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Cheteshwar Pujara has been part of six of India's last eight run-outs in Tests. A run-out in the West Indies cost him a place in the side, while two in the same Test, in Centurion, contributed to India's loss.
South Africa v India, Centurion, January 2018
Cheteshwar Pujara run out for 19
Pujara became the first batsman to be run out twice in a Test since December 2000. In a tough chase of 287, he had managed to survive 47 balls and, with three top-order wickets already lost, was crucial to India having any chance of reaching the target. His partner, Parthiv Patel, played the ball to third man, where Lungi Ngidi made a good sliding stop and parried the ball to AB de Villiers. Pujara, inexplicably given the match situation, went for a third run, and despite a dive was found short.
South Africa v India, Centurion, January 2018
Cheteshwar Pujara run out for 0
Pujara denied himself the chance of batting on a dry pitch that may have suited his game by getting run-out first ball. He defended the ball firmly to mid-on and, perhaps in an attempt to show the "intent" his captain had encouraged from his players, set off for a single that was not there. Ngidi, on debut, picked up the ball and hit the stumps direct, leaving Pujara well out of his crease.
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KL Rahul run out for 57
On the first day of the second Test of India's 2017 tour of Sri Lanka, India were in a commanding positon at 109 for 1. KL Rahul pushed a Rangana Herath delivery to extra cover and set off for a run. Pujara, at the other end, set off too, but then changed his mind and sent Rahul back, in effect leaving his partner stranded. Rahul could be heard shouting "my call" as he walked back, miffed. Pujara made up for the mix-up by scoring a century.
India v Australia, Dharamsala, March 2017
Pujara run out for 0
Pujara ended a prolific series with a duck, and it was poor running that did him in again. With India chasing 106 to win the Test and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he played the fifth ball he faced to point and set off for a quick single. But mid-way, he stuttered, giving Glenn Maxwell just enough time to nail the stumps at the non-strikers' end. India were left 46 for 2 and under a bit of pressure, but they won by eight wickets in the end.
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This time it was M Vijay who was sent back by Pujara after he had set off for a quick single. Vijay had got a leading edge into the cover region and hared out of his crease. He did not seem to see Pujara sending him back and when he eventually did, a sharp pick up and throw from Martin Guptill had dismissed him. India were in a dominant position, though, after getting a 258-run first-innings lead, and Pujara scored a second-innings century to set up a win.
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Pujara run out for 46
After toiling for 159 balls, Pujara missed out on a half-century because of a misjudged single. He tapped a delivery from Jason Holder to square leg and went for the run, but, despite a dive, was found short by Roston Chase's direct hit at the non-striker's end. India went on to score 500 in their first innings at a run-rate of less than three an over. After rain washed out the fourth day, the match was drawn. Pujara was dropped for the next Test, with India opting for Rohit Sharma in his place.


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VHS Camcorder 4+
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Used by Kendall Jenner, Wiz Khalifa, Victoria Beckham, Die Antwoord, Philip Bloom and featured on SNL (S41E01) and in countless music videos!
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It's 1984, and you've got a camcorder! It'll look that way when you record and send old, messed up-looking videos to friends. They'll swear you built a time machine: "OMG, how'd you shoot that?"
With VHS Camcorder, you'll make home movies that look and sound like video tapes pulled out of storage after 30 years. You can change the on-screen date to trick your friends, create flashing cheesy custom titles, mess up the picture by shaking your device and use the zoom lens feature to emphasize those truly embarrassing moments!
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Awesome App!..Just a Few, Minor Things.
This app is amazing, I use it a lot! I love it a lot. There are some little fixes I suggest. Well, for starters, it would be awesome it have the little multicolored interference like some other users have said to make it look more 80s. I also think the font/date should be a but more 80s as well. You can kinda tell it's fake. Other than that, this app is awesome.
I also need help with something else. Some might find this easy to fix, but I'm not good with app updates or anything, heh.😂 But I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me why my phone isn't updating for the app. I will go to menu and I will press the "Tap here to have full update!" Or whatever it says. So I'll click on it but it just brings me back to the AppStore and the app. I'll go to my little update section and it won't say the VHS Cam needs to be updated. I've done all that I can to try to figure it out. I'll go to settings, I'll look in the VHS Camcorder settings, but I can't seem to find out how to update it. I'm afraid I'm over thinking all of it or it has to do with my phone. I have an iPhone 6s if that has something to do with it.. I would absolutely love to have all the filters, mess with the date, and be able to film longer. May anyone help me?
Amazing Retro App!
From it's 80s purple/blue aesthetic to its videotape recorder button styles, VHS Camcorder nails the perfect time machine into the past of video recording while still maintaining cutting edge videotaping resolutions. It's everything that any true retro video fan would love, from silly titles to spoofing the date, with multivariable grain levels, filters, and frame dropping. With its function to run up to 1080p at 30fps, it still retains clean and modern video resolutions as well as the option to upload and convert previous videos, a huge plus for this app. However a few changes could be implemented, such as the addition of different filters, more aesthetic control, as well as options to make the video worse or to include more static. Otherwise this app is absolutely amazing, completely worth the money, and serves as an excellent point of true 80s nostalgia
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Make videos the old-school way.
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Ryanair's customer focus pays off
Budget airline Ryanair has seen profits surge 66 per cent in the year to March, crediting a programme to turn around its reputation for poor customer service. Kirsty Basset reports.
