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Are there still ways to keep secrets online? Final Boss Form writes:
A subcultural style [cannot] be "owned". The only way to ensure that your aesthetic is not going to become used by others is to never share it with anyone. Another approach is to protect your aesthetic with physical violence (see: gang colors). Otherwise, once you allow your presence to be seen, it can be consumed.
Most communities protect their culture through some form of obfuscation. Some of this practice is incredible.
• Tum bl r an d LJ u sers sep ar ate w ords the ough o dd spacin g in o rde r to fo ol sea rc heng i nes.
• Chinese users hide political messages in image attachments to seemingly benign posts on Weibo.
• General Petraeus communicated solely through draft mode.
• 4chan scares away the faint of heart with porn.
• More technically astute groups communicate through obscure messaging systems.
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text: Well when im connected to CoD my connection really sucks. No its not the hosts fault its mine. So to see if my connection was good (wireless) i took the speed test thingy i got Dowload 0.95mbps Upload 0.09mbps Ping 42ms These are awful i find (but i am retarded in computers stuff etcc) So i was wondering is there a way of improving my connection???? My router is one wall away from my Wii and everything else that has wireless has good connection. If not then i am subjected to buying a LAN adapter. Also if i am subjected to buy one anyone know a cheap one that works well with the wii?

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Although barely, we did it!! And I am so thankful for March 1st! Here is my spending since the last post and total for the month:
$392.74 = total from last post
$6.73 = Frozen veggies from Whole Foods
$399.47 = Total money spent on groceries and eating out for the month of February!!
Other than the fact that I am shocked that we were able to reduce our grocery/eating out budget by more than $700 dollars, I am relieved that this little experiment is over. Callie keeps asking me when I can go to the grocery store and buy more of this or get her favorite snacks…well dear Callie, I am going to Whole Foods and Costco in the morning!!
However, many things have changed and I have learned much during this process. I have stretched in places that I never thought I would. To me, life is to be experienced and I am learning more and more what that looks like for me. Learning is one of my top 5 core values and if I were to judge Frugal February by that alone, then it was an amazing success. Here are a few things I learned during February:
1. Okay, so maybe I do like to grocery shop…retail therapy anyone??
2. I am becoming one of those people…you know those people who clip coupons and put them in the 3-ring binder. I've always said that I would NEVER do that…I used the excuse that "they don't make coupons for the types of food I purchase". I have discovered that they do make coupons for some of the foods I purchase. You have to be willing to do the research. As Callie says, "Mom, coupons are like real money!" Amen! And no offense to you if you are one of those people…I have envied you for a long time and just joined you!
3. I NEED accountability!! In no way, shape, or form would I have stuck to the $400 budget if I had not been blogging to an audience of my peers. There were several days when it would have been easier to go out to eat or pick up something easy from the grocery store, but knowing that I had to give an account of my spending was all I needed to say no to those urges.
4. My nanny was an amazing woman. I have no idea how she cooked three meals everyday while rasing 6 children and working on the farm. I think of her often as I cook each day and wonder "how would she have cooked this?" or "what did she put in her chicken casserole?". The legacy she left me will continue on for generations. She loved us through food and although not always best for your waistline, some of the best memories I have as a child are sitting on the old wooden bench in her kitchen smelling fried chicken cooked in lard with banana pudding for dessert.
5. Meal planning and shopping ahead was a major part of what helped us be successful. Last minute trips to the grocery store almost always result in spending more than you planned to spend.
6. My children do not like budgeting…I want what I want and I want it when I want it. However, they have been troopers this month and have complained very little. They tried new recipes, although they did turn their noses up at my homemade chicken pot pie…I thought it was pretty good!
7. $400 divided by 28 days equals $14.29 per day. Wow! That is amazing. I easily spent that for most dinners in the past. Moving forward, my goal is to keep each dinner around $10 to $12.
Well, tomorrow is March 1st. A brand new month with a brand new budget. Almost makes me giddy! How much money are we going to budget for March? Considering the fact that I did not buy any meat during February (we cleaned out our freezer), I will be purchasing meat and ordering from our coop this month. That alone will add about $200 to our budget. Therefore, we are giving ourselves $700 for March. We will still save $500 per month from the $1100 we used to spend. I am looking forward to having more money to spend, but somehow, I think I will spend it much differently than I have in the past.
Thank you for joining me in this enlightening journey. Frugal February might be ending, but the Frugal Gourmet is alive and well. My dedication to nourishing my family with organic, wholesome foods has not changed and thankfully, God has given me new ways to do so. I am humbled and thankful!
I will keep you posted on how I spend my $700!


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It's hard not to be going about achieving a healthier lifestyle without hearing/reading about the benefits of drinking green tea.
After discovering all these reasons, I decided to add a cup of green tea to my daily menu, as an afternoon "snack". Not sure how many benefits I've reaped but I know that it hasn't aided in any weight loss this year.
I recently read something in an ebook and then went online to search for it's validity.
There seems to be truth in the fact that green tea aids in weight loss with emphasis on the dreaded belly fat. The only disagreement comes with the amount of tea to drink daily. I've seen recommended doses from 1 to 6 cups.
Would anyone like to join me in a green tea drinking challenge?
There are 3 criteria for this challenge:
1. In Japanese culture, they drink green tea 3 times per day with their meals. I will do the same.
2. According to experts, it takes 12 weeks for any significant body change to be noticeable.
3. In order to recognize a change, notes must be taken.
If you are joining me in this challenge, please keep note of the following:
1. How many cups of green tea per day you are going to drink.
2. The date you started (so you know when your 12 weeks are up).
3. Your waist measurement and your weight when you started (for comparison with end of challenge stats).
These are the teas I have chosen to drink. Plain green tea is just too nasty for my liking lol.
Please note: Green tea alone will not lose the weight for you. You still have to eat right and exercise. The purpose of this challenge is to experience for ourselves if the green tea will give us an added boost or not :)
NEXT WEEK'S BLOG: Losing It
DISCLAIMER: Whenever I use the word DIET in my blog posts I am in no way suggesting that I have invented/discovered some miracle system to lose weight. Whenever I use the word DIET, I am simply substituting a single word to replace the longer phrase EATING HEALTHIER THAN IN THE PAST.


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Question : "What about worlds where magic is more abundant or powerful, or worlds with even less magic? Do you think there will be modular rules for making magic more or less powerful for different games in D&D Next?"
Me! Me! I can answer that one. Fuck I mean a 5 year old could answer it for Mage Mearls. The answer is.... (drums).... the Dungeon Master handles that when he builds his world. But let's give Mage Mearls a break and look at his response.
"Absolutely, and I think magic is one of the places where we will spend plenty of time on optional rules. First, we're already taking a step to make sure that magic items don't figure deeply into the core math of the game, making it easier to run a Dark Sun-esque game where finding magic loot is more rare. " Wo ho ho there editor hold the press. What the fuck is he saying? Last time I played a Dark Sun "esque" whateverish game it was damn fucking easy to do. You went out and bought Dark Sun, tore open the wrapping and started playing. Really, honest to the tree gods. It was that simple. You didn't need to write core game math. Fuck I doubt they even have a game math. By the recent crap coming out of Wish-a-ton kingdom it seems game and math on the same sentence are an oxymoron. But I digress, sorry. Back on track. Having more or less magic in a setting was done the following way a) the DM allows it or b) the DM doesn't allow it. That's it. No quantum mechanics or string theory. But let's keep listening to the Mage's wise words again.
