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Aiya Cooking Grade Matcha....... 1 tbsp
Hot Water....................................... 1 tbsp
Soy Milk.......................................... 2 cups
Gelatin (Agar Agar)........................ 1 tbsp
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Egg Yolk......................................... 2 yolks
Seasonal Fruits.............................. as needed
Condensed Milk.............................. as needed
Note: Gelatin solidifies very quickly. Don't let the pudding cool too much or you won't be able to pour it into the molds!
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Was going to try and go sub 1000 in terms of club reputation, but eventually gave up and went for FC Halifax, as I grew up in West Yorkshire, so local linkage.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's profile time.
Was going to try and go sub 1000 in terms of club reputation, but eventually gave up and went for FC Halifax, as I grew up in West Yorkshire, so local linkage.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's profile time.
And so it begins. Time to say goodbye to my social life
Simming now, shouldn't be long till I get my profile up. Can't wait to do this again
Right, I must have loaded up over 50 times. It's time to announce the new manager of:
Truro City
Wanted under 1000rep. But the way I figure it, Truro is going to have a very low attraction attribute. So it might be harder to entice players/fans than if I was in London.
Say hello to the new Wealdstone manager
Am I the only one having problems signing new staff?
My board will only let me give £70 per week for a scouts and so far I've not found one willing to drop that low and I don't have any scouts and I don't start with a scout. I've still to start searching for a new ass man and coaches, so I'm certain that they'll be even harder to recruit.
I think that will make this challenge even harder as we won't find getting in good quality staff so early in the game.
If anyone is interested I've uploaded the following saves, these are with a large db and the top players from all of the continents:
Cambridge City, FC Halifax, Wealdstone
FC United, Tonbridge
Nothing better than that first transfer window in this challenge so much fun going through every single scouting report.
Here we go again
Here we go go go to the temple of consumption
Get you gear, start to spend
Here we go go go with total dedication
Is it very wrong that as I set off on my journey I have this song going round my head? 90s tastic!
Sorry a bit unrelated. but my screenshots are pretty small. Is there any way to make them larger, without reducing the resolution of my monitor?
starting this game tonight hopefuly do good this year :@) il'll post screenshots soon as i can
Last edited by santa; 06-11-2010 at 18:05. Reason: New link
In addition this year, for those of you who want to add to the database to make things more competitive at the top level in the long term, you can set the database level to custom to add the players for the top clubs in each continent. It should look like this. This is purely optional, but no extra players can be loaded on top of this, this is the limit.
Got a save for you Mikael
Would it be possible to boost the rep of a team so they got promoted, then immediately return it to the proper level? Or would that have some grave repercussions in the game like ridiculous expectations?
Jup, uploading it as I type
Accidentally named it colchester, but it is Chippenham :P
Controversially Holiday Woman is holidaying away for me now, lets face it she's never going to get a job even as a former international.. its not real football is it now..
Myself and DuckmanLUFC networking this game up. Look out for some profile posts coming shortly
Last edited by Booth; 05-11-2010 at 21:21.
finally after an hour of reloading......FC United
I hate Salisbury so much.
I might have to go with Marine, at this rate. Kendal is the lowest I have so far.
If anyone gets FC United with with large db and top players from all continents, could you possibly upload it for me?
(I didn't read the OP properly and didn't load with top players)
Last edited by jordanswinburn; 05-11-2010 at 21:06.
Well it only took 3 reloads and I got the Urchins which allows me to present:
Wavelberry the new manager of AFC Hornchurch.
Here's the squad and from what I can gather my best youth player. I can't get a best player yet as I don't have an assiatant manager. Squad is paper thin and we're predicted 22nd. Gonna be a long hard season I think. This is what it's all about.
In fact, has anyone got a 24th June save with large db and top players from all continents? That'd be really helpful.
Holidaying as i type, got Chipenham to the premier for the last year but then got stuck in an yoyo situation and in the end gave up, might go for them if they come up again.
Either way has to be a Sub 1000 rep team, its the only way real men play!
I have Tooting up, do I take them over??
Guys! My .ddt file isnt working!!
Can't sign a scout for love nor money. They start their negotiations at £230 and I can only offer £85 max.
Good luck Dan! I think I might be going with Harrow at this rate, with other clubs not wanting to come up for me, its getting frustrating now.
I feel bad for the assistant i started with though. His only job so far is to filter out unrealistic possiblities for his replacement...
Right dont know who to pick so first person to respond to thispicks my team
FC United or Kingstonian?
FC United...
edit: Nooooooes!
The mighty K's have it!
Profile soon
I think so - C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\football manager 2011\data\updates\update-1110\db\1110\edt
I have since put it in C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\football manager 2011\data\db\1100\edt
...after it didnt work in the first place. But it still doesnt work....any idea?
EDT: sorry scratch that. That'lll teach me not to look at screenshots! I was looking for an editor data file, which of course this isnt!
I found an ass man (John Durnin) who's half decent for this level, all he's lacking is tactical know how and discipline. I also eventually found a scout with 7 JP and 11 JPA (Lionel Meade) both are real people so they might sign for other small clubs.
So gone are the days of signing scouts with 13+ in JP and JPA, god help us all
hi this is my try at this i got bradford pa here is me http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...Attributes.png
here is the clubs history http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...News_Inbox.png
hopefully ill do good this year :@)
Just won a friendly against Brecon 2-0 away. Had three enforced injuries and a red card meaning I was playing 5-4-0 for the last five or so minutes. Sexy football from the Urchins that
First game win, 4-0, top of the table hope its a sign of things to come.
Last edited by Cerneo; 05-11-2010 at 22:04.
For all those Gareth Bale moaners in GD and on the Tottenham thread. I just checked my players list and guess who is the 2nd most expensive player in the world at £35 million (a shiny penny for those who guess who's top)?
I've gone with Harrow Borough after umpteen reloads.
Here is my profile.
I'll upload the save if anyone's interested.
So how far have people got? Who has got furthest? How long till the first update?! I'm still holidaying - in November (only got home 2 hours ago!)
If anyone comes across a save with Marine promoted (with large Db and top clubs from each of the continents), I'd appreciate if they could chuck it my way
Just had a chat with my board about a parent club went like this:
Me: Can we have a parent club in order to get good loans in?
Them: No we dont want to rely on loan players
Me: Think your underestimating how important this is
Them Ask as much as you want it wont happen! Now is there anything else?
3 games in with fc united won 2 drew 1 so far so good
Still in Pre-Season, managed to sign Jo Tessem on a free, hopefully he will help out our midfield, brought in some Scottish trialists too, hopefully 3 or 4 will sign
Booth takes over at Hastings united
A lot to do with this completely useless team. media prediction 22nd
Dafuge have you chosen a team yet
Dick Smallberries, the ******* deserter, has left Halifax and signed up to guide Marine to Merseyside greatness.
Media prediction is 22nd, the squad look like a bunch of muppets, but the board agrees that we should link with a parent club to get loan players in.
loving the name Dick
Just had to test the youtube thing, edited my post up the page a bit, love that new feature should add a really cool element to the reports we do here.
Any word on a logo pack yet?
would love to get logo for Chippenham.
i think he said journeyman a while back, Not sure thats the same he intends on doing.
