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Near Poniatowski in Marathon County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Geological Marker
This spot in Section 14, in the Town of Rietbrock, Marathon County is the exact center of the northern half of the Western Hemisphere. It is here that the 90th meridian of longitude bisects the 45th parallel of latitude, meaning it is exactly halfway between the North Pole and the Equator, and is a quarter of the way around the earth from Greenwich, England.
Marathon County Park Commission
This monument is only a representation of the
intersection of the 90th Meridian & the 45th Parallel.
The true location is N 75°06'38" E, 1,066.18'
from the center of the monument.
Erected by Marathon County Park Commission.
Location. 45° 0′ N, 90° 0′ W. Marker is near Poniatowski, Wisconsin, in Marathon County. Marker is on Meridian Road 0.3 miles north of County Road U, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is about a 20 minute drive west of Wausau, Wisconsin. Marker is in this post office area: Athens WI 54411, United States of America.
Regarding Geological Marker. This is the exact point half-way between the Equator and the North Pole, and half-way between Greenwich Meridian and the International
Also see . . . Wausau Daily Herald. "...if you wanted to visit the spot's counterpart in the southern half of the western hemisphere, you'll be in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. You'll be in the middle of the Indian Ocean if you visit the exact center of the southeast hemisphere. And the geographic cousin in the northeast hemisphere is located in northern China near Mongolia." (Submitted on September 14, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 14, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 4,656 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 14, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 5, 6. submitted on October 21, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.


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I have a funny little way of making up my own words and using them all the time as though they are real words. They are Michyisms, and my family and friends have learned to accept them. One of the ones I use sometimes is the phrase 'all alonely'. It's a play on 'all alone' and 'lonely'–all alonely. Its definition is rather sad, meaning that I feel all alone and lonely, even when I'm not alone.
Recently, I've been feeling a bit neglected, I guess–perhaps a little bit 'unwanted'. It's probably just me, but at the same time, it's probably not just me. I know, sounds like doublespeak, no?
Well, it all really started when I said something that my best friend usually would have understood, but she didn't understand it. That sort of made me feel misunderstood, and I hate that more than anyone seems to realize. I absolutely hate feeling misunderstood–or no being understood. Strangely, she of all people should know that about me more than anyone else.
She missed it.
It hurt.
I thought I'd let it go.
I hadn't.
Then, it moved on to a friend of one of my friends told my friend that he really wanted to spend some time alone with her, not always with me. Now, this is a person whom I like and find interesting, so I have to admit, it hurt to hear this. Knowing my passive aggressive self, I'll likely never hang out with this person with my friend again, because hiding how I feel is something that is quite difficult for me to do.
It hurt. I didn't tell anyone it hurt.
I thought I'd let it go.
I hadn't.
Then, on a night I was feeling particularly vulnerable, Buffy and Ryan both went out, leaving me home alone with the Brat Boy (who is sweet and means well, but was wrapped up in his video games) and I found I spent the better part of two hours, lying in bed, staring at a wall, numb. I tried not to think about the fact that the person Buffy was out with doesn't really care for me that much, and how, though I've been invited, I know I'm not really welcomed to go with her when she hangs out with him. I thought I was okay with all that.
But it hurts. I didn't even realize it hurt.
I thought I'd let it go.
I hadn't.
Add to this all that I haven't spent any time with or talking to Ryan in days, two of my regular online friends I often talk to nearly daily if not several times per week have not been online much or they aren't talking to me if they have, and to make matter worse, my dog likes Lynn better than he likes me and would rather spend the entire night moping at the door after she leaves than to come and hang out in bed with me, and my bird likes her better than me, and my son's cat won't have anything to do with me but will cuddle with the strangers at the vets, and and and…
And it hurts. And I didn't even realize it hurt.
And so maybe I am stronger than I think I am, and maybe I do deal with things usually better than I think I do, but sometimes, well… sometimes it just sucks and I just break down and feel sorry for myself, and that's where I am tonight.
It sucks.
And I'm sad.
Which is better than being numb.
And even though I am sitting here with a house full of people and critters, I feel all alonely.
And I'll get over it… 'cause I always do.
And I'll think I've let it go.
But I won't.
Until the next time.
And it's probably nothing. Maybe hormones. Maybe I'm tired and worn down because I haven't been feeling well and the pain has been really bad for the past three days. Maybe I'm making something out of nothing. Maybe I'm not. Maybe… maybe… maybe.
Maybe it's me. Maybe it feels bad sometimes to realize how different you really are, how you don't really fit in anywhere. Maybe sometimes it's tough to feel so strange and like no one really understands you. Oh, how I long to be understood again. I don't know how to make that happen. I certainly know I'm not normal. But what is normal anyway? I surely don't know, so I apparently can't even pretend to be normal any more. The best I can hope for is to not embarrass anyone–much.
But it doesn't matter what's right or what's wrong or who's right or who's wrong. It doesn't matter if I have a right to feel this way or someone else has a right to feel that way. I don't need anyone to tell me what to do–I know what to do–I don't need anyone to give me advice, because tomorrow I'll feel differently. None of that matters right now, in this moment. What matters now, right now, is I'm crying and I'm sad, and I'm hurt tonight. And tomorrow, I'll probably be fine. Tomorrow, I'll let it all go. Tomorrow, I'll deal with it the right way.
But tonight, I'm all alonely… tonight, I'm sad. Tonight… I'm writing to you while everyone else is asleep, because this is all I have right now.
And it's enough.
I hurt.
But I'll be okay, because, you know why? I'm always okay. That's just who I am, how I am, and how I roll.
But thank you, whoever you are reading this, for reading it. Because knowing that you are out there, even if I don't know you, and you don't really know me, somehow, the fact that someone might read this and understand how I feel right now, in this moment, right this second–that makes me feel a little less all alonely.
And now my tapping away has awakened one member of my household, so I best sign off and try to get some sleep.
Good night, my internet friends.
Love and stuff,

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text: Skillet Camp is a very interesting design. It includes lots of outdoor space namely the front porch, back deck, and even a screened in porch. When you enter Skillet Camp, you will first notice the dining area with the kitchen and breakfast bar off to your left. The great room is beyond the open dining area. The great room also opens to the screened in porch which would be a great place to have dinner on warm summer nights. The master bedroom is located to the right of the great room and includes a large master bathroom, two closets, and access to the back deck. The second floor is the most interesting portion of this particular cabin. Not only does it include two bathrooms and a bedroom, but it also includes a bunk room. This room can be a small living area or you can convert it into room with three, count them, three beds.


