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Worried he can't stop picturing these when he's looking at yours? Keep reading.
The confessions are disturbing:
"We sat down together at his computer, and I watched him delete all of his [pornographic] websites…. [Then,] this morning, I not only saw that he had created new accounts on some of his old websites, but he joined brand-new ones." —a post on ivillage.com
"My bf will wake up early to get on the computer and use Internet porn to get himself off while I'm asleep. I don't care if he looks at porn except when he uses it instead of me. I am always trying to flirt with him, and all I get is my stomach is upset' or he'll ignore or…just laugh off my advances." —a post on relationshipweb.com
"I had a gut feeling I knew why the money was disappearing. I asked [my husband] very gently if he had had a relapse with the [Web] porn and he suddenly became very defensive…. Then, just a few days later…he said he was caught watching porn at work and was fired." —a post on drphil.comThese days most of us are blasé about porn. But that attitude ignores the pain of the women who wrote the messages above—and the more than 30,000 postings on an iVillage board called "Relationships Damaged by Pornography." Nearly all of them vent about a male partner's "problem" or "addiction" or "virtual infidelity." Increasingly, it seems porn has the power to disrupt lives, and no one is immune: If you read any gossip columns last year, you probably know that Christie Brinkley's now ex, Peter Cook, spent approximately $3,000 a month on Internet porn, and that Tea Leoni's estranged hubby, David Duchovny, checked in to rehab for sex addiction; it was speculated that it was for porn.
Graphic images have been around forever (2,000-year-old erotic carvings are on the walls of Pompeii, after all), so why are they affecting our lives now more than ever? One word: computers. Psychologists have called the Web a "triple-A engine" of porn because it's made explicit material accessible, affordable and anonymous—and apparently irresistible. Guys can now access as many images of brunettes, blonds and threesomes as they like, whenever they like. According to Nielsen Online, in one month 30 million American men visited erotic websites, driving what is estimated to be a $2.8 billion industry (and according to one market research firm, after last year's economic stimulus checks were sent out by the government, those numbers briefly spiked).
Porn can be part of a happy, healthy sex life, no question. But a growing number of studies show that viewing it alone and to excess (defined by some experts as two or more hours a day) can leave you susceptible to a host of intimacy problems—from harboring unrealistic expectations about how your partner should look and behave in bed to sexual dysfunction and an inability to sustain relationships.
Furthermore, a 2007 study of heterosexual couples found that the more men viewed sexually explicit materials, the lower overall sexual satisfaction they and their partners experienced. James,* 32, sheds some light on that discovery. "I'm like most guys," he says. "Dad's Playboys at 13; VHS tapes in my twenties; Internet exploration a few times a week in my thirties. Nothing crazy or obsessive." Yet, he admits: "I've gotten some mixed-up ideas from porn. I love my girlfriend, but I can't seem to turn on the lovemaking chip when I'm with her. I seem to only have the f—king chip. During sex, I find myself trying to get the view I'd get watching movies. But it's not the same, and her body is not the same, so it doesn't always keep me up, and I start fantasizing. I want to learn how to turn off the porn-style thinking when I'm with her. This person loves me, we're partners in life, we have a bond and I want to feel that during sex."
More than ever, people who find their relationships suffering from porn-related issues are turning to therapists for help. "About 15 to 20 percent of the couples I've worked with have struggled with this, and the numbers are increasing," says Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D., a Los Angeles-based psychologist. Perhaps shockingly, even the worst porn addictions don't have to destroy a relationship. Some partnerships, Thomas and other experts agree, can be saved.
Is He Addicted?
Throughout her marriage, Karen, 29, knew that her then husband's obsession with XXX sites was unhealthy. "It wasn't that I had problems with him looking at it," says Karen. "In fact, I even offered to watch together, but he saw it as something shameful. He couldn't go without, so he shut me out completely. The intimacy is what I missed most." The issue contributed to their divorce. In her new relationship, on the other hand, porn is a guilt-free sexual additive. "We even take turns picking it out," says Karen. "It's fun because we're both OK with it."
As Karen learned, the best way to gauge your comfort level—with your partner's habits, your own and what you do as a couple—is to listen to your gut. Anne, 32, used to be "pro-whatever turns him on," but feels very different now. "I've been through three breakups over this," she says. "I mean, I'm open-minded, but not that open-minded. I believe there's a difference between knowing that your guy occasionally looks at naked pictures and feeling as if it's those images he's making love to every single time." In her most recent porn-crossed relationship, the sex was great, at first. "But then I started to notice he never looked at me while we were doing it," says Anne. "And before long he was asking me to watch movies with him and act out exactly what was happening on the screen. Without coming right out and saying it, I felt as if he was implying that I wasn't sexy enough. I started dieting and dressing differently. But then I thought, Why can't I be my own person?"
When she finally faced him with that question, Anne's boyfriend balked, calling her close-minded and controlling; he, on the other hand, was just being a "regular guy." Anne broke up with him shortly after that nonconversation. Experts agree that her ex's behavior went beyond the bounds of regular guys in healthy relationships. In addition, says Dr. Thomas, "When I see women trying to prove their sexiness by acting or looking like a porn star, I'm concerned. It indicates she could be scared of losing him."
