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Wise-nose was one of five ponies that Merry had ready for the Hobbits' journey at Crickhollow. At the home of Tom Bombadil, the ponies became friends with Fatty Lumpkin, a pony of Tom's. At the Barrow-downs they became so frightened that they ran off to find Fatty. Tom called them all back with the names he had given them: Sharp-ears, Bumpkin, Wise-nose, Swish-tail, and White-socks. Eventually they all returned with all the baggage, and went back on their journey with the Hobbits.[1]
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Whether it was a line of thunderstorms and convective SIGMETs or LIFR ceilings and fog, the prognosis was not very conducive to VFR flight. I'll push my comfort zone slightly from time to time and build experience but it's certainly not something I was about to do on a long cross-country adventure over unfamiliar territory.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - On Monday, sophomore Jimmy Bartolotta was named NEWMAC Player of the Week after leading the men's basketball squad back over the .500-mark with a pair of victories. Despite being one of the league's most dominating players, Bartolotta's weekly honor was his first of the season.
On Wednesday, MIT won 68-67 at Clark with Bartolotta scoring a game-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and adding a game-high nine rebounds. Over the weekend, the Engineers defeated Newbury, 71-62, behind one of Bartolotta's top games in a college uniform. Scoring 26 points (7-of-10), Bartolotta added a game-best 10 rebounds and eight assists, falling just short of the first triple-double in program history. He also had five steals between the two wins.
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Zazaban wrote:Why the hell did Tom's Rhinoplasty close down? Wall*Mart offers nose jobs?
lol I was wondering the same thing!
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Niels0827 wrote:I know there's a retail chain in the UK called Asda, which is owned by WalMart, but I believe Tesco may be bigger.
If you mean bigger as in physical size, it may be as I've never been in a Tesco. If you mean bigger as in the company is bigger, then no. Walmart is not only the largest retailer in the world, it is also the largest company in the world.
This is pretty much the only episode I dislike of South Park that I've seen (though I do like the end where it shows the stupidity of the "Screw Walmart, shop at small businesses" people). I love Walmart. I hate the pretentious dicks who are like, "Oh Walmart is bad, they destroy small businesses!" f*ck them, if those small business didn't charge an arm and a leg for everything maybe I wouldn't have to shop at Walmart in the first place. If it wasn't for Walmart many families like mine would starve because they couldn't afford to shop at these small businesses.
It's always funny to see people who act like Walmart is the greedy one in the situation. They act like these small business owners, who originally overcharge on everything and then bitch when they can't afford to anymore, aren't greedy at all. I'm not saying Walmart isn't in it for the money (that's the whole point of running a business), but acting like the small business owners are any different than Walmart makes you look like a hypocritical moron. Like the end of this episode shows, the only difference between Walmart and these small businesses is that Walmart had the time to actually get big. I guarantee these small businesses would be employing the same business practices Walmart does if they were that size.
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He'll be off somewhere pressing his nipples on whatever window points to Wal Mart in his new digs in the deep of the night I guess, god speed Randy.
A very interesting episode
And it is not about wall-mart or any single company. They are so big due to the consumers as we see at the end of the episode what the people do with the pharmacy shop.
And heart of the big corporations are the consumers, and this episode proved that to me. :)
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The Volcano Alert Level at Yellowstone National Park remained at "normal" Friday, despite a swarm of earthquakes large enough to trigger seismographs in the Flathead Valley and cause chatter on Twitter.
Working around the clock, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory had recorded more than 1,033 earthquakes since Monday, including at least eight events over magnitude three.
The Earthquake Studies Office in Butte is also monitoring the activity using the Montana Seismograph Network.
The string of temblors has kept scientists busy plotting data and passing real-time information on to public safety officials in and around Yellowstone Park.
Despite the flurry of activity, however, many Yellowstone locals haven't felt a thing, and scientists are calling the swarm of quakes typical for the seismically prone region that is home to one of the world's larger volcanoes.
"This is a big swarm," said Robert Smith. "These things don't happen very often. They may have a deep volcanic connection, but right now, it seems to be related to tectonics."
There was a similar swarm in 2009. Over a 13-day period last year, geologists recorded around 900 quakes in the Yellowstone Lake Area. Of those, 111 were greater than magnitude 2 and 18 were greater than magnitude 3.
As of Friday morning, geologists had already plotted more than 1,033 quakes, including a magnitude 3.7 event on Wednesday night, followed 15 minutes later by a 3.8 magnitude event.
"We're recording the bigger ones all the way up in the Flathead," said Debbie Smith, a seismic analyst at the Earthquake Studies Office in Butte. "The magnitude three or better we'll see on all our Montana stations."
Joe Kruzic of the West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce and the Montana Visitors Center said he hasn't felt the earth move, though his wife did on Wednesday night when back-to-back temblors struck just after 11 p.m.
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"It took her a minute to realize what it was," Kruzic said. "But when you nearly get thrown out of bed, it doesn't take you long to know what's going on."
Kruzic has lived in the tourist town perched on Yellowstone's western edge for more than 15 years. While the quake activity gets visitors excited, he said the locals spend more time talking about the economy than the quakes.
Like Kruzic, Shellie Dowdle at the Alpine Motel hasn't felt the recent activity, nor has Glenn Bell of the Faithful Street Inn. Still, Bell said, tourists arriving in town from nearby city centers come with questions.
"I haven't felt anything, but I've sure read about it," Bell said. "I've had some questions from tourists about it. It's been in the papers down in Salt Lake City. I don't know if it's big news or not."
The activity is big enough to get people talking in cyberspace. The Denver Post, along with other news sources, is using Tweets to stay on top of the latest earthquake news.
Dina Venezky, a geologist with USGS, said the swarm is on par with an event in 1985 in which scientist recorded more than 3,000 quakes.
"We're getting a lot of data right now," Venezky said. "It's interesting, with swarms, the earthquakes can start up small. There's no one big earthquake, there are just a bunch of smaller quakes that can increase in intensity and go back down."
Venezky said scientists had no way of knowing how long the swarm would last, though the 1985 went on for months.
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Which GOP officials back Obama on stimulus? Governors
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday amped up the pressure for speedy passage of a giant economic-stimulus package, with President Barack Obama dialing three Republican governors to thank them for backing the measure.
But even as Obama spoke with Florida's Charlies Crist, Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, Republican senators, including Florida's Mel Martinez, rolled out an alternative plan that narrows spending and focuses on tax breaks.
Crist was one of 19 governors — four Republicans and 15 Democrats — to sign a letter urging passage of Obama's stimulus package. The president called the governor over the lunch hour to thank him.
''He wanted help with the stimulus package,'' Crist said.
Crist, who has lobbied the Florida delegation on the issue, said he would do all he could to see that the state gets its fair share.
''I'm happy to help,'' Crist added.
The phone call was the first from the new president for Crist, though the governor said he had spent time talking to the Obamas at last Saturday's Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington.
The calls to the governors came as the Senate began debate on its version of the stimulus package and as the administration sought to rally support for quick passage. The proposal cleared the House last week with zero Republican support, but the administration is hoping to pick up some GOP backing in the Senate.
