text: Open Enrollment: Help Employees Make Better Health Care Choices By SHRM Online staff 10/11/2012 Permissions More than half (55 percent) of U.S. employees default to their current benefit coverage for the coming year, instead of actively reassessing their plan options, according to a 2012 survey by HR consultancy Aon Hewitt. What many workers do not realize is that the old selection may not be the best option. Health care costs are expected to rise 6.3 percent in 2013 to $11,188 per employee, compared to $10,522 in 2012. In most cases, workers should expect to see their portion of the total cost rise in the form of increased premiums and out-of-pocket costs. The amount employees will pay for their health care benefits in 2013 is expected to be close to $5,000—$2,385 in premiums and another $2,449 in out-of-pocket costs. 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"While workers are more frequently enrolling in CDHPs with an HSA or HRA because they often pay less out of their paychecks, they find these plans and accounts confusing and hard to navigate, especially at the beginning," said Joann Hall Swenson, partner and health engagement best practice leader at Aon Hewitt. "However, employees also report that they are often willing to re-enroll in CDHPs. As they become more familiar with these plans, they find that they like having a better sense of what their care and prescriptions actually cost and the ability to manage their costs more carefully. Many workers report that they make smarter health decisions as a result of being in this type of plan." Take advantage of incentives and opportunities to improve your health. Employers continue to offer tools to help employees, and increasingly employee spouses and partners, better understand their health risks. 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Posted by eugene l. on 03/09/2009
This place ain't fancy. No fancy martinis, no fancy finger food. BUT...this place has great bars, amazing pub-style food, and gracious laid-back service. I went back for my 4th time a couple weeks ago and had a great time. The crowd was mixed and eclectic, and the spicy wings and chicken fingers were f-in off the hook. I was super-pleased to see a female bartender on this particular Monday night. She was really sweet, attentive as necessary (and not in my face), and cracked some great jokes. I did feel a little badly because there a large group of bloody-awful tippers...SERIOUSLY, who tips 50 cents on a beer? That is not acceptable, guys! Just because we're in a recession doesn't mean you tip your bartender any less.
Posted by Erick on 03/09/2009
My girlfriend and I just happened upon this place during a walk and decided to grab a beer. The atmosphere was subdued and the music was great. Exactly what I was looking for. Then I noticed they had one of my favorite beers on tap, Staropramen. I was pretty ecstatic by this. Then we snacked on nachos and onion rings, and they were perfect. Everyone knows that when you have nachos piled with an assortment of guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheese and chopped meat, the chips by the bottom tend to get soggy. NOT HERE! The last chip was just as crunchy as the first. I don't know what kind of magic they put in their nachos, but they are so satisfying that I will definitely go back again just for that....OK I'll have a beer too. BTW the Onion rings are fantastic too. About the dimness, I was there during the daylight and I can see how it would get really dark in there at night. During the day, the lighting is great. As far as the "rudeness" of the staff talked about in previous reviews, I didn't see it. They all seemed very nice, and I had a nice conversation with the bartender.
Posted by Sherry on 12/22/2008
Crabcake sandwich had no crabmeat. It's tastes like it's straight from a supermarket freezer. The Cajun catfish is enidable because is is grainy and overly spicy. Will not return.
Posted by onthebeerprowl on 12/22/2008
Lack of service, civility, and regard for their clientele. Bartenders and staff are rude, neglectful, unprofessional, and clearly, from the history of poor reviews, unwilling to change. If this kind of service is their shtick, Henry out to be out about it. Otherwise, they have no business being in the hospitality business,
Posted by A Line Diner on 12/22/2008
Last May, after several uneventful trips to Henry St.,, I accidentally left my debit card there, called to confirm it was there and came back for it the next day. The bartender at the time (Sat. early evening) couldn't find it on first go, refused to look further, and berated me for wasting his time. It was so astonishing that a server would give me a tongue lashing for trying to retrieve my credit card that I walked out stunned and embarrassed for clearly having made a mistake. The other folks at the bar looked shocked too! The next day they called to tell me they found it. Yesterday, I tried to give Henry St. another shot and went there with two friend. We sat at the bar and I told the story of the debit card, ending with "We have gone on nights when that bartender isn't working and its fine. And the food's good." Apparently, the bartender working LAST night, took offense at the story. I know this because she was incredibly unresponsive to our wanting to order, got my order totally wrong and, when I asked for a soda on the house while I waited and waited (over 15 minutes for a fish sandwichwhile my companions finished their meal), said to me "Really? You're asking for a free soda?" in a disgusted tone. No apology ever offered for the original mistake, btw. At that, we realized the evening was ruined, canceled the order and had the remainder of my companions' meals boxed to go. Her comments on our parting were "you don't talk bad about someone's colleagues right in front of them." I asked to speak with a manager and she said she was the manager. I asked to speak with her as the manager, and she refused. So, my only option is to post my experience of this restaurant in the hopes that others will go elsewhere. The food is okaycompetent enough pub grubbut the service is unremorsefully nasty. There are many, many other places to get a beer and a burger that don't leave you feeling abused and humiliated.
