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More on this from Alternet. Makes me wonder what next is in store for Cuba.
America the Isolated: Latin American Leaders Mourn Hugo Chavez as U.S. Expresses Contempt
The responses of Barack Obama and Stephen Harper to Chavez's death are consistent with past attitudes towards Venezuela and South America's growing independence.
http://www.alternet.org/world/america-isolated-latin-american-leaders-mourn-hugo-chavez-us-expresses-contempt?akid=10161.269594.j6-Rug&rd=1&src=newsletter806446&t=13 March 8, 2013 |
"On Tuesday afternoon, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez passed away, after a long battle with cancer. The announcement by Vice President Nicolás Maduro came just minutes after Chávez's death and elicited an immediate wave of obituary pieces by pundits who described Chávez as "divisive", "authoritarian", "antagonistic" and "anti-American", many of them eager to rush the "transition" in the hopes that Chávez's political project would soon fall apart."
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Lawrence London wrote:
> Hugo Chavez, R.I.P., a true Venezuelan hero.
> | hilarious spoof of bad AP obit.
> AP: Chavez made "meager" gains, only reduced poverty, didn't build the world's tallest building – Boing Boing > http://boingboing.net/2013/03/08/ap-chavez-made-meager-gai.html
> AP: Chavez Wasted His Money on Healthcare When He Could Have Built Gigantic Skyscrapers
> http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/03/06/ap-chavez-wasted-his-money-on-healthcare-when-he-could-have-built-gigantic-skyscrapers/ > FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting — The national media watch group > http://fair.org/

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AT&T today revealed that that the carrier activated 4.7 million iPhones during the Q3 quarterRead More
AT&T reported its earnings for Q3 2012, with revenues of $31.5 billion and a net income of $3.7 billion.Read More
Along with the HTC One X+, HTC also announced a new mid-range handset exclusive to AT&T's network in the United States, the HTC One VX,Read More
AT&T finally rolled out the Android 4.0 (Ice cream Sandwich) update for the Xperia Ion. It comes with usability improvements, Face Unlock, mobile data management, home screen folders and more.Read More
AT&T and LG have teamed up to announce a new mid-range budget ICS running droid – the LG Escape.Read More
Some leaked screenshots and insiders have confirmed that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Note II in the United States on all the major U.S carriers.Read More
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the AT&T Captivate Glide in the United States.Read More
AT&T and HTC have started rolling out a new software update for the One X that removes the on-screen menu button, and instead provides users with three different options to re-map the menu button to Recents app button.Read More
Last year, LG launched the powerful Nitro HD smartphone exclusively for the AT&T subscribers in the US. It was the carrier's first device to feature a 720p HD screen. LG Nitro HD was shipped with the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System. The owners of this device finally has a reason to cheer, since the much […]Read More
AT&T has reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2012, with its total operating revenue growing marginally to $31.5 billion, and its net profit increasing 8.4% to almost $4 billion.Read More
AT&T subscribers can get the Samsung Galaxy S III in an exclusive Garnet Red color. This handset will be available for pre-order at AT&T's online store from Sunday, July 15.Read More
Samsung has started rolling out the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the AT&T Skyrocket in the United States.Read More
AT&T and Samsung have started rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy Note, that also includes a Premium Suite of apps specially optimized for the phone-cum-tablet hybrid.Read More
Motorola will soon launch the new Atrix HD smartphone for AT&T subscribers in the US. This handset comes with a 4.5 inch HD display, Android 4.0 OS, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and more.Read More
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NICON Insurance Plc has disclosed plans to introduce at least two new insurance products to the insurance market to further maintain its flagship in the insurance industry.
The managing director of the company, Mr. Emmanuel Jegede, made the disclosure recently while hosting members of the Abuja Chapter of Nigeria Corporation of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB).
Jegede said the company's innovativeness and good marketing strategies were reasons the insurance firm still stood tall in the insurance industry.
Two insurance products will soon be introduced into the insurance market. We have put in place numerous strategies that will make us remain the leading edge of the market competition. We shall soon invite you to the launch of these products", he said.
Jegede noted that the company has also decentralised its operations nation-wide, which according to him, 58 branches and six regions are now being manned by regional general managers.
He added that the branches and regions were set up mainly for effective customers' service.
Jegede assured the insurance brokers of prompt payment of their commission, noting that NICON was ever ready to pay brokers' commission as at when due.
He said over N1.8 billion has been paid to its numerous clients from January till date, adding that N2.5 billion was paid in year 2010.
The Chairman, Abuja Chapter of NCRIB, Mr. John Ugochukwu Ibe, commended the company's bold step to host and interact with brokers.


