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These tests are perhaps the most important in our battery of benchmarks as they give us a wide range of real-world results. They range from very light to downright grueling, and will showcase which drives can shine under the most demanding scenarios they might encounter in your personal system. Few computer users run their tasks in a vacuum; often several programs are in use concurrently while others are running in the background.
To excel in these tasks the SSD controller and firmware will need to be well-balanced. It will need to have excellent random read, small random write capability, and still have enough sequential writes to get the job done quickly. It is admittedly hard for an SSD controller to be optimized for all three things at once, and typically some SSDs are only optimized for sequential writes at the expense of everything else. Still, fast access times will give any SSD an inherent advantage over a mechanical hard drive.
First up is our light batch test. This test is a simple batch file placed into the startup folder, which Windows 7 will automatically execute at startup. This is perhaps the most directly relevant test to our readers, as almost everyone has to endure boot times and then the additional time it takes for their usual or favorite programs to load before they can start using their system.
The batch file will open four websites in Firefox, load five 5MB or greater images in Photoshop CS5, and open a document in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint each, which adds an additional 15MB. As a final measure, a few small system monitoring applications are started, a 3MB PDF file and zip archive are both opened for viewing, and while everything proceeds to load, an old, favorite FLAC music file (56MB) is loaded into Winamp for playback. If it sounds like the light batch file needs to go on a diet, then the results should surprise!
Our Medium batch test is similar although timers are built in to space out the user commands. Time begins counting from the launch of the batch file and ends when all tasks have completed. The medium test consists of the following:
To keep things simple, the heavy batch test is identical to the medium test in all respects save for one key difference. Computer users should be familiar with the slowdown or even molasses-like feel that occurs from an anti-virus scan running in the background. The heavy test will capitalize on this by running an anti-virus scan from Microsoft Security Essentials on a static, unchanging 5.1GB test folder that contains 19,748 files and 2,414 sub-folders copied from the Program Files directory. Because it is otherwise identical, results from the medium & heavy batch tests are directly comparable.
Granted, even with a Core i7 processor, no computer user using a hard drive would be performing all of these tasks concurrently unless they wish to see their computer go unresponsive for up to 30 minutes at a time, but with an SSD this is almost child's play. For a good quality SSD, the above isn't even enough to make the system crawl or go unresponsive. Playing a game with an anti-virus scan in the background without losing FPS is very possible. So if this sort of system abuse, or "multitasking" sounds vaguely like your daily routine when you sit down at the PC, then the results may be of interest.
So, a few walls of text and a single graph later, what do we have? Well from the press of the power button to the very last image loading in Photoshop CS5, the entire system boot and Light batch test completes in an average of 39.4 seconds with the OCZ Vertex 3. Since most computers can't even load Windows 7 in that time-frame, that should say something. A traditional hard drive requires almost three minutes completing the same test the Vertex 3 can finish in less than forty seconds, system boot time included.
The medium batch test is where the real stress begins for these drives. As we continue to re-add drives to our new test system, the full spread of SSD results will again become apparent, but it is pretty clear the Vertex 3 brings more muscle to the table than even its own predecessor. OCZ's Vertex 3 completed the entire workload in slightly under an impressive three and-a-half minutes. The nearest SSD, the V2, required an additional 108 seconds or 1:52 to complete. To keep things in perspective a large capacity, the modern mechanical drive mustered up nine minutes for the same task.
Things get really interesting with the heavy batch test. Results are directly comparable to the medium test here, as the only change was the addition of the anti-virus scan. Raw sequential performance won't win this benchmark. Those controllers with high queue depths to handle the multitasking load will shine here, and will quickly separate the men from the boys.
Although it was clear the Vertex 3 was going to win, it was disconcerting to see an anti-virus scan only add an average of 20 seconds to the task time. To try and put this into perspective, a full scan of a 5GB folder containing 19,748 program files only required an additional 20 seconds to perform concurrently while the medium batch test was running. That same task more than doubled the time required for the Toshiba-based SSD to complete the entire test, and an additional five minutes to the hard drive time which ended up taking over 15 minutes to finish.
The Vertex 3's predecessor finally shows its true strength here as well, but even the Vertex 2 required an extra two minutes here. The Vertex 3 was simply able to finish in 2/3rds the time of the V2. These tests throw everything except a photo of the kitchen sink at these drives, and stress every possible aspect of the SSD controller. Queue depth for multitasking, random reads and lots of small random writes, and even some sequential reads and writes, but the Vertex 3 doesn't seem to have any weaknesses regardless of workload, even despite the huge jump in sequential read and write performance this drive brings to the table.


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Expressing anguish over the government's decision to bring a very weak anti-corruption ombudsman system, former lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde said the government is trying to destroy the whole lokayukta system.
"The government has brought this type of bill to kill the present lokayukta system. If this bill become the Act, then the lokayukta cannot do anything against corruption. The government's intention is to destroy the whole Lokayukta system and its anti-corruption activities," Hegde told dna.