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Lyft's John Zimmer shares his vision for autonomous transportation future
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By 2025, private car ownership in US cities will "all-but end."
There will be fewer cars sitting parked and empty and therefore less need for parking spaces.
By Stu Robarts
Full Story: http://newatlas.com/lyft-ride-sharin ... d3-92465361
Reader Comments:
While I agree and look forward to autonomous cars being a part of everyday life, I don't see it radically changing the need for parking space in the next 20+ years. People have invested in their current vehicles and as the market for personally driven vehicles declines, so will the value of trade-ins or person-to-person sales. Therefore; I suggest that people will continue to drive what they have until it is no longer practical due to functionality and/or cost of repair. I think Mr. Zimmer is being extremely over optimistic - as he should be if he plans to eventually reach his goal. I just think his timing is off and the future he sees doesn't take into account the reluctance of people to take a loss in order to change lifestyles
What if the chances of dying on the roads goes down 99+% by having an autonomous car not to mention the associated costs of owning a car that sits for 95% of the time? No parking. No traffic tickets. No garage needed. No repair costs. No depreciation cost. There's also the fact that young drivers don't want to bother with driving and older drivers won't be able to drive. Add in the amount of time wasted driving when you could be doing other things like reading, sleeping etc....
I think the lost opportunity and safety cost of owing a car is going to make resale value a mute issue as there will be little, if any resale value very quickly.
Russ - No argument with what you said. However, many people will be still making payments on their current vehicles, which is motivation to use them most times when transportation is needed. Additionally, an automobile purchase (new or used late model) is the second largest investment of their lives - unlike some of us. Taking a hit that large when (not if) resale values go down is a huge emotional issue. Again, I only think the timing is off in the article, not the concept.
Probably later than I envision and sooner than you do... somewhere in the middle but it's coming fast and communities need to start planning now, not building the same car focused things we always have. The future will be radically different.
Lyft president John Zimmer is right: Private car ownership needs to die
By and large, humans are terrible drivers. The sobering reality of the 1.3 million dead each year in automobile accidents is proof of that.
"It may shock you, but Americans spend more than $2 trillion every year on car ownership ? more money than we spend on food. What?s even more staggering is that for all the money we spend on them, the 250 million cars in America are only occupied 4% of the time.
That?s the equivalent of 240 million of the 250 million cars being parked at all times. For the most part, your car isn?t actually a driving machine at all. It?s a parking machine."
According to his manifesto, there are 700 million parking spaces in the US. If each space was joined together, it would create an asphalt landmass bigger than the state of Connecticut.
by Matthew Hughes
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/0 ... o-die/#gref
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Our preschool room uses the front 'two' rooms of my home. It seems the safest and least awkward place to dedicate to a smattering of pint sized lovies. I'm not a huge fan of my 8 year old carpet; however, please feel free to praise me lavishly for being on year 5 of preschool with the same original carpet. Maybe next summer will be the summer we finally get around to putting in wood floors … maybe.
See? There's my front door, in all it's glory. Yes, this means that this preschool room is the very first thing that people see when they walk into my home …. …. which is probably why I've been so obsessive with its evolution.
You can read the tutorial for those adorable 'Knock Off Pottery Barn Kid's tables' here. The little yellow stools are from IKEA.
This poor bargain rug from IKEA is on its second year of torture and abuse from all these little ninjas and warriors. It gets trampled, rolled, folded, and chewed on daily. I seriously think it was $15 at IKEA … so … it's been well worth the price. IDK, maybe it was $20.
Our class calendar is a new addition this year … holy cow … I love it! Superman framed a piece of sheet metal with some cheap baseboard, then spray painted the whole thing white … and KABOOM! A magnetic calendar was born!
I bought the calendar itself at Mardel's, then I laminated all of the components and hot glued a ceramic magnet on the back, like this:
There's plenty of room at the top of the frame for any extra monthly magnets, so that I can keep them handy. I store the rest of my calendar supplies in a pencil box in the cabinet.
My most favorite things in our classroom are the fun gifts that kids have given to me over the years, for our classroom. * HINT: If you're ever uncertain on the perfect teacher gift … just give her (him) something to display in the classroom. They are my favorite gifts!
This sweet subway art sign was gifted to us from a little boy last year … and I could not agree more with its sweet message. I love every single one of those little squirts.
The very first year that I taught preschool, sweet Emilee's Momma gave me that 'World's Best Teacher' sign. Made me feel like a million bucks. And the following year, Little Corbin's Mom gave me the subway art that hangs below it. I love them both so much. I truly LOVE my job.
It seems that every corner of this classroom is filled with sweet memories of years passed. I feel so blessed every single day.
After a couple years of teacher preschool by myself, I was able to hire a teacher to come teach with me everyday. Ms. Andrea has been a major blessing in my life. This summer, she found this 'You Get What You Get And You Don't Throw A Fit' sign and brought it by for the classroom. We must say that phrase at least a half dozen times every day.
'If it worked for me, it'll work for them' … every morning, we place our hands on our hearts and pledge our allegiance to that flag. It's a simpey $1 American Flag that comes on a wood dowel … you know … the one you wave at the local parade every year? Yep. That el-cheapo one. Superman framed it out with some baseboard and we slapped a piece of glass in it. You can hardly tell that it cost all of $4, total. ;)
And … because I work with a slew of little circus animals each day, we needed some sort of behavior 'chart' to help them to be aware of their behavior at all times.
Behold: our behavior 'chart' …
It's just a piece of sheet metal, covered in vinyl, and framed with baseboard. Superman is a genius … have I said that before?
Each kiddo has their own magnet … the goal is to stay on green, obviously … but every now and then someone needs a visual reminder to bring their listening ears to class. ;)
Another new(er) addition is our decorative alphabet and hanging pompoms.
A friend of mine does vinyl lettering and made the vinyl alphabet for me … I made the pompoms, with the help of a Pinterest tutorial. Holy cow, they're soooo easy.
I actually made the pompoms over Spring Break and surprised the little lovies when they came back from the break.
Needless to say, they LOVED them! I just raided Superman's fishing tackle for some fishing line and strung them up using eyelet screws in the ceiling. I know, I even surprised myself with that crafty plan.
And, while my main goal is to make this room feel like home … even if it's my 'office' … I also strive to be very functional. Every inch of that entertainment center is filled with preschool necessities. After 4+ years, you figure out a few tricks …
Sorry … that picture looks a little blurry … even more sorry … I'm too lazy to take another one. ;) I'm a major fan of these $.99 plastic shoe boxes. I must own 100 of them. Not joking.
These pencil boxes are also the perfect size for a lot of supplies … and … about 2 weeks after school starts, those babies go on sale for $.10/each. KABAM!
Supplies that no preschool teacher should ever be without or run out of … cannot tell you how many times I have reached for cotton balls for a certain craft and come up empty. It's the WORST!!! You can't make rain clouds without cotton balls, people!
I'm telling you … every. single. inch. of these cabinets is filled with preschool nonsense.
I know you've seen these rain gutter bookshelves a hundred times on here … but now you can see them in 'context'. ;)
And, typically, all of those books are upside down, backwards, sideways, disheveled, and totally unkempt … but I wouldn't have it any other way. Books are a ginormous part of our lives between the hours of 9am and 12pm, Monday – Friday.
No classroom could be complete without a short people mirror, framed out with … you guessed it … baseboard. ;) Ms. Andrea and I love watching the vain little circus animals amuse themselves with their silly faces. (ps- I totally left those finger prints on the mirror for you on purpose … wanted to give you the full effect ;)
And …. at the end of the day … it's still my two favorite kiddos' playroom. Our favorite time is when we can let the swings down and play to our heart's content … after school hours.
If you're interested in hanging some swings in your home … you can read that tutorial here.


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CBS Local — As accidental poisoning cases from the "Tide Pod Challenge" continue to skyrocket in 2018, the maker of the laundry detergent pouches is fighting back against the perception their product is dangerous. The company's CEO also decided to hit back at the youngsters recording themselves eating the poisonous cleaners and may have questioned their intelligence for taking part in the stunt in the process.
In a Jan. 22 blog post, Proctor & Gamble CEO David Taylor called out teens and young adults who are using the pods in their ill-advised videos.
"Ensuring the safety of the people who use our products is fundamental to everything we do at P&G," Taylor wrote. "However, even the most stringent standards and protocols, labels and warnings can't prevent intentional abuse fueled by poor judgment and the desire for popularity."
The maker of Tide added that it was working with its business partners to discourage the "Tide Pod Challenge" trend. Tide has also started its own awareness campaign on YouTube to denounce the dangerous fad even further. New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski sums up the company's thoughts on the challenge by asking viewers, "what the heck is going on people?"
Mr. Taylor added that the only fool-proof way to end the Tide Pod craze was for family and friends to intervene before kids accidentally poison themselves. "Let's all take a moment to talk with the young people in our lives and let them know that their life and health matter more than clicks, views and likes," the CEO concluded.


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Hi All ,I've lost/can't find my workshop manual for my van and need a schematic drawing of the upper and lower tailgate assembly.
the locking assembly was much the same from fe through to wb
its a simple rod type lock
Cheers mate ,yeah got that sorted it's all the other bits and pieces lol ,it's been 6 years since I took it all apart !! can't wait to get the old girl all back together .


