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We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an actress as gracious, a dancer as graceful. We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings, and premeal prayers. We talk as though we know what grace means.
But do we really understand it? Have we settled for wimpy grace? It politely occupies a phrase in a hymn, fits nicely on a church sign. Never causes trouble or demands a response. When asked, Do you believe in grace? who could say no?
Max Lucado asks a deeper question: Have you been changed by grace? Shaped by grace? Strengthened by grace? Emboldened by grace? Softened by grace? Snatched by the nape of your neck and shaken to your senses by grace?
Gods grace has a drenching about it. A wildness about it. A white-water, riptide, turn-you-upside-downness about it. Grace comes after you. It rewires you. From insecure to God secure. From regret riddled to better-because-of-it. From afraid to die to ready to fly.
Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.
Lets make certain grace gets you.
Author Bio
More than 120 million readers have been inspired by the words of Max Lucado. He lives with his wife, Denalyn, and their mischievous mutt, Andy, in San Antonio, Texas, where he serves the people of Oak Hills Church.
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SteveOntario CanadaAge: 55-65Gender: male4 Stars Out Of 5An OK studyOctober 18, 2013SteveOntario CanadaAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 4Most of the guide is questions to answer individually at home. Great information and Max's videos are always great, but the study guide leaves a bit to be desired.
WeezieFairfield Glade TNAge: Over 65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Packed with substance!May 14, 2013WeezieFairfield Glade TNAge: Over 65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5This is an easy-to-understand study that brings home just what Grace is -- something that gets you thinking -- enough to make you want to put your experiences into words. Easily prompts discussion.
Mainemom4Biddeford Pool, MeAge: 45-54Gender: female1 Stars Out Of 5confusingApril 1, 2013Mainemom4Biddeford Pool, MeAge: 45-54Gender: femaleMy problem isn't with Max Lucado. I enjoy his books and have read many of them. The problem I have is this is a guide that goes with a whole bible study. I realized this after I got it and now have to go through the hassle of sending it back and ordering somethin different.
SallyTampa, FL5 Stars Out Of 5Captivating!September 7, 2012SallyTampa, FLI once heard Max Lucado speak and quickly became a fan. His straightforward ability caused me to sit still so as to not miss a bit of his important message. He writes the same way he talks. His books read as if he is speaking directly to the reader.
Each chapter contains Bible verses, Bible stories, and anecdotes from life. That alone makes the book worthwhile; however, Lucado goes to the next level--the Reader's Guide.
A unique feature about <i>Grace</i> is the Reader's Guide section. More than a list of questions, each chapter is thoroughly covered. There is a guide for chapter one, chapter two, etc. making the book a useful tool for personal or small group Bible study. Scripture is reviewed, life-changing questions are listed, a prayer is included, and life applications are given. This comprehensive section allows the reader to more deeply study and apply the biblical truths. I recommend this book!
Thank you to Thomas Nelson Publishing for my copy.
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The Judicial Commission appointed by President Mwai Kibaki to probe the Tana river County clashes has assured Kenyans they would deliver a conclusive report that would help end clashes that led to the death of over 160 people.
A team of Commissioners ar compiling the final report to meet the January 10 deadline given by the Government to assist in the restoration of calm in an area that has witnessed brutal killings in the past three months.
Judicial Commission Chairperson Lady Justice Grace Nzioka yesterday told journalists their report would have tough recommendations that will not take long to be implemented in order to check constant attacks between the Orma and Pokomo communities.
Speaking on phone from Amboseli lodge, she said they were putting things in order so as to have the report ready for submission next week.
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Lady Justice Nzioka said the report could either change its angle or have additional information after the Kipau attack that left 41 people dead two weeks ago.
She said they had visited Kipau after Christmas to investigate and compile evidence on the Kipau attack that was being evaluated for inclusion in the report.
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She also sent a message of condolence to bereaved family members who were killed during the Kipau attack and called for calm so that communities may continue living peacefully.
"We want to bring peace in Tana river and that's why we have not rested ever since the commission was appointed, my team has been on the ground and decided to come to Amboseli which is remote and out of communication so as to bring out a report that shall help end the conflicts in the region," she said.
Lady Justice Nzioka, however, declined to say when preliminary information on their findings of their investigations would be released.
President Kibaki appointed the commission in November last year at the height of bloody clashes between Pokomo and Orma communities to investigate and come up with a report that would help restore peace between the two warring communities.