World Cup winner, Alan Ball, debuted under his father for the club back in 1959. Now I hope to emulate just this, have my son come through and go on to be a world cup winner. But, it's highly unlikely. No less, I would like to produce some world cup winners in the distant future.
Admittedly, some of the players in the squad aren't too bad – The best player, according to my current assistant is that of a 37 year old – 5 stars apparently. There is however, always the assurance that we have good bread on our team with a certain Mr Warbuton playing as a striker. In all, the squad is pretty thin – just one goalkeeper for example. The staff is, well, nonexistent. An assistant and a youth coach – both of which look pretty incapable of much. Time to get some people in.
The board are simply asking to make an attempt to avoid the drop zone, which the media think is a great possibility – pitching us to finish 21st, most likely behind Vauxhall Motors. Personally, I was hoping for a safe mid table position.
Just want to wish everyone else good luck, and that I can upload my other save files (Marine, Tooting, Harrow, Ashton, Worksop etc) if need be.
This what I'm planning, although the Spanish league issue has halted my progress somewhat.
Good luck, Satio
Satio loving the manager picture youve done very cool
What sort of money are people spending on Assistant Managers?
I don't have hastings as a save i'm afraid. just saved day before and ploughed right into it.
Why do I find such enjoyment in reloading, hoping for a new team to come out. This is like gambling, only risk-free!
Is it possible to create my own shortcuts on Fm11? I really could do with a quick one to Manager -> Options -> Holiday
Following the disastrous promotion of his favoured Boreham Wood last season, GreyedOutMan has chosen Tooting and Mitcham's Imperial Fields home in Morden as his new stomping ground. GreyedOutMan is said to be very excited about his new project, and hopes to bring unprecedented (ok, I know, not really Dafuge!) success to Tooting - who knows, he might get the Freedom OF Tooting one day! (No? Sorry, I'll get my coat). Updates to follow!


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Are Marley headphones worth the price?
My daughter wants a pair of nice headphones for Christmas. I went to RadioShack hoping to get an idea of what a "decent" pair of headphones is, and the guy suggested Marleys to me.
I checked them out on Amazon, and they seem to have pretty good reviews overall, but is all of that just a bunch of hype? Is there another brand out there that's just as good or even better at the same price? I don't want to buy them based mainly on a salesman's recommendation, since he's hardly an unbiased opinion. I'm looking to spend no more than $50 or so, and my research so far has suggested that at that price quality can range from pure crap to surprisingly good.
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Does she want buds, supraaural (on ear) or circumaural (over ear) cans? Wired/Wireless? Does she care more about portability, sound quality or comfort?
I've repeatedly purchased Sennheiser and have never been disappointed. They are simply the pinnacle of sound to me. It's on the expensive side, so I know you may want to avoid the nice ones because of your budget constraints. I've never heard of Marleys before and they could be good quality, but I just don't know.
I was wondering how old your daughter is to see if she would be interested in entering halfsies for a very nice pair of top of the line cans.
Just a few that I hunted down in the price range:
Good luck, highlight if you respond to Qs.
Couldn't fit any more into the first post.
You could always go back to the store and sample some of the headphones the sales rep recommends. You might find something that sounds great, cost-efficient and has few reviews online. I would never buy something simply on the recommendation of someone trying to sell me anything.
I'm not sure if Radioshack has sample headphones to use, but I know the Best Buy around me does this. Maybe check the closest one and see if you can test them out.
Another reason I keep buying Sennheiser is that they have a very lengthy warranty on almost all their products. It's been unnecessary as none of the products I have purchased from them has ever broken on me in the past 8 years, but it's just great peace of mind.
No worry, no price.
@curtisuxor: She wants over ear or on ear. Earbuds are a no-no. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll look those up.
I'm not really interested in top quality. She's only 14. Plus she listens to One Direction. The best headphones in the world wouldn't make them sound good.
@purplefeather: Sounds like you should just go with some fashion 'phones. Unfortunately, at 14, she'll probably be very upset if they're anything other than "beats," given the extensive marketing and branding campaigns they have. Skullcandy might be another option for cute-looking, but more reasonably priced.
Also, I'd suggest avoiding RadioShack.
@purplefeather: Made me laugh.
Anyway, since I was never able to get in the mind of a 14 year old girl (or any female, really), I don't know whether she's really more interested in what @psaux said or audio quality.
Sennheiser (as you can tell just from the name of the company) makes products for grown-ups. So unless she's an audiophile, she might just want something that looks fashionable.
I think I have a good idea though, tell her you are shopping for someone (her mother, perhaps?) and go to Best Buy/Fry's/etc. It depends on whether or not she knows that you know she wants headphones for Christmas. Just browse around and tell her to check out the headphones. See what she goes for and if she uses any of the demo phones and make your decision from there.
If she knows you know that she knows (sorry) what you are getting her, consider showing her pictures of some of them, but not the price and let her pick. Don't forget about shipping delays at this time if you order online.
I bought a pair of Marley headphones for $10 during a sale a few months ago, and they've been the best $10 headphones I've ever owned. If I'd paid $80 for them, I probably wouldn't be as happy.
I see some Sennheisers are currently on sale at a place I probably can reference but am not totally sure if I'm allowed to (rhymes with ram-a-bon) and I find that brand superior overall. I own both, and I can tell you for sure that if you're gonna drop about $100 bucks, the Sennheisers would be better than the Marleys.
But I agree with posters above, if she's 14, she might just want to brag about looking cool and having a name her friends know, and that might be the gift she REALLY wants.
EDIT: The Marley's actually are pretty okay headphones, so I'm sure she'd be happy with them. It's just about what you want for your buck.
I took your guys' advice to heart and did some sneaky undercover questioning to see exactly what she wanted. Turns out that indeed it is the look that she's more interested in, not the sound.
I went with these based on price/reviews/appearance. If they're crap, oh well. Not like I paid much for them, right?
@purplefeather: Hope she likes them! They definitely look sharp and stand out.
Hopefully you won't have to go through the returns process, even though it's so easy with Amazon.


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When two-year-old Ryan's mom tweeted she'd captured him dancing to the Beachcombers music on video, I crossed my fingers she'd post it on YouTube. And indeed she did… The little guy couldn't quite decide whether to feed his tummy or feed his need to express himself through dance:Read More »
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Frost warning calls for summer memories
Well, where'd that come from? We spent all summer (and much of fall) exclaiming over the extreme temps. The mercury is heading in the other direction tonight. Just as we posted winter-time photos in August to help us cool off, we'll evoke summer memories in the coming chilly months. A nice lady from Owensboro emailed…Read More »
Another season comes to a close
Will Koch just loved Beatles music. And any pun involving Beatles lyrics–well, that was a home run. So for this, our 64th season, the tune "When I'm 64" was hummed more than once. This weekend John Lennon would have turned 70. And today, Will would have come on the 2-way at closing and thanked everyone…Read More »
Dancing in the park
It's so fun when park guests tap their toes, bop their heads or even sing along to our musical shows. These young ladies enjoyed the Beachcombers so much, they just had to get up and dance. The Beachcombers perform daily (except Wednesdays) in Splashin' Safari.Read More »
Remembering Will
Karen has worked here since she was a teen. She was one of Will's favorites: cheerful, hard-working, quick with a witty comeback. She's now a married mom of two, and our administrative assistant. With Will's passing, Karen was asked to piece together photos and video clips to help tell Will's story. Here's a clip with…Read More »
Holidog dances like it's 1946
This video is pretty dark, but I've watched it three times and now my face is sore from smiling so much, so I'm going to post it. Dance, doggie, dance! Saturday night, the Beachcombers entertained about 650 coaster enthusiasts from all over the country as we waited for the park to close and clear, so…Read More »
What does it say…
…when it takes the CEO of the company to replace you? The Beachcombers' bass player, John, needed the afternoon off to go graduate from high school, so Will Koch was tapped to fill in… The Beachcombers perform every afternoon except Wednesday at Splashin' Safari.Read More »
The Beachcombers start rehearsing
These musicians just met last night for their first rehearsal and already they seem to be "finding their vibe." (That's a phrase I learned when I sneaked in today to catch a bit of their act on video.) The good folks from Matt Davenport Productions are here coaching this fab four as they become our…Read More »
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What is the best way to store fresh herbs like parsley or cilantro? I find I have about the same luck with them whether they are left in a plastic bag or I put them in a cup of water.
