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7 Ad Campaigns That Prove Microsoft Was Never Good at This
This campaign started out with some ads that, while I would not use the word "good," at least made sense. Actors pretending to be regular users would talk about some feature they'd like in an operating system; there would be a story about how Microsoft put in that feature for them; and the actor would say, "I'm a PC, and Windows 7 was my idea."
You, the viewer, would learn that Windows 7 had that feature, and Microsoft was claiming this is something ordinary joes like you probably want.
"I'm a PC, and Windows 7 zzzzZZZZZZzzzzz..."
Boring, but it made sense.
Both of those qualities were unacceptable to Microsoft, however, and they decided to spice up the ads and disembowel them of their logic.
Windows 7 can be used, for example, to take over the TV from a FPS zombie-killing game your friends are enjoying:
So you can force them to watch a streamed Jacques Cousteau parody video about how zombies are misunderstood.
Because a guy who interrupts your game of Left 4 Dead to make you watch a cutesy concept video is the kind of guy everyone loves and will take product advice from.
"Kids like sharks. Kids like zombies. Let's just put them randomly together in an ad!"
At least the main character, the stand-in for the viewer, is "zany" and "unconventional," and some people like to think of themselves that way. But nobody likes to think of themselves as a sexless loser, which is what this ad calls you:
The average joe Windows 7 user representing you and your needs in this commercial is a guy who is exiled to his dorm's hallway for the entire night because his roommate is getting it on. Maybe he really doesn't care, you think. Hell, maybe he's gay. I don't think so, considering this is his fantasy:
Which really makes it even sadder. Why not just go all the way, Microsoft, and show his roommate walking out, buff and muscular, with a scantily clad woman on each arm carrying his Apple products for him?
#6. The Microsoft Kin Causes Bad Experiences
There has been a lot of stupid controversy over some Microsoft Kin ads, like an ad where people claimed a boy was taking an upshirt photo of a teen girl and started screaming "SEXTING!" which always gets the media excited (and aroused).
Then there was the series where Microsoft sponsored a teen named Rosa to travel across the country visiting members of her "social network" she keeps in touch with on her Kin phone, causing people to wonder if it was safe and a good idea. If they didn't wonder that, Microsoft actually prompted them to by constantly raising doubts in the narration, asking questions like, "But are they really her friends?"
"Should you REALLY be using our phone?"
But fine, those are goofs, and this is Microsoft, and what can you expect. But then Microsoft made some actual scripted videos where you think they'd have full control over the narrative and could avoid accidental flashing and meet-ups gone wrong.
They took that opportunity to make an ad where a girl uses her Kin to meet up with her sexy young surfer friend...
...and is disappointed to find out he is 40.
And then humiliates him to her Facebook friends.
And an ad where a guy uses his Kin to meet up with an ex-girlfriend only to have an awkward and depressing time together that reminds him of why they broke up.
Yes, the ad really ends on this shot.
The Kin: guaranteed to cause awkward and disappointing encounters! It's simply inexplicable why this phone was pulled after only 48 days on the market.
#7. The Windows 386 Sexless Mission Impossible Themed Porno With Rapping Cyndi Lauper Wannabe
Complex, yes, but I dare you to think of a better descriptive title after watching this promotional video from 1988 (distributed to lucky Windows retailers).
Although there's no sex in the video, it has a distinctive porno vibe due to the cheesy acting, weird background music and a story nobody cares about that's obviously just there as an excuse for the real point of the video: listing the benefits of Windows 386. Which is almost as good as sex.
Linda, the heroine, starts out by checking in with her secretary, whose exaggerated Southern accent inexplicably changes to that of a 1920s New York gangster moll ("boys and goils").
"No messages, Mista J."
Then she gets a mission assignment on a cassette tape, which self-destructs.
And if you didn't catch the reference, the Mission: Impossible theme song starts playing. Her mission is to stop a wealthy businessman named T-Bone Perkins (probably a reference to T. Boone Pickens, but "T-Bone," really?) from taking over some business or something, and she goes about this by doing some boring office stuff.
Talk, talk, talk. It comes across as a softcore porno that is taking way too long to get to the porno part. But what's this?
Rubbing her hands together deviously? Aha, now that she's alone, she can finally get to...
...rapping. Sample: "W-w-w-windows, w-w-windows three-eighty-six. We'll pull these parts together and do it mighty quick!"
Mind you this was 1988, so it wasn't like rap was some new thing people didn't know how to work yet ("So it's like a song, but you just talk?"). Public Enemy was playing on mainstream radio while this monument to inanity was taping.
As each shot zooms in further and further on her teeth, you can tell she is rapping harder. Soon she raps so hard that...
...her clothes come off. Yay! Nudity! But no. She puts some other clothes on before the camera gets back to her, such as these hot little numbers:
Rrrrowwwr. Finally, her co-worker bursts into the office to find
... this.
Would this outfit ever have passed muster in the 80s? I may have been a fashion retard but I feel safe saying, not in '88. You could not have walked down the street wearing that in '88 without being pointed to a soup kitchen or shelter.
This guy digs it though.
He really digs it.
Believe it or not, there is absolutely no sex or anything slightly sexual going on in these shots, other than the look on the guy's face.
Anyway, it's pretty boring from here on out. She puts her office clothes back on, completes her report or whatever, and then gets a standing ovation.
I don't know what for, since none of them read the report or watched her transform into Microsoft's idea of an 80s sex symbol. Maybe it's just a really positive workplace. Or maybe they're just insane, like everyone else in every Microsoft ad.
For more from Christina, check out 6 Reasons It's Time For Matthew McConaughey To Go Away and The 6 Biggest Badasses Who Lived As The Opposite Sex.


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Which denominations primarily use the King James Version of the Bible?
I did a search on Google and could not find anything reliable.
It's really not a denominational issue, per se, but a doctrinal issue or a simple preference.
The King James Only movement are people and churches that believe that the King James version is the only one to use. They have various reasons for this.
James White has broken it down into five primary reasons for sticking with the KJV:
Ultimately, it's not a denominational thing, but either a doctrinal issue (that extends beyond denominational decrees) or a preference.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly referred to as the "Mormons" or "LDS") use the KJV. For verification see Scriptures.LDS.org
I am compiling a list of churches (denominations, etc.) that still hold to the KJV (AV) Bible. Any additions and corrections are welcomed!
The Protestant Reformed Church in America, the Free Presbyterian, the Heritage Reformed, and Life Bible-Presbyterian churches.
Of course, most independent, Fundamentalist churches.
Also The Church of England (Continuing) and some traditional Episcopalians and the Anglican Orthodox Church in this country use the AV/ KJV. (These generally also use the 1662 [Anglican] or 1928 [USA] Book of Common Prayer.)
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A sexual act in which the male partner ejaculates over the face, chin, neck, shoulders and / or breasts of the female partner at climax. Frequently the result of a blow job or a titty-fuck. Named for the piece of jewelry and the similarity between it and the position / appearance of semen following ejaculation on these areas.
I gave Jen a pearl necklace last night.
автор: Ucrylic 20 мая 2010
The art of blowing your load around someone's neck to simulate a pearl necklace.
Sanjaya loves his new fabulous pearl necklace.
автор: Ryan_Seacrest 25 апреля 2007
Descriptive of the glistening deposit on a female's upper chest immediately following the climax of a successful titwank.
See that slapper over there? I gave her a pearl necklace last night.
автор: titwanker 10 апреля 2003
A Pearl Neclace is when a guy squirts his jizz all over a girls neck and boobs. simulating the look of a pearl neclace.
Jon- "How did your date go with Amy last night, Mike?"
Mike- "It was awesome! I pulled out just in time to give her a nice pearl necklace!"
Mike- "It was awesome! I pulled out just in time to give her a nice pearl necklace!"
автор: akisswheels 7 июня 2009
pear necklace is when you are titty fucking her and you cum all over her neck and it looks like a pearl necklace
hey ladies would you like a pearl necklace its free
автор: colllinnn 3 января 2007
The act of cumming on a womans neck, after pulling out of her pussy, right at the moment of orgasm, or; a fitting finish to tit-fucking.
I fucked her tits until I was ready to cum really hard, then I gave her a pearl necklace, all over her neck.
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while recieving head the male withdraws his penis from the girls mouth and cum's across her neck, appearing like a pearl necklace.
he gave her a pearl necklace
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If there is one noble left in line and you play "fled to England" to discard it (thus, ending the day) do you collect a noble from the new day?
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I concur with Pat's answer - I have my copy of the rules in front of me, so can quote chapter and verse!
Essentially, emptying the line of nobles does not end the day, nor is the line immediately refilled with nobles. The day ends at the start of the next player's turn, and as Pat says, a new player will be selected to be start player and thus the first to collect a noble.
My recollection is that when the day ends, the current players turn is over. The next player is the player to the left of the person who started the last day. That player will fill the line with nobles and take their full turn.
Unfortunately I cannot locate my copy right now and the rules don't appear to be online, so I can't give you a direct rules citation at this time.


