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Pirate Adventures 2.
5,000 - 10,000 downloads
- Still fun
- Good graphics
- Hidden object gameplay
- Nothing new
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Follow the adventures of your favorite pirate in this sequel
Time to be a Pirate! This is the sequel to Pirate Adventures, the adventure game of hidden objects that you've probably already played before.
This time, Sharpshooter Jack will be in a cursed island full of treasures and secrets he'll need to uncover. The complete game has 18 chapters that are full with addictive mini games. You will need to find objects around the room, trying not to let the time run out and using the hints when you get stuck. The game is still fun, yes, fans of these type of apps will enjoy it, but there's also a main problem: there are way too many dialogue boxes that appear at all times and they're kind of annoying.
Nevosoft Inc is the developer of lots of hidden object games, being this series one of the most popular ones. Pretty fun, but the dialogues should be shorten.
Every dashing pirate dreams of becoming a ship's captain and finding an island overflowing with treasure. But where can Jack assemble a band of fearless scoundrels to man his vessel? What do the ancient spirits' predictions mean? And how can he get his hands on the ghost's limitless treasures? He'll need to put his honor and true love on the line and take big risks to answer these questions.
Key features:
- A gripping adventure in 18 chapters
- Search for objects in the pirates' den, the fortune-teller's home, and on the cursed island
- New characters and unpredictable plot twists
- An unexpected ending
Is Jack capable of conquering fate's new trials? He'll need your help to succeed!
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Taglines: pirate, pirates, mystery, treasure, curse, of, the, caribbean, hidden, object, adventure, puzzle, ispy
This version contains some minor improvements for smoother play.
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Anna Grace.
I usually like nevosoft games but I pretty disappointed this time around. There were times when I couldn't zoom in depending on the type of hidden object game it was. Nevosoft really needs to update their material anyway
Enjoying the variety of the puzzles, and also the story is fun.
Love this time killer
Pirates adventures 2. Great puzzles excellent game. Keeps your interest throughout the game 5 stars for me
Good game
Repetive type challenges. Way too much dialogue. Not much of a solve it mystery.

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I picked up a couple of one-gallon glass carboys not too long ago. They look *fantastic* However, after making a couple of micro-batches, I have some questions - things came out OK, but it wasn't as smooth as I would have liked: 1) Siphoning: any good hints on how to siphon? I have an auto-siphon but I can't use it because the opening on the carboy is far too small to let anything but the end of the tube in. 2) Bottling: Sort of the same problem here; bottling was sort of OK; I was able to use a funnel on the beer bottle end, and used my (sanitized) thumb over the end of the tube to fill up the bottles. But this resulted in quite a bit of 'foaming' because the bottle was filling up so fast. I suspect this resulted in not a little bit of oxygen getting into the mix...What's the best way to control the flow rate and be able to stop/start the flow for bottling? 3) Cleaning: I have a nice long brush that fits into the neck of the carboy - but it's not like I can get my hand inside it to scrub all over. I can get the bottom and around the edge of the bottom, but that's about it. What's the best way to clean something you can't really get into? Txs in advance for any tips!!
My 1-gallon jugs use size 8.5 stoppers, and I don't have any problems with them, other than that they are a bitch of clean. They are re-purposed apple juice/apple cider jugs that I picked up for about $6 (filled with juice/cider). You might try the small auto-siphon that is designed for 1-gallon carboys. Those seem to be a bit skinnier than the larger models. As far as bottling, it sounds like you didn't use a bottling bucket, nor a bottling wand. I would definitely make that investment for increased flavor stability.
ArcaneXor, do you siphon the liquid from the 1-gallon jugs into a bottling bucket specifically for bottling? I do have a couple of large buckets with spigots etc for use with bottling wands - I was worried that moving the liquid around that much wouldn't be good for it, but in hindsight - it probably would have been better than the splashing around I got as it was....
get some oxiclean for cleaning
You can buy the smaller auto siphon for the 1 gallons size. If you are going to use your gallons very often it's not a bad purchase. +1 on both the bottling bucket and Oxiclean!
i use them for making wine, picked em up through freecycle they were used gallon bottles for vinegar. i have a smaller/shorter auto siphon, fits just fine.http://en.sevenload.com/shows/Basic-Brewing/episodes these guys do a bunch of 6 pack batches... also oxyclean for cleaning. any tough spots i fill a little less then 1/3 and shake the hell out of it..
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This recipe was given to me by a dear college friend, a Malaysian woman smarter than just about anyone I know. I think she was engineering student by day and master chef by night. She's the one who introduced me to cooking with things like coconut milk, peanut oil and lots of cilantro. And wok cooking. I was fascinated by ... Read More »
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While still experiencing the heat of the summer, it's always nice to have a refreshing, light salad to accompany other summer foods. I love this salad not only because I love the addition of lime juice to salads, but I also love sumac, the dried, crushed and ground fruit of the sumac flower typical of the Mediterranean. Sumac also gives a ... Read More »
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Hi Dave,
What is the exact model of the mobo? Is it by any change the
MSI K8NGM2-FID ? There is very useful info in this forumhttp://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=1803985
> 2) Recommended case/power supply ?
I recently helped a friend with a very similar setup (with above mobo).
