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When should Manny Pacquiao walk away from boxing? A new report say that Pacquiao might consider retiring from the sport he played for nearly a decade if he loses to Timothy Bradley in their upcoming rematch.
Pacquiao's long-time coach Freddie Roach told The Telegraph Sport that if the Filipino boxer loses in his rematch with Bradley on April 12, it may be time for the eight-division world champion to hang up his gloves. "This is a 'must-win' situation on Saturday night, and if we don't win this fight we have to consider maybe retirement," said Roach.
The Hall of Fame trainer said that the Bradley rematch is a huge fight for Team Pacquiao. They have to prove that Pacquiao has still got the boxing skills that brought him to superstardom. "Some people think that we are done and we have to prove that we are not."
According to Roach, there is really no question about Pacquiao's boxing skills. He is most certain that he still got those skills in him. Roach also thinks that Pacquiao's political position is neither a hindrance nor a pressure for the fighting congressman. What he thinks is that Pacquiao's new religious belief plays a big factor.
"The thing is The Bible is getting in the way a little bit, but I showed him in The Bible there is violence and there is payback," Roach said.
Bradley is in the same boat as Roach's. According to the American boxer, Pacquiao boxing style has changed but he knows that the Filipino boxer is an amazing fighter. "Manny Pacquiao has always been a great fighter and from what I heard he is a great person," Bradley told Bad Left Hook. "But I think in the last two years, Manny has become a more compassionate fighter," Bradley added. "I think he lost the fire that made him the number one pound-four-pound fighter in the world."
Bradley said that Pacquiao is now a different fighter and that the old Pacquiao who beat the hell out of Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, and Antonio Margarito is gone.
In no instance that Bradley will show Pacquiao any consideration, and said "Manny Pacquiao will have to knock me out to stop my family from eating," were Bradley's last words.
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Planting Japanese Black Pine seeds in autumn?
Hello everybody,
I've been doing bonsai, for nearly two years now. And I've been considering growing some from seed, for the first time. My thoughts go to Japanese maples, which sowing seed at this time of the year are perfect(or so I read). And I pretty much love Japanese maples anyway.
But I also thought about sowing some Japanese Black Pines seed. I live in West-Europe(Holland) and I read that somewhere around March seems to be a good time to plant the seeds.
My question to you ladies and gentlemen is: It is feasible to plant JBP seeds this time of the year (autumn) and keep it indoors? And if it is doable, what are the necessary procedures? Cold stratification, Scarification, etc?
I've done some research, but I am still unsure when it comes to temperatures, too.
As long as you don't have any zonal issues (too cold), I would plant them on top of a coarse medium (like Seramis or similar) and cover with a somewhat finer medium & leave them outdoors exposed to the weather. They'll germinate in the spring. Carefully lift them, then and sever the seed radicle, then pot them in coarse sand or something that drains very well.


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anyone have links to free embroidery downloads
Would like to know if any one would share free embroidery links to download.
They are all over the place red. If you go to sewingworld.com in the machine embroidery section, there are scads of links for free designs.
My personal favorite is Ann the Gran. Note how she has the designs organized you can adapt to your own needs and start organizing the minute you start downloading by folder category and renaming the designs to remind you what they are. I also suggest saving them directly to CD for the simple fact that although you have a new computer, it will only hold so much. You will get so busy downloading you won't be watching how much disk space you have left and your system will crash without a backup copy of those designs in sight--downloading free designs is habit forming. You can spend a whole day at Ann The Gran alone.
You are on the correct page. The other tabs don't work, just click on discuss and then on the machine embroidery tab.
Your computer already has winzip that unzips files for you. After you download and file in the folders you created, you right click on the zipped file with the zipper on it and proceed to unzip the file. The designs without the zipper don't need to be unzipped. Use the help feature on your computer where it will fully explain how to zip and unzip a file, print it out, and practice on a few duplicate designs to get the hang of it.
I have a PE-150 also. Condo remodeling, painting and carpet cleaning sidetracked me from sewing and the sewing machines. Next week I call the realtor and am back to sewing--the sewing twitches are really getting bad, the unfinished projects are stacked to the ceiling, and finally found the three finished hummels I have to frame. Needless to say, the next condo I buy will require a lot of blank wall space to hang my ever increasing "art work".
My only salvation in figuring machine embroidery out is my computer training, watching the PBS and cable sewing programs I have always watched, and the homework I did before buying an embroidery machine.
Thanks stitchntime9,
you are really smart with computers found it in the help section about zip znd unzip files.
I bet when your all done your condo will be great.I have a house before we bought this house I seen a great condo I wanted my husband wanted this house.I hate it. I like everything on one floor.here I have to go up and down steps
my husband has tons of yard work I think he is sorry now he didn't listin to me and get the condo the condo was bigger than this house.
That's the one reason I didn't go for a regular house....I hate yard work involving a grass lawn and always have from the time I was a small child and had to pull weeds out of the new lawn--flower beds and flower pots, I like to do.
The stuff I'm done with should have been done before moving into this place 4 years ago and never got done. Now I'm selling and looking for another condo on one floor in a location I like.
I have some freebies on my site.
Here is a link that might be useful: Stitch This Designs
Here's a link for some free embroidery
Here is a link that might be useful: Free Embroidery Stuff
I know you asked for free but this site is well worth the little bit it costs to join. There are thousands of designs to download. I have been a member for a long time and have never had a bad design. Every one has stitched out perfect!
You might want to take a look at it.
There are all kinds of things there, including a message board.
