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People in business love their iPads, but not everything works well on the devices. The built-in viewers for PDFs and Office documents are not that great and accessing documents can be inconvenient. One answer is Nexus from ionGrid.
Typically, in order to view a document on an iPad, you need to copy it--via email or the cloud or some other inconvenient method--and open it. This adds extra steps to the process, can be slow for large documents, and presents security problems because of the storage of potentially sensitive data on the device.
Nexus solves this by using a special server and app that stream the documents securely from companies to employees' iPads. The Nexus app includes a variety of document viewers with high-quality rendering and the ability to annotate and, in some cases, do simple editing. ionGrid focused on what it perceives as the most popular and important file types: Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, PDF, various image formats, and text files.
In the video below from the Enterprise 2.0 conference in November, ionGrid CEO Nick Triantos demonstrates Nexus.
The Nexus server at the enterprise proxies access to SharePoint servers and Windows file shares, meaning that these sensitive resources need not be directly accessible from the iPad. ionGrid also offers a partially hosted solution. The server preprocesses documents in order to pre-render and encrypt them. Because documents are preprocessed and streamed, you can begin to read and work on a document almost immediately and potentially well before a large document has finished transferring to the iPad, saving time.
Enterprises are constantly struggling with conflicting imperatives of security, reliability, and making their executives happy. ionGrid Nexus aims to satisfy all of these without forcing IT to make big changes.

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Q. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
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A. When choosing olive oil read the label carefully for the following keys to high quality.
* Always choose extra-virgin olive oils that have the highest levels of polyphenolics and omega-3 fatty acids and the lowest levels of saturated fats and omega-6 fatty acids. "Pure" olive oils or "light" olive oils are chemically refined, with fewer health properties and little flavor.
* Look for acidity levels of 1 percent or less, the threshold for extra-virgin.
* Seek out oils from a single region, approved by an agricultural agency or association.
* Many territory-labeled brands are from small estates, which compete with mass-market conglomerates. Look for DOP (Denominazone Di Origine, Italy), DO (Denominación de Origen, Spain), HEPO (Greek foreign trade board), COOC (California Olive Oil Council) or the Chianti Black Rooster logo.
* Look for a bottling date. Extra-virgin olive oil lasts two years when stored in a cool, dark place.
* Opt for dark or tinted containers, which protect olive oil from the damaging effects of light.
for cooking which olive oil is the best?.............i mean we have cold presssed and normal extra virgin oil and you have mentioned that light will damage then what about the heat when we cook on the stove
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A collection of photographs from the 42nd annual Semicon West, the annual tradeshow for semiconductor equipment and materials vendors.
More than 29,000 attendees pushed the turnstiles at Moscone Center in San Francisco last week for the 42nd annual Semicon West, the semiconductor manufacturing equipment and materials vendors' annual tradeshow, and Intersolar North America, the solar equipment show that has been co-located with Semicon West for several years.
Attendance was down from 30,985 at last year's event, according to SEMI, the fab tool vendor trade group that organizes the event each year. About 14 percent of this year's attendees came to the event from overseas, according to SEMI.
The event featured 1,307 exhibition booths, up from 1,273 in 2011, according to SEMI. Some 690 companies from 21 countries exhibited at this year's show, including 51 new exhibitors, according to SEMI.
This year's show also featured a host of technical presentations on everything from packaging and yield management to lithography and was punctuated by keynote addresses from Intel Fellow Shekhar Borkar, Xilinx Chief Technology Officer Ivo Bolsens and Mark Pinto, general manager of Applied Materials' Energy and Environmental Solutions business unit, among others.
There was plenty of news, too. Though Intel and ASML made the most noise with the announcement that Intel is taking a 15 percent stake in the lithography tool supplier to boost R&D for 450-mm capable lithography tools and extreme ultraviolet systems, there were several other noteworthy developments.
A collection of EE Times' coverage from Semicon West appears bellow. For more photos captured during the event, scroll through the following pages.
Intel Fellow, Shekhar Borkar, director of extreme-scale technologies at the chip making giant, presents the Semicon West opening keynote on July 10. Borkar said exascale computing would become a reality before the decade is out, but that it won't live up to its full potential unless fundamental power consumption barriers are overcome (click on image to enlarge).
Is the cost reduction associated with IC scaling over?
Xilinx CTO: Focus on what matters to customers
Ecosystem emerges around new mobile chip tech
Intel keynoter: Power consumption hurdles litter path to exascale computing
First 450-mm fabs to ramp in 2017, says analyst
Intel buys stake in ASML to boost 450-mm, EUV R&D
KLA wafer inspection system 'first domino to fall' on road to 450-mm
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Harvesting your own wild game, like growing your own vegetables, may be resourceful and gratifying, but its work, nonetheless.
Longtime hunter Andy Holland, who calls himself an experienced amateur, says the job is done when the meat is wrapped, labeled and stacked in the freezer, ready for his family and friends to cook and enjoy.
For Holland, who is the big game manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, hunting is a labor of love. (Full disclosure: He also is husband to Beth Holland, the Durango Heralds food editor.) He shows passion and respect for all phases of the game from the fair chase, to the careful field dressing to the time-consuming preparation that is essential to butchering.
The scrubbed-clean cutting surface in his compact kitchen is clutter-free, except for a knife sharpener, boning knife and a beef-butchering chart that details the anatomy of a cows hind quarters. When it comes to butchering game at home, beef comes close to elk.
Wild-game processing is an annual ritual for Holland, who learned from his father, Tom Holland. Because game processing happens only once a year, the younger Holland reviews and weighs every decision in the process, from how the elk is dressed in the field to how it should land in the skillet.
He has done this for 28 years, but says he is continually honing his skills with the goal of preserving as much quality meat as possible.
My father taking me (hunting) at a young age and instilling the passion thats why Im so hooked on it today, Holland said.
He was only 7 years old and probably more work than help to his father on his inaugural hunt of white-tail deer in Montana, Holland said.
Holland recalls as a child the first time he helped his father butcher game at the familys kitchen table:
I used a plastic knife, he said.
His mom, Brenda, often labeled and wrapped the steaks and roasts, but his sisters, who also were introduced to hunting, never fully developed the interest.
They usually dodged the duty, Holland said.
Hunters who do not do their own processing can expect to spend on average $300 to have an elk readied for the freezer, packaged into steaks, roasts and burgers, said Kevin Schuchart, owner of Pagosa Springs The Buck Stops Here, a professional meat-processing business.
Schuchart processes around 650 elk each year, generally servicing hunters who travel to the area more so than locals. Meat can be made into sausage or jerky, too, and be can shipped across the country, but these costs are above the 85-cents-a-pound hanging carcass weight for regular cuts, he said.
Processing game at home is totally doable and inviting friends to help knits the tribe a little closer, Holland said.
Recently, Holland invited his Colorado Parks and Wildlife colleague and novice hunter Leigh Gillette to help him process the hind quarters of an elk he shot in November. Gillette watched intently as Holland removed silver skin, fat and tendons from the red meat.
Theres not one exact way to do things, he said. You experiment with how long to age the meat ... You refine your skills with experience.
I can adapt how I butcher to the tenderness of the animal, Holland said, pointing to the hindquarters of the 5-year-old cow that had been aging for a week in Hollands garage.
He said he expected this elk to be tender and tasty.
Like Holland, Gillette said she wants control over the entire hunting and butchering process from field to plate, whenever possible.
You know where each piece of meat has been, Gillette said. (Home meat processing) is the opposite of what you see at the giant meat processing plants. Plus, you have some choice. You can cut steaks as thick as you want, so you are able to match your cooking technique.
Holland continued to teach the curious few who were gathered in his kitchen. He pointed out the difference between top and bottom round. He showed the group how to cut against the grain, swiftly severing long, thin, muscle fiber bundles to make uniform-sized chops.
Gillette tasted the tooth-tender steaks, lightly seasoned with garlic, salt and pepper, then pan-fried in olive oil and butter the reward for helping wrap and label the game.
Two-inch thick chunks of bottom round became roasts. Leaving them intact as roasts allows for the flexibility of later cutting them into smaller chunks for stew or steaks.
The steaks and burger are the first to be plucked from the freezer, because that is what his family prefers. Holland still is learning how to prepare the less-tender cuts of roast, he said.
Little goes to waste, but Holland recognizes that trimming out the trash and tossing the tough bands of fibrous, connective tissue makes sense. There is little fat in elk, yet some scrap is shared with Hollands dogs, who also get an occasional long bone as a treat for not being underfoot.
Elk burgers need fat for flavor, so Holland adds organic beef fat from Sunnyside Meats to what will be packaged as hamburger. Ten to 14 percent fat makes for a juicy burger, Holland has learned from years of experimenting.
Elk sausage needs pork and seasonings added to it. A family meat grinder, passed back and forth from father to son, sits close to the kitchen sink and does its job as Holland feeds chunks of meat multiple times through the blades to get the ground meat consistency he prefers.
Its humbling to kill something, and its a little sad, he said. But some of that sadness goes away and is replaced by the excitement that comes with getting down to business ... breaking the animal down into parts that can be shared with family and friends.


