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8648 - Elegant Studio - West Village
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Boyut45 metrekare
Floor No.
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- İnternet/Kablosuz ağ
- Mutfak
- Klima
- Çamaşır makinesi / Kurutma makinesi
- Havlu
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|Sullivan Street, 10012 new york city, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
|Mülkiyet türü
|Referans kodu
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|Response time
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|Calendar updated
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Features include a flat panel TV with basic cable, high-speed wireless internet, heated and air conditioned, linen provided free of charge, etc..
Enjoy access to the best shopping, Chinatown, Tribeca, East Village and Little Italy. Half a block from all major subway/metro/trains. Times Square is only 5 minutes away by subway! Whole foods, New York University are just steps away. Galleries, restaurants, museums, cafes, shopping, 24 hour stores, theatres, cinemas and the most popular night life bars/clubs are right outside your front door.
No smoking
There is a late fee for check ins after 6PM (40 dollars before 9 pm and
80 dollars after 9 pm) and 40 dollars during weekends
Damage deposit = there is a 500 dollars damage deposit to be paid via paypal.
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Konum Tamam, Odalar Tamam
Çok küçük ve eski bir banyo.
Genel: 7/10
Ligging ok, slaapkamers ok
Badkamer erg klein en versleten.
Algemeen : 7/10
Çok iyi yer daire, biz hizmet ile çok mutluyuz
Appartement très bien placé, nous sommes très heureux de la prestation
Our experience of this flat was very bad. We got warm water for the shower only one day during the week we spend there. On top of that when we arrived, only one bed had bed sheets out of the three, this was corrected the next day. We asked for a discount due to these two events. We are still waiting for an answer to this request. We paid for services that we didn't enjoy.this is not normal.We hope that Wimdu management will take an action about this. By the way , we are still waiting for the pay back of the damage deposit. Thank you in advance
Fantastic apartment in a great location. Would love to stay there again.
Close to most sites. Apartment was very clean and comfy beds.
Very good location, close to theater district, high line, several subway lines.....rooms were as expected but sofa bed not. Arrangements to get into the apartment OK. Thanks Mo.
This property needs a bit of work. Good location
Apartment is in a good location. It is a bit small or much smaller than it looks like on photos. The service of the owners is horrible. They didn't have extra keys for us, once they brought it three days later they were wrong so I was stuck in the middle of the night without keys to enter the apartment. Plus the servicemen were giving us attitude. Need a lesson in hospitality business.
More or less as expected. Opening hours are not long. Normally closes at 6pm. Extra chrages for weekends (40$) which can not be avoided.
Location of the aprtment is E 52nd and 2 Ave. Good Midtown location close to UN headquarters and many financial institutions. Quiet neighbourhood.
Arpartment has some minor problems. Window in the kitchen can not be opened. Dishwasher was broken.
The apartment was very well located close to Times Square, subway entrances, Empire State Building and easy access to museums, central park, downtown. The apartment itself was clean and furnishings were tasteful and modern although the bathroom was a bit tired. The apartment operators were friendly and helpful. Big drawback was that the radiator pipes clang extremely loudly, sometimes through the night.
Wimdu customer service was excellent. The host took a long time (worryingly so) to get in touch but the key pick up and service at the office was easy enough but it's 24 blocks south of the apartment. The apartment itself is in need of redecorating or the photos updating. The plug sockets in the kitchen trip out so we had to plug the kettle in under the dining area table! Bedsheets were old and one of my friends found a hair in the bed before she had slept in it :-( location perfect and close to delis bars restaurants and Starbucks. Water always hot for showers. Bath mat and spares would have been helpful having 7 people for one bathroom
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Home Treatments for Shingles
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful skin condition that results from a reactivation of an infection with the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that is responsible for chickenpox. The virus is never fully cleared from the body after a bout with chickenpox, and it can reactivate to cause the nerve and skin inflammation characteristic of shingles often decades after the chickenpox.
Antiviral medications like acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex), or famciclovir (Famvir) can reduce the severity and duration of the rash if started within 72 hours of the development of the skin rash, and pain medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), and naproxen (Aleve), and even narcotic pain-control medications may be useful in symptom control. In addition to medications, many people find that home care remedies can also provide relief for the pain of shingles.
Keeping the inflamed skin clean is essential, so wash the affected area with cool water and mild soap. Taking a bath or shower is fine. The blisters of shingles will crust over and fall off on their own, and it's important to avoid picking at the blisters to prevent the development of a secondary skin infection at the inflamed site. Cool compresses applied to the painful area after washing may be helpful. In the first few days of an attack, you can apply ice packs for 10 minutes at a time several times throughout the day.

