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Fifth Element Refiners Virginia Herman exchanged my shipment of silver oxide batteries for lithium an then returned them to the post office as a hazardous shipment Charlotte, North Carolina
They said the package was seized by the post office because there was some lithium cells mixed in, I have a very thorough sorting process before shipping so I know this is not true. After many futile misleading emails I finally located the parcel at the downtown post office. I drove 15 hours to reclaim it, and learnt that the post office did not seize it but the person from Fifth Element brought it in.
When I looked in the box there was no silver oxide batteries, just full of junk lithium cells. I contacted Fifth Element and they said it was my fault for waiting too long and that the people at the post office were not to be trusted and switched them.
So I am out the value of the cells (they quoted they would pay $68.00/lb) plus a 15 hour drive both ways plus expenses.
When Should You Recycle Your Batteries?
As far as batteries go silver oxide batteries are rather attractive. They are very shiny and eye catching when displayed in a bottle like the picture above. But looks can be very deceiving. Inside of those batteries there is some pretty nasty stuff.
The shelf life of silver oxide batteries is 2 years. After that period of time it is recommended that they be recycled. Look at what kind of damage one silver oxide battery can do:
Imagine what several thousand batteries can do? Watchmakers and Jewelers always tell their customers to change their watch batteries every two years and to NEVER leave a dead battery in a watch because of the damage it can do. So if you do have silver oxide batteries lying around for an extended period of time give Global Battery Buyers a call. When can safely recycle them for you and pay you top dollar for them!! It's a no brainer! Call Global Battery Buyers a today at 855-243-8724 and speak with a Battery Consultant today!!!
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Penn Yan, N.Y. —
Disposal of covered rechargeable batteries as solid waste will be banned in New York State as of Dec. 5, according to officials at the Western Finger Lakes Solid Waste Authority.
The Western Finger Lakes Authority does not conduct a battery collection, disposal and recycling program. Federal highway regulations governing the transportation of batteries have made it impossible for the WFLA to handle these materials, explains Marjorie Torelli.
In Yates County, Penn Yan Electronics and CVS have been listed with WFLA as stores that will recycle batteries. Check with other retailers to see if they are prepared to take your rechargeable batteries for recycling.
New York State Rechargeable Battery Recycling
The NYS Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act was signed into law on Dec. 10, 2010. The law requires manufacturers of covered rechargeable batteries to collect and recycle the batteries statewide in a manufacturer-funded program at no cost to consumers.
Most rechargeable batteries contain toxic metals that can be released into the environment when improperly disposed. Consumers across the state will now be able to safely return to retailers rechargeable batteries, from a large number of electronic products, for recycling or proper management at the end of their useful life.
Concern over the dangers posed by mercury prompted the United States government to restrict the sale of mercury oxide batteries in 1996. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns that button cells are allowed to contain low levels of added mercury to prevent internal corrosion. Watch batteries also contain several heavy metals and other toxic substances harmful to humans and the environment. For these reasons the EPA advise that watch batteries and other button cells be recycled rather than thrown away. Extracting heavy and precious metals, along with the ease of handling, make recycling watch batteries profitable for some companies.
Mercury in silver oxide batteries
Industry groups are hoping to postpone three states' ban on mercury-added button-cell batteries, which have been used in watches.
Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut have all enacted legislation that would bar mercury-added batteries effective July 1, 2011. Maine, however, recently pushed back the deadline to Jan. 1, 2012, and the American Watch Association and Jewelers of America are hoping the other states will follow suit.
The two groups say the states need to consider batteries that are already "in the pipeline."
"The concern is that retailers in these states are going to get stuck with a bunch of perfectly harmless batteries," said Emilio G. "Toby" Collado, executive director of the American Watch Association. "Nobody is saying there shouldn't be a ban. No one wants mercury in their batteries. Now technology has evolved so that they have removed the mercury."
But many retailers are already stocking watches with the old batteries, Collado said, and with some of the high-end timepieces, it could be difficult to remove them.
"We say let them use them up at least through the end of December," Collado said. "Otherwise they will be stuck with a loss."
Collado also argued that the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has disrupted supplies of mercury-free batteries to many watch companies.
Retailers in Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut can contact legislators about this issue here.
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I am going to be building a new house and my GC isn't really up for purchasing stuff from places other than the local suppliers (so no ordering from Rejuvenation/Restoration Hardware/Pottery Barn, for example.) So of the catalog type lighting companies that that local lighting stores typically carry, who does period lighting? So far, everything I've seen looks too traditional/transitional/modern and not simple enough. Here are two examples of fixtures I like: http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p6171/index.cfm?pkey=cpendants http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1509119&navCount=10 Thanks! |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Wed, Apr 1, 09 at 22:29
Where are you located? Why won't he allow you to purchase from elsewhere? Won't he give you an allowance where you pay the overage? We are working on a project where the homeowner is putting in the cheapest possible contractor/homecenter fixtures (for the decorative stuff, not including the recessed) because it was part of the contractor pricing, just to get a certificate of occupancy. Then we are going to replace the decorative fixtures with what they want. I think its wasteful, but it was the only way to get around the issue, in this case. |
I am in Iowa. I guess I need to ask him directly about the lighting. It's just been my interpretation in general that he doesn't want to stray from his local sources. He might not be used to someone who scours the internet like we GW'ers do! |
- Posted by seashell123 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 22, 09 at 20:22
here is a link to some good period lights: http://www.capecodweathervanecompany.com/Copper_Lighting.htm remeber your the boss - sounds like your builder is getting a kickback |
Here is a link that might be useful: Copper / Brass Lighting
If your gc (for whatever reason) really won't let you buy from elsewhere, I'd take a look at an online site like LightingUniverse - huge selection, and most of their stuff you should be able to order locally. We've purchased a couple of fixtures from Hudson Valley lighting that were period-inspired - though i do like Rejuvenation better, the HV lights were still nice and I can get them at my local light shop. Good luck! |
Here is a link that might be useful: HV Lighting
Thanks for the links! |
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I've collected seed from my odorus plants, which I grew from seed from Tim Murphy when he wild collected in the Balkins. I'm wondering how "pure" they will be since these plants are ringed by hybridus. I believe that odorus were crossed with hybridus by some breeders, but wonder if they are difficult to cross.