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United Performance Metals, Hamilton, OH, has received special process approval from GE Aviation to laser-machine and laser-cut parts, expanding the scope of its processing capabilities beyond slitting, leveling, shearing, edge conditioning and waterjet cutting. UPM stocks and processes specialty stainless steels and high-temperature alloys.
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UMAN, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14: Hasidic pilgrims pray near the burial site of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov on September 14, 2015 in Uman, Ukraine. Every year, tens of thousands of Hasidim gather for Rosh Hashanah in the city to pray at the holy site. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
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Felix Doubront tossed six innings while Dustin Pedroia went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the Boston Red Sox downed the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, in the third game of a four-game set.
Doubront (3-1) gave up just one run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts for the Red Sox, who have won their past two. Cody Ross clubbed a solo home run, Mike Aviles added an RBI and a run scored and David Ortiz drove in the other run.
"I thought, once again, Felix Doubront was terrific," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said. "He did what he had to do to get us in a winning position."
Jason Kipnis drove in the lone run for the Indians, who have lost four of their last five games. Zach McAllister (1-1) was charged with four runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts over seven innings to take the loss.
The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Aviles led off the frame with a single and later scored when Pedroia blasted a double high off the Green Monster. Ortiz followed with a double to score Pedroia.
Boston added to its lead in the fourth. Daniel Nava led off with a single and moved to third on a ground-rule double from Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Aviles followed with a sacrifice fly for a 3-0 lead.
The Indians finally got to Doubront in the sixth inning. Lou Marson doubled to start the inning and moved to third on a Michael Brantley groundout. Kipnis then hit a grounder to first and reached base safely as no one was there to cover the bag, scoring Marson to make it a 3-1 game.
Ross got the run back in the sixth, though, as he blasted a solo shot clear out of the stadium to left field for a 4-1 advantage.
Andrew Miller set the Indians down in order in the seventh while Vicente Padilla did the same in the eighth.
Alfredo Aceves needed just 10 pitches in the ninth for his seventh saves as the Indians went quietly.
Game Notes
Pedroia has a 13-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors. He is batting 20-for-56 during the run with two homers and 11 RBI...McAllister made the start in place of Josh Tomlin, who was scratched from the lineup earlier in the day with a sore right wrist and placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 8.


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Milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate come together in these pots de creme. Dolloped on top is whipped cream that's covered with chocolate curls.
Milk chocolate is often overlooked in the quest for the newest and darkest offerings, but it's still a favorite—with kids and adults alike. Its presence is a surprise in this double chocolate pots de creme recipe, as the luscious milk chocolate custard is hidden under a thin layer of warm chocolate ganache. So although the spoon dips into a dark surface, it comes out with a lighter chocolate custard full of the malty, caramel-like qualities of milk chocolate. The interplay of cool, milky sweetness against warm, dark richness is sublime.
The pots de creme may be baked up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated, covered with plastic wrap. Cover with the warm ganache shortly before serving.–Sur La Table and Cindy Mushet
Double Chocolate Pots de Creme Recipe
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- Serves 6
- For the milk chocolate custard
- 7 ounces good-quality milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 large egg
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) heavy cream
- 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) whole milk
- 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces) sugar
- For the dark chocolate ganache
- 1 1/2 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (up to 64 percent cacao)
- 5 tablespoons (2 1/2 ounces) heavy cream
- Optional for serving
- Softly whipped cream
- Milk or dark chocolate curls
- 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C) and position an oven rack in the center.
- Make the milk chocolate custard
- 2. Place the chopped chocolate in the medium bowl. Combine the egg and egg yolks in the small bowl.
- 3. Heat the cream, milk, and sugar in the medium saucepan over medium heat until just before the mixture boils. Immediately pour it over the chopped chocolate. Let it sit for 1 minute, then whisk gently but thoroughly to completely blend the mixture. Add the whole egg and yolks, whisking to incorporate thoroughly.
- 4. Pour the chocolate custard through the strainer into the pitcher.
- 5. Place the custard cups in the large roasting pan, making sure they don't touch, and divide the warm chocolate custard among them. Pull out the oven rack and place the pan on the rack; then remove one of the cups, pour enough hot tap water (not boiling) into that area to come halfway up the sides of the cups, and replace the cup. Cut a piece of foil large enough to fit just inside the edges of the pan, then lay the foil across the top of the cups, making sure it doesn't touch the custard. You may need to smooth and flatten the foil on the counter if any wrinkles touch the custard. Gently push the rack back into the oven, shut the oven door, and bake the custards for 50 to 60 minutes, just until the edges of the custards are set—there should still be a dime-size liquid area in the very center of the custard (test by gently tapping the side of the pan).
- 6. Remove the foil and then the pan from the oven, being careful not to tilt the pan and splash water on top of the custards. Set the pan on a heatproof surface. Use the tongs (or your hand protected by a kitchen towel) to immediately remove the cups from the water bath and place them on a rack to cool to room temperature, about 40 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Make the dark chocolate ganache
- 7. Place the chopped semisweet chocolate in the cleaned small bowl. Heat the cream in the small saucepan over medium heat just until it begins to simmer (do not allow the cream to boil and evaporate).
- 8. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate. Allow the mixture to sit undisturbed for 1 minute, then gently stir with the spatula until thoroughly blended and smooth. Spoon a tablespoon of ganache onto the surface of each custard, then gently swirl each cup until the dark chocolate completely covers the custard. (If the ganache seems too thick to spread easily, heat another tablespoon of cream and add it to the mixture).
- 9. Serve the pots de creme immediately, while the ganache is still warm, or refrigerate up to 1 hour. As the ganache chills, it begins to harden and pull away from the sides of the cup, losing its silken texture and exposing the custard beneath, thereby spoiling the surprise. Serve each with a spoonful of whipped cream, topped with a scattering of chocolate curls if you like.
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Yesterday, we heard that Christopher Hitchens had suspended his book tour for "personal reasons." Today, we found out what that means. Hitch has esophageal cancer and will undergo chemotherapy for it. Chemo for esophageal cancer usually involves cisplatin, which is often described as one of the most "emetogenic" chemo drugs. In other words, it makes you puke your guts up, a condition that obviously precludes a book tour.
Of course, it didn't take long for the hate-filled theists and assorted loons to come out of the woodwork. Yahoo News seems to be a haven for them these days. One of the most amusing comments posted there came from "K", who suggested that,
"Maybe CH will do a complete 360 ° with regards to his belief in the Divine."
Excellent! I can now draw two conclusions about "K" based on this statement. He's probably bad at math, and I suspect he likes circular arguments.
And then there's this bit from "DisplayName001,"
"Since he isnt into God and stuff folks will have to pray for him a little extra, Cancer is bad, I hope he has some family and people around him to help, so many people are touched by it hopefully he comes over here for treatment since the NHS has been known to treat smokers not so good."
"God be with you Mr. Hitchens dont let the doctors destroy your immune system too much with their poison medication and try to regulate your body's pH"
DisplayName001 seems to be unaware of a lot of things, like the fact that Christopher Hitchens has lived in Washington, D.C. for quite some time now. Or that chemo is way better at treating cancer than prayer. Or that your body regulates its pH pretty well no matter how you try to screw it up.
Comments like these should be accompanied by the warning, "This is your brain on God!" They illustrate why Hitchens is such a passionate, vocal anti-theist. These beliefs aren't benign – choosing prayer over chemo is deadly.
Esophageal cancer is serious, and I'm glad Hitchens is receiving serious treatment. I hope the chemo works, but I won't be praying for that outcome. I think Hitchens would approve of that sentiment.


