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Missouri's move to the Southeastern Conference opened up the nation's most fertile recruiting ground.
A 12-2 season last fall, which included an appearance in the SEC championship game and a victory in the Cotton Bowl, gave the Tigers even more credibility.
Now, coach Gary Pinkel hopes to cash in today on National Signing Day, when Missouri is expected to sign 22 players in an effort to replenish its roster. Five 2014 recruits enrolled early and already are on campus.
"(Missouri) certainly exceeded expectations on the field, which I think more than anything else has expanded their recruiting base and increased a positive perception from the most important demographic there is — that's the prospective student-athlete, particularly in the southeast region," ESPN national recruiting director Tom Luginbill said.
During their years in the Big 12, the Tigers' primary focus was on Texas, a strategy that made sense regionally and athletically. But now Missouri has access and appeal in the best and deepest high school talent hotbed.
"The numbers don't lie," ESPN.com senior writer Jeremy Crabtree said. "If you look at where the talent is concentrated, it's in the Southeast. If you look at where the (NFL) Draft picks come from, it's in the Southeast. If you're going to compete in the country's best football conference, you're going to have to go down and recruit where the talent's at, and in many cases, that means you're going through Atlanta and all over the state of Florida."
The Tigers picked up one player from Georgia, quarterback Eddie Printz, and one from Florida, defensive end Nate Crawford, in last season's recruiting class.
But Missouri made greater inroads this year.
Quarterback Marvin Zanders, a three-star dual-threat prospect from Jacksonville, Fla., has already enrolled.
He's expected to be joined Wednesday by four more commitments from Florida, running backs Trevon Walters of Bradenton and Ish Witter of Tampa along with West Florida Tech teammates Lawrence Lee, a speedy wide receiver, and defensive end Rocel McWilliams.
Missouri is also expected to sign three standouts from Georgia, including four-star receiver Nate Brown of Suwanee and safety prospect Thomas Wilson of Buford.
Another safety prospect, Tavon Ross of Cochran, Ga., committed to the Tigers in August. He also visited Georgia and Miami, Fla., in recent weeks, opening the door to the possibility he might flip that commitment.
Still …
"They've done a really good job laying the roots and trying to build something that's going to help them be more competitive and maybe land some of these guys that Georgia and Alabama were recruiting in the future," Crabtree said of Missouri's new recruiting tactics.
The Tigers' commitment list, according to PowerMizzou.com, stands at 27 players. That includes the five early enrollees — Zanders, Lee's Summit West cornerback Logan Cheadle, Hinds (Miss.) Community College cornerback Kenya Dennis, Blue Valley West offensive lineman Mike Fairchild and Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) linebacker Brandon Lee.
"Bigger certainly isn't always better," Crabtree said. "You have to look first and foremost at how a school addresses needs. If you go out there and find 27 kids and whiff on a major need, you have 27 kids, but the class won't be a success.
"If you look at what Missouri has done across the board, I think they have done a good job addressing a whole lot of needs — whether it's addressing needs at receiver or bringing in guys that can be perimeter players (defensively). If I'm Gary Pinkel (today), I have to be very pleased with how the needs were filled."


text: The NeuroTime program is aimed at investigating the pivotal role of time processing in brain function and dysfunction. Because neurosciences is inherently interdisciplinary, research and training in neuroscience have to combine multiple approaches: developmental neuroscience, cellular and integrative neuroscience, chronobiology, computational neuroscience and and neurotechnologies. Complementary skills (ethical and legislative issues, grant writing, intellectual property, biosafety and scientific communication) are provided as well. PhD candidates mobility is integral part of NeuroTime. Each candiate will perform a research project in collaboration between two or three partner institutions (1 to 2 years in each institute). During the PhD period, each student has one main supervisor from each of the two (or three) universities granting the PhD degree.

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Ashampoo Gadge It : enables you to create individual desktop applications (gadgets) and browser menus even for Windows® XP. With a gadget you gain easier and quicker access to, for example, the folder with your favorite videos and a frequently visited website, or you can send e-mails directly from the desktop. The buttons in your gadgets can be linked to several functions. [Read more…]


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Lads provide WOW factor in Haringey
Michael Dawson and Didier Zokora joined young students at the St Francis de Sales RC Junior School in Haringey this week, taking part in an educational workshop in support of World Orphan Week.
Michael Dawson and Didier Zokora joined young students at the St Francis de Sales RC Junior School in Haringey this week, taking part in an educational workshop in support of World Orphan Week.
The lads assisted Tottenham Hotspur Foundation coaches in delivering a South African-themed education programme, which introduced students to some of the issues facing children in other parts of the world.
The school workshop was part of the Club's aim to drive awareness of World Orphan Week (9th - 15th Feb), which will officially "kick-off" at White Hart Lane on Sunday at the North London derby with Arsenal.
Didier said: "SOS Children's Villages World Orphan Week (WOW) provides children in the UK with an opportunity to learn about other countries, cultures and ways of life.
"The children St Francis De Sales have been learning about some of the children living in Rustenburg, the area of South Africa where the Club has funded an orphan house, as well as joining in with the WOW campaign.
"We are officially kicking off World Orphan Week on Sunday, so hopefully the fans will show as much support for the WOW campaign as they do for us on the pitch and wear something WOW to the game!"
In 2007 the Club announced a four-year international charity partnership with SOS Children's Villages, and over the past year has been working with the charity on a number of initiatives in support of their work in South Africa.
The focus of the Club's work so far has been in South Africa, whereby we have been working closely with SOS Children to fund the construction of our Tottenham Hotspur House, as well as providing educational equipment and providing links to the Spurs Learning Zone.
As part of the Club's involvement, fans attending the Arsenal game are being encouraged to celebrate with the Club by wearing something WOW and help raise funds for the campaign.
Management, players and members of staff will wear WOW badges at the game and White Hart Lane will carry branding around the stadium raising awareness of the week of action.
The Tottenham Hotspur House, which is uniquely and completely funded by monies received from players' fines, aims to provide orphaned children in South Africa with a family that they can call their own.
Find out more at www.soschildren.org.uk/wow or the click here.


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Thanks to Irish Craig for this tape cover. Peep his blog out here for some other goodies.
You will be blessed here, believe that. But first I wanted to apologize to our readers for the down right screwy way that Stretch and Bobbito Month went down. As you probably know, our blogspot was closed down dead in the middle of SnB month which made it look like this project was brought to a cease. But it's not, we're going to extend this for as long as necessary. Of course, all of the posts here will not be related to SnB, but we will still steadily bring you much coverage and have an impressive arsenal on the way. So stay tuned. Press "read the rest of this entry" for some exclusive (to the internet) treats below…
Finally we have an almost full radio rip ((It's tagged "Ben O" but I'm not sure exactly who that is since I've happily been inundated with Stretch and Bob material and am having a hard time figuring out who shared what at this point. All I can say is that I will do my best to credit everyone possible and that if I missed you, leave a comment.)) of Akinyele's "No Exit Pt. 2". ((This song was only on one record that was limited to between 10 and 18 copies, I'm hearing 17, which makes no damn sense, most recently. )) The downside is that Stretch ((Stretch must have had something to do with the label this was on, Liberty Grooves, since also the "Freestyle Frenzy" records are linked to his Dolo Records in discogs.)) runs his yap over about 15 seconds of the second verse. ((Dj Premeir's blog made a mix of this rip from our site and the snippet from DJ Mike Nice to try to make a better rip out of it. Check that here if you're inclined. )) Â And if memory serves me correct, the other times they played this, they put the "this is a Stretch Armstrong exclusive" drop over parts of it. But we take what we can get and are thankful for it, especially if it's free and off a several thousand dollar market value record.
Akinyele – No Exit Part 2(radio rip)
Speaking of Akinyele, we also have two promos from him that I been looking for for a while now. You'll hear the first time he did his "Juan Valdez" shtick here, which he made a song with on that "Music Killz" compilation.
