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Last fall, Lauren Brie Harding, daughter of Albemarle Sheriff Chip Harding, was one of 14 contestants chosen for cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model. She made it to the final eight before she was eliminated. Now comes news that another local beauty has been selected to compete in Cycle 12. "Isabella" is a 19-year-old aspiring model from Barboursville who'll face off against 12 other contestants when the new season airs on March 4 on the CW. The Wikipedia page for America's Next Top Model identifies her as Isabella Falk. Calls to area Falks were not returned at posting time.
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The semi-beautiful Isabella.
Doesn't seem to be a lot of electricity coursing through that cerebullum.
And what's with the posture? Spina bifida?
Christ a'mighty Hook folk: when ya gonna throw down some actual news, hmmm?
Prettiest one gone first? Tyra has this all backwards!
So when are you gonna delete all this crap, idiot?
OK, I can't do this anymore. My manager insisted that I change my surname to "Oncelot" in an attempt to appeal to a larger fanbase in South America. I insisted that I be allowed to hyphenate the Oncelot with my original surname, Giuliano. But seeing as I have yet to sell a single record, I'm removing the Oncelot from my name and just going with "John Giuliano". It is my view that South Americans can see right through the transparent scheme to trick them into buying my crappy albums by re-naming myself John Oncelot Giuliano, and so I'm electing to make an all-or-nothing gamble at making the South American big-time on my own musical credentials and talents, versus letting some record biz exec give me some sleek-and-sexy-soundings stage name. Now by my damn album!
OK, I changed my mind. I am now known as "the artist formerly known as John Ocelot Giuliano, but now known as John Oncelot". Better get it right next time.
Maybe soon; maybe never....
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The reality show lovebirds are battling over their big day — Tyler's becoming a groomzilla!
Teen Mom stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra finally set a date for their wedding, but now the sweethearts can't agree on plans, according to US Weekly! "Tyler wants something huge and extravagent," says the 19-year-old. "And I'm like, 'Dude, we don't have the money for that! But he just has all these grand ideas."
Tyler, 19, wanted a cliffside California ceremony. "Then he wanted to get married in some huge mansion," reveals Catelynn.
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Hoping to increase sales of its air-movement and control equipment into Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and other neighboring countries, Greenheck Fan Corp. plans to expand its operations in Saltillo from 35,000 sq. ft. to 70,000 sq. ft. Eventually, the company, based in Schofield, WI, expects to double its workforce at the facility. Greenheck manufactures fans, dampers, louvers, kitchen ventilation hoods and similar equipment.
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Creating jobs for women and other strangers…
Job creators care so much about creating jobs …
that they've been hard at work, very busy pressing forward with their agenda of creating jobs for women that pay less than jobs for men… and
creating 1,100+ bills against birth control, abortion, contraception and women's health care, as well as anti gay marriage…
The Republican Party, has long fought big government in favor of privatization, has turned to regulating women's private parts and people's sex lives…
and these bills of course have nothing to do with the economy and the taxpayers and money and the deficit and the GOP has nothing against women…the physical conservatives are very fiscal-minded you know…
so here are some of the jobs and business profits the Gray Old Pickles are creating…
l. Peeping toms… since they now have all of these bans and laws in TN, KS, AZ and MS, to name a few states, of course, they must be hiring folks to peep into people's bedrooms so that everyone can rest assured that no hanky panky illegal business is going on in there
2. Spies, similar to PT's but these folks tattletale and out gay folks who run for office (such as judges)
3. Signmakers and Truck drivers to drive around town with photos of dead fetuses (do you think that they will also create signs of dead women who died from coat hanger abortions (see 4 below)…
(we could not make this stuffup if we tried)
4. Babymakers aka sluts, if you have to resort to coat hangers for abortions, Bubba the pro-lifer is ok with you dying… coat hanger producers are expected to reap big profits gearing up to help you with your demise
5. undertakers are on board
6. hiring pharmacists who will refuse to sell birth control to women
7. Psychics who can feel fetal pain and who know before a pregnancy begins are in huge demand in AZ and GA
8. Plus, folks to help you wile away the 72 hours before you can have an abortion are needed in Utah
9. Someone has to misinform women about abortion and tell teens to just abstain from sex, so a legion of Virgin Informers are being trained by Santorum as we speak
10. Prayer warriors to pray away the gay is a growing occupation, too
Michele Bachmann's husband is taking applications
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2012 Grammy nominee Linda Chorney joins Venga and Seamus Romney to tell the true story of Seamus's ride on the roof of Mitt's car.
any other creative and interesting new jobs that the GOP are creating that you are applying for?
perhaps people to count the hidden millions/billions tax dollars they will not pay. They also need to hire humans to watch over their extra homes and cars or do they have robots for that? how about caretakers for their lobbyists? and lest we not forget the hordes of personnel protecting the moats of their castles, underground shelters and lunar planets, getaway islands to keep them from the unwashed middle-class poor peons?


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Portland, Ore.) October 25, 2013 — Becoming a premiere national university in technology, business and research is no easy path and takes years of sustained effort by industry, state policy makers and faculty and administration, a Georgia Tech leader told a Portland State University gathering Friday.
