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IEAI and Fortress sign Memorandum of Understanding to promote and develop "Al Mushatta"
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Investors and Eastern Arab for Industrial and Real Estate Investments (IEAI) and Fortress Co. for Investment and Commerce, through which Fortress will be promoting the "Al Mushatta" Industrial City project – a project launched in 2004 and owned by IEAI –, to establish the available investment opportunities, bring foreign investments from Asia, Europe and America, and monitor the quality of products manufactured within Al Mushatta . The memorandum was signed by Mr. Mohammad Al Turk and Mr. Moussa Baggili, executive directors of IEAI and Fortress respectively.
Fortress is a comprehensive investment, development, management and consulting firm with special emphasis on technology, information systems, and telecom and energy industries.
Fortress's responsibility also involves ensuring that products/services provided from AL-Mushatta or any other location from the company established at Al-Mushatta, will be treated as a Jordanian product that can be marketed in all parts of Jordan complying with the applicable rules and regulations that governs it, and shall benefit from all bilateral and other Arab, Regional and International free trade agreements. IEAI in turn will assist in this matter.
"We are certain of Fortress's capabilities with regards to promoting Al Mushatta globally and attracting foreign investments, in addition to supporting establishment of these investments where possible" said Mohammad Al Turk.
Al Mushatta Industrial Zone is located between the airport, capital city of Amman and port city of Aqaba, it comprises of approx. 4200 square kilometres fully laid out with state-of –the-art infrastructure in compliance with the International Industrial Zone Standards. It also include a full range of services including bank branches, customs and clearance offices, a supermarket and permanent exhibition and convention center. Current projects within Al-Mushatta include an aviation city and logistical city. Also negotiations are in progress with key investors in the construction industry.


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Comment Re:Fear Mongering (Score 2) 307 307
Comment Re:I don't think so (Score 4, Insightful) 185 185
Comment Re:Awesome! (Score 1) 171 171
Carbon nanotubes aren't required to build the structure.[8] This would make it possible to build the elevator much sooner, since available carbon nanotube materials in sufficient quantities are still years away.[9]
The problem being that building a lunar base to support the space elevator is already years away.
Comment Re:1st world countries (Score 1) 439 439
yeah let's worry about how this will affect the 1st world countries, those are the real victims here
If focusing on the economic effects to 1st world countries spurs them to take action I'm all for it. Nobody in the US is going to act if they think only Africa is at risk.
Comment Re:Speaking of TLDs and (Score 1) 87 87
However, you're wrong on this preventing namespace collisions - companies are allowed to have the same name so long as they are in completely different lines of business (so there is no confusion).
Actually you are wrong, you are confusing this with trademark law.
From Companies house:
You may not be able to incorporate your chosen company name if it is the 'same as' another name appearing on the registrar's index of company names. There is an exception to this if an existing company (or LLP or other body on the index) is part of the same group as your company and consents to the use of your proposed name
You are however correct that not all companies use their registered names as their trading name
Comment Re:Power or USB? (Score 1) 247 247
Comment Re:Texas eh? (Score 1) 652 652
You do know that it was the Congress... controlled by mostly non-Southern Democrats... that killed the Supercollider, right
You said Congress, not House. Stop trying to reframe your argument after you've been shown to be wrong.
Comment Re:Voting with wallet (Score 2) 307 307
Comment Re:'Replying to undo moderation mistake. Sorry, pa (Score 4, Insightful) 383 383
Currently we have a considerable number of "resetting moderation" posts that just serve to spam threads.
Comment Re:I have the kiss of death for awesome technology (Score 1) 144 144
Comment Re:Why (Score 1) 1359 1359
We expect that when someone makes a statement of science, that it have actually been tested using the methods of science.
Where your definition of science includes that it must not contradict your a priori beliefs. A lot of Christians hold a "no true scotsman" view of science when it comes to evolution. Thats not true science because.... GOD DID IT
Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 1359 1359
In the 1980's in Belfast, my Dad was registering to be a Doctor at City Hospital. On the form he wrote down for religion "none". He was then told he wasn't allowed to write none and had to chose something. They also wouldn't let him write down Atheist so he made one up and settled on "The light of the upper zarquon". For the next month nurses kept accosting him asking "Doctor Banks! What is this light of the upper zarquon?".
Growing up in northern ireland, I went on quite a lot of cross community (protestants mixed with catholics) trips. In order to get the numbers right they would ask me whether I was Catholic or Protestant and I would answer atheist. This wasn't good enough, they needed an answer so they would then ask what my parents were, so I also answered Atheist. Finally they would ask "What school did you go to?" to which I would reply "Wellington", "ahhh, so you're a protestant then...".
Comment Re:order of magnitude (Score 1) 217 217
Ironically, your example was off by an order of magnitude. Alpha Centauri is 4 light years or 4e15m away.
And Alpha Centauri isn't even the closest star, Proxima Centauri is.
Comment Re:Clarify (Score 5, Informative) 289 289
In essence what happened was MPAA pretented to be a venture capitalist who was interested in the streaming site SurfTheChannel. After meeting the owner in person they followed them to their house. Then a seperate MPAA nob head posed as a home buyer interested in the owner of SurfTheChannel's house.
The MPAA then turned over pictures of the house and details of the venture capitalist meeting to the police who proceded to raid their house. The police decided not to press charges, so the MPAA went after the US programmer who made SurfTheChannel. He did some sort of plea bargain where they would drop the case against him if he would testify against the British couple.
The British couple are now in court on charges of fraud.

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So this is weird. Until recently, I never used an ice cream scoop to scoop ice cream. It's not that I didn't have one on hand. I did. Let me show you.
See. Lots of trigger-style ice cream scoops.But (BUT!) in my kitchen, those scoops are used for muffin batter, cookies, and truffles. For some reason, my brain never shouted, "Hey! You! Use the medium scoop for ice cream (duh)."
So when I received a Kitchen Aid ice cream scoop in the "swag bag" at the recent Food Blog Forum conference, I got excited! A real ice cream scoop! (Yes. It's true. I thought this. Even with all those scoops in my kitchen. Welcome to my brain!)Since mid-May I've used this scoop and I'm in LOVE. It's easy to scoop even the hardest ice cream with this sturdy scoop. And, I must say, the bowls of ice cream and ice cream cones that I dish up with this handy scoop look really pretty. You just drag the scoop over the ice cream and a pretty scoop appears. Magic! Unlike trigger-style scoops, this one is really easy to clean. Just wash it with warm water and you're done! There's no little "arm" for the ice cream to get stuck under. I believe you can wash it in the dishwasher, too. How about you? What do you use to scoop ice cream? A fancy scoop? A kitchen spoon? A fork? (Don't laugh. My friend "scoops" her ice cream with a fork.)If you want it, here's the link (It's an affiliate link. So I make a couple pennies if you use it.)And you need some ice cream to go with that scoop, right? How about my recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream? Mmm....cookie dough ice cream.
*All opinions are mine and mine alone. KitchenAid provided the scoop to attendees of the Food Blog forum. But they don't know about this review nor did they ask me to post it.


