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Attention APP Club. Sunday the 4th at 1:15 PM we will be going to see Wreck-it Ralph. If you want to go see the movie and can't make that time we might just reschedule if the need is large enough. Meet up at ground floor entrance of the UC for carpooling at 12:45. Remember, if you are a dues paid member you get half of your ticket covered by the club. I hope to see y'all there.
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And it was awesome. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped out, you all made it a success.
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Omnicon is drawing near, and we still need volunteers! If you'd like to volunteer, let watanner42 know, and he'll get you set up. Volunteers get free admission to the convention, and $10 value!
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Please note that we had the time and place incorrect on our calendar for the MTG event. It is actually going to start at 6:00 PM tonight in the Multi-Purpose Room. Hopefully, we didn't confuse too many people...
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Our Faculty Adviser Mr. Andy Smith has moved himself to some fancy new digs in New Hall North Room 352. He welcomes visitors, so if you'd ever like to chat about APP, Science Fiction/Fantasy literature, or anything else awesome, feel free to stop by.
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October 26th, 2011, 05:40 AM #1
Introduce yourself
Hey all,
I'm so very excited that sffworld has given me my very own place in the "Official Author forum". I was saying to the moderator when he sent me the email that I, "fell like a real boy."
For those stopping by, I'd love to know a little about you. Whether you've read any of my books, never heard of me, or are just curious.
So...come on in, sit on down, and introduce yourself.
October 26th, 2011, 09:13 AM #2
Awesome, Michael. Do us proud!
October 27th, 2011, 12:39 AM #3
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Well, hello there!
I haven't read your works, and am generally curious. I'm also a bit of a flake, so you may never see me again.
Hi Jon! I have read Shadow's Son and have Shadow's Lure on my Kindle waiting for me to finish GRRM's dragon tome.
Anywho...glad to see you here, Sullivan. I did read a few of your writing-tips posts. Very informative. Thanks for sharing.
October 27th, 2011, 01:56 PM #4
tsmo, thank you much. And give Michael's books a try. He's a bright star in the fantasy sky.
October 27th, 2011, 03:15 PM #5
OK Pinocchio welcome to the OFFICIAL AUTHOR forum section of our humble little area of SFFWorld.
Feel free to post all you'd like here and have fun.
October 28th, 2011, 07:23 AM #6
October 28th, 2011, 07:26 AM #7
Well I hope that's not the case (you not coming back...not the flake part...well okay maybe both).
Glad the writing tips were helpful. If you want to try out my stuff for free check out THe Viscount and the Witch it's a very short read (15 - 30 mins) and is pretty indicitive of the larger Riyria series.
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This is cool, didn't notice until now Mr. Sullivan has his own little section. Love the series, would recommend it to pretty much anyone.
And a question- when will Percepliquis be available from Ridan? Hopefully soon. Very much looking forward to it, and to rounding out my signed collection.
December 29th, 2011, 05:55 AM #12
Yeah, I'm really happy to have my own area here at sffworld - makes me feel like "a real boy." Glad you love the series and recommend to others - it is only through word-of-mouth that any books "make it."
We actually have a shipment of books sitting in the dining room - just waiting. Official date is 1/16/2012 but if Heir of Novron hits the street before that we'll launch as soon as it is available. We can't completely time this...both Theft of Swords and Rise of Empire hit the bookstores early. Orbit wants the books to be "out there" pretty much simultaneously...they had the good idea of moving Percepliquis to mid-month and Heir remains "officially" end of month - so short answer....1/16/2012...longer answer - as soon as Heir starts showing up in bookstores. We'll keep you posted by a post here on the forum.
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Hey! Saw some of your posts on these forums so i decided to check out your books when I went to the bookstore. Picked up Theft of Swords, read the first few pages and the back, and bought all three books haha in the middle of Theft of Swords right now and lovin it! Writing anything new??
Regards, Remi
February 3rd, 2012, 05:28 AM #14
Well...thanks for the support! I'm always writing something new
Since finishing The Riyria Revelations I've actually written two books, resurrected a third, and am working on a fourth. By the terms of my contract I can't "release" anything until six months after the release of the last book (this is not an uncommon as publishers dont want competition for the work they just put out).
The next book that will probably hit the streets is Antithesis. Here is what I currently have as the back of the book blurb.
Have you ever wondered about how the world would end?
No, well dont sweat it, most dont and those that do figure it will come about due to a dramatic change in climate, a widespread disease, or war. Thats what weve been taught to believe and our brains are always eager for a rational explanation, but our minds werent always so logical. There was a time when people believed in myths and magic, but in todays scientific age what cant be proved doesnt exist.