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I'm preparing to drive to the birth center for some clinical days. It is a four hour drive and I hate to lose the time. During the semester, I read my text books into my phone or ipod voice recorder and listen to the chapters several times. But four straight hours of re-reading chapters can get boring. So I also get some lectures from iTunes U.
If you know me at all, you know my overall dislike for iTunes. But iTunes U is one part that prevents me from ditching my iPod. I will warn you, to gain access to it you will need to download iTunes, and iTunes will then try to control you music and unless you tell it not to it will copy all your music into a file organized by iTunes (this can be a problem if you have a large music collection and not a large amount of free space on your hard drive).
So what is iTunes U? It is a collection of free lectures from universities around the world. The lectures are on a wide variety of subjects and can be anything from presentations from conferences to interviews for the university radio to additional materials for a class. The sound quality is not always good, and sometimes what sounds like a great lecture turns out to be just a three minute blurb.
You can search midwife or midwifery, but there are slim pickings. Instead I find lectures from medical schools on topics of interest to me. It is in public health were you will find a large collection of interest to most birth professionals. This trip I'll be listening to selections from a lecture series called Health and Culture from the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. Why? It deals with cultural competence – an important concept in nursing. Cultural competence means you provide care in a way that is appropriate to the client.
You can find wide amounts of information valuable to any wannabe midwife. Why not learn more about writing a business plan or running a small business? Listen to lectures about exercise and nutrition, or even how to cook, to get new ideas to share. Explore a new language to better serve clients from other cultures. Discover classic art or poetry treasures that can be used in relaxation for labor. The possibilities are limitless.
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Product Description
The Portico 5012 is a dual channel mic pre featuring Neve's custom input and output transformer designs. In addition to individually selectable phase, mute, phantom power and a fully sweepable high pass filter, the 5012 incorporates a "Silk" circuit which yields the rich warmth and presence of the renowned classic designs.
Microphone Input
The microphone input is balanced but not floating, being a variant of an instrumentation amplifer using a "Transformer-Like-Amplifier" (T.L.A.) configuration with a toroidal Common Mode Rejection Low Pass Filter that excludes frequencies above 150 kHz. The T.L.A. is followed by an actual input transformer permitting a full +25 dBu input signal to be handled at unity gain without an input pad over the whole audio spectrum. This combines the advantages of both an "Electronically Balanced" and true transformer input. When the Phantom voltage is switched off, this input serves as a very high quality line input with an impedance of 10,000 ohms.
Low Noise, Low Distortion Operation
Much care was given in designing the 5012 to produce as little noise and non-harmonic distortion as possible. Carefully implemented signal paths and Class A operation are a large part of the 5012′s sweet, whisper quiet performance. For more information, go to Mr. Rupert Neve's Design Notes
Why Transformers?
A complete discussion on transformers is out of place at this point but a technical discussion will be posted at a later date. Here it is helpful to review some of the essentials where it will be seen that a design needs to be viewed as a whole, not simply from the point of view of a single component.
The fine subtleties of circuit design relating to sonic performance are gradually becoming more clearly understood. For example, research has shown conclusively that frequencies above 20 kHz affect the way in which humans perceive sound quality. But, long before scientific evidence emerged a substantial body of musicians and engineers knew that equipment with apparently the same technical measurements could sound very different.
Incredibly small amounts of musically dissonant odd harmonics have a disastrous effect on the sound quality. Extraneous noise or interference that finds its way into a signal path seriously impairs performance of the whole chain.
Many control rooms make use of outboard gear that is not well protected from external signals. Poor grounding of such equipment can be a serious problem. "Electronically balanced" circuits much used in modern equipment, can give very good measurements on the test bench but they do not provide adequate rejection of the stray fields found in every working environment.
Input and output circuits must be freed from ground dependence so that only the "wanted" signal enters and leaves the processing path. Transformers are the ideal solution. The sweet and silky sound of my classic old favorite consoles was achieved with big transistors and large high quality transformers. Rupert Neve Designs Portico modules achieve similar quality today without the bulk or the cost.
In order that modules can work together as would be expected (i.e. in a proprietary console configuration) without producing hum, R.F. interference, or other interactions, the connecting interfaces, grounding, levels and impedances must receive careful attention. Each Portico module is a complete integral signal processor that delivers its specified performance independently. This is one of the reasons we use transformers.
Much could be written about this feature, suffice to say, that it gives a subtle option to enhance sound quality in the direction of vintage modules. The Silk button reduces negative feedback and adjusts the frequency spectrum to provide a very sweet and musical performance. We suggest you try it and make your own judgment.
Level Meter
-30 dBu to +22 dBu With reference to the output
Cuts of the output signal post metering and pre Buss Output. Be sure to mute the outputs before engaging phantom power.
High Pass Filter
The High pass filter is a valuable aid in any signal chain but particularly so in a microphone preamplifier. Signals between 20 and 250 Hz can be attenuated, leaving the range above this unaffected. This gets rid of building rumble, air handling motor hum etc.
Phantom Power
Provides 48V phantom power to microphones
Buss Output
The To Buss output is unbalanced and has a high impedance output. It is intended for use with the Portico Buss Amp/Monitoring modules. A TRS patch cord is used to connect the 5012 Buss output to one of these bussing modules. The Monitor connection is derived pre mute on the 5012 and will produce a signal at the output of the buss modules that is equal in level to that at the 5012 output. The Monitor output cannot be used for any other purpose.
Phase Inverts
Flips the phase of an incoming source 180 degrees
Additional Information
Balanced, using "Transformer-Like-Amplifier" (T.L.A.) with toroidal Common Mode Rejection Low Pass Filter that excludes frequencies above 150 kHz.
The T.L.A. is followed by an actual input transformer permitting a full +26 dBu input signal to be handled at unity gain without an input pad over the whole audio spectrum.
Combines the advantages of both an "Electronically Balanced" and true Transformer input.
When the Phantom voltage is disabled, this input serves as a very high quality Line Input.
Input Impedance: 10,000 Ohms + or 20%
Measured at Main Output: Input terminated with 150 Ohms.
Measured over band limited 22Hz-22kHz, Unweighted: With Gain at Unity: Better than 100 dBu. With Gain at 66 dB: Better than 62 dBu
Equivalent Input Noise (E.I.N.): Better than 128 dBu
Frequency Response:
Main Output, no load:
@ 10 Hz: 0.2 dB
@ 160 kHz: 3 dB
Buss Output:
@ 10 Hz: 0.2 dB
@ 160 kHz: 3 dB
High Pass Filter:
Swept Frequency continuously variable from 20 Hz to 250 Hz. Slope: 12 dB/Octave.
Gain: Switched Gain from Unity to +66dB in 6 dB steps.
Trim: Continuously adjustable potentiometer from 6dB to +6dB with reference to setting on the Gain Switch.
Maximum Output Level: Balanced and Floating Transformer Output from 20 Hz to 40 kHz: +25 dBu. (Clips at just over +26 dBu)
Mute: Mutes Main Output only. (i.e. Monitor remains Live)
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise:
Main Output:
@ 1kHz, +20 dBu output level, no load: Better than 0.001%. (No high order Harmonics)
Silk Engaged: Approximately 0.2% Second Harmonic
Main Output: @ 20Hz, +20 dBu output level, no load: Better than 0.01%.
Buss Output: @ 1kHz, +20 dBu output level, no load, measured at the output: Better than 0.002%.
SILK: The 5012 uses mainly single-sided amplifier circuitry that excludes any possibility of crossover distortion. The "SILK" button reduces negative feedback and adjusts the frequency spectrum to provide a very sweet and musical performance.
Buss Output: The Buss Output is designed to feed other Portico Series modules with Buss Inputs.
Measured Channel to Channel: Better than 90 dB @ 15kHz.
Phantom Power: +48 Volts DC +/- 1%
Main Power Required: (From External Power Unit) Voltage Range, 9 to 18 Volts DC.
Current consumption:
@ 9VDC = 1.3 A typical
@12VDC = 1A typical
@15VDC= 800 mA typical
@18VDC= 650 mA typical
Rear Panel Power Connector: 5.5mm X 2.1mm DC jack, Center Positive


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The main train station in Fukuoka is called Hakata Station. Hakata is an alternative name for Fukuoka, and really causes lots of confusion. While most stations in Japan are named after the city, like Tokyo Station, Yokohama station, Kyoto station… Fukuoka's train station doesn't match the city's name. Go figure.
My friend Patrick has documented more extensively about this phenomenon in such great length I can't finish reading it before getting distracted by something else.
The Difference Between "Fukuoka" and "Hakata" by Finding Fukuoka
Now the station is called Hakata City. It's got 8 floors, basement level(s) (maybe 2?), and a roof top complete with dog park for the little handbag sized dogs.


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Chairman's Report
The operating environment in 2016 continued to be challenging, characterized by high inflation and a food output deficitfollowing poor weather conditions.The country is expected to record a weak GDP growth rate of 2.5% compared to previous higher projections. Prices for tobacco, the mainstay of the country's export sector,were 19% below those of the previous year, resulting in the crop's export earnings being 18% lower than the previous year. Annual average inflation for 2016 was recorded at 21.7% compared to 21.9% the year before.
The authorities maintained a tight monetary stance through high interest rates. Monetary policy continued to focus on the containmentof money supply growth, credit growth, inflation and stabilization of the exchange rate. However, there was some relaxation of monetary policy as a cut in the Policy Rate of 3 percentage points from 27% to 24%was implemented, effective 1st December 2016.
Drought weather conditions resulted in low water levels in Lake Malawi and the Shire River, the major sources of power generation.Consequentlythe countryexperienced unprecedented power outages that affected the Bank and its customers. Production was below capacity and uncompetitive compared with imported products, as alternative sources of power increased the operating costs for most of our customers.
The integrationof Indebankinto National Bank was successfully completed in the middle of the year. This implies that the Group will no longer be carrying the extra overheads of Indebank.
I am pleased to announce a group pre-tax profit of K25.3bn (2015: K19.6bn) representing a 29% increase on prior year. This is in spite of once off Indebank integration costs totaling K1.6b incurred in respect of severance pay and impairment of assets that could not be put to alternative use. In addition, Indebank continued to incur unplanned overheads due to delays in obtaining certain regulatory approvals which resulted in losses amounting to K400m.The Bank has therefore once again shown remarkable resilience in its performance under the circumstances and an overall growth of 14% has been recorded in the Statement of Financial Position.
The improved weather conditions inthe 2016/17 season are expected to result into a rebound in GDP growth to 5.6% as per official estimates, mainly from increased agricultural output. The current high cost of borrowing and powergeneration challenges are the main risks to these growth prospects.
Direct budgetary support from the co-operating partners is not expected to resume and it is envisaged that there will be challenges in meeting tax revenue targets emanating from the weakened economy. The fiscal deficit is therefore expected to increase thereby applying more pressure on inflation, interest rates and economic growth prospects. A very tight monetary stance is expected to prevail, resulting in suppressed demand for credit.
The Bank's 5 year Strategic Plan is entering its final year of implementation. A new plan is being developed to take the Bank to the next level. The Bank has built-in flexibility, resources, and agility necessary to continue on a growth path notwithstanding the prevailing operating environment. The Bank is therefore expected to continue to perform well in 2017.
Mr. P. Mulipa and Mr. D. Kambalametore retired from the Board during the year. Ms. M. Msiska joined the Board in May 2016 to replace Ms. R. Mkandawire who had retired in 2015.Mr. J. Bizwick joined the Board in June 2016 to replace Mr. P. Mulipa while Mr. G. Partridge became a non-executive director when he left National Bank of Malawi in November 2016. Mr H. Jiya, General Manager, Wholesale Banking, has also recently joined the Board as an executive director.
On behalf of the shareholders, and on my own behalf, I would like to welcome the new directors and also thank the directors who have retired from the Board for their valuable contributions and support during their tenure and wish them well in their new responsibilities. I also wish to thank fellow directors for their support, dedication and co-operation and look forward to a fruitful working relationship with them in 2017 and beyond.
Mr. George Partridge who had been the at the helm of the Bank for 10 years left at the end of October, 2016 to take up the position of Group CEO of Press Corporation Limited (PCL), the parent company of the Bank. On behalf of the Shareholders, the Board and on my own behalf, I wish to thank Mr Partridge for a distinguished career in National Bank, which,under his leadership grew from strength to strength. I wish him all the best in his new challenge at PCL. I also wish to take this opportunity to wish the incoming Acting CEO Mr. Macfussy Kawawa success in the task of steering the Bank to new heights.
I am grateful to the entire work force for rising up to the challenges that emerged during the year and for achieving these good results. On behalf of my fellow directors and shareholders I wish to convey my sincere gratitude and congratulations to them. As I pledge the Board's unwavering support, I am confident that as the Bank faces new challenges, the Board can count on their creativity, dedication and hard work.
M.A.P. Chikaonda, PhD


