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Dividing nurses into scientific and non-scientific staff in roughly equal proportion and introducing a rotating eight-hour shift schedule, are the key measures that will keep the cost of the government's deal with nurses at state hospitals in check, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Wednesday.
Speaking on state radio, Georgiades attempted to explain away concerns over the government's decision to agree to salary bumps for nurses who hold a university degree, arguing that this would not apply to all 3,200 nurses, and that future hires would aim to strike a balance between scientific and non-scientific personnel. This division would keep costs down, he said.
"We have found that this practice is implemented in all modern health systems in Europe," Georgiades said.
"That is, not having everyone be scientific staff, but not having no one be scientific staff, either. Just maintain the proportions."
In addition, the minister added, the measure's fiscal impact is kept in check by an overhaul of the staff's working hours.
"Eight-hour workdays will allow us to best utilise existing staff, thus avoiding having too much staff at work in the morning and not enough in the afternoon," the minister explained.
"In which case, in the afternoon we would be paying too much in overtime. Yes, they will be paid a shift allowance, but the cost will be less if we introduce a rotating shift schedule of eight-hour shifts."
Equally important, Georgiades said, was the fact that new recruits from now on will not hold civil-servant status.
"We never expected or demanded that a permanent civil servant might abandon a permanent job," he said.
"The government can't fire civil servants, so it wasn't going to happen. But at least we secured that from now on hires will not be on civil-servant terms."
The agreement will cost less than €15 million per year, the finance minister said, whereas handing out the salary upgrades to all nurses indiscriminately would have cost in excess of €30 million.
Still, Georgiades insisted on the need for a study on the financials of the national health system (Gesy) as a whole, since pay hikes – not just for nurses but also for doctors, per the proposed reform bills submitted to parliament – may prompt tax increases if hospitals' budgets prove unsustainable.
"This is why I have been insisting that we need to review some of the assumptions made in existing studies from previous years," he said.
"Gesy is going to work with civil-servant salaries. I am concerned about its financial viability, which is why I believe we should at least have a full picture. But, in any case, it was already known that if we want Gesy we need to pay up."


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LONDON — Britain will build 2 million new homes by 2016, developing major new residential areas in the country for the first time in 40 years, including five specially designed "eco-towns," the government said Monday.
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper said the country needed around 3 millions new houses by 2020, principally because heavy demand continues to force up prices and squeeze young people out of the housing market.
Cooper said from 2016, all newly built homes must be carbon neutral, meaning they would produce a net total of zero carbon emissions, which most scientists tie to global warming.
"No one should be in any doubt about the historic scale of this vision. We are proposing the first new towns in 40 years," Cooper told lawmakers at the House of Commons.
Municipal authorities and developers will be asked to submit proposals to build five new "eco towns," she said.
The towns, each with a minimum of 5,000 to 10,000 houses, will be built to meet zero carbon standards and will each showcase a specific project promoting energy preservation or green technology, the Communities and Local government office said.
Projects to be showcased could include use of communal heat pump systems or car pool schemes, the office said.
Cooper has studied housing developments in Stockholm and Malmo, Sweden, and in Niuew Terbregge, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to examine work on mass public transport, renewable energy and carbon emission reduction projects.
Only one site has been identified so far for a new "eco-town," the Communities office said: the disused RAF Oakington airstrip and barracks, close to Cambridge, in eastern England.
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New budget estimates released Wednesday predict the government's deficit will hit almost $1.5 trillion this year, a new record.
The daunting numbers mean that the government will have to borrow 40 cents for every dollar it spends.
The new Congressional Budget Office estimates will add fuel to a raging debate over cutting spending and looming legislation that's required to allow the government to borrow more money as the national debt nears the $14.3 trillion cap set by law. Republicans controlling the House say there's no way they'll raise the limit without significant cuts in spending, starting with a government funding bill that will advance next month.
The CBO analysis predicts the economy will grow by 3.1 percent this year, but that joblessness will remain above 9 percent this year. Dauntingly for President Obama, the nonpartisan agency estimates a nationwide unemployment rate of 8.2 percent on Election Day in 2012.
The latest figures are up from previous estimates because of bipartisan legislation passed in December that extended Bush-era tax cuts, unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and provided a 2 percent payroll tax cut this year.
That measure added almost $400 billion to this year's deficit, CBO says.
The deficit is on track to beat the record of $1.4 trillion set in 2009. That figure reflected huge outlays from the Wall St. bailout. The nonpartisan budget agency predicts the deficit will drop to $1.1 trillion next year.
"The fiscal challenge confronting us is enormous. To solve this problem, it will require real compromise and a great deal of political will," said Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D. "We need to have both sides, Democrats and Republicans, willing to move off their fixed positions and find common ground."
The chilling figures come the morning after Obama called for a five-year freeze on domestic agency budgets passed by Congress each year. But those nondefense programs make up just 18 percent of the budget, which means any upcoming deficit reduction package will require politically dangerous curbs to popular benefit programs, which include Social Security, Medicare, the Medicaid health care program for the poor and disabled, and food stamps.
Neither Obama nor his GOP rivals on Capitol Hill have yet come forward with specific proposals for cutting benefits programs.
Obama has pointedly steered clear of the recommendations of his deficit commissions, which in December called for politically difficult moves such as increasing the Social Security retirement age and reducing future increases in benefits. It also proposed a 15 cents a gallon increase in the gas tax and eliminating or scaling back tax breaks -- including the child tax credit, mortgage interest deduction and deduction claimed by employers who provide health insurance -- in exchange for rate cuts on corporate and income taxes.
CBO predicts that the deficit will fall to $551 billion by 2015, down to a sustainable 3 percent of the size of the economy.
But under its rules, the CBO assumes that recently-extended cuts in taxes on income, investment and people inheriting large estates will expire in two years. If those tax cuts, and numerous others, are extended, the deficit for that year would be almost three times as large.
Tax revenues, which dropped significantly in 2009 because of the recession, have stabilized. But revenue growth will continue to be constrained because of the slow pace of economic growth and the extension of Bush era tax cuts passed by Congress in December. The CBO projects revenues to be 6 percent higher in 2011 than they were two years ago, which will not keep pace with the growth in spending.
