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After the market closed yesterday, we heard from Amazon and Microsoft, both of whom delivered expectation-beating sets of results.
Microsoft has risen more than 6% in today's trading, surging on the back of a 17% increase in quarterly revenue compared to a year ago. The company reported earnings of 62 cents per share (compared to 52 cents in the same quarter last year and 54 cents forecast by analysts) on revenue of $18.53 billion.
Microsoft has had its fair share of problems recently, with a disappointing start to its Surface tablet and sluggish sales of Windows 8 amid a slowdown in the PC market, but there are now promising signs in some of these previously troublesome areas. Declines in the PC market are still hurting the Windows division, and will likely continue to do so, but sales of its Surface tablets are starting to pick up, Microsoft's enterprise products show robust growth and revenue from the much-maligned Bing is expanding at a rapid pace.
Amazon made a third-quarter loss of 9 cents per share, which was in line with estimates, on revenue of $17.09 billion, which is 24% higher than the comparable quarter in 2012 and higher than expected. Amazon's modus operandi of spending vast amounts of cash now in the hopes of future growth does not appear to be deterring investors, and its share price has risen 8.5% today.
That has helped to bump the leading US stock indices higher today, especially the NASDAQ, in which these stocks have a greater combined weighting than the Dow or S&P 500 (Amazon isn't a component of the Dow, while Microsoft's weighting in the NASDAQ is several times that of its weighting in the S&P 500).
By early afternoon in New York, the Dow was up 0.17% or 26 points at 15,535, the S&P 500 was up 0.16% at 1754.9 and the NASDAQ 100 gained 0.51% to 3379.2.
Macroeconomic news has not been very encouraging though, with consumer sentiment continuing to slump in October and durable goods orders dropping 0.1% in September with the volatile transportation component stripped out (the headline rate, including transportation, rose 3.7%). This suggests that even before the shutdown, the manufacturing sector was experiencing a soft patch.

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| Peace bridge crossing Niagara River between Buffalo, N. Y. and Fort Erie, Ont. Visit Buffalo and see Niagara Falls during the World's Fair. For safe, rapid, convenient crossing of the Niagara river use the Peace Bridge. The scenic route to Niagara Falls and the shortest route to Detroit and the West. U. S. Terminal at foot of Vermont St., Buffalo, New York.


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It's probably not hard to come up with a list of sights that can move you to tears: a newborn baby, soldiers reunited with their families, a smiling bride and groom.
Here are two more I guarantee will move you: the survivor lap and the luminaria ceremony at a Relay For Life.
Julie Carter's relay team, "The Carter Clan," has been a leader in fundraising at the relay for several years. Her favorite part is the sunset luminaria ceremony.
Relay For Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The luminaria ceremony is a chance to support survivors and those battling cancer. For $10, you can buy an illuminated bag in honor or memory of a loved one. Last year more than 3,000 luminarias graced the field at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center, each representing a life affected by cancer.
Julie and David Carter surely will be remembering David's father with a luminaria. He died from lymphoma, inspiring his family to participate in the relay each year.
To raise money, the Carter Clan holds a big yard sale at David's business (Appraisal Associates) in Concord every April. They also seek business sponsors.
But their biggest moneymaker is the barbecue chicken dinner they put on at the relay. David's mother, Ruby, prepares her homemade sauce for the chicken. Every year, Julie said, relay regulars come looking for a plate of chicken with beans and slaw.
Julie said she's not sure how many the Carter Clan will have walking this year - maybe 18 or 20 - depending on who brings a girlfriend.
This year's event will run from 11 a.m. May 15 to 11 a.m. May 16. Most relay participants stay awake throughout; because cancer never sleeps, Julie said, neither do they.
Traditionally, local cancer survivors open the relay by walking the first lap around the track. That will be followed by a survivors' lunch. This year the event has added a second survivors' lap.
At about 6:30 p.m. survivors can take part in a birthday celebration, which will be followed by the second survivors' lap about 7:45 p.m.
Heather Reynolds, local relay coordinator, said she hopes to find at least 1,500 cancer survivors to participate. Besides being honored with lunch and a birthday party, survivors will receive small gift packages.
Cancer survivors who want to participate can register at relay.acsevents.org or call Heather Reynolds, 704-796-5317.
You can buy a luminaria at that Web site. We all have loved ones who have battled cancer. If everyone buys luminarias for everyone they've known with cancer, imagine the strength of the light in the evening sky. It would be an unforgettably moving sight.


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From today'sNYTimes: This, for example, is how the eponymous hero of Amis's novel awakens the morning after: "not for him the slow, gracious wandering from the halls of sleep, but a summary, forcible ejection. He lay sprawled, too wicked to move, spewed up like a broken spider-crab on the tarry shingle of the morning. The […]
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Twitter revelation about the left . . . how many more are there?
I don't know Howard Rheingold's politics but his twitter stream has always made me think of him as a New Left guy . . . I wonder how many old New Lefties are having this thought process (read bottom one first):
Freaky Amazon Moment
While looking the Nintendo DC classics series, I found this on Amazon: A package deal from Penguin where you get roughly 1000 penguin books (chosen by Penguin to be the best or most representative of their publishing tradition and literary excellen), for less than 8000 dollars. "Kate" went ahead and did it:
Paul Krugman's Rules of Research
From his Nobel talk slides: The meaning of the first one was not immediately apparent to me, so I found a longer version of the rules, where Krugman explains: "Pay attention to what intelligent people are saying, even if they do not have your customs or speak your analytical language." Applies to many, many things.


