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Date: January 10th, 2007 3:51 PMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390367)
Date: January 10th, 2007 3:54 PMAuthor: PeenicusSomeone should at least start posting rumors of an XO takeover on LSD.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390386)
Date: January 10th, 2007 3:59 PMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390413)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:01 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...I will start this, but it has to be gradual, don't flood it at first.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390424)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:01 PMAuthor: Nickyi will flood it.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390430)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:02 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...you're a shitty troll(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390434)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:03 PMAuthor: Nickycredited, but i get the job done. hth.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390439)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:11 PMAuthor: PeenicusHave you done it yet?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390483)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:16 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...http://www.lawschooldiscussion.org/prelaw/index.php/topic,80022.75.html(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390518)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:19 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...now, one of you needs to go over and confirm the rumor(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390538)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:22 PMAuthor: PeenicusI did. [fwerp]
Look what the idiot with the dog icon just said:
"If LSD keeps being the same LSD I know and love, I'll use it no matter who ownes it. But, if it turns into another xoxo, I'll be the first to delete my account!"(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390558)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:31 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)i confirmed it(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390639)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:04 PMAuthor: D: (Hillary vs. Jeb '08)I have no idea how to value a website...how much would LSD go for?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390448)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:06 PMAuthor: Nickyluckily, we won't be needing your valuation skills, :D.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390459)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:07 PMAuthor: D: (Hillary vs. Jeb '08)Faggot.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390469)
Date: January 10th, 2007 7:57 PMAuthor: Subotai, thief and archerLike kicking a retarded dog, eh?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391994)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:11 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)i guess someone got a fat tip yesterday at the GoldenWok, congrats on your extra $5(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390484)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:21 PMAuthor: Extreme Fajitasas evidence, note that http://lsd.xoxohth.com/ has already been reserved with ICANN.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390556)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:23 PMAuthor: PeenicusWe should adduce this on LSD!(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390570)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:28 PMAuthor: PeenicusDamn, I really want someone to take the bait!(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390614)
Date: January 10th, 2007 4:31 PMAuthor: Peenicushttp://www.lawschooldiscussion.org/prelaw/index.php/topic,80066.0.html(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390630)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:05 PMAuthor: PeenicusDamn it, LSD won't load for me anymore.
Did I get IPBANNEDPWNED?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390909)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:16 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)me too :((http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7390987)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:27 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...are you guys really banned for that?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391053)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:28 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)no it loaded for me after i posted here(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391060)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:29 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...the admin was on top of you us :-((http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391064)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:33 PMAuthor: GroundhogI'm a moderator, not an admin. hth.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391102)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:35 PMAuthor: PeenicusArgh, FOILED.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391118)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:38 PMAuthor: GroundhogNext time, try building up a more believable schtick by actually posting a few dozen times. It's pretty obvious if you have four posts and they're all about xoxo, even to someone with TTT logical reasoning like me.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391148)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:40 PMAuthor: PeenicusI don't know how unbelievable the schtick was. Surely, long time lurkers come out all the time when something raises their ire.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391162)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:45 PMAuthor: GroundhogI'll give you a hint: If they don't care enough to post in the first place...(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391193)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:35 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)did you know my thread on crapping on your SO during sex has gotten a lot of views. those lsders are a kinky lot(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391119)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:36 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...i like you(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391133)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:37 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)maybe he wants to come to our side and become a powerful sith lord?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391141)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:41 PMAuthor: PeenicusYeah, seriously groundhog. You could be a powerful ally.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391165)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:41 PMAuthor: GroundhogNever. I'll never turn to the dark side. You've failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391169)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:42 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...It's only a matter of time.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391177)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:43 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)dude, why not? i am mean srsly do you think those douches who got to schools like chapman will ever amount to anything?
we dont hate them we are trying to educate them so they dont get a jd from some online school based in san juan only to look for legal jobs off craigslist(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391182)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:45 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...lol at craigslist(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391194)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:48 PMAuthor: GroundhogThis overlooks the high number of users on LSD that are attending T14s. A brief scan of the last 200 topics shows most of the topics are about Harvard, Michigan, or UVA.
Obviously not everyone can go to a T14. Besides the straw man that every other school should be closed or that only acceptance to the trinity is worth not killing self, at the very least xo posters should feel that people attending lower schools validate xo's "prestige".(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391215)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:54 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...Of course there are top LSD posters. The point is that there seems to be a lack of willingness--not as bad as TLS--on their part to give straightforward information to poor applicants. Sometimes they do, but I think the real source of tension stems from LSD's extreme buddy-buddy nauseating hug-you-to-death attitude. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391270)
Date: January 10th, 2007 6:00 PMAuthor: Esaiaslol, i can't believe you fags are actually having a conversation about this.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391306)
Date: January 10th, 2007 6:05 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...stfu strom(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391330)
Date: January 10th, 2007 6:11 PMAuthor: Esaiasfuck you faggot.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391370)
Date: January 10th, 2007 6:06 PMAuthor: GroundhogExtremely exaggerated. Most people on LSD, while optimists, are not full of BS. If you have a 3.0 and 165 and are asking about your chances at Harvard, no one's going to sugarcoat it for you.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391336)
Date: January 10th, 2007 6:07 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...well, yes, but they won't tell a person that it's not really a good idea to attend a non tier 1(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391347)
Date: January 10th, 2007 6:14 PMAuthor: GroundhogIt depends. If you want to be in biglaw, you may be right. But this overlooks a large proportion of people who don't care if their firm has a vault ranking, or just want to be the local PD/DA or be a JAG or something related to the law. This is why many people choose money at a "lower" school over prestige/ranking.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391388)
Date: January 10th, 2007 6:31 PMAuthor: ........... ..,........., ........ ......,.... ...meh, maybe, sure are a lot of personal anecdotes over there(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391503)
Date: January 11th, 2007 2:34 AMAuthor: GroundhogYes. Some people like LSD because it is more personal.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394601)
Date: January 10th, 2007 7:56 PMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391980)
Date: January 10th, 2007 10:00 PMAuthor: David Carr (Glass of water for Mr. Grainger)LOL, my sig on LSD is 2.1 GPA/141 LSAT Chances at Chapman?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7392903)
Date: January 11th, 2007 2:33 AMAuthor: GroundhogAnd xo doesn't have its fair share of idiots?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394596)
Date: January 11th, 2007 2:45 AMAuthor: Foggy Bottom DreamingYou can't talk to 174 like that on this board, bitch.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394636)
Date: January 11th, 2007 2:51 AMAuthor: boudoir (tittts)lol(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394652)
Date: January 11th, 2007 2:53 AMAuthor: GroundhogApparently xo has more compassion than LSDers usually give them credit for.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394656)
Date: January 11th, 2007 2:58 AMAuthor: GOLD PLATED CADILLAC COSMETIC SURGERYThe difference is that XOXO has its share of idiots...but only for 10 minutes each because they are promptly harassed, chided, and shamed off the board. It may not be the most humanitarian policy, but it does a good job of preventing people from making potentially disastrous decisions; no one will deny that the legal market has (and will be) oversaturated, and there really may be NO place in law for 2.5/140 applicants. It's a harsh reality, but a realty nonetheless. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394666)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:00 AMAuthor: GroundhogI think you are underestimating LSD's realism, especially that of long-time posters.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394674)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:06 AMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394692)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:35 AMAuthor: GroundhogI am waiting to hear back from schools. My LSN is linked on my LSD sig, though it should be obvious enough. Enjoy mocking my TTT credentials.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394793)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:41 AMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394815)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:43 AMAuthor: GroundhogLike I said, my LSN is pretty obvious, especially to someone with a superior LSAT such as yourself.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394821)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:47 AMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394833)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:50 AMAuthor: GroundhogNice edit.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394843)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:55 AMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394852)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:58 AMAuthor: boudoir (tittts)yo u r so coollll(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394861)
Date: January 11th, 2007 4:00 AMAuthor: 174xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394864)
Date: January 11th, 2007 5:40 AMAuthor: GroundhogWell that was unwarranted. Anyway, I don't think biglaw is exactly out of reach for me, even if it's not guaranteed. On that note, it's not "my site," although I do moderate it.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394944)
Date: January 12th, 2007 12:38 AMAuthor: 174(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7401133)
Date: January 11th, 2007 4:20 AMAuthor: EsaiasLOL(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394907)
Date: January 11th, 2007 3:50 AMAuthor: jd09Date: January 10th, 2007 5:33 PM
Author: Groundhog
I'm a moderator, not an admin. hth.
