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Water Softeners
It has been proven that water softeners can reduce running costs in your home or business, thereby providing real savings in the areas of maintenance and replacement of appliances. In hard water areas, appliances have a life expectancy of 40% less than those in soft water areas. If you need to buy a water softener system anywhere in Ireland, well then, you have come to the right place. We at CWS are committed to providing home owners with the very best quality water softeners available.
Reverse Osmosis
Reverse Osmosis (RO) water filters are the most popular type of water filter used for drinking water in Ireland. Reverse Osmosis is a filtration process that is used to remove a wide range of contaminants to give water of a very high purity. Most reverse osmosis systems are five or six stage filtration units and fit in under your kitchen sink. Most people are aware that filtering tap water can improve its quality.
Water Filters
We supply many different types of water filters, filters for drinking water at your tap,filters for water coolers and filters for whole house or commercial water treatment. They vary from block carbon water filters to sediment removal and taste & odour filters. We also carry a range of Ultrafiltration Water Filters. We supply 10" or 20" sizes or larger if required. We also carry all replacement filters for reverse osmosis filters.
Water Coolers
We supply many different types of water coolers, both for home/private use and business use. Both systems offer the same high quality drinking water filtered for that crisp, refreshing taste. We sell and install water coolers throughout Ireland and all of our office and home water cooler systems comes with our standard quality guarantee.
Water Softener Prices
Water Softener prices will depend on your water hardness and water useage. Some companies will sell you a very basic unit, regardless of your level of limescale, which will end up costing you much more to run than necessary. A undersized water softener can cost up to six times more to run than a right sized water softener. We will work with you to help you pick a unit that suits your home or business.
Water softening can vary from county to county, depending on the type of bed-rock. In some counties you will get high lime from limestone land and others you will get acidic water from mountains or boggy land. With well water you can have problems with Iron & Manganese, Colour, Grit, Sulphur or even Bacteria . Check out our Water Hardness Map to see how hard your water is. This is not however an indication of water quality. In some cases softer water will contain more water pollution than hard water. CWS is one of the only water treatment companies that supply & install water treatment systems in the 32 counties.
Undersink Cabinet Water Softener Prices
You can get a hugh range of undersink or cabinet water softeners nowdays, and the water softener prices will vary depending on the size, valve quality, and wheather it is fitted by the water treatment company, or just purchased. If you choose to purchase a unit you may as well rip up your warranty as any problem with your unit will be blamed on the installation and water softener settings. Most companies selling water softeners this way will usually sell you valves made in China, they may work for a while, but when they stop you will never get parts as these companies keep changing suppliers to get cheaper systems, or go out of business due to quality issues.
Other units offered are non - electric water softeners, and these water softener prices are totally over priced as the actually save you very little and despite claims made, actually cost you more to run on salt. They can only be reset by the company that installs them leaving the water treatment company with all the power.
If you choose a cabinet water softener for your home, there are valves that are perfect, but you should try purchase it fitted. Try purchase a good make, like Clack, and always get a metered valve, as they will save you alot of money on salt useage. They will always be available to supply parts, even if the company isn't, and they only supply companies that have recieved full training. These are middle of the road as Water Softener Prices go, but you will never have to buy again.
Larger Water Softener Prices
The larger the water softener the more effective it will be at removing limescale and the cheaper it will be to run with salt. These units would generally go into a shed or pump house because they are too big to fit under a sink, even though now days many houses are making provisons to get them into their utility into broom closets and the like. Again the choice of control valve is vital to how good your water system will work. We will always recommend the Clack WS1 CI valve as it is in our opinion the best by far.
You can get the water softener vessels in a 8, 10, or 13 inch diamater, but we would mainly use the 10 inch. They range from 23, 35, 44, 54 high, but we would pust towards the 54 if height isn't an issue for installation. For Commercial use there are much larger vessels, but for Domestic water softening these are well big enough. When compairing with an undersink water softener the average vessel is 8x17, so compare that to a 10x54, there is no contest.
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QOTD: Jeremy Grantham Hates Him Some Bonds
- Joshua M Brown
- February 9th, 2012
Dan Burrows over at CBS Money Watch dug into the latest missive from GMO's Jeremy Grantham (a long-time must read for me and hopefully for you). Jeremy lays out his investment posture here in the early innings of 2012, here's what he had to say about bonds:
"We are literally running out of superlatives to describe how much we hate bonds. Yields are pitiful, dangers of even a slight recovery that could wreak havoc for long-duration portfolios loom, and monetary policies globally certainly have added to the specter of rising yields."
So there you have it. Head over for why GMO is sticking with value over and growth and shifting from emerging to developed foreign markets.
Jeremy Grantham's investing strategies for 2012 (CBS Money Watch)
hat tip Edward Harrison
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'The X Factor' Top 17 contestants
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Melanie Amaro
Age: 19
Hometown: Tortola, British Virgin Islands
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"It was really big, as well as shocking, because the many years I've watched Simon, he has never done something like that. I feel very honored that he came to my home to ask me to come back on the show. The whole process is just mind boggling. It's so amazing." - Melanie Amaro


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Sends letter to Defense Secretary demanding protections
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter this week to Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel urging the Department of Defense to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act that protect the religious freedom of service members. This letter comes after recent reports the Department of Defense is considering policy changes that could make proselytizing an offense under the military justice system.
The letter states, "I am writing you today to demand that the Pentagon implement the congressionally directed provisions under section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that provide religious conscience protections for everyone serving our nation in uniform. I am deeply concerned that the current civilian leadership of the Department of Defense might not be fully committed to religious freedom within the military."
"Our men and women in uniform have a long and proud history of defending our freedoms, but their freedoms cannot be sacrificed along the way," Rogers said. "Our troops should have the right to worship and speak of their faith freely."
Rogers serves as Chairman of the Strategic Forces subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee and is a senior member of the Homeland Security and Agriculture committees.
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Residents of the Western Nebraska Veterans Home will benefit from the generosity of one local company again this holiday season.
This year marks the 12th year that Fred Lockwood and Company has teamed up with the community to provide Christmas gifts for veterans at the home.
If you would like to participate you can go to the mall, by the Herbergers entrance and pick an ornament off the giving tree.
The ornament will be listed with three things the veteran would like this holiday season.
"It's definitely a touchy feely type of thing that we do here its, it is a good feeling that FALCO is able to be apart of it, that the monument mall allows us to put the tree out there and the vets home allow us to do this."
You can drop off the gifts or a cash donation at the FALCO company offices by December 14th.
Other stories from 11/28/2012
Mitchell Man gets 3rd DUI of the year
Cow escapes in Scottsbluff
Locals giving back to Veteran's Home
Kiwanis selling Christmas trees for a good cause
Case dismissed against man who landed plane in Alliance with 195 pounds of pot in it
Siefke enters not guilty plea in District Court


