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Coupons, circulars and store brands are helping women save at the supermarket. But according to a new poll featured in ShopSmart, the shopping magazine published by Consumer Reports, most women are overlooking the biggest place for savings — their own kitchens.
Even though less-expensive meals are just a few tweaks away, only 29 percent of women say they budget or estimate how much a weekday dinner will cost. One-in-10 women refuse to eat leftovers.
"Women are spending only $1 less on groceries than they were 18 months ago, and this shows that we need to look beyond the supermarket to cut costs," said Lisa Lee Freeman, editor in chief of ShopSmart. "The biggest place for savings is right in your kitchen, and our tips for buying foods and tweaking recipes will shrink your food bills and increase the flavor of your meals."
The cooking poll, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, was a nationally representative telephone survey. CRNRC completed 1,001 interviews among women aged 18 and over in April 2009.
Other findings include:
— Grocery Shopping. Women are making fewer trips to the grocery store now compared to 18 months ago. Women who do at least half their household's grocery shopping report they spend, on average, $115 per week on groceries, only a dollar less than the average in November 2007.
Seventy percent of married women do all or most of their household's grocery shopping.
Forty-two percent of women are stocking up on on-sale food items more often, and 35 percent are purchasing more generic or store-brand items more often due to the economy.
— Cooking. Seventy percent of married women are primarily responsible for cooking weekday dinners. Most women (55 percent) do not mind cooking weekday dinners; 18 percent dislike it. When deciding what to cook, women go through the refrigerator and pantry to see what they have (86 percent), decide what can be prepared quickly (78 percent) and pick what will be nutritious or healthy (72 percent). Less than a third (29 percent) say they budget or estimate how much the meal with cost.
Thirty-eight percent of women are cooking at home more often and 35 percent are preparing less-expensive meals more often due to the economy.
— Eating. On average, women spend 45 minutes cooking a weekday dinner and 31 minutes eating it. In a typical week, women eat about five home-cooked or home-prepared dinners. Two-thirds (66 percent) of women watch television during dinner at least once a week. Fifty-three percent of women eat dinner between 6-7 p.m., with 6 p.m. the most common time.
ShopSmart's creative ways to cut food costs SUBHEAD
— Instead of buying potatoes by the pound, try picking up the bag, which is often cheaper.
— Instead of the average priced $2.99 bottle of salad dressing, make your own for far less money.
— Instead of packaged bread and rolls, try the often-cheaper supermarket baked goods.
— Instead of bottled lemon juice, try slitting a fresh lemon and squeezing out juice as needed.
— Instead of whole peppers or onions, try the supermarket salad bar if all you need is a little bit.
— Instead of ready-made croutons, try recycling stale bread by cutting into cubes and crisping with some olive oil in a skillet.
— Instead of ground pepper, try whole peppercorns that are cheaper and have more flavor.
— Instead of buttermilk in recipes that call for a cup or less, make an easy substitute of milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar.
— Instead of pasta sauce, try buying canned tomatoes and making your own.
— Instead of hamburgers, try substituting beans for just one meal a week.
Visit the Consumer Reports Web site at www.consumerreports.org.


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Kara's Nicole Thanks Nana and Key for Coming to Their Concert
KARA's Nicole, showed her gratitude after the concert.
The singer uploaded a picture taken together with After School's Nana, and SHINee's Key, on her Twitter, "Thank you to the friends who came to cheer! Everyone too. Friends, unnies (older females), oppas (older males) thank you so much" on February 20.
In the uploaded picture, Nicole is wearing a Mickey Mouse hair band while posing with Nana and Key. The three idol singers' bright, brown hair color emphasizes their pale and good-looking faces. Nicole is gaining attention for having a smaller face than compared to Nana's.
Fand and netizens who saw the picture reacted with diverse responses, "Superior visual," "Nana has gotten prettier," and "Do you make friends judging on their apperance?"

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Vacation AnticipationFiled under Fun & Encouragement | Girltalkers | Homemaking | Traditions
My son, Jack, is counting down the sleepies until summer vacation. I smile at his childish anticipation, but I too need to anticipate—to plan and prepare for vacation. I need to prepare to worship God for His good gifts, I need to prepare to fight sin, I need to prepare to serve others, I need to prepare good food and fun memories, and I need to prepare for reentry.
For the men who read this blog (or whose wife or mother drags you to the computer to read a post) you need to prepare to lead. My dad has just concluded a three part series on leadership and vacations that is must reading for both men and women. If you truly want a vacation worth counting down the sleepies for, check it out.
And finally, I'll leave you with some thoughts from the young fathers in our family. In jest, my husband and brothers-in-law once posted their top five suggestions for dads of young children on vacation:
1. Play 18 holes of golf, not 36.
2. If you have children, don't use the last of the milk for your third late-night bowl of Lucky Charms.
3. Offer to watch the children during the afternoon nap.
4. If you're going to take a toddler on the jet-ski, try to keep the speed under 50 mph.
5. Consider giving your wife the remote control during the 5:00-6:00 a.m. slot.
Guys, I think we can do better this year. How about the girls watch the kids during afternoon nap and you take the other shifts?
Only 44 more sleepies.


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UK-based technology venture firm Amadeus Capital is establishing a presence in Bengaluru with the appointment of Bhavanipratap Rana, a venture capital and private equity investor, who will lead the operations in India. Rana was until recently Investment Director at Intel, where he spent 14 years and scored several IPOs and M&A deals including PGP, Clearwire, Speakeasy, Click&buy, Nipuna, and Deccanet Designs.
Amadeus Capital Partners, established in 1997, has made over 90 investments in early stage and growth technology businesses. Currently, it has presence in the UK, USA, Sweden, India and South Africa. Co-founded by Hermann Hauser, the firm had raised $75 million as a First Closing for its global fund, the Amadeus IV Digital Prosperity Fund, which invests in venture and growth companies.
In 2014, the Fund led a Series B round of financing of $8.9 million in Brazilian online price comparison and insurance brokerage business, Bidu, and Amadeus will shortly be announcing the Fund's first investment in a business with operations in India.
Amadeus CEO, Anne Glover, said: "Our Indian presence will enhance the reach of the Digital Prosperity Fund team, working with existing investments and sourcing new opportunities; it will also offer increased networking opportunities for our early stage and growth investments."


