text: Sticky Icky IckyTracie Egan Morrissey6/12/08 4:20pmFiled to: weedPotMarijuanamary janeDopegrassDoobiesJointsSplifsBluntstokebowlstoners91EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkAs Whoopi Goldberg mentioned this morning on The View, marijuana is a lot stronger these days than it used to be. According to analysis from the University of Mississippi's Potency Monitoring Project, "the average amount of THC reached 9.6 percent in 2007, compared with 8.75 percent the previous year." The stiffs in D.C. say that this means that pot is so much more dangerous than previously thought. However, they didn't give any data to back up that assertion. Maybe they were high. [ABC News]Reply91 repliesLeave a reply


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Ridiculous Things About "Sons of Anarchy" #1
October 22, 2012 3 Comments
I like Sons of Anarchy, but there are some things that have always bugged me about, so I'm going to blog about them now and then.
Ridiculous Things About "Sons of Anarchy" #1 – People kill each other's friends and family and then make up and forget about it
On Sons of Anarchy people get killed, then everyone gets amnesia about the murders like it's Gilligan's Island.
SAMCRO is always at war with the white supremacist Nords, or the black Niners, or the Mexican Mayans, or some IRA faction. And sure, some red shirts on both sides get killed, but before you know it, they're all back together to trade guns or drugs or whatever like they're playing model U.N. and none of that murderin' ever happened.
What's even weirder is when they have ammurdernesia inside the club.
TIG: Opie, Clay and I murdered your wife.
OPIE: Tig, I'm going to avenge my wife's death by punching you in the face and acting moody for a few episodes.
two seasons later
CHIEF UNSER: Opie, Clay murdered your father.
OPIE: I'm startin' to get a little pissed here.

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The fiscal cliff is just days away, and with no immediate rescue in sight, the country may be about to fall into another recession. A meeting Friday between President Obama and congressional leaders could lead to a last minute resolution or validate concerns that a resolution won't be found in time.
One of the clinchers for the deal between Obama and House Republicans is the tax rate for high-income households. While Obama had previously offered to only raise taxes for households earning over $400,000 a year, a Senate Democratic aide doesn't believe he will make that same offer again, as the threshold now seems focused on households earning over $250,000 a year, according to Reuters.
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The Republican side mostly wants to keep lower tax rates for all households, and is unlikely to waver unless spending cuts are agreed on for entitlement programs like Medicare. The stand-off seems not to have moved very far from where it was a month ago when the President and congressional leaders last met.
Some economists are not hopeful for the government to reach a resolution in time. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly half a percentage point Friday.
Some others are not so concerned about the fiscal cliff taking effect January 1. In fact, some members of congress are looking at coming up with a retroactive fix after December 31 to avoid the spending cuts and tax hikes. Whether a retroactive fix will be needed could hinge on the result of Friday's meeting, but one Republican Senator from South Carolina, Linsey Graham, thinks the meeting will just be "political theater."
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Re: BOfH Random Excuse Generatorby virtualsue (Vicar) |
on May 26, 2001 at 13:24 UTC ( #83486=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
This was kinda cute, even though I don't completely
understand the deal with DUMMYMODE (in the BOFH mindset,
*all* users are dummies, so that should be a design
assumption rather than a switch :)). I do have
a few suggestions for you:
Your regex has a little problem. It will match 'y' anywhere in the input, rather than at the beginning of the input string which I think is what you want. Use the ^ assertion to match at the beginning of the string. Also, if you have verified that the user has started his answer with 'y' you don't really need to check explicitly for the string 'yes'. See also the informative nodes Death to Dot Star! and Do not use diamond for STDIN. Here's a less-cluttered alternative to your while loop block: or even:
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Movie SummaryThe Eye
Web Site: http://www.theeyethefilm.com/ Description: Sydney Wells is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. Sydney's sight is restored when she undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen, Sydney learns to see again. But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real? As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see. Movie summaries and listings powered by Cinema-Source
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by Victoria Phillips in Giveaway, May 30, 2012Navigating the cereal aisle can be tricky. Does this box have hidden sugars? What are the serving sizes? This box has how many additives? In the end, it can be a downright nightmare. Skip all the fuss with Uncle Sam Cereal, a heart-healthy mix of red winter wheat berries with flax seeds. In original, almond or strawberry with just a touch of honey, you'll never get bored of this high fiber breakfast (or snack).
You can buy your own Uncle Sam Cereal or enter in the comments for a chance to win one. Just let us know, in the comments, why you love cereal. The contest starts at 10:00 a.m. EST today, and ends on Friday, June 1 at 5 p.m. EST.


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Regular readers know I'm none too keen on the prospect of politicians convicted on corruption charges running for office once they have paid their debts to society. As I wrote in my Jan. 14 post, "more likely than not, a stint in prison won't stamp out the egomania and/or stupidity that got a politician in trouble for the first place." In that same post, I noted that it seems like it would be difficult to prevent politician-turned-prisoners from running for office once they have regained the right to vote.
With that in mind, Connecticut's legislature appears on the verge of making it a lot more difficult for an ex-con hoping to return to a seat of power. I seldom support action taken by this legislature, but I think they're on the right path on this one.
The Connecticut Post reports the Government Administration and Elections Committee unanimously approved legislation that would make people convicted of felonies and election-law violations ineligible for public financing if they run for the legislature or "top-of-the-ticket" positions. According to the Post's Ken Dixon, the legislation was sparked by the latest legal troubles of former state Sen. Ernest Newton, D-Bridgeport.
Famously, Mr. Newton, who once described himself as "the Moses of my people," resigned from the legislature in 2005 amid a burgeoning federal corruption investigation. After bizarrely claiming he was targeted for prosecution because he is African-American, Mr. Newton pleaded guilty to bribery, mail fraud and tax evasion charges. A federal judge sentenced Mr. Newton to five years in prison and three years' probation.
Mr. Newton was released in August 2010, and before long, he was again running for the Senate. He was endorsed by the Bridgeport Democratic Party at its convention last May, but he lost the August primary to then-Rep. Andres Ayala Jr.
In January, however, Mr. Newton was arrested by inspectors from the Chief State's Attorney's Office. According to the state, Mr. Newton fraudulently obtained public financing for his campaign and attempted to dissuade a campaign worker from cooperating with the investigation. The feds are expected to slap Mr. Newton with probation-violation charge as well.
As I've noted before, the prospect of ex-cons handling public money should make all citizens uneasy. However, it may be impossible to prevent corrupt former pols from running for office. The legislation recently approved by the Government Administration and Elections Committee would make it extremely difficult for politician-turned-prisoners to raise money. Given the importance of fundraising in contemporary politics, that could kill their bids right off the bat. No one should deny such a scenario's appeal.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and many legislators do a lot of squawking about good government. If they want to show everyone they mean business, Gov. Malloy and the full legislature should adopt the law as soon as possible. That's something that would benefit all Nutmeggers.