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Allow: This gives the application explicit access to that file in that directory, allowing the application to run as expected. Access can include or exclude read, write or execute modes.
Deny: This denies access to the file in that directory and could prevent the application from working properly.
Glob: This takes the last entry in the path and puts a wild card in its place, making everything in that directory accessible to the application using the defined access mode. This is useful when you know there are no security concerns with the application accessing other files in that directory and that it will indeed need to access those other files. Creating a wild card policy definition like this can significantly shorten the interview process because the Interactive Optimizer will automatically recognize that it doesn't need to ask you about the application accessing other files in the directory. You can do a double glob by hitting the Glob button twice. This makes every file in that directory and all of its subdirectories accessible to the application.
Glob w/Ext: This is similar to the Glob, but instead of putting a complete wildcard in the last entry of the path, it puts a wild card with an extension in the last entry. For example, you could specify that all files with the extension .so in that directory can be accessed by the application. (See Figure 1.)
Edit: This pops up a dialog window that lets you edit the directory path and filename as desired.
As alluded to above, every time you answer a question about an operation in the application's event log, the profile wizard creates a policy rule for that event. If that rule satisfies other events in the log, the wizard skips those events during the interview process. The profile wizard also recognizes when existing policies for other applications might apply to the application on which you're working. So when it encounters an event similar to an existing policy, it will simply ask you if you want to apply that policy to your application. It's this type of intelligence inherent to the AppArmor profile wizard that gives it the ability to ask a few dozen policy questions to address a thousand or more application events.
When you finish answering the questions, the profile wizard will let you view and edit the policy in a colorized format, highlighting in yellow, policy rules that might be a cause for concern, enabling you to quickly analyze the policy. (See Figure 2.)
Once you finish creating policies, which are basic text files, you can easily distribute them to other servers in your environment that use those same applications and require those same policies. Also, AppArmor includes an update profile wizard that makes it easy to update existing application policies so you can implement changes to your system or simply add new rules. Once an application policy is in force, AppArmor keeps a log of application events that the policy rejects. Like the profile wizard, the update profile wizard parses the log and asks you questions about the event in a manner that lets you supplement your existing policy. (See AppArmor Community.)
> More Robust, More Scalable and More Available Storage
The new storage foundation in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is all about delivering more in an enterprise server as well. It's about being a more robust and manageable foundation that can support small file systems or millions of files in terabytes of storage. It's about having a more flexible foundation that can support a wide range of applications from Web applications to databases. It's about having more high availability (HA) with improved clustering capabilities. It's about being a more scalable foundation with the ability to scale out with its parallel cluster file system.
All of this ability to do more is based on three tightly integrated storage foundation pillars:
- HA Cluster Resource Manager
- Cluster Volume Manager
- Cluster Parallel File System
> HA Cluster Resource Manager
The HA Cluster Resource Manager aspect of the storage foundation is what you have historically known as high availability fail-over clustering. In other words, the ability for the cluster software to recognize that a service or server has failed, and then move that service to a surviving node in the cluster so that a server or service can remain highly available. The key component of the HA Cluster Resource Manager is the integration of the newly introduced Heartbeat 2.
An open source creation of the High Availability Linux Project, Heartbeat 2 increases clustering scalability dramatically from its Heartbeat 1 predecessor. Instead of being limited to two-node clusters, clusters can be increased to sixteen nodes. Actually, there is no set limit on the number of supported nodes, but it has been tested with up to sixteen cluster nodes.
A new advanced resource monitor capability has also been added to Heartbeat 2. This essentially allows an application vendor to incorporate a small monitoring agent into its application that can tell the HA Cluster Resource Manager if the application has stopped working properly. This is important for those times when an application doesn't necessarily crash, but has stalled or isn't responding as it should. The resource monitoring agent can detect this bad behavior and tell the HA Cluster Resource Manager that the application either needs to be restarted or moved to another server in the cluster.
Heartbeat 2 has also been tightly integrated with the other storage foundation pillars in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server so they can interact with each other. For example, if the HA Cluster Resource Manager fails over a resource it will also be able to fail over a file system with it. If changes occur on a volume, the Cluster Volume Manager will recognize the change and make sure it's reflected across the cluster. Another key aspect of the integration is the manageability that has been wrapped around the storage foundation. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server uses the open standards-based Common Information Model (CIM), greatly facilitating the management of the storage foundation.
