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TMZ is reporting that Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj "went at it" during the first taping of "American Idol" auditions Sunday in New York City.
According to the website, the whole thing started when Nicki began critiquing a contestant, and Mariah kept interrupting her. "Each time Mariah interrupted, Nicki fought back by loudly talking over Mariah," notes TMZ.
One "A.I." spy said Mariah and Nicki tried to cover their disdain for each other but everyone saw through it, adding, "These girls just don't like each other."
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It is a chronic problem of the skin in which sweat producing glands called sebaceous glands becomes hyperactive. As a result of production of excess sweat, the skin becomes too oily, gets inflamed and looks red. These conditions may also make it look dry and itchy and results in appearance of slight yellow scales which are greasy.
The problem can occur on any part of the skin on the body. When it develops on the scalp, it is known as dandruff. Other than this, it can also occur on face, anywhere on the nose, curves of the nose, on forehead, eyebrows and even eyelids. Greasy scales start to appear and are easily transferred on the fingers when scratched. Area under the breast, near groin, arm pits, navel and buttocks may also have seborrhea.
The exact cause seborrhea is unknown but they tend to develop and increase with stress and changing levels of hormones in the body. Infection from some yeast like microorganisms can also cause seborrhea. Such an infection can easily pass from one person to another. Hence precaution should be taken not to share hair care tools and hair accessories with other people, as this can spread the infection.
It is found in young children as cradle cap and diaper rash and is common in teenagers too. It can also occur in middle aged people and elderly. Generally men are found more prone to seborrhea than women.
People who suffer from disease like psoriasis, stress, Parkinson's disease, AIDS may also suffer from seborrhea. People whose immune system is not functioning properly and also those who live in long term nursing homes also commonly suffer from dandruff and other forms of seborrhea.
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It appears as yellowish flaky skin on any part of the body. The skin becomes red and inflamed. It also commonly occurs in infants and new born on the scalp and is known as cradle cap; with due care it may disappear in six months. In infants it may also occur in the buttock area as red scaly skin. This is known as diaper rash. This can heal by application of treatment lotions and needed care.
With changing hormonal levels, teenagers also commonly suffer from this. In these young people, it develops as scaly dry flakes on scalp, beard, eye lids, navel and also the canals of the ear.
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There are no complete treatment options for seborrhea dermatitis, though its symptoms can be kept under control, mitigated and treated. For extreme problems the dermatologist may recommend crèmes like topical corticosteroids and products containing sulfur. He may also prescribe the use of medicated shampoos daily and also taking in of antifungal d r u g s. The medicated shampoos may contain tea tree oil or selenium sulphide. For this reason Selsun, Tegrin, T-Gel or Ionil-T are generally used.
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The symptoms of seborrhea can go off with treatment but may recur with time. Hence it is necessary, to practice good hygiene to prevent and keep the problem from advancing or recurring. Eating healthy foods for skin, regular exercise, rest and enough sunlight exposure helps to keep the problem at bay. Homeopathic ingredient likeKalium muriaticum, Natrium muriaticum and Kalium sulphate are excellent tonic for better skin health. Herbs like red clover and Galium aperine act as blood purifiers and aid in clearing and cleaning the skin. Use of such natural remedies can prevent seborrhea.
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A protagonist is a main character of a story, and the main playable character in the Grand Theft Auto games.
Traditionally, a protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. Alternatively, the phrase denotes a primary advocate or proponent for a cause or movement. The main character can be a hero or a villain in a story - it is just the character with the lead role. In literature, the protagonist is characterized by his/her ability to change or evolve.
It should be pointed out that the protagonist is not always the hero of the story, as implied in the Grand Theft Auto games. Grand Theft Auto protagonists frequently commit crimes and lack other heroic traits such as morality, though they are still considered the main character in the story. Grand Theft Auto protagonists can therefore be considered antiheroes.
The protagonists between Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto IV share similar qualities. Most protagonists either have never been to the city before (such as Claude, Tommy Vercetti, Victor Vance and Niko Bellic) or returning after a long time gone (such as Carl Johnson and Toni Cipriani). The protagonists usually start with nothing, with minimal influence and reputation, having to do odd jobs around for various small-timers, gaining friends and allies (like Maria Latore, Asuka Kasen, Avery Carrington, Wu Zi Mu, and Little Jacob) before moving up the social and economical ladder, attempting to rise through the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. They eventually start establishing a name for themselves in the town, doing larger jobs, making bigger and more powerful friends and business partners, and cutting real deals as their prominence, respect, money, and reputation begins to grow, until they end the game on top of the city, or at least with some powerful business and/or friends. An abnormal protagonist would be Luis Fernando Lopez or Johnny Klebitz, as both have always lived in Liberty City and have already established a name, powerful friends, and is high up on the social and economical ladder at the start of the game. Protagonists (up to Grand Theft Auto V) have a consistent distaste of drugs, and while dealing and working with them, never intentionally use them. However, the three protagonists in the game can use drugs in their safehouses: Franklin and Michael smoke marijuana, while Trevor smokes methamphetamine.
- Main article: Antagonist
The opposite of a protagonist is an antagonist, which is the main enemy of the protagonist and works against the protagonist and his actions. Again, this can be a villain or a hero, though usually a villain.
The main antagonists of the Grand Theft Auto games are usually introduced very early in the story, usually as the protagonist's friend or acquaintance until a major, personal betrayal (like Catalina, Sonny Forelli, Big Smoke, Jerry Martinez and Dimitri Rascalov) these betrayals can be done by not just main antagonists but antagonists in general. They are usually seen, heard, or mentioned throughout the game, moving against the protagonists' plans or goals, while the protagonist continues his quest for vengeance, and will rarely after their betrayal (and not interact with the protagonist) until they are finally confronted and killed by the protagonist at the end of the game, thus removing the protagonist's problems and completing the main storyline. An abnormal antagonist is Massimo Torini, who only makes two appearances in the game and does not interact with the protagonist.
List of protagonists
(*) - Player's choice
(**) - Hidden character & player's choice
List of Ally Groups
Protagonist: Claude
Group: None
Group reason: Claude works for several gangs over the course of the game, but does not commit himself to a particular one. After all story and phone missions are completed, the only gangs that are not hostile towards him are the Yakuza and the Southside Hoods. One interpretation is that Claude is egoistical and cares only about money, power, vengeance and strategic objectives instead of allegiance.
Protagonist: Tommy Vercetti
Group: Vercetti Gang
Group reason: Tommy founded the Vercetti gang after taking over Ricardo Diaz's empire in Vice City. Tommy's gang is not named in the game, with the name "Vercetti Gang" spawning from Tommy's purchase of the Kaufman Cabs taxi company and dispatcher Doris informing the drivers that the company is now owned by the "Vercetti Gang". Tommy also maintains good relations with Umberto Robina's Cuban Street gang and Mitch Baker's Vice City Bikers.
Protagonist: Carl Johnson
Group: Grove Street Families
Group reason: Carl's brother, Sweet, is the gang's leader, with Carl second in command. Carl has friendly relationships with the Triad leader Wu Zi Mu, and Varrios Los Aztecas leader Cesar Vialpando.
Protagonist: Mike
Group: None
Group reason: Mike maintains close friendships with some gangs yet has never made a commitment to one. He initially works for the Mafia, yet is allies with Cisco, the leader of the Colombian Cartel.
