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Award winning travel writer, Jeannine Williamson, experiences an eventful break in Florida.
With the sea breeze blowing towards me, and the bicycle tyres digging into the wet shoreline left by the receding tide, there was certainly no danger of exceeding the 10mph speed limit. In fact some of the early morning walkers seemed to be going faster than me, but at least I had plenty of time to take in the expansive Atlantic seascape as I pedalled slowly onwards.
Driving and cycling along a five-mile stretch of compacted sand on New Smyrna's 13-mile stretch of pristine beach is a popular pastime and not the sole preserve of its famous seaside cousin Daytona Beach, as I'd initially thought. Picking up a hire bike from one of the rental shops turned out to be among the novel and often unique attractions waiting to be discovered in this lesser-known corner of Florida.
The thrill of Orlando's theme parks is the main attraction for many of the one million-plus UK visitors that flock to Florida annually. Even though Mickey and his friends were only an hour or so away it felt as if I was in a completely different world, and one dominated by natural rather than man-made attractions. A holiday destination in its own right, or the total antidote after time spent at busy theme parks and large cities, New Smyrna Beach holds the distinction of being Florida's second oldest city, although some historians believe it pre-dates St Augustine.
Originally inhabited by Timucuan Native Americans, Scottish physician and entrepreneur Dr Andrew Turnbull settled New Smyrna in 1768 and named it after his wife's birthplace Smyrna, Asia Minor, what is now Izmir, Turkey.
A 60-minute drive from Orlando International Airport brought us to our hotel on Flagler Avenue, the hub of the downtown area situated on the west side of the Indian River and its network of lagoons.
The comfortable Hilton New Smyrna Beach, sympathetically built to blend in with the historic surroundings, is the perfect base for exploring and shops, galleries, restaurants and, of course, the beach, are within easy walking distance (for UK visitors used to American cities where the car is king, this is a place that's really geared up for walkers and cyclists with proper pavements and wide cycle lanes). After seeing us poring over maps and leaflets at breakfast the helpful receptionist came up with some personal recommendations for things to see and do, and was delighted when we reported back after a successful day's sightseeing.
The first morning we walked across Coronado Beach Bridge to the coastal barrier island forming the other half of New Smyrna Beach. Here the focal point is Canal Street, another delightful road filled with small businesses. For anyone who's had their fill of America's ubiquitous fast food outlets, the majority of restaurants are family-owned and individually run. We stopped for coffee at the Little Drug Company, which was like stepping back in time. Opened in 1920, and now housed in an old theatre building, it includes a soda fountain where customers perch on retro chrome stools or sit in booths to tuck into inexpensive US favourites such as biscuits and gravy, or chocolate-topped sundaes, peanut fudge ice cream and root beer floats.
Indian River, also known as the Intracoastal Waterway, is North America's most biologically diverse estuary with more than 4,000 species of plants and animals including sea turtles, manatees, bottle nose dolphins and a wide variety of sea birds. There are several ways to explore this wildlife wonderland, including the Marine Discover Center's two-hour boat tour. Within minutes of setting out we pass small islands overflowing with pelicans perched in trees. Shortly afterwards we the first of several dolphins carve a graceful line past dense mangroves, some with calves alongside mimicking the mother's movements. The captain explains how they have adapted to living in the shallow river system, with a constant supply of fish delivered by the tides, rather than head out to sea.
Next day we paddle our own canoe, or to be technically correct kayak, with Paddleboard NSB run by friendly and experienced couple Erik and Laurel Lumbert who offer self-led or guided tours. Although they have an impressive success rate for introducing complete beginners to stand-up paddleboarding we went for the more relaxing option, following in the gentle wake of Laurel's paddleboard. Soon we were rewarded by the close-up sight of more dolphins.
That night we had another memorable meal at Norwood's Eatery, topped off quite literally by a nightcap in its amazing wooden treehouse bar.
When it's time to explore further afield there is Dune Park where two miles of elevated boardwalks look across to 175ft Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, the tallest in Florida. We drove there the next day, pausing to meet Nelly, the latest in the line of black and white cats that have lived there for more than 100 years, before scaling 203 steps to the top.
At the southernmost end of New Smyrna Beach is 58,000-acre Canaveral National Seashore, the longest expanse of undeveloped shore on Florida's east coast. A fantastic way to see the coastline and combine it with an out-of-this-world experience is to visit Kennedy Space Center, an hour's drive from New Smyrna. More compact and less tiring than big theme parks, it's easy to spend a day amongst awe-inspiring attractions including rockets, a new Heroes & Legends exhibit, talks by astronauts, the exhilarating Atlantis shuttle virtual ride and bus tours past launch pads and towering NASA buildings situated in the wilderness landscape.
New Smyrna Beach really is a breath of fresh air, even for travellers who are seasoned visitors to the US.
My America Holiday offers a seven-night fly drive holiday from £899pp, based on two sharing. The price includes B&B accommodation at the Hampton by Hilton New Smyrna Beach, return flights from Gatwick with Virgin Atlantic and compact car hire from Alamo with fully inclusive rental insurance. For further information call 020 8290 9751 or visit www.myamericaholiday.co.uk
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Compass and Souths Cares get working!
13 May 2013
Souths Cares, the charitable arm of the Rabbitohs, has produced a video about their partnership with the University of Sydney. Watch it now.
Last week, the University of Sydney welcomed the first cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students to visit the University through its partnership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
The partnership was forged in June last year to encourage and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to achieve their goals with a focus on education, training and employment in the South Sydney region.
"This is a priority for the University and is a part of our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education, research and engagement," said Dr Spence. "We are determined to do more to increase the number of Indigenous students and staff at the University."
General Manager of Souths Cares, the charitable arm of the Rabbitohs, Shannon Donato said: "The objective is to have them at the university experiencing university life. They will be working with indigenous postgrad students, so it's all going to be culturally relevant.
"They are going to be working with them on a health promotion campaign, a health promotion clip that they can go back and deliver in their schools and their communities.
"I'm hoping it will light a spark that will drive them to success at university."
The workshop last week was the first of five workshops the students will participate in. The final workshop will be in October when they will launch the health promotion clip they produced.
The University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) Professor Shane Houston, a Gangulu man from central Queensland, said: "This agreement opens the way for us to work with the Rabbitohs to promote the benefits of education and healthy lifestyles. These students will in turn become positive role models in their communities."
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ASHLEY YOUNG believes Villa's recent ability to win ugly will stand them in good stead as they chase silverware on three fronts in 2009.
