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The Hametz We Need To Clear (from March 2013)
Shalom Sons of Israel!
When I think of cleaning for Passover, I like to remind myself that the Jewish calendar has several New Years. Nissan (the Hebrew month when Passover falls) was the first month of the Biblical calendar of the Hebrews (Exodus 12:2). But Jews today celebrate their New Year as Rosh Hashanah (literally "The Head of the Year") during the month Tishrei, six months after Passover. Paralleling the High Holidays of Tishrei as a time for repentance and the mental purging of our sins, Passover demands an affirmation of Jewish identity and the physical purging of hametz—any food product containing leavened grain.
There's nothing wrong with bread, but, on Passover, the things we let leaven remind us of bad habits we have let linger for too long. There's nothing wrong with an ice cream every once in a while, but several gallons of ice cream each day could easily lead you to health problems (if not financial ones as well). There's nothing wrong with liking ice cream, but getting addicted to it can become a hazard. Passover says that, since we can still use grains to make unleavened bread (matzah), our ingredients may be okay, but our recipes might not be kosher.
An ice cream addiction is miniscule compared to the myriad of problems of quantities, portions or frequency that people often face. Overeating, obsessive compulsive washing of hands, and excessive exercise all begin with a good habit: eating, cleaning, or exercising. But too much of a good thing rarely ends up a good thing. You can end up with a heart problem, with cracked hands, or over-exhausted. The problem is never the good thing, but our addiction to the good thing.
For many people with an addiction to a particular food or drink, the easiest solution is to quit cold-turkey. But that food or drink is often (though not always) healthy in moderation. Refraining from eating chocolate does not necessarily absolve us of an addiction of eating chocolate. In fact, the chocolate addiction may just be lying dormant, waiting to resurface as soon as we take our first piece of chocolate in X number of years.
On one level Pesach cleaning is about getting rid of all the bread, cereal, alcohol or what-have-you that is hametz and inappropriate for the season. But on another level, it's about getting used to not having to throw out the food in the first place. If we have a lot of hametz in the house before Passover, we might want to give away the food to those in need, or perhaps sell it to a non-Jew until the end of the holiday. (By the way, all of this runs counter to my instinctive strategy: gobble it all up fast before the holiday!) The hard part about Passover cleaning is not the fact that we have all this hametz. The hard part is that we don't know the best way to get rid of the hametz. So too, when we know we have addictive habits we have to get rid of, the problem isn't just getting rid of "the problem-food." The problem is getting rid of the addiction.
Rabbi Menahem Mendel of Vitebsk (1730-1788) taught about cleansing ourselves of sins and bad habits: "If the root itself of our downfall is not erased from our heart, then that bad root becomes linked to our heart… and it remains as it is" (Parashat Ki Tissa, Peri Ha'aretz, adapted).
Getting rid of old hametz is too easy. On this holiday of liberation, think instead of how much freer we can be if we rid our hearts of old habits that tie us down.


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Haiti earthquake's toll includes key political players
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- They were the voices of reason and compromise in a country where words are often used as weapons of political warfare, where political turmoil is a chronic condition, like hardship and economic chaos.
And now these rising stars have been lost forever, swallowed in the rubble of the earthquake.
They were women's rights leaders, political militants, university professors, men of God.
With many still unaccounted for, the news of every confirmed death is gripping the country, even bringing tears to the eyes of its leaders.
``Every time you hear another name, you can't help but feel it,'' said Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, who last week excused himself from a meeting with Jamaica Prime Minister Bruce Golding, walked outside and broke down in tears. ``There is only so long you can hold in the emotion.''
Moments earlier, word was just making the round that Micha Gaillard, the university professor and firebrand political militant, who became known as the voice of the opposition during the movement to oust former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was dead.
Gaillard was attending a meeting at the ministry of justice when the earthquake hit. Despite attempts by both the minister of justice, who spent hours digging through the rubble, he died, said Dr. Ariel Henry, a friend and fellow member of Fusion, the political party they helped form a few years ago.
Henry was among the last to speak to Gaillard during a 1 a.m. conversation Wednesday.
``It's clear that in this catastrophe, all kinds of individuals were victims. You find people in the bourgeoisie, in the middle class, in popular neighborhoods, in peasants communities who have died,'' said former Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis.
The one-time prime minister was not immune to Gaillard's ``shame on you'' criticism on the radio during his tenure as head of the Haitian government, 2006-08.
``It's a huge blow when [the earthquake] takes away the human resources to help us to improve the governance of the country, to help us ensure that democracy is making huge progress in the country we've lost a lot,'' Alexis said.
The loss, he said, extends to Haitians from the diaspora who were visiting last week. These, the middle-class Haitians who come here regularly, have been part of a vital lifeline to those struggling in Haiti.
``We have a good competence in the diaspora,'' he said. ``We're not trying to make one group more privileged than the other, but we have to recognize that in this particular framework, in the framework of the government, the framework to continue to promote democracy in the country, to do development, technology, scientific, we've suffered a huge loss.''
Bellerive, the current prime minister, said he can't give an analysis of what has happened to the country, but acknowledged that the loss is immeasurable.
``Every moment you hear about a well-known, important Haitian figure who has died. You ask yourself, `Why? '' he told The Miami Herald. ``I would like to think that we are going to learn something positive out of it, to help the country. I've seen during this period and extraordinary solidarity, compassion that gives a bit of hope, it shows that we can work together. It's a good thing toward unity.''
Among those who often called for unity was Archbishop Serge Miot. The face of the Catholic Church in Haiti, he was the mediator in times of crisis. He became well known to many Miamians and Aristide supporters when he stripped Haitian activist Gerard Jean-Juste of his priestly duties after Jean-Juste considered running for the presidency.
``For me it's a personal pain because many of the personalities who died I personally knew,'' said Evans Paul, a former Port-au-Prince mayor. ``Monsignor Miot is someone who I worked with whenever there was a crisis. He would always offer up a solution in the crisis.''
Paul remembers specifically in 2003 during the tension-filled movement to oust Aristide, Miot ``played a mediation role.''
He also knows Georges Anglade, the former Aristide minister of public works, who partly lived in Canada and was here with his wife, Mireille Neptune Anglade. She was a women's rights activist. Both died along with Phillipe Rouzier, a respected Haitian economist whose name had been mentioned as possible a prime minister contender over the years. Rouzier is Mireille Anglade's brother-in-law. They died crushed under several layers of concrete roofs in a lush neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.
``He was a university professor, a demographer, who published a lot of books,'' Paul said of Georges Anglade, who was mayor of the city when Anglade was a minister of public works. ``I used to work a lot with him.''
Another loss: Magalie Marcelin, a women's-rights leader who help found a shelter for victims of rape and violence with her Kay Fanm organization.
Paul knew her since she was 14 years old.
``You have to mourn the death of everyone who died in this kind of tragedy, but the disappearance of these people is a huge symbol that will affect their families, that will affect the people who worked with them for a long time,'' he said.
``They will leave a huge void in the country because these were people who played an important role on behalf of the society. Haiti has lost a lot and it will take a long time before it can stand again.''