Here is a link that might be useful: Embroidery site
I didn't buy the CD because I didn't want the thread kit that ran the whole thing up to almost $150 with tax. I have enough thread and do hand cross stitch with every DMC color known.
I discussed this with the dealer and told her the colors were off according to what the statues colors are and why I didn't want the thread kit, just the CD. The CD embroideries were licensed by the convent who owns the Hummel rights and digitized from the original paintings done over 60+ years ago...paintings probably have never been cleaned although archieved so you know the colors are off, especially on skin tones. The figurines are painted with oxide glaze colors I prefer.
Yes, i have some on mine....enjoy! Hugs!
Here is a link that might be useful: Elizabeths Embroideries.com
Hi all,
There is a free Rose Angel design on my pages and some other designs.
Here is a link that might be useful: Rose Angels in Embroidery
There are some free DST downloads available for anyone that likes fonts etc. I used the optional link url to post it.
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False ground on plug-in GFCI device?
I have a plug-in GFCI device that plugs into a receptacle and has 6 outlets. I have it plugged into a receptacle that I know to not be grounded. Yet, when I plug in one of those 3-prong receptacle testers with 3 lights into the GFCI device, the tester indicates that it is correctly wired with a ground. Also one of those probe things with a light lights up when the probes are inserted in the hot slot and the ground hole. I don't see how this could be happening unless the GFCI device is wired internally with a false ground, i.e. a connection between the ground hole and the neutral slot. Another GFCI device I have from the same company tests as I would expect, showing an open ground. My question is, is it possible that someone would intentionally manufacture a device with a false ground? Is this device dangerous to use?
Those cheapo neon bulb testers are not tremendously reliable. There are a couple of reasons why the HOT-TO-GROUND bulb may light in this situation.
The problem is not in the GFCI but you testing methodology.
Further, a functioning GFCI (use it's test button) will detect any hot or even neutral leakage that do not flow back through the unit.
Especially since another unit behaves more normally, it's entirely possible that you've found a manufacturing defect. I've seen some pretty unsettling stuff involving bare wires and shoddy assembly inside cheap made-in-China surge strips, so something similar wouldn't at all surprise me with a GFI device.
I tested another plug-in 6-outlet device I had around, and it also tested with what appears to be a false ground. I agree with ronnatalie that those cheapo testers are not particularly reliable as I had one that apparently had one bulb that was burned out and was not detecting reverse polarity. Nevertheless I purchased another one that I believe is currently working okay as by testing various outlets and devices I have determined that there are no burned out bulbs. However, I do not agree that the testing methodology can be the whole problem, especially since the probe tester also shows a ground-to-neutral connection. The thing is that the 2 devices that looked as if they have a false ground are recent purchases, where as older devices appear to be okay. I agree with davidr that there is probably a manufacturing issue, and I just do not trust the 2 devices that are showing a neutral-to-ground connection, especially since every other surge strip and power tap I had around the house tested okay. (And I have quite a few of these.) I happened to have one other 6-outlet power tap that did not show a ground-to-neutral connection, so I decided to use it. If I can find the receipts I may try to return the 2 devices I think may be faulty.
In the future I will test every plug-in power device as soon as I buy it and return it if it appears to have a neutral-to-ground connection.
"In the future I will test every plug-in power device as soon as I buy it and return it if it appears to have a neutral-to-ground connection."
You need to adjust your "testing" procedure to use equipment that can actually detect ground-to neutral problems.
An analog volt-ohm meter would be a good starts.
Even digital meters can be fooled by 'phantom' voltage because their input impedance is so high.
There have been changes in GFCI devices that may cause the indications you are seeing.
These testing devices are designed to give a quick read. You should not depend on them to tell the whole story. If the tester is bad, return it.
Use a VOM to test the circuit. First test for voltage from hot to ground, then neutral to ground. You should have voltage from the hot to ground. You should find no voltage between neutral to ground, if you do the receptacle is wired improperly.
Test continuity between ground and neutral, you should find no resistance, if you do, the receptacle is wired improperly. The receptacle simply opens the circuit and provides plugs for you so that you can provide a circuit for your plug in device or appliance.
Neutral and ground are tied together in the panel box. You should find no resistance between them. If the continuity test fails, then the wiring is problematic.
GFCI devices will operate on a circuit that does not have an equipment-grounding conductor. It operates on the principle of measuring current from one side to the other. If the current return is not the same as supplied the device shuts off. It works rapidly and protects against accidental shock, it does not protect the circuit. It protects people from shock.
Here is a link that might be useful: How to Use a Volt Ohm Meter for the DIY
Well thank you, steveomc, for confusing things.
WARNING: A CONTINUITY TEST OF A LIVE OUTLET IS A DUMB !@#$ING IDEA. As stated, neutral and ground are tied together at the first panel. You SHOULD measure continuity. HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE NOT - and we MUST accept this possibility since it is what we are presumably testing for - THEN THERE MAY BE VOLTAGE BETWEEN THEM, which, depending on the construction of your meter/tester, WILL result in, at the very least, a blown fuse in the meter. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE METER MAY EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE IN YOUR HAND SO JUST DON'T DO IT.
NOW, as I originally suggested, perform a continuity test OF THE OUTLET-SPLITTING DEVICE YOU ARE QUESTIONING. NOT THE OUTLET IN THE WALL. When the device is unplugged from the wall (which is the ONLY time you should be performing a continuity test of it!), there should NOT be continuity between neutral and ground.


