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A fisher on northern Brazil's remote Uriandeua river stumbled on a huge chunk of detritus dropped from a UK Space Agency satellite launch. "It is the launch vehicle payload shroud from the Alphasat launch last year," a UK Space Agency spokesperson told the BBC. "It probably landed in the Atlantic and then floated inland." Brazil has asked the UK to come collect their space garbage.
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What kind is yours?
Wood or a plastic composite.
I think the composites are easier to sanitize, but then again, I'm sure wood has been used for centuries.
Mine is a composite, which is getting tired and I wonder if little plastic shreds are going into the stuff I cut and chop. I don't have a microscope, so I don't know (Extra fiber maybe, which is not that appealing).
Just curious.
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Pork and sauerkraut
I need comfort food today. For me, that's pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes. I see that Jerzee Tomato and PerkyMac named pork and sauerkraut as their traditional New Year's food last year.
So, how do you cook it? Years ago I started sauteeing the pork (bony ribs, neck bones) with onions before adding a little water and the sauerkraut. I know some people add caraway seeds. Other suggestions? I could eat this stuff once a week in winter. Thanks, guys.
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People ask me sometimes what rabbinic school was like. My short answer is "amazing -- really hard -- and one of the best things I've ever done." But maybe a longer answer would be interesting to those who read this blog.
Disclaimer: this may not be characteristic of everyone's experience; I was a rabbinic student, so I can't speak to the experience of students in ALEPH's other programs; and of course the program continues to evolve, so students today may have some different experiences than I had. That said...
The ALEPH rabbinic ordination program is low-residency, which means that students and faculty live all over the world and come together a few times a year for intensive "residency" periods. In between those in-person gatherings, we learned together in other ways. (When I first started the program, half of my classes were held via conference call; by the time I finished, we were using videoconferencing instead.) Years before coming to rabbinic school I got an MFA in writing and literature at Bennington, and that's a low-residency program too, as many creative writing MFA programs are. It was great preparation for the ALEPH learning experience.
Each ALEPH student works with a Director of Studies (a member of the ALEPH ordination programs va'ad) to establish a committee of mentors who will help her or him navigate the program's requirements.
A minimum of sixty graduate-level classes is required in order to be a candidate for rabbinic smicha, and when I was a student, ALEPH offered about 60% of those classes. For the other classes I needed, I pursued learning at other institutions; entered into small-group learning with ALEPH-approved teachers (I have fond memories of translating and interpreting the Me'or Eynayim with two friends and with Rabbi Bob Freedman); and also often engaged in structured one-on-one tutorial learning with a local rabbi friend (once that learning had been approved by my Director of Studies -- which generally required a syllabus and at least one major paper.) Most semesters, I took two ALEPH classes and two classes elsewhere, or three ALEPH classes and one elsewhere. But the majority of my learning was done in an ALEPH context.
It's also worth mentioning that the 60-course minimum is just that -- a minimum. Often the va'ad imposes additional requirements tailored to the learning trajectory of the student. (Which makes sense; we all come to this with strong suits and weak suits, and they aren't all the same.) Our dean, Rabbi Marcia Prager, likes to say that the va'ad isn't merely graduating students -- they're developing colleagues.
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It was a Wednesday to forget on the softball field as Heritage, Alcovy and Eastside all were swept in two games in second-round state playoff series.
Heritage, which was coming off the program's first region championship since 2002, was defeated in two games by Region 7 No. 3 Pope, 3-0 and 4-3 in Conyers. The Greyhounds, who also eliminated Heritage in last year's round of 16 on their way to a berth in the state championship game, got a pair of complete games from Kelly Barnhill, an uncommitted junior who has narrowed her collegiate choices to Stanford and Florida.
Heritage, which had no trouble in a first-round sweep of Stephenson, finished the season 26-7.
Alcovy was also coming off a league championship in Region 2-AAAAAA, but ran into a red-hot offense in Newnan. The No. 2 seed from Region 3 lost to East Coweta in three games in a best-of-3 region championship series, but is averaging six runs per game during the state tournament, which includes 7-3 and 10-0 triumphs over Alcovy Wednesday.
Tigers coach Russwell Brock sure was convinced of the Cougars' offensive prowess.
"They hit the ball very well. I'll be surprised if they don't go far in the state tournament," Brock said afterwards. "I think from one to nine they're the best hitters we've seen all year by far."
The host Tigers grabbed a two-run lead in the bottom of the third of the opener after Raven Smith tripled in a run and a Newnan error made it 3-1.
But Newnan had three run-scoring triples in a four-run fourth and never trailed again the rest of the evening.
Alcovy, a winner over North Cobb in three games in the first round, finished 23-10.
Class AAAA Eastside had the most daunting task of any of the three teams in round two as the Eagles had to travel to Ringgold to face Region 7-AAAA champion and one of the teams on a short list of state title front-runners, Heritage-Catoosa.
It didn't go well for the Covington school as Heritage rolled to 11-1 and 10-0 victories in the second-round series. Heritage-Catoosa, who was fourth in Class AAA in 2011 and lost 9-8 to Madison County in game three of a second round series a year ago, returns to Columbus next week with a 30-7 record.
Haylee Yates drove in the only Eastside run of the day with a second-inning single in game one. Katie Fletcher took the loss in the opener, while Caitlin Ray was the losing pitcher in the nightcap.
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Snooki's Baby Was Praised by Which Controversial American Idol Judge?
Snooki has been getting praise from all over the place for the cuteness of baby Lorenzo!
The proud Jersey Shore starlet's been rolling out one sweet picture after another of her mini-meatball, and with one adorable shot she even got the attention of American Idol judge Nicki Minaj.
On Saturday, Snooks shared this super cute Twitter pic of Lorenzo napping with a stuffed frog with the caption, "My life. I f-----g love him so much."
In a surprise celeb response, Nicki tweeted "he's beautiful snooks, congrats!!!"
Snooks quickly thanked Nicki for the major compliment, writing "Thank u mama! Xox."
So, is Snooki a secret member of Nicki's Barbz army or something? We're guessing no, but Snooks is nothing if not an individual, which is right in line with Nicki's life mantra.
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With your help, I will continue our fight to bring conservative, family-oriented values to State Government. Here are just a few of the concerns I have been working to address:
• INFRASTRUCTURE & MANAGING GROWTH – Our community is one of the most rapidly growing in the state. In order to preserve our way of life, we have to manage growth intelligently. By setting the right priorities and attracting the right type of development, we can build our economy, improve our schools, create better infrastructure and reduce traffic congestion without raising taxes. That has been one of my top priorities.
• EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT – As a parent with a child in public school, I have volunteered thousands of hours to improve the lives of children in Dorchester County. Every child deserves a chance to succeed. But our classrooms simply do not receive the support they deserve because over-stressed school systems like Dorchester District 2 are punished by the state's present funding formula. I am committed to revising that formula to better serve our children.
• FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY – Our state budget is growing at twice the rate of inflation, which is causing our tax burden to spiral out of control. This trend must be stopped. I have fought day in and day out to bring accountability to State Government. And I will continue to fight for low taxes, including the elimination of property taxes for retirees and fixed income households.
• ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – The time has come to enforce the law and stop the flow of illegal immigration into our state. I have worked to eliminate incentives for those who come here illegally and to toughen penalties for those who violate our laws.
• GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING – The out-dated management structure of State Government is literally costing taxpayers millions of dollars in waste and inefficiency. The time has come to bring a new system of accountability along with checks and balances — a more modern system that serves the taxpayers, not the politicians. That is what I have fought for and will continue to fight for.


