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Christmas Tree Cheesecake
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Kids will love this tree-shaped cheesecake, which is trimmed with lots of sweet treatsincluding M&M's "ornaments" and a Twix bar "trunk." Adults will savor the cake's rich, creamy flavor, enhanced by flecks of lemon candy.
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Serves: 15
Total Time: 1 hr 10 min
Prep Time: 25 min
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- 1 stick(s) (1⁄2 cup) butter
- 3/4 cup(s) packed light-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 3/4 cup(s) sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
- 3 package(s) (8 oz each) 1⁄3-less fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tub(s) (8 oz) reduced-fat sour cream
- 10.25 bag(s) lemon drops, finely crushed (1 1⁄2 cups, see Note)
- 1 tub(s) (16 oz) reduced-fat sour cream
- cup(s) sugar
- Green paste or gel food colors
- yellow Sunkist Jelly candy
- 1.5 star-shape cookie cutter (star)
- Sno-Caps nonpareil candies (swag)
- M&Ms and M&Ms Mini Baking Bits (ornaments)
- 6 Twix cookie bars (from a 5.51-oz pkg; tree trunk)
- colorfully or foil-wrapped candies (packages)
- Heat oven to 350F. Line a 13 x 9 x 2-in. baking pan with foil, letting foil extend above pan on sides. Coat with nonstick spray. Enlarge outline of tree to fit your pan, then cut a pattern from wax paper.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar; stir 1 minute or until bubbly. Cool 20 minutes or until lukewarm. Stir in egg, flour and baking powder. Spread in prepared pan.
- While butter/sugar mixture for crust cools, prepare filling: Mix sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl. Add cream cheese; beat with mixer on medium speed until smooth. On low speed, beat in eggs just to combine. Stir in sour cream and finely crushed candies until well blended.
- Spread filling over crust. Bake 30 to 45 minutes until top is brown, puffed around edges, but still jiggles in center. Cool 5 minutes until filling sinks slightly.
- Stir sour cream and sugar in a small bowl until sugar dissolves. Tint bright green with food color. Pour over filling; spread to edges.
- Bake 10 minutes to set Topping. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 6 hours.
- Holding foil on sides, lift cake to cutting board. Place pattern on cake; cut out tree and foil around tree (save scraps for snacking). Lift cake (with foil underneath) with 2 long spatulas to platter.
- Press jelly candy to 1/4 in. thick. Cut out star with star cutter. Put star, Sno-Caps swag and M&M';s ornaments on tree. Stack 2 rows of 3 Twix each for tree trunk. Scatter candy "packages" under tree.
Tips & Techniques
Can be prepared through Step 6 and refrigerated, covered, up to 3 days ahead. Cut cake (Step 7) up to 1 day ahead; decorate no more than 3 hours before serving.Note: To crush candies, place 1 gal-size ziptop bag inside another, add candies and pound with a hammer or mallet until finely crushed.
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Diploma, Urban and Regional Planning, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines
Editorial board, Journal of Mountain Science
Mr. Liang holds a Graduate Diploma in Land Use Planning from the School of Urban, Regional Planning, University of the Philippines (1993), a Master of Science in Geography from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1987) and a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Peking University (1984). He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Mountain Science.
Before joining UNU, Mr. Liang was an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Land Economy, University of Aberdeen from 1995–1996 and a Land Use Planning Officer at the Yunnan Provincial Department of Land Resources, China from 1987–1998.


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Look at the Calvert Social Index
- What is the Calvert Social Index®?
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- What are the criteria that Calvert uses to screen companies for the Index?
- How does Calvert evaluate a company's ESG record?
- What are the sector weightings of the Index?
- How is the Index maintained?
- What is the weighted average market capitalization of the Index?
- How is the value of the Index calculated?
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- Why would a stock be added to or removed from the Index?
What is the Calvert Social Index®?
Calvert, a leader in sustainable and responsible investing, has created the Calvert Social Index® as a broad-based, rigorously constructed benchmark for measuring the performance of US-based sustainable and responsible companies.
How is the Calvert Social Index constructed?
Calvert starts by taking the 1,000 largest companies in the U.S., based on total market capitalization, included in the Dow Jones Total Market Index (the Dow Jones TMI). Then Calvert's Sustainability Research Department determines which companies meet each one of Calvert's Signature Strategies® environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The Index encompasses only those companies that satisfy all of the ESG criteria.
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Index companies must meet Calvert's criteria in the following areas:
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How does Calvert evaluate a company's ESG record?
Calvert's Sustainability Research Department evaluates each company on the aforementioned criteria employing a range of tools:
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- Corporate Engagement: We seek information directly from a wide range of companies to better understand how they are managing their material ESG risks and opportunities.
- ESG Data Reports: We review data regarding company ESG performance from a number of third-party providers.
- Advocacy organizations: We have long-standing relationships with environmental groups, consumer groups, labor unions, and human rights organizations. While we don't always agree with their viewpoints, maintaining contact with these organizations can provide us with helpful information.
What are the sector weightings of the Index?
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Health Care | 17.68% |
Financials | 16.66% |
Consumer Disc. | 15.75% |
Consumer Staples | 8.63% |
Industrials | 7.49% |
Energy | 1.85% |
Telecomm Services | 1.75% |
Materials | 1.48% |
Utilities | 0.95% |
How is the Index maintained?
Each year in September, Calvert reconstitutes the Index based on an updated list of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies (as of the third Friday in June). Calvert also reviews the economic sector weightings and considers limiting the largest weighting to a pre-established level, by adjusting the weightings of individual Index components. A quarterly review is also conducted to (i) reflect share adjustments, (ii) modify any necessary components due to changes in sustainability criteria, and (iii) to review sector weightings. The Index is also reviewed regularly to reflect corporate actions such as mergers and acquisitions.
What is the weighted average market capitalization of the Index?
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Calvert Social Index is a market capitalization-weighted Index. This type of index measures the changes in the market value of the Index components as a whole. On the inception date (April 28, 2000), the Calvert Social Index's base value was set to 100. The value of the Index is updated every business day.
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At last week's Eurobike the German industry association ZIV announced that for the whole of 2013 a 13% sales growth is expected. This will add up to total sales of 430,000 e-bikes. And that will not be all. For German sales a similar development is expected as in Holland, where e-bikes currently take up 15% of the total annual bike sales. This, in German figures, would mean sales of no less than 600,000 e-bikes! Estimates further indicate that the market share of speed pedelecs will eventually take up about 10% of the total e-bike sales.
In anticipation of that market share many types of speed pedelecs were on display at Eurobike. They were there as full suspension e-MTBs, as e-Trekking bikes and even as e-Racers like the Haibike's XDuro Superrace, the "Porsche 911 among e-bikes," according to the German manufacturer!
Eurobike also clearly indicated that the offering in drive units for electric bicycles is growing fast. Like the one from Continental; see the separate article on ContiTech.
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BATON ROUGE - Around 200 chiefs of police from across Louisiana gathered in Baton Rouge this week for their 41st annual conference.
The event started Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza hotel. It's a chance for law enforcement officials to spend time with new data and technology that can help them protect the state's citizens.
Presenters will demonstrate or train officers on the latest computer software, ethics training and personnel management.
Chief Scott Ford of the St. Francisville Police Department is the host of this year's conference.


