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Hey, please drop me a note here ... bastl 13:42, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Well done on the import. Things are remarkably intact. Sc.becker 12:12, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi bastl! I don't recall fixing anything of yours ... but if you want to thank me that's great. The wiki import is sensational - congratulations. I think the mailing list team would have debated the project for another six months if you hadn't taken over. I know I'd need a year to set up the wiki here, and import 1500 tips. JohnBeckett 11:43, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi bastl. There are a couple of issues that you might like to investigate. I would prefer to post this on the Vim mailing list, but I don't think it should wait until the list is fixed. If you would prefer me to email you at the address you use in the mailing list, please say so. Or, should I put this in a new topic on the forum page??
Go to VimTip24 and click 'Next Tip' near the top.
Result: You go to the redirect page for VimTip25, not the tip page.
That is, the redirection did not occur.
On the redirection page, you can click the link and open the VimTip25 tip page.
When you do that, a second problem is visible. For some reason, the tip template is not recognised. Instead, the template fields are displayed in the tip page.
Now go to VimTip26 and click 'Next Tip' near the top.
Result: You see tip 1479 (has the same title?).
I have found a couple of cases in the first 20 tips where pressing 'Next Tip' went to the redirect page rather than the next tip. I was going to ask you about it, but then I thought "be bold", so I edited the redirect page. I found that putting everything on one physical line seemed to fix the problem.
However, I've now read the docs for redirect, and I can't see why I would have done anything helpful. BTW the docs seemed to say that putting categories on the redirect pages was not a good idea (I don't understand the matter).
I have some other questions about wtf I'm doing, but above will do for now. JohnBeckett 09:07, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
These were some minor issues:
- #25 contained '[[' which confuses mediawiki
- #27 and #1479 had the same title. I renamed them to 'I' and 'II'
- the redirects dont work if there is a blank line in the end, just remove that line and everything should work.
I like to have communication "on topic" in general: that means
- specific comments to a page or a template should go go to the talk page.
- topics on the general strategy should go to the mailing list. (email@example.com)
- personal things for me can go privatly by mail or on this page.
bastl 11:43, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Hello Bastl,
Since you have done the initial import, could you please give your insights on Forum:Respect_the_original_indentation? Next time I will use the vim-l mailing-list instead of the forum for my questions, I promise :)
Ipkiss 13:59, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
I just cleaned up VimTip346 and noticed that "@" was converted to "--AT--" everywhere. (See my revision comment.) Maybe only do it for valid e-mail addresses? Hansfn 11:32, 3 August 2007 (UTC)


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Students can register online or in-person at the Livingston campus, 113 Windle Community Road. New students will need to apply to the college before they can register for classes. That can be done in-person or online at www.volstate.edu. For more information or to speak to an advisor call 931-823 7065 or toll free 800-563-8220.
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February 26, 2012
Matt Dorsey
Head Coach Mark Dantonio and the Spartan staff received some great news Sunday morning when standout running back R.J. Shelton of Beaver Dam High School in Wisconsin committed to Michigan State University. SpartanMag.com has some details.Shelton, who the Spartans offered a few weeks ago, selected Michigan State over scholarship offers from Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. As a junior, Shelton rolled up an impressive 2048-yards on 217 carries and scored 34 touchdowns.Shelton talked about what made Michigan State the place for him:"I liked everything about Michigan State and wanted to be part of the program. The coaches and the place itself just fit me the best."Michigan State has only signed one running back in the last two years and they will lose one or possibly two running backs after the 2012 season. A player of Shelton's ability could come in and make an early impact.Shelton talked about meeting with the staff this morning and their reaction to his decision to become a member of the Green and White."I was able to sit down and meet with Coach Dantonio this morning and we talked quite a bit. The coaches were excited when I told them. They said they cannot wait to coach me and am looking forward to helping me become a great player and young man."Shelton has strong family ties to the University of Wisconsin. His mother played basketball for the Badgers and his father played football. His all-around athletic ability should allow him to excel in both the run game as well as catching passes out of the backfield. We asked him about what he believes is his biggest strength as a player and his parents' thoughts on his college decision."My strengths are my speed and my ability to make people miss," Shelton said. "My family is behind me 100% and always has been. They are excited and have been very supportive."The commitment of Shelton addresses a big need for the class of 2013. The Spartans needed a game-breaking running back for this class and in Shelton they got a commitment from someone who can do just that. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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I have a project I'm working on, that amongst other things monitors a battery pack (voltage can be between 50-100V). What is the best way to get 5V from this high voltage to power the monitoring circuit? Obviously a regular voltage regulator (7805 etc) will not work as the input voltage is too high. The circuit's total current draw will be around 150-200mA. Even with this current draw, that's a LOT of heat to dissipate with the big voltage drop.
I have found a few components, e.g. 5283 & TL783 that can handle the input voltages, but I have very limited space so not much room for heatsinks. Any ideas?
This may be total over-kill but you could try part number RDC3072S05 from XP Power. It is just over 10mm high and has no minimum load requirements.
It is way too big for my purposes and at $105, a little too pricey!
how about LM5017
I've avoided switching regulators up to this point, as the implementation usually takes a lot more components, but this is actually a good option if I can get the power suppply circuit small enough. The switching reg will definitely avoid the heat generated by the linear regs.
If the input voltage was limited to 72 volts the Linear Technology LTM8008 would be a candidate for a very simple switching regulator.
Another option is to build a switching regulator, but there will be much more of a learning curve. If you are operating in the world of 7805 regulators the jump to your first switcher is a long one. 100 volts to 5 volts is quite a voltage transformation for a Buck regulator as the switch ON time will be only 5% of the cycle period. Another topology such as a Flyback might be more attractive.
And if you don't mind burning 20 watts a simple series pass regulator can be used. A circuit as simple as a TL431 and two transistors will do the job. Current limiting can be added with a third transistor. If you'd like a schematic I will post it here.
I know this doesn't fit the entire range, but RECOM make a switching regulator that can accept between 9V and 72V (75V absolute max). It is a module so there is no other components or heatsink needed. You just drop it in. R-78HB5.0-0.5.
It has 17.5 x 11.5 x 8.5 mm dimensions, horiztonal or vertical orientation.
One part that does cover your range is an isolated DC/DC converter, so I don't know if you have enough space to fit a DIP24 (through hole or SMD). RP08-11005SAW.
Digikey stocks has a possible candidate in the Vicor V72C5C100BL.
Input 43-110 V
Output 5 V
Output current 20 A
Voltage Isolation 3 kV
2.28" x 1.45" x 0.62"
Efficiency 82%
Digikey stocks another off-the-sheld solution in the Power-one 70IMX4-05-8. Note that this part is not in stock and the minimum order is 25.
Input 40-121 volts
Output 5 volts
Output current 350 mA
Voltage isolation 2 kV
24-Dip module, 1.30" x 0.79" x 0.33"
Efficiency 78%
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size: 60-80pcs/ctn or 70-75pcs/ctn packing:10kgs/ctn
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Matt Moreno
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15 Bad Master Chief Cosplayers (PICS)
There were a few criteria I had for putting people on this list, but the big one is this: if your costume looks like I could afford to put it together, it's a bad f**king costume. I've been to a lot of geek conventions, and I've never dressed up for any of them because I don't have the cash necessary to put together a killer costume, and if you're going to try to be Master Chief, you have to be prepared to throw down at least $500. Minimum.