"In the draft bill, the 'public grievance redressal' power of the Lokayukta has been totally removed. For example, if any complaint comes from the public that a particular government hospital is not treating the patients well, then the lokayukta can visit the hospital and redress the grievance. But in the draft bill such powers have been removed," he said.
"Under the new law, the lokayukta can only act against corrupt public servants. Beyond that nothing can be done. When we have one of the country's best lokayukta institutions and Acts, why is there an urgency to bring such a ridiculous and toothless Bill?," he added.
He further said, "Now we have one lokayukta and two upalokayuktas. But in the new draft bill, there will be one lokayukta and other eight members. It means all nine are like lokayuktas with equal power — except for some administrative powers. Then, can we imagine the state of having nine lokayuktas?"
"In the new bill, the government has removed the investigation powers of the police by establishing a 'State Vigilance Commission'. This commission will be controlled by the bureaucrats. We can imagine what type of investigation is expected.

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HARRISBURG, Pa., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Governor Edward G. Rendell has proclaimed August as "Produce Month" in Pennsylvania, citing the significant health and economic benefits of the state's more than $200 million fruit and vegetable industries.
"Pennsylvania is a national leader in the production of a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables," said Governor Rendell. "The state's fruit and vegetable producers work hard to deliver nutritious, locally grown produce to grocers, restaurants, farmers markets and directly to consumers throughout the state, generating millions of dollars each year for the economy."
Nationally, Pennsylvania ranks first in the production of agaricus mushrooms; third in the production of peaches; fourth in apples; fifth in the production of pumpkins, snap beans for processing, grapes and pears; sixth in tart cherry production; seventh in cantaloupe and sweet corn for the fresh market; and eighth in fresh market tomatoes.
"Pennsylvania farmers produce an abundant supply of delicious and affordable fruits and vegetables and other agricultural products," said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff. "Rather than importing food from foreign countries, shipping jobs and money overseas, we can support our local farmers, food processors and economy by purchasing foods grown or processed in our state, easily identified by the PA Preferred label."
The PA Preferred branding program was launched in 2004 by Governor Rendell to help market food products that are grown, harvested and processed in the state. The program's logo features a gold check mark inside a blue keystone.
For more information about PA Preferred, visit www.PAPreferred.com.
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August 2009
Whereas, Pennsylvania is a national leader in the production of a variety of high-quality, nutritious and affordable fruits and vegetables that contribute more than $200 million to the Commonwealth's economy; and
Whereas, each year, Pennsylvania's fruit and vegetable growers produce more than 540,000 tons for fresh market and processing; and
Whereas, Pennsylvania's fruit and vegetable growers are national leaders in the production of mushrooms (1st), peaches (3rd), apples (4th), pumpkins (5th), grapes (5th), pears (5th), processing snap beans (5th), tart cherries (6th), fresh market sweet corn (7th), cantaloupes (7th), and fresh market tomatoes (8th); and
Whereas, health authorities have long encouraged increased consumption of fruits and vegetables for their nutritional benefits and disease prevention qualities because they provide important vitamins, fiber, and other dietary components that are essential to a healthy, balanced diet; and
Whereas, locally-grown and nutrient-dense produce is made available and earmarked "PA Preferred," helping ensure consumers they have chosen food grown and processed to meet the world's highest quality and safety standards for a healthier lifestyle; and
Whereas, fresh Pennsylvania fruits and vegetables are readily available in abundant supply and peak quality at farmer's markets and supermarkets throughout the Commonwealth.
Therefore, In recognition of our thriving fruit and vegetable industries, I, Edward G. Rendell, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby proclaim August 2009 Produce Month in Pennsylvania, and urge all citizens to enjoy the Commonwealth's plentiful supply of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables while recognizing the industry's contributions to our economy and health.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Governor at the City of Harrisburg, on this thirty-first day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine, and of the Commonwealth the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
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That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker making $50,000 a year.
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High-income families will also pay higher taxes this year as part of Obama's 2010 health care law. As part of that law, a new 3.8 percent tax is being imposed on investment income for individuals making more than $200,000 a year and couples making more than $250,000.
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For 2013, households making between $500,000 and $1 million would get an average tax increase of $14,812, according to the Tax Policy Center analysis. Households making more than $1 million would get an average tax increase of $170,341.
