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Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400
Richmond, VA, April 28, 2010 – When the 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers hit the track this weekend at Richmond International Raceway, they will all be racing to honor one man – Heath Calhoun. As the grand-prize winner of the Crown Royal® "Your Name Here" contest, Calhoun was awarded naming rights to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday, May 1. The race is officially titled "Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400."
The Clarksville, Tenn, native was unveiled as the grand-prize winner earlier this year during a patriotic ceremony at Daytona International Speedway. This year marked the first that Crown Royal, a subsidiary of Diageo plc (NYSE: DEO), focused the annual promotion solely on military service members to honor their achievements. Calhoun and four other military members were chosen as the top finalists after nominations were received from their friends, family and fellow soldiers for their ability to demonstrate the core values of the military in performing a selfless act that made them a hero. Heath's winning nomination detailed his determination and ability to inspire others to live their lives to the fullest, despite their injuries.
"The last few months have been a whirlwind," said Calhoun. "Since being announced the Crown Royal winner, I have competed in the Paralympics, met President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, and will soon be living out any race fan's dream by having my own race. This has truly been an unbelievable experience. Thanks to Crown Royal, I will have the experience of a lifetime. I look forward to representing all the men and women who serve our country during the race weekend."
Calhoun, 30, retired from the US Army when he lost both of his legs in an explosion in Iraq. For his efforts on duty, he received a Purple Heart, as well as the George C. Lang Award for Courage. He works closely with the Wounded Warrior Project in an effort to help as many people as he can. Calhoun recently competed on the US Paralympics Team at the 2010 Paralympics Winter Games, where he scored an 8th-place finish in the Super-G and a 10th-place finish in the Men's Super Combined alpine skiing events. Calhoun was also selected by Team USA to serve as flag bearer for Opening Ceremonies. Growing up very close to Bristol Motor Speedway, Calhoun has always loved NASCAR and remembers listening to the races on the radio with his grandfather when he was young.
"We are extremely proud to have such a remarkable athlete and hero in Heath Calhoun representing Crown Royal," said Rob Mason, senior brand manager, Crown Royal. "In addition to his personal sacrifices for our country, Heath is very deserving of having his name in lights as he embodies the character and core values that we celebrate as a brand. We are confident that NASCAR fans at the track and at home watching the race will be taken aback by Heath's accomplishments and his drive to make a difference. We look forward to making Heath the king of the race and we hope to toast all the men and women that serve our country, in Victory Lane - responsibly."
Calhoun will receive the royal treatment throughout the weekend. His name will be incorporated into the race broadcast and has been included on all the race tickets and merchandise. Some of his duties include serving as Grand Marshal, participating in pace-car laps, watching the race from the No. 17 pit box and delivering the trophy – emblazoned with his name – to the race winner in Victory Lane. Calhoun will be joined by his wife Tiffany and several close friends and family members.
"Richmond International Raceway congratulates Heath and sincerely thanks him and all the members of our nation's armed forces to whom this race is dedicated," said Richmond International Raceway President Doug Fritz. "The partnership with Crown Royal and the 'Your Name Here' contest has been a huge success, and Heath is another great winner. We look forward to continuing this great tradition by having Heath join us for an exciting weekend at America's Premier Short Track."
Prior to the race at Richmond International Raceway, America's Premier Short Track, Crown Royal driver Matt Kenseth, along with Doug Fritz and Heath Calhoun, will participate in a private luncheon with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. The event will take place as a special tribute to Heath, his upcoming race, as well as his service to the country and ability to make a difference despite his injury.
"It has been an honor to meet Heath as well as all the other finalists that took part in this program," said Kenseth. "Crown Royal has given me and the team numerous opportunities to interact with race fans this season and it's been a blast. We look forward to this weekend's race activities and continuing our involvement with Crown Royal throughout the season to ensure adult race fans always drink responsibly."
Crown Royal continues to use its NASCAR-related sponsorships to remind adult fans to "Please Drink Responsibly." This includes activities to support the race at Richmond, as well as its signature "Safe Rides Home" designated driver initiatives and other programming designed to reinforce responsible drinking.
About Crown Royal
Crown Royal Canadian whisky is the number one selling Canadian whisky brand in the US by value and has a tradition as long and distinctive as its taste. Specially blended to commemorate a grand tour of Canada made by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1939, Crown Royal Canadian whisky's smooth, elegant style reflects its aristocratic origins and is considered the epitome of Canadian whisky. The Crown Royal Company is a primary sponsor of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Ford Fusion driven by Matt Kenseth. For more information visit www.crownroyal.com.
About Diageo
Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines.
Diageo is a global company, trading in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE).
For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at Diageo.com. For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.
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About Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway, known as America's Premier Short Track, offers great night racing action and a commitment to the fan experience. One of the most popular facilities among drivers and fans in all of motorsports, Richmond International Raceway annually hosts two NASCAR Doubleheader weekends featuring the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series under the lights on a ¾-mile D-Shaped oval. The unique layout traditionally produces exciting side-by-side racing, yet drivers reach high enough speeds for a superspeedway feel. Combined with first-class amenities and a focus on the fans, guests at Richmond International Raceway can expect to experience what "Racing Perfection" truly is. For tickets to events at Richmond International Raceway, call 866-455-RACE or visit www.rir.com online.
About Roush Fenway Racing
Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR's largest team operating eight motorsports teams. Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; and four in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Colin Braun, and Paul Menard. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com. Become a fan of Roush Fenway Racing on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/roushfenway. And for sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.


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The second world view is that of political behaviourism. Still beloved by the now rapidly fading Marxist-Leninist states, it says that the brain is largely a blank state devoid of any inborn inscription beyond reflexes and primitive bodily urges. As a consequence, the mind originates almost wholly as a product of learning, and it is the product of a culture that itself evolves by historical contingency. Because there is no biologically based "human nature", people can be moulded to the best possible political and economic system, namely communism. In practical politics, this belief has been repeatedly tested and, after economic collapses and tens of millions of deaths in a dozen dysfunctional states, is generally deemed a failure.
Both of these world views, God-centred religion and atheistic communism, are opposed by a third and in some ways more radical world view, scientific humanism. Still held by only a tiny minority of the world's population, it considers humanity to be a biological species that evolved over millions of years in a biological world, acquiring unprecedented intelligence yet still guided by complex inherited emotions and biased channels of learning. Human nature exists, and it was self-assembled. Having arisen by evolution during the far simpler conditions in which humanity lived during more than 99 per cent of its existence, it forms the behavioural part of what, in The Descent of Man, Darwin called "the indelible stamp of [our] lowly origin".
So, will science and religion find common ground, or at least agree to divide the fundamentals into mutually exclusive domains? A great many well-meaning scholars believe that such rapprochement is both possible and desirable. A few disagree, and I am one of them. I think Darwin would have held to the same position. The battle line is, as it has ever been, in biology. The inexorable growth of this science continues to widen, not to close, the tectonic gap between science and faithbased religion.
