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Yep, I'm not sure who overlooks these hugely important parts of the game, but they do...the second I saw JP from bosses, I knew it'd become troublesome to gather heirlooms and old vendor gear for mogging on my alts this expansion. It feels like a massive grind of piss-boring dungeons for no reward at all, it's actually faster to do PVP and convert, which is ludacris.
They need to double the amount of JP (at least) from bosses, and perhaps make it possible to send JP between toons. I have 4k JP on this toon just sitting there, which could be put to much better use on my alts. |
I would've said it's no problem, but I've only recently noticed how my JPs are barely gathering up. They need to be high priced, obviously, especially when they've not even made up for the inflation during Cataclysm. Personally I'm just PvPing and getting Restoration gear, so then I can get bigger bucks, to buy more looms. I'm glad I purchased most of them in the previous expansion while inflation was still around, and the looms were seen as cheap.
At least now they're actually worth something, rather than a well-needed boot up the rear for people having no clue about their new alts. |
Nah I think they are fine, as you only need to buy heirlooms once ever, and can use it on all the characters you will make.
While it's not going to fix the JPs issue (only Blizzard can do it, after all), I think that, for now, decent alternative way to obtain heirlooms is Argent Tournament - sure, it takes time to get to Crusader and it's even more dailies to do, but at least they are easily soloable at 90 (formerly group ones, too, and jousting mounts scale with gear past WotLK item levels, I believe), and gets you quite an amount of seals by the time you get there - I think I had a bit over 200 when I have finally achieved it, and managed to buy three heirlooms for it - two armor pieces (chest and shoulders, 60 seals each) and two handed weapon (95 seals).
I have then left the place and never looked back, I admit. :P |
Well mate if you bought Plate looms its kinda hard ro use on a mage etc.. so ur point is meaningless.
the reason why i want this changed is because i got alot ot other heirlooms but none for the one i wanna class i want 2 level. this is the problem eather increas JP drop or let us trade looms for other looms |
Oh, I very much agree with you - however, until people at Blizzard decide to change it (if they do so at all), we have to work with what we have, hence the suggested alternative way to get them.
If you'd need even more heirlooms - if I remember my calculations right, after achieving the Crusader title, obtaining 95 seals (the price of most expensive heirlooms, like two handed weapons), takes about a week of dailies, without doing the ToC HC 5 man (since the jousting part is impossible to solo, and nobody wants to run it anymore), without having to rely on other players, groups which can wipe, and such. (if you can afford it, buying 310% flying skill can be handy, as there's some flying around to do - but it's perfectly doable with 280%, or even 150%, though will of course take more time)
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In two weeks, the Darkmoon Faire is coming round. I'd suggest an alternative similar to Blaithe's (that's a good one, I might consider it), and do the dailies at Darkmoon. Even if you don't get it in the first month, at least you have little chance of spending your tickets on anything else. I might go for the Darkmoon Dancing Bear, myself, but more looms would be vastly appreciated.
Look for alternatives in the meantime, because this system is being looked into for 5.2. That doesn't mean it'll be certain, so I don't want to see threads about "Blizz PROMISED to change the JP system to make it easier to get LOOMS". Plus, how they change it is unknown to the playerbase. |
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If only this were true, I can't use them on alts I want to make (on a different realm). I am at maximum capacity at my home realm but I want to branch out to a different realm , an leveling without heirlooms is a no-go for me. |
I think they should change it so they can be bought with gold and the required guild rep.
Yup, that's one way to do it. We're also having excess Valor Points (over the weekly cap) turn into Justice Points in 5.2, which will also help. We would've liked this for 5.1 but it didn't quite make it. |
I think more people need to realise that heirlooms are a luxury rather than a necessity. I mean, if someone is truly devoted to the idea of creating yet another character then they might as well just grin and bear it. It's not particularly difficult at this point in time, even without heirlooms.
You are right, it is not difficult to level, but I do kind of understand that for people who have played for years and seen it and done it all a dozen or more times before, even with all the nerfed XP, it can be a bit of a chore. |
In all due respect Takralus, why must we PvP to earn Justice Points? Our PvE gear doesn't help the PvP group at all, we die pretty quick with no resilience and no PvP Power. Get PvP gear? Why would I do that when I prefer to PvE? The lack of Justice Points is rather annoying. There are battle stones for pets to buy costing 1000 JP, there are certain gear upgrades to buy, and more importantly, existing blue gear that needs upgrading which is only done through, yeah you guessed it, the dwindling supply of Justice Points. |
Instead of complaining that you can't gain enough JP, why not actually make something to spend it on? Its the most useless currency currently available, honor is almost as worse but at least you can buy some mounts with it.
Would have to agree.
I wouldnt bother with these though, the epic ones seem to drop fairly regulary from battling the master guys. |
There's no must about it :) I was just highlighting an alternative suggestion someone made to get more JP. There are a few ways to go about getting heirlooms, no one is being forced to do anything in particular. From a strictly personal point of view, when I decide to level a new character and I'd like a new heirloom or two, that becomes my new goal, and I will do whatever I can to get there. I've been known to craft myself a PvP set and get slaughtered in battlegrounds for a while to reach my goal, but I don't mind. It's a refreshing change of scenery after levelling, doing heroics, dailies and LFR for a while, and it's helping me get those valuable points towards my shiny heirloom. I even ended up enjoying PvP a bit once I got the hang of it :P |
Wow, you people sure love to make things more complicated than they need to be...cross-realm heirlooms won't work, but I can ride my mounts and have the same pet summoned across 2 accounts at the same time.
JP earnings are T.O.O L.O.W, but you will make the extra earnings come from a place many people rarely visit...the Valor Point capped room. I'm getting annoyed by how pure and simple LOGIC is being ignored, and weird solutions making people feel annoyed or even frustrated are being planned instead... Double the JP earned from dungeons, reduce the cost on some JP items from vendors (anything pre-Cata for example, INCLUDING heirlooms) and don't friggin' make it so that pve-players would get JP faster from doing PVP... Me? I want old JP sets on my alts, but as much as I love playing this game I will NOT be capping VP on my main, then cap it on my alts in order to get JP for them in the fastest way...don't you see how much frustration you are building with making it this way? Appearantly not...most alt-unfriendly expansion ever I'd say. Weird feeling to get punished for wanting to play the game in many different ways eh? |
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You don't need to know sports, the less you know, the better ... most people that win these NCAA tourney pick contests just pick their favorite nicknames.
We're looking to get 64 people in our NCAA pool -- just like the number of teams in the tourney.
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Anyone is invited ... today is the deadline to get in the paper as one of the combatants.
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OK, so we're well in to the middle of day two of the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament.
The "play-in" games are complete from Thursday. Here are those results:
Grinders 11 over Free Ballers 0 SouthCoastLeague 12 over Duke 10 MuppetinMA 12 over Holy Buckets 10 Bucktooth Beavers 11 over BuzzardBill 10 jstrait 11 over catscoach#2 10 whoopsters 12 over Lawman 11 HHI Ang 11 over SusieKat 10 Want2CBetter 12 over I Don't Have a Clue 10 BigBoy 14 over BigDaddy 10 Soccerboy over Vote for Pedro... I Mean Hank!
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A lot of close matchups in the first round of the BT Bluffton Bedlam contest.
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McCracken baseball falls to Hilton Head
The score was of the blowout variety. Hilton Head beat H.E. McCracken for the second time this season at M.C. Riley Field on Thursday, 12-3. The win clinches the No. 1 seed for HHMS in the league playoffs that begin Saturday. The Bulldogs, 6-4 overall with two losses apiece to HHMS and Beaufort, will try to reach the title game again this year as the No. 3 seed. Head coach John English said even though the game got out of hand, his guys never stopped fighting. "They were down 11-0 in the bottom of the fifth, about to get 10-run ruled.
