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14 days away from Chinese New Year, have you done your new year shopping spree?
Yes I guess most of us shop alot during the CNY.
Apart from changing new attire, new hairstyle, new house, and new car (*some people even change new gf), but did you notice your luck will change as well?
I know everyone thinking I am BS here! But you rather believe it than you don't.
The Zodiac Money Luck 2010 display the luck of different zodiac sign in term of Career, Money, and Fortune. Have a look and treat it as precaution. Good luck for CNY2010.
If your birthday is before February 4, then your astrological sign is Pig, not Rat.
Rat people don't have any significant career sign in 2010. Some troubles or obstacles might appear to keep your job busy. Don't put your career expectation too high. You need to think twice before leaping for any career opportunity. Your enemy might talk about your bad reputation behind your back. As long as you do things slowly and surely, your career will stabilize. People who appreciate, care, and support you also will appear often between April and October. In general, the career luck will be up and down. You can obtain your return, but you need to work hard.
There is a hidden Money Star inside the Tiger for Rat people. But the Money is required your performance and achievement to get it. We know Tiger will keep Rat people busy. That means the more active you are, the more money you earn. Since the money comes from your hardship, you need to watch your expenses. If you have extra savings, then it's fine for the long term investment. But you need to consider twice or say no if your friends or relatives ask for a short term loan. The money luck is not that good, you don't have to push yourself too much and impact your health.
Rat people will have much lesser pressure than last year. The most important factor has to pay attention is the health. This is because Tiger year will make you busy and you need a good health to handle the pressure. If you like to solve problems, remove the hinder, and challenge troubles, then 2010 will be a good year to you. If you don't like to face trouble, then 2010 is still a fair year to you, because your helper will appear after you cannot find the solution for the trouble.
2010 is a Metal Tiger year. It gives your the chance to show your talent to people. Tiger gives Cow pressure, and that pressure is related to career. That means there is a job opportunity for you in 2010, but it doesn't mean you have full career luck. It all depends on your performance and communication skills. There is an Unlucky Star hidden between Cow and Tiger. That implies a career challenge with risk. If you work in unsafe environment, then you have to pay attention on your safety during working hours. If safety is not the issue, then you will face tough decision-making situations in your position that requires your strong determination and quick judgment to handle the tasks. Fortunately there is a Lucky Star, which shows help or support around you in 2010. If you have difficulty at work, you can ask advice from people around. As long as you show your proactive and enthusiastic working attitude, someone will appreciate your personality, performance and work ethic. Then you have the chance to earn a reward or a promotion.
Cow people don't have any significant money luck in 2010. Your income must come from your regular job. As long as you can hold on your job position, then you should have a stable income. A Helper Star also appears in the Metal Tiger year. That means you can have extra income with people's help. Because Tiger contains an unpredictable sign, don't try for any risky investment based on your own opinion. Any financial plan is required to have advice from friends or the guide from experts of money management. Otherwise, an unexpected money loss is possible.
Cow people had either very good or very bad luck in 2009. If you were born with strong personality, then you might have lot of trouble in 2009. If you have soft personality, then you might get lots of help from your friends or relatives. 2010 will become a different story. Cow people will face different challenges in 2010. In this situation, it is favorable to strong-minded people who have the determination to reach their goals. But it's unfavorable to self-willed or self-indulgent people who are extremely emotional.
2010 is Metal Tiger year. Tiger doesn't like Metal. The career activities are the major events in this year. That means the career pressure will come soon or later. If you have good people relationship, then your friends or coworkers will help you to overcome the challenge from your job. Then you might have a chance for promotion. If you are a female and you have trouble from men or job, then your friends can help you to take care of the problem. If you don't have supporters in your working environment, then your position or power will be damaged by friends, relatives or an enemy at work. If you are female and have a boy friend, then your love relationship won't get any improvement or your boy friend has trouble in his career. Therefore, Tiger people need good reputation to make their career easy. Building friendships or business relationships is important in 210 for Tiger people.
Money luck is unfavorable to Tiger people in 2010. Money is always connected with job and friends. As long as you can keep your job, then you should have a stable income. You have to say no to a loan to a friend, an endorsement to a friend, a loan-cosigning for friend, or any risky investment suggested from friend to prevent money loss. In general, Tiger people should budget their expense and adjust their financial plan in 2010.
The major event in 2010 for man is the career. The major issue for woman is career or boyfriend or spouse. This not only brings the trouble and pressure to Tiger people, but it could expand to a poor relationship with friends, siblings or coworkers. The worst case will become financial crisis. It sounds that Tiger year won't bring any good luck for Tiger people. However, an accurate prediction needs to be analyzed with the entire Chinese Astrology birth chart. If Wood is your Lucky Element in your Chinese astrology birth chart, then Tiger is your Lucky Animal. Please read 2010 Chinese Five Element Astrology.
The Sun Star comes into Rabbit people's life to show the light of hope in 2010. But the road of career is not completely smooth. Rabbit people will be busy on the activities related to career in this year. That means there is career opportunity there. It might be required some degree of challenge to handle the pressure. Tiger year implies that your friends, coworkers, siblings or same generation people are always around you to guide you to solve the problems. If you need people's help, then you need good people relationship. If you don't treat people well, then your career opportunity will be ruined by your enemy or yourself. The friendship or business relationship is the key to succeed in 2010 for Rabbit people. If you are female without a job, then the major activity might be something to do with your boy friend, husband or law related issue.
Money luck is good to Rabbit people in 2010. Money is always connected with job and friends. The major income for Rabbit people this year is from stable salary, not from lottery or any windfall. If you own your business, then you need good people relationships to expand your business market. By asking the advice from friends or experts, you can do different investment in different area to create multiple income from different sources. Rabbit people's money luck in the Tiger year is still limited. You cannot win it all. Therefore, you shouldn't be greedy for any risky investment or short term gambling.
There is more good signs than bad signs for Rabbit people in 2010. The major event for men is the career. The major issue for women is career or boyfriend or spouse. This is a year to show your intelligence, not your courage only. Rabbit people need to outsmart the Tiger. So Tiger would like to be in their side. If Tiger is smarter than Rabbit, then both career and money pressures come together to them. In general, Rabbit people need to focus on people connection in order to gain better career opportunity, higher financial return and closer love relationship. The health of Rabbit people should be fine in 2010. But they have to pay attention on the health of elders in their families.
One Lucky Star appears in Career area. It indicates that your position power or job responsibility will increase. But it comes with one Unlucky Star which stands for disagreement or argument with people. The Metal Tiger is a good year to show your talent, express your idea and emphasize your performance to the people. There is a chance that people appreciate your working quality and quantity, and then the opportunity of promotion will arrive. On the other hand, you will need to build working relationships with people who support you or your subordinates. Because of your outstanding performance, people are watching you all the time. You need to pay attention on your behavior even after working hours. Your reputation will determine your career luck. If you have children, then you might spend more time with them or worry about something related to them. If you are married female with children, then you might not have enough time to take care your husband, children and your own career in the same time.
There is no significant Money luck coming in 2010. The major income should come from your salary. Salary is not easy money. It requires lots of energy and brain power to overcome the pressure of getting it, so you need to plan your budget, watch your expenses, and then you will have the savings. Since there is no lottery or windfall luck, Dragon people shouldn't do any risky short-term investment or gambling in the year of Tiger.
You have fair luck in 2010. The major event in the Metal Tiger year is related to your career and reputation. A stable career determines your money income. To build people relationships to enhance your reputation is the key to keep your job safe. Although there are signs of argument, law event, accident and hospitalization in 2010, you will be fine as long as you watch for your safety often. The health to your should be OK. You just have to be concerned about the health of the people closest to you. If you have children, make sure to spend time with them.
