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Privacy-based vendor Abine unveiled a new tool on Monday that might help users keep from having their personal information so easily revealed online. MaskeMe is a browser extension and mobile app that promises to give users added privacy-protection via disposable email addresses, phone numbers and even credit card numbers.
"Until now, you haven't had much of a choice in whether you give out your real personal info online. Whether you're shopping, signing up for accounts, entering contests, or whatever you do on the web, it seems like every company demands your contact info just to use their services," Sarah A. Downey posted on the Online Privacy Blog for Abine.
"And when you hand over your info, suddenly you're exposed to all kinds of risks, like spam, data breaches, or profiling. Every day, there's another story about how companies are losing, abusing, or misusing your data."
The service, which has been in a public beta version since January, officially debuted on Monday and is designed to allow users to surf the web while avoiding data stalkers. This works by limiting the amount of contact information that users need to provide online.
"MaskMe lets you easily create aliases – or Masks – of the personal info that matters most: your credit card, email address, and phone number," Downey added. "They forward to your real contact info, so you'll still get all your messages, but you can block them later. Use them just like you normally do when shopping or filling out forms, but companies never get your real info."
The tool is being offered as a freemium add-on for Firefox and Chrome, where it can create and manage dummy accounts. The upgraded subscription version, which is $5 per month, offers some added features including Android and iOS apps, as well as options for users to keep from over-sharing information via the phone.
Abine is not new to the privacy arena. In May of last year the company, which is also the maker of the popular Do Not Track Plus (DNT+) privacy tool, was named a finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Americas award, which honored the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.
Last month, the company announced the renewal of an exclusive partnership with the California Judges Association to provide its DeleteMe service to the Association's judicial members. DeleteMe is a subscription-based service that finds and removes personal data from some of the largest data broker websites and monitors these sites to ensure that data does not return.
With MaskMe, Abine is looking to shift the "power of the web back" to users, "where it belongs." Abine's Masked Email address can reportedly be blocked with one click, while something bought online with a Masked Credit Card is safe from data breaches as the purchases were never linked to the actual credit card. The service can even stop telemarketing calls.
Essentially, the service acts as a proxy for its users and provides disposable information. Charges made on the credit card show up as "Abine Inc." on a person's bill, and users can even limit how much a merchant can charge to the card as well as deactivate the number following a purchase.
The beta version of MaskMe has reportedly attracted thousands of users and even resulted in a lengthy waiting list. Apparently the ability to put on a virtual mask is quite appealing.


