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Improve your body alignment by adding some habits and losing others
We've been told to stand up straight as long as we've been able to stand, but sometimes it's harder than it seems.
We know why we should do it: Good posture looks good, feels good and makes us look slimmer. On the flip side, studies have linked poor posture with lower self-esteem, depression and back pain.
But, sometimes, posture pointers are confusing.
Remember when we were all supposed to use Pilates balls instead of office chairs? Well, claims that doing so improved posture were recently disputed by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. They found that it didn't help - or hurt - posture.
But there are still some things you can do to help your stance, as well as some things you can avoid to keep it from getting worse.
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Your monitor should be 1 to 2 feet away from your face, and your eyes should be level with the top of the monitor, said Janice Novak, author of "Posture, Get It Straight! Look Ten Years Younger, Ten Pounds Thinner and Feel Better Than Ever." This will prevent your head from leaning forward and away from your shoulders.
Lumbar rolls
Place a lumbar roll behind the small of your back when you're sitting in a chair, according to Dr. Richard Guyer, orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Texas Back Institute.
"It helps to maintain the normal curvature in the back when sitting," he said. "There is a tendency for the lower curve to flatten, which can cause fatiguing with prolonged sitting."
Reposition yourself in your car while driving
Move your seat close enough to the pedals so that your knees are bent. A 90-degree angle would be too bent, and anything more than 130 degrees would be too straight. (Make sure your body is at least 13 inches away from the steering wheel in case your air bag deploys.) Your lower back should be against the back of the seat. Sit in an upright or slightly reclining position. Adjust the headrest so your head is actually resting against it. This position places your head directly over your spine and allows your neck and upper back muscles to relax while you drive, Novak said. Finally, when holding the steering wheel, your elbows should be bent at 120 degrees.
Strengthen your core muscles through exercise
Do three sets of basic and side planks daily, holding each pose for 30 seconds, said Dr. Levi Harrison, orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles and author of "The Art of Fitness: A Journey to Self Enhancement." Start in a pushup position with your arms directly under your shoulders (you may bend your arms if necessary) for the center plank. Keep your head aligned with your neck. After 30 seconds, turn to one side by lifting your left arm and stacking your body over your right leg, keeping your right arm extended on the ground. You may bend your right arm if necessary. Then switch sides.
High heels
Heels higher than 1 inch increase your sway backward, which can lead to lower back discomfort, Novak said. Your foot slides to the front of the shoe, which puts too much pressure on the ball of the foot and your toes. High heels also shorten the muscles and tendons on the back of your ankle, and stretch and weaken the muscles on the front of your ankle, which can lead to shin splints. Heels on shoes also get in the way of the natural stride, which is to place your heel down first, then roll through the ball of your foot. If you must wear heels, don't wear them for longer than four hours at a time.
When you're resting your legs in a straight extension you're placing stress on your lower back, said Mary Ann Wilmarth, chief of physical therapy at Harvard University. Sitting this way can stress your sciatic nerve and may put you in a slouched position without supporting your back. A better alternative would be to rest with both knees bent.
Soft couches
You should not be able to sink into a couch, Wilmarth said. "It needs to be firm enough to give you support." If your couch doesn't support your lower back, you can use extra pillows to assist it.
Notice where your head is at this very moment.
"Is it completely focused on the page or the screen? What's going on with your shoulders right now? Any tension there? Is your chin jutting forward?" said Lindsay Newitter, spokeswoman for the Alexander Technique and certified in teaching the Alexander Technique, an educational method studied by musicians, actors and athletes aimed at improving posture that's been in practice for more than 100 years.
"There's a learning process involved in unlearning habits, but a great first step is to start developing an awareness of yourself in the midst of activity," she said.
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Some time ago, I stuck a U-lock on my bicycle for safe keeping, on the top tube below the seat. It's annoying when riding, and I'd like a way to remove it. I've lost the key some time ago, or I would have removed it that way. Preserving the lock is optional. What would you suggest?
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For the tool based approaches, I would be very tempted to work out some way with a vice or two to hold the lock and bike steady, to minimize the chances of damaging the bike.
Thieves also use leverage based attacks, but I believe those risk damaging the bike.
And, of course, having proper proof that the bicycle is yours is a good idea, too, since all those attempts to defeat a lock look suspicious.
I figured out a way to do it which was actually fairly easy. This only worked because it was in my garage, trying to steal someone's bike like this would be crazy...
I took a hammer, and pounded on the bar. The first thing that happened was the plastic broke away. I kept pounding on it, until the lock just fell apart. It took about a minute...
Note to self, don't buy a cheap lock next time...
A bit late now, but for the future it's worth knowing that it's possible to order a replacement key for most locks.
You'll need the serial number which is usually on the key or might be separately in the packaging (it's not written on the lock itself for obvious reasons), so you need to make a note of that somewhere and keep it in a safe place.
We all lock ourselves out of something at some point. At times it can be useful to respect friends 'with links to the criminal fraternity': cheaper with fewer questions asked when it comes to getting cars opened, D-locks removed and house windows opened.
@Daniel R Hicks See this:
Picked with a biro in a matter of seconds, not even 'Kryptonite'.
Some locks used to only come with half a dozen or so key variations so the security was assumed anyway. With manufacturing outsourced to the Far East any brand, no matter how 'reputable' can have locks on sale that are not really that clever.
Sounds like you actually had a 'fake D-lock'. Even the big makes foist these on the public, where the barrel is some bent tin inside a chunk of plastic. Those can be opened with a moderately sizeable piece of wood.
Even if it was a real D-lock, have a look at how it would respond to the disc-cutter:
What is that, 5 seconds?
This works with almost any type of lock: Cost $0.
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Why is the preview icon for one image larger and the other smaller?
The images should be the same size.
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I know that problem. It's probably because your "DPI" is different on both of them. Had this a lot of times...
Image files can be embedded with preview images, which makes them slightly larger. The original image (
Save for Web & Devices would save images without the thumbnails. They can also be removed later with image optimization utilities like ImageOptim. Finder caches the preview images so it might keep showing the old ones even after they have been removed.
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Yep, the genius' at Krylon have done it again. Are you surprised?…cause I'm not. Introducing da da da da! Krylon's new Glitter Blast!!
The question of the day became where in your house can you use glitter without it being a holiday, or related to your 8 year old daughter? So I thought and thought about it.
If you have read Vintage Revivals for very long you know that I love taking things that are total opposites and putting them together to create something that is unique and sort of brave. So this is what I came up with:
Oh yes, my friends that is a wood grain glitter lampshade.