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For hotels near Junction 25 of the M1, you can't get much closer than us, as we're only 500 metres away from this route, and staying at hotels near the M1 allows you to be on your way to a huge choice of attractions in just a matter of minutes. Nottingham and Derby are both within 8 miles of our hotel, and nearby Long Eaton (just 2 miles away) also has plenty to recommend, so you'll never be short of entertainment.
Furthermore, Long Eaton also possesses an array of direct railway links to London St Pancras and other cites of note. Because the bus service in Nottingham and Derby is so efficient, you can also be dropped off within easy walking distance of our hotel on the return journey, and our reception staff will arrange taxis or other alternative transport arrangements to suit your needs.
Nearest Motorway: Only 500 metres away, the M1 at Junction 25 – J25 M1
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MonColle Figures - Naganadel | Alola Ninetails (PREORDER - August 25 Release)
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As we are heading to a new year, it finally seems as if we are getting closer to having all of our first team players fit and ready for selection. This is obviously a really good thing for the club, fans and the manager but it will also mean that the latter will have some serious decisions to make in the up and coming weeks.
Most importantly for the squad is the return to hopefully a fit and maybe more hungry club captain Thierry Henry. Very few fans would argue that he should walk straight back into the team, and his goals and performances since he signed back in 2001 have been unbelievable.
But the truth of the matter is that he hasn't been missed in recent weeks. Robin Van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor have been in wonderful form and have struck up and great relationship. The work rate and strength of Adebayor along with the guile and ability of Robin Van Persie have seen both strikers score 6 in 4 games.
I'm sure Arsene already has the solution to this wonderful problem, if I can call it that and I guess we will have to wait and see what this could be.
My one worry is that unless he plays 4-3-3 (Which I don't imagine us doing) we may have a player left on the sidelines that feels that he does not deserve to be left out and this may dent his confidence. I think that as a paring, Henry and Adebayor are the most suited and both players work well for eachother. Unless of course Adebayor has the cheek to go for goal himself instead of passing to the captain, but hey, that's another article.
At the same time I feel that Robin Van Persie is finding some true form and he is one of the only players in our squad who can do that something a bit special that can win the game as we witnessed against Watford. The way he shifted the ball and his body to curl round the keeper was pure class, I've watched that over and over again and I still love it.
I think its clear to most that a left wing Robin Van Persie in a 4-5-1 and a striking RVP in a 4-4-2 are two totally different players and I know which one I would rather have.
Making the side stronger is Wengers prime objective and he watches these players day to day so I have my faith in him to make the correct decision.
This can only be a good thing I guess, at least we are not like those lot at the other side of north London only managing to find 1 striker on form at a time.


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Needle disposal program to expand in Sudbury, Ont.
Health unit plans to add more biohazard bins around the city
Residents in Sudbury, Ont. should get used to seeing more community biohazard bins around the city, according to officials with the Sudbury and District Health Unit.
The health unit is looking to expand its needle disposal program.
The bins are secure receptacles where people can throw out used syringes. Currently, there are two: one near Louis Street and another at the site of the health unit's Paris Street office.
Public health nurse Ginette Cyr told CBC News there are plans to put another bin in New Sudbury, with discussions taking place on how to add even more.
"Not every one has a safe place to live and a safe place to inject," she said.
"A lot of these people are couch surfing. A lot of these people are homeless. So that's part of the reason why they don't have any safe place to store."
Used needles are commonly found on the ground in the spring, as melting snow reveals those tossed away over the winter.
If people plan to pick up syringes themselves, Cyr advised being very careful not to get poked.
"Some of the clients that use the needles might potentially be infected with HIV or Hepatitis C," she said. "Not all the clients, but some — we just don't know if the needle was in contact with some of those viruses."
Cyr said people should wear work gloves and use tongs or pliers to pick up needles, and any syringes should be put in a heavy duty plastic or a metal container sealed by duct tape.


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Young Business Skills Winner & Finalists
The competition, which aims to assess business skills and awareness of topical agricultural issues, was open to anyone aged 18-25.
The AgriScot Business Skills Competition sponsored by Biocell agri and supported by SAYFC and SRUC award was won by Andrew McGregor from Carluke. Here he is photographed with Alec Ross from Biocell agri.
Having impressed the judges with his business management skills and knowledge of agri-business issues, Mr MacGregor, a dairy farmer from Carluke, took home the coveted title and a prize of £1000. An agriculture graduate from SRUC Edinburgh, Andrew subsequently worked on farms in New Zealand before returning home to the family farm, during which time he has participated in the Tesco Future Farmer Foundation. He is very active within the SAYFC and is the current holder of their "Member of the Year" award.
Having reached the last stage at this week's AgriScot event, the competition's finalists faced a tiebreaker that involved them evaluating NEOLAC, a rumen protected meal launched earlier that morning by Norvite. Each finalist then gave a presentation on their assessment to a judging panel who also asked a range of questions on business skills, topical agricultural issues and how they are developing their CV. The judging panel was chaired by James Buchanan of SAC Consulting, who was joined by Ian Hope of Galbraith, and John Kinnaird of AgriScot.
The other three finalists in the competition, which was sponsored by Biocell Agri and supported by SAYFC and SRUC, were:
* Lyndsey Allen – from a family farm in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, Lyndsey is currently in her final year of the BSc Agriculture course at SRUC Ayr and her goal on graduating is to become a ruminant nutritionist.