To make its case, the administration dispatched White House economic chief Larry Summers for a briefing with regional reporters from across the country, releasing the administration's estimates for job creation, state-by-state, including as many as 218,000 jobs in Florida.
Summers called the package ''urgent and critical'' to restore the country's faltering economy.
Crist has said repeatedly that the stimulus package could prove a deciding factor to alleviate some of the state's budget woes by offsetting deeper cuts to education, healthcare and public safety.
The package, the governors said in their letter, "represents a sound investment in our long-term economic interests.''
Martinez said he also talked to Obama by telephone Friday when the president called him to thank him for voting for a bill to expand a children's health-insurance program.
Martinez said Obama expressed interest in seeing the details of the alternative stimulus bill he's working on.
Some Republican senators oppose the scope of the stimulus bill. Arizona Sen. John McCain, who joined Martinez at a news conference Tuesday, called the Democratic bill "not a stimulus package. . . . It's a spending package.''
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''Education is viewed by many [senators] as a state issue, not a federal funding issue,'' Martinez said. "We couldn't get to consensus on that.''


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The mother of a 6-year-old girl and her boyfriend face charges after the girl allegedly brought heroin to her Philadelphia elementary school.
Marie Hunter, 32, was questioned by police on Tuesday while her Viola Street home was searched. Early Wednesday, officials announced Hunter and her boyfriend, 28-year-old Christopher Troy-Jenkins White, were charged with reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child and narcotics offenses stemming from the incident.
While they were both arrested and charged by police, so far the District Attorney's Office has only approved charges against both Hunter and White for endangering the welfare of a child in relation to the condition of the home, not the heroin. The DA also approved possession of marijuana charges against White.
Tuesday morning, the woman's 6-year-old daughter brought 11 packs of heroin to Barry Elementary School in the city's Cobbs Creek section, according to school officials. Police say two of the packs were open.
"We know that one of the packages clearly looks like it was bitten," said Philadelphia Police Lt. John Walker.
Investigators say the girl showed the heroin to her classmates. Teachers then took immediate action when they noticed the commotion.
"Their teacher did a remarkable job," Walker said. "They saw the child with these items. The teacher recognized right away, took control and notified another teacher."
The teacher evacuated the class and 20 students, including the girl who allegedly brought the drugs, were taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a precaution.
"The only person who we're sure had contact with the product at this point was the young female that brought it in," said Philadelphia Police Cpt. John Przepiorka. "The young girl that brought it in did feel a little dizzy and didn't feel well. So we sent her over to CHOP to make sure she's okay."
All 20 children were evaluated and released. Aside from the girl feeling ill, police say no injuries were reported.
The 6-year-old girl's mother as well as her boyfriend were taken into custody and a search warrant was served at her home in the Parkside section of the city. Investigators say conditions inside the house are filthy and investigators found 18 marijuana packets.
The mother remained in police custody Wednesday. Both the girl and her three siblings will be cared for by DHS officials.
Tamika Gore, a relative of the young girl, spoke to NBC10.
"She probably found it," Gore said. "I have no idea. I know it ain't come from her house. I know that for a fact."
A letter was also sent home to parents stating that an illegal substance was found on a child.
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What the Ryan pick means for Obama
The sense among Democrats, including some connected with the Obama campaign, is that Mitt Romney's decision to pick Paul Ryan as his running mate isn't exactly a Hail Mary — just a risky throw into tight coverage.
Medicare coverage, to be more precise.
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Ryan, a fitness-obsessed fiscal hawk, was the author of the "Ryan budget." In 2010, he proposed an ambitious deficit-cutting program financed, in part, by converting Medicare — America's most beloved fiscal black hole — into a voucher system for Americans under the age of 55.
Obama has always viewed Ryan as one of the Republican party's most formidable thinkers and has deemed Ryan's ideas as "serious," high praise from a president who views the rest of the GOP as comic relief.
Then Obama and the Democrats proceeded to savage Ryan's budget as a scheme to "end Medicare as we know it" — providing out-gunned incumbents with one of their few successful attack lines in the calamitous 2010 midterms. The plan — and any other Medicare reduction proposal — still polls like chicken pox, with 60 percent to 80 percent of Americans panning the idea.
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The Obama campaign was playing it cool on Friday night, refusing to comment on the Ryan move. People close to the campaign praised Ryan's youth, energy and smarts but said that the pick was roughly a wash — and would have a less significant impact on the race than if Romney had tapped Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who would have made a play for Hispanic votes.
Whether that was caution or reflected their true sentiment, other Democrats were thrilled: No single pick Romney could have made had more power to mobilize the conservatives or unite liberals, who view Ryan as the philosophical front man for a movement to transfer entitlement spending for the poor and working class back to the wealthy.
"If it's really Ryan, Romney will have picked one of the only people who could have had an impact in the race. But, not the way he wants," tweeted Bill Burton, one of the co-founders of Priorities USA Action, a pro-Obama super PAC.
With that in mind, here are eight ways Ryan changes the game for Obama.
1. He puts deficit reduction front and center. Obama has been able to deflect some of Romney's attacks on the ballooning federal deficit by pointing to his opponent's own struggles to trim spending in Massachusetts. That's less of an option with Ryan, the clean-cut poster boy for attacking the deficit.
2. Hello, Boca! The prevailing wisdom about a month ago was that Florida was the least hospitable of the old-line swing battlegrounds for Obama, one with an intractable housing slump and an increasingly hostile collection of elderly voters who were moving toward the GOP. Even before the Ryan selection (and the implicit rejection of native son Marco Rubio) the state had been inching back to Obama. Ryan's pledge to trim Medicare — even though it doesn't impact the current crop of seniors — is a powerful weapon for Democrats in the Sunshine State.
( Also on POLITICO: Is it brilliant, or political malpractice?)
The first ads are being made tonight. Expect "Medicare" to migrate to the top of Obama's stump speech, the words "entitlement reform" to drift downward, and Air Force One to enter the South Florida airspace on an even more regular basis.
BONUS POINTS: Congressional Democrats, who clung to attacks on the Ryan plan like a life vest in 2010, will hit it even harder now. One Hill Democrat predicted that the Ryan pick could throw as many as five more seats into play. That may be wishful thinking, but it will fire up the base. Plus Ryan supported George W. Bush's Social Security privatization plan.


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- mav said...
yep. no comparison even though, of course, the digital is quite pretty. you will get used to it ... and start to craft the digital to your liking (if you have not already). just give it some time (is my advice). xx
- March 30, 2008 at 8:40 AM
not the same but, you could make them more compatible with a curves adjustment. There is a loss of detail in the digital version,which might be avoidable.How did you get your digital version?
- March 30, 2008 at 8:56 AM
- citygirl said...
They're both good looking. I agree with Mav, you just need to get used to the difference.
- March 30, 2008 at 10:20 AM
- jill danyelle said...
i had the same thought as kelley. if you play around with the settings you will probably find something that works for you. granted, it is never going to be polaroid.
- March 30, 2008 at 9:19 PM
digital is wonderful, but i still prefer your polaroids. i hope someday someone will come up with the films again =(
- March 30, 2008 at 11:31 PM
- Jo said...
they both are so lovely.