How does it feel to work your ass off for free so someone else can make money off of you?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394842)
Date: January 11th, 2007 4:21 AMAuthor: Esaiaslike rach? big changes, hth.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394908)
Date: January 11th, 2007 7:21 AMAuthor: GroundhogBeing a mod doesn't require too much work. There is the occasional reported post, but it only takes a second to clean up, and there are a handful at most per week. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7394986)
Date: January 10th, 2007 5:28 PMAuthor: PeenicusNope, I'm able to access the page now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=561222&forum_id=2#7391062)


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This is the south face of Booth Mountain seen from a side drainage to the left of Jon's main route description (near the "T" in "White" on his map). This alternate approach allow a more direct ascent of Booth, avoiding the grassy ramp traverse. I reached the ridge a little left (west) of the summit for a nice 3rd class finish. | Image Data
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When the study was released in 2008, several findings were determined based off of the data collected. These findings provide an interesting glimpse into American culture and demonstrate an erosion of civic knowledge. The unfortunate thing about the findings is that Americans simply do not understand the system of government that our society is governed by. This is discouraging because one of the implied checks and balances on government is the citizenry of a nation. If the citizens do not understand how government works, how can they make sure that it is working properly? Consider these points of interest:
- Americans fail the test of civic literacy. Seventy-one percent of Americans fail the test with an overall score of 49%.
- Americans agree: colleges should teach America's heritage. This is one thing that many Americans can agree on despite differences on a host of many other matters.
- College adds little to civic knowledge. The average score for those earning their formal bachelor's degree is 57% (an "F"). I am sure that high school or associate's graduates do not fare much better.
- Television - including the news - "dumbs" down American. If you are like me, you have noticed that the only shows on television these days are talent shows (i.e., America's Got Talent) and police drama (i.e., CSI and Law and Order). Even the police shows are not a true depiction of real law enforcement. The news is not much better as it tends to focus on crime and entertainment rather than what happened at the local City Commission meeting last night.
- What college graduates do not know about America. Only 54% can correctly identify a basic description of the free market system, in which all Americans participate.
- Elected officials score lower than the general public. On average, elected officials score 44%, which is five percentage points lower than non-officeholders. Members of the Abilene City Commission, to my knowledge, have not taken the exam.


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I Dream of Jeannie : Season 5
- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 18, 1965
I Dream of Jeannie had a premise of astronaut Tony Nelson finding a beautiful, blond 2000-year-old genie in a bottle after a flight. Jeannie turns out to be mischievous, a little innocent and very much in love with her master. The only other person who knows their secret is Roger Healey, Tony's best friend and fellow astronaut. NASA psychiatrist Dr. Alfred Bellows is frustrated and flustered by the strange things that always seem to happen around Major Nelson, but never actually finds out what's causing them.
The 30 episodes in the first season was in black and white while the remaining 109 episodes were color. The show was written, produced and created by Sidney Sheldon. The show went into production in December, 1964. The 1st season 30 episodes were filmed in black and white film. (The black and white episodes have been colorized for reruns by some syndicated packages). The show went into color in 1966. The show finished filming in January, 1970. A Jeannie reunion on The Today Show on March 1, 1995 had an interview with Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman. Barbara Eden reprised her role of Jeannie in the movie A Very Brady Sequel and in a commercial for Lexus in 1998. The Donny and Marie Show had guests Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily and Sidney Sheldon in November, 1999. Barbara Eden hosted a 8 part segment for the syndicated Entertainment Tonight and Entertainment This Week in May, 1984 about 1960's comedy shows including I Dream Of Jeannie. That segment had interviews with Larry Hagman, Bill Daily and Hayden Rorke. Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman and Bill Daily reunited for a group interview with Larry King in June, 2003.
Where To Watch
Network: | NBC |
Genre(s): | Comedy |
Seasons: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Cast | Credit |
Bill Daily | Major Roger Healey |
Larry Hagman | Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson |
Barbara Eden | Jeannie |
Hayden Rorke | Colonel Dr. Alfred E. Bellows |
Barton MacLane | General Martin Peterson (1965-1969) |


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Renowned British drum teacher Bob Armstrong has announced that he will be hosting an 'Up Close and Personal' clinic with top UK session man Ralph Salmins, plus a Special Guest Appearance by the Corps of Drums from The Band of Her Majesty´s Royal Marines, Portsmouth.
The clinic will take place at Bob's Masterclass Studios in Essex (Drum City, 24 North Street, Romford
Essex, RM1 1BS) on Sunday 5 October at 2:30pm.
Tickets are available now by calling 01708 763708 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The indicated range for the Direct Line float is between 160-195p, and is thought by many to undervalue the business by about £600m, especially in comparison to its listed peers - RSA Insurance and Admiral. Given that insurance is a necessary evil for all of us, and Direct Line built the brand and name on discounting and undercutting its competitors on price, this would seem to give the float a better chance than average.
Added to this, it would seem that HM Govt are keen to ensure this float is a success as it will have a very positive effect on the markets, bringing in new investors and money, boosting investor confidence and the economy in general.