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Making a Rented House a Home: Housing solutions for 'generation rent'
8th August 2011
Low-to-middle income households are likely to be shut out of home ownership for a lifetime.
High average first-time buyer house prices and more restricted loan-to-value mortgage advances mean that the average low-to-middle income household putting aside 5 per cent of their disposable income each year would have taken 31 years to save a deposit in 2010, up from just eight years in 1983.
The report proposes a new approach to build-to-let development, demonstrating that institutional investment has the potential to be part of the solution to meet the housing needs of those on low-to-middle incomes who are unable to buy a home.
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Submission: memorandum to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on the impact of the changes to Housing Benefit announced in the June 2010 Budget
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Of Pizzas and Phones. (or iOS, Android and WP)
If you're reading this, thanks for clicking through!
To get straight to the point, with all the dirt and dust being kicked up in the wake of recent events, I think I might have chanced upon something to put things into perspective.
Analogy: Our desire for our OSes can be approximated with our love for PIZZA. Now I'm not from the US, but i'm pretty sure most of you are so I'll try to make the analogy as reliable as possible without offending all the different lovers of pizza over there (and yes i'm aware that Italian pizza probably varies lots from US pizza culture too xD)
The incumbents.. Are iOS and Android! No debating that I'm pretty sure, top two horses of the pack.
For fun's sake, I'm calling iOS the Thin-Crust, and Android Deep Dish. These are the two most (i'm guessing?) consumed by the population. It's easy to get to, everything's laid out, take a slice and start eating.The largest choice of toppings on the market. Everything you want or could possibly think of. The iOS TC comes in standard sizes, 8, 10 and 12'' (did i get the right sizes? no idea, my bad.). The Deep Dish comes in all sizes (and depths) to cater to all the people who have different thoughts of how a DD should be.
And that reflects the iOS and Android situation pretty well (as far as analogies go, yes I know analogies are flawed but still.) Toppings, or apps, are available by the boatload. Whatever you want, you probably can get. iOS has standard sizes and standard forms, you're pretty much guaranteed a certain experience when you pick the TC offering (maybe a franchise like Dominos?) . Android is more customizable; the different DD offerings given by OEMs.. Far too many to count. But they offer pretty much the same toppings 1:1 - and you can rest assured, you can't really go too wrong with either a DD or a TC. You might like one slightly more than the other, but they're pretty much guaranteed crowd-pleasers. Both are grab-and-go, simple, fuss free.
So where does Msft and WP come in? I would like to call it the Calzone.
Not everyone enjoys calzones. It's too different from the general Pizza form factor. I mean, you can't eat it properly with your hands! You need to sit down properly, probably need a knife and fork (especially if it's fresh out of the oven). And calzones don't lend themselves well to the same indulgences that TC and DD have. Not all toppings on the TC and DD work as well with a Calzone. You won't want to flood a Calzone with cheese for example. And even with variations, most Calzones end up the same way. It's just a folded pizza!
And therein lies the distinction - WP honestly does offer the same basic thing as Android and iOS! It's a phone (or a pizza) at it's core. But the difference is in implementation - DD and TC are definitely different implementations of the pizza, but even then they're mostly not "too" different - A pizza that exists mostly within one geometric plane. The WP calzone on the other hand.. Well, things are definitely different. And to that extent, I'm really confused by all the distaste for wp8 that's apparent in the forum. WP does all the phoney things that the other two provide - it's the additional features (mostly apps, i'd say) that aren't available 1:1. Yet, alternatives are there - BUT there seems to be this intense desire by some members of the tribe to devalue alternatives, mostly because they're not the "original". To extend the analogy - Let's say you want Pork on your TC/DD. It'll probably be Ham (parma?). And now you look to the Calzone. DAMN, there's no ham! Therefore we must curse it with our wallets. But hey, the Calzone has bacon! But we conveniently overlook that option.
I guess, the proper way to say it is this - in being critical of the app situation on WP, many critics have been too focused on the availability of an "App X" across platforms, instead of actually being practical and looking at apps that do the same "Task A". On paper, the calzone loses out. It just doesn't compare - after all, it doesn't carry the same toppings as the rest. It's not as easy to eat, or as immediately seductive like the cheesy DD or the crispy TC. But people who want those options KNOW to get a DD/TC. The calzone is meant for a more differentiated slice (hur) of the market. These people are happy not using their bare hands on a pizza/ they don't need the food-on-the-move option that a DD/TC provide/they don't need such a wide set of toppings because how everything is wrapped up, what's available is usually more than sufficient for their needs.
In other words, the calzone doesn't need PIZZA PARITY to be competitive with the TC/DD! Why bother! They're not the same package! Ultimately, they both fulfill the same needs, but the manner in which those needs are fulfilled are different. And I guess that's all I have to say. Draw your conclusions as you will.
TL;DR: Android = Deep Dish, iOS = Thin Crust, WP = Calzone. Judge a Calzone by DeepDish/ThinCrust standards and it'll fail. In the same way, judging the DeepDish/ThinCrust by Calzone standards would also get a fail.
[Yes, I am aware that much of the same arguments can be applied in defence of the Surface/Win8. It's pretty true IMO anyway.!]
Thanks for reading; hope it was entertaining somewhats!


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Dance Disco and Funk w/ Psychic Mirrors, Miami Players Club, and Funkmosphere DJs.
Cosmic ChronicThe Lyric Theatre (520 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA) Map it $15
Drawing inspiration from their hometown of Miami, FL and boogie funk records of the early 1980s, this 10-piece ensemble mixes smooth bass lines and punchy beats to create modern boogie jams. They are a decisively analog experience that includes a horn section, vocals, and an army of synths. Psychic Mirrors' sound is as grand as their actual size, ranging anywhere from ten to fourteen members.
As the core of Cosmic Chronic, this collective of Miami bred DJs aim to rekindle their city's deep love affair with boogie. The eclectic tastes and expert turntabalism of the MPC team will turn any dull dance floor into a tropical oasis of partying. They are: Arun Brown, Benton, Stevezy, Edg4r, Erick Rojas, and Mickey de Grand IV.
Residents from Funkmosphere, LA's longest running boogie party. Voted "L.A.'s Best Boogie Funk Night" by LA Weekly, Peanut Butter Wolf and Dam-Funk rank among this legendary party;s rotating guests on the decks. Randy Watson and Laroj will entertain you to all vinyl sets of boogie, funk, and disco.