Robert Weiss, LCSW, director of sexual addiction services at Life Healing Center of Santa Fe, New Mexico, recommends seeking professional help if several items on this laundry list accurately describe your partner:
He refuses to talk to you about his XXX-viewing habits.He pushes you to be sexual in ways you're not comfortable with.He spends increasing amounts of time alone with the computer and loses interest in offline activities.He is otherwise healthy but has difficulty becoming or staying erect without porn.He is emotionally distant.He is no longer satisfied with looking at pictures and videos and reaches out to real women via webcam—or worse, in person.
How He Can Log Off, Once and for All
Getting your guy to admit that he has issues with pornography may not be easy, but Dr. Thomas says the conversation will go a lot smoother with these ground rules: "Try to understand what it really is that bothers you. Is it triggering body image issues? Are you afraid that he's bored with you? Or maybe it's that your objection is a moral one? All of these are valid reasons for your discomfort, but you have to be up-front with yourself before you can be clear with your partner." And when you are ready to talk, "use your logic, not your emotions, to explain how his behavior makes you feel. Be honest about what you need from him. Is it total abstinence from porn? A little less of it? More forthrightness about when he's using it? The opportunity to watch together?" Ask him to try to describe the role it plays in his life and how he feels about his habit. He may be embarrassed or defensive at first, but if he's able to transcend that and have a rational conversation, it's a positive sign that you will be able to move forward. "If your partner isn't open to talking or changing his behavior, don't try to force the issue without help," Dr. Thomas says. Instead, ask him to see a relationship counselor with you. The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, aasect.org, provides a directory of well-qualified professionals. Other great resources for frustrated partners are Codependents of Sexual Addiction (COSA) and S-Anon. Both are 12-step-based support groups where partners can share their experiences and receive guidance. In addition, your partner may choose to go solo to Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) or Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA), 12-step groups that believe the path to recovery is unique for everyone—meaning that in some cases, porn may need to be cut out completely. If your partner decides to take that route, he'll probably want to install blocking software on his computer. And it doesn't hurt to surround the PC zone with photographs of kids, family, friends and the two of you together.
Any woman who fears that her relationship may be unsalvageable should take heart: Of the hundreds of couples who find their way into Robert Weiss's recovery programs each year, 80 percent report staying together. Susan, a former patient, 35, says: "Two years ago, when I confided in family and friends that I'd found thousands of porn images on my boyfriend's computer, they told me either to keep quiet and work harder at being sexy' or kick him out.' But I didn't want to walk away from our five years together, so instead I confronted him and said if he wanted to be with me, we had to get help. In treatment, Mark was asked to reveal all of the sexual secrets he had kept from me. Despite the pain of hearing them, I was relieved to know the truth, and it gave us a starting point." Mark has not watched porn in over 12 months, but that's not the biggest payoff. "Today," says Susan, "we're a closer, more genuine couple for having gone through this."


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After collecting eyewitness testimonies and analyzing the likely weapons systems that were used to facilitate a chemical-weapons attack that targeted rebel-controlled suburbs in Damascus last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday it believes it has enough evidence to prove that the Syrian government was responsible for the atrocity.
HRW's extensive investigation, which relied on expert analysis from chemical-weapons and arms specialists along with witnesses' accounts, concluded that the surface-to-surface rocket systems used to carry out the attack, along with the large quantity of nerve agent that was deployed during the assault on Aug. 21, match up with equipment that is only possessed by government troops in Syria.
The watchdog organization went on to dismiss claims that rebel groups had a hand in the attacks as "inconsistent with the evidence found at the scene."
(MORE: Report Claims Syrian Troops Used Chemical Weapons Without Assad's Approval)
On Monday, U.S. officials said they were prepared to consider a proposal tabled by Russia that would see the Syrian government surrender its stockpiles of chemical weapons in order to prevent a military strike from American forces.

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There are two common types of disk image files produced by Apple software: Disk Copy and self-mounting. These instructions may not apply to disk image files created by third-party software.
Disk Copy Disk Image Files
Files of this type normally have the filename extension ".img". Their icon looks like a picture of a hard disk printed on a piece of white paper with one corner folded down:
Disk Copy is included with Mac OS X, and can open disk image files, which means it can make them appear on the desktop or in the Finder as disks. When you download a file of this type, Disk Copy may open automatically, and the opened disk image file may appear on the desktop as a plain, white "volume" icon.
Self-Mounting Disk Image Files
Files of this type normally have the filename extension ".smi". Generally, you can open this type of file by double-clicking its icon. You don't need to open it with the Disk Copy application. However, if the self-mounting disk image file was intended to be used only with Mac OS 9, the Disk Copy application must be installed in the Utilities folder if you want to open it in Mac OS X. The icon for a self-mounting disk image file looks like a blue floppy disk on top of a white diamond:
In some cases, the self-mounting disk image file may temporarily appear with a "blank papers" icon:
How to use a Disk Copy disk image file
To use a disk image file, double-click the file's icon. (It has a filename extension of .img, .smi, or .dmg.)
When it is opened, a new icon representing the disk (or folder) from which the disk image file was created appears on your desktop and in the Finder. It may appear as a plain white volume (as mentioned above) or with a custom icon. This icon remains available until you "eject" it or restart the computer. You may eject a disk image by dragging its icon to the Trash.
Depending on the disk image file, you may notice that the Classic environment and a Classic-compatible version of StuffIt Expander decompresses it. This may only occur if the image file was compressed with an earlier version of Aladdin software and has a ".bin" filename extension. Regardless, once the image file is decompressed and opened, it should appear with one of the above icons, and you should be able to use it.
What's the difference between .img and .dmg disk images?
