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Friday, February 20, 2015
Finishing our log home basement
After 7 years in our log home, we finally finished the basement! Well I take that back, it's about 80% finished. We need to put up the ceiling and add more furniture but for the most part it's ready!
Our log home was built on a sloping landscape so we added the walk out basement which greatly increased our living space. I can't tell you how nice it is to sit on this couch and view the lake - it's frozen but it's still a lake view. :-)
In other news we have ventured back into the log home business. The economy is picking back up in Michigan and there are still great deals for land to build on in Northern Michigan. If you are interested in a log home, please visit our website at www.bearcountryloghomes. We would love to help you make your log home dream a reality.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Snowy December
We've had a lot of snow in northern Michigan, particularly in Gaylord. A few weeks ago it snowed 29 inches in 3 days breaking a previous record. Snowfall, Christmas and log cabins go together. Scout thinks so too.
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Sunday, January 26, 2014
That's a lot of snow!
We've had over 113 inches of total snow fall so far in the area where our log home is located. Right now I feel like I am working for the propane man and the snow plow man! Though I do have to admit it is pretty and I've enjoyed the powder for snowshoeing and skiing. How is winter in your area?
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Labels: Log Cabin, log home, Northern Michigan
Thursday, October 24, 2013
It's snowing in Northern Michigan!
This morning I woke up to this powdered sugar winter wonderland! The high temperature today is 37 degrees. Autumn is definitely over! Has anyone else had an early snowfall?
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Spring is here!
Everything is nice and green in northern Michigan. We are reaching the tail end of the bird migration. I am so happy to have some of my feathered visitors back - especially the Rose Breasted Grosbeak pictured below. Though I do have to say that these birds are one of the biggest pigs at the feeder. I swear one of them has been sitting on my feeder for the past 5 hours munching away!
How are things in your neck of the woods?
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Labels: Birds, nature at the log cabin
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Snowy weekend at the Cabin
It's been so long since I've posted. Life gets busy and then time gets away faster than you know it. This weekend we got to spend a long weekend at the cabin. We received about 3 inches of snow and Scout was in doggy heaven! I'm looking forward to breaking out the snow shoes!
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Monday, June 25, 2012
We have so many different birds nesting at the Log Cabin! Tree Swallows, Orioles, Chickadees, Robins and Wrens. Up above is a diligent Tree Swallow protecting his nest box. Those Wrens can be sneaky sometimes and want to dominate as many nestboxes as they can. How about you? Do you have any birds nesting in your yard?
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Gold and Silver Omelette
|6 Small, separate whites from yolks
|To Taste
|Chinese vermicelli
|8 Gram (Use Shiny Variety)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Coconut cream
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs), first pressing
|Coconut cream
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs) (Use First Pressing)
|2 (Fresh)
|For the rempah
|Fresh chili
|2 Clove (10 gm)
|1 Small
|Green ginger
|1 1⁄4 Inch
|Turmeric root
|3⁄4 Inch
|Coriander powder
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2) Arrange rempah and fry gently in oil until it emits scent.
3) Mix it to the coconut cream and simmer until thickened.
4) In a hot omelette pan on medium heat, cook the eggs.
5) Beat the yolks and the whites individually with 1/4 cup water each.
6) Pour in yolk mixture and cook until set.
7) Then add the white mixture in separate layers.
8) Prepare the second layer under heated grill and cook for two minutes.
9) When layers are set and the top browned, stir in coconut sauce, gently lifting edges of the omelette to allow the sauce reach the base of the pan.
10) Gently add vermicelli and cook, with regular additions of sauce, until vermicelli is hot. 11) The omelette should be aromatic and crispier at the edges.
12) Pass with wedges or rolled up.
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Motobins /5 solo seat?
I was thinking about getting the solo seat for my /5 and I wanted to see if there was any feedback on the seat as far as comfort, fit and quality. While I am at it, are there any other solo seats for the /5?.........thanks
I sourced one from bmweuro (Chris) but I have no idea if Motobins was the original source. That said, it is quite comfortable and I could easily see spending many hours on it at a time.
I got my solo from Hucky. It's pretty comfortable, but there's not much scoochin room for when you want to hug the tank for us tall guys. Makes sense considering they were designed for police use.
Police seat or sport seat?
What is the difference between the two?
Stephenie Meyer in Germany reputedly sell good seats. The seats sold by Motobins have a plastic seat pan.
Meyer seats are reportedly better quality. They sell on the eBay.com site.
Was looking at the Stephanie Meyer seats and the 1971 bench seat (two grab handle style) is not right. The foam is the wrong shape. I suppose no one makes it in the original lower profile shape as the OEM seat instead just copying the shape from the later 72 models?
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2 Apr 2014
Pretzel and Nutella Granola
My jar of peanut butter is empty. I guess that means that I need to use my other favorite spread. It needs no introduction. You know what it is..