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Working with time in php is kicking my butt.
I'm trying to make a timer that starts when I click a button. I'm hoping to make something that, when I click a button, enters a current time and a time + 5 minutes into a database, and then outputs the difference in min:sec. I need to store the times so they include date so that when the site is not in use, it doesn't show up some weird value.
The first page enters the times
$target = date('Y-m-d H:i:s') + date('i', 5);
$starttime = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
INSERT INTO countdowntimer (target, starttime) VALUES ('$target', '$starttime');
And the second page displays it:
$starttime = mysql_query("SELECT starttime FROM countdowntimer");
$target = mysql_query("SELECT target FROM countdowntimer");
$difference = $target-$starttime
$min = floor($difference/60)
$sec = floor($difference-($min*60))
if ($difference < 0) {
echo '0:00'; }
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echo $min . ':' . $sec; }
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$target is getting entered as 0000-00-00 00:00:00 and my display page shows "0.1". The variables are $startime=Resource id #3, $target=Resource id#4, $difference=1, $min=0, $sec=1.
First question: how do I enter the current time + 5 minutes Second question: Do you have any tips on working with the values to be displayed as min:sec. I'd like the min to show up as 1 digit and then 0, and the seconds, when less than 10 displayed as :09, :08, etc..


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Spam, Netiquette And Basic Forum Information
There appear to be a few people who don't seem to understand the meaning of either. I've posted the meaning of each in simple terms so that everyone is clear. :)
1. Junk email that is sent to your inbox that you didn't sign up for, like advertising email or p*rn.
2. Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages. These can either be the same thread/post repeated over and over again, or threads/posts that consist of just a smilie or a LOL that serve no meaning whatsoever. It can also pertain to a thread started asking a question already answered in another thread or in a stickied FAQ, or an off topic thread.
3. Abusive/obscene posts that serve no purpose whatsover. That includes flaming, which basically means a fight between two or more forum members. Any topics that start to go that way here will be locked and the flame posts removed before the thread is reopened. Don't spoil someone else's thread by attacking another board member; if you have a problem with someone, PM either me or Kitty.
4. Random posts. We have a thread that was made specifically for randomness; it can be found here: Randomness Thread. Post all your random thoughts and comments there; any that are posted as a new thread will be locked. Only make a thread if you have something important to say.
5. Comments posted in RPGs. If you wish to ask a question of a poster about their RPG, PM them; don't post a comment in their RPG. Also, any questions you have about RPGs will probably be answered in the Rules and FAQ topic.
I would like to add in something else regarding SPAM.
Do NOT respond to SPAM, should you come across it. I know you want to be the good person and tell the SPAMMER what they are doing is wrong, but what you are doing is creating TWICE as much work for the moderators, who now not only have to delete the spam, but ALL responses to it.
Do your part, report the spam. PM the spammer if you must. But DO NOT RESPOND TO IT!
(Above paragraph contributed by dudettel)
Basically, board manners. A good site explaining netiquette far better than I could is here: The Core Rules of Netiquette -- Excerpted from Netiquette by Virginia Shea -- Albion.com
I'd like to draw attention to the following excerpt from the Netiquette site:
Rule 1: Remember the human.
The golden rule your parents and your kindergarten teacher taught you was pretty simple: Do unto others as you'd have others do unto you. Imagine how you'd feel if you were in the other person's shoes. Stand up for yourself, but try not to hurt people's feelings.
Bottom line is, on the other side of that computer screen is a human being with the same feelings and emotions you have. Before you send a spiteful private message or attack another user, just think; how would you feel if someone did the same to you? What would you think if someone attacked your best friend or sister like you're attacking this user? Posting nasty attacking messages, either in private message or on the board, is against forum rules and will earn you an infraction straight off. Continuous harrassment of any user could end with you being banned. Is it really worth it?
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In Internet terminology, a troll is someone who intentionally posts derogatory or otherwise inflammatory messages about sensitive topics in an established online community such as an online discussion forum to bait users into responding. They may also plant images and data on networks that others may find disturbing (usually indirectly relating to the individual in person) in order to cause confrontation.
How to deal with trolls.
I think this picture sums it up perfectly:
If you spot a user that you think might be a troll, don't respond to them, don't attack them; just PM either Kitty or myself with the name of the user and a link to the threads where they are misbehaving. Then we can do something about them.
This is information for anyone who's new to message boards, so that they know what to do.
Making a thread.
1. First, make sure that you're in the correct forum. On this board, we have different forums for different topics. For example, if you have a problem regarding your boyf, post your topic in Dating. If you want to tell everyone about a play you're acting in, or ask for advice on a friend problem, then post in General Discussion. Every forum has a description telling you what it's for.
The forum description is boxed in red. If you make a topic in the wrong forum, chances are it'll be moved to the correct one. A shadow topic with a redirect will be up for a day.
Second, make sure that the topic you want to post hasn't already been posted. If it's a popular topic, that might well be so. If the forum hasn't got many topics, then look thru the pages. Otherwise, use the Search option.
Finally, post your topic. The button you click is boxed in red below:
Make sure that you describe what the topic is about in the title box, so people can tell before clicking what your topic is about. If the topic is a help topic, then give as much detail about your problem as you can so that it's easier for peopleto help you. Please try to post as near to correct English as possible; the odd shortened word is fine, but an entire paragraph of chatspeak makes it near impossible for people to understand you, especially if there aren't any full stops or capital letters.
Try to spell correctly; we all make mistakes, but at least try. Don't use KrAzY, 1337, or any other kind of irritating text format, such as Typing Like This; these forms of typing are hard on the eyes and difficult to understand.
Finally, try not to abuse the colour and text size options. Flavouring your text is fine as long as it's not unreadable; ie, making text in a colour like yellow or white or making it too small or too large. Also, remember that typing in all capital letters is the Internet equivilent of shouting, so unless you have to shout, don't do it.
Making a post.
Much of the same rules apply to making a post in someone else's thread, there's just a couple of extras. Like, don't reply to someone's doll thread unless you're giving CC (constructive criticism) or commenting on their doll. Don't spam, and certainly don't post your own dolls in there. Make a new thread for your own dolls.
Secondly, there appears to be some confusion about the report offence button. Only click this in case of either a troll, or if someone is breaking forum rules, ie spamming. It can be found here:
In the picture, the report offence button is boxed in red. Please don't click it unecessarily. To reply to a thread, you can either use the Quick Reply box, or click the New Reply button.
Ways to reply.
The Quick Reply box is pictured below:
The button you have to click to open Quick Reply is boxed in red in the picture below:
Finally, the New Reply button is boxed in red in the picture below:
If you have any questions on any of the topics covered here, then post them in this thread.
If you don't know what this is, it's the name for replying to a long dead thread and bringing it back for no good reason. In the case of a serious discussion, as long as you have something to add it's fine and better than making yet another thread on the subject. If you're bringing back your doll thread after a long hiatus, that's fine too. What isn't is bringing up a dead thread just to post "lol" or a vacuous comment.
Before you reply to something, check the date it was posted and read thru the thread. If the problem was resolved or the thread tailed off, then DON'T REVIVE IT. Especially if the people who posted the thread haven't been here in ages.
Advice threads.
Specific advice threads, usually entitled something like "Emma's advice thread" or "Kelly's dating advice thread" are not allowed on this forum, save in the Teacher's Corner forum (read the stickies) and in Fashion and Beauty. The reason for this is cuz advice threads, in my experience, usually either degenerate into a free fight cuz other users don't agree with what the Original Poster is saying, or they tail off with the OP disappearing and the thread constantly being bumped without any replies to it. So, to keep forums free of clutter and fights, I've decided not to allow them. Any that are posted will be locked.