Posted by Heights Resident on 05/15/2008
My husband and I come here for dinner fairly often. It's one of our favorite spots in the neighborhood. The pulled pork sandwich, catfish sandwich, burger, chili, monster chicken burrito and mac and cheese are a few favorites. Yes, food here can be a bit hit or miss at times, depending on the dish. The dishes I've listed are the ones that have been consistently good over the years. Agree with other reviewer that it is way too dark. When they had the Xmas lights around the restaurant during the holidays, the lighting was actually much better. They should have that going all year round. Can get loud at times but it's pretty low key and relaxed.
Posted by Anonymous on 02/01/2008
I've only lived in Brooklyn Hieghts for a few months now and I find that me and my partner frequent this place at least once a week. Great food, beer and atmosphere. !

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Technology and Applied Design
Berea College announces a tenure-track position in the Technology and Applied Design Program, to begin Fall Term 2013. A strong background in the designing, planning and fabrication process using traditional and computer-controlled tools in an artisan, construction, or manufacturing context is required. Experience in CAD/CAM and rapid prototyping (turning, milling, 3D printing, or other) is also essential. The successful candidate must also have deep interest in providing a transformative context for student learning using hands-on integrated labs as well as in helping students understand how research and theory inform every stage of production from design to implementation. Master's or higher degree in technology, technology/engineering education, engineering, or a related field required with earned doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree required prior to tenure consideration.
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"This is a delicious and unique roasted chicken dish that is sure to impress any holiday gathering. It contains nuts, but they can be omitted."
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1/4 cup
coarsely chopped walnuts
1 (5 pound)
whole chicken
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons
Italian-style salad dressing
2 tablespoons
butter, melted
1 teaspoon
grated orange zest
1 teaspoon
grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon
dried basil, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon
dried thyme, or to taste
2 tablespoons
apple, cored and chopped
pear, cored and chopped
1/2 cup
pineapple chunks, drained
1/2 cup
cubed French bread
pitted prunes, chopped
1 cup
seedless grapes, halved
2 tablespoons
orange juice
1 tablespoon
apple cider
1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
Rating at 3 stars as the ingredient list was rather too legnthy...this is very tasty, but if you don't have the ingredients in the pantry or fridge, it's pretty expensive to put together. I used fruit left from a fruit big fruit plate at work. I didnt have grapes, so used some dried currants that I wanted to use up. instead of apple cider, I used a dash of cider vinegar. Very tasty and flexible.
First - let me say that the mix rubbed onto the chicken was wonderful - it made the drippings perfect for gravy - and in fact - I just used the drippings with Wondra and water to make the best gravy we've ever tasted! I will use this mix on my Thanksgiving turkey!
Second - I learned a few things regarding the stuffing - for us personally - we don't like walnuts and will use pecans next time. Also - we will only use a pinch of cinnamon - it was too strong for us....maybe a touch of all spice instead next time? I'll have to experiment. Using the fruits - esp. the prunes - made it very tasty. I will quarter the grapes next time - so they are not so visible. Also - NOTE - this stuffing would be fabulous to serve with HAM!!!!!!!.................oh - I didn't find this stuffing expensive to make, as the other reviewer noted....I got grapes and apples on sale...canned pineapple is very cheap...and I actually used drained, canned pears - which are also pretty inexpensive. The chicken was the expensive part!