Probably half of any given jar of Nutella ends up being combined with peanut butter in some way. The rest..well that usually just ends up spooned into my mouth.
So I wanted to switch it up a little. I wanted to be fancy by baking my Nutella right into some breakfast worthy granola.
Then trash it up with some crushed up pretzels. You know, because that sounds like the best thing to do.
And while I'm still opening and closing the enormous amount of boxes littering my house, searching for my belongings, I can find some comfort in eating pretzels and chocolate for breakfast. Because if that won't cheer me up and get me ready for the day, then I don't know what will.
Pretzel and Nutella Granola
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What you'll need:
-4 tablespoons Nutella
-4 tablespoons honey
-3/4 cup crushed pretzels
-2 cups large flake oats
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
2. Place the Nutella and honey in a small bowl, and microwave for 20-30 seconds. Mix together until smooth.
3. In a medium bowl, mix together the oats and pretzels. Mix in the melted Nutella mixture until the oats are coated with the mixture.
4. Spread the oat mixture on the prepared baking sheet, and bake for around 17 minutes. Let cool.
5. Store in an airtight container.
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This looks wonderful, Cathleen ~ I would probably eat it all in a day..lol ^.^ReplyDelete
Nutella and pretzels? That sounds like such a great combination! Eating this for breakfast would be such a treat! :)ReplyDelete
Brilliant! Using nutella in granola! I am going to make a big batch tonight!ReplyDelete
Cathleen, I'll eat the granola out of the bottle. crunch...crunch...crunch....ReplyDelete
This will be a fun new recipe to try out in the morning! Kids will be excited about "nutella" for sure. They will enjoy this special treat in the morning! ;)ReplyDelete
This sounds like a breakfast that i will look forward to! And pretty sure won't be difficult to get the kid to eat it too :)ReplyDelete
Very creative way to have Nutella ;) hm.. would be interesting to try combining Nutella and peanut butter..ReplyDelete
I'm not sure that I could choose a favorite between peanut butter and nutella...but I could defintiely use a big bowl of this granola for breakfast!ReplyDelete
Hi Cathleen, great for breakfast. Anything with nutella sure taste great.ReplyDelete
Have a nice day.
Definitely my kind of breakfast, Cathleen.ReplyDelete
i have never been a big fan of pretzels, but when you mix them with oats, nuttella, and honey... i think i just changed my mind. this sounds like a great snack!ReplyDelete
p.s. don't worry about subbing... you will do great! i have been out of the teaching game since august of last year and spent the past few months being a recluse, maybe i just got too intimidated! haha!
Yum - perfect combo of salty and sweet!ReplyDelete
Dang girl, you speak my lingo! This sounds absolutely brilliant :D A chocolate and savoury fix in one go, mmmm :D *goes to explore some more in the archive*ReplyDelete
oh my gosh, pretzels in granola is such a good idea!!! Love this :)ReplyDelete
Looks like such a delicious snack, love the sweet and savoury combo!ReplyDelete
I'm frankly surprised you allowed a jar of peanut butter to go open without a backup jar ready. But I'll forgive you since you had Nutella on hand.ReplyDelete
Delicioso desayuno saludable y reconfortante me encanta,abrazosReplyDelete
I`m ALWAYS down for some pretzels and chocolate for breakfast! Why must we wait until dessert to have our share of sweets, right? :DReplyDelete


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THE universe was born as a space-time bubble that popped up inside an even bigger metaverse. So hint tiny anomalies in our best maps yet of the infant cosmos.
Our most widely accepted theory of cosmic origins says that the very young universe inflated from a pinprick to a huge expanse in a sliver of a second – a process called inflation.
Ten years ago the first maps of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – the light emitted shortly after the big bang – gave strong support to this theory. The maps showed that the soup of matter filling the early universe varied slightly in density. These variations were the seeds of the stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters that form the large-scale structure we see today.
The fluctuations look nearly the same in any random sample of the sky, leading astronomers to conclude that all matter was once in contact and then got suddenly shoved apart – just as inflation theory predicts.
But the first maps also showed that the density variations are more marked on one side of the sky than the other. In March 2013, the Planck probe made the highest-resolution CMB map yet, and it too shows this asymmetry.
Andrew Liddle of the University of Edinburgh, UK, and colleagues sought an explanation. They went back to a theory published in 2008 by Sean Carroll and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, which suggested that the small variations are superimposed on a disturbance spanning the observable universe, like small waves carried on a big ocean wave.
"The trouble with that is they just made it up," says Liddle. "There's no reason why that should be." But then he recalled a cosmological model called bubble nucleation, which he had worked on in the 1990s. In this picture, our universe arose from quantum fluctuations in a much bigger cosmos called a metaverse. The quantum effects caused a phase transition in the fabric of the metaverse, and our universe popped into being, like an air bubble forming in boiling water.