All of the existing applications that work in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 environment and run on what is often referred to as the high level LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP/Perl/Python), have no problems running on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. The same is true for Java applications that don't make direct OS calls and support the Java Runtime Environment, which is included in the distribution.
But applications that call Linux threads might need some minor modifications. In SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Novell has moved away from the older Linux Threads model in favor of the newer Native POSIX Threads Library (NPTL). Most developers will likely not notice this change because SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 used NPTL by default. Whether an application uses NPTL or Linux threads is typically determined at runtime when the LD_ASSUME_KERNEL environment variable is set. It really only becomes an issue for applications that were deliberately programmed to be aware of Linux Threads behavior.
Also relative to the area of application support, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server now shares a common code base with its desktop counterpart. As a result, Novell can provide its partners a single SDK for both the server and the desktop, simplifying development efforts by enabling them to code and test for both platforms in a single environment.
The bottom line is that with the combined support of 900+ software and hardware vendors committed to the platform, the support is there for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and continues to grow.
> Cluster Volume Manager
The volume managers included in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are basically the same ones that were provided in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, which are Multi-Disk, Device Mapper, Logical Volume Manager and Logical Volume Manager 2. It still includes the Enterprise Volume Management System 2, which is an extensible enterprise level volume manager with plug-in capabilities and is cluster aware. In this release, Enterprise Volume Management System 2 is tightly integrated with Heartbeat 2 in the HA Cluster Resource Manager and the Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS 2) in the Cluster Parallel File System.
> Cluster Parallel File System
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server still includes the non-parallel, but cluster-safe robust file systems of ReiserFS v3, XFS, and EXT3. But it's the Cluster Parallel File System addition that really gives businesses the increased scalability and reliability that they're looking for in an enterprise file system. A cluster parallel file system is not only cluster safe, but it is cluster aware. It allows multiple nodes to access the same volume and the same data simultaneously.
While SUSE Linux Enterprise Server supports partner solutions from Polyserve and IBM, it's the inclusion of Oracle's OCFS 2 that is the big news. While OCFS 2 was available in version 9, it only supported Oracle's Real Application Clusters (RAC). Beginning in January of this year, OCFS 2 was included in the mainline kernel, allowing it to be tightly integrated with the entire storage foundation and making it the basis for data center manageability. OCFS 2 support in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server has been extended to support other applications and databases as well. Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl and PHP stacks can all run on top of it. The OCFS 2 integration also acts as a critical piece to the Xen virtualization available in this release, allowing all nodes in a cluster to access the same virtualization image.
> Virtually More Servers
Easily the most exciting addition to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server distribution is the new server virtualization capability. Based on the Xen open source project hosted by the University of Cambridge, server virtualization, in essence, does away with the need to tie server applications, services and files systems to a particular machine.
Xen server virtualization, high availability enhancements to the storage foundation, and the AppArmor application security framework are by far the most prominent features new to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. But other new improvements also enrich the latest enterprise server offering from Novell.
In the area of performance and scalability, it ships with the latest Linux Kernel 2.6.16 that can scale up to 1024 CPUs. Other CPU performance and scheduler enhancements include the addition of multicore/hyperthreading support and the ability to partition multiprocessor machines by execution areas. Machines can be split in terms of CPUs and processes can be bound to certain CPUs. Pluggable I/O schedulers are now optimized for specific workloads and the included kernel patches enable support for the upcoming Networking Acceleration Technology from Intel. It also takes advantage of the latest open source hardware drivers for things like IPMI, power management, USB, Firewire, RAID, SAS, SATA, Multipathing and Fibre channel. It includes both iSCSI initiator and target so you can create a fully functional SAN using commodity server hardware.
Manageability enhancements include a new Novell Customer Center that lets you easily manage your subscriptions. Novell ZENworks Linux Management helps you manage all your Linux servers and desktops. You can now manage large user bases and access control to networks and applications using OpenLDAP. You can fully integrate SUSE Linux Enterprise Server into Novell eDirectory environments, as well as into Active Directory infrastructures.
In addition to AppArmor security, it includes other security enhancements such as MIT Kerberos 1.4.3 for authentication, Snort version 2.4.3 for network intrusion detection and the AIDE file manipulation monitoring system. In the area of new services, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ships with SAMBA 3.0.21b, NFS v4, Cyrus IMAP Deamon Version 2.2, MySQL 5.0, PostgreSQL 8.1, Apache Web Server 2.2.0 and PHP 5.1.