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I get my lifeline to the interwebs through Comcast, which isn't something I'm always happy with. The first year that I had them was filled with random 8-10 hour periods of downtime that they would try to tell me was "scheduled maintenance". This was something that occurred once every week or two for several months, and despite the fact that it was scheduled, they didn't ever actually bother to inform me, despite me updating my contact info every single time I called in. Oh, and I still can't access my account online. They have to send me a PIN, which despite requesting it on no less than seven occasions, I still have not received. Are you ready for the shocker? Today I'm glad to have Comcast as my ISP.
Last year Comcast instituted a 250GB per month bandwidth cap. Believe me, that was not something that made me happy at the time. I watch most of my TV and movies online these days, and I figure that one of these days I'll end up hitting that limit. Hopefully it will be a while before that happens. However, the reason I'm happy to be with Comcast is that Time Warner Cable has decided to infect several cities with their 40GB per month cap. Yes, that's a whopping 40GB maximum usage per month.
Their service will have different tiers which are based on your usage, not speed. You can pay as little as $29.95 for a paltry 5GB, all the way up to $54.90 for 40GB. If you go over your limit, you'll be asked to fork over a buck for every GB you go over. I'm sorry people, but that's just ridiculous. I can get a webhosting package with 40GB of bandwidth per month for like $15. Sure, that's sitting in a data center that's got fiber connections running to it, but you still get my point.
This program has already been going in Beaumont, Texas for a little while, and the people there hate it. I can't blame them either, since that's enough bandwidth for around 2HD movies per week. They've even got a petition going around to try and stop metered bandwidth. Other cities which are slated to get this wonderful service include Greensboro NC, Rochester NY, Austin and San Antonio TX.
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Cotton yarns can be found in a huge assortment of varieties. It can be used to knit fabrics. Cotton is among the most comfortable types of fabrics that can be used in summers. These yarns vary in weight and its use varies accordingly. It is basically categorized into three varieties which include organic, pure and blended cotton. Recycled yarns are also used by some manufacturers.
Blends of different types of yarns are often used for more durability and strength. These types of cloths are ideal for kitchen towels as it requires extra strength. However, soft and pure yarns are used to make face towels.
Mercerized cotton yarn is another variety of yarn which is exposed to chemical processes. This process helps to improve the quality and luster of the fiber. It also helps to increase the absorbency of the fiber. This type of fiber is used for elegant apparels and it is then blended with silk or bamboo for extra softness.
The yarn is blended with nylon for extra durability and elasticity. Pure cotton yarn lacks elasticity but it can be achieved by blending it with other types of fabrics.
This unique type of yarn can be blended with any other type of fabric such as nylon, silk, polyester and so forth. It adds extra durability and strength to the fabrics.
It is easy to find a huge variety of cotton yarns in most of the online and offline stores. There are hand dyed yarns which can be bought in different exotic colors for knitting purposes.
There are many benefits of using cotton yarn. It is soft and comfortable. It is also the best choice for garments as it seldom causes any allergic reactions. It is light in weight and ideal for summer seasons. Moreover, it is absorbent compared to other types of fabrics such as nylon, wool and so forth.
However, it is quite inelastic and loses shape when it stretches. This yarn is also expensive compared to wool and acrylic. Cotton yarn can be bought in different colors and forms through online portals. It is important to consider the weight of the yarn before buying it.
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Music Matters - Nick Cave (23-3-10) from Music Matters on Vimeo.
A new series of videos from the British Music Matters group, promoting legal downloads.
I like all of these. In addition to the embedded Nick Cave one (by Sarah Cox & Emma Lazenby), there are stories about Sugar Ros, Blind Willie Johnson, Kate Bush and others here
Music Matters are putting a new 'Music Matters' mark onto legal download and streaming sites.
Here's Kate Bush (by Elliot Dear):
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Judy Walker, one of our two office assistants, was recognized for five years of service as a church employee.
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June 3–9 at Montreat in N.C. mountains
Five young people from Swift Presbyterian Church attended the Montreat Youth Conference June 3–9 at the Montreat Conference Center in the North Carolina mountains near Asheville.
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Swift Church recognizes grads of 2018
Swift Presbyterian Church honored its 2018 graduates on May 6 at the 10 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary. A reception followed in the fellowship hall. From left are William Vanbrimmer, Jessica Gosa, Philip Melton and Sarah Kleinschmidt. William, Jessica and Sarah have been awarded high-school diplomas and Philip received a certificate in congregational leadership from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa.
Brandon Irwin honored as firefighter of year
Thank you, Brandon, for your service to the residents of Foley.
Swift Church member Brandon Irwin has been recognized as firefighter of the year for 2017 in the city of Foley. He and five other outstanding local public employees were honored at a special lunch and awards ceremony Feb. 16.
The Vosloh Charitable Foundation, established by Sue and David Vosloh in 2008, and the Foley Rotary Club sponsored the event.
Other award winners were: Angela Hayes, Foley Elementary School teacher of the year; Kathy Kendrick, Foley Intermediate School teacher of the year; Cain Harbin, Foley Middle School teacher of the year, Cain Harbin; Col. Scherry Douglas, Foley High School teacher of the year; and School Resource Officer Labron Williams, Foley Police Department's officer of the year.
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The honorees received a $1,000 bonus from the Vosloh Foundation, with taxes being paid by the city of Foley and the school board. The recipients also received certificates from Gulf Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep and Moyer Ford in Foley, offering them the opportunity to purchase a new vehicle at dealer cost with no markup.
Recipients were given a chance to speak with the audience as well as revealing what they will do with their $1,000 bonus.
Foley Fire Chief Joey Darby introduced the Foley firefighter of the year, Brandon Irwin, who has been on the staff since Darby joined the team nine years ago.
"I task our shift supervisors each year to make a nomination at the end of the year," said Darby. "I give them one month to submit to me nominations and to give me some very good reasons why, and they always do."
Darby said that when he came to Irwin's nomination, the shift supervisor had made points that were not at first obvious, as Irwin is a person who often does not want to be at the front, staying behind the scenes instead.
"One of the key statements that his supervisor made was that Brandon constantly does things both around the station and on those fire scenes that not only get the job done, but make him, his shift supervisor, look good," said Darby. "And I think all of us in leadership, that's what we want from all of our staff. If our staff is out there working hard to make us look good, then that makes us work harder to make somebody else look good, and in turn it serves our community well."
Irwin grew up in Foley and began volunteering around 2005 before getting the chance to join the staff full time, and he hasn't looked back since.
"I feel really blessed to be here," said Irwin. "It really is an honor, totally a surprise for me … I couldn't ask for a better job, any better leadership."
Irwin says that he hasn't spent his money yet, but there has been talk in his home of a family vacation.
The award ceremony closed with statements from Mayor John Koniar.
"Thank you, Dave and Sue [Vosloh], for what you do for the community, and recognizing all these fine people," said Koniar. "Congratulations to the winners today, and more importantly thank you to each of you who was recognized today. It means a lot to this community, to our children, to our well-being, to our quality of life."
The Vosloh Foundation was created originally to give bonuses to the Foley officer of the year and the Foley High School teacher of the year after a survey done in the city resulted in those being the positions voted by the public as most difficult. Over the years and with additional contributions, the foundation has been able to expand the award to now include teachers of the year from all four Foley schools as well as the police officer of the year and firefighter of the year. The Vosloh Foundation has been partnering with the Foley Rotary Club to present the recipients with an awards ceremony lunch since 2012.
The foundation's goal is to have enough funds to make these awards guaranteed indefinitely.
(Information in this article was taken from a news story by Jessica Vaughn that appeared in The Onlooker and on the Gulf Coast Media website GulfCoastNewsToday.com.)
Our newest members are Bill and Pat Rickert.
They worshiped with us several times and joined the chancel choir.
They are Foley residents and formerly were members of First Presbyterian Church of Gulf Shores. Both served as elders there. The Rickerts are originally from Michigan.
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Not really. Upgrade the graphics, fix some long standing bugs, update it for modern computers...and give players a way to play together without needing crazy 3rd party methods.
2 is a sequel. Sequels should be better. But its a sequel, so I, by personal honor, need to play 1 first.
I just finished a continuous playthrough of the original Mass Effect trilogy - Fem!Shep, Liara LI, Vanguard, Paragon (with some Renegade for spice), All the DLC and the ME3Happy Ending Mod.
I'm not gonna lie, ME1 is the hardest to play because honestly the combat system is shite - begone RPG purists, the character has a gun and the combat is not turn based, ergo this is a shooter and the shooting is shit. But dial the difficulty down to kindergarten level and you find yourself in a rich, enjoyable universe with great characters.
ME2 made the combat good (i.e. it worked) but took away too much other stuff that already did work such as weapon mods and more than 4 skills each and artificially restricts you on weapons until about halfway through - and even then the gun choice is pretty slim. Had arguably the most fun crew though and the final level is awesome as shit.
ME3, ah 2013's favourite whipping boy - and I whipped it a few times myself - is still the best of the bunch with enough powers for each character, even smoother combat, some great DLC, awesome set pieces that wrap up two of the series biggest plot arcs (one way or another) and once you install the ME3Happy Ending Mod, an ending that doesn't suck.
All in all the weaknesses are well overshadowed by the game's strengths. Recommended for all players, but as PC is the only platform with mods, it will offer the best experience.
I wouldn't have bothered if I played it on anything lower. Honestly, with a sniper rifle the game is a cakewalk on any difficulty. But I won't go the coward route and instead for the meathead Rambo route and just rush into enemy checkpoints with an LMG and that explosive crossbow. Maybe a little sniping against the enemy snipers.
I can't get over how well this game still looks though. Some might find the African Jungle/Desert setting lacking, but it's downright still gorgeous in the right lighting.
For starters, the entire engine will probably have to be rewritten. To just add more visuals on top of the existing engine is just asking for trouble and it will continue to be in danger of being so old as to be broken and/or obsolete. There's already a ton of glitches in the main game on modern computers now but blessedly, all of them minor for now. Secondly, almost all the assets will have to be recreated from scratch. Which includes ALL the expansion packs as well as the main game. It could also include the Bioware premium modules if they're feeling extra generous, but for now, let's just say it'll just be the base game and the expacks that'll get the do-over.
That is a lot... Of freaking... Assets.
OK so now we have an entirely new engine, modern visuals, bug fixing, and totally remade game assets on our to-do list, we'll also have to make the game entirely moddable inside and out, just as the original was. So not only do we need to write a new engine, make it have modern visuals, fix the base game bugs, and totally remake the game assets, we have to make ALL of that totally modifiable.
And last but not least, the entire netcode will probably also have to be rewritten and will have to be very light on performance costs, incredibly scalable supporting up to 64 players as per the original, will have to support a powerful drop-in-drop-out Dungeon Master mode, will have to have the ability to "portal" to different servers, will have to be persistent, will have to have PvP options for the host, must have the ability for players to go into different areas individually, and must have a robust chat system.
Do you see now?
Even if I go full meathead Rambo on Normal, it's still kinda easy for me now because I'm so damn good at positioning.
And yeah, the engine's pretty good actually. You should try one mod where they take out the unnecessary dirt filter as well. Really makes the game pop.
Installed League of Children once again. I just wanna get out of Silver I. Pls. Make it happen.
I have this sort of mental block in me that makes me play worse and worse the closer I am to Gold V. I just stop doing all the smart things that I automatically did a division or two ago. Like watching the minimap or using summoner spells tactically.
I'm currently playing Shadowrun: Hong Kong! (just finished it actually)
I like most of it a great deal, and I think the wordbuilding and atmosphere were especially good. The parts in the matrix were exceedingly painful compared to the previous game though - but that might just be me. I was so impatient with the forced stealth-type parts that I found it more fun to trip the security response and just murder all the Black IC responders instead.
Another thing I found fairly odd was that the writers seemed to expect players to be put off by one character who had a lot of cybernetic implants. Having some degree of mechanical augmentation myself it was amusing to have to hunt down the one option in each conversation that wasn't "AHHHHH YOU MONSTER"
Replaying the Witcher 3 and playing Stellaris and Minecraft on and off.
Stellaris is fun but it's one of those weird games where I don't want to play it because I know if I start a long game now I won't have access tot he weird and wonderful stuff they release further down the road, I'm kind of stuck in this constant wait for the new version; like someone who wants to buy a new phone but knows the newest one is always out in just a few months.
The Witcher 3 is just one of my favourite games so it's no surprise I'm replaying it, currently I'm trying to break the level 25 hump so I can get into the Hearts of Stone content without being slaughtered but I've run out of level 28-30 quests. Good game and I even found a few new quests this time round so once again I'm blown away at how big this game is.
Minecraft is just something I piss around in, my current project is joining my various castles and points of interest together with a minecart transit system, sending some through the Nether and some overground, it's a nice way to occupy myself while I'm listening to Red Letter Media or Jim Sterling.
Path of Exile just came out on Xbox so I've pretty much sunk into that nice and comfortably. It's a breath of fresh air after years of Diablo III. I've gotten to the point in Diablo III where I can hit level 70 in a half hour and be on Torment 13 in less than a week. Path of Exile is quite different.
Other than that, my son and I are couch co-oping Cuphead when we're home at the same time. That game has some teeth. I think I'm getting too old for that kind of white knuckle gameplay. I can only handle a couple hours and my thumb starts to hurt. Regardless, it's a really good game and we're having a great time with it.
Always League but other than that been dabbling in Age of Wonders III as well as Darkest Dungeon and Mordheim
Just finished Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire the other day (main story, at least); now need to finish FFXII: Zodiac Age. I'm pretty close to the end, I think, but I want to pick up at least most of the optional Espers before I finish.
After that, I need something new, which is probably going to be Metroid: Samus Returns.
Thanks for the link. Yeah I've learned that the game is 10x as fun when played as he recommended. It really is a slow-but-rewarding-burn type of game. I love playing cat and mouse with the enemies and still having some ordinance handy for those "oh shit" moments when things don't go as planned. Right now I'm doing like he said observing a convoy route. I only have a sniper rifle and rocket launcher now, but also thought of seeing what happens if I throw some Molotov's on the grass in their path then lob some grenades from cover haha.