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Provigil: As American as Apple Pie
Have a happy and safe 4th of July holiday weekend.
Taking Provigil turned my life around. Seriously. I went from sleepy droopy Braden to alert awake Braden literally overnight with Provigil.
Now I'm finding out that there might actually be a real physiological cause for my fatigue and I'll post about it one of these days on my blog, but at the very least, Provigil has enabled me to have something of a life when I've been suffering from nearly disabling fatigue.
And I'm a cowboy-up, no-excuses kind of guy.
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Be careful with that stuff, Braden. It's speed, the kind of stuff that housewives use to get hooked on when they were taking diet pills. The drug company that makes Provigil is running around saying it's safe and effective for all kinds of stuff. Safe? No way! I use to work with a doctor who started using that stuff to help keep him awake. He got hooked, and he lost his wife, his family, and he is no longer practicing medicine. Get your physical condition fixed (I'm guessing that you have sleep apnea), and quit taking that stuff ASAP.
Provigil falls under what I call the "Ritalin pharmacy conundrum." There is a place for it in medicine, a small place, like about maybe 10% of the people who actually use it. Wanna hear something funny? In 1969, when Congress was working on what would eventually become the Controlled Substances act, some expert witnesses estimated that there were perhaps a thousand cases of ADHD in the entire nation. Narcolepsy was estimated as affecting a few hundred people at most.
Let's say those experts were off by a factor of 10. We're still talking a national ADHD/narcolepsy caseload of under 100,000 people.
Yet almost as soon as the feds took nearly all of the lucrative depression and weight loss markets away from speed, diagnosis for ADHD went through the friggin' roof, and today more doses of amphetamine are produced to treat ADHD as were made to combat depression and fat in the 60's. Big Pharma found a way to keep the dollars rolling in. Go figure.
Thing is, from my vantage point behind the counter, I have little if any way of knowing if the particular customer I'm looking at is part of that 10% of patients whose speed use could be justified....or if they have duped their doctor into doping their kid 'cause the TV no longer works as a babysitter. Or if their doctor has duped them into thinking they have medically treatable "excessive sleepiness." One thing is for sure though, at prices starting at around $250 for 30 tablets of the lowest dose, Provigil is an amazingly effective treatment for EMS, "Excessive Money Syndrome." There's way cheaper speed out there.
Oh, and watch out for the toxic epidermal necrolysis. Toxic epidermal necrolysis is exactly as scary as it sounds.
if you look at the" RESEARCH" used to support the use of provigil ( i would rather call this drug PROPROFIT ),
it is one of those fly by night outfits funded by the mattress industry. sad but true,
it's always a bit scary when the research is authenticated by a PhD.
bwaaahahah. " i have a degree in SCIENCE."
anyway.. now that sleepworks/sealy posturpedics, and all those expensive mattress co."s have schnoodled us into thinking that the key to a good night's sleep is spending 10x on a mattress/pillow/sheet set... we get hit with a even more lucrative industry.. SLEEPING PILLS.
so... gone are the good old days of dalmane and quaaludes... we have tons of choices to knock us out ....
you may wake up a bit groggy.. so let's sell some wake up pills.
for pity's sake. here is some FREE advise for that soooo desired "good night's" sleep...
1. clear your mind ( stop fixating on karl rove and his plan to destroy life as we know it)
2 .get some exercise,
3. plop down on that old (cheap) mattress and get to sleep.
4. if you wake up a bit sleepy.. drink some friggin' coffee.
BUT,, this IS america.. so you do have the opportunity to take your halcion, sleep on a tempurpedic mattress with some special pad, and form fitting pillow.. and sleep. wake up to your dose of provigil and get the hell to work.
god. i love this stuff.
oh... wait what about restless leg "syndrome"
I took Provigil once......and only once. I needed to stay awake after 3 night shifts. I did stay awake. I also was totally irrational. Was out on the ocean boating, kept having impulses to jump overboard and drown, or take a blunt object and kill my husband because he couldn't get me home fast enough. I picked a fight with everybody and everybody was an A****hole that day. So much for Provigil.
Drugmonkey basically said it all, but...seriously, guys, seriously...take Ambien to sleep, take Provigil to wake up...take Zoloft to make you happier, take Seroquel to keep you from getting TOO happy...so many drugs have gone from being prescribed only for clinically significant, legitimate disorders to being little lifestyle enhancers...why live an ordinary life when, for a $20 copayment a month, it could be extraordinary? Sigh.
It's a miracle drug, and I don't understand the animosity some of you have against it. It doesn't make me high or jittery, it just makes me awake and able to function. On the way home from work I used to literally doze off 50 or more times, sometimes driving off the road but somehow always waking up just in time to avoid disaster. Instead of looking forward to red lights as a chance to take a quick nap and often sleeping 4 times per day, my need to sleep doesn't control my life anymore. This medication is not addictive (except in the sense that I really like being able to do stuff with my family instead of staying home to take another nap while they go to dinner), and there is little if any benefit from increasing the dose.
We work too hard, like as a culture. We are overworked and exhausted. We are responsible for an unbearable amount of responsibility.
You think provigil is trucker speed?
Has anyone had a double shot from Starschmuck's lately?
Holy crap. Lift off!!
Please don't forget that there are those of us with legitimate medical problems and disabilities who can live more productive lives thanks to medications like Provigil. I was injured in the line of duty while working as an Emergency Medical Tech eight years ago. As a result of head trauma, I have neurologically based fatigue and muscle weakness. However, I take medications, including Provigil, that help me to function well, hold down a job, and be a successful, educated, tax-paying member of the community.
It lets me have an almost-normal life. Please don't be so quick to judge those who need help...until you've walked, or rolled, a mile in their shoes/wheelchair/walker/etc.
thank you.


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Quick Bite # 7: Fresh and Easy Guacamole at Home
Yes! You can make guacamole at home in no time, and I am proof of that! The avocados are looking good at farmer's markets and grocery stores at this time of year, so why not use them in a healthy recipe like guacamole to put on delicious pork tacos, as a dip with a snack of carrots and celery, or as a topping for delicious nachos or a nice piece of skirt steak fresh off the grill.
Here is the recipe from this episode:
1 ripe avocado
1 tomato (plum or vine-ripened tomatoes are great)
1/4 medium red onion
1 jalapeño (you decide if you want extra heat by leaving the seeds and membranes in or removing them)
1/2 lime
1/4 cup cilantro
1 teaspoon adobo seasoning (not the sauce that comes from the chipotle in adobo sauce, although that might add a smoky twist to the recipe, so if you try it, let me know!)
- Chop all the veggies to relatively the same size and slice the lime.
- Chop the cilantro.
- Chop the cilantro.
- In a large bowl, add the avocado and mash it with a fork to desired consistency.
- Squeeze the lime into the bowl and stir it into the avocado.
- Add the chopped veggies to the bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the adobo of your choice and season to taste.
- Stir well.
- Taste. Finish with an extra squeeze of lime and any extra adobo seasoning you like.
Let us know how you like it and what you are eating your guacamole with this summer!
Here's a link to the adobo we used in this recipe and the other flavors Goya offers:
Our inspiration for this recipe comes from one of our favorite restaurants in town, Mexico Lindo. If you are ever in our neck of the woods, you should definitely check them out. Check in on Yelp, too, if you want to try it for free along with the purchase of a tasty meal! (We recommend the brisket tacos... life-changing!! Possible podcast episode at a later date!)