I was the same way until I met Winston Stewart. That was the day I learned to believe in much more than I could seenot the least of which is fate. Fate is an amazing thing. It put Gandhi in South Africa, Nelson at Gibraltar, Newton under the apple tree, and Winston Stewart on that train in Alexandria Virginia. You dont know who Winston Stewart is? You will.
February 23rd, 2012, 02:48 PM #15
Hey all! I just want to say, if you're reading Mike's books, don't drink anything when you're reading them because things like cranberry juice goes everywhere!
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I remember the first time I saw The Pet Shop Boys in concert nearly a decade ago, after only knowing their music. I seriously wondered what sort of crazy world I stepped into. Neil Tennant seemed to be walking down a ramp in slow-motion while singing a song with an orange fright wig on his head (Chris Lowe wore the same fright wig on the keyboards), and nearly every other song had some visual element attached to it. I expected a normal concert, and got craftsmanship, so it was a lot to absorb at once. It was all just so thought out and artfully constructed. And none of the elements were just distraction, filler, or nonsense happening on a screen behind him that didn't matter.
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For The Pet Shop Boys, the wall was sometimes a flat screen, staircase, dancing platforms, you name it. The 'cube' theme was reinforced with the band and the backup singers wearing multi-colored cubes on their heads for the duration of the opening song, Heart. Tennant (who is openly gay, btw) made it through the set with multiple/quick costume changes, including a tuxedo for one song, while two dancers in red dresses punctuated the perfect moment.
The set was a nice mix of new and old songs, with Tennant gesturing obviously to his surroundings during the opening strains of their Village People cover 'Go West,' about moving to California for a better life. The band also did their Willie Nelson cover 'Always On My Mind,' and a surprising cover of Coldplay's 'VIva La Vida,' with Tennant strolling around the stage with a crown and cape. Some of my favorite songs 'Can You Forgive Her?' 'New York City Boy,'Suburbia,' 'Se A Vide E,' and 'Being Boring' also found their way onto the set list, before they closed the show with 'West End Girls.' They also played several cuts from their most recent, and altogether enjoyable album, 'Yes.'
After attending some recent big shows like Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews (ick) and Pink, it was interesting to see a show where the visuals were an integral part of the experience, and not just live video of the performer up close. I've been making a conscious effort at recent shows to avoid looking at the screens, because I don't want to pay to see a concert and essentially watch television, but in this case the video was never live, thankfully. Plus, you really couldn't avoid it. It was projected nearly onto the band, dancers, and backup singers, and consisted of animation, video, and other random imagery.
The Pet Shop Boys have contributed a lot of tracks to the soundtrack of my life, and never enough of them seem to show up in their concerts, but to see a 25-year-old band that is so gracious, driven, and committed to advancing its unique sound, art, and vision is always inspiring. And, seeing them in concert just makes you want to listen to so many of their songs again, both to rediscover them, and to connect with the moments in your life in which they play a part.
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Yes, and although they claim to have fixed the correlation issues now, we can't be too sure until we give it some time. It definitely seems like an odd one, especially with what @jimg has said.
JerseyF1 commented on the post, Vettel rumours "not helping" Ferrari – Alonso 5 months, 2 weeks ago
In any case, at Ferrari we have not used the radio for any performance related reasons. We tend to use it to control temperatures
@jimg I spotted the same thing (although obviously the rules have changed again […]
Dr. Jekyll commented on the post, FIA makes last-minute cuts to radio message ban 5 months, 2 weeks ago
@jimg you mean all the half-point races leading up to the abu dhabi?
I wonder how much oil they had to sell to buy 25 points from all the other races
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@jimg I have no idea, I guess one steward could deal with two drivers at the same time (it's not like they are having a continuous conversation). But yeah, if they need 22 stewards, that would be pretty ridiculous.
Max Jacobson commented on the post, 2014 mid-season F1 driver rankings part one: 5-1 6 months, 2 weeks ago
I am @jimg. Read the section of the article I have questioned.
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@jimg – Wonder how ERS will factor into the fuel consumption picture. More ERS capability should equal lower fuel consumption?
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@jimg I don't believe there's a pressure/boost maximum this year, is there? I saw someone make calculations saying that up to 3.5 bar should be about the maximum due to air/fuel ratio.
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@jimg Some teams use the prime/option distinction, some use the hard/medium/soft/super-soft distinction. I use the latter because it conveys more information. I wouldn't want to mix both styles in the same article.
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Russell Martin admits he would be surprised if no-one came in for Robert Snodgrass following Norwich's relegation.
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Former Norwich manager Chris Hughton never lost the dressing room, according to club captain Russell Martin.
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ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- A local family's vacation fun is a distant memory after they found out they were dropped by their cell phone provider for excessive roaming while on their trip.