Akinyele – WKCR Promo 1 (1996)
Akinyele – WKCR Promo 2 Juan Valdez (1996)
Speaking of promos, here's another short, freestyled WKCR promo by the underground phenoms, Non Phixion.
Non Phixion – WKCR Promo (1996)
Moving right along, do you remember a demo called "45 Stitches" by a dude called "Terror Green"? Well, dare I say, it's a classic demo banger and had me and other tape heads fiending to hear more.  I had one other demo from him in 96 called "Check The File" but I lost that tape, weeks after recording, in a random TnT sweep. (( The following is an excerpt from the link "TnT Sweep": Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's drug strategy resulted in approximately 886,000 people being arrested for drugs during the eight years he was in charge, an astounding average of nearly 111,000 per year, or more than 300 a day.)) Well, it's finally resurfaced. Just from these two demos produced by DJ Nastee, you know that Terror Green should have been signed and we should have albums' worth of discussion here, but we don't. So enjoy what we do have.
Terror Green – 45 Stitches (1995 or 1996 Demo, produced by DJ Nastee)
Terror Green – Check The File (1995 or 1996 Demo, produced by DJ Nastee)
Aaaand, to add on to this little demo extravaganza, we have a Timbuktu joint from 1995. Timbuktu is a Swedish rapper but I dare you to find any traces of that in this demo. He kind of reminds me of OC to some degree. Anyway, the song is called "Look Alive". Enjoy!
Timbuktu – Look Alive (1995 Demo, Sweden)
Download everything in one folder here.
The Terror Green demo, Check The File, is a major find here. Thanks to DJ Eclipse for ripping and sharing that show, ((April 18th, 1996 is the show in question that also includes sets by the X Men killin ish as usual.)) Â along with many others he's been posting lately. Timbuktu's demo and the Non Phixion promo were both from that same tape from Eclipse. The other Terror Green demo, 45 Stitches, was from an old Blockhead tape or from a tape he got from trading on the net years ago and blessed us with in the very beginning of this blog's existence. Peace to him for that. The Akinyele promos are from a tape that Nes from Dirtywaters recently ripped for the cause, thanks. And catch 9 more demos here and many other places on T.R.O.Y.
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Life after high school is the big unknown. The help an autistic child receives tapers off in the adult years. I appreciate the support I get. It enables me to live in the real world and do much of what my typical peers do. The moment I graduate high school I lose the funding the School District provides for my trained one on one aide. Colleges do not do provide disabled students with this kind of assistance. Also, because the college day is looser and less structured than high school, I won't be going from class to class all day long like I do now. I want to make sure I continue to have the support I need three years from now when I begin college, even during the times I am not attending class.
I want to have a meaningful career and life. This means that I need to begin thinking, even now, about my future so that we can plan. What have other autistic or disabled people done after high school to achieve this? Do you have any ideas?


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The progressive loss of cognitive abilities in HIV-1-infected individuals, which is currently referred to as HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND;also popularly known as neuroAIDS), remains a substantial clinical concern. Recent studies have shown that the disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a major role in the progression of HAND. However, the underlying mechanisms that regulate the BBB during HIV-1 infection remain poorly defined. In this competitive renewal, we propose to test the hypothesis that BBB permeability is the result of deregulated trans-cellular communication between brain endothelial cells and astrocytes, following enduring effects of HIV-1 proteins on CD40/CD40L signaling. Our project seeks to shift current research and clinical paradigms by defining novel intracellular signaling targets, such as the CD40/CD40L axis and the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway, that play potentially crucial roles in regulating BBB permeability in response to HIV-1 infection, and through functional validation of these targets by using novel anti-Shh drugs as novel therapeutics for HAND. Here we intend to integrate a comprehensive analysis of cellular responses due to HIV-1 with novel methodologies such as intravital multiphoton microscopy in a humanized mouse model.
In Aim 1, we will test the hypothesis that CD40/CD40L signaling plays an important role in HIV-1-induced BBB permeability in vivo.
Aim 2 will examine whether CD40/CD40L signaling disrupts trans-cellular communication between astrocytes and brain endothelial cells. Finally, in Aim 3 we will investigate whether targeting the Shh pathway renders mice resistant to BBB permeability induced by HIV-1 Tat in a CD40L-dependent manner. The results obtained in these studies are expected to exert a high impact on the neuroAIDS field on three counts: (1) by advancing scientific knowledge and revealing how HIV-1 induces CNS inflammation in infected patients, (2) by promoting novel methodologies and animal models, and (3) by validating novel therapeutic targets for HAND, which are also viable in other neurodegenerative disorders that are secondary to BBB disruption.
This proposal focuses on learning how early proteins produced by HIV-1 alters cellular signaling mechanisms in a manner that causes inflammation in the brain and contributes to nerodegeneration ultimately leading to the loss of cognitive functions in infected patients. Such understanding is expected to advance the development of novel therapeutic approaches for this disorder.
|Singh, Meera V; Weber, Emily A; Singh, Vir B et al. (2017) Preventive and therapeutic challenges in combating Zika virus infection: are we getting any closer? J Neurovirol 23:347-357
|Connor, Ryan; Jones, Letitia D; Qiu, Xing et al. (2017) Frontline Science: c-Myc regulates P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 expression in monocytes during HIV-1 infection. J Leukoc Biol 102:953-964
|Singh, Vir B; Singh, Meera V; Gorantla, Santhi et al. (2016) Smoothened Agonist Reduces Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in Humanized Mice. Sci Rep 6:26876
|Jones, Letitia D; Jackson, Joseph W; Maggirwar, Sanjay B (2016) Modeling HIV-1 Induced Neuroinflammation in Mice: Role of Platelets in Mediating Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction. PLoS One 11:e0151702
|De Jesús Andino, Francisco; Jones, Letitia; Maggirwar, Sanjay B et al. (2016) Frog Virus 3 dissemination in the brain of tadpoles, but not in adult Xenopus, involves blood brain barrier dysfunction. Sci Rep 6:22508
|Singh, Vir B; Wooten, Alicia K; Jackson, Joseph W et al. (2015) Investigating the role of ankyrin-rich membrane spanning protein in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Tat-induced microglia activation. J Neurovirol 21:186-98
|Kiebala, Michelle; Singh, Meera V; Piepenbrink, Michael S et al. (2015) Platelet Activation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Patients Is Not Altered with Cocaine Abuse. PLoS One 10:e0130061
|Lannan, Katie L; Sahler, Julie; Kim, Nina et al. (2015) Breaking the mold: transcription factors in the anucleate platelet and platelet-derived microparticles. Front Immunol 6:48
|Kiebala, Michelle; Skalska, Jolanta; Casulo, Carla et al. (2015) Dual targeting of the thioredoxin and glutathione antioxidant systems in malignant B cells: a novel synergistic therapeutic approach. Exp Hematol 43:89-99
|Singh, Meera V; Davidson, Donna C; Jackson, Joseph W et al. (2014) Characterization of platelet-monocyte complexes in HIV-1-infected individuals: possible role in HIV-associated neuroinflammation. J Immunol 192:4674-84
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The State Security Department is currently investigating three individuals on charges of supporting the terrorist organization DAESH by collecting donations and trying to recruit some young people, reports Al- Qabas daily quoting a security source.
He said the suspects were arrested after officers monitored their activities for two months, explaining that they were managing two unlicensed makeshift mosques in Sulaibiya and Kabad areas for collecting donations and running campaigns to convince young people to join DAESH organization.
The source revealed that the suspects clearly and openly announced their support for DAESH, adding that the State Security Department is closely monitoring the activities of 25 individuals including Kuwaitis, GCC nationals and Arabs, who are reportedly members of dangerous sleeper cells in the country.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
"Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."


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on Feb. 07, 2014 :
A speculative tale of humanity as an interstellar race of vagabonds. The imagery was wonderfully exotic yet entirely believable. The science of the fiction was well researched and explained but never to the point of being distracting. The human and alien races were shown as if real: natural and unassuming in their ways. The word "said" was overused to denote who was speaking, but regardless, I loved reading the dialog of every character, main or otherwise. The situations were dramatic and the battles intense. The narrative was varied but flowed and meshed smoothly and perfectly. This novel was a very fun read and I empathized with every character.