Posting Twice Or Multiple Threads.
There is no need whatsoever to post a thread more than once, in one forum. Any repeat threads will be deleted. Just be patient; as long as your thread passes the rules, it will be allowed to stay up and sooner or later, people will respond. As far as posting twice goes, there's no need for that, either. Instead of making two posts, one after the other, edit your previous post. To quote a person, just use the quote tags. That's the icon that looks like a speech bubble right at the end. If you post twice, your posts will be merged; repeated offenders will be corrected.
User Titles.
When you post, you will notice that you and the other board users have a title under your name; Bonita, Silent, Shuni, Candybar or Handdrawn. This title will change as you get more posts. Don't, under any circumstances, spam more to increase your postcount and change your title. The posts will be removed and you will receive a warning for spamming. If you continue to spam, you will be dealt with severely.
Please don't have several different names on forums. Pick one name and stick with it. If you want to change your name, and are premi, you can request support to change it. Otherwise, put your old name in your signature so we know who you are. If you wish to use a new account on forums, then your new and old accounts will be merged so that you keep your postcount. Don't post with multiple names on forums; anyone doing this will be first warned, then their other names will be banned.
Warnings From Mods.
Sometimes, depending on the severity of the rule broken, you might get a mod posting a comment on your profile to warn you about rulebreaking or sending you a PM doing the same. Don't ever edit or delete the profile comment or send a rude PM back; that is rudeness and rudeness to a mod can get you banned same as it can as regards other users. Just accept that you did wrong and try to abide by the rules better in future.
Comment warnings may only be deleted by a moderator after two weeks of it being on your profile. You must politely ask the moderator who left it to delete it and they will use their discretion in deciding whether or not you deserve it. Sometimes, a mod may decide not to if your general forum behavior hasn't improved or if you have been harassing them about it. Don't ever take things into your own hands and delete it, it results in an automatic infraction.
Sometimes severe rule breaking and harassment may result in permanent comment warning. This means the comment will never be removed and deleting or editing it will result in a temp ban. You may never ask to have the comment removed.
Personal Information.
Please don't ever post any personal information on forums, whether it's yours or someone elses. Doing so will earn you first a warning and the info deleted; repeated offenses will earn you a ban. Personal information is basically real names, addresses and phone numbers. We want everyone here to feel safe and not have their privacy breached. Anyone with personal info in their profiles will simply have their profile wiped to protect their safety or that of others.
Fake Siblings.
Please don't claim that other members are sisters/brothers when they are clearly not. We do have ways to verify whether two people are posting from the same area, and we are getting fed up with people telling lies and claiming that another person is their sister, usually in a bid to escape the punishment they richly deserve. In future if a person claims to have a sibling on the board and is banned for rulebreaking, their fake sibling will also be banned as we are getting fed up with this.
Glossary Of Forum Terms.
Some of you people who are new to forums might not know what all the jargon means, so here is a list of most of the words you're likely to see, both on the board and in moderator/admin messages. If you wish to know the meaning of a word that isn't on the list, then post it here and I'll add it in. Don't spam; read the list carefully before you post as most of the time the word or term you want to know the meaning of will be already there. Some terms are explained above; these will not be included.
Administrator - Has complete control over the forums. Our main Administrator, or Admin, is Support. Please contact her if you have any problems with the main site, for example, chat. I'm also an Administrator, and my area is the Forum. Contact me if there are any issues with the Forums, or the Super Moderator, Silver_Wolf_Kitty.
Avatar - This refers to the little picture you can have under your name. To get an Avatar, click the "My Account" link and go to Edit Avatar. There are Avatar size restrictions so if your picture is too large, it will either be rejected or it will be resized to fit the restrictions. If your picture is too large, you may need to resize it. The same rules for Signatures apply to Avatars.
Board - Refers to the message board as a whole.
Forum - Refers generally to each different part, for example, the Dating Forum, but sometimes can be used to describe the message board as a whole; for example, The Doll Palace Forum.
Forum Rules - These are the rules by which everyone agrees to obey when they first register here. The rules can be found stuck to the top of the Newbies/Friends Forum.
Greeter - A Greeter is a User who has been chosen to welcome Newbies to the Forum, tell them the rules, and offer help and support. Our Greeters on TDP are AaronShadows, ColorPencil and delly1.
Harrassment - Refers to a User who repeatedly either PMs a person or comments on their profile, even after told to stop. Any User who does this will be warned, then banned. In real life, Harrassment could earn you a prison sentence.
Infraction - An Infraction is like a warning to abide by the rules. These are given out to people who spam the board with advertisements, attack other members, delete Moderator or Administrator comment warnings, break the rules regarding Signatures and Avatars or who constantly break the general Forum Rules.
Moderator - A Moderator looks after a certain Forum or Forums. Her/His job is to keep the forum going if it's slowing down by posting new topics, deleting spam, closing Threads that are either dead or degenerating into fights, and generally helping people and answering any questions. At the moment, our Moderators, or Mods, are as follows: Silent_Wolf; spirit_queen; Cheshire1996; and Elanorea.
Newbie - This is a term that refers to a new person to the board. Not to be confused with a Noob, a Newbie may be ignorant of the rules at first, but is happy to learn and won't mind being gently corrected, eventually becoming a useful member of the board.
Noob - This refers to an ignorant new person who, unlike a Newbie, refuses to abide by the rules; that is, if they read them in the first place. Noobs will remain Noobs, no matter how many posts they have.
OP - This refers to the Original Poster, in other words, the person who started the Thread.
Private Messages - Private Messages enable Users to send messages to each other that can only be read by the person sending, and the person receiving the message. Private Messages, or PMs, can be accessed by clicking on the "My Account" link, or by clicking on the name of the person you wish to send the message to. A box will pop up with a little menu, simply scroll down and click on Send Private Message.
Profile - Your Profile is your page, where you can tell people things about yourself, post photos if you wish and read comments that people leave on them. You can make your Profile either Public, or Friends Only; just remember that the Administrator and Super Moderator will be able to read your Profile, so don't put anything there that breaks the Terms Of Use or Forum Rules. Also, don't set your comments so that only friends can post; if you break the rules and end up being warned, it'll be in the form of a PM warning which stays on your profile FOREVER, whereas a comment warning can be deleted by the mod who left it after two weeks.
Shop - Refers to a Thread in either The Marketplace or Requests forums where a User makes either graphics or dolls for other Users. All shops must pertain to the rules of both Forums. Anyone who repeatedly breaks these rules will not be allowed to have a Shop any more.
Signature - This is where you can express yourself thru pictures or text. To get a Signature, click the "My Account" link and go to Edit Signature. You may put whatever you wish within reason; make sure that pictures are not overly large, and that any text or picture you put in abides by Forum Rules and the Terms Of Use. If you have a Signature that is too large, or breaks Forum Rules, you will be politely asked to remove it. If you do not, then it will be removed for you. If you replace it with the same image/text, or post something rude and offensive towards the forum staff, it will be removed and you will receive an Infraction.
Stickies - A Sticky is the term for a thread that remains stuck to the top of the forum, regardless of who posts on it. Stickies are usually information or rules threads. Newbies would do well to read every Sticky before they start posting.
Super Moderator - A Super Moderator keeps an eye on the Forums alongside the Forums Administrator. The Super Moderator, or Super Mod, is Silver_Wolf_Kitty. She and I work together to keep the forums safe and fun for everyone.
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Titles - These are the words that appear under your user name. You can reach another level by posting more, but please don't spam to do this as spamming is against Forum Rules.
User - This is the name of the regular people who post on the board. Everyone who isn't an Administrator, Super Moderator or Moderator falls under this category.
Respect The Mods And Admin.