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People who work with asbestos outside their own homes need to be properly trained and then certified through the North Dakota Department of Health. The type of training and certification a person receives depends upon the type of work the individual does. Currently, the North Dakota Department of Health Asbestos Control Program certifies individuals in six different disciplines: asbestos inspector, asbestos management planner, asbestos abatement project designer, asbestos abatement supervisor, asbestos abatement worker and asbestos abatement project monitor. Each discipline allows a person to perform specific types of work; the definitions for each discipline are as follows:
- Asbestos inspector - Any person who inspects facilities for asbestos-containing materials. Only certified
asbestos inspectors may take samples for asbestos analysis.
- Asbestos management planner - Any person who develops facility plans for the management of
asbestos-containing materials.
- Asbestos abatement project designer - Any person who develops the plans, specifications and designs
for an asbestos abatement project.
- Asbestos abatement supervisor - Any person employed by the asbestos contractor, including a public
employee, who supervises certified workers engaged in asbestos removal, encapsulation, enclosure and
repair. Supervisors may include those individuals with the position title of foreman, working foreman or
lead-man pursuant to collective bargaining agreements.
- Asbestos abatement worker - An employee or agent of an asbestos contractor, or a public employee
engaged in the abatement of more than three square feet [0.28 square meters] or three linear feet [0.91
meters] of friable asbestos material, except for individuals engaged in abatement work at their private
- Asbestos abatement project monitor - Any person employed to monitor an asbestos removal project to ensure any of the following:
- The removal is conducted in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- State-of-the-art work practices are employed.
- The abatement is conducted as designed.
- Personal and ambient air samples are collected properly.
Asbestos abatement project monitors working in North Dakota also must be certified by the state as either an asbestos abatement project designer or an asbestos abatement supervisor. Project designers who do not ensure that personal and ambient air samples are collected properly and employees of the asbestos removal contractor do not need to be certified as project monitors to perform the services above when working on their own projects.
|North Dakota Department of Health
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Title: Poor, Poor Severus
Word Count: 258
Warnings: Short, last minute randomness.
'Welcome, Severus.' The Dark Lord's chilling voice pierced through the muted mutterings of the black-robed people around the table.
Severus Snape glided along the floor, and sat down next to the Dark Lord. 'Do we have any news, Severus?' he asked.
Severus took a deep breath before answering. With a smirk on his face, he started solemnly, 'Glug. Glug glug. Glug? Glugglug? GLUG! Ooooooooohoooooo!'
'Is this some sort of a joke, Severus?' muttered the Dark Lord. 'I do not find it the least bit funny.'
'Glug!' protested Severus, waving his hands. Pulling his wand out, he said, 'Glug! Aaaaaaahoooooo! Glug!?'
'Severus, you are excused. Get out of my sight. See me when you've passed this particular fancy.' And despite Severus' waves and glugs of protests, the Dark Lord waved his wand, and Severus went screaming out of the door.
He tried to stand up, tried to walk, but he couldn't. He pushed the floor back, and he moved forward, slowly. What the hell had happened?
Severus had just needed Gillyweed for his potion. He had been at the lake, plucking Gillyweed, and saw something lurking in the water. He had gone back to his room and had made the potion. It had, simply put, exploded with a very interesting, and yet very improbably display of pyrotechnics.
Severus now knew what had been lurking. It had somehow done something to the Gillyweed, which had made the potion explode. He'd get back it if it was the last thing he'd do. He would have his revenge on the Giant Squid.


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This is going around the Internet right now. A reddit user posted a photo of this questionnaire with the back story: "When daycare, completely seriously, asks my friend to answer stupid questions on behalf of his 11-month-old daughter, it is inevitable that stupid answers is what they'll receive."
Long yells on the beach. Emma, you are not alone.


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Posting the two highest scores of the day, Gretchen Bleiler won the World Super Pipe Championships at Park City Mountain Resort, Utah. In a morning mired with falling snow and blustery conditions, Bleiler seemed to not even notice, busting out a big, clean Crippler followed by a 540-540 combination and posted a score of 91 on her first of three runs, and never looked back.
No other girl even came close in the invitational contest that featured twelve top pipe riders and included such heavyweights as Kelly Clark, Doriane Vidal, Hannah Teter, Stine Brun Kjeldass, Tricia Byrnes, and Natasza Zurek.
"I was kind of on autopilot," says Bleiler of her first attempt and how she dealt with the conditions. "The first run was gnarly." Even though she was in first place after the first round, she posted an even higher score of 93.3 on the second run, and was looking to do even better. "You were going to see fireworks on the third," she says of her attempt to boost even bigger on the final run, but instead sketched and fell half way down the pipe.
But her second run was more than enough to secure the victory. While Bleiler seemed impervious to the conditions, the rest of the field struggled with the wind and snow. While the pipe was cut and the walls were in great shape, the falling snow piled up quickly across the bottom. "It?s really slow," says a frustrated Natasza Zurek of flat bottom of the pipe.
Although most were challenged to get speed and big air out of the pipe, the technical moves were still there. On her second run, Stine Brun Kjeldaas put together a 540 and 720 with amplitude for a score of 82.6 and just edged ahead of Anne Molin Kongsgaard, who?s McTwist to 540 combination earned a score of 81 and third place.
Final Results
1. Gretchen Bleiler
2. Stine Brun Kjeldaas
3. Anne Molin Kongsgaard
4. Hanna Teter
5. Kelly Clark
6. Natasza Zurek
7. Lindsey Jacobellis
8. Tricia Byrnes
9. Doriane Vidal
10. Kjersti Oestgaard
11. Karolina Gabrielsson
12. Lisa Wiik