* Kerry Cartwright – an agricultural student from Invergordon. Kerry is in her third year of the BSc Agriculture course at SRUC Aberdeen and combines this with duties as the Campus Officer for the Student Association.
* Sarah Mowat – a farm administrator for John Scott, Fearn Farm, Ross-shire. Sarah, originally from Orkney, is an Honours graduate from the Rural Business Management course at SRUC Aberdeen. Sarah is very active for the SAYFC, currently holding both secretary and treasurer positions within the organisation.
Mr McGregor commented on his success: "It feels great to have won the award. The Business Skills competition is great, it really gives you a chance to grow your knowledge and skills whilst being practically challenging."
Judge Mr Buchanan, said: "It was refreshing to see the industry in good health with four such strong finalists. The winner, Andrew McGregor, demonstrated a good all round understanding of business skills and his presentation on the new product evaluation set him apart from the other finalists."
Scotland agent for Biocell Agri, Alec Ross, who presented Andrew with his award, added: "We started sponsoring the Business Skills Award eight years ago and the quality of the contestants goes up year on year. It's a privilege to be involved in sharing good news within the industry, and it's good to know that the future is in good hands!"


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Emu Syndrome Coord (エミューシンドロームコーデ) is a rare coord by the cool brand Gothic Victoria. It debuted in Part 1 of the Data Carddass Aikatsu Stars! Wings of Stars series and did not appear in the anime. It shares its design with the Mystic Syndrome Coord.
Emu Syndrome Top
A white blouse with purple buttons on the chest to match the ruffled piece of fabric sewn around it, lined in gold. The sleeves are white and dark purple striped with a black lace cuff held by a dark blueberry ribbon. Around the torso is a matching purple band lined in gold with an ornate gold line detail in the middle, with each portion colored black, lavender, or purple. Black ruffled material is sewn around the bottom, while a midnight ribbon lined in gold rests on the top of the chest with two bead chains beneath it. A gold lock rests in the middle with an amethyst gem and four pearls. Comes with grey gloves that have a black ruffled cuff held with lavender and pink flowers.
Emu Syndrome Skirt
A light purple skirt with a slightly darker waistband. A pattern of black and gold locks adorned with purple and white plants alternates with crossing silver and gold keys. Around the middle is white fabric lined in black, held with a gold bead chain to match the one hanging beneath the waist, which is adorned with a midnight blue and gold bow, a gold cage, and several purple and white flowers with white leaf. In the middle of the chain is a single black key. Sticking out from the bottom is dark blueberry and white striped fabric with midnight blue lining. Black lace trims the bottom.
Emu Syndrome Pumps
Black and gold pumps with the front adorned by a gold lock surrounded by two flowers, one lavender, the other lilac. A midnight blue and gold ribbon is tied around the ankle. Comes with white knee-socks that have a pattern going down the side of the leg, along with a lilac ruffled cuff held by a dark blueberry ribbon.
Emu Syndrome Ribbon
A midnight blue ribbon tied into four sections and lined in gold. In the center is a gold lock with an amethyst diamond and four pearls. Comes with a purple stud earring connected to a gold chain attached to a black bow. On the bottom of the right earring is an amethyst diamond, while the left has a gold key.
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Ubisoft has deployed a new version for its digital distribution service, UPLAY. UPLAY 4.0 comes with integrated TwitchTV support and a new download manager that allows for better and faster downloads for upcoming games.
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sorry you couldn't make it this time Richard, you'll be with us in spirits ; )
Have a safe trip folks.
Wish i was there with you, but if its any consolation, the weather here in New Zealand is wet and over cast. Has been all week.
Looking forward to reading the write-up's seeing the photos.
sorry you couldn't make it this time Richard, you'll be with us in spirits ; )
Well everyone I think all the cash is in for the charity although there may be a few straglers
The total is just over £1400 so I will make it up to a round figure of £1500. Have sent off all of the cheques and asked for a letter of confirmation from the charity which I will forward to you all one way or another.
All that remains to say is thank you to all who participated and all that donated. The trip goes down as one of my all time favourites to date, it was a success beyond what I expected in many different ways and hopefully has inspired people to visit and explore Scotland.onyack
Its inspired me, so much so I will defo be doing something similar next year, see you all then
Thank you, you did all the work, I just rode a bike and had a ' Hoot o a time'
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Atlanta Rising
Rico Dominguez
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|Left Me For Dead
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Getaway Driver – Rico gains a +2 to cars when he is trying to get himself or his friends away from a situation, FAST!
Pop a Cap in Yo' Ass! – Rico can use Guns for Intimidation when he is armed.
Guns 4, Cars 4, Conviction 3, Rapport 3, Endurance 3, Fists 2
Rico never had much of a home. His mother was sickly and his father was gone. When his mother passed, he was thirteen years old. He got sent to live with an uncle in Atlanta, but the guy was an abusive asshole who constantly told Rico he would never amount to anything. Then, one day, Rico came home from school and his uncle wasn't home. Most of his stuff was gone except for some dried food in the cupboard, some really heavy furniture, and some of Rico's clothes. Before Rico could question what happened some gangsters broke in and demanded to know where his uncle had gone and where their money was. Apparently, his uncle was a bad gambler and had made deals with the wrong bookie. Since Rico didn't have an answer, the gangsters beat him to a bloody pulp and left him to die.