Ken Myers' family vacation in Arkansas was a much-needed getaway, but checking in on elderly loved ones was also a top priority.
"My wife's father is soon to be 90 years old and we want to make sure he's safe," said Myers. "My mom, who can't walk very well, I want to make sure she's ok."
The Myers have been Sprint customers since the early 90's and, with the everything data plan, they figured they were safe using their cell phone freely in Arkansas.
But what they thought was normal usage was not, according to Sprint.
Without previous warning, the Myers received a letter from Sprint saying their service would be terminated the first week of December.
Sprint points to a service plan condition allowing the company to terminate service without notice if monthly off-network usage exceeds certain limits.
Apparently the Myers' cell phone use in Arkansas did just that.
"We we're on someone else's carrier, which we had no indication of either on our phone or a text message saying you're getting close to your data messaging limit," said Myers.
This action from Sprint seemed a little off, so News 4 checked into it.
"Soon as you called, we got a call from Sprint," said Myers. "They told us we were on probation and they were going to watch us."
That's good news and definitely beats being dropped as customers all together.
A spokesperson said "unlimited" usage does not apply while roaming. Sprint also said it generally warns customers violating the terms and conditions of their agreement, and monitors their accounts for a time to give them an opportunity to change their behavior.
Since the Myers usage was so unusual, Sprint's cutting them some slack.
No matter who your cell phone provider is, there are different things you can to do protect yourself from similar situations.
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Patents are geographically limited. For example, a US patent gives you rights only in the US. To pursue international patent protection, you typically start by filing a "priority" patent application in your home country. This can be a regular patent application, or a provisional application in countries like the US and Australia. Either way, this "priority application" serves as a placeholder for any future international patent applications.
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Alternatively (or in combination with the PCT), the applicant can file directly into the jurisdictions where he is seeking protection. Direct filing is exactly what it sounds like: the applicant prepares distinct sets of forms and files an application into each country directly.
The terms "direct filing" and "Paris Convention" are used interchangeably. The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, established in 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. Under the Paris Convention, an applicant who files for patent protection in a member country receives the same intellectual property rights as a national of that country would. The actual process of applying for patent protection under the Paris Convention is often called "direct filing."
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H1N1 swine flu infects commercial swine in USA, reports USDA
Thursday, November 05, 2009 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews EditorKey concepts: H1N1, Swine flu and Pork
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(NaturalNews) The pork industry desperately wants you to believe "the Big Lie" about swine flu: That it can't infect pigs, and therefore it's perfectly safe to buy and eat lots and lots of pork products.
It's a merry little tale, and it would be a nice little piece of information to pass along if only it were true.
But it isn't.
H1N1 swine flu can and does infect pigs. And the safety margin for eating pork products from H1N1-infected pigs is not well known.
In fact, the USDA just confirmed H1N1 infections in commercial pigs (the kind used to make those pork chops you ate for breakfast). This is the first time that a commercial herd of pigs has been publicly acknowledged to be infected with H1N1 swine flu by the USDA. (And we all know from watching the USDA's behavior on mad cow disease that the agency goes to great lengths to downplay any such reports...)
The timing of the announcement is, not surprisingly, highly suspicious. Just a few days ago, the USDA negotiated an end to the pork import ban placed on U.S. pork products by China. Before the ink on that agreement was even dry, the USDA -- surprise! -- announced they had discovered this H1N1 infection in commercial swine in the U.S.
This particular commercial herd of swine was located in Indiana. (The USDA isn't saying where.) But here's the best part: The USDA did not ban those pigs from being used in the food supply! At least I couldn't find any such report after scouring the web looking for one. This means these swine flu infected pigs could end up on your dinner table (if you eat pork, that is).
This isn't the first report of H1N1 infecting pigs in the USA, by the way. A few weeks ago, H1N1 infections were confirmed in show pigs at the Minnesota State Fair. Nobody seemed to care, since people weren't planning on eating those show pigs ("Looks good on stage, but tastes even better on the plate!"), but now that H1N1 has been found in commercial herds, suddenly things seem different.
H1N1 swine flu has already been detected in swine herds in Canada, Australia, the UK and many other countries, according to an AP report. So this discovery isn't exactly the world's first.
Of course, any rational pork eater would have already figured out by now that the H1N1 virus is so mild, it poses virtually no health risk to anyone with some vitamin D and a healthy immune system. So technically speaking, even H1N1-infected pork probably poses no real threat to your health.
Then again, eating pork isn't a very rational act to begin with, especially given that pigs are smarter than Man's Best Friend (your family dog) and that they're treated quite inhumanely in the pork producing factories and slaughterhouses. But I guess if you're crazy enough to eat dead pig flesh, a little extra H1N1 probably won't cause you any more harm.