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To explain the kind of night I had would take way too much space. It was bad.
That's what made Jennifer's niceness all the more wonderful.
She offered me her Kroger card when I realized at the register that I'd forgotten mine at home. I saved about $4 on some hair gel for my wife.
After the kind of day I had, the gesture was an absolute blessing.
Thanks, Jennifer. It didn't go unnoticed.
Anyone you out there would like to thank?
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Y'all are on the clock.
Who's your team and who do you want?
My Patriots pick No. 21 and I am absolutely salivating at the concept of Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams being a Patriot. I am trying to figure out how it's possible he would last that long but I will keep hope alive until about 2 p.m. on Saturday.
I'm hoping the Texans are stupid enough not to take Bush. That would screw everything up and make for a great day of viewing.
What draft pick would make you throw something at your TV? Are you even going to watch?
By: TimWood on May 3, 2006 - 2:20pm - Add new comment
Well, my Pats passed on DeAngelo Williams - I was wrong like the rest of the so-called experts -- but they got a back named Laurence Maroney who is supposed to be one of the steals of the draft. Then they went and got wideout Chad Jackson in the second round, another pick I love.
I'm still angry about losing guys like Vinatieri, McGinest and Givens, but this simmers me down a bit.
How about you? How did your team make out?
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The idea that someone lost $50 to 60 million gambling ...
First, it sounds like an exaggeration of James Frey proportions.
Second, Charles Barkley was on SportsCenter tonight saying a lot of the same things, trying to defend Daly by saying, "It's a problem, but I can stop any time I want. I just choose not to."
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A little press tale that blew out of the Kansas plains a couple weeks ago shows the value that media factcheckers can have in setting the record straight. It also shows how many opportunities there still are for newsrooms around the country to embrace the factchecking spirit—and for those who have the spirit to keep honing their approach.
The episode began when Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a Tea Party Republican who represents the vast area of western Kansas and is no fan of the Affordable Care Act, came forth at a town hall meeting on April 14 in Salina with this pronouncement:
"It's hard to get accurate information on anything. But the numbers we see today is that—as I understand them—we believe there are more people uninsured today in Kansas than there were before the president's healthcare plan went into effect. And I thought the goal was to bring more people into insurance."
A few days later, he made a very similar claim, with less hedging, at a town hall in Hays:
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Really? There are plenty of hard questions to ask about the post-healthcare reform landscape, as we've written. But more people uninsured in mid-April than before exchange enrollment opened last fall and the individual mandate went into effect? Or, depending on your definition of when Obamacare "kicked in," more uninsured than before 2010, when a provision allowing grown children up to age 26 to stay on their parents' insurance went into effect? Even in Kansas, which has refused to expand Medicaid, and where a strong antigovernment streak might have discouraged people from signing up?
If the congressman's implausible claims proved correct, that would be a good story in its own right. If not, they demand some debunking to set the record straight: The ACA is clearly going to be a major campaign theme this fall, and these were claims about one of its fundamental goals. So the statements warranted a check of the numbers and some close scrutiny—but, especially at the start, they got little of either in the local coverage.
The Salina Journal covered the town hall in its community, but not a word appeared about the uninsured. The story focused instead on Huelskamp's comments about the budget, federal debt, and regulations; some of those assertions invited scrutiny, too, which they didn't get. A few days later, on April 18, The Hays Daily News did spotlight Huelskamp's ACA commentary in its town hall story. That article scores some points by presenting necessary counter-evidence to the congressman's claim that a federal board is "rationing" healthcare—but unfortunately, it didn't tackle Huelskamp's "more folks uninsured" comment, which ran up high in the story.
The same day, some scrutiny of that claim did start to kick in, from national outlets. A reporter for The Huffington Post, working off video of the Salina town hall, checked out Huelskamp's claim and found it unsubstantiated. A week later, Washington Post factchecker Glenn Kessler did some more digging and came to the same conclusion: "there [are] no up-to-date data, but the available figures concerning young adults and exchange enrollments provide good evidence that the law has led to a decrease in the number of uninsured." Kessler gave Huelskamp four Pinocchios, his worst rating, for his use of "phony facts." (Huelskamp's office finally replied to Kessler after the column was posted. The most recent data they cited to support the congressman's claim was from 2012.)
We still don't have good survey numbers, but since Kessler's column appeared, we have gotten a little more data. A recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services shows 57,013 Kansas residents selected a plan on the federally-run exchange during the first open-enrollment period. Charles Gaba, who runs ACASignups.net—which has emerged as an important authority on Obamacare enrollment figures—told CJR that factoring in new eligibility determinations for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Plan, plus off-exchange enrollments, somewhere in the neighborhood of 120,000 Kansas might have new insurance policies since the fall. A big chunk, and perhaps a majority, of these people were likely previously insured—but the figures still point to a decrease in the numbers of uninsured on the order of tens of thousands of people since the fall, especially when you consider Kessler's reporting that reports of canceled plans in the state turned out to be overblown. "Bottom line, Rep. Huelskamp appears to be utterly full of hooey," Gaba said.


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Creig Dikerson interviews Jacque Fresco, asking him important questions such as why he believes we have perpetual wars and what solutions The Venus Project have to offer resolving some of these problems. Jacque answered questions such as what the differenceses are between a Monetary Based Economy and a Resource Based Economy.
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If we want to bring an end to war, poverty or crime, we will have to educate people that all the resources is a common heritage to all the worlds people. In order to transition to such a system we will have to educate people on what the advantages will be to each individual living in a resource based economy. The Venus Project is currently working on a motion picture that will help spread the idea of a Resource Based Economy.
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This is one of the best interviews with Jacque I have seen so far. It's really informative, and with an interviewer that is asking direct questions, it is really easy to understand.
Awesome interview!
Wonderful interview.I really like the Venus project and what it encompases. To me it feels right and balanced. I can see how it will free human beings to persue interests that will allow them to become all that they can become and restore the balance of all living things on this planet. The question is how do you free the minds of people who have become conditioned and accustomed to the prevalent primitive monetary and social systems. Also those in power will never relinquish what thay have attained. It doesn't take a scientist to see that there is something very wrong with the current framework and parameters of society. It is as you say, quite evident in the insane things that we endorse and partake in i.e. wars,politics, crime, poverty, Taxes, The relentless onslaught of the environment by human activities and even the slaughter of animals to name but a few. Earths resources belong to everyone without reserve since It was not designed by any living being, thus no one person or group has the right to claim exclusive ownership of any resources, country or taxes, surely this should be evident to any sane person.I fully agree with your concepts. Only when we learn to cooperate conscienteously with one another and live in harmony with nature, can we truly apreciate the value/purpose of life, and our place on this planet and beyond and to evolve to our highest purpose. On a conscious level there is very little value in most of the current economic and social activities we partake in, in any case. The Venus project in soo many ways…………is such a magnificent goal to aspire to.
I agree and the only way this is going to happen is if a majority of a generation support this. I do to the fullest i possibly can and only wish I will see it in my lifetime.
"All resources should be common heritage to everyone on earth". This concept is so simple, so powerful, and beautiful at the same time. The Venus Project, if analyzed in a fully implemented state, would undoubtedly lead to incredible levels of human evolvement and progress which are difficult to even imagine. But considering how far off we are today, I believe a transition to such a system will be very slow and gradual. Anyone could think of 100 reasons why this would not reach fruition, yet if the vast majority of people were committed to approaching TVP, or at least some resemblance of it, who could argue that it would not produce a much greater benefit to humankind in comparison to our current systems of governance? Probably just the 0.5 – 1% currently in power today, the same ones who would or will do everything in their power to prevent it.
No Police, No jails. How would this be regulated I wonder?