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sx70 moments
New Orleans 1980
a portfolio of Polaroid sx70 images taken between the years of 1978 and 1984
About the Authorjeffrey lamb
jefflamb Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
of the urban landscape and landscapes that are not urban.
urban landscape imagery,
flickr, jeff lamb photo,
flickr too,
Publish Date February 06, 2008
Dimensions Standard Portrait 40 pgs Standard Paper
Category Fine Art Photography
Tags New Orleans, Vieux Carre, French Quarter, Mardi Gras, Polaroid sx70, color photography, fine art photography, SX-70, US, Louisiana, historic, architecture, sx70, Polaroid
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HI! we're leading the 1°Italian Instant festival, in October in Milan. It will be very important and the first in europe to and in the contempoarry art day. we'll have shows, performance, conferences, workshops, the museum of polaroid cameras and also we'll have a space dedicated to publications on the instant photographyt.
If you want to be among the protagonists of this festival with your book. write to: info.polaroiders [at] gmail.com (set subjet: "iso600: pubblication-your name surname") to have more information.
Hope to hear soon from you,
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Haunting images through the eyes of someone who knows the real New Orleans.
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Three local districts flagged as the state's worst offenders for suspending special education students
COASTAL BEND - Three area school districts ranked on a state list for suspending the highest number special education students from school.
Premont, Robstown and Taft were among 30 Texas school districts flagged by Disability Rights Texas, a nonprofit designated by the federal government to protect the disabled. The group urges districts to limit their use of a disciplinary technique they argue hurts students and schools.
Based on disciplinary records from the 2010-11 school year, the group called out school districts and charter schools that suspended special education students twice or three times the state average.
The worst offender was Austin Can Academy Charter School, which suspended nearly one-third of its special education students in 2010-11.
Premont ranked No. 10, Robstown ranked No. 19 and Taft ranked No. 29.
Taft school district started cutting back on out-of-school suspensions for special education students after noticing the troubling data two years ago, Superintendent Chad Kelly said.
The district has seen a dramatic drop in its rate, from 18.2 percent to around 5 percent last school year, he said. Disciplinary records for 2011-12 are not yet publicly available.
"What we're trying to do is keep them in class as much as possible," he said.
The district hired a teacher to oversee a behavioral management improvement classroom where misbehaving students go to cool off for at least five minutes, up to a few days. The teacher works with the students to figure out what's wrong and come up with ways to improve their behavior, while the students continue to get classroom instruction, Kelly said.
"We are trying everything we possibly can to ensure the success of all students we have, to keep our students in class," he said.
Suspending special education students from school is problematic because the practice does not correct behavior and leads to a high probability of failure and drop out, the advocacy group argued.
Meanwhile, schools with high rates tend to have lower scores on state accountability tests, the group said. Kelly said Taft ISD has seen improvements in tests scores since cutting back on the special education suspensions.
The group also discouraged the practice because schools that toss students out of school lose state funding, which is tied to students' average daily attendance. That's especially important now that school districts statewide are facing tighter budgets.
Financially, it make sense for districts, even small ones with few resources, to work toward limiting suspensions of special education students, said Dustin Rynders, supervising attorney with Disability Rights Texas.
"I think you have to look at how you're spending money to manage behavior and really analyze whether the money is being spent in the right places," he said.
Premont Superintendent Ernest Singleton declined to comment on the report. He did not oversee the district during 2010-11.
Robstown Interim Superintendent Leobardo Cano, who was in charge of Premont in 2010-11, could not be reached for comment. The district's special education director did not return calls seeking comment.
Disability Rights Texas flagged 30 school district with the highest percentage of out-of-school suspensions for special education students based on 2010-11 disciplinary reports.
Rank School District Percent of suspended special education students Percent of all suspended students
1 Austin Can Academy Charter School 31 22
2 Brookesmith ISD 28 7
3 Everman ISD 27 15
4 Fort Worth Can Academy 26 19
5 Lancaster ISD 25 19
6 Woden ISD 24 5
7 Newton ISD 24 15
8 Brooks Academy of Science and English 23 11
9 West Orange Cove ISD 23 15
10 Premont ISD 22 15
11 Tyler ISD 22 11
12 Boys Ranch ISD 22 20
13 Mexia ISD 22 6
14 La Marque ISD 22 16
15 Wharton ISD 22 10
16 Beaumont ISD 21 15
17 Bay City ISD 21 13
18 Desoto ISD 21 15
19 Robstown ISD 21 12
20 Alief ISD 20 11
21 North Forest ISD 20 12
22 La Villa ISD 20 14
23 Waco ISD 20 13
24 Cedar Hill ISD 20 13
25 South San Antonio ISD 19 8
26 Duncanville ISD 19 13
27 Winfree Academy Charter Schools 18 17
28 Houston ISD 18 8
29 Taft ISD 18 12
30 Temple ISD 18 10
All Texas school districts average 7 4
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By Robin Jedlicka - bio | email LOWNDES COUNTY, GA (WALB) - Agents from FEMA have decided to extend their stay in Lowndes County.
In hopes of assisting all those affected by flood damage, Lowndes County's Disaster Recovery Center is going to remain open at least through next Wednesday. The center, on East Hill Avenue, is also open to storm victims from surrounding counties.
At least fifty homeowners who received flood damage in Lowndes are yet to file for assistance with FEMA. County workers are encouraging them to do take advantage of the help.
"Our big message right now is, 'don't give up,'" says Lowndes County's Public Information Officer Paige Dukes. "You're going to get some information after you apply online of after you apply through the phone. If you have a question about that, if for some reason you were denied and you don't think that sounds quite right, or you're just not sure how the process works, please come down to the center while FEMA is here in town."
The Lowndes County Center will be open Saturday, but closed Sunday.