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Joy Raya Hamper
Celebrate this festive season with gifts consisting of an assortment of halal goodies.; Ferrero Rocher T24 (300g), Freshjus fruit juice non-alcoholic (750ml), Tamek Seftali Nektari (1 ltr), Safawi Al-madinah dates desert fruit (400g), Crabtree & EvelynTea (25 sachets) ; Crabtree & Evelyn Preserved (227g); Delfi assortment of chocolates (180g), Loacker quadratini chocolate (68g), Oreo chocolate wafer (68g), Camel nyoya springroll (120g), Camel smoked almonds (120g), Camel natural pistachio (120g), Nyoya kuih bangkit, Kuih tart nenas (60g), Cheez-It cheese cookies (70g), Kjeldsens chocolate chip cookies (50g) in decorative basket
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
My Boys
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Baby Cracker
My little Parker is 9 weeks old!! Wow!!! The big news since my last post about him is that he is now at home. He came home on October 1st which was 1 day short of 8 weeks in the NICU. I won't lie, I was scared to death and this first week has been a roller coaster but I think we're doing OK. He did come home on oxygen and an heart/apnea monitor but he didn't have to come home on a feeding pump because he is now taking all of his food orally by bottle. In all honesty, this is quite a struggle but we have managed to get his daily requirement down him and he is gaining weight. I'm hopeful that this will become easier and less time consuming than it currently is and I know we will get there eventually. He is such a joy and I really like his awake moments. Alexa is doing pretty well also which was a big concern of mine. She likes to know where Parker is and if he is going "nite nite" and makes sure to tell me when "baby's crying". It's pretty cute. We're trying to get her to pronounce his name a little differently because it sounds like "baby cracker" but I have to admit I think this is cute too.
We have a lot of appointments coming up and I have yet to feel comfortable doing the whole routine on my own. With the oxygen and monitor and a baby who needs to stay positioned correctly, taking him places is quite a trick. I guess I should get used to it though. We have home health care nursing and are seeing a pediatrician, audiologist, opthamologist, geneticist, urologist, nephrologist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, ENT, and are getting early development services set up. Ahhhhh!!!
The other night I left Paul home with the kids and I left to get a prescription filled and get some ice cream. It felt so strange to have some "alone" time even if it was to run errands for 20 minutes. I realized that in order for us to stay sane, Paul and I both need to find ways to have some "me" time so I'm going to be working on making that possible.
It's been easy for me to feel overwhelmed lately but Annie from my MOPS group sent me a bible verse tonight that was perfect: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13. Thanks Annie, this is exactly what I needed!
more pics to come...
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Catching up with Alexa
Now that it's fall, I thought I should catch up on posting some pictures from the summer. Here's some of what Alexa was up to:
Strawberry picking with Grandma Celia,
looking at the clouds after summer storms,
spending countless hours at the park,
running through the sprinklers,
painting her new room purple,
walking in Daddy's shoes,
helping Grandpa Donn in the garden,
visiting Great Grandpa and Grandma Metcalf in Kansas
spending time with her cousins, Foster & Loghen,
being asked (without success) to smile for family photos,
bike riding with Daddy ,
getting together with Mommy's friends,
going to the zoo,
dancing, dancing, and more dancing,
splashing at the Children's Museum,
and welcoming her new baby brother, Parker, into the family!
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London Film Festival: 10 questions for Clare Stewart
The BFI London Film Festival (LFF) opens later with sea piracy thriller Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks, directed by British film-maker Paul Greengrass.
The film is based on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in 2009.
The festival will close on 20 October with Saving Mr Banks, in which Hanks stars alongside Emma Thompson in the story of how the Disney classic Mary Poppins made it to the big screen.
Among the 234 fiction and documentary features over 10 days are screenings of Stephen Frears' Philomena, the true story of a woman's search for her lost son starring Dame Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, and Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Other gala screenings include Alfonso Cuaron's space-set thriller Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes' The Invisible Woman, a period romance centring on the affair between Charles Dickens and actress Nelly Ternan, and the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis, about the 1960s New York folk scene.
We spoke to the festival's director Clare Stewart, in charge for a second year, ahead of Wednesday's opening night.
The festival is about to start. Is this the calm before the storm?
[laughs] There are various elements of the storm along the way. There's the storm of the programme being locked down, there's the pre-production storm that we're in now, and there's the storm of the festival itself.
Was it important to you to have a British director opening the festival?
Having a British director for the first time since 2006 was a really exciting element, but it was the film itself that completely won me over and, of course, Paul Greengrass knows how to direct a fantastic thriller.
Captain Phillips is much more complex than your average action film in that it's based on the true story of a 2009 hijacking of a US container ship by Somali pirates. It looks at two men caught up in something they are not in control of and it reflects on broader global economies and politics.
Tom Hanks book-ends the festival. How important is the Hollywood "A list" presence?
The LFF plays an increasingly important role in the awards season build-up for both the Baftas and Academy Awards.
Big films like Philomena, Gravity, 12 Years a Slave and Inside Llewyn Davis and Jason Reitman's Labor Day are definitely going to be featuring in awards season campaigns.
But they also open the festival out to a broader audience and help us to introduce other more surprising, discovery films to people who might be attracted in by these big films.
What did you learn from your debut experience in London last year?
We made a lot of change to last year's festival, we opened it up to a wider footprint across London, we introduced new programme sections, such as Thrill, Dare and Sonic, and we took a number of big screenings out across the UK.
That changed the landscape of the festival by opening it up for new audiences and if that hadn't worked I would have reassessed it. But we had a 13% increase in attendance and 33% of the people coming to the festival last year were first timers.
How has that influenced this year?
I felt for this year it was important to consolidate that, and let those changes really prove themselves.
You previously ran the Sydney Film Festival. Do audiences in London and Sydney differ?
I feel that one of the similarities is that there is an adventurousness and an openness to new things. One tangible difference is that here in London the connection to European films is much stronger, whereas obviously in Australia the Asian connection is much stronger.
Was there a particular film you had to go the extra mile for to get on your programme?
That's a festival director's best kept secret! A number of films are very fresh out of the edit suite and when that happens there's still a lot of thinking going on about release strategy around the world. I was really thrilled to be able to secure our closing night film Saving Mr Banks, which is a world premiere.
The one that almost got away is 12 Years Slave. I'm so glad it's there - Steve McQueen's new film is in hot demand around the world and had only just finished in time for Toronto. I was pleased to secure the European premiere for London.
What do you say to those who say the LFF is in the shadow of Toronto and Venice film festivals?
I think not. Our timing means we have an important role in exposing the great films that have screened in other festivals in the course of the year but have not yet had exposure in the UK, alongside building the profile for films that are gearing up for Bafta and Academy campaigns.
We are becoming increasingly important as an entry to Europe for number of significant films. Both our opening and closing night films did not play in either Venice or Toronto.
You grew up in a small Australian town with no cinema. How much does that account for the fact you're now running one of the world's biggest film festivals?
My usual line is that I've been over-compensating ever since. The passion for movies took me by surprise in my teenage years when I moved to Melbourne to study at university and the journey has been an incredibly exciting one. On a daily basis, it does feel like I'm a long way from Korumburra.
How many films do you see in the course of year?
I surprised someone the other day when I said it used to be about 800 and now it's down to 500. I've got a great team of internal programme advisers here at London. I had to do a lot more personal viewing in Sydney than I do here.
But I loved that response because for most people 500 films is still a hell of a lot of films in one year.
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Hand Sanitizer Is Gift That Keeps on Giving in Office Depot's Holiday Campaign
McCann N.Y. Transforms Standard Office Supplies Into 'Thoughtful' Presents
Editor's Pick
Office Depot is making the most of its merchandise by promoting ordinary items like pens as thoughtful gifts for co-workers in a series of clever ads. In one spot, a germaphobic executive is given hand sanitizer. In another, a keyboard-drumming Death Metal fan is given headphones.
Dubbed the "Co-Worker Collection," the campaign was created by McCann, which has been the Boca Raton, Fla.-based office supply provider's agency of record for about a year. It marks a departure from last year's holiday message, when Office Depot promoted business-to-business gifting. Like last year, the campaign will be entirely digital, with spots airing in stores and online. Customers will also be able to pick-up "Co-Worker Collection"-themed stickers in stores and create their own online.
See a montage of all kinds of Office Depot gift recipients and the full lineup of ads on the Office Depot Youtube channel.
"It's a new, unexpected way to use office gear," said Tim Rea, exec VP-CMO, who is hoping the campaign will go viral. Through a survey, the company found that over 80% of workers will be buying gifts for a coworker or boss this year.
"The truth is, we all know our co-workers scary well," said Tom Murphy, co-chief creative officer at McCann New York, noting that anyone who has ever worked in an office could relate to the promotion. "We created a campaign that has a bit of fun with these co-worker quirks and idiosyncrasies."
Although the campaign creates the clever gifts through a snarky repackaging idea, the idea of creating a new collection for the holidays is slightly reminscent of U.K. retailer Harvey Nichols' cheeky series of Christmas gifts from 2013, the "Sorry, I Spent it on Myself" line, which went on to earn multiple Cannes Lions Grand Prix.
- Date
- Nov 10, 2015
- Brand:
- Office Depot
- Client:
- Office Depot
- Agency:
- McCann-New York
- Director:
- Max Sherman, OPC
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Bollywood Producer and Trade Analyst Vikas Mohan's Passes Away Today Hrithik & Amitabh Bachchan Mourns :- Today we have a shocking news from the Bollywood. A famous producer and trade analyst Vikas Mohan is dead. It's shocking but true. Read the full article to know about it and to know the B- town celebrities reaction on it.
Vikas Mohan was a producer and trade analyst. So many celebrities Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar and Satish Kaushik mourned the death of this man.
Most of the celebrities described him as a respected and wonderful human. Vikas Mohan printer-publisher of trade magazine Super Cinema. Bollywood stars mourned the death of producer and business analyst Vikas Mohan on Tuesday.
Vikas Mohan was described as a respected and wonderful human being by the Bollywood celebs and the by Amitabh Bachan. Mohan produced Akshay Kumar's and Madhuri Dixit's starrer movie "Aarzoo". Every celeb was missed him and tweets on their Twitter account.
Vikas Mohan suffered a heart attack late Monday evening he died on Monday. He died on Tuesday at a hospital in Mumbai.
Filmmaker Kran Johar said that he was always helpful and supportive to everyone in the industry.
Not only this truly respected and loved the member of Bollywood.
Not only Kran Johar but Satish Kaushik paid condolence and said that May his soul rest in peace". He was his very best friend. Satish said that everyone would miss Vikas.
Actor Anupam Kher said that he was very always helpful and supportive" person. We will show you their tweets.
Deeply saddened to know about the demise of Vikas Mohan ji. Apart from a veteran film trade analyst he was wonderful & helpful human being.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) May 31, 2016
T 2273 -Vikas Mohan, senior journalist owner of Trade magazine, eminent member of film association passes away. Our prayers and condolences.
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 31, 2016
Saddened to know about demise of film trade analyst Vikas Mohan ji A very extrovert person.Prayers & Strength 2 @amul_mohan Anshul & family.
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) May 31, 2016
Every Bollywood celebrity mourned the death of Vikas Mohan. Stay tuned with us for more news and updates.


