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Gin Gin must be one of the only towns in Australia that can link bushrangers, thick scrub, red soil and barramundi together through its unique and varied history and landscape.
A perfect pit stop on your way North or South, Gin Gin is often referred to as Wild Scotsman country as one of Queensland's rogue bushrangers was captured here in 1866.
There are markets of the same name held every Saturday in the main street with lots of local produce to be had and while you are there you can check out the old Courthouse which now houses a community run gallery space.
A gateway to great Barramundi fishing, Gin Gin is just 20 minutes south of this international fishing destination at Lake Monduran.
Only the locals know to head to the bakery and get one of the famous pies before they are all snaffled up and to go and stock up on snacks and supplies before checking out Goodnight Scrub National Park while in the area.
Goodnight Scrub is the perfect place to spot some 166 listed species of birds, including powerful owls, regent bowerbirds, forest kingfishers and king parrots. Keep your eyes peeled for wallabies and butterflies too as they flutter by.
Take a trip down Queensland's pioneering past with rural countryside and cattle country, vineyards and olive groves in Gin Gin and surrounds.
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This was a week for the defenses - six teams scored a touchdown or less. How good were those defenses exactly? The 49ers, Texans, Giants, Buccaneers, Rams and Cardinals were limited to just 33 combined points.
Here's what else we learned in Week 3:
Russell Wilson flying high: The second-year quarterback for the Seahawks destroyed the Jaguars with four touchdown passes in a 49-17 win.
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Redskins, Steelers and Giants are in trouble: Robert Griffin III wasn't terrible in the Skins' 27-20 loss to Detroit, but a fourth quarter fumble hurt them badly. Speaking of turnovers, five losses of possession cost the Steelers a chance at taking down the Bears this week in an ugly 40-23 Pittsburgh loss. Eli Manning, however, was an absolute mess, throwing for just 119 yards and an interception. The Giants offensive line offered no help either, allowing seven sacks.
The Bears are back: Jay Cutler was solid on the road and drove the team down the field when they needed to score. 87 yards rushing from Matt Forte and timely defensive stops ensured Chicago stayed undefeated in a 40-23 win over the Steelers.
Jets click against Bills: Gang Green's offense was solid. Geno Smith threw for a career high 331 yards, Bilal Powell ran for 149 yards and Santonio Holmes added 154 yards receiving in a 27-20 win over Buffalo. While the Jets' 20 penalties added up to 168 yards, eight sacks will solve that type of sloppy play every time.
DeMarco Murray runs over Rams: On 26 carries, the Cowboys running back dismantled the Rams defense for 175 yards in a 31-7 win. Tony Romo added three TDs, while the Dallas defense limited St. Louis to just 35 yards on the ground.
Renaissance in Kansas City?: Andy Reid and Alex Smith just needed a change of scenery. After Reid was fired by the Eagles and the 49ers picked Colin Kaepernick over Smith this offseason, both coach and QB have found their respective games in KC. Through three games, the Chiefs are undefeated and Smith has 669 yards passing with four TDs and no interceptions.
Trouble in Green Bay? Aaron Rodgers' numbers are sick, 1,057 yards passing with eight TDs and three interceptions, so why is Green Bay 1-2? Stiff competition against San Francisco in Week 1 is one thing, but no one expected Green Bay to have problems with the Bengals this week.
Jake Locker keeps Titans above water: Locker threw for 299 yards and a TD in a poised 20-17 win over the Chargers. While those numbers don't scream greatness, the fact that Locker hasn't thrown an interception this year proves he's been a surprise in Tennessee.
Pats still undefeated: If the Pats have a theme this season, it would be "win ugly." New England began their season with squeaked out wins against the Bills and Jets, but even in a 23-3 rout of Tampa Bay this week, the offense was anything but sexy. New England's defense stepped up, though, and didn't give up a touchdown.
Jimmy Graham is a monster: Graham had nine catches for 134 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-7 romp of the Arizona Cardinals. In just three games this season, Graham has 23 catches and four TDs for a whopping 358 yards. In his 2010 rookie season, Graham only had 356 yards recieving, in 15 games.
Ravens defense shuts down Texans: Without Ray Rice and an ineffective Joe Flacco, the Ravens defense came up big for the second week in a row and limited the high-powered Texans offense to just nine points.


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Casey MacMaster posted a straight-set victory at sixth singles Sunday (Harvard Athletic Communications).
ITHACA, N.Y. – In its final day of competition at the ECAC Men's Indoor Championships, the Harvard men's tennis team ended on a high note, knocking off Princeton, 4-3, to claim third place Sunday. The moves Harvard to 6-4 on the season, as the Crimson has won four of its last five matches.
The teams started the match with singles competition and the Crimson and Tigers showed they were evenly matched. Matija Pecotic turned in the first victory of the day at first singles, besting Harvard's Shaun Chaudhuri, 6-0, 6-2, to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Casey MacMaster answered back on the fifth court, polishing off Jonathan Carcione, 7-6 (2), 6-2, and Nicky Hu put Harvard up 2-1 with a 7-6 (6), 6-0 win over Dan Richardson at fourth singles. Zack McCourt earned a hard-fought win on the second court over Alex Steinroeder, edging out the sophomore in a first set tiebreaker to claim a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory. Andy Nguyen grabbed a three-set win over Spindler, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, at third singles, but Kelvin Lam's 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss at No. 6 meant the match would be decided in doubles.
