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5754 Dill BLVD CLAYTON OH
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BACK ON THE MARKET!!! Inverness Homes proudly offers you a chance to own this MODEL home, the stunning Ashley Model provides open concept, RANCH style living! A gourmet kitchen including granite countertops and a Chef's dream of stainless steel appliances, kitchen island, in a light filled, gorgeous area. Enjoy the spacious bedrooms including a Master with large shower with seat, walk in closet, and tray ceiling. The home office area could easily become a 3rd bedroom. You'll want to enjoy the stone fireplace, wood flooring throughout, and have room to grow in a FULL UNFINISHED basement, already plumbed for a Bathroom. Relax and entertain on your deck overlooking the beauty the Community has to offer. Great location, close to I-70. Schedule your private tour today!
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Thank you, Anime. Vol 1.
So, We all know that we are in an age where nerd shaming is no longer a thing. Well, at least our generation. I look at my ten year-old little brother and am so thankful he's a nerd. Why? You stay out of trouble, you learn cool stuff, and discover a whole other realm of […]Read More Thank you, Anime. Vol 1.

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Affilication Authority : BANGLADESH TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD
Name of the Program : DIPLOMA-IN-TEXTILE
Trade Name: Diploma in Textile Engineering
Length of Course: 4 YEAR
The textile industry is in a period of rapid and revolutionary modernization and automation in India. The engineers graduated in Textile Engineering are equipped with the knowledge of the behavior of textile materials and the functions of machinery in textile and clothing technologies. Textile Engineering deals with the application of scientific and engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of fiber, textile, and apparel processes, products, and machinery. These include natural and man-made materials, interaction of materials with machines, safety and health, energy conservation, and waste and pollution control.
They are employed in departments of textile plants and companies varying from small to big scale, i.e., production, planning, quality control, sales or marketing or in agencies of domestic or foreign companies for textile products and textile machinery, concentrated in different regions of the country. Textile Engineering can work as:
Process engineer
Quality control supervisor
Technical Services/Sales Manager
Operations Trainee
Process Improvement Engineer
Medical Textiles Engineer
Diploma in Textile Engineering is 4 year long program consisting of 8 semesters (1 Semester = 6 months). The final and the midterm exams of each semester is conducted under the supervision of Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB). All the exams question, answer script checking and final results are published by the BTEB. Beside this each student has to attend the regular class test, quiz test and semester final project. After the successful completion, a student will receive a Diploma in Engineering certificate from BTEB.
The Admission procedure starts after the SSC results. There is mainly one session in a year. Students have to follow the admission announcement which is given by the Bangladesh Technical Education Board Authority. Usually the admission procedure starts after May (depending on the SSC Result)
Minimum SSC/Equivalent Passed
Minimum GPA 2.5 & 40% marks on General Math
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Those days when you arrived at school and you could see a TV and a video player on a trolley in the classroom where, probably, the best days of your passing through the education system. In that ranking, those heavenly but scarce days of dodgy cartoons and prude moral would be followed by the occasions you had a dentist appointment and you'd leave like "see ya bitches" and the days where certain material was present: that rainbow non-edible paradise, God's ear wax, the moldable happiness with an unmistakable scent. Plasticine.
Alexandra Bruel must have stored that phase deep down because, years later, she's the queen of plasticine alongside with Pingu, Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run (come and hug me, useless audiovisual knowledge). Bruel, Art Director and Set Designer based in Paris and a Gobelins school graduate in Graphic Design, applies her plati-fetish to everything. Literally. Works for Vogue, Nescafé, WAD, Bvlgari, Tic Tac, Virgin or Converse included. With an amazing taste, a totally compelling use of colour and emanating plasticity (that's kinda obvious on my side, I know), Alexandra Bruel has opened a whole new world of posibilities in us.
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Hi friends!
Why have I been hunched over my computer for HOURS this Saturday afternoon/evening/night? Working on a blog makeover, of course!
I felt like that the previous design was getting a little too crowded, and I wanted to add a new feature that I've been pondering for days: a page for holiday and seasonal centers! You can see the new page tab up at the top of this blog, and I've just posted the Halloween centers.
I hope this will make it easier for you to find the centers you need to engage your students every day, including special times, like holidays! I'll be adding more pages as the year rolls along.
I've taken away the list of labels on the side. If you need to find a post from the past, just use the search box on the right.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wildlife Photography: Lenses (Part 1)
Nikon D50, Nikkor 70-300 VR @ 300mm
A common question I get is, "What's a good wildlife lens?" The short answer is, the longest and fastest you can afford. That doesn't really answer the question though. So why do wildlife photographers need the longest and fastest lens they can afford?
Focal Length
The first part of my "short answer" was focal length. So why is this important? Most wildlife, most of the time, are difficult to approach. They see humans as a danger and run, fly or swim away. So focal length is obvious, you always want the most reach you can get. So how much focal length is required for wildlife photography? I started with a Nikkor 70-300 VR lens and I was able to get some nice full frame wildlife shots at 300mm. (above)
Nikon D90, Sigma 150-500mm OS @ 500mm
Fastest Lens
What do I mean by the fastest lens possible? I'm talking about the lenses' aperture. A fixed f/5.6 is good, a f/4 is better and a f/2.8 is best. "What makes a fast lens" could be an entire topic itself so I'll just briefly mention a few things. First, larger aperature lenses (f/4 and f/2.8) gather more light, and therefore allow faster shutter speeds. They also autofocus faster and are usually the sharper than the slower lenses. Faster lenses also take teleconverters. Teleconverters multiply your lenses focal length depending on the teleconverter. So a 1.4x teleconverter will turn a 500mm lens into a 700mm lens. Variable aperature lenses like my previously mentioned 70-300 VR don't play well with teleconverters. So in the end it comes back to focal length.
Nikon D90, Nikkor 500mm f/4 AFS @ 500mm
In the never ending quest to obtain more and better gear you might find yourself saying, "If only I had a 500mm lens." But then if you had a 500mm lens, then you'd be saying, "If only I could shoot at 700mm." If you had 700mm, then you'd say, Oh really wish I could shoot at 800mm and so on. Trust me, I know from experience, you can never have enough range.
The real secret is approaching wildlife, using a blind, shooting from a car or just finding wildlife that is acustomed to people. Even if you have a 500mm or 600mm f/4, you'll still need to find ways to get close to wildlife. If you have a 300mm lens, you'll just need to figure out how to get a little closer.
Nikon D90, Nikkor 500mm f/4 AFS + TC-14E II @ 700mm
So get the longest and fastest lens you can afford. Then learn how to get close to the wildlife, because that's the real trick...
If your wondering what my recommendations for wildlife lenses are, stayed tuned for Part 2.
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Paul Fleck had the pleasure of speaking amongst a panel at the Old Persons' Commission in Rochester, MI on November 5th of 2018. The panel was a session amongst Mayor Barnett's "Monday's with the Mayor" and was focused on how the introduction of autonomous vehicles will impact senior living. Mayor Barnett and Jean Setzfand, Sr. Vice President of AARP Programs, joined Paul in conversation. Topics touching on the below were discussed with focus on how autonomous vehicles may be the answer to extending the age at which people "drive".
Early Adopters
The number of Americans ages 65 and older is expected to reach roughly 98 million by 2060.* This is nearly double today's population. With the aging population at an all time high, the number of car keys being taken from persons no longer capable of driving is greater than ever. Individuals often bound by four walls and limited public transportation may regain a sense of freedom with the introduction of self-driving vehicles. No longer is the need to rely on family or friends for transporting to and from appointments, running errands, and other daily activities. The older community may often be late adopters to new technology, but autonomous vehicles may be just the exception due to the need for mobility.
Automakers will need to consider senior citizen budgets, comfort expectations and learning behaviors in order for the elderly community to "take the wheel" on driverless cars. Many older individuals are living on fixed incomes; therefore, autonomous vehicles will need to be a financially realistic solution. In addition, physical limitations, such as impaired vision and hearing, are common occurrences and will need to be addressed in the construction of vehicle controls and alerts. Commitment and patience should be priorities for brands when implementing training and support programs for new purchases.
With trust from seniors and dedication from automotive companies, autonomous vehicles will bridge the mobility gap of the aging population.
Dataspeed's Involvement
Dataspeed's drive-by-wire technology has been retrofitted to several Ford Fusions that were part of Voyage's launch of self-driving cars in a retirement community. Voyage, an innovative California-based company, is determined to super-charge communities with autonomous vehicles. This deployment was designed to enhance each resident's quality of life. The initiative took place in The Villages, a 55+ California neighborhood with approximately 4,000 residents. The vehicles were developed to navigate the fairly complex roads while monitoring for possible pedestrian and golf cart crossings. For added safety in this initial deployment, an individual is behind the wheel in the event the car needs to be manually taken over. The very first rider, a blind elderly woman, stated she believes that with continuing research, she'd be apt to trust a self-driving car over most human drivers.
With the use of Dataspeed's drive-by wire technology, Voyage was able to rapidly dispatch the first fleet of vehicles and begin improving resident's everyday lives at The Villages.
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"Elijah was a man just like us… (James 5:17)
That little bit of information must have come as quite a surprise to those who thought of Elijah as only second to Moses. How dare James say that the average person of faith is just like such a great man of God. Yet, James clearly states this fact.
This is such an awesome and true statement. I have watched people for years who call on the pastor or the prayer warriors of the church, and yet they themselves seem timid to pray for needs in their own lives. They have some mixed up view of faith and prayer, and they think that they are not worthy of God's time.
God not only has time for all of us, but God also wants us to come openly to him in our relationship with Him. The power of answered prayer isn't in the person, but it is in the one in whom we seek. The power of prayer is in knowing God.
Jesus opened the way to be able to have that close relationship with God and we need to have faith that God wants us to come to Him with our needs.
Seek God, with all your heart, and He will be found.
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- A Review of Authoritarian Rule of Law:Legislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore by Jothie Rajah
Jothie Rajah's Authoritarian Rule of Law: Legislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore1 is a comprehensive account of a state's ability to suppress dissent through the manipulation of legality and public discourse. The work presents an in-depth look at the ways through which the state methodically extinguished core civil rights and liberties in Singapore while promoting its legitimacy on a national scale and maintaining its appearance as a Westminster-model democracy within the international arena. It is precisely the paradox of the coexistence of rights suppression and state legitimacy that is the focus of Rajah's attention. The book presents a rigorous examination of the state's ability to justify corporal punishment for vandalism, suppression of the press, and the repression of civil society associations and leadership through a study of Singapore's legislation and state discourse in the postcolonial era, as well as more recent cases in the 1990s and 2000s. Rajah offers a rather depressing narrative of the corrosive effects of colonial legacies, which provided local political elites with ample skills in the suppression of dissent. Unfortunately, this suppression did not dissipate under the flourishing market economy in the years following colonial rule. Rather, as Rajah describes, it continued under the pretense of chasing communist ghosts with the suppression of leftist opposition in the 1960s and, later, with the modern state asserting itself as the protector against Western chaos and immorality.
The work provides a number of theoretical contributions to scholarly literature. First, it presents yet another challenge to the assumption that economic prosperity runs hand in hand with democratization. While a number of scholars have refuted the correlation, Rajah provides [End Page 297] a closer look at how the state may exploit the success of a market economy to promote its hold on power. Second, the work underlines the vital importance of public discourse in the protection of individual rights. Rajah argues that, in the case of Singapore, the state's adeptness at presenting itself as a protector of public order through legality preempts a public outcry over disproportionate and degrading punishmenst2 and control of the media.3 Rajah's work provides a rich and insightful account of the state's construction of national goals and its claim to achieve those goals, which, according to the state, justify the erosion of civil liberties.
One of the most vital goals evoked by the Singapore state is national survival, which they allege is threatened by the "nationalistic countries of Indonesia and Malaysia,"4 the power politics of the Cold War, Singapore's potential susceptibility to ethnic and religious clashes,5 and its susceptibility to "Western" immorality.6 In its alleged pursuit of protecting the nation, the state insists on legal exceptionalism, including the promotion of violent punishment. Thus, in the 1960s, the state claimed it was shielding the nation from "marginalizing and demonizing Communism" through the Vandalism Act, which authorized severe corporal punishments for offenses, such as tearing identification cards and putting up anti-American slogans, as performed by the leftist opposition.7 In later decades, "hostile foreign interests" and Western culture, with its "permissiveness in sex, drugs and dress-styles,"8 became one of the most important alleged "threats."9 Rajah describes how the state's claim to protect the people from moral corruption was invoked to justify restrictions placed on mass media in the 1960s, as well as control of foreign media's circulation in the 1980s.10 The state claimed that "slanted and divisive reporting" caused "instability and strife."11 Newspapers were also accused of conducting "calculated campaigns" to provoke ethnic violence, which necessitated state interference to prevent the media from "misle[ading] the people."12 [End Page 298]
In fact, the Othering of the people (i.e., claiming their inability to deal with complexity or engage in making their own assessments)13 is yet another commonly used justification of the Singapore state's authoritarianism. Rajah demonstrates that the construct of "the people" is "in striking continuity with colonial constructions of 'natives' as people of inferior ability."14 Thus, the colonial legacy manifested itself...


