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text: Apple says Mountain Lion -- the latest version of OS X, which it just released today -- boasts more than 200 new features, a daunting number even by OS revision standards. Many of the additions were covered ad nauseum when Apple revealed the OS in June, but now Mountain Lion officially ships, and it's time to dig into the hidden nooks and crannies of the new desktop experience. Read More: Why Mountain Lion Just Became the Ultimate Cord-Cutting OS OS Cats: Meet the Real Mountain LionSo, while Apple's servers strain to keep up with the demand of multi-gigabyte OS downloads, take a gander at the tips we found while picking away at the minutiae of OS X 10.8. Just a word of caution before you proceed with your Mountain Lion installation: As with any major update, be sure to back up your data before you take the plunge. Also, if your computer is your main source of income, or if you're working on a large project, it's better to wait before updating. With that word of caution, let's jump right into the coolest Mountain Lion features that people aren't yet talking about. And if you have suggestions for hidden features we haven't revealed, please share them in the comments below! Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WiredAdd Twitter to Your Contacts With One Button Prior to Mountain Lion, if you wanted to associate Twitter handles with all your friends' contact information, you had to enter all those handles one contact card at a time. Luckily, those days are over, as the new OS introduces system-wide Twitter associations with a simple one-button click. After you've set up your own Twitter account, click on the Update Contacts button to add the Twitter usernames and avatars of your friends to their contact cards (the OS will do it automatically, drawing on the email addresses and phone numbers in Twitter's own database). Now you can tweet your friends from Contacts, Mail, or any other app that displays someone's name -- all it takes is a simple right-click on the name you want to mention in a tweet.Check What Your Friends Are Tweeting Now that you have all your friends' Twitter accounts plugged into your Contacts list, you can quickly see what they're tweeting whenever you're in a contact card. In the Contacts app, right-click on "Twitter" next to a contact's name and select View Tweets. The Twitter app will launch and share the latest tweets from that person's account.Send Files With Messages -- OMG GIFs! The app formerly known as iMessages (and currently called Messages) will handle file transfers up to 100MB. This is a compelling method for shuttling files when you need to quickly send some something from computer to computer (though computer-to-iPhone transfers yielded poor results with files larger than 10MB). Of course sending a 50MB file to an iPhone is ridiculous. What's not ridiculous, however, is sending animated GIF files to iPhones -- it's easier than ever. In the Finder, select a GIF, right-click on it, select Share>Message and choose the iMessage account of the person you wish to share magic with. Nothing says "Hi There!" like an animated GIF message from a friend.Find Missing Applications Don't be alarmed if you install Mountain Lion to discover a few missing apps. They haven't been lost entirely. They're hiding in a secret box, and you can find them if you know where to look. When Mountain Lion first launches and detects incompatible applications, it places the apps in a top-level directory of the startup disk called "Incompatible Software." Granted, a dialog box appears on start-up to inform you which apps don't meet the Mountain Lion seal of approval, but we're betting that most people will click the box away before reading it. This just how life works. Even better, take some time to learn which specific apps will be banished to the Incompatible Software bin. Roaring Apps maintains a vast database of OS X apps, and each piece of software is marked for its compatibility. Check this out before learning the hard way that your favorite app is appa non grata with the mountain cat.Get to Know Gatekeeper If you visit Wired on a regular basis, you probably don't need much handholding when it comes to malware avoidance. That said, a tool that limits which apps can be launched via a simple double-click might be useful for family members who tend to download and install anything they've been sent by their good friend, the Prince of Nigeria. By default, Mountain Lion limits what can be double-click-launched to the apps purchased in the Mac App Store, as well as apps that have been signed by developers. Anything else can still be launched manually if you right-click on the application, and select Open from the contextual menu. During an admittedly unscientific test of the apps in my own application folder, Only SugarSync -- a utility that syncs select folders over multiple Macs -- wouldn't open unless I right-clicked and selected Open. To change your Gatekeeper settings, head to System Preferences>Security and Privacy. Select the General tab, and click on the lock in the lower left-hand corner. After entering your password, you'll be able to change the default.Turn Dictation On Apple spent a lot of time during its WWDC keynote telling the assembled audience that voice dictation for OS X is awesome. Unfortunately, however, the feature is turned off by default. Why the automatic opt-out? We're guessing it ties into the fact that during voice dictation, your Mac sends your spoken words to Apple's servers for text translation. That's right: Just like voice dictation for iOS, the Mac version of the feature only works when your computer is connected to the Internet. If you're fine with Apple server's listening to your voice (and certainly using that data to refine its translation engine), then Dictation is as awesome as Apple says it is. You just have to opt into the service. Head to System Preferences>Dictation and Speech. Be sure to select the Dictation tab and turn the feature on. To enable dictation in any text field, select the field and double-tap the Function (fn) key. On the extended Apple keyboard, it's the key to the right and above the two delete keys. On the Apple Wireless and MacBook keyboards, it's the key in the lower left-hand corner. Just be sure to click Done when you've finished any dictation so your computer won't pick up your not-intended-for-translation conversations.Adjust Notification Center Timing Ah, the new Mountain Lion notification center. It's as if the familiar iPhone notification center is making a special, guest-starring appearance on your Mac. The new Notification Center actually mirrors many of the features available in third-party application Growl. In addition to two types of on-screen notifications, all unattended notifications are stored in a drawer that can be accessed by clicking the Notification Center icon in the top-right-hand corner of the menu bar, or by swiping with two fingers from the right on a track pad. Notification Center defaults to show Notification-enabled applications in a particular order. However, if you're looking for the latest notifications, regardless of their app origins, at the top of the queue, head to System Preferences>Notifications, or click on the gears at the bottom of the Notifications drawer. Under the Sort Notification Center drop-down, select "By Time" from the Notification System Preferences.Quickly Turn Off Notifications for the Day You can quickly turn off notifications for the rest of the day by Option+clicking the Notifications Menu Bar item in the top-right-hand corner. If the icon is grayed out, it's off. Notifications will resume the next day. Turn Notifications back on by Option+clicking the icon a second time.Change the Notes Font You're probably sick of the three fonts Apple has deemed worthy of appearing in the Notes app on the iPhone. Well, you're in luck. Changing the font of a document in the Mountain Lion version of Notes will also change it in the iOS version. The change only works with documents that have been changed in OS X. But, if it's a note that's edited often, it's nice to have the option of a better font choice. And, of course, you can always use this trick to impress your friends with your "custom font selections options" in iOS.Use Reader to Send Articles via Email Safari's new ability to share web pages via email is a quick and easy way to share the latest Wired news -- or an article about the proliferation of Corgis on the Internet. But while you may be tempted to send the article as a Web Page, don't. Use the Reader option instead. Articles sent with the Web Page option can be a formatting nightmare on any web or desktop email client that isn't OS X Mail. Reader, however, presents a clean email that works on most platforms.Zoom to the Top of Your Inbox Double-tapping on the Sort By area at the top of an inbox will whisk you up to the latest emails. This is especially helpful when reading an email from a few weeks ago, then want to quickly check out the latest emails you've received.Chess Is Finally Worth Playing (For Now) The number of OS X titles in Apple's Game Center is pretty slim right now. Actually, as of press time, there are no Game Center games for OS X in the Mac App store. This community portal for gamers started in iOS, and now lands on the desktop to realize the dream of cross-platform gaming synergy. Currently, you won't be able to play multiplayer races of CSR Racing across both Apple operating systems, but at least you can try Apple's cross-platform feature with a civilized game of chess. The OS X Chess app supports Game Center, making the app actually worth opening. Unfortunately, however, the system for finding an online chess partner is archaic. Instead of offering a search field to find a friend, you have to scroll through your Game Center contacts. This is a horrible endeavor if you're friends with more than 20 people.Use Safari Quick Tabs Apple is keen to have you navigate the entire OS with a track pad. This is great if you have a magic trackpad or a MacBook, but if you're still using (gasp!) a mouse, some of Mountain Lion's navigation shortcuts will seem out of reach. The new Safari web browser is one of the apps that's been supercharged for quick navigation via trackpads. But, fortunately, the most significant navigation update, quick tab switching, works fine with a few keyboard shortcuts. To enter Tab View, press Command+Shift+ (backslash). To navigate through the tabs, use the left and right arrows, and press the spacebar to bring a selected tab back into normal mode.Use Finder Share to Send Larger Flickr Images Flickr uploads have been available from iPhoto for a while. But, without a Flickr Pro account, iPhoto uploads are constrained to a maximum resolution of 1024x1024. This is an odd limitation considering normal Flickr uploads can be as large as 2048x2048. But there is a workaround, as the Finder's Share feature supports 2048x2048 images. Before you start uploading, you'll need to set up your Flickr account in the Mail, Contacts & Calendar System Preference. Select the photo you want uploaded, and right-click. Now select Share>Flickr from the contextual menu. While you're uploading the photo, you can add a name, description and tags from the Finder. Alas, there's no option to see the original photo on Flickr; for that option you'll need to upgrade to a pro account.Where Are My iCloud Documents? Text edit, Preview, Pages and the rest of the iWork suite all feature the ability to save documents into iCloud. Once saved there, the documents are available on any Mac with Mountain Lion with the same iCloud account. The apps can also be shared with others via Messages, email and AirDrop. It sounds great -- if you can find your documents. Don't go searching for a universal iCloud Document Center on your Mac. It doesn't exist. Instead, open the application the document was saved with. Go to File>Open, and a window will appear with an iCloud tab. Click the tab and you'll find all your iCloud-saved documents for that application.