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He recently hosted two Master Classes for the Kansas City School of Indian Arts.
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Re: Cordon blue questions
Posted by Molly Rice on 5/27/04
I have them in a space with a pair of spice finch and a pair of
Blue Tit. I also read that they were perchers but I think being
around the nesters has changed their minds. I also have fake
plants in the space so they climb around on the plants. I did
have one egg on the floor a couple of weeks ago but I thought it
might be the Spice since they are really into building a nest. The
egg was just as you described so maybe that was the bleus/
Anyway, I think other birds distract them so maybe you should
adopt a couple more. Spices are really friendly, great birds-they
have even learned to eat mealworms!
On 5/27/04, Tiff wrote:
> On 5/26/04, Molly Rice wrote:
> Hi Molly, what kinda nest do you have yours in? And have you had
> any eggs with them yet? This is interesting because i thought i
> read they where perch sleeping birds but i guess i confused that
> point. I got them one of those cheep woven wicker enclosed nests
> once and they were afraid of it they wouldn't go in and i
> noticed once when the female was on top of it she got her foot
> caught so i got scared and took it out. Do you think getting
> them a nest now would make them feel like they have to breed? I
> have the book you suggested i was just hopeing there was a book
> about waxbills in particular or blues.
>> Hi Tiff! I have a pair of bleus but I am very new at this
>> birdkeeping too. From what I have read it does not hurt them
>> to lay eggs, raising the babies is the stressful part. If you
>> don't want babies just take the eggs out. You can also buy
>> fake eggs and put them in the nest for them to "practice"
>> sitting on. They do like to have a nest to fiddle around with
>> so maybe you could put one in their cage, mine sleep in theirs
>> at night. The best book I have found is The Finch Handbook by
>> Barron's, mostly general but very important info. Also you
>> can go to this website and gets lots of info on finches too!
>> http://www.finchniche.com
>> Good luck!
>> On 5/26/04, Tiff wrote:
>>> On 5/22/04, Tiff wrote:
>>> Hello Any one out there know of a book about these birds?
>>>> I have a male and female pair of cordons and i'm not realy
>>>> ready yet to attempt breeding them yet, i've read some bad
>>>> stories about it. So my question is is it possible for
>>>> them just to live in one cage togeather without breeding?
>>>> They are in one cage now and they like each other i have
>>>> seen them breed and since i don't have a nest for them it
>>>> ends up in a broken egg at the bottom of the cage. I'm
>>>> fine with that but is it ok for them.
>>>> Also i am haveing real trouble finding any good books on
>>>> these particular finches or waxbills in general, if anyone
>>>> knows any it would be a real help.
>>>> The egg at the bottom of the cage was white and very thin
>>>> looking to me though i don't really know because i havn't
>>>> done this before.
>>>> The cage i have them in is 3 feet long and 2 feet high and
>>>> wide.


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Barack Obama Talks About Daughters on The View
Sasha and Malia Say the President Is "Just the Right Amount of Embarrassing"
There's no definitive age marker when kids move from thinking their parents are cool to deciding they are embarrassing, but it certainly exists. The next time your offspring give you that knowing look that you're agitating them, just remind them how Sasha and Malia Obama must feel. When their father goes on national television telling stories about them or singing a few lines from a Motown hit, they have to live with replays for weeks on end. The president appeared on The View today and revealed that his daughters find him to be "just the right amount of embarrassing." Check it out, and show the clip to your kids the next time they shoo you away!


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"Wow … the Greek," said Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos in disbelief, looking out at the well-attended Griffith Park amphitheater. "This is our last run of shows for Gossamer before we go and make a new album, and this one is for all of you that have supported us these past years."
That was standard concert dialogue, used here to introduce "Constant Conversations," but the group's rapid ascent from the literal bedroom of Angelakos to the Greek has very much needed support, both emotionally and professionally. This big L.A. turnout found fans enraptured for the quartet's 90-minute set, their only headlining date in support of last year's release besides a smaller Coachella warm-up show at Club Nokia (although they also have appeared at the festival itself, plus KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas and a date with Hot Chip at the Hollywood Bowl).
Passion Pit's story up to this point is the sort of material that spawns indie films. Boston collegiate Angelakos makes a mixtape of original songs as a valentine for a girl; that mixtape becomes the Chunk of Change EP. He is discovered playing solo shows by music student Ian Hultquist, who recruits others to form Passion Pit, a group of technical wizards led by a songwriting prodigy.
The problem: Angelakos' voice. Early reports from their support of debut LP Manners was that the frontman could not sing his own songs on a nightly basis, as they predominantly feature sky-high falsetto amid upbeat rhythms that give little time for him to relax. Yet by the time they headlined Pomona's Fox Theater in December 2010, Angelakos had improved greatly as a live performer and the band was attracting high school kids in hordes.
There were very few young people at the Greek, partly because the venue doesn't always draw younger crowds, but partly because second album Gossamer is a more adult-aimed effort. Angelakos talks openly in the lyrics about his substance use, and before initially touring earlier this year the band had to cancel due to complications from the singer's bipolar disorder. These are issues that affect people young and old, but it's likely that teenagers feel less connection to the serious undercurrent of the latest release.
Support from fans, like the outpouring at the Greek, has been particularly important as of late. Recently, after some people reacted negatively to more canceled dates, Angelakos wrote a lengthy letter explaining why bands do that – and received an unfortunate shaming from Spin magazine, resulting in a fit of angry tweeting from the vocalist, the 15 months of album promotion showing its toll on the songwriter's fragile mental state.
None of this was evident at the Greek, with Angelakos seemingly in great spirits, interacting with the crowd at any possible occasion and sometimes relying on them to hit notes when his voice failed him, as during the chorus peak of "I'll Be Alright." It's also unclear whether the band's engineer or the Greek's sound system was responsible for the singer's sketchy microphone levels. Regardless, he was hung out to dry on more than once.
Angelakos possesses charisma and energy enough to move past any minor flaws like that, and the set's mix from both albums highlighted just how strong Passion Pit's material really is.
After "Take a Walk," Angelakos rhetorically asked: "Who would have thought that song could get on the radio?" The answer: many people, apparently. Both of Passion Pit's albums are loaded with songs that in a perfect world would be featured routinely – and heavily – on all types of media. Saturday Night Live booked the group after its second album had been out only a couple of months. "Sleepyhead" had been featured on numerous television spots, including for the Palm Pixie, and radio has previously shown interest in "The Reeling." Commercial success, then, is not a surprise, nor undeserved.
The disbelief, though, isn't insincere, just more proof of Angelakos' appeal, as he seems unfazed by fame. His demons remain very real, as does his warmth and the pleasure he gets from entertaining fans, young or old. With two acclaimed albums and feet in doors at multiple demographic levels, the future still looks bright for Passion Pit – and this Greek performance affirmed they have the live presence to back up that studio reach.
The Joy Formidable, the Aussie Welsh trio that opened the show, still hasn't hit mainstream modern-rock outlets as many had anticipated; their latest album, Wolf's Law, has been a considerable disappointment, impact-wise if not creatively. Having already appeared in a Jawbone advertisement and headlined the Mayan by the time they were done touring behind strong debut The Big Roar, the band would have hoped to extend its trajectory to a Greek gig of its own by now.
But with scarce few exceptions (Silversun Pickups chief among them), trends currently don't favor new guitar-rock three-pieces. The Joy Formidable's music just isn't infectious enough for the KROQ crowd, leaving the group in a murky middle between indie and commercial.
Yet the band wore the face of success at the Greek, burning through newer favorites like "The Ladder Is Ours" and older cuts like "Whirring" over the course of 35 minutes. Completely likable on stage, the band nonetheless has yet to bottle that magic on record – and needs to figure that out before its window shuts.
Photo also by Philip Cosores, for the Register