A move by budget airline Ryanair to improve its customer service seems to be paying off. Passenger numbers almost tripled in the year to March, pushing profits up 66 per cent. That in turn has sent shares up 58 per cent over the past 12 months. A programme to turn around the airline's reputation for poor customer service called "Always Getting Better" has been credited with the result. It reduced fees, offered flexible tickets for business travellers and moved away from using small regional airports. The company's ordered 380 aircraft to help grow to 160 million passengers over the next nine years. Ryanair CFO Neil Sorahan. (SOUNDBITE)(ENGLISH) RYANAIR CFO NEIL SORAHAN SAYING: "We've got the lowest cost base of any airline in Europe, we're closing the customer perception margin and differential with the Ryanair 'Always Getting Better" programme - we're into year two of that and we're seeing huge demand for the Ryanair product. So we're just getting aircraft at the right time to grow in a market that's ready for us." So will Ryanair accept an offer by IAG for its 30 per cent stake in Aer Lingus? The Irish government has already begun discussions about the sale of its 25 per cent stake. (SOUNDBITE)(ENGLISH) RYANAIR CFO NEIL SORAHAN SAYING: "We still haven't received any offer from IAG. So until such time as we do receive an offer we can't really comment further." 100 million are expected to fly with Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers in the current fiscal year. But a more modest 10 per cent growth is forecast for this financial year.


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Purple butterflies
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Looking good. I'm ready to post mine too however I will wait until tomorrow.ReplyDelete
Oh I agree--I LOVE those two-toned ones, Terri! I find myself in a little quilting funk this month...need a few days' respite I think. Too many things going on here right now...but it'll pass i know...hugs and Happy Easter JulieroseReplyDelete
Nice work on your PURPLE butterfly blocks! I love the fact that you went scrappy with the white backgrounds, too. Use up ALL the bits!!! :o))ReplyDelete
Love the butterflies in purple. Glad you are using up lots of scraps. Always feels good to move out the old and make room for the new.ReplyDelete
Oh my. I love your little butterflies in purple. Yes. I like the two toned butterflies best : )ReplyDelete
Hope you have a Happy Easter Day.
Lovely purple butterflies, I too have to say that the two toned are my favourites.ReplyDelete
Great butterflies - I love the purple ones. So cheerful.ReplyDelete
Those butterflies look AWESOME!!! and I LOVE purple!!!!ReplyDelete
Those butterflies look AWESOME!!! and I LOVE purple!!!!ReplyDelete
Love your butterflies. Thanks for linking up! ;)ReplyDelete


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Even Apple is Human, Redux
Two years ago on May 8, 2012, my blog was titled Even Apple is Human. The point of the blog was that the ultimate test of a stock's value is earnings and dividends. I used Apple as an example of a high-flying stock that eventually will only be priced based on those two criteria.
Two weeks ago, after Apple announced a substantial stock buyback and dividend increase, the stock jumped in value. Not in response to expected new products but because of the dividend payout, buy-back and stable earnings growth prospects. Three articles in the following Barron's repeated this and could have been copied from my blog two years earlier when Apple was expected to go to $1000.
In some instances, stocks sell for substantially greater prices than indicated by earnings and profits because of expected growth, but sooner or later it catches up. I am not telling you to ignore those companies, but I am saying that if you want to build a secure future, then you need a diversified portfolio that includes stocks that are priced right with a reasonable dividend payout and expectations of steady earnings growth.
Stock buybacks are not dividends but are a way of returning cash to stockholders… not to the stockholders selling but the ones standing pat. Any buyback is an indication that the Company's board believes the stock is underpriced and their return on investment would be better than by investing in its internal growth or in other forms of investments. In Apple's case, they seem to have so much cash that their capital needs are well-met by what remains after the dividend payment and stock buyback. I heard a Warren Buffett interview where he said that he likes stock buybacks because that increases his percentage of that Company's ownership. For us mere mortals, it means that the earnings per share will increase just by the overall Company earnings remaining stable and that should reflect itself in an eventual higher stock price. Also, the Company will pay less cash in dividends because fewer shares are outstanding further providing more cash to increase dividends going forward.
My 2012 article also said that if earnings and dividends were the real drivers, then an index fund might be a better alternative than a basket of stocks individually chosen by the investor. You can reread that blog. Nothing has changed since it was written.
Apple also announced a stock split, but that doesn't really affect the value of the Company. It might make it more attractive for someone to say they own "100 shares" instead of 15 shares, and some immediate bump up in people buying shares, but the overall value stays the same. In Apple's case, a lower priced stock might make it a candidate for inclusion in the DJIA but that, too, should not have much long-term effect. So, the three Barron's writers didn't discuss the split too much.
Ain't investing fun!
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Intense Cycles is excited to announce the signing of Conor Macfarlane as part of their global athlete program. Based in Queenstown, New Zealand, Conor is well known for his exploits as a freeride athlete and also competes at select EWS Enduro, Crankworx World Tour and DH events such as the Loosefest series.
"I'm stoked to be riding for a brand that has a history like Intense does, making some of the most progressive bikes out there, and helping out a bunch of athletes which were, and still are, household names within biking circles," Macfarlane said about the news. "Riding for Intense is coming full circle for me; my first DH bike was an Intense nine years ago, so it's cool to go back to where it started. Talking about back where it started, I'm also stoked to be riding for a brand which Matt at Wide Open Distributors distributes into New Zealand. He is the first sponsor I got and I wouldn't be where I am today without his help, so cheers."
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Break cupcake blockers and frosting as many as you can to find pufflers. Then make special candies as many as you can and combine special candies to break more cupcake blockers, liquorice locks and frosting to find pufflers. There are 4 striped candies and 1 color bomb on the board, also use them to break more cupcake blockers and frosting to find pufflers. Find whole pufflers to collect it. If you find a part only, it will move and will hide somewhere else. If pufflers moves, play close attention where they are going. Find remaining pufflers.