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School of the Arts – Five Year Diversity Plan
Through diversity, we aim to establish a forum to stimulate the commitment, understanding and acceptance of diversity in the educational disciplines inherent in the creative arts, encourage improvement through continuous self-study and planning, and foster inclusive excellence in the School of the Arts through the development of criteria, standards, and guidelines for assessing educational effectiveness. We believe that art is inherently inclusive, and the School of the Arts is committed to the continued acceptance and welcoming of all people and the establishment and maintenance of diversity within our student body, faculty and staff and that no person shall be subject to discrimination in any relationship with the School because of sex, race, color, creed, religion, sexual preference or national origin. Our core assumption of inclusive excellence is that excellence cannot be achieved without valuing and practicing inclusion.
In our commitment to develop a climate of inclusive excellence and cultural understanding within all our creative disciplines, we provide the following examples of our successes.
The School of the Arts, in its commitment to the university's diversity, has a history of actively promoting diversity through our curriculum, conferences, performances, faculty, research and student experiences within the school and by participation in collaborations with community and international projects. The School of the Arts has minority representation among our chairs in about a quarter of our programs, including dance, music, craft and theater. We also have diverse faculty leading their fields at the highest level of excellence.
Rationale Relevant to the School
While there is not a separate plan or statement regarding diversity among the accreditors, each recognizes its value by offering a supplemental publication containing applications for curriculum and program planning and for diversity and multicultural issues. In addition, the operational documents for each association contain specific directives and recommendations with regard to diversity. Goals espoused include the encouragement of diversity in American education and among member institutions. It is also recommended that multiple faculty involved in any specific area of specialization should represent a diversity of background and experience in their field of expertise. With regard to student admissions, members are directed to consider the diversity of previous education, background, and interests of applicants in assessments of their potential as appropriate to the specific purposes of individual degree programs.
The School of the Arts embraces these ideals and reaffirms its commitment to absolute inclusiveness. We plan to build on our past successes and work diligently to overcome our challenges. Through the goals outlined in the action plan of this document, it is our intention to meet or exceed the expectations of our accrediting agencies.
The School of the Arts not only sees itself as embracing diversity, but in leading the charge at VCU. Our successes are varied and documented. We have sought out students, faculty and visiting artists from diverse backgrounds. Because of the nature of what we do, our students and faculty are constantly challenged to present their ideas, and we are required to explain ourselves and what emotions/experiences inspired our work. By seeking out a spectrum of ideas, our diversity has come organically.
Going forward in implementing our five year diversity plan, the School would like to more closely resemble the diversity of its students with our focus on the continued recruitment of a diverse population of students, the formalization of career planning efforts to assist students, recruitment and hiring of a diverse faculty, pay band upgrades for staff positions, ongoing support for retention of diverse faculty and staff as well as much-needed facility upgrades.
It is the intention of the School of the Arts to achieve its diversity objectives by meeting both the School of the Arts and the University's Five Year Diversity Plans.
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Friday, Feb. 22 features yet another event for youth. Beginning at noon, kids can take part in a Treasure Hunt at the Geiger Arena in celebration of the Mid-Winter Geocaching Event taking place all over Long Lake throughout the weekend. Friday night the Adirondack Hotel will host an Open Mic Night. For more information, call 624-4700.
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A man and woman possessed of telekinetic powers. She is the doctor. He is the experiment. What comes between them is a terrifying secret history that could save them or destroy them.
©2003 Christine Feehan (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC
"In Feehan's latest paranormal, sizzling sex scenes both physical and telepathic pave the road to true love for brilliant billionaire scientist Lily Whitney and Captain Ryland Miller, the leader of a squad of psionically gifted soldiers who have been imprisoned and separated from each other after receiving life-threatening enhancements. When Lily's father called her in to consult on a top-secret project he was working on for the government, he had no idea that he was signing his own death warrant or that his beloved daughter with her psychic talents would witness his murder and become a target for the traitors who were bending his project to their own evil purposes. Ryland lends his psychic strength to Lily and ignites a passion that brings him and his men into her high-security estate. Action, suspense, and smart characters make this erotically charged romance an entertaining read." (Booklist)
I love this series - read the book, now listened to the audio and Yes would listen again because there is romance with a twist, betrayal, intrigue, good versus evil again with twists and the happy ever after is replaced with the need to take each day as it comes.
I find the whole concept fascinating and the hero's are great characters with terrific chemistry between them. The heroine is compassionate and driven to correct her fathers evil. The development of trust between the agonised daughter who misses the father she loved and the men who were his victims is an integral part of the story. Even the lust/ love between hero and heroine is suspect because of the father's manipulation.
The pathos when Lilly realises that the feelings they have for each other may be pre programed. The fear and confusion she experienced added to the depth of her father's betrayal and manipulation of her. From early in the book she accepted how bad her fathers experiments were to the men, and as the story progresses she learns of others who were victims, but having to accept that she was also a victim of a man she thought loved and respected her, was for me a defining moment that was not treated lightly or weighted down to overly miserable. It was written with a deft hand and gave a paranormal story the light of reality with which reader or listener could empathis.
Neither. The more subtle reactions of smiling or sympathy
Christine Feehan is a favoured author because each series is entertaining while providing more depth than others.
I have read the series to book 8 and believe there is more that could be written. In the meantime cannot wait to hear all of the series on Audio.
Tom Stechschulte is terrific as the narrator, giving depth and personality to all the characters. Great narration.
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"Loved the Book--I Want a Ghostwalker in My Life!"
I loved the way Lily and Ryland interacted and the way he was so gentle with her. The sex scenes were very good but still not on a par with her Leopard People series.
Ryland Miller. He was a contrast between a rough and tumble Army Ranger and a kind and gentle lover.
Yes. I thought his voice was perfect for Ryland Miller and he was able to modify it enough to let you know when Lily was talking.
Almost all of the interactions between Lily and Ryland were special. I liked the characters and I liked how Ryland supported Lily no matter the problem. I especially liked their dreamwalking sequences.
Christine Feehan is an exceptional writer of love/sex scenes. She must have an interesting life---all eleven kids worth!
"Awesome Book!!!"
I love this series and was so glad to see Shadow Game, which is book 1 in the GhostWalker series, was finally picked up for audio. Shadow Game sets up the whole series about Doctor Peter Whitney who experiments on men to make the perfect commando team that can work together, talk to each other without speaking, have paranormal powers like being able to make guards look the other way, blending in with the background and control over animals. They also have super hearing and can see in the dark. When Dr Lily Whitney, Dr Peter Whitney's daughter, who also has the same type of powers as the men, is brought in on the project, she wonders if her father is a genius or a madman. Of course there is a love story as well that will blow your mind.
The narrator, Tom Stechschulte, is a brilliant choice for this series. He has a different voice for each of the GhostWalkers (the team of men in this series), and having listened to the other books in this series, he keeps the voices true to each character, in each book. Awesome!!
Christine Feehan is such a good author and I always have a hard time waiting for her next book to come out, no matter which series it is in. I really loved this book and will listen to it again and again.
"Not enough happening."
I had to force myself to keep reading.
I liked the overall outline. The characters are trained military guys given drugs to create psychic powers, but at times they have pain from it. The plot sounds ok. Bad guys want to sell this process to other countries and kill anyone in the way.
The problem is filling in the pages. Most of the book is boring conversation and ponderings about feeling bad, sad, angry, and what to do. Lily feels bad because her father was killed. Lily is upset when she learns what her father did in the past. They talk about what to do about the bad guys, but there is no interesting process of discovery. It has some heroine stupidity because twice Lily goes "alone" to the bad guys' place saying to her buddies "I'll be fine, don't worry." But something bad happens to her. Other action scenes could have been shown but were not. For example, we don't see the guys escape from their cells. We don't watch the scenes when people are killed. There are a couple of action scenes toward the end that were shown, but they were vague and unsatisfying - for me.