Villa's performance at Hull City on Tuesday was well below par, but a fourth own-goal in seven weeks sealed a fourth straight away win and helped Villa back into fourth place.
"Tuesday night was not a good performance by the team, and we know that,'' said Young.
"This is how things go in football and how the league has gone this season.
"A lot of wins have come in the last few minutes, like ourselves at Everton. We were just delighted to get the three points.
"Maybe the Hull players would say we didn't deserve it in the end."
Villa were also fortunate to win at West Ham with an own-goal and previously had been under intense pressure at Everton.
"When teams don't play well and still pick up points, that is the sign of a good side," said Young.
"We did that on Tuesday. We didn't play well but our team spirit got us through to the final whistle. We got the goal late on and we survived."
Villa now face a potential banana skin at Gillingham in the FA Cup on Sunday with Martin O'Neill set to name a strong side.
"We will be resting up ready for that game and will be full of confidence," said Young. "Of course I want to play on Sunday, every player does. I don't think any player doesn't want to be in the team.
"It's a squad game and the gaffer uses the squad well.
"The Champions League, Premier League and Uefa Cup are spoken about worldwide but domestically the League Cup and FA Cup are not spoken about.
"But it is another competition that we are in. We want to go and win it."
Villa have been drawn against Manchester United in four of the past seven years at the third-round stage and the fact that they have avoided them this year has given them hopes of a well overdue run in the competition.
"There's been a bit of talk among the boys that we haven't got Man Utd this year but it will be a tough game going down to Gillingham," said Young.
"We'll be on our toes though and ready for what they throw at us.
"There's always an intense atmosphere in the FA Cup. Whether you play home or away, it's a one-off game. There are a lot of upsets.
If we get off to a good start that will stand us in good stead."
Meanwhile, Martin O'Neill has dismissed reports from John Carew's agent that the player could be sidelined long-term.
"This is an injury that will take time. It is hard to say when John will be back. Maybe in February, maybe in March or later," Per Flod told the Norwegian press.
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The mobile app, My Moodle, provides access to the Web-based Moodle and also adds several features specific to the mobile version, like the ability to capture audio on the user's iPhone and upload it to the full Moodle site.
Moodle is a widely adopted open source learning management system that supports both small and large deployments (with several sites well beyond 100,000 users) and includes course management tools, various Web 2.0 technologies, online assessments, integration with plagiarism detection tools, integration with repositories and electronic portfolio software, and other features common to learning management systems. It's used by about 1.1 million teachers and more than 45 million users via 55,000 sites worldwide. Those users participate in some 4.9 million total courses as of this writing. (Current statistics can be found on Moodle's project site.)
As Moodle's developers described it, My Moodle isn't a replacement for the Moodle interface; rather, it just provides some additional tools tailored specifically for mobile users. These include the ability to:
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Last week, the Senegalese government cancelled all fishing permits for foreign "pelagic trawlers," large fishing vessels that drag nets below the surface of the ocean.
This should remind leaders that with political will and courage, they can change things and shape the future of their people for the better. Our work to make this decision permanent in Senegal continues, as does our work to make sure that the European CFP (Common Fisheries Policy) reform process works for all Europeans, not just powerful fishing interests.
Greenpeace ship's Arctic Sunrise arrives in Dakar welcomed by a flotilla of local fishermen on their pirogue boats. Banner reads in English : "Welcome Arctic Sunrise " West African waters including those of Senegal have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by local communities. The scientific community recognizes that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africa's marine resources. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.02/15/2012
The timely decision by our government here is a huge step forward in the struggle to end overfishing by foreign ships in Senegal, and throughout the West African region, where foreign trawlers, especially from Europe, plunder our waters of fish having already exhausted their own.
For nearly a year now, Greenpeace has been leading an intense campaign to convince the Senegalese government cancel the fishing permits. Not only do these permits lack a strong legal basis, they also pose a serious threat to the livelihood of millions of Senegalese who rely on fish for jobs and food.
Greenpeace undertook numerous initiatives including a project entitled "My voice, my future", which included a march alongside small-scale fishing communities, an online petition, political lobbying, and of course, sending our ship Arctic Sunrise to take action and document the oceans crisis unfolding in Senegalese waters.
Greenpeace has been working around the world to stop the plunder of African's waters by foreign vessels. In Europe, numerous Greenpeace offices are demanding that the current CFP reform process include measures to keep EU vessels from plundering foreign waters and mechanisms to rescue Europe's oceans.
After meeting with Greenpeace representatives as a candidate, Macky Sall, now Senegal's president, publicly declared that he would put an end to the pillaging of Senegalese waters by foreign fishing boats. He has now fulfilled the process, a move that gives us hope that a new generation of politicians putting the interests of all of us above their own may be upon us here in Senegal.
We hope that this inspires politicians to not stand by as Africa's valuable fish are taken from us. West African waters remain a favourite target for foreign fishing boats, which often use destructive fishing gear that take more than just fish, often with the complicity of other leaders in the region.
We will keep you posted on how our work to reform fisheries laws – for the benefit of all of us, not just large-scale fishing industries - in Europe and here in Africa continues
Raoul Monsembula is a Greenpeace Africa oceans campaigner based in Dakar, Senegal.
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Fantasy Cards RT - free Online TCG Follow @fantasy_cards
What is Fantasy Cards RT?
Fantasy Cards RT is (probably) the first real time online TCG (Trading Card Game). It is a tcg, you can play online in your browser. Build your own decks and eventually even your own cards. It's, however, not finished yet. This online tcg is still an (alpha version).
- Online TCG: Play it online any time
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- Customizable: Build your own deck
- Free to play: no costs at all!
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What's an online tcg?
TCG means trading card game. Another term is ccg, which means customizable or collectible card game. In a tcg/ccg each player builds (customizes) his own deck of cards. Because all players play with other cards, there is a lot of variety in game play. Each card has specific features and abilities you can put to use. You build your deck with a specific strategy and then beat your opponents by tactics on the field.
But why is it called trading card game / online tcg?
Usually each player owns his own collection of cards. In order to get better
cards, you trade with other people. There is, however, no trading available
in Fantasy Cards RT yet. At the moment you do not even have a collection.
But this will change soon.
Since it's an online tcg, you don't play with real cards. It is played online in the browser instead. The good news is, you don't need to download a client first. You can start immediately in your browser. You can even try the game, without signing up first.
When will Fantasy Cards RT be complete?
It will never be complete - in that sense. As an online tcg it is a living project. As long as it is online, there will always be something new.
So, when will it become fully playable?