"Beyond that, we want to provide ways to turn the "quantity of magic" dial (as well as the "quality of magic dial," but that might be a whole different discussion) up or down as you please. " Wo ho ho hold it again. Dial? Who is "you" in the "as you please". Is he addressing the Dungeon Master? If so why the fuck would he want a dial. He's the bloody fucking Dungeon Master. Has Mage Mearls forgotten what that fucking means. He's the god's god. He's the world. He's everything. He's the Dungeon Master. He doesn't need no fucking dial he IS the dial. Now on the other hand Mage Mearls might be addressing the players. In which case I'm obliged to raise the question. What exactly does he mean by a dial? A set of rules so the players can grab the Dungeon Master by the balls and use them as the dial to raise or lower the magic setting as they will? I mean as a character I've had moments in which I wished the Dungeon Master wasn't such a pig. But he's the Dungeon Master, if you take that away from him what's the fate of the game? Over specialization. Imbalance. All that which we dislike in D&D. But of course that gives room for Mage Mearls to crank out more scrolls (at a cost for us) to regulate the problems created by his regulation of needs that were solved by fucking common sense when I was adventuring.
Anyway let's finish reading the answer.
"Want to run a low-magic game? We can make the rules for turning at-will magic into 1st-level spells, criteria for ability score requirements for spellcasters, and guidelines for using only ritual magic and not normal spellcasting. Want to run a high-magic game? Give everybody two at-will spells, and here are three special themes designed specifically for a high-magic campaign. ". Holy fucking crap. Can't seem to get past two sentences without getting ogre blisters on my balls. What the fuck is this? Rules to regulate the obvious. If you want a high-magic campaign you need to have more magic in it. Give more things to players. I mean isn't that the definition of high-magic? What next? Rules to make a hard dungeon. What's the Mage going to write? I can hear him already. "We can create rules for harder dungeons that add more monsters and traps". Holy shit Mage I think our devote readers can figure that one out on their own.
Lets keep reading.
"When it comes to creating campaign themes (and I consider "low magic" and "high magic" to be campaign themes, though they may not be the only ones used in a given campaign), the process isn't always going to be as simple as just providing a single optional rule; sometimes, it is going to involve a few variant rules, an optional rule or two, and maybe some player-centric elements (themes, backgrounds, spells, etc.) that are only available in that thematic campaign."
That's why you don't make rules for this Mage!! You make settings. That should be the answer to the question. No rules for high magic or low magic settings. There is more or less magic, but the rules, the way magic works is the same.


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Tom Morello, Stanton Moore & Boots Riley Collaborate!
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Relix Magazine is reporting on an upcoming release from Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman, Rage Against the Machine), Boots Riley (The Coup) and Stanton Moore (Galactic, etc.).
The cool part is that Moore and Morello met at FMC's first Artist Activism Camp and "Musicians Bringing Musicians Home" concert — the latter which took place at legendary New Orleans venue Tipitina's in November of 2006. (The third annual event went down last week at the House of Blues). According to the article, Moore and Morello "bonded while standing at the bar of Ernie K-Doe's Mother-in-Law Lounge." Bars have a way of doing that. Of course, so does inspired activism.
Boots Riley is one of the founding artists of FMC's Rock the Net — our national campaign for network neutrality. This issue is sure to be a hot topic through '08 and beyond; be sure to sign up in support of net neutrality at the official RTN site.
Epic Records will release material from the band, who are calling themselves the Street Sweeper, this spring. We're definitely looking forward to hearing what these guys came up with.


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i'm a newbie with this blogging stuff. in theory, i've got a lot to say but in real life, i'm not sure any of it is worth anyone's time reading these thoughts. but i'll give my best.
today is my first day not being pregnant. i've only known i was pregnant for a week and a few days, but it was a really amazing week. i've waited for 7 years to have someone look me in the face and say, "you're going to have a baby!" and it all happened rather randomly, shockingly actually. despite the doctors concern from the beginning i was overwhelmed by God's goodness and generosity in giving us a child. i immediately tried not to be excited, after all we were very early in our pregnancy and with every phone call some doctor or fellow or nurse was asking cryptic questions trying to find out what exactly was going on. for the first 3 days jason and i just looked at each other, giggled and said, "we're going to have a baby!!" amazing feeling. and weird that all of the heartache of the failed attempts melted away in that instant. it truly was an amazing week! i hope everyone has a chance to experience what i did for the past 8 days.
so, now that i'm not pregnant i fully expected all of the pain and heartache, the longing, the urgency and the desire to rush back into my life like they never left. i know it's just the first day, but they're not here. in fact, there is no sign of them in sight! i am realizing that this is again the goodness, mercy and generosity of Christ Jesus in my life. i want to see people, i can't wait to hold little lucy davis tonight, i feel like i need to tell everyone that i'm okay and that i will be okay. but really i want to tell them that it is God, His Word and the Holy Spirit in my life that is making all of this okay. actually more than okay...blessed. i am so blessed to have been pregnant and have high hopes for being pregnant again if the Lord allows. i am blessed by knowledgable doctors, caring friends, loving family and a husband who truly loves me as Christ loves the church. i am overwhelmed, not by circumstances in my life, but by how God is using them to draw me and others closer to Him. amazing.
david crowder has a song on his latest album, "church music" that is call "how he loves us". in this song he describes God's love as a hurricane, and those of us who belong to Him as trees being tossed back and forth by His overwhelming love. i choose to carry this picture in my head today, the first day of me not being pregnant, to fully understand how my Savior feels about me today. and that makes me smile.
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CHA is going on right now and over at Core'dinations we are having some fun while everyone is busy at CHA. I have a fun card challenge for you. I came up with a very basic card sketch for you to jump start your creative juices flowing.
Here is a look at my take on the sketch.
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps
ink- hero arts
studio calico wood veneer
the twinery
Now you have till January 24th to enter this contest. You could win this entire collection pack.
POST HERE to see all the details and to link up your project.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I will be back tomorrow with a new project. See you then. Have a wonderful an crafty day!


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Investing in the stock market is a great way to earn a substantial income. That being said, you won't be successful unless you have the correct knowledge. The following article is packed with useful information to help you be as successful as possible when investing in stocks.
Stocks aren't just a piece of paper! While you are the owner of this paper, you are also a part of a group who has ownership in the company. Therefore, you actually own a share of the earnings and assets of that company. In some cases, you can even vote in major elections regarding corporate leadership.
You should own large interest investment accounts with half a year's salary saved in case something unexpected occurs in your life. This allows you to cover medical bills, unemployment costs, or even damage from a disaster which might not be covered by insurance until you get your affairs in order.
If you are targeting a portfolio for maximum, long range yields, include the strongest stocks from a variety of industries. While the market grows, in general, some sectors grow more than others. If you have holdings in different market sectors, it is possible to take advantage of big gains in individual industries and improve your overall standing. You want to make sure you are constantly re-balancing in order to help decrease your losses in bad profit sectors while still keeping a hand in them for possible future growth cycles.
When you decide upon a stock to invest in, only invest five to ten percent of your total capital fund into that one choice. If your stock rapidly declines later, this can help decrease your exposed risk.
Think of your stocks as interest in a company that you own, rather than just simple meaningless elements to be traded. Make sure you take some time to thoroughly look over financial statements and the businesses' strengths and weaknesses so that you can have a good idea of your stocks' value. With this broader perspective you will be able to make more informed decisions about whether or not to buy or sell a particular stock.
When searching for stocks then look into those that get you a greater return than 10%, which is the market average, because you can actually get that type of return from index funds. Find projected earnings growth and dividend yield to estimate likely stock returns. If your stock's yield is projected to grow 2% with 12% projected growth in earnings, you hve a chance to earn a 14% overall return.
You may be set on handling your own stock investments, but you should make it a priority to seek the advice of a financial counselor, too. A professional advisor will do more than just make stock picks. Additionally, they will help you determine your tolerance for risk and your timeline based on your long-term goals. The pair of you can work to assemble a customized investment strategy based on your unique needs and characteristics.
Make sure you consider a wide variety of investment options. Although choosing businesses for possible growth is important, you need to make sure you keep your portfolio balanced with a few large companies as well. These kinds of companies offer safety as well as Omni Xpress review by No Bs Im Reviews growth, and can offset the losses of some of your more risky investments.