They are similar, and you can use either with Mac OS X. One difference is .dmg disk images can be formatted in one of these formats: Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus), Mac OS Extended Journaled, Mac OS Standard (HFS), UFS, or MS-DOS. While .img disk images can be formatted as: Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus), Mac OS Standard (HFS), MS-DOS, ProDOS, or Universal Disk Format.
If these steps do not work, or if the disk image contains an installer application that does not work, see "Mac OS: Disk Image File Does Not Open With Disk Copy". If this works, you may need to associate the disk image file with this version of Disk Copy. To do that, use the solution found in "Mac OS X: Double-Clicking a File Opens the Wrong Application".
Contents of a disk image don't open if the disk image file isn't opened
Files or applications stored in a disk image file do not work unless you open the disk image file first. For example, if you drag an application icon from a disk image to the Dock, the application will not open unless you first open the disk image file. You may want to consider copying the contents of the disk image to your hard disk before adding any of its contents to the Dock.
Mac OS X: Using Disk Copy disk image files
You may use Disk Copy disk image (.dmg, .img) files and self-mounting disk image (.smi) files in Mac OS X.
This document applies to Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8.
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VF: In the Kevin Smith movie Mallrats, Jason Lee asked you a question that has crossed every serious comic fan's mind at least once in his life. You dismissed it at the time, calling it a "superhero secret." Are you finally ready to answer Lee's question?
SL: Remind me.
VF: "Is the Thing's dork made out of orange rock like the rest of his body?"
SL: I never gave it a thought. I guess common sense would say it was made of orange rock too, but I always thought it was more interesting to think about Reed Richards. As you know, he had the ability to stretch, and sexually, that would seem to be a great asset in many areas.
There you have it: Mister Fantastic has a fantastic dick, and when the Thing literally gets his rocks off.
Lee also jokes about the Spiderman musical and demonstrates his favorite way to order his wife to make him a sandwich. ("By the shades of the shadowy Serapeum, will you please make me a sandwich?!") So, equal parts charming and awkwardly off-putting, which is roughly what you'd expect from an 88-year-old nerd demagogue who refers to his Twitter followers as "noble warriors." And I mean that in the warmest way possible. [Vanity Fair via Gamma Squad, image of Lee at a book signing via Getty]


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This sweet and seasonal rum toddy from New Orleans bartender Lucinda Weed incorporates the flavors of pumpkin pie with a house-made pumpkin butter. The recipe is included, but a store-bought apple butter substitute would work as well.
1 1/2 oz. Blackbeard Rum
1/4 oz. Angostura Bitters
1/4 oz. Agave Nectar
1/4 oz. Pumpkin Butter*
1 dash Allspice dram
2 oz. lemon ginger tea
*Pumpkin Butter
3 pie pumpkins (5 1/2-6 cups puree)
1 1/4 cup Steens cane syrup
1 1/4 cup cane sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp Allspice
- Combine first 5 ingredients in a shaker tin and place in a hot water bath to gently heat.
- Top with hot tea. Serves one.
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- Half and gut the pie pumpkins. Roast at 375°F in a pan with enough water to cover the bottom for 1 hour or until very tender.
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I got my XO as part of the G1G1 program, way back when. The wireless network card has always been flaky. I would said, typically only 10% of the time can I see any SSIDs. Also, ifconfig -a from the terminal generally doesn't show eth0, only the loopback.
When I look at "About My Computer", under Wireless Firmware it says "Not available". I have upgraded many different times over the years and I'm currently running 860, I believe.
Long story short, I'm pretty sure the wireless adapter is fried. What are my alternatives? I read a bunch of the wiki hardware pages and I don't see anyone talking about how to replace the wireless adapter. Is that not possible? Can I use an external usb wireless adapter?


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The link between sexual justice and economic justice can be overlooked easily. For the most part, people think about sexuality as a private issue, and economics as a public one. Unsurprisingly scholars have treated the two movements separately, rarely pointing out where and how they intersect. A new report from the Barnard Center for Research on Women is trying to change that. Sexual and Economic Justice written by Kate Bedford and Janet Jakobsen, the center's director, is part of the series New Feminist Solutions, which began in 2002. Each report is intended to inform and inspire activists and policy-makers to think in new ways, based on ideas that emerge from conferences held at the College.
Sexual and Economic Justice helps people think differently about how power, money, and sexual relationships shape our lives. The authors attempt to create a vision for sexual justice that challenges economic injustice and the denial of sexual rights. But the report is just the beginning. "It's the spark to get the conversation going," Jakobsen says.
The report is an outgrowth of the College's Virginia C. Gildersleeve Lecture and colloquium at Barnard College, which featured keynote speakers Josephine Ho, founder of the Center for the Study of Sexualities at National Central University in Taiwan, and Naomi Klein, an author and syndicated columnist who writes about economic issues. Barnard also brought together 25 other scholars from points throughout world to take part in the daylong conversation.
Many scholars agree that women often make decisions about intimacy that are strongly influenced by their economic situation. They may marry so they can immigrate to a new country in search of a better life. Or they may marry to have access to health insurance. "But it doesn't have to be that way," maintains Jakobsen. "We can have other ways of getting access to health care."
In the report, health care is one area where the connection between economic and sexual justice is most clear in the report. For example, women may want to make choices about safe sex to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS. But if they don't have the economic resources to support themselves, they may not have the power to negotiate for safe sex in a relationship; so they may not be able to control whether their husbands practice safe sex.