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text: Catherine L. Vegter, nee Jager, age 81, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Carol (Ed) Poynter, Robert (Jane), David (Linda) and the late Ronald Lee; dear grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of 10; fond sister of the late Henry (Fran) Jager and the late John (late Betty) Jager; dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral Service Tuesday, 10 a.m., at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem), Orland Park. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens South. Memorials to Rest Haven Christian Services preferred. Express your thoughts and condolences at www.colonialchapel.com 708-532-5400.


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Special Education &
Academic Overview
Brehm delivers a unique, holistic,
educational program that
fulfills the academic, social,
and emotional needs of each student.
Brehm's 24/7 school is made up of an extraordinarily dedicated team of:
- Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Dorm parents
- Recreation Staff
- Psychologists
- Registered Nurses
- Counselors
- Tutors
Our staff supervises, mentors, and assists students in all aspects of student life, including but not limited to academics, music, the arts, school projects, sports, recreational activities and clubs.
Your Child: Disabilities and a Special Education
Students enter the Brehm program often with histories of school failure, academic deficits, an attitude of helplessness, and anxiety about learning. They did not thrive or build self determination through traditional school models. Most arrive without an understanding of their learning needs; many have not yet seen beyond their failures to find their strengths. Brehm's academic program, therefore, does not mirror the typical school environment. Rather it strives to create a model in which all our students can learn, despite their disabilities and school history. Teaching them appropriately is a complicated endeavor that must occur while meeting state requirements for graduation, approval by Illinois State Board of Education, and accreditation standards set by ISACS and NCA.
The academic program is securely rooted in Brehm's mission to empower students to recognize and realize their full potential. Each student is a unique individual with unique needs who deserves a safe, yet challenging environment to pursue their uniqueness. Thus, the academic program is committed to small class sizes taught by instructors involved in ongoing staff development. Our educational model is driven by the needs of students, which dictate that the curriculum must flex while delivering diverse yet systematic instruction that will accommodate those needs. Accommodating student needs is achieved in a variety of ways.
Tiered Scheduling
The academic program uses multi-tiered scheduling. The first tier consists of remedial classes in math, reading, and writing, comprised of two to four students to one trained instructor. These classes are geared to fill in student academic holes through intensive skill-specific, ability level instruction. The next tier, modified classes, is a bridge between remedial and standard classes. Modified classes include math, writing, reading, and core classes for those who have moved beyond remedial but are not ready to master standard content. Modified classes have four to six students taught by one trained instructor in each class. Standard courses are composed of six to eight students working at grade level who are taught by an instructor certified in the content area. Instructors of these classes work to meet state standards and develop academic competencies that will prepare students for college expectations and the adult world.
Curriculum tiers are fluid — students may shift between them depending on their mastery levels. The hope is that students will continuously move toward as many standard classes as their profiles will permit. Students are not "tracked" into one tier, but are scheduled for whatever tiers befit their profiles on a class-by-class basis. For example, one student may be scheduled for remedial reading, modified writing and social studies, along with standard math and science classes. All academic tiers are strongly supported by the additional therapy and instruction provided in pull-out sessions with speech and language, assistive technology, and the therapeutic part of program. In our holistic model, these supports are imperative for students to move through the academic tiers toward greater success.
Differentiation of instruction
Scheduling itself only goes so far to meet the needs of our students. Differentiation of instruction to master Brehm competencies and state standards must be an intrinsic practice within each class. This is accomplished through two philosophies enacted by all faculty: Brehm performance levels and Bloom's taxonomy of learning.
Brehm performance levels reflect a student's ability to perform given tasks on a continuum of self-directed learning (PL6) to refusal to perform (PL0). The premise is that all lessons begin at an instructional level and from there move toward extended support or independence. The performance level is dependent upon a myriad of factors such as mastery level, internal and external locus of control, school failure and success, student profile, and teacher or student directed behavior.
Concurrently, differentiation within each class occurs based on Bloom's hierarchy of learning. The short-hand labels for "Bloom's levels" are: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis/creative thinking, and critical thinking. Visitors will see visual aids to this effect posted in classrooms.
To illustrate how the use of these levels transpires: one student may be asked to perform an assignment or task that requires comprehension with teacher prompts (PL4) with a mastery of 80% while another student is asked to perform an assignment that requires analysis of given information independently (PL5) with a mastery of 90%. This process is successful when instructors understand the needs of each student. In order to recognize the needs of each student, teachers complete class rosters of their students' profiles and participate in developing Holistic Intervention Plans (HIPs). Instructors then adjust their level of support and set the instructional level according to each student's plan. These adjustments are captured in the student progress reports for each class. This information is helpful to students, parents, and staff as they move forward with instruction and post-high school transition plans.
Student empowerment
Our students must understand what they need in order to empower themselves and advocate for their needs. Therefore, students are taught about their learning disabilities. Instructors, advisers, and speech-language therapists engage students in a process of reflection about their goals, strengths, weaknesses, strategies, and resources. This process necessitates that faculty are aware of the characteristics, implications, learning style, and methodologies required for each student profile. This knowledge allows faculty to support students' quest for empowerment by fostering positive relationships with their students, providing a safe environment, supporting mindful strategy use, teaching compensatory strategies when necessary, securing best practices, and allowing accommodations and modifications that will best promote success.
The academic program strongly ascribes to the tenet that a skill taught in multiple settings and multiple times with a similar protocol will best ensure that a student can maintain and generalize that skill. This is exercised through cross-curricular expectations and methodologies. Writing across curriculum is one good example. All classes are expected to assign writing tasks that require the same process set up in rubrics or product guides housed in the students' Brehm Organizational System (BOS). All classes use the software program Inspiration to outline writing assignments, and writing assignments are completed on student laptops. Students, depending on their level of independence, are expected to use the product guides to self-monitor their work. By making these processes explicit, we hope that they will be internalized and transferred to a college setting.
Teachable moments/holistic programming
Language development, technology use, self-management, executive functioning, and social and emotional regulation are supported and addressed as teachable moments in the academic program. These areas comprise over-arching attributes that create barriers in multiple domains and settings for our students. A student who is too anxious cannot recall information. A student who feels isolated may not attend. A student with inadequate time management skills will fail long term assignments. A student who cannot read will not go to college without the use of technology. And a student who struggles with language will flounder in academic, social, and emotional realms. Because Brehm addresses all these areas, we improve each student's ability to reach his or her potential.


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What is it? A variety of Role-playing games run as a weekly event. We stick with one for a while and then try another periodically
Our current game is D&D 5E: Curse of Strahd
When does it happen? Every Saturday from 2pm to 7pm
Where does it happen? Round Table Games at 128 Main St., Ste. A Carver, MA 02330
What does it cost? $5 per session OR a minimum $10 purchase in the store the day of the adventure IF you register at least 1 day before the event; ticket prices double the day of the event if there are spaces available. (a $15 purchase in the store the day of the adventure waives the table fee if you did not preregister). Keep in mind many events have a table cap and if you do not preregister a space is not guaranteed.
What do you get? 4+ hours of gaming entertainment/ education
1 Quest card punch. Get 10 punches on your Quest card and you can use it for $5 off any paid tournament or event. (see http://www.roundtablegamesma.com/#!reward-programs/c1yi0 here for details)
Chivalry points (1 point for every $ spent including the session fee). These can be saved for free drinks/ snacks or discounts on products. See details here.
A noble title within our realm. Play enough and get discounts on events and products. See here
You must be registered in Round Table Game's Rewards program to get the full benefits (registration is free.)
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ToyMakerz embodies the modern definition of its title...unique toys for big boys. One of motorsports best car tv shows on Velocity one of a kind custom builds, hot rods, classic cars, muscle cars, trucks to motorcycles must see tv. The eight part, one hour episodes are based on the life and creations of David Ankin, owner and proprietor of the company, ToyMakerz, Inc. Based in Reidsville, North Carolina, the series production is currently scheduled to begin in April with filming to take place in North Carolina, Virginia and Florida.