You can close your mouths now.
This is one of my favorite projects ever. I am obsessed with how cool it is. What is more opposite than wood and glitter? Not much…Want to learn how to make one?
The most important part is Krylon's new Glitter Blast. Have you ever used glitter spray paint before? I have and it sucks. Not enough glitter too much "paint". I was SHOCKED when I used the Glitter Blast. I am never going to have to buy an overpriced glitter ball ornament again. Holla!!
This stuff is a spray of SOLID glitter. The color that I used was Golden Glow. I am so impressed with this product there aren't even words. You have to try it for yourselves. I have never seen anything like this as far as the glitter concentration goes, aside from putting glue down and sprinkling loose glitter on it. (You would NEVER be able to do a project like this with that technique.) This stuff is just amazing.
Ok now for the tutorial.
Start out with a lampshade. I got mine at Target for $15.00 (see what happens when you NEED something? You pay way too much. Hoarders unite!)
Measure the widest part of your shade to make sure you use a long enough piece of vinyl.
I created the wood grain pattern and cut it out with my Silhouette.
**If you don't want to invest 4+ hours it will take to make your own wood grain image you can buy the exact one that I made for super cheap! (cough cough $5.00 $4.00 for 3 days only!) And we can be TWINNERS!!
It is a really detailed design and will take a few minutes to cut out. I was using not awesome vinyl from the craft store and had to watch it very closely to make sure that a piece didn't lift and grab the roller and mess the whole thing up. Cause it did. Twice.
Next you will weed it:
If your shade is perfectly cylindrical then you don't need to do this. If it tapers, you will. Cut your design into strips so that you can put it on and keep it straight.
There were lots of pieces that I had to put on by hand. (Because cheap vinyl doesn't really stick to the fabric on the lampshade. If you use shades like the ones I used in the Epic Room Makeover it would be WAY easier to put it on) Its sorta tedious but totally worth it.
Now for the best part! Its time to GLITTERIZE!
When you are using Glitter Blast make sure you shake it really well. Start your spray off of your project (it takes a second for the glitter to come out) but when it does you are going to LOVE IT!! Do a few light coats. (I did 2) If you make it too thick your vinyl will take some of the glitter spray off when you are peeling it away. (yes, I learned that the hard way too) so spray it until its solid but not heavy.
Then while your paint is still wet peel of your design (I used tweezers and it went really fast).
Ok, so lets say that you are like me and put your spray on too heavy in a few spots and the vinyl took some of it off. Its such an easy fix you are going to die. And maybe want to kiss me.
Spray some Glitter Blast onto your go to paint holder:
Then take a small brush and paint it on. Seriously. Because it is already textured you can't tell where you had to add it.
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Cats will now sit on chests, beds, and furnaces until you give them a fish. While a cat is sitting on a chest, the chest cannot be opened. Is there any way I can prevent a cat from sitting on a chest while still being able to open the chest?
See the list of items here where you can still open the chest.
I personally like Fences because you can make a nice checkerboard pattern of chests and fences
The other solution is to place your chests in the ceiling with another block empty above them; nothing can get on top to sit on them.
You can place transparent blocks such as slabs, steps, or glass one block above the chest. In fact, even chests stacked on chests will work. These will allow you to use your chests still, but cats will not be able to sit on top of them.
Stack your chests on top of your chests.
This will prevent anything from climbing on top of them, and you can still open all of them.
Either that, or don't let your cats in your stash room :)
Well, you can place a transparent block such as glass or glowstone above your chests or you can use a slab. If that doesn't look good, just place another chest on top of the first chest, that way, you have extra storage and, your cat can't get on top of either one, unless, there is a block next to the chests and the cat climbs up that block.
another way would be to distract the cats by putting another chest somewhere nearby. however, the cats will not change chests so put these decoys down before they mess up your chest opening abilities if all else fails, a sword is the answer
Offer them fish and they'll move off the chest. Otherwise, tough cookies. You can always just make them sit before going into a chest room to.
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connectDiscontinuousPoints in Line series
Hi All,
I am upgrading my charts to use ExtJS 4.0, which looks great! The only thing I can't seem to find is the connectDiscontinuousPoints style property. Does anyone have information about how to do this in Ext4, or is it in the works?
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From what I can tell, it is sufficient to replace all occurrences of null/undefined with an empty string and the series will chart as though that were already set to true (skip the missing column/bar, or connect the two bracketing points on a line chart).
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I know this is a simple question, but it hasn't been asked on here yet (so it seems from my search results).
What is the most nutrient-dense source of vitamin E?
I know this is a simple question, but it hasn't been asked on here yet (so it seems from my search results).
What is the most nutrient-dense source of vitamin E?
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George Mateljan in the World's Healthiest Foods, lists sunflower seeds and swiss chard as sources of excellent quality Vitamin E. Using his rating system, an excellent rating has a daily value percentage of over 75% and a nutrient density (based on total nutrient richness) score over 7.6
Almonds and spinach are rated very good. Collard greens, kale, papaya, olives, bell peppers, brussels sprouts, kiwi, blueberries, tomatoes and broccoli are listed as good.
Additionally, he writes that Vitamin E is a family of fat soluble vitamin. Food sources contain the full spectrum ( alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-trocopherols and tocotrienols). Supplements generally contain only a synthetic di-alpha tocopherol. Vitamin E is partially processed out of wheat/wheat germ with commercial processing. He recommends storing oils (olive, sunflower, peanut) air tight to protect their vitamin E. His site gives recipes noting ways to prepare and cook to optimize vitamins.
The best source I know is red palm oil. (note that red = raw and unrefined, and that palm kernel oil is something else altogether)
Raw palm oil not contains plenty of carotenes and lycopene, but also about 0.4 mg of tocotrienols plus a similar amount of alpha-tocopherol per 1 g of oil.
Wheat germ oil is also rich in tocotrienols, and contains a lot more tocopherols, but is a lot less stable, resulting in a rather short shelf life.
PS: Vitamin E is a class of 8 substances, namely alpha- through delta-tocopherol and alpha- through delta tocotrienol. Most supplements contain only alpha-tocopherol, converted from a natural mix of tocopherols by a process called methylation. Reseach suggests however, that mixed tocopherols and/or tocotrienols work a lot better than one isolated tocopherol, and that overly high dosages of alpha-tocopherol are unhealty. Tocotrienols are more potent than tocopherols.