By the way, H1N1 has also crossed from humans to cats and infected a cat in Iowa (http://content.usatoday.com/communi...). Since H1N1 already contains viral fragments of bird flu, human flu and swine flu, it makes me wonder how crazy things might get if it now starts combining with house cats. Could we soon be looking at Feline Swine Flu?
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USDA: Ind. pigs test positive for swine flu; first instance of H1N1 in commercial herd in US
By: HENRY C. JACKSON
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.
The USDA said it discovered four tissue samples that tested positive for the virus using its swine surveillance program.
The sample was collected in late October, and the USDA said the pigs as well as the people caring for the animals have recovered.
Last month, tests confirmed that several show pigs at the Minnesota State Fair contracted swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus.
The USDA declined to say where in Indiana the sick pigs were located.
USDA officials have stressed repeatedly that instances of pigs with swine flu do not pose a threat to consumers of pork products.
Still, word of a commercial herd contracting the virus for the first time is bad news for the pork industry, which has struggled with poor prices blamed on swine flu fears and the global recession.
Agriculture experts expected that swine flu would eventually show up in domestic swine and a vaccine for hogs is being developed but not yet available. News of the virus in pigs came after herd infections in several other countries, including Canada, Australia, Argentina, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Norway.
The positive tests in Indiana came just days after U.S. officials successfully negotiated an end to one of the more damaging commercial effects of swine flu — a six-month ban on pork imports to China. Officials expect the Chinese to reopen their import markets, offering pork producers an opportunity to export to what was their fastest growing market before the swine flu outbreak.
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(AP) The U.S. Department of Agriculture says at least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement Monday that USDA officials have begun to reach out to international organizations and are emphasizing that H1N1, also known as swine flu, cannot be contracted by eating pork products. The USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the presence of H1N1 after an initial test suggested that as many as three pigs may have had the virus. CBSNews.com Special Report: H1N1 Virus USDA officials say the infection of a so-called show pig doesn't indicate an infection of commercial herds because show pigs are in separate segments of the swine industry. |
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. USDA Prepares For Swine Flu To Hit U.S. HerdsSeptember 11, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government expects swine flu to reach domestic pigs this year, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking to speed a hog vaccine. Producers are being asked to follow protocols such as reporting cases to veterinarians or the government, removing affected swine from their herds and avoiding contact with infected animals. The USDA has given several animal vaccine manufacturers the "master seed virus" from the swine flu strain now circulating among humans. Scientists have said humans cannot contract swine flu by eating pork, which the USDA representatives reiterated on Thursday. "We expect that influenza H1N1 will hit our swine herds, and that's why we're making the preparations that we're making," Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan told reporters on a conference call Thursday. Pigs can get influenza just like humans do, said Dr. John Clifford, chief veterinarian for the USDA's animal-health division. They typically recover and have few deaths. So far, H1N1 infections of swine herds have been reported in Canada, Australia and Argentina, he said, but not the U.S., yet. "We are saying to producers and to their veterinarians when pigs are sick with influenza, they should recover before they should be moved to other facilities or to slaughter," he said. "Then they're perfectly healthy and fine to move on." The animals will be safe to slaughter and be eaten, he said. Clifford said the USDA will help investigate cases where humans may have come into contact with affected pigs. Producers have been concerned that an outbreak would hurt the already-struggling pork industry. Producers have been hit by record high feed costs last year and slower exports as foreign countries like China limit their U.S. pork purchases due to concerns about swine flu. |


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I often confess to you that I hate nutritional yeast flakes. Well not anymore! I've rediscovered them and realized why I hated them in the first place. My story, and why you should consider embracing nutritional yeast flakes too. For health and flavor!...
Where to Find Nutritional Yeast. It's 8pm on a tired Thursday. I am wandering the aisles of Whole Foods Market with my poor husband in tow, an over-filled, incredibly heavy hand cart strapped to his wrists. "It has to be here!" I mumbled to myself as I wandered down every aisle - on a mission. A mission to find nutritional yeast.
I looked in the spices and baking section - scouring each jar-filled rack from almond extract to za'atar. No such luck. I looked in the yeast section - nothing. Hmm, of course! Look in the nutrition section! OK, OK, I didn't figure that one out myself. I had to ask a WF employee - he graciously ushered me over to the nutritional yeast section - right below the smoothie mixes and protein powder. Aha!
There were about five or so brands - large canister containers. I settled on the Kal Nutrition brand of Nutritional Yeast Flakes. I chose that brand because it had a few added in vitamins like B12 and folic acid. Yay! I was so excited to find it because I had been looking for it (although not so-proactively until now) for a few months. I smiled widely at my hubby, "Isn't this exciting?!" He wasn't as excited as me, but that's OK. So off to the checkout stand we went.