The fact the Competition Commission enquiry was introduced just as Direct Line / RBS considered upping the float price smacks of Govt intervention - they want to keep the offer price down to ensure the float gets away and make a profit for all who take part. Frankly, having insured my daughter to drive our car, I would welcome the Competition Commission enquiry, but I also welcome the impact it has had on the indicated price range. For info Traders Own Stockbroking (£6 per trade flat fee) are participating in the offering. Link here:http://www.tradersown.co.uk/sharedealing_guide::traders_own_stockbroking.html
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The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS) is a banking and financial services company. The Company provides a range of products and services to personal, commercial, corporate and institutional customers, through its subsidiaries, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest), as well as through other brands, including Ulster Bank and Coutts. The Company's segments include Personal & Business Banking (PBB), Commercial & Private Banking (CPB), NatWest Markets (NWM), Capital Resolution, Williams & Glyn (W&G), and Central items & other. The Company's products and services include banking and risk management, such as payments, insurance and liquidity management; personal lending, including personal loans and credit cards; deposits, such as current accounts and savings accounts; investments, such as portfolio management and unitized funds; commercial lending, including business lending, and capital markets, including rates, currencies and financing. more »
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marben100 | 1st Oct '12 | 1 of 20 | ||
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emptyend | 1st Oct '12 | 2 of 20 | ||
mmmmm......I'm not sure about that comparison. RSA (who own More Than) and Admiral have both embraced comparison websites and tailored their business models around them. In contrast, Direct Line (and a small number of others) have tried to make a virtue out of the fact that their rates do not appear on comparion websites. I think that is increasingly an unsustainable approach.... ....because there must be loads of people like me who have previously been insured with Direct Line and eventually switched away when their premiums went up for no good reason (in my case that was over 10 years ago now) AND who also hate spending 20 minutes + on the phone going through the same dull details of the insurance required only to discover at the end of the call that the insurer is uncompetitive and it was a waste of time trying. So I never bother to go through the rigamarole of asking them. Thus I think that Admiral and RSA (probably) are correctly priced at a premium. Whilst writing this comment, an email has popped into my inbox from Hargreaves Lansdowne promoting this share offer and inviting subscription via themselves. This is accompanied by an offer of a Free independent, authoritative Insight Report - written by Richard Hunter, our Head of Equities, our free report provides background information, detailed analysis and expert commentary to help you decide whether this share offer is right for you or not. ..........I'm intrigued at the idea that someone who is clearly strongly promoting investment in Direct Line (and presumably getting paid by results) can put out a report from one of their employees and trumpet that it is "independent" and "authoritative"..... ;-/ I haven't read his report - I wonder what it recommends? Would he be claiming that it is £600mn too cheap, I wonder? ;-) I can't say that I find Direct Line attractive. I suspect the float will do OK, but would worry about that "Facebook effect" (large numbers of retail punters pulled in by brand familiarity and expecting a first day "pop" because it is "too cheap"). ee |
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Alan Green | 1st Oct '12 | 3 of 20 | ||
You could well be right there emptyend. Thing is if enough PI's do get in, stag the float and make money that too will be a good thing for the markets, trading volumes etc etc. But you're right, there's no way HL can be free and independent if their float promo is accompanied by 'a free independent, authoritative insight report'. You may have noticed I posted a link to Traders Own Stockbroking re the IPO where I have an interest. We are promoting the float, but we also have a rock bottom £6 per trade flat fee dealing serviceand have no vested interest one way or another other than obviously dealing volumes. FYI Traders Own is a PLC, and offers free shares (equity units) for all who sign up, introduce friends / colleagues and for every trade placed. Info on that here
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slartybartfast | 1st Oct '12 | 5 of 20 | ||
"Proforma full year dividend pay-out ratio for the 2012 financial year |
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MadDutch | 3rd Oct '12 | 6 of 20 | ||
Thanks. A dividend cover around 1.8 is good. I will consider it for a buy. |
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mylesdavies | 3rd Oct '12 | 7 of 20 | ||
Moral Hazard. Don't listen to anyone who has a vested interest be it dealing volumes or non-independant independant reports. Do your own research. |
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Jackalope | 5th Oct '12 | 8 of 20 | ||
Having given this some thought I just cancelled my orders: quite a good article by Anthony Hilton on the float here: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/anthony-hilton-best-to-be-wary-of-direct-lines-float-8197461.html |
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emptyend | 5th Oct '12 | 9 of 20 | ||
Yes - good article. Amongst other things he is pointing to the risks of the apparent focus on retail that I highlighted above. There is always a risk of retail overpaying for businesses that are familiar (though I doubt anyone is deluded enough to think that the upside potential of Direct Line is anywhere near as big as investors seem to have assumed with Facebook - so I'd think that any short term losses would be limited to 10% or so, even if it is over-priced). |
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Edward Croft | 5th Oct '12 | 10 of 20 | ||
In reply to Jackalope, post #8 I'm not making any predictions on the Direct Line float... but I would say that in general big floats have been an absolute disaster for investors in recent years. |
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kenobi | 5th Oct '12 | 11 of 20 | ||
Edward, I agree generally these things are a disaster, especially as they've usually been hyped and people over pay because of name recognition, (or sometimes Like Debenhams they're sold on above value by companies that have bought them tarted up a bit and sold on). |
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Alan Green | 9th Oct '12 | 12 of 20 | ||
Some interesting and insightful comments here. Whether you take up the float or not, FYI applications have to be in by 5pm today. |
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djpreston | 10th Oct '12 | 13 of 20 | ||
Well, now that applications have closed I can feel free to make some comment. |
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djpreston | 10th Oct '12 | 14 of 20 | ||
Rumour has it that pricing will be in the range of 170-177.5p. |
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Asagi | 10th Oct '12 | 15 of 20 | ||
FT reports 170-177.5p as fact, not rumour. |
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djpreston | 11th Oct '12 | 16 of 20 | ||
Well, it priced at 175p, exactly the price I was assuming. |
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emptyend | 11th Oct '12 | 17 of 20 | ||
In reply to djpreston, post #13 Hi djp, Water under the bridge at this point, but I'm just going to comment on a couple of your notes: The first point is clearly a good one - and Asagi made the same point to me offboard several days ago after my comment above. They will clearly not price with the intention of "stuffing" the market. Point 4 is also clearly going to be right. I'm not sure about items 2 and 3 though. Peter Wood (who founded Direct Line) always enjoyed a large amount of operational autonomy, even in the decade when he ran it under RBS ownership. I'd really be quite surprised if "the banking culture" had infiltrated the insurance businesses since he left, to any material degree. I've always had the impression that being owned by a bank wasn't a material constraint (and indeed in the early days it provided great swathes of the customer base). Regarding item 3, I wonder whether that difference is more to do with the differences in the business model and the fact that Direct Line is set up for channels that have been overtaken by the development of internet distribution? Every clearing bank I worked for was ALWAYS obsessing over cost ratios - and, as you know, when RBS took over NatWest the gains they made were almost wholly due to cost cutting (in that case they also had opportunities to eliminate duplications). I can't believe that Direct Line would have been allowed to have an excessive cost base unless it was something that they the division itself had insisted was necessary. Anyway - we'll soon see the acid test of the market performance..... I think it will do OK, as I posted above, in the immediate aftermarket - but my concerns would remain for the medium term. cheers ee |
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kenobi | 11th Oct '12 | 18 of 20 | ||
My hunch is that the government will want scenes reminiscent of the thatcher privatisations, where people where queuing up to deposit their applications, and applying under different familly members names, and making money, causing a good feeling about the economy in general, never mind if it's funded by selling the company silver. |
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Alan Green | 11th Oct '12 | 19 of 20 | ||
Well it's been a good first day for Direct Line (DLG) shares are at 188p on the grey market, it'll be interesting to see how they fare on the first day of unconditional trading next week |
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Alan Green | 25th Oct '12 | 20 of 20 | ||
The float thankfully has been a success for PI's and institutions alike, and the stock seems to have withstood the slings and arrows of the first few weeks in the market too. Currently at 192p, I still hold and will continue to. |
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2013 |
Wheeler TJ, Clements J, Eddy SR, Hubley R, Jones TA, Jurka J, Smit AF, Finn RD.
