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Fearing an after-effect of the renewed controversy over her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton's campaign on Tuesday accused FBI Director James Comey of engaging in a double standard. "Director Comey felt it was incumbent upon him to announce the FBI had some information they never even looked at, but they won't reveal connections to Russia," the Clinton Campaign manager Robby Mook told the CNN. "He was also asked repeatedly under oath in hearings whether he was investigating connections between Donald Trump and Russia and he refused to answer that question. Yet he has absolutely no problem whatsoever coming out and talking about investigations against Hillary Clinton. It's a total breach of protocol," Mook said.
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Last week Comey wrote a letter to top Congressional leadership about his decision to reopen its investigations into Clinton's email scandal after coming across pertinent emails related to this case while doing other investigation. The letter, described as "October bombshell" by CNN, has resulted in a sharp drop in popularity rating of Clinton. Before this she was seen cruising to a comfortable victory against Trump. The Clinton Campaign has asked the FBI to release all information about the case.
A large number of former US attorneys have written to the FBI against such a move, while several top American lawmakers have said that by writing such a letter just before the elections, Comey might have violated the long-established tradition of non-interference in elections. "Now that he has opened the door, now that he has weighed in to this election, we're saying let's get all the information out there," Mook said. "The FBI has been frustratingly noncommittal, and they don't say a thing when it comes to Trump and investigations against him. Yet when it comes to Clinton, for some reason, they're more than happy to talk," he alleged.
"There's a lot out there on Trump. Again, it was shocking to me yesterday that every time people asked questions about investigations pertaining to Trump, they are tight-lipped and silent, quote unquote sticking with protocol. When it comes to Clinton, they don't," he said. "It is impossible to view this as anything less than a blatant double standard," Mook said.
Mook said Clinton Campaign is seeking a fair treatment from the FBI. "We just want fairness. He thought it was perfectly fine for the FBI to send a letter to Capitol Hill about information they had never looked at and say, hey, we have some information, Republican chairman, do you want to speculate on what it might be?" he said. "He (Comey) knew they would leak that letter. He knew there would be false headlines. If director Comey was so concerned about how information would be handled and about the reputation of the FBI, why did he release this letter?" Mook asked.


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Christian Hoffmann – aka Toronto Is Broken – is a name that'll be on many a Drum and Bass fans' lips this summer. Hailing from the UK, the producer is quickly gaining attention in the bass music world for his unique sound and experimental edge; not to mention his ability to conjure up a seriously club-worthy hit. Since his debut EP 'Move It' made a big impact in 2012, Toronto Is Broken's already impressive track record has seen him garner support from some of the industry's biggest names.
This year will see the release of the producer's second album, following the huge success of his 'Section Nine' LP in 2015. Now, off the back of more recent tracks 'Voyager II' and 'No Gyal Tune', Toronto Is Broken releases the very first single from his upcoming LP on Viper Recordings: 'Make Me Feel / Trying To Find Home'.
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On the flip, 'Trying To Find Home' highlights a softer side of the producer's capabilities, merging atmospheric vocals with a euphoric, reflective composition.
With his album 'You Are (Not) Alone' set to drop later this year, stay tuned for more unique beats and bass appeal from Toronto Is Broken in 2017 and beyond.
Toronto Is Broken
'Make Me Feel / Trying To Find Home'
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Genre: Drum & Bass
Released: 2nd June 2017
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Christian Hoffmann's initial venture into the world of music started out with a guitar whilst at school, and after various attempts attract bands with his passion, he went on a solo mission to produce electronic music after buying Enter Shikari's first album "Take to the Skies". After receiving a cracked copy of FL Studio 8 from his guitar teacher at the time, Christian went on to produce IDM, Glitch and Ambient music but had no actual knowledge about the genre apart from a minute handful of tracks. He decided to to do some research on Myspace into IDM artists which later led him to discover Spor, and his first ever D&B track: Spor's remix of "Stompbox" by The Qemists. It was following this that Christian bought his first D&B album, "The Acts of Mad Men LP" on Viper Recordings which sowed the seeds for his passion of 174bpm.
Several years of work and perseverance later, Christian went on to be picked up by the UK bass label Sub Slayers, ran by former Kiss FM and Ram Records resident Jay Cunning. His first release "The Move It EP" received high praise throughout the scene which featured "Spirit Song 2012", played by everyone from Paul Oakenfold to Sub Focus. "Spirit Song 2012" was also used as the main piece in the Arcadia Spectacular show at festivals all over the world. After several EP's, remixes and singles on Sub Slayers, Christian went onto release his debut album, "Section Nine" that featured the tracks "A Place in Time, LV-426, Die for You and Field Of Poppies". It was a concept record that tells the story of a civilisation that falls apart due to their dependence on technology and social networks. This opened many doors for him that led to releases on the prestigious Viper Recordings and Technique Recordings, as well as a wealth of DJ's who continue to supporting his work in clubs and radio globally, especially his recent string of "post-Section Nine" singles "Original, Voyager II, No Gyal Tune, The Antidote & SXN".
Following the success of "Section Nine" it wasn't long until Futurebound snapped up Christian exclusively to join the already mighty artist roster on Viper Recordings and set Toronto Is Broken to work on his second album, and sequel to his first album entitled "You Are (Not) Alone". "YA(N)A" tells the story of an individual's personal struggle with depression and isolation, trying to find their place in a world that was collapsed in on itself after the events of "Section Nine".
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Telecommunications is not a use that is typically associated with Department lands. Nonetheless, state forest and state park land include many mountain top and high elevation areas that serve as strategic telecommunication sites. These sites provide for radio communications for essential emergency service providers, cell and broadband service, radio and television transmission, and other related uses that collectively provide a critical public service.