Never buy a stock from a company you do not know a lot about. People are often too quick to decide that a new company is a good investment after reading about it's existence. If the company fails, you stand to lose a substantial amount of money, so a little research is worth the effort.
Keep an open mind regarding stock prices. It is impossible to ignore this absolute rule: the more money you pay for an asset as it relates to its earnings, the lower you can expect the return to be. A stock that seems too expensive might become a great deal in a few weeks only, which is why you have to be patient.
Start your investing career with larger companies that have more secure investment options. Choose companies which are well-known to build your portfolio if you're just beginning to invest. Once your knowledge of the market increases, you can start buying stocks in smaller, less well-known companies. Smaller companies have greater growth potential, yet there is also a much higher losing potential risk.
Always check your portfolio for needed changes. Closely follow your portfolio so you can make sure your stocks are doing good, and the condition of the market is in your favor. However, do not get so obsessed that you have to constantly check your stocks. The market does go up and down all the time, so pay more attention to the overall trends than to the daily fluctuations.
As was mentioned earlier, purchasing stock is a fantastic way to make money. When you know exactly what to do, the amount of money you can make is limitless. Take this advice and use it to your advantage.


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Stuart 'The Brand' Baggs to land TV show?
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Stuart 'The Brand' Baggs could be set to land his own TV show after shooting to fame for his cocky attitude on BBC One's 'The Apprentice'
The Apprentice's Stuart 'The Brand' Baggs could be set to land his own TV show.
After becoming notorious for his dodgy catchphrases, including 'Everything I touch turns to sold', telly executives are reportedly keen to snap up the cocky businessman to front his own show.
The 21-year-old telecommunications entrepreneur - who was famously branded "full of sh*t" when he was fired by multi-millionaire tycoon Lord Alan Sugar - is currently in talks to appear on the small screen.
Sacha Taylor-Cox, celebrity manager at Impressive PR, explained: "Love him or hate him, Stuart has a great profile for TV. Our strategy should see him on our screens for some time."
Stuart has made no secret of his desire to further his TV career after shooting to fame on the BBC One series.
He recently said: " Life is Brand-tastic to be honest. 'The Apprentice' has changed my life. I was planning on going back to my business and putting 'The Apprentice' to bed. But then production companies started calling and asking whether I'd considered doing any more TV, so we'll see whether anything takes my fancy.
"I imagine it would be along the lines of going to the jungle or 'Dancing On Ice'. I would actually love to do that, I'd put rockets on my skates and skate through fire. I actually want to go on that show. It'd be much better than eating bugs."


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Metalogix Develops Standard-Setting Product That Optimizes Content Storage, Speeds Backup and Granularly Restores Content for Any SharePoint Version, Including SharePoint 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – July 30, 2013 — /BackupReview.info/ — Metalogix, the leading provider of content infrastructure software to improve the use and performance of enterprise content on Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange and Cloud platforms, today announced the breakthrough release of Metalogix StoragePoint 4.2, which is now the industry's first and only fully integrated SharePoint storage, backup and recovery solution. Established as SharePoint's top-selling storage optimization product, the new release expands StoragePoint's range of capabilities to include automated backup, either on-premises or in the cloud, and the ability to granularly restore lost content all the way down to the document level.
Organizations must now manage an average of 1 terabyte (TB) of content within SharePoint environments and that content is nearly doubling every year. Due to this dramatic growth and SharePoint's ascension as a mission-critical content management and collaboration platform, there is increasing pressure on organizations to develop a cohesive strategy for storing terabytes of content and achieving fast backup and recovery. Organizations have realized that existing storage and backup methods can no longer meet the stricter Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) requirements for data loss and recovery. For example, without StoragePoint, it can take up to 8 hours to backup 1 TB of content. With StoragePoint, it can be accomplished in minutes.
StoragePoint 4.2 provides a new, comprehensive approach for BLOB storage, SharePoint backup and recovery, all of which can be accessed directly within a single user interface in the SharePoint central administration. StoragePoint uses Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) technology to offload the unstructured content such as Office documents and rich media files known as Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) from SQL Server to more appropriate and cheaper storage tiers. Externalizing BLOBs shrinks content databases by up to 95% and allows databases to be automatically and continuously backed up in mere minutes. The product also provides granular, item-level restore capabilities for lost, deleted or corrupted content. StoragePoint enables these breakthrough capabilities for any version of SharePoint and is the first to do so for SharePoint 2013.
"Our customers have routinely inquired about improving their lengthy backup times and reducing the time it takes to respond to a user losing a document or folder," said Steven Murphy, CEO, Metalogix. "We developed StoragePoint 4.2 to provide customers a simple way to address their SharePoint storage, backup and recovery needs. Within one familiar user interface, SharePoint administrators and IT professionals can quickly and easily backup and restore content in a matter of minutes as opposed to hours or days. StoragePoint 4.2 is a game-changer for SharePoint backup and recovery that will streamline these processes and improve productivity throughout an organization."
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As part of the product release, Metalogix has introduced StoragePoint Express, which gives organizations the chance to use the product at no cost for up to 200 GBs of content. StoragePoint Express features the RBS capabilities that have established StoragePoint as the market-leader for SharePoint storage optimization and the new automated backup features. To download the free version, please click here – http://bit.ly/18PAOn0
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Good morning!
I have an amazing treat for you today...
Well what a little stunner this girl is! Purple Haze is a bright/dark purple glitter with a clear base. The camera (again) couldn't pick up the correct colour for this. Imagine it as a pink toned purple rather than blue - very pretty. This is 2 think coats. You really can't help but to apply thick coats as it is a thick polish. I was a bit disappointed in the finish in this as it dried very matte, bumpy and not sparkly or shiney at all. I needed 1 coat of Essie G2G and 2 coats of Caviar top coats! It's still not perfectly smooth, but good enough for me. This is my first Models Own I have tried and will definately try out some others, maybe a creme or shimmer? Any recommendations?
I'm not looking forward to the removal of this, but I'm planning on doing the tin foil trick - probably while the boy is surfing while in Devon. I'm going to take Off With Her Red with me to paint my nails mid-week. I'm hoping this won't chip and will last me until then!
I hope you all have a nice week.
See you soon!
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A couple of weeks ago I found these amazing antique Duncan Phyfe chairs. They are petite & have beautiful carved flowers on the top & nice curvy legs on the bottom, so much potential. Here is the before picture.
As you can see, there are three armless chairs & one captains chair.
Michigan has been blessed with an early spring this year, so to celebrate I decided to paint them a nice spring yellow (plus I already had yellow on hand). So I gave them two coats of DIY chalk paint in this spring yellow. Not an easy chore painting these by hand. I am hoping to purchase a sprayer this summer, then maybe painting chairs won't be such a pain.
After painting I distressed, waxed & buffed to perfection. I chose a nice vintage looking fabric & my mom had the cushions redone in record time.
Here's what they look like now.
Perfect for spring!
Love that beautiful detail.
I love the girly fabric with those sexy legs. Shabbylishious!!
These chairs are available at "V Trading" in Grand Blanc, MI if you would like to see them in person. So has spring inspired your color choice? Thanks for visiting & have a great day! Dee


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It's a mobile world and the smartphone has become the interface in our interactions with the rest of the world.
The initiative by a group of retailers is recognition of this fact. A group of retailers led by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(NYSE:WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) and Japan's 7-Eleven is developing a mobile payment network that will allow customers to pay using their smartphones.
Google was the first company to flag off its initiative in this direction last year when it launched its own payment service on its Android operating system for smartphones.
In August coffee chain operator Starbucks followed up with its own mobile payments model in alliance with Square Inc. to process payments at its U.S. coffee shops. In May auction site eBay Inc(NASDAQ:EBAY) along with PayPal had announced deals with 15 retailers to use their own system for mobile payments.
