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Toronto FC, backed by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, is now a major player in Major League Soccer's all important (and never-ending) image stakes, and Don Garber's Quixotic quest to make America's soccer league compete with the best Europe has to offer by 2022. Under the leadership (we presume, because as of writing we have no clue who or what pulled this heist off) of Tim Leiweke as president and CEO, the club will add 31 year old striker Jermain Defoe and almost certainly Michael Bradley, the 26 year old American midfielder who last played for AS Roma and who will be a key figure in Brazil for the World Cup. All for a reported cost of $100 million dollars, which I cannot write without hearing Mike Myers do his Dr. Evil shtick.
If this was Sunderland, there might be a bit of chatter in the English papers. But this is TFC, a team with an all-time league win percentage of 23% whose fan base still sings the name of a journeyman striker who last played for PNE before becoming their first major signing in 2007.
In other words, this is really weird, you guys.
Despite the world ending craziness involved here, the story should be as obvious as it is stunning: crappy club in financially conservative league signs great players, change gonna come. All you need to know is right there in the push alert (all anyone needs to know about anything is in push alerts). But if you want to be pedantic about it, basically there are more teams in the world than there are consistently good players in the prime of their careers. And so the more money a team spends to buy some of those players, the better players they'll get, and the better those teams will play. So the richer the team (and league), the better it will be. Repeat ad infinitum and trophies!
So, logically, it should follow that for MLS to compete to be the best in the world—or, rather, its club front offices in tandem with MLS HQ—it needs to make more of these kinds of deals to get the best players. And that means it would need to figure out a fiscally responsible way to allow teams to spend more to compete over and above the limits of MLS' single entity structure, in which the league co-owns its member clubs and instills a max budget and max salary per player (for an explanation of single entity, read this). Whether that means a $10 million team budget or added DP slots, I don't know.
This is kind of true, but it doesn't quite jibe with the clumsy reality of football. All winning teams need to spend to compete, but unless you're Man City or PSG, you can't just spend to compete. In MLS, you can't just spend to compete at all, because the league won't let you. And anyway, you won't win many MLS Cups. And before you say, "LA Galaxy!", a quick tour of their roster reveals a mostly-American team including Landon Donovan who has been there since 2005, Omar Gonzalez since 2009, Todd Dunivant since 2009, etc. etc. As for this year's winners SKC, there are more home grown players than DPs.
But these teams can't compete with the best of La Liga and the Premier League, right? Well we don't actually know that until we set up an intercontinental club competition, but the answer is certainly no, they can;t. But then La Liga and the EPL are what they are because one has become quite adept at producing talented young players, and the other loves football more than life itself and has learned a way to turn that love into money to buy really good Spanish players. This is of course a caricature, but you see my point.
If I'm America and I want a really good soccer league, I know the one way to go about it isn't to buy the world's best players and hope for the best. It would be awesome for a year or so until one by one each team went bankrupt. So I can only do the one thing with a hope in hell of working: producing good or even elite players and then spending the money to keep them here, and, if necessary, sell the very good ones at a lucrative premium to the best clubs in Europe.
This is a slightly more cost-effective strategy than the Westervelt wet dream of scrapping single entity completely and letting MLS clubs compete in the financially idiotic European transfer market. The idea this will somehow make MLS a contender is ludicrous. The market can't bear that kind of market malfeasance, for one. What you'll get a mediocre soup of charlatan agents hocking off kids with German and Spanish pedigrees who are no good than what the league already employs. I don't want to drink that soup.
I write "player development" like it's a thing that you can just kind of do. Even so, despite the wide spread belief that elite players absolutely NEED to be developed along very specific lines with all the right coaches and the right techniques (usually involving something Dutch and something Spanish) and the moon being in the 7th house, producing good players often comes to down to giving them playing time alongside other good players, letting them do their thing, and then watching as they suddenly score 25 goals in a single season. And we know from America's dominance in the summer Olympic games that, when this nation needs to, it can produce the best athletes in the world. Football should be no different.
So while Bradley's arrival, an American player in his prime, is huge news both for the perennially awful Toronto FC, it's perhaps in a way as important as news that the same club today signed their 17 year old academy player Jordan Hamilton to the first team. Bradely is one more American midfielder in his prime playing at home, in America (well, Canada, but it all works).


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Humpback whale counts slated for Maui, Oahu, Kauai and Big Island shorelines
by: Maureen O'Connellposted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 at 01:21 PM
Hawaii residents and visitors alike are invited to take part in a pair of whale-watching surveys slated for this weekend along shorelines edging Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island.
Tomorrow morning (Sat., Feb. 23), Pacific Whale Foundation's research team will lead an annual count of humpback whales that can be seen from Maui's shores.
The nonprofit will provide volunteers with training and survey-taking materials. Dubbed The Great Whale Count, the survey is part of the annual Maui Whale Festival, which got under way earlier this month and will continue through April. There is no charge to participate in the county, set for 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For additional information, click here.
Also, if you happen to be on Maui, check out the Whale Fest's "Tribute to the Whales" photography exhibit compiled by Pacific Whale Foundation, which features shots taken by noted photographers as well as images snapped by the foundation's naturalists and researchers. The exhibit is open to the public daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until March 1 at the Maalaea Harbor Shops, located between Lahaina, Kahului and Kihei. For additional information, click here or call the foundation, (808) 249-8811, ext. 1.
The other whale survey, known as Ocean Count, will be in the works from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. tomorrow (Sat., Feb. 23) at scores of sites on Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island. This annual count relies on volunteer help to estimate whale population and distribution figures in the Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. The census, organized by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supplements ongoing marine science research.
Scientists estimate that there are 20,000 humpbacks in the North Pacific. An estimated 12,000 swim to Hawaii's waters to mate and nurse their young, typically between September and March. (The 2012-13 season started very early, with the first sighting of a humpback whale reported in late August.)
Another Ocean Count session will be held on Sat., March 30. For volunteer registration details, click here.
Photos: Wayne Shinbara (both images shot during a recent whale-watching cruise near Maui shores)
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OMG When Harry got arrested and called that cop Barney and then said that Oliver got his ass kicked by Dougie Howser I just about died. I knew that young kid attorney would come up with some pretty good stuff and I thought it was pretty cool that Harry said when he grows up to come and see her. Chinuah was back. Good to see her. She's real pretty. And I'm sure you noticed that the husband was Roland from Army Wives and what a case that was. I am glad that judge ordered the way she did and with the birth mom crying at the end was just the right touch. If I was the birth parent and saw what I did I think I would just give up my claim and let it happen what happens. Good show and it was up in the ratings.