- March 31, 2008 at 7:11 AM
- sandig said...
They are both lovely. I shoot with the 5D and love it. Feel free to email me... I might have a little pixie dust for you. On our recent trip we treated our polariod film like GOLD. It is really sad. I hear you. Hang in there! Your digitals are beautiful.
- March 31, 2008 at 10:35 AM
- bronwyn said...
Both are lovely. I am still getting used to digital as well. The magic is there, we just have to look a little harder. :)
- March 31, 2008 at 4:53 PM
- Eliza said...
I'm mourning Polaroid, too. The more you learn about digital post-processing and texture overlays, the more the sadness will ebb. Hopefully.
- April 2, 2008 at 3:23 PM
both are pretty but the polaroid has more soul. but everyone's right. maybe if you play with digital you can attain a similar effect.
i've been lurking for a while. this post was irresistible. i had to comment.
i love your blog.
- April 3, 2008 at 8:39 AM
- Alice said...
how can you even ask the question ?!! polaroid of course ! it turns that shirt into a poem <3
- April 3, 2008 at 2:01 PM
- la femme said...
I love polaroids, but think that digital suits this subject better.
- April 3, 2008 at 10:12 PM
- Jo said...
It's like learning to cook with less butter...so much to mourn until you make the transition & start to work your magic in the new world. I think you're going to do wonders with digital, and discover all sorts of new paths along the way.
- April 5, 2008 at 12:13 AM
- Kristin said...
there is something just so special about that polaroid shot that the digital doesn't come close to capturing. sorry digital!
- April 14, 2008 at 8:33 AM
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With less than 72 hours to go before the first presidential debate, Republicans are eyeing a new opening for Mitt Romney to go after President Barack Obama on his administration's botched response to the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya.
The Libya attacks popped up again as a campaign issue this weekend, after the New York Times reported that the administration has reversed its position and is now calling the attack an organized terrorist attack. The shift comes just a few weeks after United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice publicly insisted that the attacks weren't premeditated.
Republicans pounced on the administration on the Sunday news shows, with U.S. Sen. John McCain even accusing the administration of trying to downplay the attacks to avoid complicating his campaign narrative.
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Mitt Romney also weighed in on the issue, calling for a "new course in the Middle East" in an op-ed published in today's Wall Street Journal.
"By failing to maintain the elements of our influence and by stepping away from our allies, President Obama has heightened the prospect of conflict and instability," Romney writes. "He does not understand that an American policy that lacks resolve can provoke aggression and encourage disorder."
The op-ed would appear to indicate that Romney wants to address the issue in this week's debate, which is slated to focus on domestic policy issues. Republicans believe that Romney's window of opportunity to attack Obama on the issue — and thus gain an upper hand going into the last full month of the campaign — is closing.
But it is not clear whether Romney will take his shot. Politico reports that the Romney campaign is split over how aggressively to attack Obama on foreign policy issues, with some advisors arguing that Libya represents a huge opening for Romney to change the subject, and turn around a campaign that has struggled to overcome a series of stumbles in the last few weeks.
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(NEW YORK) -- Using genetic modification to treat HIV could create cells that are resistant to the two major types of the virus, preventing it from evolving into AIDS, according to a new study.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of Texas at Austin used a method known as targeted trait stacking to paste a series of HIV-resistant genes into T cells — immune cells targeted by the AIDS virus — blocking infection at multiple stages and providing protection against R5-tropic and X4-tropic, the two separate forms of HIV. Any truly useful treatment for HIV would have to protect against both of these forms.
"We inactivated the CCR5 gene, and then introduced 3 additional genes," Dr. Matthew Porteus, an associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford and lead investigator in the study, told ABC News. "When cells had all four of these traits, we found that after 25 days the cells were completely resistant to both types of HIV."
One of the major obstacles to treating HIV is the high mutation rate of the virus. Patients must use a cocktail mix of drugs, known as Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy (HAART), in order to fight the virus at different stages.
"HIV is a great shape shifter," said Sara Sawyer, an assistant professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the study. "It can come up with new solutions, so a single drug does not work very well. That's why HIV patients are given multiple drugs at once."
Ideally, researchers hope to discover a cocktail of genes, not just drugs. They informally call it genetic-HAART, and it would bolster a patient's immune system with HIV-resistant T cells. While other non-resistant cells were being killed by the virus, these supplemented T cells would remain, strengthening the patient's immune system and serving as an alternative to traditional HIV treatments.
"This method would give people a protected reservoir of T cells that would thwart off immune system collapse, and the secondary infections that give rise to AIDS," said Sawyer.
The next steps in refining this particular approach to combating HIV/AIDS include finding the right cocktail of genes, and inserting them into T cells from AIDS patients. These modified T cells could then be used in animals to determine whether or not they remain resistant over time. These steps are required by the Food and Drug Administration before it can approve clinical trials, which could take 3-5 years.
"To develop novel therapies you have to be an optimist," said Porteus. "The findings in this study are a proof of concept; we've proven this could work."
The study was funded by the Foundation for AIDS Research and will be published in the Jan. 29 issue of the journal Molecular Therapy.
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The first day of hurricane season has Floridians preparing for the worst and local emergency managers going old school in a simulation to help them better deal with a mammoth storm.
The managers are recreating the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926, a storm that involved 150 mph winds and a 10-foot wall of water bearing down on the South Florida coast.
It's a worst case scenario that the state wants to be prepared for, especially with federal forecasters predicting nine to 14 named tropical storms, including four to seven hurricanes and one to three major storms in the '09 hurricane season.
The 1926 storm serves as a cautionary tale. Ignorance and lack of preparedness got nearly 400 people killed in the area, a large number considering that the area population was much less at the time.
"Worst-case sounds like something we cooked up," Jack Beven, a senior forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, told the Miami Herald. "This is something that happened."
Though emergency managers are paid to prepare for the worst, they're also urging all South Florida residents to be just as prepared.
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Typical modeling and simulation efforts directed towards the understanding of electron transport at the nanometer scale utilize single workstations as computational engines. Growing understanding of the involved physics and the need to model realistically extended devices increases the complexity and size of the modeling and simulation problems such that single CPU workstations can no longer provide fast result turn-around times. Parallelization of scientific and engineering oriented simulation codes can provide significant computational speed-up, enable the study of larger more realistic systems, and large-scale global optimization. Access to parallel machines has up to about 7 years ago been limited to an elite few people who were members of National Labs or participants in the massively parallel Computational Science community. A typical parallel computer has cost in the past several million dollars, making them generally inaccessible to a large group of software developers. The invention of Beowulf cluster computing around 1997 has spurred a dramatic revolution in the availability of parallel computers in the scientific and engineering community. With a relatively small investment of $50k-100k, which typically buys 32-64 CPUs, research groups all over the world have begun to utilize cluster computers for their scientific and engineering endeavors. This use of parallel computing will continue to increase in the future, as CPU vendors are moving more and more to multi-core chip designs. I would assume that in 5 years most computational researchers will have a 16 or 32 CPU machine sitting under their desk. Therefore I believe that parallel computing will be a key element in the future of scientific modeling.