As a share of the economy, tax revenues in 2011 are projected to reach their lowest levels since 1950. The CBO projects that tax revenues will be 14.8 percent of GDP in 2011, which would be 0.1 percentage point lower than in 2009.


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Analysis of Washington High Tech Tax Credit
Project Dates
03/02/2012 - 06/30/2012
The State of Washington has a credit provision in its Business & Operations tax intended to incentivize research and development expenditures in high tech industries. The indirect goal of the incentive is to generate employment in the state. Upjohn Institute staff members analyzed administrative data from the state to estimate the employment and earnings generating effect of the R & D credit. The administrative data included tax return information merged with quarterly earnings and employment records. Potential endogeneity of the credits and employment were controlled through instrumental variables.
An Analysis of the Employment Effects of the Washington High Technology Business and Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck (2012)
Employment Effects of the Washington High Technology Business and Occupation Tax Credit, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck (2012)
Washington State Legislature, Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee, (JLARC)
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How to Harvest the Fruit of a Sycamore Tree
You are more likely to find a common sycamore (Platanus orientalis) or California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) in a park than an urban garden as they among the most massive trees native to North America. The trees generally rises to 100 and 90 feet tall, respectively, in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 though 9, and its trunk diameter can exceed 8 feet. Flowers appear in spring and develop into fuzzy, round fruiting balls that hang on long stems like Christmas ornaments. They darken and ripen in October. Within each ball are tiny, seed-like fruits that disperse in downy tufts like daffodil fluff, as the balls disintegrate.
Locate a fruiting sycamore in mid-summer. If you have a sycamore in your yard, make sure it is fruiting. Look for 1-inch fruit balls handing from stringy stalks from the tree. Sycamores begin to produce fruit at about 6 years of age, with optimal production when they are 50 to 200 years old.
Harvest the fruit balls while they are green if you intend to use them for crafts, as they are at their firmest and most attractive. Clip off individual fruits balls with garden clippers.
Watch for the seed balls to darken in color in autumn if you wish to harvest the fruits for their seeds. The fruit balls turn brown as they ripen. After the sycamore's leaves fall from the tree, the fruit balls remain hanging from the branches. Harvest the ripened fruit balls from by clipping the stringy stems with garden clippers. Do not wait for the fruit to fall; it disintegrates on the tree, disbursing the seeds.
Dry the fruit ball in the open air for several weeks. Place the dried balls in sturdy bags and crush them to separate the densely packed seeds. Store the seeds in mesh bags in a cool, well-ventilated area. To germinate the seeds, stratified them for a month at 41 degrees Fahrenheit, then plant in the spring.
Things Needed
- Garden clippers
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- Before planting a backyard full of sycamores, note that the large leaves decompose very slowly and must be raked up each fall.
- Sycamore seeds are tiny, averaging about 200,000 per pound. A large percentage of seeds germinate.
- The California sycamore
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Platanus Occidentalis
- East Tennessee State University, ETSU Arboretum: Tree of the Week: Sycamore (Platanus Occidentalis)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Platanus Occidentalis L.
- Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council: Plant of the Month, Sycamore
- Calflora: Platanus Racemosa
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A new friend of mine came to me over the weekend in a panic. She'd been interviewing for a new job and was "unofficially" offered the position. I say unofficially because, as of that date, she had yet to receive an offer letter.
My friend and the hiring manager had previously discussed a start date. And after a few weeks passed without receiving an official letter and confirmation of the start date, she was beginning to worry.
Now, it wasn't so much that she figured the company had changed its mind (as I began to wonder after hearing her story) but because of her resignation letter.
She needed to put in her two week's notice, but when? The discussed start date seemed to be getting closer and closer without a word from the employer, and as my friend explained, she did not want to run out of time to put in her resignation.
This led me to think about the proper way to resign; does such a thing truly exist?
A February 2014 CNBC article referenced the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, which revealed that roughly 2.4 million employees quit their jobs at the end of 2013.
And according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 4.5 million total separations— quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations—in June 2014. With the quits rate at 1.8 percent, that means roughly 81,000 people resigned from their jobs last month.
With the number of employees voluntarily leaving on the rise, I'm sure many have asked themselves the question, "Is there a 'best' way to resign?"
What I (and most people I know) learned was to always put in a two week's notice—so much so that I've been under the impression failing to do so was somehow illegal—or at least a sketchy business practice, like beginning a job without the employer first giving you a written job offer.
But according to findlaw.com, employees don't necessarily have to give two week's notices unless they're employment agreement specifies a specific contract, which in that case it may help to do so.
The article explains:
Most workers in the United States are what's called "at will" employees. That means their employment contract can be ended at any time and for any reason.
That right goes both ways. Just like your employer can fire you at any time, you can also walk in and quit at any time without giving any notice at all. Doing that wouldn't violate your agreement.
Then again, there are also employees who are hired for a specific period of time. In that case, leaving early would likely break your contract. Depending on what your contract says, two weeks' notice may not be enough [to] keep you out of trouble.
With the rise of telecommuting, remote working and the contingent workforce, it just may be a good habit for all types of workers to draw up a notice before resigning. But, before you do, here are four simple things to consider:
Don't put in your notice before you have received an official offer letter. In my friend's case, although she'd verbally been offered the job, she had yet to receive a written offer. Don't run and tell your boss you're quitting before you not only have a written offer for a new position but have accepted it. You don't want to quit your job in a rush, and unfortunately, your "new" job fall through.
This, however, does not apply if you are not quitting your job because you have a new role lined up.
Determine the best way to deliver the news. Telling your boss face-to-face that you're no longer going to be working for him/her seems like common sense, right? Yet, with how and where we work evolving, believe it or not, some people have never met their boss in person.
In a U.S. News & World Report article, "8 Ways to Graciously Quit Your Job," Aaron Guerrero writes:
The type of organization you work for and position you hold may dictate a different approach to how you break the news, says Sue Fox, author of "Business Etiquette for Dummies."
Fox went on to say, Guerrero writes, that it's generally best to schedule a meeting and let your boss know in person. "It just makes a better impression," Fox says, adding that it "shows respect, self-confidence and that you have strong interpersonal skills."
If you're a full-time remote worker or cannot meet in person with your boss or the company that has contracted you, at least schedule a Skype call with your boss before sending him/her the notice.
