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(Just for the record, I have this as a actual rap I have done) You think this one time I may not finally find my way? Go my own way? Turn these colors to a non gray? Well… I may not have the power, nor the fame… But ill be forgotten if I don't feel ashamed… Playing this old game, sitting in the rain… Its all the same… Then you… Yeah, my one and only figure, is holy matrimony with my honey Think its funny, think im lonely, yeah well you're the only.. one.. Its happy to me and it's another cut to you… Haha, sure, come on to me so you can feel me… In with the new, out with the old, finally, I don't feel so cold. So much is blunt, but bold and true, why you think im staring at you? Haha, not to make a problem but dang, you make me speak to you Up the creek now, better run and get away Save me now, im laying down waiting… Meditating, sensations, interrogating Making this fascist plot, I got it, waiting on the moment You want me, feel me Play me, Do me Well I tell you what, get on top of me I need you, your my only power Ouch, oh well, to bad, your sour Get mad, oh look, before you know it we take flight, the screen turns bright Screw the screws tight, start to bite, no light, hit me with all yo might Right… you wish you were me, actually, I may begin to see That our only hero is the number zero Sensations, embarkations, calculations Mistaken, raking, you don't know me man Pessimistic you call me, I see your value and raise you realistic Sporadic using me for your own evil, see no evil, hear no evil Dweeble and going nowhere, I swear these creations are unreal Surreal no one says to me, I am the key, the lea way to yo own fate Haha, you a little bit late, no time to start a new slate Come on baby, come here, let me see clear Hear my breath, no wealth, in depth Manipulate the conceiving love that is, and maybe Certainly, constantly, loving you, yeah, now the color turns to blue While we stick like glue, we fall like rocks, get back up like nothing And keep going on into a practice that you seem to be so good at Dang, were crazy aint we, haha Go on out, wait for you to come back in town Bring me around, ties off, shows on, such a pretty blonde, take that skimp off Take a crimp to you, feel you, touch you, violate you, incognita you One more sip of the margarita, amanita, come on over here Don't tell me to hush, make you blush, touch I love you I know this much Hush No more times that I can count on for no one to be there Be fair Your always there, because you care


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It's a little hard to know exactly how the GTX 570 sits when the first one we look at carries with it such an impressive overclock, but the general thought process seems to be that it's slightly faster than the stock GTX 480, yet carries with it all the benefits that the GTX 580 does like quieter cooling, better power draw and less heat.
The temperature we're getting on our GTX 570 here is good, but we're not sure if it's good because the cooler is doing all the hard work, the core just runs cooler, or a combination of both. Either way, the most important thing is that the card does indeed run cooler.
The fan that Gainward uses seems to be helping, though, and while it's a little louder when up and running, it's whisper quiet at idle and when we see louder at load it's not at the level the original GTX 400 series were at, which is exactly what we want to see out of the model.
The important thing for the GTX 570 is going to be price and availability. The reference card is going to set you back $349 USD which is a lot more attractive than the GTX 580. The version we've looked at today, Gainward said should be around the $369 USD mark which is even more impressive considering the performance boost we have over the GTX 480 and considering how it compares to the GTX 580 in some tests.
Stock has shipped to companies, and that's coming from a few partners, so it seems that if you want a more budget friendly video card for the holidays you shouldn't run into too much trouble. We won't really be 100% sure, though, on how stock is for another week or two, and by that time we'll be almost on top of Christmas.
In the time AMD has announced the HD 6900 series till today, NVIDIA has managed to update its flagship line-up. While not everyone might agree with the way they've done it and the way they've chosen to jump to the 500 series name, in the end it doesn't really matter for the simple reason being that it's happened. With the tight allocation on the GTX 580 and Christmas coming at us hard and fast, there's a good chance people are going to begin not to risk missing out on a card for their time off and could end up picking up an NVIDIA offering; be it the GTX 580 or the more wallet friendly GTX 570.
Of course, if you want to venture a little past that $349 USD mark, get some more connectivity, a dual fan cooling solution and a really impressive overclock, the Gainward GLH Edition is one that should grab your attention.
The big question is, though, do we see what AMD has to offer? One side of your brain says yes because it's only a week away; the other side says that in a weeks' time we're going to be a week closer to Christmas, making getting a card even harder, so you should get something now. At least now you can see what the GTX 570 has to offer; and if it offers you the performance you want or need at the money you're willing to spend, then the chances are it's going to be a good pick up.
It'll be indeed very interesting to see what NVIDIA offer us in the new year. It's really been a good 18 months plus since we've had a video card war like the one we're seeing transition right in front of us.

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This is part two of my interview with Mike Peshek, exec chef of Lou's Food Bar. Part one of my chat with Peshek ran earlier this week.
Favorite restaurant in America: Pizzeria Regina in Boston. The service is terrible, the lines are always long, but the pizza is so worth it. I think they've expanded into multiple locations and maybe lost some of the original luster, but the first location in the North End will never disappoint. If you're ever in Boston, you also need to go to Toro, a restaurant that utilizes the whole animal in a truly masterful way.
Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant other than your own: Osteria Marco. I know it's cheating, because we belong to the same restaurant group, but it's the restaurant where my wife and I feel the most comfortable and have had consistently great food. Even if we never see anyone we recognize, we're always treated to outstanding service. Even the basics, like my water always being filled and always having clean silverware, are never overlooked, and it's those small details that can really make or break a dining experience. I also love Duo -- the food, the space and the warm service always measure up to a great time.
What you'd like to see more of in Denver/Boulder from a culinary standpoint: When I lived in Boston, we used to do dinners with -- and for -- chefs, a "chefluck," if you will. I'm not talking about events like Chefs Up Front; I'm talking about dinners for chefs by chefs, in a fun and casual forum where we get together and talk about Colorado products, new trends, microbrews or whatever. It's always great to cook for the public, but as chefs, we rarely get to sit down and enjoy each other's food together, and while it's fun to do events, we're always worried about cleaning, or making sure our equipment is ready to go, which kind of takes away from the social aspect of the event. I respect so many chefs in Denver and would love the opportunity to sit down with them and eat and learn about what makes them who they are. I like my peers, I wish them the best, and would love to discuss what makes their food so damn good.
What you'd like to see less of in Denver/Boulder from a culinary standpoint: Now that I've finally entered the technological era, I see a lot of comments on social networking sites that disparage chefs and restaurants. Sometimes people are quick to criticize our food, our restaurants or us without fully appreciating what we're trying to accomplish. Opinions are valuable, but as members of this Colorado culinary club, we should support and encourage each other as much as possible rather than engaging in trash talk and writing negative comments about a restaurant based on a one-time experience. Sites like Yelp can discourage the creation of a positive restaurant scene in Denver, and sometimes we're all -- myself included -- too quick to judge. That said, I've met a lot of good people who are helping to change my outlook.
Last restaurant where you ate: The Wooden Table, a new restaurant in Greenwood Village, co-owned by my friend, Brett Shaheen. It's a beautiful restaurant with beautiful food and top-notch service, and it's definitely worth the drive from downtown Denver; I'd recommend it to anyone. I love the menu, because it's rare that my wife and I can both find multiple dishes that we'd like to share. They've done a wonderful job with creating a space that feels warm and unpretentious, and Brett is just super-talented; his food completes the space.
What do you cook at home that you never cook at the restaurant? Aglio e olio con pomodoro. It's spaghettini with olive oil, garlic, San Marzano tomatoes, crushed red-chile flakes and salt and pepper. When the sauce comes to fruition, it shines and coats the noodles just perfectly, and there's just enough sauce for about two swipes of bread. I know it sounds super-simple, but the flavors are so complex. I love it.
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Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2013, at Ruleville United Methodist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2013, at Ruleville United Methodist Church with Rev. Mary Hutson officiating. Interment will be in Lehrton Cemetery.