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ON THIS PAGE: You will find some questions to ask your child's doctor or other members of your child's health care team, to help you better understand your child's diagnosis, treatment plan, and overall care. To see other pages, use the menu on the side of your screen.
Talking often with the doctor is important to make informed decisions about your child's health care. These suggested questions are a starting point to help you learn more about your child's cancer care and treatment. You are also encouraged to ask additional questions that are important to you and your child. You may want to print this list and bring it to your child's next appointment, or download Cancer.Net's free mobile app for an e-list and other interactive tools to manage your child's care.
- What type of leukemia has been diagnosed?
- What subtype of AML has been diagnosed? What does this mean?
- Can you explain my child's pathology report (laboratory test results) to me?
- What are the treatment options?
- What clinical trials are open to my child?
- What treatment plan do you recommend? Why?
- What is the goal of each treatment? Is it to eliminate the cancer, help my child feel better, or both?
- What are the chances that the AML will recur?
- Who will be part of my child's health care team, and what does each member do?
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- Could this treatment affect my child's ability to become pregnant or have children in the future? If so, should I talk with a fertility specialist before treatment begins?
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A HARLOW man is today (Wednesday, November 14) starting a 28-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to child and animal porn offences.
David Scally, of Park Court, was jailed at Chelmsford Crown Court earlier today and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.
The 34-year-old was also handed a 10-year Sex Offenders Prevention Order.
The court heard he was arrested at his home address in March this year.
In June, he was charged with two counts of distributing indecent images of children, three counts of making indecent photographs of children and two counts of possessing pornographic images of sexual intercourse with animals.
He had pleaded guilty to all the offences, which were committed in 2011, at an earlier hearing.
Speaking outside the court, investigating officer Ds Ian Collins said: "This is another positive result at court for the online protection team.
"This sex offender will now have the opportunity to gain the help needed for his addiction. Once he is released from prison he will be monitored by the Dangerous Offender Unit and have restrictions on his usage of the internet as part of his SOPO order."


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Also Defenses must deal with the read option.
Also Defenses must deal with the read option.
We are still caught up in ideology and not facts. We just swapped one ideology for another, changing the big meaty size speed experience ratios of Parcells, for athleticism, hips, movement of Green Bay meshed with the search for acorns of Jeff Ireland. Still ideology, religion.
I wish we had management of the Steelers, people who let the tape decide, who get beast, great football players. That is the most disappointing thing to me over the past many years with our drafts.
Definitely wish we would've gotten Poyer over Davis but all in all I'm not mad about this draft at all, which isn't something I can say about the last several drafts.
Through the cuts, signing and draft we have completely rebuild the line backing core. And it's athletic and fast.
It was not a "need" going into the offseason, but its nice it got done.
The "fourth wide receiver" is a combination of Dustin Keller and Rishard Matthews operating out of the slot. That position is covered.
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Vol 2: Issue 1 Now Online and In Print
After several months' work (and several hundred submissions), we're proud to bring you the newest issue of Fractal. This one is packed with talent, risk, diversity, and, above all, emotion. Sandra Kolankiewicz contemplates airports and guano, Dani Bailes explores teenage disillusionment, and Cortney Lamar Charleston shoots from the hip with family, home, and loss. We've got elegies and odes, haunting meditations and tech-savvy sonnets. Whatever you're looking for, you'll find it somewhere in these pages.
With a new layout to commemorate the start of Volume 2, and artwork by Allen Forrest, this issue begs to be read. Give it a look through—you'll be glad you did. And, as always, thank you for your continued support.
Fractal Issue 3
Coinciding with our launch party tonight, the third issue of Fractal is officially out. In addition to having our usual online version, we are also proud to announce our first physical print issue, funded by a grant from the Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics.
In other news, we're hard at work here at Fractal, working on book reviews and columns to be published this summer, and we are looking forward to opening submissions for our fourth installment. That said, feel free to peruse the issue via the website, or if you'd like to own the copy in print, Fractal Issue 3 is available on Amazon right here. Thank you again to all of our contributors, editors and the Levan Institute for supporting Fractal into its third issue!
Now Accepting Submissions for Issue 3
We are excited to start reading for Volume 1, Issue 3. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis–please be sure to follow our submission guidelines. Submit here!
Announcing Issue 2
Despite holiday delays, we have finally finished the print and online versions of Issue 2, and it is ready to be read. Thank you to all of our contributors and submitters for your patience and hard work. Without you, Fractal wouldn't be possible.
Issue 2 is available both online and in a print layout via Issu. We will soon be accepting submissions for our third issue, to be completed this spring. In 2014, we will also be making a few changes to our website, including regular editors' columns and quicker turnover times of issues. But until then, check out the links below.
Now Accepting Submissions for Issue 2
Submissions for Issue 2 are now closed.
We are excited to announce that our editorial team will reconvene in Los Angeles next week to begin work on Fractal's second issue. We have officially extended our deadline until November 1st, and submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. We are currently looking for new fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry– for more details please look through our submission guidelines.
Announcing Issue 1
After months of long, caffeine-fueled meetings, the inaugural/editors' issue of Fractal is officially online (and soon-to-be in print). By presenting some of your work alongside our own, we hope to show what we're looking for: bold writing that explores what it means to feel. We're interested in passionate, well-crafted wordplay that opens new possibilities of empathy and imagination. The works in this collection vary widely in tone, style, and subject matter, but we feel they are constitutive of a new generation of writers—one that is on the rise.
With that said, we welcome you to explore our first issue in both web and print layouts. And, of course, to continue submitting work for Issue 2, projected to be published this fall. Thank you for the submissions and support that have made Fractal possible.
Submission Guidelines
Welcome to the official online home of Fractal. We are currently open for submissions. If you are interested in sending us your fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, you can do so through Submittable (which can be accessed through the "SUBMIT" link in the navigation bar). Submission guidelines to follow. . .
Someone said art should "disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed." Fractal seeks work that will shatter our expectations. We want stories and poems that will have us fighting the urge to plagiarize. Send us your best and your brightest—the work that will remind us why we first fell in love with language. Write about what keeps you up at night. Give us an adventure. Take us somewhere new.
Submissions are blind, so please don't include your name or contact info anywhere in the document. Don't worry, Submittable will tell us who you are.
No novel excerpts or previously published material. (Anything posted on a personal blog is fine, but we'll ask that you take it down before it's published here.) Simultaneous submissions are ok, but please withdraw them immediately if they're accepted elsewhere. Regrettably, we're unable to pay our contributors.
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Special Metals lays off 81 workers throughout region
HUNTINGTON -- Special Metals laid off 74 workers from its Huntington plant and seven from its plant in Burnaugh, Ky., on Monday.
"The layoffs were due to adverse general industrial market conditions," said Dwight Weber, spokesman for Precision Castparts Corp. of Oregon, which owns Special Metals. Those who were laid off worked primarily in production and maintenance.
"We will recall them as business improves," Weber said.