The career luck is fair to Snake people in 2010. There is a sign connected to your boss or senior coworker in the office. You will spend more hours and work with them often. If they really help your task, then your job is safe and you have salary income. If they bring you trouble and slow down your schedule, then you might transfer to a different position. Snake people have better double check their tasks before delivery. Since people relationship is poor, you shouldn't let your enemies take advantage on your negligence or mistake. This can prevent from later unnecessary arguments. If you own your business, then your investment return in research or marketing won't reach your expectation. Your business approach needs to follow the law to prevent from any lawsuit.
The good news for Snake people about money is the money opportunity there. The bad news is money luck is limited because of your poor social skills or business connections. If you work for someone, the major income is your salary. Unless you can work for extra hours, you won't get any easy money. Do not think about short-term investment giving you a quick return. There is a chance that you have to spend money on your mother, mother-in-law or female elders in your family. If you own a company, then company earnings from sales won't increase easily. You might have to spend additional money on company's equipments or decorations. Salesladies can do the better marketing job for you. Or female clients can help you to increase the sales.
The people relationship is the key to determine the fortune of Snake people in 2010. If you have poor public connection, then your bad emotion will impact your career, money and love area. If you have an argument with someone, then you have more chance to become the loser because of lesser supporters. If your Chinese astrology birth chart has a Monkey sign, then you need to pay more attention to your people relationships. On the other hand, if you know how to deal with your temper and passion, then all the opportunities in 2010 are open to you.
Well, don't blame anyone when bad things happen.
Credit to: ChineseFortuneCalendar (Please visit the main website for detailed analysis)


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SPRINGFIELD – Regular readers of this column know there are not a lot of things that Gov. Pat Quinn and I agree on.
But Quinn's selection of Dr. Russell Dohner as grand marshal of the Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade is worthy of praise.
Dohner is a physician from Rushville who provides his services at a rate of $5 per office call.
He is a beloved fixture in west-central Illinois. In fact, to hear some talk, he borders on being a living saint.
I've been hearing Dr. Dohner stories since I was a little kid.
He was my Grandpa Chet and Grandma Wanda's doctor. And he has helped countless other folks in his rural community for almost 60 years.
"No one embodies the state fair theme of 'Where Illinois Comes Together' better than Dr. Dohner," Quinn said in a prepared statement. "His example of service and concern for everyday people have brought the people of western Illinois together for almost six decades. We are honored to have him lead the parade that kicks off this year's fair."
Also in the governor's press release, it was noted that, "[The announcement of grand marshal] follows Governor Quinn's recent signing of a law that enacted the largest increase in health insurance coverage in state history, one of Quinn's 2013 legislative priorities and a key part of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act."
It's interesting that Quinn would link Dr. Dohner with his own efforts to expand the state Medicaid system.
After all, Dr. Dohner doesn't accept Medicaid.
Or private insurance.
Just his $5 fee for a typical office visit.
"We don't do a lot of paperwork – except when we do a physical or something like that," Dohner told me. "But that's medical paperwork – not billing paperwork. Our philosophy is pretty simple. We don't charge very much, so we expect patients to pay when they are seen."
Like many physicians, Dohner has figured out that all the billing paperwork is not just a major inconvenience, but a distraction from the real business at hand – making people well.
Instead of having his nurse filling out government forms, he has her helping patients.
And yet Quinn is using the good doctor's legacy of service as political cover for his massive Medicaid expansion and to promote Obamacare.
I asked Dohner what he thought of Obamacare, and he said he didn't know enough about it to comment.
But like most folks – on both the left and right – Dohner wants low-income folks to receive quality medical care.
He has just found a way to do it without government involvement.
Here is how Dohner's longtime nurse, Florence Bottorff, explained the decision not to accept Medicaid:
"Dr. Dohner just gave it up because it was too much of a hassle. It takes one employee just to handle all of those records. People don't realize how much paperwork there is to do after a Medicaid patient leaves the office."
Dohner is hardly alone in his contempt for the program that Quinn has worked so hard to expand.
In fact, 35 percent of all Illinois physicians don't take new Medicaid patients, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Illinois is the eighth worst in the nation in that regard.
It just goes to show you, giving someone Medicaid is not the same as providing them with access to health care.
Fortunately, there are dedicated physicians such as Dohner who have found a way to help sick people without government interference.
After all, more government doesn't always mean more service.
That is a lesson Quinn would do well to learn.
Note to readers – Scott Reeder's column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute.

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The Air Force is performing market research on capable companies that can provide non-personal services for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Center Support (UASOCS) program.
The Air Force awarded the proceeding contract for UASOCS services in a full-and-open competition. The department now is determining how many small businesses may be capable of providing the services, such as installing and configuring the equipment and networks to support long-haul communications, both satellite and terrestrial. The contract would also require operating and maintaining the equipment and networks, troubleshoot problems and provide a helpdesk function.
The UASOCS program is comprised of both unique equipment solutions and programs of record for interfacing and communicating between Airmen located in Ground Control Stations, the Squadron Operations Centers, the Wing Operations Center, forward aircraft, and Command and Control (C2) centers.
This system of systems provides critical C2 data, voice interconnectivity and video relays to enable pilots and sensor operators to fly and control UASs worldwide.
The Air Force released a synopsis and a draft performance work statement April 9.
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Kolkata, Nov 23: Ridiculing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee after her party's bid for a no-confidence motion failed in parliament, a prominent Left leader Friday claimed the whole exercise was a mere attempt at publicity.
West Bengal's opposition Left Front chairman Biman Bose, who is also a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member, castigatling Banerjee, alleged that the Trinamool merely wanted to grab the spotlight.
He said the party had chosen to bring a no-confidence motion even though it was well aware that it did not command the support of the requisite number of 50 members.
Asked to react to Banerjee's Facebook post, hours after the motion was rejected, that the "saviours of the government are exposed", Bose replied sarcastically: "If the chief minister wants to get some mental peace by saying such things, we won't come into the way."
"Why should we rob her of her mental peace? We won't do it. That's unfair," he said.
"In politics, the strategy has to be decided after studying the ground situation. It was clear from the outset that it will fall flat. The Trinamool only wanted to grab the spotlight by moving the motion," Bose said.
Dismissing the entire exercise by the Trinamool as "strange, impractical and imaginary," Bose said that nothing can be achieved through sheer desire and yearning.
"I may have the desire to oust the government. But is that enough? Numbers are needed for this," he said.
Bose reiterated his allegation that Banerjee's decision to move the motion could have followed such advice from the Congress.
"After all, the two parties were alliance partners for some years," Bose said.
Under the rules, once a no-confidence motion fails, another such motion cannot be taken up in the house for another six months. The Trinamool's failed attempt comes as reprieve for the UPA government.
Drawing a contrast with Banerjee's Trinamool, Bose said the four Left parties - CPI-M, CPI, Forward Bloc and RSP - held a meeting in Delhi on Nov 12 where they finalised their stand to press for a discussion on FDI in retail under Rule 184 of the rules of procedure and conduct of business in the Lok Sabha that entails voting.
"In the meeting, we discussed the stand of the constituents of the UPA and those of parties supporting the ruling coalition from outside. We found even parties opposed to FDI were not in favour of tabling a no-confidence motion."
"We realised that the UPA government would have a clear majority in case of a no-confidence motion. It was then that we decided to bring the motion against FDI in retail. If the government loses, then it will not fall, but we will be able to restrict the entry of FDI in retail," he said.
Bose, briefing media persons after a meeting of Left Front partners, said a meeting would be held in Kolkata Dec 6 - the 20th anniversary of the destruction of the Babri mosque - to foster national integrity, unity and communal harmony.
Saying that communal danger had increased both in the country and the state, Bose claimed that fundamentalists from both the Hindu and Muslim communities were active in West Bengal.
"In our state also they are holding programmes. We have to undertake communal harmony campaigns in all the 19 districts," he said.


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I'm just getting into this fitness stuff, and I'd like to learn some different things I can do; exercises mostly, I suppose.