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Linked by Howard Fosdick on Sat 10th Nov 2012 07:28 UTC
If you want to ensure you have adequate passwords but don't have the time or interest to study the topic, there's a useful basic article on how to devise strong passwords over at the NY Times. It summarizes key points in 9 simple rules of thumb. Also see the follow-up article for useful reader feedback. Stay safe!
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Didn't you read the article? You can't trust password managers because, uh, if someone steals your computer all your passwords are lost. Too bad it's completely impossible to have them backed up somewhere and encrypted. Yeah....
It's kind of interesting that Mr Kocher makes the oldest mistake of all: keeping the passwords on a note in his wallet. Obviously much safer than a password manager with an encrypted database. Apparently it's also impossible to have your wallet stolen. Wtf?
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Balanchine liked to compare a well-curated show to a good meal. Who wants only steak or cake? But nothing has proved more satisfying than New York City Ballet's recently inaugurated Balanchine Black & White nights, which limit themselves to ballets without tutus or much in the way of plots. Episodes, Apollo and The Four Temperaments, for example, are close enough in kind that the first ballet reshapes how we see the second, which in turn refocuses the third. You emerge from the theatre stuffed with insight.
Episodes' spare Webern score "fills air like molecules", Balanchine said. So he filled space with micro-steps – each move broken down cubistically to its component parts. You notice not the leg, but the ankle, then the calf, then the knee. The experience is not claustrophobic, however, but liberating. Episodes is the closest Balanchine ever came to making a Cunningham dance. The choreography may be mesmerising, but it does not seem inevitable: you can conceive of it being something else. Largely resistant to fantasy, the singular 1959 ballet invokes a world of possibility – for us and for the dancers.
Abi Stafford has been bland in more obviously suggestive roles, but in Episodes she was juicy, expansive and – when hammering away at a single move in a space circumscribed by a corps oblivious to her – crazy with ambition. It was glorious.
Unlike Episodes, Apollo – made for Diaghilev when Balanchine was not much older than the rash young god – resonates with story. Round, interlocking arms recall not only Apollo as radiant sun but also his emergence from the womb – the original production's opening scene. Spearlike legs suggest both the sun's rays and the efficiency of godly power. Primed by Episodes, however, we also notice incongruous detail, such as the three budding muses' mechanical doll shuffle. As with Episodes' fracturing of the body, the unnaturalness of these steps causes them to stick in the mind.
At this performance a new Apollo appeared. Robert Fairchild is thoroughly capable of both innocent charm (see Namouna, in which he played another boy with too much cake) and violent charisma (Robbins's Dreamer). But on this highly anticipated occasion, he didn't manage much of either. Still, you could see what he was aiming for: a god who, until the muses tutor him, exercises more enthusiasm than skill.
The Four Temperaments is usually thought of as a mood piece; Apollo brought out the drama. Ashley Bouder's Choleric was all clarifying fury, her lines and jumps unswerving. And though the squadron of women slamming their legs in the air as they advance on Melancholic have always been menacing, this time they were Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane. Exuding stillness, Gonzalo Garcia's Melancholic entered their midst like a sleeper resigning himself to his nightmares. At least they are familiar.