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Hey guys!
So I recently found Limit Theory through a friend and for some reason the game inspired me to write. So here's the product of my inspiration for all you other pilots to enjoy:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ewz ... sp=sharing
(Google docs, because.... Why not, eh?)
If there's something specific you want to point out in the story feel free to comment there, but otherwise discuss it in this thread. (I don't particularly like the comment system, but it is useful in some situations)
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Rebecca Birnhack needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
At RB Design we specialize in kitchen and bath design. I want the logo to be modern and up to date looking.
RB Design
Desired Style:
sharp, bold, sophisticated, modern, attractive
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png)
I would like it to be sophisticated, yet modern looking. Logo should read: RB Design - quality kitchen and bath designs
RB Design in larger letter
Quality kitchen and bath designs in smaller letters
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by Tonishia Wimbish, sports information student assistant
>>>Full Polls
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association of America (USTFCCCA) recently released its week 6 Southeast Region rankings, with the Georgia College & State University teams both taking spots in the top-10. The men took ninth and the women 10th.
Senior Heather Raines (Lawrenceville, Ga.), reigning Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Week and GCSU Athlete of the Week, led the team in ninth place overall at the St. Michael's College Invitational. She was just six seconds away from the Georgia College record in the 5K. Sophomore Colin Conroy (Dacula, Ga.) was the best runner for the men this week at 21st.
Queens (N.C.) University still holds the top slot for the men, with GCSU as the fourth amongst the five PBC schools ranked. Columbus State University ranks second, Clayton State University ranks sixth, and UNC Pembroke ranks eight in the polls. North Georgia follows the Bobcats in 10th place.
For the women, Queens (N.C.) University also continues to hold the top slot. The Bobcats remain ranked at 10th, while they are fourth amongst the PBC schools. Columbus State ranks fourth, Augusta State University follows at fifth, and the University of Montevallo ranks ninth in the polls.
Both squads are back in action Oct. 24 for the PBC Championship at UNC Pembroke.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Georgia College prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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midwesterner needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
The logo needs to be simple, clean, and reproducible on white and light-colored backgrounds.
Blue Bison Bakery
Desired Color Scheme:
Royal blue, black, and maybe white
Desired Style:
informal, clean, scalable without losing important detail
Accepted File Formats:
Adobe Illustrator is ideal. Other vector-types okay.
The Blue Bison Bakery is still in the early stages of development, but having a logo will help create its identity long before the first tasty treat comes out of the oven. No doughnuts here. Rather, sweet rolls, cookies and cakes. Visiting the Blue Bison Bakery will be happy and joyful, with occasional flirtations with exhilaration.
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Okay this part of the forum is for all of us that have gone to a couple of those giant meeting places called conventions. ^_^
Share your stories...
Stories of the strange.
Stories of the wierd.
Stores that are just plain uncommon ^_^
I will be sure to post some of mine here.
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'The Express' newspaper reported Thursday that after the match, Sharma had gone to the Pakistan dressing room and sorted things out with Kamran. "Sharma went to the Pakistan dressing room after the match and addressing Kamran asked him 'Paaji tuhanu ki ho gaya si' (Brother what happened to you)," the report said.
It said that Sharma had than clarified to Kamran that he had not used any abusive language against him during the standoff in Bangalore. "After that some senior players came in and sorted things out for both players who have now buried the incident," the report said. The report also said that afterwards when the teams travelled on a chartered flight from Bangalore to Ahmedabad, Kamran and Sharma were seen laughing and in good spirits.
Outside the field, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli and some of the other Indian players get along well with some of the Pakistani players and some players also had dinner together, the report said. Ishant and Kamran got into the argument when the latter was declared not out after he was caught off a no ball by the former, and was beaten on the next ball. Soon both the players exchanged a few angry words and wagged fingers at each other.
Finally, the ground umpires and Indian players intervened and separated both of them. Pakistan manager, Naved Akram Cheema said that despite the incident, the relation between the two teams is good and cordial. "All the intensity is on the field as obviously they also want to win as do we. But otherwise relations are fine between the two sides and we have been very well looked after so far in India," Cheema told Geo Super channel.
He also said that the security for the Pakistani players had been very good and they had been very well received and shown hospitality in Bangalore. "The players are thoroughly enjoying their tour of India and the win in the first match has further lifted their spirits," he said.(PTI)


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ShowSpan's Camper, Travel and RV Show in Grand Rapids, Mich., is coming to DeVos Place from Jan. 23 through Jan. 26.
Mlive.com reported that the show, which will feature about 300 units ranging from high-end motorhomes to egg-shaped micro-trailers, is one of Michigan's largest RV and family vacation show, according to ShowSpan.
About 20,000 visitors attended the show last year, said Mike Wilbraham, the show's producer. More than a dozen RV dealers and exhibitors from hundreds of vacation destinations will fill the convention center floor.
"We have more exhibitors this year than ever before representing hundreds of public and private campgrounds in the U.S. and Canada. There's absolutely no better way to plan an RV vacation," Wilbraham said in a news release.
"Study after study shows us how taking vacations is important to our overall well-being — as individuals, but also as families," Wilbraham said. "And there is no better way to take a family vacation than in an RV."
This year's show also will feature a new exhibit on tow vehicles sponsored by K&M Dodge Ram.
Wilbraham said the RV manufacturers will be showing their latest innovations, which included lighter-weight campers that can be hauled behind crossover SUVs and high-end motorhomes that are eschewing their generators in favor of all-electrical power sources.
The show also will offer several free seminars and presentations, including talks on full-time and extended RVing with Howard and Linda Payne, creators of RV-Dreams.com.
Travel and outdoor expert Jim Dufresne, who has been writing on where to go and what to do in Alaska for over 30 years, will offer expert tips and information on travel in Alaska.
Award-winning cinematographer John Holod also will return with his films about RV travel in Alaska, along Route 66, in Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, and the Rocky Mountains.