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High Power Resistors Target HEVs
Optimised design reduces field failures caused by surge currents in high-power applications
Weybridge, UK, 05 February 2013: TT electronics has introduced the WPRT Series of Wirewound Power Radial Terminal Resistors, qualified to AEC-Q200 and designed to address the specific requirements of high power applications including Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs).
With the introduction of the WPRT Series, TT electronics now offers the industry's widest range of ratings and configurations. This new resistor family is constructed from a high purity ceramic rod with force-fit end-caps, over which is wound a wire element. This is then placed within a ceramic case using fireproof insulation cement. As a result, the resistors are totally flameproof under specified temperature and overload conditions.
The unique design has been optimised for its surge performance, making it ideal for electric vehicles and motor drives. Manufactured to the highest tolerance, the WPRT Series also improves assembly, as it fits, perfectly, into automotive protective mouldings.
"The WPRT Series targets a specific need in the industrial, automotive and energy sectors," commented Stephen Oxley, senior applications engineer at TT electronics. "By developing the widest range of power resistors in this class, TT electronics is demonstrating its commitment to supporting customers' energy efficient designs whilst removing the risk, cost and complexity of developing a bespoke power resistor solution."
The WPRT Series can be used in HEV pre-charge and BDU discharge applications, as well as protecting motors from inrush current. Its surge-protection design means it is also suitable for UPS systems.
The range comprises six power ratings; from 10W to 50W, with a maximum of 250W overload withstand for the WPRT50 (50W) range. Availability conforms to E24 standard resistor values.
The full range of WPRT resistors is available globally from TT electronics' distribution channel partners:
Mouser: http://uk.mouser.com/new/ttelectronics/tt-WPRT/
Premier Farnell: http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productListing.jsp?SKUS=2251100,2251101,2251102,2251104,2251105,2251106,2251107,2251108,2251109,2251110,2251111,2251112,2251113,2251114,2251116,2251117,2251118
For further information and data sheet downloads please visit: http://www.welwyn-tt.com/pdf/datasheet/WPRT.pdf or contact TT electronics' Regional Sales Office:
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About TT electronics PLC
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The Bluebonnet Grille
Enjoy great food with friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere and beautiful restaurant that offers guests relaxing views of the golf courses and beautiful sunsets in the evenings. Dine inside, take it out to the patio or join friends at the walk-up bar and grill.
Whether you stop in for lunch or dinner with family during the week or join us before or after a round of golf, we want guests to enjoy themselves and have fun here. And if you need to get online, free WIFI is available.
Restaurant Hours
Monday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday: 6:30 am - 9:00 pm
Sunday: 6:30 am - 7:00 pm
Food & Drink Events at Quail Valley
Live Music & Karaoke on The Patio
BINGO! & Movie Nights
Connect With Us
Phone: 281.403.5920 (please note that we do not take reservations)
Restaurant Menus
Group Banquets, Luncheons, Meetings, ConferencesTo inquire about group events in one of our banquet rooms with food and beverage service by The Bluebonnet Grille, call 281.403.8521 or click below for more information. Please note that we do not take general reservations for the restaurant.
Full Restaurant Menu
Breakfast at The Bluebonnet Grille
Served Saturdays and Sundays: 6:30 AM - 11:00 AMSkillet Breakfast
Home Style Skillet - 2 Eggs Topped Diced Baked Ham, Onion, Potato, Green and Red Pepper with Cheddar Cheese $7.50
Meaty Skillet Sausage, Bacon & Ham Onion, Potato, Green and Red Pepper with Jack & Cheddar Cheese and 2 Eggs $8.75
Chicken Fajita Skillet - 2 Eggs Topped Marinated Chicken, Onion, Potato, Green and Red Pepper with Cheddar Cheese $7.75
Beef Fajita Skillet - 2 Eggs Topped Marinated Skirt Steak, Onion, Potato, Green and Red Pepper with Cheddar Cheese $8.75Egg Selections
Eggs Your Way - Cooked any style with choice of bacon, ham or sausage patties and choice of breakfast potatoes, hash browns or grits & toast: 1 Egg $5.00 / 2 Eggs $5.50 / 3 Eggs $6.00 / 4 Eggs $6.50
Eggs Benedict Two Poached Eggs with Canadian Bacon on Toasted English Muffins with Hollandaise Sauce $7.50
Build Your Own Omelet - 3 Eggs, Choice of: Cheese, Ham, Mushroom, Green Onion, Celery, Tomato, and Jalapeno Peppers $6.75
Migas Omelet - 3 Eggs, Jalapeno, Green Onion, Tomato, Monterey Jack Cheese, Avocado, Sour Cream, and Tortilla Strips $7.00
Chicken Florentine Omelet - 3 Eggs, Mushroom, Spinach, Swiss Cheese and Diced Chicken $7.50
Louisiana Omelet - 3 Eggs, Crawfish, Red & Green Pepper, Onion, Tomato and Monterey Jack Cheese $9.50More Favorites
Original Belgian Waffle - Served with choice of Bacon, Ham or Sausage $5.25
Pancakes - Short Stack $3.00 / Silver Dollar $3.50
French Toast - Two Slices of Thick Bread Grilled in Egg Batter Served with Syrup, Butter and Bacon, Ham or Sausage $4.75
Breakfast Taco - Flour Tortilla Wrapped Scrambled Egg, Ham, Cheddar Cheese, Jalapeno, Onion, Mushroom and Tomato $2.25
Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich - Filled with Egg, American Cheese & Choice of Bacon, Ham or Sausage $2.75
Biscuits & Sausage with Gravy $3.50
Extra Toppings - Strawberry, Blueberry or Pecans $.50Sides
Fresh Sliced Fruit $3.00 Bacon $2.00
Turkey Bacon $1.50
Sausage Patties $2.00
Ham $2.25
Breakfast Potato $1.50
Grits $1.00
Hash Brown Potato $1.50
Oatmeal $2.50
English Muffin $1.25
Country Biscuits $1.25
Toasted Bread $1.25
Biscuits & Sausage w/ Gravy $3.50
Shareable Small Bites
Chips & Queso - Fresh tortilla chips and the famous queso $5.25 ($7.75 with ground beef)
Chips & Salsa - Fresh tortilla chips and house-made salsa $4.50 ($7.00 with ground beef)
Jumbo Wings - Choose plain, garlic parmesan or hot sauce served with celery sticks $9.95
Macho Nachos - Smothered with homemade chili, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, sour cream, and guacamole $8.50
Texas Pulled Pork Nachos - Fresh tortilla chips with BBQ pulled pork, cheddar and pepper jack cheeses, pineapple, sour cream, and pico de gallo $9.75
Mini Buffalo Stuffed Chicken Bites - Stuffed with blue cheese, cream cheese, celery, and jalapeno served with celery sticks $5.95
Tender Fried Pork Riblets - Pecan wood-smoked pork rib tips with traditional BBQ and honey mustard dipping sauces $8.50
Southwest Quesadillas - Flour tortillas, Monterey Jack cheese, sautéed onions and mushrooms, sour cream, guacamole, and jalapenos $8.95 (Grilled Chicken or Ground Beef) / $9.95 (Grilled Shrimp) / $10.95 (Fajita Beef)
Slider Trio - Mix and match any three (fried chicken breast with chipotle mayo, BBQ pulled pork, or angus cheeseburger) $8.50
Flatbread Pizza
Build Your Own - Our sauce and mozzarella cheese $7.00
add toppings ($.75/each): Sausage, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Peppers, Onions, Black or Green Olives
Margarita - Fresh mozzarella, basil and sliced roma tomato $10.75
Meat Lovers - Sausage & pepperoni over mozzarella $8.50
BBQ Pulled Pork - BBQ sauce, pepper jack & provolone cheeses, pulled pork, pineapple & pico de gallo $9.75
Soup of the Day - Cup $3.75 / Bowl $5.00
Crawfish Bisque - Creamy and smooth seafood seasoned with crawfish tails $5.75 (cup) / $8.25 (bowl)
Seafood Gumbo - Andouille sausage and shrimp in a savory base with white rice - $4.25 (cup) / $6.25 (bowl)
Texas Style Homemade Chili - Served with corn bread - $4.75 (cup) / $6.50 (bowl)
Flat Iron on the Green - Charbroiled flat iron steak over mixed greens with feta cheese, tomato wedges, and sliced cucumbers $11.95
Blackened Chicken Caesar - Grilled chicken breast atop a traditional Caesar $7.50 ($11.25 with grilled salmon)
Chef Salad - Mixed greens, ham, turkey, hard boiled egg, shredded cheddar & Monterey Jack cheeses, and tomato wedges $8.95
Cobb Salad - Mixed greens, chopped tomato, egg, bacon, avocado, grilled chicken breast, and crumbled blue cheese $10.95
Taco Salad - Fried flour tortilla shell, lettuce, diced tomato, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and guacamole $8.95 (Chicken) / $9.95 (Ground Beef) / $10.95 (Fajita Beef)
House Specialties
Texas Tenders - Jumbo chicken tenders (choose: gravy, ranch, BBQ, or honey mustard) with fresh cut fries $8.95
Golden Shrimp Plate - Shrimp, lightly breaded with fresh cut fries and creamy cole slaw $14.75
Southern Fried or Mesquite Grilled Catfish - Dirty rice, lemon butter garlic sauce, and fresh broccoli $13.75
Backyard Grilled Chicken Breast - Lightly seasoned, served with white rice, and fresh broccoli $8.95
Classic Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo - Grilled chicken breast served over pasta & Alfredo sauce with garlic bread $8.95
Cowboy Chicken Fried Steak - Tender beef cutlet, breaded and deep fried. Served with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, and green beans $12.75
Rancher's Fajitas - Sautned peppers, onions, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, sour cream, guacamole, and flour tortillas served with charro beans and Spanish rice $11.95 (chicken) / $13.95 (beef)
Bayou Cajun Pasta - Grilled chicken breast & Andouille smoked sausage over penne pasta with a Cajun spiced tomato cream sauce served with garlic bread $10.75
Cowboy Chicken Fried Chicken - Seasoned breaded chicken breast fried golden brown served with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, and green beans $9.75
Choose: Potato Chips • Fresh Cut Fries • Sweet Potato Fries • Cole Slaw
Substitute: Fresh Sliced Fruit • Onion Rings $1.50
Bread Selections: White • Whole Wheat • Rye • Spinach Tortilla Wrap
Bluebonnet Classic Grilled Angus Burger - Char-broiled 1/2 lb. patty, green leaf lettuce, sliced tomato, sweet red onion & dill pickles $8.95
Make It Your Way ($.45 each): American, Swiss or Cheddar Cheese • Sauteed Mushrooms • Sauteed Onions • Black Olives • Sauteed Bell Peppers • Fresh Jalapeno • Pepperoni • Pico De Gallo • Spinach • Onion Ring
More Ways ($.95 each): Bacon • Crumbled Blue Cheese • BBQ Pulled Pork • Homemade Chili • Hard Boiled Egg • Guacamole • Fried Egg • Sliced Avocado
Flat Iron Angus Beef Steak Sandwich - Char-broiled on baguette bread, sautned onions, provolone cheese & horseradish cream sauce $10.95
Putter's Patty Melt - Char-grilled angus patty, sautned onions, mushrooms & Swiss cheese between two slices of buttery grilled rye bread $9.95
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich - Tender, slow-cooked pulled pork tossed in classic BBQ sauce on a brioche bun with sliced dill pickles, sweet red onion & jalapenos $8.95
Coop's Grilled or Fried Chicken Sandwich - Grilled or hand-breaded breast on wheat bun, green leaf lettuce & sliced tomato $7.75
Shrimper's Poboy - Southern style breaded shrimp, lettuce, tomato, pickles, cocktail & tartar sauce on a traditional bun $9.95
Deli Style Reuben on Rye - Lean corned beef on light rye with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese & Thousand Island Dressing $8.95
Missouri City Club - Traditional club with turkey, ham, bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, & mayo $9.50
Soup and Sandwich - Cup of soup and n sandwich: reuben, club, turkey & Swiss, BLT or chicken salad $8.75
Grand Slam Hot Dog - Grilled n lb all-beef dog with onions, relish & jalapenos $5.75
add chili or shredded cheddar cheese $.50 each
Fresh Cut Fries $1.75 (add chili or queso for $.50 each)
Sweet Potato Fries $2.25 (add chili or queso for $.50 each)
Jumbo Onion Rings $2.95
Potato Chips $1.00
Creamy Cole Slaw $1.75
Fresh Sliced Fruit $3.00
Tossed Salad $2.75
Baked Potato $3.00
Back to the Basics
BLT - The name says it all... bacon, lettuce, and tomato with mayo $6.50
Chicken Salad - Served with lettuce & tomato $7.95
Smoked Turkey & Swiss Cheese - Served with tomato, lettuce & mayo $6.95
For the Juniors
Grilled Cheese Sandwich - Served with fries $3.75
Two Piece Chicken Tenders - Served with fries $4.75
Hot Dog - Served with fries $3.50
Hamburger - Served with fries $4.00
Pizza Bread - Mozzarella cheese & sauce $4.00


