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If you're dreaming of a laid-back, rustic wedding venue, then these barn wedding venues are ideal for your big day. Barn wedding venues in Ada offer gorgeous scenery, amazing photo ops, and a relaxed, natural setting your guests will love. Browse these rustic wedding venues and find your country-chic favorite!
NOW BOOKING! The Dowry is Oklahoma's newest rustic luxe wedding venue! The Dowry sits in the beautiful country setting of Ada Oklahoma. Newly constructed as a beautiful, rustic, white barn – the Dowry offers all the authentic rustic charm and the modern amenities you and your guests needs for a... (Barn & Farm Weddings Ada)
Southern Cedars is a family-owned barn and farm wedding venue located in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. This charming event space is versatile as it can easily be adapted to host rustic or classic, traditional weddings. From Fall 2019 onward, it will host ceremonies, receptions, and a whole host of other... (Barn & Farm Weddings Earlsboro)
Thunderbird Chapel is a scenic wedding venue in Norman, Oklahoma. Surrounded by gorgeous native walnut and cottonwood trees, this venue provides a picturesque setting for your big day. Whether you desire an indoor wedding inside the gorgeous chapel or an outdoor ceremony amidst the natural beauty,... (Church Weddings Norman)
As a full-service luxury venue providing superior service, we pride ourselves in taking care of every detail so that you can focus on what truly matters most: your marriage. Southwind Hills is nationally recognized as one of the top wedding venues. Your guests will be in awe of the landscape from... (Barn & Farm Weddings Washington)
Embassy Suites Norman is a modern hotel wedding venue located in Norman, Oklahoma. Nestled in the University North Park Retail and Business Development, this elegant hotel is conveniently located close to the University of Oklahoma and boasts beautiful hotel suites, a stunning atrium lobby and... (Hotel Weddings Norman)
Local to Blanchard, Oklahoma, wedding venue The Springs in Norman specializes in hosting wedding ceremonies and receptions. One of the many featured venues offered by the award-winning venue company The Springs, The Springs in Norman is dedicated to providing an affordable, stress-free wedding... (Banquet Halls Blanchard)
Belflower Chapel and Event Center is a classic-style wedding venue located in Nicoma Park, Oklahoma. This simple, quaint venue is a newly renovated Catholic Church that was built in the late 1940s. Its old-world charm creates a truly unique setting to celebrate your most special day. Facilities and... (Historic Weddings Nicoma Park)
Boathouse Vows - Boathouse District is a waterfront wedding venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Imagine the striking beauty of your wedding photos framed by the unique architecture of one of their five events spaces, or an evening reception as the sun sets against Lake Overholser. Whether you... (Banquet Halls Oklahoma City)
Skyline Bricktown is a unique and rustic ceremony and reception venue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Located near notable monuments like the Chesapeake Arena, Sante Fe Station, and Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, you'll be moments away from the I-40 freeway and the Oklahoma River. Fall in love with... (Historic Weddings Oklahoma City)
Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel is a modern wedding venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Featuring 20,000 square feet of full-service wedding and event spaces, it can host weddings of all sizes and styles.Facility and Capacity Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel can host up to 600 guests in its flexible... (Hotel Weddings Oklahoma City)
Skirvin Hilton Hotel is a full-service hotel and wedding venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that provides a space that embodies elegance and romance for your wedding. This sophisticated hotel is nestled at the corner of Broadway and Park Avenue and is in the heart of the downtown area near... (Hotel Weddings Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma City Farmers Public Market is a historic wedding venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Built in 1928, this historic space provides a one-of-a-kind setting for your big day. As the city's oldest and most unique event center, its unmatched architecture is guaranteed to leave a lasting... (Historic Weddings Oklahoma City)
Broken Horn Ranch is a rustic wedding venue located in Luther, Oklahoma. Nestled among 25 beautiful acres and conveniently close to the city, this country-style venue is the ideal location for the fairy-tale wedding of your dreams. Facilities and CapacityBroken Horn Ranch offers both indoor and... (Barn & Farm Weddings Luther)
Remington Park is a large, rustic-themed wedding venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that has been hosting weddings for more than 26 years. It offers ample space for wedding ceremonies and other events. The venue features waterfalls, an elegant banquet hall, delectable menu selections, a... (Banquet Halls Oklahoma City)
Eleven Oaks Ranch in Luther, Oklahoma, is an elegantly rustic venue ready to host wedding ceremonies, receptions, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, and elopements. Located in the countryside just minutes away from major highways, this 9,500-square-foot event space provides both... (Banquet Halls Luther)
River Oaks Golf Club is an idyllic country club wedding venue located in Edmond, Oklahoma. This charming venue is nestled on a hilltop, offering couples and their guests stunning views across the picturesque landscape. The property itself provides manicured grounds, spacious event areas, and... (Country Club Weddings Edmond)
In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, lies an enchanting wedding venue, Coles Garden, a secluded wonderland that offers couples the best of outdoor and indoor event spaces. Situated on 13 acres of pristine gardens and surrounded by magical flora, this venue creates a fairytale atmosphere. Since 2001 the... (Banquet Halls Oklahoma City)
The Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City Hotel is a modern hotel offering venue space for weddings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The signature features of the hotel include warm woods, interior detailing, glowing candles, and traditional architecture. Staff at the hotel are dedicated to providing a... (Hotel Weddings Oklahoma City)
Tatanka Ranch is the only all-inclusive weekend, wedding venue in Oklahoma. Packages range from $6995 to $14,995. Set between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the ranch is spread over 1,000 acres of serene prairie, with manicured grounds and a lake, offering an enchanting backdrop for couples seeking a... (Barn & Farm Weddings Stroud)
The Hamilton Event Center is a banquet hall wedding venue located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The venue has been part of the Oklahoma wedding industry for more than eleven years. With its elegant interiors and exceptional service, it is an ideal choice for hosting extravagant wedding ceremonies and... (Banquet Halls Edmond)
NorthWest Event Center is a banquet hall wedding venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Centrally located on the Northwest Expressway, the modern venue is spread over 10,000 square feet. The venue has a reputation for hosting sophisticated and elegant wedding events. The owners of the venue feel... (Banquet Halls Oklahoma City)
Creekside Chapel & Gardens, situated in Edmond, Oklahoma, offers couples a classic banquet hall venue in which to host their wedding. The venue allows both inside and outside weddings, allowing their five acres of landscaped grounds to be used for a beautiful ceremony or reception. With a grand,... (Banquet Halls Edmond)
Gaillardia Country Club is an ornate and picturesque wedding venue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. You'll feel like royalty by hosting your ceremony in their majestic clubhouse overlooking the manicured club grounds, and then celebrating with your guests in the ballroom. Relax and enjoy your wedding day... (Country Club Weddings Oklahoma City)
Rose Briar Place is an elegant wedding venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The venue offers both indoor and outdoor chapels and reception areas, allowing all the wedding events to take place in one location for guests' ease and enjoyment.Facilities and Capacity Rose Briar Place can accommodate... (Church Weddings Oklahoma City)
The barn at the woods is located in Edmond, Oklahoma. Our 114-year-old barn, though in close proximity to all the happenings of Downtown OKC, gives guest the feeling of being "home." This vintage Oklahoma wedding venue is a charming gem tucked away along the rippling waters of Bluff Creek. The... (Barn & Farm Weddings Edmond)
Local to Edmond, Oklahoma, wedding venue The Springs in Edmond specializes in hosting wedding ceremonies and receptions. As one of the many stunning venues offered by award-winning venue company The Springs, The Springs in Edmond is passionate about customer satisfaction, and endeavors to make you... (Banquet Halls Edmond)


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There are plenty enough well-known quotes about beer. Some of the best-known, unfortunately, are made up. However, it's still possible to come across great, genuine yet little-known snippets. Here are 20 of my favourite beer quotes in need of wider broadcasting:
"If [beer] is … the people's beverage – and nobody, I take it, will deny that it is just that – its history must of necessity go hand in hand, so to speak, with the history of that people, with the history of its entire civilisation."
John P Arnold, Origin and History of Beer and Brewing, 1911
If I ever worry that the history of beer is a little trivial, I re-read this passage from the American-German beer writer John Arnold and feel that, yes, I'm recording part of the story of my people, my civilisation. OK, people?
"See that ye keep a noble house for beef and beer, that thereof may be praise given to God and to your honour."
Advice given to Leonard, titular sixth Lord Dacre, in 1570
Leonard Dacre was one of the leaders of the Northern Rebellion, a revolt designed to put Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne of England. But he managed to lose the battle of Gelt Bridge in Cumberland in 1570 despite outnumbering the Elizabethan forces two to one with his private force of 3,000 armed men, raised from the local tenantry. He subsequently fled to Flanders via Scotland, dying three years later. Part of the motive behind his taking part in the rebellion seems to have been his failure to claim the title of Baron Dacre of Gilsland after the death of his nephew, the fifth Lord Dacre. In the manoeuvrings before the rebellion took off, Leonard was sent a letter by one of his dependants, Richard Atkinson, telling him how to maintain the loyalty of the Dacre tenants in Cumberland, which included the excellent advice above about beef and beer.