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So it's family movie time in your house again, and you're wondering what to watch? The Mykidstime Team have put their collective grey matter together and compiled our list of the best family movies. We argued, we disagreed, and some suggestions just couldn't be squeezed in! We give you 50 of the Best Family Movies of all Time (in no particular order):
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A young boy Elliot discovers and befriends a gentle alien who becomes stranded on Earth, and brings him home.
Elliott introduces E.T. to his brother and his little sister and the children decide to keep it secret.
But when E.T. falls ill, the government arrives and Elliott has to decide how to help the alien.
#2. Back to the Future
Californian teen Marty McFly is taken back to the 1950s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc goes wrong.
Marty encounters young versions of his parents and must make sure that they fall in love or he won't exist in the future.
Marty then has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc, all with the help of the time travelling DeLorean car.
#3. Because of Winn-Dixie
India Opal (known as Opal) has just moved to a new town with her father who is a preacher.
Her mother left when she was a baby. Opal is lonely and misses her old friends, and she ends up rescuing a dog she names Winn-Dixie, after the store where she found him.
With Winn-Dixie's help, Opal starts to make new friends and even begins mending her relationship with her father.
#4. Mrs Doubtfire
Divorced father Daniel Hillard hatches an elaborate plan with the help of his creative brother Frank to dress as an older woman and convince his ex-wife, Miranda, to hire him as a nanny.
"Mrs. Doubtfire" wins over the children and helps Daniel become a better parent.
#5. Jumanji
Siblings Peter and Judy find a curious, jungle-themed game called Jumanji in the attic of an old mansion.
When they start playing, they free Alan Parrish (played by Robin Williams) who has been stuck in the game for decades.
If they win Jumanji, the kids can free Alan for good but that means braving all sorts of adventures including giant bugs and stampeding rhinos!
You might also enjoy 39 Great Family Christmas Movies Picked by Parents
#6. Frozen
The hit phenomenon, Frozen, is the story of two royal sisters Elsa and Anna. When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, Anna travels with Kristoff an ice-seller and his reindeer sidekick to find Queen Elsa to help break her icy spell.
They encounter mystical trolls, a comedic snowman called Olaf, and more adventure before they can find out if they can save their kingdom from winter's cold grip.
#7. Star Wars
We are showing our age here, but we mean the original Star Wars movie (now called number 4) and which we think is arguably the best.
Luke Skywalker discovers a recording of Princess Leia, who is being held by Darth Vader and the dark forces in their effort to quell a rebellion against the Galactic Empire. This leads him to discover he is not who he thought he was.
He travels to rescue the princess, with the help of Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, with hairy sidekick Chewbacca and droid duo R2-D2 and C3PO.
#8. The Muppet Movie
Kermit the Frog sets off on a cross-country trip from Florida to California to pursue his dream of becoming a movie star.
Along the way, he meets and befriends Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and rock musicians Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
When Kermit is offered a job by Doc Hopper to advertise the fried frog legs at his restaurant chain, Kermit turns Hopper down. What will happen at the final showdown with Hopper?
#9. Close Encounters of a Third Kind
Roy Neary witnesses an unidentified flying object and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. 5 musical notes keep running through his mind.
Roy refuses to accept an explanation for what he saw and sets off to pursue the truth about UFOs finding likeminded people on the way who share the vision which draws them to a place where they meet old and new friends.
#10. Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki is a trainee witch who has to spend a year of independent life away from her family.
She finds somewhere to stay near a bakery and supports herself by running an air courier service on her broomstick.
This heart-warming story of someone finding their place in the world is sure to appeal.


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Nikon COOLPIX S8200 Compact Digital Camera Manual
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Hillary Clinton has used the days following her convention to try and win back some of the white working class voters that once made up a key piece of the Democratic Party's electoral coalition. Trump's anti-trade message has appealed to those voters, who feel frustrated with an economic recovery that's largely left them behind.
On Saturday, Clinton made stops in rural western Pennsylvania, a largely white part of the swing state that traditionally votes Republican.
Clinton is playing up economic opportunity, diversity and national security. Democrats hammered home those themes this week with an array of politicians, celebrities, gun-violence victims, law enforcement officers and activists of all races and sexual orientation. Their goal is to turn out the coalition of minority, female and young voters that twice elected Obama while blunting some of the expected losses among the white men drawn to Trump's message.
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At a rally in Pittsburgh, she was introduced by Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks owner, technology investor and television personality who recently endorsed her. "Leadership is not yelling and screaming and intimidating," he said.
Cuban tweeted his support for Clinton before making the introduction at the rally. He said "hello" to Trump in Russian, then taunted the reality TV star by saying "Shark Tank," a television show he invested on, was more popular than "The Apprentice."
Trump has made plans to visit some of the same areas Clinton is campaigning in during her three-day bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania, scheduling Monday stops in Columbus and Cleveland.
The Trump campaign swaggered out of the convention weeks, feeling bullish about the bump the nominee received from his own nominating convention.
While Clinton and Kaine attempted to sell their positive economic message, much of their strategy centers on undermining Trump, particularly the business record that makes up the core of his argument to voters.
Clinton highlighted Trump's use of outsourcing to manufacture some of his branded products, arguing he's profited from the same foreign labor he now blames for killing U.S. jobs.
"What part of America first leads Trump to make Trump dress shirts in Bangladesh not Ashland, Pennsylvania," said Clinton. "I just find it so maddening that Trump goes around saying this and all the stuff he makes in other countries."
Speaking at a rally earlier Saturday in Johnstown, Clinton criticized Trump's reaction to retired General John Allen.
Trump attacked Allen during a rally Thursday in Ohio, after the retired general spoke out against the Republican nominee during the DNC.
"They had a general named John Allen. And he, I never met him, and he got up and he started talking about Trump, Trump, Trump," Trump said Thursday.
"You know who he is? He's a failed — he was the general fighting ISIS. I would say he hasn't done so well, right?"
Clinton told supporters Saturday Trump lashed out because Allen didn't believe he should win the general election.
"Our commander in chief shouldn't insult and deride our generals, retired or otherwise."


