roots how the canal is in much better shape and much more in use.
I am not suggesting charging those who enjoy rambling along the canals but it does seem to me British Waterways is largely a dormant institution almost perfect for bringing to the market. It is by opening it to the daylight of capitalist skills that we will be able to see what would be possible.
Some of British Waterways assets are romantic. The market can assess this. The Caledonian Canal links the North Sea with the Atlantic, passing through not only superb scenery but including the Loch Ness Monster. I would love to see the merchant bankers prospectus describing that as either a tangible or intangible asset. The Crinan Canal in Knapdale is where Kenneth Graham dreamt up The Wind In The Willows. Each canal is richly imbedded with local history and lore. This is valuable.
Whatever the delights of the more remote and heroic canals, it is surely the city centre sites that represent an asset whose value has been barely tested. Their tranquil waters beguile. Estate agents could deploy their adjectives to make every basin the most fashionable city location. To a degree this is happening but our canal owners have been less than nimble.
Yet if it were sold off and brought back to commercial vitality where would the proceeds go ? I fear they would be lost in the Treasurys Consolidated Fund. How much more memorable and fun if the millions, perhaps billions, were simply gifted to all of us. After all we have been subsidising it from our pockets since 1962. Yes, this was a Conservative nationalisation. I would not be averse to giving preferential shares to those who own barges and other canal vessels. They are a hairy and fractious lot but there is no denying they love our canals.
This notion of returning the sleeping assets of the state to us all in whose nominal name they are already owned has far wider appeal. This way the BBC, brought to market, could pay us all a dividend each year our licences being share certificates.
A popularity-hungry Labour Party seems to me slightly more open to such suggestions than its rivals whose political inventiveness seems to be little more than posturing.
The initial impetus to construct our canals came from bold engineers allied to land owners wanting to shift coal and other heavy commodities. They performed muck-shifting miracles before hydraulic excavators had been invented. Manchester became a sea port, Birmingham a tissue of waterways and the Regents Canal floated goods from the Indies and the Spice Islands across the rest of the nation as the individual canals linked up.
Liberated from the mortmain of bureaucratic control, our canals could surprise us all. Let us do it.
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The Indian economy has come a long way since the 1991
economic reforms. A decade and a half of economic reform and
globalization is yielding returns that cut across all income
groups. The domestic economic expansion has also accelerated
growth within the industrial and services sectors.
India is forecast to emerge as one of the top five economies
by 2025. This nations rapid economic growth has spurred
demand for a wide range of petrochemicals. Consumption of key
petrochemicals, such as polymers, is
projected to show double-digit
increases due to strong support by Indias growing middle
The after-effects from the global recession did not
significantly impact India due to strong internal
fundamentals. Yet, currency exchange rate problems are a
reality. If India is to sustain this rapid growth rate, then
certain development areas of the nation and its people will
need more attention.
The polyolefin industry plays a vital role in economic
development. This industry is one of the fastest-growing
sectors within the Indian economy. Plastics have not only
supplemented, but are also substituted for conventional
materials in many applications. Energy efficiency, competitive
packaging alternatives, consumer durable and nondurable
applications, advanced materials in high-tech applications,
etc. are some of the drivers for substitution. Plastics have
penetrated all sectors and are essential to daily life.
Yet, the per-capita consumption of polymers in India
languishes at 6.5 kg/yr compared to the global average of 24
kg/yr. In developed nations, the per-capita consumption of
polymers exceeds 80 kg/yr. There are significant growth
opportunities in Indias polyolefins industry.
India is a net exporter of petroleum-based products, as
shown in Fig. 1. This nation has the potential
to export 1.5 MMbpd of these products by 2015. Benefiting from
greater availability of naphtha from recent refinery capacity additions, several
major petrochemical producers have announced new polymer
plants, as shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 1. Indian
refined product balance, 19982015.
Fig. 2. Polyolefin
production capacities and operating
The key to sustainable growth is facilitating the increased
usage of plastics while taking care of environmental concerns through
initiatives for collection, disposal and waste recycling.
Fig. 3 shows the supply/demand scenario for
polyolefins in India. While PE is more balanced in supply and
demand requirements, PP will see an exportable surplus over the
short term (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3. Polymer
supply-demand trends for the Indian sub-
continent, 20112015.
PP demand in India is around 3.7 MMtons and
is estimated to grow at an annual rate of approximately 13%
over the next five years. PP has the greatest demand share, and
it accounts for over 40% of the total polyolefins market. There
is strong intrinsic growth in the biaxially oriented PP film;
several new units are being commissioned. Along with raffia
segments and coupled with new capacities, PP is performing
strongly in India. This nation exports 0.6 MMtpy of PP.