If you're going to store anything leafy in a plastic bag, I wrap it first in a paper towel, then in the plastic bag, so none of the leaves touch the bag. This prevents the issue where the outer leaves turn to goo. (I'm not sure what the actual biological issue is ... moisture/condensation? poor respiration?)
Don't wash it before storage, as the extra moisture will cause it to rot faster.
I think I've gotten as long as a month out of flat leaf parsley, when I buried them in the back of my crisper drawer and forgot about them. (of course, I wasn't constantly opening the bag as you would when using them, and I'm not sure exactly when I placed it in there, as I had forgotten about it).
Personally I think the best way to store fresh herbs is to use a small herb garden. I just planted one and found it very useful for things like thyme, rosemary, and parsley.
If you don't have room for a small herb garden then a plastic bag in the fridge is usually the next best thing.
Update: Cool link on popular mechanics on growing a garden in 5 gallon drywall buckets.
Basil: Make sure the leaves are dry! Use a papertowel to dry them off. Then, trim the end of each stem, and put the basil in a glass of water. Avoid having any leaves below the waterline. Change the water regularly. Keep it at room temperature.
Parsley and Cilantro: Same instructions except refrigerate with a baggie loosely over the herbs. Be sure they're not in an area of the fridge that gets extremely cold.
Rosemary: Wrap in a damp towel, and put it inside a baggie in the refrigerator.
However you store them, be sure to clean them up again after you get them out for use. Remove any yellowed leaves, give them fresh water, and make sure there's no leaves below the water line.
As others have mentioned, for longer storage, you can freeze herbs if longer storage time is needed.
Refrigerator storage methods
Some tender herbs (ex: cilantro/coriander and parsley) can be refrigerated by placing them in a cup of water (like a bouquet of flowers) and covering with a plastic bag. And like a bouquet, you'll want to change the water regularly. Ref: JustRightMenus, Michael Pryor
You can also get away with simply wrapping them in a paper towel and then in plastic, or wrapped with ice in paper. This will tend to work better for more hardy leaves (ex: rosemary, sage) Ref: Joe, Ryan Olson, TheComfortOfCooking.com
Freezer storage methods
For long-term storage, you can freeze cold-tolerant herbs. Seal in air-tight freezer bags, or submerse in liquid to prevent them from drying out, freeze as quickly as possible, and store as cold as possible. Try not to thaw before using. Ref: bubu, Kev
Room temperature storage methods
Some herbs (basil...) don't handle cold well. To keep these fresh, or if you simply don't have space in your fridge, you can try the same "flower bouquet" technique mentioned above, but without the bag over the top. Set out of direct sunlight and change the water periodically. Ref: JustRightMenus, Dinah, franko
You could also simply cultivate a miniature herb garden, and pick what you want when you need it - doesn't get any more fresh than that! Ref: Bryant
Other (not-so-fresh storage)
You can, with minimal effort, make a herb-flavored oil or vinegar by simply submerging fresh herbs in a good-quality oil or vinegar. Exercise caution when storing oils made with fresh herbs though, as if not properly refrigerated they can foster the growth of dangerous bacteria.
Drying is a great way to keep some herbs around for off-season use. Hang a bunch in a dark, dry place until thoroughly dried, then store in an air-tight container away from heat.
I tend to wrap any leafy vegetables/herbs in paper towel or put them in a paper bag when putting them in the crisper. Instead of retaining the moisture, it lets it escape preventing the nasty sludgy rotting effect of dampness. It'll maybe give you a few extra days as the stuff will slowly dry out or wilt, but shouldn't become slimy.
StillTasty.com has good instructions for fresh cilantro and parsley.
BTW: the advice for these 2 happens to be the same but it's not the same for all herbs. For example, here's their advice for basil.
Their site has good advice for other herbs and foods as well. The one thing that they do that drives me crazy is disabling highlighting so I can't copy/paste.
It should last a VERY long time like this.
I learned this from Joel.
My method is similar to Joe's, but I skip the plastic bag entirely. I wrap a bunch of herbs in a towel, then put a few ice cubes in a fold of the towel. They melt slowly enough to keep the towel just a bit moist, and our herbs last for weeks.
Freeze it. Most herbs freezes well and do not lose the scent easily. The only caveat is that the color is usually lost. It is rather a trade off.
In a way, drying preserves more of the color and presentation of the herb, but freezing preserves more of its flavors.
In my opinion, get those resealable bags, put them in, squeeze the air out, put into fast-freeze compartment, take it back into the normal freezer compartment after 1 day, then store for up to 3 months.
i actually have had a bit of success keeping it in a small vase on the counter, out of a lot of direct sun! i change the water every day, and trim the ends of the stems a bit to keep the ends from going slimy.
I like the comment from @DaveVoutila best. I don't use a paper bag, though - just paper towels. The herbs will eventually wilt, but they'll still be fine for soups, stocks, etc. In fact, in time, they'll become rather similar to dried herbs.
Many herbs freeze quite well (works better if you have a fast chill compartment which reduces the chances of water crystals forming in the flesh).
When you come to use them prepare what you need right out of the freezer and straight into your dish.
If you only need to preserve them for a few days after getting them fresh, just using some aluminum foil to create a sealed package and store them on the fridge usually works out pretty well.
I've found that herbs packed in a vacuum, and then maybe put in the fridge, preserve their taste and smell for quite a long time.
You'll probably only get 10 days of freshness in the fridge, so consider freezing it. You will lose some of the freshness, but it can still be useful for seasoning soups, stews, etc. Freezing, as a means of preservation, works for lots of foods.
Freezing, or consider making a paste of it together with some oil (and store well). You'll lose the effect of fresh leaves, but it'll stay good a while longer.
Zaphoid, have you tried using special "Produce bags" sold in supermarkets? These have tiny perforations in the plastic that let the veggies or herbs breathe and also cut down on the excess moisture, they have a zipper and can be washed dried and reused. Do not use these bags for mushrooms which should go in small brown paper lunch bags.