Protagonist: Toni Cipriani
Group: Leone Family
Group reason: Toni's parents (or at least his mother) were connected in the Leone Family, but how and when Toni joined the family is never revealed. He is close friends with Don Salvatore Leone and is made Caporegime later in the game, retaining this position in GTA III.
Protagonist: Victor Vance
Group: Vance Crime Family
Group reason: After leaving the Trailer Park Mafia, Vic and his brother Lance, who would become Vance Crime Family Underboss, started the gang to make money for their asthmatic brother Pete and rise up in the criminal enterprise. Victor begins to work for the Mendez' organization and Diaz' organization in order to increase his influence. Victor also maintains good relationship with Umberto Robina's Los Cabrones. Victor was murdered by a group of hitmen, during a drug deal with Tommy Vercetti in the begining of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Protagonist: Niko Bellic
Group: None
Group reason: Niko works freelance, and even though he befriends several gang leaders he does not commit himself to only one. The Jamaican Posse and the McReary Mob have and will always be allied with Niko due to his friendships with Little Jacob and Patrick McReary. Niko also has a sort of connection with and receives protection from the Gambetti Family after he forms a bond with their leader, Jon Gravelli, shortly before his death. He can also have connections with the North Holland Hustlers, if the player chooses to kill Playboy X instead of Dwayne Forge.
Protagonist: Johnny Klebitz
Group: The Lost MC
Group reason: Johnny is the Vice President of The Lost Motorcycle Club biker gang. He also was best friends with Billy Grey, the President of The Lost, until the latter was imprisoned and the presidential torch passed to Johnny. Johnny was later murdered by Trevor Phillips, one of three protagonists in Grand Theft Auto V, for confronting him.
Protagonist: Luis Fernando Lopez
Group: Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers
Group reason: Luis works for Tony Prince, who is not affiliated to any specific organization. He is also friends with the Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers' members Armando Torres and Henrique Bardas, and depending on the player's actions, Luis can build up a drug empire.
Protagonist: Huang Lee
Group: Algonquin Triads
Group reason: Huang's father was head of the gang before he was killed for the Yu Jian Sword.
Protagonist: Michael De Santa
Group: None
Group reason: Although he is a friend of Franklin Clinton, who is a member of The Families gang, Michael is not part of any group.
Protagonist: Franklin Clinton
Group: Forum Gangsters/Chamberlain Gangster Families
Group reason: Franklin was born and originally lived in South Los Santos, an area controlled by the Chamberlain Gangster Families, which he joined in his youth. His best friend Lamar Davis is also a member of the Families. They eventually start their own Families set which is known as the Forum Gangsters.
Protagonist: Trevor Philips
Group: Trevor Philips Enterprises
Group reason: He lives in a trailer at Sandy Shores. He also operates with Ron Jakowski, and Oscar Guzman if the McKenzie Field is purchased. Trevor deals weapons and drugs. Like Michael, Trevor forms a friendship with Families member Franklin Clinton.
Protagonist: GTA Online protagonist
Group: Motorcycle Clubs, Organizations, and Crews (Player's Choice)
Group reason: New to the city, the player is attached to no specific group and does jobs for various types of people and groups, although the player can create their own crews, motorcycle clubs and organizations or simply join somebody else's.
- Niko, Johnny, Luis and Huang have criminal records in the LCPD Database, and each have the crime "Grand Theft Auto" listed.
- A graffiti tag throughout Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV suggests that all the protagonists from the 3D Universe are deceased, with the names "Claude", "Tommy", "Carl", "Toni" and "Vic" alongside remembrance graffiti. Rockstar has stated that this is a "joke" for the players and is only to confirm that the characters will not appear again.
- The protagonists of GTA V (Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips, Franklin Clinton, and the Online Player) seem to have a specific color that represents them in the game. Their colors can be seen when activating their special abilities and when switching to them as the screen will tint into their color. Their smart phone theme also indicates towards this, although Trevor's color theme is red, rather than orange (it can be changed).
- Michael's color is light blue.
- Trevor's color is orange.
- Franklin's color is green.
- The Online Player's color is dark blue, but was originally yellow, as seen in the GTA Online Gameplay Trailer.
- The mothers of three protagonists physically appear (Janet Vance, Adriana Yanira Lopez and Mrs. Philips), and the voice of Ma Cipriani is heard, but so far, none of the protagonists' fathers has been seen or heard in the series.
- Every protagonist of the Grand Theft Auto series seemingly has access to the fictional dimension of Hammerspace, able to contain an arsenal of weapons pull them from thin air as required as well as a deep reservoir of ammunition. Though it does have limits, as they cannot carry infinite amounts of Ammo and only one copy of the same model of gun.
- Toni Cipriani and Trevor Philips are the only protagonists in the series to employ another protagonist, as Toni gave missions to Claude, while Trevor gave missions to the GTA Online Protagonist.


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If you're not sure if you have it, or not, you can use BusyBox Installer (free on Market) to detect whether or not you have it and install it if you don't. - Note: BusyBox Installer tells you which version you have installed on the main screen after it loads... it should be in a list that starts with "Your device is Rooted" - Note: Make sure you don't install BusyBox 1.19 or anything newer than 1.18.2 2. Download the script. Save it in a place where you'll be able to find it. 3. Launch Script Manager and find the downloaded file (usually in /mnt/sdcard/download). Long-press no it and select rename, then delete the .txt from the end. You should have a file named "V6_SuperCharger_for_Android-update8.sh"... Press once on the script file to load it into Script Manager, check the 'Run as Root' box (DO NOT select "Run at Boot") and push "Run" to execute the script. 4. The script will run and ask for a speed. Touch anywhere on the screen to open your keyboard. Type 1 if this is your first time running the script, 0 if you're a fast reader or you are in a hurry. Next, it lists 17 options and gives an input prompt. Type 8 and push Enter. (This selects the called MegaRAM 1 preset, but feel free to try others, if you're so inclined) 5. Once script finishes, type 17 and push enter to end the script. Push the phone's Menu button and select 'exit' to return to the list of scripts. 6. Pushing the phone's Back button should bring you to a file browser. Push the '..' line (second from top) until the top line reads '/'. 7. Push the phone's Menu button, push 'More' and then 'Config'. Check the box 'Browse as root'. Push the phone's Back button to return to the file browser. 8. Browse to /data and select '99SuperCharger.sh' (This script was created by the first script and makes sure the settings from the first script are re-applied on boot) 9. Select both 'Run as root' and 'Run at boot'. Push 'Save' and then 'Run'. If it says "Exit code 0" at the top of the screen, the script ran successfully. Any other Exit codes should be reported. 10. Almost all the settings are now in place... but reboot your phone to get the last ones implemented. 11. After reboot, launch Script Manager and run V6_SuperCharger_for_Android-update8.sh (the first script). Select 0 at the first prompt, look for the current minfrees values... it should say "Launcher is HARD TO KILL!" and "Current minfrees = 6, 12, 40, 60, 80, 100". If the settings are correct, type 17 to exit and you are done. If not, re-read steps because you missed something. Credit goes to Zeppelinrox, see this thread for more info on this script. Requirements for SD Speed Increase: 1. Rooted Phone (Gingerbreak 1.20) 2. SD Speed Increase (free on Market) Configuring SD Speed Increase: 1. Open the app and adjust the memory slider to 2048 2. Check 'Set on every reboot' 3. Push the red button 4. Reboot the phone 3G TurboCharge (beta) - I'll post full step-by-step instructions soon, but for now, here are two more scripts from Zepplinrox that will boost 3G performance... Run 3GTurboChargerInstaller.sh and 98KickAssKernelTweaksInstaller.sh once each. The second script creates this boot script: /system/etc/init.d/98kickasskernel, so you will have use this thread to get init.d created (Side note: I haven't been able to get it to actually run the scripts that are placed in init.d... we're stuck with Script Manager for now). Run all scripts as root, obviously. - NOTE TO DROID X2 USERS: There have been reports of these two scripts causing trouble on pre-rooted GB. Use at your own risk! Questions, Comments & Corrections are always welcome! To Do: Update SuperCharger to update7 (need to test it myself first) Test and implement AutoStart script Edit: 06/27/2011 - Removed ro.Home_app_adj tweak. 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There's a school of thought that says that if you want to stay healthy during your retirement years, you're better off not retiring at all. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart voiced that opinion this week in a question-and-answer session with Encore's Anne Tergesen and other reporters; asked what people needed to do to stay youthful, the 71-year-old Stewart answered, "Be curious, don't retire, and keep very active."
