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Friday, January 29, 2010
Here We Go
I decided to start a recipe blog, because I love to cook, I love to take pictures of my food, and I want to try some new recipes. I'm mostly a "comfort food" cook. Give me a good casserole, chicken fried chicken, or meat loaf and mashed potatoes, and I'll be happy. I don't do gourmet. I find new recipes on the Internet all the time, but usually don't get around to trying them. I pretty much just stick to the things that I know we like and are easy to make. My goal for this blog is to try new highly rated or recommended recipes, and if they turn out to be a great, I'll post them here. I'd also LOVE to have suggestions from friends. If you have a recipe that you believe is a must have...one of your family's all-time faves, please send it to me. I'll post it on the blog and try it out. I'll be posting some of our family favorites as well.
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- Kristy said...
I love it all!
- February 15, 2010 at 7:29 PM
We have the same kind of taste Chris. When cooking primarily for kids, you can't go all fancy schmancy with food, or they just push it away. And any food you don't have to cut on the plate is always a requirement too!
- November 15, 2014 at 2:21 PM
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Many college students are looking to save money wherever they can. One of the most costly expenditures is text books. The average new textbook costs anywhere from 50 dollars to well over 250 dollars. The way to get around this expense is to look for some alternatives to new books. Below is a list of places to find text books at discounted prices.
- Half.com/Amazon-You can get some really great deals on these sites. Just enter the ISBN, title or author and most text books will be available and sometimes at 50% less than the regular price. These are used books but they are usually in great condition, unless you request a book in fair condition that would of course cost less.
- PDF Files-Many textbooks have been digitally transcribed and are hiding out somewhere online. This will take a bit of research but it will be well worth it to locate a copy of your textbook. This means you can basically get your textbook for free.
- Electronic Version-You can normally get these e-books at discounted prices since you are not paying for an actual paper book. Most college syllabuses will let you know if this is an acceptable form. Some teachers don't require that you purchase the book; instead that you purchase the code that unlocks most of the information they will be going over during the semester or quarter. Make sure you review the syllabus or ask the professor prior to purchasing a textbook you may not need.
- College Bookstore-Many college bookstores allow students to sell their books back at the end of the semester at a discounted price. This works in your favor as you can go to the bookstore and purchase a used book for 40 to 50 percent less than a new textbook. Don't forget to sell the book back to the bookstore when you complete the class.
- College Message Boards-Check out the postings on your local college message boards to find great deals on text books. Students looking to make some quick cash are sometimes willing to sell their books at much lower prices which is a savings for you.
- Craigslist-This San Francisco based online classified website is where many students list their books from the previous semester. Look under the "For Sale" area and then go down to "Books" and see what they have. Your textbook may just be sitting there waiting to be bought.
School expenses don't have to blow your budget if you can find some ways to cut costs. By doing a little home work you can find some great deals on your textbooks. This one little cost cutting step can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars over the life of your college career. For most students that leaves more money for eating and partying. Now go and find those books!


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October, 2014 By: Mark L Newman, Cincinnati Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Prospective Payment Timeline Announced for 2015!
Currently, Ohio employers pay their workers' compensation premium for the previous six months of coverage (Example: Private employers paid in February 2013 for the July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 coverage period.)
This will soon change, as the BWC is transitioning to a prospective billing system that will provide more flexibility for employers while reducing overall system costs. Prospective billing is a national industry standard and builds upon ongoing efforts by BWC to modernize its operation. Under prospective billing, BWC will, like most insurance companies, collect employer premiums at the beginning of and throughout the policy period.
According to BWC the benefits of changing to the prospective payment process for Ohio employers will include:
- More flexible payment options (e.g., monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually) with possible discounts for those who pay in advance.
- Better ability to anticipate budgetary impacts of workers' compensation program cost changes.
- Better opportunities for BWC to provide quotes online or via phone.
- Lower mutualized costs from employers who don't pay premiums timely or have workers injured without coverage for employers in good standing.
- Increases BWC's ability to detect employer non-compliance and fraud.
The biggest benefit will be the savings. The BWC is providing Ohio employees a one-time transition credit of nearly $1.2 billion. The credit is being issued so the switch from the retrospective billing system to the prospective system will not cost the Ohio employers additional funds.
The transition is expected to become effective July 1, 2015 for private employers and January 1, 2016 for public employers.
For more information about Ohio Workers' Compensation, contact Mark Newman, Ohio Certified Specialist Workers' Compensation Lawyer.


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In this issue:
Building a Web Site Theme with Silos: Part Two
Competitive SEO Evaluations
Coverage of
hot topics, shuffles, shindigs, attaboys and word on the wire.
|FEATURE: Building a Web Site Theme with Silos: Part Two
mission as stated on the company information page is "to organise the
world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." No
other engine strives as efficiently as Google to be accountable for
relevant results and, when presented with obvious signs of error, they
have corrected their course time and again. Google assigns high rankings
in a predictable fashion that anyone can learn to model thereby
becoming the most relevant for their site focus. There are many factors
in a website that provide evidence of subject relevance beginning with a clear understanding what it means to theme a website.
BACK TO BASICS: Competitive SEO Evaluations: Individual Keyword Phrase Analysis
It is common for Web sites to rank very well for certain keywords but not very well for others. This makes sense since the competitive landscape changes from one keyword phrase to the next. There may be 300,000 search results for keyword A and 1,000,000 search results for keyword B. Presumably, it would be harder to outrank a million results than three hundred thousand, but this is not always the case. There may be a greater number of optimized pages in the smaller results set, making it more competitive than the larger set.
Hot Topics
Choosing the Right Conference
As we mentioned it would, the SEO Newsletter took a mid-month hiatus this month to give the search industry time to travel to two very important search conferences. Yes, April was about conferences, conferences, conferences.
The industry kicked off the month traveling to the East Coast to take part in Search Engine Strategies New York. Lisa Barone from the Bruce Clay, Inc. blog covered 17 sessions on a wide array of search-related topics. You can find all of her informative and entertaining recaps in her SES NY '07 Session Recap.
If you're looking for something that we didn't get to cover, Search Engine Roundtable put together a team of nearly a dozen bloggers to cover an impressive 52 sessions. Barry Schwartz has posted links to all of their session recaps in his Search Engine Strategies '07 New York Session Coverage Roundup.
Two weeks after SES New York, Internet marketers packed their bags and headed to the West Coast for Ad:Tech San Francisco. We again packed up Lisa and shipped her off to the Bay area to liveblog another batch of conference sessions. You can find her coverage in the Ad:Tech San Francisco '07 Coverage Recap.