There have been numerous seedlings around the plants for 2 years, and I have transplanted them, but they could be from seed that washed down the hill from the hybridus. the true test will be seed collected from the plants themselves. Anyone with more experience who can share some info? 3 years is a long time to wait.... |
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- Posted by bruce03451 none (My Page) on Wed, Mar 6, 13 at 10:12
wow posted in june, no replies? odorus is very 'promiscuous' with xhybridus. I have not hybridized with odorus...so I would not know what a violet HXH x odorus might look like? I do save odorus seed though, and I do self the odorus very early in the season....before the pollinators are out (bumble bees). claysoil if your interest is to harvest odorus seed from a selected known species you should pollinate with its own pollen or pollen from a different known odorus. Your odorus should be netted to protect it from pollinators. if I had strong interest in greens and yellow HXH I would use odorus with HXH creams and white. Do you still have the collection # odorus is a sweet hellebore |
Thanks for your response Bruce. I have the collection number somewhere, but fear that I may not know which of two batches this patch is. I like the idea of netting the flowers to keep the pollinators off because I really do want more "pure" odorus. They are so beautiful in their simplicity. I was hoping that the answer would be "they are really hard to cross....." |
- Posted by bruce03451 none (My Page) on Sat, Mar 9, 13 at 20:50
"they are really hard to cross....." well odorus has a decent large flower, great growth rate, hardy and is easy to grow. the foliage is broad, like orientalis. and this brings another possibility to hybridization.... well..i am getting lost in the possibilities. hey, find that collection number, tag that hellebore, collect that seed. if you have any other of Tim's collected seed grown species hellebore label it and keep it growing! the thing to remember with Tim's study and collection is that Tim usually collected in the same regions. you can have different TM collection numbers from year to year that are from the same collection site. any TM or WM species seed grown hellebore are very rare love talkin species hellebore, thanks |
Well, the good news is that the seeds I collected from the odorus popped up in their pots this spring. Apparently the bad news is that I have 3 years to wait to see what they will turn into. I did manage to free up a garden bed for them though. |
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Timothy B. Schmit Timothy B. Schmit replaced Randy Meisner as bassist for Poco when Meisner left to join the Eagles in 1970. Then when Meisner left the Eagles in 1977, Schmit replaced him yet again. He stayed with the Eagles until they split in the early '80s, and was part of the Eagles' lucrative 1994 "Hell Freezes Over" Tour. Schmit sang backup on Chris Hillman's first solo LP, Slippin' Away (Asylum, 1976) as well as on Roger McGuinn's Cardiff Rose (Columbia, 1976) and Back from Rio (Arista, 1991). For more info on Schmit, see L & M's Eagles Fastlane. Simon & Garfunkel A young Jim McGuinn played as a session musician on recordings by Tom & Jerry, who later recorded under their real names, Simon and Garfunkel. Under that name, the duo were signed to Columbia and released their first LP, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (Columbia, 1964) in October of 1964, when it failed to chart. After the success of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and a host of other folk rock singles in the summer and fall of 1965, producer Tom Wilson recorded new, electric backing tracks for the "The Sounds of Silence," which had appeared as an acoustic song on the '64 album. Over the duo's objections, the song was re-released in November '65, and quickly rose to Number One on the U.S. charts. So began the career of one of folk-rock's most successful acts, both artistically and commercially. Between 1966 and 1970, the duo released thirteen successful singles and five more LPs, several of which were chart-toppers, all characterized by sophisticated lyrics, pretty melodies, and the angelic voice of Art Garfunkel. Since their split in 1970, Paul Simon has maintained a vital career. His tendency to explore the sounds of other cultures, in evidence since "El Condor Pasa" in 1970, resulted in two wonderful albums, Graceland (Warner Bros., 1986) and The Rhythm of the Saints (Warner Bros., 1990). There are several Simon & Garfunkel sites on the web, including Song for the Asking. Sir Douglas Quintet The Sir Douglas Quintet, a Tex-Mex combo built around vocalist Doug Sahm and organist Augie Meyer, hit in 1965 with "She's About A Mover," a Texas/Mersey take on Ray Charles's "What'd I Say." In ensuing years, the Quintet, with various personnel backing Sahm and Meyer, would record for the Smash and Philips labels. Future Byrd John York played bass with the Quintet during most of 1966, although he does not appear on any of the group's recordings. In the '70s and '80s, Sahm recorded several LPs for ABC, Atlantic, and Takoma under his own name, under the Quintet moniker, and as the Texas Tornados. Sahm and Meyer came back resoundingly in 1990 with a revived Texas Tornadoes (the other members being master accordionist Flaco Jiminez and country crooner Freddie Fender). The Tornados have released four fine