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With support from NCI and the American Cancer Society, Tracy Onega, PhD, is making a big public health impact in breast cancer
The Network, a registry of mammograms that is helping doctors worldwide to better understand breast health issues, including breast cancer, is one of just five such registries in the United States funded by the National Cancer Institute. Since the late 1990s the NHMN has collected data from more than a million mammograms performed in the state, and the combined data from the five registries contains information about 7 million mammograms. While the registry is now closed, the data collected will continue to be useful for decades.
"There's a big public-health impact," says Dr. Onega, who is assistant professor of community and family medicine at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and a member of the Cancer Control Research Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center. "I think women feel it's a way to be active in helping with women's health issues."
The American Cancer Society (ACS) helps fund the program through ACS's Assessing and Improving Mammography (AIM) program. "ACS has really helped AIM develop into an effective intervention program from the registry," she said.
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Each year in New Hampshire, 800 to 900 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Often, the cancer has been first detected by a mammogram. Mammography is the most commonly used screening technique for cancer in women who have no symptoms.
The goal of NHMN, which Dr. Onega directed, was to improve the health of New Hampshire women by improving breast cancer screening and detection. To accomplish this, the registry created a comprehensive tracking database that followed, over time, the outcomes of women receiving mammography and other breast procedures such as ultrasound or biopsy. The information collected helps researchers to understand why some women never experience breast problems and why others do. Ultimately, the results of the study will teach women, physicians, clinics, and hospitals more about the causes of breast problems, and what kind of care is best.
Dr. Onega is also researching ways to improve, for radiologists, interpretation of mammograms. The density of a woman's breast tissue can affect the detection of breast cancer, for example. Dr. Onega hopes to help radiologists assess breast density more consistently in order to better interpret mammograms of women who have dense breasts.
Understanding How New Technologies Will Benefit Women
By looking back Onega is able to look forward. NHMN's data is essential to gauging the impact of mammography on cancer detection, evaluating new mammography technologies, and finding ways to encourage women to get screened.
"Together, we're hoping to understand how new technologies, such as digital mammography and breast MRI, can best be used to benefit women," she says. "We want to minimize the stress of women getting false breast findings, while making sure to maximize the ability to detect breast cancer early, and decrease the chances of women dying from breast cancer."
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- Information in the NHMN database has already provided valuable input on mammography. For example, NHMN data show that 36 percent of New Hampshire women have either never had a mammogram before or have had an irregular schedule of screening. And 35 percent of women have had one or two mammograms and then not returned for over two years.
- The NHMN data also shows that women who are screened every year for 10 years have a 50 percent chance of being asked back for more imaging that shows no cancer. Yet higher recall rates do not result in higher cancer detection rates. NHMN data also has shown that the presence of breast implants decreases the ability of mammography to detect breast cancer, but it is still unclear how this impacts women with implants who get breast cancer.
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It seems that Illustrator is the flavor of choice when designing typefaces. Users seem to have a strong grasp on Illustrator and prefer the design tools in the software over others. Typography is a huge part of what makes Illustrator so accessible to a designer.
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $221,000 grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to train family peer specialists on trauma-informed care—care that is provided with sensitivity to the traumas that people have experienced.
Traumatic events include rape, physical, emotional or sexual abuse, war combat, urban street violence, torture, motor vehicle accidents, natural disasters and violence associated with crime. Witnesses to these events can also be traumatized.
"This grant will help families recover from trauma-related mental illnesses by helping professionals and peer support specialists know more about trauma and its effects," said Scot L. Adams, director of the Division of Behavioral Health.
The grant will fund training for peer wellness and support specialists on trauma's impact across the lifespan and its effects on families. A guidebook and curriculum will be developed, and the role of trauma on support specialists, who may experience trauma through the people they help, will be researched.
"People with mental health and substance use disorders often have experienced trauma," Adams said. "Services provided to them must be trauma-sensitive in order to help them effectively. This grant will enable us to develop our peer workforce with an appropriate focus on trauma-informed care."
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I never planned this out, but I found myself more inclined to up-vote people with lower reputation. Is this something you guys experienced, and do you think it's unfair?
What is meta?
- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
- The community provides support, votes on ideas, and reports bugs
- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
It's unfair, of course, by definition.
I'm also inclined to up-vote particularly good content from a newer or lower-rep users... this may be due more to surprise ("Look, somebody is paying attention and trying!") given their experience on SO.
All good, on-topic, reasonable content deserves upvoting, regardless of the user.
That said, an upvote for new users' content is likely more motivational than with higher-rep users.
Increasing the amount of well-maintained content while growing participation is what makes SO neat.
Upvotes encourage and denote good content. When a new user posts I am more inclided to remember to vote to encourage this behavior. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to encourage new users in particular; this is why I'll often take a peek in Review and upvote good First Answers/Questions.
Don't just upvote people because they're new or if they clearly aren't contributing quality content, but there's nothing wrong with encouraging those who stand to gain the most from the encouragement. If you upvote Jon Skeet he won't even notice. If you upvote a brand new user who posted a good question/answer you might actually help encourage them to stay around and help the site for weeks/months/years to come.
To drive up the quality of both questions and answers, it would be ideal for everyone to vote based on a cold appraisal of the question, and not for any other reason.
As Bart pointed out in the comments, it was recently argued in a seperate question that up-voters might be more inclided to favour high-reputation users. (Indeed, I was one of those who posted an answer making the argument for that being likely.)
What's clear from these two questions, and from countless examples across SO where upvotes and downvotes are cast with seemingly no explicable reason, is that users can and do upvote for whatever reasons they like, (and this is not a comprehensive list, of course:)
My point then, long though it's taken me to make it, is that there's really no telling why people vote the way they do unless they're willing to tell you; that we shouldn't read too much into voting patterns; and that in an ideal world, to keep quality standards high, a cold appraisal of any given question should be the only criteria used to vote.
I think it depends on what you are calling "new users". I think it's fair until ... well ... between 1 and 15 or 1 an 25. That lets them (us ? me at least ;)) discovering the happiness of being considered as "someone who is interesting". I got self caught up by the game.
Nevertheless, when I vote up, it's often because I'm interested in the thread, more than this is new posters.
When I posted for the first time on Meta StackOverflow, this was probably a duplicate. I was not sure of that, and I said that I would delete it, if true. But, peoples voted up for me, and I feel reasonably confident for future questions.