Decisions, decisions.
I went ahead and bought them both.
Interesting video. After spending 2 nights fiddling around with the character creator to get my dude just right and setting up keybinds, reading about the basics of the game, etc., I finally got into playing it for a few hours last night. It was a little awkward at first, but so far I like it.
The questing system is kinda cool, and addicting. It doesn't feel like grinding really. In WoW, you went to the next hub, gathered all the quests, and then were constantly fumbling through the quest log trying to figure out what to do next and where to go, as you worked your way down the checklist of quests before heading to the next hub. GW2 turns that system on its head. You literally just wander around and shit happens and you jump in and participate. It was weird at first, but last night I had a hard time going to bed... just wanted to go see what was in the next area... it's fun and a refreshing change to the typical level grind.
I also like the combat so far. I'm playing a huge beefy Charr Warrior wielding a big ass Greatsword. The weapon skills feel really powerful and awesome. I think I'm going to like the combat better than WoW's.
The biggest problem by far I'm seeing with Guild Wars 2 is that their PvP has sat for two years without any really meaningful updates. It really sucks too because the PvP for this game could be incredibly great if they'd just put some damn effort into it.
It's been a good year. Deus Ex: HR, then some DE: MD (stopped playing for some reason; then Arkham Knight again, with all its DLC. The Season of Infamy improves the base game tremendously, adding in super villains, and diluting the tedious car-combat. That was about six weeks of play. Then a month of Horizon Zero Dawn, then a month of Bloodborne, then two and a half months of Nioh. The base game alone really gives you your money's worth. Then, I planned a replay of Shadow of Mordor, which was a blast until my PE4 edition of Dragon's Dogma arrived.
'I'll just check out the graphics,' I thought to myself. Then, 'well, I'll just play through the prologue,' then, 'well, just the starting area.' Needless to say, I'm now level 15 in the main city and I just can't stop! As many times as I've played this game, it's still not enough.
Been playing Mary Skelter: Nighmares. Very quirky first person Drpg with some twisted themes. The basic premise is that the protagonists are inspired by classical fairytales but have become twisted by some kind of lovecraftian horror that everyone is living inside and you have to satisfy that horror's desires to find a way of escaping. It has a thing for blood too, with battles counting how much blood you spill as a metric for success as well as using the player character's magic blood as a way of keeping the evil blood of the enemies from corrupting your heroines to the point of them going berserk and becoming a threat. They also do the classical fairytale character thing smartly. For example, Cinderella seems to be suffering from an impulsive need to become beautiful whereas Red Riding Hood is fixated on always wearing something over her head. Jack (from Jack and the beanstalk) has an urge to climb things and so on. I'm about 40something hours in so far and I just got all of the party members so I'm not quite done yet but the game's very fresh and fun. Oh and the music is great too. It has a Baroque element to it.
Warframe and Medieval TW 2. Because new things are bad and you should feel bad for liking them.
Also Kamidori Alchemy Meister but don't tell anyone
I've begun a long-haul playthrough of the entire Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise (except World, which is awful).
Best $8 I've ever spent.
Finally got my gaming room back in order, so put in some time with Horizon: ZD. I'm really feeling its flow now so it'll probably be my main again, and I've already gotten pretty far anyways which helps. I know I criticized the collecting and inventory in another thread, but the game plays so damn well that it's more forgivable. However, I do wish there was more nuance to some of the weapons though, especially the bow. It's a bit too arcadey to me and feels like a missed opportunity for deeper tactics.
For example, I would make accuracy and velocity more dependent on how long you hold your draw. Same goes for the other slings and trip-lines. The melee weapon feels pretty good, but I was also thinking how cool it would be if you could target the critical strikes for more specific types of component damage. Also if there was a pulse/emp bonus damage of some kind based on either timing or reacting to rumble, that would be tight.
I also haven't tried or even thought of it yet, but can sprint be reassigned off the L3 button? I have it set to Toggle but just like MGSV I'm not a fan of using those stick buttons for major functions. I suppose as long as the controllers are durable enough it's not a big deal, and it makes logical sense to have sprint on the same button as movement, but since there really is no "hold" function for Circle it could also be used there pretty well I think.
Although, this reminds me of some precision trick jumps in Dark Souls 2 which could only be done if Jump was mapped to L3, because apparently the delay in using Circle to sprint, then releasing, then pressing again to jump is too significant. I have always used Circle to sprint in Souls games, but had to remap it just for those one or two occasions, both occurring in Forest of Fallen Giants. Horizon's combat can get pretty frenetic, so perhaps the controls are already most optimal.
Tried getting back into M.U.S.H.A. and Gley Lancer. I used to be able to get to the final stage of the former and level 8 of the latter. Playing them now, I die in the early levels.
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So I've been playing a lot of Shadow of War over the past few days, and I have to say... Im kinda disappointed.
The game just feels like more of the same. Open world. Nemesis system. Sidequest fest. Shadow of Mordor 1.5
The Sieges are cool, but in reality, they just boil down to super Warchiefs, and the game never really does anything to make me go "Wow!".
Frankly, im just trying to finish it as soon as possible, because if not, it will just get added to my constantly growing list of games that I need to finish, and I cannot add another to that list.
There are much better games to be playing, but if you are on the fence about SoW - Here is my advice:
Get The Witcher 3
Already played TW3?
Play it again
Currently, I'm playing Mount and Blade: Warband. I've been addicted to it since I bought it. Outside of that, Bordermemes 2.
I picked up some 1990's stuff from GoG and recently played through Strahd's Possession, I find it still has great atmosphere.
I have a plan to get into some older games, but I have to stop working overtime to get the free hours to play.
You can completely remap the controls of any PS4 game via accessibility options. I don't use L3 for sprint in any game.
Awesome, thanks. What do you use in Horizon?
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Thanks to the recent Humble Bundle, I'm finally playing Rise of the Tomb Raider and really enjoying it.
Or, at least, I was until my hdd dock decided to eat my game and storage drives last night.
Hoping recovery works...downloading another 1.5 TB would be...unfortunate.
Gotta finish Nier too.
Raiden V - It's great to see the franchise still going. A personal favorite of mine in the SHMUP arcade genre
Evil Within 2 - I got it early, but I will play this tomorrow.
Asura's Wrath - I have already beaten the game a long time ago, I just wanted to play it again for fun.
Wolverine: Uncaged Edition - Early in the game, yet it is good. There will be more time for it on the weekend.
Right now, Smite, Paladins and Divinity Original Sin 2. I have a number of games on my list, but I don't want to start anything else till I beat Divinity since I have a feeling I won't come back to it if I stop playing it.
Tried out Double Action: Boogaloo, a wacky Max Payne ripoff. Free to play, multiplayer. I placed second in only my second match, out of thirteen players. Might play it again. I don't know. It's flimsy, and the matches are too long.
TMNT: MiM - Great game, with the expected quality that a Platinum game delivers.
C&C2: Yuri's Revenge - I think the series never got better than this or Tiberium Sun.
Metriod: Samus Returns - Yes, it's good.
I really liked Guild Wars 2. I mean I have a max level geared character of each class. Really the only reason I didn't get the new expansion is I just got tired of the inventory management and I didn't want to sell all my collected mats.
I always use L1+R1 for shooting so that's switched for me. I put sprinting on R2 then (R1 for you probably if you like the triggers for shooting). I moved Interact to L3 and had triangle be the light spear attack.
Interact on L3...I'm trying to think of what I'd put on L3 that I don't use almost constantly. I'm always using Triangle so that's out. I really think if something has to use it it might as well be sprint, but toggled.
Aaaaaand uninstalled LoL after five matches. I go on full rage mode as soon as I feed and I feed every game. Unfun times.
From last-gen with every shooter having L3 for sprint, I'm sorta convinced pressing up and then in on the left stick messes up the left stick. From my experiences, I had at least 2 controllers end up where my character slightly moves forward while not touching anything on the controller. I played Horizon where I was constantly sprinting and sliding (dat slide!!!) and at least with interact on L3, you can just press L3 without the stick in the forward position. I wouldn't mind putting interact on the touchpad but I don't think that is remap-able.
I'm playing Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition. I like it, but the game crashes every time I try to read a multiple page book.
I'm also playing the first Borderlands with my fam. It's pretty fun so far.
I'm not crazy about the feel of an angled L3 click either, but to me a quick click is much easier to digest than a grungy feeling hold. I think GG did the best default they could given the circumstances, but the questionable analog "button" durability lends credence to a design flaw that needs addressing.
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How's it going? For those interested, here are some board clips from some of the recently aired season 4 eps of TMNT on Nickelodeon. Obviously I've only clipped the best drawn bits, because about 1000 panels in, this shit starts to get real fuckin' ugly. These ones are alright though.
EP #401 "Beyond the known Universe":
I don't know if April actually zipped her suit up like that in the show (limitations of CG know no bounds), but I remember having a lot of fun drawing that one. I remember having ZERO FUN drawing the last group scene of the second shot. Some shots like that can take anywhere up to 60 different ahwhofuckincares…
EP #404 "The Outlaw Armaggon":
Drawing insane homicidal alien sharks in robotic armour is definitely a high point in my career. Important to note I had THIS playing the entire 6 weeks of board time.
EP #407 "The Arena of Carnage":
It's crazy to think that over a year has passed since I drew this, because the laziness in the drawing of the crowds seem so fresh to me, haha. Thank heaven and all it's angels for revisionist to make up for hack frauds like me.
If you're into this sort of thing let me know and I'll go fishing through my old boards for some other pretty shots.
– Mr.Sheldon xoxo
For what feels like the first time in a year, I finished something that isn't a ninja turtle doing something violent to a robot. But before this turns into an incredible sulk about having a job, check out this eyeball I drew:
Here's another couple of versions. I really wish I studied traditional animation in school, but I guess I'll just rip off Chung, and Koike and Imaishi until I get something that looks good.
– Mr.S xoxo
So the Anarchic SpiderMan made his official debut last week, and I have to thank EVERYONE who blogged, posted, twittered, and adjectived about it. You guys and girls are the best, and I'm sure I speak for Jed (the writer) when I say we are humbled by the buzz and praise you all generated. Solidly, Cheers. Big thanks to Nick Lowe also for putting up with my slow ass.
For those of you inquiring about SpiderPunk original sales, I will plug them as soon as they're available. Should you happen to miss out on the piece you were after, hit me up at my mail and, schedule permitting, I'd gladly rock out some commissions.
Good way to kick off 2015. I've missed comics in a big way. Now let's see if I can't finish some other things I said I would and then bailed on coffSTARBONERcoffcoffSUPERTRONcoff…
Cheers all! xoxox
Thickness Thursday
Everybody. I hope you're as happy to hear from me, as I am to finally be talking to you. So…where to start? Probably an apology huh? Yeah let's start there.
You people who would mail/tweet/msg/call me only to have your correspondence ignored, PLEASE accept my apologies, and I beg your forgiveness. You know who you are, and some of you are pretty fucking important. You'll be hearing from me soon.
We square? We cool? Of course we are.
So what's next? Oh yeah, "…WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN, SHELDONNNNN?!?!?"
I could spill a very boring novel on everything that has happened in the last…12 months, but who wants to read that shit? Life got bad, then life got good again, it happens to us all, round and round, love will find a way just give it time. I needed all the time and concentration to take care of some shit, and living off the grid cut down on a lot of distractions. All that really needs to be said is the good shit. So let's get some dot point's up in this bitch!
1. I MOVED BACK TO AUS: Got fat.
2. I QUIT COMICS: Kinda…sorta…not really.
3. MET LEMMY: speechless.
4. LOST WEIGHT: I lost weight.
5. GOT ANOTHER JOB: Storyboard artist for TMNT.
6. MOVED BACK TO USA: Got drunk.
7. GOT AN APARTMENT: a couch, a tv, and a SSN, bitchezzzzzz.
8. SAW DANZIG: Needed crutches for 2 weeks.
9. SHOT GUNS: Learned what it's like having two dicks.
10. BOUGHT NEW SUIT: yay.
11. BACK TO AUS: To say hi for christmas and get my motorhead poster.
And in a nutshell, that's about it. I'm still sort of adjusting to the fact that my whole life got reinvented in the last 3 months, but this shit is fuckin' wild. I'm living and working in a world now that only existed in my head when I was 8. It's strange, it's surreal, but I love it. I'll still be arting/comicing/ranting whenever I can, but for now, I'm gonna eat some left over bbq and steal my dad's car.
All my love to all my loves,
– Mr.Sheldon xoxo
Together again…
What feels like a lifetime is more like 3 years since Jed and I collaborated together as WHAM F.P. But the drought has been broken by an ELECTRIC TSUNAMI, as we were honoured with an invitation to submit a short story to the now released X-men: To Serve and Protect series, Issue #4. It's in stores today.
Jed was INVALUABLE in this project, since I know the same about mainstream superheroes past and present, as I do what it takes to please a lady. NOT VERY MUCH. I basically told Jed the kind of story I wanted to do, and then he set the sky on fire. Our Editor Nick was also a huge help. A couple of things got edited out/down, but the essence still remains. Check out the high-res coloured pages here.
In other news, you may have noticed something missing from the comics section. It's all good though, he'll be coming back in one incarnation or another.
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PITTSBURGH. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – For people with brain tumors, treatment usually involves invasive surgery as surgeons open portions of the skull to remove the cancer. If a tumor comes back, patients may begin to run out of options. Now, new FDA approved device, also used to treat epilepsy, is now giving some patients another chance.
Sixty-five-year-old Linda Fahey is writing a book, but weakness on her left side is slowing her progress. She's recovering from a three-year-long health battle.
Fahey told Ivanhoe, "I had four craniotomies after I had a seizure. They found brain cancer."
Each time, Linda had major, invasive surgery to remove the tumor. Each time, the cancer came back; devastating news for her and her family.
"Every time you go in for brain surgery, you say goodbye to all your loved ones because you just don't know," she said.
Khaled Aziz, MD, Neurosurgeon at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh operated on Linda in each case, but when the cancer returned in October for the fifth time, Dr. Aziz used a new approach.
The Visualase system is guided by MRI. Doctors map the approach to the tumor, and then make a tiny perforation in the skull to insert a laser probe.
Dr. Aziz told Ivanhoe, "So, that's why the laser takes an appealing role because you really almost don't need any opening."
The laser delivers heat up to 95 degrees to ablate the tumor, and stop the cell growth. Linda needed just a stitch or two to close the opening in her skull, meaning a much quicker recovery.
Fahey said, "The day after brain surgery you're walking around in the grocery store." And back to tapping out the next chapter in her life story.
Dr. Aziz says the Visualase is best used in cases that don't respond to other surgical treatments. He says the tumors need to be smaller than three millimeters in size.