Stephen Fleming, vice president of the Georgia's Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute, told nearly 100 PSU faculty, tech company executives and economic development officials that it took years for Georgia Tech to emerge as one of the nation's top public engineering universities that attracts $700 million in year in research dollars, spins off successful startups and draws dozens of companies such as GE and Panasonic to develop new technology.
"They come for the student talent; they stay for the innovative environment," said Fleming, who made clear that Georgia Tech is a model for PSU because they share vibrant urban locations, similar size and a growing tech economy.
Fleming was the keynote speaker at a "Powering Portland's Tech Economy" summit hosted by PSU and the Technology Association of Oregon. As part of the series of Portland State of Mind events, the meeting informed tech executives from Intel to startups about all the expertise and talent pool at PSU, while tech participants told PSU faculty and administrators how PSU can help their workforce and their research.
"The depth of interactions (at PSU) is remarkable," said Intel's Carl Rimby, who said Intel hires 300 interns from PSU and has more than 450 engineers who are PSU graduates working at its Hillsboro chip facility.
Angela Jackson, director of the Portland State Business Accelerator, told the tech executives that the accelerator helps startups get off the ground while PSU's new Center for Entrepreneurship works to spur innovation and provide support across the university beyond technology, from architecture to science. Echoing Fleming, she said: "It's not about patents, it's about the students."
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She arrived today and while I still do not like the way her open mouth was painted, I think she's a rather attractive doll if you don't look at her teeth.
I folded under about 1/2" of her skirt as I prefer a shorter length for this style dress.
She comes with they type of shoes I love. They close with velcro making them easy on and off with no chance of tiny straps breaking off and no magnifying lenses required. Her dress is one piece which was a surprise. I like her curly, faux fur white coat which I do not show here because it totally does not belong with this outfit.
Her handbag, shoes and jewelry are pewter colored.
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This week's installment of the Sunday Spotlight on the Non-Western Cello will focus on the cello in Arabic Orchestras.
Stringed instruments have long been part of Middle Eastern art ensembles. Whether the kamancheh, djoze, rebab, or eventually the Western violin, bowed strings have nearly always played an integral role in the sound of the ensembles from that region. Once western instruments, especially the violin, were introduced many of the folk instruments began being replaced by the violin.
By the 20th century, and especially after the first Cairo Congress of Arab Music (1932) the rest of the Western strings began to be incorporated into the traditional art music ensembles of the the Middle East (due to the influence of Muhammad Fathi) and eventually larger orchestras started to develop and composers from the region started writing music for these larger forces while also adapting some Western composition techniques and music ideas and fusing them with the indigenous art music traditions.
The difficulty with incorporating Western strings into the Arabic Orchestra has nothing to do with the instruments themselves, per se, but with the tunings and scales (maqamat) and the standardization of ornamentation for a whole section of strings rather than one string soloist in a smaller takht ensemble.
Arabic oudist, Saed Muhssin, lays out some of the fundamental differences in tuning at his blog post, The Arabic String Section. The primary difference for the cello is the A would be tuned to a G which gives the four string tuning CGDG rather than CGDA. While it is possible to play Arabic music with a Western tuning, which I generally do since I prefer not to retune my instrument much, as he notes
While it is possible to play the notes in the alternate tuning, the resonance of the instrument is different. Furthermore, from string players who've done the switch after trying to play in western tuning, the fingering of some maqams is a lot more cumbersome in western tuning, and Arabic tuning lends itself to playing Arabic music.
he is correct in that the Arabic tuning is far less cumbersome for a lot of the maqams. Once I get any of my spare cellos set up for playing I will likely leave one in Arabic tuning specifically for my performances of Arabic music.
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Gaming connoisseur and poisonous celebrity Kim Kardashian is super psyched for the next Call of Duty, she said on Twitter today. Because the graphics look crazy.
"But wait," you might be thinking. "Doesn't Kim Kardashian sell her tweets?
Nope, Kardashian says. It wasn't a paid tweet. She and her brother play Call of Duty "all the time."
(Of course, we followed up with Activision to verify that and they confirmed that it wasn't done through them.)
Perhaps most entertaining is reading Twitterers' responses to Kardashian's newfound love for video games.
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NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. -- Four Canadian men and an American woman are facing charges after police in B.C. say they busted an international gun smuggling operation.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says more than 80 weapons were seized during raids last weekend in Vernon, Penticton, Summerland and a simultaneous raid by U.S. police in Pace, Fla.
Thirty-two-year-old Riley Stewart Kotz of Vernon is facing 34 weapons charges, and police say more charges are likely, while other charges are pending against the remaining suspects.
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MLS roundup: Fire tie Revolution to match league mark
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — New England Revolution goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth stopped Juan Luis Anangono's penalty kick in the first minute of stoppage time Saturday to preserve a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire, who matched a Major League Soccer record with their sixth straight tie.
The Fire have tied each match since losing their opener. The six straight draws equaled an MLS mark last set by the Colorado Rapids in 2011.
Before Shuttleworth's save, Chicago forward Mike Magee hit the post on a breakaway with 25 seconds left in regulation.
New England (2-3-2) tied it on a penalty kick in the 31st minute when Chicago defender Patrick Nyarko pulled down Revolution defender Kevin Alston in the penalty area. Lee Nguyen's right-footed shot just eluded Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson's dive to the left.