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Holiday Fruit Stuffed Roasted Chicken
Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 720
Calories from Fat: 384
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Ironton City Council seats still open, 10 days remain until deadline
IRONTON -- With less than 10 days remaining, no one has filed for one of four open seats on Ironton City Council, according to records in the Lawrence County Board of Elections.
The terms of council members Beth Rist, Butch Huff, Michael P. Lutz and David Frazer are up later this year. Council members Kevin Waldo, Aaron Bollinger and Philip Heald have two more years remaining on their terms on Ironton City Council.
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Elizabeth Township filed a one-mill fire levy renewal for five-years.
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Arthur Suiter filed as a candidate for Chesapeake school board, Jamie Murphy filed as a candidate for Dawson-Bryant school board, R. Matt Ward filed as a candidate for Fairland school board, Dr. Burton Payne filed as a candidate for Ironton school board, Jack Nuckols filed as a candidate for South Point school board. Tommy Shepherd, Chris Thompson and Hope Rowe all filed as candidates for Symmes Valley school board.
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Belfort Defends TRT Use: "Don't Fight Me" If you're Going To Use It As An Excuse | UFC NEWS
"This will be last time that I will talk about TRT I never hide from UFC that I was on the treatment but I admit that I didn't admit to the press. I confess that this was my mistake I am MAN enough to admit my mistakes So from now on, guys please don't fight me if u going to use this as a excuse that's it. I never lie and never hide from UFC."
Vitor Belfort took to Twitter to vent his frustration with the recent demonizing of TRT by Michael Bisping and other MMA figures.
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This sucks…is there any sport that is not tainted by PEDS!? I am trying to paste my Charlie Brown face on, but it won't let me…
I really wish the fans cared more about PED use
Dana should just be like "If you are pn TRT you cant fight" plain & simple. its killing the sport & although im sure belfort would have won TRT or not it gives an unfair advantage say what you want its steriods
Dana will never do that. He says he will but he likes the fights these guys produce. Its not just Vitor. Its Chael, Hendo, Forrest, etc. Give me a break Dana likes the fights they produce. He can say what he wants but hes not going to do shit about it. The old boys still produce good fights and he knows it…..I guess all you guys think that all the college athletes, pro's are clean.
Atta boy Belfort. Everyone should be on TRT and it's their fault if they don't. Modern medicine and nutrition has been a blessing to all sports allowing people to push the limits while enjoying longer careers but suddenly we have a line that uneducated people have been conditioned to get upset over when crossed. I don't hear Leben complaining because Brunson had laser eye surgery in the past.
It's so obvious fighters found a new way to cheat & the UFC & the athletic commissions are doing nothing to stop it. There's no way so many of these fighters have low testosterone unless they roided in the past. Either way, it's not a good look. It needs to be banned or much better regulated.
im sure vitor belfort said he had a broken hand & he COULD of snapped jon jones arm AFTER ufc 152 – which is an excuse.. & im sure professional fighters just want a fair fight.
He did have a broken hand before fighting Wand and he did jack JBJ'S arm up…..what are you talking about?
oh shutup he made excuses after ufc 152 is what im saying & on the TRT issue michael bisping was hinting about it weeks before the fight with vitor belfort & the ufc did nothing.. but now dana white decides to start talking about it after michael bisping looses his most important fight.. same will happen with luke rockhold, vitor belforts a cheat
As long as the levels are within legal range, then TRT is fine. Now if you go to Overeem levels, well that's another story.
Dude if we were in front of each other you wouldn't say shut up. So take your tough ass approach on. Belfort will beat Rockhold and Dana will give him a shot. So here goes now try and keep up. Dana is bullshitting. You are to dumb to see. He says what he wants too but at the end of the day guys like Vitor(and there are many) will get big fights because they put on great fights. You idiot!!! It's business dummy he doesn't really care about TRT but he has to say something to satisfy IDIOTS LIKE YOU.
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- The EVENT BROWSER shows the contents of the events you've selected in the Event Library.
- The MEDIA & EFFECTS BROWSER shows your iLife media content and available transitions and titles.
The steps below outline how to create a digital story using iMovie. Although they are written for iMovie '11, they should work equally well with iMovie '08 or '09.