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London's Coffee's Going Cold: Sandows Cold Brew Boys
Originally published on suitcasemag.com
If you've been sweating over your flat white all Summer and haven't cottoned on to the new and altogether more refreshing coffee craze -the mighty cold brew-you've got some catching up to do. At the risk of joining the throngs of self-satisfied caffeine snobs, we've been trying to drink better coffee recently. And it has to be said, once you start sipping on the good stuff, it's hard to go back. Which is why it is excellent news that Sandows is spreading through London like wildfire. The company is the brainchild of best friends Luke Suddards and Hugh Duffie, who cut their coffee brewing teeth working together with the coffee masters over at TAP.
We paid a visit to Sandows' new production facility in Hackney, a masterpiece of brick walls, green pendant lights, and a whole load of machinery that we were too scared to touch. The cold brew craze has been insistently labeled 'hipster', and this little Hackney haven does little to dodge this accusation. "We really want to steer clear of this obsession with 'cool'" Hugh insists, "We're making a product that we want to stick around, so that kind of thing isn't at the forefront of our minds." It has to be said, though, Sandows is incredibly cool. Luke and Hugh have designed a bottle that looks iconic before its time. The brew comes in pocket sized glass flasks labeled with their striking blue and white logo. The company is named after Eugen Sandow, the Victorian 'father of body building' whose rippling pecks were perfected using "little intricate movements perfectly designed to get the results." Hugh explains that the name is "Just a nod to using unusual methods to strive for perfection."
So what are the methods? Sandows' cold brew is created using a meticulous steeping system, with technical bells and whistles at every turn. We ask the boys to break it down for us. "The simplest way to describe it is as ground coffee infused with cold water." Hugh explains. "There are a lot of variables in the process that we have to control, though." He whips out what looks like a mad scientists handbag and shows us the 'refractometer' inside; a piece of kit that measures how much light is flowing through the water and how much of the coffee has dissolved in it. A coffee telescope, if you will. This is just one of the methods that the boys use to make sure their cold brew is as pure and delicious as humanely possible. "I like the geeky side of brewing." Hugh says, "Things can get extremely technical when it comes to coffee, but we certainly don't push that on the drinkers. Obsession definitely goes on here, but we don't have to tell everyone about it." And it's true. Coffee does seem to be getting a little smarmy. We've all been there, panic-ordering a cappuccino because we don't know what anything else on the menu is. We ask Luke and Hugh if they've noticed this surge of smug baristary. "We're definitely aware of this growing culture of serious coffee," They say, "and how lots of people may find that a little intimidating. We keep that in mind. Our bottles just have the type of coffee and the use-by date on them, no crazy technical details. We want it to be accessible and for everyone to try it." But it seems London doesn't need much convincing. Sandows' classic bottled cold brew is cropping up in big name shops, hotels, cafes and bars across London, while their nitrogen-infused variety is being pulled from taps at some of the city's best coffee shops and bars. Our favourite way to drink it is still straight from the bottle, tossing it back like alcoholics with a hipflask. "We want to be everywhere as soon as possible!" Luke says. It definitely feels like they're getting there.
And the good news doesn't stop there. Sandows has recently been showing the public that their cold brew, tonic water, gin and a few plinks of ice is a marriage made in heaven. If you have yet to try this potent concoction, we can vouch for its delicious, buzz-inducing results. "London has just come in to the cold brew game, so we want to show people how versatile it is." Hugh explains. "People still do think it's quite obscure. I guess it's a case of making sure they try it. We're really working on showing people that it's just about enjoying the cold brew however you like it. With gin is a good start!"
Visiting Luke and Hugh on a drizzly Friday, it's clear how busy they are. They dash to us from a meeting, and are off again like shots as soon as we're wrapped up. "We're still at the beginning stages, and it's very intense. We're in here a hell of a lot." Luke says. "It's a scary but seriously exciting time in our lives." Their energy comes as little surprise, though, when Hugh explains that between them they drink "a couple of litres of coffee a day". "It's probably too much, to be honest." Hugh says, his eyelid flickering ever so slightly…