These uses are managed under various lease and license agreements that provide for these important activities while protecting the public's interest in these state-owned lands. Major telecommunication sites on Department lands include the North and South Peak sites at Ascutney State Park, the Burke Mt. telecommunication site at Darling State Park, and the Killington Peak telecommunication site at Coolidge State Forest. Smaller telecommunications facilities exist at Mt. Olga at Molly Stark State Park, Mt. Philo State Park, Okemo Mt Resort at Okemo State Forest, and at Stowe Mt. Resort and Smugglers' Notch ski areas at Mt. Mansfield State Forest.
Annual lease and license revenue from telecommunication providers using Department lands is growing and now totals close to $100,000. By agreement, 50% of this revenue is transferred to the Vermont Department of Public Safety in return for their management of the Killington Peak electronic communication site. The remaining 50% of this revenue is used to help fund state park operations.


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As indicated in our earlier initial report, John Deere have been awarded three gold and 10 silver medals for Agritechnica 2015.
The award winning innovations were selected from more than 311 entries and will be presented at this year's Agritechnica (10-14 November 2015 in Hannover, Germany).
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"Together with our platform product engineering departments, the European Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, was able to fully exploit the potential of our global John Deere research network," added ETIC Director August Altherr. "We also benefited from close collaboration with nearby technical universities and research institutes."
The DLG awards for John Deere, its partner companies and service providers include hardware solutions for machinery and components as well as precision farming software solutions for machine and logistics optimisation and for agricultural decision support.
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John Deere ProCut – Self-propelled Forage Harvesters
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To ensure the success of a decision, it is useful to have a plan of action on how you will proceed. Action plans can set out:
Action plans are not set in stone and should change as you continue to move forward and refine your needs. It will help guide your activities and choices and allow for you to anticipate the impact (eg financial, time) that your development will have. It will also serve as a useful tool for evaluation of your progress.
A thorough analysis of all the information you have gathered is essential to your success here so that you can effectively weigh up all the pros and cons of each option. If you do not have enough information to choose one option over another and make a decision then you may need to do more research.
Following this analysis, chose one of the options. You can now begin developing and implementing a plan of action. This might also include the development of one or more alternatives, contingencies or back-up plans. Such plans should contain acceptable solutions for your problems, as well as do-able, tangible career and life goals. Your alternative plans should also examine the roles or activities of others who may be able to help you. It should also anticipate potential barriers to your plans as well as ideas for overcoming such obstacles.
Re-evaluating your decisions and actions allows you to make adjustments and to see if your desired outcomes are being achieved. At a later point you may re-decide and move in a different direction. This does not mean that your earlier decision was necessarily "bad". You may have learned more, or things may have changed so that a different decision is required.
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According to SCOTUSblog, the Court has granted cert. in a habeas case today. Here's the description:
The third granted case, Renico v. Lett (09-338), tests whether it violates double jeopardy to stage a new trial after a state judge declared a mistrial after the jury foreman said the jurors were not going to be able to reach a verdict. The Sixth Circuit Court found jeopardy in that circumstance, rejecting the conflicting view of the Michigan Supreme Court.
The Sixth Circuit's unpublished decision can be found at Lett v. Renico, 316 Fed. Appx. 421 (6th Cir. Mar. 10, 2009). Notably, the unpublished decision includes a dissent. I have complained about this before, but it kind of suggests that it should not have been an unpublished decision, doesn't it?


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There's nothing I love better than going for a little road trip around the Canberra surrounds. There's so many lovely places to explore, and on this particular fine sunny weekend, it was off to Grazing at Gundaroo.
A little country style restaurant, Grazing is a rustic restaurant in a old style building established in 1835. You can even have a wander around their kitchen garden, and pick up cartons of fresh eggs from their chooks.
I wanted to have a sample of their tempting veggie produce, so the vegetarian risotto was a perfect option. Risotto with deliciously sweet garden herb roasted butternut squash and it's puree, toasted pinenuts, sage and Italian parmesan. I couldn't get enough of this dish!
Almost too pretty to eat was this Turkey dish - roast turkey wing with chorizo, sweetcorn polenta, asparagus, almond and parmesan crumbs and double-chicken reduction. Loved this dish too, the vegetables really shined in this dish, especially the super sweet corn and asparagus.
Dessert time, and a coffee pick me up in the form of a latte.
Their desserts were absolutely amazing too - must be the awesome fresh produce. This one is the peach tarte tatin - almond infused house made puff pastry and peach tart with honey & vanilla syrup, vanilla ice-cream and pistachio
Creme brulee - Lavender creme brulee with raspberry sorbet <3
I can imagine how nice and toasty it would be in winter with the fireplace going!
Various products from the region on sale, as well as fresh eggs
I also had a wander around the local shops, love the knick knacks you can only find at these little country town shops
It's about an 1/2 hour drive out of Canberra and well worth a visit. I'm still dreaming about the peach tarte tatin.... Mmmm
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Russell McNeil, PhD (Experimental Space Science and Physics) Author of
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Selections Annotated and Explained
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The Bogeyman - The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - Unpublished Selections Explained, Med. XI.23
Meditation XI.23 - The Bogeyman - Translated by George Long and rewritten by Russell McNeil
Socrates used to call the opinions of the many by the name of Lamiae,1 bugbears2 to frighten children.3
(1) The reference is to a mythological Libyan Queen named Lamia who became a child-killing demon (or daemon). In Greek mythology the single demon multiplied into many lamiae.
(2) Known also as boogerbear (or bogeyman).
