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Badgers play final home game Sunday
Boilermakers hold winning record against Wisconsin in Ryan era
MADISON, Wis. - No. 16 Wisconsin was considered something of an afterthought in the Big Ten following the graduation of Jordan Taylor and again after losing point guard Josh Gasser before the start of the season.
Yet the Badgers find themselves one game out of first place in the conference heading into their final home game of the season Saturday against Purdue. Wisconsin has won six of seven and has been dominant during its current three-game winning streak.
The Badgers - who already own a win over first-place Indiana - pounded Nebraska 77-46 on Tuesday, winning their third consecutive Big Ten game by 20-plus points for the first time since 1911-12.
Before Wisconsin can prepare for its upcoming showdown at Michigan State, the Badgers must be careful not to overlook Purdue. The Boilermakers have lost five of their last six road games, including Thursday's 58-48 setback at Iowa.
TV: 12 noon, ESPN.
ABOUT PURDUE (13-15, 6-9 Big Ten): Prior to getting shut out by the Hawkeyes, leading scorer Terone Johnson (12.7) had scored 18 of more in three of his last four games. Despite an 0-for-2 effort beyond the arc, however, Johnson is still in the midst of his best 3-point shooting stretch of his three-year career, hitting nine of his last 18 3-pointers. Center A.J. Hammons' effort has been called into question and, as a result, he has come off the bench and is averaging only 15 minutes over the last two games. Regardless, Hammons ranks third among Purdue freshmen all-time in points and second in rebounds.
ABOUT WISCONSIN (20-8, 11-4): Ben Brust (11.4 points) has emerged as a consistent scoring threat over the last seven games, averaging 14.7 points and three 3-pointers while scoring in double figures each time. Freshman Sam Dekker (9.3 points), who is the top-scoring sixth man in the conference, is shooting 61.1 percent from the field and 55 percent beyond the arc in his last five games. The contributions from the two guards have keyed an offensive surge during Wisconsin's 6-1 stretch as the team is averaging 69 points and 21 free throws attempts - dramatic improvements over the 56.5 points and 13 foul-shot attempts the Badgers averaged over their first eight conference games.
1. Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in scoring defense (54.5), field goal percentage defense (38.2) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (27.1).
2. The Boilermakers are the only Big Ten team with a winning record (9-8) against the Badgers in the Bo Ryan era.
3. Under Ryan, Wisconsin is 11-0 on Senior Day.
PREDICTION: Wisconsin 64, Purdue 47.

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Accommodation summary
|Rue Lepic, 75018 Paris, France
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The area has long been a magnet for artists and anyone seeking budget accommodation or cheap eats, and it's still a great place for budget travelers to focus on today (though it's decidedly more expensive than it used to be).
Montmartre enjoyed a surge in popularity following the success of the film "Amelie," which is set in this famous district, but visitors will still find a steady stream of locals and tourists alike in the neighborhood
In the heart of Montmartre hill, in a very pleasant street with shops and stores, you will enjoy this charming studio on the 1st floor of a secure building.
This charming and convinient flat consists of :
a living room with a large sofa, a dining table with chairs, an open equipped kitchen and a bathroom with a shower, sink and toilet.
Ideally located in a historic district of Paris, you can visit the many nearby museums or stroll through the narrow streets of Montmartrte to discover the oldest building of Paris and many shops.
Bed linens and towels provided.
House rulesA credit card imprint can be required on arrival as a guarantee against any potential dammage.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
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Very nice,safe , bright flat( 3 french windows facing rue Lepic) in a very convenient location on the foot of Montmartre, 3 subway station with 3 different lines within 5 minutes walk, bakery and supermarket direct on the street, lot of eateries in the neighborhood, despite living street under the windows quiet in the night, all neccessary amenities in the flat , conversation with the agency prompt , late check in and late check out was no problem for no extra fee...sofa in the kitchen was a little bit worn , cleanliness in the kitchen could be somehow better, but definitely much more pros, we would stay there again..
Result of my stay: no coffee !!, no TV !! infernal noise of mechanical ventilation.
Résultat de mon séjour: pas de cafetière !!, pas de télévision !! bruit infernal de la ventilation mécanique.
Outstanding !!!!! THANK INFINITE .This apartment is wonderful ... with every confort..ci really felt at casa.é in a wonderful area, the best time to visit Paris and is adjacent to metro.che say .. .indimenticabile! recommended ... no more!
eccezionale!!!!!GRAZIE INFINITE .Questo appartamento è meraviglioso...dotato di ogni confort..ci siamo sentiti davvero a casa.é in una zona meravigliosa,la migliore per visitare parigi ed è adiacente alla metro.che dire...indimenticabile!no consigliato...di più!
Precious and very central apartment
We have been very comfortable, had everything we needed and was very clean
I liked us muchissimo
Apartamento precioso y muy centrico
Hemos estado muy a gusto , tenia todo lo necesario y estaba todo muy limpio
Nos a gustado muchissimo
A very pleasent stay in a nice apartment. Location is great. We had a wunderfull time.
Will come back for sure.
Thank you
Good and cozy apartment in the Marais. We (two adults and two teenagers) had 5 nights in the apartment over New Year. It worked super fine for us. Very central location in a really nice area of Paris with many small interesting shops and a short distance to many attractions. The area shall be a cornucopia of delicatessen shops. Quiet rise and apartment location "in the middle" of the apartment stairwells, makes it experienced very quiet. The only sounds came from the floor above them - and it was just nice to know that we were all alone in Paris :-) We will definitely return to the apartment in the Rue St. Claude. Happy new year! Tine with family
God og hyggelig lejlighed i Marais. Vi (to voksne og to teenagere) havde 5 overnatninger i lejligheden hen over nytåret. Den fungerede superfint for os. Meget central beliggenhed i et rigtig dejligt område af Paris med mange små spændende butikker og kort afstand til mange seværdigheder. I området forefindes et overflødighedshorn af delikatessebutikker. Rolig opgang og lejlighedens placering "i midten" af lejligheds-opgangene, gør, at den opleves meget stille. De eneste lyde kom fra lejligheden ovenover,- og det var bare hyggeligt at fornemme, at vi ikke var helt alene i Paris:-) Vi vil helt bestemt vende tilbage til lejligheden i Rue St. Claude. Godt nytår! Tine m. familie
good flat, little problem the first night because, the door closed fron the interieur. We called people at the café to open. At 11 pm nobody were at the offici. And police not came. After that, all was good.
We found it in the apartment. It was fine. A top location! Highly recommended!
We hebben het geweldig gevonden in het appartement. Het was prima. Een toplokatie! Een echte aanrader!
Very simple, but equipped with the necessary basic needs housing. We liked the central location, but it can be out there on the weekend ever louder. Otherwise, the bed is very worn and the apartment smells a bit musty. But those who like us is much Unterweg, which should satisfy the apartment. With keys, etc. all went well.
Sehr schlichte, aber mit dem nötigen Grundbedarf ausgestatte Wohnung. Gut gefallen hat uns die zentrale Lage, dafür kann es am Wochenende draußen schon mal lauter werden. Ansonsten ist das Bett sehr durchgelegen und die Wohnung riecht etwas muffig.
Wer aber so wie wir viel unterweg ist, dem sollte die Wohnung genügen. Mit Schlüssel etc. hat auch alles geklappt.
Nice apartment, great location. I would stay here again. The bed was very comfy and plenty of space for a couple. There were a few small negatives: the apartment is a little noisy until midnight and you can slightly hear the neighbours after that. The apartment is on the fourth floor (no lift) but that was ok for us. Finally, it could do with someone spending an afternoon with a screw driver in the apartment just fixing a few minor things.