I've found that a lot of users seem to be assuming two things; firstly, that the mods and Jessica have to be nice and polite at all times, and second that we're not allowed to defend ourselves against attacks. Neither of these are correct.
The role of the moderators and super moderator is to help users; however, we are not required to just sit back and take every bit of abuse that's thrown at us. You wouldn't expect to be made to take abuse, so why think we should? Attacking any mod or Jessica will earn you an infraction same as attacking a board user will. We will be nice and polite only to those users who are doing likewise, however we will not be drawn into fights with users who attack us; instead, the topic will be locked and the user reported. Please do not assume that just cuz you're being told something you don't want to hear, that a mod is being rude to you. The same goes for mods responding to threats; either thinly veiled, or blatent, where a user says they are going to take action cuz of a real or imagined slight. We are not being rude. We are telling you how it is. Please don't respond with attacks or rudeness.
In the situation of a board or site problem, put your case accross in a civil manner. This way, we will be able to help you. If it's a problem with the site, rest assured that Jessica will get to it as soon as she can. However, just like me and the mods, Jessica has a life outside the site and can't come on here every single day. Making attacks or posting multiple threads won't help your case; send just one PM to Jessica (support) on forums, and be patient.
Important Forum Information Threads.
Linking to them to make it easier to find them.
Private Messages
Registering New Accounts
Comment Warnings
Images In Profile Comments
Blocking Comments From Non-Friends
Changing Passwords
User Ranks
If for any reason, you find spelling hard, then use the "check spelling" facility in the reply box rather than make posts full of errors. You can find it in the main reply and quick reply; it's the button that looks like an ABC with a tick. It's visible only in Internet Explorer, but if you're using Firefox there are addons you can use instead. Please make the effort to spell properly; it makes your posts clearer and also ensures that people will take you seriously. The pictures below show the spelling button on both quick reply and main reply.
Also, there appears to be some unwarranted confusion about where the edit button is. This picture shows where it is; it's right above the New Reply button.
Leaving Threads.
There are four kinds of leaving threads. (Examples are made up, not quoted from actual users)
1. N00b Leaving Thread.
2. Superiority Complex Thread.
3. Understandable Leaving Thread.
4. The Whiny Princess Leaving Thread
Users like this tend to also come back and leave the following threads:
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Important; Everyone Read
This is just a reminder to everyone on what to do in the case of dealing with rulebreakers.
Doll Or Image Theft
If you find out that another user on here has stolen your doll/image that you made and is using it in their profile/signature/avatar without giving you credit or claiming it as one they made, don't go to their profile and shout at them, instead inform Kitty or I. Please include the following information:
1. Proof that it's your doll. If it has your name on, that will be easy enough; otherwise, if for example it was stolen from a shop, then provide the thread url.
2. Name of the user and a link to their profile.
Signatures And Avatars
If you see a user with a signature or avatar that breaks the rules laid out here: http://www.thedollpalace.com/forum/g...ignatures.html or is obscene, attacking another user or stretching the screen, again don't PM the person or post in their comments. Don't tell the user that their signature/avatar breaks the rules; tell Kitty or I so I can put it right by informing the user. If you are unsure as to what constitutes a rule breaking signature/avatar, then feel free to PM either myself or Kitty and we will tell you.
On no account should you tell the spammer they are breaking the rules. If you come accross a spam post or thread, make a note of the url and report it to the forum's moderators. That is what they are for; to look after the forums and clean spam. If the forum mods are not online, then report it to either Kitty or myself. Also, do not go to the spammer's account and post a comment on their profile telling them not to spam.
It's inevitable that a few people may need reminding of the rules from time to time; however, as forum users, this is not your job. Do not tell a person off, either in the thread or on their profile. Don't PM support unless it is a site issue; for example, someone posting with an obscene avatar in Chat. Support has given me the job of general forum maintenence, so please PM me about forum rulebreakers rather than going over my head and PMing support. Support has enough to deal with as far as keeping the site going; plus she has other issues in real life that require her attention. You can also message Kitty about forum issues; as Super Moderator, she is able to deal with forum issues just like I can.
If you are sending a PM to either Kitty or myself about someone breaking the rules, please include the following information:
1. The username of the rulebreaker.
2. The url of the thread where it took place, or a link to the profile in the case of a comment flame war.
3. A brief description of what happened.
Do not PM me to tattle, or to try and get someone into trouble. I have no use for petty squabbles between users; if you don't like someone on here, then avoid them. If they are expressing an opinion that differs from yours on a thread, don't automatically assume that they are being rude or attacking you unless they actually single you out for abuse. Merely saying, "I don't agree with you" is not abuse. Saying something like, "You're an idiot and I hate you" is.
Forum user Red_Dress spams General Discussion with one chat thread and two random posts. As it happens, neither the moderators, the super moderator or the admin are online. Before any forum staff can get on, two more users come on. Forum user Blue_Eyes sees the spam and takes it upon herself to post in all three threads telling the user off, as well as going to her profile and posting "Don't spam! It's breaking rules!" Conversely, forum user Night_Sky, on seeing the spam, PMs the forum mods of General Discussion; ie, dudettel, Sarah_K_O_M and Miranda_ with a post detailing Red_Dress's spam along with links to the spam threads.
Please do what Night_Sky did, rather than Blue_Eyes. Blue_Eyes means well, but is just creating more work for the forum mods, who now have to delete her spam as well as Red_Dress's, and for the super mod and admin, who now have to referee the flame war as Red_Dress's friends attack Blue_Eyes and her friends. It is not a short cut to modship doing what Blue_Eyes did; mods are chosen by admin as and when they are needed.
By the way, none of the users listed in the example exist to my knowledge; they were just made up to use in the example. No-one is being singled out by this thread, so please don't PM me to either ask me or complain about being singled out. This is a general thread, to all TDP forum users, so that the forums can run as smoothly as possible. ^^
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New Zion Missionary Baptist Church BBQ Info
Location: 2601 Montgomery Rd
Huntsville, TX 77340
Hours: Thursday - Saturday
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Phone: 936-295-2349
Who knew a simple wood burning grill could have so much power over people.
Family gatherings are created, shared and celebrated here all for one reason.
"They put out some of the best BBQ you could ever want to wrap your lips around," said Ronnie Davidoff, who goes to the restaurant every year with his family.
The folks at the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church know their BBQ, after all they've been doing it for over 40 years.
That's when Annie Ward started serving the sauce that's known around the world.
"She said there is no secret. We just don't tell anybody," joked Reverend Clinton Edison.
Edison has been in charge of Church BBQ ever since Ward "went home" to Heaven.
"We have not changed one thing. Everything she did the way she did it, we do exactly the same. It has been and continues to be quite a blessing to us and the church," said Edison.
"If I described the taste of the BBQ, I wouldn't have enough words to put it in the right context," said patron Arthur Hill.
Hill grew up in Huntsville but now he has to travel far to get a taste of home.
"I read a magazine in San Francisco talking about this being one of the best BBQ places in Texas. I had never been here before, so I came by and I've been coming for the past 5 or 6 years now," said Hill who now lives in California.
"We have literally fed people from all over the world. And that speaks volumes for the type of food you're serving," said Edison.
Johann Schuster is from Germany and owns a fine dining restaurant in Houston. His palate can handle the most complicated foods but for some reason, Texas BBQ just hits the spot.
"For a chef, it's very exciting. Texas BBQ especially because they know how to handle their meat and they know how to handle their fire. It's a different approach to simple things done right," said Schuster.
But if you do want to try the simple BBQ done right, The New Zion Missionary Baptist Church BBQ joint is only open three days a week and never on Sunday.
"If you can't get your fix in in three days, you're just going to have to wait till the next week," said Edison with a laugh.
Soaking up the sauce at the The New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville, a well known stop on our Brazos Valley Bucket List.