Weaving the two ideas together, Liddle and colleagues have shown that when inflation happens in a bubble universe, it naturally gives rise to large disturbances in space-time that could account for the lopsided CMB (Physical Review Letters, doi.org/ns2).
The bubble model always makes a universe that can be thought of as saddle-shaped, whereas the density of visible matter in the CMB maps suggest it should be flat. That's OK, the team concludes. The cosmos could appear flat up until the edge of the observable universe, where the saddle's curves would begin.
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Probably not, says Marc Kamionkowski, a co-author of the 2008 paper and now at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The bubble walls are expanding at the speed of light, so we could never catch up with them.
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In a bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. In a second bowl, beat egg whites, adding sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, until fluffy and glossy, 3 to 4 minutes. In a microwave-safe bowl, stir together caramel sauce and salt; nuke until warm, 15 to 30 seconds. Gently fold whipped cream and caramel sauce into egg-white mixture; cover and freeze until solid, 4 to 6 hours. In a small saucepan over low heat, heat half-and-half, chocolate and corn syrup, stirring, until smooth and viscous, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide semifreddo and hot fudge among 6 bowls.
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First came pride, then envy.
Originally posted by Thebigbopper
The game is not dead, but it doesn't have the population it did since launch.
And that is the true point missing in this discussion.
The truth is, Swtor had to merge hundreds of servers down to 8(?), and that's what really matters. The budget that this MMO had, tanked so hard, that it's finally starting to steady, which says a lot about it's staying power.
You say the server feels alive, but in which zones? which areas? are dungeon queues fast? warzones queues? easy to get Heroic Quests done?
My point is, that a game's health isn't measured by how many people are at the main hub (fleets), but how active the other features are, and if it's accessible easily, or fast, with other players.
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SWG pre cu > all
Originally posted by funcon
I haven't noticed a great difference tbh.
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I would like soe to make swg2 its the only developer that has starwars mmo experience and by the end they did get their shit sorted out.. only a fool would hold onto pre.cu its just too lazy too slow and boreing.. I can see why cerrain fans love it.. Can level up afk on macros in on spot for days without lifting a finger.... In my oppinion soe gave swg life. Now look whats happened.. You extremist vets bitch that much we no longer have a starwars mmo... Swtor is pure shit. Worst attempt at a starwars game in a long time.
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Joined: 2/17/07
NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
Originally posted by Thebigbopper
As others said above it is dead when compared to the population at launch and the instancing can make it dead as I have been on instances where I am the only one, plus it is like dead in the water - it is not really advancing and moving forward much, with very little updates that impress. It would be nice to see some features added instead of just more flashpoints, operations, warzones etc. The thing to look forward to other than more flashpoints etc is double xp weekend (which actually attracts me but doubt it does anything to those with maxed chars), plus another repeat of the Gree event, although they say there will be another event so that is something but not enough, and PVP players have nothing to do until at least August
It would be good if they could either 1) add in a random mission generator like what City of Heroes had or STO has where you scan anomalies, or 2) they add in a player generated content system (like COH Architect system or STOs foundry system) - then they need not do anything and players would bring in endless loads of content and keep game alive forever. Or Both.
I mean even Rift was practically dead since the release of the impressive expansion, with little new content, and kept it from being in the list of best MMOs of 2013 on this site. However I have more faith that Trion will do more for it after it is gone F2P than BW does for SWTOR though, mainly because SWTOR cost them loads, and they are reluctant to throw more money at SWTOR - shame really. So after Rift goes F2P that will rise from the dead and become more alive, and no doubt will steal players from SWTOR too
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Honestly, I have no idea why it is that I read these forums everyday and feel obligated to reply to threads such as this. I have played several of these games listed on this website, as many of you have. Just as many as I've subscribed to or played, I've un-subscribed or eventually quit playing all together. The reasons vary and run the gamut of why the company was to lose my business - where I found faults, I'm sure others enjoyed. Typically, if I cared enough about the game, I would voice my opinion on the official forums in a constructive post and then leave my honest feedback in the cancelation form. Furthermore, I would keep up with the progress of the game and if the changes were made that I was seeking, I would re-subscribe and try it out again.
That being noted, I've never wished a game would do poorly simply out of spite due to failed expectations. As noted earlier, where I see failure - I'm sure someone else sees a fantastic success. Regardless, in response to the OP, I have recently re-subscribed to SWTOR and have been enjoying myself with the time I've invested recently. I have no idea if the game will keep my business after the release of Elder Scrolls or Archeage or whatever game is to come - yet I will not wish it poorly. The MMORPG category is an expensive market to develop for and the more failures that are seen down the road of progression, the least likely a company is to venture into that territory - further limiting the creativity and innovation of such a great genre.