I don't have access to a gym, machines, or any big weights. Not that I'd know how to use them anyway :]
However, I do have:
-Space to run
-2 5lb dumb bells, and 2 20lb dumb bells
-"Pull up thing" (Tree branches, haha!)
-Some crappy running shoes
-A lack of patience. Not sure if that's good or bad. Maybe both.
At the moment, I run, do pushups, attempt pullups, and do anything I can really think of with the dumb bells that doesn't seem to hurt.
Also; I don't really know any "proper forms" for most exercises, I've just kind of been winging it and hoping I don't hurt myself. Possibly due to impatience, haha
And information or tips would be greatly appreciated!


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DOVER — Despite what appeared a slow and minimal turnout Tuesday, Strafford County's four most populous communities — Dover, Rochester, Durham and Somersworth — all reported increases in voter turnout in comparison to the 2010 primary.
However, Tuesday's figures may be bolstered by a voting purge — an act which removes individuals from their town's voting checklist after a certain period of inactivity. "It's an effort every 10 years to clean up the checklists," said David Scanlan, deputy of elections for the N.H. Secretary of State. "When someone hasn't voted in an election in the last four years — whether it's local, state, or national — we send them a notice at their mailing address."
If contact is unsuccessful after numerous attempts, the name is ultimately removed from the checklist.
As Scanlan explained Wednesday, although approximately 170,000 names from around the state were removed from local checklists, it's still unclear what impact, if any, these cuts will have on current figures.
On Wednesday, clerks for all four communities acknowledged major purges have taken place within the past year. Dover reportedly removed around 800 names, Somersworth around 1,500, Durham approximately 2,000, and Rochester roughly 4,000. But it's unclear how heavily these numbers will effect current figures.
"It's just too early to tell at this point," Scanlan said. "We won't know the role these purges will have on current figures until the end of the week." For now, most towns and cities throughout the area are reporting increases in voter turnout.
Dover, boasting a total of 17,923 registered voters, reported an overall turnout percentage of 22 percent — up from 18 percent in the 2010 primary.
However, moderators throughout the city's six wards still expressed disappointment with Tuesday's turnout.
"People just don't seem to care to vote for primary elections," said Ward 2 moderator Suzanne Christenbury. "People forget there's a primary," said elected official Thom Hindle, also speaking at Ward 2's location at the First Parish Church.
Nonetheless, five out of Dover's six wards reported increases in turnout percentages. The sole exception, Ward 3, remained the same at 23 percent.
Although Dover's 4 percent overall voting increase may seem minimal, Somersworth, Rochester, and Durham all reported larger gains.
In Somersworth, primary voting increased from 2010 figures by approximately 7 percent — from just 13 percent in 2010 to 20 percent on Tuesday. Still, even with 1,205 registered voters dispersing throughout the city to cast their ballots, voting stations appeared empty at many points throughout the day.
Joanne Demers, moderator for the Ward 5 polling station in Somersworth, said it would be considered a good day to have just 150 voters show up to cast a ballot Tuesday.
"It's just been so slow," she said while looking around the empty Romeo Messier Building at 218 Main St. "The primaries usually have low numbers."
"Terrible," replied Frank Dumont when asked about Tuesday's attendance. Dumont, moderator for the Ward 3 voting station at the Flanagan Community Center, said the busiest hour for the center was between 8 to 9 a.m.
"It's just traditionally low," he said in regards to primary voting. "This is because it's a state and local vote."
In Durham, voter turnout was at approximately 19 percent — up from just 11 percent in 2010. While 1,051 registered voters cast ballots back in 2010, 1,482 voters trekked out to the polls on Tuesday — an increase of 431 voters.
Figures were even higher in Rochester, where all six of the city's wards reported fairly consistent numbers. Voter turnout for Tuesday was reported at 25 percent, with 4,039 voters casting ballots. Again, this number is much higher than in 2010, when only 16.4 percent of Rochester's registered voters headed to the polls.
Smaller N.H. towns also reported seeing higher rates.
In Northwood, voter turnout was at 24 percent, "much more than expected," said Deputy Town Clerk Sharon Olsson. Out of 2,973 registered voters in Northwood, 720 came to the polls during Tuesday's primary election.
In Strafford, 784 out of 2,822 registered voters cast ballots, with a large proportion of voters coming during the latter part of the day. "All of a sudden the flood gates opened after 5 p.m.," said Strafford Town Clerk Diane Waldron, who said about 284 residents voted after 5 p.m.
New Durham, a town of 1,792 registered voters, reported 462 people voted Tuesday, a 26 percent turnout rate. This is slightly higher than the town's 24.5 percent turnout rate in 2010.
Farmington also reported an increase in turnout, from 16 percent to 20.5 percent.
The value of these statistics may change in the next several days as experts determine what type of role voting purges played in primary turnout rates.
Regardless, many still think more voters need to come out and support local and state politics.
"I just don't understand why people wouldn't be more concerned about things such as who's going to be our next governor," said Wendy Fox outside of the Charpentier Apartments — which also doubled as the Somersworth Ward 4 voting station. "Voting during the presidential election is very important, but we need more people to come out and vote for local and state races, too."
Purge of voter rosters bumped numbers: But locals still think more should hit the polls
DOVER — Despite what appeared a slow and minimal turnout Tuesday, Strafford County's four most populous communities — Dover, Rochester, Durham and Somersworth — all reported increases in voter turnout in comparison to the 2010 primary.


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Saturday, August 29, 2009
More Pretend Casting for Shiver Movie
And I know no one will agree with me, but I think Jason Flemyng would be a great Ulrik.
I'm not sure why I needed to make this post so urgently, at 9 p.m. at night after watching Nanny McPhee. I just did. And now I have.
35 comments:
- Jessica Kennedy said...
Great post! And I DO agree with you! Great picks! :)
- August 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM
- Larissa said...
Yes to both. Definitely.
- August 30, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Ella Press said...
Eliza looks great for a Grace!
- August 30, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- SHERI C said...
I am in the middle of reading SHIVER right now and appreciate the visual clues as to how you the writer SEES the charactors. Interesting how quickly I now mentally grasp your suggestions and see them (in my head)as I read the book....ohhh the POWER of visual aides, suggestions, hints, interpretations....LOL.
- September 1, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
*grin* I'm glad that I seem to be able to get the visual points across.
- September 1, 2009 at 7:16 AM
I just finished reading Shiver (which kept me up until 4:45 a.m. - only when my eyes started to cross did I finally put it down) and I so hope that the pretend casting becomes real casting one day. A movie could never do the book justice, but it would still be nice to see on the big screen. I had a hard time forming a clear picture of Grace in my head, while reading, but Eliza Bennet seems perfect for stoic, wintery Grace. It will be hard to remain patient until the release of Linger. :)
- September 7, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
Thanks, Brooke! Yikes, that is late! or early . . .
- September 8, 2009 at 7:58 AM
I just finished reading your novel and I must say I was extremely impressed. You really know how to capture the soul.
- October 28, 2009 at 1:43 AM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
Wow, thank you!
- October 28, 2009 at 7:43 AM
I love your pick for Ulrik. (: But I just can't see Grace as blond. I picture her with brown hair. Not sure why. Maggie, I love your book so much! I just finished it today, and let me tell you it was amazing!! Your a very profound author. (:
- February 18, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
Haha, Celia -- I have had so many people tell me they can't imagine Grace as blond. I have no idea why, since it mentions her dark blond hair several time, but trust me, you are far from alone on this point!!! :)
Thank you so, so much, by the way.
- February 18, 2010 at 4:19 PM
as grace !? no way lol sry but i dnt see her as grace i see brittany robertson =) as grace
- May 31, 2010 at 11:01 PM
i like eliza as grace but I also imagned her with dark hair!
i think launter would be an ok sam!
i want a real life sam for me!!
- June 9, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Jade said...