Dfam: a database of repetitive DNA based on profile hidden Markov models.
Nucleic Acids Res., 2013 Jan;41(Database issue):D70-82. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks1265. Epub 2012 Nov 30. PMCID: PMC3531169 Full
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Jerilyn A Walker, Miriam K Konkel, Brygg Ullmer, Christopher P Monceaux, Oliver A Ryder, Robert Hubley, Arian FA Smit, Mark A Batzer
Orangutan Alu quiescence reveals possible source element: support for ancient backseat drivers
Mobile DNA, 2012; 3:8 doi:10.1186/1759-8753-3-8 Full
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Jared C. Roach, Gustavo Glusman, Robert Hubley, Stephen Z. Montsaroff, Alisha K. Holloway, Denise E. Mauldin, Deepak Srivastava, Vidu Garg, Katherine S. Pollard, David J. Galas, Leroy Hood, Arian F.A. Smit
Chromosomal Haplotypes by Genetic Phasing of Human Families
American Journal of Human Genetics, September 2011 [doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.07.023] Abstract
Devin P. Locke et al.
Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes
Nature 2011; 469:529-533 [doi:10.1038/nature09687] Full
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Heidi J. T. Pagan, Jeremy D. Smith, Robert M. Hubley and David A. Ray
PiggyBac-ing on a primate genome: Novel elements, recent activity and horizontal transfer
Genome Biology and Evolution, May 2010, [doi:10.1093/gbe/evq021] Abstract
Jared C. Roach, Gustavo Glusman, Arian F. A. Smit, Chad D. Huff, Robert Hubley, Paul T. Shannon, Lee Rowen, Krishna P. Pant, Nathan Goodman, Michael Bamshad, Jay Shendure, Radoje Drmanac, Lynn B. Jorde, Leroy Hood, David J. Galas
Analysis of Genetic Inheritance in a Family Quartet by Whole-Genome Sequencing
Science March 10, 2010, [DOI: 10.1126/science.1186802] Abstract
Wesley C. Warren, et al
The genome of a songbird
Nature Jan 6, 2010, 464, 757-762 (1 April 2010) Abstract
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Jiang Z., Hubley R, Smit A.F.A, and Eichler E.
DupMasker: A tool for annotating primate segmental duplications
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K. Han, M. Konkel, J. Xing, H. Wang, J. Lee, T. Meyer, C. Huang, E. Sandifer, K. Hebert,
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Mobile DNA in Old World Monkeys: A Glimpse Through the Rhesus Macaque Genome
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Pedrioli P., Eng J., Hubley R., Brian P., Nilsson E., and Aebersold R.
A Standard Open Representation of Mass Spectrometry Data and its
Application in a Proteomics Research Environment,
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Evolutionary Algorithms for the Selection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms,
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Multiobjective Genetic Marker Selection,
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature 2002
Paul T Spellman et al. 2002.
Design and implementation of microarray gene expression markup language (MAGE-ML).
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Kolker E., Tjaden B.C., Hubley R., Trifonov E.N., Siegel A.F.
Spectral analysis of distributions: finding periodic components in
eukaryotic enzyme length data.
OMICS J. Integr. Biol. 6, 123-130 (2002) PDF
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Smit A.F.A., Hubley R.M.
"A few more common, ancient interspersed repeats in the human genome."
Repbase Reports 1:(4) p. 22 (2001) Repbase
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Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
Nature 409, 860-921 (2001)
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Genomic Impact of Eukaryotic Transposable Elements - ASILOMAR, 2012
FASEB Summer Research Conferences - Mobile Elements in Mammalian Genomes, 2011
FASEB Summer Research Conferences - Mobile Elements in Mammalian Genomes, 2009
Woods Hole Oceanograhic Institute - Genetic Regulatory Networks Course, 2008
International Congress on Transposable Elements, 2008
FASEB Summer Research Conferences - Mobile Elements in Mammalian Genomes, 2007
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Arctic Region Supercomputer Center - Faculty Camp, 2002
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- "WaterLogged" - An underwater data logger using Atmel's XMega chip for oceanographic instruments.
- And most importantly Arduino controllers for LED cove and stair lighting.
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Plans to put a grocery into a notorious Frankford property were rejected last month by the city's Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Zoners quickly shot down plans for the former T&T bar at 4691 Hawthorne St., said Pete Specos, president and zoning officer of the Frankford Civic Association. The taproom had been the scene of a fatal shooting in early 2011, but even before that, the bar had accumulated local infamy because of noise, fights and complaints of underage drinking.
A zoning variance was needed because a retail grocery is not a permitted use, Specos said. The property's owner is Tomasina Peralta of Rhawnhurst.
The official rebuff on Sept. 18 echoed sentiments expressed in two community meetings this summer. On Sept. 6, civic association members turned down a request for support. Neighbors, who met with the owner in August, also wouldn't back the idea.
Most feared the grocery would become a hangout that would become as much a nuisance as the bar was, Specos said.
Christopher Spence, 20, was shot to death in the T&T bar on Feb. 19, 2011. A 19-year-old North Philadelphia man, Tyrese Ford, was charged in his death. Just days before the shooting, neighbors attending a local community meeting had complained about the bar to police.
Days after Spence's murder, there were calls to permanently shutter the bar during a mass meeting outside the property.
When it reopened a few weeks later under another name, regular protests began across the street. A month after Spence's death, two men fired into a crowd of protesters, inflicting minor wounds on two people. Within 10 days, Shamus Armsted of West Philadelphia, the bar's operator, was arrested and charged in the shooting.
In mid-June, Armsted was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. He is in custody at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road. He faces up to 42 years in prison and $55,000 in fines when he is sentenced on Nov. 7 in Courtroom 1008 at the Criminal Justice Center, 13th and Filbert streets.
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re stuff painted white
Thinking of getting a shitty oversized moto or MA-1 or something and layering on the white paint, serious texture dad jacket Apollo 11 something or other. So to get that texture, what paint should I go for? I heard talk about latex based... Would multiple layers get me any sort of interesting layered effect?


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Quinoa Health Benefits
Friday, June 24, 2016
Aloe Vera Health Benefits That You Might Not Know About
Aloe vera is considered as a powerful medicinal plant which is full of nutritional value and belongs to part of the lily family (Liliaceae). Various parts of the plant are used for different purposes and both internal and external usages. Like all medicinal plant, Aloe vera is medicinal, and actually should not be eaten day for months.