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You may be wondering if internal cleansing actually helps with weight loss. After all, what is all the hype about? It seems like many people are getting involved with colonics, internal cleansing supplements, and diuretics to flush out the colon. While this does help remove any built-up waste from your large intestine, it can have some negative drawbacks as well. For one, this process can throw off the bacteria balance in your digestive system. At least this is what some experts claim. We are going to elaborate on Vibrant Cleanse, which is one supplement that aids with internal cleansing. It sells for around $30 to $40 per container (12.7 ounces).
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- Cayenne Pepper Powder
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Like many internal cleansing supplements, Vibrant Cleanse endeavors to flush out your colon, remove any built-up waste, and even rid the body of toxins and impurities. To use this powder formula, you simply combine one scoop with eight ounces of water. This is directed to be done six to eight times per day. Needless to say, you will be using the restroom a lot. Both bowel movements and urination should increase. While using Vibrant Cleanse, you are not supposed to consume regular meals.
The ingredients used in Vibrant Cleanse powder are Cayenne Pepper Powder, Lemon Juice Crystals, and Grade B Maple Syrup. Together these ingredients assist with regularity and flushing out the colon. A serving of this supplement offers 59 calories, 12 grams of sugar, and 14 grams of carbohydrates. Small amounts of Vitamin C and Calcium are provided as well.
- This supplement is USDA organic, which some people will appreciate.
- The ingredients used in Vibrant Cleanse are revealed online.
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- Some dieters will not like that a serving of Vibrant Cleanse contains 12 grams of sugar.
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- No regular fitness regimen is encouraged with this product.
- Some studies show that internal cleansing with supplements is not a good idea.
Unless you are ready to begin fasting for a few days, we do not recommend Vibrant Cleanse powder. You have to consider the minimal nutritional value this supplement offers. It is not healthy to only consume Vibrant Cleanse. While you are likely to use the bathroom a lot, and lose some weight, the weight you lose will probably return once you begin eating again. After all, you will probably be starving, and may resort to eating a lot. This type of internal cleanse seems to be very common at this point, but it is not the answer to long-term weight management.


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Uncle Wilber Fountain
Acacia Park, on the corner of Tejon and Bijou Streets
Colorado Springs, CO
Submitted by: Craig Johnson
This water-spurting, tuba-playing fountain has contributed greatly to the revitalization of downtown Colorado Springs.
Why It Works
When the water is off, Uncle Wilber is hidden inside what appears to be a giant, bright blue bubble. But as the water pulses into the fountain, he slowly rises - sousaphone in hand - from the mosaic concrete pedestal and begins to dance and spout water to the giddy sound of piped-in tuba music. The performance lasts for 6-8 minutes and occurs hourly between the months of May and September.
Even on temperate days, the Uncle Wilber Fountain is overrun with children playing under its waterfalls or hopping among the geysers that erupt from the curbless foundation surrounding the platform. On any given day, it attracts around 2,000 people. The fountain also has helped transformed the surrounding Acacia Park from a former hangout of transients, drug-dealers, and homeless into a lively venue for families, children, and downtown shoppers.
What Makes Uncle Wilber Fountain a Great Place?
Located on the corner of two main downtown streets, the fountain attracts attention from pedestrians, passing cars, and users of Acacia Park.
The fountain is blessed with numerous places to sit right outside of its spraying zone. The atmosphere is festive and the fountain and park provide ample opportunity to sit, eat, and relax. Because the mechanisms of the fountain are so complex, regular maintenance must be done to make sure that Uncle Wilber is in fine tuba-playing order.
In the summer, the fountain attracts children thrilled to play in the water, as well as those who like to observe the action. On most days, teenagers from the local high school, families, and the elderly sit on the benches and watch the action unfold. In the winter, the fountain becomes more of a piece of art, but the benches around it stay occupied all year long.
The fountain and the children playing in it generate much conversation among observers. The light atmosphere of the fountain adds much to the sociability of the space as well. Since it was built, the fountain has become a major attraction in downtown Colorado Springs.
History & Background
The fountain cost $1.2 million to build and was financed primarily by the Smokebrush Foundation, a local non-profit organization. Private donors funded the plaza and benches around the fountain, while the fountain's upkeep is maintained by "Friends of the Fountain," a non-profit group formed by the Smokebrush Foundation.
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Bats and turbines don't mix. As a protected species, it is crucial to consider the potential impact that a wind farm can have on these mammals and integrate this into your design.
This article looks at ways of protecting these species and minimising costs and delays to planning for wind energy projects.
What's all bat fuss?
The UK has a total of 18 different species of bat, all of which are protected under both UK and European legislation because numbers have decreased so rapidly in the past century. Seven species of bat are listed as species of principal importance in England.
What are the hazards of wind turbines to bats?
It's not direct collision that's the main problem as might be first thought since bats use sensitive echo-location which usually helps them to steer clear of the blades. The greatest hazard is actually Barotrauma, which has been shown to kill bats when they fly into the area of low pressure surrounding the blades. In addition to this, there are also concerns surrounding the displacement of bats from foraging habitats.[1]
How can bats affect planning for wind energy projects?
The legislation surrounding the protection of these species means that planning authorities are required by law to investigate the potential impact that proposed wind energy developments could have on bats. Planning consent can even be refused if planners are unable to demonstrate that the turbines will not have a significant effect on bats. It is the developer's responsibility to provide enough evidence to put the planning authority's mind at ease and enable consent to be granted.
If bats are detected in the area for your proposed wind energy development, this can cause often unforeseen delays and expense and have even in some cases led to abandonment of the project all together.
It's not all doom and gloom. As the potential impacts of wind turbines on bats become increasingly understood, a range of guidance documents have emerged and bat ecologists who have experience in turbine development can offer significant technical support to the application scheme.
Here at The Landmark Practice, we've obtained planning consent for a number of wind energy developments where bats were shown to be present and so we thought we'd share our top tips to help you minimise potential costs and delays for your project.
Five top tips to keep your wind project on track and bat friendly
- Employ your ecologist early on in the project. We're not just saying that because we're ecologists! By employing an ecologist at the start of your decision making process, you can identify the least risky site for your turbines. Avoiding potential impacts from the outset will significantly reduce your overall ecological risk.
- Siting of turbines. The siting of your turbine(s) is vital. This will be influenced by a number of factors, including ecology. Bats often use linear features such as hedgerows, streams and woodland edges to navigate between their roosts and foraging habitat. Natural England recommends a standoff distance of 50 m between a turbine blade and linear feature. Avoiding such features will enable things to go more smoothly with the local planning authority and also makes good scientific and commercial sense.
- Keep your ecologist informed of changes. As ecologists with experience in renewable energy projects, we are aware that the specification of turbines and their locations very often change throughout the design process. Keep your ecologist informed! What might seem like harmless changes in dimension or micro-siting could affect the results of the ecological assessment.
- Anticipate the need for bat surveys. The latest guidance on assessing the impact of wind turbines on bats recommends that, for some sites, surveying should take place from April-October. Schedule this into your programme! Surveys can be completed more quickly, depending on the project, but additional surveys may prove to be an advantage if project details change later in the design phase. It is safer to assume that ecological surveys with seasonal requirements of this sort can take up to one year to complete. It is better to be prepared than disappointed!
