text:
My first LotR SBG report posted here - hope you all enjoy it!LotR or WotR battle report: LotR
Today a friend and I played what turned out to be a nail-biter of a 500 point Domination scenario between his Elves of Lorien and my Mirkwood beasts.
In Domination, one scores the usual victory points for killing the opposing leader or breaking the enemy's morale, but the majority of the available victory points come from controlling the five objectives spread out all over the battlefield. It's my favorite scenario, I think, because one has to make all kinds of interesting decisions about how to divide your forces to go for this or that objective and/or combine them to most effectively fight your opponent; and then the battle is usually won or lost not in one big scrum, but in several small, sharp firefights for control of the objectives. Perfect for a skirmish game! And that's how this one turned out....
My friend brought two highly skilled warbands of Galadhrim (Lorien) elves, each with a mix of archers (4-ish), melee infantry with shields or spears (5-ish), and Galadhrim cavalry (3-ish), one band led by Haldir and the other by his brother Rumil. I brought a fearsome Cave Drake from the depths of Mirkwood, a pack of 8 wargs led by a wild warg chieftain, and a warband mix of wargs (7) and giant spiders (2) led by the sorcerer Druzhag the Beastcaller. Game on!
The battlefield was covered in woods and hills and old ruins with plentiful pathways between them. (IMO lots of terrain is the way to play the SBG -- two long lines of warriors crashing together over open ground gets boring in a hurry.) We each started with two objectives under our control and the fifth in a ruined building in the middle. Rumil's company started near this central objective, and I sent my Cave Drake and the wargs with the warg chieftain to attack it. Meanwhile, Druzhag sent several wargs charging at Haldir's warband, but most of those quickly died with elf arrows through their throats, so Druzhag and the rest of his nasties hung back thereafter, lurking in the woods to avoid elven bowfire. Two giant spiders, however, sped around through the underbrush to try to sneak up on one of the objectives under elven control.
The elves under Rumil didn't have much opportunity to shoot before the Cave Drake crashed forward bellowing for a meal and the wargs attacked in its wake. In the early going I rolled poorly for the Drake, who thus lost most of his fights, though his tough hide turned aside all the elf blades poking at it. And the Galadrim cavalry killed some wargs. But, perhaps inspired by a roar of wrath from the Drake, Evil soon had a masterful round of combat on that part of the field and killed about half the elves there including all the cav. Then the Cave Drake attacked Rumil and tore him apart!
And yet all was not lost for Good. On the other side of the central ruin the opposing forces had split into several different fights, and one brought a dramatic victory for the elves: a lone Galadhrim cavalry fighter charged around a small copse of woods and attacked Druzhag himself. The sorcerer motioned two wargs into position on all side of the rider -- but the elf won the combat anyway, knocked Druzhag to the ground, and skewered him! Elsewhere in the area the battling was more even, the giant spiders getting some nice kills, but with Druzhag dead, when the Evil force's morale broke, there was no one in that part of the field to rally the beasts. Several fled -- including ones contesting control of objectives. The elves, who soon "broke" too, made almost all of their courage tests, as you might expect. When the battle ended, though the Cave Drake was unwounded and gobbling up elves steadily, Evil was left with partial control of one objective (the one near the Drake), but Good held all the others, mostly thanks to their steadfast courage.
Victory to the elves of Lorien!
This close and excellent battle reminded me of why I think LotR is GW's best designed game. Well-constructed scenarios, smooth-playing game mechanics, and very cool miniature armies -- all straight out of Middle Earth! -- make it easy to play and loads of fun. Various interesting tactical situations arose in this game today, but among them it is worth noting that cavalry shined. Druzhag never would have perished had it not been for the speed and knockdown power of one daring Galadrim knight. Elsewhere when bogged down in grinding melee the cav died before making their points back. But the Druzhag attack and another rider's dash to contest a distant objective really showed what they can do. I think our mild house rule of saying cav warriors get +1 Fight value strikes just the right balance.
Looking forward to my next game!


text:
We're sorry, Live Chat is currently unavailable. Please call (877) 311-6099 to speak to a Senior Living Advisor during business hours.
To speak with an advisor about this community call:
(866) 344-4946
7210 South Yale AvenueTulsa, OK 74136
Facility License: AL7258-7258
Alzheimer's Memory Care
A residential community for Alzheimer's and memory support needs. Cypress Springs can accommodate up to 66 residents in a homelike environment, individually focused services in a entirely new level of sophistication. Extraordinary architecture and interior design including wayfinding elements that encourage activity and mental engagement, security throughout including cameras and secured doors, homelike setting with beautiful furnishings, artwork, courtyard with sensory garden, gazebo and covered patio. Two living areas, dining rooms and activity rooms ensure residents ample space and living to ensure individual preferences.
Schedule an appointment! Contact a senior living advisor.
"Thank you for sharing your magical moments of comfort, knowledge and direction for families in need. You lighten the load, lead the way and make things happen!"
-- Ann B., Found Assisted Living in Des Moines, WA
"More than once, I truly know that you saved my sanity by giving words of wisdom and encouragement in this journey of care. One time in particular, I think you talked with me for almost an entire hour, while I wrote notes and calmed down. Thank you so much for all that you have done for us!"
-- Alice S., Found Assisted Living in Austin, TX
"I can't thank you enough for all your help during this process. You were the first call I made, and the last one I needed to make." - Ilana S.
"I was at the end of my rope the day I heard from you and you helped me more in that one phone call than I was able to find alone for 6 months. You gave me hope..." - Rita E.
Call Now (866) 344-4946

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Our Dental Suite is Equipped Similarly to a Human Dental Office Using Advanced Techniques, Materials and
Digital Dental Radiography
Like a human dentist, our board-certified veterinary dentist Dr Gwenn Schamberger, DVM, DAVDC treats conditions in your pet such as malocclusions, jaw fractures, and oral cancer. Root canals, crowns and vital pulp therapy are also common procedures in veterinary dentistry.
There are other conditions unique to veterinary medicine such as stomatitis and feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions that can also be managed by Dr Schamberger.
Since most animal dental patients are treated under general anesthesia, we pay special attention to our anesthetic protocols, utilizing our anesthesiologist to customize anesthesia to the needs of your pet. We work closely with you, your pet, and your primary care veterinarian for the best outcome.
- Repair Of Maxillofacial Fractures
- Tumors Of The Maxilla, Mandible And Face
- Feline Dental Resorptive Lesions
- Congenital Palate Defects
- Vital Pulp Therapy
- Root Canal Therapy
- Surgical Extraction Of Diseased Teeth Crowns


text:
Access Keys:
You can find information and advice to help you better prepare if there was an emergency in the county.
The Cumbria Local Resilience Forum (CLRF) consists of all organisations and agencies involved with emergency response in our communities.
If an emergency occurs, we will publish information about what is happening, how the incident is being dealt with and by whom, and how you can help to protect yourself.
If you run a business there is advice on what you can do to help your business survive if you were affected by a fire, flood, storms, theft, fraud or vandalism.
It also contains the Community Risk Register, which lists possible risks, their probability of occurring and potential impact.


text:
Little Big Town
The country vocal quartet Little Big Town began with Kimberly Roads and Karen Fairchild, two Georgia natives who began singing together in college. Arkansa-born and Alabama-raised Jimi Westbrook, a friend of Fairchild's husband, joined them to make a trio, and the group was completed by the addition of Arkansan Phil Sweet in 1998. From the outset, Little Big Town devoted their sound to harmony and multiple lead vocals, a combination that made the band a hard sell at first. They finally landed a deal… Show more
Created by Zvents
Upcoming Events
Event | Time | Location | Tools |
Little Big Town | Fri, May 31 7:00p | 5th Street Beach Stage Virginia Beach, VA | |
Blue Ridge Music Festival | Sat, Jun 1 11:00a | Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field Salem, VA | |
Little Big Town | Sun, Jun 2 3:00p | Tom McCall Waterfront Park Portland, OR | |
Little Big Town | Thu, Jun 13 8:00p | House of Blues North Myrtle Beach, SC | |
K95 Country Fest at Richmond International Raceway | Fri, Jun 14 10:00a | Richmond Raceway Complex Richmond, VA | |
Little Big Town | Fri, Jun 14 7:00p | Classic Amphitheatre Richmond, VA | |
Little Big Town | Fri, Jun 21 8:00p | Horseshoe Casino Robinsonville, MS | |
Little Big Town | Sat, Jun 22 8:00p | Timberwood Amphitheatre Hot Springs, AR | |
Kicker Country Stampede: Little Big Town | Thu, Jun 27 5:00p | Tuttle Creek State Park Manhattan, KS | |
Little Big Town | Fri, Jun 28 8:00p | Surf Ballroom Clear Lake, IA |
Don't Miss This
Sponsored Listings
Hot Tickets More »
Fri 11/15 8:00p
Sun 6/23 7:30p
Tue 7/9 7:30p
Sun 7/14 7:00p
Fri 7/12 8:00p
Thu 8/22 7:30p
Related Performers
Performer Information


text:
- Bikes
- Child Trailers
- Special Needs Trailers
- Pet Trailers
- Cargo Trailers
- $99.00 Economy Bike Trailer
- $100.00 Speedy Cart
- $129.00 DIY Cargo Bike Trailer Kit
- $149.00 Promotion Mini Sign Trailer Systems
- $250.00 Promotion Maxi Sign Trailer Systems
- $229.00 Heavy Duty Flatbed(sale $199.00)
- $249.00 Shopper Trailer(Sale $199.00)
- $249.00 New Cargo Buddy Trailer
- $399.00 Suitcase Trailer
- $599.00 Landscaping Trailer
- Sport Trailers
- Boat Trailers
- About Us
- Reviews
- Parts and Support
- Contact Us
Wike Economy Trailer
Biggest value, Smallest price. Only $99.
If you want a top quality cargo trailer at an affordable price you've come to the right place. The Wike Economy Cargo is the perfect balance of affordability and quality.
Built at our factory by our team, the Wike Economy Cargo bike trailer is built to last. Being on a budget doesn't have to mean cutting corners.
We ship the Wike Economy Bicycle Trailer directly to you and you can only purchase it in our secure online store. Buy it now!
Product Comparison
Compare the Wike Economy cargo Trailer with other Wike Chargo Trailers
The following features are included on every Wike Lockable Cargo Trailer:
- One bike hitch
Bike Trailer Specifications
- Aluminum frame with poly base
- 15.75" x 26" outside base frame
- 1" X 1" aluminiumm tube frame
- 13.5 x 24" inside base floor
- 11.5 lbs total trailer weight
- 50 lbs trailer payload
- 23" overall width with wheels
- 45" overall length with towbar
- 16" mag wheels with high quality ground race bearings
- Quick release axles
Available Accessories
Customize your Wike any way you like. The following accessories are available for the Wike Economy Bicycle Trailer.
Extra Bike Hitches - $20
Each Wike trailer kit comes with one bike hitch. Would you like extra hitches for additional bicycles?