A new-look doubles force worked well for the Crimson Sunday, as Harvard captured the match handily. Senior captain Andy Nguyen and freshman Nicky Hu took care of business on the first court, playing a spot up from their usual No. 2 doubles slot. The pair took down Matija Pecotic and Zack McCourt, 8-3, and Casey MacMaster and Kelvin Lam's 8-6 win over Matt Spindler and Dan Davies at No. 2 sealed the doubles point and the match for the Crimson.
Harvard will take next weekend off and return to the courts again March 2, when it hosts Indiana at the Murr Center Courts.
Harvard 4, Princeton 3
No. 1 Pecotic, Princeton def. Chaudhuri, Harvard: 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 McCourt, Princeton def. Steinroeder, Harvard: 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 3 A. Nguyen, Harvard d Spindler, Princeton: 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 N. Hu Harvard def. Richardson, Princeton: 7-6(6), 6-0
No. 5 MacMaster d Carcione, Princeton 7-6(2) 6-2
No. 6 Siow Princeton d. Lam, Harvard 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 1 A. Nguyen/Hu, Harvard def. Pecotic/McCourt, Princeton: 8-3
No. 2 MacMaster/Lam, Harvard def. Spindler/Davies, Princeton: 8- 6
No. 3 Bloom/Siow, Princeton vs. Steinroeder/Chaudhuri, Harvard: 6-7 (DNF)


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(The Root) —
"I met a guy who told me that the moment he saw me, he knew I was 'the One.' He asked for permission to court me and then started saying he was my man. I found out that he went on a date this past weekend and he's been telling the other woman he's interested in her, too. I addressed the situation and told him, 'I'm done.' He went off on this rant, saying that I'm overreacting, he's single and not committed and he can take out whomever he wants. My issue was what he was saying to me and her. Was I wrong?" —Y.G.
It's frustrating to emotionally invest in someone, buy into his or her words and then discover that what you thought was the situation actually wasn't. He's culpable for selling you a dream, even if doing so is a widely practiced and culturally accepted method of dating. This notion dictates that a man can say or do whatever works to win a woman's affection — emotional and physical — and that it's up to the woman to decipher a man's true intentions.
His calling you "the One" and asking to "court" you in 2012 reads like something from and old-school playbook entitled How to Be a Player. For intentionally misleading you to believe that he was more serious than he was, he was wrong. For dating someone else? Not so much.
He's single, and he can do as he pleases with whomever he pleases. So can you. Unless there's a commitment or a conversation specifically about not dating anyone else — implying it doesn't count — you should assume that the person you're interested in is seeing, and likely having sex with, at least one other person. It doesn't mean he's not interested in you — just that he has multiple interests. That's pretty much what dating is these days.
The drama in this situation isn't all on him, though. You weren't wrong, per se, but you were extraordinarily naive. That you fell for his lines, no matter how far-fetched, alerts me that you don't have much experience dating — or maybe you do, but perhaps you were lonely and wanted a man in your life by any means necessary. As Drake popularly put it in "Take Care": "You bought the dream when [he] sold you one."
Come on, hon. He knew you were "the One" at first sight? Really? The idea of spotting you across the room and knowing immediately that you are his destiny is the stuff of fairy tales and old-school R&B lyrics — not reality. And while every woman should be confident enough to think she's worthy of inspiring such feelings, she should also be realistic enough to accept that it happens not off of an initial glance but over time. That should have been your first sign that not everything was what it seemed.
The second sign was when he started calling himself your man. There's an element of dysfunctional romance to it — the type oft found in romance novels (full disclosure: I was a romance-novel editor for five years) and romantic-comedy films — but in the real world, that's just odd.
Declaring himself your man implies that you're in a relationship, and that's just not how commitments are established. At the very least, there is — or there should be — a discussion about what's going on between the two of you and what to expect from a relationship. He was spitting game, and his self-proclaimed moniker meant nothing.
It pains me to write my next sentence, because it's so pessimistic, but it's also real: You cannot trust that every man who says he's all about you actually is. Men should not mislead women about their intentions (and for clarity, women should not mislead men). But until people en masse stop doing it, the onus will always be on you — man or woman — to decipher the games, the lines and the lies.
If you're seeking a healthy relationship and want to tip the odds in your favor, take months slowly getting to know someone — i.e., dating. There's a reason it's called building a relationship. What a potential partner says and does should be in accord consistently over time. Once you've found that, then it's time to discuss a commitment and exclusivity.
Good luck!
Demetria L. Lucas is a contributing editor to The Root, a life coach and the author of A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life. She answers your dating and relationship questions on The Root each week. Feel free to ask anything at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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English words that are their own antonyms
What words have opposite meanings in different regions?
I was reading a book the other day when the author wrote:
The contradiction is only apparent.
Meaning it was obvious only at first blush, but that some investigation would show the contradiction isn't apparent (the more common definition of the word.)
This got me wondering if there were other words in English that had multiple definitions that are opposites or contradict?


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After a two year break Eisfabrik are back with an EP announcing the upcoming album "Kryothermalmusik aus der Eisfabrik". Two brand-new songs and various remix versions with a total playing time of almost 40 minutes indicate where the journey is heading: Melancholy with a high catchy tune factor mark the direction of this release.