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Supreme Court puts Utah same-sex marriage on hold
Published: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 10:58 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 10:58 a.m.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue.
The court issued a brief order Monday blocking any new same-sex unions in the state.
The order follows an emergency appeal by the state following the Dec. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates gay and lesbian couples' constitutional rights.
More than 900 gay and lesbian couples have married since then.
The high court order will remain in effect until the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decides whether to uphold Shelby's ruling.
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I like to have my Gnome panel (the one with icons and the Ubuntu menu) on the right side, rather than making my wide-screen even smaller in height.
It worked perfectly except with the "Ambiance" theme, which recently became Ubuntu's default theme:
As you can see, the shadow is repeated vertically, which makes an awful impression of tiles. Other problem, shadows are printed horizontally even though the text is vertical, you can see "14" ad "Fri" shadows in dark behind the vertical text.
Is it a known bug? If not, how to fix it?


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Strictly Primavera in São Paulo
By kristin.jellison on Nov 26, 2013
Need an excuse to extend your trip to Brazil after Oracle CloudWorld São Paulo? Oracle's Primavera partners—we have your back!
Stick around for the Latin America Primavera Partner Community Event from December 12–13 at the Blue Tree Towers Hotel. This is a can't-miss opportunity to learn valuable product strategy, engage in management discussions, listen to what's new in enablement and network with industry leaders.
Oh yeah, and it's free!
On top of that, we're excited to announce that Oracle Senior Vice President of Alliances and Channels, Latin America, Hugo Freytes will deliver a keynote tailored specifically to our Primavera partners.
Not in a leadership role? Not to worry. The Primavera Partner Community Event has multi-tracked content suitable for any person, in any position.
As if you needed another reason to attend – we're celebrating YOU at an exclusive Appreciation Event on the evening of Thursday, December 12. We can't wait for the chance to revel in how great our Primavera partner community truly is!
Register today to reserve your free seat at the table.
- When: December 12–13, 2013
- Where: Blue Tree Towers Hotel (Morumbi)
- Registration Deadline: December 9, 2013
Ver Você Lá! (See You There!)
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I'm thinking of getting an NN but I'm still not clear on a couple of issues. If I pick one up it's for a trip in mid-july, so considering the wait time on shipping I would need to get it right the first time since I won't have to time to exchange / order more parts.
1. what is the weight of the NN5? The product page says "5-7kg without detent rings" but I'm hoping that's supportable mass, not the mass of the device itself.
2. can the NN5 be ordered stand-alone?
3. what is the total clearance of the NN3 and the NN5? That is, longest body+lense length that will fit?
4. does the NN3 not have detent rings smaller than 15 due to technical limitations? ( a 100mm lense suggests increments of 10 degrees for 25% overlap )
I plan to use it with a 5d + canon 100mm macro or canon 135L or canon 200mm/2.8. Does this fit in the NN3?
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Gas and Electricity Arrears
Debt Advice Team - Birmingham City Council
If you have arrears of gas or electricity, you need to sort out the problem as soon as possible, otherwise you risk having your supply cut off. Do not ignore other debts such as credit cards, catalogues or loans but you should talk to gas and electric suppliers first.
Contact your fuel provider straight away to see if you can come to an agreement as to how you can pay off the arrears. Check your bill to see if the meter readings are estimated or actual. If the latest reading is estimated, give your supplier an up to date reading and whilst you are in contact with them you can often make a payment arrangement for any arrears at the same time. You will need to provide them with a statement of your income and expenditure and, on the basis of this, they should accept an affordable amount. If you make an arrangement that you then have difficulty keeping to, you may have no choice but to have a prepayment meter instead. If you feel that the supplier is trying to get you to pay more than you can afford you should seek further advice before agreeing to anything.
If you think your financial problems are only temporary, you can agree to a short term arrangement. You could then pay your outstanding balance in instalments as long as you clear the arrears before the next bill arrives. Be careful to ensure that you agree to payments that you can afford otherwise a more long term arrangement may be more appropriate
If you need longer to pay off the arrears you will need to set up a Payment Plan. If you normally pay for your fuel through a credit meter, you can arrange to pay in monthly instalments in addition to your normal payments. Some suppliers will allow a Payment Plan to clear the arrears along with a prepayment meter which is set to pay for your current fuel use only. Your supplier will calculate the amount you should pay and agree that you should repay weekly, fortnightly or monthly. You should only be expected to pay off the arrears at a level that you can afford.
If you're facing disconnection, or have not been able to keep to a payment plan, the fuel supplier may offer to install a prepayment meter. You may have to accept the prepayment meter if you want to keep your gas or electricity supply. This will allow you to pay a fixed amount off your arrears at the same time as paying for the fuel you want to use. For electricity you pay with a token or key and for gas you use a smart card which you get charged up at local stores or garages. If you do not recharge your token, key or card, you will run out of fuel. The supplier must make sure that they collect your arrears at a rate which takes into account your ability to pay. If you are on benefits, you should be allowed to have your arrears deducted from your benefit instead of using a prepayment meter.
If you are on certain benefits, you can pay your fuel arrears in small weekly amounts which are deducted from your benefit. This is called third party deductions or Fuel Direct. You must be getting income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support or Pension Credit. The amount deducted is fixed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This way of paying off the fuel arrears may be cheaper and more convenient for you than using a prepayment meter. It means that you cannot run out of gas or electricity, which can happen with prepayment metering. If you want to have deductions made from your benefits to pay off your fuel arrears, you should get in touch with Jobcentre Plus and your fuel supplier. Jobcentre Plus will then contact your supplier directly to check that they agree with you paying this way. You may want to contact an experienced independent adviser as well to help you to arrange it.
Some gas and electricity companies have set up independent charitable trusts that you can apply to for grants to help pay for gas and electricity arrears. For more information contact the trust funds directly. British Gas Trust Fund (BGTF) provides a booklet listing all the water and fuel trust funds. See below for contact details.
You may be entitled to additional help if you are on benefits. If you are a pensioner you should get a Winter Fuel payment. If you are on Income Support, income based Job Seekers Allowance or income related Employment and Support allowance or Pension Credit you should get cold weather payments automatically when the temperature drops below zero degrees for seven consecutive days. For more information visit www.gov.uk and search for either winter fuel or cold weather. There is also a Winter Fuel Helpline on 0845 9151515.
Your fuel supplier cannot cut you off without sending you a disconnection notice, which they cannot do until at least 28 days after they send your bill. They must give you at least seven days written notice before they disconnect you. Actual disconnection is rare as long as you pay for your fuel and agree to pay something towards the arrears or accept the use of a prepayment meter. If you do get a disconnection notice, get advice as soon as possible. Some groups of customers may have extra protection from being disconnected. This may apply if you are of pensionable age, have long-term ill-health or disabilities. Make sure the fuel company knows this when you get in touch with them.
|The Home Heat Helpline
advice for people worried about paying fuel bills and keeping warm in the winter
0800 33 66 99
Citizens Advice Self-Help website
www.adviceguide.org.uk Click on the Consumer menu and look for Energy and Water Supply
|Phone enquires 08454 04 05 06
|The following charitable trusts are funded by energy providers and offer help to people who are having difficulty paying their fuel bills.
British Gas Trust Fund (BGTF)
|EDF Energy Trust
|Trust Fund Application Line
01733 421060
If you require advice on the best course of action to take to deal with your debts, contact the Debt Advice Line on 0121 303 2087
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Grab our 2016 Con Exclusives without attending any convention. Pre-order your items now* and we'll ship them to your door after the show, between August – September 2016. Open to USA residents only.
* Due to the limited nature of these items, a non-refundable payment (NRD) is required up front. These items have an extended delivery time and will ship out to you between August - September 2016.


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Wire bale, compatible with all Roomba® 500 Series Vacuum Cleaning Robots, holds brushes in place and prevents larger items from becoming tangled while Roomba is vacuuming.
Replacement wire bale for all Roomba 500 Series Vacuum Cleaning Robots does double duty. Not only does it hold Roomba's brushes in place, but it keeps toys, socks and other items from getting entangled while Roomba is vacuuming.
What's In The Box:
Country of Origin:China


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"We're hoping to teach the younger generation the importance and opportunities of agriculture," Hill said. "The superintendent has approved this and is allowing some of the students to come tomorrow. We're expecting about 70 kids from both Delta and Bastrop High. We're providing the transportation."
Hill said there's been a shortage of young farmers coming into Morehouse Parish.
"There may be a couple come through, but I'm pretty sure a young black farmer hasn't come along in about 15 years," he said. "The average age of a farmer right now is 60 years old. We need to get the young people interested in this wonderful way of life."
The event begins at 9 a.m. and ends at noon. Guests who will be speaking at the event are Assistant Director of Rural Development, Brandon Sostand, who'll speak on the importance and opportunities of agriculture; Iberia Bank Relationship Banker, Lashunda Atkins, who will speak on helpful tips with banking; SuAgCenter Nutritionist, Carolyn Robinson, will speak on nutrition; Su AgCenter Agriculture Specialist Dr. Dawn Mellion-Patin, who will speak on the dangers of mobile technology; SU AgCenter COC Latonya Owens, who will speak on the importance of being tobacco free and the Assistant Director of Rural Development in Alexandria, Lee Jones, will give current agricultural information.
The event will take place in the LSU AgCenter auditorium . Admission is free. Lunch will be served and the public is invited.
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text: I swear I will keep this honest, crisp, and clean. This blog will sparkle as an example for bloggers not yet born, shimmer, for students not yet studying, and rail against indignities not yet committed. But mostly, this will be the flotsam and jetsam of a programmer writer and technichal editor, a former English professor who now professes state-of-the-art computing technology, a wannabe programmer who can code up to twelve lines without debugging, and one swell cook, father, and bocce ball player. And I'll probably talk about Tablet PC, education, and Windows, too.


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A Long Walk Home SOARS program and Girl/Friends youth leaders participates in our partner RVA's hour long Standing Silent Witness demonstration at the Daley Plaza. Join us in silence to demonstrate and bring awareness of the silence that survivors of sexual assault are often forced into.
Links:[1] http://www.rapevictimadvocates.org/
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/states-territories/illinois
[3] http://www.nsvrc.org/event-type/saam


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Funeral services for Cheri Dianne Shelton, 62, of Grayville were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Cook Funeral Chapel in Grayville. Jonathan Johnson and Rodney Groff officiated.
Recorded music of "It's Over," "I Can Only Imagine" and "Alpha and Omega" was played.
Casketbearers were Michael Munsey, Tony Goldman, Brian Barnes, David Cowling, Larry Miller, Jim Buckman, Jason Cowling and Marc Neely.
Burial was held in Oak Grove Cemetery in Grayville.
Arrangements were handled by Cook Funeral Chapel of Grayville.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory
1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
Principal focus of the CEAP effort is to produce a national assessment of environmental benefits of USDA conservation programs to support policy decision and program implementation.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
Utilize ARS historical watershed databases to validate the SWAT model and then utilize this model to determine the impact of conservation practices on water quality, soil quality, air quality, and wildlife habitat.
3.Progress Report


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Marbleized structure, classic, timeless, design and modern colors. Very good cigarette burn resistance. All-purpose structure with a fine, even marbling and warm, harmonious color tones.
- Polyurethane coating can save up to 30% cost savings on maintenance and as easy to clean as vinyl flooring
- Naturally anti-microbial.
- Cork ingredients help absorb impact sound and provide a comfortable walking surface & offers world best indent recovery..
- Two seaming methods for options in design performance and installed cost.
- 56 contemporary colors and color-coordinated palm wax weld rods for heat-welded seams.
- Application: Education, healthcare, leisure,mercantile and light industrial.
- Available in 2.5mm.
- Stock ex-Europe, contact your Armstrong Representative for further information.
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Aerial panoramic view above the Royal Sibaya Hotel, located at the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom in Umhlanga, Durban.
The early morning light made for interesting long shadows and punchy lighting.
View more aerial 360 panoramas.
Durban is a coastal city of South Africa with very active harbour serving as transport portal for much of South Africa, particularly Gauteng.