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Chehra- Gohem GoGi TS Last Part (Karan Tacker Devoleena,Nazim Gia Manek)
Chehra..Face.. Part 2
Thanks a lot 4 such a wonderful response
Dedicated to coolhi1988 who surprised me by giving a nice jodi name to Karan Tacker Devoleena-DeRan.
Gopi and Kokila prayed in the temple.
Kokila:Please show us what is right.
Gopi:Kanhaji..please show us Ahemji..please show us the way to reach Ahemji.
They turned back.They were surprised to see Ahem.
Koki:Why my heart is being so restless even after seeing Ahem inatead of becoming happy?
Gopi ran towards Ahem and embraced him.He was shocked.Suddenly he pushed her shocking her.
Ah:What are you doing?Are you not ashamed to hug a stranger in an public place?
G:Ahemji..what are you saying?How can you be a stranger?You are my husband.
Ah:Stop it.I am not your husband.
Gopi was In tears:You are my husband Ahemji..I am your Gopi.
He was surprised:Gopi?
She nodded:Yes Gopi.Your wife.
He:My wife is also Gopi.She is my beloved.
Gopi smiled.
He:She is Gopika.But that's not you.
Gopi was shattered:Ahemji..
Suddenly he opened her handbag and took a photograph of their wedding.She showed it to him.
G:Can you deny it?
He was shocked.
G:Why are you distancing me Ahemji?
He:I don't know how this photo was made.But it's not me.
He:Why are you always calling me Ahemji?I am not Ahem.I am Jaggi.
Gopi and Kokila were shocked.
G:Ahemji..why are you lying?Is anyone making you do this forcefully?Is that fake Ahem who is making you do this?
He:Oh..can't you understand what I am saying?I am Jaggi,not Ahem.If you can't believe it come with me to my house.
He grabbed her hand and took her to the house.Kokila too joined them.A beautiful lady opened the door.
She:Jaggiji!Jaggi held her closer:This is my Gopika.My love..my wife.
Gopika blushed.
Gopi and Kokila were stunned.
Jaggi:And our son has gone to college.
Gopika:Jaggiji..who are they?
Jaggi:This is also Gopi like you.
Jaggi:And this lady is…
Kokila:I am Gopi's mother in law.
Jaggi's mother came:Jaggi..who is there?
Urvashi and Kokila were shocked to see each other.
Jaggi:This is my mother Urvashi.
All were surprised.
Gopi:You both know each other?
Suddenly Kokila thought about something with a shock.
Koki:Urvashi…Jaggi is your son?
Kokila's eyes became wet:You did'nt tell me that you have a son.
Urv:How can I tell when all my ties with the man I loved were broken.
Gopi:What is happening?Maaji..tell..
Koki:Gopi bahu..you made a big sin by throwing out Ahem.The person you threw out is our Ahem.This is Jaggi..Ahem's step brother.
Gopi,Jaggi and Gopika were shocked.
Gopi:What?Maaji..what are you saying?
Koki:It's true Gopi bahu.This is not Jaggi,he is Ahem's step brother.
Gopi was frozen.
Jaggi became emotional:Maa…tell me..if this is true.
Urvashi was sad:Jaggi..I never disclosed to you who your father is.But since your father's family revealed it first I can't hide it anymore.Your father is Parag Modi.
Gopi was shocked.
Koki:Paragji was in love with Urvashi.But his family forced him to marry me.For the family sake Paragji and Urvashi sacriticed their love.But we did'nt know that Urvashi had a son from Pragji.If so when we saw Jaggi I would have guessed that it's not Ahem.
Gopi was upset.
Jaggi was silent du to pain.Gopika held his hand and tried to console him.
Gopika:Jaggiji..talk something.Don't be upset.Be happy that you got the answer which you were looking for a long time.
Urvashi:Kokila..how did you find us?
Koki:Our son Ahem met with an accident and had plastic surgery.But after that he got a new face.Accidently we saw Jaggi who looked exactly like Ahem.
Urvashi,Jaggi and Gopika were stunned.
Koki:We thought he is the real Ahem and the one who stays with us as Ahem is not Ahem.So we followed Jaggi.
Jaggi:I am sorry.I mistook you both.Gopiji..I am sorry.But I am not your Ahem.I belong only to my Gopika.
Jaggi and Gopika shared an eye lock.
Gopi became upset.Suddenly she was reminded of throwing out Ahem.
Gopi shed tears:Hey Kanhaji..how could I do such a big sin?How could I throw my Ahemji out?How could I fail to see his tears.Maaji..you had told me that he is our Ahemji only.But I did a big mistake by not believing you
Kokila:I am also at fault.I could'nt stop you from kicking out Ahem as I became weak due to doubts.
G:Maaji..we need to find Ahemji..
Jaggi:I too will help you to search.
Jaggi,Gopi and Kokila searched for Ahem.But they could'nt find him.
Gopi cried:What will we do now?Ahemji is not even picking up my calls.It's my fault.If I had'nt sent him out this would'nt have happened.
Kokila too wept.
Suddenly Gopi remembered one thing.
G:Ahemji must be in his favourite place where he goes when he needs peace of mind.
They went to the beach.Gopi walked searching for Ahem.Finally she saw Ahem looking at the waves.Gopi ran towards him.She kept her arms on his shoulders.He looked back.He could'nt believe his eyes.
G:Yes..your Gopi.
He turned off his face.
G:Ahemji..look at me.I know why you are angry with me.I mistook you for some other person.I am really at fault.I am sorry.But what could have been done?When I saw your look alike I thought you were not Ahemji.
Ahem:Now what made you come back to me?Did you realize that your eyes cheated you and he was not my look alike?
G:No.My eyes have not cheated me.He looks like you only.But he is not you,but your step brother Jaggiji.
Ahem was shocked:What?
Kokila came from behind:Gopi Bahu is right.
Kokila wept caressing his face:I am sorry Ahem dikhra for not supporting you.I too misunderstood you seeing Jaggi.Won't you forgive your mom?
Ah:Mom..please don't embarrass me by apologizing.
Kokila was relieved.
Ah:Mom..what did Gopi say?You tell.
Koki:You have a step brother named Jaggi who resembles your previous face.The coincidence is that his wife's name is Gopika.
Ahem was shocked:Step brother?
Kokila told him everything.Ahem's eyes became wet.
Koki:Don't you want to see your brother?
Ahem was silent.Jaggi came forward.Ahem could'nt believe his eyes.He touched Jaggi's face in disbelief.
Jaggi:Ahem bhai!
They hugged each other.Urvashi and Gopika who reached there by auto smiled emotionally seeing it.
Urvashi was feeling difficult to face Ahem.
Koki:Ahem..this is Jaggi's mother Urvashi.
Ahem:Namaste auntiji..
Urvashi:Happy that you all united again.Now we are going.
Koki: Don't go like that Urvashi.Please come and stay with us.
They were stunned.
Urv:What are you saying Kokila?
Koki:You all have the right to stay in Modi house.Jaggi is Paragji's blood.If Paragji was alive he would have done the same thing.Let him be happy to see Ahem and Jaggi together from heaven.Won't you fulfill Paragji's wish Urvashi?
(Parag is not alive in this TS)
Urvashi,Jaggi and Gopika became emotional.Slowly they smiled.Ahem,Kokila and Gopi smiled.
Koki:Come we all will go back.
G:Maaji..you all go.Ahemji and I will come later.
They smiled and went away.Ahem and Gopi looked at each other.
Ah:Gopi..why did you tell them that we will come later?
G:Because I can't leave you unless you forgive me.
Ahem turned off his face.
Gopi shed tears:Ahemji..won't you forgive me?If you can't forgive me I will stay away from Modi house.That will be the punishment for sending you out of Modi house.
Ahem:Don't dare to stay away from me and my house.
Mujhse judaa hokar tumhe door jaana hai
Palbhar ki judaai phir laut aana hai
Gopi was stunned.
Ah:If I am staying in Modi house that will be with you.If you are staying somewhere else I will stay there with you.You don't know how difficult it was for me to stay away from you.
Saathiya, sang rahega tera pyar
Saathiya, rang layega intezaar
Ahem and Gopi shared an emotional eye lock.
Tumse judaa hokar mujhe door jaana hai
Palbhar ki judaai phir laut aana hai
Slowly they both smiled.
Saathiya, sang rahega tera pyar
They held each other's hands and came closer to each other romantically.
Saathiya, rang layega intezaar -Hum Aapke Hai Koun
Gopika sat near Jaggi:Jaggiji…what are you thinking?
Jaggi:Gopika..do you think we are doing right by shifting to Modi bhavan?
Gopika:Maaji is fine with it as she too dreamt of you getting a name.She is happy that finally it is happening…You were taunted through out your life for not having an identity.But when your family is accepting you wholeheartedly we should be happy.Right?And they all are so nice.Very loving.I like such joint families where there any people to love us.So I am happy to shift.Jaggiji…are you ok with Maaji's decision?
Jaggi kept his hand on hers:Yes Gopika.
She smiled.
Urvashi,Jaggi ,Gopika and their son Mitra shifted to Modi house.
Holi came..
Meera and Vidya celebrated Holi in Suryavanshi house with their husbands Dharam and Shravan.
Modi bhavan was full of colours on Holi.
Ahem and Gopi coloured each other's face.
Ah:Happy Holi Gopi.
G:Hppy holi Ahemji.
Jaggi coloured Gopika's face:Happy holi Gopika.
She smiled.
Jaggi thought:Why is she not wishing me?Strange.
He turned to walk out.
Gopika:Jaggiji…don't you need my wish?
He smiled looking at her:Is there any need to ask me that?
Gopika:My dearest husband..happy holi.
She coloured his cheek.
He lifted her up in his arms:Hey…
Ahem Gopi danced.
Rang barse bhige chunar wali rang barse
Are kaine mari pichkari tori bhigee angiya
O rangrasia rangrasia ho
Rang barse bhige chunar wali rang barse-Silsila
Jaggi-Gopika too danced.After dancing for some time they drank bhaang.
Gopika pulled Jaggi's cheeks:Jaggiji..you look so cute..so sweet my husband is.I love you a lot.
Jaggi pulled her cheek:I love you too my Gopika…
She blushed.
Gopika:If I am your Gopika..you are my Krishna Jaggiji..
Jaggi:Yes..I am your Krishna Gopika…
Everybody laughed seeing their behaviour.
Jaggi got cozy with Gopika which made others embarrass.
Urvashi to Kokila:Just ignore them Kokila.They both are like this on every holi.They drink bhaag and in bhaang effect they forget the surrounding and get a bit too romantic.
Kokila smiled.
Ahem carried Gopi in his arms.
Ah:I love you Gopi.Promise me that you will not leave me again.
Saath nibhana, saathiya
Gopi became emotional:Once I did that mistake.But I promise that I will never repeat that mistake of getting separated from you.
Saath nibhana, saathiya
They looked at each other passionately.
Saath nibhana, saathiya
Saath nibhana, saathiya
Gopi said in her mind looking at his eyes:This is my life partner..it's his hands I held to live till the end.
Saath nibhana, saathiya
Saath nibhana, saathiya
The end
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White worms (Enchytraeus albidus) are a fantastic treat for adult killifish, and they are rarely turned down. They are aquatic-disease free, are full of fat and protein and we all know how much fish enjoy them. They can stay alive in water for days as long as it stays cool.
Luckily they are easy to culture in large quantities, requiring very little attention.
Regime The worms and media are kept in polystyrene 'fish boxes', loosely lidded. Each culture is fed and harvested at the same time approximately every 4-5 days. Cultures live outside (well protected from rodents, pets and the elements, maybe a shed, balcony or garage) all year round. Harvests do vary with the seasons, its often the case that no worms are available in the very hottest and very coldest weeks of the year; its best to give the worms a break, as they are not breeding at this time anyway.
The worms are fed under glass 4-5" square, each culture having 3-5 feeding areas. A go. The worms start to consume the food from below and the sides. Harvesting is easy, simply scoop the worms from around the leftover food, or lift the 'food lump' and scoop out more. One culture with 3-4 feeding squares can feed several hundred fish about once/week
Media Culture media does not seem to be critical, a blend of coir (45%), peat/compost (45%), a small amount of sand (10%), maybe a handful of lime if you've got it. Cultures will turn acidic eventually and should either be replaced with new cultures if production drops, or partially replaced continuously (I take a few handfuls of media to a fish auction every now and again, and then top up the old culture). If you do not want to subculture too often, activated carbon can be added to the media.
The media should always be damp, yet never waterlogged or sodden.
Food When you want your fish to breed you fatten them up. The same thing goes for whiteworms. I use dog biscuits and sunflower oil. Its cheap, easy to make and guarantees you handfulls of the fattest worms. Simply boil up a pan of water, add lots of dog biscuits and a serious dash of oil. I can't tell you exact amounts here, but you want to have a thick paste; NOT liquid, but barely solid. It does harden more as it cools. I add probably about 50ml oil / litre of wormfood. I then bag it up and freeze it.
Problems Its said that whiteworms make your fish fat. This is rarely a problem with annual fish with a high metabolism, and they certainly don't when you feed them only once or twice each week.
White worms are related to earthworms, and as such they tend to head under ground as soon as they can (where they will eventually die , and pollute the tank). When not feeding in bare bottomed tanks it best to fed only quantities that the fish will eat immediately. Unfortunately apple snails also love whiteworms and can quickly hoover up the whole feeding.
White worms survive for days in tanks, as long as the water is cool. At around 27 degrees C the worms start to 'straighten out', and die. The fish will no longer touch them and unless you spot it quickly they'll pollute the water.
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The first movie - "Minuscule: La vallée des fourmis perdues" (Minuscule: Valley of the lost ants) (France, 2014, 89') - directed by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud will screen at 3.30pm, November 5.
Adapted from the well-known TV series, the animation combines a magnificent background of mountains and forests with authentic 3D characters. This no-dialogue movie was widely praised when released in France in 2013.
Le Figaro comments: "The script is humorous and gentle". Le Monde appreciated the techniques, confirming the movie is the creative result of amazing sound. "Rain, wind and drops of water of the leaves are sometimes captured authentically and impressively". In "The valley of ants", a common sugar box left behind by the picnic goers becomes the treasure. This treasure ignites the war between the two colonies of ants. Red and black ants enter the great war to kill each other. The epic atmosphere among the ant colonies makes this story great!
In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a picnic hastily abandoned spark warfare between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle of the battle. He befriends one of the black ants, Mandible, and helps him save the anthill from the assault of the terrible red ant warriors, led by the fearful Butor.
The cartoon will be in French with Vietnamese subtitles.
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"Jappeloup" (France, 2011, 130') was directed by Christian Duguay, starring Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, and Daniel Auteuil. It will be also screened on November 3, 8pm.
At the beginning of the 1980s, abandoning a promising career as a lawyer, Pierre Durand devotes himself, body and soul, to his passion: show jumping.
Supported by his father, he invests everything in a young horse called Jappeloup, even though no one else thinks Pierre has made a good choice. Too small, too temperamental, and too unpredictable, the horse has many flaws but also has remarkable poise and abilities.
From competition to competition, horse and rider progress and impose themselves in the horse-riding world. But the Olympic Games in Los Angeles are a terrible failure and Pierre becomes aware of his weaknesses.
With help from Nadia, his wife, and Raphaëlle, Jappeloup's groom, Pierre wins the horse's trust and builds a relationship which will lead them both to the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988.
|A scene from Minuscule: Valley of the lost ants
The movie will be in French with English subtitles.
"En quête de sens" (A Quest for Meaning – France, 2015, 87′) will be screened on November 2 (6.30pm).
Directed by Nathanaël Coste and Marc de la Ménardière, the movie stars Vandana Shiva, Pierre Rabhi, and Hervé Kempf.
Two childhood friends travel the world to meet some of the greatest thinkers of our time. This incredible voyage, full of moments of doubt and moments of joy, will lead them to question the very beliefs that have shaped Western civilization. This film captures the change in human consciousness currently happening all over the planet, and the desire to live in harmony with oneself and the world.
The film will be in French with Vietnamese subtitles.
Ticket prices for both movies are VND40,000 to VND60,000/ticket.
Tickets available at L'Espace (from 09:00 – 20:00, except for 18:30 – 19:00).
Also on November 3, as part of a month dedicated to Hong Kong's cinema industry, the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present a screening of the 1995 movie Fallen Angels.
|A scene from Fallen Angles
The crime-romance drama was written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, who has been dubbed Hong Kong's cinema "grandmaster".
A disillusioned killer (played by Leon Lai) embarks on his last hit, but first he has to overcome his affection for his cool, detached partner. Thinking it's dangerous and improper to become involved with a colleague he sets out to find a surrogate for his affections.
Against the sordid and surreal urban nightscape (set in contemporary Hong Kong), he crosses paths with a strange drifter looking for her mysterious ex-boyfriend and an amusing mute trying to get the world's attention in his own unconventional ways.
The movie will be presented in English with Vietnamese subtitles. Donation (at the door): VNĐ20,000/person. The screening will start at 7.30pm.