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Wildflower Farm
Colette M. Metcalf 5/15/2009 4:22:11 AM
BEAUTIFUL!!!! #1128099Anita Hogue 5/15/2009 4:28:33 AM
A very beautiful image, Mary Beth, with wonderful colors and effects! #7522402Dominick M. Dimacale 5/15/2009 4:30:23 AM
Lovely image and work, Mary Beth.
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Rhonda Burger 5/15/2009 4:45:18 AM
Nice work Mary Beth. The wildflowers really spices it up. Very nice. Rhonda #7522523Linda D. Lester 5/15/2009 4:52:39 AM
I like it.....great job! #7522572Gina Cormier 5/15/2009 5:10:58 AM
Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous!!!!!!! #7522694Erin Appelbaum 5/15/2009 5:23:29 AM
Stunning capture Mary Beth. Peter #7522760Jeana Clark 5/15/2009 5:24:48 AM
Bonnie C. Lackey 5/15/2009 5:55:23 AM
Glorious colors - wonderful scene!!! #7522863Joy Rector 5/15/2009 6:58:30 AM
awesome #7523049Mary Beth Aiello 5/15/2009 10:37:25 AM
Thank you all so much. #7523668Kay E. Mahoney 5/15/2009 11:21:47 AM
Nice work, Mary Beth. Love the effect and the colors. #7523745Karolyn J. Seeley 5/15/2009 12:35:33 PM
It's Wonderful! #7523964Douglas Pignet 5/15/2009 1:14:59 PM
Wonderful job Mary Beth,Doug #7524043Daniella Puente 5/15/2009 3:46:03 PM
WINNER Mary Beth! This is fantastic :))) #7524469David Phalen 5/15/2009 5:13:51 PM
Awesome creative work Mary Beth!! Love the colors, details and effects!! #7524718Janet McNeil 5/15/2009 5:26:02 PM
Beautiful work, Mary Beth- your dd effects are stunning!! #7524747Mark S. Cox 5/15/2009 9:33:39 PM
WOW! Very, very cool work. #7525410Debra R. Harder 5/15/2009 11:43:29 PM
You are a true artist, Mary Beth! LOVE THIS! It has that Americana feel that I so much love. Beautiful colors, details and creativity. FAVED!! Deb #7525543Patricia A. Stalter 5/16/2009 6:45:57 AM
I can tell that you have a lot of fun in the DD. Addicting isn't it? #7526751Mary Beth Aiello 5/16/2009 6:49:21 AM
Pat, It is addicting. And I DO love it. #7526757Steve Rice 5/18/2009 6:46:55 AM
Mary Beth, I love this image. Well done #7532664Boyd L. Alexander 5/19/2009 6:40:18 AM
Mary Beth, you are a true artist with the camera! These effects are extraordinary!! #7536432Mary Beth Aiello 5/19/2009 7:11:29 AM
Thank you so much for your kind comments. #7536577Manuel Barrera 5/23/2009 4:52:35 PM
Even among all the other great images, this one stands out, hope we see it again #7551385Agnes Fegan 5/30/2009 8:58:38 AM
I just came across this one in the Editor's Picks...just love it!!!! #7579378Tiia Vissak 6/19/2009 1:14:21 PM
Congratulations again! #7648978Susan Fox 6/19/2009 1:18:59 PM
Congrats Mary Beth! #7649009Nikki McDonald 6/19/2009 2:22:02 PM
Love the effects, Mary Beth. Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round. #7649477Stefania Barbier 6/19/2009 3:10:19 PM
WTG Mary Beth!!!! #7649994Mark S. Cox 6/19/2009 3:46:00 PM
I knew this one would be a finalist! Now, let's see about some gold. Congrats. #7650249Renee Doyle 6/19/2009 4:32:23 PM
Excellent dd work Mary Beth!! Congratulations!! #7650634Gina Cormier 6/19/2009 4:46:32 PM
AWESOME FINALIST!! WTG!!! MEXI SAID HE KNEW IT ALL THE TIME. HE LOVES ART! #7650738Daniella Puente 6/19/2009 4:57:39 PM
This is SUPERB! congratulations :))) #7650845Claudia Kuhn 6/19/2009 5:07:25 PM
Congrats on this and your other finalists Mary Beth, beautiful!! #7650988ROLAN NARMAN 6/19/2009 7:31:14 PM
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist Mary Beth! #7652253Donna LaMattino Pagakis 6/19/2009 8:15:53 PM
Creative and amazing! Congratulations on your finalist! #7652573Susan M. Hembree 6/19/2009 9:33:15 PM
Wow! Love it, Mary Beth! Another finalist congratulations! #7653013Courtenay Vanderbilt 6/20/2009 4:15:55 AM
Congratulations, Mary Beth! #7654425Eugenio Diaz 6/20/2009 5:45:08 AM
wow!!!Mary Beth Aiello 6/20/2009 6:09:09 AM
Thank you all very very much for your kind comments. #7655025Anita Hogue 6/20/2009 7:57:52 AM
Another big CONGRATULATIONS! #7655766Jeana Clark 6/20/2009 9:14:04 AM
Colleen Farrell 6/20/2009 10:22:58 AM
Oh, Mary Beth this is wonderful! Reminds me of Warren Kimble. Big congrats on a most well-deserved finalist! #7656780Julianna J. Collett 6/20/2009 11:53:18 AM
Love it - congratulations! #7657062Judy V. Kennamer 6/20/2009 12:41:24 PM
Beautiful Mary Beth!!!! Congrats on your Finalist!! #7657320Alex T. Mizuno 6/20/2009 2:09:52 PM
This is just awesome! Congratulations on your another Finalist Mary Beth!!! #7657796Debra R. Harder 6/20/2009 2:57:48 PM
Yep...another one of my favs...another brilliant finalist!! Congratulations, Mary Beth!! Deb #7658045Sarah Springer 6/20/2009 4:02:15 PM
Bravo, on this very well done dd finalist, Mary Beth! #7658382Jeff Robinson 6/20/2009 4:39:06 PM
You have had a great month - Congrats Mary Beth on your Finalist!! Jeff #7658532Usman M. Bajwa 6/21/2009 1:55:16 AM
Lovely image and fx, Mary Beth. WTG, CONGRATS!!Usman. #7659757
Laurence Saliba 6/21/2009 2:38:57 AM
WTG Mary Beth!! Congrats again!! #7659860Datha Y. Thompson 6/21/2009 7:19:31 PM
BEAUTIFUL!! Love itAimee S. McMaster 6/22/2009 9:33:16 AM
...congratulations on this beauty and your other finalists Mary Beth....Aimee #7664878Stefania Barbier 6/22/2009 12:10:34 PM
WOW Grand Prize! HUGE congrats!!!!!! #7665389Daniella Puente 6/22/2009 12:13:05 PM
BIG CONGRATS ON YOUR GRAND PRIZE Mary Beth!!! #7665396Kelly S. Cavanaugh 6/22/2009 12:17:57 PM
Congratulations on this wonderful GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! WTG Mary Beth! #7665410Jessica Jenney 6/22/2009 12:19:07 PM
BIG Congrats, Mary Beth on your fantastic Grand Prize Win! #7665417Aimee S. McMaster 6/22/2009 12:19:56 PM
...woo hoo yippppeeeeee, so wonderful .....congratulations Mary Beth.....LOVE this one....Aimee #7665419Nikki McDonald 6/22/2009 12:21:48 PM
WOW is right -- huge congratulations on this big win, Mary Beth. #7665423Mitch Spence 6/22/2009 12:24:04 PM
Congratulations to you, Mary Beth. #7665429Susie Peek-Swint 6/22/2009 12:26:09 PM
Many congrats Mary Beth! #7665441A P 6/22/2009 12:30:06 PM
CONGRATULATIONS MB on an Awesome and well deserved Grand Prize Winner. I knew your time was coming soon. I'm so thrilled for you! #7665459Mark S. Cox 6/22/2009 12:40:44 PM
BIG congratulation!!! I knew this one could win. I am very happy for you. #7665491Tiia Vissak 6/22/2009 12:42:25 PM
Congratulations on your winner! #7665497Julianna J. Collett 6/22/2009 12:42:37 PM
Congrat on you gorgeous GP winner! #7665498Tarun Bose 6/22/2009 12:54:06 PM
Big, big congrats Mary for your Grand prize winner. #7665582Lynne Morris 6/22/2009 1:03:15 PM
Huge Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner Mary Beth! #7665641Dr Silly 6/22/2009 1:03:53 PM
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your GRAND prize win, Mary. :O)Agnes Fegan 6/22/2009 1:03:54 PM
Wow! Congrats on your Grand Prize; I already had it in my favorites !!! #7665645Bojan Bencic 6/22/2009 1:04:14 PM
Fantastic winner, Mary Beth. Congratulations! #7665648Gail P. Sullivan 6/22/2009 1:09:59 PM
Mary Beth...big congrats on this wonderful grand prize winner! #7665678Mary Beth Aiello 6/22/2009 1:10:37 PM
Thank you all so very very much. My face is now dirty. I just came in from laying mulch, opened up the email on my way to washing up, and now my face is streaked with dirt from some tears. I am speechless. Stunned. Did I say overwhelmed yet? All of the above. Your kind words and comments are appreciated more than you'll ever know. Also, sincere and huge congrats to all winners and finalists, and to all those who participate in BetterPhoto. Each of you is truly an inspiration. #7665681Amy M. Wilson 6/22/2009 1:41:04 PM
Oh Mary Beth, I am so truly happy for you in this well deserved GRAND PRIZE win - a HUGE congratulations!!!!! #7665827Linda Blair 6/22/2009 1:50:34 PM
What a gorgeous Grand Prize Winner.....Congratulations!!!!!!!! #7665872Courtenay Vanderbilt 6/22/2009 1:58:16 PM
CONGRATULATIONS, Mary Beth! #7665913Laurie Daily 6/22/2009 2:02:19 PM
A HUGE congrats to you, Mary Beth on your grand prize winner!!! #7665940Linda D. Lester 6/22/2009 2:13:03 PM
I"m so happy for you....awesome job!!!David Phalen 6/22/2009 2:17:02 PM
HUGE Congrats on a spectacular and well earned Grand Prize!! #7666014Claudia Kuhn 6/22/2009 2:26:24 PM
Wonderful GP winner Mary Beth, big congrats to you!! #7666065Les Rhoades 6/22/2009 2:40:51 PM
Congrats on the HUGE achievement! #7666131Renee Doyle 6/22/2009 2:48:56 PM
Yeah!!!! BIG BIG Congratulations to you Mary Beth!!!!! #7666169Mike Clime 6/22/2009 2:59:49 PM
Congratulations on the Grand Prize! #7666222Judith G. Secco 6/22/2009 3:02:29 PM
WOW!! Huge congratulations to you on this wonderful GP image!! #7666232Lisa J. Boulden 6/22/2009 3:04:04 PM
I'm so happy for you, Mary Beth!!!Laurence Saliba 6/22/2009 3:06:37 PM
A BIG Congrats Mary Beth!!!!! #7666262Alan L. Borror 6/22/2009 3:18:41 PM
Congratulations, Mary Beth! AWESOME!!! #7666328Cathy Barrows 6/22/2009 3:21:39 PM
Congrats on your Grand Prize Win...well deserved...glad to see a friend win it #7666345Bob Cournoyer 6/22/2009 3:38:26 PM
Congratulations, Mary Beth!!!!!!!!! #7666412Debra Booth 6/22/2009 3:41:57 PM
Awesome, Mary Beth!!! Big congrats on your huge win!! #7666423Patricia Ronan 6/22/2009 4:05:29 PM
Congrats on your Grand Prize win Mary Beth. A beautiful image:) #7666535Cheryl E. Molennor 6/22/2009 4:07:09 PM
Congratulations ! very cool #7666547Vladan D. Djordjevic 6/22/2009 4:07:52 PM
Congratulations, Mary Beth!! #7666554Debra R. Harder 6/22/2009 4:14:28 PM
WHOOOOO-HOOOOO, Mary Beth!! WTG!!! So happy to this magnificent image win GRAND PRIZE!!! YIPPEE!!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!! Deb #7666606Melissa G. Meiselman 6/22/2009 4:29:02 PM
Big congratulations, Mary Beth on this awesome GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!!!!!!! #7666673Donna LaMattino Pagakis 6/22/2009 4:36:17 PM
WTG Mary Beth!!! A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your GRAND PRIZE WIN!!!! I am very happy for you!Janet McNeil 6/22/2009 4:48:06 PM
Congratulations, Mary Beth, on your beautiful Grand Prize win!! #7666827Susan Fox 6/22/2009 4:50:11 PM
Woo hoo! CONGRATS on your GRAND prize win Mary Beth!!!!!!!!!!! #7666840MELODIE C. ROBERTS 6/22/2009 4:59:12 PM
A Grand Grand Prize Winner Mary BethThe Colors and Simplicity Remind me of an Old Fashioned Sampler