Both the Ad:Tech and Search Engine Strategies conferences can provide search marketers and wannabe search marketers with an almost overwhelming amount of Internet marketing know-how. At Search Engine Strategies, the focus is on search engine marketing. It's about understanding the search engines, their ad programs, and everything else that goes into ranking well, both organically and in the paid space.
SES is known for its multi-track of sessions covering areas like search engine optimization, paid search, video search, local and mobile search, search engine friendly design, analytics, branding, and lots more. Search Engine Strategies is a Must Attend event for anyone interested in entering the search marketing field or networking with the experts.
The focus of Ad:Tech is a little different. There are a small number of search-based sessions, like the SEO: Advanced Q&A session Bruce moderated last week, but the main focus is online advertising. Ad:Tech offers advertisers and newbie search marketers great introductory lessons on things like SEO and PPC, while also keeping them up-to-date on the hottest advertising and branding mediums like social communities, video on demand, behavioral targeting, vidcasts, podcasts and more.
Conferences are a great way to learn about the industry, discover new tricks of the trade and mingle with others in your space. With so many conferences out there, we recommend you familiarize yourself with each one's specific focus so you can pick the events that best meet your needs. Or you can just stay home and read all of Lisa's recaps on the Bruce Clay blog!
It was a slow month for employee shuffles. iProspect's Fredrick Marckini joined Isobar as their Chief Global Search Officer, while Bambi Francisco left MarketWatch, Dane Glasgow left Microsoft search, and Dodgeball founders Dennis Crowley and Alex Rainert resigned from Google. Everyone else in the industry must have been enjoying the conferences.
Google had a busy month. They acquired online ad firm DoubleClick for $3.1 billion in cash, bought video conferencing company Marratech, released Google Checkout in the UK, paired up with EchoStar to create an automated TV advertising system, and announced plans for an online presentation tool, as well as a 2007 launch for its Google Phone.
In non-Google launches, mergers and acquisitions:
- Microsoft put its recent Tellme acquisition to use and released a free 411 service (Google countered releasing a 411 service of its own).
- Ask.com announced plans for a new search algorithm nicknamed Edison
- Yahoo acquired Wretch, a Taiwanese-based social networking site, for $21.2 million
- Blinkx signed a deal with LookSmart to power its video search
- Mozilla launched a social network site for Firefox users called The Coop
- Experian purchased Hitwise for $240 million
- Reprise Media was acquired by Interpublic
In redesign news, TopSEOs, Facebook and AOL all released new and improved versions of their site.
We've already covered this month's Search Engine Strategies New York and Ad:Tech San Francisco conferences, but if you haven't seen the interview Bruce did with Total Picture Radio while in New York for SES, it's worth viewing.
Looking ahead, SEO Class will land in New York City on May 17-18, Danny Sullivan's debut Search Marketing Expo conference hits Seattle on June 4 and 5, Search Engine Strategies Toronto takes place on June 12 and 13, and Search Engine Strategies Latino Miami will round things out on June 18-19.International Training
With summer on its way, international SEOs should keep those calendars handy. SEOToolSet training will land in London on June 13-15, in Cape Town, South Africa July 9-11, and finally in Sydney, Australia on August 6-8. More information can be found on the London training, South Africa training, and Australia training pages.
Some positive signs for Internet advertising community: The IAB and PricewaterhouseCoopers reported that online ad spend has overtaken print, and ZenithOptimedia predicts it will surpass radio in 2008.
Australian marketers are also seeing the benefits and are increasing their online ad spend to 22 percent of their total budget.
Hitwise reported that Google has increased its market share to an overpowering 64 percent.
Happy birthday to David Wallace's SearchRank and to David Winer's Scripting News blog which both turned ten this month. Congrats, gentlemen.
Word on the Wire
Buzz spread this month that Technorati might be looking to sell; however, Technorati founder David Sifry stopped by the Bruce Clay blog and quickly refuted these rumors saying there was absolutely no truth to them.
Search Engine Watch speculated we might soon meet Troogle - a Google-launched vertical search engine focusing on travel.
Has eBay acquired StumbleUpon? TechCrunch and many others reported that a deal had been made but we still haven't received a definitive answer. Maybe in May.
If you have any questions or comments on any of the articles above or if you would like to suggest topics for future search engine optimization articles, please contact us at Bruce Clay, Inc.


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Liam, son of Neil
Not even back a month from Coachella, and already I am itching for another musical themed road trip. Been plotting with a friend for the last couple of days about a pilgrimage down to Nashville in June to see Elvis Costello and Eddie Vedder on consecutive nights at the Ryman Auditorium. There is so much musical goodness in that sentence I can barely contain myself...but I digress. So while gleefully scouring the web for details about these shows I saw that Liam Finn(son of Crowded House founder Neil Finn) was opening up for Eddie Vedder on this current tour. It had been a while since I had listened the Liam records that I have, so I dusted off his latest 'Ill Be Lightning' and played it for the rest of the night.
I had forgotten how great it was. So young, so talented. And on this song especially, he reminds me so much of Elliot Smith. Just a beautiful track...enjoy.
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Photo Flash: Patina Miller, Stephen Schwartz and More at Bay Street Theater's 2014 Gala
Bay Street Theater announces the success of its 23rd Annual Summer Gala, chaired by longstanding patrons of the theater and the arts, Christine Wächter-Campbell & Bill Campbell, and Pia & Jimmy Zankel, which took place in Sag Harbor at the Long Wharf last weekend on July 12, 2014 to benefit Bay Street's Scott Schwartz New Directions Fund, which supports a myriad of new programming initiatives and educational offerings. Scroll down for photos from the festivities!
This year's benefit featured a farm-to-table dinner prepared by Hamptons Chef Peter Ambrose, dancing with the Nancy Atlas Project Band, live entertainment by Broadway stars, Tony award-winning actress and singer Patina Miller, and Obie award winner and actress and singer, Tovah Feldshuh, who also acted as celebrity auctioneer, and exciting live and silent auctions.
"Our gala was a very successful night of bright stars both from above and inside the tent. We are very grateful to our Board of Trustees, our patrons and our honored guests who joined us to support the new Bay Street at this exciting time of expansion and renewal," said Executive Director, Tracy Mitchell.