Some commentators and researchers have taken this idea a step further, arguing not just that staying active is healthy, but that leaving the workforce is itself a threat to your health. A British study advanced that argument last month; this week, on the opinion website Bloomberg View, the former Obama administration budget chief Peter Orszag (now a muckety-muck at Citigroup) weighs in on the issue, and he also lands in the retiring-is-bad-for-you camp: "There is at least strongly suggestive evidence that not working, in and of itself, can be harmful to your health," he says, in an article subtly titled "Retirement Will Kill You."
The best thing about Orszag's piece is that it links readers to several of the studies that have investigated this premise. The big flaw in the premise, as Orszag acknowledges, is that for many people, illness is the cause of retirement, not the result of it. And since retirees are by definition usually older than the average Joe, the fact that retirees are more likely to have health problems may also reflect the fact that older people simply tend to have more health problems than younger ones. One of the studies to which Orszag seems to give the most weight shows a correlation between joblessness and falling life expectancy among less-educated, white American women over age 45; but here again, it seems as though the disadvantages of unemployment (including poverty and a lack of access to health care) may have a bigger impact on health than the absence of a stimulating work life. ("Joblessness," in this group, can be quite different from "retirement.")
Personally, I think this may be one of life's resolution-resistant, chicken-and-egg arguments. I'm also sympathetic to the many reader-commentators on our Stewart interview who noted that retirement on your own terms can be liberating and invigorating, while working at a job you don't like (or being forced out of one you love) can wear you down physically and mentally. And whatever your work situation may be, disengagement from people, broader interests and the outside world seems unhealthy under any circumstances. Or as Stewart put it: "People age really quickly the minute they stop doing things they are really interested in. "


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If you want to get a sign on ESPN's College GameDay you have to make it through ESPN security. They screen the signs for religious and political messages and, more generally, anything that could be deemed offensive. One sign that fit the criteria for offensive—the "Pussy" sign with Jonathan Martin's face on it—made it on today's show. Here's how.
It's pretty ingenious, really. They apparently affixed a dummy sign—"Hi Lane"—to the real sign and when security saw yet another Lane Kiffin sign at USC, they likely just waved them right through. Then when they got near the set, they (eventually) Scooby-Doo'd the top sign, revealing the pussy sign. It probably all happened in a matter of seconds—you can see the same Obama sign right next to it—of the cameras panning to that section of the crowd.
It's just a shame these USC fans used up all their cleverness getting the sign on TV and not on the sign itself.
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"P.S. Be Eleven," by Rita Williams-Garcia
When the three Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn, and their dad and grandmother, after spending the summer with their mother in Berkeley, they encounter a little resistance to their newfound Power To The People ideology. Their grandmother, Big Ma, scolds them for "causing a grand Negro spectacle for all the world to see." Their father is perky and chipper — and in love with a woman he introduces as Miss Marva Hendrix. Delphine, the narrator, isn't sure how she feels about that.
"My papa was thirty-two and acting like a teenager," she says. "The hippies were right. You can't trust anyone over thirty."
And then the girls discover a new group called The Jackson Five on "Hollywood Palace." And then they find out that the Jackson Five will perform at Madison Square Garden — just a skip away from Brooklyn! Even better, their fun uncle Darnell is back from fighting the war in Vietnam.
But Uncle Darnell isn't as much fun as he used to be, napping all the time during the day and leaving at night to hang out with friends that Big Ma doesn't like. When the girls work to earn money for tickets to see the increasingly hot Jackson Five, they can hardly wait for the show. But then life throws them a few curve balls.
Delphine reports on the goings-on to her mother back in Berkeley, who writes back with a mysterious postscript: "P.S. Be Eleven." She writes that even after Delphine turns 12! But Delphine's mother isn't losing track of her girl; far from it. "Time turns always, Delphine," she writes. "Don't push it."
"P.S. Be Eleven," by Rita Williams-Garcia (Amistand/HarperCollins, $16.99) Ages 8 and up.


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Gentry's grab saves day as Rangers stave off Cubs
After Holland's gem, Kirkman, Nathan allow rally before catch seals win
CHICAGO -- Closer Joe Nathan earned his fifth save on a frigid Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, but it was center fielder Craig Gentry who made the game-saving catch and prevented the Rangers from blowing a four-run lead.
Gentry, with two outs and the bases loaded, made a terrific diving catch on Darwin Barney's line drive, and Texas held on for a 4-2 victory. Gentry's catch allowed Derek Holland to get his first win of the season after pitching seven scoreless innings.
"In that situation, unless you're sure you can catch it, you don't do something like that, especially with the winning run out there," Gentry said. "But as I got closer, the ball seemed to hang up there and I was able to catch it."
The Rangers led 4-0 into the ninth, and reliever Michael Kirkman retired the first two hitters of the inning. But then the Cubs mounted a rally that the Rangers weren't able to snuff out until Gentry took away at least a game-tying hit from Barney.
"I wasn't worried at all," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "I figured we would get one out before they got four or five runs. It took a great play to do it, but we got it done."
Texas relievers had not allowed a run in their last 10 1/3 innings before the Cubs scored two in the ninth. The Rangers are still one of four teams that has not suffered a blown save this season. They came close, though.
"Unfortunately, I got punched in the neck, it felt like," Barney said. "You get a good piece and you pray it drops and it doesn't. That's part of the game. What a catch out there. Gosh. That ball gets by him, it's game over. So that's a risky play and he made the play. Hats off to him."
Holland deserves the same respect after retiring 21 of 23 batters. He gave up two hits, did not walk a batter and struck out six over seven innings and 108 pitches. Holland, who retired the last 10 hitters he faced, also wasn't fazed by pitching on a night when the game-time temperature was 39 degrees with a brisk wind blowing in from right field.
"It's cold, but I can't use that as an excuse," Holland said. "Their guy has to pitch in it too. I know the hitters don't like it, so I have to do all I can to keep attacking them, make them put the ball in play and keep my defenders on their toes."
