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Great food and prices from this family tavern just a few minutes from Kos town.Also nearby Asklepieion
Wonderfull ambiante deliciosus dinner . And live music. But only saturday night. Thank you everybody for to night
For something a bit different when in Kos, try the Turkish-Greek restaurants in Platani, which is not hard to get to from Kos Town.
At Serif, we enjoyed chicken yogurtlu and lamb adana.
Service was also very good.
An awesome place to eat and have fun! The food was fresh and delicious and cooked to order, the waiters and staff were extremely friendly and very accomodating, we enjoyed some of the best food we ever tasted, the prices were very reasonable. We even got to meet the the owner who started the resturant back in the 60's and...
This were a resturant visit as it is supposed to be!
When we arrived the waiter asked us if we wanted to see the kitchen, we agreed and he led us inside. Here his mom and dad were bussy making food, but they still took their time and spoke with us, told us about the food, showed us everything they...
Take time to go to platani to visit this restaurant. Mr serif opened it 53 years ago in 1960 and he is still in the kitchen cooking.
First we got a tour around the kitchen where he proudly showed us all the food. This really made the water in your mouth flowing. Then we asked for a Greek meze, a...
This 50+ year old family run restaurant is located in Platani which is 7-10 minutes driving distance from Kos town. The food is simply delicious with a variety of meals, mezes and beverages to choose from all rooted in Serif's familys Ottoman - Greek island tradition. But above all, the warm hospitality, honest-friendly attitude and the service quality which we...
Best turkish greek restaurant located in platani square. Ahmet & ali suggests rules. Also free wi-fi!!! Try lahmatzoun is serif dad specialitty!!!
When we were travelling on Kos, we were there. We've eaten great food, dolmados and thoose people are very kind.
So, when we go to next time to Kos, I'm sure that I'll go to Sherif again.
Excellent restaurant in the middle of the Aegean Sea. You have to try it.
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Andy Priaulx joins BWM team RLL full time while Dirk Werner will head up the BMW Z4 GT3 program.
Millroy arrived in Hungary as the GTC class Drivers' Championship leader following three successive podiums at Silverston.
The penultimate round of the Blancpain Endurance Series, looked like a true sprint race with several different in the first six hours on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
Marc VDS Racing's number 3 and number 4 cars led the race during the first four and a half hours, with temperatures reaching up to 30 degrees Celsius.
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The Carson and Barnes Circus is coming to the Fayette County Fairgrounds this Wednesday.
Not only will Fayette Countians be able to see The World's Biggest Big Top Show complete with elephants, horses, dogs, and extraordinary artists performing in the center ring, on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. before the show opens, the Washington Court House Fire Department will be helping the circus wash the elephants!
There is no charge and all are welcome for this exciting event. The Carson and Barnes elephants are washed daily with special shampoo for their special tough skin. The Fire Department will be helping to pressurize the pachyderm's shower with the nearly 500 gallons of water necessary for the spa-like experience.
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This family-run Japanese restaurant is a South Kona landmark. Grandma Teshima, the original proprietor, is over a hundred years old. This small, family-friendly eatery is a special place that still retains that old-time, iconic atmosphere that is the foundation of flavorful and well-done traditional Japanese cuisine. The menu includes pork tofu served in an iron kettle, shrimp tempura along with Okinawan potato tempura, misoyaki butterfish and tasty miso soup. For those passing through Kainalu in the morning, stop by the okazu window for a unique picnic on the way to the volcano.
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I've soloed all the way up to lvl 19 dwarf priest in WOW. I've talked to many 30-35 lvl players in the game that said they soloed up until those lvls and said the game was easy up until that point. Tends to get boring IMO, no one needs to group, so no one does.
You don't need to group to kill creatures your own level, no. But it's entirely wrong that no one groups together. Yes, soloing is boring. Grouping is fun. So group!
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The pentalty for dying in WoW is basically monetary only. When you die, your armor and weapons lose about 10% durability. If you resurrect at the spirit healer, it's 25% or so and also some resurrection sickness. It's perfect. I don't like to die, but when it happens it doesn't make me feel like I've wasted hours of work or anything like that (like EQ was, I think).
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Across the state of New Jersey, 538 local school districts submit their budgets to voters for their approval. Also on the ballot are almost 2,000 local board of education seats.
This will be the first time that New Jersey voters get to weigh in on local school budgets since Trenton imposed a two percent cap on the local property taxes that fund them. More than 450 of the districts are at or below the two percent cap.
This past Spring, Governor Chris Christie turned the local district balloting into a state wide referendum on the state's ever escalating property taxes. That generated a record turnout for local school votes, almost 27 percent of eligible voters. They defeated almost 60 percent of the budgets, the most on record.
Frank Bellushio, spokesman for the New Jersey School Board Association says this year the mood is less filled with controversey. He notes that dozens of districts will exceed the cap but are eligible for exemptions.
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Named after the Duke Karl Friedrich von Baden, Karlsplatz is ideally located at the foot of the Heidelberg Castle. Impossible to miss while in the city, this square is reminiscent of Germany's glorious past. The much photographed fountain in the center is a living memorial to the 13th century born cartographer and cosmographer, Sebastian Munster. Students from neighbouring universities are not an uncommon sight here, along with street musicians and artists who delight visitors with their antics.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas Texas A&M junior center Kelsey Bone announced Wednesday that she has decided to forego her senior season and will enter the 2013 WNBA Draft.
The growth and maturity that I have acquired has prepared me to be able move on to the next phase in my life as I will be entering the 2013 WNBA Draft, Bone said. The experiences I have gained at Texas A&M have prepared me for the challenges ahead. I am not afraid of these challenges, I embrace it with the Aggie Spirit and core values that I have learned here in Aggieland. Texas A&M has been all that I have wanted it to be for me. I will wear my Aggie Ring with pride going forward throughout my career.
The 6-foot-4 Houston native came to Texas A&M after competing her freshman season at the University of South Carolina. During the 2009-10 campaign at USC, Bone led the SEC in rebounding and placed eighth in scoring, garnering SEC Newcomer of the Year from the Associated Press and Second Team All-SEC from the league s coaches.
