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Parents new to the community now have a one-stop site to be welcomed and enroll their children in Grant County Schools.
The Grant County News wants to hear about someone special in your life.
It could be your sweetheart, your children, your parents, a neighbor or family friend.
The News staff wants to know why they are special.
If your letter is chosen, your special someone will be featured in the Feb. 12 issue of the Grant County News.
Emily and Lynn Wolz earned second honors for the first quarter at Covington Latin School.
They are daughters of Tom and Melissa Wolz of Dry Ridge.
With the way the Williamstown Lady Demons were playing, not even a three pointer at the buzzer could stop them from taking down Walton-Verona on the road.
The Lady Demons came away with a 45-44 win on Jan. 9.
Taking a 44-43 lead into the fourth quarter, the Grant County Braves knew they would have to execute in the final quarter to come away with a win against cross-county rival Williamstown, especially with the game at the Demons' gymnasium.
The Braves held on for a 54-50 victory, keeping them undefeated in the district and earning them bragging rights until the team's match up again on Jan. 30 at GCHS.
The Grant County Lady Braves have been a streaky team all season.
They started their season with a win, but followed that with several losses. The Lady Braves used the Grant County Invitational to kick-start their success, reeling off four wins in a row. But following losses to Simon Kenton and Pendleton County, Grant County finds themselves on the down slope again.
The Lady Braves lost to Pendleton County 60-48 on Jan. 12.
Against Walton-Verona, the Grant County Braves were looking to take hold of first place in the district.
With a 57-53 win on the road, the Braves did just that.
Now 3-0 in the district and 12-4 overall, Grant County is now in control of their district seed.
The Williamstown Demons were anxious to get back on the court after their loss to Grant County. Unfortunately for Trimble and Henry County, the Demons played with a passion to keep building on the success they have enjoyed this season.
The Demons defeated Trimble County 56-47 on Jan. 9 and came out ahead of Henry County 56-54 on Jan. 12.
On Nov. 8, 2008, the Grant County High School Speech and Drama Team attended the Scott County High School "Susan Moore" Invitational Forensics Tournament held in Georgetown. Fifteen teams from across the commonwealth were in attendance for the first official 'kick-off' tournament of the season.
The team sweepstakes (the overall team competition) ended with Larry A. Ryle High School placing third with 143 points, Grant County High School placing second with 191 points and Rowan County High School placing first with 211 points.
The Youth Performance Award winner for December is Felicity Spicer, a senior at Grant County High School.
Spicer, 17, is the daughter of Chrissy and Phil Williams of Crittenden.
Her class schedule this year includes AP English, chamber choir, pre-calculus, accounting, entrepreneurship, journalism and sociology.
AP English is Spicer's favorite class because she loves to write.


text: I know the answer to this I think, but I need to hear it again. Full squats are better on the knees than parallel squats right? I am asking this beccause over a month ago, I injured my knee. It has been getting better recently and I have been seeing a chiro that specializes in ART. Recently, he has had me doing partial squats for rehab purposes. Somehow in conversation last night, I said that I normally full squat and he looked at me like I was crazy and implied that might be how I injured my knee. When I rambled on about all the info that I had learned from you guys, he didn't look convinced, but only said that maybe my form was an issue. Since my knee is improving, I am squating somewhat deeper, but no where near a full squat. I don't want to do too much too soon and injure my knee all over again. But after all of this rehabilitation, full squats are the best way to go right? Not parallel? Does anyone have links to research on this that I can show the doctor?

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inBritish hip hop and grime purveyors Foreign Beggars have really stretched themselves with their latest and third album The United Colours of Beggatron, delivering heavy b-lines to go with the rapid fire emcee delivery, spitting our lyrics with a fervent energy that's infectious.
The title, and indeed all the blurbs, seem to imply that somehow this album has broken in to new genres; progressive, new, diverse. However, and to its credit, that's not really true. It's definitely different to their earlier works, but like them falls squarely in the hip hop sphere and that's how it needs to be heard and judged.
It's not all by the book, that's for sure. Asylum Bound is dismal and desolate in tone, a depressing platform from which to deliver a comedic take on what it means to be mad: "...calling this a madhouse but who's really nuts, All I do is watch TV and chew nuts," raps Metropolis before Orifice Vulgatron steps in to muse a bit more staccato from a nuts point of view.
Elsewhere Guilty Simpson pops up on Prove It which is as close as this album gets to Dre-like riff hip hop, using Guilty's laid back rap style, which is sort of paid straight, as if a Detroit-London connection existed whereas it really just highlights the hilarious discrepancy between the US tuff-talk and the English equivalent, which always sounds a little silly.
Elsewhere Don't Dhoow It slots in somewhere between garage and Missy Elliott, No Holds Barred is an homage to two stepping roughness in a short, violent burst of militancy and Keeping the Line Fat is a funky, disco infused R&Bish, electro-pop track featuring the vocal talents of Graziella.
