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Ghost Hunter
Getting Started[edit]
It's getting pretty expensive for the family to keep up with her boyfriend's Fu Manchu maintenance and Val is pretty upset that her flirty sister has been hitting on him. To solve both problems, she demands that he should go out and get a job… but he can't do anything conventional like being a businessman. And besides, can you imagine this guy answering the door when you call the cops if he joins the force? Ladies and gentlemen, meet Claymore Chaos… !
We suspect that's not his real name.
Claymore checks around in his newspaper and decides that being a ghost hunter is, obviously, the way to go. Claymore could have gone to the science lab instead, but he has sirophobia, so that isn't a good idea. Either way, like his housemates, there is no headquarters building for his new profession.
Also like his housemates, when his work hours come around—and he's got third-shift hours, unlike each of the other professions, which is fine by him—he gets alerted in the message center that he has a few contracts to fulfill. As always, Claymore can ignore this, but he's paid per-job as well as weekly, and every dollar counts. His first contract is a simple investigation at the Prudence household, as they're overrun by spirits and not too happy about it. Claymore hops on his hog (yes, he has a motorcycle, because he's that awesome) and heads on over.
Making Like Peter Venkman[edit]
Claymore arrives to the house presently, and things work sort of like Samson Schultz's firefighting career: Claymore enters the house, and he spots a few spooky colored blobs that are randomly around. Now, the moment Claymore joined his profession, he got a free spirit sucker gun that allows him to interact with these translucent bastards. It's not in his inventory, but that doesn't matter: Claymore finds a cute green spirit on the first floor, interacts with it, and chooses the "Banish" command.
After a few seconds, he captures the spirit, and that does enter into his inventory. There, he can see that the spirit is a jealous type, a young one, and worth $200. Well, that's certainly useful, isn't it? I guess you really can put a price tag on life.
Claymore has to reissue the "Banish" command for each spirit he sees. Shortly, the house is cleared of the trio of spirits. While Claymore could immediately just sell them, he opts to leave immediately and head to the next house. There, Claymore runs into a minor issue: we've got five spirits, and they don't want to stay in one spot. Claymore rolls with it though: I give the "Banish" command over each spirit, and Claymore will just walk over to each one in turn. The process is pretty automated, for better or worse: once I give the commands, I can just sit back and watch.
At Claymore's third contract, things are more annoying still because it's a two-story house and the spirits are fairly spread out. However, we can cheat a bit here. First, I pause the game, then worry about selecting the "Banish" command: this is basically a Sims 101 technique, obviously, but it's good to remember anyway. Second, you know how with social commands, the target
Sim just stands there and waits once the command is engaged? That's the way the spirits work too: as soon as Claymore starts walking toward his target, that spirit will just stand there and wait. If things get hectic, I can control things a bit better this way so Claymore completely lose his mind and just make himself at home.
Once Claymore finishes his third contract, the value of almost all his spirits drop significantly. The value decay is pretty extreme, so if you want to sell them, it's best to do so immediately. While he could just straight sell the spirits through his inventory, Claymore decides to head to the science lab. He uses a building command called "Sell Spirits for Scientific Advancement." This causes a popup box where he can select which, or even all, of his inventoried spirits.
For now, Claymore sells everything, making almost $1000 from it. Ghost Hunter is, clearly, the most lucrative profession. Though the Carwin family doesn't need the huge amount of cash, it's good to know for other Generation-1 families that don't have two other working family members though: you can quickly upgrade your furniture and other objects to very respectable levels very quickly.
Anyway, Claymore goes home and uses his new cash to buy a telescope. One of the three responsibilities of being a Ghost Hunter is to work on your Logic skill, and Claymore wants to get promoted as quickly as possible.
Getting Your Daily Exorcise[edit]
Between working on Logic and taking every contract, Claymore amazingly gets promoted all the way to Level 5 in a matter of days. At that point, he gets a new tool in his arsenal (again, it's invisible to his inventory) that allows him to exorcise demons from objects. Arriving at the Castor house, he spots several objects that are floating above the ground and have a spooky green light emanating from them.
Unlike previous spirit contracts, the AI actually wants to help out here. This means if you can get your Ghost Hunter to Level 5, you can automate his actions and work on other family members as well. If you wish to do things manually, as I'm doing here, just click the offending possessed object and select the "Exorcise" command.
Claymore exorcises the spirit in the couch, and then he just stands there like an idiot. Sadly, this means I need to give each "Exorcise" command for each object, but I can cue them all up and do something else, or again just leave it to the AI.
All of the poltergeists he exorcised count as spirits, and wind up going into his inventory with an attached value. These, like his previous spirits, he sells to the science lab to get some cash and help out with a Wish.
At this level, Claymore also receives a spirit scanner. He can use the special command "Scan For Spirits" by clicking the ground anywhere, and he'll scan the lot. If he finds any spirits at all, he'll get a single dollar for every spirit he finds, and then the spirits will automatically disappear. This means that scanning a lot will usually result in nothing more than some pocket change. You can only scan a lot at night, and usually simply isn't worth it. I mean, if you're at a point where $25 is making the difference between life and death, selling an unimportant object in Buy Mode is usually a better, quicker solution. Still, sometimes visiting a client's home will not reveal any ghosts until you scan for them.
The real benefit to scanning for spirits is to scan for them in community lots. Not only will a positive scan get you some money, but some spirits may appear after the scan, spirits you can suck up in your little gun. Claymore finds a few in the park, and rather than selling them, he actually takes one home.
Claymore places his new spirit on the coffee table, and can name it. Its default name is Tabitha, so Claymore goes with that. Sadly, there's not much more for the spirit to do, other than to be a centerpiece. Claymore keeps it (or "her" I guess) for a couple days, then interacts with it and uses the "Release" command. The spirit leaves, and Claymore gets nothing for kindness. That's the circle of life, isn't it?
Gathering Ghosts[edit]
By the time Claymore gets another ghost hunting contract, he's up to Level 7. His next contract deals with actual ghosts this time: three ghosts (that is, ghost Sims) have invaded a house, and he needs to repel the invaders. Like his other contracts, all Claymore needs to do is find a ghost, then interact with it. Unlike the other contracts, he has a few ways he can deal with them.
First, these ghosts are Sims. That means Claymore can talk to the ghosts, or even go all the way up and start making out with or woo hooing them. Claymore prefers the hot flesh and bone of Valerie though, and chooses not to pursue this route, though he can just do friendly conversations. If he manages to get really friendly with a ghost in a short amount of time—which would be bolstered and easily possible with a high level of the Charisma skill—he could use a special social command called "Convince to Move On." If this action passes, the ghost will indeed leave peacefully without incident.
Claymore's Charisma skill is respectable at Level 3, but it's not quite high enough to deal with trying to be friendly with all three invaders in a short time. Instead, Claymore just goes with the special "Banish with Banshee Banisher" command, and essentially treats the ghosts like the little baby spirits from his first set of contracts.
Claymore doesn't get to keep these ghosts, but fulfilling the contract earns him a promotion. Hitting Level 8 gives him an upgraded Banshee Banisher, which lets him banish spirits and ghosts a lot faster.
Level 10 comes pretty quickly. Claymore's reward for hitting the top of his career track is called the Spirit Positioning Device, which actually does appear in his inventory. When activated, it creates map tags all over the neighborhood in Map View. These show where every spirit is in the entire city at that moment, including the ones that are hidden and need to be scanned for. This way, Claymore can run around the whole city and suck in spirits on a whim, getting tons of cash in the process.