Economics and sexuality shape women's everyday lives in less obvious ways, too. Much of the work they do in the home, such as raising children, cooking, or cleaning, is unpaid. That lack of economic power leaves women more dependent on sexual relationships for survival, and more vulnerable to abuse. During difficult financial times like these, the economic situation for many women can become even more precarious.
The report doesn't simply want to illustrate where these issues of economic and sexual justice meet. Its authors encourage people to take action to make the world a better place, and they point out some models for activists.
For example, Pride at Work, a constituency group of the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations), advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers within unions, and builds alliances between labor leaders and the LGBT community. Activists involved in the Beyond Marriage campaign in the United States demand legal recognition for a wide range of relationships, regardless of kinship or conjugal status. "Our hope is that if people pick up the report and think about these two issues together, they might build new organizations," Jakobsen says.
To that end, the report is being distributed at international conferences sponsored by organizations such as the United Nations, and it's making the rounds in the legal community, too. Readers will find a list of activist organizations with their Web addresses, along with a source list and a bibliography at the report's conclusion. "It's a little early to assess the impact," Jakobsen says. "But so far the response has been very positive."
-by Amy Miller, photograph by Polly Becker
To download this or any other report in the New Feminist Solution series, visit www.barnard.edu/bcrw or call 212.854.2067 to request a printed copy.


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|2012-09-11, 15:25
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Holy crap, I was NOT expecting the chapter to be out this early (not that it matters much..... my computer's STILL in the middle of repairs ).
Anyhoo, neat chapter. I liked how CC held his own against Luffy (and we DO learn that his oxygen-stealing attack is close-range). Monet taking on Luffy is a surprise, as well. Can't wait to learn more about her DF powers. Also, I'm not sure about this since the translation I read was kind of iffy, but is Vergo fighting Sanji while being able to move around in Tekkai mode (ala Jyabura)? Really, I'm still hoping that Vergo reveals something unique (that ISN'T based on Rokushiki).....
And looks like we'll finally be revealed to Law's plot quite soon. But on the other hand, I wonder what's up with Jinbei bringing Caribou to the G5 base in the ministory? Now things are starting to get a lot more interesting as far as that's concerned......
Well, what else would you expect a FLAMINGO to be?
|2012-09-11, 15:26
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I believe he was talking about how Doflamingo looks like a bird because he's practically covered in those pink feathers, hense his Shichibukai theme of Flamingo.
|2012-09-11, 15:43
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Heh, now I'm really wondering if Luffy's going to have an actual match with Monet? If so, this would be the first time in a while that he's had a female opponent (Hancock's sisters at Amazon Lily, in case anyone's forgotten). If that's the case, then it's a good thing Sanji's too busy dealing with Vergo (and a broken leg) to object to the fight. Now let's find out if Happy Harpy is also a capable haki user.....
|2012-09-11, 20:41
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Kinda funny how Vergo, Monet, and possibly Smoker knows what Law is up to. But Luffy who is the partner in this alliance has know clue. I wonder if Ceaser knows what Law is up to? He looks like he is heading right over to were Law is. Doing that will work out in Laws favor.
|2012-09-11, 23:09
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|2012-09-12, 05:27
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Nice chapter. Beautyful jet pistol by luffy. C.C.s facial expressions are very entertaining. He really is starting to grow on me
In some way, he reminds me of a twisted version of buggy: Malicious and full of himself, when he has the upper hand, but craps his pants when hes in trouble
About Sanji: I always wanted him or Zoro to fight the strongest villian for a change, but now i am worried about him. (un)Fortunately this fight has to end, due to the incoming gas. But i loved his comment about how his captain hates that type of villian (that kills his own subordinates) most.
|2012-09-12, 07:04
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Im still believing that Vergo have some kind of devil fruit ability. First of all, Tekkai never forced anything to change color before (It was never stated that one can enhance a weapon with Tekkai anyway) and if he using Busoshoku Haki to make his bamboo stick darker, bamboo stick and his hand must be made out of rubber to have the same effect as Luffy to vulcanize them, its a specific ability for Gomu Gomu No Mi. So both seems out of picture to me.
That or Vergo found a new way to improve Tekkai aspect to a whole new level.
|2012-09-12, 09:03
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He also knocked out Ms. Valentine during his fight with Zoro at Whiskey Peak, but I think most people forgot about that, too.
But also, I'm actually kind of liking the idea of Monet being Luffy's opponent since it's also been a good while since he had a sub-boss battle before tackling the main boss (like when he took on Blueno at EL before his clash with Lucci).
Pretty sure this was brought up in the last chapter thread too, but it's possible that he could have strengthened his Tekkai defense with armament haki. And who knows, maybe combining haki with Rokushiki techniques could create more possibilities for the practitioners, as well (though personally I'd rather still prefer for Vergo to have a unique power separate from Rokushiki, altogether).....
|2012-09-12, 09:49
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About Vergo, even if rokushiki seems kinda outdated since it's way back before time skip, I think there should be ranks among rokushiki user and Vergo probably has far better rokushiki technique than Lucci cs, so he can fight evenly against Sanji, a strong haki user
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I'm starting to think that Doflamingo will be the next major villain to be taken down. He'll be the first "real" test for the strawhats in the New World. Judging by how Sanji is fighting on par with Vergo (Doflamingo's second-in-command), Luffy is probably now capable of posing a threat/challenge to the birdman.