(3) Socrates clearly did not have much regard for widely held opinions. Such opinions he generally was able to show (using his storied Socratic method of questioning) as false. One ought not take this to mean that Socrates had little respect for common people. Socrates was himself a commoner, a poor working-class stone mason, and a former soldier. If he lived today he would be identified as a blue collar worker. But the opinions he holds as false were indeed widely held in the ancient world (Socrates would likely find most widely held opinions in the modern world as false), but these opinions were widely held by those who were generally deemed, by the majority of people, to be very wise opinion leaders. Socrates spent most of his adult life seeking out and engaging in dialog with those who were generally regarded to be wise by reputation. During the course of his many discussions, he was able to demonstrate that those opinions were almost universally false. His frequent humiliations of these rich and powerful opinion leaders was the primary - albeit unstated - reason Socrates was eventually charged and condemned to death.
The central thesis of Stoicism is that true opinion can only be deduced from living according to nature, and that it is in the emulation of nature that happiness can be found. Since most people live lives in opposition to nature (that is, ruled by the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain), they are in effect alienated from the only source of contentment in life. As a consequence, most people live in fear of various non-existent bogeymen, or "lamiae".
Russell McNeil, PhD, is the author of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Selections Annotated and Explained by Skylight Paths Publishing. The unpublished selections presented in this Blog are provided as supplemental material to the published selections which are annotated and explained in the book. The published selections are referenced in this Blog by page number and section.
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The latest James Bond movie Skyfall became just the 14th movie in history to cross the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales this weekend.
According to Box Office Mojo, Skyfall has grossed $289.6 million domestically and another $701.6 million around the globe. The film, which stars Daniel Craig as 007, is easily the highest grossing Bond movie and is 14th on the all-time list.
Sony vice chairman Jeff Blake told The Hollywood Reporter:
"To see a film connect with audiences is always gratifying but the success of this film is nothing short of extraordinary. After 50 years of entertaining audiences all over the world, Skyfall is the most successful James Bond film of all time."
MGM chairman-CEO Gary Barber added:
"It is truly thrilling to reach this incredible milestone."
Skyfall crossed the $1 billion mark this weekend but there is still some life left in the film. The 23rd Bond installment collected another $4 million in ticket sales domestically and could eventually climb up into the top 10 films of all-time. Skyfall would need to collect another $43 million to surpass The Dark Knight, Alice In Wonderland, Star Wars: Episode 1, and Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides to become one of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
Skyfall isn't the only movie to have a good year this year. The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises both crossed the $1 billion mark in 2012 which, according to Box Office Mojo, was the best domestic years for movies in history.


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Collaboration, Movement, Projection: The Interdisciplinary Structure of Lucinda Childs's Dance, 1979
Goldstein, Jennifer Hasher
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In 1979, postmodern choreographer Lucinda Childs, minimalist artist Sol LeWitt, and minimalist composer Philip Glass combined their disparate mediums to create a collaborative, multimedia performance work titled, simply, Dance. To date, this interdisciplinary work featuring a unique combination of movement, sound, and film has received virtually no scholarly attention. Childs's recent 2009 reconstruction of Dance provides a timely opportunity for a close examination of its component parts, one that reveals several key aspects that initially gained prominence among the 1960s practitioners of interdisciplinary art—particularly the visual artists, dancers, choreographers and musicians associated with the Judson Dance Theater—and continued to resonate in the outpouring of multimedia installation and performance-based work in the 1970s. These themes include collaboration, non-traditional forms of movement, the grid, and the screen, elements with clear ties to experimentation in postmodern dance, to Minimalism in both art and musical composition, as well as to uses of the moving image outside of strictly cinematic spaces. The currently touring version of Dance, however, is not simply a historical reenactment. While Childs's reconfiguration reveals that the factors that she, Glass and LeWitt, explored in 1979 share clear similarities with specific precedents, the re-staging also gestures towards the continued relevance of these major themes. A sustained exploration of the work's individual elements will in fact reveal the hybrid form of this collaborative effort, one that is at once a historical performative object, and a contemporary work of art.


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Surprise, surprise: Osama bin Laden willed all his money to Jihad
Osama bin Laden willed $29 million to jihad.
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They were taken from bin Laden's compound after it was raided.
In his will, bin Laden asked that the millions he left in Sudan be spent on jihad, specifically.
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Amesbury CE Primary School appreciates voluntary help. Voluntary work in schools can come in many forms, from relatively 'official' posts such as school Governors, to more 'informal' positions like helping young children with reading on an ad hoc basis. We really value the work of our volunteers and are so thankful for their support which helps us all make a difference to children.
DBS Checks
Anyone that works with children in any capacity is now required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), check. Of course, the vast majority of people that are required to complete this check are more than happy to comply with such an important regulation. The DBS check determines you have not had any criminal charges against you, especially those which relate to children, and is a Government programme to support agencies and businesses that are there for the benefit of children and young people.
Voluntary Learning Support Assistant
Amesbury Primary welcomes voluntary Learning Support Assistants. These are people who may be looking at becoming a Teaching Assistant in the future but wish to volunteer on a very part-time basis.. Usually, but not always, these volunteers are the mothers or fathers of children in the school or live locally. Their role will see them helping children to read or prepare for activities, perhaps getting ready for a certain play or school event. As such, many volunteers 'donate' two or three hours a week and will do whatever the teacher asks of them. While there is no payment, it can be a great way to gain experience if you are looking to become a paid Teaching Assistant.
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I know it's just training camp and this catch means nothing, but.... DAMN, Sunshine. That was awesome.