Quincy Amarikwa scored his fourth goal of the season for Chicago in the 16th minute.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dom Dwyer scored two goals in the second half, giving him four in his last four matches, and Kansas City moved into a share of the Eastern Conference lead with its victory over winless Montreal.
Dwyer scored in the 74th minute and the 86th for Sporting (3-1-2), which is unbeaten in its last five matches and tied with Columbus atop the East.
Aurelien Collin also scored for Kansas City with a left-footed shot just inside Troy Perkins' left post in the 71st.
Montreal (0-4-3) fell behind 1-0 in the 31st minute when midfielder Calum Mallace headed a throw-in into his own net.
Eric Kronberg needed to make just two saves to record his third shutout of the year for Kansas City.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Second-half substitute Blas Perez scored in the 88th minute to carry Dallas past Toronto.
Perez entered in the 70th minute for David Texeira and scored his third goal of the season when the ball fell to his feet 3 yards from the goal line following a long ball in.
The Panamanian rifled the shot off Toronto goalkeeper Julio Cesar's right foot and into the net to give Dallas (5-1-1) an MLS-best 16 points.
Dallas set a franchise record with 16 corners in the game, scoring its first goal from one of the set pieces in the 36th minute when Matt Hedges headed in a Michel corner.
Toronto (3-3-0) opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Issey Nakajima-Farran one-timed a second-chance effort past Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz, with the ball glancing slightly off Dallas midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson on the way.
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Obafemi Martins scored in the 81st minute to lift Seattle over Chivas USA.
Chivas played the final 16 minutes with 10 players after Marco Delgado was ejected in the 74th minute.
Lamar Neagle scored in the 24th minute for Seattle (4-2-1), which is 3-0-1 on the road this season.
Erick Torres opened the scoring in the fifth minute on a penalty kick for Chivas (1-3-3).
Seattle responded in the 24th minute when Chivas goalkeeper Dan Kennedy could not hold onto the ball and Neagle sent the rebound into an empty net.
Martins and Dempsey combined on the game-winner. Martins fed Dempsey, who dribbled toward the area and sent the ball back to Martins. As Kennedy ran off his line, Martins chipped the ball into the back of the net.
LAKE CITY (AP) — Ned Grabavoy scored in the 78th minute and Real Salt Lake defeated Portland to remain Major League Soccer's only unbeaten team.
Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando got his 111th career clean sheet, putting him a shutout away from tying Kevin Hartman on the league's career list. Rimando had missed the team's last two matches because of a knee injury sustained on international duty.
The Timbers (0-3-4) have yet to win a match this season. Real Salt Lake is 3-0-4.
Last season real Salt Lake defeated Portland 5-2 in the two-leg goal-aggregate Western Conference final. Salt Lake went on to the MLS Cup match, falling in a dramatic shootout to Sporting Kansas City for the league title.
The Timbers have never won at Rio Tinto Stadium.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hector Jimenez scored in the 90th minute to give short-handed Columbus a draw with D.C. United.
Jimenez took a long ball from Wil Trapp on the left flank and fired a perfect shot from 18 yards into the upper right corner for his first goal of the season.
The Crew (3-1-2) were playing with 10 men after Bernardo Anor was sent off for a two-footed tackle on Perry Kitchen in the 81st minute.
D.C. (2-2-2) took the lead in the 31st minute on Fabian Espindola's goal off a turnover created in the midfield by Nick DeLeon, who stripped the ball from Federico Higuain.
DeLeon split two defenders with a ball that Espindola ran onto down the left side. Espindola overpowered goalkeeper Steve Clark.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Second-half substitute Kekuta Manneh scored in the 86th minute and Vancouver earned a tie with Los Angeles.
Manneh fired in a shot from just outside the top of the 18-yard box after taking a pass from Darren Mattocks.
In addition to setting up the tying marker, Mattocks scored Vancouver's other goal as the Whitecaps overcame 1-0 and 2-1 deficits.
Stefan Ishizaki, in the first half, and Robbie Keane, in the second, scored for Los Angeles.
Vancouver improved to 2-2-3, earning a point after two straight losses. The Galaxy are 2-1-2.
It was the 10th all-time MLS meeting between the teams. The Whitecaps still have only one win against L.A.
Vancouver goalkeeper David Ousted made his 20th consecutive start a day after his wife gave birth to twin boys.
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Houston outshot Philadelphia 12-1 in the first half but couldn't score and had to settle for the tie.
For the Union (1-2-5), it was their fourth tie in five games. The Dynamo (2-3-1) are winless in their last four.
Dynamo defender Kofi Sarkodie received a second yellow card in the 82nd minute, which resulted in a red card and an ejection. Houston played a man down the rest of the game.
Houston was already without midfielder Brad Davis because of a sprained right ankle. It was the third straight game the six-time MLS All-Star has missed.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Alan Gordon hit the crossbar in the opening minute and that was as close as San Jose and Colorado would get in the scoreless draw.
Chris Wondolowski's header cleared the crossbar late in the first half for San Jose (0-2-3).
The Earthquakes are off to their worst start in 14 seasons. They opened 0-3 as the San Jose Clash in 1998.