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I have to disagree about Doflamingo being the next boss. I prefer the SH to have a small taste of what this person is like first (fighting his minions). To me, Doflamingo seem like a bigger creep than Black Beard (sadly).
and I wanna nominate Monet for next crew mate of SH! Increase the girl count!
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That being said, is Vergo really Doflamingo's second-in-commend? Did I miss that line of dialogue?
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"I see..in other words...it's that steel-like strengthening thing again..."
Could be hinting at Tekkai. BUT they way he strengthened the bamboo stick to hit Law it looked more like a DF or CoA imbuing.
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I made this discovery the day the 6.8 earthquake struck Seattle. I had left home on a 6 a.m. flight last Wednesday for business in Los Angeles and planned to return to my family late the same night. Shortly before noon, after wrapping up a taped television interview for NBC and while preparing to broadcast my radio show from our Los Angeles affiliate, one of the station's producers ran up with a breathless announcement. "They just had a big earthquake in Seattle," he declared, "and it looks pretty bad!"
With my heart racing, I called home. The phone worked normally - thank G-d! - and my wife picked up after three rings, sounding cheerful but excited. Some cabinets had tipped over in our home, garden steps had cracked, and plates had fallen off shelves and shattered, but the house remained standing and seemed to escape significant damage. Our three kids were all at school, and she assured me they must be safe.
Feeling considerable relief, I went about my business, but made the mistake of putting on CNN. The grim TV coverage directly contradicted my wife's optimistic message: Helicopters roamed over stricken Seattle, zooming in on damaged buildings, cars smashed by masonry, collapsed bridges, sporadic fires. Reporters talked of the magnitude of the quake - even higher on the Richter scale than the devastating 1994 Northridge quake in Los Angeles that killed scores of people. I tried to call my wife again, but now a recorded message declared that all circuits were busy, and I couldn't get through.
I nervously broadcast my 3-hour radio show, but kept the TV on in front of me with its volume turned off. The situation became increasingly alarming as news networks found shocking scenes of damage and returned to them again and again. Reports said that broken windows in the control tower forced closure of the airport, and no planes could land. How would I manage to get home that night?
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While most people in our region of 3 million escaped relatively unscathed, thousands of businesses and families did suffer significant losses, financial and emotional. But the amazing overall tally after Seattle's greatest natural disaster in more than 50 years showed no one killed by the quake and nearly all 400 reported injuries classified as minor.
In addition to gratitude for this sort of deliverance, such an experience encourages fresh appreciation for the details of daily life we otherwise take for granted - like the electrical current and water that flow into our heated homes. Following any disruptive event, we long for a return to normal life, since for most Americans, normal life is benign, busy and worth cherishing.
The other message from these few turbulent days involves the distorting impact of TV. I don't blame the news directors and broadcast reporters for highlighting the most disturbing scenes in their coverage. No one could expect them to televise images of all of the undisturbed, undamaged homes and businesses. Scenes of destruction look dramatic on camera, so it's only natural they'll take precedence. If everything is working fine, that's hardly news; when stuff is broken - especially if it's broken in a picturesque way - then you can rivet the attention of viewers.
This same focus on dysfunction pervades most TV programming, entertainment as well as news. Murder will draw more attention than friendship; hate groups prove more compelling than good neighbors; divorce, child abuse or adultery will always prove more dramatic than secure and happy families.
In this way, the amount of time we invest in seeing reality through TV (an average of more than one-fourth of our waking hours!) leads to an unduly pessimistic view of the world. Every natural or man-made catastrophe will look worse than it is in reality, while the miracles of daily life command scant attention. Surely this inevitable media preference for compelling negativity helps to explain our national epidemic of whining, self-pity and competitive victimhood.
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Jade Galliano and Rani Fournier, 22 at the time, started the "family" krewe in 2001 to give Larose residents a night parade. The krewe's last parade was in 2010 but has returned this year with a membership of 50.
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was considered futuristic, then you may be able to guess about how long it's
been since I was on an ATV. If not, think Members Only jackets and strategically
placed combs in the back pocket, a time when Sugar
Smacks was an acceptable title for a breakfast cereal. Get the idea? It's
been a while.
Since then, the pastime of us country-boys has blossomed into a very lucrative
offroad sport, which in turn has slightly bubbled into a modestly profitable
two-game series. ATV Offroad Fury 2 is fun, full of tricks and has plenty
of game modes. It just never reaches the truly exciting mark set by the real-life
gameplay is in typical offroad racing fashion. Pick your rider and his boots,
gloves and goggles. Now choose from one of the game's 20+ ATVs, though not all
are initially available. You must bust tricks to rack up points, which can be
spent purchasing other ATVs and more rider equipment, so you stay color coordinated.
The best place for this, as in most racing games, is the Champion mode. Nationals,
Supercross, Enduro and Freestyle circuits come in both wimpy Amateur and seasoned
Pro flavors. You get a lot of racing challenges for your buck. The four other
NPCs race you hard and the terrain is unforgiving. However, I found myself wishing
for more company on the road to spice things up.
Players trek through the game's 40 expansive environments, across the hills,
over the river and, at times, through the woods. You will slide over snow and
ice, plow through sand, wade through waist-high streams and negotiate slippery
mud patches. The different terrain will affect your driving ability and require
you to stay on your toes. As a nice touch, the terrain will also come home with
you as it cakes up and adheres to your bike and clothing.