Fantasy Cards RT is currently alpha. But it will go to beta status, as soon as there are enough features for a full playing experience. Since it is an hobby effort, we can't say exactly when this will happen. You can check back any time. Everything that is ready will instantly go online.


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Buth Kuddeh, roughly meaning rice shop in Sinhala, a place where you can get a cheap, good, rice and curry meal in any Sri Lankan town.
Think of this site as your virtual buth kuddeh. Come in and sit a spell. Browse the recipes, the Sri Lankan cooking guide, and anything else that takes your fancy. Maybe go cook something you find that takes yer fancy. Or check out places I reckon will give you a good South Asian feed in my home town of Sydney, Australia, and wherever my stomach happens to be when I have a meal worth celebrating.
'We're all full of gastronomy. Turn on a TV anywhere and you will see an idiot with a spoon. Every newspaper and magazine has recipes and photos of a dish taken from above like a cadaver; it's a form of onanism and is masturbatory. We must normalise food rather than put it on a pedestal.'
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If you're going to dance, the saying goes, you're going to have to pay the piper. Well, with some pharmaceutical assistance, I've been "dancing" and the piper has his hand out.
I've previously referred to Provigil as my "trade-show drug" — to say that it could get me through a few days, like when I need to attend a trade show. More properly, however, I should call it a "loan shark drug" as it demands interest of me far beyond the rates others pay to their personal energy bank.
Now I get maybe a day or a day and a half before the thugs come to collect on my debt.
Yet again, I am forced to adjust how I respond to my multiple sclerosis. I could formerly almost pretend that MS didn't tap me like a vampire with an IV bag. There was always a payback, but my loan shark has upped his rates and his collectors have gotten bigger, uglier, and meaner.
I might not have found this out had I not scheduled two events back-to-back with long drives, high altitudes, and early wake-up calls. This morning, as I sit on line for a Washington State Ferry to take me across Puget Sound well before the sun will brighten the mountain tops of the Cascades behind me, I can feel the breath of the ugly bastards on my neck, and they've already slipped heavy chains around my ankles.
It will be a forearm crutch day. It may be a day that I have to excuse myself and slip into the car for a kip. It will be a day which I must perform, and I've little doubt that my loan shark will give me a few hours in which to do so. It will only be hours though, not the full day, and I'm just going to have to get done what I can and accept that as my day's maxim.
I don't do this often (that should read, "I can't do this often") anymore... I have to admit that I don't think I want to do it anymore — it hurts too much.
I feel not unlike a film character who can't seem to get out from under a gambling habit and is forever trying to "win big" to pay off his bookie and the "creative financier" who helped him dig his own grave of debt and despair.
I'm known to say that "MS didn't teach me anything, but I've been a good student" as a way of saying that I've learned much from this disease. I guess, today, I'm admitting to (you and) myself that I haven't learned enough and that it's about time that I allowed this one to sink in. If not, I'll be no good to anyone... myself Included.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
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SUNDAY, April 7, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers applying 21st-century science to investigate a collection of 19th-century medicines discovered that the antique jars held both noxious and promising potions once sold as quick cures for everything from commonplace to dreaded diseases.
The colorful collection of old and ornate medicine jars was stored in the back halls of the Henry Ford Museum, in Dearborn, Mich., as part of the facility's "Health Aids" collection.
Mark Benvenuto, a professor of chemistry at the University of Detroit, Mercy, worked with undergraduate students to analyze the contents of 25 of the containers. Using X-ray fluorescence for the solid materials and nuclear magnetic resonance for the liquids, they spent only about five minutes per container to identify each container's chemical content, he said.
The results of their findings are slated to be presented April 7 at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.
The medication labels revealed little about what was inside: Hollister's Golden Nugget Tablets, Dr. F.G. Johnson's French Female Pills, Reynolds and Parmley's Female Health Restorative, and DeBell's Kidney Pills.
But Benvenuto discovered a wide range of ingredients in the containers, including heavy metals such as mercury, lead and silver; calcium and zinc; manganese and potassium, and arsenic. Five samples contained radioactive thorium.
While the presence of some of the heavy metals may be due to contamination from their storage containers, arsenic and mercury were known to be common treatments for syphilis, Benvenuto said. Lead tastes sweet, so it may have been added to medicine to make it more palatable, he added.
The medications were typically sold by physicians in stores, by mail or in traveling medicine shows, long before clinical trials and U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval were required to ensure the safety and effectiveness of treatments, Benvenuto explained. They were called "patent medications," but the term referred to the fact they were created by individuals and considered to be trade secrets, not officially registered with the U.S. patent office, he noted.
"These medications represent a first step toward the medical establishment we have today," said Benvenuto. "The doctors who made these medicines were systematically going at trial and error based on what seemed to make people better. Maybe some were just complete shysters and quacks who wanted to make money, but some [of the medicines] were apparently worthwhile."
Why were such powerful ingredients used in these medications?
Government historian Michael Sappol, of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, explained that the strong treatments were necessary to help a patient believe the medication was having an impact. "Drugs were made to make you experience something so you'd feel healed or treated," he explained. "The medicine probably wouldn't have had a healing effect on your body except as a placebo effect."
And, Benvenuto added, the ornate medicine bottles with elegant lettering and fascinating names probably added to the perceived value of the medication for consumers. "Some were just gorgeous; that possibly added to the perception the drugs worked," he noted.
While it's tempting to see these antique medications as quack cures, Sappol said it was important to understand that the ongoing development of these drugs was part of a good physician's process of testing and evaluating treatments.
"If you went to a regular doctor in 1885 and said you thought you had syphilis, that doctor would probably give you mercury and some other stuff," he explained. "And a quack doctor might also give you mercury. So you have to be very careful in making the distinction between quack medicine and regular medicine. We all know it's a fine line."
Just as physicians in the 19th century responded to consumer demand for quick fixes, doctors today are often sensitive to the same sort of requests, Sappol added. "Doctors now want to know if something worked, and if you say it hasn't, they try something else. In some ways, the medicine we have now is a legacy of that time," he said.
Benvenuto suggested that modern consumers shouldn't be too smug about how the state of medicine today compares to the 19th century.
"I wonder what chemists studying our medications 100 or 200 years from now might think about us," he said.
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A supply chain management (SCM) system is a set of software solutions that manages and oversees the flow of goods, data, and finances as a product or service moves from point of origin to its final destination. Supply chain activities encompass procurement, product lifecycle management (PLM), supply chain planning (SCP), logistics and order management.
A complete, end-to-end supply chain management system includes the material handling and software packages for all the parties who work together to create the product, fulfill orders, and keep track of information including suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, transportation providers, logistics providers, and retailers.
