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Back home in Providence, my familyis new puppy just ate my momis cell phone. Well, nothing was exactly digested, but Wilbur came to the conclusion that an old StarTac cell phone needed to be properly gnawed upon in order to properly celebrate his first set of Barylick holidays.
In relative terms, this is the least of crises that could occur with anyone in a parental position. Whether itis a new pet or a small child, anything can happen and parenthood provides a continuous series of odd surprises should you decide to bring a new life into the world or care for something.
Not the least of these decisions is finding a cool yet age-appropriate set of video games for your kids. Although marquee titles like Unreal Tournament, Quake 4, Battlefield 1942, Call of Duty 2 and others are sure-fire hits with the older demographics, thereis a certain wariness to having your child pretend theyire a space marine and blow things to tiny, bloody, well-rendered bits.
Thus the hunt for entertaining, and age-appropriate game continues. The kids want something cool while the parents hunt for something appropriate and actually fun for them as well. This is not an easy combination and for anyone who had to listen to a continuous barrage of Pajama Sam or Reader Rabbit music, the balance between entertaining and appropriate becomes that much more critical.
Relative newcomer Tricky Software seems to have achieved this with its new shareware game, Armado. A third-person action/adventure title, Armado places the player in the role of Armado, a young armadillo whois left his village to discover himself in a rite of passage and finds himself fighting the ant armies to save the Queen of the Eagles and restore peace to the land. To do this, Armado must fight his way to the top of seven mountains and return the eagle eggs to their nests in order to regain control of each area.
Armado functions as a standard run-and-jump action game, much in the vein of Mario Brothers or Sonic the Hedgehog. Like these titles, the player must jump over obstacles, pick up power-ups and use powers such as dropping onto enemies and rolling into a ball to their advantage. Such abilities are available in limited quantities and the player will have to recharge their powers by grabbing up power-ups along the way.
Tearing through the arctic wastes in Armado.
This isnit the most original idea, but it works well. The genre is familiar, the game is easy to learn, and a precise set of controls lends to a realistic feel. Load the game and within moments the player feels as if theyire the galosh-wearing armadillo hero jumping over boulders and getting the drop on enemies to the best of their ability in an arcade fashion (never a bad thing).
Even if Armadois gameplay feels recycled, it wins in polish and style. Beautiful OpenGL graphics greet the player and nice touches like splashing rivers compliment the title. This is by no means marquee level, but they stand on par with what can be done on an OpenGL kit and a starter shareware game company. The overall look is solid, detailed and effective, connecting the player with the character. Sound and music, while not sweeping and orchestral, capture the feel of the game and a good theme song, though repeated, doesnit feel repetitive or irritating and blends into the background after a while. The title doesnit break completely new ground, but feels like a good, solid entry from a team of former Electronic Arts programmers that split off to start their own company.
A properly-placed spin attack can be destroy obstacles as well as fend off enemies.
Armado includes some cool features as well as a familiar style of gameplay. High scores can be quickly published to an Internet scoreboard while options and controls can be easily configured. A solid fantasy story holds the title together and realistic elements such as a fragile yet capable central character (a few stray boulder hits or a missed jump will kill Armado) ground the game, yet make it fun. Easy save features and multiple save slots make the game something that can either be played for a long session or dipped in and out of for a few spare minutes at a time.
Finally, realistic level design (the player must fight their way to the top of the mountain and then fight their way down again - no easy "mystical warp" to the next level) both adds to the gameplay and brings a different (now downhill) perspective to the game.
Armado, which retails for a $19.95 shareware registration fee (the program can be launched six times before demanding a license number be entered) is a Universal Binary capable of running on both PowerPC and the current Intel-based Macintosh hardware. The game is a 112 megabyte download for the Universal Binary version and a 109 megabyte download for the PowerPC version and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later and a PowerPC G4 processor or better to run. Both versions as well as the Windows version can be easily downloaded from Tricky Softwareis downloads page.
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upon returning from picking up the last gift on my list this afternoon (the store called to inform me that it was in, and they'd hold it today only...) i noticed how muddy the driveway was and decided to keep to the snow patches. bad idea. it was really an ice patch and before i knew it i was BAM, flat on my face. literally, nose touching the dirt, shocked as all get out and thankful that i don't have osteoporosis or brittle bones.
i think my knee broke my fall, but it's just scuffed, but my pride and my shame were in full force as i stumbled into the house with all of my US mail in hand, scattered like leaves in the wind when i fell.
i think my pride was bruised most of all, but i am sure i might be feeling it a bit tomorrow. so much for silence and serenity, eh?
please pray for me as this afternoon i have been invited to an intervention for a dear friend here who's daughter is fading quickly from anorexia. i have never been involved in anything like this, and will probably just be there for emotional support. i know if it was my own daughter i would appreciate this greatly. thank you for your prayers.

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The macho image of whisky needs to change according to Geraldine Murphy the founder of Glasgow's Women's Whisky Club which runs events in Glasgow's popular Pot Still bar. After visiting the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Edinburgh and going to several whisky tastings Geraldine thought it was very much a man's environment. Whisky is not just a drink for old men and historically in Scotland women have and do drink whisky, my own grandmother was a keen whisky enthusiast…….
Scottish whisky distillers have been delighted with opening of a women's whisky club however doesn't it open up a more important point. As women are over 50% of the population aren't the whisky marketers missing a trick? To the knowledge of the Scottish Whisky Store no brand of whisky or even edition has been aimed at the female whisky market. Yet many of our customers who buy whisky online are female. The scotch whisky industry needs to work hard at changing the image of scotch whisky to make it more appealing to female consumers. Due to the more sensitive female palate they are likely to be better at picking out some of the flavours in scotch whisky. The untapped market is huge and if the scotch whisky industry does not pay attention there will be other alcoholic beverages such as vodka eager to take this market.