Colorado (3-1-2) had its modest two-game winning streak snapped. The Rapids had few scoring chances until the final two minutes and the stoppage time at the end of the game.
San Jose is unbeaten in three of its last four trips to Colorado. The Earthquakes haven't beaten the Earthquakes at home since 2010.


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The Second Trip
Travel Fatigue[edit]
For now, Shannon comes home to IGN Guide Town, finding that everything is exactly as she left it. While on vacation, your other Sims experience a time freeze, so as far as they are concerned your adventurer barely left. You can take advantage of these time freezes to give a Sim more friends before a job promotion (even foreign friends still count toward tasks), or you can just get away for awhile to recover your Sim's meters.
Shannon doesn't have much in the way of souvenirs, but let's check her inventory. She has a bunch of Ancient Coins and some conventional Simoleons she received as quest rewards, an incense holder that she bought, a couple vases, and a fragment of a sarcophagus. The incense holder is just a little decorative object that she places in her bedroom. The vases can be "analyzed" with an "Analyze All" command from her inventory, which basically magically examines them and checks to see how ancient they really are (which can ultimately increase or decrease their value). She sells the loot, then considers what to do next… but those fire fruits are really burning a hole in her pockets, and she wants to cash in that quest.
Problem is, Shannon can't go back quite yet. When Sims return from vacation, they get a two-day buff due to the fun of being away from home. However, this buff also prevents them from going back; you'll find that the Travel command is grayed out. So, Shannon hangs around IGN Guide Town for a couple days, even returning to her day job as a burglar, getting promoted, and watching her new nephew (named Dannie) being born.
Shannon acquires enough lifetime reward points that she buys the Jetsetter and Prepared Traveler superpowers. The former discounts all future air travel, and the latter allows her to stay three days longer than her Visa Level allows. Shannon thinks she'll do a lot of traveling, so these are extremely useful purchases, especially because they're pretty cheap in the grand scheme of superpowers.
Going Back[edit]
A couple days pass, and the buff clears. Shannon decides to head back to Egypt… but Fiona insists she gets to go too! Al stays home to watch Dannie, so it works out okay. Shannon calls up the travel agent, and begrudgingly orders two tickets. Despite the fact that Fiona doesn't have the Prepared Traveler superpower, the sisters will get to stay in Egypt for six days rather than three; only one Sim in the traveling group needs the superpower for it to work.
Shannon runs off to cash in her quest while Fi acclimates herself to the desert. Cashing it in gives Shannon just enough Visa Points to level up to Visa Level 1, which is somewhat personally disappointing: I wish I had timed things better originally so this trip could have been even longer. But, what's done is done, I suppose. Besides, Shannon picks up the next quest in the quest line, so we have other things to worry about.
Now, quests cannot be shared, unfortunately. Fi could, indeed, get her own quests and I could try juggling the two of them. I'm lazy though: I'm going to let Fi do whatever she wants to do until it's time to tomb raid. As it is, Shannon's next quest is another "talk to this guy" quest, something for which Fi is unneeded.
Shannon's quest takes the better part of a day, and she retires to the base camp after finishing. Fi is ready for sleep as well, so they wind up sharing a tent together. A romantic couple could have some more fun with a tent than mere sleeping, but it's good to see that two Sims who would not share a bed will share a tent… I guess it's considered a little less personal?
The next morning, Shannon takes Fi to a house in town. Apparently, there is a tomb underneath the house, but the house's owners will need to give them permission to enter. This is as simple as ringing the door bell… nice! Shannon sees a rather obvious hole in the center of a stony courtyard and, like a true loving sister, makes Fi stick her hand into it.
Seems that Shannon's idea to bring Fi pays off in this tomb. After a few rooms, she discovers a room with two pressure plates that open doors in a different room. There is a moveable statue that Shannon could use, but having Fi stand on the switches instead allows Shannon to explore both rooms quickly without having to run back and forth. Two tomb raiders will usually make things go a bit quicker like this, though more than two usually is a waste considering how tight the tombs are.
Shannon presently finds her treasure, then retreats from the tomb. She doesn't share any loot with Fi, justifying that it all goes to the family funds anyway, an explanation Fi isn't too happy with. Fi retreats from the tomb as well to eat, and awaits Shannon's next leg of her journey.
Shannon's next part of the quest involves questioning another citizen of Egypt, but she needs to get friendly with him. This takes entirely too long… Looks like Shannon needs even more Charisma to make this go faster. Lesson learned: to maximize the adventuring experience, a Sim needs Athletic (for pushing stones around), Logic (for disabling traps), and Charisma (for coaxing out tomb information from the locals).
A few quests later, Shannon is tasked to check out another tomb. She calls Fiona over, and they enter together. They immediately come to an interesting predicament: a lightning trap is between them and the next room. Although Shannon could slip past it with her Level 10 Athletic Skill, Fi is not in as good shape. However, Fiona is at Level 9 in Logic Skill, so she sticks her arm in the trap and disables it! Shannon, who is at 4 Logic, probably would have failed that if she tried it. Just like an RPG, a party of adventurers with various skills can help offset weaknesses if you don't have a master-of-all-trades adventurer.