He went for the Antec P150, which is a very nice quiet case, with a
quiet PSU, for a good price.http://www.silentpcreview.com/article272-page1.html
The Antec P150 is the second recommended case of SPCR, but !!! note
the warning:http://www.silentpcreview.com/article75-page3.html
In my friends case, the PSU got replaced with a different model,
because of these issues (The store he bought the case was aware
of them). So, make sure that when you buy it, that the PSU is
a revised one, or that you can return it if it fails. A bit of
a hassle maybe, but the case is really really nice.> 3) The MSI box says it includes an nVidia nForce3 chipset, which I
If you use the nv driver, I think you will not notice any difference
between the onboard and external video card.
> 4) I assume I'll have to buy new RAM. What should I buy ?
See the anandtech forum.
> 5) The CPU includes a fan, but should I get something more powerful ?
Something more silent, rather. Maybe a Zalman heatsink+fan?
> 6) How can I best reduce the noise from this system ?
See above. A good case with damping and good airflow, a silent PSU, a
silent CPU fan, and one large case fan (maybe 120 mm) at low speed. It
will not give you a perfectly silent system, but it won't be the
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issues :-)
> 7) Am I correct to assume that this system runs in a 32-bit more as
You may run into some hassle running at 64 bit, 32 bit will work fine.
But since you are no newbie, you might want to go fo 64 bit.
> This system will replace my ancient desktop machine, so also I need to
Hm, on the MSI based system of my friend, I didn't get the reverse engineered
driver for the nvidea onboard ethernet to work, so I installed the binary
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One doesn't really need a reason to come to see the Taj Mahal, every excuse to come here is a good excuse, because for me, the Taj Mahal is the most inspiring monument in the world," said AR Rahman, while unveiling the music of his upcoming film " Ek Deewana Tha" in Agra, with the Taj Mahal as the backdrop.
Rahman, who was accompanied by the team of "Ek Deewana Tha", including lead actors Prateik and Amy Jackson, said, "It is the story about love, so Taj made for a perfect setting." Too much fuss was being made about Rahman being denied permission to hold a concert near the Taj, to unveiling the album. brushing aside these claims, he said, "I didn't even know anything about it.
I think all this was discussed between the organizers and the authorities. Moreover, I would not come and perform here anyway; I would rather just come here and watch the Taj." So was the concert never planned? "It was planned, but in a different way and for something else," he said.
Rahman, who has now established his mark globally, said that it's the love and blessings of all that have helped him reach this stage. "I never started that way, thinking that I'll establish myself globally. But yes, when I was young, I used to feel frustrated sometimes, thinking our musicians can and should go wider. In my first interview, when I said my music has to go to the whole world, people laughed at me, but it became true in a way. God has been kind and so have people been," he said.
He even wished luck to Sohan Roy's "DAM 999", which stands to win nominations in the Best Film and Best Original Song categories at the 84th Academy Awards. Three of the film's songs are among 39 shortlisted numbers that are up for nominations in the Original Song category. "It's very exciting and I want someone to join my league.
I hope one of the songs wins the Oscar trophy," the maestro replied.Songs from movies such as "Hosanna", "Sharminda Hoon" and "Kya Hai Mohabbat", were performed at the launch by singers Madhushree, Leone, Naresh Iyer, Clinton and Jaspreet Jazz. Also present was Gautham Menon, the director of "Ek Deewana Tha".
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8 He said, "This is Wickedness;" and he threw her down into the midst of the efah basket; and he threw the weight of lead on its mouth. | 8 He said, "This is wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed the lead cover down over its mouth. |
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Just before Memorial Day weekend, Karen and I became grandparents. Oh, thank you for your warm wishes! We're excited too. And to our closest friends, sorry we did not tell you first.
One thing: We never determined how many grandchildren we gained: Four, maybe five? But, oh, how their parents loved them, bringing those babies a caterpillar every three to five minutes for hours a day.
Our "grandchildren" were a handful of black-capped chickadees born in a box on a pole outside our kitchen window. A chickadee box features a 11/8-inch hole size that restricts invasive species, such as house sparrows, from claiming the container.
On our street, house sparrows may have a dozen active nests. The sparrows are persistent in attempting to wiggle through that chickadee nest hole.
Once, a female sparrow tried to squeeze inside the box, but appeared jammed. Her jiggling, plus gurgling calls, reminded us of Flick's flapping and cries of "stuck" when his tongue adhered to the frozen flagpole in "A Christmas Story."
Our chickadee grandchildren arrived exactly when we needed an avian fix. Let me explain. May is when hundreds of thousands of migrating birds sing, rest and chow their way home to Rhode Island or northward. Such tireless efforts are devoted to one thing — breeding to perpetuate the species.
Morning after morning this past May, flycatchers, vireos, warblers and other migrants sang or called from the greenery in our neighborhood.
However, Karen and I were busy with work and family commitments. As a result, we spent just one hour in May devoted to birdwatching.
By the end of the month, when morning calls came just from the usual nesting birds, I felt grief at missing the migration.
But then the little chickadees began squeaking from the box when mom or pop brought home a bug.
With every inchworm and spider meal, the little peeps grew stronger, as the parents took turns rocketing back to the hole from nearby tree branches.
Their box sits about eight feet off the ground just outside our kitchen window in a small clear space amidst a little forest of small native trees that include black birch, gray birch, black walnut and red oak.