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It's been 10 years since travelers to Navarre Beach had to pay a 50 cent toll to cross the bridge.
The toll booth at the Navarre Beach Bridge was removed in July of 2004, at the request of the Santa Rosa County commissioners.
"The primary benefit was that it cost more to pay the toll workers that what they were gaining from the actual toll," said Avis Whitfield, direct of Santa Rosa County Public Works.
The state offered to hand over the bridge to the county around that time, but that transaction wasn't complete until 2006.
The county wouldn't accept it until minor repairs were made. And when the bridge was finally turned over, it came with $4 million from the state for future repairs.
According to a DOT traffic count in 2013, more than 9,000 vehicles travel over the Navarre Bridge each day.
Navarre bridge's toll was originally $.25 and was increased to $.50 in the mid-1990s.
The Bob Sikes Bridge, which connects Gulf Breeze to Pensacola Beach, still charges $1 to cross.
Navarre drivers are happy they don't have to dig for change anymore.
"I paid the toll for years," said Kimberley Schaffer on Facebook. "If you didn't have the money they'd point down to the change that missed the funnel."
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A Waseca woman spending time in jail for child abuse is scheduled to be in court on theft charges this week. 42-year-old DeAnna Racquel Musolf faces 3 counts of aiding and abetting theft by false representation for allegedly overbilling Medicaid by more than $18,000 by signing inaccurate timecards for her mother while she was caring for 3 of Musolf's children. Musolf was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 2 years of probation earlier this year for the malicious punishment of her adopted children. In that case she confined the 2 children to dark, bare bedrooms for extended periods and denied them sufficient nourishment and clothing, as well as not allowing them into the bathroom for days. She has since lost custody of all of her adopted children. Now she's scheduled to be in court on the Medicaid theft charges today (TUE).
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Young girls typically grow up playing with dolls, wearing make up and looking for the right shoes to match their dress. Monica Lane is anything but typical.
Lane grew up playing softball, wearing No. 1 on her jerseys and looking for the most comfortable cleats to add extra velocity to her fastball.
It was the drive and determination from an early age that has helped the Warren County High School senior earn a softball scholarship to play at Tennessee Temple University for the next four years.
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Mississippi State men's basketball team reached last year's win total this season before the start of Southeastern Conference play.
The Bulldogs knocked of Maryland-Eastern Shore last Thursday to reach 10 wins, matching all of last year, and sits at 10-3 as they enter SEC play on Wednesday at Lexington, Kent., to take on No. 15 Kentucky.
MSU head coach Rick Ray was pleased with how his team handled the non-conference part of their schedule.
"We've had a successful non-conference," Ray said on Monday's SEC teleconference. "The fact that we're able to get to 10 wins as a team already, when we didn't get to 10 wins until March of last season, speaks well to the progress of this is making."
When asked what the biggest difference is with his team from last year to this year, Ray simply responded "maturity."
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The MSU offense struggled at times last year.
This year it has gotten better and is another reason the Bulldogs sit where they sit.
State has increased its points per game production by nearly 10 points. The Bulldogs also have two more assists and are shooting 46.1 percent from the field, six percentage points higher than last year.
Sophomore guard Craig Sword is averaging 14.3 points per game and had a stretch of 20-plus games midway through the non-conference schedule.
"We're still not able to shoot the basketball the way we want to shoot the basketball, but I don't think we take bad shots," Ray said. "When you take bad shots, it's the same thing as a turnover, so it really hurts your defense."
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Farmers in Kitui have been urged to shun traditional methods of farming and seek professional advice to increase their yields.
CEO of Ustadi NGO George Mazurui said some donor funded projects have failed after the financiers pulled out because the locals lack the capacity to run them.
He was speaking during a one-day agricultural produce exhibition in Kitui town on Thursday.
Most of the exhibitors were local farmers, artisans and organsed groups.
Mazrui said his organisation gives money promising individuals.
"The banks provide loans for capital projects, while our organisation offers grants to nurture upcoming investors and equip them with knowledge to run successful businesses," he said.
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New 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' trailer, stills released
Ready for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes?" If not, a newly-cut trailer should help to dial up the anticipation.
In it, we see the story arc of Ceasar the ape who -- thanks to James Franco and an experimental drug (how many times have we written that?) -- gets super-smart and then has super-sized problems. Along the way he learns to read and write, befriends John Lithgow and encounters some not-so-nice humans.
This is not your grandfather's Charlton Heston-starring "Planet of the Apes." Or even your older brother's update with Mark Wahlberg. The latest take on the story of ape dominance owes its believability to the magic of CGI -- especially the CGI-enhanced Ceasar, "played" by Andy Serkis ("Lord of the Rings'" Gollum).
Take a look at the still below to get an idea of the level of detail that went into creating Ceasar's expressions.
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" opens Aug. 5. Let's hope the entire movie is as good as this trailer.
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Bill Harrison has been responsible for innovating and documenting complex commercial real estate transactions utilizing a wide variety of public-private partnership arrangements. He has crafted public-private transactions for a growing list of public and private sector members in the lodging industry, the sports industry, the entertainment industry and in higher education. He also has an in-depth understanding of complex structured financing arrangements in the field of tax-exempt finance, including municipal finance.
Bill Harrison has been responsible for innovating and documenting complex commercial real estate transactions utilizing a wide variety of public-private partnership arrangements. He has crafted public-private transactions for a growing list of public and private sector members in the lodging industry, the sports industry, the entertainment industry and in higher education. He also has an in-depth understanding of complex structured financing arrangements in the field of tax-exempt finance, including municipal finance. He is frequently called upon by developers, municipalities and institutional lenders to help structure new projects. Mr. Harrison's prior service as a member of Virginia Beach City Council (1994 to 2002) gives him a unique perspective in the planning of public-private partnerships. He has been successful in crafting such public-private joint ventures for municipal parking facilities, a 20,000 seat outdoor amphitheater, a soccer stadium, a TPC Golf Course, hotel and conference center projects, university facilities, performing arts facilities and public entertainment complexes.
Mr. Harrison is adept in the use of Virginia's Public-Private Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 ("PPEA") as a tool to bring private sector experience to bear on public projects—saving time and money. He has also structured public-private transactions involving the formation of special tax districts and tax increment finance districts by municipalities to provide revenue streams necessary to support the debt service on the public sector's leveraged investment. He has been involved in the formation of Community Development Authorities as a means of providing additional revenues to assist in the financing of the development of infrastructure improvements associated with public-private mixed-use projects.
Mr. Harrison's municipal finance practice involves his engagement as bond counsel, borrower's counsel and underwriter's counsel in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt obligations for both public and private facilities. He has been engaged in various roles in connection with the issuance of private activity bonds for manufacturers, qualified 501(c)(3) bonds for numerous health care and assisted living facilities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and for recreational and educational facilities for charitable organizations and private secondary schools. He has served as bond counsel nationally to finance qualified residential rental housing projects.
Mr. Harrison has also consummated taxable multi-million dollar loans for lenders and developers in connection with shopping centers and malls, office buildings, high rise apartment buildings, marinas, nursing homes, hotels and motels, and industrial buildings. These transactions involved the use of guaranties, ground leases, leasehold mortgages, conduit mortgages and pass through certificates of participation, letters of credit, equity participation mortgages and wrap mortgages. Mr. Harrison is frequently engaged by lenders, developers and other real estate investors for his advice and guidance in contract negotiations, financial planning, land use issues and structuring of acquisition and development loans. He is also called upon by new businesses seeking to establish themselves in Virginia for counseling at the initial stages of development.
Mr. Harrison graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A. 1975; J.D. 1978). He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the ABA Section on Real Property Law. Mr. Harrison is listed in Virginia Business magazine's "Legal Elite" as well as The Best Lawyers in America for Public Finance Law. He is active in numerous civic and charitable endeavors. He was a founding member of the board of trustees of the Virginia Stage Company, a former commissioner of the Virginia Beach Personnel Board, a past chairman of the Virginia Beach United Way and a former trustee of the University of Virginia Athletics Foundation. Governor McDonnell appointed Mr. Harrison to serve on the Commonwealth of Virginia Treasury Board. Mr. Harrison also served as a commissioner of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. He currently serves as a director of Virginia Beach Vision, is the president of the Central Business District Association and is on the executive committee of the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation. In 2010, Mr. Harrison was appointed chairman of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Citizen Transportation Advisory Committee. He also remains active politically in the City of Virginia Beach.
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Revell's 1/24 '77 4x4 GMC Truck
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Time to pick up two of these for a longbed conversion
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Thank you, Gerry. The plow consists of a few more pieces than I expected, and looks like a great starting point for a fully detailed unit.
Just don't follow the painting instructions in the kit! They are incorrect on a few pieces if you truly want to match what they should be. I did notice that this snowplow closely resembles a Western type although it is not referenced as such, probably to avoid the licensing fees.
This is a much nicer kit than I anticipated and will definitely be building more than the 3 I already have! Santa are you listening????
Posted 04 August 2012 - 11:27 AM
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is the engine correct for this year truck that fuel injection looks like it came from the 57' chevy bel aire kit if it is i don't know these trucks verry well then
No. Start at post #66 here: http://www.modelcars...pic=55344&st=60
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if it is i don't know these trucks very well then
It's not you, it is (was) Monogram. I have no idea why they added this fuel injection unit when they had a perfectly simplistic, traditional carb and manifold setup in the Chevy stepside kits.
BTW, I saw some (what looked like) nice in scale chain at Michael's today, which would probably look good with the plow. It was in the bead aisle, so it should be easy to find.
Posted 05 August 2012 - 01:16 AM
Something I just noticed also is that the wheels are eight lug. I would have sworn they were six lug wheels in my original kit. But a quick check proved they were eight lug also.
Posted 05 August 2012 - 03:32 AM
Casey mentioned in his post above that chain from Michaels would be correct, just make sure you keep it close to scale. There could also be some chain available in the train section at a LHS, although I am not 100% sure.
The wheels in the kit are indeed 8 lug and they should be 6 lug. The older Monogram '76 Chevy Stepside kit has the factory ralley wheels with the correct lug pattern. There was someone on here making resin copies but their name escapes me at this moment, maybe someone will remember? I plan on using the factory ralley wheels or plain steel wheels on my builds.
The painting instructions for the plow components isn't 100% accurate either. The undercarriage, trip springs and plow frame should be black instead of red. The plow motor and blade should be the only parts painted red.
Hopefully I will get some better weather for painting as I am itching to get this kit built!
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Revell did not have a long bed truck already tooled up so that is why they went with the short bed 1/2 ton. I agree that any serious plowing would be done in a 3/4 or 1 ton truck due to the beefier chassis and running gear but we will take what we can get! I do remember seeing a lot of these shortbed, 1/2 ton pickups doing driveways as they were easier to navigate with, much like Jeeps, Blazers, Broncos & Scouts.
If you can find the Monogram pickup this truck was based off, it has the correct six lug wheels.
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Is it just me, or does that plow seem just a little bit more detailed than the whole truck?
Considering the plow was created 30 years after the truck, yes.


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Redmer Insurance Group has named Bel Air native Kelly Mee as manager of commercial lines insurance.
Mee, a Baldwin resident who is a licensed insurance agent, brings 22 years of experience in administrative, personnel and financial settings. At Redmer Insurance Group, she will oversee the sale of commercial lines insurance throughout the mid-Atlantic region.