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Drishti presents film and discussion, Feb. 12
Posted February 10, 2004; 03:58 p.m.
Drishti South Asian Discussion Group will show "Men in the Tree," a film by Lalit Vachani, at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. A discussion with the filmmaker will follow the screening.
In 1993, Vachani completed "The Boy in the Branch," a documentary about the indoctrination of young Hindu boys by a branch of the RSS, India's foremost Hindu fundamentalist group. Eight years later, Vachani revisited the subjects of his earlier film to explore the rise of the RSS and its Hindutva ideology in "Men in the Tree."
The event is cosponsored by the Office of Religious Life and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. It is free and open to the public.
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Russia is set to accede to the World Trade Organization at the body's December 15-17 ministerial conference in Geneva, eighteen years after it first applied for membership. Russia will be the last of the G-20 countries -- and the largest economy since China in 2001 -- to join the 153-member multilateral trade association (WSJ).
WTO membership has the potential to redefine Russia's "relationship with the rest of the world," Susan Stewart of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs told CFR.org. Russia would be part of a "system of rules and regulations" -- including the WTO's dispute settlement system -- which Russia and other member countries could profit from, Stewart says.
The country has long maintained a state-run economy, reliant on oil and natural gas revenues. At the same time, international investors have considered Russia isolationist and hostile to foreign investment. Membership in the world's largest trade body would allow Russia to restore its reputation in the international community and indicate to investors that it has created "more transparency" in the marketplace, Rolf Langhammer of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy told CFR.org.
The Debate
Some journalists like Anna Andrianova of Russia Beyond the Headlines argue that WTO membership would make Russia an "attractive place to do business," in turn fueling growth and economic reform. A 2010 World Bank report (PDF) predicts that WTO membership would help the Russian economy grow by 3.3 percent in the medium-term and 11 percent in the long-term.
Dominic Fean of the French Institute of International Relations says to become a truly open economy, "Russia will need to use WTO membership as a springboard for wider economic change" by reducing protectionism (IHT) and increasing foreign investment.
But Moscow-based economics writer Felix Goryunov argues against Russia joining the WTO because its economy is "inherently weak and uncompetitive." Instead, he says, Russia should focus on diversifying its economy by expanding its export base beyond the extractive industries.
Policy Options
Some observers see China's economic growth -- and continued openness -- since acceding to the WTO a decade ago as a paradigm for Russia. China's "spectacular rise" has come with Beijing "having to increasingly recognize and respect" the legal responsibilities it now faces as a WTO member, EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht recently told the New York Times.
Still, experts caution that the Russian and Chinese economies are inherently different. While China has a strong manufacturing base that undergirds a diversified export sector, Russia "will remain a commodities exporter for the foreseeable future," says the Kiel Institute's Langhammer.
In light of Russia's expected WTO accession, the EU and Russia are holding a bilateral summit in Brussels this week to further negotiations on the establishment of an EU-Russia Partnership for Modernization. Russia's WTO membership should be a catalyst for the United States to grant Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations status, write Anders Aslund and Gary Clyde Hufbauer in a recent Peterson Institute for International Economics policy brief. Such a move could see U.S. exports to Russia double over the next five years, they say.
Background Materials
Brookings Institution's Joshua Meltzer discusses the legitimacy of the World Trade Organization and current challenges it faces in a changing economic environment.
CFR's Jagdish Bhagwati explains how progress toward international free trade (Project Syndicate) would suffer if the Doha Round negotiations fail.


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Then why even post at all?
Then why even post at all?
"Watch this, I'm going to horrify you into a coma..."
cause it is called chicago summer finds the last time i looked and i found them in chicago
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Oooh, a wise-cracking smart-***....
And you wonder why people give you *****. You're just a smartass arrogant little SW fanboy, nothing more.
"Watch this, I'm going to horrify you into a coma..."
ohhh coming from a guy who posts as a soda cup
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Kidd with your attitide no one is going to be nice to you anymore. Burning bridges is a bad thing.
We need to start a new thread called "Chicago Star Wars Helping Hands" then maybe you'd understand the meaning of this whole thing.
If you want to find it you have to shop.
before i apoligize for being rude to people let me say i am not a scalper like someone pm me with that quote if you guys look in this thread i have put more than my share of where to find all the figures to date and do you think if i was a scalper i would have done that?I don't think so ive helped out alot of the collectors here and from rebel scum and even went out of my way to met up with people to sell them figures at cost ive even taken want list from people and spent my cash to pick up figures for other people so scalper i don't think so!!! Well enough said so now i will apologize to everyone that i have offended in this thread and from now on i will start helping again and if anyone needs any thing let me know
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That sound much better Kidd. I knew you were never a scalper . I hope we all can let by gones be by gones. Welcome back!
If you want to find it you have to shop.
So... anyone know where I can find Chewie, Obi-Wan or any figure after #40?
stopped at (1) walmart this morning. nothing.
so now that we all love each other again, where'd you find teemto and ki-adi?
A death mark is not an easy thing to live with.
I'll back up KIDD now. Stopped at walmart on Harlem, south of 95th St. on my way in this morning and picked up Teemto Pagalies & Ki-Adi-Mundi!!!
They had one more Teemto & two more Ki's. Kicking myself for not picking up another pair that I could offer up in trade.
Also stopped at walmart on Algonquin & Golf before coming in to work. Was five minutes too late!!! Two guys had all the Teemto's & Ki's. Granted, there were only four of each, meaning they each had two, so it's not like I'm accusing them of being scalpers.
So, recognizing a trend here, I ran to the walmart in mount prospect (not sure of the road it's on since I don't live around here). No sign of either figure there - they may have had them in the last 24 hours since there was a handful of Djas figures.
For those who still need Djas, there are plenty of them at all three of the walmarts I hit this morning.


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Dumbledore gay? Now what?
Original post made by Dumbledore has been outed, Mohr Elementary School, on Oct 20, 2007
What's next???
J.K. Rowling outs Hogwarts character By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
Sat Oct 20, 7:40 AM ET
Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.
After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members.
She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."
"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.
She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."
Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."
"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."
Potter readers on fan sites and elsewhere on the Internet have speculated on the sexuality of Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past. And explicit scenes with Dumbledore already have appeared in fan fiction.
Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.
Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority."
Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.
Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press
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a resident of Ironwood
on Oct 25, 2007 at 9:21 am
Oh my gosh - the heresy! Time for a good old-fashioned book burning!
a resident of Canyon Oaks
on Mar 8, 2009 at 6:02 pm
you can't be serious. this is rediculous, where'd you find this trash, some bitish tabloid??
a resident of Stoneridge Park
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The government structure of New England is unlike that of much of the United States. In that vain, I've taken a slight twist on Randy Seaver's "Saturday Night Fun Challenge" using Randy Majors' website, http://randymajors.com/p/maps.html. My focus is on the town of Loudon, New Hampshire, rather than on Merrimack County within which Loudon, now lies.
Province of New Hampshire (now one of New England's six states): On 18 September 1679, King Charles II made New Hampshire a royal colony separate from Massachusetts, but did not stipulate a western limit to its borders.[1]
Historical U.S. County Boundary Maps
1770 Effective Saturday, April 29, 1769, ROCKINGHAM created as one of five original counties
1773 Loudon in the province of New Hampshire
The first settlement was begun in 1761. Loudon, formerly a part of Canterbury, was incorporated on 28 January 1773,[2] and was within the jurisdiction of Rockingham County.
1780 Loudon, Rockingham County
1790 Loudon, Rockingham County
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1825 Effective 1 August 1823, Merrimack County was created from Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties.[3]
1830 Effective 24 December 1828, Merrimack County gained some area from Strafford when the town of Franklin was created from the towns of Andover, Northfield, Salisbury, and Sanbornton.