You also get on this list if you're a really large dude and come packaged with an equally large woman dressed as Cortana.


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Top Definition
usually said when you already knew what one person is talking about or totally obvious. also said in place of "duh!", "no shit!", "really (note the sarcasim)?" or "well, no kidding!"
person: "did you know that 1+1=2?"
автор: like, dude! 30 мая 2003
the word when someone says something obvious
that chicks hot, well der!!
автор: Steve-O 24 апреля 2003
scandinavian. short for the name Anders.
also the best guy ever. <3 end of story
also the best guy ever. <3 end of story
Ders is the best person ever.
автор: kickasskoalax3 26 августа 2008
Used to simplify such expressions as:
"No Shit!"
"No Shit!"
Der, I think I know how to be bling-blingin'it up!
автор: THe Funk Trunk Blumpkin Explosion (REKANYZE!) 20 октября 2002
Verb: To flake because of a birthday party
Andrew is pulling a Ders. He has a birthday party every weekend.
автор: Too Many Bdays 15 августа 2015
A genre of music, that stands for 'Dark Electronic Rock'. It consists of techno sounding characteristics, and often times is in a minor key. Example bands are The Faint, She Wants Revenge, and Shiny Toy Guns. This also may be refered to as Experimental
-'Hey, have you ever heard of 'The Knife'?'
-'I think, arn't they D.E.R.?'
-'I think, arn't they D.E.R.?'
автор: RockCandy15 29 октября 2006
German for "the". Sounds like "duh", or "dah", so this would explain why "der" is used as "duh" in this day and age. Or maybe because it sounds funnier.
"Der launch the missile!"
"*spinning a cat around in one hand*Deeerrrrr hi I'm Rob I'm the biggest idiot in the whole wide world!"
"*spinning a cat around in one hand*Deeerrrrr hi I'm Rob I'm the biggest idiot in the whole wide world!"
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Wednesday Apr 18 2012
Juniors wrap up regular season at weekend rodeo
By: Jim Linsdau News Messenger Sports Editor
Sparrowk, Buchanan take All Around
It was a soggy, muddy finish to the California High School Rodeo Association District 3 competition at the Lincoln Rodeo Arena this past weekend. But all went well as the Juniors All Around cowboy and cowgirl were announced and the district's queen for the coming year was chosen. Molly Sparrowk (eighth grade, Clements) won the saddle for the Juniors' girls division and Cody Buchanan (eighth grade, Oakdale) earned it for the boys. Sparrowk had earned 458 points going into the weekend and Buchanan 326. The maximum number of points a contestant can earn in a single juniors event is 10. Buchanan and Sparrowk teamed up this year in the ribbon roping to set a new arena record of 6.59 seconds. Buchanan did the roping and Sparrowk did the running. Buchanan was the No. 1 cowboy in ribbon roping and tie-down roping; Sparrowk was first in ribbon roping and team roping – header. Sparrowk competes in all the girls' events. District 3 also selected its queen for the coming year and Tay Creeks again won the competition. Creeks, a junior at Golden Sierra High, was the reigning queen for 2011-12 and was hoping for another year to complete what she had started. "I'm running for fun. And I'm running because I feel like there's a lot last year that I didn't complete as I wanted to because it was more of a learning process for me of being queen," said Creeks before earning the privilege a second time. "So this year I felt if I won there's a lot I could help change. I don't know, it's kind of my way of giving back to rodeo – helping." Creeks ran against Taylor Myers, a sophomore at Rio Linda High School, running for the first time. This was also Myers' first year competing in rodeo and was ranked 12th in barrel racing going into the weekend. "I had my mom and a friend, who was ex-queen, and I thought it would be cool to try it," Myers said of why she entered the competition. She added that running for queen proved to be a lot of work. Creeks said the competition was easier for her this year because of her past experience. But said there is a misconception that the queen's job is just one of looking pretty. Creeks said as queen she has to put in a lot more time and energy above and beyond the regular events. "Queens are not all glitz and glamour," Creeks said after winning the competition. "After all, we are true cowgirls and know firsthand what it takes to compete and put on a rodeo." Creeks said part of her job was getting people hooked on that "rodeo feeling." In June, Creeks will also compete in the state competition in Fresno for the CHSRA Queen. Lincoln's final seniors rodeo is scheduled for April 28-29 at the Lincoln Rodeo Grounds. All graduating seniors will be honored with a Grand Entry ride around the arena. An announcement prepared by each will be read during the ceremony. The seniors awards will be presented following the competition on Sunday. Additional Reporting courtesy Kathy Prendergast/District 3 Rodeo CHSRA District 3 Rodeo Juniors Division All Around BOYS – Cody Buchanan GIRLS – Molly Sparrowk DISTRICT 3 QUEEN – Tay Creeks


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Home » Projects » Scrapbooking » Cards
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Envelope With Heart ClosureItem# 33582This sweet envelope is the perfect way to enclose any Valentine card for your special someone.
Step 1 Use the envelope template that comes with the scoring board to make the envelope. Place this template on the top corner of the scoring board. Use the template to decide what size paper you need to fit around a specific card. For example, for a 6" square envelope, start with a 10"x10" piece of cardstock.
Step 2 Cut the cardstock to size, according to the template, and place it along the edge of the template that contains measurements.
Step 3 Using the bone folder, score all four edges of the paper at the score lines the envelope template suggests.
Tip: Cut out the small triangle that is created at the edge of the piece of cardstock where two score lines meet. This will make folding the envelope easier.
Step 4 To round the points of the flaps of the envelope, take a small glass or cup and use its curved edge to trace a round line at the end of each flap. Cut along the rounded line.
Step 5 To line the envelope in patterned paper, use the envelope you created as a template. On a piece of paper from the Handmade Valentine paper pad, trace the opening flap and body of the envelope (no need to trace all the flaps). Your liner should look like a triangle on top of a rectangle. Make sure to mark where the liner needs to be scored, where the triangular flap meets the body of the envelope. Take the original envelope again and place it on the traced liner. Shift the original envelope down slightly so that there is a ¼" gap along the edge of the flap between the traced line and the envelope. Trace along the edge of the original envelope and cut out the patterned liner along this line. Score a line across the flap where it is appropriate.
Step 6 Place the patterned liner inside the envelope and tape down using the tape roller.
Step 7 Fold the envelope closed and secure with the tape roller.
Step 8 To make the heart closure, punch a few medium-sized hearts out of cardstock using the deep edge punch Heartbeat. Using adhesive foam dots, secure these hearts to the opening flap of the envelope and the body of the envelope so that they point towards each other and are approximately ½" apart.
Step 9 Use baking twine to wind carefully around the hearts to secure the closure.
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Paper Pad, 12"x12" – Handmade Valentine
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Deep Edge Punch – Heartbeat
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Cutting Mat, 12"x12"
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Permanent Tape Roller, 2-Pack
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Scoring Board
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Bone Folder
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Craft Ruler, 14"x3"
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Craft Knife
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Naruto SD Powerful Shippūden
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|Naruto SD Powerful Shippūden
|(ナルト-SD バワフル 疾風伝, Naruto SD Chikara Shippūden)
|Video game info
|Playable on
|Nintendo 3DS
|Release Date
|November 29, 2012
Naruto SD Powerful Shippūden is a side-scrolling action/adventure game in development by Namco Bandai Games and Inti Creates for the Nintendo 3DS platform. The game is based on the Naruto spin-off series, Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden. It's schedule to be release on March 8th 2013 in Europe and November 29, 2012 in Japan.