At the Pre-Gala VIP Cocktail Reception, which took place from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at the Theater, guests enjoyed performances by Tony award winner Patina Miller, who sang with special guest, Academy Award-winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and by Obie award winner, Tovah Feldshuh, who was accompanied by Christine Cadarette on piano. The Arts Visionaries Honoree awards were presented to actress Kate Burton, artist April Gornik and lyricist Sheldon Harnick by actor, author, producer and director, Bob Balaban; playwright, screenwriter and novelist Marsha Norman; and actor and star of Travesties, Richard Kind, respectively.
The party continued with a silent auction extravaganza in the cocktail tent that was staged in the style of a backstage setting at the theater. At the end of the cocktail hour, guests were surprised with a flash mob dance event choreographed by Wendy Seyb, featuring dancers Jeremiah Ginn, Jessica Kennedy, Ashley Haycock, Daphne Lee, Megan MacPhee, Crystal Rodriguez, and Sidney Erik Wright. Approximately 400 guests followed the dancers into the colorful dinner tent to enjoy a farm-to-table dinner by Peter Ambrose, during which stirring speeches were delivered by Artistic Director, Scott Schwartz, and Executive Director, Tracy Mitchell highlighting Bay Street''s exciting new projects including The Scott Schwartz New Directions Fund, which supports new programming at Bay Street such as the New Works Festival; The Shakespeare Initiative, which will present The Tempest on August 16 (free to the community) and 17 (VIP benefit); Blackout at Bay Street, a new late night performance event launching this summer; and expanded educational initiatives including free student tickets for this fall''s Literature Live, which this year will present To Kill A Mockingbird. Schwartz also introduced the new Joseph Stein New Musicals Fund at Bay Street Theater, which has been recently launched to support the development and presentation of new musicals.
"The 23rd Annual Bay Street Gala was a great event and wonderful opportunity to share with our supporters and friends the new programs we have launched at Bay Street this summer," said Artistic Director Scott Schwartz. "This really is the new Bay Street, a place of artistic innovation and live entertainment where the most exciting artists engage with our community in so many ways."
During the live auction, which was led by guest auctioneer, Tovah Feldshuh, guests bid on prizes including two VIP tickets to Broadway''s If/Then Broadway, which included a meet and greet with Tony award- winner Idina Menzel; a walk on role in Bay Street''s mainstage production, My Life is A Musical, which will run from July 29 through August 31; a one-week stay at a luxurious St. Bart''s Wimco Villa; a great stay in a Canopy Suite at the Four Seasons Costa Rica; and golf at The Bridge with Richard Kind. Winners of the live auction received bottles of champagne to toast their success. Before the guests danced to the spirited sounds of Nancy Atlas and the Nancy Atlas Project band, they were entertained with performances by Patina Miller and Stephen Schwartz, ballroom dancer James West, and the Flash Mob Dancers, listed previously.
Special guests of the evening included Bay Street Theater''s Board of Trustees as well as Stephen Schwartz, Patina Miller, Tovah Feldshuh, April Gornik, Eric Fischl, Kate Burton, Sheldon Harnick, Bob Balaban, Marsha Norman, Richard Kind, John Wiedman, Susan Stroman, Roy Furman, Joel and Michelle Cohen, Elisa Stein, Ellen and James Marcus, Steve Kroft, Janelle Reiring, Helene Wiener, Ralph Gibson, Toni Ross, Neda Young, Jo Anne Ross, Mary Jane Marcassiano, and many other notable members of the community.
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The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation for the month of November dropped to zero. The figure was 1.77 percent in October and 7.52 percent in the previous year corresponding period. The dip is attributed to the continuous decline in fuel and food prices.
This may lead to the possibility of India heading for a deflation if inflation rate enters the negative zone starting December.
With WPI inflation touching 0%, RBI is likely to cut rates to boost growth. The RBI had maintained a status quo in interest rate since January. The RBI factors in retail inflation while formulating its monetary policy.
As per the data released by government on Monday, food inflation fell by 0.39 percent month on month with vegetables contributing the most. Year-on-year, the vegetable prices slipped 30 percent owing to a high base effect. Manufacturing products inflation fell to 2.04 percent from 2.43 percent in October. The fuel and power group, which has 15 percent weight-age on the index, declined by a whopping 5.4 percent month-on-month due to lower crude prices
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Yougn Jeezy sits down to have a one on one with Elliot Wilson. In this interview Jeezy speaks on his single F.A.M.E, the process behind this album and much more. Click below to see the video.
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There's nothing funny to me about having a dad-bod. I reject the cultural cuteness we've given it over the past few years. I had a dad-bod before I had a son, but no one gave me a high-five for being so hip and ahead of the curve(s).
If you happened to read my posts from time to time I've mentioned that I thrive on proving people wrong. I get joy out of defying expectations. I like taking what someone assumes I should be or do and be the opposite. That has created a constantly-rotating wardrobe, different hairstyles every few months, new music explorations, new book-reading choices, and so on. Whether the drivers are healthy or not, the effects have given me a freedom to be and do whatever I want.
This is how I found myself at a gym, one week before my first son was due, signing up for a new membership — my third different membership since I moved to Wisconsin. When the manager asked what my goals were, "I want to look like a monster," wasn't a strong enough metric to monitor progress. He also couldn't really take my testimony that I used to be in really good shape as a reliable gauge on what I should aim for. But that doubt gave me motivation.
My son was born on a Thursday; my first session with my trainer was the following Monday at 7 am. I hadn't eaten before the appointment, I hadn't slept much — as anyone with a newborn could understand. I nearly passed out. I couldn't get through the 30 minute fit test. I spent the following 33 minutes crouched on or around the one men's toilet. It was not my best day and not the impression I wanted to set with a guy I was financially and contractually obligated to see once a week for at least two years.
But it got easier over time, as things do. My wife was always home, and so I knew I could go to the gym before or after work, and she'd be with the boy. I started making visible progress. For the first time really in my life, I focused on the lower half of my body and started developing an ass, which I have never had in my entire time on planet earth. Eventually, my wife also got a personal training program with the same trainer, and she was able to go consistently between her part time schedule at work and either of us picking up our son from day care.
Culture makes it seem like the dad-bod is some sort of badge of honor, but here I was getting into the best shape of my life. I was telling people that this is my dad-bod. By Memorial Day, I was finally on the right side of physical strength and wellness. Then shit got complicated.