One of Rico's neighbors, a young boy named Marco Verde came in and saved his life. Much later, the two of them paid a visit to the gangster who had beaten Rico up and paid him back in kind. Rico decided to learn how to shoot a gun to keep such a thing from happening to him again. As Marco's posse grew, Rico and some of the guys have made some bad choices, and Rico is usually in charge of getting them out of trouble. Sometimes this means he pays off other thugs to let them go, others it means he drives like hell away from the situation, and sometimes he just has to take the trouble out of the picture, and a .45 caliber bullet usually does the trick. He hates doing it, though, because he knows it makes Marco look bad and that one of these days the posse isn't going to be able to protect him from the police.
Rico has really been trying to set himself straight since he started dating Ella St. Claire. He was the driving force (no pun intended) behind the opening of the car shop, but he doesn't have the charisma or leadership skills Marco has to keep the posse in line. With all the debts he's accumulated for the posse and all the dark stuff in his past, he doesn't think he'll ever make her a really good boyfriend, but he's doing the best he can.


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On the new site you'll find 6 new "Feature" pages highlighting the power of our data management and processing tools — and 8 new data pages highlighting the industries where we're having the biggest impact.
We've also got an exciting new blog, case studies, and white papers! Head over to the new Namara to have a look and let us know what you think!
After signing in to Namara, users will now see their organization's dashboard. This is a place to see the status of your imported data sets (coming soon), stats about public data on Namara, who's in your organization, and a list of your organization's subscriptions.
We're almost ready to start beta testing our "import your own data" feature. Reach out to let us know if you'd like to participate.
You'll start to notice more purple around the site. Purple is our new colour to highlight refined data on our platform. When you see the purple bar at the bottom of a data set summary, this means that the data set was derived from any number of other data sets.
Check out Lewis' great post about how we use Unity to build better data.
We've added an alternative way to see the data in your projects. This is especially helpful for smaller projects and behaves the same way our search pages do.
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Since putting my trusty Janome into storage earlier this year, I have really been missing my sewing machine. After considering my options - whether or not to get it posted over? get my Dad to bring it over? - I decided the easiest option would be to just buy myself a new sewing machine. And so, after a trip to Blokker I came home with this little Toyota - it's very basic compared to my nice Janome but it'll do what I need perfectly.
Since buying my new sewing machine however, I have been suffering from a complete lack of creativity. The machine sat in our car for days, then in it's box for some time before I decided to unpack it. It's nice having my own little sewing corner (and not having all my material and machine strewn all over the kitchen table like in Australia) but I'm at a loss as to what to do with it. Sadly, my new machine has only been put to the test just once, with an unsuccessful hemming of some of Mitch's jeans (next time, they are going to a tailor - lets just say I got a little bit scissor happy and my poor husband is now wearing slightly short jeans :-P ).
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Hi All, I'm still looking for a walk about lens for my K5. I currently have the 18-55, and 55-300. I want a lens I can pretty much keep on the camera 90% of the time. I was looking at the Pentax 18-135, but I would like a bit more reach than that. So I started looking at the Tamron Zoom Super Wide Angle 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Lens for Pentax Digital SLR, and the Sigma Zoom Super Wide Angle 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Aspherical (IF) Lens for Pentax Digital SLR. I want something with reliable focus, and fully compatibility with my K5. I do like the fact that the Pentax is weather sealed mainly to keep dust out. I don't mind spending extra money on the Pentax, but also want the extra reach. Which third party lens matches the K5 body color best? If that 18-135 were 18-200 I'd jump on it. I was also thinking of the Sigma 18-250. I'm not sure I like the Finish on the Sigma lens barrel. I don't know. Any suggestions would be great. Ready to order now.
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Tony - why buy a high end camera and put a cheap superzoom lens on it? That just doesn't make sense. The "best" superzoom lens is like the "best D student in the class".
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Must agree with John - the first lens I purchased for my K-M was the Tamron 18-250. It was rather convenient to have so much range in one lens, and the color quality was pretty good. But it never did yield very sharp results. Still have that lens, but almost never use it anymore...
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I really Hate to have to change lenses basically because of dust on the sensor. I'm really paranoid about it. I just bought the big rocket blower, but have not used it yet as I rarely change lenses. When I do it's always indoors, but there are so many times thats just not possible. I'm very happy with the results I get from my 55-300. What spoiled me is I came from a Lumix FZ30 with a 12 to 1 zoom. I'm really use to that, but I do love the image quality of the K5 sensor. I was just at Disney World the other day, and took a total of 8 shots because 55mm was just to much zoom for a lot of the shots I wanted.
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Tony - I've been "out on the trail" on several mountains for much of the past week, changing lenses many times (for example, on today's trip I used 5 different lenses!). If you are careful how you hold the lenses, careful to notice wind direction, and practice changing quickly, dust isn't usually that much of a problem.
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My procedure:
Camera strap around neck, with Lens #1 mounted.
Turn so wind is at my back.
Press lens release button and turn lens #1 SLIGHTLY.
Hold lens #2 in left hand, use right hand to remove rear lens cap, and hold lens cap between teeth(!!)
Hold lens #1 (still mounted on camera but ready to be taken off) with right hand.
Keep lens #2 in left hand, hold it just to the left of lens #1, turned so red dot is at the proper location for mounting.
Finish turning lens #1 with right hand so it is ready to be removed.
As right hand takes lens #1 away, left hand places lens #2 into the lens mount.
