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December 31, 2007Question of the Week: What Game Do You Resolve to Finally Finish in 2008?With 2007 about to end in just a few hours I started to go through my New Year's Resolutions. Oh sure, I got the "regulars" in there – lose weight, get in shape, blah, blah, blah – but the ones that I really spend some time thinking about and actually try to keep are my "gaming resolutions." You know what I'm talking about, which games do you "absolutely resolve to finally finish next year?" Which brings me to this week's question, "What game do you resolve to finally finish in 2008?" We gamers are a strange bunch. We complain all the time that there aren't enough new games to play and we're always on the lookout for the "next best thing". But yet I don't know a single gamer who doesn't have a stack of games waist high that they still haven't finished. Oh yes, one day they'll finish every single game on that stack! For myself my stack has gotten so large that I just start gaming off which are around 10 years old (I'm looking at you Ogre Battle 64!). But I've been so good this year when it comes to finishing games (personally I love that most games are now 5-10 hours long!) that I plan on actually finishing a few off my stack. Right after I get through a few of the holiday games I still have lying around I plan on finally finishing up Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (I freaking loved the first one, I need to finish this one), Folklore (I need to slough through this one over a long weekend), and Rogue Galaxy (I just love this game, but it's so damn long!). Of course I still need to finish up a few "ancients", such as Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard (go ahead and laugh but it's actually a fun game, and I love D&D), Clive Barker's Undying (I hate it when I wait so long to finish up a FPS that their "cutting edge graphics" turn into "cell phone game graphics"), Star Trek: Elite Force II (yes, I'm aware that Star Trek is off the air, but it was still on when I first got this game ... I just need to finish this before the movie comes out!), and way too many more to mention. Oh why Great Gaming God In The Sky do you temp me with so many games! I vow never to buy a new game again until I finish the ones that I already have! I really do!!! Yeah, that should last until the 3rd week of January when Advance Wars: Days of Ruin comes out for the DS. Oh crap, there's another game I never finished... So what about you, game(s) do you resolve to finally finish in 2008? Let's see... Final Fantasy XII, Devil May Cry 3 (almost beat it), Suikoden V, and Rogue Galaxy. Those are just a few I've played and stopped for some reason. I almost beat DMC3 but the last boss fight frustrated me so much, I had to quit before I killed somebody. Yeah, I'll work on those. Also, I still have a used copy of God of War sitting in my shelf with the store's plastic wrap on it.
I have a list a mile long especially for console this gen. Lets see Crackdown, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Oblivion, Metriod Prime 3, Mass Effect and a few others but the all time game that I have been putting off finally finishing that is number 1 on the list the game I occasionally pick up do just a little bit more before I forget about it again for another year and a bit is. Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of time. That game has been unbeaten forever, ever since I originally got stuck in the Water Temple I have been putting it off. I have since beaten that temple but I never got around to finishing that game I just play a little bit every few years. Posted by Cobra at December 31, 2007 10:23 PMI want to finally play Psychonauts. The game that so many gamers (though in reality so few people) consider one of the best games ever continued to elude my time. Most likley during the inevitable Summer gaming drought I resolve to play through this game, though with all the people singing it's praises, I'm almost worried it can't possibly match the hype. Posted by Clayton A. at January 1, 2008 12:05 AMI hate to say it, but maybe one day I'll finish Bioshock. I love it, it's a great game, but it's pretty long. Moving into full-time work, I kind of like short games. Also, I am up to the final stretch of Final Fantasy III on DS. Maybe I'll finish it. It'd be nice to finish one FF game in my life. :-) Also on my mental list: Half Life 2: Ep 1 and 2, Psychonauts, Destroy All Humans, The Warriors (PS2), Guild Wars Prophesies main missions, and many more. Posted by Greg at January 1, 2008 1:46 AMLet's see here. I'm planning on finishing the NIS games I have lying about. That includes the post-game maps, too. I've been a WoW subscriber for 4 months now and only got to level 25 :( Also, Metroid Prime 3 needs playing. Posted by Chris Conlon at January 1, 2008 3:54 AMOh man, I have a few games on my pile of shame. Even though I absolutely love The Orange Box I haven't had time to finish episode 1 or 2 yet. I've been playing the hell out of TF2 and Portal and I played through HL2 again just to experience it all at once. I also really, really need to finish Twilight Princess too. I should really finish Super Mario Galaxy too. Again, I love these games but other stuff gets in the way. Posted by robotplague at January 1, 2008 4:58 AMHeh - I just finished Star Trek Elite Force 2 a few months ago! Undying is another one of those that I've played a large way through several times before getting distracted. Perhaps in 2008. The one that I absolutely PROMISE to finally put to rest is the original North American Fire Emblem GBA release. I've played this game since 2003 and loved it when I played it. In fact, I've played it in three different CONTINENTS (North America, South America, and Europe). I'm about 5 missions from the end...it's time. Posted by T-BirD at January 1, 2008 5:58 AMLets see. I haven't finished "Psychonauts". And "Half Life 2". I don't stand a chance. Posted by Peson21 at January 1, 2008 7:25 AMi never knew there was so many people like me, i am a nightmare for getting games and then getting so far and thinking right i dont want to finish this game yet, so it go's on the stand and i never do get around to playing it again..so before the biggys come out this year (mgs4, gta, haze, battlefield bad company and so on) im going to finish what i have and then i can trade them in when there worth somthing.. ive just done half life 2 now i must do episode 1 and 2, then cod 4, assassins creed,resistance f.o.m,uncharted drakes fortune and timeshift. anyway happy new year to you all and happy gaming for the whole year to come.. Posted by slysi at January 1, 2008 9:18 AMFunny, I was thinking of this very same question today. The game I want to finish is KOTOR. I started it well over a year ago and I'm about half way through. I know there is a story twist in there but I haven't made it there yet. Posted by LadyM at January 1, 2008 1:05 PMThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be great to finish. When last we left our hero, he was escorting a wagon home safely. However, I hate escort missions. Psychonauts, too, as Raz has just discovered the answer to "Who Is The Milkman?" And finally, getting Samus to pull all three levers to lower the shield in Metroid Prime Corruption would be great, too. Posted by