CDs on Reprise. There is also a site called Amigos de Musica devoted to the Sir Douglas Quintet, Doug Sahm and the Texas Tornados. J.D. Souther J.D. Souther was born in Michigan and grew up in Amarillo, Texas. He came to LA in the '60s to break into the music business. In the late '60s, his girlfriend's sister started dating another musician, Glenn Frey. By 1968, Souther and Frey were sharing an apartment (with a young Jackson Browne) and performing together in the duo Longbranch Pennywhistle. The duo was signed to Amos Records and released one LP in 1969. But soon a legal dispute with Amos put the duo out of commission, and they split in 1970. In 1971, David Geffen signed Frey's new band, the Eagles, Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther to his new label, Asylum Records. The next year saw the release of debut albums by all three acts. John David Souther (Asylum, 1972) was not the commercial success that the other debuts were, but Souther continued to gain fame as his songs were recorded by his friends Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and the Eagles. In 1973, Geffen hooked Souther up with Chris Hillman and Buffalo Springfield/Poco veteran Richie Furay. The Souther Hillman Furay Band lasted for two years and two LPs. After the SHF Band broke up, Souther released Black Rose (Asylum, 1976), did session work and had a few more of his compositions recorded by others. A label switch brought You're Only Lonely (Columbia, 1979), the title song of which became a hit. In the '80s, Souther concentrated on acting. His best-known work was a recurring role on television's Thirtysomething as an environmentalist. Jim Stafford In the early '60s, Jim Stafford played guitar in a rock cover band, the Legends, with Gram Parsons. In the mid-'70s, Jim Stafford stole a page from Jerry Reed and scored pop hits with several country-tinged novelty songs. His run started in 1974, and included "Spiders and Snakes," "Wildwood Weed" and "My Girl Bill." He also hosted a summer replacement variety show on television. Allan Stanton After the band parted ways with Terry Melcher, Allan Stanton produced Fifth Dimension. Stanton was at the time the West Coast Vice-President of Columbia Records. He had signed the Byrds for Columbia in November 1964. Stephen Stills Stephen Stills was born in Dallas and grew up in Texas, Illinois, Louisiana, Panama, Costa Rica and Florida. In Gainesville in 1960, Stills was in a local rock band called the Continentals with future Eagle Don Felder. He left for New Orleans to become a folk singer in 1963, but soon realized Greenwich Village was where he ought to be. In New York, he joined the Au Go Go Singers, a 10-person folk combo not unlike the New Christy Minstrels, for whom Stills wrote and sang in '64 and early '65. One of the other Au Go Go Singers was guitarist and singer Richie Furay. In early '65, Stills, energized by the Beatles, headed out to LA to start a rock group. A duo with Van Dyke Parks didn't work out, and Stills didn't make the cut when he auditioned for the Monkees or the Lovin' Spoonful, but he did land some session work as a guitarist. Eventually he sent for Furay, who rejoined Stills in LA forthwith. The two hooked up with Canadian acquaintances Neil Young and Bruce Palmer to form Buffalo Springfield. That group just barely managed to stay together long enough to release three great albums between 1966 and 1968. In May of that year, the group broke up. Stills cut the one-off album Super Session (Columbia, 1968) with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, played with Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, then cast about for something to do. That something turned out to be Crosby Stills & Nash, beginning in December of 1968 and despite numerous interruptions, still going today. Here's a mini-discography of Stills albums other than those with CSN or CSNY: Buffalo Springfield (Atco, 1966); Buffalo Springfield Again (Atco, 1967); Last Time Around (Atco, 1967) (with Buffalo Springfield); Super Session (Columbia, 1968) (with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper); Stephen Stills (Atlantic, 1970); Stephen Stills 2 (Atlantic, 1971); Manassas (Atlantic, 1972); Down the Road (Atlantic, 1973) (these last two with Manassas, a group that included ex-Byrd Chris Hillman); Stills (Columbia, 1975); Stephen Stills Live (Atlantic, 1975); Illegal Stills (Columbia, 1976); Long May You Run (Reprise, 1976) (as one half of the Stills-Young Band); Still Stills: The Best of Stephen Stills (Atlantic, 1976); Thoroughfare Gap (Columbia, 1978); and Right By You (Atlantic, 1984). There is more Stills info at the the Crosby, Stills & Nash Website. 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This is a two parts post about how to make RESTful requests through an AngularJS web application.
The index of this brief series of posts is quite simple.
- Backend setup was the first post in the series. It serves to introduce the RESTful web service to which the application, that I built, will send requests.
- Now this last post, More power with $resource, covers how to deal with a RESTful web service through a web application built on AngularJS.
$http or $resource?
In all the posts about AngularJS that I wrote until now, everytime that it was necessary to make an asynchronous request to the server I used the $http service. So now, probably you're asking yourself where do $resource come from.