Excellent Work!! #7666907
Gord MacEachern 6/22/2009 5:06:32 PM
Super congrats on this very big win Mary Beth!!! #7666942Mary Beth Aiello 6/22/2009 5:19:25 PM
Thank you all so very much. I truly appreciate your kind comments. #7667016Michael M. Petrizzo 6/22/2009 5:21:36 PM
Huge congrats on grand prize. Great image and accomplishment! #7667031Nadya Johnson 6/22/2009 5:29:11 PM
Congratulations on your beautiful Grand Prize Winner, Mary Beth! #7667089Michael M. Petrizzo 6/22/2009 5:30:58 PM
Congrats again. #7667100Patrick Rouzes 6/22/2009 5:51:30 PM
Mary Beth,CONGRATULATIONS on your incredible GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! I am delighted for you!!! Good for you!!! #7667170Janet Daniel 6/22/2009 6:00:39 PM
Many congratulations on your sensational grand prize winner, Mary Beth! #7667220ROLAN NARMAN 6/22/2009 6:06:46 PM
Huge congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner Mary Beth!!!! #7667242David M. Montero 6/22/2009 6:26:30 PM
Congratulations Mary Beth!!! Fantastic job. #7667323Evy Johansen 6/22/2009 6:31:00 PM
Huge congratulations on your Grand Prize Win, Mary Beth!! #7667340Mary Beth Aiello 6/22/2009 6:49:23 PM
Thank you all so very very much. #7667434Philippe Vieux-Jeanton 6/22/2009 7:00:20 PM
A great beautiful winner !! Huge Congratulations Mary Beth !! #7667506Anita Hogue 6/22/2009 7:05:17 PM
An absolutely beautiful grand winner Mary Beth! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #7667533Gail Vitikacs 6/22/2009 7:05:31 PM
How exciting is this?!!! One stunning winner for sure Mary Beth..so happy for you! #7667534Usman M. Bajwa 6/22/2009 7:36:27 PM
WHAT A FEELING!! Congratulations on the Grand Prize win, Mary Beth. It was about time!Usman. #7667598
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A HUGE congratulations on this COVETED GP winner MaryBeth!!WOW!!! #7667614
Patricia Seidler 6/23/2009 2:21:36 AM
FANTASTIC MARY BETH! CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GRAND PRIZE WIN. TRULY DESERVED. #7668481Ken Smith 6/23/2009 4:02:14 AM
Wow! What an honor, Mary Beth. Congrats to you!! #7668917Sandra Anderson 6/23/2009 4:44:18 AM
Congratulations on your GRand Prize win Mary Beth. #7669085Kathy Cline 6/23/2009 5:05:52 AM
CONGRATULATIONS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU MARY BETHEugenio Diaz 6/23/2009 5:12:07 AM
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GRAND PRIZE WIN. AMAZING work and so well presented image...Well done Mary Beth!!!!Donna R. Wageman 6/23/2009 6:08:10 AM
Wonderful, wonderful images - all your work and enjoyment of creating a stupendous image paid off.CONGRATULATIONS! #7669444Sam Britt 6/23/2009 7:40:21 AM
Big congratualtions on your grand prize winner, Mary Beth! #7669926Sabrina Ryan 6/23/2009 7:43:46 AM
CONGRATULATIONS, Mary Beth! #7669940Katarina Mansson 6/23/2009 9:10:21 AM
HUGE congratulations on this GRAND prize of yours! #7670303Karen E. Baumann 6/23/2009 9:33:42 AM
A huge congratulations on this fabulous Grand Prize Winner, Mary Beth! Outstanding colors and effects! #7670363Leland N. Saunders 6/23/2009 9:57:25 AM
Mary Beth ... what fantastic work of art ... well deserving of the Grand Prize ... Congratulations ... !!Lee #7670398
Kristi A. Howson 6/23/2009 10:40:03 AM
Congratulations Mary Beth on this awesome Grand Prize winner. Very artistic in it's expression. #7670491Alex T. Mizuno 6/23/2009 12:44:09 PM
This is a well deserved Grand Prize Winner Mary Beth! Truly outstanding work. Congratulations!!! #7670762Shawn Jennings 6/23/2009 1:20:03 PM
Congratulations on your win, Mary Beth! #7670830RC Fritz 6/23/2009 6:11:05 PM
CONGRATULATIONS, MARY BETH!! #7671505Judy V. Kennamer 6/23/2009 7:09:46 PM
A BIG BIG CONGRATS to you Mary Beth! This is a beauty!!! #7671608Datha Y. Thompson 6/23/2009 10:38:52 PM
WooooooHoooooooooo!!!Nancyj E. Hovey 6/24/2009 3:19:20 AM
Awesome image...C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your well deserving WINNER!!! 8o) #7672501
Tammy L. Newcomb 6/24/2009 8:06:59 AM
I am sorry I have not posted before now but my life has been really busy.I want to say that your images is wonderful and congrats on your well deserved win.... #7673649
Ellen Hodges 6/24/2009 8:44:45 AM
Huge congrats on a fabulous winner, Mary Beth! #7673801Janice Mezzacappa 6/24/2009 8:55:42 AM
Mary Beth what a magnificent DD artistic scene you created, breathtaking!! HUGE CONGRATS!!! #7673855Colleen Farrell 6/24/2009 10:07:14 AM
WTG, Mary Beth! Big congrats on your GRAND PRIZE! #7674015Cheryl Schneider 6/24/2009 11:35:44 AM
Congratulations, this is a stunning composition! #7674294M.Christine Duncan 6/24/2009 1:33:03 PM
Congrats Mary Beth!!! A very deserving win if you ask me... a wonderful work of art! #7674612Anne McKinnell 6/24/2009 8:35:13 PM
Congrats on your fantastic win Mary Beth! #7675635Chris Schlosser 6/26/2009 6:59:34 AM
Mary Beth, congratulations on your Grand Prize win!! It is beautiful! #7680221Marcel J. Fernandez 6/26/2009 7:53:23 AM
Mary Beth, Congrtulations on your amazing Grand Prize winner. I am delighted for you! #7680376Lydia Williams 6/26/2009 3:11:17 PM
Fantastic Mary Beth...Love your work and wonderful images...Congratulations! #7681545Stephanie Frey 6/26/2009 7:20:55 PM
Congrats on your beautiful Grand Prize Winner, Mary Beth! #7682264Betsy Labuschagne 6/27/2009 4:22:35 AM
Amazing capture and treatment Mary Beth! Congratulations on your fantastic Grand Prize Winner!! #7683045Deborah C. Lewinson 6/27/2009 5:20:22 AM
Hearty congrats on your Grand Prize Winner, Mary Beth, a beautiful masterpiece!!!Debby #7683178
JudyAnn Rector 6/27/2009 12:24:40 PM
Very unique, Mary Beth... Huge Congrats on your WIN!! #7684214Stephen Zacker 6/27/2009 3:22:41 PM
Your images are refreshing and so creative. Big congratulations on this win #7684589Pranay Koka 6/28/2009 8:09:56 AM
great shot! congrats on ur well deserved winner #7686442Lester A. Garcia 7/9/2009 5:01:38 AM
Perfect for the Grand Prize. Congratulations, Mary Beth #7721117Mike D. Perez 7/15/2009 6:29:05 PM
Congratulations on your great Grand Prize, Mary Beth. #7743273Jean-Pierre Ducondi 7/18/2009 2:44:36 PM
WTG - Beautiful image. Congrats.Dominick M. Dimacale 8/19/2009 4:02:10 AM
Congratulations Mary Beth on your Grand Prize Win!!!
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The best-of-five-games match between Lee Changho 9P and Won Sungjin 9P (right) for the Meyongin (Japanese: Meijin) title in Korea was tied at 1-1 when Won won the second game on December 3rd by 1.5 points. The last winner of this title was Lee Sedol 9P, but since he has taken a temporary leave of absence from the pro scene, the title holder will be decided by this match. Lee Changho has won this title twelve times since first taking it from Cho Hunhyun 9P in 1991. Won's latest title victories were the BC Card Cup and the Chunwon in 2007. He is ten years younger than Lee Changho.
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Andy Dappen | A great day to be outdoors: There are lots of benefits to participating in WenatcheeOutdoors Day
What's the big deal about this Friday?
Is it because it's the first full day of spring? Hardly.
Because it's another TGIF? Meh.
Because the countdown leading to Easter has now started? Nooo.
The BIG significance is this: Friday will be the second annual celebration of WenatcheeOutdoors Day — that famously fabulous day when locals are encouraged to take a mental health day from work and 'get the heck out(doors).'
Why get out? For starters, outdoor recreation is a powerful gateway to personal wellness. Get out regularly to hike, bike, paddle, climb or ski, and it is difficult NOT to whip the body in shape and shed stress in the bargain.
Furthermore the church of nature where outdoor recreation is practiced will incite wonder. It's hard to spend time outdoors on a regular basis and not start pondering how this all came about. Different people derive different answers to the 'how' of it all, but starting this quest puts the rather mundane accomplishments of human technology into perspective. It makes our fascination with the coding locked up in a smartphone look ridiculous next to the microscopic codes locked up in molecules of DNA. It makes us aware of just how amazing the ordinary surroundings of North Central Washington are.
And these are just the personal fruits of outdoor activity. There are also huge community benefits.
If, as a community, we embraced outdoor recreation en masse, we would see community obesity, diabetes, heart disease, strokes and more take a dive. We would see community mental health float.
We would see economic benefit rubbing off on businesses with a connection to the outdoors and we would see growth in jobs as new services developed to help the community make better (or safer) use of the outdoors.
And we would see the concern for conserving or caring for our natural lands increase.
That's a lot of benefit to be derived from the outdoors.
So what should you do this year to help move yourself toward those benefits on WenatcheeOutdoors Day? What are some inspired ways for you to promote personal and community wellness? Spend the day:
Downhill skiing at Mission Ridge or Stevens Pass.
Nordic skiing at Echo Ridge of Stevens Pass Nordic.
Hiking a loop around the east and south sides of Saddle Rock.
Mountain biking the ponds and benches around Ancient Lakes.
Rock climbing the south-facing cliffs at Vantage.
Snowshoeing the roads or ridges in the Blewett Pass environs.
Cross-country skiing the Five Mile Road near Blewett Pass.
Paddling a stretch of the Columbia River (the stretch below Wanapum Dam is particularly interesting right now due to the lowered river level).
Complete written details and topographic maps for these ideas, as well as for a hundred other seasonally appropriate outdoor adventures, can be viewed and printed from the online guidebooks at WenatcheeOutdoors.org.
Enough words — time for action. Tell your boss there are higher reasons why it's important for both of you to participate in Wenatchee Outdoors Day this year. Given that participation could change you and the community at large, Friday is a big day this year.
Read more about WenatcheeOutdoors Day on the Wenatchee Outdoors homepage at this post: justgetout.net/Wenatchee/post/Play-More---Celebrate-WenatcheeOutdoors-Day