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After suffering a stroke, Ah Tao must move into a care home. Used to taking meticulous care of her master for so many years, she suddenly finds their positions reversed, as Roger becomes her principal carer and must learn to look after her as she had done him for so long.
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So far we've had one (I think) big revelation of the main characters and that's Mac being gay. It was always an undertone and it was confirmed.
I feel like they're going somewhere with Dennis' character, there has to be a pay off to his lunacy. I mean, at the reunion last season he had a literal rape kit in his car and has always been weird. Hilarious how he is the voice of reason and smartest one despite being so twisted.
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I'm looking to add a clematis to a trellis I built last summer for my Don Juan climbing rose. The trellis is an "inside corner" with the right side being approx. 5 ft. wide and 8-10 feet tall. The Don Juan is centered in front of this section. The left side is approx. 6ft wide and 4-5 feet tall (under a window)... sounds weird but I'll have to post pictures. Anyway, I'd like to start a Clematis on the left side to fill it in and work it's way through the rose onto the other section. Spring is just starting here in North East Ohio and I have been researching clematis all winter. I have come down to the following three and keep reading and reading with nothing leaning my decision;
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They all seem quite similar. I've read through many forums through the months and get some conflicting information. ...just wonder opinions from people with experience with these? Help sway my decision, please! |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 7, 11 at 12:49
Are you necessarily set on a blue/purple flower? I would love to see a white flowered (or near white) clematis in contrast to the red flowers of Don Juan. And I would stick to a pruning group 3 selection (hard prune) just for ease of maintenance with the rose.....and group 3's tend to be less inclined to clematis wilt, especially those with viticella parentage. Given all that, I'd look at 'Alba Luxurians', 'Huldine', 'Little Nell', 'White Magic' or 'Consort'. Otherwise, if you prefer the deeper color, any of the three you listed should work fine. |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Thu, Apr 7, 11 at 13:13
I have Etoile Violette and Polish Spirit and Polish Spirit blooms a lot longer for me so I'd choose that one. |
"I'd look at 'Alba Luxurians', 'Huldine', 'Little Nell', 'White Magic' or 'Consort'" ... I would tend to agree with the selection of a white flowering variety looking particularly good ... or, how about a light blue, such as 'Prince Charles' or 'Emilia Plater'? |
I grow Mrs. Cholmondeley on one side of Don Juan and Huldine on the other. Can't find a picture of the Huldine side but here's Mrs. Cholmondeley and Don Juan. |
- Posted by Ibanez540r (My Page) on Fri, Apr 8, 11 at 0:36
Thanks so far, but I am not interested in white. I know the contrast would be great, but in my case the entire trellis is all bright white vinyl. So, I just don't think the white would "pop" as much. Anyway, I am open to suggestions. I'm staying with a Group 3, but really want something that's definitely going to make it to the top of the 8-10 foot side of the trellis every year after being cut back. Long bloom would be great as well. So, so far that's why I have come up with the three I listed. If something else fits the bill, please explain. |
- Posted by Ibanez540r none (My Page) on Fri, Apr 8, 11 at 1:48
Just came across Venosa Violacea!! Think I fell in love. It has the white to contrast and also the purple for some color. I LOVE bi-color, but didn't know there were any viticella group 3's. What do you think with don juan and how is it overall? |
I fell hard for Venosa Violacea also! My Venosa Violacea was a quite vigorous plant that grew and bloomed well in 3/4 shade for several years until a bad vole winter when it got eaten. It shared space with a Rosa mundi, a lilac and some other perennials weaving among them all without overwhelming anyone. I have planted a new one in a different bed, this one sunny. I am thinking that it may be even more vigorous in the sunny bed, but last year was its first season. |
- Posted by Ibanez540r none (My Page) on Sat, Apr 9, 11 at 16:19
Yeah... "smothering" is a new interesting factor. I had e-mailed back and forth with the owner of Silver Star Vinery - and she told me I should NOT do a etoile violette, huldine, polish spirit, etc. with a Don Juan. She said they will smother the rose out? ..I was surprised as it seems many of you here use these with roses often. I totally respect her opinion though as she obviously knows what she is doing, but am confused because of the many that do. |
Huldine is planted next to Don Juan in my garden. It grows on the same fence that I tie the laterals of Don Juan to. Huldine is very vigorous (as are Etoile Violette and Polish Spirit) and I suspect that if they were using the rose for support they might very well smother it. |
- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Sat, Apr 9, 11 at 19:32
I have Huldine growing up a plum tree and Polish Spirit growing up a crabapple. They are that big. Etoile Violette is on a nine foot tall trellis and reaches the top and flops back down every year after being pruned to six inches. |
I second your choice of purple for Don Juan. I'd vote for Polish Spirit. (Star of India would be my other choice). So sad to see big clematis blooms overpowering a smaller-flower(ered) rose. Venosa Violacea looks best with soft orange roses ie. Royal Sunset (cl.), IMO. Sets off the violet tones. Haven't seen her with golden yellow yet. |
- Posted by Ibanez540r none (My Page) on Mon, Apr 11, 11 at 18:05
Placed my order with silver star vinery for Etoile Violette. Can't wait to get it in. |
- Posted by Ibanez540r OH-5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 15, 11 at 0:54
Got my Etoile VIolette in today from Silver Star. Nice packaging, as she warned me the plant itself was nothing impressive (about the size of my fist) but had a pretty nice root system. After I loosened them up some were close to a foot long. Dug a nice large hole, mixed 50/50 original dirt & compost pre-mix. Planted it a few inches below grade at a 45 degree angle to encourage new growth. Wait to see how she does. What's an average expectation the first year? |
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It shouldn't surprise you to learn that a new live-action version of 'The Jungle Book' is currently being written for Disney. After all, the company's latest (and so far successful) business plan has been to take previously successful animated properties and transform them into live-action spectacles. It worked for 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Alice In Wonderland,' and it'll probably work for the wrapped 'Maleficent' and the about-to-shoot 'Cinderella.' So, 'The Jungle Book'? Why not?