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1. The First Year(1) Various factors of troubles which occur in class using computers were analyzed. (2) "Cultural Assimilation", teachers' unintended attitude to assimilate new technologies to conventional school culture was discussed. (3) Conflicts between what Internet brings and school culture was discussed. Paradox of formation of values and ethics which early encounter with different culture causes, and characteristics and problems of Internet's nature which might intrude school/classroom culture were examined. (4) Qualitative data analysis methods were applied and examined.2. The Second Year(1) Teaching plans which are housed in school board's library were investigated in order to reinforce the theory of "cultural assimilation". (2) Problems and tasks of classroom Internet use are discussed through continuous observation of class works. (3) Computer and Internet uses in an alernative school were observed and investigated. (4) Qualitative research methods which are applied in above mentioned researches were examined and improved and developed.2. The Third Year(1) Characteristics of emails as a communication medium was examined in comparison with other media and in relation with findings in language activities. (2) Cultural conflicts between conventional school/class culture and learning activities with Internet were examined in comparison of Internet use in an alternative school and in comprehensive learning in a general public school. (3) Unintended side-effects of Internet use were discussed in observation of a case and a follow-up research. (4) Japanese studies on educational practice and Western qualitative research methods were compared and discussed
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My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is leftovers. In fact, for several years when my family had gone as guests to someone else's house for the holiday, my sister and I would make a second Thanksgiving dinner on Friday. It worked out well because our neighbors worked on Thanksgiving. With a bonus round on Friday, they got to celebrate the holiday, and we got to have their company and all the leftovers we wanted (with the food exactly as we like it: traditional herb stuffing, gallons of gravy, multiple pies…oh, and turkey, too).
I love a good turkey sandwich with stuffing, gravy, cranberry, and mayo all crammed in some good bread. But I can only eat so many of those. For dinner on the Friday or Saturday following Thanksgiving, it's got to be turkey pot pie, using as many different leftovers as I can without turning it into a meat trifle (remember that episode of Friends?). Turkey pot pie is the leftover dish I crave most, even more than pie for breakfast.
Basically, I make a modified version of my mashed potato-topped chicken pot pie, where half of the work is already done. It goes like this:
1. Saute onions, celery and carrots. [Dish-saving tip: Use an oven-safe pan that can hold the whole finished dish, e.g., a low-sided Dutch oven or cast iron pan.]
2. While the veggies are cooking, cube, shred or grind some turkey meat (about 2 cups).
3. Make the sauce: Push the veggies to the side, drop in the butter and flour and cook 1 minute. Add some leftover gravy (whatever you can spare), milk and broth (reducing the amount of broth by the amount of gravy you used). Whisk and cook until bubbling.
4. Toss in the sausage, turkey and peas (frozen or leftover) with the veggies. Stir to combine, and drop in some small chunks of stuffing (this takes the place of the sausage, as both provide herby goodness). Heat through until bubbling again.
5. While the filling is heating, get out your mashed potatoes (3 cups or so). Add some milk or broth to thin the potatoes out so they spread more easily.
6. If your pot pie filling is in an oven-safe pan, simply spread the potatoes on the top of the hot mixture. If not, pour the filling into a baking dish and then top with potatoes. Dollop with butter and finish in a 350-degree oven until the potatoes have turned a bit golden and the filling is bubbling around the edges. Serve, and save room for pie!
This is just a quick rundown of the process. For more detailed instructions and measurements, check out the original post for mashed potato-topped chicken pot pie and make the needed adjustments.
And don't forget to save those turkey bones for making broth. It works the same way as chicken broth (find directions here), you just may need a larger slow cooker or stockpot (or a large sharp knife to break down the carcass to fit what you've got).
What are your favorite Thanksgiving leftovers? Do you have a special way of transforming turkey, stuffing, gravy and the works? Drop me a comment and share your ideas.


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Randy Orton: WWE Announces 60-Day Suspension for The ViperMay 30, 2012
WWE superstar Randy Orton has been suspended for 60 days, according to WWE.com. This suspension is a result of Orton's second violation of the company's Talent Wellness Program.
I guess this will make the Orton vs. Chris Jericho feud go away for a while. Jericho has also been suspended for 30 days because he "denigrated the Brazilian flag" at a recent WWE event. Both men are now banished for a while, so the feud can simply vanish.
Another way Orton's suspension will affect the WWE is that there is going to be uncertainly about who will replace him on SmackDown. Orton is one of the most recognizable faces and names on the circuit, and there aren't a ton of wrestlers who can just step in and take over.
Orton is having a tough time with his image lately. He was also recently scrapped from the lead role in the upcoming movie The Marine: Homefront due to the fact that he went AWOL during a brief stint with the USMC, according to TMZ.
The Viper doesn't have as much leverage as he may think. He needs to clean up his act, and soon, if he hopes to continue to be a successful star in the entertainment industry. Nobody wants to work with someone who is unreliable.
It will now be up to Orton to change his image and perception. Perhaps this hiatus from the sport that has brought him so much success will force him to re-evaluate his priorities.
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What's the real price of an Amazon Kindle in Canada?
This post is part of an ongoing series on the Amazon Kindle and other ereaders.
UPDATE: For more info, check out my detailed, hands-on reviews of both the Amazon Kindle 3 and Kobo Wireless.