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I'm looking for a utility that helps me (and my colleagues) to archive documents in a systematic manner (Like Zeitgeist but permanent).
- The utility have to clean-out old document from desktops and store them on a server (as automatic as possible and consistent) maybe from just a few locations (Document directory)
- Documents shall be stored on cheap large media for many years to come - hard disk and file system maybe? Easy to maintain and manage for a small organization.
- Documents have to be easy to find and restore
One systematic manner could be a directory-structure by year, month, user or user, year, month. Its a plus if documents could be linked to a project, if documents could be search-able and if document could also be mail, IM-discussions not only OpenOffice traditional documents.
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One of the joy's of being innkeepers is meeting people with unique and unusual jobs. Cindy and John Moorhead along with their son, Mike, fall right in that category.
The Moorhead's own a vineyard in Erie, Pa. They do not make the wine, they grow the grapes that get sold to winery's mainly in Pa. and N.Y. The Moorhead Farms actually grow twenty-two separate varieties of wine grapes: Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Vidal Blanc, Cayuga, Pinot Gris, Traminette, Pinot Blanc, Dornfelder, Valvin Muscat, Corot Noir, Noiret, Baccus, Merlot, Chardonnay, Viognier, Chambourcin, Vignoles, Niagara, Steuben, Carmine and Concords. Some of them are white and some are dark blue and they all taste divine. We were spoiled to the point that it will now be difficult to buy grapes from the market.
We know the grapes are wonderful because we were invited to see their operation during harvest. We toured their acres of grapes and did a complete "grape tasting". Each and every variety had a distinct and aromatic flavor. We found this so much more fun than a wine tasting, and we knew we were being treated very special. Even though the day we chose to visit was cold and raining grape harvesting continued. Both Bill and I enjoyed riding the harvester. This huge machine traverses the vines, shakes the grapes loose allowing them to move up the conveyor belt where someone hand picks out the larger stems and branches. They are then dumped into a cart traveling right beside the harvester. It's amazing how smoothly the operation runs.
After a few hours Cindy served us a wonderful hot meal with a bottle of wine (their grapes) and an absolutely delicious grape pie made from their more than a dozen table varieties of grapes. Her pie could without a doubt win a blue ribbon. John and Mike were still harvesting into the night because a truck was ready to drive the grapes to a New York Winery.
We had a great day and wonderful memories of our time spent with friends we met at our bed and breakfast. We left with several baskets of grapes and when we arrived home Bill made several jars of grape preserves.
We arrived later in the evening at The Bootby Inn, fellow Select Registry innkeepers. I highly recommend their Inn when traveling through Erie, Pa. The night before we stayed at the Buhl Mansion, another Select Registry Inn located in Sharon, Pa. Another Inn I would highly recommend. We had a good night's sleep, nice conversation and a lovely breakfast served to us at both places.
Well after all this wine talk I think I'll open a bottle of 'Traminette' wine from Mazza Vineyards in North East, Pa. Yes, grapes from the Moorhead farm. Do you think I can get Bill to take a break? For sure if I add some cheese and crackers.
Have you had the opportunity to go on a private tour of a vineyard? Would love to hear about your experience. Send me a comment to share with my readers.
Hope to see you soon,
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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
quote: BMI is irrelevant - you're trying to introduce some kind of "morality" into the equation...the notion that the 7' man is "morally correct" in his weight, wheras the 4'11" girl is "morally incorrect" in her weight.
quote: If the purpose was specifically to address obesity then they would be using BMI for pricing.
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Fire Extinguisher 101 - Fire Extinguisher Safety And InstallationWritten by on June 1, 2009 Installing Your Fire Bottle The Right Way
As a driver, there's no greater fear that I have than trying to get out of the car while it's engulfed in flames. Every racer has seen those videos of drivers who panic while trying to get out of the car and then end up with second- or third-degree burns. I always find myself saying while watching those videos, Why aren't you pulling the fire extinguisher?
I would venture to say that most drivers don't give a second thought to how well their fire bottle is installed. Most people have the mindset that as long as it will pass through tech then it's fine with me. The problem with this type of thinking is when the worst happens and you go to rely on your fire extinguisher, it may or may not work. Take a few hours and make certain that your fire bottle is installed properly so you don't have to worry about whether or not it will extinguish a fire.
Choosing the right fire bottle is the first decision you have to make. To the naked eye, any fire bottle will do, but you need to choose the right one for your type of application. The system that is being installed in our Circle Track project car has a 5-pound bottle designed for two ports which we decided would be sufficient for our application. The two-port setup will allow us to have one port in the fuel cell area and one by the driver's seat.
If, however, we were running an 850hp, alcohol-burning, Outlaw-style Late Model, I'd feel more comfortable with three extinguisher ports. The third one would be placed in front of the firewall near the fuel pump to give maximum protection from the invisible fires associated with alcohol-based fuels.
If we had installed a three-port system, we would need a 10-pound bottle since the 5-pound one won't supply enough pressure to fire all three ports.
The placement of the fire bottle is crucial as well--I wanted to put it as low as we could and as far left as possible. Fire bottles can weigh up to 10 pounds and that's weight you can use to help with your setup.
The installation is key to making certain that the bottle will work properly when the firing mechanism is pulled. Each fire bottle is made up of the bottle itself, a gauge, and the firing mechanism. We've already talked about the bottle, so let's discuss the gauge. The gauge tells you whether or not your fire extinguisher is properly charged. If the gauge is reading in the red at all, you need to have the fire bottle recharged. Don't take any chances.
The firing mechanism is made up of two safety pins and the firing pin. When that pin is pulled or activated, it will shove a sharp piece of steel through a thin sheet of metal allowing the fire extinguisher to release its chemicals.
Most fire extinguishers work to smother the fire by removing the oxygen out of the immediate area. This is why you don't want to point the extinguisher port at the driver's upper body. You won't be able to breathe when it goes off.
To avoid this situation, we placed the port in the driver's compartment where it will shoot my lower torso. This will protect my upper torso as well, but it will do so while still allowing me to escape the vehicle. Now follow along as we inspect and install our fire bottle the proper way.
Now we have to install the firing mechanism in a location that will be easily accessible to the driver. The easiest place to do so on most vehicles is the dash. But the leg braces on the seat will work as well. To do this, we unscrewed the firing mechanism and drilled a 3/8 inch hole into the dash.
This is a perfect location for the firing pin. Notice how we have taken a zip tie and wrapped it in duct tape. This allows the driver to pull the safety pin and the firing mechanism easily.
Now we need to install the rear and front extinguisher port. We'll use a splitter that will push the chemical to the driver's seat and the rear of the car. Here's everything that we will need. You might notice that we have two different types of splitters. The bottom splitter and fitting is a compression fitting. The top fitting is a flare-style fitting. Both have advantages, the compression fitting doesn't require you to flange the 1/4-inch pipe. As you tighten the nut on the pipe, the compression ring will seal to the extinguisher port. Whereas with the flare-style fitting, you'll have to flange the pipe, but it will seal extremely well to the port and splitter.
Next, we'll measure out how much line we'll need. Then we'll cut and flare it.
Once measured, we'll use a small pipe cutter to make a clean cut through the 1/4-inch pipe.
With the pipe cut, we need to bend it to keep it flush against the floorpan. We just follow the bender here and put the 90-degree bend in it that we need.
The bends came out perfect, and now we just need to drill through the rear sheetmetal to the fuel cell and then hook up the splitter.
We found a spot that will work perfect for the port. Once we drill through the sheetmetal, we'll measure our line again, cut and angle it, and then attach our flare fitting.
We need to put our nut and the flare in the right order so that we can flange our extinguisher line.
This tool will allow us to flare the pipe without damaging it.
Make certain that the flare tool is centered in the pipe and then tighten it up. As it tightens, it will expand the pipe.
The bend and the flare came out great. Now all we have to do is attach the pipe and then secure it to the sheetmetal.
Here's what the port looks like from the bottom of the fuel cell. It's pointed directly at the fuel cell in case the worst happens.
Finally, we'll take several small securing brackets and rivet them to the sheetmetal every 5 inches or so. This will ensure that the line doesn't break or move during an accident.
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The firing mechanism will screw onto the fire bottle and when the firing pin is pulled, a sharp piece of steel will puncture this thin piece of steel shown here.The fire bottle is now in place where the firing pin and gauge are both accessible from the driver's door. The brackets we used for the installation were purchased from Leavitt Racing Components out of Mooresville, N.C.On most asphalt cars, the norm is to put the fire extinguisher behind the seat. There's no rule in our series that says it has to be behind the seat though. But the placement of the fire bottle should be a concern for your team. It could weigh up to 10 pounds and that's weight you can use to help with your setup. We tried to keep the fire bottle as low as we could and attached it as far left as possible.


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My laptop is Dell Vostro 2520. I tried both Xubuntu and Ubuntu on it, I've used 12.04 & 12.10. WiFi fails to work in all the cases - when i try to switch WiFi by a hotkey (fn+f2) the Bluetooth icon appears in the system tray but the light for the WiFi on lower left corner panel doesn't turn on.
I tried the solution of connecting to the network via cable:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic
sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo modprobe wl
from the similar thread Ubuntu 12.10, Wireless not working
Could you help me?
Many thanks in advance!
Update 1
It wasn't clear to me is @mikewhateve talking about one or two commands in the console. i tried both
halfros@halfros-Vostro-2520:~$ lspci -nn | grep Net, rfkill list all
grep: rfkill: No such file or directory
grep: list: No such file or directory
grep: all: No such file or directory
halfros@halfros-Vostro-2520:~$ lspci -nn | grep Net
07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
halfros@halfros-Vostro-2520:~$ rfkill list all
Update 2
$ sudo dpkg -i | grep bcmwl-kernel-source
dpkg: error: --install needs at least one package archive file argument
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
Update 3
dpkg -l grep bcmwl-kernel-source
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
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ii grep 2.12-2 amd64 GNU grep, egrep and fgrep
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I'm looking for a workout routine between 4-6 days per week to get generally stronger. I've seen a bunch of questions here and webpages with routines, but the schedules seem all contrived. Is there any research into effective strength weight training routines?
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Weight training has been going on for well over 100 years using basic tools like barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells (originally cannonballs with handles attached). The reason you don't see much active research on the matter is a combination of the following factors:
The basics of what we know, and what can help you decide on the best approach to gaining strength is found in the book "Practical Programming for Strength Training" by Mark Rippetoe and Dr. Lon Kilgore. The bulk of experimental training and fomalized programs are based on Russian programs, because that government was interested in what makes an optimum athlete.
Making the long story short:
Any program that takes these factors into account will help you get stronger. As you get stronger, it will take you longer and longer to adapt. That's why there are so many different programs. Below is a list of lifting maturity based on time of adaptation and an example program that is a good fit:
Anything above this, and you have to take the principles you've learned and manufacture your own program based around the way you train.
There are other factors as well that determine what your program will ultimately look like:
I recommend Starting Strength. It is three days a week, but the rest time is just as important as the lifting days. I am not sure what you mean by "contrived" but it seems to me that unless you are hunting zebras and climbing trees, any workout routine created by humans in the modern world is contrived. The developer of this program has extensive experience but I am not aware of any research in the clinical sense. There is nothing I can add that has not already been discussed on this site.
There are many of programs you can find on the Internet, much for free. When you say research, this is where YOU come in. Everyone and everyone's body is different. Our bodies react different to different routines and weights. This goes just as well for diet. No one knows your body best than you. I'd say, find a program that fits your desires from scheduling to results. Take it slow, but staying consistent. There are plenty of plans (weight training and diet) at Bodybuilding.com to use as guidance.
If you want to build strength, do body weight training.


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I have, unfortunately, not had the opportunity to go climbing (and thus use my climbing equipment) for a couple years. I know that such equipment, especially the rope and webbing, can degrade over time. So how can I check my equipment to tell which pieces are still OK to use and which need to be replaced?
It's pretty hard to check gear without some high-tech equipment. Metalwork really needs to be x-rayed to see if there are any hidden cracks, and rope can be checked by cutting a length off and sending it for destructive drop testing.
Neither of those your average climber would ever contemplate. So give everything a very careful visual inspection, for the metalwork check that there are no sharp burrs that could damage your rope, no corrosion, and no distortion. For your rope, run it through your hands very slowly, checking for any lumps, bumps, or skinny bits, and check the sheath isn't frayed anywhere.
Also how equipment has been stored is important. Has it been kept warm and dry, away from UV light? Could it have been exposed to any chemicals (such as battery acid or solvents) that might have damaged it?
What ages a rope most is use, so if you have stored it for a couple of years it should not have degraded measurably.
Have a look at the UIAA's document on ageing of climbing ropes for some guidance from the experts (the UIAA is the International Mountaineering and Climbing Association)
I wouldn't worry about a couple of year's lack of use.
Since it has been a year and some of this has not been mentioned I felt compelled to do so. I know you were concerned about your own equipment, and I know this advice can be found all over the internet, but I think the following needs to be said whenever climbing gear safety is discussed:


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[ Fatigue and Cancer ]
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The test for anemia is done by taking a small sample of your blood and measuring your hemoglobin (heme-ah-glow-bin). Hemoglobin (reported as Hb in grams per deciliter (g/dl) of blood) is the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen to your lungs and throughout your body.
If you are found to be anemic, your doctor will give you the best instructions and treatment for your particular situation, depending on the cause of your anemia.
Only your health care provider can order this blood test and confirm the results.
What Is Your Hemoglobin Level?
The average hemoglobin value for men is 16g/dL and for women is 14g/dL. However, the definition of "normal" varies from person to person.
If your hemoglobin is outside the normal range, you should contact your physician.