Finally! NFL training camps are here, and all the fun shit that goes with them:
- preseason-game-superstars that are never heard from again (one sports talk station here in Denver likes to call it the 'Xavier Omon Award', named after a running back who looked amazing in camp a few years ago and then promptly did nothing and ended up cut)
-"omg the backup qb is totes better than (insert established starter here)"
- devastating injury to megastar player (oh dear lord, please protect Von Miller)
- a regularly terrible team is chosen as the "no-they're-totally-making-the-playoffs-this-year" team by almost everybody (this year I'm thinking tie between the Raiders and Jags... and I could buy the argument for both, honestly)
Broncos camp started, and it's kind of boring with absolutely nothing noteworthy happening at all. You know, I'm not necessarily a huge fan of Mark Sanchez, but I have to laugh at the media basically writing off the Broncos this year. Did any of them watch last years' games? I'm not convinced that Sanchez wasn't playing for us last year disguised as Peyton Manning. Seriously, go back and watch the Broncos-Browns game from last season. And the Broncos still managed to win Super Bowl 50.
Yes, I know they lost Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan. It sucks that they're gone but I think that loss is way overstated. 9 of the 11 starters on D last year are back, including the best secondary in the league. Plus, one of the Broncos' strengths has been the depth of the D; they keep finding great players seemingly from out of nowhere. Losing Malik sucks but I think they can cope. I already know they can cope without Trevathan because he has been hurt so much over the last couple years and they have had to cover for him, with some success. If he can stay healthy, Chicago is getting a great linebacker (as John Fox already knows).
I don't know if they can have another exceptional year and repeat as champs, but it wouldn't surprise me if they do. As far as Sanchez, he could not ask for a better situation to be in. He has a great receiving corps, decent running backs, and the O-line can't help but be better than last year's dumpster fire. He doesn't have to be a superstar QB, just an average to below-average one. If he doesn't do well, it's on him.
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The AP reports that " '[s]elf-defense' groups confronting a drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan have agreed to join government law enforcement forces after months of firefights with gang members."
Armed vigilante groups have become more common in Mexico since last year, particularly in the western state of Michoacán, parts of which had fallen under the control of the Knights Templar drug cartel. The vigilantes had often operated with the tacit approval of the authorities, who have evidently decided it would more productive to work with the armed groups rather than attempt to disarm them.
As an International Crisis Group analysis last year noted, the issue of vigilantism in Mexico "is complicated by the fact that many communities, particularly indigenous, have a centuries-old tradition of community policing." However, many of the recently formed, well-armed autodefensa groups are not comprised of members of these communities, and some may even by fronts for the cartels themselves.
The government of Mexico—a rising economic power and in most parts of the country, a fairly safe and stable one—understandably bristles at talk in Washington of a "failed state" south of the border. But given that monopoly over the legitimate use of force is generally considered one of the primary definitions of a functioning state, the presence of self-organized armed groups providing security in areas where the government has failed to do so definitely doesn't look good either domestically or internationally.
This week's move is clearly an attempt to regain some control over the groups, and it already seems to be paying off: A senior cartel leader in Michoacán was arrested today. But in the long run, this does feel like a very dangerous gamble for the country's new government.


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Welcome to the Craig-Ard Hotel, one of the few remaining hotels that meets the criteria to retain the 3 Stars. Most centrally situated in Llandudno. Set in a tree lined avenue leading to the lower slopes of the Great Orme.
The hotel is ideally situated for the Llandudno beaches, pier and two minutes level walk to the extensive shopping facilities.We are a family run metro hotel operating under the personal supervision of the proprietors and offers special standards of service and surroundings with unwavering attention to detail. We pride ourselves on superb cusine with special diets catered for in our delightfully decorated dining room with seperate tables within a pleasant setting. The hotel is licensed, centrally heated throughout and has its own CAR PARK.
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Pockie Saints is a browser-based real-time MMORPG that takes players on the mission to explore a vast world and battle assorted monsters, and eventually become invincible.
The game is published by Ngames, one of leading browser game publishers behind titles like Pockie Ninja, Pockie Pirates and its most recent title Divines of the East.
Enticing its audience with anime girls with monstrous breasts, Pockie Saints is a self-described "Hot ARPG featured with dazzling saints skill and multiple game modes." I know I shouldn't nitpick a marketing title, but this game has sent me into a fit of hysterical laughter over its overused mechanics, hand-holding, and obnoxious social presence. Pockie Saints is merely an isometric browser-based MMORPG. That's nothing wrong, but there are so many aspects of the game that fall apart that it becomes something horrendous.
Tutorials: they're a good thing, right? Yes, yes they are. But imagine, dear reader, a tutorial that lasted the whole game. Now you don't have to imagine! Pockie Saints allows its players to turn on "Auto-Quest Mode," which, you guessed it, finds quests and completes them for you. The only thing the player needs to do is occasionally click "Accept" and "Submit." And the game even throws in a blinking arrow pointing to these buttons when applicable. When I first started playing, I had submitted and accepted enough quests that I had become level 13. I think it took me about 5 minutes. But I still had no idea what was going on. The flashing arrows were too enticing! Who has time to read anything when the arrows bid you to click? In addition to the lovely flashing arrows, several boxes popped up with icons with who-knows-what on them, so I clicked them and more good stuff happened. My favorite part was when the game flashed "TEAM UP WITH FRIENDS FOR EASIER QUESTING!" It's funny because questing doesn't even line up on a spectrum of difficulty.
Being fair, the auto-quest feature is actually pretty nice. I don't have to worry about where to go, or to concern myself with lore, or to keep track of my new equipment, or really anything at all. But it's also too much. Even MMOs with macros require some tasking. You have to set up a skill and use it to death, but you do actually play the game. Pockie Saints' allowed me to get past level 30 with doing nothing but following the flashing arrows and shiny boxes. There were several times where I looked and couldn't find my character, but that was because I had apparently changed his armor and he was now riding a magic carpet.
I remember the first time I played a social browser-based "action" RPG. It was the same day that I realized the hell that awaits for females with post-pubescent anatomies on the Internet. I can only imagine uploading a picture of myself with my new plush Mario doll (with just enough cleavage) on Reddit and getting thousands of personal messages with declarations of love. The second I logged into Pockie Saints this all came flooding back:
[xGLORYx] simon41389 GOT ADVANCED STARS (2) AWESOME!