Ankin, a former stunt man, motorcycle racer and custom vehicle fabricator, stars and the supporting cast features his team at Toymakerz, Inc. Ankin's team is well versed in the creation of "one-off" specialized vehicles from racecars, custom motorcycles (both V-twin and sport bikes), trucks and unique reverse trikes. David Ankin is the personification of the all-American boy—the guy you always want on your team and the guy you never want to cross.
David and his team bring the ingenuity and the skill set to satisfy a wide array of customers--from celebrities to international business magnets. Anyone looking for a motorized vehicle that is unmatched in its class calls on, ToyMakerz.Learn more about the show
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Number of U.S. low-power FM radio stations has nearly doubled since 2014
A surge in new low-power FM (LPFM) community radio stations that have been licensed to join the FM airwaves is partially due to a new window for applications that the FCC opened.
Cable, Twitter picked up Ferguson story at a similar clip
Net neutrality: A made-for-web debate
On Twitter, criticism exceeds praise for Obama's speech
The word "women" appeared more often than 30 other search terms in the Twitter discussion, followed by such domestic topics as education, jobs, healthcare reform and the economy.
Like rest of the news industry, campus papers reach for new strategies
Many of the nation's estimated 1,600 college newspapers are now experimenting with editorial and business innovations in the face of some of the same economic hardships that have hit the rest of the newspaper industry.
Obamacare v. Philippines typhoon: How cable covered two big stories
In a week dominated by two mega-stories—the continuing travails of Obamacare and the devastating typhoon in the Philippines—America's hypercompetitive cable news outlets exercised very different news judgments.
On Twitter: Dueling views on the shutdown and Obamacare
Two separate, but related conversations have been prominent on Twitter—one about the government shutdown and the other about President Obama's health care law, the landmark legislation at the heart of the Congressional impasse that triggered the shutdown.
Another casualty of war in Syria—citizen journalists
Professional journalists have long faced the risks of working in harm's way, but now conflicts like the one in Syria are claiming the lives of a new part of the media — citizen journalists.


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I love how my brother never lets his wife get away with saying that she saved him money by buying something. He always says, "Cool, let me check the bank account and see how much it went up!" Obviously, you don't save or earn money while you spend it- except for me! Yep, that's right, I have a gift! If only I used it more often, we would be rich!
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I went to Rosas with a Couple of friends, My Boss highly recommended this place, He said the food was excellent and that the staff was super friendly. We got there and we wait outside for around 30 min when we came in we found out there were 3 empty tables and we were freezing outside. Anyhow we sat down and it took 15 min to get the menus, we order an appetizer and a couple of drinks which we received after 35 min. We order the food and while we were waiting one of my friends who is pregnant ask rosa if she had decaf Tea Which she said " Let me go check" she came back with a herbal Tea, my friend in a very polite way told her that she is pregnant and she cannot drink Tea, so Rosa said " What's the matter" Who cares about your baby anyway" We were disappointed, because we went to the restaurant to have fun, not to be disrespectful by the Owner, when the food arrived I had the lasagna and It was like a flood of oil every single spoon was full of oil.
Finally we ask for the bill and we were ignored for 45 min, we were standing beside the register while Rosa was chilling and laughing with her returning customers.
If you want to a have a good time, please don't go there is the worst experience I ever had and the food wasn't even worth it.
Food 8/10 Had the Filet Mignon Burger (although I don't know who they think they are kidding pretending to make a burger out of Tenderloin) that was tasty, good fresh bun, topped with provolone and little deep fried onions. Good, not exceptional. The iced tea was fantastic, I had to ask if it was homemade as it was not cloyingly sweet, the waitress said they put a little lemon juice in it.
Service 7/10 Waitress did a fine job although the food took longer than I thought was reasonable. I sat on the patio and there was one other table in the whole place mid afternoon on a sunny Saturday, they were seated near me on the patio about 4 of them plus kids and they had obviously just ordered before me as my food came right after theirs. I was just about to ask about the wait when the food came.
Value 6/10 I think for the burger was $14.95 and Iced Tea with free refills apparently was $3.50. It was good but not sure it was $15 good.
Ambiance 7/10 I like their patio, comfortable furniture overlooking a little open space but could have been a little cleaner, there was food on the floor under my table and by my chair, leftover mushrooms that looked like they had been there a while, just kicked them away
I'll return at night when there is a little more action going on ... hopefully.
I went to this restaurant about a year ago and did not have a good dining experience mostly as a result of poor service. I heard they had a new manager so I thought I'd give them a second shot. Went there with a friend for dinner and drinks. I was seated quickly and my order was taken promptly. The waitress was helpful in picking both my entree and dessert. In addition, the manager visited our table and was laid back and personable. All in all, a 180 degree turn from my last experience there. I'm looking forward to going back because the food was great and a really cool atmosphere for a restaurant in the tri-cities area.
I never complain........but we had an unfortunate evening out.
Everything was perfect ( great wine, appies) until........
40 minutes after ordering we were told by the manager that our orders were not available (lobster).
He returned with a tray of shooters which is usually a good thing but not during a meal.
My meal was delicious but everyone else had something wrong with their steaks ( overcooked).
Don't mind the prices but the food should equal the price and it really didn't.
To end the night we got the bill and my husband went to pay without looking at the bill. I grabbed it and saw that not only were we charged for the lobster that we did not receive, we were also charged for the tray of shooters. We had to wait to find someone as our waitress was chatting with friends. When she finally came, we showed her the bill and she changed it. We couldn't find the manager and ended up laughing it off. We were offered no apology and left with the feeling that we would never come back .
My girlfriend and I enjoyed the poutine, chili and grill cheese madness! Grill cheese was a bit small but all the gluten free bread i have had tends to be on the smaller side... still filled me up though. Loved the decor (all the local artwork and the mismatched furniture, etc) and the staff was knowledgable and nice! Will definetely be back when I am in the area again!
Food 7/10 Had the vegan and gluten free mac and cheese, with a side of vegan toast. Toast was good, top layer of the mac and cheese was really great, but the noodles underneath were a little tasteless and bland. Definately needed something to jazz up the rest of the dish
Service 8/10 Friendly welcome, quality check, asked about drink refill, but didn't tell me about the daily special chick pea stew, saw it on a sign at the register when I was paying
Value 7/10 $9.22 for the smallish portion, but vegan cheese and gluten free pasta is more expensive so I understand
Ambiance 3/10 Maybe I just dont get the whole concept, but four tables with a total of 12 chairs plus two bar stools all different, random art, kids things all over the place. It's not that it doesn't fit the new snooty Port Moody vibe but that its just genuinely, in my opinion, uncomfortable and awkward
I'll continue to walk by when in the neighbourhood, but probably wont go back to try anything else unless I see a comfortable table and chair to sit at
Just had a terrific dinner with friends who had been before and suggested we head there together.
Now I can see why waiting in the rain might get old quickly but sometimes you have to get wet if you want to have fun.
The four of us had a terrific evening with meals perfectly prepared, very nice wine, good chatter with service and attention that seemed right onetime and full of life.
The room was filled with voice and laughter through our entire visit. The service is covered by a friendly and very knowledgable team of..... 2!.....who hustle and have fun delivering great fresh made Italian foods in some eye popping proportions. Ribs were fantastic, canellonni was big and stuffed full of delicious, raviol so good and so big 2 or 3 people would be fed in many other restaurants.
If you want a secluded table with quiet instrumental music, linen table cloths with accented matching napkins and 30 servers Quietly shuffling around this is not your place.
If you want to have a great meal with friends and enjoy the energy and feel of others sharing food old family style then grab an umbrella and be ready to wait outside. But once you get a little wet you'll get a spot inside and it will be all worth it.