LDPE demand in India is estimated at 0.2
MMtpy. Around 75% of LDPE demand is for film and sheet
applications such as packaging and plastic bags; the remainder
is directed to raffia lamination. LDPE continues to be
substituted by LLDPE. Accordingly, LDPE demand is expected to
grow at 2%/yr to 3%/yr over the next five years, and then
LLDPE demand is estimated at 1.4 MMtpy,
with 70% of the demand used for film and sheet applications.
LLDPE is also the most commonly used polymer for roto-molding
of water tanks and intermediate bulk carriers. Domestic demand
for LLDPE is expected to increase by 12.5%/yr due to growth in
the film and sheet sector, combined with equally strong demand
growth in applications such as water tanks, automobile
components and toys.
HDPE demand is estimated at 2 MMtpy. The
market is varied, with 23% of the demand for film and sheet,
whereas injection and blow-molding applications each account
for 19%. Raffia is also a significant application for HDPE in
India. HDPE pipes, although accounting for only 12% of the
market, are slated for huge expansion through the
agriculture/irrigation and construction sectors. HDPE demand is
also forecast to grow 10%/yr. India is a net importer of HDPE.
The mentioned projections will result in an
investment potential of $8 billion in upstream cracker
complexes and polymer plants, and about $6 billion in the
downstream plastics sector.
The Indian polymer market is supply driven. The major
consumption states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Daman, West Bengal
and Uttar Pradesh. One of the common threads binding these
states is the proximate polymer plant.
Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman of Infosys, explains the
existence of a double hump in Indias demographics. The first
hump came from southern India and resulted in economic growth
in that region. He believes that the second hump will come from
the northern states. The northern population will be younger
than the southern population, as 50% of the population growth
in India will be in the northern states over the next
Accordingly, the northern region will witness a demand
explosion for polymers, provided that supplies are available.
IOCLs polymer plant at Panipat has proven to be a
catalyst for new growth in northern India. The new polymer
plant, which came online in Bhatinda, will support further
growth in this region.
Initiatives by the Indian and Pakistani governments to
stimulate and enhance cross-border trade via the land route
between their countries will add a new dimension to petrochemical markets. Pakistan is
the fifth most-populated nation in the world, and the northern
Indian plants are within 400 km from Lahore, Pakistans
major consumption center. IOCL is already exporting
significant volumesup to 8,000 metric tons/month of PP
and ethylene oxide (EO) to Pakistan. The new producer from
Bhatinda, HMEL, is certain to follow suit with PP.
India has a unique advantage in terms of demographics. While
demographic trends in other key economiessuch as Brazil,
China and the G8 countriesare demonstrating a decline in
the working-age population (age group of 1560 years),
this group is expected to expand in India.
As other nations endure a graying of the workforce and a
potential shortage of workers, India, will have no labor
shortage. In addition, as the economy becomes increasingly
globalized, the aspirations of the Indian consumer are rising
and the increasing disposable income of Indias new middle
class are fueling demand for various goods and services.
Indias population of 1.2 billion people is the
second-largest in the world after China.
Certain key areas are important not only to the Indian
plastics industry but also to the economy as a whole.
Agriculture. Increasing agricultural
productivity to meet growing demand for food and to achieve
food security is one of the key objectives for this nation.
Improved post-harvest handling and packaging to minimize waste
are a key challenges. Plastics are vital inputs in this area.
Only through increased plastics usage can these targets be
achieved. Plastic pipes, films, drip systems for
micro-irrigation projects, packaging films, crates for handling
and storage, etc., all significantly raise agricultural
productivity and contribute to domestic food security.
Infrastructure. According to the World
Bank, infrastructure improvement will be a key factor to
support high growth in India. Improving urban infrastructure,
water distribution systems and sewage systems along with
building roads, ports, airports and other components of
infrastructure are possible through increased usage of plastics
in various forms, such as plastic pipes, profiles,
geo-textiles, etc.
Public health. The role of plastics in
enhancing public health infrastructure is evident. Plastic
syringes, blood bags, drip pouches, etc., are central to any
health infrastructure. The rural health infrastructure needs
significant improvement, and plastics will play a key role in
this process.
Water management. While India accounts for
17% of the global population and 30% of the worlds
livestock, this nation has only 4% of the global water
resources. India faces the formidable challenges of achieving
water and food securitya key step in the Indian
governments objective of poverty alleviation. The World
Bank estimates that demand for fresh water could rise to about
105 billion cubic metric tons by 2025 from the present level of
75 billion cubic metric tons. However, projections reveal
declining per-capita availability of water as the population
continues to grow. Plastics will play a key role in water
Conservation. Plastics are part of the
conservation of natural resources such as wood, minerals, etc.,
by providing a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly
alternatives to natural resources. Expanding Indias
forest is one of the key targets at the national level;
plastics are likely to play a pivotal role in this process, as
Employment. Generating employment
opportunities is key to the concept of inclusive
growth. In India, the plastic industry provides
employment to 3.7 million people (directly and indirectly) and
has the potential to generate an additional 4.5 million jobs.