STEP 1: Start a New Project
To begin a new project in iMovie, go to File > New Project…
☉ Give your new project a name.
☉ Choose your aspect ratio (standard or widescreen).
☉ Choose "No Theme" to start with a blank project.
☉ Uncheck the option to automatically add a transition effect.
☉ Click the "Create" button.
STEP 2: Set picture import settings
Ken Burns is a zoom and pan motion effect often used with photos in video projects. This effect is often turned on in iMovie by default and is applied to every picture imported into a project. You may not want this effect applied to every picture in your digital story, so we'll deselect it in the project settings. You may choose to use this feature for select photos later in the creative process. We'll also lengthen the default duration of photos.
To change the default picture import settings, go to File > Project Properties…
☉ Set Initial Photo Placement and Initial Video Placement to "Crop".
☉ Set the default duration of each photo to "5.0s" and "Applies to all photos".
STEP 3: Import Pictures
You can bring your pictures into iMovie in two ways. If your pictures are in your iPhoto library, click on the camera icon in the media browser to show your iPhoto library. Locate the pictures you want and drag them to the Project Window in the order you want them to appear in your digital story. You may also drag pictures directly from a folder on your computer into your project.
STEP 4: Import Video (optional)
With iMovie, you can also include video in your digital story. To import video clips for use in your project, you first need to create a new event. Events are like holding areas for your video clips.
To create a new event, go to File > New Event
☉ Give your new event a name.
☉ Open the folder that contains your video clips and drag them on top of the event to import them.
☉ You may also go to File > Import > Movies to import the video clips.
To import directly from a video camera, connect your camera to your computer, then go to File > Import from Camera…
STEP 5: Build the sequence of photos in the project window
Continue to drag and drop pictures from your iPhoto library or folders to the Project Window in the order you want them to appear in your digital story. If you wish to include a video clip, click and drag to select the video segment in the event window. The clip you selected will be highlighted in yellow. Once selected, drag the clip into the project.
STEP 6: Add Narration
Click on the microphone icon in the TOOLBAR to record the narration. In the voiceover window, choose your microphone and adjust the input volume.
Using the mouse, click on the Project Timeline to select where you want to begin the narration in the project. Position the starting point (indicated by a red line) between photos so your narration can span multiple images if desired. Clicking directly on a picture will limit the narration to only that photo's duration. After the 3-second countdown, begin recording. Hit the space bar to stop recording. If you make a mistake, choose Edit > Undo Voiceover and try again.
STEP 7: Assign durations to individual images
You may find you want a picture to appear for a longer or shorter duration to go with your narration. To adjust the duration of an individual image, hover over the image with the mouse and select the gear icon. In the drop down menu, choose Clip Adjustments. You can also double-click the image with the mouse to bring up the Inspector window. Uncheck "Applies to all stills," enter a new duration, and click Done.
If you want the photo to appear over the entire voiceover segment, set the picture duration equal to the voiceover. Notice in the image below that the duration of the voice narration (purple bar) and the picture are now the same.
You can also drag the voice narration along the timeline to adjust where it begins and ends.
STEP 8: Repeat until all your narration is recorded
Repeat steps 6 and 7 to record each segment of your narration, placing them on the Project Timeline and adjusting the duration of the images as needed.
STEP 9: Add visual effects to individual images
iMovie gives you the option to crop and rotate photos in a project and add the Ken Burns pan and zoom technique if desired. To add visual effects to individual pictures, hover over the image with the mouse and select the gear icon. In the drop down menu, choose Cropping, Ken Burns, & Rotation. Adjustment options will appear in the viewer.
Available options:
☉ FIT – Make the entire picture fit in the window. Black bars may be visible on the sides, top, or bottom.
☉ CROP – Crop the image so as much as possible fills the entire window.
☉ KEN BURNS – Add motion and make your image pan and/or zoom by setting a starting and ending point.
STEP 10: Add transitions
iMovie also allows you to add transitions between photos and video clips. To add a transition, click on the transitions icon on the TOOLBAR, then drag the desired transition between the clips.
Hover over the transition, click on the gear icon, and choose Transition Adjustments to lengthen or shorten the duration of the transition.