Calculate estimated time between paychecks to ensure you're covered financially.
If you for sure have to start a new job by a certain date, this step may not apply. But, if your new employer has given you some flexibility, ensure you look at your finances before deciding when to put in a two week's notice. There will most likely be a gap between your last paycheck and your first check from the new job; make sure you give yourself enough time to cover the costs.
Be prepared for a counter offer.
Also consider that your employer may present a counter offer once you put in your resignation. Are you certain nothing will keep you at your current job, or do you have a list of "demands" that, if granted, could change your mind about leaving? Consider a possible counter offer and how you would handle it before turning in your notice. Think about the reasons you've decided to quit and be firm in your decision to leave—or to still leave if XYZ isn't included in a counter offer. You don't want to jump on a bigger number from your current employer without considering your other initial reasons for resigning.


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|Bulova 6BKC (Aurore-Villeret 123)
manual wind
sweep second
6.75 x 8''', Dm= 15.3 x 18.0mm
Do= 15.3 x 18.2mm
F= 0.8mm
T= 1.7mm
17 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 40h
Balance staff U2817
Stem W2083
Mainspring / battery
Zf928, 1.35 x 7.5 x 0.08 x 250mm
1.10 x 0.60 x 0.18mm
Comments about the data
Aurore-Villeret 120, Bulova 6AH, FHF 120 and the many variants of these calibres are quite equivalent. Exchangability data are contradictionary in the various movement registers. Therefore here only calibres are listed which are mentioned in several registers as derivatives of these base calibres, or which could be checked for equivalence.
The Bulova calibres have design details which are not present in the FHF calibres. So the ebauches came probably from Aurore-Villeret.
(Swiss, if not else mentioned)
Breguet hairspring, 1 crown-wheel screw, short edges straight:
6AM, 6AN: 17 jewels
6AMC: 17 jewels, sweep second
6AZ: 17 jewels, minor layout modifications
kurze Kanten rund:
6AH: 17 jewels
6AK: 21 jewels, U.S.A.
flat hairspring:
6BK: 7/17 jewels, new balance
6BKC: 17 jewels, new balance
new bridge layout:
6BA, 6BC: 17/21 jewels, U.S.A.
6BAC: 17 jewels, sweep second, U.S.A.
6BE: 17 jewels
new balance:
6BD, 6BL, 6BS: 17 jewels
6BDC: 17 jewels, new balance, sweep second
6BO: 17/21 jewels
6BOC: 17 jewels, new balance, sweep second
Kif-Flector shock protection:
6BM, 6CA: 17 jewels
6BMC, 6CAC: 17 jewels, sweep second
2 crown-wheel screws:
6CF: 17 jewels
6CFC: 17 jewels, sweep second
mobile stud carrier, Kif-Ultraflex:
6CL, 6CT: 17 jewels
6CLC, 6CTC: 17 jewels, sweep second
6CLC2: 17 jewels, differing orientation of the hairspring, sweep second
Example, year: signature; shock device
1949: 49, BXW, Bulova Watch Co, 6BK, Swiss, Unadjusted, 7 Jewels
(Bulova 6BK, no second)
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The movements presented in this caliber finder are not for sale. This is only a data sheet for identification and evaluation of the movement calibre, as well as for approximate dating.
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A scooter is best. They can be rented for about RM25 a day for the semi-automatic and RM30 for the automatic (prices correct in 2010) from the fleapits and visa agents along Chulia Street, but remember to bring an international driver's license.
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When a print file comes to your shop floor (from a web shop, a designer, or a customer) it is critical to make that file print-ready as fast as possible.
Accurate preflighting (controlling whether files are print-ready) is necessary for an efficient use of your equipment, it also helps to avoid expensive rejects.
Preflighting is typically time consuming and manual work. Normally, it takes between 20 and 45 minutes to get a file ready and results depend heavily on the designer's or operator's skills and experience.
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Tequila Tasting 11/11/11
Mexican laws state that tequila can be produced only in the state of Jalisco and limited regions in the states of Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas.
Tequila was first produced in the 16th century near the location of the city of Tequila, which was not officially established until 1656. The Aztec people had previously made a fermented beverage from the agave plant, which they called octli (popularly called pulque), long before the Spanish arrived in 1521. When the Spanish conquistadores ran out of their own brandy, they began to distill this agave drink to produce North America's first indigenous distilled spirit.
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she will guide us through a delightful Ria Azul Tequila tasting
Riazul Tequila is an artisanal brand that delivers on quality, with contemporary style. Every sip of Riazul tequila is born from a land rich in history and a prideful people who value family, friends, and self-determination above all.
Friday, November 11th , 2011
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Ria Azul Tequila Silver
The Blanco is bottled directly following distillation and represents the most traditional form of tequila. Because it is not aged or enhanced by barreling, the Blanco is the choice of tequila purists who seek the unmasked agave character and the influences of the land of origin. The long maturing agave achieves the highest quality fructose and reveals the unique aromas and flavors indigenous to the Jalisco highlands.
91.4 pts – www.tequila.net
Retail $49.99
Ria Azul Tequila Reposado
Aged for nine months in French and American oak barrels, the Riazul Reposado honors the refinement of a traditional Reposado, while delivering an independent streak in its subtle complexity. Opening with unique welcoming aromas, the Riazul Reposado is anchored by a slight oak base that blossoms to reveal hints of citrus fruit notes that linger on the palate.
91 pts – www.tequila.net
Retail $54.99
Ria Azul Tequila Anejo
After two distillations, the Añejo is aged for two years; longer than any tequila in its class. Riazul selected French oak barrels, made from wood in the Citeaux forests of Burgundy and featuring a medium toast. The Añejo displays subtle hint of agave, driven by delicate flavors of honey, vanilla, dried fruits, and spices.
94 pts – www.tequila.net
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|Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
|Nihilistic Software
EA Canada - Team Fusion (PSP)
|Electronic Arts
|GameCube, PS2, PSP, DS, Xbox
|Single-player, multiplayer
|GameCube Optical Disc, DVD, UMD and Cartridge
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects is a Fighting game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, DS, and PSP, which ties into the "Marvel Nemesis" comic book series.