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Powering Your Portfolio with Commodities
- Do you have concerns about a weakening U.S. dollar?
- Is U.S. inflation a worry?
- Are you seeking diversification opportunities?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then an allocation to commodities may be worth considering. Commodities are physical assets, which include metals such as copper and gold, energy resources like oil and natural gas, and agricultural goods such as wheat and cattle.
A Hedge Against a Falling U.S. Dollar
Commodities are priced in U.S. dollars, which has certain implications on the performance of commodities in the global marketplace. The chart below shows the price movement of a broad commodity index (orange), gold (grey), and the U.S. dollar versus a basket of international currencies (blue).
Commodity Prices and U.S. Dollar
Source: FactSet, 2018. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, which will vary. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
As you can see, the value of commodities moved inversely with the value of the U.S. dollar. Therefore, when the U.S. dollar weakened, commodities often strengthened (and vice versa). To understand why, consider when the U.S. dollar weakens relative to another currency, the latter will conversely appreciate in value. This leads to an increase in the purchasing power of the non-U.S. currency for U.S.–priced goods. Since commodities are priced in U.S. dollars, this means it takes fewer foreign currency units to purchase a given commodity. Fundamental economics indicate that when the cost of an item goes down, the demand increases which, in turn, leads to rising prices. Therefore, when the dollar weakens, the price of a given commodity is expected to move higher.
A Hedge Against Inflation
Commodities are also generally considered to be a hedge against inflation. That's because when inflation rises, the value of commodities also rises. Said differently, rising inflation reduces the purchasing power of a currency. This reduction in purchasing power can be hedged with commodities.
The following chart shows the movement of a broad basket of commodities (blue) and the five-year inflation breakeven rate (the difference between nominal and real interest rates (orange)). The breakeven rate represents the additional yield required to preserve the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. The chart demonstrates that the co-movement of commodities and inflation is generally closely aligned, which indicates that as inflation rises or falls, commodity prices tend move in the same direction.
Commodity Price and Inflation
Source: FactSet, 2018. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, which will vary. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Intuitively, this makes sense. Commodities are a real asset, and unlike financial assets such as stocks or bonds that are purchased for price appreciation or income, commodities also offer a special benefit for their usefulness. Consider a commodity to be a production input for industrial, agricultural, or energy purposes and can therefore be used or consumed in the manufacturing of finished goods.
For example, metals are needed for car bodies, building structures, and wires for electronics. Bakeries need grain to make flour for bread and cakes. Power production requires sources of energy, such as oil and natural gas, in order to generate electricity. Inflation causes the prices of these finished goods to rise, in part, because the prices of production inputs (i.e., commodities) are also rising.
Commodities Have a Diversifying Effect
As discussed, the inclusion of commodities in a diversified portfolio can serve as a useful potential hedge to a falling U.S. dollar and an increase in inflation. In addition, the low correlation of commodities with other asset classes, such as stocks and bonds, supports the use of commodities as a means to help diversify risk in a portfolio. By including assets that are less correlated with each other, the assets' co-movements are not closely in sync, which help reduce how a given market event may impact the portfolio as a whole. We can see that there is low/negative correlation between stocks/bonds and commodity asset classes.
Correlation of Weekly Returns from January 1991 to February 2018
Sources: FactSet, as of February 2018. Equity is represented by the S&P 500, Bonds are represented by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and Commodities are represented by the Bloomberg Commodities Index (BCOM). A correlation of 1.00 represents a positive correlation between two variables – the closer the value is to 1.00, the stronger the linear relationship. A -1.00 correlation represents a negative correlation and an inverse relationship between two variables.
To be sure, commodities underperformed during the recent low interest rate environment. However, the emergence of inflation has prompted the gradual raising of interest rates, and not surprisingly, upward support for commodities. During the period from the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in December 2015 through January 31, 2018, commodities have gained 37.62%. This is consistent with our earlier observations of the correlation between commodities and inflation. Furthermore, as my colleague, Dan Petersen, explains in his blog, commodities also provide an opportunity to participate in the current, synchronized, global economic expansion.
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Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) is a broadly diversified commodity price index distributed by Bloomberg Indexes.
Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index (BCOMSP) measures the price movements of commodities included in the Bloomberg CI and select subindexes.
Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index (BBDXY) tracks the performance of a basket of leading global currencies versus the U.S. dollar. The index represents both developed and emerging market currencies that have the highest liquidity in the currency markets and the biggest trade flows with the U.S.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasurys, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
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Correlation is a statistic that measures the degree to which two securities move in relation to each other.
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I have a progressive NetStream set up and working fine for my f4v files.
My question - assume I'm playing back a 2 min video of a server by progressive download.
Is there any way to get the NetStream to seek to 1 minute into the video and start loading and playing back the content from there BEFORE it has finished downloading the content for the movie between say 15 seconds and 59 seconds? Or do I have to wait for the content to have downloaded up to the 1 minute mark before I can start a seek from 1 minute or a later cue point in the movie?
Is what I am trying to do only possible by using a media server rather then progressive download?
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Chug is done. Yes, you heard me right. Today is a sad day in the Newschooler world. The man who brought us one of the greatest video series to ever grace this lovely site, is done with skiing for good.
Thank you for all the laughter and good times you have brought to the world of NS Ian, your antics and tomfoolery will be missed! Good luck flying and stay safe.
Here is Chug and friends fucking around at JOSS in 09. RIP Chug Life
The last Chug Life ever
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New Tron Legacy Trailer
Tron can stir up some widely ranging opinions amongst geeks and scifi fans. There is no doubt that it is visually stimulating, and a technological marvel of it's time. I've always felt thought that the intended story was much darker than Disney was willing to make in 1981. This is the biggest reason I'm looking forward to Tron: Legacy. As this movie has been slowly revealed over the last year I've gotten more an more exited that they are actually listieng to the fans and making the Tron Movie that we all want to see. Though it is a Flynn & Son story in the same vein as Crystal Skull, it's looking like it will hold to the precepts of the original fairly closely.
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My husband and I met Sergio during my sister's wedding and suddenly we decided that he would be our Wedding Photographer.
We could not wish any better: Proficiency, Sweetheart and Sympathy out of the ordinary.
Sergio is always there but you do not ever perceive it...that's how masterfully manages to capture moments, expressions and situations that everyone live naturally and without any inhibition.
We recommend it to all those who want to tell their special day through real images, full of meaning and a breathtaking beauty.
Thank you so much Sergio!
Sergio was an absolute dream and pleasure to work with! He not only made it easy for me to plan my destination wedding in Positano, Italy from California, but also made both my now husband and I feel extremely comfortable while shooting our wedding day photos. He more than exceeded our expectations when he informed me that our photo gallery was ready for viewing online about two months after our wedding. His ability to capture every detail (with no assistant) is commendable and his work is filled with beauty and passion. I am so thankful that Sergio has given me these picture perfect memories!!
Sergio was not just a photographer, he was above all a friend (even though we met a few days before our wedding) that made us feel at ease right away. His being so discreet, however, does not prevent him from capturing those magical and spontaneous moments, which only in an event like a wedding, happens. The result of his work was truly magnificent, he prepared everything carefully, listened to and satisfied all our requests and even more. We are very happy with the result that we see was performed with professionalism and love for photography, if I could I would recommend it to everyone without the slightest doubt.
One year after our wedding, Annamaria and I remember those moments with great pleasure and affection.
Thanks to his sensitivity, Sergio has allowed us to live that important day for us with great serenity.
The work was carried out professionally, in all its phases. Sergio was able to grasp, with great discretion, the poetry of the day through unforgettable shots, which have fully grasped the spirit and emotions of our and our loved ones.
This experience has given rise to a beautiful friendship.
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The U. S. Open was a couple of months ago, but I am just catching up with a ripple effect from this event that is related to our main interest: native plants. The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper, which knows its audience, published an article about the New Brown in golf. Moving from that intense green of super-manicured turf to a more natural look is going to be difficult for many. Golf is an important hobby and tourist attraction in San Diego, so this really hits home.
The water use statistics, let alone the environmental impact form the synthetic fertilizers, etc. is just too much for today's world.
Pinehurst, the venue for the U. S. Open, had a different look this year. It was showing off the U.S. Golf Association's "brown is the new green" initiative. Locally, courses have had to adapt. The article in the Union-Tribune quotes Sandy Clark, the longtime superintendent of Barona Creek Golf Club as saying, "What Pinehurst represented to the public is that this is OK. We don't have to be wall-to-wall green. I think it's going to break the barrier for the industry in terms of what we think we can and cannot do.
"I think it started a few years ago at Pebble Beach (for the 2010 U.S. Open). They roughed up the course a little bit for that one. People scratched their heads and said, 'What are they doing?' But two of the most famous golf courses in the world have provided us with different looking golf courses, and it turned out great."
And, I love this quote from Craig Kessler, director of governmental affairs for the Southern California Golf Association. "We're going to get back to past of the game, when the main attraction was that it was played in nature."