After sitting out a year due to transfer rules, Bone returned to the court for the 2011-12 season in Aggieland and once again received Newcomer of the Year Honors, this time in the Big 12, and garnered Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades. Bone was second on the team in scoring and ranked third in the league in field-goal percentage and fifth in offensive rebounds.
Bone led the charge for the Aggies first season in the SEC during which they earned a program-best eighth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and claimed the school s first ever team SEC team championship by winning the league s post-season tournament in Duluth, Ga.
Kelsey Bone is who I consider in my ten years at Texas A&M the best spokesperson for A&M and women s basketball, head coach Gary Blair said. Her future is unlimited and I am very excited for her today and her future. Kelsey is just the third player that I can think of has made this decision following Candace Parker of Tennessee and Epiphany Prince of Rutgers. There is nobody in the country that has improved as much as Kelsey Bone in the past year. She put in the work in the summer, streamlined everything and made up her mind to be a next-level player for us this season and for her future
Bone s 2013 season will remain etched in the record books as she scored the fourth most points in a single season in program history with 582, while ranking third in the SEC at 16.6 points per game. Additionally, the Dulles High School product pulled down 326 rebounds to rank second in the A&M single-season record books and place second in the SEC by averaging 9.3 rebounds per contest.
Among Bone s highlights in an Aggie uniform were a career-high 33-point outburst in the World Vision Classic in Las Vegas against Old Dominion, one of her SEC-leading two 30-point outings this past season. The center also recorded an Aggie Reed Arena-record 17 rebounds against Ole Miss in late February. Additionally, Bone led the league in field-goal percentage.


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"The enigmatic Seagal commenced his martial arts training at the age of seven under the tutelage of well-known karate instructor and author Fumio Demura, and in the 1960s commenced his aikido training in Orange County, CA, under the instruction of Harry Ishisaka."
"Although he is a master in Aikido and Kendo, he also holds black belts in Karate and Judo."
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Mtripp you are officially awesome, that story was fucking amazing!
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Shhh don't even mention that name IIF or he'll appear to tell everyone to shut the **** up!" The reason elite level MMAists don't fight with aikido is the same reason elite level swimmers don't swim with their lips." - Virus
" I shocked him with my skills on the ice becuase Wing Chun is great for hockey fighting." - 'Sifu' Milt Wallace
"Besides, as you might already know (from Virus, for example) - there's only 1 wing chun and it sucks big time" - Tonuzaba
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Alright, quick story:
My dad knows Seagal personally, because of some favors he did for him. Occasionally, Seagal has called the house and even spoke to my sister for a long time about Mono. After the whole Mafia involvement thing, we haven't heard from him at all, so I don't know what the **** is going on, nor do I really care since I never met the man.
Anyway, my brother lives in Cali, and he and his girlfriend were invited to go and visit Seagal's house, expecting to maybe sit down and talk with him over drinks and/or food. My brother is also really into Aikido and traditional Japanese martial arts. When they got there, Seagal was watching Hannibal with some girl my brother assumed to be his girlfriend, and some kind of gymnast and her manager were trying to get him to promote her or put her in a movie. The manager was like this sleazy guy who was totally brown nosing Seagal saying things like, "Yeah, see what this girl does is exactly like what you do in your movies!"
So while both these things are going on, he had this very casual laid back, "Oh look, there are people in my house, I suppose I should talk to them" kind of conversation in between this manager trying to sell Seagal on this girl...while also watching Hannibal. They were not really graciously received and Seagal is not the best of hosts...is the point I'm trying to make.
Once, my brother asked him if he knew any good instructors for Aikido who were on the West Coast or in San Francisco where my brother lived, and Seagal's response was, "Only me. I'm the only legit Aikido teacher on the West coast."
It got to a point where Seagal disappeared somewhere for a long time and never returned. Not knowing what to do, my brother and his girlfriend decided they should just leave. As they left, the guy in the booth at the gate stuck his head out and shouted at them as they walked past, "You're leaving? Oh, okay...well bye!"
Anyway, I had heard that Seagal's skills were legit but his ego is WAY out of line. Two things I wanted to ask if anyone knew about:
1) I heard he was one of the best shooters in the United States (maybe an exaggeration from the guy who told me this), and had taught the LAPD and various other LE organizations firearms techniques. Anyone care to verify this? I saw an episode on A&E showcasing his firearms skill and he seemed pretty good, but I'm shitty when it comes to shooting so what the **** do I know?
2) That Seagal had actually trained with the Machado brothers a bit and has some ground skills. But after hearing MTripp confirm the infamous Lebell choke story, I think number 2 is bullshit. Haha. "****."
I never met the man myself, so I can't comment on his character.
--1) I heard he was one of the best shooters in the United States (maybe an exaggeration from the guy who told me this), and had taught the LAPD and various other LE organizations firearms techniques. Anyone care to verify this? I saw an episode on A&E showcasing his firearms skill and he seemed pretty good, but I'm shitty when it comes to shooting so what the **** do I know?
Although I'm no expert myself, I've been able to work and correspond with some of the top trainers and competitors in the country, and I've never heard this claim before, nor any mention of Seagal at all from any of these people.


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It really was something quite special with the ceremony at All Saints' Church Creeksea (I am most thankful to Reverend Vera for allowing photography), and the reception at home on the farm!
Most suppliers were locally sourced.
The gorgeous Stewart Parvin dress came from The Bespoke Wardrobe in Ingatestone and the delicious food from Bouquet Garni.
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Thank you to everyone that came to our 2014 AgriNation!!! It was a success and we hope you and your family had fun. We can't wait to see you at our 6th annual AgriNation on Saturday, September 26, 2015!
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RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Losing a job can knock you for a loop in many ways—the loss of income, the loss of structure in your day, the blow to your self-esteem. And for increasing numbers of Americans, it also means a struggle with mental health issues.
THE DETAILS: Mental Health America, which calls itself the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives, released a survey last October that underscored the connection between job loss and mental health:
• Unemployed people are four times more likely than others to report symptoms consistent with mental illness.
• Some 13 percent of unemployed people say they have thoughts of harming themselves.
• The unemployed are twice as likely as others to be concerned about their mental health, or their use of alcohol or drugs.