Congrats! {[(luckee star)]} xXBunniesXx unlocked Nightwatch BONUS! That's SWEET!
No more that 3 minutes into the game I received a personal message that went as follows:
Other guy: can i join ur guild?
Me: I'm not in a guild.
Other guy: cool im in a guild
Me: Good job.
Other guy: thx
I did not make that up. And I think that that's exactly what I despise about these games. The social interactions between players are so meaningless and spammed that no actual communication occurs. I understand that it's a social game, not a therapy group or philosophy forum. Yes, there are channel controls, but the game continues to flash certain events for other players.
Pockie Saints actually has some deeper play available, and this is probably what appeals to a lot of its players. Pets can be leveled, fused, and their skills can be modified. Players can level up character skills, forge items, upgrade zodiac medals, and a host of other things. The system really is neat if you are able to get down and use it.
At the core of it, Pockie Saints plays exactly like any other browser-based, click everywhere, spam ridden RPG. There is some play customization available, but the same formula has been played out so many times. If you like browser-based, isometric, social RPGs, then you might like Pockie Saints. If you're looking for a game that brings something new to the table and actually rewards you, it might be best to pass on Pockie Saints.
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Mushroom Papermaking
Use bracket fungi to create beautiful, earth-toned sheets of paper under the expert guidance of mycologist Dorothy Smullen. This hands-on class will walk you step-by-step through the papermaking process, and introduce you to the many different mushrooms you can use for a variety of hues. Your friends will be Instagramming your thank you cards in no time.
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Yochi Ben was born and raised in Israel where the passion for fashion and design became a lifelong inspiration and dream.
She studied fashion design and was vividly envisioning her work as a designer, when fate struck and Yochi was very seriously injured in a car accident. It seemed she was given a great talent and then suddenly the ability to use her gift was stripped from her, as the functionality of her right hand was severely compromised.With Yochi's fashion and design dreams shattered, seemingly forever, she pursued other opportunities in marketing achieving great success. However, her inner passions always took her back to dreaming of designing unforgettable dresses.
|On arriving in the United States in 2004, she didn't expect this country to welcome her with an overwhelming flow of inspiration. Throwing caution to the wind, she decided to launch her own fashion line which became an overnight and overwhelming success.
Her travels took her to Los Angeles where she decided to make her home and direct her focus towards fulfilling her dreams: designing and creating unforgettable dresses and gowns that would make every woman feel special, styles that turn heads, classy and glamorous.
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People looking for a smartphone with an outstanding camera feature should consider looking at the #Samsung #Galaxy #S6. This former flagship model sports a 16MP rear snapper and a 5MP front shooter and is able to take photos that rival dedicated point and shoot cameras. The fact that this has already been succeeded by the S7 means that it now costs cheaper to get this device nowadays. There are however instances when issues relating to the camera can occur on this device. This is what we will tackle today as we address the Galaxy S6 camera stopped working issue & other related problems.
If you own a Samsung Galaxy S6 or any other Android device for that matter then feel free to contact us using this form. We will be more than happy to assist you with any concern that you may have with your device. This is a free service we are offering with no strings attached. We however ask that when you do contact us try to be as detailed as possible so that an accurate assessment can be made and the correct solution can be given.
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S6 Camera Stopped Working
Problem: I downloaded app and then my camera stopped working I have tried everything master reset, delete to factory setting, turned smart stay also downloaded firmware again, then rooted phone to use sdlink nothing. Gave Samsung store they said as someone opened the phone they can't do anything as I had given to corner shop and they guy couldn't fix it. Officially out of options any help I will be grateful thanks
Solution: If the app you installed is causing this issue then uninstalling the said app or even doing a factory reset should have fixed the issue however in this case it doesn't. This means that there must be another factor that's causing this to happen. Does your phone have a microSD card installed? If it does then try removing it as this could be causing the problem. Aside from the microSD card the next possible culprit behind this issue is the phone hardware itself. The camera module is a component that needs to be checked first which has to be done by a technician. I suggest you bring your phone to a service center and have it checked.
S6 Camera Stops Working
Problem: Hi. I have my phone already for 1 year and never had problems. But suddenly I noticed that when I use the camera it stops without any reason. This can be after 4 seconds or 30 seconds. I is if you push the stop button. Very strange I must say and I can't find a way to solve this. I even removed the cache of the camera. No luck. Any idea what it could be?
Solution: Clearing the cache and data of the camera app is a good first troubleshooting step to do in cases like this. Since the problem still persists then you should try to check if it is caused by an app installed in your phone. Start your phone in Safe Mode then check if the issue still occurs. If it doesn't then it is most likely caused by an app. Find out what app this is and uninstall it. If the problem still occurs even in Safe Mode then follow the troubleshooting steps listed below. Move to the next step should the issue still persist.
- Start the phone in Safe Mode then wipe its cache partition.
- Backup your phone data then do a factory reset.
S6 Does Not Zoom
Problem: i have tried everything even reset to factory . My camera will still not do close ups it leaves it blurry which has only just started doing. i have read through and tried everything on your page and still nothing. i spoke to someone and they said it's a software problem but i have done all updates
Solution: Since you already did a factory reset and made sure that the phone is running on the latest software update then this issue is unlikely to be caused by a software problem. Below are the recommended troubleshooting steps that you can further do to resolve this issue.
- Clean the camera lens using a microfiber cloth. Make sure that this lens is clear of any smudges as this could be causing the issue.
- If your phone has a case installed try to remove it.
- Try starting your phone in Safe Mode and check if the camera can focus properly when zoomed in in this mode. If the problem does not occur in this mode then the issue could be caused by an app installed in your phone. Find out what app this is and uninstall it.