The game features many boss battles to the point where it goes all the way to the Five Kage Summit Arc. The game will also include headband cases that can hold three Nintendo 3DS games. The game allows the player to go into story mode as either Naruto or Rock Lee and go on missions taken directly from their animated story lines. the player can earn experience points to power up the characters, call-in support characters during battles, or using the touch screen to strengthen special attacks.
- Naruto Uzumaki (Playable in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode)
- Sage Naruto
- Sasuke Uchiha (Mangekyō Sharingan Mode and Susano'o Mode)
- Rock Lee (Eight Gates Mode)
- Orochimaru
- Deidara
- Pain
- Tobi
- Kakashi Hatake
- Sakura Haruno
- Sai
- Yamato
- Shikamaru Nara
- Chōji Akimichi
- Might Guy
- Neji Hyuga
- Tenten
- Gaara
- Hinata Hyūga
- Kiba Inuzuka
Playable Stages
- Training Field (Day, Evening)
- Konohagakure (Destroyed)
- Tenchi Bridge (Day, Night)
- Forest of Dead Trees (Day, Evening)
- Konohagakure Forest (Day, Evening)
- Mount Myōboku (Day, Night)
- Falls of Truth
- Samurai Bridge (River)


text: Wild, mind-bending, and true – the fun facts in this colorful book will tickle your child's imagination. Slugs have 3,000 teeth and four noses. An astronaut's footprints stay on the moon forever. Gorillas burp when they're happy. These are just a few of the unbelievably true facts that will bring gasps and giggles to reading time.


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This is a Vulnerability. To view all vulnerabilities, please see the Vulnerability Category page.
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Vulnerabilities Table of Contents
An integer overflow condition exists when an integer, which has not been properly sanity checked, is used in the determination of an offset or size for memory allocation, copying, concatenation, or similarly. If the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value.
- Availability: Integer overflows generally lead to undefined behavior and therefore crashes. In the case of overflows involving loop index variables, the likelihood of infinite loops is also high.
- Integrity: If the value in question is important to data (as opposed to flow), simple data corruption has occurred. Also, if the integer overflow has resulted in a buffer overflow condition, data corruption will most likely take place.
- Access control (instruction processing): Integer overflows can sometimes trigger buffer overflows which can be used to execute arbitrary code. This is usually outside the scope of a program's implicit security policy.
Exposure period
- Requirements specification: The choice could be made to use a language that is not susceptible to these issues.
- Design: Mitigating technologies such as safe string libraries and container abstractions could be introduced. (This will only prevent the transition from integer overflow to buffer overflow, and only in some cases.)
- Implementation: Many logic errors can lead to this condition. It can be exacerbated by lack of or misuse of mitigating technologies.
- Languages: C, C++, Fortran, Assembly
- Operating platforms: All
Required resources
Likelihood of exploit
Integer overflows are for the most part only problematic in that they lead to issues of availability. Common instances of this can be found when primitives subject to overflow are used as a loop index variable.
In some situations, however, it is possible that an integer overflow may lead to an exploitable buffer overflow condition. In these circumstances, it may be possible for the attacker to control the size of the buffer as well as the execution of the program.
Recently, a number of integer overflow-based, buffer-overflow conditions have surfaced in prominent software packages. Due to this fact, the relatively difficult to exploit condition is now more well known and therefore more likely to be attacked. The best strategy for mitigation includes: a multi-level strategy including the strict definition of proper behavior (to restrict scale, and therefore prevent integer overflows long before they occur); frequent sanity checks; preferably at the object level; and standard buffer overflow mitigation techniques.
Not accounting for integer overflow can result in logic errors or buffer overflow.
Integer overflow errors occur when a program fails to account for the fact that an arithmetic operation can result in a quantity either greater than a data type's maximum value or less than its minimum value. These errors often cause problems in memory allocation functions, where user input intersects with an implicit conversion between signed and unsigned values. If an attacker can cause the program to under-allocate memory or interpret a signed value as an unsigned value in a memory operation, the program may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow.
Risk Factors
Example 1
Integer overflows can be complicated and difficult to detect. The following example is an attempt to show how an integer overflow may lead to undefined looping behavior:
short int bytesRec = 0; char buf[SOMEBIGNUM]; while(bytesRec < MAXGET) { bytesRec += getFromInput(buf+bytesRec); }
In the above case, it is entirely possible that bytesRec may overflow, continuously creating a lower number than MAXGET and also overwriting the first MAXGET-1 bytes of buf.
Example 2
The following code excerpt from OpenSSH 3.3 demonstrates a classic case of integer overflow:
nresp = packet_get_int(); if (nresp > 0) { response = xmalloc(nresp*sizeof(char*)); for (i = 0; i < nresp; i++) response[i] = packet_get_string(NULL); }
If nresp has the value 1073741824 and sizeof(char*) has its typical value of 4, then the result of the operation nresp*sizeof(char*) overflows, and the argument to xmalloc() will be 0. Most malloc() implementations will happily allocate a 0-byte buffer, causing the subsequent loop iterations to overflow the heap buffer response.
Example 3
This example processes user input comprised of a series of variable-length structures. The first 2 bytes of input dictate the size of the structure to be processed.
char* processNext(char* strm) { char buf[512]; short len = *(short*) strm; strm += sizeof(len); if (len <= 512) { memcpy(buf, strm, len); process(buf); return strm + len; } else { return -1; } }
The programmer has set an upper bound on the structure size: if it is larger than 512, the input will not be processed. The problem is that len is a signed integer, so the check against the maximum structure length is done with signed integers, but len is converted to an unsigned integer for the call to memcpy(). If len is negative, then it will appear that the structure has an appropriate size (the if branch will be taken), but the amount of memory copied by memcpy() will be quite large, and the attacker will be able to overflow the stack with data in strm.
Example 4 (addition)
rezos@bezel ~/labs/integer $ cat add.c #include <stdio.h> #include <limits.h> int main(void) { int a; // a=2147483647; a=INT_MAX; printf("int a (INT_MAX) = %d (0x%x), int a (INT_MAX) + 1 = %d (0x%x)\n", a,a,a+1,a+1); return 0; } rezos@bezel ~/labs/integer $ ./add int a (INT_MAX) = 2147483647 (0x7fffffff), int a (INT_MAX) + 1 = -2147483648 (0x80000000)
By adding 1 to the biggest possible signed (+ or -) integer value we overwrite the sign bit. In short, by adding two positive numbers we get one big negative number.
Example 5 (multiplication)
rezos@bezel ~/labs/integer $ cat multiplication.c #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <string.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { int i, j, z=0x00000001; char *tab; if(argc<2) _exit(1); i=atoi(argv[1]); if(i>0) { tab = malloc(i * sizeof(char *)); if(tab == NULL) _exit(2); } for(j=0; j<i; j++) tab[j]=z++; for(j=0; j<i; j++) printf("tab[j]=0x%x\n", tab[j]); return 0; } rezos@bezel ~/labs/integer $ ./multiplication 1073741824 Segmentation fault
The program should write a "z" value into the array of pointers and then print it out. With a specially selected array size (number of its elements) it's possible to use an integer overflow error to overflow the array "tab".