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I am happy to report that the Technical Project Advisors team has completed the final version of the our project assessment criteria. This criteria grades our project quality based on the overall project health and the overall quality of the product each project is producing. The aim of developing this criteria was to help guide OWASP Project Leaders toward the successful completion and development of their overall project deliverable. Moreover, this criteria will be used to establish the appropriate stage the reviewed project is in, basing the decision on overall project health and product quality. I encourage all Project Leaders to please take a bit of time and review the 2013 Project Assessment Criteria.
As many of you know, attendees will be able to participate in the review of the entire inventory of OWASP Projects using the new assessment criteria developed by our team of Technical Project Advisors, during the OWASP Projects Review working session at AppSec USA. The aim of this session is to establish a more accurate representation of OWASP project health and product quality.
Leaders are encouraged to review the 2013 Project Assessment Criteria, and make certain that their project fulfills all of the guidelines outlined in the criteria. Please note, that it is not mandatory to work towards fulfilling all of the criteria for this round of reviews. However, passing the assessment is a requirement if you wish to graduate from an Incubator to a Lab and Lab to a Flagship Project. We do encourage all current Lab and Flagship project leaders to ensure that they are in alignment with the new 2013 project assessment criteria.
New OWASP Project Wiki Templates
The new project wiki templates were created to make adding content to a project wiki page, a much easier task for Leaders. A big thank you to Colin Watson for creating these for us.
We are encouraging all Leaders to switch over to these templates starting in 2014. Please note that Leaders are not required to use these templates, but the use of this wiki template is a requirement for graduation for Incubator projects starting in 2014. Below you will see an example of what we would like to see from an OWASP Project in regard to their wiki content and links.
If you have any questions about any of the topics above, or if you want to be involved, please reach out to me at firstname.lastname@example.com. See you all at the Project Summit in New York City!


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Cowboys and bandits; sheriffs and outlaws; gold rush, horseback chases and quick draw shoot outs. Call of Juarez Gunslinger takes reigns of the romanticized depiction of the harsh conditions in the post-civil war United States of America that has been a source of interest and adoration of many a people.
While the Western genre has had success in all areas of entertainment; ranging from cinema and TV shows to novels and comics, it has historically had difficulty finding its mark in the video game business.
In a business filled with kidnapped princesses, angsty street brawlers and blood thirsty soldiers, there have been a select few companies that have dared to tackle the challenge of depicting Old West and build a whole game around it.
Techland was one of these brave development studios that decided to walk in these seldom tread waters with its Call of Juarez franchise in late 2006.
Whereas the first Call of Juarez and its sequel Bound in Blood portrayed an earnest, if flawed, effort into a game based on the Old Wild West, Techland pulled off a Call of Duty 4 with its third installment; The Cartel, and went into modern times.
That gamble proved to be ill-conceived as the series' venture into modern era not only dealt away with the novel concept of Old West and replaced it with clichéd setting of gangs, drugs and thugs, but also brought with it poor production values, flawed gameplay and poor presentation.
Thankfully Call of Juarez Gunslinger features a return to the series' western roots and attempts to correct the mistakes made in the past installment of the Call of Juarez franchise as it takes the players back to the world of gold mines and saloons.
Call of Juarez Gunslinger puts the players in the shoes of an established bounty hunter named Silas Greaves as he narrates his past bouts of violent shoot outs and takes the players along for a ride in his blood soaked history.
Essentially a series of flashbacks, Gunslinger follows Silas' tale in his encounters with legendary figures of Wild West such as Billy the kid, Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, Newman Clanton and Pat Garret.
Each encounter with the infamous outlaws is preceded with navigation through varied old west staple landscapes like farms, towns, mills, mines, caves, mountains, marshes, trains, bridges and ghost towns as well as a shooting gallery of enemies ranging from outlaw gangs to native American warriors.
While the story itself is not something profound and ground breaking, the manner in which it is told is quite novel and refreshing, and adds a lot to the charm of the game.
As mentioned before, the story is a series of flashbacks describing the exploits of bounty hunter Silas Greaves narrated by Greaves himself. However this plot device is explored further as it becomes an integral part of the flow of the game itself.
As Silas narrates his tale he tends to remember forgotten things, correct details he got wrong and reveal facts that he had withheld for storytelling purposes. Each of these changes is perfectly reflected during gameplay as the environments, objects, scenarios and even enemies changes in real time during mid-play.
This direction of game narrative really spices up the main portion of the Gunslinger which could have become monotonous under its totally linear method of progressing through the shooting gallery-esque stages of the game.
While the game could have benefited from a little leeway in accomplishing the mission objectives or at least traversing the environments themselves, however the lack of choice can be excused due to the fact that Call of Juarez Gunslinger is a Budget title.
As a small downloadable title, Call of Juarez Gunslinger takes a different approach than its disk based predecessors. The title takes a decidedly more concentrated and streamlined approach. The game focuses on one protagonist unlike multiple characters from prior installments and even offers a fairly selective set of weapon upgrades and variety.
However, the constrained scope of the game does not limit the first-person shooting gameplay that Gunslinger has to offer. The game offers a fast paced shooter gameplay where each weapon has its purpose and is markedly different in its speed, accuracy, reloads and the damage it deals to the hoards of the enemies that occupy each stage.
Each enemy killed nets the player experience point score, and this score differs according to the nature of the kill itself, with headshots, moving targets and consecutive kill streak combos earning more points than the usual shot in the gut.
These points not only serve as the end of the level score card for judging one's overall performance but also feed into Gunslinger's RPG-like; Skill Tree leveling up system.
With each level gained, the player is able to upgrade abilities related to Revolver combat, ranged shooting and close combat allowing players to acquire skills like wielding dual revolvers and shooting a stick of TNT mid throw.
Alongside these upgrades, the game also allows players to utilize concentration mode to slowdown time and highlight the opponents for a few moments to take care of the pressure if things get too hairy.