1830 Loudon, Merrimack County
1840 Loudon, Merrimack County
1850 Loudon, Merrimack County
1860 Loudon, Merrimack County
1870 Loudon, Merrimack County
1880 Loudon, Merrimack County
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1900 Loudon, Merrimack County
How do these boundaries affect my research?
Since vital records are under the jurisdiction of the town in New Hampshire, in addition to looking for records of births, marriage, and deaths for families know to have resided early in Loudon, I need to look at the records of Canterbury, since Loudon was formed from lands formerly in the town of Canterbury.
For probate and deed records for the families living in Loudon, prior to the formation of Merrimack County in December 1828, I need to look for the records in the county of Rockingham.
[1] T.J. Rand, coordinator of "Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire," NHGenWeb page http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhmerrim/Loudon/ viewed 26 November 2011.
[2] Marcia D. Melnyk, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 4th edition (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999), 150.
[3] Randy Majors, "Historical U.S. County Boundary Maps, "http://randymajors.com/p/maps.html, viewed 26 November 2011.
* John H. Long, editor, New Hampshire Vermont Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993). [A project of the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for Family and Community History: The Newberry Library.]
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When I connect the positive and negative leads of an ohmmeter to pin 1 and middle pin of the SoftPot I get an accurate reading from the softpot (that is 0 to 10 k if I remember correctly)
For 5V this would be 100mA which may indeed burn the sensor if it expects 7mA only.
Assuming that the softpot is 10K as advertised, putting 5V across it will result in 0.0005 amps (0.5 mA) which equals 0.0025 watts (2.5 mW)
With a supply voltage of 5V, power would be as low as 2.5mW for a 10k resistor
.. but this is a passive linear component and will operate at 0.5W with a variate of currents and voltages ..
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Alternate name: False Lettuce, Woodland Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae, Aster view all from this family
Description Native annual or biennial.
Habit: thin and weedy; erect, smooth, leafy stems with milky sap.
Height: 10 in-6.5 ft (25-200 cm) or more.
Leaf: mostly basal, resembling dandelion leaf; hairy, deeply lobed at the base; triangular above; to 10 in (250 mm) long.
Flower: tiny, daisy-like, pale blue to pale purple (rarely white), 1/2 in (12 mm) wide; 10-25+ long thin rays; with vertical stamens and insignificant disk; held in branched, loose cluster of many flowerheads.
Fruit: dry brown seed on wispy white parachute.
Flower June to October.
Habitat Open, moist to wet places; rich woods and thickets, woodland edges, and clearings.
Range Native to central and eastern North America, from Manitoba, Ontario, New York and Massachusetts; south to Florida, west to Texas, and north to South Dakota and Minnesota; 30-650 ft (10-200 m).
Discussion Also known as: woodland lettuce, Florida blue lettuce, Florida wild lettuce, blue lettuce, blue wood lettuce, etc. Although it is listed as threatened or endangered in Michigan and New York, it is considered weedy or invasive in some areas. All Latuca sp. are cousins of the common garden lettuce, Latuca sativa. Several have blue flower heads, among them a more western species, Large-flowered Blue Lettuce (L. pulchella), with larger and fewer flower heads than this species and foliage covered with white waxy bloom. Tall Blue Lettuce (L. biennis), found from southern Canada south to North Carolina and west to Iowa, has crowded clusters of flower heads and tan fruit bristles.


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For the listeners on KCNW in Canada who just heard Deirdre and me talk about retrosexuals and fretrosexuals, here are the links to our stories. (And for our local readers, we'll post the link to the audio stream just as soon as we can!)
Here's Deirdre's piece on retrosexuals.
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Gamepro.com has a review of the new Obi-Wan game for X-Box. All in all they say it is basically the same lackluster style game as previous console offerings, minus the Rogue Squadron series.
Terrible control, slowdown, and sub-par graphics, make it another missed oportunity. Frankly, I'd expect nothing less from an X-Box title.


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Updated on 19 April 2013
China – Business is good
Singapore: Healthcare spending in China is going to increase substantially in the comming years, according to various industry experts. The Chinese life science market has always generated a lot of curiosity and garnered a lot of attention from industry analysts.
While a KPMG report has revealed that expenditure on pharmaceuticals, medical technology, distribution, hospitals, pharmacies and insurance will account for 10 percent of the country's gross domestic product in 2013 (which is an increase from about six percent in 2012), a report by McKinsey & Co suggested that healthcare spending in China will almost triple to $1 trillion annually by 2020.
Also read:
It's raining expansions and JVs in China!
Both reports suggests that the major cause behind the substantial growth is the nation's aging population and the Chinese government's efforts to broaden insurance coverage. Furthermore, China is witnessing many changes in its life science policies and this too is impacting the markets.
In March of 2013, the government announced that it will step-up investment in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases as well as expand the reimbursement medical system with more medicines added to the essential drugs list. China has projected an increase in its medical spending by 27 percent and is doubling the total number of drugs in its national reimbursement medicine list from 205 to 520. The country's medical insurance system will cover an additional 20 serious illnesses, including various types of cancers, leukemia and type-1 diabetes among others.
Moreover, China aims to raise average life expectancy to 77 years by 2020, from 74.8 years in 2010, and lower the infant mortality rate to below 10 percent from 12 percent in 2011.
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Tivoli snap winless streak against Savannah
Savannah 0 Tivoli Gardens 1 K Flemmings (60th)
FROME, Westmoreland — Former champions Tivoli Gardens snapped a nine-game winless run after edging last-placed Savannah SC 1-0 in their Red Stripe Premier League third-round game at Frome Sports Complex yesterday.
Kemar Flemmings' 60th-minute goal gave the West Kingston-based club the win as they have now won all three games against Savannah this season.
Tivoli Gardens had snapped the promoted team's winning start with a 1-0 win in their first-round meeting, also at Frome. The former champions had won the second-round game at the Edward Seaga Stadium in the second round.
Yesterday's win was the first since Tivoli beat Humble Lion 5-1 in early December, nearly three months ago, and it pushed their points tally to 32 to edge further away from the relegation zone.
Savannah SC — Chad Blair, Kenneth Smith (Theo Shaw 59th), Omar Johnson, Shamar Bernard, Triston Sommerville, Owen Cunningham (Dervin Myles 60th), Adrian Robinson, Shavar Campbell, Dwayne Roseway, Rohan Young, Linval Wilson.
Subs not used: Paul Salmon, Kenardo Cooper, Christopher Louden, Fabian Samuels
Booked: Bernard (90th)
Tivoli Gardens — Edsel Scott, Christopher Jackson, Damion Gordon, Kasai Hinds, Ranike Anderson, Fabian Campbell, Raymond Williamson, Kemar Flemming, Andre McFarlane (Jamoy Sibblies-80th), Rafiek Thomas (Navion Boyd 66th) Dennis Neish (Jaimie Robinson 70th).
Subs not used: Roybert Clarke, Barrington Pryce, Davion Garrison, Jahmar Fisher
Booked: Thomas (41st), Williamson (50th)
Referee: Karl Tyrel
Assistants: Oyinco McTaggart, Malachi Brown
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Cameraman who covered crime shot dead
New York, August 8, 2008—Unidentified individuals shot and killed Dominican journalist Normando García Thursday evening in the city of Santiago, 102 miles (163 kilometers) north of the capital, Santo Domingo. The Committee to Protect Journalists is investigating whether García's murder is linked to his journalistic work.
At around 6:40 p.m., García, a cameraman for the daily news program "Detrás de la Noticia" (Behind the News) and producer of the music program "Pachanga Mix" on television station Teleunión, was dropping his car at a car wash when multiple gunshots were fired from a moving car, according to local news reports.