Following the layoffs, 542 hourly employees remain at Huntington and 125 at Burnaugh, he said.
Formerly Inco Alloys, Special Metals in Huntington manufactures high-performance nickel alloys for the aerospace, gas well and other industries. It's located at 3200 Riverside Drive.
The plant has suffered layoffs every year since 2009, with some rounds being temporary.
In February 2011, the company permanently laid off 62 employees at the Huntington plant and eight at the Burnaugh plant. In July 2010, nine salaried employees were affected by reorganization. In early 2010, 85 hourly employees were laid off at both plants, 66 in Huntington.
In 2009, 91 employees were affected by two rounds of layoffs. The company also shut down operations for five days in May 2009.
In the years before the recession, the company was doing well locally. Precision Castparts spent more than $20 million in capital improvements to the Huntington plant during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008.
In August of this year, Precision Castparts reported a 19 percent increase in first quarter net income for fiscal year 2013, but warned of "major headwinds."


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Message to the Academy: Don't Compromise Standards, Say Two Women Members (Podcast)
Marcia Nasatir, who was the first female VP of production at a Hollywood studio, and Bonnie Arnold, who is the co-president of feature animation at DreamWorks Animation, shared their views during the fifth installment of 'The Geezer and The Kid.'
July 01, 2015
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Feinberg Forecast: Emmy Projections Updated, Limited Series Acting Races Evaluated
THR's awards analyst projects big showings for thesps from HBO's 'Olive Kitteridge' and 'Bessie,' as well as FX's 'American Horror Story: Freak Show,' PBS's 'Wolf Hall,' ABC's 'American Crime' and Sundance TV's 'An Honorable Woman.'
July 01, 2015
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'Escobar' Star Benicio Del Toro on the Method, Playing Bad Guys and Considering TV and Broadway
The 48-year-old Oscar winner, who plays the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in the new film, tells THR, "Even when you're playing a horrible person, you have to be having fun playing that horrible person. It makes no sense, it's kind of crazy and schizophrenic, but it's like — it's acting."
June 27, 2015
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Feinberg Forecast: Scott Updates Last Week's Categories, Also Assesses the New Variety Races
In the wake of the variety series category splitting into two, with 'SNL' now vying in a different category (variety sketch) than its five fellow nominees from last year (variety talk), THR's awards analyst projects which talk show is poised to land a nom for the first time — or, perhaps, the first time in years.
June 25, 2015
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'Selma's Ava DuVernay Among Diverse Academy Board Candidates: Full List Revealed (Exclusive)
Twenty-seven women (including Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy and Fox's Stacey Snider) and seven minorities are among this year's 67 candidates to head the Oscars organization, which has long faced criticism for being dominated by older white men.


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Preview of Round 2 of the 2014 Formula One World Championship brings us to Kuala Lumpur for Malaysian Grand Prix, held at the Sepang International Circuit.
Lewis Hamilton:
Malaysia is a stunning country and I always enjoy coming here. The fans are fantastic and it also forms one of three home races for the team alongside Germany and Great Britain. We have some exciting events planned with Petronas during the days building up to the race weekend so it will be a busy week but a lot of fun. I finished second on my Formula One debut here in 2007 and have been on the podium at the last two Malaysian Grands Prix but I've yet to win here. It would be amazing to stand on the top step at one of our home races and I'm looking forward to bouncing back after a tough weekend in Australia. Although it was not the result we were hoping for, every setback is a chance to learn more about this new car, which is important as they're incredibly complex machines. I know the team at Brackley and Brixworth is pushing harder than ever and I'll be doing the same.
Nico Rosberg:
The Malaysian Grand Prix is the home race for Petronas so it's always a busy and exciting weekend. Sepang holds some great memories for me too as I achieved my first podium for Mercedes here at the start of the 2010 season. Normally the weather is seen as the biggest challenge here but this season is different, with reliability the focus of everyone's attention. Of course, it will still be hot, humid and probably wet at some stage too, so it should be a fascinating weekend. Australia was the perfect start to my season, but it also highlighted that we're not 100% there yet in terms of reliability. We've had two weeks before this race to identify all the things that we can do better, so hopefully we can bring both cars home for a good result this weekend and continue our strong start to the year.
Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport:
We head to Malaysia looking forward to an exciting week: not just at the circuit, but off track as well with Petronas. This is the third time we have worked together to bring Formula One to the streets of Kuala Lumpur and it is a great opportunity to bring our Malaysian fans closer to their team. As one of our home races, we are extremely motivated to get a good result here. The first race in Australia left us with mixed emotions. Neither of our drivers put a foot wrong all weekend but unfortunately only one came away with the result he deserved. We know that reliability will be crucial to this long season and we have been working hard to improve the situation for the race in Malaysia. We made a solid start to the year in Melbourne, but we are very aware that not one percent of effort can be dropped if we are to remain competitive.
Paddy Lowe, Executive Director (Technical):
While we were pleased to come away from Melbourne with a win, we were also left with plenty to think about. As is to be expected with such new technology, we are learning more about the car with every lap. This inevitably brings more problems to the surface, all of which require careful management. Our priority has therefore been to arrive in Malaysia in better shape mechanically than we left Australia. This race presents a very different set of challenges in terms of both the climate and the demands of the circuit layout. Sepang is a permanent race track which is generally a lot more differentiating of the cars; particularly with regard to aerodynamics. As always, reliability and endurance will be crucial, but we believe this venue will provide a more accurate representation of the relative pace between teams. It should be an interesting weekend.
In the Cockpit
Lewis on Sepang:
Sepang is a fantastic circuit and it's always an exciting challenge here with the heat and humidity. During my first race here in 2007 I didn't have a drinks feed available during the race, so by the end I was totally exhausted and had lost about four kilos in weight! As a driver it's a weekend you have to be well prepared for physically, as it can be very easy to lose concentration towards the end of a long race in these conditions. Then there's the rain which, when it comes, is just incredible. In a matter of minutes you can find yourself at the centre of a monsoon, which adds to the challenge.
The first corner comes at the end of a long straight, so you have to pick your braking point carefully to avoid overshooting the turn. This leads into another slow corner, with the pair of them seeming to go on forever. Turns 5 and 6 are high-speed and fantastic to drive; similar to the Maggots / Becketts section at Silverstone but with slightly more space between each corner.
You need a little lift going into Turn 5 to get the front end turned in, good balance on the power through Turn 6 then onto the brakes for Turn 7. There's a bit of a bump as you power through Turn 8 before easing the car over to the right-hand side of the track for Turn 9. A good exit from this corner is important but an even better one is required from Turn 11, as this is crucial to carrying good momentum through the high-speed Turns 12 and 13. Picking your braking point correctly for Turn 14 is both tricky and essential. Getting it wrong can prove costly, as this leads down the second long straight of the lap and into the final corner; one of the best overtaking opportunities.