text:
Disgraced MEP told to sell his Euro bus - Portsmouth Today
Published Date:
17 November 2008
By Alex Forsyth
Political editor
A disgraced Euro MP has been banned from using a bus to visit his constituents.
South-East MEP Ashley Mote has been told he will face legal action unless he sells the single-decker bus he has converted into an office and hands the cash back to the European Parliament.
The Danish secretary-general, Harald Romer, says buying the bus was 'an inappropriate use of parliamentary allowances'.
But Mr Mote, who was jailed last year for benefit fraud, says he needs the bus which he has converted into a mobile office to travel across the eight counties he covers.
He said: 'My constituency is from east Kent to west Hampshire, around London to north Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
'The bus is a mobile office that is an ideal way of solving the very real problem of how to make contact with my constituents.
'The response has been fantastic. It has enabled me to make contact with hundreds of constituents in some 30 towns and cities, many of whom had serious problems in their business and private lives caused directly by the European Union.
'Without the bus, they might never have found help.'
Mr Mote, an independent MEP, said he struck a deal with previous secretary-general Julian Priestly to spend about £9,000 on buying the bus and converting it into an office in 2005.
The bus remains the property of the European Parliament.
Part of the deal was that he would give the bus back before the elections next year and would not use it for campaigning.
But the new secretary-general says Mr Mote should never have bought it.
Mr Mote, of Binsted, near Alton, said: 'I had the permission of Mr Priestly.
'The European Parliament administration's decision to ban my bus is more about who I am and what I say than about the need to recover parliamentary funds. This ban is petty.'
Mr Romer said: 'This is not considered as an appropriate use of parliamentary allowances.'
The matter is currently being considered by the parliament's questors members elected to manage parliament.


text:
The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) in collaboration with Shenzhen University (SZU) proudly invites all academics,researchers, professionals to participate in the CRIOCM 2012, the 17th International Symposium on "Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate", which will take place on November 17th and 18th.
The Symposium also invites papers that may not fit particularly well within the themes indicated above. The only requirement is to have all papers relate in some way to the overall construction and real estate sectors.
All accepted papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings which will be formally published by Springer (softcopy and hardcopy) and the Proceedings will be submitted for the inclusion of the Proceedings in ISTP Catalog. Inclusion of the Proceedings in EI Catalog will be applied by Springer.
Selected papers will be further reviewed and considered for a special issue of the International Journal of Construction Management after CRIOCM2012.
At the conference, selected best papers will be awarded for CRIOCM annual best paper prize.
English/ Chinese according to needs
Registration: Friday 16th November
Symposium Day 1: Saturday 17th November - Symposium Open, Keynote Speeches, Oral Sessions
Symposium Day 2: Sunday 18th November - Oral Sessions, Symposium Close
All attendees must register and pay the conference registration fee or submit a signed written application(fax or send the scan picture to the organizing committee) before August 10, 2012 to ensure your papers included in Proceedings. All full delegates will have one-month online free access to 9 construction management and real estate related journals published by Emerald. All full delegate rates include: registration to all sessions of the symposium, all refreshment and meal breaks, a full copy of the published proceedings, the symposium dinner.
Once full paper is accepted, registration form including fee payment instruction will be emailed to symposium attendees.
If you are unable to attend, a substitute participant/presenter is allowed at no extra cost, provided that written notice is given one month prior to the event. Any refund owing to cancellation will not be entertained.
2012/06/30 Deadline of Full Paper submission, for review
2012/07/31 Notification of acceptance
2012/08/01 Symposium registration opens
2012/08/20 Final paper submission for publication
2012/11/16 CRIOCM2012 Check in
2012/11/17 CRIOCM2012 Open
2012/11/18 CRIOCM2012 Close
CRIOCM 2012 International Research Symposium
Department of Construction Management & Real estate
College of Civil Engineering
Shenzhen University
Nanhai Ave 3688
P. R. China
Postcode: 518060
Dr. Ding Zhi-Kun
Fax: +86-755-26732850
Telephone: +86-755-26535403


text:
I am standing inside the Chicago Bears' locker room at Soldier Field, moments after their embarrassing 41-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
We are all here, media representatives TV and radio and web, big and small, known and obscure, because, well, it's what we do. Following all games in all sports in all American cities and towns, we make the ridiculous ritual retreat to the locker rooms and clubhouses to hear thoughtless thoughts akin to this:
• Greg Olsen, Bears tight end: "We didn't play well. We can play better, and we'll work hard to do so.â€
• Danieal Manning, Bears safety: "We can be better. We are better. We'll get better.â€
• Al Afalava, Bears safety: "We can't come out and start the game so poorly. We need to play better.â€
It is inane. Beyond inane. The blue carpet is covered with an odd mixture of game stuff. Scraps of athletic tape. A Gatorade bottle. Sweat-soaked T-shirts. The air smells of body odor. A large swarm of men holding TV cameras flock from one half-naked player to another, then stand by and watch as their tag-along reporters ask questions like, "What was the difference between the first and second half?†and "Can it be a good thing that you have to come back and play on Thursday?â€
Truth be told, we all have seen enough professional football to know the answers to all the questions we're asking. In fact, we know the answers better than the players themselves.
• Why did the Bears lose? Because they're not a very good football team. Their offensive line is old and surprisingly unathletic, they only have one viable deep threat (Devin Hester) and while Matt Forte is a good running back, he's not good enough to carry a team. On defense, their safeties were slow to react, and they allowed Warner way too much time.
• Can the Bears rebound by Thursday's game at San Francisco? Maybe, but only because the 49ers ooze mediocrity.
• Was Cutler overhyped when he was acquired from Denver? Extremely. He has the league's best arm, but he's not someone who'll carry a franchise. Too scattered, too hot and cold.
• Are the Bears, at 4-4, a playoff contender? Judging by their upcoming schedule, including home games against the Eagles and Packers and visits to Minnesota and Baltimore, no. A big no.
And yet, all we get is one cliché after another after another. There is little originality to today's sports coverage because we all—with rare exception—choose banality. Nobody asks any of the Bears' massive offensive linemen (who allowed quarterback Jay Cutler to be sacked four times) why they are an absolutely dreadful unit, befitting of the Mahopac High School's junior varsity. Nobody asks the defensive backs how they could possibly allow Kurt Warner to throw five interceptions one week after he looked more David Whitehurst than two-time league MVP.
Why? Because, truth be told, we are intimidated. Not all of us—but many. The football players are the cool kids in school, and we are the geeks. They are big and strong and fast and muscular. We are small, weak and slow. They get bruises, we get ink stains. Waiting outside the locker room is a fleet of sexy blondes and brunettes, all dressed to the nines, all smelling of the sweetest perfumes, all attached to a certain player. We, on the other hand, have our deadlines to attend to.
Then, afterward, fantasy football!
7 thoughts on "The game within"
oooo so cynical! Being that you were in the locker room and aren't a beat writer any longer, did you pose any of your interesting questions to the players? or were you too intimidated?
"They get bruises. We get inkstains."
I bet if you were to ask them what they had for lunch, or what they plan to have for tomorrow's lunch, you'd get a fresh quote or two. Tell us more about the blonds and burnettes next time, too, please.
As much as I hate to admit it, you're right about the Bears. And at least you're honest about your observations of the locker room. No need to "glamourize it" like so many other people do!
You spend two bullet-points rightly pointing out how the Bears have no wide receivers and no running backs and then essentially–in the same breath–proclaim that Jay Cutler was overhyped because of his (relative) lack of success running a completely talentless offense in Chicago.
I'm not exactly sure how to reconcile those two declamations
Just curious, Jeff: Why do you have a line-up on the 1984 slam dunk contest participants? And why are they posing in a middle school auditorium?
I want to know what Jay Cutler thinks of Jeff George. Does he like being called the next Jeff George? Does he take that as a compliment? Does he know who Jeff George is?
Get to work!


text:
We are a lively Christian Church based in Linlithgow, which is made up of people from a variety of backgrounds and all ages.
At present around 250 of us meet each Sunday morning when the focus of our gathering is on inspiring and contemporary worship, the challenging and relevant teachings of Jesus, and the influence of the Holy Spirit @ work among us. Find out more about what we stand for by taking a look at our Vision & Values.
We are privileged to have over 100 children and young adults in our fellowship and offer extensive programmes for them during the service:
We also meet as a church on Sunday evenings and have many other events through the week. Check out our Events Diary for more information.
Thank you for visiting our Church website. We hope you find everything you want to know about the church. Feel free to browse the site using the menus at the top of the page. If there is anything that this website does not tell you that you'd like to know, please get in touch with the church office, we'd love to hear from you. contact us
(Author: )
African Children's Choir
We are delighted to be hosting the African Children's Choir in Linlithgow in September. More details will be coming soon (Author: )
St.John's Church, along with the other churches in Linlithgow, supports the Trussell Trust Foodbank in West Lothian. (Author: )
Hungry and Thirsty for God
One of my favourite things and great privileges . . . (Author: Glen Cormack)
Linlithgow Churches Holiday Club
A fun action packed club run during the summer holidays for children in P1 to S1 (Author: )
Sanctuary Service
Third Sunday of the month centered on the cross of Jesus with creative worship, communion and a short message (Author: )
Inspiration from HTB Leadership Conference - Kieran (Guest) (07/06/2013 13:38:02)
Arbroath 2013 - (Guest) (07/05/2013 15:42:16)
Musings of an 'overaged' youth worker - Glen Cormack (04/03/2013 16:49:30)
The Vine + The Branches - Glen Cormack (04/03/2013 13:07:51)


text:
Not logged in
Log in now
Create an account
Subscribe to LWN
Recent Features
LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 23, 2013
An "enum" for Python 3
An unexpected perf feature
LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 16, 2013
A look at the PyPy 2.0 release
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 01:01:00PM -0500, Jeff Putney wrote: > Isn't it about time to make some hard decisions about btrfsck? Three > years is enough time to go without this type of functionality in a > modern filesystem, especially given btrfs's fragility in the face of > power failures. So this criticism is well deserved. I'm juggling a ton of btrfs todos and not doing a great job at communicating the current status of things. Currently we have a pretty big queue of changes that I'm integrating for 3.2, and I had to delay btrfsck again so that I could start testing things. The merge window is pretty short, and there are some fantastic changes that deserve to go in. Inside of Oracle, we've decided to make btrfs the default filesystem for Oracle Linux. This is going into beta now and we'll increase our usage of btrfs in production over the next four to six months. This is a really big step forward, but it doesn't cover btrfs in database workloads (since we recommend asm for that outside of the filesystem). What this means is that absolutely cannot move forward without btrfsck. RH, Fujitsu, SUSE and others have spent a huge amount of time on the filesystem and it is clearly time to start putting it into customer hands. So over the next two weeks I'm juggling the merge window and the fsck release. My goal is to demo fsck at linuxcon europe. Thanks again for all of your patience and help with Btrfs! -chris -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to email@example.com More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Copyright © 2011, Eklektix, Inc. Comments and public postings are copyrighted by their creators. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds


text:
Buy Item
BROWSE for DVD
Refine by
Advanced Search Links
iWorship Resource System DVD, Volume DProvident Music Distribution / DVD
$24.49 (CBD Price)
Retail: $29.98
Save: $5.49 (18%)
Availability: In Stock
CBD Stock No: WW234013
Buy Item
Product DescriptionPrepare for a revolutionary interactive worship adventure with iWorship Vol. D. This 7-song DVD collection combines sight and sound to bring the world's most significant worship songs to life like never before. The songs include "Forever," "God Will Make a Way," and "Jesus Lover of My Soul." With seamless worship sets for every environment, three audio modes (full stereo, split track, click track), removable lyric subtitles, and iFocus themes (three songs each) for a focused non-stop worship set, this DVD will be an important and energizing part of your personal or public worship.
DVD Playable in Bermuda, Canada, United States and U.S. territories. Please check if your equipment can play DVDs coded for this region. Learn more about DVDs and Videos
Product Information
Related ProductsProduct ReviewsProduct Q&AOther Customers Also PurchasedFind Related Products
Author/Artist Review |


text:
Crazy Night
Design by Naolito
Say somethin' nice
No account? Join us!
- Submit ideas for a chance at $$$ and loot
- Be a part of our creative community
- Earn points for participation and use them for purchases
letitbe3 on Feb 28, 2011 at 10:35:14
"It's weird the way finger puppet sounds okay as a noun..."
-Demetri Martin
This is hilarious! XD
RL76 on Feb 28, 2011 at 10:34:25
LOL! congrats!
soloyo on Feb 28, 2011 at 10:31:01
Love the original, so glad you got it printed, even if it meant doing a few changes to it.
lynnewio on Feb 28, 2011 at 10:27:11
Are the Xs on the eyes meant to convey that the puppet or whatever is dead? If so, are we meant to infer that the hand fucked the puppet until it died. That's the only message I can get from this, so I'm hoping for clarification.
Steven Rice on Feb 28, 2011 at 10:13:54
Funny, so glad they gave you a chance to change it!


text:
Slow Cooker
Miz Helen's Kitchen
2 pounds lean ground beef or Ground Turkey
2 medium onions chopped
1 green bell Pepper chopped
1 1/2 cups Tomato Sauce or 114 oz. can
1 1/2 cups Diced Tomatoes with juice or 1 14 oz. can
1 3/4 cup corn or 1 14 oz. can
4 cups beef broth or 2 14 oz. cans
3 teaspoons chili powdered
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon parsley
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups dry Elbow Macaroni (of your choice)
1 cups sharp Cheddar cheese grated
1 cup Monterrey Jack cheese grated
Salt and Pepper to taste
Option: Dash of cayenne pepper
Brown beef, onion and pepper in a hot skillet, I do not use oil. Add 1/2 cup of water to the skillet to remove all the goodies from the bottom.
Pour the beef, onion, and pepper mix into the slow cooker. Add the tomato sauce, diced tomato, corn, beef broth, chili powder, oregano, parsley, cinnamon, and macaroni. Mix well and cover the slow cooker.
Cook on high for 1 hour, then on low for 3 hours. At the end of 3 hours put the cheese on the top of the Goulash, replace the lid and cook for 30 more minutes on low.
This is a great meal that I serve with a green salad and hot garlic toast, it is real soul food. I sure am glad that you were able to stop by and have some Goulash with us today. I sure would appreciate it if you could stop by and Like my New Face Book Page. I always look forward to your visit so come back to see us real soon!
Peace and Joy
Miz Helen
This Post Is Linked To:
Sunday Funday Recipe of The Week
Mouth Watering Monday
Hunk of Meat Monday
Your Recipe My Kitchen
Must Try Monday


text:
Dreamy Tulips Landscapes
ref used
Created Jul 30, 2012. Unless noted Copyright 2012 shakeh.
We encourage you to submit a comment and let the artist know what you think of this drawing. Please log in or join to post a comment.
- Post a comment
one look makes me add it to my favs! I don't care if you have to use a reference or pay your little step brother, this is awesome!
Free drawing tools
All drawings on our website are created with our free web based drawing tools.
Drawing tool demo
Top draws this week
Check out some of the hottest drawings created by our members this week.
View top drawings
Draw and chat live
DrawChat is a chat room where you can draw and chat live with other members.
Start DrawChat


text:
Santini Kopar Jersey - Men's
Your health and general well-being on the bicycle are important to Santini, which is why its new Kopar Jersey was engineered with fabrics that facilitate these soothing body states. We don't mean to get too Zen on you, but Santini developed its new Kopar jersey with the overall focus of giving ...read more
Santini Shade Jersey
Prior to a ride, deciding what jersey to wear ranks right up there with hydration, nutrition selection, and tire pressure. The reasons for this are stacking -- light rain, uncertain skies, and barreling weather fronts in the spring and fall create uncertainty in choosing what level of insulation ...read more
Santini 6Five Jersey
Santini's new 6Five Jersey was designed to provide you with a lightweight, breathable, and comfortable jersey for warm weather rides. Many attempt to create jerseys with all of these attributes in mind, however, they usually fall short in one area while compensating for another. Santini, however, ...read more
Santini Zest Jersey
When we think of the past 50 years of cycling, our minds keep seeing this little SMS logo on champions' jerseys as far back as Hinault. Naturally, as astute students of Italian race history, our hearts melt under the banner of Santini Maglificio Sportivo. And why not? Everyone from Pantani to ...read more
Santini Nitro Jersey
The majority of cycling apparel companies seem to focus on technology when it comes to design. Honestly, we can't blame them. Fabrics made with plutonium and Hyper-Techno-Wick sound sexy and, honestly, probably sell a massive amount of jerseys. But, at the end of the day, what's the most important ...read more
Santini Honor Jersey
Quality fabrics and the attention to small details are what sets Santini's Cuore (Italian for heart) lineup apart from other cycling apparel. Contrasting fabric panels, fitted cuffs and collars, and tasteful logos all come together to make up Santini's new Honor Jersey.For the construction of the ...read more
Santini Paul Smith KOM Jersey
While it's been said that 'real men wear pink,' we find the sentiment of 'real men wear blue' to be far more accurate. After all, the path to any Giro win goes through the mountains, where the owner of the Blue Jersey dictates the direction of the race. And while that very jersey has ...read more
Santini Paul Smith Sprinter's Jersey
The colors of the Giro's leader's jerseys have a story as rich, complex, and vibrant as the race itself. Yes, pink was selected because La Gazzetta dello Sport printed its pages on pink paper. And yes, the KOM jersey was historically green until last year, when the classification's sponsor voiced ...read more


text:
Swine Flu Shots Available to Some in South Arkansas
By: Alex Hale
Updated: October 26, 2009
Sanitizing and washing her hands are just a couple of the things Shelley Sullivant is doing to stay swine flu free.
"I'm worried, my baby was born early so has a bit more at risk than others."
Shelly has two kids under the age of four. The good news is they will qualify to get free H1N1 shots, the bad news, she will not.
"I don't want to get kids sick and it would be bad as a mother to get swine flu."
Along with school kids, kids under the age of four will also get the H1N1 shot. Women who are pregnant and kids ages 5 to 18 with an underlying health condition are also marked, high priority.
But that leaves tons of folks wondering, when do I get my shot?
Francie King said, "I stay in house a little more; try not to get around everybody."
And Rudy Brijl agrees, "It bothers me because swine flu is out there and stuff. A lot of people unfortunately won't be protected."
Officials at the Union County Health Department say they are still getting shipments of the vaccine and are expecting an increase in supply in late November.
Michael Crow works at the Union County Health Department, "We look forward to the day we have it for everyone who wants it."
In the meantime people like Shelley are being cautious.
"I sanitize the buggy; I'm one of those mothers that take the Lysol wipes and stuff."
King agrees, "I never know who is sick who's sick so I don't want to shake hands or give hugs because you don't know who's sick or who has swine flu."
The Union County Health Department is holding a free flu shot clinic this Friday. It's happening from 7 A.M to 3 P.M. at the auditorium in El Dorado. Seasonal flu shots will be available to anyone who wants one, the H1N1 vaccine will only be available to those who qualify.


text:
This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 4:55 pm and is filed under . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Comments are closed.
These pages are powered by
Entries (RSS)
and Comments (RSS).


text:
Dear Editor:
I read with shock an opinion piece by Herb Brock about SB 93, our bill to make it illegal to protest at funerals, memorial services, and funeral processions. Putting aside Brock's ignorance that hateful protests have been happening in Kentucky at the funerals of our fallen heroes, would this not be the right thing to do? We live in a time when people have been courted by the ACLU, People for the American Way, NOW, and other leftist groups to protest everywhere and anywhere in the most outlandish and hateful of ways. Remember them at President Reagan's funeral procession?
Those who use free speech to attack everything that is American would tell you that this is a "fundamental right," a cornerstone of our constitutional republic, only they would most likely use the false description of democracy to describe our government. The difference is that democracy is mob rule and a constitutional republican form of government is rule by law.