text: Video Game Creators Invent The Darndest Finishing MovesMichael McWhertor12/08/10 11:00pmFiled to: God Of Wartwisted metalMortal KombatDavid JaffeWarner Bros.MidwayNsfw401EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Kratos, star of God of War games, is apparently coming to the next Mortal Kombat as a "kombatant." What does the man behind the first God of War game think Kratos should do to finish his foes? Fuck 'em, naturally! David Jaffe, the adult language dispensing creator behind the upcoming Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3, thinks some sweet love making, Kratos-style, might be a good fit for the God of War's appearance in Mortal Kombat. After all, Kratos is known to squeeze in some sack time with the ladies while seeking revenge against other Greek gods. So... Advertisement Advertisement "Kratos would have a FUCKALITY and fuck the SHIT out of Sonya AND Katana at the same motherfucking TIME!!!!" Jaffe enthusiastically tweeted last night. "Hell, I think Kratos should reach out and pull the fucking MK classic narrator into the game and gut the fucker. Oh, or rip the head off." Seems in line with the gorier, back to basics Mortal Kombat, minus the forced sex, of course.Mr. Jaffe has since pulled those tweets, seemingly concerned that they might show up as a "headline or some such on gaming sites tomorrow." He's so right!Reply401 repliesLeave a reply


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How long will it be before Amerks roster takes shape?
From the standpoint of the Rochester Americans, all is quiet on the free agent front.
Way too quiet.
As in, thanks but no thanks.
That's my sense so far. Depth players the Buffalo Sabres may have pursued in the first 27 hours of free agency opted for greener pastures or more money elsewhere.
Assuming, of course, that they indeed wanted to sign top-shelf, high-profile AHL players that have already signed elsewhere. Such as center Trevor Smith (to Penguins from Norfolk), LW Ryan Hamilton (stayed with Toronto), center Kris Newbury (stayed with NYR/Connecticut), center Jonathan Audy-Marchessault (Columbus from Connecticut), or defensemen Garrett Stafford (Hershey from Hamilton) and Taylor Chorney (St.L/Peoria from Okla. City).
Assuming, of course, that they wanted to sign one of the solid free-agent goalies that were on the market: Yann Danis re-upped with Edmonton/Okla. City, Dov Grumet-Morris stayed with Fla./San Antonio, Michael Leighton re-upped with Philly/Adirondack), Justin Peters stayed with Carolina/Charlotte.
The Sabres said they would be proactive with regard to the Amerk roster, which is in desperate need of re-stocking. If you can see right winger Corey Tropp returning to Rochester and not earning a job in Buffalo, then he and center Phil Varone are the only top-six forwards on the team.
And remember, this is a team that lacked top-six forwards last year. Can you say, Here we go again?
Well, maybe you don't need to say that yet. It's early. There are good players still available.
Still, the key players are getting scooped up fast. It also would appear that if the Sabres have made offers to some of the AHL stars, they have been told "Thanks, but I'm going to sign with ___________."
They can expect to hear that phrase again, too. As much as Doug Janik would be a great fit for the Amerks, I don't think the Sabres organization is a great fit for him. There are so many defensemen under contract already and the kids ALWAYS get the first, second and third looks when callups are required. Europe beckons.
Winger Derek Whitmore was the ultimate hometown spokesman this past season. The Greece native returned to play for his hometown team and led the Amerks in goals. He also led the team in appearances at youth practices, library readings and whatever else was needed.
He said how great it was to play at home. But while he hasn't said he'll play elsewhere this coming season, I think he will. If the Sabres really wanted him back, he'd already be under contract (see former RIT standout Steve Pinizzotto and Vancouver, Newbury and the Rangers, Hamilton and the Leafs/Marlies, Greg Rallo with Fla./San Antonio, Derek Meech and Jason King with Winnipeg/St. John's, and Toby Petersen with Dallas/Texas). Teams that wanted guys back made sure they got the deal done, and at the same time made the player feel appreciated.
In Whitmore's case, he definitely wants to believe there is still a chance to fill in at the NHL level. The Sabres gave him two games last season, but he was never option 1, 1-A, or even 2-B when a recall was necessary. He knows where he stands with the Sabres. I'm pretty sure he'd rather wonder with another organization instead of know for sure in Rochester.
For the past year the Sabres have said the late purchase of the Amerks (end of June) impacted their ability to put together a better roster in Rochester. I still haven't figured out what the purchase had to do with stocking an AHL roster. They were going to have an AHL team anyway (Rochester or Portland), so signing players was imperative, regardless of where they played.
As June was winding down, the Sabres said they'd be looking for prime-time players early during the UFA period, and then look to find high-quality player(s) later in the summer when talented "4-A" players couldn't land one-way contracts.
I really do believe the Sabres have approached the UFA period with a true purpose from an Amerk standpoint. I also know Amerk fans want some proof that a hike in ticket prices is justified.


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WASHINGTON—The average age of men ordained to the priesthood in 2011 is trending younger with the average age for the 2011 class at 34, with more than half between the ages of 25 and 34. This is slightly younger than in 2010, and follows the trend over the past five years of ordinands becoming younger.
These figures stand out in The Class of 2011: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood, an annual national survey of men being ordained priests for U.S. dioceses and religious communities, conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), a Georgetown University-based research center. The entire report can be found at www.usccb.org/vocations as well as on the bishops' vocation Web site, www.ForYourVocation.org. It is the 15th annual survey of ordinands commissioned by the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). full story
WASHINGTON—A deaf man, escapees from Vietnam, grandfathers, military veterans, and ministers who converted from other religions are among the men being ordained to the priesthood in 2011.
Men ordained range in age from 25 to 63. Their range of backgrounds shows on www.ForYourVocation.org, and on the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) www.usccb.org/vocations. full story
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It has happened again and again the news comes out of Ohio. On Saturday, 241 dogs were rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Sidney, Ohio.
WLWT reports the dogs were found to be in very poor health and were living in unfit housing. One was found dead. And the name of the operation? – Pedigree Pets.
We need for the pace to pick up on puppy-mill raids nationwide. This is good news for the 241 dogs saved in this case. How many more, how many millions are suffering tonight?