Grace is described as stoic, but i always felt the heart wrench you can imagine she would feel. so to me, she was an emotional character whereas Sam was the one trying to keep things together, but still completely submissive to his feelings. I always allow the story to let me create the characters however I chose, regardless of the descriptions but I can see where you would choose that actress for Graces part. Who you're consider for Ulrik is right on the money, totally believable character! I CANNOT WAIT for the movie, I know movies are hard to live up to books, but just spend a lot of time on casting. I was thoroughly disappointed with the cast of twilight, I thought it became somewhat superficial and lost the believability to the characters. Not intending to compare the two series, just saying I have faith in your decisions on casting. You're a wonderful author, I know you'll stay true to your characters.
- June 14, 2010 at 10:22 PM
I Fell IN LOVE!!! With The Books After The First Couple Of Pages... Sam Is The PERFECT Guy... PLEASE Keep Writing
-Jittery For Linger
- July 28, 2010 at 11:07 PM
P.S I Agree About Twighlight... LoL
- July 28, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Your books are amazing. I finsihed both of the in 2 days and was really upset when I found out the last book is coming in 2011 but I can wait. congrats on the books becoming movies (coming out in 2012??) I really look forward to seeing your ideas come to the big screen!
- July 29, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
Thank you, guys!
- August 14, 2010 at 1:35 PM
I think all the casting Thoughts are great
and I can Picture then all. but I would Just Like too say why Not Doo some opening aoudtions for them as there are soo many people out there who want too get into Movies and Look the Part. but thats Just my Thoughts. as i think that some movies Never really give other people a chance. Only too people who are real rich actors Or Something Like that.
- August 17, 2010 at 4:44 AM
Dont think Im being rude though with the comment above I just thought Perhaps you might like too hear what other people think.
as your Books are soo Great and I loved them soo Much I just Keep Reading them over and Over and I even Picture Myselfs In the Books. as I feel Like Im there In the Book.
- August 17, 2010 at 4:46 AM
Maggie, your books are absolutely amazing! I actually don't think amazing covers it. A friend at work recommended Shiver to me, and I just thought to myself, 'Eh, I'll get around to it one day.' I can't believe I waited so long to read it! Now I can't stop recommending these books to my friends. I can't wait to read the next book, and when the movies come out, I'll definitely be in line opening night.
Take care,
Katie R.
P.S. I always like to put some faces to the names before I start reading a book, and I just wanted to share a couple of my ideas with anyone who is reading this note. No matter how hard I try, I cannot tear myself away from the idea as Emma Roberts as Grace and Justin Chatwin as Sam. Both great actors and I really think they would do the characters justice in a movie. =]
- September 10, 2010 at 3:21 AM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
Thank you, Anon!!
- September 10, 2010 at 6:07 AM
GRACE: Eliza Bennett
SAM: Logan Lerman
- September 11, 2010 at 1:33 PM
some cast ideas for shiver....
Grace: Eliza Bennett
Sam: Logan Lerman
Beck: Patric Dempsey
Oliva: Christian Serratos
Isabel: Nikki Reed (what she looks like from Twilight)
Jack: Kellan Lutz
Rachel: Emma Watson
- September 11, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Logan Lerman <3
But In my personal opinion, I don't think any of the Twilight cast should be in it, because the movie would just get compared to Twilight, and that's not even right, Shiver is NOTHING like Twilight.
- September 19, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- October 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Alora said...
I'm reaaaaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyy liking these cast picks Maggie. PS, you're a freaking GENIUS. :D
- October 8, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Sianoa Smit-McPhee would be a great Sam...but unfortunately he is still 14!!
what a pity!! :-)
- November 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM
sorry I meant her brother!!
kodi Smit-McPhee
- November 11, 2010 at 11:41 AM
...what about Chace Crawford ?
handsome but sweet!
- November 11, 2010 at 11:52 AM
OMG this book i havent even finished it i almost there you are the most amazing author this has to become a movie you are the best as soon as i started to read this i is like i couldnt stop thank youfor making it so amazing
- December 9, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Great choices Maggie!!!! I can sooooo see Eliza Bennet playing Grace :) I think that Alexander Gould should play Sam, becausee not only because he reminds me of Sam, but his acting ability is absolutely PHENOMENAL!!!! :)
- December 16, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Ben Whishaw for Sam
- February 21, 2011 at 9:05 AM
- February 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM
Guys.... Take a look at Logan Lerman!! He would make an amazing Sam. AND how abouts Evanna Lynch for Grace :)
What do y'all think x
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But on a serious note, may she rest in peace, she was an awesome lady. She did some memorable characters in her career.
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Rest in peace lady Une.
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I'm starting to dislike GoL. First, they cut all of Une's badass scenes and now that Heero is responsible for Darlian's death, they've also screwed half the plot over. Relena haters will have a field day when she starts following Heero around because then she'll really come off as a lunatic stalker with a crush. -__-
Otto's death also looks rather pointless compared to the series and that Onegell dude can't aim worth crap it seems. Or maybe he just hates Zechs' hair? And even though it's not supposed to be amusing, Darlian looks like he's been tugged in with that wall on him.
Anyway, more FT pics:
Sooo, are Heero and Relena cousins or not? As per standard they have to be related, the question is just how close. As for the pairing, we all know incest isn't a ship sinker in FT from the first chapters, so it's not like anything would change. xD -cue massive squick-
Also, who's the dude that looks like Treize?
EDIT: Forgot this. Man, did it crack me up.
Spoiler for more Snow White goodness:
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Anyway, now i'm confused; which of the twins "died" (faked her death) in order to pilot Wyvern, and which took the name of the other as leader of Sanc? And regarding Wyvern, is it really true that the residual personality in it is the Cat? what about its pilot
On the other hand... IkuzeMinna, dude, I'm kinda hating you now... just kidding, but When you posted the spoiler of snow white, I really thought that it was an spoiler for THE Snow White Gundam, not that damn picture I've found on the web, and that really pisses me off. Again, no hard feelings, its just that I got my hopes up a little
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And yeah, this Heero is quite the player, isn't he? I'm not sure if I want to know where this ends... You can smell the cheesecake a mile away. That and more convoluted family trees. Though for some reason the idea of Heero Yuy having a liaison with both Peacecraft twins is sort of amusing, if only to find out who ends up being cousins with whom. It's like playing bingo. Get three people right and you win. xD
*reads old posts* Okay, so from what I understood Sabrina faked her own death in a shuttle bombing thus being the one to officially die. When Katrina decides to continue piloting the Wyvern she passes on her name (and her feelings for Heero? lolwhat) to Sabrina, making Sabrina officially "Katrina", which in turn leaves us with in even more Catherines. yay~
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And about the family tree, I think that Heero Yui will get involved with Katrina, but because of circumstances, they won't pursue that matter any further, thus, making it impossible for Heero and Relena to be related (although, we would have to assume that Heero IS related to the politician)
Spoiler for reasons:
By the way, in the ch 16 and 17 of GoL, a flashback panel shows Katrina with her pilot suit, meaning that FT and GoL are interwined... I like that
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I believe we have determined something, Sumisawa is the George Lucas of the Anime industry... taking the rough gem of our childhoods that was Wing, and smashing it with a really big sledgehammer.
Looking at the man in the photograph of Frozen, I believe without any prior information on it, we may be looking at one of the Kushrenada's possibly Treize's grandfather on his mother's side Cinquante. He certainly has that creepy/political look about him leaning over the chair. My reasoning behind this is because by the biological clock it can't be Ein Yuy, who at this point may be a baby, or very young child. (Assuming off of Heero (Politician)'s age and that Ein is his great nephew.)
I do suspect that one of the twins will die... however I do not expect it to be Katrina... I would suspect Sabrina to be the one to die. Enough crap goes down in the colonies during this period to off Sabrina pretty easily... The UESA is beginning to crack down on the colonies, rebellions are taking place... And according to the timeline in the back of the Episode Zero book, AC 147 The Alliance forces are stationed at each colony and they place proxy bases in each nation thus beginning their military domination of the Earth Sphere. So lots of fuel to spark rebellions and anti-Alliance movements...