Don't mistake, I am not saying that whe should vote up for every questions of each begginers. I recently obtain vote down privilege, and I founded many situations in which I'd prefered vote down than up. But for new members who make some efforts (understandable english, explaination, reaseaches), I am also inclined to up-vote.
I don't want to give a straight range (1 to 25 for instance), especially since I am not registered for so long (6 monthes). However, until you obtain the privileges of voting up, I think this is fairly positive.
I hate pile-on downvoting.
Negatively scored posts aren't given the benefit of the doubt and are downvoted as an afterthought.
When posts get to be around -10, people are even more likely to downvote (especially if it is a question, since negative votes don't cost any reputation). This forms a pretty significant reputation-sink that is difficult to escape.
In these cases, given that downvotes are -2 and upvotes are +10 for answers and +5 for questions, I would say that this is behavior is perfectly reasonable. The "sympathy upvotes" are all that is preventing these users' reputation from going down the drain.
There's some value in encouraging participation early on. I would say my standards for a good answer go up as the rep goes up. An adequate answer from a 200 rep user will usually get an upvote from me; the same answer for a 10K+ user will not get an upvote without being complete. At that point they should know better and hold themselves to a higher standard.
I don't think is the best of the ideas, but it should not be big deal if you follow some kind of voting criteria.
My criteria for upvoting on posts that wouldn't normally vote up:
If it doesn't met with ALL points, I will then vote normally


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Website is not easy to navigate - no way to see all Gluten Free options without clicking through each section - even when you are in restaurant there is no paper copy. Super limited kids menu for a kid-centric restaurant. Would love if they'd offer GF French fries. My daughter was at a kid birthday party and was disappointed in her few choices.
I have never been so sick! My 4th visit was a disaster. Cross-contaminated badly! Server presented as understanding- 20 mins after leaving gluten reaction kicked in. Visits 1-3 were in old location visit 4 new location near CBS Scene. I will never be back- its too bad food was decent overall.
I have been to the patriots place location a handful of times without experiencing any issues. They always have cider at the bar, gluten free buns and fry the French Fries separately.
Gluten and wheat are treated separately by their menu. menu has mixed messages about the actual gluten free-ness of items. some wait staff have poor understanding of what contains gluten. manager wasn't sure and was going to check labels. yikes. the people are excellent, however in my view the corporation isn't helping them out with clear information I've eaten at Red Robins around the country but it seems it's been luck of the draw. they do have a GF bun the rest is unclear
The last 3 times I've been to this Red Robin location (all in the last year) gluten free buns were available and the staff assured me that fries were fried in a separate fryer. (I didn't have any reaction after eating them so I assume this is true.) Red Robin has a really helpful gluten free menu online now that lists all foods that can be made GF and what substitutions beyond the bun need to be made (if any). I was so excited to be able to eat their Bruschetta Chicken Sandwich again!
No kid friendly options, fries are made in a shared fryer so a plain burger was our only option, manager told us this location doesn't carry Gf buns.
Disappointing. No dedicated menu. Was handed a separate list with lots of qualifications and no entree descriptions. I had to have the regular menu and the cheat sheet open to figure it out. Options were pretty minimal. Fries were qualified as not GF due to a shared fryer - so why are they on the GF list ? GF menu said no GF buns yet the regular menu showed that got an extra charge you could get a GF bun. Disappointing
bottomless gf fries in there own fryer, yum. Good burger its to bad there gf roll crumbles.
The offer GF buns and have a dedicated fryer for the french fries.
This gluten free menu is a joke. It consist of salad and 3 dressing.
302 Indian Lake Blvd, Hendersonville, TN 37075
They would get 5 stars except that their beef is not good enough to get top marks. Ordering it "well done" helps. The GF buns are absolutely great. Red Robin's will even sell their buns separately. Bottomless frech fries are marvelous, just marvelous. They will even cook you a batch without salt (in case you are watching your sodium intake). Heinz mustard available on request.
1218 N. Retail Court, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
My bun was over microwaved and I barely could pull it apart with my hands. I was promised fries were gf. I was sick my the time we reached the hotel.
317 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376
Gluten friendly dedicated fryers for fries, gluten free buns!Always helpful to celiac disease! I have eaten there many times since I have been Diagnosed and no problems so far! They have about 7 different burgers to choose from !
3004 John Howell Dr., Valparaiso, IN 46385
I am celiac. There were cross contamination issues.
6524 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing, MI 48917
We come here all the time. The staff is very knowledgeable and I have never had an issue with the food. Delicious and safe!
15777 Eureka Blvd., Southgate, MI 48195
great burger on gf bun and I can eat the fries.
15780 Hall Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038
Service is always lacking at this location. Server wasn't very knowledgeable about the GF bun or fries. I even asked manager if one of the shakes had malt and was told I could look it up on my phone or use their iPad. Personally I feel if you as a manager are unsure, educate yourself and look on the iPad for the customer. Then if you are ever asked that question again you have the answer. All in all burger was ok, fries are always great. I didn't get sick. Wish they had a better staff since.its one of the few places I can actually eat out at.
8403 Main St., Wilsonville, OR 97070
So over Red Robin!! No longer attentive to our needs. Whereas staff used to treat us like royalty, they are now confrontational. Very uncomfortable there. Just not worth it.
4900 Sergeant Road, Sioux City, IA 51106
the food was great. the service was horrible. it was very empty so being busy was not the reason.. our waitress was rude. I asked her a question about the gluten free options she said i don't know is it on the ipad then it is. my sister said i can't find this burger on your menu (non gluten free) she said still it's there but didn't show where it was. the list could go on..
4259 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Have burgers with gf bun and steak fries. Very good and they do take out.
22705 Marine View Drive, Des Moines, WA 98198
Their gluten free bun and fries are wonderful! Service was really slow, but everyone was nice. :)
2200 NW Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, OR 97470
This restaurant is no longer open. We drove all over trying to find it. Don't waste your time
1218 N. Retail Court, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
we waited over an hour and I was sick almost instantly my husbands burger came out cold
1085 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027
Disappointing after such a terrific start. Our waiter most helpful and brought a tablet that allows customer to check off food sensitivities and then it interprets their menu for you. Gluten free buns for burgers & dedicated fryer for fries. However, our order got lost in the kitchen. Shift change for servers & we were lost in the shuffle. An hour after ordering our food FINALLY came and mine was wrong. It had to go back to the kitchen. My family was done with their food when mine came and my husband's broccoli came after my food. Thankfully, the manager generously adjusted our bill. So, the food was tasty and gluten free but disappointing and time consuming experience.