text:
25 Responses
Pro Claudiu Cioba
I had another try at the pricing page and it came out so much better then the previous version. It's funny how you can see the evolution of this page on my profile page.
Don't forget to checkout the large preview and follow me :P
Pro Florin Capota
oh yes cleaner, like it better also, nice job on those icons below too; dig the type too, looks very neat
Pro Claudiu Cioba
@Florin Capota You are far to kind sir :-)
Pro Alexandru Cosmin
Everything looks great :) but you should probably add more contrast to the header menu, with a darker color for links or a background color.
Stafie Anatolie
Simplu si cu stil. :)
Pro Handsome
Nice work with the feature elements down below
Pro Claudiu Cioba
It looks like the romanians are the only ones that woke up early today :)) Cheers countrymen!
@Alexandru Cosmin The selected state for the menu will have a darker background, I just didn't included in this screenshot.
Pro Paresh Khatri ::::✈
I like it :) its simple and clean
Pro Florin Capota
@Claudiu Cioba , haha, just wait to see the late night american workers :); i'm sure they are out there somewhere; Cheers
Pro Sabri Suby
Looks great @Claudiu Cioba well done. Only feedback I have is I would go for an even bigger and bolder headline size. All-in-all great as usual!
Pro Alvaro Nistal
I like it, it's clean and I personally prefer this version, but it lost impact compared to the previous one.
Pro Leon Bolwerk
Wow, this looks really clean and awesome! What's the font you're using?
Pro Claudiu Cioba
@Leon Bolwerk I am using Abel for the headlines.
Pro Tim de Groot
Much easier on the eyes! Well done.
Pro Claudiu Cioba
@Tim de Groot That's exactly what I was going for, thanks!
Pro Pierre
Global design is much fluid, but i really liked this anterior price boxes, i think you are losing some impact about it in this version.
Pro Avinash Tripathi
really nice!
Dragos Lupascu
Looks way much better than the previous one but as @Pierre suggested, the prices were better designed in the previous version.
Pro Daniel Alb
Cleaner... Looks great!
Pro Claudiu Cioba
@Pierre @Dragos Lupascu That may just be a personal preference :) I was going for a cleaner and easier on the eye page where the background wouldn't steal the show like in the previous versions
Onut-Adrian Furtuna
Reminds me of the basecamp page. Very nice!
Pro Claudiu Cioba
@Onut-Adrian Furtuna probably because of the beige background :-)
Zsolt Benke
I don't know why… It is just simply awesome!
Pro Joshua Sortino
I wish more people would post full-page layouts. I love seeing the full context like this!
Pro Dmitriy Chuta
awesome & clear
keyboard shortcuts: ← previous shot → next shot L or F like


text:
December 28, 2006
So, the Lace Panel Sweater is finished.
Laid out flat like this, I love it. I'm pleased with the way it looks. The sleeve fit into the armscye was a little tight, as Nat predicted, but it wasn't too bad. A little bit of extra ease wouldn't have been a bad thing, though.
But actually wearing it? I don't love it so much.
I like it better in this picture than I do in person, though!
It makes me look bulky, but David and Em tell me I'm imagining that. The sleeves are too tight, and a bit too long. I'd have liked the body to bit a bit longer. I'd say it's too small, but it's not really, theres a little bit of ease in the body, but it feels too small. That may just be the sleeves.
Will I wear it? Maybe, it's growing on me. Maybe I need to do some upper arm working out!
Pattern: Lace Panel Sweater, from Jo Sharp Knit 2
Yarn: Recommended yarn was Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran Cotton, but I subbed Rowan All Seasons Cotton in Purr. I used just under 10 balls for the second size.
A success or a dud? I'm still undecided.
And something to prove that knitting and crochet isn't just for grannies anymore, it'll also help you visualise your geometry problems.. If someone asks what you're knitting, tell them it's Lorenz manifold.
We're off early in the morning, and will be back next Wednesday. Internet access will be limited, so I'd like to wish everybody a happy and safe New Year!
See you in 2007.
December 27, 2006
Phew! That's over with again. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy Christmas, but it wears me out for a week afterwards!
It was a great day, with some awesome gifts.
Barbara Walker treasuries 3 & 4, which completes my set and Sterling Silversock needles from Celtic Swan forge. And a cute little guy waiting for me.
Amongst other things!
Emily did very well for herself as usual, and had a great day with the extended family.
Twinkie got a box. Trust me, she was overjoyed
We spent Boxing Day recovering, and somehow I managed to volunteer to babysit all of my nieces today, as both of my sisters had to work. There are 3 of them, so with Emily, I had a 10 year old, an 11 year old and two 13 year olds.
But it wasn't too bad. We went to Spotlight, because they had a 20% off sale, and I managed to snag 12 balls of Cleckheaton Country Silk for a plain V neck jumper.
Then we came home, where I plied them with food, a DVD and a board game, and they proceeded to amuse themselves for hours, only requiring me to supply additional food at convenient intervals.
I used this time to seam the Lace Panel Sweater. Nearly there, only one side seam to go.
We're off to visit family for a few days in Bundaberg in Friday, so I'm trying to have it done by then, although I doubt I'll need it up there. It's going to be a flying visit, flying up on Friday, and we'll be back next Wednesday.
We took Twinkie to the boarding place this evening.
She's not happy with us, and she made me feel bad. Yes, I'm pathetic. It's only a few days, but I miss her already.
At least I had something to cheer myself up. I ordered a Christmas present for myself back in october, and it arrived today.
A Kitri sock kit, complete with prestrung beads for the lace beaded cuff.
I hope it fits my fat ankles!
December 24, 2006
Both Annie and Debbie have tagged me for the "Six weird things about you" meme that's floating about. I'm not usually a huge fan of the meme, but i've already done a version of this one, way back in July 2005 when it was about 5 personal idiosyncrasies.
So all I have to do is reprint it, and add one.
1. I have to have the blankets straight at night.
Yes, while I'm in the bed. I can't stand crumpled blankets. I smooth the quilt out when I get into bed. And it has to cover the whole bed, neatly. Lately, we've had an extra blanket thrown over the bed, and that has to lay neatly and straight too. DH takes great pleasure in folding a corner back or uncovering part of the bed to drive me insane.
2. I sew barefoot.
I can't operate the sewing machine with shoes on. I can't stand not being able to feel the pedal. So at most, I wear a pair of socks.
3. I hang the washing out with matching pegs.
If I'm hanging out a shirt or something that needs two pegs, they have to match. eg. they have to be 2 red ones, or 2 blue ones. I can't have a blue peg and a red peg together. This happens to the point where I'll rearrange pegs if there are no matching ones left.
4. I hate waiting.
More so than is normal. I hate queues. I hate traffic. I hate red lights. To the point that I say I have a Red Light Elf, who goes ahead of me in traffic, sending lights red, just to aggravate me. I hate sitting at school waiting for Em in the afternoon. I hate waiting for Em to get ready in the morning. I hate to be late. I hate waiting for something I've ordered to arrive. Waiting and time wasting infuriates me. Seriously. And Em is a slow, laid back person. no wonder we fight ;)
5. I cannot sit still and do nothing.
Can't just watch TV, Have to be knitting or sewing, or blogging or surfing. I can't lay in the bath for hours. This is probably connected to the time wasting above. I seriously never have enough hours in a day. I can't even just talk on the telephone. If I'm on the phone, I'm doodling, or folding washing or playing solitaire. My mother says I need to learn to relax.
Pfft. Who has the time??
6. I got bored ridiculously easily
I get severe Shiny, shiny-itis. I see something, I become obsessed with it. Totally obsessed. It consumes my life, then suddenly I'm over it and I move on. It could be anything. My stash is a perfect example. I se a pattern, I must knit it, I hunt down the yarn, the pattern, whatever, and I'm over it long before I cast on. I have a house full of craft supplies that I absolutely had to have, and never used. teddy bear making supplies, doll making supplies, embroidery, sewing. And it's not limited to craft, either.
So that's it. There are weirder things that none of you need to know about.
Saturday sky.
It's looking like we'll have a wet, wet christmas. Today has dawned exactly the same way. I don't mind, really. Maybe the farmers and the firefighters are getting the christmas gift they want, but then again, it's probably not falling where it needs to be.
David cooked barbeque last night.
I've been working on the P-p-p-p socks, and I'm pissed.
This is the one thing I hate about variegated yarns.
Same pattern, same needles, same dyelot. Knitting up completely differently. My tension must be different this time, no idea why, but I much prefer sock number one. Emily doesn't care, luckily for her, becasue i'm not ripping it out. The boredom I mentioned before is setting in, and I can't be bothered starting over, I just want them done now.
And have you been checking Google? Two years agao, it was Polar Bears for christmas.
This year?
Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to you all!
December 22, 2006
So last night, after everyone else was in bed, I wrote a blog entry. Then my computer froze, so I gave up and went to bed.
Don't you hate that?
Yesterday was day one of the Christmas school holidays. Em decided to celebrate by burning toast and setting off the smoke alarm to wake me up. Only five weeks and four days to go until school goes back!
In knitting news, I started and finished Twinkletoes.
They don't look like much in that picture, do they?
But they look much prettier on!
They're a great knit. I knit them to gauge, and if I knit them again, I'd probably knit them a little tighter. The calmer has a nice stretch to it anyway, but they're a little floppy for my taste. Em loves them though.
She went to a costume party last night, as a Fairy Princess.
And she would have worn the Twinkletoes if I'd let her - fortunately I didn't as the party was out in the unfinished back yard. She has another party to go to tonight. If only I had half of her social life!
Then again, I'd probably just be tired.
The Lace Panel Sweater is inching along in it's progress. I've seamed the shoulders and knit the neckband.
As soon as I get over the Nundle sweater, I'll seam the shoulders and side seams!
I've gone back to working on the Spring Blossoms shawl. I've almost finished the eighth pattern repeat. If I was using Zephyr, I'd be almost done! But I'm using a finer yarn, and i really think it's too small, and I still have plenty of yarn, so I'm going to resist the temptation to cast off and keep going for at least one more repeat. Two if I can stand it. I'm at 792 stitches right now. We'll see how far I can get.
Twinkie hopes you're all enjoying the Holiday Season.
Really though, she's saying "I can't believe what you people will do to me for blog fodder!"
December 18, 2006
So I finally got around to finishing the ZigZag sock pattern.
I really should have blocked those socks, shouldn't I? And the light box that David created for me needed to be a bit bigger, but the pattern is done.
And it's available here.
It's in a pdf file. If that doesn't work for you, email me, and I'll send you a word doc. If you make them, don't be shy! Send me a picture, I want to see them!
Merry Christmas, happy holidays :)
December 15, 2006
Things have been busy knitwise at Casa del Random.
The Lace Panel Sweater is in a lovely pile of blocked pieces.
Not seamed yet. It often takes me a while to work up the seaming bit. Like the Nundle Sweater. Yes, I finished knitting it on June 15. Well, while I was waiting for the LPS to dry, i finally decided that it was past time to finish the Nundle Sweater.
It took 2 hours on Tuesday night and all day Wednesday, but it's done.
Six months later. Yes, I'm ashamed of myself. This is how many ends I got from just one side seam.
No wonder I put it off. Too hot for modelled shots yesterday, and no-one here to take pics today. I blocked all the pieces back in June when I finished it, but I think it needs to be blocked again. It went together beautifully, but there's something funky going on in the top of the sleeve. See where it looks all puffy? It's a drop shoulder sweater, so it looks funny to have the sleeves puffing up like that. I'm hoping a blocking will help.
And that's not all.
P-p-p-p sock number one is up to the toe shaping!
And there's one other thing that I'm saving for another blog entry. But here's a hint. I love Calmer.
It's raining here today again. But Twinkie still wanted to go play outside.
So she found the only dry spot in the yard.
December 12, 2006
Thanks to everyone who offered a ball of Calmer.
A prettily wrapped ball arrived today from a friend.
And look at the colour!
Perfect for a pair of ballet slippers! I'm itching to cast them on, I even raced off to block the Lace Panel Sweater. As soon as it's done, I'm casting on for Twinkletoes. Or maybe earlier. It was 37C here yesterday, sticking hot, and today is cold and grey and drizzly. Bad day for blocking, so the Twinkletoes may hit the needles a little earlier, if I really can't resist!
This arrived today as well, and has my fingers itching.
It's a cashmere scarf kit from Rabbit Tree Farm. I first saw it on Kim's blog, and she helped me track down the seller, as they don't have a website. Wonderful service, with the whole transaction done by email, with just one quick phone call to provide my cc details.
The yarn is 80% cashmere and 20% silk, and just feels heavenly.
And we finally did it.
The tree is finally up.
December 09, 2006
Saturday again, they sure do come around quick, don't they?
Another beautiful day, although it had started out gloomy and grey.
I have sleevage.
Two sleeves, knit exactly as the pattern said. They look very narrow, but I'm too lazy to adjust the pattern, and frankly, I'm already over this sweater. They go around my arm, but I don't have skinny little arms anymore, and I think they're going to be fairly fitted. I'm hoping they'll loosen up a little with blocking.
After much consideration, I ripped the front back to the mistakes.
I have to admit that I was very tempted to just leave it as it was, but it would have driven me mad knowing the mistakes were there. It's not too bad, I'm at the armhole shaping, so there's not too much to be done.
I have a blocking question for everyone.
The back neck has some live stitches sitting on a stitch holder, waiting to do the neckband. Do you prefer to block it, live stitches and all, then seam and do the neckband, or do you seam, do the neckband, then block?
Usually I seam the shoulders, then do the neckband, then block it as one piece before puttng in the sleeves and doing the side seams, but I was interested to see what everyone else does.
New Knitty!
David loves this, but I think I'm too lazy.
For myself, I like the monkey socks. (There's a surprise!)
And the Argosy scarf.
And Em likes the Piggle hat.
And I haven't shown her Twinkletoes, but don't they just have her name all over them?
And they were designed by Chloe, who was my lace swap pal!
However, I have no Calmer. I've never knit with Calmer before, though have heard all good things. I don't suppose anyone has a lonely ball laying about in a girly colour that they want to offload? ;)
Is it worth buying just one ball for them? Like I've ever needed too much of an armtwisting when it comes to yarn buying!
A Twinkie photo. She's found a new hiding place.
Still no green christmas tree, but I bought a new Christmas candle.
December 07, 2006
So the dance concert is over, and for a little while I have my life back. Or so I thought. My just-barely-teenaged daughter has gone and got herself a social life. Stuck to my fridge are four party invitations. There's also the senior's night out for dancing coming up, and a multitude of other social events, including my niece's dance concert this weekend. All before Christmas, bar one of the parties.
She has a better social life than I do!
Some pics from the concert.
I actually took heaps more photos, but they all have other kids in them, and I don't have permission to put them up here. I'd hate for someone to come across a picture of themselves. Although seeing as no-one I know knows about this blog, it's highly unlikely.
Knitting! Isn't that what this blog used to be about?
There's been a little. Hopefully now there can be a lot more.
The Lace Panel Sweater sleeves are growing.
They're looking very narrow. I don't have skinny little stick arms. I'm getting worried. Nat? You knit the other cardi from the book, and the sleeves look similar. Opinions?
However, I'm going to ignore than gut feeling and knit on. Bet I'll regret that later on.
What else?
I was charging on down the leg to the hell, with only 12 rows to geo, when I realised that I'd forgotten to move the stitches around at the start of the last repeat, and 12 rows had to be frogged. Live and learn.
The other side looks like a totally different sock.
And the purple blob, previously known as Spring Blossoms.
Looks exactly the same as the last time I showed it. I've not touched it at all. I'm not even sure what I've done with my chart which shows me where I'm up to, which may be a problem. I'm sure it's here somewhere.
Christmas? I'm in denial.
That's where the christmas tree should be. I'm having some anxiety issues with putting it up. Earlier in the year, we replaced our end tables with these stash boxes. The tree goes on the table. There's nowhere else to put the tree in our little house. So, it has to go onto my stash box.
What if I want something from in there? All my sock yarn is in there. I had a fleeting moment where I considered emptying the box, just in case, but I realised I have nowhere to put the yarn. Maybe I can use it to decorate the tree. Then it'll be right at hand!
Mind you, it'll only be up for three weeks or so, and I'm sure that the other yarn around the house will keep me busy until then. But what if??
So I got some more yarn, just in case.
Because you never know. 3 skeins of Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk Georgette, intended for Faina's Scarf, and a skein of Merino Cashmere Sock, in "Water Lilies", both from The Knittery. Like I said, just in case.
December 03, 2006
Saturday sky.
Grey, rainy, taken from the roof of Jussi's building. What a hostess! We had a lovely soiree, complete with wonderful company and yummy food. Jus can cook as well as she can knit, it was a feast of gastronomic excellence.
She even served yarn.
As modelled by Ailsa. It's Iranian fairy floss, called Pashmak. (I think). Yummy, and definitely looked like yarn.
There was cheesecake.
Donni ate all that. Seriously. Or not.
Then she tried to show us precisely how Em leapt over the step.
There was some delightful company.
Sandra, Mary-Helen, and Ailsa.
Em, Ailsa, Donni, and the lovely Jussi herself.
And one more blurry pic of everyone in attendance.
We had a great time, it was just a shame that more people didn't make it.
There was knitting.
I should never have said that the Lace Panel Sweater was going too well. It's done nothing but stuff me around ever since.
At some point yesterday, I realized that I was short a stitch in one of the lace panels. Emily insisted that it was because of the wine I'd drunk, but in fact the mistake was made before I'd even left for Jussi's party, and I'd just blindly knitted for 10 rows past the mistake.
That may have been the fault of the wine.
So most of the work I did yesterday was frogging.
I'm beginning to dislike this sweater.