Aloe Vera Nutrition Facts:
Under a 2008 article in the "Indian Journal of Dermatology," aloe vera gel is loaded with vitamins A [1], C and E which are regarded as antioxidants in order to protect you from free radicals causing aging and cancer over time. The gel that is extracted from aloe vera is loaded with vitamin B-12 [2] and folate. Aloe Vera establishes a variety of essential minerals, such as calcium [3], potassium, magnesium, chromium, sodium, copper, zinc and selenium. It is mineral content that makes aloe vera effective for healthy cellular enzyme and metabolic activity. Aloe Vera also is full of 20 amino acids, including 7 out of the 8 essential amio acids [4].
Health Benefits of Aloe Vera
Below are 6 Aloe Vera Health Benefits that you should be concerned with. Aloe vera can be natural home remedies for most of severe diseases.
1. Detoxification- Aloe Vera Health Benefits
Just like seaweeds and chia seeds, Aloe Vera belongs to gelatinous plant food. One of the health benefits of aloe vera is to consume gelatinous plant foods in your diet that these gels can get through the intestinal tract absorbing toxins and get eradicated through the colon. This greatly helps the proper eradication of your body waste and the detoxification in your body.
2. Alkalization the Body -Aloe Vera Health Benefits
Disease cannot appear in an alkaline environment. For healthy condition, you need to remember the 80/20 rule – 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acidic. Aloe vera is an alkaline to create food. It is used to alkalize the body, supporting balance acidic dietary habits.
3. Weight Loss Effects Promotion - Aloe Vera Health Benefits
Another health benefit of aloe vera is to promote your digestion and detoxify your body as well as become one of superfoods for weight loss since once you begin improving your digestion, it is the prime way to be used for detoxifying through the bowels. This will reduce your toxic load on your body and will give you more energy to stimulate.
4. Diabetes Treatment- Aloe Vera Health Benefits
According to a 2006 study printed in the "Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin", reseachers had checked the anti-hyperglycemic [5] effect of compounds, named phytosterols in aloe vera gel on rats with Type 2 diabetes. After observed the compound within a month, the rats had been shown to lower the levels of glucose. Aloe gel is concluded to affect blood glucose levels in the long term that can be helpful in curing Type 2 diabetes [6].
5. Inflammation Inhibition- Aloe Vera Health Benefits
Aloe Vera is full of 12 substances, including B-sisterole [7], which can be effective for inhibiting inflammation. The ability of aloe vera is to support painful joints because of stiffness and improve joint flexibility.
6. Heart Health Encouragement - Aloe Vera Health Benefits
Using aloe vera internally can help foster blood circulation in the body. A published clinical study in the medical article called "Angiology" stated that aloe vera greatly helped lower the amount of entire fat levels with high cholesterol in patients. This activity helps reduce fatty deposits and blood clots in the heart and body.
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Top 6 Proven Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits
Sweet potatoes afford numerous health benefits. They possess over 400% of your daily intake for vitamin A [1], fiber and potassium [2]. In addition, sweet potatoes contain more grams of natural sugars than normal potato but more nutrients with fewer calories.
Health benefits of Sweet Potatoes
Due to sweet potatoes nutrition elements, they confers huge health benefits to make you feel healthy. Following are 6 proven sweet potatoes health benefits that should be taken into consideration.
1.Reduce the Risk of Diabetes Development - Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits
In fact, sweet potatoes are known as low on the glycemic index scale [3], and researches have reported that they can reduce the amount of low blood sugar and insulin resistance [4] in people who are suffering from. The fiber detected in sweet potatoes also makes a big difference . Studies have shown that people who are in type 1 diabetics and consume high-fiber diets can have a chance of lowering blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetics can improve blood sugar, lipids and insulin levels. A serving of sweet potato offers about 6 grams of fiber, Women and men are highly recommended to consume 21-25 grams of fiber [5] and 30-38 grams of fiber daily, respectively.2. Lower the risk of Cancer- Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits
For young men, diets which are high in beta-carotene [6] can possibly have a protective role to play in against prostate cancer, as a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition suggested. Additionally, thanks to Beta-carotene found in sweet potatoes, it is shown to have an inverse connection with the growth of colon cancer in the Japanese population.3. Reduce Inflammation- Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits
In fact, sweet potatoes are packed with choline [7], a very important and versatile nutrient helping with sleep, muscle movement, learning and memory. Choline also supporst the structure of cellular membranes, assists in the transmission of nerve impulses, aids in the absorption of fat and alleviates the chronic inflammation. In a printed study by the Journal of Medicinal Food, purple sweet potato extract was stated that it had positive anti-inflammatory, antilipogenic effects, free radical scavenging .4.Promote a strong immune system-Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits
Currently, people are very conscious that they badly need the mineral iron to possess adequate energy. However, much more than that, iron is now playing other important roles in the body, on such as red and white blood cell format, stress removal, proper immune functioning, and the metabolizing of protein.5.Boost Heart Health Condition- Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits
Sweet potatoes are considered as a rich source of B6 vitamins, which are effective for breaking down homocysteine, a substance committing to the hardening of blood vessels and arteries. Potassium content in sweet potatoes benefits significantly for your heart since it can greatly lower blood pressure among other home remedies for high blood pressure, by remaining fluid balance sustainable, as explained by the American Heart Association. Furthermore, potassium is playing such a vital role in important electrolyte that promotes the heartbeat regulation.6. Encourage Healthy Skin and Hair- Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits
You might probably notice that Vitamin A can effectively help protect skin and hair against sun damage, as suggested by a 2004 study in the journal Clinical Cancer Research while vitamins C and E are famous for both skin and hair beauty benefits. Both of them stimulate collagen growth healthy, glowing skin as well. Worsen Stress- Sweet Potatoes Health Benefits Under the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, sweet potatoes are packed with magnesium, the major mineral for distressing. Also, magnesium can aid in promoting relaxation and offering a positive mood, as well as health conditions related to artery, blood, bone, muscle and nerve.You might also like :
Incredible Facts about Quinoa Health Benefits
Quinoa is widely called as a "superfood" or a "super grain," and becomes common with good reasons. Quinoa contains protein [1], fiber and various vitamins and minerals. In addition, it is gluten-free and is highly suggested for people practicing a gluten-free diet.
Quinoa Nutrition Facts:
Whole grains such as quinoa can offer essential vitamins, minerals and fiber in order to assist the digestive system regulation and make you feel fuller. White colored products such as pastas, rice and breads potentially give us with simple carbohydrates which are fast digested but little. As early mentioned, quinoa is naturally gluten-free and packed with a large number of essential properties including iron [2], B-vitamins, magnesium [3], phosphorus, potassium [4], calcium, vitamin E and fiber.Quinoa is one of a few plant foods that contains a complete protein and consists of all prime essential amino acids. Additionally, it is loaded with a high protein as well as carbohydrate [5] ratio when being compared with other grain products. NASA once proposed that quinoa is an ideal food for long duration space flights.