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Congrats Scarred I know what a relief it must be to finally get the house sold...now you can move on and start your new life. I really hope and pray that things go as planned for you move and that its stress free(one can always hope lol) and that you all have a wonderful new life in your new home. Mybe this is a starting point for you as well in your treatment of CP, Hope all is well and wishing you and your family the best


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Lack of anthelmintic activity of Kalanchoe pinnata fresh leaves
Rohan Sharadanand Phatak
Directorate of Research, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:Rohan Sharadanand PhatakDirectorate of Research, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University, NH-4, Near Dhebewadi Road, Malkapur, Karad - 415 539, Maharashtra IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/0976-9234.177056
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Objective: The main objective was to explore the anthelmintic capacity of Kalanchoe pinnata (K. pinnata). Materials and Methods: Petroleum ether and methanolic extracts of K. pinnata were extracted by maceration methods. Both the extracts were investigated for their anthelmintic activity against Pheretima posthuma. Different concentrations of 25 mg/mL, 50 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL, and 200 mg/mL of both extracts were studied by determining time of paralysis (PT) and time of death (DT) of the earthworms. Results: Both the extracts have exhibited no anthelmintic activity even at the highest concentration of 200 mg/mL. A concentration of 15 mg/mL of albendazole was used as standard reference or positive control while normal saline was used as negative control. Conclusion: This study has revealed that in vitro anthelmintic activity of K. pinnata leaves lacks anthelmintic property. Both the extracts of this plant have displayed no vermicide activity against the earthworms used in the study.
Keywords: Albendazole, anthelmintic, Kalanchoe pinnata, Pheretima posthuma


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Daily Covet: PB for back-to-school
Backpacks? Lunchboxes? Back to school? Already?
No, but I want to be prepared.
I am sending my first born to kindergarten next month. I'm already mentally preparing for the flood of tears that will pour forth from my eyes that day. He's been my baby. My buddy. My associate. For almost six years.
And while I'd love to keep him at home, I know it's time. He's too smart to be at home with me any more. He's ready for math and science and writing and reading. And making new friends. And playing on the playground.
With that said, I'm still going to be his mom. And that means I want him to have great accessories (ones that have his initials on them, so we know they are his!)
And that means Pottery Barn backpacks and lunchboxes. This skateboard-camo print isn't exactly my favorite of the choices, but I figured skateboarding might stay "cool" longer than the really cute fish & shark print I got for my littlest.
These backpacks and lunchboxes are cute though, and you can choose from even cooler fonts and bright colors to personalize with their names or monogram.
While I may be hesitant to let him go, I know he's sure to look adorable toting all his necessities to and from his big boy school this fall!