Ghost Hunter Q&A[edit]
When I scan for spirits, it says there's a dozen of them, but I can't find them. Where are they?[edit]
When you use the "Scan for Spirits" command on the ground, your Sim will check the lot for spirits, but they won't actually appear. Instead, the number that appears beside the little ghost picture is a count of how much money you earned for doing the scan. The money immediately goes into your family account, and then the ghosts you scanned magically disappear from the lot. You can only scan lots at night, and only once per night.
Is there any point of donating spirits to the science lab?[edit]
Not except for the cash, no. No matter how many spirits you donate, there isn't any special reward of a scientific breakthrough or anything.
What about keeping the spirits at home?[edit]
No point in that either. They're decorative but not deal-breakers or anything. You might be able to do some neat things if you have enough colors, I suppose, but that's the eye of the beholder.
Hey! I sucked in a ghost and didn't get a spirit in my inventory! What gives?[edit]
For some reason, ghosts do not transfer into your inventory when attacked by the Banshee Banisher. Spirits and poltergeists are transferred to your inventory when sucked in, but ghosts do not.


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text: Nine winners of the 2015 Skills Challenge to be honored at halftime of Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia match Tweet © HARRISON, N.J. (October 16, 2015) – More than 10,000 campers participated in skills challenges over the course of the summer and on Sunday Oct. 4, nine winners from eight age groups were determined in the Skills Challenge Grand Final presented by Hackensack University Medical Center and Hospital for Special Surgery at the Red Bulls Training Facility in Whippany, N.J. The winners will be honored at halftime of this Sunday's match between New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union on Oct. 18 at Red Bull Arena (TV: MSG 2). Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. TICKETS: RBNY vs. Philadelphia Union Connor Lade, Anthony Wallace and Ronald Zubar attended the Grand Final on Oct. 4 to speak with the players, demonstrate the challenges and compete against each other. Wallace emerged as the winner in a light hearted challenge between the three MLS players, while the 100 campers battled each other in pursuit of the 2015 Skills Challenge Champion title. The 10 top scorers from each age group, from 2001 to 2008 birth years, will parade the field at halftime in the Red Bulls' final home match of the regular season. Overall winners will receive their trophies at midfield on the big screen and all names will scroll across the video board to commemorate their achievements. The Skills Challenge features five aspects, testing each player's dribbling, passing, shooting, receiving and turning abilities. Challenges are intended to provide a baseline so players can compare their development from year-to-year. The following list are names of the nine champions, separated by birth year: 2008: Pierce Siegel 2007: Isiah Knowles and Jonathan Mitchell 2006: Andy Uku 2005: Charlie Miles 2004: Ruby Sember 2003: Bella Sember 2002: Reagan Pauwels 2001: William Devore For more information on the Skills Challenge presented by Hackensack University Medical Center and Hospital for Special Surgery and to view the challenges, visit the Skills Challenge page on RedBullsAcademy.com. About Hospital for Special Surgery Founded in 1863, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a world leader in orthopedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation. HSS is nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics, No. 3 in rheumatology and No. 7 in geriatrics by U.S. News & World Report (2015-2016), and is the first hospital in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center three consecutive times. HSS has one of the lowest infection rates in the country. HSS is a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System and an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College and as such all Hospital for Special Surgery medical staff are faculty of Weill Cornell. The hospital's research division is internationally recognized as a leader in the investigation of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. Hospital for Special Surgery is located in New York City and online at www.hss.edu. About Hackensack University Medical Center HackensackUMC, a 775-bed nonprofit teaching and research hospital located in Bergen County, NJ, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state. Founded in 1888 as the county's first hospital, it is the flagship hospital of Hackensack University Health Network, one of the largest health networks in the state comprised of 1,717 beds, more than 10,000 team members and 3,300 credentialed physicians. HackensackUMC was listed as the number one hospital in New Jersey in U.S. News & World Report's 2015-16 Best Hospital rankings - maintaining its place atop the NJ rankings since the rating system was introduced. It was also named one of the top four New York Metro Area hospitals. HackensackUMC is the only hospital in New Jersey, New York and New England to be named one of Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals™ nine consecutive years, and receive the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ 13 years in a row. The medical center is one of the top 25 green hospitals in the country according to Practice Greenhealth, and received 23 Gold Seals of Approval™ by the Joint Commission – more than any other hospital in the country. It was the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation to become a Magnet® recognized hospital for nursing excellence; receiving its fifth consecutive designation in 2014. 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(CNN) -- On Tuesday night, "The Voice" simultaneously found its Season 5 champion and ended coach Blake Shelton's winning streak.
The country star had picked "The Voice's" top talent for three seasons in a row, but on Tuesday it was Adam Levine who beamed with pride as his finalist, Tessanne Chin, sealed the win.
The 28-year-old songstress from Kingston, Jamaica, triumphed over third-place finalist Will Champlin and runner-up Jacquie Lee, with her performance of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" on Monday night's show being the icing on a season of top-notch performances.
After her big win, Chin was left in "just complete and utter shock," she told CNN.
"Those moments you're standing there waiting for (host) Carson (Daly) to say your name are torture. I remember just thinking, 'God, it's up to you now,' " Chin said.
The burgeoning star's family was present to help her celebrate, a show of support that Chin said meant "the world" to her.
"My mom has been there through thick and thin. She's been the one taking me when I was younger -- going all around the world with me, staying up all hours, she's always been by my side. She watched 'The Voice' from England. She stayed up late to watch it on the Internet. And to have my husband there was also just amazing."
For her coach Levine, seeing Chin win was a special moment -- maybe even one of the best moments of his life.
"Beating Blake is a feeling that I relish and enjoy so much," Levine said after the show. "People talk about the best moments of their lives: having kids, getting married, whatever it is ... but one of the best moments of my life so far, only to be trumped by marriage and children, is beating Blake Shelton on 'The Voice.' He deserved to lose this year. He's won three in a row and that's too many."
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After seventeen years of rumors, speculation, and false starts, director Roland Emmerich appears to finally have some traction for the long-awaited Independence Day follow-up, tentatively titled ID Forever. If all goes according to plan, the sequel will actually be comprised of two feature length films – Part I and Part II – with the first installment tentatively scheduled for July 3rd, 2015. The filmmaker has been busy promoting his soon-to-be-released thriller White House Down, starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, which sees a hostile force take control of the White House and put the President's life in jeopardy (not to be confused with Olympus Has Fallen).
Unsurprisingly, ID Forever has been a regular topic of conversation for Emmerich on the White House Down press tour and today we've got good news for fans of patriotic speeches and outer space cigar smoking – as the director has confirmed that both Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman are expected to return for the sequel(s).
Speaking to Movies.com in a New York City Q&A, Emmerich asserted that the actors, who played fan-favorite cable guy/computer hacker, David Levinson, and fighter pilot/President, Thomas J. Whitmore, are two returning faces set for ID Forever. As we've previously reported, the sequel's cast is expected to be a mix of familiar franchise participants and entirely new characters – roughly a 50/50 blend for the main cast. Previously, Goldblum and Pullman have expressed interest in the project, but this is the first report suggesting that Emmerich has included them in his plans for the film – and that he expects they'll reprise the roles. That said, the director does not outright say the actors have signed contracts – meaning that, until we hear official confirmations, it's still possible one or both of the characters might not make it into the final film.
Regardless, the most notable omission to the ID Forever crew will be Will Smith's Captain Steven Hiller - who is not expected to return. In the new interview, Emmerich asserts that they simply cannot afford the actor but the filmmaker was quick to clarify that Smith has not yet read the final script and that a Hiller cameo is still possible – if for no other reason than to "pass the torch" to new cast members.