• Many have not spoken with a health professional about their concerns, and of those, 42 percent say it's because of the cost or a lack of insurance.
Read on to see suggestions for finding mental health help.
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HOUSTON A north Houston mother happily reunited with her 2-year-old daughter after a terrifying two-day ordeal says she's learned a valuable lesson. The mother allowed her daughter, Alizae Mata, to go on what was supposed to be a brief outing with a trusted family friend, but the woman never brought the little girl home.
Jessenia Sanchez, who dated Alizae s uncle, led frantic family members on a wild goose chase around Houston after disappearing with the child Wednesday morning.
Then on Thursday night, the 22-year-old finally contacted the mom and told them where she and Alizae could be found. Police went to the 8400 block of Broadway where they picked up the little girl and arrested Saldana. She was charged with kidnapping.
It s over now, I got my baby back and that s all that matters, Alizae s mother, Crystal Mata, said.
Police said there are still many unanswered questions, having no clear reason why Saldana refused to return the little girl.Crystal Matais just happy it is all over. Still, she wants Saldana to face justice.
The fear she put me through of not seeing my daughter in the end. Sending me on a wild goose chase and not even knowing who my daughter was with, or if somebody else had took her or if she left wandering around, or if she walked off or if she was hurt, I think people need to learn their lessons, she said. I learned mine. She needs to learn hers.
Crystal Mata saysshe will never trust another person with her children and,from now on, she is going to keep them close to her side.
She wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes.


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If you are travelling with a child or someone who requires assistance, secure your mask on first, and then assist the other person.
I've been travelling quite a lot over the past year. There is no doubt it is the most amazing thing any human can do; travel, see other parts of the world, and meet new people. With the excitement comes the exhaustion. Not only have I travelled for work, I have also moved my life to, quite possibly literally the other side of the world…and then packed up and travelled back again. What an utterly extraordinary year.
My whole perspective on teaching, and of life, has been moved this year. What a gift. Cementing ties with brilliant minds from my local PLN, thinking deeply about what it is I value in education, and getting to know my own strengths (and weaknesses) much better.
Here's my big take away; nobody will look after you if you don't give yourself that respect.
As educators, and leaders, we always are on the lookout for others; the kids in our care, our valued PLN, our family. But at the end of the day, how can we look after others if we don't first look after ourself?
I'm so proud to be part of this profession of people who give their whole guts and soul to others. Everyday, I am overwhelmed by the love and generosity of gifted professionals, and preservice teachers eager to do the very best they can for kids.
I have had the immense delight of hanging out with Dan Haesler, wellbeing guru in my current role at PLANE. Dan speaks of student wellbeing and the need for us to put the concept of 'wellness' at the forefront, if it is excellence in schools we are after. It's quite simple when we get to the core of it. Maslow built this into the hierarchy of needs; we need to be well before be can be brilliant.
So why do we push through? Why do teachers wait for school holidays to visit the doctor? Why do we unrealistically put everyone and everything before our own health? I see too many teachers give up their own wellbeing, like a candle lit at both ends.
We need to stop the glorification of busy, and model what being well means for our young people. Perhaps it's the time I have taken out this term to essentially stop and reflect, or maybe it's listening to well over 20 aircraft safety briefings; all reminding me that in order to be of any use to others in a crisis, I need to make sure I have taken care of myself first.


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ION Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
ION Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results16:30 EDT Wednesday, November 02, 2011HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) today reported third quarter 2011 revenues of $115.7 million, compared to revenues of $121.6 million in the third quarter of 2010. Net income in the third quarter of 2011 was $8.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to $11.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2010. Bob Peebler, ION's Chief Executive Officer, said, "As expected, we improved our third quarter results over the first two quarters of 2011, mainly due to the strong performance of our multi-client, marine equipment and Concept software businesses. Compared to last year's third quarter, our results were negatively impacted by reduced data processing sales in the Gulf of Mexico, quarterly lumpiness in our equipment and data library businesses, and the continued negative financial results of the INOVA joint venture."Our data processing business has been slow to recover from weakness following the Macondo oil spill, but we see steady improvement and sufficient pipeline activity to expect a full recovery in 2012. We also expect to grow our data processing business in Mexico, Europe, South America and the Middle East."Our marine group continues to deliver strong performance driven by the ongoing transition of the global towed streamer market to more complex surveys, which continues to drive sales of our market-leading Digi positioning equipment product line and of our latest software platform, Orca®."We were pleased with customer reception to INOVA's new product introduction at the industry's major annual trade show in late September, including a new version of FireFly®, a new version of their cabled system, and their first offering of land nodes. INOVA, BGP and ION have continued with INOVA's aggressive R&D program, and we are confident these new products place INOVA in a much stronger position going into 2012. "We continue to grow our new ventures programs, and we are still on a path for a 2011 capital spend of $110 to $130 million; our growing and diversified portfolio is a platform that bodes well for the future. We recently completed a scientific project for the Russian Government, where we used ION's unique Arctic technology and know-how to survey large swatches of the Russian Arctic. This program positions us to be a major player in future Russian Arctic multi-client business. In addition, our footprint in the U.S. shale play is expanding with three new venture programs in our backlog and more on the drawing board. We believe we are gaining significant technical understanding of shale plays from a reservoir perspective and will leverage this in 2012 as we broaden our shale footprint, both in the U.S. and international markets."We expect further improvements in our fourth quarter results driven by revenue from our multi-client programs, strong data library sales, the expected recognition of revenue from our twelve-streamer sale to BGP and further improvement in our data processing business. The main uncertainties for the remainder of the year are the potential impact of our customers' spending patterns due to the volatility of oil prices and the rate of recovery of our data processing business. In summary, we expect a solid fourth quarter and anticipate entering 2012 in an excellent position in all of our product and service lines."THIRD QUARTER 2011Total revenues for the third quarter of 2011 decreased 5% to $115.7 million compared to $121.6 million for the same period in 2010. Systems and Software segment revenues for the third quarter of 2011 increased by 25% and 12%, respectively, compared