Nutritional Yeast Flakes Taste Test: Take Two! Now you see, I've bought, tasted and tried nutritional yeast flakes in the past. About 5 years ago I bought a small curious bottle of nutritional yeast flakes at some grocery store. I forget the brand. I tried making vegan mac n cheese. It was horrible! I then tasted the flakes in another recipe and still - horrible. The flakes smelly fishy and rancid and almost sour. I decided I did not like nutritional yeast and would never try it again!
Cut to five years later, when I tried THIS nutritional yeast in a pasta recipe and love, love, loved it! One sniff from the canister and I knew these flakes were yummy. Nutty, salty aroma. Yum! (FYI - nutri-yeast is very low in sodium) My final stance is that I either bought a very poor brand of nutri-yeast or it simply really was a rancid, gone bad bottle. Odd. Anyways, I'm so thrilled to have resolved my "issues" with nutritional yeast. I was really starting to wonder about my vegan taste buds - since every vegan I know raves about vegan nutri-yeast mac n cheese...FYI I will be posting TWO NEW nutri-yeast mac-n-cheese recipes later tonight - or this weekend! yes! Here is a sneak peek of one of my recipes:
Side Note: The one thing that really spurred me to try nutri-yeast again was the fact that I love Edward and Son's vegan boxed mac n chreese. It is flavored by nutritional yeast...this was my first inclination to do a do-over taste test.
Now let me convince you why nutritional yeast flakes are so gosh darn healthy!...
Nutritional Yeast Flakes and Health. Healthy as can be! Here are just a few reasons why nutri-yeast flakes are healthy (I am taking nutrition info from my Kal Nutrition Nutritional Yeast Flakes canister):
*no added wheat, corn, milk, egg, soy, glutens, sucrose, animal products, artificial colors, starch or preservatives.
*gluten free
3 Tbsp contains:
*only 80 calories
*9 grams of protein, only 1 gram of fat (not saturated) and 14 grams of carbs.
*5 grams of fiber
*11% RDA of potassium
*only 5mg of sodium, that's <1% RDA*820% RDA vitamin B-1*720% RDA vitamin B-2*370% RDA vitamin B-3*560% RDA vitamin B-6*310% RDA folic acid*150% RDA vitamin B-12*40% RDA selenium*25% RDA zinc*4% RDA ironand more vitamins and minerals..
*There is a wide variety of amino acids, vitamins and minerals in nutritional yeast that I did not list - too many to list on one post. But you can read the nutrition label on your brand's bottle to check out all the good stuff.
Animal Product Free. Nutritional Yeast, contains no animal products, yet it does contains a lot of nutrients that are usually plentiful in animal products. This is great news for vegans.
How Nutritional Yeast Flakes are Made. Kal Nutrition brand yeast states this: "Kal Nutritional Yeast is primary grown on molasses. The natural source produces yeast flakes containing a full spectrum of essential amino acids and a balanced variety of B vitamins......traditional brewer's yeast is produced through the brewing process and can have a bitter aftertaste."
Interesting! Who knew nutritional yeast could 'grow' on molasses. And you know I adore molasses for its taste and nutritional value. Molasses: Goo that's good for you.
I hope I have convinced you to give nutritional yeast flakes a try. And FYI, remember, you might find nutritional yeast flakes in the "nutrition" section, under the powdered smoothie mixes, not in the yeast section! :) ...hope that saves you and your shopping buddy a few trips down the aisles... or online:
Nutritional Yeast. I buy mine at Whole Foods. Kal and Bragg's brands are my favorites at WF. More info. You can also buy Nutritional Yeast online...
I also love One Lucky Duck's Nutritional Yeast $6.75 online.
*My mac n cheese post coming soon...
Nutritional Yeast Flakes. Hate -> Love!
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THE Thatcham man who died on Tuesday after the bicycle he was riding was in collision with a lorry has been named as the town's cricket club captain, Robb Fraser.
Tributes have flooded in from Thatcham Town Cricket Club to Mr Fraser, of Henwick Lane, who died aged 40.
Mr Fraser had been cycling along the Bath Road, at the junction of Pound Lane when his bicycle was in collision with a Hanson lorry just before 8am.
He was rushed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading by land ambulance, but later died.
Mr Fraser was the current Thatcham skipper for a club which he had been a member of since the age of about 14, and he worked for New Greenham Park-based Marcolin UK.
The chairman of the cricket club, Nick Cornish, said that Mr Fraser's many roles included selection, fundraising, player representation and committee membership.