In the event that I switch to a different game later on, I know that there is still a fan base that enjoys the hell out of this game and I would hate to have them lose a game which they really enjoy. Maybe that should be considered when you post topics such as this. My two cents anyway.
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Joined: 2/17/07
NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
Originally posted by Kaiye
With the launch of 2.1 many subbed players posted such threads and posts as the OP did on the official forums too, and Bioware acknowledged positively:
"With that being said we have definitely heard your frustrations around Game Updates and the value you feel as a subscriber. I don't have details today but we are continuing to look at options moving forward to make sure that you don't feel that way."
Threads like this may have just saved SWTOR - something to be considered too
Nothing gets said, and games heads in same direction - into the ground
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Remember Rabbids cant play MMO's, but they can dance!
Originally posted by Kaiye
Agreed. People like Kartelli and others can't seem to get that we all have varying likes and dislikes (character creation, crafting, gameplay, combat, UI, graphics..etc etc) . People like Karteli and others attempt to put themselves in some oddball "elitest" category thinking they know more than we do and can't understand why we don't like the same things they do. Every game made has its fans and detractors. SWTOR isn't a perfect game by any stretch but to me its fun and that's all that matters.
All my opinions are just that..opinions. If you like my opinions..coolness.If you dont like my opinion....I really dont care.
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Originally posted by superniceguy
Into the ground? Yes 500,000 player is just nose diving into the ground. Every single planet has at least 3 instances, yes thats also is a nose dive into the ground. Last night there were at least 10 different groups looking to fill one or two spots in raids, again another nose dive into the ground. [mod edit]
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Originally posted by Olgark
You must have missed the backtracking statement though. They then said they meant mobile games will have MT in all of them. Mind you that CEO then left a bit later , but I'm sure they won't put MT in all their games after the bad press they got over the statement.
Also it seems , that EA getting the SW making games license has really rattled a few of the people on this forum , good job EA :) . They don't even think a summer roadmap is a good idea or even contain anything worth while , sheesh.
PSO 4 years , EQOA 4 months , PSU 7 years , SWTOR launch ongoing , PSO2 SEA launch ongoing , Destiny 360 launch ongoing.
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Playing: Aion
I dont even like themeparks but for some reason I like this game.
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"But it was so artistically done..." - Grand Admiral Thrawn's final words
Originally posted by observer
To give you idea how population looks on The Ebon Hawk on Empire server: Level 1-10 planets from 100-200 players, Dromund Kaas 2 to 3 instances around 300-500 players, Fleet - 2 to 3 instances ~ 350 to 600 players, higher planets have usually 2 instances ~ 70-140 players each. Makeb right now runs 3 to 4 instances - 200-300 players, When I am on my ship, there are from 40 to 60 people just on my class ship, Not sure about OPs and FPs, but people actively looking for OPs and HM FPs. Being on planets, general chat is active with people looking for heroics.
Based on my observation, person who plays every day, game is more active right now that ir was 2-3 months ago.
And I know that The Ebon Hawk is not the most populated server as it is RP server.
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RIP City of Heroes!
I decided to patch and start a new character tonight. The starting zone was extremely packed as in had to compete with groups of players for the same quest mobs. It looked like a game a release.
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Doctor Me
"As a top-tier MMO though, The Old Republic is done. Many games are said to have their day. The Old Republic's initial blaze of glory took that rather more literally than most, and this year's big releases have left it in the dust. Consider it on life support - and not the cool Darth Vader kind. The NHS kind. Surrounded by nurses who won't shut up about BUPA."
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Originally posted by waynejr2
This is what they just don't understand but haters are gonna hate.
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Originally posted by waynejr2
And I started a new character on Harbinger, had every mob I wanted available and never passed more than 5 people the whole time. Ying and yang.
More server merges incoming.
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I started a toon on Harbinger as well. It wasn't crowed but pleasantly packed. That's a West Coast PVE server with heavy traffic. I am not too sure about server merges at this point.
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depends on the instance you are in. In general if you are in instance 3 of a planet there are less people, if you are in instance 1, you are packed.
Game is far from dead. Yeah you can look for your self, but also check to see which instance you are in before pointing out that the game is dead and no one plays. f2p saved SWTOR, EA is changing things, to slow from some tastes, not enough for others, just right for many of the current players. Don't want to spend money in the Cartel shop, don't, buy it with credits. Get into a guild that allows for f2p players (and that have a "banker" where you can have a sub buy the higher priced items to get around the credit cap) and you can have tons of fun.
Races are often times really cheep, unlocks are really cheep (if not account wide) spend a measly 5$ and you unlock lots of what many bitch about in the f2p model. It isn't a bad f2p model and it is easy to get around if you play with others, or are in a good guild.