You could say that supply chains have been around since ancient times, when the origins of what would become linear supply chains moved products from the point of origin to the point of distribution.
Along the way, trade networks and routes multiplied. Shipping lanes opened. Ports were created. Railroads were built. Communication was streamlined to help supply chain management processes flow more efficiently. Over time, these simple supply networks would evolve to become more sophisticated and complex SCM models.
For generations, these various supply chain solutions remained isolated specialties—managed by specialized professionals who worked at making their particular process or system more efficient. Enter computers, which brought on-premises SCM solutions that automated and optimized SCM processes, enabling supply chains to scale and begin to meet the growing demands of globalization. These early supply chain solutions, while part of an overall distribution network, remained isolated in separate silos.
Traditional SCM solutions were created for every supply chain activity that exists, including production planning, product lifecycle management, supply chain planning, procurement, logistics, order management, and maintenance management. No part of the supply chain ecosystem was left untouched.
While traditional supply chain solutions met the early challenges of a globally minded and burgeoning world economy, they eventually reached their limits. Goods and information could not cross easily from one part of a supply chain to the next without a lot of manual effort—and a high potential for errors. Inventory visibility and transportation management across the supply chain were limited by systems that were not integrated. Organizations needed more insight with real-time views across the entire supply chain.
The arrival of the internet changed the way traditional supply chain systems worked. A more dynamic, customer-focused marketplace demanded smarter and more agile ways of working. Waiting for goods to be transported from a manufacturer to a showroom had become a consumer option. And linear supply chain solutions took too long. Consumers wanted to interact with products at any link of the value chain.
In this new, demand-driven economy, the supply chain operating model was turned outside-in. At this point, the supply chain is not a chain anymore; the supply chain management system has evolved into a collection of webs—disparate webs that can be accessed 24 hours a day. At the center of these webs are consumers waiting for their orders to be fulfilled.
Today's best supply chain strategies call for a demand-driven operating model that can bring together all the people, processes, and technology around integrated capabilities.
Cloud technology is fast becoming the go-to IT model for SCM. For a lower cost and with minimal risk, the cloud enables the transformation of a supply chain into a digital and scalable solution—integrated and ready for the connected marketplace. With improved inventory visibility, businesses can spot opportunities for growth and profit, and then take full advantage of them quickly, securely, and cost-effectively. Cloud SCM also enables businesses to access intelligent data and predictive analytics from the Internet of Things (IoT). Extending these capabilities to your employees and business partners makes everyone more efficient, accurate, and collaborative in their work—helping them deliver better business results.
As more and more companies transform their supply chain systems by moving to complete, secure, and connected cloud-based suites, the benefits are becoming more evident. They include:
A complete, fully converged, integrated suite of cloud-based supply chain management solutions consists of the following components:
In a changing business landscape, the old supply chain management paradigm isn't up to the challenge. Supply chain professionals need to stop thinking of their supply chains as cost centers to be managed and made more efficient. Instead, think of your supply chain as a business advantage—with the potential to differentiate your company from the competition.
Given the value of ecommerce and its forecast for growth, businesses should refocus their efforts on aligning digitally connected purchasing with their own digitally connected solution. In other words, businesses should match their technology to their business model. A modern business requires a modern supply chain.
Today's leading-edge supply chain management systems are end-to-end product suites that help businesses manage and optimize their supply chains as one complete ecosystem. Because they are fully integrated cloud technologies, these systems enable 100 percent visibility across the supply chain and scale up or down to react to market reality. With a modern, demand-driven supply chain, you can meet the challenges of increased buyer expectations, shorter product life cycles, and fluctuating demand.


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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Horseshoe Location FAQ
Horseshoe Location FAQ by gamefreaksl
Version: 2.0 | Updated: 12/04/07
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Created By: gamefreaksl
Created: 11/7/04
Last update: 12/4/07
12/4/07: Updated the links.... Once again.
7/9/06: Updated the links.... Again.
12/18/05: Updated email and links.
12/21/04: Updated more links, added a few little things.
12/4/04: Updated links.
11/19/04: Added the pictures link.
11/15/04: Fixed a few things and added Tokay's pictures.
11/10/04: Fixed a lot of slight mistakes. Added some details*thanks to ross*
11/8/04: Corrected an error in #38.
1. The Horseshoes
Map of all the horseshoes:
Horseshoes can be found all over Las Venturas. So if you can't get to Los
Venturas yet just wait until you can to collect these.
Tip: Use the jetpack. It makes thing a lot freakin' easier. If you havn't beat
got to that part of the game yet you can alwasy spwan one. ;) The code is Up,
Down, Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Up, Down, Left, Right. If you use the jetpack
just ignore all the stuf about sky diving and using helicopters.
1. We'll start with north Las Venturas. In the northwest corner you should
see a double wide highway that goes under a road. Head towards that. Once
you get to the underpass head east on the road towards Las Venturas. You should
see a "Welcome to fabulous Las Venturas" sign in between the two roads. The
horseshoe is under the sign.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/1.jpg
2. Northeast from horseshoe 1 is Prickle Pine. At the very west road is a rail
road crossing. Facing south from the crossing on the porch of the first house
on the right is the horseshoe.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/2.jpg
3. North from horseshoe 2 is the golf course. Make your way to the front of
the building, There should be a parking lot to your right. Got to the parking
lot then climb onto the roof of the building. Head straight and to the right of
the first peak is the horseshoe.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/3.jpg
4. One block east of #3 is a little apartment/motel strip with a pool in the
center. The horseshoe is in the north end of the pool.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/4.jpg
5. Just east of #4 is some tennis courts. The horseshoe is in the last cage on
the right.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/5.jpg
6. Its inside the K.A.C.C. Military Base. You'll need a military vehicle to
get into the base. Once you get in head go to the north building by the
container-crane*thanks to El Gordo for pointing this out*and go out the other
side of the building. The horseshoe should be to your left in a corner.
*Its between the northern buildings* You go right by the horseshoe in the
mission "Up, Up, and Away!" *thanks DC*
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/6.jpg
7. South from the military base is a little strip mall with three clothe
places, a pizza places and a Clucken Bell. Follow the side walk south then
it will turn north east. Keep following the sidewalk around the building until
you see the horseshoe.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/7.jpg
8. Across the highway from the strip mall is a big building with a hedge around
it. Climb over the hedge and go north and up the stairs then turn left and go
up some more stairs. You should see a small pool that looks like a guitar.