After a couple days, the bawls of the baby birds sounded like the high-pitched trills, sighs and whistles of cedar waxwings, fruit-eaters which had returned to our neighborhood in small numbers at the end of May to feed on Yoshino cherries, the first fruit of the season.
Those cherries, by the way, are more pits than flesh, with a cyanide-like aftertaste. The birds like them, though.
Over the next several days, the little chickadees began sounding, well, like little chickadees, with gurgling and whiny "dee-dee-dee" sounds when food arrived.
Then, some 15 days after we first learned of their presence, the brood, plus their parents, vanished.
Parent chickadees feed their young for 3-4 weeks after fledgling. Subsequently, the family splits up, with babies dispersing from where they were born and raised. Chickadees typically produce one brood per nesting season.
In recent days, we've heard the family in the trees around the house. With the youngsters still asking for food, and with chickadees making so many calls anyway, the clan sounds like a chickadee convention.
My grief over missing migration subsided, mitigated by time spent with the "grandchildren," our little chickadees.
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Asia Stocks: A Boost for India
The Hang Seng Index rebounded from negative territory on Friday to close up 126.75 points, or 0.5%, to 24,148.43. Early morning losses in the region might have been caused by Goldman Sachs cutting its rating for Hong Kong banks from positive to cautious. The Shanghai Index wasn't as lucky closing, down 1.2% to 4,497.13
Investors fear China's central bank will have to increase interest rates, or risk inflation spiraling out of control. Investors are also concerned about the rapid rise in China's money supply, which saw the M2 rise by 18.9% in January, up from 16.7% in December. Consumer prices also rose 6.5% in December, which marked the highest increase in 11 years.
Chinese exports also grew by 26.7% for January up from 21.7% for December. Inflation concerns didn't stop U.S. investors from accumulation shares in iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI), which traded up 4% Friday on above-average trading volume.
Chinese alternative energy ADRs have been experiencing extremes in volatility all week. That volatility was met with some awesome numbers out of Yingli Green Energy (YGE - Get Report) on Friday. The Chinese solar-cell maker reported its fourth-quarter profits soared on higher revenue from PV modules.
The firm earned $19 million in the fourth quarter compared with $10.9 million for the fourth quarter in 2006. The earnings excitement was short-lived after YGE guided 2008 revenue below Wall Street estimates. Share of YGE closed down 12% on 3 times the average trading volume. The heavy selling pressure in YGE hit the entire sector across the board with JA Solar Holdings (JASO) falling 8%; Solarfun Power Holdings (SOLF) dropping 5%; and Suntech Power Holdings (STP) declining 4%. Chinese oil stocks were in high demand on Friday as crude oil prices closed in on $100 a barrel. Cnooc (CEO) traded up 5%, China Petroleum & Chemical (SNP) rose 4%, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (SHI) climbed 4.5% and PetroChina (PTR) traded up 3%. Rising aluminum and copper prices also helped to take up shares in Aluminum Corp. Of China (ACH) by 5%. Make sure to check out the Far East Portfolio every night to find out which stocks in India and China are making big moves and announcing major news.India Recap
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New details on id's long-in-development RAGE have emerged, via the pages of a US mag.
According to Game Informer the shooter kicks off when the player, a lucky survivor of a devastating asteroid strike, wakes from suspended animation inside an 'ark' deep underground.
You wake to find the crew dead and databanks ruined, then stumble surface side to discover a bandit and mutant-filled wasteland living in fear of a mysterious group called 'The Authority'. Expectedly, you're out to investigate exactly who and what this group is about - and stop them.
As previously suggested Rage is a very car racing and weapon building-heavy shooter, with most of id's focus being lent to the console versions.
"The largest chunk of our market's going to be on consoles," John Carmack told the mag, revealing that its controls will be designed around controllers. "I mean, yes, you can use the mouse for it but it's critical that the controller be the way that we design the game."
Carmack also revealed that the Xbox 360 version could ship on three DVDs, but id is finding it difficult to split the game into three parts because it won't make any "arbitrary" cuts.
Watch tons of other great game videos in HD over on our video channel!
It's definitely not out this year. Full, bullet point-friendly details from the mag follow (via Shack News):
- An engineering system to craft devices including sentry turrets and RC car bombs, if you have the blueprints and parts.
- Your health regenerates--a gift connected to your history.
- Races and missions are available from hub towns.
- Vehicular combat is a big part of racing, with power-ups and ammo placed around the courses.
- Weapon upgrades, such as a scope and aiming stabilisers for a crossbow.
- Alternate ammo types, including a crossbow bolt which allows you to briefly control victims before they explode.
- Stealth is an option in combat too.
- A gladiatorial game show named Mutant Bash TV offers big prize money.
- A car parts system allows boosts to areas such as acceleration, traction and suspension.
- Other car upgrades include bombs, a magnet to draw power-ups, tire shredders and EMP shields.
- Multiplayer modes are currently not finalised.
- One weapon is a three-tipped boomerang called the 'wingstick,' which will return.
- The PC version will offer higher resolutions, more anti-aliasing and faster texture page-in times, but the three versions are essentially the same.


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Well, I went ahead and did it.