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New Jersey Health Statistics
Postcensal estimates show that New Jersey's population as of July 1, 2001 was 8,511,119. The tables below contain population estimates by age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, sex, and county of residence as well as a table of the populations of the largest municipalities in New Jersey.
Federal standards (OMB-15) required that the 2000 Census allow respondents to choose white, black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, some other race, or any combination of these six race groups to describe themselves. In New Jersey, 2.5 percent of residents identified themselves as being of more than one race in the 2000 Census. The OMB-15 guidelines will not go into effect for vital events data collection until 2003, therefore informants could only select one of five mutually exclusive race groups on birth, death, and fetal death certificates in 2001: white, black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or other. This complicates the calculation of race-specific rates since race data were not measured the same way in the numerator (e.g., the number of births or deaths) and the denominator (the population). To address this statistical problem, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), in collaboration with the Census Bureau, developed population estimates which assign multiple-race respondents to only one of the single-race categories to bridge the gap between the 2000 Census and the new vital event certificates in 2003. Hence, these estimates are referred to as "bridged-race" population estimates.
The Department of Labor's website has unbridged population and other Census data.
The Technical Notes section contains information on sources of data and racial and ethnic classification.
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Nintendo eShop "extended maintenance" scheduled for March 13th, Pokémon X and Y offline tomorrowWritten by: / / No Comments
If you were planning on paying the Wii U or 3DS Nintendo eShop a visit this Thursday, March 13th then be aware that a period of "extended maintenance" will take the service offline for four hours between 8pm GMT and midnight.
In addition, online services for Pokémon X and Y will be suspended between 12am GMT and 2pm tomorrow, March 11th due to server maintenance. Online play, rankings and all other services requiring the Nintendo Network will be unavailable during this maintenance period.
Do either of these maintenance windows impede your gaming plans for the week? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Game Informer
Tags: eshop, maintenance, nintendo, pokemonxandy


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Shocker: Massive aid does not mean improvement
posted at 12:50 pm on April 9, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
Do massive donations of cash as aid to poor nations allow them to focus on structural improvements and increased spending on health? Or does that money allow corrupt governments to divert resources that they would have spent on those issues to other priorities? A new study by Lancet strongly suggests the latter — even when the donors believe they have secured the distribution of the funds:
After getting millions of dollars to fight AIDS, some African countries responded by slashing their health budgets, new research says.
For years, the international community has forked over billions in health aid, believing the donations supplemented health budgets in poor countries. It now turns out development money prompted some governments to spend on entirely different things, which cannot be tracked. The research was published Friday in the medical journal Lancet. …
The research raises questions about whether international aid is sometimes detrimental. Previous studies have found pricey United Nations health initiatives haven't paid off and occasionally hurt health systems. Experts estimate about half of international health aid can't be traced in the budgets of receiving countries.
Murray's paper also found debt relief had no effect on health spending. Activists like Bob Geldof and Bono have long argued canceling African debts would allow countries to spend more on their health problems, but there was no evidence of that.
"When an aid official thinks he is helping a low-income African patient avoid charges at a health clinic, in reality, he is paying for a shopping trip to Paris for a government minister and his wife," said Philip Stevens, of the London-based think tank International Policy Network. He was not linked to the study.
What can we learn from this study that we really should have already known?
- Money is fungible – Giving block grants to a state for one purpose doesn't mean that the purpose gets more money. It allows the state to divert its already-committed resources to other purposes. We've learned that here in the US with Porkulus block grants to states. Without accountability, that money can go anywhere and either directly or indirectly feed the corruption at the heart of Africa's problems.
- Corruption is the root cause of nationwide poverty – We have sent monetary aid to Africa for decades in attempts to fix the problems of poverty and disease. That should tell us that money isn't really the root problem in these countries. The governments, mostly corrupt dictatorships, create the problems through outright theft or the imposition of incompetent central economic planning. In Zimbabwe, for just one example, it's both. That nation's land used to provide for much of Africa's food, and now it can't even feed itself.
- We need to change direction in Africa – None of us want to see an entire continent fail, but we apparently have two choices. Either we drop billions on Africa every year in aid that extends the status quo, or we cut off the aid and force African nations to change from within. The US had moved toward the latter in the last few years, but guilt-trip initiatives (however well meaning) keep putting political pressure on nations to maintain the status quo.
If we really want to solve the problem of poverty and illness in Africa, we need to demand political reform. Everything else is a band-aid, and not the kind of Band Aid that means aging rockers taking to the stage on G-20 conferences.
Breaking on Hot Air
Dem convention TEMS: Wrap-up with Andrew Malcolm, Duane Patterson
- Finding Ponies...
- Bailouts, Giveaways, Africa, America: Corruption | DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts - DBKP
- Billions in international aid wasted, but it makes you feel better to give! | Radio Vice Online
- The Heart of Man is Evil, and Desperately Wicked
- Always To The Right
- Eye on Britain (2)
Am I buggin' ya? I didn't mean to bug ya.
cjtony97 on April 9, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Me 2.
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Either states create their own exchanges, or the federal government will create one for them.
WASHINGTON — Michigan, New Hampshire, West Virginia and Iowa are the final four states to receive conditional federal approval to run state partnership health insurance exchanges under the 2010 health care law, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.
A partnership exchange allows the states to take more time before operating the exchanges fully on their own.
As in previous announcements, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius re-emphasized one key message: "We will be ready in seven months when consumers will be able to use the new marketplace to easily purchase quality, affordable health insurance plans."
The announcement means 24 states and the District of Columbia have submitted plans to operate or partially operate health exchanges.
The exchanges will be ready Oct. 1 and neither congressional budgets nor the mandatory spending cuts that went into effect last week will change that, said Gary Cohen, director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
"We will be opening all exchanges in all states," Cohen said.
States that have not created their own exchanges will have those created by the federal government for them, Cohen said, adding that officials from those states said they will work with HHS to to ensure that insurers follow state and federal laws. Those states' insurance commissioners will operate as they have in the past.
A health exchange is a website that allows consumers to purchase health insurance by comparing prices and benefits, just as they would through an employer's insurance plan. Both the federal government and the states have come up with benefits the plans must offer, such as pediatric vision care or mental health care.
The government plans to have the exchanges in place by October for enrollment so coverage can begin in January. That's when the law, also known as the Affordable Care Act, requires most Americans to purchase insurance or face a fine.