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The global retailers, who between them account for about $1 trillion in annual sales, want to set a benchmark in the formulation of uniform mobile payment standards.
"What we are looking for is a broad, seamless experience across all retail formats," Target's President of financial and retail services Terry Scully said.
Mobile payments are expected to rise nearly four-fold to more than $1.3 trillion annually by 2017, a report from Juniper Research said on Wednesday.
The group has initiated discussions with financial institutions, banks, and technology companies and telecommunications providers to develop and set up a backbone network for the payments system.
However the larger retailers are not happy with the current systems now available in the market, all of which are independent of each other. The intention is to introduce a uniform payments system with common standards that can be used by everyone and will be compatible across platforms.
The venture has been named Merchant Customer Exchange and is working on offering retailers, gas stations and restaurants a way to integrate their promotions into the payments plan that could be available on any smartphone.
The group has however not set any deadline for the launch of their payments system.
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The Beachcombers played at Brierwood May 9.
Paul Michal shot 81 to win low gross. Gary Guthiel was second with 83. Stu Cleveland was third with 84. Randy Cogdill was fourth with 86. Jim Beairsto was fifth with 89.
Ed Kinney won low net with 66. Paul Michal and Randy Cogdill tied for second with 67. Stu Cleveland was next with 69.
Gary Guthiel, Paul Michal and Ed Kinney teamed to win the team low net with -17.
Calabash Elks
Ron Mayo won the Calabash Elks tournament May 10 at Brierwood with a net 64. Fred Walsh finished second with 68.
Jerry McLamb is gone now, passed away from cancer five years ago, but his spirit lives on at Crow Creek.
His spirit is there in the friendly greeting you get from the bag attendant when you arrive, in the smile of the cart girl as she hands you a PowerAde on the 13th hole.
It's there in the welcoming hand of Bryan Thomas, the general manager.
Five Ocean Ridge golfers show up at Cinghiale Creek, the home course of The First Tee, every Tuesday afternoon. From 4-5:30 p.m., they teach golf and life skills to 15 junior golfers.
The juniors hit balls and play the course. They also sit down in the classroom and talk about life skills. They learn "meet and greet," the age old ritual of shaking hands, so important to job, relationships, and sports.
They learn by doing, by trying new skills with their clubs. They learn by example from their coaches.
Bill Smith is the lead coach.
I love the Grand Strand of the Carolina coast with its 100-plus golf courses spread like green jewels along the lakes, inlets and waterways of the low country.
This is a very fine golf resort. The best part is I, as a woman, can play any time I want. I can play golf Saturday mornings, Sunday mornings. I can also tee off between the hours of noon and 2 p.m.
What about Wednesday, the historical "doctor's day" at the course?
No problem here.
A men-only grill and bar?
Naahhhh, not here.
Lockwood Folly Men
The Lockwood Folly Men's Golf Association crowned Jerry Lyons its club champion after a two-day tournament May 3-4. Lyons shot a 157 gross score in the two-day tournament.
Fred Krug won the senior club championship (age 62 and over). Don Kehoe is the super senior club champion (age 72 and over). Russ Kleinbauer is the net club champion.
The Lockwood Folly Memorial Cup Match Play Tournament concluded May 2. Jim Platukis defeated Allen Ayling two and one to win the cup. George Gisel finished third and Beecher Washburn fourth.
Last year I fulfilled a lifelong dream when I finished my novel, "Footes Creek." It's a mystery that takes place at a prestigious old country club in an upper-class bedroom community in northern New Jersey.
The story begins when a Hispanic worker on the maintenance crew is brutally murdered. A few days later, another worker is found dead in his car at the bottom of the lake surrounding the famous 17th island green. The USGA is about to announce that Footes Creek will be added to the list of U.S .Open sites.
Carolina Shores Men
The Carolina Shores Men played a team event April 25. The scoring consisted of counting one low net on par fives, two low nets on par fours and three low nets on par threes.
George Balbach, Frank Talak, Rich Hamilton and a blind draw took first with 111. Mike Devereux, George Bridges, Dick Polanski and Bill Teshler were second with 114 (match of cards). Gary Stewart, Keith Rogerson, Ron Buck and Roger Thompson finished third with 114. Bob Barrett, Dan Roberts, Bob Fyock and Don Errickson were fourth with 115.
I believe in exercise, in personal trainers, in massage therapy, in yoga, in walking and stretching, and even in acupuncture. I did not always feel this passionate about personal fitness, but I had an episode about 15 years ago that made me a true believer.
Early on Easter Monday morning, I rolled over in bed and felt something "ping" in my back. Pain shot through my lower back and down my left leg. I could barely move.
The Piperettes played an individual point quota tournament April 15. Players determine their point quota by subtracting their handicap from 50. Players with scores closest to or more than their quota win. Scoring consisted of eagle (8), birdie (5), par (3), bogie (2) and double bogey (1).
In the Sand to Piper Flight, Wanda Green won with 15. Judy DeStefon tied Judy Hanna for second with 11, Kathy Manning was fourth with 9 and Mary Dickerson finished fifth with 8.
Cheating is a way of life these days. Just look at the headlines in our newspapers, and listen to the sound bites on CNN Headline News.
People cheat on their spouses (a la the illustrious governor of New York), disregarding and ignoring the vows they took when they got married. They cheat on their income tax returns—padding contributions to churches, deductions for medical expenses, fancy trips, insurance—anything they think they can get away with. Presidents, congressmen, governors, mayors and even sheriffs get drummed out of office for violations of the public trust.
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Henkel Harris Furniture For Sale – J.A. Henckels International Classic 8-Inch Stainless-Steel Chef's Knife – Chest of drawers. Furniture for dolls.
Henkel Harris Furniture For Sale
- for sale
- purchasable: available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale"
- For Sale is the fifth album by German pop band Fool's Garden, released in 2000.
- For Sale is a tour EP by Say Anything. It contains 3 songs from …Is a Real Boy and 2 additional b-sides that were left off the album.
- For Sale (A vendre) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Laetitia Masson. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
- henkel
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA is an international company headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henkel
- harris
- United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
- United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
- Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
- United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
Triple riveted handles Durable and strong. POM handles Comfortable handle, hygienic, break proof, dishwasher safe*
A good chef's knife becomes your daily kitchen companion. It's used for everything from prepping steaks for the grill to finely mincing onions, and chances are you'll reach for it every time you cook–so it better be good. This lower-priced line from Henckels is a great value: excellent quality knives with their standard lifetime warranty. There's good balance, and the handles are a shade heavier than other lines, which some cooks will prefer. The 8-inch blade length is the most practical for multipurpose use, and regular sharpening will keep the stainless-steel blade razor-sharp. It's only minimally flexible, which makes it a great choice for vegetables such as potatoes and turnips. While it's dishwasher-safe, unless it needs sanitizing after use with raw meat, it's often easier to hand wash. –Jill Lightner
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The front curtains of our RV were THRASHED!!! Thirty-five years of sun will not do fabric well :) They were split all over and crisp as a cucumber! It was pitiful. I had a new curtain I had thrifted that I was able to piece perfectly to fit the front windows :) (still trying to come up with a good option for the rest of the windows- finding LOTS of yards of thick CUTE fabric is not easy :)). And the results fit our style to a tee! YAY--
Sorry for the evening photos, but here is the BEFORE--
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This essay is about Energy Crisis, the need to conserve energy resources, conventional and non-conventional resources, solar energy, and other sources of energy.
Adequate availability of inexpensive energy is the most important demand of today. Economic growth and industrialization both are dependent on the availability of energy. But today the problem is that world energy sources are fast depleting and this fast depleting energy resources have put the world in a grip of energy crisis so this is the time to take steps to conserve the non-renewable sources energy and also find the alternative sources of energy or another way is to tap or harness the solar energy.