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Gerhard Klimeck is the Technical Director of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology at Purdue University and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering since Dec. 2003. He was the Technical Group Supervisor for the Applied Cluster Computing Technologies Group at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His research interest is in the modeling of nanoelectronic devices, parallel cluster computing, genetic algorithms, and parallel image processing. Gerhard developed the Nanoelectronic Modeling tool (NEMO 3-D) for multimillion atom simulations and continues to expand NEMO 1-D. Previously he was a member of technical staff at the Central Research Lab of Texas Instruments where he served as manager and principal architect of the Nanoelectronic Modeling (NEMO 1-D) program. Dr. Klimeck received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Purdue University and his German electrical engineering degree in 1990 from Ruhr-University Bochum. Dr. Klimeck's work is documented in over 130 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 conference presentations. He is a senior member of IEEE and member of APS, HKN and TBP. More information about his work can be found at http://ece.purdue.edu/~gekco
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I got a pretty drastic haircut yesterday and my oldest (3.5) told me he liked my hair. That meant more than if it had come from anyone else especially since he had told me he didn't want me to cut it cause he liked my long hair. So true, they are very honest little things.ReplyDelete
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Cute! At the risk of sounding totally weird, my husband and I went to a movie Friday night and saw you and Mr. Roar there as we were leaving. I was too chicken to say hi (and I didn't want to interrupt what I'm sure was a rare night out for you and your husband), but I just wanted you to know that you looked beautiful and I wish I'd had the courage to tell you hello and how much I enjoy reading your blog. :) Happy Sunday!ReplyDelete
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For those that know my prior two blogs, they will know this is not the first time that I moved blog. While the move from the first blog to the second (blogger to wordpress) was due to technical reasons, this time I am moving because I want to finally consolidate all my content in one place.
I have had a virtual host for a while now, and never truly utilized it. I've been using linode and I have to say that I am very happy with the service and quality of the user-interface. Having recently bought my own domain (yes, the one at the top in your address bar), I decided to finally run my setup completely myself.
So what am I running, and what do I want to write about? Well for that I have to take a step back.
My last blog focused a lot on Haskell, for that is a language I am very passionate about. Unfortunately, I have had less and less time to actually devote to it. In the meantime, my eyes have opened to whole new worlds.
While I have used linux for about 10 years now, it was always a means to an end. Finally stripped of my academic bubble I have come to appreciate the more technical aspects of it. It is therefore that I have started devouring a variety books on the topic.
Additionally, since I was never formally a software engineer, having a background in electrical engineering, I decided to purchase a few books in the direction of being a better programmer. It is one thing to be confident of the fact that you can implement an efficient kernel algorithm in your language of choice. It is another entirely, to be able to tackle big projects and properly design software in layer. I am starting to realize that slowly.
While reading the Passionate Programmer by Chad Fowler, I decided that I wanted to blog more on these types of topics. The combination of technical and psychological/sociological elements is always one that has fascinated me.
So that is what I hope to achieve on this blog, a place to reflect on books such as the one above, a combination of software development and career development, speckled with little technical tidbits I learn along the way or that interest me.
It is somewhat ironic that I am writing this now, when I am back in the city I used to study at, Leuven, to put the last dots on the 'i' of my Ph.D. thesis. Writing is not something that is my forte, though I admit it is mostly laziness. And as with everything, I hope to improve upon it. Perhaps it is that drive for constantly improving myself that makes me enjoy reading books like Chad Fowler's.
I have to say that starting this blog has definitely been rife of the Paradox of Choice. Questions such as what theme to use, whether to import the content of my old blog here.
Simple questions are often the ones that take one the longest to answer, down to what name to give to a variable.
Perhaps, I should open this up for discussion instead, for you, inexistent reader of this new blog, feel free to reply in the comments:
Should I import my old content even though the topic was mostly directed towards one very specifical technical niche, namely Haskell.
And for those wondering the original question, the answer is wordpress on lighttpd. I am already created a DNS entry for a wiki extension as well, where I can jot down interesting links I might want to discuss or unfinished content, however I am still deciding on what wiki software to use (Again, choices… Though I am heavily leaning towards MoinMoin).
Finally, if anyone has an interesting suggestion for what to put on the main webpage (http://www.poucet.org), comments are always welcome. Discussion is the only way to learn new things, for otherwise we grow stale.
Note to self: Don't be afraid of writing your own opinions, instead of sticking to purely technical things.


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This San Antonio institution is home to the first family of Texas tamales.
Tamale lovers in San Antonio commit at least one hour of every Advent season to lining up at Ruben's Drugstore, a southside institution since 1952.
The Perez family's three-week Christmas push requires 15 to 18 cooks. The kitchen is packed with chatty Latina women. "Mas carne, por favor," a woman says, not even glancing up from her steady work. Temps swell as the ladies mix heaping bowls of yellow masa, bought from legendary tortilla factory B. Martinez Sons Co., spice the slow-cooked pork shoulder, and wash husks driven in from Mexico. Isabelle Chavez, who's worked at Ruben's for 27 years, quarterbacks the jovial crew, many of whom are aunts and sisters and cousins.
During the normal year, Ruben's owner Anita Perez, whose late husband Francisco Perez was the original owner's son, sells a steady batch of tamales. But the weeks leading up to Christmas Eve are when Ruben's becomes a husk-wrapping marathon.
"In one hour last year on December 23," Anita says, "we sold a thousand dozen." Ruben's is so important that a cook locks himself inside the back kitchen each night while 50 pots simmer from midnight to morning. "People think of our tamales as Christmas so there's a lot at stake," Anita says. "Plus, we don't want to burn the place down."
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Coxsackievirus scary, rarely deadly
The health concern: A viral illness, common among children, called coxsackievirus. It's a hand, foot and mouth disease, most common in children younger than 5, and its symptoms include a high fever and blister-like sores in the mouth.
Who's talking about it?: Young parents, according to a friend and source of mine who works with moms and pregnant women. She said the illness is a common discussion point among the population she serves -- many of whom are worried about the illness and the impact it could have on their little ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coxsackievirus usually starts with fever, poor appetite, a vague feeling of being unwell, and a sore throat. The sores usually develop a day or two after the fever starts, and a skin rash can develop as well.
Coxsackievirus is one of a group of illnesses called non-polio enteroviruses, which cause about 10 to 15 million infections in the United States each year. Coxsackievirus in particularly is fairly widespread and far from a new illness, said Dr. Rachel Sheiman, of Penfield Pediatrics in Fairfield. "Most children get this illness," said Sheiman, whose practice is affiliated with St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. "It's common."
But it's still worth talking about, if only because we're smack in the middle of prime time for coxsackie virus, which mainly strikes in summer and early fall (though, in some warmer countries, it can strike year-round). Also, as my friend suggested and doctors confirm, it can be somewhat scary.
"Kids that have severe symptoms can be really uncomfortable," said Dr. Rosemary Klenk, practicing pediatric partner with New England Pediatrics, with offices in New Canaan and Stamford.
