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Toyota Camry 2014 still a top midsize pick
Toyota Camry SE V6 2014 at a glance
BODY STYLE: Mid-size sedan
DRIVE METHOD: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
ENGINE: 24-valve, DOHC 3.5-litre V6 (268 hp and 248 lb/ft of torque)
FUEL ECONOMY: as tested with 3.5-litre V6 9.7/6.5/8.3 L/100km (city/hwy/comb)
CARGO: 436 litres
PRICES: base LE $23,750; SE $27,070; SE V6 $29,810; XLE $30,560; XLE V6 $33,625; as tested SE V6 with Premium Package $32,900
If I had to pick two nameplates synonymous with Toyota's success on this continent, hands-down it would be Camry and Corolla.
The latter has been around longer, but Camry's history of more than three decades and seven generations speaks to its key role in the company lineup
It continues as North America's top selling mid-size sedan, with 400,000 leaving dealerships last year in the U.S. alone. And although this segment isn't as big a deal in Canada, more than 15,000 Camrys sold here in 2013.
It hasn't been performance and panache drawing carbuyers to Toyota showrooms. I know, having owned both second- and third-generation models.
Neither turned heads, but the former logged nearly half a million kilometers before I drove it to the wreckers. Our 1993 model was better at resisting rust, and its interior showed not a crack, split or tear until we retired it in 2010.
Both savvy purchases should be credited to my wife who, like most Camry buyers, is a slave to all that left-brain stuff like build quality, long-term reliability and resale value.
Ho hum.
That kind of sensibility is still front and centre for 2014, along with styling no less conservative than Camrys past. Mind you, I do like this current model's clean slab sides, particularly in SE trim, which features a full skirt package that visually lowers the body. Also included are 18-inch alloy wheels, rear spoiler and dual chrome exhaust finishers.
SE trim, however, is more than an appearance package. It gets a sport-tuned suspension, and its six-speed automatic is equipped with paddle shifters.
Power comes from either a four-cylinder engine, or as tested, with a DOHC 24-valve 3.5-litre V6 that puts it near the top of the model range at $29,810.
Camry is available in three grades (LE, SE and XLE), three powertrains (V6, four cylinder and hybrid), not to mention several upgrade packages. You can get a base LE with 2.5-litre inline four-cylinder from $23,750, or spend large on a top-trim XLE V6, starting at $33,625.
But let's leave that 'build and price' minutia to the website, and focus instead on why Camry remains so popular.
Which in my half-baked analysis is that engineers didn't putz around trying to win over the auto enthusiast.
I'm not saying that Camry is a dull ride – far from it. In SE trim, handling is surprisingly tight, enabling it to carve corners better than previous models, and with 268 hp on tap (and 248 lb/ft of torque), there's no shortage of thrust when you plant the pedal.
But it isn't a sport sedan. And that's not a knock, as the families and mature buyers who've been loyal to Camry's core values comprise a much larger market than our small community of auto journalists and gear heads.
Indeed, Camry has always been more about steak than sizzle. It's obvious in the sheet metal, and equally true in the passenger cabin, where the look remains conservative, clean and uncluttered.
There's plenty of attractively stitched soft touch in the dash and door panels, and the available heated front seats in my tester were a nice combination of stitched leather bolsters and ultra-suede inserts.
The black centre stack has a brushed metallic finish, with functions that are easy to see with older eyes. HVAC is a simple set of buttons and knobs, yet there's a touchscreen for other functions like audio and navigation.
In back, you'll find loads of leg and headroom where three full-sized adults fit nicely. The 60/40 rear seats drop to expand the capacity of its commodious 436-litre trunk.
Although my SE, at nearly $30K, included a lengthy content list, even the base unit is well equipped.
Its 178-hp engine won't knock your socks off, but buyers still get a comfortable – and very quiet – mid-size sedan that includes keyless entry, power windows, air conditioning, tilt/telescopic steering with audio and cruise controls, Bluetooth, backup camera and six-speaker audio system with 6.1-inch display.
There are upgrades available to replace the 16-inch steel wheels with 17-inch alloys, add heated front seats, power adjust for the driver and more.
Or you can step up to higher trim.
My SE V6 rolled on 18-inch alloys and in addition to the features above, included smart key with pushbutton start, power moon roof, navigation, eight-way power adjust for the driver's seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, aluminum scuff plates and more.
This was stepped up by the $3,090 Premium Package, which added a 10-speaker JBL audio system, blind spot monitor and the seating upgrades mentioned earlier.
My week with this car was, in a word, pleasant. The hushed, almost Lexus-like cabin was a refuge during several rush-hour runs in Toronto, and although I'm often spoiled by automatic climate control in most testers, it's not a stretch to operate the A/C myself. XLE models, however, provide the opportunity to set it and forget it, with two-zone climate control.
The SE's sport-tuned suspension is less mushy than in other Camry grades, but still compliant as its MacPherson struts with stabilizer bar in front and independent, dual link with stabilizer in rear, was adept at soaking up Toronto's ubiquitous road imperfections.
Back in the early 1980s, the Camry was a squared-off compact sedan that wouldn't hold a candle to today's car, but like the Honda Accord, was a groundbreaker for its time. Today, the bar has been raised for all manufacturers, and Camry has far more competition than in years past.
Still, it remains a solid choice for the mid-size buyer who now benefits from far more conveniences, comforts – and technology – than have ever been available.
Style too will hold more of a wow factor, with the all-new 2015 Camry on the way. But that's a topic for a later review, and with plenty of 2014 models still on dealer lots, now is a good time to drop by.


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Exclude/include objects from authority checks - clarification
Some clarification on the issue of SU24.
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Carpe scrotum. Grab life by the balls.
You do resemble something that has been used as a chew toy.
Thanks for jumping on that grenade for me last night. You're the best wingman ever
She ate 7 of the 8 slices of pizza. I deserve a purple heart and sex w your sister
I think her nose is broken... but I think she's just drunk enough to fall for the whole "sex releases endorphins, so it'll feel better" line.
Feels weird sitting between two guys who've had their heads between my legs in a 24 hour span.
I had forgotten what it was like to go to all four classes. It's exhausting.
Waitress cut us off at Chili's bar. New low
I mean, you're like my second best best friend we're so close I can't believe you'd do that to me
i have some very unhappy turtles in my backseat
I got it! After our exam we take shots for every question we skipped!!!
I don't wanna die...
Ah shit... I sleep-ate chocolate pudding again.
Your sister reminds me of me at her age. Stop her while you can.
Right before he passed out, he said "Stuporman, coming in for a landing"
Dude. She told me she felt bad for not giving me more blojobs. HOW COULD THAT HAVE GONE BETTER?
i vomited out of my nose in three different houses so far, i will be back for my boots tomorrow
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In order to recieve/read RSS feeds you will need a news reader. A news reader can be either web-based (i.e. accessible via a browser) or a full application that you will have to download and install.
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Time Out says
Tue Feb 13 2007
Half the world can repeat half the dialogue of Curtiz's great wartime (anti-)romance, re-released in a new digital restoration for Valentine's Day, and half of Hollywood's scriptwriters worked on it. If Peter Bogdanovich is right to say the Bogart persona was generally defined by his work for Howard Hawks, his Rick, master of the incredibly ritzy Moroccan gin-joint into which old Paris flame Ingrid Bergman walks, just as importantly marked his transition from near-psychopathetic bad guy to idiosyncratic romantic hero.
Sixty-odd years on, the film still works beautifully: its complex propagandist subtexts and vision of a reluctantly martial America's 'stumbling' morality still intrigue, just as Bogart's cult reputation among younger viewers still obtains. Claude Rains is superb as the pragmatic French chief of police, himself a complex doppelgänger of Bogart; Paul Henreid is credible and self-effacing as the film's nominal hero; Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre give great colour; and Bergman literally shines. Arguably, cinema's greatest 'accidental masterpiece', it still amounts to some hill of beans.