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Publishing Surprises: 11 Things I've Learned — A Guest Author Post By Mary Pearson
Before I was published, all I wanted was to BE published. That was it. Validation I wanted to know that someone out there in the universe—besides friends and family, who of course aren't the least bit biased—someone who was a stranger, got my writing and maybe even loved it enough to make it into a book. When I got "the call" and heard an editor actually say those words, "I love your story and want to publish it" I thought I could have stopped right there. I got the validation I wanted. I felt like maybe I really was a writer. Publishing meant the doubt would vanish. (cough) And then the publishing process began. I learned:
- The business side.There are contracts to read. Long complicated contracts. And I had no agent. Now I do, god bless her, and she figures out all the jibberish, er, details.
- Revisions. With my first book I had already done so many on my own and then my editor wanted more. And a copyeditor got a crack at it too. My perfect story wasn't so perfect. Now I relish revision. In fact, sometimes my editor has had to say to me, it's time to let go. And in truth that is exactly what you do. A book is never done, and weeks and months later if I reread it, I'll still see a sentence or many that I'd have written differently.
- Titles. Just because you love a title it doesn't mean your publisher will. Finding the right one can be very much a team effort.
- Pub dates. With my first book I was a bit shocked when I was told it wouldn't be published for two years. Two years? It was only a skinny little book! But it seems there's these things called lists and seasons. My books generally move along faster now, but they still have to fit in a season that is right for the whole list.
- Covers. Maybe this surprised me more than anything. The author doesn't always get a lot of say in the cover. My first cover had a character that didn't match the one in my head at all.
- Author copies. The first time my box of author copies came, I was also a tad surprised by UPS. When they dumped the box on my porch that is exactly what they did. Dumped. There was no brass band. No confetti. Didn't the UPS man know I had waited TWO years for these books? Even a catchy doorbell ring would have been appreciated. This was pre-twitter, pre-facebook, pre-cellphone camera so I couldn't share my excitement with anyone until the kids got home from school. And then we danced and hugged the books.
- Publication day, ditto of above. Usually it is midweek and there's still work stuff to get done, and there is no time to actually celebrate on that day. What's up with that? But it's a huge and monumental day, and now I try I savor it in some special way. It might just be a few quiet moments to reflect on all it took to bring this story to the point that I could hold it on my hands and see it on a shelf.
- Speaking of shelves. I didn't back then, and still don't always find my books in a bookstore. It's a delight when I do see them, but I've learned not to expect it. There are a zillion books out there and only so much shelf space.
- Reviews. Oh boy. I had heard all the advice about developing a thick skin, but let's face it, most writers are on the quiet sensitive side. I actually got some nice reviews with my first book, and only a couple of minor digs, but the digs took my breath away. I mean, they were out there. In public. Since then my skin has either gotten thicker or I've learned clever ways of avoiding the bad ones. Occasionally someone will actually send me their bad review, which I totally don't get, but I've learned to just delete or ignore. All books are not for all readers. That's okay. Savor the good reviews. Period.
- Readers! Oh my gosh. I knew I would have readers but I wasn't really sure I would ever hear from any of them. I did! That's one of the best things about being published, connecting with readers who went on the same journey with you and get it. Readers who write you emails and tweets and letters, sharing how some part of your story spoke to them. Whether a book has a large audience or small, readers are what make all the difference. When a book touches one person in some significant way, it makes you want to get back and do what writers do—write. We don't just read to know we're not alone, we write for the same reason, to know that someone else wonders or questions or hopes in the same way we do.
- Writing. As much as being published has been rewarding in so many ways, one thing I've learned by publishing is that I will always write even if I don't publish. I am a writer. Publishing doesn't make it so.
Mary E. Pearson is the author of bestselling, award-winning novels for teens.The Miles Between was named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and The Adoration of Jenna Fox was listed as a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, an IRA Young Adult Choice, NYPL Stuff for the Teen Age, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She is also the author of A Room on Lorelei Street, David v. God, and Scribbler of Dreams. Pearson studied art at Long Beach State University, and worked as an artist before earning her teaching credential at San Diego State University. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad, California, where she lives with her husband and two dogs. Her newest book is Kiss of Deceptioncoming July 15.