He said that since joining the club at a young age, he had gone on to become an all-round team player with outstanding ability who played cricket at a very high level.
"Robb was a family man who involved his whole family within the club," he said.
"Robb always had time for everyone especially the young members of the club.
"Tributes have been coming in from local cricket clubs which show how much respect Robb had within the community.
"We have lost a friend. Robb will leave a big space within the club"
He added that the club would find a fitting way to remember him.
The secretary of the cricket club, Ian Redmond, who had known Mr Fraser for about 15 years, said that a hole would be left in the club, not just in terms of playing but in regard to the other things Mr Fraser was involved with.
He said: "He made a massive contribution to the life of the club over the years.
"He was just a massive part of local cricket and he was a positive person.
"It's tragic now but come the cricket season it's going to come back again because he is not going to be around."
The vice chairman of the club, Nick Bishop, said that Mr Fraser was instrumental in integrating the club's overseas players to make them feel like part of the community while they were over here playing.
He said: "He had a huge amount of respect from opponents; there have been a large number of messages from clubs we play against."
Anyone who witnessed the collision on Tuesday, January 24, or has any other information is asked to contact Pc Samantha Allen from Three Mile Cross roads policing unit, on the police non-emergency number 101.
Thatcham cyclist who died is named
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Council Bluffs Men Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – On September 18, 2012, Steven Lacey Etherington, age 27, and Nicholas Joseph Franks, age 34, both of Council Bluffs, Iowa, were sentenced in United States District Court in Council Bluffs for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Franks was also sentenced on a charge of felon in possession of a firearm. United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Etherington to 150 months in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Judge Jarvey sentenced Franks to 133 months imprisonment, plus 5 years of supervised release for the drug trafficking conspiracy, and 120 months imprisonment, plus 3 years of supervised release for the firearms conviction, with the sentences on both counts to be served concurrently. The Court also ordered Etherington to pay a $100 special assessment for the Crime Victim Fund, and Franks to pay a $200 assessment for the Fund. Both Defendants are in the custody of the United States Marshal pending designation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons facility at which each Defendant will serve his sentence.
Each Defendant was charged in a multiple count Indictment dealing with various drug trafficking charges. Both Defendants pled guilty to participation in a conspiracy to distribute up to approximately 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of methamphetamine, involving at least 5 people, with the conspiracy lasting from in or about December of 2008, to at least in or about July of 2010.
The conspiracy involved distribution of methamphetamine to some females under age 21, the operation of a drug house in Council Bluffs, and trading stolen property for methamphetamine.
Franks was also involved in the sale, in Council Bluffs, on or about July 27, 2011, of a stolen Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun and fifty one 12 gauge shells to what he later learned was an undercover officer from the SouthWest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force. At the time of the sale, Franks had previously been convicted of Theft in the Second Degree, a felony under Iowa law.
This case is related to United States of America v. David Lynn Fisher, Southern District of Iowa Criminal No. 1:11-cr-021. In that case David Lynn Fisher, a co-conspirator with Etherington and Franks for a period of time, was sentenced to 117 months imprisonment, plus 5 years of supervised release for his role in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
This case was investigated by the SouthWest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.


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Monday, September 10, 2012
CARLTON, Ore. — Driving southwest from Portland an hour or so through the suburbs, you hit the heart of Oregon's wine country rather suddenly. Here the mountainous Coast Range slopes to the Willamette Valley floor, which is smothered with vineyards that produce some of the best pinot noir on earth. |


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Jon Bon Jovi Walks Fan Down The Aisle In Las Vegas
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Jon Bon Jovi gave a die-hard fan away during her wedding in Las Vegas on Saturday (October 12th), according to Ultimate Classic Rock. Bon Jovi escorted Branka Delic down the aisle during the ceremony held at the Graceland Wedding Chapel -- where back in 1989, Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea also tied the knot. Delic had created a Facebook site urging Bon Jovi to attend the wedding, because if he didn't, she just might have to skip the nuptials to catch the band's Vegas concert. A post on Delic's Facebook page read: "All her life, Branka thought she would marry Bon Jovi himself. Sadly, at the age of 34, she realized this would never happen, and she accepted (Gonzalo "Gonzo" Claderia's) proposal instead . . . Gonzo has waited 14 years for this day, and if Branka skips it, he'll have to wait 14 more."
Delic told The Sydney Daily Telegraph that prior to the ceremony, Bon Jovi sent a limo to pick her up and met her at the chapel, saying, "'So, are we going to do this?' There were all these other brides there, and you should have seen the looks on their faces. I didn't cry because I didn't want to ruin my makeup and look awful."
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Rob was spotted jamming out with actor Dermot Mulroney on Sept. 16, following reports he has reunited with Kristen Stewart. Read on for all the details.