About six weeks ago I ordered a Cobra Long Bore 9 MM derringer over the internet. As I carry a 9MM semi-auto for CC, I thought this would make a reasonable BUG (And I've always liked a derringer). Yeah, I know ~ not a good idea cause the trigger pull is supposed to be so bad. Can't be that bad, I thought. Well, at 27 pounds, the pull was BAD!
I emailed the company and the owner himself emailed me back.
He said "If you would have taken the time to watch the video, you would have seen it has a hard trigger pull, for safety reasons." You must pull back and down."
I HAD watched the video. But what good is a weapon that you can't pull the trigger? Not even as good as a good rock to throw!
I emailed him back and said, "Well, I'm taking the time to advise you this is not acceptable. Now what should I do to rectify this?" He/they never answered me back.
As I was taking a shotgun to the local gunsmith to shorten the stock and add a good recoil pad, I took the little Cobra for him to look at. He said "Yeah, I've worked on them before and I am sure I can help."
About a week ago, he called and I went to pick them up.
That little fella is now smooth as silk with a seven or eight pound trigger pull!!! I asked, "What in the world did you have to do?"
His words as near as I can remember was "I replaced the trigger spring and hammer main spring with lighter ones. (I understand he has a "Spring Box" that he traded the springs out for free). The sears looked like they had never been touched or polished with milling marks still on them. I completely polished the sears, the whole trigger and hammer. The factory could have put the lighter springs in at no additional cost to them and polishing the sears would have taken 5 minutes extra labor. The pull is still legalese safe and the company could make a lot of people much happier with just that 5 minute's extra labor."
Also, the shipping back to the factory would have been a lot more than his $30 charge!
I hated to spend the extra $30, but, no thanks to Cobra, I'm happy now with the little gun. It is relatively accurate now and I can hit a paper plate most every time at up to 10 yards. It's NOT a target gun but it's not supposed to be.
It is now a perfect BUG in an IWB cross draw holster with the Semi-auto also in an IWB appendix holster. Can't even feel it's there!
Just wanted to say there is hope if you have one with that BAD trigger pull! SEE YOUR GUNSMITH!


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White House proposes new help for troubled mortgages. Too little, too late?
President Obama's mortgage modification program has helped only a fraction of Americans under water. New measures have been proposed, but they could be costly to taxpayers.
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President Obama on Friday proposed to sweeten a deal from Washington to entice banks to modify payments, lower loan principal, and expand eligibility in order to help more of the 11 million American families sinking under their mortgages.
The proposed modifications would move the Home Affordable Mortgage Program's sunset date from the end of 2012 to the end of 2013, triple incentives for banks to participate by paying up to 63 cents on the dollar to forgive portions of borrowers' debt, and force banks to consider other debts, including medical bills, in their approval process.
Part of a series of housing relief measures expected as Obama kicks off his 2012 reelection campaign, the proposed expansion of HAMP has been described by some housing experts as too little, too late, especially given that the program has already fallen far short of its goal of helping 4 million homeowners sinking under debt.
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Moreover, Obama's gambit to include mortgage servicers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which hold nearly half of all US mortgages and have received $150 billion in bailout cash since 2008, have raised concerns from their independent government regulator that forcing the lenders to forgive principal could cost taxpayers another $100 billion.
The regulator, Edward DeMarco, told Congress last week that he doubted potentially costly principal modification – in essence, using Treasury funds to pay down the principal of an individual's mortgage – would be more effective than loan forbearance, which means allowing homeowners to lower or postpone payments in order to catch up on their debt. Mr. DeMarco is currently reviewing Obama's proposal.


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HP's newest line of Z Workstations includes the interactive 3-D display, the Zvr powered by Z-space technology.
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Synnex enjoyed massive growth in its fourth quarter, with year-over-year earnings for the distributor soaring 56 percent and annual sales climbing 25 percent.
Citrix makes its first-ever storage acquisition, and partners say it's a sign of the vendor's goal of being a one-stop shop for all types of virtualization customers need.
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Dell launched its newest tablet, the lightweight Venue 8 7000, which employs Intel's RealSense technology.
EGuard Technology Services has acquired NewTeq Computer Services, expanding its geographic reach and adding 40 new SMB customers.
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Career in Antwerp and Italy
Apparently unwilling to remain at the court of King James I, despite an annual salary of £100, Van Dyck returned to Antwerp and in October 1621 set out for Italy. There, too, Rubens' recommendations paved his way. His first goal was Genoa, where he was immediately patronized by the same group of aristocratic families for whom Rubens had been active 14 years earlier.
Genoa remained Van Dyck's headquarters, but he is known to have visited Rome, Venice, Padua, Mantua, Milan, and Turin. In 1624 he visited Palermo, where he painted the Spanish viceroy Emanuel Philibert of Savoy. Although everywhere employed with commissions, Van Dyck used the opportunity of his Italian years to study the works of the great Italian painters. A sketchbook in the British Museum testifies to his attraction to the Venetian masters, above all, Titian. He made many rapid sketches of their compositions, occasionally adding notes about colour and spontaneous words of praise. The few figural compositions of Van Dyck's years in Italy betray a trend toward colouristic and expressive refinement under the influence of the Venetian school. Recollections of Rubens and of Bolognese masters may be seen in his most accomplished religious work done in Italy, the "Madonna of the Rosary." The Italian portraits, many in full length, stress grandeur and aristocratic refinement. There, he also did his first equestrian portraits. While in earlier portraits the sitters generally look at the beholder, now they often are turned away as if concerned with weightier matters. Some of his Genovese ladies, portrayed in glitter and silk, have a condescending look. In July 1627 Van Dyck was again in Antwerp, where he remained until 1632. The frequent absence of Rubens between 1626, when he entered the diplomatic service, and 1630 on foreign missions may have induced many patrons to turn to Van Dyck. He received numerous commissions for altarpieces and for portraits, which forced him to employ assistants. During this period Van Dyck also began to make small monochrome portraits in oil and drawings in chalk of princes, soldiers, scholars, art patrons, and, especially, of fellow artists, with the view of having them engraved and published. At least 15 of these portraits were etched by Van Dyck himself. The others were engraved. The series, popularly known as Van Dyck's Iconography, was first published in 1645–46.