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Navigating the tax law ain't easy; this is an irrefutable fact. As tax advisors, we often are presented with a seemingly manageable situation, only to delve into the Code or regulations to find a tangle of rules, exceptions and cross-references that can turn even a relatively basic issue into a time-consuming conundrum.
On rare occasion, however, we find statute governing a particular situation that is plainly written. When this happens, the worst thing we can do as tax advisors is to overcomplicate matters. Unfortunately, this is exactly what I experience on a regular basis when fellow tax geeks tackle the task of determining the taxability of S corporation distributions; they take a fairly tame issue – at least in Code terms – and make it more difficult than it needs to be.
The goal of this week's Tax Geek Tuesday is clear up the confusion surrounding S corporation distributions by providing the necessary background – some of it coming from outside subchapter S – and highlighting traps for the unwary. This should allow us to simplify the process of determining whether an S corporation distribution is a taxable event. Let's get to it:
S Corporation Distributions, In General
Pursuant to Section 1368, a distribution of cash or property by an S corporation may give rise to three possible tax consequences to the recipient shareholder:
- The distribution may result in a tax-free reduction of the shareholder's basis in the corporation's stock,
- a taxable dividend, or
- Gain from the sale of the stock (generally resulting in capital gain).
Here's reason #1 why we tend to make a mess of the issue: These options are not mutually exclusive; rather, a single distribution may result in two or even all three of the aforementioned consequences.
And here's reason #2 that we overcomplicate things: In order to grasp the (relatively) basic concept of S corporation distributions, we have to do some legwork. This is because integral to determining the taxability of an S corporation's distributions is a shareholder-level attribute – a shareholder's stock basis -- and two corporate-level attributes -- earnings and profits and the accumulated adjustments account. Failure to fully grasp the role each attribute plays in determining the taxability of a distribution adds needless complexity to the process and often leads us to the wrong answer.
Understanding the Intent of the S Corporation Distributions Rules
The purpose of Section 1368 and the underlying regulations is to preserve one vital difference between C and S corporations: C corporation income – or more specifically, earnings and profits – must be taxed a second time when distributed, while S corporation income should not be taxed a second time.
At first blush, the multiple attributes and distribution tiers that litter Section 1368 appear complicated and confusing; however, by focusing on the intent of the governing authority – to preserve the difference between distributions of C corporation and S corporation income – much needed clarity is achieved.
Three Key Attributes
It is the presence and interplay between stock basis, E&P, and the AAA account that drive the taxability of an S corporation's distributions.
Stock Basis
Pursuant to Section 1367, a shareholder in an S corporation is required to annually adjust his basis in the corporation's stock in order to reflect the items of income gain, loss, deduction and distribution allocated to that shareholder. These annual adjustments are necessary to preserve the single level of taxation afforded to S corporations.
A shareholder must increase the basis of his S corporation stock for capital contributions, items of income (including tax-exempt income), and the excess of the deductions for depletion over the basis of the property subject to depletion.
In addition, a shareholder must decrease basis for distributions -- other than those taxed as dividends under Section 1368 -- items of loss and deduction (including non-deductible expenses that are not properly chargeable to a capital account), and the amount of the shareholder deduction for depletion to the extent such deduction does not exceed the shareholder's share of the adjusted basis of any oil and gas property held by the S corporation.
Of utmost importance is the order in which these adjustments are required to be made. This is because while distributions reduce basis, in many cases, it is the shareholder's stock basis that will in turn determine the taxability of a distribution.


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National marketing program provides jolt to frozen local funding
Although he has only been in Ottawa a year, Philippe Kopcsan speaks enthusiastically about the benefits of culinary tourism to the capital - particularly with regard to Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa, where he is the general manager.
Philippe Kopcsan, general manager of Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa. (Photo by Mark Holleron)
And when the Canadian Tourism Commission announced his cooking school would be among the attractions in the Signature Experience Collection, qualifying it for federal global marketing funds, he said he saw an opportunity to attract new international visitors, a demographic that's traditionally made up a relatively small share of tourists to Ottawa.
"They saw the potential for Canada to attract more tourists from China and India, as well as more students," he said.
"We have been working very hard on those fronts, and actually when I heard about the CTC campaign, I saw a lot of connections."
The Signature program, launched by the Canadian Tourism Commission last year, intends to get people past the abstract idea of visiting Canada by offering specific "experiences" to attract visitors.
In October, several Ottawa attractions were named to the CTC list for the first time, including Le Cordon Bleu, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the National Gallery of Canada.
For Ottawa, which traditionally markets to the nearby centres of Toronto, Montreal and New York and has seen a fixed budget for several years of $7.5 million for lead marketing agency Ottawa Tourism, the CTC program provides an opportunity to get the capital's name into new markets.
The local tourism agency - solely funded through a destination marketing fee that used to be levied on Ottawa hotel rooms - has had its budget frozen since the fee disappeared with the implementation of the harmonized sales tax.
"The government continues to replace the amount of money (formerly collected through the DMF)," said Dick Brown, who leads the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association.
"But Ottawa hasn't had any increase in funding in the last three years."
The CTC did not have numbers available for how much the Signature initiative costs. The Crown corporation's overall budget for 2010 was $72 million, down from $98.7 million in 2001, according to the Hotel Association of Canada.
Key markets the CTC targets include the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Brazil, the United States, Mexico, South Korea, India, China, Japan and Australia. It recently polled 30,000 people in those countries, using Environics Research, to find out what kind of experiences they want.
"We're one of the few countries in the world that is looking at its customers in a very, very deep way," said CTC spokesperson William Harding.
"You'll find many jurisdictions are content to know customers' demographics, income, credit cards in wallet. That doesn't give a lot of information to go on when building a multimillion-dollar international advertising campaign."
Ottawa Tourism does its international marketing almost solely through Ontario Tourism and the CTC, although the local agency does host international journalists eager to experience the capital.
Although exact local figures by country after 2009 are not available, anecdotally Ottawa Tourism has seen fewer visitors from the United States due to the economic downturn, and more from growing international markets such as China, said spokesperson Jantine Van Kregten.
But there are variables in the marketing; Mexican visitors dropped after the introduction of a mandatory visa, while China was a tough nut to crack until Canada became an "approved destination status" in the eyes of the Asian country.
"It's a tough road. Sometimes the barriers aren't always of your own making; you have to roll with it. Our destiny is not always our own," Ms. Van Kregten said.
The challenge is that while there are more countries to which to market, Ottawa Tourism is still operating on a fixed budget, she said. The agency remains hopeful that with the provincial election complete, an announcement will come soon about a replacement to the destination marketing fee.
"If (the DMF) was still in place today, we would have a larger budget," she said. "Let's develop those rules and figure out what it's going to be like."
The national capital saw more than 750,000 international visitors in 2009, the latest year covered by Statistics Canada. There were 385,047 United States visitors and 381,003 overseas visitors from the following countries:
Europe: 236,983
Asia: 66,675
South America: 16,383
Africa: 16,002
Mexico: 15,240
Australia: 12,954
Caribbean: 8,763
Country Visitors % monthly change
Australia 27,718 1.0
Brazil 9,264 8.4
China 35,772 28.6
France 71,983 1.1
Germany 50,625 -6.5
India 16,784 5.1
Japan 28,268 -9.0
Mexico 15,769 11.1
South Korea 16,707 -17.4
United Kingdom 89,154 -7.4
United States 1,673,484 -4.6
Source: Canadian Tourism Commission


text: Samsung Core 2 Duos the Q35 and the R55 NotebooksJason Chen8/28/06 4:32pmFiled to: LaptopsQ35R55Samsung11EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Not only is Dell getting in on the Core 2 Duo action today, Samsung's rocking them in their Q35 sub-notebook and their R55 notebook. The Q35 has a T5600, 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 80GB SATA hard disk, 1GB RAM and Intel video. The R55 also has the same T5600 Core 2 Duo CPU, the same 80GB SATA hard disk, but a GeForce Go 7600 instead of the Intel integrated graphics. Advertisement Advertisement No pricing or availability info yet. Samsung Q35 and R55 the Sub and Notebook Core 2 Duo [Akihabara News]Reply11 repliesLeave a reply