Order your copy in various shops here: https://reporecords.lnk.to/Rotationsausfall_WE
01. Brain Fucked (Leæther Strip Remix)
02. Brain Drain
03. God Needs No Religion (Maxi)
04. Brain Fucked (VDOC Remix)
05. Never Look Back (Winterhart Remix)
06. Cyber Gigolo
Darkness on Demand - Detoxination (Album) - Out 01.03.2019
Darkness on Demand continue the futuristic journey with their new Album "Detoxination".
Order your copy in various shops here:
01. Never Look Back
02. Brain Fucked
03. Detoxination
04. Stay Away
05 .When The Angel Will Be Send
06. Last Salvation
07. I Don'T Care
08. Holy Water
09. God Needs No Religion
10. Get Me To Another Planet
11. Pain In Me
12. Time Is Right For Us
13. Your Burden
Darkness on Demand - Detoxination (EP) - Out 08.02.2019
Funker Vogt - "Ikarus" - Out now!
Funker Vogt - New Album - "Wastelands" - Out now!
Order the new limited edition album "Wastelands" here:
Funker Vogt - New EP & Video - Order now!
Enjoy the outstanding new Funker Vogt video "Feel the Pain"
Darkness on Demand - Back to Psychoburbia (EP) - Out 30.03.2018
Funker Vogt - Aviator Collector`s Edition - Out now!
Tracklist CD 1:
01 Welcome To Destruction
02 Paralyzed
03 Child Soldier
04 City Of Darkness
05 My Fortune
06 Hostile Waters
07 Thanatophobia
08 Frozen In Time
09 One
10 Darwin's Nightmare
11 Blind Rage
12 Babylon
13 City of Darkness (Download Version)
Tracklist CD 2:
01 Deathmachine
02 Snow Was Falling
03 Lost in Translation
04 City of Darkness (Downtown-Mix)
05 Child Soldier (Kopfschuss-Mix)
06 City of Darkness (2nd-Hookline-Mix)
07 White Trash (live 2008)
08 Thanks for Nothing (Re-arranged 2008)
09 Black Hole (Re-arranged 2008)
10 Paralyzed (AE5 Remix)
11 White Trash (AE 8 Remix)
12 Paralyzed (First Edit)
13 The Race is On (2nd Strike)
14 White Trash (1st Demo)
15 Child Soldier (DJ-Mix 2017)
16-31 Ringtones & Notification Sounds
Tracklist DVD:
01 Hostile Waters 5.1 Mix
02 Child Soldier 5.1 Mix
03 Frozen in Time 5.1 Mix
04 City of Darkness 5.1 Mix
05 Babylon 5.1 Mix
06 Making-of Aviator
07 Making-of Photo Session
08 Trailer: World War I - Grabenkrieg in Europa
09 Photo Gallery - 2007
DARKNESS ON DEMAND - Post Stone Age Technology - New album - Out now!
Wagner, Falgalas and Chris L. continue their story with their new project "DARKNESS ON DEMAND". Enjoy the official album snippet-video!
In their traditional music development they combine old-school EBM with dance floor-grooves and catchy melodies.
The recent album POST STONE AGE TECHNOLOGY describes a synthesis of the arts consisting of characteristic topics, such as escapism and dark visions of the future, but it is also a reckoning with their eventful past.
Songs like POST STONE AGE TECHNOLOGY, WHY DON'T U TELL ME, I DON'T BELIEVE and BODY BLEED present a dark vision of an android future, visualised in musical images.
Meanwhile songs like CITY OF THE DREAMERS and TAKE IT FROM THE RICH create dream worlds and keep alive the hope for a better future.
CHAIN REACTION and WE TAKE REVENGE are a clear confrontation with their past and the rising future of the new works under the unique name "DARKNESS ON DEMAND"...
DARKNESS ON DEMAND - City of the Dreamers - EP and official video - Out now!
"City of the Dreamers" is the new lead single from the upcoming album "Post Stone Age Technology". Enjoy the official video and get your copy here:
DARKNESS ON DEMAND - New EP - Out on 02.02.2018
Wagner, Falgalas and Chris L. continue their story with their new project "Darkness on Demand". In their traditional music development they combine old-school EBM with dance floor-grooves and catchy melodies.
The first single "City of the Dreamers" is a modern Utopia, a vision of a better future of art and creativity that leads to a new hope opened to a better life….A life avoid of hate, war and corruption.
The single contains 6 exclusive and unreleased non-album-tracks: First of all the dancefloor-remix of the title track "City of the Dreamers" followed by a wonderful remix of the album track "Body Bleed" by Kunstwerk which describes a travel into an android future. In addition one will find four more unreleased tracks.
The debut album "Post Stone Age Technology" will be released on 23.02.2018.
01 City of the Dreamers (DoD Mix)
02 Body Bleed (Kunstwerk Remix)
03 Fracking all the Rules
04 The Fire is not out
05 We take Revenge
06 Wir stürmen heut das Parlament
07 City of the Dreamers (Album Version)
FUNKER VOGT - Aviator Collector`s Edtion
Coming soon....
Aviator Album
Bonus Tracks
Club Pilot
White Trash
Bonus Tracks
Audio 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound Tracks
Making-of Aviator
Making-of Photo Session
Photo Gallery
FUNKER VOGT - Wahre Helden - New official video
Wahre Helden is taken from the new EP "Musik ist Krieg"- Out on 03.11.2017
Enjoy the video-clip and order your copy now!