Similarly, players can also accumulate sense of death, which can allow the players to dodge a potentially lethal bullet and continue on with the carnage.
The game also peppers the constant shootouts with duels that feature quick draw face offs in one on one, one on two and even Mexican standoff situations. However these duels can become frustrating as the mechanics are not explained properly as the factors determining success for each subsequent duel pile up.
Moreover the gameplay also suffers due to sudden barrage of enemies which make such battles an endurance runs where sudden kills can turn the feel of the game from skill based shooting into a trial and error gameplay.
There are also issues that come with any semblance of platforming in first person perspective as stages like the Mountain, Bridge and the Train levels have areas where the player can easily slip and fall off stage resulting in an instant death.
However these small issues act as mere distractions and don't take away much from the sharp gameplay and fun campaign that the game has to offer.
While the gun-slinging gameplay is topnotch, what makes the game even more exciting is its superb presentation.
Call of Juarez Gunslinger takes a novel approach in how it chooses to depict the Old West to its players.
From the choice of telling its story through cinematics akin to comic books and the cell shaded graphics that replace the drab and barren look of its predecessors with a colorful and vibrant pallet, the game takes an unorthodox approach which pays off in spades.
Aside from the aforementioned change in environments due to changes in narration the Gunslinger also adds to the visuals by details such as splatter of blood and mud on screen, heat effect in dessert, bullet shot rip on screen, leaking barrels due to gunshot damage and blood splashes indicating death of an enemy.
However there is a caveat to all the wonderful presentation and detail as sometimes it becomes difficult to discern enemies from the environment during the heat of the battle.
The fact that the screen starts to blur as the player takes hits also compounds the factor as the damage indicator just gives a vague idea about the location of the aggressor.
That complaint aside, the Call of Juarez Gunslinger offers great visuals and tops it off with performing even better in the sound department.
The game features a constant narration of the story akin to Prince of Persia Sands of Time and Bastion, however unlike the previous games in the Call of Juarez franchise, Gunslinger does not take itself too seriously and the delivery of narration is done wonderfully by John Cygan and the banter accompanying it is both colorful and witty.
Adding to its visual splendor, Gunslinger also features fantastic music and sound design. The soundtrack utilizes guitar, horns and harmonicas along with more modern instruments to evoke the feeling of old spaghetti westerns without coming off as dated.
This wonderful soundtrack is complimented by sound effects with sounds of missed bullets whizzing by, percussive bangs of shots by revolvers, shotguns and rifles and the loud blasts of blowing TNT sticks.
On the whole, Call of Juarez Gunslinger features a wonderful style and a unique flare to its presentation that really compliments the gameplay and storytelling elements of the game.
Even though the Gunslinger is clearly meant to be a smaller endeavor when compared to its predecessors, the game supersedes the past iterations of Call of Juarez in graphics, sound and overall presentation.
What makes the game great is the fact that the gamplay is fun and varied enough that despite the totally linear progression, there is no tedium.
Even with its brisk pacing, the main campaign takes 5-6 hours to complete, so it is not too short to leave one unsatisfied, but it ends before wearing out its welcome.
Gunslinger also offers two other modes to supplement its story campaign; Arcade and Duel mode.
The arcade mode offers the same gameplay from the story mode, without the frills of a story based narrative and is solely focused on earning more points to maximize the end of stage score, which can be viewed in conjunction with the ever present leaderboards.
Duel mode acts like a boss rush mode as it allows players to relive the duels featured in the campaign mode without the riffraff's of going through the shooting gallery of cannon fodder enemies.
What's more; the game also offer collectables in the shape of Nuggets of Truth as well as the True West mode which adds the additional challenge of going through the campaign mode on a harder difficulty without any HUD on the screen.
Whereas the game does not bring anything new to the table and certainly does not turn the FPS genre on its head, what it does, it does well. The game is packed with robust and fun gameplay and features fantastic production values for a budget title.
Coming in a release calendar packed to the brim with string of sequels and return of old franchises, Call of Juarez Gunslinger accomplishes the miraculous task of being a downloadable title that is better than its entire disk based predecessors and instead of just cashing in on its brand name, it manages to improve its franchise.
While the game does not offer anything revolutionary in the gameplay department it is a solid arcade shooter featuring competent enemy AI, different shooting abilities and RPG-like leveling up system.
The new cell shaded visuals offer a vibrant and colorful side of the Old West that is a welcome change from the dark and dull visuals in Call of Juarez games of the past.
Wonderful soundtrack and great voice acting manage to elevate the game to new heights.
Telling the story through comic book like cutscene panels and narration of the protagonist literally driving the story forward in terms of gameplay is a novel touch that adds a distinctive flavor to the game.
A 6 hour campaign featuring solid gameplay mechanics and fantastic presentation and the addition of two other game modes and a slew of in game collectables makes Gunslinger a bargain for its asking price of $15.
Call of Juarez Gunslinger is an over-the-top action shooter and anyone with an affinity for FPS and the Western genre would do well to give it a try.


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Come join me at Babies R Us in Dothan on Saturday, June 13th from 9:30am-11:30am. There is a Plan & Scan Baby Registry event happening, along with 3 other local businesses related to pregnancy or babies to get great information from!
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SOMEBODY! Please converse with me
PLEASE :( I need to converse
I'm not sure what to do tomorrow in the day time tomorrow. I live in London. I'm going to see Mum in the evening with a lady that I like loads. That's pretty much it.
Or the joke answer is... THE SKY!! HAHAHAHAHAAAAH.
Anywhat, suggestions for the day? Enough about me, what's on YOUR mind??
Arer you gonna put ur hand up her minge and player her like a dummy :O
My friends band are supporting Mum, dont think they are doing the london show but i'm not sure :o
Work is on my mind, tommorow i either get sacked or get a raise, the is no middle grounnd :( SO SCARED!