Author: Wally Hammond
Release details
UK release:
Wed Feb 14, 2007
102 mins
Cast and crew
Marcel Dalio, Dooley Wilson, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, SZ Sakall
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I have noticed especially with sniper enemies, their ability to seemly track your movement behind a wall even when out of sight.
It only happens when you have already been tracked by the snipers already, I got tracked by two lower roof snipers and I went up to one of the higher buildings.
Once I was ducked down behind the wall out of their line of sight. No matter where I crouch and walk along the wall keeping out of sight. They psychically could pinpoint every single movement still, almost as if the sniper enemies had x-ray vision.
I can't remember if this was an issue in the previous two games, but has anyone else noticed this with sniper enemies in the game?


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While the teaser site for the T-Mobile G2 has been up for quite some time now, HTC, the company actually manufacturing the device, have been quite reticent about its specifications and what's driving that stock Froyo goodness. Of course, we've known of its MSM7230 and various other details for a couple of weeks, but it's nice to see the official specs solidified on HTC's website. There are no surprises contained within, but something about the confirmation of what was once nebulous rumour can't help but bring a warming pulse to every Android's circuitry.
It's not uncommon to see the big chains try to get a piece of the smartphone launch action with price reductions by mail-in-rebate. However, the hassle that this process usually entails doesn't make things all that enticing to customers. Thankfully pre-orders for the G2 aren't yet open on T-Mobile's website, so prospective buyers now have the pleasure in knowing they'll be able to get in instant discount with RadioShack, bringing the price down to $149.99 on a two year contract.
TmoNews has scored what could be a leaked internal document on the upcoming T-Mobile myTouch HD. I want to say up front (although this is purely my own opinion) that I think it could be fake. I'm not convinced of that, but I'm certainly not convinced it's real, either. That said, here's what it provides for specs:
- Android 2.2
- "1 GHz Dual Processor"
- 4 GB ROM, 8 GB mSD card included
- 5 MP rear, VGA front cameras
- Swype
- Looks like HDMI-out of some sort (microHDMI?)
Other features: the front facing camera can obviously be used for video chat over 3G, HSPA+, and Wi-Fi.
Well, it looks like that shortage of AMOLED screens people have been talking about has finally started to affect more devices than just the Nexus One. This snapshot of a Verizon internal memo reveals that the Droid Incredible will, in fact, be making a change from AMOLED to S(uper)LCD:
Basically, this means that the quality of the Droid Incredible's screen is going to go down a little bit. While SLCD is still definitely high-end smartphone worthy (It's what the HTC Desire has in the U.S.), there will be a noticeable difference.
Welcome to part 2 of my article series centered around getting that precious time between charges of your Android devices to be as long as possible. I'm reviewing EVO 4G products because that's the handset I personally own, but there is nothing stopping you from extrapolating my findings and exploring similar products made for your own devices.
The EVO comes with a battery containing a similar or maybe slightly larger amount of juice than most phones - 1500mAh.
One of the most common complaints about the recent builds of CyanogenMod 6 has been that Nexus One owners' GPS would suddenly take ages to get a fix or wouldn't get a fix at all. The most frequent solution posted has been to change your Mobile Network APN type to "default,supl" to enable A-GPS through your cellular network. However, for some people this still didn't solve the problem, including myself.
Well, today on the CM forums, user kursed posted a fix that may be the end of many frustrated N1-ers' woes.
If you read our review of the HTC Desire, you'll already know that the physical design of the phone is hardly the first thing that needs to be changed.
Regardless, we can't complain about the changes HTC is rumored to be making here:
Yep, what we're looking at is a white version of the Desire, and even though I'm not exactly known to go crazy over white gadgets (especially when they're phones), I've got to admit this one's pretty hot.
This morning, T-Mobile sent out the press release officially announcing the T-Mobile G2. The release mentioned that the phone would be available for pre-order in limited quantites for existing T-Mobile customers later this month - but that doesn't quite jibe with the fact that Best Buy's pre-sale begins tomorrow for a very reasonable $200 (with 2 year contract, obviously). They even mention an official release date: October 6.
The specs are in the announcement link and picture above, but in case you're too lazy to read, here's a brief rehash:
800 MHz CPU (new Snapdragon architecture)
3.7" 480x800 screen
Slide-out four row QWERTY keyboard
Personally, I'm just waiting to see how that new Snapdragon CPU stacks up to its higher-clocked siblings, and how well it overclocks.
T-Mobile sent out a press release this morning to officially announce the G2. We've been hearing about (and seeing) the G2 for some time now, especially in the past few weeks. Now, however, we have the official word - and it seems to confirm most of what we've heard.
- MSM7230 CPU @ 800 MHz
- 3.7" screen
- Slide-out four row QWERTY keyboard
- 720p video recording (with automatic upload to Photobucket - nifty)
- 5 MP Camera with LED flash and autofocus
- 8 GB mSD card pre-installed (support for up to 32 GB cards)
- Swype
Interestingly, T-Mobile says existing customers will have first dibs at the device - an interesting move considering how many customers a new high-end phone can bring in, but understandable for customer loyalty.


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ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: Senators aren't the only ones drafting health care reform legislation. House Republicans unveiled their plan earlier this week. And today, House Democrats from three Committees proposed a "draft text" that looks similar to the version being considered in the Senate HELP Committee. At a press conference, Democrats in the House unveiling their own draft health care reform plan today sounded open to anything to get health care reform passed, but what's in their draft does not look open to much at all. Rep. George Miller, who chairs the House Education and Labor Committee said "THIS year will be THE year… If there's one thing that is off the table it is saying no to health care reform," Miller said. But in the House Democrats' plan are the very things that, for Republicans, are non-starters: For starters, a public health insurance plan, an expansion of Medicare, and a mandate to make employers (as well as individuals) contribute to the health care of their employees. "Today health insurance for most American families is one big surprise. You go to use it and you find that it's not what you think it is," said Miller of the need for a public alternative to serve as a reliable counterweight to the market. "I think there's a lot of misinformation about public option. A lot of people think it's going to be a government takeover," said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He said the insurance market is "dysfunctional" and only with a public option can there be a level playing field. "We want people to be able to choose their plan. Just like federal employees," Waxman said. "One of the choices will be a public plan that will be on a level playing field. A choice. No mandate for anybody to be in it," Waxman said. Several of the Democrats at today's press conference said their plan was an "American" plan and that it fostered choice by allowing Americans to choose a public option as opposed to a private one. What remains to be seen is how much the House Democrats' plan, which bears striking resemblance to the Senate plan offered in the Health Committee there by Democrats, would cost. Just one part of the Senate Health Committee version got a $1 trillion estimate over 10 years by the Congressional Budget Office even before the addition of a public insurance option and was predicted to leave tens of millions of Americans without insurance. Miller said the House version would cover up to 90 percent of Americans – a similar number. But Miller did not yet have a CBO estimate for how much the House Democrats' bill would cost. The ranking Republican on Waxman's Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Joe Barton, who in March at a White House summit pledged to work toward bipartisan health care reform said what Democrats were proposing was not bipartisan and would not ultimately pass Congress. "Democrats didn't include us," said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Tex, shortly after the press conference where House Democrats announced their plan – it was the first he had seen of the plan too. "They didn't want out input and had apparently a pre-conceived notion that they wanted to nationalize healthcare and spend trillions of dollars in this econ situation that we don't have and um that created a bill that has very little chance to ultimately succeed." See more of Barton's interview with ABC News' Jon Karl on World News tonight. Text of the House Democrats' draft can be read here.