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Time has been fundamental for explaining the nature of the world throughout the history of philosophy, from Plato to contemporary analytic debates on time travel[a]. Discussions on the concept of time have flourished following the emergence of modern physics and phenomenology in the early 20th century. The world in general, and also human action and existence, are inextricably tied to the structures of temporality. Some have argued that time, when conceived ontologically, can be a unitary and absolute idea, despite differences in depictions of [b]it through image (linear, circular, spiral, etc.). However, contemporary discussions have addressed the variegated temporality of concrete situations and processes (psychological time, revolutionary temporality, feminist temporality, etc.). Our understanding of the temporality of political and social structures affects the way we act within these structures, whether freely or determined. This conference invites submissions from all areas of philosophy that are concerned to investigate the ontological, ethical, political, and epistemological status of time.
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If anyone remembers, I made a post almost a year ago asking about the variety of squash/gourd that I found at the store. That post is found here.
Someone had suggested that the variety was "Galeux d'Eysines" (still not sure how that is pronounced). Anyway, I collected a few seeds from it and the plant is doing wonderfully. It now has about 5 fruits on it. The squash are flesh colored - starting out smooth, but then I'm starting to see discolored spots that are then turning into warts! The plant is getting plenty of water so I know the warts have to be in the genes of the plant. This has been a fun experiment for me this year. Does anyone grow these in their garden? Well, I just wanted to show off some pictures. Maybe someone can confirm that this is indeed Galeux d'Eysines. Thanks!
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yeah... well, I can't verify EXACTLY that it's Galeux d'Eysines, but it sure looks like mine! And that's the name on the package of seeds I planted. |
I remember that thread :) I am glad they did so well for you. |
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I planted 7 Galeux d'Eysines seeds last May & now have at least 25 huge beautiful squash on the vine. Prolific & still going strong in the Rockies mid-Sept. A wondrous delicate flavored, French of course, pumpkiny squash. I have loads of seeds. |
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When asked multiple times about his job security, Chizik replied it wasn't about him, but it was about the players and the fans who he said "don't deserve this." Chizik also wouldn't address any questions about the alleged NCAA investigation into the program, even unceremoniously walking out from behind the podium and leaving as a question opened with the words, "There's a report."
Auburn's offensive and defensive coordinators, Scott Loeffler and Brian VanGorder were conspicuously not made available for questions after the game.
On the field, problems on either side of the line of scrimmage that have plagued Auburn all year were on center stage again in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
"We weren't very efficient offensively," said Chizik. "We were extremely not very efficient defensively."
Auburn garnered just 163 yards against the Tide's talented defense and were shutout for the second straight SEC game. The defense, meanwhile, allowed Alabama 483 yards and 49 points, as well as 11-of-14 third conversation attempts.
"It was a very disappointing, embarrassing loss to our in-state rivals," Chizik said. "It's obvious to everybody that it was just a sad performance."
From the beginning of the game, there was little doubt that Auburn would be in for a long game. Alabama took the opening kick and reeled off back-to-back ten play drives that set the tone for the rest of the afternoon. Both were capped by touchdown runs: one apiece for TJ Yeldon and Eddie Lacy. Auburn quarterback Jonathan Wallace showed his arm off on two third down passes to Emory Blake that picked up first downs, before the drive stalled and Steven Clark was called on to punt.
Though the game was just 14-0 after one quarter, Alabama began to pile on in the second half and scored four touchdowns on four possessions to put the game out of reach well before halftime.
When the second half started, Alabama led 42-0 and was still out for more, with the starters still in and the offense throwing for the endzone. The back-ups surfaced only after a 38-yard pass made it 49-0 and made Alabama's starters on offense seven-for-seven scoring touchdowns on their possessions.
Tide quarterback AJ McCarron continually found open ball catchers thanks to excellent blocking up front that rendered Auburn's defensive line basically nonexistent. Freshman receiver Amari Cooper was consistently open in the Auburn secondary racking in 109 yards and two scores and other receivers like two touchdown scorer Kevin Norwood and Christion Jones found pockets of space on third downs and short.
While McCarron's line of 15-for-21 and 216 yards with four TDs lived up to his game-manager reputation, Auburn's Wallace was just 5-of-14 passing, for 71 yards with two interceptions. While running back Tre Mason gained 82 yards to go over 1,000 for the season, he had two fumbles, one that was recovered by Alabama.
Auburn's players now look to the offseason, which will be several weeks longer than many of them are used to due to the rare lack of a bowl game. With the coaching situation on the minds of fans across the state, the players seemed united in believing that Chizik should come back.
Mason, Blake, Wallace, and T'Sharvan Bell all said they felt Chizik was the man for the job and that he has a clear vision for how to turn the program around.
"He's a great coach, a great father figure," said Bell.
The seniors of Auburn leave the Plains going from the highs of a 14-0 national championship season to the depths of a winless conference slate. Despite that, Blake said he loved his time in Auburn and said he learned a lot this year.
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With one-sixth of the regular season in the books, the Orlando Magic are 8-3, Dwight Howard hasn't been traded yet, Ryan Anderson may be emerging as a star, and J.J. Redick is off to the best start of his career. There's a lot of positives to point out for the Magic.
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Magic Basketball is here to try to forecast the road ahead for the Magic.
How many wins do the Orlando Magic get on their lone back-to-back-to-back?
Nate Drexler: Two. It really shouldn't be too much trouble to pick up the first two out of three. It will be San Antonio who presents the biggest problem for Orlando. On the back end of a back-to-back-to-back, the Spurs will just be too tough. It will be next to impossible to show up ready to compete with San Antonio after that much travel.
Danny Nowell: Two. I would say three, as I think all three of these teams are decent matchups for the Magic right now, but focus and effort have already been occasionally lacking, and this is the stretch in the season that most requires effort and focus.
Matt Scribbins: Three. They're clearly a better team than the Knicks and Bobcats. For whatever reason, teams have been playing surprisingly well in the final game of the dreaded back-to-back-to-back. The Magic have too much momentum right now to lose at home to a depleted Spurs team in a huge gut check match up.
Fact or Fiction: Ryan Anderson will be named an All-Star this season.
Drexler: Fiction. You basically have to live in Orlando to know how well Anderson is playing this season, and when I say "good," I simply mean compared to how he's been in past years with fewer minutes. His strong play and efficiency is a pleasant treat to be sure, but not making any kind of national news.
Nowell: Fiction. He will perform at an All-Star sub level, but the lack of name recognition and the perception of his being a one dimensional player will keep him out of the game.
Scribbins: Fiction. All-Stars are not necessarily the best players from the first half of the season. Lots of nominations are nothing more than lifetime achievement awards. However, players often make it a year after they bust out so Anderson may positioning for a spot on next year's roster.
What about the Magic's 8-3 start has surprised the most?
Drexler: The fact that they aren't winning in pretty ways. Several wins have been battles against sub-standard teams, and in previous years I feel like the Magic would have dominated some of these wins way more than they have this year. Put differently, I'm surprised the Magic aren't competing with upper-echelon teams like the Bulls or the Heat (preseason).
Nowell: At this point, I'd say the team has stylistically inverted my expectations. I might have predicted fairly similar results record-wise, but I would've expected a record built on defense and making do with an average offense. The opposite has been true.
Scribbins: Easily the 3-0 West Coast road trip. To be honest, I was shocked the team went into Portland and crushed the Blazers in the 1st half and actually hung onto the lead. Portland is a miserable place to play, but the Magic handled the situation with aplomb and provided some hope for the rest of the season.


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Mississippi Audubon Center Hosts Annual Hummingbird Festival September 5-7, 2008
Hummers are vital to our ecosystem because they are pollinators. According to Birdlife International, 48 species in the Hummingbird family are Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened. (The breakdown goes like this: 9 species are Critically Endangered, 14 Endangered, 19 Near Threatened, and 6 Vulnerable, totaling 48 species worldwide.)
Hummingbird habitat is being lost to development and fragmentation, as forests give way to logging, and crops. All of these changes can impact hummingbird populations. The status of the Ruby-throated population is robust, however, and bodes for a spectacular migration in Mississippi, where the little birds are already arriving.