- Choose your ecologist wisely. Ensure that when commissioning your ecologist that they have the relevant skills, experience and licenses to fulfil your requirements. If they intend to use sub-consultants all or part of the work, check that they too are suitably qualified and licensed. Remember that your project could succeed or fail on the basis of their work. Ask for case studies of similar work they have undertaken in the past. Ask for CVs of all staff involved in the project – don't settle for a token CV from their Managing Director. A good benchmark to measure their abilities can be found in the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management's 'Competencies for Species Surveys.'
We hope this article helps you to realise your wind energy ambitions whilst considering the potential impacts your projects may have on bats.
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Things are looking better for Naledge with each new release, which Lemonade & Tequila (Prod. By Ikaz) has proven yet again. It's worthy addition to the impressive body of work Naledge has been developing over the years. We're looking forward to hearing what's next.
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Alfalfa hay prices will likely strengthen through winter and may stay higher than 2009 levels for the 2010 crop, says Matt Diersen, South Dakota State University ag economist.
Diersen says a smaller-than-expected 2009 crop, a January cold spell in the North and recovering milk prices are factors that will put upward pressure on alfalfa prices this winter.
In its January Crop Production report, USDA estimated 2009 alfalfa production at 71 million tons, a million tons below its previous estimate made in October. Production of other hay, estimated at 80.8 million tons in October, was revised to 76.4 million tons in January.
"So there's less hay to go around than we thought," he says.
The report put Dec. 1 hay stocks at 107 million tons, up 3% from the 103.6 million tons stored on farms on Dec. 1, 2008. Production was up slightly last year, but lower usage explained most of the stocks increase. From May to December 2009, hay disappearance totaled 62.3 million tons compared with 64.2 million tons during the same period the previous year.
Diersen points out that the Dec. 1 hay stocks figure was the highest in five years. "But it's not a burdensome level by any means, and most of it is concentrated in just a few states."
Hay prices have dropped dramatically from their 2008 peaks, so hay is a more economical dairy ration ingredient than corn and soybean meal. That's another factor favoring heavy alfalfa usage this winter and may point toward stronger prices throughout the year. He notes that returns from growing corn and soybeans continue to look good, and alfalfa seedings were down slightly last year, so alfalfa hay supplies will likely remain tight.
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Lake Minotaur TrailheadThis trailhead provides access to the Lake Minotaur Route Trail #1517 which accesses Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. DirectionsFrom Leavenworth, WA travel north on US-2 for 15 miles then take WA-207 N and follow for 10.5 miles past Wenatchee Lake. Then take a slight left on Wenatchee River Road (Forest Road 6500) and follow for 6 miles. Then stay left on Forest Road 6701 (Theseus Creek Road) and follow for .4 miles and then take the first left on Smithbrook/Rainy Creek Road 6700 and follow for 5 miles to Forest Road 6704 on the right. Take 6704 for about one mile to the trailhead. Activities
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Infographic | Voters split on budget's personal impact
PUBLISHED: 20 May 2013 05:28:16 | UPDATED: 20 May 2013 05:28:41PRINT EDITION: 20 May 2013Edmund Tadros Graphic by Dorothy Woodgate
The federal government has scored a slight budget bounce to its primary vote but the Coalition would still comfortably win if an election were held now.
The latest Australian Financial Review/Nielsen poll also shows a boost in Julia Gillard's personal rating and a fall for Tony Abbott so they are now equally preferred as prime minister.
Most voters felt the budget, which contained $43 billion in cuts and tax hikes to pay for Labor's signature disability and education reforms, would leave them worse off but one in two felt the budget was economically responsible.
Overall, the majority of voters, 55 per cent, felt returning the budget to surplus was a high priority – a figure that jumped to 70 per cent for Coalition voters.
About two-thirds of voters, 65 per cent, supported the government's proposed referendum on direct Commonwealth funding for local governments.
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by Margaret J. Wheatley
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In this inspiring and beautifully illustrated book, best-selling author Margaret Wheatley offers guidance to people everywhere for how to persevere through challenges in their personal lives, with their families, at their workplaces, in their communities, and in their efforts to make a better world.
Perseverance is a day-by-day decision not to give up. Wheatley does not offer the usual feel-good, rah-rah messages. Instead, she focuses on the situations, feelings, and challenges that can, over time, cause us to lose heart or lose our way. When we feel lost, overwhelmed, betrayed or exhausted, we need to know we have a choice for how we respond. And we have to nurture the rewarding times, when we experience the joy of working together on something hard but worthwhile, when we realize we've made a small difference.
In a series of short and compassionate essays, Wheatley names a behavior or dynamic—such as fearlessness, guilt, joy, jealousy—that supports or impedes our efforts to persevere. She puts each in a broader human or timeless perspective, offering ways to either live with or transcend each one.
These essays are self-contained—you can thumb through the book and find what attracts you or what you need in the moment. There deliberately are no examples of other people or their experiences. You are the example—your personal experiences are the basis for change.
In addition to Wheatley's graceful essays, there are poems and quotations drawn from traditions and cultures around the world and throughout history. The book is deeply grounded spiritually, accessing human experience and wisdom from many sources. This inclusiveness supports the essential message—human beings throughout time have persevered. We're just the most recent ones to face these challenges, and we too can persevere, on behalf of the people, causes and places we love.
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I saw this couple's "cinema" wedding video on Style Me Pretty earlier this week, and I just had to share! So many things I love about this video from the "first look" moment to the bride's blue shoes to their visible love for one another. Love!
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Rogers Business Solutions Extends Next Generation Network Into Cologix's 905 King Street West Data Centre In Downtown Toronto
TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Rogers Business Solutions, a division of Rogers Communications, announced today the completion of a Point-of-Presence (PoP) deployment within Cologix's new state-of-the-art data centre at 905 King Street West in downtown Toronto.
Cologix, a network neutral interconnection and colocation company, provides scalable interconnection services and secure, reliable colocation services in densely connected, strategically located data centers. Through its PoP, Rogers Business Solutions will offer connectivity solutions on its next generation network to enterprises and carrier organizations globally.
"We have invested to interconnect this important location to our advanced access, metro and long haul networks to meet customers intensified needs for data services in downtown Toronto," said Andy Striegler, Vice-President, Carrier Services, Rogers Business Solutions. "Through this new deployment, Cologix customers have the opportunity to connect with advanced and deeply connected high capacity access locally and abroad."
Rogers Business Solutions (RBS), a division of Rogers Communications, provides Canadian enterprises and partners with network connectivity using its fibre, cable and wireless assets to support a range of leading-edge voice, data and networking services solution. Rogers Business Solutions owns and operates a transcontinental network with a 100 percent digital fibre optic backbone and strategic interconnect points to the United States and overseas for seamless, cross-border and international coverage. With an extensive customer base including commercial, government and financial enterprises, RBS offers scalable business communications services backed by a team of industry leading technical experts.