The example below explains why it happens.
rezos@bezel ~/labs/integer $ cat multi.c #include <stdio.h> int main(void) { printf ("1073741824 *4 = %d\n", 1073741824 * 4); return 0; }
In this program we multiply 1073741824 * 4 because sizeof(char *) will return 4.
rezos@bezel ~/labs/integer $ gcc -ggdb multi.c -o multi multi.c: In function 'main': multi.c:6: warning: integer overflow in expression
The compiler warns us that the program contains an expression which causes an integer overflow. To make sure what the result of the multiplication will be:
rezos@bezel ~/labs/integer $ ./multi 1073741824 *4 = 0
malloc(0) (in the main example) will allocate memory with size 0 correctly(poprawnie)/successfully(z powodzeniem), and that will allow for overwriting memory segments on the heap.
Memory allocation with a negative value may cause allocation of very small or very big memory segments depending on the implementation of the *alloc() functions. Integer overflow errors may also lead to the situation where condition statements, which are supposed to check buffers' boundaries, are omitted.
Integer overflow errors are not always a threat themselves. However they provide the possibility to overwrite or to read memory content beyond boudries of the buffers, for example during buffer indexing.
Related Attacks
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DENVER -- Peyton Manning finished with 338 yards and three touchdown passes Sunday to lift the Denver Broncos to a 37-6 victory over the Oakland Raiders.
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Willis McGahee ran for 112 yards for his 32nd-career 100-yard game.
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Grass-roots Movement a Necessary Tool to Combat Climate Change
This Sunday approximately 35,000 protesters gathered on the National Mall to march past the White House and demand action on climate change. The Forward on Climate Change march was said to be the largest climate rally in U.S. history. Protestors organized by groups such as Sierra Club and 350.org's aim was to urge President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project and set limits on carbon pollution from both new and existing power plants. Last year, the EPA proposed limits only on new plants.
For quite some time, Congress has remained gridlocked on the issue of climate change. President Obama has promised to tackle the problem on more than one occasion, but perhaps we the people should consider the effect we can have on bringing about meaningful change. Top down efforts are certainly necessary, but we should all be supporting more bottom up efforts as well. After all, that's how broad changes have been achieved before.
Take for instance the Civil Rights movement. The White House and Congress were encouraged to overcome their extensive political reservations and bring about true change on the issues of racial equality and voting rights only after a strong grass-roots movement led at the local level by activists such as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed public opinion and made it politically unacceptable to do nothing.
There are other examples of successful grass-roots movements, but the core message is that we have to begin leveraging our bottom up power. This weekend's rally was a great start. Let's build on the momentum and begin organized, local activism, especially in the districts and states of those members of Congress that are hesitant to act on global warming.
We cannot expect President Obama to do all of the work on combating climate change. Everyone can do their part at the local level and even in their own homes. Let's also lessen the demand for energy. We live in such a blessed country, but using less energy and being more efficient is in everyone's best interests. Here are some good ways to start reducing your carbon footprint, and then you can also go carbon neutral and offset the rest.
US Federal Government Identifies Climate Change as a High-Risk
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered the yearly update of the High-Risk Series report to Congress this week, which officially elevated the threat of climate change. The report contains the greatest threats the government faces in carrying out federal programs, and the GAO is responsible for identifying items such as flaws in the defense contracting process and health care program fraud.
This year the GAO believed it had to highlight the risk from climate change despite some members of Congress' dismissal or outright denial of global warming. Regardless if some in Congress do not like the move, the GAO is supported by the information coming from the National Academy of Sciences and even from the federal government's own global change research program. The GAO did, however, sidestep the issue of what is causing climate change. Instead they focus on urging lawmakers to prepare, and most of all, budget for more disasters.
The number of disasters in 2012 was above 90, a record number. The federal government's exposure to the increasing number of disasters from extreme weather brought about by global warming includes owning hundreds of thousands of buildings, the operation of defense installations, financial disaster assistance to local governments, and managing crop and flood insurance programs.
Even if the lawmakers cannot agree on climate change, the fact is that a wide variety of disasters are on the increase and Congress has not planned or budgeted for them. The time for ignoring the issue is past. Hopefully Congress will heed the warnings and begin addressing our country's part of global warming in a meaningful way. If they do not, the issue may be taken out of their hands. President Obama said in this week's State of the Union address that, "I urge this Congress to get together, pursue a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate change, like the one John McCain and Joe Lieberman worked on together a few years ago. But if Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will."
Forever Cheese boasts 6 years of Support to Climate Change Solutions
The Carbonfund.org Foundation is honored to receive the support of Forever Cheese for the 6th year in a row. Since 2007, Forever Cheese has supported wind energy, reforestation and renewable energy projects through Carbonfund.org Foundation. In fact, with 2012's support, Forever Cheese has offset over 1,645 metric tons of CO2 and over 7,099 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) of green power.
To put this support into perspective, the six years that Forever Cheese has supported emission reduction projects is equivalent to removing almost 1,400 cars off the road for a year or to the electricity that almost 1,000 homes would use in a year. It is also similar to recycling almost 2,500 tons of waste instead of sending it to a landfill. (Source: EPA http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html)
In 2012 Forever Cheese took their support a step further. For Earth Day 2012 Forever Cheese stepped up and set the bar for Carbonfund.org partners by planting 7,500 trees globally. Tree planting projects sequester CO2 from the atmosphere, prevent erosion, protect biodiversity, and provide renewable resources for local communities. Planting trees provides flood control by minimizing runoff and the loss of top soil, provides habitat and nutrition for wildlife and nurseries for local fish populations, and offers alternative economic livelihoods for local communities in the form of managing tree nurseries and planting, assisting with regulation of the water and nutrient cycle.
Co founder, Michele Buster, remarks "We are committed to wind energy as a solution for the future and reforestation as well. We know that we can make a greater impact as a company than as single individuals. We'd like to feel that we serve as a role model in our industry to incentivize others to support renewable energy resources."
Carbonfund.org is grateful for the six years of partnership with Forever Cheese - a company showing an important example of how business can be part of critical climate change solutions.
About Forever Cheese: Forever Cheese, founded in 1998, is committed to sourcing the finest cheeses and specialty foods from Italy, Spain, Portugal and Croatia. The company represents exclusively the following brands: Fulvi®, Dehesa Cordobesa®, El Trigal®, Drunken Goat®, Ca De Ambros®, Bonati, Italfine, Caro, Cacao Sampaka, Casa Pareja, CARM and Mitica®. Forever Cheese products can be found in the finest specialty food shops and restaurants across the country. www.forevercheese.com -30-
US EPA Releases Second Year of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data
Ever wonder how large facilities in your state are doing regarding greenhouse gas emissions? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began collecting greenhouse gas emissions data in 2010 under the congressionally mandated Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program. In February 2013, the EPA's program released its second year (2011) of emissions data, which provides public access to emissions data by sector, by greenhouse gas, and by geographic region such as county or state.