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Every time we finish a project in Pathways, we are asked as last question of auto assessment : "Do you understand that this project will be useful outside Toastmaster?"
Not once, have I seen, but it must be somewhere, for sure in the project Prepare to speak professionally "How much what you learned outside Toastmasters helped you to prepare and deliver this project?"
Yesterday, a fun Zoom meeting online with 23 participants!
As I was preparing to deliver for my project "Handle difficult audiences" at Firebirds Collective.
What a fun project!
Was I prepared for it? Of course. And they were too, my interrupters! Skilfully they did interrupt me from time to time each in his or her way. That was also so well organised and it did look so natural!
Was I able to handle the Hacklers?
You bet! I did have experience, after hundred different standup comedy clubs. Once, we even made a night, when the audience was asked before the hackle us. Some, could not finish, they were so distracted. Others tried to speak lauder. I had no problem even then. Not only because I had twice as much material then time, and when interrupted, I took lines to answer from that part of my repertoire, but also because... I learned to answer on my feet in the Toastmasters Table Topics.
I do not remember each interruption, but I enjoyed them and it seems, after my feedback that I handled them all very professionally.
And here it is, a Table Topics question about "will you surf" ?
Well, Susan answered in a very funny and surprising way. Yes, I will at my age, even if I did not do it till know, learn to surf!!! I will. In fact, I already begun it: surfing the web.
So, yes, Toastmasters and Real life interpenetrate each other, and with Pathways more and more. Pathways offer fun projects, that can serve again, outside the clubs.
While I will receive a formal evaluation from Krishn also, he was my evaluator yesterday, through the chat, I received (and later again) already thanks for my presentation, as you see. A bit like the small slips of paper that I loose usually. This time, I did a screen dump on some of them.
In fact, even if I did have experience in Hacklers, I did not in the Keynote Presentation software, so presenting a speech about the Zoom Digital Background or Green screen, was a real challenge for me. As with the Panel Moderation, for which I got taste now, learning to use Presentation Software better will be now another of my focus.
Also, some wrote me that from now on, they got courage to try the zoom green screen. They understood what is needed in plus of handling what zoom offers. I also managed to begin with a story and make them laugh three times during my 20 minutes.
Yes, that gave me courage to try next time again.
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I eat cooked vegetables pretty often. They're tasty. Japanese sweet potatoes are probably my favorite!
I don't care for raw veggies much but I don't really have too bad a dislike for them. In fact, earlier this year, I was into raw baby carrots for a short while
I even ate a few raw green veggies yesterday, before my mom cooked them up for herself (she LOVES her vegetables by the way!!!), and found them rather tasty XD
I prefer eating fruit, though. It's sweeter I have a bit of a sweet tooth; even though I don't eat most 'typical' sweets (i eat candy but mainly/only nutrition bars and my ice cream tend's to be this one kind that's sugar free! I also eat manuka honey and drink coconut milk oh and we have these popsicles that have real fruit puree and sugar in them right now lol those are good too :3 also, i don't eat cake, cookies, pastries, or drink soda or juice. for the most part my mom only really buy's stuff like that for my brother who's a lot more picky than me about 'healthy' foods just to get him to eat well haha).
I probably like most fruits!!! But i don't really care for grapes and apples so much. I think my favorite fruit right now is either pineapples or mangoes


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The hype on Social Customer Relationship Management (SCRM) is pure madness, a definite trend and the topic 'du jour' on thousands of publications. Whilst most companies are experimenting with Twitter and Facebook and crafting their SCRM strategy, a whole range of new companies such as 'social network experts' and 'social network consulting' is riding the wave to fame and fortune by providing their advice. A Google search on 'Social Network Consultant' returns 49 million answers, the same search on 'Social Network Survey Results' returns 5.5 million responses. Which advice is right for you?
• 70% of consumers have never contacted a company through social network, • 55% of those who do, are contacting a company regarding complaints, reimbursement, case updates or to share information, • 66% of consumers prefer to contact a company for customer service • 30% only think that companies are more responsive through social media than other channels, • 52% expect a response to their question through social media on the same day, • 58% feel that companies are abusing social network for sales and promotion purposes, • Information customers are interested in reading on SN is: New products Price and promotions Technical bugs and fixes Customer reviews and rating • 57% think companies should focus on answering customer questions as opposed to pushing information • 57% of respondents would like to have technical support available through social media.
Since last September, passion 4 customers has been leading its own research with the difference and objective of focusing on: • European specific information, • Pragmatic and logical, • Consumer opinions. In total 630 surveys were completed by men and women older than 18 years of age and split amongst the following countries: • 210 surveys completed in the UK, • 210 surveys completed in France, • 210 surveys completed and regrouped for the Netherlands, Spain and Germany.
In order to gather the feedback, 3 consumer panels were formed: A UK and French panel selected using MarketTools Inc. and a p4c panel formed using our own social network connections. The UK and French consumers were invited to participate by email whilst the p4c panel was approached directly through Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
The survey consists of 17 questions. Only consumers using social networks on a regular basis were selected. The questions are a mix of open-ended questions, multiple choice questions and yes/no questions. Furthermore, consumers were asked to provide their advice on how companies could improve customer service.
The goal of this survey is to provide companies with consumer desires and expectations on customer services delivered through social networks.
ICMI is the authority on contact center performance excellence. We offer comprehensive resources for customer management professionals - from frontline agents to executives - who wish to improve customer experiences and increase efficiencies at every level of the contact center.