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Next publication: Issue 05/2015 on Thursday, 30 July 2015 at 10:00
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he is our hero all ethiopian people are happy now, he is voice of voiceless.
February 21, 2014
he is our hero all ethiopian people are happy now, he is voice of voiceless.
he is the voice of voiceless.
What kind conclusion can you expect from a bunch of uneducated retards in this group. First of all, lets face the truth, you connect every weakness possible to the government and I got to say thats very narrow minded which says so much for everyone in this group. Second, most of you don't know the difference of politics and hate. You guys are blindly opposing to every good or bad thing of the government. Think about this haters, god forbid any of you retards had the power which you have been crying for decades, what would you do different?—Nothing, all you want is power then don't know shit about Economics or governing 90 million people. Sometimes, open your eyes for the common sense and stop listening to the propaganda that many fools tell you. Read, make your own decisions and use common sense. Blind hate based on ethic group is never going to work for any of you, it didn't work for the past 2 decades and it sure won't work in the next million years. You sit in your fat ass eating MacDonald's and you trying to know the economy or the government in Ethiopia?—Once again, very narrow minded.
Long life To the Ethiopian Government. Ethiopian People are happy so forget about these retard diasporas. The don't deserve a chance.
Hailemedhen is a hero
Hailemedhin is an all time hero with infinite brilliance.He has spoken with his action to those who think that Ethiopian airlines is business as usual. Hell no!!!!!! Hailemdhin shows the whole world in no uncertain terms that the EAL is business unusual. It is infested with Woyane doldrums, gutter racists and parasites who do not have any regard for humanity. Hailemedhin is the heart, mind, pain, suffering of the greater Ethiopian people.
Ethiopians, the enemy that is currently is short-lived because it is on deathbed counting its remaining days. The enemy came into Ethiopia via invasion with a lot of guns and bullets to loot and murder Ethiopians. Although, the defeat of our enemy to its inevitable death is our main goal, the enemy is biting the lives of our children and poisoning everybody to hurt our motherland. A day of life that is the enemy living is too much on all of us; therefore, our struggle and fighting against this enemy of ours must continue far and wide to get rid of it from the lives of our people.
Right now, there a moment of joy and pride in our hearts and minds chiefly because of the commendable son of the motherland acted against the enemy in the defence of our people and country; yes, Ethiopians, you too can take memorable action against the enemy to weaken and to finish it off.
Come and join the rest of Ethiopians in the defence the patriot captain by fully engaging in the on-going action.
Victory for all Ethiopians!!!
Inevitable death to the enemy!!!!


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- Highs: Low to Mid 80s
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Sunny Stretch, how long can it last?
Hello, sunshine! So nice to see you! High pressure in the Northeast is dominating our weather pattern,clearing our skies and wiping out the humidity. A little moisture combined with cool temps this morning brought some patchy fog and a few clouds, but we should see mostly sunny skies this afternoon. A little reminder to lather up with sunscreen today, and a HIGH UV Index.
- Ultra Violet Index
There could be a pop up thundershower in the mountains to the west, but dry for the metro. Stable weather is expected through the rest of the week. Temperatures will slowly warm as air heats up over time under the influence of highs pressure. Air descends in high pressure systems, it compresses and heats up. It will be gradual, but by the end of the weekend, we will reach near 90 degrees. Next chance of storms outside of the mountains will be early next week. Follow me on facebook and twitter for more updates. If you don't, you probably missed out watching the live NASA rocket launch at Wallops this morning! :)


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Playing a warrior can be exciting, satisfying and fun. The combination of heavy armor, rage, and the various options the class has for weapons (since warriors can equip anything but a wand) and talent spec means, with the effort put in, you can have a warrior who is ideally suited to keeping the mobs bashing away at him, or one who channels his rage into a blinding fury of attacks, or one who swings a sword as big as he is at your head. Nothing is perfect, of course - for some reason, gnomes in dresses are capable of surviving multiple blows from an axe as big as a tauren just by waving their hands and can burn through 9000 health before you get to swing your weapon twice - but no class is expected to be able to do everything.
Still, everyone always has ideas for how to improve on things, and I'm no different.
Something that's always bothered me is that speccing protection seems to be saying "I will be playing an alt outside of instances and raids". Now, warriors are hardly alone in this, as any holy priest can tell you, but it still seems unfair that a player finds herself or himself, after having leveled to 70, unable to do simple cash grinds or farm for crafting without it taking four times longer than it would outside that spec. While I agree that we don't want prot warriors out DPSing Arms or Fury warriors, there has to be a tool we can add to their arsenal that helps move farming and soloing/questing a few notches up the scale from 'awful' to 'tolerable'. Having Revenge do more damage was a nice first step, but I'd like to see something more.
One of the ideas I had was for a reflexive damage shield based on rage. Give it a 30 second duration, have it cost 30 rage to use, and have it do damage comparable to Thorns or Lightning Shield. The catch is, the more damage the warrior takes, the more damage the shield does to those hitting her or him. In effect, the mobs would be killing themselves on the warrior's damage shield. This keeps prot warriors from suddenly running around with insane damage that they can direct at will, and allows them to grind mobs (who are going to be hitting them anyway) faster. It could also be used while tanking to help with multi-mob pulls, which is currently where some warriors find themselves having trouble in the new instances.
Now that I've made a suggestion for prot spec, why not give a little imaginary love to fury warriors? I don't currently have a fury war at 70 (my fury warrior is my night elf, currently parked at level 69 and not going anywhere) but I have always enjoyed the spec, especially when playing around with new variations for unconventional builds that were a lot less practical than they could have been. (I still remember my 25/26 Arms/Fury build and how I refused to believe it wasn't working no matter how many corpse runs I had to make.) What I would really like to see for fury is a talent that helps them become the berserker archetype they're supposed to be, something that makes them harder to kill the closer they are to being dead. I was inspired by the changes to Aspect of the Viper in the upcoming patch, which improves mana regen as the Hunter's mana drops below 50%. Imagine a talent that increased a warrior's damage resistance or resilience as his health dropped, so that by the time he was down to 20% health he was almost uncrittable? Maybe increasing his stun resistance too? You'd have to balance it carefully but I'd like to see less warriors standing stock still, unable to fight and critted to death in permanent stunlock.
My most played warrior, my tauren, is now 42 Arms/ 5 Fury/ 14 Prot and I'll probably spec out of prot eventually, but either way I really enjoy arms personally and I always have. It's touted as a PvP spec but I've found it has talents like Second Wind and Improved Disciplines which I enjoy for tanking. Having a Shield Wall more often is never a bad thing for tanking. So what would I like to see added to arms? Honestly, arms is a pretty strong tree right now, the only thing I'd like to see added would be a talent that allowed arms warriors, the supposed masters of weapons, to temporarily add 100 or so to their weapon skill, not to exceed the weapon's max skill level for that character. So a level 60 arms warrior could temporarily take a weapon he or she isn't skilled in and add up to their maximum possible skill with that weapon, or +100 to their current skill, whichever is less. Basically, the idea would be that arms warriors are so skilled with weapons that they can familiarize themselves with them quickly - this means that an arms warrior could equip and use a weapon without worrying as much if she or he has been using, say, a mace for the past few levels.
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As American as shooting your neighbour or making a world series that only your country can enter, the pick-up truck is an icon of the American way.
But it's taken some Aussies based down under at GM's Holden Division - who are much more accustomed to an Oz-style Ute - to develop the much-loved pick-up into the form of the Dinali XT hybrid that you see here.
In the continuing attempt by US manufacturers to find the pick-up a way forward into the future, you'll find an electric motor and a direct injection 4.9-litre V8 engine under this hood, and running on bio-ethanol, it's slated to return 32mpg from its 326bhp.
Aussie designer Warrick Leach has spouted reams of quotes regarding what he's done and why he's done it, so to save you the pain, we've paraphrased him here:
"Awwwmaaaate, I really wanted to do a flammin' Yank truck that looked super awesome in a bogan Ute style but that had the performance and handling of a sports car only with room to put your chully bun of beer in the back. The Sheilas will love it, mate.'
Rappers and sportsman are no doubt already eager to sign up, even though the Dinali XT is only currently scheduled to go no further than the Chicago motor show next week, as there are no plans for production.