The 2011 data includes information from facilities in 41 source categories that emit large quantities of greenhouse gasses. New this year is data collected from 12 additional source categories, including petroleum and natural gas systems and coal mines.
Highlights of findings from the 2011 data include:
- Power plants represent approximately one-third (33 percent) of total U.S. GHG emissions, making them the largest stationary source of GHGs in the country
- 2011 emissions from power plants were roughly 4.6 percent below 2010 emissions, demonstrating an ongoing increase in power generation from natural gas and renewable energy sources
- Refineries represented the third-largest source of GHG emissions, which increased by a half of a percent over 2010 data
- Overall emissions reported from the 29 sources tracked in both years were 3 percent lower in 2011 than in 2010
Transparency is critical to a better environment and the key to conquering climate change. If companies, communities and individuals take a look at how large facilities are doing in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and compare the latest data to national averages, perhaps we can find ways to cut these emissions and begin to curb global warming. Being better informed is also good for the businesses as they may identify opportunities to conserve energy and thereby save money.
Check out how individual large facilities in your state, county, and even zip code perform. Access this data through the Facility Level Information on Green House gases Tool (FLIGHT), which is a web-based data publication tool, or dig deeper through the EPA's online database Envirofacts that allows information searches via zip code.
Will the US Lead the Green Industrial Revolution?
Last week in President Obama's inaugural speech he addressed the most serious threat our planet has ever faced, climate change, when he said, "We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms. The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries – we must claim its promise. That's how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure – our forests and waterways; our croplands and snowcapped peaks. That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God. That's what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared."
It is exciting and hopeful to hear our nation's leader pledge to put us on the path to conquer global warming and combine it with the economic recovery the US so badly needs. Now we need to back up these words with some actions. What can we do to lead a green industrial revolution?
Well we're already seeing some promising actions from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Did you know the DOD is the largest single consumer of energy in the world? The agency spends approximately $20 billion on 3.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 120 million barrels of oil per year. That's a lot of energy, and sometimes fossil fuels are bought from countries hostile to U.S. interests. So the U.S. military is turning its eyes to renewable energy. Fortunately they are not starting from scratch; they currently have about 80 megawatts of installed renewable energy capacity. However, the good news is that a report released this week by Pike Research forecasts this number to quadruple to 3,200 megawatts by 2025. The research firm quantifies the increase in renewable energy use to a predicted almost $1.8 billion in 2025 of U.S. military spending on renewable energy programs, including conservation measures.
All of this green spending can have lasting positive effects on the industry overall. For example, as the demand for solar cells increases, it encourages the building of more solar cell manufacturing plants. Due to economies of scale, the cost of producing solar cells can decrease, and the new lower costs are passed on to the private sector. Additionally, the solar industry, because of large sales from the U.S. military, has more funds available to conduct research and development into better and cheaper solar cells, which can drive down the price permanently.
It is encouraging to hear and see the U.S. take steps towards leading a green industrial revolution. Is there more that can be done? Absolutely! But we have to recognize these constructive efforts as they are brought to light.
Rising Sea Levels and Sustainable Desalination
Depending on where in the world you live, it might be easy to forget that the environment is more than just the air we breathe or the land under our feet. It's important to keep in mind that the oceans also are being affected radically by climate change. The oceanic problems are too numerous to list. However, this week we are taking a closer look at one issue that people in different parts of the planet face, rising oceans as the polar ice caps melt and more saltwater.
Those of us that live in the United States might not be aware how rich we are in freshwater sources as say countries in the Middle East that are very arid environments. Obviously those countries have other resources that we lack, but water is essential to life. Our planet may be covered in a great deal of water, but much of it is unusable to humans in its natural state because of the high salt content.
Did you know that salt is expelled from seawater when it freezes? Although some brine is trapped, the overall salinity of sea ice is much lower than seawater. So the seas are rising as previously permanently frozen parts of the planet melt. This means that not only is there more water, but it's becoming salty as it melts.
Desalination is any of several processes that remove some amount of salt and other minerals from saline water. Unfortunately, it is quite an energy intensive process. Last week, a new renewable energy desalination project was announced in Masdar, Abu Dhabi, which is in the United Arab Emirates. The project seeks to transform seawater into useable, freshwater on land by building a commercially viable and renewable energy-powered desalination plant by 2020.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region of the Middle East is comprised of the Arabian Peninsula countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman. The GCC formed in 1981 and uses about half the world's desalinated water.
Of course, accessing renewable energy is not the only impediment to sustainable desalination. Another effect of global warming is oceanic acidification that contributes to massive algae blooms. These algae blooms can shut down a desalination plant. There are other unwanted components that might be present in seawater such as radioactive material from warships and nuclear power plants which would need to be removed before the water could be used safely.
Despite other lingering issues, it is still worth asking the question, "Can these enormous desalination plants powered by renewable energy help mitigate some of the issues we face from rising sea levels?" The answer is, "Every bit helps." But don't start thinking it's a magic bullet since none exists. We still all need to do our parts in reducing our carbon emissions and footprints. However, it is good news that desalination can be a sustainable and environmentally responsible industrial solution and worth noting that low cost, low impact renewable energy technologies do exist.
Actions the US Federal Government Can Take to Demonstrate Climate Change Leadership
The United States is one of the richest and most powerful nations in the world. What can our country do for the good of the planet with this role?
One thing the U.S. federal government does every few years is engage hundreds of experts to evaluate the impacts of climate change, now and in the future. The resulting National Climate Assessment report, which was recently released, showed that America's current efforts to reduce carbon pollution are too little to avoid dangerous climate change. Last year President Obama announced new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for cars and light trucks such as minivans and sport utility vehicles. Let's build on this historic progress to limit carbon emissions. There are several ways that the president and federal government can make a real difference in the fight against global warming.
The Clean Air Act is a powerful tool that our nation's leaders could be leveraging more fully. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with using the Clean Air Act to issue rules to reduce greenhouse pollution. This farsighted law has reduced damaging air pollution for forty years, saving many lives. The EPA has already used it to protect public health and welfare from six extensive and harmful pollutants including: ozone, particulate matter, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and lead. Now is the time to lower atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by setting a national pollution cap for greenhouse gases.
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA has also proposed higher emission standards on coal-fired power plants. These standards need to be fortified, finalized and implemented posthaste. Why stop with power plants? There are other places where higher greenhouse gas emission standards can be successfully applied to help save our planet such as oil refineries, cement plants, and even the airline industry.
Another way to help the environment would be for President Obama and the State Department to decline approval on the Keystone XL pipeline, which proposes moving oil down from Canada through the western United States to refineries along the Gulf Coast. There are no guarantees that the pipeline won't spring leaks. Furthermore, there is evidence that extracting oil from the sands are increasing levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes far beyond natural levels. Denying approval would show that America is committed to transitioning away from a dependence on fossil fuels.
Of course, it's not all up to the federal government. We can all do our parts to speed the transition to a clean energy future. First we can encourage our elected officials to take the climate change actions recommended above. Second we can reduce our own carbon footprints. Consider lowering the heat or air conditioning depending on the season, using a clothesline, rake, hand mower and other manpowered devices, composting, forgoing meat at least one day a week and riding a bicycle. Lastly, we can all find simple ways to be part of the solution such as planting trees and offsetting remaining carbon emissions.