During this period Heero (Politician) is shown to have started to get involved with the colonies politics, thus painting a big fat target on his back for the Alliance to try to hit... I doubt he'd want Sabrina anywhere near him. (Also as stated above we're all assuming that Heero (Politician) is related to Heero (Pilot) beyond a code-name, and a vengeful Dr. J who happened to be a university buddy of Heero (Politician).
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Of course that man is somehow related to Treize, Frozen Teardrop couldn't possibly have it any other way! I mean, he already fulfilled the "look 98% like an already existing character in order to be related" factor. All he really needs are the bushy brows in order to look just like His Excellency. Now, why he is tutoring the future Queen of Sanc? I'm assuming that Romafeller sent him now that Yuy has gone rouge with his merry men of outlaws and Cinderella. I hope at least that side of the story could be interesting (but that's probably asking for too much)...
Question: How is it that both twins know Heero? I was under the impression that only Katrina was being tutored by him and is now on the run with him.
I'm beginning to think that if a group of sound fans came together they could write a better script for both the manga and the novel then what is being published.
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I've lost track, but they've faked her death according to that last bit of spoilers that came out. That, and that guy in the picture isn't related to Treize... he's that guy from the Alliance that has a thing for her but can't do anything cuz she's a youngin'. Eric Shergold was the name I believe.
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Um, guys, excuse me, but is no one noticing the CAT in the relationship chart. There's a cat in the relationship chart. A cat. In the relationship chart.
Or are people just too desensitised at this point? lol
Waiting for the reveal where Zechs is adopted and Heero is the real brother.
Eeni.... I bet anyone could write something better, even if they used the premise of FT, kept some of the medium insane ideas and added singing girls and albino peacocks.
Heck, I think the neighbour's hamster could write something better if he walked over the keyboard... xD
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Still, what on earth is it doing in the relationship chart? It's even weirder than putting the Wyvern on the chart.. which they didn't because they probably don't know what it looks like so they took a cat... because they know what cats look like lol
Jesus, this novel
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Spoiler for Hello Kitty Gundam:
And you thought it was a joke.
Ah, so that's that Shergold guy. Yup, looks like Treize. Original character design is running rampant as usual...
Though seriously, the first thing I would do is to delete all those obscure relationships. Heero Yuy is not the stepson of Seis Clark (who the crap is Seis Clark anyway), he's not related to Odin Lowe, the man does not look like him but is the blond dude from EZ, like he was for 15 years, Ein and Angelina never existed, making Treize not related to Heero Yuy, who was also not a classmate of Dr. J (whose name is not Jay, wtf >_>) because that guy looks ancient and there were never Peacecraft twins, who were raised separately because Japanese are weird but one single Katrina Peacecraft who's Relena's freaking mom, not some Gundam piloting Xena wannabe (who's supposedly a pacifist ) with an overpowered kitty MS that suddenly vanished before the series and was never mentioned again. At all. And, under absolutely no circumstances, does Doktor S dress in drag. Ever. Or anyone else for that matter. >_>
Hey, this is actually fun. Let's see, what else... Ah, of course. The names. For goodness' sake, don't call a Gundam "Snow White." Likewise, don't call a Gundam pilot "Sleeping Beauty" or "Aurora Princess." Just don't. It's not "cool".
Actually, all the stupid references can go. First and foremost the Robin Hood ones.
Characters: "Let's go to our secret base, "Sherwood Forest!".
Me: "Deeeeep in the foreeest, hiiiiiide awaaay!~"
You know. I can't help it, it's my childhood. And it's driving me insane. Aside from facepalming, I'm also stuck with that earworm all day.
Anyway, I think with just that, FT would already be a lot more bearable for me. It would still be a crackfic but at least the main characters would save face. Especially Treize, the poor guy.
As for writing a better script, you know what? Why not? xD I hereby propose making a FT counterstory. Shouldn't be too hard to come up with something that actually makes sense.
By the way, wasn't there a rumor about Heero Yuy being Aoi's father and therefore Heero's grandpa? Or did I make that up..? Google search didn't give me anything for Heero (politician) and Aoi (love how Google goes "you mean yaoi?").
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I don't think that anyone cared about the cat simply because it didn't have a lil heart connecting it to Sabrina... but we know that since it was her only companion for the majority of her life, she probably did love that cat (just not in a romantic way of course).
I'm still waiting for the reveal that saids Duo has always been a girl all along and that's the reason this "marriage" (sham) with Hilde didn't work out, thus making it IMPOSSIBLE for Jr. to be in any way related ^_______^
Ya, I do remember something along the lines of Aoi being Heero Politician's daughter. I think it was in one of Deacon's summaries... I remember thinking "She married the asshole who killed her father!? WTF!?!?!!?!?!?"
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I'll say this now, THAT IS NO WAY IN HELL Doktor S. If it is damn did that guy take some roids or something to look like a dude... Wait... yeah it is, check the eyebrows also hand size is well... looks big for a girl. Not gonna lie... that's a very attractive dude in drag...
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Home tomato growers and farmers across the East End have been bemoaning the disease called late blight, which "pretty much wiped out most of the tomato crops, very quickly," said Pam Greene, vice president of the Peconic Land Trust, on Monday.
"The weather was perfect for carrying it through the fields," she said, and likewise to backyard gardens. The trust alerted its members to the problem early so they could take precautionary measures.
The yearly Great Tomato Taste-Off, which was to be held over Labor Day at the trust's Quail Hill community farm in Amagansett, was canceled for the second year in a row after 50 varieties were severely compromised.
Scott Chaskey, the Quail Hill farmer, said there was no easy solution to what he called a "powerful problem." He saw the blight in the fields in late July, although it was reported on the North Fork as early as May.
That was shockingly early, Mr. Chaskey said. The pathogen usually arrives later, as its name indicates. "We immediately pulled 50 or 60 plants," he said. Late blight also kills potatoes; luckily, he said, it has never affected Quail Hill's.
In 2009 the disease, which is thought to have begun with infected plants from Georgia that were sold in big-box stores, devastated tomato plants throughout the Northeast, said the farmer, and he was forced to pull 8,000 plants when it first appeared at Quail Hill. "Spores can travel 30 miles," he said. "You have to remove and smother the plants right away," said Ms. Greene."
Before that cold and rainy year, said Mr. Chaskey, late blight was not common, but this year is the third out of four that it has affected the farm. He advised home gardeners to buy their seedlings locally, where they know what they are getting.
The signs of the disease are "pretty obvious," said Mr. Chaskey on Monday, as he pointed out affected leaves and fruit in a Quail Hill tomato patch. "The fruit can't ripen. Instead, it turns black and rots on the vine." The pathogen also shows up on the backs of leaves as a black spot that is sometimes surrounded by a white mold.
Four hundred pounds of San Marzano plum tomatoes, a variety much prized by professional chefs that is used for making sauce, survived and have been harvested.
Meg McGrath, an associate professor at the Cooperative Extension, said the blight has been seen as far west as Brentwood. Beginning in 2009, she said, "one small start wound up hitting all of Long Island."
As for a remedy, Ms. McGrath said conventional farmers use fungicides, but "it is a hard disease to control." Both conventional and organic farmers ground-spray to start with, but once late blight is confirmed they try stronger, more targeted treatments. "It gets expensive," she said.
Quail Hill plants its tomatoes in many different places and rotates its crops, which worked well for a while, said Mr. Chaskey. He sprays copper, an organic substance, both as a preventive and a treatment. Late blight is a strong pathogen, he said. "It's what caused the Irish potato famine." He would like to see more research into alternative methods.