Robb at January 1, 2008 3:53 PMHmmm, let's see... Jet Force Gemini I finish most every game I start, and some games I never finished and will have to start over from the beginning FFX -PS2 I usually finish all of my games, one at a time, so the pile of shame isn't that big. Psychonauts (I only played the very enjoyable demo) That lag in my "gaming schedule" has been caused (as always) by massive RPGs, that take all my free time: NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer (finished it) & The Witcher (still playing). I got about three-quarters through Neverwinter 2, and then got sidetracked on other games and never finished it, even though I REALLY like the game. So I guess if I had to pick one, that's it. Also, not sure you can ever call an MMO "finished" but I do want to finally get a WoW character all the way to 70. Posted by Pfellah at January 2, 2008 10:56 AMMaybe we should have a separate question on games we intend to crack-open from previous years. Part of the problem is that I have to literally examine my collection to remember what I forgot! Posted by Robb at January 2, 2008 11:36 AMFor me, most games I played this year on home consoles I finished. However, the same can't be said for games on my DS. The primary culprit is most definitely Final Fantasy III - progress has been slow but steady since I bought it back in July but this game is sooooo long! Hopefully, I'm in the final stages now. Another title would be Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Again, I think I'm at an advanced stage but I need to put in some time to put it over the line. Posted by Azalia at January 2, 2008 1:05 PMI am currently working my way through Blue Dragon. I tend to get distracted easily, and with less and less free time for gaming, I wouldn't be surprised if I don't manage even just that this year. But my stack of games keeps growing, and it doesn't help when I add a new RPG to the pile. The list goes on :( Baldur's Gate 1, 2 and Fallout 2. Posted by Laurence at January 3, 2008 9:44 AMPC game Beyond Divinity from Larian Studios - I've been working on it off and on for 3 years. Posted by Karen at January 3, 2008 3:01 PMGah! Reading those comments reminded me that I haven't finished Lego Star Wars 2 either (I've done episodes 4/5 but not 6). Others near the top of my want-to-finish list are Okami, BioShock, HL2 (Developer Commentary mode), NOLF2, and Jade Empire (Closed Fist; already done Open Palm). There's also several games I've already bought and want to start playing but am resisting until I've pruned the incomplete list down a bit. And uncountably many that I'm fairly sure I won't get back to since I've lost interest in them (at least for now). I haven't yet figured out which category FFXII falls into -- I did start playing that a little bit (with the understanding that I didn't want to commit too much time to it, since my pile was already quite large), and I do think I should give it a bit more of a chance, but I'm not convinced that it's really my genre after all. Posted by Miral at January 4, 2008 1:56 AMSorry for the double-post, but I meant to also say: at least I've finally finished Psychonauts (yesterday!). I bought the PS2 version a couple of years ago but only got as far as the tank boss. (I suck at boss battles.) But following last week's podcast, I repurchased it on Steam and got all the way to the end (level 100, too). In fact I started playing it on New Years Day, so I guess it was a kind of resolution ;) Posted by Miral at January 4, 2008 2:03 AMPost a comment
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Any advice on buying a tree for a small backyard in Phoenix, Arizona? I've seen some information on this site, but I thought I'd ask anyway, for any additional input.
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Hi. You might want to look at the following: 1. Little leaf ash (fraxinus greggi). It can grow to 15 ft. high and about 8 feet wide. It is an ideal tree for the Phoenix area, not too large, is drought-tolerant, and should fit into your back yard without any problem. It is deciduous, but, in Phoenix, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Three other trees you might consider are: 1. Catclaw acacia (acacia gregii) which grows to 18 feet with a width span of 15 feet. It is also deciduous, but great for Phoenix. 2. Blue Palo Verde (Ceridium x Parkinsonia), which grows to 20 X 20. 3. Desert Willow (Chilopsis linarus), 20 X 15. This is not a true willow, although it looks like one. It is more closely related to the western catalpa. For a list of trees that are great for your area, you might try the following website: http://www.epwu.org/conservation/plants.html |
Here is a link that might be useful: Desert Gardens
I have a tree that I think fits the bill but I don't know the name of it. It's leaves look like a Ficus tree but it gets spikes of tiny white flowers. The flowers are really not very ornamental, more a fuzzy look than true flowers. Bees love them as do hummingbirds. We have a repeat nester in ours for the last 3 years. The Tree is 4 years old and about 7-8 feet tall and about 7 foot across base. It does take prunning well, just need to get my hubby on the ladder to get the top of it. We water it once a week in the summer, deep, and everyother week in the winter. It does get a little water greedy when it blooms so I tend to trim about half of them off since they start to weigh down the branches too much anyway. I think it might have Japanese in its name, sorry not much help. If your interested I could take a pic and posted it. It sheds very little leaves, the only "shedding" time is from the blooms that turn into small pods. Since I trim most of them off I don't notice clean up. It's not a huge tree but it does shade my pool room very well from the setting sun. |
Pithecellobium flexicaule (Texas Ebony) is a beautiful evergreen tree for the low desert. Many great examples in Phoenix. Check them out at the Desert Botanical Gardens.Enjoy! dl |
I vote for the desert willow...beautiful, large trumpet shaped flowers in either white, white edged in pink, or white edged in purple... Several together are great as a screen and open, dappled shade. Twisting stems, usually multi-trunked, but can be trained to one trunk if you want. |
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Al Dente (Formerly La Forchetta)
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Burrata with roasted tomato; meatballs "La Forchetta style"; zucchini flowers with ricotta and mint; gnocchi with sausage ragu; spaghetti with soft-shell crab; lasagnette; zuppa inglese; bombolini with chocolate sauce; tiramisu.
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Starters $5.95 to $9.95, entrées $7.95 to $19.95.
Drama-plagued chef Roberto Donna may struggle with debt and angry ex-employees from his former restaurants Galileo and Galileo III, but at this tangerine-accented trattoria near American University, he captures the soul of his native Italy with such dishes aslasagnette mingling tomato sauce and creamy béchamel and perfect gnocchi in fontina and cream. Pizza is getting there—the egg-topped Uovo has a satisfying, spongy crust—but the pastas steal the show. Donna's pedigree is showcased most strongly in the speciali di chef section of the menu, featuring seasonally changing appetizers, entrées, and pastas.