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The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: February 22, 2004
On Feb 12th, 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new monoclonal antibody called Cetuximab (Erbitux, formally known as C225, ImClone Systems and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company) for second line treatment of refractory colon cancer.
Cetuximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody (Mab) specific for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). EGFR's are receptors that span the cell membrane with ends protruding into both the outside and the inside of the cell. The part of the receptor that is found on the outside of the cell is called the extracellular domain and the end inside the cell is called the intracellular domain. Receptors are proteins that function to transmit signals from the outside of the cell to the cell nucleus found in the heart of the cell. A variety of proteins found in the blood stream may pass by the extracellular domain of the receptor, some may recognize it, and a smaller fraction will bind to it. Binding to the receptor initiates a variety of signals within the cell by way of the intracellular domain, including those commanding cell division, growth, and differentiation. These signals are transmitted only in the event that the receptor is activated by the appropriate protein. If something interferes with the binding, these signals will not be transmitted and the cell will not divide or grow. Over-expression of EGFR on the surface of many solid tumor cancer cells is very common. Studies have shown that increased expression of this receptor correlates with a poor prognosis and decreased survival.
Cetuximab is a man-made antibody that is specific for the EGFR. Cetuximab binds to the EGFR and thereby interferes with the normal, physiologic binding and cellular signaling pathways are interrupted. Put in a different way, by binding to the EGFR, Cetuximab does not allow the natural blood born protein to bind to the receptor and to transmit its signals for growth, cell division, and differentiation. When these signals are absent, the cell stops growing and will eventually die. Some believe that by overexpressing EGFR on their surface, tumors get multiple signals to grow and divide and therefore grow at a much faster rate than normal healthy tissue. Cetuximab blocks this growth signal and thereby kills the cancer cells.
Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies made in large quantities in a laboratory that are all targeted at the same specific target. Chimeric refers to the fact that the antibody produced is a hybrid between a human and a mouse antibody. By using another species such as a mouse, laboratory researchers are able to produce multiple copies of a particular antibody. Since there is a possibility that a human will react to a mouse antibody, the mouse portion is minimized by hybridizing it to a human antibody.
The efficacy of Cetuximab has been investigated in several clinical trials with various solid tumor malignancies. One large trial was a phase II study of metastatic colon cancer in which 120 patients were treated with either irinotecan (Camptosar, CPT-11) or irinotecan in combination with Cetuximab. The addition of the antibody increased tumor response in 22.5% of patients. Although this trial was encouraging, lack of scientific rigor to the trial prevented the drug from gaining approval by the FDA in 2001. One year later, for ASCO 2002 another Cetuximab trial in heavily pretreated advanced colorectal cancer patients was presented. A 10.5% partial response rate was reported. However, this trial was small with only 57 patients. Two subsequent phase III randomized controlled trials corrected these shortcomings. One trial looked at Cetuximab with a platin compound (cisplatin or carboplatin) in head and neck cancer and the other examined Cetuximab alone or in combination with irinotecan in colorectal cancer.
The pivotal colorectal trial was presented at the 2003 ASCO. This was a multi-center trial with 326 advanced colon cancer patients refractory to irinotecan. The end-point examined was the objective response rate of Cetuximab as single agent or in combination with irinotecan in patients progressing on irinotecan based therapy. Secondary end-points included time to progression, survival time, and drug safety. Patients were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive Cetuximab weekly plus irinotecan or Cetuximab alone. An independent review committee, composed of three radiologists and one oncologist, were invited to determine disease response for all participants. A 22.9% partial response rate was seen in the combination arm and a 10.8% partial response rate was noted in the monotherapy arm. These response rates, initially, may seem low, however, these patients were heavily pretreated and their options were limited. Disease stabilization was noted in over half (55.5%) of the participant in the combination arm and 32.4% of the participants in the monotherapy arm. Time to progression was 4.1 month in the combination arm and 1.5 months in the single agent Cetuximab group. All of these results were highly statistically significant. Furthermore, there was a slight survival benefit that was noted using the combination therapy.
The authors concluded that Cetuximab demonstrated significant clinical activity in patients with advanced, heavily pre-treated colorectal cancer. All end-points examined - objective response rate, disease control, and time to tumor progression were better in the combination group than in the single agent Cetuximab arm. Cetuximab was well tolerated by all patients. Finally, the authors touted Cetuximab for offering a new and very promising treatment option for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Cetuximab gained FDA approval for use in combination with irinotecan in the treatment of patient's with metastatic colorectal cancer who are refractory to irinotecan based regimens as well as for use as single agent in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer for patient who are intolerant to irinotecan.
Cetuximab appears to be well tolerated. An acne-like rash was the most common drug related toxicity (12%) that was noted in these trials. Rarely, patients develop an allergic reaction to the drug. If the reaction were to occur, it will usually happen with the first infusion.
Cetuximab is currently under investigation in clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness in colon, lung, pancreas, breast, and head and neck cancers.


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Cleo Hawthorne, of Creston, has lived through 17 presidents and 26 presidential terms, including President Obama's current term.
He has lived through seven major foreign wars, including World War I, Korean War and war in Afghanistan.
Hawthorne is 99 years old. He will turn 100 New Year's Eve, as will his identical twin brother, Clifford, of Farnhamville.
The twins celebrated their 100th birthday together in October.
Born in Prescott, Hawthorne and his family moved to a farm located where 3 Mile Lake is. In 1936, his parents moved to Creston.
"We just gew up with our own recreation," said Hawthorne in a Creston News Advertiser interview Thursday. "On the farm, we were always busy with something. (We and the) neighbor kids would get together and play ball."
Hawthorne's family consisted of his parents, Page and Mary "Zetta," younger (by 30 minutes) twin brother Clifford, and five sisters, Velva, Zilla, Linda, Mickey and Bea.
Hawthorne, 23 at the time, began working at the Farmer's Coop Creamery in Corning that same year, 1936, a place he worked for 30 years. While working as an assistant manager at the creamery in 1936-37, he took an accounting course through La Salle Correspondence School, which consisted of doing worksheets and mailing them back to the school. He did not finish the bookkeeping course.
"I was eligible for the draft for World War II," Hawthorne said, "but I didn't have a daugher, my daughter wasn't born yet. I was froze at my job, we were packing butter and a lot of that was going to the service. We were packaging it for shipments overseas. It was a job to pack that."
The butter was formed into one pound segments, then packaged into a box of 64 pounds of butter.
In 1966, he was offered a managing position at Crystal Springs Creamery in Kimballton. The creamery was bought out by Associated Milk Producers of Minnesota while Hawthorne worked there.
He retired in 1976 and moved back to Corning. In 1984, Hawthorne married his second wife, Leola.
Hawthorne and his wife enjoy taking walks around town and, when the weather doesn't permit, Walmart. The two used to vacation in Arizona, where they would stay in a park for several months of the year. There were potlucks and coffee and rolls several times a month. They stopped going about 10 years ago.
"At my age you (don't) make plans," Hawthorne said. "I don't even buy green bananas!"