$resource is a separate, optional module of AngularJS, built over $http. It allows to create a javascript object that represents the data model. In this way each operation computed on the object created through $resource, is performed also on the server.
$resource should be used instead of $http each time the web application has to deal with a RESTful web service.
var r = $resource(url, [defaultParameters], [customActions]);
- url: parameterized url template.
Parameters are prefixed by ":"; for example /book/:bookId
- defaultParameters: it is an object containing default values
for url's parameter; for example { bookId: 42 }
- customActions: it allows to extend the resource object with
custom actions; for example:
{actionName: { method: '', params: {}, isArray: true/false }}
- method: HTTP request method; one of (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- params: additional parameters.
- isArray: true if the returned object for this action is an
Now r offers the methods for the default set of resource actions
optionally extended with custom actions.
For example:
r.get({bookId: 42}) sends a GET request to /book/42
Start using $resource
As I said previously $resource is a separate module of AngularJS; it is defined in the angular-resource.js file, often downloaded with angular.js.
To use $resource there are three easy things to do:
- Include the source file, immediatelly after the source of angular.js, and ideally before the end of the body.
<script type="text/javascript" src="angular.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="angular-resource.js"></script> <!-- ... more javascript ... --> </body>
- Include ngResource in the declation of your web application module.
var myApp = angular.module('myApp', ['ngResource']);
- Inject $resource everywhere it will be used.
Now it's possible to use $resourse, and start to take advantage of the possibility to create a javascript object that represents the data model.
The best choice is to wrap the javascript model object into an AngularJS service, in this way we'll get each of the advantages of using services:
myApp.factory('Books', ['$resource', function($resource) {
return $resource( '/book/:bookId',
{ bookId: '@bookId' }, {
loan: {
method: 'PUT',
params: { bookId: '@bookId' },
isArray: false
/* , method2: { ... } */
} );
At this point it is really simple to send requests to the web service, that we build in the previous post.
Everywhere it is possible to inject the Books service it is possible to write:
postData = {
"id": 42,
"title": "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy",
"authors": ["Douglas Adams"]
Books.save({}, postData);
// It sends a POST request to /book.
// postData are the additional post data
Books.get({bookId: 42});
// Get data about the book with id = 42
// It is still a GET request, but it points to /book,
// so it is used to get the data about all the books
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We have a condo, which will probably sell below our mortgage amount (about $20K), i.e. we will owe the bank about $20K. We are buying another house at the same time. Can we transfer this $20K debt under the new house and have it as part of the new mortgage? I just do not feel great about taking cash out, conidering that the new house will require quite somework to do before move in.
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- Posted by landmarker (My Page) on Wed, May 6, 09 at 12:57
Can you directly roll this debt into a new house? No. Can you indirectly? Yes. You put down 20K less than you thought you were going to to put down. If you have no cash and your plan is to walk away from being 20K upside down and buy a new house, I find that outrageous. You should pay the 20K that you owe instead of stiffing the bank with a short sale. |
- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Wed, May 6, 09 at 14:45
I don't think your lender will agree to a short sale unless you're in financial distress, cannot keep up the payments on the condo, etc, although you might be able to get them to accept a form of short sale if you sign a promissory note for the difference. & the lender for the new home isn't going to want to loan more than the home is worth; You might come out better leasing the condo. |
Apparently we haven't learned much as a country. A short sale means you are defaulting on your loan obligations. You owe the bank more money than you are paying, but the bank agrees to it because they think your only other option is foreclosure. No bank in their right mind would let you take $20,000 of their money and then turn around and give you more money. It sounds like you don't have enough money to buy a new house at this point. You need to have enough cash on hand to pay off your current debt, make a down payment on a new home, and still have money to do whatever renovations you want. If you can't do that, then you aren't in a financial position to purchase a new home. Even if you are able to find a lender that will help you in this plan, do not do it. You are setting yourself up for financial ruin. You need to be reducing the amount you owe, not digging a deeper hole. |
So you would have to bring $20K to the table to sell the condo. Let's say you want to buy a house that is $400K (and appraises for that) and you have a 20% downpayment of $80K. You could try to get the lender to approve the sale with only $60K down and use the other $20K to discharge the amount owed on the condo. Maybe they lender would agree to less downpayment, maybe not. But you can't get them to call the house worth $420K if it appraises for $400. You can't do a short sale on one property so you can walk away from your debt, and then turn around and buy another. No lender would go for that. |
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AANP FNP Certification Exam ---urgent HELP needed pleaseeeee
1Mar 22, '13 by Lilly12Hi Everyone:
I really really need some advice regarding the AANP FNP exam.
I graduated last May from my FNP program. I had planned to take the exam right away but family issues occurred (my MIL was diagnosed w terminal cancer). With my already hectic life , I wasn't able to dedicate as much time or study the way I normally do. I decided to take the AANP even though my program recommended the AANC, bc i thought i could hardly get through clinical material, much less theory etc.. but now im in total panic bc everyone on this site seems to think the AANP was harder?
My problem is there are too many distractions, and I can't focus. I have been studying on and off which is worse because I notice I tend to forget the stuff I had studied before. Furthermore, since I've been out of school for 11 months I have forgotten some basic material ex labs and dx tests, a lot of the meds etc.
I have listened to the Fitzgerald CDs once but very spaced out during the past few months.