With the adoption of micro-irrigation, which depends
substantially on plastic pipes, drippers and mulch film, an
additional 17 million people can be employed in the rural
Environment. Lack of awareness about
plastics and the absence of an appropriate mechanism for
separating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste have
created a flawed public perception over polymers. India is a
nation in which the plastic recycling industry is well
developed. Apart from the low weight of plastic, design
optionssuch as multilayer extrusionhave further
reduced materials requirements for specific end uses. There is
a need to educate the public on the merits of plastics.
Hurdles to Indias market potential.
Economic, political, infrastructure, environmental, regulatory
and petrochemical feedstock challenges weigh down
Indias market potential. These hurdles include:
As a sector, the Indian plastics industry has received
little attention from policy-makers. It is time that this
industry is recognized for its role and contributions to
domestic growth and development.
Government focus areas should be facilitate the creation of
a world-class infrastructure through policy initiatives such as PCPIRs,
adapting a cluster approach and developing and promoting
plastic parks and petrochemical export processing zones.
Likewise, programs must focus on investing in R&D and human
resource development, modernization and technology upgrading, adopting
new-generation technologies, improving operational
efficiencies, facilitating environmentally friendly and
recycling technologies, and removing structural constraints for
the sustained growth of the domestic industry.
The Indian petrochemical industry is poised for
a supply-driven demand boom, given Indias key drivers in
demographics (trained labor force, a large working-age
population and intrinsic population growth) and per-capita
income growth. HP
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Household Debt In America, In 3 Graphs
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U.S. households owe a bit less than they did at the peak of the bubble. But they still owe a lot: $11.4 trillion, give or take a few billion. Mortgage and home-equity debt is still by far the biggest chunk of that debt.
Total U.S. Household Debt (August 2012)
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
One useful way to think about that number, besides marveling at its sheer hugeness, is to compare it to household income. (The Fed uses disposable income, which is annual income after taxes).
That debt-to-income ratio skyrocketed during the bubble. It has fallen during the bust, but, as of the start of this year, it was still way above where it was a decade ago.
Then again, what really matters month to month for families is how much of their paycheck goes to paying off debt. As it turns out, that number tells a very different story.
Largely because interest rates are so low right now, the percentage of household income that goes to debt payments is actually lower now than it was a decade ago. That's a good sign — it suggests that, in a real, day-to-day way, monthly debt payments are less burdensome for families, on average, than they used to be.
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Staying at home hard work for moms
But with a 2-year-old and a 20-month old, any work other than burping, bathing and changing is typically beyond her. Her laptop is blotted with peanut butter; her cell phone is cloudy with Enfamil and my sister-in-law generally feels as though showering is her one professional accomplishment of the day.
Unfortunately, that doesn't pay the mortgage.
And ultimately, that makes her feel like a failure.
That level of satisfaction is a good decade away for my sister-in-law. On the days she doesn't fear losing her job, she fears she has forsaken her children.
Working from home sounds like the great panacea for the perennial dilemma of working mothers. But those who have tried to change a diaper while answering a conference call know differently. For many, like my sister-in-law, it is the default solution to an intractable problem. Michaela wants to work, but looking at her paltry paycheck, she finds it impossible to justify leaving her children for such meager reward.
So, she splits the baby, so to speak, acknowledging that since my brother's income is more robust, she should acquiesce to the financial reality. He works. She stays home. She hangs on to the slender thread of her career by squeezing in scraps of work within the patchwork of responsibilities that is motherhood.
Fifty years after the publication of Betty Freidan's "The Feminist Mystique" and 20 years after the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, this is the best we can come up with?
If my sister-in-law's experience is any indication, Stephanie Coontz is right. "The gender revolution is not in stall," the family historian wrote recently in The New York Times. "It has hit the wall." In 1997, writes Coontz, a professor of family history at Evergreen College, a quarter of stay-at-home mothers said their ideal would be to work full time.
Ten years later, only 16 percent of such mothers did. The percentage of working mothers with children under 3 actually declined from 62 percent in 1998 to 59 percent in 2005, according to the Pew Research Center.
In part, that's because women tend to make less than men — and not just because they choose lower-paying professions. Women make less than men across the same professions, even in lucrative fields like finance and law. Worse, once they become mothers, women earn 4 to 15 percent less than non-mothers with comparable jobs and qualifications. That disparity is more pronounced among the lowest-paid mothers.