STEP 11: Add Music and Sound Effects
iMovie includes two separate sound tracks. The first track includes all voiceover narration that you recorded earlier. The narration tells the story. The narration track appears in purple under your images. The second track can be a combination of sound effects and prerecorded music. This track appears in green.
Click on the Music Notes icon on the TOOLBAR to browse your iTunes library. To add music, select it from your iTunes library and drag it to the Project Window. You may also drag a music file from a folder directly onto your project to import it.
The song will appear as a green track under your pictures. Click and drag the track along the timeline to adjust where the music will begin playing. If the song you choose is longer than your total video length, it will fade out at the end.
STEP 12: Add Titles and Credits
You may want to add titles and credits to your digital story, perhaps at the beginning to introduce your story or between transitions from one event to another. To add titles or credits, click the title button on the TOOLBAR and select a title style. Drag the title on top of the picture or clip to add it to the project.
Type your text in the viewer.
STEP 13: Save, Export, & Share Your Video
iMovie automatically saves and catalogues your project. To share your digital story, go to File > Share. iMovie '11 has preconfigured options to share your project on a variety of video sharing sites including YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook.
You can also export your project in Quicktime m4v format to play in iTunes, e-mail to family and friends, or uploaded to other video sharing sites. Go to Share > Export Movie, select the size desired, and click Export. To burn your digital story with iDVD to play on your television, choose iDVD under the Share menu.
This tutorial touches on the basic capabilities in iMovie '11 for creating digital stories. If you want to learn more about iMovie, Apple's website includes documentation, video tutorials, and a very active discussion forum.
Learn more about digital storytelling in our 7-part series:
Part 1: Creating a Digital Story From Your Family Travels
Part 2: Turning Your Child's Journal Entries Into a Storyline
Part 3: Creating Your Storyboard
Part 4: Organizing Your Project Files
Part 5: Creating a Digital Story with iMovie '11
Part 6: Creating a Digital Story with Photo Story 3
Part 7: Creating a Digital Story with Movie Maker


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Former Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson reminds us of an "arresting" document that London Times reporter Tim Sebastian dug up in the Soviet archives in 1991. It was a memorandum from the head of the KGB to the then leader of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, detailing a message that had been sent from Ted Kennedy via a friend and former senator who was visiting Moscow in 1983. The content of that message was, as Robinson aptly characterizes it, a "quid pro quo." Kennedy offered, in the KGB man's description, "to arm Soviet officials with explanations regarding problems of nuclear disarmament so they may be better prepared and more convincing during appearances in the U.S.A." In return, Kennedy would broker a series of television interviews with Andropov on the major American networks.
Even if the motive for Kennedy's freelance diplomacy had been solely his sincere displeasure with the policies of the Reagan administration, his action would have been ethically improper. But the memo indicates that what primarily drove Kennedy was not disagreement with the administration — which, according to the Constitution, is charged with directing foreign policy — but political ambition:
"Tunney remarked that the senator wants to run for president in 1988," the memorandum continued. "Kennedy does not discount that during the 1984 campaign, the Democratic Party may officially turn to him to lead the fight against the Republicans and elect their candidate president."
I've written previously in this space about the Logan Act, which prohibits U.S. citizens "directly or indirectly commenc[ing] or carr[ying] on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States." The cause of my earlier invocation of the law — which has never been enforced — was Jimmy Carter's meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal in Damascus last year (though Carter could have been brought up on charges of violating the act for any of the freelance diplomatic trips he has performed in the nearly three decades since he left the White House).
The episode of which Robinson reminds us had been revealed many years earlier and was largely ignored by the media at the time, perhaps because the fall of the Soviet Union obviated the salience of a senator's by then eight-year-old attempt to undercut the foreign policy of a democratically elected president. But the brazenness of this act galls nonetheless, not least because it is so discordant with the behavior of Ted's brothers, staunch anti-Communists both. As we contemplate the legacy of Ted Kennedy this week, this event should certainly rank highly in our collective assessment.