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White Nokia N9 is now available for preorder, will cost you 699
If you've been patiently waiting for your special white edition of the Nokia N9 to become available since we showed it to you during Nokia World, now it's your time to rejoice.
The white N9 is simply gorgeous and is priced at 699 by the Finnish online store Verkkokauppa. Mind you, this is the price for the 64GB model and sadly there's no word on specific date of arrival. All we know is it's going to be ready for direct purchase by the end of the year.
Now, with that out of the way let's stare for a moment some photos of the white N9, shall we?
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I don't know about some of the pieces, if you say they are made in Korea, they must. However, when I open my n97 mini, it says "made in Finland". It might be just the battery, though. How can anyone know where their phone is being manu...
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Your comment is just circling around. Don't you have any more to say? Soo boring. N9 is unique, unlike your iphone.
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Iphone4s-dual core compare to nokia n9, there's no actual difference in terms of speed. What more if nokia made a dual core phone? What would your iphone do? Hide into your apps? Stupid.
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The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January this year. Its development was prompted by a spate of contaminated food recalls in recent years, some of which were fatal, including a nationwide recall of salmonella-tainted peanut products that killed at least nine at the beginning of 2009.
AHPA notes that Section 207 of FSMA amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by changing the criteria under which FDA can detain a food – including dietary supplements – from 20 to 30 days.
This was amended to give FDA authority to order detention of a food if it has "reason to believe" that the food is "adulterated or misbranded". This was previously limited to instances in which the agency had "credible evidence or information" indicating that a food "presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death".
Comments filed in response to the new Act by AHPA urge FDA continue to use its administrative detention authority sparingly.
It is also noted by the trade association that Congress did not limit administrative detention to food that is in domestic commerce, such that "any detention of food that is made due to FDA's determination that is has a reason to believe that the food is adulterated or misbranded, including detentions at a point of importation or of domestic possession, should be considered to be an administrative detention."
"If FDA agrees with this analysis, any adulteration – or misbranding-based adulteration – would be subject to certain rules, including that such detention could not exceed 30 days," stated AHPA.
Initial reception
When FSMA was first released, it was received well by stakeholders in the dietary supplements industry, and commended by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) .
Among the other actions linked to the new legislation are the setting up of a food recall search site , the release of a food safety guidance document for the seafood industry, and two public meetings with industry and consumer groups on the import and preventive control provisions of the law.


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Faculty Senate Newsletter
To the University Faculty:
Happy New Year to all, and welcome back for the start of the spring semester. In this mid-year newsletter we will report on the advances made by the Faculty Senate thus far this year, and I will comment below on issues currently under discussion.
The Senate has been reconsidering the Case School of Engineering's proposal to modify the SAGES requirements for engineering undergraduates, and we expect that a revised proposal will come to the Faculty Senate for a vote early this spring. This time frame was chosen because if these modifications are enacted, we wish to provide the CSE governing board enough time to organize and advertise its upcoming curricular changes. As this proposal first surfaced on campus in 2007, we owe our colleagues in CSE a full resolution this year.
The extended discussion that surrounds the proposed CSE modifications to SAGES revealed that it is unclear exactly what is an individual school/college's commitment to SAGES, how a constituent faculty might modify SAGES requirements for its students, whether or not SAGES forms a common core for undergraduate education at Case Western Reserve University, and whether each constituent faculty has or should have absolute control of its curriculum. To address these concerns the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education (FSCUE), chaired by Prof. Jim McGuffin-Cawley, and its Curriculum Subcommittee, is now considering a pathway for monitoring, supporting, and advising SAGES to enable us to bring "concerns and proposals about SAGES to the governance structure of the university."
Our discussions on SAGES also raised the important curricular question on campus of what next? Shortly, I will be contacting the deans and governing bodies of the Undergraduate Program Faculty asking them to initiate an engaging, forward thinking, and energetic discussion with their constituent faculty about whether there should be a common undergraduate core curriculum for all CWRU undergraduates. Our goal, as we did with SAGES, is to remain an innovative university providing the best possible educational experiences for our students.
Sadly, I need to take this opportunity to remember our colleague and Chair of the Faculty Senate Committee on Faculty Compensation, Mark A. Smith, Professor of Pathology. His passing is a tragic loss for our university. Mark will remain in our hearts and serve as an inspiration in our pursuit to advance the growth and reputation of our faculty and our university.
It is my honor to serve as chair of Faculty Senate this year. But I have not been successful alone. I extend my thanks to President Snyder and Provost Baeslack, who have worked hand in hand with the Faculty Senate, and most importantly to the faculty members who serve as elected senators and members of standing committees. Highlighted in this newsletter are some the Senate's activities so far this year.
Prof. Alan Levine, chair
Prof. Gary Chottiner, chair-elect
Prof. Carol Musil, past chair
Liz Woyczynski, secretary of the university faculty
There are new websites for the Faculty Senate, Faculty Handbook and Faculty Senate By-laws.
In fall 2009, the Faculty Senate Committee on By-laws, chaired by Prof. Christine Cano (CAS), put forth a proposal that the website for the Faculty Senate – including the Faculty Handbook and the Senate By-laws – be updated. The proposal was voted a top priority by the Faculty Senate, and the Office of the President and the Provost generously funded the project.
The Faculty Handbook is now a functional web publication, which is much easier to navigate than a pdf copy. It has a "print friendly" option for each section.
The faculty handbooks at most universities are just pdfs. Many CWRU offices still find the pdf copy of the handbook very useful, especially for printing full copies as desk references. The pdf version of the CWRU Faculty Handbook is still accessible on the website.
The Faculty Senate By-laws are also now a fully functional web publication, with print friendly options on each page. The pdf version is still available on the website.
When work was delayed on the web design, the Office of Marketing and Communications kindly agreed to hire an outside contractor (at some additional expense to their office) to help us complete the project. We're grateful for their support.
We welcome continued input about how the websites can be made most useful to the Faculty Senate and the University Faculty.
The Faculty Senate Nominating Committee, chaired by Prof. Susan Tullai-McGuinness (SON), is recruiting faculty for openings on faculty senate committees for the 2011-2012 academic year. There are 16 committees and subcommittees; their charges and current membership are posted on the web.
Budget Committee
Committee on By-laws
Committee on Faculty Compensation
Committee on Faculty Personnel
Committee on Graduate Studies
Committee on Information and Communication Technology
Committee on Minority Affairs
Nominating Committee
Committee on Research
Committee on Undergraduate Education
FSCUE Academic Standing Subcommittee
FSCUE Admissions Subcommittee
FSCUE Curriculum Subcommittee
FSCUE Student Life Subcommittee
Committee on University Libraries
Committee on Women Faculty
Interested faculty members should fill out the online Faculty Senate Faculty Interest Survey, or contact Prof. Susan Tullai-McGuinness or Liz Woyczynski, secretary of the university faculty.
In Fall 2010, the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies, chaired by Prof. Gary Wnek (CSE), reviewed several proposals for new graduate degrees that were approved by the Faculty Senate. New degrees require subsequent approval by the Board of Trustees and the Ohio Board of Regents.
The Faculty Senate voted to approve the merger of the Department of Communication Sciences and the Department of Psychology into a new Department of Psychological Sciences. The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences voted to approve the merger in April 2010.
The Faculty Senate voted to approve the split of the Department of Theater and Dance to create a separate Department of Dance and Department of Theater. The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences voted to approve the split in April 2010.
Pilot Program for Faculty Conciliation and Mediation: as presented by Prof. Bill Leatherberry, chair, ad hoc Committee on Grievance Process Reform, and Prof. Emeritus Wally Gingerich, Faculty Conciliation and Mediation Counselor. The Faculty Senate will consider whether or not to continue this pilot program.
University Budget Committee: as presented by Prof. J.B. Silvers, Faculty Senate Budget Committee. In response to the recommendations from the Provost's Budget System Review Committee, a pilot project will begin this spring to initiate a University Budget Committee, which will act as an advisory body to the Provost with broad university perspective and an intense involvement in the budgetary process. If faculty are interested in serving, please contact Prof. Alan Levine, chair, Faculty Senate.
Faculty are encouraged to contact Prof. Alan Levine, chair, Faculty Senate, or the faculty concerned, with questions or concerns about these issues.
Thanks to the faculty who chaired Faculty Senate standing and ad hoc committees this year:
Budget Committee: Prof. J.B. Silvers (WSOM)
By-laws: Prof. Ken Ledford (CAS)
Faculty Compensation: TBD
Faculty Personnel: Prof. Jim Kazura (SOM)
Graduate Studies: Prof. Gary Wnek (CSE)
Information Resources: Prof. Kalle Lyytinen (WSOM)
Minority Affairs: Prof. Faye Gary (SON)
Nominating Committee: Prof. Susan Tullai-McGuinness (SON)
Research: Prof. Mark Chance (SOM)
Undergraduate Education: Prof. Jim McGuffin-Cawley (CSE)
University Libraries: Prof. Mary Quinn Griffin (SON)
Women Faculty: Prof. Betsy Kaufman (SOM)
ad hoc Committee on Grievance Process Reform: Prof. Bill Leatherberry (LAW)
Thanks to the other faculty members who served on the
Faculty Senate Executive Committee this year:
Prof. Jessica Berg (LAW)
Prof. Sue Hinze (CAS)
Prof. Ken Loparo (CSE)
Prof. Diana Morris (SON)
Prof. Roy Ritzmann (CAS)
Prof. Jonathan Sadowsky (CAS)
Prof. Sorin Teich (SODM)
Learn more about the Faculty Senate.
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Tyrone's 'Songbird' makes it to live stages of The Voice
POMEROY singer Andrea Begley proved that she is very much a 'Songbird' as she powered her way through to the live shows of BBC's The Voice last night.
The Tyrone girl's flawless rendition of the Eva Cassidy classic 'Songbird' was enough to convince team mentor Danny O'Donoghue to take her through to the live shows, as the competition really takes off.
Andrea has only ten-per-cent vision, losing most of her sight to glaucoma as a child.
However, she did not let it hold her back and said that in the blind auditions she felt she was on a level playing field with both the judges and other contestants.
The 26 year-old civil servant goes through alongside Karl Michael and Mitchell Emms on Team Danny, as The Script front man finalised his team to take on those of fellow judges, Tom Jones, Will.I.Am and Jessie J in the hit BBC show.
Live broadcasts are commencing next weekend and the smash hit programme is already clocking up viewing figures of over nine million viewers a week.