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If you listen to the likes of Canon, Nikon and Sony, you will need to upgrade your DSLR every few months. It seems that before you can get used to your brand new camera, the manufacturers unveil a new set of "must-have" features.
How do you decide what's worth the upgrade and what features are better waiting for the next model? I evaluate camera features in two main categories:
- Quality of life – this feature so improves the photography experience that I can't imagine having to live without it again.
- Quality of image – this feature allows me to create far better images than my previous camera could under the same conditions.
My megapixels are bigger than yours
Remember the megapixel wars? Without any established or uniformed way to differentiate the new model from the old models, camera manufacturers started an arms race with megapixels.
We could create great images with five MPs, but camera manufacturers told us those weren't enough. We needed six MPs, then eight, then 10, and 12. The latest count from Nikon and Sony, 36 Megapixels for the D800 and A7r respectively.
At some point the escalation became overkill, but without the ability to say my megapixels are bigger than yours, how do we choose? Here are seven features worth evaluating before you upgrade.
1. ISO range
ISO is the new megapixel, or so it seems. Each year, the new ISO range climbs higher and higher, leapfrogging the previous models.
ISO, of course, is your camera's sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO, the darker the scene you can photograph without a tripod, because your camera can capture correct exposure with faster shutter speeds.
Like film, higher ISOs usually come at the expense of image quality. In film, we'd see speckles we called grain. In digital, we call those imperfections, noise. Newer cameras have been extending the ISO range with each release giving us not only wider ranges but the ability to shoot at higher ISOs without seeing as much noise.
This year, Nikon released its new flagship DSLR, which sports an ISO range from 50 - 409,600 equivalent. It's scary to think what might come next.
If I'm evaluating ISO of a new camera, I'd want a minimum of double the range of my current camera. That gives you an extra stop of light. I'd want more than double ideally, but less than that isn't worth the hassle.
2. Screen size and features
In the last five years, most LCD screens have only increased from 2.5" to 3", but in that same time, the screen dots jumped from 230,000 to 1,040,000. As a result, when you review your images, they will look much clearer and sharper. You will also see the results when you use live view to compose or shoot video.
If you are upgrading from one of the early models – 2008 time frame – you will notice a significant difference. From a newer camera, the improvement might not be a good enough reason to upgrade.
A fully articulating screen is one quality-of-life feature that doesn't get enough credit. These are the screens that can flip out and swivel. Most LCD screens are fixed to the backs of cameras.
Once you shoot with a screen that moves, you will wonder how you ever lived without it. It's great for shooting low angles without having to get your face down on camera level, or shooting over crowds without needing to tiptoe. Just move the camera into place and pop out the screen and point it toward you. This is a feature you won't regret.
3. Durable design
Body construction and design are a couple of the more noticeable differences between an entry level DSLR and some of the more advanced models.
Your entry level camera is smaller and compact. It is also much lighter, since it is constructed of plastic. Further up the range to prosumer and professional cameras, the bodies are larger and constructed of the more durable magnesium alloy. These bodies boast features like weather seals that are also dust resistant.
Is the larger body worth the upgrade? That depends. If you are planning to give your camera a workout in a wide variety of unpredictable conditions, then you will definitely want the sturdier body. Wedding photograpphers, photojournalist and nature photographers have all come to appreciate the extra protection.
If you value a smaller footprint and plan to shoot in controlled environments, the lighter cameras might be good enough for you.
4. Wifi and social features
If you take a great picture and don't immediately share it to Facebook, does the picture really exist? If the answer is no, then you might consider the newer wifi-enabled cameras with social sharing functions. Now you can take a photo, transfer it to your phone using wifi, and post to your favorite social network. Some of the latest Samsung models even have 4G built in, so you can post right from your camera. (Now what will you ever do with your phone?)
5. Image processor
The effect of a newer image processor is a little more difficult to quantify, but it doesn't stop the camera marketers from bragging about it. Every couple upgrades, you'll see them extolling the virtues of their newer processor. Generally speaking, this provides a more responsive camera, as images are recorded much faster with each improved generation. You can also expect better image performance, as the new processors can yield better image ISO performance as well as greater dynamic range.
Two generations of improvement should be enough to realize the quality-of-life improvement.
6. Auto focus capability
Better auto focus can affect both your quality of life and the quality of your image. Early DSLRs offered just three auto focus points. It kept the camera simple, but photographing fast-moving or unpredictable subjects was definitely more challenging.
Today, it is not uncommon to see an entry-level DSLR with as many as 39 auto focus points with 3D capability.
If you are photographing birds in flight or action sports, you will definitely appreciate the flexibility this provides. If you are focused on flowers in a botanical garden, it might not be as important.
7. Menu options
My first DSLR was a Nikon D50, which I quickly upgraded to get the more advanced features in the Nikon D200 menu. I wanted the ability to control multiple speedlights wirelessly from my camera. In fact, I found a signficant increase in the overall capabilities available to me in the advanced Menu options.
If you only need to point and shoot, a simple menu might be enough. If you anticipate using more sophisticated set ups, then a more extensive Menu will be worth the upgrade.
But is it right for you?
There are quite a few features that are worth the upgrade, but are they worth it for you? Of course that depends on what you will be shooting and where. These seven features will provide enough of an improvement in your quality of life or image quality that you won't be disappointed.


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Oldsmar Council agrees to move forward with new downtown development plan
The Oldsmar City Council agreed last week to move forward with the latest plan to build a mixed-used development in the downtown district.
The conceptual plan created by Tampa architect Francisco Semsch and Oldsmar developer John Bews was first presented to city officials during a workshop in January.
At the time, Bews and Semsch outlined the key components of the proposed development, which would be located next to City Hall on State Street and include elements of previous plans, such as a boutique hotel, park space, an office building, a restaurant and a parking, residential and retail structure.
"What we're trying to do is to create a downtown transformation, to bring foot traffic to State Street," Semsch said during the Jan. 11 workshop.
"The whole development will be very eye-catching."
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the item came before the council for approval.
"I think it's a good plan," City Manager Bruce Haddock said, noting the development area includes all the property on the east side of City Hall, including the vacant land as well as the Goodrich buildings, which are scheduled to be demolished in the coming months.
"If the Council chooses to move forward with it this evening and approves the concept plan, then the next step would be to proceed with developing the actual site plan for the property."
The item was passed unanimously with little comment since the details of the plan had been discussed at length during the workshop.
After the meeting, Semsch talked about moving forward with the next step of the latest attempt to develop downtown Oldsmar."
"Now we have a very special task—refine the site plan, define the parcels and bring that information to potential developers," Semsch who also came up with the design for the city's proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium complex, said. "Then we will bring the presentation to people we are talking to so they understand the plan, the dimensions, et. cetera."
When asked about a timeframe, Semsch said he and Bews, along with city officials, would begin working on the site plan immediately.
"We will submit our proposal to the city, and if it's approved, we will spend 2-3 weeks on it, then we'll review it and go from there," he said.
"There are steps and timeframes to every project, and that's how anything should be approached in order to get the right results."
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Nathan Emery
With a foreword by Frans de Waal
Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some birds have complex internal worlds as well. This beautifully illustrated book provides an engaging exploration of the avian mind, revealing how science is exploding one of the most widespread myths about our feathered friends—and changing the way we think about intelligence in other animals as well.
Bird Brain looks at the structures and functions of the avian brain, and describes the extraordinary behaviors that different types of avian intelligence give rise to. It offers insights into crows, jays, magpies, and other corvids—the "masterminds" of the avian world—as well as parrots and some less-studied species from around the world. This lively and accessible book shows how birds have sophisticated brains with abilities previously thought to be uniquely human, such as mental time travel, self-recognition, empathy, problem solving, imagination, and insight.
Written by a leading expert and featuring a foreword by Frans de Waal, renowned for his work on animal intelligence, Bird Brain shines critical new light on the mental lives of birds.


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Leech Therapy
The Benefits of Leech Therapy
There are more than 600 species of leeches that have been identified, but only 15 of the species are used medically, so they are given a class of their own. They are classified as Hirudo Medicinalis or medicinal leeches.
Leech therapy has been used and is still in use for many diseases of the body. They are used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory processes. It is perfect for those with vascular (arterial and venous diseases), heart (ischemic diseases and hypertension). The GI or gastrointestinal tract can also benefit from leech therapy, especially those who suffer from hepatitis, stomach ulcers, and pancreatitis, among others. Likewise, individuals with problems in their genitourinary system and gynecological disorders will also benefit greatly from leech therapy. Skin diseases like psoriasis, herpes, and eczema can also be treated with leech therapy. Other problems known to benefit from leech therapy are the eyes (example is glaucoma) and the brain (for infantile cerebral palsy).
But how exactly do leeches treat these many illnesses and diseases?
Anticoagulating Effects of Leeches
The leech's saliva contains enzymes and compounds that act as an anticoagulation agent. The most prominent of these anticoagulation agents is hirudin, which binds itself to thrombins, thus, effectively inhibiting coagulation of the blood.
Another compound that prevents coagulation is calin. This, on the other hand, works as an anticoagulant by prohibiting the von Willebrand factor to bind itself to collagen, and it is also an effective inhibitor of platelet aggregation caused by collagen.
The saliva of the leeches also contains Factor Xa inhibitor which also blocks the action of the coagulation factor Xa.
Clot Dissolving Effects of Leeches
The action of destabilase is to break up any fibrins that have formed. It also has a thrombolytic effect, which can also dissolve clots of blood that have formed.
Anti-inflammatory Effects of Leeches
Bdellins is a compound in the leech's saliva that acts as an anti-inflammatory agent by inhibiting trypsin as well as plasmin. It also inhibits the action of the acrosin. Another anti-inflammatory agent is the eglins.
Vasodilating Effects of Leeches
There are three compounds in the leeches' saliva that act as a vasodilator agent, and they are the histamine-like substances, the acetylcholine, and the carboxypeptidase A inhibitors. All these act to widen the vessels, thus, causing inflow of blood to the site.
Bacteriostatic and Anesthetic Effects of Leeches
The saliva of leeches also contains anesthetic substances which deaden pain on the site and also bacteria-inhibiting substances which inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Overall Effects to the Human Body
Once the leeches attach themselves to the skin of the patient and start sucking blood, the saliva enters the puncture site and along with it the enzymes and compounds responsible for all these positive effects. Working together, they act to cure the disease present in the individual. Because of anticoagulation agents, the blood becomes thinner, allowing it to flow freely through the vessels. The anti-clotting agents also dissolve clots found in the vessels, eliminating the risk of them traveling to other parts of the body and blocking an artery or vein. The vasodilating agents help widen the vessel walls by dilating them, and this causes the blood to flow unimpeded, too.
Patients who suffer from pain and inflammation will feel relief from the anti-inflammatory and anesthetic effects of the leech's saliva.
In the long run, leech therapy also helps to normalize the blood pressure of hypertensive individuals as well as lessen their risk of suffering from stroke and heart attacks. Blood circulation is also improved with leech therapy and it helps with the healing process of wounds, as well as wounds and lesions caused by diabetes. There is also a noticeable boost in the immune system's function due to bacteriostatic agents.
Contraindication to Leech Therapy
Leech therapy is contraindicated to patients with HIV and AIDS. It is also not recommended to patients who are on immunosuppressive drugs. Leech therapy puts these patients at risk for bacterial sepsis, thus, worsening their conditions.