When Lily and Ryland first see each other there is an instant bond. Then their conversations sounded like an old married couple. Of course there are several sex scenes. Those are full of "I want you so bad... You feel so good..." It felt like a cheesy campy old-style romance novel.
I know many readers liked this so there must be some appeal.
The narrator Tom Stechschulte was good. I liked his deep sexy alpha male voice.
Genre: paranormal romantic suspense
Hot romance/Sci Fi we're so lucky to have Audible to feed our book addictions. I love walking my precious dog Sydney & listening to my books
"GhostWalkers done it for me !!"
Shadow Game - GhostWalkers is a Hot and excellent paranormal listen. Christine Feehan has made a very interesting and Sexy Fantasy world. Unfortunately for me being in NZ i can not get the next few books in the series. I have to skip to book 5 to continue on with the adventure. Would of been great to be able to access the entire series.
"Can't go wrong!"
First of all you have an author like Feehan who is consistently great. Her books are well thought out and the characters come alive. I have re-listened to her book more times than I can count. They are a soulace when I do not want to be discouraged. I retouch them weekly! The narrator, Tom Stechschulte, is so good I have purchaed book read by him and not knowing at all what the book is about. Though Feehan is a great author the combonation of Stechschulte is astounding! I cannot say enough praise. Each character has a distinct voice and accent. Feehan's characters come to life! The wonderful thing about this book is that it is a part of a series and I can't wait for more.
Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book.
"Too MUCH!"
I do not mind the occasional sex scene, especially if read by good narrator. This book however, did not contain sex scenes. What it did give the poor reader was a spinster's idea of sex in a tub of syrup. Exhausting! Utterly to much burning love, throbbing this and that's. Too much feeling and explanation of feeling – so to justify the frequent sex. This book had potential, but the writer killed it with long scenes that was supposed to be sizzling, but just bored the living daylights out me.
"Couldn't take anymore"
I tried to listen to all of it, but the bathroom scene was more than enough for me. If the writer concentrated more on the plot instead of the teenage whining and horniness it could have been a good book.
"Love my Ghostwalkers almost as much as my KGI guys"
The series is unique, exciting and sexy as hell. It improves with each book because you are so invested in the characters!
"Horrible horrible horrible"
Way too much ....what? I could not even listen far enough to get to the sex scenes. We get it he was really really hot for her. Get on with the damn story. What absolute crap. I listened to the book much longer than I should. I kept thinking she would eventually start telling an actual story that might be compelling. It never did in my opinion. No humor, did not like or care what happened to the characters...at that point I realized my time was being wasted.
No way.
I listened to the book much longer than I should. I kept thinking she would eventually start telling an actual story that might be compelling. It never did in my opinion.
"Hooked great book"
Narrator great for this book. Story line really good with twists and turns. Definitely want to listen to next book in series.
"Great story"
I just wish I could get all the books in the series as I just love it. a bit to much discription on the sex but this does not take away from the real story. keep them coming.
"Shadow Game: GhostWalkers, Book 1"
Having read Christine Feehan's Dark Hunter series I was keen to see what the GhostWalkers offered, happily, it offered it all for me and remains one of my all-time favourites series. I love the concept that is consistent throughout all the books in this series and has strong male & females characters. The suspense in these books are as fundamental to the story line as the romance, which leaves me feeling fully satisfied once the read has come to the and allows me to be fully engaged for the duration of the story.
Lily & Ryland are fantastic and believable characters and a great to introduce us to the Ghostwalkers. Their contrasting personalities, ( Ryland the gentle warrior, well when it comes to Lily any way) and Lily with keen intelligence and her sweet innocent to the harsh reality show us a couple that help each other grow and become stronger as a couple.
We meet many of the characters from Team 1 that are explored more fully in the up and coming series this gives you a sense of meeting new friends feeling what they feel as the plot unfolds. So get ready for wonderful ride full of thrills, passion , love, fear, betrayal , friendship … I think you get the idea an honestly what more could a reader/ listener want
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Seven years ago, Rajendra Ovalekar, a schoolteacher and wildlife enthusiast, visited the Bombay Natural History Society's centre in Goregaon to attend a nature trail. Like everyone else, he was there for the butterflies – and the centre seemed to have plenty of them. As the tour progressed, Ovalekar realised that many of the fluttering beauties on the trail were species he had seen before. So when someone mentioned that the creatures were common to a village in Thane, he was understandably intrigued. It turned out that the village in question was his own: Owala. That's when Ovalekar decided to turn his two-acre plot, Ovalekar Wadi, into a butterfly garden.
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Flanked by the Yeoor hills, Thane's Ovalekar Wadi is tucked away in a corner just off Ghodbunder Road, where Mumbai's newly minted middle-class is driving up property prices and decibel levels. The park, however offers a slice of green peace in the midst of the construction boom. Ovalekar, along with Mumbai's best-known butterfly expert, Isaac Kehimkar of the BNHS, have installed hundreds of nectaring plants such as passion flowers, hibiscus and lantanas from the nearby hills, riverbanks and such unlikely places as sewers and railway tracks. They've also planted chickoo, berry, mango and banana trees to provide additional fodder for the butterflies, who feast on over-ripe fruits. "I gathered a lot of my information from magazines and Kehimkar's book on butterflies," said Ovalekar. "I wanted the butterflies to have a natural place to breed and live, unlike many places in the world where they are reared in laboratories."
What you will see
Butterflies are cold-blooded creatures that thrive in tropical climates. They start getting active as the sun rises and feed early in the mornings. There are more than a 100 species of butterflies in this garden and on a good day you can see as many as 20, including common ones like the Lime and Plain Tiger. Ovalekar plans a 30-minute trail for visitors and advises them not to stray or they could be bitten by snakes – pretty scary for a butterfly park. En route, he describes the lifecycle of a butterfly, covering the stages from egg to larva to pupa and finally the adult or imago. He also points out eggs, cocoons and caterpillars that are invisible to the untrained eye, since many species camouflage their eggs and caterpillars to resemble bird-droppings to ward off predators. Butterflies have natural enemies in rats, birds and praying mantes and Ovalekar has taken precautions by building wire cages around the nesting plants.
Deeper into the garden, more exotic species of butterflies like the Tawny Coaster and Great Orange Tip come into view. "If you're really lucky you might see a female laying her eggs or even a cocoon bursting," said Ovalekar. "It's quite a sight!" It takes about a month for the butterfly to complete its gestation and the newly-hatched can be seen from June onwards. The best period to see butterflies is between October and November. That's when the garden is buzzing with activity.
How to get there: Drive down Ghodbunder Road away from the city until you reach Owala village. The garden is down a narrow road next to Sangam Restaurant. The nearest landmark is HyperCity department store. Another option is to take the number 700 BEST bus running between Borivali (East) and Thane stations. Get off at the Owala village bus stop and follow the signs.
The garden is open to visitors only on Sundays. Gates open at 8 am and tours are conducted until 12:30 pm. Entry fee is Rs 50 per head. An Indian breakfast with tea is also available for Rs 25 per head.
Add: Ovalekar Wadi Butterfly Garden, Owala Village, Ghodbunder Road, Thane (West)
Tel: 9820779729 / 9869256054
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This movie is based on the Daniel Defoe novel 'A Journal of the Plague Year.' In the character's writings, he ponders the significance of the epidemic, the means of detecting it, and the cures. Imagery of emptied streets and the hauling of the bodies by the townspeople drive home the bleakness of the times. This short is narrated by Kenneth Branaugh.