I just got the Leik book and some exams on exam edge.
I also bought the Adult and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam: Review Questions and Strategies book (which I keep scoring 50-62 on).
I'm very worried bc I keep scoring so low on the questions in that book, in addition I score bw 440 - 590 on the AANP exams from exam edge (500 is passing).
I've passed 3/10.
I have to take this exam next Wednesday (in 5 days). Do I have a chance?
With such limited time -is it best to focus on :
1. review Fitzgerald?
2. Do AANP questions from exam edge and read rationales
3. Make sure I read the Leik book?
I will not have time for all if it.
And I have NO idea what the actual exam is more similar to? Fitzgerald material ? Exam edge ? Or the Leik book? This is what I really NEED to know. U can also email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Please please HELP asap -if u have taken this exam, ESP if u recently 2013 took it? I can not Fail it w the other stuff that's going on w family.
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1Mar 24, '13 by reeyaPlease look into APEA...its geared towards AANP. With limited time, I would recommend APEA course. Go to her website. There's live, cd or online review course.Tinabeanrn likes this.
0Jul 5, '13 by Nursep2013I just graduated from my NP program. Funny but I got a job offer without my certification. The money sucks but it home care and flexible. I am not certain as per what exam to take. ANCC or AANP. Does anyone have an words of wisdom for which is better. I am financially fried and really don't want to spend all this money on review courses....Any advice
1Jul 6, '13 by graduateFNPNursep2013,
AANP is strictly all clinical questions and ANCC focuses more on theory and research and nursing profession. I know we covered those topics first year and it is def a weak area for me. There are rumors that the ANCC exam is changing in August to include multiple-multiple questions and pics. It depends on what is a strength for you. I know some people chose to take both exams, but that is very pricey. Mostly everyone in my class decided to take the AANPihealRN likes this.


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For Newcastle's first Citywide Easter Egg Hunt, organizers wanted to start things off in style.
When the Easter Bunny himself flew in on a Air Evac medical helicopter in front of more than 1,000 kids and parents at Veterans' Park, officials from both groups certainly did just that.
Hundreds of kids snapped up more than 11,000 eggs in a matter of minutes from the park's north soccer field Saturday, April 12.
"The turnout was amazing, especially for our first year," Newcastle Chamber of Commerce CEO Jeannette Lore said. "There were hundreds upon hundreds of people out here."
Kids of all ages were invited out to the park to hunt the plastic eggs filled with candy, toys and even small amounts of cash. Before and after the hunt, kids were free to take part in activities such as facepainting, a moonbounce, tours of the Air Evac helicopter and various Newcastle Fire Department vehicles, and a petting zoo provided by Traveling Tails of Blanchard stocked with rabbits, baby ducks, baby goats and turtles.
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The annual rush for back-to-school clothes has ended, so retailers cut prices on excess inventory, which includes a lot of denim.
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During this time of year, you should be able to find a great pair of jeans for thirty to sixty percent below retail price.
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We're now halfway done with the summer movie season, and thus far, it's been a good one. This month is the most exciting of the bunch, as July usually is, but June was no slouch. Man of Steel wowed audiences while dividing critics, but best of all, World War Z became the surprise, if modest, hit of the summer. Not only that, director Marc Forster proved the negative buzz wrong with a clever and efficient action thriller. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for White House Down. Shame on me for not including it on last month's list, because, according to plenty of trusted sources, it's a boatload of fun. I still haven't had the time to see it for myself, but it sounds like the type of self-aware, focused blockbuster Roland Emmerich's career has been building up to. Thankfully people turned out for This is the End, so Sony has that going for them. Let's hope none of these must-see films of July meet the same box-office fate as the rocket launcher-wielding president:
Cannes Review: 'The Hunt' Is Sublimely Affecting, Award-Worthy Drama
Cannes Film Festival By Simon Gallagher on May 23, 2012 | Comments (1)When a film's pre-release marketing includes mention of false accusations of pedophilia, and the subsequently unraveling world of the accused kindergarten assistant, and it has been included in Competition at Cannes, you could be forgiven for expecting an openly provocative project designed for no more than an Ulrich Seidl style rise from the audience. But unlike last year's festival inclusion Michael, from Austrian director Markus Schleinzer, Jagten or The Hunt in my mother tongue, takes a more subtle approach to the considerably dangerous material, exploring lead character Lucas' accusation as a harrowing situational horror that crawls under the audiences skin and which is profoundly successful as a slow-burning drama with a biting edge. While the horror of Michael was in the matter of fact way the film presented its protagonist – a pedophile who keeps his young victim captive in a basement prison – in perversely conventional terms, Jagten's horror is far more artfully conceived, presenting an irresistible What If situation that quickly escalates because of the nature of an accusation and the dangers of gossip and presumption. In the hands of director Thomas Vinterberg, we watch with tangible horror as the cataclysmic waves blossom out from a malicious lie and threaten to swallow up Mads Mikkelsen's Lucas.