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Bill Holm died on Wednesday, February 25. It feels like Minnesota has lost one of it's letters. He was a writer that really was larger than life. I can't add much to the tributes and obituaries I've read so I'll share a story. If you need the details of his life the Star Tribune has published them here.
Bill gave a reading at Carleton a few years ago. I picked him up at the airport in Faribault and drove him to Northfield. We talked about the reading habits of college students and books the entire ride. He walked into Great Hall and declared "I've always wanted to give a reading in a room like this." Bill was in perfect form that evening. He played the piano, sang, read some poems, and a couple of essays from Eccentric Islands. It's what a reading should be. The audience loved it and so did Bill.
Jim Harrison described Bill this way: "Bill is not larger than life, he's as big as life, which is as large as anyone gets." So tonight I raise my glass and toast the great Minnesotan Bill Holm. I welcome your comments.


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About the Doc
Over the last century, the humble chocolate bar has become the most popular candy in the world. Every year, Americans alone consume on average 11.7 pounds of it. The worldwide consumption increases every year at a rate of 4%. But chocolate, as it turns out, was never meant to be candy. For the ancient Mayans and Aztecs, it was a powerful food to be worshipped. A single drink pressed from cacao beans could sustain a warrior for days in the heat of battle. The ancients even used these sacred beans as currency. When science took it upon itself to give the cacao tree a name, it chose "Theobrama Cacao" -- Food of the Gods. The film "Semisweet: Life in Chocolate" travels to four vastly different places around the globe to follow the unique journey of characters whose lives have been intrinsically transformed by chocolate. It's a story told through the personal journeys and lives of extraordinary characters. And, although their paths have never directly crossed, their lives are interwoven through their very unique and personal relationship with chocolate.
Behind-the-Scenes on Semisweet: Life in Chocolate
Choco-locate: The App
The choco-locate app helps you track down chocolate by your preferences. You can review and rate the chocolate you love to eat.
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Meet the Filmmakers
Michael Allcock is an independent writer/director. As a writer, Michael has worked in film and television for more than a dozen years. Some of the documentaries he has penned include "Tyler's Barrel" (TVO), "First and Last," and "Vimy Ridge: From Heaven to Hell" – for which he was nominated for a Gemini in 2007. His documentary series include "Final 24," "Dig WW2" and "Secret Files of the Inquisition." As a director, Allcock was nominated for a Gemini in 2011 for "Forensic Factor." "Semisweet: Life in Chocolate" is his first full-length documentary as both writer and director.
- Video: Michael Allcock on Filmmaking
- Michael Allcock interview in The Globe and Mail
Lalita Krishna is an award-winning filmmaker and transmedia producer. Her work has been broadcast on all major networks in Canada, and featured at film festivals around the world. As the co-chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada's Toronto chapter, Lalita spearheaded DOCShift, a two year initiative to develop the core capacity of producers to create interactive documentaries using a variety of delivery platforms. Lalita sits on the board of Hot Docs, North America's leading documentary film festival, and is a featured speaker at prestigious conferences and professional development events. Lalita has been awarded the DreamCatcher Award for using her craft to better humanity and is the recipient of the 2010 Reel World Trailblazer award.
Read Lalita's blog on Semisweet and its app at the Cannes, France festival MIPCOM


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Texas has one of the largest general aviation airport systems in the nation — with two of the 10 top busiest airports (Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth). If you're seeking a top-quality education in this exciting field, you picked a leader in Aviation training!
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Are Brittany and Santana Really Over For Good?
If there's one thing that's become abundantly clear to us in recent Glee spoilers, it's that Brittany (Heather Morris) and Sam's (Chord Overstreet) fledgling relationship isn't going away anytime soon.
As much as we would love to see Britt back with her ex, Santana (Naya Rivera), it appears she'll be sticking with Trouty Mouth for a while. In fact, actress Heather Morris even said recently that though Brittany and Santana are still friends, "they won't get back together, I don't think."
Is that really the case? Is there truly no hope of Brittana ever getting back together... like, ever? Not so fast, says Glee creator Ryan Murphy. The situation is not nearly that dire.
On January 18, a fan tweeted, "Heather said Brittana will not get back together but you've told us there is hope. Who should we believe?"
Ryan replied, "Believe the person who runs the writers' room."
There you have it. Glee's boss, the show's ultimate decision-maker, says that Brittana isn't over yet. Never lose hope!
Source: Ryan Murphy on Twitter


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Live Video: President Obama in a 'Fireside Hangout' on Google+
President Obama answers questions during a virtual interview with Google+ and Americans from around the country to discuss his State of the Union Address. February 14, 2013.
Video: Stephen Colbert on the State of the Rubio
Breitbart's Ben Shapiro Makes Up Another Fake Story to Smear Hagel, GOP Runs With It
Breitbrat Ben Shapiro apparently just made up a story about Chuck Hagel receiving donations from a group called "Friends of Hamas," because as Dave Weigel reports, the group does not actually exist.
As with all these fake stories from the Breitbart crew, it immediately spread throughout the right wing echo chamber, repeated by Mike Huckabee, redstate.com, the National Review, Fox News, etc. — none of whom ever bothered to check on the group's existence.
Here's the problem: There's no proof that "Friends of Hamas" actually exists. At best, it's an organization so secret that nobody in government has thought to mention its existence. At worst, it's as fake as Manti Te'o's girlfriend. The Treasury Department, which designates sponsors of terror, has done so to many charities tied to Hamas. "Friends of Hamas" is not among them. The State Department doesn't designate it, either. And a bit less holistically, a Lexis search for the group reveals absolutely nothing.
I've been unable to find any Senate staffer who knows where the "Friends" rumor came from, and Dave Reaboi, communications director for the (generally conservative) Center for Security Policy, shared my confusion about the alleged group. "Looking back to the 1990s, there were several groups (some affiliated with Holy Land Foundation, some not) that functioned as fund-raisers," he said in an email. "I wouldn't put it past these people to refer to it this way in private, but I doubt highly that they'd actually call a legit group 'Friends of Hamas.'"
This morning I wrote Shapiro to clear up the accusation. "Have you found any more proof that this group exists?" I asked. "Is it just shorthand for some people who might support Hagel, or a real group?"
"The original story is the entirety of the information I have," he said.
NRA Head LaPierre's Astonishingly Paranoid Article
For the head of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre, America has turned into a nightmarish apocalyptic hellscape of roving drug gangs, terrorists, and looting minorities. Financial ruin. Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Riots. I don't know how he even finds the strength to carry on.
And that description is not an exaggeration: Stand and Fight.
Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Riots. Terrorists. Gangs. Lone criminals. These are perils we are sure to face—not just maybe. It's not paranoia to buy a gun. It's survival. It's responsible behavior, and it's time we encourage law-abiding Americans to do just that.
This is the voice of America's pro-gun movement — obsessed with paranoid fantasies and heavily armed.
What could possibly go right?
To accompany this whacked-out editorial, the NRA has released a new video — a classic in the right wing fear-mongering genre, standing up for Americans who need to be able to spray dozens of bullets in all directions as quickly as possible.
This is why the "Bad Craziness" tag exists.
FreedomWorks Made Video of Fake Giant Panda Having Sex With Fake Hillary Clinton
Watching this house of cards tumble is enlightening, disgusting, and educational all at once.
An internal investigation of FreedomWorks—the prominent conservative advocacy group and super-PAC—has focused on president Matt Kibbe's management of the organization, his use of its resources, and a controversial book deal he signed, according to former FreedomWorks officials who have met with the private lawyers conducting the probe. One potential topic for the inquiry is a promotional video produced last year under the supervision of Adam Brandon, executive vice president of the group and a Kibbe loyalist. The video included a scene in which a female intern wearing a panda suit simulates performing oral sex on Hillary Clinton. [Author's note: The previous sentence contains no typos.]
In December, after months of bitter in-fighting, two members of FreedomWorks' board of trustees—C. Boyden Gray, the White House counsel for President George H.W. Bush, and James Burnley IV, a secretary of transportation during the Reagan years—notified Kibbe that they had received "allegations of wrongdoing by the organization or its employees" and had hired two lawyers, Alfred Regnery and David Martin, to investigate. Soon after, Regnery and Martin began interviewing past and present FreedomWorks employees and officials. This list included Dick Armey, the former House majority leader who in November resigned as chairman of the group (and pocketed an $8 million payout), citing concerns about the management of the organization. The investigating lawyers, Armey says, "picked my brain. I told them a forensic audit would be imperative because so much is hidden there."
More: FreedomWorks Made Video of Fake Giant Panda Having Sex With Fake Hillary Clinton