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Month One of Your Pregnancy
In This Article:
At the Doctor's or Midwife's
At the Doctor's or Midwife's Office
Set up your first prenatal care visit as soon as you know you are pregnant. For now through the seventh month, you'll be seeing your provider on a monthly basis (unless you are considered high risk, in which case you may have more frequent appointments). If you still haven't chosen a provider, now is the time to do so.
Your First Visit
When you go to the doctor or midwife for your first checkup, you will likely experience the following:
- Undergo a thorough physical examination.
- Give a urine sample (the first of many).
- Have blood drawn for routine lab work.
- If you haven't had a Pap smear in the last three months, your provider may also take a vaginal swab of cells scraped from your cervix for this purpose.
- Have your pregnancy confirmed.
Estimating Your Due Date
Most providers determine gestational age (how far along you are) from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). If you have a regular twenty-eight-day cycle, you can figure out your own estimated due date.
- Take the date of your last period. ___________________
- Count three months back. ___________________
- Add seven days. ___________________
- The resulting date, ___________________, is your Estimated Due Date!
For example, if your last period began on September 1, you would go back through August 1 and July 1 to June 1. Then add seven days to come up with an estimated due date of June 8. An alternate method is to count 280 days (40 weeks) from the first day of your last period.
Prenatal Nutrition
For some nutritional insurance, your doctor or midwife is likely to prescribe a prenatal vitamin containing most, if not all, of these nutrients.
|__ Calcium
|__ Riboflavin
|__ Vitamin C
|__ Copper
|__ Thiamin
|__ Vitamin D
|__ Folic acid
|__ Vitamin A
|__ Vitamin E
|__ Iron
|__ Vitamin B6
|__ Zinc
|__ Magnesium
|__ Vitamin B12
When to Contact Your Doctor or Midwife
If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor or midwife immediately:
- Abdominal pain and/or cramping
- Fluid or blood leaking from the vagina
- Abnormal vaginal discharge (foul-smelling, green, or yellow)
- Painful urination
- Severe headache
- Impaired vision (spots or blurring)
- Fever over 101°F
- Chills
- Excessive swelling of face and/or body
- Severe and unrelenting vomiting and/or diarrhea
- Fainting or dizziness, especially if they are accompanied by abdominal pain or bleeding (They could be symptoms of ectopic, or tubal, pregnancy, a potentially fatal condition where implantation occurs outside of the endometrial lining of the uterus, such as in the fallopian tubes.)
While a good dose of common sense should be used in contacting your doctor or midwife after hours, in most cases better safe than sorry applies. Trust your instincts. If something just doesn't feel right to you, make the call.
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Did you know there is a site for Blu-Ray quality?
This stems from the @fusion44 question about the conversion quality of Big Trouble In Little China. Since there are so many Blu-Ray deals posted daily I figured I would link to the site below. It will give you a review and a rating on how good or bad the quality of any given Blu-Ray is. As you can see below Big Trouble In Little China scored 3.5 stars, not too bad. You can find a lot of other movies on there as well.
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Oh boy... can't wait for the grammar police comments...
Thanks for the heads up! There have been a few movies I've wanted to upgrade/ get on BD instead of DVD, this can help me know if it's worth it.
@jsoko: Oh man, you are absolutely right. WTF is wrong with me? My pet peeve is there/their, to/too, your/you're. I'm that guy that corrects everyone else.
What a failure I am..........
I like this site much better:
http://www.blu-ray.com/ is another great site.
They use high-res screen grabs from the movie to help inform your purchase decision.
Helped me avoid some bad transfers of old movies and the original LOTR blu-rays.
Here's a good example page:
Yes - the example Blu-Ray isn't even on the highdefdigest site. I think this is a much more complete site.
@coondogg97: SHAAAAAME
their's also this thread. they use a tier system on they're site:
@carl669: Oof, nice troll. Making my skin crawl!
I've posted links to this site numerous times in multiple BR threads.
I use it before I buy any BR now. They are on the ball here.
What's blu-ray quality and how can I get it?
@hizzo87: there are many ways to achieve blu-ray quality. one way is to store your discs in the freezer. this keeps your peaks and troughs fresh instead of letting them degrade (causing the peaks to be read as .9999's and the troughs to be read as .0001's respectively).
@omnichad: Agree -- blu-ray.com is a great site. It's where I typically go for ratings.


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I created an iOS App and i use a framework to share on Facebook. To do so, i created a Facebook App and i also created an App Community Page. Unfortunatly i had to change the name of the app so i deleted my App Community Page and now i can't create a new one.
The error message says (translated from French):
Name not valid
Creation of this content with this name is not authorized. Try with another name
How can i do to have an App Community Page without having to delete the application and making a new one ?
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les taylor wrote:The French market has a few of these type of beers they seem to like them quite a lot. Things like Adelscott. Nice cold if its hot.
Onefortheditch wrote:In Scotland, I've now tried Innis and Gunn (6.6%) and 1488 (7%). Innes and Gunn is quite nice, but 1488 should be classed as a special beer - its marvellous!!
Now there is Paradox. Has anyone tried it?
Dan G wrote:I don't mind the Innis and Gunn at first, but one bottle is enough at a time. I think part of the problem with it is the barrels they use - I didn't like the whisky (a Wm. Grant blend) that they had been used for previously.
I was told by a local rep, who was pouring 'the sequence', that Grants Ale Cask whisky is aged in the same barrels - so first for whisky, then the ale, and then another batch of whisky. Can anyone confirm this? It seems a bit much to me.
randall fairbrook wrote:allagash has a beer aged in bourbon barrels:
" Allagash Curieux
In October of 2004, we released the first beer in our series of Barrel Aged beers, Allagash Curieux. To make the Curieux (French for "curious"), we age our Tripel Ale in Jim Beam barrels for 8 weeks in our cellar. During the aging process in bourbon barrels, the beer is totally transformed, and many new flavors and aromas develop. Most notably, the beer picks up soft coconut and vanilla characteristics...and also a hint of bourbon flavor! "
Leither wrote:On a related theme I was lucky enough to pick up a few of these as xmas presents:
For those who like the normal and cask strength I&G products this one was released at the end of 2007, but note limited edition.
It's an absolutely marvellous rum cask matured ale!
randall fairbrook wrote:http://www.bunitedint.com/portfolios/producers/harviestoun/ola_dubh/overview.php
just bought 2 of each age, have not tried yet, these ales are aged in highland park 12, 16 and 30 yr casks....


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Part 2: Our Hall of Fame
While many of us associate the 1960s and 1970s with sexual liberation, mainstream films were still fairly buttoned up. But Pat Rocco made gay films when no one else dared take the risk.
His homocentric, erotic love stories and were the first films of their kind to be shown in public movie theaters.
Yet while the prolific gay beefcake photographer was defining modern male erotic film, Rocco in his spare time was documenting the fledgling gay rights movement. Rocco was behind the scenes, often working with his friends at The Los Angeles Advocate as a photographer capturing early pride festivals, rallies, and other historically important events from which images are rare. Rocco wasn't always behind the camera, though. He became the first official president of Christopher Street West Association, the organization behind Los Angeles's pride festival, and he helped launch the first festival in 1974.