My wife went back to work full-time and our routines fell apart. One week I needed to be in San Diego, the next week she's in Texas. Next week we're both in town but I have band practice. She's clawing her way back into full-time work mode, so she needs late nights at the office to get caught up from months of maternity leave and part-time work. Oh, now I'm in New Jersey. Now I'm in North Dakota. Now I'm in North Carolina. She's in Texas. She's in Palm Springs. Family is visiting. Family is visiting again. The rain finally stopped, we need to do yard work. Nope started raining again, this time causing floods in the basement. Oh, time to travel again.
It's mid-August and in just 10 weeks, I feel like I'm slipping into that skinny-fat stereotype of bearing a father-body. I stepped up my volume of eating to account for all the gym time, but when my stops at the gym decreased, my caloric intake didn't. I see love handles, I see a fuller belly, I see saggy man-boobs. Dammit.
After justifying my descent into mediocrity for weeks, I really got into my head about how I got here, and most importantly, how to get back. I don't know if I have good answers really, but here's the plan I've come up with. First, I need to do it as early in the day as possible so I ensure it gets done. Second, I can't focus on the perfect opportunity. I have a plan each day to exercise and then I have things happen where my ideal scenario of exercise is compromised and before you know it I'm half-asleep in bed drifting off into tomorrow.
It must be a priority. It was a priority before and life was probably just as complicated (but in different ways) as it was a few months ago. But because it was so important, I found ways to do it consistently. My lesser vices went on the back burner (things like waking up and playing on your phone for 20 minutes can set off a sequence of laziness that derails a perfect amount of time to exercise). I ate better because I knew it was helping me each day. Once it's a priority, it's a way of life.
My son is getting bigger and heavier. I need to be able to haul him around, and set a good example. Today was the day I needed to remember how far I had come at one point, and how far I've slipped. But I am not discouraged, just delayed. I have a deadline to get to the shape I want to be in. 11/11: Family reunion for my wife's side of the family. I was telling her that I need to be the most physically impressive man at this reunion so that her family knows the Shermans have strengthened the genetic makeup of our family tree. She laughed. But motivation comes in a bunch of silly forms. And that's the motivation I need.


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The only transgender person on HRC's Board of Directors resigned today.
The current situation regarding ENDA is nothing short of a politically misguided tragedy. A tool that could and should be a unifying beacon on the heels of the historic passage of fully inclusive Hate Crime legislation has been split. Transgender brothers and sisters again find themselves separated, isolated, and disempowered. People in positions of power have decided that their personal legacy and the promise of political expediency are more important than protecting our entire beautiful community. The time is here to make a strong statement to demonstrate to them that they are wrong.
In 2004 the HRC Board voted to support only fully-inclusive Federal legislation. That decision paved the way to my participation with the organization, and was a significant step in the healing process. Since that time we have worked together tirelessly towards a goal of Equality for all. Less than a month ago HRC President Joe Solmonese stood before almost 900 transgender people at the Southern Comfort Conference in Atlanta to pledge ongoing support and solidarity. In his keynote address he indicated that not only would HRC support only a fully inclusive ENDA, but that it would actively oppose anything less. That single pledge changed hearts and minds that day, and the ripple affect throughout the transgender community was that we finally were one single GLBT community working together. Sadly, recent events indicate that those promises were hollow.


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Remember those rumors before filming for American Idol began? The ones that claimed Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj hated each other? Well, it looks like those rumors were true and now Idol is trying to clean up the mess.
During a taping of Season 12 auditions in Charlotte, Nicki Minaj went off on Mariah Carey. The tirade was so long and disruptive that producers had no choice but to stop filming for the rest of the day. "I told them I'm not f*kin' putting up with her f*kin' highness over there." Nicki says at one point. TMZ actually has video of the argument. You can watch that by clicking here.
Minaj also tells American Idol producers they better "figure something out" whatever that means. It's clear that Minaj seems to have a problem with Mariah Carey, and no one seems to be surprised by this. Nicki doesn't seem like the type that would get invited to Mariah's mansion for a cup of tea.
In the middle of all this are Randy Jackson and Keith Urban who were both seen trying to calm both of the women down. Randy has seen his share of arguments while being on Idol, but none quite like this. Producers are really worried that the show might collapse before it even airs its first episode. Everyone involved with Idol is concerned and we're told they're doing everything they can to find a solution.


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Happy Birthday Shawn and Rick
Update...I goofed and put a picture of Terry and Ryan. I knew the hair was all wrong but Terry looked so young in the picture I thought it had to be Shawn.
I feel kind of bad because I knew Shawn's birthday was the 27th but I thought it was tuesday. Even after Shawn had asked me last week what the date was so he could figure out what day his birthday fell on. I think he just wanted to give me a hint. It's also Rick's birthday today which I didn't know untill after I told Jean I forgot Shawn's birthday and she said oh it's the same as Rick's. So happy birthday Shawn and Rick !!!


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We all know Joel Parkinson and Stephanie Gilmore won their 2012 World Titles, but do you know who took the rest of the awards?
We didn't either. Follow the jump and we'll all find out together..SURFERS PARADISE, Queensland/Australia (Friday, March 1, 2013) – The world's best surfers congregated last night at the QT Hotel in Surfers Paradise to celebrate the 2013 ASP World Surfing Awards, officially crowning last year's ASP World Champions and welcoming in the new year.
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, long considered to be a threat to the ASP World Title ever since his inception amongst the world's elite over a decade ago, was awarded his maiden crown last night. Amidst a capacity crowd of the world's best surfers and hometown supporters, the Gold Coast stalwart brought the house down with a heartfelt and emotional speech.