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MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - The CEO of Waffle House says in a lawsuit that his former housekeeper's lawyers tried to extort millions of dollars from him to keep quiet about sexual contact between the two.
The woman's lawyers told the Daily Report they were just making a settlement demand.
The suit filed last month is the latest step in a legal battle between Joe Rogers Jr. and the woman who worked as his housekeeper. The woman has accused Rogers of forcing her to perform sex acts to keep her job.
The suit accuses lawyers David Cohen, Hylton Dupree and John Butters of scheming with their client to make an illegal video in an attempt to extort money from Rogers.
The Associated Press does not generally identify alleged victims of sexual assault.
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A Bedford County man was presented with a Purple Heart Award on Monday for service to his country more than six decades ago.
Though the honor has been a long time coming, the wounds of war never expire.
Pvt. Earl Taylor said he never thought this day would come, but he's so happy it finally did.
"I've been trying to get my Purple Heart for 62 years. I didn't think I was gonna live to make it," Taylor said.
Taylor's life started in Wartrace, TN, and nearly ended in the Korean War during a midnight ambush.
"And they started shooting and throwing hand grenades and everything else," Taylor said.
The ceremony was meaningful for many people, perhaps most for his wife, Eleanor, who rose from her chair to hold her husband's hand.
"It was long overdue. You could see what it means to the family, they were kind of emotional. With his wife there, it choked us up at the same time," said Sgt. Michael Richert, with the Tennessee National Guard.
Taylor's decision to serve was completely his own. But when he tried to join, the Army initially said no.
"Said I was too light for my height," Taylor said.
A year later, the war started, and he tried again.
"Yeah, they took me this time. Didn't make no difference how light you was," he said, laughing.
Taylor said he planned to pin the Purple Heart medal on the Army uniform he still has.
"The coat, I can still get in it, but it's pretty tight," he said.
While everyone Monday was thanking Taylor for his service and sacrifice to his country, Taylor made a point to thank all of the soldiers and airmen of the National Guard who are serving today.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Pretzel Logic
Spent some time on Cha-Cha and her assistant (her assistant needs a name!) this morning. Lip synching and saddle-dancing to the tunes on my iPod. With the curtain drawn, of course. That would be a sight never to be seen! Now it's time to straighten up The Closet, get cleaned up and head over for my massage. Ahhhh.
I haven't given the rest of the day much thought. I may go over to The Modern, as they are having "Adult Swim" tonight. Or I may run over to Dallas to see the kids and The GrandBeast. Don't know. I'll have SadieLu and I don't like to leave her. May be a RedBox night.
Talia didn't make meditation last night, but I went by myself. It was good and interesting. I haven't made myself sit and meditate for that length of time for a long while and I wasn't comfortable through the entire thing for sure. I'll do a little stretchy-stretchy before hand next time. And in the "Some People" category, during QA - it's always interesting to see the people who really wish they were teaching the class - more-zen-than-thou types. Heaven's to Buddha guys, this is an introductory class to Buddhist meditation. Flash your OHM cred somewhere else. Or else sign up to teach, but don't try to teach the class from the front row. Oh well. I will go back. I am not disciplined enough to establish a good solid practice at home, so I will go back and sit and breathe with the group.
Food and exercise pretty good - save for the Praline Pusher at the office. But hand to heart, she makes the best praline I've ever had. I thought I didn't like pralines until I had hers. So for dinner last night, I had my own version of Atonement Soup. I didn't feel guilty about having the pralines, they were that good, so I did make a different decision on dinner - not to atone for the pralines, but to account for them. They were last meal good.
Take good care of yourself. Be kind to others. Be accountable.
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Yummy stuff!ReplyDelete
Last meal good is pretty darned good!
Funny to see this image because we just got around to watching Eat, Pray Love last night.ReplyDelete
Man, you nailed that annoying bit of behavior -- those people who really want to be the instructor. Aye yi yi!
We have a person like that in my running group - the "expert" as I like to call him. Shows up ever few weeks or so and expounds on how we are doing things wrong and how awesome he is. OK maybe that last part is implied, but it's implied pretty strongly. Whatevs - we politely listen and then do our thing. Why do we do that - be so polite to these people? They aren't.ReplyDelete
Glad you liked your class anyway. :) Hope you have a great weekend, what ever you end up doing!
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3Canada Screws Over New Kids On The Block
Damn, Canada, get it together! First you give us Justin Bieber, then you think Dan Aykroyd killed someone, and now you're depriving people of New Kids On The Block, surely breaking the hearts of at least dozens. Here's what happened, from TMZ:
A rep for NKOTB's "The Package Tour" tells TMZ, several gear trucks carrying production equipment — like lighting and other prop stuff — as well as key crew members were delayed at the Canadian border for such a long time … tour officials were forced to pull the plug on tonight's show.
The rep wouldn't specify why the trucks were held up — but did say the band members arrived in Canada safely … and on time.
We also spoke with someone at Canadian Border Patrol … who was also looking into the incident.
As for tonight's show … it's been postponed to tomorrow.
How do you live with yourself, Canada? Also, I had no idea they were touring, or that they were touring such huge venues, like the Staples center on July 5. According to Ticketmaster, there are still tickets; however the July 13 show at the Honda Center has the warning "NOT MANY LEFT" so get on it, everyone! This is such an exciting time to be alive.
In the words of LFO, "New Kids On The Block had a buncha hits."
June 4, 2013 at 3:30 pm by Catherine St. Ives
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Sorry, America. For the record, we feel kind of bad about the whole thing. (For the record, we don't affiliate ourselves with Justin Beiber. Or Nickelback, for that matter. Or Avril Lavigne. Or Prime Minister Harper.)
Almost enough…. What about Ann Murray and Celine DIon?
Bah! You're right; I should have apologized for Celine, too. Now I'm apologizing for leaving her out of my apology. Not Anne Murray, though. That bitch is a national treasure!