The power of virtualization is seen when you leverage its ability to run several of these self-contained virtual machines on a single compute server. (A compute server is a type of parallel processor that has no I/O except via a bus or other connection to a front-end processor that handles all I/O to disks, terminals, networks, etc.) This enables workload isolation, where instead of having multiple applications running on top of the same fat OS, you isolate each application to run on its own virtual machine. If an application happens to crash, since it's isolated, it won't affect any of the other services and applications running in their own virtual machines on the compute server. Additionally, since a virtual machine might only be running a single application or service, you will only need to load those operating system services and components that the application specifically needs. It also creates the opportunity for ISVs and integrators to develop highly customized virtual machines for the solutions they offer.
Server virtualization adds another level to High Availability automatic restart of a failed service. This means the application or service is down for a short period of time, although usually not long enough to cause production problems. Virtual Machine Migration allows an application or service running in a virtual machine to be moved from one physical machine to another in a cluster without any restart. This means there is no downtime and the complete application running state is preserved when it is moved. This is a great advantage by allowing normal maintenance of the system during production hours.
Paravirtualization is a virtualization technique that uses a software interface to virtual machines that is similar but not identical to that of the underlying hardware.
When it comes to server consolidation, the ability to run multiple virtual machines on a single compute server combined with the ability to have virtual machines running different guest operating systems can also greatly simplify those efforts. Even though SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the host operating system for server virtualization, virtual machines can run different paravirtualized guest operating systems. (Paravirtualization is a virtualization technique that uses a software interface to virtual machines that is similar but not identical to that of the underlying hardware.) So, for those legacy applications that need to run on top of legacy operating systems, they can be contained in their own individual virtual machine and consolidated onto a single compute server. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can support full virtualization when coupled with forthcoming hardware technologies from both AMD and Intel.
The following are some of the key architectural components of Xen virtualization. Figure 3.)
Domain: Domains are the containers for self-contained virtual machines.
Hypervisor: At the heart of Xen, the hypervisor lies on top of the physical layer running at the most privileged hardware protection ring and has the responsibility to allocate resources for the domains, presenting the domains with a virtualized view of the domains' native architecture.
Domain 0: As a privileged domain, Domain 0 hosts the management framework for Xen virtualization. It is the first domain started by the hypervisor at boot time. It manages all other domains. Domain 0 can host all the physical drivers on which other virtual machines rely. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server serves as the host OS running in Domain 0 and may also run as a guest on the same physical hardware.
Unprivileged Domain: This is any domain other than Domain 0, sometimes referred to as DomU.
Driver Domain: Domains other than Domain 0 can be granted specific access to a particular hardware I/O device so access does not need to be mediated by Domain 0. These driver domains, while optional, can reduce traffic at Domain 0, improving performance.
Paravirtualization: A guest operating system that has been paravirtualized is one that has been modified to recognize that it is running on top of a hypervisor to improve performance.
Full virtualization: Fully virtualized operating systems do not realize they have been virtualized and as a result the hypervisor traps and emulates every I/O and hardware instruction.
Out of the box, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will provide fully virtualized and paravirtualized guest operating system support for itself. Later in the year, Novell plans to add paravirtualized support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 and support for NetWare running in an Open Enterprise Server environment.
Notwithstanding official statements of support, kernels that have been ported by the open source community to run as paravirtualized guests on Xen, include Linux 2.4, Linux 2.6, NetWare 6.5, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Plan9 and OpenSolaris. Even though its stated support for guest hosts is limited, Novell has made it clear that it is firmly committed to making Xen on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server the best virtualization platform available. So in the future, you can definitely expect to see more.
> More, more, more
If all you really want is more fries and a drink to go with your burger, just tell the person at the drive-up window you want a Combo Meal. But if that new raise, car or house depends on getting much more than you dreamed possible out of your existing enterprise server, then SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will deliver.
To make it even easier for organizations to take advantage of the application security benefits AppArmor provides, Novell initiated an open source project and invites you and other community members to contribute to the future development of AppArmor as well as to submit AppArmor profiles you have created for your own applications. The goal is to build a large repository of prede-fined application security policies that can help you and others in the open source community to quickly and easily put AppArmor to work to protect your IT environments. For more information on this project, visit opensuse.org/apparmor.


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Maclura is closely related to the genus Cudrania, and hybrids between the two genera have been produced. In fact, some botanists recognize a more broadly defined Maclura that includes species previously included in Cudrania and other genera of Moraceae.