My favourite track, however is No More and that's mainly because it's straight, down-the-line British rap, with enough of a tune to keep you interested but not enough to distract from what are some pretty funny lyrics. Produced by Noisia and with guest vocalists chipping in with tasty wit, it's a good opportunity to listen to some really nasty images, all delivered with aplomb, Kashmere "tickling Medusa's clit while she's sucking my…".
The only real issue I take with this album is that of the 19 tracks, only 11 make it past the three minute mark, making for sometimes bitty listening as musical asides, though sometimes interesting, break up any flow the album might have, and ultimately make you lose concentration. For all that, it's a good effort, and will sit nicely on the shelf, a bit of rough and smooth together with lyrical excellence and an off-kilter agenda.


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David Cameron and Nick Clegg introduces the Australian electoral system to the United Kindom.
David Cameron and Nick Clegg agree on fixed terms and voting reform
May 12, 2010
BRITAIN'S new coalition government has agreed to cut spending, raise the minimum tax threshold, set fixed five-year terms of parliament and reform the voting system as part of the nation's first power-sharing deal in 70 years.
Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron promised to make the Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg his Deputy Prime Minister and appoint four other Lib Dems to his Cabinet and 15 more as junior ministers.
Five days of talks between the two parties produced a compromise package that was the basis for the new Coalition, following a general election last week that ended in the first hung parliament since 1974.
Gordon Brown resigned as prime minister, ending 13 years of Labour Government.
The Lib Dems accepted Tory plans to put a new cap on non-European immigration, which could make it harder for Australians to work in Britain.
The two parties also agreed to cut public spending to reduce the budget deficit more quickly than the outgoing Labour government had planned, ditching the Lib Dem's argument during the election campaign that spending had to be sustained in order to prevent a double-dip recession.
The Lib Dems dropped their longstanding opposition to the renewal of Britain's Trident nuclear submarine program, but won Conservative support for a referendum on moving to the Australian-style preferential voting or "Alternative Vote" system.
Tories will be free to campaign in that referendum against the change, which would cost the Tories seats but make it easier for more Lib Dems to be elected seats
The youngest UK leader in almost 200 years, 43-year-old Cameron said he believed the country's first coalition since World War II would provide "the strong and stable government that our country needs".
Mr Brown's departure after three years as leader following a breakdown of coalition talks between the Labour and Lib Dem parties.
Mr Clegg's deputy and economic spokesman Vince Cable will join him in Cabinet with responsibility for the banking system.
From Mr Cameron's own Conservative team George Osborne, 38, became the youngest chancellor in more than a century, former leader William Hague became Foreign Secretary and Liam Fox became Defence Secretary.
Soon after Mr Brown announced his resignation Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha drove to Buckingham palace to take up his appointment from the Queen, whose first prime minister Winston Churchill was the last British leader to head a formal coalition.
Mr Cameron said he wanted to "rebuild trust in our political system (and) build a more responsible society here in Britain, one where we don't just ask what are my entitlements but what are my responsibilities, one where we don't ask what am I just owed but more what can I give."
Barack Obama was the first foreign leader to congratulate Mr Cameron, inviting him to Washington, and he was quickly followed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who invited him to Berlin.
Kevin Rudd spoke to Mr Cameron, advising him and his family to enjoy an hour of quiet time before the real job started.
As part of the price for their support the Lib Dems won a Conservative promise of electoral reform and tax changes built on the Lib Dem policy of removing income tax from people earning under 10,000, which would became "an aspiration" of the new government.
The Lib Dems said their coalition talks with Labour had failed because "the Labour Party never took seriously the prospects of forming a progressive, reforming government".
Many Labour MPs undermined the talks by making it clear yesterday that instead of compromising on their own policies they would rather go into opposition and emerge with a new leader to challenge the Tories and Lib Dems at the next election, after the coalition parties have tried to implement unpopular spending cuts.
Labour's Lord Mandelson told the BBC his party had been "up for" a deal, but the Lib Dems had "created so many barriers and obstacles that perhaps they thought their interests lay on the Tory side, on the Conservative side, rather than the progressive side".
When the talks failed Mr Brown went to Buckingham Palace to resign, and then gave a farewell speech in which he said Labour's failure to win the general election was "my fault, and my fault alone".
Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman replaced him as leader while the party elects a long-term successor.
Mr Cameron was soon standing outside the PM's official residence at 10 Downing Street giving his first speech as Prime Minister.
Paying tribute to Mr Brown and Labour, Mr Cameron said that "compared with a decade ago this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad and that is something we should all be grateful for".
"Our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority and we have some deep and pressing problems: a huge deficit , deep social problems and a political system in need of reform," he said.
"For those reasons I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
"I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, the stable, the good and decent government that I think we need so badly.
"One of the tasks that we clearly have is to rebuild trust in our political system."
Part of that would be stopping abuses of MPs expenses and reforming the voting system "but I believe it is also something else, it is about being honest about what government can achieve".
"Above all it will be a government that is built on some clear values, values of freedom , values of fairness and values of responsibility," Mr Cameron said.
"A coalition will throw up all sorts of challenges but I believe together we can provide that strong and stable government that our country needs based on those values - rebuilding family, rebuilding community above all rebuilding responsibility in our country. Those are the things I care about, those are the things this government will now start work on doing."


