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Excess sludge is an inevitable drawback of the waste-activated sludge process. Both the reduction of the amount of sludge produced and improving its dewaterability are of paramount importance. With more stringent environmental and legislative constraints, increasing sludge production and limited disposal options, new reduction alternatives have to... more...
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Environmentally and socially sustainable policies are essential for good governance. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is the key tool for integrating environmental considerations into policies, programs and plans. This book focuses on SEA applied to policies. Through lessons learned from previous use of SEA on policies, it draws lessons on... more...
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My parents are snowbirds (when the snow flies, so do they) so they often read this column after it has run. They've recently returned to their Brookfield nest, and my mom wasted no time influencing this month's recommendations. After finishing Susan Elia MacNeal's "His Majesty's Hope" (Bantam, $15), the third in an engrossing WWII series, my mom said, "You need to recommend this and the author needs to write faster."
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A staggering 60% of Tanzania's population lives on less than $1 a day. Women are deeply affected by this number, as in 2004 they were the head of household in 25% of families. Opportunity International aims to bring financial services to these people so they may work their way out of poverty.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
The issue of gender equality still exists in Tanzania. Women are often head of households, but worldwide 75% of women have no access to financial services. Without access to savings accounts, loans, and insurance, the job of providing for a family becomes even more difficult.
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Opportunity International currently have over 9,000 active clients in Tanzania, and 76.8% of these clients are women. When these women receive access to financial services, they can improve and expand their businesses, allowing them to increase their profits and support their families. As a result, they can feed their families, fund their children's education, and break the cycle of poverty.
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Investing in women's empowerment has been shown to increase GDP, decrease HIV/AIDS rates, and increase civic participation. When women participate more in the labor force, the economy experienced the largest reduction in labor rates. By enabling women in their fight against poverty, you allow them to lift up their communities and future generations.
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Total Funding Received to Date: $1,203
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IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) is a scholarly archival journal published monthly. This journal covers traditional areas of computer vision and image understanding, all traditional areas of pattern analysis and recognition, and selected areas of machine intelligence. Read the full scope of TPAMI
From the July 2015 issue
Learning Weighted Lower Linear Envelope Potentials in Binary Markov Random Fields
By Stephen Gould
Markov random fields containing higher-order terms are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to capture complicated relationships as soft constraints involving many output random variables. In computer vision an important class of constraints encode a preference for label consistency over large sets of pixels and can be modeled using higher-order terms known as lower linear envelope potentials. In this paper we develop an algorithm for learning the parameters of binary Markov random fields with weighted lower linear envelope potentials. We first show how to perform exact energy minimization on these models in time polynomial in the number of variables and number of linear envelope functions. Then, with tractable inference in hand, we show how the parameters of the lower linear envelope potentials can be estimated from labeled training data within a max-margin learning framework. We explore three variants of the lower linear envelope parameterization and demonstrate results on both synthetic and real-world problems.
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A true artificial intelligence will show evidence of maintaining a mental model of reality, and of testing that model against incoming data, and adjusting the model when necessary. This strongly implies that the AI models itself in some manner, such that it can "imagine" a different way of "looking" at the world, and then judge whether the new model is a better way of thinking about things than the old model. The process is clearly fractal, since at the next level the software would be "imagining" a different way of judging which of two models was better, and eventually reaching the point where it makes decisions about whether in the current context it should act pragmatically or ethically.
Indeed. "Mental" modeling — maintaining and manipulating an abstract computational representation of beliefs — is at the heart of strong AI. Such models include, for example, beliefs about the world, beliefs about other agents (including what they believe about you), and beliefs about self. This is where computer scientists, linguists, cognitive psychologists and others all have some common ground and interdisciplinary research can be very productive. Learning is the ability to make systematic normative changes to mental models as a consequence of reasoning about experience; normative in the sense that such changes improve the ability to reason with and about the model in ways that maximize some value (e.g., ability to make accurate predictions). Experience involves reasoning about both the outside "real" world and the internal reasoning process itself. This is where your comment about "the next level" is germane. Those of us working on this topic call reasoning at multiple levels "meta-cognition", that is, thinking about thinking. There is no theoretical reason to limit meta-cognition to any specific number of levels. Current research on meta-cognition typically considers the level (or two) "above" (abstracted from) experiential belief modeling and action planning. This is also about the right level of abstraction for ethical reasoning ("would", "could", "should", "may" and their opposites). I've observed that most researchers assume a utilitarian ethics, which makes some sense if maximizing performance is the overall imperative. However, I count myself among those who believe that future AIs must be able to reason about moral imperatives if we expect them to behave themselves appropriately as we live and work alongside each other. Ronald Arkin at Ga.Tech is a leader in this area and he is a pioneer on the topic of computational methods to help ensure ethical behavior by potentially lethal robots.


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The one effect I cringed at is one that I did not notice the first time I watched it and if I dont focus on it I can miss it. THe crop error of Enterprise at end of Schizoid Man.
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Sara Schroeder is a runner-up in the Win Dean Manderscheid's Money contest!
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This is the priciest makeup remover I ever purchased but this is good stuff. It removed my eye makeup (tightlining eyeliner and mascara) completely and it does not sting my eyes. I hope it does not give me millia seeds though.