Shannon is a bit gun-shy after being electrocuted, so she sends Fi ahead. Fi disarms the next electric trap, and Shannon insists she keeps going. Then…
Whoops: looks like there are hidden traps in this tomb. Some traps are simply invisible and don't materialize until someone trips them. It pays to have a throwaway Sim around for this purpose. There isn't much sisterly love between the girls, so Shannon isn't that displeased about what just happened. (Actually, she gets a buff due to her Evil trait because she saw Fiona in distress!) The only real problem here is that Fi gets a debuff for an in-game hour, as she's now to terrified to mess with traps. Fi and Shannon talk for a bit in the tomb, killing time, until Fi is ready again to attempt to disarm the trap.
Other than the hidden trap, the tomb continues on fairly standard. The girls clear it in short order, and they continue the quest line. The tombs from here on out get more complicated; having Fiona along was a great decision on Shannon's part, because having two Sims work in tandem for the next tomb's traps make things go much smoother.
This tomb also marks the first one that is too large to be explored in a single day. Luckily, Shannon brought a tent along. The tent has a rather large footprint, but after descending one particular set of stairs, she finds a room vast enough to place it. She uses the "Place" command on the tent from her inventory, sticks it on the ground, then heads inside for some shut-eye. Fi follows.
The next morning, Shannon uses the "Put in Inventory" command on the tent once she and Fi wake up. The tent is tucked back into her bottomless backpack, and she's ready to continue her adventure. While they explore the next room, Fi sees a pair of giant boulders and uses the "Inspect" command on one of them. A popup box helpfully tells us that we need an item from China to shatter them. This shows that, to see and do everything, a Sim needs to be a true world traveler rather than commit to a single destination.
In fact, as they continue to explore, they come across a boulder that blocks a door… and it's the only way forward. Discouraged, the girls find the final room of the tomb and climb the stairs to leave. Shannon promises to head to China as soon as she can, find this magical item, and will return to blow open the rocks. (Little does she realize that her prize is actually on the first floor, behind a door she forgot about and didn't have the key for until now.)
Fi, in an attempt to salvage something from the trip, heads to the market with what little time they have left. The Ancient Coins they have been collected this whole time are pooled into a family treasury, rather than being a personal Sim's possession. Fi wants to spend the coins on a few items available from the Special Merchant, though her low Visa Level forbids her to buy everything. The Special Merchant is always flagged on map view with a reddish tag, and he or she tends to move around rather than staying at the market, so it might be a little tough to find them now and then.
Back home, while Shannon prepares herself for China, Fiona starts to miss her friends from Egypt. Cell phones (but not house phones) have the ability to call long distance, and apparently in the Sims' world they have the best phone company ever, because there are no long-distance rates. You can call up long distance friends by going into the relationship panel, then scroll to the end of the list, and then click on the Sim in question that you wish to call. You can call anytime, day or night; no worries about the usual rejection for calling at midnight.
After advancing her relationship with Layla Lufti, Fi decides that she wants to show of Dannie to her foreign friend. From the house phone this time, Fiona chooses "Call Sim… > Invite Foreign Visitors," then selects Layla's name. Note that she needs to be an actual friend of the foreigner in order to extend the invite; simply knowing the other Sim's name isn't enough. Fi may also be lucky enough to see some foreign tourists pop into IGN Guide Town now and then, and can befriend them too.


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Burdensome and costly tax requirements
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants told members of Congress recently they should repeal the section of the new health care law that requires businesses to report to the Internal Revenue Service any purchase from a vendor of goods or services worth $600 or more during the calendar year.
During the last few years we have watched the Tax Offices worldwide 'delegating' their collector and investigation powers to Professionals and clients, which in some cases may benefit all parties.
The trend however is in crescendo at a time where most governments worldwide are looking at reducing their administration costs. The Tax Officials, in producing draft legislation, should be mindful in their collection zeal and try to balance collection vs. taxpayer's rights. A right balanced approach helps the economy, by helping the clients of the tax office to succeed in their businesses.
It is encouraging to see the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in the US confronting a legislative initiative to protect taxpayer rights. Well done!
"The AICPA said it will be burdensome and costly for small businesses to compile the data and prepare the Form 1099-MISC information return. Furthermore, the AICPA said the information collected on the 1099 forms will not be very helpful to the IRS in collecting any unpaid taxes that should have been paid by the vendor because it will be difficult to reconcile payments reported on the forms and income reported by the vendor. The reporting requirement is included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and is effective for purchases made in 2012 that will be reported on 1099 forms filed in 2013. A copy of the AICPA's letter to members of the U.S. Senate is pasted below and attached. An identical letter was sent to members of the U.S. House of Representatives."
July 19, 2010
To the Members of the United States Senate:
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is very concerned about the significant compliance burdens placed on businesses by section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) ("the Act"). The Act made two significant changes to the law that will take effect in 2012. First, the Act overturns a long-standing tax regulation providing that corporations were generally exempt recipients for Internal Revenue Code section 6041 reporting purposes. Second, the Act expanded information reporting requirements to business payments for goods (which is in addition to business payments for services, as required by current law). Thus, beginning in 2012 (reports due in 2013 for 2012 purchases), if a business generally purchases $600 or more in goods or services from another entity (including a corporation), the new provision requires the business to provide the vendor entity and the IRS with a Form 1099-MISC information return. For the reasons discussed in detail below, we believe section 9006 of the Act should be repealed because the provision imposes extremely burdensome information reporting requirements on business taxpayers that cannot be justified in terms of the limited utility such information reports will provide to government.