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Amherst, Mass. - The Holy Cross women's golf team participated in the 2005 Jack Leaman Women's Championship, Saturday-Sunday, April 23-24. The tournament was held at the Hickory Ridge Golf Club on Saturday and at The Orchard Golf Club on Sunday.
Freshman Amy Lussier (Milton, Mass.) lead the Crusaders, tying for 27th-place with a final score of 92. Classmate Ellen Lamson (South Royalton, Vt.) tied for 41st with a one-round score of 97.
Finishing 50th was senior captain Claudia Rothschild (Garden City, N.Y.), who shot a final score of 103. Freshman Chelsea DuHaime (Concord, N.H.) placed 57th with a single-round score of 107, while junior Jessica Martin (Denver, Colo.) rounded out the team at 60th with a score of 116.
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While the Los Angeles Kings prepared for a Thursday game against the Vancouver Canucks, their star center had ankle surgery on Wednesday. Anze Kopitar's operation "went well," the Kings announced.
Doctors repaired torn ligaments in Kopitar's ankle, an injury that ends his season while his team heads toward the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Postseason plans for Kopitar involve rehabilitation, which is expected to begin as soon as possible, the Los Angeles Times reports. Kopitar won't be ready to play again until next season.
Kopitar, 23, is the Kings' leading scorer with 73 points. Following on a shoulder injury to Justin Williams that likely will keep him out until the playoffs, Kopitar's injury is a blow to the Kings' playoff hopes. Still, they enter the Canucks game fifth in the Western Conference, a point behind the Phoenix Coyotes and three behind the San Jose Sharks.
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Those three teams are scrapping for the Pacific Division title and the third seed in the West.
Kopitar was injured in the Saturday's 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. An MRI exam on Monday disclosed ligament damage.
In their first game without Kopitar, the Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
And the Kings aren't taking lightly suggestions the injuries to Kopitar and Williams doom them to playoff failure.
"A lot of the media is talking and saying we don't have a chance," winger Ryan Smyth told the Vancouver Province. "That's incentive for us in this locker room.
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I stopped in last night after passing by. I immediately noticed how bright and airy the space was and was intrigued by the offering of stir fry and salad. What I really loved was the ability to order from a touch screen so you could view your options and customize accordingly. Despite this computerized format, the staff made sure to greet me as soon as I walked in. I wound up tweaking the spicy garlic stir fry and it was delicious and pretty spicy! The box they serve your stir fry in is somewhat small for the price, but the portion itself did leave me feeling full. I'm already thinking about what ill be getting next time.
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Went with my girlfriend after hearing the hype. Place is decorated kind of like pinkberry meets an organic salad place you would see in LA or out west. Food was really good (we shared a spicy chicken stir-fry) but what impressed us was the level of service. Employees came around the counter to give us our order when we didn't hear our number. Food was really good too. Touch screen ordering system was really simple and cool as well - def better than any other place I've seen with it! We'll be back. Too bad they don't deliver!


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GPU frequency scaling?
Is this going to find its way into a linux driver at any point?
it would be really nice for us notebook people to get similar battery life in linux that we were experiencing with windows.
even if its just a modified "cool bits" that will only detune the card, any kind of power saving extension added to the divers would be great!
(and yes, i could just use cool bits, but i would be nice if there was no way to screw it up, and accidentally over clock coming back up to full power, maybe 3 presets, even if it is manual solution as a temporary stop-gap until something more dynamic could be added. ATI is doing it, its a not a very good implementation, but it is something)
Re: GPU frequency scaling?
1.0-9746 already provides a means to underclock mobile GPUs via the Coolbits option. See the driver README for more details.
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Thanks for the help...
basicly i have two sliders, 2d, 3d? but what is a suitable detune? any change for the next version of the driver to have say 3 presets? so we may detune w/o thinking? like check boxed for max, med, min; and the detuning done that way?
does nvidia offer any info on what suitable detune values should be?
thanks for the quick reply.
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I just tried to use Coolbits to underclock a gf go 6200TC (ubuntu feisty).
It does not work. I modify the values (2d/3d) trough the sliders but, when i click apply, it just resets to the default values.
Moreover I notice on dmesg
nvclock works
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Are you using the latest BIOS?
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I think it worked for my 6600go, with ubuntu 6.10, but i would hardly call this a suitable solution in the long term. it really cant be that much work to modify the gui and add the look (if not identical funtion) of the 'power miser' features of the windows driver.
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I do not know where download it and how to update it.
There is a newer bios for the laptop (vaio fs115m) but it is only in windows format.
I do not have it installed...
If you believe that it is a motherboard bios issue i'll spend sometime to install win and do the update
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arlenn, the source for nvidia-settings is released under the GPL . You're welcome to make the modifications that you desire.
cellstije, I was referring to the system BIOS. I can't say for certain whether updating would help as I do not have your Sony notebook here.
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I updated the bios, but the situation got worse!
Not only the behaviour is the same (no gpu scaling) and same Xid in dmesg:
[ 520.688000] NVRM: os_map_kernel_space: can't map 0xe0008000, invalid context!
Now?!?! Sould I re-install win and down grade the bios?!?!?
I just rechecked the tty and it has anoder background color, grey on the sides and blue in the middle!!!
help anybody?
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North Carolina scored the first touchdown of the game on a great throw and catch from Bryn Renner to Dwight Jones. Missouri proceeded to run off the next 31 points of the game and Carolina fell to the Tigers 41-24 in the Advocare V100 Independence Bowl on Monday.
Carolina's defense could not stop the high powered Missouri offense who ran up 513 yards on the night. The win will be the last as a member of the Big 12 for the Tigers as they join the SEC next season.
Bryn Renner threw for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns for the game. Jheranie Boyd caught three passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. Gio Bernard was held to only 31 yards for the game.
The loss ends the season and the tenure of Everett Withers at head coach. Withers will join the Ohio State coaching staff next season. After a 5-1 start, North Carolina finished the season at 7-6.
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In recent years, employers have increasingly sought and obtained Anton Piller Orders ("APO") where a departing employee leaves with confidential information. The strategy is often extremely effective: the employer recovers the confidential information and obtains significant leverage in the litigation, usually prompting settlement. While effective, APOs are not for the uninitiated – the Courts have referred to this remedy as one of the "nuclear weapons" of litigation. Employers and their counsel must exercise extreme caution when using APOs.
The British Columbia Supreme Court's recent decision in Pierce v Jivraj, 2014 BCSC 926 represents a warning for employers and their counsel in seeking an APO. In that case, the Court ordered special costs personally against the plaintiff's counsel for failure to meet the high burden of full disclosure in the APO application.
The action originated as a defamation suit by Mr. Pierce against Mr. Jivraj. Mr. Pierce alleged that Mr. Jivraj improperly published statements that various securities exchange commissions had imposed regulatory sanctions against Mr. Pierce for 'ill-gotten gains' from stock manipulation. Mr. Pierce brought an ex parte application for an APO to preserve evidence on Mr. Jivraj's personal computer relating to the defamation suit. At the ex parte hearing, the Court made inquiries of Mr. Pierce's counsel concerning regulatory sanctions and fines against Mr. Pierce. Counsel was "evasive at best" concerning these inquiries. The Court granted the APO, directing a search of Mr. Jivraj's personal residence and seizure of his computer.