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Eyes: Blue
Love it! I have a very sensitive skin so I'm sensitive to some makeup products. Clinique are well known for products for sensitive skin. This makeup remover is the best. No matter what make you had on (waterproof, or not) it takes it off instantly. Using it for so many years. Can't imagine myself without it. Usually buying it when there is discount.
on 4/10/2014 4:52:00 PM
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Eyes: Brown
After running out of Bi-facial, I realized I had a mini bottle of this and thought I'd use it only that night until I bought another eye makeup remover. This baby works better than L'ancome! Their eye makeup remover is great too, but there are similar products that cost a lot less. This removes my mascara and eyeliner so much more easily. Some people may not like how oily this is, but if it's the most effective eye makeup remover I've ever tried. Highly recommend.
on 4/10/2014 6:15:00 AM
Age: 19-24
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Eyes: Green
Packaging is practical, does not irritate my eyes at all. + The only downside is the price.
on 3/15/2014 11:16:00 AM
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Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
As I've tried other eye makeup removers I appreciate this one more and more!
As other reviews say it's best to saturate a cotton pad and let it sit on the eye area for a few seconds and then wipe off, you will go through this rather quickly if you do fullb face makeup, but loads better than many ds makeup removers that I've tried.
on 3/9/2014 10:22:00 AM
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Gentle and does its job well. Doesn't leave an oily film on the eyes after using it. However the dispensing hole is too big, causing wastage sometimes. It's a bit pricey for a makeup remover but it is a good quality product I would say.
on 3/2/2014 3:33:00 PM
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Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine
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I am disappointed by this product. I was on holidays in January and needed a makeup remover for my waterproof mascara.
I need a lot of this and have to rub too long to remove my mascara. After the job is done my eyes become a bit irritated by the oils that stay in and near my eyes, even the next morning.
I am sure there are better and cheaper waterproof eye makeup removers on the market.
on 2/27/2014 10:31:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I love it. It does its job perfectly & it suits my dry/sensitive skin also. Gentel with the eyes, formula works really well for waterproof makeup as well so ... what more can i say? It does exactly what it says.
Personally im extreamly happy with it and i am sticking with it. I tried others along the way but i just keep on going back to this.
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Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I got this makeup remover in one of the clinique gift bags and I absolutely love it. The problem is the price. I haven't used any other makeup removers that have worked as well but any oil/water based formula should work the same. I'm sad that the price is so high, but the product really does work. YOU NEED THE OIL TO GET THAT STUFF OFF! I wear waterproof makeup on a daily basis because my eyes water and I have little stubby eyelashes that point down and this really gets off everything. If you want to spend the money I would recommend but I heard maybelinne, nyx and neutrogena all have dupes so I don't see why I will even bother spending $30 on makeup remover. I would rather struggle to get my makeup off with something else than waste my money on that to be honest. It's a great product and it's a great company and I like what they stand for but for a makeup remover, the price is just kinda ridiculous in my opinion
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Does anyone know if it's possible to revert Sass's functionality, to prevent the "bug-fix"1 that was implemented to prevent
@include recursion?
The message is:
Syntax error: An @include loop has been found: <mixin-name> includes itself
This was "fixed"1 in 3.0.5, and I'd prefer not to (read: I can't) downgrade that far. I unfortunately don't know enough Ruby to go sifting through the source, and while I'm making time to change that, it doesn't help me now.
So, is it possible2 to revert this functionality to that of pre-3.0.5 without having to downgrade; is there a re-patch floating around somewhere? I haven't been able to find one.
Edit: While I've answered this myself now, I'm still open to better answers; specifically, more portable solutions since now the Sass files will break anywhere else (anywhere that isn't pre-3.0.5)
1 Quotes used to indicate I don't think this is a fix. I think it is a break; I'll take that up with those responsible though.
I know its possible, but I mean specifically for someone with no practical experience with Ruby. I'm learning Ruby!


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Forty-nine store, dairy-bred bullocks sold to 175p and averaged 142.9p.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 152 prime hoggs in Newton Stewart yesterday to a top of £94 per head and 209p per kg to average 185p (-13p on the week), while 222 prime lambs peaked at £122 and 273.7p to level at 245p (+16.4p). A small show of 92 cast sheep saw ewes sell to £107 for a Beltex and £70 for Blackfaces. The Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart sold 27 prime heifers in Dumfries yesterday to a top of 236.5p and an average of 220.6p.
There were 68 cattle presented in the rough ring when beef cows averaged 133.8p and dairy cows levelled at 104.2p.
The firm also sold 108 prime hoggs to a top of £81.50 and 224p to average 212p (+7.2p), while 32 prime lambs peaked at £117 and 283p to level at 270.3p (+23.7p). The 164 cast sheep forward saw heavy ewes sell to £117 for a Suffolk and average £83.29, while light ewes peaked at £84.50 for Cheviots and levelled at £62.38.


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NEW YORK, August 6, 2012 - The New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") announced today that the staff of NYSE Regulation, Inc. ("NYSE Regulation") has determined to commence proceedings to delist the Class A and Class B Common Stock of K-V Pharmaceutical Company (the "Company") - ticker symbols KV.A, KV.B - from the NYSE. Trading in the Company's equity issues will be suspended immediately.
NYSE Regulation has determined that the Company is no longer suitable for listing. Pursuant to Listed Company Manual Section 802.01D, this decision was reached in view of the Company's August 4, 2012 announcement that it filed a voluntary petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. NYSE Regulation noted the uncertainty as to the timing and outcome of the bankruptcy process, as well as the ultimate effect of this process on the value of the Company's Common Stock.
Separately, the Company had also previously been notified of its non-compliance with the NYSE's continued listing criteria outlined in Listed Company Manual Section 802.01B and 802.01C, specifically $50 million 30 day average market capitalization and $50 million stockholders' equity, as well as $1.00 30 day average share price, and was working on a business plan submission to address this non-compliance.
NYSE Regulation notes that it may make an appraisal of, and determine on an individual basis, the suitability for continued listing of an issue in light of all pertinent facts and circumstances whenever it deems such action appropriate. In addition, NYSE Regulation may, at any time, suspend a security if it believes that continued dealings in or listing of the security on the NYSE are not advisable.