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350/350 Combo Install - An Old-School ClassicWritten by on July 28, 2011 Dropping in a 350/350 Combo |
In the world of hot-rodding old trucks and cars there has always been engine and transmission combinations that have fallen in and out of popularity. At the top of the combo list that's held the reign the longest and found its way into the greatest variety of recipients is the Chevy small-block 350 coupled with a TH350 automatic transmission. There's a good reason everything from pre-war Ford cars to tri-five Ford trucks, and anything else along the way ended up with a 350/350 combo—they produced plentiful, reliable horsepower, and did it for low bucks. In 2011 the pendulum has swung back the other way, so now it's unfashionable to have a 350/350 under the hood unless it's a vehicle that came that way.
In the case of my '73 Cheyenne Super I think might have offended the current popular trend by swapping out its original big-block 454 and TH400 for a 350/350 combo similar to stock '73-87 350/350 offerings. In place of the approximately 720-pound 454 I opted for Year One's Power Crate 350 that comes in around 175-pounds lighter, and sells for under $3,000. It's based on a '96-00 5.7L Vortec with a four-bolt crank, it's then blueprinted to deliver over 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque. All Year One Power Crate 350s come with a dyno sheet. The sheet for my engine stated it produced 411 horsepower at the flywheel.
Year One obtains its healthy power increase by custom porting the Vortec heads and using stainless steel 2.02 intake valves and 1.60 exhaust valves, and heavy-duty valvesprings. Its 0.520-inch-lift hydraulic roller cam works in conjunction with 1.6:1 rocker arms to rev the engine up to a 6,000-rpm redline, yet idles down to 800 rpm where it produces 12 hg of vacuum. This level of vacuum is enough to operate original equipment '73-87 C10 power brake boosters. Recommended fuel for the engine's 9.5:1 compression ratio is 92-octane. As part of the package, Year One includes a dual-plane aluminum intake manifold that will accept either a four-barrel carburetor or aftermarket fuel injection. Times eight the Power Crate's 4.030x3.48-inch over-square bore and stroke equation works out to 355 cubic inches of displacement.
I looked to the folks at Gearstar Performance Transmissions in Akron, Ohio, for the TH350 I planned to mate to the Power Crate 350. It was a decision based on past experiences where I have learned many times over that Gearstar transmissions are bulletproof to the point of withstanding extreme abuse beyond the transmission's rating. You see, Gearstar rates its custom-built transmissions in levels starting at Level 2. A Level 2 TH350 package ($1,295) is rated to withstand 400 horsepower with up to 400 lb-ft of torque. After the TH350 is run on Gearstar's dyno it's shipped full of premium ATF, and ready to plug in with all accessories included. In this day and age, although over 25 million TH350s were produced over its production life, good cores are hard to come by. Gearstar's Zack Farah said they have to sort through five cores to find one good usable core. The TH350 core I shipped to Gearstar for a custom build was pulled from my '79 Big 10 with only 75,000 miles on it when I upgraded the '79 to a Gearstar 4L60E. Had the core proven to be unusable there would have been a $100 core charge added to the bill.
Each and every Gearstar transmission built is calibrated to the customer's truck. The process is to speak with a builder and specify how the truck will be used, including the rearend gear ratio and the height of the tires. The switch from the '73's TH400 to the TH350 saves 15 pounds of weight, bringing the 350/350 combo in at almost 200 pounds less than the truck's original 454/400 powertrain. On a side note, I bought the '73 minus its original 454/400 drivetrain. In fact, the truck was missing its original motor mounts and transmission crossmember so I had to figure out what needed to be in place before the 350/350 could be installed. All in all, my 400-plus horsepower 350/350 combo came in for well under $5,000, and that's not a bad deal in anyone's book. CT
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A lot of grief associated with stripped bolts can be avoided by pre-soaking them with a good penetrant like Royal Purple's Maxfilm before attempting to remove them. The '73-87 C10's bodywork is a cinch to disassemble compared to earlier Chevy trucks.Not sure what the '73s final color choice will be, I opted to change the firewall color to semi-gloss black. Since the original transmission crossmember was missing take notice of the tubular crossmember that was installed to support the TH350's rear mount.In my opinion, smooth, matching color paint is the ultimate finish for a firewall, but I didn't have the time or the money to go that route. The next best solution was to use 3M's rubberized undercoating at $11 a can, yikes!The hassle of beginning an engine swap from scratch is lessened thanks to Year One's Power Crate 350 including a fully balanced 14-inch flexplate already torqued to 60 ft-lb.Making the installation even easier, Gearstar includes the high-grade hardware needed to bolt up its in-house manufactured torque converter to the flexplate. The torque converter is covered under Gearstar's 3-year warranty.Here's the build date and builder's initial stamped into the case of my Gearstar TH350. This marking can be used anytime to learn tech data about this TH350 thanks to Gearstar keeping records referenced to the customer's name.I used a transmission jack to raise the TH350 into place. The silver raised nub on the center of the torque converter fits into the pilot hole on the crankshaft surrounded by the six bolts holding the flexplate.Provided the torque converter is properly seated onto the transmission's input shaft, the bellhousing will fit flush against the back of the engine. I sourced the Grade 8 bellhousing bolt kit from DNA Custom Engines in Orange, CA.
Next, the three bolts that secure the torque converter to the flexplate must be installed and tightened. The engine was rotated using the 5⁄8-inch hex bolt on the harmonic balancer until the bolthole appeared at 6 o'clock.With the first bolt snug, but not tight, the engine was rotated to where the remaining two bolts appeared at 4 and 8 o'clock and then they were snugged.The final step was to tighten all three bolts, and indicate torqued to completion with red paint marks.Since I'm after the best bang for my buck, I chose to upgrade the motor mounts with Energy Suspension polyurethane motor mount inserts using a refurbished set of clamshell motor mounts from DNA Custom Engines. I started by drilling out the factory rivets.Next, the clamshell was split open and separated. Energy Suspension recommends using a 3⁄8-inch drill bit. I ended up using a 13⁄32-inch bit.Plucking the rubber guts from the mounting plate can be a slight hassle, and every bit of the remaining old rubber must be scrapped from the plate.The top half of the shell can be lubricated to ease reassembly. Note the position of the tabs extending from the shell. It's a 50/50 shot, get it wrong and the mounts will not fit.Energy Suspension supplies two tie wraps used to hold the mount together. Cut the excess off before installing, the remainder can be left in place.
Some years, like for my '79, mount on top of the framerails and some mount beneath. Lining the boltholes up will confirm which type you have. Did I mention this is how the Energy mounts look when installed properly?For the TH350 rear transmission mount, an Energy Suspension polyurethane mount was installed. Note the curved side of the mount faces the rear and the front runs flat, parallel with the transmission pan.It was another trip to DNA Custom Engines for the Grade 8 motor mount bolts, including the 5-incher that runs through the middle.The clamshell with the nutsert in it goes on the driver side of the engine. I figured that out after taking this picture.After 40 years of dropping new engines into old trucks I finally broke down and bought a load-equalizer from Harbor Freight. I can tell you it's the best invention since using a door to get into a house.I better mention this or Year One might get some calls from customers asking why their Power Crate 350 isn't Chevrolet Orange. I repainted my Power Crate 350 and installed PML's sand-cast Corvette valve covers. The PML sand-cast aluminum transmission pan on my TH350 is available as an option directly from Gearstar.


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I had two friends that about 6 months ago, elected to hang out with my ex instead of me. I had calmly addressed the issue in the past and the fact that I was not comfortable with that but they chose to do this anyway.
I've forgiven them since. At the same time, that's not the type of character I'd like to associate myself with.
As I've gotten older, time is a commodity of equal value to money.
We now have mutual friends which forces me to bump into these ex-friends. Despite me listening to a lot of self development material which helped me to decide I'd greet them but not interact with them, I find myself feeling a natural sense of tension and awkwardness.
I now find that I'm having to divide my time up at important events to avoid being around these friends any longer than I want to.
An example would be that a friend had his birthday and I didn't know they were coming. They arrived and I felt awkward and left as I wasn't enjoying myself. In my opinion, it was a waste of time and petrol. I didn't even get to finish my drink.
I feel greatly insulted that despite me not creating the initial issue, I've got to dance around the problem. Tonight I'm going to that friend's girlfriend's party and again, they'll be there meaning the plan that comes to mind is to drop off the gift, stay 30 minutes and leave.
This ex friend upsets me because he'll call me after I leave and leave messages saying it's unfair for me to do that to my friends. I'm not a violent person but this really upsets me and I don't want my instincts to take over to the point that I attack him the next time I see him because that would make a fool out of me, it would be illegal and I don't want to give him the satisfaction of getting to me.
Those mutual friends are ones I don't want to lose but with the self development courses I've taken, my self respecting self is becoming less and less prepared to facilitate these situations of drama.
Time is important to me. My friends are too. I want to be productive in terms of time and emotion and this is a situation that I'm having trouble with.
Can you offer some advice please?