6522 Monona Drive, Monona, WI 53716
amazing gf hamburger bun! they even use a separate fryer for the fries!
10455 Silverdale Way, NW, Silverdale, WA 98383
In my opinion I had a gluten free bun it was so dry I couldn't stand it honestly I tried asking for a different bun but they didn't have any. Also the fries they never told me they are mixed with other items with gluten so I was sick to my stomach.
1025 Vann Drive, Jackson, TN 38305
Red Robin is generally a good choice for Celiacs with their gluten free bun option and cross contamination protocols (including dedicated fry fryer). We have had good experiences at this location but the last time we ate there my son got sick from cross contamination.
2501 W. Happy Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85085
The gluten free bun was really good. I've tried many different gluten free buns and they all taste bland but this one tasted pretty close to real bread. Or at least I think it did. The burger itself was amazing and so were the bottomless fries. I highly recommend this place for gluten free eaters.
4802 Valley View Blvd. NW, Roanoke, VA 24012
Red Robin is very helpful to people with celiac disease. They give you an iPad with endless options and even a gluten free bun. If you have celiac and are wanting something good where you and your friends can both eat, red robin is the place to go
1410 Jamboree Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920
burger is good. came out pretty fast too and it's a Saturday night. our waitress, Taylor, is on the ball. but.... my sweet potato fries came out almost black. not only do they look burnt, the charred taste is what i imagine of eating a chip off of the grill when cleaning it. These things should never have been plated much less served. The kitchen Mgr needs to step in somewhere. Other than that, so far my experience has been good. That's how bad these fries are. LOL my new fries arrived. just as burnt. Taylor asked if they were better and, uhhh no. so she got the mgr. he came out and looked at my fries and literally asked "are those too burnt for you?" ROFLMBO ummm there isn't a "too burnt". if they are burnt, they are "too burnt".
3460 Amelia Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127
great we go several times a month
7575 Edgerton Avenue, Greenfield, WI 53220
Great food and experience. Had a bun less burger with GF fries (they have a dedicated GF fryer). Food was great, price was great, and didn't get sick after. Can't ask for much more than that!!! :)
4141 Miller Road, Flint, MI 48507
Theresa treated us great! She knew what Celiac was and told us the precautions that they would take before I even asked! Everyone loved their dinner (g-f or not)
400 Bald Hill Rd, Warwick, RI 02886
Great for a quick bite with the kids.
211 W. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83706
Best place ever. Love their food especially their amazing burgers.
267 N. Milwaukee, Boise, ID 83704
The best! Always love it! I could live here. Such great staff and always delicious food with their amazing burgers.
1475 North Eagle Road, Meridian, ID 83642
Adore this place! All the time, any time! Love their burgers and love their helpful/knowledgeable staff!
2222 Cassia St., Nampa, ID 83651
Knowledgable staff and so helpful. Always looking out for you. They don't make you feel strange and support you in your eating experience.
5031 N Garland Ave, Garland, TX 75044
great for when I'm craving hamburgers!
1919 Star Road, Liberty, MO 64068
I have really tries with this one because my kids love it, but I get sick every time I eat there! I have had croutons picked off and a salad brought back to me. Some staff is knowledgeable, but others roll there eyes at me. We've given up. Not trying to be nasty. Just trying to save others the trouble!
1235 Commerce Blvd, Dickson City, PA 18519
This was my first experience eating gf at a restaurant and it was a good one. They brought over a tablet with their gluten free menu items, I was surprised there's quite a few! I ordered a bacon cheese burger and fries and everything was good, even the bun tasted like bread but was a little denser than the normal bun. My only complaint was it was a bit greasy from the bacon, but all in all it was a good experience :)
25207 104th Ave. SE, Kent, WA 98031
"Dedicated" fryer not so dedicated. Manager admitted it and offered to redo my meal... Umm ... They have another dedicated fryer hidden somewhere? Trust fell to level zero here.
21215 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell, WA 98021
Our server (Joe) was very knowledgable about the disease. He was very careful in taking our order and a fresh batch of fries made in dedicated fryer was made for our table. The manager came out to double check the order after it was given to the kitchen staff. That being said, one star was taken off for the GF bun not being very tasty and the burger patty was a bit dry.
1250 Scenic Highway, Suite 1500, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
I love the fact I can get an actual burger on a bun here! Always delicious and if I ever have a question about whether something is gluten free they are quick to answer or find out. Love eating here!
6610 Greenbay Road, Suite #100, Kenosha, WI 53142
I am always treated well at this location. I once had a waitress who told me all the fries were gf but when I protested she went and asked. Came back and profusely apologized as she had been at a location formerly where this was true (but not here) but I wasn't upset as she took the time to double check.
3770 Bloomington Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80922
Items are not marked gluten free. They have a gluten free bun but it's not good. I got a cheeseburger, no bun, and I couldn't have the sauce. French fries are supposed to be in a dedicated fryer. You need to ask for no salt fries. You also need to ask for the kitchen to have an allergy alert. The waiter said everything on the menu was gluten free. Uh, no. They have breaded items and teriyaki. I was going to skip eating jut then he said he would give the kitchen an allergy alert. So everything I ordered would have anything with gluten left off like sauce. The burger and fries were good. But not $12 good. Theyre overpriced and don't live up to it. I mean decent cheeseburger but no toppigs, no sauce, and ok fris for $12? If we weren't tired from a long day, I'd just have everyone over to my place for a good burger and ok fries. lol
6750 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131
Food was great. I have celiac and was ok, no problems.
7708 W. Long Dr., Littleton, CO 80123
this restaurant does not take gluten allergies seriously. do not recommend.
27193 185th Avenue SE, Covington, WA 98042
Love this place for gf burgers and fries. The waitress did tell me if you want gf for health reasons to let them know so they will cook the fries in a separate gluten free fryer to avoid the cross contamination you'd get from the shared fryer that cooks foods that contain gluten. They recently got new gluten free buns that are way better!!
1180 Columbia St W B-101, Kamloops, BC V2C 6R6, Canada V2C 6R6
Easy to use allergen menu. Fries in dedicated fryer.