Ever since The Boy was born, I don't get nearly as much time to read as I used to and — as a result — only read a handful of "adult" books a year. For that reason, the Amazon Kindle, and other ereaders, never really interested me. There's no way I could justify dropping $300 or $400 on something I might use three or four times a year.
But when Amazon dropped the price of its Wi-Fi Kindle to just $139 in August — at the same time as they made it much smaller and better — I must admit I was tempted.
I've spent a fair bit of time over the last couple weeks researching the Kindle — and competing ereaders like the Kobo and Sony Reader — as well as the ebook selection for each device. I plan to examine some of the issues in future posts.
But there's a more basic question worth answering first: How much does the Kindle really cost.
If you live in the U.S., you can buy a Kindle for just $139 — or $189 for the 3G version — and qualify for free shipping. But Canadian customers — who have to buy the Kindle through Amazon.com, not Amazon.ca — don't qualify for free shipping. And that's not all. Canadians also have to pay customs duty import taxes on the Kindle to get it across the border.
Now, to Amazon's credit, they charge you the taxes on the Kindle upfront — so there's no nasty surprises after you've already shelled out for one. But there's no getting around the fact that shipping and taxes still adds a considerable cost to the Kindle for Canadian customers.
How much of an extra cost? Well, to find out, I went through the check-out process for both the Kindle WiFi and the Kindle 3G on Amazon.com — and then aborted my purchase at the last minute.
That allowed me to see the full cost of purchasing each device for delivery to Canada. The result?
Well, as you can see, the Kindle WiFi (at right) — which is just $139 for U.S. customers — comes to about $165 for Canadians when you add the $10 for shipping and $16 for import taxes.
And the 3G version's final tally, at left, is just over $221 — with $10 for shipping and $22 for taxes.
Which is a fair premium over the $139 and $189 price tags in the U.S.
But that's not all. Don't forget those prices are in U.S. dollars.
The Canadian dollar isn't as weak as it used to be, but it's still trading at about 95 cents U.S. And most credit card companies ding you with an extra 2.5% currency conversion fee.
I recently bought something in U.S. dollars and was charged a 10% premium over the U.S. price for my purchase.
Bottom line: The $139 WiFi Kindle actually costs Canadian customers about $180 Canadian and the $189 3G version will actually set you back about $245 Canadian.
One possible way around this for Canadians is cross-border shopping. Target already carries the Kindle and Best Buy and Staples will soon. Near as I can tell, both stores are selling them for the same price as Amazon does online.
I'd be interested to hear from any Canadians who bought a Kindle in the States. Did you have to pay taxes on it when you brought it back across the border? And did you have any trouble registering your U.S.-bought Kindle in Canada?
Also, since I'm planning on writing more posts about the Kindle and other ereaders in the weeks to come, I'd be interested to hear from anyone out there who has one about whether you're happy with it and would recommend it to others?
And check out my colleague Tracy Sherlock's posts on her thoughts on which ereader to buy.
UPDATE: For more info, check out my detailed, hands-on reviews of both the Amazon Kindle 3 and Kobo Wireless.
Check out all the other posts in my ebook reader series:
– What's the real price of an Amazon Kindle in Canada?
– Best eBook reader: Kindle, Kobo or Sony Reader?
– Is the new Kobo Wireless as good as the WiFi Amazon Kindle?
– Amazon Kindle vs. Paper books: Which is better?
– Amazon Kindle 3 review: Hands on with the hot new eBook reader
– Kobo Wireless eReader review: How it compares to the Amazon Kindle 3
– Amazon Kindle eBook selection worse in Canada than the U.S.
– Kindle vs. Kobo: Which has the better ebook selection?
– Is the free Amazon Kindle app for iPhone better than the Kindle itself?
– Should you wait for the Amazon Kindle 4?
– Should you wait for the $99 Amazon Kindle? Or the free one?
– How to get a free personalized newspaper on Kindle with Instapaper


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Barefoot Power Ghana or its official name as Barefoot Power Africa Limited officially started its operations in 2012. The office also takes care of the sales and operations in the countries in West and Central Africa.
We work actively in the countries below and have supplied our products in all of these countries through projects and distribution: Nigeria, Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Gabon, DR Congo, Senegal, Mauritania and Cote D'Ivoire.
We work with key distributors, Governments and international organisations to scale up our impact in the region.
Since our inception Barefoot Power Africa has impacted the lives of a 100,000 people across West Africa, by helping them to gain access to their basic energy needs. We have worked with the government of Liberia, DFID, Sustainable Energy Services Africa, International Rescue Committee, Solar Aid, Care International, Medic Mobile and Relief International.
Our mission is to bring affordable, renewable and sustainable solar energy products to off grid communities within West and Central Africa.
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Barefoot Power Ghana has donated Barefoot Connect, Solar Lighting Systems worth around GH₵ 5,000 to the East Legon Police Station in Accra, to support the work of the Ghana police service in the event of a black-out.
The COO of Barefoot Power, Jackson Machuhi enlightened that the company's focus is to ensure that communities that do not have access to electricity are being given different alternatives by introducing them to solar lighting systems. While Barefoot Power's Country Manager explained that prior to their visit to the police station, they observed that the police were operating in darkness as the result of the frequent power outage. "As a company living in the same vicinity with them we decided to come to their aid so that they can enhance their service delivery in the country".