Incredible Facts About Quinoa Health Benefits
1. Reduce Cholesterol- Quinoa Health Benefits
Fiber [6], again, benefits your overall health condition as it helps reduce your cholesterol. In fact, nowadays, a large number of people have to experience cholesterol-lowering drugs, and they need to listen to your doctor's advice all the time. However, with dietary modification and doctor's instruction, you can limit the demand for medication to get your cholesterol tested. Instead, quinoa will make it easy because it can be used in a variety of ways. Interestingly, you are likely not to feel that you are on a special diet of any sort, or missing out on the foods you like eating.2. Normalize Blood Sugar Levels- Quinoa Health Benefits
Adding Quinoa to a dish can help you remain your blood sugar levels sustainable whereas getting your taste buds to agree at the same time. Once you get a specific food or recipe that you generally cannot have, adding quinoa to the food and then you can enjoy it without any trouble.3. Promote Weight Loss Efforts- Quinoa Health Benefits
Consuming quinoa and adding it to your diet is one of the most useful advice when you badly want to lose some pounds. Due to its high protein content and great fiber, it provides a one-two punch to your weight loss goals, and offers various vitamins and minerals to keep making you healthy. Furthermore, the protein and amino acids greatly support any weight training you are practicing, and things are kept moving internally by fiber.4. Lower the risk of Migraines Development- Quinoa Health Benefits
If you are looking for home remedies for migraines, do not forget using quinoa. Why? Because quinoa contains rich source of riboflavin [7] or vitamin B2 in order to promote blood vessel expansion in the brain and lower the instances of migraine headaches.5. Boost Healthy Digestion- Quinoa Health Benefits
When you have to cope with troubles related to digestion department or experience constipation, quinoa is one of the best treatments that stimulate to move along nicely. Eating quinoa that is high in dietary fiber promotes the optimal digestion and healthy as well as regular bowel movements.6. Weaken the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke- Quinoa Health Benefits
A large number of health studies have told that diets which are rich in quinoa can provide the reduced risk of developing future cardiovascular conditions including heart disease and stroke. The fiber rich food can comb the walls of the arteries, flushing out plaque from the arterial walls, which can lastly develop and result in heart attack or stroke.You might also like:
Thursday, June 23, 2016
7 Surprising Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate You Should Know
You do not probably know that dark chocolate contains nutrients and has a positive impacts on your overall health condition. Since dark chocolate is made from the seed of cocoa tree, it is now packed with the most productive sources of antioxidants on the planet. Recent studies have concluded that dark chocolate can play a vital role in greatly boosting health and worsening the risk of heart disease development.
Dark Chocolate Nutrition Facts:
When noticing dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, you will be satisfied because it is evidence of knowing that dark chocolate is quite nutritious. In addition, it is loaded with a large amount of soluble fiber and minerals.A 100 gram bar of dark chocolate with 70-85% cocoa includes:
• 58% of the RDA for Magnesium [1].
• 67% of the RDA for Iron [2].
• 89% of the RDA for Copper [3].
• 98% of the RDA for Manganese [4].
• 11 grams of fiber [5].
It also has plenty of potassium [6], phosphorus, zinc and selenium.
Researchers are continuously conducting more studies to prove that dark chocolate affords incredible health benefits and some experts have already said that this kind of food is good for the heart, circulation and brain, and is highly recommended in several main heath challenges as autism, obesity and diabetes.
Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate:
Here are the top 7 health benefits of good chocolate.
1. Lowering the risk of heart stroke
Researchers from Finland reported that chocolate consumption can greatly reduce the risk of suffering from a stroke by up to 17 per cent average in the group of men studied.2. Reducing cholesterol
Eating cocoa is beneficial when it is used to reduce the high levels of LDL, known as "bad" cholesterol and increase the amount of "good" cholesterol" and thereby significantly inhabit cardiovascular disease.3. Improving Blood Flow and Maintain Blood Pressure
The flavanols founded in dark chocolate can activate the endothelium, the lining of arteries, to create Nitric Oxide, known as a gas. Nitric Oxide has to send signals to the arteries for relaxing to lower the chance of limiting blood flow; therefore, it aims at reducing blood pressure and remaining it sustainable.4. Boosting Skin Health Condition
Due to the flavonols [7] founded in dark chocolate, it can prevent your skin from the sun damage and bring about the validity for your skin.5. Good for the heart and circulation
Another health benefits of dark chocolate is it is used for restoring the flexibility to arteries while also protect the white blood cells from sticking to the walls of blood vessels, leading causes of artery clogging.6. Promoting weight loss
Among top super foods for weight loss, chocolate might be the best selected ones because it can help you greatly lose weight. According to Neuroscientist Will Clower, just a small square of good choc melted within 20 minutes before a dish can cause the hormones in the brain that makes you full. You can end up a meal with the same small trigger can lower subsequent snacking.7. Prevent diabetes
One of the health benefits of dark chocolate is to improve insulin sensitivity. Therefore, dark it can help you ward off or prevent the onset of diabetes.You might also like:
Top 7 Kombucha Tea Health Benefits That You Might Never Know
Generally, Kombucha tea health benefits are numerous ranging from detoxifying your whole body, alleviating arthritis pain, reducing high level of cholesterol, retaining bowel movements, relieving from gastric ulcers and different digestive problems. Kombucha tea which is loaded with rich antioxidant [1] has anti-microbial properties in order to support different medical conditions treatments such as cancer and diabetes and is productively committed to boosting cellular health and keeping strong immune [2] defense in the body.
Below are the top 7 Kombucha tea health benefits that you can take into consideration to reap its health advantages.
1. Preventing Cancer-Kombucha tea health benefits
Kombucha is considered as one of the natural foods to prevent cancer and its recovery improvement. A printed study in Cancer Letters has reported that glucaric acid [3] found in kombucha can greatly worsen the risk of cancer attacks in human body.2. Detoxifing your body-Kombucha tea health benefits
Kombucha contains the immerse capacity of detoxifying and a particular example is its capability of counteracting liver cell toxic. According to lots of studies, thanks to antioxidant activity in kombucha, it can be beneficial against liver diseases, where oxidative stress has a crucial role to play.3. Lowering the risk of heart disease-Kombucha tea health benefits
As we all know, heart-related problems are one of the leading causes of death all over the world. Experiments on rats have shown that kombucha can potentially foster two markers of these diseases, LDL and HDL cholesterol [4], within 30 days. In addition, tea, particularly green tea can protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation, which is a contributor to heart disease problems. Therefore, drinkers have to consume up to a 31 percent reduced risk of heart disease growth, a health advantage which should be noticed from drinking kombucha tea.
4. Boosting Energy-Kombucha tea health benefits
The production of iron which is believed to be recharged from black tea in the period of the fermentation process is known to invigorate people, one of the abilities of kombucha tea. This kind of tea is loaded with some caffeine [5] but just in a very small amounts and b-vitamins [6] which results in energizing human body although kombucha side effects is still remaining due to the highest consumption of this herb tea.5. Joint Care-Kombucha tea health benefits
Kombucha can serve as an effective help in concealing, repairing and banishing joint damage in various ways. Due to being packed with glucosamines [7], these properties play such an important role in raising synovial hyaluronic acid production, supporting the preservation of collagen and removal of arthritic pain. In the same way, it also promotes joint collagen and fosters collagen of the entire body as well as decrease the chance of wrinkles appearance on the skin.