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While I no longer bike to work, (I actually roll and then step to work in my home office) I still wanted free breakfast pancakes and chose to join the hundreds of Torontonians in the Bike Month Group Commute.
A whole lot of cyclists on the same route sure slows things down, but unlike when this happens with cars (every day), you can chit chat with your neighbour, sing a song or two and simply enjoy the fresh morning air.
Every day should be bike to work day for you. If it isn't, ask yourself why? What is keeping you from biking to work? Is it because you feel you live too far? Is it because you don't want to get sweaty? Is it because you don't have a bike?
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Okay, you caught us: There's no sliced bread here, and you'll need a knife and fork. But this bulgur and grilled-vegetable salad has so much gusto that it simply cries out for a daring presentation to match.
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First of all, web editor, please fix the misspelling in the title. It's bulgur, not bulgar. Like most reviewers, I didn't bother trying to duplicate the "sandwich" effect with the two portabella caps. It just seemed silly. Rather, I made the recipe pretty much as written and mounded the salad on one grilled portabella cap. Very nice, and I do think the grilled mushroom added a nice note. I didn't bother peeling the mushroom (heavens!) but did remove the gills. All in all, a bit of an effort, but the final result was delicious and I will probably make it again.
Delicious, healthy and easy to make! Like other reviewers I didn't bother to make a 'sandwich'. Instead I marintated then grilled the portabellas and sliced those up with the other veggies. I didn't have pine suts so I substituted walnuts. This was fun for my husband and I to make together - he grilled and I did everything else. It was also quite filling. It will definitely be a regular summer dish in our house. I'm thrilled to have found a great dish with bulgar.
I made this with Israeli cous cous and it was a big hit. I also cut up the mushrooms. Another great Grimes recipe!
Loved, loved, loved the bulgur wheat salad (the avocado is an amazing touch). I used walnuts because pine nuts are hard to find (and expensive!) this summer. I also made the portobello but was not thrilled with it. The salad is the hero here and I will make it in the future as a stand-alone recipe. The only drawback for the recipe is that it's a bit time consuming. Good news is that it's as good (or better) the second or third day.
I made the vinaigrette on its own and served it over salmon and couscous! I find the vinaigrette a great way to dress up any meat. I will def. try this with grilled veggies as well.
This was a big mess and a lot of work. It's not that hard to make grilled veggies and bulgur taste good, so while it was tasty in the end, the presentation (the only novel part of the recipe) was such a disappointment.
Very Yummy. I did as others suggested and just cut the portabella's up and served as a side dish. Everyone loved it!
Great veggie alternative. Agree with the cook from Brooklyn-the mushrooms don't add much but they make the dish look cool.
I ended up making this "deconstructed" where I grilled the portabellos, onions, zucchini, etc and chopped them to make a big salad. I used quinoa instead of the bulgur and it worked out great. The vinagrette was tasty and added a nice balance in flavor. We served this with a simple salad and grilled chicken. Great dinner.
Very tasty; fun to make, except next time what I'll do is grill the mushrooms and chop them, then add to the salad. Great on it's own or it would be great with grilled salmon or chicken. Make sure to drain the bulgar really well; I didn't and the salad turned out a bit soggy. Here's a picture of my version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14527316 @N04/3652071803/


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Well it did not take long till his sights found the target and he expressed his displeasure in the fact that his world was coming apart at the seems and I was the cause of his dismay.
Hearing all of this I quickly pulled out my moral compass and thought about the Scout law.
I could have returned words and exchanged verbal blows, but I thought about what a Scoutmaster once told me. "Kill 'em with Kindness".
I smiled and asked if there was something I could do to help him. [A Scout is Helpful].
I offered to discuss the matter in a nice tone and see if we could come up with some resolution. [A Scout is Courteous].
And I would not allow him to get the best of me. [A Scout is Brave].
It only took about 8 minutes and my furious partner was calm and quiet. He had realized that there would be no joy in picking a fight with me. At every turn I countered with character and it took no time at all for my foe to see it.
He asked me why I was happy all the time, even with the going got tough. I told him I have a cheerful spirit. When the going gets tough your Cheerful spirit takes over and things get better.
There is nothing so terrible that being Cheerful can't cure (at least enough to get you through).
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The last time we visited our project Titan, it had just been lifted with a silky-smooth 6-inch coilover kit from Pro Comp Suspension. We're happy to say the suspension system is still living up to our expectations, and we're still amazed with the improved ride quality and overall stability the system added to the vehicle. We do wish, however, that we could say the same about the stock Dana 44 axle assembly under the rear of the truck. Like an Achilles tendon, these lightweight axles plague Nissan's first attempt to capture America's healthy 1/2-ton truck market.
We have already destroyed two of them on our watch. Luckily, Nissan was cool about the first unit we roached while towing another project vehicle to Moab last year. However, figuring our replacement-axle credit with Nissan was close to tapped out, we decided to look elsewhere for a solution. The answer required a trip to Huntington Beach, California, so the expert axle builders at Dynatrac could get some critical measurements and order some parts to resolve our Titan's rearend problem once and for all.
1.) Ahh, the culprit. Our lightweight Dana 44 with only 20,606 miles on it failed because of a simple roll pin that sheared off. This allowed the center pin to walk around within the carrier, creating a noisy racket.
2.) This is where the high quality of a Dynatrac axle begins. The part on the right is the axletube. The part on the left is where the axle bearings are housed. The arrow points to the taper on both pieces. This interference fit allows oil to flow through the tubes without obstructions, such as butt-welded seams. Even OE axles don't offer this unique feature. This helps to prolong bearing life.
3.) Here, the bearing housings are welded to the axletubes. This machine rotates the housing slowly while the technician welds each seam. This ensures smooth consistent welds.
4.) This is our Titan's new axle right before the tubes were pressed into the centersection. Notice that the press is horizontally positioned; this ensures the tubes are aligned correctly with the centersection. The press operates at nearly 2,000 psi on a 100-ton press.
5.) Once the axletubes are pressed into the centersection, the housing is rechecked for tolerances. Next, the tubes are plug-welded to the centersection. Plug-welding is the correct way to attach the tubes because virgin material surrounds the entire weld. This prevents the material around the weld from becoming fatigued by the weld's heat.
6.) Next, the axlehousing is given a thorough cleaning. This ensures tiny microscopic metal shavings are removed from inner surfaces.
7.) A set of 4.56 ring-and-pinion gears from Precision Gear was installed next.
8.) We picked a Detroit Locker as a traction aid. Simple and strong, this differential is hard to beat.
9.) Thirty-five-spline alloy shafts were used in our Dana 60 buildup.
10.) With all the parts of the axle assembled, the housing was serialized in two places. This number is recorded on a build-sheet record, which remains on file at Dynatrac. This way, anyone can track down what parts were used in the axle. This helps prevent fraudulent activity as well. Then the axle was installed in our project Titan. It almost looks like it came with the truck, except for the trick Dynatrac diff cover.
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Thread: Maybe not algae, but I'm stumped
Maybe not algae, but I'm stumped
So recently upon switching from API Leaf Zone/CO2 Booster to Flourish+Excel+Trace upon realizing there was prolly a good micronutrient deficit in my tank (and to hop on the bandwagon too, I guess), I noticed that soon after a grey-white powdery stuff was plastered all over the rocks, driftwood and the back of my bamboo shrimp (a fanning shrimp gathers stuff perhaps likened to moss, I guess).
It slowly goes away after a day or so and then appears again when I dose fertilizer, but doesn't fit the description of any algae I've seen in the links provided in the sticky though it doesn't quite look like a fungal thing either. It's truly powdery in appearance, like mildew, and doesn't look cottony or protrude from the stuff it's attached to, at least yet. It isn't some kind of precipitate either, as making a bit of current near it doesn't move the stuff whatsoever, but scrubbing at it does.
