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Your so right about water born, some manufacturers have different pressures for different guns, PPG's Envirobase also need an orientation coat for metallic's and pearls at about 1/2 the pressure you apply the paint at for coverage...
"I have a guy I work with who has beached about the paint not matching when he has sprayed a spray out card that DID match. What do you say to a guy like this? I calmly asked, "How could the spray out card match and the paint on the car doesn't"? SOMETHING changed between the spray out card and the car, SOMETHING changed. He honestly believed it was the paint that somehow changed, I am not making this up! "
Did he wait any length of time between the spray-out card and spraying the panel. Bet you dollars-to-doughnuts it settled out in the gun, OOPS. Especially with whites, the toners all have a different specific weights to them, mix the paint ready to spray and leave it sit in a mixing cup for 15 min. and see if it settles with the toners on top. With a gravity feed gun you'll be spraying pure white toner first, with a siphon feed gun you'll be spraying color toners first. With pressure feed you have to deal with the length of the hose. With color matching EVERYTHING matters. |
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I used to love when the competition would come in and rip my product apart...I didn't have to say anything, they did my work for me. LOL. The worst thing a rep can do is claim their product is superior because very often, maybe a few years down the road, they are repping for the product they where ripping apart earlier. So true about learning this as a rep, the one problem is that when they bring in a new rep, they go to propaganda school to learn about the product and they buy in to hard...and sometimes to long. I tried to sell service and knowledge before I sold product. Ray |
I thought every painter did this BUTTTTT.....When I mix my formula, after the binder I'll stert adding the toners in a clock wise pattern so WHEN (not if ) I add to much of one I can easily pull some out with a clean paint stick just put the stick in the spot touching only that one toner and it pulls out about three drops each time....
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Mixing Paint........
Hi,back when i was painting yachts,IMRON was the favorite brand,i used to buy 22 gallons (or so)at a time,took a NEW plastic garbage can,washed it with DAWN,2 or 3 times,dried it out good,then using IMRON reducer,cleaned it 2 more times,Changing rags often,then dumped ALL 22 gallons in the garbage can,stirred it good,to make sure all paint was the same color,(we called this bucketing) then pulled out 2 gallons at a time into my 2 1/2 gallon pressure pot,then put the garbage can lid (that i also did a cleaning job on,) back on,then proceeded to paint, never had a Boo Boo...IF you screw up a $40,000 paint job,you are DEFINATELY going to bite the pipe... (i only catalized the imron,as i was refilling my pressure pot,)
This thread has been really good. If I have to go back and buy more paint to work on a project I do two things. First compare the new can with any of the original for color match. Secondly I use the new paint for the first coats and try to use the left over original for the final coats to assure color match.
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I always pour my gallons off into quart cans when
painting in pieces. If you keep taking from the top of a gallon can little by little, the last will be different (especially metallics) no matter how well you stir it. Stirring well at first and pouring into separate qt cans really keeps it more consistent and easier to use. I even pour my primers into qt cans, just easier to work with and it keeps better for me since I do so many "small jobs". |
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If you have a Web site or blog and are looking for a way to earn income from your online property, consider affiliate marketing programs.
If you have a Web site or blog and are looking for a way to earn income from your online property, consider affiliate marketing programs. Affiliate marketing is the term used to describe a revenue-sharing plan where an online automated marketing program lets Webmasters place an advertiser's banner ads or buttons on their own Web site. Webmasters will receive a referral fee or commission from conversions when a customer has clicked the affiliate link and performs the desired action, such as make a purchase or opt-in for downloads or newsletters on the advertiser's site. Advertisers invest in affiliate programs for lead generation, and, of course, sales. Not all affiliate plans work in the same way or pay the same rates. Some enable you to place text or image hyperlinks to products or a Web site, others allow you to set up a shopping or store page that offers products related to the content of your Web site, and others require you to simply place general advertising banners or buttons. The payouts for Webmasters also varies, but in the most common forms the affiliate is paid per click, each time a person clicks the ad (pay-per-click) or you may be paid a commission when a sale is made (pay-per-sale) or you might be paid by lead (pay-per-lead). Affiliate Marketing GlossaryIf you're in affiliate marketing, here's a quick reference of some of the more common terms used in conjunction with affiliate marketing. By familiarizing yourself with the terminology you'll be better able to understand the affiliate agreement, how different programs work, and how you can earn money. Below you'll find direct links to common affiliate marketing terms from Webopedia.com. |
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Different advertisers offer different types of affiliate programs. If you join a search engine affiliate program you most likely will be placing text links or banners to their advertisers and you'll work on a pay-per-click fee. E-mail list affiliates promote e-mail newsletters and are usually paid when a person joins the advertised opt-in e-mail list. Being an affiliate of any merchant usually means you are paid a commission per sale on the advertiser's Web site. Generally speaking, pay-per-click affiliate programs pay the least amount, as affiliates are often paid per thousands clicks (CPC).
Pay-per-lead programs are when you you provide the links to downloads, trial offers, e-mail opt-in lists and so on. Depending on the advertiser you may be paid per lead generation or you may not be paid unless the user subscribes and pays for a full service from the advertiser. Again, you may also receive fees for both instances. Pay-per-sale affiliate programs (also called revenue sharing) usually offer the highest commissions, and you'll typically receive a set dollar amount per sale or a straight percentage of the total sale. Because a user has to purchase something, you may find this program best-suited to high-traffic affiliate sites.
How Does Affiliate Marketing Work?
Knowing what ads to place and what revenue your Web site generates isn't magic. Once you join an affiliate program you then are able to choose the products or banners you want to include on your Web site, and then receive the code you will need to insert on specific Web page or throughout your Web site. This changes, however, when you select an ad revenue partnership, such as Google AdSense, for example where you have little or no control over the advertisement displayed. In joining the affiliate program, you will agree to their terms of service, called an affiliate agreement, which will tell you what requirements you must meet and how the click-through, lead generation or sales are tracked.
Here is an example of one affiliate program, how it works and the requirements of the affiliate:
WorldWinner is a "Pay to Play" online game Web site that offers a revenue-sharing affiliate program. From the WorldWinner Web site (the advertiser in this case), you would first fill out an application to become an affiliate by providing basic information about yourself and your Web site through a Web-based sign up form. If you're accepted as an affiliate, WorldWinner will provide you with an affiliate ID as well as the address to a Web page where you can generate the code to place different links advertising WorldWinner on your own site. They offer rotating or static text links, banners or buttons, and co-brand Web sites are also allowed. When you generate the code to place on your own Web site, it will contain your unique affiliate ID. Any user who clicks a link to WorldWinner that contains your ID is tracked by WorldWinner via cookies. If they become a paying player and deposit money to their account and play games for cash, you then earn money yourself; it will be a percentage of that user's deposits for as long as you remain an affiliate (this particular affiliate program offers a 25 percent share in Net Applicable Revenue). WorldWinner also hosts and provides you with all the statistics and information you need to determine how many users your are sending to their Web site, if they are depositing funds, and also provide you with your revenue and payout information.