to the prior year period, while Solutions segment revenues decreased by 16%. Systems segment sales were $32.3 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $25.7 million in the same period of 2010, due to strong demand for marine positioning equipment and improved sales of sensor geophones.Software segment sales were $10.2 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $9.1 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding foreign currency effects, Software segment revenues increased 8% from the prior period primarily due to demand for Orca and Gator® software products. Solutions segment sales were $73.2 million during the third quarter of 2011, compared to $86.7 million for the same period a year ago. In the multi-client business, data library sales increased 72% over the third quarter of 2010 to $15.2 million, driven by demand for access to multi-client data in areas such as the Arctic, East Africa and the Congo. New venture sales for the third quarter were impacted by timing, as 2010 new venture programs in the Arctic were concentrated to the third quarter. The 2011 new venture programs are expected to be spread more evenly over the third and fourth quarters. Data processing revenues, although up sequentially, decreased 20% to $22.4 million as compared to $27.9 million in the prior year period, due to the lagging effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Consolidated gross margins were 38% during the third quarter of 2011 compared to 40% in the prior period a year ago. Gross margins in the Software segment improved 12 percentage points predominantly due to a favorable mix of software sales, which typically result in higher margins than the associated hardware sales for this segment. Gross margins in the Solutions and Systems segments decreased by six and three percentage points, respectively, with gross margins in the Solutions segment being impacted by lower data processing sales. As a percentage of revenue, operating expenses increased slightly to 22% of sales during the third quarter of 2011 compared to 21% of sales for the prior year period. Income from operations was $18.5 million during the third quarter of 2011 compared to $23.4 million in the third quarter of 2010. Adjusted EBITDA was $40.3 million compared to $60.3 million in the third quarter of 2010. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA was principally due to higher revenues and the associated amortization expense from new venture multi-client programs in 2010, which were concentrated to the third quarter as noted above. The Company accounts for its 49% interest in INOVA Geophysical as an equity method investment on a one fiscal quarter-lag basis. As a result, the Company's share of INOVA Geophysical's second quarter 2011 financial results is included in the Company's third quarter results. For the third quarter of 2011, the Company recognized a loss on its INOVA equity investment of approximately $4.8 million, compared to a loss of $8.0 million in the third quarter of 2010. The Company's effective tax rate during the third quarter was 27.9% (provision on income) compared to 18.8% (benefit on income) for the same period of 2010. The third quarter of 2010 included a benefit related to alternative minimum tax. Excluding this benefit, the Company's effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2010 would have been 22.2% (provision on income). The increase in the Company's effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2011 was due to changes in the distribution of earnings between U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.Total cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments were $71.3 million as of September 30, 2011. Additionally, the Company has no outstanding balance associated with its $100 million revolving credit facility, bringing total liquidity to $171 million. YEAR-TO-DATE 2011Consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2011 increased 3% to $294.7 million compared to $285.7 million for the same period in 2010. Excluding the results of the Company's Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment in 2010, revenues for the first nine months increased 9% or $25.6 million. Systems segment revenues for the first nine months of 2011 increased $14.1 million or 20% over prior year, primarily as a result of higher revenues from towed streamer and other marine products, partially offset by weak sales of sensor geophones. Solutions and Software segment revenues for the period each increased by 6%. Gross margin for the first nine months of 2011 was 37%, consistent with the same period of 2010 after excluding the first quarter 2010 results of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues for the first nine months of 2011 decreased slightly to 26% compared to 27% in the prior year period after excluding the first quarter 2010 results of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment. Income from operations for the first nine months of 2011 totaled $33.4 million compared to $28.0 million in the prior period, excluding the results of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment. The Company's effective tax rate during the first nine months of 2011 was 27.7%, a provision on income, compared to a provision on a loss of 27.7% for 2010. The provision on a loss for 2010 was due to the transactions involved in the completion of the INOVA Geophysical joint venture. For the first nine months of 2011, the Company reported net income of $11.4 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($58.8) million, or ($0.42) per share, in 2010. Excluding the after-tax impact of the special items as shown in the table at the end of the third quarter 2010 press release, the Company reported net income of $1.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2010. Adjusted EBITDA for the period was $96.9 million compared to $92.4 million in 2010.OUTLOOKBrian Hanson, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "We are pleased with the third quarter results as they came in within our expectations and we expect improved fourth-quarter results consistent with our historical pattern over the past several years. "Our multi-client business is currently executing several new venture programs both on land and at sea. Our marine business continues to perform well and remains on track to recognize the revenue from the BGP twelve-streamer sale in the fourth quarter. And, we expect the run rate of the data processing business to be restored to pre-Macondo levels in early 2012."We continue to expect our investment in multi-client data libraries to achieve a full-year level in the range of $110 to $130 million, with a significant amount of this investment to be underwritten by our customers. This, combined with the normal, year-end spending patterns on data libraries, positions us well for a solid fourth quarter."CONFERENCE CALLThe Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time that will include a slide presentation. To participate in the conference call, dial 480-629-9835 at least 10 minutes before the call begins and ask for the ION conference call. Click here to access the earnings presentation slides.A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends and will be accessible until November 17, 2011. To access the replay, dial 303-590-3030 and use pass code 4476610#. Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live over the Internet by visiting www.iongeo.com. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call on the Company's website. ABOUT ION:ION Geophysical Corporation is a leading provider of geophysical technology, services, and solutions for the global oil & gas industry. ION's offerings are designed to allow E&P operators to obtain higher resolution images of the subsurface to reduce the risk of exploration and reservoir development, and to enable seismic contractors to acquire geophysical data safely and efficiently. Additional information about ION is available at www.iongeo.com.CONTACTS: R. Brian HansonPresident, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer+1.281.879.3672Jack Lascar DRG&L +1.713.529.6600The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include future sales and market growth, timing of sales, future liquidity and cash levels, future estimated revenues and earnings, benefits expected to result from the INOVA Geophysical joint venture and related transactions and other statements that are not of historical fact. Actual results may vary materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the timing and development of the Company's products and services and market acceptance of the Company's new and revised product offerings; risks associated with the operation of the INOVA Geophysical joint venture; risks associated with litigation; risks associated with the Company's level and terms of indebtedness; risks associated with competitors' product offerings and pricing pressures resulting therefrom; the relatively small number of customers that the Company currently relies upon; the fact that a significant portion of the Company's revenues is derived from foreign sales; risks that sources of capital may not prove adequate; the Company's inability to produce products to preserve and increase market share; collection of receivables; and technological and marketplace changes affecting the Company's product lines. Additional risk factors, which could affect actual results, are disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed during 2011. Tables to followION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In thousands, except per share data)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,2011201020112010Product revenues$ 41,760$ 34,299$ 113,163$ 113,974Service revenues73,89487,295181,575171,725Total net revenues115,654121,594294,738285,699Cost of products21,56817,35453,83168,421Cost of services50,02855,292132,079117,902Gross profit44,05848,948108,82899,376Operating expenses:Research, development and engineering6,3255,53218,07019,748Marketing and sales8,1997,76823,07921,323General and administrative11,03812,27934,31239,929Total operating expenses25,56225,57975,46181,000Income from operations18,49623,36933,36718,376Interest expense, net(1,382)(1,861)(4,184)(28,877)Loss on disposition of land division???(38,115)Fair value adjustment of warrant???12,788Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical(4,811)(8,004)(9,844)(8,183)Other income (expense)199(3,229)(2,303)(811)Income (loss) before income taxes12,50210,27517,036(44,822)Income tax expense (benefit)3,484(1,934)4,71612,400Net income (loss)9,01812,20912,320(57,222)Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest34?103?Net income (loss) attributable to ION9,05212,20912,423(57,222)Preferred stock dividends3383381,0141,598Net income (loss) applicable to common shares$ 8,714$ 11,871$ 11,409$ (58,820)Net income (loss) per share:Basic$ 0.06$ 0.08$ 0.07$ (0.42)Diluted$ 0.06$ 0.08$ 0.07$ (0.42)Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:Basic155,166152,344154,648141,483Diluted162,227152,690156,095141,483ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands)(Unaudited)September 30,December 31,20112010ASSETSCurrent assets:Cash and cash equivalents$ 43,290$ 84,419Short-term investments28,000?Accounts receivable, net87,92377,576Unbilled receivables45,37870,590Inventories94,24066,882Prepaid expenses and other current assets13,02113,165Total current assets311,852312,632Deferred income tax asset13,1808,998Property, plant and equipment, net22,47820,145Multi-client data library, net146,781112,620Investment in INOVA Geophysical86,89495,173Goodwill51,57651,333Intangible assets, net16,67420,317Other assets10,7543,224Total assets$ 660,189$ 624,442LIABILITIES AND EQUITYCurrent liabilities:Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt$ 4,859$ 6,073Accounts payable29,84830,940Accrued expenses56,38259,835Accrued multi-client data library royalties15,52318,667Deferred revenue36,91717,851Total current liabilities143,529133,366Long-term debt, net of current maturities98,921102,587Other long-term liabilities7,4298,042Total liabilities249,879243,995Equity:Cumulative convertible preferred stock27,00027,000Common stock1,5521,529Additional paid-in capital839,161822,399Accumulated deficit(435,963)(448,386)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(15,064)(15,530)Treasury stock(6,565)(6,565)Total stockholders' equity410,121380,447Noncontrolling interest189?Total equity410,310380,447Total liabilities and equity$ 660,189$ 624,442ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands)(Unaudited)Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,20112010Cash flows from operating activities:Net income (loss)$ 12,320$ (57,222)Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:Depreciation and amortization (other than multi-client data library)10,64920,439Amortization of multi-client data library55,16654,358Stock-based compensation expense4,1775,471Amortization of debt discount?8,656Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs?10,121Fair value adjustment of warrant?(12,788)Loss on disposition of land division?38,115Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical9,8448,183Deferred income taxes(7,254)9,269Change in operating assets and liabilities:Accounts receivable(10,842)27,546Unbilled receivables25,212(43,447)Inventories(30,539)(867)Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued royalties(1,108)(723)Deferred revenue19,046(428)Other assets and liabilities(527)(11,929)Net cash provided by operating activities86,14454,754Cash flows from investing activities:Purchase of property, plant and equipment(9,024)(7,014)Investment in multi-client data library(91,594)(58,866)Purchase of short-term investments(80,000)?Proceeds from sale of short-term investments52,000?Investment in a convertible note(6,500)?Proceeds from disposition of land division, net of fees paid?99,790Other investing activities50(521)Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(135,068)33,389Cash flows from financing activities:Borrowings under revolving line of credit?101,000Repayments under revolving line of credit?(190,429)Net proceeds from issuance of debt?105,695Net proceeds from issuance of common stock?38,039Payments on notes payable and long-term debt(4,880)(143,835)Payment of preferred dividends(1,014)(1,598)Contribution from noncontrolling interest313?Proceeds from exercise of stock options13,047?Other financing activities352255Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities7,818(90,873)Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents(23)2,479Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(41,129)(251)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period84,41916,217Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$ 43,290$ 15,966ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESSUMMARY OF SEGMENT INFORMATION(In thousands)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,2011201020112010Net revenues:Systems:Towed Streamer$ 22,219$ 20,185$ 60,000$ 50,096Ocean Bottom?5105091,821Other10,0655,03625,21019,721Total$ 32,284$ 25,731$ 85,719$ 71,638Software:Software Systems$ 9,476$ 8,567$ 27,444$ 25,824Services7155611,5451,409Total$ 10,191$ 9,128$ 28,989$ 27,233Solutions:Data Processing$ 22,416$ 27,943$ 63,349$ 79,661New Venture35,59749,97167,81962,314Data Library15,1668,82148,86228,342Total$ 73,179$ 86,735$ 180,030$ 170,317Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)$ ?$ ?$ ?$ 16,511Total$ 115,654$ 121,594$ 294,738$ 285,699Gross profit:Systems$ 13,397$ 11,202$ 40,752$ 29,141Software8,0616,07420,97018,254Solutions22,60031,67247,10652,965Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)???(984)Total$ 44,058$ 48,948$ 108,828$ 99,376Gross margin:Systems41%44%48%41%Software79%67%72%67%Solutions31%37%26%31%Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)?%?%?%(6%)Total38%40%37%35%Income from operations:Systems$ 6,852$ 5,693$ 21,989$ 13,833Software7,1175,45118,40916,513Solutions13,89722,55622,75130,669Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)???