Food 4/10 Ordered Enchilada Verde with Chicken, and found the food to be very blah. Enchilada, lukewarm and little flavour. Same goes for the Refried Beans and Spanish Rice. Not terrible, but just lacking in any flavour.
Service 5/10 I was the only person there at lunch time mid week, so I would expect to be looked after. Order taken, food brought, not much else. Spilled food from the plate on the table as he brought it, and was very difficult to understand what he was saying (see value)
Value 3/10 Would have thought the value kind of poor based on the quality of the food as it was, even moreso when overcharged. When I got the bill I was thinking that the menu said $7.95 but the bill said $8.95. When I was given the bill he mumbled twice something about price (the only word I could make out) while pointing at the candy that came with the bill? Thought maybe I was mistaken, but read the menu posted on the window on the way out and it WAS $7.95. Not a huge menu, hard for me to accept he just charged me the wrong price. Felt cheated.
Ambiance 5/10 Quaint little place, actually feels modestly Mexican inside, but being the only one there I could clearly hear not only traffic noise but also the Mexican music in the diningroom AND what sounded to be opera coming loudly from the kitchen at the same time, and the frequent opening, closing and pushing buttons of the microwave that they were obviously using to make my lunch.
Not impressed. My first and last visit. Check your bill folks.
Happened to notice the sign driving by one day so finally visited the place. Full of young people and ethnic music and videos blaring at 9:30pm. Order the standard hookah ($12) which for those not familiar, it's a 2 foot high water pipe with a hose you inhale the smoke. It's not like smoking cigarettes or the other stuff....it's smooth and cool and very tasty. There's a choice of a dozen or so flavours to chose from. Open late (1AM) on weekdays and really late (3AM) on weekends.
Food 7/10 ... Small Salmon and Chips, sign said 1 1/2 pieces, but two equally sized pieces came. Homecut fries were good. Everything was hot and made to order. Found the serving method interesting but not too practical, they serve a large paper cone (with trivia and interesting facts printed on it) full of fries with the fish on top, you put the whole thing into holes cut in the picnic tables, but if you want ketchup on your fries and tartar on your fish like I do, it's impossible. Everything gets mixed together.
Service 8/10 ... It's basically a concession stand so as long as you smile, keep the condiment stand stocked and don't take too long to make my order I'll be happy, and they did
Value 7/10 ... $10.49 can't complain, didn't scream out terrific value, but was completely acceptable
Ambiance 9/10 ... Hey it's in a park almost right on the water, what's not to like?
Went twice to try out the kothu roti/kothu paratha that was recommended to me by friends.
The first time i went, two months ago, it was mediocre so i thought I shall give it another shot. But the second time that I went, it was even worse. The kothu roti which is suppose to be dry with a little bit of curry sauce coating it, was too saucy. The roti was not like roti, but more like noodles and kind of slimy. The flavour was not any better. It was bitter and bland.
We ate here last night. 4 of ordered a selection of appetizers/ entrees all were very nice and authentic. The lamb roganjosh dish was not quite as flavourful as i would normally expect but the chicken khorma dish was nice. The musician who was in singing and playing guitar which was a very welcome addition to the already nice ambience of the place. We will happily return.
Went in to get a falafel as the fam bam was going to Subway and I didn't feel like stinking like weird bread. Walked in and 2 people were eating at a table. I needed to use the bathroom but decieded I would wait - the placed looked dirty. I ordered and falafel and the owner(?) says IN A PITA??!! Well what else do you have a falafel in? He proceeds to get the falafels and goes straight to the nuker. Major faux pas in my books. "Want everything?" he says as he's looking out the window. Puts the stuff on goes to nuker removes nukes balls and inserts. Rolls up. "Five fifteen" hands back change - no comments or thank you.
Falafel itself was pretty good but the balls were not crunchy, just soggy from the nuker. The sauce and veggies were ok and the whole thing was tasty. Still not a return visit from me if I wasn't right there.
I really wanted to like this restaurant as I live nearby and it is very convenient. Unfortunately, it just didn't make the grade for me.
Sat myself at the bar (there was nobody at the hostess desk at 530pm on a Thursday) and was given the menus by the bartender who could not have appeared more indifferent if he tried. That is, except when looking after the chap next to me who apparently was just introduced to him as his new boss. After getting me a glass of wine, was left alone for at least 10 minutes while he looked after his new boss quite well, and a few other tables around me, and chatted up the waitress. If it was not for the fact that his new boss was seated right beside me, I probably would have quite sarcastically asked him if he was EVER going to take my order.
Finally, he takes my order with the same monotone voice he used all night, explaining that entrees come both a la carte AND with sides, I opt for the 1/2 chicken with baked potato and sauteed' mushrooms. The food took a while to come but was quite tasty. However, the 1/2 chcken was easily the smallest I've ever seen. More like a 1/2 cornish hen. The mushrooms were great, and the baked potato as well, although no butter came with it nor was offered.
I remember the menu saying that extra bread is 50 cents (pretty silly for a place that tries to be a high end steakhouse if you ask me) so knew that bread was supposed to come with my entree. When I ask if it is not supposed to come with bread, the response is "I can bring you bread". So the bread comes (two cheap rolls, not impressed) and while I'm finishing my second roll the manager comes by and just takes away my plate with the butter on it I'm still eating.
The space itself is quite nice, and the bar area very attractive, with exposed brick, good quality tv's for the game, but I left disappointed. I'll probably give them another shot, before giving up and continuing my search for a new hangout in the area.
I should have taken beef_and_beans comment seriously before going here. I ordered the roast lamb dinner and was pretty disappointed. The lamb was dry, the potatoes were boiled and tasteless, the rice was gummy and also flavourless. The only thing that was ok was the greek salad but, how hard is it to mess that up? I don't recommend this place at all. I won't be back.
Chicken chimichanga is usually what I order and when I'm craving Mexican this is the place I like best in Lower Mainland. Portions are decent and prices are reasonable. Quaint interior with tiled floors, wood hand made chairs and tables, yellow walls and very clean. Family owned so care goes into the food and service.
I have taken out of town guests here and Ill be honest I always get the DRAGON BOWL. YummmmmmM!
But my guests have eaten all sorts of things and they always like it.
I love the Dragon Bowl so much that I make sure I get it every time I go.
Good service too.
A friend had read an article in the Vancouver Sun about Karumba and was anxious to try it out.
We shared an order of pork/shrimp springroll which was served with a chili-like sauce. The rolls
were hot and tasty.
We both ordered the beef rendang and a bowl of rice.While the beef was good, the presentation was sparse. I later commented to the waitress it would have been better if pineapple, or banana, or chutney
would have been offered as a condiment. She commented we could has asked for it. Hopefully the
establishment will take the suggestion to heart and include it. Rice and beef with broth on a plate
just doesn't do it for me.
Love this hidden gem!!! I have eaten here 5 or 6 times now and the food is amazing!!! the coconut rice, of all things, is something I cannot find as good anywhere else. The service was friendly, food is timely, prices are moderate. Love the curries and the kow-neow ma-muang there!! mmmm the Thai food is the closest I can find to the food I ate in Thailand.
I have gotten food here quite a few times and always been impressed. I get my lunch from them at least two times a week and usually pick stuff up for my co-workers. The price for a sandwich is a great and it is ready and hot when I want it. They even catered my friend's wedding and everyone was quite happy with the food.
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Dr. Mundo is a really good 1vs1 1 champion if you play him right. He is a perfect harasser and can easily outlevel people with his insane staying power in a lane... He does pretty much DPS because of his cleaver throw and maschosism. This guide is for best for meele teams mostly but works good in general too...
Mundo pros & cons:
Good health regen and is able to stay in a lane for a really long time.
Does average DPS without any "real" items.
Has really much health endgame.
His Cleaver throw kicks ***.
Not really a hardcore tank.
Doesnt run that fast.
Not "that much" DPS
Early game:
Start off with ruby crystal, choose your Q spell and go around spamming your cleaver everywhere. Farm minions as usual and if anyone tries to come close to you just throw a cleaver, run back a bit, throw again. oh and i forgot max your cleaver throw as quick as possible.