Should you worry?: In general, no, though there are exceptions. Klenk, whose practice is affiliated with Stamford Hospital, said children afflicted with coxsackievirus rarely have serious complications. These can include inflammation of the brain or viral meningitis. One more common complication comes from the fact that some children with the illness don't want to eat or drink anything because it hurts too much, Sheiman said. "The kids that have it really bad can be at risk for dehydration," she said.
Severity of the illness also depends on age, said Dr. Toni Salvatore, medical director of Greenwich Hospital's pediatric outpatient center. "Obviously, the younger you are, the worse you do," she said.
There aren't any vaccines for the illness, and doctors suggested treating the virus symptomatically. For instance, over the counter pain medication can be taken to ease the sores' impact -- though the CDC advises against giving aspiring to children, so ask your doctor what your options are. A parent's best bet is preventing coxsackievirus altogether, using many of the same tactics you'd use to protect a child from flu or another contagious disease. Wash hands frequently, disinfect surfaces and avoid close contact and sharing utensils with anyone who has the illness.
The good news is that, in many cases, children get better within seven to 10 days. "There's really not much reason to worry," Klenk said.
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Obama, McCain sweep Virginia, Maryland, D.C
Barack Obama's decisive victories over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., combined to inch him into the lead for Democratic convention delegates as he stretched his winning streak to eight in a row.
Among Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain took another big step toward locking up his party's presidential nomination, winning all three "Potomac primary" contests by comfortable margins. Late Tuesday, he had 789 delegates to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's 241.
With 113 GOP delegates at stake Tuesday and McCain expected to get them all, he can virtually wrap up the nomination by winning Wisconsin's 40 delegates on Feb. 19 and then the 265 available in four states on March 4.
With 98 percent of Virginia results in, McCain led Huckabee by 50 percent to 41 percent. In Washington, D.C., McCain led by 67-17 percent with 89 percent counted. And in Maryland, McCain led 54-30 percent with 13 percent of returns in.
Obama crushed Clinton in all three Tuesday contests: by 64-36 percent in Virginia; by 76-24 percent in Washington, D.C.; and with 13 percent of Maryland returns in, by 62-35 percent there.
Democrats on Tuesday had a total of 168 delegates at stake, and Obama's huge wins positioned him to get a big percentage of that total — as well as strong momentum heading into the next crucial round of primaries.
Associated Press reported late Tuesday that Obama had 1,210 delegates to Clinton's 1,188. A total of 2,025 delegates is needed to win the Democratic nomination.
Clinton had hopes of winning Maryland and Virginia: She had strong support from top Democrats in Maryland and anticipated a sympathetic constituency in Virginia's sizable moderate Democratic population.
But in both states, Obama not only won his usual supporters — higher-income, black and younger voters — he also won them by bigger-than-usual margins. Exit polls showed voters under 30 in Virginia gave Obama a 4-to-1 edge, while those in Maryland preferred him by 2 to 1.
Blacks in both states also gave Obama huge margins. In Virginia, black men went 93 percent to 7 percent for the senator, and black women gave him an 88 percent to 12 percent advantage. In Maryland, Obama won 8 to 1 among blacks.
Obama also did well in places where Clinton was expected to be competitive.
In the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., which accounted for about one-third of the statewide Democratic vote, Obama beat Clinton by better than 3 to 2, and he rolled up similar margins in the Richmond area, as well as in eastern and southeastern Virginia.
Clinton's only big majorities came among white women. In Virginia, they preferred her 58 percent to 42 percent, while white men tilted to Obama by 55 percent to 43 percent. In Maryland, she won 55 to 42 percent among white women, but lost by 10 points among white men.
The two senators move on to compete Feb. 19 in a caucus in Hawaii — Obama's home state — and more significantly, in Wisconsin's primary, where Clinton leads in early polls, but where Obama began campaigning Tuesday.
Obama celebrated his Potomac primary wins with a rally at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and he's scheduled to make three stops in the state Wednesday.
"Tonight we're on our way," he said, adding, "we know our road will not be easy, but we also know that at this moment the cynics can no longer say our hope is false."
Clinton was in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday evening, stumping in a state that has become crucial to her chances.
She did not discuss Tuesday's results, instead focusing on Texas. The New York senator's campaign is pointing to the March 4 contests in Texas and Ohio as crucial to re-establishing her as the front-runner — and perhaps saving her campaign.
"When I think about Texas ... I think about coming here 35 years ago," Clinton told the cheering crowd. "I was working for the Democratic National Committee, and I was going along the border registering voters, and we had the greatest time. I met some of the best friends I ever had in my life."
Now, she said, "here I am back in Texas and I'm asking the children of those voters to vote for me for their future."
Among Republicans, McCain got a brief scare when exit polls suggested a surge of conservative and evangelical voters were going for Huckabee by 2 to 1. But McCain's strong showing in the eastern part of the state, particularly urban areas, carried him to a comfortable win.
At his victory party in Arlington, Va., McCain acknowledged that Huckabee "made things a little too interesting tonight," but he quickly turned his attention to the fall campaign, contrasting himself with Democrats.
"They will paint a picture of the world in which America's mistakes are a greater threat to our security than the malevolent intentions of an enemy that despises us and our ideals," McCain told supporters.


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The idea was as cute as the chapeaux that Antonio Long, Randy Johnson, and Marlen Kirby (from left to right in photo above) invariably sport at AudioVision SF. Schedule a public demo on November 14 with two French manufacturers, Triangle Loudspeakers and Devialet, and call it "French Fries." Then, however, reality intervened, and an evening that included debuts of two products, Triangle's Signature line Alpha loudspeakers and Nordost's Sort Füt Premium Kit, morphed into a Franco-American feast complete with Norwegian-American trimmings.
For starters, the distinctly American Long gave Triangle's spiel after scheduling conflicts nixed an appearance by a company rep. Next red, white, and blue Matt Riley of Audio Plus Services presented for Devialet. Then, two reps from American companies, Jim Knight from JL Audio of Florida and Michael Marko from Nordost of Massachusetts, also gave presentations. Finally, Marko, Knight and Long all emphasized that, while there's nothing wrong with the Chinese-manufactured products that AudioVision sells, nothing beats Nordost and JL Audio's 100% made-in-America quality control. Put that all together, and what we actually ended up with was a cross between mashed potatoes and home fries au gratin, the latter cooked above a fjord.
First on AVSF's menu was the American debut of Triangle's Signature Alpha loudspeakers ($10,000/pair, left above). Although the "ten coats of pain" you'll read on the company's website suggests that Triangle either keeps prices down by skimping on proofreading services, or they've developed a new breaded lacquer called French Toast, the speaker is quite the handsome-looking and -sounding devil. It also incorporates the same 2mm titanium-dome tweeter used in Triangle's reference line Magellan series loudspeakers into a completely new design, housed in a 25mm thick fiberboard cabinet, that also includes a paper-cone midrange unit and three fiberglass-cone woofers drivers, all wired by Kimber Kable. (John Atkinson has just received a pair of the Signature Alpha speakers for review in a spring 2014 issue of Stereophile.)