It seems chaotic to me. Such is human nature that if the opportunities present themselves we will surely do the wrong thing. If we are given everything we will surely not be satisfied, we will want more…
So many reasons why this would never get started, where to start…-
Human nature is not chaotic don't get me wrong there are crazy people out there but most people break the law to eat or feed there family. Humans are only chaotic now because of the way we are raised in a world of war and poverty.
Most people wouldn't automatically choose to do the wrong thing in a world like this. They wouldn't need to. Everyone will be willing to help everyone because they know if they are the person in need people will be there for them as well. And for the misfits that just dont realize this they will most likely be shunned by the rest of the people and that in itself is punishment enough.
I totally agree. It is the system in which we are brought up in that breads chaos, greed, hate, violence etc. People deep down really just want to interact with others and have their needs met. If everyone's needs are met, those behaviors would go the way of the dodo
Jacque Fresco knows that it is unlikely that the world will adopt a Resource Based Economy during his life time, but he continues to promote the project nonetheless. Such selflessness is examplary, and we should all do the same. Even those who feel threatened by a move away from a free market system, will eventually come around when they realise that they won't lose anything at all, but gain a lot!
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Greg White doesn't have the high profile of Bengals receiver Chad Ocho Cinco, formerly known as Chad Johnson. But I do think he's pulled off the best name change of this NFL season.
Buccaneers opponents will no longer be blocking Greg White. They will be blocking Stylez G. White. He made it official in court today.
And for what reason? Because he liked the character Stiles from "Teen Wolf". From The Bucs Report:
White said he picked his new name from a character in the 1985 movie Teen Wolf, starring Michael J. Fox.
That was his best friends name, White said. I always liked that name. Its not that I dont like Greg White.
In the movie, Foxs friend is named Rupert Stiles Stilinski. White changed the spelling and adopted the name as his own.
That's fantastic. Normally I'd question the self-esteem of a guy who changes his name to that of a sidekick in a movie, but I'll make an exception if it's Stiles. He's an '80s icon. Not as much as the Teen Wolf himself, but you can't really name yourself Teen Wolf, can you?
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Rich, delicious sardines not only contain more of the good stuff (omega-3s, calcium) and less of the bad (mercury) but are a sustainable choice. Mashed with canola mayonnaise in a sardine salad, they are the foundation of a formidable tower of nutrients, including sliced avocado, hard-boiled egg, tomato, and arugula. For an alternate take on the sardine sandwich, pair the fish with ripe tomato and savoy cabbage or Swiss chard.
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- 2 (3.75-ounce) tins sardines, packed in olive oil
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- 1/4 cup(s) cornichons
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- 2 ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced
- 2 cup(s) fresh arugula or dark, leafy greens
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- Remove sardines from tin, draining oil. Transfer to a small bowl, and combine with mayonnaise and cornichons.
- Lay out 4 slices of bread. Top each with avocado, tomato, sardine mixture, arugula, and egg (if using). Salt and pepper to taste; finish each sandwich with a slice of bread.
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The semi final results show was hit by Bieber fever yesterday as Canadian superstar performed. Whether he sang live or mimed is still the subject of tweetbate, but regardless of that he caused a bit of a social media stir. As was to be expected.
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The X Factor: Social media and the live shows infographic – Week 8
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So, who's going to win? Social media is pointing to a Little Mix victory. Although there may not be huge differences in the actual numbers of fans that each of the four remaining contestants have across both Facebook and Twitter, what separates them is how they are growing week by week. The rate of growth of each contestants social assets is reflected by their performance, what goes on during the week and so on. But viewing figures will obviously have an impact as well. If we look at the average number of fans that each contestant gained throughout the eight weeks, this follows a similar pattern to that of the viewing figures.


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Some speakers referred to it as a state funded "gift" that shouldn't be turned away. Two council members recognized it as the potential to be "a jewel in the city's tarnished crown." After the discussion on its agenda item, the Oakdale City Council voted 3-1 to move forward with the first phase of the South Yosemite Avenue Community Park.
The Oakdale Irrigation District Board of Directors unanimously agreed to send a letter of protest to its Tri-Dam Project partner, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, charging a breach of Tri-Dam board meeting protocol in an action at the July 17 OID regular meeting.
As city residents await word on a sewer and water rate hike, questions are being raised on the City of Oakdale's use of its sewer sanitation and water enterprise funds to finance non-related areas of the operation of the city government. A review of the 2012-2013 Oakdale city budget raises uncertainties regarding billings being in compliance with Proposition 218.
A 16-year-old Oakdale girl who claimed she'd been kidnapped and raped on June 3 -- sparking a frenzy of fear and concern within the community -- has recanted her story, said police.
The Bountiful Valley is a three-part series that will focus on different aspects of the agricultural industry in Stanislaus and parts of San Joaquin County. The series kicks off with various field crops.
Illegal fireworks and two brush fires started by fireworks in two separate areas kept local fire crews busy all night, Wednesday, July 4.
In a move that contradicted the Oakdale City Council's pledge to evaluate privatization proposals and bids before making any changes layoff notices were issued to two public works employees that were in Segment Two of the privatization plan discussed at the July 2 council meeting.
It was standing room only at the Monday, July 2 Oakdale City Council meeting, and the topic that brought out scores of concerned citizens and city workers was a public hearing on public works reorganization. Specifically – privatization of services.
The Stanislaus County Grand Jury issued a report critical of former Oakdale City Council Member Jason Howard's actions when serving on the council during his shortened term.
Spend three days with National Geographic Photographer Phil Schermeister learning the art of nature photography at the High Sierra Institute's Baker Station located on Highway 108 near Kennedy Meadows. Two new 1.5-unit courses, Nature Photography, will be available to all students and the general public. The first class will take place July 30 with orientation at Columbia College, and Aug. 3-5 at Baker Station. The second class will be Aug. 6 for orientation at Columbia College, and Aug. 10-12 at Baker Station.
The Valero gas station on East F Street was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, July 8, according to police reports.
In a move that contradicts the Oakdale City Council's pledge to evaluate privatization proposals and bids before making any changes, the City of Oakdale issued layoff notices to two public works employees that were in Segment Two of the privatization plan discussed at last Monday's council meeting.
Illegal fireworks and two brush fires started by fireworks in two separate areas kept fire crews busy all night, Wednesday, July 4.
The Stanislaus County Grand Jury issued a report critical of former Oakdale City Council Member Jason Howard's actions when serving on the council during his shortened term.
As local leaders watch the financial troubles of neighboring Stockton, many wonder if other cities in the region, such as Oakdale, are at the same risk for filing bankruptcy.
Get your "Two Tickets to Paradise" when rock and roll icon, Eddie Money, performs at the Stanislaus County Fair this summer.
A record crowd of over 300 persons turned out for the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce 69th Annual Awards Dinner on Friday night, Jan. 16.
Motorists trying to turn in to the East F Street McDonald's in Oakdale to get their French fry or Big Mac fix will have to wait a while to place that order.
A year from now, if all goes as planned, some 3,250 acres within the Oakdale Irrigation District will use water much more efficiently.
U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) introduced a bill on Wednesday, Jan. 14 to lessen the burden on disabled veterans by extending military commissary and exchange store privileges to former service members and their families.
Oakdale Chamber of Commerce will host its 69th Annual Awards on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., staged at the Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 S. Second Ave., Oakdale.
The Bacigalupi family is well known throughout the Oakdale area. Not only for the infamous H-B Saloon on F Street, but also for their philanthropy including sponsoring the Cowboy Golf Tournament, the annual AFC-NFC Championship Tailgate Party to benefit local causes, donations to Spirit of Oakdale, Community Sharing, the Lions Club Children's Christmas Shopping Tour and several contributions to Oakdale High School sports.