The horseshoe is in the pool. There is also an oyster under the diving
board. ;)
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/8.jpg
9. GO north of 8 to get on the train tracks. Follow the train tracks south into
a tunnel. The horseshoe in in the middle of the track inside the tunnel.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/9.jpg
10. Southwest from the entrance to the tunnel where 9 was found on a corner is
a red heart shaped sign that says, "Erotic" on it. Pull a car up to the
building next to the sign and use it to get on the roof. The horseshoe is at
the back of the roof.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/10.jpg
11. West of the pizza place in Roca Escalante is a church. West from there is a
parking lot with a wall on the west side. The horseshoe is on the other side of
the wall.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/11.jpg
12. South of the church by #11 is a gas station. The horseshoe is behind the
gas station.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/12.jpg
13. You need a helicopter for this one. Its just west of #12 on top of a tall
Tip: *thanks door knob* The building also has a parachute on it.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/13.jpg
14. East of the gym in redsands east is a train hard billboard. Go to the
billboard and jump over the wall. The horseshoe is at the north tip of the
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/14.jpg
15. You need a helicopter for this one. Its on top of the building east of the
gym south of the train hard billboard.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/15.jpg
16. About one block west of the gym in Redsands East is a white building with
a hedge going around it. Pull up a car and climb on the roof. The horse is
around the middle of the roof.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/16.jpg
17. About 2 blocks West of the gym in redsands East Is a steakhouse. There is a
hedge on the North side of the steakhouse you can use to climb onto the roof.
Head west towards the casino sign and the horseshoe is on the south edge of
that ledge.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/17.jpg
18. Northwest of #17 is a big area with one of those container-cranes again to
the north follow the street around to the west side until the road curves. There
should be a tree by the curve Park a car by the wall close to the tree and
climb the wall. Then climb onto the blocks. The horseshoe is right to your
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/18.jpg
19. Follow the road around from #18 until you see a parking lot. The horseshoe
is on the right wall at the entrance to the parking lot. Use a car to reach it.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/19.jpg
20. Almost straight south from 14 and 15 is an alley way with a white fence
blocking it. Climb over the fence and the horseshoe is ant the south end of the
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/20.jpg
21. In between the tattoo place and a binco store on the strip is a motel.
Right after you go into the parking area of the motel is an little area that you
can climb. Climb it then jump onto the over pass thing. Head south then climb
onto the next level. Head over to the motel sign then face west. You should see
two different ways to go. Take the left pathway and follow it around the
building to find the horseshoe.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/21.jpg
22. You need a helicopter for this one. one block east from 21 is a casino to
buy/save point if you already bought it. head half a block east from the corner
of the casino and you should see a casino sign on the roof. The horseshoe is
right in front of the sign.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/22.jpg
23. South of the Clucken Bell in Old Venturas Strip is Venturas Steaks
Drive-Thru Sign. Use a car to climb onto it and the horseshoe is on the south
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/23.jpg
24. Just west of 23 is a parking garage. Its at the end of an alley at the west
end of the garage.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/24.jpg
25. About one and a half blocks south from the tattoo parlor on the Strip is
the visage. It has a big waterfall/pound area out front. The horseshoe is
under one of the waterfalls.
Tip: *thanks door knob* It is on the rocks not in the water.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/25.jpg
26. You need a helicopter for this one. Just southeast of 25 is a building with
a carnival type roof. Land on the roof and the horseshoe is on the west side of
the roof.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/26.jpg
27. You need a helicopter for this one. East of 26 is a mall with a zip store
at thenorth end. Land your helicopter on top of the zip store. Be very careful
and try to jump onto the little ledge in front of the zip store to find the
horseshoe on the east end of the ledge.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/27.jpg
28. This one is very tricky to get. almost directly east from the last one is a
victim billboard. The horseshoe is on the east side of the billboard, but the
only way to get to it is from above. So if you have a jet pack this one will be
easy for you, but if your like me and haven't beat the game yet you going to
need a helicopter(I suggest a maverick). Now it took me a loooooooong time
get this one so just be paintent. Now try to land the helicopter on the east
end of the billboard(its easier trust me) It may take a few tries. Once you
land get out of the helicopter and hope you stay on the signs. If you fall
off just try again. But if your unlucky like me you might fall in between the
signs. Now you have to walk all the way around to get the horseshoe. I suggest
crouching, if you move slower you have a better chance of not falling off. Now
just walk around to the east end to grab the horseshoe.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/28.jpg
29. GO to Pirates in men's Pants on the strip. The is a big rock with a skull
on it in the water. The horseshoe is it the vines on the north side of the
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/29.jpg
30. Just north of The camel's toe. Is a parking garage. Enter from the south
side and to your left is a ramp. Go up the ramp and turn right. Pass the first
road and then go up the next ramp. Turn right again ,but this time take the
first right(not the ramp) And go all the way to the end and turn left. The
horseshoe is in the corner.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/30.jpg
31. GO to The Camel's toe and get a car. Use the car to climb the wall of the
little road surrounding the pyramid. Climb the pyramid all the way to the very
top to find the horseshoe.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/31.jpg
32. You need a helicopter or a plane for this one. Surrounding the Camel's Toe
this little ledge. Its too high off the ground to jump onto. and its almost
impossible to land a helicopter on. So I suggest sky-driving. Get a helicopter
or a plane and fly over to the east side of the Camel's Toe. Jump out and try
to land on the little ledge. It may take a few tries, but you'll get it
eventually. Once you land on the ledge head over to the middle of the east side
of the ledge to find the horseshoe.
Tip: *thanks JunkyQ* You can get this one with a bicycle. If you bunny hop on
the west side (on the statue) you can get on that ledge and walk to the
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/32.jpg
33. You need a helicopter for this one. South of the camel's toe is Come-A-Lot.
In between the two buildings of Come-A-Lot are Some castle like towers. At the
north end is a short flat top tower. The horseshoe is on this tower.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/33.jpg
34. You need a helicopter for this one. At the southwest end of Come-A-Lot is
a sign with two castle like points on the top. The horseshoe is in between
the two points. You can try and land a helicopter in between the two points,
but that can be dangerous. I suggest hovering above the sign then jumping
out. Hopefully you will have a parachute so you can get down safely.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/34.jpg
35. Two blocks east of 33 is some small buildings. The building you want is in
the middle row of the south block. Its on the east side. Behind the buildingAre
some stairs. Use them to get on top of the building. You should now see some
more stairs and three little balconys. The horshoe is on the middle balcoiny.