Faced with those kind of stark realities, women like my sister-in-law throw up their hands. And yes, she is familiar with Ann Crittenden's estimate that college-educated women like her lose more than $1 million in income and retirement benefits by leaving the workforce. It's not that she's made a decision; in many ways, the decision was made for her.
Meanwhile, my brother, in an attempt to recoup the income the family has lost, has increased his hours — a pattern that tends to increase tensions in homes where neither side seems to recognize the sacrifices the other is making.
I'm hopeful that once my niece and nephew are old enough, my sister-in-law will be able to ease back into the workforce. She'll be lucky if she does. Nearly 30 percent of women who leave the workforce are able to re-enter it again, and few of those garner full-time work. For now, my sister-in-law is in a "hold" pattern, clinging to the working world and submerged in family life. It is a life that brings her joy and purpose, adding definition and identity to her life in a way her 9-to-5 life never did. But it has burdened her with anxiety about her professional and financial future, a nagging sense that her sacrifice will never fully be understood, her loss never fully compensated.
I have worked full-time now for all of my son's 12 years. The marvelous chaos of his early years, so demanding yet so fleeting, is a madness I can never recoup. My sister-in-law and I look with love and envy at each other, neither of us certain that the choice we made was the right one, neither of us optimistic that the anguish of it will ever be fully understood.
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As an academic researcher involved in a field with lots of academic publications, I find it hard to keep with these constant stream of publications. Even if my field is already specialized, there are way too much publications to read them all.
Any useful techniques to (a) filter out the good ones, and/or (b) quickly decide whether a paper is worth my time?


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The weekly blues showcase at Turner's Yard in Pembroke features Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers. Songwriter John Fullbright's debut album justifiably had a big impact on the music scene--catch him at the Narrows Center in Fall River. Vocal quartet Under the Streetlights brings soul doo-wop and more to the Wilbur Theater in Boston. Tamar Braxton grooves at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston. The quirky rock of The Eels at Berklee Performance Center in Boston. The duo Sirsy performs at Johnny D's in Somerville. Guitarman Rick Russell at The Next Page in Weymouth. Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers at Brighton Music Hall. SuperFly's new funk at The Beachcomber in Quincy. The Trillest Tour, with Bun B and Termanology among others, at the Middle East in Cambridge. One of our favorite band names, Foxy Shazam, at The Sinclair in Cambridge. The Ken Tucker Blues Band, with guest Joe Merrick, at Quincy's South Shore Music Hall. The Jim Libby Band brings some twang to Toby Keith's in Foxboro. Russ Costa's SongAsylum at Home Ice in Quincy. Songsmith David Poe has a CD release at Club Passim in Harvard Square. Guitarist Dave Stryker & his Blue to the Bone sextet at Scullers in Boston. Brian Mahoney's weekly singalong at Granite Links in Quincy. Joe Fitz & the Dented Cans invade Maggy's in Quincy.
Summer music season is upon us, and the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion (ex-Harborlights) in Boston offers two nights of laidback songwriter Ray LaMontagne, with Jason isbell (who may have had the best album of 2013) opening both nights. American Idol alumna Siobhan Magnus headlines The Narrows Center. Danity Kane rocks The House of Blues in Boston.� The Xfinity Center in Mansfield (ex-Comcast Center, Tweeter Center, etc etc, but still Great Woods to us) opens with Summer Jam featuring Jennifer Lopez, Li'l Jon, Kendrick Lamar and others. Alt-rock icons The Feelies swing through the area, playing The Sinclair tonight, and Pawtucket's Met Cafe on Saturday. A-Trak grooves at the Paradise. Two nights of Drago rocking The Beachcomber, with no less than four different openers each night! Jamband titans moe get it on at Lupo's in Providence. Blind Ambition rocks The Ming Dynasty in Marshfield. The Adicts shake up Brighton Music Hall. The Groove Doctors operate at The Next Page. Comedy legend Bob Newhart at the Wilbur Theater. Folk king Eric Andersen opens a two-nighter at Club Passim. Jazz and soul crooner Bobby Caldwell opens a two-night stand at Scullers. The New England Grass Rights Legal Defense Fund has a benefit at South Shore Music Hall, topped by Dupree's Diamonds.� Pressure Cooker warms up the C-Note in Hull. Viva La Hop, with Biscuits & Gravy, at The Middle East. The New Black Eagle Jazz Band at the RegattaBar in Harvard Square. Sean Brennan sings at Paddy Barry's in Quincy. Under the Covers Boston hits Presidents Rock Club in Quincy. The Dave Trio heats up Chilihead BBQ in West Bridgewater. Michael Ian Black does comedy at 7:30 p.m. at Johnny D's.