I'm leaning towards it being some kind of fungus, myself, but I'd like some opinions before doing anything about it.
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can you snag a few pics of it to clarify?
I actually think I've figured it out. It IS some kind of fungus but it seemingly takes care of itself over the course of a few days -- and it pops back up basically when there's new nutrients in the tank, so that means not just after adding Flourish/Excel/Trace but when doing a partial water change as well. My ghost shrimp seem to peck at it on top of it, so they're being ever-handy!
I'm fairly certain this fungus began to crop up as a result of using some SeaChem PhosGuard to reduce the phosphates in the tank (were kinda high, and algae was getting a bit annoying as I began to have to scrub the glass daily on top of my snails' work on it), so the sudden lack of competition probably let the fungus flourish. I pretty much quit the PhosGuard regimen (as the phosphate level was low enough to warrant stopping now, anyhow) and intend to try and keep the phosphates a little higher than 0.5ppm, but far lower than it was (I believe I started at >5ppm!) and did a prompt partial water change to up the phosphate a little bit -- the denizens of the tank seemed to like it as my biggest female guppy suddenly had her babies afterward, the bamboo shrimp outright molted immediately and one ghost shrimp is now suddenly VERY berried the next day (can't even tell how many eggs she's got because she's THAT loaded with them). All is well, it seems! :
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Talk about bipolar updates!
Uh... turns out the fungus has killed off a good chunk of my biological filter. Today I did my basic water tests (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite and pH) and suddenly everything is all topsy-turvy -- ammonia test read 4.0ppm, nitrate was >20ppm, nitrite was 0.50ppm, and pH had dropped to 6 from around 6.8-7 the previous day.
I'm wholeheartedly surprised nothing had died -- the only sad one was one of the male guppies, but he showed no signs of disease and only rests a lot on the substrate in a quiet corner of the tank but was eating and would chase the ladies when they came poking around his hiding spot. The shrimp and snails seem happier than ever, oddly -- making me think the tests might somehow collectively be off... but for all the tests to swing so widely from the day before? I'm unsure.
Either way, did the obligatory 50% water change, and did a no-no and cleaned off the biowheel in the filter, as where I saw brown algae-ish gunk before, stringy pink/orange-white fungus had completely taken over. Added some biological filter kickstarting stuff (used "Micro-lift Special Blend") to hopefully take over temporarily and hopefully outcompete the fungus and retake the tank for more benign and beneficial to reestablish down the line.
Here's to continued good/dumb luck to accompany my aquarium-newbie semi-educated flailing around like a moron!
Alrighty, a question related to my predicament -- would introducing something like marimo balls to my tank serve as a possible stand-in for the algae I killed, thus letting that fungus run amok? If it can serve as new competition against the fungus, I'd definitely go ahead and grab a couple to try and outcompete this pesky stuff.
And... I guess it can't hurt to post photos of this stuff either. I was kinda avoiding it before both out of stubbornness to mostly-deal with it myself and embarassment about being a newbie playing god with their tank and things going haywire as a result. Getting an ID on this stuff might help combat it.
Fungus-covered rock
Aquarium corner view (nevermind the fuzz on the crypts -- I've got a ton of bryozoa in my tank since well before the fungus cropped up)
Also I noticed how it grows since it's gotten a bit worse due to the few water changes I've had to do to just get the water parameters back into sane/workable levels. It maintains its mildewy appearance like I described before, but you can see a distinct kind of a wonky scallop shell-like pattern in the colony's growth. The photos don't really show this pattern too well, though.
Little update!
The fungus is fading back, but that's likely because I haven't added any fertilizers or done a water change for a day or so -- it often crops back up when doing either, and I had to do several 50% changes to get the nitrates to finally read low enough. I DID go ahead and grab a couple marimo balls and plopped them in the brightest spot in the tank, and I went and added some API Ammo-Lock yesterday, as the water changes prolly are gonna do a number on my plants and what little remains of my biological filter, what without fertilizers. Going to avoid using Excel for now, lest it hampers the marimo. At least that ideally renders the remaining (~1ppm) ammonia in the tank nontoxic to the fish while hopefully encouraging the recovery of the nitrifying bacteria and outcompetition of the fungus.
Also removed the filter from the tank and cleaned it out really well -- the intake tube and impeller housing were completely plastered with the fungus and emitted a lovely sulfrous odor when I cracked it open to clean it all out.
Overall there are no deaths so far even with that pretty MASSIVE ammonia/nitrite/nitrate spike, save perhaps a few guppy fry -- however I have seen at least three of those little guys still alive and kicking and getting more bold as they're slowly approaching the size where they can't be eaten.
Here's hoping for continued progress and good happenings!
you mentioned a sulfurous odor when you opened the filter?
that's a big sign something is wrong. sulfur is produced by anaerobic bacteria,
or bacteria that does not need oxygen to survive. we always want our tanks to be well-oxygenated so something is wrong there. how well is the aeriation for your tank?
I have a rapidly bubbling airstone in there, from an air pump rated for 10 gallons -- this tank is 6. The guppies don't hang around the surface, don't gasp for air and their gills look pink and not red, nor do the snails or shrimp try to hang near the surface at all. I've cleaned out the impeller housing before this as regular maintenance, and this is the first time I've noticed the odor.
I suspect that maybe whatever bacteria are in the bottled nitrifying bacteria I added days ago might have caused it -- it has a sulfrous odor to it straight out of the bottle, so at least some of the bacteria in that mix may be able to function anaerobically. Maybe if the fungus in the filter consumed oxygen, it could have supported the anaerobic bacteria? The water flow isn't slow though, so that may not be the case.
Still fighting the fungus, but it only rears its ugly, mildewy head and blooms back when I do a water change, top off the tank or add Flourish Excel (oddly not when adding Trace or Comprehensive, making me think the stuff really likes dissolved carbons). Fortunately the fungus dies back again within 24 hours afterwards, unlike before where it lingered for days. This is an odd one!
The ammonia's still high (sometimes doubles its concentration in the water within the course of 24 hours) and I'm trying to encourage my biological filter's recovery with bacterial additives while doing water changes as needed and reducing feeding and detritus within the tank. The bacterial additives I've tried are Microbe-Lift "Special Blend" and Nutrafin Cycle.
While using the special blend stuff in other tanks and this one before the fungus problem, a jump in nitrite and nitrate and reduction in ammonia resulted really quickly, whereas in my tank post-fungus, I notice no such trend -- absolutely no change in nitrite or nitrate (both reading 0ppm since the fungus boomed back when I first made this thread) and only water changes seem to dent the ammonia concentration. Now, I realize that the bacteria in those additives may have died off while still in the bottle, but I can't help but wonder if the fungus still has such a monopoly on things in my tank that the bacteria has no chance of working, much less establishing.
(P.S. still no deaths, including the three guppy fry who are now big enough to roam the tank without regard to being eaten by their mom and aunts/uncles!)
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When staring at the "fungus" do you see any kind of movement at all?
That sure looks like rotifers or vorticella on the plants. They attach to plants with springy stems and when disturbed will pull themselves downward. You should see them bouncing up and down. But I've never seen them take over an entire tank like that.
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Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
This Friday we're going to play some more Kriegsmarine, the upcoming DLC for the Order of Battle series!
The new expansion focuses on the engagements of the German Navy and adds many new features to improve naval combat. Don't miss the stream! We'll be live on our Twitch channel on Friday March 31st at 5 pm CET / 4 pm GMT / 11 am EST.
Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017 by Daniele Meneghini
After the great success of Northern Inferno, WarfareSims and Matrix Games are proud to announce Chains of War, the second standalone expansion of Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations!