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Hobbies are constructive and something to do in your leisure time. Some people read while others paint or listen to music. Different people take up different hobbies. I enjoy collecting stamps and playing volleyball. I have been encouraged by my family to pursue these hobbies. I learnt to play volleyball in school. Initially I was afraid of playing but then my coach was very good and he trained me well. I have also participated in many tournaments. Now I have become one of the main players of the team. Philately, my second hobby was also introduced to me in school. At first, I thought it was not useful. But as time went by I realised that it was very informative. Then I began to collect stamps. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give away. These hobbies keep me occupied.
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RightScale State of the Cloud 2013: A Look Ahead
I've already introduced our RightScale State of the Cloud 2013 industry survey and talked about how the results show that the greater the level of maturity an organization has with cloud, the more benefits it gets from it . Another interesting finding is the link between DevOps and the cloud.Read more
RightScale State of the Cloud 2013: Maturity Matters
Last week we introduced our RightScale State of the Cloud 2013 industry survey , a comprehensive report based on responses from 625 industry professionals. Today we'll dive into more details of the survey findings and show how they indicate that the greater the level of maturity organizations have with cloud, the more benefits they get from it.Read more
RightScale Compute 2013: Day Two
The first day of the RightScale Compute 2013 conference was packed with information, but one day wasn't enough time for us to share all the information we brought about cloud strategies and futures. Two days wasn't enough either, but that's all we booked the conference center for. Here's a rundown of Friday's agenda for Day Two .Read more
RightScale Compute 2013: Day One
Yesterday was the first day of RightScale Compute 2013, our annual conference in San Francisco. (You can also read about Day Two .) The day kicked off with a keynote address by James Staten, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, and a State of the Cloud report by RightScale CEO Michael Crandell ( watch the video ). Richard Kaufmann, vice president of Samsung SDS America, followed...Read more
RightScale State of the Cloud 2013: A New Industry Survey
Last month RightScale surveyed technical professionals across a broad cross-section of organizations about their adoption of cloud computing. The 625 respondents range from technical executives to practitioners, and represent organizations of varying sizes across many industries. Their answers to our survey questions provide a comprehensive perspective on the state of the cloud today.Read more
AWS CloudHSM: Why You'll Want It and What to Watch Out For
Security has been one of the top challenges in every survey on cloud computing in the last five years. Yet public cloud providers have continued to beef up their security offerings, and not everyone realizes how far providers have come in providing tools that enable customers to follow security best practices . This week AWS took a giant step forward to address a major cloud security challenge...Read more
Installing RightScale and Rackspace Private Cloud – in a Garage
Ryan Geyer, a RightScale cloud solutions engineer, likes to keep on top of the latest cloud technologies, including Rackspace cloud management . While some people spend their weekends building model airplanes or puttering in their yards, Ryan likes playing with private clouds, and recently built a Rackspace Private Cloud Powered by OpenStack in his garage . Check out his step-by-step description...Read more
Overcoming Cloudbursting Challenges
One of the key benefits of cloud computing is that it gives you the ability to launch resources as needed to meet application demands. Some organizations that run their own private clouds are interested in leveraging cloudbursting, traditionally defined as an architecture where application workloads run fully in a private cloud until they grow beyond some threshold, after which the application...Read more
Google Compute Engine & RightScale to Sell High-Performance Cloud
Last week we announced that RightScale has become Google's first partner to resell Google Compute Engine. This news marks a milestone in a long and ongoing process. We have been working with Google on Google Compute Engine since 2011, providing input on its development and integrating RightScale — and that work just won us Google's North American Partner of the Year for Cloud Platform award. We...Read more
Lessons Learned from Recent Cloud Outages
Outages happen, and they happen everywhere. Whether you leverage a public cloud, a hosting provider, or your own data center, infrastructure downtime is inevitable. Equipment breaks or does not function as expected, software bugs slip by, natural disasters occur, and unforeseen situations lead to unexpected consequences. Sometimes services are degraded and sometimes complete data centers go dark...Read more


text: So, it's not like I started my holiday shopping in February of last year, but I'm definitely a get-it-done-early kind of girl. I hate crowds. I hate the stress. I hate having to scramble last minute. If you're like me, you're already putting your list together. Here to help you out, a list of gifts good for just about everyone!


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Ok, I have looked at some of our other posts regarding the Lee Pro 1000 reloading press and the conscious seems to be that most are happy with it. The price looks good on Midway's site and It can be found cheaper on Ebay.
I plan on reloading 9mm and 45acp. What kind of savings should I expect to see here? Is it worth it?
Anyone have a breakdown on the #'s? What does it cost to reload a 100 rounds of 9mm or 45acp.
I was also looking at the Load Master. I don't plan on reloading for long guns. Is there a major different in these two loaders?
I have no doubt that I need to get a book and do some reading. I just want to know if it's even worth it to start looking.


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Call them the Spirit Airlines of South Africa.
Kulula Airlines is known for its quirky promotions, and the latest doesn't disappoint. Until April 30, the airline, according to its Facebook page, is offering a special that flies a man's fourth wife for free.
The ad reads: " . . . not only will you get a great deal on kulula.com flights for your first three wives, but your fourth wife will fly free, mahala, on the house."
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma married his fourth wife over the weekend and the "deal" appears to be playing on that event. Zuma is even tagged on the airline's Facebook page.
The page reads, "Inspired by regular VIP travelers with sizeable spousal entourages, the offer is open to all fourth wives when the family travels together on the Jo'burg to Cape Town route. "
But what would an airline sale be without some fine print? Here it is:
- "The offer is valid on Joburg to Cape Town route from Monday 23rd April 'til April 30th
- "The family must have already bought a kulula.com ticket for all wives and husband
- "Simply present ticket and proof of marriage and ID at kulula counter before departure
- "A refund will then be made on the fourth wife's ticket.
- "Happy happy."
It's not the first time the airline has pulled an attention-getting stunt. In 2010, Kulula branded a plane "Flying 101″ and painted the exterior to outline various parts of the plane including the "Black Box (which is actually orange)" and "The Big Cheese," showing where the captain is seated.
Is the promotion real or just in fun? Either way, it will likely achieve its goal: Getting lots of attention.


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Tag: September
Apple Currently Plans to Start Pre-Orders For Next iPhone on Sept. 30, Launch Oct. 7
According to TiPB, the most anticipated iPhone 5 will be releasing on Friday, October 7th. Other sources also confirmed this news. According to the sources, Apple had two dates in mind; October 7th or October 14th to launch the next generation iPhone. But as the pre-mass-production of the product's last stages are now moving on […]
Apple iPhone 5 Release Date Still Unconfirmed
It's like every day we get to hear a new rumor about the upcoming Apple's next big release, iPhone 5. We saw a ton of its leaked images, we even saw the leaked cases from the Chinese manufacturers. Recently we even watched a guy unboxing the new iPhone video on Youtube. That is not it; […]
A Cheap iPhone to Hit the Market by End of Summer!
It has been confirmed that Apple is going to release a low cost iPhone by the end of this summer. The price of this phone wouldn't be higher than $350. There have already been reports that the next iPhone is coming out in Sept. next year. There has also been news that this next iPhone […]
Google – Gmail Become Third Most Popular E-mail
Google's Gmail has beat AOL as the third most visited e-mail service in the U.S. and is on the edge to pass Windows Live Hotmail.
Between July 2008 and July 2009, Gmail's number of unique monthly visitors in the U.S. increased from 25.3 million to 36.9 million, according to ComScore.
Gmail's rate of traffic escalation has been mounting, too. In the July 2008 to July 2009 period, Gmail grew at a rate of 46%, up from 39% during the period between September 2007 and September 2008.