—Michelle Garcia
A diva of the genre before the term "reality television" had been invented, the vivacious and lovably over-the-top Lance Loud made history when he came out as gay on the groundbreaking PBS documentary series An American Family in 1973. An instant gay icon, Loud went on to front the new wave band the Mumps, which became a staple of Max's Kansas City and CBGBs during the clubs' heyday. With an irrepressible personality and a tendency toward performance, Loud became a contemporary of Warhol superstars Jackie Curtis and Holly Woodlawn and went on to become a celebrated columnist for the The Advocate as well as Details, Interview, and Creem.
Loud died in 2001, but his legacy as a pioneer and true advocate lives on. HBO's Emmy-nominated film Cinema Verite, a behind-the-scenes look at An American Family, premiered in 2011 and starred Diane Lane, James Gandolfini, Tim Robbins, and Thomas Dekker as Lance, whose coming-out figured prominently in the film.
—Tracy E. Gilchrist
When Harvey Milk was assassinated, it was Dianne Feinstein who found his body. She announced to the public that he and San Francisco mayor George Moscone had been killed by former city supervisor Dan White.
"There was a bullet hole through Harvey," Feinstein told The Advocate in 1998, describing the horrific scene she discovered. "I put my finger on his wrist to try to get a pulse. I knew he was dead. It was a terrible, terrible moment."
Feinstein, who took over for Moscone as San Francisco mayor in 1978, memorably eulogized both of the fallen leaders. Then she set about calming and uniting the city after White was given a light sentence and riots broke out.
The tragedy changed the course of her life, and Feinstein went on to become one of the LGBT community's strongest allies. She is now California's senior U.S. senator and was among the few, for example, to oppose the Defense of Marriage Act when it was proposed in 1996. Feinstein has introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA if passed by Congress.
— Lucas Grindley
Just as AIDS began to ravage New York City in 1981, Sheryl Lee Ralph starred in the original production of the Broadway smash Dreamgirls. That time in her life would be formative, as she watched many of her gay friends succumb to AIDS. Ralph soon became one of the earliest celebrity HIV activists, with her work chronicled in a 1983 edition of The Advocate. The actress — who would move on to roles in Moesha and Barbershop — has raised millions for HIV charities through her DIVA Foundation and her Divas Simply Singing events. While many have turned their back on AIDS-related work, Ralph continues to shout from the rooftops.
"A young man called me up yesterday to say, 'Miss Ralph, you told me to take the test ... and I'm positive,'" Ralph told us recently. "That call has never changed over 30 years — the same fear, the same apprehension."
—Neal Broverman
Sir Ian McKellen came out as gay at age 49, in 1988, while debating on a radio show. McKellen and other, were fighting to stop legislation called Section 28 from becoming law in the United Kingdom. It prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality" through gay-themed books, films, and artwork in libraries and schools. It passed in Parliament but was repealed in 2003.
McKellen went on to help found the British LGBT rights group Stonewall UK. He regularly visits schools when asked to advise on how to handle antigay bullying. And he sometimes talks to students during the visits and reflects on his years as an actor and activist. If he tells the story of coming out, McKellen might describe it as he did once in a newspaper op-ed about Section 28. "A bit late in the day, but it remains the best thing I ever did," he wrote.
—Josh Hinkle
For any liberal person following politics in the early 1990s, Republican U.S. senator Jesse Helms was center stage as the villain, fighting against many liberal causes including the National Endowment for the Arts. Despite the North Carolinian's looming presence, and over his protest, the U.S. Senate confirmed Roberta Achtenberg as the highest-ranking openly gay person to serve in any presidential administration up to that time.
President Bill Clinton nominated her in 1993 as the assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Helms launched an intense campaign against Helms, even calling her a "damn lesbian" who had a vendetta against the Boy Scouts, because she was part of a group that condemned the organization for not admitting gay and bisexual members. Prior to her confirmation, the Christian Action Network distributed videos to each senator, showing Achtenberg and her partner, Mary Morgan, embracing at a gay pride parade. Eventually, however, Achtenberg was approved with a 58-31 vote. She later moved up to senior adviseor to HUD secretary Henry Cisneros.
Achtenberg's roots are in California, where she now serves on the board of trustees of the California State University system and as a director of the Bank of San Francisco and the San Francisco-based software company Andrew J. Wong Inc. Previously, Achtenberg was a senior policy adviser for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco Center for Economic Development, and was on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She also practiced law with Equal Rights Advocates and was a founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. In 2011, Achtenberg was appointed by another president — Barack Obama — to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
—Michelle Garcia
1998 is the year that the name Matthew Shepard became synonymous with the consequences of unchecked hatred. The cover of The Advocate declared, "His murder leaves blood on the hands of the the Far Right."
Shepard, beaten and left for dead the night of October 6 because he was gay, was found the next day in a remote spot outside Laramie, Wyo., and he died October 12. Aaron McKinney and accomplice Russell Henderson were convicted of the crime and are serving prison sentences. During the trial, McKinney used a "gay panic" defense, claiming Shepard came on to him and that triggered the violence, putting his antigay bias unashamedly on public display.
It wasn't until 2009 that Congress finally passed and President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that made what McKinney and Henderson did a federal crime.
The president gave Shepard's mother a kiss on the cheek after signing the bill, saying, "I promised Judy Shepard when she saw me in the Oval Office that this day would come." She and her husband, Dennis, had fought a long fight to pass inclusive hate-crimes legislation in honor of their son and to protect those like him.
—Lucas Grindley
When V. Gene Robinson became the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church in 2003, he hoped to bring people on the margins back into the church. He could not have known that his example of what it means to be both Christian and gay would inspire a wave of LGBT people of faith to live openly and with pride.
After he became bishop, the church threatened to split apart over the election. Robinson held forums at Episcopal churches all over the country so people who were uncomfortable or angry could ask questions. But Robinson's ascension to bishop set off a conversation about the role of LGBT people in all churches, not just his own. All the while, through heated debate and repeated death threats, Robinson insisted he was doing God's work.
"As long as I've got the attention of the world's media," Robinson told The Advocate in 2003, "I'm going to use it for the church and I'm going to use it for God."
—Lucas Grindley
Dustin Lance Black writes about people who have changed the world and manages to change it all over again.
Black won an Academy Award in 2008 for Best Original Screenplay after his biopic Milk reminded the world of Harvey Milk's perseverance on behalf of LGBT people and his assassination for trying. Black also wrote a screenplay about Pedro Zamora, who changed opinions of the MTV generation by sharing his experiences as an HIV-positive gay man in a reality show.
Now Black is a founding board member for the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which is challenging California's Proposition 8 as unconstitutional. Black wrote a play, called 8, about what happened as LGBT activists fought the law in court. A cadre of Hollywood's brightest stars joined in readings in New York and Los Angeles, and now the show is headed to states where same-sex marriage bans are on the ballot. As before, Black's work has taken something too few people had noticed and given it a bigger stage.
—Lucas Grindley


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God is always good.
He kind of committed genocide with the big flood. So he's not always good but most of the time likes everybody.


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Roadside Stopper: Can Something Be Too Big in Texas?
Giant Buc-ee's Convenience Store Offers 80 Soda Dispensers; No Semis Allowed
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the bountiful bathrooms at Buc-ee's, a chain of excessively large roadside rest stops.