If the above steps fail to resolve the issue then the problem could be caused by the camera module. If this is the case then I suggest you have your phone checked at a service center.
S6 Evt Or Cal Card Error
Problem: Evt or Cal card error is what the camera shows during the times it won't work. It's random. Sometime it works, most the time it won't.
Solution: The first thing you need to do in this case is to go to the application manager then search for the camera app. Tap on clear cache then tap on clear data. Once this is done tap on force stop then restart the phone. As soon as the phone is back up and running try to check if the issue still occurs.
If the default storage space of the camera is the microSD card then try removing this card.
You should also check if an app installed in your phone is causing the problem by starting the phone in Safe Mode. In this mode only the pre-installed apps are allowed to run. Check if the issue occurs in this mode. If it doesn't then it is most likely caused by an app you installed. Find out what app this is and uninstall it.
One last troubleshooting step that you can do is a factory reset. Make sure to backup your phone data before doing this.
If the above steps fail to resolve the problem then I suggest you bring your phone to a service center and have it checked. My guess is that there could be something wrong with the camera module of your device.
S6 Grainy Pics
Problem: Grainy pics only with zoom or early evening and early morning like the moon setting….otherwise the pics are beautiful.
Solution: Photos will appear grainy when zoomed because the phone uses a digital zoom instead of an optical zoom. The difference between both is that optical zoom is true zooming which uses the lens optics to bring far objects near. Digital zoom on the other hand uses software processing to enlarge the image at the center of the frame and trims away the outside edges. This is the same result as zooming a photo in your computer and cropping it which causes the grainy effect.
Photos will also appear grainy during low light conditions since the camera will try to draw in more light by increasing its ISO setting. The higher the ISO setting the more noise you will get on the photo.
S6 Blurry Front Facing Camera
Problem: The front facing camera or selfie camera is extremely blurry and will not focus at all. I bane tried everything I have seen online and nothing is working.
Solution: Have you tried cleaning the front facing camera lens using a microfiber cloth? You should also try clearing the cache and data of the camera from the application manager to check if the problem is caused by a corrupt data in the app.
If the issue still occurs then try to follow the troubleshooting steps listed below. Move to the next step should the issue still occur.
- Start the phone in Safe Mode. Check the front camera in this mode. If the issue doesn't occur then it is most likely caused by an app installed in your phone. Find out what app this is and uninstall it.
- Wipe the cache partition of your phone from the recovery mode.
- Backup your phone data and do a factory reset.
If the issue still occurs after following the steps listed above then you should have your phone checked at a service center.
S6 Selfie Picture Issue
Problem: When I took my first selfie everything was fine. When I looked right in the camera I got a full face view eyes straight at the camera. When I went to take another the next day, when I looked into the camera, my eyes were kinda looking down or to the side. It's like it's tracking my eyes. I don't know how to explain it, there's no full straight in your face pics anymore. The eye thing is driving me crazy. I don't know what happened
Solution: Try resetting the camera app by clearing the cache and data of the app from the application manager. If the issue still occurs then try backing up your phone data and doing a factory reset.
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Author Notes: I decided to try turning one of my favorite brussels sprout salad recipes (Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple Glazed Pecans from the November 2009 issue of Bon Appétit) into a warm side dish. The mustard, maple, and cream combination does wonders to both temper and enhance the natural sweet and bitter flavors of cooked brussels sprouts. If you want to keep the recipe vegetarian, substitute mushroom or a non-sweet vegetable broth for the chicken broth. I recently tried Melissa Clark's method for making bread crumbs using the grating disc of a food processor, and think it works beautifully. Use any method you'd like for making the bread crumbs -- but do make your own if possible. —hardlikearmour
Food52 Review: WHO: Between her Wintry Corn Bread Pudding and her Winter Fruit Salsa, hardlikearmour is prepared for cold weather ahead.
WHAT: If you love shaved brussels sprouts and you love gratin, we have something for you.
HOW: Slice your brussels sprouts super thin. Flood them in broth, cream, mustard, and maple syrup. Transfer to a baking dish, cover with buttery bread crumbs and pecans, and bake until dark and crispy on top.
WHY WE LOVE IT: We don't miss the cheese in this gratin -- the combination of sharp mustard, sweet maple syrup, and slightly bitter brussels is enough to keep us happy (and the carpet of bread crumbs doesn't hurt either). —The Editors
Serves: 6
For the brussels sprouts:
pound brussels sprouts
cup low-sodium chicken broth or stock
cup heavy cream
tablespoon whole-grain mustard
teaspoon maple syrup (grade B preferred)
teaspoon kosher salt
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the gratin topping:
cup bread crumbs made from dry bread
cup chopped pecans
tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2
teaspoons (1/2 tablespoon) maple syrup (grade B preferred)
teaspoon kosher salt
- Preheat oven to 350º F with a rack in the middle or lower middle position.
- Remove hard stem end and any bruised or wilted leaves from brussels sprouts. Shred them using the slicing disc of a food processor, alternately use a mandoline set at 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick, or slice them by hand. Set aside
- Whisk together remaining brussels sprouts ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir in the shredded brussels sprouts, then transfer mixture to a gratin or shallow baking pan (a 1-quart gratin or an 8-inch square baking pan). Spread in an even layer.
- Combine the gratin topping ingredients in a medium bowl. Toss until the crumbs are well-coated and the mixture is homogenous. Sprinkle in an even layer over brussels sprouts.
- Bake until the topping is golden brown in the center and dark golden brown around the edges, about 35 minutes. [Editors' note: Our gratin took about 50 minutes to uniformly brown.] Rotate the pan after 20 minutes to promote even browning. Serve immediately.
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Will we ever see the end of the line?