This expansion of information reporting may prove to be so burdensome to small businesses that we believe it will significantly contribute to the hurdles to growth and formation that businesses face. When businesses start tax compliance planning for 2012, section 9006 will impose a significant increase in costs on business with respect to the accumulation of relevant information and the preparation and mailing of Forms 1099-MISC. In addition, many corporations operate on a fiscal year basis rather than on a calendar year. Receipt of Forms 1099-MISC by these fiscal year corporations would not provide useful information as the corporations would be receiving calendar year information, triggering a burdensome income reconciliation procedure for the taxpayer that would be necessary to interpret the data. Indeed, the information reported to the IRS will prove of little value to the government due to the great difficulties the Service will face when trying to reconcile payments made for goods and services reported on Forms 1099-MISC and income reported by the vendor entity on its tax return. The business implementation costs associated with the likely generation and receipt of millions of forms, the difficulty of establishing that Forms 1099-MISC were actually received, and the potentially mind numbing reconciliation processes for businesses should be weighed against the uncertainty of the benefit to be derived by the government. The AICPA strongly supports efforts to reduce the tax gap, but we believe the extraordinary burden in this instance far outweighs the potential benefit.
Repeal of section 9006 of the Act is the best alternative to imposition of an overwhelming compliance burden on the nation's small business community. IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman has acknowledged publicly that the business community is concerned about the compliance burdens associated with this provision. In May 2010, Commissioner Shulman stated that the IRS plans to use its "administrative authority to exempt from this new requirement business transactions conducted using…credit cards and debit cards." This potential exemption may mitigate some burden; however, we are still concerned with the overall level of burden placed on taxpayers. Thus, we remain convinced that repeal of section 9006 is the best solution for American businesses.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com, or (202) 879-4966; Benson S. Goldstein, AICPA Senior Technical Manager-Taxation, at (202) 434-9279, or email@example.com; or Peter Kravitz, AICPA Director, Congressional and Political Affairs, at (202) 434-9218, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Alan Einhorn
Chair, Tax Executive Committee


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It started innocently enough, a gentle climb on Santa Rosa Creek Road leaving Cambria. The ride continued that way until about 1,100 feet altitude. Suddenly the road jerked up three times with 18 percent pitches before the summit at 1,800 feet.
I plunged down the backside toward Hwy 46 into horse country. On the way back I was entertained by a swarm of flies buzzing around my head, as I was unable to reach fly-escape-velocity. Lovely. The temperature went from 49 degrees and fog to 78 degrees and sun.


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Antranig Basman, Joan Lasenby and Roberto Cipolla
July 1997
We present a novel architecture for region-based segmentation of stationary and quasi-stationary statistics, which is designed to function correctly under the widest range of conditions. It is robust to the extremes of region topology and connectivity, and automatically maintains region boundaries sampled to the minimum scale at which the region configuration can be determined with statistical confidence. The algorithm is deterministic, and when operating on images from within its domain of validity, contains no adjustable parameters. In contrast to most other techniques directed at the same problem, the progress of the algorithm cannot be described by the optimisation of a global energy criterion.
We initially describe the system in an implementation--neutral form, and discuss the properties required of a statistical engine suitable for connection to it - the system is modular, and allows for straightforward replacement of the driving statistics by a wide variety of alternatives.
A specific implementation for 2-dimensional images is then presented and illustrated. Quantitative evaluation shows superior results to a collection of other systems. We then illustrate a successful application of the system, together with higher-level processing, to the difficult problem of segmentation of medical images gathered by ultrasound.
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We've just returned from a beautiful week in the Okanagan. My family rents a house in Kelowna or area every summer and off we go for some much needed beach time. My parents have taken healthy eating and living to a whole new level, one I can only aspire to, so a holiday with my family involves things like a 6am 17km run, fresh fruit and vegetable juice from the juicer every morning, and various sprouted things. I balanced that out by dedicating one meal per day to ice cream, which made Picky Princess VERY pleased. So we're in detox mode this week. Fun.
We did make several stops at wineries and local farms. I was inspired with lovely new ideas and recipes, that I will be sure to blog about soon. But for now…some eye candy.


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TRAINING: I lift weights every morning, and then do an intense workout in the evening.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I had seen the UFC but I never really thought I would compete in it. A buddy got me into it and then I started doing some small shows and it led to this. I never thought I would get into it but it seems to be whatever I get into athletically I do pretty well.
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A little flurry of emails over Christmas, and I'm rashly starting a new group with only days to go! It's a new advanced poetry workshop that will meet on alternate Wednesday afternoons. Starting this week, 9 January, the term runs over seven fortnightly sessions. The group is limited to seven members, so if you join you get to share your work every time and the group really get to know each other. You don't necessarily need to be published (though many members are), but if this group is a good fit for you, you're seriously engaged with contemporary poetry and your own writing of it. I run a relaxed, friendly class, jolly and rigorous, with opportunities to share or ask for suggestions, tips on magazines etc, news of readings or the latest poetry scandal, and to celebrate each other's achievements.