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Ross Schnell is living the dream. The Grand Junction, Colorado, local is a professional rider who doesn't need to race. He drinks espresso each morning, beer after every ride, has an impeccable work shop inside his impeccable garage and he also owns own of the best bike shops in the country, Fruita's Over the Edge. He's proof that following your passion and staying true to yourself—even if it means making some sacrifices along the way (okay, ditching Lycra may not be the ultimate sacrifice, but you get the point)—is the path to true happiness, or at very least a pretty sweet life.
Check out this short film to see just how, life is good for this iconoclastic rider.
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Arizona Coyotes re-sign David Moss to one-year deal
The Arizona Coyotes signed forward David Moss to a one-year contract Friday.
Moss, an eight-year NHL veteran, has played with the Coyotes for the last two seasons, tallying 13 goals and 29 assists in that span.
Coyotes insider Sarah McClellan reports the one-year, one-way deal is for $800,000. He previously earned $4.2 million over two years in the Valley.
The 32-year-old spent the first six years of his career with the Calgary Flames, where he scored 61 goals and had 63 assists.
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Conceived as part of sculptor Seward Johnson's impressionistic vision, Rat's Restaurant transports degusting diners into Claude Monet's beloved town of Giverny with cosmopolitan home cooking served overlooking a delicate lily pond. Launch your exploration into head chef Shane Cash's exceptional dinner menu with the petit escargot, featuring lemon verbena, escargot butter, and parsley tortellini ($15). Sophisticated palates can decorate themselves with a delectable selection of entrees, including Scottish halibut, a fresh pan-roasted catch accompanied by cauliflower puree and almond-caper meuniere sauce ($30). Before stepping into the attached Grounds For Sculpture galleries and discovering the secrets of scratch-n-see artwork, enjoy sips from a menu of hand-crafted cocktails and an eclectic wine list.
The New Jersey State Museum & Planetarium grants residents and visitors a lifelong education in science, history, and the arts through its collections, exhibitions, programs, publications, and scholarship. Founded in 1895 and accredited by the American Association of Museums, the complex holds more than 2.6 million artifacts, specimens, and works of art in its collections. These pieces pique viewer curiosity in themed exhibits, exploring art periods, relationships between Native Americans and European settlers, natural history, and other topics.
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The Old Barracks was constructed in 1758 to house British soldiers during the French and Indian War. Since then, the barracks have seen many turbulent times, including serving as a military hospital during the American Revolution. Now converted into a museum, patrons can walk through the barracks, read about colonial and American history, and view 18th-century artifacts and weapons. 45-minute guided tours are also offered on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
If a subject is art-related, chances are you can learn about it at Around the Corner Art Center. With a slate of teachers who specialize in working with specific age groups and art mediums, students can learn how to sketch or sew, hone their brush strokes, and construct mixed-media pieces. With all these disciplines under one roof, there is a class for everyone from children to college art students to adults. The staff's love of art even extends to the birthday parties they host, with artistic themes that may include recreating a famous painting or learning how to draw cartoons, anime, and manga.
As the mother of four busy kids, Darcy Meys understands how important it is to find a place where the whole family can come together for some fun, quality time. She opened Art Attack in order to provide other families with an affordable, kid-friendly space where can they meet to work on creative projects, such as painting pottery or fusing glass. Minimizing cost is the lack of studio fees?visitors simply pay for their bisque, then spend as much time as they need to paint it with a custom design, even if it means they have to come back another day to finish. And since schedules are sometimes hard to coordinate, parents can bring in their brood whenever everyone has free time, without making an appointment. But Art Attack isn't strictly for kids?BYOB ladies night out parties allow groups of adults to have the entire studio to themselves, provided they leave their imaginary friends at home.
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A preocupaAS:A-L-o do presidente Lula em evitar sanAS:Aues ao IrA-L- vai
alA(c)m da negociaAS:A-L-o nuclear e de seu status na diplomacia
O temor do Brasil A(c) que, aprovadas pelo conselho de seguranAS:a da ONU,
essas retaliaAS:Aues tambA(c)m afetem diretamente o comA(c)rcio entre os
dois paAses.
A componente comercial da defesa do acordo nuclear entre Brasil, IrA-L- e
Turquia ficou claro nas conversas de Lula com seus ministros no voo de
volta da viagem ao paAs persa.
Segundo a Folha apurou, Lula comemorou com seus ministros o impacto do
acordo nas exportaAS:Aues brasileiras. "Nossas relaAS:Aues comerciais com
o IrA-L- vA-L-o crescer e muito com esse acordo", disse o presidente A
comitiva no retorno ao Brasil.
Chefe da missA-L-o empresarial que acompanhou Lula na viagem ao IrA-L-, o
ministro Miguel Jorge (Desenvolvimento, IndA-ostria e ComA(c)rcio) admitiu
A Folha a importA-c-ncia comercial de evitar sanAS:Aues contra o IrA-L-.
"Evitar sanAS:Aues terA! um efeito econA'mico importante para o Brasil",
afirmou o ministro, citando que contratos celebrados com os iranianos
poderiam ser afetados principalmente pelos riscos de bloqueio de
pagamentos de exportaAS:Aues.
Durante a visita de Lula, 64 empresas participaram de contatos com cerca
de 250 empresas iranianas. Foram fechados negA^3cios que vA-L-o
representar exportaAS:Aues de US$ 7,7 milhAues. AlA(c)m disso, hA! ainda a
previsA-L-o de US$ 61 milhAues de contratos em negociaAS:A-L-o.
AlA(c)m disso, empreiteiras brasileiras que participaram da missA-L-o,
como Queiroz GalvA-L-o, Andrade Gutierrez e OAS, tA-am interesses em obras
naquele paAs. O ministro MA!rcio Zimmerman (Minas e Energia) disse A
Folha que hA! negociaAS:Aues para parcerias na construAS:A-L-o de uma
usina de 2 mil megawatts no IrA-L-, de porte mA(c)dio.
Miguel Jorge disse que hoje boa parte dos pagamentos de exportaAS:Aues
brasileiras ao IrA-L- A(c) feita via Dubai por conta dos riscos de
sanAS:A-L-o. Com isso, o custo das vendas brasileiras fica mais alto.
Segundo ele, se aumentar o risco de novas sanAS:Aues, ou elas forem
aplicadas, isso vai desestimular os exportadores brasileiros pelo receio
de bloqueio em pagamentos, que atrasam o recebimento das vendas A quele
Nos primeiros quatro meses do ano, as exportaAS:Aues brasileiras para o
IrA-L- cresceram 62%. O paAs persa se tornou o segundo maior importador de
carne bovina brasileira. Apesar de ser pequena a participaAS:A-L-o (0,9%)
no comA(c)rcio externo brasileiro, o governo aposta no seu crescimento e
na diversificaAS:A-L-o de mercados.