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We have had this desk for almost 5 years now. It was purchased from a garage sale at a steal for $15.
I couldn't wait to give it a makeover but we were living in apartments so I knew I couldn't give it the proper attention it needed.
Well the time has come, we absolutely love our new home and pictures of my daughter's room are soon on the way.
So, here is the before. A plain and simple desk but with good structure and storage, it just needed a little love.
I have always admired the drawer pulls detail. I even thought they were one piece until I disassembled them and found it was composed of two pieces. Although I did not end up using them here, I am definitely saving them for a rainy day.
Oh, and the chopped up trim, I never cared too much for the style.
So, I just took a hammer to it and it was gone.
The process took about 2 days. First the sanding, washing, and yes of course primer was must in this case.
I love absolutely love it!
I used paint that was left over from the trim in the house as the base color.
The blue, green and purple are basic acrylic craft paint.
My daughter decided on the stencil and she picked out the drawer pulls too.
Now it just needs the perfect chair to make it complete!
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Positioning Skill Sets of MMA Fighting
Although Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a blend of different styles and disciplines, you can break down the skill sets into two main categories: stand-up fighting and ground fighting.
Stand-up fighting encompasses all fighting done while standing. Punches, kicks, knee-and-elbow moves, and takedowns (moving your opponent to the ground from a standing position) are all a part of stand-up fighting.
Some of the fighting styles used in stand-up include western boxing, Muay Thai (referred to as, "The Art of Eight Limbs"), and American kickboxing. Stand-up fighting that occurs while the combatants are grappling each other is referred to as "clinch fighting."
Ground fighting consists of engaging from positions like the guard and the mount, strikes from ground-based positions, and submissions (obtaining a hold that manipulates your opponent's joints in the hopes that he'll remove himself from the fight due to pain or fear of injury). Two of the fighting styles used in ground fighting are Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and wrestling.


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This summer presented a different challenge for Columbus General Manager Scott Howson -- finding a way to make a playoff team better.
A postseason wannabe since their inception in 2000, the Jackets earned a franchise-best 92 points last season and made the playoffs for the first time. They were swept out of the first round by the Detroit Red Wings, but Howson said the experience his players gained from that series is what matters most as the franchise moves forward.
"The expectation level goes up from both internally and from our fans," Howson told NHL.com. "So no longer will a playoff berth and out in the first round be acceptable. We've got to raise the bar and that's what we are trying to do here."
Rick Nash, the Jackets' captain and marquee player, showed his faith in the organization by signing an eight-year contract extension on July 3. It kicks in at the start of the 2010-11 season and likely will keep Nash in Columbus until he's at least 33.
What sort of impact Nash's decision has on future transactions remains to be seen, but Howson believes his presence and a winning environment will turn Columbus into a hot destination for free agents. He believes Nash's decision already has had an affect on the Jackets' young players, including Derick Brassard, Jakub Voracek and Steve Mason.
"After you get through a certain part of your career, winning becomes the most important thing and Rick believes we have a chance here," Howson said. "I think that's a big statement to his teammates and to the hockey world."
The other noteworthy moves Columbus made this summer were both made to add depth.
Signing free agent Sami Pahlsson, a defensive-minded center with a Stanley Cup ring, gives the Jackets the kind of depth down the middle that they've never had before. Antoine Vermette, Brassard and Pahlsson now are the Jackets' top three centers.
Brassard, who is healthy after losing the second half of his rookie year to a shoulder injury, could slot between Nash and Kristian Huselius. Vermette could play between R.J. Umberger and possibly 2008 first-round pick Nikita Filatov, who will be given every opportunity to make the team in training camp.
Pahlsson, Voracek and Raffi Torres could be a third line, but that's just speculating.
"The expectation level goes up from both internally and from our fans. So no longer will a playoff berth and out in the first round be acceptable. We've got to raise the bar and that's what we are trying to do here."
-- Columbus GM Scott Howson
"Center ice has been a position of weakness for this team for a long time, and now we line up Brassard, Vermette and Pahlsson," Howson said. "That's a good threesome to go into the season with."
Howson, though, admits it's not good enough yet. Neither Derek Dorsett nor Andrew Murray, two potential candidates to be the fourth-line center, would be natural pivots. Nor are any of the Jackets' top prospects centers.
"If we have an injury, we don't have a lot in the organization," Howson said.
Goaltending appears to be area of strength and stability.
Mason undoubtedly is the franchise goalie and arguably the most important player on the team -- but he's still just 21, so Howson wanted to supply him with some insurance. That's why he signed Mathieu Garon, who earned a Stanley Cup ring as Marc-Andre Fleury's backup in Pittsburgh last season, to a two-year contract.
"The second year is often the toughest year for anybody that had success in the first year," Howson said. "Getting Garon signed was important for the franchise just to have a competent goalie there in the event Steve does struggle."
Howson would like to upgrade the area in front of Mason. He feels the Jackets have six NHL defensemen, but only one, Kris Russell, has an offensive element, and he's the youngest of the group.
Through some maneuvering, Howson was able to select John Moore, a puck-moving defenseman out of the USHL, with the 21st pick in June's Entry Draft. Moore likely is not NHL-ready yet, and 2008 second-round pick Cody Goloubef is still developing at the University of Wisconsin.
"We have a long-term need of upgrading the puck-moving ability of our defense," Howson said.
Adding depth up front and an extra skill on the back end hardly seem like daunting challenges when you consider where the Jackets were just two seasons ago.
Arrivals: Mathieu Garon, G, Pittsburgh; Samuel Pahlsson, C, Chicago; Mathieu Roy, D, Edmonton; Pascal Pelletier, LW, Chicago
Departures: Aaron Rome, D, Vancouver; Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Philadelphia; Wade Dubielewicz, G, Minnesota
Remaining Free Agents: Michael Blunden, Christian Backman, Chris Gratton, Trevor Hendrikx, Jon Landry Steve Kelly, Craig MacDonald, Manny Malhotra, Jiri Novotny, Michael Peca, Alexandre Picard, Peter Pohl, Alexander Svitov, John Vigilant, Kyle Wharton, Jason Williams, Mike York
Fans in Columbus were treated to front-row seats as three of the Blue Jackets' prized prospects developed last season. Goalie Steve Mason developed into a Calder Trophy winner, and had center Derick Brassard stayed healthy, he likely would have been in the running for the award. Right wing Jakub Voracek was solid all season.
This coming season, there is a good chance they'll get to see another of the Jackets' top prospects develop at the NHL level. Nikita Filatov, the sixth pick in the 2008 Entry Draft, will be given every chance to make the NHL roster out of training camp.
But Filatov isn't the only prospect who has GM Scott Howson and Director of Amateur Scouting Paul Castron giddy at what the future may hold for the Blue Jackets.
Here are the Blue Jackets' five most prized prospects:
Nikita Filatov -- Castron told NHL.com he'd be surprised if Filatov doesn't make the final roster out of training camp. He played in eight NHL games last season and scored a hat trick in one of them. "In my opinion, he's ready to play in the NHL," Castron said. Filatov would find himself on either the right or left wing and definitely on the power play if he makes it. He would play on the top two lines so the Jackets could maximize his scoring potential.
John Moore -- The Jackets' first-round pick (No. 21) in June's Entry Draft is the slick-skating, playmaking defenseman of the future. Howson believes the team still needs a puck-rushing defenseman now, but he doesn't think he'll have to worry about getting one for the long term because Moore, who is 18, is going to be that guy.
Maxim Mayorov -- The 20-year-old Russian left wing made his North American debut last season and posted 31 points in 71 games with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. He was scoreless in three games with the Jackets. Provided Mayorov sticks it out in North America, the Jackets feel good about his development and the experience he gained.
Cody Goloubef -- Another offensive-defenseman, Goloubef is entering his junior year at the University of Wisconsin. He had 13 points in 36 games for the Badgers as a sophomore. As he continues to earn more of an offensive role at Wisconsin, he'll continue to develop his overall game. The Jackets like his mobility.
Teddy Ruth -- The Jackets acquired Ruth two years ago in the trade that sent Sergei Fedorov to Washington. At 6-1 and 199 pounds, he's thicker than Goloubef (6-foot, 195) and probably will turn out to be more of a shut-down defender, a role he plays at the University of Notre Dame, where he'll be a junior this season. Castron, though, said Ruth is capable of joining the rush.
The Blue Jackets entered the 2009 Entry Draft without a second-round pick -- it went to Ottawa in the trade that brought Antoine Vermette to Columbus. They rectified that on the draft floor in a trade with the Islanders that moved them down in the first round from No. 16 to No. 26, but also gave them the 37th pick.
"We thought that if he's still there at 21, if we can give another pick back to move up five spots to get him then we would," Director of Amateur Scouting Paul Castron told NHL.com. "We really liked him and I think (GM) Scott Howson did a real good job. It might have looked odd the way it happened, but he did a good job to get a guy our organization feels strongly about."
Columbus made another trade on Day 2 to get back into the second round. It closed the draft with six picks, including four defensemen. Here is a quick look at the six:
John Moore -- The USHL Defenseman of the Year had 39 points in 57 games with the Chicago Steel last season. The Jackets feel Moore could be one of the top skaters on their team right now, but he'll likely play in the OHL with the Kitchener Rangers. He already has signed a three-year entry-level contract.
Kevin Lynch -- Lynch, who played in USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, is headed to the University of Michigan. The center had 24 goals and 24 assists in 63 games last season, coming on in a top-six role mostly at the end of the season. His stock rose at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship, when he helped Team USA win gold with 10 points and a plus-9 rating in seven games.
David Savard -- Savard had 44 points and a plus-29 rating in 68 games for Moncton in the QMJHL. His 44 points were 10th in the league among defensemen. He's 6-1 and 200 pounds.
Thomas Larkin -- A 6-5, 206-pound defenseman who had 46 points in 31 games for Phillips Exeter Academy in the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association. Larkin is committed to Colgate. He was born in London and grew up in Italy.
Anton Blomqvist -- The under-the-radar Swedish defenseman, who is 6-4 and 190 pounds, is hoping to land a major role with Malmo this coming season. Malmo plays in the league directly below the Swedish Elite League.
Kyle Neuber -- Think Jared Boll, only with less of a skill set now. Neuber is a tough guy, and had 21 points and 338 penalty minutes in 139 career OHL games. He is eligible to play in the AHL this coming season, but could go back to Mississauga as an overage player.
Nov. 11, 2009 vs. Detroit -- The second game of a four-game homestand also is the first time the Jackets will play Detroit since being swept out of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Wings.
Dec. 1, 2009 at Chicago -- This will be the first meeting between the Jackets and Blackhawks in 2009-10. The Jackets will have to go through Chicago and Detroit to compete in the Central Division.
Jan. 9, 2010 at Philadelphia -- Coach Ken Hitchcock returns to Philadelphia for the first time since Nov. 24, 2006, when he made his debut behind the Jackets bench a month after he was replaced on Philadelphia's bench by current Flyers coach John Stevens.
Feb. 14, 2010 vs. Chicago -- The Blue Jackets' last game before the Olympic break could be important in the division standings as well as for providing a momentum lift going into the break.
April 1, 2010 at Detroit -- The Jackets have five games in April -- three of them against the Red Wings in the, plus another against Central Division rival St. Louis.
As USHL defenseman John Moore sat undrafted through 20 picks, the Jackets, who had Moore high on their want list, dialed up another trade. They shipped Nos. 26 and 37 to Anaheim to move up five spots, and they selected Moore with the 21st pick.