Buy CD here:
USA & Canada
IsoTank Music
Storming The Base
FUNKER VOGT - Musik ist Krieg - Out on 03.11.2017
Buy CD here:
USA & Canada
IsoTank Music
Storming The Base
ME THE TIGER - New EP - OUT on 20.10.2017
Saknaden is the second single from Me The Tiger's third album "What is beautiful never dies". The EP contains the hit-single "Saknaden" and several powerful remixes, accompanied by a great video-clip:
1.)Saknaden (Mars TV 'Dancing with Ponytail' Remix)
2.)Saknaden (Jonas the Tiger Remix)
3.)Saknaden (Bella the Tiger Remix)
4.)Saknaden (Neutrophic Remix)
Buy here:
Stream here:
FUNKER VOGT - Musik ist Krieg - Out on 03.11.2017
Barely five months after the release of the successful album "Code of Conduct", the Funker Vogt-recruits radio their new explosive EP "Musik ist Krieg" into the clubs.
1.) Wahre Helden (Video Version)
2.) Schattenwelt
3.) Bloodbrother
4.) Strike Force
5.) Gladiator (Until Death Mix)
6.) Für immer (Agonoize Remix)
7.) Tanzbefehl (Kunstwerk Remix)
8.) Gladiator (Cephalgy Remix)
9.) Tanzbefehl (Art of War Mix by NOVAkILL)
10.) Für immer (Orchester Version)
ME THE TIGER - New Album - OUT on 18.08.2017
"What Is Beautiful Never Dies"
Buy here:
1. I Thought Sleep Would Do It
2. Saknaden
3. Hollow
4. Hiraeth
5. Meadow
6. Of What I Am
7. Kerosene
8. This Is Not Me
9. Your Empire
10. What Is Beautiful
11. You Must Die (Fortress Europe)
Me The Tiger Live
2017-09-06 Das Bett, Frankfurt (Germany)
2017-09-07 Bi Nuu, Berlin (Germany)
2017-09-08 NCN Festival, Leipzig (Germany)
2017-09-09 Markthalle, Hamburg (Germany)
2017-09-10 Roxy Music Hall, Flensburg (Germany)
ME THE TIGER - Hollow - New Single & Video - OUT on 30.06.2017
Hollow is the new lead single from the upcoming album "What is beautiful never dies".
The new album will be released on 18.08.2017.
Buy here:
1) Hollow
2) Hollow (Eli van Vegas Remix)
3) Hollow (Second System Remix)
4) Hollow (Neutrophic Remix)
5) Hollow (Sara Idani Remix)
6) Hollow (Chandler Swing Remix)
FUNKER VOGT - Code of Conduct - OUT NOW!
Funker Vogt - Code of Conduct (Limited Edition + Bonustracks CD):
North America:
COP International
Storming the Base
FUNKER VOGT - Der letzte Tanz - OUT NOW!
Funker Vogt - Der letzte Tanz (Limited Edition Maxi-CD):
Also available in all relevant download and streaming stores!
FUNKER VOGT - Pre-order in North America
Funker Vogt - Code of Conduct (Limited Edition + Bonustracks CD):
Storming the Base
COP International
FUNKER VOGT are back!
Release Dates:
19.05.2017 Der letzte Tanz (Maxi-CD)
02.06.2017 Code of Conduct (Album-CD)
After a few years of silence Gerrit Thomas and Rene Dornbusch enter the dance floors of the world again, accompanied by none other than singer Chris L. (Agonoize/ The Sexorcist) on the microphone.
Hard-hitting and merciless as ever Funker Vogt will attack the dance floors with catchy dance tracks again.
Everybody who has seen Chris L. on stage before knows what to expect. Funker Vogt will perform an incredible redesigned live show. The band is ready to conquer the stage again, to turn them into battlefields. When the bass roars and explosions shake the earth, everybody will know that Funker Vogt is back in town!
The first sound-attack will start in the middle of May with the release of the new hit-single "Der letzte Tanz". The brand new album "Code of Conduct" will be released early in June.
Both titles will be available worldwide via RepoRecords.
Both releases will be available in a limited edition with special packaging and bonus-tracks.
Fans should better be quick to get one of the limited versions!
Funker Vogt 2017, stronger than ever before!
Order: Dance! – and everybody dances along...


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 147 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
I am about to launch a website that seeks to establish community around the biblical text and I am looking for
a logo that will be displayed on the top right of each webpage.
I am looking for a logo which is understated but not unnoticeable, simple - not over complicated - and professional.
"BibleBash" is ironic, the website encourages critical examination of the text which can be both positive or negative.
Open to ideas for colours and fonts, though it should work on a white background.
Website uses web2 technology to create a rich user experience
Whilst the site is targeted at a predominantly Christian audience, it is not meant to be exclusively religious. The logo should avoid using religious iconography. It would do better to focus on the community and bible/textual aspects of the project.
NOTE: do not bother following the link biblebasher.com.. the page currently displayed has nothing to do with the website about to be launched and should not be used as a style guide.
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- works at different sizes
- preferably logo / icon can also work on its own without text.
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Linkara wrote:...Ah, poopy, I'm (we're?) part of the bad guys.
Ironically, I'm not fond of the taste of coffee.
Jim North wrote:Linkara wrote:...Ah, poopy, I'm (we're?) part of the bad guys.
You have only yourself to blame!
Well, and the fact that I wanted a huge, disposable police force. At first, I was planning to just have 'em be a bunch of guys wearing gas-mask like things as part of their uniforms, but then came the presidential election and the tons of Linkara clones, and it just clicked!