Regardless of how viewers might feel about Smith these days (considering the amount of backlash aimed at After Earth), Hiller was a fan-favorite character responsible for many of the best (and most memorable) moments in Independence Day. As a result, a cameo by the actor would be a nice way to close-out the Hiller storyline – without requiring the production to front a huge salary.
That said, if Smith opts to pass on Emmerich's cameo ideas, there are still plenty of ways for the filmmaker to explain Hiller's absence - especially since early plot details suggest the movie will take place in real time, 20-25 years after the original alien invasion. That time jump (made possible by complicated space travel/wormhole physics) should also help provide Goldblum and Pullman with fun material for their characters – since they'll be playing much older versions of Levinson and Whitmore.
Even at the most basic level, a story about people who survived the first alien attack and then spent the next 20 years (possibly) preparing for a second wave is intriguing – even before you consider the continued personal stories that will be included. For example: President Whitmore should no longer be President and his young daughter, Patricia (played by Arrested Development's Mae Whitman), will be in her twenties. Similarly, will Emmerich bring back Margaret Colin to reprise her role as Levinson's wife, Constance Spano? If so, it's likely the pair could have decided to have their own children in the subsequent two decades.
Until we know more, let's all keep our fingers crossed that – since Goldblum is back - Levinson's father, Julius (portrayed by Judd Hirsch), will also make an appearance.
The Movies.com interview also (casually) suggests that Emmerich is still interested in a Stargate sequel, and that it might be next on the filmmaker's schedule after ID Forever Part I and II. However, that appears to only be speculation at this point – as Emmerich collaborator Dean Devlin already mentioned they were interested in returning to the Stargate franchise in the future. As a result, Emmerich's comment is merely confirmation that the pair could return to their other beloved sci-fi property at some point.
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Oh, quit your whining.Originally posted by Poseur
If BrokenArts would ever play on a public server, maybe I would've given her the best female Thievery player award. However, she only plays on Leatherman's server (which is a server I'm not l337 enough to play on) so I don't know how good she is. Whenever she plays on a public server, she only spectates. So play on a public server, and maybe you'll win the best female Thievery player award next year Broken Arts!
Leatherman's server is private to KEEP OUT "1337" people, with good reason; too many CS fuck-tarts want to screw up servers. Leatherman only lets in players he trusts, and knows to play the game as it is meant to be played. They run on an honor system, whereas people like you and me, do not. I think that's great; at least they don't have problems with losers like me and Smokey.
And I HAVE seen Broken Arts play on a public server several times, and she plays honestly and fairly, and at the same time, does very well, which means a helluva lot more than what some other people do. That, and she has the good sense to realize it's just a fucking game. If you don't like it, then go jack off or something...
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Thanks for letting me know about this place - it looks like a great price for such a huge tasty sandwich.... good to remember next time I go shopping in Pitt Street Mall.
WHOA! That is one monster salad sandwich!! Could you actually fit it into your mouth?! :)
Ooh i want to try the salad sandwich now. I love their salmon sandwich, the brown bread they use is yummy =)
The Olive is the best place in Sydney to get a sandwich. I always make a point of visiting there when I come home. Ricotta, avocado and salad on a brown roll for me thanks!
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Hi Rilsta, actually I had to nibble at it. it's way too big to fit in the mouth
Hi marieeats, I'll have to remember to try their salmon sandwich next time, thanks for the recommendation
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The meatball sandwich from here is the KING of sandwiches. Low on health, but high on taste and substance. You should probably only eat half !? But you never do.
hi anonymous, thanks for the suggestion. sounds like every sandwich they make is HUGE. i always challenge myself to eat it all but i think i suffer later trying to digest it all :-)
Does anyone know what happened to Olive, it is now a pastry shop! It changed a few weeks back, does anyone know if it moved?
hi anonymous, thanks for the tip. i better go and check this out and see what's in it's place if it's no longer there. Olive made some really good sandwiches so i'd be curious to know where it's gone if in fact it's no longer in The Strand Arcade.
Unfortunately they shutdown as the strand did not want to renew their lease.
As far as I am aware they told me on the last day they would not be reopening.
hi anonymous, wow that's crazy stuff. i wonder why. that's such a shame they have now gone. but sweet infinity are making some yummy cakes in their place now. http://simonfoodfavourites.blogspot.com/2010/05/sweet-infinity-new-shop-replaces-olive.html thanks for the tip off about the store change :-)
Thank you for the picture of the menu board. Ever since it closed down I've been trying to recapture their meatball sandwiches without any success. I will have to attempt this at home.


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This runway appearance was on another planet.
Bill Nye, everyone's favorite science guy, was mingling with quite a different crowd Tuesday when he strutted out onto the runway at the Nick Graham Fall 2017 fashion show during New York Fashion Week: Men's.
While he may not be a fashion week regular, the star was perfectly on trend with the show's theme, "Life on Mars: Fall-Winter 2035." The 61-year-old donned a black-trimmed silver tuxedo jacket covered with a planet graphic print. The jacket was paired with matching gray pants and a polka dot bow tie. Nye, who is known for his signature neckwear, collaborated with Graham previously on a 2015 line of bow ties and was also asked to narrate the show this year.
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The icon closed out the show and said his catwalk debut "was as easy as walking on the moon."
"Someone said 'science never looked cooler' - what do you think?" he tweeted to fans along with a photo of him and his colleague on the runway.
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60 seconds with Paul Marriage on the outlook for small caps
It will come as little surprise that the outlook for UK small caps at the moment is dominated by the EU referendum.
Typically, a big uncertain event like a referendum is not particularly favourable for small caps - being the riskiest end of equities.
Brexit impact
The market should be quite good at pricing in the potential risk of an "out" vote, so markets might be weak. There will be some great buying opportunities in long-term small caps if that is the case.
If we were to vote stay in then, the chances are there will be a post-referendum rally. Small caps will do well in that case; they did very well in the same scenario last year after the UK election.
So, there are two ways it could pan out. Both are slightly different, but in the end not necessarily all that bad for our sector.
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Not being a sports fan, press reports about Under Armour's new uniforms for the University of Notre Dame's famous football team would normally get a pass from me. Yes, I graduated from Notre Dame Law, and yes, I own a few articles of clothing by Under Armour – Superman shirts, natch. Yet those facts alone usually wouldn't be enough to attract my attention. However when I read that the company looked to the buildings of Notre Dame itself for inspiration when designing these particular uniforms, that connection seemed worth exploring.
If you know a little bit about Notre Dame, even from such films as "Knute Rockne, All American" or "Rudy", you know that the football team's helmets are painted gold. This references the Main Building or "Golden Dome" at the heart of the school's campus, which is topped by a gold dome crowned with a statue of Our Lady. You may also be aware of the giant mosaic mural affectionately known as "Touchdown Jesus", This covers the south facade of Hesburgh Library, and is visible from the Notre Dame football stadium. The image of a triumphant Christ, His arms raised in blessing, is reminiscent of a football referee signaling a touchdown.
The headline of the article linked to above isn't exactly correct, in that the new uniforms don't look like campus buildings themselves. That sort of design would prove rather cumbersome when running around a field: someone in a suit shaped like one of the beehive turrets on Sorin Hall would find it difficult to slip past an offensive onslaught, for example. Instead, the references are in one instance, subtle, and in another, quite bold.
Just as the team helmets are a nod to the university's headquarters, so the sleeves and the sock tops of the new uniforms now bear a stripe referencing the striped top of Hesburgh Library. I can't say that I like that building, which is one of those mid-century concrete monstrosities by disciples of Le Corbusier. Nevertheless I can appreciate why, for Notre Dame football players and fans, this subtle reference to Touchdown Jesus will be regarded with affection.