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Each of the data sets is available at any of the following 5 levels of geography:
Zip code definitions come from at least two different federal agencies and they
don't always line up perfectly. The data in this product defines zip codes
using the US Postal Service (USPS) definitions. But the geographic boundaries
are derived from the Census Bureau's (USCB) Tiger files and are officially Zip
Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA). Most of the time these two are relatively in
accord. But there are some differences. For example the USPS has zip codes
for PO Boxes. The USCB does not - no one "lives there" though many people may
receive mail there and it is an official mailing address. Also the USCB seeks
to cover the entire country so for example it will assign NY City's Central Park
or Yosemite to a zip code. The USPS may not include these areas because in fact
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Dodgers designate infielder Figgins for assignment
ANAHEIM -- The Dodgers designated veteran infielder Chone Figgins for assignment. He had been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque.
Figgins had been out since June 14 with a strained hip flexor that originally was listed as a pulled quad. He became expendable with last week's trade for Darwin Barney, who can also serve the utility infielder role but at age 28 is eight years younger than Figgins. And at the Major League level, backup infielder Miguel Rojas provides strong defense at shortstop, which is what the Dodgers want on their bench, manager Don Mattingly said.
"The real fit for us is having a shortstop," Mattingly said. "And although Figgins can play short, it's not really what we're looking at that position."
Figgins made it back to the Major Leagues this year as a non-roster invitee in Spring Training having sat out all of last year after being released in Spring Training by the Miami Marlins. He was released the previous winter by the Seattle Mariners, who signed him to a four-year, $35 million contract after his lone All-Star season with the Angels.
In 38 games with the Dodgers, he hit .217 with one RBI and had four stolen bases.
"It's a tough one with Figgy," Mattingly said. "I think we all got pretty attached to who he is, and what he brought to the club. At the end of the day, it's kind of unfortunate. He ends up getting hurt and going down, and the situation changed."


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Results 1 - 9 of 9 Rabbits, Dogs, Cattle, Surgery, Opioids, Nutraceuticals, Gastric protectants
Nutraceuticals versus carprofen in dogs with osteoarthritis
In [dogs with osteoarthritis] is a [glucosamine & chondroitin supplement vs. carprofen] better at [reducing the clinical signs of osteoarthritis]?
Omeprazole versus ranitidine in resolving gastric ulceration in dogs
In [dogs with gastric ulceration] does [treatment with omeprazole compared to ranitidine] [lead to more rapid resolution of gastric ulceration]?
Laparoscopic vs conventional midline approach for dog spays and post-op activity
In [bitches undergoing neutering] does [laparascopic ovariectomy compared to conventional ovariectomy] increase [post-operative activity levels]?
Tramadol in addition to NSAIDs for canine osteoarthritis
In [dogs with osteoarthritis] does treatment with [tramadol and a NSAID compared to a NSAID alone] lead to [better clinical improvement]?
Debridement versus superficial keratectomy for indolent ulcers in dogs
In [dogs with indolent ulcers] does [debridement with a swab compared to superficial keratectomy] result in [shorter healing times]?
Roll and toggle versus right abomasopexy in cattle with an LDA
In [cattle with a left displaced abomasum] does [roll and toggle correction compared to right abomasopexy] affect [survival in the herd]?
Roll and toggle versus right pyloro-omentopexy in cattle with an LDA
In [cattle with a left displaced abomasum] does [roll and toggle correction compared to right pyloro-omentopexy] affect [survival in the herd]?
Best approach for surgical aural haematoma repair
In [dogs with aural haematomas] does [suturing buttons vs suturing a splint (e.g. radiograph film)] lead to a [better cosmetic outcome]?
In [bitches being spayed] does [surgery before first season compared to later] reduce [risk of mammary tumours]?


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By Sarah Clark and John Pepitone
BELTON, Mo. — The daughters of a long-suffering Chiefs fan who passed away last week say their father is getting the last laugh on the poor performing team.
According to WADF, the death of 81-year-old Loren "Sam" Lickteig is described in his obituary in a local newspaper and blame — at least in part — on the "heartbreaking disappointment caused by the Kansas City Chiefs."
"My dad, he loved the Chiefs, but he was a big prankster," said daughter Diana Hennessey. "He liked his jokes. And he just needed the last laugh."
Lickteig battled Multiple Sclerosis for 27 years. He hadn't driven in years, so he spent a lot of time at his Belton home rooting for his favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs. His daughters say Lickteig used humor to help him get through nearly everything in his life. They say the only thing he was dead serious about was his football team.
"He would start out with his red shirt — Kansas City Chiefs — shirt on, on game days," Hennessey said. "Then if the team was doing okay, it would move, he would literally change during the game, change to his yellow or gold shirt. And then once they started doing bad, he would have the black T-shirt come on."
His daughters say Sam wore a lot of black in recent years. After his wife died in July, his family feared that heartbreak combined with the disease he battled would do him in. When the Chiefs lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football in overtime, Lickteig passed away two days later.
"If the Chiefs want to beat something, obviously it's not a team at this point, then they can support the MS Society and help support MS," Hennessey said. "We can beat the disease."
His daughters gathered to write an obituary for the former Grandview city councilman and real estate broker, and they realized they needed to employ some of their dad's humor to help get them through it. That's why the obituary says Lickteig died from MS and heartbreaking disappointment caused by the Chiefs.
"I feel bad for the Chiefs players," said daughter Amy Turner. "I don't want them to think we're making fun of them. I believe they are trying. It's just not working very well for them right now."
Three daughters say all the attention the obituary is getting is a fitting tribute to their dad.
"I know he is smiling down," said Turner. "He is laughing at us. He is smiling and getting a very good kick out of this."
Lickteig's funeral is 11 a.m. Tuesday at Coronation of Our Lady Catholic Church in Grandview. The family asks memorial contributions be made to the MS Society.


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What is your approach to making so many bold acting choices?
What did you learn from working with David Lynch on Wild at Heart?
What was it like working with
Oliver Stone on The Doors?
Do you remain in character between takes?
What reflections do you have on your notorious appearance on
Late Night with David Letterman?
What is the philosophy behind your debut directorial feature, What Is It?
Tell us about your second directorial feature,
It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.
What is the aesthetic of discomfort?
Of the films you've appeared in, which are your favorites?
How have audiences responded to
What Is It?
Why did you cast actors with Down Syndrome in a movie that isn't about Down Syndrome?
When did you discover your creative voice?
What was your experience like shooting Back to the Future?
What was the nature of your lawsuit against the producers of
Back to the Future?
What was your auditioning experience on Back to the Future?
In River's Edge, how did you play it big without going over the top?
When choosing a role, is the character's psychology the first thing you identify with?
Has your cult status helped you tour the country with What Is It?
How did you become friendly with legendary director, Werner Herzog?
What do you admire about
Stanley Kubrick?
When did you decide to try your hand at directing?
How did you deal with the impending death of your friend and collaborator Steven C. Stewart?
What was it like directing your father in It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine?
What are your memories of working on At Close Range?
Regarding the characters you play, what's the difference between achetype and stereotype?
What is your process like when creating characters?
Are your first takes the best, or does it take you awhile to hit your stride?
How much do you like to rehearse?
What attracted you to
Herman Melville's Bartleby?
What did you contribute to your character, The Thin Man, in the Charlie's Angels films?
What was the most emotionally difficult thing about making Willard?
PRODUCER-DIRECTOR-INTERVIEWER-EDITOR: Patrick Francis
CREATOR-PRODUCER-CAMERA: Peter Hyoguchi
What the biggest misconception about you?
FILM (actor): What is it?, Epic Movie, Simon Says, Drop Dead Sexy, Incident at Loch Ness, Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle, Willard, Like Mike, Crime and Punishment, Fast Sofa, Bartleby, Charlie's Angels, Nurse Betty, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Dead Man, Chasers, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Little Noises, The Doors, Rubin & Ed, Ferdydurke, Wild At Heart, Where the Heart Is, Twister, River's Edge, At Close Range, Back to the Future, The Orkly Kid, Teachers, Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter, Racing with the Moon, Andy Warhol - The Complete Picture, Even Dwarfs Started Small, High School USA, My Tutor, Split Screen
FILM (writer/director): It Is Fine. Everything Is Fine!, What Is It?
TV: "Hotel Room", "Family Ties", "Hill Street Blues", "Happy Days", "The Kid with the 200 I.Q.", "The Facts of Life"
WIZARD OF GORE - New Movie Trailer
EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES - Trailer
CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE - Trailer
BACK TO THE FUTURE Part I - Trailer
Music Video: "Clowny Clown Clown"
Crispin Glover on David Letterman
Live Performance: "What it is and How it is Done."