Official Cannes 2012 Line-Up: 'Killing Them Softly,' 'Cosmopolis' and 'Lawless' Top The Bill
Cannes Film Festival By Simon Gallagher on April 19, 2012 | Comments (3)After literally days of rampant speculation and fanciful rumor-spreading (on my part), this year's official line-up for the Cannes 2012 Film Festival has officially been unveiled by officials in the South of France. Officially. Unsurprisingly, and as predicted, my own 13 film wishlist was largely completely wrong – but I did predict a massive four (including the absence, thankfully, of Terrence Malick), and in my defense, Michael Haneke's Love was the 14th film on my list until I decided to oust it for timing reasons. Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson and Tom Hardy will battle each other as Killing Them Softly (the awfully renamed adaptation of Cogan's Trade), Cronenberg's Cosmopolis and the other needlessly renamed flick, Lawless (why not just keep it as The Wettest County?) compete for the Palme d'Or.
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The Pros and Cons of the Brazilian Blowout Hair Straightening Product
We wanted to talk a little about the Brazilian blowout hair straightening product and just some aspects of the hair treatment to keep in mind if you are thinking of using it.
The product is one of the top hair-straightening applications that does an awesome job with getting crazy curls under control. It is so effective, that even after getting your hair wet in the shower - your hair will still lay straight! However, there has been some issues with some of the ingredients and if they are at toxic levels or not.
The ingredient brought up most often is formaldehyde. In it's natural form, formaldehyde is a transparent gas that can be a major irritant as well as be toxic at high levels. The issue with it being in the Brazilian Blowout product seems to be one for the applying it and not the person receiving it.
The stylist must wear protective gear when using the product on clients for this very reason. The person that is getting their hair straightened doesn't have much to worry about because they are not inhaling the vapor that comes off the application. But you can wear protective gear if you want to.
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First of all, great mutator & I'd hate to live without it. :) Would it be possible to change it so when an Admin is logged in & votes for a different gametype that it would then go to the map choices instead of automatically changing the gametype & loading a default map? It would be nice if it worked the same way as normal voting, where the gametype gets voted in & then people get a chance to vote on which map they want before the new gametype starts.
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Salaried or long term contract GP
Fresh Medical Recruitment North East Essex£85,000 per annum plus pension
Long term contract locum or Salaried GPs – North East Essex Healthcare Centre
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We are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for enthusiastic and committed practitioners with a varied skill mix to join the current team of local, experienced GPs and nurses in a North East Essex Healthcare Centre.
The Centre comprises of a GP practice and walk in centre, open 7 days a week, 7a.m. to 10p.m., with a growing list of registered patients. The Centre is a training practice with a GP Registrar, nursing students and minor surgery facilities.
The walk in centre, located next to the local general Hospital where the local medical community host ongoing education events, is staffed by nurse practitioners and our current team of eight GPs.
Due to the diversity of the facilities provided by the centre, successful candidates will have an excellent opportunity to develop specialist interests and their career portfolio, with support for personal development through our clients clinical and management training modules.
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This family owned company have huge stocks and can deliver pretty much anywhere in the country the next day on a premium service.
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The icon is wrong (102 comments)
It should be GNU, not Debian. Glibc is very much a GNU project. How do people not know GlibC is a GNU project?
Announcing: Slashdot Deals - Explore geek apps, games, gadgets and more. (what is this?)
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The icon is wrong (102 comments)
It should be GNU, not Debian. Glibc is very much a GNU project. How do people not know GlibC is a GNU project?
Stringent SSL verification process ... yeah right! (229 comments)
The idea behind the "Stringent SSL verification process" is that customers will pay a brand-name-trusted CA company to verify the SSL request is from who they claim to be.
Even at *TEN THOUSAND* USD/EUR/GBP/etc per fake certificate, the price is too good for countries like Iran, China, etc for engaging in MITM attacks.
The whole process is a scam outright....
I hope they hire him for the right reasons ... (177 comments)
.... and have him help them optimize their ROM images and the experience presented. Lets hope they don't hire him to help them lock down their ROMs, bootloaders, etc some more
Think about it, who else would be better at locking things down than the guy who defeats such locks all the time?
Re:didnt original Mac have minimal multi-tasking? (568 comments)
MacOS classic had co-operative multitasking, and yes, it sucked. It sucked hard. It was a huge technical reason to dump the classic stuff and go with OS-X.
HTC isn't interested in Palm's patent assets? (97 comments)
With the impending crApple litigation, one could assume that arming themselves with some "patent investments" would be top priority for HTC.
That being said, I think HTC is fine making phones for Android and WM6/7/etc. In fact, I wonder if one day HTC will make Maemo/Meego phones...
Maybe its time ... (483 comments)
... to change Apple's icon to be borg like the way Microsoft's is ?
That 1984 commercial gets more ironic by the moment.
Special 301 list ?? (104 comments)
I hope the Canadians put us on a "Special Douche Bag" list
Gotta love our ability to spit on our friends
Because .... (303 comments)
You can buy a DS/PSP without a freaking multi-year ass-rape contract.
Buying a gaming console should never be a long term financial decision.
Re:Microsoft using Linux? (188 comments)
"Researchers at Microsoft"..."have developed"..."running embedded Linux"
Um, was that a misprint or did hell just freeze over? Hasn't MS referred to Linux as a "virus", a "cancer", "un-American", a "patent violator", and "communistic"?