The tendencies first manifested in works done in Italy carry over into the five years Van Dyck now spent in Antwerp. He and his patrons appear to have realized that his talent was suited better to themes involving tender emotion than to themes of violent action. The happiest works of that period show the Virgin as the affectionate mother with the infant Jesus in her arms or as the Mater Dolorosa in lamentation scenes; equally appealing are pictures showing saints in religious transport. In memory of his father, Van Dyck in 1629 painted the crucified Christ with St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena, one of his noblest works and a prime example of the spiritual intensity fostered by the Counter-Reformation. Some of Van Dyck's most enchanting stories from mythology or fable were done during these years. His manner of painting was now quite economical. The pigments were put on thinly, in delicate combinations of blue, gray, pink, ochre, and sienna. The emphasis is on mellowness, in colour and tone. Although he continued to give an almost sensuous appeal to textures, such as silk, hair, and human skin, his paintings became increasingly cool and artificial. In this period, bust- and half-length figures were again in the majority, as they had been during his first years in Antwerp. Among his models were many members of the great princely houses of Europe, but some of the finest pictures are of collectors and art patrons, as well as scholars, churchmen, and a great many Antwerp artists. To this group should be added portraits done during his visit to the Continent in 1634–35, among them one of the Abbé Scaglia, the skillful diplomat, for whom Van Dyck also painted one of his last religious pictures, a lamentation (Antwerp). In these portraits a new predilection for rhetorical poses is noticeable. With agile hands, some figures seem to address an audience, in keeping with a Baroque taste in portraiture.


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24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher have the blessing of children; may he be pleasing to his brothers, and let his foot be wet with oil. | 24 About Asher he said: "Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil. |
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5 For if any man hath made me sorrowful, he hath not made me sorrowful but a part [he hath not made me sorrowful but in part], that I charge not you all. | 5 If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent--not to put it too severely. |
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This year's Detroit auto show kicked off with a resounding bang, and the throaty roar of the Acura NSX and the Ford GT -- just two of the highly anticipated cars on display here in the Motor City.
The folks behind the web series "Super-Fan Builds" is back with another amazing creation. This time, the world's luckiest kid gets an awesome Batmobile stroller.
It's an impossible question to answer -- unless you're Neil deGrasse Tyson. Watch the famed astrophysicist take on a young boy's loaded query, and knock it out of the park.
Now that CNET editors aren't up to their collective eyeballs in CES and Detroit auto show excitement, things are getting back to normal. To that end, we've got a sampling of some neat stuff that came across our desks, including what CNET's Dan Ackerman called "the first great laptop of 2015."
CNET's Tim Stevens, Antuan Goodwin and Wayne Cunningham, wrap up the 2015 North American International Auto Show by taking a look at some the hottest cars to premiere, including the Ford GT, the Acura NSX and the all-new Chevy Volt.
Toyota's new Tacoma was unveiled at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It features a pronounced brawny face and a new fuel-sipping V6 behind it.
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Hey everyone Just a quick question for my aussie colleagues. Does Australia utilize acute care NPs? I am halfway through an ACNP program and in a couple of years my boyfriend and I would like to... Read More
0Aug 16, '12 by Silverdragon102, RN AdminSorry but we have had Australian nurse post they met US requirements, sat and passed NCLEX and currently working in the US. ghillbert comes to mind.Each country has their own requirements both in training and in what they expect of their nurses and I agree like comparing apples and pears in regards which country is better
0Aug 16, '12 by kellieskornerYou are correct that in the past Australian nurses have sat NCLEX.If you read my posts.As of 2012, Australian BN do not meet minimum standards to sit state boards or be licensed.This is a fact that will effect nurses wanting to work in the USA.It is not fair as USA nurses can come here and work.I think it is due to the education requirements.It is comparing apples to oranges.The only University that was providing the peds/ob component and the USA accepted it for years was Deaken.I spoke to the head of there nursing and the USA no longer accepts it.California is the pushing force and it has hit phillipino nurses the worse.So as my original post states the NP from the USA will have no problem working here
0Nov 16, '12 by ruthiesdaughterI am an American that graduated high school in Minnesota and went to several US colleges, finally graduating from U of Maryland. Been in Australia 15 years and graduating with a B of Nursing in December. The high school and university system is better in Australia without the grade inflation. The reason it is 3 years is because Australian Universities do not force a year of general education classes like the US. High school grads are expected to know how to write, read and do math when they get there. My first year of university in the US consisted of basic English, political science, sociology, phyed, algebra...a waste of time and money caused by the bad high school education most receive there. My sister-in-law finished her nursing degree from a private university, well respected a few years ago. Her program was rubbish and didn't require even a sliver of clinical placement compared to my program.