Nico on Sepang:
Straight after one of my personal favourites at Albert Park, Sepang is another circuit that I really enjoy. The track layout is great to drive and has a bit of everything thrown in: long straights, fast corners, hairpin turns and good places to overtake. Turns 1 and 15 are the key corners for this, but it's the high-speed 'S' section between turns 5 – 6 that really pushes the driver.
The weather is always a factor through the weekend, with big chances of a monsoon arriving at least once per day. In the past few years this has usually happened in either Qualifying or the Race. It mixes things up nicely and makes for exciting racing, which is great fun on track and also for the fans watching at the circuit or at home. The conditions this weekend will also be much hotter than in Australia so it will be a good opportunity to see how the cars perform in such a different climate.
On top of dealing with the rain, the biggest challenge from a driver's perspective is coping with the heat and humidity. This is one of the things we have to train for over the winter: ensuring that we can cope with these conditions both physically and mentally right up to the chequered flag.


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Warhammer Executive Producer Jeff Hickman: We've been launched for four or five months now, and all we've done for this time is looking at the game, listening to our players, playing the game ourselves. We've been drilling down into all of the little pieces that weren't quite right for us. We've been looking at client/server stability, what we can do with the RvR system, introducing the two new classes ... we've drilled down on any and all concerns that players might have to perfect the game as it stands right now.
With that starting to be under control, we looked ahead and said to ourselves, "we have about four or five months to do some really interesting, cool new events." We're calling it a live expansion. We're trying to hit really hard for players that haven't tried Warhammer, or perhaps players that tried it and then went off to play Lich King or something like that. We want them to come back, see all the improvements we've made, and all the new content coming up.
We're calling it "a Call to Arms."
Read on below the cut for full details on the expansion, head over to the official site for their take, or click through to one of our related posts for further information:
- The Choppa and Slayer enter the game in "Bitter Rivals"
- The Land of the Dead recalls Darkness Falls in an all-new mega-zone
- Valentine's Day gets bloody as "The Night of Murder"
We've spent a lot of time preparing for those classes, especially working to prepare for the Slayer. It's just so iconic for our game. The Call to Arms is all about the kings of each faction calling up reinforcements. The story of the Bitter Rivals event leads into the unlocking of these two new careers in early March. As a player you get in and take on quests and tasks, RvR activites, and can finally unlock the new classes about a week early. They'll be available for everyone else a week later than the Bitter Rivals participants.
We'll continue going down that path, then, something big is coming. The kings of the realms are continuing this call to arms, resulting in two more live events. One is in April, the other in May, and I don't have a whole lot of details to share with those two ... but they lead up to the grand entrance of our new game zone that we're putting in. This zone is what we're tentatively calling "The Land of the Dead." It's a dungeon, but it's really more than that. It's an external zone with an internal dungeon attached to it.
The Land of the Dead is based in the lore of the Tomb Kings, and we're specifically targeting it as a successor to what we did in Dark Age of Camelot with "Darkness Falls." This is an RvR-gated dungeon, and you have to earn control over the dungeon from your enemy. Dungeon control will constantly be flipping back and forth. There will even be overlapping control, where you're actually fighting for ground in the dungeon against the other faction.
It features dozens of new Public Quests, new types of PQs, new instances, new lairs, new weapons, items, and rewards ... and, of course, the Tomb King tomb itself. It's a massive pyramid at the center of the dungeon that you can choose to have crazy epic adventures in. All of this together is the "Call to Arms". It's the rise of the Tomb Kings, and the calling up of reinforcements by the kings to go exploit this new area. All of this taken together is just this massive arc of three months, where there is constantly new content coming into the game.
Here's the timetable for these events:
- Call to Arms: Bitter Rivals Live Event (March):
- The Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer answer the Call to Arms and join WAR! (March)
- Call to Arms: Beyond the Sands Live Event (April)
- Call to Arms: Rise of the Tomb Kings Live Event (May)
- Land of the Dead Opens (June)
|Mythic has announced the first expansion to Warhammer Online! Check out the announcement itself, the two brand-new classes coming to the game, and the enormous new dungeon/zone slated for a few months away! Plus, don't miss any of our ongoing coverage as Massively goes to WAR!


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Air France-KLM's holiday carrier Martinair is to axe its passenger business late next year in order to focus completely on its air freight operations.
Martinair, which uses four Boeing 767s for passenger transport, had previously indicated that it was considering such a strategy. KLM's management has today confirmed the plan.
KLM will pick up some of the passenger services offered by Martinair and will also try to take on as many of the carrier's employees as it can.
Around a third of Martinair's 1,800 personnel will be affected.
Martinair says its "competence" in the air freight sector has driven the decision, but it admits that its passenger business "lacks the necessary scale" to be profitable.
It will continue to operate to holiday destinations in the Caribbean until the end of 2011 and passengers can still book Martinair flights.
"We realise that this is an emotional decision for Martinair's dedicated employees and many others," says Martinair chief Paul Gregorowitsch.
Martinair hopes to continue operating as part of Air France-KLM's cargo division. It has a freighter fleet of seven Boeing MD-11s and 747-400ERFs.
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Stacy Keibler knows a thing or two about looking flawless.
After all, not just anyone makes Maxim's Hot 100 list (she ranked 63 this year). Or for that matter, catch George Clooney's eye. Of course, the blond bombshell—who will be hosting Lifetime's new reality competition, Supermarket Superstar, premiering in July—has tons of glamour secrets. Luckily we had a chance to catch up with the star at Thursday's Heineken Star Bottle event in New York City, and she dished on her fitness and beauty routines.
What is your workout routine right now?
I like to change it up. I do Tracy Anderson, Boot Camp and Soul Cycle. I really try to stay as healthy as I can all year long so it's not like, "Oh no summer is coming and I have to get ready in a month!" I just try to get my heart rate up every day.
What must-have items are always in your bag?
Lucas'Papaw ointment for my lips, but it's also good if someone gets a burn. Sunglasses and, I mean, of course I always have a wallet and chewing gum.
You just attended the Met Gala! Who did you think was the best dressed?
Beyoncé always looks amazing. I loved Anne Hathaway—I just loved it! I adore the blond hair and I just thought she looked like a million bucks.
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The Top 10 Geekiest Moments of 2010
- By ExtremeTech Staff on December 30, 2010 at 10:00 am
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The intrigue, the drama, the secret Mean Girl world of diplomatic cables! This was a big geekfest on a global scale that resulted in the general public knowing what "DDoS" stands for. It all starts with a mysterious computer literate James Bond villain with the singular aim to topple the status quo using the power of the Internet. This attention-loving Julian Assange truly managed to get under some powerful people's skin before he was arrested on rape charges and placed under house arrest. Meanwhile, WikiLeaks subsequently had many official resources (such as PayPal and Mastercard payments and even its space on Amazon's servers) severed—perhaps bowing to US government pressure. In response, we saw the rise of a loose-knit cabal of free speech fundamentalists who waged war on all Wiki enemies, both real and imaginary. And there's even a secret encrypted "poison pill" that will be unleashed upon the world should the site or Julian Assange be taken out. The whole thing played like a spy novel!