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Bass – Ampeg SVT amp with 4×10 Cabinet
Drums – All Maple
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- 8 x 10 and 10 x 12 inch rack toms
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- 14 x 16 inch floor tom
- 7 x 14 inch snare drum
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS- Unless otherwise negotiated, if PURCHASER is providing hotel accommodations, at least one (1) single room with two double beds at a 2-Star or better hotel is required (unless otherwise specified on contract face). The rooms shall be available until the day after the performance with the ARTIST to comply with checkout times and hotel rules. The PURCHASER shall not be responsible for any extra charges during the stay of the ARTIST.
MERCHANDISE- An area of the lobby or other suitable place should be set aside for sales of band merchandise.
CATERING- Unless otherwise negotiated, PURCHASER is providing CATERING, at least one (1) meal per band member and traveling guest(s). In addition (but not limited to), bottled water for band and traveling guest(s) shall be served.


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Today I had the opportunity to speak to Jennifer Shiavo, a third-year PhD student and one of the many, many scientists collectively working to piece together one of the biggest puzzles of neuroscience: How the brain learns. It's easy to take for granted what our brain does for us – constantly taking in everything we see, feel or hear, somehow making sense of it all and ultimately deciding on which bits we remember, which ones we forget, and which ones we learn for life. But what exactly the 100 billion nerve cells in our brain are doing to allow this, is something that we don't quite yet understand.
Shiavo works in a lab led by Dr. Robert Froemke, which has been looking at mice to understand this. More specifically, she's looking at how mother mice pick up a particular habit common to all mothers in the animal kingdom. Dutiful mouse mothers tend to change nests from time to time, carrying their pups along the way. Occasionally, one will become lost, and it's up to the mother to respond to her pup's distress cries and bring it safely to the nest. This is not an ingrained instinct that the mothers do naturally – it's something they have to learn. What's more, some females can pick up this behavior too, after being around the pups for a few days – without having gone through the hormonal and other bodily changes needed to become a real mother.
These virgin mice have become the focus of the lab's work on learning. The team started by comparing the brains with the virgin mice that had learned to respond to the pup calls and rescue them, and those that hadn't – and found that they actually have very different responses to hearing the pup calls. When playing recordings of the pup calls to the mice, there is always some electrical activity in the area of the brain that processes sounds, the auditory cortex. In the auditory cortices of those mice that knew to respond to the pup calls, activity spiked in a very precise way upon hearing the pup calls – looking a lot like the cortical responses of the mother mice themselves. In comparison, in the naïve mice that had not developed this rescue behavior, the spikes of activity appeared erratic, and had little correlation with the hearing of the pup calls.
But what actually transforms a naïve brain into a brain that has effectively 'learned' to react properly to pup calls? Knowing that a particular hormone, oxytocin, is involved in maternal and social behavior in general, the team investigated its effects on this process – with some remarkable findings. They found that they could prompt the brains of naïve mice to learn to react to pup calls a lot faster if they injected them with oxytocin whilst playing them the recordings. Shortly after this, the naïve mothers would run to the rescue of pups in distress. Blocking the activity of the left auditory cortex, which is particularly dense in receptors for the hormone, causes them to ignore crying pups.
Along with other experiments, this supports the idea that oxytocin is pretty important for mice to learn how to respond to pup calls. The complete picture, though, is likely to be more complicated, Shiavo explains: It's probably not just oxytocin alone that facilitates this process, and there will be other brain regions involved, too.
But it's a start, and for now, Shiavo's goal is to track the changes in the brains of naïve virgin mice as they become experienced virgins, step, for step: Nailing down exactly when and how oxytocin acts will lay the groundwork for understanding how this learning occurs. In the grand scheme of things, this will shine a light on how we humans, too, learn from social experience and grow as social creatures.