Turn lens #2 with left hand to mount it securely.
Take rear lens cap with left hand and mount on rear of lens #1.
Sound complicated, but works well & quickly for me.
Have only dropped a lens while mounting once - on a very cold day at a waterfall when my hands were very numb from the cold & damp.
(others may have different/better methods, hope they will "chime in")
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G'day Tony
I would suggest a compromise ... think about the 18-125 range for a GP lens + the existing 300mm for extras
I agree with your worries about dust - my lens swapping is not quite as refined as mole ^ but dust bunnies turn up all too often and really bug me
I can see why many of my more-serious 'tog mates have 2 bodies and just don't change lenses
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I change lenses all the time and follow a similar procedure to mole's. The only difference is that I have the new lens in my right hand and remove the old lens with the left. Also, the rear lens cap gets put in a pocket or the camera bag when I'm changing lenses - I can always use a soft lens brush if I get dust on the back element of the old lens before putting the rear cap on. The front caps are on the two lenses during the mounting process, otherwise I end up with fingerprints on the front element (I've learned to check the mounted lens now). I know that many don't change lenses at the beach, but if it's not too breezy and I'm not too close to ocean spray I don't hesitate to change.
Making sure you have your back to the wind is very, very important. Don't ask me how I know about it (once had a DS with a HUGE amount of dust in the viewfinder prism).
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Thirdly, you should not overlook the factor on personality. The character of this tour driver you intend to hire matters a lot. You do not want to hire somebody whose personality does not match yours. Not everybody is going to have the personality you'd wish for, however, you have the choice of looking for the ideal person to work with. Therefore, make sure that you don't rush so as to find somebody who'll make your tour fun and memorable. The attitude of the driver towards his or her work is very important. You don't need to hire somebody who's frustrated and does not have any zeal to get the job done. You will wind up getting frustrated too. A friendly person is all you need to be able to achieve your objective.
The level of expertise of the tour driver you prefer is a thing that should not be swept under the carpet. It is vital that you find out about how long the driver has been in business. Nothing beats experience in the professional world. A seasoned individual will have the ideal skills to deal with any circumstance. Being in the industry for quite some time makes a professional more preferable than individuals who are still new in the market.
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Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan sitting in the Northern District of Illinois rejected the complaints of an Indiana retailer and Illinois resident claiming Illinois law requiring customers receive their wine through Illinois retailers violated the Dormant Commerce Clause and the Privileges and Immunities clause of the Constitution.
In a crisp 9 page opinion, the court noted that the claims of Plaintiff "fail at the most basic starting point." The court outlined how the plaintiff failed to allege a preferential in versus out of state treatment. Moreover, the court noted, "Plaintiff's constitutional claim related to unfair treatment is an attempt to circumvent the Illinois statutory schemed designed to protect Illinois citizens." Moreover, the court noted that "Out of State Plaintiff's constitutional interests in conducting commerce in Illinois does not provide them with unfettered access to Illinois markets to prey on Illinois consumers and reap profits without regard to the health and welfare of the Illinois pubic without complying with Illinois regulations and laws that are applicable to all."
Presumably, the plaintiffs will bring another appeal to the 7th Circuit. We will see.
(previous post) Indiana Retailer Challenges Illinois Law Banning Out of State Retailer Shipping
Professor Alex Tanford has returned to the alcohol litigation wars. This time he and others are representing an Indiana retailer, owner and Illinois resident challenging laws in Illinois that permit Illinois residents to ship to consumers but prohibit out of state retailers. In the Complaint, the plaintiffs seek to invalidate the Illinois laws on dormant Commerce Clause and Privileges & Immunities grounds.
Similar lawsuits seeking the same relief have failed in the 2nd Circuit (Arnold v. Buy Rite) and the 5th Circuit (Siesta Village v. Steen). Missouri also has successfully defended wholesaler level regulation in the Southern Wine case at the 8th Circuit.
Illinois has had high profile investigations into unauthorized sales of alcohol by Indiana businesses. Illinois estimates losing million in tax revenues due to illegal sales.
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Again… There is a clear difference between the Bush Administration and the Clinton machine…
After the Evil Genious Karl Rove talked about firing all 93 US attorneys under President Bush- They didn't.
And… after the Clintons talked about firing all 93 US attorneys under President Clinton to save a friend who was being investigated for corruption by one of the attorneys- They did.
(The Clinton friend was later jailed anyway.)
Powerline says it is a "scandal" that refuses to grow.
Flopping Aces sees another breakdown on the way.
Althouse notes the NYT's obvious spin on the firings.
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Here's a bug for those on the clueless left – the administration doesn't have to tell anyone why they fire someone who serves at the expressed pleasure fo the President.
It probably wouldn't hurt if the administration borrowed that line.
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April-June, 2018
I ask myself this all the time. Why me? What is so holy about me that He has given me what so many others lack? What have I done of any real good that entitles me to miracles? His miracles.
I've known, from the moment I first opened A Course in Miracles that the words were already resonating within me even as I read the first principle of miracles, "There is no order of difficulty in miracles."
April-June, 2018
I was on my way to a Continuing Education Class — the kind where you have to clock in all the hours or you will not receive credit for the course.
Class started early, so I was driving in the weekly morning traffic. All of a sudden the cars in front of me starting veering off the lane. As I approached, I saw there was a large turkey that had been hit by a car, but had not been killed — he was severely injured and his legs were kicking and flailing.