Mum are awesome though <3
Oh God, I think a bit of wee came out there...
We shall see though. In a weird 'More-than-friends-but-not-going-out-can-you-feel-TEH-sexual-tension-and-vagina' phase now.
Ooooo, wow... all or nothing, how exciting! Well, ish. Do you like the job? Hope all goes swell.
And Mum are indeed lovely. Though I plan to crack a thousand YOUR MUM!! jokes tomorrow
Yay and nay...
It is the best of times, it is the worse of times.
why do you need to converse?
oh right
well, how are you apart from being full of caffeine?
Pretty good
find out if I either get a raise at work or get fired tommorow so a littler nervous! Bit frustrated at continously dying at the last part of Left 4 Dead :( I need more human players as the 2AI bots are useless!
Mostly good though, looking forward to pay day next SUN day, yea, how r u :)
Hope you get a raise and not fired!
I'm covered in nettle stings after going into a stream to retrieve a tennis ball. the tennis ball went into the stream because we were throwing it up into a tree to try to get our frisbee down. it didn't work. we had to go get a broom from my house and hit the tree with it.
:O ouch
stinging nettles suck, such as luck would have it I havent been stung for several years now! It burny n itchy?
They're not so bad now
I'll live
holy shit man i just saw the future
a CRUSHING hangover. Damn these premonitions
another vision is coming to me..
i'm seeing me slapping yesiamaduck upside his head


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Speak and write with confidence.
To help you avoid using the same word too repetitively, redundantly, recurrently, incessantly, etc., etc.
To help you avoid using the same word too repetitively, redundantly, recurrently, incessantly, etc., etc.
Your writing can sound boring if you continually keep repeating the same words. When you create sentences, you can make them more interesting by using words that mean the same as the word you are speaking about. This allows you to add flavor to your writing.
In order to make language a lot more expressive and interesting you should try to vary the words you use as often as you can.
Synonyms: faculty, mental faculty, module Definition: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Hypernyms: power, ability Definition: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done Usage: danger heightened his powers of discrimination
Synonyms: faculty, staff Definition: the body of teachers and administrators at a school Usage: the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university
Hypernyms: body Definition: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity Usage: the whole body filed out of the auditorium; the student body; administrative body


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1st April theme is all about flowers!! Yeaaahh!! Ok I swear I'm not a big fan of flower BUT there are a few floral stuff that can make me go nuts. And therefore, I'm gonna post a lil entry that reflects flowers in the morbid kind of fashion..
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|source: google, credits to (link)
|told ya!! looks like someone painted it with blood
6) Purple flower top
I bought this top last year for RM25 around 8 bucks only from an online shop on facebook.. Not much story bout this outfit but it's kinda fancy for a goth to wear. Really good for rainbow craving goth days :D


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Welcome to the May series on positive and negative stress. I hope you learn a lot from it.
In this series, I will be discussing how stress can sometimes be positive, but what to do if it starts to have a negative impact on your life.
Keeping a Stress Journal
Any journal can aid you in personal reflection, to help you spot patterns, reveal your feelings, and note down what you've discovered along your path to a better you.
For example, studies have shown that people who keep a weight-loss journal are much more successful at losing weight than those who don't write down what they eat, how they feel, why they eat (such as emotional eating due to stress) and so on. This can be stressful, but it is positive stress because you will be making healthy changes in your life.
Starting Your Journal
All you really need is a small notebook you can carry around with you, and something to write with. If you like, you can buy a nicer journal so you will enjoy keeping it. Other people use colored pencils, crayons, stickers, gold stars and so on in order to liven things up. But you don't have to spend a lot of money. You just need to be willing to take the time to write in it.
Start by writing down things you know stress you. This could be anything, from speaking publicly in meetings to having to deal with a perfectionist parent. Be honest about how it makes you feel - both physically, mentally and emotionally.
For example, you might write about how embarrassing it is when you speak in public. You get butterflies in your stomach, your palms sweat, and you feel you can't catch your breath. Your big fear is looking foolish or stupid in front of people. You wish you could be more self-assured compared with your colleagues.
Strategies for Stress Relief
Once you have been honest about your main stressors, consider choosing one or two of them and thinking up ways to relieve the stress. You have many choices, so make a list and then apply each method. Journal about how well each worked for you. You should soon have a list of success strategies to relieve each stressor. Best of all, you should get to the point where you find several strategies that can work for almost any situation.
Common success strategies include:
* Long, deep breathing
* Counting to ten to calm and center yourself and your mind
* Visualizing success, rather than fearing the worst
* Exercising regularly to relieve stress
* Eating healthily
* Getting enough high-quality sleep so you can be at your best each day
* Doing one relaxing thing you enjoy each day
* Taking regular short breaks at work so the stress does not build up
* And so on
In the next article, we will look at one of the best ways to manage stress. Your new stress journal can help. Until next time …


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World Cup A-Z by Mark McKenny
The World Cup has truly been a showcase of creativity, both on and off the pitch.
From the worlds biggest brands to individual brilliance – we've been blessed with a plethora of utterly brilliant things to gawp at.
I am loving these illustrated portraits by the supremely talented Mark McKenny. In fine fashion he has put his own A-Z series of players together.
Worth also mentioning that Steve Welsh / Miniboro has put together an equally brilliant A-Z series together that we featured previously – Definitely must check that his work here.