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Ukraine: political and socio-economic development [WP988]
This conference discussed the following points:
- As Presidential elections near, where does Ukraine stand today and where does it want to go?
- What are its aims for the future?
- How can the EU and other Western partners help these goals to be achieved?
- What are the next steps to ensure political stability and economic recovery?
- How to create conditions for business to flourish?
- How to encourage economic, legal and social reform?
- How to secure energy supplies?
- What progress in the relationship with the European Union?
- How to make the Association Agreement a key driver in this respect?
- How to maximize the potential of the Eastern Partnership?
- Date:
- Wed 4 - Thu 5 November, 2009
- Venue:
European Commission, Brussels
Salle Robert Schuman
Berlaymont Building
200 Rue de la Loi (Wetstraat)
- Event no:
- Themes:
- Global economy, Multilateral institutions, key countries and regions
- Tags:
- economic growth, energy security, EU, political stability, Ukraine


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What Should You Ask Your Doctor Before a Surgery?
Across the planet, on a daily basis, millions of people undergo surgeries to treat various kinds of ailments. It might be a simple appendicitis removal surgery or a dangerous cancer causing tumor operation. Whatever the case be, surgeries now are as simple as "abc". As soon as we hear the word 'surgery' we turn into a nervous wreck and start imagining all sorts of weird things about doctors ripping apart our body and suturing it with a plastic thread. Such behavior is quite normal but as a patient there are many things you should ask your doctor before undergoing a surgery for the problem. Here's a quick checklist that might help you.
- How important is the surgery for the problem you are facing? Can't medicines heal it?
- What is the procedure called and who will assist the doctor during the surgery?
- How long will the surgery take?
- What will happen if you don't undergo a surgery now and postpone it?
- Details about the benefits of the surgery and how long will the benefits last?
- Are there any risks involved?
- How long will the recovery take? Will you be able to lead a normal life post surgery or are there any hidden risks?
- Will there be any marks on your body due to the incisions caused by the operation?
- Whom can you consult in case you require a second opinion about your health condition and the surgery?
- Will your insurance policy cover the surgery?
- How quickly can you get back to work after the surgery? How long should you stay on bed and depend on medicines?
- What kind of a diet should you follow post surgery? Are there any special food items you should refrain from eating?
- Are there any medical tests and evaluation procedures to be followed after the operation?
- Will you need physical therapy post surgery?
As a patient it is your basic right to get all the information about the surgery you are about to undergo. If you think you cannot remember all these questions, make a list and get them cleared by your medical expert.


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Jesus Christ is the most important person that was ever born. I am going to summarize his life in this essay.
His life began when Mary, a Jewish virgin, was visited by an angel. He told her that she would be the one to give birth to the son of God. Mary and her betrothed husband, Joseph, traveled to Bethlehem because of the casus. Jesus was born in a manger in Bethlehem. We know he had at least four brothers. When he was twelve he was in the temple preaching to the Jewish priests!
We know he grew up as a carpenter's son, Joseph, and became good in structure. His father died when he was young.
When Jesus was thirty he began to preach about the gospel. He picked twelve men to be his disciples.
After many months of teaching, maybe years, he was crucified. He was laid in a tomb. During his teachings he had said that he would resurrect himself, so there was a guard placed in front of his tomb so that his disciples wouldn't steal his body and say it was resurrected. Jesus was dead for three days. On the third morning (Easter Sunday) he rose from the dead! He began to teach for a while longer until he went back to heaven.


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If you're waiting patiently to hear the "prancing and pawing of each little hoof," why not take some time to learn a bit about the reindeer (and caribou) that pull the sleigh. In this week's Photo Friday, let's take a trip to the glaciers, mountains and tundras that Donner and Blitzen call home.
First things first, the animals commonly called reindeer in Europe and caribou in North America are the same species, Rangifer tarandus. This species has been around for about a half million years, since the Pleistocene and lives all across the circumpolar north.
Reindeer have been domesticated in Europe for thousands of years primarily for their hide and meat, but they've also been trained to pull sleighs, and not just for Santa.
Caribou are particularly well adapted to the cold northern environments, with an incredibly dense coat. Their entire bodies, except the tip of their nose, are covered in a thick wooly underfur and a hollow gaurdhair that keeps them nice and cozy when not delivering presents.
And I'll leave you with this BBC Earth video on reindeer migrations.


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WiFi Distance Sensor
I have tinkered with mostly every sensor I got a hold of and now I found a pretty cheap distance sensor. I decided to integrate it with the ESP8266 and get some distance measurements via WiFi.
The sensor is the HCSR04 and the specs can be found here http://www.micropik.com/PDF/HCSR04.pdf
It is very easy to integrate, just set the ESP to send a trigger signal, wait a few milliseconds, and receive the echo signal. The delay is proportional to the distance. My implementation returns the distance in meters as a floating point number (actually it will be a string as it returns it via TCP).
The module measures the distance at a heartbeat rate which is configurable and sends the value to a server and port which is also configurable. The server and port is configured up front while the heartbeat can be changed at any time by sending a TCP message to the board.
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Today I created a non-assignment layout and it felt so good! Since I got pregnant, the desire of scrapbooking is not that intense compared to before. Blame it to the hormones. Lol. All along, I have been creating for my DT assignments and today I vowed that I will create a layout no matter what! I have been hoarding American Crafts : Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection for a while now. In fact I have been hoarding since her very first collection. So I thought it's time to dig it out & play! I really love how it turned out to be. All the pastel colors are just so yummy!
Love that hubby and my attire coordinated with the papers & embellies. Awesome!
Well V-day is around the corner and it is definitely appropriate to create a love-themed layout. The title "love of my life" is perfect for this layout because my man standing next to me and lil bub that is inside me, will always be the ♥ of my life! Period.
I am so glad that I got Silhouette Cameo. It really helped with the title and lil deets. Geez, I'm still smiling that I scrapped this layout! Oh yeah, tomorrow will be week 35... boy oh boy... how time flies!
Thanks for coming by :)
Xoxo Jessy


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February Update!
We are getting ready for our 175th Anniversary Celebration, which is happening March 8-10. As churches struggle to envision themselves for the 21st century, I am always impressed with the histories of long-standing churches. Somehow, they navigate changing cultures, demographics and environments through time. Rockland Congregational Church has done that, and we hope to present that continuity and ability to change during our celebration weekend.
February also represented the beginning of Lent, a time of reflection and repentance and prayer as we head into the celebration of Christ's resurrection on Easter morning. We have been doing a meditative Lectio Divina service on Wednesday evenings and have been exploring the nature of power - ours and God's - on Sunday mornings.
We have a busy church and that is a great blessing of the Lord. Join us for our 175th Celebration, or our Wednesday evening service during Lent, on Sunday mornings at 10 am or on Easter Morning for our Sunrise Service at 6am - or come to all! We look forward to seeing you!
An end of the month update...
It is the end of January and it has been a busy month. We had the Boar's Head festival (see the pictures on our homepage), we celebrated communion and Christ's baptism and the minister got to take a vacation to the Grand Canyon and Tucson, Arizona with his family. Things are returning to their normal routine, and hopefully with the routine, new things will begin and changes and transformations will arise as we begin to explore what it means to live in a world with Jesus Christ present by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I have been diligent about uploading text and audio to our sermon pages (see menu to the left), but have been terrible about updating the blog. This is a perennial problem of mine, and one I have committed to correcting. So far...I have failed. I rely on the greater forgiveness of others and God.
Enjoy what we are doing here, and if you like what you see and hear and you are a visitor to this page, please visit us in person for worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00am.
Peace to all!
Pastor Seth
Welcome to our blog
It is appropriate that this site was created on the first day of the New Year. I hope it becomes a space where discussions can happen and we can open up our communication as a church to the community.
I pray all of you have a blessed New Year. May the Lord find you in dark and light spaces
Rockland Congregational Church
We are a Congregational Church on the coast of Maine in the little town of Rockland. We are followers of Jesus Christ who seek to serve God in faith, fellowship and freedom, honoring the tradition of our Pilgrim heritage.