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This week's Cotton Newsline is four cuts. Lee Tiller, chairman of the NCC's Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee and manager of Smith Gin Coop in Odem, Texas, discusses the Council's "Prevent Lint Contamination" campaign.
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The National Cotton Council's "Prevent Lint Contamination" campaign is gearing up for this season. Lee Tiller, manager of Smith Gin Coop in Odem, Texas, says contamination prevention must start with the grower.
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It is imperative for U.S. cotton to be contaminant-free.
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There are several steps producers can take to curb contamination.
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Contact your gin for more information Council's "Prevent Lint Contamination" campaign.


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To thrive at Teleios one needs to be hard-working, self-motivated, creative and super problem-solving oriented. Are you Teleios?
Would you like to join an award winning team to write software to run the world?
Would you like to be part of our Power Hour series and join with fellow developers sharing their experiences and knowledge?
Would you like to be part of the team that delivers Teleios Code Jam every year?
If "yes", then, keep reading!
About Teleios
Teleios Systems is a leading values-based technology firm based in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies, with customers in countries around the region. Formed almost twenty years ago, we have grown from the proverbial three people working in a garage (a porch in our case), to a company that employs approximately 40 people, including teams in Jamaica, Kenya and the UK. Passionate about what we create, we are a leader in mobile, cloud and SharePoint development.
Currently, we are launching a revolutionary platform called Teleios QuikWorx, which supports the growth and experience of users in Microsoft Office 365.
Here's what we've built at Teleios over the years:
Teleios has built the award-winning QuikWorx solution as a cloud service. QuikWorx is a platform that allows the creation and sale of custom solutions for SharePoint Online. It leverages Microsoft Azure's PaaS for storage, analytics and other services.
MessageCentral - a highly available SMS-based messaging service that has sent and received more than a billion messages commercially.
Web applications
From government websites to product-focused solutions, Teleios has been building with the web for a long time.
Mobile Applications
Piko – A TCP-based messaging client for feature phones, that ran from within Azure
Match Dominator – A mobile engagement game built for Android and iOS that allowed players to chat, predict and monitor World Cup and Champions League results
Cool stuff
As part of demonstrating various technologies with the Teleios Code Jam programme, we've built robots, piloted drones, constructed multi-touch tables and made bots to name a few of our exploits.
We generally code using the latest Microsoft .Net Framework, Web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and, high levels of skill!
Software developers at Teleios are passionate, very growth-oriented, humble, collaborative & curious.
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Hendrickson on the Podium at 12th and 13th World Cup in Ljubno, Slovenia/
Park City, UT—Sarah Hendrickson of the U.S. Visa Women's Ski Jumping Team placed third in both the 12th and 13th World Cup competitions in Ljubno, Slovenia on February 14 and 15, 2015.
On Saturday, Hendrickson secured her podium finish by soaring 86.0 and 87.0 meters in her two jumps and scoring 237.1 points. Nita Englund placed 12th, with jumps of 83.5 and 83.0 meters and 224.2 points. Tara Geraghty-Moats placed 17th on Saturday, flying 80.0 and 85.0 meters and scoring 215.2 points. Abby Hughes placed 20th. Sara Takanashi of Japan took first place with jumps of 88.0 and 90.0 meters and 248.5 points.
"Today my nerves got the best of me," said Englund. "I learned that it is best to jump calmly and normally--and I did neither today. It was a baby step back...but tomorrow is a new day."
Hendrickson repeated her podium performance on Sunday, February 15, 2015, soaring 89.0 and 88.0 meters and scoring 243.8 points. Nita Englund improved her performance with a 10th place finish on Sunday, flying 86.0 and 84.5 meters and scoring 228.6 points. Tara Geraghty-Moats finished 23rd with jumps of 81.5 and 82.5 meters and 210.0 points.
"I am really, really happy with today," said Hendrickson. "I can't even begin to explain how much weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I needed this for myself—confidence and contentment with all the hard work that I have put in. It's been a long road to get to this place today, and I can only smile."
"The wind conditions were challenging," said Abby Hughes. "There were mostly tailwinds. However, I am happy that we are continuing to have a very high level of competition and that I am able to stay close in the field!"
"In common I am happy with the weekend, but I think that the girls had more in their legs," said travel coach Vasja Bajc. "I am really happy for Sarah that she finally stepped over the border and regained her confidence. This result will make her even stronger. Nita had problems with timing of take-offs and Tara had problems with her landing. Abby had some good jumps, but needs to increase the number each competition. I hope the athletes can get some refreshment time before their departure to Falun, so that that they can present themselves there in their best performance."
Saturday Results
- Sarah Hendrickson: 3rd place with jumps of 86.0 and 87.0 meters; 237.1 points
- Nita Englund: 12th place with jumps of 83.5 and 83.0 meters; 224.2 points
- Tara Geraghty-Moats: 17th place with jumps of 80.0 and 85.0 meters; 215.2 points
- Abby Hughes: 20th place with jumps of 81.5 and 82.0 meters; 211.6 points
- Nina Lussi: Did not qualify for final round
Sunday Results
- Sarah Hendrickson: place with jumps of 86.0 and 88.0 meters; 243.8 points
- Nita Englund: 10th place with jumps of 86.0 and 84.5 meters; 228.6 points
- Tara Geraghty-Moats: 23rd place with jumps of 81.5 and 82.5 meters; 210.0 points
- Abby Hughes: Did not qualify for final round
- Nina Lussi: Did not qualify for final round


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Mortgage rates dip lower
It may seem like an old story by now, but someday we'll look back on these rock-bottom mortgage rates with a sense of wonder. Mortgage rates declined again last week slightly and are hovering around record low interest rates, yet refinance applications decreased. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) says that applications for a home refinance decreased 0.7 percent for the week ending April 27, 2012 and the share of mortgage applications for a refinance rather than a purchase application dipp [...]...Read More