Mid game:
Keep farming minions and use your ulti whenever you got less than 50% of your health.
Spam cleaver and if your gonna push a tower, use machoscism because machoscism kills towers GREAT.
Late game
By this time you should just be the tank in teamfights and play cool, remember always use your ulti if less that 50% of health.
Additional notes:
Switch out thornmail for Banshee's veil if the enemy team has many AP champs.
Use cleaver all the time and use it to last hit minions, dont bother do care about the life cost since you will regain the health when its avalible again.
use your ultimate whenever you have less than 50% of your health.
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Doctors say the misery stretches from Mississippi to Ohio and from Georgia to Texas, where a drought has exacerbated the problem. Forecasters and allergists blame the unseasonably warm weather, and few cold snaps, for causing plants to bloom weeks earlier than normal and release the allergy-causing particles.
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Mayoral candidates won't be the only folks walking around with clipboards in Chicago this weekend. In eight high-density wards flush with young people, the Progressive Alliance-Cook County (PA-CC) will send 150 volunteers out into the streets Saturday to register potential voters and promote participation in the upcoming midterm elections.
PA-CC is a new and diverse group of political professionals, non-profit staffers, and financial operators who are trying to build what steering committee co-chair Karlo Marcelo called a "generational alliance" of progressive voices in northern Illinois. This weekend's drive is their first coordinated event, one they hope will both drum up support for the group and interest in the November races. They've set a goal of making contacts with 5,000 people and adding 1,000 new registrants to the voting rolls. GOTV follow-ups are also in the works.
Democrats in Illinois need young people to turn out in six weeks if they have any chance of holding ground. Yet very few of the local campaigns PA-CC has talked to have any staffers dedicated to youth and student outreach. "There's really nobody doing what we're doing right now," says Maceo Brown, another steering committee member. "There's a vacuum here." More broadly, Brown hopes PA-CC can engage left-leaning Chicagoans in the political process. "What do we want out of our politics for the next 20 years?" he asked.


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DAVID KRONEMYER: There's a semi-not-obvious issue with the now-popular Eurorack format, which is that while the modules may be economically-priced, the racks are expensive. And while they are amazing, many of the newer modules no longer are so economically priced. Doepfer's dealer in the U.S. is Analogue Haven/Shawn Cleary. Shawn sells Doepfer Euroracks for $530 + shipping (approximately $35) + California's confiscatory 9.75% sales tax (if you live in California, at least). This pushes to $620 per rack. If one has 10 modules in a rack (which seems to be about the average width), this adds an extra $62 to the cost of each module. Compare: a set of MOTM rails, which will accommodate 10 single-width modules, is $54 + shipping; a set of synthesizers.com rails, which will accommodate eight single-width modules, is $65 + shipping; and a set of Blacet (frac rack) rails, which will accommodate five double-width modules, is $79 + shipping. Even if you double these to reach the same average module density as a Eurorack, you're still at about 25% of the cost.
Please understand I'm not bagging on Shawn or saying the Eurorack isn't worth it. In fact we have about a dozen of them! It's a highly specialized business and I'm sure Shawn's margins are really thin. I'm just making an observation about relative cost. Also, there are less expensive alternatives. For example, Monorocket (also available through Analogue Haven) makes a portable case for $350 (though it's not a rack mount).
There's another problem with Euroracks, which is the power supply. While the buss board offers +5 VDC, all Doepfer power supplies now are +12/–12 VDC. If you want +5 VDC – a necessity for many modules from Analogue Solutions, for example – you're out of luck. Doepfer makes a little thingy that converts +12VDC to +5VDC. While we've never tried it, the picture on Doepfer's site makes it look not all that sturdy, capable of handling one or two modules at most. On top of that the Doepfer power supply is 1200 mA, which leaves little head-room. Doepfer used to make a power supply with only half that much! As a general principle, the more head-room, the better the sound.
We are very careful with module count, correct polarity, etc. However, mysteriously, the –12 VDC on one of our Doepfer power supplies recently disappeared. The +12 VDC was just fine, as were the buss boards. We realized we were exhausted by this tomfoolery and decided to install our own power supply, which also would provide +5 VDC. Power One makes a high-quality linear power supply, sold by DigiKey (Part No. 179-2317-ND). It gives +12 VDC, –12 VDC and +5 VDC, all in one convenient unit. So we removed the now-deceased Doepfer power supply and installed this one instead.
This power supply is way overkill for the rack. As you can see the Alcatel connectors also are ludicrously huge for this application. The only reason why we used them, and the heavy-gauge wire, is because we had them lying around from a previous project. It was a happy moment to see all of the LEDs on the Doepfer buss rail light up. We are eyeing our other Doepfer racks guardedly.
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We all know by now how much of a fan I am of Jack Wills. I love the quintessentially British style and the exceptionally good quality pieces and Mr WLL does too.
On our recent trip to Oxford between Christmas and New Year, we were out in the city centre on our way to see the castle and old prison and I was freezing cold. The gloves I'd taken away with me just weren't cutting it and my poncho wasn't keeping out the cold so headed into a few shops on our way to the museum to get me some knitwear.
While we passed quite a few stores, I spotted Jack Wills in the distance after a failed knitwear mission in The White Company. I'm a big believer in not wasting money on something I wont use again, so I didn't want to just buy anything to keep me warm- I wanted to buy something that was good quality, from a brand that I love and that I will certainly wear again.
It was actually Mr WLL who spotted the pink knitwear set in Jack Wills. These are all items that are bought separately and while I was originally just looking for a hat and some mittens, I had to buy the matching scarf to complete the set. These were all in the sale and an absolutely fabulous deal for such great quality knitted accessories.
The Kersbrook Scarf, Allwood Hat and Dashwood Mittens are a beautiful pink magenta colour, much brighter than these photos show. They're all made from lambswool and have white detailing in a fairisle inspired print. The mittens are the cutest with their faux fur lining; I much prefer mittens to gloves as my fingers feel less restricted and I like that I can feel my actual fingers in them, if that makes any sense at all!
I've been buying Jack Wills knitted accessories for years and can really attest to how amazing they are. These kept me so warm while we were exploring Oxford and I can't wait to wear them out and about now that I'm home.
Some of you may know that I joined a new fitness club back in December. I have an injury that prevents me from doing a lot but this particular club has some water based classes that are ideal for me at the moment as they are a very light form of exercise.
Joining the club is more for rehabilitation than to get fit but I still wanted to upgrade some of my current gym accessories and clothing.
I had just been buying bottles of water to take with me but I don't particularly like doing that as I like to save money where I can so that I can spend it on nice things that I can keep rather than throwing it in the recycling! So I picked up this Jack Wills gym water bottle. I believe it was in the sale although I can't see sight nor sound of it on the Jack Wills website- in fact, I can't see any of their homeware on there. I do hope they haven't stopped selling it all together as I loved the look of their huge cushions!
I also thought my current Jack Wills gym bag was in need of an upgrade. You can see the one that I was using back in my 'Whats In My Gym Bag?' post and I'm sure you'll agree that the one I've bought to replace it is a much more appropriate colour; the pink body of my old bag has got quite dirty after years at uni and dragging it in and out of gym lockers! I'm going to clean it up though so that I can use it as a hand luggage bag.
Anyway, back to my new gym bag. It is a long, cylindrical duffel style bag in navy blue with the Jack Wills Physical Training design on the side. I love that it has two top handles and also a long strap so it can be carried, worn over the shoulder or across the body. I've packed it tonight, ready for my class in the morning and it has fit everything I need in it. If you'd like to see a new 'Whats In My Gym Bag?' post or video then do let me know as things have really changed since my last post!
Visit the Jack Wills website here or grab a bargain at the outlet. For the knitwear in this post, you can shop it below (plus they're available in Navy and White as well as Cream and Grey).
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The evolution of neckwear… It is a history we should all know.
The first thing ever done in a bow tie? Or necktie?
TPS reports? A business trip to New York? Not exactly.
It started with men in the field of battle.