Crab season is alive and well and Oakdale Junior High School's Parent Teacher Club is ready to get cracking.
Life is not being wasted on Bill and Joanne Parker. At the ages of 85 (Bill) and 84 (Joanne), this couple did not wait for New Year's Day to make a resolution or begin a new health plan. On Jan. 2, 2015 the couple could be found in the same place they were on Dec. 31, 2014 … putting in some time at Fitness Plus in Oakdale.
The adage 'one man's trash is another man's treasure' was well portrayed in a recent Stanislaus River homeless camp clean up on Wednesday, Dec 31.
Like many families do, the 'family' of kids, parents and teachers at The Learning Tree Preschool in Oakdale recently completed their holiday 'Gingerbread House' craft making activity, with the children able to take home their sweet treats to display (or eat) over the holidays. Following are some photos from the special craft day.
Law enforcement fatalities in the U.S. rose 24 percent in 2014, reversing what had been two years of dramatic declines in line of duty deaths, based on preliminary data compiled and released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).
Assembly Republican Leader Kristin Olsen, (R-Modesto), issued a statement following Governor Jerry Brown's inaugural address on Monday, Jan. 5:
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Hewlett-Packard today announced a slew of new HP Compaq business desktops and a desktop Workstation for even more serious workloads.
All these HP systems are designed to keep rank-and-file workers, as well as your IT folks, happy. IT buying managers champing at the bit to get the new Intel architecture into their businesses should take note: these systems are available with third-generation Intel Core processors and their improved integrated graphics.
HP Compaq Pro 4300 All-in-One and Small Form Factor.
Starting with the entry-level offerings, the HP Compaq Pro 4300 systems are designed to be the cost-effective, yet corporate level desktops that you'll buy for your rank-and-file workers. The HP Compaq Pro 4300 SFF (Small Form Factor) is the entry-level system, yet it comes with the latest Intel Core i3 and i5 processors so they'll still "feel fast" to your workers long after the 15-month guaranteed availability pledge from HP.
HP pledged to provide the same specs and drive image compatibility to business buyers for 15 months from the introduction of the 4300, so you know that the systems you buy in late 2013 are compatible with the systems you buy in mid-2012. Lower-priced models of the HP Compaq 4300 SFF will use second-generation Intel Core processors, but will continue to be compatible with disk images and drivers. The small form factor chassis comes with some expandability, including low-powered, discrete graphics for those that need it. The HP Compaq Pro 4300 will start at $499 and will be available to corporate customers on July 9.
The saga of the HP TouchPad continued on Friday, with Best Buy announcing an upcoming bundle that will let customers snag a 32GB HP TouchPad for $149.99 with the purchase of a new PC.
The deal kicks off Tuesday, November 1 for online purchases and will be available in stores starting November 4.
Anyone who buys a Compaq laptop, desktop, or all-in-one computer will also be provided with the option to purchase the 32GB TouchPad for $150. The 16GB model is sold out and will not be available. The offer excludes netbooks, as well as computers sold via the BestBuy.com Marketplace, or those that are refurbished, in an open box, or from a Best Buy outlet center.
Best Buy said the deal is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Approximately one hour before your local Best Buy store opens, employees will hand out tickets for the HP TouchPad. One hour after opening, any unclaimed, ticketed TouchPads will be released to those in line without a ticket.


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Whip out your wooden stakes. Polish your crucifixes. Melt your silverware into bullets. Halloween is coming and no one is safe…
…from the silly, horror gags Mike Pascale and I have created.
On Monday—Vampire Romance!
(The original art was extended some years ago for me by Allen Freeman who drew in the tops of the characters heads.)
MAN: We'll save a fortune on our wedding! We won't need photographers!
WOMAN: And, instead of champagne…we'll drink the guests!
Art: Dick Giordano (with possible assist by Vince Colletta) Additional art by Allen Freeman Vampirization: Mike Pascale
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens | |
A. tumefaciens attaching itself to a carrot cell | |
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Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhizobiales |
Family: | Rhizobiaceae |
Genus: | Agrobacterium |
Species: | A. tumefaciens |
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens Smith & Townsend, 1907[1] | |
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens | |
A. tumefaciens attaching itself to a carrot cell | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhizobiales |
Family: | Rhizobiaceae |
Genus: | Agrobacterium |
Species: | A. tumefaciens |
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens Smith & Townsend, 1907[1] | |
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens (updated scientific name: Rhizobium radiobacter)[2][3] is the causal agent of crown gall disease (the formation of tumours) in over 140 species of eudicots. It is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative soil bacterium.[1] Symptoms are caused by the insertion of a small segment of DNA (known as the T-DNA, for 'transfer DNA'), from a plasmid, into the plant cell,[4] which is incorporated at a semi.-random location into the plant genome.
A. tumefaciens is an alphaproteobacterium of the family Rhizobiaceae, which includes the nitrogen-fixing legume symbionts. Unlike the nitrogen-fixing symbionts, tumor-producing Agrobacterium species are pathogenic and do not benefit the plant. The wide variety of plants affected by Agrobacterium makes it of great concern to the agriculture industry.[5]
Economically, A. tumefaciens is a serious pathogen of walnuts, grape vines, stone fruits, nut trees, sugar beets, horse radish, and rhubarb.
To be virulent, the bacterium must contain a tumour-inducing plasmid (Ti plasmid or pTi), of 200 kb, which contains the T-DNA and all the genes necessary to transfer it to the plant cell. Many strains of A. tumefaciens do not contain a pTi.
Since the Ti plasmid is essential to cause disease, prepenetration events in the rhizosphere occur to promote bacterial conjugation - exchange of plasmids amongst bacteria. In the presence of opines, A. tumefaciens produces a diffusible conjugation signal called 30C8HSL or the Agrobacterium autoinducer. This activates the transcription factor TraR, positively regulating the transcription of genes required for conjugation.
A. tumefaciens infects the plant through its Ti plasmid. The Ti plasmid integrates a segment of its DNA, known as T-DNA, into the chromosomal DNA of its host plant cells. A. tumefaciens has flagella that allow it to swim through the soil towards photoassimilates that accumulate in the rhizosphere around roots. Some strains may chemotactically move towards chemical exudates from plants, such as acetosyringone and sugars. The former is recognised by the VirA protein, a transmembrane protein encoded in the virA gene on the Ti plasmid. Sugars are recognised by the chvE protein, a chromosomal gene-encoded protein located in the periplasmic space.[6]
At least 25 vir genes on the Ti plasmid are necessary for tumor induction. In addition to their perception role, virA and chvE induce other vir genes. The virA protein has autokinase activity: it phosphorylates itself on a histidine residue. Then the virA protein phosphorylates the virG protein on its aspartate residue. The virG protein is a cytoplasmic protein produced from the virG Ti plasmid gene. It is a transcription factor, inducing the transcription of the vir operons. The chvE protein regulates the second mechanism of the vir genes' activation. It increases VirA protein sensibility to phenolic compounds.[6]
Attachment is a two-step process. Following an initial weak and reversible attachment, the bacteria synthesize cellulose fibrils that anchor them to the wounded plant cell to which they were attracted. Four main genes are involved in this process: chvA, chvB, pscA, and att. The products of the first three genes apparently are involved in the actual synthesis of the cellulose fibrils. These fibrils also anchor the bacteria to each other, helping to form a microcolony.
VirC, the most important virulent gene, is a necessary step in the recombination of illegitimate recolonization. It selects the section of the DNA in the host plant that will be replaced and it cuts into this strand of DNA.
After production of cellulose fibrils, a calcium-dependent outer membrane protein called rhicadhesin is produced, which also aids in sticking the bacteria to the cell wall. Homologues of this protein can be found in other rhizobia.