"Cologix is pleased that Rogers Business Solutions has chosen Cologix's 905 King Street as their PoP to provide their leading fibre-based network connectivity solutions to downtown Toronto enterprise and carriers," stated Sean Maskell, President, Cologix Canada. "The 905 King Street facility will offer seamless, neutral connectivity back to the dense set of carriers in 151 Front Street which is highly valuable to our colocation customers. At the same time, we believe network providers who also have a physical PoP at 905 King Street will be viewed favorably by our customers looking to buy network services. Roger's commitment to serve customers directly within 905 King Street from Day One puts them in a strong position to communicate their value proposition. Cologix is a network neutral interconnection and collocation company offering scalable interconnection services globally. With data centers in Dallas, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Cologix provides one of North America's largest neutral marketplaces where network operators and network buyers interconnect. Cologix offers over 330 network choices, manages thousands of interconnections and have over 550 customers that utilize Cologix colocation and interconnection services in order to grow their networks rapidly and cost-effectively. About Cologix, Inc. Cologix, Inc. is a network neutral interconnection and colocation company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that provides massively scalable interconnection services and secure, reliable colocation services in densely connected, strategically located facilities. With more than 330 network choices and nine prime interconnection locations, Cologix currently serves more than 550 carrier, media, financial services and enterprise customers. The company's experienced team of communications infrastructure professionals is committed to providing its customers the highest standard of local customer support. For more information about Cologix, please visit the company's website at www.cologix.com. About Rogers Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. The company is Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable television, high-speed Internet and telephony. Through Rogers Media, the company is engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and digital media. Rogers is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Sony delivered a long and varied list of gadgets, including a tennis racket sensor and a new wearable tech, on Monday, but kicked off its hour-long showcase by focusing on what it knows best -- home entertainment.
Sony kicked off with an opening video of its "milestones" from 2013, flashing the footage on the screens encircling the curved room. Sony President Mike Fasulo started things off by saying that Sony will be the first to offer a 4K video in-home download service, featuring more than 140 titles. He announced a partnership with online streaming-service Netflix, bringing Netflix CEO … Read more


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Yesterday as I told you I was quite surprised that there was so much communality between the members of the Council. It is an earthquake. Really something is happening, not only in the Arab world, but in this organization. I don't know if it will last but it is an earthquake. I can tell you the atmosphere inside the council has totally changed. So yesterday there was total commonality about the idea of sanctions. This simple idea is quite surprising that nobody is objecting that we have sanctions while it is an internal affair. That is quite something.
I should add of course there are some nuances; but on the arms embargo there is no problem, on the sanctions: no problem. The only question which is still on the table is the way we are going to make a reference to the ICC. There will be a reference but it is what we are going to negotiate.
It was not shown as sort of the West trying to drag the council into certain direction. It was the Arab League, it was the African Union, the Arab members of the Council, the African members of the Council which are actually leading the discussion and we are in the supporting role. It is quite new and quite exciting.
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Mylan Inc. has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market nifedipine extended-release tablets for the treatment of hypertension.
Prestige Brands Inc. has added Little Colds Honey Elixir, a nonmedicated treatment for cough and sore throat, to its Little Remedies line of pediatric over-the-counter products.
In another recall, Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit is pulling back all lots of the soft chewable versions of its Rolaids antacid.
Expanding its menu of options for holiday greetings, American Greetings Corp. has introduced new digital slideshow cards that come preloaded with Christmas images or can be customized with favorite photos.
Helen of Troy Ltd. plans to acquire health care and home products maker Kaz Inc. for $260 million.
Cadbury is extending its Trident line of sugar-free gum with Trident Vitality, which is designed to bring a more sophisticated blend of flavors.
Grammy-winning singer Taylor Swift has signed up with CoverGirl to represent a new-generation luxury makeup line called NatureLuxe.
Pfizer Inc. has teamed up with actress and model Angie Harmon in a promotion for its Children's Advil ibuprofen pain reliever and fever reducer.
Bath and beauty supplier EcoTools this spring plans to roll out new items, along with a new look and revised sets, for its popular Alicia Silverstone collection.
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Laroy Starrett invented the combination square in 1877 and it has become a basic tool for every craftsman and builder. The C11H series has a cast iron head with a handy spirit level and a hardened scriber. The blade is machine divided, hardened and tempered with a reversible lock bolt that allows the blade to be turned over or end-for-end without removing the lock bolt or nut. This assures true alignment of the blade and head.
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Length | 12" |
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Posted December 12, 2013As soon and I received the Starrett Square I squared my cheap combo's against the Starrett, not a single one of them were even close to being square.
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When there is depression, allow it to be. Don't get depressed about it. If you want to remove it sooner, you will get depressed. If you fight it, you will create a secondary depression, which is dangerous. The first depression is beautiful, God-given. The second depression is your own. It is not God-given, it is mental. Then you will move in mental grooves - they are infinite.
If you get depressed, be happy that you are depressed and allow the depression to be. Then, suddenly the depression will disappear and there will be a breakthrough. There will be no clouds and the sky will be clear. For a single moment, heaven opens for you. If you are not depressed about your depression you can contact, you can commune, you can enter this heavenly gate. And once you know it, you have learned one of the ultimate laws of life: life uses the opposite as a teacher, as a background.
Nothing is wrong, everything is good and for the good. This is what I call a religious attitude. You may not believe in God - that makes no difference. Buddha never believed in God, Mahavira never believed in God, but they were religious. There is no need to believe in an afterlife - no need. You can still be religious. There is no need even to believe in a soul; you can be religious without believing in it.
Then what is religion? Religion means this trust: that everything is for the good. This trust that everything is for the good is a religious mind. This is religiousness. And if you trust that everything is for the good, you will come to realize the divine. The divine can be realized through such a trust.
Even the storm is for silence. Evil is for the good; death is for more life. And suffering and agony are just situations in which ecstasy can happen.
Look at life in this way, and the moment will not be far away when suffering will disappear completely, when pain will disappear completely, when death will disappear completely for you. Because one who thinks - and knows - that agony is for ecstasy, cannot be agonized. One who knows and feels and realizes that suffering is for happiness, cannot be made to suffer - impossible. He is using suffering itself to be happier, and he is using agony itself as a step toward ecstasy. He has gone beyond the clutches of the world. He has gone beyond; he has taken a jump out of the wheel of sansar.
The opening of the bloom is the glorious moment when perception awakes: with it comes confidence, knowledge, certainty..
When the disciple is ready to learn, then he is accepted, acknowledged, recognized. It must be so, for he has lit his lamp, and it cannot be hidden.
These written above are the first of the rules which are written on the walls of the hall of learning. Those that ask shall have. Those that desire to read shall read. Those who desire to learn shall learn.
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South Beach Wine & Food Festival's Grand Tasting Village: Bring on the Celebrity Chefs
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Anthony Bourdain brought the wheel of death. |
Beyond this weekend-long orgy of food and drink lie the celebrity demonstrations and book signings. Superfans of Food Network delight in nonstop talks and demonstrations by such heavy hitters are Emeril Lagasse, Paula Deen, Rocco DiSpirito, Anthony Bourdain, Morimoto, Bobbly Flay, Bethenny Frankel, and Guy Fieri. The one thing all of these celebs have in common is the ability to entertain a crowd of fans. Each has his or her own particular schtick -- some quipping about other celebs, some passing drinks around, but all of them pumping up the crowd more than a Disney parade! It's a chef's world, after all.
Paula Deen forgot her recipe but remembered her wine.
Bethenny Frankel handed out her "Skinny Girl" margaritas and told stories about her life, her Bravo reality series, and why she's not going back to Housewives ("I'm sick of having women rewarded for bad behavior," she said).
Guy Fieri pals around with Iron Chef Morimoto.
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama party at the Grand Tasting Village.