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InSaNe FoX9B1/18/2008 11:04:10 PM PermalinkOMG i had something almost exactly like what happened to the mongoose driver...just look at my GT InSaNe FoX9B and its my trophy shot
Deleted User1/18/2008 9:51:39 PM PermalinkIsn't it amazing that even though everyone is asking for bug fixes and playlist fixes, Bungie goes and advertises on their site that all they do is play Halo 3 with people that have nothing to do with the game? Go Bungie! We heart you!
Hipoey1/18/2008 9:28:26 PM Permalinkwhy doesn't bungie ever play people with skill? I bet my clan could whoop Bungie in a humpday, and we're Machinima only! PS: Isn't EA mainly a PS company?
Deleted User1/18/2008 9:14:10 PM PermalinkLT will be healthy this weekend and you can count on the Chargers playing the Packers in the superbowl
Shadow Kisuragi1/18/2008 7:23:21 PM PermalinkVery nice, ssjjediz06. I've done it myself...in fact, in the second match, I jumped on top of Luke's warthog and assassinated him out of the gunner's seat. Didn't feel quite as rewarding as Froman's beatdown, I'm sure, but it was a small consolation prize.
SsjJedi1/18/2008 5:33:15 PM PermalinkI had the exact same situation as part of that humpday. I was carrying a flag back on Valhalla and beat down the driver of the other teams flag carrier on a mongoose. It was beautiful and hilarious. I just posted the screenshot, check it out. [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=16665405]Flag carrier kills mongoose driver[/url]
WarlikeRichard1/18/2008 3:50:27 PM PermalinkYeah, I think they did find it pretty tough, and it was pretty cool too! But now I have a question, how do you participate in a Humpday Challenge, or is it a Bungie member thing only ...
Deleted User1/18/2008 3:30:51 PM PermalinkYea, I achieved my goal. I killed Goushaw. ^_^ Didn't care that I was 2nd to Last on the Bungie Juggernauts. :p Killed Goushaw (check)
Shadow Kisuragi1/18/2008 3:27:48 PM PermalinkLet's see the stats, shall we? Shadow Kisuragi - Killed: Imper1um x2 Killed by: Imper1um x1
Well, looks like you achieved your goal - you killed me once. I'm so happy for you!
Deleted User1/18/2008 3:18:22 PM Permalink<- Zachare Sylvestre I'll blame Luke for spelling my name wrong the first time. ;-) It was fun playing with you guys. We were going to go for 8v8, but Luke couldn't scrounge up a 8th, or 7th for that matter, so, when I wanted to figure out the score, I just shrugged and said 'I want to kill Goushaw', and joined the Bungie team. Look forward to seeing us kick their butts at Madden tho. ;-) We sent a challenge to them. :D
L3giticus1/18/2008 3:15:31 PM Permalinkhaha great job guys...podcast anytime soon?!?! im going through withdrawal!!!!
Deleted User1/18/2008 2:27:14 PM Permalink[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Max93 Oh and will us halo fans ever be able to verse you guys in a humpday challenge one day?? That would be so awsome! [/quote] I'd love to see how good you guys really are, but I doubt it'll ever happen besides the social MM thing they did. There's just too many of us.
HFC HEAVEN1/18/2008 2:09:55 PM PermalinkYeah bungie pwns. A lot of myfriends dont think so. So i think you guys should kick their asses. especially for playin Call of duty 4 all the time
MedicalQuedog1/18/2008 12:36:58 PM PermalinkI want to see bungie get smoked like 0-3 one time, lol.


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A hook to listen to GitHub and swoop files off to S3. Cli: http://github.com/mhkeller/kestrel-cli
A git server that mirrors repositories on a GitHub account at every commit and pushes that repository to a given S3 bucket if the commit message contains a specified trigger string. To be used in conjunction with the command line interface kestrel-cli. Tested on Ubuntu 12.04.
Read the full setup instructions on the wiki for detailed steps on how to configure the server, clients and the required GitHub settings.
The instructions below only cover the server.
The Kestrel server requires that you've already set up a webhook from your Github repositry to your machines IP address on the proper port (see below for default port info). It's meant to be used in conjunction with the Kestrel command-line interface, which sets up a lot of that automatically for you.
A note on paths: Except in crontabs, relative paths will suffice. I've supplied the full paths in many of these commands for clarity because I find relative paths can be confusing in some documentation since it's not always clear what directory you're supposed to be in. As a result, a lot of these commands look more unwieldy than they are. Hopefully they're a bit clearer once you look past the slashes.
If you already have Node.js, Python & Pip
git clone https://github.com/mhkeller/kestrelcd kestrel && sudo npm install
You also want to install the Amazon Web Services Command-line interface, which is a python package.
sudo pip install awscli
If you don't have Node.js, Python & Pip, Git, others...
sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties python g++ make python-pipsudo apt-get install tmuxsudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.jssudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install nodejs sudo apt-get install mailutils # For crontab logs, say okay to all promptssudo apt-get install git-core
Server configuration
All settings are stored in
config.sample.json. Enter your own values and rename it to
{ "github_listener": { "account_name": "Your GitHub account name", "port": 9001 }, "s3": { "enabled": false, "bucket_name": "Your S3 bucket name", "path": "2014/", "sync_deploy_trigger": "String to trigger a sync to s3", "exclude_from_sync": [".git/*", ".*"], "hard_deploy": { "enabled": false, "trigger": "String to trigger an overwrite of S3 files" } }, "archive": { "enabled": false, "account_name": "Your GitHub or bitbucket account name", "type": "Choose either bitbucket or github" }, "verify_committer": { "enabled": false, "team_id": "000001", "access_token": "Your access token" }}
|Default value
|The name of your GitHub account to account. This is used to make sure your server only responds to hooks from your account.
|The port your server will listen on. Make sure to open up traffic to this port in your security group.
|Enable the ability to deploy to S3 if a certain string is matched in a commit message.
|The name of your S3 bucket to deploy to.
|The S3 path to put your repo. Must end with slash.
|The string in your commit message that will trigger a sync to S3.
|Enable the option that a string in your commit message will copy all files in your repo onto S3, not just the modified files and overwrite existing files. The
hard_deploy.trigger regex will run first so if your hard deploy trigger is
deploy-hard and your sync trigger is
deploy, it will properly deploy hard. But it's probably best to make these two completely distinct strings to avoid confusion.
|The string to trigger a hard deploy.