The September 5-7 celebration, one of the largest Audubon-sponsored nature festivals in the country, coincides with the peak of the Ruby-throated migration south. Nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center at 285 Plains Road, in Holly Springs, MS, described as an "outdoor lover's paradise" by The Tupelo Daily Journal.
"Hummingbirds may be small in size, but they are mighty in their impact as ambassadors for nature and conservation," said Madge Lindsay, executive director of Audubon Mississippi. "When you see one of these fragile looking birds up close, you can't help but be inspired by the amazing diversity of life on our planet. It is breathtaking to think that a creature weighing a tenth of an ounce can survive such a perilous, long journey." Indeed the non-stop leg across the Gulf of Mexico is only part of the birds' long voyage between Canada and South America.
People up and down the flyway help these birds along their way by providing fuel, sugar and water, at hummingbird feeders, or flowering plants that hummers prefer. Tips for attracting hummers to your backyard will be provided by Audubon staff at the festival, including Kristin Lamberson. For background see www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/hummingbirds/index.html
Renowned experts Bob and Martha Sargent of the Hummer/Bird Study Group will provide insights on the birds and their behavior. As each bird visits one of the Sargent's enclosed feeders, it will be caught, banded, and released. The Sargent's banding crew helps visitors see the birds in all of their colorful glory, an ideal opportunity for photographers. Some visitors will even have a chance to release banded birds back into the wild. [See the video ]
Banding is a way to unravel the mysteries of migration. The tiny numbered leg bands enable scientists to determine how far into Mexico or Central America the birds go for the winter, where they stop during their travels, how long they live, and whether they come back to the same sites year after year. At the 2007 festival over 250 individual hummingbirds were banded, a record for Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. Some birds banded return to this exact location the same time every year!
This year's festival includes a number of new programs, including Diverse Members of the Owl Family with Cliff Shackelford and "Four Centuries of a Mississippi Landscape" with author Hubert McAlexander, whose new book describes the history of Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. Popular returning presenters include Rob Mies, President of the Organization for Bat Conservation who will describe the conservation challenges for these often misunderstood mammals. Storyteller Brian "Fox" Ellis will recount the Adventures of John James Audubon, and there will be guided nature walks, wagon rides, and hummingbird viewing from historic Davis House. A market featuring regional vendors will appeal to early Christmas shoppers and anyone looking for special gifts for nature lovers. Native plants attractive to hummingbirds will be on sale.
For more information on the Ninth Annual Hummingbird Migration Celebration events, please visit www.msaudubon.org or call the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, at 662-252-1155.
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Well, a few days ago I posted a picture, much like the one you see here, of a pastry dish we served at Bella Rose B&B over the weekend. As a result of so many positive comments (thank you, thank you, thank you!), I offered to post the recipe. So, here it is......from our house to yours......Bon Appetit! Oh, I have done this with just apples or a combo of pears and apples, as noted in the recipe. Both work great!
Apple and Pear Strudel Cups, as adapted from the New York Wine & Culinary Center, Canandaigua, NY
Pastry: 4 sheets phyllo dough, thawed; melted butter
1 apple and 1 pear, both peeled, cored and diced into 1/2" pieces (local is best, of course)
1 T butter
1 T brown sugar
1 T honey
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. lemon juice
1/2 t. vanilla
1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 350. Liberally spray 6 muffin tins with pan spray. Carefully unroll the phyllo dough on a clean work surface. Place one sheet of phyllo on surface and brush with butter. Top that sheet with another layer, rust with butter and repeat two more times. Work quickly! Cut the dough into six squares that will fit into muffin tins. Bake until golden 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Heat a large saute pan over high heat until warm. Add butter and saute apples and pears until they start to turn golden. Add the remaining ingredients and let cook for a minute or two until the flavors meld. Scoop the mixture into each phyllo cup and serve with icing, yogurt or my favorite, honey-vanilla creme fraiche.
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The presentation of your strudel cups is fantastic, I bet they smell even better, and taste even twice as good. I am passing this recipe to my sister who has just now started to try baking something new once a week. This will surely appease her sweet tooth...as well as have her house smelling delightful. Thank you for the recipe.
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The short answer is YES, sonic Pest Chasers work to repel rodents and NO, sonic Pest Chasers do not work to repel insects. In fact, the US Government has ruled that ultra-sonic product devices are NOT proven to repel insects.
Ultrasound repels rodents by subjecting them to auditory stress. In terms of humans, it is like a continuous scratching of a chalkboard with your finger nails. Very simply, ultrasound hurts rodent's ears.
Sonic pest chasing devices use a classic animal behavior modification technique. Unlike traps and poisons, ultrasound does not kill rodents. The Pest Chasing units have the ability to provide long-term reductions in rodent populations by creating a "rodent-unfriendly" environment that discourages rodent infestations.
Unfortunately, if you have pet rodents of any kind – you can not use pest chasers in the same room as your pet! Rodent pets include mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, ferrets, and squirrels. Never install an ultrasonic pest chasing device in a room that is inhabited by rodent pets. The sound will cause your pet severe auditory stress. The ultra sonic devices can't go through walls .. but better save than sorry. Keep your pets a couple rooms away!
Sonic pest chasers will not work effectively outside – although some manufacturers have developed squirrel chasers that work on this theory that can keep squirrels away from bird feeders.
The PestChaser emits high frequency ultrasonic sound waves between 32 and 62 kHz to create an acoustically hostile environment that repels rodents from sound-protected rooms. It's kinder than traps, safer than poisons, and completely inaudible to people and non-rodent pets. Unlike traps and poisons, the PestChaser minimizes human contact with disease-bearing rodents (no dead rodents to dispose of).
It is very important to note when thinking of purchasing an ultrasonic pest chaser the following SCIENTIFIC facts:
- Ultrasonic sound waves decrease in intensity by the square of the distance, the same as for light.
- Ultrasonic waves cannot penetrate objects
- Ultrasonic waves leave a shadow of unprotected areas behind obstructions such as posts, desks and boxes.
- Ultrasonic waves travel in a direct line form the device and cannot go around corners.
- The ultrasonic waves cannot penetrate walls.
Given this information, How can an ultrasonic device situated in a room repel rodents inside a wall? NO
Can an ultrasonic device situated in one room repel rodents in other rooms? NO
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The arrival of the first of 50 Boeing 737-800s at Norwegian gives me an excuse to feature a carrier that is generally pretty low profile but by all accounts is doing some interesting things from its base in Oslo.
In the first shot, Bjorn Kjos (in the long jacket) snips the ribbon to take delivery of his first 737-800 at Boeing Field in Seattle. Alongside him are Lindsay Andersson, manager delivery center at Boeing Field and Mark Norris from Boeing PR.
The carrier handled 6.4 million passengers in 2007, up from 5.1 million the previous year, and bought Swedish budget player FlyNordic last year too.Norwegian has been boosting its revenues at a sharp lick and could return to the black in 2007 (it made a small loss in 2006 after a small profit in 2005). It has started to shift some operations out of Scandinavia with a newly launched base in Polish capital Warsaw, and is planning to offer onboard mobile phone and internet usage this year.
The first of Norwegian's 189 seat 737-800s is leased from Babcock & Brown. It says eight of the 50 will be leased for delivery between now and 2010, with a further 42 arriving from 2009 to 2014.
The airline's CEO Bjorn Kjos says: "These aircraft will increase our possibility to fly to destinations in the Middle East, northern Africa and the Canary Islands."


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Cause for a-llamas
HERE llama, llama, llama! A startled local tries to coax a pair of escaped llamas as they trot down her street — with a bowl of CAT FOOD.
The 6ft pets wandered from garden to garden munching grass after eating a hole in the hedge around their enclosure in Henstridge, Somerset.


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5 And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, "Who are these with you?" Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant." | 5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. "Who are these with you?" he asked. Jacob answered, "They are the children God has graciously given your servant." |
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Full Tutorials
All of the tutorials assume you have installed the software and have the necessary rights to edit the default FireHOL and FireQOS configuration files, /etc/firehol/firehol.conf and /etc/firehol/fireqos.conf.