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I left a long time ago. I got my jedi knight to 50 and completed the story line after that with only the same missions to look forward to on the same planets in the same order I just could not log back in. Even WoW gave you more options that that and that is truly sad. Wow may be a theme park but ToR is a train there is one track and not much of a view.
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I have been playing mmos for about 7 years played lotro for 5yrs only have one max player, AOC 2 max players (mainly due to the start at 50 and offline leveling). In Swtor I have two max levels one with 69/72 and other with all 69s. I recently started my 3 char on shawdowlands. im at level 30 and its been packed everywhere i go. Every planet has multiple instances. People grouping, fighting for mob, chats buzzing, world boss invites, fp ques less than ten min (im a tank), guilds actively recruiting. There will be no server merger the population is very healthy!
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NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
The servers were more packed a few months ago, as there were 5 US servers all FULL, but they are constantly going down, as now they are mostly Heavy.
Even if more people play you will not see the game any more packed due to the instances. The only time you will notice the game getting dead in game will be when there are not enough people to create a second instance, which might be the case about Nov/Dec, like last year in Oct / Nov before F2P
I understand that the servers are currently packed (and could be even more packed if it did not have to be instanced), but I just do not understand what is in game now, compared to last year, which made 75% people who bought the game quit, by the time it went F2P, to make people stay in the game longer now this year.
By the end of the year, the game will be dead wiith no more aces left to play to get people in to play it, unless they make it B2P and has no restrictions, and the only things to buy on the CM are cosmetic things. This might get it a bit more popular again.


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WDMC is a excellent movie. The book is great too...but in the movie during the scene of the tree painting. What is it that she pours over the painting to make it dissolve and get that excellent washy feel? Was is just a watercolor base washed with water? I really liked it when she did that but never knew excellent what she did lol. Anyone that can shed light on it?
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Interesting. two threads on a relatively obscure movie in the same week.
Anyway, I don't recall that exact scene, but I'm gonna guess it's turpentine, or some other kind of paint thinner.
Anyway, the other thread is here
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PITTSBURGH Companies affiliated with Alcoa and controlled by a billionaire businessman paid $9.5 million in bribes to Bahrain officials and executives with a Bahrain-controlled company that overpaid for raw materials as a result, the Middle Eastern firm said in court papers.
The complaint filed late Monday in Pittsburgh federal court by Aluminum Bahrain BSC details allegations previously described more generally in a 2008 lawsuit. The company, known as Alba, said it overpaid $420 million for raw materials from 1997 to 2009 and wants $1 billion in damages.
The complaint contends that the billionaire, Victor Dahdaleh, earned at least $13.5 million in illegal commissions for alumina deals he brokered.
Dahdaleh, a dual citizen of Canada and Great Britain, has denied wrongdoing since he was arrested last month by Britain's Serious Fraud Office on bribery charges related to some Australian alumina shipments between 2001 and 2005. His attorney in the lawsuit, Michael Svetkey Feldberg, did not immediately return a call for comment.
Alcoa called the complaint a "patchwork of claims" derived from vague allegations, guesses and inferences.
Alba said in the new complaint that between 1969 and 1989 it bought alumina, the raw material needed to make aluminum, from Alcoa Inc. without incident and without Dahdaleh or his companies acting as middlemen. But since 1990, Alcoa and Alcoa World Alumina inserted "Dahdaleh or the Dahdaleh-owned shell companies" into the equation, the lawsuit said.
Since then, Dahdaleh bribed Bahrain or Alba officials to ensure the metals company would continually award its alumina-supply contracts to Alcoa; overpay for alumina; and cede an equity stake to Alcoa, which nonetheless failed to buy a controlling interest in Alba, the lawsuit said.
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In 1853 there were very few Proof coins struck of any denomination. Apparently, no original Proof sets were produced. Later, circa 1860, pioneer collector George Jones commented that there were no Proof 1853 Liberty Seated silver dollars known to exist, and, accordingly, around this time the Mint obligingly restruck 12 Proofs...." Proof quarters and half dollars are extremely rare, so much so that at one point some twenty years ago they were only rumored but very few advanced collectors or dealers had actually seen one. At that time also, there was some confusion between real Proofs and Prooflike first-strikes. There is no doubt about this coin, though. The depth of mirrored reflectivity is complete on each side and covers all the recessed areas in the fields. A very rare opportunity to acquire this extremely rare Proof striking. Population: 1 in 65, 1 finer (2/03).