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As a writer for this site you might think that I've shared in most of the experiences that the other Nerd Bastards crew have taken part in, but that would be a misconception. There are a few things I've personally never been a part of and one of them is going to a convention. So, this past weekend I took part in the third year of Hal-Con, the largest science fiction convention of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
The event, as I've said, is only in its third consecutive year. Having begun back in October of 2010 with an attendance of 1500 people, it quickly expanded to an astounding 4000 visitors the following year. The event has a few staple shows that have since become fan favorites of the young convention, but those I'll touch on later. For now hit the jump and I'll give you the story of one nerd's first convention at this year's three day event.
Having never been to a convention before, my nerves were a bit shaky the morning of the first day. Personally I blame the apprehension of going to an event like this not only as a fan, but also going as a member of the press – it was an experience. Since I already knew the Halifax area from my previous years of living in the city, I headed straight down to the World Trade and Convention Center, the home of Hal-Con since it's second year and 30,000 sq. ft. of wall to wall science fiction, anime, comic books and games of all types and styles.
Hal-Con, as I was told by Cassie Williams, the director of Media Relations for Hal-Con, was three floors of multiple panels and events all going on at once. I thanked her and made my way to the convention's opening ceremonies. The ceremony was relatively small, but opened up with Space's AJ Fry welcoming guests to the third year of the convention. Guests quickly dispersed to speak with AJ, who was just hanging out on the side of the main stage with some of the volunteers for the convention.
Heading over to say "Hello" to the host somehow resulted in a 10 minute conversation and a few pictures with AJ, a pretty cool guy in person as well as on television. The remainder of the day was a sequence of walking around, gathering photos of people in their awesome cosplay and talking with friends I hadn't seen in nearly two years.
Day two was more of the same, but instead of sitting in on panels and checking out the shows, day two was about just having fun. I spent a good deal of time on the third floor, otherwise known as the gaming hall of the convention, playing free pinball and entering the various fighting tournaments the organizers had on display. After a small bracket of Street Fighter IV -and a technicality – I was told to come back at 9am on the last day of the con for the finals of the Street Fighter match ups. The rest of the day was spent waiting for the Paul & Storm concert later that evening so I hid out among the crowd buying prints from artists Mike Holmes, Faith Hicks & Kate Leth. If you've never seen their work before I highly suggest taking a look. They're cool people and really great to fans of their work.
If you've never been to a Paul & Storm show or even heard of the comedic musical duo then your missing out. These two had the entire main stage in stitches by the end of the night with songs about Nun fights, video games and Grandma cooking the family dog, after which they signed cd's and shirts for fans outside the hall. Personally, I bought two albums (which they both signed) and had a nice round of discussion for a few minutes. Day two was almost a blur by the end of it all, but thanks to the massive amount of photos and footage, everyone will get their chance to see grown men make fun of the SPCA and talk about working with Felicia Day for a new show on Geek & Sundry in the near future.
I awoke to the final day of Hal-Con with a slight sense of dread. I knew that after Sunday it would be another year till something this cool happened for a lot of people, but I huffed it back to the WTCC building for the finals of the tournament. It was a pretty quick tournament though, as only myself and one other gamer were there for Street Fighter. Everyone else was there for Persona 4 and Marvel vs. Capcom. As a cocky individual and gamer I went with Ken… and was quickly beaten into the ground by Cammy and her painted thighs. It wasn't all bad though, as my second place showing earned me a free weekend pass for the new year. The rest of the day consisted of getting autographs from Nicholas Briggs (Doctor Who), Manu Intiraymi of Star Trek: Voyager and veteran actor John Rhys-Davies, otherwise known as the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy for those of you who never watched the first three Indiana Jones films.
The convention's final show of the night before closing ceremonies was the tightly packed Geeks Vs. Nerds, a local comedic debate show and podcast that has ended the convention for the last three years. Hosted by Pigmonkey Andrew Dorfman, the show consists of a back and forth discussion about various subjects. There are normally two shows and on Friday they debated "Sunnydale versus Gotham – Which is the deadlier place to live?". Sadly I missed that one and must wait for the podcast to hear who won.
On this night, the topic was "Green Lantern Corps versus The Jedi Order – Who are the more effective intergalactic peacekeepers?" I was able to get to that and it was packed. There were close to 700 people in one room listening to the teams curse at each other (and there was a lot of cursing). Pigmonkey has actually had to create a warning song that is sung at the beginning of each show. If you've never heard it, suffice to say that it contains just as many F-bombs as you would expect. Watching the show live is very different from watching it online or listening to the podcast (available at geeksvsnerds.com) as it allows you to see the crowd as they react to the verbal beat downs and amount of trivia knowledge some of these geeks and nerds have. Honestly, for that show alone I would come back next year.
After that it was time for the closing ceremonies, held by Kill Shakespeare co-writer Conor McCreery. After a brief thank you to everyone involved, co-chairs Jennifer Lambe and Amanda Schreiber showed off a quick teaser about who would be showing up for Hal-Con 2013. The guests in attendance subsequently tore the roof off the building with joy. I don't want to spoil too much for those that were unable to be at this year's convention, but when you show people that Sylvester McCoy and Billy Dee Williams are going to be in the same building at once people are going to freak out.
Hal-Con was an experience unlike anything else I've been a part of in the last few years. It was host to a bunch of firsts for me and will not be forgotten thanks to 658 pictures taken over the course of the three day event. If I could round up my experiences into a single moment it would be this: As I sat with my friends in Boston Pizza for the Hal-Con after party, watching as guests, security, volunteers and the Hal-Con Board of directors were applauded as they walked in the door, it became clear to me. Hal-Con was and is something special to these people, the convention nobody want's to see fail. And neither do I.
I hope Hal-Con has many successful years ahead of it and look forward to coming back in 2013. It was quite the experience.