Possible plant compounds that initiate Agrobacterium to infect plant cells:[7]
To transfer the T-DNA into the plant cell, A. tumefaciens uses a type IV secretion mechanism, involving the production of a T-pilus. When acetosyringone and other substances are detected, a signal transduction event activates the expression of 11 genes within the VirB operon which are responsible for the formation of the T-pilus.
The pro-pilin is formed first. This is a polypeptide of 121 amino acids which requires processing by the removal of 47 residues to form a T-pilus subunit. The subunit is circularized by the formation of a peptide bond between the two ends of the polypeptide.
Products of the other VirB genes are used to transfer the subunits across the plasma membrane. Yeast two-hybrid studies provide evidence that VirB6, VirB7, VirB8, VirB9 and VirB10 may all encode components of the transporter. An ATPase for the active transport of the subunits would also be required.
The T-DNA must be cut out of the circular plasmid. A VirD1/D2 complex nicks the DNA at the left and right border sequences. The VirD2 protein is covalently attached to the 5' end. VirD2 contains a motif that leads to the nucleoprotein complex being targeted to the type IV secretion system (T4SS).
In the cytoplasm of the recipient cell, the T-DNA complex becomes coated with VirE2 proteins, which are exported through the T4SS independently from the T-DNA complex. Nuclear localization signals, or NLSs, located on the VirE2 and VirD2, are recognised by the importin alpha protein, which then associates with importin beta and the nuclear pore complex to transfer the T-DNA into the nucleus. VIP1 also appears to be an important protein in the process, possibly acting as an adapter to bring the VirE2 to the importin. Once inside the nucleus, VIP2 may target the T-DNA to areas of chromatin that are being actively transcribed, so that the T-DNA can integrate into the host genome.
To cause gall formation, the T-DNA encodes genes for the production of auxin or indole-3-acetic acid via the IAM pathway. This biosynthetic pathway is not used in many plants for the production of auxin, so it means the plant has no molecular means of regulating it and auxin will be produced constitutively. Genes for the production of cytokinins are also expressed. This stimulates cell proliferation and gall formation.
The T-DNA contains genes for encoding enzymes that cause the plant to create specialized amino acids which the bacteria can metabolize, called opines.[8] Opines are a class of chemicals that serve as a source of nitrogen for A. tumefaciens, but not for most other organisms. The specific type of opine produced by A. tumefaciens C58 infected plants is nopaline (Escobar et al., 2003).
Two nopaline type Ti plasmids, pTi-SAKURA and pTiC58, were fully sequenced. A. tumefaciens C58, the first fully sequenced pathovar, was first isolated from a cherry tree crown gall. The genome was simultaneously sequenced by Goodner et al.[9] and Wood et al.[10] in 2001. The genome of A. tumefaciens C58 consists of a circular chromosome, two plasmids, and a linear chromosome. The presence of a covalently bonded circular chromosome is common to Bacteria, with few exceptions. However, the presence of both a single circular chromosome and single linear chromosome is unique to a group in this genus. The two plasmids are pTiC58, responsible for the processes involved in virulence, and pAtC58, dubbed the "cryptic" plasmid.[9][10]
The pAtC58 plasmid has been shown to be involved in the metabolism of opines and to conjugate with other bacteria in the absence of the pTiC58 plasmid.[11] If the pTi plasmid is removed, the tumor growth that is the means of classifying this species of bacteria does not occur.
The DNA transmission capabilities of Agrobacterium have been vastly explored in biotechnology as a means of inserting foreign genes into plants. Marc Van Montagu and Jeff Schell, (University of Ghent and Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium) discovered the gene transfer mechanism between Agrobacterium and plants, which resulted in the development of methods to alter the bacterium into an efficient delivery system for genetic engineering in plants.[12] The plasmid T-DNA that is transferred to the plant is an ideal vehicle for genetic engineering.[13] This is done by cloning a desired gene sequence into the T-DNA that will be inserted into the host DNA. This process has been performed using firefly luciferase gene to produce glowing plants. This luminescence has been a useful device in the study of plant 'chloroplast' function and as a reporter gene.[14] It is also possible to transform Arabidopsis thaliana by dipping flowers into a broth of Agrobacterium: the seed produced will be transgenic. Under laboratory conditions, the T-DNA has also been transferred to human cells, demonstrating the diversity of insertion application.[15]
The mechanism by which Agrobacterium inserts materials into the host cell by a type IV secretion system is very similar to mechanisms used by pathogens to insert materials (usually proteins) into human cells by type III secretion. It also employs a type of signaling conserved in many Gram-negative bacteria called quorum sensing. This makes Agrobacterium an important topic of medical research, as well.
Webster, Thomson, Jocelyn, Jennifer (1988). "Genetic Analysis of an Agrobacterium Tumefaciens strain producing an agrocin active against biotype 3 Pathogen". Molecular and General Genetics 214 (1): 142-147. doi:10.1007/BF00340192.


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***In Part 1 of The Speech Versus The Presentation, I talked about the differences between those two formats whereas in Part 2, I discussed speechwriting and how the format is identical for both. While there are many similarities in the delivery of both the speech and the presentation, there is one important difference:
•Speeches are read; presentations are spoken; and, neither should be memorized.
Those who are good at reading a speech don't sound like they are reading a speech. They sound like they are talking to their audience which is only possible if the speaker has practiced the material out loud many times. Reading it over in your mind is not practice because you will discover, in some cases, that while the flow of words to the eye may work, those same words to the mouth do not.
If you know your material, you will then be able to acknowledge your audience as you speak, looking up and making eye contact with your listeners throughout your delivery. Knowing your material also allows for more expression in your delivery because it will allow you to talk to your audience and not at them. If your eyes are glued to your script, there is little likelihood of a dynamic delivery.
•Always practice your material out loud, be it for the speech or the presentation. It is the only way to truly know your material.
When it comes to the presentation, learn to 'talk it through.' A presentation should be very conversational: it should not be rote nor sing-song. Remember those major points from Part 2? A good presenter speaks 'around' each of those points and subpoints. In that sense, I have never written out a presentation word for word. My presentations are always in outline form except for my openings and my closings, both of which I will memorize. [I know, I told you earlier that memorization is a no-no. And it is, except for your openings and closings! An occasional mistake in a presentation is not a problem; however, you don't want to make a mistake in your opening statement nor in your closing. Your sense of well-being – your confidence – will be greater if you can get through them both flawlessly.]
Because my presentations are in outline form, I list a few words on 5 x 8 note cards and speak 'around' those subpoints or sub-subpoints. For example, if I'm talking about voice improvement, one of my note cards will have on it two words: Jack Burghardt. Former Canadian television anchorman and Member of Parliament, the late Jack Burghardt was blessed with a wonderfully resonant speaking voice. When I later met his son, I immediately recognized the young man as a Burghardt because he sounded so much like his father which leads me then to talk about why we sound the way we do. So those two words give me a good 4-5 minutes of material.
From presentation to presentation, no matter how many times I talk about Jack, it never sounds exactly the same and the words are never the same because I'm talking 'around' Jack and not reading about Jack; however, as with the speech, I'm making eye contact with my audience and again I'm talking to them, not at them.
•The value of the speech lies in its exactness of its words; the value of the presentation lies in its inexactness of its words.
Whether you're giving a speech or a presentation, talk to your audience just as if you were having a conversation in your living room. The best in the business do this and much of their success is built on a powerful, dynamic delivery in which they acknowledge their audience, they speak with expression, and they know their material.