Use the second set os stairs to get on the other roof so you can drop down into
the middle balcony to grab the horseshoe.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/35.jpg
36. A couple blocks south of 35 is a church. Use a car to climb onto the roof.
The horseshoe is behind the point.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/36.jpg
37. East from the church and over the highway and train tracks is some
buildings with a fence around them. The south most building looks like its used
for truck loading. Go behind it and the houseshoe is on the second dumpster.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/37.jpg
38. Just south of Come-A-Lot is a road that goes over the highway and leads
into some houses. Ther horseshoe is behind the first house on the right.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/38.jpg
39. Come in on the road that you did on in 38 only this time pass the first
street. Turn right on the next street that you can. Pass two houses and the
third house on your right should be green. The horseshoe is behind this house.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/39.jpg
40. You need a helicopter for this one. It the southwest corner of the four
dragons casion there is a part of the building that is lower then the rest.
Land your helicopter on this part. This horseshoe is in the corner of this
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/40.jpg
41. Go under the highway thats leaveing Las Venturas and heading south toward
Los Santos. The horseshoe is on the ledge of the first support.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/41.jpg
42. Just west of 41 is the blackfield chapel. Just walk up the big triangle on
the east side of the chapel and the horseshoe is behind it.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/42.jpg
43. Just north of the blackfield chapel is the Lva Freight Depot. The horseshoe
is on the east loading dock on the south side of the sourtern most building.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/43.jpg
44. North of 43 In the Lva Freight Depot is a yellow building that says Sumo on
it.*its in the soutwestern corner on the southeast loading docks* The
horseshoe is on the south side of this building.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/44.jpg
45. West of The Lva Freight Depot is Greenglass College. It has a big grass
area out front. The horseshoe is on the platform in the middle of the grass
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/45.jpg
46. Behind the main building of the Las Venturas Airport is a little part of
the building that sticks out. It is in the exact middle of the building. The
horseshoe is on the south side of the part of the building that sticks out.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/46.jpg
47. On the north end of the airport runway there is a bi 69 painted on the
runway. The horseshoe is to the east of the 69 in plain sight.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/47.jpg
48. The horseshoe is in plain sight close to the northwest corner of the Las
Venturas Airport.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/48.jpg
49. West from 48 is what looks like one of those telephones that they put on
the side of pay phones(on the map). The horseshoe is in the bushes of the
northern part(the ear piece).
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/49.jpg
50. A couple blocks north of 49 is two red & white buildings with a white wall
with barb wire on the top surrounding them. There also is a crane sitting out
front. The horseshoe is behind the southern most building.
Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/50.jpg
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Picture: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh310/gtahorseshoes/rewards.jpg
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Lindsay Lohan just lost her biggest defender.
The 24-year-old "Mean Girls" star and her Santa Monica-based lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, have parted ways just two days after a judge sentenced Lohan to 90 days in the slammer, according to reports.
"I can confirm [Holley] is not representing Lindsay at this point," Lohan's New York lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, told the New York Daily News.
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Ovadia said she did not know the reasons for the split, which was first reported by TMZ. But Ovadia said Lohan was "in the process of hiring new counsel."
A Los Angeles Sheriff's spokesperson told People that the office received a call Wednesday from "a female identifying herself as Tiffany Feder-Cohen," who self-identified herself as Lohan's new lawyer. Feder-Cohen's office did not return the magazine's phone calls.
On Tuesday, Beverly Hills judge Marsha Revel ordered Lohan to surrender July 20 to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence plus 90 days in rehab for violating probation by failing to attend required alcohol education classes.
News of the Holley's departure came hours after the lawyer spoke out against what she called Lohan's unusually "harsh" sentence.
"Ms. Lohan and I are extremely disappointed in the sentence handed down by Judge Revel. We believe that the penalty is far harsher than what others would have received under similar circumstances," Holley told People in a statement. "The reality is that Ms. Lohan, like most defendants, had to balance work commitments with court requirements."
She added: "To be punished so severely for doing so, particularly in light of the fact that she substantially complied with each of her probationary conditions, is harsh and unfair."
Holley also dismissed criticism of Lohan's decision to stencil "F--- U" on her fingernail before heading into court, an act Lohan later described as a "joke" unrelated to her court case.
"With respect to Ms. Lohan's nails, the fact is, the words could barely be seen by the naked eye," Holley told People. "That a courtroom camera, purportedly there to accurately chronicle the proceedings, would use a telephoto lens to zoom in as it did to Ms. Lohan's fingernail is a commentary on the entire issue."


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Hi, new player (22) i have played this deck in DT [Hugo - Avola- Edd -Spiaghi -Oscar - Ficcanaso -Prince Jr- Filomena]
now i have some new card and some clintz put aside, for DT what do you suggest me? keeping straight whit this deck (maybe mona over hugo and sharon over ficcanaso) or playng a mono uppers7hugo - uppers? and in the case of the uppers witch deck will be good? i aldredy have Nellie dorian and jonas


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Jeff Fabry misses semifinal round, perseveres for gold medal
At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Jeff Fabry became the first gold medalist for USA Archery in the Olympic or Paralympic Games since 1996.
Highlighted by the London 2012 Paralympic Games, called the greatest Games ever by International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven, 2012 was a thrilling year for the Paralympic Movement in the United States and around the globe. Records were broken and legacies were made. From Dec. 20-31, USParalympics.org will unveil the Top 12 moments of 2012 for U.S. Paralympics in chronological order.
London's Royal Artillery Barracks was the scene of one of the most dramatic contests of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After shattering his bow in the semifinals on Sept. 3, Jeff Fabry prevailed to make it to the gold medal match where he became the first American archer to win a Paralympic Games gold since 1984.
"On the follow-through [from the last shot of second set] the bow slipped out of my hand. As soon as the cam [the pulley device] hit the ground, the strings went," Fabry explained. It was then that a win, which would give him an appearance in the gold medal contest, seemed unlikely.
In the semifinal match of the men's compound W1 against Norbert Murphy of Canada, Fabry was seemingly in control of the set 3-1. He won the first set handily and dramatically shot a 10 point bulls-eye on the final shot of the second set to tie. On that final shot, Fabry's bow slipped and crashed to the ground.
"I normally do have a second bow and I always bring it with me," he said. "But I had left it in the tent and I didn't know if they (the officials) were going to give me the time."
With a trip to the gold medal match on the line, Fabry was without a functional bow. After conferencing with his coach, Fabry frantically made his way back to the practice facility to retrieve his backup bow.
In the meantime, the match went on without him. Murphy scored an eight on his first shot.
No sign of Fabry.
His shot clock ran down to zero and he was awarded no points.