[".git/*", ".*"]
|An array of file or folder names to not transfer to S3. By default it doesn't transfer the Git folder or any hidden files.
|If you enable archives, the server will automatically push your repo to another GitHub or Bitbucket account. Set this to
true to enable.
|The account name to archive this repo under.
|Can be either
bitbucket or
|If you enable committer verifiation, the server will only allow committers who are members of a designated GitHub team to push to S3, even if they use the deploy trigger in their commit message. This only works for organizations since it requires teams.
team_id as a string.
|Generate an access token from an administrator's account at https://github.com/settings/applications in order to see the member list of your deployment team. This user must also be a member of the deployment team.
AWS Configuration
The AWS CLI looks for credentials in the file
Read the Amazon documentation for more details but the bare bones file looks like this:
Start the server
node src/server.js
This will only run the listening server for your current session only. That's only recommended for testing. By default, the server runs on port 9001.
Run it as a service
If you want to run Kestrel all day long, use the Forever module to run the server in the background.
You'll want to install the module globally:
npm install forever -g
Then start the service:
forever start src/server.js
You'll also want to make sure this server starts up if your machine reboots. You can do this through setting your crontab. To edit your crontab run:
crontab -e
Note: If this is the first time you're running
crontab it will ask you what editor you want to use.
Once you've picked an editor, add the following line to your crontab:
@reboot /usr/bin/forever start /full/path/to/server.js
To confirm the task was added, view your crontab with:
crontab -l
Note: The above line assumes that Forever is installed in
/usr/bin/. To double check where your forever installed, run
which forever.
Start the staging server
Kestrel uses git-static-diffuse to allow you to view your all of the commits and branches of your repositories through a web server with the following url structure (defaulting to port 3000):
Install its command-line interface with
npm install git-static-diffuse -g
To test the server,
cd into
repositories and run
moire start
Now go to http://your-server.com:3000 and you should see your repositories. If on Amazon EC2, make sure you open up the port in your security group.
You can specify a port other than 3000 by using
--port <replace-with-port-number> as an option.
Start the staging server as a service
Starting Forever from within your repositories folder:
forever start /usr/bin/moire start
You'll have to give forever and your crontab the full path to your repositories folder in your crontab:
@reboot /usr/bin/forever start /usr/bin/moire start --repositories /home/ubuntu/tasks/kestrel/repositories
Put it all together from the root Kestrel folder
forever start src/serverforever start /usr/bin/moire --repositories repositories start


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Technology companies including Microsoft and Teradata have formed their own group to promote standardization of online federal data and a common legal identifier for companies reporting to the government.
The Data Transparency Coalition is being advised by several prominent open government advocates, including Earl Devaney, former chair of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board, and Beth Noveck, former US Deputy Chief Technology Officer.
The coalition has issued a statement of objectives and a list of legislative initiatives it supports. Its main goal is to encourage federal agencies to collect and distribute data in consistent, non-proprietary, machine-readable forms. It has 14 members, including a professional society, the Maryland Association of CPAs.
The group also supports the Legal Entity Identifier Proposal sponsored by the Treasury Department's Office of Financial Research. Under the proposal, companies would have a standard identification code number that would be used by all financial regulatory agencies across different markets and jurisdictions. Currently, federal agencies use a mix of legal entity identifiers, including federal tax ID numbers and the proprietary "DUNS" numbers from Dun & Bradstreet.
The coalition announced its formation as vendors and advocacy groups await the expected release this month of Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel's strategy for mobile and digital government. VanRoekel has been a fan of open source platforms, data standardization and Application Programming Interfaces to allow for interaction with data.
The coalition's goals appear to be similar to those of transparency watchdog groups that have been pressing for open government, open data and bulk downloads of government data in recent months.
"For years, the Sunlight Foundation has pointed to the need for the federal government to innovate the way it publishes public information," Ellen Miller executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, said in a news release. "There is no way to ensure that federal data is accurate without consistent government‐wide IDs and machine‐readable, nonproprietary formats such as XML (Extensible Markup Language) and XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). We are pleased to see the private sector joining together to support data transparency."
The business group data coalition said it supports the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. If it becomes law, it would provide a single online platform for reports by federal grantees, contractors and agencies. It also mandates governmentwide identifier codes and markup languages.
The group also supports the Public Online Information Act, sponsored by Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mt.. Under that proposal, for all regulations and laws that require information to be made available to the public, the information should be distributed online in a machine-readable fashion.
The group also is backing the Financial Industry Transparency Act, also introduced by Issa, that would require consistent markup languages, such as XBRL, for information reported to federal financial regulatory agencies.
"Too often, the federal government doesn't publish crucial spending details, regulatory filings, corporate disclosures or legislative actions online," said Hudson Hollister, executive director of the coalition.