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For the third straight month, Suwanee City Council will consider a transportation plan that would mean improvements for pedestrians and cyclists in various areas of town.
The Pedestrian Bicycle Plan, originally known as the Alternate Modes Transportation Plan, would mean some $1.5 million in new sidewalks and crossings. The work in Tier I of the plan would be implemented in 2011-15.
Council began reviewing the proposal heavily this year, but delayed voting on it at the February and March meetings. The April meeting is Tuesday at City Hall. Pond and Co. of Norcross is the firm that has been working with Suwanee planner Josh Campbell and other city officials on the changes.
Among the proposals:
-- Enhanced pedestrian crossings at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard intersections at Moore Road and Suwanee Dam Road. Countdown timers and brick-pattern crosswalks are being considered.
-- A flashing pedestrian hybrid beacon would be installed at one key intersection; McGinnis Ferry Road and Scales Road is considered most likely. This would be similar to the "hawk" beacon at the entrance of Town Center Park.
-- sidewalks and "share the road" signs/marking language on such key streets as Martin Farm Road, Stonecypher Road and Buford Highway.
The complete agenda for Tuesday's council meeting (7 p.m.; public hearing at 6:30 p.m.) is here.
The council Thursday will hold a workshop to concentrate on budget review. That agenda is here.


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Did you read the Marvel GI Joe comic as a kid and wish that they made action figure versions of the many variations of the main characters? I know I did. My fascination goes back to issue number two, with the very cool arctic uniforms worn by Snake Eyes, Stalker, Breaker and Scarlett. Okay, maybe they were a little plain, but I still liked 'em. Somebody at Hasbro must have liked them too, because Snake Eyes has had two figures based on it.
Stalker, whose iconic camo outfit is still one of my favorite GI Joe figures, was featured in the Snake Eyes origin issues. He, Snakes and Storm Shadow were depicted in Vietnam flashbacks, wearing combat fatigues. Each of the three had a unique look, with some signature elements of their later selves included. The comic pack based on this storyline gave us all three in one pack, and like the other 2000s comic packs, were made up of a combination of mostly existing parts but with a few new as well.
I've heard varying opinions on the comic packs' redesigned heads. Some think they're too small, while others like the detailed modern sculpts. Some of the heads are small, especially in relation to the figures' hands, but the vintage hands have never been to scale either. It's just a matter of the design. In order for the hands to be the proper size in relation to the body, they would have been so small as to be very thin, and thus even more easily breakable. We all know how easily thumbs can snap off, but imagine if a vintage GI Joe figure's hands were one third smaller, and made of the old hard ABS plastic. Today's toys get away with it because they use pliable PVC. Wow, have I gotten sidetracked, or what?
Stalker is a pretty decent representation of his flashback self, given the parts used. The original Duke torso seems like a good fit, aside from the blazing silver airborne insignia and grenade. Probably not a good idea to wear in the jungle, but hey, even back then Stalker was a bad bad man. Waitaminute, Stalker isn't airborne! Nerd rage!
Relax, it's only a toy.
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While I didn't ever get this version of Stalker, I have to say, I'm impressed at just what they were able to do with parts reuse. With minimal effort, they managed to repurpose some pretty recognizable parts and still make it look like Stalker from the comic days and that's all that important in my books. Kudos to Hasbro on going for something with such a niche-market as Vietnam-era Stalker.
They certainly could be interpreted as such, but the statue was unveiled on Veteran's Day, 1984. This was shortly after G.I. Joe issues #26 & 27 were published. In addition, the men depicted here are of Caucasian, African-American, and Hispanic origin, respectively, which would rule Tommy out.
The resemblance is pretty much spot on to our guys, though. Here's more on "The Three Soldiers."
Actually, DEF Shockwave was armed with an M635 (the M4 carbine would not enter service for another two years):
Interestingly, it's noted for its use by the real-life DEA, which might have been a factor in its inclusion in the DEF line.
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Are 7"ers 'Netbooking' Tablets?
I have been reading several articles over the last few weeks bemoaning the effects that netbooks have had on PCs in general. That is, acclimatizing consumers to cheap, disposable laptops with terrible user experiences is a very bad thing for consumer-company relations, consumer loyalty and overall sales. They have largely been well written, and the point they make is hard to disagree with.
That said, the explosion of 7" tablets that we look to be seeing at CES this year makes me feel like that is what may happen to tablets as well. Sure, the iPad Mini and the Nexus 7 are great devices, but they are bought by companies with a long-tail in mind: app sales and other residual profits arising after the hardware is purchased. However, companies like Vizio, Acer and others have no real hope of any income after the user picks up that tablet. Thus ensues a race to the bottom: who can skimp on internals, build quality, screen quality, touch experience quality etc, while keeping the purchase price as high as possible. An explosion of 7" Tegra 3 tablets (the new Atom of the tablet world) with mediocre screens and poor build quality, that people love to buy but hate to own.
When netbooks appeared, people were super excited about the comoditization of laptops: the disposable, cheap and dirty portable computer. As a result, people began hating them, the companies that manufactured them and the stores that sold them (poor Best Buy, who bore the brunt of that ire).
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Altorfer: Death at Ganjgal: Marines refuse to abandon buddies
In an ungodly place at an ungodly hour, a trap set to catch men was sprung on Sept. 8, 2009, and those ensnared were angry, scared and loudly beseeching help.
The ambushed men desperately called for air and artillery support that never came, and in a bloodied trench outside the insurgent-occupied village of Ganjgal in the violent Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan, three Marines would be killed along with a Navy corpsman and an Afghan soldier.
Ignoring these pleadings over the radio were Army officers who allegedly feared civilian casualties because of strict new rules of engagement enacted by U. S. and NATO Commander Stanley McChrystal.
Political correctness has no say, where the whine of bullets squelches words. The resulting fiasco created and felled heroes in a brutal battle that would display the camaraderie of men in war at its finest and the ineptitude of their leaders at its worst.
Nine men would receive the Bronze Star with the "V" for valor in combat heroism (four posthumously), one man would receive the Bronze Star without the "V"(posthumously), two men would receive the Navy Cross, one man would receive the Medal of Honor and another one is being considered for it.
Of the three Army officers who repeatedly denied the air and artillery support, two received letters of reprimand for their "negligent" leadership which led "directly to the loss of life" that included five American servicemen, eight Afghan soldiers and one Afghan interpreter.
Perched in the Hindu Kush Mountains, the Ganjgal village is protected by steep ravines, sheer drops and a labyrinth of caves, which offered perfect cover for the kind of guerrilla warfare that decimated the coalition forces in a U-shaped trap. For the men caught in it, the withering fusillade raining down kept them pinned against boulders and facedown in whatever small gully available. Exposed and vulnerable.
The four-man Embedded Training Team (ETT) consisting of gunnery Sgts. Edwin "Wayne" Johnson and Aaron Kenefick, 1st Lt. Michael Johnson and hospital man 3rd Class James Layton went in first. Normally, Cpl. Dakota Meyer was part of this team, but he had been reassigned to Objective Rally Point (ORP) and replaced by Johnson.
He watched as his ETT moved up the wash toward the village and gasped as the Taliban forces attacked them. Meyer heard their cries over the radio for help and also heard the denials for air support. Four times Meyer asked to go in and find them. Each time, he was told it was too dangerous.
Disobeying orders, Meyer and Sgt. Juan Rodriguez-Chavez took a Humvee mounted with a .50-caliber machine gun and fought their way into the kill zone — over and over again — evacuating wounded and looking for the ETT. Chavez was the driver and Meyer, a Marine-trained sniper, was the gunner. They were pounded by artillery fire so hot and heavy that elite rescue teams in the helicopters hovering above, who arrived hours into the fight, stayed aloft.
According to staff writer Dan Lamothe of the Marine Corps Times, on their fifth and last run into the kill zone, Army Capt. William Swenson sat in the front passenger seat, Rodriguez-Chavez drove, then 1st Lt. Ademola D. Fabayo manned a 7.62mm M240 machine gun turret and Meyer was in the back with an Afghan interpreter.
Meyer and Rodriguez-Chavez had picked up Swenson and Fabayo on one of their runs; Swenson had been angrily radioing for help when the men arrived and freed him. Fabayo had already gone into the kill zone on foot, returning fire as he went, to carry out wounded Army Sgt., 1st Class Kenneth Westbrook (he died later of the wounds).
Rodriguez-Chavez positioned the gun truck so as to shield the others from heavy gunfire while they retrieved the four bodies of the ETT, who had been shot and stripped of their guns and radios. Meyer would credit Swenson with saving his life that day as they braved a barrage of bullets for repeated runs carrying the bodies and equipment back to the Humvee.
On June 10, 2011, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, awarded Fabayo and Rodriguez-Chavez the Navy Cross, second only to the Medal of Honor, for their actions that day. Marine Corps Gen.John Allen, senior military commander in Afghanistan, has nominated Swenson for the Medal of Honor.
On Sept. 15, 2011, President Obama awarded the Medal tof Honor to Meyer, now 23, and the first living Marine in 38 years to receive the award. At great peril and against orders, he repeatedly went into a firefight to help his four teammates; instead he recovered their bodies. Meyer is also credited with saving the lives of 13 Marines and soldiers, and 23 Afghan soldiers.
President Obama described Meyer as the kind of guy who gets the job done. When the White House called him at work about the award, Meyer waited 'til his lunch break to call back.
The kid from Kentucky was humble.
"The award honors the men who gave their lives that day, and the men who were in that fight," Meyer said. "I didn't do anything more than any other Marine would. I was put in an extraordinary circumstance, and I just did my job."
Damn straight.
Mary Alice Altorfer, formerly of Carpinteria, now lives in New Braunfels, Texas.
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Despite torn up sidewalks, wet cement and a heavy coat of dirt, the city's downtown is edging closer to a new and improved look.
Two improvement plans have begun in the heart of Haverhill — the building facade improvement program and the "streetscape" program along Washington and Wingate streets.
Announced earlier this year, the facade improvement program will provide owners of downtown buildings money to improve the front of their buildings by repairing masonry, installing awnings and other touches and increasing energy efficiency.
Owners of buildings that back onto the boardwalk along the Merrimack River can also get help improving that side by adding decks or expanding existing decks.
The city's Community Development and Planning Office will oversee the projects and offer the help of an engineering firm to design the improvements. All changes must be approved by the city's Downtown Historical Commission.
"This is another element in the revitalization of downtown," said William Pillsbury, director of planning and economic development for the city.
Additional improvements that are planned include installing more LED streetlights downtown and increasing lighting in alleyways.
In the last several years, the city has found success in improving the downtown by luring new restaurants and other businesses and converting old factories to hundreds of apartments and condominiums.
Mayor James Fiorentini said the city is able to offer money to businesses thanks to a partnership with the Bank of New England. He said businesses that apply for the money will have their projects reviewed by the city. If city officials favor a particular project, they will ask the bank to lend money to the business, he said. Those loans will be at market rate interest.
The city will also set aside $100,000 in Community Development Block Grant money from the federal government to loan to participating businesses at zero percent interest, the mayor said. He said city officials are talking with certain business owners about the program, but he will not name them until the projects become official.