2012 ASP World Champion: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2012 ASP World Runner-Up: Kelly Slater (USA)
2012 ASP Rookie of the Year: John John Florence (HAW)
2012 ASP Women's World Champion: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
2012 ASP Women's World Runner-up: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
2012 ASP Women's Rookie of the Year: Malia Manuel (HAW)
2012 ASP Breakthrough Performer: Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
2012 ASP Women's Breakthrough Performer: Lakey Peterson (USA)
2012 ASP World Longboard Champion: Taylor Jensen (USA)
2012 ASP Women's World Longboard Champion: Kelia Moniz (HAW)
2012 ASP World Junior Champion: Jack Freestone (AUS)
2012 ASP Women's World Junior Champion: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)
ASP Life Member/Chairman Emeritus: Richard Grellman
ASP Service to the Sport: Randy Rarick
Peter Whittaker Award: Adrian Buchan
2012 ASP Men's Heat of the Year (Fan Vote): Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kelly Slater (USA) – Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
2012 ASP Women's Heat of the Year (Fan Vote): Laura Enever (AUS) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS) – Roxy Pro Gold Coast
2012 ASP Maneuver of the Year (Peer Vote): Kelly Slater (USA) and Carissa Moore (HAW)
2012 ASP Wave of the Year (Peer Vote): Gabriel Medina (BRA) and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
2012 ASP Surfers' Surfers (Peer Vote): Sage Erickson (USA) and Taylor Knox (USA)


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She starred in her first movie, Where the Boys Are (1960), and then in other MGM films including The Honeymoon Machine (1961), Bachelor in Paradise (1961), The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962), and Follow the Boys (1963). Howard Hawks directed her in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) opposite Rock Hudson. She starred in THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT (1964) with Peter Sellers, In Harm's Way (1965) with John Wayne, and What's New Pussycat (1965) with Woody Allen. Ms. Prentiss also appeared in Catch-22 (1970), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972), The Parallax View (1974), Move (1970), Crazy Joe (1974), The Black Marble (1980), The Stepford Wives (1975), Buddy Buddy (1981), and Saturday the 14th (1981), opposite her husband Richard Benjamin. She appeared in a cameo as Nurse Ratched's younger sister in her husband's film Mrs. Winterbourne (1996).
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A land development company belonging to Prince Abdul Aziz, the king's third son who also serves as deputy foreign minister, has gone to court in an attempt to push through the project after objections from neighbours.
The planning row began after the prince's firm, Tower Lane Properties, spent $12 million on five-and-a-quarter acres of land in the wealthy enclave of Benedict Canyon in 2009, and applied for permits to build a palatial residence.
Even in an area dotted with multi-million dollar homes, other occupants were outraged by the initial proposal for an 85,000-square-foot compound, and likened it to "building a Walmart in our neighbourhood."
That was later scaled back to a 60,000-square-foot project but opponents argued it was still out of proportion with surrounding houses.
They called for an environmental impact study, objecting to the disruption and damage that could be caused by construction crews moving up and down narrow canyon roads.
More than 1,000 residents signed a petition against the development which has been left in limbo.
In the latest twist, the prince's US lawyers filed a case in Los Angeles Superior Court suing the city, claiming an environmental review was unnecessary and that it had a "mandatory duty" to issue permits for construction.
They said the project had been "carefully designed to minimise impacts on the environment and the surrounding area," and "complies in all respects with all applicable building and zoning ordinances".
Prince Abdul Aziz's lawyers claim his treatment is "unfair" and he is being made to undergo "additional and unnecessary" steps in the planning process.
They have also pointed out that there are other huge mansions in Benedict Canyon, and his will not even be the biggest.
The area is known to include a number of celebrity residents. Prince Abdul Aziz's property sits on a hillside just above Bruce Springsteen's estate. David and Victoria Beckham, chat show host Jay Leno, Friends actress Lisa Kudrow and Kiss frontman Gene Simmons also live nearby.
Celebrities have stayed out of the dispute but a group called the Save Benedict Canyon Campaign is leading the opposition and has been vocal in its condemnation.
Nickie Miner, a member of the group and longtime resident of Benedict Canyon, said: "The prince appears intent on thumbing his nose at laws that apply to everyone else, as well as to him, in an attempt to build a mega-compound that will pose immense problems for our neighbourhood were he to circumvent his required full environmental review."


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An Ohio representative is planning to release information on Thursday that suggests Wal-Mart Stores'ambitions into consumer banking may extend beyond what the retail giant had previously disclosed, The New York Times reported.
The information, in the form of an e-mail message sent by a Wal-Mart employee, suggested that the company was laying the groundwork to offer its own banking products, the Times said. Wal-Mart has long insisted that it was not interested in branch banking but was looking to use the bank as a way to save money.
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ozzymac wrote:human909 wrote:ozzymac wrote:The point I am making is there are always rules that some people won't mind and others just get a bee in there bonnet because they are made to do something they don't want to.
Nobody is a disputing that. By why would you support a rule that harms Australian cycling and makes you less safe on our roads?
How the hell does wearing a helmet make me less safe on the roads?
That is the weirdest thing I have ever read!!
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As I understand it, the reasoning goes like this: Cycling fatality rates go down as cycling participation rates go up. A sharp drop in cycling participation has been observed, one that correlates strongly with the introduction of MHLs in Australia. Ergo, MHLs have made cycling more dangerous. Note that causation hasn't been shown, only correlation, simply because showing causation with this sort of thing is extremely difficult.
I'm not, however, aware of any data that demonstrates that introducing MHLs actually increased cycling fatality rates. To the best of my hazy recollection, they've remained more or less the same. The argument I recall being run against MHLs (by the CTC in the UK, I think) is that they drive cycling participation down while not making the fatality rates appreciably better. This argument was based, in large part, on the Australian experience with MHLs.
FWIW I don't think it's a stupid question at all. The best answer I can give is that assuming that MHL repeal made participation rates go up and that you personally continued to wear a helmet, you'd probably get the protective effects of the helmet plus the safety-in-numbers effect. How to come up with a policy that does this is an interesting question, but not a popular one in this thread...
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Pre-transplant Umbilical Cord Blood Expansion in Lab Speeds Establishment of New Blood Supply in Patients
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Donated umbilical cord blood establishes a new blood supply in patients more quickly after transplantation when it is first expanded in the lab on a bed of cells that mimics conditions in the bone marrow, researchers report in the Dec. 13 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The phase 1/2 study led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center addresses the main difficulty with using umbilical cord blood stem cells to replace the blood supply of patients who have had theirs destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation to treat leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-based diseases.
"You get fewer cells - blood stem cells, immune cells - from two umbilical cords than you do by collecting from a donor's bone marrow or peripheral blood," said senior author Elizabeth Shpall, M.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy.
That lengthens the time between infusion of the cord blood cells and establishment, or engraftment, of the new blood supply. "It's a high-risk time, patients don't have white blood cells to fight infection, they don't have platelets to keep them from bleeding," Shpall said.
More cells transplanted, faster recovery
By taking blood from one of the two donated umbilical cords and growing it in the laboratory on a bed of mesenchymal precursor cells, the researchers greatly increased the number of cells transplanted, reduced recovery time and increased the proportion of patients whose new blood became established.
"Expansion achieved a median 12-fold increase in total cells transplanted and a 40-fold increase in the number of CD34+ cells, which are crucial for engraftment," Shpall said. "This led to faster engraftment of white blood cells and platelets, which we believe enhances patient safety."