text:
- +
- Good looking phone, and faster than my previous blackberry.
- −
- The battery life hasn't improved but that's probably true of all phones.
New deal added...
Already added...
All deals removed...
Most popular recent searches:
iPhone 4S,
Galaxy S II,
The blackberry bold 9900 is not currently available.
Try these similar products:
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the ultimate in style and substance. With a 1.2GHz processor and 8GB internal memory, full QWERTY keyboard and high resolution touchscreen display, the Bold 9900 is the definition of high performance. Boasting a high quality construction, the Bold 9900 is also the slimmest BlackBerry smartphone yet at just 10.5mm. Running BlackBerry 7, the latest version of BlackBerry's powerful OS, the Bold can be customised with downloadable Apps and boasts a fluid touchscreen experience. And, as this is a BlackBerry, the Bold 9900 includes a world class push email experience and BBM instant messaging.
Please note: Not all tariffs come with BlackBerry data included. If this is the case, then you will need to add data allowance with your chosen network.
Looks | n/a |
Features | n/a |
Ease of Use | n/a |
Value | n/a |
Full range of Accessories coming soon.
© Copyright 1995 - 2013 The Carphone Warehouse
Please be aware your network may increase monthly prices in line with the retail price index during the length of your contract.
© Copyright 1995 - 2013 The Carphone Warehouse


text:
Your Photo:(required)
Your Photo Caption:(required)
By submitting your photo, you are agreeing to: user agreement | privacy policy
A community is all about the people who live in it. So we offer this part of the Web site for you to show us who you are and what you care about through your photographs. We'd love to see photos of you and your families, your pets, your gardens, your vacations, your children's birthday parties and proms and weddings, your neighorhood get-togethers. Show us what makes your community special, too. Maybe it's your favorite neighborhood tavern, or park ... you decide. It's easy. Just use the form below, browse for the photo you want to submit on your computer, and send it along. We'll review the photos and post them (as long as they're not inappropriate for some reason).
Submit your photo
Email this


text:
Buy 2 or more, each at $7.91 Buy 3 or more, each at $7.74 Buy 6 or more, each at $7.47
Quantity discount will reflect in cart.
This product may only be purchased with the approval of a veterinarian and may require verification. We will collect any necessary information at checkout and verify a prescription if required.
Sometimes, manufacturers require that products be advertised only at their suggested prices. When we choose to sell these items for less, we display the sale price only in the cart. To see the price, click Add to Cart.
One-time delivery
Save 10% with Auto Ship (Details) Deliver Every: 2 Weeks 3 Weeks 4 Weeks 5 Weeks 6 Weeks 7 Weeks 8 Weeks 1 Month 2 Months 3 Months 6 Months
Product Summary:
Size - 32 oz
Marshall Bandits Ferret Treats 4oz
Starting from: $2.49
N-Bone Ferret Chew Treats
Now: $2.79
8 in 1 Ultimate Ferret Diet Crunchy 4.4lbs
Now: $11.99
Marshall Ferret Litter
Starting from: $8.99
ZuPreem Premium Ferret Diet
Starting from: $21.99
8 in 1 FerretVite High Calorie Vitamin Supplement
Now: $3.99
EVO Dry Ferret Food 6.6lbs
Now: $22.99
Marshall Bandits Tartar Control Ferret Treat
Now: $2.49
Marshall Ferret Pop-N-Play
Now: $17.99
Marshall Premium Ferret Diet
Starting from: $6.79
Marshall Goodbye Odor for Ferrets
Starting from: $10.49
Natural Balance LID Duck Dry Cat Food
Starting from: $23.99
Wysong Daily Dream Ferret Treats
Starting from: $13.99
Greenies Dog Dental Chew Treats Regular
Starting from: $28.99
Natural Balance LID Salmon Dry Cat Food
Starting from: $23.49
Totally Ferret Active Diet
Starting from: $46.99
8 in 1 Ferretvite Vitamin Supplement Treat 3oz
Now: $3.49
Super Pet Clean Cage For Ferrets
Marshall Small Animal Playpen Mat/Cover
Starting from: $17.99
8 in 1 Ultimate Ferret Diet Soft Moist
Now: $10.99
Product Reviews by Customers


text:
More than 120 stolen artifacts worth as much as $5 million have been returned to Chicago's Polish Museum of America.
The FBI returned the letters and documents dating to the 18th and 19th centuries to the museum on Wednesday. The museum's president, Maria Ciesla (chess LAH), says she was "hoping against hope" the pieces would eventually be found. The FBI says they went missing in the 1970s or 1980s.
The letters include signatures of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and American Revolution hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko (kohsh KOOSH' koh). The artifacts also include Nazi propaganda from World War II.
FBI officials say no one was charged because the statute of limitations ran out.
Ciesla says the museum will catalogue the items and they should be on exhibit in the next few years.
205 N. Michigan AvenueGround FloorChicago, IL 60601Station Operator: (312) 565-5532Newsroom: (312)565-5533