The new group will meet from 3-5pm at the Free Word Centre in Farringdon Road. The fee is £150 a term. And if you'd rather join the evening group, that meets from 7-9 and there are a couple of places, where members have moved to the afternoon one. Just drop me a line if you have any questions, or want to join.


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Planet Fitness co-founder Mike Grondahl has stepped down as CEO of the company, replaced by partner Chris Rondeau, according to the company. Grondahl will continue as a member of the board of directors.
The announcement came Thursday as part of the company's official notification that Planet Fitness, Newington, NH, has partnered with private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Mike Grondahl told Club Industry last November that the deal with TSG Consumer Partners was completed and that he, Rondeau and brother Marc Grondahl, also a partner, would retain 25 percent ownership of the company.
"I believe that now is the time to make this change as TSG works with our team on plans for the future," Grondahl said in a statement Thursday. "What Planet Fitness has accomplished is truly amazing. The future of the company is extremely bright. Chris Rondeau is the right man at the right time to oversee the company's continued growth."
Rondeau joined Planet Fitness in 1993 and has been a partner in the business since 2003, serving as head of operations.
"I'm very excited about our growth ahead and honored to be following in Michael's footsteps as CEO," Rondeau said in a statement. "He's been a great mentor and partner and a good friend. I look forward to working directly with TSG as we look to expand the brand. With more than 100 projected club openings in 2013, the future couldn't be brighter. Our company is stronger now than ever."
Planet Fitness, which opened its 600th club last month in Michigan, says it has 618 clubs and 3.8 million members. It currently is a sponsor for NBC's "The Biggest Loser."
TSG Consumer Partners, which has offices in San Francisco and New York, has more than $2.9 billion in equity capital under management. Past and present partner companies include vitaminwater, Smart Balance, PopChips, Muscle Milk and Yard House.
"We are excited about the appointment of Chris Rondeau as CEO and are looking forward to Michael's continued insights as a member of the board," TSG Managing Director Pierre LeComte said in a statement.


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Research teams were based at Eland's Joy, a 7,000-hectare (17,000-acre) working farm, the headquarters of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF).
Earthwatch volunteers assisted CCF staff in the day-to-day work associated with ongoing research, conservation, and education programs both in the field and on the farm.
They surveyed wildlife from vehicles and from a hide at a water hole; helped care for cheetahs, dogs, sheep, and goats; and entered research data in the CCF database. They also had a chance to aid CCF staff with radio tracking and monitoring of free-living cheetahs.
Some participants visited Etosha National Park, the largest national park in Namibia, where they had a chance to view elephants, zebras, lions, rhinos, giraffes, many species of antelope, and even cheetah in the wild.
CCF's direct involvement with farmers as stakeholders has influenced their tolerance, attitudes, and perception of cheetahs.
Work with the Cheetah Conservation Fund to improve the odds for Namibia's threatened cheetah population.
Cheetahs can run 110 kilometers (68 miles) per hour, yet they can't run away from habitat loss, a reduced gene pool, and conflicts with humans and their livestock. Namibia is home to the world's largest remaining cheetah population, with 90% of its cheetahs living on livestock farmlands where conflict with humans is the greatest threat.
The survival of the Namibian cheetah lies in the hands of about 1,000 commercial farmers, who generally view this predator as a threat to their livelihoods. In the 1980s, the Namibian cheetah population declined by half as farmers killed more than 6,000 animals; another 3,000 were killed in the 1990s.
90% of Namibia's cheetahs live on livestock farmlands where conflict with humans is the greatest threat.
Dr. Laurie Marker, founder of CCF, has been collecting essential data on cheetah behavior and ecology and working with Namibia's farmers to change their attitudes toward cheetahs. CCF's direct involvement with farmers as stakeholders has influenced their tolerance, attitudes, and perception of cheetahs. In addition, the CCF education and training programs create general awareness of cheetah and environmental conservation. Finally, the partnerships and networks created among various stakeholders involved in conservation have facilitated information-sharing, decision-making, and a collective conservation effort.
The Republic of Namibia is a large, sparsely populated country on Africa's southwest coast. Since achieving independence in 1990, the country has enjoyed nearly two decades of stability. Namibia's national language is English, though Afrikaans, German, and indigenous African languages are also widely spoken.
Eland's Joy is located in the north-central part of Namibia, 45 kilometers (30 miles) east of the town of Otjiwarongo. Namibia's capital city, Windhoek, is about three and a half hours' drive south.
In addition to cheetahs, the research area is home to oryx, kudu, red hartebeest, eland, steenbok, duiker, giraffes, zebras, warthogs, jackals, and baboons, as well as many birds. Less frequently seen species are the aardvark, aardwolf, porcupine, caracal, serval, leopard, brown hyena, and black rhino.
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On the first day, volunteers received an in-depth orientation, toured CCF's Research and Education Centre, met the staff, and became familiar with programs under way at the center.
On subsequent days, they helped with CCF's research, conservation, and education program. They got a good look at many of the local animals on game counts conducted from vehicles and during a 12-hour stay in a hide at a water hole. They assisted CCF keepers in feeding cheetahs and cleaning their pens.