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Is the meta tag "generator" still relevant in today's web? Has it every had any use?
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Is the meta tag "generator" still relevant in today's web? Has it every had any use?
The question is "What value does it add to my website?"
In the world of trucking, we have a term, payload. Payload brings in a return for carrying it, the rest is non-paying and therefore a fuel expense. Excess meta tags that aren't being used by anyone just add to the load time, eat clock cycles, disk space and transmission packets.
Meta tags are only useful if searching, indexing or special use consumers use them. Titles, if your content is being absorbed by indexing systems that use it, Dublin Core, various geolocation tags, description and other metas used by social networking.
It's probably more useful to work with microformat/rich snippet type markup.
As to the "Generator" meta tag, it only ever was an advertisement for Adobe, et. al. to say, "Hey, lookie, my software was used to create the page!" Someone else might chime in with an actual example of relevance, but I haven't seen anything that made me not strip it as useless content.
As far as "use" that's obvious: to identify what was used to produce the current document. Of course it's trivial to provide bad information in there.
It was never especially relevant in the first place.
Also note a lot of common meta tags are simply convention; the HTML 4 spec didn't bother defining acceptable values for the
If the ultimate question is whether you should include the tag, it's your choice. There won't be any noticeable benefit, and it's arguably a (very minor) security leak, given that it provides information that could be used to determine vulnerabilities.
It could be a significant security risk. I remove it if it shows up on any sites I do.
If the generator is one with an identified security flaw, it's like a big lighted sign, saying "use Drupal exploit HERE!"
You might think what you have there is secure… today. If I were one to write exploits, I'd be spidering and indexing on this tag, then as soon as a new exploit is discovered, I'd target my exploits to sites known to be vulnerable.


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Women's Weight Concerns and Body Image
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Pressure to be thin can come from many areasstandards of the sport or athletic activity, coaches, trainers, parents, friends, and magazines. Because of this constant pressure, many girls and women feel "fat," whether they are or not (most athletic girls are not). The statistics are frightening70 to 80 percent of women feel they need to lose weight, one-fourth of college women have some bulimic behaviors, and up to 60 percent of girls and women have some components of eating disorders.
In fact, most young girls who are thin are not eating enough and begin dieting and restricting calories at an early age in order to conform to the pressures of a coach, parent, society, or themselves. By eating less than their body needs, they can stunt growth and prevent bone development. Between the ages of 8 and 13, healthy girls are growing 2 to 3 inches per year. Along with this growth comes healthy weight gain, at an average of 40 pounds. This is no time for dieting! A young girl's body needs fuel not only to be active every day, but to supply growing bones, muscles, and nerves. Adolescence is the time when body image begins to develop, but it can be difficult to maintain a healthy body image as the body grows and changes so quickly, including gaining healthy weight. Unfortunately, this is the time that many girls begin to diet, trying to stop the changes on the scale. There are various ways dieting can be attemptedtaking diet pills, skipping meals, eating low-calorie diets, avoiding certain foods, or eating artificial meal substitutes. Some very deadly habits and serious eating disorders can begin this way, interfering with normal development and decreasing metabolism. These bad eating habits make it difficult to maintain normal weight and good health and are especially destructive to athletic performance.
Dieting at a young age is the start of developing poor body image. Mood can become directly related to weight fluctuations and dieting success or failure. Dieting itself can delay puberty and cause stunted growth, depression, difficulty concentrating, frequent illness, and injury, including fractures, pain, poor skin, brittle hair and nails, and irritability. These symptoms can cause a rebound effect of even worse body image, leading to further dieting, eating disorders, or overeating. These problems can interfere with participation in activities and even lead to dropping out of athletic activities.
Evaluating Body Image
Body image is affected positively and negatively by many events, including getting weighed at the doctors; trying on skimpy clothes; seeing a picture of yourself; spending time with someone much thinner or heavier than you; a coach, peer, or friend's comments; eating a large or small meal; or doing a challenging workout or athletic event. As a woman, the ups and downs of weight are normal; there are times in life when we eat more and less. Events such as an important competition or social event might lead us to slim down temporarily, and a battle to keep this weight off can be difficult. Pregnancy can also cause weight changes that are difficult to reverse. All these variations and events can lead to frustration, especially if you weigh yourself every day.
Body image and weight management problems become serious when this affects other aspects of life, such as not wanting to spend time with others when eating is involved, regularly skipping social, family, or work activities to work out, or cancelling social engagements based on weight. Your role in life as athlete, friend, and family member will not be affected by more or less pounds. It will be affected by happiness and self-confidence. Feel good about yourself, and understand that occasionally questioning how you look is normal.
If you have body image concerns, as most girls and women do, review the following statements and allow yourself to consider how positive you feel about your body image. Starred statements suggest a higher risk of eating disorders.
Statements to Consider When Evaluating Your Body Image
- I seriously worry about my weight on a daily basis.*
- I want to weigh 10 pounds more or less than I do now.
- I have been on more than one diet in the past year.
- I have or have had an eating disorder.
- People tell me I am "too thin," but I always feel fat.*
- Even though I weigh less than I have in the past year, I feel fat.*
- I weigh myself more than once a day.*
- I get anxious if I can't exercise more than one hour each day.
- If I gain more than one pound, I get anxious or depressed.*
- I feel guilty when I eat foods that contain any fat.*
- I would rather eat by myself than with family or friends.*
- I don't talk about my fear of being fat, because everyone tells me I am too thin.*
- I'm afraid I won't be able to stop eating if I start.
- I get very upset when people urge me to eat.
- Sometimes I think that my undereating or overexercising is not normal.*
Agreeing with many of these statements is a sign that you might have an eating disorder. Be aware that even women with an overall healthy body image occasionally agree with some of these statements. It takes some discipline to be successful in weight management; the danger is in letting this get out of control and letting it control you. Being able to recognize behaviors consistent with eating disorders and knowing that you need to correct thoughts and actions out of line with positive body image are key to maintaining confidence, happiness, and health.
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From The Active Woman's Health and Fitness Handbook by Nadya Swedan. Copyright © 2003 by Nadya Swedan. Used by arrangement with Perigee, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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I was having trouble with something. So I posted a question. It was immediately downvoted and then, after I edited it and rewrote it it was downvoted again and then closed.
Now I should mention that I don't care about my points. At all. I'm here to learn and help, not to get points and badges. Of course the points, like money, are useful for what they can do (some of those privileges are very useful and properly a bit hard to get).
Which brings me to the question "What's the point of Stack Overflow?" Isn't this a site that's supposed to connect, for lack of better terms, students and teachers? Question-askers with answer-givers? The old adage "there is no such thing as a stupid question" seems to be true everywhere but on Stack Overflow.
There truly is no such thing as a stupid question. A question is simply someone asking for help. Even if their wording is terrible, [a] it can be corrected and [b] that same terrible wording might help other find the answers to questions as people who don't know things often don't know those things in similar ways.
Ok. I've spent an hour or so reading justifications for downvoting questions (downvoting answers seems quite clear). None of them made much sense to me and I finally realized why, which is why I'm writing and trying to make this wonderful site better:
What is the point of Stack Overflow?


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I couldn't be more happier with this. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Joss Whedon will return to write and direct Avengers 2, as well as help develop the tie-in SHIELD show at Marvel and ABC Studios.
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Joss gets to return to his TV roots, and he's coming back for Avengers 2. I'd say it's a win-win for everyone.