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The Livestock Cruelty Bill HB 2587 passed out of the House committee, despite more than 100 people attending to oppose it! It is scheduled to be heard on the House floor tomorrow. In the meantime, a similar bill was introduced in the Senate and rushed through the committee process. SB 1267 is also headed for a vote by the full Senate.
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Commemorating 100 years of Indian cinema, the Limca Book Of Records has recognised 20 luminaries of the Indian film industry. In its Cinema Special edition, it catalogues a section acknowledging the achievements of these icons, terming them People Of The Year. One of them is Kamal Haasan, whose profile includes acting, direction, production, script writing, song writing, playback singing and choreography. Happy to be in the club, he says, "It gives me great pleasure to be part of this landmark celebration marking the 100 years of Indian cinema, which not only recognises the contributions of the field to Indian culture but also contributions from the various aspects of filmmaking. This initiative will act as a catalyst to inspire today's youngsters to take Indian cinema to greater heights across the globe."
The big comeback
Actor Vadivelu is all set to return to the big screen, after a hiatus. His comeback film is tentatively titled Gaja Buja Buja Gaja Tenali Ramanum Krishnadevarayarum. The actor says, "I wanted my comeback film to be a big venture, so I was waiting for the right subject with ingredients to make the audience laugh to their hearts content. I play a dual role in the film." The film is directed by Yuvaraj, and Thaman is to score the music.
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Three-dimensional films are all the rage now, and in keeping with this, the Tamil film Anjal Thurai will feature one song in 3D. The film's director A.R. Rafi says, "I'm happy to have shot a 3D song. In theatres without provision for 3D, the song will be screened in 2D format." The film is a thriller revolving around a love story set in a college.
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Director P. Vasu's son Sakthi is excited about the Tamil-Telugu bilingual Padam Pesum. The actor, who has featured in films such as Thottaal Poomalarum, Ninaithaale Inikkum, Mahesh Saranya Mattrum Palar and Aattanaayagan says, "The film's screenplay is different, and is sure to keep the audience glued to their seats — hence the film's title! It is an action thriller with love and sentiment too thrown in." The cast includes Poorna, Vivek, Seetha, Sithara and Riyaz Khan. It is said to have been shot in 60 locations, including West Bengal.
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I wrote a very long post a few days ago, then somehow lost it. If anyone has one or both of these sleep disorders, or has knowledge of them, please respond.
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- Posted by pickyshopper (My Page) on Wed, May 14, 08 at 17:31
My sister suffers from narcolepsy/cataplexy, and I am beginning to think my 18 year old son is showing signs of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is usually characterized by unusually excessive daytime sleepiness, often causing the sufferer to take multiple naps. Cataplexy is an attack of muscular weakness that often goes hand in hand with narcolepsy. The person's face may kind of droop, or their head will droop down (like when you fall asleep sitting up), their knees may buckle and they may get slurred speech. My sister's excessive daytime sleepiness became so bad that she eventually had to leave her job on disability. She was a police officer and all the stimulant medications they tried her on could not stop her from falling asleep on the job. Obviously, that was not a job she could afford to 'catnap' during, so she had to be relieved of her duties. She no longer works outside the home, because she requires two 3 hour naps during her 'waking' hours, making it very difficult to find a job that can accomodate her condition. If she is somewhere and cannot take a nap, she begins to get really weak muscles and starts slurring her words, and eventually suffers almost full muscle paralysis. As long as she can nap approx. every 3 and half to 4 hours, she won't get the cataplexy episodes. My son has developed extreme sleepiness in the last 6 months and his doctor tested his thyroid to see it that was the problem. Since it wasn't, we think he's possibly showing signs of narcolepsy, since it can run in families. He'll probably go for a sleep study lab test in the summer when school's out. |
Picky, thanks very much for responding. From your sister's experience, I believe even more that each case is different. If I took even ONE three-hour nap during the day, I wouldn't sleep at night. My cataplectic episodes cause me to fall, unable to stop myself, put out my hands, call for help, or anything due to what some sources call "rigid" tightening of muscles, but what feels more like loosening, weakening. When I taught high school, I fell at home on a wool rug, and scraped my face. When students asked me what was wrong, I told them I'd fallen. But I was met with disbelief. The unspoken question was in their eyes: Why didn't you stop yourself, then? The information I have says that only people w/ narcolepsy can have cataplexy, but only a fraction of them do. chery2 |
- Posted by pickyshopper (My Page) on Thu, May 15, 08 at 15:21
chery, my sister seems to have a more mild manifestation of cataplexy than you, because she never falls down. She becomes aware that an 'attack' is about to come on, and sits down. Her speech will become really slurred and her muscles become so weak she can't move her arms or anything, but she can manage to stay seated without falling from the chair, until the episode passes. For her, the narcolepsy is far more debilitating because she can't go anywhere for more than 3 and half hours or she'll need to sleep. She misses out on any trips or events where there won't be any place she can lie down for a nap. Everything has to worked around her sleeping. For her son's graduation, she had to eat an early lunch so she could fit her 3 hour nap in before the ceremony. Then she had to nap for 3 hours after the ceremony before we could have the family dinner to celebrate. This meant we couldn't have the dinner until 8:30 which was late for the grandparents, but having it that late was the only way my sister could have attended her own son's graduation dinner. So the narcolepsy is more bothersome for her than the cataplexy, which is a more rare occurence. I can empathize with anyone who suffers from these conditions, because I've seen how much it disrupts my sister's life. |
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Any reason why The Dean Martin Show was able to survive while some shows today are canceled after one airing?