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10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Beat Cancer
Cancer is a disease that doesn't discriminate. This particular disorder can attack anyone from any walk of life. Because of this, there have been a number of celebrities that have come down with one form of cancer or another. Luckily, there are also a number of celebrities who have managed to actually overcome the disease and live long and fruitful lives once they were recovered. Almost everyone on the list has now gone quite a while without any sign that the disease might come back. These are inspiring stories, considering that cancer has touched almost every family these days. Check out this list of 10 celebrities you didn't know overcame cancer and let us know what you think.
Lisa Vanderpump
The star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules takes great pride in her appearance and certainly enjoyed getting some sun. Then the reality TV star announced she had come down with skin cancer.
These days, the celeb has announced that she is indeed cancer free and has beaten the disease for now, at least.
Robert De Niro
Robert Deniro announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer back in 2003. This was the same disease that had actually claimed his father. One year after being diagnosed, he announced he was cancer free and has managed to stay that way.


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If you remember 29 June, the multiple birthday of the Diablo games, then you remember we collected pictures of fans lovin' Diablo from multiple websites and put them into a massive program making it to a mosaic picture of Diablo himself.
Well, it's all done now and this is the result. To get an idea of just how big it is, we have zoomed in twice here to show the principle. The picture to the left zooms in once to show the small individual pics, and then again for the actual size of the originals.
Here to the right is the bigger version of the mosaic, and clicking through, you can see an even larger version. Should you, forwhatever reason, want to see the original, just download this zip file here. Warning! It's a massive 11 MB jpg file.
For more information about this project, head over to DiabloWiki, and the official Diablo Mosaic project page. If we're doing this again on the 10th anniversary of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction or not isn't planned yet, but if you have any ideas, don't hesitate to start conspiring for next year!
For now, we hope you like the result, including the little rainbow tribute in the lower left corner…


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11th August 2019
At last, we made it' were the words of my colleague Steve Gasigwa.
We were all very excited to graduate, but there was a feeling of sadness as we were saying goodbye to a place where we created so many wonderful memories together. As we marched through the school, I reminisced on all the memories that I have made through my years in Braeburn. We stepped on to the red carpet and were warmly welcomed by our parents, friends and members of the graduates' family. The ceremony began with a welcome from our Sixth Form Head, Mr Naulikha. Musical performances by Tadiwa, Paul, Nelson, Kamba, Jane, Mansi, Paula and Brian were emotional and portrayed how much talent there is in the Sixth Form.
Mr Dunn, our Head Teacher's speech was based on the need for good decision making informed by seeking advice and collaborative team work with anecdotes on two stories of the Head Teacher and Apollo 13 in 1970.
We were privileged to have the Chief Executive Officer of Equity Bank Kenya Limited, Mr Polycarp Igathe as our chief guest. He gave the graduands lots of valuable advice about life in the real world.
The evening was full of smiles, laughs and a few tears. The graduates were awarded for various achievements, such as holding leadership positions within the school, subjects studied and Creativity, Action and Service. The evening was a reflection of all the hard work and dedication that the class of 2019 has put in, especially during the last two years of Secondary School.
To the class of 2019: I wish you all the best in your future endeavours. I have been lucky enough to be able to interact with every one of you and you have all contributed to my experience here in Braeburn in a positive way.
Maya Fernandez- Deputy Head Senator


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Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, is a condition that causes pain around the outside of the elbow.
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Basic Energy Services delisted from New York Stock Exchange
Fort Worth oilfield service company Basic Energy Services is now a penny stock after being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.
In a statement released Tuesday morning, Basic Energy Services announced that the company's stock is trading on the OTC Markets QX Best Markets Index under the stock ticker symbol BASX.
Previously traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol BAS, the company received a Nov. 6 delisting warning from the New York Stock Exchange after its stock had been trading below $1 per share for more than 30 trading days.
Shale Slump: Basic Energy Services launches new water midstream company
Like many companies in the oilfield service sector, Basic Energy Services has struggled to maintain profitability amid $50 per barrel crude oil prices, which have cut demand for drilling and hydraulic fracturing services in shale plays across the United States and Canada.
Primarily a well services and completion company, Basic Energy Services spun off its saltwater disposal wells and oilfield wastewater pipelines into a subsidiary, which investors believe makes an attractive acquisition target.
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Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Basic Energy Service has 4,100 employees aross the United States.
The company posted a $144.6 million loss on nearly $965 million of revenue during 2018.


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Learning the meanings of words with visible referents is hard (Quine 1960). The task gets much harder when the word's referent is not even in principle visible (Gleitman 1990, Gillette et al. 1999). Predicates referring to mental states (e.g. think), desires (e.g. want), and speech acts (e.g. say)—known as attitude verbs—fall squarely into the second category. How do learners converge on the correct meanings for these words?
One proposal is that learners can use evidence from cooccuring linguistic cues to zero in on the meaning. For example, verbs like want tend to show up in contexts like (1) and (2), but not (3), while verbs like think tend to show up in contexts like (3), but not (1) and (2). This contrast with a word like say which can show up in contexts like (2) and (3), but not (1).
- Paul ____ed the beer.
- Paul ____ed to drink the beer.
- Paul ____ed that Sam drank the beer.
Many of these accounts rely on the fact that attitudes verbs tend to have rich (highly varied) syntactic distributions. But while there is evidence that, at a very high level, syntactic distribution carries information about meaning (Fisher et al. 1991, Lederer et al. 1993), it is an open question how fine-grained this information really is. Put another way: given a word's syntactic distribution, how much exactly do we know about its meaning? In this talk, I present quantitative evidence that syntactic distribution provides a high resolution picture of attitude verb semantics. I further delve into what the components of this picture are by presenting statistical models aimed at predicting semantic category from syntactic distribution.