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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Now with Americans again on a heightened state of alert, authorities in Saudi Arabia are also showing signs of increased vigilance with the arrest this past week of three suspected al Qaeda operatives in an alleged 9/11-style hijacking plot in that country. The Saudi embassy spokesman, Nail Al-Jubeir, is live with us back here on AMERICAN MORNING down in Washington.
Thanks for coming back and speaking with us.
NAIL AL-JUBEIR, SAUDI EMBASSY SPOKESMAN: Pleased to be here.
HEMMER: It is said by leading Saudi authorities this was your own 9/11. Why at this point has it been categorized that way?
AL-JUBEIR: It was a major jolt for us. It sort of crystallized to those who were standing on the sidelines that terrorism is there, that we have to deal with it, and there was no excuse. There are some people just who in the past were using whatever reason to sort of distance themselves from the actions of the 15 in New York and Washington, no longer can do that.
HEMMER: So, the arrests yesterday of the three in Jeddah, what is their link then to al Qaeda?
AL-JUBEIR: We're still looking into that. They were interrogated.
And I'd like to make a correction here. Reports that they were planning to fly planes into Saudi landmarks have been dismissed by the ministry of interior. We're still looking for what their link...
HEMMER: So, you're no longer going with that report that was broken here on CNN 24 hours ago?
AL-JUBEIR: No, I believe the minister of interior dismissed that report. But they were involved. We were looking at them, and we have to see in terms of what their link is to the Riyadh bombing, as well as the Casablanca bombing.
HEMMER: Let me stop you there.
AL-JUBEIR: Yes.
HEMMER: What made you change that assessment?
AL-JUBEIR: The original statement that came out before indicated with unnamed sources -- I think the minister of interior himself, who is in charge of homeland security in Saudi Arabia, made that statement I believe last night that they had no indication that they were planning on hijacking some planes.
HEMMER: Well, here is the rub that I think people in this country see. They see a double-speak essentially, the Saudi Arabian government saying one thing to their own people, then a different message to the people here in the U.S. and parts of the world. Why is that? Why has that been that way in the past?
AL-JUBEIR: Absolutely not. The statement that was made by the minister of interior on -- that statement was read on Saudi TV saying that there was no indication that they were planning on flying the planes into landmarks in Saudi Arabia.
Now, this is still at the early stage of the investigation. Whether they were planning on doing that or not, the fact is these people were suspects and possibly linked to some other types of terrorist activities. They don't need to fly planes into buildings to be terrorists. But we are vigilant in terms of keeping track of some of these groups.
HEMMER: All right, let's move on then...
AL-JUBEIR: Sure.
HEMMER: ... and go back to the message of yesterday, that tape that was played on Al-Jazeera. Do you believe this was the No. 2 man behind Osama bin Laden yesterday and his voice on that tape?
AL-JUBEIR: I really don't know Zawahiri's voice. I'm not qualified to put my opinion on that. But whether it is him or not is really irrelevant. We in the Middle East have been hearing his rantings for years. The Egyptians have been listening to it for almost 20 years. For us, it's just nothing new. The only thing we have to do is make sure that they don't carry out whatever plans that they're doing.
HEMMER: Yes, and that is the key. And if you say it's irrelevant, how can it be irrelevant when he is calling publicly again for more attacks against people in your country?
AL-JUBEIR: Oh, he's been doing that for years. So for us, whether he releases a tape or not, it's not going to change our opinion to be on a high state of alert. I believe it's more from a psychological effect on people than anything else, because we know what they want. We know what they're doing. For us, basically, it indicates an act of desperation. I do not believe his acts, that people will hear their voices and act on it. You know, let's see what will happen.
What is interesting, I think, in the whole voice is the fact that he brought in Norway, which is the first time that they were mentioned. And that's something to look into, whether they know something or just they misspoke on that tape.
HEMMER: I want to get to a final point while I've got you here. George Tenet, the CIA director, has been in Saudi Arabia looking into the recent bombing in Riyadh of 10 days ago. Has there been, can you say right now, better cooperation to allow the CIA, to allow the FBI agents on the scene there in Riyadh to go ahead and question suspects wanted for this crime that took American lives?
AL-JUBEIR: There is -- the cooperation is at the highest level. It hasn't been better. We've learned from past mistakes, and it can only get better. I'm not going to get into details in terms of whether they can question them directly or not. I think there is a mechanism that has been worked out between our intelligence and your intelligence, as well as the law enforcement agencies on this issue. But I can assure you that this level of cooperation is the best it has ever been, not only with the FBI, but also with Scotland Yard.
HEMMER: Nail Al-Jubeir, live in D.C., Saudi Embassy spokesman. Thanks for coming back. We'll speak again, all right?
AL-JUBEIR: Thank you for having me.
HEMMER: All right.


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Sunshine Shine
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Sunshine Shine is a boy band in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. Their only known single is "Mine Until Monday", heard on Lips 106, and found in bars and safehouses in Grand Theft Auto IV. It is also available as a ringtone via Vipluxuryringtones.com. The band's tagline is "The Boyband That Sounds The Same As The Rest", referencing The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and other popular boy bands in the late '90s. Sunshine Shine was supposed to hold a concert in Paulie's Revue Bar (later Luigi's Sex Club 7) on July 10, 1998, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Satisfy your boy band fix with this addictive pop concoction that will be flaming up the charts. Picture the perfect male pop star in a tight white tank top, baggy mechanic's jeans, just a touch of eyeshadow, and hair that's been teased for a half hour with the manly hands of their stylist. Now multiply that by five and you've got Sunshine Shine, the band that's been singing together making beautiful harmonies since they first met each other in the juvenile home's showers. Moving up the charts faster than a snake can find a hole in the ground, "Mine Until Monday" is one of LIPS106's "Pops Hit" favorites.
- Sunshine Shine is a featured band on the Vinewood Walk of Fame in GTA V. The band's album also appears next to Jimmy De Santa's gaming console in his home in the same game.
- The members of Sunshine Shine resemble the black crack dealer pedestrian from GTA San Andreas.


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|With the pork chops is the rice mixture from Slow Cooker Vegan Brown Rice Mexican Bowl.
The marinade used here was adapted from a recipe I found years ago on the Best Foods site, and since the recipe Idea came from Best Foods, this marinade does contain mayo. If the idea of marinating meat in mayo seems odd, keep in mind you're actually eating very little of the marinade and it really keeps the pork chops juicy when they're grilled. A recipe like this is one of the few places I'd use dried cilantro, but if you need to substitute fresh cilantro, be sure it's very finely chopped. I decreased the amount of mayo and increased the lime juice and added cumin, which I think really works well with the combination of cilantro, lime, and Chipotle. Hope you enjoy!
Grilled Lime and Chipotle Pork Chops
(Makes 8 servings, but can easily be cut in half. Recipe originally adapted from a recipe by Best Foods; I can no longer find that recipe online.)
8 pork chops 1/2 inch thick
(I used the giant boneless pork chops from Costco and pounded them to be 1/2 inch thick. You can also use bone-in pork chops.)
Marinade Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayo (do not use light or fat free; you're only eating the small amount of mayo that clings to the meat after it's marinated. Be sure to use an approved mayo if you want this recipe to be Paleo.)
1/4 cup lime juice (I use my fresh-frozen lime juice)
1 T dried cilantro (or use 2 T finely minced fresh cilantro)
1 T finely minced garlic (can use garlic puree from a jar)
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. ground Chipotle pepper (or more if you like a lot of heat)
1 tsp. ground cumin
Mix mayo, lime juice, dried cilantro, minced garlic, onion powder, ground Chipotle pepper, and ground cumin to make the marinade and pour over the pork chops. Marinate all day (or at least 6 hours) in the refrigerator. If you're home you can turn them a few times, but it's not essential.
To cook, take pork chops out of the fridge and let them come to room temperature while you spray the clean grill with oil or non-stick spray, then preheat gas or charcoal grill to medium high. (You can only hold your hand there a few seconds at that heat.)
Lay pork chops at an angle to the grill grates and cook until you see nice grill marks on the first side, about 3-4 minutes. (I usually lift up one and see how the marks look before I rotate them. When you see good marks, rotate the pork so it's going the opposite angle on the grill grates and cook 3-4 minutes more. When you have good marks going both ways, turn chops over and cook 2-3 minutes more, or slightly longer if your chops are especially thick. (I always use a digital instant-read meat thermometerto be sure the pork isn't overcooked, since pork chops like this can quickly become dry on the grill. New USDA guidelines for pork say cook to 145F with a 3 minute rest time.)
When the meat has reached 145F (or is nicely browned and firm to the touch when you press down on it) remove from grill and let rest 3 minutes; then serve hot.
South Beach /Low-Carb Suggestions:
Well-trimmed pork chops like this are a perfect main dish for the South Beach Diet, or any low-glycemic eating plan. This recipe is also low-carb, gluten-free, and can be Paleo with approved mayo choice. For a great low-carb dinner I'd eat this with Spicy Mexican Slaw with Lime and Cilantro.
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Tasty Ideas for Pork on the Grill:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Grilled Pork Chops with Garlic-Lime Sauce ~ Dine and Dish
Grilled Pork Chops with Soy Sauce, Cumin, Lime, and Oregano ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Teriyaki Grilled Pork Chops ~ Budget Gourmet Mom
Kalyn's Souvlaki ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Vietnamese Restaurant Style Lemongrass Grilled Pork ~ Viet World Kitchen
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.
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So far in this course we have not been given any formula for solving third degrees polynomials.
I was thinking about doing it like this
But that didn't help because the solutions to the roots of that one is in the complex plane which is a foreign word in this book.
It is a third degree so I know it can have at most three roots, there is only one (0) from looking at the graph. But I still don't get how to do this by calculation.
Is there some "trick" I don't see or something I can assume?