The Company has a right to a review of this determination by a Committee of the Board of Directors of NYSE Regulation. Application to the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the issues is pending the completion of applicable procedures, including any appeal by the Company of the NYSE Regulation staff's decision.
Company Contact:
Brainerd Communicators, Inc.
Tony Herrling
Brad Edwards
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Impact FC's Uprising 2- Sydney results
Had an awesome day at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, I will do a more complete article later this week but for now, here's the results in all their simplistic glory.
Manuel Rodriguez defeated Shane Nix- (north south choke) technical submission
Richard Vaculik defeated Glenn Taylor Smith- (RNC) submission
Glover Teixeira defeated Marko Peseli- (punches) TKO
Jim Yorke defeated Peter Graham- RNC submission
Jesse Taylor defeated Murilo Bustamante- verbal submission
Murilo "Ninja" Rua defeated Jeremy May- (guillotine) submission
Paulo Filho and Denis Kang- split DRAW
Soa Pelelei defeated Brad Morris- (keylock) submission
Paul Daley defeated Daniel Acacio- verbal submission
Pedro Rizzo defeated Ken Shamrock- TKO
Thanks to Danno for being the camera man for the day, it was good to meet and hang out with a fellow Bullshido member. Looking forward to seeing the shots.
Stay tuned.
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i was trying to get a good camera from my friend who is a pro, but he wouldn't lend it to me. ended up getting a little cam from my brother. it did the job though, ended up with at least a couple of decent shots. just don't expect the highest quality.
it felt kinda weird being ringside as a photographer with that little thing while beside me there are people with lenses two feet long.
we managed to miss the very first fight, but what really sucks is that it was shane nix from my own club who was fighting.
the fight i was probably looking forward to the most was bustamante vs JT. been a fan of busta for a while.
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Looking forward to seeing the photos/write-up.
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Transport Phenomena and Kinetic Theory
Applications to Gases, Semiconductors, Photons, and Biological Systems
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moreThe study of kinetic equations related to gases, semiconductors, photons, traffic flow, and other systems has developed rapidly in recent years because of its role as a mathematical tool in many applications in areas such as engineering, meteorology, biology, chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and pharmacy. Written by leading specialists in their respective fields, this book presents an overview of recent developments in the field of mathematical kinetic theory with a focus on modeling complex systems, emphasizing both mathematical properties and their physical meaning. The overall presentation covers not only modeling aspects and qualitative analysis of mathematical problems, but also inverse problems, which lead to a detailed assessment of models in connection with their applications, and to computational problems, which lead to an effective link of models to the analysis of real-world systems. "Transport Phenomena and Kinetic Theory" is an excellent self-study reference for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners working in pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and engineering. less
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January 4th, 2011 #1
Hope You'll Enjoy :: Modeling a 3D Pencil
It's been a while since I have contributed to the 3D scene.
Decided to spend a little time creating this tutorial.
Hope you'll like it
The step by step imageries were inspired by Tron :: Legacy.
Modeling a 3D Pencil
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FreePatentsOnline.com (FPO) has launched an informational site, www.citepatents.com, to help bloggers, journalists and others easily reference patent information, and to provide a free patent search box for adding to websites with a single mouse click.
BALTIMORE (Business Wire EON) December 17, 2008 -- Due to an impartial, peer-reviewed nature, patents are an important, frequently cited source of highly detailed, accurate technical information. Patents are uniquely powerful in citation; any writer on the web who refers to a patent with a hyperlink is footnoting a highly-credible document.
"Across the international spectrum, tens of millions of patents now exist, going back hundreds of years," said Erik Reeves, CEO of FreePatentsOnline. "It is a profoundly broad database of how things work, from every continent. Citing a patent with FPO is easy, because the FPO URL taxonomy is crystal clear."
For example, RIM, the firm behind the BlackBerry, may have avoided its patent infringement lawsuit and settlement payment of $612.5 million to Annandale, Virginia-based NTP by simply searching CitePatents.com or FreePatentsOnline.com for an electronic mail system with RF communications to mobile processors patent. The result is http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6317592.html.
"I always reference FPO when I cite patents," said Blaise Mouttet of the TinyTechIP blog. "They have the best interface and features in the inventions-database space, and as soon as they made their search capability available outside their site, I placed it on my blog right away, as a service to my readers."
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After being a no-show in court in September, a warrant went out for his arrest.
She had expected to be seated next to Rudolf Nureyev but the dancer was a no-show.
The next day, with about a dozen reporters lurking in the Legislative Building, Brooks was a no-show at his own news conference.
Designating a nonexistent worker or job, usually on the public payroll: a no-show job Sonny got him
Someone or something that fails to keep an appointment, use a reserved seat, etc: Snowstorm a no-show/ The airline figures about 20 percent no-shows (1941+)


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|Gum drops
|Food coloring
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Preheat oven to 350° F.
Grease and flour Batter Bowl or lightly spray with non-stick vegetable spray.
Prepare cake batter according to package directions and pour into prepared Batter Bowl.
Bake 55 to 65 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Cool cake in bowl 15 minutes on Non-Stick Cooling Rack, then invert bowl on rack and leave in place 3 to 4 hours for cake to release from bowl.
Cool thoroughly before decorating.
To assemble: Trim off rounded bottom of cake with Serrated Bread Knife to level.
Set cake on serving tray, cut side down, and spread with 2 cups of the vanilla icing.
Arrange cookies around bottom of cake for ruffled collar.
Tint 1 cup of icing orange, 1/2 cup red, and 1/2 cup green.
With Decorating Set, pipe orange icing for hair and pipe red and green icing to complete clown face as shown.