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Scots New Testament Readings
In the recordings of the Scots New Testament, Tom Fleming brings the well known stories of the gospels to life in a distinct Scots voice. Throughout Homecoming year the Centre will be broadcasting a series of readings from the Scots New Testament CDs. This one is for Sunday the 10th of May and is from the Gospel of John Chapter 15:1-8. The next reading will be broadcast on the 17th of May 2009.
Buy the New Testament in Scots from Cannongate
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ST. LOUIS—The note at the top of a restaurant receipt reads simply, "I give God 10%, why do you get 18?"
The scribbled comment left by Pastor Alois Bell at the Applebee's at Kingshighway and Chippewa in south St. Louis City set off viral mayhem. The waitress who posted it online was fired, and the customer who wrote it vilified.
The server said Bell was dining with a party of 20 on Jan. 25 and asked to have the $200-plus bill broken up into smaller increments to avoid paying the paying the automatic 18% tip.
Bell, who's a pastor at Truth in the World Deliverance Ministry, paid the tip, but the snarky note prompted another waitress to post a photo of the receipt on the website Reddit. She was fired.
Applebee's President Mike Archer said Friday that customers deserve privacy and the note violated the company's social media policy.
The pastor has since said she regrets writing the note.
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Skirmish: PoemsNew poetry by Dobby Gibson, author of Polar, which "teems with a language so alive and so imaginative that one cannot help but read on with wonder and rapture" (The Bloomsbury Review) We have to escape while we can. I'm trying to remember you—quick, now you try to remember me. —from "Refuge" With sheer wit and keen observation, Dobby Gibson's Skirmish puts into conflict the private and public self, civil disobedience and civic engagement, fortunes told and fortunes made. These poems imaginatively, sometimes manically, move from perception to perception with the speed of a mind forced moment by moment to make sense of distant war and local unrest, global misjudgment and suspicious next-door neighbors, the splice-cuts of the media and the gliding leaves on the Mississippi River. |
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:: Zapatilla Key
From Eclypse de Mar Acqua-Lodge, a forty-minute boat ride through Bastimentos National Marine Park takes you to Zapatilla Key. Panama's first marine park established in 1988, conserves marine and coastal ecosystems including wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs, white-sand beaches and more than 200 species of tropical fish. The tiny but beautiful gems of the archipelago are the Zapatillas keys, (where the film Survivor was shot) are located within the limits of the Bastimentos National Marine Park.
The calm ocean waters in this area are extremely clear and the marine life is wonderful.
Dolphins and mantas usually surprise the tourist during the boat ride.
Amazing plentiful coral reefs make snorkeling near these beautiful islands simply a fascinating experience. Every year thousands of marine turtles return instinctively to these protected beaches to lay their eggs. Here you can also see many species of tiny dart frogs, iguanas, a wide variety of birds and two different kinds of sloths.
We recommend you to bring your own water. A good restaurant is found on the way back. (*) Beach towells are not provided.


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Padron 4000 Reviews [view details]
Give us YOUR review!Showing 1 through 10 of 13 reviews
"A classic Maduro"
An outstanding cigar for the price. Started as medium, became a full cigar around the midpoint, and then it tamed down again at the end of the last third becoming a mild-to-medium. Mostly one-dimensional in terms of flavor, showing very dark chocolate flavors I m talking about a 90% dark chocolate bar, not your average 70% , cedar, and some faint wood. If anything, complexity is reached here through variations in intensity. Around the midpoint it also showed very strong effervescence akin to baking soda particularly on the retrohale, which died down toward the end of the last third but picked up again at the nub.
Outstanding burn that didn't go out on me when I left it hanging for 5+ minutes at various times, other than when it got to the band and the intensity also decreased.
Burned for about 80 minutes, and it turned hot at the nub, possibly also due to it being squished in my mouth and to the inclement weather.
Overall, I found the dark cocoa overwhelming for the most part; would pair great with a full-bodied red wine.
90 points 89 points for the flavor, 95 points for the construction
Stefan in City by the Bay February 8, 2014
Excellent draw, appearance and taste. I gave it a 95 across the board.
Stan in Tucson May 31, 2013
"Reliable, Flavorful, Unassuming"
Easily my favorite brand, Padron delivers every time. The price, flavor and consistency set this maduro apart. If you enjoy the 1926, 1964, or any of the Family Reserves give this one a try; while not in the same class, you will be on familiar ground smoking this beauty. The draw is easy, which can make this smoke fast and lend to a hot smoke late in the stick. First third has no spiciness. The sweetness, cocoa and cream coat the mouth. These flavors build and strengthen from first light through the second third. The last third is my least favorite, though still exquisite. I usually purge the stick a few times for the last three inches. The ash is white and light gray with flecks of dark gray in the seams. Burn, while not perfect requires little attention. In short a classic smoke ready to light from purchase.
Aaron in North Alabama October 14, 2012
"Good draw lots of flavour"
Good draw with lots of flavour. Spicy oily wrapper. The burnwas a bit uneven at the start and I had to keep toasting the end to even outthe ash. The ash was nice and white. The second half of this cigar was even more flavourfull. I really enjoyed this cigar.