From July 2008 to July 2009, AOL's monthly visitor total declined by 19%, from 45.1 million to 36.4 million. Windows Live Hotmail, which lost 4% of its visitors between September 2007 and September 2008, managed to 3% gain during the July 2008 to July 2009 period.


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'Oyster castles' create Living Shoreline
Posted in High Impact Partnerships, Nonprofit Partners | by firstname.lastname@example.com, Monday, August 11th, 2014, Tags: "climate change", Erosion, Estuaries, Living Shorelines, RAE, Resilience, Wetlands
Here's a great article and video on "Living Shorelines", which help prevent habitat loss and erosion while increasing storm and climate change resilience. To learn…
Wetlands Infill
Posted in Nonprofit Partners | by firstname.lastname@example.com, Friday, October 11th, 2013, Tags: Biodiversity, Habitat Restoration, Wetlands
One of the really exciting things about wetlands restoration is how quickly nature responds to a little care and love. Many wetland plants are easy…
Wetlands & Wellies 2014!
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Young's Literal Translation (YLT) | New International Version (NIV) |
3 And Joab saith, `Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?' | 3 But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord's subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?" |
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PATERSON CATHOLIC (29-2) vs. ST. JOHN VIANNEY (29-2)
When: 6 p.m. Where: Ritacco Center, Toms River.
1-Leah Johnson Jr. F 6-0
3-Shaquanna Marshall Jr. G 5-4
4-Briana Cook Jr. F 5-9
5-Essence Townsend Sr. C 6-6
10-Starr Breedlove So. G 5-5
11-Tatyana Crawford Jr. F 5-9
13-Breana Ramirez Fr. F 5-11
12-Katelyn Linney Sr. G 5-8
15-Jackie Kates So. G 5-4
21-Jen Mulvey Sr. G 5-8
22-Missy Repoli So. G 5-10
32-Arron Zimmerman So. C 5-11
3-Teresa Manigrasso Jr. G 5-8
11-Kate Wilverding Sr. F 5-10
23-Michaela Mabrey Fr. G 5-11
44-Katie O'Reilly So. F 5-11
PATERSON CATHOLIC: As much as it loves to push the tempo whenever it can, it has to be prudent in that regard against a deep opponent such as St. John Vianney. Paterson Catholic has gotten this far with a balanced offense, and that can't change. In order to tax St. John Vianney's defense, every player must give the impression that she can be a go-to option and each possession must be viewed as the most important of the game in order to avoid turnovers. Defensively, it will be crucial to recover fast and deny St. John Vianney run-outs. The 6-6 Essence Townsend, who has been nothing short of brilliant altering shots, has to maintain that level and avoid foul trouble. Her presence inside is critical and her positioning in the middle could come in handy breaking the press.
ST. JOHN VIANNEY: Even though it's facing a quick and cohesive cast, it can't veer from its pressure--though it's silly to think that it would. The full-court defense has been a staple and that won't change. St. John Vianney's guards must attack inside and set Paterson Catholic center Essence Townsend in motion. But of even more importance will be getting someone to slip on the weak block so a quick pass can be made while catching Townsend out of position, if that's even possible considering she's set a T of C record with 10 blocked shots in the first round against Bloomfield Tech. Those drives inside could draw exterior defenders to the ball and open kick-outs for marksmen such as Repoli, Mabrey, Kates and Linney along the arc.
COLTS NECK (28-3) vs. SHABAZZ(29-1)
When: 8 p.m. Where: Ritacco Center, Toms River.
10-Lauren Clarke Jr. G 5-6
12-Brooke Hampton Jr. G 5-8
20-Emily Laurence Jr. G/F 5-11
22-Tiffany DeTulio Jr. G 5-5
32-Brittany Howes Jr. F 6-2
23-Leeann Lanza Jr. F 6-1
44-Kaitlin Schullstrom So. G 5-7
1-Tiffany Green Sr. F 5-10
5-Desiree Simmons Jr. G 5-6
11-Ka-Deidre Simmons Jr. G 5-6
12-Alyesha Lovett So. G 5-11
32-Waliyaah Newman Sr. F 5-10
21-Ashley Harris Sr. G 5-8
33-Zantaya Davis So. C 6-1
COLTS NECK: Shabazz taught Colts Neck a valuable lesson on the importance of closing on Jan. 17. Colts Neck, holding a 49-42 lead late in the game, was victimized by a persistent Shabazz squad that outscored it, 13-4, over the final 2:59 to pull out a 55-53 victory. While getting off to a quick start from 3-point range is imperative, Colts Neck's guard must be adventurous and challenge Shabazz off the dribble with their speed to keep the defense honest. Colts Neck likes to play tight on the ball out high and make ballhandlers uncomfortable, and despite the reverence it may hold for Shabazz, that stance can't change.
SHABAZZ: Green should be an inviting option to explore in the halfcourt. Her power, speed and fearlessness inside tends to be rewarded. Shabazz must avoid a tendency to settle for long-range jumpers early, regardless of whatever success it may have, and drive inside to balance its half-court sets. Defensively, the Simmons twins have to be on top of their game in terms of denying Colts Neck's guards access to the lane, and Lovett and Harris will need to be impact defenders and get their hands in the face of perimeter shooters.


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Revised Standard Version (RSV) | New International Version (NIV) |
38 And they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is enough." | 38 The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords." "That is enough," he replied. |
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12 Days of Winter Veil Giveaway Day 3: PNY GTX 460 graphics card {WoW}
Dec 24th 2010 3:46PM Good luck all
The Lawbringer: Unconscionability {WoW}
Feb 22nd 2010 10:36PM But see, I kind of disagree because if you marklar the marklar to marklar, and marklar says the marklar isn't totally marklar to marklars everymarklary, then I feel a marklar should be in marklar to prevent other marklars from being mismarklarred into an unfair marklar...
Though I'm kidding. I realize that all legal jargon could be replaced with "marklar" and few would notice the difference as far as getting an understanding goes. Interesting read indeed.
Totem Talk: 2008, a Shaman Odyssey {WoW}
Jan 1st 2009 10:54PM Northrend has been interesting. The part in this article that I liked the most is "this patch introduced so many changes to the shaman class that it was difficult to make heads or tails of them all."
I had to relearn my class so to speak. There were so many changes there. Anyway, I'm glad to see a sense of contentment coming back to the class. There's something about the truest shaman players. We all have similar frustrations and teeth pulling grievances with things from level 1 to 70 but we endured them. While many others were screaming "reroll" we may have thrown that word around but never so seriously. We stuck with it until we saw changes. We used our utilities to create work arounds to reach goals we set.
It takes a certain kind of person to roll a shaman and stay through all of our 'gimp-dom'. Now we're coming around and to me there's a sense of reward for all that we put up with.
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Account security mythbusting, part 3 {WoW}
Dec 31st 2008 9:23PM Quote: MYTH: Blizzard is losing the war against gold farmers and hackers, which is why we see these new server messages.
Can I add a third reason. - People are STUPID. I work for a major company that regularly sends out communications to it's employees. In one process I created a web page and sinnically used BIG BOLD RAINBOW COLORS for a few simple easy comprehensible messages and to this day not only do people overlook it, they still have questions.
It's sad but people, namely the general public, are pretty dumb. Naive. Oblivious. Or if they are somewhat aware, they always gamble with each opportunity. The ratinonale: If I don't get hacked, I'll obtain something.
What is the appeal of risk taking? "It won't happen to me." So I take Blizz's notifications of someone saying, "Hey, don't be stupid. No. Really. Don't be stupid. - This message is intended and purposed for morons wherever they may be."
I take risks *cough Curse.gaming*. And, subsequently, if I get hacked sometime soon it'll be my own damn fault. Not Blizzard's.