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Eric registered his business as Lantuo Services, he came up with a team of young men and women who were unemployed within his community. Barefoot Power supported them "Sales and Technical Training". The training empowered them to offer Barefoot Power solar lanterns and solar home system as a solution to the energy problems their community is beset with. They became the change agents in their communities whilst earning a source of living from the sale of the products.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result from a blow to the head or from acceleration/deceleration forces such as a whiplash type injury. Many people sustain mild brain injuries from car accidents that don't involve their head striking something in the car. Similarly, a mild TBI can result from a fall where there's no blow to the head.
Falls are the leading cause of TBI (28%) followed by car accident head injury (20%). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approximately 1.6 million people per year sustain a TBI. More than 50,000 people each year die from these injuries and more than 125,000 are left with permanent disabilities.
What are the symptoms of a brain injury?
The symptoms and signs range from mild to severe including but not limited to:
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Traumatic brain injuries are often emergencies caused by car accident head injury. They may be diagnosed by imaging such as an MRI, SPECT scan or CT. However, most mild TBI aren't diagnosed in the emergency room. The victim is often initially unaware of the symptoms as their focus is on significant pain from physical injuries to the back, neck or other part of the body.
Awareness of the brain injury symptoms sometimes comes not from the victim but from family and friends who notice the changes. As treatment for physical injuries progresses but the symptoms of a brain injury remain, a competent treating physician such as a neurologist or a physiatrist may make a preliminary or initial diagnoses of TBI when a constellation or grouping of some of the symptoms listed above are present following a trauma.
Sometimes it's difficult to sort out genuine brain injuries from car accidents from the effects that accident victims are experiencing from their physical injuries. Pain, depression resulting from the pain or physical impairment, worries about job loss and finances can produce symptoms in an injury victim similar to those of a brain injury. When the symptoms persist at least 6 weeks after the initial trauma a referral to a neuropsychologist for testing is a good idea. A neuropsychologist has specialized training in the brain/behavior relationship.
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When the dozen or so salafists, including women in veils and a man carrying a Molotov cocktail, showed up at the Bourguiba Language Institute in the El Khadra neighbourhood, students shouted "Get out, get out!"
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Thanks to his roles in Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and The Master, Philip Seymour Hoffman became well-known for his association with director Paul Thomas Anderson. But unless you're a die-hard fan of Anderson, you probably missed his 1996 feature-film debut Hard Eight, which features Hoffman as a keyed-up redneck at a craps table. Hoffman is in the flick for exactly one scene, and yet his crazy cameo is the only thing I still remember about this movie. Shaka-laka-do. Shaka-laka-doobie-doobie-do.
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OK, here is my attempt to come up with an analogy to these VIX offshoot products, with the hope that it dissuades most from using them.
Let's say there was a contract that estimated the total number of Knick wins in their next 30 games. I'll call it the "KNIX." And let's say the KNIX was always rolling, that is once they play a game, it just rolls to estimate the win total for the following 30 games, and does not count the last one. Past performance matters of course, as it will color that estimate, the same way past option performance colors estimates for the near future.
Now let's say we list a KNIX future, with an expiration date of March 17th. Just humor me for a sec, and assume they still have 30 games left from that date on.
If you play the KNIX, you are guessing today as to what the "market" will think of the Knicks; not today, but from a moment in time 65 days from now. Of course you have some basis to make that "guess," but it is just that, an educated "guess."
Now how about some KNIX options that expire March 17th? You are not only betting on their win "estimate" on that snapshot date, but also the "streakiness" between now and then, for a streakier team will trade at a higher volatility than a more consistent one. In other words, this KNIX future would probably trade at about 12 now, based on their early season performance, but KNIX 14 calls and KNIX 15 calls would have more value than those in an equally bad, but more consistently bad, team (say the HAWX 14 and 15 calls).
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Ferrari's pre-season pace has caused concern within Red Bull, especially after their sandbagging tactics in the second week of testing, admits Helmut Marko.
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Defending rugby gold medalist South Africa yesterday beat the U.S. team 29-16 at the Maccabiah Games finals after dominating the game most of the way.
Defending rugby gold medalist South Africa yesterday beat the U.S. team 29-16 at the Maccabiah Games finals after dominating the game most of the way.
South Africa opened the game with an early penalty kick by Jonti Leibowitz, which four minutes later was countered by a superb penalty kick by U.S. national team player Gray Van Der Grift. But South Africa's aggressive attacks swiftly paid off when Leibowitz scored two penalty kicks, leaving the score at 9-3 for the South African team at the end of the first quarter.
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American Female Voice Needed
Ngân sách $30-100 USD
I am looking for a female, native English speaker from the USA, approximately 18-35 years old, to professionally record a provided script. The script is approximately 2,800 words long. The recorded voice must be CLEAR, LIVELY and PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE.
For you to be considered, you must provide EXAMPLES of your work, either by uploading files or providing links. Otherwise, your bid will be ignored.
• The file deliverables must be provided in 2 formats – WAV and .MP3. The WAV file must be provided in the best quality possible (e.g., PCM, 8kHz or 11kHz, 16 bit, mono).
• The script is separated into many sections and different stories. The file deliverables must be separated and named according to the script files.
• The project will be divided into 2 batches. As soon as you send me the first batch, I'll deposit 50% of the total amount to your escrow account. When the 2nd batch is delivered, 100% of total amount will be deposited to your escrow account. However, I'll final the escrow payment to you when I've finished reviewing your work and satisfied with all of your work.
• Please note that I must be satisfied with the quality of your work in order for the project to be considered complete. Your .WAV and .MP3 files must have professional sound studio quality (i.e., clear, high-quality recording, free of hisses, background noises and interruptions). Failure to provide acceptable quality files will result in Seller being responsible for re-recording the affected files at their own time and expense.