For the most part, affiliate programs work by using a combination of a unique user ID and cookies to track your leads and subsequent revenues. Most will offer a private affiliate section on their Web site where you can get your HTML code and also check your affiliate account status and information. Through the use of browser cookies, any person who uses your link to make the desired action within a set amount of time contributes to your affiliate revenue.
For example if a user follows your link and looks through an online software store they are tracked as "your referral" by the browser cookie. If the person makes the purchase before the cookie expires, you get the referral commission. So even if a user sits with items in their shopping cart but doesn't go back and make the purchase for two weeks, you can still get the commission, provided the cookie is still active.
For the Webmaster, one of the the hardest things about using an affiliate program to earn money is finding a good one that will actually produce results for you. To better your chances of earning revenue from affiliate marketing here are some tips to get you started;
- Always read the fine print. Make sure you understand how the payouts are structured, if you need to earn a minimum dollar amount before a payout, and, of course, compare commissions between similar affiliate programs.
- Once you have narrowed down your options to a handful of possibilities, take a look at the merchant or marketers' Web site rankings and traffic. If, for example, you have your choice narrowed down to three computer software e-tailers, you can use Google and Alexa rankings to help you determine which may have a better volume of traffic. While their Web site traffic won't directly help you promote their products, this may tell you which company has a larger customer-base (more traffic). A well-known name that your Web site visitors may be familiar with might encourage them to click the advertising links on your own site.
- Choose affiliate programs that complement your Web site content. If your site is all about sports, then chances are you'll want to skip on setting up a co-branded Web store for cartoon themed car accessories, for example. Also, if affiliate programs offer customizable banners, buttons or splash pages that can be edited to reflect elements of your own site design, be sure to take advantage of those options.
- Don't be afraid to play the field and try a couple affiliate programs, or opt out of one and choose another if you're not seeing any results after time. Results are going to be based on how much traffic your own Web site gets. If your site serves only a couple visitors a day, you can't expect high click-through numbers.
Choosing an Affiliate Program
Because there are such a large number of affiliate programs to choose from and many are structured differently, here are some tips to keep in mind while looking for a good match.
First, you need to be sure you are comfortable with the product you're promoting or selling and you have confidence in the advertiser you are linking to. Check the pages on the advertiser's Web site. If it's something you yourself would never consider purchasing, or it possibly looks a bit unreliable, then chances are your visitors won't be interested in it either. If you're running a content-based site, you don't want to sell anything that might offend visitors or lower their opinion of your site.
The best rule of thumb is to pick affiliate programs that offer something that's relevant to your site. For example, if your Web site is about registering domain names, look for affiliate programs that are related to the topic such as Web site hosting, Webmaster tools and software, Web site templates and so on. There is nothing worse than advertisements that stand out like a sore thumb on your pages (e.g., online casino ads placed on a Web site about elementary school math tutorials). Even niche sites can find affiliate programs that are a good match.
What is the Advertiser really offering affiliates? Make sure you understand the affiliate agreement and that you can comply with it. Take the time to check out the advertiser before joining to ensure they really do pay out to affiliates and that their program is not a scam.
Have a look at what the advertiser is offering in terms of tracking and reporting tools for affiliates. Good programs will provide you with a way to access real-time automated statistics to view conversions, sales and commissions. Be sure you have ad and product display options to integrate the advertising into your Web site. Can you change the colors, themes and choose from a selection of different sized banners and buttons? With this type of service it means a little less work for you, the affiliate, and it also means your affiliate program meshes with your site. Some higher-pay programs may look attractive, but may offer a higher commission because they might not provide support and tools to their affiliates. If this is the case, make sure you determine if this program will be too high-maintenance for you before joining.
Generally speaking pay-per-click programs offer the lowest dollar value for conversions, and you'll need a higher click through rate to earn money. Pay-per-lead and pay-per-sale programs will usually offer a higher commission, but you'll have less visitors clicking through to complete the transactions, so you need to have a lot of unique visitors. Use your own traffic and reporting tools to determine which type of program will have a better chance of success on your own site.
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SDLx::Sprite - interact with images quick and easily in SDL
use SDLx::Sprite; my $sprite = SDLx::Sprite->new; # loads image file into a SDL::Surface and # automatically sets a SDL::Rect inside with # that image's dimensions. $sprite->load('hero.png'); # set sprite image transparency $sprite->alpha_key( $color ); $sprite->alpha(0.5); # you can set and check the sprite position anytime say $sprite->x; # rect->x shortcut accessor $sprite->y(30); # rect->y shortcut accessor # read-only surface dimensions $sprite->w; # width $sprite->h; # height # you can also fetch the full rect # (think destination coordinates for ->draw) my $rect = $sprite->rect; # you can get the surface object too if you need it my $surface = $sprite->surface; # rotation() # if your SDL has gfx, rotation is also straightforward: $sprite->rotation( $degrees ); $sprite->rotation( $degrees, $smooth ); # add() / remove() NOT YET IMPLEMENTED # you can also attach other sprites to it $sprite->add( armor => $other_sprite ); $sprite->remove('armor'); # blits $sprite (and attached sprites) into $screen, # in the (x,y) coordinates of the sprite $sprite->draw($screen); # if you need to clip the original image/surface # before drawing it $sprite->clip->x(10); $sprite->clip->y(3); $sprite->clip->w(5); $sprite->clip->h(5); # ...or all at once: $sprite->clip($x,$y,$w,$h); # spawning can include almost all of the above: my $sprite = SDLx::Sprite->new( image => 'hero.png', # or surface => SDL::Surface rect => SDL::Rect, # or x => $x, y => $y clip => SDL::Rect, alpha_key => SDL::Color, # or [$r, $g, $b] alpha => 1, rotation => 45, # degrees );
SDLx::Sprite is a SDL::Surface on steroids! It let's you quickly load, setup and interact with images in your SDL application, abstracting all the drudge code and letting you concentrate on your app's logic instead.
This module automatically creates and holds SDL::Rect objects for the source and destination surfaces, and provides several surface manipulation options like alpha blending and rotation.
This is a new module and the API is subject to change without notice. If you care, please join the discussion on the #sdl IRC channel in irc.perl.org. All thoughts on further improving the API are welcome.