In fact, Mr. Pierce had been subject to three regulatory sanctions, and was ordered to disgorge "ill-gotten" profits of over $9 million. On a motion by Mr. Jivraj, the Court set aside the APO on the basis that the merits for granting an APO were not met, in light of the new evidence regarding Mr. Pierce's reputation: Pierce v Jivraj, 2013 BCSC 1850. Further, the Court found that it would have set aside the APO for Mr. Pierce's complete failure to provide full and frank disclosure of the prior regulatory sanctions.
Mr. Jivraj brought a motion for special costs against Mr. Pierce and his counsel for the material non-disclosure: Pierce v Jivraj, 2014 BCSC 926. In finding counsel personally liable for special costs, the Court concluded that an APO "requires 'fastidious' disclosure and to be 'profoundly fair' in presenting facts. Neither occurred here." The Court was particularly concerned that the APO involved entry into a personal residence.
APOs are serious and significant remedies. This decision represents an important reminder of the high standards of complete disclosure of all objectively material facts in applying for an APO. Employers and their counsel must include all possible material facts as part of the evidence, particularly where the Order will direct a search of a personal residence. The APO is no doubt a nuclear weapon, and employers and their counsel must take care in its use.
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text: Google vs. Bing: Which spooky Halloween-themed search homepage is your favorite? by Taylor Soper on October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 at 9:22 am 12 Comments If you're looking to procrastinate at work for 15 minutes right about now, I've got a really good solution: Google.com or Bing.com. In celebration of Halloween, the search engines have… Read More


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Relationship between Capital Structure and Ownership Structure: A Review of Literature
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Capital structure is very complex and there have always been arguments on it among finance researchers. Up to now, because of the instantaneously dealing with the agency difficulties, scholars have not reached an agreement on the optimum capital structure of organisations. In this research we study review of literature and try to provide evidences that capital structure has relationship with ownership structure. In this research we define some determining factors that influence the capital structure and then try to support them theoretically.
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Capital Structure; Ownership Structure; Agency Theory;Free Cash Flow Theory;Firm Performance; Corporate Finance


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As expected, IREX have just announced their latest ebook reader, the IREX DR800SG, an 8.1-inch e-ink device within integrated Qualcomm Gobi wireless. The DR800SG will use Verizon's network in the US (and switch to GSM 3G when roaming) to allow access to Barnes & Noble's eBookstore, Newspaper Direct and LibreDigital. Priced at $399.99, the IREX DR800SG will arrive at "select" Best Buy stores come October, followed by a European launch in the first half of 2010.


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We have a very nice selection of durocs here at BMS.
Currently, we have a great producing sow strait from Shipley Swine Genetics and one on the way, who is sired by Texas Stud and bred to Ice.
We are very excited to be able to bring her to to our farm and offer these piglets for 2013 County Fairs.
History of the Duroc:
It is a heritage pig that forms the basis for many mixed-breed commercial hogs.
Duroc pigs are red, large framed, medium length, and muscular with droopy ears. They tend to be one of the least aggressive of all the swine breeds.
In 1812, early red colored pigs were bred in New York and New Jersey. They were quite large in size. Some of the characteristics of the Durocs from the beginning, have included large litters and the ability to grow quickly. The foundation that formed today's "Duroc" was comprised of Red Durocs from New York and Jersey Reds from New Jersey.
Its succulence and heavy muscling makes it very suitable for anything from light pork to heavy hog production. They have an excellent rate of gain and their meat is also said to be the Prime Rib of pork.
Below is a photo of some of our babies and Hershey.


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Epic! I love both of those minigames :D
good game
I would love to see Ultimate Safe Chatters aloud to play on the go as my Christmas present! It's on top of my list! Please, Club Penguin? Happy Holidays!
Can u add dj3k and cart surfer?
That sounds so cool! Hopefully, the Club Penguin App will be available for Android devices in Spring 2014. In the future, I would like to be able to play in the monthly parties the computer world of Club Penguin has.
Amazing. But I want My Penguin coming to Android :)
It's great to hear that a classical and great game as Pizzatron3000 is added to iPad. It would probably be much easier than moving your cursor all over the screen :P
:D Very Good!!
I'd really like to see Puffles being expanded on. Maybe like a pet-your-puffle/interaction feature we have online. I'd really like being able to pet my puffles or feed them on the go.
I don't have an iPad, but I do have an Android tablet. Hopefully they'll release the Android version soon. And I have a question, will the Android Version have the same games and rooms ? Or does it need to be again built from the begging by the team, because of the different OS ? I mean, if you could like transfered the iOS games and rooms etc, to the Android one ? =)
Im sure the next update will also coincide with android versions being released
Ohh! This looks great! I love games!
Sounds great I can't wait to see it. I would like to see postcards in a future update and also private messsaging.
i think it would be a good idea if we could go places for example: town,plaza,dock and lighthouse (and we should be able to go inside too) PLEASE DO !
I was going to say something about this too! Please make rooms that we can go in! Thanks bye
Woot Woot, let's make pizza and smash fruits! :P
Awesome first comment and thats SOOOOOOOOOOOO cool!!!!!! I can't wait to get it on Android! I love Smoothie Smash + Pizzataron3000
P.S I'm your Number 1 fan!!
I would like to see maybe a exclusive room on My Penguin?
But it will turn into Club Penguin.
~Perapin :)
I would love an exclusive room like a concert room.
And The Penguin Band and Cadence can appear every once in a while like Brady and Mackenzie in Teen Beach Movie Takeover Party.
PS PoloField ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to see puffles :D Also, what is the release date?
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puffle adoption and epf field ops/system defender
also sled race and find four
It would be nice if you could add the PSA missions to the app, and dance contest! those are always fun. Waddle On!
Love Your Idea
It would be sooo cool to play the PSA missions on a mobile device!!
- Club Penguin Team
Yes! And make it so that you can earn the rewards again, so that new players have a chance!
I think we should be able to have missions and scavenger hunts!!!!
Adios amigos!
pizzatron always seemed like a good game for touch screen devices in fact its the only one
Yay! More games!
It would be so cool to have the PSA/EPF missions! And maybe also the fire and water ninja games.
Waddle on!
The next feature I would lke to see is have it on Android!
Thanks :)
Yeay! Pizzatron!
Awesome!! App club penguin
I would like to see surfing board game in iPad
awsome! you should put the hunt for the golden puffle on it and the rainbow puffle to. and also a qouistion is it posibale you might have the next puffle gray or silver my 17 year old brother said one day there will. WADDLE ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to be able to earn stamps and send postcard,read the newspaper of cp :)
We are waiting for the premiere of #MyPenguin for Android !!
it would be great to make the whole app just like club penguin bc that would be amazing for people who dont have computer. i mean i do but for other people. but id like maybe the whole club penguin on my penguin and have updates so u can update each event on club penguin.
all of that stuff is great and all but it needs to come out for android spesificaly kindle fire not hd!
I agree I have a kindle fire normal and my brothers 7 years old have hd and they can get more apps
when will it come out for android
3 games I need on the app! Hydro Hopper, Catchin Waves and DJ3K! Please CP, I also want to see my puffles on the app.
PUFFLES! We need PUFFLES on the app!
I would like to see how it turns out, like if your penguin is still 3d or not, that would be cool, but I am not gonna ask you guys for TOO much at a time... like some people (no offense)
Thank you Club Penguin Team For Alling Us To Go To Rooms For The First Time. I love it. Can you do some more games and rooms. -Feve19
Hey cp team! I have an iPod Touch 5th gen. with iOS7 but i can't find the app? Is it only for iPad?
The My Penguin app is only available on the iPad at this time. We are definitely working on other IOS and Android versions though so stay tuned!!
- Club Penguin Team
I love what they've done with the application, but would love to play a different game as sled race or even better like seem sushi drop for win items, Thanks!