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I have two trash cans that sit on the side of my house. What can I do to keep them from blowing away due to the wind, when they are empty? I've tried bungee cording them together but they then just blow away as a couple. I have concrete block so I thought I could maybe attach hooks and use bungee cords to secure them to the house.
Your idea of a bungee cording the trash cans to the side of the house might be the easiest option. (Other than duct tape.) You could try a set of D-rings and concrete screws for that. Just make sure they'll be rust-resistant.
I've seen some houses near me have a sort of cage for them -- looks like a little fenced-off area on the side of the house, with the trash cans in there, and can swing open in front to get the trash cans out.
If it's really windy, you might need to add a top to it, so the trash cans can't lift out in high winds.
We used to get excellent results on this same problem by using cinder blocks. I'd just leave them around the garbage cans like a border, and wedge the cans inside them. It works surprisingly well, and it's simple, requiring no construction.
Since you already have the bungie cords you could put up a post (wood, metal) in between them attached to a heavy block on the ground, put a hook/D-Ring near the top, and then wrap the bungie cord around each can attaching it to the post.
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"Hold You Up" is K-LOVE's Next Great Love Song, written and performed by Matthew West!
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Congratulations to Ann Mathews from Pennsylvania - her love story was the winning entry in K-LOVE's Next Great Love Song contest! Matthew West wrote K-LOVE's Next Great Love Song for Ann and her husband, Jim, and sang it this Friday on K-LOVE. In case you missed it, check out the link below to hear Matthew sharing the winning story.
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I met Jim when I was fourteen. I was working at a Dairy Mart and he stepped out of his car looking very handsome, dressed in full Fire Police uniform (he has been a volunteer firefighter for 37 years). I took one look and said, "I'm going to marry that man someday".
Four years of chocolate milkshakes later he asked me out and we were married 3 1/2 years later. That was 25 years ago and he still makes my heart go crazy when he walks into a room! The true love test came when at 27 I was diagnosed with very aggressive breast cancer and given two months to live. I watched Jim suffer more than I could've imagined...he felt so helpless. I kept telling him, God is way bigger than this and I was right!
But Jim's true love poured out to me during that time. He was the one who spent months holding my bald head and butchered body over a bucket when I was so sick I couldn't hold it up myself, all the while stroking my cheek and telling me how beautiful I was. Thirty-three surgeries and almost twenty years later he is still holding me up!
Jim stood by my side as I honored God's miracle by dedicating my life to helping children, having 2 biological, 23 foster and 4 adoptions. He is an amazing father and husband, and Christ's love shines through him every day!
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I've played through several times on Normal, and after about three sectors I invariably find that I'm utterly outclassed by every enemy ship I encounter - my weapons can't do more than tickle them before they batter down my shields and blow me up, no matter what I do. How do I keep up with the game's power curve?
It helps to start out on Easy, where you get more scrap and ammo than normal. The only downside is a score hit at the end, but if you're having trouble surviving, score is probably the least of your concerns.
Don't rush things - if you've got time to explore, do so. Don't get caught by the rebels, but don't make a beeline for the jump point, either. This takes practice, but try to make Z or N patterns between nodes as you move closer to the jump point, so that you can hit more as you're on the run. The rebel fleet "resets" in each system, so making more or less jumps in a particular system does not change how fast they will catch up to you in the next.
The other thing that is important is to try to conserve your missiles - you shouldn't be using missile weapons at all in the first system or two, if you can avoid it. Obviously, if it's a choice between death or missiles, use them. Missile weapons pierce shields, so while you can take down shields and do damage with your laser weapons, you should. Shields regenerate quickly, so keep this in mind if you've got multiple laser weapons - you may have to avoid the autofire and target them in volleys to break through shields and do damage.
Try to stockpile scrap for shopping early on if possible. Sometimes your only chance at a really good multi-shot laser weapon will come early on, and this can make or break your game. Beam weapons are far more difficult to use, since they tend to require precision timing - they do the best damage when enemy shields are down. While shopping, make sure you've got sufficient fuel - I tend to like to have about 20 units on hand if possible.
On a similar note, if you can capture ships intact (by killing their crew) you can get the best rewards, including a better chance at new weapons. Destroying oxygen subsystems is a good way to do this early on, although weapons systems tend to be priority targets.
Also pay attention to your crew - keep your crewmembers at the same post and they will gain experience for working that system, which can mean big bonuses. Also, try to protect experienced crewmembers, especially your weapons officer. A maxed out weapons officer is worth his or her weight in scrap! I tend to assign the first person in the list as the pilot, the second as the weapons officer, and the third as the shield operator. That way, I can tell easily if everyone's in position.
Besides getting lucky and finding better weapons, you've also got several alternative options when it comes to combat:
It's hard to do more than one or two of these strategies at once, because of limited scrap for upgrades, and because it's just hard to manage drones, precision time weapons, keep tabs on your away team, etc, at the same time.
As far as upgrades go, I tend to prefer going for 2 shield units as soon as possible. Then I will focus on weapon system power, and/or system power for one of the optional systems if you've found it. After that, I focus on shields again. Many of the subsystem upgrades (ie, doors, sensors, medbay, oxygen) have less of a benefit compared to extra shields, so keep these at a low priority.
Sometimes, you're just going to do poorly even though you tried your best. Sadly, that's the downside of a "roguelike" type game - sometimes the dice are against you. Don't get discouraged!
Explore as many nodes as possible
You have to make sure you hit as many nodes as possible in the early systems before leaving them. Ideally, you don't go to the exit for a system until the fleet is right on your heels. In the early systems you want to take on as many encounters as possible, as most of the combats can be won with little to no damage, and you really want to stock up scrap before you start getting to the later, harder systems. Hit as many nebulas as you can, as they slow down the pursuing fleet and give you the opportunity to do even more encounters per system. Yes, it's riskier, but it seems better to me to take the gambles as early in the game as possible, when you have less time invested if the gamble goes bad, and when you have more time in the game to maximize your payoffs when it goes well.
Try to take enemy ships intact
Don't be afraid to let ships surrender to you. You often get as much if not more salvage from a ship that surrenders than one you blow up. In particular, attack any slavers that you see and try to get them to surrender to you so that you can pick up some extra crewman. Engis are very valuable for their repair speed as well as the number of encounters they can make easier for you, and mantises are great in combat. If you've got a teleporter, you can actually save a slave once you've killed the entire slaver crew, which is the best of both worlds, since you still get salvage.
Ideally you want to acquire a teleporter so that you can board ships and kill the crew. If you're lucky, you might be able to pull this off without a teleporter by targeting their O2 and suffocating them, but in my experience this only works in the rare instance that you manage to set fire in the O2 room and they can't repair it.
Save your scrap for stores
I also recommend you save your scrap for the first 2-3 systems and only spend it when you find something that really warrants it. Okay, sure, if you get 200+, go ahead and buy some shield upgrades or something, but it's good to keep about 150 in reserve for good items. Getting good items from stores early in the game pays off because it means you can bounce through a lot of easy encounters without taking much damage.
In particular, I keep a look out for the following:
I recommend holding off on the Cloaking Device until mid to late game. It's nice, but at 150 scrap, it's too high a cost unless you've completely given up on finding a teleporter and crew.
Target the enemy weapon systems
Another trick for the early systems (particularly 1 and 2) is to always target the enemy weapons first. Often you can disable their weapons in the first volley, and so long as you keep targeting them you can keep them disabled throughout the fight. It's slower than taking out their shields first, but it means you aren't getting attacked back, which in turn means you don't have to waste scrap on repairs.
Upgrading sparingly
You can probably get through the first 3 sectors with your starting laser. With 3 shots, it can plow through most shields and disable or at least damage enemy weapons in one burst. By the time enemies start having 2 shields, hopefully you've found a 2nd weapon to pair with it to help plow through shields. Even a weak Laser 1 paired with it means you can pump out 5 shots, enough to drop shields and usually disable a system if you time them to shoot together.This means you don't need to blow a bunch of scrap on weapon system upgrades. You'll probably want to get shields to 2 by late sector 3, but can typically get by fine before then simply by targeting enemy weapon systems as mentioned above. You don't need fancy door, sensor, or medbay upgrades this early, nor do you need engine upgrades. Those are all great later, but early in the game you really just want to do the minimal upgrades to make use of the gear you're lucky enough to buy/find, and always have a bit on hand if you find something nice in the store.
My personal strategy is to go for 2 shields asap. In the first three stages, most ships won't be even able to scratch your hull, meaning it saves a lot of scrap.
Second to that, pause the game before you do anything and investigate their weaponry. When I see misiles, I will use missiles (preferably Ion bomb) to take out their missiles. When I see beams, I'll first go for shields, if his laser or ion weaponry will proably not pierce you shields.
Boarding is a hard game to learn, how many times I killed my own crew because I forgot to turn auto off. For boarding there are hull missiles, which when used carefully, can net you a lot of extra gear, which is also valuable just to sell.
Upgrade engines first and always have crew in each section that specializes. Less hits = less hull damage = less money spent on repair.
Next, upgrade shields.
Apparently nebula is good place to get scrap but I am not sure if that is only because it slows down the rebels. Haven't tested this theory enough yet.
This helps me with the power curve at least until the end stage.