Long, who noted that the company's Theta loudspeakers ($4200/pair) were on active display in the other listening room, called the new Alpha "detailed, ridiculously fast, and highly efficient. We've gone over it with a fine tooth comb, and the build quality is very impressive." Given that the Alpha easily descends to 32Hz on its own, Long and Knight crossed over JL Audio's F1112 subwoofer ($3200) at 30Hz. There was even a second French connection to the pairing, since the Devialet D170 integrated amp/DAC/streamer ($9500) performed the crossover honors via its internal crossover.
Throughout the evening, verbal presentations were reinforced by musical selections. Perhaps it was because everyone operating the system was standing way above tweeter height and right against the right wall that most of the music was pitched at volume levels that overdrove the room. That the sound was invitingly warm and colorful, with extremely impressive bass, could not obscure midrange resonances and other distortions on the voice of Ana Karam and a recording of a movement from Dvorak's New World Symphony.
"Devialet's all-in-one, completely configurable French design takes the place of all your big boxes," Matt Riley (above) told the full house. "Devialet can even work with you online to program the unit's SD card with your exact cartridge load." The D170 is fully operational via its classy, substantial remote control or an iPhone, and allows wireless streaming up to 24/192. Amplification is AHD, a combination of class-A for voltage and class-D for current, running in parallel. (See John Atkinson's January 2013 review of the flagship D-Premier for full details on this topology.) "It has the shortest signal path of any amplifier made, and is very fast, with lots of driving power," he claimed. The unit's software is also firmware driven, and is upgradeable via an SD card.
When sourcing a multi-tracked recording of French vocals from his Macbook Pro, Riley deserved an award for choosing the most reasonable volume levels of the evening. As a result, his chosen tracks, which also included a fine acappella male quartet whose deep bass was having a ball playing with his delicious voice, did the best job of conveying the excellent, extremely fast and detailed sound that the chain of Devialet, Triangle, JL Audio and Nordost can produce.
Jim Knight (above) declared JL Audio "absolutely an audiophile company from the ground up. Everything is developed without concern for price point; our co-founder, CEO, and chief engineer, Lucio Proni, is not concerned about the money."
JL Audio's new E110 sub ($1500) and F112 were six years in the making. The F112 boasts a seamless fiberglass enclosure, its driver alone has 7 patents, and it also offers automatic room optimization circuitry. "A pair is absolutely the way to go," Knight said of a system that, due to space considerations, only appeared to have one F112 in operation.
The next track, from France's Daft Punk, was played while turning the F112 off, on, off, and on. Although the sound level was too high, the recording convincingly demonstrated that as deep as Triangle's Signature Alpha loudspeakers may descend, the addition of JL Audio's F112 subwoofer can impressively fill in the bottom end and support the music without in any way obscuring or distorting information above 30Hz.
Last, but certainly not least, in a demo that included Nordost's QB8 AC power distribution system ($1399), QX4 power purifier ($2699), Valhalla 2 speaker cables ($14,850/pair), Valhalla2 digital cable ($3299), and Valhalla2 power cords ($5999 each), Michael Marko (above) cited Nordost's rapid progression from manufacturing cabling for aerospace and biomed
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Sounds like an interesting meeting...Triangle Magellan Cello II < AudioQuest Everest < Vitus Audio SS-010 Mk2 < AudioQuest NRG-1000 < AudioQuest WEL Signature XLR < exaSound e32 DAC w UpTone JS-2 LPS < SOtM tX-USBultra w UpTone UltraCap LPS1.2 < AudioQuest Diamond USB < Apple MacMini i5 w UpTone DC Conversion Kit & Squeezelite w Logitech Media Server < AudioQuest NRG-WEL < Solid Tech Hybrid Platforms < Stillpoints Ultra SS < Omicron Harmonic Stabilizer & Gold SE < Furutech FT-SWS < Synergistic Research Blue Quantum Fuse


text: I'm usually a morning person. I love my quiet time, when I take a few minutes to put my thoughts together and go over my to-do list while sipping on freshly brewed coffee. It's my thing. Sometimes, depending on how early I wake up I may quickly whip up some muffins or oatmeal cookies, but usually I leave the baking for lazy weekend mornings. One morning I woke up craving cinnamon rolls like it was the end of the world. Cinnamon rolls from scratch takes a little bit of time to make and I had no refrigerated cinnamon rolls on hand. Not even crescent rounds to sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon to fix my cravings. The only thing I had was a can of pizza dough. It turned out to be the best thing I had in the fridge. Pillsbury refrigerated pizza crust is so easy to work with I decided to make a pull-apart bread instead of simply cinnamon rolls. The recipe is not an exact science. You could use a little more or less sugar, cinnamon or baking chips. Or you could go for some nuts or dried fruit. The possibilities are endless. And you know what else? This pull-apart is so easy to make. I've seen other pull-apart bread recipes where you have to cut the dough in strips, stack it and make little accordions, but not this time. Just roll, cut and bake. Eat as soon as you get it out of the oven. Really, there's no point in waiting. Warm bread is the best thing ever! Remove the dough from the can and unroll it, pulling with your fingers to form a rectangle. Sprinkle the brown sugar, cinnamon and cinnamon chips all over the crust. Starting from one of the wide sides, start rolling the pizza crust tightly to form a log. Place seam side down on a piece of parchment paper. With a pair of sharp kitchen scissors cut diagonal slices almost to the bottom of the log. Gently pull the cut slices to lean to alternating sides. Place the bread in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until golden. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of cinnamon chips and drizzle over the warm bread. Pull the slices apart and enjoy while warm.


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Merry Christmas everyone! Wouldn't you know it, it's Christmas Day and here I am trying to make a post about a pumpkin-themed dessert bar from before Thanksgiving :) Better late than never though, right? I have been traveling a lot for residency interviews these past couple of months, so it has been impossible to sit down and make a post with all my pictures. At some point, I was told that we (the interviewees) were flying around like lost planets in space, and I thought that phrase captured the circumstances quite well! Indeed, at some point, having been in three different time zones and 2 different coasts in the span of 3 days, my internal clock was completely out of whack and I only ever knew to do whatever the time on my watch dictated I should probably do. It's been an experience! But one that I have thoroughly enjoyed for the number of new friends I have made and future colleagues I have met during these trips. Like the excitement of starting college and medical school, there comes an excitement of starting residency where I will have yet another opportunity to meet new people and bond over our unique experiences together. Most folks only get to do this once for college; I feel extremely privileged to be able to do it three times :)
So back to the pumpkin bar! One of my favorite flavors of the fall season is pumpkin. I look forward to it as the leaves start to turn color in early October, and when the cans of pumpkin start to go on sale in the grocery stores, I know it is time to break out the pumpkin themed desserts. Sure there is always pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread, but I am perpetually looking for different and unique ideas that incorporate pumpkin. This year I saw a post on Willow Bird Baking about pumpkin cheesecake sopapilla bars, and it piqued my interested because of how it combined two things I love (pumpkin cheesecake and sopapillas [a Mexican crispy fried dough topped with cinnamon sugar and honey]), and how it was sinfully easy to make (you cheat by using cans of crescent roll dough). You layer the dough on the bottom of the cheesecake to serve as a crust, and then you layer it on top of the cheesecake to bake into a "sopapilla" topped with cinnamon sugar for a crunch. Sure, it is neither cheesecake nor sopapilla in their true forms, but as my friend put it… the bars tasted like a cross between pumpkin pie and churros. Now that's a lot of fun in a simple bar!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Sopapilla Bars (makes half a 9×13″ pan, or approx 9 bars)
Recipe slightly adapted from Willow Bird Baking
For the bars:
- 1 can crescent roll dough (I used reduced fat)
- 1 package (8 oz.) of cream cheese (I used light/Neufchatel), at room temperature
- 1 cup of canned pumpkin
- 3/8 cup granulated sugar (measure out 1/4 cup and then add another half of a 1/4 cup to it)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch of salt
For the topping:
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Honey (for drizzling on top when serving)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your 9×13″ pan (or you may use 8×8″).