But that is the extent of the game's graphical wonder. It doesn't look bad, but it could look a lot better. Textures are flat, there is not much detail on the ATVs in-game, and the water effects don't impress at all.
The game desperately tries to make up for its marginal looks with lots to
do. Other game modes include Single Race, Practice, Freeride, Freestyle (bust
your best tricks here) and a decent Waypoint Editor. Freestyle and Freeride
are great for unlimited offroad romping. Plus, in Freestyle you can pop off
tricks for more points. But keep your style fresh – you will score lower points
for repeated stunts. Both modes are interesting for a while, yet not very captivating.
lieu of a map editor or creator, ATV Offroad Fury 2 offers a Waypoint
editor. Each of the game's wide open Enduro environments has waypoints that
can be rearranged to create new routes through existing areas. This ups the
replay value a bit and is pretty simple to use. You even have the option to
do a test run, and then bounce right back into edit mode if you encounter a
ATV Offroad Furry 2 also features four mini-games. There's Tag, where
a ball is attached to your ATV, which impairs your speed and makes you an easy
target for other riders who will attempt to ram you for the ball. The longer
you hold it, the more points you will earn. You can also play Hockey, King of
the Hills and Treasure Hunt. The mini-games aren't bad and breathe new life
into the otherwise bland exercise of rounding tracks lap after lap.
The game is even online enabled for up to 5 players. Providing you have the
Online Adapter, it's definitely something to check out. Live competition always
provides the most thrilling and unpredictable challenges, although the game
types are pretty standard.
And the easy, intuitive control will make victory more certain. When analog
steering works, it's a dream, and it works very well in ATV Offroad Fury
2. Since tricks play a pivotal role in your progression, you're given several
different camera options to better view yourself busting skills. Tricks come
off smoothly as well – just hold Triangle or Circle and press one or a more
directional buttons. But make sure you hit those jumps clean and have your ATV
angled appropriately. Smooth landings pile on tons of speed that can decide
a race…
…which brings me to the game's impressive physics system. Shocks absorb…er, uh…shock and impact very well and you bounce accordingly. It's cool to watch the rider bend his knees and elbows in response to jumps and landings and sway back and forth on turns.
When it all gets moving, ATV Offroad Fury 2 works very well. It never
really crosses the threshold to thrilling gameplay and an absent replay doesn't
help, but it does kick up a lot of dirt and will leave racing fans satisfied.


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Frogs: Class Amphibia
Amphibians crawled from the water over 370 million years ago and were the first vertebrates to colonise the land. Australia has around 200 species of native amphibians, all of which are frogs, belonging to the order Anura.
Most are still dependent on water to complete their life cycle as they have a larval stage that lives in water. The word 'amphibian' actually means 'two lives' - one in water and one on land. Australia has around 200 species of native amphibians, all of which are frogs. About 37 of these are found in Sydney.
One of the factors that allowed the transition from water to land was the development of specialised skin. The skin of a frog is more than just a covering. It is used for a number of important biological functions including:
- absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
- regulating their salt content and absorbing water
- changing colour to camouflage themselves
- secreting mucus to avoid drying out (as well as making them slippery, which is a form of defence)
- oozing poisons to deter predators (only some frogs do this).
Frogs play a key role in many food webs, both as predators and as prey. Frogs are carnivores and mostly eat insects. For many larger animals including snakes and birds, frogs are an essential part of their diet.
By observing frog populations, we can get a good indication of the condition of the environment as frogs are sensitive to environmental change. At present, frog populations are declining all around the world.
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Starbucks Rwanda Blue Bourbon
Starbucks' Rwanda Blue Bourbon provides lessons to all food processors on fair trade and a social mission and the marketing opportunities inherent in those causes.
Coffee, the beverage that helps Americans get up and get going in the morning, was first grown in Ethiopia prior to 1000 A.D. and moved further east by Arab traders, who boiled the beans and created a drink called "qahwa" (prevents sleep). By 1668, coffee had replaced beer as New York City's favorite breakfast drink and from that point on has been helping Americans start their day.
Today, many consumers start their day with other beverages: colas, teas, energy beverages, smoothies, flavored milk and flavored water, among other). So coffee has a lot of competition.
The poster child for creating a brand/product experience is Starbucks. Its ability to charge $3-4 and more for a coffee beverage while recreating the "coffee house" environment has been well studied. Starbucks has had strong growth compared to other coffee brands, yet still must find ways to continue profitability and to increase consumption among consumers.
A recent effort is Rwanda Blue Bourbon, a coffee that mixes typical Starbucks quality with rare beans plus a social conscience. More than just a fair trade product, Rwanda Blue Bourbon is an effort to save the country of Rwanda, which was devastated by internal violence in 1994. Farmers there nearly stopped growing coffee altogether, but U.S. and international organizations not only convinced Rwandan farmers to continue coffee growing but upgraded the crop into a higher quality Arabica Bourbon variety.
While this coffee is only available (at the moment) at Starbucks stores, it provides lessons to all food processors on fair trade and a social mission … and the marketing opportunities inherent in those causes.
Coffee has a very high household penetration, with 78 percent of consumers reporting they drink it.
Understanding the marketplace
In 2005, coffee sales were $2.7 billion, a decrease of 15 percent from 1998. Still, coffee has a very high household penetration, with 78 percent of consumers reporting they drink it (according to Mintel International data, June 2005). Coffee has a stronger appeal for older consumers, with those over 55 years old drinking coffee 87 percent of the time while consumers 18-24 years old drink much less and on fewer occasions. Per capita consumption of coffee has dropped, driven by these younger consumers.