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Jul 9, 2013, 03:31 AM #1
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Jul 9, 2013, 03:58 AM #2
"Archy Slater" .... awesome
We don't need no steeenking sunblock.
Arch, btw, soylent green is people....have a look into that, wouldya?
Jul 9, 2013, 10:47 AM #3
Jul 9, 2013, 11:23 AM #4
if you are referring to GMO's having larger yields as compared to traditional crops, there is no evidence to support that claim. also monoculture crops associated with GMO farming practices depletes the soil of vital nutrients leaving the soil basically dead and unusable without the addition of chemical based fertilizers. organic farming and the practice of crop rotation and composting ensures the vitality of the soil and vitamin/nutrient rich crops.
if you think another solution is to just kill a few billion people, than are you gonna be the first in line with your wife and kids at the gas chamber? are you gonna sterilize you and your family?
hydrogen is the most abundant fuel source and the byproduct of it as fuel is water. hydrogen power technology without the use of fossil fuels for production exists, but is suppressed by the major players in LNG and oil. it would be a huge financial loss for them. also unless you live out in the middle of nowhere, you just cant decide to throw up solar panels on you house and go off the grid. there are to many laws and regulations from preventing that. you have to be tapped into the grid and sell your unused power to the utility companies at a low price, where they turn around and sell it off at a large profit.
don't believe the propaganda the mainstream media fills you with. it is also owned by these powerful peeps. case in point, the march on Monsanto. 4 million people in over 300 cities worldwide protest and there was not one article about it in any newspaper or one mention of it on cable TV. a total media blackout. that's because the mainstream media is the mouthpiece for government and big biz.
however, you will not listen to me. no. you have been trained to ignore the message and kill the messenger.
Jul 9, 2013, 11:56 AM #5
No, there is not an economically viable process for removing hydrogen from water currently. There are many processes being researched, and some very interesting prospects. It is not a new discovery to make hydrogen without fossil fuels.
No, the oil companies are not blocking this technology. In fact, many of them invest in hydrogen research. There is a lot of money to be made in cheap hydrogen production, and the smaller oil companies are seeing future opportunities.
The fact is, even cheap and clean hydrogen production will not harm the oil and gas industry in the near future. There are mounds of logistical and safety issues when working with hydrogen (Ever light a balloon filled with the stuff?). Luckily, there is also a lot of research underway to develop better containers and storage devices for H2.
I worked with hydrogen vehicle development my last year in college, back in 2004-2005. The oil companies have no control over our research and data. Everything was shared with the automotive companies, and they did not suppress the information. They compiled the work from different universities to assist with their own research projects. If you actually cared to know the truth, you could spend some time at a library and pull numerous science and engineering journals with years of hydrogen fuel research. It will take a little more work than just reading your infowars fear mongering sites, but all the information is out there.
Maybe this is true in that craphole state you live in, but it is not true in my state. The only thing preventing you from going solar here is HOA rules, if you live in that type of neighborhood. There are many new homes being built with solar power, and the only negative seems to be the high initial cost.
I am not sure why yankee's reference to an old scifi film warranted an epic tinfoil hat rant, but you really need to slow down on the BS you absorb. You speak as if you know so much about all these subjects, while all you really know comes from uneducated fools like Alex Jones.
Jul 9, 2013, 03:51 PM #6
Jul 9, 2013, 04:03 PM #7
Some people don't mind eating organisms that have been genetically modified to contain poison. seems like more would like to be kept in the dark about it.
Jul 9, 2013, 04:17 PM #8
I don't know it all, but I know the real information is clouded with BS when you start spouting off nonsense like your reply in this thread. You messages are fear, hate, and scare. Instead of blaming everyone and everything in the world for all the problems, take a step back and actually research these topics. I don't mean google search and pick articles from conspiracy sites. Go pick up some journals, read some patents, and send some emails to groups at the forefront of this technology. You have been brainwashed by the likes of Alex Jones. The problem with the people who are feeding you this trash, is that they don't know much about the topics they discuss. They are not scientists or researchers. They don't understand something, so they make up stories to fill in the blanks. If that is the type of messenger you want to be, then you you may want to find a site full of ignorant people to suck up all the BS. That is how AJ has an audience. Take a fact, sprinkle in a dash of bullsh1t, add a bit of fear mongering, and you now you have a fun way to capture the gullible audience.
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I had a great opportunity to make my holiday vacation with my close friend (Rahul) in Israel's capital Tel Aviv, located on Mediterranean coast. Here's a quick summary of our journey which kicked off from Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport) via Dubai to Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport). It was chilling climate on Saturday morning, when we step out of the Tel Aviv Airport.
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DAY 1 // CairoCairo was dirty, unkept, unstable and chaotic like most of Bangkok, although far worse – and I loved it, but hated it all the same. I was expecting this as this is what Cairo is, especially with the daily and sometimes fatal protests that were going on at Tahrir Square which was literally a walk away from my accommodation, Brothers Hostel. Most people probably think downtown Cairo is physically ugly, and I agree somewhat. I see it as ugly-beautiful. The almost uniform color shades of yellow and yellowish grey of the architecture where nearly all buildings are falling apart has a certain character to it, something I have never seen in a big city. Even as a native New Yorker that has travelled to 16 countries , it took me some getting used to. The next day I visited the Egyptian Museum.
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Alexandria is one legendary city. It was, after all, founded and named after Alexander the Great and therefore has some amount of his greatness thrust upon itself. Once the capital of Egypt, the city witnessed massive destruction but survived owing to its resilience. Today, it is a cultural goldmine with its museums, monuments, libraries and old-world cafes. Fondly known as the alternative capital of the country, Alexandria will certainly make you nostalgic.
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Saqqara is a huge necropolis. Several pyramids, countless mastaba tombs, and the Stepped Pyramid Complex at its heart. The museum is great too. It's perhaps the second most impressive site after the Giza Pyramids & the Sphinx.


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Rockefeller University researchers have successfully harnessed a technique, CRISPR-Cas9 editing, to use in an important and understudied species: the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, which infects hundreds of millions of people annually with the deadly diseases chikungunya, yellow fever, and dengue fever. More »
Research shows combination of sensory signals draw mosquitoes in for a bite
Researchers used a genome editing technique to engineer a mutant version of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads yellow fever. The mutant was unable to detect carbon dioxide, and studies showed that this hindered its ability to detect a host, even in the presence of other sensory cues like heat and odor. The results can help inform the design of chemical repellents to block host-seeking behavior in both Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae, which spreads malaria. More »
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A genetically modified vaccine originally used to eradicate yellow fever could be the key to stopping a mosquito-borne scourge that afflicts much of the developing world. More »


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BEIJING (AFP) ― Three Chinese people have died of the H7N9 bird flu, the state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday, adding to a spike in cases this year.
Two men, ages 76 and 52, died in southern Guangdong province on Monday, while a third patient passed away in eastern Jiangsu province on Saturday, Xinhua said in separate reports, citing provincial health authorities.
Two new cases were also reported ― a 4-year-old girl in Guangdong in stable condition, and a 59-year-old woman in Jiangsu in critical condition. So far this year China has confirmed 115 human H7N9 cases, including 25 deaths, according to an AFP tally of reports by local authorities.
By comparison in 2013 there were 144 infections and 46 deaths, according to official figures.
The World Health Organization said last week that the rise in cases this year was not surprising due to seasonal factors, rather than a virus mutation.
The same week Hong Kong was forced to cull up to 20,000 chickens after finding H7N9 present in poultry imported from mainland China, days before the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Mainland China's H7N9 outbreak among humans began in February 2013, triggering concerns that the virus could mutate to become easily transmissible among people, potentially triggering a pandemic.
Both Chinese authorities and the WHO have said there has been no evidence so far of sustained human-to-human transmission.
But limited spread -- such as among relatives who have been in close contact -- is possible. Last week a couple and their daughter contracted the H7N9 bird flu eastern Zhejiang, China's worst-hit province, Xinhua reported at the time.