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The design of the 53 Aleutian RP was driven by the same key principles that have guided every Aleutian model before her: Timeless nautical spirit and time-tested cruising capability. Strong, seaworthy performance against the elements. Handcrafted luxury, breathtaking visibility, and exhilarating power. An on-board experience that is both peaceful and profound. But one key characteristic - outstanding long-range capability - was particularly central to the design of this model. What emerged is an entirely new Aleutian, smaller in size but with the powerful presence you expect from the series. Exceptionally capable of supporting a cruising couple or family on long voyages - or of setting the perfect stage for entertaining closer to home. And, as always, designed and constructed with the kind of attention to detail, quality, and reliability you have come to expect from Grand Banks - a unique expertise that comes from over 50 years of building iconic motor yachts.
Custom cockpit settee and built-in hi/lo Grand Banks Table, perfect for entertaining
Simrad NSO Evo II Processor
Simrad OP40 Controllers
Simrad MO-19L Monitors x 2
Simrad NSS8 MFD
Simrad IS40 Data Displays x 6
Icom 604 VHF Radio
Simrad RS87 VHF System
Fusion AV700I w/ Universal Dock
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Simrad Map Card reader
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Simrad MO-17L Monitors x 2
Simrad NSS8 MFD
Simrad IS40 Data Displays x 6
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Simrad RS87 VHF System
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Simrad RS25 VHF Radio
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Samsung LED 40" TV in Custom Teak Mount
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Simrad NSS 12 MFD
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Bose V35 Home entertainment system
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Simrad 6KW open array Radar
Simrad 4G Dome Radar
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KVH HD7 Sat System ( HD Direct Tv )
FLIR M324L ( IR night Vision Camera)
ACR Spot Light
Wave Wifi Booster
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Comrod 9db VHF Antennas x 2
LED Flood Light ( Aft Deck)
SeaRecovery 700 GPD Watermaker
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Fuel System: Cummins Celect, a full authority electronic unit injection fuel system optimizes combustion for increased engine performance and fuel efficient operation
Lubrication System: Cast aluminum oil pan designed to resist corrosion, spin-on Fleetguard oil filters
Electrical System: 24 volt system, marine grade wiring harness and instrument panels
Cooling System: Low profile, heat exchanger configuration with standard closed crankcase ventilation system
Air System: Cummins Turbo Technologies turbocharger optimized for marine applications. Marine grade air filter. Large capacity sea water after cooler
Configuration: In-line 6-cylinder, 4 stroke diesel
Bore & Stroke: 125 mm x 147 mm (4.92 in X 5.79 in)
Displacement: 10.8 L (661 cubic inches)
Aspiration: Turbocharged & Aftercooled
Horsepower: 715 MHP / 705 BHP
600 rpm 5.3 knots 2.2 GPH load 20%
700 rpm 6.2 knots 2.8 GPH load 22%
800 rpm 6.7 knots 3.4 GPH load 25%
900 rpm 7.4 knots 4.8 GPH load 28%
1000 rpm 8.0 knots 6.3 GPH load 30%
1100 rpm 8.8 knots 8.2 GPH load 35%
1200 rpm 9.2 knots 10 GPH load 35%
1300 rpm 9.6 knots 13 GPH load 40%
1400 rpm 10.2 knots 16.5 GPH 44% load
1500 rpm 10.6 knots 20 GPH 48% load
1600 rpm 11 knots 24 GPH 50% load
1700 rpm 11.4 knots 28.5 GPH 54% load
1800 rpm 12.2 knots 33 GPH 58% load
1900 rpm 13.5 knots 40 GPH 65 % load
2000 rpm 14.6 knots 45 GPH 70% load
2100 rpm 16 knots 50.8 GPH 72% load
2200 rpm 18 knots 56.5 GPH 85% load
2300 rpm 19.3 knots 61.8 GPH 85% load
2400 rpm 20.5 knots 70 GPH 85% load
2450 rpm 21.6 knots 76 GPH 100 load
*These estimates cannot be guaranteed due to sea conditions & load factors
This is a very efficient U-shaped galley, located amidship starboard on the same level as the lower helm. A perfect location with easy access to and from the fly bridge, salon or helm dinette. The galley offers excellent light, visibility and natural ventilation. The expansive granite counters are easy to care for and compliment the teak cabinets for all custom Grand Banks dish ware, glassware & flat wear. Below counter Subzero drawer refrigeration and freezers are perfect for this application and provide easy access and sensible organization. Between the Subzero drawers is an optional Fisher Paykel dishwasher and the Sharp convection microwave is located in the upper cabinet. Notable improvements over previous 53's located the microwave below the counter and the galley island was reduced in size on previous models. The cabin sole is satin varnished teak & holly with Atlas Miaze Sarbonne carpet.
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Valve is keen on dropping massive sales on gamers from out of nowhere. This is always a great thing. This particular mid-week event happening on Steam is a giant mystery sale. No, I don't mean that it's a giant mystery and we don't know what games are available for sale, I mean that it's a sale on mystery games.
During the middle of the week Valve usually lets loose a sale on games up until the weekend. The mid-week sale this time around features a bunch of mystery, noir and adventure titles, hence the "giant mystery sale" in the title of this article.
So what are some of the games that are up and available for you to purchase at discounted prices? Well, quite a few titles actually.
Some of the more well known titles on sale include Rockstar and Team Bondi's L.A. Noire. You can grab the game for 75% off the normal price. That means you can pick up a digital copy of L.A. Noire for only $4.99... and the best part about it is that it doesn't include any of the drama that came along with Rockstar and Team Bondi leading up to the release of the game.
Other noteworthy games on the list include the complete first season of Sam & Max from Telltale Games, which is also 75% off for only $4.99. It's kind of amazing but Telltale's re-imagined take on Sam & Max is what helped them shape how they eventually tackled more mature games later on down the road, such as The Walking Dead or their recently released point-and-click adventures set within George R.R. Martin's world of The Game of Thrones.
Some of my absolute favorites are also on the list, such as Max Payne 1 and Max Payne 2. I played the absolute crap out of those games when they first came out. You can grab the original Max Payne for only $2.49 and the sequel for the same price. The third game is also discounted to 75% off, bringing the total to only $4.99. Plain and simple: Max Payne 3 is well worth the price of entry, and if you can stomach the gore and brutal violence, it's a game that will stick with you well after the credits roll. Also that soundtrack from Health... oh man, oh man. It kicks butt.
Pendulo Studios' Runaway series also makes the list. It's a somewhat underrated series with a risque edge and a story that pops thanks to the deep reliance on a vibrant visual art-style. You can grab the Runaway games for 75% off as well, bringing them down to only $2.49 each. Pendulo's more tame yet quirky adventure mystery title, The Next Big Thing, is also discounted, but less so than its counterparts, being available at 60% and carrying a price tag of $3.39.
More obscure and culturally divisive games are also on the list, such as The Shivah, which is about a Jewish rabbi trying to keep his synagogue open, as well as Gone Home, the mystery game that spawned a lot of discussion when it first released.
Long-running franchises like Broken Sword are also available. Man, I remember this game from way back when. The terrorist clown who blows up that coffee shop is still one of the most striking visual images that have stuck with me for as long as I've been playing games. Beautifully animated and challenging in most of the right places, Broken Sword has been a consistent adventure series throughout the years.
Even more recent games fleshing out the adventure/mystery genre are also on the mid-week sale list, including the critically acclaimed game from Remedy Studios, Alan Wake, and the lesser known but thematically poignant gem from Wadjet Eye Games, Gemini Rue (it's another game with pretty spiffy cyber-noir soundtrack, if you're into that sort of thing).
You can also grab Sherlock Holmes titles, Gun Point and the female-led crime-noir series, Memento Mori, from the Steam digital storefront as well. All of the games are discounted either moderately or heavily. You can check them out over on the Steam store page.