Need to conserve energy resources:
Many of the developed Western-European countries and Japan depends a great extent on imports of energy resources to meet the bulk of their requirements. If such is the condition of industrially and technologically advanced countries on can imagine the condition of underdeveloped countries. These days the main sources of energy are coal, natural gas and mineral oil and some countries even have developed capacity to produce hydro-electric and nuclear energy to some extent. But their consumption in factories and automobiles is increasing in such manner that it would not take mankind more than a hundred years to use up all the known resources on earth. Hence the need to conserve the resources and use of available domestic resources is gaining momentum.
Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy:
There are two types of resources, there are conventional and non-conventional. Bulk of the non-conventional supplies come from vegetable wastes, firewood, cow dung, besides mechanical energy derived from animal power and manpower. Among the primary sources of conventional energy coal and oil are the most dominant while electricity generated from coal and oil is the principal secondary source of conventional energy in India. Hydro power has also gained importance. Besides, solar energy is an important renewable non-polluting source of energy which can be harnessed most economically.
Solar Energy:
Much research is going on all over the world on solar energy. According to Dr. Denis Hayes, a solar energy enthusiast, the sun could be used for providing directly half of America's total energy needs. Since energy crisis is a common problem the nations of the world have decided to focus attention on it. They decided to meet every year in the World Energy Conference. This co-operative effect can certainly help to meet the challenge and save the world from the threat of energy crisis.
Other sources of energy:
Another interesting development has been the growing potential of natural gas the world over as gases represent more energy than oil. One of the recent developments is that of biogas or gobargas. Besides, research is being carried out to harness solar energy, produce power from tidal waves ocean waves and wind. In fact India's first wave energy project is fast coming up at Vizhingam, 15 km away from Trivandrum.
So as the position of nation stands by us, we should take immediate steps to develop alternate non-conventional sources of energy to be ready to face the challenge tomorrow.


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What a weekend at the Nashville Needlework Market!
I was lucky to get to go to market with Little by Little to help in the booth, I failed in the help part, but managed to do the scouting for Cynthia and Candi who did all the work.
I have had some emails about Cynthia's new patterns, so lets start with a few pictures of her booth.
Brown Dog Sampler
New Piddlings
Old piddlings looking great together in wooden trencher
Three Blind Mice
Now my goal was to take lots of great pictures of all the wonderful booths with the lovely samplers and I managed to get two done. I'm sorry that I failed you, but by Sunday when I was going to do this I was in a spending stupor. Have you ever suffered from this?
Well Here is the one other booth
La D Da
And Ms La D Da herself!
I did get this one other lone picture of a lovely little pin box from Needlemade Designs.
This was one of my favorites from market I loved the finishing on it and knew that I had to have it. Can you guess what is on the other side of the mouse scissor fob?
Now I could go on and on about all of the lovely designs that were there but I will just list a few of my favorites!
Stacy Nash - Grace Bridges
Plum Street Samplers - My Brothers Keeper
Nikys Creations - Needle Keeper
Scarlett House - Mary Roe 1808
Needlework Press - Posies From the Cottage
Summer House - Nine Shaft Sampler (older pattern but a must have)
Shakespeare Peddler - Jane Patterson
I know that you will have already picked your own favorites I would love to hear what they are. I know that I will see them on all the blogs already stitched in a few days, you all amaze me with the shear speed of your needles.
So I mentioned that I would have a give away from market so.... with out further adieu
Please leave a comment and I will draw 10 names so you can share a piece of market.
Pin Cubes, Thread Packs, Patterns and a EZ PZ picture hanger.
How many of you have lusted after this lovely sewing basket packed with pinkeep, strawberry emery and slipper?? Well you now have another chance to make one of your own.
Stacy Nash is coming to teach it at
3 Sisters Antiques and Needlework Shop in Knoxville TN
April 28th and 29th, 2012
$135.00 includes all materials and lunch.
Please call and reserve your spot today
The cross stitch design may vary from this one as I pulled this picture off of Stacy's blog.
Well I'm off to look at all of the lovely new charts Drawing will be Friday Night so I can ship on Saturday.


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1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
1/3 cup oil (olive or vegetable)
1 tsp minced garlic
¼ tsp onion salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. ground sage
2 tbsp. butter (separate)
1/8 tsp. salt
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup frozen green peas
1/2 cup sliced celery
1 can cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup, condensed
½ tsp. celery seed
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1 can (14oz) chicken broth
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a skillet, place oil, minced garlic, onion salt, black pepper, and 1 lb chicken which has been cubed.
Cook on medium to high heat until cooked through. Drain and leave in strainer for future use.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, ground sage, salt, cold butter, and milk. Form into a ball, roll out.
Using skillet from the chicken, add carrots, celery, and onion. Pour in enough broth to cover the vegetables. Set left over broth aside for future use.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
In the same bowl used to prepare the crust, combine chicken, carrots, onion, celery, frozen peas, condensed soup, celery seed, pepper, salt, garlic powder. Add left over chicken broth until the desired consistency is reached.
Lightly grease a 9"x9"dish. Place mixture in bottom. Place crust on top and brush with egg whites or butter.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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Welcome! I love to decorate spaces, find bargains, share tips and tricks, and have fun.... wherever I may roam! I recently just moved back into my Mom's house, and am trying to help her organize, and beautify the home. Come along with me and let's share, create, think, experiment, and pretty-fy the worlds around us!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Use up Those Turkey Leftovers with this Homemade Pot Pie!
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Everyone who knows anything about electric guitars knows the Gibson Les Paul line is among the best guitars made. Check it out.
Just a note :: I will be Christmas-ing with family this week, so adios until next year, kiddos! Peace and trhiftiness be with you. Happy Holidays!


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Baghdad blues
back to the future
Timothy Stewart-Winter, a Ph.D. Candidate in American history at the University of Chicago, writes on Sam Greenlee's 1976 mass-market paperback novel Baghdad Blues, a book that should be on President Bush's reading list.
Greenlee, a Chicago native, gives his characters a perspective of the Iraqi landscape that is deeply shaped by the radical internationalism cultivated by post WWII decolonization. Reporting on the Americans' surprise at the Iraqi coup, the book's main character concludes,
Only a bunch of white folks, so hung-up on always being right about everything, so hung-up on themselves, could have been surprised about what had happened. The signs had been everywhere, and it really took talent to avoid them, to turn the facts into something entirely different.
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Welcome to DiAnn Mills, prolific author with over a million copies sold, including the recently released Lightning & Lace, the third installment in the popular Texas Legacy series. Thanks DiAnn for spending some time at Relz Reviewz. My readers would love to hear your thoughts:~
Please share some of your writing/publishing journey with us
In 1996 my husband challenged me to write a book. I took him seriously and launched my career in 1998 with the publication of my first book. Currently I have over 40 books in print and have sold more than a million copies. I believe my readers should "Expect an Adventure."
Why Christian fiction?
I believe that the Christian theme of how we are to react and respond to the problems in our lives is best said in a fiction book. It's a non threatening environment in which the reader can note the difference between the believer and non believer. Honestly, I love writing fiction.
You write historicals, suspense, contemporary and romance novels. Do you have a favourite genre?
It depends on the story. I do try to add some suspense to every novel.
When The Lion Roars is a favourite of mine ~ will we see more of this kind of book from you in the future?
Yes! When the Nile Runs Red is a September '07 release by Moody Publishers. I have a passion for the Sudanese and the critical situation in their country. This new novel is the result of a personal visit to southern Sudan.
What gets you through those difficult writing days?
Prayer. It's not that the writing process is difficult because I love a challenge. It's the demands I make on myself to write a better book.
What project or book are you working on now?
A historical for Avon, a new inspirational line for Harper Collins. The book is entitled Awaken My Heart.