Cubs starter Travis Wood was almost as good as Holland, but the Rangers got one off him in the fourth on doubles by Adrian Beltre and Jeff Baker. The Rangers added three more in the eighth, with the big blow being a two-run home run by Beltre.
Texas was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position before Beltre hit his home run. The Rangers are hitting .243 with runners in scoring position on the season and .200 in their last six games. But they are off to a 9-5 start because of a pitching staff that has a 2.85 ERA.
"We expect to be better. We're not where we need to be right now," Beltre said. "We have too much talent not to be better, but it's obviously nice to have a pitching staff that is solid like this."
It was just the ninth inning that was a bit shaky. Kirkman came in after Tanner Scheppers pitched a scoreless eighth. There have been times when Nathan has been called upon to protect a four- or five-run lead, even though it is not a save situation, but this time Washington gave the ball to Kirkman.
"Michael has been throwing the ball well," Washington said. "He got the first two outs. He couldn't get the third out."
Starlin Castro singled with two outs to start the rally, and Anthony Rizzo drew a walk. That's when Washington brought in Nathan, who entered 4-for-4 in save opportunities this season. His first batter was Alfonso Soriano, who hit a ground ball into the left-side hole that shortstop Elvis Andrus fielded, but couldn't do anything with.
Pinch-hitter Nate Schierholtz followed with a fly ball to shallow left field. Baker, starting in place of David Murphy, tried to make a sliding catch and couldn't hold on to the ball. It went for a two-run double, putting runners on second and third.
Washington had used Leonys Martin as a pinch-hitter in the top of the ninth, but did not put him in on defense for Baker. Washington had already used Leury Garcia as a pinch-hitter earlier in the game, and said Baker had to stay in the game as protection in case something happened to one of his infielders.
"I put myself in a corner by pinch-hitting Garcia," Washington said.
Nathan got ahead 1-2 on Wellington Castillo and hit him with a pitch to load the bases. That brought up Barney, who hit a soft line drive to center. For a moment it appeared to be trouble, but Gentry raced in angling to his right and made his diving catch to save the game.
"I just kept making pitches," Nathan said. "That's the nature of the game, that's baseball in a nutshell. A ground ball in the perfect spot ... a flare to left. The ball hit the hardest in the inning ended the game. It was a weird inning, but I just told myself to keep making pitches and make it hard for them. Fortunately Craig made a great play in the end."


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The Future of Energy: Film + Music Event 2014.09.05
Planetary Advocates, Impact Hub Oakland, and KQED present the Bay Area premiere of "The Future of Energy" film as part of Oakland's First Friday/Art Murmur Events. The evening will be hosted by Pandora Thomas, an environmental educator, who is featured in the film. After the screening, there will be a Q & A with some of the cast and filmmakers. Zakiya Harris will open for Michael Franti who will be performing a live acoustic set. Since this is a Bay Area film, this is a party you won't want to miss with a lot of eco-celebrities in the house + enjoy "InterGEN: Womyn Citizen Artists' Expressions" exhibit inside Impact Hub Oakland's Omi Gallery featuring an intergenerational women environmental artists exhibition & marketplace! Please contact Jared Brick at email@example.com for usage rights! 415-845-7632Read More


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The Greatest Showman
Year: 2017
Duration: 105 min
IMDb: 8.0
Country: USA
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, Keala Settle, Sam Humphrey, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eric Anderson, Ellis Rubin, Skylar Dunn, Daniel Everidge, Radu Spinghel
Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
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Thursday August 29th from 3:30 – 5 pm held at the Alumni & Advancement Center building in Seminar Room 101.
The General Ledger / Chart of Account Special Interest Group members will discuss the following agenda.
- Brief Financial Data Model (FDM) Overview
- Conceptual view of Workday's Revenue Categories
- Review Revenue Category values
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MOVIE REVIEW- <i>Losers</i> wins: Don't miss the last of the 2Ds
The Losers is a classical action movie based on a comic strip. It does just enough nodding toward the graphics of drawn superheroes, and then gets that out of the way and settles down into a clean, efficient and entertaining thriller. It's a reminder of how exhausting this kind of material can be when it's brought to a manic level by overwrought directors. It looks, feels, and plays like a real movie. There is another reason to be grateful: It's not in 3D. You have to treasure movies like this before they're entirely eaten away by the marketing gimmicks.
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RCMP in talks with Saudi Arabia for training in 'investigative techniques'
RCMP officials are negotiating a deal with their counterparts in Saudi Arabia to provide training in "investigative techniques," Postmedia News has learned.
While such a deal could bolster international cooperation and the fight against terrorism — and has the potential to be a financial windfall — some observers question whether Canada's national police force should be providing support to the oil-rich kingdom, whose human-rights record has long been criticized.
"Unless they're going in to revolutionize Saudi police, it's hard to imagine they'll do anything good," said Toby Jones, a professor of Middle East history at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Amnesty International's 2012 report on Saudi Arabia said planned demonstrations were "ruthlessly suppressed," and hundreds of protesters were arrested and prosecuted on security-related and political charges.
"Cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments, particularly flogging, continued to be imposed and carried out. Women and girls faced severe discrimination in law and practice, as well as violence," the report said.
In 2011, German federal police came under criticism for their involvement in training Saudi Arabian security forces, news media in that country reported.
The negotiations between RCMP and Saudi officials come at a time when the federal government has said it is trying to "diversify" its relationship with Saudi Arabia beyond trade and economic interests.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews each held meetings with Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the interior minister, during a visit to Canada, according to a posting on the Saudi ministry's website.
Rick Roth, a spokesman for Baird, said Wednesday the men discussed a number of bilateral and regional issues, including the ongoing crisis in Syria, but declined to elaborate.
Julie Carmichael, a spokeswoman for Toews who visited Saudi Arabia in May 2012, said his meeting focused on "matters related to policing and mutual interests in areas of security."
Earlier this week, Postmedia News reported that Canadian officials are concerned that Saudi Arabia could try to acquire atomic weapons in the event of a nuclear-armed Iran.
The concerns highlight the fine line Canada must walk as it seeks to increase exports of nuclear technology, while ensuring it doesn't contribute to the spread of nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, RCMP briefing notes obtained under access-to-information legislation show that the Mounties have been trying to forge closer ties with Saudi police.
A Dubai-based RCMP liaison, who is responsible for 12 Middle East countries, regularly travels to Saudi Arabia for the purposes of "conducting inquiries and cultivating working relationships," the documents state. Cooperation with Saudi police is described as "very good."
In November 2011, Saudi officials made a formal request to the RCMP-run Canadian Police College — which provides advanced and specialized police training courses and workshops — to establish a memorandum of understanding to provide "various training products."
RCMP spokesman Sgt. Greg Cox said in an email this week that negotiations are continuing.
"The Canadian Police College (CPC) is in negotiations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide investigative technique training to its law enforcement," he said. "There is no signed agreement in place at this time."
Deputy Commissioner Mike Cabana said the discussions revolve around providing the Saudis with training in evidence collection and software tools for major case management.
Cox said the force receives many requests to provide training and that law enforcement officers from the Middle East and the Arab peninsula have attended courses on investigative techniques at the Canadian Police College.
If the deal with Saudi Arabia is approved, it would mark the first time the college has delivered training in the Middle East region, Cox said.
Michel Juneau-Katsuya, a former senior manager and intelligence officer at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, said the negotiations do not surprise him.