Rapprochement may be neither possible nor desirable. There is something deep in religious belief that divides people and amplifies societal conflict. The toxic mix of religion and tribalism has become so dangerous as to justify taking seriously the alternative view, that humanism based on science is the effective antidote, the light and the way at last placed before us.
Religions continue both to render their special services and to exact their heavy costs. Can scientific humanism do as well or better, at a lower cost? Surely that ranks as one of the great unanswered questions of philosophy. It is the noble yet troubling legacy that Charles Darwin left us.
Edward O. Wilson is a professor of entomology at Harvard University. He has written 20 books and received many awards, including two Pulitzer prizes and the 1976 National Medal of Science. This is an extract of the afterword to From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's four great books, published next week by W.W. Norton.
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Where Am I Going
By Daddy Danny Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
I don't write blogs, as I don't like to share my thoughts or feelings with the world, as I do not feel that the world gives a shit.
There are others in this world living harder lives, struggling with issues far worse than I could ever imagine. On the positive side, there are others using their time and talents to do something greater for the world than I'm doing.
(By the way, this isn't going to be some never-ending pointless rant — I just have to write out my thoughts first and this how I do it — this is why I don't blog.)
Another reason I don't write blogs, is that I'm too damn busy…oh, I really have time to do it, but let me explain…
I'm married with two small children (2 year old) and (2 month old). I own my own business which is video production and editing, which keeps me busy. The best part is that I work from home so I'm always around. Which is great. I'm not complaining about this part of my life. I love it. I support my wife and my children from the comfort of home, which is great and it's something I work hard to maintain as I'm freelancer. I have to find work when I don't have it.
We did live in our own place, until my father-in-law was diagnosed with glioblastoma. Basically, it's one of the shittiest kind of brain cancers you can get. Look it up.
He should be dead, but amazingly, he received amazing treatment at UCLA and they actually removed all of it. Isn't that nuts!? Medical science is the bomb. The only unfortunate thing is that the left side of his body is being rehabilitated, so it's a tough recovery, but…it's a recovery.
So, we moved in with my wife's parents to take care of my them. I make breakfast, lunch and dinner. We do a lot of the chores, clean the house, help my father-in-law around… just make sure life keeps moving forward. I pay for a lot of the food, but I don't have a house payment or rent, internet fees, or a power bill. I've been paying off all my debts (which has been going great..almost done)…SO…I'm not complaining about this part of my life either. It's like the old days where families lived together. My sons get to see their grandparents, and only once in a while is there an occasional blowout fight…so not too bad.
Now, with being a freelancer, taking care of my wife, my two kids, parents-in-laws, two dogs and a big house, life keeps me pretty busy. By the time I finally sit down to do what I really want to do, I don't know how to do it…and I think that's point of this blog.
I CAN do something, with that little bit of precious time, I just don't do it. I'm so angry at myself every time I have about an hour or two of free time…and I spend it looking up shit on the IMDB, reading BBC news or browsing Facebook on my phone. I read some news column about a tragedy in Sudan or some amazing thing NASA is doing. I'm saddened about a tragedy I read, then excited about an invention I watched a video about…then that's it. The hour's over and I have accomplished nothing in my own life. I've learned nothing.
In my free time, I COULD do something amazing and create an inspiring video for DadLabs, (and after making over probably 2000 videos for the web I can shoot and edit video really fast) but I find myself with nothing to say that hasn't already been said about parenting or is being said about parenting. What's one more goddamn post about being a dad?
In my free time, I COULD work on the 2nd or 3rd drafts of my screenplays (yeah, I actually do finish 1st drafts), but even if I do finish my scripts, the Hollywood connections that I have will leave me with nothing. And even if I do decided to make another movie…(yeah, I actually made a movie)…what's the point of making another movie? There is already around 50,000 movies made a year so who gives a shit if I'm 50,001.
In my free time, I COULD read a newly released book..but every time I start reading a newly released book, it's just a retelling of something I've read before or a new spin on an old tale, or god forbid it's already been made into a movie I've already seen.
In my free time, I COULD learn a new language, but I'm not traveling anywhere to use that language, AND by time I learn a new language, they'll just invent some tiny earpiece so everything is translated for you. (That's my belief anyway)
In my free time, I COULD do SOMETHING. But I don't DO anything to advance myself. Yes, I'm a good father and husband. I'm a good son-in-law. I'm a good son–I call my parents and grandmother. I'm pretty descent with making commercials and videos for the web. I'm in pretty descent shape.
But overall, what the hell am I doing? Where am I going? Where are any of us going? I feel like I've peaked with everything in my life. I'm talking about about my individual self. Am I just going to be waking up everyday, doing the same things?
Making local commercials for a company on the East Coast forever?
Making money, then using all the money to pay off bills or eat or take small vacations?
I'm not a mover or a shaker…I'm just a do'er. I just do stuff to get by.
I go online and read about accomplishments or tragedies, and then I go back to my life…not doing anything of significance or importance.
Perhaps that's what everyone feels like. Maybe I'm not alone.
I really don't have anything to complain about, so I should probably just shut up. There are other people in the world dealing with worse things than myself, but I can't help feeling like I should be doing something more with my time.
I'm almost 35….Maybe my generation will be also be called "The Lost Generation"…as in our voices were lost, because so many voices and stories are being overwhelming shared. So many thoughts, stories, pictures and lives are shared, but only a few REALLY matter.
This blog post doesn't really matter.
I'm a white male, living an average life in America. I'm nothing special.
I didn't invent something amazing on Kickstarter.
I didn't do a documentary to change people's views.
I didn't volunteer in my community or run for an office to make a real change.
I've made a ton of videos for the web, but none of them are viral. (Like that really matters, but it is my business…so it would be somewhat nice)
I sit around and I watch the world spin. I have ideas to help or shape the world, but I don't do anything but talk about it to my wife, then nothing happens.
I'm so grateful for what I have. A happy family, but I'm worried about how to maintain that for the next 50-60 years. I can't keep doing the same thing, but I have no idea how to break out of it.
Am I worth anything anymore to this planet? To our species?
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Sibling Rivalry: Solved!
By Daddy Clay Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
I have to give my kids credit for doing a reasonable job of coexisting in our household. We still have three kids, which is exactly the number we birthed, so I'd say they're doing pretty well. They certainly do better than I did with my younger sister — which devolved into a War of the Roses-style running conflagration.
There are skirmishes in our house, for sure. We have some bickering, arguing, cage fighting, and hostage taking. We get the occasional tiffs and squabbles, maulings, maimings, rampages, and body slams. Every so often the sofa cushions get disordered or the whole house reduced to glowing, smoking ruins. But overall they do pretty well.