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I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Benny is an adorable little puppy, approx. 11 weeks old. He has the most beautiful and unique colored light fawn coat with a blue nose. He is very sweet, gentle and well behaved and gets along with cats, kids, other dogs, you name it. His foster mom can not believe how easy going and laid back he is for a puppy! He's doing very well with housebreaking and crate training too. He is neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated. Please note that the first step in our adoption process is to submit the application. Simply go to www.midatlanticbullybuddies.org and click "want to adopt" to submit
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I have bought the Web easy Professional and have started to do my own web site. However I am just as lost as to what to do. I cannot afford to pay someone to do the site for me. I also need to do this for myself because I will be changing products for sale often and live in a rural area that I could not just get anyone at the drop of a hat to come help me. How in the world do you get the secure things and the shopping cart things added. I will be offering our childrens handmade painted furniure and accessories. I want them to be able to buy it from me on the web rather than have to call me. I have done the first page or so and do not know what I have to put at the bottom or the bars to get to the next page.Either I am looking at the wrong stuff or it doesnt tell me simply enough what comes next and where to put it. Thanks for any help. I also got the Yahoo web page disc in. and have tried with it to a point and don't know where to get it from there either. Is this something I will have to get at another site as it doesn't even mention anything about buying from your site. Just placing pics etc. I do not know the code and will never figure it out, thats why I bought the Web easy they do it for you.
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Sun, Oct 19, 03 at 12:30
Where is your web site hosted? Many hosting companies have built-in secure access, shopping carts, and tutorials. You can also just set up the site and use froogle.com ... a simple mail-to link where they can email you about the purchase would work for now. |
- Posted by shortleaf2002 (email@example.com) on Sun, Oct 19, 03 at 18:24
Ever think about selling the stuff on ebay? |
Thanks, I don't have a site yet, all I am doing is building it to then push a button to publish it. Don't understand a bit of it but am trying. Maybe once it is published all that will show up. However how do I know where to put spaces and buttons like you do on sites you buy from. Also I have tried ebay and stuff gets buried there. I have sold a few things this past month first time in 80 zillion tries. Maybe its where I listed it or because of xmas coming up. I hate it though you never get what its worth when I sell it out in the public. I cannot keep my stuff at shows but they want to buy it after the auction when they didn't bid or missed it. I tell them at my regular price and they act offended. Does this happen all the time. People wanting it for what you started the bid at. If I put the price on it that I do sell them at it just sits there, if not I get about half. How do people do that start at 1.00 and get 50 for a 10 dollar item. I cannot risk that at all. We design build and handpaint childrens furniture and have worked hard at it for 17 years to be unique. I also find that once i email a photo I never hear from them again. Guess its for copying which I do have copyright on it. It is unusual shapped and painted. Very girly. Thanks, |
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I don't want to discourage you but you might think about hiring a web design company to help you. You would save a lot of time and you could start selling sooner. |
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to add to what s/he said above, you'll also get a site that will look professional. It's great that you want to learn to do web sites, but make a hobby site and if/when you get as good as the pro's... make your own business site. Your business site reflects your business. I see too many garbage sites out there and just shake my head. Good luck, MC |
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MADISONVILLE — After a snow delay in the opening inning, it took a final at bat rally, but the Polk County softball squad kept its District 5-AA record perfect Tuesday evening.
"It came down hard and made the field white, and after it melted off the field was wet," declared Lady Wildcat coach Bill Triplett after the 8-6 come-from-behind victory over Sequoyah. They scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to capture an 8-6 victory over the Lady Chiefs.
"The weather was so bad, Hannah (Triplett, the Polk pitcher) had a hard time gripping the ball, so 120 of her 124 pitches were fastballs," the veteran coach explained. "I've seen her have better stuff, but she battled. We were able to chip away and come back to get the win."
Now 9-2 on the season and 3-0 in district play, Polk County will travel to Loudon Thursday for a rematch with the Lady Redskins. The Lady Wildcats claimed a 7-1 victory over the district newcomers Monday in Benton.
Polk opened the scoring Tuesday with a run in the game's first at bat, but after the game had to be halted while the white stuff covered the field, the hosts bolted into the lead with a five-run rally in the bottom of the second frame.
The Lady Wildcats fought back with solo runs in the top of the third and fifth frames, but Sequoyah (1-3, 0-1) tacked on a run of its own in the bottom of the fifth.
Polk clawed back with a pair of sixth-inning scores and then rallied for three big runs in the top of the seventh for the victory.
"We just keep finding a way to win," proclaimed Coach Triplett. "Hannah Withrow had two big RBIs for us and the lower part of our lineup is hitting well. We toughed it out."
Withrow went 2-for-5 at the dish with a double as she drove home a pair of teammates, while Brianna Muller was 2-for-4 with a two-bagger of her own, plus she scored twice. Felicia Johnson also went 2-for-4 with a couple of runs scored.
Hannah Triplett improved her pitching record to 6-1 on the season, striking out five in the complete-game effort.
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WP: Hannah Triplett (6-1) 7 IP, 5 Ks; LP: Hannah Lay. 2B: Hannah Withrow, Brianna Muller (PC); Williams (S). Highlights: Muller 2-4, 2B, 2 runs; Withrow 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI; Felicia Johnson 2-4, 2 runs (PC); Williams 2-3; Jenkins 3-3 (S). Records: Polk County 9-2, 3-0 District 5-AA.; Sequoyah 3-1, 0-1 District 5-AA


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I read this morning on The Economist website that the FTC updated their guidelines on endorsements and testimonials. The guidelines, which were last updated in 1980, used to dictate that if the described effect of a certain product was not "typical" the advertiser could still use said testimonial, as long as they mentioned somewhere (likely in small print on the bottom corner of the ad) the line we have all come to know and love, "results not typical". It's not that easy anymore, and advertisers must now clearly state what "typical" results are.
Also included in the updated document is the reiteration that "material connections" between advertisers and endorsers must be made clear. Now, we all know that Peyton Manning isn't advertising double stuffed oreos because he believes in double cream filling that much. But in cases where a compensated connection isn't so clear–let's say a blogger writing a "review" of a certain product that was actually given to them and/or they were compensated for–the FTC says you must now tell us that. From the FTC press release:
Thus, bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service. Likewise, if a company refers in an advertisement to the findings of a research organization that conducted research sponsored by the company, the advertisement must disclose the connection between the advertiser and the research organization. And a paid endorsement – like any other advertisement – is deceptive if it makes false or misleading claims.