text:
Fire up a memorably glamorous look with a makeup palette devoted to smokey eyes. The NYX Smokey Look Kit contains 9 eye shadows and 2 lip colors. Includes applicators, mirror and a slide-out compartment for portability.
DimensionsCompact: 2.375"W x 2.375"H x 0.813"DExtended: 2.375"W x 6"H x 1.875"D
Overall Rating
Read Reviews Login to Review
Share this Product


text:
Find a Restaurant
BLT Burger
3400 S. Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, 89109
(Inside the Mirage)
Phone: 702-792-7888
Chef Laurent Tourondel brings his own version of the burger joint, featuring an upscale take on the American meat and bun combo with connoisseur toppings and sides. And while you're waiting, you can enjoy a milkshake, or even a beer, a cocktail or a spiked milkshake or adult float.
- Business hours
11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Monday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Tuesday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Wednesday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Friday 11 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. - Credit Cards Accepted
- Yes
- Attire
- Casual


text:
Gifs!It was suggested I try .gifs to show my art dolls off better! A fantastic idea, tricky to implement! However I present to you a sneak peek gif of an upcoming commission with a ball-and-socket sculpted bone tail.More Like This
Quality isn't so great! It definitely needs some work But it's a start!
You can keep up with this stuff as it happens over on my tumblr! But it has lots of other junk like me ranting about my ongoing battle with a mysterious anon neighbour who keeps complaining to the council about my cockerel, and stories about my other pets. It's a very loosey juicy goosey place that I relax in, like a comfy sofa. It's my comfy sofa blog.


text:
- Date: 5 days ago
- Colchester, Essex
- £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
- 11 applications
Pyramid Recruitment Services Ltd are currently recruiting for a Business Data Analyst required for our Saffron Walden based client. The Company: Our client has been established for over 150 years and employs quality staffs who understand their customers, providing a genuinely outstanding service, backed up by a product range that offers real value for money. The Role: • The Business Analyst will be part of the Business ...


text:
Pune to Agatti Island Flights
About Pune (PNQ)
Pune is located on the western margin of the Deccan Plateau and divided from the Arabian Sea by the Shayadri Mountains. Pune has a pleasant climate all round the year. The charm of this quaint city of Pune lies in the forts, caves and other adventurous treks in little mountains and hillocks around it! Air travel has become economical today and almost all airlines offer cheap air tickets. Check the airline schedules across different LCCs for a flight booking. You may also make rail online reservations or buy online bus tickets to visit the nearby places and get excellent discounts on your online booking.
Pune Airport Address
Civil Terminal BuildingLohegaon Airport Pune - 411 032.
About Agatti Island (AGX)
Agatti Island is one of the popular cities of India and well connected through air route to all major cities in India. Book cheap flight tickets from Agatti Island to major Indian cities at lowest airfare deal. With MakeMyTrip.com you can avail best discounts on all the direct flight from Agatti Island. Get complete information about Domestic Airport in Agatti Island to catch your flight on time.


text:
generative modeling for Rhino
382 members
1244 members
246 members
847 members
Hi all,Just want to announce an update of the component GhExcel. It is a interface to Excel for data reading and recording. This version supports multiple sheets read and write using ZUI (Zoomable…Continue
Started May 11
Hi,Just developed a plugin which can generate landscape automatically with elevation data from Google Map.Just input Location(Latitude and Longitude) and area (m2) and the component can generate a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ching Feb 17, 2012.
Hi Group,Just want to share three component developed recently. One for read Excel file, one for read Excel file interactively and one for write data to Excel. Slightly improvement from previous…Continue
Tags: component, recording, gha, data, Excel
Started this discussion. Last reply by Xiaoming May 11.
Hi group,I recently started to develop gha component(also using Visual Studio), this is my first version of Excel read component. I know many people has done this before, but I think it is still a…Continue
Tags: example, gha, interactive, Excel
Started this discussion. Last reply by amir Sep 1, 2012.
© 2013 Created by Scott Davidson. Powered by


text:
Made in America quality.
Dirt-Bike-Gear.com 125 W. Virginia Ave. #257 Gunnison, CO 81230 970-275-0462 email@example.com |
The Best Dirt Bike Bags in the WorldLarge back in stock 5/29, Tool Wraps and Fastboys back in stock 5/21For 11 years DBG has made the toughest dirt bike bags on Earth. In use on 6 continents and in 30 countries. Made in America of the best materials. DBG started because at the time no one made the fender bag I wanted. Since then I've expanded to several other products. I never copy other designs. Every bag is designed by me to suit a need - a number plate bag that doesn't bounce around, a spare tube bag that doesn't fall off. DBG are designed and manufactured in America. I take pride in my designs and in the quality of the sewing. And I back my bags with a 3 year unconditional guarantee. |
Dealers wanted in Canada,
Australia and Europe Non-U.S. DealersAustralia - Warrior PartsCanada - Bike Bags Canada South Africa - coming soon! U.S. Online DealersTrail ToolzCRFs Only Moto Adventure Gear Brap Offroad U.S. Brick & Mortar DealersBoise, ID - Moto 1Morongo Valley, CA - Get Dirty Dirt Bikes Dixon, CA - 1 Up Motorsports Las Vegas, NV - Head Down, Throttle Back Gunnison, CO - Gunnison Motorsports Colorado Springs, CO - Apex Sports |


text:
Hi all,
I have about 17 monarch cats in various stages.I rear them indoors because I am in a semi rural area (everything from bears to racoons wanders through my yard)
My home has very,very little natural light.( It is shaded by evergreen trees)
But I have successfully reared a couple of dozen Monarchs indoors so far this summer.
I have read here that in order to migrate..Monarchs need to be reared in natural light.
Would you stop rearing them after this group is done?
It will be so hard no to rush outside when I see a female ovipositing in my garden!


text:
In This Section
AES Sustaining Member
Audiomatica S.r.l.
Via Manfredi 12
IT-50136 Firenze
Phone: +39 055 659 9036
Fax: +39 055 650 3772
E-mail: Send E-mail
Company Profile
Audiomatica designs, manufactures, and consults for the professional and consumer audio, acoustics, and computer fields. Products include the CLIO System, a complete range of measuring equipment and accessories, and the CLIO 10 software. CLIO, a PC-based electroacoustic analyzer relies on a powerful hardware: the Audiomatica FW-01 Firewire Audio Interface (24-bit@192-kHz). On the software side we find the brand new CLIO 10 software, a professional suite to execute electrical and acoustical measurements under Windows, one of the first measurement systems with full functionality achieved under Vista and Windows 7. CLIO 10 is also available in the Quality Control version: a versatile script processor that handles the test sequence most appropriate for your needs with a TCP/IP measurement server that gives state-of-the-art answers to custom written client applications. New CLIO 10 features: Speech Intelligibility analysis, 3-D automated balloon measurements and analysis with two turntables control, large signal T&S parameters with laser acquisition, Fast-Track™ QC rub&buzz testing. On the accessories side we have the brand new QCBox Model 5 Amplifier, Switching, and Testing Box.


text:
Thermaltake Crystal Orb Chipset Cooler Review
Comment | Print | Email to a Friend | Font Size: AA
Mike "Darthtanion" Wright has just finished up some testing on the new Thermaltake Crystal Orb Chipset Cooler. it's a bit more powerful model than the tried and true Blue Orb, so come join us as we see if it can handle the stress of cooling a GeForce3 GPU.
Further Reading: Read and find more Cases, Cooling & PSU news at our Cases, Cooling & PSU news index page.
Do you get our news RSS feed? Get It! Got a news tip? Tell Us!


text:
Title: Bring up the Bodies
Author: Hilary Mantel
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Pages: 432
Source: Publisher
Rating: 5/5
I love The Tudor Era in British History. There is so much that it offers in terms of plots, narratives and what actually took place. Henry VIII has always been a personality that has been elusive in history. Writers and biographers have tried hard to document everything about him and his six wives, and most of it has been brilliant stuff. To add to this "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel was released in 2009 and won the Booker Prize as well for its taut writing and great storytelling.
Wolf Hall told the story of the Tudor Era from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell and his growing up years and how he came to be assigned to Court as Henry's closest confidant and Master Secretary. The book also depicted Katharine of Aragon's state at court and how the entire council, especially Cromwell plotted to get King Henry a divorce from her and marry his sweetheart, Anne Boleyn.
Bring up the Bodies begins in September of 1535 and covers just over one year. Anne Boleyn has been married to King Henry VIII for just under 3 years. She has born him a daughter, Elizabeth, who will rule England one day. She has not managed to produce a male heir. England is in a state of turmoil due to Henry's drifting away from the Vatican and his controversial annulment to his beloved first wife, Katharine. Amidst all this Jane Seymour – the Queen's lady-in-waiting catches the King's attention and everything is a mess. Anne has a miscarriage the same day as Queen Katharine is buried. King Henry wants out of the marriage and this is not a good sign for Anne or her family, that schemed and plotted to make her Queen.
Hilary Mantel as usual does a fantastic job of Historical Fiction. The first of her books that I read was, "A Place of Great Safety" – which is based around the time of the French Revolution focusing on the lives of Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins and Maximilien Robespierre, and not to mention was again brilliantly told.
The reason I love her books is that the descriptions come alive instantly. While reading Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies, one feels that Mantel has successfully transported you to 16th century England and its problems.
King Henry VIII's life and times have always fascinated me. However, this book is less about him and more about Thomas Cromwell and what he experiences at Court. Thomas Cromwell's character is sketched to perfection. He is struggling throughout the book – to do what is right to the King and what he thinks is correct. This conflict has been brought about superbly in the book.
Hilary Mantel's skill surpasses in this book and I cannot wait to read the third book, which will complete the trilogy of Thomas Cromwell. Her writing is to the point and precise. The narrative is intricate. Mantel's writing moves through Cromwell's consciousness from thought to thought, as the drama of Anne Boleyn's life is played out. I will for sure read more of her books, which I have missed in the past. One of the few writers whose craft is super.
Here is my favourite quote from the book:
"Those who are made can be unmade"


text:
- About us
- Why Sydney
- Bid for an event
- Plan an event
- Membership
Browse the Business Events Sydney (BESydney) media archives below for past media releases and press releases categorised in chronological order. For the most up-to-date news on BESydney and industry happenings, view our latest media releases.
23 May 2013: | Martin Boyle joins BESydney as Client Relationship Manager UK/Europe |
22 May 2013: | Australia's harbour city prepares to usher in a new era of business events |
15 May 2013: | Sydney scores top spot as Australia's best for business conferences (Media release issued by the Deputy Premier of NSW, The Honourable Andrew Stoner) |
14 May 2013: | Australia...land of opportunity? |
13 May 2013: | Business events Ambassadors assist with securing almost $400 million for NSW (Media release issued by the Deputy Premier of NSW, The Honourable Andrew Stoner) |
8 May 2013: | BESydney wins national MEA Metropolitan Destination Marketing Organisation Award |
26 February 2013: | Business events in NSW help to drive the knowledge economy |
22 February 2013: |
Planning an event? Use our Event Supplier Search to find everything you need.