Did the plotline or characters come first?
Characters - and as John Gardner instructed: "Create the best possible characters and allow the worst possible things happen to them." I wanted unlikely people - good people who had serious baggage.
Do we "see" some of you in your characters?
Not intentionally! If there is a hint of me in any of my characters, it's an accident. But to be honest, I think there is a little of every writer in the characters.
If you were casting actors for a movie of Lightning & Lace, who would you choose?
For Bonnie - Kate Hudson For Travis - Matt Damon
When writing a trilogy do you have all the books characters determined before you start or do the main characters for the sequels appear as you write the first book?
They appear as I write the first book. They sort of slip in unannounced and take a role.
What are you reading at the moment?
The Count of Monte Cristo and Bad Girls of the Bible
Where is your favourite place to read a book?
Stretched out on my sofa with a huge cup of coffee.
Who inspires you?
Everything that is around me - God, my family, friends, media news, TV and movie shows, dreams, different cultures etc. Every bit of information has potential of a story.
Please share some of your faith journey
I became a Christian when I was 19 while watching a Billy Graham crusade. I was alone in my home, feeling very low, and the Holy Spirit nudged me at just the right time. However, I was in my late 30's before I realized that God wanted all of me, not just what I was willing to give.
Any last words....
Whether I write contemporary, historical, suspense, or romance, my desire is for the reader to be swept away with the story. I want to keep them up all night and missing meals. :) For those aspiring writers, don't give up on your dream. Work at the craft, read, write everyday, and do not give up.
DiAnn ~ Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts! I look forward to reading more of your wonderful books.
GRPR have once again provided a book to give away! Please post a comment to enter the draw for a copy of Lightning & Lace. This contest will be open until midnight on Saturday 5th May, 2007 and is open to my readers in both hemispheres:)
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Sometimes you just need a lot of chocolate, and sometimes you just need a lot of brownies. Whether it's bakesale time, or birthday party, or you just owe a bunch of people big time, sometimes one pan of brownies doesn't cut it. This covers both, it's a lot of brownies and a lot of chocolate. It makes 32 giant brownies (like the size shown) or up too 100 small brownies depending how you cut them, or some of both (which is what I did). This recipe also has a lot of chocolate, 4 different kinds in fact, making them ridiculously chocolatey a delicious. I also usd a touch of the Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil, which gave it just a hint of coconutty goodness, you can easily sub it out though. So prepare to be on chocolate overload and whip up a delicious batch!
Quad-Chocolate Brownies:
2/3 cup Dutch-processed cocoa
1 tbsp of instant coffee powder/grounds
1 1/4 cups boiling water
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, in pieces
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 cup of canola oil
1/4 of unrefined virgin coconut oil (or sub an additional 1/4 cup of canola)
4 large eggs
4 large egg yolks
2 tbsp of vanilla extract
3 cups of white sugar
1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
3 1/2 cupsof all-purpose flour
2 of tsp salt
6 oz of semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
4 oz of white chocolate, chopped
Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees and put rack in the middle of the oven. Line two 9x13 baking dishes with foil, leaving an overhang, and grease or spray with Pam. In a very large bowl, stir together cocoa, coffee, and boiling water until smooth and it looks like hot chocolate. Add in unsweetened chocolate and stir until the chocolate melts and is smooth, if you need to re-heat it a little to get the chocolate all the way melted, just pop it in the microwave (assuming your bowl is safe). Add butter and oil (if using coconut oil, scoop that solid into the melted butter when the butter is hot and it will liquify down). Mix on low, don't worry that it won't come together and that it looks curdled, it's not, it just needs an emulsifier. With the mixer running, add eggs, yolks and vanila and mix until smooth. Add sugars mix until smooth. Add flour and salt and stir until just combined. Stir in white and semi sweet chocolate. Divide batter between the two pans and bake until a fork comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes. Let sit a few minutes then use foil overhang to lift brownies out of the pan. Let them cool out of the pan before serving. (adapted from Brown Eyed Baker)
Happy Eating.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Quad-Chocolate Brownies
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decor8 - 08 mood board entry
i just submitted my entry (#22 what what) for decor8's mood board competition in coordination with amy butler. boards are supposed to be inspired by one or more of amy butler's midwestern modern fabrics. i chose 2 from the pink dahlia collection & chose to do a bedroom - seeing that i am longing to redo mine.
you can see mine & other entries at the decor8 flickr group. after all entries are submitted, 30 finalists will be picked & grouped into professional & others for fair judging. voting for the winner & 5 runner-ups will take place on june 24 & 25. please remember to vote! this is my first shot at it - wish me luck.
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- rachel said...
wishing you lots of luck! I wanted to put one together but I was too lazy :)
p.s. the word verification that I'm having to type in for the comment is "pqbpes". Like the hardest word EVER to type.
- June 11, 2008 11:37 PM
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Orders of Battle
A lot of time was spent on selecting an appropriate Order of Battle. In the end I relied mainly on the orbats found in the appendices of George Nafziger's Napoleon at Leipzig and Napoleon at Dresden. It was clear that there were a lot of changes in the composition of Langeron's Army Corps- and in the IXth Corps itself- in the time between the beginning of the Leipzig campaign and the invasion of France- this seems particularly to have been the case with the cavalry, where divisions were split up, separated, and reunited only to be split off again according to the strategic demands of the situation.
It was also very clear that attrition took its toll over the months, and the number of men- and of battalions- decreased steadily over time. On paper, a Russian division was to consist of up to six regiments for a total of fifteen battalions of 640 men each. By Leipzig, it seems the average Russian regiment consisted of about at no more than 475 effectives.
Again, what I was looking for was an organization that would give me a good-sized wargaming force, along with a reasonable contingent of cavalry to help fend off the minions of Napoleon. In the end, I settled for the orbat provided in the Leipzig book. The number of battalions in the division at that time, and the cavalry that made up the Advanced Guard under Rudsevitch, added up to a balanced and reasonable force (read: not TOO expensive) to collect.
There were some inconsistencies in some other sources. Digby Smith's excellent book on the Battle of Leipzig has the Kursk regiment in place of the Iakoutski regiment in the 15th Infantry Division. While certainly there were some instances of regiments and even brigades being reassigned from one division to another (for example, the 12th and 22nd Jaegers were originally from the 13th Division), the Kursk Regiment should normally have been with the 10th Division under General Osten-Sacken. As the Iakoutski regiment "reappears" in later orbats with the 15th, and the 10th Division did not appear strong enough that it could "donate" battalions to other corps, I decided to stick with Nafziger and keep the Iakoutski as an original member of the line-up for the 15th Div. Besides, I already had the flag!
Still, as the Kursk regiment does not appear in any of the orbats for the 10th Division, I would be interested to know what happened to them- burned up at Lutzen and Bautzen, perhaps?
The artillery was another area where I had conflicting information, and many batteries seem to have been attached and re-attached to units, or put into reserve, depending (understandably) on the needs of the moment. Here I settled with Nafziger and decided to field two batteries, one heavy line battery and a light battery of the Horse Artillery. Likewise, I have included the third battalion of the Riajski Regiment, which sometime between the opening of the campaign and the battle of Leipzig, seemed to have disappeared from the order of battle- most likely being disbanded to provide reinforcements for the first battalion.


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About the showThe mother of all jukebox musicals, Mamma Mia! takes it's place amongst the long runners in the West End. The show has been seen by millions of fans worldwide, helped by the release of the film of the musical which went on to become the best selling DVD of all time. The show cleverly places your favourite ABBA hits into a brand new story, set on a remote Greek Island full of weddings, mistaken identity and of course - fun. The show is popular with groups of all ages, from hen parties to first dates - you cannot help but enjoy this ultimate feelgood musical. Featuring songs such as 'Dancing Queen', 'Money Money Money' and 'Waterloo', sing along and say 'Thank you For the Music...'