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This report describes an investigation in which we used iron-doped diesel fuel to generate metal-bearing diesel particles and a subsequent analysis of the particles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). For this study, DPM was generated by a 1.5-L diesel engine and the fuel was doped with ferrocene to enhance the level of iron in the system. The exhaust particles were collected on TEM grids and analyzed using the Philips CM12 TEM/EDS instrument. Results show that when the iron-to-carbon (soot) ratio (Fe/C) in the engine is low, the exhaust particles have morphologies similar to those for the undoped case, but at a threshold Fe/C value of 0.013 (for this engine), homogeneously nucleated metallic nanoparticles are formed and begin agglomerating. The number and size of these nanoparticles increase with level of doping. Metal-bearing particles that span a wider size range are also formed. Agglomeration of metallic and carbon particles is observed in two distinct modes: attachment of iron primary particles (5-10 nm in diameter) to carbon agglomerates, and coagulation of iron agglomerates (20-200 nm in diameter) with carbon agglomerates. Results of this work imply that as new engine technologies reduce soot levels in the engine and/or levels of trace metals in the fuel are increased, the generation of metallic nanoparticles may ensue, creating a potential health concern
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Birdman will be released this fall and is Iñárritu's first movie in four years, following his 2010 drama Biutiful. While the Mexican director is known for intense, heavy tragedies, Birdman marks his first into comedy.
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Whimsical Baubles
The Court of Stars bestowed Pixies with the gifts of laughter, play, whimsy, care, and wonder. Bursting with joy and an insatiable love of life, Pixies are playful tricksters who have a wide-eyed fascination with the world around them. The Summer Queen's children take great delight in whimsical baubles, sparkly trinkets, and brightly colored knickknacks.
Infused with the magic of the Feywild and the delight of children's laughter, Pixie's baubles reflect the lighthearted, playful nature of these Fey tricksters. Many of these trinkets come in pairs, twin items that are a dichotomy between pleasure and mischief. For example, one knickknack may enhance the senses, making the world more pleasurable while its twin item creates an opposite effect that is mischievous or comical. Pixies amuse themselves by giving strangers the mischievous version of the item and convincing them it is the twin item.
Trinkets and Baubles
These whimsical baubles add a dash of lighthearted fun and are perfect for any fun-loving adventurer or trickster. Just be careful those mischievous Pixies don't trick you by selling you the wrong item!
Pixie Adventuring Gear
Item Cost Dewdrop of Scrying 200 gpDistortion Dewdrops, one dose 50 gp Everlasting Box of Cupcakes 10 gpFey Nectar, one vial 5 sp Giggle Feather 1 spInstant Jubilee 50 gpPixie Glitter 2 spPixie Powder, 1 box 20 gp Trickster's Nectar, one vial 50 gp Dewdrop of ScryingA glistening dewdrop frozen in time, this trinket can be used as the focus for a scrying ritual. Pixies love spying on others so they can see the reaction to their pranks as the mischief unfolds. A dewdrop is the perfect size for a pixie, but larger creatures must squint too much to use it.
Distortion DewdropsThese dewdrops can be smeared over the surface of a crystal ball or scrying mirror. The next time the focus is used for a scrying ritual, the figures in the image appear comically distorted. For example, a human may appear with a tiny torso, giant arms, long neck, and off-center eyes where one eye is much larger than the other. The image is still clear enough for the caster to discern all necessary information from the ritual, although it may be difficult to concentrate with the riotous laughter of the pixie over your shoulder.
Everlasting Box of CupcakesThis small pastel box always has a dozen pixie-sized cupcakes in it. The owner can mentally command the box to produce cupcakes of any flavor, with or without sprinkles. Larger creatures might think the box is just full of crumbs since pixie cupcakes are so tiny.
Fey NectarA drop of Fey Nectar makes even the most bitter dwarven ale taste of the sweetest nectar. Pixies routinely add this nectar to their drinks, especially if they travel beyond the Feywild, where drinks are not nearly sweet enough for their tastes. Of course, it is also amusing to sprinkle some of this nectar into the drink of an unsuspecting companion.
Giggle FeatherWhen this small feather is held taunt between the hands and blown on, the user can project the sound of pixies giggling, making it seem as though the sound is emanating from anywhere within 10 squares. Pixies use this trick to make it appear that they are somewhere else when they are playing a prank on someone. Pixies may also use the giggle feather as a prank itself, making it appear that they are giggling right behind their hapless victim and then shifting locations rapidly. Of course, giggle feathers are also perfect for tickle fights. It is not uncommon to see several pixies brandishing these feathers as they flit through the air and tumble over one another. Non-pixies can also use these feathers, although few individuals of other races are lighthearted and playful enough to want to.
Instant JubileeAlthough it appears to be just an ordinary dandelion, the instant jubilee can transform a dull evening around the campfire into a night of revelry. Blowing on the dandelion will cause it to transform into everything necessary for a pixie jubilee. A table appears with a feast of candied ham, wild berries, sweet cakes, concentrated nectar, and honey wine. Elegant ivory roses bloom everywhere, providing soft pillows for pixies to lounge on. Songbirds are drawn out of the forest to the jubilee. They drape fragrant garlands of flowers among the tree branches and sing enchanting melodies throughout the evening. Fireflies illuminate the festivities, tiny pinpricks of light like stars in the night sky. Small forest critters like chipmunks will often join a pixie jubilee, chattering playfully and swaying to the music. The jubilee lasts for 4 hours after which time it vanishes and the forest critters scamper away. Each dandelion can only be used to create a single jubilee.