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Josh Rolnick's debut short story collection, Pulp and Paper, won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award, selected by Yiyun Li, and was published by the University of Iowa Press. His short stories have also won the Arts & Letters Fiction Prize and the Florida Review Editor's Choice Prize. They have been published in Harvard Review, Western Humanities Review, Bellingham Review, Gulf Coast, and Storyville, and have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best New American Voices.
Rolnick currently teaches fiction writing at the Johns Hopkins M.A. in Writing program as well as at the Sackett Street Writers Workshop in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is president of the Sh'ma Institute, which publishes Sh'ma, a journal of Jewish ideas. He has previously worked as a reporter or editor for publications including the Associated Press, Congressional Quarterly, Moment, and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Rolnick holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, an MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University, and an MA in international history from the London School of Economics. He is a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Book Council. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and four children.


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The Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's play "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" has been postponed for the spring season, the Roundabout Theater Company announced on Thursday. The decision was made after the actress Megan Mullally quit the show this week because of frustration with the inexperience of a co-star, the comedian Patton Oswalt, whom she tried to have replaced, according to four people familiar with her departure.
Todd Haimes, the Roundabout's artistic director, said in a statement that there was no way "to maintain the production schedule" after Ms. Mullally quit so close to the start of preview performances on April 9. Mr. Haimes had disclosed Ms. Mullally's departure on Wednesday night, calling it a surprise and a breach of contract.
Ms. Mullally, a two-time Emmy Award winner for her role as Karen on "Will & Grace," departed two weeks into rehearsals, after the show's director, Joe Mantello, refused her request to replace Mr. Oswalt, according to the four people who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were disclosing information that was shared with them confidentially. Two of the people are involved in the production, and two had been briefed in detail on Ms. Mullally's departure.
Ms. Mullally had gone so far as to suggest names of veteran Broadway actors who might replace Mr. Oswalt in the play, in which the two were to portray siblings. The four people said that not long after rehearsals began, on March 9, Ms. Mullally became concerned that Mr. Oswalt was having difficulty with his nuanced role, that of her unsophisticated, homophobic brother — a part for which Nathan Lane drew critical praise in the original Off Broadway production.
Actors typically do not offer direct criticism to their cast mates, so Ms. Mullally began sharing her fears with Mr. Mantello privately. She told him that her concern was heightened by the negative critical reaction to "Young Frankenstein," her last outing on Broadway, and by anxiety over her mother being seriously ill.
Mr. Mantello is said to have responded to Ms. Mullally that while Mr. Oswalt was less experienced onstage than she and her co-stars, Lili Taylor ("I Shot Andy Warhol") and David Wilson Barnes ("Becky Shaw"), Mr. Mantello was confident that he would eventually draw a fine performance from Mr. Oswalt.Continue reading the main story
Asked about this on Thursday, Mr. Haimes of Roundabout said in a statement, "Joe, Terrence and I were fully confident that Patton was going to make an outstanding Broadway debut." Representatives for Ms. Mullally, Mr. Mantello and Mr. Oswalt declined to comment on Thursday.
Mr. Mantello, who is known in the theater industry for having a temper, reacted to Ms. Mullally in private on a couple of occasions in a manner that she found to be brusque or unsympathetic, the four people said. Yet the observers agreed that things never got out of hand, and that both actors and the director behaved professionally in the rehearsal room.
In a statement, Tripp Phillips, the show's production stage manager, said: "As an Actors' Equity stage manager of a dozen Broadway shows in 15 years, it is my responsibility to protect both the actors in the show and the integrity of the production itself. In the case of 'Lips Together, Teeth Apart,' Joe Mantello is an experienced, consummate professional who conducted himself appropriately at all times."
Roundabout announced the casting of Ms. Mullally and Mr. Oswalt in December for play, about two couples sharing Fourth of July at a Fire Island beach house that one character inherited after her brother died of AIDS.
Aside from "Young Frankenstein" in 2007 and 2008, Ms. Mullally has appeared on Broadway in the 1995 revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and the 1994 revival of "Grease." In April 2002, the Geffen Playhouse announced in a statement that Ms. Mullally had left a production of the play "He Hunts" shortly before preview performances began due to "irreconcilable scheduling conflicts."
A spokesman for Roundabout said the theater company, which had not announced a replacement for Ms. Mullally, was now seeking another show for its subscription audience this spring in place of the McNally revival. The spokesman said the length of the postponement was not yet known.Continue reading the main story


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Hence whosoever confesses not the human body in Christ, must know that he is unworthy of the mystery of the Incarnation, and has no share in that sacred union of which the Apostle speaks, saying, "For we are His members, of His flesh and of His bones. For this cause a man shall leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife, and there shall be two in one flesh. " And explaining what was meant by this, he added, "This mystery is great, but I speak in respect of Christ and the Church." Therefore, from the very commencement of the human race, Christ is announced to all men as coming in the flesh. In which, as was said, "there shall be two in one flesh," there are undoubtedly two, God and man, Christ and the Church, which issued from the Bridegroom's flesh, when it received the mystery of redemption and regeneration, water and blood flowing from the side of the Crucified. For the very condition of a new creature which at baptism puts off not the covering of true flesh but the taint of the old condemnation, is this, that a man is made the body of Christ, because Christ also is the body of a man.
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The manifold mercy of God so assists men when they fall, that not only by the grace of baptism but also by the remedy of penitence is the hope of eternal life revived, in order that they who have violated the gifts of the second birth, condemning themselves by their own judgment, may attain to remission of their crimes, the provisions of the Divine Goodness having so ordained that God's indulgence cannot be obtained without the supplications of priests. For the Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, has transmitted this power to those that are set over the Church that they should both grant a course of penitence to those who confess, and, when they are cleansed by wholesome correction admit them through the door of reconciliation to communion in the sacraments. In which work assuredly the Saviour Himself unceasingly takes part and is never absent from those things, the carrying out of which He has committed to His ministers, saying: "Lo, I am with you all the days even to the completion of the age :" so that whatever is accomplished through our service in due order and with satisfactory results we doubt not to have been vouchsafed through the Holy Spirit.


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Proverbs 27:17 tells us, "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." Let me assure you: men do not come any sharper than Dr. Kevin Vost. Kevin has so fully assimilated the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and his massive Summa Theologica, that he is able to articulate it in the words of today's man and woman in the pew.
That you have opened Dr. Vost's The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin means that you recognize the destructive power of sin, want to understand its insidious nature, and begin the serious work of beating back its power in your life. The Seven Deadly Sins will help you do precisely that. Not only does this book present you with the insights of St. Thomas, who seemed to have synthesized the thought of all the great philosophers and theologians who preceded him; but it unites them with Kevin's own insights as a doctor of psychology. Most importantly, however, it takes the New Testament's claims seriously –that all growth in virtue is the result of Christ's grace, and that we must do all in our power to cooperate with that grace (Phil. 2:12-13).
By the time you finish this book you will have set out anew on the path to Heaven. Your gaze will be sharper, your ability to evaluate the spiritual terrain more pronounced; and as a result, your steps will be more deliberate. You will have been led through a penetrating examination of conscience, given practical steps to squash vice and cultivate virtue, and directed to the powerful channels of grace Christ entrusted to the Church. And I have no doubt that, like me, you will recognize Dr. Kevin Vost as one of today's most gifted communicators of the Church's divine and timeless wisdom.


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The Prize
The Nobel Prize for this, that and the other appears to be generating quite a respectable number of column inches these days.
Various papers, periodicals and the news media in general seem more than eager to detail just who the recipients are and the sterling contributions they have made in whatever is their chosen field.
One such category, that of Peace, may even have the Iranian president in the running. Stranger things have happened but surely not all that many.
And yet, ever since 1901, well over a century and 124 awards later, (125th to be decided this Friday), peace itself still seems a very distant prospect in so many parts of this troubled world.
What is needed, therefore, may be an all-purpose, all-inclusive approach, one where the petty squabbles of national and vested interests are essentially nullified in favour of a much more active and unstoppable drive towards universal peace.
The only slight drawback to such a concept is that, afterwards, the issuing of further peace prizes becomes somewhat redundant. In a world where every conflict would be capable of producing its own form of peace, what room is there left for any additional work on the subject?