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ah, nothing better than a good book to help you get away from the hustle and bustle of world events, which was something I've been sorely needing to do. of course, now there's the minor problem that I don't have anything to read again. drats.
now I guess I should do some more homework or something


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Well it's the 1st September and our Autumn/Winter stock of Grommies Sheepskin Boots has just arrived. And after much sorting and unwrapping they are ready to hit the shelves.
Ugg style boots for kids are such a great choice for winter footwear as they are soft & gentle and provide natural warmth in the cold. With no shoe laces to worry about and with no need to wear in socks – they are also a real practical choice for parents!
Once again our Grommies sheepskin boots are only made of the softest 100% Australian Sheepskin. Our boots come in 3 fab colours; chocolate, sand and baby pink. Our sheepskin boots cater for the smallest baby feet up to UK size 4-5.
Also, arriving this autumn our our Grommies kids surf wear limited edition sweatshirts and t-shirts for girls and boys. These garments have been designed to compliment the boots and have a cool beach vibe.
Grommies Pink Sheepskin Boots are a great hit with girls and look cool with just jeans and a t-shirt.


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Presión: Acción de apretar o presionar.
Pressure: Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
I am currently harvesting the fibers of different agave plants. After the fibers are dry I then weave them into ropes thinking about threads, singular vs collective, plants, nature, utility, history, grandparents, farming, confinement, restriction, borders, ties, weight, agility, strength, access, connection, entrance, lineage, migration, liberation, chains, and connectivity.


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Richmond Hill Pedestrian Bridge
The Harding Park Bridge is a 6 m span steel thru-truss pedestrian bridge. The design of the bridge incorporates the pedestrian barrier into the primary truss structure. The pedestrian bridge is designed for full year use with wood decking supported by a galvanized steel truss supported on the abutments of a previously decommissioned bridge. The design of the bridge superstructure has since become a Richmond Hill park standard.
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- Town of Richmond Hill
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The Privy council approved the new Parliamentary boundaries a fortnight ago, meaning they officially come into force today. From now on any general election would be fought on the new Parliamentary boundaries. By-elections in this Parliament – such as the forthcoming ones at Ealing Southall and, by all accounts, Sedgefield will continue to be fought on the old boundaries. UKPollingReport's guide to all the new constituencies is here.
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Six billiard-like tables at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Harrington Auditorium were the center of frenzied nonstop activity yesterday as elementary and middle school students competed in the ninth annual FIRST LEGO League Robotics state championship.
The competition, called RoboNautica, drew more than 250 students from across the Northeast who got to show off their pre-programmed vehicle robots in 2-minute matches.
This year's theme, "Smart Move," required students, ages 9-14, to build a sensor-equipped vehicle that had to be able to get into places and things while avoiding or surviving impacts.
A team from Leominster, one of five from that city, was named the Pink Flamingos, after the iconic plastic lawn ornament invented there. They sported pink T-shirts with feathers. Even the coach, Brendan Wilkins, had feathers sticking out of his hair.
"It's a lot of fun," he said with a smile as children scrambled up and down bleachers around him.
The Westminster "Gear Bots" competed in their first RoboNautica.
Loretta Harmon of Westminster said her son, Joey, 9, was thrilled the team was doing quite well in the early afternoon matches.
"We were surprised they got this far at all, being a new team. He loves it," Ms. Harmon said.
Nancy Streeter of Bedford, N.H., whose husband manages a team from New Hampshire, said getting the robot to do what it is supposed to do is harder than it looks.
"It works perfectly at home, and then you get it here and it doesn't," she said.
Colleen M. Shaver, WPI's manager of robotics initiatives, said students were required to program their robots beforehand. They are not radio-controlled as are robots in FIRST's high school competition.
The younger students have about eight weeks to build and program their robots from a kit of parts supplied by the organizer.
During the matches, Ms. Shaver said, tag teams of two students can change attachments but cannot direct the robot. Judges stood over each table during the matches. Yesterday's tournament, sponsored by Raytheon Network Centric Systems, drew 64 teams.
In addition, Ms. Shaver said, each four-student team was required to do a research project on some aspect of transportation — to coincide with the robot game — and present it to a different set of judges between matches yesterday.
"They could do it on problems with transportation in their communities, anything from train travel to icy sidewalks to lights in crosswalks," she said.
"There is a wide variety to choose from, and it's an open-ended challenge. They can act their research out in skits or plays if they want," said Ms. Shaver, who got her own start as a FIRST team member at Clinton High School in the 1990s. The highly successful Clinton teams have competed since the competition was created by New Hampshire inventor Dean Kamen in 1991. Ms. Shaver, after college, worked for New Hampshire-based FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) before coming to WPI.
To qualify for RoboNautica, teams had to give successful performances at one of five regional tournaments this year.
"There is more work to this than you can imagine, especially for 9- to 14-year-olds," Ms. Shaver said.
Other area teams included Princeton Power Surge from Princeton, two teams from Worcester, five from Shrewsbury, the Road Warriors from Westboro, the Fruit Loops from Lunenburg, Organized Chaos from Boylston and two teams from Hudson.