You have been warned :)
Creates a new SDLx::Sprite object. No option is mandatory. Available options are:
Uses $filename as source image for the Sprite's surface. See supported formats in SDL::Image. This option cannot be used together with the 'surface' option (see below).
Uses the provided SDL::Surface object as source surface for this sprite, instead of creating one automatically. This option cannot be used together with the 'image' option (see above).
Uses the provided SDL::Rect object as clipping rect for the source surface. This means the object will only blit that particular area from the surface.
Uses the provided SDL::Rect object as destination coordinates to whatever surface you call draw() on. You cannot use this option together with 'x' and 'y' (see below)
Uses $x as the x-axis (left-to-right, 0 being leftmost) positioning of the Sprite into the destination you call draw() upon. This option cannot be used together with 'rect' (see above).
Uses $y as the y-axis (top-to-bottom, 0 being topmost) positioning of the Sprite into the destination you call draw() upon. This option cannot be used together with 'rect' (see above).
A shortcut to draw at coordinates quickly. Calls x() , y() and draw()
Uses $degrees as the angle to rotate the surface to, in degrees (0..360, remember? :). This option is only available if your compiled SDL library has support for GFX (see Alien::SDL for details).
if $smooth is set the sprite is antialiased. This may mess with your alpha_key.
MUST CALL SDL::Video::get_video_mode prior to this.
Uses the provided SDL::Color object (or an array reference with red, green and blue values) as the color to be turned into transparent (see 'alpha' below).
Uses $percentage (0 <-> 1 ) or $integer ( 0x01 - 0xff) as how much transparency to add to the surface. If you use this, it is mandatory that you also provide the alpha_key (see above).
Loads the given image file into the object's internal surface. A new surface is always created, so whatever you had on the previous surface will be lost. Croaks on errors such as no support built for the image or a file reading error (the error message is SDL::get_error and should give more details).
Returns the own Sprite object, to allow method chaining.
Returns the object's internal surface, or undef if there is none.
If you pass a SDL::Surface to it, it will overwrite the original surface with it, while returning the old (previous) surface. Note that, as such, it will return undef
if you use it without having previously loaded either an image or a previous surface. It will Carp::confess if you pass anything that's not an SDL::Surface object (or SDL::Surface subclassed objects).
Returns the destination SDL::Rect object used when you call draw().
If you haven't explicitly set it, it will be a SDL::Rect with the same dimensions as the object's internal surface. If no surface was set yet, it will be an empty SDL::Rect (dimensions 0,0,0,0).
If you pass it a SDL::Rect object, it will set rect() to that object before returning, but it will overwrite any width and height values, as those are read only and set to the size of the underlying surface.
If you want to clip the source surface, set clip() instead.
Returns the source SDL::Rect object used when you call draw().
You can use this method to choose only a small subset of the object's internal surface to be used on calls to draw().
If you haven't explicitly set it, it will be a SDL::Rect with the same dimensions as the object's internal surface. If no surface was set yet, it will be an empty SDL::Rect (dimensions 0,0,0,0).
If you pass it a SDL::Rect object, it will set clip() to that object before returning.
Gets/sets the x-axis (left-to-right, 0 being leftmost) positioning of the Sprite into the destination you call draw() upon.
It is a shortcut to $sprite->rect->x
Gets/sets the y-axis (top-to-bottom, 0 being topmost) positioning of the Sprite into the destination you call draw() upon.
It is a shortcut to $sprite->rect->y
Returns the Sprite surface's width. This method is read-only.
It is a shortcut to $sprite->surface->w
Returns the Sprite surface's height. This method is read-only.
It is a shortcut to $sprite->surface->h
Draws the Sprite on the provided SDL::Surface object - usually the screen - using the blit_surface SDL function, using the source rect from clip() and the destination rect (position) from rect().
Returns the own Sprite object, to allow method chaining.
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Megan Fox In The Role She Was Born to Play: An NC-17 Mother Teresa
Hot on the heels of Simple Jack (the fake, controversy-baiting trailer from Tropic Thunder that was eventually yanked) comes the trailer for Teresa: The Making of a Saint, an NC-17 Mother Teresa biopic starring Transformers actress (and parrot lover) Megan Fox. But wait! Could this, too, be a fake trailer, what with its cast made up of Hollywood heavyweights like "Sir Ben Queensly"? Indeed, it's just the latest in Hollywood's brand-new obsession with fake ads for real movies, this one designed to draw buzz for the Vanity Fair-set roman à clef How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, starring Fox as actress "Sophie Maes." Forgive us, but we'd much rather see Teresa than the real movie it's designed to promote — especially if the saintly missionary arrives in Calcutta tossing off Diablo Cody-penned bon mots like, "Fried bologna is the bomb!"


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Designing a good user experience starts with understanding the people that use your digital product, app or website. We strive to understand who they are, what motivates and what frustrates them as users. By keeping the user at the center of all of our processes, we can engage and delight people in a meaningful way – that is also effective for your business.
Before we start any design concepting, we spend time to understand your business and user goals. We gain insights, define objectives, and identify the key factors to success. Only then can we establish a design vision and plan that will lead to measurable business results.
We are passionate about good design – the kind that is based in function and purpose but also enjoyed and desired by its users. We also believe good design is measurable, so we use an iterative design process that includes user tesing. Because in the end, our job as designers is not to decide what's best for the user, but rather to find what they consider is the best for them.
Usability is about breaking down the barriers between a user and a task, making the tool or interface as transparent as possible. We evaluate existing and new designs with users to find what works. By using performance-based studies, we observe behavior and learn from users, thereby creating a user experience that is directly informed by your customers.
The best designs are merely artwork if they don't meet the goals of your business and users. We validate all of the work we do by quantifying and measuring the user experience and analyzing data to help make informed decisions. Our strength is not simply in measurement, but in identifying—and deploying—the appropriate tools to measure success.
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Today, the White House released a memo detailing seven legislative actions it wants Congress to take; several of them could have a real impact on patent trolls. The administration is also going to take immediate executive actions, including "empowering downstream users" by having the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) create a website to tell patent troll victims about their rights.
The memo outlines changes to bring much more transparency to patent disputes, including new PTO rules that will require patent owners to keep their ownership information updated. It asks Congress to impose similar transparency rules on courts. If that happens in an effective way, it could stop patent trolls from hiding their owners in the shadows behind networks of shell companies.
The letter's tone sends its own message. It unapologetically uses the tech-colloquial term "patent trolls," noting that they are "increasingly targeting Main Street retailers, consumers, and other end-users of products." The executive actions section promises to "tighten functional claiming," saying that overly broad claims "particularly in the context of software," are a serious problem.