Coffee is sold as ground, instant, whole bean and ready to drink. Sales of ground coffee were $1.88 billion in 2005, followed by instant coffee at $510 million, whole bean at $280 million and ready-to-drink at $66 million.
While the price of commodity coffee beans hit a low in 2002 at $3.20 per pound, the subcategories that are growing since 1998 (whole bean and ready-to-drink) are those that have a significant price premium over ground coffee. This has helped to make up for the loss in coffee volume sold.
Starbucks may be top of mind for many, but the leader in overall coffee dollar sales is Procter & Gamble's Folgers, followed by Kraft's Maxwell House and then Starbucks, with private label fourth. In the category of whole beans, traditional brands such as Folgers, Millstone and even Dunkin' Donuts are seeing declining sales, while specialty coffees, including organic and fair trade coffees, are growing.
In this growth category of specialty coffees, one of the key issues for any company is to justify the higher price based on more than just quality. Starbucks has reframed the "coffee experience" to include social responsibility. Starbucks not only is providing a market opportunity for Rwanda farmers but is funding projects that support their community, the environment and coffee sustainability. This moves the expectation of fair trade coffee beyond just ensuring an equitable price for beans and decreasing child labor to that of improving life for an entire society. And it redefines Starbucks as a company that delivers more than just a great cup of coffee. Starbucks delivers a chance to help save the world … one cup at a time.
This places Starbucks in a position to which its large corporate competitors will have a difficult time responding. Yes, P&G and Kraft do social good works, but these tend to be one-time events, certainly not programs aimed at improving a nation's key industry. Smaller competitors such as Green Mountain and Peet's are left with only local or domestically focused social projects.
Our Crave It and Drink It! Insights look at 30-35 conjoint studies to generate a database to understand the experience of foods. We find craveable coffee is about being fresh ground and brewed, usually 100 percent Columbian coffee. Drinkable coffee is about the aroma, warm and inviting. The aroma more than the taste is how consumers sense freshness and quality. The key attributes of coffee are taste, aroma, beverage temperature and mood.
Coffee is consumed most often (in order of hierarchy) first thing in the morning, at breakfast, midafternoon and finally midmorning. Consumers want different types of coffee at different day parts. They want just coffee first thing in the morning, but at the key snack occasions (mid-morning and mid-afternoon) they start looking for coffee as a treat. By evening, consumers are back to wanting just coffee.
The key trends are freshness, convenience and indulgence.
Freshness: Consumers link aroma, freshness and premium quality. Manufacturers have responded by changing packaging: Folgers produced the AromaSeal canister, a plastic container with a snap-tight lid that seals out air to keep the coffee fresh.
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Two things have broken when I updated from 3.7.3 to 3.7.5. My site is http://blogg.danielwerner.se/.
1. I had a css-insert which removed the outer menu 1-border. I don't know what it was, but I haven't changed anything. All the old inserts are there, but since the upgrade I now have two borders. One #ccc round border, which should be there. But also a lighter, dashed, square border outside the other border. How do I remove that? The border-setting for menu 1 only affects the "inner border".
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Top 5 Cheap Mediterranean Restaurants in Barcelona
People that comes to Barcelona does for different reasons, Gaudí and his modernism, skate in its streets, go to the beach, for Messi… But there is one of the most important reasons to come to this wonderful city, the food.
Here in Barcelona we have a Mediterranean diet, based in:
– Fresh fruits & Vegetables, bread, potatoes, nuts and beans are eaten daily in large quantities.
– Olive oil is the primary source of fat, which is a monounsaturated fat (sometimes called the "good fats") and does not raise blood cholesterol in the same way that saturated fats and trans fats do.
– Fish is eaten several times a week and contains omega-3 oils, thought to reduce the risk of heart disease.
– Meat and poultry are eaten in smaller quantities.
– Wine is consumed moderately.
Here you have a 5 spot guide where to eat cheap Mediterranean food.
Mesón David Restaurant
Meson David Restaurant first opened its doors in 1921. They can proudly say that Meson David is one of the few taverns left in Barcelona and one of the oldest restaurants in the city. Since then it has been one of the favorite meeting place for the locals. Also famous persons, actors, musicians and others … visited the Meson, not only because of its location near the busy Parallel Avenue (Avenue Theatre), but because of the excellent way of preparing and serving meals to visitors.
Lunch Menu – 9€
Café Restaurant Dhub
This restaurant, located in Disseny Hub Barcelona ( DHUB ), next to Picasso Museum. This kind coffee-restaurant is opened all day, and at lunch and dinner you can choose the menu, with high quality Mediterranean products. You can also enjoy music on fridays at the restaurant. Some of the most famous food options are Guacamole Nachos, and Fresh Tomato Mojito, or Butifarra Risotto.
Lunch and dinner Menu – 11.20€
Coqua Restaurant
Coqua is a gastronomic space, which cooks, is based in local products. You can find different plates everyday, and you can have a drink at night. They want to keep Mediterranean value above the fast food. The have respect for the farmers and the products they bring to them. Coqua is authentic, kind and equilibrate.
Plates – from 5€
La Vinateria del Call
La Vinateria del Call is a restaurant and wine bar that we like very much for its great selection of wine and wide range of hams and cheeses served by full or half portions, but no tapas. Rustic environment and good local cuisine: you can also have warm plates and really not expensive.