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Belle Bart, famous astrologer at desk in her office, New York, USA. She speaks on her predictions for the Year 1936. She reminds viewers of her predictions for the year 1935. She says that the period of prosperity will extend from 1936-1943. She further says that although war is imminent in the far East, and that some nations will become eclipsed during this period, the general trend through 1943 will be "happiness and prosperity for all."
A newsreel titled "Universal five wins Olympics basketball final" shows a game between the company team from Universal Pictures and the McPherson Globe Refiners from Globe Oil and Refining Co. of McPherson, Kansas. The McPherson team is sometimes also referred to as the Oilers, or the Refiners. The teams are seen playing in the Olympics Qualifying basketball final in New York's Madison Square Garden. People cheer the two teams. Universal defeats the McPherson Globe Refiners to win the Olympics final. The win entitled the Universal Pictures team to name 7 players to the Olympic basketball team representing the United States in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin Germany, and McPherson Globe Refiners was able to name 6 players to the team. These two teams beat out five U.S. college teams to earn the spots in the final and determine the makeup of the U.S. Olympic Basketball team. Players in the game in this video clip include Globe Refiners forward Francis Johnson, Centers Willard Schmidt and Joe Fortenberry, and Universal forward Carl Knowles. Universal beat the Globe Refiners by a score of 44 to 43. According to a Time Magazine article of April 13, 1936, the Globe Oil & Refining team, "...have perfected a technique called dunking with which they score by jumping up above the basket, dropping the ball into it." This may be one of the earliest references to dunking, now a staple technique in basketball. The same Time article further stated of the Oilers, "On the defense, they prevent opponents from scoring by batting the ball out of the basket." Again, the Globe Refiners were demonstrating play that later became standard in modern basketball. The idea for the Globe Refiners was a company promotion scheme, thought up in 1934 by Gene Johnson, the Sales Manager of Globe Oil who had several years experience coaching basketball. The Olympic team also included Washington State Huskey player Ralph Bishop. The USA went on to win the gold, defeating Canada 19-8.
Glimpse of U.S. Army gun crew operating a 3-inch M3 Anti Aircraft gun. Glimpse of 1st Lt Joseph H. Eastman and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker standing beside Rickenbacker's SPAD S.XIII #1 parked in front of a hangar at Foucaucourt Aerodrome, France, 1918. Sequence shifts to 1936, and office of Rickenbacker, now President of Eastern Airlines. A poster on the wall contains memorabilia from the 94th Aero Squadron, with which Rickenbacker flew in World War I. Camera pans over photographes bordering the poster. Next, Rickenbacker is seen conversing with his guest, Cyrus R. Smith, President of American Airlines, as they look at a picture of Rickenbacker and his Spad airplane, signed by numerous pilots who also served with the 94th Aero Squadron. A mounted model of a Douglas DC-3 airplane sits atop a table in the foreground. Rickenbacker and C.R. Smith, both hold onto the DC-3 airplane model as they shake hands. Closeup of the DC-3 model as Rickenbacker rotates it before the camera. (Note: Both Smith and Rickenbacker, presidents of their respective airlines, had mutual admiration for the Douglas DC-3 airliner. In 1934,Smith arranged to purchase 20 new DC-3 airplanes from the Douglas Aircraft Company. American's first DC-3 "Flagship Illinois," had its maiden flight on June 25, 1936. Eastern Airlines took delivery of its first DC-3 in December 1936.)
Flood damage in the United States in 1936. The Kennebec River, Maine: men stand on blocks of ice and view a broken bridge due to flooding. Ice jams loosened on the Penobscot River threaten towns near Bangor, Maine. View of giant ice flows and downed utility poles The Housatonic River, Connecticut: Broken electrical towers on the blocks of ice. Men walk on the ice blocks. Men clear the ice from road. Passaic River, New Jersey: the water of the river flows above limits over a bridge. Lake Conemaugh, Pennsylvania: View of submerged houses from flooding. The destoyed houses due to flood. The people stand on a bridge and heavy flow of water under the bridge. Ohio River: the submerged buildings from flooding are seen. Men on boats in front of the submerged shops. People on bridge run. The damaged cars,trains and trams lie on the streets. The streets filled with water. From a 1961 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
The working of weather bureau in the United States. Snow covered shores of the Potomac River at Great Falls, west of Washington DC, following 15 inch snowfall in February 1936. Two people walking on a high snow covered bluff near the Great Falls. The frozen Potomac River, covered with ice. View of the Memorial Bridge spanning a totally frozen Potomac River, with the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in the background. Views of the river carrying chunk of snow and ice as a thaw begins the breakup. Man photographs a woman next to a guard rail at the Potomac River, covered in chunks of thawing ice and snow. Frozen ice chunks flowing under the Memorial Bridge. Narrator describes flood beginning with heavy rainwall in Shenandoah River valley on March 17 and March 18, 1936. Scenes of Western Union Telegrams detailing reports of rain in the west from various towns in the Shenandoah foothills. One from Romney , West Virginia notes rainfall of 5 inches.
A film titled 'The World Power Conference September 7 to 12, 1936 Washington DC' on U.S. electric power resources. Four study tours precede and follow the conference. They are: mineral sources of power, hydraulic sources of power, metropolitan gas and electric utilities and railway transportation.