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Sonesta Announces New Hotel - Royal Sonesta Harbor Court BaltimoreSonesta International Hotels Corporation announces its first hotel in Maryland, the AAA approved 4-Diamond, 195-room Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore. Scheduled to come under Sonesta management by May 31, 2012, this Inner Harbor hotel overlooking Baltimore's picturesque Inner Harbor is just 12 miles from Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport and minutes from downtown. The hotel is currently known as the Intercontinental Hotel Baltimore Harbor Court.
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore offers a beautiful location on Baltimore's famed Inner Harbor. Guest rooms offer luxurious bedding, high speed internet access, and refreshment center. The hotel features a swimming pool with panoramic views of the city, a 24-hour fitness center, racquetball and tennis courts and a 24-hour business center. With 10,000 square feet of meeting space, Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore also accommodates meetings and events. Offering a sweeping grand staircase and a harbor view ballroom, the hotel is ideal for weddings and other glamorous social occasions. Several restaurants located in the hotel offer fine and casual dining.
Baltimore is a historic waterfront city. The Inner Harbor neighborhood is home to the Maryland Science Center, American Visionary Arts Museum, Camden Yards, the National Aquarium, Walter's Art Gallery, the Baltimore Convention Center, Harbor Place & The Gallery, the U.S. Frigate Constellation and the Top of the World observation deck.
Discover Sonesta Hotels & Resorts in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Fort Lauderdale Beach, Hilton Head Island, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Sint Maarten (3), Panama, Chile (4), Colombia (4), Ecuador, Peru (7), and Egypt (10). Sonesta ES Suites is an extended stay hotel brand managed by Sonesta found in Andover MA, Atlanta GA, Auburn Hills MI, Burlington MA, Charlotte NC, Columbia MD, Dublin OH, Flagstaff AZ, Houston TX, Orlando FL, Parsippany NJ, Princeton NJ, Malvern PA, St. Louis MO, Schaumburg IL and Somerset NJ. For more about the Sonesta Collection, visit Sonesta.com or call +1.617.315.9200 or 800.SONESTA (800.766.3782) in the U.S. and Canada.
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The largest fire that ever broke out in Starkville occurred on April 25, 1875 and is known as the Great Fire. It started about 10 PM on Lafayette Street about 100 feet from Main Street.
Girl Scout Troop No. 20349 recently held their welcome back/fellowship meeting at Barnhill's restaurant on August 30, 2010.
Dr. David and Kelly Cheatham announce the birth of their daughter, Brooklyn Jane Cheatham. Brooklyn was born on June 24, 2010 at 7:05 p.m.
Bobby and Faye Bryan recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary by revisiting Daytona Beach, Fla., where they honeymooned 60 years ago. They were married August 25, 1960 by Dr. J.D.
Two nouns in our English language epitomize as the perfect example one very elegant and truly southern lady as these nouns, agelessness and timelessness, 101 years on this earth, Elizabeth Gwin!


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My top 10 of all time
A list of my favorite games ever.
A list of my favorite games ever.
Had to be included aswell. It had a lot to live up to FF7, but ended up being a classic in it's own right. Superb characters and another enthralling story.
When I picked up this game it filled me with excitement and dread in equal portions. Absolutely terrifying back in the day. Many games still imitate it today.
It might be 8 years old, but it beats any football sim available today hands down. Very, very addictive. So good that data updates are still released today.
First driving game that blew me away, the sheer amount of cars and (in it's day) the graphics/ level of detail could not be equaled. Most driving sims today try and fail to do what this did, some 9 years on.
Introduced me to online multilayer gaming and remains the best first person shooter i've ever played. Wildly addictive, insanely fun and extremely frustrating all at once!
Way ahead of it's time, this was the first game that really had me absorbed in the storyline. Hilarious dialogue and great characters made this a joy to play.
Still the finest game in existence. If my PS3 had backwards compatibility I would play through it again now.
Just so much fun to play, you could get lost in this for hours and really use your imagination.
Groundbreaking game. I remember watching this on a big screen in 1996 in GAME and being blown away. Loved the series but this one in particular, everything was so new and fresh.
A masterpiece that, In my opinion, was more fun than San Andreas. Best GTA game to date! Who wouldn't enjoy playing a Scarface-esque character in a living, breathing world like Vice City?
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Lightfields may seem like a typical up-and-coming Richmond band to those who are just hearing of them this year with the release of their debut fu
It's Halloween, and a lot of people are dressing up--but the ladies of Taboo are doing the opposite in their new video documenting the 2015 Taboo calendar photo shoot!
Brooklyn's fascinating band Ex Cops came on the scene in 2012 with a sound riddled with cloying melodies and energetic hooks. Their first album, True Hallucinations, was extremely well-received by the press, who were mostly captivated by the band's record store cred that undoubtedly spurned their curious amalgam of different genres.
Horror is the most vital genre in film history.
Australian muralist Meggs came through Richmond this summer and wowed everyone with his colorful contributions to the Richmond Mural Project.
Most people would be confounded by the sound of bagpipes wafting through the morning air, but for me, it is the music of my forebears, and my cue to drink whiskey and porter.
A local Halloween comedy tradition carries on bigger and better than ever this year, as Coalition Theater presents Nightmare On Broad Street 2, a three-day comedy/horror event that begins tonight and lasts through Saturday, November 1. This Halloween-themed comedy weekend will mix the latest editions of longtime Coalition favorites with brand new events, all guaranteed to have you screaming... with laughter!
The week of all things Halloween is upon us. The parties and other sorts of spooky, fun shenanigans have already gotten underway, and there are many more to be had in the days to come. Among the most memorable events people look forward to every year are Halloween shows.