It may have been profitable for NBC, even with the mediocre ratings. Or perhaps NBC had a deal with Dean Martin and/or the production company behind the show. It was one of countless shows that was not a hit — although it was a hit for several years — but not an outright failure, either.
It was probably because Dean's ratings were "dependable", and his sponsors [including Colgate-Palmolive] liked the kind of audience he was attracting, that kept him on (and maybe producer Greg Garrison's deal, along with Dean's contract, with NBC was a major factor as well). Unfortunately, the audience DID begin to slip away around this period, so the series was slightly revamped the following season as "THE DEAN MARTIN COMEDY HOUR"…
I thought the revamp was titled THE NBC FOLLIES…
Was Dean still doing his "roasts" at this point or was that discontinued during his last season?
That fifth-ranked CBS broadcast was a special 'Ed Sullivan's TV Comedy Years' on Tuesday night, which garnered a towering 24.5HH/40%. The high Nielsen reflected the huge reservoir of affection for the man who had his long-running and still highly-rated Sunday variety skein cancelled by the Eye just a few years earlier.
Another notable program was the February Sweep broadcast of PAINT YOUR WAGON on 'The ABC Sunday Night Movie', which garnered a splendid 20.7HH/38%, a nice surprise for ABC as it was widely thought that musical theatricals were sure ratings losers (excepting THE WIZARD OF OZ, of course). As a result of this perception, whenever musicals were picked up within studio packages, they tended to usually get airplay in non-Sweep months or summer season.
Finally, it was just heartbreaking for me to see the tiny Neilsens generated by 'The Julie Andrews Hour', which though only getting a 8.1HH rating, had a media campaign underway by the producers highlighting the critical raves, which would later shift gears to focus on the large number of Emmy nominations that were bestowed upon the series. At the same time, there was also a well-organized viewer letter-writing effort underway to persuade ABC to renew the series and get all noisy at any ABC affiliates that dared to pre-empt the series.
'The Julie Andrews Hour' had started on Wednesdays at 10 pm, before getting moved to Saturdays at 9 pm (replacing 'Streets of San Francisco' which got moved to Thursdays). 'The Julie Andrews Hour' finished the season with a 12.2HH average, and got cancelled, while ABC renewed 'Streets of San Francisco' which benefited hugely by the move to Thursday nights and eked out a survival-level season average 15.5HH. To a certain degree, Miss Andrews saved Mr. Karl Malden's series by taking over his troubled time period and becoming the sacrificial lamb up against the killer CBS comedy block. If I had to give my top five series of all time in most need of a DVD release, 'The Julie Andrews Hour' would be high on that list.
On the contrary, 'pBOB", Dean's "roasts" became a cruical part of the final season of his weekly series. Of course, they were the most watched, and that's NBC wanted after they cancelled his show in 1974. So he did those as occasional specials for about the next 15 years or so…
It's interesting to see how "The Waltons" gets closer and closer to Flip Wilson in the ratings as the season goes on. I think at least some of this had to do with the fact that, after its first season, "The Flip Wilson Show" just wasn't very good. It was great in its first year but something happened after that… I don't know if it was different writers, or if Flip was losing interest, but I can remember watching some episodes and hardly laughing at all the entire hour. This may have led viewers to try something else during that time slot, and the ones who tried "The Waltons" liked it and kept watching it.


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I liked this a moderate amount; it wasn't bad at all, but it was sort of bland. I brought it to a barbeque, and people definitely ate it and said nice things, but no one raved about it, and no one went up for seconds.
this is a delicious and refreshing accompaniment on a summer day, especially relative to mayo-based potato salads. i agree that it seems "light" even though it is made with potatoes (which we normally despise-so boring). we had it with barbequed salmon and it was great. even the French woman in the group loved it! i don't like capers, so put in a few olives and chopped jalapenos. also added a splash of fresh lemon juice (not enough zip as written). personally, i like the potato salad with toasted cumin vinaigrette on this site better, but this one's a keeper too. delicious.
This is the potato salad I have been looking for. I can't stand mayonaisse and years ago I had a potato salad with none and since then I have been looking for it. I'm eating right now and I haven't even waited the hour. Yum.
I made this recipe mostly for the dressing part of it, so instead I used whole Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes (sliced after cooking), blanched Haricot Verts, diced red bell pepper. Wow!
The flavor is great! Refreshing to have a pretty potato salad rather than a gloppy mayo coated one. Next time I will add a just a bit of mayo, though, because it was a little too dry.
Excellent potato salad recipe, especially if you don't care for mayo. This is definitely a keeper. Flavor gets even better after a day or two!
Great, different. Definitely serve at room temp or warmer - a good choice when you don't have room in the fridge or for a BBQ or picnic. I took reviewer's advice and pureed capers with olive oil before adding to dressing. If you slice potatoes before boiling (a brilliant suggestion), be sure slices are evenly sized so all potatoes finish cooking at the same time. Add lots of salt to boiling water. Store in container that allows you to tumble the potatoes to coat with dressing.