I'm so proud of how rarely my children perform jiujitsu on each other, I'm going to offer a few tips on reducing sibling rivalry. If you'd like your kids to only periodically pound each other into jelly, read on! Read the rest of this entry »
Guardians of Virtue
By Daddy Clay Monday, June 4th, 2012
The glowering dad and the awkward suitor, it's the fatherhood cliché that has spawned a thousand commercials and movie scenes. Entire cinematic franchises have been build around the notion of the old man, shotgun at the ready, on guard to protect his daughter's virtue. Have you Met the Fockers?
But the media is about as accurate a reflection of reality as a Picasso, while being a shitload less inspiring.
Which leaves me wondering what a dad's role in the sexual safekeeping of a daughter should be. Read the rest of this entry »


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Early in his career on the Manchester Evening News, Haley was found to be too shy to work as a reporter. He was then transferred to subediting.
He served as Director-General of the BBC from 1944 to 1952 and from 1952 to 1966 he was editor of The Times. He was made Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1946.
He was editor in chief of Encyclopædia Britannica from January 1968 until resigning in April 1969 in an editorial dispute over how to adapt the work to new readers. It was reported that younger executives (including the company's president, Charles E. Swanson) wanted to introduce livelier materials, while Haley favoured the traditional approach and an expansion in size.


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I seem to be not getting answers to my query on css-tricks forum…..the reason may be i ask off the topic questions whereas this forum is primarily targeted to php, css and javascript……please suggest me some other forums…..i'm more interested in forums where i can get good and quality response to wordpress queries
How about the WordPress forums…..
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To be fair, this site helps people with WordPress on a daily basis and is the specialty of a couple of the forums' mods, as well as of course Chris Coyier himself.
If we look at your last post, for example, you probably don't have any replies because the question itself is too broad and it looks like you're asking somebody to walk you through it step by step instead of trying to figure anything out on your own.
We live in a busy world, and I'm sure someone doesn't have the time to write a 2-hour post back to you! If you were to try integrating Vanilla forums into WordPress yourself first, and then post back when you get stuck at a certain point, you would get help much quicker!
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U.S. births fueled much of the Hispanic population boom in the county and nation, creating a new wave of potential future leaders, business professionals and homeowners.
While the latest census data gives a numerical look at this ethnic population, demographers said the real story lies in what those figures mean to other segments of the population.
"This is a demographic trend that is reconfiguring the nation, but it's not just about the demographics," said Esther Aguilera, president and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, an educational program that provides internships and fellowships. "It's reconfiguring the economy, society and our workforce."
Hispanics accounted for more than half of the nation's growth in the past decade, according to the Census Bureau.
They now make up 16.3 percent of the population, up from 14 percent in 2000.
In San Diego County, the Hispanic population increased from 27 percent to 32 percent during the same period.
A connection must be made between aging baby boomers, who are mostly non-Hispanic whites, and the school-age crowd, which is greatly Hispanic, said Dowell Myers, a professor of urban planning and demography at the University of Southern California and author of the book "Immigrants and Boomers: Forging a New Social Contract for the Future of America."
Essentially, the youngsters need baby boomers' political and tax clout to boost educational resources, and then in 10 to 20 years the boomers will need those children to support them by sustaining the economy, said John Weeks, director of San Diego State University's International Population Center.
"The most important thing is to get kids well-educated so that we have an excellent labor market," Weeks said.
It is not just experts who express concern about reduced education funding.
"We see things going on at the state level with cutbacks," said William Greenwald, an officer for the San Diego chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. His wife is studying to be a teacher.
"How does this affect the teachers who are teaching my children?" Greenwald asked. "I think our children will be prepared, but it worries me on a whole for San Diego County."
Greenwald and his wife, who is from Mexico, moved from Orange County to Chula Vista in 2002 with one child in tow. They have since bought a home and had another child.
Among the two dozen counties along the U.S.-Mexico border, San Diego has been one of the few without a Hispanic majority. Established early on as a military hub, it did not offer many entry-level economic opportunities to immigrants, Weeks said. Immigrants tended to skip the area for magnets such as Los Angeles, Chicago and California's Central Valley.
Weeks said the trend is changing. Although some new immigrants still push past San Diego, many Hispanics are settling here, buying homes and having children.
Liza Bolaños, 29, moved from Visalia last year for a San Diego State graduate program in marriage and family therapy that focuses on multiculturalism.
After several months at SDSU, Bolaños, the U.S.-born daughter of Mexican immigrants, used the website meetup.com to co-found the group Young Latinos of San Diego. Bolaños, who owns a home in Visalia and rents in South Park, wanted to meet others with similar cultural interests.


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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The BIG EAST Baseball Tournament presented by New York Life got in one game on Friday at MCU Park, but playing a second one proved too difficult. The rains came, accompanied by plenty of lightning and thunder, leading to the postponement of the Creighton-Seton Hall game.
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A new batch of Sagittaron refugees arrive on the Galactica, and with them comes a nasty but treatable disease. Unfortunately, the Sagittarons don't want treatment, which leads to a tricky situation for Helo, who is in charge of the civilians aboard his ship, and a doctor accused of foul deeds.
A note to first time BSG watchers; these aren't the reviews for you. I plan to write about the show with the ending in mind. If you haven't seen the show, you will be spoiled on stuff that happens at the end. You've been warned.
So here we are, at long last, the worst episode of the series. Most people bestow that dishonor on "Black Market," which I can freely admit is a terrible episode, but even that failed noir isn't as god-awful as this one.
I have two main complaints about this episode; the first one is that the villain just doesn't make sense. He hates Sagittarons, everybody hates Sagittarons (even Dualla hates them and she is a Sagittaron), and he kills them to get them out of the way. By story logic standards that's fair enough, but in this episode, he kills a Sagittaron who comes to him for treatment when there was medicine enough and he could have saved his life.
Later on in the episode, he kills a man, who was already past the point of no return in this illness and who refused treatment, because that man would have taken up resources that could have been used to save some more worthy. Hey loser, even poison is a resource, and you're wasting it on people who are already dying.
See what I mean though? He's complaining about using medicine on people who don't want the medicine in the first place. Sounds like the only problem there is bad writing.
But that's not what really bugs me here; "The Woman King" was written as a vehicle for Helo, who is probably the most consistently moral and upright character on the show. I love Helo for that, but I also think he works better as a sounding board for other characters. When he's the star of the show, things get a bit hairy (and by hairy, I mean awful).
Michael Angeli, who wrote this episode and the fantastic "A Measure of Salvation," does his favorite character a huge disservice by putting him front and center is this heavy-handed tale of racism and injustice, because in order to make Helo's path seem clear, everyone else has to be an ass for the episode.
And I mean everyone. Tyrol, Lee Adama, Tigh, Admiral Adama, Dualla, Athena, Racetrack, Gaeta, Cottle, Cally all get painted by the racist brush this time around and it comes off as sloppy writing. Yeah, I can buy that this society continually looks down on Sagittarons and therefore our characters would harbor some racist feelings toward them, but it comes out of nowhere and is so over the top, you can tell it's just a device from a hack writer.