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Stamps, 42, has been around airplanes his entire life. His father, Jim, was a commercial airline captain for 38 years, flying both domestically and internationally before retiring from Northwest Airlines. Pictures adorning the walls of his parents' home in London show a young Stamps perched in an airplane cockpit.
His father wasn't the only airborne member of the family. Stamps' mother, Paula, had a career as a flight attendant.
Despite this, Stamps' first aspiration wasn't to fly, but instead to have a career as a professional athlete.
"Sports was my dream," he said. "That's what I really wanted to do. That was my ultimate goal, and unfortunately I had a couple of injuries that were going to guide me another direction."
When injuries made an athletic career unlikely, he turned to a passion that had been a part of his life for as long as he could remember.
On his 16th birthday, Stamps took his first solo flight at the Russellville Regional Airport, with his football coach and teammates from Russellville High School (RHS) looking on.
To this day, Russellville is a place that holds many special memories for Stamps, who is an alum of both RHS and Arkansas Tech University. His father operated a flight school here for several years, and Stamps himself flew out of Russellville for several years in his early days as an airline captain.
His career as an international pilot grew and developed over the years, and Stamps has flown to nearly every place imaginable, escorting athletes, rock stars, political figures and even royalty to their destinations. Passengers have included a sheik, a Middle Eastern prince and various foreign presidents and prime ministers. Although he has not piloted Air Force One, Stamps has flown American presidents past and future.
"I was actually flying President (Bill) Clinton when he was governor, when he announced that he was running for president," Jimmy recalled. "And he announced on our airplane in Russellville, which I thought was a pretty cool thing because I heard first-hand that he was running for president, and he became president. A boy from Arkansas really did well."
Although he has flown to some pretty spectacular places with some pretty impressive people, Stamps might tell you the best part of his travels was meeting his wife in Palau, an island country in the Pacific near the Phillipines. They have been married 20 years and have two sons.
Currently, Stamps is working at a position in Bangkok, Thailand. He has been there for a year, working for a businessman both as a captain and as an instructor, teaching other pilots in the fleet. Although his wife has been with him in Thailand, his sons have been staying with his parents. The eldest of the two attends Arkansas Tech, and the younger son will attend RHS in the fall.
Although working as an international pilot may seem like a charmed life, Stamps noted it has its challenges as well. The hardest part of his job, he said, is the long periods of time away from his family. Beyond that, he said the biggest struggle is navigating the different languages and cultures encountered on a daily basis.
"It's exciting, but also difficult. ... You're going from one culture to another culture in minutes."


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Franklin caps golden Games with fourth title
Missy Franklin capped her first Olympics with a fourth gold and a second world record in 24 hours on Saturday with a performance that crowned the 17-year-old's arrival as America's new swimming queen.
It could also launch the bubbly teenager on the trail of becoming the greatest female Olympian of all-time with Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, winner of nine golds, a reachable target should she forge ahead to another couple of Olympics.
"It was so perfect in absolutely every way," gushed Franklin after the 4x100 metres medley relay, beaming her infectious smile and wholesome appeal right down to her red, white and blue painted toe nails.
Franklin swam the opening backstroke leg in the event.
"That was the most fun relay I've ever been on, and to finish off with a bang!"
She shared the Olympic pool with the incomparable Michael Phelps in what felt like a passing of the torch between the unparalleled greatest Olympian and the brightest new US swimming sensation.
Franklin acknowledged she could be following the trail blazed by Phelps, who ended his career with an unmatched 18th gold medal in Saturday's 4x100 medley relay.
"I don't think his shoes will ever be filled. I think his footsteps are just huge. But hopefully I can kind of make little paths right next to his," she said.
The high school junior from Aurora, Colorado, said Phelps has been an inspiration and helped motivate her through a demanding schedule.
She set a world record to win the 200 backstroke on Friday after winning the 100 metres backstroke and 4x200 freestyle relay and a bronze in the 4x100 freestyle relay.
"Just being able to get to know him on such a personal level and be able to cheer for him, to just watch him and everything he has accomplished, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time," she said.
"That's so inspiring for me. It gives me so much motivation."
Franklin's love of swimming comes clear in how she described the thrill of being on the same Olympic team with Phelps.
"Just watching Michael swim is beautiful. Just watching what he does and how he moves through the water you can tell that he's meant to do it," she said.
"Just to see that and be a part of it and be on the team I think that's so special."
The perpetually upbeat Franklin conceded that after riding so high in London the end of her first Olympics competition was a downer.
"I'm going to miss this so much," she said. "I'm sad. I'm so sad it's all over. But I've learned so much from this experience."
Franklin brightened when asked about her future plans.
"Over the next four years I know I'm going to have so much fun," she beamed.
"I have my senior year (of high school) and I'm going to pick a college and go to college and I cannot wait."
Franklin would not be drawn into a prediction of how long an Olympic career he fans might be treated to.
"Hopefully I'll be (around) in 2016," she said.
In the 200m backstroke, Franklin led the four-lap race from start to finish to win in a time of two minutes 04.06 seconds, slashing three-quarters of a second off Kirsty Coventry's world record, which was set in a now banned polyurethane bodysuit.
Russia's Anastasia Zueva won the silver medal and America's Elizabeth Beisel the bronze but neither could keep up with the bubbly Franklin, who opened up a body's length over the field after just 75 metres.
Zimbabwe's Coventry had won the gold at the last two Olympics and was bidding to become just the third woman to win the same individual event at three Olympics but could only manage sixth place.
Britain's Lizzie Simmonds missed out on the medals after she was unable to maintain the pace which kept her in the bronze medal position heading into the final 50m and finished in fourth.
The 21-year-old remained rational after finishing in what she says is the most frustrating place to finish in an Olympic final.
"It was fantastic to be back down doing decent times," she said.
"I did not have any other option but to go out there and race from the edge of the pool.
"Fourth is the worst place to come in an Olympic final. Most of the time in that race I just didn't know where I was.
"Something like that really makes you hungry. It is like saying you are on the edge just about there but not quite there."


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Will this census be our last?Monday, July 12th, 2010
Two days ago, the BBC reported that the UK's 2011 Census may the that nation's last:
In future, data could be gathered from records held by the Post Office, local government and credit checking agencies – thought to be more effective.
The government said it was "examining" whether changes could be made but no decision had been reached.
This is an interesting development, particularly as funds for the 2020 Census will soon be allocated. Though pro-immigration groups and organizations like the ACLU feel that forcing everyone in America to register with the government would be problematic, many nations already have national identity cards, which, if implemented in the US, would make creating a "portrait of America" that much easier.