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We have been supporting the adoption of the DATA Act and open government at both the federal and state levels. The prospect of increasing transparency and accountability while reducing compliance burdens and costs of government is something we are in desperate need of. We have also "walked the talk" and tagged our financials using XBRL and proved that it could be done even by a small non-profit (we even used a college intern to do it). We will be having Hudson and lots of thought leaders in the open government and XBRL arenas joining us at our Innovation Summit on June 27th in Baltimore to carry this conversation further!
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The "Glamorous Women" Who Lead The Trans Revolution are all Gay Men according to Candy Magazine
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The transgender revolution is led by gay men, according to Candy magazine. The magazine's new gatefold cover (in imitation of Vanity Fair) features the fourteen "transwomen revolutionaries", and no male lesbians (called "pigs in wigs" in the trans community) need apply.
Enormously over-sized wig owner Janet Mock is elevated – literally, via a ladder- over the other men, wearing an unflattering porno see-through gown that looks like it was created out of shaving cream and a shower curtain (and maybe it was!). Laverne Cox is beneath him, holding the ladder and modeling his (latest) new nose, looking like he may fling Mock over at any moment onto "RuPaul's Drag Race" alumnae Carmen Carrera, who vamps at their feet coquettishly, covering his money maker (penis! shh!) with the shag of the floor mop he is wearing. Geena Rocero poses nearby with carefully placed sash, looking like he would enjoy a sandwich, and then a private place to vomit it up.
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We've received some backlash regarding our recent ad in Bicycling Magazine–some people have wrongly concluded that Ryders is attacking transgender people.
This ad is not, in any way, an attack on transgender people. It's simply showing two people who are attracted to one another, each with a secret that the other might want to know up front. The person on the left has a secret–he owns an abnormal quantity of cats. The person on the right has a secret–he is actually a man dressed as a woman. We were toying with some of the social constructs that have made gender roles appear as truths, in an attempt to bring some humour to the concept that seeing isn't always believing.
It's now been a full day since the first messages arrived in response to our ad in Bicycling and it's clear that we have offended lots of people. It doesn't matter what our intention was, the result was anything but humorous. This ad was clearly a failure.
We are sorry. We are sorry to those we have offended and we are sorry for spreading a hurtful message.
Thank you to everyone who messaged us. Without you we would have carried on with this advertisement, oblivious to the harm it was causing. We were ignorant and you have shown this to us.
We have pulled this ad from all of the publications in which it was to be printed in the coming weeks and months. Unfortunately, some have already been printed and distributed. Rest assured, this ad will never be distributed again.
We are also in the process of having it pulled from digital magazines and other web sites. For some sites, especially those of distributors outside of the US and Canada, this may take a few days before it's entirely cleaned up but it is our top priority to completely remove this image.
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Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Workshop for Yoga Teachers
For certified yoga teachers. The Justice Resource Institute Trauma Center Yoga Program team has taught thousands of people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) yogic skills proven to reduce their symptomology to a significant degree. more
The Science of Yoga for Health Professionals
For everyone, including nurses, doctors, mental-health workers, yoga teachers, physical therapists, and nutritionists. Curious about the science behind asana (yoga postures), meditation, and pranayama (breathing techniques)? more
Friday, April 3, 2015
Creating Transformational Workshops: Leading Mind-Body Experiences
When you're clear about your calling and you have the right tools, you're in a powerful position to help others. Are you ready to bring your passion into group settings in ways that create synergy, original thinking, and breakthrough solutions? more
Friday, May 1, 2015
Emotional Mindfulness, Connection, and Healing: Befriending the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions
Emotions help you feel alive, meet life's challenges, enrich your relationships, and heal from emotional wounds. Learn how to recognize, tap into, and get the most out of your emotions and be fully present with yourself and others in this highly experiential workshop grounded in contemporary neuroscience and drawn from a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches. more
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Level II: Reconnective Healing Foundational Practitioner Program
For those who have completed Level I. The Level II program emphasizes your ownership of this work and how to prepare yourself to offer Reconnective Healing as a profession. more
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Emotional Freedom Techniques: Level 1
For everyone. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a powerful, clinically proven self-help method for reducing the emotional impact of memories and incidents that trigger emotional distress. more
The Neuroscience of Buddhism and Yoga: Harnessing the Brain for Healing and Happiness
For therapists, yoga instructors, researchers, and everyone interested in harnessing the brain for transformation. Learn how Buddhist- and neuroscience-informed meditation and yoga techniques can cultivate mindful embodiment and transform habitual thoughts, emotions, and behaviors into openings for freedom, love, and happiness. more
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Emotional Freedom Techniques: Level 2
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Friday, May 29, 2015
Yoga Nursing: A New Brand of Health Care
For nurse practitioners, RNs, and LPNs; no yoga experience required. Yoga Nursing® is expanding consciousness in health care—uniting yoga with contemporary medical practices to offer easy, safe remedies that serve as a perfect adjunct therapy in all areas of nursing. more
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Radiant Child Yoga Training, Levels 1–3
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Friday, June 5, 2015
Yoga for Healthy Hips
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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Treating Complex Trauma with EMDR Therapy: Working with the Body and Attachment
For mental-health clinicians who have completed the basic course in EMDR therapy. This training is for experienced EMDR clinicians who want to deepen their skills in working with complex developmental trauma. more
Sunday, July 26, 2015
JourneyDance Teacher Training Intensive: Module 1
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Friday, July 31, 2015
This Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy
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Psychology of the Chakras: A 7-Day Intensive
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Friday, August 7, 2015
Mindfulness For Lawyers
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Sunday, August 16, 2015
Internal Family Systems Therapy: Embodying the Healing Wisdom
The world's religions teach that there is an untarnished essence within us, a Self from which wisdom, healing, and spiritual energy flow. We rarely experience this Self because it is obscured by self-protective psychological mechanisms, or lost in the fear, pain, and shame of past trauma. more
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Motivational Interviewing: The Art and Science of Behavior Change Counseling
For helping professionals, health coaches, Ayurvedic practitioners, yoga teachers, and yoga therapists. The conversations that occur between helping professionals and their clients are powerful ones, capable of supporting or inhibiting the innate change process that is alive in all of us. more
Monday, October 12, 2015
Facilitating Transformational Workshops: Group Dynamics and Mind-Body Coaching
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Friday, October 23, 2015
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
For health professionals, therapists, yoga instructors, and others interested in the nature of trauma. Overcoming trauma means fully engaging in the present without being hijacked by survival-related emotions and sensations. more
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Workshop for Yoga Teachers
For certified yoga teachers. The yoga program run by the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute has helped thousands of people dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from survivors of chronic abuse to war veterans. more
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Unfinished Conversation: Healing from Traumatic Loss
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Pirate Maiden Adult Womens Costume
Sail the seven seas or work the dance floor at several parties in this Pirate Maiden adult womens costume. You'll be the treasure of the room in this striped dress and matching headscarf, complete with attached corset-style vest with lace-up front.