When most people think back on Halloween, the walk down memory lane may include the old neighborhood trick-or-treat route, the homemade costumes someone made you wear, those plastic vampire teeth that never fit inside anyone's mouth, and using a pillowcase instead of a real bag for candy because it held more inside. However, the most memorable part of anyone's past, present, and future Halloween experience will always be the haunts.
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I need to implement inter-process communication system for processes (in machine-wide) in Win32 using native C++ (.NET is not applicable). For more detail, I'm considering message routing system between the processes using binary formatted messages. Message sending/receiving must be asynchronous.
TCP socket could be one of the selection. But, I just want to know if there could be better choice for high performance. (I can ignore security problems.)
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Romain Dillet is a writer at TechCrunch.
Originally from France, Romain attended EMLYON Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He covers many things from mobile apps with great design to complex tech achievements. He also speaks at major tech conferences. He likes pop culture more than anything in the world.
He now lives in Paris to help build the tech ecosystem. He likes to cover European startups as well as New York startups as he used to live there.CrunchBase profile →
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Apple's Mixed 1st Quarter In Charts
Apple's December quarter was a mixed bag. If you just read the numbers, revenue has never been so high thanks to continued growth in iPhone and iPad sales. But analysts expected more, and net profit is flat. Who is to blame? Probably the iPhone 5c. It wasn't the market share machine that everyone expected. Selling more than 50 million iPhones in just three months is amazing… Read More
Apple's Mixed Q1 2014 With $57.6B Revenue, $13.1B Profit And $14.50 EPS
Apple has just released its fiscal Q1 2014 earnings, reporting $57.6 billion in revenue, $13.1 billion in net profit representing $14.50 per share. Compared to the year-ago quarter, it corresponds to a growth of 5.7 percent in revenue, and 5 percent in EPS, with net profit flat year over year. Apple sold 51 million iPhones, 26 million iPads and 4.8 million Macs in the quarter. As the… Read More
Sony's Credit Rating Cut To "Junk" By Moody's
Bond credit rating agency Moody's cut the credit rating of Sony from Baa3 to Ba1 with a stable outlook — Ba1 is also just below investment grade. In other words, Sony is considered a speculative investment right now and it will become harder for the company to borrow money. Today's downgrade comes from its volatile net profit. Despite many staff cuts, some divisions, such as… Read More
SoundCloud Raises $60 Million At A $700 Million Valuation
SoundCloud recently closed a Series D round of funding led by Institutional Venture Partners with the Chernin Group. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news. It has since been confirmed by IVP and SoundCloud. Previous investors also participated in the round, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, GGV Capital, Index Ventures and Union Square Ventures. SoundCloud's… Read More
Travel The World From Your Web Browser With This Beautiful Instagram Hack
French hacker Benjamin Netter recently released a cool hack called Somewhere, an addictive jukebox machine for travel destinations using Instagram, Foursquare and Wikipedia data — the most impressive part of this simple hack is that people are spending 13 minutes on average on the website. "While working on Tripovore, I realized that Instagram pictures were much better than… Read More
Europe's iBeacon Pioneers Sensorberg Raises $1 Million To Improve Retail Customer Experience
Hardware startup Sensorberg just raised $1 million (€750,000) from Berlin Technologie Holding and undisclosed angel investors. Part of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin, Sensorberg is one of the most promising iBeacon startups in Europe. As a reminder, iBeacon is an indoor positioning system developed by Apple to trigger and send relevant information to your smartphone when you… Read More
Algolia Provides 'Spotlight' For The Web With Its Turbocharged Real-Time Search API
French startup Algolia provides a real-time search API that makes the search function on your website sexy. Now Y Combinator-backed, it's faster than anything you've seen before — everything happens in real time, and results change with each keystroke. "We first started with an offline search engine that would work well on mobile," co-founder and CEO Nicolas… Read More
Sketchfab's Photoshop Integration Allows You To Share Your 3D Models On The Web
Adobe recently updated Photoshop with a few 3D capabilities. A hidden gem that wasn't much discussed is the ability to export and share 3D models directly from Photoshop thanks to Sketchfab. The main focus of last week's update was on 3D printing support directly from Photoshop. While Photoshop is not a 3D modelling application, it has had the ability to open 3D files for a while. Read More
Duologue Is A New Quality Assurance Tool For App Designers
A French duo got frustrated with QA testing for mobile apps, so they spent a month coding and designing a new service called Duologue. Duologue helps you compare app screenshots with mockups, track bugs and comment. "These days, I've been developing a few mobile apps," developer Paul Dupuy told me. "The process to test and report UX bugs really got on my… Read More
From A Failing Product To A Successful Video-Sharing App, Mindie Raises $1.2 Million
Mindie's story is a great tale for every aspiring entrepreneur. When I first talked with the French team, the startup wasn't working on its viral music video app, but was working on something completely different called Ever. In only a few months, Mindie was able to abandon its storytelling app Ever, create another app, release it, get a bit of traction. And now it just closed a… Read More
Google Play Movies & TV Comes To iOS To Compete Head-To-Head Against iTunes Store
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Fotolia Launches Dollar Photo Club, An Exclusive Club For Heavy Stock Photo Clients
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Sixty percent of stroke patients had high cholesterol, 44 percent smoked and 39 percent had hypertension, the researchers found.
"It was commonly understood that people who have strokes when they're young have a different set of causes than people when they're older," said Dr. Roger Bonomo, director of stroke care at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "This is identifying a trend toward [risk factors] becoming more like older people in men in their 40s."
But, Bonomo cautioned, the new study was done with a specific population in Finland, and the findings may not pertain so closely to other groups of people.
A second study in the same issue of the journal found that feeling sleepy during the day appears to increase the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease among healthy older people.