Country-Americana sweetheart Shelby Lynne has never sounded better, returning to the Narrows Center tonight. Sharon Jones kicked cancer's butt, and is back leading the hottest r&b outfit anywhere, the Dap-Kings at The House of Blues. New England rock legends The Fools reunite for a special show at the C-Note--'Psycho Chickens' welcome. Folkies Steve Gretz & Leslie Lee harmonize at Brockton's Javawocky Coffeehouse. Big D & the Kid's Table ska up a crowd at The Paradise. The Travis Colby Band brings some blues to The Ming Dynasty. Sage Francis raps at The Middle East. The Throwdown Band thunders into the Next Page. Deep Banana Blackout jams at The Sinclair. Toy Solders rock Great Scott in Allston. Doug Benson performs at Brighton Music Hall. Bagful of Blues heats up Chilihead BBQ. The Mike McHugh Band at Paddy Barry's. Boston blues titan David Maxwell, with guests Monster Mike and Sugar Ray Norcia, conjures up some musical magic at The Regattabar. Heavy Necker and three more rock bands hit South Shore Music Hall. Swerve gallops into Toby Keith's.
Sunday night is packed again: Alba's Edge brings Scottish/Latin music to Club passim; The Crog-Mags hard-rock the Middle East; Jamie Cullum grooves at the House of Blues; Failure (what a lousy band name) takes over the Paradise; Brian Mahoney busts out at The Irish Pub in Quincy; and Chuck Whelan's weekly magnet for musical mayhem at Paddy Barry's. Monday's Ingrid Michaelson show� at the House of Blues is sold out, but tickets remain for her Tuesday concert. Monday also has South Shore Americana band Jo Henley with a CD release at Club Passim; while alt-country rockers The Old 97s shake the rafters at The Sinclair. Tuesday Banda Magda brings some world music to The Regattabar. Wednesday has some very unusual offerings: an acoustic show by metal band Sevendust at The Paradise; long-lost buzz band Interpol re-surfaces at Lupo's; and Beantown blues-rockers Bees Deluxe celebrate their fine new album at Johnny D's. Don't forget Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger, June 7 at Brighton Music Hall, featuring one of John Lennon's musical kids.� Country hunk Josh Thompson at Toby Keith's on June 8. Gritty Americana songbird Mary Gauthier at Johnny D's on June 11.� Cool pairing: fiery guitar ace Jeff Pitchell with iconic New Orleans jazz/r&b man Charles Neville, at The River Club in Scituate on June 13� Popsters Sylvan Esso at Royale in Boston on June 16.
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Chippewa Men's 8" Front Lace Steel Toe Work Boot Style: 92400 Features:
Men's Sizes M 6-12, 13, 14 W 6-12, 13, 14 This Chippewa Men's 8" Front Lace Steel Toe Work boot features an upper of black polishable leather along with welt construction by Goodyear. The lining is Dri-Lex 2000 in Ruby and this boot isn't waterproof. The insole is a removable insole that features a cushion Orthotic insole and the outsole is Vibram Lug Yellow Plug with Dual Guard. The shank is totally steel and the sizes that are available for this boot are M 6-12, 13 and 14 as well as W 6-12, 13 and 14.This boot features black hook and eye grommets to hold laces securely along with a zipper that goes up the front. The Chippewa logo is burned onto the side of the shaft and this boot does have a Velcro closing. This is a great looking yet tough work boot for a man to have. It will protect his feet and toes while keeping them warm and dry during working hours.


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I'm working on a tile-based game, and I'd like to have diagonal lines for (32x32) tiles. The problem is, whenever you tile them, they look like this:
How do I make it seamlessly tile?
If your lines should perfectly align to pixels, then you must choose a spacing that's a divisor of 32.
This leaves you with line-spacings of 2, 4, 8 and 16. And since 1 pixel is occupied by the line itself, your possible "blank" lines between your lines are 1, 3, 7 and 15.
Stripe Generator should do the trick for you.


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This is going to be a brief post because it's not a circumstance in which I feel I have great amounts of gushing to do... I picked up this lipstick at the drugstore because I saw the color on a blog somewhere and the color looked amazing.
Well, the color IS amazing, but I shouldn't have wasted my time or money, simply because I hate the way most Maybelline lipsticks - including this one - smell and feel on my lips. They remind me of Play-Doh in scent and a wee bit in texture, too. If you don't find yourself having the same problems with Maybelline lipsticks, then I would say this one is definitely worth a try. Neon lipsticks are FUN!
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Chuck and Tina Niglio 1932 Ford sedan - 2010 Street Rodder Ocean City Top 100Written by Chuck Vranas on June 7, 2010
It's always great to hear about vintage steel being found languishing in a local garage waiting to be rescued. Chuck and Tina found their sedan in '98, hauled it home, and began the resurrection into the neat hot rod you see here. They opted to not chop it and to retain the full fenders while massaging the vintage steel to perfection before coating it with just enough Sonic Blue. A dropped front axle and RideTech rear bags set the stance while a blown 351ci Ford linked to an AOD trans and 9-inch rear makes plenty of power. The interior sports Vintage Air, Classic Instruments gauges, and plenty of comfort for those long hauls.