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There are any number of things to fear when visiting the fine city of Milwaukee.
Among them: Ryan Braun in the batter's box, a cholesterol increase by simply entering the city limits and being publicly shamed by that noisy delivery guy for not living his supposed high life.
If you're a visiting baseball player, you can also add one more fear to that list: Being harassed by ghosts while staying at The Pfister, a luxurious 116-year-old hotel that's said to be haunted.
According to the Palm Beach Post, "at least two pairs of Marlins" shared a room during this week's series against the Brewers because they're scared of the ghosts that haunt The Pfister.
Though the paper doesn't identify the spooked players, it's a well-known legend that The Pfister is often visited by the spirit of Charles Pfister, who founded the hotel in 1893.
Here's a primer on the hotel's scary story from AllStays.com:
Mr. Pfister still visits to ensure that his guests are well taken care of at his "Grand Hotel of the West." A "visitor" has been spotted surveying the lobby from the grand staircase, strolling the minstrel's gallery above the ballroom, and passing through the ninth floor storage area. He is always described in roughly the same terms: "older," "portly," "smiling," and "well-dressed." Upon seeing a portrait of Charles Pfister, witnesses swore that it was the man they had seen.
The Post reports that several pro players in the past have been scared, with the most famous incident coming when then-Dodger Adrian Beltre(notes) went to bed while brandishing his bat for protection. (The Dodgers no longer stay at The Pfister while in Milwaukee.) Another run-in came last summer when the iPod of Minnesota's Carlos Gomez(notes) kept vibrating even after the outfielder repeatedly made sure it was turned off.
No Marlins reported any paranormal activity or sightings of Pfister during the stay, though it was the subject of some jokes among the young Marlins team.
"Every time there was a noise, JJ would yell, 'It's the ghosts,''' said pitcher Dan Meyer(notes), who had separate but adjoining rooms with staff mate Josh Johnson(notes).
However, it is worth noting that Florida did get swept by the Brewers this series so maybe The Pfister has become part of Milwaukee's homefield advantage.


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Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:Idoit40fans wrote:We should create a random insanity forum. Just have the posts not add to your post count. I would live there with my inane ramblings.
We already do. It's called the Test forum.
I know, and thats pretty much what I use it for, but no one reads it, which disappoints me.


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Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Omorovicza Essentials & Queen of Hungary Mist
Though the set is still on their site, there is one product that differs to the set I show here, instead of the thermal cleansing balm the updated set contains the deep cleansing mask.
The items come housed in a blue see through bag, you get travel sizes of the Queen of Hungary Mist, Illuminating Moisturiser, Rejuvenating Night Cream, two deluxe samples (5ml) of the Thermal Cleansing Balm, and a cleansing mitt.
The illuminating moisturiser has quite a light texture yet delivers instance and lasting hydration, though I don't think it would be enough for a really dry skin type. Its meant to provide a light diffusing effect, and I do think my skin looks just a touch better when I have this on.
The night cream is real luxury, my skin looks better in the morning having used it the night before. It has a lovely creamy texture without feeling too heavy or greasy. My skin is left hydrated and looking more rested.
I was very taken with the cleaning balm. Black in colour, it removes makeup well and does not leave the skin feeling stripped nor irritated, my skin feels smooth and soft after use. My only issues with this is that I had to use quite a a lot of product each time so I went though it really quick.
The mist is great for refreshing the skin, especially in humid weather as it manages to make the skin feel clean yet provide the right amount of moisture. It smells nice as well, probably the orange blossom and rose listed in the ingredients. As soon as I used it up I bought the full sized version, pictured below.
The kit is a great way to introduce yourself to the brand and also contains your skincare needs for travel. I think the price of individual items is a slight issue for me so whilst the set is still on offer I might well buy another.
I bought these from omorovicza.com
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I debating whether or not to buy this right now! I've had the website page open for about an hour already. I think your post is a sign I should just buy it :PReplyDelete
LOL Kat, yes it must be a sign, if you do get it I'll look forward to hearing what you think ;)ReplyDelete
Oh, I didn't know there was a set!! I saw the Thermal Cleansing Balm on the Sephora site many months back and have wanted to try it ever since. The mist looks really nice, too...okay maybe I just need the set!ReplyDelete
I'm so curious about this brand but like you, I find the price a bit on the high side. The set on offer is tempting though!ReplyDelete
I've been eyeing this brand for a bit now... but the price is so steep... however once I use up my current moisturizer I will splurge on one from omorovicza.ReplyDelete
I tried their Rejuvenating Night cream, Gold rescue cream and Complexion Enhancer.ReplyDelete
the creams were so good! The complexion enhancer is a very sheer tinted moisturizer, it is very hydrating and feels great on the skin, but does not provide much coverage.
Overall i like the brand, the products seem to be very high quality, and would like to try more of them!
Hi Clara,ReplyDelete
I am really liking everything I have so far,I've got the order I placed now so will have quite a lot more things to review, I think between Omorovicza, Pai and Ambre all my skin/body care needs are sorted :)


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MDMOnline, INC. necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 81 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Need an edgy and creative logo for CrankyBear.com a Womens Lingerie Webshop that might expand in future into adult novelty items. Must be completely classy will be used on invoices etc. Please use the Bear as some sort of tool in your creativity, Teddy Bear, Paw, head, etc, let your imagination think. Please incorporate pink and/or purple in at least some part of design.
CrankyBear.com will sell Womens Lingerie as an online store, it also looks into the future into selling adult novelty and toy items so please leave that open in the design for company growth. The design must be classy to be used on invoices and letterheads and anything that would not be offending to people.
I seek a clever and edgy design for a webstore, with some integration of the name bear in the form of something relating to a bear, could be a teddy bear, a paw, head, etc. yet you are the creative designer so I will let your imagination field that one. I would like to see some pink and/or purple somewhere in the design as it is oriented towards women.
I would like to see with and without the .com to gasp what would be better.
- Some resemblance of something relating to bear in the theme.
- Pink and/or Purple somewhere in the color scheme
- perhaps room for a slogan to be determined down the road.**** UPDATE, there are a few bears that we are really liking. Please take note when designing the logo. As we said, the bear isnt necessary, but a weak bear just isnt working for us.
Try something unique from the other designs, we are still trying to find what we are looking for ****
- Not All Lower Case
- Nothing in particular, just nothing fugly please.
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Ad3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 20 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
A modernisation and re-structuring of the current site (http://www.roswillis.com). The artists work has moved on considerably since the current site was created and she wants a cleaner, crisper, more modern design to reflect her current work.
Sample artwork at: http://www.votivemedia.co.uk/roswillis.rar
Ros Willis
Who/what for?
Ros WillisWhat type of business?
Area of business
Providing original artwork as well as bespoke pieces for private collectors and corporate installations.Market
Primarily corporate installations, has done numerous custom pieces for JD Wetherspoons British Land, Beetham Corporation, SAS Radisson Hotel Birmingham, Rasio Restaurant Leamington Spa, also has clients in Ireland and abroad including France, Germany, Spain, and the USA. Exhibited widely around UK including Cork Street London, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, and the West Midlands. Specialises in site specific artwork and work with both corporate and private clients producing artwork for homes and architectural spaces.
Other local artists.
How site will be used
To showcase work for potential clients so they can get a feel for the type of paintings created.
Design Overview
A modernisation and re-structuring of the current site. The artists work has moved on considerably since the current site was created and she wants a cleaner, crisper, more modern design to reflect her current work.
• Home
• About
• Galleries / Portfolio (one or the other, you choose)
• Contact
Zip file attached with some photo examples of work.
Sites liked (and why)
(NOT in choice order)
1) http://www.digitalstudio24.com
The client likes the light airy feel to the site and think it looks very professional.
2) http://www.oswd.org/design/preview/id/3691
The client likes the crispness of this design and feels it may suit the artwork well.
3) http://www.oswd.org/design/preview/id/3296
The client likes the idea of the image and tabs underneath and the clean cut look.
Please don't include any additional elements that haven't been stated in the brief, e.g., newsletter subscription boxes, latest news boxes, etc.