Robert Pattinson was allegedly playing guitar with Dermot Mulroney in a Los Angeles club on Sunday Sept. 16 amidst reports that the actor has reunited with Kristen Stewart. Do YOU think Rob and Kristen are keeping their alleged reconciliation private for the time being?
Whether or not a reconciliation between Rob and Kristen has actually happened, the hunky Brit seems to be keeping himself busy by playing music.
"My sister in law jammed w/ Rob Pattinson on guitar, and Dermot Mulrony on cello last night. Brilliant and stupifying 2 watch. Life is weird," director Adam Shankman tweeted.
Back in August, Rob admitted during an MTV First interview that he's interested in getting himself back into music.
Rob, 26, answered a fan's Twitter question about music by saying, "I've been writing a lot of stuff recently. With Twilight coming to a close, I feel more comfortable doing that." He added, "I miss it. I might do some stuff soon."
So, does Rob feel it's too early to expose his alleged reconciliation with Kristen? Is that why he was spotted without her last night?
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Are Rob and Kristen hiding a reconciliation?
More Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson News:
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- Kristen Stewart: Worried About Robert Pattinson's Relationship With Katy Perry
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I used to really want Rob to cut an album but now I just don't know. I was such a huge fan of both Rob and Kristen before the poop hit the fan. I do think there was something staged about what happened. I think everybody does now. Regardless of who you think was behind it all Summit/Lionsgate, Rob, Kristen, Liberty, Rupert or all of them, somebody decided the fans feelings don't matter. Why should we let them matter to us anymore then. I hate to sound mean and I hate feeling this way but somebody took the electricty out of the twilight saga for millions of fans. As a mother I can't stand to think of all the younger fans out there upset by all of this. It's just sad. I can't think of anything Rob and Kristen do again, films or music the same way ever again. Just plain sucks. Well almost done work for the day. Time to pick up my kids, do homework, make dinner, do baths, get them to bed and clllapse on my own bed just to do it all over again tomorrow. I used to love having twilight as my little break from it all. Oh well that's Hollywood for you.
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I agree with you, but I don't think it was with Rob or Kristen. Who in there right mind would want to taint there reputation as badly as it is., maybe they didn't think it would go that far I don't know, but I have a new slant of Hollywood now I never had before. She did have a fling with Rupert I think, but the pictures, were made to white wash, or give another slant of doubt on Kristen. I myself are quite disgusted with the whole mess. I so enjoyed them both together,it put hope in love it was so nice while it lasted. Now my only hope is that now, that they are together again, that we don't have to go through the cat and mouse game, like are they or aren't they game. I will totally give Hollywood and them my official good bye and won't go and see BD part2. Can't they, just be honest or am I wishing for a star!
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what a sweet name , but you are being mean . dont think the scandal is staged , no one wants negative publicity , kristen has lost so many fans , why would she have an affair with a married man . that would be the worst kind of thing to do .
sometimes it is hard to accept it but the explaination is very simple , they were together , she had the affair and they have broken up for now . they are very young probably would not have lasted too long anyway .
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I agree with you except I believe that Rob and Kristen were in the hoax and that is too bad that they were not considerate of their fans especially the young girls who look up to them–they could have said no to the studio reps. If they have to do this kind of publicity for their movies than that tells me that they do not have any faith in their own talents nor their fans.
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Um, HL where in Adam Shankman's tweet did it indicate that Rob and Dermot were at a LA club? Don't you think there would have been more than Adam's tweet if the jam session was done in public. It sounds like this jam session was at a private party or residence. Also just a fyi..Rob and Dermot have the same agent. Rob seems to be friendly with a lot of Stephanie's other clients, like Anthony Mackie for example. So it is not that far fetched that Dermot and Rob are friends.
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It was not in a club. At was at a private event. Probably the wedding party Kristen's publicist Ruth went to (with Beau Nelson). Kristen was probably there too. HL makes a story out of one tweet.
Mulroney is a friend of Kristen too (they were in two movies together). When Hl would do more research they would have a even bigger story to tell……..
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul reached out to gun advocates on Saturday, trying to shore up support from a major voting bloc in Kentucky also being courted by his Democratic opponent.
The Bowling Green eye doctor whose campaign Web site sports footage of him blasting away with an automatic rifle signed autographs and glad-handed with well wishers at a Louisville gun show. It's not an unusual venue for Paul, who attended similar events during his GOP primary race.
"I'm a proud defender of the Second Amendment," Paul, a member of the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America, told gun advocates Saturday. "We must be ever vigilant of our Second Amendment Rights."
Murray Republican Lewis Drake worked his way through a throng to encourage Paul, son of former Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul, to continue his candor on the issues.