That extends to a celebrity mentioning a product in non-traditional advertising, such as a talk-show or other interview.
Lastly, the FTC made it clear that both advertisers AND ENDORSERS can be held liable for false or unsubstantiated claims made in an advertisement. So before you (get paid to) endorse something, make sure it's the real deal. Which most of us (not that I'm ever paid to endorse anything) do…..and I'm not taking pot shots at anyone specific here.
Please note that these are guidelines, not law:
The Guides are administrative interpretations of the law intended to help advertisers comply with the Federal Trade Commission Act; they are not binding law themselves. In any law enforcement action challenging the allegedly deceptive use of testimonials or endorsements, the Commission would have the burden of proving that the challenged conduct violates the FTC Act.
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Is it possible to switch the tag format after a piece of equipment has been placed?
The company i work for has a um...'unique' tagging system for their P&IDs. Many types of equipment may have a different tag format depending on where it is in the process. E.G, a Storage Tank can be either
Both tag formats exist in the 'Tag Format' box in Project Setup, but the equipment seems permentantly locked into whatever the 'TagFormatName' default is set. Is there a way to switch the tag type for a single piece of equipment? I would like to avoid having to avoid having to create duplicate instances of all the equipment to make the alternate tag available.
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I don't mean to be confrontational, especially when asking for help, but this reply baffles me.
The original post was a question on if it was possible to use more than one tag format for a single equipment class. There is no software bug or issue to reproduce; there is nothing to capture, and nothing that having my project files would help shed clarify. Also, there is no email to reply to. Was it just a cut and paste without reading the post? A reply to the wrong thread?
To clarify what I am asking:
Our P&ID standards use multiple Tag Formats for a single class of equipment. Is it possible to change the Tag Format on a single instance of a P&ID object within a particular class?
In 'Project Setup' -> Class settings:' there is the TagFormatName, where you chose the default Tag Format from the list of available formats in the box right below it. What I need is to be able to be able to switch the to one of the other Tag Formats listed without going into 'Project Setup' and changing the tag of all entities in that class.
This ability is also necessary for converting existing P&IDs. I have hundreds of P&IDs that we would like to start converting to ACAD P&ID. Some of the P&IDs are 15 years old and the original engineers were not always consistent in the equipment tag formats. To be able to redraw the old P&IDs I would need to be able to switch equipment every so often to a 'legacy tag format', probably consisting of a single string, to include them without breaking the intelligence of the project.
To put it at a conceptual level: ACAD P&ID is very good at enforcing consistency. I need it to be better at accommodating existing inconsistencies.
You can configure tag formats all the way down to individual P&ID class symbols, for example having a unique tag for just one type of tank. But currently there is no way to select a tag format while working on a project drawing without going into project setup and switching manually. Obviously that is a time consuming process.
One workaround would be to add a new property to the Equipment class level and call it something like, "Legacy Tag" and set it to be a string value. When you come across a symbol that requires the use of a non-standard tag you can key it into the properties window. Then setup a new annotation for equipment using the legacy tag value to place on the drawing as you would a standard equipment tag. That would avoid the task of going back into project setup to switch the tag format each time and you could still keep the tag data saved inside the project database (instead of just placing it as an unintelligent text annotation.)
The only drawback to this would be the project reports where you would have the regular "Tag" data field and separate "Legacy Tag" field. You would have to concatenate those two fields into one in Excel for a clean report.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
You can have different Tags for the equipment, you just have to add it to the Annotation Style for that equipment, or the whole class. Once you place the equipment and the default Tag is placed, you can then right click on the equipment, and select "Annotate" and a flyout will appear with some new styles.
If you can't find it, I can write up a how-to. Have a look at the attached image to see what I'm on about.
This also misses the point, as Annotation != Equipment Tag. I could set the 'Equipment Tag' annotation to display almost anything, but it would not change the actual equipment tag, and would not check against other equipment in the project for duplicate tags.
I want to avoid any work arounds that lessen the inherent intelligence of the program. Making the P&IDs look correct is not enough, I want the data behind it to be correct and consistent, even when the tag formats are not.
So is this what you are after? I added a property to the Tank class called "Service" and then users add that property to the tank, and the annotation style appends the Service to the end of the Equipment Tag.
1st image shows the different Tags
2nd and 3rd image shows the different annotation with the appended "Service" to the end of the tag.
Not quite.
I need to be able to swap the actual 'Equipment Tag'. The annotation is in the end irrelevant, as it can be made to display any information.
I need the system to recognize TK-100 and TK-101-PPP as the actual 'Equipment Tag'. With the the example you provided you could not enter:
Which is what I need the system to do.
I think you're going to have to go down the 'separate equipment class' option you (reluctantly) stated before.
If you make the new classes, and then put them in the tool palette, then at least its a pick of one or the other.
We have decided to just not implement the software at all rather than use some wonky work around that will cause all kinds of problems and omissions later. I desperately want our company to adopt P&ID as the main platform, but as is it seems that it is incompatible with our P&ID standards.
Our Parent company is pushing Autoplant very hard, and AutoPlant allows for alternate tag formats within an equipment class.
I can see no obvious reason that each class needs to be locked down to a single tag format. Indeed, the program checks for duplicates across all equipment classes and tag formats, you can have multiple tag formats listed in the project manager for a single class. I would assume that too high a premium was placed on enforcing consistency within a project, which has hurt the adaptability of the program.
All I need is a pull-down menu in the 'Assign Tag' window that list all the tag formats in the Class's Project Setup, which would allow you to switch between the predetermined formats.
I am loathed to think that I will have to wait another year, to the 2013 release, to get a (only possible, but not guaranteed) solution. -by which I will have lost the battle to adopt ACAD P3D. Not when almost everything else is so much better than the alternative.
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Plaintiff submit ted a request to Defendant Rabbi John Doe 1, requesting placement on the Jewish Kosher diet as the closest alternative diet. On May 17, 2012, Defendant Doe denied Plaintiff's request because he is not Jewish. Plaintiff alleges violations of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the Establishment Clause, violation of his right to petition the government for redress of grievances, violation of his right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, violation of equal protection and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment, and violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000. Plaintiff requests compensatory and punitive damages, and declaratory and injunctive relief.