I can't wait CP!! I'm so excited and glad that you are bring those games to the Ipad soon! Thanks for the hard work and if you need anything remember you can always ask :) Until then Waddle On! From,Pink0318
Is it for all devices? Also, maybe there should exclusive items for non-members on the devices. I understand the concept of needing memberships, but can you add some cool items for non-members? Another thing is an exclusive room. Is it capable of online play? That would AWSOME! and like ruby43126 said, PSA missions.
Hope this helps!
It's currently available only for iPads, but we're working on making it available for iPhones, iPod touches and Android devices in the future. Keep an eye on the What's New Blog for all of the latest information about that!
- Club Penguin Team
That sounds cool!
I would like puffles on the MyPenguin App :D Waddle On!
Yay! I can't wait! I would like 2 c the "Ski Village" coming! =)
I love club penguin
First of all MEGA SUPER DUPER REALLY AWESOME!!! Second of all i don't know if anybody already mentioned this requested yet but id really like to see puffles on the My penguin app also i would like to see post carding friends from the app to. Thx Club penguin!
I Want To See More I Mean Places You Could Go To And More Items For Non Members Because I Was A Member But It Was Unfair For Others
Awesome I can't believe its gonna happen ps thinknoodles is my friend.
I love both of those minigames!!! :D
I would like to see my favorite game: bean counters!!
I'm pretty sure Bean Counters is already on the app...
I think the My Penguin(sorry if it's already called Club Penguin) app should have new stuff for non-members each month just like you guys do to members :). This will mean a lot for me and probably to other app owners that are non-members.Hope I helped!
Waddle On Club Penguin!
I would definitely would love more classic games from cp on iPad. Like, maybe cart surfer! But instead of pressing arrows,you could make it so that we swipe the screen. FYI I'm writing this on my iPad using the app and it is amazing! The blog plays all the videos and stuff to! Anyway, it would also be nice to have hydro hopper. Like, you tilt to the side and/or tap the screen to move! And maybe even some new app exclusive games like jet pack boost! I would say more but I am almost out of space!
Excellent suggestions! Touch screen and tilt features certainly open up a new world of possibilites for playing mini-games!!
- Club Penguin Team
secret Penguin Style items for iPad only
I would to love it if I could change my igloo without removing any furniture items or flooring! =D
How about the EPF Spy Phone on My Penguin on iPad?! That'd Be AWESOME! I also think that EPF/PSA missions should be put on the app! That'd make my day! Stay vigilant agents, and Waddle On!
Yes! Now I know pizza parlor and coffee shop are going to be two of the rooms! THANK YOU CLUB PENGUIN!!!!!!!
Maybe you can put a secret room (MEMBERS ONLY ALL THE TIME, non-members once a week) that has secret games and you can earn some prizes
It would be really cool if you could take a sneak peek of the next party on your ipad! You'd be one step ahead of everyone else!
Can you add Catchin' Waves too please :)
I want the Club penguin app to come for android as my christmas gift.
Please Club penguin?
(P.S. Post this comment.)
it will come eventually
I would love to see Party's come to the iPad and iPhone version of Club Penguin, There could be Member mobile exclusive rooms and non-member mobile exclusive rooms and even more mobile exclusive games. I also know how hard it is to make an app on the app store I do them myself so keep making penguins happy.
Waddle On :)
Club Penguin do you guys work in Canada because if you do I would love to apply for a job there when I get older :)
Waddle On
i hope there will be ski hill on my penguin and maybe some of my favorite games the arcade games and dance contest but instead of arrow key you swipe!
I Want To Take Care Of My Puffles In The Club Penguin App
Hey Club Penguin!☺ I think it's awesome that you're updating my penguin app.
Smoothie mash is really cool......
Waddle on CP
hi Club Penguin Team! plz release the my penguin app on ipod n' stuff in time 4 xmas! plzzzzzzzzzzz!
if u do, THANKS A MILLION!!!!!!!!!!!
waddle on!
Can't wait for it to come on iPhone and iPod 5th generation (I am getting 5th gen for Xmas!) Maybe you should install things like an advent calendar on My Penguin which gives exclusive items to My Penguin players EVERYDAY!
Wow, Club Penguin really is expanding! Not only will these two games be appearing on the Club Penguin app but the Town will be released as well! Club Penguin, you're doing a great job!
Waddle On!
I'd like puffles!
can you show sneek peeks of the catolog for furniture
When is the teleported thingy coming back to the agent place,I really used to love playing the missions :'( old memories
I might like to see puffles. you guys made new animations for the penguin, maybe you could do the same thing with puffles. Maybe even make like a My Puffle app and combine it together. I'd also like to see online players AND mobile players together. I bet you can make something like that. you've gotten this far and you continue to Waddle On!
These are great ideas! I can't wait for the update! Waddle on!
Hey is it possible we'll be able to connect with our penguin buddies who are online on the website? Cause a lot of my friends are on the website but I can't always get on when they are! :( so it'd be awesome if you could make it connectable to chat with both online and app versions! :D
I can't wait for the Town to arrive. I can't also wait for the app to come for Kindle Fire.
Cool, Smoothie Smash is one of my favourite mini games! Also, will Pizzatron 3000 have a secret candy mode like the computer version?
hey guys can you please add a create your own out fit design please, and i think all your hard work is paying off thanks heaps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JCmyhero out:)
I really liked the way you could change your penguins face with the vampire costume at the Halloween party. There is already something similar for girls when you change your eyes. Maybe you could do it for everybody like frowns, smiles, laughing faces or angry faces. I think it would really bring emotions to Club Penguin( computer and portable devices). Everything else is perfect! WADDLE ON.
Puffles,Rooms,More Games,Party games come out of the map screen,Mail,News,Mascots On The Friend List,Music Catalog,Game Upgrade Catalog,And Some Parts Of 2005 Classic CP:)
PLEASE make sure you can walk puffles on my penguin! AND make 3d animations for them!
I can not wait until this game comes out on the IPhone!
I can't wait either! We'll be able to play Club Penguin wherever we are then!
- Club Penguin Team
I think in the future CP should put multiplayer games for IPad if you're playing with a friend and also the shopping rooms, The Town, and Plaza and finally puffles!
I would love to be able to go to places like the pet shop or the dojo instead of just playing the games on my penguin
I hope there will be: a secret room for prizes and one for traveling to past places from party's to get special items.
Anything that culb p had.i want to play cp on the go.
R you guys gonna have the same updates for this as on CPNext?
are you guys gonna be adding puffles finally? this question must be answered…just kidding you don't have to.
I want to be able to send postcards too!
I would like to walk around the world of club penguin like on the computer
What day is the update coming? I NEED TO KNOW!
I think next month or maybe next week, either way i'm so excited
Can you add the game Hydro Hopper into the update. It will be easy to control the tube with our fingers and tap to jump. :)
Well, I wish we could read the newspaper on the ipad. I love reading it and with all these great plans going on, I don't need to use my laptop cos I am normally on my ipad!!!!
Waddle on!
Btw cp is the best
That's a great suggestion to have the Club Penguin Times on the My Penguin app as well! The What's New Blog is currently on there, but having the Club Penguin Times would be a great addition. Who knows what we'll see in future updates!
- Club Penguin Team
good idea we can read the daily paper!
i hope we have better updates for the ipad and all the verisons.
plz, have it there soon!!!
I agree with you compleatly :)
I would LOVE Sled racing! There could be an arrow on one side to go left, and one on the right to go right!
Could you please make MyPenguin an international game? :) Thank you!
Has the update already been released? I keep on checking my updates and My Penguin isn't there!