2501 W. Happy Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85085
I ate here while traveling from out-of-town and was so impressed with the service, quality of care taken in preparing my food, and my actual meal I just had to leave five stars. My server Evan...fantastic! He took care of me from the minute my party walked in. He guided me through Red Robin's gluten free menu on the iPad and explained how it would show him how to safely prepare my food. He was very willing to answer any questions and patient. When he was unsure of an ingredient or if a dish needed to be modified, he said he'd rather err on the side of caution and would double-check everything. I ordered the Ensenada chicken platter, which was delicious! Everything was cooked perfectly and the portion size, especially for lunch, was huge! Thank you, Evan and Red Robin, for a pleasurable and safe dining experience! Traveling for GF diners can be challenging and stressful, but this particular location went above and beyond to accommodate my needs.
701 E. Harmony Rd., Ft. Collins, CO 80525
Burgers and salads are pretty much your options- both are quite good though! Make sure you get fries without their spice or sweet potato fries for GF. Probably my favorite large chain GF burger. As for FoCo, I'd suggest Big Al's.
11433 Parkside Drive, Farragut, TN 37934
Our meals were great. The server was on top of things, offering suggestions, and very kind. Separate gluten-free menu with lots of choices. The bun was delicious. My husband ordered gluten free with me so we could share our food and he said he didn't feel like he was missing out at all. It was a win all around and we can't wait to go back.
820 NE Mall Blvd, Hurst, TX 76053
There was a problem with the app while we were there and I couldn't get it to come up and double check our order since it had been about 6 months since we had not been to a Red Robin. I contacted them and it was a technical issue. After the server helped me and she realized it was their issue she went and got the manager. He was very helpful and confirmed what we always get was still gluten free. My daughter had no issues here. It was a great experience or than the time missing with the app. Red Robin was very nice and quickly messaged me back when I posted on their Facebook page. If you have any concerns speak to the Manager. Very nice!
740 Jefferson Rd., Rochester, NY 14623
Gluten free fries and a delicious gluten free bun for chicken breast. Didn't fall apart at all. So good!
2350 Lincoln Hwy #900, Lancaster, PA 17602
Awesome GF buns! Would definitely be back for a burger!
100 Columbiana Cir #1024, Columbia, SC 29212
Great burger and fries. Asked and they do have a dedicated fryer for fries. Only downside was looking at menu on iPad that wouldn't work correctly.
301 South Hills Village, Bethel Park, PA 15241
GF buns available for $1. Steak fries appear to have their own dedicated fryer. Never had a reaction after eating here.
4949 Great Northern Blvd., North Olmsted, OH 44070
Great gluten free burgers with the gluten free bun option. Awesome gluten free fried as well.
10109 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Yummy burgers, knowledgeable staff. I've only gone during off hours so I was able to talk with the server. Works for me.
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What are you giving out for Halloween this year?
If you are handing out candy for Halloween, what kind? Are you that house that gives out raisins or pencils? Or are you the one who hides in the bushes to spray teenagers with the hose?
We don't get a ton of trick or treaters, so we're contemplating giving out full-sized candy bars this year. I have very fond memories of the nice old lady who did that when I was a kid.
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I seem to seldom be home from Halloween but I will be this year. I have no idea how many kids I'll get. I've got Tootsie Roll pops and Laffy Taffy. If I run out of that, I'll move on to Nerds and M&Ms (that's the stuff I like, so I'm holding it back unless it's needed).
Fun sized Butterfingers and Baby Ruths. Earlier in the year my local grocery store was having a great buy one 24 ounce bag for $4.98 and get one free sale. I stocked up and stashed them.
Good thing I did. The current sales are offering BOGO sales, but the price on the candy has jumped to over $9.
I used to give out candy I really liked: Reese's king sized cups and Snickers, but I'd find myself trying one, and then another, and then another!
How about FREE Plants VS. Zombies coupons? Just go here and print out the coupons with a code for a free PC/MAC game to give away.
Snickers and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. I have a friend whose daughter has some dietary restrictions and those are two things I know she can have.
I bought a mixture of stuff to hand out at my Mom's since get no trick or treaters at my house due to having no street lights and a long driveway. We bought KitKats, Milkyways, lollipops, gum balls, Sugar Babies, & others, just a mixture of all different candies. We dumped them in a big basket and all the kids will get a handfull. Our trick or treat night is 10/31, though a few surrounding areas had it tonight.
A candy bar mix bag with Twix, etc.
I learned long ago not to buy candy you won't eat - no one shows up you're stuck with it. Plus, it makes snacking waiting for the next victim more fun.
Condiment packages for the teenagers with no costume, assorted candy for all others who at least make an attempt at a costume.
We have an assortment, mostly chocolate things. Crunch Bars, Twix, Snickers, Reese's, etc. I toss them into a large bowl and then put packs of Fun Dip all around the edge. I let the kids choose a couple of things, and let me tell you, that Fun Dip is always the first thing to go.
And you will be the hit of the neighborhood if you do give out the full-size candy bars. Everybody knows the one or two houses around here that do that. One guy even has a secret rule that only those living close by know about -- he lets you come back a second time!
@pitamuffin: I want to come to your house just for the Fun Dip, that was one of my favorites when I was a kid!!! Back then you got the stick and maybe three flavors attached, can't remember exactly but it's something I always loved!!
Zagnut and Chuckles .... Kids won't know what to do with them
@mkentosh: Zagnuts!!!!!! Oh, I love them!. ...And you live where?
Glow sticks from woot!
We probably won't get any trick-or-treaters, though. So I'm taking some to work, where we also probably won't get any children.
Can't believe I'm the first to say this, but it depends on how the storm goes. I'm stocked up with candy - we usually don't get that many trick or treaters so we give handfuls of the smaller size bars. Mostly chocolate, this year I got PayDay to add into the mix, since that is one of my favorite non-chocolate candy bars. If there is no trick or treating, then lots of candy for folks at work or people around helping with the cleanup.
Probably Reese Peanut Butter Cups. We don't get many kids, so more for me!
I've always given out big bars because we don't get many kids. Last year we had two. Which left 34 candy bars for my husband and me. Odd, that seems to happen nearly every year.
Ive got Ring Pops, Swedish Fish, Kit Kats, Almond Joy, Reese's Cups, Heath Bars, Whoppers, Milk Duds (all 'fun-size', except for the Ring Pops), plastic spider rings, and plastic bat rings. I'll be saving the Heath bars to give out last, as those are my fave. We get a ton of kids in my neighborhood, though, so Im betting I dont have much left.
Oh, and I keep a box of dog treats by the door for those that bring their dogs along for the walk
Nothing. I had 0 trick-or-treaters the first year in this house. I was left with a big ol' bucket of candy. Last year, I turned out the lights. Plan to do the same this year.