At this point in the document we hold our breath and hope the court dispatches this nuisance lawsuit from our white power religionist with extreme prejudice. We would have real cause to dread the state of our courts if the judge decided to create an organic juicing station for this nut. Thankfully, our inmate with the "Creativity" religion and the "fruitarian" diet saw his lawsuit dismissed by the district court judge. No freshly squeezed juice from organic fruits and vegetables – sorry! Would you like a crymenol?


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My name is Smoochie!
Facts about Smoochie
- Breed: Maine Coon
- Color: Gray, Blue Or Silver Tabby
- Age: Young
- Sex: Male
- Hair: Medium
Smoochie's Info...
I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Hi I am Smoochie yes and I am a lovey Maine Coon mix boy! I am 10 mos old! It was really sad I was living with my owner and very happy she loved me very much! But she lost her job and was evicted we had no place to go and we were living in the car! She brought me to the rescue at Petco Concord Mills so the people could find me a new home I miss her and hope she is OK I felt so bad she was crying when she left me! I am a really sweet boy I love to cuddle and kiss! I hope to be able to give my old owner a great Christmas gift of knowing I am in a happy new home! You can come visit me at Petco Concord mIlls Mall Sunday 3-6PM you can also contact my foster at firstname.lastname@example.com, or Facebook
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Smoochie, a Harrisburg Maine Coon cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Maine Coon for sale in Harrisburg, or seeking a Maine Coon cat from a breeder in Harrisburg.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Harrisburg already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Harrisburg breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Maine Coon breeders who help with Maine Coon rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Harrisburg paves the way for another one to be saved.


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The Real Housewives of Vancouver are as real as it gets
On a rainy Vancouver morning, a week before the premiere of The Real Housewives of Vancouver, four of the five stars of the Vancouver-based reality television show are gathered at the swish Loden Hotel for a long day of interviews and appearances. Reiko MacKenzie, Mary Zilba, Christina Kiesel, and Ronnie Negus are in good spirits. The women are loud and boisterous, occasionally finishing each other's sentences and laughing often. Are they real friends? Probably. Even if they weren't BFFs a year ago, it's obvious they've grown close after five months of filming the inaugural season. Are they the real housewives of Vancouver? Well, that depends who you ask.
"Funny how they call the show the real housewives. Aren't all housewives real?" Ronnie, a statuesque blonde who has five children and lives in a gated West Vancouver community, says to the Straight. "I know our lives seem glamorous, but we're regular people. You know, my dog shat all over the bedroom floor this morning. I'm raising kids and one's got disabilities… It seems glamorous, but we are normal people too."
"We all have morals and ethics and values. We're all nice, powerful women, and I think we all have a uniqueness about us," Mary, a single mom to three boys living in Yaletown, chimes in. "The people out there that are haters should really spend their time using their voices for other things, for things that matter."
The Real Housewives of Vancouver explain why they chose to be on the show.
On the two-hour season premiere of The Real Housewives of Vancouver (airing April 4 at 9 p.m. on Slice), the audience learns that Mary and Ronnie are close friends. Mary is friends with Jody Claman (who is absent at the time of the interview), and Jody is friends with Reiko. It's a bit unclear as to how Christina—who is twice-divorced and the only housewife without kids—fits into the picture, but she is invited on a weekend trip to Whistler, where all five women are seen together for the first time.
"I did this show, well to be quite honest, for fun. I was really curious what it would be like," Christina, whose sensual alto voice almost purrs as she talks to the Straight. "I really enjoy these ladies, working with them, and it's really been an exciting journey."
Ronnie, who owns four houses side-by-side, a private jet, a yacht, and a Napa Valley vineyard, also joined the show because she saw it as an exciting opportunity.
"I thought it would be an interesting life adventure," she says. "I'm also hoping to use the show as an avenue to build awareness."
Ronnie says that her nine-year-old daughter has special needs, and she is donating all of her earnings from starring in The Real Housewives to the B.C. Centre for Ability. Mary, whose son has tuberous sclerosis, also hopes to raise awareness about the disorder through the show— as well as reignite her singing career. Reiko, who considers herself the "ninja girl of the group" because she studies mixed martial arts, hopes that her successes will motivate others.
"I felt like I had something different to offer, inspiring women to be fearless, adventurous, thrill-seeking warriors, and I guess the twist to that is a real warrior, truly, never really fights," Reiko, who sports a honey-coloured ponytail and a small tattoo behind her right ear, tells the Straight.
The Real Housewives of Vancouver discuss how they're unique and address their critics.
All four women—who differ on many things during the show's first episode including relationships, lifestyle choices, and a cocktail drink called "The Trophy Wife"—agree on one thing during the interview: they work hard to afford their lifestyle, but they aren't about to let their children off the hook.
"My children have known nothing but private planes, and movie stars in the south of France, and large yachts. It's such a false sense of reality. It's not reality, and it's not everybody's reality. So for me I'm trying to breed success onto my children," Ronnie, who was raised in an average-income family in Seattle, says. "It's hard when they have so much to actually bring them up and have them appreciate things, and I definitely don't want my kids spoiled."
Mary, who was raised on beauty pageants in Ohio, and was a successful Canadian pop singer before stopping to raise her three now-teenage sons agrees. "I've got a lot more than some people do, and we can afford to do things… but I do try to instill values and ethics and morals into my children."
Reiko, whose daughters are under nine years old, says that she's taking cues from Ronnie when it comes to raising her two young daughters. "I'm still learning, and no one's perfect… There's times that it's challenging, and there's times when I'm very, very proud," she says. "I can say that I'm doing my best."
When it comes to how audiences will react to the show, the four stars are hoping to feel the support of the nation.
"We are Canada. We're a team, and I would hope that our team of Canadians would support us. It takes a lot of courage to get out here, putting your ass on the line for everybody else," Ronnie says. "Cheer us on because it takes a certain amount of fearlessness to do this."
"Forty's the new 20, and The Real Housewives and reality television are the new soap operas," Mary adds. "I think people won't be disappointed to watch this show."
As for dealing with the backlash that comes with airing their wealth on TV, Christina, for one, isn't worried about it.
"I think so far the response has been mostly positive, but… any attention is good. I mean, people would love to hate someone as well."