Participants helped care for dogs, sheep, and goats. CCF's livestock-guarding dogs are raised among domestic livestock and consider the herd their family. CCF provides these dogs to Namibian farmers who use them to guard their livestock from cheetahs, thus making it easier for cheetahs and livestock to coexist. Volunteers went on "scat walks" with dogs that were been trained to find cheetah feces by smell. CCF's clinic staff took body measurements and biological samples from anesthetized cheetahs.
Some volunteers assisted in CCF's education program, which is designed to familiarize people of all ages with the cheetah, the long-term survival challenges it faces, and some solutions to these problems. Participants also assisted with entering research data and scanning documents.
On recreational days, participants took an optional overnight trip to Etosha National Park where they had a chance to see a wide range of the spectacular African fauna at water holes and on game drives.
Assisting CCF staff in the day-to-day work associated with ongoing research, conservation, and education programs both in the field and on the farm.
Earthwatch scientist Dr. Laurie Marker and CCF clinic staff take body measurements and biological samples from anesthetized cheetahs, so that we can learn more about cheetah behavior and ecology.
Dr. Laurie Marker is a pioneer in cheetah research who strives to help restore the dwindling cheetah population.
At Eland's Joy, you'll stay in two-person rondavels, traditional circular African dwellings with conical thatched roofs. Each rondavel is furnished with two single beds, a wardrobe, a sink with cold running water, and a lamp. Modern plumbing is supplied in a separate bathhouse.
The camp is solar-powered and has potable water. A staff cook will prepare most meals. You'll eat together with fellow volunteers and CCF staff and visitors from around the world in a shady, thatched-roof pavilion with a view of the Namibian bush.
You'll be based at Eland's Joy, a 7,000-hectare (17,000-acre) working farm and headquarters of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF).
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Carole Hite Welch | Saturday, February 07, 2015
Volunteered here twice. Both times were excellent experiences; however activities vary with the time of year and current cheetah population. In addition to the feeding of cheetahs and care of the krall herd of goats and the Anatolian shepherd dogs which are being raised to give to farmers to protect against predators, there is also kraal cleaning (physically demanding) and data entry for hidden camera documentation and maintenance of the international studbook.
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While the Court has some doubts about the consequence of the additional evidence under that analytical framework, that issue is better explored through full consideration of the evidence and the parties' positions, rather than under the limited "futility" appraisal in which it is now presented. That will, moreover, be consistent with Rule 15's strong encouragement of amendment — if the facts presented may enable relief then amendment should be "freely given" and a plaintiff should be permitted the opportunity to have the claims tested on their merits.
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have welcomed their first child — a daughter.
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"Chrissy says it's a lot of pressure though because everybody says she's going to be so cute — what if she's not that cute? Every baby is not that cute," Legend joked in an interview with the Real 92.3 FM radio show "Big Boy's Neighborhood" in Los Angeles in February. "Let's just hope that she's healthy and that's all we are focused on."
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How to perform a clean installation of Windows
You can perform a clean installation of Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 using installation media, such as a DVD or USB flash drive. You don't need a previous version of Windows installed on your PC to perform a clean installation of Windows 8.1, but you do for Windows 8. If your PC doesn't have a version of Windows already installed, you'll need install a previous version of Windows or buy Windows 8.1 or a System Builder version of Windows 8 at a local retailer if it's available in your country or region.
To perform a clean installation using a DVD or USB flash drive
If you bought Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 on DVD from a participating retailer, or created a DVD or bootable USB flash drive when you downloaded Windows using Upgrade Assistant, follow these steps to perform a clean installation.
If you format a partition during installation, any data on the partition will be erased. Be sure to back up any data you want to keep before you begin.
Turn on your PC so that Windows starts normally, insert the DVD or USB flash drive, and then shut down your PC.
Restart your PC, and then press any key to boot from the DVD or USB flash drive.
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If your current version of Windows still starts, try again by waiting until Windows asks you to sign in, shutdown completely, and then restart your PC again.
On the Install Windows page, enter your language and other preferences, and then tap or click Next.
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On the Enter the product key to activate Windows page, enter your product key.
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On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, tap or click I accept the license terms, and then tap or click Next.
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Why does gastric-bypass surgery work for some and not for others? Former USC tailback Anthony Davis, top left, saw his weight balloon to 300 pounds. On March 11, 2006, he had the surgery, which was broadcast over the Internet. On April 7 of this year, a noticeably slimmer Davis was signing autographs at the USC spring game.
Iowa State defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt's results have been even more dramatic. Bolt, top right, had the surgery just over a year ago after his weight hit 500 pounds. He has lost over 250 pounds. Bolt told the Wiz that "the surgery was the best thing I have ever done. I have lost 253 pounds and feel great."
Then there is Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, left, who is due in a Massachusetts court in less than three months for a retrial of his medical malpractice lawsuit against two physicians Weis says botched his 2002 gastric-bypass operation.
Weis said he decided to undergo the surgery after his weight ballooned to around 350 pounds. After nearly dying after the risky procedure, Weis said he lost more than 100 pounds, only to regain 50 pounds. Speculation in South Bend is that Weis has since regained nearly all of the 100 pounds.
Bolt tells the Wiz that the procedure was merely part of the equation. "The surgery is a tool to help to lose the weight. You must exercise to lose the weight," he said.