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Sepulverizer Placed on IR
Guys, this apparently hasn't been posted to the official website yet, but for the third time since we drafted him, Dan's being placed on IR. I would have to think we've seen him play his final game in a Steelers uniform. Like last year, Jeremy Kapinos has been signed to replace him. I, for one, am sure glad he was still available. I even thought he had a chance of unseating Sepulveda after the training camp Jeremy had this year.


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The Charleston Police Department is beefing up its numbers to reduce violence after receiving three grants worth over $1.2 million.
The grants, totaling just over $1.27 million, will allow the department to hire 10 additional police officers and enhance its violence reduction initiatives.
A grant worth $1 million was awarded by the Department of Justice Office of Community Orient Policing Services, and will go towards hiring eight officers for the Department's Community Action Team initiative.
The second grant, worth $227,950, will be used to hire two DUI enforcement officers. This grant was awarded by the South Carolina Department of Safety.
The third grant is for $42,097, and will be used to enhance the department's violence reduction initiatives. This money, also awarded by the DOJ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, will specifically be used for the Friday Nigh Lights program.
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Monday, August 11, 2008.
Met at two minutes past eleven o'clock A.M. (Mr. Timilty in the Chair).
The Chair (Mr. Timilty), members, guests and employees then recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
A communication from Mark Mahoney, Chief Clark of the Illinois House of Representatives, referring resolutions adopted by the Illinois House of Representatives encouraging the several State Legislatures across the country to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of each state by reading the names of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during the year during their legislative session before Memorial Day of each year (received in the Office of the Clerk of the Senate on Friday, August 8, 2008),— was placed on file.
A Bill relative to the appointment of certain persons to the police and fire department of the city of Malden (House, No. 3974,— on petition [Local approval received],— was read and, under Senate Rule 26, placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session.
The following resolutions (having been filed with the Clerk) were considered forthwith and adopted, as follows:—
Resolutions (filed by Mr. Pacheco) "dedicating the Sam Turin Pavilion at Hopewell Park."
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There being no objection, the following matters were taken out of the Orders of the Day and considered as follows:
The Senate Bill amending Chapter 381 of the Acts of 2006, An Act authorizing the town of Wenham to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises (Senate, No. 2824),— was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, its title having been changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading to read as follows: "An Act relative to the granting of certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Wenham".
Sent to the House for concurrence.
The House Bill removing the deputy chief of police of the town of Acton from the civil service laws (House, No. 4870),— was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.
A Bill exempting the position of police captain in the town of Hudson from the provisions of the civil service law (House, No. 4777,— on petition) [local approval received],— was read.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, on motion of Mr. Tarr, and the bill was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.
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On motion of Mr. Tarr,—
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn to meet again on Thursday next at eleven o'clock A.M., and that the Clerk be directed to dispense with the printing of a calendar.
On motion of the same Senator, at seven minutes past eleven o'clock A.M., the Senate adjourned to meet on the following Thursday at eleven o'clock A.M.


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Tobacco tax – no butts about itby Dara Kam | May 5th, 2009
Cigar aficionados, rejoice. Cigarette smokers, not so much.
The House officially signed off on a buck-a-pack cigarette tax and the Senate agreed to exempt cigars from what lawmakers like to call a "surcharge" on tobacco.
Those who dip, chew or snuff also will pay more – also about $1 per ounce of loose tobacco.
The hope is to raise at least $800 million, most of which will pay for the state's Medicaid program, and which lawmakers have included in next year's budget.
Senate budget chief J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, and his House counterpart Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, held a series of brief meetings to close out the tobacco deal, which Gov. Charlie Crist said today he would sign.
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Walking into Napa Point Brewing feels a little different than other breweries.
No beards. No tattoos. No cartoony labels or graphics featuring impossibly lovable scruffy dogs.
It feels grown up, like, say, a winery. And that's not an accident.
Robert Dahl, CEO and founder of the month-old brewery south of the city of Napa, said he visited hundreds of breweries before opening his business and noticed a consistent theme: a certain shaggy DIY vibe that spoke of wide-open innovation, but was a little shakier when it came to engaging guests and running an efficient business.
"The problem was, I noticed, it wasn't done at the same level as in the wine industry," said Dahl, who runs nearby Napa Point Winery and contract bottling operation California Shiners. "It was a very 'garage' mentality."
The new brewery, in the industrial park next to the Napa County Airport, is gleaming and bright, with a restaurant, an outdoor beer garden, and a soon-to-open taproom with TVs, dart boards, beer pong tables, and room for live bands. The brewery has two "brewski buses," small delivery trucks converted to mobile taprooms to show up at beer festivals and fundraisers.
In the back of the 51,000-square-foot facility is the site that will soon house both a 15-barrel brewing system and a 30-barrel one, along with fermenters, storage tanks, a state-of-the-art bottling line, a sophisticated water filtration system, and a quarter-million-dollar wastewater treatment plant.
The new brewhouse will probably open sometime early next year. For the moment, the beer is being made in a nearby brewery, though Dahl declines to say which one.
But because Dahl has no direct experience in brewing beer, he recruited a high-end brewmaster to use his gleaming new brewhouse, luring local brewing standout Denise Jones away from Moylans Brewing in Marin County to create what he is calling "ultra-premium" beer, an unusual term in the world of beer.


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Vazquez moves again
Javy Vasquez is on the move again. This time, back to the NYY with Boone Logan for Melky Carbrera, Mike Dunn and 300 k. I'm not sure if is an embarrassment of riches for the Yanks who now should have the best SP rotation in the game OR did they just create a Javy circa 2004 sized hole in their rotation. I do know the Yankees scare me now. They're some kind of metal and pincer based great player acquisition machine. Scary!