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Star Wars fan? Give them a sweet treat. Make a Star Wars Pie with a DIY Pie Stencil. Star Wars fan? My house is full of them. My husband, the twins, Littlest. All huge Star Wars fans. Of course, I've seen all the films. But naming all the different space craft? That's where the boys all outshine me with their fandom. How do you celebrate something everyone in your house loves so much? … [Read more...]
Stay Cool With Fizzy Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint
This post is written by me on behalf of Budget Saver Assorted Twin Pops. All opinions are entirely my own. #TwinPops Summer is just around the corner! The fun activities I enjoyed during the summer are the same ones my kids can enjoy. Stay cool with fizzy sidewalk chalk paint, water hoses, and Budget Saver Assorted Twin Pops. Is there anything more quintessentially summer than playing … [Read more...]
DIY Death Star Globe
Do you have Star Wars fans at your house? Create your own DIY Death Star Globe If you don't have Star Wars fans in your house then you might not realize that Star Wars day is coming up soon. May the 4th be with you. We like puns at our house and this is one of the boys favorites. We have lots of Star Wars toys. Lightsabers, walkers, star ships, costumes, we have collected a fair amount … [Read more...]
All Aboard for a Gingerbread Decorating Party
This post is in partnership with Cost Plus World Market. All Aboard! This holiday season I'm hosting a Gingerbread Train Decorating Party! #GiftThemJoy #worldmarkettribe #discoverworldmarket #ad My kids have always loved trains, and the Polar Express has always been one of their favorite Christmas stories. So this year it's all aboard for a gingerbread train decorating party. Gingerbread … [Read more...]
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What is Wipro Outsourcing?
Wipro's Sourcing and Procurement Service helps businesses across industry verticals address all aspects related to process, people and location, technology, governance/SLAs/KPIs, assets and artifacts, and transformation. Our model leverages competencies and skill sets that exist across the client organization, thus maximizing operational efficiencies and optimizing costs.
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Wipro deploys its unique six-pillar delivery framework to ensure all critical aspects of service delivery are addressed and executed effectively and efficiently.
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¡Vamos a Costa Rica! Hola amigas, I am so excited to share with you all our adventure to Costa Rica this month! Having scoped out some pretty epic places, we (Me, Wylie, Chelsea, and Ryan) decided that Costa Rica was the place to go for the perfect couples get-away. Starting off the trip with a … Continue reading Day 1 Costa Rica
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Great Barrier Reef
There's three things I've learned about conquering fears. One, no fear is too large to get over. Two, a majority of the time it's totally worth it. Three, you only get one life, mise well do the crazy stuff. Photos by Chelsea Bauman. © 2018 Chelsea Bauman. All Rights Reserved. Snorkeling and scuba diving happens … Continue reading Great Barrier Reef
Skydive Australia Gallery
Skydiving in Australia...what more do I need to say? Best experience ever! Here are a few pictures from the jump at 15,000 feet in Airlie Beach, Australia. 100% would do it all over again! All photos by Skydive Australia team using a GoPro. https://youtu.be/QPq99ctE8_A
Whitsunday Island, Australia
Have you even been so terrified in your life that you can't help but laugh? Well, that's exactly how I felt in the middle of the sea on an ocean raft heading to the second most photographed beach in the world, Whitehaven Beach. I was greeted by two Australian crew members with heavy accents, ready … Continue reading Whitsunday Island, Australia
Roadtrippin' Colorado
I never thought I would be a road trip person....that was until I wanted to see as much of Colorado as possible in five days. Taking a road trip through Colorado was one of the scariest, exhilarating, breathtaking, most beautiful things I've ever done in my life. Driving through the mountains was an experience like … Continue reading Roadtrippin' Colorado
Zip-Lining, Colorado Springs
Some people have a serious fear of height. I, however, am more fearful of not seeing the world from enough heights. Having gone zip-lining before, I knew it was a must when planning the itinerary for Colorado. I decided to keep this activity a surprise from Wylie until about twenty minutes before (for more of … Continue reading Zip-Lining, Colorado Springs
Hockey Day Minnesota
Hockey was never important to me growing up, especially because I lived no where near a professional team and in Wisconsin, hockey is not a big deal. Well, that all changed when I moved to Minnesota. People eat, sleep, and breathe hockey here. It's a big deal. My first college hockey game was incredible to … Continue reading Hockey Day Minnesota
Door County, Wisconsin
As summer 2017 approached, my family decided to plan a small get-away to Door County, Wisconsin. We filled the long weekend with a kayak tour, Segway tour, lounging on the beach, indulging in tasty food, and sight-seeing. My sister and I got a bit carried away with taking pictures by the water, but they all … Continue reading Door County, Wisconsin


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THE elasticity of Akwaaba African Travel Market for orchestrating practical promotion of tourism destinations and the travel industry not only in Nigeria, but in Africa, and to serve as a viable marketing platform in the region, is limitless.
Stakeholders in the African traveland tourism sector, gathered for the 2016 edition of the reputable travel market event at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria for the three-day event, which started today, Sunday, 30 October, to brainstorm on ways to promote and improve the travel tourism sector in West African at the annual Akwaaba African Travel Market which will end on Tuesday, November 1. No fewer than 16 countries exhibited at this year's edition of the event.
Declaring the exhibition open the Deputy Minister, Zimbabwe Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Annastacid Ndlouv, described Akwaaba as a good avenue for people in the tourism industry room to interact with hoteliers, travel and transport industry operators and to share their individual experiences.
In attendance for the first day of the event were: NANTA President, Mr Bernard Bankole; Former Senator, former Tourism Commissioner, Tokunbo Afikuyomi; the UAE representative, Manager Dubai Tourism, Mr Talal Alsuwaidi; Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria Ambassador Stanislas Kamanzi, among other personalities in the industry, globally.
The opening ceremony of the 12th edition of the event has 16 counties represented and shares its similarities and recognition with World Travel Market (WTM) in London, ITB, Berlin in Germany as the Africa version was lighted with so much glamour and ovation by influx of foreign representation and participation.
UAE lead the participation with 10 and the highest number of companies in attendance and some other West African countries like Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Benin Republic among the countries and host of other companies that came to exhibit.
Meanwhile, Nigeria government was not present at the first day of the event.
The organiser, Mr Ikechi Uko, reacting to the absence and representation of the Nigerian government as the host country and its readiness in tapping into vast opportunities in the travel and tourism business said, "I was told by a hotel manager that government is not yet serious about tourism. You could see how many government that are here and the Nigeria government is not here, so that tells you.
"This is the biggest travel exhibition in West Africa and the only one that people pays to enter and government of Nigeria is not, that tells you what they think of tourism."
However, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi said the government of the day has tried to boost the tourism and travel industries in the country by tackling insecurity.
He said, "the various initiative of the government to improve more, and the introduction of destination visa with ease of doing business and the rest are good propellant to the development of the tourism and travel industries in Nigeria.
"I think they have just started the biggest contribution they can make to tourism and which they are already doing is in the area of security. When you secure the country now people are going feel free to travel more and to enjoy tourism more. Without security, tourism promotion is a bloody waste of time."
The event which has already commanded top artist like Face of the famous default Plantation boys, and Ire on the first day, promises more fascinating programmes as the event go bye.


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Cottage Pie
Serves: 6
- 1kg Maris Pipers potatoes, peeled
- 150g butter
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 sticks celery, diced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 600g minced beef
- 3 Oxo cubes
- 1 tsp cornflour
- A glug Worcestershire sauce
- Lashings of red wine
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Cut your potatoes into evenly-sized chunks, and put in a large pan of cold, salted water. Bring to the boil and simmer until tender
- Heat the butter in a pan over a moderate heat, then add the vegetables. Soften, but do not brown
- Add the thyme, and then the beef. Brown it all over, and then add half the stock made up of the Oxo cubes and red wine
- Whisk the other half with the cornflour and then stir into the meat mixture. Add a glug of Worcestershire sauce and allow to simmer on a low heat for 15 minutes
- Drain the potatoes and mash with a generous slab of butter. Season to taste
- Taste and season the meat, adding more Worcestershire sauce if necessary. If it looks dry, pour in a little water
- Put the meat into a large baking dish and top with the potato. Dot with small pieces of butter
- Put into the oven for about 40 minutes until the potato is crisp and slightly brown, then serve