In the end, the sensational diplomatic cables which got all the attention didn't seem all that important—rather they were public declarations of things people already knew, but politicians just never said aloud. They overshadowed the real damaging/enlightening intel released over the summer when the site publicized secret military files from the US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It just shows how much chaos a group of computer literate idealists can unleash into a connected world, should they so choose.


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Hey Todd...
How's the road treating you?
I was wondering: I understand that you have a -let's say- special relationship with your Signature stand. That statement of yours caught my attention. It's clearly a personal thing between you and the stand...if you don't mind me saying so :)
No really...I too like to surround myself with things that are familiar and comfortable. Old habits, maybe a little nostalgic. But I got an inkling that there are some special technical features that frequently make you play and appreciate that older Sonor-Model. It looks like a pretty solid stand. Three legs, fairly large board, no gimmicks, no jokes....
It'd be great if you shared some details with us, Todd! I totally understand if this is too personal, though!
Oh ..one thing: Visiting your website
I recognized that your link-list is incomplete :) bold of me isn't it?
No...I think it would be cool if Pete's link would be there too. It'd fit right in hence you have his drums on display in your studio-section. What do you think, Todd? ...I myself instantly fell for Pete's incredibly well crafted instruments. I think there's not enough people out there to learn about his shop
Thanks for your time, Todd!
Cheers from rainy Bavaria
P.S. Sorry to see the "let's M&M things up a little"-thing didn't catch...but well.
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HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela
Harvard Business School faculty Nitin Nohria, Linda Hill, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Gautam Mukunda remember Nelson Mandela, a leader who truly made a difference in the world.
Editor's note: With the death of Nelson Mandela, the words of the Roman poet Horace (65 - 27 BC) seem particularly appropriate in celebrating his life and achievements in freeing South Africa from the oppression of apartheid and leading his country into a new era of social and economic progress:
[He has] created a monument more lasting than bronze
And loftier than the pyramids' royal pile,
One that no wasting rain, nor furious north wind
Can destroy, nor the immeasurable succession of years and flight of time.
(Book III. Ode 30)
Several Harvard Business School faculty remember a man who truly made a difference in the world for all time.
Dean Nitin Nohria, George F. Baker Professor of Administration: In the face of great odds and through acts of courage and conviction, Mandela transformed a nation and its people. And although he professed to be an ordinary man who became a leader only because of extraordinary circumstances, he exemplified the characteristics of leadership we value most highly: integrity, morality, compassion, and humility.
A truly remarkable voice of our time—one who encouraged us all to be our better selves—is silent. We mourn his passing as we celebrate his impact.
Professor Linda Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Leadership Initiative: As part of a January 2008 Harvard Business Review article titled Where Will We Find Tomorrow's Leaders, HBS professor Linda Hill discusses Nelson Mandela's leadership style:
We know that the increasing diversity within business organizations and the growing interdependence of players—from business partners to NGOs—within a business ecosystem mean that leaders need to adopt a more inclusive, collaborative style. It's also becoming clear that today's complex environment often demands a team approach to problem solving. This requires a leader who, among other things, is comfortable sharing power and generous in doing so, is able to see extraordinary potential in ordinary people, and can make decisions with a balance of idealism and pragmatism. There's a term I use to describe this leadership model: leading from behind�. I think it captures the type of leader I'm talking about. I got the idea from reading Nelson Mandela. Several years ago-jet-lagged in my hotel room in Cape Town, overlooking Robben Island, where Mandela had been imprisoned-I was reading his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. At the time, I was working on an article about leadership in the twenty-first century, and I came across a passage in which Mandela recalls how a leader of his tribe talked about leadership:
"A leader, he said, is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind."
To me, this take on the shepherd image embodies the kind of leader we increasingly need: someone who understands how to create a context or culture in which other people are willing and able to lead. This image of the shepherd behind his flock is an acknowledgment that leadership is a collective activity in which different people at different times—depending on their strengths, or "nimbleness"—come forward to move the group in the direction it needs to go. The metaphor also hints at the agility of a group that doesn't have to wait for and then respond to a command from the front. That kind of agility is more likely to be developed by a group when a leader conceives of her role as creating the opportunity for collective leadership, as opposed to merely setting direction.
I probably should emphasize that leading from behind is not about abrogating responsibility. After all, the shepherd makes sure that the flock stays together. He uses his staff to nudge and prod if the flock strays too far off the track or into danger. In fact, leading from behind is hard work and involves some crucial responsibilities and judgment calls: deciding who's in (and, just as important, who's not in) the group; articulating the values that will inform the group; developing the talents of members so that they can flourish in their roles; setting boundaries for the group's activities; and managing the tensions inherent in group life—deciding, for example, when to be supportive and when to be confrontational, when to improvise and when to impose a structure.
Watch an interview with Linda Hill
Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration: Don't just mourn Nelson Mandela. Learn to be Nelson Mandela.
He was the consummate turnaround leader. As the first democratically-elected president of post-apartheid South Africa, he took on and reversed the destructive symptoms of decline, a larger version of what goes on in any organization or community sliding downhill—suppression of information, group vs. group antagonisms, isolation and self-protection, passivity and hopelessness. He began the turnaround with messages of optimism and hope, new behaviors at the top (he even cut his own salary), and new institutions that created more communication and accountability. He created a new constitution with a participatory process that included everyone. He reached out to former enemies, visiting the widow of a particularly odious apartheid leader for tea. He ensured diversity and inclusion of all groups in his Cabinet. He brought foreign investment back to South Africa and empowered the disenfranchised black majority to take positions in those enterprises.
He knew that he was an icon and shaped a culture for others. His goal was to change behavior, not only laws. The head of what was then Daimler Chrysler South Africa, who had returned to his native South Africa after apartheid ended, motivated a hostile, unproductive black work force by engaging with them in their dream of building a Mercedes for Mandela. This was all about culture, not about financial incentives. People raised their aspirations because Mandela encouraged them.
This excerpt originally appeared on www.hbr.org on December 5, 2013. Read the full article.
Gautam Mukunda, Assistant Professor of Business Administration: It is impossible for any words to do justice to the life of Nelson Mandela. Imprisoned for "treason" for 27 years by the apartheid government of South Africa, he emerged from his Robben Island purgatory as an inspiration to a nation, a continent, and people in every corner of the globe. Almost a decade after he withdrew from public life, Mandela remained the moral center of his nation and an icon throughout the world. While in South Africa earlier this year to research a case, I was amazed how nearly everywhere I went, his name retained its totemic power.
Mandela was, perhaps more than any other person of his era, the incarnation of the idea of the truly indispensable leader. There is no need to recapitulate here his life or achievements. Both were of such magnitude that their outlines, at least, are familiar to billions around the world. They are made more extraordinary, of course, because his impact stemmed from the nobility of his example, not the force of his arms. By governing in the same spirit by which he had lived during his imprisonment, Mandela joined George Washington in the select company of revolutionaries who use their newly-gained power to establish freer regimes (however imperfect) than the ones they replaced. Most do nothing of the sort and lash out against their former oppressors. Instead, Mandela invited the warden of his Robben Island prison to his inauguration as South Africa's first black president. Modern South Africa, for all its problems, is a democratic state with a growing economy. It could have gone a very different way, as Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe shows.