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HUNTINGTON - Silver was the color of the night for area finalists Saturday at the West Virginia High School Wrestling Championships.
Finalists from Wheeling Park, John Marshall, Brooke and Madonna all finished second as the 66th annual event concluded at Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
Huntington won its first Class AAA championship, ending Parkersburg South's string of four straight. It also marked the first time a non-Parkersburg school didn't win the crown since 2006 (Wheeling Park). Still, either South or Parkersburg has won the title every year, except two, since 1988. North Marion won in 1998.
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TAKING SECOND — Madonna's Garrett Hypes battles Greenbrier West's Malik Boatwright in Saturday night's Class AA-A 152-pound final. Boatwright won, 5-2.
Greenbrier West garnered its first Class AA-A crown by edging Independence.
Preston's Terrance Fanning dethroned Brooke senior Nate Dawson (44-6) as 195-pound champion.
In a rematch of last week's regional final won by Fanning, the junior captured his first state crown with a thrilling 6-3 victory.
Dawson finished his career with a state championship, two state runner-ups and a fourth-place showing in 2010.
Madonna's Garrett Hypes (28-4) finished second after dropping a 5-2 verdict to Greenbrier West's Malik Boatwright in the Class AA-A 152-pound final.
Boatwright, who won his first state title after finishing third and second the past two seasons, finished the season 42-0.
Hypes, a senior, was third in 2010 at 130.
Wheeling Park's first opportunity at a state championship ended quickly when Huntington's Jordan Allen tech falled Dallas Baciak, 15-0, in the second period of their 113-pound final.
It was Allen's second straight title in the weight class.
Baciak finished his sophomore season (35-5) with his first state placement after finishing second at the Region One meet last week.
Jonny Davis (33-7) tried again for the Patriots in the 145-pound final. But he, too, fell to an experienced Highlander - Justin Arthur - by pin in 4:28.
"We came down here with goals of championships, obviously," Patriots coach Jack Doyle said. "The guys wrestled there butts off all week. Every wrestler that came down scored points for us."
Doyle also provided an update of Cody Amos' condition. Amos, Park's 182-pound stalwart, suffered a concussion in Friday's quarterfinal match and left the arena via medical squad.
"He's home and doing well," Doyle said. "He has a concussion. He had a bloody nose and fainted. We don't know if (the concussion) happened when he fainted or during the match.
"You hate to see a senior go out like that. You hate to see him go out without an opportunity to win a state title. Its kind of heartbreaking."
John Marshall's junior Cullen Ebbert (41-4) hung tough with Parkersburg's Tyler Riddle, but Riddle came on late and posted an 8-4 victory in the 220-pound finale.
Riddle turned the tables after falling to Ebbert at the Region One meet last week.
Ebbert was fourth at 220 pounds last season.
In Park's consolation bouts early Saturday, Geremy Paige garnered third place at 195 by pinning Ripley's Gregorio Medina in 2:43.
The Patriots' Dylan Taylor went 1-for-1 and finished fourth at 138. Danny Colby also finished fourth at 160.
Brooke's Skippy Scurry was fourth at 182, while the Bruins' Dillon Shaw won fifth at 152 by besting Parkersburg South's Jake Alexander, 4-1. Brooke's Preston Wise was sixth (285). He was injured during his fifth-place match and had to withdraw.
Earlier Saturday, Oak Glen's Kyle Mack wrapped up a third-place showing at 126 with a 1-0 triumph against North Marion's Ryan Arnett.
Mack's teammate - Josh Cornell - was fourth at 120, while Oak Glen sophomore Danny Wyke was sixth at 113.
John Marshall's Zach Tubaugh clinched fifth place at 113 with a 13-2 major decision of Parkersburg's Nick Johnson.
Placers for South included: Logan Ball (fourth, 106), Lance Hill (third, 113), Braidon Knotts (sixth, 120), Jordan Quiocho (fourth, 132), Dylan Alexander (fifth, 145), Jake Alexander (sixth, 152), Briar Shively (third, 160), Matthew Dixon (sixth, 195) and Thomas Hall (fifth, 285).
Also taking the awards' stand for University were: Isaiah Hood (sixth, 126), Scott Lopez (fifth, 132) and Nate Constante (third, 170).


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Recently I approved friend request of a spammer by mistake ,after one hour I checked facebook again , i noticed that he posted spam all the groups where I am present. My question is is there any API to get friends groups and send join requests automatically , or am I hacked ?