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I agree on the indoor utility needing to be worked on. However, I feel that gibby is actually in a good place and that the buff was perfect and quite creative. I've had up to a nine kill game with him so far and I barely play him. I think the real issue is that people try to run and gun with him when that's not the type of legend he is. He is great at sniping thanks to his gun shield, he can protect his team mates with his dome and use it to get revived off, and his ultimate if used correctly can apply some serious pressure to the opposition.
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The changes help, but still needs a little love.....
Passive.....the damage reduction and points buff seem spot on for a "tank", with purple armor and fun shield gives an equivalent 295 hp (if the damage reduction includes armor as well as health, 285 without)......fairly tanky, even accounting for his size.
Deployable......needs help here, it's a big "charge me" sign......maybe a change to be an enlarged version of lifelines revive shield, make it a mobile "fortress"? Tall enough to crouch for cover, low enough to shoot over, cover 90-120 degrees frontally.....
Ultimate.....only real change (and would include Bangalore here too).....remove the damn splash indicators. Have the warning come out with less of a delay (a nice stressed out "INCOMING!!!!!"), let Gibby make you pay for getting too close....
....on another, pretty unrelated note........howabout cookable grenades?
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the character himself I think is in a good place. I think his ult is fine too. His dome shield could use some help. Its a situational ability that's double edged as it can be detrimental rather than helpful at times. If you just killed another squad and need to res a teammate and you suspect a 3rd squad is coming do you drop the shield or no? If they don't know where you are it just serves as a beacon to your location. So its a double edged ability for Gibraltar sometimes but its rarely a high risk for other teams to charge a dome. It barely buys you enough time to res someone before the other team can come in and attack before your teammate has a chance to heal. Not because it doesn't last long enough but because they can get to you long before you can reset. I think the 20 sec cooldown is a waste of value as I certainly don't use it anywhere near that often. It should have a higher risk/reward for opposing teams.
My recommendation is to increase the cooldown to something like 45sec, but make it so anyone revived inside gets 50% or full shields restored or maybe shield cell's restore 50 shield instead of 25. Something to make the shield more valuable. Other teams will have to think twice about rushing it as your not guaranteed to have no shields on to of being low health inside and therefore easy kills.
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i like to play as gibraltar;
- his shield while aiming needs to take a few wingman hits before dying.
- his dome shield needs to block out enemies from getting in, i dont care if they get out that fine but they cant get back in if they run out.
every time i put up the dome the other team uses the dome to block my shots. this aught naught be.
please fix gibraltars dome so its more useful! make the dome so it gives the other team hell.
I think the buffs were a step in the right direction, but to make him a little more helpful and versatile in a team setting, I'd like to see his tactical ability changed to a big shield that he sticks in the ground, like the barricades in Blackout! Don't make it do damage, that would be a little OP, but it would block paths during interior fights and give him some kind of shield when reviving. If the dome doesn't do much right now, then a barricade-type ability would be a step up, especially if someone can't go through it - they'd have to go around it!
His ultimate is good (probably the best AoE right now).
I think his passive could be a bit better. I don't know if reducing damage even more would be OP, but something still needs a slight change. He's almost main-able! lol
The recent patch with damage reduction for Caustic and Gibraltar did a great job buffing Caustic, but I feel that Gibraltar is still left out. For Gibby, the 10% damage reduction is not really that noticeable. Let's discuss his kit
I do like that Respawn wants diverse characters in the field: I don't mind having bigger characters running around. However, in the fast pace heat of a battle, his hitbox is a major disadvantage. He is just so easy to hit compared to other legends. Many players would like to see his size adjusted but IMO if they could make him feasible without doing that, it would be much better.
Many players are also fooled by his slower walking/running animations into thinking that he is actually slower (while he is not). It just feels a bit too slow for me. I would prefer the animations to speed up a bit (between the level of other legends and the current Gibby value). The lower speed in the running animations makes me feel as an easily moving target and I do believe that if the animations can be sped up players will feel more freely. (this is kind of hard to explain....)
GUN SHIELD - passive
His gun shield was buffed in health. As others in this thread have pointed out, the shield is very easy to spot. (his tactical and ultimate are too. Gibby gives his and his team position away very easily). Maybe make it a bit more transparent.
His passive also includes the damage reduction (which is kind of bugged now? You can take damage in HEALTH while your shields are still up). 10% reduction is a bit too low and IMO doesn't balance out his larger size. Maybe increase it and just make him a viable tank. Enemies should position around you while you have the shield up because they know Gibby can take more damage from the front (with his shield up) then they can.
DOME OF PROTECTION - tactical
This ability was designed to protect the team against enemy bombardments or Bangalores ult. It is much more effective to protect the team from sniper fire than it is to protect from closer range fights. Enemies will storm the shield once they know they did some major damage. With the recent patch we know that the devs want the snipers to be more viable, and this shield is the perfect protection from the better snipers. Maybe if the meta shifts towards snipers that this shield will become more viable, but as it is now I almost never find use for it.
Besides the usage, I would also point out the shape of the dome. The shield is like an egg shape, giving a lot of (kind of pointless) space above the players. This only draws more attention to the shield. Also, the shield doesn't extend below the initial launch point, making it possible to shoot inside it/grenade it from below. Instead, I would like to see the shield extent to below the point and creating a 'bubble' instead of only the top part. For reference, the SQUAD SHIELD of Star Wars Battlefront II does this as well, making it more reliable to use.
DEFENSIVE BOMBARDMENT - ultimate
This ability can deal a massive amount of damage and just wipe out a complete team when used correctly. The cooldown is one of the longest in the game and thus is also viable to speed up with the ultimate accelerants. The wind-up time once activates for it feels maybe a bit too-long, but I am not sure if they should be changed. It is a great ult and fits the character well.
If you encounter Gibby in close quarters, his front shield and damage reductions should make up for the larger hitbox and making him a tank. His abilities give away his and his teams position and should make up for it. The ult is great, his tactical is very situational, his passive should be adjusted to make him viable.
Gibraltar feels fine now for me, after last update. 10% less damage and stronger Gun Shiled is exactly, what was needed.
I know lots of players doesn't like him, complains his Gun Shield and Dome of Protection make him / his team visible. But even that can be can be used as upside, since he can use it as bait. I've seen several teams droping the Dome just like that, behind the medium sized boulder so everyone can see the tip or edge of the shield, luring enemies to come - to look whats inside the shield...
I don't think his abilities are bad or weak. He just have to use them properly, they are not that straight as some other ones.
- if you lay down Dome for mate revive, count with fact it can be seen -> try to throw shield far away from downed mate, to confuse enemy
- if you want to lure enemies in to Dome, bring shotgun or 99 and do "shield dance"
- if you want to sniper from long distance, lower your Gun Shield before you start searching for targets, rise it after they know about you
Imo he is still sluggish his movement speed could be upped a little, Still slower then caustic. Even with his gun put away while running can't keep up with the group and trails behind.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Friday North Korea's latest launch of a missile over Japan will only result in further diplomatic and economic isolation for the North, and officials said Moon had also warned of possible new threats.
"President Moon ordered officials to closely analyze and prepare for new possible North Korean threats like EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) and biochemical attacks," Moon's spokesman Park Su-hyun told a briefing.
North Korea said earlier this month it was developing a hydrogen bomb that can carry out an EMP attack. Experts disagree on whether the North would have the capability to mount such an attack, which would involve setting off a bomb in the atmosphere that could cause major damage to power grids and other infrastructure.
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This event will have jobs for ages (16 and up) – if you have retired there will be jobs for you at this event as well.
Everyone attending will have to attend the One Day Preparation Workshop – that will be on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 – (10am – 12noon) Recommended.
The event is on Saturday, June 10th, 2017 – (10am – 1pm)
There will be resources for Housing and Credit Management
Everyone will have to Register – if your Company is hiring and have Paid Positions with benefits – FT/PT – it is FREE – must be able to Hire the Right Applicant(s) day of Event – Otherwise, you will have to Paid $50.00


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Cramer last week offered up his prediction of potential winners from the new Medicare bill -- the one that passed in the Senate yesterday. (President Bush has said he'll veto -- but it already passed by a veto-proof margin.) The good news is that Fresenius Med, Cramer's fave of the bill, got bumped to a 52-week high today with three points. But what about the losers of the Medicare bill -- the new offenders headed for the Sell Block?
The bill is worth $12.5B and Cramer told you where that money was going -- but where is it coming from? Largely from a 2% cut to HMOs that sell Medicare Advantage plans -- and also doing away with double payments to teaching hospitals.
These HMOs get about 13% in government subsidy for each plan, so 2% may not sound like a big cut at first. The problem is what this bill and what this cut signifies: HMOs have lost the political protection of Republicans as the "Bolsheviks," as Cramer calls Democrats now in control of Congress -- and perhaps the White House in November.
So despite this week's advice from the Cramerican Marine Field Guide to Recession, Cramer advises you "stay the heck away" from Medicare managed HMOs. For example, Healthspring gets 88% of its earnings from Medicare Advantage plans -- send that one straight to Gitmo, says Cramer, because that percentage is way too high. Humana, another HMO, gets 80% from those plans -- they're getting "waterboarded" too. Coventry gets 32%, lock it up. Healthnetgets 28% -- busted. Triple-S gets 22% -- it's headed for solitary confinement with the rest. UnitedHealth gets only 12% from the plans, but it's going down too. "There's no Eight Amendment in Cramerica." Sorry guys.
These HMOs are what companies offer employees for health plans. So the fewer the employees, the fewer people there are paying their premiums. Unemployment hurts HMOs. Between 2000 and 2002, when unemployment grew monthly by double digits, overall levels of membership at managed care companies fell an average of 1.3% a year. And in the employment boom between 2004 and 2006, HMO membership levels increased an average of 3% per year. But "that party is definitely over," says Cramer.
Bottom line: the tide of both legislation and unemployment is now going against HMOs and they don't stand a chance -- something Jim's been foretelling for months. So it's time to put these "recidivists" in lockdown: Healthspring, Humana, Coventry, Healthnet, Triple-S, UNH. It's the Sell Block for the lot of them.