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The Queue: Plate, plate and more plate {WoW}
Dec 29th 2008 9:58PM For about 2 years now I've conceptualized a Race for the Cure kind of event for Warcraft. I've always blown it off because a majority of the people I encounter online are jerks and probably wouldn't participate but adding incentive seems like there could be somekind of payoff.
I don't think there would be any possible way to track it but with the Leukemia give-away (that sounds bad - 'come get your free Leukemia!)... with the success of the fund raiser for the Leukemia Society, do you think there is a potential for a few more of those kind of ideas?
The ethics of a botched deal, redux {WoW}
Dec 15th 2008 9:28PM Awesome. I applaud. I take interest in the individual that asked for the customer's name. I immediately locked on to that. This whole time I've been thinking about strangers that this has happened to and how I've responded to them. I've sold shards to give them the money and saying "be careful next time", I've added them to my friends list and farmed alongside them turning over what looted items I could.
I know how people in the game are such jerks. Sure it's just game money. But the time that one puts into game items they deem worthwhile shouldn't be exploited. That's what I respond to. That's my character in life and in warcraft. Customer's character and Blacksmith's character are also apparent so with that holding true, it IS a worthwhile discussion because this isn't about the game but the nature of the people involved and the fairness of it all.
Nicely done.
This seems to be a theme for my week. The exact same concept in game has been happening all around me in the real lives of others. Wal-Mart horror stories, unfortunate accidents, and all other kinds of cheap deals centering around the misfortune of others.
People don't realize how the negativity from people in game actually impact the way a person plays and responds to others within it.
I like this article and the previous one.
/cheer Ally ... that should be an achievement.
Totem Talk: Totem Consolidation and Totem Expansion {WoW}
Oct 1st 2008 10:06PM Truncated. =P That didn't work out too well.
Totem Talk: Totem Consolidation and Totem Expansion {WoW}
Oct 1st 2008 10:03PM I remember discussing this quite a bit from a healer perspective. There are several ways to consolidate totems that makes the most sense without changing the balance of things in the game the least bit.
Some you've already mentioned but I'll repeat or add on to them. Starting in the order that we've learned - Earth, Fire, Water, then Wind:
Earth Totems -
1.) *Optional* Combine Earthbind and Stoneclaw
Caption This! {WoW}
Sep 12th 2008 11:51PM *thanks to the new RAF system*
"...70 Hunter LFG BT. G2G."
Breaking all the walls down {WoW}
Sep 12th 2008 11:20PM I'd have to say that the idea of cross-faction communication and grouping would be AWESOME.
The argument against is well understood but in the environment that they created and with the story (in my eyes) coming to some kind of a close, I think that allowing Horde and Alliance to team up against the common threat would be like filling in a void.
That's one thing that I wouldn't mind going all out for no matter how ridiculous the quest line. It's like becoming an in game diplomat. I'd get a bigger kick out of that than anything else. It would add a different spin on things that could have a huge appeal to those of us that find more interest in the "World" of Warcraft than we do the lore of it all.
Two sides being at odds shouldn't mean that those willing to learn about the other should be prevented. Besides, I keep thinking of some old teachings where "knowing your enemy" became a repetitious cliche.


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->''And so I sit here at this [[DrowningMySorrows bar]]'' \\
''I'm not a hero, I'm not a movie star'' \\
''I've got my beer, I've got my stories to tell'' \\
''But they won't tell you what it's like in [[WarIsHell hell]]'' \\
''Red flowers bursting down below us'' \\
''Those people didn't even know us'' \\
''We didn't know if we would live or die,'' \\
''We didn't know if it was wrong or right'' \\
''We didn't know if we would live or die,'' \\
''I bombed Korea every night''
->-- '''Music/{{Cake}}''', "I Bombed Korea"
->''"These are men whose minds the Dead have ravished.\\
Memory fingers in their hair of murders,\\
Multitudinous murders they once witnessed.\\
Wading sloughs of flesh these helpless wander,\\
Treading blood from lungs that had loved laughter.\\
Always they must see these things and hear them,\\
Batter of guns and shatter of flying muscles,\\
Carnage incomparable and human squander\\
Rucked too thick for these men's extrication."''
->-- '''Wilfred Owen''', "Mental Cases"
->''"Do they matter--[[FlashbackNightmare those dreams in the pit?]]\\
[[DrowningMySorrows You can drink and forget and be glad,]]\\
And people won't say that youre mad;\\
For they know that you've fought for your country,\\
And no one will worry a bit."''
->-- '''Creator/SiegfriedSassoon'''
->'''Corp. John Russell:''' This medal? I got it when [[MedalOfDishonor I lost my five best friends in a firefight.]] AK-47 rounds. [[SurvivorsGuilt I don't know why I survived.]]\\
'''Det. Danny Reagan:''' Maybe you survived 'cause you were meant to get back to your family.\\
'''Russell''': No. No, it's 'cause I was quick. You know that drill? ''(at attention)'' WHAT ARE [[ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld THE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD]], SOLDIER?!\\
'''Danny:''' John, you've got to leave that behind, man...\\
'''Russell:''' THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, SIR! [[SoundOff WHAT ARE YOU?! THE QUICK! WHAT'RE THEY?! THE DEAD!!]]\\
'''Danny:''' John, look at me. John. It's time to come home, man.\\
'''Russell:''' I don't want to be quick anymore. ''(leaps to his death)''
-->--'''''Series/BlueBloods''''', "Unfinished Business"
->''"The war gave them definition, direction, purpose. Without it, they don't know how to fit in anymore. So they keep looking for ways to go out in a blaze of glory. Some people call that being a hero. Maybe so. I don't know. I've never been one. Me? I think they're looking for something worth dying for because it's easier than finding something worth living for."''
-->-- '''Garibaldi''', ''[[Series/BabylonFive Babylon 5]] -- "Infection"''
->''"Once you've been to Serenity, you never leave. You just learn to live there."''
->-- '''Zoe Washburne''', Series/{{Firefly}}
->''"There's no place I can be/Since I found Serenity..."''
->-- '''[[ThematicThemeTune The Ballad of Serenity]]''', Series/{{Firefly}}
->''"The winter after the curse was lifted, hundreds of veteran orcs like me were lost to despair. Our minds were finally free, yes... Free to relive all of the unthinkable acts that we had performed under the Legion's influence. I think it was the sounds of the draenei children that unnerved most of them... You never forget... Have you ever been to Jaggedswine Farm? When the swine are of age for the slaughter... It's that sound. The sound of the swine being killed... It resonates the loudest. Those are hard times for us older veterans."''
->-- '''Varok Saurfang''', ''WorldOfWarcraft''
->'''The Chief''': Is it possible that you were living out a war flashback, Sarge?
->'''Sarge''': Aye.
->'''The Chief''': Let's go ahead and say that's what happened.
->'''Sarge''': It would explain a lot.
->-- ''WebVideo/AgentsOfCracked''
->''We are not youth any longer. We don't want to take the world by storm. We are fleeing. We fly from ourselves. From our life. We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces. The first bomb, the first explosion, burst in our hearts. We are cut off from activity, from striving, from progress. We believe in such things no longer, we believe in the war.''
->-- '''Paul Bäumer''', ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront''
->''When does it stop--the ringing in your ears?''
->-- '''Annie Walker''', ''Series/{{Covert Affairs}}''
-> ''The people I killed...they're not comin' back, Leo. What's left for ME!?''
->-- '''Maximilian''', ''AnarchyReigns''
->'''Doctor:''' Your son appears to suffering from PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
->'''Stan:''' But doctor, that's impossible. He was only in a reenactment.
->'''Doctor:''' Oh, then it must be PTWRSD, Post-Traumatic War Reenactment Stress Disorder.
->'''Stan:''' Is that a thing?