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NEW DELHI – An Indian policeman injured in clashes during a violent protest over a gang-rape in New Delhi died Tuesday, a police spokesman said, as much of the city center remained sealed off following the clashes.
Subash Tomar, a 47-year-old constable deployed at the India Gate monument Sunday to control the protests, was beaten up by a mob and rushed to hospital by the police.
"The protesters pelted stones at Tomar. He was unconscious for two days and today he died," New Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.
More than 50 policemen were injured in Sunday's violence as officers struggled to quell increasing outrage over sex crimes following the gang-rape of a 23-year-old student.
Tomar's cousin, Ajay, who was in the hospital to claim the body, said the constable had joined the police in 1985 and had never spent a single festival with the family. "My cousin was always out on streets maintaining law and order. The mob attacked him for no reason. They just killed him," Ajay Tomar said.
The Indian government sought Monday to douse protests against rape by simultaneously clamping down and announcing a slew of measures to assuage demonstrators, including a new help line for women's complaints and gender-appropriate training for the capital's police officers.
After two days of clashes between demonstrators and police, protests were muted Monday as authorities imposed a heavy security presence on the streets and shut down nine Metro stations to curb protesters' movements. A little more than 300 people demonstrated, sitting on a street and shouting, "We want justice" and "Hang them."
The government and the Delhi High Court said a trial in the gang-rape case would begin Jan. 3, a speed almost unheard of in India's painfully slow justice system.
However, even as the authorities moved to quell the unrest, many were caught off-guard by the massive outburst of anger over the weekend, especially in a country where sexual harassment and assault are frequent and routinely blamed on women.
The brutal rape shook Indians out of their usual apathy, analysts said, and the response to it was galvanized by a complex confluence of factors, including the rise of a vocal, urban middle class, the use of social media and changing lifestyles.
Similar factors triggered the massive anticorruption movement that swept Indian cities last year.
"This is a very, very urban phenomenon and is like the coming of age of women in the cities, their rediscovery of their right to demand safety," said Nilanjana Roy, an author and columnist who writes on gender issues.
Roy said many demonstrators told her that this was their first protest and that "this time was too much."
"They did not want to be blamed anymore for the violence," Roy said. "Some were demanding death penalty and violent mob justice for the rapists, others demanded safer roads and public transport, and there were those who expressed a diffuse rage at the system, at the old ways of doing things, and their anger bounced around between the police, the government the state."
The young medical student was raped by four men on a moving bus that she and her male friend had boarded after watching a movie. The two were brutally beaten with an iron rod, thrown out of the bus and left to die on the street.
The police have arrested all of the accused, and the woman is fighting for her life in a city hospital, breathing with the aid of a ventilator.
On Saturday and Sunday, police used canes, tear gas and water cannons to battle protesters, several of whom were injured.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a rare two-minute address to the nation on Monday: "As a father of three daughters myself, I feel as strongly about this as each one of you. . . . Anger at this crime is justified, but violence will serve no purpose."
Meanwhile, President Pranab Mukherjee has also appealed to the youth to maintain law and order.
"The anger of the youth should not overcome reason and there is need for practical action," Mukherjee said, according to reports.
New Delhi has recorded the highest number of rapes in India in recent years, compared with other large cities such as Mumbai and Bangalore.
This year, more than 600 cases have been reported in the capital so far, up from 568 last year.
In the past, the city police chief and politicians have advised women to dress conservatively and not to go out alone after sundown.
In rural areas outside New Delhi, community elders have blamed women's Western clothing and use of cellphones for rising rape cases.
"It was an accumulated anger of young people who have experienced such attitudes on a daily basis but had no occasion to express it," said Ranjana Kumari, director of the Center for Social Research, an advocacy group that resists violence against women. "It is like the moment when the water has risen above your nose, and you realize you are starting to drown."
Kumari said the tipping point came a day after the gang rape, when college students and some women's rights activists picketed outside a police station, demanding action. But the police pushed them around, she said.
"Everybody had a phone in their hand, and I saw the students (texting) and tweeting immediately," recalled Kumari, who participated in the protest. "One student typed, 'If it takes numbers for them to listen to us, let's be there in large numbers.' "
The lieutenant governor of Delhi, Tejendra Khanna, told reporters Monday that the police department will have monthly meetings with women's groups from now on.
"Police will be trained to not speak in a rough language with the women who walk in to complain," Khanna said. "A strong message should go out that there is zero tolerance for misbehavior with women."
However, protesters said similar measures have been tried before without much success.
"I have tried an older help line number a few times; nobody picks up the phone," said Parul Chadha, 21, a college student who held up a placard asking, "What is Delhi doing?" She added: "We have heard of gender training of the police earlier, too. Their mindset doesn't change."
Chadha said that the gang rape moved her because the woman was just like somebody she would know.
"She was a normal student, who had gone out with a friend for a movie and (was) returning home at 9:30 p.m., which is not too late," Chadha said. "This was too close to my life. It could have been me."
Traditionally conservative India's rapid economic growth has thrown open new job opportunities for women and increased their financial independence. However, activists say that many men see the trend as a threat to male dominance.
Almost 90 percent of the 256,329 violent crimes recorded last year were against women, with the number of rapes in the capital rising 17 percent to 661 this year, according to official figures.


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April Bowlby portrays Stacy Barrett in Drop Dead Diva and promised SheKnows exclusively that the upcoming Drop Dead Diva season will top last year's heartwarming, comedic and charming summer comedy and only further enhance the show's building must-see-TV status.
Drop Dead Diva not only returns to primetime with its June 6 premiere, but also the first season DVD is currently in stores. Lifetime has given SheKnows an exclusive clip of April Bowlby and Brooke Elliott doing their thing in what amounts to Drop Dead Diva delirium.
SheKnows: The show has resonated with viewers across the board. What aspect of the show appealed to you the most that made you want to be a part of it?
April Bowlby: I really liked the big idea of it. I thought it was really cool to have the whole out of body into a new body, the soul transfers, and then have the comedy with it. It's kind of like the best of both worlds for me, because I love the heaven thing and I thought that was a really cool thing. For her to be transferred into a completely different body than she was used to is a really complex, awesome idea. That was mainly what I was attracted to -- just something different.
SheKnows: Your character has a real heart to her. Is that nice to tackle a character like that?
April Bowlby: It's really nice, I like being the cheerleader. I like supporting the story and helping it grow in a lovely, kind way for the most part. Sometimes, I stick my foot in my mouth. But everything that my character does is in a general good sense for the better. And she's got nothing but good thoughts and good wants for people. I really enjoy playing that. I like to be the little hero in the shadow.
SheKnows: What about working with Brooke? After seeing the show you just can't imagine anyone else in that role.
April Bowlby: She's perfect. This role was written for her and she does it so beautifully. She takes her work so seriously and every day it's how can she do better. How can she take it and make it her own and be the best at what she does? And she does it and she works really hard to make it look effortless.
SheKnows: When the show first debuted it made quite a splash. What was the sense on the set?
April Bowlby: Even to be interviewed, I'm like, "Wow, we're a hit!" It's amazing. I think we're all just super excited to be a part of something that is being enjoyed, especially because we do shoot in Peachtree, (Georgia), so I feel like you become in your own little bubble. You don't really hear what's going on, you don't really know how people are reacting to the thing. And then when you hear it, you get so excited and just really proud. Everything you're doing is worth it because someone saw it, someone enjoyed it. We're all very supportive of that, we all love to hear that -- it makes us very happy.
SheKnows: Where did your inspiration come to get into acting, such a difficult field?
April Bowlby: I've been very lucky that I kind of don't really have a preconceived idea of what my life should be. So therefore I feel like doors open to me that I wouldn't have seen ordinarily if I had an idea of where I should be going. I was modeling because that door opened and I was like, "What a beautiful door." And then I moved to LA and then acting opened because my modeling agency had a commercial agency. Then I started taking acting classes and I fell in love with it because it's such a beautiful art where you get to release your feelings. You get to really get in touch with who you are and what you're feeling. Those emotions are special and only you can make those emotions available. To know yourself is the best job. I feel very lucky to be doing what I'm doing.
SheKnows: What do you admire most about Stacy, your character?
April Bowlby: I admire her ability to find the silver lining. I don't think she gets down, I think she's constantly looking for a solution in a positive manner. I think also things might come easily to her, like ideas. She's just consistently positive and I really, really like that.
SheKnows: The relationship she has with Brooke's character seems like the heart of the show. Was that something that enhanced your attraction to this project?
April Bowlby: I think that Brooke and I connected pretty quickly because we have similar personalities. We have a sister quality to us so that was easy to develop. It was just easy for some reason for us. I mostly do all my work with Brooke and since she's the one I'm working with most of the time, it's just very easy. I'll have four days off and then I'll walk in and we'll do a scene together and it's like I never left. I don't know what it is, but I'm lucky!
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