Angeli has come a long, long way from this episode, but the awfulness will always linger in my mind. We deserved better, and so did our beloved characters.
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One scene that really is a winner is a short one between the imprisoned Caprica Six and Athena. I love this show, and the writers clearly make an effort to craft believable and complex female characters, but still, scenes between women are pretty rare. These two Cylons who have crossed over to the other side share a unique bond, and it shows. Even in a crappy episode there's usually a small silver lining.
All hail the return of Head Baltar!
The return of Tom Zarek, grand schemer, is less welcome.
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Sharon Kyle: My father looks to me for endorsements. In a sense, we all need endorsements to help us select who we'll vote for. Our knowledge of the issues and the candidates runs the gamut. Some of us are plugged in 24/7 others rely on television ads, still others wait for the slates to arrive in the mail and then there's always the endorsement of the party.
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Natural Herpes cure 2014!
I've had genital Herpes for nearly 8 years. It was just a part of me that I accepted and I was lucky to have a beautiful wife who accepted me for who I was. The symptoms of Herpes do get better as time passes, however, at first, I was in horrid pain. It was unbearable, even though I was dosed with Acyclovir. The creams, tablets and everything I tried didn't seem to help much and the pain was only half the damage. There was the mental aspect too. God, I mentally broke down so bad and lost all confidence in myself. For those dealing with a severe case of Herpes, I understand and hopefully this post will help you out.
I was reading on the internet to see if there was a Herpes cure discovered yet. Most of it was just the usual 'Herpes vaccine' stuff which would come out in many years. However, I stumbled upon an ebook which claimed it has cured people of Herpes before. I was skeptical, but hopeful. At first, I wasn't going to buy the ebook, but then, it offered a 100% money back guarantee that it will get rid of my Herpes permanantly – and if it doesn't, I get my money back. That's what pushed me off the edge into buying this book.
Reading the book, it was VERY insightful. They had very good treatment methods, which alone could've satisfied me for the price. I've heard from other people that the symptoms of their Herpes were significantly reduced and less frequent after trying the treatment methods from the book. However, some people claimed the ebook did NOT cure them of Herpes. Was this really a Herpes cure?
Here's my conclusion of it:
It managed to work for me, and it worked for other people before, but not everyone. Don't buy it if you want a magic bullet to curing Herpes. It requires some healthy lifestyle changes and it won't work for everyone. However, I can attest, it did work for me and you should've seen the look on my face when I got tested negative for Herpes. Never did I dream of this day ever happening.
Anyways, that was my natural Herpes cure story and hoped this helps some of you out. Here's the link to the ebook:
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Individual Medley
With a slew of returners in the individual medley events, including conference champion Christine Raininger in the 400, this is an area any team will be hard pressed to find points to gain against Boise State. Raininger, from Ajax, Ontario, Canada, will be joined by fellow Canadian, Tara Hahto (Victoria, B.C.), atop the IMs. Seniors Meisner and Andrea Thiltgen, and juniors Madison Gray and Emily Irvin provide even more experience to this group. Irvin, who lowered her time in the 200 nearly a full second last season, became the first swimmer in school history to clock a time below 2:05. Raininger joined her at the WAC Championships, and now holds the school record. The Broncos will also look to use the IM events to capitalize on the versatility of many of the freshmen as a way to score points in important meets.


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ECM Services is comprised of three component service offerings:
These three service offerings can be used independently of each other or in conjunction with each other as a fully integrated platform. These services provide a highly reliable, scalable, secure, and feature-rich electronic document management platform that can be leveraged by State agencies for their various electronic document management needs. This shared platform can be used by State agencies to scan, store, and retrieve their electronic document assets while also providing an environment where collaboration between non-co-located participants for any given State project can be facilitated via the Internet. Benefits of utilizing the ECM Services are listed below.
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Engineers and astronomers have drawn up a prescription for the ailing optics on the Hubble Space Telescope. The cure consists of a set of five pairs of mirrors that astronauts will attach to the orbiting telescope. The mirrors will eliminate fuzzy images created by a flaw in the primary mirror, which was ground too flat during manufacture (see The Week, 1 December).
NASA has tentatively approved the plan and is drawing up the mechanical and optical blueprints for the scheme. A shuttle mission in 1993 would carry the corrective optics up to the telescope. The agency will announce the details this month.
The repair scheme is one of about 30 evaluated since last August by a team at the Hubble Space Telescope Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, 'There were many ways to skin the cat, and some pretty crazy ones, too,' says Duccio Macchetto, an astonomer from the European Space Agency, ...
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Drawing Room Blue
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Drawing Room Blue is less purple than Pitch Blue and more lively than Stiffkey Blue. It has a clean graphic feel to it so is particularly good for use in teenage boys bedrooms alongside Pitch Black and Incarnadine. When contrasted with All White on woodwork, it becomes more formal with a regal edge to it. Dark Tones Undercoat.
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Not great. Even with a dark undercoat and three coats, this blue is far far brighter and more vibrant than it appears on the screen or the colour chart. This is far closer to a royal or tory blue. To be honest, it looks rather municipal and cheap. It's shame F&B can't be more accurate. A few hundred pounds wasted on paint that will now sit on a shelf in the garage. Poor show all round. Not recommended. 03 June 2015
Too vibrant I bought this colour to paint shelves and cupboards in my living room alcoves after seeing some painted in Down Pipe in a magazine. I was going to paint them in downpipe but the paper sample of it looked more grey than I wanted so I chose drawing room blue. What a mistake! While the quality and ease of use is great, the colour was all wrong. It looks like the sample when in low light but in daylight it's really bright blue, not a colour you want in your living room. My shelves looked like they belonged in a primary school library. I had to buy more paint and do them again in a different colour. I'm disappointed that the sample book is so inaccurate, especially since I'm on a tight budget and tester pots are so expensive. I would not recommend this colour to a friend. 26 April 2015
A classy paint which has worked well for several kinds of use My introduction to Farrow and Ball came about a year ago when my wife and I wanted to repaint our front door and the wooden decorations on the exterior. I had a particular kind of blue in mind, and had initially got nowhere near it with any of the high street brands. On a recommendation, I contacted F&B and a member of their team suggested Drawing Room Blue, and although my attempts to describe the colour I had in mind were probably quite imprecise they clearly understood, as the colour turned out to be absolutely spot on. For the exterior I used dark primer and two coats of the paint, and am delighted by the results. Although the colour is fairly dark, the hue is distinctive even in low light, and it manages this without resorting to any hint of garishness. I have also used it for part of a fireplace in quite a small room with a low ceiling that is dimly lit and has very variable amounts of sunshine. Again, its hue stays visible and it doesn't create any sense of oppressiveness even in this setting where one might be panicked into using bright colours. I can't judge its handling as I'm a lousy painter; fortunately I didn't find it too hard to remove from the floor (and my shoes)! I ended up with some small imperfections, but I have an old, quirky house where nothing is parallel with anything else, and the result is right for what I want. I used exterior eggshell for the exterior woodwork as well as the fireplace and some skirting boards and I got the look that I wanted. I can't report on how the gloss or other finishes handle. For my internal uses it was going over lighter colours and it worked fine with two coats and no undercoat. In conclusion, this is paint that suggests confidence, classiness, quality, dignity, stability, and good taste. 27 February 2015