Made this for a baby shower this weekend. Huge success. I added 2 tablespoons of mayo and it gave it a little added moistness. Everyone loved it!! Careful not to overcook your potatoes....
I don't know what the other cooks are raving about. I followed the recipe to the letter and found the results to be so bland and uninteresting even I didn't go back for more. I took the salad to a bar-b-q for 30...when all the guests were gone half the salad was left so I wasn't the only one who found it boring.


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Hi everyone. The tile installer caulked the inside corners and around the shower shelf before he left on Thursday. I went in there to clean up a little on Friday and noticed that it's already cracking. He used siliconized acrylic non-sanded caulk (I think the brand is ColorFast Industries). Did he use the wrong kind? Why is it cracking already? If he re-does it, should I make sure he takes out the cracked stuff first or can he just go over it again with another application?
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Cheap caulk or not appied correctly are two big reasons. Movement in new houses from wood shrinkage is another. |
- Posted by bill_vincent (email@example.com) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 21:50
I'm thinking old caulking. Even if he just picked it up, that's not an assurance that it's not old. It's happened to me on occasion, too. I WOULD entertain the idea that it wasn't applied correctly, as well, except that those cracks are down the MIDDLE of the caulking, and not on one side or the other. That's the caulking itself, or as Brickeye suggested, it might be excessive movement. |
- Posted by madtown_2006 (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 23:36
Thanks Brickeyee and Bill. If he redoes it should he clean out the cracked caulk or can he go over it again with a second application? |
Yup. I'd say old caulk. When it's the caulk the cracks are usually in the caulk. When it's excessive movement, caulk applied to thick, or a dirty installation, it's usually the caulk releasing from one of the walls. "Siliconized acrylic" is fine, and I've not heard of any troubles with that brand. The repair should include removing the old caulk before new caulk is installed. |
Forgot to ask... Did he grout the corners then apply a thin veneer of caulk over the grout? |
- Posted by madtown_2006 (My Page) on Tue, May 5, 09 at 7:38
Mongoct - Thanks for the response. Yes, I believe he did say there is some grout in the corners. I don't know how much, but he said maybe it wasn't dry enough before he applied the caulk. But this was all over the phone, he has not looked at it in person yet. Is it bad to have grout in the corners? |
- Posted by bill_vincent (email@example.com) on Tue, May 5, 09 at 20:30
The joints should be pretty much completely clear before caulking. However, I don't think that's the problem here. If it were, the caulking would be peeling off, rather than actually showing a crack. |
If he grouted the corners then covered the grout with a thin smear of caulk, the caulk could just be telegraphing the cracked grout. The issue is not if the grout was cured prior to the caulk being smeared over it. The issue is that there should be NO grout in the corners at all, just caulk. At a minimum, if the corners do get grouted, the grout should be raked out deeper than the joint is wide, then caulked. Changes in plane are where differential movement occurs. One wall moves independent of the other, or the edge of the tub flexes away from the wall when the tub is loaded with water, etc. Grout is rigid and cracks when movement occurs. Caulk is flexible and flexes when movement occurs. And I know, I know, he does this all the time and this is the first time it's ever happened to him. Uh huh. |
- Posted by mariposatraicionera (My Page) on Wed, May 6, 09 at 0:18
Yes, they always say it has never happened before. Usually trying to insinuate that you're overly fussy. Sorry that it happened to you, but we also had the same problem with our "expert" and after reading this, I can tell you that ours reapplied the caulk so I'm expecting it to show the same signs again. I guess we'll have to try and fix it ourselves Mongo? |
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Results of Pew Research Center's latest social media study fail to tally with Facebook's own user statistics.
Facebook's official usage figures appear to dispute claims that US users are taking a Facebook holiday.
The Pew Research Center study of over 1000 US Facebook users discovered that 61 percent of respondents have taken a holiday from the site for a period of two weeks or more and that 34 percent of users admitted to spending less time on the site because it had become less important to them in recent months. However, when the results are compared with Facebook's own official usage figures for the year there is no clear evidence that users are indeed taking a break.
The number of active monthly Facebook users who are also active daily users increased across all geographical regions throughout 2012. The official figures, published by the social media site to accompany its quarterly earnings report, show that it had 1.05 billion monthly active users (MAUs) at the end of December 2012, up from 901 million users in the first quarter of 2012, of which 618 million were also daily active users (DAUs), meaning that 59 percent of MAUs are also DAUs.
With 193 million MAUs and 135 million DAUs, an above average 69.95 percent of US and Canadian monthly users are also daily users, a very slight rise from 69.84 percent in Q3 2012. In other words, there are no signs that daily or monthly use is dropping, in fact the opposite is happening. However, one of the Pew Research Center's findings, that visits to the site are becoming shorter, cannot be verified. Facebook has stopped publishing details about average time spent on the site.
The Pew study also revealed that while Facebook continues to be the most popular social media platform in the US, 28 percent of users intend to take a holiday from the site over the coming year. However, the majority of users (59%) said Facebook is as important to them today as it was a year ago, and 69 percent said they plan to spend the same amount of time on the site this year as in the past.
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