Serra convoca aliados para definir vice em sua chapa A PresidA-ancia
A cinco dias da convenAS:A-L-o que oficializarA! sua candidatura A
PresidA-ancia, o tucano JosA(c) Serra se debruAS:ava ontem sobre nove
currAculos para a vice de sua chapa. Os nomes em anA!lise sA-L-o de DEM,
PSDB e PP.
Segundo aliados, Serra nem sequer descarta a indicaAS:A-L-o do senador
Tasso Jereissati (CE). Dono de temperamento forte, mas com votos no
Nordeste, Tasso foge do padrA-L-o apontado como ideal pelo candidato.
Em conversas que invadiram a madrugada de ontem, Serra pediu a seus
principais colaboradores uma avaliaAS:A-L-o do perfil dos cotados para a
chapa atA(c) sexta-feira, vA(c)spera da convenAS:A-L-o nacional do PSDB,
no sA!bado.
O prazo foi encarado como um indAcio de que Serra sA^3 deverA! anunciar
seu vice logo apA^3s a convenAS:A-L-o. Outro sinal estA! na
disposiAS:A-L-o de manter o presidente do PP, Francisco Dornelles (RJ),
entre os potenciais vices.
Com um pA(c) no governo federal e prestes a optar pela neutralidade, o PP
espera a evoluAS:A-L-o das pesquisas para decidir seu futuro na
AtA(c) lA!, o PSDB investe no PP nos Estados, incluindo Minas, Rio Grande
do Sul e ParaAba, na tentativa de viabilizar uma alianAS:a.
O comando da campanha tambA(c)m aposta na recuperaAS:A-L-o de Serra a
partir da semana que vem, quando serA-L-o exibidas as inserAS:Aues do
PSDB, para atrair o PP.
A opAS:A-L-o por Dornelles nA-L-o A(c) consenso entre os aliados. HA! no
PSDB forte defesa pela chapa puro-sangue, mesmo sem AA(c)cio Neves.
Entre aliados de Serra, a torcida A(c) pelo presidente nacional do PSDB,
SA(c)rgio Guerra (PE), pelo seu trA-c-nsito entre os aliados.
Apesar do temperamento inquieto, Alvaro Dias (PR) aparece como um nome que
tem boa imagem pA-oblica.
O prA^3prio Guerra, no entanto, tem alegado que a indicaAS:A-L-o de um
democrata evitaria tremores na alianAS:a. No DEM, sA-L-o cotados o
deputado JosA(c) Carlos Aleluia (BA) e o lAder do partido no Senado,
Agripino Maia (RN).
Embora Agripino tenha um nome consolidado no cenA!rio polAtico, Aleluia
A(c) admirado por Serra do ponto de vista tA(c)cnico.
Ainda no DEM, o nome de ValA(c)ria Pires Franco (PA) aparece como
Sob pressA-L-o para anunciar seu vice ainda na convenAS:A-L-o, Serra tem
recomendado calma. A avaliaAS:A-L-o dele A(c) que, esgotadas as investidas
em AA(c)cio Neves (MG), A(c) possAvel amadurecer a escolha.
Os cotados para a vaga de vice foram objeto de discussA-L-o num jantar na
noite de anteontem entre os principais articuladores da campanha de Serra.
A* mesa, Guerra, o deputado Jutahy MagalhA-L-es (BA), o coordenador
administrativo da campanha, JosA(c) Henrique Reis Lobo, e os tucanos
Ronaldo Cezar Coelho e MA!rcio Fortes, ambos do Rio.
No jantar, realizado na casa do secretA!rio estadual da Cultura, Andrea
Matarazzo, o comando da campanha tambA(c)m fez uma anA!lise sobre o
potencial de arrecadaAS:A-L-o para a disputa.
Embora um grupo defenda a fixaAS:A-L-o de um teto de R$ 250 milhAues, a
conclusA-L-o A(c) a de que nA-L-o hA! capacidade para tanto. A previsA-L-o
de receita, segundo tucanos, A(c) inferior a R$ 200 milhAues.
Brazil to vote against Iran sanctions
06.09.10, 18:24 / Israel News
Brazilian delegation to United Nations Security Council said Brazil has
decided to vote against aggravating sanctions on Iran. (Reuters)
Poland signs deal on two new aircraft for top officials
Text of report in English by Polish national independent news agency PAP
Warsaw, 9 June: Poland's defence ministry and EuroLOT signed an agreement
to charter two Embraer 175 aircraft for Poland's VIPs on Tuesday [8 June],
the defence ministry and Poland's national carrier PLL LOT said in a joint
The four-year agreement may be shortened or extended.
EuroLOT is a regional air carrier owned by Poland's state treasury and PLL
Embraer 175 is a state-of-the-art passenger plane, equipped with the
latest radio-navigation facilities and ensuring the highest standards of
flight comfort. It can carry 82 passengers.
The need to replace Poland's antiquated planes for VIPs has been discussed
since 1990s. The matter gained new impetus after an air crash near
Smolensk on April 10, 2010 which killed 96 passengers, including Poland's
The new Embraer plane, painted in Poland's national colours, made its
first flight with Poland's government officials on board on Wednesday. The
plane took Prime Minister Donald Tusk to Brussels.
Soybeans Decline on Bigger-than-Estimated Brazil Production
June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Soybean futures fell in Chicago on concern output
from Brazil, the second-largest exporter, will grow faster than expected,
stoking competition among suppliers.
Futures for July delivery declined for a third time in four sessions,
losing 0.3 percent to $9.2825 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade at
2:18 p.m. Singapore time.
Farmers in Brazil, the biggest shipper after the U.S., will harvest 68.7
million metric tons of soybeans this year, more than a May 6 estimate of
67.9 million tons and more than last yeara**s output of 57.2 million tons,
the Agriculture Ministrya**s crop-forecasting agency Conab said yesterday.
a**Soybean prices, to our mind, have a downward bias because of the supply
response,a** Luke Mathews, an agricultural commodity strategist at
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said by phone from Sydney today. Investors
are waiting for the next supply-and-demand outlook to be released by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 10, he said.