A new generation of warfare is about to commence. In a world where the speed in communication is the blood of modern armed forces, new weapons are being developed to protect – or to poison – this blood.
Through 12 thrilling campaign scenarios, you will experience a full escalation in conflict over the Pacific Ocean between the United States and China, in which the high level of technology has broken all the old rules!
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
Kriegsmarine is the upcoming DLC for the Order of Battle series and it covers the German Navy's efforts to challenge Allied superiority at sea. From the shores of the Baltic to the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, you will lead a smaller varied fleet of destroyers, cruisers and battleships, submarines, seaplanes tenders and carriers, as well as Marines units specialized in amphibious assaults.
This DLC marks, of course, a return to naval mechanics. The team has put a lot of focus in expanding the naval aspects of the series with Kriegsmarine, and to best represent naval warfare they implemented several new features. Let's look at them, shall we?
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 by Daniele Meneghini
After the victory at Ligny and at Quatre Bras (even if this latter less decisive), the French have forced Wellington's Anglo-allied army to a defensive re-deployment at Waterloo. To avoid any interference from the Prussians, the aile droite of the l'Armée du Nord lead by Marshal Groucy is sent, consisting of 33,000 men and 80 guns.
The Battle of Wavre is about to commence!
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
Ah, spring! The perfect season for love, gardening, sport, and vanquishing your enemies in the new BATTLE OF THE BULGE SPRING CLASH TOURNAMENT!
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
Afghanistan '11 aims at portraying the struggles and hardships that the American command had to face in Afghanistan. From logistics and infrastructure to the political aspects of the war, from intelligence and recon to combat operations, all sides of the conflict have been represented.
it is an innovative concept and it's a wargame like no other.
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
The game just released a few days ago and on Friday we ran a very successful stream on Twitch! We were amazed to see so many of you show up.
Posted: Friday, March 24, 2017 by Daniele Meneghini
Ageod Games is very proud to announce a collaboration with the Sealed Knot Society – the largest re-enactment society in Europe – in support of the upcoming English Civil War game.
We truly appreciate their efforts in keeping alive the memory of this conflict and its heritage, and with their experience we hope to make the English Civil War game the most historically accurate wargame for PC about this fascinating setting.
Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
Slitherine and Every Single Soldier are once again taking the strategy genre from a totally new angle. After the stunning success of Vietnam '65, the counter-insurgency gaming system create by Johan Nagel is back in a new setting, with a new look and with a monumental list of new features.
Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Daniele Meneghini
Since we released Strategic Command in November last year, our next goal was to keep improving the game, making it better and better.
The first official update – the "Garand Update" – brought a huge amount of fixes and improvements but, even if important, the update didn't include a very anticipated feature, Multiplayer.
Today, your patience has been rewarded, as the PBEM system has been integrated into Strategic Command and it is finally available!
Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Matrix Support
Just a reminder, people: Afghanistan '11, sequel to the highly successful Vietnam '65 is going to be released TOMORROW.
It is a groundbreaking and innovative wargame, bringing counter-insurgency to your screen! In Afghanistan '11 you won't win the war simply by beating enemy forces on the field like in other wargames and strategy games. No, reality is way more complex and deeper, and Afghanistan '11 aims at representing that.
Posted: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
In this new Feature video we have a look at one of the core elements of gameplay: Combat.
The enemy will be hiding in caves and attack from the shadows. Locating them will be hard, and then you will have to attack with rapidity and precision. Will you manage to defeat them?
Posted: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 by Daniele Meneghini
The 1918 Kaiserschlacht (or Spring Offensive) was the last attempt by the German High Command to make a breakthrough in the Western Front.
On the 21st of March 1918, a series of attacks along the front line held by the British Fifth and Third Army began. Strengthened by divisions coming from the Eastern Front and with an extended use of troops trained in infiltration and assault tactics (Stormtroopers), the Germans were able to achieve the largest territory advance of the war.
However, this all-out offensive didn't gain a decisive victory. The Germans lost irreplaceable veteran troops and the conquest of the new territories resulted in hard to defend positions with a supply line that was stretched too far.
Posted: Friday, March 17, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
Hi everyone, and happy St. Patrick's Day!
We have a nice surprise for you today: we played the Battle of the Boyne, a turning point in Irish and British history. It is a very nice Pike & Shot: Campaigns scenario made by Paul59 and available for download for free in game, among many others.
Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 by Daniele Meneghini
The civil conflict that erupted in the British Isles in 1641 and lasted almost ten years, is, undoubtedly, one of the major turning points of British history.
Religious and political struggles are dividing the country, and the stakes are high! To whom will you swear your loyalty? To the King or to the Parliament?
Posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
Are you still excited over the recent announcement of Panzer Corps 2? I can understand why. I was thrilled myself when I first heard of it.
Posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
Afghanistan '11 features a long campaign: players can experience the whole length of the war through 18 unique scenarios. Each scenario puts you in very different situations, and you'll have to employ different strategies to beat the scenario and advance in the campaign.
Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
When we released Panzer Corps six years ago, our goal was to revive a genre by going back to its roots. We worked with Flashback Games and The Lordz Games Studio and with the help of a vibrant community to create a new classic that would start a new era in wargaming. We had goals, hopes and objectives, but we couldn't possibly imagine the impact this game would have had in the wargaming and strategy gaming communities.
Posted: Friday, March 3, 2017 by Daniele Meneghini
Happy Friday, fellow wargamers! Have you missed the amazing interview to the Afghanistan '11 developers and their video about logistics? The release of the Command LIVE latest episode? An incredible series of videos set during Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War?
Fear no more!
Posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017 by Alberto Casulini
In this second Feature video we highlight an extremely important gameplay aspect of the upcoming counter-insurgency turn-based strategy game: Afghanistan '11.
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Local music took a few hits in 2006, with the shuttering of more venues, leaving us with a small cluster of fully functioning outlets for homegrown bands: AS220, the Ocean Mist, Cats, and the Living Room. A handful of sites are testing the waters for live local sounds, but nothing's definite. We don't like it like this. We'd rather have it the way it was five or so years ago, when a slow walk around town on a good weekend night revealed a clangorous maze of business, with punk, blues, and metal chords emanating from more than just a few open doorways . . . .
Still, we choose to look at the glass as half full. There are many good bands in town, a hefty percentage of which are finding ways to call attention to themselves. As the era of the A&R rep trots off into the sunset, another era — one featuring a level playing field, where bands that write good songs and play cool shows can actually attract attention to their music — is beginning to emerge. It is becoming less about who you know and more about what happens if you don't suck. This is encouraging news for those who prefer to remain optimistic. And for those who'd rather make excuses than get up and get it done, well, sorry . . . You just lost your last best excuse to go nowhere with your band.
We like the sound of the tides as they change. Here are a few other things we'd like to see happen this year:
The openings of more venues
John and Marion at the Blackstone, mired in complications of reopening, have targeted the spring to get up and running at their new location on Main Street in Pawtucket. Brooklyn Tea and Coffee House, Brewed Awakenings (in Johnston and Wakefield), the Mediator, Tazza, Nick-a-Nee's, and the Black Rep will continue their surge to bring more great music to local stages.
More people going to see live original music in Providence
OK, so maybe this is pie in the sky. But don't you think it'll take just one explosive act to light the fuse that'll trigger beefier crowds clamoring to see local bands? The problem is that once a band begins to make real noise, they leave — and who can blame them? Local bands such as Lightning Bolt, Monty Are I, and Zox are more popular outside of town.
Underground vs. Providence
I'd love to see a reconciliation between denizens of the city's underground scene and the commercial venues around town. The bitter disconnect between the two factions has served to take Providence's most serious music fans out of the venues that desperately need them and their beer money. But how will this happen?