text:
Reviews & Accolades
"Reef's is tucked away at the bottom of Main in the plaza. Worth finding."Posted February 2, 2011 by admin. Filed under Reviews and Accolades
I've been to Reef's twice in the past three weeks: once,during the first night of Sundance; the second time on a "slow" Thursday night.
Large group of us for Sundance, all food was EXCELLENT. Although the restaurant was PACKED and people were standing and waiting to dine, I didn't feel rushed. We were a group of 12 – and all ordered something different.
Last night, (Thursday), I went with 6 additional out of town friends. Now, a Thursday night in most places is slow – you can walk down Main Street and note empty tables in most restaurants. Reef's was once again packed, but no "standing and waiting" crowd (like Sundance).
I ordered Chicken Schnizel both times. I know, not adventurous. But it was so EXCELLENT the first time, that I had to have it again.
Reef's is tucked away at the bottom of Main in the plaza. Worth finding.
Good chance your servers will be a family member. The chef, his wife, and the parents are all always visible.


text:
In association with heise online
System Software > System Utilities > Diagnostics
Displays all software components on a notebook that, when in idle mode, use more power than they need. The program also displays the current power consumption of the PC in battery mode.
Comment now
Audio & Video > Utilities
Free multimedia framework that provides basic functions for processing multimedia data streams. Written in C, it uses the GObject software library. Can be extended with plug-ins.
System Software > System Utilities > File System Drivers/Tools
Set of utilities for HFS (Hierarchical File System" volumes; HFS is the native format used on modern Macintosh computers.
System Software > System Utilities > Imaging
Console front end for dd_rescue that only attempts to read corrupted data again after it has selected all the intact sectors. You can interrupt and restart the copying of the partition at any point.
Management utility for GPRS, UMTS and HSDPA drivers, written in Python, with a graphical user interface for configuring and using various UMTS PC cards from Vodafone under Linux. Provides functions for sending and receiving SMS, processing data transfers and managing the telephone directory saved on the SIM card.
OS independent Java utility which allows you to mount raw disk images. It first analyses the raw images and then creates a formatted VMDK file that can be used to mount the image directly.
Security > Password Administration
Tool based on rainbow tables for the recovery of Windows passwords. Also uses a time-memory trade-off and comes with a graphical user interface to ensure the tool is easy to use. Contains a brute force module for the detection of more simple passwords.
System Software > System Utilities > Others
Service for bidirectional data transfer between two independent channels such as files, devices and pipes.
Open source APC (Advanced Process Control) software for controlling processes from home control up to industry automation. Features automation, virtualisation and process control and an HMI editor for generating user-interfaces. Plug-ins for enhancing the basic system are available.
System Software > System Utilities > Shell Utilities
E-book by blogger Keith Hill that provides insight into Windows PowerShell. Also provides information about cmdlets, parsing modes, regular expressions, array comparisons and how to work with collections and empty sets.
E-book which focuses on server administration with Windows PowerShell; features workshops with exercises and examples. Download currently unavailable.
System Software > System Information > Hardware Analysis
Cross-platform system tool for reading and editing configurations of PCI devices. Based on the portable library libpci which provides access to the PCI configurations for almost all major operating systems.
System Software > File Management > File Recovery
Creates image files of potentially damaged hard disk partitions in order to repair the corrupted file system and prevent loss of data. Written in Seed7 combining the functionality of dd_rescue and dd_rhelp.
Utility for identifying, verifying, reading, writing and erasing Flash chips. The program is designed for BIOS updates and has various other uses. More information is available on the developer web site.
Adjusts the colour of the computer screen to the time of day. Reduces the white light when it gets darker. Even provides a natural representation with closed curtains.
System Software > System Utilities > Disk Editors
Block-oriented disk and file editor that can also access disks over the network; displays and changes sectors in hex and text mode.
System Software > System Utilities > Boot Managers
Boot loader derived from GNU GRUB for booting DOS- and Linux-based systems from the master boot record (MBR), either from a CD or USB stick. Includes a number of ATAPI CD-ROM drivers, etc.
Graphical boot manager that allows you to select an operating system when booting up the PC. It can then be loaded from the hard drive, floppy disk, CD/DVD or a USB drive.
Benchmark tool for hard disks and other memory media; tests, among other things, the performance of the particular file system.
Alternative firmware for a wide range of MP3 players with numerous new functions, e.g. more user preferences to increase the sound playback quality
Page « 1 2 3 »
Send link by mail
This site makes use of cookies. Please refer to our cookie page for more information.
The H uses cookies to help provide services and information to its readers. For more information about the cookies used on this site, including ways to opt-out, please see our cookie information page. If you continue using The H, we will assume that you agree to our use of cookies.


text:
I'm Brian, your current tumblr. My friends call me moneyries.
Ask me--or nwk--anything about life, love, & liberty.
Check out our sister tumblrs: The Cheat Sheet! And NWK Archivist (your daily dose of gems from the Newsweek archives).
Follow us on Tumblr!
Enjoy our Tumby Page
A 10-cm high Lego model of the Queen—complete with a real diamond crown—is being installed at Legoland in Windsor to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
Lego land windsor I used to go here as a kid!
I miss my Legos. :((


text:
For Custom Items in HIGHER QUANTITY:
ArtPro Gift Shop > Artistic T-Shirt and Gift Designs > Easter t-shirts, Easter t-shirt, Easter shirts > HUNT Easter Egg t-shirts, Fun Easter shirts > Hunt Easter Eggs - Women's/Junior Apparel
Hunt the pretty Easter Eggs on these funny Easter shirts. Fun Easter t-shirts and gifts with the look of hand painted Easter Eggs. Cute Easter Egg Hunt shirts for girls, boys, baby and grown-ups too!
Click on an item to get more information on it (or if you want to buy it, of course).


text:
Picture perfect 171 people took their best shots in hopes of winning a spot in our annual photo contest
Photographer Ansel Adams once said that "You don't take a photograph, you make it."
That's exactly what the 20 winners of this year's Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest did. Some waited for the perfect moment to capture their image, others with a keen eye were in the right place to snap an amazing moment. From the snowy, romantic streets of New York to the futuristic gotcha-shot snapped at the MOMA, this year's entries are as beautiful as they are thoughtfully composed.
This year's judges include Norbert von der Groeben, the Weekly's chief photographer; Dave Hibbard, a fine art photographer; Joe Quever, a commercial photographer; and Brigitte Carnochan, a fine art and documentary style photographer. Our sponsors include: Photo Express, University Art, Palo Alto Art Center, UCSC Extension. The photos displayed in this issue will be on view from June 1 to June 15 at the Palo Alto Art Center.
Photo Contest Judges
Photos that were chosen for exhibition
NOTE: Click on the small photo to see a larger version of the photo. Please be aware that the larger photos will require a little bit of time to download if you are on a slow connection.
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Honorable Mention
Past Winners
2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997
Best Website First Place 2009-2012


text:
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Library
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Reference Library is based at Modern Two. The Reference Library collection reflects the Modern One and Modern Two's own art collection.
The Library consists of around 50,000 items, including:
- monographs
- catalogues raisonnés
- exhibition catalogues
- videos
- audio tapes
- CD-ROMs
- DVDs
This library's great strengths are Dada and Surrealism, early twentieth century artists and contemporary Scottish art.
Reference Library materials are viewed in the Modern Two Reading Room which is open by appointment only, Monday to Friday from 10am-1pm and 2-4.30pm.
Appointments must be made at least one week in advance (two weeks for group visits). Contact us to make an appointment.