Rocco DiSpirito is planning a new TV show.
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The federal poverty guideline, sometimes referred to loosely as the "federal poverty level", is used to determine eligibility for many federal programs. There are only two variables which are used to determine whether a person or a family is in poverty – the number of members in their household and their total household income. For more on how how the U.S. Census Bureau measures poverty, check out their nifty infographic.
Below are the poverty thresholds for the 48 contiguous states and D.C. for the year 2013:
You mean to say that a family of 4 that lives on $25,000 isn't considered poor? Well, you could accurately say that the federal government does not consider them to be below the poverty guidelines. Many programs extend their eligibility to 133% of the poverty line, so that family of four could be eligible for some benefits.
According to the Census Bureau, noncash benefits like food stamps or housing subsidies do not count. Additionally, the rate is the same for the entire contiguous United States and is adjusted for inflation each year.
If you would like to find more information about your city, county, or state, use the Census Bureau's American Community Survey database. There you will find innumerable measures of poverty (and lots of other information, too). If you need additional assistance, email us!
You may notice that the poverty rate is sometimes given using 5-year estimates, 3-year estimates, or 1-year estimates. The 5-year estimates are calculated by collecting data over the course of a five-year period and averaging the results. These results are more reliable (especially for smaller populations) but obviously take longer to collect than the 1-year measures. The Census Bureau uses 5-year rates in their North Carolina Quick Facts Page.
If you're still stumped on when to use 5-year estimates and what the differences are between 5-year estimates and 1-year estimates, the Census Bureau's American Community Survey Handbook () contains a longer explanation.
So which state is the "poorest"? The "richest"? These questions aren't as simple as they seem. Many people use the federal poverty level numbers to compare one state to another, but that measure does not take cost of living (which varies greatly by region) into account.
While the federal poverty guidelines are still widely used to determine eligibility for many federal programs, the Census has been also using the Supplemental Poverty Measure () since 2010. Check out the history of measuring poverty infographic from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Supplemental Poverty Rate is a recently developed tool and is helpful in comparing the level of unmet basic needs between geographic regions (though it is NOT used to determine eligibility for any federal programs, the Official Poverty Rate still does that job).
Case in point: California's Official Poverty Rate (3-year average for 2010-2012) is around 16.5, a little better than N.C.'s 16.8 (We rank as the state with the 13th-highest official poverty rate).
California's SPM is a whopping 23.5 for the same time period ("poorest" in the country!), because fundamental expenses eat up more of people's income in California than in North Carolina. North Carolina's SPM rank is 18th (including DC) for 2012. A ranking of 18th in SPM is nothing to celebrate, but perhaps is a better measure of the difficulty with which North Carolinians provide for their basic needs.


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Centenarian Doris Neve celebrating with her family at Seabrook Court, Clover Hill. Photo: Steve Adams
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
A born and bred Norwich woman celebrated her landmark 100th birthday with friends, family and the Lord Mayor of Norwich on Saturday.
Doris Neve celebrated becoming a centenarian at Seabrook Court in Clover Hill Road, Bowthorpe, and was also joined by Lord Mayor Ralph Gayton and his wife Brenda for the celebration.
The mother of seven, who has 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, was rather overwhelmed by the attention but still proudly showing off her card of congratulations from the Queen.
Mrs Neve's daughter, Margaret Cornford, who lives off Ber Street in Norwich, said: "It's been great. She always says she doesn't want a lot of fuss but I think she enjoys it really."
Mrs Cornford explained that her mother and father, Walter, had married at Christ Church in Old Catton in 1932 but that Mr Neve had passed away in 1965.
Mrs Neve left school at 14 and went to work at Cooper's sweet factory, which was opposite her family home in King Street and later became Read's flour mill, starting off putting the eyes on sugar mice with a stick dipped in black colouring before going on to do several different jobs in the factory.
She also worked at Daniel's Nursery, now Nottcutts, in Daniels Road, which gave her a lifelong love of gardening and she still does as much as she can.
Mrs Cornford said her mother still knits and reads, with Mills and Boon Regency novels her favourite books, although her eyesight is not so good now.
She has only been ill in hospital twice in her life – both in the last year through a broken hip and a chest infection – and despite having smoked since she was 16, very seldom sees her doctor.
Lord Mayor Ralph Gayton said: "It's quite an occasion when someone reaches their centenary and for Doris to still have such a good memory about things is great. I think she's a wonderful lady."
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It might have been the highlight of Ralph`s life.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
I bet she was thrilled that the Lord Mayor was there - could life get more exciting?
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("The Heart is Crazy," 1999)
Hindi, 179 minutes
Directed by Yash Chopra
Dialogues: Aditya Chopra; Music: Uttam Singh; Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Cinematography: Manmohan Singh
Like its predecessor among blockbuster-films-of-the-1990s-with-unwieldy-four-part-names-that-became-known-by-Romanized-acronyms,
HUM AAPKE HAIN KAUN!.... (HAHK!, 1994; note also DILWALE DULHANIYA LE JAYENGE
or DDLJ, and KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI or KKHH), Yash Chopra's dazzling DTPH is a relentlessly
entertaining consumerist fantasy with a minimal plotline and phenomenally popular
sountrack. But whereas HAHK!'s thin story unfolds within a milieu saturated
with reconstituted Indian (and especially Hindu) Tradition and focuses on the
protracted wedding celebrations of a large extended family, DTPH situates its
characters in a surreal urban postmodernity inhabited by single and largely
autonomous 20-somethings. Two of its three principal characters have no apparent
family ties or life histories, and the third is an orphan raised by a devoted
aunt and uncle. This is a striking, even bizarre departure from the Bollywood
norm, but in this case it effectively contributes to the creation of an alternative
reality that obviously resonated with millions of viewers as well as industry
critics. The film swept the Filmfare Awards in nearly every category , and also
won a pack of national and regional prizes.
The film's hero, Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) is an Artistic Genius, a popstar producer-performer
who stages spectacular "shows" that suggest a combination of opera,
arena rock concert, and Las Vegas revue that no such genre of entertainment
actually exists in India (or perhaps anywhere) merely contributes to the films
fabrication of a realm, like that of Western sci-fi, for unfettered fantasy
(though Rahul's closest model is undoubtedly Michael Jackson, whose touring
show-concerts made a great splash earlier in the decade). Rahul has his own
production company, housed in the playhouse-studio in which he lives: a capacious
loft overlooking an urban dreamscape, and littered with oversized toys, Pepsi
machines, custom cars, and firehouse poles. His devoted staff of smartly dressed
young people (including a few who are suggestive of Indian regional types) seems
to constitute his only family: a postmodern tribe oriented around conspicuous
consumption and public display. One of its members is his key assistant and
costar Nisha (Karisma Kapoor) who is clearly in love with Rahul, though the
latter is, of course, entirely unaware of this and considers her merely a "friend."
Is Rahul gay? No way! He dreams of that special girl who is waiting for him
somewhere, picture-izing in his mind's eye her innocent face and intoxicated
eyes (the song Bholi-si surat); one day she actually turns up while
Rahul is (what else?) shopping, and before long becomes a member of his production
company, and Nisha's replacement when the latter injures her leg. She is Pooja
(Madhuri Dixit), and is likewise initially unaware of Rahul's infatuation with
her. Assuming Rahul and Nisha to be an Item, she proceeds with a lukewarm engagement,
seemingly endorsed by her aunt and uncle, to dashing businessman Ajay (Ashay
Kumar)the sort of guy who whisks a girl off to Europe for a weekend of
shopping and theme-parking (sans sex, of course). Getting Pooja legally transferred
from Ajay to Rahul, and smoothing over Nishas hurt feelings, is the three-hour
storys main preoccupation. The rest, as they say, is icing on the cake.