BACK TO THE FUTURE Part I - Scene
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Well done, I played that about 10 times what gear did you start in and was the RPM change the same each change?
the second half of the first gear I guess you got full traction, it really pulled hard, then sounded like it changed at higher revs on the next change. How to describe the sound, angry!
I miss Darwin's drag track, Townsville has no track, less the new S Car circuit that is open road 11 months of the year.


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While some pundits and producers worry that 2012 dairy markets could be a repeat of 2008-2009, déjà vu all over again is unlikely. That's despite the fact that exports are approaching 13% of U.S. milk production, up 20% from where they were in 2008.
"We don't have a 2008-2009 collapse ahead of us," says Alan Levitt, contributing editor to Dairy Today and longtime dairy trends analyst.
Levitt is the first to admit that recent global dairy market news has not been encouraging. And dairy futures through the first half of 2012 aren't all that encouraging either. There are three main reasons for concern:
• Global milk supply in the major exporting countries (EU-27, U.S., New Zealand, Argentina and Australia) is up 2.6% year-to-date over a year ago, or 8.6 billion pounds through July. "We could end up with 12 to 14 billion pounds more milk from these top five exporters for the year," Levitt says. "The European Union is up 2% alone, which hasn't happened since quotas were imposed there in 1983."
• Global imports have slowed, particularly in the second and third quarters of 2011. Part of that is due to global economic concerns. Additionally, importing countries had bought ahead earlier in the year and now have ample supplies. Plus, there's just more milk available and buyers are waiting for further price reductions before they make new orders, Levitt says.
• New Zealand has been pricing its dairy commodities aggressively, knowing it has increased production that it must dispose of at a time of softening markets. The fall of the year is when Kiwi production peaks, often resulting in seasonal pressure on prices.
• Both China and Russia have backed off on their dairy purchases in the second quarter of 2011, accounting for much of the slowdown in global trade.
But it's not all doom and gloom. "The fundamentals of dairy markets are still sound, and dairy is more entrenched in diets than ever before," Levitt says. "The South Koreans, for example, won't stop eating their pizzas just because of a gloomy economic outlook."
Even though dairy imports have backed off, they are still at high levels historically. At the end of the second quarter of 2011, imports were more than 900,000 metric tons. A year earlier, when imports were setting records, the world was importing 830,000 metric tons. So even though sales have dipped from a peak that approached 1 million metric tons this summer, they are still running nearly 10% higher than the previous peak.
Global dairy demand is also now more sustainable at higher prices. Levitt notes that powder, cheese and whey prices are still running 20% to 30% higher than the five-year average (butter prices are 60% higher) and yet purchases remain strong.
U.S. manufacturers are also becoming more reliable global suppliers. They realize that the U.S. dairy price support program no longer presents a viable, sustainable floor. "The dairy price support program is not an option this time," Levitt says. So manufacturers are doing everything they can to meet and sustain overseas customer demand.
Plus, softening prices should bring some buyers back into the market. Those who have been waiting to buy are starting to see pricing opportunities.
Levitt isn't saying there's nothing to worry about in world dairy markets and the global economy. But there's no reason to panic, either. And given the uncertainty of everything else heading into 2012, that may be as good as it gets. Let's hope he's right.
Why Don't More Dairies Have Digesters?
Senate Proposes Some Farm Tax Savings In Millionaire Surtax Bill


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Business Financing
To determine your startup costs, you must identify all the expenses your business will incur during its startup phase. Some of these expenses will be one-time costs, such as the fee for incorporating your business and the price of a sign for your building. Some expenses will be ongoing such as the cost of utilities, inventory, insurance, etc.
While identifying these costs, decide whether they are essential or optional. A realistic startup budget should only include those elements that are necessary to start the business. These essential expenses can then be divided into two separate categories: fixed (overhead) expenses and variable (related to business sales) expenses. Fixed expenses will include figures like the monthly rent, utilities, administrative and insurance costs. Variable expenses will include inventory, shipping and packaging costs, sales commissions, and other costs associated with the direct sale of your product or service.
An important source of small business financing is a commercial bank. Lenders will require an organized and well thought out business plan. The counselors with the LSBDC at McNeese can assist you in that process. Listed below is a checklist of information you should gather before your first meeting with a counselor. This information will bring you one step closer to that polished business plan to present to your bank, increasing your chances for obtaining a loan.
Personal credit report for each owner, including each person's credit score. To get a loan to start a business, you must have good credit. Your PERSONAL credit is your BUSINESS credit.
List of everything you'll need to buy to start your business, listed item by item, with the cost of the item (or service). (You can use the Cash Flow Worksheet to list this.)
Your projections (best guess, or pro forma) of what you'll sell, month by month, for the first year of operation, broken down by your cost and your income for the product or service.
- For example, if you're opening a tire shop, you could estimate that in a particular month you would sell 75 tires (at a cost of $40 each) with a retail price of $80 each. In that same month, you might also sell 20 rims (which would cost you $50 each) and you'd sell them for $110 each. You could provide 15 tire alignments (which would cost you $7.64 each to provide) and you'd get $19.95 each from the customers.
- You have to understand what you'll sell in order to put together your business plan. (You can also use the cash flow worksheet to list this.)
Your projections (best guess, or pro forma) of what you'll spend, month by month, for the first year of operation, listed category by category (for example, telephone, insurance, payroll, garbage disposal). (You can use the cash flow worksheet to list this.)
A bank will expect you to provide 25% to 30% of your start-up costs. Describe where you'll get this funding. For example: from your savings, refinancing your home, borrowing from a thrift plan, etc.
The first draft of your business plan. Bring a printout of what you've written AND the file on a disk, CD or memory stick, or email it to us ahead of time at firstname.lastname@example.com. We will have time to review your work prior to the counseling session, making the best use of your time.
Individuals often call our office asking for grants or "free money" to start their business. They may have heard about this free money from television or read about it on the Internet. In most cases, the information is incorrect and misleading. In other cases, it is close to a scam, at times asking for money for additional information. The SBA and most other funding organizations do not provide grants or "free money" for starting or developing a business. Although there are some grants available, they are targeted toward specific groups such as non-profit organizations. They are not available for for-profit companies.
For assistance in determining your business financial needs and writing your business plan, please contact the LSBDC at McNeese State University to schedule your free, one-on-one counseling session.
This Cash Flow Worksheet is a good tool to use when planning your business expenses, income, and future projects. Fill in your start-up and monthly operating costs and estimate your sales for each month. The worksheet will add and subtract for you. We also review this worksheet during the Starting and Financing a Small Business seminar.
The LSBDC at McNeese State University is a partnership program with the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and is a member of the Louisiana Small Business Development Center network. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in any SBDC publication or workshop are those of the author(s) or speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Small Business Administration. SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.
The LSBDC at McNeese is partially funded by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Louisiana Economic Development, and McNeese State University. SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any product, opinion, or service. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
All McNeese State University Small Business Development Center services shall be rendered on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the Center at (337) 475-5529 or (800) 622-3352, extension 5529 or via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- All natural: Wildlife sanctuary a unique find
ADDRESS: 3025 Mechum Banks Drive
NEIGHBORHOOD: White Hall
SIZE: 4,085 fin. sq. ft., 2,500 unfin.
LAND: 9.0 acres
CURB APPEAL: 9 out of 10
LISTED BY: Kevin O'Brien, Charlotte Ramsey Realtors 966-2438
This house is for the birds. And that's a compliment.
The agent describes the place as "one-of-a-kind," and in this case, that isn't just typical realtor hyperbole: the property is unique, the only one we've reviewed that's certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a "mini-refuge." The specific and extensive landscape elements– plantings, topography, water– designed especially to attract wildlife, especially birds, will be as big a draw for a certain kind of buyer as the house itself, which is saying something, considering its many unusual features.
About the outside first: the owner is a life-long naturalist who took the opportunity when he acquired this property to create a haven for birds. He worked with landscape designers to plant such things as ilex verticillata, winterberry ("bluebird bait"), viburnum (lots of birds), elaeagnus (fruits, flowers, and cover), and leucothoe (cover and flowers), and the result has been all he hoped: over 100 species of birds have been recorded on the grounds.
Large sliding Pella doors and a huge wrap-around deck with built-in benches are ideal viewing spots; crepe myrtles surrounding the deck were planted 10' below so that someone seated on the deck is in the top of the trees, enveloped this time of year by colorful blossoms. Of the three native-stone fireplaces in the house, one (wood-burning) is on the side of the deck overlooking a fenced section of the yard with small individual gardens delineated by low rock walls and a pond. (This means a bird watcher can spy in toasty comfort even in the dead of winter!)