"The RCMP provides a lot of training to many countries in the world and even some questionable ones. For example, the RCMP gave riot-control training to Chinese police in preparation for the Olympics a few years ago," he said.
Plus, he said, the Saudi royals love the Mounties and their horses.
Wesley Wark, a national security expert at the University of Toronto, said forging personal relationships with the Saudis is vital to effective international cooperation and will give Mounties a better handle on policing challenges in the Persian Gulf region. The resource-crunched force could be paid handsomely for the work, he added.
But there are risks, he said. The RCMP could end up having to shoulder some of the blame if the units it trains are accused later of improper acts or human rights abuses.
"This has already risen its head in terms of criticism of previous U.S. military training missions to Mali, for example," he said.
Jones, the Rutgers expert, suggested Saudi Arabia could be reaching out to Western law enforcement as a way to add credibility to its police services and shield itself from future criticism.
As for Canada's motives?
The RCMP training could be part of a broader effort to enhance trading between the two countries, he said.
Jones cited an arms-transfer database maintained by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute that showed Canada has sold billions of dollars worth of military equipment, including armoured vehicles, to Saudi Arabia over the last several years.
"The Saudis are the biggest spenders in the region," he said. "Providing police services and coordinating training with the Saudis is likely just one part of a broader initiative to maintain as much of a foothold as possible in this lucrative security market."
But, he cautioned, "all of this comes at quite a cost, considering the Saudis have a terrible record on human rights and police brutality."
—With files from Lee Berthiaume


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QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's your favorite radio show?
Danny Hassell:"'Prairie Home Companion' with Garrison Keillor"
Rush Bailey: "'The Boombox' on WNRN. It's on from 10pm to midnight."
John Waller: "'Fresh Air' on NPR."
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Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams on WNRN - I could listen to her read the dictionary - Thanks Anne!
Mike & Mike in the Morning on ESPN 840.
Thanks, lamewads for selling the station.
The Best Seat In The House on WINA
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Radio Wowsville on WTJU, 11PM-1AM on Sundays
I second The Best Seat In The House, that Leon guy is hilarious, tells it like it is.
The Rush Limbaugh show of course!
Elliot in the morning. Love it. Just wished it would come in a little better here.
'Charlottesville Right Now' with Coy Barefoot is the most consistently entertaining radio show I've found. Especially when Hawes Spencer is on. Coy: "Rrreally??...", Hawes: "YeahYeah!..."
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It may sound like an object in an interplanetary tongue, but the Sony Ericsson Naite (pronounced nigh-tay) has its roots sunk deep in Earth. Like the Samsung Blue Earth, the Samsung Reclaim, and the Motorola Renew, the Naite is billed as an eco-friendly phone. It's made from recycled plastic and it's also packaged in a thinner, lighter box made from less cardboard. It also includes a charger that's compliant with the Energy Star V standards. The standby mode sucks up less power, and the Naite comes wrapped in a recyclable sleeve that emits the unfortunate stale odor of "New Car Smell."
Yet the do-gooding phone does many things well. For instance, there's Sony Ericsson's typically sharp and bright display, easy navigation, and some substantial features like e-mail support, Google Maps, and an FM radio. Although the 2-megapixel camera is nothing worth writing home about, the Naite makes amends with a video recorder and photo and video editors.
Naites come in two colors: Vapour Silver, the classic black and silver color, and Ginger Red, for those who prefer more pizzazz. We evaluated the unlocked silver and black Naite using T-Mobile's service, but the features are the same on both models. The midrange feature phone is a strong showing for most casual users who aren't looking for a business device–and we guess the reduced carbon footprint doesn't hurt, either. The Naite sells for $159, which is very well priced for an unlocked phone.
The two-toned candy bar Naite is an attractive, if slightly boxy, phone. It measures 4.3 inches tall by 1.9 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep; it sports a silver keypad and a screen that's bordered in recycled black plastic. In fact, the entire phone is made from recycled plastics sourced from water bottles and CDs–from the stripe of silver running the length of the Naite's spine to its black, vertically ridged backing. At 3 ounces, the Naite is light in the hand, but not particularly sturdy. It slips easily into pockets and purses.
On the Naite's right spine sits a sliver of a volume rocker. The left spine houses the phone's large proprietary charger port that also serves as the headset jack. We prefer these two to be separate. The nonstandard, two-pronged jack itself is inconvenient (the standard 3.5mm jack is best), and we'd much rather see it at the bottom of the phone than on the spine, where it forms an uncomfortable crater if you grasp the phone by the sides On the back you'll find the Naite's 2-megapixel camera lens (sans flash), and that ridged cover we mentioned, which you can pretty easily pop off to expose a microSD slot. We're glad to see that Sony Ericsson didn't stick us with its Memory Stick micro format. We're not adoring fans of those ridges, however. The vertical grooves may be intended to improve grip, but they will slide the phone right off your hand when you tilt your palm.
At 2.2 inches, the Naite's screen is fairly generous for a phone of this type; it's about half its height. More importantly, it boasts Sony Ericsson's typically impressive sharpness and saturation with its 240×320-pixel and 262,144-color resolution. Even at 70 percent brightness, the screen is easily read in low and bright lighting. Though you can change the wallpapers and animated themes, you can't alter the font size.
Two soft keys flank a four-directional navigation pad that's equipped with a central OK button. Navigation is quick and responsive. You'll find the Naite's power button sharing a key with the End button. There are also dedicated buttons for silencing the phone, locking the dial pad, and popping up some shortcuts. They're fully separated and backlit, but we found the keys to be a little cramped and squat, even for modest-size fingers. We also found it difficult to dial by feel, although the key shape did not impede texting.
The Naite's address book holds 1,000 contacts, with seven possible numbers and an e-mail address per contact. You can't create caller groups, but you can initiate a conference call with up to five people. You can also assign a picture to a contact, but not a ringtone, which is a surprising omission. There's also no support for group calling, another common feature. The Naite has 18 polyphonic ringtones to choose from. There's a speakerphone option during active calls, but when silence is golden, you can mute all rings and turn on vibrate mode to cancel the noise.
In the organizer, you'll find a file manager, calendar, to-do list, notes, timer, stopwatch, calculator, and a password-keeper. There's also stereo Bluetooth, 3G support, push e-mail, and text and MMS. Voice command and media syncing through the MediaGo app are nice touches. As for mapping features, Google Maps for Mobile comes preloaded, and includes directions (but not the turn-by-turn navigation found in higher-end smartphones). Integrated Facebook and YouTube apps serve as a social networking bridge. RSS feeds and podcasts are also onboard.
There's POP3 e-mail syncing for accounts like your Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo in-boxes, and IMAP4 e-mail. The first time we had no problems downloading settings for a Gmail account, but our second attempt after deleting the account asked for manual configuration, which may require users to look up server names. We were able to send and receive e-mail messages, though the small chassis makes e-mail less ideal than on a larger phone with a full QWERTY keyboard.
Since we had to test the phone on T-Mobile's network we didn't get the full benefit of the Naite's 3G (we were stuck on EDGE). Yet, if you're with AT&T, the tri-band support (UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100) means you can access that carrier's 3G network and you'll be able to use 3G when roaming in Europe. To that end, the Naite is a highly functional gateway to the Internet, complete with search and the ability to bookmark, select and copy text, search for text, save a page, and send the link in an e-mail, MMS, or via Bluetooth. Load times can be slower or faster depending on your signal strength.