But what icing! DTPH features what is undoubtedly one of the most infectiously
catchy scores of the 90s, with twelve songs that are unusually seamlessly
woven into its storyline, and that share musical themes (e.g., the main melody
of Are re are forms a sub-melody of Pyar kar) to give the whole
a satisfying and almost symphonic quality. The aural feast begins with the credit
sequence, as Ek duje ke vaaste (Made for each another) is
played over a collage of loving couples of all ages and (Indian) ethnicities.
This is immediately followed by the eye-popping dance number Le gayi
(Love took my heart away), which proves to be the climax of one
of Rahuls stageshows (though as in the grand Busby Berkeley traditionit
contains elements, such as rapid costume and set changes, that would be impossible
to stage). Also deserving of mention is the nighttime love duet Pyar kar
(Fall in love), sung by Rahul and Pooja in different locations,
before they have properly met. Their falling in love occasions another show-stopping
pictureization to accompany the song Koi larki hai (Theres
a certain girl
), a joyous paean to the rainy season, evocative of
childrens nursery rhymes, and performed during a downpour in a roofless
church with a chorus of (supposed) street urchins.
Publicity materials for the film proudly tout it as "A Yash Chopra Musical" an unusual genre-designation for a Hindi film, the overwhelming majority of which have always featured song and dance. Indeed, the film seems to evoke a longstanding Broadway and Hollywood convention of crafting narrativesfrom Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland films to A CHORUS LINEaround people who are themselves involved in the production of shows. In America this theme has helped to make the eruption of song and dance more plausible within a dominant regime of stylized cinematic "realism." However, such a pretense has never been necessary in the "All-Singing, All-Dancing" world of mainstream Indian cinema, and its use here appears to be merely as another exotic and fantasy-inducing trope. Other familiar tropes are present as well, even within the films radically decontextualized urban world: thus Rahul is another hero who is loved by two women, one of whom is more a vamp (Nisha, who always appears in Western fashion) and the other more homely (Pooja, whose name means Hindu worship, and who has had classical dance training from a female guru, relates well to children, and alternates salwaar-churidaar outfits with halter tops and spandex). Yet this hoary theme, like that of the conflict between love and duty occasioned by Poojas impending marriage to Ajay, seems merely vestigial herejust another prop on the glittering stage of Rahul & co.s spectacular and eminently-consumable life.


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3 Highly anticipated - bit of a let downcrower21 | 19/06/2010 | See all crower21's reviews (3)When i saw the news that Ambitions was coming out i was excited that we were getting another expansion pack so soon. Upon seeing it i immediately looked at what would be involved in this expansion pack. The chance to follow your sims at work and develop their careers hands on. This was an entirely new aspect of the sims that we have all wanted for a long time. The pack was pre-ordered right away after i read just about being able to control your sims at work.Now that its installed and ive played it for a little while, i have to say i feel a little let down, yes you get an entire new game play mode by being able to control your sim as a fire-fighter, an architect, a stylist, ghost hunter etc... but where is all the other stuff we expect from a new expansion pack, the new clothes, new items and new features? i did feel a little cheated, but when i started looking closer you discover some little things that they've changed, the ability to place empty lots in current towns, the addition of the education career, the ability to be self-employed based on your skills, the re-developed genetics link so children adopt more of the parents features. I fell in love with these aspects of the game, but soon started to dislike the ability to have control of your sim at work. With the open gameplay like that it makes it difficult to be able to run a traditional family in the game, if one of your sims is involved in one of the new "professions" as you need to be with them almost all the time for them to be able to advance and develop at their career, leaving the rest of the family underplayed and neglected.Its the little things that ive managed to warm to that have made having this expansion pack bearable and has to an extent changed my playing style a little bit so that i can enjoy the professions for a while before developing the sims life and family. In general i would advise to buy the expansion pack, you may feel a little let down at first, due to the lack of new items, clothing etc... but its the little changes and the way you might change as a player of the game that make this expansion pack worth buying.
3 Hardly worth itBekaroo | 09/06/2010 | See all Bekaroo's reviews (6)I was really excited when I read the reviews and saw the screenshots and downloaded for EA the first day it came out. After hours of gameplay I realised EA had come up with great ideas to further your sims careers. Instead of sitting at a house view of your sims you can now follow them to work and depending on what career you choose you can follow them into the building also.In these career professions you can also take the 'evil' side by stealing things from the sims houses that you're meant to be helping. Or leaving sims trapped or on fire.However good these perks may be though, there are always downlfalls. Game play with one sim starts off amazing but tires quickly when you cannot have more than one sim on your lot with the new professions provided. I tried bringing up a new born baby with two parent sims. One of my parent sims was a fire fighter and unless you are constantly there with them when they're on a call out, they start up conversations, take showers, watch tv or just come home. I personally find this a BIG FAULT. I and others I have spoken to have found this almost impossible to have a normal family sim life with these new careers.As for the new 'stuff' they include, there's not much, a few odd bit's of furniture. A few new changes off clothes and maybe a few new hairstyles. Is it worth the money?? I would say.... No.. But maybe if it was closer to 15 pounds rather than 25, then yes.But I'll let you be the judge of it.. All I'd say is that they NEED to bring out Pet's again! (I'd rather save my money for that expansion pack instead)
5 This game definitely diserves 5 stars because its amazingbutterfly2011 | 15/07/2010 | See all butterfly2011's reviews (3)Im so glad i bought this expantion its definitely worth the prise you pay for it. I found that this expantion was better then the holidays one. Iv had this game for over a month and im still not bored with it. The game definitely make sure that you are able to do quite a bit when you go to work with your sim and it keepy you busy. Also the fact that you have to do the laundry in this game make the game more realistic. overall i found that this game is amazing.
3 not that badsexychick2000uk | 11/07/2010 | See all sexychick2000uk's reviews (1)A lot of people been complaining about expansion, when the jobs are not that bad , only one i don't like is the stylist job . i must admit there are some jobs you cant mix under one house hold if u want a family. i managed to raise family's OK. The jobs are fun and different which makes the fame more interesting to play, Love the washing machine and iron people. As for the crashes i never had any and i have had the game for over for over a month.
5 Brillpurplebutterfly8 | 10/01/2011 | See all purplebutterfly8's reviews (39)This expansion pack adds so much to the game, there are so many new things to discover. Like building a time machine, blowing things up, getting tatoos. I've barely started and already found so much to do! I especially love the architect career, going round re-designing people's houses. Definitely worth getting.


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Stefan G. Mend Dissertation Topic/Title: Community Development in the United States: Transferring the European model of neighborhood open space. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Radha Jagannathan Previous Degrees: M.A. Politics and Management, University of Konstanz, 2008; MPAP, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers University, 2005 |
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Noted yesteryear actress and national award winner, Aranmula Ponnamma passed away today at a private hospital in Trivandrum. She was 96. In her acting career spanning for more than 6 decades, she had acted with 3 generation and over a five hundred movies. She was in treatment for old age diseases, and has been hospitalised earlier this month. Her children and grand children were present in the hospital when she had her last breath.