You can follow Michelle da Silva on Twitter at twitter.com/michdas.
You can blame the success of that assinine show Survivor for all this shit TV.
Thank God for Basic Cable
Save me from this culture.
Relevance Fail
A large proportion of the WV population is Persian (from Iran) ... where is she? a new growing proportion is Chinese - where is she? The earlier wealthy established families living in WV are from Britain...... where is she ? Families from India are also a large proportion of WV population ... where is she ?
etc. etc.
Why name it 'Vancouver' ??
No sense in this program's name.... A 'Vancouver' show would HAVE to have a very large assortment of ethnicities to display its reality.
Ethnicities have been ignored; this is American TV .....
Was the help not working that day? I'll be buggered if I waste a single minute watching trash like this- and the program they're appearing on.
oh yeah and i just read that doctors in sweden have created a form of all natural cosmetic implant utilizing dog poop.


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Google Beats Out Apple
New York, NY (CBS 2/FOX 28) - Google has taken a big bite out of Apple.
A new study by communications company Millward Brown ranked google as the world's most popular brand.
Apple had been number one for the past 3 years.
Google's android system continued to gain popularity worldwide over the past year.
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Analysis: Gov. Cuomo's budget to be a tough act
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget presentation Tuesday is expected to steer the Democrat back toward fiscal conservatism from the liberal bend he's been on since December.
Politically, that's wise. Fiscally, it's unavoidable.
Cuomo's proposal to the Legislature will include the price of that left turn: $1.9 billion in new spending from the millionaire tax agreed to in December with a rare, but modest middle-class tax cut; a promised $1.4 billion increase in funding for public schools and health care pushed by lawmakers for this election year; $250 million the state will pay to a New York City transit agency for agreeing to reduce the city's transit payroll tax to please suburban voters; and $50 million promised to upstate communities still trying to recover from late summer floods.
It adds up to a fourth consecutive difficult fiscal year for New York, with fewer tools available to dig out after years of deep cuts in state services and some layoffs. State agencies are told to expect 2.5 percent cuts, this after cuts of 30 percent since the recession began. The millionaire tax trims the deficit, but that shortfall is still $2 billion.
The state's $130 billion-plus budget determines if teachers and nurses are hired or face layoffs, if class sizes grow, if bridges and roads are rebuilt and if nonprofit groups still provide services from homeless shelters to health care and meals for the elderly. Cuomo's latest pledge to not raise state taxes or fees — and to mean it this time — will put more pressure on local governments and schools to raise property and sales taxes.
It wasn't supposed to be this way.
A state economic forecast issued during the 2009-10 fiscal year predicted that New York's nightmare would end in the second half of 2010.
"Now it looks like it's going to be into 2015," said Mark LaVigne of the New York State Association of Counties.
Counties and their taxpayers are being squeezed by rapidly rising costs of Medicaid health care for the poor and public pension payments. Cities, towns and villages are waiting to see if municipal aid is cut in Tuesday's speech, another blow to their taxpayers but one of the few areas left to cut.
While most states report slow fiscal improvement, New York is among just four states — California, Missouri and Washington are the others — that reported a budget gap halfway through their 2011-12 budget year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Most states expect to meet or exceed their revenue targets, according to the NCSL's mid-year report, with New York and Delaware missing even a reduced projection for corporate income tax collections. New York's revenue outlook was lowered for the remainder of 2012 "to meet lower expectations," the NCSL report stated.
Washington's need to cut spending and debt and continued economic volatility abroad darkened the outlook. In New York, not even Wall Street's rebound is saving the state this time as bonus checks and the taxes they generate are increasingly deferred.
"Economic growth remains sluggish and the economy, fragile," state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Friday.
On Friday he released his report on the third quarter of the current fiscal year, and it wasn't pleasant news for Cuomo. DiNapoli found that December tax collections were down 2.7 percent from a year before. By the end of 2011, however, overall revenues were nearly 8 percent higher than a year before in a slow recovery of fits and starts.
It already seems a long way from Cuomo's rousing and optimistic State of the State speech Jan. 4 when he bellowed: "The best is yet to be. They ain't seen nothin' yet!"
Cuomo called for a jobs program to fix crumbling roads and bridges, support of a casino company's private venture to build the nation's biggest convention center at Aqueduct race track in Queens, $25 billion in economic development grants and tax breaks to employers, and major expansion of gambling, a common crutch for Albany.
"He gave a progressive agenda in the speech, but I think in the end you aren't going to see anything different than in the first budget," Lawrence Levy, a political commentator and dean of Hofstra University's National Center on Suburban Studies.
That first Cuomo budget a year ago addressed a $10 billion deficit and made a small but rare spending cut that was supposed to be much of the pain to fix the "functionally bankrupt" Albany he inherited.
Then it got worse.
A surprise $350 million deficit emerged last fall and, under pressure from his progressive base to cut spending no more, Cuomo reversed his opposition to a millionaire tax, which he had argued would kill jobs, and ended up supporting it.
"I want to see how they are going to close the budget deficit, what their revenue projects are," Levy said. "That gives an early warning sign of potential gimmicks."
Cuomo's father, Gov. Mario Cuomo, once resorted to such ploys by selling Attica state prison to another state agency, in a kind of political shell game that led to almost routine use of gimmicks and "one-shot" revenues — moves that contributed to the overspending "death spiral" that helped usher Andrew Cuomo into office in 2010.
One of the biggest one-shots on the table is the conversion of the Emblem health insurer from a nonprofit to a for-profit company. The state's approval could result in $1 billion in the release of funds that were collected for the public good.
Other options include borrowing from pension funds and selling state assets. Asset sales could including selling off state office buildings or even privatizing services such as the state lottery.
"Asset sales and one-shots are the danger, and then hoping the economy grows enough to get them out of their mess," said Richard Brodsky, a former Democratic assemblyman from Westchester who is now a senior fellow at the Wagner School at New York University. "This will be a real test of fiscal discipline."
EDITOR'S NOTE: Michael Gormley is the Albany Capitol editor for The Associated Press and has covered New York politics for the AP for more than 10 years.


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What is your first thought when you think of attractive churches? Is it the building, or is it the people?
When it comes to the media, especially social media, there are no secrets. Find out how Freedom House Church in Charlotte, N.C., found that out the hard way.