A lovely vibrant blue that goes on like a dream. A great success. A vibrant velvety deep rich blue even on grey winter days. Looks fabulous with a scattering of recessed spotlights - like the night sky dusted with stars. Reading earlier reviews I was worried about application. In the event it went on like a dream. I used paint from the sample pot on my kitchen ceiling, applying it with a brush - no primer, no undercoat, straight onto the old paint. It was a pleasure to use and no brush strokes showing. When the professional applied this paint to the clean, primed kitchen ceiling he found it easy to apply with a roller. Even after only one coat everyone who has seen it pronounces it inspired and a huge success. They - and I - love it. The second coat at the end of the job should really make this blue sing out. 14 February 2015
A very warm colour and makes the room feel larger. Excellent paint and easy to apply. Needed three coats to make sure there was no colour difference on the walls when the light hits them but very pleased with the end results. Dries lighter than the colour shown on the paint chart but this was the colour we were after, and love how it changes colour with the sun light through out the day. Thanks. 08 January 2015
A rich, warm, grounding blue I used Drawing Room Blue eggshell on the bead board wainscot of the bathroom, with Borrowed light estate emulsion on the walls above. The dark blue is distinctly cobalt with a tinge of purple which gives it warmth. I used Dark Tones undercoat primer which was crucial for two reasons: I was painting on pure white Asic beadboard (pvc material) which does not accept paint well. The primer helped the paint to stick. A consistent dark undercoat is crucial to avoid streakiness with such a dark color. I was careful to tape off other surfaces which gave sharp clean lines. The effect of the dark blue was to ground the details in an ethereal pale blue and white bathroom. The woodwork is Pointing eggshell. 17 December 2014
Perfect finishing touch After some major redecoration - living room, dining room, hall stairs and landing, we decided to give the front door a new look. Fantastic results even though our local DIY store advised that this colour was no longer available. We ordered direct from F and B with no problem, great service and an excellent product. 02 December 2014
I had high hopes, but sadly I can't reccommend this paint... I had high hopes, but sadly I can't reccommend this paint...having done plenty of research into a paint for our new front door, we settled on a Farrow & Ball dark primer and exterior drawing room blue colour. We followed the instructions to the letter, using the right preparation process, primers and sanding and surace cleaning. This paint comes out of the tin seemingly fine but goes onto a clean surface lumpy, and gunges up quickly throughout application. We sanded it back to have a second pass, but sadly this didn't improve matters. We now have a front door in a rather nice blue but very rough finish, so will have to sand it right back again and apply another manufacturers oil-based paint to achieve the desired high quality finish. I'd love to have had positive things to say about this as many friends have recommend the F&B range. I have since however discussed the issue with many trade painters and they tend to F&B paints, chossing other oil-based brands that provide a smoother finish. I'd very much like the opportunity to explore a refund with F&B which would somehwhat take the edge off this experience and time wasted. Here's hoping someone could contact me to have a chat about it. I hope others fare better but it's worth trying a few brands for contrasting results before you cover your whole door in this F&B paint. All the best, Al 29 May 2014


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Central Garden & Pet is a $2 billion company with 40 brands in the garden and pet categories. Our work has ranged from developing the digital strategy for the entire company to brand campaigns, Digital Shopper Marketing, and media planning.
Our relationship started when Central engaged IQ to develop an integrated digital strategy for all their brands that would take advantage of consumer synergies. Halfway through that work, Central also asked IQ to step in and develop a complete brand and marketing plan for their Pennington Wild Bird Seed brand. This work resulted in IQ creating a national advertising campaign consisting of TV, radio, outdoor, banner ads and social media. The campaign, built around the theme "Great Entertainment for your Yard," features four animated birds in the tradition of Pixar style movies, wisecracking at a bird feeder and includes their rendition of "Aint we got fun". Our key insight came after studying the market and realizing that in this low awareness category the mission is to simply remind people of the fun of feeding the birds. So our job was not to sell people on the Pennington brand vs. another but rather, to get them to think about buying bird seed in the first place. "Great entertainment for your yard" summed up our insight that the fun of watching the birds was the key. So what better shills could we have than the birds themselves, especially if we anthropomorphized them into some adorable, kid friendly characters that would appeal to our primarily female target. The campaign, which integrated pre-store, in-store and post-store digital shopper marketing was developed in concert with the big box stores. The results showed single stores sales doubling and tripling plus a considerable halo effect on other Pennington brands. IQ is currently working on Digital shopper marketing campaigns for three other Central brands. The growth in our relationship with Central is a testament to the trust and confidence that IQ clients develop after not only seeing the quality and creativity of our work, but also experiencing the reliability and professionalism of our teams. As someone recently said, all agencies have good A teams, at IQ they are all on the A team.Close
IQ's campaign for Pennington Wild Bird seed also included these billboard spectaculars featuring the same characters from the TV commercial and on-line.
A multi-channel campaign developed for Pennington Wild Bird Seed built around the theme "Great Entertainment for your Yard" and featuring four animated birds in the tradition of Pixar style movies.
The online social campaign developed for Pennington Wild Bird Seed supports the "Great Entertainment for your Yard" theme and features the animated Pennington bird band.
Pennington Smart Feed is a yard control product designed to solve consumer issues discovered through product development research. The product is being introduced with large, free-standing displays in Walmart and other stores. IQ was tasked with creating a video that explained not only what the product does, but why it is unique.
IQ designed the complete Pennington Wild Bird Seed in-store experience for major retailers as well as print advertising including FSIs and, as part of the on-line campaign a 46 page backyard entertainment guide.
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Constructing a public value message in real time
As I mentioned in the previous blog entry, a couple of weeks ago I taught a one-hour "mini" public value workshop as part of the University of Minnesota Extension fall program conference. With such a short amount of time, we really had to pare down the presentation, and there wasn't enough time for participants to complete exercises. My co-organizer, Aimee Viniard-Weideman, wanted us to at least give the participants a sense of how the construct a public value message. Aimee suggested that we invite a colleague, who had already completed the BEPV workshop, to demonstrate how her program's message came about.
We included a blank version of the public value message graphic, like the one below, except with empty boxes. Prior to the session, we asked Sue Letourneau, program leader for health and nutrition programs, to share a public value message for Extension's Simply Good Eating program. I created a slide that included Sue's text within the message graphic and added animation that brought the text in one box at a time. At the session, I asked Sue to present her message, explaining how her team arrived at the language they chose.