Nancy Daniels is a voice specialist and president of Voice Dynamic as well as The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Public Speaking. Working privately and corporately, she launched Voicing It! in April of 2006, the first video training course on voice improvement. You can watch a clip from her DVD on her website, 'before' & 'after' takes of her clients, and a video in which Nancy describes what voice training can do for you at www.voicedynamic.com/products.htm
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Mechanical censorship is a one of the emerging technologies in field of sensors and networks used in telecommunications. The major use of this technology is to check for the validity of a voice or data transfer between two entities in a network. It involves the development of software which gives warning sounds and lights when certain in appropriate words are used or given as an input to the system during a call. It includes a variety of counter technologies to screen calls and faxes. It involves encryption and decryption of data also which adds to the security of the data transfer between the entities. Cellular phones use digital signals which are very difficult to intercept. There are phones in Europe which produce a warning light that goes on if someone answers the call by picking an extension phone and some simply remain as dead. There is also a blocking option in the Caller Id of the phone to mask the number of the user. Some fax machines also maintain records of messages when a situation of insufficient of paper arrives. There are automated dialers which are used to verify the identity of the receiver before they start to communicate with others.
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Former Dolphin Kenny Mixon Arrested for Domestic Violence in Weston
Few other details are available at the moment, but WSVN reports that he is now facing one charge of domestic violence. Mixon's bond has been set at $6,500, but according to the Broward Sheriff's website, the former football pro has not yet been released.
A defensive end out of Louisiana State, Mixon was selected by the Dolphins in the second round of the 1998 draft. Mixon started all 16 games for the Dolphins in three of his four seasons with the team before being traded to the Minnesota Vikings.
The last two seasons of Mixon's professional career were dotted with trouble over alcohol abuse. He racked up three arrests for driving under the influence in just 16 months. He was forced to sit out two games due to the league's substance abuse policy in 2004 and was released by the Vikings after that season.
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Brianna has always loved music and singing ever since she could talk. One day at the age of 9 she decided to sing solo at a school concert. With no back up music she sang "Amazing Grace". What a beautiful voice came out of such a little girl.
Since then she has been performing in public at local fairs and functions as well as dinner theater events. She also sings at her local church.
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I can't think of a more exciting challenge for a writer than to work at Progressive Business Publications. You learn to write for extremely busy business professionals who don't have time and who by nature don't want to read. Business-to-business writing is different from any other kind of writing I've ever been exposed to -- and I think I've seen most of it in a 50-year writing and editing career. It's a tough craft to learn, but then again, it's like they say -- nothing easy in probably worth having.
Progressive Business Professionals serves business professionals with critical information for their jobs from Presidents and CEOs to administrative assistants and every other job function in between -- HR, Payroll, Sales, Safety and Environmental compliance management and others. Each audience has its own unique needs. Our writers are trained how to talk to these business professionals and then serve them by selecting the right information just for them from a variety of sources. We got a lot of satisfaction when we hear people tell us we've really helped them become more effective in their jobs. I never felt I had such a direct relationship with my audience when I used to work in general media like newspapers. It's challenging, but it's exhilarating at the same time!
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"Progressive Business Publications is "built to last" "
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I have been working at Progressive Business Publications full-time (more than a year)
ProsProgressive Business Publications is a company in it for the long-term. More than half of the employees have been around longer than 10 years. That says something. The company has made a huge success of print information, in an age when everyone else is struggling even with digital because of their quick-read, expert-to-expert business format. Others have posted, and it's absolutely true, that the culture is unique (by design) and entrepreneurial -- the job is really what you make of it. No one comes in with a list of job description bullets to follow. At Progressive Business Publications, you have to know your talents and how to leverage them.
Once they prove themselves, business owners become empowered to drive their areas, and there's no small amount of pressure to deliver. The culture is very flat, which makes for a vague hierarchy, but again that's by design. This combination of pressure and gray area is probably not for everyone. Decisions are debated and often determined by consensus. It's a model that has worked for the company time and again as they transitioned from print, into audio, and then into virtual training. Progressive Business Publications stresses the role of collaboration during their recruiting process, and they aren't kidding. It often has the energy of a start-up, but with long-time employees who act as mentors and coaches. Very unique place, very unique opportunity.ConsNot a lot of natural light in the HQ, except at the building edges. Would love an updated working space.
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"Exactly as Promised...It's What You Make Of It "
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I have been working at Progressive Business Publications full-time (less than a year)
ProsProgressive Business Publications is a very stable company, with a strong base of business, which allows them to aggressively pursue growth initiatives. As in any entrepreneurial environment, the job is really what you make of it, and is perfect for anybody who knows how to prioritize and go after the top 20% of opportunities. Expectations are high, and potential compensation is strong for those who make an impact.
Having grown up in the traditional print newsletter business, Progressive Business Publications has made aggressive strides in the digital and e-commerce spaces, creating brand new businesses that leverage its existing content and resources, and makes fast growth possible. If you know how to write a business plan and build a financial model, you can launch a business, and get to profitability much faster than in a traditional setup.
Business owners are empowered to make decisions, and are clearly on the hook for results. If you like and want true accountability, along with all of the authority to make it happen, this is for you. This is not a place for anybody who wants to coast along.
During the hiring process, the recruiter and everybody I met with stressed the company's culture and values. I was honestly skeptical as to how far these went within the company, and am happy to say that there is a consistency in this, across all levels and departments. Progressive Business Publications hires smart and talented people, who are also driven and respectful. Don't get me wrong...there is plenty of healthy debate and productive conflict, so you should be comfortable with this, and know that it makes for better business.ConsThe fast pace of growth initiatives makes for some difficult prioritization discussions and resourcing. As with most companies, this impacts IT work, which can create resourcing issues. This is being actively addressed with stronger project management and ownership of initiatives.
Also, not a con for me, but if you're looking for a job where you just show up and leave at the appointed times, this is not for you. You will work hard, and have high expectations put on you, so be prepared.Advice to ManagementAdviceMaintain the balance of high expectations with the empowerment to make it happen, and I'll stick around.
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Williams are to journey to Russia this weekend to take part in the Moscow City Racing event, alongside fellow Formula One teams McLaren and Red Bull. The annual motorsport festival will be held in the heart of the Russian city on Sunday, with St Basils Cathedral, the Bolshoi theatre, Red Square and the Kremlin all providing a stunning backdrop to the 4.5-kilometre street circuit.
Whilst driver Kazuki Nakajima wows the crowd in his Formula One car, Williams will also be busy promoting the first global ministerial conference on road safety, which will be hosted in the city in November.
I am delighted to be returning to Russia and personally take a great deal of interest in our mission not only to help develop interest in Formula One in Russia, but we are this year entrusted as envoys of a critical message about road safety, explained team principal Frank Williams. This is a subject that I, based on personal experience, regard as hugely important.
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perrylogan commented on the blog post Murdoch's NY Post Backs Michael Moore's Bush-Saudi 9/11 Claims
At least we know 9/11 wasn't an inside job.
If 9/11 had been an inside job, the Saudis would have been flown out of the country BEFORE 9/11.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Brazil's President Cancels Trip To US Over NSA Spying
White House replies, "We knew you'd do that."
perrylogan commented on the blog post If You Haven't Figured Out How to Make the Employer Mandate Work Yet, How Will Another Year Help?
The Righties, of course, are frothing over about this.
What bugs me is that they are portraying Obamacare as this big socialist catastrophe and proof that progressive policies don't work. You and I know this is balderdash. But I fear it will become the official story, given the Right's ability to define the narrative. Obama;s signal legislative achievement could damage the Democrats and progressives for years to come.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Obama Defends NSA Spying Program
War is peace. Ignorance is strength. Secrecy is transparency.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Even If You Trust Obama, Do You Trust Every Possible President for the Next Hundred Years?
I guess if you trust Obama you might.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Why Clapper's Deception Destroys Obama's Defense of Newly Revealed NSA Programs
A Scandal, sir. A real one, forsooth. A Scandal with teeth; a Scandal with great, stout legs–a Scandal with all necessary body parts.
perrylogan commented on the blog post And just who is the government for?