The nationals
That Rich Lupo and John Chan continue their mission to bring worthwhile national acts (and a few local ones). Many acts are whizzing past Providence to get to Boston; we need these anchors to remind outsiders that there are still hungry music fans to feed around here.
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I know the obvious, try to keep them away.
However, I had a scare this weekend when my young Fin went from the CRP into a hundred acre cornfield next to it. (I like to think he was tracking a bird) saw him disappear into it and I should have called him right back but I did not. He was gone for over an hour, the wind was howling so I couldn't hear him nor him me.
Would you stay in last spot you saw him or go crazy like I did until my friends calmed me down? I got a lot of exercise running around like a chicken with my head cut off blowing the here whistle and not knowing what else to do. My friends continued on down the CRP field and back to the suburban to try to circle the field and look for him.
I finally crashed and cried right were I had last seen him. While my friend circled the cornfield as best as they could to look for him. Suddenly I heard crashing in the corn and I hoped it was a 70 lb lab crashing through not a whitetail deer.
Yes, it was him, seemingly unshaken but glad to see me! Wow, I never want to go through that again. Please if anybody else has some suggestions, I hope to hear them. I don't like corn but there is still acres and acres of it still up due to rainy fall. FYI, can't afford the gps collar, I wish! I just don't know how to get him to circle back a lot sooner!
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Latin Album Sales Down In 2011, Adele Garners Most Radio Airplay
Latin album sales in the United States and Puerto Rico decreased 4.3 percent to 11.8 million units in 2011, a smaller deficit compared to the 25 percent decline reported in 2010, according to Billboard.biz. The top-selling Latin album of the year was Prince Royce's Latin GRAMMY-nominated self-titled debut, which sold 186,000 units. Despite the decrease, sales of Latin digital albums reached 1.1 million units, up from 917,000 units in 2010, and sales of digital Latin tracks reached 20.6 million downloads, up from 18.8 million. In related year-end news, Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" garnered the most radio airplay in 2011, setting a Billboard record by appearing on 12 monitored airplay charts. Placing second was Pitbull's "Give Me Everything" featuring Afrojack, Nayer and Ne-Yo, followed by LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, and Katy Perry's "E.T." featuring Kanye West and "Firework." Perry won the title as the artist with the most radio airplay in 2011. (1/6)


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September 2012, Vol. 5, No. 9
BSA® Deck of Spiders and Other Creepy Crawlers
The BSA® Deck of Spiders and Other Creepy Crawlers offers readers, primarily boys ages 7-12, an easy-to-carry deck of cards designed to provide hours of enjoyment with a unique game component. It teaches kids how to identify types of spiders, scorpions, and other creepy crawlers. The expected release date is October 2012. Look for the new BSA® deck in your local Scout shop, on
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New W.R. Case Boy Scouts of America® Pocket Knife Featuring John Wayne
W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is proud to announce its latest collaboration in licensed products - an officially licensed Boy Scouts of America® pocket knife shadow box featuring John Wayne. This gift set contains a genuine Brown Bone Trapper. And unlike most Case knives, this one will feature both the Boy Scouts of America and the John Wayne Red River D shields. The knife is packaged in a black jewel box and contains a Genuine Case Collectable Medallion. John Wayne was an avid supporter of the Boy Scouts of America®
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Jostens Introduces Eagle Scout® Signet Ring
To start the fall season, Jostens has introduced a new signet ring for Eagle Scouts. Each ring can be personalized on each side with the individual's name and year of achievement. Jostens offers multiple metal choices in either white or yellow. To custom order your ring, visit jostens.com.
Cranston Launches New BSA® Fabric Line
Quilting Treasures will be introducing five new patriotic patterns to its Boy Scouts of America® fabrics. Each fabric pattern is sold by the yard and is marketed under their premium quilting brand, Quilting Treasures, which is sold to independent quilt shops throughout the country. Fabrics will be available this September. To find a quilt shop in your area, please visit
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Gifts and Novelties - All American Card Company of Lauderhill, Florida manufacturer camp cardsGifts and Novelties - Corporate Gift Pros of Derby, Kansas manufacturer general advertising specialtiesGifts and Novelties - SaveAround, Inc. of Binghamton, New York manufacturer camp cardsApparel, Accessories, Gifts and Novelties - Saginaw Knitting Mills, Inc. of Freeland, Michigan manufacturer of t-shirts, polos, sweatshirts/sweatpants, jackets, hats, general advertising specialties


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Today's credit market has become a water-tight financial area where there is no room for delinquency, even for a penny. Creditors take to arms if they find a single default in the monthly payments and go all out to seize every last cent these borrowers may have. As a result, entrepreneurs both big and small are struggling to make monthly loan payments for their start-ups while simultaneously keeping their business above water so that they don't have to declare bankruptcy.
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MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's spring game is Saturday, and as many question marks as there are at quarterback, wide receiver, and offensive line, there are just as many on defense.
Defensive end David Gilbert's college career is over due to foot injuries, which means someone else will have to provide pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
One player to keep an eye on is redshirt freshman Vince Biegel, who has a unique connection to Gilbert. Both players faced foot injuries; Biegel broke his left foot last season. He says Gilbert gave him advice, but the biggest reason he fought back from the injury: the tough lessons he learned growing up on a cranberry marsh in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
"Growing up on a cranberry marsh was definitely a great experience," Biegel said. "Growing up on the farm, my dad was always pulling me off in the summers and always long hard days with me and my brother out there on the marsh, helping him out anyway we can. But definitely a blessing. Working on the marsh taught me good hard working skills and to be accountable for my actions as well."
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We have a new guy on POTUS who seems to know a little about unions, welcome JS - not the usual "Oh you're conservative so you don't like unions garbage". Having sat on both sides of the fence, served as a negotiator in a public setting, been asked to negotiate in a private setting which I turned down & administered contracts, also working under them, I have found many of the comments in the past on this forum not worthy of further discussion.
There is more than 1 side to this discussion - Public-private, Union management-worker -
Let's discuss the good & bad about unions -
& as union membership is 11% of the workforce & JS did not answer my query - what percentage of that 11% is public & what percent private - My guess is that it's tilted 70-30 toward public sector .


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Although we know it's called Easter Jeep Safari, what we really love seeing on the rocks in Moab are big fullsize trucks. The Jeeps and smaller 4x4s and buggies do a great job of creeping around on the rocks, but there's something about watching some huge, lumbering beast trying to crawl around on slickrock that just really gets us excited. We were running through Pritchett Canyon hoping to see some fullsize action when we caught up to Scott Strikwerda in his '84 Dodge crew cab, along with two other fullsize Dodges. We were in Dodge Heaven! And after watching Scott on the rocks with a four-door truck that seats six, we think a tight turning radius might be overrated.
Scott's build is a bit different than most, and that can probably be attributed to the fact that Scott started this build when he was a Southern Californian, before escaping to Alpine, Utah, in search of less crowded pastures. The prerunner theme definitely rings through the look, but after moving to red rock country, Scott modified his build to incorporate a dual sport theme that can still blast down the sandy washes, but also crawl through the tight and tall boulders and rock trails that Utah has to offer. Best of all, Scott has still retained enough seats for six people so the whole family can wheel together.
An AGR steering box and hydraulic assist ram help Scott turn those 40-inch MTRs, whether it's at 60 mph in the desert or 6 mph in the rocks. The AGR equipment has been mated to a custom crossover steering system to help reduce bumpsteer during suspension travel. The steering system attaches via standard tie-rod ends to a Dodge low-pinion Dana 60 axle that Scott turned the knuckles on to correct the caster. The axle is stuffed with a Detroit Locker inside a 5.13 ratio ring gear that spins 30-spline stock axles. Outer Limits Motorsports took care of that front bumper fitted with a Warn winch (that didn't have any cable on it during the shoot-Scott must be very sure of his truck's ability).