The real eye-opener though, is the design for the "Shamrock Series", a newer sports tradition at Notre Dame. The shirt and accompanying gloves feature an intricate, Renaissance Revival pattern, which reproduce the pattern of the floor tiles inside the central hall of the Golden Dome itself. Now this is a form of architectural reference in clothing design, done in quite a passionate, attractive way. Yes, I know it's probably over the top for most people, but if the Italian condottieri and Spanish conquistadores of the 15th and 16th centuries were around today, they would probably be wearing something like this base layer beneath their steel armor.
Of course, placing a stripe or tile with an architectural reference onto an article of clothing made for athletes, then translated for public consumption, isn't going to convert me into a football fan. However, even this non-sports fan scrivener might be willing to pick up a shirt or a pair of socks bearing such a reference, if the mood strikes. I appreciate a bold design, and much as I hated the isolation and the interminable South Bend winters, I do remember good times like tailgate parties in the stadium parking lot during football season, even if the games had no interest for me. And in building these updated uniforms upon the architectural beauty of the campus itself, Notre Dame and Under Armour have done a great job.


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My husband just reminded me that tomorrow is the first day of summer. He did this as I was proudly showing him the "Winter Wonderland" frames/borders I created today..... it does sound crazy!
We celebrate Christmas here in Australia with many traditional images of Christmas in the snow, chimneys, grand hot roast dinners and Santa in his thick red winter coat. We do all this in the knowledge that the vast majority of our country never sees snow fall. We spend Christmas day with bright sunny blue skies and with very hot temperatures.
Anyhow, I have enjoyed playing around with creating graphics today, and would love you to download these for FREE. Just click on the image below. Maybe one day I can have a Christmas in a winter wonderland!!


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Other Worlds
Episode 7 | 52m 24s
Many novels on America's list of 100 favorites take us to other worlds. From fantasy to science fiction, historical fiction to stories of spiritual realms, what do these books tell us about our own world? We examine how these novels help us think about real-life and present-day issues.
Aired: 10/16/18
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Ancestry has just released a new database British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969 which covers people who worked for the telephone service as well http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1933
Post Office: Staff nomination and appointment, 1831- 1969. Microfilm, POST 58, 80 rolls. British Postal Museum and Archive. London, England.
These British Post Office appointment books are indexes to the Postmaster General's minute books. They show the point when a person began working for the Post Office or started at a new position within the Post Office. The books were kept from 1831 until 1969, when they stopped being kept because of legislation and human resource procedures.
Some records contain the job the worker was appointed to and the British Postal Museum's website has the abbreviations in their Family History Guide. The index contains:
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Text messaging has arguably eliminated the need for phone calls on a day-to-day basis. It has enabled users to communicate concise messages without sitting through forced (and sometimes painful) conversations. But with texting alternatives such as Apple's iMessage are gaining popularity, will text messaging soon become obsolete? According to a report published Monday, American cell phone carriers are seeing a decline in the number of text messages sent by each customer on a monthly basis.
The data comes from Chetan Sharma, an independent mobile analyst and wireless carrier consultant, who wrote that the number of text message exchanges in the U.S. had dropped by about 2 percent in the third quarter. This may not seem like a significant drop, but it's a sharp difference from the steady growth that text messaging had previously seen. Sharma says it's too early to tell if this is the beginning of a decline, but it is the first time that text messaging has begun to dwindle in the United States.
Texting saw a noteworthy boost in 2011, when 2 trillion texts were sent in the U.S. by the year's end. This marked a 14 percent increase from 2010, according to Forrester Research, which also notes that 6 billion messages were sent per day throughout the country last year.
This current decrease in SMS usage, which stands for "Short Message Service," a service enabled by cell phone carriers, can largely be attributed to the rise of text messaging alternatives.
One such platform is Apple's iMessage, which operates almost exactly like a text message but only communicates between Apple devices. Therefore, iMessage completely bypasses the carrier when sending text messages between iPhones.
Another perpetrator could be Facebook's Messenger app, which essentially exists as the mobile presence for the social network's instant messaging feature. Unlike iMessage, Facebook's Messenger app can be used across multiple platforms, which could give it an advantage when it comes to text messaging alternatives.
Does this mean the era of texting is coming to an end? Not exactly. Texting is still a huge part of the way people communicate via mobile devices, but the emergence of these new messaging options could hopefully lead the way toward cheaper texting plans.
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This Advanced Level Course builds on the knowledge and skills acquired at the Foundation Level. In this Course, you will learn how to manage a testing project by implementing the mission, Goals, and testing Processes established for your organization. Major skills acquired through this Course are:
- Organize and lead Risk identification and Risk analysis sessions and use the results of these sessions for test estimation, planning, monitoring, and control
- Propose a business case, outlining the costs and benefits expected, for test activities.
- Create and implement test plans consistent with your organization's test Policies and test strategies
- Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders and to participate in and lead test Process improvement initiatives
- Identify skills and resource gaps in your test team, be able to participate in sourcing adequate resources and identify and plan skills development within your team
Holding the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager Certificate entitles you to use the Certified Tester Advanced Level acronym CTAL-TM and to go on to a subset of the higher Expert-Level software testing certifications.
Course Outline :
Testing Process
- Test Planning, Monitoring, and Control
- Test Planning
- Test Monitoring and Control
- Test Analysis
- Test Design
- Test Implementation
- Test Execution
- Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting
- Test Closure Activities
Test Management in Context
- Understanding Testing Stakeholders
- Lifecycle Activities and Work Products
- Alignment of Test Activities with Other Lifecycle Activities
- Managing Non-Functional Testing
- Managing Experience-Based Testing
Risk-Based Testing and Other Approaches
- Risk-Based Testing
- Risk-Based Testing Techniques
- Other Techniques for Test Selection
- Test Prioritisation and Effort Allocation in the Test Process
Test Documentation and Other Work Products
- Test Policy
- Test Strategy
- Master Test Plan
- Level Test Plan
- Project Risk Management
- Other Test Work Products
Test Estimation
- Test Estimation
- Defining and Using Test Metrics
- Defining and Using Test Metrics
- Business Value of Testing
- Business Value of Testing
Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing
- Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing
- Managing the Application of Industry Standards
- Managing the Application of Industry Standards
- Management Reviews and Audits
- Managing Reviews
- Metrics for Reviews
- Managing Formal Reviews
Defect Management
- The Defect Lifecycle and the Software Development Lifecycle
- Defect Report Information
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Improving the Testing Process
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- Improving the Testing Process
- Improving the Testing Process with TMMi
- Improving the Testing Process with TPI Next
- Improving the Testing Process with CTP
- Improving the Testing Process with STEP
Test Tools and Automation
- Tool Selection
- Tool Lifecycle
- Tool Metrics
People Skills - Team Composition
- Individual Skills
- Test Team Dynamics
- Fitting Testing Within an Organisation
- Motivation
- Communication
Target Audience :
Software Developers and Analysts
Learning Objectives :
- Use traceability to check completeness and consistency of defined test conditions with respect to the test Objectives, test strategy, and test plan.
- Use traceability to check completeness and consistency of designed test cases with respect to the defined test conditions.
- Use Risks, prioritization, test environment and data dependencies, and constraints to develop a test execution schedule, which is complete and consistent with respect to the test Objectives, test strategy, and test plan.
- Use traceability to monitor test progress for completeness and consistency with the test Objectives, test strategy, and test plan.
- Implement a project retrospective to evaluate Processes and discover areas to improve.