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This paper describes our experience using coordinated atomic (CA) actions as a system structuring tool to design and validate a sophisticated and embedded control system for a complex industrial application that has high reliability and safety requirements. Our study is based on an extended production cell model, the specification and simulator for which were defined and developed by FZI (Forschungszentrum Informatik, Germany). This "Fault-Tolerant Production Cell" represents a manufacturing process involving redundant mechanical devices (provided in order to enable continued production in the presence of machine faults). The challenge posed by the model specification is to design a control system that maintains specified safety and liveness properties even in the presence of a large number and variety of device and sensor failures. Based on an analysis of such failures, we provide in this paper details of: 1) a design for a control program that uses CA actions to deal with both safety-related and fault tolerance concerns and 2) the formal verification of this design based on the use of model-checking. We found that CA action structuring facilitated both the design and verification tasks by enabling the various safety problems (involving possible clashes of moving machinery) to be treated independently. Even complex situations involving the concurrent occurrence of any pairs of the many possible mechanical and sensor failures can be handled simply yet appropriately. The formal verification activity was performed in parallel with the design activity and the interaction between them resulted in a combined exercise in "design for validation"; formal verification was very valuable in identifying some very subtle residual bugs in early versions of our design which would have been difficult to detect otherwise.
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Strive for Perfection
I was once given the unique opportunity to fly as a guest of the Blue Angels in a F-18 Hornet and the pilot became a very close friend of mine. It has been 14 years since that flight but former Lt. Scott Beare (Yogi) and I often talk about what it takes to be the best of the best and that means number one!
As we exchange stories it became very clear that there are certain factors that are very much the same between a Blue Angel and a top of the top tennis player. After every Blue Angel performance, they hold a very serious briefing session requiring each member to speak up and open about what they did not live up to. This is no different from tennis.
Typically, after matches you will hear players speak about their performance. It is as if the player is taking the role as the lead pilot and speaking first. By doing this, people can get a sense of what the player thought about how their match went. You will often hear players speak of their matches in interviews, but the most important information is shared with their coaches, family, and peers, or also known as their support team. This can give the support team a better lead in to their input. There are times when players think they are the opposite of what their support team sees. Sometimes teams will even go their separate ways because of such disagreements. However, what really matters after the match is what each member of the team will do to achieve a higher level for perfection.
This includes making adjustments to techniques or strategies. For a Blue Angel pilot, it might require a much tighter formation. For a tennis player, it might require a little more racket head when hitting a killer forehand or a sonic serve. Keep in mind that repeated occurrences of the same mistake are not acceptable. You must be able to RECOGNIZE. STOP. AND REPLACE. If you continue bad habits, then you will only continue to go downhill. If you lose a match, then how do you expect that same strategy to work again next time? Tennis is a game of evolving. In the tennis world, a day of not learning is a day lost. In order to strive for perfection, you must be willing to learn and accept the advice from others. If not, then someone else is just going to surpass you.
Individuals must accept criticism and strive for improvement, regardless of their title. My friend Yogi Beare and Michael McMillan offer fantastic words of advice, "When each member accepts full responsibility and strives for excellence, trust and performance increase exponentially, the team is ready to take off." We are all human so we make mistakes, but as humans we can also make adjustments.
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Amen Nick – you are a very wise man with wise friends! I will keep striving now that i am learning tennis to be the best as you say…
Perfection in tennis is unattainable for mere humans. The real key to improvement is to accept that you're always sometimes going to make mistakes, and that it's okay not to be perfect all the time. The best is the enemy of the good.


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Lima beans make a healthful addition to almost any meal. A ½-cup serving provides 7 grams of protein and 6½ grams of fiber, not to mention more potassium than a banana and a couple milligrams of iron.
But lima beans aren't the only ingredient that makes this succotash special. Garlic is one of the foods included in the "Polymeal"—seven ingredients which researchers writing in the British Medical Journal suggest could lower the rates of heart disease by double digits. And the spinach, parsley, shallots, peppers, tomatoes, and carrots provide a wide assortment of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants.
Grass-fed beef boasts lots of omega-3 fatty acids and cancer-fighting CLA. Plus, it almost never contains antibiotics or excess steroids and growth hormones. So make this succotash with grass-fed beef. Your heart and brain will thank you.
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1 Tbs. plus 2 tsp. olive oil, divided3 shallots, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. leanest ground beef (96 percent)
1 tsp. salt, divided
½ tsp. cracked black pepper
1 red bell pepper, finely diced
3/4 cup finely grated carrots
1 10-oz. package frozen baby lima beans, thawed
1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
1½ cup frozen corn, thawed
2 packed cups baby spinach
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
3/4 tsp. lemon zest
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PER SERVING: 381 cal; 33g pro; 10g total fat (2g sat fat); 42g carb; 60mg chol; 1124mg sod; 8g fiber; 9g sugars
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For even more delicious flavor and freshness, you can cooklima beans from scratch. Soak 1 cup of dried baby lima beans overnight. Drain and rinse the soaked beans, and cover generously with water in a soup pot. Add a bay leaf and ½ tsp. of dried thyme, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30—45 minutes, until beans are just tender. Add 3/4 tsp. salt for the last 5 minutes of cooking time. Drain and set aside until it's time to stir them into the beef.