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Pintrest is an image sharing social networking site that is growing in popularity. As a result, interest marketing is also growing in demand. It brings in referral traffic and helps in brand popularity. Users can create their business profile without hassle.
There are different social media sites that are growing popular with time. One of these sites that have recently been in market is Pintrest, the image sharing social networking site. It is said that Pintrest marketing brings in referral traffic to a website, helping in brand image popularity. It is important to have knowledge of what type of images should get into Pintrest to let them go viral.
The remarkable feature of Pintrest is that it seems to understand people better. Pintrest business pages that are expected to turn up in market is really great news for businesses. People can also covert their existing personal profiles into business pages with just one click or design a new profile page for their business. Pinterest.com is the place where a new Pintrest page for business can be started. This page also gives users an option to convert this page into business page, if required. It is simple process, where the company's information along with logo can be uploaded.
This site also gives users an opportunity to get their websites versified. The verification file can be downloaded and uploaded to the root path of your website. Then, through Pintrest, the upload file can be verified. It would allow verify sign to be displayed on your business page of Pintrest and would improve upon the authenticity of the profile.
The research has shown that message shared through images is better understood by people than through other sources. Pintrest gives more weight age to product images. If the website is dealing with products, it is recommended to post product images on Pintrest to let them go viral. Downloading the images from this site is not recommended. Instead, one should just enter url and let the site grab the images automatically. If your site does not deal in products, then you can share hand drawn images, quote image or Infographicsto design your business Pintrest profile.
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The Infographics should be shared on website or blog with an option, "add pin" to add the image. It would create hyperlink, which would drive in good amount of referral traffic to the website. The expertise and knowledge to do Pintrest marketing can really do wonders for your business.


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As mentioned in our announcement last month of the winners of the 2011 Jolt Awards for books, the winner of the top prize, Continuous Delivery by Jez Humble and David Farley, was a run-away #1 choice. The remaining award winners, chosen from a pool of 15 titles (shrunk down from an original list of 51 nominations), were more closely bunched. In fact, in many cases, had one judge ordered his list slightly differently, one of the books in this article would have made that illustrious roster. Given the closeness of the vote, then, we felt it would be worthwhile to present these other titles that made it to the final round of consideration especially if they intersect with work you're currently doing. The reviews were written by Mike Riley.
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OAKLAND — A lockdown was ordered at an Oakland elementary school Friday afternoon after a student was found with a BB gun, according to a school district spokesman.
REACH Academy, located at 9860 Sunnyside St., went on lockdown around 2:35 p.m. when police said a student was potentially on campus armed with a firearm.
Oakland Unified School District spokesman Troy Flint said a student was found with a BB gun and determined to not be a threat.
The lockdown was lifted before 3 p.m., he said.
Oakland police responded to the school and after discovering there was not a real firearm on campus determined the school was safe.
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Fantome was a member of a species that was native to the Void. He was encountered by USS Voyager in 2377 within the Void aboard a derelict starship.
He had purposely stowed away during the transport of a tricesium warp core casing. He was found hiding in it by Seven of Nine and B'Elanna Torres. They noted he had a badly injured leg and brought him to sickbay.
The Doctor had difficulty treating him at first because he was extremely skittish and wouldn't allow The Doctor near him. The Doctor had discovered that he had an extremely large lung capacity, which allowed him to survive in an oxygen-less atmosphere for a certain period of time. He also seemed to have a voracious appetite. Seven of Nine seemed to take a liking to him and even gave him a portion of her rations to eat.
When Seven returned to see how he was doing, she found that The Doctor had managed to treat him when he seemed to calm a bit when The Doctor had begun humming the aria "Veglia, o donna, questo fiore" from the Italian opera Rigoletto. The Doctor had then decided to play the full orchestral version of the opera so he could treat him, which was successful.
The Doctor took him under his wing, and named him after The Phantom of the Opera, a character who likewise derived solace from music. The Doctor had discovered Fantome was very intelligent and had an extremely complex physiology. Fantome even had the ability to refract his life signs so that normal sensors couldn't detect him, which was how he had managed to stow away during the transport.
Seven then turned off the music, much to The Doctor's and Fantome's displeasure. She noted that perhaps Fantome couldn't speak but he could indeed hear. She began showing him objects and then linking them to a specific musical note to identify them. Fantome caught on to the idea in seconds and The Doctor continued to expand this system of musical notes as a language in which the crew could communicate with him.
It took The Doctor a while but he eventually managed to coax Fantome out of sickbay, though he was still very shy of nearly everyone on board. Tuvok encountered them on the way to the mess hall. He was pleased to see that Fantome was doing so well but Fantome quickly hid behind The Doctor, a little afraid of Tuvok. The Doctor reassured Fantome and told him that Tuvok was "the one who keeps us all safe." Fantome thanked him for this. Tuvok found The Doctor's method of communicating with Fantome very ingenious. Tuvok then wished Fantome well and after The Doctor had translated it for Fantome he apparently thanked him again and said goodbye.
In the mess hall Fantome was extremely curious of everything, especially all the different types of food. Bosaal, who Captain Janeway was negotiating with, became angered at Fantome's presence in the mess hall. He began berating the shy alien, who, sensing Bosaal's anger, immediately hid behind The Doctor. Bosaal called his species vermin and thieves. Bosaal even said that if he could find them on his ship he would kill them. The Doctor became angered at Bosaal's harsh words but Janeway managed to calm Bosaal down with the offer of scanning and taking on any member of Fantome's species that was on his ship.