April-June, 2018
There was nothing to eat in the fridge. I decided to stop at my local grocer on the way home. I drove to the store, selected a shopping cart, walked through the sliding door, dug through my bag for my shopping lists on my phone and suddenly just froze in my tracks. I realized that I had no special lists for nutritious foods or drinks. In fact, I had no grocery list at all. Richard, my husband of 30 years, had passed a week before. As a full time caregiver, I had not considered what I wanted to eat in months. I had no idea. This was the first of many poignant moments to come after my husband's transition in 2015.
April-June, 2018
THE PAUSE is a relaxation practice — real relaxation. When we relax — which is different from being a couch potato — we are much more able to let go of thoughts, feelings and judgments of our self, others and situations that are weighing us down. Step back is "The decision to get out of my own way." I notice that when I am willing to Step Back, to get out of my own way and I am willing to allow room for another way, mental strain loosens its grip on my mind, feelings overtaking my heart lighten up and the muscle tension in my body begins to soften.
January-March, 2018
January-March, 2018
There is a thing called happiness. What is it? How do I get it? How do I keep it? Where does it go?
I spent much of my life here looking for happiness — looking, searching, waiting, hoping. When I was a little girl, happiness seemed like something other people had. Other people knew how to do it right, to be happy. I saw Prince Charming rescue the princess and surely that had to be happiness. They even said they lived happily ever after. "Some day my prince will come. Some day, I will be happy." That's what kept me going in the seeming endless muck of life which mostly was the opposite of happy. I was sad, confused, disillusioned and lonely.
January-March, 2018
I can remember being harsh with my husband when I was married. I would feel attacked by him and I would defend myself. It felt like strength when I defended myself, but it was really weakness. I know now that "In my defenselessness my safety lies" is a wholly true statement. When I would defend myself two things would happen; our relationship would deteriorate a little, and I would feel more vulnerable.
At that time, I wasn't able to see things differently. It was going to be awhile before I realized the strength of gentleness. I had to learn that everyone is innocent in spite of appearances.
January-March, 2018
When you… reach out to another,
you are reaching in… to you.
So all you do… for others,
you also do… for you.
All that you may ask of me,
you ask for me and you.
And, all that you are giving me,
you also give to you.
January-March, 2018
I get asked a lot by my students and clients:
How can I be happy?
How can I no longer suffer?
How can things change in my life?
I always say, "It takes something" from my own experience and those whom I work with. There is a desire to heal, but not really. We still want to judge, we still don't want to forgive and still want to look for something outside in form to complete us.
January-March, 2018
One thing seems certain in this dream I call my life: There will always be significant forgiveness opportunities presented to me for my continued spiritual growth.
Coaching high school kids has always been a great passion for me. I have been with the same organization for 46 years now — the Lynbrook Owls varsity lacrosse team. Because of my longevity, I have been a witness to many tragedies of young people who transition from this world in their teens and early 20's.
January-March, 2018
This is a story about a recent experience that never happened. The names have not been changed because the people in the story are innocent.
As a new student of A Course in Miracles, my experience with the teaching, at times, is like a whisper in my ear of that which I have always known. In my life I have found that many times answers for problems have come to me "out of the blue" and even the ability to perform difficult tasks would suddenly manifest when I had not specifically been trained or educated to do them. What I did not realize, until I began studying the Course, is where they came from and how to intentionally access that information.
January-March, 2018
I have been a ACIM student for over 10 years. In the past five years or so I have had several visions that I would someday be helping Pathways of Light. When I sold my house in Wisconsin two years ago, I felt guided to check out St. Augustine Florida, which is 60 miles north of the offices of Pathway's of Light in Ormond Beach. While investigating St. Augustine, I called Pathway's of Light to see if there was anything for students in the Ormond Beach area. They said there was not a POL study group, and that only their office was here. I decided not to visit Ormond, and didn't feel St. Augustine was right for me.
I then felt guided to La Crosse, Wisconsin, and found a really nice apartment right off of the Mississippi River with a vast network of walking/bicycling trails right outside of the front door. In January of this year, I hired a real estate agent, was pre-approved for a loan and started to look for a home to purchase.
January-March, 2018
At the assisted living facility where I used to work, one of the memory impaired residents entered a room and closed the door. The problem was, it wasn't her room. When the housekeeper pointed out her mistake, the resident became belligerent and started to barricade the door.
From the common living room where I was giving a presentation, I could watch what was going on. None of the staff, nor her grown daughter who had been called in, were having any luck convincing the woman that that room was not her home. Because they were being gentle and trying not to further confuse or frighten her, when I left a half hour later, the problem still had not been resolved.
January-March, 2018
"When I respond with Love, I am accepting God's gift. When I respond with Love, I am channeling God, who is Love, to my brother."
This insight burst into my mind two days after the POL Ministers check-in meeting on Tuesday. Our sharing included a discussion about the events in Las Vegas two days prior, in the context of there being only two states — Love or a call for Love.
The conversation centered around the truth that, no matter what seems to be happening in the outer world of form, there is only one true way to look at it — it is an expression of Love, or it is a call for Love.
January-March, 2018
"Do not underestimate the power of the devotion of God's Son, nor the power the god he worships has over him. For he places himself at the altar of his god, whether it be the god he made or the God Who created him." (T-11.VI.5: 1-2)
Question: Inner Wisdom, what is the god I worship?
Answer: The god you worship is the world and everything in it. You are devoted to the world. You are also devoted to what people think of you. You are devoted to meeting expectations because that again ties into what people think of you. And this devotion drives your experience in the world.