I blame Reagan.
Ronald Reagan posited the idea that government was the problem, and that government must be constrained.
Keep in mind, this was back in the 1980s, when people were very stupid and stupid ideas could fly.
Since government is the only institution in the world that can protect us from the big corporations, the corporations immediately ate us for lunch. This is our situation, and that's why I'm mad at Ron.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Obamacare Remains Consistently Unpopular
Well go figure.
You crib your idea from the Heritage Foundation, xerox the details from Mitt Romney, let insurance-company execs and Blue Dogs refine the bill, meanwhile refusing to give the people what they want (i.e., some version of single-payer), delay implementation of the law for years, and force people to buy one of the worst products capitalism has ever seen, run by companies that make their profits from NOT paying off on claims–all this while setting up a surveillance state with a fascist foreign policy, savagely suppressing dissent, and overseeing grotesque increases in poverty and economic inequality.
And you can't figure out why your bill is unpopular. Must be racism.
perrylogan commented on the blog post What could be more American
Reminder: there is no right to own guns, and there never was. The pro-gun people are deliberately misreading the Second Amendment so as to boost gun sales.
In the 18th century, "to keep and bear arms" meant "to serve in the military." It was standard legal usage and had nothing to do with anyone owning anything.
When you put it in perspective, it was always daft to think the Founding Fathers inserted a plug for guns into the Bill of Rights.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Less a political philosophy than a doomsday cult
Austerity is much like the outmoded medical practice of bleeding: just keep re-applying till the patient dies.
perrylogan commented on the blog post How could anything go wrong?
Meanwhile, Obama mulls his decision over. What will our right-leaning, super-secretive, whistleblower-whacking, drone-loving, capitulating, death-dealing, corporate-friendly, authoritarian President decide?
perrylogan commented on the blog post A Party comprised of real, rational leaders
There you go. "Second amendment rights" means the power to shoot anyone who displeases you. It's a gun guy's fantasy.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Still No Suspects Or Known Motive For Boston Marathon Bombing
Obviously, some gun guy (or guys) did it.
This Newtown thing has driven them to a homicidal fury. They express their hatred for their fellow Americans on an hourly basis, complete with threats, both veiled and otherwise.
I'm sure the marathon seemed like a gathering of "evil libs" to them.
Look for a male white hoplomaniac, aged 20-45, of a rightward political persuasion. Recommend we start arresting gun owners en masse, with special emphasis on the 9/11 Truthers.
perrylogan commented on the blog post 2.3 Million Strong Petition Opposing Obama Budget Dropped Off At White House
"Democrats, including Obama, are bought and paid for, as much as Republicans."
If that were true, Clinton wouldn't have raised taxes on the rich, downsized the military, passed meaningful gun control, taken meaningful steps to preserve the environment, and begun paying off the deficit. Unless he forgot he was bought and sold.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Obama Budget Splits The Democratic Party
Time to break out a fresh pack of race cards.
perrylogan commented on the blog post At what price?
Each drone is like a mechanized death squad. I'm sure each strike creates far more terrorists than it kills.
perrylogan commented on the blog post The hits keep on coming
Austerity never hits the wealthy, Attaturk. Austerity is a tool by which to keep them wealthy, just as the bailouts were.
perrylogan commented on the blog post Truly bringing out the intellectual firepower
Logan's Law: The dumber the right-winger, the smarter s/he thinks s/he is.
perrylogan commented on the blog post CIA: We 'Try To Collect Everything And Hang On To It Forever'
This means China has the information, too, yes? Thanks a lot, big guy.
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It must be hard for people who don't believe in evolution to see society evolving away from them.
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I have got the code right and have done this hundreads of times before and so I can say the submission page is broken!
Please fix it MSN along with the crawling problems highlighted in my other thread
Thank you
It must be a cookie issue. Strange as I always manually submit and enter the code properly with no bulk submissions.
Anyway cookie removed and now it works.
Thanks..... it works after block cookies
Here some msn submit sites' URL
[search.msn.co.uk...] [search.msn.com...] [search.live.com...] [search.msn.co.jp...] [search.msn.com.cn...] [search.msn.co.in...]
I deleted all cookies from live.com and msn.com and I still can't submit anything.
Any tips?
Its a shame MSNDude makes no comment on this.
[edited by: Shetty at 8:59 am (utc) on Jan. 29, 2007]
you have to login to submit now
"Please enter a valid URL with the format: http://www.example.com/"
So it was broken before I became a member and was broken afterwards as well. Perhaps it is working only intermittently?
MSN a multibillion $ organisation who when they have a beta for a search engine want us the webmasters to give them feedback and help them set it up (so they can make more money).
Howvever, then they dont give us a response when we pose simple questions here like why is your submission page not working?
Come on MSNDude its just good manners and doesnt reveal any secret intellectual property or algorithmn information.
When the Overture keyword sugestion tool starts failing it hits Webmaster World highlighted post headlines.
When the MSN submission tool breaks nobody seems to care yet surely this is more important?
Can anybody get the submission tool to work for more than one submission in a row?
I got the same result ie I refreshed several times and then it said the url had been submitted even when I had no typed the code!?
..and they want to rival Google mmmmmm
Maybe its a crude way to stop spam? but it already requires a human to retype the code and I only want to submit a handful at a time so I do believe its broken.
I also repeat that for new sites only home pages seem to get crawled and indexed. Whereas my older sites appear to get completely spidered regularly ok.
Its amazing we can find out what Presidents allegedly got up to in private the Oval office but the search engines still remain mysteries!
If they have been banned and you try to do a "re-inclusion" then I think you are getting stopped by the gate now! they are telling you one thing ("Wrong URL or whatever..." but it's actually a "Wrong type of site.. we don't want your site!"
Surely the fact that you have to enter the submission code shows that a human is involved and not automated spam.
it worked
do not know why
Here is my conspiracy theory.
A few months ago I came on here and posted that MSN was only indexing hoem pages on brand new sites with no apparent full crawl (certainly not as it used to)
I then posted that to speed things up people should just manually submit all web pages for a site as the full crawl by msnbot seems to have been suspended for a while.
Hey presto a week or so later it now seems impossible to submit more than one or two pages at a time before the submission page stops working properly.
Somehow I dont feel like posting helpful tips in public any more as it seems msndude reads them to use against us!


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A little bulkier than I was hoping but overall good. The ones I received are actually a little different than the ones pictured but no biggie.
I began mountain biking 18 years ago and I've never worn knee guards, but took a pretty hairy spill two weeks ago that still has me breathing sighs of relief that I came out of it virtually unscathed (I should REALLY have broken something). Having learned too many lessons the hard way by pushing my luck, age has finally taught me otherwise so I purchased these due to the sale price. I've ridden them on three rides now, 40+ miles on pretty technical climbs and butt puckering descents in the desert and feel I can give an earned thumbs up with legitimate review. They're a LOT bulkier than the description leads one to believe, and like another reviewer mentioned, also not as described with removable armor. Even with the misleading information, these seem extremely well crafted and designed, and even with as bulky as they are, they're not heavy, very comfortable, and I never really noticed wearing them except for the sweaty/clammy feeling after a few miles, but there's no way around that and didn't cause any real discomfort. These are definitely a recommended buy and seem to be worth the price without the discount.
I never liked wearing knee pads, and figured I would give these a try for the low price. They are really comfy, and I hardly notice them on when riding. Lightweight and offer good protection when you meet the ground unexpectedly.
First off these are pretty bulky..your definitely not going to fit these under your skinny jeans or any jeans as it states in the description. It also says you can remove the plastic shell but you cant. It's completely stitched up. Would send them back but they were only $15 so its not really worth paying for shipping. They also run large. Mine also look a little different than the one in the picture so maybe they just sent the wrong ones. Price point let me down this time.