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2018-05-17 / Sports
Wolverine Track Team competes at Orville Pfitzer Relays in Britton
The Wolverines track team wrapped up the regular season at the Orville Pfitzer Relays held in Britton. Teams competing were Britton-Hecla, Edmunds Central, Groton Area, Herreid-Selby Area, Mobridge-Pollock, Sisseton and Tiopsa Zina. Capturing first place in both the Discus and Shot put for the boys team was Trevor Begeman with throws of 149-11 (discus) and 55-6 (shot put).
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EJT: 1000 species and beyond!
|The European Journal of Taxonomy has published its 1000th new species: Pristimantis boucephalus sp. nov. in EJT issue 325. This minute species of Amphibia, described by Lehr et al. from Peru, measures less than 15 mm and has been nicknamed the "Bigheaded Rubber Frog".
|Posted: 2017-06-02
EJT welcomes two new members to the consortium
|The EJT consortium is happy and proud to welcome two new members, both from Madrid (Spain): the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales and the Real Jardín Botánico. On April 24th, 2017, the EJT Steering Committee unanimously accepted the applications of both institutes and we heartily welcome these two new partners, who enlarge the consortium to 9 members representing 6 European countries.
|Posted: 2017-05-16
Frederik Leliaert is the new botany editor of EJT
|Frederik is scientific director at the Botanic Garden Meise and a visiting professor at Ghent University (Belgium). Frederik is our new Topical editor for Botany and will handle botanical manuscripts (in the widest sense) as from March 2017.
|Posted: 2017-02-22
Watch this site: EJT publishes the "DNA Library of Life" this coming February!
|As from Monday January 30th 2017, EJT will publish in rapid sequence a series of 20 papers, belonging to a special issue on the "DNA Library of Life". This special set of papers results from the project "Bibliothèque du vivant", which was funded by three French institutions (CNRS, INRA and MNHN). The project ran between 2011 and 2013 and provided access to sequencing power, offered by the Genoscope (http://ig.cea.fr/drf/ig/english/) to 105 research teams.
|Posted: 2017-01-24
EJT publishes issue 250!!
|Today, December 12th 2016, EJT has published its 250th issue. Since issue one was published early September 2011, our journal has described more than 900 new taxa in close to 7500 pages: 839 new species, 75 new genera and 7 new (sub-) families. Since its start 5 years ago, EJT also increased its consortium to 7 institutional members, tightened its link with CETAF and obtained an ISI impact factor for two consecutive years. We can thus safely say that EJT has come of age and has become an established journal in descriptive taxonomy.
This is all excellent news, of course! However, in some ways, EJT has become a victim of its own success. Since we received our first ISI impact factor mid 2015, the number of submissions has increased exponentially, while our production capacity has not increased in the same way. Please remember that EJT is produced fully in-house by the Natural History Institutes that are member of the EJT consortium and fully finance the journal. Therefore, EJT has a fixed number of pages that can be produced annually and recently we have accepted more papers than could fit into our page budget.
This has a variety of consequences, two of which are most relevant for our contributing authors.
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Well, after a frenzy of laundry, packing, weighing, and repacking, I am ready to go tomorrow.
When my mom asked if there was anything someone particularly wanted for dinner, one of my brothers told me I should pick because it was my "last meal." He quickly rephrased that to something that sounded less fatal, but we had a good laugh over it.
While I am less than enchanted with the folks at my own university's financial aid office for various reasons, I am very grateful to the people with whom I have talked from the University of Southern Mississippi, particularly Frances Sudduth. It nearly brought tears to my eyes that someone actually cared whether or not my financial aid would work, and that this someone checked facts and thought over my problems enough to be able to give me good advice.
I finally found a purse that had a long enough strap to wear messenger-style that also was big enough to fit in more than a coin purse. I never noticed before, but right now the general trend in personal handbags is the bigger the capacity, the smaller the handles tend to be. The fact that my new bag is a nice cheery yellow leather one is an added bonus.
While I will probably not be able to add in photos to this blog while I am abroad, I now have a memory card for my camera that can hold over 6,000 photos and I will be happy to share upon request once I return.
I have recieved such a large amount of advice, and no doubt will recieve more on the morrow, that I thought it would be handy to begin putting together a list of things about which I have promised someone.
I, Megan Coker, do solemnly swear, that:
-I will remain my sensible self.
-I will not drink copious amounts of alcoholic beverages (copious meaning a full portion or more), even though the drinking age is lower in Europe.
-If I happen to meet the love of my life whilst abroad, I will not enter into any serious agreements with said personage until he at least met my parents and endured a nice, long interview with all of the male members of my immediate family.
-I will not roam around on my own, or indeed go anywhere without safe numbers of friends.
-I will always remember that my family loves me, even long-distance.
-I will keep a steady stream of contact whenever possible.
-I will keep my chin up and do my best.
-I will have a marvelous time.
-I will not let someone snatch my purse.
-I will not hesitate to call home if (and/or when) I need to.
-I will at least attempt to learn a London accent (can you tell which one was from my brother?)
-I will try some of the flavorful Indian food, but be very careful of the spices.
-I will remember my umbrella, and wear comfortable shoes.
-If I happen to stumble across an old and valuable manuscript previously undiscovered, I will bring it home to a certain dear friend.
-If I find the museum which contains Dragonetti's double bass, I will take copious amounts of pictures of it.
-I will return home with all limbs intact and alive (maybe I should have put this one first!).
-I will continue to update this blog as much as possible.
Next time I write, it will be from the other side of the pond!


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Oh, Clap Your Hands! Or Not.
Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy. For the LORD, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth. (Psalm 47: 1-2)
Last week, our Interim Director of Music and Arts, Sharon Hansen, gave us our weekly blog post: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Come into His presence with... Applause???" She gave us just about all the background we'd ever need to talk in a really smart way about clapping in church. I recommend her post to you if you haven't read it. It came out of weeks of conversation with staff, between she and I, with the Worship, Music and the Arts Ministry Group, and with other folks at Pinnacle who've been weighing in on this. And, truth be told, it's part of conversation that's been going on at Pinnacle for many years. I saw her post ahead of time, and learned from it. And she and I agreed that I'd write a response the following week. That's this week! You can clap for that if you want!