The game pitches a series of Marvel heroes and villains, including Venom, Wolverine, [[:wikipedia:Iron Man|, and Spider-Man against a series of original EA-created/owned characters. Combat is simplified in favor of allowing the player greater movement, and the game initially drew comparisons to Power Stone, Super Smash Bros. and Ehrgeiz as a result. The video game is based on the Marvel comic book series with the same name, a 6-issue miniseries published from June to December 2005. The miniseries does not depict the events in the game or vice versa, and has a completely different story than the video game. There are even points in the video game story and the comic books that directly contradict each other. The comic does, however, star the same characters as the video game and introduces the EA characters with, aside from one or two minor details, the same background stories and powers. The EA characters are said to be part of the regular Marvel continuity but due to the games' poor response and the fact that they're owned by Electronic Arts, they have only appeared in the above mentioned miniseries and may never be heard of in the Marvel Universe again.
The game received considerable backlash from fans of the Marvel characters, being that they were easily defeated, and even killed, by the "Imperfect" EA characters. At the end of Imperfect character chapters, the Imperfect would, as part of the story cut scene, use their fatality move, or some other form of fatal attack, on the Marvel characters, killing them. The Imperfects appeared to be favored over the Marvel characters, likely due to the fact that they were owned by EA as their exclusive IP.
The game featured Fatality-like finishing moves that could be triggered as soon as an opponent's health falls to 25% or lower. Many complaints about the game revolved around the fact that AI opponents would chain-abuse projectile special moves, dealing significant damage to a player character, with the AI character immediately triggering the fatality upon dropping the player to low health.
The game begins with The Thing discovering alien invaders destroying a bridge. The Thing fights his way to the end of the bridge and finds another alien that has the same strength as him. The Thing smashes him and the alien reveals they do not want the humans; they want something the humans have. The Thing fights through the city defeating every alien he can. The whole city learns of the invasion and learns that the aliens have defeated Captain America, The Punisher, and Hulk.
Meanwhile, Wolverine learns of the invasion and fights through the streets. He arrives at the Avengers Mansion to find it infected with aliens. He fights his way through the mansion and finds The Wink stealing information from the Avengers computer. Wolverine fights the Wink and soon defeats her. The Wink tells Wolverine she was collecting information for her maker, and then she disappears. Wolverine travels to the bridge to find something wrong with Storm. After defeating her, Wolverine finds a mysterious alien device on her and removes it, returning her to normal.
Elektra, in the Avengers Mansion, gets a call from Daredevil saying he is in trouble. She goes looking for him and finds him on the Daily Bugle building, infected. She fights Daredevil and defeats him. She takes off an alien device from the back of his neck, saving him. Niles Van Roekel[1] is revealed to be watching everything and is disappointed about Daredevil's defeat and decides to let his Imperfects into the city. Fault Zone locates The Thing and they engage in a shaking battle in which he loses.
Daredevil, no longer under the control of Roekel, fights the aliens on the rooftops. He makes his way to Grand Central Station. There he finds Johnny Ohm. They engage in a deadly battle, for Johnny is using an electric clock to access powerful amounts of electricity. Daredevil destroys the clock and is able to defeat Johnny. The game moves to a different story showing a girl named Maya. Roekel tells Maya that she will be the world's best and most deadly warrior ever. She begins her training by destroying different alien devices. The game goes back to Daredevil where he finds Elektra under control of the aliens. Although he was badly poisoned by her, he still defeats her and she comes to her senses.
Later on the bridge, Storm fights her way to the end of the bridge. There she finds Fault Zone. Fault Zone creates an earthquake, and hurls rocks at Storm. But Storm still defeats her. Around the same time, the Imperfect, Brigade, engages Wolverine in battle and beats him.
Venom, who stole information from the Avengers computer, makes his way out of the Mansion. He finds that he can heal himself by destroying a certain alien device. He goes to the power plant and finds Solara, who confronts him. Solara is using the alien device to enhance her abilities and has heat tanks to heal herself. However, she is still defeated by Venom, who gains possession and control of the alien device to voluntarily infect himself after his victory. Later, Elektra finds The Wink at the power plant. They fight and The Wink walks away as the victor.
Maya, now called Paragon, continues her training, fighting the same aliens the heroes are fighting. She fights her way out of the headquarters. Spider-Man sees her escaping and chases her, but she easily loses him. Spider-Man gets a call from the Human Torch saying he thinks Paragon has gone to the power plant. Spider-Man goes there and destroys many alien machines, but with Paragon not there, he leaves. He finds helicopters waiting for civilians to get on board. Spider-Man protects the helicopters during this time. Then he goes to the Daily Bugle and finds an infected Venom, where it's revealed of Venom's intention to defeat the web-slinger with the help of the alien device. The deadly battle ends with Spider-Man defeating Venom. He goes to a bridge and finds Hazmat who he also defeats. Johnny Ohm later finds Spider-Man and defeats him in battle. Meanwhile, Solara, who survived Venom's attack, finds Daredevil and defeats him in a fight in the streets.
The Human Torch goes to the Daily Bugle hoping to find Spider-Man, but Spider-Man is not there. He goes to Grand Central Station and kills many of the aliens. He finds the secret headquarters of the Imperfects. He finds an infected Thing and defeats him. He removes the alien device to bring him back to normal. The Human Torch goes to the power plant and sees an infected Spider-Man. The Human Torch is no match for his attacks and is beaten. Storm finds the secret headquarters and is badly beaten by an infected Wolverine.
, at the Avengers Mansion to investigate the present events, kills the aliens. He escapes and goes to the power plant. There he finds Brigade. He defeats Brigade and leaves the power plant. Outside an infected Human Torch faces off with him. He defeats him and heads back for the Avengers Mansion. There he finds Roekel in a deadly alien suit. Roekel defeats Iron Man in a high-powered battle. At Grand Central Station, Hazmat defeats Venom after a deadly battle.
Magneto fights around the city and finds Paragon. He uses the alien device to control her thinking she will serve as his minion. Magneto then faces off against Hazmat who is trying to rescue Paragon. Hazmat crumbles under the pressure and is beaten by Magneto. Paragon breaks free of the device's control and defeats Magneto. She realizes that she is not evil and plans to stop Roekel. She finds him and fights him. Roekel reveals that he is an alien, that he is the man responsible for the invasion, and that he will spread the invasion. She viciously attacks Roekel and kills him by taking away his life force. She stops the invasion, and she and the other Imperfects join together to share the Earth with the heroes.