Facebook API gives information about the public groups you are in. This method does it -
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So, he can just use the API to get info about the groups you are in.
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To the editor:
I feel the need to make clear my campaign for Harrison County commissioners.
I and my family and friends have received numerous questions about Belmont County Commissioner Matt Coffland. To be clear, he and I are not related. I do have a brother named Matt, and maybe that is the confusing part. My brother is a certified public accountant and lives in North Carolina.
I hope this clarifies the situation for Harrison County voters.
Paul Coffland


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OKLAHOMA CITY - The second seed Alabama softball team bounced back in a big way as it downed four seed Oklahoma, 8-6, Tuesday night at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The win propels the Crimson Tide into its first ever NCAA title game. The victory improves Alabama's record to 59-8 while Oklahoma drops to 54-9.
Sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina earned the win, improving to a nation leading 41-3 on the year, and added two hits and three RBI. Traina threw a complete game, giving up the six runs on nine hits while striking out eight batters.
Alabama knocked out USA Softball Player of the Year Keilani Ricketts in the fourth inning, dropping her to 37-8 on the season. Ricketts struck out five batters but gave up six runs-just two earned-on three hits.
UA took advantage of four Sooner walks and an Alabama record six hit by pitches, needing only four hits to plate eight runs. Kaila Hunt drove in a run, giving her 77 RBI on the year while senior Amanda Locke drove in three to move her season total to 55.
After giving up a run in the bottom of the first inning, Alabama came back in the second inning in a big way. Locke reached on an error, and pinch-runner Keima Davis moved to second on a bunt. Senior Jazlyn Lunceford was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a passed ball, and Davis came in to tie the game on a fielder's choice by senior Jennifer Fenton.
After sophomore Kaila Hunt was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Traina launched a double to the center field wall, scoring all three to increase the lead to 4-1.
Alabama increased its lead in a big way in the fourth inning. After junior Kayla Braud got hit by a pitch and Fenton singled, Braud came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Hunt, making it 5-1and chasing Ricketts. After the Tide loaded the bases, Locke laced a double to the center field fence, scoring three more runs and giving Alabama an 8-1 advantage.
OU managed to start a comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring five runs on five hits, but Traina was able to strike out the final two batters to end the threat.
Alabama will go for its first national championship in game three against Oklahoma tomorrow night at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN.


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A World of Stories: School Daze
Location:Hilton Head Branch
Date & Time:Monday, September 30, 2013 - 4:00pm
School's been in session for over a month, and we're kickin' back with silly stories filled with tricky substitute teachers, librarians from the black lagoon, and class pets on the run. Join us for a fast paced storytime filled with riddles, laughs and surprises. For kindergarten and up.


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Curious about the newer model? Check out the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Regular Cab
By KBB.com Editors
Building on the well-received Tahoe, Suburban and lighter-duty 1500 pickups, the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500HD series brings increased capabilities, refined interiors and enhanced drivability. And, in a nod to Ford's Super Duty line, there's more to differentiate this newest heavy-duty truck from its lighter-duty sibling.
Whether purchasing for commercial construction, agriculture or recreational towing, if your needs are truly "heavy-duty" you'll likely find those needs met with the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado HD, which offers all of the virtues, with few of the vices, normally associated with a "heavy-duty" truck.
The 2010 Chevrolet Silverado HD's principal mission is to haul or tow big and heavy things. If you don't need this sort of vehicle and its "heavy-duty" attributes, you'll probably be happier with something not quite so robust.
Changes for 2010 are limited to a new USB port allowing music stored on a flash drive to be played through the vehicle's audio system.
Given the number of drivetrain, cab and chassis variations in the Silverado lineup, it's difficult to provide one set of observations regarding drivability. However, everything Chevy's engineering team did to...
... enhance the driving experience has worked. A more rigid frame, in combination with a widened track and retuned suspensions (Z85, standard on 2WD and 4WD models; and Z71, the optional Off-Road suspension), supplies the needed capability without imposing the typical vices of a heavy-duty platform. The ride is composed, handling stable and steering accurate with good on-center feel. With the 6.0-liter gasoline V8, performance might be described as "almost recreational." The Duramax does what diesels do, pulling a lot of load (up to 13,000 lbs.) in an authoritative manner.
Six-Speed Automatic
This transmission has two overdrive gears to provide relaxed cruising with lower engine speeds and a first gear that's intended to enhance off-the-line response. Of importance to those towing is both Driver Shift Control (tap up and down) and standard Tow/Haul Mode. Though some may wish for an available manual transmission, the six-speed automatic's overall excellence might cure you from wanting to shift your own gears.