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GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP)- Officials are investigating a large fish die-off at a Great Bend lake.
The Great Bend Tribune reports thousands of dead fish have been reported at Veterans Memorial Lake.
Terry Hoff, acting Director of Public Lands for Great Bend, says crews have been cleaning up the fish as best they can, but it's been tough to keep up. Hoff says the die-off killed most of the fish in the lake, from minnows to carp and bass.
Hoff says the city has contacted the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism to determine the cause.
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Regardless of how skilled you are at climbing or skiing, nothing beats local knowledge. Patagonia recommends the following guide services if you want to make the most of your time in the mountains.
Alaska Mountaineering School
Alaska Mountaineering School is a small, professional, locally-owned business located in the village of Talkeetna, Alaska. AMS is committed to the highest standards of mountain travel and is composed of America's finest wilderness educators and mountain guides. Each year AMS offers a full schedule of trips into the Alaska Ranges' awe-inspiring glaciated terrain: guided climbs of Denali, Mt. Hunter and Mt. Foraker; instructional mountaineering and wilderness courses for all skill levels, custom technical peak ascents and private glacier treks. Alaska Mountaineering School is a founding member of Patagonia's Pataguide program and supports Patagonia in their mission and activism; AMS staff proudly wears Patagonia's innovative outdoor clothing in Alaska's extremes on a daily basis. AMS operates in, and is a licensed concessionaire of Denali National Park and Preserve.
American Alpine Institute
Started in 1975, the American Alpine Institute's mission has been to help climbers achieve their personal goals, gain skills and competence on technical terrain in the mountains, and to foster a care for and awareness of the environments in which they travel. Called "the best all around climbing school and guide service in North America" (Jon Krakauer), AAI operates in 6 states and 16 countries. AAI has programs for all interest and ability levels, from instruction and ascent to expeditions to the 7 Summits.
Mountain Trip
Mountain Trip was established in the mountains of Alaska in 1973, and we have been guiding climbers on Denali since 1976. We are committed to providing the highest level of service, quality, and professionalism on every expedition. We are climbers guiding climbers, instilling our enthusiasm and respect for wild places in everyone with whom we tie onto a rope. While still specializing in guiding in Alaska including Denali, Mt Foraker, Mt Hunter, Mt Huntington, and other technical climbs, we also lead expeditions to big mountains around the world including the Himalaya, South America, Antarctica, and Indonesia. Mountain Trip is a small, custom and innovative guide service with some of the best professional guides in the business. We offset the carbon emissions of our world travel through TerraPass and are working towards making our office at 9,800 feet in Ophir, Colorado completely solar powered. We wear Patagonia products because they are the best, and we share their commitment to being a positive social and environmental force.
Mountain Trip is a licensed concessionaire of Denali National Park and Preserve.
National Outdoor Leadership School
The National Outdoor Leadership School, a nonprofit educational organization, is the leader in wilderness education. NOLS offers over 65 different course types, ranging in length from two weeks to 135 days, in the world's most spectacular classrooms. Since 1965, this nonprofit school has introduced over 100,000 people to the skills and leadership techniques necessary to live and travel in the wilderness.
North Cascades Mountain Guides
We are a small company of guides located on the east side of the North Cascades in the beautiful Methow Valley of Washington State. We specialize in low ratio custom trips and professional programs rich with in depth skills instruction, challenge and adventure. NCMG offers courses and private trips for rock climbing, alpine climbing, mountaineering, ice climbing and backcountry skiing in the rugged and spectacular "Alps of America" as well as many of the world's other great ranges. Whatever your ambitions include, you will find that we offer the best times, the best people and the best of places.
Northwest Mountain School
The Northwest Mountain School (NMS) is owned and operated by John Race and Olivia Cussen. NMS is based in Leavenworth, WA and offers guided climbs on most peaks in the Pacific Northwest as well as rock, alpine, and ski tours worldwide. Annual trips are as varied as one day climbs near Leavenworth, week-long European Ski Traverses, climbs of classics like the North Ridge of Mt. Stuart and the West Ridge of Forbidden Peak, and as exotic as sailing-climbing combinations to South Georgia Island. Both John Race and Olivia Cussen are IFMGA certified guides. Olivia is the third American woman to have earned her IFMGA certification. NMS pledges 1% of its annual revenue to local environmental organizations.
Skyward Mountaineering
Skyward Mountaineering is a boutique mountain guide service based in the San Juan Mountains of Western Colorado, run by Vince Anderson and Steve House. Skyward specializes in custom trips to the off-the-beaten track destinations all over the world, difficult climbing ascents of well-known classics like the Northface of the Eiger or the Moonflower Buttress on Mt.Hunter as well as on coaching and training for Alpine Climbing and Ski Mountaineering. Skyward feels privileged to share with their clients a view toward climbing and skiing that counts ethics, courage, and aesthetics among its virtues. Experience the true spirit of alpinism: Adventure, challenge, and partnership. Great climbers make the best guides!
Utah Mountain Adventures
Based in the Wasatch Range near Salt Lake and Park City since 1993, Utah Mountain Adventures (UMA) is the premier full-spectrum, year-round guide service in Utah. Programs include backcountry skiing and split-snowboarding, rock climbing and ice climbing, avalanche instruction, summer and winter mountaineering, trekking (hiking and snowshoeing) and canyoneering skills. UMA's incredible roster of guides and instructors maximizes the knowledge and experience gained by guests. Led by Julie Faure and Tyson Bradley, UMA (formerly Exum Utah Mountain Adventures) operates under an exclusive permit issued by the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures
Based in the Canmore, Alberta, Canada, Yamnuska Mountain Adventures has been guiding and instructing mountain activities since 1977. We run guiding and instructional programs in mountaineering, rock and ice climbing, backcountry skiing, avalanche training, and hiking for all levels. All of our guides are ACMG or IFMGA certified but they are also chosen for their leadership skills, instructional techniques and their passion for the mountains. We host clients from all over the world in the Canadian Rockies and consider these mountains our home, playground and classroom. Yamnuska Mountain Adventure guides proudly wear Patagonia clothing for our staff uniforms.