Pixie GlitterA pinch of pixie glitter makes any item shimmer and sparkle in the sunlight like morning dew. One dose of pixie glitter applied to any item will last for one week. During pixie weddings, the bride's maids will flit around the gathering sprinkling pixie glitter in the air.
Pixie PowderPixies love sprinkling this powder into the food or drink of an unsuspecting companion. When someone consumes the powder, a random, harmless cosmetic change alters one aspect of their appearance for one hour. For example, after drinking a stout ale tainted with a dose of pixie powder, the dwarf's thick beard erupts into a mass of butterflies. A dose of the powder in the eladrin's wine turns her hair bright pink. At a jubilee someone will typically add pixie powder to the honey wine to add to the fun.
Trickster's NectarLike fey nectar, one drop of this liquid will make any drink as sweet as honey. However, trickster's nectar also has an amusing side effect. For one hour after consuming this nectar, the individual's voice raises several octaves, becoming extremely high-pitched. If a pixie consumes this nectar, their voice becomes so high-pitched it is not audible in the normal range. Pixies amuse themselves by spiking the drinks of their companions with this nectar. Nothing can be more hilarious than a furious burly dwarf trying to scold you for your tricks in a squeaky, high-pitched whine. Even your more serious traveling companions might have a hard time not laughing at his tirade. Sometimes the tables are turned, because no one can survive long with a pixie traveling companion without learning to play a few tricks themselves. Adventurers have been known to give trickster's nectar to pixie traveling companions just to have a break from their incessant chattering. Care must be used with this trick because a silent pixie is likely to make up for their muteness with excessive pantomiming, which may actually be more irritating.
Fashions of the Feywild
Pixies delight in bright colors, whimsical designs, and clothing that glistens in the sunlight. Although tiny in size, pixies make bold statements with their vibrant, colorful clothing. Pixies prefer clothing that is light and ethereal so that it does not interfere with their play. Female pixies adore silken gowns that flutter in the breeze and flow gracefully when they twirl. Pixies' whimsy, love of life, and fascination with the world around them is reflected in their clothing fashions.
Clothing and Accessories
Item Cost Body Paint, regular 2 gpBody Paint, luminescent 7 gp Butterfly Barrette 5 gpCamouflage Clothing 1 spFlower Garland 1 gpPassion Brooch 100 gpReappearing Body Paint 7 gpSilver Bells, one strand 1 sp Summoned Clothing 100 gpWing Glitter, one dose 5 sp
Body PaintPixies have fun painting themselves and each other with body paint. The paint is a concoction made from pulverized flower petals and laughter. The paint is applied directly to the skin with brushes made of chipmunk hairs. The paint easily washes off after a dip in a lake or stream, although that is part of the fun because it just means the pixies get to paint themselves all over again. Pixies also use the paint as part of tricks, such as painting eyes on the back of a creature or painting themselves the color of a flower so they can hide in the blossom and jump out to startle anyone who draws near.
A popular pixie game involves the participants chasing each other around with full paintbrushes. Although pixie games usually do not have set rules and they do not keep score, the most painted pixie at the end of the game would probably be considered the winner because they are the most colorful and had the most fun.
Sometimes pixies add crushed Star-Indigo Seeds to the concoction so that the paint glows softly in the dark. Luminescent pixies flit and dance in a clearing in the deep of night, as if the very stars had fallen from the sky and began to frolick.
Pixies are absolutely delighted when adventurers and other visitors allow the pixies to paint them. The "canvas" is so large! Pixie body painting is intricate and detailed because they are so tiny, but most pixies will get distracted or bored before finishing anything.
Butterfly BarretteThis beautiful butterfly hairpiece is so lifelike its wings seem to flutter if you catch it out of the corner of your eye. Bard stories tell of how these butterflies eventually awaken and take flight, and a new pixie is born.
"Camouflage" ClothesWhile more subdued than typical pixie clothing, these outfits are far from effective camouflage. These simple clothes come in a variety of soft pastels and are typically worn for a game of hide-and-seek. Pixies love playing in fields of flowers where they can blend in more easily with their colorful surroundings.
Flower GarlandPixies weave delicate garlands of tiny flowers that they intertwine with their hair. The flowers emit a sweet, enchanting fragrance. The garland continually blooms and changes, each flower blooming, fading, and then being replaced with another flower of a different color. Legend has it that if a man catches just one whiff of the flower's blooms, he will be put under a trance-like spell, willing to go to the ends of the earth to please the fair maiden who wears these blooms. Some people crush the garlands and sprinkle them into food or drink, hoping they will act as a love potion. It is unknown whether this is actually effective.
Passion BroochWith this lovely heart-shaped brooch, pixies literally wear their hearts on their sleeves. The magical jewelry changes color based on the wearer's current emotional state. Although the brooch can detect and display a wide range of emotions, they are usually pink when worn by pixies. A pink brooch means that the feychild's heart is full of delight, hence the phrase "tickled pink."