Climate Change News Coverage Declines in 2012 but Local Governments Heed Warning Signs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this week that 2012 was officially the warmest year on record in America's contiguous 48 states, based on 118 years of temperature records dating back to 1895. Despite this fact, news coverage of climate change actually declined in 2012. According to The Daily Climate, worldwide climate coverage decreased by two percent between 2011 and 2012, which represented the fewest number of published stories since 2009.
Last year the US was experience droughts in more than just rainfall. During the presidential election there were accusations of a "climate silence" until Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast in the days leading up to the election. In President Obama's acceptance speech he said, "We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."
However, President Obama's statement has not reassured everyone that he and Congress are going to make any meaningful efforts to tackle carbon pollution and climate change. In fact, the League of Conservation Voters and a coalition of 70 environmental organizations recently wrote an open letter to President Obama, which encouraged him to spotlight climate change during his second term. A quote from the letter includes, "Cutting carbon pollution at home and rejecting dirty fuels will establish America's leadership and credibility, enabling [President Obama] to create clean energy jobs in the United States while forging an effective international coalition to cut global carbon pollution."
Whether or not President Obama and Congress heed the global warming warning signs, the bright spot is that local governments are undertaking real strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change right now. ICLEI USA, a network of local governments working to address climate and sustainability challenges, recently highlighted 20 communities across the continental US that are leading the efforts to plan for the future and respond to extreme weather. Some particularly prominent examples by local governments include:
- Atlanta, GA – Urban heat island effects worsened by hotter seasons. Addressing the problem with a climate action plan, including cool roof/pavement standards and 10,000 new planted shade trees.
- Chicago, IL – Responding to extreme heat and flooding with the milestone Chicago Climate Action Plan and the most installed green roof square footage in the country.
- Eugene, OR – Ravaged by major wildfires and mega-dry conditions. Mitigating these issues by increasing water conservation, reducing hydroelectric power demand and planting drought-resistant trees.
- Miami Dade Count y, FL – Known as the most vulnerable city in the world to sea level rise as demonstrated by severe flooding. Urban planning now addresses sea level rise and disaster response, and they're also investing millions in flood mitigation projects.
- New York, NY – Suffered $19 billion in damage from Superstorm Sandy. Taking positive action with a $2.4 billion green infrastructure plan, restoring barrier wetlands, and initiating a climate risk assessment requirement for new developments.
It's wonderful to see these steps being taken towards a more sustainable future. It would be even better if federal leadership ensues, taking their cues from local governments. Media silence or not, climate change is here and further delayed action will only result in catastrophic results. The time is now to secure a low carbon global economy and thereby the planet for current and future generations.
Most Domestic Oil and Gas Companies Fail to Cut Emissions
According to a recently released report by the World Wildlife Fund, 58 of the United States' Fortune 100 companies set goals in 2012 to either reduce greenhouse gas emissions or use more renewable energy in their operations. However, oil and gas companies are lagging far behind in this movement. Eight of 11 domestic energy companies on the Fortune 100 have not set internal energy goals.
This is in direct contrast to 68 of the planet's 100 largest companies who recognize the impact of global warming and are making investments in greenhouse gas reductions and renewable energy goals. Sadly, energy companies represent the lowest participation rate of any industry worldwide. The few exceptions are Hess and Chevron who have both set renewable energy and greenhouse gas targets, and ExxonMobil who set a greenhouse gas target.
Why have three quarters of the nation's industrial companies voluntarily set some sort of environmental target? There are a variety of potential reasons including: policy pressures, public relations or perhaps even the forward thinking that sees renewable energy's potential to someday be less expensive than, or at least competitive with, oil and gas.
And why haven't most oil and gas companies voluntarily set environmental targets? It may be because the very products they put on the market directly contribute to climate change. There is also a lack of urgency to act; little pressure comes from investors or policies. An example of a type of policy that was successful in the past is the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, which worked by making large companies publically accountable for which potentially toxic chemicals they use and where they are released. Then the information is posted on the EPA's website for anyone to see.
The planet would really benefit from a similar policy focusing on oil and gas company emissions, or better yet, a broader climate change policy such as a national carbon tax or cap-and-trade program. There are other options that could pave the way towards a cleaner energy future. The federal government could require that a certain percentage of electricity come from renewable sources and offer further tax incentives for wind and solar production. Many companies are setting their own internal goals, but for others such as the majority of the oil and gas industry, they're not going to do anything about increasing efficiency and reducing their carbon footprints until someone makes them.
2012 Retrospective – Were this Year's Events Enough to Spur Lasting Climate Change Efforts?
This year offered several events that shone a spotlight directly on the important and urgent issue of climate change, but the question remains, "Was it enough to bring about meaningful efforts to reduce climate change?"
June of 2012 presented the United Nations Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil which disappointed many as international representatives hemmed and hawed instead of establishing true endeavors to tackle global warming. Meanwhile the continental United States embarked on summer heat waves that were some of the hottest in its history.
This year also saw drought cover more than half the country; farmers suffered as their crops and animals died.
Then October of 2012 brought superstorm Sandy, this year's biggest example of extreme weather and a deadly harbinger of the devastating effects of climate change. Can we continue to sit idly by in the face of all these signs that global warming is making broad changes to our planet? Should we leave these environmental problems for our children to face as we continue down an unsustainable path?
The close of the year is a time to reflect on the previous events of the year and make resolutions for the coming year. Let's pledge to make 2013 the year where we confront climate change in every possible way. We can all embark on energy efficiency efforts; reducing what we can and lowering our carbon footprints. Every bit helps. Then it is a powerful combination to offset the rest of our carbon emissions. It would be a genuine shame to let the lessons of this past year slip from our consciousness while there is still time and so much that can and should be done to address climate change.


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- "Tastes like fuel. Kicks like a mule."
- ―GTA IV Website
The Bean Machine is a coffeehouse chain from Grand Theft Auto IV, GTA Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V.
The Bean Machine replaces Tarbrush Café from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and is a spoof of chains such as Starbucks and Coffee Bean.
Despite its numerous stores throughout Liberty City, the player cannot visit any location. Its advert can be regularly seen on TV and heard on the radio. The chain's slogan (as seen on its website) is "Tastes like fuel, kicks like a mule". The Bean Machine is most likely the place to find businessmen and women loading up on overpriced lattes before they head out to work.
The coffee beans in the logo meet up to form a certain female body part, an example of Rockstar's sexual humor.A Bean Machine cup was seen in the first trailer of Grand Theft Auto V, also a jogger was seen wearing a shirt resembling the logo.
- Gunkacchino
- High Noon
- Speedball
- The Bratte
- The Flusher
- Caffeagra
- The Big Fruit
- The Eco-Fee
- The beverage named 'High Noon' could be a reference to the mission of the same name from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- The design and coloration of the logo bears a striking resemblance to real life UK-based coffee retailer Costa Coffee , which is rarely seen in the US.
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- Tarbrush Café, the predecessor to The Bean Machine.


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Friday, January 22, 2010
Reader Submission: Luisa of Rome
Gabriela sent in this photo from Rome. She told me that she is a Fashion Communications student and that she always carries her camera around to take pictures of people. Luisa was sitting in front of a church last Sunday morning, flirting with an older fellow and looking fabulous. Gabriela explains,"she's a good example of a woman enjoying every detail of her outfit and the way she combined the prints means that she really thought how to look for her daily routine."