Playable characters
- †PSP only
- ~Not present on PSP
Rise of the Imperfects was the only game from a Marvel-Electronic Arts partnership formed in 2004. The partnership terminated in early 2008. There was a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Greg Pak and drawn by Renato Arlem. It was a Tie-in and Prequel to the game published from July 2005 to December 2006.
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TORRINGTON >> The large grey building on Field Street will be mechanically dismantled by the state as the courthouse complex project moves forward, officials said this week.
The 40,300-square foot building on 50 Field St. was once owned by the Torrington Company before being sold to the state for $2.3 million. The building is being cleared to make space for parking for the Litchfield County courthouse complex, while the lot currently used as a parking lot will house the courthouse.
Officials from the Department for Administrative Services said this week that the building's demolition should be completed by June. By then, the building should be down and area leveled, John McKay of DAS said.
Jeffery Beckham, spokesman for DAS, said his building manager informed him that the building will be demolished soon.
"It will not be 'imploded'," Beckham said. "It will be a mechanical dismantling and may include a crane with a wrecking ball type device, with debris removed by trucks."
Beckham said most of the building's interior elements, like equipment, have been or are in the process of being removed for disposal.
The project's momentum is growing after the state approved $600,000 in late February to fund the building's demolition.
The building is currently entering its last four to five weeks of asbestos abatement, McKay said. He outlined a rough timeline of the building's demolition.
"In early to mid May, they will be cutting the utilities to the building," McKay said. "Then bringing in large equipment to take the building down incrementally—this should take about six weeks."
In anticipation of the project, the city of Torrington is currently in the process of discontinuing a portion of Clark Street that runs between the large building and the area currently used as a parking lot.
A roll call vote by the City Council is needed to approve the discontinuance, but Mayoral Aid Tim Waldron said Friday that while the council meets on Monday, he expects the motion to be tabled.
"Now that the project is really starting to rev-up...[it's] something we are excited about," Waldron said. "It is going forward, going a little bit longer than anticipated."
Waldron said Mayor Elinor Carbone has been speaking with state officials on a bi-weekly basis and there are details that still need to be ironed out before the council gives the okay.
The courthouse project received $1.1 million from the Office of Policy Management's bond commission in June 2012, as the state has pledged $65 million to purchase and renovate the property. The costs include construction of the new courthouse.
The new courthouse will include a facility with six civil courtrooms, two criminal courtrooms, four hearing rooms, six resident judges' chambers, an arraignment courtroom and one administrative judge's chamber. Electronic security features with some areas housed behind bulletproof glass are included in the plans.
Currently, courthouses in the Litchfield Judicial District are located on West Street in Litchfield and in Bantam.
Beckham has previously said that he expects the courthouse to be completed near the end of 2015.
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Hey guys! in this episode we talk mixology. Since there are so many facets to the art of crafting a fine cocktail I decided break the subject up into different parts. In future episodes I'll pick up the tab on all the other interesting sides. For now, in this episode, we focus on mixing drinks as a hobby and as a pro bartender. My good friend Bill Sullivan joins us as our hobby mixologist. Then later in the episode we hear from Anthony D'agnistino, the Director of the Raleigh Bartending School in Raleigh NC. Check out Raleigh Bartending School at www.cocktailmixer.com. He will be talking what it takes to become a great bartender among a bunch of other things including why James Bond liked his martinis shaken and not stirred.
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How long have you worked at The Rep? One year, three months
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How'd you get into the theatre biz: It's not a interesting story. I applied for the job because I love the fact that theatre is so diverse.
Why your job rocks: Planning special events is eventful in itself! The satisfaction of knowing that I participate in making an event successful and the overall feeling of knowing that I contribute to helping keep the theatre moving forward.
Best work day ever: When I cross every goal for the day off of my to-do list and we have a membership gathering with wine (wink). Also, meeting the actors during Meet & Greet.
Favorite Rep show you've worked on and why: I have not worked on any shows but my favorite show so far was Clybourne Park.
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Something needed to be done to mix this Phillies lineup up a little bit. Pete Mackanin may have found a solution with what he has done with the Phillies batting order last night.
Mackanin batted the pitcher 8th, the very move that we see Joe Maddon, now with the Cubs, doing quite a bit. It's worked for Maddon, so why wouldn't it work for the Phillies? Of course lately the Cubs haven't needed to score a bunch of runs, they've been doing quite well enough, currently they are tied for 2nd in the NL for runs scored with 81 total. According to the STATS, LLC service, it was the first time since 1979 that a Phillies pitcher hadn't been in the 9th position in the batting order.
Peter Bourjos made contact with a pitch in the 7th inning and scored David Lough, who had gotten himself into scoring position with a double just prior, tied this game up 4-4 and led the game into extra innings.
This ballgame went extra innings, a combined effort with the Phillies bullpen who all together had 11 strikeouts and 11th inning clutch hitting with an RBI infield single by Peter Bourjos again, led this Phillies team to a much needed win to salvage one game from the 3-game series.
Meanwhile in the NL East, the Washington Nationals just keep sailing along, they are 11-3 on the year so far, with the New York Mets coasting into 2nd place after taking 2 of 3 from the Phillies, and then the Phils settling back into 3rd place with a 7-9 record.
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MODERATOR: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Merrill Cain with Team Penske. Thanks for joining us today for the annual Indianapolis 500 Team Penske press conference. We're privileged today to be joined by the key players of the most successful team here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Team Penske.
First off, let's welcome team president, Tim Cindric. Next to him, of course, Roger Penske. Next to him, a man who needs no introduction here at the Speedway, Rick Mears; three-time winner Helio Castroneves. Next to him, driving the No. 6 IZOD car, Ryan Briscoe; and, of course, IZOD IndyCar Series points leader, Will Power is here with us.
Tim, we'll start with you. Obviously, it's a great opportunity to be back here at the Speedway, 100th anniversary of this race and a lot of history going on here over the next week or so. But just talk about, I guess, the lineup, the changes that we've had in sponsorship and some of the new partners that we have on board and what we're looking forward to here in the next week or so.