Some 10 percent to 30 percent of older adults report having daytime sleepiness, according to the French researchers who did the study.
Among a group of more than 9,000 people aged 65 or over, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) was linked with a 33 percent increased risk of dying. Both loud snorers and non-snorers with EDS had an increased risk in mortality. There was no link between excessive daytime sleepiness and dying of cancer.
"This is important, because I think the general physician doesn't always take [EDS] into account," said Dr. John Erwin III, associate professor of internal medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and a senior staff cardiologist with Scott & White Hospital in Temple.
"We're taught in medical school that the need for sleep becomes less as people age. The science over the last few years is pointing us away from that, and we see quite a few patients in clinic that complain of this. This probably underscores the need to be more
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Blue Peter says sorry as Cookie makes screen debut in BBC cat flap
Blue Peter presenters have said sorry to viewers for the second time in six months after it emerged an online poll to name the show's cat had been rigged. By Owen Gibson.
Picture of blonde girl in Morocco is new twist in Madeleine caseSpeculation over the Madeleine McCann case was given new impetus last night after the emergence of a photograph taken in Morocco showing a small blonde girl bearing a resemblance to the missing four-year-old.
Another case of bluetongue found as foot and mouth threat recedes· Animals on second Suffolk farm infected
· Restrictions on livestock movement eased
US bishops offer lifeline in effort to keep world Anglican church intact· Episcopal moratorium on consecration of gay clergy
· Gesture insufficient to satisfy evangelicals
UK news and analysis p4
Halo 3 enters the fray in £19bn video games battle
· Thousands join queue for British release
· Money-spinning power rivals Hollywood movies
UK news and analysis p5
All change at Lady Macbeth· Shakespeare put on the map in tube-style diagram
· Warriors, villains, fools and heroes get own lines
DNA link in 1975 murdersTwo high-profile murders of young women which took place more than 30 years ago have been linked by DNA evidence. Scotland Yard are hoping that the link could lead to the solving of the murders of a Playboy bunny and a schoolgirl.
UK news and analysis p6
Adverts watchdog chides hypnotist over weight loss claims
Hypnotist Paul McKenna has been censured by advertising watchdogs for claiming his live weight-loss roadshow could make people thin for life.
DVLA worker tells of letter bomb scars and traumaA woman told Oxford crown court yesterday how a letter bomb she opened in the post room at the DVLA centre in Swansea scarred her chest and left her with permanent tinnitus.
UK news and analysis p7
Tony who? Leader for 13 years is airbrushed asideIn Bournemouth it is almost impossible to remember that Tony Blair was ever leader of the Labour party, writes Simon Hoggart, which must be puzzling for the delegates who once cheered him so dementedly.
UK news and analysis p8
Ratings boost for Brown as defection talk rattles ToriesPressure on Gordon Brown to go for an early election intensified yesterday when a poll showed Labour's lead had stretched to 11 points - a five point jump.
Council tax rebates for war zone soldiersDes Browne yesterday announced council tax rebates for troops when they are on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, with a six-month tour bringing a £140 rebate.
Conference diaryMichael White: John Prescott surprised Mirror executives by turning up at their conference party and happily drinking the capitalist press's champagne, as if another paper had exposed his affair with Tracey Temple.
Attack alarms for nurses and crackdown on dirty wardsAlan Johnson, the health secretary, yesterday promised personal safety alarms for 30,000 frontline staff most at risk of assault, and pledged tougher powers for inspectors to shut infected wards that could endanger patients' lives.
Cruddas urges leftward shift in policy focusLabour under Gordon Brown should aspire to be not only a party of the centre but also of the left, and seek to move public opinion in that direction, Jon Cruddas, a former deputy leadership candidate, told a Guardian fringe meeting yesterday.
UK news and analysis p9
Balls to free exam watchdog to tackle dumbing down claimsAn independent exams watchdog is to be created in an effort to limit the annual debate about grade inflation and 'dumbing down', the government will announce today.
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Shock anorexia billboard annoys fashion designersThe size zero debate is once again dominating Milan fashion week. But this time the emaciated frame causing the furore is not on the catwalks, but on a billboard. By Jess Cartner-Morley in Milan.
Moped gang raids top London fashion stores· Handbags and cashmere seized in smash and grabs
· Sledgehammer used to break into boutiques
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TV chef and trainer facing court over hare coursing
Celebrity chef Clarissa Dickson Wright and racehorse trainer Sir Mark Prescott are being prosecuted for alleged hare coursing.
News in briefVan driver charged with murdering son, 4 | Party suspends MP bailed on suspicion of assault | Search for missing boy ends underneath his bed | TV chef and trainer facing court over hare coursing
PeopleRobert Laughlin | Simon Marks | Ben Helfgott | Michael Helfgott | Chris Abele | Paul Rodgers | Cynthia Kereluk
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Eight years for driver, 19, who killed girl in crash while racingA teenager who killed a 17-year-old girl while racing his car at up to 100mph was jailed for eight years yesterday.
'Unprofessional' young tennis players have funding suspended· LTA reacts to postings and photographs on web
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I received notice that Jeff Zurheide, former pastor of First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, passed away yesterday.
In my opinion, Jeff was the most courageous Baptist minister in the state of Oklahoma during the years that he was at First Baptist in OKC. He was also the premier scholar-preacher in the state.
Don't take my word for it. Examine the record for yourself. Here are some links from the archives of the Mainstream Messenger:
Response to the 2000 Baptist Faith and MessageToday a lyric from an old song appears sad but true: "It seems the good, they die young."
Herschel Hobbs on Baptist Freedom: The 2000 Herschel H. and Frances J. Hobbs Lecture Series at Oklahoma Baptist University.