Murphy aimed and fired off his second shot. Once again, eight points. Another zero for Fabry who was still nowhere to be found when his 20 second shot timer expired again.
Murphy took his third and final shot of the set and awaited Fabry's return. Fabry made it back to the shooting line just as the horn sounded to end of his third turn. Not only was he was unable to make a shot in the third round, he was not even able to attempt one.
Fabry started off the fourth round right where he left off before the bow woes. He won the round 27-26 and finished off the eventual London 2012 Paralympic Games bronze medalist Murphy in the fourth round with a score of 27-22.
Not a bad win for someone who missed an entire round.
"That's about as much excitement as I want to have," he said. "I'm just happy to get through that match."
In the gold medal match, Fabry faced off against the defending gold medalist from the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, David Drahoninsky of the Czech Republic. After winning the first set by shooting three 10s for a score of 30-29, Fabry dropped the second set 29-26.
Fabry bounced back and secured the gold medal by winning the fourth and fifth sets, both by scores of 29-27. "We came here and did hard work and got the job finished," Fabry said.
It is the first gold medal for USA Archery in the Olympic or Paralympic Games since 1996.
"I have achieved another step on the archery platform," said Fabry, who won bronze at the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. "Winning gold has taken me three (Paralympic) Games so I'm proud."
Jamie M. Blanchard contributed to this report.


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dear readers I have done my researches and still un-able to solve this program so please I need someone to help me or even solve it but as I think we must use semaphores, forks and pipes that's what I think but not understanding how to start am not good in C language... thanks for all.
We are requested to implement a code cracking system. The system will deploy four processes (p1,p2,p3 & p4) to try to guess the password of an encrypted code.
For encryption, we consider that the formula is: C = P XOR K, where
C = encrypted code
P = plain text
K = key
For decryption the formula is: P = C XOR K. So, your program will try to find K using this formula. The XOR operator is ^.
Given an encrypted code C and plain code P your program should deploy three processes to try and find the key used to encrypt the plain code. These three processes will be under the control of process P1.
All processes will send their results to process P1 and process P1 will terminate the three processes and display the encryption key and decrypted text once any of the three processes finds the key.
For simplicity we will consider that we have the original number P stored in a file called plain.txt and the encrypted code is stored in a file called cipher.txt. Consider that only numbers are stored in these files and they have a range between 0 and 100000000.
So we have P and C your program should find the key K. Consider that K is a positive number between 0 and 1000000.


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Obituary: Chad Robert Smith Sr.
Chad Robert Smith Sr., 50, lost his battle to cancer on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013.
Chad was born in Inglewood, Calif. on June 3, 1962 to Gary Robert Smith and Gabrielle Paya Beim Smith. Chad grew up in Vista, California where he played football at Vista High School. He graduated from Vista High School in 1980, and from Feather River College in 1982 with a degree in Forestry. He was married to Dawnda Lynn Smith on June 9, 1989.
Chad and his wife Dawnda were the founders of Smith Crane and Rigging and Summit Crane, and long time residents of the Tahoe area. In his spare time, Chad loved camping, fishing, visiting his vacation home in Mexico, and spending time with his family. He was an avid San Diego Chargers fan; he watched football every chance he got.
Chad and Dawnda lived on Donner Summit for a number of years, and also lived in Truckee. After that they moved to Virginia City, Lake Arrowhead and then most recently, they lived in Markleeville.
A graveside service was held in Genoa, Nev. on Friday, Feb. 1.


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Your hard mint is the orange Popsicle of the candy world. Not quite candy, not quite mouthwash, the clear mint is often overlooked and misunderstood.
Among the remains in an old bag of wrappers from Irish Fest were some Fox's Glacier Mints, and what a lovely surprise they were.
The crystal color and mellow mint taste were appealing, working as both an emergency cover up and candy. Easy to crunch and pulverize, I rank Fox's mints high among the last-to-be-eaten candy type.
Some of us need a breath mint more than others. Especially on a rainy, muggy weekend filled with relatives housed in close quarters.
Roscoe's brother Leo (pictured above) and cousin Clara (below) were staying over. Much like Vince Young, Roscoe needed to get out and watch the Packer game down by the pub, I mean grab a little me time.
Both Clara and Leo reminded Roscoe of their "no dog left behind" policy, but Roscoe reminded them it wasn't his policy unless he was the dog being left behind.
He was ready to hit the trail as soon as I rolled into the driveway.
Where's a corn dog? Whaddya mean you're a wet corn dog doncha get it?
Meanwhile, back at dog central, Leo was mesmerized by the sound of whipping cream coming from the kitchen.


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How could I really forget to make a tutorial on "how to draw Nala easy", step by step when I have done her best friend and foe? Well, that's definitely not going to happen. Today you will be getting a lesson that will show you how easy it can be when drawing Nala. As all you Lion King fans know, Nala is not only Simba's best buddy growing up, she is also his love interest later in the movie. I love Nala, I think she is beautiful and I also think that you guys will have a blast drawing her. If you have been waiting for an easy type of tutorial that can help you draw Lion King lions, look no further because here is another. Thanks for joining me guys, I will be back soon. Adios for now!
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Forum Post: Will the United States still exist in a thousand years? Part I
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Formerly - Will the United States still be here in a thousand years? Part I
The Declaration of Independence should be read and recited in English every 4th of July before the fireworks display begins. (To ensure that it will be.)
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. (etc.)"
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United States, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the newly formed United States, France, Netherlands, Spain, and Mysore on the other. The main result was an American victory and European recognition of the independence of the United States, with mixed results for the other powers.
The war was the result of the political American Revolution. The British Parliament insisted it had the right to tax colonists to finance the colonies' military defense, which had become increasingly expensive due to the French and Indian Wars. The colonies argued that they already spent much through local government to maintain their place in the British Empire, with Benjamin Franklin appearing before the British Parliament testifying "The Colonies raised, clothed, and paid, during the last war, near twenty-five thousand men, and spent many millions." The colonists claimed that, as they were British subjects, imposing laws in Parliament upon the colonists, and particularly taxation without representation, was illegal. The American colonists formed a unifying Continental Congress and a shadow government in each colony, though at first wishing to remain in the Empire and loyal to the Crown.
France, Spain and the Dutch Republic all secretly provided supplies, ammunition and weapons to the revolutionaries starting early in 1776. By June 1776 the Americans were in full control of every state, but then the British Royal Navy captured New York City and made it their main base. The war became a standoff. The Royal Navy could occupy other coastal cities for brief periods, but the rebels controlled the countryside, where 90 percent of the population lived. British strategy relied on mobilizing Loyalist militia and was never fully realized. A British invasion from Canada in 1777 ended in the capture of the British army at the Battles of Saratoga.