6. Promoting Weight Loss-Kombucha tea health benefits
A 2005 study has revealed evidence to claim that kombucha can completely improve metabolism and limits the demand for fat accumulation. Although more studies are needed to conduct to discover further news, it still makes sense that kombucha tea aids in promoting weight loss because it contains high source of acetic acid and polyphenols, which are proven to reduce weight gain.7. Controlling the amount of cholesterol-Kombucha tea health benefits
Another superb health benefit of kombucha health benefit is it can offer the maintenance of good levels of cholesterol. Lots of studies give out qualitative evidence referring to the anti-lipidemic properties of kombucha which it can help reduce the absorption of LDL cholesterol, known as bad cholesterol and triglycerides as well as the levels of HDL cholesterol known as good cholesterol in the body.You might also like:
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sfWidgetFormInputSWFUploadPlugin - 0.9.8Plugin for decorating a file input widget with SWFUpload javascript. |
sfWidgetFormInputSWFUploadPlugin decorates a file input widget with queued uploading capabilities, provided by SWFUpload (www.swfupload.org).
This plugin is now an required dependancy of sfFilebasePlugin. See at its sample project to see it in action.
Use the widget like an ordinary file upload widget and configure it by passing custom options to its options array.
In custom form you'd to probably manually include the widgets assets (javascripts and stylesheets). Do so by using $myform->getJavascripts() and $myform->getStylesheets().
<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" accept-charset="utf-8">
<?php foreach($form->getJavascripts() AS $javascript):?>
<?php use_javascript($javascript)?>
<?php endforeach?>
<?php foreach($form->getStylesheets() AS $link => $media):?>
<?php use_stylesheet($link)?>
<?php endforeach?>
<?php echo $form->render()?>
Feel free to override the css to fit your own applications look and feel.
(Install instructions taken from README in sfThumbnailPlugin, (c) Fabien Potencier)
To install the plugin for a symfony project, the usual process is to use the symfony command line.
With symfony 1.1/1.2, use:
$ symfony plugin:install sfWidgetFormInputSWFUploadPlugin
Alternatively, if you don't have PEAR installed, you can download the latest
package attached to this plugin's wiki page and extract it under your project's
Clear the cache to enable the autoloading to find the new classes:
$ php symfony cc
Publish the plugins assets
$ php symfony plugin:publish-assets
You're done.
The guys managing and devolping the SWFUpload flash movie as well as its javascript api should be mentioned here. Lern more at http://swfupload.org


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Ai Iwamura
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Ai Iwamura (岩村愛 Iwamura Ai?), also known as Aiko Iwamura (岩村愛子 Iwamura Aiko?) is a Japanese actress, born on March 4, 1984.
Iwamura is best known for her role as Mai in Battle Royale. Iwamura also fulfills some "stand-in" roles as Izumi Kanai, Noriko Nakagawa, Hirono Shimizu, and Haruka Tanizawa [1]. Iwamura also stars as Mai in Battle Royale II: Requiem. She also voiced MarineAngemon in the anime Digimon Tamers.
External links[edit]
- Aiko Iwamura - Y・M・O (Japanese)
- Ai Iwamura Blog (Japanese)
- Ai Iwamura at the Internet Movie Database
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NDI Recognition Systems Announces New Customer in South Carolina, Hanahan Police Department
March 04, 2014 --
Longwood, FL (PRWEB) March 04, 2014
The Hanahan Police Department in South Carolina has joined the growing list of NDI Recognition Systems (NDI-RS) customers in South Carolina. The department has purchased two fixed automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) systems.
Hanahan is located in the greater Charleston area, and is NDI-RSs first customer in Berkeley County. Like other NDI-RS customers in South Carolina, Hanahan will be leveraging NDI-RSs relationship with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). SLED maintains a statewide license plate data system using NDI-RSs back-office software, the Vehicle Intelligence Server and Communications Engine (VISCE). This centralized hub for South Carolina ALPR users means that the Hanahan Police Department is not required to purchase or maintain a server to handle their ALPR data.
In addition to fixed ALPR systems like those that will be implemented in Hanahan, NDI-RS also offers a full range of other types of ALPR solutions, such as mobile systems installed in vehicles and covert systems that are ideal for checkpoint operations and other temporary ALPR deployments. Data from any NDI-RS system is transmitted to the VISCE central back office. The data can be analyzed to identify suspect vehicles, detect crime patterns and trends, and alert command staff and officers to vehicles of interest, such as those involved in AMBER and Silver Alerts.
We are happy to welcome the Hanahan Police Department to the rapidly growing group of NDI-RS customers in South Carolina, said Christopher McKissick, director of sales. Our relationship with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division allows us to provide a unique level of service to our customers in that state, and we look forward to helping the Hanahan Police Department protect their community.
About NDI Recognition Systems:
NDI Recognition Systems (NDI-RS) is a global provider of automated license plate recognition (ALPR) solutions for law enforcement, homeland security, and critical infrastructure security, as well as other market sectors. With an installed base in over 40 countries, NDI-RS designs and manufactures turn-key, end-to-end LPR solutions including mobile, fixed, and covert installations. The company designs and manufactures rugged mobile processors; advanced camera technology, video acquisition cards, and the plate recognition engine; VeriPlate and VeriPark mobile applications; and the VISCE (Vehicle Intelligence Server and Communications Engine) back office for intelligence generation and all administration functionality. NDI-RS also offers exceptional full-service installation, commissioning, and ongoing supporting services wherever in the world our customers are.
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11639327.htm.


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Jim Tapley, along with his wife, Maggie Powell Tapley, buried at Westview Cemetery, Wrightsville, Georgia.
Jim was my father's uncle; my grand uncle. He was the son of James Madison (Jim) Tapley and Rebecca (Becky) Page Tapley.
Uncle Jim was a Johnson County, Georgia Sheriff's Deputy for many years. He also ran for Sheriff in 1920.


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Kids Activities: Little Travelers Get Big Perks
Small wonders get big perks around here. Through our Kimpton Kids program, we offer services and amenities that get children smiling. Same goes for grownups. We make family travel easier by providing practical but difficult-to-pack items at no charge. Our family-friendly connecting rooms will make sure your entire brood gets the space it needs. What's more, our Front Desk employees know tons about the best kid-friendly attractions in Chicago so you can make the most of your stay.