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Hello! Meet me, an easy going girl with a good heart. I'm loyal to my friends and family and try to spend quality time with them, even if only through frequent phone dates. Originally from San Diego, I moved to New York City over 3 years ago to get involved in the commercial photo industry. I love New York, but wouldn't be opposed to moving back to California one day. Some friends describe me as a classy hippie, except for the actual hippie friends who laugh at the thought of me being a hippie. They would also say I'm like a guy, but with girl parts who can take forever to get ready. My momma raised me to have a good head on my shoulders and pushed me to follow my dreams...some of her quotes I hold on to: "Find something that you will wake up every morning excited to do"..."Life's too short to wake up every morning and hate your job." (yup, they all have to do with waking up, I guess that's the first challenge in life.) Looking for an intelligent man who has a passion for life and sweats in a good workout not in life's small challenges. A confident man with a unique personality who can hold insightful conversations. Someone who knows how to get around in a foreign country he's never been to and is excited by it. Someone who is not intimidated by a tall girl who loves to where heels.
Coffee and conversation , Cooking , Dining out , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Religion/Spiritual , Travel/Sightseeing , Wine tasting
Cycling, Other types of exercise, Running, Swimming, Tennis / Racquet sports, Weights / Machines, Yoga
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I like Dogs
Had an awesome pug who was pure entertainment and love.
Middle of the Road
Little Sushi restaurant by my place with the best lychee martini's, sandy beaches, a blackjack table, Black Rock City, The Cliffs in Ocean Beach San Diego... to be continued.
Hot sweaty yoga sessions, biking when there is no traffic, pizza at 3am, a compliment from a complete stranger, warm weather, interesting and unique foods, charming restaurants, bar hopping on the slopes.
Cooking with good wine and friends (yes, I cook...a lot), long bike rides, watching netflix on a day off, listening to live music, getting lost in a city, dancing like no is watching, driving the CA coast with the top down at sunset.
Michael Crichton's NEXT... about genetic engineering... interested with a quick, disappointing ending.
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|What she is looking for
|5'10" (177cms)
|6'0" (182cms) to 8'11" (271cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|No preference
|No preference
|Light brown
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way, Occasionally
|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker
|Self-Employed / Entrepreneur
|No preference
I am a freelance photographer and digital/photo tech. If you're interested I'll tell you more about my subject matter.
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never Married
|No preference
|Have kids:
|Wants kids:
|White / Caucasian
|No preference
My mother is Lebanese my father is American
|Christian / Protestant
|No preference
|Arabic, English
|Bachelors degree
|Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral
Business degree from San Diego State University, Advertising Photography degree from Brooks Institute


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Greek Baklava
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|3 Cup (48 tbs)
|Whole cloves
|Cinnamon stick
|Chopped walnuts/Blanched almonds
|2 Pound
|1 Tablespoon
|Unsalted butter
|3⁄4 Pound, melted
|16 Ounce (2 Package)
1. For syrup, combine all the ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Lower heat at once, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature
2. For filling, combine walnuts and cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside.
3. For filo, melt butter in a saucepan, being careful not to let it brown. Reheat it if it cools and does not spread easily.
4. Remove the layers of filo from their plastic wrapper and lay them flat on a large sheet of aluminum foil. Cover with another sheet of foil. (Filo must be kept completely covered at all times or it will dry out.)
5. Separate the filo layers one at a time. Brush with butter the bottom and sides of an 18 x 12 inch baking pan. Line the bottom of the pan with 4 filo layers, brushing each layer with melted butter before adding the next. After the fourth filo layer has been buttered, sprinkle it evenly with one third of the chopped nuts. Add 2 more filo layers, buttering each. Sprinkle with the remainder of the nuts. Cover with remaining filo, buttering each layer.
6. With a very sharp knife or a single-edge razor blade, using a ruler as a guide, cut into the topmost layers, tracing diamond shapes by making vertical cuts from one end of the pan to the other 1 inch apart, and diagonal cuts slightly less than 1/2 inch apart.
7. Bake at 250°F 1 hour and 50 minutes, or until golden. Cool 5 minutes. Pour the cooled syrup over it. Let stand overnight so syrup can be completely absorbed. Using a sharp knife, cut through each piece completely.
8. Remove the baklava slices with a fork to paper cupcake cups. Store no more than several weeks at room temperature. Baklava does not retain its crispness if stored in the refrigerator.


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Can't buy me love (or loyalty?): Obama's $1 billion loan guarantee to Jordan is more than just a simple number
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday pledged $1 billion in loan guarantees for Middle East ally Jordan and the renewal of a five-year aid package.
The president made the announcement during his meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah at a summit at a California retreat, Reuters news agency reported.
Jordan is one of the United States' closest allies in the Middle East and is a regional player in diplomatic efforts seeking peace in the turbulent region. It is also one of the largest recipients of U.S. aid, collecting about $1 billion annually for the past five years, according to the Associated Press.
During his past week in Washington, the king met with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, congressional leaders and others.
Jordan is one of two Arab countries, the other being Egypt, that has signed a peace treaty with Israel and King Abdullah has supported Kerry's efforts to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal in recent months.