Soybean production in China, the worlda**s biggest importer, may drop 3.3
percent to 14.5 million tons in the year from Oct. 1, the China National
Grain & Oils Information Center said today.
Corn for July delivery was little changed at $3.37 a bushel after trading
between $3.365 and $3.385.
Oil, Dollar
Higher crude oil prices and a weaker dollar may help boost the appeal of
U.S. crop supplies to importers and investors, CBAa**s Mathews said.
The Dollar Index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six
major currencies including the yen and the euro, declined for a second
day, dropping 0.3 percent.
July-delivery crude advanced 1 percent to $72.73 a barrel in New York as
confidence among U.S. small businesses grew and an industry report showed
a drop in the countrya**s crude supplies, boosting optimism that demand
may expand.
a**The outside markets are a little bit friendlier, particularly the
weaker start to the Dollar Index and crude oil prices trading in positive
territory,a** Mathews said. a**Thata**s helping support the grains
July-delivery wheat added 0.4 percent to $4.3375 a bushel. South Koreaa**s
Major Feedmill Group bought 110,000 tons of wheat through a private
negotiation yesterday, according to three industry executives who took
part in the transaction.
CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Koreaa**s biggest food processor, and Dongah
Flour Mills Co. jointly bought 23,300 tons of milling wheat for shipment
between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15 in a tender yesterday, said two industry
officials who participated in the bidding.
IBM To Open Research Lab In Brazil
In a move that underscores the growing importance of emerging markets and
the globalization of innovation, International Business Machines Corp.
said it will open a research laboratory in Brazil with the cooperation of
the country's government.
The lab, which will help IBM to develop technology systems around natural
resource development and large-scale events such as the Olympics, is IBM's
ninth research lab and the first in South America. It's also the first new
IBM research lab in 12 years.
"We are very excited about Latin America and Brazil in particular," said
Robert Morris, vice president of services research at IBM. "Some of the
pressing problems around sustainability are present in Brazil."
Currently, IBM says it has a handful of researchers at existing IBM
locations in SA-L-o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Over the next few years, the
lab will hire more than 100 researchers, who will join the about 3,000 who
already work in the technology giant's other research labs. Mr. Morris
said IBM would recruit workers with doctorates in computer science, math
and physics from both Brazil and other regions.
IBM Brazil general manager Ricardo Pelegrini said the company chose Brazil
for the newest research lab because of the "big growth opportunity we have
seen here." In the first quarter of 2010, Brazil's gross domestic product
expanded 9 percent from a year earlier, faster than any other Latin
American economy. Brazil is the second-fastest growing economy among the
BRIC countries, behind China, which expanded 11.9 percent in the first
quarter, and ahead of India and Russia.
A key IBM focus is selling technology and services to large fast-growing
emerging nations such as Brazil, and in smaller markets such as Vietnam,
Czech Republic, and Argentina. By 2015, IBM expects to generate 25% of its
revenue from those emerging markets, up from 19% last year.
"IBM is aiming to establish a network in the Southern hemisphere," said
JoA-L-o Ferraz, managing director at Brazilian Development Bank. "We will
help them to set foot in the region."
The Brazil lab also highlights IBM's desire to create a global innovation
network. In Brazil, IBM sees opportunities to develop technologies that
will help Brazil to safely extract its huge stocks of oil, gas, water and
other natural resources. And with Brazil hosting the World Cup in 2014 and
the Summer Olympics in 2016, IBM says those events will help the company
to develop software systems that help companies and governments to manage
large clusters of people. Social networking tools that work on mobile
devices, for instance, could help the government to ease traffic
"If we invent things for natural resource management, we will quickly
export that to China and India," said Mr. Morris. "The work we do in
Brazil will export innovation into other countries."
HCL Technologies Announces Enhanced Focus on IT Infrastructure Services in
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL and NOIDA, INDIA, Jun 09, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX)
-- HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider,
today announced that it will aggressively focus on the Brazil market and
aims to expand and strengthen its breadth of Infrastructure Services in
the market. This announcement was made at the Gartner Outsourcing Summit
2010 -- Latin America being held in Sao Paulo, Brazil where HCL
Technologies is a Platinum Sponsor.
HCL announced plans to expand its infrastructure footprint in the region
by setting up a multilingual service desk facility to support its global
and local customers in Rio Grande do Sul. This facility will also provide
global support for Telecom and Mainframe customers worldwide.
HCL's Infrastructure Services in recent past has been Ranked No. 1 in
Traditional Infrastructure and Remote Infrastructure Management
Outsourcing by Datamonitor-Brown Wilson Group Survey 2009-10 and was also
named amongst 2009 Top 10 Infrastructure Providers by TCV by TPI. HCL
Technologies Infrastructure Services Division (HCL ISD) recorded a CQGR of
16.5% for the last 4 quarters.
Brazil is the largest domestic market in Latin America and boasts of a
mature IT industry accounting for over 50% of the IT spend in the region.
HCL Technologies' growing presence in Brazil is strongly influenced by the
region's rapidly growing economy, expansion of Multinational companies in
the market and the increasing globalization of Brazilian corporations.
HCL Technologies recently completed its first year of operation in Brazil
and currently employs over 150 people supporting both global and local
customers. These customers are serviced by HCL's world-class global
delivery center in Sao Leopoldo and its office in Sao Paulo.
"As the global economy recovers, organizations in Brazil face new growth
opportunities and many will need to make strategic investments in their IT
to help them bring new products and services to the market," said Sandeep
Kalra, Vice President, Emerging Geographies, HCL Technologies.
Speaking at the event, Mr. R Srikrishna, Executive Vice President, HCL
Technologies Infrastructure Services Division (HCL ISD) added, "Brazil,
being the second largest economy in the Americas, is bound to play a
critical role in the world economy. We believe Brazilian companies looking
to build world class IT organizations will look to leverage the expertise
on IT Infrastructure Management from HCL. We are, therefore, looking to
invest and expand our services in this market to include end user
computing services, data center services, information security & network
services and mainframe management services. We are confident that the
value proposition delivered by our service offerings is equally applicable
in Brazil as has been demonstrated in other parts of the world."
HCL already counts a large number of multi-national corporations, as well
as a number of local corporations in Brazil among its Infrastructure
Services customers. These organizations span across diverse industry
verticals, including manufacturing, retail, hi-tech, media/ publishing,
telecom and financial institutions that are serviced both locally as well
as globally by leveraging the HCL Global Delivery Network.