(9,623)Corporate and other(9,370)(10,331)(29,782)(33,016)Income from operations$ 18,496$ 23,369$ 33,367$ 18,376Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss)(Non-GAAP Measure)(In thousands) (Unaudited)Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement that is presented as an additional indicator of operating performance and is not a substitute for net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share calculated under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of the strength and performance of our ongoing business operations, including our ability to service our debt. The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA shown below is based upon amounts derived from the Company's financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP.Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,2011201020112010Net income (loss)$ 9,018$ 12,209$ 12,320$ (57,222)Interest expense, net1,3821,8614,18428,877Income tax expense (benefit)3,484(1,934)4,71612,400Depreciation and amortization expense21,59140,17365,81574,797Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical4,8118,0049,8448,183Loss on disposition of land division???38,115Fair value adjustment of the warrant???(12,788)Adjusted EBITDA$ 40,286$ 60,313$ 96,879$ 92,362Reconciliation of Income from Operations Excluding the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) Segment(Non-GAAP Measure)(In thousands)(Unaudited)The financial results reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows contained in this press release are reported in accordance with GAAP. However, management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. One such non-GAAP financial measure is our income from operations excluding our Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment. This segment was contributed to our joint venture (INOVA Geophysical) on March 25, 2010. Therefore, beginning on March 26, 2010, this contributed business is no longer consolidated into our results of operations. This adjusted income amount is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Accordingly, it should not be considered as a substitute for income from operations or other income data prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the table below for supplemental financial data and the corresponding reconciliation to GAAP financials for the nine months ended September 30, 2010: Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2010AsReportedLegacy LandSystemsAsAdjustedNet revenues$ 285,699$ (16,511)$ 269,188Cost of sales186,323(17,495)168,828 Gross profit99,376984100,360Operating expenses: Research, development and engineering19,748(4,181)15,567 Marketing and sales21,323(1,559)19,764 General and administrative39,929(2,899)37,030 Total operating expenses81,000(8,639)72,361Income from operations$ 18,376$ 9,623$ 27,999SOURCE ION Geophysical Corporation


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The presence of mind of a ten-year-old boy, Aftab, and timely intervention of a young software engineer, Prashant Pandey, saved many lives on Thursday.
The ten-year-old was jolted out of his sleep when the bus hit the median. He immediately woke his parents up and screamed that the bus was on fire. Aftab's father broke a window pane and opened an escape route.
Prashant Pandey, who was seated behind the driver, tried unsuccessfully to open the emergency exit. He then broke a few window panes and helped several passengers jump out. Some others, after having got out, smashed windows from the outside to save trapped passengers.
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NYC Council Member Goes Public with 'High-Risk HPV' Diagnosis
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito revealed on Twitter today that she's been diagnosed with "high-risk HPV," and needs to get a biopsy as soon as possible. »
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito revealed on Twitter today that she's been diagnosed with "high-risk HPV," and needs to get a biopsy as soon as possible. »
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The Population Institute has released its annual State of Reproductive Health And Rights report card, and it seems that in the opinion of the massive educational nonprofit, America isn't doing so hot. If America were a high schooler, America would be grounded until America gets its grades up, otherwise America won't… »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their data on rates of STD infection among sexually active Americans in 2012 today. Merry Public Health Employee Christmas, one and all! »
A condom company has lovingly compiled a state-by-state ranking of dick size based on sales of large-sized condoms. Congratulations, North Dakota (Dickota?). Condolences, Mississippi. »
If you're anything like me (MILLENNIAL), then you're familiar with our litany of monolithic generational traits — we're all very lazy and entitled. We'd Tase our own mothers in order to get our hands on the newest Apple doodad gadgetamabob. We sext Snapchats to the Kardashians. Teen Mom. Um. Occupy Twilight. Buttsex. »
I thought everyone stopped wearing thongs when super low rise boot cut whisker wash jeans went out of style, circa I'm A Slave 4 U Britney Spears. I guess I was wrong! I'm totally out of touch with the youth cultures! Speaking of cultures I don't wish to touch: bacteria. »
This week, the World Health Organization warned Earth's genitalia that a new strain of drug-resistant gonorrhea was poised to unleash untreatable horror around the globe unless people were more careful with their junk. The good news is that "drug resistant" STD's aren't necessarily immune to all treatments. But the… »
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For those who bemoan the intrusiveness of social media into every nook and cranny of our modern lives, take cover: Facebook may one day develop an app that lets you know not just who among your checkered roster of sexual partners may be secreting an STI from boxspring to boxspring, but who in your social circle may be… »
Despite Rush Limbaugh's efforts, college students continue slutting it up! Their latest bit of scandalous whoremongering: a "Sex Fest" at Pennsylvania's Allegheny College. Luckily, the right-wing media is on the case, spreading misinformation about this alleged college bacchanal. »
One in ten men are orally infected with the human papillomavirus, the nasty microscopic villain that can cause cancer of the genitals or throat. Because it's tough to test for the virus without a tissue sample and most of the infected don't know they have it, many don't think they're at risk for HPV-caused throat… »
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Pennsylvanian political discharge Rick Santorum is having a great week. He's suddenly, grotesquely surging in Iowa, Rupert Murdoch and his steampunk propaganda machine Fox News have endorsed him, and people are finally showing up at his rallies. He'd like to take this opportunity to remind you, now that you're… »
Students at Fordham University complain that the Catholic school won't prescribe birth control at its campus clinics — and that this policy isn't made clear to incoming students. Now they're hosting an off-campus clinic as an alternative. »
The good folks who brought you the "this is your brain on drugs" ad with the egg frying in a pan and the ad with the crying Indian who was actually an Italian have unleashed a new round of ads on the American public. But instead of inducing racial speculation or cravings for McMuffins, this time around, the Ad… »
Those of us who had some form of sex ed in school learned the basics: what your period is made of, how fertilization works, how to put a condom on a banana. But there's a lot of ladybusiness that you just don't learn til you're older, from living, talking to people, and (shudder) trial and error. Herewith, a look back… »
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NFL Mock Draft 2014: Bolts tackle 'D'
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59) Indianapolis — Shayne Skov, ILB, Stanford, Sr.