Posted by Ari at 12:47 PM
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- Vanessa said...
She's fabulous!
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Italians ladies, so much class...
- January 22, 2010 at 7:20 PM
Hi Ari!
This post is just what I needed to brighten my day!
I love the textures in her ensemble, and how she clearly thought out each element i.e. where to punctuate with a brighter note etc.
Hope you are well and again, thank you!!!
Best, J.
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I'm taking this opportunity to do a two-week discount on standard 5-card packs, the kind that come with each of the 12 Standard Card Sets. For this week, odd numbered Packs will drop from 150 Gran to 120 Gran but retain their rarity rates. even numbered packs will drop from 150 Gran all the way to 100 Gran, but they will have the rarity rates of 4 and 5 star cards reduced a little.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
What President Obama Should Learn from His Predecessors
Recorded: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Amid the current economic and financial crises, President Obama may do well to remember the men who have come before him.
Experts: Ivan Eland, Andrew R. RuttenType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Freedom, Government Power, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Race Issues, Terrorism and National Crises
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- Vaccines for otitis media: proposals for overcoming obstacles to progress
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- Otitis media is a common problem with enormous morbidity worldwide. The development of vaccines to prevent otitis media would have an important human and economic impact. A striking lack of progress in the development, production and clinical testing of vaccines to prevent otitis media has occurred in the past decade. This review outlines a series of specific proposals intended to advance vaccine development for otitis media.
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- Vaccine, Vol. 23, no. 21 (Apr 2005), pp. 2696-2702
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- 2005
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- Immunisation; Otitis media; Vaccine
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Category:Politics of the United Kingdom
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Entertainment In England
The very first English film ever was "Shitty Shitty Bang Bang"-a documentary of an Unidentified Flying Object powered on and fueled by human faeces,which was why Brits abducted humans in the first place-TO HARVEST THEIR CRAP.
The blockbuster film "Reign of fire" tells the heroic tale of a brave ragtag bunch of Canadians in a futuristic post-apocalyptic world ruled by Brits and their mutant dragons who tried to survive but ended up getting murked.
"Horrid Henry" is apparently the only children's show that those pedophile Englishmen can come up with.
The United Kingdom film industry's pathetic attempt at producing horror films has been chronicled throughout the millenia.Ranging from gaylien vampire crap like Lifeforce to zombie flops like 28 days later , 28 weeks later,28 years later,28 centuries later,28 millenia later(with real cyborg zombies) and the ever-popular "Shaun of the dead".Not to mention a spiffing mental biography of a G(r)ay alien called "Paul",where they try to mislead humans by depicting their ruthless alien ancestor as a benign gray-skinned star-traveller with a lame Cockney accent. A film called "Attack the block" is also a must-see for all of you who know that Brits aren't of this realm and may summon demons from the cosmos merely to make Beckham shit his pants while being butt-raped by Gerard.
Are we alone in this Universe....?The answer's no and the Brits are living proof of it.....Recent evidence has proven that the Greek Geek from Ancient Aliens is actually just a British immigrant with a fake & gay hairdo.
Racial Features
The Good People of England have numerous genetic deformities such as overlong drooping faces,high cheekbones,hooked beak-like noses,uni-brows,copious growths of hair at the sides of their faces and yeah, NO NECKS.This had been the subject of much intellectual debate among scholars over the decades until it was revealed that these were merely the side-effects of their nation-wide inbreeding program.
Chavs are a more tough,violent and overall rather formidable new breed of Brits who love "murking" people and using vulgar Brit-slang,created by forcing humans to mate with Brits.....the resultant hybrids are stronger,smarter,faster and possess cutthroat street-survival skills normal Brits could only dream of.These abilities have an uncanny resemblance to the Uruk-Hai in "The Lord of the Rings",who are human-orc hybrids and ten times as badass as run-of-the-mill orcs.
One would wonder why "refined" folk such as Brits would engage in such morally degrading and cheap sexual activities,but the answer's really a no-brainer.....The Queen of England,having Insectoid as well as Reptilian DNA characteristics,can reproduce sexually as well as asexually and give birth to thousands of cloned Brits whom she stores in the termite-like ovary sac above her fat,wrinked royal bottom(OMFG,why didn't I say "butt"? (0_O) Am I becoming a Brit after they abducted me that night and injected me with their hybrid DNA?!?!?!)and extracts them using her 2 metre long royal probe.Each and every Brit in existence is the offspring of the Queen,telepathically linked to her hive mind and subservient to her will,which connects them all together as a collective consciousness to carry out her orders without question.
England's culinary delights are hopelessly bland in taste as well as aroma to anyone except Brits themselves,on account of them having thrice as many taste receptors as humans in those cum-holes that pass for their mouths,which also explains why all Englishmen have strange tastes.Such food items include Alligaytor stew,peanis soup,boiled broccolli,pot-belly roast,charred overcooked steak,Birmingham buns,haggis,escargot,etc.Brits are also rather fond of American Pie and have an insatiable craving for Whorecestershire sauce.
The staple diet of the people of England is Grue sperm,traditionally known as gruel and forever immortalized in Charles Dick-kens' famous play Oliver Twist.Despite being a mouth-watering exotic delicacy,it is recommended for its high nutritional value.
Beverages exclusive to England include Butterbeer,Firewhisky,Hog's mead,Hop-Scotch,Dale ale,Fag-gin,rum,cum and stale putrid golden piss.
England has a queer free society where Brits of all three sexes may intermingle and procreate.Awkwardness and overall geekiness are admirable traits in any self-respecting Englishman.Being highly Democratic in contrast to the Republic of Ireland,England's social norms and cultural etiquette put a great deal of stress and sexual frustration on its people,which eventually leads to mid-life crisis,homicidal tendencies,coming out of the closet and so on.Irish custom demands sexual intercourse with sheep,and Scotsmen go to bed with cattle or horses,but Brits fuck PIGS.Gay marriage is strongly encouraged and immensely popular(Unless you're a Prime Minister)among hormonal teens and 56-year olds,but lesbians are burned at stake.....a custom which made England infamous throughout the Medieval Dark Ages.To this day,masturbation in England is considered a criminal offence punishable by death.Or worse,castration.This is England,mate.Love it or Leave it.
A trait unique to all Englishmen is their piety.Nobody's atheist-that's the beauty of England.All Brits believe in some form of higher power,unlike those sheep-raping Irish heathens.The percentages of worshipers are as listed below:
32% Brits are devout followers of Hinduism and are Spiritual Sex-Slaves of the one and only Mahatma Gandhi.Through him,they aspire to attain the ultimate level of enlightenment and sexual salvation by castrating themselves to expiate all desires of the mortal flesh.Little do they know that Gandhi is none other than the reincarnation of Gollum......
15% Brits worship Satan and other dark powers.These Brits appear normal and even more polite than usual Brits,always good-natured smiling chaps,but you'll soon notice odd stuff like manicured lawns in the shape of the Pentagram and an Oujja board along with their Lego and Scrabble.
21% Brits worship their namesake Britney Spears and masturbate ritualistically while listening to her pathetic rhapsody"I think I did it again".