The king is also anxious for a political solution in next-door Syria. His country has been overwhelmed by Syrian refugees crossing the border to flee the bloodshed.
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One of the things I like about Tenby: a bit mediterranean.
high blue sky
unusual collonade
Ostentação (Quedas do Iguaçu - Brazil)
Suntuosidade... (Quedas do Iguaçu - Brazil)
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These are Giant Redwood trees. Native to the Pacific coast of north America, they are the world's tallest species.
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First, EveryBlock gets sold and now another heavily talked about hyperlocal startup has its own bit of news to announce. AOL-owned Patch is launching new sites in Summit, New Jersey and Darien, Connecticut, bringing the total number of hyperlocal sites in its network to eight. Three more are listed as "coming" on its website. Patch has also hired Gannett (NYSE: GCI) Digital ad sales director Scott Colontonio as its first regional publisher. AOL (NYSE: TWX) purchased Patch in June as part of an effort to focus on the local space. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong was an early investor in Patch and Patch CEO Jon Brod has since been tapped to head up AOL Ventures.
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MINEOLA, New York — A Long Island man is heading to prison after he admitted he was drunk when he crashed his car, killing his lifelong friend.
Newsday reports (http://nwsdy.li/1JqAgFC ) 23-year-old Brian Friedrichs was sentenced Thursday to 4 to 12 years behind bars in the July 2014 crash that killed 23-year-old Christopher Gallina. Friedrichs pleaded guilty to manslaughter and drunken-driving charges in April.
Prosecutors say the Levittown resident was driving 120 mph when he lost control of his Mazda, flipping it several times. Both men were ejected. Prosecutors say Friedrichs blood alcohol content was .14 percent when the crash occurred. The legal limit is .08 percent.
Friedrichs says he takes full responsibility for his actions and apologized to Gallina's family.
Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com


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All right, all you JJ-haters! Put your money where your mouth is!
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Re: All right, all you JJ-haters! Put your money where your mouth is!
Turd Ferguson wrote:
Paramount has just hired you, due to your intense hatred of lens flares and JJ Abrams decision making, to replace JJ Abrams as head of the new Star Trek to follow Into Darkness.
You are free to reboot the series with whomever you feel is fit to play the roles of Kirk and Spock, or you can stick with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. But, Paramount wants you to post your casting ideas along with your plot synopsis.
Let's hear it! You're sick of Abrams, Kurtzman, Orci and Lindelof, let's hear YOUR ideas! You claim you can do better, Paramount is listening! Don't be shy!
I see your challenge and raise you the members of this BBS. From what I have seen and read here in this BBS, there is sufficient talent right here to best JJ and the Bad Robot group.
I would take the franchise in yet a third direction, as illustrated by, Madkoifish (my choice for art director). A new crew and ships based roughly on the work of Patrick O'Brian... Since one of Roddenberry's inspirations was Horatio Hornblower.
You get the picture and direction I would go...
We're Star Trek fans, weird is just part of the job.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trailing by five runs entering the eighth inning, the No. 2-seeded Oregon Ducks stormed back for a 11-8 win in 10 innings over No. 4-seeded Xavier in an elimination game of the Nashville Regional on Sunday. Continue reading 2014 Nashville Regional: Day 3 Recap


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First and foremost, let's start with a disclaimer: I'm going to see the movie and hope for the best. Based on the trailer and TV spot, it doesn't look amazing, but hopefully it'll at least be a good dose of popcorn entertainment. That's not asking too much, right? Okay, now that it's clear the objective here isn't to blatantly hate on the movie, I will admit I'm not the biggest fan around of the new designs.
There's three key attributes that now define each Turtle: the color of the mask, their signature weapon(s), and their personality. Originally, it was just the weapon and personality since the comics were black and white, but let's be honest: the color masks really help them stand apart and say a little more about who they are. It's a tried and true design that has now lasted decades. Each new version tends to bring little changes while respecting the original design, too.
A great example is what the current Nickelodeon show has done for each character. The three main attributes obviously remain, but they've added subtle changes to compliment who they are. Raphael's the most muscular of the batch and his shell has a crack -- he's the brawler and the most aggressive, so it's fitting. Michelangelo is the shortest, has a few freckles/spots, and is lean. He's the "little brother" (in terms of personality, at least), so once again, it's fitting. Donatello's the tallest and the leanest, a stereotypical physical trait that's sometimes applied to "nerds," so once again, it makes sense. And Leonardo's the most balanced. Not too tall, not too short, not too muscular, not too lean. Again, appropriate for the character. These changes to their designs do enough to make them unique and stand apart as their own "version" of the Turtles. None of these changes are a drastic departure from the source, either.