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"Well, this is interesting,†said Robert Plant, late in his set Thursday night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. "I feel alive … like we split the atom.â€
Plant and his Band of Joy didn't make any scientific discoveries during their mostly stirring 90-minute performance, but the closing numbers did test the limits of their road crew's engineering skills—and even prompted the former Led Zeppelin front man to drop a few apologetic f-bombs.
That's because the speaker system blew a gasket in the middle of "Please Read the Letter,†the song that Plant recorded as a duet with Alison Krauss on the Grammy Award-winning "Raising Sand.†Much to the group's credit, the band plowed through the number, encouraged by a less-than-capacity crowd that rose to its feet in support. At one point, Plant was even moving sound monitors in mid-song, like a roadie. From there, Plant, never one to chat up an audience in concert, took the microphone and ad-libbed.
"My mother told me to never be profane,†Plant said. "But I believe this occasion calls for it. The PA is f—ed up. We'll have to use British intuition to fix it. … This is what it was like in 1969—you couldn't hear a f—ing thing!â€
When you could hear the Band of Joy, it was something to behold. A few critics describe Plant as a chameleon for traveling down experimental roads in his post-Zeppelin solo career. But if anything, this second incarnation of Band of Joy (Plant also fronted a group by this name in the late 1960s that included future Zeppelin drummer John Bonham) is Plant being true to his roots, the music that not only inspired him as a youth but found its way into many of the blues-based riffs that drove Zeppelin.
Band of Joy, featuring country guitar great Buddy Miller and backup vocalist Patty Griffin (who won a Grammy this year for Best Traditional Gospel Album, "Downtown Church), seamlessly blends bluegrass grit and hardened blues with Plant's soulful, unmistakable voice to produce the tightest sounding group of his entire solo career.
The group opened with a foot-stomping, bluesy version of the Zeppelin classic "Black Dog,†followed by a searing take on "Down to the Sea†(from Plant's solo effort, "Fate of Nationsâ€) and the hard-driving "Angel Dance†from the Band of Joy's album by the same name.
Plant carefully selects the Zeppelin tunes that will receive Band of Joy treatment, and more often than not his choices are right on the money, infusing timeless rock classics with a country edge thanks to Miller's signature guitar work as well as the occasional lap steel guitar or banjo from Darrell Scott. "Black Country Womanâ€â€"from the Zep epic "Physical Graffitiâ€â€"perfectly played into Band of Joy's wheelhouse, with just enough of a naughty nod from Plant to send a few Baby Boomers into front-row delirium ("Hey, hey, mama, why you treat me mean … But that's alright, I know your sister, too.â€)
Highlights included "House of Cards,†Band of Joy's soaring cover of the Richard Thompson song; the dreamy treatment of the Plant solo hit "I'm in the Mood,†which he worked as a duet with Griffin; and the Zep classic "Ramble On,†which closed the opening set and had the crowd in full throat on the chorus.
In addition to the equipment malfunction, the biggest disappointment was the encore. The group had been playing three songs, but Thursday night produced one more Zep offering—"Gallows Poleâ€â€"and then a quick exit from the stage. Maybe the speaker issues had finally rattled the man who once gave us "Now and Zen.†Then again, when hasn't Robert Plant left a crowd wanting more.


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written by David Postlethwaite
Ever wondered who has what access to your database or a particular object within? With the ever increasing need to keep permissions to a minimum this is becoming more important.
If you are using Active Directory groups to assign permissions to your servers and your databases it's not always obvious what the combined permissions might be for a particular user who may be a member of several groups.You can check the effective permissions to a database using the following command. Thus far I've been unable to find out where this can be found in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
use databaseName
EXECUTE AS USER = 'domain\fred';
SELECT * FROM fn_my_permissions(NULL, 'DATABASE');
This will only work for accounts that have a specific database permission. If you try it with a sysadmin account which has permission through the server role but has no specific database permissions you will get an error like this:
Msg 916, Level 14, State 1, Line 1
The server principal "domain\serviceAccount" is not able to access the database "databaseName" under the current security context.
It has been useful in finding accounts that have managed to get full permissions by virtue of being linked to the dbo account, something which isn't immediately obvious in SSMS
Moving down to a more granular level it's also possible to check the explicit permissions to a specific object such as a stored procedure in a database:
use databaseName
EXECUTE AS USER = 'domain\fred';
SELECT * FROM fn_my_permissions('storedproc1, 'OBJECT')
ORDER BY subentity_name, permission_name ;
This command will not show the effective permissions, this can be seen in the permission tab of the properties of an object in SSMS.
And if you need to grant permissions to an object here is the syntax
grant execute on dbo.storedProc1 to [domain\fred]
In my next article I will show an easy way to grant explicit permissions to every stored procedure and function in a database.


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This might technically be a music video. But I'm not - however down I am with Girl Talk - watching for the music. I'm watching for the endless, perfectly timed parade of (nearly) every animated GIF I've ever loved. You should too.
Evan Roth's cleverly named and conceived "Cache Rules Everything Around Me" made me realise a few things I guess I'd always innately known deep down: extreme injury is funny, fat people firing semi-automatic weapons doubly so. Cats make for excellent GIFs, I miss Bob Ross. Etcetera.
And then? After seven or so minutes of expertly choreographed lolz, wave upon wave of internet randomness, when you can't possibly imagine how this symphony of silly will draw to a close? Then we dance. [BoingBoing]


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As lawmakers contemplate a tax incentive package to appease Chicago's financial exchanges who have threatened to leave Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn says any deal must also include breaks for working families.
The requirement comes as Quinn prepares to meet with legislative leaders on Thursday to go over ideas in advance of next week's session at the Capitol. It also allows the Democratic governor to position himself as a fighter for the little people at a time when the exchanges stand to save more than $110 million a year.
"I don't think we can have anything unless we have help for everyday people," Quinn said Wednesday after an appearance at the Illinois Institute of Technology to mark the opening of a new research facility. "I think any time we're talking about a tax reform package we should include families and everyday people and employers."
CME Group, which operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, and CBOE Holdings, parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, have threatened to set up shop outside of Illinois following this year's major income-tax increase.
Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, is leading efforts to craft a package to keep them here, but the measure stalled in Springfield last week after Republicans insisted on a more wide-ranging plan and Quinn raised concerns about lost revenue for the state.
Quinn upped the ante this week by insisting any agreement include an increase in the state's earned income tax credit, which benefits low-income families. Illinois' program is similar to the federal version and aimed at putting money back in the pockets of low- and moderate-income families. To qualify, a couple with no children must make $13,460 or less while families with one child must earn $35,535 or less. Last year, the state returned $105 million to families under the program.
Quinn suggested the program could be funded by closing corporate tax loopholes and "broadening the tax base."
The proposal is not firm, as Quinn said ideas are still "germinating."
"What I think we need to do is use this occasion to look at the Illinois tax code, which is complicated, and if we can make it fairer to the everyday citizen and to our employers, I am very interested in that," the governor said.
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A Cullerton spokeswoman said the Senate president is interested in expanding the tax package beyond the city's financial exchanges, and has presented Quinn's idea to his leadership team for consideration.
"He did take the governor's request seriously," said spokeswoman Rikeesha Phelon. "He's entertaining many thoughts and ideas, but no final decisions have been made."
Phelon said the hope is that an agreement could be reached so lawmakers can vote on a plan when they return to Springfield next week to complete the fall veto session, but acknowledged that may be overly optimistic.
Despite considering ways to ease the tax burden on families and businesses, Quinn defended this year's income-tax increase, saying it was "absolutely necessary to prevent bad things from happening in our state."