About HCL Technologies HCL Technologies is a leading global IT services
company, working with clients in the areas that impact and redefine the
core of their businesses. Since its inception into the global landscape
after its IPO in 1999, HCL focuses on 'transformational outsourcing,'
underlined by innovation and value creation, and offers integrated
portfolio of services including software-led IT solutions, remote
infrastructure management, engineering and R&D services and BPO. HCL
leverages its extensive global offshore infrastructure and network of
offices in 26 countries to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key
industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Consumer
Services, Public Services and Healthcare. HCL takes pride in its
philosophy of 'Employee First' which empowers our 58,129 transformers to
create a real value for the customers. HCL Technologies, along with its
subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.6 billion (Rs. 12,048
crores), as on 31st March 2010 (on LTM basis). For more information,
please visit www.hcltech.com
About HCL Enterprise HCL is a $5 billion leading global Technology and IT
Enterprise that comprises two companies listed in India -- HCL
Technologies & HCL Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's
original IT garage start-ups, a pioneer of modern computing, and a global
transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings spans Product
Engineering, Custom & Package Applications, BPO, IT Infrastructure
Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of ICT
products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL team
comprises over 62,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate
from 26 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. HCL has
global partnerships with several leading Fortune 1000 firms, including
leading IT and Technology firms. For more information, please visit
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forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking
statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact are
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'believes', 'strategy', 'opportunity', 'anticipates', 'hopes' or other
similar words. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements
include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding impact
of pending regulatory proceedings, fluctuations in earnings, our ability
to manage growth, intense competition in IT services, Business Process
Outsourcing and consulting services including those factors which may
affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, customer acceptances
of our services, products and fee structures, our ability to attract and
retain highly skilled professionals, our ability to integrate acquired
assets in a cost effective and timely manner, time and cost overruns on
fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration,
restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international
operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas,
disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully
complete and integrate potential acquisitions, the success of our brand
development efforts, liability for damages on our service contracts, the
success of the companies / entities in which we have made strategic
investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political
instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies
outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property, other
risks, uncertainties and general economic conditions affecting our
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Cost of oil extraction tripled these last years in Brazil
In five years, the cost of oil extraction in Brazil has tripled, US$ 3.42
per barrel in late 2003 to US$ 10.42 per barrel in late 2008. The
conclusion was culled from a survey conducted by the Institute of Applied
Economic Research (Ipea) in partnership with the Federal University of Rio
de Janeiro (UFRJ). According to the Ipea, the cost increase is a result of
issues such as shortage of equipment and services and oil drilling at
increasingly complex areas, such as offshore exploration at great
depths. "The oil industry has already mapped out the low-cost fields using
the existing technology. These have already been discovered. Thus, the new
findings tend to be more expensive. As a rule, the new frontiers of
exploration will be dearer," said UFRJ researcher HA(c)lder Queiroz.
He believes that the oil spill underway for over a month in the Gulf of
Mexico, off of the United States coast, should contribute for costs to
rise even further in coming years. "There will be a strengthening of
prudential measures in production and exploration routines. After the
accident, new practices will be established in the industry, in order to
increase safety and prevent another disaster," said Queiroz.
Petrobras, Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas multinational, announced
the discovery of more oil in the pre-salt area of the Campos Basin, off
the Northern coast of the state littoral of Rio de Janeiro. In a
statement, the oil company informs that the oil is located at a depth of
648 meters, in the Marlim Field, and that approximately 5,000 meters were
drilled in order for the reservoir to be reached. "Preliminary estimates
point to potential recoverable around 380 million barrels of oil
equivalent. Further testing should assess the productivity of these
reservoirs," says the statement. According to Petrobras, the new well is
located in an area near the existing infrastructure at the Marlim and
Voador fields, and 4.5 kilometers away from the P-27 platform, "which
should make the field's development easier, shorten the period required
for production to start, and possibly reduce the investment needed." The
state-owned company informed that the new discovery will be submitted soon
to the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel Agency (ANP, in the
Portuguese acronym).
Starting June 21st and until June 24, SA-L-o Paulo city will host the
first edition of the International Fair for Chemical and Petrochemical
Industry Suppliers (QuAmica & PetroquAmica). The exhibition, which will be
held at the Anhembi Exhibition Pavilion, is promoted by Reed Exhibitions
AlcA-c-ntara Machado and sponsored by Petrobras. Exhibitors at the fair
will include manufacturers of machinery, equipment, parts and inputs for
the chemical and petrochemical segments. Organizers are expecting to
receive 180 brands and approximately 12,000 buyers from 15
countries. Exhibitors that have already confirmed their presence include
Plasmatig, Hollbras, SchA 1/4tz Vasitex, Vanasa Multigas, Cestari,
Suatrans, Sigmafire by Clayton, ABS Group, Andritz Separation,Anhembi
Borrachas, Apexfil, Arxo, ABNT, Conesteel, Samia Internacional, Eesferas
Douglas, Dresser, Ega Master, Eka, Haver & Bocker, Jemp, KS Tools,
Labsynth, Longa, Luvez, Mausa, Montex, Soldas, Symbol VA!cuo, Tetralon
Bombas, among others.
During the period of the fair, the 13th Responsible Action Congress and
the 2nd Latin American Conference on Process Safety will also be held. The
meetings focus on themes such as progress in the field of process safety
and challenges facing the segment in fields such as environment, health
and social responsibility. Brazil is hosting the meeting for the first
Thirst for Energy Drives Construction of More Dams in Amazon
Two-thirds of the country's hydroelectric potential lies in the Amazon
jungle region, and protests by environmentalists, indigenous communities
and social movements against large dams there are expected to continue,
like those against the Belo Monte power station on the XingA-o river in
the western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy's (MME) ten-year plan to 2019, which was
unveiled for public debate last month, envisages building six
hydroelectric stations in the basin of the TapajA^3s river alone, which
crosses Mato Grosso and the adjacent northern state of ParA!.
The challenge for Brazil is "to maintain the renewable portion of its
energy mix" in order to live up to the commitment it made at the United
Nations Conference on Climate Change held in December 2009 in Copenhagen.