In all Janeway brought three more members of Fantome's species on board. When she went to visit them in sickbay she heard the four communicate in Fantome's music language. She gave them an applause, thinking it was a musical composition until The Doctor explained that they weren't playing music but having a conversation.
Apparently Fantome had taught the other three how to use the music language in a mere fraction of the time it had taken him to learn.
He later assisted Voyager in its escape from the Void, along with the three other members of his species by sabotaging the engines of the ships that were attacking Voyager as it made its escape. (VOY: "The Void")
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Okay I been practicing with some java code. I'm trying to solve a problem on the back of this chapter. I kind of I want to solve this problem with out code being given to me. But I do want to be given hints and direction on what I can do to run this application. Here is the problem.
Create a version of the previous project that reverses the computation. That is, read a value representing a number of seconds, then print the equivalent amount of time as a combination of hours, minutes, and seconds. (For example, 9999 seconds is equivalent to 2 hours, 46 minutes, and 39 seconds.)
[code = Java]
//************************************************** ****************************
// PP 2.9.java Author: Rain_Maker
// This application will take the input value of
// minutes and secs. It will then display the over all users times in secs.
//************************************************** ***************************
package pp2.pkg9;
import java.util.*;
public class Pp29
public static void main(String[] args)
double hours,minutes,seconds;
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print(" How many secs did you travel? ");
seconds = scan.nextInt();
hours = (int) seconds/3600;
minutes = hours/60;
seconds = minutes%60;
System.out.println( " The amount hours : " + hours);
// System.out.println( " The amount minutes: " + minutes);
// System.out.println( " The amount secs: " + seconds);
I have the answer for hrs, but minutes and secs are a little difficult to solve. Can some one give me a clue on what I can do to solve this problem. I have another similar problem on the next problem I want to solve. So I really want some type of self accomplishment if I can solve both problems.


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How to Prepare for Huffing For Stuffing 5K/10K Thanksgiving Day Run in Bozeman
Are you planning on running for a great cause this Thanksgiving in the Huffing for Stuffing Thanksgiving Day Run in Bozeman on November 28, 2013? In 2012 the race raised $45,500 for the Gallatin Valley Food Bank! If you are planning on joining this great run and cause, here are some tips to help you get ready for the 5K run or even the 10K run!
Join the HFS Training Group
The official training program for the Huffing for Stuffing run is free and sponsored by Schnee's. The group does weekly runs in Bozeman that begin each Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Schnee's downtown location. The group has experienced running coaches to guide you as well as individual training programs. Call 406-587-0981 for more information.
Start training early
10 weeks would be ideal in case you get sick or obligations get in the way. The better prepared you are the more you will enjoy the race.
Find Your Pace
Using runnersworld.com's training pace calculator, you can calculate a good training pace for your runs leading up to Huffing for Stuffing. With a goal for finishing the 5K in 20 minutes, the calculator recommends running 8:16 - 9:21 minute miles for training. If you want to run slower or faster, enter in your goals here. And for comparison sake, see the 2012 Huffing for Stuffing results here.
Allow Your Body to Recover
Your muscles need time to recover. Be sure to space out your runs 30 to 60 hours so that your legs and body can be ready for the next run.
Don't Give Up
As you are training, go on as many easy and long runs as you can in the training window you give yourself.
Don't Get Bored While Running
Pacing yourself is what helps you to run long distances, but it can be a bit boring for some people. Counter your boredom and even be productive by listening to new music, listen to a thought provoking podcast like This American Life, or download an audio book of a movie about to come out like Ender's Game! But of course, the ultimate way to ward off boredom would be to listen to this radio station!
Get Your Hydration and Nutrients
Experts on active.com say that it is essential to focus on hydrating and nutrition in the days before the race. During the race, use water to help you stay comfortable while running and drink to to avoid cottonmouth. Here is a great meal plan for anyone training for a long race.
Dress Warm But Stay Light
We all know how cold it can get in Bozeman in November so be sure to dress warm with gloves, hats, warm socks and maybe even some hand warmers. Costumes are always welcome in the Huffing for Stuffing races!
See you on November 28th, 2013 at the annual Huffing for Stuffing Thanksgiving Day Run!


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This old citadel was preserved under dense vegetation for roughly 500 years and is now open to visitors!
Considered to be the most magical city of the World with a wonderful panorama, Machu Picchu attracts thousands of hikers, adventurers, archaeologists, photographers, backpackers and families every day!
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About 500 years ago the Spanish conquistadores, lead by Francisco Pizarro, had raided, burned and demolished Inca cities, but thanks to its remoteness, Machu Picchu had remained undiscovered, thus untouched.
Officially Machu Picchu was discovered in 1911 by American explorer-historian Hiram Bingham. Since then it has become the World-wide renowned mystery travel destination that we know today.
In 2007 Machu Picchu was voted one of the "New 7 Wonders of the World".
The wonderful Inca city was strategically built 2.450 m high in the Peruvian Andes. The Urubamba Valley in which the Vilcanota River flows partially surrounds the "Old Peak" on which the ruins are located.
For many photographers visiting Machu Picchu is a dream come true... Wonderful photos can be taken by skilled photographers if the weather is clear...
Visiting Machu Picchu is possible by hiking in the Andean Mountains along the Inca Trail or by combining train and bus transportation all the way up to the site.