"Pre-transplant cord blood expansion on mesenchymal stromal cells could become the new standard of care if our findings are confirmed in a randomized clinical trial," Shpall said.
Shpall notes that readily available mesenchymal precursor cells provided by Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited reduced the time it takes to expand the cord blood cells from more than a month to a few weeks.
Australian scientist and study co-author Paul Simmons, Ph.D., executive vice president for research at Mesoblast, led the research team that originally identified mesenchymal precursor cells and discovered a way to extract mesenchymal cells from the bone marrow for use in other settings.
Only about 25 percent of those needing a blood stem cell transplant have a matching donor - the ideal situation for a transplant.
Double-cord blood transplant is one of the main options for the rest, which includes a higher proportion of those with African, Asian or Latino heritage, who are underrepresented among blood stem cell donors.
Patients who receive peripheral blood from a matched donor, the main method used in blood stem cell transplants, on average have their infection-fighting white blood cells (neutrophils) engraft in 11 days and their platelets in 13 days. For a double-cord blood transplant, the same cells engraft in 26 days and 53 days, respectively.
"That isn't good enough," said Shpall, who also directs MD Anderson's Cord Blood Bank. She and other researchers have long sought optimal ways to expand cord blood. The key cells are blood stem cells, which can differentiate into any type blood cell - platelets, white cells or red cells.
Expansion hastens white cell, platelet engraftment
In 31 high-risk patients, the team expanded blood cells from one of the two cords transplanted. They compared outcomes to 80 cases of standard double-cord blood transplant reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation.
The study's composite endpoint of neutrophil engraftment within 26 days, platelet engraftment within 60 days and survival at 100 days was reached by 63 percent of the expanded cord blood group compared with 24 percent among controls.
Patients with expanded cord blood had:
• Median time to neutrophil engraftment of 15 days, compared to 24 for controls.
• Median time of platelet engraftment of 42 days, compared with 49 for controls.
• Cumulative neutrophil engraftment rate of 88 percent at 26 days, compared with 53 percent in control cases.
• Cumulative platelet engraftment rate of 71 percent at 60 days, compared with 31 percent in controls.
"In addition to the faster engraftment of neutrophils and platelets, the quality of engraftment was better than anything we've seen," said first author Marcos de Lima, M.D., who led the study while on MD Anderson's faculty and is now professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland and Section Chief, Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center.
Goals: Less bleeding, fewer infections, hospital stays and transfusions
"Cord blood transplant patients often need platelet transfusions for months," de Lima said. "Most of the control group did not start making their own platelets, while in the study group, 70 percent of patients engrafted within 60 days."
"From patients' perspective, these are things you want to see going forward: less bleeding, less infection, fewer trips to hospital and less dependence on transfusions," de Lima said.
Mesoblast's mesenchymal precursor cells are now being formally evaluated in a prospective, randomized Phase 3 trial led by Shpall in 15 centers that will compare 120 patients who receive one expanded and one regular cord blood transplant to 120 others who get the standard double cord transplant.
Recreating bone marrow environment in lab flasks
Shpall and Ian McNiece, Ph.D., also a professor in Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, have been working on cord blood expansion for 15 years. They thought mesenchymal precursor cells, which form a supportive network in the bone marrow that allows blood cells to grow, would enhance cord blood cell expansion. The stromal cells do not provoke an immune response when donated.
They developed a technique to take mesenchymal stromal cells from a relative of the patient, cultivate those cells, and then expand cord blood on a layer of the cells in the lab. The logistics and time involved in this procedure limited enrollment in the clinical trial. They evaluated Mesoblast's cells, found them to be superior to donor cells in terms of expansion of blood-forming precursors, and switched to the off-the-shelf cells.
"This really recapitulates what happens in our bone marrow, where mesenchymal stromal cells provide the optimal environment for blood stem cells to proliferate and differentiate," McNiece said. "We also supplement growth factors to the media the cells are grown in to drive them in a direction of differentiation we think is optimal for patient treatment."
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Did you know that 1,700 people get skin cancer from sun exposure at work each year in the UK? The risk of getting diagnosed with skin cancer can be minimised if Health & Safety Managers invest in effective sunscreen solutions and a comprehensive employee training and education programme.
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Most people apply less than half of the amount of sunscreen required to provide the necessary level of protection. Two thirds of construction workers are outside for seven hours per day, so it is critical that they are sufficiently protected[1].
The risk of skin cancer for those who work outside is high. According to a recent study by Imperial College London, working outdoors could lead to one death and around five new cases of melanoma skin cancer a week. The study highlighted that construction workers recorded the highest number of deaths (44%), followed by agricultural workers (23%) and public administration and defence workers, including the police and armed forces (10%).[2]
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For industrial workplaces, it is recommended that either Sun Protection Factor (SPF) 30 or 50 is used. Sunscreens with a lower SPF such as SPF15 can only filter out 93% of incoming UVB rays, whereas SPF30 and SPF50 sunscreens are able to filter out 97% and 98% respectively[3]. Deb's Stokoderm Sun Protect 50 PURE is able to reduce UVB absorption into the skin by up to 50% compared with its SPF30.
Deb's 'broad spectrum' sunscreen solutions provide protection against UVA and UVB rays from the sun, and can also protect workers exposed to UVC rays created during industrial processes.
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It wouldn't be a recruiting story without some drama, but Angel Rodriguez is a Wildcat.
Rodriguez, a three-star point guard from Miami, posted on his Twitter account Tuesday that he has signed a letter of intent with Kansas State. Art Alvarez, head of the Miami Tropics AAU organization, confirmed Rodriguez's signing in a text message.
"Angel is grateful and enthusiastic to begin his career at K-State," Alvarez said.
Rodriguez's signing was expected, but it still came as a relief to Wildcat fans. He committed to K-State in the fall but didn't sign during the early period, and the spring signing period opened two weeks ago.
Despite the delay, Rodriguez should arrive in Manhattan as scheduled. K-State is expected to add several other spring signees, with junior college transfers Jeremy Jones and James Watson being the top targets. St. John's transfer Omari Lawrence also is expected to sign during the spring period.
The spring additions will join a recruiting class that also includes Thomas Gipson and Adrian Diaz, a pair of high school post players who signed in the fall.
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To remove tint from a car's window, a new scraper blade is used to remove the film from the inside of the window. Next, dishwashing detergent, water and steel wool are used to scrub away the adhesive left behind.