Color EmotionBlack LoathingBlue Sadness/Depression Brown TerrorGreen EnvyYellow LoveOrange PassionatePink Delight/Joy/AwePurple Excitement/AnticipationRed RageWhite Pensive
Reappearing Body PaintSimilar in appearance to regular body paint, this paint does not wash off quite so easily. Although it appears to wash off of the skin, the paint will return exactly one week after it is initially washed. Once the paint has reappeared, it cannot be removed for one full day. After that, the paint can be completely, permanently removed as normal (although pixies may lead those they have tricked to believe that the paint will continue reappearing every week forever).
Silver BellsThese tiny bells chime sweetly like raindrops falling on a still pond in the soft light of dawn. Pixies adore these lovely silver bells and affix them to clothing, use them as elegant hair pieces, or wear them as bracelets or anklets so they chime with every slight movement. Groups of pixies can often be heard before they are seen; giggles and the tinkle of silver bells float on the summer breeze before you see the pixies flitting about the forest. Pixies love decking themselves out in strands of silver bells and having stealth contests to see who can sneak up to the sleeping ogre and braid his hair without awaking him. Wearing a strand of silver bells provides a -5 penalty to Stealth checks, but grants a +1 item bonus to Diplomacy checks.
Summoned ClothingChange outfits in the blink of an eye and never be caught without a gown for the Twilight Ball again! Most can only afford an outfit or two of summoned clothing, but a few envied Fey have entire extradimensional wardrobes. Summoned clothing are otherwise ordinary outfits that can be stored in an extradimensional space when not in use. The wearer may exchange their summoned clothing with another outfit of summoned clothing as a standard action. Pixies love to twirl dramatically as they transform into a new outfit, but that is not required. The wearer can also banish or retrieve an outfit of summoned clothing as a standard action. When donned, the clothing is clean and has the delightful scent of flowers at dawn. Summoned clothing is highly favored among nobility and is a sign of affluence. The garments are also greatly sought after by shapechangers and spies, but many find the high cost inhibitive.
Origins of Summoned Clothing
Lady Althaea, a powerful eladrin noble from Astrazalian, promised great riches to anyone who could create a truly stunning ball gown. She planned to wear the gown to the Court of Stars, hoping that a beautiful, memorable gown would increase her political power and perhaps attract the attention of a wealthy suitor.
The seamstress Lilyblossom met the challenge, creating not one elegant gossamer gown, but a dozen. The process of creating summoned clothing involves sewing with strands of Glimmerweb Spider silk and sprinkling the clothing with ivory rose petals covered in fresh morning dew. Lady Althaea's gowns at the next Court of Stars were truly memorable. With elegance and grace Lady Althaea floated across the dance floor, twirling into a stunning new gown every few breaths.
Word quickly spread throughout the Feywild and soon everyone wanted a wardrobe of summoned clothing. The Court of Stars the following year was truly a sight to behold as every respectable noblewoman had acquired several summoned gowns. The dance floor was like a field of swirling, windblown flower petals.
A human traveler named Alek was visiting the Feywild that year and, upon hearing all the buzz about summoned clothing, he devised a devious plan. He envied and despised his brother who was courting the beautiful daughter of one of the most powerful nobles in the region. Alek purchased a finely tailored suit from an eladrin merchant and set the activation word for the summoned clothing to "marry." Upon returning home from his travels, Alex gifted his brother with the clothing, a handsome suit of deep forest green with gold trim. When the brother approached the noblewoman's father to ask for her hand in marriage, his clothes suddenly disappeared! Mortified, the brother fled the estate, leaving the nobleman standing there shocked and confused.
Although pranks like this are possible, most summoned clothing comes in pairs or attuned in larger sets. When the user activates the clothing, the transition between outfits is simultaneous and seamless.
Word of elegant, mystical dresses worn by eladrin noblewomen slowly spread throughout the natural world. Summoned ball gowns soon became the highest fashion among human noblewomen, a true symbol of affluence, elegance, and taste.
Wing GlitterThis delicate glitter comes in a variety of pastel shades and is designed to be dusted onto wings. It is a light powder so that when a pixie flies she trails a cloud of glitter behind her.
Wondrous Items
Pixies see beauty and wonder even in ordinary things in the world around them, but they take great delight in magical wondrous items.
Pixie's Eternal ChalkPixie's Eternal Chalk is often created in bright, vibrant colors. A lucky Pixie child may receive a box of this chalk in a wide variety of colors as a gift. The chalk can write on most surfaces and Pixies use it to draw beautiful pictures or for such mischief as drawing beards on sleeping dryads.
Pixie's Eternal Chalk Level 1 CommonThis popular chalk comes in colors as varied as the rainbow and in every imaginable shade and hue.Wondrous Item 360 gpPropertyA stick of Pixie's eternal chalk never breaks or wears down with normal use. Any writing or drawing made with this chalk cannot be erased for one week by anyone except the original artist or author. Pixie's eternal chalk can be created in any color, including multi-colored chalks that change colors with use. Most chalk is also infused with glitter.