Given the short amount of time, we hope this approach helped participants see how a program team can go about constructing a public value message, even if they didn't get a chance to do so themselves. It also gave an example of a UM Extension program that had completed the workshop, hopefully dispelling concerns that it would be too demanding. Finally, Sue helped participants see how the public value message was related to the research agenda that the Simply Good Eating program team is currently implementing.
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Devin Smith took note whenever he heard about LeBron James helping the youth of their hometown.
BEREA: Children hung on Jameis Winston like he was the pied piper of fun, and it was easy to see why.
BEREA: Former University of Washington teammates Danny Shelton and Shaq Thompson are both 21 years old. But in their close relationship, Thompson is the father and Shelton is the son.
BEREA: Akron native Shaquille Riddick believes football is all about challenges. So what could be a daunting switch from college defensive end to NFL outside linebacker actually excites him.
BEREA: Danny Shelton listened to the advice doled out this week at the NFL Rookie Symposium and realized his mother has been preaching similar lessons about staying out of trouble for years.
BEREA: Doran Grant hails from Browns country, so just about everyone he encounters from his hometown of Akron has something to say about him crossing enemy lines.
BEREA: Now Devin Smith must juggle studying the New York Jets' playbook and changing diapers.


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Color Report: Gray Matters
This neutral tone is big on style. From accessories to reception decor, these are our favorite ways to bring gray into your day.
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Belted Wedding DressWe're still crazy about flattering A-line gowns paired with sparkly belts. Watters.com for stores.
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Simple Gray CakeWatercolor bands keep this fondant cake feeling carefree. GailWatsonCake.com
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Chevron Wedding InvitationA graphic print makes your invite the ultimate refrigerator art. DelphinePress.com
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Gray Lace LingerieMake what's underneath count too. Bra and undies by Blush, Shop-Underwear.com
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Metal BenchChoose a bench for your sweetheart table. ShopTerrain.com
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Sequined ClutchA sparkly bow gives a basic clutch aisle appeal. SondraRoberts.com
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Fabric Flower CombReal blooms might wilt, but this comb will look gorgeous all night long. Goody, Target.com
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Coaster Escort CardsCoasters that double as favors and escort cards -- genius. Lovebirds photo glass coaster favors, TheKnotShop.com
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Name: Remote Control R5-X2
Collection: The Legacy Collection
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Source: The Phantom Menace
Availability: May 2009
License: Hasbro
Japan is known for making really cool and highly collectible Star Wars items. Around 2005, they started creating very sought after basic figure scaled remote controlled droids and in 2009 they were finally picked up on American soil and sold at TARGET stores as exclusives. R5-X2 was one of four droids released and has the unique distinction of being the only one that has yet to be made in the basic figure line (in non-remote control form). R5-X2 was one of Jabba's droids that calculated Podrace odds for him. It was typically a clever droid and had figured out that Sebulba would win the race, but apparently his probability and statistics were off that day or it was the will of the Force that Anakin Skywalker win that day. As a collectible toy, this droid is pretty exceptional. R5-X2 has a striking color, ironically the same orange/red used by TARGET, along with silver and white parts. This figure was designed with black lines accenting his photoreceptors and the top of his head as well as other "boxes" set throughout his head and body. It gives R5-X2 a very crisp look and he has been painted better than many other basic figure astromechs we have received.
The functionality of R5-X2 is amazing! This little droid certainly has a great deal of "pep" and zooms around very fast with the proper maneuvering of its remote control. There are two switches that must be turned to the "ON" position; one on the droid and one on the remote control device. There are also two buttons on the remote control. One moves the droid forward, while the other turns his center leg to allow him to change direction (to the right only) or simply spin in circles. It may not look like much, but R5-X2 has it where it counts and this was a pleasant surprise for us. He moves very quickly, so it may take you some time to discover the appropriate degree of "button pressing" you are going to need to make him move in an evenly balanced motion. While you press the buttons on the remote, you will hear many astromech beeps and blurts and they are quite loud and very realistic sounding. Therebe must a well-designed speaker at the bottom of the remote control that makes these sounds blare loud and clear. The head also wobbles back and forth as the droid moves. It's a shame we didn't see R5-X2 move around in the film since all it did was stand static in Jabba's box at the Podrace. Despite what it did in the film, we think the total package of this figure is really quite impressive but we're not so sure about the price.
The remote control device itself is shaped very similarly to Yoda's lightsaber, short and stocky. It is large (almost 1:2 scale) and while it is not meant to serve as an accessory for the droid, it complements it nicely. They are nearly equal in size too! This exclusive sub-line (and we don't think that they'll continue beyond the four droids) is very welcomed by us and we think they'll make for a transition in your collection. Both collectors and fans should enjoy the remote control figures just as much as the basic figures. And while they are definitely higher priced, Hasbro saved us a little bit on the droids themselves and even more on shipping costs by making them available at retail. We are happy they were able to secure the license. The droids have also seen release at StarWarsShop.com and in fact, there is one that is exclusive to the online store, the clear R2-D2. Likely to not do as well as a regular basic figure exclusive, we hope that these do well enough for Hasbro. (Editor's Note: They were clearance fodder by the time there time at retail was over.) We think it would be wise to at least consider R5-X2. He is perfectly in scale with your other astromechs and since we don't have him yet in the basic figure line, here is your chance for him now. Because R5-X2 is a simple repaint of the Remote Control R5-D4, his sculpt is a bit off from his movie appearance since the Episode I (and other Prequel Trilogy R5 units) have a different shaped head/dome. Even still, we love this red/orange droid and it is the perfect complement to your Episode I collection.
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Ideal for businesses that require high quality, multi-part forms printing, the reliable Epson LQ-590 printer offer extremely low operational costs compared to other printing technologies, as well as superior performance in comparison to other printers in its class. Designed for use in demanding print environments, this heavy-duty dot matrix printer handles critical business applications with precision and ease. And, it's backed by a three-year warranty that includes Epson's superior service and support.
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By bmunson
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When I upgraded to Windows 8, I found that my old reliable Epson impact printer couldn't handle the new operating system. I bought the LQ-590 to replace it because my old Epson was such a work horse and I wanted to stick with the brand. This little printer is ridiculously fast, and the print is nice and sharp. My only complaint is that it can't be configured to fit my 6 1/2" continuous feed checks - and I use it exclusively for printing checks. I paid about $2K to have these checks printed, so for the time being I'm feeding them into the printer one at a time. That little glitch is the only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars. Kudos to Epson for making such a quality product.
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An exellent printer with good quality print. The only problem I have experienced is, tht it is near impossible to line up pre-printed checks. The numbers come before the $$ sign and there isn't enough carriage space to compensate
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I have had two LQ570 and now have two LQ590 Impact printers. They are by far the best and longest lasting printers I have ever owned. Do not hesitate to buy. You will never be disappointed.
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Used every day for years. It simply goes and goes. Outlasts other printers 10x. We replace the printhead every 2 years when it wears out.