2. Open and unroll crescent roll dough, divide into two halves. Press half the dough into the bottom of your pan to cover half of the 9×13″ pan – you may have to press to thin out the dough a bit. Don't worry about sealing the edges of the triangles together.
3. Take the rest of the crescent roll dough and press it out over a piece of plastic saran wrap, until it is approximately the same size as the piece in the pan. (You may find it useful to lift your second piece of dough with the saran wrap and gently lay it over the first piece in the pan to compare the size). Try to pinch the edges of the triangles together on this piece so that the top layer of dough will be evenly sealed. Set the second dough aside.
4. Make a small divider from aluminum foil, doubled over, and set it along the edge of the dough to help contain the bars to one side of the pan. Tuck the bottom of the foil just underneath the dough to keep it secure.
5. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Stir well to combine.
5. Carefully spread pumpkin cream cheese mixture over the layer of dough in the pan.
6. Using the saran wrap, flip the second piece of dough over and lay it gently across the top of the pumpkin layer. Don't worry if it doesn't lie perfectly flat, just try to keep the seams closed. Peel off the saran wrap.
7. Pour the melted butter gently over the top of the second dough layer. Stir together the sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice for the topping. Sprinkle evenly over the tops of the bars.
8. Bake for 30 minutes or until tops are golden brown. The cinnamon sugar on top will be liquid. Remove from oven and cool completely in pan. The cinnamon sugar topping will set up nicely as a crust.
To serve: You may refrigerate the bars and serve them cold or warmed slightly in the microwave. I like to give a light drizzle of honey over the tops of the bars and add a dallop of whipped cream sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice to garnish. I think the bars would be fantastic with some vanilla ice cream as well :) Enjoy!
Bonus fun facts: While I was on the interviewing trail, many interviewers asked me about my food blog, as it was something that I put on my application under "hobbies". They often asked me how time-consuming it is to make the food, do the food photography, and then write the post. I would say that making the food and writing the post is the least time-consuming part. The food photography is what takes time to set up and do. For those of you that are curious, for this recipe, I took a total of 112 pictures from which I selected the above photos to post. I've had upwards of 200+ pictures for a particular recipe, and as few as 10-20 pictures if I don't photograph the process. Many people like to spend time editing their photos with software afterwards, but that takes even more time and you can edit photos endlessly to suit your tastes, so I don't go down that route very often unless my pictures were taken in poor lighting. Anyway, just to help you put it in perspective if you've ever wondered :) Happy holidays!


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For what its worth, please see the chain over here: http://www.xbox360achievements.org/f...=1#post5442478
Some folks there are reporting that if you keep playing while it downloads in the background, you will run into problems. HOWEVER, if you start the download, and then exit to the dashboard until the download is done, then you'll be okay.
There is also some debate there over whether or not having any of the pre-order missions has an impact. So far everyone involved has one form of pre-order or another.
I do not have any of the pre-order missions, but I have not tried downloading this yet. So, I CANNOT confirm anything reported. Please read the posts in that forum for more detailed info.
Am I the only one who has had the exact opposite happen? Main mission data still intact, but ALL of side missions have reset. Underground Fast Travel Spots: Gone. Homestead Missions: Gone. Hunting Society, Frontiersmen, View Points, Liberation, etc: All GONE/RESET.
I would almost prefer it to be main mission data loss, because this is going to require LOTS of running around doing tedious crap!
I was playing the game while DLC downloaded, and it happened right in the middle of the game. One second everything was fine, the next second I leave the homestead and EVERYTHING was back on my maps as if I had never done a thing. Annoying doesn't begin to cover it.
Just a quick heads up, we're able to reproduce this issue at the studio and are working on a fix/workaround.
From what we can tell, this problem seems to be rare and should generally only affect a very small number of players. That said, we're taking the speedy and complete resolution of this very seriously.
AVOIDING THIS BUG: Do not load your saved AC3 game while the DLC is downloading in the background. This appears to be the key trigger for this bug. You can do anything else you want to do, just don't load up your saved game and play it while the DLC is downloading.
I Already had Mayan ruins & Sharpshooter DLC .
I'm on PS3 - Secrets pack Downloaded just fine - no problems .
All DNA strands & side missions still say 100% - No resets or memory corruption.
(Not a console war So let's not start one - but seems to be a lot X360 guys reporting this fault / glitch in this thread)


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I have been more than terrible at updating the blog. Often I want to take it down but I have this feeling it could come back again (you know what is old is new again). I have been so busy since the last post it is not even worth trying to catch up. Instead I will just say what is new and great. All mtb bicycles have the option of 12mm thru axles now. Available in 142,148 (boost) and 157mm spacing. The 157mm spacing is not very common but might become more so in time. The boost is quickly becoming what might be the new common width for most mtb's.
All road bicycles are now available with disc thru axle as well. I have made a disc specific flat mount drop out that is IMO a great drop out. It has some future proof abilities and really uses the flat mount idea to its potential. It allows for a shorter chains stay length since the caliper itself is smaller. Keeps the brake on the inside of the rear triangle allowing for fenders and racks to be mounted with ease. Available with both thread pitch options which means either a closed cam or a lever style skewer can be used. I am working on updating the actual website to show and explain all this in detail.
If you are ever curious of the happenings in the shop follow the instagram link as it is updated just about daily with images from the days work (or something fun I did with my son since he is so cool).
Thanks for reading.


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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. It helps regulate
calcium levels in your body and is involved in the
process of bone building. When taken by shot or nasal spray, it slows the rate
of bone thinning. It also relieves pain that occurs when the bones in the spine
(vertebrae) break and collapse on top of each other (spinal compression
Calcitonin is used in women with
osteoporosis to help reduce bone loss.
It may be prescribed for women who are more than 5 years beyond
menopause and who do not tolerate bisphosphonate medicines.
Calcitonin may be used in men with osteoporosis who have normal
levels of the male sex hormone
testosterone or whose osteoporosis does not get better
with testosterone treatment.
Calcitonin may relieve pain caused by spinal compression
Calcitonin slows thinning of bone, and may help relieve pain from broken bones
caused by osteoporosis.1 It may also decrease the risk of fractures in the spine.2
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
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Common side effects of injected calcitonin include:
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See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference
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people who take calcitonin get relief from their pain.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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Roasted chicken in 45 minutes? No problem. This technique of starting bone-in chicken breasts on the stovetop and finishing them in a hot oven with vegetables gets a hearty dinner on the table in a hurry. While everything roasts, you still have time to make a quick pan sauce with shallot and Dijon mustard. Serve with a spinach salad.