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>Gears and Wears>Thanks REI!
The wrist strap on my Garmin 405 broke. The watch has about 1,500 miles on it.
Took it back to REI. Expecting maybe to learn how to order a replacement strap from Garmin.
They swapped it out and I have a brand new shiny Garmin 410!
yep that's what they do. best return/exchange policy in the business!!
That's really impressive service.


text: Just curious, who are fans of The X-Files here. It was quite a popular show in the 90s but I don't see it talked much here. Another reason I ask is because, just completely random, I started watching the show on Netflix this week. I had seen the occasional episode and watched the first movie, but I had never seen the series as a whole. I think I'm going to keep going with it. I really liked the first two episodes I watched and there's still 9 more seasons to go. Not sure if this will be a review thread, but I'll post thoughts from time to time. Still, is the show as great and creative as I've heard and is anyone also doing a rewatch?


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Volume 8 Number 18 May 6, 2011
Dear Fellow Floridians:
As the Florida Legislature prepares for sine die, I applaud Governor Scott, Senate President Haridopolos and House Speaker Cannon for their courage and commitment to making tough decisions in these tight economic times. In addition to setting a budget that ensures we live within our means, state lawmakers approved meaningful reforms that will help keep money in the pockets of Floridians, where it belongs.
Through these challenges, our Senate and House leadership have tackled each obstacle with diligence and a commitment to creating the economic conditions for our state to flourish. I am eager to implement reforms passed this session that will help keep money in the pockets of Floridians by better protecting them from financial fraud and harm, and through increased transparency and accountability in contracting and budgeting.
It has truly been a successful 60 days for our state's Legislature and our fellow Floridians!
Jeff Atwater
Chief Financial Officer
State of Florida
This week, less than 24 hours after the news of the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of our brave Navy Seals, it was fitting that we gathered to pay tribute to and recognize Florida's outstanding firefighters and fire service professionals. The annual Fire Service Awards recognize the heroes who respond to all types of emergencies. Every firefighter knows that any call could be their last - yet they respond without fear and rush to the aid of their friends, neighbors and community.
At the ringing of the bell ceremony this week, we paid tribute to those who have selflessly given their lives for the safety of others. Later on in the week, I had the honor of praying for our Military and First Responders and their families at the National Day of Prayer Rally. These men and women protect and defend our freedoms, keep our streets safe and rush to our aid when fires blaze and disaster strikes. There is a high calling and it was a privilege to pray on their behalf.
I also had the opportunity to call in to the Burnie Thompson Show and Talk Sarasota Show to discuss my role as your Chief Financial Officer. It was great to discuss some of my top priorities and legislative accomplishments as the 2011 Legislative Session comes to a close.
The Fire Service Awards winners:
The Fire Service Awards are coordinated through the State Fire Marshal's Office annually and are sponsored by the following fire-service related organizations: the Florida Joint Council of Fire & Emergency Services, the Fire Training Director's Association, the Florida State Firefighters Association, the Fire Chiefs' Association, the Fire Marshal and Inspectors Association, the Professional Firefighters Association and the Emergency Preparedness Association.
Florida CFO Jeff Atwater on Tuesday announced the arrests of a clinic manager on fraud and theft charges as a result of allegations that an Orlando clinic manager coerced employees to fraudulently bill Direct General Insurance Company for more than $60,000 in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims. Two others are still being sought.
"These arrests represent the kind of manipulation and fraud that takes place in accident clinics throughout our state and drive up auto insurance costs for all Floridians," said CFO Jeff Atwater. "I am committed to cracking down on PIP fraud, putting these thieves behind bars and finding new ways to combat this pervasive crime."
The CFO's Division of Insurance Fraud began its investigation into Bethel Health & Rehab Center Inc., located at 1441 N. Pine Hills Rd. in Orlando, after a consumer reported that the clinic allegedly fabricated documentation related to her treatment to submit to her insurance company.
Two former clinic employees, licensed massage therapists, later admitted to investigators that the clinic's manager, Jean Fritz Petiote, pressured them to sign and fabricate treatment forms to submit to insurance companies.
Petiote also allegedly recruited staged accident participants with the promise of $1,000 if they visited Bethel Health & Rehab Center. The staged accident participants, Alejandro Estrada and another woman who is cooperating with investigators, were allegedly coached by Patricia Placek on how to defraud the insurance company.
Petiote was arrested Friday and warrants have been issued for the two others - Placek and Estrada. They all face charges including staging an accident, insurance fraud, grand theft, patient brokering and organized scheme to defraud. Possible sentences, if convicted, range from two years for those charged with staging an accident to up to 30 years in prison for organized scheme to defraud.
Keeping his commitment to fight auto insurance fraud, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater announced on Thursday the arrests of a Tampa clinic owner and a massage therapist following an undercover operation that exposed fraudulent Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance claims.
Luis Consuegra Borges, 38, owner of American Relax Center located at 4600 N. Habana Ave., Suite 18A, Tampa, was arrested Wednesday on charges of patient brokering and insurance fraud.
"This is a perfect example of the blatant fraud schemes that operate in our streets every day, driving insurance premiums up for all Floridians," said CFO Atwater. "We must continue to fight these fraud artists and put them behind bars."
This investigation began when detectives from the Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF), obtained testimony from three witnesses that Borges was paying individuals to claim they were receiving treatment at the clinic and then submitting fraudulent billings to insurance companies. Undercover fraud detectives infiltrated the clinic and witnessed the signing of false treatment forms. These forms were later submitted to carriers for payments.
Borges was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail pending bail. If convicted on the charges, he faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison. DIF was assisted during the investigation by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, USAA Insurance, Equity Insurance and United Auto Insurance.
Anyone with information regarding suspected insurance fraud is asked to call 1-800-378-0455. Individuals who provide tips can remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward of up to $25,000 for information that directly leads to an arrest and conviction in an insurance fraud scheme. The Department of Financial Services to date has awarded almost $250,000 to approximately 40 citizens as part of its Anti-Fraud Reward Program.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater's Bureau of Unclaimed Property returned $372,479 to 1,302 consumers Monday evening during a phone bank event for South Florida residents.
"In just an hour and a half, Florida consumers were able to get back their own hard earned dollars, and all it took was a phone call," said CFO Atwater. "Our goal is to make sure Floridians know that the Unclaimed Property database - www.FLTreasureHunt.org - is always available."
Since taking office in January, CFO Atwater has returned more than $66.8 million to Floridians on 103,267 approved claims. Unclaimed Property accounts and values for South Florida as of April 29, 2011, included:
The Unclaimed Property database does not only contain money and property for individuals, accounts for local governments, school districts and law enforcement agencies are there as well.
Currently, the Chief Financial Officer holds unclaimed property accounts valued at more than $1 billion, mostly from dormant accounts in financial institutions, insurance and utility companies, securities and trust holdings. In addition to money and securities, unclaimed property includes tangible property such as watches, jewelry, coins, currency, stamps, historical items and other miscellaneous articles from abandoned safe deposit boxes. Unclaimed money is deposited into the state school fund, where it is used for public education. There is, however, no statute of limitations, and citizens have the right to claim their property any time at no cost.
Consumers can search for Unclaimed Property by accessing the Department's website at www.FLTreasureHunt.org or by calling (888) 258-2253 or (850) 413-5555.
The Department of Financial Services' Divisions of Agent and Agency Services and Legal Services took 177 disciplinary actions against insurance professionals and other entities last month including: 22 revocations, 35 license denials, 50 administrative complaints, 30 suspensions, two cease and desists, seven probations, 46 fines totaling $104,050, and recovered more than $177,729 for consumers while conducting investigations.
Details on these actions can be found on the department's Division of Agent and Agency Services website at www.MyFloridaCFO.com/Agents.
Save energy. Save money. The Weatherization Assistance Program's (WAP) mission is to enable low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills through weatherization.
According to the program, low-income families pay an average of 18 percent of their annual income for energy, compared with five percent for other households. The United States Department of Energy estimates that these services save weatherization customers an average of $358 annually and return an average of $2.69 in energy and non-energy related benefits for every dollar invested.
WAP is being provided through the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs. To find out more about the program and how to apply, visit: http://www.floridacommunitydevelopment.org/wap/index.cfm.