The following tutorials are available:
- FireHOL QuickStart Suitable for the impatient. Ask FireHOL to guess a configuration which you can then customise.
- FireHOL New User Suitable for anyone who wants to use FireHOL for the first time.
- FireQOS New User Suitable for anyone who wants to use FireQOS for the first time.
- FireHOL Configuration by Goal Learn to translate your firewalling objectives into FireHOL rules.
- FireHOL Border Router Tutorial How to use FireHOL on a border router with multiple routes.
- FireHOL v1.x New User Read this if you are just getting started and have a 1.x version of FireHOL.


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no new additions, but a lot of bug fixes download here http://www.gimpusers.com/gimp-download.php GNU Image Manipulation Program 2.6 Stable Branch ------------------------------ This is the stable branch of GIMP. No new features are being added here, just bug-fixes. Overview of Changes from GIMP 2.6.8 to GIMP 2.6.9 ================================================= * Bugs fixed: 612618 - Font selection remains visible 622234 - gimp.desktop: image/x-psd in MimeTypes twice 622196 - Unportable test(1) construct in configure script 620604 - Description of "histogram" procedure is slightly inaccurate 541586 - Tool options not saved/loaded correctly? 614153 - Importing PDF files with long titles 600112 - blur-gauss-selective.exe crashes 599233 - Dialog of "Save as BMP" ignores changes which are not made with a mous 565001 - Text-Tool crashes when edit a 2.4.2 version XCF file 610478 - Layer preview suddenly stops getting updated 609026 - leaks shared memory 609056 - Exporting to Alias PIX format fails 608188 - a few strings in Save as... > Raw image data dialog are always in English 604820 - GEGL Operation "path" crashes GIMP 603711 - Crashes when using path tool 607242 - GIMP 2.7.0 fails to build against libpng 1.4.0 606372 - Saving to .ppm fails on indexed colorspace 605237 - the "Antialiasing..." message in the progress bar does not show translated 604508 - gimp-layer-new-from-visible should work from updated projection * Updated and new translations: Asturian (ast) Basque (eu) Burmese (my) Catalan (ca) Chinese (Hong Kong) (zh_HK) Chinese (Taiwan) (zh_HK) German (de) Italian (it) Latvian (lv) Low German (nds) Romanian (ro) Simplified Chinese (zh_CN) Slovenian (sl) Ukrainian (uk) Valencian (ca@valencia)
Seems to be working great for me.Im pretty sure its stable. It also seems to load faster, which is always a good thing. =)
Just a little update about the font selector in 2.6.9 If you use your mouse wheel to select font type it will work fine. IF however you just select an up or down arrow in the scroll bar selector window you will crash the program entirely. I tried to switch a few XML files from the menu folder in 2.6.8 but that didn't work. I have submitted a bug report to Bugzilla about it already. Just wanted to let you guys know IF you still want to use 2.6.9 use your mouse wheel to select your font type. Also this is the Windows 32 bundle, not sure about Mac or any others.
that bug was for every combo box in the program, but seems to have been resolved. it is awaiting verification, and then will probably be fixed in the dl. read more here... https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=622608
i received this email... https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=623008 GIMP | Tools | 2.6.9 Michael Schumacher <schumaml> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |DUPLICATE --- Comment #1 from Michael Schumacher <email@example.com> 2010-06-28 07:15:46 UTC --- Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but we are happy to tell you that the problem has already been fixed. It should be solved in the next software version. You may want to check for a software upgrade. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 622608 *** ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You reported the bug. so evidently its been resolved, although i downloaded the bundle again and it still crashes.I assume they will just be adding the fix to 2.8 later on.
yeah i dont like the new version its fudged up i dono why but i doesnt look the same....like texts and the tools area n such look gay and when i right click on a image half the options arnt there
2.7.1. is out =) i think this is the fixed one, ill give it a try and let you know. or you can try it yourself heres the dl link... http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-wi ... rror=voxel here is the release notes article... http://www.gimpusers.com/news/2010-07-0 ... eased.html
i had a slight problem with the initial install it didnt have access to rename a dll file.However after clicking retry it installed perfectly. the startup splash is pretty cool looking. I was also able to install a local help bundle (2.6) if you cant find a dl bundle holler at me... Text tool works real nice now too.however id like to be able to move the tool around where i want it, perhaps a docking version? i was able to use the python and scm third party plugins here is bev and emboss (scm) GEGL works great...all filters ran smoothly GMIC runs very nicely...i say well done developers...this is a very nice version. here is chissel (scm) i have found 0 bugs so far. =) nicely done GIMP coders this ones a keeper, im off to add all my toys!
If you all have a problem running third party plug-ins, try installing InkScape, as i have heard the dll file needed is installed with it.
I just installed the newest 2.6.8 and did my first few things in the last days. Would you recommend me downloading 2.6.9 then or should I rather first get a grip on my current version. And if I install it, does it overinstall or can I run both on my PC. So I can work with my present one, where I know my way about already and find out about the new one in my sparetime
2.7.1 is the latest version, installing 2.6.9 will not uninstall any other GIMP programs you have installed...HOWEVER... downloading and installing GIMP 2.7.1 WILL uninstall all previous 2.6.9 versions you have installed. the problem with 2.6.9 is the combo boxes, you crash GIMP if you use the selector scroll bars in any of them.You can use your mouse wheel to select without any problems though. i decided to just dl and install 2.7.1 for Windows, runs great and has single window mode, and is python enabled. if i had a choice to run either 2.6.8 or 2.6.9 id choose 2.6.8 myself. =) 2.6.9 had no new changes, just bug fixes and one of those fixes caused the combo box crash. as for language change you have a choice to either choose language on install, or Windows XP Control Panel → System → Advanced → Environment button in "System Variables" area: Add button: Enter LANG for Name and fr or de... for Value. Watch out! You have to click on three successive OK to validate your choice. If you change languages often, you can create a batch file to change the language. Open NotePad. Type the following commands (for french for instance): set lang=fr start gimp-2.6.exe Save this file as GIMP-FR.BAT (or another name, but always with a .BAT extension). Create a shortcut and drag it to your desktop. Another possibility: Start → Programs → GTK Runtime Environment Then Select language and select the language you want in the dropdown list. you can find these directions at the gimp manual site also..chapter 2 - 1.2 http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-fire-u ... g-language hope this helps


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World Trade Organization (WTO)
WTO Doha Round Bulletin
November 2008
This bulletin, summarising key WTO Doha Round-related activities, is issued by the Office of Trade Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Key Issues
- Overview
- WTO Director-General Appointment
- Agriculture
- Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA)
- Services
- Intellectual Property
- Trade and Environment
- Trade Facilitation
- Rules
- WTO Meetings in Geneva
Australia continues to work towards concluding the World Trade Organization's Doha Round as soon as possible, particularly as a contribution to the global response to the international financial crisis.
The G8 Leaders' Statement on the Global Economy of 15 October highlighted the determination "to intensify efforts to bring about a successful conclusion of the WTO negotiations with an ambitious and balanced outcome". On 21 October, President Bush said that before he left office he was "going to press hard to make sure we have a successful Doha Round". Australia is pushing for the meeting of G20 Leaders on 15 November in Washington to issue a call for trade ministers to meet urgently and finalise a Doha package this year.
At the officials' level, meetings have been continuing in Geneva to try to resolve the outstanding issues. Agriculture Chair Falconer has continued to convene informal consultations on issues that remain outstanding in the agriculture negotiations. NAMA Chair Wasescha has held bilateral consultations with a range of WTO members to seek their views on the way forward in the NAMA negotiations. In early December, for the first time since the services signalling conference in July, services negotiating groups will be meeting on the broader services work program.
WTO Director-General Appointment
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy announced on 4 November that he intends to seek a second term as WTO Director–General. That commences the selection process of a new Director-General. Mr Lamy's term as Director-General expires on 31 August 2009. Members have until 31 December 2008 to nominate other candidates, followed by a three month campaign period and then consultations by the General Council. After narrowing down the field of candidates, by 31 May 2009 the General Council Chair Bruce Gosper will recommend the General Council appoint the candidate most likely to attract consensus.