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At the Square Enix Party Pre-Conference event held in Japan today, the publisher revealed that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, the Nintendo DS follow-up to the company's GameCube original action adventure, will ship this August in Japan.
Before the announcement, Toshiyuki Itahana -- the Crystal Chronicles director -- showed off the game's progress in an extensive trailer formed by tons of in-game footage. In this trailer, which we were asked not to videotape or photograph by Square Enix personnel, we could observe that the game only bears a little resemblance to the GameCube original. The DS game features a solid 3D engine that doesn't appear quite as nice as what's been used in Final Fantasy III or Chocobo Tales on the system -- similar chibi art style but the texture work was a little more low resolution and the framerate had some trouble staying in the "smooth" range during more intense fights. The gameplay -- at least what was shown, anyway -- appears to put the camera in a 3/4 isometric perspective instead of the GameCube's angled top-down view. Of course, the camera broke away from this locked view during specific moments, like boss battles or character-based cutscenes.
The "big reveal" at the Square Enix press event was the release date: August 23rd in Japan. The director seemed slightly apologetic at this announcement, noting that the team wanted to get the game "perfected" before it's released...and the extra development time between now and release will help the game get to that point.
No announcement was made on a US release of Crystal Chronicles for the DS. We'll have more on the game, including hands-on with the product, later this week as the company will have it playable at its Square Enix Party in Japan this weekend.


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Giving Life To Your Corporate Event
The truth behind corporate events is that they can be quite stressful to organize. There would be quite a lot of work that needs to be done, finances that need to be handled and the targets that need to be met with the way that the event goes on. When one focuses on all these matters, it would be common to see occurrences where the event would be just dull. You would still meet all the items in the agenda, but it cannot be said that most of the participants actually enjoyed the event. If those who participate in the event are not capable of enjoying the event, one would have to question the success of the event. Such situations might cause the participants to not want to come to other events that that would be bad for your reputation in the corporate world. Therefore, it would be ideal for one to know the steps that need to be taken in giving life to your corporate event.
Much would depend on the engagement of the audience in the event. Hence, it would be best for one to arrange the items within the event in such a manner where they would always feel involved. Another very effective step to take would be to hire corporate entertainers to light up the event that you have. By hiring such services, you would guarantee the audience a good time, and this would help them relax and be more attentive to the other matters of the event that would follow. One would just have to know the right entertainers to hire. By going for a service that is reputed, one would be able to ensure that there would be something for everyone to enjoy in the event that is being organized. Link here http://www.southernbeat.com.au/what-we-do/corporate/ that offer a great corporate entertainer to your special event.
It is a fact that there would be certain limitations in making the event lively because this is a corporate event. But when you know what could be done, and get the necessary involvement of the right parties, you would be capable of reaching the necessary goals through your event. You would have to pay attention to important entertainment matters such as hiring an expert dance choreographers and also the visual aspect of the event such as décor.
By taking these steps, it would be possible for you to prove anyone who says that corporate events are boring wrong. The participants of the event would be quite entertained and they would take some good memories home with them, all while the targets of your event would also be met in a successful manner.