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Police spokeswoman LaTresha Woodruff said police were called about 11 a.m. Friday after a maintenance worker at the complex notified the apartment manager of seeing the boy and another child in the pool area. Woodruff says the manager found both the 2-year-old and a 3-year-old in the water and pulled them from the pool — but the 2-year-old was pronounced dead at a Conway hospital.
Woodruff said the 3-year-old was not injured.
Woodruff said a woman who was watching the children told police she fell asleep in an apartment and that the children apparently got out of the apartment while she was sleeping.


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I love Paola - she is the best out there. Her moaning is sexiest and she demands to be fucked hard. I wish, I wish, I wish....
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I would love to eat that pussy.
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wonderful girl
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she is a brazilian girl: Paola Rei
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Looking at the Internet Adult Film Database, it lists several pairings with Paola and Mr. Pete. This is from the title, I Love Paola (same scene is in Mr. Pete is Unleashed vol 3).
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I want it become
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love watching it with a dick on
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i believe at some point the guy is literally praying.
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Just to reiterate what others have said, that is Paola Ray (not Rey). This chick looks nothing like Lela Star, thus, it is not Lela Star.
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and surprisingly the only video I like of hers. She,s the most natural in this one.
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so good, yummy
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Adia Kibur black necklace from The DUFF seen with Bianca A. Santos (Casey)
As Seen on Casey (Bianca A. Santos) in The DUFF
PRINCESS POSSE: In The Duff, Bianca (Mae Whitman) is determined to buck the high school pecking order by fighting her dreaded DUFF status (designated ugly fat friend). But before she can start a social revolution she must first break through Casey (Bianca A. Santos) and the princess posse. With her sexy cut-offs and layered tanks, Casey is at the top of the high school food chain.
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Tackling variable data? Be sure you know your shop's capabilities.
Variable-data printing has always been a specialized field, but today it's more specialized than ever. If a service provider is asked "Do you do variable printing?" today the answer is probably, "Yes."
But that answer could mean totally different things. Anyone executing digital printing can easily produce "one-off" prints and call this "variable printing." But that might not be what the questioner had in mind. In fact, it most likely is not. After all, simply putting different addresses on a printed label is certainly an example of variable-data printing, but your customers can do that easily enough on their desktop computer with a very basic mailing program.
We really need to find out what the question is before we can answer it, and before we can find out what services we can provide as print providers. What does the prospective customer mean by "variable printing?"
These days, there are several unique categories and subcategories of variable printing, each requiring its own unique infrastructure and capabilities. The software and hardware needed to create different types of variable-print output also run the gamut, which is a major reason print providers have sought specialized niches in the marketplace: It's simply not cost effective for small and mid-sized print shops to try to be all things to all people.
The economics of variable success
The key to success in variable print is economics. Two essential economic factors come into play here:
The first factor is the cost of delivering the client's message: the base cost of time, materials, assembly, storage, and shipping costs. Rising real-estate and transportation costs have had a significant impact here. Companies simply don't want to print large quantities of printed materials and store them for future use. The Internet has helped escalate the demand for timeliness and quick turnaround as well. As a result, it's little wonder that press runs continue their downward spiral. But short-run printing and cost savings found in digital production doesn't necessarily mean that every piece needs to be different. So this economic factor alone does not necessitate investing in a variable-data workflow-but it does provide the digital-workflow backbone on which a variable solution can be built.


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The Hudson Bayou $9.5 million lift station project is on schedule, despite a micro-tunneling glitch and a construction accident that sent a construction worker to the hospital earlier this month.
On Nov. 8, an Orlando-based Rodriguez Concrete construction worker was injured and airlifted by a Bayflite helicopter to a St. Petersburg hospital after a portion of a concrete wall being erected at the site fell on him.
"They were sawing some plywood with steel frames, and as they were erecting them, a gust of wind or a last-second adjustment caused a piece of the concrete to topple over him," said Mary Ellen Maurer, project engineer for the Osprey Avenue/Luke Wood utility project. "He suffered some fractures of the spine but has no internal injuries or head injuries and is expected to make a full recovery."
And last month, a drill got stuck while digging for future pipe placement because of a miscalculation error at the lift station project in Luke Wood Park, which is located at the intersection of U.S. 41 and U.S. 301.
Maurer said the project, which began in May, is on schedule despite what she called "a minor glitch."
"The micro-tunneling itself is behind schedule, but the lift station project is not," said Maurer, who said the micro- tunneling had begun again cautiously around Hudson Bayou.
Meanwhile, foundations have already been poured on three of the four buildings being erected and the walls have already been erected on a deep-well building.
"We are currently on schedule and expect to be complete in June 2012," Maurer said.
As far as Osprey Avenue is concerned, the thoroughfare from Mound Street to Bahia Vista Street will remain closed through February.
Starting Nov. 28, Osprey Avenue will be closed for 60 days between Mound Street and Brother Geenan Way. That closure is necessary while crews install a water main as part of the project.
Then, in June, Osprey Avenue will be closed from Lincoln Avenue to Alta Vista Street before it's re-opened in October 2012.
"It's the largest underground lift station the city has ever undertaken and it's one of the largest, if not the largest, underground lift station the state has ever permitted," Maurer said.
In 2005, about 570,000 gallons of raw sewage leaked out of Lift Station 7 on Pomelo Avenue and into Hudson Bayou.
A subsequent investigation discovered the city did not inform residents that a 500,000-gallon spill from the same lift station occurred a year prior.
The investigation paved the way for the capital improvement project, which is creating a new lift station with a higher capacity and odor-control capability that sits further away from the water.
According to the city, it will be a state-of-the-art facility, with a back-up diesel system in case of power outages.
The construction project, though, continues to impair travel throughout the area, including traffic on a primary north-south thoroughfares.
May 2011 — Construction begins
September 2011— Forcemain construction begins; Osprey Avenue closure begins
October 2011 — Micro-tunneling begins
June 2012 — Lift station work is expected to be complete
July 2012 — Portion of Osprey Avenue expected to re-open
October 2012— Osprey Avenue completely re-opens
What is a lift station?
A lift station is placed at a point in a sewer system where water needs to be pumped, or lifted, to a higher elevation, so gravity can be used to bring that water to a treatment plant.