->'''Doctor:''' I've never heard of it.
-->--''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "In Country...Club"
->'''[[{{Franchise/Rambo}} John Rambo]]''': ''Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! [[TheVietnamWar It wasn't my war!]] You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win, but somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world, and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting; throwing stuff and calling me a baby killer and all kinds of vile crap. Who are they to protest me for, huh?! Who are they?! Unless they've been me and been there, and know what the hell they're yelling about?!''
-> '''Col. Trautman''': ''It was a bad time for all us, Johnny. It's all in the past now!''
-> '''John Rambo''': '''''For you!''''' ''For me, civilian life is nothing! In the field we have a code of honor: you watch my back, I watch yours. Back here is nothing!''
-> '''Col. Trautman''': ''You're the last of an elite group. [[SuicideByCop Don't end it like this]].''
-> '''John Rambo''': ''Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank. I was in charge of million dollars of equipment. Back here I couldn't get a job'' '''''parking cars!'''''
-->-- ''First Blood''
->'''Rufus:''' Folks like us, there ain't no happy ending. We all got it coming.
->'''Dean:''' Well ain't you a bucket of sunshine.
->'''Rufus:''' I'm what you've got to look forward to if you survive.
-->-- '''{{Supernatural}}'''
->'''Soldier:''' You know, Captain, we drove through this whole city to find you. We... we saw things. If you don't mind me asking, what was it like? How did you survive all this?\\
'''Walker:''' ...Who said I did?
-->-- ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine''
->''"I'm sorry about your friend Mark. But I think that most of him died somewhere in Kandahar."''
-->--[[SociopathicSoldier Colton]] [[ProfessionalKiller Rhodes]], ''Series/{{Justified}}''
->''I wasn't battle-happy, or mentally scarred, or hung up with guilt, nor did patrols of miniature Japanese brew up under my bed (as happened to one of my section whenever we came out of the line; we used to tell him to take his kukri to them, and when he had done so to his satisfaction, swearing and carving the air, we all went back to sleep again, him included).''
-->-- '''GeorgeMacDonaldFraser''', ''McAuslan''
->''from passing by the roses strewn''
->''at the feet of the fallen and feeling''
->''the names of the dead on the cold, wet''
->''stone, there became a certain''
->''satisfaction in breathing''
->''and even more in realizing we still could.''
-->-- "[[http://sound-dispute.deviantart.com/art/Vietnam-152238074 Vietnam]]", a poem by '''[=sound-dispute=]'''
->''Its so much worse than you think, Rose. The things that happen over there, the state of things in the trenches, and having to guard my unit at all hours? I changed, I got fit, I changed the way I think, how I sleep and eat, so I can be on guard, always watching for [[{{Ghostapo}} tricks.]] For rats that are a little too smart, or phantoms that would whisper panic into mens ears while they sleep? For ghouls that well, they pretend to be soldiers that die like anyone might, but when you let your guard down and search the body, they bite you and get a hungry kind of death into the wound?''
-->--'''Aimon Behaim''', ''Literature/{{Pact}}''


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Re: Hooray!
A little smiley I draw everywhere. I thought it was fun. Now that my Illustrator has been reinstalled and isn't crashing anymore, I'll continue with my other entries. Please vote. ^_^
Re: Impish Fairy
Re: Robo Raptor
The subject of this is a mechanical bird, similar to a raptor or roadrunner. All metal parts make up the body, including a set of jet engines. Completely vector, and not a fill to be seen. I also added a line-based landscape backdrop.
Re: Aviator Chick
Sorry not that kind of chick ;)
Re: Somebody Play with Me
Dog looking up at master begging to play ball. Tennis ball in mouth and drool. This dog's ready to play.
Re: Ant Marching
So I thought it would be fun to sketch an ant so I made this shirt... my wife suggested I call it Ant Marching and give him a little military helmet (so I did)... Enjoy!
Re: The Doppler Effect
This shirt is my homage to the brilliant writing of one of my favorite shows: The Big Bang Theory which sadly I believe fell victim to the writter's strike (RIP: 2007)
Re: Window Flowers Stained Glass
Stained Glass Floral Design.
Re: There's Always An Easier Way
NON Artefacted version
Re: Why Can't I Fly, Friend?
Dominating from the start! I would so buy this.
Re: Dragonflies
Dragonflies are such lineal things to begin with.....
Re: Modern Music
Modern art style design of various musical instruments, sheet music, musical notes and clef. Drawn from one of my paintings.
Re: 3 Thousand 2 Hundred Fifty Five Lines, One Pucker!
holy shillelagh kenny, you have taken dedication to a whole new level.
Re: Spring Rebirth
Re: End of an Era
Non artefacted:
What's the deal with the shovel?
Re: Get Lucky
Great design! Makes me want to go to Las Vegas.
WOO HOO!!! He's cute! He reminds me of that character logo from Ghost in the Shell. I like it!
hi guys, while I was staying up, i forgot to add 3 or 4 lines up at top on the right side. Since what you guys are the voters/buyers - I thought i'd be honest with that. I'll be fixing this -- and in no way will it affect the design. Please blame my sleepy eyes.
Any clip art in this at all?
Re: Hatter's House
Great details. Love the color combo.
gorillapimp wrote:What's the deal with the shovel?
the other is loading coal into the burner. sorry if I didn't make it clear I had to try to keep all the lines away from each other on the engine.
great design tgentry, you have my vote friend.
Re: Pomp up the Volume
Jay leno?
jamescho84 wrote:the other is loading coal into the burner. sorry if I didn't make it clear I had to try to keep all the lines away from each other on the engine.
Right on, nice design
Re: Sashimi Hunters Woodcut
Oh good! I liked this one from the last derby!
jamescho84 wrote:hi guys, while I was staying up, i forgot to add 3 or 4 lines up at top on the right side. Since what you guys are the voters/buyers - I thought i'd be honest with that. I'll be fixing this -- and in no way will it affect the design. Please blame my sleepy eyes.
Great work James. Those 3-4 lines are something I would have never noticed with all the other incredible linework.
The idea of a wise, serene robot-monk is so strangely appealing to me.
Shigwarm wrote:Great design! Makes me want to go to Las Vegas.
Thanks, I leave for Vegas Saturday morning. I guess I had the trip on my mind when I did this.
You only have 3 shirts in the fog Cho, must be slipping?
I'm really digging this bird!
Iambusyeating wrote:Any clip art in this at all?
No clip art at all.
RobGlenn wrote:Thanks, I leave for Vegas Saturday morning. I guess I had the trip on my mind when I did this.
thank you for paying my taxes ;)
Shigwarm wrote:Oh good! I liked this one from the last derby!
Yeah, me too. Unfortunately, I liked the last one much more.
love it man, hope to be able to buy it, already looking like a real good derby and we're only 15 minutes in
jamescho84 wrote:great design tgentry, you have my vote friend.
Thanks James! You'll have my vote for each of your stellar entries, but I may have to take periodic breaks dishing them out since you have so many of them. Great work this week.
Re: doggy dreams
She's a great dog, and I love her dearly.
Re: Space Bunneh!
Space Bunnies! And the satellite is a carrot! Love it!
I think it would be much better without the (distracting) background
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A local school board convened a special meeting just days after learning a procedural error cast doubts upon the legitimacy of last Monday's officers election.
Two candidates, Nancy del Prado and Eileen French, vied for the top spot on Mohonasen Central School's Board of Education during last week's meeting.
Instead of a roll call vote where individual board members state whom they vote for, Mohonasen used a secret ballot that resulted in a 4-3 del Prado win.
The only record of the election results was pieces of paper with anonymous votes scrawled upon them and that was wrong, according to Robert Freeman, executive director of the NYS Committee on Open Government.