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I have a log file that is not more than 10KB (File size can go up to 2 MB max) and I want to find if atleast one group of these strings occurs in the files. These strings will be on different lines like,
I need to know atleast if one group of above exists in the file. And I have do this about 100 times for a test (each time log is different, so I have reload and read the log), so I am looking for fastest and bets way to do this.
I looked up in the forums for finding the fastest way, but I dont think my file is too big for those silutions.
Thansk for looking.


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Is there an application or a command that could to split a csv (preserving the a table header) into smaller equal parts?
I'm trying to import a large 36mb file and the importer is going kaputz.
Here's an example of a windows application: http://download.fyxm.net/CSV-Splitter-33994.html
I guess i could use wine to use this program but would prefer something native of ubuntu.


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I tried to remove
python2.6 from my Debian system:
$ sudo apt-get purge python2.6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
fabric* python-nose* python-pip* python2.6*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 11.0 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
I did not expect
fabric to be removed because it has an OR dependency on
python2.6 and
python2.7 (and I got the latter installed):
$ apt-cache show fabric | grep Depends
Depends: python2.7 | python2.6, python (>= 2.6.6-7~), python (<< 2.8), python-paramiko (>= 1.6), python-pkg-resources, python-nose


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I always find myself with customers who want drop-down menus because 'they are used to them'. So I started to wonder: When are drop-down menus actually necessary?
That's all what comes to my mind at the moment. Any additions?
Update: As mentioned in the comments, I've misread the question and was referring to drop-down lists instead of menus. So here's my new answer:
Drop-down menus, especially "mega drop-downs" work very well when used correctly. Here's everything you need to know about this pattern - written by Mr. Nielsen himself: Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well. And here's an article on what you shouldn't do, again by Jakob Nielsen: Mega-Menus Gone Wrong
One more thing you should keep in mind: Drop-down menus can be very tricky (or if done wrong impossible) to use on mobile browsers (no mouse over state). So make sure you test it on mobile browsers or provide an mobile version.
They are a great solution for displaying several options, but only taking up a minimal amount of space once the choice has been made. For example, a list of countries. Certainly you could list them all out in a list box or something, but it would take up an large amount space that could be used more efficiently. Then also help to de-clutter the interface.


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Safety Beyond Facebook: 12 Social Media Apps Every Parent Should Know About
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This app allows users to interact in a question-and-answer format — with friends, peers, and anonymous users alike. The app is rated ages 13+ and is most popular in Europe but is catching on in the U.S. Some kids have used the app for hurtful cyberbullying that has been linked to suicides, including the death of 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick of Florida. British schools have sent home letters calling for students to stop using ask.fm because of its use in several cyberbullying incidents there, and its loose regulation and lack of monitoring. In response to the uproar in the U.K., the site added a button where users can report abuse, but some parents feel it's too little, too late. Check out Webwise's Ask.fm Guide for Parents and Teachers.
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33 U.S. Code § 495 - Violations of orders respecting bridges and accessory works
Any persons who shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with the lawful order of the Secretary of Transportation or the Chief of Engineers, made in accordance with the provisions of sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished in any court of competent jurisdiction by a fine not exceeding $5,000, and every month such persons shall remain in default shall be deemed a new offense and subject such persons to additional penalties therefor; and in addition to the penalties above described the Secretary of Transportation and the Chief of Engineers may, upon refusal of the persons owning or controlling any such bridge and accessory works to comply with any lawful order issued by the Secretary of Transportation or Chief of Engineers in regard thereto, cause the removal of such bridge and accessory works at the expense of the persons owning or controlling such bridge, and suit for such expense may be brought in the name of the United States against such persons, and recovery had for such expense in any court of competent jurisdiction; and the removal of any structures erected or maintained in violation of the provisions of said sections, or the order or direction of the Secretary of Transportation or Chief of Engineers made in pursuance thereof may be enforced by injunction, mandamus, or other summary process, upon application to the district court in the district in which such structure may, in whole or in part, exist, and proper proceedings to this end may be instituted under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States at the request of the Secretary of Transportation; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under said sections, the cause or question arising may be tried before the district court of the United States in any district which any portion of said obstruction or bridge touches.
Whoever violates any provision of sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title, or any order issued under sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for a violation occurring in 2004; $10,000 for a violation occurring in 2005; $15,000 for a violation occurring in 2006; $20,000 for a violation occurring in 2007; and $25,000 for a violation occurring in 2008 and any year thereafter. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. No penalty may be assessed under this subsection until the person charged is given notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the charge. The Secretary of Transportation may assess and collect any civil penalty incurred under this subsection and, in his discretion, may remit, mitigate, or compromise any penalty until the matter is referred to the Attorney General. If a person against whom a civil penalty is assessed under this subsection fails to pay that penalty, an action may be commenced in the district court of the United States for any district in which the violation occurs for such penalty.
The words "district court" were substituted for "circuit court," upon incorporation into the Code, the Circuit Courts being abolished by act Mar. 3, 1911, and their powers and duties transferred to the district courts by section 291 of that act.
2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–293 substituted "$5,000 for a violation occurring in 2004; $10,000 for a violation occurring in 2005; $15,000 for a violation occurring in 2006; $20,000 for a violation occurring in 2007; and $25,000 for a violation occurring in 2008 and any year thereafter" for "$1,000".
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–449 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary of War" wherever appearing. See Transfer of Functions note below.
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–322, § 108(c)(1)–(3), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), provided for punishment of persons who shall "willfully" fail to comply with lawful orders, and struck out "shall be deemed guilty of a violation of said sections, and any persons who shall be guilty of a violation of said sections" before "shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–322, § 108(c)(4), added subsec. (b).
Functions, powers, and duties of Secretary of the Army [formerly War] and other offices and officers of Department the Army [formerly War] under this section to extent that they relate generally to location and clearances of bridges and causeways in navigable waters of United States transferred to and vested in Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(g)(6)(B), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 941. Pub. L. 97–449 amended this section to reflect transfer made by section 6(g)(6)(B) of Pub. L. 89–670, and repealed section 6(g)(6)(B).
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This month we have 2 prizes to be awarded to 2 winners. Here they are:
Waldorf Cuddle Doll handmade by Demilunes. Aux Demilunes is a nature friendly shop, full of handmade items by a young stay-at-home mom. Their family believes that every toy and plaything should be beautiful and earth based, and so this is what they want to sell to the other children. Most toys are original design, with prototypes that have been quality tested by children. Most of the materials used are recycled, upcycled, bought in thrift stores, or found in local shops.
2. To Go Ware Bamboo Utensils: Donated by Hip Mountain Mama...These are great for eating out, taking lunch to work, picnics, pot lucks, or camping. Each set comes with a bamboo spoon, fork, knife, and chopsticks in a carrying case made of recycled plastic bottles.
To Enter:
Congratulations to the following winners:
To Go Ware Utensils donated by Hip Mountain Mama:
Waldorf Cuddle Doll
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Dave and Busters 1/2 Price Games on Wednesday
Enjoy 1/2 Price Games every Wednesday from open to close* for a limited time only!
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Not a deal, open to all, every week...
Half price is a deal, when compared to the other days of the week when games are full price.
@pitamuffin: It's every week... and has been going on for years and years.
Can't wait for this to get posted every Wednesday, because it's a "new deal" every Wednesday! (sarcasm)
@jsoko Every week might be a bit much, but for those of us, like me, who didn't know about this "deal", this is a welcome post.
@bayjacob: This is true. With that being said, I'm glad this was here as I totally forgot that D&B did this every week. Might just go there tonight.
I used to bring the kids there and drop a hundred bucks just so I could have my favorite dish there... Shrimp Tsunami, a sweet & spicy shrimp. Damn was that good, couldn't get it out of my mind. Then they did a menu revamp and lost my favorite dish along with some of their best others. Sometimes Corporate really knows how to screw itself! Now I hate going. Funny the effect a change to a menu can have.
Posted and RIPed in Dec 2011...
Only thing that sucks about half priced Wednesdays is you can't redeem coupons on Wednesdays (such as the buy $20 get $20 free). BUT what my friends and I do is go on any other day to redeem coupon and save the points for Wednesday.
This is a great ongoing promotion, and is a perfect time to rack up coupons for the winners circle!
Keep in mind though that you CANNOT use any coupons on Wednesdays to redeem more gameplay (even if the coupon doesn't have that restriction). And some locations also will not let you use food coupons in the dining area on Wednesdays (check your location for their specific policies).
Combine this with their nightly happy hour (usually 4:30-7 pm and 10:00-close) and get 1/2 off drinks too!!!
I didn't know about this, so i appreciate the post. Now that I DO know about it, I don't want to see it posted again. Wouldn't down vote it if I DID see again though.