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CA Grad Test Challenged
Two years ago, successful organizing by education, civil rights and community groups pushed the imposition of California's proposed high school graduation test back from 2004 to 2006 (see Examiner, Summer 2003).
Now, the Campaign for Quality Education seeks to further delay or modify the graduation test requirement. Senate Bill 517 would halt the test requirement in districts lacking critical resources. A recently settled school funding lawsuit against the state of California, Williams, acknowledged chronic shortages of textbooks and qualified teachers. A bill in the Assembly, AB 1531, proposes the use of multiple measures for determining graduation, possibly including the exit exam. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Superintendent Jack O'Connell support the graduation test.
The Campaign includes organizations such as Californians for Justice, Public Advocates and Coalition for Educational Justice. These groups are engaged in grassroots organizing around activities such as an April 8 rally in Los Angeles which featured Assembly member Karen Bass and state Sen., Gloria Romero, sponsors of the two pieces of legislation. The Friday afternoon rally, sponsored by more than a dozen organizations, drew nearly 400 parents, students, teachers and others. Students took a lead role in street picketing and speaking with passers-by. New United Teachers of Los Angeles President Josh Pechthalt also spoke. The union has joined the opposition to the graduation test as well as to the federal No Child Left Behind law.
Fifty-seven percent of California students did not pass one or more parts of the exam last spring, with far higher failure rates for students with disabilities, English language learners, African Americans and Latinos. Officials are considering support for a delay in the use of the exam for students with disabilities.
• See http://www.caljustice.org/cfj_live/index.php for more information.
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Laab (also called larb) is a ground-meat salad from Northern Thailand and Laos. In her vegetarian take, Melissa Rubel Jacobson crumbles soft tofu, then tosses it with a refreshing mix of cucumber, mint, cilantro, shallot and jalapeño. It's delicious scooped into lettuce leaves. Tips from the F&W Test Kitchen More Thai Recipes More Tofu Dishes
How to Make It
Step 1
Crumble the tofu into a fine strainer set over a bowl to drain for 25 minutes. Discard the liquid.
Step 2
In a large bowl, toss the cucumber with the cilantro, mint, shallot and jalapeño. Add the tofu, fish sauce and lime juice and toss gently. Spoon into shallow bowls and serve with lettuce leaves for wrapping.
Suggested Pairing
Caramelly pale ale: Anderson Valley Boont Amber.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Silver prices have dropped more than 30% year to date and demand for the physical metal has reached a fever pitch: United States Mint sales of the American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins have already hit a record this year.
But as supplies of the coin tighten, analysts and bullion dealers said there are still many options for those interested in buying silver. Many predicted all along that sales of those coins would reach a record this year — and they expect the metal's popularity to continue to grow.
"Private investor demand for physical silver in 2013 has been staggering," said Adrian Ash, head of research at BullionVault, an online physical gold-and-silver exchange headquartered in London.
In fact, it's amazed the industry, he said. "Refiners can't mint enough product and they're seeing none of it come back for melt."
Sales of the American Eagle one-ounce silver bullion coins hit an annual record on Tuesday at 40.175 million ounces, topping the 39.869 million-ounce annual record seen in 2011, according to the U.S. Mint.
Demand for silver coins has bounced back this year, following a dip in 2012, and the Thomson Reuters GFMS Interim Silver Market Review forecast 19% year-on-year growth for 2013 coin demand.
And while gold exchange-traded fund holdings have declined to a three-year low, holdings in silver ETFs reached a record of 655 million ounces as of Oct. 31, the report said. Among those ETFs, the iShares Silver Trust
"Silver ETFs now hold more metal than a year ago, despite the price slump and despite gold ETFs shrinking by one third," said Ash.
The silver ETFs have attracted private investors because retail bullion products carry such high costs, he said.
"Even the best-value and biggest U.S. dealers today charge $3 or $4 above wholesale spot prices for 2013 Silver Eagles — even in 'monster' boxes of 500 coins," said Ash. "That's if you can find them."
Apparently, buyers are undeterred by the roughly $12,000 price of that monster box of coins.
And why not? Silver's in a better position than gold going into 2014, said Jeffrey Wright, managing director at H.C. Wainwright LLC.
Silver's utility as a consumable precious metal used in industrial applications bodes well with an uptick in GDP growth in the U.S. and China, he said, and while gold could experience further weakness with the eventual tapering of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, "silver should be more resilient in periods of volatility."
Why such strong demand?
It's no secret that much of the demand for silver comes from its affordability compared with gold prices as well as its duel uses as precious and industrial metal, but India's rising import taxes on gold and growing economic concerns, especially with the U.S. government shutdown, have been key factors too.
Silver is a "more accessible investment to individual investors because of its relatively lower cost," said Edmund Moy, chief strategist at gold-backed IRA provider Morgan Gold.
And the "out-of-the-ordinary" world demand is likely due to the "continued caution investors have in the fragile state of the world economy, the relatively lower price of silver, growing industrial demand as well as the large numbers of [a] new middle class wanting to diversify their assets, especially in Asia," said Moy, who was director of the U.S. Mint from 2006 to early 2011.
Growth in silver demand from India comes on the back of the nation's government efforts to severely restrict gold imports, which have had a big impact on the country's trade deficit.
India recently doubled its silver imports, Moy said, and while gold remains the preferred asset for portfolio diversity among the new middle class in India and China, silver has become more popular with those who cannot afford gold yet.
So ultimately, the record Mint sales implies a further push toward tangible assets.
"The public is more interested in hedging their fiat currencies than ever before," said Phil Storer, director of trading at Dillon Gage Inc., a Texas-based company that deals in the futures markets. "There is certainly a strong current of thought among investors that it is increasingly important to feather savings plans with some hard assets."
Silver is often called "poor man's gold," but for people who worry about currency collapse, it offers "a bit more liquidity on the street than gold might offer at $1,300 per ounce," he said.
Even with strong global demand, there's plenty of silver available worldwide and many options for anyone interested in buying the physical form of the metal.
"It's important not to mistake localized shortages of particular retail products for a broader or even international supply crunch," said BullionVault's Ash. "There's plenty of silver in the wholesale market today."
As for the American Eagle silver bullion coins, they're available through participants in the Mint's authorized purchaser program as well as other retailers that buy from those authorized purchasers, said Moy. The coins are also bought and sold through coin dealers, between individual investors, and financial institutions.
Though for its part, the U.S. Mint said its last allocation of 2013-dated American Eagle silver bullion coins to authorized purchasers will be on Dec. 9 and it won't offer the 2014 coins until Jan. 13.
"Because the pipeline for American Eagles has little inventory, the U.S. Mint sales are very close to the actual retail sales," said Michael Haynes, chief executive officer at online precious-metals dealer APMEX Inc., which has seen "accelerating" sales of the American Silver Eagles.
"There seems to be increasing interest stimulated by silver
The Mint continues to take orders for the five-ounce America the Beautiful silver bullion coins until those "very limited" inventories are depleted, said Michael White, a U.S. Mint spokesman. While it sells older-dated coins, it's not currently selling any silver bullion coin product without a 2013 date on it because it doesn't have any 2012-dated coins left in inventory to sell, he said.
The American Eagles are by far the most popular silver bullion coin in the U.S. and the most popular worldwide based on overall sales, according to Moy. But there are plenty of other choices in the silver market.
"The important thing is to make sure there is a purity stamp on each coin or bar," and it should say ".999," said Storer.
" 'Different coins have different premiums based on the current public demand but it is the metal and not the premium that accounts for most of the rise and fall in value.' "
"Different coins have different premiums based on the current public demand but it is the metal and not the premium that accounts for most of the rise and fall in value," he said. So it makes sense to "buy coins that have the same silver content but may not be quite as popular."
Other well known silver bullion coins include the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf, the Chinese Silver Panda, the Austrian Philharmonic and the Mexican Libertad silver coins.
Some may offer a better price for the same silver, said Storer.
Dealers offer silver bars and silver rounds that come in one-, five-, 10-ounce and even kilo sizes that are also a popular way to accumulate the metal, he said.
But once the silver is purchased, the buyer will have to worry about how to safely store the metal.
Keep in mind that it's "impractical and can be dangerous to keep large amounts of silver at home," given silver's "bulkiness" and limits on homeowners' insurance policies on bullion, which is typically capped at $1,000, said Anthem Blanchard, chief executive officer at Anthem Vault, a gold and silver bullion dealer.
He also said to make sure to buy "recognizable hallmarked" bars or coins for "maximum liquidity." Bars are more ideal, he said, as buyers will get more in return for their silver during periods of extreme inflation.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky is in the running to produce an unspecified new vehicle model and add 570 permanent full-time workers at its Georgetown plant, according to details the carmaker provided to state officials to qualify for tax incentives.
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority approved $146.5 million in state tax incentives on Wednesday to help with the cost of the proposed $531 million expansion.
"Securing this significant investment at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky would be a huge economic development victory," said Mandy Lambert, spokeswoman for the Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet. "It would not only bring new jobs and capital investment to the state, but would greatly enhance Kentucky's already strong reputation as a leader in the auto industry."
The Georgetown plant, which already has 6,100 full-time workers, is competing with other Toyota factories for the opportunity to build the new model.
Toyota produces the Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon and Venza as well as engines and other vehicle components at the Georgetown plant. The tax incentives would kick in when employment at the plant reaches 6,739.
Rick Hesterberg, spokesman for Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing in Georgetown, declined to provide details about the proposed expansion.
"We continue to look for opportunities to localize production and build where we sell," he said in a statement. "However, we have nothing to announce at this time."
Government paperwork detailing the incentives says Toyota is considering an expansion that would produce "an additional 50,000 units" per year. The project would involve expanding and modifying existing buildings and would require replacement and refurbishment of equipment. The paperwork says the expansion would generate a total of 750 jobs, including contractor workers, and that average compensation for the new jobs would be $26 an hour.
Kentucky is home to nearly 450 motor vehicle-related facilities, employing nearly 80,000 people.
Auto production ramped up in the state last year, surpassing 1 million vehicles for the first time since 2007, before the national economic downturn. Kentucky ranked third nationally last year in car production at 477,000 vehicles and fourth in light truck production at more than 548,000.
Besides the Georgetown Toyota plant, Kentucky has two Ford plants in Louisville and a GM plant in Bowling Green where the Corvette is made.