Throughout September and October, Agriculture Chair Crawford Falconer held informal consultations with selected countries on outstanding issues in the agriculture negotiations, exploring possible options. He also convened open-ended sessions to report on these consultations to the wider membership. Australia participated in most of Falconer's consultations, including on the Special Safeguard Mechanism, tariff simplification, tariff quota creation, Sensitive Products and Green Box. Australia is also working closely with members of the Cairns Group on these issues. Falconer's consultations will continue in November.
Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA)
In October, NAMA Chair Luzius Wasescha held bilateral consultations with a range of WTO members seeking their views on the way forward in the NAMA negotiations. He chaired an open-ended meeting of the NAMA Negotiating Group on 22 October to report back to the WTO membership on his consultations and to set out a work program for the coming weeks. The work program envisaged intensive negotiations in a variety of formats, which commenced in the week of 27 October. Discussions will leave aside the issue of the tariff cutting formula and flexibilities for developing countries for the moment, with the Chair planning discussions at a later stage. Discussions are taking place on other issues in small group settings. In the case of discussions on sectoral tariff reduction proposals, the Chair has left it to the proponents of sectoral proposals to take discussions forward.
Members are beginning to prepare for a Council for Trade in Services (CTS) and subsidiary body meetings scheduled for the first week of December. This will be the first time these services negotiating groups have met formally since the ministerial signalling conference on services held in July.
The meetings will also provide an opportunity to engage at officials' level on the broader services work program, including ongoing negotiations to develop disciplines on domestic regulation covering qualification requirements and procedures, licensing requirements and technical standards. The Working Party on GATS rules is also expected to meet. The working party is examining the issue of an emergency safeguard for services trade, as well as rules on subsidies and on government procurement of services. The Committee on Trade in Financial Services is expected to examine regulatory and scheduling issues related to micro-financing in developing countries.
Importantly, Australia will also work closely with others to take stock of the Doha services negotiations, specifically on the services text, and the services negotiations more broadly.
Intellectual Property
No developments.
Trade and Environment
No developments.
Trade Facilitation
The Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group most recently met from 13-17 October. The momentum of the negotiations continued with WTO members constructively engaging to refine the latest proposals under GATT articles V (transit), VIII (fees and formalities) and X (publication and administration of trade regulations), and on customs cooperation, as well as on the issues of special and differential treatment for developing countries and on technical assistance and capacity building support. The Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation is next due to meet in December.
Rules - Anti-Dumping, Subsidies and Fisheries Subsidies
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WTO Meetings in Geneva
24 -28 November Rules week (trade remedies and fisheries subsidies)
First week of December Council for Trade in Services (CTS) and subsidiary body meetings
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WoD Mod Pod
Concept Discussion Board
> If there were to be an "offical" WoD mod?
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If there were to be an "offical" WoD mod?
27th Aug 2001, 05:33 PM
Let say one was in the works, who would surport it?
27th Aug 2001, 09:45 PM
Oh, me! Pick me! Pick me!
Why'd you close the Groupie Mod thread?
27th Aug 2001, 09:53 PM
Cause I want reponces here, and Im trying to discourage a non-"official" WoD mod.
27th Aug 2001, 10:06 PM
It wasn't a WoD mod, 'twas a groupie mod.
So what's this WoD mod gonna be about?
28th Aug 2001, 03:31 PM
Groupy mod thread opened.
This wouls be a simple congloermate.
Simple, people submit finished weapons or items to who ever is running it, should he or she find it any good, its added to the WoD package. Every so often a new verson is reviewed.
28th Aug 2001, 07:30 PM
Hmm... Intersting. So just a mix of random blargg?
28th Aug 2001, 08:38 PM
Sort of, hopefuly, mutators made, and submited gametypes would give it a slight focus, but not in a way that requires any goals.
28th Aug 2001, 11:04 PM
I can make stuff. I can make anything I want? Could I make a sausage luancher? Wait, I should put that in Unusual... Stupid quarter!
29th Aug 2001, 06:29 AM
Well if its not buggy, and whos ever running it can find a place for it, sure.
Hmm, blood sausage grenade.
29th Aug 2001, 02:48 PM
I see...
I'm gonna go ask about my stupid quarter now.
1st Sep 2001, 10:52 AM
count me in, a bit of fun weapons coding wouldn't go amiss :)
3rd Sep 2001, 09:37 AM
Its been started
3rd Sep 2001, 11:44 AM
Yay! Starting is good!
Is there any package in particular you'd like us to make them in? Right now, I've been making my boomerang in WoDMod.
3rd Sep 2001, 12:59 PM
Ive just been using WoD, it doesnt realy matter, if its something else, I can change it in the compile.
3rd Sep 2001, 01:20 PM
I see.
3rd Sep 2001, 01:30 PM
hell, I'm using my default test package, KangW1. Then again, I code my weapons to be non reliant on the package name normally.
3rd Sep 2001, 07:24 PM
I dont care what package you use
3rd Sep 2001, 08:04 PM
How can you, Kangus, if you use custom models and such?
3rd Sep 2001, 10:28 PM
none of my test stuff has the model yet when its in the package. Makes the compile go faster.
4th Sep 2001, 01:18 AM
So you test with standard models? That's what I'm doing with the boomerang (more becuase I'm too lazy to animate it and exec it than compiling speed). Speeking of da boomerang, what if I had it look for items that are really close to it, rather than checking if it touched them?
7th Sep 2001, 06:08 PM
I can work out changing execs.
7th Sep 2001, 06:54 PM
I should hope so!
7th Sep 2001, 07:30 PM
Lets see, close to a working beta 1.
8th Sep 2001, 03:18 AM
Who's been contributing?
8th Sep 2001, 07:52 AM
Right now I have the 2 guns from me, based on the quad shot, 2 things from Windex(ports) and hopefully soon some stuff from Kangus.
8th Sep 2001, 02:00 PM
My boomerang actually seems kinda week considering how powerful most of the weapons will probably be. Maybe it could be a starting weapon, to replace the Impact Hammer.
8th Sep 2001, 05:48 PM
Nah will use as redeemer replacement
Good idea.
Goat Fucker
15th Sep 2001, 02:58 PM
This has potential.
So submissions are a key factor in all of this?
Let me drop you guys an idea, new mods are springing up all the time, all of witch needs puplicity, you guys could make that work for you.
If a mod team wanted, they could send you guys a few working weapons from their project, witch would be cloused source ofcourse (or no-one would contribute anything), and a simple mutator could be made to use them instead of the UT weaponry, coupled with the abaillity for the gamer to add them in a custom weapon list.
This gives the WOD-mod a potentially constant supply of weapons, plus the mod teams get pimpage, a win win situation i'd think.
Worth a thought?
As a mod maker myself, still waiting to get a first public beta out the door, the prospect of getting some pimpage by sending a couple of working weapons to the WOD-mod sounds quite interesting, it would give us a chance to show the world a bit of what we can do whilst we work on the first release, a preview of sorts ;)
15th Sep 2001, 07:56 PM
You you want it to be a pack of beta-weapons of other mods?
Goat Fucker
18th Sep 2001, 05:36 AM
Well not only, but it is a possibillity now issent it.
18th Sep 2001, 06:27 PM
That it is.
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Kilgore, TX (Longview News-Journal) — The Kilgore College football team will host tryouts Saturday for any college-eligible athlete who would like to join the Rangers squad.
Registration for the combine is set for 10-10:30 a.m. at R. E. St. John Memorial Stadium.
Cost of the tryout is $20 per person.
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Almost 90 percent of the people found guilty of "Zina" – fornication – and sentenced to flogging in 2011 were female, according to new statistics published by the Department of Judicial Administration last week.
A total of 129 fornication cases were filed last year and 104 people sentenced, out of which 93 were female. This includes 10 underage girls (below 18), 79 women between age 18-40 and and four women above 40 years.
Of the 11 males who were sentenced, only one was a minor, with the others aged between 25-40.