TIM CINDRIC: Well, from my standpoint it's always great to come here and represent Roger and the organization and everything that he's accomplished at this great race. To be part of Helio's chance to run for a fourth, this is the second time we get to try this again. I think we were so close last year, and I think we'll have a great opportunity to maybe accomplish that feat at some point in time. And having Shell on board, you can see what they've done not only at the Speedway but around city of Indianapolis and through national promotions. They've been a great partner of ours.
Ryan and Will, these guys have every opportunity to win this race, as well. I would give anything to see any one of these guys in Victory Lane. IZOD, nothing would really finish their whole process here like having the IZOD car in Victory Lane at Indy with their support of the series. I think that would be a great show as well. Obviously, Will has put the numbers on the board all year long. And Verizon's support of this program, I'm sure that should the Verizon car be in Victory Lane, they would blow that out, as well, as far as a promotional aspect. Again, thanks for having us and it will be interesting.
MODERATOR: Roger, some thoughts from you, and maybe even talk about some of the partners. We have a different looks with the fire suits with the drivers this year.
ROGER PENSKE: First, I want to say it's always a thrill to be here again to race at Indianapolis, as you look around the track and the things that have taken place since we were here back in the late '60s, there's a lot of change. You know what strikes me the most is this is the 100th anniversary, 41 or 42 cars with drivers, we haven't had that for probably 10 years. The competition is tight as it's ever been. And I think that the new qualifying format with the Fast Nine and then going for the pole will be very exciting tomorrow. I think the diversity of the whole field is amazing with the women drivers have shown such good expertise -- sorry about the accident yesterday, obviously. Sarah Fisher being a team owner, I think these are things so good about our sport. That's what's great about being in America, people who want to compete can do that and there's no better place, a platform to do that but here at Indianapolis. Because, you know, the notoriety you get here is amazing. I would say that over the last, you know, four or five decades that I've been involved, it's helped us build our company, our brand. And then to be able to sit up here with Rick Mears, a four-time winner, and Helio, three, and certainly with Ryan and Will, we've got a great group of guys this year. Only one can win. But the transparency we've had with the drivers this month and also for the series, the first four races has been terrific. I think we're in good shape.
There's lots of competition, obviously. You know, Ganassi won this race a year ago, they're strong. Dixon and Franchitti, you've got young Rahal and you've got the Andretti team and many other strong cars. Tagliani showed a lot of speed. So you could have a surprise winner here.
So to me, we've got to stay focused tomorrow, not make any mistakes because it's going to be key because we want that pole position.
MODERATOR: Rick, you have a dual role this month as a four-time winner but also still heavily involved as an adviser and spotter on Race Day for Team Penske.
RICK MEARS: Yeah, it's great. Obviously, just great to be here and still be involved with everything and the team. The team has been doing a tremendous job so far this month. Roger has pretty well covered it. I think the competition level this year is just outstanding. Should make for great qualifying tomorrow if the weather holds out for us, should be a really exciting show. Obviously the race itself should be exceptional with the amount of cars we've had. There's going to be some good cars and teams not make the show, and that's -- it's good to see but bad to see. But we're just looking forward to a great run this month and wish everybody a lot of good luck. Thanks.
MODERATOR: Helio, you can join Rick as a four-time winner and just general impressions of this place that have been so special to you.
HELIO CASTRONEVES: Yeah, certainly I'm so honored again to be in this opportunity, especially with Shell V-Power, Pennzoil Ultra. Having new colors here, I'm really excited. Rick the other day kind of whispered in my ear, said, "If you have the same luck I had with this car, you can become a five-time winner." I'm like, "OK, Rick, let's get first fourth and then fifth."
Right now, it's great. We stick to the plan before we start going for qualifying. Today is the Fast Friday; we're going to see some pretty good numbers. It's difficult to have a clean lap because we have 41 cars, which is very impressive. All my experience here, I never had this type of a scenario that have so many cars around the track, which shows the series is getting stronger every year. It's going to be fun and can't wait to go out there and try the qualifying setup, and hopefully good numbers will be good enough for tomorrow.
MODERATOR: Ryan, you've always been quick here, but you want one of those rings that Rick and Helio have.
RYAN BRISCOE: Yeah, I want it so bad. I feel really prepared this year. Obviously, there's a lot of focus in everything you do around this place, and it feels great to be back in Indy. Our cars are fast. The team has done an amazing job over the offseason, and with IZOD coming on board, we've got so many good people behind us, pushing us forward. You know, motivationally I've never been so motivated to go out and do a good job and make no mistakes. I think that's going to be key this year at the 500, to be flawless on the track, in the pits and everything we do. You know, hopefully as a team tomorrow we can all be right up there, hopefully sweep the front row. That's certainly the goal. I think we're capable of it, and then we just need to keep all three cars up during the race.
MODERATOR: Will has won the pole at every IZOD IndyCar race this season. He started second last year, was very strong on the racetrack, and quick yesterday. What do you have for us this weekend?
WILL POWER: Yeah, hopefully more of the same. We've all got very good cars and two very good teammates. I mean, the good thing about having three cars is that we can all run different setups and probably can come to a very good setup, optimum setup. So, yeah, this is definitely a pole position I would love to get. You saw last year it was on the ovals that's where we lost all our points. I'm very determined to come back this year and, you know, obviously win my first oval but be strong every time we get out on an oval. So just keep working hard and pushing away and see if we can get the Verizon car in Victory Lane. That would be unbelievable.
MODERATOR: OK, we'll open it up to questions now. I don't know if, are we taking a microphone around? Raise your hand, and I'll come to you if you have a question.
Q: Tim, how do you compromise a good qualifying setup with a good race setup? On a day like today with Indiana weather being what it is, do you work on both at the same time, same day?
CINDRIC: Typically the answer would be no, but obviously with the way the weather has been this week, we're forced to do both. I think you'll see today the first couple hours of the day will be teams still tuning in their race cars because the weekend is unpredictable so you're not really guaranteed that you're going to get that chance Sunday. So we have to approach it as if this might be our last time before Carb Day to actually get a run at the race setup. I think you'll see the first couple hours today in race setup, at least for us. You'll see the end of the day heat up toward the end of the day toward a qualifying setup.
Q: To the three drivers. The fact that you started the season all on road courses, is that an advantage coming here because of your overall experience at Indy compared to some of the other teams?