Sophie is days away from getting married to Sky and she is desperate to find out who her biological father is. After reading her mother's diary she narrows it down to three possible options and decides to invite them all to her wedding without telling her mum Donna. As they all turn up, along with Donna's friends from her old performing days, the race is on to discover her paternity before she walks down the aisle. The hilarious script brings these larger than life characters together in a plot that will keep you guessing until the final wedding scene. Who is Sophie's real father? What will happen when Sky finds out? And who will end up walking down the aisle...?
Who Should See It?People of all ages love Mamma Mia! and return time and again to enjoy this wonderful show. Whether you are an avid ABBA fan or just listen to them at Weddings - this show will have you singing all those songs you never knew you knew. Fans of the blockbuster movie will enjoy seeing the show live on stage, and will not doubt want to sing along to every single line. The show is a popular choice for hen parties and celebrations, so grab your friends and join in the biggest party in the West End.
We recommend the show for children over 7 as younger children may not engage with the material however Mamma Mia! welcomes children over the age of 5. Those under 4 will not be admitted.
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- Sophie - a 20 year old woman who is preparing to marry her island love Sky. She writes to three potential father's in order to find her real dad in time for her wedding. She sings 'I Have a Dream' and 'Lay All Your Love on Me' with her fiancée Sky.
- Donna - Sophie's mother, an ex entertainer who struggles to run a hotel on a remote Greek island. Aside from wondering what she would do if she had a little 'Money, Money, Money', she is shocked at the arrival of her ex-boyfriends, delivering the emotional 'The Winner Takes it All' and 'Slipping Through My Fingers'.
- Rosie - Donna's larger than life friend from her performing days who visits the island for the wedding and ends up falling in love with Bill.
- Tanya - Donna's 'posh' friend who grabs the attention of the younger island boys who fight for her attentions as she sings 'Does Your Mother Know'.
- Sky - Sophie's fiancée who enjoys island life and does not want such a large scale wedding.
- Bill - Sophie's potential father and ex-lover of Donna. He is committed to the single life, until Rosie gets him to 'Take A Chance on Me'.
- Sam - An ex-lover of Donna's who broke her heart by being engaged to another girl. He proposes to Donna during the wedding, hating to see it all go to waste.
- Harry - The final contender for the role of Sophie's father.
- 2000 Laurence Olivier Awards - Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Jenny Galloway)
Playing at
Novello Theatre
5 Aldwych
Seating Plan
Booking period
6th Sep 2012
19th Jul 2018
2nd Mar 2019
Running time
2 hours 20 minutes
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|One of the best Sweet & Sour Pork in town
Dimsum Break originated in Cebu and is one of the popular and affordable Chinese dining restaurants in the city. Their first branch here in Manila is structured like a fast food joint and is located in SM North Edsa Annex along with other well-known food chains.
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You'll have to fall in line like ordering in a cafeteria and your first stop will be the steamed dumplings side of the counter. T ordered their Quail's Egg Siomai and I went for their Pai Kuat which is their version of my all time steamed dumpling favorite, Tausi Spareribs.
|Quail's Egg Siomai - P65
The Quail's Egg Siomai, is basically a steamed pork and shrimp dumpling that has a quail egg on top. The dumpling was good and really tasty. You can really taste the combination of the pork and shrimp while the quail egg also added a nice texture and flavor to it.
|Pai Kuat (Tausi Spareribs) - P65
The Pai Kuat (Tausi Spareribs) was really good too. I've eaten a lot of Tausi Spareribs from different food places and I can say that Dimsum Break's Pai Kuat is among the best ones I've tried. The spareribs was soft and scrumptious with the right amount of meat to fat ratio.
Your next stop will be at their fried dumplings area where deep fried morsels of goodness are displayed. T picked the Shrimp Toast and I opted for their excellent Sweet and Sour Pork.
|Shrimp Toast - P65
The Shrimp Toast is actually battered shrimp balls that is deep fried to golden brown perfection. The batter tastes like toasted breadcrumbs and was really crisp.
The meat inside was really tasty and you can definitely taste the shrimp inside. I believe I can eat a whole bunch of these as a snack any time of day.
The Sweet and Sour Pork was also a winner. The pork was perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The sweet and sour sauce also has a nice balance of flavor and perfectly mingled with the crispy pork. I really liked this dish and will definitely order this again on my next visit.
|Sweet and Sour Pork - P65
Your next stop on the counter will be the rice area. T ordered the all too common Yang Chow Fried Rice ( Well you know how she is about trying new stuff) while I went for their well renowned Steamed Fried Rice.
|Yang Chow Fried Rice - P68
I was able to get a taste of their Yang Chow Fried Rice and it is quite good too. T also loved that it has a lot of small shrimps mixed in.
Now, Dimsum Break says that the dish that made them famous was their Steamed Fried Rice. It is fried rice topped with chunks of pork cutlets in a thick and luscious brown sauce. It may not win any food styling awards but don't be fooled by its appearance because this Steamed Fried Rice is incredibly DELICIOUS! The chunky sauce was full of flavor and it perfectly mixed with the fried rice underneath.
|Steamed Fried Rice - P68
You can actually eat this dish by itself and be completely full and happy. No wonder that Dimsum Break is saying that this actual rice viand made them famous.
Overall, everything we ordered was really good and T and I both enjoyed it. Not to mention affordable since all dimsums are priced at 65 pesos and the fried rice at 68 pesos. So if you are craving for dimsum or wanna try out their famous Steamed Fried Rice, visit the first Dimsum Break branch outside Cebu at SM City North Edsa (The Annex).
Additionally, they also provide condiments to compliment their dimsum selection. Chili, Soy Sauce-Calamansi and Ginger Sauce.
|Dipping Sauces
You may also check out their menu below. Click the picture to enlarge.
|Dimsum Break Flyer
Dimsum Break
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No October surprise here -- the president's apologists keep saying they support him no matter how deep the bullshit gets. Bradley Manning? Dr. Jill Stein? They don't know who you're talking about.
If the president is in favor of nuclear power, fracking and the Trans-Pacific Strategic Partnership then they must be good -- right?
If you're not a terrorist, why should you be worried about the NDAA and indefinite detention?
Why does the president use so many drones to kill people around the globe? To keep you safer. That's all you need to know.
Organizing and actions to resist the moral and financial bankrupting of the U.S. through wars against the poor, at home and abroad.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Three Season Catalog of Stuff Obama Supporters Say
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- chrisrushlau said...
People haven't been getting their scripts from the Israel movement due to a problem in the communications office, and so they don't know what to say. This is the way dictatorships fall. Someone is going to blurt out a truth, and then someone else will, and before long everybody will be laughing.
- October 12, 2012 at 6:51 AM
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Fields rebuts Stringer, who rebuts back in board flap
By Lincoln Anderson
It seems Scott Stringers report on the community boards may have hit a nerve with Borough President C. Virginia Fields.
Last Tuesday, Fields fired off a letter to Stringer taking issue with his reports findings. She also issued a press release headlined: Fields Sets Record Straight on Stringer Board Report.
Fieldss press release was faxed to The Villager from the Community Board 2 office, with someone having excitedly written on its upper right-hand corner in magic marker in big letters, Now Print This!
Last week, The Villager ran an article on Stringers report, which prominently cites Bob Rinaolos conflict of interest that rocked the Greenwich Village community board at the end of last year as an example of why the boards need to be reformed.
Stringer, the Upper West Side Assemblymember who is one of roughly a dozen Democratic candidates running for borough president, issued his report three weeks ago. Among its findings, the report states that conflicts of interest on the 12 Manhattan community boards are not being dealt with; unreported lobbying is occurring; accountability of board staff performance is uneven; the boards are not equitably funded; the appointment process of members is highly politicized; and there are widespread vacancies.