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From "You Still Can't Write About Muhammad" by Asra Q. Nomani, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and author of Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam (HarperOne, 2006):
In April, looking for endorsements, Random House sent galleys to writers and scholars, including Denise Spellberg, an associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Texas in Austin. Ms. Jones put her on the list because she read Ms. Spellberg's book, "Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past: The Legacy of 'A'isha Bint Abi Bakr."
But Ms. Spellberg wasn't a fan of Ms. Jones's book. On April 30, Shahed Amanullah, a guest lecturer in Ms. Spellberg's classes and the editor of a popular Muslim Web site, got a frantic call from her. "She was upset," Mr. Amanullah recalls. He says Ms. Spellberg told him the novel "made fun of Muslims and their history," and asked him to warn Muslims...
On a May 21 conference call, Random House executive Elizabeth McGuire told the author and her agent that the publishing house had decided to indefinitely postpone publication of the novel for "fear of a possible terrorist threat from extremist Muslims" and concern for "the safety and security of the Random House building and employees."
Blogworld started buzzing with the story. Lots of sympathy for Sherry and scorn for Dr. Spellberg, who responded in a letter to the WSJ today:
As a historian invited to "comment" on the book by its Random House editor at the author's express request, I objected strenuously to the claim that "The Jewel of Medina" was "extensively researched," as stated on the book jacket. As an expert on Aisha's life, I felt it was my professional responsibility to counter this novel's fallacious representation of a very real woman's life. The author and the press brought me into a process, and I used my scholarly expertise to assess the novel. It was in that same professional capacity that I felt it my duty to warn the press of the novel's potential to provoke anger among some Muslims.
I'm still processing what I want to say about this. I'll post my thoughts tomorrow, and I hope others will join the dialogue on this event, which is disturbing on so many levels.


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(feat. Tony Yayo)
[chorus - 50 Cent]
The walls have ears lil' nigga, I run New York,
Even when I ain't there lil' nigga, I run New York,
I said the walls have ears lil' nigga, I hear when you talk,
Let's get this shit clear lil' nigga, I run New York
[verse 1 - 50 Cent]
I wake up, stare at the ceilin',
I'm alive, what a beautiful feelin',
I put my vest on right after I put on my drawers,
It's a habit I'm always prepared for war,
See my life's like some shit, you seen in a flick,
Bitches act like pornstars when they sit on a dick,
When I was hit and out the game I said "one more flick",
Test my aim in the range I'm like "one more clip",
It's my brain, I'm insane, I be on some shit,
Man I run Interscope, Jada's tryna annoy me,
Nuthin' but another disgruntled employee,
He been in the game ten years and he still ain't rich,
Even his mama upset that he still ain't shit,
And he keep runnin his yap, like I'ma take all that,
One more word out his mouth I'll push Style's shit back,
See the nozzle on my tre pound is three inches long,
And the trigger on the fo' fo's extremly strong,
With a little tre douche is like pop, pop,
Chase his ass up the block til his bitch ass drop,
And the verses he be kickin' none of 'em hot,
Cos he ain't got none of that shit he says he got,
And he ain't did none of that shit he said he did,
And I ain't got time to be talkin 'bout this shit, (fuckin' faggot)
[chorus - 50 Cent]
I guess it's easy to see lil' nigga, I run New York,
Yeah I live in cc lil' nigga, but I run New York,
And I don't go to parties lil' nigga, but I run New York,
And I stay gettin Cs lil' nigga, cos I run New York
(Yayo, tell 'em I run New York)
[verse 2 - Tony Yayo]
My gun is longer than yours, nigga, call your recouster,
Da Locks made more money than them thin tiny suits,
The game about da south, drugs and rappin,
Jada fuckin punchlines, my serp went platinum,
Style's and sheek louch went double plastic,
Yayo, Buck and Banks was puttin out classics,
A hundred shots, a hundred clips, y'all ready to die,
Fat Joe ain't a gangsta, he afraid to fly,
Automatic mossberg, who want a piece of this punk,
I had Ja Rule buryed and some high heel punk,
Feds stuck in a bullet-proof, man fuck that,
Homie, shoot up my whip, you only leave a scratch,
Yo, I slip cocaine, in your hotel lobby,
And beat you wit my pistol like Kane did Charlie,
It's T. O. N. Y. Y. A. Y. O.,
My whole clique got doe, my Os on the fly hole,
C4s, we fly on linz,
And my rocks lookin like, Flex likes yo' benz,
[chorus - 50 Cent]
When I'm down in dc lil' nigga, I tell 'em, I run New York,
When I'm out in Philly lil' homie, I run New York,
When I'm in va I tell niggaz guess what, I run New York,
I'm in nc niggaz holla at the moon, cos I run New York,
(Yayo tell 'em I run New York)
[50 Cent talking]
Now who the fuck told that lil' nigga he can talk to me like that? Catch my bottle up and roll him somewhere, [laughing] D. Y. Wanna talk to me, wanna tell
Me what's goin on. Want me to serve him somethin' for real, cos I'll serve, murder [laughing] eh, eh get Puffy on the phone, tell him I said, tell the
Nigga I said get out the mil for a second let me talk to him. Puffy da only nigga a muthafucka pops, tell him I won't buy the nigga Jadakiss pokes. Nigga
Still ain't a coupe. Ah, nigga, you in da way. You owe money nigga, aw man, now why you make me put yo' business in da street. Now niggaz know you ain't
Shit, damn! I see yo' punk ass in da paper, cos you ain't returnin them jewels you borrowed, you better give 'em back, you dirty nigga. Ain't none of that
Shit you be wearin yours. [laughing] We coulda kept this secret, nigga. These niggaz I'm supposed to beef wit. Aw man, this fight is fixed, you been set
Up, [laughing] that's what he gonna say, "they set me up, man." I ain't even go through that
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Get more information about Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy by clicking links below:
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Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy is a school that offers training in the cosmetology industry for residents of Rock Hill, SC. This school is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, and has done so for the last ten consecutive years. This school has an in-depth cosmetology program that trains students get started in the beauty industry as licensed, qualified and skillful professionals. In addition to cosmetology, Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy also provides a hair styling program for students who wish to receive a more hands on education in the styling of hair.
This school has an enrollment of around 49 students per year, with students completing the programs with a graduate rate of around 82%. Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy reported individuals had a federal loan default rate of approximately 14% in 2009.
Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy offers student services in the form of flexible courses for those with irregular schedules and job placement opportunities for graduates looking for work. State licensing procedures may differ, and as such it is suggested students lookup obtaining a license in cosmetology. Students can learn more about Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy, including licensure preparation, by visiting styletrendsacademy.com.