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Spiced Sweet Potato Soufflé
Categories: Thanksgiving
Type: Side Dishes
Type: Side Dishes
Sweet potatoes are widely available, and better for you than other potatoes. Try this potato soufflé.
Serves: 8 servings
- 2 pounds unpeeled sweet potatoes (about 4 medium)
- 1/2 cup apple or orange juice
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons golden raisins or chopped dates
- 3 egg whites, brought to room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey crunch wheat germ or finely chopped pecans
- 3 tablespoons shredded sweetened coconut
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- To cook the sweet potatoes in a conventional oven, bake them at 400°F for about 45 minutes, or until tender. To cook in a microwave oven, prick each potato in several places with a fork, and microwave on high power for about 15 minutes, or until tender. Set aside to cool.
- To make the topping, place all of the topping ingredients in a small bowl, and stir to mix well. Set aside.
- When the potatoes have cooled, peel them and cut them into chunks. Place the potatoes, fruit juice, maple syrup or honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl, and, using an electric mixer or a potato masher, beat or mash the potatoes until smooth. Stir in the raisins or dates, and set the mixture aside.
- Place the egg whites in a large glass bowl, and sprinkle the cream of tartar over the top. Using an electric mixer, beat for several minutes, or until stiff peaks form when the beaters are lifted. Gently fold the egg whites into the potato mixture.
- Coat a 2-quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray, and spread the sweet potato mixture evenly in the dish. Sprinkle the topping over the potatoes.
- Bake uncovered at 350°F for about 45 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and a sharp knife inserted near the center of the casserole comes out clean. Cover the casserole loosely with aluminum foil during the last few minutes of baking if the top starts to brown too quickly. Serve hot.
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Last night as we were leaving there was a quick discussion about what hooding/exhaust might be needed for the chemistry that is planned. I'm not an expert here so tossing this out - what might be needed?
- the current stove exhaust may (piping material is unknown) have issues depending on what types of fumes are sent up it, however it is located already relatively close to the fish bowl space and does run up to the roof and outside
- We're definitely going to need to build a fume hood. ANY reaction that evolves gas must be done with appropriate ventilation, even if it's a relatively harmless gas, and the vent over your average stove won't cut it. (I almost killed myself with carbon dioxide in my kitchen once, so I take this very seriously.) It would really be best if we built a fume hood with an air foil. I have a doc with instructions on how to build one, but it's scanned from a textbook so I really shouldn't upload it here. How much linear space is available near the existing exhaust vent? Mlp 16:33, 1 October 2008 (PDT)
- what safety items should be present? (type of fire extinguisher, gloves, materials for cleaning up from a chemical accident? - I'm asking because I don't know)
- Fire extinguisher: ABC type for sure.
- Bucket of sand. Check it once a week to make sure that the sand hasn't accreted into a solid block.
- Nitrile gloves should always be in stock; they can be had cheap from American Science and Surplus.
- Keep baking soda around for neutralizing acid spills, vinegar for neutralizing base spills.
- Paper towels, loads of them.
- A couple of lab coats. (~$17 at AS&S I think)
- Safety goggles!!!!!
- Eyewash bottle (always keep full with clean distilled water)
- Decontamination shower (we might want to set this up outside in the alley, can make one from PVC)
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How to set-up and install your own ringtones on the HTC Desire HD
We show you how to set-up and install your own ringtones on the HTC Desire HD
Sometimes, having your own personal ringtone on your device really adds this finishing touch – really making the device yours.
Fortunately, getting your own personal ringtone set-up on the HTC Desire HD is simple as –
In this guide, we show you exactly how it's done.
First, you'll need to find some ringtones you like. To make things as simple as possible, ensure your ringtones are DRM-free MP3 files. Also, they should typically be 30-seconds or less in length.
A good source for free ringtones is mobile9.com and high quality normal, ringing ringtones can be purchased from RCP Tones. You can also make your own ringtones using music you already own thanks to free audio editing software such as Audacity.
Once you have some great ringtones on your computer, you're ready to go:
- Ensure your microSD card is in your HTC Desire HD, then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable
- If your HTC Desire HD does not mount automatically, touch the USB icon that appears in the menu bar at the top of the display, drag it down to expose the Android Notification Pane, then tap on USB Connected and select Mount (or Disk Drive)
- Using a file explorer on your computer, navigate to the root folder (the main directory) of the memory card in your HTC Desire HD
- Create a new folder called ringtones (some devices require a lowercase "r" so please name the new folder exactly as specified)
- Now, simply copy all of the MP3 ringtones you want on your HTC Desire HD into the new ringtones folder
That's it! You can now unmount your HTC Desire HD and your ringtones will become available as options when changing your ringtone.
- To set one of your new MP3s as your ringtone:
- From the home screen, tap Menu then Settings
- Tap Sound, then Phone ringtone
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When to use code based applications and when to use composite application?
If I understand the context of your question, you probably want to work with external data not stored in Sharepoint content database. And the question is whether to build ASP.NEt application and host it under SharePoint web applicatin or do it with BCS which is native to SharePoint. The word "Composite" is being used in SharePoint documentation a lot and it refers you to BCS.
If the functionality can be achieved using BCS, I would stay away from custom code.
I came across a good article in SharePoint Pro magazine and I hope its relevant here: http://www.sharepointpromag.com/article/microsoft-products/Introduction-to-Composite-Applications-in-SharePoint-2010
Simple really: when a solution built as a Composite Application no longer suits the business requirement, modify components used in the composite application using code.
SPDoctor is right though, anything built on SharePoint is effectively a composite application. Even code-based modifications are used in the context of a composite application.


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Isn't the App Store basically just Steam but for general applications?
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Application stores, which force the user to go through them (as this happens on iPhone), dramatically change the business scene for software vendors.
With "old-style" approach the user needed to go to the search engine to find an application he needs or to rely on friends' suggestions or magazine articles. This made it possible for developers to create a dozen of similar applications and compete for user's attention. They did it with SEO, SMM, and other TLAs.
If the application store becomes the only channel via which the software reaches the user, then the winner of the top position in the store's section takes most attention, leaving other developers without profit (as there's only one top spot per section usually and the developer has no way to influence the procedure of getting into the top spot).
What's even worse is that Apple's voluntary policy of accepting or denying applications for the store means that the developer doesn't know if his application is accepted until he completes it and submits it to the store.
This way, the application store turns the more or less predictable software business into a casino, where you make a high stake (needed to develop an application) and then bet that stars are positive to apple's decision to approve your application and that you win the top spot. If you lose (and chances are very high that you do), then good bye thousands of bucks and months of your life time.
Because all the application in AppStore is made for Mac. And most people prefer app store to download and install application in Mac.
I highly doubt the Mac will become a closed platform; it's a computer. Also, I read an article about this and if I remember correctly, it stated that Apple confirmed Macs will not be closed platforms. The App Store just provides simplicity to find good software for OS X quickly, I wouldn't worry about it too much. :)
The only real question is whether they can get away with doing it. The iPad and iPhone only allow distribution via the AppStore already. To me, this is a strong indication that they'd do the same with the Mac if they thought they could without losing much market share.
The only thing stopping them is the fact that only about 95% of Mac users are blindly devoted to Apple because it's "cool" -- the 5% or so who'd jump ship if they did anything too evil still represents something like $600 Million/year, which is a bit much for Apple to just throw away.
Yes and as an example, I buy ALL my games over steam. When a game is not on steam I will most likely never buy it.
The concept is the same. Easy installation and uninstallation of applications.
Steam just focus primarily on games - usually needing license checking - and the Mac Application store on applications.
So yes, they are competitors but with different customers.


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Christmas event
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The Bloomingdale Village Building will be the site of Trim-A-Tree and Christmas caroling festivities on Sunday beginning at 4 p.m.
Participants are encouraged to bring an ornament to help decorate the village tree.
Cookies and hot chocolate will be served at the Bloomingdale United Methodist Church following the caroling.
Mingo center
planning party
The Mingo Junction Senior Center Christmas party will be held Dec. 14 at the Mingo Knights of Columbus Hall, beginning at 6 p.m.
The event will include food, music, prizes and a cash bar.
Cost is $20 per person.
For information, call (740) 535-1639.
Habitation to
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The Habitation of God's Glory sponsored by the P.O.W. Intercessory Prayer Ministry will welcome Evangelist Joey Talley of Atlanta, Ga., as the special speaker Friday and Saturday at the River Christian Fellowship Church located at 183 Nesley St., Empire.
He will minister both days at 7 p.m.
He also will minister at Sunday church services at 10:30 a.m.
"A revivalist and trendsetter," Talley has ministered with Jentzen Franklin and Perry Stone, has been on TBN and DayStar and also has appeared with Marcus and Joanne Lamb.
For information, call Aimee at (740) 317-6189 or Carol at (740) 765-4623.
It is open to the public.
Trip available
for inauguration
Interested in attending the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama?
A motorcoach package for Jan. 20-22 is available through the Kenley Konnection with a bus leaving from the Hollywood Shopping Plaza in Steubenville, according to Duane Jennings of the Steubenville office. He can be contacted at (740) 264-1862 or (740) 632-3951 for information.
The round-trip motor coach includes two nights' accommodations, two breakfasts, a sightseeing tour to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial if traffic permits and bus transportation to shuttle or Metro to the National Mall for the inauguration parade and ceremony.
A $50 deposit is due with the balance due by Dec. 15. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Kenley Konnection and mailed to 5773 Emporium Square, Columbus OH 43231. A telephone number should be provided and reference "Obama" on the check or money order.
Brunch, crafts
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The East Springfield Community Recreation & Service Center on county Road 39 will host a breakfast brunch in the new building on Saturday from 8 a.m. to whenever.
The menu will include pancakes, buckwheat cakes, french toast, belgium waffles, hashbrowns, scrambled eggs, sausage patties, coffee, juice and tea.
Cost is by donation.
Patrons can dine in or get carryout by calling (740) 543-3700.
There also will be a community craft show and bake sale there from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Table rental is $2 per foot.
To reserve a table contact Sue Call at (740) 543-3066 or Debbie Martin at (740) 543-3305.