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I have recently been downsizing my closet - I have given away half my clothes, shoes and bags. A couple of items, however, I kept because they were such a good shape but since I'm phasing black out of my closet, I felt they weren't needed as is.
These boots were suede, so I knew they'd be easy to paint. They took three coats to cover. I used acrylic with fabric medium for the first coat, and then just straight acrylic for the subsequent coats. Afterward, it was finished with three coats of a spray clear acrylic sealer.
This is a lovely black raffia bag, but I really didn't need another black bag. I used straight acrylic paint on this, after spraying it with clear acrylic sealer first.
After painting the designs on both sides, I put a final coat of clear acrylic over the top to seal it.


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|Executive Chairman and President
|Executive Staff
Chris Kermode
Executive Chairman & President
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Chris Kermode began serving as ATP Executive Chairman & President on 1 January 2014. Following his career as a professional player, Kermode worked as one of London's top tennis coaches. He went on to work in both the film and music industries, starting his own promotion & events company, before returning to tennis. Kermode and his wife, Adelle, have three children, Tess, Ellie and Sam. He is based in the ATP's Monaco office.
ATP Involvement
Kermode has been involved in tennis for more than 30 years, first as a player, and then more recently serving as Tournament Director of the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club, as well as Managing Director of the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals. The ATP's crown jewel event in London has welcomed more than 1.5 million fans to The O2 arena whilst under his leadership, since 2009. Kermode also enjoyed a hugely successful tenure as Tournament Director of the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club, culminating in the tournament's re-categorisation as an ATP Tour 500 event from 2015.
Mark Young
Vice Chairman and Chief Legal & Media Officer
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
Mark Young previously worked with the law firm of Smith Hulsey and Busey, and as a senior attorney with The Charter Company prior to joining the ATP.
ATP Involvement
Mark has served as Vice Chairman since May 2015. As Vice Chairman, he oversees the following five key areas of the ATP: tournament relations, management of all ATP media rights & assets, legal counsel, rules & competition, and management of Ponte Vedra Beach office. Mark previously served as the ATP's General Counsel, a role he held since joining the ATP in 1990. In his capacity as ATP General Counsel, Mark has been responsible for negotiating the ATP's major sponsorship deals and television agreements and has pioneered the development of the sport's anti-doping program. Mark was also responsible for the successful defense of the Hamburg litigation in 2008. From January 2006 until his appointment as Vice Chairman, Mark was the ATP's Chief Executive Officer, Americas, overseeing the ATP's operations in North and South America as well as the daily operations of the Ponte Vedra Beach office. Since June 2012, Mark has also served as the ATP's Chief Media Officer, overseeing the ATP's interests in the area of broadcast media rights, including television, live streaming, data, live scoring, and other associated rights.
Flip Galloway
Chief Operating Officer
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
Prior to joining the ATP, Flip Galloway worked for the international consultancy firm Ernst and Young for 14 years, serving many industries, including professional sports.
ATP Involvement
Galloway has served as the ATP's Chief Operating Officer since January 2006 and the ATP's Chief Financial Officer since he joined the organisation in 1989. Galloway oversees all ATP's operations and directly manages ATP's finance management, budgeting, accounting and tax compliance, strategic planning, human resources, executive recruitment and development, and member benefit plan design and administration. A key executive since the ATP Tour's formation in 1989, Galloway led the process of consolidation between the ATP and Men's Tennis Council that ultimately created the current ATP World Tour. Galloway has been integral in many aspects of ATP's operations since its formation. Galloway works closely with the ATP Board to ensure that ATP is fiscally responsible and generates and maintains sufficient reserves. Galloway developed the ATP's computerised financial budgeting, treasury management and accounting systems and was instrumental in the formation of the ATP player pension program that has grown to more than $100 million in assets, covering more than 800 current and former players. He is based in the ATP's Ponte Vedra Beach office.
Gayle David Bradshaw
Executive Vice President, Rules & Competition
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
Gayle David Bradshaw played college tennis at the University of Oklahoma and then worked as a teaching professional at various country clubs. In 1983, he was hired by the USTA as a Supervisor for their Satellite and Challenger Circuits. In 1984-85, Bradshaw served as an Assistant Referee at the US Open and then was named as Referee for the US Open in 1986 and served in that position until his hiring by the ATP in 1990.
ATP Involvement
Bradshow joined the ATP in 1990 as a Tour Supervisor. In 1997, he relocated to Ponte Vedra Beach where he served as the Director of Officiating along with his Supervisor duties. In 2007, Bradshaw took over as EVP – Rules & Competition at which time he relinquished his role as a Tour Supervisor. He is based in the ATP's Ponte Vedra Beach office.
Ross Hutchins
Chief Player Officer
London, England
Ross Hutchins announced his retirement from the professional game a couple weeks before assuming his role as the head of the ATP Player Relations department on 1 October 2014. Was appointed Chief Player Officer on 1 January 2016. Diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2012, Hutchins made a full recovery before resuming his career in professional tennis in January 2014.
ATP Involvement
Hutchins, who turned pro in 2002, captured five ATP World Tour doubles titles during his career and reached a career-high doubles ranking of 26 in May 2012. He served as Tournament Director of the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club in 2014.
Alison Lee
Executive Vice President, International Group
Sydney, Australia
Alison Lee worked as a journalist in print and broadcast media in Hong Kong and Sydney, prior to joining the ATP. She studied in Australia and Japan to gain bachelor and post graduate degrees as well as an MBA, major in marketing.
ATP Involvement
Lee leads the ATP International Group which oversees the ATP's business affairs in Australia, Asia, Middle East, Russia and Africa. Lee began working with the ATP in the International Group's Communications Department in 1998, before focusing on event management for the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup tournaments in Sydney (2001) and Shanghai (2002, 2005-2008). She is also part of the ATP Commercial team and chairs the ATP Challenger Tour Committee.


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Project X Zone was one of my favorite games of 2013. It actually made my top 10 games of the year. It's a tactical 2D rpg with every major character from SEGA's, Capcom's and Namco Bandi's catalog. It's action packed and very flashy.
So naturally I was excited when the sequel was announced. Some screen shots were just released and the game is looking good. You'll witness characters from Tekken's, Mega Man series, Virtua Fighter and more in the screen shots below.


text: In this Sunday's New York Times, the novelist Lucien Truscott IV manages to set some kind of land-speed record for stupid or wrong observations in the span of a single oped. High among them is his claim that the generals who won World War II did not care about their uniforms. Warning: if the exceptions to your rule about World War II generals include George Patton and Douglas MacArthur, then your rule is wrong.


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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has expanded the approved use of the cancer drug Nexavar to include late-stage differentiated thyroid cancer.
Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer, the FDA said. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 60,220 people in the United States will be diagnosed with it and 1,850 will die from the disease in 2013.
The drug, made by Germany's Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, is already approved to treat advanced kidney cancer and liver cancer that cannot be surgically removed. Onyx was acquired by Amgen Inc earlier this year.
(Reporting by Toni Clarke; Editing by David Gregorio)
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