Freeman, who is widely regarded in legal circles as the state's foremost expert on open meetings law, said state law requires a record be maintained that indicates the final vote of any proceeding in which a member votes.
The law doesn't specify how the vote must be cast but a record must be kept which indicates how each member voted, Freeman said. "Otherwise we have no idea of how our elected represent-atives feel about whatever the issue may be."
Last Monday's election was District Clerk Denise Swezey's first and she said it was conducted according to board policy and Robert's Rules of Order.
"I handed out seven pieces of paper and they indicated whom they wanted to vote for," Swezey said Thursday, explaining how the first officer election was conducted. "(Superintendent of Schools) Dr. Spring and I went over this quite a bit the other night."
Freeman said state law has precluded secret balloting since 1974 and the Court of Appeals - the state's highest court " has affirmed that.
After learning Freeman's opinion, and then consulting with the school district's attorney, Spring convened a special board meeting at 4 p.m. Friday.
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I bought this mascara for the brush and I loved it! My lashes were so long and had great volume. I received lot of compliments about how good my eyes looks. I used it maybe about yea, because in drugstore I didn't find better.
BUT: I found that after some time my eyes became irritated and more sensitive. You know, redness and tears at the end of day. I tried use this mascara couple months ago, but I must throw it away.
So I do not recommend this product for sensitive eyes, although I really wish I could use it.
This mascara is the ill-est. I literally don't remember a time when I haven't used it. I have long eyelashes but there aren't a lot of them. FLE lifts, separates, defines and provides volume to my lashes. It doesn't flake off or run at the slightest hint of moisture or make those annoying black smudge marks on my eyelids/brow bones. Super expensive in Aus - RRP $24.95 I think, but you can find it for half price a lot of the time. It's pretty similar to Covergirl Lash Blast in my experience, which is cheaper and tends to be more readily available. However, when push comes to shove, I think I prefer False Lash Effect.
This is a great mascara for separating and lengthening lashes. I generally prefer more volume but if that's the case I apply two coats of this and then apply a coat of a volumizing mascara and that is perfect for me.
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Go to mascara! Love the product, love the brush. Stay's in place and does perfectly what it's supposed to do!
This is a great mascara for both day and night.You can achieve natural or dramatic looking lashes, depending of how much layers you do. It defines lashes and gives volume, doesnt clump or smear. This is a perfect every day mascara. Ive received many compliments wearing it. The texture is quite thick, so i like to put some liquid mascara just on the tips of my lashes, to give a little length.
This product is the reason my eyelashes have thinned...it's impossible to get off. I've tried cleanser, wipes and eye makeup remover but nothing works, it just kind of flakes off in its own time or with rubbing and tends to be with a clump of eyelashes. It's does what it says and creates volume but clumps easily if there's too much product on the brush. Over all it's not worth it, stay away.
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I bought this mascara because of Tanya Burr on youtube raved about it but this mascara didn't do anything great for my lashes, just a bit of volume not even lengthening or what so ever. It gets really fast to dry in the tube.
Not liking it.
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Great mascara for a good price. I like the way how defined my lashes look all because of the synthetic brush. Really the best drugstore mascara which doesn't crumble after whole day of wearing.
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Amazing mascara. Makes your lashes long and thick! It's Pricey but one of the best drug store mascaras.only bad thing is is that it dries out quite quick
I absolutely love this mascara. I tend to be one of those girls who like to try out every new thing on the market, but I have stuck with this mascara for several years and never looked back. I have red hair so I usually buy the brown/black version of it and it's still very close to black, but not as intense. The tube is quite large so it lasts a while. I find that it's easy to apply and lasts all day with minimum flaking. Also, it's very easy to remove - I just use my usual face wash and it comes off like magic! Although I must say I bought it for my mum who thought it was average, but I personally think it's the best mascara I have ever tried (and believe me - I have tried many).


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YSL SUES GUARDIAN: Public discussions of sensitive racial issues can often be fraught with controversy, as a legal battle between Yves Saint Laurent's creative director, Stefano Pilati, and the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper group shows. YSL and Pilati are embroiled in criminal and civil defamation suits against the Guardian over a story that appeared in the April 19 issue of its weekly Sunday paper, The Observer, and on the Guardian Web site.
The story in question, titled "America's New Vogue for Black Fashion Is All Due to Michelle Obama," described the influence the First Lady was exerting on the fashion world — but also delved into the historic paucity of minority models in fashion. As an example of the industry's attitudes toward the issue, the story repeated comments Pilati made to Washington Post fashion writer Robin Givhan in a 2007 profile of the designer.
"The fashion industry has historically played fast and loose with the sort of colour bar that could not exist in other industries," the Guardian story said. "Bar a handful of top names, there are few black models on the runways of the fashion world. Nor, historically, have they been much more than tokens on magazine covers or fashion shoots. In 2007 top designer Stefano Pilati complained to a Washington Post fashion reporter (who was black) that he could not find black models that had the right body proportions and so did not design clothes for a black body shape. 'You can't find [black models] that are beautiful and with the right proportions,' he said."
When the original Washington Post story was published, Pilati's provocative comments caused a stir on some Web sites and blogs. Pilati did not deny making the statements to Givhan, and no legal issues were raised by YSL with the Post. However, the Post story made clear Pilati was partly referencing the technical challenges of using a black fit model.
"To me, it is a matter of proportions and the bodies I choose. My fit model was a black model. When I wanted to translate what I put on her, it was a disaster. It would need 13 times more work in the atelier to modify it to put on a more Caucasian anatomy," said Pilati in the Post story.
The differences in the two stories were apparently enough to upset Pilati and YSL, and in July they filed defamation suits in Paris district court against Guardian News & Media Ltd.; Paul Harris, the author of the story; Tim Brooks, managing director of the Guardian newspapers, and John Mulholland, editor of The Observer. YSL and Pilati are each suing for 150,000 euros, or $204,354 at current exchange, plus legal costs. Following a series of filings, including a March 2 document outlining the Guardian's defense obtained by WWD, the case is scheduled to come before a judge in June.
YSL and Pilati declined to comment on the case, as did lawyers for the Guardian.
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"Everyone involved in the project really put forth a tremendous effort to get the project completed by the beginning of the season," said Rick Morgan, president and chief operating officer of Old Port Cove Holdings, in a statement. "It came together beautifully and has definitely been worth the wait."
The renovations to the South Marina means it is now double the size of the newly renovated North Marina. Slip sizes range from 45 to 190 feet. There also is a new diesel fuel dock and fueling equipment with two pumps, redesigned upland areas for parking, and a redecorated service building.
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I planted this crape myrtle 2 years ago in a spot in which two previous trees died. The first one died before we moved into the house so I don't know what killed it. We planted a Red Oak after that. It took about 5 years to die. It was attacked by wasps a year after it was planted and it just went downhill after that. Now...I planted the crape myrtle there as an experiment to see if anything would survive there because my HOA requires a tree in that spot. The problem is the crape myrtle still looks like I planted a twig. There wasn't much growth last year or the year before. Is there anything I can do to help it out? It's still alive and has little buds and I would love for it to survive. |
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Hi, I have had my crepe myrtle for a year so I'm no expert. Mine is looking quite robust this spring in full sun. I have surrounded it with mulch and would occasionally feed it Epsom salts, crushed egg shells, coffee grinds, and leftover coffee. Hope this helps :) |
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I planted my Natchez 4 years ago, as a small bush. It is now almost 10' tall, and I am now able to shape it in a tree form. I have planted it in a garden bed that has been very well amended soil and I put compost and alfalfa tea ect several times a year. Maybe it is your soil, if you just use good compost around it, it will work into the soil. I am in zone 6 just northwest of you and I do not have any new growth on any of my crape myrtles yet. We did have a freeze last week, that has slowed everything down a bit. Good luck. |
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Okay, I ordered a test kit to test the soil. I know I didn't plant the crape myrtle too deep. Hopefully the test kit will help me figure out what's wrong. |
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Back in late 2001 we got our first look at an impressive game called Oblivion Lost, then a squad-based action game from GSC Game World. In 2007 the title that we now know as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl finally released, plunging players into a survival-FPS-RPG hybrid and the post-apocalyptic wasteland surrounding the Chernobyl power plant after its meltdown.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was surrounded by plenty of anticipation, but what the with the lengthy development time and word leaking that certain parts of GSC's original vision for the game were being cut, concern that it wouldn't live up to hopes and expectations began to mount. However, the game turned out to be nowhere near as bad as some feared and was generally well received when it finally materialised.