Croatian mercenaries in the 17th century needed a way to keep their shirts from flapping in the wind as they were riding their horses into battle. The solution? The cravat. A modern day form of a bow tie was created to tie around their necks.
Yes, you heard it right. A necktie or bow tie is actually an invention of war.
How's that for some interesting history?
The fascinating part of men's clothing is that it is filled with all these intriguing stories like this. It wasn't fashion companies inventing ideas, it was out of function, purpose, and need.
When I think of man. I think of movement. We are on the move. We need that in our life. Adventure and action. Testing and exploration. So much of our clothing is made for this life. And even the bow tie and necktie was about man's need for function when he was on the move.
We should be proud of that, and honor that history in our selection.
The more you look back, what you find is that most clothing for men started that way. Function before this modern era of fashion took over. Men needed a collar, a pocket, a rivet, a fabric because of the function of the item.
As you look at the evolution of clothes, I think its worth to ask, does it honor its history? Would the modern inventors be proud of your style today?
When I look at modern day paisley pink polka dotted fashion ties, it might be good to ask… does this honor my history? Maybe it makes your momma proud, but what about those mercenaries?
My advice? Wear clothing with a sense of pride and honor that history. Maybe you can make a little of your own for the next generation.
And when you see the guy who might look a little too pretty and dandy in all that paisley pink wonderland of modern fashion…
Ask if he knows the history of that necktie or bow tie.
He might look a little confused.
Just leave him a little thought…
"You should look that up."


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Whisk together 2 cups of the yogurt and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the milk, 1 teaspoon of the chile de arbol, 2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl until combined. Add the chicken and toss to coat evenly in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and rinse under cold water to remove the marinade. Pat dry on paper towels. Combine 2 teaspoons kosher salt, the remaining 1 teaspoon chile de arbol and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl. Put the chicken pieces on a large baking sheet and brush on both sides with canola oil. Season on both sides with the salt mixture and bake until lightly golden brown and the internal temperature registers 145 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 25 minutes. Transfer to the refrigerator until cool enough to handle, about 20 minutes.
Whisk together the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, 1 tablespoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a large baking dish until combined. Whisk together the remaining 2 cups of yogurt and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of milk in a medium bowl. Season with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and pinch of black pepper. Working in batches, dip the chicken pieces in the yogurt mixture, then dredge in the flour mixture, tapping off excess flour.
Heat 2 inches of canola oil in a large cast iron pan over medium heat until it begins to shimmer. Fry the chicken in batches until golden brown on both sides and just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove to a baking rack set over a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
Place a Buttermilk Waffle on a plate, spread with the Tangerine Pink Peppercorn Butter, top with some fried chicken and drizzle with the Sorghum-Bourbon-Tangerine Syrup. Garnish with the Blackberry-Pomegranate Relish.
Preheat a waffle iron. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F to keep the waffles warm, if desired. Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk the egg yolks with the buttermilk and butter in another medium bowl.
Beat the egg whites until they just hold a 2-inch peak.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients in a thin steady stream while gently mixing with a rubber spatula; be careful not to add the liquid faster than you can incorporate it. Towards the end of mixing, use a folding motion to incorporate the ingredients; gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
Spread the appropriate amount of batter onto the waffle iron. Following the manufacturer¿s instructions, cook the waffles until golden brown, 2 to 5 minutes. Serve immediately or keep warm in the oven.
Prepare an ice bath. Combine the tangerine juice and bourbon in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and cook until reduced to 1/2 cup. Transfer to a small bowl, place the bowl inside the ice bath and stir until cold.
Put the butter in a medium bowl, add the tangerine juice mixture, honey, peppercorns and salt and stir until combined.
Combine the sorghum syrup and tangerine zest and juice in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Serve warm.
Combine the blackberries, pomegranate seeds and mint in a bowl. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
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Blizzard shares plans for what it has in store for WoW's 10th anniversary.
What could be better than a corgi? Why a fiery corgi, of course!
This November will be the 10th anniversary of World of Warcraft's release. There are several in-game events in planning; check out the preview after the jump!
Tarren Mill vs. Southshore: The Rematch
If you engaged in PvP early on in WoW, you might have fond memories of—and perhaps a few scars from—the endless tug-of-war between Horde and Alliance players at Tarren Mill and Southshore. To recapture that feeling, we'll be opening a Team Deathmatch–style Battleground based on that timeless struggle. However, unlike the old days of Tarren Mill vs. Southshore, there will be a clearly defined victor, so you'll need to work as a team or face crushing defeat.
Molten Core Gets Boosted
Molten Core provided many WoW players with their first taste of WoW raiding. For the anniversary celebration, max-level players will be able to participate in a special 40-player Raid Finder version to relive the experience of hunting down Ragnaros and his minions within his fiery lair. Downing the Firelord will earn you an Achievement and a special Core Hound mount reward (fireproof leg armor not included).
Anyone who logs in during the 10-year anniversary event will also be able to claim a feisty, fiery new pet: the Molten Corgi! Just think of the corgi-parade potential when you and your friends summon these wee waddling balls of fire for a walk.
These events and rewards will only be available for a limited time, so make sure to check back with us later for more information on when you can expect to see all of these events and goodies in-game.
Hop over to Wowhead for some blue tweets clarifying the Tarren Mill vs Southshore event.
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SOURCE: BroadSoft, Inc.
February 10, 2014 02:00 ET
Program Simplifies Services Deployment and Reduces Enterprise Total Cost of Ownership While Accelerating Service Provider Revenue
Program Simplifies Services Deployment and Reduces Enterprise Total Cost of Ownership While Accelerating Service Provider Revenue
LOD, ISRAEL and GAITHERSBURG, MD--(Marketwired - Feb 10, 2014) - AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC), a leading provider of converged voice solutions that enable enterprises and service providers to transition to all-IP voice networks, and BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT), the leading global provider of software that enables mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to deliver real-time communications over their IP networks, today announced that the two companies are collaborating on One Voice for Hosted Services, a program designed to help service providers accelerate time to revenue for their hosted communications services.
One Voice for Hosted Services combines the power of BroadSoft's unified communications services with AudioCodes' innovative IP phones, SMB routers, SBCs, ATAs and Gateways to provide an integrated, zero touch provisioning, low total cost of ownership (TCO) option for enterprise customers. This single platform addresses the needs of all business types.
BroadSoft's Chief Executive Officer, Michael Tessler, and AudioCodes Chief Executive Officer, Shabtai Adlersberg, together will introduce the benefits of One Voice for Hosted Services at the Skyloft Sheraton Airport hotel in Frankfurt, Germany on 19 February 2014. During the event, they will share their views on the competitive enterprise communication landscape and how this new program can provide greater value and accelerate the growth of a service provider's hosted unified communications offers.
"We are committed to continuing to innovate on behalf of our service provider customers to ensure the rapid adoption of their hosted unified communications services," said Michael Tessler, chief executive officer, BroadSoft. "We are excited to extend our collaboration with AudioCodes to offer a comprehensive, cost effective solution that will enable our customers to meet the needs of their enterprise customers, while speeding their time to revenue."
"After many years of successful cooperation with BroadSoft, we are very pleased to take our relationship to the next level with the One Voice for Hosted Services program," said Shabtai Adlersberg, CEO of AudioCodes. "AudioCodes prides itself in having the most interoperable platforms on the market and a complete suite of connectivity solutions - from IP Phones and Gateways, to SMB routers and Session Border Controllers. This allows us to package a 'One Voice' offering that removes the complexity of multiple vendors and reduces TCO, making it highly attractive for BroadSoft's customers."
"In today's increasingly competitive environment and facing challenges from so-called Over-the-Top (OTT) applications impacting their businesses, service providers need to respond by bringing their own disruptive solutions to the market," said Dean Bubley, Founder and Director of Disruptive Analysis, who will be presenting a keynote address at the joint kickoff event in Frankfurt. "Service providers need to find and exploit new revenue sources, despite the emerging profile of Internet players. Approaches such as the collaboration between BroadSoft and AudioCodes push towards removing complexity, reducing TCO and enabling service providers to bring new services into the market faster and easier -- or even in an OTT model themselves."