Indy inebackers rated poorly according to ProFootballFocus in stopping the run. Skov was one of the surest tacklers in college football. He registered 113 tackles (13 for a loss) and 5.5 sacks in 2013. Top needs: OL, WR, LB.
60) Carolina — Deone Bucannon, S, Washington St., Sr.
61) San Francisco — Will Sutton, DT, Arizona St., Sr.
62) New England — DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn St., Sr.
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Grady is continuing the post-surgery recovery and has experienced some issues which have been dealt with.
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my thoughts are with Grady and family. Keep it up man! better health is on the way. finally- an excuse to miss rsdc! ;-)
I am sure you are getting thoughts and prayers from all over. And I am doubly sure that the RSDC attendees will be missing you as well - your talks are always most welcome at the conference (and I don't think I have missed one since Philly).
Grady, we really missed you at RSDC. With the "Software In Concert" theme, I was hoping to hear you play your harp. :-) Instead, I'm delighted you'll be playing an earthly one rather than a heavenly one, for now anyway! ;-) Get well soon, and God bless.
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When it comes to playing Southern blues, some musicians have a stronger ear for it than others. If you really want to play it, you need an inherent ability to hear the music. When it comes to the banjo-picking and drum-thumping skills of Ben Prestage, he's got an advantage that other musicians wish they had. He's blind. OK, not really, but his great-grandmother was a vaudeville musician who toured with Al Jolson back in the day, and his aunt was a pianist who specialized in Delta boogie blues. That's a solid musical jumpstart if there ever was one, since he maintains that the only type of music played in his household when he was growing up was the blues. It's no wonder that Prestage has decided to pick up on the family trade and tour the country with his unique gutbucket-meets-Beale Street style of bluesgrass. He doesn't dive into the backwater swamp-funk that you might expect from a kid with roots in Mississippi and Central Florida, but rather he creates his own rhythms, playing the drums and banjo at the same time. He's got the gritty backwoods appeal that blues lovers, well, love. So check him out, and see what blues heritage looks like up close and personal.
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How to Customize a View
Updated: November 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Service Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Service Manager
The Failed Service Requests view in System Center 2012 – Service Manager is in a sealed management pack. In this example, you will create a duplicate of this view, save it into an unsealed management pack, and then edit the new view by changing its name to New Failed Service Requests. You will finish this exercise by hiding the original Failed Service Requests view. As an administrator, you will still see the hidden view.
To customize a view
In the Service Manager console, click Work Items.
In the Work Items pane, expand Service Request Fulfillment.
Right-click Failed Service Requests, and then click Duplicate View.
In the Select management pack dialog box, accept the default management pack, Service Manager Service Request Configuration Library, and then click OK.
Right-click Failed Service Requests – Copy, and then click Edit View.
In the Edit Failed Service Requests – Copy Wizard, in Name, type a new name for this view. For example, type New Failed Service Requests, and then click OK.
Right-click Failed Service Requests, and then click Hide View.
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Game Review on Jan 7th, 2014
Surprisingly good game!
Many games are trying so hard to be funny and cool and they fail miserably, while this one succeeds brilliantly, its both funny and fun to play. Music score is excellent too.
Game Review on Jan 3rd, 2014
I have been a gamer for many years, after playing so many games, very few manage to impress me anymore. Well, Driftmoon was one of those games.
Many have attempted to re-create the feeling of the "good old games" but none has done it so well while managing to feel fresh too.
The game is a delight to play, everything is well made and it doesnt get boring like so many games.
I think i had a smile on my face almost all the time i played it, very well written and surprisingly well done game.
Game Review on Dec 30th, 2013
The artwork is wonderful, very detailed, very polished and a pleasure to look at.
The dual-world concept is not new but i think this is the best implementation i've seen so far.
The level design is very good, exploring the levels and finding the hidden places is interesting and fun but very hard, even on the easy difficulty, the game is hard. I die a lot but keep coming for more.
Its a very good and polished game, its a pity so few indie games are so professionally made.
Game Review on Jun 8th, 2013
Bad game, even for an indie.
Badly designed, full of bugs, pointless.
Start game, you get some hardly readable text thrown at you (typos included), you punch a monkey, then get a timer and a text saying defend your house. Then you get teleported to the house (which is just two steps away) and you are now in auto run mode (first bug).
You start spanking...i mean punching more monkeys...you get no visual or audible clue when you are hit, you cannot move while punching and get stuck after.....just bad.
But the bad doesnt end here, theres more bad to come.
So i got tired of punching monkeys and i went a bit out of their way (they just keep coming on a stright line).
I entered the water and zboing...dead...respawn in auto run mode....grrr...
Go a bit to the left, jump on a platform, image gets fuzzy, "finished level" screen pops....takes me to "second" level....try to jump on a platform, fall in water that didnt seem deep enough but it was....zboing dead respawn in auto run....bla bla.
This game is a mess, nothing more nothing less, as it stands it borders on lack of respect for the players.
With a bit of polish the game could have been good, i wonder if the developer is still working on it or intends to leave it in the poor state its in.
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Game Review on Jan 24th, 2013 - 2 people don't
First person shooter in Chernobyl setting? Of course players will think about Stalker, but this game has nothing in common with Stalker.
Its a lot like CoD, namely follow the pointer to the target and dont leave the area while executing different shooting tasks.
Not a bad game, has surprisingly good shooting action and the graphics are nice.
As usual with many Polish developed games, the item system is pretty much non-existent. I dont know why so many Polish developers consistently chose to ignore this game aspect.
Usually the CoD style games rely heavily on show and very little on gameplay, this one has more gameplay than show which could be good or bad depending what you looking for in this kind of games.
Game Review on Jan 12th, 2013 - 3 people agree
Surprisingly good action rpg. Behind the silly story and simple aesthetics lies a very solid game.
Has a Diablo-like loot system which is great, nice stats and skill system, lots of exploring and roaming, dungeons, tough enemies, puzzles and what not.