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Prisons. With the 'Carceri' Etchings of G. B. Piranesi.
1949. London: Trianon Press, 1949.
Folio, (36) pp., with a frontispiece and 18 plates. Original stiff wrappers with printed label. Plates are loosely inserted into a folded pocket at rear. Some fading, wear, and discoloration to cover and spine, inside front cover has been repaired with linen tape. Plates and pages in fine condition. Inscribed in ink at front by Arnold Fawcus: " To Dad: With Best Wishes Love Arnold. Nov. 7 1949".
§ One of 1,000 unnumbered, unsigned trade editions. Of the first printing, 212 were signed by the author; 100 copies were reserved for the Trianon Press, Cobham, Surrey, and the Grey Falcon Press, Philadelphia; 100 for Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Los Angeles; 12 copies numbered A to L, "hors commerce" for the author, the publishers and their associates. With a 16-page essay by Huxley and a critical study by Jean Adhemar of the famous fantasy prison etchings by Piranesi which inspired Huxley and Adhemar (curator of prints at the BN) to write a short history of prisons and criminality and an analysis of the plates. Eshelbach & Shober 50. Item #108019
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Last week we featured 50+ Adobe Illustrator Food and Drink Tutorials. To all you Photoshop lovers out there, fear not. Today's post has more than 50 Photoshop food and beverage tuts… Enjoy! 🙂
Basic Photoshop Tips for Food Photography
Web Layout for Italian Restaurant
How to Create a Restaurant PSD Template in Photoshop
Create a Citrus Fruit Design From Scratch in Photoshop
Creating a True EPS File Using Vector Masks
How to Illustrate a Delicious Ice Cream Bar
Create a Food Blog Layout in Photoshop
Yummy Cookies Typography in Photoshop
Create a Colorful Cake Illustration in Photoshop
Create a Realistic Loaf of Bread in Photoshop
How to Create a Cute Green Apple Photo Manipulation
Create an Ice Cream Type Treatment in Photoshop
Creating Good Enough to Eat Typography
How to Design a Layout in Organic Style: Tutorial and Psd
Render a Cereal Box Cover From Scratch Using Photoshop 3D Tools
Add a Fresh Splash to Your Design
Create a Vibrant and Eye Catching Drink Composition Using Photoshop
Awesome Milk Typography Effect in Photoshop
Create a Refreshing Beer Themed Poster Design in Photoshop
Create a Drink Coaster in Photoshop
Sparkling Drink Animation Created in Photoshop
Photoshop Website Template Stock Photo Cold Drink Cane
Milk Monster and Chocolate Splash
Illustrating a Cool Glass of Beer
Simple Coffee Cup Icon Photoshop Tutorial
Making Composites with Octoberfest Glassware
Create a Vibrant Colorful Product Ad
Create a Realistic Wine Bottle Illustration From Scratch
Design an Energy Drink Ad Campaign
Using Gradients to Make Light and Shadow and a Coffee Cup
Realistic Decorated Wine Bottle Illustration
Create a Stylish Coffee Cup with Smart Objects
Create Ice- Cold Image Effects
Create a Realistic Soda Bottle in Photoshop
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The LOC is financed by Levies on the fees paid to practices by the NHS Commissioning board for GOS sight tests.
The LOC has a Statutory Levy which is currently set at 1.25% and paid by all practices in the LOC.
The Statutory Levy is split into 2 sections. A sum equivalent to 1% will be used to fund local LOC activities. This is spent on expenses paid to LOC members for work done on behalf of the LOC, providing CET events, Peer Review evenings and secretarial support etc..
The remaining levy (a sum equivalent to 0.5%) will be used to fund the National LOC Support Unit. This will assist the LOC in its work on behalf of the Optometrists in Cheshire.
There has also been a Voluntary Levy of 2% paid by some practices on a voluntary basis. This was always paid in its entirety to the Central LOC fund who support optometry at a national level.
This has currently been suspended (set to 0%) pending further information on the future of the Central Fund. Once the future plans of the Central Fund are in place, the LOC will write to all practices with further information and a new Voluntary Levy Mandate for them to complete if they wish to continue to support the Central Fund.


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So at midnight last night a dream come true became a reality! After sitting on this info for months it was finally announced, I will be doing digital covers for Smallville Season 11. As a fan of the show I am excited it gets to continue and we get to finally see Clark in the suit! So, come April, dust off your iPad and make sure to get your digital copy!! Please look for updates here as well as Facebook and Twitter Here is the press release from the DC blog:
Smallville Fans Rejoice! New Comic Book Series, SMALLVILLE SEASON 11, to Pick Up Where Show Left Off
Fans of the smash-hit TV series Smallville haven't had much to cheer about since the show ended its critically acclaimed 10-year run on The CW last May. That's all going to change with the upcoming new comic book series from DC Entertainment: SMALLVILLE SEASON 11. Written by former Smallville show scribe Bryan Q. Miller, the new digital first series will be published digitally on April 13, 2012, with new digital chapters released weekly thereafter. Additionally, the online chapters will be offered in a print periodical, along with an episode guide to the hit television series, with the first print issue released on May 16.
The new comic book series picks-up where the show left off (with Clark officially now as Superman!) and features other fan-favorite characters including Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, Chloe Sullivan-Queen, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and General Lane. The book features an all-star creative team – in addition to Miller, SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 creators include print cover artist Gary Frank (SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN), digital cover artist Cat Staggs and interiors by Pere Perez (BATGIRL).
"Six months after Clark Kent donned the cape and took to the skies to save Earth from Apokolips… enter Season 11!" enthuses Miller. "New allies abound! New enemies afoot! And old friends return where they're least expected! Pere and colorist Chris Beckett have done a fantastic job of capturing the look of the show and the players, and Gary and Cat are knocking it out of the park on covers. I couldn't be more excited to help give seasoned viewers and new readers an all-access pass to Clark's first year in the cape."


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Successful international photographer, Edris Davarian
With work ranging from the fashion world, editorial, freelancing, and weddings, photographer Ali Davarian (also known as Edris) is an artist and source of inspiration. Edris has used his lifetime accumulation of skill to professionally capture hundreds of professional models and countless freelance subjects. A source of pride to Edris, photography allows him to not only feel fulfilled himself, but watch as his subjects go on to form their own careers, follow their own passions, and make a name for themselves like only they can. A true master of the artform, Edris controls lighting, posing, and other modern equipment with alacrity and acumen.
In addition to pre-production, Edris also has the ability to manipulate the picture in post-production. Currently Edris works for various modeling agencies and is in charge of finding new models on a weekly basis, capturing their visage, and editing it to display their inner beauty and elegance. Although photography is Edris's job, it's more than just that: it's a dream, a passion, a way of life. With the modern eye trained to see photographs on a daily basis it's hard to really make someone sit and stare at a beautiful composition, but not for Edris. His work makes the medium seem facile, a layman's passion, that is, of course, until one tries to reproduce a likeness as he does on a daily basis. Inspired first by fashion magazines, Edris now finds inspiration in the faces of new and eager models as they walk through his doors, inspired by what he sees in them and can do with them.