- Analyze the stakeholders, circumstances, and needs of a software project or program, including the software development lifecycle model, and identify the optimal test activities.
- Analyze, identify, and assess product quality Risks, summarizing the Risks and their assessed level of Risk based on key project stakeholder perspectives.
- Analyze given samples of test Policies and test strategies, and create master test plans, level test plans, and other test work products that are complete and consistent with these documents.
- For a given project, analyse project Risks and select appropriate Risk Management options (i.e., mitigation, contingency, transference, and/or acceptance).
- Define documentation norms and templates for test work products that will fit organisation, lifecycle, and project needs, adapting available templates from standards bodies where applicable.
- For a given project, create an estimate for all test Process activities, using all applicable estimation techniques.
- Analyze and report test results in terms of the residual Risk, defect status, test execution status, test coverage status, and confidence to provide insight and recommendations that enable project stakeholders to make release decisions.
- Estimate the value of testing based on cost of quality, along with other quantitative and qualitative considerations, and communicate the estimated value to testing stakeholders.
- Analyze a project to select the appropriate review type, and to define a plan for conducting reviews, in order to ensure proper execution, follow up, and accountability.
- Define Process and product metrics to be used in reviews.
- Develop a defect Management Process for a testing organisation, including a defect report workflow that can be used to monitor and control a project's defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Define the data and classification information that should be gathered during the defect Management Process.
- Define a test Process improvement plan using the IDEAL model.
- Assess a given situation in order to devise a plan for tool selection, including Risks, costs, and benefits.
- Using a skills Assesmentspreadsheet, analyse the strengths and weaknesses of team members related to use of software systems, domain and business knowledge, areas of systems development, software testing, and interpersonal skills.
Course Agenda :
Day 1
- Testing Process
- Test Management in Context
Day 2
- Risk-Based Testing and Other Approaches
- Test Documentation and Other Work Products
- Test Estimation
Day 3
- Defining and Using Test Metrics
- Business Value of Testing
- Distributed, Outsources, and Insourced Testing
- Managing the Application of Industry Standards
- Reviews
Day 4
- Defect Management
- Improving the Testing Process
- Test Tools and Automation
Day 5
- People Skills – Team Composition
- Exam
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Why Bezos' claims against National Enquirer are a 'big deal'
Clip: 02/09/2019 | 7m 42s
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is accusing the National Enquirer of extortion and blackmail. Bezos says its parent company, AMI, tried to deter him from investigating how the tabloid obtained intimate photos of his extramarital affair. The New York Times' Jim Rutenberg tells Amna Nawaz about AMI CEO David Pecker's relationship with President Trump and how Bezos' ownership of the Washington Post factors in.
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My Everyday Hustle
Season 3 Episode 6 | 26m 50s
Meet five men and women chasing their versions of the American Dream. In New York, they are an integral part of everyday life and many people depend on them as a dog walker to street cart vendor. How do they make ends meet? MY EVERYDAY HUSTLE reveals the struggles, successes, and daily "hustle" for people we see every day, but don't really know.
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Or you could find one of the moderators yourself. They shouldn't be too hard to find, especially since their names are in special colors.
Just give me the link so i can fix this stupid problem
You do know that other people can get notifications from these if you post the message on their profile instead of yours.
Also, leabing messages on other people's profiles is the proper way to talk via VM.
link to page please?
Ask Devour, Azure or Shadowkirby
What mod could i ask
Ask a mod.
I cant do anything...
oki know but why does it say this to me
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Hey man dont need to double post ! You know you can make your character stickybarnet in wrhg.
It s the rhg system but in a write version.
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Ha! Ha Ha! You were wrong! The duo will be appearing in the upcoming anime, Pokemon: Best Wishes!
The upcoming anime series is for the fifth generation game, Pocket Monsters: Black and White.
Previously it was revealed that the new Pokemon series, Black and White, will be all new Pocket Monsters right up to the ending.
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Notes on Memoir Writing
by Kurt Fuchel
Just what is a Memoir? Is it an autobiography? Well, yes,... and no. Autobiographies are usually written by persons of some distinction and achievement who want to get their version of the story down on paper before the biographers get to tell the truth when the subject is no longer around.
Autobiographies are supposed to be "factual", memoirs are more flexible. The story told is in the realm of memory and emotions, both of which look at their world through warped and tinted glasses. In a nutshell, in a memoir events recounted may not have happened exactly as told. A memoir paints an emotional landscape, one which rings true even if the facts are otherwise. A memoir is art.
Memory does not work chronologically, so it is not necessary that a memoir be chronological. Anecdotal pieces, eventually linked with narrative, are more interesting that n linear time frame. We get in touch with the people we write about through our feeelings, and we write about "love affairs now kissed only in memory."
How do we get started? By writing! We need to start with ourselves and see who we truly are. Here are some topics which will get you started:
My life is like...
It was a time when...
I'll never have friends like the ones I had when...
A Safe Place
Before and After
The first person in my family to arrive in the USA
Encounter with Death
Write a letter which will never be sent
My life is like...
It was a time when...
I'll never have friends like the ones I had when...
A Safe Place
Before and After
The first person in my family to arrive in the USA
Encounter with Death
Write a letter which will never be sent
Why do I write? What voice will you use? Will you write as a senior citizen about events that happened sixty years ago? Or will you write as a child, in the present tense? This brings home the immediacy, the drama of whatever you are recounting, but be careful: don't betray yourself by using long words and insights which come only after decades of experience.
Will you write in the first person: "I...me...," or the third person: "he,...she..." Will you use a pseudonym so as to distance yourself? Some writers find this easier.
Use metaphors: "Arms as withered and as soft as day old balloons..." Memoirs can be loosely connected, or even unconnected. Place your story in a period: what was going on in the world at the time?
Write to please yourself. What the children want to forget, the grandchildren want to remember. Have fun with your story!
* The material for this note is drawn from a course at SUNY Stony Brook, taught by Rosalind M. Kamholtz, superb and inspiring teacher!
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Dudes who play video games in their thirties and beyond? What's up with that?! That's the question posed to the leathery co-hosts of the fourth hour of Today, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, who explain that, well, that's just weird!
Gifford, Kotb and advertising exec/dude advice giver Donny Deutsch—author of The Big Idea: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True, From the Aha Moment to Your First Million—dispensed the following advice to someone concerned whether it's "okay for men to play video games in their thirties and over."
"No, that's weird," Gifford says, adding "Xbox."
"No. The answer's no," contributes Deutsch, "When you're in your thirties, there should be something more on your mind, your attention, than video games."
Gifford and Deutsch apparently agree that it's perfectly fine to play them with your kids, with Kotb clarifying that "those weird ones in the basement," that's a no-no. The Entertainment Software Association reports that the average game player is 37 years old, the average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 41 years old, and that 29 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games.
So, there you go, adults past your twenties. You're a cellar-dwelling weirdo. Now you know.
Normal for men to play video games … in their 40s? [NBC via GameSetWatch]


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Eaton sustains back bruise after wall collision
CHICAGO -- Adam Eaton thought he had a chance to catch Adam Rosales' second-inning homer during the Rangers' 3-1 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field.
Instead, Eaton had a full-speed meeting with a post on the right-center field fence as Rosales' drive carried out for a two-run shot. The White Sox center fielder, leadoff hitter and spark plug had the wind knocked out of him and exited the game with a bruised lower back. But Eaton realizes it could have been worse, as X-rays were negative.
"I've never done that before. I'm a little embarrassed," Eaton said after the White Sox lost for the fourth time during this six-game homestand. "But my back kind of took a beating a little bit there. I'm very happy that it wasn't my head. I thought that I went into the wall pretty hard.