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Mumbai : Actress Mallika Sherawat and director K C Bokadia on Monday claimed they have received "threatening calls" for being part for an upcoming film inspired by Bhanwari Devi, a Rajasthan-based nurse who was allegedly murdered.
Mallika is playing the lead role in Dirty Politics, being directed by Bokadia.
The 36-year-old nurse had gone missing from Jodhpur's Bilara area and was killed in 2011.
"I have received threats. There was a call that my brother received, saying "tell your sister to stay away from this topic and from the film". I think these kinds of threats will be issued," Mallika told reporters here.
"I have also received a lots of threats. I know my duty as a filmmaker. Though I am inspired by the Bhanwari Devi case I have presented it in my own style. I think it will be a clean and good film. We have done the film in our way..It is one of the best films that I have made," Bokadia said.
The duo, however, did not say if they intend to lodge a police complaint over the threats.
The Bollywood director felt the Murder actress fits the bill for the role. "I don't think anyone else could have done this film. I think 5-10 years back when I had seen her performance in Murder I had not thought I would work with her. This film required her and I am happy she is doing it."
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All long term Cross Rhythms readers/listeners will recognise the bluesy rasp of Russ, one of Christendom's most talented veterans. In recent years he has been working with the Gaithers but with this set returns to the edgier, bluesier sounds that made his 'Medals' album such a creative tour de force on its release in 1985. 'Faroe Islands' is Russ' 11th solo release and was inspired by and recorded at the very same place. "Here Comes Jesus" is a funky blue eyed soul number with a great guitar riff and superb drums, building to include a magnificent brass section and gospel choir. And that's just the first track! "Harvest" takes it down a gear, sensitive and again with a magnificent vocal performance. "Heaven" has more funky brass and gospel choir; the supporting cast for this recording are top rate musicians and the producers have captured some excellent performances. This is a very accessible album, full of great songs, catchy tunes and a familiar feeling throughout even though there are only a handful of covers, including "I Believe In You" by Bob Dylan. Highly recommended, I haven't stopped playing it since I put it on!


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In 2011 PCRMC first announced the creation of the Delbert Day Cancer Institute with initial funding coming from Day's son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Kim Day.
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Frame cracks around a Chevy's steering box. Closed-knuckle front-axle assemblies on early-'70s Fords. Model 20 axles on Jeeps.
Flaws. Every vehicle has at least one weakness. Others have quite a few. Some problems are easily fixed and don't cost an arm and a leg, but, unfortunately, most flaws aren't easy and can require a sizable investment to be remedied.
The Model 20 was used for 10 years under the back of all CJs and its weaknesses are infamous. Regular on-road-only use with stock-size tires does not usually aggravate the weaknesses, and the diff works just fine, but once you put bigger tires on a Jeep, rocky terrain underneath it, and some extra ponies under the hood, serious breakage is soon to follow.
A common fix and upgrade is to swap in another axlehousing-most often a Dana 44-and throw away the Model 20. But finding a Dana 44 in good shape is getting more and more difficult, and the cost of a completely rebuilt Dana can be enough to turn people away. As a result, some enthusiasts go with the enormous amount of aftermarket parts available for strengthening the Model 20.
In this article, we'll examine exactly what it takes to upgrade a typical Model 20 versus swapping in a Dana 44. We're keeping a budget in mind and will do a cost comparison to show you how the numbers add up.
To learn the pros and cons of both axles, we went to Tri-County Gear in Pomona, California. The company has been rebuilding axle assemblies for more than 10 years and can customize one to fit almost any application. The staff was able to give us some straight answers, and they had several axlehousings in various stages of assembly so we could compare internal parts.
The key to properly swapping in a Dana 44 is finding one that will work under a CJ. If you plan to hunt down a 44 on your own, be prepared for some headaches. Many trucks came equipped with the Dana 44, and there are millions of them out there, but there's a catch: There are countless versions. Some are narrow, some are wide, some have tapered (two-piece) axles, and most have different widths and spring-perch locations.
The ideal Dana 44 for this swap is one from a '72-'75 CJ because it's the correct width and has 30-spline, one-piece axles. The spring perches, however, will have to be relocated to fit under a '76-'86 CJ, a task that requires a skilled drivetrain shop like Tri-County. Also, some '76-'79 CJ-7s came with a Quadra-Trac T-case and offset centersections. These will accept a Dana 44 from a '70 1/2-'71 CJ-5 or CJ-6 with the Model 18 transfer case.
Other Danas can be used, but they usually have to be narrowed or otherwise altered, which adds considerable expense. Postal Jeeps came with Dana 44s and can be picked up cheap, but there are other difficulties with swapping one of these Danas under a CJ. The main problem is that the centersection is offset by a few inches. We've been told that a CJ at stock height will accommodate a Postal Dana, but once the Jeep is lifted, the driveline angle gets severe and the U-joints start failing. Postal Danas are also narrower, but this can be corrected with wheel backspacing. We'd stick with a Dana 44 out of a CJ.
The Bottom Line
As always, cost is the bottom line for upgrades. Keep in mind that the prices listed were accurate at the time this article was written and can change at any time. We didn't include labor costs, because they vary greatly from shop to shop. We went to 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers for prices on the parts to upgrade a Model 20. The company can ship the parts to you. The approximate price for a complete Dana 44 ready to bolt into a CJ with an open differential came from Tri-County Gear, but specific prices depend on what year Jeep you use and any special modifications you may need. The company can customize any axlehousing to fit your application, and it can ship complete assemblies.
The opinion you'll get on which axle is stronger-an upgraded 20 or a stock 44-depends on whom you talk to. We think a beefed Model 20 is every bit as strong as a Dana 44-perhaps even a little stronger because of the larger ring-and-pinion gears. The main difference is the price: Upgrading a Model 20 is about $350 cheaper than swapping in a Dana 44 (we didn't include any extra swap costs, like new brake lines or parking-brake cables, because some applications don't need these). In addition, you get a locker with the upgraded Model 20 we spec out in the chart, which would have to be added to the Dana at extra cost. Dana 44 loyalists may disagree, but we think you'd be surprised at the amount of strength provided by an upgraded Model 20, and you certainly can't dispute the price.
History And Identification
The Model 20 was used under Jeeps from '76 to '86, then was replaced with the Dana 35C, which is still used today. The 20 was used on all '76-'86 CJ-5s, CJ-7s, and Scramblers regardless of the engine and original equipment. Even if you own a Jeep that was built during the years that the Model 20 was used, don't assume that the 20 is the rearend you actually have. Crawl underneath the truck and take a look; a former owner may have swapped in a different axle assembly.
The Dana 44 was used on and off throughout the history of Jeeps. The first appearance of the 44 was in 1948, when it was installed under the back of CJ-3As. There was a series of spline and axleshaft changes, and as a result, the housings look different on the outside. The 44 was used up to 1976, when AMC switched to the Model 20. Then in the last half of 1986 there was a switch back to the Dana 44. It was soon replaced by the Dana 35 (some, but not all, of these were C-clips) in 1987. Now the Dana 44 has returned as an option on the '97 TJs.
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What Is A Full-Floater?
A full-floating axle assembly carries the weight of the vehicle on the axlehousing. The axleshafts don't carry weight, thus they are said to be "floating." Full-floaters are beneficial for 'wheeling, because even when they break, they allow the tires to spin. They're also less likely to break because they're not supporting the weight of the vehicle. If the axleshaft does break, an occasional occurrence when doing serious 'wheeling, the axle on a full-floater can be removed and you can drive home. A broken axleshaft on a regular axle assembly will leave you stranded unless you carry a spare axle.