Since we moved to our current house 10 years ago we've always given out full size candies. If we can find them we give out tubes of M&M minis, but we haven't been able to find them at Sam's club the past couple of years so we get a couple boxes of what ever catches our kids eyes. We get over 70 kids, so 2 boxes is a must, and even then we have had to hit the fruit snacks and granola bars that we always have on hand for the kids lunches.
Our last 2 houses we didn't get any kids to the door we are happy to get lots, Halloween is my favorite holiday.
The first day of school after Halloween we almost always get a call from the school, we let the kids take as much candy as they want for their lunch, and a teacher always calls to ask if we know they only had candy for lunch. We end up throwing about half their candy away sometime just before easter so they are normally very restrained in the amount of candy they choose to eat so 1 day of all candy won't kill them!
For reasons many of you know, I don't open my door to strangers wearing costumes. :) But I'll be doing the same thing my grandmother always did: homemade candy for a few of my neighbors' kids. (I'll ask them to bring the kids by deliberately, and then turn out the lights.) We always ended the evening at my grandmother's and counted our candy on her carpet while snacking on her toffee: some of my best Halloween memories!
We have very few trick-or-treaters, so I'll be giving away the glow sticks that didn't get given away last year, as well as candy for the kids who are too young for glow sticks.
Full sized Snickers, we get the 40 pack box at Costco which work out to a tad under 50c/bar. We generally have ~30 kids which leaves a few for us. Been doing this for probably 10 years, didn't really think about the peanut allergy thing but I guess the kids could always trade another kid the Snickers for something else. Maybe next year we'll think about the mixed assortment box, about the same cost per bar but I'd want to make sure if we had any left they would be Snickers ;)
Hurricane safety tips. I'm sure you've all heard of the "franken storm" that's headed for the East coast. Then again, you wouldn't be trick-or-treating if you live in the East coast..
We were planning on handing out candy and halloween themed erasers in treat bags, but now I'm wondering if we should have gotten ponchos for everyone. Oh, I also have spare Woot glow sticks for any kid who comes to the door without one, unless we need to use them for extra emergency lighting first.
Got some free candy temporary tattoos from a Twitter promotion and will probably add a bag of variety on sale chocolate bars to the mix if the weather seems nice enough to sit on the porch and meet the trick or treaters half way. Cats get too freaked by knocking on the door.
I have no idea how many kids I'm going to get. Last year I was in an apartment, and I left the light off. Before that I got a some: two years ago I answered the door as a blue M&M. This year I have a bag of small sized Snickers, M&Ms, Milky way, KitKat, and Reeses. (chocolate stuff). I also have the real mini sized Snickers, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers. I'll have leftovers that I will dispose of at work.
I'm a bit up in the air about how to give it away. I've let kids pick before, but of late they've been kind of greedy: grabbing a huge handful rather than 1 or 2. I may just portion them out and give them away as a set. Maybe with the free game liked to above.


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I've been reading through Deathwatch and I've finally gotten a grip on the fact that space marines are seriously tough characters compared to the other games in the Warhammer 40k RPG line. The monsters listed in the back of the book are particularly nasty and vile, fitting opponents. I'm a little concerned on how to guage the balance on them.
Would a dozen Tau fire warriors make an appropriate encounter for a group of rank 1 Deathwatch marines?


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I once experimented with standing in a dark room and directing a laser pointer towards my digital camera with a long shutter speed while moving the two about. I made a few images that way; one was quite satisfying once the colours were altered in GIMP. But, after the first few, it occurred to me that doing this might risk damage to the sensor. Is there a real worry, here?
Oh man. Yes lasers can and will damage your camera's sensor! Your laser pointer is probably weak enough, but I still wouldn't risk it.
Light painting (as you were doing), is okay, so long as you're not pointing your laser directly into the lens, however, if you plan on doing more light painting, I would switch to an LED or incandescent source instead of a laser.
I would be concerned about the sensor's Bayer filter. If the red, green and blue dyes in the filter become discolored by your laser then your camera becomes color blind.
I would also be very concerned about your eyes. Never look through the viewfinder when playing with laser pointers. Use a camera with live view. If the laser destroys your camera you can buy a new one. If it destroys your eyes, the damage will be permanent.
I just damaged my sensor of my nexus 4 phone by experimenting with a 200 mw green laserpointer It now got a lot of damaged pixels
I was doing this with a <1mW laser on my iPhone 6 camera and now I have a few dead pixels. Don't do it!!
Laser pointers for presentations are typically in the 5 mW range. Lasers used in concerts are substantially stronger (10-10000x). Those have been shown to permanently damage a digi cam sensor (usually straight burn lines across the entire sensor). I haven't done any tests, but can't imagine sensors being damaged by small laser pointers. Given @Menace's post that a sensor was damaged at 200 mW, I'd say anything below 5 mW might be quite safe.
I wouldn't worry too much... it's taken them 50 years to work out to generate enough power to shoot down an aeroplane, and they are using considerably more power than the AA battery in a hand held pointer has...
Having said that, small torches (maglights or similar) are fine for light painting. When I've done it I've never pointed the light source at the camera, but "painted" over the object I'm photographing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbennstep/2242968500/


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Where is my money, after failing to delivery and shipment is returned
I bought a sunglass on 18 sep, and shipment was out of delivery on 26 sep, I have no idea shipment was out of delivery , nobody called, no message left. and then when I was confused where was my stuff, I tracked the shipment, it was returned to shipper and delivered on 17 oct, And by now, I haven't received the return of the money.
So I am wondering where is my money>??
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Assuming you made the purchase from one of the other woot properties contact firstname.lastname@example.com and they will take care of your problem. If it was something you bought on this site you will need to contact the seller directly. Deals.woot doesn't actually sell anything, it's just a place where people like you and I can post/purchase/vote on deals.
Sorry for the problems with the shipment. It can take a couple days for our returns people to go through the product and issue credit. As @jsimsace said, email email@example.com♦ and they'll help you out. Allow one to two business days for a reply.
♦ Note that the email addy for Customer Service is changing to email@example.com. Both email addy's will work for a while though.
@thunderthighs: Might want to consider sending an e-mail out to all Wooters so they are aware.
@thunderthighs: Does that explain why e-mails sent to email@example.com no longer are receiving an auto response and seem to be getting lost constantly?