Here's what's in store for family vacations:
For Babies and Toddlers:
- Cribs are available for complimentary loan (please request this when you make your reservation)
- Our restaurant offers high chairs and booster seats, or you can have one delivered to your room for in-room dining
- In-room child safety kits include outlet covers, toilet latches and nightlights
For Kids:
- Each child is greeted with a special Kimpton Kids welcome gift
- We offer a list of kid-friendly activities in the area, including parks, restaurants and enriching classes
- Child-size animal print robes are available for loan or purchase
- Comment cards just for kids are provided to tell us what they liked about their stay
- Stop by our hosted evening reception for a kid-friendly "mocktail"
- Our "Guppy Love" program lets you keep a pet fish in your guestroom. We'll do all the care an feeding.
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Daily Dish: Drew Barrymore's Two-Tone Hair — Love It or Hate It?
Drew Barrymore is changing things up to promote her new movie, Whip It
-Faye Brennan
Drew Barrymore has always been a spunky actress who isn't afraid to try something new. In fact, she just completed the first movie in which she both acts in and directs, titled Whip It. But this new hairdo she's rocking? We can't make up our minds whether it's a "do" or a complete and utter "don't."
Drew was spotted sporting the new black in her hair while promoting Whip It in Boston. The film, which also stars Juno's Ellen Page, Juliette Lewis, and Zoe Bell, focuses on the true story of a young girl who escapes a life of beauty pageants by joining Texas Rollergirls, a Roller Derby league.
We're assuming that Drew's hair and plaid-overload outfit is her way of appealing to the essence of her movie and the young audience it will attract. But, how can she go home to boyfriend Justin Long with that hair and expect him not to run for the hills? (Daily Mail)
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This autumn Clive Head will display his most recent work Terminus Place, a painting inspired by Nicolas Poussin's The Triumph of David. Our curatorial intern talks to him about his collaboration with Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Q: As a contemporary painter, what is it that you like about Dulwich?
I like the size of the collection; I think it's very intimate and you can really get to know a small selection of paintings, as it's quiet and you can just sit and contemplate. I like the scale of it really.
Q: What is it about Poussin and in particular The Triumph of David that fascinates you?
I think for me Poussin defines Western painting and what art is truly about; he is a huge resource in terms of pictorial invention. He is very much a painter who is constantly defining space and form, finding new ways of creating worlds that are always unique. The Triumph of David is a particularly good painting, it is probably one of the best paintings in London. It was a natural painting for me to gravitate towards, but really my response to Poussin is as much to do with the other paintings at Dulwich as this one.
Q: Why did you chose to depict Victoria station in Terminus Place?
For the last 20 years I have been painting urban landscapes and I tended to jump from one subject to another, painting different cities: Zurich, Moscow, New York and other places. Gradually, however, I focus more and more on London and find particular places that I keep going back to.
Victoria station has become a favourite location, which I have been painting now for the last five years and I will probably continue to do so. I'm not a realist painter, contrary to common perception, I don't paint the world in front of me; my paintings are inventions. They are based on an experience of a place; you can't stand in one spot and see the view that I painted because it doesn't really exist. So that's why I keep going back to the same place, because the more I know the more it helps me to be increasingly inventive by moving things around, changing angles, spaces and so on. I look for something that is visually very rich with a lot going on. Victoria is a very busy place; it typifies the chaos and business of the city. I am trying to resolve the chaos of the urban environment. I like taking a complex narrative, such as an experience in Victoria station, and finding a solution by creating a calmness, order and a kind of organisation which is completely the opposite to its reality in our world.
Q: Your paintings depict urban landscapes in intense detail that to many people seem to recreate a similar effect to a photograph. Could you explain how you achieve this? Is photography part of your process?
There is a lot of naturalism in my work; if I paint a figure I include all the details you would expect to be there, but I am not illustrating our world and giving it back to us in forensic detail. However, I do use the camera to collect information from the urban landscape. The picture that will be at Dulwich is based on walking through the underground and beginning to go up a flight of stairs at Victoria station. I use an old fashioned medium format camera with print film; I point the camera and everybody, everything that happens, enables me to collect information. Before taking photographs I make lots of little drawings and sketches as well. The initial construction of the painting is drawing and I always draw on tracing paper, which is very resilient if you keep rubbing it out. Although I make a tiny drawing at the beginning that drawing has probably gone through 30-40 different stages before the final version of the painting. The small drawing will give me an idea of the format for the painting, for the Dulwich painting it's approximately a double small square letterbox shape. Then I start drawing again on a canvas and then it's the big draw. Once the drawing is established I try to get it fixed using a varnish. Then I start painting, often working up quite small areas to get a colour and tonal range starting from the centre and working out from the edges.
Q: What do you hope to gain by showing Terminus Place in the Poussin room at Dulwich? Are you nervous about attempting a conversation with the past?
Yes, I think it is the hardest thing to do. But the picture will either hold its own or it won't, there is nothing I can do about it now! For me the whole point of doing these projects is to grow as an artist. I hope the public will get a little insight into what I'm doing, which perhaps will lead them to reflect on Poussin in a slightly different sort of way.
Q: How are you hoping viewers of your work in Dulwich Picture Gallery will react?
I think there will be a degree of surprise that there will be a large painting of London in an apparent world of mythical subject matter and landscape, in the arcadia which Poussin represents. If the paintings work at all, it will be by people acknowledging that they wouldn't want to be in the actual place I have chosen to paint but they do want to be in the space I am offering them in the painting,
which is very different from the Victoria station we are all familiar with. If it develops a dialogue then that will be a good thing, but I think people going to look speaks volumes, despite what they are going to say.
Q: What is your favourite picture at Dulwich Picture Gallery and why?
Rembrandt's little portrait, Girl at a Window, is such an ordinary subject but an extraordinary painting; if you go up to it close, you can see how those heavy brushstrokes are made and it shouldn't work but it does. Those are the sort of things that completely elude me because I can see how it's made, but it becomes an extraordinary thing: magic.
Exhibition details
10 October 2012 – 13 January 2013, Dulwich Picture Gallery
A contemporary installation, Terminus Place, by painter Clive Head, known for his striking paintings of urban landscapes. The work forms part of his project From Victoria to Arcadia at Dulwich Picture Gallery and Marlborough Fine Art.
Painted in response to Nicolas Poussin's The Triumph of David, Clive Head's work Terminus Place will sit temporarily alongside the Gallery's collection of works by Poussin. This provides a timely opportunity to reconsider the place of the artist today and a look back to Old Master techniques.
Related Events
In Conversation: Clive Head and Xavier Bray
Tuesday 4 December READ MORE
Late Night Viewing: Cotman in Normandy and Victoria to Arcadia
Thursday 10 January READ MORE


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It seem as though Dave Grohl has been heavily featured in the press of late (maybe he has a new album to promote or something?). It appears as though Courtney Love has replied to comments Grohl made in a recent interview in which he talked about where Love features in his song lyrics. Love has since responded to his comments via her myspace page...
"Kurt loathed him [Grohl] more than anyone else (except a journalist). In his [Cobain's] will he made a codicil that Grohl was no longer a member of Nirvana. I just ignored the guy and will continue to. Dave knows this, and he takes it out on me! Hey, it wasn't MY band and it wasn't MY idea!
It's funny he 'hates' me since I don't think about him".
Well, he's still the nicest guy in rock to us!