Menu – 11€
Cullera de Boix
Cullera de Boix Restaurant with Xavier Matarrodona and his team, offering Catalan cuisine, modern and contemporary, with specialties such as rice and paellas. Their menu offers a variety of meat dishes, fish and vegetables with delicious desserts for every taste. They have the best wine cellar in Barcelona. Come try all this and more!
Menu – 13.75€
To enjoy this wonderful restaurants you first have to come to Barcelona! And we're the best option for this! We have 4 Hostels in this Mediterranean city, and you can sleep very cheap with us, and then spend your money in a Mediterranean Menu in one of these restaurants!
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Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) are invisible lines of force that are part of the natural and man-made environment. A natural source is the earth's magnetic field. Manmade sources include household or building wiring, electrical appliances and electric power transmission and distribution facilities. EMF strength decreases rapidly with distance from the source.
Electric fields are created around appliances and wires wherever a voltage exists, similar to the water pressure in a hose. Electric field strength is measured in units of volts per meter (V/m).
Health-related research around EMF focuses primarily on magnetic field exposures. Magnetic fields are created whenever electrical current flows, similar to the way water flows when the nozzle of a hose is opened. Magnetic field strength is measured in units of gauss (G) or more commonly in milligauss (mG)
What Are Typical Magnetic Field Exposures for People in the United States?
An individual's magnetic field exposure varies throughout the day and depends on multiple factors including field levels in the home, vehicle, and work place as well as appliance use. Researchers from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) surveyed 992 American homes in 1993 and found an all-room average magnetic field of 0.9 mG, though background field levels in some rooms exceeded 16 mG.
A follow-up EPRI study in 1998 characterized the 24-hour, personal magnetic field exposures of over 1000 people. An average 24-hour personal exposure of 1.25 mG was reported with a small number of people having average exposures over 10 mG.
Are Electric and Magnetic Fields a Health Hazard?
Significant research has been conducted internationally over the last 40+ years to evaluate the potential health impacts of EMF exposure. There is no definitive answer as to whether EMF exposures cause adverse health effects.
After reviewing more than two decades of research in this area, scientists from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) concluded the evidence supporting EMF health risks was weak but still sufficient to warrant limited concern due to a possible weak association between increasing exposure to EMFs and an increased risk of childhood leukemia. In general, they concluded studies conducted on adult exposures do not support a link between residential EMF exposure and adult cancers.
A 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) report concluded that evidence for a link between magnetic fields and childhood leukemia is not strong enough to be considered causal but sufficiently strong to remain a concern. For all other diseases, the WHO classified the evidence of health effects at low exposure levels as inadequate.
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In the absence of clearly established health risks, federal health authorities recommend that cost-effective measures combined with public education are appropriate to address public EMF exposure concerns. In its 1999 Report to Congress, the NIEHS stated: "the conclusion of this report is insufficient to warrant aggressive regulatory concern."
In 1993, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) required investor-owned utilities to inform customers and employees about potential EMF health effects, provide free EMF measurements, and use EMF-lowering designs on new and rebuilt power lines and substations.
In 2006, the CPUC reviewed and updated its EMF policy. This decision reaffirmed that state and federal public health regulatory agencies have not established a direct link between exposure to EMF and human health effects. The policy directed that (1) use of numeric exposure limits was not appropriate in setting utility design guidelines to address EMF, and (2) existing "no-cost and low-cost" precautionary-based EMF policy should be continued for proposed electrical facilities. SCE stays in compliance with all applicable provisions of this CPUC decision.
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Box 2: Amounts billed for qualified tuition and related expenses. The amount listed in this box will contain the sum of all tuition and mandatory fees billed to a student's account during a calendar year, less any amounts by which tuition was reduced due to a reduction in course load or withdrawal. Decreases in amounts due on a student's account due to scholarship payments, student payments or other payments are not included in the Box 2 amount. The amount included in Box 2 includes charges billed during the calendar (tax) year regardless of term or when charges were paid. Amounts billed to a student for housing, meal plans, health insurance, or other non-required fees will not be included in the Box 2 amount. For more information on what is considered an eligible or qualified expense, please speak with a tax preparer or visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 16th Apr 2014 09:06 UTC, submitted by arsipaani
As it turns out, Nokia developed an internet tablet all the way back in 2001. It was called the Nokia M510, several thousand units were made, and it was functional. Sadly, market research showed that consumers were not yet ready for a device like this, and so the project was cancelled. It had a 800x600 display, ran EPOC (Symbian), and sported wifi. The stories are in Finnish, and since I don't speak Finnish, I had to rely on Google Translate (as a translator, this made me feel dirty).
Now that Nokia's devices division is essentially dead, it wouldn't surprise me to see more of these stories to come out. There must be some truly outrageous stuff locked away at Nokia.


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TO GAME COMPANIES: First of all - thank you for your work and contribution to the world of gaming. As mentioned before: You are the Easter Bunny. We (the modders) are simply painting the eggs. But we are actively engaged in projects of serious game improvements. Mind that we are doing this in our spare time for zero ecomic benefit. I strongly encourage you to consider staff candidates from the Stalker modding scene. This is likely to be one of the best places for you to find motivation and dedication for a professional development environment. Several active modders are well capable of taking part in an actual and professional game development process. And if you choose not to I wish you the best in development and hope that at least some inspiration was found here. Thank you N.Aaroe The modding community
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