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text: Reviewed on PC When I was asked to review Drox Operative, I had no idea what I was getting into. This was a game that received very little media attention and was developed by a small group of developers at Soldak Entertainment. I did not realize that I was about to play one of the best games to come out on the PC in the past 5 years. Publisher: Soldak Entertainment Developer: Soldak Entertainment Platforms: PC Genre: Indie, Release Date: December 14, 2012 (November 2013 for Invasion of the Ancients) Drox Operative is primarily a 4x game, with the galactic scale you would expect to find in Sins of a Solar Empire or Endless Space; however, it goes beyond that. Drox Operative features a very robust item looting system, like you would expect to find in Borderlands, combined with fast paced action, strategy, RPG elements. A bit of backstory about the universe: The Drox are an ancient race that used to dominate the galaxy, their reign over the galaxy ended when the Drox civilization became fearful of their own operatives and therefore declared war on them. The operatives survived the war and decided that instead of being loyal to any one race, they would turn themselves into an élite group of mercenaries who are loyal to anyone who pays them. In Drox Operative you play the role of lone Operative. After choosing which race you want your agent to be, each one comes with its own set of perks, you are warped to a section of the galaxy. As you explore your surrounding area, you will discover that the galaxy is populated by several different civilizations. These civilizations have their own unique traits, strengths, weaknesses, technology, and goals. Each faction starts out at their home planet, but as time goes on, they begin to expand, fortify, attack other civilizations, form alliances with other civilizations, and build their galactic empires. Operatives can either sit on the sidelines and watch as entire civilizations wage galactic war against each other, or they can take an active role in who dominates that section of the galaxy. A sample of the faction political relations screen This is executed with such elegance that players will be convinced that they are caught in the middle of someone else's RTS game. This is the beauty of Drox Operative; there is no set way to play and galactic events will happen without the player's involvement. Entire species can be eliminated from the galaxy without the player ever meeting them and factions will continue to wage war, build alliances, and expand their borders without any advice from the Operatives. Peaceful players can choose to help out the various factions by delivering supplies to their planets, protecting their planets from space monster attacks, trading with them, and more. Aggressive players can try to align themselves with a faction they think is the strongest, and together they can try and eliminate the other civilizations from that sector of the galaxy. Players can also play the role of galactic diplomat by brokering trade agreements, non-aggression pacts, and alliances with other civilizations. Or if you just want to explore the galaxy and not get involved with the affairs of the other civilizations, that option is available to you. However you decide to play, your actions throughout the game will affect how the factions view you and the amount of political weight and influence you carry with them. Choosing your allies is very important in Drox Operative. Allies will come to your aide if you need them. If you are being swarmed by space monsters, or by a jealous faction, allies can make the difference between life and death and being near allied planets will increase your energy regeneration rates. Being in an alliance with a race that is hated by the rest of the universe will lead to massive amounts of conflict for players. However, if that race is the strongest, it might be worth it for players to stick it out and help them take over the galaxy. It is a system of constant pros VS cons, combined with the natural behaviors of that race, that make it a very complex, yet intriguing system. Galaxies are persistent in Drox Operative. If you think that after you have won a sector of the galaxy and you move onto a new one, all is forgiven and nothing is remembered, think again. This is another feature of Drox Operative that makes it stand out from other games. As you win each sector of a galaxy, it is important to remember, those are just sections. Actions made for, or against, other races will stay with you. If you allied yourself with a race in one sector of the galaxy, after you have completed and won that sector, you will find yourself locked in that alliance in a new sector. While you can break the alliance if things go bad in the new sector, constantly making and breaking alliances will reflect poorly on you in the Galactic Community. If the situation becomes too intense and hopeless, players can create new galaxies for their existing ships, or you can always try a new ship since they spawn in new galaxies. Drox Operative's RPG system takes the form of points. Complete enough requests from the game's factions, or kill enough enemies, and you will level-up. Once you level-up you are awarded with crew points. These points can be applied to different areas of the ship that unlock bigger ships, more bonuses, better weapons, and etc. While it is a very traditional way of using an RPG system, it works and is executed flawlessly in Drox Operative. Standard RPG leveling system The action in Drox Operative is interesting. Your ship is highly customizable to your play style. Instead of limiting you with