Compared to 2010, the overall sentences in fornication increased by 23 percent in 2011, but the number of males sentenced for flogging decreased by 15 percent while the women increased by 30 percent.
According to Maldivian law, a person found guilty of fornication is subjected to 100 lashes and sentenced to one year of house arrest or banishment while a minor's flogging is postponed until she or he reaches 18.
It takes four witnesses or a confession to prove the offence in court based on Islamic Sharia. The Maldives' legal system consists of elements of both common law and Sharia.
Earlier this year, the Maldives made international headlines when a 16 year-old girl was sentenced to 100 lashes and eight months house arrest by Hulhudhufaaru Magistrate Court in Raa Atoll, for fornication while the 29 year-old man was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually abusing the girl.
Being a minor, the court stated that the girl's sentence would be implemented when she turned 18.
After visiting the country in November last year, UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay called for a moratorium on corporal punishment, describing it as "inhumane and degrading."
"This practice constitutes one of the most inhumane and degrading forms of violence against women, and should have no place in the legal framework of a democratic country," said Pillay.
However, her statements and calls for discussion on the issue were met with outrage from the opposition and religious Adhaalath party, giving rise to protests and demonstrations. The Foreign Ministry itself dismissed the calls for discussion on the issue, stating: "There is nothing to debate about in a matter clearly stated in the religion of Islam. No one can argue with God."
Minivan News could not verify if all the people sentenced last year had been flogged at the time of the report's release, although former Former Minister of Gender and Family Aneesa Ahmed confirmed that the sentences were being carried out.
The Judicial Sector Statistics Report 2011 highlights the sheer scale of the long-known and unaddressed issues of gender bias in the justice system.
A 2004 UNICEF study titled "Gender issues in the Maldives Criminal Justice System" raised serious concerns over cases of 'Zina' – both consensual and non-consensual alike.
As rape was at the time and is still defined as "forced fornication", as with any other fornication case, four witnesses or a confession is still required by the court to prove rape.
"In these cases a woman's accusations need to be verified by two men or four women, thus, rape and sexual violence remain impossible to prove in virtually all cases," the 2004 study noted.
The prosecutor general's office had earlier confirmed that as these two necessary elements are almost impossible to find, in all rape cases the suspects are charged with forced sexual misconduct, which carries a lesser punishment.
However if the victim is a minor, the PG says that such cases are tried under the 2009 Act on Stipulating Strict Punishment for Child Abusers.
This is the major reason why no rape cases were found in the new statistics revealed by the judiciary despite the high number of reported rape cases. It is also likely that rapes involving minors have fallen into the category of child abuse while others have been categorised under forced sexual misconduct.
However, its also noteworthy that in 2010, eight men were convicted for forced sexual misconduct but the following year the sentenced decreased by 50 percent. Out of the men charged with forced sexual misconduct in 2011, six walked free while only four were sentenced.
The 2004 study further added at the time the current law establishes a minimum age limit of 18 for a person to receive adult punishments, but one of the three exceptions is "if the woman has had a child."
The Judicial report 2011 says that 10 females were convicted for "giving birth outside a wedlock", including a minor – a criminal offense which explicitly is directed at women and carries a sentence of maximum one to two years house arrest.
The UNICEF study explained that the current law allows for a young woman under the age of 18, who has been a victim of sexual abuse and is consequently pregnant, to receive lashings in a public setting.
"The victim must then endure the pain and public humiliation of her situation, both the illegitimate pregnancy and the public lashings, which have significant ramifications for her subsequent life opportunities. The perpetrator, on the other hand, is likely to remain publicly unidentified." it noted.
3 Comments on "Judicial statistics show 90 percent of those convicted for fornication are female"
MissIndia NewDelhi on Mon, 1st Oct 2012 4:54 PM
Typically daft islamic system of justice!! If 90% of those convicted of zina are female they must all be lesbians!!
Why are men not convicted equally under sharia law?
Public flogging of women in this day and age is a degrading practice that is only carried out by primitive people. So now you know why I always refer to you morons as Neanderthals.
You want to be a democracy?…..this will only happen when you repeal your ridiculous laws.
Dhivehi Hanguraama on Mon, 1st Oct 2012 4:55 PM
The fact that 90% of our harlots deserve to be flogged is the responsibility of our harlots themselves and their inability to keep their wombs (hence their children) virtuous.
Garrott UNICEF and flog the harlots. No mercy must be shown.
Alli on Mon, 1st Oct 2012 5:49 PM
Why does the parliament is so incompetent in amending such laws or enacting new laws. Why does the burden goes to Adhaalath party, which does not have any single MP in Parliament.
I would like to ask MP Kunbey to draft a law and submit to Majlis.


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Xmap 1.1 Beta 1 Released
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Hello everybody, we are releasing a new version of Xmap which introduces one big feature and some other small ones. From now on, we are going to focus our work on this release... please help us testing it so we can improve it.
The major feature on this new version is a new plug-in handler (now called extensions). You can manage your extensions within the administrator's interface and play with the options for each extension.
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- Interface to install/uninstall Xmap extensions.
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As many of you probably know, Google Adsense has recently introduced a new ad management feature.
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Xmap 1.0.4 Released
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The Best Blu-ray/DVD Releases of the Week: 'All is Lost,' 'Masquerade,' 'The Americans,' and 'On the Job'
Features By Rob Hunter on February 11, 2014 | Be the First To CommentWelcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. All Is Lost Robert Redford stars as a man sailing solo who encounters trouble out at sea. He awakens to the impact of his sailboat colliding with a derelict shipping container and quickly sets about trying to fix the damage before catastrophe occurs. His experience grows increasingly precarious, and soon he's fighting against nature and circumstance for his very life. Writer/director J.C. Chandor's follow-up to the excellent Wall Street drama Margin Call is even more engaging, but it accomplishes the feat through an opposite degree of dialogue. While that film was filled with fast-talk and lots of it, Redford's character is the only one onscreen here leaving him no one to talk to but himself. (Sure, that didn't stop Sandra Bullock from being a lonely chatterbox in Gravity, but this is a smarter movie.) The drama and suspense build naturally here as we work alongside the sailor in his efforts, and the script treats viewers as intelligent enough to follow along without needing every detail spelled out. This is a beautiful film about strength, resiliency, and the will to survive. [Blu-ray/DVD extras: Commentary, featurettes]
'How I Live Now' Poster Features Totally Bored Teenager Saoirse Ronan
Movie News By Samantha Wilson on August 28, 2013 | Comments (1)Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) is having a particularly rough summer for your average teenager. Sent to live with relatives in the UK, she's having trouble fitting in to her strange surroundings until she falls for a neighborhood cutie who may also be her own cousin (George MacKay). But their young love is short-lived when an apocalyptic war breaks out in the once-peaceful nation, tearing their relationship, and their lives apart. Now, would you get any of that from this one-sheet for How I Live Now? The film, from Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland), is based on a highly popular YA novel by Meg Rosroff that is apparently all the rage with the tweens and their twerking and their emojis and One Direction and what have you. But besides showing a defiant Daisy dressed way too cool for school (and looking like someone who probably would have never talked to me in high school), the poster doesn't reveal much. Unless, of course, that orange haze and lens flare is from a bomb casually dropping behind her. In which case, damn Daisy. That's a bold move to be bored by warfare. Do you think that attitude is what got her sent to the UK in the first place?
'How I Live Now' Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Will Kick Ass to Find You
Movie News By Samantha Wilson on August 12, 2013 | Be the First To CommentIt seems that this summer's end-of-the-world movie trend (World War Z, This is the End, The World's End, Pacific Rim…I'll keep going) is getting extended into the fall with another film about a bleak future, this time starring a mad as hell Saoirse Ronan. Kevin MacDonald's How I Live Now, based on the massively popular YA novel by Meg Rosoff, tells the story of American girl Daisy (seriously, guys, screw off if you call her Elizabeth – only her DAD calls her that, and he's totally lame), who is sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives. Fortunately, Cute Boy Edmund (George MacKay) lives nearby, and they strike up the kind of love you only dream about. Their idyllic summer is cut short when WWIII begins and England becomes a violent military state; Daisy spends the rest of the film trying to escape her captors and find her lost love because that's…how she lives now. The trailer's hip pop-punk soundtrack played over shots of Daisy racing through the countryside and ducking under gunfire make this clear that it's an action movie for the StephEnie Meyer generation, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's probably going to be cheesy, and for anyone over the age of 17, the couple's vows of undying love will be a bit laughable.