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So, a little over one year today, SCU was born of anger and retribution. I have to admit, even I didn't even expect it to last this long. I mean, once I started, I found it quite hard to post things every day, sometimes more than once, and to continue to find relevant things to talk about. On top of all of that, I never expected to get any traffic, mainly because no one knew who I was, and the CBN (Card Blogger Network) was only a third of what it is today.
Once the CBN hit full stride, things really picked up, as for some reason, people enjoyed reading my rants, or hated them enough to come back and see what I would say next. Really, I was just looking for a place to have fun writing, and usually when its about something you love, its much easier to do. Funny enough, I found there was a lot of shit that goes down in the hobby that I really disliked. There was rampant problems with established institutions that no one wanted to question publicly, there were problems with the cards themselves, there was problems with the people who collected them, and most of all, there were a ton of really ignorant people who seemed to be multiplying by the second. With that, I decided to stake my flag and really show people what could possibly be behind the curtain.
Unfortunately the gap between the smart and the stupid continued to grow, and people continued to take advantage of the lack of information and transparency. Luckily for everyone, the CBN also continued to grow and continued to challenge the paradigms that have long plagued collectors in the industry. They also provided complete up to date info, a fresh perspective, and quite a bit of pizazz to boot. New people joined up every day, and I tried to help as many of them as I could to find their voices. SCU's blogroll continues to grow by the day, and I will never hesitate to add a friend, even if your views arent quite on point with mine.
As of today, over 100,000 unique visitors have seen the site, and most of them have come back multiple times for the same reasons as when this page first started. My biggest contribution, the Blog Bat Around is still running strong with a new person at the helm each month, something I love seeing. Hopefully the BBA will continue to be an awesome display of the might of the CBN.
As for SCU, well, I hope there are more years to come, more people to piss off, and more rantabulous posts to write. Really, the only people that deserve the credit are the guys from the SCU staff and you, the visitors. Thanks a ton guys and gals.
Now where is Matt Forte to jump out of my cake?


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While NVIDIA still holds a tenuous grip on the highest
end offerings, with its GeForce GTX 280 GPU, this might soon slip,
depending on the performance of AMD's dual processor 4870 X2 (R700) card,
likely coming in Q3 2008. Meanwhile, NVIDIA faces challenges
from Intel in its low-end and laptop graphics offerings, and from AMD's
PUMA chipset/graphics package in the laptop market.
The economic repercussions
of NVIDIA's slippage are already visible. NVIDIA announced yesterday
that it was going to turn in revenue of $875 million to $950 million for Q2
2008, which ends July 27. This is significantly
lower than the current analyst expectations of $1.1 billion.
That was not the end of the bad news from NVIDIA either. It announced
that it was facing a massive recall, due to overheating GPUs in notebook
computers. NVIDIA reported higher than average failures in both the
laptop GPUs and in laptop chipsets.
NVIDIA said that the chips and their packaging were made with materials that
proved to be too "weak". NVIDIA passes the blame to notebook
manufacturers, which it says contributes to the problem. Typically
notebooks have poorer ventilation and components concentrated in a smaller
space than desktop computers.
The result of the recalls is that NVIDIA will be taking a onetime charge of
$150M USD to $200M USD to cover the damages. It plans to use the money to
repair or replace defective parts. It also hopes to collect part of the
money from insurers it uses. However, it has acknowledged its problems
and switched the materials it uses.
The news has resulted in NVIDIA taking a beating on the stock market, sliding over
25 percent.


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"Houston, we have a problem": there are countless movie quotes that have become a part of the common lexicon, but are being misquoted.
In fact, in "Apollo 13," no one says "Houston, we have a problem." The line is actually "Ah, Houston, we've had a problem." Similar, but different just the same.
We've looked back at the "Star Wars" films, classics such as "The Wizard of Oz" and scanned AMC's FilmSite, IMDb and Cracked to compile a list of 15 movie quotes most people have been saying wrong since each film's release.
Can you guess the proper Darth Vader quote from "The Empire Strikes Back" or Dustin Hoffman's famous line in "The Graduate"?
It's time to break the vicious cycle.


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LeMahieu triples Tuesday against Cubs
By Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
MESA, Ariz. -- There have been games this spring when the Rockies hit a lot -- they've scored 20 runs in their two wins and eight in their two losses. But DJ LeMahieu still contributed in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs, putting his plate adjustments to impactful use in a game.
LeMahieu hit .297 in 81 games in 2012, and he made a mark as a guy who could hit to the opposite field. In the eighth inning Tuesday, the right-handed hitter drove a ball into left-center for a triple, and later scored to bring the Rockies within two.
"He's really an inside-out guy that's trying to learn how to pull the ball a little better," hitting coach Dante Bichette said. "He's doing it in BP, and today it showed up [in the game]."
Bichette and manager Walt Weiss agree that LeMahieu's opposite field hitting is intentional. "It's not that he can't get there, it's on purpose," Bichette said, "and he is becoming a better hitter by spending time this spring practicing to pull the inside pitches."
"I've seen it even in BP where he'll juice some balls on the inner half," Weiss said. "His money swing is that inside-out swing to the big part of the field in the off-gap. But he controls the barrel very well. We don't want to put him in a situation where we say you need to turn on the ball. That's not who he is. But I think he's getting a feel for being able to do that."
CarGo picks up first hits of Spring Training
MESA, Ariz. -- Making his third start in four Cactus League games, Carlos Gonzalez finally found his first hit, driving a single to left in his first at-bat against the Cubs on Tuesday.
With the World Baseball Classic around the corner, Gonzalez didn't stop there. His competitive nature is ramped up, and he kept punishing Cubs pitchers. He also doubled to right-center, walked, stole a base and scored a run.
"For me, it doesn't matter if I'm playing in the World Series, or Spring Training," Gonzalez said. "I still want to do well. I still get mad if I don't play the way I want to. The good thing is, Spring Training is for getting ready. It always feels good to have a good game and make good contact."
The steal wasn't exactly picture-perfect, but it was emblematic of his no-holds barred approach to pacing a Rockies club that could stand to be more aggressive on the bases.
"I was in a crazy position, because he was like 1-and-2 to the plate, but I still have to try some stuff," Gonzalez said. "If I got thrown out, I was going to be mad.
"It's part of my game," he said of his ability to cause havoc on the bases. "I try to work hard every day to get better in every aspect. It feels good."
Worth noting
Troy Tulowitzki will take the trip to Peoria, Ariz., with the Rockies on Wednesday to play his third game of the season. He's been playing every other day with good success as he returns from last season's groin injury, and manager Walt Weiss is being careful about the pace he puts Tulo through.
"We'll keep communicating," Weiss said. "It's been one on, one off. We'll pick our spot where he wants to go back-to-back. We'll figure out when that is."
• Weiss indicated Todd Helton would likely make his first appearance in the Cactus League in the "vicinity" of next weekend.
• Starting pitcher Christian Friedrich made his big league debut in 2012 and went 5-8 with a 6.70 ERA before landing on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his lower back. He threw a bullpen on Monday and it went well enough that he is scheduled to throw another one on Wednesday.
"I heard it went very well," Weiss said of his 25-pitch session. "I imagine he'll throw [live batting practice and] some simulated games before we throw him out there [in a game]."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.