Programs Offered
The list below shows all the programs that may be offered at Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy. Actual programs may differ from the list below, to get an official list of programs offered please visit the school's website or by phone at 80332812.
Barber (1,528 Hours)
The barber program takes about thirteen months for most students to complete.
Program Details:
- Tuition (including any fees) estimate is $17,000*
- The estimated cost of supplies that may be required is $2,000*
- 27 students completed this program in the previous reported year
- The length of the barber program is usually 13 months
*Amounts for tuition, fees, and supplies are an estimate which are calculated based on historical data and should be solely used for informational purposes only.
**Repayment rates, earnings, and loan payments are estimates and should be treated as informational tools only, contact the school for official information.
Estimated Costs & Financial Aid
The overall cost students will pay at this school is approximately $7,100 after scholarships, grants and other forms of aid are taken into consideration. To calculate a more personalized cost check out their cost calculator here. The financial aid department provides information and resources for students seeking out financial options. Their phone number is (803) 366-5663. The figures listed are for informational purposes only and do not represent current or future tuition, fees, and expenses.
Note: Financial aid is only available for those who qualify, check with the school for details.
Financial Aid Details
The table below breaks down the types of financial aid, the percent of students receiving aid, and average amount of aid per student.
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Any Financial Aid | 100% | - |
Receiving Grants & Scholarships | 100% | $5,550 |
Receiving Student Loans | 100% | $6,000 |
Other Cosmetology Schools Nearby
The list of nearby cosmetology schools below offer beauty and cosmetology programs similar to Styletrends Barber and Hairstyling Academy. Click the links below to get a detailed profile for each school.
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology - Rock Hill in Rock Hill, SC (1 miles away)
- Regency Beauty Institute - Charlotte in Charlotte, NC (16 miles away)
- Empire Beauty School - Pineville in Charlotte, NC (17 miles away)
- Empire Beauty School - Matthews in Matthews, NC (23 miles away)
- Regina's College of Beauty - Charlotte in Charlotte, NC (23 miles away)
- Paul Mitchell The School Gastonia in Gastonia, NC (24 miles away)
- The Hair Design School - Charlotte in Charlotte, NC (27 miles away)
- Regina's College of Beauty - Monroe in Monroe, NC (28 miles away)


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What Becomes: Stories (Paperback)
A New York Times Notable Book
A San Francisco Chroncile Book of the Year
Twice selected for Granta's list of Best Young British Novelists and winner of the Costa Book Award, A. L. Kennedy returns with a not-to-be-missed addition to the canon of one of this generation's most unique and inventive writers.
A man abandons his indifferent wife and wanders into a small-town movie theater, only to find himself just as invisible as he was at home. A woman trying to relax in a flotation tank is hijacked by memories of her past, while another is inadvertently drawn into a stranger's marital dysfunction. Whether documenting unexpected one-night stands or quotidian absurdities, the powerful stories in What Becomes capture the spirit of our times with unmatched brio and dazzling wit.
About the Author
A. L. Kennedy has published six novels, two books of nonfiction, and three previous collections of short stories. She has twice been selected as one of Granta s Best Young British Novelists and has won a number of prizes, including the Costa Book of the Year Award (2007), the Somerset Maugham Award, the Encore Award, and the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award. She lives in Glasgow and is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at the University St. Andrews."
Praise For…
"Marvelous. . . . Kennedy is a force of nature. . . . Everything she touches turns to art, and here, she continues to impress with her psychological fearlessness and breathtaking affection for language." —The New York Times Book Review
"Beautifully wrought. . . . Every story in What Becomes is a stand-alone gem, presented with a sensibility that goes to Kennedy's Glasgow roots. She's a writer's writer, and deserves to be a reader's read." —The Denver Post
"There's a perpetual sense of danger in [Kennedy's] fiction, which is partly why it's so thrilling to read." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Funny, angry, brilliant. . . . These are wonderfully textured pieces, varying from sentence to sentence, mood to mood, committed to capturing the precariousness and unsteadiness of individual mental landscapes." —The Guardian (London)
"The hardest thing about the advent of a new collection of stories by A. L. Kennedy . . . is the search for synonyms for 'brilliant.' Her uncanny dialogue is as note-perfect as J. D. Salinger's, her vision as astutely bleak as Alice Munro's, and her ability to summon up a society in a few strokes rivals William Trevor's." —The Spectator
"Like a mirror reflecting our cracked souls. . . . A. L. Kennedy is painfully detailed about our human flaws and describes them so realistically, the reader dives into each sentence." —Associated Press
"Kennedy displays a biting lyricism that reduces Fitzgerald to nostalgia." —The Boston Globe
"[Kennedy] is rightly viewed as one of the most brilliant and eccentric writers of her generation. . . . Dazzling." —The Times (London)
"Nothing shines light on the darkest corners of human existence like icy British irony." —Los Angeles Times
"A. L. Kennedy is one of nature's Eeyores. . . . Like Eeyore, she's a born comic whose shtick is never to crack a smile once she has the room cracking up. These stories are peppered with precisely the sort of deadpan humor we resort to in extremis." —The Independent (London)
"Kennedy . . . inhabit[s] her characters so fully that the reader feels the keenness of each new rejection. . . . A first-rate collection." —The Telegraph (London)
"Arresting. . . . A writer who unsettles more often than she soothes, Kennedy ensures that nothing as longed for as simple happiness be taken for granted." —The Toronto Star
"Is it possible to be too good? In Kennedy's case, that's a very strong possibility. . . . Every story [in What Becomes] is powerful, brilliantly written, wise and utterly unique. Perhaps more significantly, each story feels true, and mercilessly human. . . . [She] writes with a sharp, angular, incisive quality, a prose that looks direct and straightforward on the surface, only to wound with its undertones and subtleties." —The Edmonton Journal
"[Kennedy is an] experienced and confident writer who is not afraid to experiment, with language, voice, page layout. . . . These are the best kind of short stories, ones which make you half-smile as they cause you exquisite pain." —The Short Review
"What Becomes is a tribute to the adventure of thought, in star-quality, unforgettable language." —The Post and Courier
"Deeply moving. . . . Kennedy knows how to write pain in all its stark detail, while managing to gently highlight the humor in the tragic reality of life." —The Globe and Mail (Toronto)


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A 1969-S Double Die Penny & other rare coins are featured in this video from the Whitman Coin & Currency Convention in Baltimore. Worthologist Tom Carrier interviews coin expert Joe Gallo.