Given all that any church does in its worship, and all that happens at Pinnacle, I can say that aside from comments about individual sermons or pieces of music, there's no single thing in worship that I've gotten more comments about at Pinnacle than applause. It gets people going, on both sides! I've been amazed at how emotional the topic can be. It touches something deep that might not be about applause at all. It seems to touch something about why any one of us comes to church in the first place. And we all know that in the end, none of our individual faith lives will be dramatically changed by where I (as your worship leader) come out on whether we clap in church or not. But our faith lives may be impacted by how we think about what lies underneath.
So I thank Dr. Hansen for informing us so very well. She quotes Presbyterian worship guidance and compares it to guidance from other denominations. She quotes pastors and theologians. She gives reasons why applause has traditionally been discouraged in our traditions, and she gives reasons why is in being allowed more often these days. She lays the questions out. She has her own perspective, for which I'm grateful, and she shows respect for others'. She's given us a great example of a teaching, learning, leading spirit. Bravo.
For me, one point in her blog stood out as strong reminder. She quotes what the nineteenth century Lutheran thinker Soren Kierkegaard's said about worship. He thought that worship in his own day had become too much of a spectacle, more about how vestments, and pomp, and formality, and clever words raised the importance of the folks leading worship over the One worshipped and lulled folks in the pews to sleep. He wrote that in worship, God is the audience, not the worshippers. All in worship--leaders, musicians, ushers, and pew sitters alike--have their designated parts in the work of worship. There's no division, except the division between everyone present and the divine. In that sense, God applauds, not us. Theologically, at least, that's right on. But is it also true to our experience?
I knew a professional singer once who occasionally sang in church. When he did, he refused to face the congregation. He'd only face the cross. "I've sung in a lot of nightclubs and on a lot of stages," he told me. "I know the difference between them and church." He might have gone a bit too far, for I'm sure that when one of our extraordinary soloists sings toward the congregation we all know we're in church. But, for him, it was important to put his body toward the cross. One can only respect that, and get his point.
This may be similar to why I only rarely leave the pulpit when I preach. I do sometimes, but not often. And that's because the pulpit is a witness stand, before the cross, and I believe there's a difference between preaching and teaching. But like singing to the cross, that's one view. It's not the only view.
Some of us are so moved by something in worship that we want to show our appreciation—first to God, and second to leaders (that order is important). And we remember that psalm I quoted above, calling us to clap our hands to honor God. And that's okay. It's okay to use your body in worship, to sing with gusto, to feel the communion, to respond with your heart, to show your emotions. It's also okay to be quiet, reverent, respectful of others, and modest.
We're left a legitimate difference. How do we strike a balance?
Sharon Hansen suggests that we be mindful, that we allow a meditative piece of music to end with silence, and not worry that the choir or the musicians will feel disrespected by our silence (They won't.) And she suggests it's also okay, now and then, offer a hearty "Amen!" or even clap our hands.
That's a helpful approach. But how do we know what's appropriate when, and what will or won't interfere with others? For it only takes one person to start clapping, right? And we live in a culture in which feedback is more and more immediate, and in which children especially depend on instant reinforcement. And we sure don't want to feel off putting to people who don't know the "rules."
I think the answer might be to give some guidance right in the service itself. It might be uncomfortable for some, but more and more often we'll let worshippers know when it might be appropriate to applaud and when we'd invite silence instead. We might even let you know when it's okay to say, "Amen," or even "Preach it sister!" (well, maybe not "Preach it sister!"). I want all to feel comfortable in worship, not nervous; so simple guidance might help.
And so what about the kids? Some of us believe applause never belongs in worship, and that children should be taught that we sing for God and that God applauds them. Some of us believe it's okay to applaud anything that moves us, from songs to sermons and especially the kids. Some of us take a middle place, and say that adults don't need applause but we should always affirm our children with applause. There's no pleasing everyone here. I think we'll never stop applause for the kids even if we want to, so we should embrace it. But, we should—and will—remind our kids before every time they help lead worship that they're up there for God and that God cherishes the spirit in which they perform more than how 'well' they do. The same is true for adults, by the way.
And what about sermons? Hmm. Sermons aren't political speeches. They don't depend on instant response, or agreement, or entertainment value for their faithfulness. You might not know how a sermon has (or hasn't) impacted your faith until long after it's preached. A 'good' sermon can disturb as much as it can please. And the quality of a sermon isn't a matter of vote, measured by agreement vs. disagreement. Someone uncomfortable with a sermon is as much a part of the congregation as one who is so moved theirs hands come together. So while I know that there may be sermons that evoke spontaneous response of applause, that kind of response should be rare—very rare.
There are ways a preacher knows. . . Don't worry about that! Let your first response be to God. For I assure you that in the moment after every sermon I preach, I pray that God will heal my imperfect words and seal on each hearer's heart what God would have them hear that day.
In the end, worship is a part of culture and not separate from it—and applause is a way we express pleasure in our culture. And yet worship is also its own culture, with its own language. It's a world apart, even as it's part of the world. And in worship we spy a new reality. We open a two-dimensional plane into three dimensions, with God the third. And so in worship, we can behave a bit differently—with joy as well as restraint, with full heart as well as full mind, with patience as well as eagerness, with silence as well as hearty voices, in tune and out of tune, in multiple languages and with a variety of metaphors. We can clap. But we don't need to, and sometimes don't want to. We'll help everyone along, and pray that our worship will be all of these things, and more.