The British spent about £80 million and ended with a national debt of £250 million, which it easily financed at about £9.5 million a year in interest. The French spent 1.3 billion livres (about £56 million). Their total national debt was £187 million, which they could not easily finance; over half the French national revenue went to debt service in the 1780s. The debt crisis became a major enabling factor of the French Revolution as the government could not raise taxes without public approval. The United States spent $37 million at the national level plus $114 million by the states. This was mostly covered by loans from France and the Netherlands, loans from Americans, and issuance of an increasing amount of paper money (which became "not worth a continental"). The U.S. finally solved its debt and currency problems in the 1790s when Alexander Hamilton spearheaded the establishment of the First Bank of the United States.
The greatest threat to United States independence today is its debt and currency problem.
Tax brackets are the divisions at which tax rates change in a progressive tax system (or an explicitly regressive tax system, although this is much rarer). Essentially, they are the cutoff values for taxable income — income past a certain point will be taxed at a higher rate.
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In the United States, with certain exceptions, individuals and corporations pay income tax on the net total of all their capital gains. Short-term capital gains are taxed at a higher rate: the ordinary income tax rate. The tax rate for individuals on "long-term capital gains", which are gains on assets that have been held for over one year before being sold, is lower than the ordinary income tax rate, and in some tax brackets there is no tax due on such gains. The tax rate on long-term gains was reduced in 1997 via the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 from 28% to 20% and again in 2003, via the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, from 20% to 15% (for individuals, whose highest tax bracket is 15% or more), or from 10% to 5% for individuals in the lowest two income tax brackets (whose highest tax bracket is less than 15%) (See progressive tax). The reduced 15% tax rate on eligible dividends and capital gains, previously scheduled to expire in 2008, was extended through 2010 as a result of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act signed into law by President Bush on May 17, 2006, which also reduced the 5% rate to 0%. Toward the end of 2010, President Obama signed a law extending the reduced rate on eligible dividends until the end of 2012.
The law allows for individuals to defer capital gains taxes with tax planning strategies such as the structured sale (ensured installment sale), charitable trust (CRT), installment sale, private annuity trust, and a 1031 exchange. The United States, unlike many other countries, taxes its citizens (with some exceptions) on their worldwide income no matter where in the world they reside. U.S. citizens therefore find it difficult to take advantage of personal tax havens. Although there are some offshore bank accounts that advertise as tax havens, U.S. law requires reporting of income from those accounts, and willful failure to do so constitutes tax evasion. Progressive taxes attempt to reduce the tax incidence of people with a lower ability-to-pay, as they shift the incidence increasingly to those with a higher ability-to-pay. The opposite of a progressive tax is a regressive tax, where the relative tax rate or burden increases as an individual's ability to pay it decreases.
In 2013, the highest tax bracket is taxed at 39.6% on income above $450K. In 1986 it was 50% on income above $175K. In 1980 it was 70% on income above $215K. In 1961 it was 90% on income above $400K. In 1944 it was 94% on income above $200K. In 1927 it as 22% on income above $64K.
The top 1% in the United States are almost untouchable today. Thirty-plus years of government dominated by the Republican Party (1970 – 2008) has left the Democratic Party weaker and disoriented. They may win elections, but what have they done in office? The Democrats today in 2013 behave like moderate Republicans of the 20th century.
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Welcome to Velo Vecchio
You've found a place to escape the world of spandex, carbon fibre, cycle computers and camelbaks. This is a place of steel, leather and wool, and of chrome and polished alloy. Talk of Italian race bikes, English touring machines, French randonneurs are all welcome here. Why here? When I was in high school in the early 50's I discovered French lightweight bicycles. I aquired a 4 speed Automoto with drop bars, a derailleur, and a leather saddle. But the temptations of 1950's high school culture and a driver's license followed by a hitch in the Coast Guard interrupted this budding affair. When my enlistment was about to expire in 1960 I started kicking motorcycle tires (Norton, Velocette) but decided first to try one of those fine lightweight bicycles. It was like I had a relapse of a tropical fever. I bought a Taurus from Freddy Morse's campus shop in Palo Alto. Then I picked up a used Cinelli track bike on which I cruised the streets of San Francisco like a proto-fixie-hipster. I traded up the Taurus for a new Ideor Asso from Oscar Juner's American Cyclery. It wasn't long before the Ideor was replaced by a Cinelli SC which I still ride. You can see it on another page.
So, if you are like me and like to talk about sew-ups, block chains, and Swiss-threaded hangers, or the Gatto brothers, Fausto Coppi, and Tommy Simpson, you've come to the right place. You can relax here and forget about the 21st century and indulge yourself in geezer talk. And you can get a peek at a time when the sport was amateur and we were just learning about road racing. Feel free to send your comments, corrections, or you own cycling stories to share.
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The Family Cinelli Page. 3 rather different machines.
The Campagnolo Gran Sport rear derailleur. The peloton's favorite in the early 60's (unless you were French).
If you were French and a randonneur, you might prefer this Huret.
Dunlop's patch kit for tubular tires provided everything necessary to repair both tube and casing.
Inside the kit.
Before t-shirts, patches were awarded to riders who completed century rides. That's actually a belt buckle on the right. The '77 patch featured Marin County's tandem aces, Otis Guy and Joe Breeze.
Top: The Stronglight 49 D was the first alloy crank widely accepted by the European pro peleton.
The cracked right crank. Fortunately, steel does not fail catastrophically like other materials. Note the TA chainring.
These Campagnolo #1037 Strada pedals are just as smooth today as they were 50 years ago.
The Campagnolo #771 saddle tool. The closed end was able to fit under the saddle to adjust the two rail clamp bolts on the seatpost. The open end fit the tension adjusting nut on Brooks saddles such as the B-17.
The Campagnolo #1432 t-wrench socket (8mm) and hex handle (6mm) fit many fasteners and adjustments on the older gruppos.
This is a Stronglight crank tool. The 15mm socket end fit the crank's bolts and the remover's hex end and holder bushing. The dogs fit the dust caps. There was also a 10cm long rod to place in the circular hole for leverage.
Woe to those who don't use Universal's bargain priced Super 68's. They actually work quite well with Mathauser pads.
Become an expert Reynolds decal spotter with this handy chart. The presence of 753 dates the publication at 1976 or later. The legendary 531 tubesets were introduced in 1935.
Vintage hydraulic brakes. I don't think this is the 'superleggera' model.


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