Gen IV 6.0L V8 (Gasoline)
For sheer day-in, day-out driving pleasure the 6.0-liter gasoline V8 is terrific, offering extraordinary response for a vehicle this large.
With the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado HD there are two available interiors. The version standard in the WT (base-model Work Truck) and LT trims is all about functionality, with an instrument panel focused on ergonomic ease, door panels offering larger door pulls and handles, a specific center console and two glove boxes. The "luxury" interior of the LTZ offers a driving environment straight out of a Tahoe or Suburban. With a distinct instrument design, large center console and other specific trim elements the end result is decidedly upscale.
Prettied up might be a kiss-of-death descriptive for a heavy-duty pickup, but it will work for the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado HD. The Chevy exterior was all-new for 2007 and builds on those themes established by the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The grille is wide and tall and is flanked by large, reflector-optic headlamps. Corner lights wrap into the flared front fenders, which complement the bulge atop the Silverado's hood, and there is a sleek profile by virtue of the 57-degree windshield angle. Functionally, there are large "grab-style" door handles (for ease of operation while wearing work gloves), doors extend over the rocker panels and, on Extended Cab models, the rear doors open 170 degrees.
For truck-oriented capability, few things beat power; Chevy's standard 6.0-liter Gen IV V8 delivers 360 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, and a new six-speed automatic transmission meshes perfectly with the engine's capability. Standard safety features include seat-belt pretensioners, tire-pressure monitoring and OnStar.
For many, selecting the diesel is a no-brainer; Chevy's Duramax turbo-diesel provides loads of power and is a lot quieter and smoother than diesels of the past, plus fleet models are now B20 biodiesel capable. Those carrying lots of random cargo might better organize it with GM's cargo management system, those living in excessively cold or warm climates will benefit from remote starting on certain trim levels and those wishing to be entertained will enjoy an enhanced DVD system and CD/MP3 audio. Finally, people who worry about getting lost should opt for the available touch-screen navigation system.
Chevy offers two engine choices. Base power is the 6.0-liter gasoline V8 that delivers 360 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque. Although the EPA doesn't provide a rating for vehicles in this category, past experience suggests GM gasoline engines deliver competitive fuel economy. For those wanting more, the 6.6-liter Duramax provides 365 horsepower and a remarkable 660 lb.-ft. of torque.
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By Marko on Wednesday, March 30, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 212,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "rear lock 2wheel drive will handle ice n snow."
Cons: "beat mostly to heck with dents"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Pulled 5th wheel from Ill. to ND. Engine rev sounded disheartening. Mileage is of course horrible but my daily commute is so short makes it 70.00 a month. No engine problems at all. Flip back rear doors are so accessible you'd never go back to 4 door unless you need a crew."
7 people out of 15 found this review helpful
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By Chuck on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 67,100overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "fun to drive on open roads handeling is good"
Cons: "cost is a lot more than gas ,"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"The truck tows my 15,000 lbs fifth wheel in the mountains with no problems, Exhaust brake works flawlessly, Fuel economy is great for a heavy duty truck average on a trip to Florida was 20.7 mpg"
12 people out of 17 found this review helpful
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By Waffles on Friday, October 2, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 216,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Reliability!!!!! Decent gas mileage for a 3/4 ton."
Cons: "Rough ride."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This truck is used to run a construction company and is always on the move. Average about 50k to 60k miles a year on it. Currently at 216,000 and the only two repairs this truck has needed have been a transfer case seal and a axle seal. So far it has been the most reliable truck we have had the pleasure of owning. Without a doubt when the day comes to replace it we will be purchasing another chevy."
21 people out of 26 found this review helpful
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By Debra on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 106,003overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "lots of fun to drive!"
Cons: "cant think of on!"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Love this truck! Take the whole family or just us two, its a blast on the beach @ Obx! Its great for shopping from groceries or bigger loads, its also great in the N.E. winter ice & or snow, reliable. In eight years never had a breakdown or anything. Low maintance.ours is still in very good cond., clean, we take good care of her. Will probably buy a new one in due time. Totally recommend the 4X4 , the crewcab, & the on-star!"
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By MTMULEDEERHNTR on Thursday, July 30, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 108,121overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "Unsurpassed reliability"
Cons: "Wind noise from the extended cab doors"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Original owner of the truck. The 6.0 is bulletproof even now with 108000 on it. I haven't had to do anything to this truck but change oil and drive it! I couldn't be more satisfied."
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By SilveradoAir on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 77,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Bought truck to pull 7000# travel trailer in sometimes mountainous terrain but drive everywhere. Effortlessly pulls RV, very comfortable, good mileage (20-22mpg on road w/out RV; 13-15mpg w/RV) and easy to maneuver for size. Truck is sensitive to bio-diesel...runs best on petro-diesel."
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