Chris in Ashburn Ontario Canada December 29, 2011
"smoking cigars for years Padron is the best cigar"
I've tried them all over 10 years. Now i only buy Padrons,the 3000 and 4000 are my favorite
charlie cascio in long island ny September 6, 2011
"Great cigar for the price"
Love the Padron line of Maduro's... The 4000's are especially easy to smoke, short of spending a few dollars more on the higher end Padron's like the 1926
Kam in Boston, MA July 19, 2011
"Better than advertised"
I smoked one three days after I bought the five pack, thinking, "Well, it's not an anniversary blend, but let's give her a go". Wow. Wow.
Wow! Make no mistake. This is not a 1926, nor a 1964. It is a primo all its own. It really is a Maduro, so if you don't like a bit of a fuller taste, try the Natural instead. Otherwise, even after just three days in my humidor, I clearly tasted the cocoa and expresso, and it was almost perfection, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. Excellent draw, excellent smoke, excellent burn.
The last four of the pack were a little better due to time spent in the humidor, but seriously, this cigar should cost far more than $6.40. Especially considering it stacks up easily against any $13-$25 cigar I've smoked.
Tom in Two Rivers, WI February 8, 2010
"My Absolute Favorite"
This cigar is my absolute favorite, closely followed by the 3000 Maduro. This is the cigar that put me on the path to loving maduro above all others.
Charles in Irving September 15, 2008
"Very nice cigar"
Overall, I really like this cigar. Very nice aroma. I have smoked 3 of them so far. I noticed in that in the 3 that I smoked, about 1/2 down, it became more difficult to keep lit and the unlit end of the cigar started to unravel a bit. But all in all I am glad I purchased them.
James in Cranberry Twp September 1, 2008
"My Favorite Cigar...Period!"
When it comes to cigars, one's favorite may be another's turd, but the Padron 4000 is my favorite. For reference, I enjoy cigars like the Carlos Torano Excalibur 1959 Silver Anniversary, Punch Rare Corojo, and Sancho Panza Dulcinea. If you like a medium-full bodied cigar with great flavor and lots of billowing smoke, try this one. I, like many of you, have tried many different brands looking for THAT cigar, and this is mine.
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dude i cannot find a solid gay youth group on myspace without sex in it im a serious bout it too im mean like omg the world does not revolve around sex yeah it great but still....i mean gosh no wonder everytime my friends talk bout gays they think only bout the sex part jeeze
on others new i found my long time lost freind and now we talkt o each other on myspace i luv u myspace for gettin me bak with my friend
anyhow my best friend has been pissin me more and more and more cuz she always gettin mad at me and then when i try to talk bout other bf and/or long time freind from cali she says she doesnt care and dont want to talk bout it.....next time she does that do u think i should go off on her i mean when i talk to her bout those thing its bout me how i feel towards that thing i means come on when i talk to my other bf bout long time friend she doesnt get mad and she fuckin hates her and when i talk to long time freind bout bf she doesnt get mad and she almost killed her!!!!! so dang im goin to go off on my bwood bf when i try to say somethin bout bf or long time friend so yeah
so yeah on other new im am so fucked up in the mead it aint even funny and im surprised i havent kiled my self yet but noone worry i aint like that the thought of pain scares me and i aint leavin my sis alone so yeah and i guess if u feel so much mental pain u really dont want to feel physical pain so yeah im tryin to figure out if pain killer really numb the pain but i dont want to overdose myself to havent tryed well byz
Sadly the world is male dominated. And men's lives do indeed resolve entirely around sex. So yeah all myspace gay communities are going to be about that. Same as pretty much everything else on earth
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suf-fer-ing"
Well why don't we start one for oasis people?
"Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs,
Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes."
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Shiju Kataria, better known as Smriti, in Behnein will be back in the next three episodes. Apparently, soon there is going to be kahani mein aur ek twist. Behnein is based on the relationship between sisters and how life changes for them after their parents pass away.
Shiju confirmed this and says, "Three episodes from now, there will be a big twist. Smriti, who people think has died, will be back in Mihir and Purva's life but not in a negative role. It will be a positive track for Smriti."
Mihir and Purva have been coming close recently and expectedly, will have some issues once Smriti is back in their lives she adds. Shiju has already started shooting for the same and her track is expected to be aired sometime next week.
We tried calling Aalesha Khan (Purva) but she was not available.
We also called Mihir (Sudip Sahir) for confirmation but all he said was, "I have also heard about this but I am not sure how the script will move ahead."


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I do not, in a millionSubmitted by PITA Mom (not verified) on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 5:21pm.
I do not, in a million years, expect my youngest - most effected child to do the same things as his classmates. I do, however, expect the school to make every possible accommodation they can to include my child with his same-age peers and include him in a way that is meaningful to him and his peers, he has the right to his education just as your child has the right to his. He should have every opportunity to participate as the other children in his class. This is called life. There are going to be more and more of these kids and they will grow up to be adults, and we need to learn from one another so that we can all have a better future. »
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Mediacom integrates cloud technologies with Clearleap's platform
Mediacom, the nation's seventh-largest cable operator, has integrated Web-based content and advertising management technologies from Clearleap.