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Canadian bass Michael Uloth is a new member of the Seattle Opera Young Artists Program, where his performances include the title role in Don Pasquale and Le Bailli in a touring production of Werther. A graduate of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Michael travels to France in the spring to perform the Bonze in Robert Lepage's The Nightingale & Other Short Fables for Opéra de Lyon before returning to Canada to reprise the role of Don Pasquale for Saskatoon Opera.
In his three seasons with the Canadian Opera Company, Michael's performances included Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, Snug in A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2nd Armed Man in Die Zauberflöte, Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly, Bonze in Le Rossignol, Priest in St. Mark's in Death in Venice, Gavrila in War & Peace, and Sarastro, Don Alfonso and Voice of Neptune in Ensemble Studio performances of Die Zauberflöte, Così fan tutte and Idomeneo, respectively. He also covered the roles of Colline in La Bohème, Zuniga in Carmen, Ramfis in Aida, Lodovico in Otello, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Pietro in Simon Boccanegra, The Emporer in Le Rossignol, Bass 2 in Renard, and Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
An alumnus of Glimmerglass Opera's Young American Artists Program, Michael's opera credits also include Caronte/Plutone in L'Orfeo (Glimmerglass Opera, cover), Poet/Judge in Philip Glass' Orphée (Glimmerglass Opera, cover), Sparafucile in Rigoletto (Saskatoon Opera), Enrico VIII in Anna Bolena (Opera in Concert), Leporello/Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy), Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte (Guelph Symphony Orchestra), Pistola in Falstaff (Highlands Opera Studio), and High Priest/Hymen in Purcell's The Indian Queen (Toronto Masque Theatre). At Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto Opera Division, his roles included Il Re di Scozia in Ariodante, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia, Superintendent Budd in Albert Herring, Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Reverend John Hale in The Crucible, The Orderly in Hindemith's Hin und Zurück, and Jimmy in Weill's Mahagonny Songspiel.
In concert, Michael's repertoire includes Mozart's Requiem (Grand River Chorus), Jesus in Bach's St. Matthew Passion (Victoria Philharmonic Choir) and St. John Passion (Metropolitan Festival Choir), Haydn's Nelson Mass (Elora Festival), Balthasar in Amahl and the Night Visitors (Elora Festival Singers), Haydn's The Creation (Parry Sound School of Music), Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy), and Polonius/Gravedigger in Canadian composer Mark Richards' Hamlet (Stratford Summer Music). He has also presented two recitals at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, featuring works by Brahms, Finzi, Donizetti, Verdi and Thomas Legrady.
Michael is a graduate of the Bachelor of Music and Opera Diploma programs at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Master of Music in Opera program at the University of Toronto Opera Division. He has also trained at Glimmerglass Opera's Young American Artists Program, the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy, Highlands Opera Studio, the Banff Centre's Opera as Theatre Program, and the International Vocal Arts Institute's training programs in Montreal and Puerto Rico. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including Second Prize at the Christina & Louis Quilico Awards and generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts, and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.
"The title role was strongly taken by Michael Uloth, who succeeded in making Don Pasquale a figure of pathos rather than sheer absurdity."
—Bernard Jacobson, SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL (Don Pasquale, April 2012)
"The youthful Uloth portrays a creaky-jointed septuagenarian with a little pot belly and a long skinny face…His mannerisms fit the picture, especially his efforts to sit down and get up again."
—Philippa Kiraly, THE SUN BREAK (Don Pasquale, April 2012)
"Bass Michael Uloth has only a cameo role, but it's enough to make one want to hear more of him."
—Philippa Kiraly, THE SUN BREAK (Werther, Nov 2011)
"The male quartet (John Easterlin, Peter Barrett, Michael Uloth and Christopher Enns) was a gift that kept on giving at every turn. It's difficult to imagine their roles performed better in any way."
—Lydia Perovic, DEFINITELY THE OPERA (Ariadne auf Naxos, May 2011)
"At the other end of the vocal spectrum, Kitchener-born bass Michael Uloth proved superior as a singer (and vastly superior as an actor) to his counterpart."
—Arthur Kaptainis, NATIONAL POST (Die Zauberflöte, February 2011)
"Uloth did a great job, whether in the lovely legato in both his arias, his confident low notes, and particularly in the profundity of his final lines."
—Leslie Barcza, BARCZABLOG (Die Zauberflöte, February 2011)
"Michael Uloth as Sarastro impressed the most. He controlled his remarkable old-man basso with a twinkle in the eye and made the abysmally low notes appear an easy game."
—Lydia Perovic, DEFINITELY THE OPERA (Die Zauberflöte, February 2011)
"Michael Uloth brought a sense of wisdom as well as warmth to Sarastro."
—Jon Kaplan, NOW MAGAZINE (Die Zauberflöte, February 2011)
Featured article: "Cinderella a big hit with children in the north."
—Barb Farwell, EQUITY QUARTERLY (Cinderella, November 2010)
"Bass Michael Uloth...also performed admirably. His voice has an interesting timbre with a slight edge that gives it particular definition and cuts through, particularly in the lower register."
—Stephen Preece, WATERLOO REGION RECORD (Nelson Mass, Aug 2009)
"The cynical Don Alfonso was urbanely and slyly played by bass Michael Uloth..."
—Ken Winters, GLOBE & MAIL (Così fan tutte, June 2009)
"Michael Uloth's Don Alfonso is a baby bass of great promise."
—Paula Citron, CLASSICAL 96.3 FM (Così fan tutte, June 2009)
"Then there's Michael Uloth, a very impressive young bass...Uloth was note-perfect. He also has the kind of unstrained security and confidence that allows you to just sit back, relax and enjoy the performance."
—Michael Crabb, CBC RADIO 1 (Così fan tutte, June 2009)
"Bass Michael Uloth took full advantage of Colline's brief moment to shine in 'Vecchia zimarra'."
—Joseph So, LA SCENA MUSICALE (Scenes from Bohemian Life Concert, March 2009)
"He has an attractive stage presence—no small advantage in today's push for dramatic verissimilitude."
—Joseph So, LA SCENA MUSICALE (Meet the Young Artists Concert, September 2008)
"Two to watch are bass Michael Uloth and baritone Andrew Mahon. They both have rich, warm, hearty voices."
—Paula Citron, CLASSICAL 96.3 FM (The Indian Queen, April 2008)
"Uloth is clearly a talent on the rise...he nailed Enrico's capricious character..."
—Paula Citron, OPERA CANADA (Anna Bolena, October 2007)
Libera me (Requiem, Fauré)
Je t'implore (Hamlet)
I'm a lonely man, Susannah (Susannah)
O Isis und Osiris (Die Zauberflöte)
The Gravedigger's Song (Hamlet, Mark Richards)
Litanei (Schubert)
Michael is represented by DEAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT. Contact his agents.
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West Texas authorities say another man has died in the second fatal oilfield-related accident in a week.
The Howard County Sheriff's Office says Earthco employees were working Thursday on a large heater tank used to prepare oil for transport when it rolled onto a man.
The 59-year-old man was pinned against another piece of equipment. Juan Manual Estrada-Duarte of Big Spring was taken to a hospital where he later died.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
The UT Chinese Student Association will host Lantern Festival of 2013 on the UT Main Mall tonight, Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. Come celebrate a significant day in Chinese culture with free performances, free food, games, and more. Performers will include Dragon Lion Dance, Kato Dox, and Thomas Gu.
In the event of rain, the Festival will be moved to Friday, February 22, 2013 at BUR 106. Check the Facebook event page for weather updates.


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Late 18th century: from French rifloir, from Old French rifler 'to scrape'.
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