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The Vikings, pillagers and plunderers that they were, were the possessors of quite a bit of metal that needed to be used in some way. So they made jewelry. By the 8th century they had created a technique that is called trichinopoly or more commonly "Viking knitting", although it is really a type of weaving. It's possible that the jewelry was used as currency on those occasions when the Vikings actually paid for their acquisitions, like some sort of wearable bank account. Ostentatious types, those Vikings. It's not like anyone in our society would string twenties together and wear them around his or her neck. I suppose when you're known for your ferocity and lawlessness, you don't have to fear being mugged or looking nouveau riche.
If the Viking style of adornment appeals to you, you can learn this technique and make your own Viking-style jewelry. It's less complicated than it looks, and you don't even have to know how to knit in order to learn. You can learn to make the bracelet above through the accompanying tutorial here.
Here's a YouTube instructional video by JewelrySupply.com, and there are a number of other such videos on YouTube.
Once you master the basic technique, you'll be able to start improvising by adding beads and findings. The necklace and earrings above are from the artist behind Woven Wire Jewelry, who offers a tutorial in the Viking knitting technique for $10 here.
I found quite a lot of lovely pieces on the net, and just included a few of my favourites here. I don't know who made this necklace. If you made it, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to credit you and add a link back to your web site or online store.
I found this necklace quite stunning. If you do, but you have no interest in learning the Viking knitting technique, it can be ordered from A Myriad Vice on Deviant Art.


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Further promotional offers available include the exclusive VIP club in where you can expect exclusive benefits such as a personalised service, special inclusive promotions and the withdrawal fee free of charge. As you begin to establish yourself as an regular player, MoneyGaming introduce a loyalty bonus scheme. Once part of this loyalty scheme you will be rewarded with loyalty points. To trigger this loyalty bonus scheme all you will need to do is play cash games to the value of 2500 loyalty points to reach the first bronze reward level.
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Deposits at MoneyGaming can be made using credit/debit card, cheque, bank transfer, Neteller and Moneybookers. However the methods are limited by country of residence. Money Gaming is licensed in Alderney which employs strict player protection terms in the online gambling industry, so you know you're in safe hands. MoneyGaming have a player promise that all cash out enquiries made are processed with 72 hours.
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The Big Picture, with Rick Hill
Over the past three years, we've worked with Rick Hill, founder of J. Richard Hill and Company, on projects, proposals, and social media communications. Rick's materials are usually complex and multi-faceted: he needs to speak to his client, but he also needs to speak to his client's clients. We work with Rick to challenge the presentation of his ideas and to ensure that he clearly and consistently delivers an on-brand message. Read below for more on how Rick communicates the big picture:
Tell us about what you do, Rick.
I create experiential destinations and revitalize urban districts. I believe the built marketplace enhances community and enriches people's lives.
Who are your clients?
My ideal client is the owner of a great real estate site who needs big ideas. Many of my clients are in fact real estate brokers with little vision, or architects or land planners who are uninformed or in over their head.
How do you connect with these clients?
I tell stories. I tell stories about the history of main streets, world fairs, malls, and theme parks. I tell stories about how the marketplace has changed and how it will continue to change. I tell stories about ways to integrate art, cultural production, and entertainment into the built marketplace.
What's the most effective way to tell these stories?
I produce 150-page long-form strategic plans. I find that writing the plan out in long form forces deliberation, filtering, and the cross pollination of ideas.
It's time consuming, but I have had zero success allowing typical public relation firms or marketing firms write content. Their work is always uninformed, naïve, and not original. I do not think these firms can learn what I have spent 40 years learning—I live this business 7 days a week.
Tell us about your vision for your business's future
I have a long history of pioneering highly transformative concepts. I am looking ahead to building my own brand as a creative innovator and expanding my services to provide branding, positioning, design management, idea generation, merchandising strategies, market research, strategic planning, financial modeling, and management of merchant recruitment. Ultimately, I see myself as a producer working with a specialized team to create the big picture.
Thanks, Rick! We're here to help you keep telling your stories!
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Alexander Wang x Adidas
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Adidas Originals by Alexander Wang will release the second drop of the main collection on Saturday. The collection will be available at Adidas Originals and Alexander Wang flagship locations, both brands' e-commerce sites and in over 140 stores worldwide. Adidas…..Read more
Urwerk EMC Time Hunter Ceramic
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Technical timepiece makers Urwerk have released a limited-edition version of the brand's EMC Time Hunter, replacing the titanium/steel case with a smooth military green ceramic coating. The EMC Time Hunter is an advanced version of the EMC (short for Electro…..Read more
Audemars Piguet's Hand Wound Millenary Collection
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Today we get a look at the Audemars Piguet's hand wound Millenary collection, a solid and rather sleek new updated design that rocks the new 5201 hand-wound Manufacture movement. The new timepiece comes rocking quite an eye-catching look, while the…..Read more
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With 894 goals, 2,857 points and four Stanley Cups to his name, there's no doubt that Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player of all time. Donning the iconic 99 jersey, "The Great One" set 61 NHL records throughout his…..Read more
Ressence Type 5 Diving Watch
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Ressence has debuted its first dive watch. The brand made waves for debuting an entirely new way to read time, and its innovative system that omits the watch's crown and hands. Similar to the brand's Type 3 watch, the Type…..Read more
the POOL aoyama x White Mountaineering "MELANISM" Collection
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the POOL aoyama unveils the latest additions to its "MELANISM" concept, this time around featuring collaborative pieces from Japanese imprint White Mountaineering. The new offering includes a down jacket, a pair of down paints, and boots. All three items are…..Read more
Ralph Lauren "Meet the Parents" Editorial
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The holiday season is emotionally draining. One moment you're having the procrastinating shopper panic attack as you weave through the retail crowds, and the next you're exchanging gifts with loved ones after a viking-like feast. Yet nothing strikes holiday fear…..Read more
Fin De Temps x Huckleberry LTD Custom Rolex Milgauss
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Los Angeles-based jewelry and lifestyle company Huckleberry LTD has teamed up with design house Fin De Temps (which stands for "the end of time" in French) for a series of custom watches set to drop once a month starting this…..Read more
The Harry Winston Opus XIV
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Harry Winston is a watch brand that is known for some of it's innovative design constructs and recognisable wristwatch silhouettes, most notably the Opus series. The Opus XIV is the watch-makers latest release and due to the fanfare that each…..Read more
Nudie Jeans US Selvage Denim
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Swedish brand Nudie Jeans has released a pair of selvage denim jeans dubbed 'Lean Dean,' created in the last denim shop in San Francisco. Crafted using 100% organic cotton made by Cone Denim at the White Oak Mill in North…..Read more