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text: DHS Testing 360-Degree Video CameraKat Hannaford6/08/10 4:00pmFiled to: SecurityIsis cameraIsisDepartment of Homeland SecurityDhsImaging system for immersive surveillanceCameraCamerasVideo Cameras73EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink You might think the British have it bad, being caught on CCTV camera up to 300 times a day each—but this new 360-degree video camera is being tested by the US Department of Homeland Security right now. Advertisement The idea is that the Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance (or ISIS, for short) will capture all angles of the crime being committed underneath, with the video being stitched together automatically much like panoramic photos on a digital camera. Video footage will be ultra-high-res, with the 100MP image sensor being "as detailed as 50 full-HDTV movies playing at once, with optical detail to spare," according to the DHS' Science and Technology Directorate's Infrastructure and Geophysical Division's program manager Dr. John Fortune.It's been put through the ranks at Boston's Logan airport since the tail-end of 2009, but the DHS is now working on a smaller version able to shoot in even higher resolution. Those 100-megapixels not enough, eh? [DHS via CNET]Reply73 repliesLeave a reply


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Based on Michael Allred's cult comic book series "Grafik Muzik," "G-Men From Hell" offers a modestly mounted but colorful, determinedly off-center mix of parodic noir and absurdist fantasy. Like Christopher Coppola's prior features ("Bel Air," "Palmer's Pickup," "Deadfall"), pic is more propelled by hit-and-miss, quirky humor and in-joke casting than its mild narrative momentum. While never flat-out hilarious, results are diverting enough to find berth in homevid and cable markets.
Based on Michael Allred's cult comic book series "Grafik Muzik," "G-Men From Hell" offers a modestly mounted but colorful, determinedly off-center mix of parodic noir and absurdist fantasy. Like Christopher Coppola's prior features ("Bel Air," "Palmer's Pickup," "Deadfall"), pic is more propelled by hit-and-miss, quirky humor and in-joke casting than its mild narrative momentum. While never flat-out hilarious, results are diverting enough to find berth in homevid and cable markets.
Jack Webb-style poker face Dean Crept (William Forsythe) and his marginally better socialized partner Mike Mattress (Tate Donovan) are FBI agents whose corrupt, hard-ass tactics have gotten them "retired" via car bomb at pic's start. Disgruntled by their prompt delivery to a tacky, flaming Hell, the duo steal a magic crystal from Satan himself (suave vet crooner Robert Goulet) and sneak back to Earth. There, they hope, one good deed will earn them a return ticket to the other, upmarket afterlife. Still, old habits die hard. Setting up shop as private detectives in a vaguely late-'40s quasi-Los Angeles, protags waste no time shaking down erstwhile informant Buster (Bobcat Goldthwait) for living expenses. This ends in latter's shooting death and puts the LAPD on the ex-feds' tail. That's not an unfamiliar position for proud "gay leather dungeon master" Lt. Langdon (an enjoyably over-the-top Gary Busey) and partner Det. Dalton (Zach Galligan). Meanwhile, Crept and Mattress are hired by wealthy Greydon Lake (Barry Newman) to spy on his bombshell wife, Gloria (Vanessa Angel), whom he suspects of cheating. She also engages their services, albeit about five minutes before Mr. Lake turns up dead. Suspects include not just the less-than-bereft widow, but also the late millionaire's weird, hand-puppet-wielding butler (Charles Fleischer). There's also mad scientist type Dr. Boifford (David Huddleston), whose experiments had been bankrolled by the deceased. The Frankensteinian doc resuscitates bewildered Buster by placing his organs in a pink robot body. Crept and Mattress must sort out all this double-crossing chaos before their Devil-decreed deadline, or back to Hell they go. Goofy, nonsensical "mystery" is pretty much a loose excuse for oddball comedics, which are entertaining if seldom laugh-out-loud inspired. Actors seem to be having fun, with humor often deriving as much from their against-type stunt casting (e.g., Goulet) as from actual perfs. Alongside Busey, comics Goldthwait and Paul Rodriguez contribute the most giddily energetic turns, while leads Forsythe and Donovan maintain an apt, granite-like deadpan. Though far less expansive than major studio comic-strip adaptations, pic contrives a nice funhouse-noir atmosphere, with lurid colors and exaggerated retro style evident from set and costume designs to cheesy f/x. Cinematographer Dean Lent's tilted camera angles sometimes recall the old "Batman" TV show. Sum effect is like a lower-budgeted, less prosthetics-dependent equivalent to Warren Beatty's similarly good-looking-if-leisurely "Dick Tracy." Nifty lounge-jazz score by Greg DeBelles heightens the mock-cool, pseudo-B-pic tenor.G-Men From Hell
A Sawmill Entertainment Corp. production. Produced by Richard L. Albert. Co-producer, Joseph N. Vittorie Jr. Directed by Christopher Coppola. Screenplay, Robert Cooper, Richard L. Albert, Nicholas Johnson, based on the comic book series "Grafik Muzik," created by Michael Allred.
Camera (color), Dean Lent; editor, Robert Gordon; music, Greg DeBelles; production designer, Randal P. Earnest; art director, Brad Douglas; set decorator, Tracy Fisher; costumes, Niki Siegenberg; supervising sound editors (Dolby), John Davies, Jeff Mar; assistant director, Rick Feder. Reviewed at Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, Feb. 23, 2001. MPAA rating: PG-13. Running time: 98 MIN.
Dean Crept - William Forsythe
Mike Mattress - Tate Donovan
Buster Lloyd - Bobcat Goldthwait
Greydon Lake - Barry Newman
Dalton - Zach Galligan
Gloria Lake - Vanessa Angel
Weenie Man - Paul Rodriguez
Dr. Boifford - David Huddleston
Marete - Kari Wuhrer
Martin/Pete - Charles Fleischer
Cheetah Man - Gregory Sporleder
Lt. Langdon - Gary Busey
Devil - Robert Goulet


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I'm running a site that has a function to upload video and it get converted by ffmpeg. It will not work using this web script. I put a ticket in with them and here is the response. Any one know what I can do on my server because this isn't making sense? I'm running Debian (lenny) with ispconf3. 1) The PHP functions exec and shell_exec are not accessible by PHP. You can check this from the Stats > Server Information page in your admin panel. If these functions are not enabled, you will need to update the php.ini file for your server to enable these functions. 2) this was just to check my ffmpeg path.. 3) The PHP directive open_basedir may be enabled on your server which may restrict SocialEngine's ability to access directories outside the list of directories specified for this directive. You can also check to see if this directive is enabled from the Stats > Server Information page in your admin panel. If it is disabled, update the php.ini file for your server and disable this directive. These are the 3 things they say I should check...#2 was to make sure of my path which I did... Any help would be appreciated. Happz
Please check your php.ini and make sure that the functions exec and shell_exec are not disabled in it. Go to the PHP open_basedir field on the Options tab of your web site in ISPConfig and add all directories that your applications needs access to.