With the release dust now settled, we picked up the phone and got in touch with Anton Bolshakov, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. project lead. Part one of a two-part interview is below...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - why exactly did it take so long?
Anton Bolshakov: Firstly, it was a big-scale project, the biggest we've done. Secondly, a lot in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was innovative (combining a shooter with RPG, open-ended world, no corridor limits etc.) and a few things were truly groundbreaking (such as A-life) - and thus tough to implement.
A mere merging of that bunch of elements and making it all work within one game was a challenge too. There was a lot of trial and error in S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but the experience gained is immense too.
So what was your reaction to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s reception by press and the gaming public when it finally released?
Anton Bolshakov: As there's been so much expectation out there, we were a bit anxious as to how the players and press would ultimately react to the game after so many years of wait.
However, once we got the first game reviews and letters from the happy players, we understood the game was going to be a success. And there's hardly any reward for a developer better than the words of praise from the players. The game's success gave the team a big boost to continue working on the ideas invested in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
What would you say is your greatest achievement with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and why?
Anton Bolshakov: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is about a unique Chernobyl man-made accident atmosphere, the blend of FPS and RPG gameplay, freedom of movement and action in a shooter game.
A captivating story with seven endings which depend on the type of playthrough, a living-and-breathing world controlled by the A-life system, a variety of secondary quests and high replayability, the unique non-scripted AI, realistic guns, powerful DX9 engine and realistic graphics.
There are a few ideas introduced in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. we feel have great potential for further exciting developments, such as A-life, independent NPCs and developed groupings etc.
Imagine you were just starting work on the game now - how would your approach differ from the one you originally took?
Anton Bolshakov: I think we would plan more realistic targets to achieve, would avoid many error experiments which we had to spend loads of time on. And, most likely, we would use someone else's ready-made technology, without having to waste time on creating our proprietary one, whilst having the game developed concomitantly.
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The University of Kentucky is favored by Las Vegas oddsmakers to win college basketball's national championship and deliver John Calipari his first career title. The Wildcats' coach says he's less confident.
Kentucky earned one of four No. 1 regional seeds in the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's tournament yesterday, joined by the University of North Carolina, Michigan State and Syracuse University.
The Wildcats (32-2) received the No. 1 overall seed in the field of 68 schools even though they had a 24-game winning streak snapped yesterday with a 71-64 loss to Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference tournament final.
"The thought that we're invincible, that's done now," said Calipari, who previously took the University of Massachusetts and University of Memphis to the NCAA tournament's Final Four. "We're going to be in a dogfight. That's the way you have to approach this. Each game is like your last."
The tournament, which last year expanded to 68 teams from 65, starts in Dayton, Ohio, with two games tomorrow and two more March 14 before full play begins March 15. The title game is scheduled for April 2 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
Kentucky, the No. 1 seed in the South Regional, will open against Mississippi Valley State or Western Kentucky on March 15 in Louisville, Kentucky. Vanderbilt, after knocking off Kentucky, is a No. 5 seed and faces Ivy League-champion Harvard University in its first game.
9-5 Favorite
A No. 1 seed for an 11th time, the third most all-time behind North Carolina and Duke, Kentucky is the 9-5 favorite to win the tournament, according to the Wynn Las Vegas sportsbook.
"There's been a lot of money bet on Kentucky throughout the season and it probably will continue throughout the tournament too," Johnny Avello, Wynn's director of race and sports operations, said in a telephone interview.
North Carolina and Syracuse are 6-1, followed by the University of Missouri at 8-1 and Michigan State at 9-1. Defending champion Connecticut, a possible second opponent for Kentucky, has odds of 60-1. Harvard, the 12th seed in the East regional, isn't listed individually by the Wynn, yet would probably have championship odds of 1,000-1, Avello said.
"In reality they need to be about 20,000 to 1," Avello said of Harvard, which is making its first tournament appearance since 1946. "They're a good team, but you've got to win six games and they're going to be an underdog in every game. For the middle seeds, every win is a remarkable accomplishment."
Last Favored Champion
The oddsmakers' favorite last won the NCAA tournament in 2007, when the University of Florida captured the title.
The other top teams in Kentucky's region are second-seeded Duke University, No. 3 Baylor University and No. 4 Indiana. Wichita State is seeded fifth in the South and plays its first game against No. 12 seed Virginia Commonwealth University, which advanced to the Final Four last season.
"There is some pretty good Final Four and championship royalty there," CBS college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg said on a conference call. "But I don't see it being a region of real resistance. Kentucky is still clearly the favorite."
North Carolina is the No. 1 team in the Midwest, gaining a top regional seeding for a record-extending 14th time. North Carolina's top competition in the Midwest comes from the second- seeded University of Kansas, No. 3 Georgetown University and No. 4 University of Michigan.
Tar Heels' Opener
The Tar Heels' first opponent, scheduled for March 16 in Greensboro, North Carolina, will be Lamar University or the University of Vermont.
Michigan State (27-7) got the top seed in the West Regional after beating Ohio State 68-64 yesterday to capture its first Big Ten Conference tournament title since 2000. The Spartans will play March 16 in Columbus, Ohio, against No. 16 seed Long Island University in Brooklyn.
Missouri, which went 30-4 and won the Big 12 Conference tournament title, is the No. 2 team in the West behind Michigan State. Marquette University is the third seed, followed by the University of Louisville and the University of New Mexico.
In the East, Syracuse (31-2) is a top regional seed for a third time and will play the University of North Carolina- Asheville on March 15 in Pittsburgh. Ohio State is the second seed in the East behind the Orange, followed by No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Wisconsin and Vanderbilt, which won its first Southeastern Conference title since 1951.
The draw opens things up for Syracuse to get to the Final Four, according to ESPN analyst and former St. John's coach Fran Fraschilla.
"This is the best chance they've had in a number of years," he said.
Automatic bids went to 31 conference champions and the remaining 37 participants received at-large invitations.
The University of California at Berkeley, University of South Florida, Iona College and Brigham Young University were the last teams to land at-large spots. Under the 68-team format, those four schools are among those that play in Dayton, Ohio, for a seeded spot in the field.
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To the editor:
I resent Will Drust's column in the Thursday, Oct. 28 edition of Henry Herald (and Clayton News Daily) complaining that "We the people, have become Helen Keller. Blind. Deaf, And Dumb. With an emplasis on the later."
He surely does not know the Helen Keller I admire. She was, indeed, Blind, deaf, and mute, and being from Alabama, I know a lot about her.
She became an educated person, who learned to speak, and became famous, making speeches and appearances all over the wolrd. Mr. Durst needs to visit her birth place in North Alabama and learn about her accomplishments, and read of world-wide voices praising her.
Would that we all had the sense and courage of Helen Keller. Also, someone needs to remind Mr. Durst that the word "dumb" is no longer appropiate when speaking of persons who cannot speak.
Are we "the people" supposed to assume that he is trying to be funny?
That may be California humor, but it would not be in Alabama.
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