A "breezeway" adjoins this side of the deck, leading from the main house to a separate apartment, a 1991 addition. The apartment has a large living room with tiled entryway, a fully equipped tile and formica kitchen, one large bedroom with walk-in closet, and a "Scandinavian" bathroom. Although the current owners used the apartment for an au pair, they estimate it could rent for $700-$1,000/month, a nice little bonus to help with what might be hefty mortgage payments.
The house itself has grown through two additions. From the original Scandinavian-design, red-cedar central structure has evolved a spreading, 96-foot-wide rambling amalgam of rooms, secret passages, enormous master wing with private deck, cathedral-ceiling dining room with river-rock fireplace, and basement (at 2,500 sq. ft., larger than some houses) with exercise room, workshop, spacious laundry room, and two-car garage.
Other features in the house testify to the owner's scientific interests. The fully tiled master bathroom has a gorgeous tile floor with embedded fossils surrounding a steam shower. The unique deck awnings are elaborate "flying jib" contraptions of his own design. A large (300 sq. ft.) screened porch with cement floor between the master wing and the living room has hosted dance parties with natural themes befitting the expanse of nature just on the other side of the screens (the porch overlooks a fern garden).
In all, the house has four bedrooms including the master suite, 3.5 bathrooms, and an eat-in kitchen. A bedroom with bunk beds is positioned comfortably close to the master wing for children who might feel abandoned in the two children's bedrooms on the second level, some distance from the master wing– although it's hard to imagine a child wanting to leave that space with its built-in desk and window seat, bathroom with "waterfall" shower gizmo, and the secret passage (via rope ladder!) to the bunk room below.
Utilities in the house are maximally energy-efficient, with R-38 ceiling and R-18 wall insulation combined with an oil-burning furnace for baseboard hot water heat and a heat pump for AC. A wood stove in the dining room fireplace can be part of the sale and probably would be enough to heat at least the first level of the house, making it unnecessary to fire up the oil furnace except on the coldest days.
Any description of the house is necessarily rambling because the house itself grew like Topsy, seemingly without a plan– one might almost say on whimsey. While the attention to the natural surroundings was meticulous and thoughtful, the impulses that shaped the growth of the house itself seem to have been much more serendipitous, even fanciful. That's not to say that the end result is less than pleasant, just that it's atypical and might be off-putting on first walk-through. (Although only rock-ribbed curmudgeons will fail to smile when they notice the forest woodhouse's engraved name: "P.G.").
People looking for something completely out of the ordinary– and who meet two requirements: love of nature and deep pockets– will be delighted to find "Owls' Roost." And if the pockets are really roomy, an additional 1.4 acres with a swimming hole/pond are available for an additional $150,000.
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PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 19, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it plans to perform water sampling at approximately 60 homes in the Carter Road/Meshoppen Creek Road area of Dimock, Pa. to further assess whether any residents are being exposed to hazardous substances that cause health concerns. EPA's decision to conduct sampling is based on EPA's review of data provided by residents, Cabot Oil and Gas, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
"EPA is working diligently to understand the situation in Dimock and address residents' concerns," said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. "We believe that the information provided to us by the residents deserves further review, and conducting our own sampling will help us fill information gaps. Our actions will be based on the science and the law and we will work to help get a more complete picture of water quality for these homes in Dimock."
The sampling will begin in a matter of days and the agency estimates that it will take at least three weeks to sample all the homes. All sampling is contingent on access granted to the property. EPA expects validated results from quality-tested lab to be available in about five weeks after samples are taken.
In addition, EPA is taking action to ensure delivery of temporary water supplies to four homes where data reviewed by EPA indicates that residents' well water contains levels of contaminants that pose a health concern. EPA will reevaluate this decision when it completes sampling of the wells at these four homes. Current information on other wells does not support the need for alternative water at this time. However, the information does support the need for further sampling.
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Severe delays are occurring on the M62 after lanes were closed following reports of a vehicle on fire.
Shortly after 11am, Highways England said that the eastbound carriageway was shut between junction 21 and 22.
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text: James allison satisfied after tentative start Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 15:00 A stop-start opening session for Lotus F1 Team at the Circuit de Catalunya brought just a smattering of laps, but plenty of positives as Kimi opened the week with the second fastest time of the day in Barcelona. Technical Director James Allison gives us his view of proceedings: James, what's the feedback from the opening day here in Barcelona? It was a bit of a frustrating day as we were confined to doing two lap runs by a telemetry system which would only work sporadically. Running what is effectively a brand new car for extended periods without regular feedback as to its condition is not a risk worth taking; especially at this early stage of the season when spare parts are at a premium. Putting that to one side, the favourable impression we received from the drivers in Jerez seems to have continued here which is certainly a positive. How much of an effect will today's telemetry issue have on the schedule for the week? Without today's telemetry fuss we would have completed a lot more laps, but it was never our intention to carry out extensively long stints during this first session. We have a full compliment of different tests to complete over the coming days from data logging to setup analysis and race simulations, so today will form a useful platform for the remainder of the week. We're reverting to an alternative telemetry setup tomorrow, so hopefully that will allow us to rack up the miles. Obviously, we went to Jerez with the car in its very first iteration; will there be many changes here in Barcelona? Most alterations to the package will be run in anger during the second Barcelona test or at the first race in Melbourne. As with every season, this middle test is very much focused on assessing the fundamentals of the car – learning how it responds to setup changes, checking that temperatures and pressures are where they should be and so on – before bolting on any new parts. Although times mean relatively little during testing, it must be re-assuring to see the E21 sitting towards the sharp end despite limited running here today? At each test we go to, it's always nice to see the car responding well and looking well placed on the leader board. The E21 behaved itself reasonably well in Jerez and – much like its predecessor – seems to be doing the same here so it's an encouraging start.


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Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 Review
The Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 One Touch Automatic Espresso Machine is for the lack of a better word… perfect. It's beautiful design, intuitive One Touch interface and full range of features make it the best Automatic Espresso Machine in its class.
Jura-Capresso takes the idea of "One Touch" very seriously. They should… they where the first to bring several "One Touch" beverage machines to the market. In fact, you could almost say they invented it. Seasoned and well into multiple generations of technology the Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 offers bullet-proof performance day in and day out, without compromising on features and quality of product.
Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 Features:
The Impressa Z7 features EIGHT pre-set One Touch beverages:
- Cappuccino
- Latte Macchiato
- Hot Chocolate
- Hot Tea
- One or Two Cup Ristretto
- One or Two Cup Espresso
- Large Cups of Coffee with a great thick crema floating on top
- Milk
Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 Settings & Configuration:
The pre-set programs can be customized to set how much liquid you want in your cup, coffee strength, the amount of frothed/steamed milk, and temperature pretty easily. The LED display makes things very easy to understand if you want to re-configure these options, however, the machine is fully pre-programmed and ready to rock & roll right out of the box.
Assembly is easy, there are videos available that show you exactly how to put the drip tray in, remove the packaging, etc… It's all very straight forward, and easy to understand.
Don't be put off if you see a coffee bean in your machine, or some type of indication that the machine was used. While it is used it is a new machine. These machines are complex (inside) and Jura-Capresso likes to make sure you get a machine that actually works when you take it out of the box instead of one that might need tweaking so they run a cycle through the machine before it is boxed up and made ready to go to make sure that everything is in perfect working condition. Think of it like buying a new car, you will never purchase one that has ZERO miles on the odometer. It's just not done very often because everyone in the process wants to make sure there are no issues.
Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 Product Quality:
The Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 uses 15 bars of pressure to extract the goodness from your coffee beans. For those of you not in the know, the 15 bars of pressure refer to a scientific measurement for pressure. Very basically, a bar of pressure is equal to an atmosphere of pressure or the ambient pressure at sea level. So 15 bars of pressure means that the espresso machine is pumping hot water through the ground espresso at roughly 15 times the atmospheric pressure at sea level.
When this happens, a wonderful thing occurs… CREMA. Crema is a combination of proteins from the bean, emulsified oils, and air. It makes a thick cream looking substance that floats on the top of the coffee. Some of you are thinking "eww" right now, but it's really not a "eww" moment I promise! Here is why:
1) The crema will dissipate within three or four minutes; however, you will want to drink most of your coffee by then if you want to enjoy the flavor.
2) While it is on top of your delicious coffee, it is trapping gases and aroma that is escaping like water down a drain. If you drink your coffee while the crema is floating on the top you will get the full bodied flavor that you just can't get any other way.