You've been there. You sneak away from the game for a trip to the rest room only to see a line snaking out the door.
It's a situation as old as the sports facility itself. Yet as venues evolve and add amenities and all the latest technical bells and whistles, why is it that their rest room plans often still don't flush?
The latest call for action came at New Meadowlands Stadium, where men sitting in the cheap seats griped about the rest room wait. The stadium has answered by boosting rest room urinals upstairs by a whopping 46 percent, squeezing 67 more urinals into men's rest rooms. That's in addition to the 718 men's rest room fixtures the stadium opened with in April 2010.
Is this a problem that can be avoided by following formulas that call for X number of stalls for X number of fans? Or is this a mere fact of life that can't be avoided? After all, everyone has been part of the halftime rest room stampede. Could there ever be enough stalls?
For developers, designing the correct number of rest rooms and planning the proper layout of those facilities remain
moving targets. Teams, architects, operators and consultants routinely design a total number far exceeding building code requirements.
New Meadowlands Stadium is not the first sports venue to go through that experience and it won't be the last. Soldier Field added men's urinals in 2004 after Chicago Bears fans complained of long waits to use the bathroom after the reconstructed stadium opened in 2003. Busch Stadium in St. Louis and LP Field in Nashville also tweaked their rest room counts in recent years.
One consultant's rule of thumb is one urinal for every 80 male spectators, one water closet (toilet stall) for every 200
Architects often rely on a series of ratios to determine how many urinals and stalls to offer.
"Let's say for an arena, there are 7,000 people in the upper deck and 50 percent of those are men," Romani said. "With 3,500 men in the upper deck and a 1-to-80 ratio for urinals, do the math and it comes out to 43.75. I usually tell people we need 50 urinals up there to be safe."
That's before the building opens its doors and the quirks of human behavior take over. Identifying which rest rooms will get the most traffic is a guessing game. Miss the mark on rest rooms and the best laid plans can easily end up in the crapper.
"It is not just the counts or the ratios, but the distribution and understanding who within the seating bowl is going to use which rest room, essentially," Romani said. "It is not as simple as using a 1-to-whatever ratio; it is more, 'where do you have them located?'"
Checking the plumbing
There are 27,897 upper deck seats at New Meadowlands Stadium, and for New York Giants games, at least, 19,528 of them are occupied by men, based on Big Blue's estimate that 70 percent of its crowd is male.
Last year, the first season in the $1.7 billion stadium, many of those men sitting upstairs felt they had to wait too long to use the rest rooms on Concourse Level 3. By comparison, women didn't experience long lines, according to stadium developers.
Yes, payback is tough, buddy. But as in any democracy, majority ruled. New Meadowlands Stadium Co., the joint venture that runs the stadium for the Giants and Jets, spent about $2 million this offseason for two major upgrades. One project included the 67 additional urinals on the upper concourse.
New Meadowlands Stadium boosted the number of urinals serving fans in the upper deck.
New Meadowlands Stadium initially had 190 men's fixtures in the upper deck — 147 urinals and 43 toilets. The retrofits will represent a 46 percent boost in men's urinals upstairs, said Craig Schmitt, a principal with EwingCole, New Meadowlands' architect of record.
Forty-six percent is a big number, but male Jets and Giants fans who missed key moments of games last year while standing in line to use the toilet would give stadium developers a personal foul for that key piece of facility design.
Schmitt, however, defends the design. The stadium opened with 718 total fixtures in men's rest rooms overall — 524 urinals and 194 toilet stalls. Those surpassed, by a large margin, the 269 total fixtures required for men under the National Standard Building Code, the prevailing plumbing code in New Jersey for sports venues, he said.
There are no clear answers to why that wasn't enough. Obviously, at key points during an NFL game, such as the 12-minute halftime break, rest rooms get overwhelmed regardless of the number of fixtures and location. It is the nature of the game compared with baseball, a leisurely sport where people tend to use the rest rooms all game long, Schmitt said.
Schmitt theorizes that inside the new stadium, fans were still getting used to where things were located. On Concourse Level 3, the rest rooms next to the concession stands along the sidelines were jammed compared with the men's facilities in the end zones that were not as full.
"If you head to the concourse to go to the rest room and get food, you make a mental note of where those destinations are," he said. "In the end zones, there are very few concession stands, so you may not have a reason to go down there."
'Caveman' mentality
Architects studying the issue of "potty parity" can tell you everything you need to know about the differences in behavior patterns for how men and women line up and use the rest room. In some respects, it's almost too much information.
"It's funny because the conversation of rest rooms and potty parity occupies a lot of time for sports architects," said Tom Proebstle, a principal with Generator Studio designing a $40 million renovation at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.
Proebstle keeps a chart tracking every major league arena and stadium, and the number of seats and rest rooms serving each of those facilities. Architects have a much greater understanding for how rest rooms work after the first wave of new sports buildings came in the 1990s. Still, "lines do happen," Proebstle said.
Men are basically "cavemen" when they are in a hurry to use the rest room at a sports facility, said James Poulson, Aecom's design director for Barclays Center, the Nets' arena under construction in Brooklyn. Women, conversely, wash their hands after they're finished.
"Men have no idea how women use a rest room, while women can only guess but really have no idea," Poulson said. "I have witnessed couples who have been together for years look at each other in surprise. I guess it is something that doesn't come up in their conversations."
It could be that waiting in line could just be a fact of life for male pro football fans in New York. Historically, a much
"My guess would be Indianapolis, Phoenix and Seattle would have more females going to NFL games than Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit and New York, those cities where people have had season tickets for 30 years and it's more of a guy thing," said Mike Fox, director of Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts.
Looking back in New Jersey, the old Giants Stadium had more rest room facilities for men than women, yet "there was always a line, the same with women," said Erik Stover, outgoing managing director of Red Bull Arena and Giants Stadium's former assistant vice president of operations. "You have to know your crowd."