Although 2 megapixels offers a decent camera resolution for a midrange feature phone like the Naite, the tools under the hood pump up the experience. The camera supports 2.5x digital zoom and switches to panorama, frame, and burst modes as well as taking the standard shot. Although photos will resize for e-mail and MMS sends, you can also elect to take snaps at 1 megapixel and VGA (640×480 pixels). There's also night mode, a self-timer, and black and white and sepia effects. You can even swap shutter sounds should you so choose.
The Naite offers plenty of options for after you take the photo, too, like zooming in, making color adjustments, and adding effects. You can also send finished photos to Twitter or a Web site, or attach in an MMS. Unfortunately, you're not able to associate the snap to a contact from the editor, or save the picture as wallpaper. You'll have to arrange that from the Media gallery instead. In addition to photos, you can fill the Naite's 100MB internal memory with videos. Clips meant for multimedia messages are capped at 47 seconds, though you'll be able to shoot for longer in standard mode. Also, you can attach to a picture message or upload to a Web site.
Other covetous extras in the Naite include a solid stereo FM Radio, audio recorder, photo and video editors, and a music composer that's equipped to create ringtones from your song collection. There's also a music recognition app (akin to Shazam, a smartphone app), which can identify recorded music when you hold it near the source. Sadly, some of the best multimedia goodies aren't supported in North America, such as video ringtones, video calls, and the PlayNow store for buying more ringtones, games, and music. The Naite can host MP3 and AAC tracks and can stream A2DP and AVRCP formats.
As mentioned, the Naite accommodates an expandable micoSD card that stores up to 16MB, but you'll need to buy your own. The phone does, however, come with four Java games, including Sudoku, with more games available via a download store that, as we mentioned, won't work for North Americans. You can add your personal aesthetic touch with a limited number of animated themes, still wallpapers, and screensavers.
We got consistently good sound quality out of the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) Naite when we called various domestic mobile phones and landlines from San Francisco, using a T-Mobile SIM card. Voices sounded clear and loud on our end, with audible fuzziness and a low hum present only when we were in areas with weak reception.
On their end, callers shared our opinion that voices were natural, without any tininess. Callers mostly said that we sounded clear, with the exception of when speaking over speakerphone (we reportedly sounded distant) and a car's Bluetooth, where we came across as more muted and hazy. Speakerphone quality was pretty poor, with voices sounding mumbly and indecipherable even when we were in a quiet environment. On the other end, callers heard a significant echo.
The Naite has a very high rated talk battery life of 13 hours and promises 25 days of standby battery life. FCC radiation tests put the Naite's digital SAR at 1.32 watts per kilogram.


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UNICEF, Voices of Youth and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) are proud to announce that winner of the 2013 BYND2015 Global Youth Summit 'Be Smart Be Safe' video contest is Rebeca Mariño Oviedo from Costa Rica.
Rebeca's video concept shows how young people can make the right choices when the use the internet and social media, by thinking through the possible outcomes that an action could lead too. It captures the important message that empowering children and young people is essential to creating a safer and happier internet for all.
"I thank UNICEF for giving me the opportunity to convey my idea on how to fight grooming which affects many young people today. I am also pleased with the development I gave to this idea as it is necessary to fight for the protection of children," said Rebeca.
Over the next few months we'll be working with Rebeca to turn the concept into a video.
Stay tuned because you'll be the first to hear about it.
Congratulations Rebeca.
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The instructional components of the program are decentralized and function as an integral part of the college's academic program. Writing and reading instruction is provided by the Humanities Division, mathematics courses are taught by the Mathematics Division and study skills instruction is provided by the Behavioral/Social Science Division. Developmental Counseling is integrated as a part of the college's office of Student Affairs.
The Learning Support program provides assistance to students in developing those academic and social skills necessary for the successful completion of college work. Courses and activities are designed for students who lack minimum skills, as defined by the Tennessee Board of Regents, in reading comprehension, writing communication, mathematical computation and study skills. Services provided include academic assessment, academic placement and counseling-related programs and activities. The division is decentralized and integrated throughout the academic and student affairs units.


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Ease Handling of Heavy, Packaged Sheetmetal Blanks
Depalletizing of heavy packages of sheetmetal blanks using a forklift or overhead crane can prove tortuous and bind resources. For quick and efficient handling of packaged blanks, Kemper Storatec, Vreden, Germany, has developed a depalletizing machine that features a turnover device that employs rotary motion to allow easy package handling. The machine is available with loading equipment for a pallet system, or for interfacing to existing warehouse-management systems.
The depalletizing machine allows automatic palletizing of laminated cores to 3000 by 1500 mm. Maximum payload is 3 tons, and can be increased by customer request.
The operating sequence follows a fully or semiautomatic process. In a hydraulically operated machine, the laminated cores are fixed and rotated 180 deg. Then the wood packaging can be easily removed. At the end of the 2-min. depalletizing process, the lamination lies aligned to the reference edge of the system pallet. It then automatically transports to the storage system on a material transport vehicle.
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Q: I don't have a pond, so I have no fish or filter to worry about. Can I still run my water feature?
Julie – Castleton, NY
A: Though we generally recommend folks shut down their pondless features in the winter, you can absolutely run it year-round—as long as you're prepared to add a few winter chores to your to-do list.
Keep It Running
Because they don't have filtration systems to fuss with or fish to care for, pondless and other small features really don't require much winter care. Periodically, however, inspect it and check for the following:
- Flowing Water: To prevent water from freezing in the feature's plumbing during cold temperatures, keep water running at all times. The movement will minimize ice buildup.
- No Ice Dams: Keep an eye on the ice formations around your feature. Make sure ice is not redirecting water out of the water feature. If so, melt it with warm water.
- Refill as Needed: You'll need to top off the water level through the cold season, so keep a water supply available to refill your feature as needed. A hose-warming device like our Thermo-Hose™ will keep your water supply flowing for feature refills.
Shut It Down
If you don't want to mess with these chores, shut your water feature down for the season and store the pieces and parts until next spring. Here's a quick three-step checklist to follow:
- Scrub Down: First, give your feature a thorough cleaning. Use Oxy-Lift™ to help break debris from the rocks and waterfall, gently scrub as needed and rinse well.
- Remove Pump: Next, empty out water basins and remove your pump for winter storage. Drain the tubing and store the pump in a bucket of water to keep the seals moist so they don't dry out and crack.
- Store Décor: Finally, disconnect and store any fragile water feature parts, like spitters or decorative vases in your garage or basement. Take temperature-sensitive plants inside for the winter, too.
Yes, sitting beside a gurgling waterfall on a frosty winter's eve is a splendid way to relax after a long day (especially if you have a hot cup of tea and a patio heater cranked on!). But giving your feature a break for the winter while you stay warm and dry is a nice idea, too. Whatever route you choose, enjoy!
Pond Talk: How do you keep your pondless water feature running through the winter?
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Chefpatrick871 wrote:Those quesadillas look amazing TWC
They're really good.
I took a couple recipes and lifted my favorite elements of them and added my own twists. I never would have thought to even buy ancho chili powder, let alone sprinkle it on the tortillas... I never even really thought of grilling quesadillas for that matter.