Most leaders are easily replaceable - usually more than we think they are, and almost always far more than they think they are. A select few are not. A relative handful of leaders have the opportunity to change the course of history, for better or worse. Moments of crisis and transition are ones in which a single person at the place at the right time can have enormous impact. As David Ben-Gurion made Israel, and Abraham Lincoln remade the United States, Nelson Mandela reforged South Africa. He was not the only reason for post-apartheid South Africa's success, but his leadership was surely one of the most important. His death should be an occasion for leaders to take stock of how well they are fulfilling their responsibilities. All of them, as well as every person who aspires to leadership, should look closely at Mandela's life and say, "If he could do all that under those circumstances, what more can I do?"
- Zulfiqar Deo
- Founder, www.bizstuff.co
It is nice to see HBS pay its respects to one of the most influential leaders of this century.
- Jacqueline Lesser Faust
- Chief Potential Officer, Creating Impact
Wonder-full article on the contribution that was made by a man who demonstrated the BEing and DOing of a 21st century leader. I AM Grateful for his example Life.
- John
- Pricipal, Self-employed
Research shows that adopting an inclusive more collaborative style sometimes leads to "groupthink". Good decisions come from dissension and contest - independent thinkers from diverse backgrounds. Mandela did a great job in leading South Africa away from civil strife (I was a beneficiary of that). However, his first government was characterised by his loyalty to his comrades. As a result they were generally a poor government - but better than the one before. Merit should have played a more important part. Of course, there were exceptions, none other than Trevor Manuel, Finance Minister, a trained civil engineer! He was, and still is, exceptional. Sadly, as South Africa drifts down the Zimbabwe road, people like me are leaving, many of them with skills that could greatly benefit the country.
- Bala Mohammed Bello
- Executive Directive, Sigma Pensions Limited
Any discourse on the subject of Leadership without a study on Madiba's leadership style will be incomplete. His ability to emerge out of such a inhumanly difficult situation without bitterness is baffling and inspirational. Mandela epitomize it all, Courage, forgiveness, resilience, steadfastness, focus and above all uncanning ability to keep his on the big picture. Sharing a lifetime with such an enigma is indeed a rare privilege. He indeed epitomizes all the leadership qualities Professor Linda Hill taught me at HBS in Fall of 2010. Let us all keep the ideals he stood for alive. Rest in Peace, Father of Africa.
- Dora Moremi
- Director, BCL Ltd
Fewer leaders are replaceable and Tata Nelson Mandela is one. As a student of leadership living in Botswana and one who has practised and subscribes to servant leadership, it remains for us to teach the world, using his example how it can be a better place!!! A project on Nelson`s leadership style should be undertaken(my hand is up) because to act his true mantle in movies is good but to teach future generations for what he stood for would benefit the world so that his genre is not lost to us!
- Dr.Daniel Penkar
- Director, S.B.PATIL INST OF MANAGEMENT


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Mozilla's new Web developer portal is online
Anyone who develops for the open web should feel at home here: The Mozilla Developer Network has replaced the old Mozilla Developer Center.
The new platform Developer.mozilla.org is billed as, "A comprehensive, usable, and accurate resource for everyone developing for the Open Web." In In a recent blog entry Jay Patel, Marketing Manager at Mozilla, and Brian Louie, Stanford student and Mozilla intern, gave an introduction to the new website. In addition to the expanded audience that covers add-ons, Web apps, mobile, and traditional applictions, documentation has been given an overhaul. Now, posts from the Mozilla developers forums form a separate menu items that can be viewed alongside official Mozilla documentation.
The Mozilla Developer Center began as a project 5 years ago when the Mozilla Foundation successfully acquired a license from AOL to scour DevEdge content. The Mozilla Foundation hopes that the MDC will become a go-to resource for designers, application developers, and extension writers.
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Qemu Flaw Lets the Guest Escape
Xen project announces a privilege escalation problem for Qemu host systems
Android Bug Threatens Millions of Users
Attackers can compromise an Android phone just by sending a text message
Lenovo and Canonical Announce Laptop Deal
PC vendor will pre-install Ubuntu on portables in India.
Mozilla Firefox Blocks Flash
More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
Security Problem in Firefox's NoScript Add-On
Mozilla's script blocker add-on could be putting malware sites on the whitelist.
RIP SSLv3
The Internet community officially banishes the notoriously unsafe Secure Sockets Layer protocol.
Mate 1.1 Arrives
Popular desktop environment continues the Gnome 2 legacy – with new support for the Gnome 3 toolkit.
US Government Requires HTTPS
The Obama White House has issued a memorandum telling all US government agencies they must use HTTPS for all websites and web communication.
Mozilla Signs Firefox Add-Ons
New program will dial up security for the Firefox browser.
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100 years ago: Abandoned baby is taken to Faith Home
Early on June 16, 1912, John Willaughby arrived home in the 2200 block of Eagle Avenue, in the Third Ward, and found a baby on his porch. With it were a few articles of clothing and half a can of condensed milk. The Houston Chronicle article you see here described the child's plight in sorrowful […] [Read More]


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An MMT site bringing you dogma-free economics without the pleadings of self interest
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
We need a tax cut! Fed'l tax deposits running $45 billion above last year!
Federal tax receipts are running $45 bln above last year. That's about 0.3% of GDP. It's no surprise why the economy is sluggish and jobs are not being created fast enough. Way too much fiscal drag. Fiscal drag from a massive amount of spending cuts (read my earlier post) and fiscal drag from too much taxation.
*Chart covers Oct 2010 thru April 9, 2012
Obama is listening to advisers who want to INCREASE fiscal drag, by raising taxes and cutting spending. That would surely push the economy into recession. Start getting ready, because that's exactly the fiscal package we will be getting next year.
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What is so magical about the status quo that any change from it, is grounds for this hysteria?
What if government increased spending to take up 99% of GDP, and increased taxes to 99%, and then contemplated reducing spending and cutting taxes?
- April 11, 2012 at 6:30 PM
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Tony Fucile would prefer to fly under the radar. He lives with his family – wife Stacey, children Eli, 10, and Elinor, 8 – on a hill high above Sonoma in a house under renovation with spotty cell service and almost nonexistent Internet access. No matter. He likes it that way. It gives him more time to think and draw and, of course, spend time with his family.
Fucile is an animator and illustrator, trained in the all-but-dead art of hand illustrating. Taught by the best at LA's California Institute of the Arts – and truly the best as the instructors are retired Disney animators – Fucile learned the art of traditional hand animation. Following graduation, he was hired by Disney and subsequently wracked up credits on scores of incredible Disney hits like "Little Mermaid," "The Lion King" (Mufasa was his character) and "Aladdin." His personal favorite, Warner Brothers' "Iron Giant" was a box office snooze but allowed Fucile to work with some of the industry's heaviest hitters like director Brad Bird.