With Clearleap's platform in place, Mediacom will be able to manage and deploy advertising assets in VOD and linear channels, which will give its advertisers better reach and faster time to market, while allowing Mediacom to garner additional revenues from its VOD offerings.
Clearleap said the integration of the Web-based technologies also allowed Mediacom to manage and program content for VOD and linear channels, expanding its abilities to quickly deliver more local and special interest programming to subscribers across the more than 1,400 communities in its network.
Mediacom will also gain the ability to integrate program offerings from Clearleap's Content Marketplace, a platform of licensed content containing national programming, Web and special interest content in pre-selected, self-populating channels.
"Mediacom is a great case study on how fast and efficiently a cable operator can integrate Web technologies to cater to the interests of both subscribers and local advertisers in both linear and VOD environments," said Clearleap CEO Braxton Jarratt.
At the start of the month, Clearleap and Arris announced they had integrated their respective technologies [1] in order to help cable operators monetize their video-on-demand offerings.


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Story is all around us and in this age of information — we are inundated with it. But when it's positioned properly, we believe it to be the most powerful thing. Look around you, wherever you are, and there's bound to be something that stirs up a response — the smell of baking cookies, a old pair of jeans or a favorite song. That emotional pull is undeniable, it's strong stuff.
More than great design, developing a great brand requires an approach that will maximize the impact of your brand's story. How these unique traits are positioned, that's the good stuff.
And that's why we think your story is so important. We believe, hands down, it is the best way to make a lasting impression. Your company's story — or your group's or your own personal one, whoever's it is — this biography, this is the best way to present a picture that is visceral, unforgettable and compelling because it's yours and yours alone. And we'd be tickled to help you tell it.
We also believe that the result of our work together — whether that be an interactive design, a new identity or a promotional plan — should make your work life easier, not harder. If anything we work on together makes your life more complicated or doesn't grow your business, something's gone awry.
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He got into graphic design while pursuing an education as a theatre artist (playwright and sound designer, primarily) — by which he discovered that the creative and logical processes involved in effectively communicating ideas through print and web media parallels the construction of a compelling story (stage or otherwise). More than anything, he loves the process; he loves it for that moment where a pile of information and/or imagery is made into sense, whatever the result.
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She earned her BS in chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill and her career has been as winding as a backyard garden path: she's worked in such industries as microbiology and immunology research, sound engineering in Austin and as a freelance writer/photographer for music and lifestyle magazines.
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Update 9/29: got an update today from Freeverse, Free Bee Sudoku has been removed from the store.
Big Bang Sudoku is a decent sudoku game, but nothing more. The one feature that seems to set this game aside from other of the plethora of sudoku apps (iTunes link) is that it includes 10,000 different pre-generated sudoku games.
The options are kept to a minimum – there are not options for auto-fill pencil marks, or fill in all obvious spaces. You can manually enter the numbers or pencil marks with the game optionally showing you which numbers are wrong.
As far as the Sudoku goes, this game works. It's easy to fill in the squares, and the games seem properly puzzling for their respective levels. Though I'm no sudoku expert.
The graphics are all well done. Animations are used well where they are used. And there's a nice fireworks display when you complete a board.
Oddly, Freeverse also offers a free Sudoku game, FreeBee Sudoku (iTunes link), which seems to be the exact same game, but ad supported. The only difference is they removed the genie and inserted a bee. Odd that they wouldn't just offer an ad-supported version with this name instead.
So, I while this game is very well made, I can't really recommend it. Mainly because I'm cheap. The price is too high and it really offers nothing that other games do not — other than a really nice UI. I'd suggest trying FreeBee Sudoku (iTunes link) to see if you like it instead. If so, perhaps this, paid version would be an option if the ads get annoying.
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The secrets of the world famous Finnish Sauna
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The pain of laser tattoo removal could be a thing of the past if a doctoral student's tattoo-removal cream hits the market.
Say e-ink and you think e-readers, but the electronic paper is starting to pop up in smartwatches and phone cases, as we saw at Computex in Taiwan.
The long-life battery is one of this simple band's best features, along with its low price. We get a look at CES 2015.
The NFL and Facebook will share revenue generated from the video ads, which will show up in news feeds, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Adobe Ink is a very nice stylus, though $200 is a heavy burden to lay on the entire package's slight shoulders, and the apps are solid if not spectacular.
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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Selling His South Miami Mansion for $4.25 Million
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OK, are those enough damn Bee Gees song title puns? Look at picture of the house already.
No word on why Gibb is selling the home, but he was hospitalized last month for abdominal pain, but just last week told the press he was feeling "absolutely great."
The home in the Ponce Drive area of unincorporated South Miami features seven bedroom and eight and half baths.
Ceilings reach as high as 24 feet, and the pool outside is described as "resort quality."
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The all-new Berkshire Bank Family Mondays are weekly family festivals which will be held each Monday of the meet at the Saratoga Pavilion, located inside the entrance to the Reserved Seats Office near the Carousel, from noon to 4 p.m.