Hi Polo Field, I think there should be party decorations for Mypenguin, and in the future I'd like to see the puffles in My Penguin too!
One more thing- maybe add the pet shop so "pookie-ers " can go there so the pookies have somewhere to go!
you should make where you can do some party stuff on the go
id love to see my penguin on iPod touch 4. plus heres a few suggestions- CP times, play cart surfer,play dj3k, mix music. please include my suggestions
When's the new update coming? Please reply! I can't wait!
I want 2 see Card-Jitsu SHADOW :D
Since I think there should be a couple of exclusive features for Ipad only, what about a snowball fight game? Like, you can choose to play with other players, or against the computer! Waddle on!
You might have already added it because I've never played on MyPenguin, but there should be the stamp book! And you should be able to still earn stamps from games and things!!!!
Wow those are awesome new features! Some of my suggestions are:
Being able to read the newspaper
Having the theater catalog available
Getting to play Card Jitsu: Fire and Card Jitsu: Water
Have Cart surfer and other games
Having the puffle catalog available
Having on/off tilt features for games
Playing PSA and EPF missions
Adding more rooms like the town
If you add the one before, when there is party going on being able to join and be at the party
I have more ideas but no more room!
I love Smoothie Smash and Pizzatron3000 but will the Pizzatron3000 be able to be played in the candy mode on the iPad like on the bean counters, the jelly bean counters is on iPad with bean counters. Please put Pizzatron3000 Candy Mode on the iPad!
How do u unlock codes on the iPad in cp.???
Can you be a agent on iPad i trying to find out but can't love the game


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This beautiful new First Communion Set is presented in a gift box featuring Eucharistic symbols. Inside are 6 treasures to commemorate this special day: A black Communion book with pewter Chalice emblem on the cover, a black bead rosary, a black leatherette Rosary Case, a scapular, and a Eucharistic lapel pin. The Child of God Communion book contains a child-friendly, step-by-step explanation of the Mass using an abbreviated version of the Order of the Mass and the Nicene Creed.
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Nigeria defeated Venezuela 3-1 in an international friendly played in Miami tonight. Nigeria's goals were scored by Brown Ideye, Nosa Igiebor, and Onazi. Here are the videos of the goals
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Re: [Sports] Nigeria Defeats Venevzuela 3-1 In Friendly
Mikky jaga posted on 11-15-2012, 09:56:15 AM
The problem of Keshi is how to determine those going to AFCON. His choices have increased greatly with this friendly. The defence is still suspect, though! Unfortunately, I do not think Obagoal has done enough to gate crash into the team. Nice performance there by Ameobi even though he didn't score.
Re: [Sports] Nigeria Defeats Venevzuela 3-1 In Friendly
Mark Lar posted on 11-15-2012, 12:31:35 PM
Khaki no be leather. We want goal feast.
Re: [Sports] Nigeria Defeats Venevzuela 3-1 In Friendly
Enyi posted on 11-15-2012, 13:39:53 PM
Unfortunately, I did not watch the match. Therefore, I can not comment on the quality and capability of our team. However, I understand that another team from Argentina also played at about the same time against Saudi Arabia. I find this fascinating because it indicates that nations that are serious with football should be able to have two or more teams that are capable of international engagements. I hope Keshi will bear this in mind after AFCON.
Re: [Sports] Nigeria Defeats Venevzuela 3-1 In Friendly
Big-K posted on 11-15-2012, 23:06:26 PM
The match was shown on ESPN Deportes. First half was sleep inducing. 2nd half passably good. Very ill-tempered affair. Only about 2 or 3 players in Nigeria side were good enough - the goalkeeper, the guy who got the second goal, and sammy ameobi. Our defense was terrible, midfield non-existent. They cant even string passes together.
It's about time Keshi draws the curtains on this HB experimentation that's taking us nowhere. The team has selected itself.
Re: [Sports] Nigeria Defeats Venezuela 3-1 In Friendly
No Smoking posted on 11-16-2012, 01:05:31 AM
Are you confusing Argentina with Venezuela here? However, with the existence of Under-17s, Under-19s and Under-21s, each nation may have four national teams..
The England team beaten by Ibrahimovic on Wednesday included a 17-yr old player.
Wetin be HB experiment, abeg? Abi na 4-5-1?
Re: [Sports] Nigeria Defeats Venezuela 3-1 In Friendly
Enyi posted on 11-16-2012, 06:22:58 AM
Result: Argentina held by Saudi Arabia
By Liam Power, Reporter
Filed: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 20:30 UK
Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 18:33 UK
A strong Argentina side including Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero has been held by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
Argentina keeper Sergio Romero was forced to make a string of fine saves to keep the Saudis out on a disappointing night for the South American giants.
Newcastle United defender Fabricio Coloccini was kept busy throughout and had to produce a goalline clearance to stop Frank Rijkaard's side from taking the lead.
Alejandro Sabella brought on Wigan Athletic striker Franco di Santo in the second half for his international debut but the forward failed to make the difference.
Messi nearly stole the win for Argentina in the closing stages, forcing an excellent stop from Saudi keeper Waleed Abdullah after beating three defenders.
Re: [Sports] Nigeria Defeats Venezuela 3-1 In Friendly
Enyi posted on 11-16-2012, 18:57:02 PM
You are right! There has been a mix-up.


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The Dodgers will sign pitcher Dan Haren to a one-year, $10 million deal with a vesting option for 2015, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.
Sources: Haren to #Dodgers, one year, $10M plus 2015 option that vests at 180 innings. Pending physical.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 25, 2013
Haren will be 33 next season and is coming off two worst years of his career, posting a 4.33 ERA in 2011 and a 4.67 ERA in 2013. The peripherals essentially match, as he put up a 4.24 FIP in 2012 and a 4.09 FIP in 2013. While he actually strikes out an above average amount of hitters (21.1%/19.9%) and does well at avoiding issuing free passes (4.3%/7.9%), he gives up homers at a frightening rate, and has allowed 56 long balls the previous two seasons. I assume the team's thinking is partially that he'll improve the homers issue in Dodger Stadium.
As far as stuff is concerned, his velocity has dropped from 90.0 MPH in 2011 to 88.5 in 2012 and 88.9 in 2013, so he can't afford to regress much further in that regard. Other than that, he has two primary off-speed pitches, a cut and a split, the latter of which is his swing-and-miss offering. A curve is mixed in occasionally to keep hitters honest.
At his price, he only needs to be league average to provide value, but he hasn't been close to that since 2011. And while I'd like to believe the upside still exists, he's showing signs of an aging pitcher. Still, he should be a fine addition to the rotation, if not a mediocre one, and there's little risk here, so throwing him into the mix with Josh Beckett and (eventually) Chad Billingsley won't hurt any.
That said, if the Dodgers fail to get another pitcher for the rotation in 2014, then he would have to be considered a downgrade from Ricky Nolasco. I assume it won't come to that, and he'll be one of the many veteran options at #5.


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Late FreezeBy
How long before video stores go the way of travel agencies?
Remember the local travel agent? They'd advertise on local TV and they had tiny offices with globes on the signs and maps on the walls. You'd ring them up if you wanted a surrogate to get you the best deal on a hotel in Chicago or a rental car in Boston.
Then the Internet struck, with its multitude of websites, and the American traveler became his or her own travel agent. The middle man, as so often has happened after the Internet, was cut out, like a tumor.
Why pay someone to do something that we could do for free, and still get discounts to boot?
So I wonder about the fate of the corner video store.
Actually, you may have to drive past quite a few corners before you find a video store these days.