But the industry was rapidly changing with computer animation becoming the wave of the future. Movies like "Toy Story" paved the way and others quickly followed. Fucile jumped on the bandwagon, working on films like "The Incredibles," "Ratatouille," "WALL-E," "Up" and Pixar's newest, "Brave." However, he never lost his love for hand animating and illustrating.
"I've had a passion for cartoons and sci-fi and animation all my life," said Fucile. "Creating characters and watching them take shape on the page is like magic. For me, it's just not the same when it's done on the computer."
A middle-of-the-night light-bulb-above-the-head brainstorm changed everything when Fucile's wife literally kicked him out of bed to start work on an idea that had formed. That idea turned out to be his first book for children, "Let's Do Nothing," published in 2009 by Candlewick Press and described by Amazon.com as a "hilarious debut."
From there, Fucile decided to take his career freelance and, no longer tied to a city near a studio, landed with his family in Sonoma. Working with an agent, he teamed up with authors Kate DiCamillo – think "Because of Winn Dixie" and "Tale of Despereaux" – and Alison McGhee for the first of three wildly popular "Bink & Gollie" books for young readers (the third will be available next year).
You can meet the family Fucile at Cornerstone this weekend when Bink & Gollie Day comes to Zipper on Sunday, July 15 from noon to 3 p.m. Fans can meet and draw with Tony Fucile as well as purchase an autographed copy of the newest book, "Bink & Gollie, Two for One." Also part of the day, balloons, buttons, and samples of Bink's homemade lemonade and Gollie's special popcorn with M&M's.
For more information, contact Zipper at 996.7958. Zipper is located at Cornerstone, 23592 Highway 12, Sonoma.


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Vice President Joe Biden on Friday slammed Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan for inaccurately stating in his convention speech that a General Motors plant in Ryan's hometown closed on President Obama's watch.
"What [Ryan] didn't tell you is the plant in Janesville actually closed when President Bush was still in office," Biden said, eliciting boos from a pro-Obama crowd in Lordstown, Ohio. "He didn't tell you that! And what they didn't say is, but for the sacrifices you made, and the courage of the president, all those GM plants would have closed."
Lordstown is home to a major GM assembly plant, the area's largest employer.
On Wednesday night, Ryan, a House member from Wisconsin, told the Republican National Convention in Tampa that a GM plant in Janesville closed after Obama pledged to keep it open. "A lot of guys I went to high school with worked at that GM plant," Ryan said, and quoted Obama saying during a 2008 campaign appearance at the facility that if elected, "this plant will be here for another hundred years."
"That's what he said in 2008," Ryan said. "Well, as it turned out, that plant didn't last another year."
Several fact-checking websites have pointed out that the plant actually closed while George W. Bush was still president.
In his remarks, Biden also reminded the crowd that Obama led the government reorganization of the auto industry after it nearly went bankrupt during the recession. Republican nominee Mitt Romney at the time argued against government intervention.
"What they didn't say is because of the auto rescue, there are 4,500 of you working here today. And GM is adding two shifts," Biden said, adding, in a reference to a now famous headline on an op-ed written by Romney, "And what they didn't acknowledge is Governor Romney's position was, 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.' "
Ryan spokesman Brendan Buck said in response: "The vice president can't answer for this administration's unfulfilled promises and failed record. The president inherited a troubled economy, but he's not made it better – he's made it worse, with fewer jobs and lower incomes for middle-class families. Like many towns across America, Janesville, Wisconsin is still waiting for the recovery the president promised."


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This comprehensive book contains 139 solos for the 5-string banjo. Arranged by Neil Griffin, Mark Barnett, Karl Kurth, Carl Jackson, and Bob Forrest, this book is the perfect resource to expand you repertoire of solo pieces. The Complete Banjo Book contains no text and should not be considered a method book, but rather a superb collection of intermediate to advanced solos. These pieces reflect contemporary concepts of both Scruggs style and melodic/chromatic styling. While most of these tunes are written in both standard notation and tablature, a few are in tab only.
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For the money they cant be beat. The gel pad seems a little big. This is especially noticeable on road bike ride's where you to tend to be seated longer. They work better on MTB ride's "not as much sitting".
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I am a road biker that trains for long distance charity rides. I'm female and, at 5'10",have longer than average legs. Most of the women's biking shorts are way too short and uncomfortable. I have started buying a medium men's short and these Nashbar gels fit nicely and have a 7-8 inch inseam. I gave it a 4 star because I've only used them for a yr now so I'm unsure how durable the shorts are. They seem to holding up well so far.
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By Tom
from CA.
I have been using this shorts for surfing for the last 10 years or so . As you get older you lose the padding in your rear. That in turn makes for two pressing bone spots that damage wetsuits in not time. This put the padding back over my seat bones.
Had to return
By B-rider
from Raleigh, NC
About Me Casual/ Recreational
These would probably be fine except the grip elastic at the bottom of the let was oversized or something. Kind of bell bottom effect with it flared out. Looked and felt very strange. Returned them. Holding off on getting that brand for now.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Jimaish
from Upper Michigan
Padding allows me to ride 10+ miles per day with no sore seat. Very comfortable shorts. Ride with them nearly every day.
Mash at gel shorts
By Lee
from Dallas,tx
Great shorts
Fit is very personal...
By Rikkr
from 246
The shorts themselves are nice. The material is very stretchy, and leg grippers are effective. The only problem is the gel pad. It simply is too narrow to offer cushion to my pressure points. The outside edges of the pad just barely touch my pressure points (sit bones), while the bulk of the pad bunches up in between. That gets uncomfortable, like I'm a toddler with a full diaper. I am 5'11' with 32in waist. Ordered size medium. If the pad were wider, the shorts would be very good.
A good buy.
By Bill
from Birmingham
See all my reviews
These are not tight all over but have a draw string and fit fine. I am thin and fall between S & M. I do not think I could wear a small.
Saggy shorts
By Gary G.
from Rochester NY
These shorts were surprisingly ill fitting. They were generally loose, not form fitting and the material felt thin and had the elasticity of a spent balloon. The padding was overly large and needlessly ran too high up the back of the short. They felt cheaply made in comparison to every other pair of shorts I've worn over the past twenty years.
function fine... fit a little funky
By flashbk2
from vestal ny
standing or walking padding feels bulky ,riding it's excellent recommend you cover with lightweight shorts if you're going to be off the bike for long .
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Posted at: 07/10/2013 4:59 PM
Updated at: 07/11/2013 9:38 AM
By: Dan Levy
COLONIE - Police say a local psychiatrist and his wife have been passing bogus prescriptions. Wednesday night, that doctor's wife had an appointment with the judge.
Kevin George and Jennifer George are very familiar names to Colonie detectives. Jennifer George was hiding her face on Wednesday night trying to avoid reporters while hurrying from Colonie Town Court.
The Schodack woman, and the wife of area psychiatrist, Dr. Kevin George, is accused of stealing prescription pads, forging prescriptions, and bringing them in to several local pharmacies including Shop Rite, CVS, and Rite Aid.