Though we like the Mopar 360ci engine, this one has a lot of pounds to push around. Scott is waiting for the 360 to die before he yanks it out for a 440 that will find its way into the engine bay soon. But with the gearing packed behind that small-block, the 360 is more than enough to get around with. A four-speed manual tranny takes the small-block's torque and directs power to an Atlas 4.3:1 low-range transfer case that spins two Six States driveshafts.
Up front, Scott added 6-inch Skyjacker Softride leaves with some Boomerang shackles. Pretty standard, and a good combo for his frontend. But in the rear, Scott wanted to revamp Dodge's original plans and make his own leaf-spring setup. The shackle hanger has been flipped for a compression shackle, while the front hanger has been moved forward to accommodate 63-inch-long Pro Comp leaves. Since Dodge used blocks from the factory, Scott decided it'd be OK to get a shorter one and add it in so he could use even flatter leaves in the rear. He angled his shocks inward to gain the maximum amount of travel he could from his Rancho 9000 shocks. That rear Dodge Dana 60 is built the same as the front, with 5.13 gears, a Detroit Locker, and 30-spline axleshafts.
The length and uniqueness of the body was what really caught our attention in Moab and provoked us to shoot Scott's truck. Scott is a Southern California escapee in Utah. He started building his Dodge for the common theme of prerunning in the desert, but in the process moved to Utah where he settled with his family. Those old-school Walker Evans Racing white fiberglass fenders had been sitting in Scott's garage for years, and he had finally added them just days before Moab, hence the lack of paint on them. For some reason, we kind of like the way they stand out in white, and it almost adds to the curvy lines the fiberglass brings to the old boxy body. The rear fiberglass attaches to a rear cage fabbed by Outer Limits Motorsports in Salt Lake City. The entire factory bed was ditched, but basic rails were formed out of tube, and a storage box was mounted in back of the cab for equipment storage.
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The setting sun illuminates the majestic Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Covering over 22,400 square metres, with four 103 metre high minarets and 18 domes, this Mosque is Abu Dhabi's most spectacular building. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed_Mosque Stitching notes Panorama size 58,088 x 23,04...
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Celebrate the beginning of summer in our award-winning children's garden!
A full day of excitement, imaginative play, and outdoor fun awaits you in the Enchanted Woods. Storytellers, musicians, face painting, games, crafts, and more will provide the perfect kick off to summer. Members free. Included with admission.
- Musicians Slyte of Hand perform lively Celtic music throughout the day
- Strolling storyteller Terry Colonna regales the crowd with stories as she strolls through the woods, 11:30 am–2:30 pm
- Meet Magic Tad as he roams through the woods and see what enchantment he has up his sleeve, 11:30 am–2:30 pm
Crafts and Activities
- Decorate your own Swirly Thingamajigger (Ribbon Wands)
- Speedy Bird Flyers
- Beaded Leaf Talismans
- Decorate seed packets and make your own magic seed mix
Games (lawn north of Enchanted Woods)
- Try your hand at the ring-toss or the Game of Graces.
- Get your face painted by one of our talented artists, and add a little magic to your smiling face ($5 per child).
- Purchase yummy ice cream from the Woodside Farm Creamery cart.
Explore the Museum
- Take the Time Traveler's Tour (recommended for children ages 4–11), Galleries Reception Desk, every half hour, upon request.
- Travel back in time in the Touch-It Room, 12:30–4:30 pm.
- Check out a Preschool Pack to enhance your exploration of the 1st floor Galleries.
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Address: 4738-136th Avenue SE Hours: Dawn to dusk Amenities: Trails, 6 acres. A natural area with a system of maintained trails that connect to other open space sites including Westwood Highlands Greenbelt and Forest Hill Park. By following the signage system and using sidewalks you can hike throughout the south of I-90 greenbelt system. Go down Coal Creek (King County trails), connect with Cougar Mountain Wildland Park, then Squak Mountain, over to Tiger Mountain. Go up to Snoqualmie Pass, connect with the Pacific Crest or John Wayne trail, which will take you to Idaho, Canada, and Mexico. Directions: Contact Dept of Parks & Community Services, 425-452-6885 (reference "Trail Guide")
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Superdome officials worried about a power outage
NEW ORLEANS - As authorities investigate the cause of the 34-minute Super Bowl blackout, documents show Superdome officials were worried in the fall about losing power at the big game.
The authorities warned in an Oct. 15 memo that tests on the dome's electrical feeders showed decay and "a chance of failure."
Subsequently, members of the state commission responsible for the dome authorized spending nearly $1 million on improvements, including more than $600,000 to upgrade the electrical feeder cable system. That work was done in December.
The blackout embarrassed New Orleans just when it was hoping to show the world how far it has come since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. But many fans were forgiving, and officials expressed confidence that the episode wouldn't prevent New Orleans from hosting future Super Bowls.
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Family: Phrynosomatidae, Earless and Horned Lizards view all from this family
Description Spiny, brown stripe on each side. Gray/tan with wavy crossbars on back mostly on females. Blue belly and throat.
Dimensions 8.9-13.7cm. (3 1/2-5 3/8")
Breeding Breeds from February. 2-8 eggs in clutch, multiple clutches laid April-August. Hatch after 6-8 weeks.
Habitat Rosemary scrub on old sand dunes.
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Discussion Diurnal. Rest on rosemary bushes. Forages in forest debris and leaf litter for food. Diet mainly consists of insects. Terrestrial but climbs trees when threatened.


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The star recently told the New York Post that he was sick of the L.A. scene. "I think I'm going to end my acting career. I'm so introverted. I'm ready to be behind the scenes. I'm 36, but I've been doing this for 20 years."
The star recently told the New York Post that he was sick of the L.A. scene. "I think I'm going to end my acting career. I'm so introverted. I'm ready to be behind the scenes. I'm 36, but I've been doing this for 20 years."
Although she is young, Amanda has been working consistently since childhood. She announced on Twitter that she was going to quit acting, only to un-quit a few months later.
Some stars "retire" when the work offers start drying up. Sean Connery still has his pick of roles, but prefers to hole up in his Bermuda mansion instead. I don't really blame him.
One of the most promising starlets of the late '80s/early '90s thanks to her roles in movies like Shag and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, she married fellow actor Kevin Kline and gave up acting to become a full time mom.
Though Bethenny isn't an actress, she's a pro at playing herself on TV. Although the Real Housewives of New York alum has her own reality show now, she predicts it'll only go another season or two. Her new goal? To host a talk show.
Though he never officially announced his retirement, Gene hasn't done any acting since 2004's Welcome to Mooseport.
The Star Trek alum couldn't stay out of the limelight for long - despite announcing his retirement several years ago, he has continued working. This probably makes him the actor-retirement equivalent of Cher.
Despite starring in the mammoth hit show Lost, Evangeline said she had no plans to continue acting after the show ended. Since then, she has maintained a low profile and still lives in Hawaii (where Lost was filmed) with her boyfriend, who worked in production on the show.
The always-controversial actor has announced his plans to retire several times, most recently by saying he'll quit his Emmy-winning role on 30 Rock in 2012. His 30 Rock costar Tina Fey recently quipped that the best way to know Alec is staying is that Alec is threatening to leave.
Though Debra never formally retired, she has done very minimal acting since her '90s heyday. Her disappearance from the Hollywood scene inspired Rosanna Arquette to make a documentary, Searching for Debra Winger, about the pressure Hollywood actresses face to look young in order to keep getting roles.