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Sri, needless to say, this is yet another contribution to the curry mela :)
Phaldhari Kofta Curry
For the Koftas:
Plantains - 2
Potato, medium,boiled and mashed - 1
Cheese, grated - 3 Tblsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 Tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 Tsp
Corriander Powder - 1 tsp
Fennel Powder - 1 Tsp
Amchur Powder - 1 Tsp
Salt - To Taste
Flour - To coat
For the Curry:
Onion Paste - 1 Cup
Ginger Paste - 1 tsp
Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp
Tomato Paste - 1 Cup
Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 Tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 Tsp
Cashewnuts - 5-6
Poppy Seeds - 2 Tblsp
Melon Seeds - 2 Tblsp
Salt To Taste
Oil - 3 Tblsp
Cream - To garnish
For the Koftas:
1. Skin the plantains and mash well.
2. Mix all the kofta ingredients with the plantains well.
3. Divide into equal portions and form round balls.
4. Coat with flour and deep fry in hot oil till they turn golden brown.
5. Drain and keep aside.
For the Curry:
1. Make a paste with Cashews, poppy seeds and melon seeds with some water.
2. Heat oil in a wok. (Use the same oil used for frying)
3. Fry the onion paste till it starts to turn golden brown. Add in the ginger and garlic paste.
4. Add in the dry masalas. Fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add in the poppy seeds,melon seeds and cashew paste. Mix well and cook for another5 minutes.
6. Add in the tomato paste and salt. Cook on a low flame for 5-10 minutes. Add in water to dilute the gravy.
7. Simmer on low flame for 5 more minutes.
8. Take off the flame and add in the koftas.
9. Garnish with cream and serve hot.
1. Remember to add in the koftas just before serving, else they will turn soggy and break.
2. If you want to, you can stuff a raisin in each kofta.


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While High Point officials continue to mull a proposed vehicle tax increase, leaders in Thomasville say there will be no rate hike in their city.
While High Point officials continue to mull a proposed vehicle tax increase, leaders in Thomasville say there will be no rate hike in their city.
It's not a matter of the Thomasville City Council's pleasure, but more a matter of what the city can and cannot impose, according to state law.
Thomasville levies a $5 vehicle tax on cars and vehicles registered within the corporate limits of the city, which generates about $85,000 to $90,000 for the city's general fund annually, said Thomasville City Manager Kelly Craver.
Municipalities can levy privilege taxes of up to $5 per vehicle. They can also impose an additional $5 tax if the city or town operates a public transportation system, according to North Carolina General Statute 29-70.
The General Assembly has approved some municipalities to impose higher privilege taxes, up to $30 per vehicle. Legislators approved the higher increases contingent that the revenue gained would be used for transportation-related purposes.
High Point, for instance, is requesting an increase of $15, from $5 to $20, per vehicle. If approved, $15 of the tax could be used for any lawful purpose, and the remaining $5 could be used exclusively for transportation and sidewalks, according to House Bill 309.
The General Assembly has approved the higher vehicle tax for larger cities with mass transit systems, including Raleigh ($25), Winston-Salem ($20) and Charlotte ($20).
Because Thomasville does not have a mass transit system, it can't make a similar increase, Craver said.
"We cannot do it by general statute," he said.
Craver clarified that point to city council members recently after Thomasville City Councilman Neil Grimes raised the issue during a transportation committee meeting.
The General Assembly has yet to approve the special legislation for High Point. The bill is in committees.
High Point City Council would also have to approve the change for it to take effect.
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Meet Jackson!
The Cheti School is in Tanzania, Africa. I first learned about Jackson from a friend of mine that went to Africa to teach English. While she was there, she helped start up a sponsorship program with the school. This program helps pay for the students to be able to go to school to get a good education and learn English. This is the second year I have sponsored Jackson. I get pictures and report cards from him. My students love to hear about him and get excited learning about him.
My friend, Jessica, who taught English at Cheti with Jackson
Jackson with his classmates
I have done this with my students for the past 2 years. It is a great learning experience for them! Before we made the cards, we looked on a map and located where we live and where Jackson lives. At first, my kids didn't understand how far away Africa was from America. (One of my students asked if Africa was by Tampa!) This activity lets them be creative as well as works on their expressive written language. Each student wrote a little about themselves and asked Jackson questions about him. They got really into making these cards! One of my groups even had me look up how to say certain words in Swahili!
This program is really great and has helped the school grow. If you are interested in sponsoring a child, please contact me for more information, visit the website Sponsor Cheti or check out their Facebook page!


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Dialogue "Bob Kustra" Marcia Franklin talks with Dr. Bob Kustra, the president of Boise State University, about his past decade as head of that institution, his vision for the school, and trends in higher education across the country.G
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America ReFramed "Red Without Blue" The intimate bond between two identical twin brothers is challenged when one decides to transition from male to female; this is the story of their evolving relationship, and the resurrection of their family from a darker past. D
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Hapa: One Step at a Time Race remains a powerful symbol in the United States; it still is a shorthand notation for most Americans. HAPA: ONE STEP AT A TIME speaks to how individuals of Asian and Pacific Islander descent are embracing their ethnic experiences as a symbol of change in an ever- evolving multicultural society. HAPA is a thought- provoking half- hour exploration of what it means to be a mixed-race American today. D


text: Rebate sales are everywhere when it comes to consumer electronics. Some of them are shady for sure, but even for the legit ones, you still have to go though a bunch of bs to get your money back. For that reason, I would be willing to bet many of the consumers out there forfeit the savings because they were too lazy or forgetful to fill out forms and cut out UPC codes. So the question is, how lazy/forgetful are you with mail-in gadget rebates?


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Magic Mile to Host 2nd Race in 'Dash 4 Cash'
After a hot day on Magic Mile, one NASCAR Nationwide Series driver will have an opportunity to collect a cool $100,000. The highest finisher of the New England 200 on July 13 will have an opportunity to win the bonus six-figure payout in the second race of the fifth annual "Dash 4 Cash."
Beginning with a qualifying race that will determine the first four eligible drivers at Kentucky Speedway on June 28, the "Dash 4 Cash" will follow with a series of four races - Daytona, New Hampshire, Chicagoland and Indianapolis – that will reward drivers four $100,000 payouts.
Last year, Sam Hornish Jr. was the highest-finishing points-eligible driver in the final D4C race walking away with $100,000 for himself and his fan partner, Tammy Altieri, who also won $100,000.
"One of the best parts about it is that it is one of the only times that the Sprint Cup Series drivers wish they were Nationwide drivers," Hornish Jr., currently second in the NASCAR Nationwide Series standings. "We had a lot good races throughout that stretch last season. We were finally able to win the Dash4Cash bonus at Iowa. For us it is great because it is a nice bonus, but at the end of the day to be able to give the fan a $100,000 as well was awesome. She was so excited and it was truly life changing for her. Nationwide Insurance and their commitment to this series is unprecedented."
Here's how the Dash 4 Cash program works: The top-four finishers in the Kentucky race that are eligible to receive NASCAR Nationwide Series championship driver points will qualify for the first D4C race at Daytona International Speedway. The highest finisher of those four drivers at Daytona – he or she does not have to win the race – will win the first $100,000 D4C award and automatically qualify for the next event at New Hampshire. Additionally, the top-three finishing points-eligible drivers at Daytona will also qualify for the race at New Hampshire. Those rules will apply for the remaining three events. If one driver wins the first three D4C awards and then wins the Indianapolis race outright, Nationwide Insurance will award the driver an additional $600,000 bonus, bringing the total payout to $1 million.
Fans can apply to be a part of the action by entering the NASCAR Nationwide Series $100,000 Sweepstakes at www.nascar.com/dash4cash. Four lucky individuals and a guest will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the final D4C event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard. The four fans will be randomly paired with the four eligible D4C drivers for that race, and the fan whose driver wins the D4C award will also go home with a check for $100,000, like Altieri did last year.
"The Nationwide Insurance Dash 4 Cash program is something that is unique to the racing community in general," said top-five points contender Justin Allgaier. "I have not seen a title sponsor develop a program quite like this is. The money part is really cool, but the prestige and the want to win it is the biggest part. We've been fortunate to qualify for it several times, but I have also been on the outside looking in. Hoping this year we can qualify for all four races and go for the big bonus at the end."