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The story of Charlotte's Web has always been one of my favorites. I'm referring to the animated movie, not the book because, sadly, I've never read it. As a child, watching the movie, I remember being so affected by Charlotte's death, I may have cried at the end.
Recently, I saw the trailer and commercials for the new movie. I won't be going to see this. I don't like spiders.
Up until just a few years ago, I had an irrational fear of them. I couldn't even look at a picture of one without freaking out. But since moving to Austin, mostly, I've gotten past that — I've had to. Austin is home to some of the biggest, creepiest spiders. Two days after moving into our newly built house, I found a dead tarantula on our driveway. And, no, I don't mean a really big wolf spider, I mean a tarantula. I took a picture of it and sent it to my mom because I knew she would think I was exaggerating.
Later, when I would cut my lawn — something since then given over to a lawn service — over-sized grass spiders would dash up my legs if wasn't careful. Though seeing a spider doesn't send me scrambling for the Raid, like it used to, I haven't come face-to-face with a big one in quite some time.
That said, I'm gonna pass on the new Charlotte's Web motion picture. There's no doubt the story itself is great; it's a classic. It's the new visuals that bother me. In the old animated version, the spider was kinda cute, in a creepy sort of way. In this new version, Charlotte is too realistic. No, I take that back; I just revisited the website. She's just plain scary. I flinched.
Sorry Charlotte lovers, but if she was in my garage (notice, I didn't say bedroom, 'cause the thought sends chills down my arms), I wouldn't be able to sleep till somebody smashed her and showed me the evidence.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Charlotte's Web: keep her out of my house
Posted by Don Tate II at 8:27 PM
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- rindawriter said...
Awww...and Wilbur is soooooo cute!
I'm totally with you on this one. I hate 'em too. And a REAL Tarantula? That just crossed Texas off my list of potential places to live. Ironically, the first book I was ever asked to illustrate was a book of poems . . . all about spiders. After about 30 minutes of research, I threw the book across the room and called the guy. "Sorry, can't do it." Ugh!
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A memorial service for Donna Summer was held Wednesday afternoon in Nashville.
Among the 400 guests rumored to attend included Lionel Richie, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Barbara Streisand.
The funeral was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at Christ Presbyterian Church on Old Hickory Boulevard in Forest Hills but delayed due to traffic in the area.
According to several reports, Michael W. Smith and Stevie Wonder, among other guests, were stuck in traffic due to paving project in the area.
Nashville's News 2 spoke with Summer's biographer before the ceremony who spoke fondly of the legendary performer.
"Donna was a wonderful woman, who was a force to be reckoned with. She changed music and was a good family woman and good Christian. She will be missed," Mark Eliot said.
Gospel singer Natalie Grant and David Foster were scheduled to perform at the service.
Summer, known by many as the Queen of Disco, gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. Her pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes.
Her sound was a mix of genres, and helped her earn Grammy Awards in the dance, rock, R&B and inspirational categories.
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The night started off with some fireworks during pre game warm ups, Greg Amadio and Labrie met up at center ice and began talking. Quickly two more Falcons joined at center with Radko Gudas and Eric Neilson joining the verbal sparring until captain Mike Angelidis breaks up the meeting. A few minutes pass by and Amadio comes back to center with Labrie, the two tried to fight the night before, and both teams quickly gather. A Falcon starts slashing peoples wrists and all hell breaks loose. Labrie and Amadio are the only ones who really fight but Angelidis, Gudas, Neilson all grab someone with gloves dropped. No referees ever come out and the captains eventually break up the scrum. Amadio ends up with his jersey ruined and a beat red face. Suspensions can result from this scrum and AHL officials were taking notes.
The Admirals dominated the game beginning once the puck dropped, out shooting the Falcons early and getting a Cory Conacher goal 7:04 into the period, Cory's 31st goal of the year keeping him second in the league. Ouellet followed up his outstanding friday night performance just over a minute later with his 14th goal of the year. At this point in the game Norfolk was out shooting Springfield 8-0. The Falcons get their first power play of the game and Tyler Johnson turns on his after burner and gets a short hand breakaway goal, at one point it was him versus 2 defenders, and scores his second short handed goal of the year. Admirals finish the period up 11-5 on shots and 0/2 on the power play.
The second period started off with a goalie change for Springfield giving their back up goalie his first playing time of the season, from the CHL with an injury to Legace. Dainton allowed 8 goals in 4 periods of play. The Falcons responded well to the change, outshooting the Admirals 6-1 halfway through the period. Both teams had 2 power plays, neither scored, but the second man advantage for Springfield was a 5 minute major resulting from Gudas kneeing a player, it also an auto game misconduct. Period ends with Ads up 15-11 on shots and 0/4 on the PP.
The 5 minute major carried over to the third period and the Admirals had an outstanding kill, outshooting the Falcons and Johnson had a bid for his second short handed breakaway goal of the night. The Falcons finally get onto the score sheet 8:15 into the period after the Ads iced the puck and were dead tired. Around 2 minutes after the goal the Admirals head to the power play and Richard Panik scores for his 13th on the season. Less than a minute later Panik sets up Johnson for his second goal of the night. The Falcons had no answer the rest of the game as Panik kept trying to set people up the rest of the period.
The Admirals get their 12th win in a row and are off til next weekend when they have yet another 3 games in 2.5 night road trip. Barberio had an assist adding to his Admirals franchise record for points by a defenseman in one season(51). Tokarski had a big night getting his 8th win in a row, a franchise record, 27th on the season ties a personal best of his and his 75th win in Norfolk which ties him with Michael Leighton for most career wins for the AHL Admirals.


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So, how's Dontari Poe doing?
Lost in all the blowouts and our general dismay has been the play of our new first round rookie Nose Tackle. I know that some folks were impressed with his play in the first game. However, I haven't really heard anything about his game against Buffalo. I see on the stats that he had 2 solo tackles, one assist, and one pass deflection against Buffalo. Not too shabby, especially given the guarded expectations many of us have had about him going into his rookie year. Has anyone taken a closer look at his snaps? What are people seeing from him? Is he occupying double teams? Is he getting penetration? How is his tackling? How does his technique look? I don't really have the skills or the resources to go back and watch this sort of thing, but would LOVE to read the thoughts of some of you folks.


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The Netherlands last week released official guidelines on "hacktivism," as part of an attempt to encourage white hat hackers to responsibly disclose security flaws. The framework, published Thursday, establishes a formal procedure for ethical hackers to follow when reporting IT vulnerabilities, standing in stark contrast to the more fragmented means by which security holes are typically publicized.
"Persons who report an IT vulnerability have an important social responsibility," the Netherlands' National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) said in a release. The NCSC added that some hackers may be reluctant to directly notify an organization after discovering a security flaw, choosing instead to anonymously go public online or via other media forums. Such an approach, according to the Netherlands, would only exacerbate the issue, as it threatens to more widely expose a flaw before it is fixed.
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The NCSC's guidelines won't have any affect on current legislation, though they do call for companies and organizations to implement more formal channels of communication. One recommendation, for instance, calls for organizations to establish online forms that hackers could use to submit exposed security flaws to the affected company.
The government is also urging companies to agree to not prosecute any hackers who discover IT vulnerabilities, on the premise that doing so would foster trust and facilitate direct communication between the hacker community and the organizations they impact. Likewise, the guidelines would impose strict protocol for white hat hackers to follow, in order to ensure that their actions are truly in the best interest of a company.
It remains unclear whether the Netherlands' proposals will be widely adopted, though they'll likely have an immediate impact on the public sector. In a letter to Parliament, Minister of Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten said he would encourage government offices to adopt and embrace the measures on a wide basis.
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St. Ann School is the best catholic school in Delaware. We are going on our 8th year here and could not ask for better faculty, staff and sense of community. The math program changed a few years ago and is very challenging. We love St. Ann School.
This school is great in some ways don't get me wrong i was a student there from kindergarden all the way through but if you want your focus to be in advanced math and things like Geometry are not offered there. The school is very small and may not be what you are looking for. I would pack a lunch. The school is great though, they teachers are so nice and the kids learn even if they don't know it manners and friendship. Even though the class is small you become very close by the end. The only problem is that the disadvantage to it being small is the lack of honors and higher classes, i went into my high school a year behind in math and i will have to take to math classes next year so i can catch up.
Can't say enough about this school. I have 15 kid years of experience (multiple children in the school). The parents, teachers, school administration, and of course the kids are all excellent.
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