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Ahhh, to be young and at the top of your game. Yoon Seol Chan (Yong Joon Hyung of BEAST) is only a teen but has already "made it" as part of the top teen idol group called Men in Black. But his hot temperament always gets him into hot water, which his management agency has to constantly try to rectify and smooth over. When Seol Chan flies off the handle and causes yet another ruckus, his agency gets fed up and decides to teach him a lesson. They sideline him and force him to go back to a regular high school and live the life of a normal teenager. But not to be kept down, Seol Chan joins the high school music club and tries to rebuild his career. Can he regain his superstardom? "Monstar," which is a combination of the words "monster" and "star," is a 2013 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Won Seok, who also directed "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" (2010). It is the cable network Mnet's first original scripted drama series.
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Militancy on rise in Egypt
CAIRO – Egyptian militants have intensified violence ahead of a presidential election to pick a replacement for jailed president Mohamed Morsi, whose Muslim Brotherhood party has called the ouster "a murderous military coup d'etat."
Militants who seek an Egypt under strict Islamic law are saying the ouster of Morsi and arrests of his leading party members prove that only violence will achieve their aim, analysts said.
"The attacks are increasing in frequency, in intensity and in geographic spread," said Issandr El Amrani, North Africa director for the International Crisis Group, in Cairo.
"We are looking at a spreading armed campaign against the government."
In January, a truck full of explosives was driven to the gate of the police headquarters in Cairo, killing four people and wounding dozens more. Three other bomb attacks at police stations and a movie theater left two more dead.
In February, four people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a tourist bus near Egypt's border with Israel in the Sinai peninsula. Gunmen also killed a police officer who had been a guard for a judge presiding over a case against Morsi. A bomb exploded on a bridge in Giza, apparently targeting security forces guarding the Israeli embassy.
On Saturday, gunmen shot and killed six Egyptian soldiers at an army checkpoint north of Cairo two days after gunmen opened fire on an army bus in Cairo.
Outside the capital, terrorists have been concentrating most major attacks in the northern Sinai, an arid and mountainous land in eastern Egypt on the border with Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
"You might be able to call it an insurgency in parts of Sinai," El Amrani said. "In the rest of the country, it's not an insurgency as much as terrorist activity or activity by armed groups."
"But the pattern is that it is growing," he said.
Violence has spread since Egyptian authorities crushed sit-ins organized by backers of Morsi, who was ousted in July by the Egyptian army one year after his election. The army arrested Morsi following days of massive protests against his rule, which his detractors said was veering into dictatorship and religious law.
The public will vote on a replacement as early as April, but candidates deemed too radical or tied too closely to Morsi are barred. Meanwhile, shootings and assaults against mostly military and police are happening almost daily.
The deadliest and dominant jihadist group here is Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, or Supporters of Jerusalem – an al-Qaeda-inspired group that is comprised predominantly of Egyptians, analysts said.
The Sinai-based group has claimed responsibility for most major attacks against Egypt and Israel since its formation three years ago, including the January bomb blasts, and a recent attack that brought down an Egyptian military helicopter as well as an attempt to assassinate the Interior minister.
It also took credit for the bomb that blew up a tourist bus in which 32 South Korean tourists were riding after visiting the ancient Greek Orthodox St. Catherine's monastery in Sinai. The attack was seen as an attempt to frighten away tourists, an important source of revenue for the Egypt government.
David Barnett, a research associate at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C., described Egypt's violence as an insurgency in its infancy.
"The jihadist groups weren't necessarily ready to pounce as soon as Morsi was overthrown," Barnett said. "No one foresaw that. So they are, to a certain extent, still playing catch-up to the whole situation."
The violence has yet to reach the lethal levels Egypt withstood in the 1990s during the reign of Hosni Mubarak, when jihadists targeted government figures, police, tourists and civilians, killing dozens of people.
"It's possible that we could see the same, and it's not inconceivable it could be worse," said Anthony Skinner, director of Maplecroft, a global risk consultancy in the United Kingdom.
Many criminals, including militant Islamists incarcerated under Mubarak, gravitated to the Sinai when they were released after his ouster, Skinner said. Security and border control has been weaker in the North Sinai, and militants there have greater access to arms from countries such as Libya, where an uprising unlocked weapons arsenals that had been closed off to militants.
Militant Islamists are also using the ouster of Morsi and the subsequent crackdown on his supporters to fuel their ranks, Skinner said.
"The situation is more volatile and more difficult to control" than in the 1990s, he said.
Complaining about the West's indifference to Morsi's ouster, the Muslim Brotherhood said on its English-language website that Europe has overlooked that "a murderous military coup d'etat was executed by the generals in Egypt. ... It is an evidently illegitimate coup by all constitutional, humanitarian, legal and democratic standards."
Egypt's new Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, who was appointed by army-backed President Adly Mansour, said Egypt is taking steps to tamp down the militant violence.
"We will work together to restore security and safety to Egypt and crush terrorism in all corners of the country," he said after his appointment, according to Reuters.
Egyptian security forces have destroyed smuggling tunnels that run under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas, a terrorist entity that originated as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Egyptian army says it has killed dozens of suspected militants, arrested hundreds more and destroyed suspected militant hideouts as well as arms depots, local news media reported. The truth of the claims is difficult to confirm.
The military says it could do a much better job cracking down on the terrorists if it had more help from the United States.
John Edwin Mroz, president and CEO of EastWest Institute, an international organization that focuses on resolving conflict, said Egyptian authorities don't understand why Washington is withholding military assistance that could boost security efforts.
Regaining control of the northern Sinai where militant activity abounds may depend on whether Egypt gets 11 Apache helicopters that are being withheld because President Obama ordered a freeze on U.S. military aid to Egypt after Morsi's ouster, Mroz said.
"They just don't have the manpower otherwise to do it because of the terrain – the size and nature of the terrain," said Mroz, who recently met with Egyptian leaders in the ministries of defense and foreign affairs.