First Baptist Church Drops Out of the SBC
Distortions by Preservationist Newsletter Destroying Herschel Hobbs Legacy
I'll just add my "Amen!" to the "Well done, thou good and faithful servant" that he's already heard from his Maker.
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Oysters and Absinthe: A Love Story
There is a love story that exists between oysters and absinthe, and it unfolds in a quiet corner of Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. With more than 30 varieties of oysters and the largest absinthe program in New York City, Maison Premiere creates the ideal environment for the succulent rendezvous. This is where you come in, dear absinthe-drinker/oyster-slurper. Once you've taken your seat at the cozy horseshoe-shaped bar, the affair becomes a delicious ménage à trois.
"There are two types of absinthe," explains Maxwell Britten, Maison Premiere's head bartender: "blanche, which is lighter and more delicate in style, and verte, which is robust in flavor and has more intensity." As for how and why absinthe and oysters play well together, Britten attributes it to the herbaceous flavors of fennel, wormwood, and anise that comprise the botanical spirit. And because the flavor profiles of the two absinthe varieties are so different, many pairings are possible. "Blanche absinthes are great with East Coast oysters, complementing their more briny and salty notes," he says, "while verte absinthes work nicely with West Coast oysters, highlighting their sweet flavor and creamy texture."
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League of Legends hacker was making over $1,000 per day
At the height of his hacking career, Shane "Jason" Duffy was making a nice $1,000 per day from hacking League of Legends. The 21-year-old hacker had his room raided by police back in 2011 because of a League of Legends security incident, something that Riot Games addressed in 2012. Duffy's online activity while he was on bail saw police visit him again last year.
During an interview with The Daily Dot, Duffy said he was involved with the brute force hacking of League of Legends accounts, selling character skills from accounts for anywhere between $200 and $800. He also leaked League of Legends: Supremacy through a Riot Games employee's account, and created a service where players could pay to have other players knocked out of League games.
Duffy said that his group had access to millions of League accounts, something he claims he had access to through a senior Riot employee's account. Duffy said that even though Riot Games had noticed a breach, and told its staff to change their passwords, this one particular employee did not. This paved the way for Duffy to create a backdoor on Riot's servers, where he had access to the details of some 24.5 million accounts.
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DOTA 2 'The International' will win more money than Super Bowl champs
When everything calms down after the DOTA 2 'The International' this weekend, we're going to see a change in the perception of professional gaming. One of the driving reasons behind this is that the total prize pool for DOTA 2 is an astonishing $10,887,235.
This $10 million will be split to 14 teams, with five players on each team. The winning team of The International 2014 will take home $5,008,128 - meaning that every player in the team will secure themselves $1,001,625.60 each. Considering that the $10 million prize pool was funded by the sale of the game to its fans, this is an achievement beyond words.
But when its pitted against "proper" professional sports, such as the Open Championship (or as the British Open in the US), it trumps it. The Open Championship has $9.2 million in prize money, but splits it across 156 entrants. The winner of the last British Open was Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland. He took home $1,196,055 for himself. Considering that the British Open started in 1860, some 154 years ago, and The International started four years ago, we've come a very long way.
Oculus plans to launch motion controllers for headsets
When you say the name Oculus, the product that we all think of right away is the Rift VR headset. That headset allows you to play some of the most immersive games we have seen in a long time. Oculus plans to offer more to the gamers out there than the headset alone.
Oculus is also working on motion controllers that will work alongside the Rift headset. The controllers will allow you to manipulate objects in games via hand and body movement according to people familiar with the products.
The goal of the motion controllers according to these sources is to make for more immersive games and simulations. Some developers out there that aren't directly associated with Oculus are already working on motion controllers to go with the Rift. The move into first party controllers by Oculus will likely upset these firms. Exactly when Oculus will rollout those motion controllers is unknown.
NPD: Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8 top video games in June
Ubisoft's Watch Dogs and Nintendo's Mario Kart 8 continued their dominance of the sales charts in June, with Watch Dogs ranked No. 1 and Mario Kart 8 slotting in at No. 2, according to the NPD Group research firm. Watch Dogs is available for the Sony PlayStation 3 and 4, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Xbox One game consoles and the PC, while Mario Kart 8 is available for the Wii U only.
Mario Kart 8 sold 470,000 units in June, with total game sales reaching 885,000 since its release date on May 30. Minecraft console version was No. 3, EA Sports UFC and FIFA 14 were also in the top five, trailing behind the great success of Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8.
Xbox One sales have doubled since Microsoft dropped the console's price to $399, but the PlayStation 4 still outsold its competitor.
Sony hopes that remastered titles for PS4 will attract Wii owners
Sony made an announcement to remaster its renowned PlayStation 3 titles for PlayStation 4, starting off with The Last of Us. As we reported earlier, the game will run at 1080p resolution with variable framerate to up to 60 FPS. Despite many titles like The Last of US being a hit, many gamers who never owned a PS3 were hesitant to purchase it at the time when the release of next-generation gaming consoles was very close. According to Sony Computer Entertainment, this should help them make the jump, including the current Nintendo Wii owners.
During an interview with Sony Computer Entertainment's boss Andrew house, he said that many of the older PlayStation titles will be released for PlayStation 4 to attract a new audience who are currently using Nintendo Wii. He said,"Our big opportunity is to welcome back an audience much earlier in the lifecycle that possibly bought into the Wii previously".
According to SCE, many players have skipped the purchase of PlayStation 3 for Nintendo Wii, and therefore couldn't get their hands-on playing many exclusive titles. According to him, remastering PlayStation 3 titles for the current gen PlayStation 4 will encourage Wii owners to make a switch.