@raider9924: Don't think so. They updated the software they use in the CS department. That seems to have something to do with it. I tested it last week and I got the autoreply about 3 hrs after I sent the email. Not so immediate. I did let CS know.
@thunderthighs: I am 0 for 5 with e-mails in getting either an auto response or any reply from firstname.lastname@example.com in the last 2 weeks or so. I send the e-mail, wait 48 hours and try again.
In mid-sept it took around 8 hours to get an auto reply, by which time the issue had already been handled by service and a manual reply sent by an employee.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte 49ers men's and women's cross country teams look to the course in the 2013 season and make a statement in their first year back in Conference USA. Both the coaches and student-athletes have high expectations for success on and off the course. The 49ers men's team won the Conference USA title back in 2002 for its only conference championship to date. The 49ers women's team has made a run at the conference championship but the title has eluded it since its three-peat in the Metro Conference from 1992-94. The 49ers men's team returns 17 from last year with one newcomer, whereas the women's team returns 13 with three newcomers.
"Going back to Conference USA is especially special for me, as I was on the 2002 team that won the Conference USA cross country team title, so I really want to bring back the success we had within the conference while I was competing for Charlotte," head cross country coach Ed Schlichter said. "We're thrilled to have put together another great schedule for both the men's and women's cross country teams this year."
Schlichter finished fifth and was the team's No. 2 runner that year, helping the Niners register a score of 53 points to beat second-place Marquette (73 points). In his senior year, 2004, he was named the Conference USA Athlete of the Year for cross country after a performance at the NCAA Southeast Regional. In doing so, he became the first men's cross country runner in school history to get the honor.
The Niners start off the season with the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C. on August 30 before taking a month off and hosting the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational at McAlpine Park on September 28. Last year 35 universities, with close to 1,000 runners, competed in the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational. "Our Charlotte Cross Country Invitational has grown into a staple within the Southeast and I've enjoyed seeing it grow into such a competitive meet and have so many outstanding schools participate."
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Whenever I find a new item (so a couple times per minute), the name of the item appears briefly with a "price tag" showing a number of gold coins. I thought it a bit strange that all these mercenaries hadn't even removed the tags from their equipment, but I was surprised when I found a shop and tried to "return" the item for store credit, they didn't offer me anywhere near the amount that had been on the price tag.
So if that number doesn't tell me how much gold the item is worth, what does it tell me? Is the sale price some percentage of the value that is shown?


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WACO (March 19, 2012)--A lawsuit has been filed in Waco against the Sigma Chi Fraternity at Baylor University over the fraternity hosting a party in 2009 that lawyers say led to the death of Megan HeLal.
HeLal, 19, from Combine, was found lifeless on the floor of a fraternity member's apartment.
HeLal and several other students were bussed to West to attend a party where the law suit alleges liquor was served to students who were under the age of 21.
HeLal was not breathing when paramedics arrived, and was taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
According to the lawsuit, her death resulted from excessive consumption of alcohol that the fraternity supplied.
This lawsuit comes after an extensive investigation by the Waco Police Department and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
An autopsy report released at the time said Helal, who was a student athlete, died of cardiac arrhythmia because of myocardial fibrosis of undermined origin.
Helal's death was of natural causes, the report said and not the result of alcohol.
The investigation also resulted in issuance of warrants for the bar's owner, two bartenders and the fraternity's social chair.
Linda Turley, an attorney at the Turley Law Firm in Dallas, which is representing HeLal's parents, said "fraternities at colleges and universities across the nation continue to engage in reckless conduct, frequently with alcohol, that results in injuries and deaths of bright young people."
Turley said HeLal's parents hope this litigation will help provide a forum to further expose these needless deaths and help reduce their occurrence.


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I would like to know,
Why is it true that $e_n$, the nth unit vector in $\ell^p(\mathbb N)$ converges weakly to $0$. $1 < p < \infty$ According to Mazur's lemma, which says that $y_n$ is convex combination of $e_n$ converges to $0$ in norm topology. I am trying to construct an explicit convex combination but i failed.
How do i construct it, any example would be nice. Thanks.


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Let's say I have some experiment that I repeat $n$ times. Each time I repeat it, there is a $p$ chance that the outcome will be successful. If I set $X$ to be the amount of successful trials, how can I find the most probable and least probable $X$?
I figured that the most probable would be $np$, but I'm not quite sure.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- A fifth southwest Topeka burglary Wednesday has a family shaken up, as the only thing the intruder took was their toddler.
It happened in the 1100 block of SW High St. Resident Kyle Mead says he woke up to his wife screaming at around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Mead says an intruder pried open their back door with a crowbar, crept into a second floor bedroom, and snatched their two-year-old girl.
Mead's wife awoke to find the man sneaking down the stairs with their daughter. He says she screamed, and the two chased him out.
Mead found their daughter standing in the driveway unharmed, and nothing was taken from their home or shed.
"That's really the disturbing part of this is that, I hate to say this, but I mean we don't know if someone's been watching us, or I mean, it's not a good feeling," Kyle Mead said.
The toddler was not injured. Topeka Police are still looking for the suspect, described as a thin man wearing dark clothes, with a stocking cap pulled over his face.
If you have any information, call Crimestoppers at (785) 234-0007.


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Some people have an amazing surplus of imagination and ingenuity concerning science, technology and gadgets. These people often become engineers or inventors, like our very own CEO and Founder David Hall. But sometimes their passion lies in some other field, and that techie ingenuity is suppressed. At some point, it comes bursting up to the forefront when some technical problem needs solving, or when that person comes across a really cool record and doesn't have a record player (or the money for one). When that happens, the person comes up with a brilliant idea for a homemade record player. In this case, that person is Livia Ritthaler.
Ritthaler's record player is made of a piece of rolled paper, a few pieces of metal, and a wooden board. The only downside is that it runs only by hand, not by electricity, so you have to crank it yourself. But for the relative ease and minimal expense with which the record player is created, having to crank it by hand is not too much to ask. The key is to turn the record at a constant rate.
It works just like any "traditional" record player. The sound is comparable, as long as you have a steady hand. And it's a whole heck of a lot cheaper. When it costs less than a dollar to make this record player, what's not to like?
Of course, this record player is wonderful as a novelty, but if you really want to hear some great, all-encompassing sound, the best thing is good speakers and one of Velodyne's quality subwoofers. For travelling? The vPulse headphones. But at home with some vinyl you found? The homemade phonograph is without a doubt the perfect thing for the job.
Check out this video of her minimalist gramaphone, amazing!