At New Meadowlands, stadium officials noticed long lines for the men's room almost immediately, Schmitt said. They positioned guest services staff by the congested rest rooms to direct men and women to where they could find less crowded rest rooms. It helped relieve pressure, but there were still complaints, which led to a EwingCole study to find a solution to the problem.
For sports facilities in general, potty parity — the number of rest rooms for men compared to women — has mostly revolved around a lack of enough toilets for women. In the last 20 years, individual states have passed laws requiring public assembly facilities to have an equal number of rest room fixtures for women at a minimum, and in some cases, a 2-to-1 or even 3-to-1 ratio in favor of women over men.
"A building that is perfectly well designed with an equal number of facilities for men and women is great, but it will take women longer to use the rest room, and once you get into that fact, women need more fixtures," said Bob Brubaker, program manager for the American Restroom Association, an advocacy group. Brubaker, who prefers to use the term "gender parity" to describe the issue, said most modern codes automatically require more fixtures for women.
Following the crowd
Architects say it took time for building codes to catch up with their designs for arenas and stadiums, and that their standards for planning rest rooms remain at a higher level than most state and federal requirements. Moreover, facility operators say those codes are often meaningless considering the multitude of events they book in the course of the year.
On any given night, operators must contend with a sharp change in demographics for the sports, concerts and other special events taking place in their buildings.
Case in point, this summer's Katy Perry and Taylor Swift concert tours. Both events attract an overwhelming number of female patrons. On her own, Swift's crowds have skewed as high as 90 percent female, prompting arena managers to convert men's rest rooms to women's facilities where possible. Amway Center, the Magic's new arena in Orlando, switched two men's rooms on both concourses as well as some family rest rooms when Swift performed there, said Allen Johnson, the facility's executive director. Wachovia Center did the same thing when Perry performed in Philadelphia, said Mike Ahearn, vice president of operations at Global Spectrum, the arena's management firm.
In sports, Lucas Oil Stadium switched about a half-dozen women's rest rooms to men's facilities for the 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four, an event where crowds are historically 65 percent men, Fox said. With 1,400 bathroom fixtures, 715 on the women's side, stadium designers placed high priority on planning an extra-large number of amenities such as bathrooms to accommodate high-profile events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl, said Bryan Trubey, a principal with HKS Sports and Entertainment, the facility's architect.
Advance planning aside, Lucas Oil Stadium officials plan to speak with the NFL about turning over more women's rest rooms to men's facilities for the 2012 Super Bowl, Fox said.
"The challenge is there are actually very few stalls in the men's washroom," said Bob Hunter, executive vice president of venues and entertainment at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Swift and Perry both performed there earlier this month and the arena did not flip men's rest rooms for women.
"Even if you do those conversions, you have [dozens of urinals] and two stalls. Those are very young audiences so they are not heavy alcohol consumers," Hunter said. "There is no less traffic in the rest rooms, but it's not like a ton of people at a Motley Crue concert."


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One Funky, Over-Qualified Monkey (Tuff City Side)
The embodiment of funk
"The Monkey That Became President, Part 1" (Tom T. Hall)
Brotherhood, JB's Records, 1975
from Funky Funky New Orleans, Volume 4, Funky Delicacies/Tuff City, 2005
He's on a looooong vacation at his jungle retreat
OK. Let's dispense with what little I know about this side first. It's from a hard to find single on JB's Records, a label owned by Senator Jones, who also operated Hot Line, Superdome, Hep' Me and a few others in New Orleans. Cynthia Sheeler, credited with the arrangement, was also a JB's artist. As a matter of fact, the next release on the label was hers, "I'll Cry Over You, Part 1". I've also got a couple of other singles by her on Superdome and Phil-L.A. of Soul (we'll have to get into that later). I've found little on Brotherhood, the group, though. The Funky Delicacies CD from whence this comes has scant notes, only listing some of the 45 label information for each track; but there is another Brotherhood single on the CD, "Sooky Feeling (Part 1 & Part 2)" that appeared on the Mother label. Although I asked Cameron at Tuff City for more information, the only things she could add were that the release is dated 1975 and was recorded at Deep South Studio in Baton Rouge. I don't know if Brotherhood was from Baton Rouge or New Orleans; but I do know they could throw down some funk.
And I know one more thing, they funked up a country song. "The Monkey That Became President" was written by Tom T. Hall, a big time country artist and songwriter back in the day, who recorded it in 1972. I just vaguely recall hearing it on the radio back then; but I am sure the music sounded nothing like this! As far as I can tell, the lyrics are fairly faithful to the original, as I looked them up online.
On Funky Funky New Orleans Volume 4, all the tracks are from obscure singles except for one unreleased track by Trick Bag, Luther Kent's backing band for many years, who do a fine 13 minute instrumental "Ode To Billy Joe" that does not seem nearly that long. Most of these songs are fairly funk infested. Among those, I think the standouts are our Brotherhood feature, Lonnie Jones' "Action Speaks Louder Than Words", Warren Lee's "Direct From The Ghetto", and Jerry Byrne's "I'm From The South". Two other great cuts, the Lonnie Jones flip side "You Got To Do Better" and "How To Make Love" by Brothers Two, are more soul than funk. All in all, this is a good collection, containing many records and artists I'd never heard or heard of. The cover, which is one of a series of photos throughout the packaging of Linda, a dancer and singer at Dorothy's Medallion, almost totally in and certainly of the flesh, is most bizarrely appropriate. Only in New Orleans. . . .
Dwight Richards, occasional contributor to HOTG, told me that he would see what he could find out about Brotherhood; so I'm hoping for an update. And, by the way, I'd vote for that monkey.


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