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The Central Michigan soccer team is conducting walk-on tryouts at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the turf bay of the Indoor Athletic Complex.
The Chippewas are looking for full-time CMU female students with a strong background in the game and full-time CMU male students to serve as practice players.
Students interesting in tryout out must present by Thursday to the CMU Athletics training staff:
Results of a physical from the last six months.
Bring a document showing the player does not have sickle cell virus.
Bring a copy of their insurance card.
The Tryout Clearance Form and Tryout Pre-Participation Sport Physical Examination forms filled out.
The tryouts will last 90 minutes. Participants should have graduated high school in 2014 or later. Participants should bring soccer cleats, shin guards and be prepared for a soccer training session that includes technical work and small sided games run by the CMU coaching staff.


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I strive to 'eat clean' as much as I can – I'm no saint; I still have the odd splurge (mainly on weekends or after a few glasses of wine). But during the week, I try hard to stay focused and healthy minded with my eating.
There's one problem: my sweet tooth. As far back as I can remember, I've always loved the sweet stuff but now that I'm trying to be a bit more clean with my eating, I'm always looking for healthier alternatives to my beloved Ben and Jerry's.
I've experimented with various recipes over the past year or so that swap unhealthy ingredients for more nutritious ones and one recipe that I always go back to is my super simple, no bake granola bars; packed with oats, almond butter and raisins. I first discovered the recipe on The Gracious Pantry but have given it a slight twist.
200g of porridge oats (I use Jordans Organic)
80 ml coconut oil
80 ml clear honey
1.5 tbsp vanilla extract
200g almond butter
50g dark chocolate chips (the higher the cocoa content the better)
70g raisins
Grease a tin or baking dish with a little butter to help the granola not stick – I always use a Le Creuset baking dish for mine but you can use any tin that's available.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the oats, raisins and chocolate chips.
On a very low heat, melt together the coconut oil, honey, vanilla extract and almond butter until you have a creamy mixture – it's very important to not let this boil.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Week Five: Water Fun!
So apparently I didn't take any pictures of week five. Probably because we spent most of the time in the water and I didn't want to destroy my camera. So this isn't really a "fun" post but I wanted to at least note for myself that we did talk about the water cycle, played in the pool and with the slip n slide, and had a grand old time together. That seems to be the general trend.:)
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Author has written 2 stories for Dragon Ball Z.
~~ General Information UPDATED 04-20-09~~
About Me (as if you care)
Name: Black and Gray
Aliases: Eclipse Illusion
Age: 20
Gender: The opposite of male.
Super Powers: Boots of Doom. The ability to drink enormous amounts of caffeine without getting the shakes. Mind reading. The ability to disappear in times of great need.
Moral Orientation: I'm a superhero... for the dark side.
Various Reasons I Don't Write as Often as I Should: Full time student, part time worker. Tons of homework. Learning a new language (which takes up a lot of time). Losing pin drives which have most/some of the stories on it (has happened three times in the past five years and I've been pissed off each time). Writer's block. Disinterest. Laziness.
Various Reasons I Do Write: If I don't the story bugs me constantly. Wanting to finish something I started. I like to write this story. Other people like it. I finally want to finish this!
~~Answers to questions left in reviews~~
1) Can't Goku connect the dots? Mystic is the right age, he's a saiyan, etc...? One thing that a lot of people forget, including me, is that despite his moments of brilliant insight, Goku is not that bright. In my recent re-write of chapter 1, I tried to give more reasons for his obliviousness in regards to this matter. He imagines (though really he knows it's a fool's dream) that Gohan will return to them knowing who he is, where he came from, as a good person who looks "just like his mother, but with Goku's smile." Even though he knows that most likely won't happen, fantasies tend to dim the reality and make it all the harder to see the truth. So when a saiyan arrives in a space pod, he doesn't automatically think "Gohan!" He thinks "Frieza = Danger. Last time a saiyan came to Earth = Bye bye child. Reaction to saiyan arriving in Freiza pod = extreme caution." Going along that vein of thought, Mystic also looks nothing like either Goku or Chichi pictured him. Remember the last they saw of him was thirteen years ago, and that was as a child. How many of us look like our childhood pictures? Add a hard life, scars, a sneer and a glare and you don't exactly have a typical Son child on your hands. Second: Yes, Frieza told Goku about what Gohan was becoming, but if you were in Goku's shoes, would you honestly believe anything that psycho babbled about? Even Mystic doesn't really believe what he says about his father, even though it turns out to be true. Third, Mystic has yet to mention his "hybrid" status to anyone except Vegeta. So as far as Goku and everyone else is concerned, Mystic is a full-blooded saiyan.
And I'm going to fix the age issue. If Gohan didn't even know his real name, how on earth would he remember his age?
As for Chichi... I feel I've got her down pat, but to clear up any confusion, she knows but is in heavy denial. She has a similar dream to Goku's, but lacks the naivety to truly believe in it. More revealed later...
2) How strong is Mystic? Obviously, he is at the very least a Super Saiyan. And while it may have only taken a Super Saiyain to defeat Frieza originally, remember that the modified Frieza was more powerful. With Frieza staying alive longer, and possibly modifying his machinery from time to time, no doubt he became a lot more powerful than he was in the series when he was finally killed.