"A ball hit earlier in the game kind of had the same trajectory off the bat. My initial read was it had the same, maybe a little bit more. The ball just kept going. My main objective is to catch it. I kind of miscalculated a little bit."
Eaton said that right fielder Dayan Viciedo was trying to move him after the collision, but he told Viciedo to leave him alone because he couldn't even breathe.
"The first thing you do after hitting the wall, you collect your body parts and make sure everything is working right," Eaton said. "I'm glad it wasn't a concussion or anything like that."
"He's going after everything, that's just the way he plays," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You don't want to take that away from him. He has done the same thing and made some great catches. That's part of playing the game. It wasn't necessarily silly. He thought he had a shot at it, and it ended up carrying out of the ballpark."
Taking the four hour-plus plane ride to Seattle will influence whether Eaton can come back quickly. But it sounds as if he knows the collision with the fence could cost him at least a day or two.
"Either way, I'm going to be yanking at Robin's chain, but in the end it's his decision whether to play me or not," Eaton said. "Coming out of a game, I know he has a thing that you miss the next game or you are day to day."


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Back in February I published a post on how Hasbro, the makers of board game Monopoly has embarked upon an exercise to find the world's most popular cities for the new "Here and Now: The World Edition" to be released in Autumn 2008. Much to my supervisor's ethnic pride, Riga was one of two wild card cities to make it onto the new Monopoly edition. The other, Montréal, gets top billing in the blue docket on the new board. Full list below (highest rent first). Thanks Laris!
Reprinted press release from Monopoly site (August 20, 2008):
More than 5.6 million votes were cast for 70 world-class cities, which determined 20 of the 22 cities featured in the game. The 20 cities with the most write-in votes faced off in a bonus vote and the two with the most votes, Taipei and Gdynia, earned the brown property spaces on the game board.
"We hope that fans of the world's most popular board game will enjoy buying, selling and trading real estate from around the globe in the new MONOPOLY game that they created with their votes," said Helen Martin, Vice President of Global Marketing for toy and game-maker Hasbro, Inc.'s MONOPOLY brand. "We are thrilled that the first-ever global game board includes an interesting mix of cities that showcases the dynamic cultures, sights and history of the planet."


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In addition, Porter prints national newspapers for local distribution, including USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
Porter has added an additional newspaper to the list and this one has particular meaning to him because it is his hometown newspaper, where he began his 40-year career in the printing industry.
In 1967, as a student at Monticello High School, Scott Porter started working at the San Juan Record.
As do employees at many small businesses, Scott had a variety of responsibilities at the San Juan Record. He swept the floor and took pictures and helped with the layout.
It is rumored that he was the intrepid reporter who broke the infamous "Stevie Maughan eats a live horny toad" story of the late 1960s. However, it was the printing side of the business that caught his attention.
While Scott was working for the Record, the hometown newspaper for San Juan County completed a redesign that abandoned the broadsheet format for a smaller tabloid format. The newspaper continued as a tabloid for more than 40 years, until last week, when the San Juan Record returned to the broadsheet format.
The change in format was triggered, in part, by the decision to move printing from Cortez Newspapers to MediaOne. While it may take readers a while to adjust to the new format, the change allows the paper to be printed with full color on every page.
After graduating in 1970 from Monticello High School, Scott moved to Arizona, where he continued his work in the printing business.
Now, nearing the end of a broad and diverse career, Scott was worked in commercial and newspaper printing from coast to coast. He has spent the greatest amount of time in the Phoenix and St. George areas, where he raised a family that now includes a growing number of grandchildren. A few years ago, Scott and his wife moved to Salt Lake City to begin his work for MediaOne.
The San Juan Record has a diverse readership, boasting that nearly one-third of the subscribers live out of San Juan County. Porter is one of these dedicated subscribers, a loyal reader who has continued to subscribe to the local paper even though he last lived in the county nearly 40 years ago.
The press building in West Valley City is a technological wonder. Completed in 2005 at a staggering cost of $88 million, the building houses three separate presses in a massive tower. Unlike the antiquated equipment in Monticello where Porter began his career, the new press works with the latest in technology. The enormous presses are fully computerized and complete a wide variety of jobs each day.
The company has handled the printing and advertising for the Salt Lake City dailies for decades. In recent years, Scott has led an expansion in the scope and scale of the printing effort. In addition to the newspapers, the presses print the LDS Church News and a large number of commercial print jobs. The San Juan Record is the first in what may be a growing trend for weekly community newspapers to be printed on the Media-One presses.
The San Juan Record is sent via internet to Salt Lake City, with a 5 p.m. deadline on Monday. By 5:15, the paper is on the press and being printed. At full speed, the press can print the full San Juan Record press run in approximately two minutes. By 5:30, just 30 minutes after the layout is sent from Monticello, the printed newspaper is sitting on the dock ready for delivery.
The paper is then shipped to southeast Utah on a truck carrying the US mail. It arrives in Monticello in time to address and insert and deliver on Tuesday afternoon. It is quite an operation.
This is a time of incredible transition in the newspaper industry. Technology, the internet, and the economy have all had a significant impact.
It is a time when a small paper such as the San Juan Record can be printed in full color nearly 300 miles from home. It is also a time when financial pressures and internet competition will change the face of the newspaper industry. The San Juan Record and the Salt Lake Tribune and the New York Times are all in the same boat.
And a common denominator in the printing of these newspapers is Scott Porter, a 1970 graduate of Monticello High School.


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Farmingdale State - 11, Baruch College - 4
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State baseball team earned an 11-4 victory over Baruch College in a non-conference game this afternoon in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams trailed early, but used 19 hits to score 11 runs in the win.
After the Bearcats (8-13) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, junior third baseman Mike Scarlato (Holbrook, N.Y.) got the Rams on the board in the bottom of the second with an RBI single down the left field line. Farmingdale State (13-8) tied the game on a Daniel Paccione (Commack, N.Y.) RBI single and took the lead on an Anthony Alvino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) bases loaded walk. The Rams extended the advantage to 5-3 on a two out 2 RBI double down the right field line by junior right fielder Michael Marino (Franklin Square, N.Y.).
In the bottom of the third, freshman left fielder Richard Sullivan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and sophomore first baseman Brendan Sullivan (Plainview, N.Y.) each recorded RBI singles to put Farmingdale State ahead 7-2.
The Rams outscored Baruch 4-2 over the final six innings to cap off the 11-4 non-conference victory.
Senior center fielder Edward Bergmann (East Meadow, N.Y.) was 4-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored, while Brendan Sullivan had three hits, a run scored and an RBI. Junior second baseman Tom Rydzewski (Franklin Square, N.Y.) was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and Marino added three hits and three runs batted in.
Baruch was led by junior shortstop Nicholas Pomo-Roman (North Bellmore, N.Y.) who was 4-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored, while sophomore second baseman Matthew Ballone (West Babylon, N.Y.) had two hits, an RBI and scored two runs.
Freshman pitcher Daniel Tierney (Patchogue, N.Y.) improved to 2-2 on the season after allowing two runs and striking out seven in 5.2 innings of relief.
Farmingdale State next will face NYU-Poly in a Skyline doubleheader on Saturday, April 12th at noon. The game will be played at Farmingdale State; however, the Rams will be the visiting team.


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I´m testing some new android players (boxes to the tv)
But when i was going to install madsonic it states i dont own it and it like me to pay for it again, well i figure that i can do again as a mini donation
but it wont let me pay for it?, it draws the money then i get a mail from google stating that it's been cancelled and any money paid will return. and the app never installs and it still states i have to pay for it.
i checked the bank account and there i mony on it =) and if i check on my other android boxes it states i already own it. The difference between this box and the other one i its running Android remix so im guessing
it's something to do with that.