Warrior Maiden Adult Womens Costume
Fight off the enemy in the style when you wear this Warrior Maiden Adult Womens Costume. Beautiful green flowy gown comes with brown buckle shoulder harness, arm cuffs and braided headband. Flash them some leg and they'll be dead in their tracks!
Maiden Faire Adult Women's Costume
Harken back to the time of dragons and knights when you wear this Maiden Faire adult womens costume. The full-length, midnight blue, velvet gown of this Renaissance costume features a velvet bodice, an upper gather on sleeves and metallic gold gimp trim, complete with a gold and blue twist rope…
Renaissance Maiden Womens Costume
Step back in time when you don this simple yet attractive Renaissance Maiden adult womens costume. The attractive cream and brown peasant top dress of this Renaissance costume comes complete with a black lace-up vest and a matching headband.
Maid Marion Child Costume
You'll be prettier than the queen in this Maid Marion Child Costume. Be careful because she may be jealous of you in this faux velor green vintage gown with ruffle collar and matching crown.
Zombie Beer Maiden Adult Womens Costume
Yodel-le-he-boo! Give the spirits a hangover til next Halloween when you wear this Zombie Beer Maiden Adult Womens Costume. Serve up the drafts in this tattered lace-up dress with tiny ripped apron and petticoat.
Zombie Beer Maiden Adult Womens Plus Size Costume
Give everyone a little taste of your haunted brew in this Zombie Beer Maiden Adult Womens Plus Size Costume. Serve up the rounds in this lace up dress with attached petticoat, apron, and mesh dags to make your look zombified.
Tavern Maiden Womens Costume
Serve up some goods this Halloween in the Tavern Maiden Women's Costume. You can handle any unruliness this Halloween, or maybe you'll be the ring leader of trouble,in this green dress with long skirt and lace-up detail.
Sexy Lace Chemise
Create your dream costume with this Sexy Lace adult womens chemise - wear it to complete your pirate, wench, peasant or pretty medieval maiden costume on Halloween.
Medieval Maiden Cloak
Disguise your royalty in this Medieval Maiden Cloak. Your modesty will be appreciated by the many common folk out in the streets on Halloween. Dark purple robe with fur hood and tassels make a lovely pullover for any medieval costume.
Gothic Maiden Adult Womens Plus Size Costume
Bedazzle the crowd in medieval style with this Gothic Maiden adult womens plus size costume. The elegant black and green dress of this witch costume features lace sleeves and comes complete with very detailed pointed witch hat.
Renaissance Lady Blonde Wig
Anything for you my lady is what your gentleman callers will reply when you wear this Renaissance Lady Blonde Wig! Long golden ringlets make you fit for royalty. Perhaps you will choose to be queen or just a fair maiden on Halloween. You'll have suitors lining up either way!
Warrior Maiden Womens Adult Plus Size Costume
Brawny, beautiful and brave, defend the land in the Warrior Maiden Women's Adult Plus Size Costume. This gauzy, hunter green dress with thigh high slits will flow into battle. With leather-like wrist cuffs, harness and headband you'll be a force to be reckoned with.
Crusader Adult Mens Costume
…kings and nobles who volunteered to take up the cross. Reenact your own campaign in this authentic looking Crusader adult mens costume and behave like a nobleman - of course you may partake of the fair maidens and pillage and plunder a bit as you proceed on your campaign - after all, it's Halloween!
Mardi Gras Maiden Designer Adult Costume
Celebrate in style when you wear the adult women's Mardi Gras Maiden designer costume. This exquisitely crafted and highly detailed costume includes an elaborate gold-trimmed green and purple tailcoat, corset and skirt - strut your stuff because you'll be the belle of the ball in this elegant…
Geisha Makeup Kit
Make Up Tips Complete your Geisha girl costume or Kabuki Maiden ensemble with this Geisha makeup kit.
Pirate Maiden Teen Costume
Explore new territory and make it your own this Halloween when you wear this Pirate Maiden Teen Costume! Ruffled, striped dress has tattered sleeves and hemline so you'll look like you've seen it all. Black Corset with gold detail ties around dress. Matching headscarf also included.