Gameplay to me feels like an old school Genesis a-rpg with a Diablo loot system, a good idea imho.
Very playable and very enjoyable if you're not put off by the graphics (personally i like them).
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Game Review on Dec 13th, 2012 - 3 people don't
Katabasis only requires 30-40 minutes of your time.
Its not a game in the classical sense, but it is intriguing, fascinating even, and it tells a sad and disturbing story.
All you have to do is go along with it for 30 minutes, not much to ask, and the experience will linger with you long after you finished your journey.
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Every aspect of this game seems crafted with care and attention to detail.
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On April 19, 2013, as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay bleeding from gunshot wounds in a suburban Boston backyard, he scrawled a note that contained the following message: "The US Government is killing our innocent civilians but most of you already know that….I don't like killing innocent people it is...
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Since the end of the last war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, the prospect of renewed hostilities between the two countries has been viewed as almost inevitable by most observers. As heinous and destructive as that conflict was, it ultimately resolved none of the underlying issues between the...
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What's Your Favorite Feel Good Song?Posted by Nathan S. on 04/24/13 | Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Debates, RH Nation Answers
Happiness is hip-hop's ultimate taboo. You can be relaxed, high, drunk, turnt up, swagged, poppin bottles or, in select cases, date rapey, but it's depressingly rare to hear someone rap about being happy. What's so bad about having a good time? Fuck that. For the new Question of the Week, I'm determined to find some music that just generally makes life on Earth a little bit better.
If we're being really real, last night Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" came on the radio, and that shit made my night. (I don't have to explain why to my fellow 80s babies). But for these purposes, I really do want to focus on ye olde' hip-hop (as opposed to straight R&B or any other genre).
My personal picks? Hmmm....if I'm going to go old school, Souls of Mischief's "'93 Till Infinity" is a classic for a reason, as is Will Smith's "Summertime". Mos Def's "Umi Says" is a little more serious but always guaranteed to improve my mood, and I'll throw Outkast's "Elevators" into that category as well. You just can't sing that hook and stay mad.
In the end though, if I really need some music to get me right, I know I can always count on The Roots "You Got Me". And if I'm really in desperate straits, I'll up the ante and go to the live version with Jill Scott:
There, I defy you to watch that shit and not feel just a little bit better about life. So just for one post, let's put aside all the rap nerdery and toughness and partying and share some music that makes you happy.
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Like magic, Harry Potter's owl spotted across US
Famous for its role as Harry Potter's companion in the books and movies, a species of majestic, mostly white owls is being sighted in abundant numbers this winter far from both Hogwarts and its native Arctic habitat.
It's typical for snowy owls to arrive in the U.S. every three or four winters, but this year's irruption is widespread, with birders from the Pacific Northwest to New England reporting frequent sightings of the yellow-eyed birds. As many as 30 were spotted in December around South Dakota's Lake Andes.
"Thirty in one area, that's mind numbing," said Mark Robbins, an ornithologist with the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute.
The arrival of the birds, which can top 2 feet in height with a wingspan of nearly 5 feet, is the result of a plentiful population of Arctic lemmings this summer, which led to a strong breeding season, said Denver Holt, director of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, Mont.
Lemmings are snowy owls' main food source, and the baby boom is sending many of the youngsters across the border to scrounge for voles, field mice, rats, rabbits and shore birds.
"It's very unusual, because it's coast to coast," said Holt, who has been researching the owls' Arctic habitat for 25 years.
Snowy owls are drawn to frozen lakes, which remind them of their tundra back home in the Arctic, Robbins said.
"And if they're finding rodents there, they're staying there," he said. "And perhaps seeing a couple of more snowy owls there, they may think, `OK, this is a hot spot.'"
The owls have been regular visitors to Boston's Logan Airport, and one even showed up just after Thanksgiving in Hawaii. Chicago's Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary has become a haven for the creatures, with "countless sightings" this season, said Matthew Cvetas, an Evanston, Ill., birder.
"It's just been really incredible," he said.
Cvetas said owl sightings are exciting for birders, as the creatures are mostly nocturnal and difficult to spot. Though snowy owls hunt day and night, the allure of their plumage helps make them a prize sighting.
"Here's the largest North American owl in terms of weight, a near all-white ghost of a bird for an adult male," said Cvetas, who has spotted four snowy owls since November. "For me, it symbolizes wilderness at its best."
Missouri and Kansas typically draw just a few snowy owls every three or four years, but reports this year have been widespread, Robbins said.
Birders spotted three snowy owls sitting on an irrigation unit west of Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Missouri's borders with Nebraska and Iowa, and there have been five of the birds hanging around Smithville Lake just outside of Kansas City.
"In Missouri, I don't think there's ever been two at a single site," he said.
People have always had a fascination with owls, but the book and 2001 film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," in which a snowy owl named Hedwig first appeared as Harry's companion and mail courier, thrust the species in the spotlight. Holt said the movie series helped land the winged creature a December 2002 National Geographic cover story.


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When I find the joker who did this:
This is the electrical box in our new place. Apparently, all we have to guide us around the electricity in this joint is "Lites and Plugs", "Lites and Plugs", "Lites and Plugs", "Lites and Plugs", "Dining Studio", and "Range".
WELL. "Range" is correct at least! Andy and I have just spent a very amusing half-hour mapping the electrical box correctly. Granted, this does not explain why 3 switches seem to do the bulk of the work around here while 2 switches only have about 2 outlets each on them.
There was a hairy moment where I thought for sure the added-by-the-previous-owners outlet where their entertainment system had been was going to turn out to be in our neighbor's electrical system, thus testing my morals on the subject of whether to tell them or not. But, no, it's on a switch all its own in our box.
Whatever, it's an 85-year-old building, things are weird, and electricians think differently from the rest of us1. But Andy and I are now convinced that about year 2 we're going to see about getting an electrician in here to add some more outlets and perhaps make sense of the wiring vis-a-vis the electrical box.
For now, at least I know that when Andy is ready to work on changing the overhead light in the dining room, the power is going to go out in the study and I'm going to have to find a book to read. Yes, you might say I learned this the hard way.
- My father was trained as an electrician, and god knows his thinking is not like normal humans'. [↩]