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I am sitting here, surrounded by manuals. One would think we had money based on all the buying we've done in recent months, but that would be a bit misleading. If we did have any, we spent it; and it's one of those periods when certain objects in life had to be replaced. My point is that everything comes with a manual…well, almost everything. My laptop I bought last year did not. Someone must explain that to me sometime. They tell you to hit "HELP" on the computer to have your questions answered. I'm afraid, in my case, they make an erroneous assumption because hitting help doesn't really, well, help.
All of you who read this blog on a regular basis understand how complicated life can be for each of us. When you are already walking or sitting around in pain and someone calls to irritate you by trying for the fifteenth time to get you to transfer your mortgage to them, or tell you this is the last time you'll be offered a credit card for a rock bottom rate and they've been saying that for ten years, you have the urge to rip the phone out of the wall. Then you take a deep breath and realize it's your phone and getting the wall repaired would just be more stress in your life.
I know all these manuals are supposed to keep us from asking questions, making too many phone calls and basically telling us to get lost after we give them our money and take possession of their product. Please don't misunderstand what I'm saying. I like buying new things. I like it particularly when I've been without transportation for two weeks after my lemon of a car has been in the shop five times in the last year. I love the new vehicle. It's the computer technology and the huge, well-worn owner's manual that stresses me. I'm also a bit stressed by the idiot behind the steering wheel. The first time I drove it I thought the engine was on. Well, all the bells and lights were on. I put it into drive and headed down a very steep hill where we live and discovered I didn't have the engine on. Therefore, I had no power steering or power brakes. It's kind of like riding a little red wagon down a hill as a child — only it weighs a thousand times more. After standing on the brake and pulling the muscles in both my arms, I gratefully pulled it over to the curb five blocks down the hill. I would have kissed the ground but didn't want to get out of the SUV. The manual didn't cover that. No. It's too busy using terms I don't understand and showing me pictures that look the same right side up as upside down.
We had to buy a new DVD/Blu-ray player when ours stopped working. I love movies and can't live without a player. So far, I have learned from the manual that I should not leave the remote in the sun or let it be in a fire. I'm told I cannot hold the player under water or use it outdoors in the rain. I am supposed to unplug it if it catches fire or emits smoke. Now, as far as the new countertops, I am reading about how to clean them to keep them as lovely as the day they were born. New cleaning products I bought online all come with new directions, so I can't just squirt the old liquids any longer and the habits of a lifetime are challenged. I don't really like change but I don't want to be accused of being an old fuddy-duddy, so I adjust. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say I give the appearance of adjusting.
One of those adjustments we made was to help both of us. We moved our laundry facility out of our cold basement. We now have a stackable washer/dryer combo in the corner of the kitchen after a week of getting it plumbed, gassed (can I say gassed?), and vented. It will be nice to avoid those steep stairs and to do laundry without wearing a jacket. I think I'll adjust. The manual for them is in the bathroom and does make good toilet reading. Nowhere in it does it tell me why there was a loose screw in the washer tub or why the front panel occasionally pops off. I know they're going to tell me it's because our floor is uneven. Of course, it's uneven. This poor old house has been standing here for 126 years. I'm not nearly that old and I tilt a bit, also. You'd tilt too if the ground you're standing on for that period of time experiences approximately 90 inches of rain every year.
Each time I read what I have written thus far I feel grateful to have survived the past few months. Life is definitely out to get us. You know that is true, and sometimes we pay to let it happen. I went to a new orthopedic surgeon yesterday. He didn't have a manual, but he did give me some information on the proposed injection of my knee or knees with hyaluronan, made from cock's comb. Come to think of it, I have never seen a cock with arthritis on the top of its head, chin or anywhere else. Do you ever wonder how they make these discoveries? Now, I have to read the tiny piece of paper tucked inside the brochure in very small print with all of the possible side effects. Do I look stupid? I don't think I look stupid, but I'm surrounded by life that apparently thinks so.
Now, before you get all agitated and tell me how fortunate we are to be able to have these lovely things when life is so hard for others, let me just say one thing. I've got a body I'd trade for anyone's. Interested?
Now, I continue to look for the manual that I truly need to tell me how to live with this pain and how to enjoy life (which I am so determined to do most of all). Who do I call now? I know my warranty is out, defunct, or needs renewing. We bought a three year bumper to bumper warranty with our new/used SUV. It was expensive, but it would be worth it to buy a bumper to bumper warranty for my bum if it would also include head to toe, don't you think? Let me know if you have any information on that. Heck, I'll even talk to Bob in India.