Brewing a good cup of coffee is a complex science. You can giggle a little if you want, but if the temperature, grind size, pressure and extraction time isn't just right you will be left with something other than a perfect cup of coffee. Jura-Capresso does all the hard work for you. They know that you need a decent grind size, that you want to have enough ground coffee available for the water quantity so that when they press the water through the grounds it pulls away about 2/3's of the flavor and leaves the last 1/3 sitting there (it is bitter and yucky!). Think of it like this… if you have an popsicle on a stick, you want to lick the popsicle, as you get closer to the stick… you start tasting the stick. That's why most of us toss the stick when there is still some popsicle on it because very few of us actually like the taste of wood. The same is true with coffee. Part of the bean is very bitter. About 2/3's of the bean is sweet and full of great flavors.
The quality of the Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 is top notch. You get a thick rich crema that floats on the top, and if you put a teaspoon of sugar on it… the sugar will stay there for several long seconds before dropping down through the crema.
Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 Conclusion:
The Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 is a great Automatic Espresso Machine. Jura-Capresso has done a fine job putting every detail in place so that their customers need only worry about filling the bean hopper, milk and water containers. While there is no doubt that this machine is a pure luxury… what a luxury indeed to have one. The beautiful design makes the Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 a center piece in any kitchen. We have to give the Jura-Capresso Impressa Z7 the full 5 Star ranking. It is without a doubt one of the best Automatic Espresso Machines we have ever tested. In addition we have honored the Jura Capresso Impressa Z7 with a 2011 Editor's Choice Award.
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So, it's been quite a long time since I've posted at all regularly here. It's time I bite-the-bullet and admit it's going to be a while before I find the time to get back to blogging.
Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. Feel free to keep the blog in your RSS reader — I will come back and blog here again sometime.
In the meantime, if you're interested, you can find what I'm writing for New Scientist here. And you can keep up with other stuff I might be doing here.
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Whereas the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs was prepared to "go thermonuclear" on the subject of patent disputes, it appears his successor, Tim Cook, is a somewhat more conciliatory kind of guy.
During Apple's Q2 2012 conference call on Tuesday, Cook said that he'd "highly prefer to settle than to battle" when it comes to lawsuits concerning his company.
He added, "I've always hated litigation and I continue to hate it."
Don't, of course, expect to see the Cupertino-based tech giant suddenly roll over and give up all its patent fights. That's not going to happen. But Cook's words indicate he's intent on focusing on creating innovative products and making a success of Apple rather than getting bogged down in costly and distracting patent-related legal disputes — like the 20 cases the company is currently involved in with Samsung across 10 countries.
Cook made his feelings clear just a few days after news emerged that both he and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung had agreed to a US district court directive ordering the pair to get together for a so-called settlement conference to try to resolve the patent dispute where Apple is accusing the Korean tech firm of "slavishly" copying elements of the iPhone and iPad in the design of its Galaxy range of handsets and tablets.
If they are unable to reach a settlement, the case will go to trial late July. Judging by what Cook came out with on Tuesday, that's something he really doesn't want to see happen.
Cook's approach appears to be in stark contrast with Steve Jobs' feelings on such matters. When the Apple co-founder learned about Google's Android mobile operating system, he was, to put it mildly, a little upset.
He believed Android was a "stolen product" and was quoted in Walter Isaacson's biography, released last year, as saying, "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong." He went further, adding, "I'm going to destroy Android….I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."
Of course, there are bound to be some out there who will be looking at Cook's softly-softly approach with a raised eyebrow, wondering if the Apple boss is being genuine. Is it all a ruse? A bluff? Is he attempting to lull his competitors into a false sense of security with his "I hate litigation" utterances? Following Cook's words on Tuesday, it's going to be fascinating to see just how the patent disputes Apple is currently engaged in will finally be settled.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 7, 2012: — Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron issued the following statement concerning the Supreme Court's decision Friday to hear cases on the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and on California's Proposition 8.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a group of cases in which the stakes could not be higher. If the Court strikes down Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), it will make millions of legally-married same-sex couples truly equal in the eyes of the federal government. It will do the same for same-sex couples who want to marry in the future.
A ruling against Section 3 would send an important message: The nation's highest court refuses to countenance discrimination. But it also would have immediate, concrete benefits.
A ruling against Section 3 will ensure married same-sex couples enjoy equal access to a huge range of benefits that the rest of us take for granted. DOMA denies Social Security death benefits, spousal disability benefits and survivor benefits to same-sex spouses. DOMA prevents same-sex spouses from taking family medical leave. DOMA even can separate spouses of different nationalities.
The stakes are every bit as high in the case involving California's Proposition 8. If the Supreme Court upholds the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, it will restore the right to marry for same-sex couples in California and, perhaps, send an important signal to the rest of the nation. It would be a decision for family values in the truest sense of the term.
The last time the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on who can get married, it bent the arc of history toward justice, ruling that banning interracial marriage is unconstitutional. Now the Court has the opportunity to bend the arc of history toward justice again, by ruling Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional.
In 1835 Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that, "scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question." In a nation in which not just political, but the most fundamental human questions can become judicial questions, today's actions highlight once again the critical importance to American life of who sits on the United States Supreme Court.


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In an essay for Men's Health magazine just in time for Mother's Day, the "Today" show co-host praises his own mom, Marilyn Lauer, 87, for her bravery and strength amid life's low points.
"My mother is a strong woman, eager to stand up for herself and her family,'' he wrote, via "Today." "Her strength comes from being tested by life's unpredictability. It comes from soldiering on for her children, even when she might rather have given up."
"I know it hasn't always come easily," Lauer continued, referring to his parents' divorce and father's 1997 death, before adding, "but I also know it's her greatest gift."
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The journalist also shared a moving anecdote about son Jack Lauer's relationship with his grandmother, who has difficulty with sight and mobility.
"As I listened to them talk, I marveled at the way she focused on him, connected with him and questioned him, and teased him in a loving way," Lauer wrote. "I couldn't help but think how lucky he is to be her grandson and how lucky I am to be her son."
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The Seafood Market that I remember is the one that was on Makati Ave in the late 80's/early 90's. A huge, brightly lit space, it had these odd fluorescent lights that bathed everyone in a weird pinkish-green glow. It was called a "market" because there was a selection of seafood neatly arranged like that in a supermarket from which customers would choose from and then indicate their desired method of cooking and/or dish. The restaurant itself was air-conditioned and quite plush "" or at least as far as "plush" can be along Makati Ave. I remember my dad telling me that a meal in Seafood Market (the name of the restaurant) wasn't cheap, but it wasn't much concern to me because back then, Pa paid for everything.
Fast forward to now where I'm the one who takes great pride in treating my dad out to the occasional expensive meal and where Seafood Market has been replaced with "Dampas" in Libis, Quezon City, Parañaque, and Pasay. The new century "seafood markets" if you will, this is a restaurant … er, eating place with its own wet market at the back. Clean and free of stench, compared to other wet-"ter" markets, fresh seafood glimmer under the bright lights of each stall. Fish, prawns, crabs, oysters, squid, scallops, and clams all look especially inviting. The stall owners are more than willing to haggle, sometimes providing comic relief in the form of their outrageous comments ranging from flattery "" "Ma'am, bili ka dito, ganda mo," to promises "" "Dito ang pinakamura, Ma'am … promise!"
Diners go to market for their meal and then troop to a weighing counter where an attendant will weigh the just-bought food and take orders on cooking preferences. A great help is the chart on recommended dishes and corresponding prices. In this area, there are about five or so "open kitchens" or carinderias, each with its respective name like Emperor's Garden, Lola's, or Trinity and diners can choose where they'd like their food to be cooked. Personally, they're all pretty much the same so choose the kitchen with the shortest line.
After being given a number, pick a table in the air-conditioned dining room or the wide-open space resembling a mess hall. A bonus here is the bazaar where an appetite is worked up browsing through knickknacks, clothes, and pirated DVD's. At the Dampa sa Libis, where I'm at tonight, diners can even shop for cars if they're so inclined!
Obviously, it's the food that people come for and not the ambience. There are some dishes at Dampa sa Libis that are par for the course such as the shrimps cooked in garlic-butter, steamed clams, and chili crabs. This evening, our crabs are cooked two ways: chili style and buttered. The former is tangy, the latter has Daricreme Margarine written all over it in taste and smell. When asking for a mallet or an implement with which to crack the crustaceans, the waiter replies flippantly, "Sinira na po lahat," I regret not bringing my own.
Our large shrimps are cooked in the same sauce as the butter crabs "" Daricreme Margarine with a touch of banana ketchup. It's satisfying enough but satiates too soon. Eating with the fingers and slurping seafood juices from shells and peels is a messy affair and soon, I have a mini mountain of used paper napkins taking up residence beside me. Any food that requires too much peeling and preparation beforehand is not recommended for the ravenous "" you'll die from hunger before getting in a few bites!
There are other dishes that make it to our table "" the adobong kangkong and stir-fried broccoli. My sister can't stop raving about the shrimp tempura, so two large platters descend upon our already crowded table. Larger in size than any I've ever seen even in Japanese restaurants, this tempura has a thick but light crumb coating. Though this is not authentic tempura by any stretch of the imagination, this one is crunchy at first, followed by a burst of bready-ness, and then the sweet, tender meat of shrimp. Dipped liberally in the requisite sauce, the tempura is addicting. The little one at our table is particularly taken by what she calls the "crunchies."