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The leaves are arranged alternately on a slender growing shoot three or four feet long, varying from dark to pale tender green. In form they are very simple, a long oval terminating in a slender point. In the axil of every growing leaf is found a growing spine which when mature is about an inch long, and rather formidable. The pistillate and staminate flowers are on different trees; both are inconspicuous; but the fruit is very much in evidence. This in size and general appearance resembles a large, yellow green orange, only its surface is roughened and tuberculated. It is, in fact, a compound fruit such as the botanists call a syncarp, where the carpels, that is, the ovaries have grown together and that the great orange-like ball is not one fruit but many. It is heavily charged with milky juice which oozes out at the slightest wounding of the surface. Although the flowering is diœcious, the pistillate tree even when isolated will bear large oranges, perfect to the sight but lacking the seeds.
The fruits have a pleasant and mild odor, but are inedible for the most part. Although not strongly poisonous, eating it may cause vomiting. The fruits are sometimes torn apart by squirrels to get at the seeds, but few other native animals make use of it as a food source. This is unusual, as most large fleshy fruits serve the function of seed dispersal, accomplished by their consumption by large animals. One recent hypothesis is that the Osage-orange fruit was eaten by a giant ground sloth that became extinct shortly after the first human settlement of North America. Other extinct Pleistocene megafauna, like the mammoth, mastodon and gomphothere may have fed on the fruit and aided in seed dispersal. An equine species that went extinct at the same time also has been suggested as the plant's original dispersal mechanism because modern horses and other livestock will sometimes eat the fruit.
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Two Methods:Determine your Optimal Seat HeightAdjust your Bike Seat
Having your bike seat adjusted to the right height is essential for a comfortable ride, efficient pedaling and avoiding injury. Here are some simple steps to help you find the correct height and adjust your seat as needed.
Method 1 of 2: Determine your Optimal Seat Height
1Measure your inseam. This is essentially the distance from your crotch to the floor measured down the inside of your leg.
- Multiply your inseam by 1.09. The resulting number will be the distance in inches that should be measured between the top of your bike seat and the axel of your pedals. For example: an inseam of 29 inches (73.7 cm), multiplied by 1.09 equals 31.6 inches (80.3 cm). So the top of your seat and the axel point of your pedals should be 31.6 inches (80.3 cm) apart. (This measurement can also be calculated with centimeters).
2Measure with your body. This can be done alternatively or in addition to measuring your inseam.
- Prop your bike steady, either in a wheel lock or against a wall. Get on the bike.
- Place your heels on the bike pedals and pedal backward. Your legs should be fully extended with your knees straight. If your hips rock from side to side while pedaling backward, the seat is too high.
- Place the ball of your foot on the pedal. There should now be a slight bend in your knee when the pedal is at its lowest point. This is your optimal seat height.
Method 2 of 2: Adjust your Bike Seat
1Determine method of adjustment. A quick-release lever at the base of the seat post can be opened and adjusted by hand. For a bolted seat post, use an allen key to loosen the bolt just enough to move the seat post.
2Adjust the seat height. Gently slide the seat post up or down to reach your ideal measurement.
3Make sure the seat is pointed directly forward. You might have to get on the bike to see if the seat feels like it is pointing too far left or right.
4Tighten the seat firmly. Either press the quick-release lever back down to its locked position, or re-tighten the bolts with your allen key until there is no movement.
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- It is best if you adjust the seat height while wearing the shoes you plan to ride in.
- If your seat is too low, pedaling will quickly become exhausting. If your seat is too high, you are overextending your legs and rocking your hips, which could put you at risk for injury.
- Most bike shops will happily fit you to a bike of the correct size, or help you find your ideal adjustments on your own bike.
- Most bike seats can also be tilted forward or backward. Choose a positioning that is comfortable and puts the least amount of tension on your back.
- Riding an ill-fitting bicycle puts you at risk of repetitive-stress injuries.
- Always inspect your bike before you ride it.
- Do not raise your seat above the warning line printed on the seat post.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State gymnastics team held its second intrasquad meet of the season on Monday, Nov. 25, inside the team's practice facility.
The team was divided into two squads and competed in the meet as if it was official, including wearing meet attire (leotards).
"I was really happy with a lot of things we did today," said head coach Mark Stevenson. "Our starting lineup should be extremely strong. After that, I see a lot of growth we have to get and I see the kids working really hard to find that growth."