That means prioritising hydroelectricity, Minister of Mines and Energy
Marcio Zimmermann told foreign journalists at a press conference Monday in
Rio de Janeiro.
Zimmermann said the only alternative to hydroelectric power, a renewable
source of energy, was to increase thermoelectric power generation which
uses non-renewable fossil fuels and emits greenhouse gases that contribute
to climate change.
In response to calls by environmentalists for more investment in
alternative energy sources, the minister countered with cost comparisons.
The consortium building the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant has offered a
price of 77.97 reals (42 dollars) per megawatt-hour, while wind energy
cost 148 reals (80 dollars) per megawatt-hour at the most recent auction
last year, he said.
Although he acknowledged that the cost of wind energy has fallen by nearly
one-half in the last six years, Zimmermann said hydroelectric power would
continue to be cheaper for a long time yet. Only in countries which have
exhausted the potential of their rivers, as in Europe, do hydroelectricity
costs increase, he said.
The Brazilian energy plan proposes a four-fold increase in wind power over
the next 10 years, but the share of wind energy in the mix will still be
less than four percent of the total. Energy derived from biomass,
meanwhile, will remain at around five percent.
Brazil will increase its total installed capacity for electricity
generation from the present figure of 112 megawatts to 167 megawatts by
2019, according to MME projections. The contribution of hydroelectric
power is planned to increase from the current 83 megawatts to 117
megawatts, requiring new dams that will flood a total area of hundreds of
square kilometres.
The ministry's projections are based on economic growth forecasts of 5.1
percent a year on average, a rate that will be exceeded this year,
according to analysts.
The rise in energy consumption in Brazil has always outstripped economic
growth, largely because of population increase: more than two million
people a year become new consumers and raise demand for electricity.
This emerging country of 193 million people has a much lower level of
energy consumption per person than that of the industrialised world.
The rise in energy demand and the shock of the big black-out in 2001, when
energy rationing had to be enforced for several months, are key factors
driving the country's big energy projects. As well as hydroelectric
plants, the ten-year plan includes construction of a third nuclear power
station and several new thermoelectric plants fuelled by coal, oil and
natural gas.
Brazil's thirst for energy is also pushing it to make bilateral agreements
with neighbouring countries.
The government of leftwing President Luiz InA!cio Lula da Silva hopes to
harness the power of rivers in Peru, and in Guyana where MME is banking on
securing the lion's share of 14,000 megawatts, to be produced jointly by
the two countries.
Two hydropower plants shared by Argentina and Brazil on a border river,
the Uruguay river, with a combined capacity of 2.1 megawatts, are also
part of Brasilia's plans.
Minister Zimmermann rejected suggestions that Brazil's energy strategy is
in any way "imperialist." Buying and selling energy between states is
normal practice the world over, and Brazil's vision is one of "energy
integration" rather than political domination, he said.
The goal, he said, is to "optimise" electricity distribution and use. The
exchange agreement with Argentina is an example of mutual interest, he
added, as demand in Argentina is greatest in winter when heating is
needed, while consumption in Brazil is highest in summer, when air
conditioning is used.
Peru itself requested Brazil's cooperation for studying the energy
potential of its rivers and for building hydropower stations, since
Brazilian companies have developed the best technology in the field, the
minister said.
Zimmermann denied press reports that the governments of the two countries
were about to sign an agreement for building five new hydropower plants in
the Peruvian Amazon region, with nearly all the electricity produced going
to Brazil.
For the time being, "these are only studies," the minister responded to a
question from IPS.
But a Brazilian company, Odebrecht, has already won the concession for
building a combined dam, hydroelectric station and irrigation project at
Olmos, in northwestern Peru.
Energy development in rivers in the Amazon rainforest has triggered a huge
backlash in Brazil, with a united front made up of indigenous people, the
Movement of People Affected by Dams -- which claims to represent one
million people displaced from their land -- several environmental
organisations and scientists.
The Belo Monte hydropower station, now the target of the largest protests,
involves building a dam that will flood 516 square kilometres. The
original plan in the 1980s proposed flooding 1,250 square kilometres.
Thus "the impact has been greatly reduced," and plans to build four more
hydropower complexes on the same river, the XingA-o -- one of them calling
for flooding of 6,000 square kilometres of forest -- have been shelved,
said Zimmermann in defence of the project.
But environmentalists and biologists who have studied the river ecology
disagree with the reassuring statements from the minister and other energy
authorities. They say there will be a direct impact on two indigenous
territories that are home to 200 people.
Diversion of part of the river through two channels to fuel the turbine
generators will dry out a curve of the river called Volta Grande, where
the indigenous people and thousands of small farmers live. The result will
be a massive die-off of fish and river turtles, staple foods for the
riverbank communities, biologists say. (END)
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We are excited to have Doug from C&G Wines this Friday August 22 pouring wines from Piedmont producer Castello di Verduno. The new releases of Barbaresco are in and we have 3 to taste along with Barbera and Dolcetto. This is one of our favorite Italian wineries and a very old winery in the Barolo region. The wines drink well now but are also suitable for some extended cellaring. The cost of the flight is $10 and we start at 5pm. Come out and learn about a little more about one of Italy's top wine regions.
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College has extra challenges for the student with asthma. New and unfamiliar living quarters, school and social stresses, and other factors can trigger flare-ups. As always, prevention is important: Do your best to avoid triggers and to stay healthy. Update your asthma action plan, including how to deal with emergencies. These tips can help.
Before you leave for college, review your triggers with your allergist, pulmonologist, or primary care provider. Then review this list to see what adjustments you may need to make to your living area:
If your dorm has an old heating or cooling system, buy vent filters. Or, if your budget allows, a HEPA air cleaner. Change the filter often.
Try to avoid rooms with forced hot air heating.
If mold is present or you have a roommate who smokes, ask about changing rooms. A note from your provider may help you avoid a room-change or other fees.
Request a room without wall-to-wall carpeting.
Don't use secondhand rugs or upholstered furniture in your room.
Cover your mattress and pillows with allergy-free covers.
Wash linens weekly with hot water. Clean all surfaces, including the floor, every week. If your roommates won't help you clean, offer to do it in exchange for another favor.
Staying away from asthma triggers is one part of asthma-management. Another is staying healthy.
Ask your health care provider which vaccines you need. People with asthma need annual flu vaccines and also get vaccines for meningitis and hepatitis B. Check with your student health center about low-cost options.