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At 5-years old I mimicked my sister's hitch kicks to New Kids on the Block. At 9-years old I joined my first jazz class. My senior year I danced to Kanye West so hard in my parent's living room that my knee popped out of place causing me to scream and my mom to think I somehow got shot in our gun-free house. Point is, dancing has always been somewhere in the background of my life. But these past years, dance has been itching to take a step forward. Dancing no longer asks permission. Now, I have to dance.
When I explain to people how I am 'sexually peaking', their minds immediately go blue. Who? What? Where? When? How many times? All fun stories to tell, but the truth is, those stories wouldn't exist without the presence of dance. My sexual peak would fall flat if I was not lifting myself and my confidence through my own movements. But that wasn't always the case. I may have learned how to Pas de bourrée and step-ball-change when I was 5, but I only just learned how to let myself go.
I remember the various dance classes I took over the years. Surrounded by mirrors, forced to look at myself and others. Comparing, competing, pointing farther, looking sharper, flexing flexier. I'd turn bright red when we had to work on our stretches as I hunched over my sad split. Now if there is a mirror in the room when I dance, I try not to look. I dance to feel, not to perfect. To quote Shania Twain, when I dance 'I feel like a woman.' But not a woman burned by man or her boss or a bad hair day. I feel like woman – the creature.
When I dance I can't help but feel the sexual, female force within me that, until recently, only a vibrator has been able to bring out. Now I am unplugged, battery-free and using nothing but my body to create feelings of ecstasy. I feel very grateful.
I'm also grateful because this year I found people that love dancing as much as I do. I found music that makes me feel primal. I found people that embrace all these things without so much a molecule of judgement. Thank you. In their absence I dance alone in my bedroom as my dog watches skeptically without interruption. Thank you, Remy. I dance when I am frustrated or sad or angry when the world seems lost. Thank you, dance.
I've recently started dancing with my hair down. It gets stuck in my mouth, my eyes. It sometimes traps itself between my armpits. Afterwards, only then will I make a point to look myself in the mirror. Sometimes I look like some sort of goddess. Sometimes I look crazy. I see the shape of my lips outlined by the red lipstick I obsessively wear. I see my face aging in certain ways. I see the same freckles I've had since a child but now the freckles mark the face of a woman. I also see my blemishes, my tears, my brow when I'm mad. My life isn't perfect. I am not perfect. But it has taken until now to truly love this woman I see. I love the woman I have become. The woman that my body has allowed me to become (despite still being unable to do a split).
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Local Shredding Events Can Help Protect Your Identity
1 February 2016
For most Canadians, as soon as their garbage leaves their home it's out of their lives completely, out of sight and out of mind. However, for identity thieves, the story only just begins when the trash hits the curb. ID thieves have long turned to garbage theft to snatch snippets of personal data and, despite the modern emphasis on protecting their identity online, it remains one of the most common ways people become victims of fraud.
The best way to thwart thieves looking through what you've thrown away is to run old, sensitive documents through a shredder before tossing them in the garbage. Cross-cut shredders are the most effective, turning paper into tiny, confetti-like squares instead of long strips, from which the most dedicated ID thieves could still glean information.
If you don't have a shredder, don't worry! Community shredding events make top-of-the-line shredders available to the public so that everyone can take advantage of this important identity theft protection measure. Here's how they work: local or national organizations, such as the Alberta Motor Association or Capital One, often partner with shredding companies to bring their document destruction services to local communities so that residents can have their sensitive documents properly shredded and disposed of.
The best part? Some community shredding events require a nominal fee or donation, while others are completely free. The free events tend to promote a certain company's services while informing the public on how shredding can boost identity protection to gain new clients.
Shredding events typically take place only annually or semiannually, so be sure to research when the next one in your area will be and stay up to date on its details so you can plan accordingly. Keep these guidelines in mind as you decide what to keep and what should hit the shredder. These lists are by no means exhaustive but can give you a sense for what types of documents should be kept at home and which you should bring along to be destroyed:
- Year-old canceled cheques with no long-term tax significance
- Old Social Insurance statements
- Annual insurance policy statements
- Receipts from card payments
- Credit card and bank statements
- Credit card contracts or loan agreements
- Investment documentation
- Paycheque stubs and bills
Do not shred
- Birth and death certificates
- Marriage license
- Divorce certificate
- Wills and powers of attorney
- Social Insurance Cards
- Business licenses
- Insurance policies and claims
- Legal documents
- Mortgage documents
As a general guiding principle, never carelessly throw away any document that includes Social Insurance Numbers, birth dates, PIN numbers, passwords or signatures.
If you have concerns about protecting your identity, you can also invest in a credit monitoring service that can alert you to certain activity that may indicate fraud. This can prompt you to take action like obtaining a credit freeze.


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Seems like lots of writers love posting blogs - especially in the new year - detailing all the writing projects they've got lined up, be it short stories, collections, novels, etc. It's understandable. I used to do the same thing. We're all excited about the future, and we want to share that with folks (That, and along with being creative and sensitive, we writers are a bit needy, too). AND, there's nothing wrong with doing it, so I'm not slamming people who post such blogs.
For me, though...I've stopped doing that. Reason being, it felt like I was playing "dress up." "Pretend." Let's imagine that I'm a best-selling author with legions of fans DYING for my very next work. The reality is, though there a few folks who like what I've written and occasionally tell me so...no one is rushing out to buy the newest anthology with my most recent short story in it. Don't get me wrong - when something official happens, I'll pimp it. I've just gotten past the stage of detailing all the "work" I've got lined up for my "legions" of "screaming fans."
Suffice it to say: every day, I'm writin' stuff. There are some doors in my near future that may open or may remain closed. But regardless of that, I'll still be writin' stuff. Every day.
Instead, I want to reminisce today about an experience that LITERALLY changed my writing life. It was the first "writing event" I ever attended, and right now I don't see anything in the near future that will ever compare.
Borderlands Press Writers Bootcamp.
A threshold experience I'll never forget. I had just completed my first year in my Creative Writing MA. I'd sold a few short stories. Finished the first draft of Hiram Grange. But then I stumbled across Borderlands through Brian Keene's blog (Brian - THANK YOU. You will never know how much I owe you because of this) and realized this was the next logical step in my career.
I was so pumped. Borderlands was only 4 hours away, in Maryland - when all of these "Cons" seemed thousands of miles away from Binghamton, New York. AND...I'd read Brian's blog on the very last day they were accepting applicants. I found a previously published story, applied - and was accepted. Sent them a story I was still working on so they could workshop...
And away I went.
I literally can't put into works what that weekend was like. Seriously. Like a lot of writer-hopefuls, I'd always cloaked my writing efforts in a cautious, safe pessimism (you know, I'll never make it because I'm just a Regular Guy and things like this don't happen to Regular Guys but now it WAS happening!).
But there I WAS. At a beautiful hotel for the whole weekend with the following folks who had read MY WORK , had critiqued it and were now ready to offer me their advice....
F. Paul Wilson
Tom Monteleone
Mort Castle
Gary Braunbeck
Elizabeth Massie (stood in for a sick Douglas Clegg, but was still awesome)
Now, the other folks I'd never met before - Ginjer Buchanon and Doug Winter (he whose critique cuts like knife), but they were just as awesome. I was surrounded by them, these other writer hopefuls...
Literally. I'm not lying or being stupidly romantic. But I'd been transported to another world that I never wanted to leave. And the stories - the stories! - these writers told of their career and how they'd gotten started, of not giving up. I was amazed at how different the publishing world had been back then (and a little sad, also, realizing it would never be that way ever again) but also inspired to push on.
And what can I say about the "brotherhood of the pen"? Saturday night, after a grueling - but transformative - day of workshops, all the Bootcamp "grunts" went out for wings and some brews at a local Sports Bar. Imagine being surrounded by folks who love what you love, also a majority of them horror/dark speculative writers. It was like a little slice of paradise. Plus, I wondered...how many of these folks would make it? Was I sitting amongst the next class of the horror genre's future?
I met and spoke with Mort Castle that weekend...and HE spoke into me. Into my life, and writing career. I met Norman Prentiss that weekend for the first time, kicking off a good friendship. Saw a short story literally saved from the junk heap because of Paul Wilson's advice and questions. And literally busted a gut laughing at Tom Monteleone, who HAS to be the funniest, wittiest writer I've ever meant. I cringed with every slash of Doug Winter's "word economy knife", grimaced and said, "I want more. Give me more!"
I returned the following year, and while it was awesome and I learned more and picked up some more friends...it wasn't the same. Nothing - no Con of any kind, any writing event - will ever be like my first weekend at Borderlands...
But it still kills me that I'm not going today. It's the end of January. For the past two years I've spent that last weekend in January at Borderlands Press Writers Bootcamp...and it sorta feels wrong not to be doing that this year. In fact, if Abby weren't working this weekend and if I had the cash for a rental, I'd go down there and just hang out. Just because.
Because that's where and when EVERYTHING changed for me, as a writer.
Anyone going to Borderlands this weekend: you listen to EVERYTHING they tell you. Make it gospel. Don't blow it by getting offended, throw all your previous accomplishments and publications OUT THE WINDOW, because (not to be blasphemous, here) they are as dirty rags compared to what you are about to learn.
To all the great folks I met at Borderlands these last two years: Nancy, Gard, Vanessa, Brittany, Erik, Mike, Yvette, Eric, Kirk, Karissa and probably a bunch of other folks I just can't remember - cheers. Here's hoping twenty years from now, when we've become the "next generation", we can look back on our Borderlands years and say: "That's when it all began...."
(sorry I don't have more pictures...these are all I could find...)