But since Arch "Beaver" Aplin opened his most humongous Buc-ee's pit stop yet this year, some rivals and bemused travelers are saying that even in the Lone Star State, there may be such a thing as too big.
Billed as the world's largest convenience store, the 67,000-square-foot colossus on Interstate 35 between Austin and San Antonio is 20 times the size of a 7-Eleven and longer than a football field. It features 60 gasoline pumps, 80 soda dispensers, 31 cash registers, 23 flavors of fudge and entire aisles devoted to varieties of popcorn and beef jerky.
The pièce de résistance: 84 gleaming toilets, each with its own dispenser of hand sanitizer and shined at all hours by a small army of attendants.
"I wanted to build a facility that was bigger than need be," Mr. Aplin says of his creation, which looks like a Circle K designed by Willy Wonka. "But I have to admit I'm a little nervous. Did I overdo it this time?"
America has a tradition of quirky roadside stops. In California, Pea Soup Andersen's, north of Santa Barbara, has been beckoning drivers to pause for big bowls of split-pea soup for more than 85 years. In the Midwest, the Iowa 80 truck stop claims to be the king of all 18-wheeler hangouts—and sports a barbershop, movie theater and dental clinic. Near the boundary between the Carolinas, a rest stop called South of the Border entices travelers with a 200-foot sombrero tower and a mustachioed mascot named Pedro.
With its flat, expansive highways, Texas is a dream for devotees of roadside attractions. Perhaps the most famous is the Cadillac Ranch along Interstate 40 west of Amarillo: a public art display of 10 half-buried automobiles in brightly painted hues.
Texas is also famously fond of bigness. The North Star Mall in San Antonio features the "Giant Justins," a pair of 40-foot-tall cowboy boots. Billy Bob's Texas, a country and western nightclub in Fort Worth that encompasses 127,000 square feet, calls itself the "World's Largest Honky Tonk."
Fans have come to expect excess from Buc-ee's, a 26-store chain whose cartoony mascot is a bucktoothed beaver wearing a baseball cap. The stores stock munchies ranging from pickled quail eggs and chickens stuffed with crawfish jambalaya to trademarked caramel-coated corn puffs known as Beaver Nuggets.
But don't call it a truck stop: 18-wheelers are barred because Mr. Aplin says they gum up parking-lot traffic.
"It's up there in terms of Texas culture," says Matthew Carter of Houston, a traveling salesman, well-acquainted with roadside stops. "When you see the options out there, believe me, Buc-ee's looks real good."
Competitors are less impressed, claiming that Mr. Aplin's penchant for porcelain is economically unsustainable.
"I don't sell Beaver Nuggets and I don't need nothing other than the name of my business to get people in the door," says Dudley Wood, owner of Woody's Smokehouse, a stop between Houston and Dallas that bills itself as the "Jerky Capital of the World."
Mr. Aplin, 53 years old, has matured somewhat since his days as a rambunctious boy nicknamed Beaver. Yet he still has a mischievous side: he says he ran with the bulls this summer in Pamplona, Spain, and didn't inform his business partner, Don Wasek, until after the fact. Mr. Wasek declined to comment.
The Texas native, who has a drafting table in his office where he designs his stores, studied to become an architect and was supposed to follow his father into the construction business. But he was envious of a convenience store opened by Mr. Wasek, a childhood friend. So he opened his own three decades ago, calling it Buc-ee's after a hunting dog named Buc. He says it had nothing to do with Stuckey's, the pioneering roadside chain, which operates in 19 states.
Mr. Aplin and Mr. Wasek began building oversize convenience stores with beaver branding along the Gulf Coast. But it wasn't until Buc-ee's hit the highway with a stop between Houston and San Antonio a decade ago that the endeavor truly grew to Texas proportions.
Mr. Aplin says he realized the traveling public would drive a little farther for the promise of a super-scrubbed restroom, after his decision to splurge on bathrooms won Buc-ee's a cult following.
He also says he learned that travelers were willing to buy more snacks and knickknacks, so long as they are unusual—such as fossilized rocks cut in the shape of Texas.
"This here's a straight-up commodity," he says, pointing to a bag of Lay's potato chips. "But where else are you going to get camo corn?" he asks, flagging Buc-ee's camouflage-colored popcorn snacks.
To some, it is becoming a bit much.
"This is almost outrageous," says David Lopez, a San Antonio schoolteacher, pointing to a succession of big metal bins stocked with 20-pound bags of ice outside the giant new store, located in New Braunfels, Texas. "When you have, let me see, about 30 places to get ice alone—that's kind of crazy."
Mr. Aplin declines to share how his megastore is doing, or describe his expectations, saying, "It's impossible to run the numbers on something like this." But he is pulling back a bit: a new location between Houston and Galveston is going to be smaller.
Not that he harbors any regrets. As he strolls through the aisles of the New Braunfels store, tidying up displays of blueberry sour candies and spicy venison sticks, Mr. Aplin is approached by a worker who says visitors are asking Buc-ee's to stock cuts of actual beaver meat. He pauses before deciding it is a bad idea.
He steps outside and proudly stares at a giant bronze statue of the Buc-ee's beaver, as families snap pictures beside it. "Boy, I could stare at that all day," he says.
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Florida a vacation paradise for dogs
|In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 photo, Sarah Ranes, of Safety Harbor, prepares to throw a tennis ball to her dog "Strider" on a dog friendly beach at Fort DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg, Fla. With miles of sandy beaches, endless winter sunshine and a laid-back vibe, thereís no reason to leave your four-legged friend behind when you vacation in Florida. From lodging that offers special pet beds, to beaches with off-leash play, to theme parks with nearby kennels, many places around the state accommodate visitors with pets. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
This could be your vacation, with a bit of planning.
With miles of sandy beaches, endless winter sunshine and a laid-back vibe, there's no reason to leave your four-legged friend behind when you vacation in Florida.
From lodging that offers special pet beds, to beaches with off-leash play, to theme parks with nearby kennels, many places around the state accommodate visitors with pets. Many Florida state parks also permit leashed dogs
Lodging with your dog can be as rustic as a campground or as ritzy as, well, the Ritz Carlton. In places like Key West or Sanibel Island — where all beaches are open to leashed dogs — unique and funky pet-friendly accommodations are easy to find in various price ranges.
Most counties have their own tourism boards and many have specific pages on their websites about pet-friendly activities, restaurants and hotels. Visit Florida has lots of information at www.visitflorida.com/ Pet_Friendly_Florida.
Jeannette Scott, a fashion blogger from Orlando, took her shih tzu-Yorkie mix named Bella on a three-day trip in June. Together, they drove three hours to Fort Myers, boarded a ferry to Key West, stayed at a Sheraton that offered a doggie bed for Bella, and posed for photos in front of a frozen yogurt stand that carried Yoghund, a froyo for doggies.
"She thought it was really fun to get away and go on adventure instead of staying at home," said Scott.
If your dog might enjoy the same, here are some dog-friendly destinations around Florida, along with lodging advice and general tips for traveling here with pets.