• Please remember that I need to re-sell your work to my clients and thus require there to be no mention whatsoever of your company details.
• This project will need to be completed within 1 week from the agreed start date. If you requires more time then a formal written request of this should be made.
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Yelp Android app update allows for writing and publishing of reviews from mobile device
Yelp has announced an update to their Android app, bringing the functionality of publishing reviews from your mobile device to your mobile device. Noting that "the stars have aligned" for this update, and acknowledging it's long past due, the Yelp team is ready for the reveal.
Before this update, users had to turn to the web to publish reviews. It was possible to write a review on your device within the app, but not publish it. Now, you can write, publish, and include pictures — all from your Android app.
If you do end up snapping a few pics of the place, or whatever you're enjoying within, you can include those as well. They'll now show up right under your written review, for all the world to see. Yelp also notes that if you want to see pictures of a restaurant, they can be accessed via swiping down from the top of the page. So, if you're checking out a restaurant and want to see what seating is like, swipe down from the top. Hopefully someone has taken a pic that will help.
The update is available now, so head on over to the Play Store and grab Yelp if you don't already have it. It has a 4.4 rating overall, and reviewers seem to really enjoy the update. It definitely solves one of the more frustrating issues with Yelp in mobile reviews, and the new picture reference is great.


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Local Versus National Elections – by Jesse Wolf HardinMonday, October 25th, 2010
Local Versus National Elections
…And Why I'd Vote For a Grandmother
by Jesse Wolf Hardin
Anima Lifeways & Herbal School
County and state elections never seem to generate the interest or turnout that the presidential elections do, which doesn't make a lick of sense to me! No matter which candidate gets into the top slot, we will still end up with the same one-world corporate banking cartel calling all the shots. This is true regardless of whether it is a Republican or Democrat that is president, and all the arguable differences in policy actually serve as a smoke screen blinding us to the true puppet masters. Both presidents and senators answer to the same privileged few and their financial interests, the 5% who control 85% of our wealth, and their elite counterparts in Europe and Asia. Their work is often secretive or inscrutable, they are influenced not by their constituents so much as by lobbyists, and are largely unapproachable.
On the other hand, the not always just or honest machinations of state representatives are likely to be more visible and their intentions more evident. While they too are besieged by special interests, they are more directly accountable to their state electorate, protecting us from burdensome regulation. We tend to really know who they are, identify their skeletons and recognize their contradictions, readily feel the effects of their choices and legislation, and more quickly turn them out when they fail us.
County elections are in many ways even more crucial, and in all ways are easier for us to influence or impact. County officials can do little to affect national policy, but neither can we count on so called leaders in Washington DC to do the right thing. What county officials can do, is to guard the freedoms, rights and values of distinct communities, while administering something close to justice in matters of land use and law. We know them best of all, and thereby have the best chance of electing someone we can count on to represent our needs and address our concerns.
It is in this spirit that I want to encourage less national distraction and more regional focus… and do hereby tender my generalized endorsements:
In local county commission races, I'd always like to see winners demonstrating strong resistance to big government and tacky illuminated billboards, homogenization and control. I'd like folks that value keeping the West wild… by which I mean wide open spaces and personal liberties over comfort, convenience or profit, kids who know how to climb trees and not just play video games, wilderness where we can encounter our true selves, and architecture that celebrates history and landscape. I'd root for the success of any school board candidate that put the real feelings, needs and dreams of the students ahead of national dictates and increasing conformity, bureaucratic regulation or the security of their own jobs. And as for any mayor's post, it should always be filled by the one who truly cares about their city or town the most.
A sheriff can't stop every evil or unpleasant act without stomping on the precious few constitutional rights remaining to us common citizens of the Republic… and so I have to support any past, present or future badge wearer who responds whenever they are needed, without trying to over manage the lives of what are meant to be free citizens. I'm all for those who stop the true evil doers whenever they can, while allowing everyone else their unique ways and proud hearts, those who understand we're in greater danger of losing our freedom to future governments than being hurt or killed by any thugs they've yet to catch.
And when it does come time for the electing of national figures and presidential hopefuls, I think I'll be withholding my endorsement until some big-hipped, big-hearted old grandmothers run. Grannies know how to be tough when they have to be, breaking up fights between the boys, standing up to bullies, and making sure that Grandpa's S.S. check comes on time. When globalized corporate bosses start squeezing the working American, she takes a stick to them.
And whenever not busy kicking ass, a granny would likely impress us with us her caring side: Rolling up her sleeves and doing any work she's able, all to keep food on the American table. Making the best of any situation, and loving all of creation. Opening her heart and listening to every woman, man, girl or boy… sensing their pain and sharing their joy. Providing a comforting lap to any lost or wayward child, and teaching hardheads like me to be just a lil' more meek and mild. She'd care not just so much about financial growth as the personal satisfaction of her people, their health and freedom to help treat each other and themselves, how everyone's garden is growing and how clear the skies, about the fate of abused children and the dieback of monarch butterflies, legislative threats to what's left of our Constitutional rights and the fate of unique lifestyles.
Until then, we just might be better off giving our attention to the more local elections… and to what are our allies and neighbors, with the right predilections!
(Written for Wolf's upcoming book tentatively titled "The Town That Waves". Forward and Post Freely)
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If you have a lot of documents already written on your hard drive, or if you copy some in later (maybe from a work computer or a shared server or downloading a blog or something) and you want Dragon to be ready to recognize the words in those documents when you speak them you can do this through the Accuracy Center.