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Global Air Filter Market 2012-2016
19 Mar, 2014, 18:07 GMT
DUBLIN, Mar. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/nc46x3/global_air_filter) has announced the addition of the "Global Air Filter Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.
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Many companies in the Global Air Filter market have opted for vertical integration. Vertical Integration has helped companies to expand to a great extent. Moreover, companies acquire more control over the value chain through vertical integration. This strategy has helped companies to reduce the cost to a considerable extent. The companies are able to eliminate intermediate people and eliminate the mark-up prices. Through vertical integration companies are able to create competitive edge from the competitors.
According to the report, one of the major growth drivers in the market is the increasing demand for energy efficient air filters. The demand of energy-efficient air filters is very high, as the energy cost is escalating globally.
Further, the report states that a major challenge in the Global Air Filter market is the declining profit margin. The Global Air Filter market is a matured market with many players. The competition between these players is highly intense. Most of the players are trying to differentiate their product by keeping price as the main differentiating factor. As a result profit margins, even for the well established companies, have decreased.
The report also includes a discussion of the other vendors operating in this market. The other vendors in the market are Cummins Inc., Filtration Systems Products Inc., Filtrauto S.A., Flanders Corp., and Mann Hummel GmbH.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive Summary
2. List of Abbreviations
3. Introduction
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5. Scope of the Report
6. Market Landscape
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9. Geographical Segmentation
10. Key Leading Countries
11. Vendor Landscape
12. Buying Criteria
13. Market Growth Drivers
14. Drivers and their Impact
15. Market Challenges
16. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
17. Market Trends
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Companies Mentioned:
- American Air Filter Company Inc.
- Camfil AB
- Clarcor Inc.
- Cummins Inc.
- Donaldson Company Inc.
- Filtration Systems Products Inc.
- Filtrauto S.A.
- Flanders Corp.
- Mann Hummel GmbH.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/nc46x3/global_air_filter
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We all spend hours on Youtube for different reasons, some are hooked on music videos while others are fans of tutorials, there are a few who watch food and travel vlogs while others prefer to look for educational videos. It is true that different people with different interests follow different channels on Youtube but there is one thing that almost every viewer switches to every once in a while and that is comedy. With our busy lives and stressful jobs, it is but normal to seek a little break and laugh a little, which is why we love comedy videos, parodies, stand-ups and the like. One channel from the Northeast that is making viewers crack up is Dreamz Unlimited. Based in Nagaland, the channel is getting great reviews for uploading comedy videos that are relatable and hilarious.
The First Take
It all started when National School of Drama, New Delhi, conducted in Dimapur in the year 2008. There were twenty six participants from all over Nagaland, and at the end of the workshop, which was initiated by North East Zone Cultural Centre, they continued doing theatre and called themselves Dreamz Unlimited (DU). 'In the initial years, we did a few productions, here and outside Nagaland, in theatre festivals under Robijita Gogoi and Robin Das who were our teachers during the workshop. However in those days, things were not as smooth, so among the 26 participants, many gave up midway as during that time there was less scope to earn through theatre. By the year 2010-11, the group became non functional. Some opted for further studies, some got married and settled down and some just gave up. After a few years, two members namely Tiakumzuk Aier, who is the present director of DU now and Bokavi Swu, co-ordinator, decided to revive DU and started recruiting new artistes.' They started performing but things were quite slow in the beginning. The big change happened when they started making videos.
Besides Tiakumzuk and Bokavi, the other team members are Ariensa, Chuba, Alfrit, Along, Asen, Sunep and MTakum Aier.
Lights, Camera, Action
The first video they uploaded was a 1.17 minute one-take video titled 'The Big Scope'. 'It was uploaded on our Facebook Page in 2016 which was widely appreciated as it was a satirical take on how students just follow the trend of studying arts, science or commerce after their HSCL exam, according to their percentage.' At present, The Demand 2 is the most viewed video on their channel as it has almost half a million views so far.
For DU, the highlight of their videos are the relatable topics, most of which come from the mind of Tiakumzuk. 'He usually does the scripting and dialogues, but during shooting, sometimes the actors also improvise. In addition to that, Longchar, who takes care of the sound and Imtiakum Aier, who is the cinematographer and editor of DU are the two other people who bring new ideas and scripts to the table.' They usually choose a topic that is trending in the State and the country.
Passion and Profit
Of course, making videos as frequently as they do takes up a lot of time and effort, but is it profitable? The team revealed that they weren't earning anything in the beginning but now since they have dedicated subscribers, they do earn revenue. 'When we started, we had very little knowledge about earning through the videos. We did it purely out of passion. But now our channel has the highest Youtube subscribers in Nagaland so we get projects for making ads or creating awareness campaigns from the government and private enterprises which helps us earn revenue.'
Not Just Comedy
The team is not only focussed on making comedy videos, they also work on a lot of thought-provoking videos about serious issues like domestic violence, child labour, malaria, dengue, HIV/AIDS, sanitation and more. 'One of our most successful project in terms of creating awareness was the feature film, NANA – a tale of us, which was released back in 2017. It was produced by Aoyimti Baptist Church Youth Ministry and had a social message about clean election.
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They have received a lot of love from people in the State and in the region. 'We are able to make a connection because people can easily identify with the characters or issues we portray because we tell the stories of every day common people. The genuine love and support we receive from people when we travel, visit colleges, churches or while attending functions is overwhelming.'
The team recently opened a school, Dreamz Unlimited School of Drama and Film, where they are giving basic courses on drama and video editing.
Apart from more funny videos, the team is also planning to work on another feature film in the future, which means a lot is in store, so be sure to stay tuned!
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One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 11
Here's a quick question for you: what are the nine sweetest words in the English language? As you probably guessed – what's that? Well, now that you mention it, those nine words are pretty sweet, aren't they? Definitely better than the nine words we were thinking. For that matter, so are those nine words. And those. And –
OK, so maybe we didn't exactly come up with the nine sweetest words when we sat down to write this article. But the nine we came up with are still pretty good:
It's time for a new Lync Server PowerShell challenge.
Note. And yes, those nine words would be even sweeter if we replaced Lync Server with double chocolate, wouldn't they?
At any rate, it really is time for a new Lync Server One of These Things is Not Like the Other weekly challenge. (Seems like just a week ago that we had the last weekly challenge, doesn't it?) This week's challenge is a little tricky, but we have faith in you; we're convinced that if anyone can tell us which of these Lync Server PowerShell commands is not like the others, well, it's you, our faithful readers:
Get-CsUser –Identity "sip:email@example.com"
Get-CsUser –Identity "email@example.com"
Get-CsUser –Identity "Ken Myer*"
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The race boxes are in. It represents a special milestone in the lead up to the race. Something of me will be on the trail long before I get there, waiting patiently for my arrival, ready to provide a much needed physical and mental boost when I eventually catch up.
I found this quite an intriguing concept when I first started following the Freedom Challenge. My first race boxes were loaded to the brim, the result of meticulous planning and providing for many scenarios, needs and consequences. I have now packed race boxes 4 times and every time the content has reduced, my boxes have over the past few years been generous donors to support station hosts. The question is always what to pack and what not.
In the end it depends on what one will require along the route. Racing snakes carry very little and pretty much just need to supplement their base supplies from a nutrition and hydration perspective. Some even go very light on race boxes and live off the remains of boxes from previous days. I have been told of of race boxes containing as little as a Coke, a Sterri-Stumpi and a box of custard. Those on a longer race strategy tend to add a few extras to cater for overnight stay situations and perhaps some snacks and treats for the evening. There have been stories of shampoo and lubricants spoiling carefully selected snacks and RASA riders may add clothing and spares into their boxes. It's pretty much about personal preferences and on-trail needs.
Last but not least on the packing list of most is the precious maps. The first time round I had my maps lined up pretty neatly until I realized they were lined up one support station too late. Luckily this was realized in time and the alignment problem was rectified. The race boxes are one of several little nuances that make the Freedom Trail races special and unique.
There are probably some riders who return year after year only for the fun of packing a lucky packet type race box just to look forward to opening it up a month later while on the trail. 🙂


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People have "walls" they place to prevent future misfortune or humanly disappointment. I prefer the term "Layers." We're already equipped with emotions and our feelings are generated through time, seeing that before layers are introduced pure honesty itself is distributed before life alters the very two words that begins the very layer… ugly truth. Perception changes, taste becomes bitter as the view of Life reveals a whole new story that's only explained from individuals who've exhibited the "peeling of layers" or exhausted all possibilities of loving the way their fruit (heart) truly aspires. People will come forth and initially peel our layers, some for satisfaction, gratification, selfishness or even genuineness. The very fruit of our possession are protected by these very layers designed for its true purpose….. for the peeling of someone capable of handling and loving the very details that defines us a human being……. (peeling)
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