Admission to Saratoga Race Course is free for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult any day of the meet throughout the season.
Each day-long event will include free face painting, arts and crafts, mascot appearances and bounce inflatables. Additional activities will supplement these weekly staples, as outlined in the following lineup (subject to change, current at time of release):
Monday, July 21: The first Berkshire Bank Family Monday will invite attendees to participate in a puppet building workshop with The Puppet People.
Monday, July 28: Families will get a glimpse at what life was like for children at the end of the 19th century with a mobile version of the "Days Gone By" exhibit from the Scotia-Glenville Children's Museum. The exhibit will feature various toys, game, appliances and horse-related items from the 19th century.
Monday, August 4: Kids and families will enjoy the Mad Science interactive exhibit with putty, slime, dry ice, and other hands-on activities.
Monday, August 11: The Children's Museum of Science and Technology will present its educational and explorative Leaping Lizards and Rocking Reptiles exhibit. Kids will have a chance to meet the cold-blooded creatures, while learning about their behaviors, habitats and lifestyles.
Monday, August 18: Families will once again enjoy the "Days Gone By" exhibit from the Scotia-Glenville Children's Museum.
Monday, August 25: Saratoga Race Course will take a look to the future with a hands-on robotics demonstration from students at Shenendehowa High School.
Monday, September 1: On closing day of the 2014 meet, families will enjoy a special magic show and learn simple tricks from magician John Green.
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A curse (also called a jinx, hex or execration) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any supernatural powers, such as a spell, a prayer, an imprecation, an execration, magic, witchcraft, God, a natural force, or a spirit. In many belief systems, the curse itself (or accompanying ritual) is considered to have some causative force in the result. To reverse or eliminate a curse is called removal or breaking, and is often believed to require equally elaborate rituals or prayers.[1]
The word "curse" may also refer to the resulting adversity; for example, menstruation has been described as the "curse of Eve".[2]
The study of the forms of curses comprise a significant proportion of the study of both folk religion and folklore. The deliberate attempt to levy curses is often part of the practice of magic. In Hindu culture the Sage or Rishi is believed to have the power to bless and curse. Examples include the curse placed by Rishi Bhrigu on king Nahusha[3] and the one placed by Rishi Devala.[4] Special names for specific types of curses can be found in various cultures:
Tecumseh's curse was reputed to cause the deaths in office of Presidents of the United States elected in years divisible by 20, beginning in 1840. This alleged curse appears to have fallen dormant, since Ronald Reagan, (elected in 1980) survived an assassination attempt and George W. Bush (elected in 2000) survived his eight-year presidency.
A number of curses are used to explain the failures or misfortunes of specific sports teams, players, or even cities. For example:
Cursed objects are generally supposed to have been stolen from their rightful owners or looted from a sanctuary. The Hope Diamond is supposed to bear such a curse, and bring misfortune to its owner. The stories behind why these items are cursed vary, but they usually are said to bring bad luck or to manifest unusual phenomena related to their presence. Busby's stoop chair was reportedly cursed by the murderer Thomas Busby shortly before his execution so that everyone who would sit in it would die.
There is a broad popular belief in curses being associated with the violation of the tombs of mummified corpses, or of the mummies themselves. The idea became so widespread as to become a pop-culture mainstay, especially in horror films (though originally the curse was invisible, a series of mysterious deaths, rather than the walking-dead mummies of later fiction). The "Curse of the Pharaohs" is supposed to have haunted the archeologists who excavated the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, whereby an imprecation was supposedly pronounced from the grave by the ancient Egyptian priests, on anyone who violated its precincts. Similar dubious suspicions have surrounded the excavation and examination of the (natural, not embalmed) Alpine mummy, "Ötzi the Iceman". While such curses are generally considered to have been popularized and sensationalized by British journalists of the 19th century, ancient Egyptians were in fact known to place curse inscriptions on markers protecting temple or tomb goods or property.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia article on Cursing, the Bible depicts God cursing the serpent, the earth and Cain (Genesis 3:14, 3:17, 4:11). Similarly Noah curses Canaan (Genesis 9:25), and Joshua curses the man who should build the city of Jericho (Joshua 6:26-27). In various books of the Old Testament there are long lists of curses against transgressors of the Law (Leviticus 26:14-25, Deuteronomy 27:15, etc.). So, too, in the New Testament, Christ curses the barren fig-tree (Mark 11:14), pronounces his denunciation of woe against the incredulous cities (Matthew 11:21), against the rich, the worldling, the scribes and the Pharisees, and foretells the awful malediction that is to come upon the damned (Matthew 25:41). The word curse is also applied to the victim of expiation for sin (Galatians 3:13), to sins temporal and eternal (Genesis 2:17; Matthew 25:41)."[7] Leaving Bethany the hungry rabbi Jesus cursed a fig tree that was barren (as it was not the season for figs). He said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." soon saint Peter told him the tree had withered. (Mark 11:12-25).