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The school budget was presented and the school audit was approved during the regular meeting of the Winston R-6 Board of Education held Wednesday, Dec. 19. The superintendent evaluation was completed. The calendar of events was presented. Make-up days due to weather will be as follows: March 14; March 19; March 20; and March 24. Elementary enrollment was 16 in preschool and 92 in kindergarten through sixth grade. The attendance Please subscribe or log in to access full content.
At their regular meeting held Monday, Dec. 17, Superintendent Julie Kirby presented the North Daviess Board of Education the data from the Final Adequate Yearly Progress Report, including how the district performed in all subgroup areas. The school met the state requirements for all categories. Three positions are up for election for school board at North Daviess. Board members whose terms are up are Jason Lewis, Beverly Hunter and Chris Please subscribe or log in to access full content.
Twenty-two high schools from Missouri are participating in the 3rd Annual High School Holiday Shoot-Out sponsored by North Central Missouri College Foundation and held on the campus of NCMC in Trenton. The four-day event begins Dec. 2 with eight games scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday and five games on Monday, Dec. 31. The even will feature a total of 29 games with participants from 38 different ball clubs Please subscribe or log in to access full content.
The Gallatin peewee wrestling mini camp and tournament is approaching for athletes at Covel D. Searcy Elementary School. The kids will learn basic, fundamental wrestling and will be pooled together by age, weight and ability for the tournament, which will be held Friday, Jan. 11. Following is the schedule for peewee wrestling practices. Parents are asked to deliver their kids on time and pick them up on time. There is Please subscribe or log in to access full content.
by Dr. Don Kuehle, United Methodist, Retired People throughout the ages have looked to the stars for guidance, for inspiration, and for hope. God created the myriad of stars that dot the heavens. God has also given us a Star, born in Bethlehem, raised in Nazareth, and crucified in Jerusalem. His coming was foretold by the prophets. He was expected by the multitudes. Yet, when He came, few recognized Him. Please subscribe or log in to access full content.
by Debbie Farmer Call me crazy, but among the best things about the holiday season have to be the craft fairs. I mean, what better way to feel good about your home decor than spending an afternoon wandering down row after row of beaded ornaments, birdhouse key racks and ballerina bunny wall hangings? Please subscribe or log in to access full content.
by Tracy Taylor Grondine Agriculture is a lot like fruitcake – shunned at times, passed over for the more showy desserts and even ridiculed by naysayers. No matter how you slice it, however, agriculture, like fruitcake, represents tradition, diversity and staying power. Please subscribe or log in to access full content.
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is notoriously secretive when it comes to its future products. However, thanks to multiple leaks from the Cupertino-based company's China-based supply chain and "unnamed sources" cited by various media outlets, Apple watchers have a fairly good idea about what to expect and what not to expect at the company's upcoming September 10 media event. Here are six products and services that Apple aficionados might see at tomorrow's event in Cupertino.
1. iPhone 5S
Based on Apple's product refresh cycle history and multiple leaks from Apple's supply chain, most observers are confident that Apple will be revealing an upgraded flagship iPhone at tomorrow's event. This device is widely expected to be called the iPhone 5S. However, unlike previous iPhone refreshes, Apple is expected to expand its color options beyond black and white. According to various supply chain leaks, Apple will unveil two new colors for the iPhone 5S: gold/champagne and graphite/gray.
Besides the additional colors, the device is also rumored to include a faster A7 processor and an improved camera with dual LED flash. However, perhaps the most radical upgrade that the new iPhone 5S is rumored to include is the fingerprint scanner. This biometric technology may simply be used as a secure authentication method for iPhone owners or it may be part of a new electronic payment system.


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Big Love Returns
Can't wait for the new season of HBO's high-minded, religious soap? Cocreator Will Scheffer coughs up some details
Big Love, HBO's dramatic series about a polygamous family secretly living, thriving, and multiplying in a Utah suburb, returns on January 10 for its fourth season. ELLE spoke to cocreator Will Scheffer about the show's exploration of feminism, Oscar winner Sissy Spacek's guest role, and why the Hendricksons won't be around forever.
What can we expect for Bill's wives, Barb, Nicki, and Margene?
The wives are finally beginning to question their subjugation to a man, to a religion, to a family. They're really being challenged by patriarchal values. And this season, Bill's making a choice to bring the family more into the public spotlight by...I don't think this is going to be a secret, but Bill is considering running for public office this year.
It'll be interesting to see how you pull that off.
Well I think we do, and there're a lot of minefields with that, of course.
Last season there was an outcry from the Mormon Church over the show depicting Barb, who was in danger of losing her membership in the church, going through an endowment ceremony, which is a sacred ritual that non-Mormons are not allows to see. What was the reaction to it after it aired?
The endowment ceremony was a dramatization of Barb having to give up the things that she held most dear, which was her relationship with the Mormon Church, being held in the bosom of that church, a church that she deeply loved. Our decision to go into the endowment ceremony was to show that it was a ceremony of utmost beauty and sacredness and of utmost importance to that character, and we were very clear that we weren't glibly showing it. The Mormon Church got really upset about it, and the membership was being whipped up. And then when the show aired, it all went away. Almost overnight.
Is it true that Sissy Spacek is joining the cast?
Absolutely. She's playing a Washington lobbyist. She's coming into the life of the family as a self-realized woman without a husband and with a very powerful career. She's someone that I think Barb, especially, is looking at and seeing her own choices reflected in the choices of this woman.
In the season 3 finale, Roman Grant, the prophet of the Juniper Creek Compound, was murdered. Is he really dead?
Yeah, he is absolutely dead. But even as a dead person, his influence is felt.
You and your partner, Mark V. Olsen, have been writing this for four seasons now. How long would you like to see it continue?
I think we're in the HBO mold, which has traditionally been a six-season show. [Pause] Mark just came in and was like, "Don't forget that Six Feet Under was only five seasons!"


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NICE!!! I'm a birder myself, so I love looking at bird photos, especially great ones like these. Thanks for sharing, Kenneth
Thank you for the kind remarks. Great bird photography is a fine art; I'm still learning. Happiness is a tight line.
Nice shots! Photographing birds often requires a TON of patience. What lenses are each of you shooting? 70-200mm f/2.8? 300mm?