This topic will cause some discomfort for many of you. The very thought of the presence of power groups seems contrary to the spirit and grace of the gospel. But power groups are very real in churches.
Perhaps our comfort level can increase a bit by calling the groups "influencers" rather than power groups. Choose your label. The fact of the matter is that most churches have a clearly known group that carries the most influence in the church. And it is not unusual for that group to have a clearly known leader.
When we planted Grace Church in a local movie theater two years ago, we assumed that one day we would have a more permanent location. Meeting in a theater is not without challenges, and we assumed we'd eventually have a place for offices and more permanent meeting space, etc.
We also had plans (which are currently in process) of sending out a planter and were excited about planting a new church. We think it is essential to plant and to do it early so that multiplication is part of the life of our church.
America's political and religious establishments are broken. Washington fails to provide the answers needed to solve the economic and political crises facing us at home and abroad. The church fails to exhibit the moral guidance necessary to hold a collapsing culture together. The nation is rapidly losing faith in both institutions, evidenced by declining approval ratings.
The political process in Washington is overheating in partisan gridlock while our churches are becoming increasingly ineffective and indifferent to the ongoing culture wars. Both institutions are insolvent to the fiscal and spiritual indebtedness they have incurred upon the nation. Neither can produce the economic capital or spiritual stimulus to jumpstart the economy or usher in revival.
How to start a social media conversation about what God is doing in your church
Spiritual-growth campaigns have always been a powerful way to move a church forward. But now, with the rapid adoption of social media by people in the pews, there's never been a greater opportunity to create, stimulate and propagate a conversation among your people about what God is doing in their midst. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and a myriad of other online social networks are examples of how technology is helping our culture catch up with God's original plan for His good news to be carried via interpersonal communication.
God's good news spreads farthest and fastest through personal connections and conversations. But because growth happens with intentional focus, you will need a strategy for empowering people to further the conversation with their friends—whether you are simply beginning a new message series or launching a full-blown campaign on the scale of "What on Earth Am I Here For?"
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Easter Egg Hunts in Charlotte
Date: April 1, 2014
2014 Easter Happenings
Check out these Easter egg hunts in the Charlotte region. Don't forget to wear appropriate clothing and bring an Easter basket!
*Note: Please visit website or call location to verify details as event information may change.
Saturday, April 5
Easter Egg Hunt at Historic Rosedale
Registration required. $10 per child with two adults free. 11am and noon. Historic Rosedale Plantation, 3427 N. Tryon St. 704-335-0325. historicrosedale.org.
Elizabeth Community Easter Egg Hunt
Free. 10am. Upper Independence Park, 300 Hawthorne Lane. elizabethcommunity.com.
Where's My Egg Scavenger Hunt
Free. 9am-4pm. Latta Plantation Nature Center, 6211 Sample Road, Huntersville. 704-875-1391. parkandrec.com.
Friday, April 11
Ray's Splash Planet Underwater Easter Egg Hunt
Wear a swimsuit. Ages 12 and under. $5-$11. 5:30-8pm. Ray's Splash Planet, 215 N. Sycamore St. 704-432-1141. parkandrec.com.
Saturday, April 12
Annual Easter Celebration
Ages 3 and up. $5. 10am-noon. The Billy Graham Library, 4330 Westmont Drive. 704-401-3200. billygrahamlibrary.org.
Easter Egg Hunt at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church
Free. 10am-Noon. Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, 1117 South Blvd. 704-3761571. pritchardmemorial.com
Easter Egg-stravaganza
Free. 1-5pm. Cornelius Road Park, 247 Cornelius Road, Mooresville. 704-799-4281. ci.mooresville.nc.us.
Easter Hoppenings at Phillips Place in Southpark
Free. 1-3pm. Phillips Place in Southpark, 6700 Phillips Place Court.
The Great Easter Egg Roll and Hop
Free. 10am-1pm. Southpark Mall, 4400 Sharon Road. 704-364-4411. Simon.com/mall/southpark.
Hop Into Spring
Free. 2-4pm. Bailey Road Park, 11536 Bailey Road, Cornelius. 704-892-6031. cornelius.org.
Nature Egg Hunt
Space is limited. Registration required. $3. 1:30pm. McDowell Nature Preserve, 15222 York Road. 704-588-5224. parkandrec.com.
Town of Matthews Easter Eggstravaganza
Ages 12 and under. Free. 11am-2pm. Stumptown Park, 120 South Trade St., Matthews. 704-321-7275. matthewsfun.com.
Sunday, April 13
Gaston County Museum Easter Egg Hunt
Ages 10 and under. Free. 1:30-3pm. Dallas Town Square and The Gaston County Museum, 210 N. Holland St., Dallas. 704-922-3176. gastoncountymuseum.org.
Wednesday, April 16
Toddler Easter Egg Hunt
Ages 5 and under. Free. 10am. Tuckaseege Park, 165 Broome St., Mount Holly. 704-951-3006. mtholly.us.
Thursday, April 17
Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt
Ages 10 and under. Free. 6:30pm. Davis Park, 204 Park Drive, Belmont. 704-825-8191. cityofbelmont.org.
Friday, April 18
Easter Egg Hunt at Romare Bearden Park
Free. 11am-2pm. Romare Bearden Park, 300 S. Church St. parkandrec.com.
McCrorey YMCA Easter Egg Hunt
Free. Noon-2pm. McCrorey YMCA, 3801 Beatties Ford Road. 704-416-6538. ymcacharlotte.org.
Saturday, April 19
14th Annual Charlotte Easter Egg Hunt
Free. 10am. Latta Park, 601 E. Park Ave, Charlotte. 704-432-4280. parkandrec.com.
Hop to It
Free. 10-11:30am. Indian Trail Cultural Arts Center, 100 Navajo Trail, Indian Trail. indiantrail.org.
Latta Plantation Easter Egg Hunt
Ages 10 and under. Registration required. $5. 10am-2pm. Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville. 704-875-2312. lattaplantation.org.
Rural Hill Easter Egg Hunt
Registration required. Free. 10am-2pm. Historic Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville. 704-875-3113. ruralhill.net.
Stallings Easter Egg Hunt
Ages 12 and under. $1 for non-residents. 10am-Noon. Stallings Elementary School Ball Fields, 3501 Stallings Road, Stallings. 704-821-8557 ext. 227. stallingsnc.org.