About BroadSoft
BroadSoft is the leading provider of software and services that enable mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to offer Unified Communications over their Internet Protocol networks. The Company's core communications platform enables the delivery of a range of enterprise and consumer calling, messaging and collaboration communication services, including private branch exchanges, video calling, text messaging and converged mobile and fixed-line services.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "will" and "enable" and other similar terms and phrases and include, among others, statements regarding the benefits to customers of BroadSoft from using the One Voice for Hosted Services program. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the success and customer adoption of the One Voice for Hosted Services program and the resulting financial and other benefits to BroadSoft, as well as those factors contained in the "Risk Factors" sections of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on February 27, 2013, and in BroadSoft's other filings with the SEC. All information in this release is as of February 10, 2014. Except as required by law, BroadSoft undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement made herein for any reason to conform the statement to actual results or changes in its expectations.
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ: AUDC) designs, develops and sells advanced Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and converged VoIP and Data networking products and applications to Service Providers and Enterprises. AudioCodes is a VoIP technology market leader focused on converged VoIP and data communications and its products are deployed globally in Broadband, Mobile, Enterprise networks and Cable. The Company provides a range of innovative, cost-effective products including Media Gateways, Multi-Service Business Routers, Session Border Controllers (SBC), Residential Gateways, IP Phones, Media Servers, Value Added Applications and Professional Services. AudioCodes' underlying technology, VoIPerfectHD™, relies on AudioCodes' leadership in DSP, voice coding and voice processing technologies. AudioCodes' High Definition (HD) VoIP technologies and products provide enhanced intelligibility and a better end user communication experience in Voice communications. For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com.
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Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and the demand for existing products; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development, upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; possible need for additional financing; the ability to satisfy covenants in the Company's loan agreements; possible disruptions from acquisitions; the ability of AudioCodes to successfully integrate the products and operations of acquired companies into AudioCodes' business; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.
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Coleman commits to new Everton deal
Everton defender Seamus Coleman has signed a new five-year contract to keep him at Goodison Park until the end of the 2018/19 season.
The highly rated Republic of Ireland right-back enjoyed a superb individual campaign in 2013/14, scooping Everton's player of the year award and earning a place in the PFA team of the season.
Coleman played 41 times last term, showcasing his considerable attacking talents with an impressive seven goals.
The 25-year-old has made 143 appearances for Everton since joining from League of Ireland outfit Sligo Rovers in January 2009 and his decision to put pen to paper on fresh terms will be welcomed by supporters of the Merseyside club following speculation linking him to Manchester United, and more recently, Arsenal.
"With how much I love playing at Everton, I was delighted to get the chance to sign another contract," Coleman told the club's website.
"I've been at Everton five years now and I love everything around the place. I love working with all the players, the staff, the coaching staff - everything. It was a very happy decision to make.
"With the manager and some of the players we have, we're going to the right places."
Coleman follows the example of manager Roberto Martinez after the former Wigan Athletic boss agreed a new five-year deal earlier this month, having secured a fifth-place finish in his maiden season in charge.
Goalkeeper Tim Howard, left-back Leighton Baines and defender Sylvain Distin have all agreed new contracts at Goodison since the turn of the year.


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Not every authorship name is the writer's real name. Yes, odds are even you don't use your real name for all your online membership accounts, blogging, emailing, content writing, comments, so on and so forth. You probably haven't thought about it in terms of a pen name, alias, nom de plume, also known as (aka), or pseudonym. You may have picked an assortment of random letters and numbers or some obscure character or terminology to serve as your online identity; thus, you have assigned yourself a nom de plume. The days of a strict interpretation of nom de plume being a recognizable and realistic name are long gone. Actors and entertainers have been using one word names or a collection of words and letters to serve as their public identities for many years, for example: Madonna, Sting, Seal, Cher, L.L.Cool J, Ice-T, Vanilla Ice, Eminem, Carrot-Top, are just a few of the pseudonyms currently being used the entertainment world.Credit: Pixabay Image
Online Writers
More and more online writers are posting their work under a pen name (also called pseudonym or nom de plume) or some odd collection of letters and numbers instead of using their real name. Not using your real name is fine, and sometimes preferential as will be discussed further in this article. Creating an alter-ego has a long history of use by some the great authors of history. In fact, it was a necessity for some authors publishing controversial scientific and political messages to use a pseudonym disconnected from their real identity for self-protection.
Books and Authors
Online writing is a different animal and the reasons for publishing under a pseudonym or compilation of letters and numbers does create advantages and disadvantages. Some people feel that it gives them a sense of security or privacy; some just think they have created a cute moniker. However, one of the problems content writers and bloggers are now finding that when they post under a non-name (meaning identifying themselves with something other than a recognizable moniker), their work may be scraped-up or stolen and re-posted by someone else under their own identity. When you use a non-name it's difficult to impossible to fight for your copyrights when your hard work is stolen. Let's continue to look at why authors use of a pen name; why are they used; who are some of the authors that use them; and how to create or select one of these aliases.
NOTE to Readers: To avoid the redundancy of the term "pen name," and to avoid excess word density issues that adversely affect Google, I'll use the acronym PN in place of pen name from this point forward until the final paragraph. Nom de plume, pseudonym and moniker will continued to be used for that purpose as well.
Who is the Real Author of the Book
PNs can actually be a fun thing to do. Some writers find it advantageous to use a separate identity when they write in more than one genre. For instance, if you write romance novels and science fiction stories, you might use two pseudonyms, one for each genre. In this way you can establish and maintain a relationship between the readers of that genre with that specific writer identity; that is your alternate ego author who just happens to specialize in that genre.
The etymology of the term nom de plume is that it is a British phrase; although the phrase nom de guerre already existed in France and later the term guerre (war) was changed to plume referring to a pen.
One thing to say right up front is, don't expect your PN to keep your true identity secret for a long time. With the internet and network of critics searching information about authors and books, it is difficult to really expect to maintain anonymity for very long. This happened to Stephen King after he published a few novels under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and critics eventually recognized the similarities in writing style.
A Brief What and Why of a PN
To protect you and your family: This was the case with the science fiction writer Alice Bradley Sheldon (Alice Hastings Bradley), a former WWII Army Air Force Intelligence career field and later for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who had several personal reasons for writing under the names James Tiptree, Jr. and Raccoona Sheldon.
To mask or shift gender: Anne Brontë wrote under the pseudonym Acton Bell to imply a masculine writer. Sharon M. Kava used the false identity of Alex Kava. Arthur Davison Ficke wrote under the feminine name Anne Knish.
Disguise for prolific writers: Sometimes an author feels the need to disguise the fact that they publish a large volume of work over a short period of time. Dean Koontz wrote under the nom de plumes of Aaron Wolfe, Brian Coffey, David Axton, Deanna Dwyer, John Hill, K.R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Owen West, and Richard Paige.
Credibility: A writer may also want to establish credibility for writing in one genre and later write in another genre.
Branding: PNs are also used for unifying and branding purposes involving multiple authors. The Hardy Boys series was written under the identity of Franklin W. Dixon and Nancy Drew mysteries written under the identity if Carolyn Keene, even though in both cases there were several different authors involved in creating both series. Branding also includes the idea of using one PN to encompass collaborative groups of authors. Examples include: the name Ellery Queen (authors James Yaffe, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee).
Amusement: Another reason for use of a pseudonym is simply as a means of amusement or to relay a subtle message or as a link to the writer's history.
Nick Name: Lessor used yet still worth mentioning, an author may have a nick name or "second name" that they are associated with and prefer to write under that moniker. For example a few common nick names or second names are: "Butch," Chuck," "Liz," and "Bud."
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Next in "How to Create a Nom de Plume: Part 2 of 3" we will continue with the discussion of who and what these pseudonyms are used and begin our exploration of methods for actually creating your own alternative identity for authorship purposes.


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