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Our Hottest Weekend Goss
Paris Moves On, Kim Turns WAG, Li-Lo Gets Fired, And Lil's A Fashion Host
It's been a busy few weeks for Paris Hilton. Dumping her boyfriend Doug Reinhardt, and then re-kindling an old flame with her ex Jason Shaw.
The heiress has never been one to endure the single life for long, and has been spied on a dinner date with her former fiancé, who she dated between 2001 and 2003.
A source close to the blonde babe told E! "When Jason found out that she had ended her relationship with Doug, he was thrilled and made plans with her right away.
"Paris has always loved Jason and cared about him deeply. But when they were together she was just a kid and not ready for such a commitment."
And from one reality princess to another.
Kim Kardashian looks set to take the 'Simple Life' star's crown in more ways than one.
The sexy brunette, who used to be besties with Miss Hilton, has already stolen her title of America's showbiz queen, and now she's reportedly getting serious with one of her old flings, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Last year the socialite was spied cosying up to the Portuguese soccer stud, but now it's the 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star who's set to bag the WAG title.
Since being spied with the Real Madrid hunk in Spain, the stunner, who recently split from Reggie Bush, has reportedly been asked to join him in South Africa for the World Cup.
And while Kim's on the up. One Hollywood hottie who's on a downward spiral is Lindsay Lohan.
The 'Mean Girls' star has been dropped by the producers of her new movie 'The Other Side.'
The wildchild, who last appeared on the big screen in 2007, was allegedly fired as the film's financial backers didn't think she was "bankable."
Writer/director David Michaels told TMZ, "Our team simply chose to move on from Lindsay and we'll soon be announcing a replacement."
And whilst it's bad news for Linds, there's some good news for popstar Lily Allen.
The 'Smile' singer, who recently confirmed plans to quit the music industry, has reportedly signed a deal to host a reality fashion show in the UK.
A source told Metro, "They've already started filming it. They're spending quite a lot on each show and there will be a couple of episodes following Lily in her new life in fashion."


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Chef Michael Cordua and his son, chef David Cordua, owners of Americas and Churrascos restaurants,
are looking forward to the start of Houston Restaurant Weeks, benefiting the Houston Food Bank. As a preview to HRW, they present one of the dishes on their special $35 dinner menu and show food radio talk show host Cleverley Stone how to prepare it.
The HRW menu will be served from Aug. 1 through Aug. 31, 2012. The Corduas will donate $3 from each lunch and $5 from each dinner sold from the HRW menu, to the Houston Food Bank, a resource for 18 hunger-relief charities in southeast Texas.
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For more information about HRW, visit http://www.houstonrestaurantweeks.com/
For more information about food, wine and dining in Houston,
listen to Cleverley's radio show Saturdays at Noon on Talk 650 AM.
(By the way, she gives out restaurant gift cards on every radio show!)
Corn Smoked Lamb Lollichops
Source: Chef Michael Cordua and Chef David Cordua, Americas & Churrascos restaurants
- 1 pound of Rack of lamb
- Bunch of Corn husks (the kind used for making tamales)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
- Stove-top Smoker pan or flat rectangular pan with interior-fitting rack
- Aluminum foil
1. Fill the bottom of smoker pan with corn husks.
2. Place grate or rack on top of husks.
If you don't have a stove top smoker use a rectangular metal pan.
3. Place the lamb rack over the perforated pan and cover tightly with foil.
4. Light the stove to medium-high heat. When foil expands and smoke starts to seep out,
lower heat to medium-low and continue to smoke for 2 minutes (roughly 4 minutes total).
5. Remove lamb and sear in hot pan with olive oil.
6. Cut into individual chops, marinade with your favorite lamb marinade and sear both cut
sides of each lamb chop. Season and enjoy as an hors d'oeuvre, appetizer or entrée.


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Trampled by Turtles?
By Tony Hicks
Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 10:14 am in Uncategorized.
Laying (lying?) around, technically on vacation this week, but really hanging out with the kids and not paying for day camp (for them, not me). I just accidentally stumbled onto some band called Tampled by Turtles and just watched this about four times.
I really like it, though I have no idea how these guys stay in time. It's like if Yngwie Malmsteen grew a beard and started chewing tobacco.