Awesome photos! And as for me being a waterfowl hunter, over the years I have really found out that waterfowl hunting made me only more passionate about the birds and finding them to be so amazing and smart! Waterfowl I think have to be some of the prettiest birds out their.


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This recipe has been featured in a post on The Recipe Girl blog: A Dinner Your Family Will Love You For.
Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Total Time: 75 min
Adapted from a Cooking Light recipe, this creamy pasta dish is scaled down to use lighter ingredients. It's a big, big favorite in the RecipeGirl household.
8 ounces penne or fusilli pasta
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups nonfat milk
1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) Gruyere Cheese, grated
1 Tablespoon butter
1 1/2 pounds raw shrimp, peeled & deveined
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons dry white wine
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Cook and drain pasta.
3. Combine flour, salt and milk in a large skillet. Stir thoroughly to combine. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook for 1 more minute, until slightly thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 cup of the cheese, stirring until melted. Set aside.
4. Melt butter in a large skillet. Add garlic and cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Add shrimp, wine and cayenne, and cook just until shrimp begins to turn pink.
5. Add pasta and shrimp to cheese mixture and toss to combine. Spoon everything into prepared dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
6. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese melts and begins to brown. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
*You can sub Swiss cheese for Gruyere.
*Light tub butter will work just fine.
*Add peas for a little color!
Nutritional Information per serving:
Calories per serving: 383
Fat per serving: 11g
Saturated Fat per serving: 5.9g
Fiber per serving: 1.8g
Protein per serving: 34.9g
Cholesterol per serving: 199mg
Carbohydrates per serving: 33g
WW POINTS per serving:
WW Points: Points Plus 9 Old WW Program 8
Source: RecipeGirl.com (Adapted from Cooking Light)


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text: Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat How do you get taillow in soul silver? 5 votes Taillow is one of my favorite pokemon and I just wanted to know where to get it. soulsilver taillow asked May 8, 2010 by typhlosion edited May 10, 2010 by Pokemaster Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 2 Answers 4 votes Best answer Yes, if you go to the first route between New Bark and Cherrygrove on a Wednesday and play the pokemon music channel in your poke-gear, you will get the hoenn sounds and after a while of looking, you should find a Tailow and then you can evolve it into my favorite non-legendary bird in all the games, Swellow! answered May 8, 2010 by Swampert edited May 10, 2010 by Pokemaster thanks for the help.........swellow rules I know, i have a lvl 60 one in my Emerald. Too bad I replaced it with Raquaza on my party. yea but ya gotta make room for raquaza Personaly, I think The best non ledgendary Is blastoise, look at my name. yea but you cant go wrong with a good bird type to back up your starter pokemon That is a good point, birds are pretty important for flying, but you don't really need a bird for grass or fighting or grass if you have a good psyckick like alakazam, or Lugia. swellow is one of the top ten fastest pokemon you are right theres nothing bad of havinga bird type aspecialy like charizard he is the best pokemon ever bird and fire best combination CHARIZARD RULES! CHARIZARD RULES! CHARIZARD RULES! CHARIZARD RULES! CHARIZARD RULES! CHARIZARD RULES! Charzard is cool but Blastiose is better (in my opinion)! =) I have all pokemon lv. 100 In heart gold and soul silver you can't get taillow by hoenn sound but what you can do to get taillow proven by you-tube videos and sites is: You go to cherrygrovecity surf off to the left side where there is water then rockclimb up I and you-tube videos agree that it can be any tree up there if you hit the trees with headbutt kinda like Darth Destiny meant but actually it can be any tree. BELIEVE ME I TRIED EVERY WAY ANYONE HERE AND DIFFERENT SITES BUT THE ANSWER IS WHAT I SAY AND IT CAN BE ANY TREE. CHARIZARD SUCKS! CHARIZARD SUCKS! CHARIZAD SUCKS! CHARIZARD SUCKS! CHARIZARD SUCKS! CHARIZARD SUCKS! Please log in or register to add a comment. 3 votes THAT´S NOT TRUE! Taillow can be obtained in HG/SS ONLY in Cherrygrove City, surfing onto higher place in trees (you need Rock Climb, Surf and Headbutt). Headbutt the left tree for a while, it will be there. 100%. answered May 19, 2010 by DarthDestiny i meant "only in cherrygrove", not "only in HG/SS" Your wording could have been less confusing but yes, you have the correct answer. The above "Best Answer" should not have so quickly been made the best answer. The first/fastest answer is not always right. Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions How do you get the EXP Share in Soul Silver? How do you get to palet town in soul silver? How do you get Ho-oh in Soul Silver? how do you get the red orb in soul silver How do you get to where you can catch lapras in soul silver? How do you get into bell tower on soul silver? How do you get flash on Soul Silver? How do you get rayquaza on soul silver? Useful Meta Posts Vote for Sun/Moon moveset questions How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


text: Last Night On Fox Sports 1: The Worst Sports Panel Discussion EverJohn Koblin8/22/13 11:17amFiled to: fox sports 1fox sportsfox sports livemedianewsmedia meltdownsfs1944EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Above, Donovan McNabb, Andy Roddick, and Gary Payton discuss Ichiro's legacy and—I don't even know. This is such a mess. Roddick can barely speak. McNabb is really into doubles? I'm not convinced they know who Ichiro is. Everyone had a stat or fact or two to memorize and they can't pull that off. Fox should make this a four-man panel and bring on Joe Tacopina. Breathe easy, Bristol. Reply94 repliesLeave a reply


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Poll: Dem Sen. Michael Bennet In Toss-Up Race
The poll also has Bennet's challenger in the Democratic primary, former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, running stronger than Bennet. Romanoff leads Norton by 44%-39%, leads Buck by 44%-36%, and is ahead of Wiens by 34%. The TPM Poll Average has Romanoff ahead of Norton by 43.3%-41.4%.
PPP's Tom Jensen writes: "I would be cautious about declaring Romanoff to be the more electable candidate based on these early numbers though. Bennet has had all the negatives of incumbency - being associated with an unpopular majority party during a recession - without the positives - defining himself positively to the voters on the airwaves in the context of a statewide campaign."
The last PPP survey of Colorado was conducted way back in August 2009, before Norton got in the race. At the time, Bennet led Buck by 39%0-35%, and trailed former Rep. Bob Beauprez (who eventually opted against a run) by 42%-39%.
"Republicans really haven't been helped by getting Jane Norton in the race," writes PPP president Dean Debnam. "Michael Bennet's actually polling a little better against her than he was against Bob Beauprez last summer. This is likely to be one of the closest races in the country this fall."


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