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The Queen's Solar Design Team (QSDT) has a new house on campus. The Queen's Solar Educational Centre (QSEC) is a prefabricated home that will be outfitted with sustainable technologies, including solar energy. The home will act as a research tool for Queen's engineering students.
"The Queen's Solar Educational Centre will be a huge initiative on campus in terms of pushing Queen's to the forefront of sustainability and innovation," says Leia de Guzman, Business Co-Director, QSDT. "It will truly be an educational centre on all fronts, educating community members about sustainable living and providing students with a practical way to apply their knowledge from the classroom."
The research the students plan to conduct includes developing motorized blinds that respond to variations in light and temperature, a net zero home irrigation system, a storm water collection and reuse system, and passive and active solar techniques. The test facility will also give the team design and construction experience as it prepares for the 2013 US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, an international competition that challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive.
The home, located at the corner of Division and Union Streets, features several sustainable technologies and products including photovoltaic solar panels, flatplate solar collectors, FSC certified lumber, and Energy Star windows.
"We hope to use the home to inspire the Kingston community to demand more from their homes," says Ms de Guzman. "Within the home, we will be featuring energy-efficient products and technologies from local retailers in the hopes that Kingston homeowners will retrofit their homes and strive to live more sustainably."
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It's that time again – the leaves have fallen, the air is crisp, and snow is in the forecast. For many people, the word "winter" makes them want to crawl up in fetal position and cry themselves to sleep. We all know that Canadian winters can be bad at times, but you shouldn't have such terrible feelings about it! Believe it or not, you can actually have fun during the winter – you just gotta do it right. Lock down these important pieces, and maybe you'll hate winter a little less this year.
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The phrase "truck shop" does not conjure images of sartorial grandeur. But call it the next iteration of the food cart phenomenon, and we bet you're intrigued. These entrepreneurs are taking the concept of mobile shopping literally by souping up old buses, trailers, and trucks and using them to peddle goods like records, magazines, vintage clothing, and housewares. Here are a few of the funkiest caravans around.
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The concept store "Carina e Vincenzo" was opened in Vienna's 7th district next to MuseumsQuartier by sisters Varvara and Daria Khosroeva on 5th September 2012. The store was named after Varvara's daughter Carina and Daria's boyfriend Vincenzo. Carina e Vincenzo symbolize the clash between femininity and masculinity and tell our story through clothing and all the things we love: make up, vintage furniture, modern photography, italian wine and olive oil. Our store has our soul, because everything we do, we do with passion and love. Our work is a synergy of our talents: Daria is a stylist and Varvara a make up artist. So we believe in beauty in its absolute nature and this is our concept.
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Hello, people who are awesome and enjoy comedy! I'm back with another episode of Awesomely Bad Movies, the YouTube show in which I take aim at the most ridiculous and absurd genre movies ever watched or leered at. And leering is a very apt word for today's movie, Forbidden World from 1982. It's one of a handful of Alien ripoffs to come about in the early '80s, but this one certainly stands out for having the worst-looking alien creature but the most lurid and unnecessary sex scenes. They take up most of the movie, and it's only an hour-twenty.
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My child is almost done teething, but I don't think that I would have been able to make it without teething tabs, teething biscuits, and a baby toothbrush. The teething tabs helped throughout the teething process. Sometimes I give her some when she is throwing a tantrum simply because they help to calm her down.
The teething biscuits were great; although they always ended up as a slimy mess stuck to the bottom of one of our feet. We only used teething biscuits through the early stages because when her molars were working their way through she would bite off large chunks. We also never used the Gerber biscuits because they broke more often than the flat kind, and they took longer to dissolve; in my mind posing a greater choking hazard.
The toothbrush was great for the last six months of her teething. We would brush her teeth and then let her chew on the toothbrush for a little while. FYI, there are also infant toothpastes on the market that are swallow safe. Getting her used to toothbrushes early is also a good idea. We brush her teeth twice a day, and she absolutely loves it. She often brings her toothbrush to us after eating to let us know she wants to brush.


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p53 is a tumour suppressor that regulates the cellular response to genotoxic stresses. p53 is a short-lived protein and its activity is regulated mostly by stabilization via different post-translational modifications. Here we report a novel mechanism of p53 regulation through lysine methylation by Set9 methyltransferase. Set9 specifically methylates p53 at one residue within the carboxyl-terminus regulatory region. Methylated p53 is restricted to the nucleus and the modification positively affects its stability. Set9 regulates the expression of p53 target genes in a manner dependent on the p53-methylation site. The crystal structure of a ternary complex of Set9 with a p53 peptide and the cofactor product S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine (AdoHcy) provides the molecular basis for recognition of p53 by this lysine methyltransferase.
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Welsh-born and currently based in Spain, Elinor Evans examines the relationship between human and animal in her recent works. The animal in humans is certainly evoked, but Evans considers their importance and intelligence as an integral part. Many of the subjects wear animal masks to signify "the social mask of hypocrisy". Her upcoming exhibition at The Apartment in London is called Facing the Mask, a series that highlights the aspect of human absurdity.
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Four-time Cup champion stops short of retiring, but 2015 will be his last full season.