Saoirse Ronan and Kevin Macdonald to Show Us 'How I Live Now'
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on December 14, 2011 | Comments (12)Saoirse Ronan has been through a big couple of years, despite being such a young actress, the highlights of which have probably been her breakout performance in the period (time, not menstrual) thriller Atonement, and her starring role in Joe Wright's slick assassin movie Hanna. Despite such lofty accomplishments, it's starting to look like 2012 is going to be her biggest year yet. She's currently filming a Neil Jordan movie called Byzantium, she co-stars in recent festival assassin flick called Violet & Daisy, and she's also set to star in an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's non-Twilight young adult novel The Host. Sounds like the girl has a busy schedule, but somehow she's managed to squeeze another project in. Variety is reporting that the budding young starlet has now signed to head the next film by Kevin Macdonald (the guy who made The Last King of Scotland, not the Kids in the Hall guy, that's Kevin McDonald), How I Live Now. This one is also an adaptation of a novel about young people, but decidedly less creature filled and much more war torn than Meyer's book. "How I Live Now" was written by Meg Rosoff, and Amazon describes its plot as such:
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Ave Maria: Southwest Florida's Newest Hometown
Nestled in the heart of Collier County, Ave Maria is Southwest Florida's newest hometown. A town where children ride their bikes to school. Walk to the candy store and scoot their way to the ice cream shop. Where neighbors are friends and life is good. Where everyone enjoys life as it was meant to be lived. Ave Maria represents that perfect blend of everything anyone could want in a single-family home community: far from the maddening crowd, yet close to everything. The town of Ave Maria is just a two-hour drive away from major metropolitan cities such as Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Just 30 minutes away, you'll discover all the treasures of Naples, Florida: shopping, dining and attractions such as The Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Sugden Community Theatre, the Pier and its sugar-sand beaches, plus so much more.
By Air:
Ave Maria is accessible by Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) or from Naples Municipal Airport. General aviation airports are also located in Immokalee and Marco Island.
By Car:
From North: Take I-75 south to Exit 111, then left/east on Immokalee Road (County Road 846). Proceed 10 miles to Oil Well Road (County Road 858). Turn right/east on Oil Well Road and proceed 10 miles to Ave Maria.
From the East Coast of Florida: Take I-75 ( Alligator Alley) West/North to Exit 80, then right/north on State Road 29. Proceed 10 miles to Oil Well Road (County Road 858), and turn left/west on Oil Well Road. Proceed 6 miles to Ave Maria.
From Naples: Take I-75 to Exit 111, then right/east on Immokalee Road (County Road 846) and proceed 10 miles to Oil Well Road (County Road 858). Turn right/east on Oil Well Road and proceed 10 miles to Ave Maria.
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Nursing faculty members are involved in a number of scholarly activities. Barbara Martin, Clinical Professor, collaborates with Sandra Smith contributing to the Smith Content Review for NCLEX-RN text and co-authoring of the Smith, Duell and Martin, Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced text with editions published in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. The 9th edition is scheduled for publication in 2016. This collaboration also produced the Photo Guide of Nursing Skills in 2002. Both the Clinical Nursing Skills text and the Photo Guide have been translated into Japanese, which attests to their versatility and relevance for nursing practice. The Clinical Nursing Skills was released in PDA version Spring, 2009. Lee Anne Nichols, Associate Professor, co-authored a chapter with M. Baker in 2008 titled Pathways to Leadership: Developing a Culturally Competent Leadership Curriculum for American Indian Nurses in Transforming Nursing Education: The Culturally Inclusive Environment (Eds, M.D. Pharris & S. D. Bosher) by Springer Publishing, NY. She also had another coauthored chapter, Exploring Global Health Ethics from an American Indian Perspective in Globalisation of Nursing: Ethical, Legal, & Political Issues, which was published in the UK. Merry Kelly-Rehm, Clinical Assistant Professor, has co-authored several articles including:
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text: Space Marine: Oh, You Think My Job Is Cool? Try Police Calling In Zero Gravity Epic Blunder February 23, 2014 Marine Corps 11 Comments Follow Duffel Blog: The following is a transcription of an unauthorized audio file embedded in a command chronology burst sent via retrans comm drone. The file was recorded by Lance Cpl. Bei Ming Ken of Orbital Drop Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines aboard USS Dakota Meyer IVO Algol Binary System. The year is 2214. Yeah, yeah, clap it up. The Marine Corps is still going strong, except for those four years we were cryogenically frozen during a government shutdown. And guess what? It still fucking sucks. You all seem to have this juvenile notion that being a Space Marine would be "totally hardcore" and "fucking badass." I thought the same thing, too. All of those cool action holo[gram]s and recruiting advertisements are bullshit – especially the one where some dude scales a sheer rock face with his bare hands and transforms into his dress blues upon reaching the summit, then battles a fire-breathing dragon with his ceremonial sword. My recruiter had me creaming my pants with the promise of dropping in on alien planets from the fucking sky in a fiery meteor of semper fidelic death and destruction. The thought of blasting galactic scum in the face with my decked-out Gauss pattern rifle and pissing on their mutilated corpses used to give me a raging hard-on I feared would actually get in the way of all the wicked-cool shit I would be doing. Newsflash: Recruiters are fucking liars. The only truth my recruiter told me is that we would be America's 21st Century Spartans. We're still burning shitters and police calling like assholes. Misconception #1: Orbital drops are "kickass." Reality: No, they fucking aren't. Yeah, let me just cram my up-armored ass into a tiny pod that may or may not combust in the atmosphere of the hostile planet I'm about to assault and faithfully rely on all of the sensitive electronic components that are supposed to slow me down before I pummel into the ground at terminal velocity. Contrary to popular belief, those pods aren't designed to gently deliver you dirtside. They're only designed to keep you alive long enough to survive skipping across the planet's crust like a flaming pinball. There's no doubt in my military mind that any of the sadistic bastards who designed this drop coffin ever took a ride in one. Honestly, I think it's purposely designed to keep us so pissed off that we'll kill everything we see after a rough landing. The sight of enraged Marines emerging from shattered drop pods, venting puke and shit from their exo-armor, is bound to send enemy troops fleeing. But I haven't done a drop since we pulled out of Sector 5 and turned peacekeeping efforts over to the Sand People two years ago. I've been in garrison, which leads me to my next point: Misconception #2: Space Marines never deal with trivial bullshit because they're too busy killing aliens and space marauders! Reality: Have you ever tried to police call cigarette butts in zero gravity? How about field day an asteroid belt? Do you have any fucking clue how many Marines die during space FOD walks, or how impossible it is to stay on line in zero G? And don't even get me started on the one LT who had the bright idea to use a man-made black hole as an interstellar vacuum cleaner. We don't even get the cool space missions. Those all go to those D-bags in Spacial Forces. Instead of fighting space pirates, we scrub warp coils and sit around in ridiculous space dementia prevention classes, which – ironically – are actually giving us dementia. I'm not sure what's worse though: space dementia classes, or galactic respect and awareness training. Nowadays someone calls an alien a "xeno" and it's "Call the Equal Opportunity Officer and hold a sensitivity down load!" If I have to log in to another webinar on our need to respect the alien cultures of creepy space mosquitoes who want to suck our brains out through their proboscis, I will literally shit in my hands and rub it in my face. The chances for promotion? Negligible. The cutting scores are atmospheric because all the senior staff keep cloning themselves and are never getting out. That or they're cryogenically-frozen lifers. I've never even seen the Battalion SgtMaj in the flesh. I don't even think he's real, just a hologram. Ever had your ass chewed by a hologram? Terminal Lance Corporal of the cosmos, that's me. Misconception #3: Exo-armor is so high speed and sexy! Reality: Try humping in that trash when the power cells are dry. It's slathered in so much lubricant it attracts every particle of moon dust in the sector. I've spent more time at the armory cleaning my already clean armor than anything else I've done this enlistment. The Company Gunny is such an inspection whore. I'll just get done using a Q-tip on the waste port and Gunny will sniff it and say: "Nope, still smells like balls and shit. Clean it again." Do me in the black hole. Don't get caught writing on your war gear. We've razed entire continents on disputed worlds but somehow writing "Wagner Loves Cock" across my breastplate is obscene. Some of you are probably still shaking your head. "No, no, that's all just typical Marine Corps bullshit. I can deal with that. I still think being a Space Marine is the coolest thing ever!" You're probably among the same fuckwads beating their dicks to the coed shower scene in Starship Troopers. Misconception #4: Man, Space Marines must party so hard in their coed units and have so much heterosexual intercourse! Reality: It's 2214. Female Marines all have dicks. [End transmission.] Duffel Blog Investigative Reporter Lee Ho Fuk contributed to this report, and we thank him for his interstellar service. Don't miss the next story.Get the latest news and alerts from Duffel Blog delivered to your inbox—free. Short URL: http://duffelblog.com/3t5bA Ian Jardine says: August 25, 2014 at 12:44 PM Zero-G reflective belts… Stephen Cornell says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM This was so awesome Maria Macias says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM Smh…. Joseph Hopper says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM Best one yet Peter Kirk says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM lol,,this one belongs in your top 10 Joseph Wendell Miller says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM 21st Century should probably be 23rd Century. Also, perfect way to end this. Dave Hatfield says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM Please say it right. It's not "Try police calling in zero gravity" or "police calling the area." It's "Try police call in zero gravity" or "Try policing cigarette butts in zero gravity" or "policing the area." Geez. Sergeant Major (Retired) Dr. Dave AK Bear says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM All I see are guard stormtroopers and maybe some whiteshields in the back. And they're not even Cadians. John Sehler says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM And keep your fuckin hands outta your pockets Garvity or no gravity. Keyser Soze says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM Is it just me, or does this make you think of Red versus Blue? Erich Maria de Villiers says: April 16, 2014 at 2:39 AM Even worse is that while you're away on a deployment, the JODY-5000 android has been assigned to provide your wife with some companionship.