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I purchased this printer, July 1991, and I can tell you, I LOVE MY PRINTER !! I would never ever change it for a printer that has cartridges! I recently went to purchase a USB cable for it, and the manager wanted to purchase it from me. He said, it looked like I had just taken it out of the box. I take very good care of it, and put a plastic cover on it, everynight when I shut off my pc.
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We bought this printer to replace one of the same model. This is the third one of this model the company has bought. The printer works great and over time the others have stopped working after long use. Since the company is in a rural area, buying a new one is faster than getting one worked on. The comment we wish to make is that the new one squeaks while printing. This does not seem to make a difference with the printing but it is noticeable and makes one believe that it is having a hard time printing. The concern is whether or not this is going to have an impact on the long term performance of the printer. However, we have been using this printer for about a month and it is wonderful.
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11-05-09 The Epson LQ-590 is the best impact printer I have ever purchased. For speed, quality and clarity, the 590 has out-performed the Odaka, or any other line in ease of loading, print speed, and quality. I handles the standard paper or tractor load with amazing results. Another great attribute of the LQ-500 is the cost of trhe replacement ink cartidges making it affordable, easy to operate and maintain. I would give give it a 5-start(of 5) rating if a tractor/impact printer is what you're looking for! Prof Bill Bramscher, Retired
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Jerami Grant's first two points for Syracuse in the top-ranked Orange's 57-44 victory over Clemson on Sunday came in rather unconventional fashion.
With the game still scoreless, Grant was bumped on his way to the basket and got turned around so that his back was facing it. Nonetheless, he attempted an over-the-shoulder flip shot that inexplicably trickled through the hoop.
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Nathan Riggs attains 'rising star' status
Mathis, Riggs and Prather, P.S.C. announced that Nathan Riggs was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in the 2014 edition of the Super Lawyers magazine for Ohio and Kentucky. Riggs was listed in the General Litigation category.
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Dogwood Homes of Kentucky LLC to Shannon L. Hardesty, Lot 29, Highlands at Summersfield, Section 1, $114,411
It happens so frequently that it's become cliché– as soon as a Walgreens or CVS pharmacy opens, the other locates across the street.
And that played out last year in Shelbyville on the corner of U.S. 60 and Freedom's Way, where CVS now sits directly across the road from Walgreens.
Bill Borders, who with William Hickman owned Smith-McKenney – purchased in 2012 by CVS – for about 30 years, said he couldn't figure out why the stores are so close to one another.
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Average retail gasoline prices in Louisville have risen 5.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.34 per gallon as of Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 644 gas outlets in Louisville.
This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $3.30.
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Ronald and Lillian Nentwig to Ronald and Lillian Nentwig, Lot 217, Persimmon Ridge, Phase IX, $540,000
Shelby County's business leaders say they are plenty optimistic about the arrival of 2014.
Pretty much across the board, 2013 provided positive results, and the anticipation is that the improvement in the general economic environment will continue into 2014, led by the manufacturing industry's role as a key – but not sole – factor in that growth.
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Herman E. and Mary M. Potter to Potter Waddy Land Trust, 15.21 acres on KY 395, $35,000
Fiesta Mexicana has hit another snag in its efforts to reopen in Shelbyville.
According to officials with the state's Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, the work at the restaurant has been put on hold because of a failure to file for permits and get work approved.
After its original location on Main Street was destroyed this past March in a fire, the restaurant reached an agreement with the owners of the building that formerly housed New China Buffet, 1815 Midland Trail, and began work to transform the site into a Mexican restaurant.
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In many ways, TSTC is really a school for wizards. Yes, wizards! TSTC hires experts, absolute wizards in their industries' fields, and they are the ones who make the magic that transforms our students, people who seek to make magic themselves one day, into tomorrow's industrial wizards. When students peer into a computer screen or a textbook, they're virtually looking into crystal balls and seeing themselves in the future, a happy, productive one. Along the way to transforming themselves into highly-skilled technicians capable of working magic themselves, they'll be fully engaged in compelling learning communities where students experiment, experience, theorize, and apply their new, cutting-edge skills.
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I determined to make the best of this by restricting my adventuring to the bare minimum and trying to unlock tradeskills as soon as I could. But this is in pretty direct conflict with Bioware's game design. One of the big features they are touting in this game is story: lots of voice acting to enhance immersion and better story-driven questing. While I made a point to search for trainers at every "city" location I traveled through, the first actual opportunity to train professions was not available until level 8-10. Professions in SWTOR are called "crew skills" because they are largely executed by your companions (aka crew).
You'll arrive at Carrick Station somewhere between level 8 and 10 depending on how many quests you complete before unlocking the final "Jedi" chain. When you get there, you'll immediately pick up a quest that sends you to either Coruscant or The Esseles. You can, however, explore Carrick Station and pick up your crew skills here. Or you can travel on to Coruscant and use the trainers there, it's not a huge issue either way. Whichever way you choose, I would encourage you to pick up your crew skills sooner rather than later. It's very easy in SWTOR to get sucked into the next quest cycle, and without gathering skills in place you'll be missing out on valuable materials as you move through various quest areas.
On your map, you can activate an option to mark crew skill trainers so they are easier to find. Carrick Station and Coruscant both contain a full set of profession trainers. Here's a pic I took of the in-game map (you can see where I marked "crew skills trainer" in the lower left):
Unfortunately you are provided with no concrete information about crafting from the in-game documentation. The best way to learn more about crew skills is to "discover" each trainer and have them added to your "Codex". You can read the Codex by accessing your Mission Log (L) and selecting the Codex tab. To unlock the Codex entry for each crew skill, right-click each trainer. They will ask you if you want to learn their skill but just hit cancel for now. Clicking them will add their information to your Codex (along with earning a small bit of XP). Go through the whole Skills area and click each trainer in turn to add all available crew skills to your Codex.
Now you can open your Codex and the "Crew Skills" section of the documentation will be populated (it seems particularly stupid to hide basic information like this). Under each skill is a description of what it can be used for AND its dependencies. This is the important part - you need to see the dependencies in order to make an informed decision on which skills to learn. You can learn three crew skills, but only one production skill. This is a pic of the Codex after I populated it with crew skills data:
The colored dots on the right side of the list denote difficulty rating of each recipe. You can see in the lower right that you can select which companion will execute this activity. You yourself cannot make any items. Each item you make has a time associated with it, which indicates how long your companion will be unavailable. The times get longer for higher level items.
One nice feature of the production skills is that items you make can be "reverse engineered" as a way to recover some of your materials. With the low level items I made, I was typically getting back 25-30% of the material that went into the item. Apparently you can also discover new schematics this way, as I happened to discover a rare schematic while destroying my other crafted items. You do not get skill points for reverse engineering. You can see in this image that you activate reverse engineering through your Inventory window:
Most of the gathering skills in SWTOR appear to be salvage based. There are four skills: Archaeology, Bioanalysis, Scavenging and Slicing. According to the SWTOR site, you may pick up multiple gathering skills if you wish. Nodes for each gathering ability appear to be scattered throughout the questing zones, but they were a bit more sparse than I would have liked. Even with the seeming scarcity, I was able to collect enough materials to level my Armstech up to 100 skill during my normal questing time. In fact, it's not really viable to gather while avoiding combat unless you significantly outlevel the mobs in the area. Gathering nodes are frequently placed right next to a group of mobs (aka at their feet).