16% Brits worship Ayumi Hamasaki,the Divine Goddess of Yaoi.These Brits are outcasts even among their own countrymen,as they speak ''Engrish'' and are hardcore weeaboos.What sets Wapanese Brits apart from their own brethren and even their Asian counterparts,the Japs,is undoubtedry the fact that they robe to make anime caricatures of ariens,not to mention arien manga,arien XXX hentai and extraterrestriar cospray.That and the fact that being Engrishmen,they arways make comprete asshores of themserves when they attempt to pronounce Japanese phrases in Engrish and use a British accent at the same time.Brimey,humans raugh at them and carr them herr-spawns due to their berief that they hab no sour......so utterry hirarious,fam.It's broddy mentar,bruv!Konnichiwa,do you fancy some Rondon Sushi,brud?
49% Brits engage in rigorous alien worship , where they create their own crop-circles in open fields and light bonfires while screaming for their creators,the G(r)ay aliens, to return.Brits who pray to extraterrestrial beings for deliverance are classified into two main religious sects:-
The Raelist Catholic Church,who firmly believe that all Gods are Aliens but not all Aliens are Gods.
The Raelist Protestant Church,who firmly believe that all Aliens are Gods,but not all Gods are Aliens.
Other minority Raelist cults include the Raelist Orthodox,Raelist Dominican,Raelist Republic,Raelist Communists and Raelist Marxists,who are baptized through the holy communion of alien buttsex.The Pope of Israel has been known to excommunicate any infidel who commits blasphemy by denying the existence of extraterrestrial life.However,Brits answer only to the Spiritual Leader of England,the mysterious entity known only as Reverend P.Penisfeather.Many a valiant English knight has sought out the Holy Grael in an intergalactic quest that ultimately claimed his life.
Thanks to Raelism,Brits have begun to clone themselves using alien biogenetics and it's only a matter of time before they overrun and take over our planet by sheer strength in numbers!!!
25% Brits worship overrated footballers who are no different from those WWE "Superstars" and shamelessly strip on the football stands during their goal-induced orgasms.These desperate Brits are willing to sell their souls in exchange for the opportunity to get an autograph from these footballers,as well as polish their balls with their tongues.Prominent and revered football deities include David Beckham,Steven Gerrard,Christino Ronaldildo,Lionel Messi and Zinedine Zidane(yeah,that's right).
18% Brits worship Dalai Lama,famed and renowned throughout the Universe for being the founder of the Adult Film Industry. Need I go into the specifics?
What?!The total percentage adds up to more than a hundred?
Well,that's not hard to explain.The fact of the matter is,even as you're reading this,more Brits are being spawned through genetic cloning and Inbreeding.Why,even before you could say "Tinder and Flint" , there are precisely 666 more Brits being extracted from the DNA Cloning chambers,ready to make this world a worse place to live in.
Hauntings In England
England is undisputedly the most haunted country on Earth.....ever wondered how or why England is so famous for paranormal hot spots?
Brits,being neither human nor quite alien,but instead a bizarre misbegotten hybrid of both,have a supernatural dilemna after they die.Unlike Japs,Brits DO have a soul,well,if you could call it that anyway.So then,where do these mutant aberrations go after they die???NOWHERE-They never leave this plane to begin with!Neither Heaven nor Hell wants them because they weren't meant to be...and they just don't fit in anywhere.Thus,Brits are condemned to an existence of eternal Purgaytory after they die and are compelled to co-exist with the living while having a swell time haunting the crap of foreign kids and tourists who have a thing for creepy old gothic mansions.It is widely believed that the deceased far outnumber the living in England,aye,and with good reason too.
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Candidates continue to throw their hat in the ring for the upcoming may primary.
Tuesday Brian Brown of Pitt County announced his republican candidacy for the District 9 House of Representatives seat. Brown is the founder and president of Rep Express catering in Greenville. He says this is his first time running for any political office.
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Porphyrins help form many important substances in the body. One of these is hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen in the blood.
Porphyrins can be measured in the blood or the urine.
Protoporphyrin levels; Porphyrins - total; Coproporphyrin levels; PROTO test
A blood sample will be taken from your vein.
The sample is then placed in ice and taken immediately to the laboratory. Three porphyrins can normally be measured in small amounts in human blood. They are:
Protoporphyrin is normally found in the highest amount. More tests are needed to show the levels of specific porphyrins.
You should not eat for 12 - 14 hours before this test. You may drink water right before the test. Your test results may be affected if you do not follow these steps.
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Accidental shootings at gun shows in North Carolina, Indiana and Ohio left five people injured Saturday.
At the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, a 12-gauge shotgun discharged as its owner unzipped its case for a law enforcement officer to check at a security entrance, injuring three people, state Agriculture Department spokesman Brian Long said.
Two bystanders were hit by shotgun pellets and taken to a hospital. A retired deputy sheriff suffered a slight hand injury.
The shotgun's owner, 36-year-old Gary Lynn Wilson, brought the weapon to the show to find a private buyer, Long said. Sheriff Donnie Harrison said that it was too early to know whether Wilson might be charged but that it appeared to be an accident.
The North Carolina show, which is held at the state fairgrounds, is a quarterly event that usually draws thousands of people. The two-day show shut down early Saturday but will reopen Sunday.
In Indianapolis, police said a 54-year-old man was injured when he accidentally shot himself while leaving a gun show.
Emory L. Cozee was loading his .45 caliber semi-automatic when he shot himself in the hand as he was leaving the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show at the state fairgrounds, state police said. Loaded personal weapons aren't allowed inside the show.
Cozee, of Indianapolis, was hospitalized for treatment. Police say the shooting was accidental and no charges will be filed.
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A police chief says a big quarterly gun show at North Carolina's state fairgrounds is barring private gun sales after an accidental shooting injured three people.
State Fairgrounds Police Chief Joel Keith said a 12-gauge shotgun discharged Saturday while its owner removed it from its case for a retired sheriff's deputy to check. That was at a security entrance to the Dixie Gun and Knife Show, which draws thousands of people to the fairgrounds in Raleigh.
Keith says the officer didn't need treatment for his slight hand injury.
Keith says two bystanders were hit by shotgun pellets and taken to a hospital. They are 54-year-old Janet Hoover of Benson and 50-year-old Linwood Hester of Durham.
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Officials say two people were accidentally shot and wounded at a gun show at the North Carolina state fairgrounds.
It happened Saturday at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show, a quarterly event that usually draws thousands of people to the fairgrounds in Raleigh.
The fairground is operated by the state agriculture department. Agency spokesman Brian Long says a 12-gauge shotgun discharged while its owner unzipped its case for a law enforcement officer to check it at a security entrance.
Emergency crews responded to the scene, and two people were loaded into ambulances.
Long says the shotgun's owner brought the weapon to the show to find a private buyer.
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Gunshots erupted at a big gun show at North Carolina's state fairgrounds in what witnesses are calling an accidental shooting.
It happened Saturday at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show, a quarterly event that usually draws thousands of people to the fairgrounds in Raleigh. The facility's police department did not respond to messages from The Associated Press.
Witnesses said it appeared a pistol went off accidentally as a law enforcement officer was unloading it at a security check-in area, hitting a person in the hand and at least one other person. Emergency crews responded to the scene and two people were loaded into ambulances.
The show shut down early Saturday.
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