It not a big deal for me since i can install it anyway, but for those who like to pay for it running remix, it can be a problem.
ps its running really good under remix =) just a suggestion if i chose default mode i can chose kodi as a player,(and it play really good) i think it could be an ide to add kodo as a player in raw form also
like when you chose Mx-player or Bs-player to see if Kodi can handle seek function better in that mode then mx and bs player. (dont know if that will work but would be cool)
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Lunenburg is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1728 and was previously called Turkey Hills and land belonging to Woburn/Dorchester/and Boardman's Farm. It can be found in Worcester county and is a part of the Northern registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at 17 Main St., Lunenburg 01462. On the attached map, Lunenburg is shown as 10 in Worcester county.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some drugs for conditions like gout, irregular heart rhythms, even coughing, come from plants. So, it's not so far-fetched that plants, and food in general, could have medicinal properties; for instance, for pain.
Here are a few being studied.
Hot Peppers
Hot peppers may sting your mouth, but ironically, they could be a pain fighter.
Hot peppers contain chemicals called capsaicinoids that can reduce inflammation. Creams for joint pain already use these ingredients.
And hot peppers are full of Vitamin C, which can help with wound healing.
In some studies, eating hot peppers also helps people with reflux.
Tart Cherries
Cherries, especially tart cherries, contain chemicals called anthocyanins, which are similar to aspirin.
"It helps for arthritis. And especially if you eat the whole fruit, would be preferable to even the juice," says St. Clair Hospital dietician Jean Lewis.
Ginger contains several antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.
"They've used it for years for stomach problems, for stomach pain," Lewis says.
In a study of vigorous exercisers, ginger helped to reduce pain of muscle injury. But it had to be eaten daily, and it didn't work after the injury already occurred.
Salmon contains Omega-3 fatty acids, which can reduce the pain of arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, menstrual cramps and neuropathy.
The key is filling your diet with healthy foods, instead of going overboard on a few specific ones.
"Increasing your fruits and vegetables, increasing your good fats, whether that be like your olive oil, your walnuts," advises Lewis. "If you have a junkie diet, and you're just going to drink that tart cherry juice, that's not going to help your inflammation."
Many people take prescription and over-the-counter pills to control pain. Studies are ongoing to see if eating these foods can help, too.
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With more research underway surrounding the endocannabinoid system and cannabinoids such as CBD and THC, many new methods for infusing products with cannabinoids are being developed. One of the most intriguing is in using them within CBD Oil Spray products.
Cannabis CBD Oil Sprays come in the form of lotion, salves, balms, and oils, all of which have been infused with cannabinoids. They absorb into the skin directly upon application. CBD Oil Sprays have only grown in popularity over the years. In fact, THC and CBD has even been utilized in general cosmetic products and even personal lubricants.
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Applying cannabinoids topically will allow them to absorb into the body quite quickly. The relief is also more focused, generally only affecting the specific area where the product was used. On the other hand, smoking or ingesting marijuana affects the entire body, and it can take up to two hours for any effects to be felt.
CBD Lotion are only mildly invasive, and they make a strong entryway for those that are curious to dip their toes into the world of medical cannabis. The prospect of smoking or ingestion is quite scary to the uninitiated.
It's also worth noting that CBD Oil Skin Care In San Diego are not psychoactive. The endocannabinoid system is activated, and any mind altering properties are blocked from entering the bloodstream. It's worth noting that topical dosages must be quite large. Since the skin of humans absorbs cannabinoids at a low rate, a liberal application is suggested as a workaround.
That said, CBD Oil Skin Care In San Diego can work their way into the skin much easier than THC. They're also more likely to engage the receptors of the CB2 cannabinoids. As such, they have become quite popular for cannabis topical manufacturers. CBD Oil Spray contents have much more hemp than your run of the mill variety of marijuana. CBD Oil Skin Care In San Diego has numerous benefits, included significantly lower toxicity.
CBD oil lotion is also quite popular since there are dual purposes at play. They'll smooth out and even soften the skin of the applied area. It's not uncommon for people to become very adamant that CBD Lotion in San Diego become a regular part of their lives after trying it for the first time. The FDA isn't keen on any particular health claims being made of course, but it's hard to deny the satisfaction rate of those that have been using CBD Oil Spray thus far.
THC is quite well known, having been included in the conversation about marijuana for quite some time now. CBD Skin Care has become more prominent as of late thanks to plenty of research and trials however. There is still much work to be done towards achieving widespread understanding and use of topical products such as CBD Oil Skin Care in San Diego , but it's clear that we're many steps closer than ever before.
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A lot if individuals who are turning to cannabis oil creams and CBD oil have become disenchanted with pharmaceuticals, steroid creams, conventional treatments, and self-injection methods. They have been put through the ringer, then a certain person persuaded them to try a CND cram and VOILA, results of varying degrees that were instantaneous.
One of the many side effects associated with conventional treatments, one which seem to be brought up quite often is the thinning of the skin which over time leads to damaged cells and skin weakness. CBD ointment, oils and creams, even if they were not to work, will not cause thinning.
When I use the word miraculous, I am referring to the fact that if you browse through various forums, you will find countless people who experienced positive results almost immediately. Generally, after having had years with minimal and even no results from orthodox treatments.
Although there were those who experienced a complete disappearance of their psoriasis, there we other who experienced various levels of improvement, For example, the psoriasis did not completely disappear, but the itching and inflammation did.
The biggest bit of advice that those who do experiment with homemade CBD creams give to others is that if it seems as if the cream is not working for you, it is probably due to it containing a weak CBD potency. Try using a CBD or THC oil that is stronger.
Eighty percent of those the individuals you will see feedback from claim that their psoriasis symptoms improved after they experimented with CBD and THC oils: redness, flaking, soreness, itching, bleeding, etc.
There are those who experience positive effects after smoking cannabis, however other opt for using THC and those who prefer CBD oils that do not contain THC or even CBD vapes. When it comes to this there are many options to choose from and they are promising!
Yes, you will stumble upon those who claim that they did not see any improvement at all. However they seem to be few and far in between, and generally it is they who also claim to have concocted their own remedies with the use of other oils and herbs. What is confusing is that even if you were to opt for giving it a try to treat psoriasis, there are countless other amateur recipes available.
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After browsing through various forums and search engines, here is what I was able to find. There are a few others out there; however it is not my goal to bog your mind down. Here are the studies:
Study Number One: Human Keratinocyte Proliferation is inhibited by Cannabinoids
The results show that even though a circumstantial role may be played by CB receptors in keratinocyte proliferation, there is no significant contribution they make to this process. The results indicate that keratinocyte proliferation is inhibited by cannabinoids, therefore supporting an important role for cannabinoids to help treat psoriasis.
Study Number Two: Topical THC and Anti-Inflammatory Activity
THC that is topically applied can effectively reduce contact allergic inflammation by lowering the pro-inflammatory keratinocyte derived mediators who orchestrate the immune myeloid cell infiltration that is independent from CB1/2 receptors. This offers major implications towards the future development of strategies that can harness cannabinoids as a way of treating inflammatory skin diseases.
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A broad coalition of civic, business, labor and elected leaders rallied their troops Thursday in advance of a critical California Coastal Commission next month on the proposed expansion of the San Diego Convention Center.
In a news conference designed to show broad support of the $520 million project, backers reiterated the economic arguments in favor of enlarging the 24-year-old center.