Dog Beach and Paw Playground at Fort De Soto State Park. In 2010, Southern Living magazine named this spot in Pinellas County on Florida's West Coast one of the top five dog beaches in the South. You only need to set one paw onto the sugary sand to know why: It's a gorgeous and peaceful place. The Gulf of Mexico is usually warm and calm, and dogs of all sizes love to play in the soft surf. Dogs can run on the beach and swim off-leash, then enjoy a large, adjacent fenced-in grassy dog park area. There are water fountains, waste bags and a place to wash salt out of dog fur. Admission to the park area is $5.
Dinosaur World in Plant City. Who loves dinosaurs? Dogs, that's who. Located halfway between Tampa and Disney, Dinosaur World is a park featuring 150 giant dinosaur statues and trails winding through the lush Florida landscape. Leashed dogs are welcome on the trails and it's a great opportunity to snap a photo of your pooch with a giant Stegosaurus (some intrepid bloggers have gotten shots of their dogs posing inside a dinosaur's mouth). Tickets are $14.95, dogs are free; open daily.
Dog Wood Park, Jacksonville. This 25-acre, privately owned park is heaven for dogs. It's all off-leash and entirely fenced in, from the pond to the grassy knoll to the trails. A separate small area nearby has chairs where owners can sip coffee and chat. There are two ponds, Lake Bow Wow for the big dogs and Lake Fifi for little ones, plus doggie sand piles, shady areas and tires for dogs to climb on. Day visits are $11, including tax. Additional services, like use of the park's indoor dog wash area, are extra.
The Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine. Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles discovered this spring in 1565 and the Timucua Indians lived here for 4,000 years before that. You and your dog can sniff around and drink from the fountain. Tickets are $12.
Downtown Naples. A great place to stroll with your pet while embracing tropical Florida, downtown Naples has lots of outdoor cafes, bars and restaurants where you can dine al fresco with your dog. Several stores — Diva Doghouse, For Footed Friends, Pucci & Catana and Fergie's Closet Doggie Boutique — specialize in upscale pet accessories, clothing and food.
Lincoln Road, Miami. Located on South Beach, this pedestrian-friendly shopping area is the place to watch all of the beautiful people and their designer dogs. Outdoor restaurants and tropical drinks abound.
Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Hobe Sound. This sprawling park on Florida's East Coast, north of tony Palm Beach, offers miles of trails that showcase how Florida looked before development. Dogs must be leashed. Admission is $6 per vehicle.
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort, Lake Buena Vista. Located on 750 acres near the theme parks, this campground allows RVs with full hookups and tent camping. Some spaces allow pets, but those spaces are limited and should be reserved well in advance. Leashed dogs are allowed on some trails near the campground. There is also an off-leash dog park, Waggin' Tails Dog Park, within the campground.
Best Friends Pet Resort, Lake Buena Vista. Best Friends provides day and overnight care for pets (not just dogs) in the Orlando area. Discounts are available for Disney World Resort guests, but anyone can use the service, which starts at $27 for doggie daycare.
Loews hotels at Universal Orlando Resort. All three are pet-friendly.
La Quinta. This ubiquitous and affordable chain, found throughout Florida, is probably the best-known pet-friendly chain, with free stays for dogs.
Aloft Hotels. This Starwood boutique hotel chain offers hip decor and sophisticated style and it's also pet-friendly. Aloft offers two locations in Jacksonville (one not far from Dog Wood Park), one in Tallahassee and several opening in Miami and Orlando in the coming year. A recent weekday room rate in Jacksonville was $69, not including taxes. Aloft policies vary regarding weight restrictions for dogs, fees and deposits.
—Luxury hotels. Pampered people have pampered pooches. For small dogs who need luxury (under 25 pounds) try Ritz Carlton hotels in Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Miami Beach. Non-refundable pet fees vary, but hover in the $250 range. The Mandarin Oriental in Miami — a swanky hotel frequented by celebrities like Jennifer Anniston — also accepts pets up to 25 pounds. The Mandarin sells dog T-shirts bedazzled with Swarovski crystals in its gift shop and the concierge can book doggie boot camp appointments and dog massages.
While it might seem like you are in a remote area as you hike through jungle-like trails or play on deserted beaches with your dog, you're actually never far from civilization in Florida. There's usually a veterinarian, big-box pet store and pet-friendly hotel within a short drive. A quick Google search or sites like http://www.bringfido.com or http://www.dogfriendly.com can help locate them.
Larger theme parks such as Busch Gardens in Tampa offer kennel services; make sure to bring your pet's vaccination record along.
Other essentials for a Florida vacation with your dog: Drinking water, heartworm medicine and even sunscreen. With temperatures in the 70s and 80s in many Florida locations during the winter, dogs (and people) can easily become dehydrated. Specially-formulated sunscreen for dogs isn't a bad idea, especially if your furry friend has a short, fair coat and pink skin.
Take shady breaks, put ice cubes in the water dish and let dogs sprawl on cool tiles. Never, ever, leave your dog in a car in Florida, even for a few minutes. Temperatures inside cars can heat up to 120 degrees and kill animals quickly.
Heartworm, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, is endemic to Florida. Plan to visit a vet before your trip to get a heartworm test and pills to prevent infection.
Many beaches in Florida allow leashed dogs on the sand, but check first. In some places, you can receive a heavy fine. Dogs are welcome in many places at outdoor cafes and along pedestrian malls.
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If a Jewess married to a Jew has a child from a non-Jew is that child a mamzer?
Is there agreement amongst the poskim about this?
I don't know about modern poskim, but the Shulchan Aruch (Even HaEzer 4:19) rules that the child of a gentile and a Jewess independent of her marital status is not a mamzer but is disqualified from marrying a kohein (kohanim in general have stricter strictures restricting marriage). None of the standard commentaries there seem to disagree.


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Manatees – or sea cows – have a rich history in mythology, often "tricking" sailors into confusing them with mermaids (Manatee 101 video). It's only natural then, that people want to swim with the manatees, just as they do the dolphins. Alas, Florida law prohibits this – but not everyone is aware of that!
Consider this Please Do Not Ride the Manatees blog story (FYI: It includes some colorful language) from loweringthebar. It describes a woman in Florida who was swimming in the warm water with the manatees and now finds herself in hot water with the law!
Reliable blogs can be a good source for news stories, but they must be evaluated like any other secondary source. Some of the better news blogs will even provide specific citations to primary law or link out to primary sources on the open web. The loweringthebar blog does just that, linking out to the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act on Online Sunshine.
What next though? What if you are interested in more information about manatee protection in Florida? Where should you look?
Well, armed with a statute citation, a great place to look is a set of Florida statutes with annotations.
We have two of those in the library – LexisNexis Florida Annotated Statutes and West's Florida Statutes Annotated – located on the third floor in the Regional Collection. After the text of the statute itself, the annotations will provide you with references to cases related to that legislation, as well as cross references to other resources.
Now you are well on your way to understanding Manatee Law in Florida!


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NBC Nightly News aired an interesting story this week about Flynn McGarry. While most 13 year old boys are pining over girls, worrying about pimples or playing hours of nintendo, young Flynn is donning an apron, mastering his brunoise and upping his sous vide game. Flynn is a 13 year old aspiring chef in Los Angeles whose passion for cooking is so great he actually turned his bedroom into a professional kitchen. We kid you not. Young Flynn also hosts a monthly underground dinner in his parent's house and recently manned the stoves for a special pop-up at LA eatery, Playa. "Chef" McGarry served a seasonal 9-course meal to a sold out house. We're curious to see what this budding toque does next. Check out the NBC video and Flynn's website here.