"We also have other people involved in the passing of these same, forged and stolen prescriptions and we believe it's all under the auspices of Jennifer George is driving this she's either doing it herself or she's getting friends and associates of hers to pass these scripts so that she can get the prescription drugs," said Colonie Police Lt. Robert Winn.
According to police, Jennifer's husband, psychiatrist Kevin George, whose office is on Computer Drive South in Colonie, was falsely verifying bogus prescriptions when pharmacists called to check on them. They also say Nicholas Marro, a friend of the family, was one of several accomplices.
"We do have some indications that the people that passed scripts for her also received some of the drugs in exchange for their part in this," said Lt. Winn.
Among the many drugs involved, according to police, were xanax, oxycodone, morphine, and methadone. "These are the drugs we see when we have people that become addicted to prescription drugs," says Winn.
Kevin George's court appearance on Wednesday was adjourned.
If his name sounds familiar, that's because Dr. Kevin George was arrested about one year ago and charged with sexually abusing to women who worked for him. That case is still pending.
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It's a common complaint: People who are physically fit and at a stable weight still have bulges, rolls, and other small areas of fat they can't get rid of no matter how much they exercise or diet. Losing abdominal fat and back fat through diet and exercise is practically impossible for many of us.
Men and women alike face the frustrating truth every day: A "muffin top." A post-pregnancy pooch. Love handles. Back fat—not much, but just enough to show through a snug-fitting t-shirt or blouse. These small areas of fat don't seem to warrant a surgical procedure. But they're tempted. What else can they do?
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Now you can attack these problem areas with the CoolSculpting procedure, a non-surgical alternative to liposuction. CoolSculpting utilizes a precisely controlled cooling method called Cryolipolysis™ to target, cool, and eliminate fat cells without damage to other tissue.
After the CoolSculpting procedure, the patient's body goes to work. Over the next two to four months, the crystallized fat cells break down and are naturally eliminated from the body.
What will the results be?
The CoolSculpting™ by ZELTIQ™ procedure can reduce the fat layer by at least 20%. Scientific testing has found an average reduction of 20%. If the patient's treatment plan calls for an additional procedure to get rid of love handles or back fat an additional 20% reduction can be experienced, resulting in a total fat loss in the range of 40%. Final losses may be more or less, depending on the case.
What happens during the procedure?
The patient and doctor first select the area(s) to be treated. For instance, if your goal is to reduce belly fat, the doctor will position the system on the abdomen. The device then gently draws the bulge up between two cooling panels. The sensation is a firm pull – enough of a pull to ensure the tissue will be cooled most efficiently.
What does it feel like?
As the panels go to work in the first few minutes, the patient feels a sensation of intense cold. This soon dissipates. The patient is seated comfortably or lying down during the one hour long applications – the total time for the session depends on the number of areas treated. One or more treatment areas can be treated on the same day or spread across several sessions on separate days. Many people spend this time reading, working on their laptop, or even taking a nap.
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A Ferndown man has been jailed for an attempted armed robbery in West Moors.
58-year-old Daniel Holland pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon at Bournemouth Crown Court today, and was handed a four-year prison sentence for the robbery and ordered to serve one year's imprisonment – to run at the same time – for possessing a knife.
The court heard that at 5:30am on Friday 14th March, Holland entered the Tesco Express store on Station Road wearing a beanie-style hat pulled over his face with two holes cut out for eyes.
He was also holding a weapon, which is now known to be a plastic tube with plastic bags wrapped around it. Two members of staff were in the store, and a male challenged Holland – grabbing the object from him.
The offender fled the scene, discarding his beanie hat and a carrier bag containing a knife. Holland was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police officers in Minehead on Monday 17th March.
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Four Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges To Come In 2009
There are 4 Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges in 2009. Each of these 4 different monthly challenges covers a different topic to improve your cross-cultural communication throughout the year.
- One month of daily tips to help you improve the cross-cultural communication skills you need to get more international clients.
- One theme each month to dig deep and improve your skills.
Improve you cross-cultural communication skills
• Read one short tip each day
• Think about what this means to you
• Reflect on how this can help you get more international clients
The monthly challenges are based on the weekly Cindy's Tips. These are short cross-cultural tips for people interested in developing an international business. They are sent out every 3 days or so. The tips cover all aspects of cross-cultural communication and there are also other tips to help improve international skills.
4 Challenges = 4 Themes In 2009
There are 4 challenges this year. Each monthly challenge will have a different theme. Each day you get one short tip to help you improve your cross-cultural communication according to the monthly theme.
Monthly Cross Cultural Communication Challenge themes:
- March = Mindset
- June = Clarity
- September = Trust
- December = Personal Development
Cross Cultural Communication Challenges
Here are the monthly challenges with links to the tips that have already been published:
- Cross-Cultural Communication 30-Day Challenge 1 – Expand Your Mindset
- Cross-Cultural Communication 30-Day Challenge 2 – Get Extreme With Clarity
- Cross-Cultural Communication 30-Day Challenge 3 – Build Trust
- Cross-Cultural Communication 30-Day Challenge 4 – Personal Development
- Here on this blog
- By following me on Twitter @CindyKing
Step 2 – Use the short tip:
- To start thinking about it in general
- Look at the suggested reading links with each tip
- See how this applies to your cross-cultural communication skills
Step 3 – Then leave a comment to let us know how:
- You use these tips as inspiration
- This applies to your business
- It could help communication with your international clients
Follow the Cross Cultural Communication Challenge every day and your cross-cultural communication skills will be much stronger by the end of the month. Use your cross-cultural communication skills to develop your international business.


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- Catalina Yellowtail
- Big Horn Brown
- Big Laxa Brown
- Florida Keys Permit
- Florida Everglades Tarpon
- English Northern Pike
- Piedra del Aguila Brown Trout
- Spanish Brown Trout
- Minneapolis Musky
- Playa Blanca Permit
- Kalum River Chinook Salmon
- Hoodoo River King Salmon
- Cambridge Bay Arctic Char
- Missouri River Brown
- Bighorn River Carp
- Big Sky Bear-Hugging Rainbow Trout
- Brewster Flats Striper
- Bahamas Bonefish
- Mosquito Lagoon Redfish
- Jefferson River Rainbow Trout
- Missouri River Rainbow Trout
- Chesapeake Bay Striper
- Utah - A Rare Tiger Trout
- Henry's Fork Rainbow Trout
- UFC's Mike Pyle's Utah Brown
- St. Joseph's Sound Redfish
- Slovenia Rainbow Trout
- Gallatin River Brown Trout
- Madison River Rainbow Trout
Lake Ontario Brown
Professional Guide Mark Ledden of Pulaski, NY displays this monster brown trout caught recently in a Lake Ontario tributary. Mark guides the many rivers in the Lake Ontario system as well as on the Kenai Pennisula in the summer months. Mark is always sporting his Simms gear. As you can see, his trusty companions on these trips are his G3 Guide Stockingfoot waders and G3 Guide Jacket.