Because I spy oysters at the market, I tell my sister that we must have oyster cake. I'm a great fan of this briny omelet peppered with little bursts of salt, and while it's not as great as the one I had in Singapore, it's not bad.
Dinner for five of us was a little under P1,500. Sorry, no prices this time. My hands were full of crab.
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Version: Final | Updated: 01/11/2009
Mega Man 9 Challenge Guide Final, 1/10/09 by Dave Harvey, aka Chrysa0r (chrysaor[at]ymail[dot]com) ----------------- Table of Contents ----------------- I. Intro II. The Basics III. Challenges IV. Outro I. Intro -------- It's been over 15 years since the release of the last 8-bit Mega Man game, and the retro gods at Capcom have bestowed upon us old school fans a grand gift: a new entry to the series, with all of the classic platforming goodness and no frills like sliding or charge shots. Who needs those anyway? We do get one newfangled invention though: 50 Xbox Live-style achievements, called "Challenges" in this game. Twelve of the challenges are actual Xbox Live Achievements for which you can earn Achievement points in the Xbox 360 version of the game. These challenges, with their wide range of difficulty from the ho-hum to the insane, have sparked much discussion. This is a collection of currently available knowledge on exactly what to do and how best to complete them, as compiled from the GameFAQs Mega Man 9 board and my own personal experience in achieving them. I've now completed every challenge except Mr. Perfect (and I don't hate myself enough to ever try that one), so rest assured that I've tested every strategy in this guide and they definitely work. This is a no-frills guide, so you can just read what you need and get right back to working on those challenges. I assume you have a basic knowledge of bosses' behaviors and weaknesses. II. The Basics -------------- There are 50 challenges, which can be accessed from the main menu or by pressing (-) while you're in a stage. When you complete a challenge, some type of notification will appear on the screen, which, depending on the challenge, may or may not interrupt game play. Game clear challenges show up after the end credits roll. A yellow crown appears next to each challenge in the challenge list after it has been completed. Some basic tips: 1. Challenges can be worked on simultaneously, and should, as those which require you to beat the game would get pretty tedious if you had to do them one at a time. 2. Challenge progress is saved, so if you're trying a challenge and fail (such as if you're trying the Air Shoes challenge and you fall in a hole), you can reload your last save instead of starting the game over. 3. Make sure to save often, especially with the tougher challenges, but remember that progress in Wily's castle is not saved. 4. After you beat the game, you are given the option to save. Loading this save file starts a new game with all of the screws you had at the end of the last game, which makes several challenges much easier. 5. As far as beating challenges is concerned, the Robot Masters at the end of the 8 stages and the ones in Wily's Castle stage 4 are equivalent, that is, you can complete challenges with either version of a Robot Master. 6. With the exception of challenges which require you to beat the game multiple times, if a challenge is completed after you beat the game, you must meet the requirements during that run of the game only. For example, for the "World Warrior" challenge, you must kill at least one of each type of enemy in one run-through of the game. 7. When you beat a challenge it is immediately saved. You don't have to save manually in order to keep it. 8. You can only accomplish challenges in the main game. Nothing you do in Time Attack, Endless Attack, or with Proto Man counts. III. Challenges --------------- Challenges with a number in parentheses next to them double as official Xbox Live achievements in the Xbox 360 version of the game. The number is how many points the achievement is worth. *01. Waltz* Description: Clear the game in 120 minutes or less. Completed: When you beat the game. Not much else to say here. The save screen shows how much time you've used in your current game, so you can use that as a rough guideline. Time spent in the weapon select screen doesn't count against your total. *02. Tango* Description: Clear the game in 90 minutes or less. Completed: When you beat the game. Completing this challenge also completes #1 if you have not done so already. *03. Jitterbug* (20G) Description: Clear the game in 60 minutes or less. Completed: When you beat the game. After you've beaten the game a few times, this is not particularly difficult. Use your special weapons effectively and you'll have no problem tearing through the game in less than an hour. Load your save if you have to continue in one of the main stages. Completing this challenge also completes #1 and #2 if you haven't done so already. *04. Bust A Move* Description: Don't miss with the Mega Buster and clear the game. Completed: When you beat the game. This is actually not as hard as it sounds. You have to have 100% accuracy with the Mega Buster, as in every shot must hit an enemy, but you can miss with any other weapon as much as you want. I personally did Splash Woman's stage first, since it's one of the easier ones, and the Laser Trident is a great Buster replacement. I don't know if ricocheting shots off things such as Metools counts against this, but it really doesn't matter, since you can hit anything you need to using one of the special weapons. Several people have said that you can shoot the spiked balls on the first Wily Boss with the Mega Buster without a problem. Just make sure you don't fire too many shots and let one go off the screen when a robot dies. I personally used the Magma Bazooka instead, since you can hit three spiked balls in one shot with it. MissingNo5 noted that it's also possible to use Rush Coil as your Mega Buster, since it counts as a "special weapon" and you can miss with it as much as you want. What fun is that, though? *05. Headbanging* Description: Defeat 8 bosses without your helmet. Completed: When you defeat the Robot Master. To ditch your helmet, buy the "book of hairstyles" item for 20 screws at Roll's shop. Two things make this challenge hard: you take more damage with your helmet off, and if you die, you'll respawn with your helmet on. As long as you're helmetless, you can kill the Robot Masters any way you want. It says "8 bosses," but only Robot Masters count toward this challenge. You can also do this challenge by going through Wily's Castle and beating all the Robot Masters in one go. The advantage to this is that you can kill all the bosses at once, which will save you time on the challenge if you're good and crazy enough to make it through the castle taking double damage and never dying. *06. Bunny Hop* Description: Clear any stage jumping 50 times or less. Completed: When you defeat the Robot Master. This is pretty straightforward, though going through a stage you've already beaten doesn't count. You must clear a stage and defeat the Robot Master without jumping more than 50 times to get this challenge. Walking off of ledges doesn't count against you. Having extra E-tanks helps, so you can run through enemies you might otherwise need to jump over. This is pretty easy to do in Splash Woman's stage. Forteblast notes that you can use Rush to get past areas that would otherwise require multiple jumps, such as the platforms in Splash Woman's stage. *07. Mr. Trigger Happy* Description: Clear the game with more than 500 Mega Buster shots. Completed: When you beat the game. Unless you hate the Mega Buster, you should get this the first time you beat the game. *08. Double Trouble* Description: Visit all stages twice and clear the game. Completed: When you beat the game. It says "all stages," but really it means the Robot Master stages. Clear them all, then do them again. I don't know if going back in and losing all your lives counts as revisiting a stage, but if you've completed a stage once, you should be able to do it again, especially without a boss to worry about. *09. Mr. Perfect* Description: Clear the game without getting damaged. Completed: When you beat the game. All I can say is, good luck with this one. It has, in fact, been done, by several people, and there are even YouTube demonstration videos showing how to get through parts of the game without getting damaged. That's probably your best bet if you need extra help. *10. Invincible* (30G) Description: Clear the game without dying. Completed: When you beat the game. After you've beaten the game a few times, you should be able to get this if you really put some effort into it. You can always load if you screw up. Make sure to go into Wily's Castle with a full complement of E-tanks, shock guards, and Beat calls. *11. Almost Invincible* (20G) Description: Clear the game without continuing. Completed: When you beat the game. With a full stock of extra lives, E-tanks, shock guards, and Beat calls, this isn't too bad. *12. No Coffee Break* (10G) Description: Clear the game without using any energy or mystery tanks. Completed: When you beat the game. Make sure you have lots of lives and know the bosses' weaknesses, and you can get this one. Die and continue if you don't have enough weapon energy. Using the 1/2 damage shield is ok, so keep that in mind for the final boss. *13. Air Shoes* Description: Clear the game without falling into any holes. Completed: When you beat the game. You have to be a jumping master to get this one. Don't think you can cheat by using the Beat call, either. MaxMcFly writes, "Using the Beat item counts against the Air Shoes challenge. Just recently, I beat the game without dying, but fell into a pit once and was saved by Beat; I was rewarded the Invincible challenge dealy, but not the Air Shoes challenge." You can, however, hit as many spikes as you want without failing this challenge. Places to watch out for (from Forteblast): - In Concrete Man's stage and Wily Castle 1, watch out for the guys that pop out of the pits. - The third elephant mini-boss in Concrete Man's stage - The disappearing blocks in Plug Man's stage *14. Mega Diet* Description: Clear the game without picking up more than 8 energy pellets.