Go to Tools>accuracy center and look in the right column for Add words from your documents to the vocabulary. (also notice the increase accuracy from email option below that!)
Now, this will help Dragon 'contextually' understand how to put words together, even words that it currently doesn't know how to write, but some of those individual words will still need to be matched up to your voice. Regardless, this will definitely help and will speed up the amount of time you would need to train Dragon Naturally Speaking otherwise


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The Harvard Law Review? The Yale Law Review? The Journal of Law and Economics perhaps? No: let me suggest it is The Green Bag, which I wouldn't exactly call a law review, but somehow law journal doesn't seem to quite fit it either. There's nothing else like it. Call it, for lack of a better term, a compendium of legal things of interest, not always serious or even timely.
You can look up old issues of The Green Bag online to get a flavor of it, but the annual Green Bag Almanac & Reader is only available to print subscribers, though a few excerpts are available online. (Likewise their Supreme Court Justice bobblehead figures—see above—are only available by special order; I have several.)
And the best part of the annual Almanac & Reader is the "Lowering the Bar" section written by Kevin Underhill, supposedly of the law firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, which really exists, even though it sounds like the conflict backup law firm for the Car Talk guys, whose main outside counsel all NPR listeners know is Dewey, Cheatham and Howe. Anyway, "Lowering the Bar" contains the legal world's version of "News of the Weird." Such as:
Nov. 14: A mistrial was declared in the Calcagno v. Springfield, in which the plaintiff accuses pop star Rick Springfield of knocking he down with his rear end during a concert. She called no supporting witnesses, but did show the jury a photo she claimed to have taken just before impact. Springfield said he did not recall the incident, but he did tentatively identify the pictured buttocks as his own.
Jan. 2: A judge rules in favor of William Berroyer and his wife in their lawsuit against the U.S. government, awarding them a total of $862,000. Berroyer alleged he was injured when he tripped over a phone cord at a local IRS office, which he had visited in order to discuss how he planned to pay $60,000 in back taxes. The visit did answer that question, eventually.
Apr. 22: KATU News in Washington reports that a woman has sued for $275,000 alleging she was attacked by a duck at a trailer park. The plaintiff's lawyer claims neighbors will testify that "this duck was a crazy duck" that had attacked people before, which is the basis for the lawsuit's allegation that the duck's owner knew it had "abnormally dangerous propensities."
Oct. 8: "I think I can safely say this is an very unusual claim," said Shari Moore, the city clerk of St. Paul, Minnesota. She was referring to Megan Campbell's claim for property damage sustained after a city vehicle hit her car. The claim is unusual because Campbell had been driving the city vehicle at the time.
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Identity of Man Who Died in Hwy 36 Crash Released
The California Highway Patrol has released the name of the victim of a crash found near the intersection of Hwy 3 and Hwy 36 on Tuesday.
Per the Investigating officer: Mr. William Thurman from SUSANVILLE, CA was found approximately 30 feet north of his blue Jeep Wrangler which was located on its wheels, approximately 120 feet down a dirt embankment north of the north roadway edge of SR-36. At this time the cause of death is pending the autopsy results and the date and time when the traffic collision occurred remains under investigation.
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Girl, 8, dies in fall on cruise ship docked in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Police say an 8-year-old girl fell to her death after a cruise ship docked in Miami.
The Miami Herald reports that the girl died Saturday morning after falling several floors to the lower deck of the ship's interior atrium.
Miami-Dade police say the girl fell on the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Glory. She died at a hospital.
Miami Fire Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll says the distance the girl fell has not been determined, but could have been 25-to-50 feet.
Police have not identified the girl, and say the ship has been turned back over to Carnival and resumed normal operations.
Carnival Cruise Lines released a statement saying, "The ship's medical team responded immediately and the child was transported to the ship's medical center. She was subsequently transferred via ambulance to a local hospital."
Carnival said the ship's command immediately contacted Miami-Dade police. "Our most heartfelt care and concern is with the family at this very difficult time."


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The first thing I wonder is, "What is the person's energy when they walk through the door? The second thing is, how do they present themselves? Do they seem fearful? Are they a fan? Or are they someone serious who's coming to get a job? Does it feel like somebody I could actually speak to and have a relationship with? and also, what are they wearing? Are they dressed properly? Do they have their tongue pierced? Is there vibe right for my agency and my clients? "
The other thing is, what do you have to offer? What is your work ethic? What did you do in high school? How did you use your free time? Did you intern? Really, so what are you going to bring to my office?
I look for somebody who's not going to need a lot of attention. Somebody who will do what we ask in a humble and effective manner and who's going to get there early and leave. My guru used to say, "You should have the same attitude whether you're asked to clean the toilets and brush my hair." We're not going to ask people to clean up toilets, but there are plenty of messes to clean up in PR every day.
The universe has been set up in a way that we need each other, and this is the kind of industry that we learn from our peers and we learn from our mentors. You're not going to go learn this in college. You learn about theory and thesis and how to show up and be presentable, but it doesn't teach people how to do PR or work in fashion.
The first thing I think about is whether you look like a model. I'm not looking for girls who are 5'8. There can be an exception to every rule... but most rules don't have exceptions and they're rules for a reason. I'm always looking for a girl who's 5'9, 5'10, who's fresh, who comes presentable, and who seems like she's happy to be happy to be a model.
The other thing is how you photograph. What's your relationship with the camera? What are your body angles—do you know them? And can you do six different poses for me in a minute? Because that's what I'm going to need on set.
Another thing that's important is whether you can walk. Do you know what a model walk is? Do you know how to keep your mouth closed and not swing your arms? I don't want to see your personality, I want to see the personality of the designer.