Wash your hands often. Or use hand cleaners or sanitizers.
Eat balanced meals, get regular exercise, and get plenty of sleep. These can help you stay healthy. And avoid all-nighters; the stress on your body can increase the risk of an asthma flare-up.
If you're sick, take care of yourself. You may feel as though you're missing out, but you'll miss more if you end up with a serious asthma flare-up. Check with your professors and administrators about attendance policies and tell them about any special needs you have.
If college pressures, social challenges, or other stressors get to be too much for you to handle, look into student counseling services. They are often free or available at a reduced fee.
Here are other things that can help you manage your asthma:
Make sure you get answers to any questions you have about your asthma action plan. Make sure it's up-to-date and that you have copies with you.
Try to avoid triggers. Many young people on college campuses smoke. Try to stay away from smoking areas.
Take your controller medications every day or as instructed by your provider.
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I came across these cute little miniature trees at Joann's Fabric. The instant I found them I knew what I could do. Why not use them while gift wrapping? Well, after getting some gifts I was way too excited to bring my idea to life. I don't know about you, but to me gift wrapping is always my favorite part. It's so relaxing and kinda therapeutic. I truly enjoy seeing smiles the minute someone receives a gift, not because of what they're receiving but because of the wrapping HA! Yeah I know, I'm crazy and I know it!
Anyways, back to the tutorial… you will need some colorful twine, cute miniature trees and wrapping paper. I created mine with craft paint + craft paper. Simply stamp it as you wish, I made dots using a plastic screw HA! Once your gift is wrapped all you gotta do is tie a knot around the base of your tree when wrapping the twine around your present. It doesn't get any simpler than that! Take a look below. Tell me they're not awesome? I truly love the simplicity of them. Happy holiday friends!


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Just wondering about experiences with the bowflex, if it's worth buying.
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I own a floor, and two arms to do pushups with. Although I'm 6'3" 170lbs so you may not want to take my bodybuilding advice.
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It depends on serious you are about your workout. It is a quality machine, though on the expensive side, but it will give you the results you want IF, and only if, you stick with it. Also, a common misconception about fitness is that you can work out a set numbers of times/hours a week and therefore be in shape and this is simply not the case. What you eat, and don't eat, matters just as much as how often you are working out and the quality of these workouts. The bowflex is a serious machine that won't benefit you unless you're going to take it seriously. If you're on the line of medium to hardcore, it may be a good choice assuming you can afford it. Just remember that like with ANY workout machine/program if you try to cheat it you're really only cheating yourself.
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My closes friend, we have know each other since we were 1 years of age, purchased a BowFlex. It worked great, but not because it was magical, because he followed a very structured workout. The machine itself is quality, and really doesn't take up a huge amount of space. From using one, seeing his results, I have nothing against them. I also have experience with P90X, it is an at home workout routine. Again, nothing magical about it, but it is structured! So if you follow a structured routine you can see results, but you have to have structure and discipline. So to directly answer your question, it is a quality product. If you can afford it, go for it, maybe pick one up used for REALLY cheap. Is it or the P90X I mentioned magical? No! Nothing is. The fact remains true that the key is a structured routine, doesn't matter if it is a Bowflex, P90X, or milk jugs filled with water. It is a matter if you follow it, stick with it, eat right, that is what will have results. Bowflex, P90X, other equipment are just there to HELP with it.
I used to take protein, eat right, and do basic muscle building exercises to try to put on weight. No dice. I have a horrible metabolism for bulking up. The only thing that ever gave me even the remotest amount of definition is when I used to deliver furniture for a living. Even that just got me up to below average instead of scrawny beanpole. Now I'm a desk jockey and am at square one.
sigh... None of you guys know anything about weight lifting and the sorts, presumably bodybuilding. No, bowflex is not good, you'd rather spend your money on an Olympic weight set (300lbs is fine for beginners), a Power Rack (assuming home gym and that you're going to be training by yourself), and a FID Bench (Flat,Incline, Decline). Find the olympic set (weights and/or bars) + Power Rack on Craigslist, and bench on w/e site. If you plan on buying weights + bars separately, $0.5/lb is a common ratio (for weights).
Fifty cents a pound!?!? That's ridiculous! I work in the steel industry and we can sell scrap rail steel for .15-.20 cents a pound. Rail steel is some of the highest quality non-specialized steel available. Dang.


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The long mean dry season will soon come to an end in chaotic Thailand, where politics never sleeps. But a brief respite from the tension and heat has been found in the invasion by realty TV franchise family The Kardashians of the sun soaked shores of Phuket.
It's an unlikely invasion that has already been beamed far and wide. But for those in the know, the true location where Hollywood now resides in a luxury villa is actually over the bridge on the Thai mainland in Phang Nga.
While the global media machine spins online updates of darling Kim and her countless sisters, snap-happy paparazzi have gone viral with more bikini pics than one could even imagine existed in "Thongland". Yet despite the publicity frenzy, the press being the press has somehow confused the location as actually being on Phuket.
I've always known we American's have a poor sense of geography, but somehow this particular name game has a more sinister edge. Brand Phuket appears eager to devour its geographically close siblings, and to steal the global spotlight in the process. The high season has once again seen a surge of Russian travellers, and the word on the street is that Putin's Crimean plot might have given the Phuket puppet masters some ideas.
Things started off innocently enough, with some of the island's prized luxury real estate pushing off the island onto more pristine stretches of white sand where posh ultra villas started sprouting wings to attract the rich and famous. But maybe there is something more to this Russian connection as Phuket goes coastal with armed force?
The Kardasians, obviously, are more fond of smartphones and selfies than AK-47's, but for Phang Nga, as in Ukraine, the only defence may be to sulk off in abject anonymity.
Elsewhere in the region, Asia's resort real estate markets also continue to be headlined by their star destinations. Down in the southern parts of Indonesia, for example, where the property market is now looking beyond it's famous core, the brandologists are still stuck in the la la land known as "Beyond Bali".
You see, Hollywood and real estate have something in common. It's that headlining power and the iron fisted will to crush the competition, or at least confuse them enough to imagine they really are in Oz. Hey Toto, come on over!
Yes, its hot out there, nothing cold about it. Welcome to the "Warm War", where even the Russians want to holiday like the Kardashians.
In the end, world peace is just a tweet away.
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