Remember during the Cell Games (real DBZ timeline) that Goku and the others stayed in Super Saiyan form to better access their power and become stronger? Well with Frieza permanently in his fourth form, same idea applies. He most likely became more powerful with time. Even without all of that, being beaten by a "barbaric race" would get to an egomaniac like him and he would certainly seek to become exceedingly more powerful.
As for exactly how powerful Mystic is may or may not be answered in terms of number or limits. He was powerful enough to defeat Frieza, but not unscathed. As for if those wounds or power loss were caused by Frieza or... something else, well... in due time. :)
3) Wtf is a fromle? Glad you asked! They have been something I've been researching for some time. I shall share with you now my findings.
From what I've managed to gather, the Fromles come from the Quetie Solar System, located near the constellation Orion. These creatures are easy to recognize due to their short stature, hefty physique, and distinct voices. In Earth terms, their voice resembles that of a person who has smoked for many decades and can no longer speak without a low voice and plenty of phlegm. Quite harmless, their only crime are their hideous features, and as such myths have spread that the touch of a Fromle and turn any being into them, although these are quite untrue.
Fromles are constant travelers, however they also have problems with their memory. The more separated they become from a group, the more likely they are to experience amnesia of sort. So, if a group of Fromles for example were to travel all the way to Earth and become separated, a Fromle may indeed forget they are a Fromle and believe they are humans!
Therefore, when Mystic encountered the Fromle in the Orange Star High office, he wisely refrained from asking the Fromle how it had come to Earth, lest it had forgotten its true nature and believed itself to be human.
4) And Captain Gordon? I thought that name sounded familiar...
5) How did Piccolo listen in? He doesn't know Saiyan... (whistles loudly)
Kakkarot and Frieza are the same in any language. I'd also like to think Piccolo's smart enough to hear those names, and deduce the age and heritage of the new addition to mean he is the lost son. It was confirmed when he asked Vegeta about it afterward, otherwise he would have kept quiet.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
~~Story Information~~
Remember the Good Times
Chapters: 10+ Pro
Estimated Chapters: 20?
Status: In progress, temporarily on hold while I'm in school.
Summary: AU. Instead of being kidnapped by Piccolo, young Gohan was kidnapped by his uncle Radditz and has not been seen by his family in over thirteen years. By sheer coincidence Gohan returns home... but he has no idea who he once was or where he originally came from. Under a new identity and a past fraught with violence and fear, will anyone be able to recognize the once innocent demi-saiyan for who he really is? If they do, will Gohan ever be able to accept them for the family that wasn't strong enough to save him?
Will eventually be Gohan/Videl.
Other (about RtGT): When I first published this story, I was sixteen years old and in high school. Now, I'm twenty (holy FUCK!) and 2/3's of the way through my second year of college. Can you blame me for wanting to rewrite the story? Besides, I've decided in order to keep my interest of DBZ alive, I'm using Netflix to send me all the seasons. And I've recently read the first 20+ volumes of the manga Dragonball. Now I'm PUMPED!
Every now and then updates04/08/09: I am currently re-writing earlier chapters, as well as writing the next chapter (depends what I'm in the mood for at the time, :P). Don't give up hope! I shall update again!
For the Best
Chapters: 3
Status: Indefinitely on hold.
Favorite DBZ Characters!
1) Gohan (well no duh) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAULv9RHnWc&feature=channel_page
5) Bardock (way cooler than Goku, I'm sorry.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keUo9-1sQao&feature=channel_page


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Diablo 3 Season 15 Start Date Announced
Blizzard has now announced the start date od Diablo 3 Season 15 and it kicks off next week. As usual, the rewards and conquests have been outlined in the latest posting.
Blizzard has now announced the start date od Diablo 3 Season 15 and it kicks off next week. As usual, the rewards and conquests have been outlined in the latest posting.
If you were wondering what all those Diablo projects Blizzard has been working on actually are, it appears that one of them is a Diablo 3 port to the Nintendo Switch.
In the latest community update video from the Diablo 3 community team via a video, there appears to be more than just one single new Diablo project in the works.
After 13 years at Blizzard Diablo 3 Game Designer Travis Day has left Blizzard he said on twitter. During his time there he also worked on World of Warcraft.
David Craddock has been busy working on his second Stay Awhile and Listen book which chronicles the early years of Blizzard North and Blizzard South. Today a Kickstarter page went live.
A fan called GalaxyHaxz has managed to reverse engineer the source code for the original Diablo and released it on Github. This is not a free version of the game, it includes no game assets, but it will make it more accessible for modders to update, fix and change.
Blizzard always pop over to Cologne for Gamescom and this year is no different. It doesn't look like anything new will be announced based on the line-up, and by new I mean a new game.
That#s right folks, Diablo 3Season 14 has now kicked off and you can do all that seasonal stuff all over again. This is the first season they are adding a theme and this one is being dubbed the Season of Greed.
You will probably see news all over the place today confirming Blizzard is "working on an unannounced Diablo project". To readers here this is not news as we've been following the job postings for months. It's common knowledge within the community that something new in the Diablo universe is being put together. With that in mind let's take a quick look at what has been going on.
This video is a blast from the past, it's from 2013 but makes for some interesting viewing. In the video, Wyatt Cheng talks about the different Diablo 3 game system the team experimented with such as the rune systems, skill trees, health system and more. Knowing what we know now about the game's shortcomings you can't help but be disappointed at the team's disconnect from Diablo 2. Much of what is discussed can also be found on the Diablo Wiki if you want to look through all the stuff that was removed. Read on for the video…