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The British composer Jonathan Harvey - internationally admired for his complex and colourful music, which combined a broad and non-dogmatic modernist aesthetic with a deep sense of spirituality - died last December aged 73. Premiered in Luxembourg in 2006, his final opera receives its first full UK staging by WNO, a recreation of the original, designed by Jean Kalman and Robby Duiveman and thoughtfully directed by Pierre Audi.
Karin Giegerich (Cosima) and Gerhard Brossner (Wagner) in Wagner Dream, at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Photo: David Massey
The subject coincides neatly with this year's Wagner bicentenary. The German composer died of a heart attack in Venice in 1883, supposedly following a row with his wife Cosima about his interest in a young singer called Carrie Pringle. Meanwhile, he was still pondering writing an opera concerning the Buddha, for which he had earlier written a brief synopsis; its crucial event would have been the unprecedented admission of a woman to the Buddha's religious order.
In Harvey's work, to a libretto by Jean-Claude Carriere, these two elements mingle. As Wagner is first struck by his heart attack, he begins to dream the opera he never wrote, eventually dying when it comes to its end. Harvey's score pays light homage to Wagner's music, but is characteristically his own blend of vivid and subtle orchestral colouring and enriched harmony, all topped off with a dramatically purposive lyricism and some atmospheric electronics. It registers powerfully in this imaginative staging, with the teams of actors playing Wagner and his circle and of singers recreating the Buddhist legend both excellent, while the piece itself registers as one of the finest of recent British operas.


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Plant cells have cell walls too besides cell membranes.
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The challenge of running faces the final four on NBC's Biggest Loser.
These contestants on NBCs The Biggest Loser run a marathon for their final challenge, and one contestant confronts her parents about their lack of support on the episode airing Tuesday, December 7 (9-11 p.m. ET) on NBC.
The season 10 finale will air Tuesday, December 14 (9-11 p.m. ET).Alfredo Frado Dinten (Staten Island, New York), Patrick House (Vicksburg, Mississippi), Elizabeth Ruiz (Lawrence, Massachusetts) and Ada Wong (Gilroy, California) are leaving the ranch and returning home.
Each one shows off their new slimmer self to family and friends in emotional reunions celebrating how far theyve come in their weight loss journeys. But for one contestant, Ada, returning home means its time to finally confront her parents over their lack of support.
Of course being back in their familiar, some of the contestants struggle with the temptations and lazy habits they have been trying to ditch.
Trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels come visit to check on their progress, and chef Curtis Stone makes a special visit to Frado to help prepare healthy food for a big charity event that Frado has organized to raise money for five charities that have a special meaning to him.
Six weeks later, the final four return to the ranch to run 26.2 miles, cheered on by loved ones. The winner breaks a Biggest Loser marathon record, and all four get to donate $10,000 to their favorite charities.
Then a final weigh-in determines who the two definite finalists will be and which two contestants fall below the dreaded yellow line, leaving you viewers to vote which one will be the third finalist to compete for the grand prize of $250,000.
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Hope you enjoyed those 13 games last night, because we've got slim pickings this evening. But at least that means we'll all be watching the same thing at the same time. Togetherness.
Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat
The Heat haven't won a non-overtime game since Jan. 4 or, as Abraham Lincoln would call it, a fortnight. That's a long time for a title-contending team. Lucky for them, they get the Hawks tonight, coming off a 2-point win against Sacramento. Advantage: Miami.
Charlotte Bobcats at Chicago Bulls
Chicago's rolling right now — three straight wins and five of their last six. Charlotte, not so much. The 'Cats have dropped three straight. However, their last win was against the Bulls, and that was before Carlos Boozer went down with an injury. Should be a good game.
Onion SportsDome (Comedy Central — 10:30pm ET)
Mixed reviews for this show, but I really liked it. Best joke of last week's episode was the Shaq bit, which isn't available online for some silly reason. Give it a shot tonight. You'll be happy. (I hope.)
Tosh.0 (Comedy Central — 10pm ET)
I don't think Daniel Tosh is nearly as funny as Daniel Tosh thinks he is, but I still think he is very, very funny. So good at jokes. Plus, he'll have this bro on tonight and that should make for some good laughs. Lots of comedy tonight, folks.
Cupcake Wars (Food Network — 9pm ET)
Not quite sure what this is, but I think it's reasonable to assume that it's people reenacting famous military battles, only substituting bullets for cupcakes. Sounds pretty awesome, really.


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How deep should I dig the new pond at our new house (zone 7b)? I hope to make it a smaller pond than I have now, perhaps a maximum size of 10' x 8' oval, for goldfish, a few plants, a fountain/ filter, and some sort of "hiding place" on the bottom in case a heron or egret visit. |
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The general rule is 3' deep in at least part of the pond. I am in central North Carolina and it can freeze solid so one could stand on the pond in some years here. I only have comets, but I haven't lost any. My water level is slightly lower than I designed so I am probably a little under 3 feet and it is still OK. |
I'm in zone 6A and have a 10'x8' pond that is 18" deep with a 30" deep "hole". It has never frozen solid and the only casualty in winter was a green frog. |
- Posted by gemini_jim 7 MD (My Page) on Wed, Feb 13, 13 at 14:33
My pond is only about 2-1/2 feet deep, but it is very small and has a small surface area (~ 4' x 5'), so that is probably partly why it has never come close to freezing solid. I run the submersible pump all winter with an open outlet, so the water circulates bottom to top and there is always at least a small open area on the surface. As deep as you reasonably can dig is good, not only for protection from winter cold, but protection from summer heat and predators too. It's amazing how much cooler the pond will be than the air on a hot July day, and that is definitely a good thing for the goldies! Also make sure, if the area is low and tends to collect water, that the rim of the pond will always be above water. My pond is a rigid plastic basin, and it has floated when it wasn't very full and rainwater collected underneath. When it is full it displaces all the rainwater. Your new place probably has sandy soil, unlike my solid clay, so this might never be an issue. |
- Posted by cliff_and_joann z7 L.I.,NY (My Page) on Wed, Feb 13, 13 at 18:59
Do 3 1/2 feet at least. Both for summer and winter climate conditions.. |
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- Posted by frankielynn 7b (My Page) on Fri, Feb 15, 13 at 20:27
Check for any city/county regulations as far as fencing for deeper ponds. |
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