Fieldss press release says her letter to Stringer refutes many of the allegations made by Stringer as well as corrects several inaccuracies in his report.
Specifically, Fields took exception to the Stringer reports statement that Conflicts of Interest Laws are unenforceable and, in turn, often ignored. The assemblyman makes reference to an issue involving a former member of Community Board 2, Fieldss press release states. In the case that Stringer uses as an example, the community board followed the Conflicts of Interest Boards legal process. Additionally, after the members appeal was denied, he stepped down from the position for which he was being challenged.
Fields was referring to the case of Rinaolo, who has become a sort of poster boy for the problems and vagaries of enforcing conflict of interest regulations on community boards. For three and a half years, Rinaolo chaired C.B. 2s Business Committee, which makes advisory recommendations on liquor license applications. In May 2003, the Conflicts of Interest Board issued an advisory opinion stating that owners of licensed liquor facilities, such as bars and restaurants, may not chair a community board committee that considers the licensing of such facilities. Rinaolo owns The Garage and co-owns Senor Swankys, two Greenwich Village restaurant/bars.
Eight months after COIBs ruling affecting Rinaolo, in January 2004, Jim Smith, then-C.B. 2 chairperson, appealed the ruling to COIB.
In August 2004, the appeal was denied, and a still unwilling Rinaolo was finally forced to step down in December 2004. In the end, he had continued as head of the boards Business Committee for 19 months after COIBs advisory opinion was issued. During the whole episode, only a few board members and the boards district manager, Art Strickler, were aware of the conflict of interest ruling against Rinaolo.
The Stringer campaign issued a statement in response to Fieldss response to his report.
Assemblymember Stringers analysis of the incident at Community Board 2 does not criticize the outcome, but rather the inherent flaws, in the citys Conflicts of Interest Laws that rely on self-policing and allow conflicts such as these to fester, Stringers response stated. His proposals for reform would reduce the potential for conflicts of interest and restore integrity to the boards.
Among his suggested reforms, Stringer has proposed all board chairpersons and committee chairpersons be required to divulge any conflicts of interest.
Fields apparently also took exception to the Stringer reports statement that Conflict of Interest Laws have been subverted on the East Village/Lower East Sides Community Board 3, as well as Board 2. Specifically, Stringers report says: On Manhattans Community Boards 2 and 3
members have utilized a legal loophole to subvert Conflicts of Interest Laws.
Fieldss press release doesnt mention C.B. 3, but her letter must have.
Stringers response to Fields said: The borough presidents statement that she is not aware of any Conflict of Interest Law violations regarding Community Board 3 goes directly to the point of Assemblymember Stringers recommendations for reform: there is no current requirement for conflicts of interest disclosure, and therefore no systematic way to quickly identify conflicts.
Fields also objected to Stringers charge that the $2.6 million annually allocated to the 12 Manhattan community boards is not parceled out equitably. Fields countered that all the boards receive a uniform budget of $180,558 for personnel and overhead. She noted that the 1990 Charter revision added a separate unit of appropriation for district office rent, heat, light and power. Some boards, however, such as Community Boards 1 and 2, are in rent-free spaces and therefore reflect a lower budget, the Fields response says.
Yet, according to the Stringer report, both C.B. 1, representing Lower Manhattan, and C.B. 2 receive more city funding than C.B. 3 which does not have free rent for its district office. Even after subtracting rent, significant disparities remain [between board allocations], the Stringer report states. Stringer backs reapportioning funds to boards based on their districts populations.
Fields also bristled at Stringers statement that the community board appointment process is highly politicized. Stringers study cites The Villagers reporting on both new appointments and arbitrary removals leading up to elections for Community Board 2 chairperson in both 2003 and 2005.
In her defense, Fields stated: The Charter mandates that all community board members must live in, work in or have a professional or other significant interest in that boards district. Nevertheless, during the applicants interview process certain additional factors are taken into consideration, such as the individuals level of participation, the ability to communicate effectively, problem-solving abilities and a degree of interaction within the interviewing group.
Yet, Stringers response to Fields noted: In at least one reported case on Community Board 2 where there were as many as seven vacancies [before last months election] two long-serving members [Jo Hamilton and Tobi Bergman] were not reappointed by the borough president, and repeated requests by the local councilmember [Christine Quinn] for their reinstatement were denied, even when presented as two of the councilmembers own appointments
. Assemblymember Stringer believes that the politics of appointment and the widespread incidence of vacancies is a problem in need of immediate attention.
The borough president appoints all 50 members of each community board, but local councilmembers recommend half.
In addition, Fields complained that Stringers report says the community boards are not subject to any review, not held to any standard. In her response, she maintained that all boards are audited by the city comptroller and that all community board staff are city employees subject to city Conflict of Interest Board regulations.
Stringer is calling for a special panel to review the boards actions and also for ongoing professional training for the boards staff members.
As for which member of C.B. 3 has a conflict of interest, as alleged in Stringers report, it remains a mystery.
Stringer told The Villager the report isnt about gotcha but about making reforms.
I assume it was some bizarre reference to me because of Bob Rinaolo. Everybody in the world thought it was me, said David McWater, C.B. 3 chairperson. Like Rinaolo, McWater is a bar owner. Yet, unlike Rinaolo, he was never chairperson of the boards committee that reviews liquor licenses.
Im a big believer that when youre in a position like I am, you have to do more, not less to avoid conflict of interest, McWater said. If somebody can find something I did wrong, God bless em, because Im so careful about this stuff.
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Seems like a lot of writers wrote off Johan Santana in their preseason forecasts, saying the ace was aging and injured, and we've seen his best days.
Looks like Johan has something to say about that.
Santana went the distance to shut out the Padres 9-0, getting more dominant as the game went on.
Now, to be fair, Santana must think he has to pitch a complete game shutout to sniff a win, given the Mets lack of scoring when he's on the hill and our shaky bullpen.
But the bats were out in force on Saturday, with Scott Hairston launching a three-run blast, Vinny Rottino getting his first Major League homer and Mike Nickeas smacking a grand slam.
Normally we'd proudly hoist the Victory Flag to celebrate this accomplishment, but Old Glory gets the spot of honor on Memorial Day Weekend.


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Impressed Federer hopes Kyrgios form leads to 'great' things
Roger Federer hopes Nick Kyrgios' recent form leads to "great" things for the talented Australian.
Kyrgios continued his excellent 2017 with a straight-sets win over Novak Djokovic at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old made it back-to-back victories over the Serbian world number two, while improving his win-loss record to 10-3 this year.
Federer, his quarter-final opponent at the ATP 1000 event, hopes it leads to further success.
"I'm very impressed him taking out Novak, back-to-back weeks, on Novak's best surface," the Swiss 18-time grand-slam champion said, via ATP.
"I hope it's going to lead to something great for Nick, that he realises if he puts his head down and focuses that he can bring it, day in and day out, week in and week out.
"When it matters the most against the best and in finals, he's there ... of course I'd like to get him back."
A champion waves farewell from the #BNPPO17, while a burgeoning star roars on with conviction #Djokovic#Kyrgiospic.twitter.com/9AgPwSNmZH-- BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 16, 2017
Like Djokovic, Federer holds a losing record against Kyrgios - having lost their only meeting in Madrid in 2015.
But the 35-year-old produced a stunning performance of his own on Wednesday, crushing Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 to make it three straight wins over his great Spanish rival for the first time.
"It's a nice feeling to win the last three, I can tell you that," Federer said.
"But most importantly, I won Australia. That was big for me. On the comeback, I look back at that and think that was one of the coolest things I ever experienced in my career.
"Basel was special, too, for many reasons, because I used to be a ballboy there. After the Australian hype, to play here in America right away, all of them are very special.
"All the matches that we have played are unique in many ways for both of us, winning or losing. So I take it. Obviously I can't celebrate too long this time around. I have to get back to work in a couple of days."