Gathering skills function in a fairly typical manner. From what I could see there were no special tools involved. Your map will show nearby resources, although often I could see the resource before the map showed it. Resources can be difficult to spot at first because they are all the same color. Often they just look like a pile of junk on the ground, blending in with the other piles of junk that are there for aesthetic purposes. Eventually you get used to this and better at spotting the slight color variation that distinguishes good junk from set decoration.
The primary limitation to power leveling a profession will be your character's combat level. Just as in most other MMOs, SWTOR places higher level gathering materials in higher level zones and on higher level mobs. I was not able to collect any of the correct materials to progress from 80-100 skill until my character was able to survive in level 13-15 zones. Prior to that I was only finding the lowest level of of materials.
The crafting process is also fairly expensive for a fledgling player. At my maximum purse I had over 5000 credits(SWTOR currency) from questing. I blew through all of that while pushing my Armstech to 80 skill and had to go back to questing to replenish my pocketbook. Now granted, part of those funds were used to try out the "missions" that SWTOR has to offer. But I would plan to spend a good 3000-5000 credits to level up a crafting skill. The funds are primarily used to learn new recipes from the trainer with a small amount used for vendor materials.
Since I touched on the idea of missions, I should probably explain a bit more about them. Your companions can be sent on missions, freeing you up to continue adventuring. For the most part the missions I unlocked at the earliest levels were gathering or credit-farming activities. The rewards were typically crafting materials of some kind. Here you can see a list of the Scavenging missions currently available to me:
As for the game itself, I think it mirrors WoW in other ways too. The quests felt very similar - killing mobs, collecting foozles, delivery tasks. The main thing that sets SWTOR apart for me is the voice acting, which improves the immersion factor. I feel that SWTOR as done a better job with quest progression, meaning that each new area you encounter feels like it has an overall theme or story to it. On the other hand, similar changes have been made in Cataclysm, so that design strategy isn't terribly revolutionary at this point. And there are plenty of MMO gamers who don't give a rat's hind end about story, so this feature won't appeal to them.
Another thing I enjoyed about SWTOR was the combat mechanics. They created just enough novelty for combat to feel different and interesting without being too overwhelming. I also enjoyed the combat animations of my character, they seemed more visually engaging. Of course all of these things will likely become boring after few weeks, I don't believe they are different enough to keep players engaged in the long term. In general SWTOR seems to have mirrored the UI controls of WoW pretty closely, I assume to make their game feel familiar to players. I was surprised how often a hotkey in SWTOR was identical to the WoW version (I for inventory, C for character info, etc).
I spent about 20 hours playing SWTOR and was able to level my Jedi Sage up to 14 in the weekend I had available. I received my first companion around level 7, but this acquisition is based on quest progression so it may vary for other players. My second companion came with my ship, which I unlocked at level 14. I believe the ship was intended to be a level 15 reward, as the quests got very hard towards the end and the final mob I had to kill was level 16.
Sadly, by the time I got my new ship the stress weekend was basically over. I had less than an hour to actually use the ship and visit other planets. As such, I can't really speak to how the game play changes beyond level 15. I assume more information on that will be posted by others who were in the beta longer than I was. At this point I have another SWTOR beta invitation in my email, but I don't know when it will be active or how long I'll get to test. I plan to expand on this information and try other crew skills when I get the opportunity.
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THE Zambia Table Tennis Association (ZTTA) has hailed 2012 as a successful year and is already strategising on having a fruitful 2013 season.
ZTTA patron Haroon Ghumra said in an interview that the year 2012 saw the association host seven local championships while its players participated in two regional competitions held in Gaborone, Botswana.
Ghumra said 2012 was an action and excited year which should be recorded in sports history books because of the number of tournaments held and new sponsors that were sourced to sponsor the various competitions.
"2012 will go down as one of the successful years in the history of our sport as we managed to find new sponsors who helped us stage seven tournaments and the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) should be commended for proving to be a reliable partner in the promotion of the sport," he said.
He named the tournament held as ZTTA Closed sponsored by Decotext Paints held in April, the Open tournament sponsored by Zayan Investments Limited in July and the Non-Fe (NFCA) Zambia-China Friendship tournament held in Kitwe.
The ZTTA also held the inaugural Zambeef Open followed by the three editions of the National Junior Championships sponsored by Habib Industries, Modern Fabrics and Amigo Foods Limited respectively.
Ghumra, who is also Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) board member, also paid tribute to the ZTTA members for ensuring that all programmes were implemented as planned especially the vision of tapping talent among the youths.
He said it was nice to see the table tennis simulating interest among the young players and that the association was looking on building a strong team to compete at the 2014 Youth Olympics to be held in China.
"We have continued to see the number of these kids growing with each tournament that we held and that was very encouraging to us as it gives us the impetus to forge ahead with our programmes.
"The equipment at Olympiafrica has also greatly helped to accord kids from the surrounding areas the opportunity to practice," he said.
Looking ahead to 2013, Ghumra said there was need to ensure that the sport was popularised and spread the tentacles of the sport to other areas adding that table tennis was an easy sport to run as it was not costly.
Ghumra said there was need for officials to work hard this year by ensuring that other sponsors were found to help stage the various tournaments aimed at improving the sport among the kids.


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Nokia Siemens' 'Multiflow' for HSPA+ Lets Phones Talk to 2 Cells
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Top message: What it really means by keithfrombm
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From the article: "The feature makes far more efficient use of
network resources, delivering up to double the data speed and up to 50% faster response compared to existing HSPA+ networks." And: "...it reduces imbalances that typically occur in network resource usage, and increases HSPA+ speed and capacity."
Yes, now go back and read the article again. Note that it states "cell edge" at least three times. I stress again that Multiflow appears to be a soft handoff technique. It can improve data rates at cell edge, where C/I ratio is generally lowest. However, because data has to be backhauled to a second cell site, Multiflow may actually reduce capacity for other users.
Trust me. I know airlink technology, while you most likely do not. You are merely regurgitating a press release.
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Central Permitting processes applications for new meters as well as new water, sewer or sprinkler taps in Harnett County zoning. Subdivisions must be released before meters can be issued and a plumbing permit is required for a new tap. The tap application must be completed by the landowner and accompanied by a copy of the deed and driver's license or the builder may purchase the tap in their name then the customer would contact Public Utilities directly for a change of responsibility. Other counties or municipalities taping into Harnett County water must be approved and provide a copy of that counties plumbing permit when going to Public Utilities to purchase the tap. For commercial projects please contact Public Utilities directly (910-893-7575) for fees before coming to Central Permitting to purchase new taps.
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