And if you have a normal name, you should change it.
Take realistic steps based on your reality to get there. If you want to work in fashion, get on the internet and start figuring it out. Get a job and get enough money. Set it as your goal, and anytime anybody tries to get in your way, tell them to get out of the way.
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Are Miley Cyrus and her ex on again…again? The rapidly maturing tween icon has already split with Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth twice, most recently last fall, and now she's reportedly seeing him again. E! Online reports that the "Last Song" costars are so serious they're planning to visit his Down Under homeland together.
"They've been hanging out a lot," a friend of Liam's says. "They've been trying to do it away from the cameras."
That isn't working out so well: TMZ cameras spotted the couple in a car pulling out of a Los Angeles coffee shop.
Another E! source close to Liam says the pair are "taking it slow and just enjoying each other's company."
A trip to Australia is taking it slow? Well, Miley probably does have frequent-flyer miles to spare.
Charlie Sheen's so-called comedy tour isn't exactly going as planned—at his disastrous debut gig in Detroit, the actor was roundly booed, and people walked out en masse. But at least he has a major weight off his mind: The actor has reached a custody agreement with ex-wife Brooke Mueller over their twin sons, Bob and Max.
The amount of time Charlie gets with the twins will gradually ramp up, according to documents obtained by TMZ. For the first two months, the former "Two and a Half Men" star will see the boys every other weekend for a Saturday overnight. The next two months, he gets Saturday and Sunday overnights; if he passes drug tests, he gets to add Wednesday to the mix.
Brooke, like Charlie, is subject to regular random drug testing. Neither parent is to be photographed with the kids and a significant other. And Charlie's "goddesses" are not to have public displays of affection with the boys.
Sounds remarkably reasonable. Now, about that "comedy" show….
Actress Carey Mulligan is "besotted" with a new man, British folk singer Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons. The Oscar nominee and pal Jake Gyllenhaal caught a secret house-party performance by the band in Nashville in February, and apparently sparks flew.
"She sat in the front row, and while he was singing Marcus looked down at Carey and she blushed," a source relayed to the U.K.'s Daily Mail. "It was clear they had chemistry."
"Afterwards they went to the City House restaurant and dined with friends, but they sat together and acted like a couple," said the source, adding, "Carey's hoping they can spend more time together when Marcus flies back to America next month for a major tour with his band. He's hired a vintage train instead of a tour bus and has asked Carey to join him for the trip. It's early days but they seem to enjoy each other's company."
Shia LaBeouf, eat your heart out.
Here's the situation: The next season of "Jersey Shore" is reportedly up in the air, with MTV's tanorexic team of reality stars holding out for more money.
"Snooki, The Situation, J-Woww and Pauly D have not finalized their contracts because they can't agree on the amount," a source confided to Radar Online. "As of last week Deena hadn't signed her contract either but Ronnie, Sammi, and Vinny were done."
The fourth season is set to bring the Seaside Heights crew to Italy, and according to TMZ, the cast believes it could be their last, so they're looking to get every dime they can out of MTV.
Could it be that they're a lot smarter than we think?
Kitty Raymond is an entertainment writer and astrologer. She welcomes feedback at email@example.com.


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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Stevens, A. W. (forthcoming). "The economics of soil health." Food Policy.
Hilger, J., E. Hallstein, A. W. Stevens, & S. Villas-Boas (forthcoming). "Measuring Willingness to Pay for Environmental Attributes in Seafood." Environmental and Resource Economics.
Stevens, A. W. (2017). "Quinoa quandary: Cultural tastes and nutrition in Peru." Food Policy, 71: 132-142.
Berck, P., J. Moe-Lange, A. Stevens, & S. Villas-Boas (2016). "Measuring Consumer Responses to a Bottled Water Tax Policy." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 98(4): 981-996. (lead article)
Other Publications
Stevens, A., P. Berck, & S. Villas-Boas (2016). "Taxing Bottled Water as an Environmental Policy." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update, 19(4): 9-11. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
Working Papers
Burlig, F. & A. W. Stevens, "Reap What Your Friends Sow: Social Networks and Technology Adoption." Revise and Resubmit, Review of Economics and Statistics.
Stevens, A. W., "Temperature, Wages, and Agricultural Labor Productivity."
Stevens, A. W., "Fueling Local Water Pollution: Ethanol Refineries, Land Use, and Nitrate Runoff."
Stevens, A. W., "Estimating Agricultural Acreage Responses to Input Prices: Groundwater in California."
In the News
- February 7, 2017: The Quinoa Revolution! – "Stuff You Should Know" Podcast (referenced at approx. 32:50)
- December 6, 2016: Taxes on bottled water are better at raising money than reducing litter – LSE USAPP Blog
- July, 2016: Consumers Respond to a Tax on Bottled Water (Guest Editorial) – Today's Grocer (must select page 6)
- July 17, 2016: Quinoa isn't a threat to food security. It's improving Peruvian farmers' lives – The Guardian
- May 18, 2016: Plummeting quinoa prices are hurting farmers in Peru and Bolivia – The Economist
- April 27, 2016: Podcast Interview – This Is Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
- April 18, 2016: It is OK to eat quinoa – Eat This Podcast
- March 31, 2016: Your Quinoa Habit Really Did Help Peru's Poor. But There's Trouble Ahead – The Salt, National Public Radio
- March 11, 2016: At Calif. Campuses, A Test For Free Speech, Privacy And Cybersecurity – All Tech Considered, National Public Radio
- January 25, 2016: AAEA Trust Profile
- June 3, 2014: Radio Interview – The Graduates, KALX 90.7 FM, Berkeley, CA
- April, 2012: Research charts path to sustainable cities, University of Chicago News Feature


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The Salinas businessman who owns the boat that carried author John Steinbeck, marine biologist Ed "Doc" Ricketts and skipper Tony Berry to the Sea of Cortez in 1940 says he is fully dedicated to restoring the famous vessel to its original glory.