Born on march 22, 1914 as one of the five childrens to her parents, Ponnamma started her career as a Karnatic music vocalist at the age of 12. She had acted in few popular plays, before making her debut in film. She made a film debut with Sasidharan in 1950. She went on to do mother roles to the main protagonist and is widely described as the mother figure in Malayalam cinema.
In the year 1995, Ponnamma got her state and national award for her performance in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film Kadhapurushan. She was awarded with J C Daniel life time achiement award in 2006 by the Kerala goventment. Few of her noted films include Bagyalakshmi, Viruthan Shanku, Kandam Bacha Kotte and Kadhapurushan. The last film she acted was Janathipathyam.
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E3 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
CBR News was at E3 this week to see the new trailer for "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe" and listen to Midway Creative Director Ed Boon talk about the game, its innovations, and what level of ultra-violence fans can expect.
E3 2008: Jim Lee talks DC Universe Online
Superstar comics creator Jim Lee introduced attendees of E3 to the world of "DC Universe Online," the new massively multiplayer online game from Sony Online Entertainment, and we have the trailer and screenshots.
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In a city as musically diverse as Austin, Texas, los Pinkys stand out not for novelty or gimmickry but for their sincere and heartfelt interpretation of conjunto music. Straight from their home base at East Austin's Happy Days lounge #2, here are los Pinkys, who are tearing up the scene in Austin these days.
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Since their founding in 1933, this Austin-based conjunto band fronted by Bradley Jaye Williams and Isidro Samilpa have really made their mark. From their self-produced debut in 1993, the instant hit "El Cool Dude" jumped into the number one spot on San Antonio's powerful "Radio Jalapeno" show on KEDA. They released their first album on […]


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Sharing is caring in Firefox for Android
On Tuesday, Mozilla released a major update to Firefox for Android, bringing over many of the sharing services from its older-brother desktop version.
Version 24 adds a Share menu that lets you add your most frequently-used sharing services like Facebook, Twitter, or e-mail for quick sharing. If you prefer a more physical approach, the new version also adds bump sharing, which lets you fist-bump your friends with other Android handsets to quickly send open tabs, news articles, or just about any page from the Web. This works via Near Field Communications technology so both devices must have an NFC chip.… Read more


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With World Tour Golf, developer Gusto Games wants to create a game that real golfers would want to play - something they intend to do by taking a uniquely realistic approach to the game.
Eschewing the simple, arcade-style swinging of Tiger Woods PGA Tour and other similar series, World Tour enables players to control the power and trajectory of their shots directly. This system, called "Pro Stroke," allows players to set up their swing by making minute adjustments to their golfer's stance, the position of the ball and the angle of the club. Smacking the ball - or just taking practice swings - is then a matter of moving the analog stick like you would a club.


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Lakers fall to ninth in West behind Utah Jazz
MAR 30, 2013 2:19p ET
Both teams have a 37-36 record, but the Jazz hold the tiebreaker advantage by virtue of winning the head-to-head season series, 2-1. The Lakers and Jazz won't meet again over the final nine games of the regular season.
After a stretch of improved play, injuries have again set the Lakers back.
Kobe Bryant has a bone spur in his foot. He recently missed two games with a severely sprained ankle. Steve Nash is battling hip and hamstring soreness. Antawn Jamison has a wrist injury. Metta World Peace recently underwent surgery for torn cartilage in his knee.
The Lakers need to outpace the Jazz by at least a game to finish ahead of Utah in the standings. They'll visit the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
After the Kings, the Lakers play six of their final eight at Staples Center against the Mavericks, Grizzlies, Hornets, Warriors, Spurs and Rockets. They'll also visit the Clippers and Trail Blazers.
The Jazz has three games left on the road (Golden State, Minnesota and Memphis). It also hosts the Nets, Trail Blazers, Nuggets, Hornets, Thunder and Timberwolves.
The Lakers haven't won on consecutive nights all season. They'll host the Hornets on April 9 and play at Portland the next day.
Utah finishes its last back-to-back on Saturday, hosting the Brooklyn Nets. If they don't lose again, the Jazz is assured a playoff spot.
If the Lakers, Jazz and Mavericks all finish with the same record, the Jazz hold the three-way tiebreaker.
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Any mass of ice that occurs on the Earth's continents or surface waters. Such masses form wherever substantial amounts of liquid water freeze and remain in the solid state for some period of time. Examples include glaciers, icebergs, sea ice, and ground ice associated with permafrost.
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Largest geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar requirements of environmental conditions. It includes various communities and developmental stages of communities and is named for the dominant type of vegetation, such as grassland or coniferous forest. Several similar biomes constitute a biome type; for example, the temperate deciduous forest biome type includes the deciduous forest biomes of Asia, Europe, and North America. The standard European term for biome is "major life zone."
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Process of developing abstract rules or mental constructs based on sensory experience. Concept formation figures prominently in cognitive development and was a subject of great importance to Jean Piaget, who argued that learning entails an understanding of a phenomenon's characteristics and how they are logically linked. Noam Chomsky later argued that certain cognitive structures (such as basic grammatical rules) are innate in human beings. Both scholars held that, as a concept emerges, it becomes subject to testing: a child's concept of "bird," for example, will be tested against specific instances of birds. The human capacity for play contributes importantly to this process by allowing for consideration of a wide range of possibilities.
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Back-formation is distinguished from clipping because they change the part of speech – clipping also creates shortened words from longer words, but does not change the part of speech.
For example, the noun resurrection was borrowed from Latin, and the verb resurrect was then backformed hundreds of years later from it by removing the -ion suffix. This segmentation of resurrection into resurrect + ion was possible because English had many examples of Latinate words that had verb and verb+-ion pairs — in these pairs the -ion suffix is added to verb forms in order to create nouns (such as, insert/insertion, project/projection, etc.).
Back formation may be similar to the reanalyses of folk etymologies when it rests on an erroneous understanding of the morphology of the longer word. For example, the singular noun asset is a back-formation from the plural assets. However, assets is originally not a plural; it is a loan-word from Anglo-Norman asetz (modern French assez). The -s was reanalyzed as a plural suffix.
Even though many English words are formed this way, new coinages may sound strange, and are often used for humorous effect. For example, gruntled or pervious (from disgruntled and impervious) would be considered mistakes today, and used only in humorous contexts. The comedian George Gobel regularly used original back-formations in his humorous monologues. Bill Bryson mused that the English language would be richer if we could call a tidy-haired person shevelled - as an opposite to dishevelled.
Frequently back-formations begin in colloquial use and only gradually become accepted. For example, enthuse (from enthusiasm) is gaining popularity, though it is still considered substandard by some today.
The immense celebrations in Britain at the news of the relief of the Siege of Mafeking briefly created the verb to maffick, meaning to celebrate both extravagantly and publicly. "Maffick" was a back-formation from Mafeking, a place-name that was treated humorously as a gerund or participle. There are many other examples of back-formations in the English language.


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Zeoforce is a superfood from HealthForce Nutritionals. We found two websites with information on the supplement and a listing on Amazon.com. There is a ton of information about the sole ingredient in Zeoforce on the websites, but there are no links to clinical studies. We were thrilled to find contact information for HealthForce Nutritionals, including a phone number and contact form. We also found a dedicated community offering support for people using HealthForce Nutritionals products.