Thursday's demonstration of unity came as Coastal Commission staff is preparing a final report and recommendation on the bayfront project that would add 400,000 square feet to the center, which was last expanded in 2001. The presentation also comes a week after the San Diego Chargers renewed their push for a combined downtown football stadium and convention facility in lieu of an expansion on the existing Convention Center site.
The team has made clear its intention to oppose the expansion and argue instead for an East Village alternative that it says would not have the environmental impacts of a waterfront project.
"This is anything but a big box," said Bob Nelson, vice chairman of the San Diego Board of Port commissioners. "This is an opportunity for us to smooth out the rough edges on the South Embarcadero where the truck ramps and the parking lots are now."
The Coastal Commission is expected to consider the project early next month when it holds its meeting in San Diego. The commission's staff has raised concerns about the project's impact on views to the water and access to the bayfront, issues that the Port has sought to address in a written response to the staff.
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria invoked San Diego's largest convention, Comic-Con, as one of the reasons the city needs to expand a center that he says is having to turn away larger associations.
"I don't know about you but I want to keep Comic-Con in San Diego," he said to loud applause. "It is worth fighting for but that is not the only business or cultural opportunity we're missing out on by not expanding our convention center."
Among those joining Gloria on stage were Convention Center Corp. and San Diego Unified Port District officials, San Diego City Council members, representatives of state legislators and organized labor, and business people from San Diego's hospitality industry.
While Coastal Commission approval remains a major hurdle, so too does pending litigation challenging the legality of the financing plan, which relies on a hotelier-approved surcharge on hotel room bills. Although a Superior Court judge has upheld the tax, the ruling has been appealed by attorney Cory Briggs, representing San Diegans for Open Government, opening the door for a lengthy delay.
Council members David Alvarez and Kevin Faulconer, both contenders in the mayoral race, both spoke out in favor of the project. While Alvarez was the lone vote against the expansion when the financing plan came before the council, his principal objection was with the taxing plan, not the project itself.
Nelson acknowledged in an interview that before the Coastal Commission meets, supporters will make an effort to speak with individual commissioners in hopes of making their case for the project. The newest appointee to the commission, county Supervisor Greg Cox, has said he wants to hold off on any meetings until he has had a chance to review the full package of materials, Nelson said.
"Right now, we're just trying to make sure there's a formal record of the support," he said. "At some point, it's likely we'll have face-to-face meetings with commissioners, and I know Supervisor Cox wants to be briefed."


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Primera División News
Orlando City signs midfielder Josue Colman, 19, as young DP
Orlando City have signed Paraguayan attacking midfielder Josue Colman as a designated player, the MLS club announed on Monday.
Paraguay FA condemns Olimpia violence that left fans in hospital
Game was called off after eight minutes when violence erupted between "ultra" fans at the Rio Parapiti stadium.
Lille complete deals for Anwar El Ghazi, Alonso Junior and Fares Bahlouli
El Ghazi, who can either play in a lone striker's role or wide, has joined from Ajax on a deal until the summer of 2021.
CONMEBOL will use two-leg format for Copa Libertadores final
The Copa Libertadores final will continue to be played with home and away legs in the stadiums of the finalists in 2017, CONMEBOL said.
Highlights: Olimpia 2-0 Atletico Mineiro
Olimpia will be strong favourites to claim their fourth Copa Libertadores title after a 2-0 home win in the first-leg of the final against Atletico Mineiro
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What is it about cowboys? Women love them. Just look at the romance rack at any bookstore, and you'll see cowboys with ropes, cowboys with saddles, cowboys with horses, but mostly, you'll see cowboys with their shirts off. And nobody's complaining.
When I moved out West, I knew a little bit about cowboys. Tombstone and Son of the Morning Star gave me a taste for Western history, so I knew all about the Earps and Wild Bill, the gold rush and the land rush and every other kind of Wild West rush you could think of.
But I didn't know about today's cowboys. Here in the heart of cow country, cowboys aren't shadows from history, or inventions from novels.
As a matter of fact, they're about as real as a man can get. Westerners are quirky individualists who have a strong sense of regional identity, plus a unique quality I can only define as the Yee-Haw Spirit.
Yeehaw or Yee-haw: an interjection expressing joy or exuberance that is stereotypically associated with Cowboys … —Wikipedia
That wild cry, often shouted from the back of a bucking horse, defines what makes cowboys different from other men. They're wild and free, they live life to the fullest, and they seem to need a daily dose of adrenaline to stay sane.
Today's cowboys are often third- and fourth-generation Westerners who come from pioneer stock. Cattle ranching started here in the mid- to late-nineteenth century, and many of the huge spreads here in Wyoming have been passed down through the generations. It's likely that a cowboy's grandparents or great-grandparents left their settled, ordinary lives back East and braved unimaginable danger and difficulty on the path to an unknown future. Some came for the riches of the gold rush, some came for the promise of land ownership. Others were simply drawn by the promise of adventure.
It took something beyond courage to make that move; it took a spirit of reckless adventure and a willingness to take risks. Like ranching, it required an unfailing conviction that no matter how rocky the trail, how heavy the load, or how dismal the weather, things would work out somehow. It's the spirit that drives a man to rush into danger. NASCAR drivers have it; fighter pilots have it; and cowboys have it in spades.
Yeehaw (interjection): Cowboy/cowgirl talk for "Yeah Baby!" —Merriam Webster website
Lots of women are attracted to risk-taking men, including me. It doesn't make a lot of sense. Most attraction between the sexes is based on survival of the fittest, but loving men who endanger their own lives on a daily basis is hardly a sound Darwinian strategy.
Maybe we believe men who take risks in their daily lives will be willing to take risks with their hearts. Or maybe we're just drawn to people who represent the Yee-haw Spirit, living life to the fullest and catching adventure wherever they can—in a fast car, in a faster plane, or on the back of a bucking bull in a red dirt arena.
I live with the Yee-haw Spirit every day, since I'm married to a fighter pilot who's always ready for trouble. Do you know anyone who has the Yee-haw Spirit and lives for adventure?
She's hardly a cowgirl…
Cat Crendall left a successful advertising job in New York to teach art workshops in the wild west. The Boyd Ranch is hardly her dream destination, but if the outing's a success, the company will send her to more exotic locations.
But once a cowboy…
Mack Boyd was in the middle of the best bronc-riding season of his life when his mother asked for help with an artists' retreat at the ranch. Mack might be able to ride a wild stallion to a standstill but he can't say no to his family.
Cat and Mack are complete opposites…but when the ranch is threatened financially, can they set aside their differences and work together?
Joanne Kennedy's lifelong fascination with Wyoming's unique blend of past and present inspires her to write contemporary Western romances with traditional ranch settings. In 2010 she was nominated for a RITA award for One Fine Cowboy. At various times, Joanne has dabbled in horse training, chicken farming, and bridezilla wrangling at a department store wedding registry. Her fascination with literature led to careers in bookselling and writing. She lives with two dogs and a retired fighter pilot in Cheyenne, Wyoming. For more information, please visit http://joannekennedybooks.com and on Facebook.


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Information: This print is from Houze's Atlas Universel Historique et Geographique, which was produced for the education of university students. This was a fascinating work featuring maps of Europe and Asia throughout history, together with high quality tinted lithographs of important historical events and people.
A. Houze was a notable member of the Geographical Society of France
Date: 1850. This print is an authentic antique, not a reproduction.
Print method: Tinted lithograph. The quality and detail of these prints is excellent.
Condition: Excellent condition. The paper is clean and bright.
Size: 13½ by 10¼ inches (34 by 26cm).
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