Microsoft Research helped create Xen virtualization for Linux
Hell they even *ported* Windows XP to Xen 1.0
Re:So long and thanks for all the code. (909 comments)
Actually, and bizarrely enough, there is a high level FreeBSD developer named Alan Cox too
So whats new ? (314 comments)
Do any devices burst into flames ? You bet
Will crApple cover up anything and everything even if that means tampering with the law and/or (American) constitution ? You bet
Will crApple's fanboyz rush to its defense needlessly, dangerously, and even willing to give up personal freedoms for Steve Jobs ? You bet
The real issue is why a tax-payer funded gov't entitity can be meddled around with a company like crApple in the first place. Anyone who has ever read the Consumerist knows that the CPSC has no teeth nor balls, but this is unacceptable and ridiculous.
Russia and the US have already done this before... (413 comments)
Its called Nunn-Lugar/CTR.
Basically the United States gave Russia a billion or so and tactical/technical/administrative support every year to reduce their weapons stock pile.
So even when Bush and Putin had their panties bunched up, great work was being done cooperatively by both sides. The program considered pretty successful by government standards.
I know, I know, the idea of good news from government is a scary one!
MSFT can't give out VFAT, but can give out C#/Mono (272 comments)
One has to wonder if these are Microsoft's actions around something as simple as VFAT, why the f*** would we trust them with C# ??
What am I missing here ?
Will Groklaw one day be reporting about MSFT v. SPI ?
In other words ... (228 comments)
The military will spend a few hundred million with clearly efficient and excellent vendors like Lockheed Martin, and all of their spam problems will be fixed!!
Here goes another few hundred million
If we really believe in taxation without representation then my unborn baby should be able to vote already
Re:Channel 14 (348 comments)
Channel 14 is entirely illegal to use in the USA (and many many many other countries) because it exists outside of the 2.4Ghz spectrum that is allocated for consumers to go nuts on. So yes, you're Wifi will be awesome because nobody is using that spectrum
That being said
Using channel 14 in the USA (and other non-channel 14 countries) can be done via a DD-WRT compatible router, and Wireless cards where you can change the CRDA to Japan (like Atheros cards that work with ath5k and ath9k on linux.)
The linux command to change your regulatory domain is:
bash# iw reg set JP
The issue with channel 14 is that it is reduced power, meaning in most cases you'll only get 802.11b speeds with it.
Now why something is critical as wifi has to exist with stupid consumer shit is the real crux of the issue
While most here are going to rag on Geocities ... (427 comments)
I'd like to thank 'em giving even the tiniest bit of free webspace when nobody else did.
The reason we cann all remember Geocities was because there was neat stuff on it!!! Geocities was home to all the quirky people who had all sorts of goodies to post on the web, and no other means to do so.
They may be spending $25mil ... (159 comments)
... But SGI is $500+ mil in the hole.
Whatever your age is ... (918 comments)
... going to school and getting your degree is nothing short of an awesome experience. Best of luck to you!
Simple solution ... (229 comments)
The CRTC should create a series honey-pot numbers, and give different combinations to those who purchase the lists. Scammers and those-who-sell-to-scammers would not be aware of which numbers are honey-pot numbers, and would call them anyways.
The CRTC could use this to easily weed out the bad from the good.
Mandriva (367 comments)
Mandriva comes in two flavors: One, and Free. The Free version is just what it sounds like: 100% free software. No proprietary browser plugins, drivers, apps, etc.


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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Igbinovia, Matthew Esosasere URN etd-03232010-132831 Document Title The perceived benefits of generic versus branded medicines Degree MBA Department Gordon Institute of Business Science Supervisor
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Date 2008-04-01 Availability unrestricted Abstract People increasingly face the choice of branded or generic medicines and the decision sometimes is a difficult one. This research work was designed to determine the perceived benefits of generic versus branded medicines. People's perception of things, does affect their choices.
It is almost a decade since generics were introduced to the healthcare system in South Africa and very few studies have been done to access whether the idea of having generic medicines is working.
A survey was carried out and the results were analysed using a logistic regression. The results showed that females knew more about generic medicines than males. The variables of cost, safety and quality of medicines still remain a determining factor for the purchase of medicines either generic or branded.
In addition, people's income was seen to influence the type of medicines that they buy. It was seen that there was a direct relationship between the income of respondents and their preferences when it came to the purchase of medicine.
Access to medical aid was confirmed to predispose people to opt for branded medicine against the cheaper generics since they are not paying directly.
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Qwest to save $100M; Nacchio wants clean slate
DENVER (AP) – Fiber-optic network provider Qwest Communications International Inc. said Monday it will save about $100 million by stopping contributions to the pension plans of active managers and freezing their pay.
The move to stop adding to pension benefits on Jan. 1 will save $60 million in 2010, while declining merit pay increases will save $35 million next year, it said.
Combined with changes to benefits of employee health plans and life insurance, total savings will amount to about $100 million in 2010, the company said.
The moves impact active management employees –not retirees – and former employees or employees covered by contracts negotiated by the Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Meanwhile, former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio says a federal judge should start from scratch in reconsidering his sentence for insider trading.
Nacchio was sentenced in 2007 to six years in prison and to pay $71 million. He lost an appeal of his conviction, but a federal appeals court ruled his sentence was too harsh because the trial judge overstated his gains.
If the judge starts fresh, Nacchio could introduce new evidence for her to consider. Federal prosecutors responded in court documents Monday that the judge isn't required to do so.