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The official websites for Zeoforce explain the impact of toxins in the environment on the body. While all of the information is very interesting, none is backed with clinical study or proof, so dieters have to take the information with a grain of salt. What we found most interesting was the list of uses for Zeoforce. According to HealthForce Nutritionals, you can use Zeoforce as a facial scrub, detox bath, tooth powder and laundry powder. If taken by mouth, the same ingredient that brightens your clothes can also increase stomach pH. That thought may be concerning for some dieters.
We did find reference to clinical studies on animals that resulted in maintained electrolyte levels. While electrolytes are important for athletes and people who take diuretics, there is no impact on weight or weight loss. Another reference even claims there are at least 200 published studies on clinoptilolite; though no direct reference to any specific studies is made. Safety may also be an issue. Taking any supplement should be a choice backed with studies that support safety of long-term use. We found no studies of this sort.
- HealthForce Nutritionals offers an official website.
- Zeoforce can be used for multiple household and personal uses.
- The price, at less than $28, is less than most diet supplements.
- Contact information is available for the company.
- You can order directly from HealthForce Nutritionals and Amazon.com.
- There are no links to clinical trials referenced in the supplement information.
- The supplement can also be used to brush your teeth and wash your clothes.
While Zeoforce may be a safe supplement that increases stomach pH and helps detox the body, it is not a weight loss supplement. There are no claims of weight loss or references to weight loss studies. While we believe overall body support is an important part of weight loss, we also believe in taking supplements proven safe and Zeoforce does not offer any third-party support of safety claims.


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Think back to the first time you caught a fish. It was pretty magical, right? I don't know about you, but I remember my dad taking me to the store and browsing the kids fishing poles. Then, as we got out on the water, I recall the pull on the rod, trying to reel it in, and intense feeling of satisfaction when I got it in the boat. As an adult, you have the opportunity to offer that experience to a child. So if you are thinking about teaching a kid to fish, read on. We will walk you through some steps and help you make sure you follow basic safety rules.
Step One: Find Your Spot.
While you will normally only consider factors such as familiarity, the odds of getting some bites, or your own comfort, consider the needs of the child as well. What spot can you pick to make them comfortable? If they need to get off the water, is the spot close to the dock? Definitely check to make sure that it's a legal spot. You don't want to get in trouble in front of the kid and ruin his or her first fishing experience.
Step Two: Introduce the Basic Elements
Don't go into too much detail, but show the kid the basic tools of the trade. Explain to them what the rod, hook, bait, reel, sinker, and bobber are. Talk about the purpose of each and what they are used for. Just be patient and try to realize that the kid is not going to take everything in that you are saying. Consider checking out kids fishing rods to make this explanation easier.
Step Three: Talk Safety
Keep in mind that you are trying to impart lifelong lessons to the child. That means a discussion on safety is important. Explain that fishing can be dangerous if one does not understand the important safety rules. Tell them to be careful waving their fishing rod around and tell them why it's important not to cast too close to another fisherman.
Step Four: Show Them How To Bait and Cast
By now, the child is going to be pretty restless. Gain their attention back by showing them how to bait a hook and cast their line. Again, safety is of the essence when it comes to baiting a hook. Be sure to communicate that to the child. This can be easier when you select something like Dora fishing poles. Finally, let them cast for the first time! They will be hooked.
Now that you've taken the necessary steps, exercise patience. Know that the child may not enjoy waiting very long for a bite. And most of all…have fun out there!


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Like Castlevania, Power Sports and Dead Moon have both already arrived in the US (Power Sports as World Sports Competition), and Ichidant-R, a Bonanza Bros. spinoff, is the sequel to Tant-R, seen on the Sega Classics Collection. A multiplayer puzzle minigame collection, Ichidant-R is sort of a precursor to Mario Party and Wario Ware.
Hajimari no Mori is a graphical text adventure from Nintendo! Let's all hope for a miracle localization for that one.
- Akumajou Dracula (Famicom Disk System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Hajimari no Mori (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
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The landing beach
Located on the eastern shore of the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, Utah Beach was a late addition to the areas scheduled for invasion. The original plan for Operation Overlord did not call for a landing on the Cotentin, but General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, added it to ensure an early capture of the port of Cherbourg at the northern tip of the peninsula.
The Utah landing area was approximately 5 km (3 miles) wide and was located northwest of the Carentan estuary on sandy, duned beaches. Compared with German fortifications at Omaha Beach, the defenses at Utah, based on fixed infantry positions, were sparse because the low-lying areas immediately behind the landing area were flooded and the Germans could control the flooding with locks. Four causeways exited the beach through the flooded lowlands and severely restricted movement inland. Indeed, all land traffic was restricted to established routes, especially through the important crossroads towns of Carentan and Sainte-Mère-Église. Defenses along the causeways consisted mostly of strongpoints equipped with automatic weapons. Some 3 km (2 miles) inland were coastal and field artillery batteries. The defending forces consisted of elements of the German 709th, 243rd, and 91st infantry divisions.
The assault sectors at Utah Beach were designated (from west to east) Tare Green, Uncle Red, and Victor. The invasion was planned for Tare Green and Uncle Red, with the number 3 causeway almost in the middle of the landing area. H-Hour (that is, the time at which the first wave of landing craft would hit the beach) was scheduled for 0630 hours. The beach was to be assaulted by the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. The plan was to cross the beach and seize control of the coast roads, link up with airborne troops who were to have been dropped inland five hours earlier, and then be prepared to attack toward Cherbourg. The 8th Infantry Regiment was to attack first; supported by 32 special amphibious Sherman tanks in the first wave, it was to land opposite Les Dunes de Varreville, a well-fortified area.
The landing plan went wrong from the beginning. Strong currents beset the landing craft, and the area was obscured by smoke from the preceding shore bombardment. But the main problem was the loss of three of the four designated control craft to mines. The fourth control craft eventually rounded up the confused landing craft looking for directions and, using a bullhorn for communication, led them in. The force landed 1,800 metres (2,000 yards) east of the designated landing area, in the less-defended Victor sector and almost astride causeway number 2.
The assistant division commander, Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., quickly realized the error. Uttering his famous remark "We'll start the war from here!" he ordered the division to advance. Three hours later exits 1, 2, and 3 had been secured, and by 1200 hours contact had been made with paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division around the town of Pouppeville. By the end of the day the 4th Division had pushed inland about 6 km (4 miles), and its westernmost units were within a mile of the 82nd Airborne's perimeter near Sainte-Mère-Église.
For an assault that had begun with such terrible confusion, the Utah Beach landings ended as a spectacular success beyond the most optimistic expectations. The 1,800-metre error had placed the landing force away from the heavily defended area of Les Dunes de Varreville and into a less-defended section of beach. Twenty thousand troops and 1,700 motorized vehicles had landed at Utah with surprisingly few casualties—fewer than 300 men.
The Germans had not counterattacked the seaborne assault, owing to the success of the Allied airborne troops in holding the roads that led to the beach approaches and also to confusion among the German commanders as to exactly where the main attack was taking place. The Germans, however, were in a position to counterattack in the Cotentin Peninsula at the end of D-Day.