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BROCKTON — The National Weather Service has posted a wind warning for southeastern Massachusetts through 7 p.m. Monday.
Winds will blow from the northwest at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts to 55. The strong winds and the weight of snow on tree limbs and power lines will make power failures possible.
Snow totals generally fell short of predictions, with most of the region seeing just a few inches. Little additional accumulation is expected.
Most schools closed for the day. Among the exceptions were Bridgewater-Raynham, Carver and Plymouth, which had delayed openings.
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A social community for more than 1 million registered users and 400.000 companies related to the human resources industry.
An Internet portal for 4.4 million insured employees, as well as 1.3 million retirees of the federal and state pension fund.
Intranet portal for more than 1500 employees and partners in over 30 countries.
A website cluster for McDonald's franchisees. Website for the presentation of McDonalds's restaurants in Germany.
The Kompetenznetz-Mittelstand.de is a network for over 30,000 experts and companies of the German mid-sized sector.
An Internet portal for the European-wide tracking of personal pensions for scientists.
A community for the Oil and Gas industry of the USA. Members can search for expertise amongst each other and collaborate.
Website cluster with more than 25,000 web addresses for TVG-Verlag, partner of "Das Telefonbuch".
Portal for the administration of e-mails and documents for members and engineers of the VDI Verlag.
CMS and online edition of the PT magazine - a magazine for business and society.
Corporate portal of the Netinera Group.
Information management at Eurobahn
Information management at Abellio Mitteldeutschland


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The wraps are available in adhesive backing, static cling or a magnet for those commitment phobes.
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The 2011 competition was available for students in the following cities (number of entries in parentheses): Calgary (87), Edmonton (189), Mississauga (140), Langley (40), Lunenburg (3), Montreal (32), Ottawa (296), Scarborough (202), St. John's (17), Sudbury (17), Toronto (302), and Winnipeg (57). In total, 1382 students took part in the 2011 contest. By grades there were: 162 students in grade 3; 213 in grade 4; 225 in grade 5; 214 in grade 6; 179 in grade 7; 172 in grade 8; 97 in grade 9; 55 in grade 10; 42 in grade 11; and 23 in grade 12.
The contest participation has grown steadily since 2006 with approximately 16% in 2011, 9% in 2010, and 40% in 2009. For the past years, the number of contest centres and the number of participants has increased. Nevertheless, analysing the data about the world participation from http://www.math-ksf.org/, one may see that the number of participants in Canada as well as USA is relatively small compared to the thousands of participants in other, smaller countries. This is because Canada and USA are the only two countries in the International Association where the Math Kangaroo contest is not directly promoted by a Ministry of Education, due to the decentralization of educational affairs. Clearly, there is a great potential and demand for the competition to grow in Canada.
The website www.mathkangaroocanada.com has served the Canadian Math Kangaroo for a number of years. It is providing information related to the competition to contestants and other interested people. It is also used for subscribing to the contest and its activities such as clubs and preparation classes.
The administrator's part of the website http://kangaroo.math.concordia.ab.ca/admin/ is used by city coordinators for managing the registration and the administration of the contest.
Although a well functioning and operating website exists, it is still necessary to update and maintain it. For instance, in 2011 it was necessary to develop a system for online training registration and management of registrations.
Math Kangaroo-related clubs, classes, and preparation sessions inspire and promote interest and excellence in math among students.
(1) Math clubs: The long-time planned math clubs became a reality in the winter of 2010 for students from Edmonton and the surrounding area. Math clubs raised in popularity in fall 2010/winter 2011 with more than 200 participating students (primarily from elementary schools) in club sessions organized in Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa. In Edmonton, math clubs for elementary students (grades 2-6) ran on a weekly basis from January to March in 2010 and 2011. There were three levels this year, Pre-Kangaroo, Kangaroo 1, and Kangaroo 2. Students could attend more than one level because sessions did not run simultaneously. Club topics included: simple and more advanced counting techniques; patterns and relations; perimeters; areas; volumes; working backwards method; calendar; clock; simple clever calculations; logic; measures; shapes and perspectives; numbers and digits; solving equations and word problems; number puzzles; property of numbers; pigeon-hole principle; divisibility! ; factors; percentage, among others.
(2) On-campus practice sessions: The following centers organized sessions: Calgary; The Greater Toronto Area; Ottawa; Edmonton; Montreal; and Langley. The Math Kangaroo volunteers in Calgary organized extensive training from the fall 2010 until March 2011. In Edmonton, there was one day training on March 22 for all interested students from grade 3 to 12. Ottawa centre, as usual, offered training twice for students in grades 3-7. The training fee for on-campus classes varied from $0 to $5 per participant. The Greater Toronto Area practice sessions, conducted on March 12 and March 19, were without charge. Fees for students from low-income families were waived.
(3) Online interactive training: In March 2011 we hosted free for participants online interactive training classes for students across Canada. Three sessions in English were held on March 19 for students in grades 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and 7 and 8. Another three sessions, for the participants in French, were offered on March 26. There was lots of interest in the Math Kangaroo web training classes with a total of more than 250 participants. Undergraduate and graduate students from Concordia University College of Alberta and the University of Toronto, as well as the Math Kangaroo coordinator from Montreal Ildiko Pelczer assisted with the preparation and delivery of the online classes.
By attending practice lessons, contestants could approach challenging questions with a positive attitude, and managed better their time during the contest. There were more perfect scores (twelve) in the 2011 competition compared to past years (eight in 2010, two in 2009, and three in 2008. As well, in 2011 there were 38 students with scores higher than 110 (out of 120) compared to 26 in 2010, 6 in 2009, and 12 in 2008).
(4) Local summer Math Kangaroo camps: This year, 2011, we approached parents and students from several cities, Toronto, Edmonton, and Ottawa, to learn about their interest for participating in summer Math Kangaroo camps. The coordinators in Toronto area even announced summer Math Kangaroo camps. They asked parents for their opinion and requested if they were interested in enrolling their children. The responses were very positive. During the contest in Edmonton area, parents were surveyed about math and science camps; parents from Edmonton expressed high interest in summer math/science camps organized by Concordia University College of Alberta and Math Kangaroo. Another city, Ottawa, explored and started preparing summer math camps. In the end, due to some organizational matters, math camps could not start the summer of 2011. However, the preparation for the summer camps started; we know what is expected from us. Camps will be hosted in 2012.
(5) International Math Kangaroo camps: The Canadian Math Kangaroo did not receive as well as did not request invitations to international camps this year. We could not afford sending groups because the organization was unable to support participants and an eligible adult supervisor. In addition, Canadians and USA Math Kangaroo organizers are discussing ways how to held Kangaroo Summer Camp in North America so that more Canadian and American Kangaroo participants can attend camp on home territory.
We developed materials for the training sessions and the clubs. Where appropriate, students from math and education programs were involved in assisting in preparing materials. Math Kangaroo contest again provided opportunities for university students to gain experience in organizing school math competitions. Students were involved in the online and on-campus training sessions as well as in the overall contest organization.
Other Support:
We are extremely grateful to CMS EG for the continuous support. This support enabled us to start and continue to run our program. As well, the support from the Canadian Mathematical Society through the Endowment Grant Program attracted additional funding.
In the fall of 2010, the Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest received financial support from:
Local support:
- Math Kangaroo Edmonton received $5000 from Telus.
Future Plans (if any):
We plan to continue running all of our educational and promotional activities for popularizing mathematics among students, parents, and educators.
The math club materials developed and used already in Edmonton and other cities will be published officially in 2012.
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Unused funds (if any) will be spent as follows:
The CMS logo appears on the Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest Website, contest materials, prizes, reports, electronic and paper training materials, presentations during meetings and award ceremonies, registration forms, advertising letters, letter of results, and letters with winners' names to schools, etc.
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