text:
- Share
Lorenzo de' Medici
Article Free PassLorenzo de' Medici, byname Lorenzo the Magnificent, Italian Lorenzo il Magnifico (born Jan. 1, 1449, Florence [Italy]—died April 9, 1492, Careggi, near Florence), Florentine statesman, ruler, and patron of arts and letters, the most brilliant of the Medici. He ruled Florence with his younger brother, Giuliano (1453–78), from 1469 to 1478 and, after the latter's assassination, was sole ruler from 1478 to 1492.
Accession to power
Upon the death of his father, Piero de' Medici, and his own accession to power, Lorenzo immediately let it be known that he intended to follow his father's and grandfather's example and "use constitutional methods as much as possible." In saying this, he was, however, keeping up appearances. In 1471 the popular assemblies lost their financial powers. According to the historian Francesco Guicciardini's apt definition, Lorenzo's regime was "that of a benevolent tyrant in a constitutional republic." It was, moreover, a tyranny tempered by the festivals that Florentines always loved passionately: carnivals, balls, tournaments, weddings, and princely receptions.
The Pazzi conspiracy
The Pazzi conspiracy in 1478 came as a rude shock to a carefree city. The Pazzi bank, in the course of a treacherous war in which the adversaries did not scruple to use the most devious methods, had taken the business affairs of the papacy away from the Medici. Sixtus IV, his nephew Riario, and Francesco Salviati, the archbishop of Pisa, supported the Pazzi and in the end formed a conspiracy with them. They decided to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano in the cathedral during Easter mass on April 26, while the archbishop was to take over the signoria (the council of government). Giuliano was indeed killed in front of the altar, but Lorenzo succeeded in taking refuge in a sacristy. The archbishop clumsily accosted the Medici gonfalonier, a harsh and suspicious man who immediately had him hanged from a window of the Palazzo Vecchio wearing his episcopal robes. The crowd stood by the Medici, seized the conspirators, and tore them limb from limb. Sixtus IV, forgetting the murder in the cathedral—in which two priests had taken part—refused to consider anything else than the hanging of a prelate and threatened Florence with interdiction unless it handed over Lorenzo to him. The city and its clergy rejected the proposal. The situation was all the more critical because Ferdinand I, king of Naples, was supporting the papacy. Florence's ruler could count on nothing more than very limited aid from Milan and the encouragement of the king of France. Lorenzo thereupon went, alone, to Naples. In his situation it required unusual audacity to present himself before one of the cruelest rulers of the century. But Lorenzo's boldness was crowned with success. Ferdinand, disconcerted, perhaps intimidated, yielded and concluded a peace; and Sixtus IV, now isolated, could only comply with it.
"Magnificent" ruler and patron of the arts
Lorenzo emerged from the conflict with greatly increased prestige. From then on he was considered the Wise, "the needle on the Italian scales." He did not take advantage of his position by imitating the Sforza and making himself a duke. He contented himself with creating a Council of Seventy that he hoped would be even more manageable than the old Cento (Hundred). This amazed Europe, for he had all the attributes of a true sovereign. His new villa, at Poggio a Caiano, had all the majesty of a royal residence.
Thus, step by step, the Medici were approaching the status that they continued to refuse. Lorenzo married an Orsini, of the high Roman nobility. His daughter Maddalena was married to a son of Pope Innocent VIII (born before his father's entry into religious orders), and his eldest son, Piero, married another Orsini. When his son Giovanni was 13, Lorenzo obtained a cardinal's hat for him from Innocent VIII. To be sure, Lorenzo remained a simple citizen, and yet he was called "the Magnificent." In Italy during this period, this was a title of commonplace obsequiousness used in addressing the great; but it was Lorenzo who raised it to its current high stature.
There was, however, one difference between Lorenzo and titled kings, who are able to live in pomp and ceremony even when their treasury is empty. Lorenzo could not do so, and the stream of florins that fed his munificence was becoming less abundant. This was partially his own fault for, with the Medici, the aptitude for business diminished as the thirst for power increased. In addition, economic conditions were deteriorating. New competitors were appearing in Europe, and the branches in London, Bruges, and Lyon became insolvent. But the recurrent accusation that the Medici bank was kept solvent at the expense of the public treasury is not borne out by the facts. The movement of funds between the Medici bank and the treasury of the signoria was the equivalent of that occurring between private and public banks in modern states.
The family's patronage of artists, architects, and writers also imposed a considerable burden upon its resources. He himself contributed more than anyone to the flowering of Florentine genius during the second half of the 15th century. He continued collecting ancient texts, and in his villas in Careggi, Fiesole, and Poggio a Caiano he assembled what is called the Platonic Academy but was more like a circle of good friends: his teacher Marsilio Ficino, the humanist Pico della Mirandola, and the man who was always closest to his heart, Politian (Angelo Poliziano), the poet, who had saved his life on the day of the Pazzi conspiracy. Lorenzo's reputation did not rest on lavish hospitality alone. He was also respected as a poet of great talent. His preference for the Tuscan dialect over Latin was remarkable for this time. Equally rare was his custom of treating artists with "the affectionate and warm-hearted familiarity that allows a protégé to stand erect at the side of his protector, as man to man." The artists under his protection included Giuliano da Sangallo, Botticelli, Verrocchio, and Verrocchio's pupil Leonardo da Vinci. Toward the end of his life, Lorenzo opened a school of sculpture in his garden of San Marco. There a 15-year-old pupil attracted his attention and was brought up in the palace like a son of the family; it was Michelangelo.


text:
January 2014 A health care exchange will be established to assist consumers with ability to buy insurance from a competitive marketplace. The exchange will assist individuals and small businesses with finding affordable and qualified health benefit plans. The exchange will be fully implemented in 2014. This will provide consumers with the ability to compare, understand options, and get the best price according to their needs in one place. There are many more changes occurring throughout the year and into 2015, for a detailed timeline of the many objectives of federal health care reform please visit www.healthcare.gov. While each and every piece to federal health care reform is very important, there are many that will take more time to ensure effectiveness. |
October 2011
The new Community First Choice Option allows states to offer home and community-based services to disabled people through Medicaid, rather than institutional care in nursing homes.
January 2011
To ensure insurance companies are spending premium dollars primarily on health care, the new law requires:
That at least 85% of all premium dollars collected by insurance companies for large employer plans to be spent on health care services and health care quality improvement.
That 80% of all premium dollars collected by insurance companies from individual and small employers to be spent on benefits and quality improvement.
If insurance companies do not meet these goals due to administrative costs or profits being too high, then the companies must provide rebates to consumers.
Changes in Medicare:
The law provides certain preventive services, such as annual wellness visits and personalized prevention plans, for seniors on Medicare. Click here for more information.
Seniors who reach the coverage gap (also known as the "donut hole") in prescription drug plans will receive a 50 percent discount when buying Medicare Part D-covered brand-name prescription drugs. Additional savings on brand-name and generic drugs will be offered until the gap closes permanently in 2020.
October 2010
Grants were awarded to several states. The purpose of this grant is to set up and expand on programs which will provide better consumer assistance.
The programs will allow the states to develop ways to help consumers by:
Helping consumers file complaints and appeals
Enroll in health coverage
Educate about consumer rights and responsibilities in group health plans or individual health insurance policies
Assist the state in collecting data on the types of problems consumers have
Resource: www.healthcare.gov


text:
Pentair Aquatics (Rainbow Lifegard) 25 Watt UV Sterilizer QL-25
Model # : QL-25
Dimensions: 26.75" X 7" X 4.75"
Max Flow Rate: Up to 760 GPH
Maint. Clearance: 42"
The radiation from ultraviolet light at 2537 angstroms provided inside the Lifegard Ultraviolet Sterilizer exerts a lethal effect on micro-organisms. UV light alters genetic material within the cells, which interrupts respiration. UV light, when used properly, is extremely beneficial in destroying disease causing pathogens as they pass through the unit. UV sterilization is an effective method of disease control. Bulb changing is the easiest in the industry.
Four major factors affect the percent kill of free-floating micro-organisms by UV radiation:
- 1. Size of organisms.
- 2. Radiation level.
- 3.The extent to which UV rays penetrate the water.
- 4.Contact time in which the micro-organism is exposed to the UV radiation.
Bulb changing is the easiest in the industry. Simply slide the old bulb out and slide the new bulb in. No need to shut down the filter system or turn off the pump. Bulb and ballast connect together with a single 4 pin connector. UV radiation levels can be increased by slowing down the flow rate or increasing the total wattage in the system.
Pentair Aquatics (Rainbow Lifegard) Replacement 25W / 40W UV Ballast
Freshmarine: $52.98
You Save 17.21%
Pentair Aquatics (Rainbow Lifegard) 40 W Replacement UV Bulb 175231
Freshmarine: $59.98
You Save 20.02%
Before Placing Your Order
Store InformationShipping Info
Payment Info
Return Policy
Arrive Alive Guarantee
After Placing Your Order
Track Your OrderSecurity Safe Shopping
Compatibility Chart
Shoppers Review


text:
I just wrote this long intro about the situation and then Firefox hiccuped on me and I lost it. Most of it is in the link. If you have any further questions, let me know. Thanks.
To The Commissioner of The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
We Petition The NYSDOCCS to reverse the decision on banning Donna Sorge-Currao from visiting her Husband Thomas Currao at Sullivan Correctional Facilty. Thomas recently had a suicide attempt and overdosed on drugs... being that Donna was his last visit, NYSDOCCS has held her responsible for his access to the drugs. She received a letter stating that her visit have been revoked indefinitely, because he was in a secured location (SHU) and that it is alleged that there was no other way for Thomas to get the drugs he ingested. There is no evidence that she slipped him anything... This decision was made with no evidence at all! The decision to revoke Donna's visits indefinitely was based solely on speculation. Since the revocation of her visits Thomas has tried to commit suicide again at the news of him loosing visits with wife. We ask that you review all evidence.. Camera's, and interview visit room officers and if you can not prove that Mrs. Donna Currao was the cause of Thomas Currao's overdose, please restore her visiting privileges immediately!
CC: Governor, Andrew Cuomo Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman Office of the Inspector General
PETITION to help my friend get her visits back.


text:
Introducing El Salvador
El Salvador sneaks up on you: in lefty lounge bars in San Salvador, at sobering museums and war memorials, and along lush cloud-forest trails; it's a place of remarkable warmth and intelligence, made all the more appealing for being so unexpected. Travellers tend to skip El Salvador, wooed by marquee destinations such as Guatemala and Costa Rica, and unnerved by stories of civil war and gang violence. But the war ended almost 20 years ago, and crime, while serious, is almost exclusively played out between rival gangs; tourists are virtually never involved. And though El Salvador has fewer protected areas than its neighbors, you get them practically to yourself – including pristine forests, active volcanoes and sparkling lakes. The only place you might find a crowd is on Punta Roca, El Salvador's most famous surfing spot – it happens to be one of the best right point breaks in the world, yet is a ghost town compared to lesser swells in Costa Rica and elsewhere. And when it comes to cities, none in Central America is smarter or cooler than San Salvador, with first-rate universities, museums and galleries, a vibrant bar and live-music scene, and an array of progressive NGOs, both local and international.
Ready to go?
These tours & activities make it easy:
- Take a stop in El Salvador on a 32-day tour of the best of Central America
- Travel overland from Panama City to Mexico City on a 55-day trip of a lifetime
- Journey through El Salvador on a 17-day trip along the backroads of Central America
Last updated: Feb 1, 2013
Tips & articles
Best places for a do-nothing vacation
20 September 2012
A while back, I wrote the definitive guide to 'How to plan a do-nothing vacation.' It's a foolproof manual for...
El Salvador dos and don'ts
12 June 2012
El Salvador is a country of mind-boggling diversity. Mountain cloud forests and fuming volcanoes, charming colonial towns and broad green...
Update for travellers: post-earthquake Japan
11 March 2011
A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, causing a tsunami that has resulted...
Hotels & Hostels
Check out all our reviewed and recommended accommodation and book online.


text:
KHAS Weather
Layaway angels descend on K-mart
Several families who had placed items on layaway at the Hastings K-mart have received a huge gift from a layaway angel. On Saturday, someone paid of $800 worth of bills; Sunday another $500 was paid off.
"This person came in and found out their layaway was paid off. They thought that was just fantastic, but at the same time they felt like, you know, I want to do the same thing for someone else. There was one lady that was in tears just because she was worried about the kids' Christmas," said store manager Rodney Keesee. Keesee says he wouldn't be surprised if more angels appeared at the store Monday. |
On Demand
Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
PollLocal Gas Prices
Most Popular
KHASTV LinksKHASTV on FacebookWeather Closings |


text:
- January 31, 2013
- 4:36 p.m.
- Suggest removal
- Reply to this post
rk40977#297843 writes:
in response to vq4nfo:
Wow, another ETN writer still living in fear and wishing the Civil War had a different outcome. Got to love TN.
Virginia's slogan: "Virginia is for lovers"
TN slogan: "Don't say gay"
"liberals suffer both mental and spiritual blindness"; I wonder if this is in reference to sex before marriage?
You do realize Battle Hymn of the Republic was a UNION song?
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.