The most exciting way is to get there through the Andes. Also because it lasts about 4 days and you'll get to see wonderful sights, a number of other sites like: Runcuracay, Huinay Huayna and others. Any trop needs careful planning and preparing, especially if you are arriving from far away!
Read further: Machu Picchu Travel Guide
Read further: Visitor Advice: When and How to Visit Machu Picchu?
Read further: Guide to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo)
Why Machu Picchu is a Wonder of Construction
We can only admire the Incas for what they did... They literally flattened the top of a high mountain to build a city comprising of hundreds of buildings with an agricultural production area, irrigation system and other facilities.
The rock cutting and shaping, the dry stone techniques (assembling huge bricks without mortar) used for constructing the buildings of Machu Picchu are still a mystery and only speculations exist about how this could have been done.
Believe it: many of those stone components are still strongly stuck together, you couldn't put a paper between them!
Several temples, fountains, a jail and a rock quarry (where they extracted the construction materials), a flat area known as "The Main Square" and an irrigation system that still functions today are located in the Urban Sector, which is right near the agricultural terrace-filled so-called Agricultural Sector where crops were produced for ensuring food.
There even are buildings on top of the high steep mountain called Huayna Picchu ("Young Peak"), which you can see on most photos of Machu Picchu. Visitors can climb up there and get a complete view over Machu Picchu below.
The buildings of Machu Picchu had soft rooftops which had perished forever... But this way one can clearly see the scheme according to which the city was built. It is well structured, organized. The rich lived in one area, the poor or ordinary people in another district.
Sacred objects like the Intihuatana and the temples underline the religious importance of the city...
Read further: The Construction of Machu Picchu
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The Legend of the El Dorado and Myths about Inca Gold
For hundreds of years in the past archaeologists, professional and amateur explorers have been looking for hidden treasures, lost gold in the northeastern parts of South America, particularly in the Andes.
Legends and myths, stories like those of Paititi (The Lost City of the Incas), the El Dorado legend and others revolving around lost cities and hidden treasures sometimes do have a little basis: many of the locals seem to believe in them and many of these tales are actually part of local popular culture...
Some people linked the city of Machu Picchu with lost treasures and TV documentaries still call it "The Lost City of the Incas" or the "Secret City of the Incas", but this is rather an unreal fantasy...
The real value of Machu Picchu is in its aesthetics and archaeological value, not in some hidden treasures or mysticism. If there is gold somewhere, then that will certainly be somewhere else.
But if you want to see a complete guide about El Dorado, lost treasures, hidden cities, then check these articles...
Read further: Inca Treasures, Lost Gold and Hidden Cities
Read further: Lost Inca Cities: Vitcos, Vilcabamba, Machu Picchu, Choquequirao, Paititi
Read further: Paititi - "The Lost City of the Incas"
About the Much Admired Inca Civilization...
We admire them so much that some of us have even become Inca fans. Still, even specialists know very little about this once great civilization that dominated Andean South America.
The Inca Empire was the second largest empire in the World, preceded only by the Roman Empire has has left behind tremendous cultural riches and many beautiful legends as well.
There is no written information left behind by the Incas because they did not write. This makes this culture even more mysterious. Legends, myths and old Spanish chronicles make this ancient civilization more attractive, mysterious...
Lost cities in dense jungle, hidden treasures, objects and places said to have supernatural powers... this is what comes to the minds of most of us when hearing about the Incas.
Read further: The Inca Empire or The Tahuantinsuyo
Read further: Inca Rulers, Emperors of the Tahuantinsuyo
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Machu Picchu in Danger!
Having survived about 5 centuries, Machu Picchu seemed to have gone over the hardest times: the period of the Pizarro-led Spanish conquest. But no! Greed, commercial exploitation in the form of tourism is the biggest danger that this wonder of architecture has ever experienced!
Thousands are visiting it daily and already the steps and buildings show signs of degradation!
If Pizarro's army did not inflict damage on Machu Picchu thanks to its remote location, then tourism will put an end to it if the uncontrolled exploitation continues!
Today an estimated number of 3.000 visitors come to Machu Picchu every day. Millions of boots gallop on the rocks (stpes and internal streets), the result is that the components slowly break, decompose and move from their place...
There was a time when rich tourists were taken up to the ruins by helicopter, but the flights were ceased due to the possibility of harming the ruins.
Another threat comes from nature...
In this part of Peru landslides, floods are frequent. And, according to a recent study by Japanese geologists from the University of Kyoto, there is a movement of the terrain of about 1 cm (0.4 in), which can result in the slow collapse of the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Read further: Machu Picchu's Irresponsible Exploitation
Peru Travel Services
It's essential to check out try Spanish language sites for reservations, as the offers in English and other non-Spanish sites are limited. You'll be able to access vastly larger amounts of services in Spanish.
The Dreamlike Lost City that Swims in the Clouds...
The "Old Peak" has become an icon of Peru, the main travel attraction of the country and, since 2007 it is one of the World's New 7 Wonders of the World...
The spectacular views over the once thriving city and the surrounding green mountains of the Urubamba Jungle has impressed many photographers, painters and poets. Among them was the Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda.
Neruda wrote...
Machu Picchu is a trip to the serenity of the soul, to eternal fusion with the cosmos, there we feel our own fragility. It is one of the greatest marvels of South America. A resting place of butterflies at the epicenter of the great circle of life. Another miracle.
The original in Spanish...