This upcoming movie, though? Its several additions to the Turtles just come off as unnecessary to me. Look, I can get past the team being bigger than they usually are. I get it, they're mutants and mutants often grow. Whatever, I'm cool with it as long as they can remain nimble and stealthy. But why does Raphael have sunglasses? "It's because he's cool and a badass!" Okay, but why does a guy who lives in the sewers and likely fights crime at night wear sunglasses? From the little we've seen, he doesn't even have them over his eyes when he's out during the day. Aren't those annoying to have on your forehead when you're flipping around and such? It's a little silly to me, but I'd be a total liar if I said he doesn't look like he'll be quite a powerhouse in the movie.
Mikey has a necklace, a hoodie tied around his waist and sneakers to make him seem "cooler," but why not focus on showing this through his personality instead of sprinkling him with so much extra gear? If they're ninja turtles, don't they want to wear less stuff so they make less noise and fewer things can potentially hinder their movement? I get Leo's armor is a nod to tradition, but wearing bamboo armor seems a little silly when you already have a shell for armor, yes? Then there's Donatello in his Ghostbusters cosplay. He's wearing something that looks like a Proton Pack. Why? No idea. Maybe it has all of the tools he needs? But again, if they're ninjas (it's in the title for a reason, people), lugging around a huge backpack seems a little counter-productive, right? Then he also allegedly wears stereotypical "geek glasses." So he has bad vision now, too? He's sure to be an awesome ninja!
As for the lips and nose, it's obviously a drastic shift from the norm and is absolutely noticeable with the little we've seen from Mikey and Leo. Truthfully, it looks a little creepy and, as the internet has pointed out several times now, absolutely draws parallels to someone like Shrek. That said, this huge change could serve a bigger purpose. Perhaps they're humans that were mutated? Every new take on the TMNT brings changes to their origin story and it's clear this movie's going to make quite a few. We won't know until the movie comes out, obviously, but that would seemingly be the most logical reason for this huge design change.
I don't mind if new versions of the franchise want to stray a bit from the traditional designs Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird established. In fact, it's awesome to see so many different incarnations make slight additions to the classic look (I can't praise the IDW comic and the Nick show enough). However, it seems like the upcoming movie looked at the characters and said something like, "Yes, they have the colors, the personalities and the weapons... but let's add at least 2-4 more unique bits of attire to each one!" It feels like they went overboard with accessories and currently, it doesn't quite feel like the four brothers we've come to know and love. Maybe these alterations will be really cool as we see them unfold in context, but for right now, I can't say I'm the most enthusiastic person around about the new look.


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TV Info
Episode PremiereFebruary 26, 2006
GenreDrama, Comedy, Romance
Show Period2005 - now
Production CompanyMark Gordon Co., Touchstone TV, ShondaLand
Cast and Crew
DirectorWendey Stanzler
ScreenwriterStacy McKee
Main Cast
- Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
- Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd
- Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
- Sarah Drew
- Jessica Capshaw
- Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres
- Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
- Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery
- Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
- Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
- James Pickens Jr.
- Katherine Heigl as Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens
- Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd
- Isaiah Washington as Dr. Preston Burke
- Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
- Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
- Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman
Additional Cast
- Matt Roth
- Cress Williams
- Mark Harelik
- Jonathan Slavin
- Jeremy Rabb
- Cathy Lind Hayes
No one knows what transpired between George and Meredith but George and Meredith and they aren't talking, but everyone knows something happened. They suffer in silence over their transgression until everything bubbles to the surface, and once the secret is spilled, it's only a matter of minutes before George spills, too down a stairwell, where he dislocated his shoulder and then meets a fan of his. Addison suffers for her transgression, too, in the form of poison oak on her va jay jay.
When not performing bedside surgery on a little boy, Derek is trying to be Meredith's friend for once (especially when it looks like she might not have any other friends). Alex and Izzie get to treat Denny again but Izzie treats him much better. In addition to Denny, Burke has a male patient with a very delicate aneurism on his heart that can burst at any moment and knowing that leads the man's fiance to leave him. Cristina and George are also on the case. After more self pity from George, Cristina tells him to suck it up and George does he moves out. But only to wind up on Burke and Cristina's couch (much to her chagrin).


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The two most common symptoms of skin allergies in cats are continual licking and constant scratching. The licking is usually focused on areas which include the groin area, the base of the tail, and the sides. If the allergies are not treated, the cat will lick itself so much that these areas begin to appear bald. Constant scratching occurs most often around the ears, neck, and head area.
As a cat suffering from skin allergies constantly licks and scratches itself, sores will begin to appear around these areas. The severity of the sores depends on how much the cat is scratching and licking in an effort to relieve the constant itching of the skin.
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Cats that suffer from skin allergies often develop secondary bacterial or yeast infection on their skin and in their ears. Excessive ear discharge, and an odor coming from the ears and body, can occur if these secondary infections develop. The cat may also have a greasy feel to its body, and the fur may appear sticky and patchy.
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