NetFlix, the Red Box kiosks, the Internet (of course) and more people owning BluRay discs than DVDs, are all contributing to the slow death of the local video store, I'm afraid.
But some of it is the video store's own doing.
Take late fees. Please.
One of the allures to the above alternatives to renting movies is that none of them will charge you a late fee. And late fees, if we're just talking between us, is surely a big revenue gainer in the video rental business.
One of the reasons why late fees are so common is that the due dates for the movies are all over the map.
This one's due in two days. That one's due in three days. You have a full week on that other one. Oops, better get THIS one back TOMORROW. Or else.
We used to run a late fee balance at one of the local stores like a drunk would a bar tab.
Even asking for a printout of the due dates, which the store gladly provided, didn't always prevent Video A, B or C frome being brought back tardy.
But here's the deal: video stores must be feeling the heat from their competitors. So why not back off on the late fees? And I have just the idea to make that happen, and make the video store more attractive.
If I ran a video store, I'd advertise that every movie in the joint, from A to Z, was a one-week rental. Every single one.
Doesn't matter if it's a "new release." Doesn't matter if it came out on Tuesday, or 12 years ago. Every one of my films, you can have for a week.
Simple. Easy to remember.
Will people still be tardy, even under that arrangement? Sure. But that's on them.
I'd even call my place One Week Video. Seriously.
Think of it. You come in, browse, grab a bunch of movies, pay me and know that everything is due one week from today. Simple. No muss, no fuss.
I'd even have seven different types of bags, each with a day of the week on it. You come in on a Monday, you get a Monday Bag. And so on.
"Honey, when are these movies due back?"
"What does the bag say?"
Of course, you go beyond the seven-day limit, and we have a problem. But I won't tag you for very much. Promise.
It's an idea that makes far too much sense, which is why it won't be adopted.
Which is part of why the video store will join the travel agent, the drive-in movie and mini-golf in the Dungeon of the Forgotten.
Sooner, rather than later.
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Improv Everywhere: Food Court Musical
Here's a new performance by Improv Everywhere: a spontaneous Food Court Musical!
... 16 agents create a spontaneous musical in a food court in a Los Angeles mall. Using wireless microphones and the mall's PA system, both their voices and the music was amplified throughout the food court. All cameras were hidden behind two-way mirrors and other concealed structures.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] (Can I get a napkin, please?) | Improv Everywhere website - Thanks kyax!
Previously on Neatorama: Frozen in Grand Central
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So. Freaking. Awesome. :)
This brings to mind the absolutely hysterical and unforgettable opening scene of Stanley Tucci & Oliver Platt's "The Imposters". Way to go!
at first i thought the janitor was going to beat them down with his broom.
i've talked to many friends about how awesome it would be to all of a sudden bust into song and dance, and wonder how many people would catch on. of course, we would always hope that everyone would know all the words too.
It is always nice to see people prepare a good show for other unsuspecting people.


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South of the Plaza Grande = SOME
In the last few years, more and more extranjeros are finding and buying colonial homes south of the Plaza Grande. When we first moved here, we were warned that "the south" was a place that was dangerous and not a place that we would want to live. No longer dangerous, and full of colonial homes at lower prices, SOME (pronounced "SO-may", short for South Merida) as we sometimes call it, has become a fashionable place to buy and renovate.
Areas like L'Ermita, San Sebastian and San Juan are all south of the Plaza Grande. While the streets are often not as elegant as in places such as the Santa Ana district, living in SOME provides some of us (Working Gringos included) with a chance to buy larger homes or homes for less money that are every bit as beautiful and interesting as the ones of our uptown neighbors. An added bonus of living in these neighborhoods is the chance to experience authentic Merida life, with all its quirks, problems and delights. Some of these neighborhoods are the sites of city-sponsored music performances, and L'Ermita, with its beautiful old church, garden and park has become one of the most important areas to visit during Day of the Dead here in Merida.
The home we chose for our sixth episode of Houses of Merida is located on Calle 60, a few blocks directly south of the zocalo, which puts it a few blocks east of San Juan Park. The neighborhood includes lumber stores, ice cream shops, schools, cocinas economicas and during the day, the streets are bustling with the business of Merida. Next door to this particular house is an art gallery, and the street is lined with old colonial buildings, many of which have been repurposed into commercial spaces. We don't call this area SOME for nothing… it is reminiscent of New York's SOHO district before it became the upscale enclave that it is today.
Exemplary Preservation
The colonial home that is the subject of our latest Houses of Merida video was in a typical sorry state of disrepair and neglect when the owner bought it. Designing it long-distance with architect Victor Cruz, he created a home that we think is exemplary in its preservation of the feel and charm of old colonial houses, while still providing the comforts of the 21st century (air-conditioning, hot water, dishwasher, swimming pool, etc.). The owner and the architect worked well together to keep all the old mosaicos, the old wooden doors, and many of the iron windows. Even when rooms were built from scratch, like the kitchen, they were designed in a way that blends seemlessly with the older rooms.
This home was built as a second home or a vacation home for one person and his guests and friends. The simple four-room square house at the front of the lot was preserved almost exactly, though the rooms were repurposed. An open area between two structures was turned into the kitchen, and the back structure was turned into three bedrooms with two bathrooms. An open patio on the side of the lot provides access to the outdoors from all but the two front rooms, and another patio was added in the back, lined with arches and columns looking out to a backyard with a lawn and garden. In the very back of the property, they built a pool and a poolhouse, while managing to preserve the mature palm trees that they found there. The entire property is surrounded by old stone walls, some of which were added to in the back to make them taller.
Three of the most sought-after features in a colonial home in Merida are probably the original mosaico pasta tile floors, original wooden doors and tall, beamed ceilings. This house had all three, and all three have been renovated and preserved. In the front rooms, for instance, they preserved the original mosaico tapetes (the tiles in the center of the room that form a kind of "rug"), but removed all the dark surrounding tiles and replaced them with newly-minted light-colored tiles, giving an entirely new look to the rooms. There are original wooden doors throughout the house, matched by some additional doors that look as if they are old but were created for the house by local craftsmen. The beamed ceilings in many of the rooms only had to be cleaned and repainted (and probably also needed minor repairs). Even when certain iron doors were replaced, most of them were repaired and repurposed, sometimes delightfully, as in the master bathroom.
The owner, who is a designer from New York, has an eye and an appreciation for antiques and other memorabilia from Merida and other parts of Mexico, so the house is decorated with a bevy of interesting objects. Every single light fixture was purchased from local antique and junk dealers. Many of them are blown glass hanging fixtures, fairly common in older Merida homes, and some are wrought iron fixtures which the owner painted white instead of the traditional black. The handles to drawers in the kitchen and bathrooms are also from local antique and junk stores, and at least one of the bathrooms has an old porcelain sink and toilet, complimented by newly-made mosaico tiles created in the same Caribbean blue.
When you are in this house, you feel you are definitely in Mexico and in the Yucatan, and if you look around you in most rooms, you won't be able to tell what year it is. Is it 1920? 1955? 2010?. The combination of architecture and interior design leaves you pleasantly unsure.
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We continue to welcome your comments and questions. Please let us know how we're doing and what you want to see more of, what other information would be useful and interesting to you. As always, the video says more than we ever can… so please click below and enjoy Yucatan Living's sixth episode of The Houses of Merida!
For information on mosaico tiles (old and new), how they are made and where to buy them, visit our article on Mosaicos.
Our host, Eric Partney, can be contacted through the Mexico International website.
For a list of antique stores in Merida, pick up a Yucatan Living Merida Art Map, which can be found at most galleries, museums, hotels and restaurants in Merida Centro.