Grilling the veggies takes them to an entirely different level than simply sauteeing them... in particular I <3 how it brings out the sweetness in the yellow peppers. I forgot to buy Portobellos this time so it was just a medley of peppers and red onion, but still awesome.


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Brewers have options for Saturday's start
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers have yet to name a probable pitcher for Saturday's game against the Cubs, when they need a fifth starter for the first time since Mike Fiers struggled against the D-backs on April 6. It could be Fiers again, manager Ron Roenicke said, or a Triple-A callup.
Tyler Thornburg, who made eight appearances -- including three starts -- for the Brewers last season, is slated to pitch for the Nashville Sounds on Friday. Another right-handed prospect, Hiram Burgos, is scheduled for Saturday. Both are on Milwaukee's 40-man roster.
"It will come down to what happens in some of these games," Roenicke said. "If Fiers gets in them, or we think Fiers is needed to be our long guy in the bullpen, then we'll try to go grab somebody else. But it's going to come down, probably, to a couple of days before that start."
Fiers did not help his cause on Tuesday, when the Brewers hoped to get two or three innings of relief work from him and instead got four outs.
"I would like to see him throwing the ball well before I make that decision to put him back in there to start," Roenicke said. "That's why we were hoping to see him pitch well out of the bullpen, then it's easier to slip him back in."


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Event items
Mystic Ticket
The Mystic Ticket is an item in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald to get to Lugia and Ho-Oh on Navel Rock.
Aurora Ticket
The Aurora Ticket is an item in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald to get to Deoxys on Birth Island.
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The Old Sea Map is an event item in Pokémon Emerald to get to Mew on Faraway Island.
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The Oak's Letter is an event item in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, to get Shaymin on Flower Paradise. It has already been released. There is one other way to get Shaymin on Platinum with an AR. To get Shaymin with an AR, get the "Oak's Letter" and go to Route 224 and talk to professor. Engrave on the stone who you would like to thank the most and the screen will flash white and a Shaymin will appear, then it will run away down Seabreak Path. When you follow it, it may seem like Seabreak Path is endless but it ends in flower paradise where you catch Shaymin.
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The Azure Flute is an event item in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl to get Arceus in the Hall of Origin. There is also a cheat to get the Azure Flute with an Action Replay to get Arceus, go to the Spear Pillar, it will say "The Azure Flute is echoing, would you like to play a song?" If you say yes it will play the first couple of notes of the theme song, and a stairway will open up that goes directly up to the "Hall of Origin" and Arceus will approach you to battle you.
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The Liberty Ticket is an event item in Pokémon Black and White, which allows you to get Victini on Liberty Island.
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Wraparound sunglasses provide as much protection from glare as you can get without having to resort to a full-on helmet and visor. But those curved lenses also makes them bulky and hard to stash away when not worn. So a company called Visoptical has developed a solution: sunglasses with a clever sliding rail system that fold away to a tiny package.
With a transforming act that's worthy of an Autobots emblem, the left and right lenses on the Popticals cozy up on top of each other so that the glasses can easily be carried in a pocket, instead of left some where they can be easily forgotten.
However, there is a catch. The rail system does add a bit of bulk to sunglasses that are already notoriously oversized, and the price of entry will be around $US229 when they're available this spring. [Popticals via Gizmag]


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The "blight" of pay day lenders and betting operators on Scotland's high streets will be tackled with stricter planning controls from now on.
The Scottish Parliament has passed new legislation following concerns raised in communities across the country regarding the negative impact such businesses have on town centres.
Anyone changing the use of a premises to a betting shop or providing pay day loan services is now likely to have to apply to their local council. Previously, some shops or services on the high street could easily be changed without any planning permission.
There are currently more than 1000 betting offices and pay day lending premises across Scotland.
Planning minister Kevin Stewart said the move is intended to tackle "a blight" on the country's high streets and the exploitation of those who can least afford credit.
He added: "We have listened to communities and ultimately we want to avoid the negative impacts on town centre and shopping areas. Increased controls on lending businesses will help prevent more people being driven into poverty, and give planning authorities more control, ensuring that our town centres are attractive places for people to live, work and visit."


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I make no secret that I am supportive of those who serve our country. My own personal time spent deployed to various "Garden Spots" around the world has definitely grounded me in reality – and links me to those today with a type of brotherhood that not many can understand.
Also, anyone that knows me knows of my love for Guinness.
When you combine the two – well, I like to think that is what the product of this excellent commercial would be all about.
To all my brothers and sisters deployed world wide (with a special shout to Gordie, Albie and the 33s Everywhere)…..I give you "The Empty Chair"
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Dec. 13 (UPI) -- While Walter Santiago was driving after picking up his sick 13-year-old granddaughter from middle school, something flew in through the open driver's side window and hit him in the head.
It turns out it was a bullet.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office believes the shot was probably fired from long range and that the bullet that struck the 62-year-old grandfather in the head just above his left temple came from a high-caliber handgun.
"Fortunately for me the bullet was losing velocity when it hit me," Santiago said. "I feel very fortunate and very angry that this happened." He received six stitches after the incident.
"It really is a case of unbelievable luck on the part of the driver," said Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Doug Tobin. "He's very lucky. Depending on where it hits him, it could kill him."
Santiago has never had something like this happen before.
"I've lived in New York City, Connecticut and Puerto Rico," Santiago said. "Nothing like this has ever happened. I don't have any enemies that I know."
The police do not believe that Santiago was a target.
"Just someone being stupid. If you want to kill someone, you'd get a lot closer," Santiago said. "I don't think careless is the word. Just stupid and ignorant. I certainly hope they catch somebody. If he continues doing it, he's certainly going to wind up killing somebody."
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Lymphatic filariasis is infection with the filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or B. timori. These parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito and develop into adult worms in the lymphatic vessels, causing severe damage and swelling (lymphoedema). Elephantiasis – painful, disfiguring swelling of the legs and genital organs – is a classic sign of late-stage disease.
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Annual treatment of all individuals at risk (individuals living in endemic areas) with recommended anti-filarial drugs combination of either diethyl-carbamazine citrate (DEC) and albendazole, or ivermectin and albendazole; or the regular use of DEC fortified salt can prevent occurrence of new infection and disease.


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Note: This piece is not so much a feature (on the restaurant), as it is a personal reflection. Excuse the dreadful photos – it was very dark, and these are not up to par.
It starts out as an assignment to feature "…hole-in-the-wall places that are great for a Friday night gimmick." I'd heard about Lime 88, even met the chef, Archie Juanta, a few times. His place does riffs on local street food, thus the tag, "Street food with a twist." Now, I've had my share of street food, even consider myself quite the adventurous eater but as I'm soon to find out, there's a difference between putting food in my mouth and actually enjoying it.
My mistake is that I bring Boo to this restaurant. From a 6-year-old's point of view, Lime 88 is frightening: raucous crowds sit at low tables, they watch us as we amble in. We feel as out of place as chickens in a fox den. Inside, the place is awash in orange, amplifying the chairs and walls that are in the same hue. It's an old house "" jalousies, hollow walls; stand and ceiling fans providing ample ventilation. (For more interior shots, see this).