POWER: Yeah, I would say so, but this is such a unique place. There's no other oval that you can really use a similar setup for. But as far as the weather, you know, I think that helps us because we had really good cars from last year, and we really haven't changed much. So, yes.
CASTRONEVES: We certainly hope so. But, again, as this place is unpredictable, this place is unique and even sometimes not running for a long time, when they come over here, they still have the experience and they might not have the speed. But again, in a race, anything can happen. But certainly it's going to be interesting, the new rules, the double-file restart here. So there's a lot of things happening that it can change the dynamic of this race in the past. So it will certainly be interesting to see.
BRISCOE: Yeah, I think we're in good shape. We've come well prepared. I think the biggest difference not having an oval and also losing some days due to weather is really for the rookies; I think it's probably just hardest for those guys. You know, all of a sudden they're in a big rush to go out and try to make this field, one of the hardest fields to make in such a long time. Biggest difference probably is for them, and for us we just need to stay calm and not get caught up in it too much.
Q: Guys, last year you had a pretty clear day for Pole Day. Tomorrow might not be the same thing. Does that change the strategy going into the day with the new format?
PENSKE: I think with 41 or 42 cars, it takes about six minutes per car, so that would be four hours. So if we start at 11:00 sharp, it could be 3:00 without a break. So you're not going to have a chance to go back out. So all the cars are probably going to take some time because of the weather situation. The top 24 end up being selected from tomorrow, so you want to be sure that you're in the field. So the opportunity to go out and run and then go back in line is probably not going to be available like we had in previous years with fewer qualifiers. But, you know, I think it's going to be pretty exciting.
The one comment I think was asked about running road courses, you know, before the ovals, I think that's a definite advantage for the good oval drivers who have been here, have run ovals. And probably the disadvantage is as we get into the race there's going to be a lot of people who have not run ovals and will probably get in the race because they've got good talent. We've seen that before, and that's going to be judgment and other things that they're not aware of how fast this place is. So I think that's going to create other opportunities and issues come Race Day.
MODERATOR: Questions? We have time for a couple more.
Q: For the three drivers, you predicted, all three of you predicted before the season that this would be a tight championship given the depth of the field and now some things that have happened in the four road courses, and like for Will, who's the points leader, and Ryan and Helio. Now heading into these stretch of four ovals and then through the rest of the season, others can come in, Ryan, Helio can jump back into the ovals. Do you again see it going to the last event in the championship race?
BRISCOE: Well, I mean it's still a long championship. A lot has happened in the first four races but a long way to go. I think it's going to be key moving forward not have too many races like Helio and I have had at the beginning of the season, throwing points away. It's going to be important to be consistent. And work hard on putting yourself in a position to finish on the podium every weekend, I think that's going to be the key and challenge because it is so competitive being there in the hunt all the time. It's going to take a lot of hard work to be there every weekend, and that's what we need work for.
CASTRONEVES: Yeah, pretty much the same. Certainly here it's, championship apart, Indianapolis we kind of like stand by on that area, we just take all the chance we can. But, if not, we still obviously have been consistent so we collect a lot of points, especially in qualifying since these days we are actually adding points. So hopefully with that it's going to help us and turn around our season that's been quite turbulent.
POWER: I'm sure it's going to go down to the last race. Just so many strong drivers and teams this year. You can see how mixed up it can get, especially with double-file restarts. You can be leading and then taken out, it's that easy. So I see a very mixed-up season with a lot of different winners.
MODERATOR: And certainly qualifying here has a big impact on the championship because there are 15 points available to the pole sitter on down through, that's something we don't see at the other races.
One more question, if anybody has one.
Q: Guys, comment a little more on the double-file restarts, the challenge that presents here and if that changes your mindset just a smidge going into Turn 1, particularly as the race gets later in the day.
CASTRONEVES: It's been changing my head all the way around, I tell you that. I don't know how we're going to be here. I've got to see. It's going to be the first of the oval double-file restarts. I don't know how they're going to want us to bring the three wide, you know, on the first three wide. So we've got to wait and see what Brian's prediction, but the double-file restart I think is going to be exciting. It's not like going from sixth gear to first gear like it's been on the road course, so you might not see those kind of trouble we've seen in the road course. I think it's going to be a locality of fun.
POWER: Yeah, it's going to be very different. We're starting at such a slow speed late. I'm not sure, I think when you double file, you have no opportunity to pass. You're sort of stuck in your row. So that's going to make it really interesting. Probably down the back straight, so I think the last two restarts of the day are going to be pretty wild. I mean, the outside row is going to be -- I don't know, maybe at a disadvantage if they don't sweep because the groove just gets smaller and smaller all day. So we'll see. Everyone has to learn on the job.
MODERATOR: Ryan?
BRISCOE: Yeah, I mean we haven't done it on ovals yet. We haven't really been told exactly where the starting cones are going to be and so on. So it's such a long straight, it could be anything. Depending on where the cones are, we could still be getting into (Turn) 1 pretty fast, but I think the officials are going to have to help us out making sure Turn 1 and 2 are clean. As Will said, I think getting through there and a lot of the passing is probably going to happen up into Turn 3 when the speeds get faster.
MODERATOR: OK, thank you again to Team Penske for joining us today. They have agreed to stick around for just a few minutes for one-on-ones. Let's go around the corner a little bit so we clear space here. Thank you again.


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CONCORD, N.H. – A New Hampshire woman with late-stage lung cancer filed a lawsuit against the state health commissioner Thursday in hopes of getting a medical marijuana identification card before dispensaries open.
Under a state law passed more than two years ago, people suffering from a limited number of diseases and medical conditions can purchase marijuana with approval from their doctors. The Department of Health and Human Services started accepting applications this week from patients and their caregivers, but identification cards won't be issued until the Alternative Treatment Centers get authorization to start dispensing marijuana.
Four centers are expected to open early next year, but Linda Horan, of Alstead, wants her card now so she can obtain marijuana in Maine, which serves patients who have registry cards in their home states.
Horan, who filed her lawsuit in Merrimack County Superior Court, was diagnosed in July with advanced lung cancer. She said she and other seriously ill people are suffering every day they go without the cards.
According to her lawsuit, all five of her doctors have determined she qualifies for medical marijuana to help with anxiety, lack of sleep and nausea that has led to her weight dropping to under 100 pounds.