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"What we need to do is improve the management of the entire basin", said Marco Arenas, Head of the Huascaran National Park Authority in Huaraz, as he explained the water problems in the region to Mario Aguirre, IUCN Water Coordinator for South America.
The River (Rio) Santa flows south to north through the Callejon de Huaylas valley under the shadow of the Cordillera Negra, and the imposing Cordillera Blanca, the 2nd highest mountain range in the world. Glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca make up around 70% of annual flow in the Rio Santa, and also drain east to contribute to the headwaters of the Amazon.
Recent work by the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Peru (SENAMHI), the Development Research Institute, and the Glaciology Unit of the National Water Authority, highlights that flows from glaciers in the region will increase over the next 25 to 40 years as they melt. But this increase in flow will decline from 2050 onwards as the glaciers reduce in size. This could put the Rio Santa and the ecosystem services provided by the river under extreme pressure, especially during the dry season when between 70% to 90% of the river flow is glacier fed.
As Marco Arenas explains 'the Santa river basin is an important economic area for the Ancash region of Peru. It contains gold mines, hydropower dams, irrigation systems growing export crops, and provides for the 1.8 million people living along the river'. Yet there are concerns over the long-term future of the river, not only because of reduced flows due to glacial retreat.
Mario Aguirre visited Huaraz many times to meet and talk to various stakeholders in the basin and start the implementation of the Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) activities along the Rio Santa. "Our first objective is to work with people to develop a participatory workplan and to try and understand the range of problems in this complex basin" said Mario. "The Huascaran National Park Authority is concerned with poor land use practices, over-grazing and soil degradation, affecting biodiversity, soil slope stability and species. However farmers are mainly concerned with the amount of sediment and the impact on canals and agricultural equipment". Water quality is often mentioned as the common concern amongst stakeholders. Mining activities, dam tailings, agricultural run-off, lack of wastewater treatment and direct solid waste discharge into the Rio Santa make protecting the river a common challenge.
Direct action has already been taken to keep the water flowing. Lake Parón is a beautiful turquoise mountain lake at 4185m altitude. Water levels in the lake are controlled to protect the downstream population from flooding, and to provide a local dam with adequate flows for electricity generation. Disagreements over access to water and reliable flows for farmers between downstream communities and the operators of the hydroelectric plant, Duke Energy, led to farmers blockading access to the dam. Without access to the dam, Duke Energy was unable to regulate water flows into their hydro station for electricity generation needs.
Water sharing discussions eventually led to agreement between farmers and Duke Energy to improve communications concerning changes in water extracted from the lake. These discussions allowed for greater recognition of irrigation and downstream water needs previously not included in water allocation decisions. All parties must now agree to changes in flows from the lake, and all parties have an individual key for access to the water extraction facility.
"Managing the river with a better understanding of all the different water needs, accurate hydrological information and good decision-making is what we need', said Arenas. The IUCN Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) is working in the Rio Santa basin to improve water resource management and the impacts of climate change on river flows. Adaptation to these changes, and increasing reliance on the river to provide ecosystem services for economic growth and development are at the forefront of WANI interventions in the basin.
For further information please contact:
Mario Aguirre
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NU faculty member co-edits new book of Willa Cather's letters
Hidden away in vaults scattered across the United States and Europe, famed Nebraska author Willa Cather's most intimate thoughts were laid bare in the pages of her personal correspondence.
Precocious, funny, reflective - Willa Cather was all of these things and more, as evidenced by her newly published private letters. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has produced a series of short videos exploring the different aspects of Cather's personality revealed through her letters. View the videos.
The pages upon pages of letters, most scrawled in Cather's distinctive handwriting, were only available to a handful of scholars and fans who sought them out – until now.
More than 550 of Cather's private letters are being opened to the public in a new book co-edited by University of Nebraska-Lincoln associate professor Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout, professor emerita at Texas A&M University. The volume, "The Selected Letters of Willa Cather," will be released April 16. It presents the author's letters along with historical and biographical context to guide readers through Cather's life through her newly released words.
The collection is the first of Cather's personal correspondence ever published and is expected to provide new insights into the author. It's already attracted significant national attention, including from The New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education and The New Yorker.
Unlike her famous novels, in which she used her characters to speak for her, this collection captures Cather's personality, aspirations, concerns and complexities in her own words, Jewell said.
"When making our selections, we wanted to put together a group of letters that were representative of the whole record, but we also sought to pick the letters that best let her voice and personality come through," said Jewell, who also edits UNL's Willa Cather Archive.
Cather is perhaps best known for writing of the difficulties and triumphs of life on the Plains in well-known books such as "O Pioneers!" and "My Antonia." Having spent her formative years in rural Nebraska, her novels were based partly on her life, drawing characters from actual acquaintances from around her hometown of Red Cloud and from the University of Nebraska, from which she earned her bachelor's degree.
After college, Cather became a prominent international author, winning the Pulitzer Prize for "One of Ours" in 1923, as well as many other awards. Her books have been translated into more than 40 languages.
A 'vigorous personality on the page'
Since her death in 1947, Cather's letters have been banned from publication, according to wishes expressed in her will. For years, most scholars thought they had been destroyed, but about 3,000 are known to exist and are in the possession of universities, museums and archives. Because of the ban, they have only been read by a select few.
With the death of Cather's nephew in 2011, the ban was lifted and Jewell, who had been working with Stout on compiling and summarizing the Cather letters for five years in his work with the Cather Archive, was in a position to bring a collection forth for publication.
Jewell said he was ecstatic to learn that Cather's original publisher, Alfred A. Knopf – now part of Knopf Doubleday – was interested in publishing the new book.
As both an ardent fan and Cather scholar, Jewell said he was struck by the lively character that came through Cather's letters.
"People who have been able to read the letters are blown away, because she's so present in her letters," Jewell said. "The sense of her personality I've gotten from these letters is so wonderful. She seems to have been the kind of person who couldn't tolerate fakery or insincere emotion, and so she is always vibrantly herself.
"Whether she was pleased with a personal triumph, worrying over her latest novel or annoyed at a sibling, she was always emotionally direct. You can feel her vigorous personality on the page."
A private person, Cather lacked interest in being a celebrity, resisting giving public lectures or making public appearances. Jewell said theories have abounded as to why she banned the publication of her letters; he said he believes the reasoning was simply a desire to protect her and her loved ones' privacy and to allow her body of work to speak for itself.
"I respect wanting to keep your personal life personal," he said. "I think she wanted to keep her private life, and the lives of her family and friends, out of the spotlight. But that's not a worry anymore. Now she belongs to history and to our shared culture.
"Her letters were dashed off without being polished, and she was one to work on her writings for years, if necessary, to get them as she wanted them. I don't think she was hiding a big secret or anything."
Jewell and Stout spent years reading and transcribing the more than 3,000 letters before paring the collection down for the book.
It was difficult to make some of the final selections, but they were careful to include letters they felt would provide readers with fresh information about Cather. The entries span her life from age 14 to just days before her death.
Valuable resource for scholars & fans
The letters share her thoughts on war and the Great Depression, on other writers and artists and on the difficult questions of living: love, death and work.
"Now I know that nothing really matters to us but the people we love," Cather wrote her longtime friend Carrie Miner Sherwood very late in life. "Of course, if we realized that when we are young and just sat down and loved each other, our beds would not get made and very little of the world's work would ever get done."
Stout said the letters in the book "show us very clearly Cather's awareness of, and concern for, many of the public events and issues that were going on around her. The letters show us a person of many dimensions, many interests, a more prickly disposition than her fiction seems to reveal."
Guy Reynolds, professor of English at UNL and a fellow Cather scholar, said the new collection of letters will be invaluable to biographers, scholars and fans.
"They will be tremendously important to future biographers, who will now be able to quote directly from a widely available volume," he said. "They are in themselves wonderful and interesting documents and will expand the readership for Cather."
The historical value of this publication is clear, Reynolds said: "This will be a single volume edition of the correspondence of a major American writer – something to be set alongside the selected letters of Hemingway and Wallace Stevens, for instance."
In addition to shedding light on Cather's character for the first time, Jewell said the new book might serve another lasting purpose.
"It's likely there are more letters out there floating around in private hands," he said. "We're hoping that this publication will bring more of those to light."
Melissa Lee
Director of Communications,
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a. Articles 101 – 105 on the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which deals with abuses of market dominant positions of commercial undertakings.
b. Mizuno's European product segmentation policy towards its retail customers falls within the category of vertical relationships, since within the supply chain we as a manufacturer and supplier of sporting goods are acting at a 'higher level than a retailer, it is a downstream relationship for us.
c. These vertical dealings and commercial operations are viewed and examined on the basis of the above-quoted articles of the TFEU in the light of the Group Exemption Regulation Vertical (EU) of April 20, 2010 (VBER2010).
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In-Game Problems vs Out-of-Game Problems
There is a difference between problems that should be handled "in-game" and problems that should be handled "out-of-game".
Faction/race/gender changes are out-of-game changes. They are changes made because the player outside the game is unhappy, and so we choose to turn a blind eye to the impact that the change has on roleplaying or character history.
It is a mistake to try and handle everything within the rules. Sometimes, you have to step outside the rules and the gameworld, and talk directly to the player.
You see this a lot in regular table-top roleplaying forums. The DM will say that Player A's character is being disruptive and constantly working at cross-purposes to the group. Some DMs try and force the character to work with the group using in-game mechanics such as threats or magical coercion. But the proper response is to talk to the player outside the game, tell the player that he is hurting the game and remove him from the group if necessary.
Similarly, faction change is an out-of-game problem. A player wants to play with friends who are on the other faction. So they can now switch, and everyone in-game pretends that they've been Horde all along. It is an out-of-game solution for an out-of-game problem.
This issue appears with a lot of rule systems. For example, loot systems often get more and more complex as officers try and prevent players from abusing the system. But rather than altering the rules of the loot system, it's often better to talk to the players in question, and get them to work with the system, rather than playing games with the loot rules.
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While I agree that out-of-game problems preferable should be dealt with out-of-game, not by messing around with the game mechanisms, I disagree that the wish to change faction belongs to this category.ReplyDelete
I for one don't know anyone playing at the horde side, so it's not an out-of-game issue for me. But if I for some reason would have to quit raiding and I had the opportunity to make a real faction change, doing it the hard way as I suggest, I would definitely go for it. It would be the most cool, interesting achievement I could possibly think of, something that would keep me hooked in the game for a long time, something that would make me feel involved in the world happenings and committed to my character. Much more interesting than starting a horde char from scratch or just switching out my main over night by the payed faction change they're currently offering.
It is really a matter of two different ideals and purposes. Rohan, your purpose is to allow friends who meet (probably in RL) that play different factions to play together without having to level another toon on another faction. In this case, the faction change works, and should work out of game, (though for maybe a bit more than 10$) Your desire is to play together, and have fun, in this case factions are a simple hinderance to this, For anyone who doesn't care about lore and rp this is fine, new paint and shrubs... good to go.ReplyDelete
Then there is the other side Larisa is right too, There should be an in-game mechanic for those who for RP, or achievement reasons want to become the other faction as their current character. They truly want to play the traitorous imp, or the disillusioned hero jaded by their own leadership, For them the faction change isn't about fixing an out of game issue (hey we are two people but cant play together because we started on diff factions) its about exploring the world from a new perspective


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