The first step in removing tint is to remove the tinted film from the inside of the glass. This is started easily from the corner of one of window, and the film may come off in one large sheet. Use a 1- to 2-inch scraper with a new blade to do this, as an old blade may scratch the glass. In some cases, the film may not come off in one big sheet, and the scraper can be used to remove smaller pieces. When the film is removed, use a spray bottle filled with warm water and dishwashing detergent to soak the adhesive, then scrape away the adhesive with the scraper. Fine steel wool also may be used here to remove adhesive.
On back windows with defrosters, it is imperative that the film come off in one large sheet to avoid damaging the mechanism. Seal a garbage bag all around the edges of the window using tape, and spray detergent all over the film. Let this sit in the sun for at least 15 minutes. The film should be removed easily in one sheet.


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|Wind Swept!
|Secret Bar.....
|The amazing Jake Bugg
|We found an original speak easy bar hence the wine and beer in teacups, so cute
Me and the hubby went to New York a few weeks ago and thought I would share a few photos. There aren't really any outfits to show as this was before I had decided I would take up blogging again - sorry!
However, it is nice to share photos of your travels with people, it's nice to see a place you've never been, or if you have been, I could be showing you an area you have yet to explore. We all have friends that have been to where we're heading to and make loads of recommendations, but you always seem to discover a new restaurant, new cool bar, or an area of town none of your friends have happened upon. That is the joy of visiting yourself and of travelling full stop. Each city, or destination, is different to us all as we have our own memories. We can only share, we can't instill our memories on others, they have to make their own. That is why I love to visit everywhere myself - my husband groans every time I pipe up and say 'oh add 'Berlin' to our list of places to visit'....I think I'm driving him mad!
So even though I share these photos, I by no means say I went to the best part of town, this is simply where we strolled and the sights we took in.
I have been twice now, first time for work and this time for pleasure (and both times to shop!!)
I have to say my fave spots to wander, hang out, shop, dine, drink must be Williamsburg, Lower East Side and East Village. There is something about the graffiti, unusual quirky bars and shops that really intrigues me. If you like design etc then these areas I found to be really inspirational and I can see why creative people (and anyone) would make sure they visit the big apple to get their creative juices flowing. I came home filled with ideas for work and for our home - again queue more annoying of husband!
If you have not been to the Museum of Modern Art then make sure you do, it was chock full of classic art from Andy Warhol, Edvard Munch the 'Scream' and loads of Picasso - it was just amazing to see these well known paintings in the flesh.
For any music lovers out there, we got the chance to see Jake Bugg perform a live gig, he is truly an amazing talent, check him out on youtube here. I'm hooked!
For any music lovers out there, we got the chance to see Jake Bugg perform a live gig, he is truly an amazing talent, check him out on youtube here. I'm hooked!
Enjoy and let me know which cities you have fallen in love with, or where are you just dying to visit?


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Marloe Sands, Pembrokeshire
If gentle, picturesque beaches dont really do it for you, and dramatic is more your style, then you should head for the raggedly beautiful coastline of Marloe Sands. The National Trust-owned beach is all sandstone cliffs, rippling rockpools, outlying islands and fossils. There are tons of private bays for romantic evening drinks as the sun sets, and its been the film location for many a Hollywood blockbuster (including most recently Snow White and the Huntsman). The perfect place to blow away the cobwebs.
Bamburgh, Northumberland
Quite possibly one of the loveliest stretches of wild and woolly coastline in the UK runs from Creswell to Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland. There are over 40 hectares of rolling sand dunes (perfect for picnicking on) and clear views out to sea on a cloudless day you can see right across to Lindisfarne and the Farne Islands. Then, of course, theres the beautiful Bamburgh Castle watching over it which is well worth checking out.
Luskentyre, Outer Hebrides
Laid out along the west coast of the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, Luskentyre Beach is wonderful not only because of its flour-white sands, crystal-clear waters and endless clear views, but also because its deserted most of the time, so you pretty much get the run of the place. Its been named as one of the 10 best beaches in the world and, needless to say, its pretty spectacular. It truly has to be seen to be believed.
Pentle Bay, Tresco
The Isles of Scilly are one of Britains very best-kept secrets. Just off the southwestern tip of the Cornish coastline they're bathed in sunshine, dotted with palm trees, white sands and turquoise waters and are, from start to finish, pretty much picture-postcard perfect. Add in the fact that most of the transport here is via helicopter or seaplane and you have one glamorous getaway. It really is the closest to tropical youll get in the UK (in fact, its hard to believe youre in the UK at all). Until you dip your toes into the sea, that is...
Whipsiderry, Cornwall
Its hardly much of a secret that Cornwall's home to quite a few of the best British beaches, but when theres so much choice, which one should you go for? A particular ELLEuk favourite is Whipsiderry, over on the North Cornish coastline. A huge expanse of golden sands, its far enough from the crowded beaches of Newquay to offer a bit of privacy, but still offers a great surfing location. Its also close to the gorgeous Watergate Bay and the secluded Mawgan Porth. We know where well be heading this summer for a post-festival chill out after Port Eliot.
Like our pick of the best British beaches but looking for somewhere a little further afield? Check out our pick of the very best beaches in Europe.


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Living in Beauty....handmade clay creations....
Friday, May 9, 2014
Kiln firing...
The kiln is cooling down from a 20 hour firing. It's about 1100 degrees right now.... I'm always eager to see how things look inside but have to wait until later on this evening for it to be cool enough to open.
( 200 degrees )
The computerized kiln i use lets me choose the details of a sequence of firing segments. Here is how it looks for a combination bisque and glaze firing of small pieces. this has been working for me pretty well as far as not having things crack or explode in the kiln. But i never really know for sure until i open it up and see what the fire has created.
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On June 21, 2007, thirty-one senators sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense. Citing my reporting, they urged Secretary Gates to investigate the Personality Disorder discharge system.
On January 28, 2008, President Bush made that request a law. The president signed the Personality Disorder Amendment, which requires the Secretary of Defense and the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the PD discharge system and report to Congress.
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New AfDB report shows big variations on poverty in North Africa
The low absolute poverty rate in North African countries is often used to demonstrate the strengths of the economic models of these countries. However, measuring poverty at the level of the nation often masks important variations in regional poverty rates.