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Casting on, casting out
The South African manufacturing industry is under pressure and our mineral resources, while rich and diverse, are not going to last forever. There is a need to develop solutions and platforms that address these issues.
Advanced Casting Technologies (ACT) is one organisation's research group taking this concept to heart, using its expertise to establish an industry, boost local manufacturing, create international links and positively impact on economic activity.
Developing the capacity
The ACT research group at CSIR grew out of more than two decades of research and development into the field of investment and permanent mould castings. The team comprises engineers, metallurgists, technologists, scientists and technicians.
The group has achieved some impressive results, especially in the arena of titanium investment casting, an area requiring rare and advanced expertise and equipment.
"The story goes back a few years to the CSIR group's original work in the late 1980s into investment casting," explains Dr Gonasgren Govender, principal researcher, ACT research group. "The company created the technology to develop turbine blades in aircraft in collaboration with other organisations, such as the South African military."
After the capability was no longer required, the company mainly focused on assisting industry in manufacturing components and developing them. It was doing the smaller jobs industry didn't want post-1994.
The Titanium Investment Casting programme
Then, in 2005, the CSIR invested in a project established by the department of science and technology (DST) known as the Advanced Metals Initiative. This brought about the Ti IC (Titanium Investment Casting) programme.
"The CSIR was the custodian of light metals in the project. This came in two aspects — aluminium and titanium, with some work on magnesium," says Govender. "Titanium can only be cast in a vacuum and we already had the facilities."
They are the only facility in the southern hemisphere that can cast titanium and the research has focused on this since 2005. Govender says that they are now at a point where they can cast it well and, along with their previous work in investment casting, can now cast most alloy systems.
Passing knowledge to industry
Currently ACT focuses on high-end and niche high-value activities. The aim is to pass the knowledge gleaned from the processes onto the industry. They have established a high-end facility where they can expand into semi-commercial work, with a view to commercialisation.
Govender says they have also brought in a lot of young people as the group has grown, and trained them as the technology developed.
Establishing a titanium industry
In addition to moving South Africa onto the map when it comes to Ti IC, ACT has plans to strategically focus on titanium, aluminium and nickel-based alloys. South Africa has the second highest titanium ore resource in the world.
The titanium casting is part of Ti Centre of Competence, which encompasses a number of different research activities. These include extracting metal and developing the capability to convert metal into a product. Part of their goal is to establish a titanium metals casting industry in support of the establishment of the South African titanium industry.
"We wanted to develop an industry which can use titanium in the country, so we don't sell it all out of South Africa, as we currently do. It adds very little value to us as it stands now," says Govender.
He says they want to add value to products and investment casting is one of those techniques: "It is hugely important to both us and the country as not many companies in the world cast titanium, and they don't share their knowledge. This has meant that our learning curve has been huge, but we can now confidently say we cast titanium and that we are one of these companies. This is so important for beneficiating minerals from South Africa."
Because most titanium casting companies cannot exist purely on the work done around the mineral, these companies traditionally also have capabilities in aluminium, nickel and cobalt-based alloys, with a focus in high-value niche applications.
For ACT this has meant that they have been able to tap into their nickel-based super alloy casting capabilities. They have established the aluminium IC capability to support the business case for establishing a Ti IC commercial facility.
"We can provide the industry with specialised support in prototyping components, using investment casting, and we are helping a wider spectrum of the aluminium industry, even the sector which does extrusions," says Govender.
"The knowledge we have gained through the SSM research activity has allowed us to impact on the much wider aluminium industry sector. It may not be as sexy as saying that we can cast titanium, but we are helping local industry to become more competitive."
Transformative changes
"South Africa's manufacturing industry is shrinking and if we want to create jobs and increase GDP, we cannot just extract minerals, which will eventually be depleted," says Govender. He says that we need to establish new industries, support and boost manufacturing and make transformative changes.
"We are focusing on these aspects around permanent mould casting of aluminium alloys, Ti IC, super-alloy casting, industry guidance and information sharing, so we can help overcome these challenges and make South Africa's leadership in this arena into a reality," concludes Govender.


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Xiaomi MI3 Update Kitkat
Despite the standard Xiaomi Mi3 Update Kitkat focal points of the upgrade (bug fixes, Chromecast help and low-control sound playback among others), Xiaomi has overhauled the framework. after you modification the wallpaper, whatever is left of the house screen parts like images and substance can commonly change as per it. Xiaomi has free MIUI v4.5.9 update that is predicated on robot four.4 Kitkat. The update is in a matter of seconds offered for the Xiaomi Mi3 moreover to a richness of unique contraptions together with Redmi 1/1s and Mi2/2s/Mi
You can shortly conjointly trade tunes to the Mi Cloud, that at this moment uses high definition footage inside the on-line music purposes of investment page. The project, calendar, mail and atmosphere applications have conjointly gotten the bug squashing treatment. The specialists say that the Xiaomi Mi3 Update Kitkat machine stockpiling is at this moment the boss stable its ever been, and early adopters ar help that claim.
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Take a gander at the supply interface underneath to discover at any rate you secure the MIUI v4.5.9 rom and physically streak it, on the off chance that you needn't bother with retribution the OTA update. In the meantime, we tend to conjointly got confirmation of the date once Xiaomi Mi3 Update Kitkat can begin offering its contraptions in Malaysia. The trusted for improvement aregin on could twenty and subsequently the Mi3 may be the fundamental mobile phone that the corporate definitively offers outside China.


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The luscious truffles combine peanut butter and chocolate deliciously. They're terrific shaped into balls for a holiday treat tray and they also make snappy footballs to top cupcakes for a tailgate party or any gathering to cheer on your favorite team. Kim Barker, Richmond, Texas
18 Servings
Prep: 25 min. + standing
- 3 ounces white candy coating, coarsely chopped, divided
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup crushed granola cereal with oats and honey
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting, divided
- Green paste food coloring
- 36 cupcakes of your choice
- In a microwave, melt white candy coating at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Stir in peanut butter until smooth.
- Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and cereal.
- Chill for 2-3 hours or until easy to handle.
- Shape into 1-in. balls; form each ball into football shape and set aside.
- In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth.
- Dip footballs in chocolate; allow excess to drip off.
- Place on a wire rack over waxed paper; let stand until set, about 30 minutes.
- Pipe frosting laces onto footballs.
- Tint remaining frosting green, using a #233 or #234 tip, pipe grass over cupcakes.
- Just before serving, insert a toothpick into each football. Insert toothpick into cupcake to position football.
Yield: 3 dozen
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Let's hear it for another resounding success! This past October in Trinidad, Operation Walk Maryland was able to complete an astounding 53 joint replacements on 48 patients in just 3.5 short days. With the outstanding support of the Ministry of Health, as well as the local staff from the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, our team worked incredibly hard to complete this impressive feat. Despite the long hours, nothing compared to the feeling of intense pride and sheer joy we felt when we finally got to see our patients taking their first steps towards their new, pain-free lives.
We are a private, not-for-profit, volunteer medical service organization that provides free surgical treatment for patients in developing countries and in the United States. We treat those suffering from disabling arthritis and other debilitating bone and joint conditions. Our mission is to help those who have little to no access to life-improving care. We provide all care including joint replacement implants at no cost. This is possible through the generous donations of our individual and corporate supporters.
In an effort to create a lasting contribution toward the care of patients around the world, Operation Walk Maryland team members also educate orthopedic surgeons and other health care professionals about advanced surgical techniques, disease treatments, and recovery procedures for hip and knee joint conditions.


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Is it just us or is the Facebook Beta getting updated nearly every week? It might not just be us, because it looks like it has been receiving an update roughly every seven days the past few weeks. Let's hope this progress keeps on going.
We last saw Facebook Beta updated last week, that update didn't state anything was new. But after you all updated we learned that the app had gone through some localization for various regions by picking up support for many languages. It looks like this latest update, version 220.127.116.11, is more of the same. It lists performance improvements, bug fixes, and localization for more languages. What's interesting, is that it says this update is for both Windows Phone 7.x and 8 users.
It was just a little over three weeks ago that the Facebook Beta was updated to include Windows Phone 7.x users. So it's nice to see the development team continuing development for both versions.
Notice any performance boosts or fixes for annoying bugs you had? Sound off below. Don't forget to tell us (and others) if Facebook has been localized for your language.
Live life on the edge? Then you want the Facebook Beta for both Windows Phone 7.x and 8. It's free and available in the Windows Phone Store. You can also use the QR code below or swipe to the right in our app to download it.
Thanks for the tip Sebastian and everyone!