* Completed: When you beat the game. There are a few important things to remember with this challenge. First, picking up weapon energy, 1-ups, screws, or E-tanks doesn't count against you. Using E-tanks is ok, too. Second, when you beat the Robot Masters again in Wily's castle, you have to pick up an energy pellet to warp out of the room, so really, you can't touch any energy pellets during the entire game. Third, you have to be careful about how you use Jewel Satellite with this challenge, since you can run through enemies without any control over what you pick up. There's one spot in Wily's castle stage 3 where an energy capsule sits between two Sniper Joes and there's seemingly no way to go around or jump it. To avoid it, you have to grab it with a Hornet Chaser, have it pull the pellet toward you, then pause and resume so the Chaser will disappear and drop the pellet in a place where you can jump over it (or in the wall). You may want to practice grabbing things before trying this, since you'll have to re-do Wily's Castle if you make a mistake. *15. Encore* Description: Clear 4 stages using the same special weapon. Completed: When you defeat the Robot Master. You must go through four entire stages using the same special weapon for this to count, including defeating the Robot Master. You can use a Mystery Tank if you need to. Laser Trident is easiest, in my opinion. I used it to clear Concrete Man, Plug Man, Galaxy Man, and Tornado Man's stages. ArmorKing noted that, like the Bust A Move challenge, the Rush Coil and Rush Jet count as special weapons, essentially letting you "cheat" and use the Mega Buster. *16. Peacekeeper* (20G) Description: Clear the game by defeating the fewest number of enemies possible. Completed: When you beat the game. This one is tons of fun. Basically, the only things you can kill are bosses and mini-bosses. You can kill anything a boss releases, such as flames, hornets, missiles, etc. This requires smart use of post-damage recovery time. Beat calls and shock guards are very helpful, too. Killing just one other enemy will cause you to fail! Don't ask me why I know this =P However, if you accidentally shoot and damage an enemy, that's ok as long as it doesn't die. The sections most people seem to have trouble with are the anti-gravity section and the section with the green turrets in the third stage of Wily's castle. In the anti-gravity section, I used the Plug Ball to move around, since it drops off the section and is less likely to hit one of the eyeballs than a straight-shooting weapon. Just be careful that it doesn't latch onto one of the spikes, loop around, and hit one of the eyes. Take care not to hit the grabber from the ceiling in the last screen, either. If you enter on the left side of the screen, it'll drop right at the beginning and you won't have to worry about it later. In the part with the turrets, you can jump into the pits on purpose and have Beat maneuver you around, but it's actually possible to get through by using post-damage invincibility. Let yourself get hit, then jump onto the right side of the platform with a turret. When you get hit again, you'll be knocked back but not off the ledge if you're far enough to the right. A couple other things to note (thanks to LancetJades on the board): -Underwater bombs exploding doesn't count against you. -Shadow clones in Plug Man's stage jumping into a pit or on spikes doesn't count against you. *17. Conservationist* (20G) Description: Clear the game by using the least amount of weapon energy possible. Completed: When you beat the game. This one's tricky. Basically, it means you can only use weapon energy to clear otherwise impassable obstacles, which only occur in Wily's Castle. Here's the breakdown: Robot Master stages - Never use weapon energy. Stage 1 - Use Tornado Blow to pass the first two screens with lifting platforms, then use the Rush Jet to clear the two parts in the next section which you can't jump. Clear the magma fountains with a Rush Coil on the first screen, then use Rush Coil to get to the left ladder on the second screen and one Concrete Shot to freeze the top fountain. Use the Rush Jet to clear the bed of spikes above the swinging platform screen. Stage 2 - Use Laser Trident to destroy the block at the beginning and the next block near the bed of spikes. Use Rush Coil to get up to the ledge with the Sniper Joe in the room with the projectors. In the underwater portion, take the upper path and use 3 Laser Tridents to break the blocks. If you're confident that you've been pretty frugal with your weapon energy usage, you can use a Concrete Shot to make the jump into the "spike funnel" right before the flower mini-boss a little easier. You can make the jump without it, though. Thanks to ArmorKing for this. Stage 3 - You won't need any special weapons here. Stage 4 - The only laser you can't just run through is the last one. Use one well-timed Concrete Shot to get past it. There are other possible strategies, but this is the one I used, so I know it works. Just remember the basic rule: if you can get past it without using a special weapon, you have to. The exception to this is taking damage or using shock guards to get past spikes; that's not required. Use the Mega Buster only on all enemies and bosses. This will get you the Trusty Sidearm challenge if you don't have it already. CyberMousey sent word that if you die after using weapon energy and have to use it again, this counts against you, so be very careful if you've used energy and haven't gotten to the next checkpoint yet. *18. Farewell To Arms* Description: Clear 4 stages without using a special weapon. Completed: When you beat the game. Unlike Encore, this one doesn't register until you beat the game, which may trick you into thinking you didn't do it right. As long as you beat four stages using only the Mega Buster (including killing the Robot Master), you did it right. Beat the game and claim your prize. *19. Gamer's Day* (20G) Description: Clear the game 5 times in 1 day. Completed: When you beat the game. Breathe easier, fellow gamers: you can mess with the Wii system clock and still clear this challenge. Also, all you have to do is beat Wily; you don't have to start the game from scratch five times. Keep in mind that "one day" is a 24-hour period from 12:00 midnight to 11:59 PM. *20. Daily Dose* Description: Clear the game once a day for 3 days. Completed: When you beat the game. Just beat Wily once in three straight 24-hour periods. You can mess with the clock and still get it. *21. Whomp Wily!* (5G) Description: Clear the game once. Completed: When you beat the game. *22. Truly Addicted!* Description: Clear the game for the 10th time. Completed: When you beat the game. *23. Truly Hardcore!* Description: Clear the game for the 30th time. Completed: When you beat the game. *24. Conqueror* Description: Defeat your 100th enemy. Completed: When you kill your 100th enemy. *25. Vanquisher* Description: Defeat your 500th enemy. Completed: When you kill your 500th enemy. *26. Destroyer* (20G) Description: Defeat your 1000th enemy. Completed: When you kill your 1000th enemy. *27. World Warrior* (5G) Description: Defeat every type of enemy. Completed: When you beat the game. This is another one that's harder than it sounds. You may think, "All I have to do is make sure I kill everything and I'll get this." However, some enemies must be killed with special weapons which you may not have the first time you go through a stage. Nearly everything can be killed with either a Black Hole Bomb or Tornado Blow. In particular, don't forget to kill: - The floor sentries in Jewel Man's stage (Black Hole Bomb) - The mines in Splash Woman's stage (Black Hole Bomb) - The sparks in Plug Man's stage (Jewel Satellite) - Both the inflated and deflated versions of the balloon enemies in Tornado Man's stage - The grabbers that drop from the ceiling in Galaxy Man's stage - Both sections of and the completed pair of scissors in Hornet Man's stage - The dragon mini-boss's flames (Tornado Blow) - Anything a boss shoots out which can be destroyed with the Mega Buster: missiles, fish, hornets, etc. Projectiles which can only be sucked up by the BHB can be skipped. - All types of enemies with different color schemes (e.g. the floating eyes) - Spawns of the floating eyes in Wily's castle - The floating projectors in Wily's castle Thanks to ArmorKing for help with these. In the end credits, it basically shows you every enemy in the game. Just make sure you kill at least one of each, with the exception of the ball-shooters in Hornet Man's stage (these can't be killed). Also, you have to kill them all in one run-through of the game. *28. Trusty Sidearm* (20G) Description: Defeat the 8 bosses with the Mega Buster. Completed: When you kill the Robot Master. This isn't too bad if you have E-tanks to spare and practice a bit. Remember you can do this in Wily's Castle, too. *29. Pack Rat* Description: Collect 999 screws. Completed: When you pick up your 999th screw. This doesn't count if you spend them - you must have 999 screws in your inventory to complete this challenge. Several people have sent me strategies for screw farming. I didn't think this was necessary to include, but briefly, here are a couple of good spots to do this in "set and forget" fashion. They both require the Jewel Satellite. Near the end of Plug Man's stage, after the Energy tank, there is an area where floating bots appear from tubes. Position yourself under the two on the right side of the platform with the screw on top of it such that they float straight down to you. Near the end of Hornet Man's stage, there is an area with three flower pots clustered together which shoot flowers at you. Position yourself so that the flowers hit directly on top of your shield. Thanks to Sean Velasco for this tip. In either case, activate the Jewel Satellite and grab a sandwich or something cause it'll take a while, depending on how many more screws you need. *30. Valued Customer* Description: Purchase all items. Completed: When you purchase the last item. Just buy everything once. When you buy the book of hairstyles it turns into a helmet, which you must also buy to complete this challenge. *31. Shop A Holic* Description: Purchase 30 items or more. Completed: When you purchase the last item. Just buy 30 items. It doesn't matter what they are or how much they cost, so you can buy the book of hairstyles and helmet over and over and complete the challenge if you have 600 screws. *32. Last Man Standing* Description: Defeat all bosses with one pixel of energy left. Completed: When you beat the game. This challenge is so, so annoying. But doable. To complete this challenge, you must have one unit of energy when you kill every boss in the game, including the Wily castle bosses and the final boss. For multi-part bosses (Wily stage 2 and the final boss), you only have to beat the last part of the boss with one unit of energy. Also, you only have to do the Robot Masters once, so if you already defeated them with one unit of energy, you don't have to do it again in Wily's castle. To accomplish this challenge effectively, you have to know exactly how much energy you have at any given time, and how much damage the boss' attacks will do. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as simple as letting yourself get hit until you're nearly dead, because for some bosses, it's impossible to go in with a full energy meter and get to only one pixel of energy. Here's an example. Take Tornado Man, for instance. There are two ways he can damage you: by hitting you with a tornado, or ramming you directly. Both attacks do 4 units of damage. Mega Man's energy meter has 28 units. Therefore, before you die, you will always have 4 (or 2 if you use the 1/2 damage shield) units of energy. So how do you beat the challenge? You have to walk into the room with a number of units in your energy meter which will allow you to get to 1 through some combination of the boss' attacks. If you have mad skills, entering the boss' room with one unit of energy and defeating him (or her) without getting hit is an option, too. The most annoying part of this is figuring out how much damage each boss' attacks will do, but fortunately for you, I've already done this. Something else to keep in mind is that you can modify the amount of damage attacks do with the 1/2 damage shield. For attacks which normally do an odd-numbered amount of damage, the damage done with the shield on is rounded down, that is, an attack which normally does 5 damage will do 2, rounded down from 2.5. In the table below, "contact" refers to how much damage is done when you touch the boss directly. Galaxy Man Tornado Man Magma Man Concrete Man ---------- ----------- --------- ------------ B.H.B. -4 Tornado -4 Magma -4 C. Shot -4 Contact -4 Contact -4 Contact -4 Contact -5 Splash Woman Jewel Man Hornet Man Plug Man ------------ --------- ---------- -------- Fish -3 Jewel -4 Hornet -4 P. Ball -5 Trident -6 Contact -4 Contact -4 Contact -4 Contact -4 Wily Boss #1 Wily Boss #2 Wily Boss #3 Final Boss ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- Shot -3 Contact -5 Contact -4 Bombs -4 Missile -4 Flames -4 Droids -4 Sparks -4 Spikes -5 Contact: Laser -5 Dragon -5 Pod -4 The hardest part of this challenge is beating the final boss, but it is considerably easier with some forethought. Stick with me; this gets a little complicated. If you were to just waltz into the battle with a full health meter, the only way to do it would be to run into Wily's dragon form three times (5x3 = 15), and get hit by any of his other attacks three times (4x3 = 12), leaving you with 1 unit of energy (28 - 15 - 12 = 1), then kill the boss. Since every attack in his third form does 4 damage, you can't use an E-tank at that point and end up with 1 unit of energy. You have to start the third form with some multiple of 4 plus 1, not die, and kill it when you have 1 unit left. This is not much of a fudge factor, and Wily's spark attacks in his third form can be tricky to avoid even if you've mastered his other patterns. There are two ways to get around this. The first, and easiest, is to defeat the first part of the boss, then hit the second until it's nearly dead. Use an Energy Tank, then run into the dragon. You'll lose 5 units of energy. Then kill off the dragon and use the 1/2 damage shield. All of Wily's attacks will do 2 damage, and you can get hit 13 times before you die. Thanks to Odin Noah for this strategy. If you don't have a 1/2 damage shield, you can still make things easier on yourself by entering the battle with 25 units of energy. To do this, fight a Robot Master which can do 13 units of damage last - the easiest is probably Splash Woman - then pick up the energy pellet, which will restore 10 units and leave you with 25. On Wily, you can get hit 7 times before you die as long as you avoid getting hit by the dragon directly. This is much tougher, but also pretty doable. With some practice, you can manipulate the bosses to do specific amounts of damage to you at will, which is the key to this challenge. *33. Survivor* Description: Defeat one boss with only one pixel of energy left. Completed: When you defeat the boss. Use the strategy for the previous challenge above on one boss. The easiest ones to get it on are Splash Woman and the first Wily boss. *34. Hard Rock* Description: Reach a boss' room without getting damaged. Completed: When you reach the boss' room. Splash Woman, Galaxy Man, and Tornado Man's stages are all decent places to do this. If you hit a death trap (falling in a pit or on spikes or lava), that counts as taking damage. You can do this when revisiting a stage. *35. Heavy Metal* Description: Reach a boss' room without shooting. Completed: When you reach the boss' room. I think this is easiest in Tornado Man's stage, but any stage without a mini-boss will work. You can do this when revisiting a stage. *36. Speed Metal* Description: Reach a boss' room without stopping once. Completed: When you reach the boss' room. I got this without trying to get it, and according to the GameFAQs board, several other people did, too. You can stop during the stage, and as long as it's not for longer than some unknown limit, you still pass this challenge. Standing on the rotating platforms in Tornado Man's stage doesn't count against you either, presumably because you're spinning around (thanks to Forteblast for this). ArmorKing postulates that the key is having the D-pad pressed down; he was able to get this challenge in Concrete Man's stage even though he was on the ladder at the first elephant mini-boss for several seconds. While he was on the ladder, he had the D-pad pressed right to shoot. I personally got it on Jewel Man's stage. *37. Fantastic 9* Description: Accumulate 9 lives. Completed: When you accumulate 9 lives. Buying lives at the store counts, which makes this really easy if you have enough screws. You can load afterwards. *38. Fully Unloaded* Description: Hit a boss with all special weapons before defeating it. Completed: When you defeat the boss. Obviously, you can only do this after you beat all the Robot Masters. I think it's easiest to do the rematch with Galaxy Man. *39. Blue Bomber* (10G) Description: Defeat a boss without getting damaged. Completed: When you defeat the boss. I think this is easiest to do on Hornet Man with the Magma Bazooka. Kill his hornets with one shot, fire away, and jump over him when he runs. Repeat. It's also fairly easy to do on Splash Woman, Galaxy Man, and the first Wily Castle boss. *40. Eco Fighter* Description: Defeat a boss with only the Mega Buster. Completed: When you defeat your first boss. Obviously, you will only have the Mega Buster when you reach your first boss, so all you have to do is beat him/her. *41. Marathon Fight* Description: Fight a boss for 10 minutes. Completed: When you defeat the boss. CrimsonREJ writes, "The easiest way to do this is on the Wily stage 2 boss. When you first enter you have the fight the first part of the boss out of three that fires missiles. Use Jewel Satellite and just sit there for 10 minutes, it is so lazy." Thanks CrimsonREJ, that's definitely the easiest way of doing this challenge. *42-49. Quick Draw G, C, S, H, J, P, T, M* Description: Defeat (Name) Man/Splash Woman in 10 seconds or less. Completed: When you defeat the boss. The only one of these that's really difficult is Galaxy Man. Because he spends so much time in the air, you pretty much have to get lucky and catch him when he feels like staying on the ground. It'll probably require multiple tries. Remember that hitting the Black Hole Bomb with a Concrete Shot will disable it, and Galaxy Man will just sit there while you shoot him for a few moments. *50. Quick Draw X* Description: Defeat the final boss in 180 seconds or less. Completed: When you defeat the final boss. This isn't too bad, either. As long as you have plenty of weapon energy and know Wily's pattern, he'll go down in three minutes easily. Probably the biggest time-wasters in this battle are being able to ricochet the bombs on the first part, waiting while he flies around in the second part, and Wily being out of reach of the Plug Ball in the third part. Using Hornet Chaser or Magma Bazooka when he's out of reach in the third part will save you some time. IV. Outro --------- I hope this guide was helpful. Judging by the comments on the GameFAQs board, a lot of people were confused about how to do specific challenges and what you are and are not allowed to do. Many thanks go to the members of the board, since their hints and strategies helped me complete the challenges and led to the creation of this guide. Thanks to everyone who sent suggestions or posted tips for helping me and others. Thanks also to everyone who sent compliments and appreciation for the guide. I'm done adding stuff to the guide, but if you have any questions or comments, please email me at chrysaor[at]ymail[dot]com. I don't check that account very often, but if anyone points out any major errors, I'll get them fixed eventually. This guide is copyright 2009 David Harvey, aka Chrysa0r. This guide is for private, personal use only. Any public distribution or sale is prohibited. This guide may only appear on internet websites operated by me, GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com), or sites which have explicit permission from me to host this guide. The newest version will always be posted to GameFAQs first. Use on other websites is prohibited. If you wish to host this guide or have any questions or suggestions for updates, e-mail me at chrysaor[at]ymail[dot]com. 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