"I want honesty," Drake said. "Our country is in a terrible fix, and trying to find out the truth is hard to do. That's what I like about Rand Paul. He tells it like it is."
Some of Paul's recent statements, however, had sparked widespread anger, causing him to retreat from the national scene for nearly two weeks. He had suggested that government shouldn't require private businesses to serve minorities. He defended the oil company blamed for the Gulf oil spill. And he told a Russian TV station that babies of illegal immigrants shouldn't automatically receive U.S. citizenship.
Paul addressed none of those issues on Saturday, instead putting the focus on gun rights.
Paul faces Democrat Jack Conway in the November general election in Kentucky, where the NRA routinely gets involved.
Conway, the state's attorney general, also is vying for the NRA endorsement, said campaign spokeswoman Allison Haley.
"Jack Conway is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and gun owners' rights," Haley said, noting that the group has given Conway an "A" rating for his record on gun issues.
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Who doesn't want the gun vote?
Didn't blue-blood John Kerry pick up a shotgun in 2004?
Too bad AP doesn't have the cojones to ask anyone about the UN small arms treaty that Obama is throwing his support behind as stated by Sec. Clinton. They'll just let that one slip quietly into law.
AP should not present themselves as journalist. This is an op-ed piece and extremely biased. Give the man a chance. He is hardly out-of-the-box and the liberal bashing is trying to demonize and frame Rand Paul as back woods nut case. I would like to hear his ideas. I don't need a journalist to tell me what to think. I'm sorry; I didn't mean to compliment you by calling you a journalist.


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Herbalife (HLF) Rises After Fourth-Quarter Estimates Beat Expectations
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Herbalife (HLF - Get Report) rose 7.22% to $69.02, up $4.65 from its previous close of $64.37, at the close of the trading day on Monday after the nutrition company announced fourth-quarter estimates for profits and sales above analysts' predictions.
The company also announced it had increased its share repurchase program by $500 million to $1.5 billion.
Herbalife reported Monday it earned between $1.26 and $1.30 a share, excluding items, for the fourth quarter that ended on Dec. 31. Analysts had expected profit of $1.17 a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Fourth-quarter sales also rose approximately 19.8%, which equates to approximately $1.27 billion. Analysts had expected $1.22 billion.
The news was not all good, though, as the company forecast first-quarter profit of $1.24 to $1.28 a share and claimed the weak Venezuelan bolivar had hurt its earnings. Analysts expected $1.40 a share.
Investor William Ackman also created a new Web site to claim that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme, a belief he has held for quite some time. He claimed on this new site that Herbalife found new distributors through a business that had been convicted in Canada a decade ago of running an illegal pyramid scheme. TheStreet Ratings team rates HERBALIFE LTD as a "buy" with a ratings score of B. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate HERBALIFE LTD (HLF) a BUY. This is driven by several positive factors, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 2.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 19.3%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- Powered by its strong earnings growth of 34.69% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 74.62% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, HLF should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
- HERBALIFE LTD has improved earnings per share by 34.7% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, HERBALIFE LTD increased its bottom line by earning $3.95 versus $3.32 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($5.25 versus $3.95).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and greatly outperformed compared to the Personal Products industry average. The net income increased by 26.9% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $111.87 million to $141.95 million.
- The gross profit margin for HERBALIFE LTD is rather high; currently it is at 51.32%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 11.69% is above that of the industry average.
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Slope clearing, use of habitat as pasture, human traffic, and predation by shrews are the principal threats to this survivor from the Ice Age.
Algific slopes support Iowa Pleistocene snails and other unusual species. These steep slopes are comprised of talus at the base and are connected to upslope sinkhole drainage systems; cold moist air moves through the system and percolates out around the talus. Approximately 281 acres of slope sites supporting the snail have been purchased as part of a multi-agency acquisition program involving the Fish and Wildlife Service, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and The Nature Conservancy. A prospectus has been prepared for management of these slopes as inclusions in the Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge. Critical areas are being fenced to prevent grazing and human foot traffic.
Additional purchase of habitat and fencing is needed, as well as continued monitoring to determine population status and extent of threats.
In both FY 1991 and FY 1992, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received $9,000 to fence algific slope sites and monitor populations of the Iowa Pleistocene snail. This also benefits another endangered species, the northern wild monkshood (Aconitum noveboracense).
Iowa Department of Natural Resources: The Department has purchased and protected several algific slopes containing this species in a continuing effort to provide for its protection.The Nature Conservancy: The Conservancy purchased eight algific slope sites, then transferred three to the Fish and Wildlife Service. The Conservancy continues to monitor the species and contact landowners to secure protection of other algific slope sites.
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