"This is my final crusade," said Horan, a retired telephone company worker and longtime labor activist. "I'm asking them to provide compassion and care and do the right thing: make medical marijuana available to patients who qualify and who will benefit."
Her lawyer said Horan would initially try to ingest the marijuana via a vaporizer that is less harmful than if it's smoked, but because of her lung cancer, she would likely take it via edible pot products.
Horan argues in the lawsuit that nothing in the law mandates registry cards to be withheld until dispensaries are open and that the department's administrative rules require applications to be processed within 15 days.
"What we have here is someone who spent her whole life fighting for justice and dignity for working people, and she's at a point in her life where she's suffering from a debilitating disease, and should have access to medical marijuana as the state Legislature decided would be the policy in New Hampshire two and a half years ago," said state Rep. Renny Cushing, one of the sponsors of the 2013 law. "It's outrageous that at this point in time, 28 months after the legislation was passed, not a single card has been issued by the Department of Health and Human Services."
Health Commissioner Nick Toumpas said that lawmakers anticipated such a complex program would require careful implementation, and that his department has worked diligently to ensure it will have "the highest level of operational integrity." That work has included hiring staff to administer the program, holding public hearings in communities where dispensaries or cultivation sites have been proposed, and working with the treatment centers to open them soon.
"We have great compassion for this individual and all who are suffering," he said.
Toumpas referred questions about the lawsuit to the attorney general's office, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The path of spermatozoa, in humans and animals, is the short but complex story of life's beginnings. Beyond the basics of mating, creation and conception, scientists have studied closely the exact means of sperm transport to best facilitate artificial insemination, infertility treatment and contraception. This includes not only an understanding of what happens to sperm before it leaves the man but also after it enters the woman.
The common knowledge is that sperm transport begins when sperm cells are produced in the male testes, but that is the extent of many people's knowledge. In each of the testes, small coils called siminiferous tubules manufacture about 12,000,000,000 sperm cells every month in the average mature male. Before maturity, these cells are stored just above the tubules in the epididymis, where they stay until reaching maturity.
When the penis is stimulated, sperm transport moves from the epididymis, through the vas deferens tube to ejaculatory ducts. At this point, the cells are joined with seminal fluid made in the nearby seminal vesicles. This fluid contains food for the cells in the form of glucose, and protection from the vagina's acidic climate in the form of alkalines. Upon ejaculation, the seminal fluid is propelled through the prostate gland, which adds a thick milky prostatic fluid for increased speed in swimming through the urethra for propulsion into the vagina.
The sperm transport can last as many as 48 hours. That is how long sperm have to find and fertilize the egg inside the uterus before perishing. According to the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, only about 200 of the approximate 300,000,000 sperm cells in each ejaculation will make it to the egg. Just one — and occasionally a few more — will be allowed entrance for new life to begin.
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Tomorrow I begin Dr. Mark Hyman's 10-Day Blood Sugar Detox Diet. I'm curious whether it will be as easy as his book proclaims. He says I should expect to drop some weight and feel energized which sounds nice. So, let the fun begin.
Today I gathered some of the basic food ingredients I will use over the next 10 days. I made a trip to my local organic store (EarthFare). It was awkward searching for food items I don't know….everything was foreign. What is Tahini? What do hemp seeds look like and where do I find them? Pumpkin seeds, really!?! One ingredient still has me stumped but I'm hoping I'll figure it out before I need it….low-sodium tamari. Even the manager didn't know what it is. I must admit the shopping adventure made me a little tense. After spending $226 I still didn't pick up organic chicken, snapper or frozen cranberries. But I DID have a beautiful new water bottle which will come in handy since I must consume 8 glasses of water a day! Oh my!
I found the additional items at my regular grocery store for another $50. This isn't everything. It is just the staples and meat to get me through the first three days. AND…I will be taking supplements (protein drinks, vitamins, etc) which I already ordered from Mark Hyman's convenient website, for another $140.
The diet advocates cutting out all sugar, gluten, dairy, grains, beans, all processed foods, alcohol, caffeine and all refined and processed vegetable oils. (No wonder I should lose weight…what's left?)
To celebrate this new adventure I went out to dinner and enjoyed pizza. It'll be at least 10 days, maybe longer, before I will savor this treat again. It was delicious!!
Let me know if you'd like to join with me in this journey. I'll continue to journal my progress. Right now I'm feeling somewhat tense wondering whether I have it in me to really cook and eat this strange stuff. Good-bye pizza….hello nuts.


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The International Baccalaureate program—once known mostly for its challenging high school version—is becoming more and more popular with elementary school parents, according to this Washington Post story. The IB's elementary incarnation, called the Primary Years Programme, is now in 72 U.S. schools. According to the story, parents who choose the program for their children are looking for a more global take on education, along with a challenging curriculum. Education Week looks at the International Baccalaureate program here and explores the reasons why the IB program is getting a boost from the Bush administration's push for improved math and science.


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Kenyan born lifestyle blogger, Lisa Gaitho has recently shocked many with the revelations she made on her you tube channel. The controversial blogger is known for her spicy opinion on how to handle African men and that looks like it has changed.
Last yea,r Lisa took to her channel to advise women to wash their men, and the news was not received well. Once again she has something to say and this time you might just want to seat and listen without speaking. Lisa recently ended her relationship with her Nigerian tycoon who she explains as 'loving'. She has been spotted getting cosy severally with her ex boyfriend.
She took to you tube to update her followers on her current situation and this is what she said,
"I have been praying and fasting and for a while now I've just had so many things going on now, that diIdn't know whether I'd be able to share with you guys or not but…"
She continues to explain that she has a calling from God and that she has been ignoring it for a long time.
" Romantic relationships have been the foundation of a messed up life. Romantic relationships are the reason why I'm still seated in my parents house single. It's ironic because you think if you've been dating for so long, you know, practice makes perfect, right? no…because none of my relationships have been based on God!'
She went ahead to reveal how she'd compromise her relationship with God to be fit and be acceptable to different men that she has been with. She even became Muslim for a while just for a man, crazy right?
Now, I don't know about you, but I feel like she revealed that much because she was heartbroken. Lisa talked about how she was cheated on in the past by the guy she trusted so much.
Here's the video