But it's the music "" god, the music! "" that sets this place apart. I haven't been to clubs since I was in college, but I'm pretty sure that the volume level here comes close. Daughtry wails, Lifehouse croons, and some ballads are thrown in for a well-rounded playlist. I notice that there are no speakers outside which is where the drinking crowd is, so the music is constantly amped up in order for the "target audience" to appreciate the sounds. Our server, Obet, is kind enough to lower the music a millimeter of a decibel at our request, but later, the volume is back to a so-called more respectable level.
At some point as my Bin and I study the menu, a couple in their 40s comes in and sits at the table at the back. They look as uncomfortable as we do. Because I'm "on assignment," I decide to order everything that has been recommended to me by various people and Obet himself: chicken breast stuffed with kangkong and kesong puti (P120), osso buco style kare-kare (P190), embotido-stuffed crispy pata (P250), nasi goreng (P150), street-style pizza (P190), and the signature street style Barbecue Platter (P160). Because we need to feed Boo, we ask for the longaniza plate and spaghetti carbonara, despite her vehemence that "… there's no kid's food here…." Lime 88 also specializes in imaginative cocktails but I couldn't tell you anything about them because I'm always about the food.
As we wait for the victuals, a large party comes in and occupies the private room to the right, the only space that is air-conditioned and available only by reservation. I notice that the servers are quite efficient and unlike many other restaurants, the food comes to the tables in the order that they are ordered in (i.e. first come, first served). I'm tinkering with my camera and adjusting the settings, though try as I might, the light is so dim that I have to "" literally — hold my breath as I press the shutter button; not an easy feat considering that our table is made up of two unstable glass rounds each held up by a single steel "leg."
I'm satisfied with the pizza, a thin crust on which sit slices of longaniza and tuyo shreds. The customary mozzarella cheese is replaced with kesong puti and quick-melt (aka: processed cheese food). Simple and straightforward, it's (unfortunately) not a harbinger of the dishes to come. In fact, it's the second-best dish of our entire 8-dish lot, the first-best dish being the chicken, which arrives next.
I've been told of the marvelous plating at Lime 88, certainly a trademark of Chef Archie. Though I learn that he's away in New Zealand on a 2-year stint, it's apparent that he's trained his staff well. Dollops of mashed potatoes carry a chicken thigh and breast, both sufficiently stuffed with kangkong and kesong puti. Chicken is difficult to mess up, since the meat's versatility makes it the "little black dress" of the food world. Again, this is all right, but my stomach is beginning to roil because of the music.
As if on cue, the rest of our food appears, quickly diminishing table space, the precarious glass tabletops wobbling for dear life. Again, the plates impress "" the kare-kare's green beans are twirled into cute curlicues, little Auntie Anne's pretzels. Though Lime 88 serves "street food," consideration has gone into the tableware "" solid silverware that feels heavy in hand. Alas, nothing but a Wüsthof chef's knife can cut through this beef! Much slicing effort yields me a few mouthfuls of meat, the largest one of which I put into my mouth and I start chewing.
And chewing.
And chewing some more.
"It's tough," I mutter to my Bin. "Get the ones on the end," he replies, himself fighting with what looks like a mass of meat; alarmingly, the meat seems to be fighting back! The pieces on the end yield no change. Pity. If only the beef had cooked for a good two hours or more, this would've been great. The sauce, though scarce, tastes sufficiently peanut-ty and present are the two vegetables and one ingredient that I consider absolutely essential to any kare-kare: string beans and eggplant, and of course, bagoong.
I'm thinking that I'll do better with the crispy pata so I move on. Its skin is pockmarked with "burst" bubbles, always a good sign "" it's been boiled prior to frying (perhaps even twice) to maximize crunch (think: twice-cooked French fries), and thus the "pockmarks." But the meat is as resistant as the kare-kare, its deceptively crunchy skin so leathery and difficult to cut through that the embotido stuffing rolls out like sausage meat without its stuffing; it tastes like kielbasa.
After two failed dishes, I'm simultaneously hungry but unwilling to eat another bite. I manage to stuff two spoonfuls of the nasi goreng into my mouth, but I'm unforgiving in my opinion of it: it's just rice colored yellow with plenty of shredded cabbage, unworthy of being called "nasi goreng." Because I grew up in Indonesia, I'm quite harsh with food that is Indonesian or of Indonesian descent: I grew up with the original, after all.
And then I try the street-style Barbecue Platter, Lime 88's defining dish. According to the menu, we're supposed to get chicken ass (yes, that's what it reads), isaw (chicken intestines), kidney (of whom or what, I don't know), and betamax. Of the latter, no, it's not that antiquated black thing from the 80s that we used to slip into machines and watch movies from. Betamax is roasted chicken blood that's been congealed and skewered on barbecue sticks, hence the "˜betamax' moniker.
Out of the four "pulutans" that we're supposed to receive, I only see the isaw and the betamax. It's to my unbelievable misfortune that I (unknowingly) pick up the betamax "" it's so dark that I can't tell what I'm eating anymore "" and chomp down, once. Immediately, my mouth is engulfed with a nauseating wave of blood, like the dead thing bloody exhaled into my (now-gaping) orifice. I gag and before I know it, I've instinctively spat the offending article which lands onto my Bin's plate. He looks up at me, mortified at my atrocious table manners. His goggle-like eyes are screaming, "Who are you and what have you done with my wife?!"
What's the story, Lori?
I'm no quitter when it comes to food but exhaustion sweeps over me all of a sudden, and the roiling of my stomach can no longer be ignored. My ears are also complaining at the immense auditory onslaught. It's true what they say that deafening music while eating will give you indigestion. So I refuse to persist any longer. I've never fought so much with my food and eaten so little. My Bin notices my shoulders slump and asks for the bill. I can't even bear to stay for dessert.
Looking back on the experience now, it's almost funny but the laughter doesn't make it out of my mouth (just yet). Our total bill comes out to just P1,230 "" a steal for the amount of food we ordered and the servings for each dish. It's EXCELLENT value for money, plus where else can you get food that's as affordable and as beautifully plated? I know a few people who would revel in Lime 88 — for them, it would be utopia.
But not for me.
I used to think that I could eat anything, anywhere "" I was certainly raised that way: to be as comfortable in a classy place as at a street side stall. But try as I might, I have certain food standards that I keep to, one of which is that (my) food must be cooked properly. I'll let slide the occasional bloody chicken leg but I won't battle with my beef or bone, or whatnot. Cooking food properly is basic, whether it be using the proper cooking method or allowing the raw ingredient enough time to cook. You don't even have to be a chef or a cook, really. I believe that a person who works with food (even weekend kitchen warriors) must use the best ingredients that he/she can afford and cook it with respect. Whether you've got a P2,000 piece of meat or local tenderloin that cost just P500/kilo, it won't matter if you burn the darn thing. Somehow, cooking food improperly feels even more immoral than eating too much of it.
18th century essayist and lexicographer, Dr. Samuel Johnson, said it best: "He who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else." Eating is relative: what I like, others may not like. While some people can't stomach eating dessert first or understand why anyone would pay more than P2,000 for a steak dinner, those are things I enjoy. To each his own.
Thankfully, my editor understands when I tell her that I'm not the right writer for this assignment. So she got someone else to write it, a guy I look up to because he adores eating in hole-in-the-walls and he knows how to appreciate places like Lime 88.
Lime 88
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Mandaluyong City