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Close to Gold Projectiles! (Bloons TD Battles/BTD Battles). Wouldve pumped this upload out a few days ago but i lost my laptop charger and just got a new one, feels bad man Background Music: - https://www.youtube.com/user/CHUKImusic - instrumental produced by Chuki
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Generation III Glitch Discussion / Re: Gen III: Access Pokémon beyond the sixth slot sub-glitches.« on: July 12, 2018, 03:13:14 am »
I'm almost ready to set the items in the Pyramid Bag. There's several codes that I want to execute, including one that I want to execute several different times (which is the SID change code). Do I have to go through steps 2.1 through 2.3 each time I require different items in my bag? Do I need to lose in the Pyramid in between each time to reset my bag?
EDIT: Also, why does the code for the Mystic Ticket list "Nothing" as an item? I understand that it is in fact no item, but why is it not just a blank line then?
Unfortunately, yes, you need to redo the "Place Items in Pyramid Bags" each time you want to execute a code that requires different Items thant the precedent. (note that some codes require the same items in the Lv 50 pouch and that on the pastebin about codes most of them are sorted this way).
I don't have a faster way to get acces to the Bag and the Pyramid Bag for now.
Regarding the "Nothing" thing, I changed that for "No Item (0x0000)", hoping to make things clearer.
For most of the codes, you can place other Items in the Pyramid Bags without any interference.
But some of them need this 0x0000 word to work, so I indicated it clearly.