The top stories as NASCAR's best head to Richmond International Raceway...
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Sys admin Charly has been an enthusiastic amateur photographer for many years. Recently, he started worrying about something happening to his rapidly expanding photo collection. Can the cloud save the day?
When I bought my first digital camera 10 years ago, backup wasn't an issue. The 2Mpx point-and-shoot box created JPGs so small I could back up my photo gallery to a couple of CDs. Today, I use raw format, and I can easily have 10 or 20GB of material on the card when I get back from a Sunday outing. Even though not all of this ends up in my collection, I still have a fairly substantial amount of material to deal with. My works of art are stored on a small NAS box at home. But, I would additionally like to back them up somewhere outside my flood-endangered home. I was thinking of a cloud storage service like Amazon's S3, and I would like to encrypt my photos when I store them.
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I've had enough.
Vacation with mom earlier this month was bad to say the leasst, with her being upthight about the slightest details, making a big deal out of almost anything. The fact that I'd brought a friend to hte cottage who got ill while we where there, didn't make matters any better. Basically, three days after he leaves, mom and I snap at eachother, and nothing has been the same since. She sent me home packing, with only my savings to live for. My depression was more stable than ever while I was living by myself, and she was a 2 day drive away. I could finally live freely, and do as I pleased, visiting friends whenever I wanted and making dinner when I felt like it.
Then suddenly, she returns. I had decided to be on my best behavior, in the hopes of coming to an agreement with her. It almost worked, until she attempted to hijack my life once more, and I freaked. She started making plans for what I was going to do with the rest of my vacation: working in the garden, cleaning the house, etc. etc... Not gonna happen, I thought. So while she went shopping, just after having another go at me about doing this and that, unconditionally, on her time, when she felt like it, I filled a backpack and left.
She has no understanding whatsoever that I'm having trouble coping as it is, and that her constant outbursts, which always involves yelling at me, are only making me worse. This I've tried to tell her, but she doesn't seem to be getting the message, or even wanting to for that matter. If I'm ever going to move on with my life, and get on top of things, the most important thing right now would be for her to leave me alone, and be patient with me. We both have strong personalities, and when we fight, it usually isn't a pretty sight. But I can't handle it any longer.
Last night I spent at my best friend's house. Mom called, so she know's I'm here, which means I'll be moving on to stay with someone else until I've had time to think. It's just hard not being able to confront her properly, without all my other problems standing in the way.
Kind of sounds like my mom, minus the yelling part (shes sneaky about it) It sucks that your vacation got cut short, but I guess you kind of had one anyway, being alone in your house and free to do your own thing and all. Hope things get better between you and your mom!


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The best antivirus software available does more than just stop computer viruses, it also addresses the myriad and complex modern threats that you'll encounter. Indeed, from the merged antivirus and anti-malware detection engines to enhancing online privacy controls, security suites are an essential part of Windows and Mac desktop life. And just like driving a car without wearing a seatbelt, you shouldn't try to get by can get by without using antivirus software just because you can.
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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
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Our version of the ultimate feel-good food, Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is chock-full of seasonal vegetables like leeks, carrots, celery, and onions. Slowly cooking a whole chicken, fragrant herbs, and fresh vegetables in chicken broth rather than water imparts a rich flavor to this soup.
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Calories | 229 |
Total Fat | 6.6g |
Saturated Fat | -- |
Cholesterol | 86.6mg |
Sodium | 314mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 17.6g |
Dietary Fiber | 2.8g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 25.9g |
Calcium | -- |
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- 1 (3 1/2-pound) whole chicken
- 3 quart(s) low-sodium chicken broth
- 6 carrots, peeled
- 4 stalk(s) celery, ends trimmed
- 3 medium onions, peeled
- 5 black peppercorns
- 1 clove(s) garlic, crushed
- 10 sprig(s) parsley
- 2 sprig(s) thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
- 4 leeks, tops and root ends removed
- 1 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 teaspoon(s) fresh-ground pepper
- 3 cup(s) (5 ounces) medium egg noodles
- Make the stock: Place the chicken and chicken broth in a large stockpot and set it over medium heat. Roughly chop 2 carrots, 2 celery ribs, and 1 onion and add to the broth. Add the peppercorns, garlic, 2 sprigs of parsley, thyme, bay leaf, and enough water to just cover the chicken. Bring the broth to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the chicken is very tender -- about 1 1/4 hours -- skimming the surface periodically. Remove the chicken and place in a large bowl. Strain the broth through a very fine sieve into a large, clean bowl or stockpot. Discard the vegetables.
Make the soup: Skim any fat off the top of the strained broth and discard. Slice the remaining carrots, celery, onions, and leeks into 1/4-inch-thick pieces and set aside. Remove and discard the skin and bones from the chicken, cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces, and set aside. Chop the remaining parsley leaves and set aside. Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the vegetables and cook until the onions are translucent -- about 7 minutes. Add the chicken, the reserved broth, salt, and pepper. Simmer the soup until the vegetables are tender -- about 1 hour. Stir in the egg noodles and parsley and cook until the noodles are tender -- about 10 more minutes. Serve hot.
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