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I just finished reading Bill McKibben's latest book Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. McKibben has hit the nail on the head. In Bill's world, more is not necessarily better. He challenges us to think about how we live.
As Americans, we have more stuff, but are we happier? Not really. We spend more money per capita on health care than EU nations, yet we are not healthier. We consume more energy and plan for that to grow, while the EU has pledged to reduce their usage. Energy costs continue to rise while our political leaders scream drill for more oil. Global Warming? Not a human problem according to some.
He replaces the word sustainability with durability. McKibben argues we need to move beyond growth as the economic model and move towards local economies to create a durable future. The folks at Just Food challenged us to eat local. McKibben spends year eating locally and describes it in detail.
I think this McKibben fellow is on to something.


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Europe Quickly Gaining on US
Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 03:24PM
For most of 2012 up until the last week or so, investors in the US took solace in the fact that "we were much better off than Europe." Any time the market declined, it was "blame Europe" time. That is no longer the case. As shown below, the S&P 500 is now up just slightly more than Europe's stock market in 2012. Now it's European investors that are blaming the US for market declines, and if we do go over the Fiscal Cliff, they will be the ones saying "at least we're better off than the US." Ironic isn't it.
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The next day we went on a little hike (little because I forgot to bring good hiking shoes for David; shall have to remember that next time). Saw two funny signs -
(Above sign means "Watch out for bears - don't feed them - please deposit your candy here")
David, I love you! I cherish sharing our deepest secrets only with each other until we die.
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Katherine, Thanks so much for referencing my post. (And, sorry for the delayed acknowledgment! We were in Sweden when you posted.) Your photos are beautiful. I love reading about your adventures!
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Avanquest Fix-It Utilities 10 Essentials, more or less, a PC diagnostic tool/system utility. The following chart (created by the developer) lists the main features of Avanquest Fix-It Utilities 10 Essentials in addition to comparing it to other editions of Fix-It Utilities:
Starting Friday, v3.co.uk is going to run a promotion allowing users to get Avanquest Fix-It Utilities 10 Essentials for free. Here is the official word from them:
We're ready to put live our Avanquest Fix-It 10 Essentials full promo, from midday Friday. This is system optimisation and maintenance software will enable you to keep on top of your PC. Worth $24.95/£19.99, we're giving you the full version, free of charge, available for 48 hours exclusively from the V3.co.uk Software Store.
Avanquest Fix-It 10 Essentials is so new, it's only recently made available from Avanquest. For more information view the product page.
This comprehensive PC toolkit will run 250 diagnostic tools to determine the health of your computer. With one-click maintenance, it will enable to quickly fix issues without requiring you to delve deep in to the possible solutions. If you suffer from a serious crash, then you get a bootable repair disc which will enable you to salvage your data and recover your computer.
The giveaway has not started yet – it will start 3 AM PST Friday August 20, 2010 and end 3 AM PST Sunday August 22, 2010 – so I don't have much details on it right now. (Chances are, though, it will be like all previous v3.co.uk giveaways in the sense that you have to first register with their website – registration is free – before you can get the freebie.) However, I thought I should give everyone the heads up in advance. Be sure to visit store.v3.co.uk on Friday!
Thanks Student26!
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I'll attempt to transform language on my telephone and see if it transform. Possibly you are able to do the identical? Elle, attempt English UK or US as an alternative to AU? Possibly it that simple
This offer is actually still available until the end of August at http://downloads.pcauthority.com.au/article/12717-avanquest_fix-it_utilities_10_essentials. Just have to sign up at PC Authority. I have used Fix-It Utilities 7 before and really liked it – it saved me a few times. Looking forward to using this newer version.
Tune up Utilities 2009 version is available as a give away on many sites including-
I have finally managed to clean up and return my system to normal after having fix-it 10 installed for 24 hours.
I now understand what all the bad reviews are about.
I now say do not install this the recovery commander alone will drive you nuts.
Instead of speeding things up it slows everything down and it doesn't want to let you uninstall it either.
Thanks for the user mini-reviews above–very helpful with this somewhat-unknown software! Free is nice, but only if the software is helpful (and non-destructive) …
Hi everyone,
I downloaded and installed this on my laptop/Win 7/64bit/i5 430/4GB RAM/500GB HDD.
I have couple of other system utility softwares like the ASO, System Mechanics, Tune up Utilities, Win Utilities, Advance System Care Pro etc.
Fix it Utilities 10 after installation tried to download the update but repeatedly failed. It straight went into disc de frag mode and took ages to complete it and after which it started searching for junk files, registry etc. Sequence of approach is faulty as the first thing most of utility softwares do is delete junk files, then registry optimisation and lastly the disc de frag/disc error check.
Moreover, this software is very slow in comparison with others and is in a way disappointing.
I rate System Mechanics very highly as it is very effective. It reduced my system shut down time from about 6 minutes to just about 30 seconds! Best thing i like is the highly programmable Active Care which does an automatic real time optimisation during system idle time.
Second best is ASO which comes bundled with driver updater and anti malware.
@ DotTech team, @ Ashraf
@ Xinia #17
@ Roy
Re: time zones and countdown.
I was just in time to install Vectorian Giotto, partly because I miscalculated my time zone by one hour and did not consult my usual conversion table. No harm done, finally, but still…
Today I won't make that mistake:
– On Avanquest page http://www.avanquest.com/UK/software/fixit-utilities-10-essentials-143754?meta=work&cat=pc-essentials&sub=pc-security-pc-health I find no link to this free offer – but I'm not logged in as a registered user – so no mention of starting date or time zone –but I may have overlooked something.
– On the "official giveaway page" as linked to above (http://www.downloadjunkie.co.uk/2010/08/exclusive-avanq-1.html) "the official word " says : "We're ready to put live our Avanquest Fix-It 10 Essentials full promo, from midday Friday." – No time zone mentionned, but I gues it must be local UK time – which should be GMT+1 and equals CET (which converts to GMT+2 in Belgium, etc.)
– On V3 Software Store (http://store.v3.co.uk/?act=promo) : "This promotion will be live between midday CET Friday 20 of August to CET midday Sunday 22nd of August." [as cited by Roy #12 – Thanks Roy, not having to visit V3 Store first or having to convert to my time zone you could have saved me some time if I hadn't taken to writing this post ;-)]
– Ashraf/dotTech says "(…)it will start 3 AM PST Friday August 20, 2010 and end 3 AM PST Sunday August 22, 2010"
Confusion about timezones is not new, especially as dotTech's freebies are free worldwide (though, for just a couple of hours, there has been some uncertainty about that in the past where V3 Software Store was involved – I'm referring to BitDefender AntiVirus 2010 starting Friday (August 13, 2010) [24-hours only]… as Zugshad #20 seems to remember well ;-)
I don't really have an unsurmountable problem with time zones as such. But things may be easier and faster to handle, more user friendly.
Some people have a worldclock or a timeconversion utility running. I guess many (just like me, because I have no constant use for it) don't. I usually go to http://www.timeanddate.com/ (time zones, conversion tools – home page) or http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/ (list of time zone abbreviations and conversion base UCT). Perhaps this may be useful to some?
What I miss on dotTech though, is a countdown timer for time-restricted freebies. I have browsed the forum section "improve dotTech" but have not found any threads about this. If such a timer were implemented here, it would be an improvement surely? However, I don't have any idea on how the dotTech-team would go about it or whether or not it would be easy to install. As for the disirability, I certainly would appreciate such an addition, but who am I? Would others think so too?
For those who have their own website or blog (which I don't have), maybe this link may come in handy : http://www.timeanddate.com/clocks/freecountdown.html : free countdown timer for websites (in case the provider doesn't have such a clock/timer freely available).
Undoubtedly there are similar (even better) sites dealing with this than the one I mention here, but I dohope this little bit of info may be of some help to someone.
Have a nice weekend!
PS: @ Roy
Your guidance for reaching and actually being able to download and install this software is a huge timesaver, to say the least! V3 Software Store certainly isn't the easiest one to find your way about in. Thanks! I'll store the procedure outline (with the appropriate changes to be applied) seperately in case we're offered another free software via them in the future. No hard feeling towards V3 Software Store, though.
I installed this software and the registry cleaner crippled my Panda On-line Antivirus program! So be careful when using the registry cleaner.
Thanks Roy. without your explanations it was impossible to get that piece of software.
And thanks a lot, Ashraf.
Is offer good for USA anyone? I have System Mechanic so far I love it :).
Well, I downloaded and installed the program. It promptly removed my Office 2010 key. So the registry fixes are a bit aggressive. It did fix a shut down hang problem I was having. So mixed results for me. I ended up removing the program…
@runfast: After reading those reviews, I've decided to pass on this one.
Hi ;o) Thanks but fix-it is a very heavy and intrusive piece of software, optimization is minimal compared to the heavy of this piece of software
Hi again all
If anyone has any problems understanding my previous explanation on this page below everything is explained by Avanquest and V3:
which is the same one you need to enter your V3 membership details on to get the serial code.
Hi Ashraf and everyone
I have managed to solve the problem with a bit of snooping around.
You have to firstly register and create an account with V3 at:
then you have to activate the account through the email verification link they send you.
After this you need to login to your V3 account and go to this page:
which you can also reach by clicking on the banner for Fix-it Utilities at the top of the page you arrive at after you have logged in.
You will find the download link for Fix-it Utilities at the top of this page and at the bottom of the page is this information:
Promo Information
Incisive Media, the publisher's of the V3.co.uk Software Store, are the only authorised distributors of the Avanquest Fix-It Utilities 10 Essentials promotion. Use the build provided here and as part of this promotion.
The promotion is online and available between midday CET Friday 20 of August and midday CET Sunday 22 of August. You can obtain your serial code during this period and install at any time.
How To Get Your Serial Code
Download the Avanquest Fix-It Utilities 10 Essentials build from this store and go to http://fixit.creativemark.co.uk to get your serial code. Your serial code is valid for 1-PC"
Good luck and all the very best to everyone
Avanquest (fix-it utilities) has bad reviews on download.com. should have read them before installing.
It seems its a trial version. What happened to free???/
I've just gone on the avanquest website via the dotTech link to V3 and the first page at avanquest says the Fix-it 10 is free but when I click the link on the webpage to get it it then says it costs £19.99.
I closed everything down and did it again and now it goes straight to the page where it costs £19.99.
Am I missing something here because no matter what I do even clicking the 'Buy Download' link it keeps trying to charge me for it.
What am I missing?
Where is the download link?
At least this giveaway works!Certainly not like the expert pdf fiasco.