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Dear God, Send Me A Criterium
Yeah, you heard me. Gimme some fast flat racing! Belgian hardman Dave Chambers and I carpooled up to Malabar Farms to race yet another hilly...HILLY race today. Upon arriving we saw the Masters race would have a former pro, Mighty Scott Young (and his 13 pound bike), the 2TallWall - Jeff Blodgett, Chris Grizzards, Blair the Mountain Goat, etc. etc.
Oh boy. Scheduled for 3 laps or 30 miles of pain we set off. Actually up. From the gun CLIMB CLIMB CLIMB. I hang first lap, Dave hangs, Jeff is eyeballing Scott. Maybe you don't know this, but we live in the flatness of Central Ohio. Freeway overpasses are our cols, our muurs, our collinas, our backen (you get the idea). It's freaking flat around here. Second lap and the big dogs eat, actually climb and it's bye-bye Mark and Dave. I felt like Mark Cavandish at Milan -San Remo. Fat, Fast, and Dropped.
We didn't even stay around for the finish.
Damn you Scott Young!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Scott Young is a DOPER
Maybe better stated, SCOTT YOUNG is Dope. According to the Urban Dictionary it means, "DOPE - a Word also used to describe how good something is."When I arrived at the Mid-Ohio Raceway for the Master's race with my bride P90X-Mel , I saw Scott and masters legend Jeff Blodgett aka '2TallWall' already racing in the 3/4 race. They called it a 'warm up' race. Blah, blah blah...Sure sure, they both are way too strong for the masters. Good to see them wasting precious energy with the youngsters.
We met for a pre-race talk (it shoulda been a prayer) while Scott was getting a blood transfusion.
The Masters race starts, and BOOM a couple youngsters drop the entire field. They included Jeff '2TallWall' Blodgett and the former International Playboy. Marilyn Chambers, Farmer John, and I were left to take a pummeling from The Doper. Every lap, he's accelarating up the hill and someone (...read me) would have to chase his wheel and sit on him until we regrouped. Round and round we go. Scott gets a gap, we close the gap. Ouch OUCH, for the love of God O U C H.I'll cut to the end...you don't need all the details. The Int'l Playboy is reeled back, so is the 2TallWall. The course doesn't have enough elevation change to enable THE DOPER to destroy us. The Pig loving Farmer wins the sprint out of our group.
As for me, I set new power meter records for 15, 30, 40, and 60 minutes of effort. Bottom line, producing that power at my racing weight (which I am 6-7 pounds over) would have made me a winner. (at least in my mind)
Sunday, March 4, 2012
2012 We're Back
Sports fans - here we come again, 2012. More racing and even More complaining than last year.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
New Socks (when will the miracles stop?)
Friday, August 26, 2011
Best Crash E-V-E-R
Still waiting for a nice snap of Colleen Kingery's boogie night black & blue stuff.
But, this just in, Keith's smashburger.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Block - OH! Criterium
I was watching the Tour de France this morning before I left for the crit at Ohio State. Maybe it is because his name is so cool to say..."Dah-Veed Mon-Coo-tee-Aaa" that I decided to race like David Moncoutie the Cofidis rider that always rides at the back of the peloton. The World of Pain riders joining me were Cadillac George and Brian 'Lil' Fabian' O'Hara.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't the best plan to sit on the back today, but the 25+mph speeds were quite sharp. My first crit of the year wasn't a target race, but just a tester. Brian, George, and I were quite comfortable to follow wheels and avoid the occasional accident.
Nice race set up, ok, next week I'll race it like Phillipe Gilbert...
Friday, June 10, 2011
Just Chillin' On A Thursday Nite
A nice rotating pace line for 40 miles, little trash talk, and no city limit signpost sprints.
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Memorial Weekend
No Need to tell you about the bike race at Mid-Ohio Raceway. I'd rather tell you about the Larry Allen Ride. Actually it's called Larry's Last Ride. Maybe I was thinking about the ride scheduled for Monday morning when I lined up with Cadillac George, K Flintstone, and Jeff Blodgett aka The New Sheriff at the 50+ race Saturday night. Chet Scott got an idea just after Larry passed on to the big Cat. 1 mountain in the sky a few years ago that we should repeat his last bike ride. So, we've been doing it (when the thunder and lightning storms don't stop us) every year since. Well, the race was uneventful for everyone but The Sheriff. Look out for him this year. Keith, Geo, and I got dropped hard in the winds and in the wake of Mighty Scott Young's accelerations. Do I chock it up to too few training miles? Dunno. I'd rather tell you about Larry's ride anyway. 29 turned out, we rode, we chirped, we pledged to do it every year in Larry's honor.