Pouch of CopperSimilar in appearance to a Pouch of Platinum, this pouch converts gems and coins into copper pieces. If the pouch's capacity is exceeded, a shower of copper coins spills from the pouch. Pixies often give these pouches to unsuspecting strangers, erupting into giggles when the pouch invariably expels the excess coins. Many merchants use Pouches of Copper to create change.
Pouch of Copper Level 1 CommonSimilar in appearance to a Pouch of Platinum, this pouch converts gems and coins into copper pieces, much to the irritation of its user.Wondrous Item 360 gpPropertyNormal gemstones and coins of any denomination placed into the pouch are converted to an equal value of copper pieces. The pouches' maximum capacity is 100 copper pieces. If that capacity is exceeded, the remaining copper coins spill out of the pouch.
Trickster's Guide to using magic items
Unparalleled experts in the art of trickery, Pixies have devised all sorts of devious ways to use magic items. Pixies use teleportation to play a trick on someone and then quickly disappear to a safe observation point so they can watch the fun unfold without getting caught. Pixies love making people trip over one another or turning a big angry ogre into a cute tiny mouse.
Think of unexpected, non-traditional uses of items for your tricks as it will add to the surprise. For example, a pixie might switch an eladrin's purse with a Pouch of Shared Acquisition and then replace its contents with several slimy toads. What could be funnier than an elegant young Eladrin woman screeching in terror as she reaches into her purse and frogs hop all over her evening gown?


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three big acts lined up for the annual summer gig.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Heart, along with rock
bands Foreigner and Three Dog Night will bring their melodic
sounds to Queenstown as part of a nationwide tour.
Greenstone Entertainment is bringing the three groups to the
Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert following a successful
tour by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Starship and 10cc.
Amanda Calvert, CEO of Greenstone Entertainment, said she was
excited to announce the 2015 Summer Concert Tour line-up.
''These three legendary artists together bring a huge song
list that will have everyone rocking throughout the day,''
she said.
Siblings Ann and Nancy Wilson, of Heart, stormed the charts
in the '70s with hits including Magic Man, Barracuda
and Straight On.
The duo remained in the charts throughout the '80s and '90s
and nearly 35 years after their first big hit, Heart was back
in the Billboard Top 10 in 2010 with its Red Velvet
Car album.
Foreigner, with 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits,
is among the world's most popular rock acts.
Led by Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mick Jones, the band
continues to have sold-out world tours and album sales have
now exceeded 75 million.
The band has produced rock 'n' roll anthems including Juke
Box Hero, Feels Like The First Time, and the worldwide
hit I Want To Know What Love Is.
Three Dog Night boasts sales of more than 50 million units
and 21 Top 40 hits including Shambala, Liar and
The band has embraced 21st-century technology by launching
its first new recording in 25 years online.
The three bands will end their New Zealand tour in Queenstown
on January 31 next year, following concerts in Taupo and
Tickets for the Gibbston concert go on sale on Monday, July
- Alastair Lynn.
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Beginning this year, the IRS will let taxpayers split refunds into as many as three different accounts. For example, a taxpayer could deposit half of his refund into a savings account and the rest into his checking account.
This option could be particularly useful to low-income families who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). It put more than $40 billion into the hands of low-income, working families in 2006. Now, those families will have an opportunity to put that money directly into their savings.
Designed to encourage work, the EITC is refundable and is even available to the self-employed. Refunds are based on the number of children in a household: $4,716 for a family with two or more qualifying children and an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $33,241; and $2,853 for a family with one qualifying child and an adjusted gross income of $37,783. Those without children who make less than $14,590 can claim $428.
Twenty-two states, plus the District of Columbia offer state earned income tax credits. These credits are refundable in all but Delaware, Maine and Virginia and are usually calculated as a percentage of the federal credit. Together, the federal and state credits represent a sizable refund for low-income working families.
STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS BASED ON THE FEDERAL EITC State Percentage of Federal Credit (Tax Year 2007, Except as Noted) Delaware 20% District of 35% Columbia Indiana (a) 6% Illinois 5% Iowa 7% Kansas 17% Louisiana 3.5% (effective in 2008) Maine 5% Maryland (b) 20% Massachusetts 15% Michigan 10% (effective in 2008; to 20% in 2009) Minnesota (c) Average 33% Nebraska 8% (to 10% in 2008) New Jersey 20% (to 22.5% in 2008, 25% in 2009) New Mexico 8% New York (d) 30% North Carolina (e) 3.5% (effective in 2008) Oklahoma 5% Oregon (f) 5% (to 6% in 2008) Rhode Island (g) 25% Vermont 32% Virginia 20% Wisconsin 4%--one child, 14%--two children, 43%--three children Notes: From 1999 to 2001, Colorado offered a 10% refundable EITC financed from required rebates under the state's TABOR amendment. Those rebates, and hence the EITC, were suspended beginning in 2002 because of a lack of funds and again in 2005 as a result of a voter-approved five-year suspension of TABOR. Under current law, the rebates will resume in 2011, but a recent income tax cut that also depends on the rebates is likely to exhaust the funds, leaving the EITC unfunded. (a) Indiana's EITC is scheduled to expire in 2011. (b) Maryland also offers a non-refundable EITC set at 50 percent of the federal credit. Taxpayers may claim either the refundable credit or the non-refundable credit, but not both. (c) Minnesota's credit for families with children, unlike the other credits shown in this table, is not expressly structured as a percentage of the federal credit. Depending on income level, the credit for families with children may range from 25 percent to 45 percent of the federal credit; taxpayers without children may receive a 25 percent credit. (d) Should the federal government reduce New York's share of the TANF block grant, the New York credit would be reduced automatically to the 1999 level of 20 percent. (e) North Carolina's EITC is scheduled to expire in 2013. (f) Oregon's EITC is scheduled to expire in 2011. (g) Rhode Island made a very small portion of its EITC refundable effective in FY 2003. In 2006, the refundable portion was increased front 10 percent to 15 percent of the nonrefundable credit (i.e., 3.75 percent of the federal EITC). Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2007.
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These important cultural and environmental sites will now be preserved for the international community.
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Fujisan, better known as Mount Fuji, in Japan. (Photo © Policy Planning Office, Minobu Town. Courtesy of UNESCO)
Some of the world's most important cultural and environmental locations gained additional protections last week when they were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The 19 new World Heritage sites — as identified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) — will now be preserved to benefit the international community.
This year's additions to the World Heritage List — which now protects 981 locations — includes sites of natural beauty in China and Italy, monuments in the People's Republic of Korea, important cultural and architectural sites in Iran and Italy, an ancient city in the Ukraine, and other locations.
Among the notable additions to the list:
Fujisan, the solitary, snowcapped volcano in Japan (also known as Mount Fuji), which is revered as a sacred place and a source of artistic inspiration.
Tajik National Park in Tajikistan, one of the least populated sites on Earth, but also the home of more than 1,000 glaciers and a wide range of threatened birds and mammals.
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station in Canada, an archeological site that according to UNESCO "provides the earliest, most complete and best preserved testimony of the European whaling tradition."
The Medici Villas and Gardens of Tuscany, Italy, famed for innovative architecture and the integrated gardens and buildings that "helped develop the appreciation of landscape characteristic Humanism and the Renaissance."
Al Zubarah archeological site in Qatar, a walled, coastal town dating back to the 18th century that has been preserved by the desert's blowing winds. The site has only been partially excavated.
The Hill Forts of Rajasthan in India, a collection of six majestic ancient forts built between the 8th and 18th centuries. "The forts use the natural defenses offered by the landscape: hills, deserts, rivers, and dense forests," according to UNESCO. "They also feature extensive water harvesting structures, largely still in use today."
In addition to the 19 new sites, several other locations were added as extensions to existing World Heritage sites. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya was added to the Mount Kenya National Park World Heritage site. The park is an important part of the migratory path for Kenya's endangered elephants.
UNESCO acknowledged during its World Heritage Convention last month that preserving these nearly 1,000 important sites comes at a high cost, and that money is running out. "The situation of the fund is becoming alarming," Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, who chaired the conference, said during his opening speech. According to a report from The Cambodia Daily, other speakers said that economic constraints have affected the funding available to protect some of these sites in recent years. But UNESCO Executive Council President Alissandra Cummins said these sites are too important to lose: "Failure is not an option," she said during the conference.
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Hairy Bikers Singapor Noodles - delish and good for diets, followed by more 'compost'
Dean those beds look amazing. Could do with you here to build my new bed,, only planned.
we are having a Hairy Biker recipe tinight - Singapore noodles, delish and 'compost' for afters
Good idea jimpike.
I started witha Victoria plum, does all that above says and has nice blossom and autumn colour as well
Digging seed planting, plant/seedling planting possibly. Watering can already be done automatically with seeper hoses and taps with timers.
Go to Amazon and type in Garden Watering Systems - you may be surprised how much is already on market.
No its not down to funding so much as die hards who don't want to spoil the 'look' of the victorian town, I guess they don't have foxes, older people etc who struggle with all this. Feel very strongly about it
Enough, think I'll have aChristmas avatar any way
Yep we PAY for brown bin empitied every 2 weeks. Came from a place where just bins - hate these plastic bags, foxes and cats rip them, wind blows them about. There was a move to introduce re-cycling bins, chairman of council walked out - big thing. No re-cycling bin though.
Glass has to be taken to banks.
Then complaints about traffic queus at tip - mostly peope emptying garden rubbish as they haven't the brown bins
outside christmas decorations gone up down the road, tasteful but.......