Whether the 72-foot purse seiner can be made seaworthy again is a different question.
Gerry Kehoe said the years have been unkind to the Western Flyer. Built in 1937, it has what could be irreparable damage to her hull, engines, kitchens, cabins and decks — issues that caused the boat to sink twice in recent months, first in October and again in June.
Kehoe said he will consult with experts who will examine the vessel in Port Townsend, Wash., on July 29 before deciding exactly how to proceed with his renovation plan.
Kehoe promises that the boat that helped inspire two of Steinbeck"s literary works — "The Sea of Cortez: A Journal of Travel and Research" and "The Log from the Sea of Cortez" — will be meticulously restored for future generations to enjoy, on the water or elsewhere.
"The Western Flyer is a historic and literary American artifact, the largest piece of John Steinbeck memorabilia," Kehoe said. "The reports that we have received so far from experts who have examined her indicate that she is not seaworthy."
One option Kehoe has discussed is making the Western Flyer a tourist attraction inside a boutique hotel he"s building in the 50,000-square-foot space at 300 Main St. in Salinas formerly occupied by the Dick Bruhn men"s clothing store.
That plan raises the hackles of Bob Enea, a nephew of Berry, the boat"s original skipper. "Sparky" Enea, another uncle, also was on the voyage as a deck hand.
Bob Enea, president of The Western Flyer Project Inc., a nonprofit organization formed to purchase the boat, estimates his group was six months from closing a deal for $45,000 and bringing the purse seiner back to Monterey Bay when, he said, Kehoe bought the boat out from under him in December 2010.
Kehoe said Enea"s group was only able to raise $10,000 and couldn"t meet the asking price of owner Ole Knudsen.
"The boat will more than likely be destroyed," Enea angrily predicted. "It"s going to be placed inside a hotel in downtown Salinas, probably in pieces, where Kehoe is expecting that it will attract people who will spend $15 million.
"I want to see the history and culture of the Monterey fishing industry preserved, and part of that story — just a part of it — is the Western Flyer story. Yeah, Steinbeck came from Salinas, but he lived in Pacific Grove. He drank in the Monterey bars. My uncles knew him, and they also knew Ed Ricketts. Monterey was the home of the sardine fishing industry, and the Western Flyer belongs in Monterey Bay, not in pieces in a hotel in Salinas."
Enea"s plan was to restore the boat to its 1940 condition, bring it back to Monterey Bay and use it for public tours and student research. He said he also envisioned a potential cross-marketing relationship between the Western Flyer in Monterey Bay, Kehoe"s boutique hotel and the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.
Kehoe said he has since offered to sell the boat to Enea"s group, but said he needs to be "made whole" after spending six figures to raise the boat out of the water twice, and on environmental cleanups necessitated by oil spills and towing expenses.
Enea said Kehoe"s negligence is the reason the boat sank twice, and therefore his $150,000 asking price for the vessel is outrageous.
"When he bought the Western Flyer, she was afloat. But he never got around to doing a marine survey, which means taking the boat out of water, into a boat yard, and having a registered boat estimator check it out," Enea said.
"When we had the boat checked, the hull was in very good shape — the best part of the boat — but then it sat there in the water for 10 months and deteriorated because nobody looked at it. That"s why it sank. It"s all on him because he didn"t do his due diligence."
Kehoe said his intentions with the Western Flyer are pure. He points to his current downtown projects in Salinas as evidence that he is dedicated to historic preservation.
In addition to his longstanding plans for the Dick Bruhn men"s store, he said he is restoring the original architecture of the former Wells Fargo Bank building in the 200 block of North Main Street as a multi-faceted fine-dining establishment and nightclub, complete with waterfalls, fire pits, a circular piazza and a picturesque ceiling that required six months to renovate.
Kehoe has, however, cut a controversial figure locally. His plans for another hotel project in Salinas ended without result but with city officials doubting his ability to perform. Hotel operations he claimed to have been connected to also questioned his assertions at the time. More recently, he has been involved in some capacity in efforts to build a hotel on the beach near Sand City.
"People who come into the premises stare at that ceiling in awe," he said of the nightclub venture. "They marvel at the quality of the workmanship, and the care we took with the restoration. We could have done it all for a million dollars less, but the ceiling looks like it was done by Michelangelo. It"s proof positive that we do these things with care. We"ll use the same care with the Western Flyer, whether it"s sailable or not."
Dennis Taylor can be reached at 646-4344 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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LittleBigPlanet gets Officially Official Release Dates
October 21st for North and Latin America.
22nd October for Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
24th October for the UK and Ireland.
During the first week of the game's release, a limited edition spacesuit costume for SackBoy will be available for download for free on the PS Store. Maybe someone is an Elton John fan at Media Molecule. Also available during week one only, a rare and rather self-explanatory "I was there Week One" T-shirt (pictured) will be yours for the taking.
More information on the finalized features and the ongoing effort to provide new online features can be found at LittleBigPlanet's news site.
So LittleBigPlanet or Dead Space? Let us know in the comments. Choose wisely, or both.
Sources [PlayStation.blog | ThreeSpeech]
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