Medieval Lace Chemise
Create or complete your Halloween costume when you wear this Medieval Lace Chemise as a blouse with a skirt or beneath a dress or gown. All the wenches wore them back in the day so it adds a note of authenticity to your fair maiden, peasant, wench, poet or pirate costume and it's cute to boot!
Indian Maiden Girls Costume
Hunt and gather or head off to the pow wow in this Indian Maiden girls costume. You'll be the big chief on Halloween in the brown, 100% polyester dress, complete with belt and hair clips. Go native and have some fun!
Indian Maiden Child Costume
Hunt and gather or head off to the pow wow in this classic Indian Maiden child costume. The pretty fringed dress and matching boot covers come complete with belt and matching headpiece. Be beautiful, be strong and be peaceful - you are a natural girl.
Indian Maiden Adult Womens Wig
Protect your land against the violent settlers with Mother Nature and this Indian Maiden Adult Womens Wig on your side. You'll surely win their hearts when you pair your long dark braided locks with a fringe dress and some feathers!
Pirate Maiden Womens Plus Size Costume
Jump aboard the finest ship in the marina on Halloween when you wear this Pirate Maiden Adult Womens Plus Size Costume. While everyone else is partying, you'll find the treasure wearing this corset dress with attached off the shoulder blouse, tattered sleeves, red striped skirt with jagged hemline…
Pirate Maiden Adult Womens Plus Size Costume
Embark on a whirlwind adventure this Halloween in the Pirate Maiden Adult Women's Plus Size Costume. Grab the attention of peg leggers, one-eyed captains and merman alike in this corset style dress which features a sexy lace-up bodice with gold trim, flouncy off-the-shoulder undershirt and a striped…
Maiden Voyage Sailor Adult Womens Costume
Anchors away - you're free to be sexy in this Maiden Voyage Sailor adult womens costume, so set sail for a nautical adventure!


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MESSENGER Probe Finds Strong Evidence of Ice On Mercury 80
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It would be expensive, because of the high delta-V required to match Mercury's orbit around the sun, but we should really get a lander down there.
One that can take core samples, and that has a sophisticated chemistry lab.
Or perhaps several landers / core samplers, with the ability to send samples to a central lab module.
The ice, and the carbon material covering it, would contain a history of comet impacts, captured dust samples, and other events.
The article focuses on life, but perhaps ice also means Mercury could harbor human colonies. Most people think of Mercury as big oven, but there are probably Goldilocks areas near such "ice craters" where the temperature is just right, and near water sources to boot. It could end up being a better place for colonization than Mars because Mars' ice is mostly in cold areas only.
I just wonder about solar radiation.
It is (minus radiation concerns) theoretically doable.
A couple things in Mercury's favor. First, Mercury has an "earth-like" magnetic field (unlike venus and mercury). Second the "tilt" is pretty small so, near the poles you could probably reasonably straddle the day/night region.
The big down side, (that others have mentioned), is you got this big gravity pit near you and no atmosphere for braking, so getting stuff from Earth to Mercury is gonna be much more expensive than other places in the solar system.
A walking colony could work though. You'd have to guarantee that your colony could continually move at the speed of the terminus, but if you put it close to the poles that wouldn't really be much of a problem once the route is established. Even at the equator you're only talking 5km/h, a brisk walking speed. There were some semi-serious proposals to lay rails down and let the heat expansion of the rail behind you push your colony forward so that you're in a constant dawn.
Or just build your colony underground, with the entrance positioned to always be in shade.
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I love the series. The book is awesome, but I don't know why they couldn't bring back Sam Tsoutsouvas to do the narration. I got used to his inflections, and he seemed to be really into the story. This guy seems like he is just reading words off of the paper; sometimes it appears it's the first time he has seen the words. Where was the director?
The worst part? Zed. Sam Tsoutsouvas gave a great voice to Zed. Jim Bond turned him Irish for some reason. When I thought of Zed, I didn't picture him as Darby O'Gill.
Anyways, the story is still great, and if you can ignore the narration and just listen to the story for what it is, it's still a decent purchase.
"Bourdain as Food Punk"
"Kitchen Confidential" gets at least a yearly listen for me. Sometimes I'll forget I have it, but then I watch the Travel Channel or, these days, CNN, and I'm reminded it's been a while to hear about how it all started. And I love the trip it takes me on.
I don't think you can "not" like a part of the story, since it's all a man's life as he lived it. None of it really comes off as bragging, and he's self-deprecating and painfully truthful where appropriate. Bourdain doesn't shy away from admitting the times when he was a bit of an asshole, and while some exaggeration seems to be a normal part of the story-telling, nothing comes off as ludicrous.
Anthony Bourdain was reeeeally good at capturing the character of Anthony Bourdain ...
Absolutely ... it's engrossing, and always seems over too quickly. After purchasing, I listened to it twice in a row, making sure I didn't miss anything.
If you enjoy his shows, you'll more than likely enjoy this book. Just remember, this isn't a travelogue to various far-away lands (although France and Japan play prominent parts), but more the prequel to the Bourdain you now know. It's a rough journey, but extremely entertaining, often hilarious, and almost a "coming-of-age" tale from a guy who started out as a fairly typical brat, only to be humbled into starting the journey that brought him where he was today. I'd like to find Tyrone, the man who in a short minute was able to knock the young Bourdain off his pedestal and start him on the road that brought us the man he is today, and thank him for his services.
"Love this series!"
I would absolutely recommend this book and series to a few of my friends. The story might not be for everyone, but I know a few who will get a kick out of it.
It's sort of an amalgamation of a classic monster genre (in this book, zombies), mixed with genuine modern mad science and high tech spies and general action. I don't know that there is another book to compare it to.