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When Grammer saw Dave Carter perform three songs at a songwriter's showcase shortly after she moved to Portland in 1996, she became enthusiastic about her own musical talents.
"Here were stories that could stand alone as poetry, sung with compassion, intelligence, and a hint of Texas twang," Grammer said. "I knew instantly that I was in the presence of greatness."
By late 1997, Grammer and Carter came together to create a duo performing guitar, banjo, violin, mandolin and vocals.
Their first album, "When I Go" recorded in Grammer's kitchen, garnered the unknown duo a full-page feature article in the Los Angeles Times declaring their self-released album "discovery of the year."
The flood of praise resulted in an invitation to join folk icon Joan Baez on tour as both featured artists and band members. Grammer found herself in the spotlight as the instrumental soloist and backing vocalist, while Carter's compositions were being performed alongside songs by Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, and Merle Haggard.
Grammer quickly became known in the folk world as "half of an incandescent duo with Dave Carter," who died suddenly in 2002 at the age of 49.
Grammer continues to perform Carter's songs and has produced three solo and two duo albums since his death, including the critically acclaimed tribute CD, "Flower of Avalon" with Mary Chapin Carpenter contributing backing vocals and liner notes.
"Flower of Avalon presents more songs by Dave Carter, with Tracy at the helm as artist, interpreter, co-producer and beating heart at the center of it all," Carpenter wrote. "Her pure voice conveys the simple truths of these songs; her gifts as a musician are like that of a painter who is a master of chiaroscuro, offering light and shadow at every turn. … I was honored and humbled by the invitation to sing on this record."
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's state-run news agency SANA says Syria decided to ban Turkish Airlines flights from Syrian airspace.
SANA sent the announcement to reporters in a text message late Saturday, but did not elaborate.
The decision came three days after Turkey intercepted a Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to Damascus and seized what it said was military equipment on board.
Tensions between the neighbors have been rising since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad erupted 19 months ago.
Turkey sides with the rebels, providing political support and a rear base. Turkey has also begun retaliating for stray Syrian shells and mortar rounds hitting Turkish soil.
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Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MD
Source: Lancet 1999; Volume 353: pages 267 - 272
There have been very little in the way of randomized trials of conventional versus 3D-CRT. The British attempted to venture downthis road less traveled. A randomized study was initiated at the Royal Marsen NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research in theUnited Kingdom and is the subject of this article.
Clinical stages included in this trial were any primary tumor extent without lymph node or distant metastases (although one patientin the conventional treatment arm did have regional lymph node metastases). Table 1 demonstrates the patient characteristics.Though minimally different, The conformal therapy arm did have more T1 and less T2 and T4 lesions than the conventional RT arm.There were also lower grade lesions in the conformal treatment arm in contrast to the conventional RT arm. The median PSA washigher in the conventionally treated patients.
The field arrangements for the RT portals utilized a 3-field technique with an anterior and laterals or posterior obliques. Computedtomography (CT) scans were utilized to localize the prostate gland. Customized cerrobend blocks were created to ensure that the90% isodose line covered the prostate gland in the 3D-CRT arm (1.0 cm margin around the prostate and seminal vesicles defined thePTV and a 0.6 cm margin was used from the PTV to the block edges). Treatment included the base of the seminal vesicles in mostcases, but poorly differentiated cancers and locally advanced lesion also received treatment to the entirety of the seminal vesicles.The conventionally treated arm did not utilize any blocks. All patients were treated to 60 - 64Gy with 2Gy fractions per day. Six toten megavoltage photons delivered the treatments, which were prescribed to isocenter. In over half of the patients, androgenablation was administered 3 - 6 months prior to RT.
Overall survival was similar for the two groups at approximately 90% at 2 years and 65% at 5 years. The clinical local control rate wasapproximately 97% versus 96% at 2 years and 78% versus 83% at 5 years for 3D-CRT versus conventional RT, respectively. Thebiochemical disease control rates were based on a cutoff system -- if the PSA rose above 2 ng/mL, it would be considered a failure.There seemed to be an advantage to receiving 3D-CRT for biochemical disease control based on that definition of biochemicalfailure. However, since the median PSA is higher in the conventional group, it stands to reason that the conventional RT group,being that they started with a higher baseline, would be above the cutoff more often than the 3D-CRT group. As described by theauthors, when they stratified for initial PSA there was no significant difference in biochemical local control.
Additionally, average field dimensions were not given for the reader to ascertain how truly different the fields were. Anotherproblem I have with the paper is the fact the dose of RT was substandard to the periphery of the gland. If 64Gy was prescribed toisocenter and the 90% isodose line covers the prostate, then the periphery of the gland only received 57.6Gy (substandard). Theauthors discuss dose escalating to 74Gy as the focus of the current trial --this would deliver 66.6Gy to the periphery (nearly up tothe standard dose used for localized prostate). The issue of using grade 2 toxicity as the criteria for the advantage of more"conformal " RT is a rather weak argument, since most agree grade 3-5 toxicities are the dose-limiting ones (not significantly differentfor any of the side effects of treatment in this trial). Grade 2 toxicities, while they are significant, are usually reversible with outpatienttreatments and are not dose limiting.
My final contention is that the biochemical failure criteria utilized was a problematic approach to this trial since there was adiscrepancy in the initial PSA between the two arms. In conclusion, this article has demonstrated that we must be critical of theliterature, despite of what may be the prevailing message that the authors are attempting to convey. I am not disparaging conformaltherapy. I feel we do not have all the answers yet. 3D-CRT is probably no worse than conventional RT and most likely isadvantageous, but a randomized trial has yet to definitively prove that fact.


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It has been a very busy weekend of research and writing for me which meant there was very little time to make food. Actually, I had no time at all to make food and Vegan Mom was busy juggling 3 kids. Fortunately, we just joined a food co-op that has all sorts of reasonably priced vegan convenience food like Yves frozen veggie balls (and Silk soy creamer! Huzzah!). The veggie meat balls were pretty good, but perhaps a tad bit mushy. But, they certainly are faster than making your own. If I didn't mention it before in a previous post, spaghetti sauce is a great way to get veggies into kids who usually resist them. Process carrots, pepper, mushrooms, onions, etc., in a food processor and cook with the sauce. We also add in red lentils for extra protein since they dissolve when they are fully cooked.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Spaghetti and Meatballs
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- Jennifer said...
This looks pretty good! If you ever have a bit of time and want to try making something more homemade, you should try the 'Neatballs' in Veganomicon.
Thank you so much for all the lovely recipes and pictures you post on your blog.
- January 28, 2008 at 10:04 AM
- Anke said...
A couple of weeks ago I made the same thing but your photo looks sooooo much better. Good job :-)
- January 28, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- Vegan Jessica said...
There is another great "meatball" made by Nate's, they come frozen in a zip top bag. The mushroom is our family favorite. We serve them with red sauce and pasta, meatball subs, Swedish meatballs, you get the picture. Our local natural food shop carries them and I think Whole Foods has them. The bonus over the Yves is that they are made with non-gmo grains and legumes and organic flours.
- January 28, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- VeggieGirl said...
the food co-op sounds great and quite resourceful!! delicious dinner you've got there - such a comforting dish!! :0)
- January 28, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- the pleasantly plump vegan said...
lucky, lucky kids! love yr blog!
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Why do we say that we "observe traditions" rather than "following traditions" or some other term?
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It comes from 'observance' rather than 'observation'. The etymological roots, according to dictionary.com are:
Word Origin & History
observance early 13c., "act performed in accordance with prescribed usage," esp. a religious or ceremonial one," from O.Fr. observance, from L. observantia "act of keeping customs, attention," from observantem (nom. observans), prp. of observare (see observe). Observance is the attending to and carrying out of a duty or rule. Observation is watching, noticing.
Whereas the religious connotations are not as prevalent as they were in increasingly secular societies, the usage still carries over with reference to commemorations, eg
As far as my tradition goes, I believe we are the perpetrators of the usage of "observe", abetted by Bible-observant Christians.
There may be other avenues, but as far as I am aware, this is due to the Hebrew part of the Bible (and some Aramaic in the book of Daniel).
In Hebrew שמר is the root radical for words like
שמר in its root form would mean watch/observe.
The Bible, in Hebrew, is full of references to שמר, but in various forms and inflection. People who read the Bible in Hebrew, or who are very attached to their Strong's Concordance, normally have a obsessive compulsion to be precise about the Hebrew concepts we wish to express in English. Personally, I am following the crowd by using the word observe.
For example, in an important subject such as the Sabbath, we normally want to express its importance in all inflections of שמר.
Shall we say we simply keep the Sabbath? Preserve the Sabbath, fulfill the Sabbath, be aware of her, beware of violations against her? Therefore, we simply say
The Christians might say
You might not be aware, but English vocabulary and usage has had very significant influence from the Bible.
One of the meanings of 'observe' in Oxford Dictionaries is: 'fulfil or comply with'.
I am not sure if we 'fulfil' but we certainly 'comply with' tradition.
It turns out the verb (to observe), as most of the english verbs is too broad regarding its meaning, so having said that, it is true one could use a few synonyms to construct a similar statement within the context you mentioned...
A simple research about the verb (to observe) returns a specific meaning of "to watch or be present without participating actively" when used as an intransitive verb: See reference here
When used as a transitive verb, (to observe) could also mean:
I believe the verb to observe is kinda stick to that context because one not always actively "follow traditions", meaning that one does not always actively participate or experience traditions, but rather "observes" them...


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