Prosecutors said Nacchio sold $52 million worth of stock in 2001 while knowing that Denver-based Qwest risked missing its sales targets.
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Summer storms pose quite the fashion quandary: it's a little too hot for rubber rain boots, but puddles and wet pavement quickly destroy leather sandals. For a solution that's not flip flops, look to strappy sandals made from rubber or "jelly" material – they stand up style-wise to their more delicate leather counterparts, but won't get ruined in the rain. As an added bonus, many companies, like Crocs, make them with an incredibly comfortable footbed.


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Trying to decide between the GE Monogram and Thermador Grand or Harmony. Love the griddle on Thermador, but have read many negative reviews on both the star burners and the customer service? Anyone have any any experience with either? We are looking at the 48" dual fuel with griddle on both the GE and Thermador. |
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- Posted by chef_dupre (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 12 at 17:46
although i don't have the dual fuel, i can speak to the burners and customer service. i doubt it matters i have the pro grand, but features seem the same if memory serves... i'm guessing you have read about "incessant clicking" on the burners..this issue has been dealt with and even at the lowest setting, when it cycles on and off, the ignition is fast and efficient. i had to contact customer service on three occasions and found them helpful and courteous. my $.02, adjusted for inflation |
That is helpful, thank you. You haven't had any problems w/ the 'star' burners emitting too large of a flame for smaller pots and pans, have you? This was another complaint I've read about, however, I find it hard to believe the flame could not be adjusted?? |
- Posted by chef_dupre (My Page) on Sun, Jul 8, 12 at 20:07
never an issue, and it simmers well...adjusts as needed for the task |
Good to hear, thank you! |
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BACARDI Cruise Competition: Vote for Your Favorite Dishes and Cocktails
(1:30 p.m. EST) -- What do ceviche shots, rum-touched Maine lobster tail and Tropical Breeze martinis have in common?
They're all recipe finalists in the 2009
BACARDI Cruise Competition
, in which chefs and bartenders from cruise and ferry lines around the globe compete to create innovative and tantalizing cuisine and cocktails. The winners will be selected by a panel made up of food and beverage executives from various cruise lines -- as well as Cruise Critic Editor in Chief, Carolyn Spencer Brown -- but Cruise Critic readers can vote for their favorites in our People's Choice Awards.
On March 15, 2010, Bacardi will announce the contest's winners, and two very talented cruise line employees will be named BACARDI Bartender of the Year and BACARDI Chef of the Year. At this time, Cruise Critic will also honor two individuals with People's Choice Awards, chosen by you, our readers. Polls closed on Monday, March 8, 2010, but be sure to check out the
results and stay tuned to find out the overall winners.
So what's this contest all about? Passionate chefs are emerging on all the major cruise lines, and every year Bacardi gives them a shot to show off their talents in the BACARDI Cruise Competition. In 2009, the fifth annual contest commenced, and more than 900 entries were received -- the greatest number they've seen since the onset of the competition. The year's theme was "International," and contestants had to create dishes that not only utilized spirits from the Bacardi family, but drew their inspiration from the cuisine of Spain, France, China, America or Italy.
In December, staffers at Johnson & Wales University in Miami reviewed each recipe and selected the top three or four entrants in each category, based on photos, methods of preparation and ingredients. The university's chef instructors and students prepared each dish, and a panel tasted them all and selected the top dishes from each category. These dishes became the five culinary finalists.
To find out more about this year's culinary submissions, Cruise Critic spoke with Bruce Ozga, dean of culinary education at Johnson & Wales University, who was on hand to taste test recipes from each of the categories. If you thought cruise food had a reputation for being boring, mass-produced dishes with little to offer in the way of creativity or intrigue, you might be surprised at some of the things coming from the creative minds of cruise ship chefs. "This year, there seemed to be more complex recipes; they took more skill," Ozga said. "There were more multi-component dishes."
So what trends did the professionals spot? Here are a few of Ozga's observations:
In comparison to previous years, judges noticed an increased focus on plating and presentation. Since the initial elimination involved judging photos of the dishes before they were even tasted, it's not a wonder that the chefs realized the importance of how the food looked.
Asian flavors:
Reflective of trends in the mainstream culinary world, submissions featured a lot of Asian flavors and ingredients. The spices and heat commonly used in Thai and Indian cuisine were particularly evident -- the judges tested many recipes that used a variety of peppers, especially cayenne.
Editor's note: Although we don't know the nationalities of the contestants, we can say that many cruise ship chefs come from Asia and India, which might have something to do with the predominance of Asian-inspired dishes in the competition.
Every finalist recipe is a seafood dish! Lobster, crayfish and mahi mahi were a few of the stars, but among the hundreds of submissions, ceviche of all varieties was the most common preparation.
Chicken wings:
Although you won't find any among the finalists this year, chicken wings have been making an impression on the judges for awhile, so keep a look out in the future. Says Ozga, "It seems to be every year that a chicken wing recipe makes it into the mix and you think 'chicken wings'? But the last few chicken wing recipes have been really good -- they've been phenomenal!"
What made the finalists stand out in such stiff competition? "Good quality, correct methods of preparation and technique," said Ozga. "I think in the end, the ones that really used fresh ingredients, didn't use a large number of ingredients and kept it simple, but were able to include complex flavors, were the best."
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