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STORRS, Conn. – Four different Crusaders each scored a goal and sophomore goalie Matt Ginn (Lindsay, Ontario) made 21 saves as the Holy Cross men's hockey team defeated Connecticut, 4-1, at the Freitas Ice Forum on Friday night in Atlantic Hockey action. With the win, the Crusaders improve to 15-10-2 overall (11-7-2 AHA), while the Huskies fall to 13-13-3 overall (10-10-2 AHA). These two teams will conclude its three-game regular season series on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass., at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross is 2-0-0 versus UConn this season as the Crusaders defeated the Huskies, 2-1, on Oct. 26 in Worcester.
Saturday's contest will be "Pink the Rink" as the Crusaders will be wearing a special edition pink jersey to show its support for breast cancer awareness. The jerseys will be auctioned off throughout the game with all proceeds going to Pink Revolution, which is an alliance of dedicated individuals with a unified commitment to those touched by breast cancer. Its mission is to support early detection and prevention strategies, fund clinical research advancements and promote survivorship programs in Central Mass. through its affiliation with the UMass Memorial Comprehensive Breast Center.
The Crusaders took a 1-0 lead at 14:37 of the first period when freshman Castan Sommer (Shrewsbury, Mass.) sent a loose puck from behind the net to a waiting junior Adam Schmidt (Warrington, Pa.) who then netted his team-leading 11th goal of the season. At 17:44, the Huskies tied the contest at 1-1 when Jordan Sims tipped in a shot by Brant Harris that ricocheted off the lower right post and over the line. Holy Cross outshot UConn, 9-6.
At 2:49 of the second period, freshman Tim Driscoll (Hingham, Mass.) netted his third goal of the season and his second game-winner when he blasted a one-timer off a pass by freshman Karl Beckman (Okemos, Mich.) to the left side of the net to give the Crusaders a 2-1 lead. Senior Kyle Fletcher (Kanata, Ontario) made it a 3-1 contest with 1:06 left, when he fired a one-timer off a pass by senior captain Erik Vos (Carlisle, Ontario) for his 10th goal of the season. Beckman also tallied an assist. Holy Cross outshot UConn, 12-9, while the Huskies went 0-1 on the power play.
At 4:22 of the third period, sophomore Jake Youso (International Falls, Minn.) scored his ninth goal of the season to extend the lead to 4-1. Schmidt and Beckman each posted an assist on the goal. The goal was the last of the game for the 4-1 final.
Ginn is now 14-9-2 on the season, while Matt Grogan posted 27 saves and is now 8-3-2. Holy Cross outshot UConn, 31-22, while the Huskies went 0-1 on the power play.


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1105 Tasting Notes
Thank you Laurent for sending me samples to try!
This is a SOLID earl grey if you are looking for a good one. The black base is bold, but smooth and not astringent. The bergamot is adequately citrusy but not bitter. I am drinking it straight but I imagine it would take cream and sugar very well. Another well balanced blend from Nina's!
I picked up 3 teas at The Spice and Tea Exchange on vacation last week. Decided to ice this one up…oh man is it good! The green teas are of decent quality, and the mallow flavor really comes through. I do not get a ton of strawberry flavor from this one, but what I do get is relatively natural and not at all fakey like some flavored teas. I am looking forward to trying my other 2 selections from the Spice and Tea Exchange! :D
Oh man, it was so great! Thanks for asking :)
We had a ton of really great food, heard some excellent jazz, walked around a lot and everything was so beautiful!
That sure nicely sounds like the ideal New Orleans of the travel channels. :) Glad you had some good time off!
Finally tasting the last of my birthday green tea samples from Butiki! If I didn't know what kind of tea I was drinking, I would assume this one is a type of black tea, based on the earthy malty flavor. But it doesn't end there! There is a sweet, bright floral or fruity note to this tea as well, especially the more my cup cools. Very complex and multi-layered. I'm glad I got to try it. Thanks Stacy!
I'm looking forward to re-steeping it a few times as I work today. It is no fun to be stuck at work on the Friday after a holiday! This tea is nice and energizing though, and the boss brought us donuts :)
I picked this one up at the Bottom of the Cup tea room in the French Quarter in New Orleans. I'm pretty sure that this is the same blend, though Metropolitan Tea Company was never mentioned, heh. The cherry flavor was a little strong when I drank this hot this morning, but the big pitcher I made of it iced this afternoon really hit the spot! I suspect the same will be true of the three flavored blends I picked up at the Spice and Tea Exchange. I will say that the packaging at the Spice and Tea exchange is a lot more attractive and professional looking. They use 1 oz ziplock bags with pretty labels. This one was in a sealed cheaper looking bag with a cheapo looking label. The teas inside are similar in quality though :)
The hotel I stayed at on my trip served this one as my complimentary breakfast beverage when I requested hot tea. Honestly the packaging thrilled me more than the tea itself. The little pyramid shaped bag was in a tiny single serving box the same shape as the bag. The shape was nice because it sits flat on the bottom of the tea cup, and the little bendy tag with the leaf on the end was really adorable! Not bad for free hotel tea I guess shrug I added sugar and a squeeze of lemon.
I'm back! Drinking an all time favorite at work today, but I did buy four new teas on my trip to New Orleans that I'm sure I'll be tasting and writing notes on very soon! :) I got one from The Bottom of the Cup http://steepster.com/places/2178-bottom-of-the-cup-tea-room-new-orleans-louisiana and 3 from the spice and tea exchange http://www.spiceandtea.com/louisiana-new-orleans-french-quarter-ezp-43.html
I'm going on vacation in the morning! Driving 9.5 hours to the beach :) I'm brewing up some of this to take in my giant sippy cup iced in the morning. I am going to NEED it! Getting up extra early so we can make it down there for dinner. Anyway, I probably won't post any notes for the next few days. I have a bunch of baggies of swaps and samples I'm going to try to sip down while we are gone. waves bye Steepster!
I can't believe how SWEET this tea is! It tastes like I added honey but I didn't! Super smooth, too. I almost get some spice notes from it. There is just enough vegetal flavor to satisfy my GREEN craving. Unlike anything I've ever tasted before, which is always my favorite! I love discovering new teas :)
Thanks so much for the sample of this one, Stacy. I am definitely putting some of your straight greens on my order list for next time!


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