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Perception is a powerful thing. Our feeble brains get so caught up in the excitement of, well, anything that they all but stop working sometimes. When it comes to baseball pitchers, it works both ways.
Yu Darvish is one of the most dominant starters in baseball right now. He leads the league in strikeouts and has come with an out of throwing two different no-hitters. He has 10 starts this season in which he lasted at least six innings and allowed three or fewer hits, more than any other pitcher in baseball.
For some, it isn't enough. For others, it distracts from the a bigger, less rosy picture. Crazed as might seem, the question bounced around on twitter this weekend (spearheaded by Rangers fans and watchers): is Yu Darvish an ace?
The short answer is yes. The long answer is still yes but it certainly bears investigating. The knock on Yu Darvish seems to be he lacks the killer instinct. He appears (this is the key word) vulnerable against weaker hitters and appears unable to get the shutdown innings required to push his team to a win. Maybe there is something to it? For all his dominance, the Rangers are just 14-11 in games Yu Darvish starts. As Jamey Newberg points out, that is a .560 winning percentage. Which is very good! It is worse, however, than the Rangers winning percentage in game started by everybody else.
@mbgreen17 That's cool. My point: the stats do not show the close games he hasn't won, leads he has given up, & the #9 hitters who hit him.
— Eric Nadel (@nadeler) August 25, 2013
@NewbergReport 7-9 hitters have a .170/.228/.303 slash against Darvish. I don't think perception matches reality.
— Peter Ellwood (@FutureGM) August 25, 2013
Perhaps Darvish needs to "find another gear" to keep runs off the board when it really matters most. On Saturday night, the Rangers staked their ace to a two run lead in the fifth inning only to see him give it right back, allowing a line drive single to Gordon Beckham then a two-run homer to Adam Dunn.
The reality is no pitcher throws a shutout every time out, and only posting two runs of support for any pitcher, even one as good as Darvish, is just asking for trouble. Maybe there is something to the Rangers inability to post the sort of winning record a starter of Darvish's quality affords them. Maybe there isn't. Maybe this is the worst case of rich people problems in the history of baseball. (I'm almost positive it is.)
13 days ago. RT @nadeler: When is the last time Yu won a game 2-1 or 3-2?
— Bennett Hipp (@bennetthipp) August 25, 2013
So tilt at windmills as they might, some Rangers fans need to see Darvish step up when it matters most. Their perception is of a player who struggles against weak hitters or costs his team by an inability to step on the throat of the bottom of batting orders. Reality suggests a much different fact pattern but hey, who needs reality when you're aggravated that the best player on your team isn't quite good enough for your liking?
History shows that once Yu Darvish wins a big game or delivers that killer performance when they need him most, the same fans who now criticize will never forget it and continually look past each and every one of his shortcoming because he pitched really well that one time. It's hardly fair but it's the nature of the myopic beast.
Game Chart of the Weekend
I MEAN HONESTLY! 18 innings of Phillies action, who can take handle such abuse? A game featuring not one but TWO position players pitching, one relieving the other!
Phils utility man John McDonald — the Prime Minister of Defence himself! — got the final out of the 18th inning after outfielder Casper Wells (who touched 91 mph with his fastball and got the full scouting treatment here) coughed up four runs to hand the lead to the Diamondbacks. A lead protected by Trevor Cahill, starting pitcher who went four innings Saturday night after throwing 94 pitches on Thursday.
It was a time, indeed.
Elias: Last night's game (7 hours, 6 minutes) was longest game since HOU beat LAD, 5-4, on 6/3/1989, in 22 innings in 7 hours, 14 minutes.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) August 25, 2013
Saturday night's marathon game, in which the Phillies used nine actual pitcher pitchers forced manager Ryne Sandberg into a corner. He needed a new starter for Sunday afternoon's series finale against Arizona. So Sandberg called up his general manager and asked if he could borrow the man scheduled to start for the Reading Phillies that day, Mr. Roy Halladay.
And start Roy Halladay did. Well, a version of Roy Halladay. This wasn't vintage Roy Halladay, but it was plenty good enough Roy Halladay. The Phillies ace (?) went six innings, allowed just two runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out just two, coaxing only six swinging strikes from the somnambulant Snakes.
It was good enough for a Sunday getaway game, which is really all it needed to be. Halladay is recovering from shoulder surgery, which doesn't require the "serious" designation as he is a pitcher and it is his shoulder. His release point was closer to where it needs to be even if the results overshadow an overall meh performance.
With free agency looming for Roy Halladay, it is important for the two-time Cy Young award winner to demonstrate health first and effectiveness later. Getting his body (and stuff) back to where it as close to his best is all he can hope for. Phillies fans don't have much else to look forward to for the rest of this season, at least watching Roy Halladay resemble his former self might send them into the winter with something to smile about.
Rather than reliving glories of the past, Jose Fernandez continues demonstrating that the future is now for the Marlins right-hander. Jose Fernandez just kept destroying worlds this weekend, ho-humming the Rockies with seven shutout innings, striking out eight and not walking a single man. Not only did Fernandez dominate the Rox, he downright embarassed some of them with his filthy arsenal.
Troy Tulowitzki is a great hitter and has been over more than 3500 career plate appearances. He has seen just about everything a professional pitcher can hurl at him. He is not a man easily fooled. Jose Fernandez is a different breed, however. Via literary hero Carson Cistulli:
That just ain't fair.
Jose Fernandez since 6/1: 100.1 IP, 58 hits, 30 BB, 113 K's, 2 HRs allowed. 1.52 ERA
— jasoncollette (@jasoncollette) August 25, 2013
Neither is that.
Always one step forward, two steps back with the Marlins.
Great Moments in WTF?
Baseball, man. It makes little to no sense almost all the time. Which makes it great, in the end.