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Ever wanted to fart in Killzone: Shadow Fall, well now you can
There's some new DLC for Killzone: Shadow Fall which finally gives you the ability to voluntarily fart in-game. Yes, the new DLC allows you to pass wind, in the game. Not only that, but you can plank.
There are some other cool moves in the new Killzone: Shadow Fall DLC, with the ability of spotlight moves, special finishers that can be used in combat. The official description explains: "It's all fun and games until someone loses a game. (Or so they say). Show your fallen enemies, not everything need be taken seriously".
The Last of Us: Remastered on PS4 includes 30FPS lockdown option
The Last of Us: Remastered is nearly upon us for the PlayStation 4, with more details on the spruced up next-gen version of the game. Sony has confirmed that there is an option to lock the framerate to 30FPS, as the PS4 version of the game will run at 1080p, and a variable framerate of up to 60FPS.
Sony's Sid Shuman has said that choosing between framerates will "boil down to personal preference". The biggest deciding factor will be having an absolute rock solid 30FPS versus the variable, sometimes 60FPS. It'll be great at 60FPS, but when it drops, you're going to feel it. More details have also surfaced on the PS4 remake of the game, where save games won't carry over from the PS3 version of The Last of Us to the PS4, and more.
DLC carries over, which should have some fans happy. There are three major DLC packs for The Last of Us: Abandoned Territories, Reclaimed Territories, and Left Behind. The new PS4 version of The Last of Us will also work with the new DualShock 4 controller, where the touchpad is capable of being used to open up Joel's backpack, audio recordings are played through the speaker on the DualShock 4 controller, and it changes color when you start losing health.
Kim Kardashian's mobile game could make her $85 million this year
Before writing this news, I didn't even know that Kim Kardashian had a mobile game out - but she does - Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The mobile game is out on both iOS and Android, but it looks like Kim might make a huge chunk of cash from her mobile game alone this year.
The reality TV star is set to make an estimated $200 million this year, and after $10 million of expenses is paid for, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood could make her a cool $85.5 million. The mobile game has her likeness, using her "in-game audio commentary, hand-selected wardrobe, and persona authenticity" to rise to fame.
Players will catch up with fellow celebrities, attend exclusive clubs, as well as becoming an A-list actor, fashion designer or cover model. Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is available for both iOS and Android, if you want to try it out.
Imprisoned Manuel Noriega sues Activision for using his name, likeness
Imprisoned former dictator Manuel Noriega, 80, is suing Activision Blizzard for using his name and likeness in "Call of Duty: Black Ops II." The game was released in 2012 and features a character named Manuel Noriega assisting the CIA, and then the character betrays the U.S. later in the game.
Noriega, the former leader of Panama, is serving a 20-year sentence in Panama, after already serving prison sentences in the United States and France. He is seeking damages and lost profits, claiming his character helped boost game sales. There have been a few high-profile lawsuits regarding video game character likeness, but this one will prove to be especially tricky to prove:
"In the U.S., individuals have what's called the right to publicity, which gives them control over how their person is depicted in commerce including video games," said Jas Purewal, interactive entertainment lawyer, in a statement to BBC. "But Noriega isn't a U.S. citizen or even a resident. This means that his legal claim becomes questionable, because it's unclear on what legal basis he can actually bring a case against Activision."
Oculus is cancelling shipments for people selling Rift pre-orders
Oculus is having a hard time keeping its new VR headset limited to the developers that it wants to get these early units. Some of the people who have pre-ordered the headset have been putting those pre-ordered units up for sell on eBay and other places.
People who pre-ordered the second version of the Rift are expected to begin receiving their headsets this week. Oculus has been checking out eBay and cancelling the pre-orders for people who have put them on eBay.
One of those eBay auctions was trying to sell a pre-ordered headset for $5000, keep in mind that the headset originally cost $350. The company recently found out who the guy was selling the pre-order and cancelled his order. The moral of the story here is if you are going to sell one of these on eBay, wait until it get to you to list it.


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Tomato Red Chili Sauce
|Dried ancho chili/Pasilla chilies /3 tablespoons chili powder / 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
|Tomatoes/15-ounce can tomato puree
|4 Medium
|1 Medium, cut up
|1 Clove (5 gm), minced
|1 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Cooking oil
|1 Tablespoon
Cut chilies open.
Discard stems and seeds.
Cut chilies into small pieces with scissors or a knife.
Place in bowl; cover with boiling water.
Let stand 45 to 60 minutes.
To peel tomatoes, dip them in boiling water for 30 seconds; plunge into cold water.
Slip skins off.
Quarter tomatoes.
Place in blender container; cover and blend till nearly smooth.
Measure 2 cups of the blended tomatoes; return to blender container (or place canned tomato puree in blender container).
Add the drained chilies or chili powder or crushed red pepper.
Add onion, garlic, salt, and sugar; cover and blend till smooth.
In 1 1/2-quart saucepan combine tomato mixture and cooking oil.
Cook and stir over medium heat about 10 minutes or till sauce is slightly thickened.


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ARLINGTON, Texas Mitch Moreland didn't change anything when he struggled the first few weeks of the season, and he's not changing anything now that he's one of the Rangers' hottest hitters. Moreland went 3-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the White Sox. Two of the hits went to the opposite field, a good sign for the left-handed Moreland. All three hits came against lefties, an even better sign for Moreland who has struggled against southpaws, historically. "I've had some balls go right at some guys, I've kind of been unlucky at times and maybe got to pressing a little bit," Moreland said. "I just stuck with my approach and stuck with my plan and it's working out." Moreland has now hit safely in five straight games. He's had a hit in eight of his last nine games to raise his average from .157 to a season-high .267. "Mitch has been swinging the bat, I think, pretty good," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He may not be getting any hits for it, but for one thing ...
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