In a new study from the African Development Bank entitled 'Poverty and Inequality in Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania', the implications of unequal distribution are explored. By calculating the poverty, inequality and polarization measures of three countries—Tunisia Morocco and Mauritania—the paper also demonstrates whether the growth patterns experienced by these countries during the 1990s and in currently were pro poor and inclusive.
The research concludes that economic growth is crucial for regional development and poverty reduction. The lack of economic growth from 1991-1999 in Morocco, for instance, was the most important factor contributing to increasing poverty in the country. However, as the paper explains, North African experiences show that growth alone is not enough to ensure pro-poorness and regional inclusiveness.
The pattern of economic growth determines whether the growth process is pro-poor. Given the large development gap on a regional basis within North Africa, the rate at which poverty and social exclusion decline will depend not only on the rate of economic growth but also on its regional composition and on the distribution of benefits of growth itself.
Following a review of its findings, the paper recommends that North African countries should promote a sense of social cohesion, which requires a commitment to inclusion at the economic and political level. Reducing regional disparities requires the equitable distribution of public investments.


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The Quinlan Mirror. (Quinlan, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1908
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Halo 2 Discussion
Trainer Tools and Resources
Im just about to try this. Can anyone confirm with me that they used this to get achievements on campaign WHILST BEING SIGNED INTO LIVE? The only reason I need this is because I played legendary through properly and didnt get the achievement, i need this to play it again. my gamertag has 9000 points on it and i obviously dont want it banned just because I didnt check here first. A couple of people have said they used it to get 1000/1000, and theres some microsoft checker thing? Thanks for the help
RoachycaL (here to stay)
Microsoft Vista checks nearly every program when you are running it. I do know when maybe every 30 minutes. Its a quite annoying feature but if you turn it off Vista and Halo 2 and other related Microsoft products stop working.
It does get kinda annoying saying "Yes" and "Allow" every time you start something.
what is it you need help on
Any idea when today it will actually be released?
Opps, I see it is now available.
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(Nice to see it wasn't leaked either ^^ didn't see that little "V2" stuff )
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Would it be possible to make the allies immortal? You know, when you're the master chief the marines or when you're the arbiter the other elites and grunts and jackals and hunters etc...? Maybe by making it so that you activate it, and whenever you look at a friendly (the cross hair turns green) he/it turns immortal?
I just love Halo for its AI and the missions where you've got friends backing you up, it just makes me sad to see them get killed...
If it's impossible then I guess I'll just have to wait for some decent modding tools...
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The Pentax Rainbow K-x is so rad, I don't know where to begin. Designed in collaboration with Tower Records, they may seem a bit nauseating (according to Wired.com), but I think something that colors your world like this can only bring happiness.
Sadly, there is no gold at the end of this Pentax Rainbow K-x. Instead you'll have to dish out $810. Yet it might be worth it considering that only 1000 were made in total. Identical to the standard K-x model, the colorful versions, I must say, make a big, big difference.
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At one of our monthly meetings, there were a bunch of brown bags in the middle of the table - each sealed so you can't see the contents. Each member selects a bag and the goal is to make something (anything!) from the treasure you found in the bag. We did have some trading going on this year and I ended up with this fabric. You had two months to work on your project and then it was show time!
|My brown bag fabric, pattern and matching linen
I did drag my feet a bit with this challenge. The main reason was because I couldn't decide on the pattern. I knew I wanted a blouse out of the fabric and I already had the red linen in my stash that matched perfectly for a skirt. So after about a month of putting it off, I finally decided Butterick 5889 would be the lucky winner.
|Needless to say, I didn't like mine at all!
Also, I lengthened the whole blouse by 4 inches. Thank goodness I did that, or it would have been way, way to short.
I decided to cut the facings out of the linen skirt fabric and turn them to the front to add a little interest. In turning them, I wanted a bit of the sheer fabric to show so it would look like mini piping along the edge - I think that turned out ok. Also, I like the green buttons on the red linen down the front. Hang on, did I just say I liked something about this top?
|This view doesn't look so bad, but I still don't like it
|Rescued the sleeve bands!
And as the day went on, more and more compliments were coming my way. I was starting to feel a bit ill! What were they thinking! I just can't understand what everyone likes about it. Honestly, this blouse has been worn once and is now in the Charity Shop pile.
|Another view - not any better in this view
|Am I trying to do a backbend or something in this pic?
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This work focuses on detecting 3D road features for automatically building the HD Map. These features include the (yellow) lane and (blue) road boundaries shown in the video, among others. By applying deep convolutional networks to our HERE True LiDAR, we capture 3D geometry and surface reflectivity to produce centimeter accurate 3D features.
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San Cristobal Elegancia is handmade in Nicaragua by the renown Garcia family. This cigar is medium bodied featuring a golden Connecticut-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador made with flawless precision with the finest aged Nicaraguan tobaccos. This delightful cigar is completely unique to what you may find with a Pepin cigar, backing away from the peppery cigars in which we are accustom and making way for a creamy smooth blend that is sure to please your palate and find a regular spot in your humidor.
Still a bit too peppery for my taste through the first 1/3. That did mellow, however the flavor seems fairly one-note overall. Construction and draw were top notch.
Recently got a box as a gift. I have had one of these many moons ago. Found to have good construction, plenty of smoke, easy draw. It leaves a certain tobacco sweetness on the lips that keeps you licking them through the entire smoke. The burn required only two touch ups. The taste remained the same from start to finish, nice. I nubbed it.


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Nearly 100 Rheem Workers to be Laid off in the New Year
Rheem in Fort Smith is laying off 75-100 hourly employees next year, the company announced Thursday.
Officials called the move a "staffing adjustment" and released the following statement:
"Today's HVAC manufacturing process is cyclical in nature, and to remain competitive, we often have to make staffing adjustments to reflect changing business conditions. Today in Fort Smith, we've announced a layoff of 75-100 hourly employees, effective Jan. 11, 2013, as a result of seasonal adjustments in volume. Today's adjustment is consistent with annual staffing changes at this time of year. Rheem is constantly evaluating its employment needs for competitiveness, and we will make staffing modifications in the future as market conditions change."
Lindsey Ford, Senior Public Relations Specialist, with Rheem Manufacturing, said there is a possibility that the company will have the opportunity to recall employees in the future.
About 50 employees were laid off in October. Rheem laid off 16 salaried jobs at its Fort Smith plant and a distribution center in Lewisville, Texas, on May 24.
In June 2011 when Rheem announced the company would move 250 jobs from Fort Smith to an expanded manufacturing plant in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, during a phased plan expected to last three years.