The first book I listened to with Ray Porter as narrator was "Hell House" by Richard Matheson, which led me to "14" by Peter Clines (which I only tried because Porter narrated it ... turned out to be another great book with great narration). Maberry's "Joe Ledger" series, to me, could only be narrated by Porter. To me, he is the voice of Ledger, and he does so well with all of the characters and narration. Couldn't imagine another narrator taking over. Porter obviously loves the character/series, too.
This series is never going to achieve "classic" status, and while the material is smart, it's still easy enough for a layman such as myself to follow easily. The action is non-stop, the dialog is fun, and the characters are always entertaining. Of course, there are a lot of "yeah, right" moments, but Maberry puts enough science behind his plots to make them, if not believable, at least they aren't bizarre to the point of dismissal. Sometimes a gadget will end up being a bit of deus ex machina, or a character will find life when he should be dead *cough*JoeLedger*cough* but that's sort of the point. Ledger is a meat head, but he's not incompetent. The drama is sometimes heavy-handed, but then again, I never rolled my eyes at it.
At times dramatic, funny, scary, always thrilling and full of action ... I never wanted the story to end.
"Come to the London underground"
Neil Gaiman has such a way with words, and the people and places he writes about become a part of you. You could feel Door's world of London Below, and fall into step with the quirks of the various citizens of that place. The city itself is a character in the novel, always throwing new challenges at Richard.
Gaiman is singular in his style, so I'm hard-pressed to compare this novel to anything other than his other offerings. "Stardust" comes to mind, since the premise is sort of the same ... a normal fellow dealing with the trials of being whisked off to a different world.
Croup and Vandemar ... he was really able to bring out their nonchalant evil.
I'd read the novel over the years I don't know how many times before buying the audio, so I knew what to expect. If anything, it felt like finally meeting in person an old friend you'd only ever talked to in letters.
Gaiman as narrator, especially for this book, makes the entire experience perfect. I cannot suggest this offering enough.
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XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB Black Edition Video Card Review - Benchmarks - Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2It's been a long time since we've seen a card from XFX, but we welcome them back with open arms as we slip the Black Edition HD 6870 into our testbed.
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.2
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Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 is an arcade-style flight action game developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft. The game is the sequel to Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., released in 2009.
The game begins with Colonel David Crenshaw participating in a routine patrol mission in the Middle East. After halting an insurgent attack, a volley of missiles is fired at the Air Force base that Crenshaw was stationed at, with one of the missiles disabling Crenshaw's aircraft, resulting Crenshaw being in enemy captivity. A joint strike force composed of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and a Ghost Recon squad executes an operation to rescue Crenshaw. In Scotland, Royal Navy Pilot Colin Munro encounters an unidentified passenger aircraft that explodes from an on-board bomb when undergoing training exercise. In Russia, an air force squadron led by Colonel Denisov and Captain Dmitri Sokov engages separatist aircraft but is ordered to retreat from the region after numerous Russian military installations have been attacked.
HAWX 2 doesn't benefit the most from overclocking and you can see there's really no difference in performance here. Fortunately, we've already got strong FPS at resolutions including 2560 x 1600, so we're not worried.
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SALADO, Texas (AP) — Emergency crews are responding to a reported bridge collapse along an interstate in Central Texas.
If you just have to have it now, as in one hour, you can, at least in the Dallas area, as Amazon.com Inc. announced Thursday it will offer Prime Now.
Monty Bennett's name will not appear on the ballot for the Tarrant Regional Water District board of directors yet he remains a powerful backstage player whose influence could shape the direction of the district's business for years to come.
Chris Brassard and Omar Diaz had apartments in mind when they built a 12-unit complex on May Street just south of West Magnolia Avenue on Fort Worth's Near Southside. Then their leasing agent, Will Northern of Northern Realty Group, suggested they consider selling the units as condominiums.
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Special to the Business Press
Fort Worth Country Day junior, John Callaway, 17, achieved the highest possible composite score of 36 on his recent ACT test, an achievement that is significant and rare, says Jon Whitmore, CEO of ACT Corp.
"On average, less than one-tenth of one percent of all test takers earn the top score," Whitmore said.
Among ACT-tested U.S. high school graduates in the class of 2012, only 781 out of more than 1.66 million students earned a composite score of 36. ACT scores are accepted by major U.S. four-year colleges and universities.
In a letter recognizing exceptional achievement, Whitmore wrote: "While test scores are just one of the many criteria that most colleges consider when making admission decisions, your exceptional ACT composite score should prove helpful as you pursue your education and career goals."
In addition to this accomplishment, Callaway maintains a 4.0 GPA taking six cognitive courses primarily in the Honors and AP levels. He has earned nine varsity letters participating in football, wrestling, and track and field. Callaway is a member of the Will Stansbury Club which recognizes students participating in three sports each school year. He is currently one of four high school students participating in a collegiate Society of Physics Students grant to the University of Texas at Arlington to build a Rodin coil. Callaway is a founding member of the FWCD whiz quiz team. He has received numerous awards recognizing his excellence in Latin including The Randolph College award, honoring his achievement in undergraduate Latin studies.
Over spring break, Callaway traveled to Geneva for an extensive tour of CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics. He is involved in church activities and is a devoted and compassionate brother to his special needs sibling.
His parents are Amy and Tull Bailey and Neal Callaway. He is the grandson of Jean and John Roach and Bill Callaway.
"I was glad to see my score when it came out, as it seemed commensurate with my own thoughts about my performance on the test," John Callaway said. "As I currently stand, I would like to pursue a physics major in college."
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