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This past Friday we joined our local homeschool group for a field trip to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.
"WHOOP!" (Sorry, had to get that in.)
We were told the Bush Library holds approximately thirty-eight million pages of official records and personal papers documenting the life of the 41st president of the United States.
Our group decided to believe this bit of information, not wanting to waste away the day (week?) double-checking.
With over 30 students in attendance our group was divided in half. The Pre-K through 5th grade students started with a craft to reinforce some of the themes they would be exposed to throughout the museum. The 6th through 12th graders set out on their guided tour first.
I stayed behind with my younger two in the larger group to assist with the craft. Emelie joined the older group; they only required one additional chaperone.
The museum offers a number of Interactive Learning Programs for students of all ages; our Kindergarten through 5th graders created individual quilt squares to represent different national symbols of America.
Once the students traced and/or colored their quilt squares, they were ready to be affixed to the backing. The museum provides a package of materials and instructions for the designated group leader to take home and finish the wall-hanging.
Meanwhile, the older kids were winding their way through the museum on their guided tour with my trusty friend Shannon snapping off shots just for li'l ol' me.
Okay fine, she wasn't doing it just for me. She's a scrapbooker. If you know a scrapbooker, or ARE a scrapbooker, you are fully aware that scrapbookers ALWAYS have a camera. If I'm not mistaken it's specifically designated in their "Scrapbooking Code of Ethics".
This bronze sculpture of George Bush symbolizes his "unique one-on-one style of personal engagement". Naturally, Emelie is exhibiting her "unique one-on-one style of personal engagement" as well.
Geez…who invited that kid?
This child obviously needs to be SOCIALIZED!
heh heh
Forgive me, stupid homeschool joke.
The guided tour began for the younger group once they completed their craft.
The older kids, done with their tour, were given "The American Challenge". Students were divided into teams and challenged on the information learned from their guided tour, as well as their knowledge of United States Presidents, First Ladies, American Art and Culture, Places in America, American People, War and the Military.
For instance, "During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, where did most Crisis Management and Assessment meetings take place?"
The Situation Room
Did you get it?
Okay, next — "Who constructed The Berlin Wall and why?"
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the East German military to prevent its citizens from entering democratic West Germany.
This piece of The Berlin Wall weighs 2.5 tons. It was presented to George Bush in April 1993 on behalf of the German people for Bush's diplomatic role in the spread of democracy and freedom in Eastern Europe.
It brought me to tears–standing before this mammoth concrete piece while watching the original footage of families and friends coming together for the first time in 30 years.
A truly powerful area in the museum.
The younger kids enjoyed the tour too–although admittedly, they didn't necessarily understand the fullness of the events. I will probably take Meredith and Kenny back again in a few years as they mature in their understanding of the world and politics.
Still, ALL THE KIDS enjoyed seeing George Bush's "ride", the presidential limousine, among the other symbols of his presidency.
Also, experiencing the sights and sounds of war in the "tent theater" was fascinating. A tape runs with some of the stories of servicemen in the midst of the action.
My favorite part was all the photos of the President and the First Lady. So many documented smiles and stolen moments really personalized their relationship for me.
This one was especially precious.
And this one? CRACKED ME UP!
Can you imagine toting around your 10 lb. IBM Selectric when traveling cross-country?
If you live in or around the College Station area I can't recommend this museum enough. Check out the websites to see what programs are going on and make your reservation–you won't regret it.
Getting a Little Nostalgic
The first year I could vote I cast my ballot in favor of George Bush. I'm sure you too can remember the first time you stood in line and cast your ballot.
I remember driving home from college the night before the polls opened; I rose and stood in line early that next morning before driving the 2 1/2 hours back to school to make my mid-morning class.
It felt amazing to vote for the first time–it felt like my first true step into adulthood.
When did you first vote in a presidential election? Do you remember the day? Do you have a story to tell? I'd love to hear it–we all would. Now, dig DEEP down and tell us a tale.
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Tomorrow morning we leave for 5 (hopefully) glorious nights on the Riviera Maya, halfway between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, at the Secrets Maroma Resort.
I can't express to you how excited I am.
This is my first true vacation in a long long time– and my first ever with Damir. I think the last vacation I took, not including visits to see family or friends, work trips and weddings, would have been a short 32nd birthday trip to Key West back in 2006. Before that a trip for my 30th birthday with Erin to Las Vegas where we lived it up at the Ritz on Lake Las Vegas. Both were great trips, with fantastic memories. But neither trip included that extra sweet element of romance. Awww yeah. I'm going away with my baby. And not to some shabby place. We're going here:
Awww yeah. This time tomorrow I will be on the beach with a fruity cocktail with my sweetheart by my side. The best part is that this new 5-star resort (no kids!) offers a super fantastic travel agent rate that I am only too happy to take advantage of. Niiice. Luxry vacation at rock bottom prices? Yes, please.
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Ceci Dover will return to Virtually Live this Saturday, 10 September 2011, at 8:00PMUTC [1:00PMSLT/PDT]. You can learn more about Ceci by visiting: http://www.myspace.com/cecildbrown
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Do you enjoy brain teasers or do you find them frustrating? It's a love/hate relationship!
Do you have any unusual collections? No not really, I have collections of pretty normal things, crosses, etc…starting to collect wine with unique interesting labels, and poppets (thanks Janet for getting me hooked! )
What do people notice about you within the first hour of meeting you (other than appearance)? I don't have a shy bone in my body and I like to have fun! If I'm in a casual setting, you know we are going to have a good time! If we are in a more formal setting, well I've been known to loosen things up discreetly and efficiently.


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Dear Friends,
World Happiness Day, brainchild of the United Nations, is celebrated annually on March 20. On that day this year, our Church will begin Holy Week and this blog will be absorbed in the meaning of this holiest, most profound of weeks. So now is as good time as any to talk about happiness. We all want it. We find it, recognize it and name it in varied aspects of life. The Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index taps the happiness level of the world daily. 500 people worldwide are contacted each day and asked whether, on the day before the call, they experienced happiness without a lot of stress, or whether they experienced the opposite. Gallup posts the results daily on the web. Your answers to the questions I pose here won't get you into the Gallup Poll, but how about you? What in life has made/now makes you happy? What part did God play in these experiences? Maybe these questions don't go together in your mind.
For many, happiness means things are going our way and Christianity has nothing to do with happiness. Rather, happiness is satisfaction with work, family, level of success, the newest "toys," travel. Happiness that includes these things is good, but over the centuries and in varied cultures, happiness has meant much more.
In the Jewish mentality of Jesus' times, happiness and blessedness were interchangeable. They had to do with success, good health, many children. All of these were understood as signs of God's love.
No one in Jesus' mind has ever been categorically excluded from happiness. In the Gospel, blessedness/happiness is possible for everyone, but happiness is not necessarily what we expect. Happiness, believers in Christ over the centuries have found, is intrinsically connected with the well-being of others.
Combing through the Gospel and summing up the characteristics of the people whom Jesus encountered along the road and in the villages and cities of his time, Jesus, in effect says:
Blessed/Happy are the people who are good
the hand that does not strike,
the mouth that does not betray
the person who does not deny his/her friend.
Blessed/Happy are the merciful who see each other's needs and act to fill them
those who care for each other in good times and bad
those who are open to change and become loving in that change
those who are willing to share their own food and drink.
Blessed/Happy are they who do not give way to dominant power
those who let go of dominant power
those who speak truth and love all without restraint.
Today, I wish you blessedness/happiness. May you recognize it in yourself and others, celebrate it, engage it, and turn it over to God, the source of all happiness.
~Sister Joan Sobala


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Yesterday I was doing some online battles on IDES and I noticed that all the players I played against wanted to activate the "boost assist".
I was wondering what is it exactly and how it affect the race?
For those who are crawling in the dark, this is the screen where you can vote for "boost assist" ON or OFF.
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The trailing car gets a speed boost to catch up to the player. You don't see the extra speed on the speedometer but your screen does "fly faster". The further behind you are to the opponent the more boost you get. Once you pass the opponent your boost terminates and starts for your opponent (though it will take a while for the boost to kick in for him). Essentially, the boost on/off function seen in previous games, just named slightly differently.


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Makes six servings
1 beef brisket (about 4 pounds)
Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
For the Cranberry Glaze:
1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries
1 cup chopped white onion
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup water or beef stock
1 cup orange juice
1 bay leaf
Cook's notes: It is best to start this recipe 1-2 days in advance.
Preliminaries: Heat oven to 500 degrees.
Season the meat: Salt and pepper the brisket and put it in a large roasting pan, fat side up. Roast in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until fat side is brown.
Adjust the heat: Remove pan from oven. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees.
Make the Cranberry Glaze: Meanwhile, combine all glaze ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
Continue cooking the meat: Pour glaze over brisket. Cover the roasting pan with foil and roast for approximately 3 hours, or until the meat is tender.
Refrigerate the brisket: Remove brisket from pan. Let cool, then refrigerate the covered brisket. (Pour the glaze juices into a container. Let cool and refrigerate.)
Reheat the brisket: When ready to serve the meat, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-- Slice cold brisket into ¼ inch slices (or to the thickness you prefer) and place in a roasting pan.
-- Remove and discard the layer of fat from the cranberry glaze juices. Nap the brisket slices with the sauce and heat until brisket is glazed and warmed through.
Presentation: Serve warm.
Source: Adapted recipe from Chef Ruth Levine, Bistro 185 restaurant, Cleveland.


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We custom designed and fabricated hood vent covers out of aluminum mesh. We pressed them, polished them in a tumbler, painted them and clear-coated them.
We changed the clutch, master and slave cylinders, and fly wheel. We also changed the coolant and oil.
We restored the bottom seat padding with new foam and we fixed the tabs on the convertible top. We removed rust on the quarter panel, painted the front bumper and fixed a gap in the rear window trim seal.