Machu Picchu es un viaje a
la serenidad del alma, a la eterna fusi�n con el cosmos, all� sentimos
nuestra fragilidad. Es una de las maravillas m�s grandes de Sudam�rica. Un
reposar de mariposas en el epicentro del gran c�rculo de la vida. Otro
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The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu are a magical place indeed, but only those know how it really is who have spent a few hours "up there" and have had the luck of clear weather...
It is a once in a lifetime experience and if you are willing to try... then RediscoverMachuPicchu.com will be your guide!
Machu Picchu Mysteries and Myths
Machu Picchu is believed to have been built by the Inca Ruler Pachacuti in the 13th-14th centuries (approximately), but for unknown reasons the city was abandoned before the arrival of the European conquerors to the Inca Lands.
Due to its remoteness Machu Picchu remained hidden from the eyes of the invading Spanish conquistadores. It helped it remain as beautiful as it is today, but more myths and stories were fueled by its remoteness...
Speculations and myths are mostly baseless, unreal fantasies, but some do have a bit of truth in them...
You might have heard about myths spreading rumours about hidden Inca treasures, a legendary lost city and there even are stories about supernatural powers and even alien activity. Much of that is pure fiction.
But there are Inca legends describing a hidden city where enormous quantities of gold and precious stones were hidden. We don't know about any treasures found in Machu Picchu, but we do know that when its discoverer came across it, it was by accident: he was looking for the legendary Lost Inca City of Vilcabamba.
The exact reason for building Machu Picchu is still not known. Specialists have concluded that it might have been some sort of a religious sanctuary, perhaps also a place where the rich Incas had retreated (but before the arrival of the Spaniards). The remote location was probably kept secret from the Inca Empire's population.
Proof that the Spaniards never set their feet on the "Old Peak" is that the sacred Intihuatana Stone is still intact here!
Our article treats the myths, beliefs, rumours for those curious...


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There are serious Republicans running for president. The billionaire reality host isn't one of them.
Some bright, talented, and highly qualified Republicans are thinking about running for president. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Mitch Daniels of Indiana, Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts--all current or former governors--are eminently capable. Regardless of whether you like or agree with them, they are worthy of consideration for the Republican nomination.
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How demoralizing it must be, then, for them to look at national polling that shows Donald Trump tied for first place for the GOP nomination. According to the new CNN/Opinion Research poll, the New York real estate, hotel, and casino magnate was tied with Huckabee at 17 percent. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ran third with 12 percent; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Romney were fourth with 11 percent each; followed by Rep. Ron Paul (7 percent); Rep. Michele Bachmann (5 percent); Daniels (3 percent); Pawlenty and former Sen. Rick Santorum (2 percent each); and Barbour (less than 1 percent). On a separate question, 56 percent said they would like to see Trump run, while 43 percent indicated that they wouldn't want to see him enter the race.
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"It's downright embarrassing," confessed one former Republican House member, when apprised of the results. Of course, Trump's chances of winning the GOP nomination are exceedingly remote, to say the least, and his poll numbers are all about name recognition. Anyone assuming that the reality-show host's interest in running for president is just another one of his publicity stunts would not likely be wrong. But what does it say about the Republican Party or, for that matter, the American people that this guy gets a second glance? Could a Jersey Shore personality be far behind? Legitimate Republican candidates have to wonder whether they'll be sharing a stage in the early debates with characters straight out of the bar scene in Star Wars.
Romney announced the establishment of a presidential exploratory committee this week, joining Pawlenty, who did so on March 21. No surprises there. Both have made no secret of their interest in running. The only surprise to some observers was that they waited this long. By this time four years ago, Romney had already aired television ads in four states, spending money that later in the campaign he probably wished he had at his disposal.
Declaring early has its pluses and minuses. On the one hand, as soon as you set up a campaign apparatus, money starts running out the door because of campaign-related expenses. Yet there is a lot of money to be raised between now and next year's GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton spent, respectively, $252 million and $216 million during the Democratic primaries. John McCain needed $202 million to win the Republican nomination, and Romney blew through $105 million to make it only halfway through the primaries and caucuses. Campaigns have to get going soon if they want to nail down the limited number of proven fundraisers in the party and lay the groundwork for a mammoth undertaking.
So, although it's understandable that potential GOP candidates have held off on opening the spending spigot, their failure to act has created a vacuum that some of the more exotic candidates and faux contenders are more than willing to fill. A certain amount of presidential-campaign speculation will always occur at this stage, whether there are real candidates to dominate the discussion or not. Once a field is in place, the peripheral candidates will get less attention and fade into the woodwork.
Given the minefield of Washington politics, and all of the attention being paid to budget fights and the upcoming battle over the debt ceiling, Republican presidential candidates are probably better off lying low for now. They can allow the dust to settle before the press entourages form and start asking them to articulate a position on every issue in the news. Letting House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and their respective leadership teams walk point in these fights is not the worst thing for these contenders. They can talk later about what they would have done in the budget battles.
But the current situation does make it harder for legitimate candidates to present themselves as viable alternatives to Obama--someone whom party members can imagine in the White House--when they are surrounded by less-than-serious people who are looking to make a spectacle of the process. In that sense, the more serious Republican contenders are probably better off if some of the earliest scheduled debates are deferred until the fall.
Defeating Obama looks to be a much tougher job than most people, and certainly most Republicans, thought just a few months ago. Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music featured the great song, "Send in the Clowns." The challenge for Republicans now is to make the clowns go away.
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