Hi Bev
you'll soon work out who everyone is, I soon did, just became confusing when we all changed names for Hallowe'en
Are we having Christmas names? -but not till later on in month
We don't have bins to be emptied here, Still in the land of plastic bags: pink for recycling,(very limited) black for eveerything else.- only one bag a week! WE pay to have a brown wheelie bin for garden rubbish, it all really bugs us.
So pleased some one has managed to cheer Geoff up
Foots improving thanks - just have to remember not to put weight on it apart from walkng, realised when planting a pot with rhubarb in that digging means too much pressure on foot
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Halloween Treat to be Delivered by New Prize Patrol Member – Danielle Lam
In just a few weeks the Prize Patrol will be on the road again to deliver a $100,000 special Halloween Treat. As the newest member of the Prize Patrol Elite Team, Danielle Lam will be joining us on the delivery.
Danielle has been employed by Publishers Clearing House for two and a half years, having started in the Product Promotion Department, then moving into the Promotion Development Department. She is a native of Garden City, NY and a graduate of Loyola College where she majored in Communications.
Danielle's first Prize Patrol assignment was August 31st when she accompanied our team including another Prize Patrol'er named Danielle – Danielle Bertelotti – to Las Vegas where we surprised our newest Million Dollar SuperPrize winner Joe Beane.
No, the name Danielle is not a pre-requisite for Prize Patrol duty: You just have to be personable, energetic, smart and UP for just about any kind of prize delivery adventure that comes our way. Oh, yes; if you don't like traveling, there's no point in applying!
For Prize Patrol veterans like Todd Sloane and me, the responsibilities of delivering Big Checks worth thousands and millions of dollars are "old hat." But we are confident that the "new Danielle" will catch on just as quickly and effectively as Danielle B. did before her.
Danielle's next assignment will be to deliver a special Halloween treat in the form of a $100,000 prize to some lucky person – who may answer the door expecting a costumed neighborhood kid playing "trick or treat." Well, believe me: this will not be a trick. It will be a giant Halloween TREAT, and the "costume" will not be a ghostly white sheet but a blue blazer with a patch on it that says "Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol." Of course, the team will also be carrying balloons, roses, champagne and – ta dah! – The Big Check!
Just as we say "Welcome" to our newest Prize Patrol member, I'm sure YOU will also say "Welcome Danielle" if she shows up at your door to announce "You are a winner in the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes!"
The picture above was taken recently by our superbly talented Photo Studio staff — just one more team of individuals who make PCH such a great place to work.
If you'd like to be a winner of a Big Check from PCH, don't delay, visit PCHSearch&Win today to enter!
Good luck!
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#IAMINITTOWINIT#ACTIVATE MY ENTRY I AM CLAIMING PRIZE#4900and I wanna win it all ty can't wait to meet yall
Welcome Danielle and I would love to meet you with "big check" in hand. My retirement plan isn't lasting nearly as long as it should have due to the fact that my daughter discovered she had a very rare type if breast cancer and I felt like I needed to do so much for her before passing which will be 3 yrs. ago this coming 1/4/12. I miss her so much but could also use the monies to help me through my last years. My feeling is that I don't need $10,000.000.00 but $1,000,000.00 given me a life like I never known.
Thank you,
This would be the greatest treat on Halloween.im struggling a lot right now. My daughter is ill and the expence is great. This would be a blessing my family has been hoping and praying for. please come buy we would love to meet you all in your angle costumes….
I would love to meet Danielle that would be a nice treat along with the rest of the prize patrol!!!
Pch has its awesome days
In costumes and it would make my mother smile..and it be better if I won. But $1000 and seen you guys in spooky costumes lol.. I love the new 10,000 Halloween entry awesome Danielle is floating .lol


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Friday Five: Executioners' Songs
There are many songs about those who've been sentenced to death, but fewer about those on the other end of the rope. Here are five.
5. Fairport Convention – "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman"
"Here's to the jolly hangman / He'll hang you the best that he can." That sounds comforting; if I were on the gallows, I'd hate for my last minutes to be ruined by an underachiever who wouldn't, for example, properly calculate the drop.
4. Mason Proffit – "Two Hangmen"
What happens when one hangman is ordered to hang another? Spoiler alert: it doesn't end well.
3. Henry Wagons – "A Hangman's Work is Never Done"
"It's been a killer of a day" indeed.
2. Marty Stuart – "Hangman"
As you'll hear Stuart mention in the video below, "Hangman" came from a conversation with Johnny Cash in which the men wondered about the psychological effects executions had on the executioner. In this case, the hangman tries to chase away his ghosts with booze and dope. (Fellow history buffs: you can read about the lives of real hangmen, some of whom struggled to cope with their work, in this book; it's pretty good.)
1. Slaid Cleaves – "Twistin'"
Singing from the hangman's perspective, Cleaves unflinchingly depicts the atmosphere surrounding a public execution in this song based on one of many similar events that occurred in countless town squares: "Men held up their babies to see / Reporters jotted down a tale / Hawkers brought out lemonade / And the ladies headed for the hanging day sale."
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