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January 19th, 2008 #1
This Is Spawn!!
hi there,
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i am a turkish student living in germany.
i would like to share with u my sketchwork about spawn
i know,there are some problems with the anatomy,but hey, im no professional.
i hope u like it
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sweet shading on that ^^ love it
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You're making him a bit midget-like with short arms and legs. Torso and head are fine and the detail is great.
January 19th, 2008 #4
hey cool work ....the only thing i miss ,are the chains ,keep posting ....
January 19th, 2008 #5
I have to say, awesome job shading. I agree with aptrapani in that his legs should be longer; I can't tell about the arms yet. I also think that the skull-cover for the crotch is slightly off; maybe not packaged right in proportion to the bulge of things under it? I'm not sure, but it looks off.
Overall, awesome work. I love the torso, and how the straps are form-fitting. The cape around the head is very nice; I love the tatters and wisps.
Hope to see more,
Constructive Criticism welcomed at My Sketchbook!
January 23rd, 2008 #6
hey guys,
sorry but i wouldlike to know how i can put the little version of my picture next to my thread.
how does this work?
i couldnt find anthing about that here.
i think this would rise the rates of the comments
January 23rd, 2008 #7
yeah great work on the shades!
my website ---> http://brushmyworld.canalblog.com/
my skectchbook ----> http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=107280
January 23rd, 2008 #8
Select USER CP at the top of the screen, and then select EDIT AVITAR on the left side. from there you will be able to upload an image. Nice shading work
MY SKETCHBOOKS http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=113596
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January 23rd, 2008 #9
thanks guys
i will post more as i can


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Raleigh, N.C. - At the request of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, healthcare professional associations asked their members to help test the new NCTracks reimbursement system and assist DHHS to resolve problems before go-live on July 1.
Approximately 220 physician practices, hospitals, pharmacies, dentists, health departments, home health and personal care agencies participated in user testing between February and May. Through testing, the providers learned what to expect with claims payment by comparing the old with the new. The user testing period also provided DHHS and the NCTracks vendor, CSC, the opportunity to validate the system design and correct issues before the system goes live.
Lindsay Hunt, manager at the practice management firm ProActive Health Care in Bryson City, prefers the practically paperless NCTracks. At least 57 paper forms have moved online, and Hunt is delighted. "I want to get out of mailing with a stamp," he said. "And I like that we will know everything in real time. Many people are not as quick to learn, and some don't want to learn something new." Hunt said he found NCTracks to be straightforward, an easy to look at screen, and easy to follow along."
Jane Honeycutt, analyst with Daymark Recovery Service in Concord, saw the potential of NCTracks at training. "I went to training and came back excited," she said. "It will be great to be able to complete batch as well as individual claims submissions on one website, make corrections to individual claims and resend almost immediately. The elimination of the paper forms for applications and provider changes is a real plus. I've seen enough to know that it can work. Replacement, changes and upgrades to software systems has always been a challenge in itself, but with the right programmers and developers, it can be successful."
Penny Reeves, office manager at Reeves Eye Clinic in Charlotte, said the Call Center helped her get started in the NCTracks user test and promptly answered all her questions. Her claims compared favorably with the legacy system. Her advice to providers is to be patient and try the online courses and webinars. "Any time you upgrade with a cell phone or anything else, it takes time to get used to it," she said.
Jennifer Nieman, manager of Surf Pediatrics and Medicine in Nags Head, said NCTracks was an improvement because it tells providers the status of each claim submitted. "If all goes as planned, and I've got my fingers crossed, I thought it was really good," she said. She believes she is ready and that there have been enough emails and letters letting everyone know what is happening.
Ike Vlahos, the owner of Jonestown Pharmacy in Winston-Salem, said he learned through user testing that reimbursements are on target, and that's what counts. "As long as we keep getting our money, we will adjust (to the differences)," he said.
NCTracks replaces the state's 35-year-old Medicaid Management Information System with the nation's first Medicaid-based multi-payer system. When it goes live, NCTracks will process 88 million claims per year for more than 70,000 healthcare providers, amounting to $12 billion to provide critical services to more than 1.5 million Medicaid beneficiaries.
For more information about NCTracks, including training opportunities, go to www.nctracks.nc.gov.