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7:55 pm
April 9, 2009
Here it is passed off as being so dangerous that the Public is on a need to know basis and the US Government doesn't want you to know the details. Just another in a long line of deceptive tact.. What in the bloody hell has become of our Government?
Advisers out the ass, none ( in my opinion ) have anyone's best interest in mind except for themselves and the Companies that employ them.
Details of lab-made bird flu won't be revealed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government paid scientists to figure out how the deadly bird flu virus might mutate to become a bigger threat to people — and two labs succeeded in creating new strains that are easier to spread.
On Tuesday, federal officials took the unprecedented step of asking those scientists not to publicize all the details of how they did it.
The worry: That this research with lots of potential to help the public might also be hijacked by would-be bioterrorists. The labs found that it appears easier than scientists had thought for the so-called H5N1 bird flu to evolve in a way that lets it spread easily between at least some mammals.
"It wasn't an easy decision," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, infectious diseases chief at the National Institutes of Health, which funded the original research.
The scary-sounding viruses are locked in high-security labs as researchers at the Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands and the University of Wisconsin-Madison prepare to publish their findings in leading scientific journals. That's the way scientists share their work so that their colleagues can build on it, perhaps creating better ways to monitor bird flu in the wild, for example.
Here you go the problem with just about everything Government related these days.............why elect anyone when none of them can do anything absent their ADVISERS?????????????????Why?
But biosecurity advisers to the government recommended that the journals Science and Nature publish only the general discoveries, not the full blueprint for these man-made strains. Tuesday, the government announced that it agreed and made the request.
This kind of stuff has to stop, this out of sight out of mind mentality is bad for morale. The citizenry deserves to know just exactly what people are brewing up in labs that may or may not be used for personal gain and written of as just another cock up!
This quote smacks of someone with half a conscience. Something to hold on to? Maybe, maybe not, maybe it's just for show..........who knows?
In statements, the two research teams say they're making some changes, if reluctantly. The journals are mulling what to do, and the government didn't say precisely what should be left out.
But Science editor-in-chief Dr. Bruce Alberts said his journal pushed the U.S. government to set up a system where certain international researchers will be able to get the full genetic recipe for these lab-bred strains — especially those in bird flu-prone countries like China and Indonesia.
"This is a sort of watershed moment," said Alberts, noting it's believed to be the first time this kind of secrecy has been sought from legitimate public health research.
Watershed moment my arse................It's more than that! Period.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/details-l ... 55927.html
Built in excuses out the rectal cavity---How can we be sure
R U Kidding me????????????
6:34 am
April 9, 2009
Here you go the problem with just about everything Government related these days.............why elect anyone when none of them can do anything absent their ADVISERS?????????????????Why?
you make a good point
everybody is in everybody elses pocket, at this point, it feels
back door deals all over the place, I am sure
Willie Wonka quotes..
What is this Wonka, some kind of funhouse?
Why? Are you having fun?
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams
9:50 pm
April 9, 2009
Well the thing that really irritates me is how slanted the piece is, making it look as if they MIGHT be concerned because of the issues they ( CHOOSE TO HIDE FROM THE PUBLIC ) Like--------------it's something we're not capable of digesting on our own, like we're children or something. It's bullshit..The real deal is their willingness to learn how easy it is to manipulate strains of FLU into possible weapons--------------intended for who knows what.
Think that stuff wouldn't be very valuable on an open market ( black ) or otherwise--------------let's not be naive.
Oh my we've had a breech at one of our super duper top secret labs >>>>>>>>>>>too bad.............here---------this shot will protect you ( never mind it's $35.00 a jab )
Come on...............when is enough going to be enough?
12:09 am
April 13, 2009
Hi Cole, miss me?
You were the inspiration for Saturday Night Live's "Roseanna Roseanna Danna" weren't you.
They are asking that METHOD by which this virus is made more virilent be withheld.
You looking for tips on gene mutations are you?
Frankly I would be quite at ease with not letting everyone and their dog know the exact method by which this was done. I especially do not want YOU having that knowledge even though I am quite confident you wouldn't have the smarts to actually make use of it.
Math, science, history unraveling the mystery, that all started with a Big Bang.....BANG!!
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April 9, 2009
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Team Arizona on stage at the US Games 2008 last July in PIT receiving the Team Cup.
Team Picture as the Games Open.
Team Arizona Open Medley Relay Breaks the old Games Record
by 20 seconds.
Mike Scozzaro-Free Style
Anchor leg
Ben Sorinson-Back Stroke
Lead off
Larry Hagman presents their Gold Medals
Bill Wohl-Breast Stroke
Second Leg
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Bill wins Gold in the 50 and 100 Breast Stroke Events.
Bill Set Two New US Records along with his third Record on the Medley Relay.
We wrapped up 2014, first in mid September at Pebble Beach the beautiful Monterey Bay for the Triathlon at Pacific Grove. October is the Scott Tinley Triathlon in San Luis Obisbo at Lopez Lake. November El Tour De Tuscon. With January 2015 and the P.F. Chang's Phoenix Rock & Roll Marathon. Since 2002 we have raced some of these events. Look for the rest of our 2015 schedule soon. El Tour De Mesa April 11 in Arizona .
Saturday, December 27, 2008
A look back at July 2008 Team Arizona wins National Title in Pittsburgh at the NKF US TX Games.
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Fodness adds Bellew for 2015 season
Bemidji State University head tennis coach Mark Fodness has announced the addition of recent Bemidji High School graduate Caludia Bellew for the 2015 season. Bellew played for Fodness at BHS, a team he has coaches since 1986.
Prout named to All-NSIC Honorable Mention Team
Shaylin Prout (So., Thunder Bay, Ontario) of the Bemidji State University tennis team has been named to the All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Team today in an announcement by the league. BSU sophomore was selected singles honorable mention in a poll of the NSIC's head coaches.
Green & White event raises more than $104,000 for BSU Athletics
More than 400 attendees and 100 Bemidji State University student-athletes gathered at the Sanford Center Saturday night for the inaugural Green & White Dinner and Auction to Benefit BSU Athletics. Net proceeds from tickets, bids on auction items, as well as other activities, totaled more than $104,000 and included individual donations totaling $21,800 to "Build a Scholarship."
Beavers post 2-1 record in final weekend of 2014 to finish .500
The Bemidji State University tennis team posted a pair of wins in its final weekend of the 2014 regular season to pull its record to 8-8 overall and establish its largest wins total in more than 12 years.
Beavers finish 2014 regular season in Grand Forks
The Bemidji State tennis team caps its 2014 regular season with a trio of matches in Grand Forks, N.D. this weekend. The Beavers will face University of Minnesota Crookston and University of Sioux Falls Saturday followed by the regular season finale Sunday versus Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
Bemidji State suffers 8-1 loss to Minnesota State
The Bemidji State University tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Minnesota State University, Mankato Sunday in Sartell, Minn.
U-Mary spoils Bemidji State's 2014 home finale
The Bemidji State University tennis team was defeated my the University of Mary in its 2014 home finale, Saturday at Gillett Recreation-Fitness Center.
Beavers prepare for three matches this weekend
The Bemidji State tennis team gears up for three matches this weekend. The Beavers open play with a neutral-site match versus Martin Luther College Friday before wrapping up their home season versus the University of Mary Saturday and hitting the road Sunday for a clash with Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Bemidji State downs Minnesota-Morris and Minnesota Crookston
The Bemidji State University tennis team marked its return home with a pair of victories Saturday. The Beavers defeated University of Minnesota-Morris, 6-3, before downing University of Minnesota Crookston, 7-2.
Beavers host Minnesota-Morris and Minnesota Crookston Saturday
The Bemidji State tennis team continues play at home this weekend when it hosts University of Minnesota-Morris and University of Minnesota Crookston. The Beavers will battle the Cougars on Saturday at 9 a.m. in nonconference action followed by a NSIC match up versus UMC at 4 p.m.
Beavers swept in return to the court
After over a month free from competition, the Bemidji State University tennis team return to action March 22-23, dropping matches to the College of St. Benedict and Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.
BSU tennis returns to action March 22-23
The Bemidji State tennis team returns to action with a pair of road matches March 22-23. The Beavers will open the weekend with a nonconference, neutral-site match versus the College of St. Benedict in Sioux Falls, S.D. at 6 p.m. Saturday. BSU will then face Augustana College at 9 a.m. Sunday in a return to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.
Beavers go 1-1 in home opening weekend
The Bemidji State tennis team went 1-1 in its 2014 home opening weekend. The Beavers bounced back from a 7-2 loss to Upper Iowa University Saturday, with a 5-4 victory over University of Minnesota Duluth Sunday at the Gillett Recreation/Fitness Center.
Beavers host a pair of NSIC matches in home opener
The Bemidji State University tennis team will host its first set of home matches this weekend. Saturday, the Beavers will take on Upper Iowa University at 6 p.m., and then the University of Minnesota Duluth Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Both Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contests will take place at the Gillett Recreation-Fitness Center.
Bemidji State earns first NSIC victory of 2014 season; Improves to 3-2
The Bemidji State University tennis team earned its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate victory in since April 14, 2012 Saturday as the team posted a 1-1 record in a pair of league matches at Revolution Tennis Club in Sartell, Minn. The Beavers garnered a 7-2 decision over Southwest Minnesota State University before dropping a 6-3 match to St. Cloud State University.
BSU tennis seeks first NSIC win Saturday
The Bemidji State tennis team is gearing up for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches in Sartell, Minn. Saturday. The Beavers will compete in a neutral site match against Southwest Minnesota State University at 1 p.m. At 4:30 p.m. BSU will go up against, the hosting team, St. Cloud State University.
Bemidji State tennis splits Sunday matches in Winona
The Bemidji State University tennis team went 1-1 in a pair of matches Sunday in Winona, Minn. The team dropped its 2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opener at Winona State University, 8-1, before earning a 5-4, nonconference victory over St. Mary's University at the Winona Tennis Center.
Bemidji State blanks Bethany Lutheran in 2014 opener
The Bemidji State University tennis team opened its 2014 season with a 9-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran College in a neutral-site match at West Hills Tennis and Fitness Center in Owatonna, Minn.
Beavers are set to play Bethany Lutheran, Winona State and St. Mary's
The Bemidji State University tennis team opens its 2014 season this weekend with a trio of matches, one of which is versus Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference competition.
Fodness adds six to tennis roster for 2013-14 season
The Bemidji State University tennis program announced the addition of six student-athletes to its roster. Deanie Hatch, Mikela Kowatsch, Ana Markgraf, Shaylin Prout, Justine Scheller and Abby Vohaska will all join the head coach Mark Fodness in 2013-14 for his second season at the helm of the BSU tennis program.


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SHIRLEY — Just call her Lady Liberty.
Drive by Pat Krauchune's Lancaster Road home and there will be no doubt in your mind — she loves America.
"I just love this country and everything it stands for," said Krauchune, 67. "You can speak your mind and stand up for what you believe. So many people have lost their lives so we can have that freedom, and it gets me so mad when people don't vote."
Old Glory hangs above the front steps of her porch. Red, white and blue bunting adorns the railings. A small hot-air balloon decorated in the Stars and Stripes hangs above the porch.
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As for those other statues she has, her home, known as "Liberty House," is filled with them. Since 1986, Krauchune has collected more than 1,500 replicas of the Statue of Liberty, some more than a century old. They live in every room of her house.
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