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By: BrookeLee Galle; Special to SARampage.com
If you met Dov Grumet-Morris on the street, it would be easy to confuse him for a successful businessman, a lawyer or maybe even a politician. He's well-spoken, engaging and extremely intelligent.
But Grumet-Morris' profession isn't what you'd expect – for now at least. The 30-year-old is a goaltender for the San Antonio Rampage, volunteering to put himself in the way of pucks that often travel upwards of 100 miles per hour.
Grumet-Morris' first love is hockey, but not far behind is his passion to further his education. That's why attending Harvard University to play college hockey was a perfect fit.
He grew up in a suburb of Chicago, and knew from a young age that he wanted to attend an Ivy League school. When Harvard offered him a starting job between the pipes as a freshman, the decision to move to Cambridge, Mass., was an easy one.
"It was a challenge balancing the classes with hockey," Grumet-Morris said. "I was taking classes that interested me and I loved playing hockey there. Because of that, it wasn't as hard to balance as I had originally thought."
Grumet-Morris certainly didn't select a cakewalk major while at Harvard. In fact, one major wasn't enough for him. He double majored in government, specializing in international relations and Middle Eastern languages and civilization.
When asked why he chose such a difficult course load, Grumet-Morris' answer sounds like something you'd hear from a top politician.
"I started school on September 12, 2001, the day after 9/11," he said. "I felt that was such a transformative event for everyone in my generation. I felt that was going to be in the vanguard of what was going to happen in the world for the next 10-20 years."
"What better thing to do then have a basic understanding of the interactions between the states and the nongovernmental organizations, as well as the cultural and political aspects of the region?"
At Harvard, Grumet-Morris didn't just strive in the classroom – he was a standout on the ice, as well. In four years (2001-05), he played in 114 games for the Crimson and never finished a season with a goals-against average above 2.84. Grumet-Morris owned an impressive 1.63 goals-against average and a 0.947 save percentage in 31 games during his senior season at Harvard.
After graduating, he spent the next three years bouncing around several AHL and ECHL teams before playing overseas in Austria for two seasons (2008-10).
Grumet-Morris returned to North America for the 2010-11 season and split time between the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) and the Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL).
It was then that Rampage head coach Chuck Weber took notice. Weber, who had coached Grumet-Morris during the Cincinnati Cyclones championship run in 2007-08, saw an opportunity to bring a solid, dependable netminder to the Alamo City.
Since then, Grumet-Morris has been the model of consistency for the Rampage.
Last year, in his first season with the Rampage, he put the team on his back when goaltender Jacob Markstrom was injured and played in 17-straight games to help the club to the third playoff berth in franchise history. In that span, Grumet-Morris posted a seven-game winning streak, which marked a franchise-high.
Grumet-Morris finished up last season with a 19-13-1 record, a 2.33 goals-against average and a 0.921 save percentage.
This year, Grumet-Morris has once again been dependable when called upon. He owns a 6-9-2 record, a .919 save percentage and a 2.42 goals against average.
In six of his last seven starts dating back to Dec. 22, Grumet-Morris has given up two goals or less. Teamed up with Markstrom, the Rampage netminders have allowed two or fewer goals in 16 of their last 21 games.
"Dov is a guy who gives us a chance to win every night," Weber said. "He makes the big saves when you need him to. He gives the guys a lot of confidence that if they do make a mistake, he can bail them out."
Being involved in the community is another one of Grumet-Morris' many passions. He takes pride in his involvement with the Rampage's Face-Off Against Kids Cancer program and he has also been active in the delivery of teddy bears to the Children's Hospital of San Antonio that were donated by Rampage fans during the team's annual Teddy Bear Toss Night. You can also find him serving as a motivational speaker at local schools in the San Antonio area.
While Dov takes pride in his accomplishments on the ice and in the community, he values his family first and foremost. His wife, Rachel, is a surgeon in Houston and they welcomed a baby girl into their family this summer.
Playing in San Antonio, and the road trips that come with being a professional athlete, often result in Grumet-Morris spending long stretches away from his family. But committing to their careers is a lifestyle choice he and his wife have made, setting an example to work hard for their daughter.
Whenever Grumet-Morris decides to hang up the skates – and Rampage fans hope that's still a long, long ways away – he will certainly have the qualifications for a successful career in the next chapter of his life.
"The moment I am no longer improving, and I'm not enjoying myself, that is when I am going to retire," he said.
His excitement for life, with or without hockey is unavoidable. After he retires from ice hockey, his caring attitude has his eyes set on a profession where is family is primary.
He hopes to relocate back to the Chicago area so his daughter can grow up around her extended family. Finance, a more settled field that doesn't require such long stretches of time spent away from home is his hopeful career choice.
But until then, he'll still be the first player in the locker room before every practice and game, always looking for a way to improve and help out, both on the ice and in the community.


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My super old desktop is currently having problems connecting to the Internet.
Is there a way that I can update my iPhone to the new operating system without my computer connecting to the internet?
I'm afraid that if I connect my iPhone to my newish laptop to do the upload that it will delete all of the files and songs from my phone since they are not on the laptop's harddrive. I have not updated my phone in almost a year due to this problem.


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Free housing and a single room aren't the only perks this job offers. RAs are usually offered a stipend that gets dispersed over time, so they receive a paycheck every two weeks or so. RAs also have the luxury of returning early from break, and are sometimes allowed to park for free on campus!
However, this gig isn't all fun and games. RAs often encounter difficult situations over the course of a semester, such as dealing with underage drinking and disgruntled residents. Candidates for this job need a thick skin and good people skills, and need to be prepared to deal with tough situations.
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I think everyone knows that the name Jesus is Greek, but why don't Jehovah's Witnesses use his Hebrew name, which is closer to Joshua than to Jesus?
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If Jehovah's Witnesses believe they should use Jehovah to be accurate why don't they use Jesus' real Hebrew name?
There's a problem with one of your assumptions: Jehovah's Witnesses don't use Jehovah "to be accurate". They use Jehovah because they think it's important to call God by name, and because Jehovah is the traditional rendering in English. They accept that the original pronunciation has been lost, and argue that were it important, Jehovah God would not have allowed it to be lost. They do make linguistic arguments in favour of a trisyllabic pronunciation, but these are lesser considerations.
They also remark that many names contain elements of the divine name: Jeremiah and Jehoshaphat, for example. They argue that if you were to change Jehovah to Yahweh, you should, for the sake of consistency, change these names too.
For more information, see their official publication The Divine Name that Will Endure Forever.
This is my understanding from studying with a JW who visited my home and became a weekly visitor over the course of several months. (I am not JW, but am not opposed to study.) During the course of this study, I was informed that they (JW) do not believe in the trinity. They are not concerned with honoring Jesus in the same way that God should be honored.
(Also, the correct name for Jesus, according to Jewish tradition is Yeshua.)
Its the same reason why Jehovah's Witnesses use Jehovah which is not Hebrew or Greek.
What matter most is that you are using the accepted equivalent translation in your own language or dialect to pertain to God or to his son, Jesus, and you are not constraint of using their names because of their original pronunciation is lost through time.


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