certain classes, and class abilities, Drox Operative gives you an upgradable set of inventory slots. What you choose to put in those slots, whether it is lasers, missiles, shields, thrusters, stealth generators, etc is up to you. The ship's abilities are mapped to the number keys and movement control is done either via the mouse of the WASD keys. Everything in the game happens in real-time, which will keep players on their toes. Upgrading, and choosing which items to upgrade, is easy to do. Drox Operative will automatically detect which item looted items should replace, and will tell you if the new item's key stat is superior to the older one. Certain items can also be upgraded with special chips that add unique stat boosts, which can be looted from destroyed enemies. Inventory screen All of these features working together are what make this game great. Players will be hooked as they explore their galaxies, create alliances, make enemies, wage war, help planets, fight off space monsters, upgrade their ships, and much more. This game is incredible and will keep players interested for a very long time. I only have three minor critiques of this game. One is the huge learning curve it throws at you in the beginning. It does take some getting used to as you realize just how expansive this game is. While this is not necessarily a bad thing because it demonstrates just how in-depth the game is, it can be a bit overwhelming to new players. The second is sound design. The musical score for the individual races is good, however, the sound effects in the game sound like they came straight from a generic sci-fi soundboard. The final one is the game's visual style is slightly outdated. However, none of these take away from the rich gameplay experience Soldak Entertainment has delivered, are easily overlooked when you realize that this game was put together by a small indie studio. This review does not do this game justice. The level of depth and richness in Drox Operative cannot be simply be described by words, it must experienced. It is an enjoyable masterpiece that delivers an experience that is unlike anything else on the market. Drox Operative recently had an expansion released titled Invasion of the Ancients. This expansion works like the Brave New World and Gods and Kings expansions for Civilization V, in that it adds a bunch of features to the base game and is not a stand-alone game. The copy of Drox Operative I reviewed included the Invasion of the Ancients expansion. You can pick up Drox Operative from Soldak Entertainment's website, where they also have a demo of the game available for download. It's also going through the Steam Greenlight process right now. Drox Operative ReviewDrox Operative is an incredible game that will keep players hooked with its engaging gameplay, freedom of play design, and unique game experience. Soldak Entertainment sets the bar for the 4x genre with this one.ProsFantastic gameplay executionRobust AIInfinite replay ability ConsSteep learning curveGeneric sound designDated Graphics4.5Overall ScoreReader Rating: (9 Votes)


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Reward money of up to $2,000 is available for information leading to an arrest of three men sought in connection to the murder of a Henderson 17-year-old in February.
Henderson police said Wednesday they have arrested a 14-year-old juvenile in the case, charging him with first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill, discharging a firearm in the city, felony inciting a riot, and felony street gang activity.
Police are also looking to apprehend Corey Cheek Jr., Gary Treshon Holden and Ramek Holden in connection to the shooting death of JaQuon Tyree Seward on Feb. 21. Warrants for each are on charges of first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill, discharging a firearm in the city, felony inciting a riot, and felony street gang activity.
Police arrested Daquan Ortiz on Feb. 21, on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. The Vance County Superior Court grand jury certified an indictment on the charge in March.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the trio is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers. Henderson police can be called at (252) 438-4141 and Crime Stoppers can be contacted at (252) 492-1925, or online at hvcrimestoppers.com.
Cheek, 17, was arrested in late February on a charge of intimidating a witness in the case. Police also served a search warrant at Cheek's 315 Davis St., Henderson, home. He received a $10,000 bond and was no longer at Vance County Jail, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Lt. Christopher Ball confirmed that Cheek posted bond, and he along with the two others had not been arrested on the murder charges as of press time Wednesday.
Gary Holden, 21, has an address listed as 251 Ragland Lane; Ramek Holden, 18, has a 198 Cone Lane address, both in Henderson.
The juvenile's name, case information, dates for trial hearings and documents on file with the court clerk, are sealed from public view while handled in the juvenile court system.
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It's hard to believe that someone on Basketball Wives could actually be more polarizing and controversial than Royce Reed, but it looks like Meeka Claxton holds the title this season. Claxton arrived on the scene with dreams of showing off her real estate business and making new friends, but she left the show in a dramatic fashion, having been in a brawl with Tami and banished from the Wives' club (or at least the last two episodes).
Now that the third season is over, it makes us wonder, if there is another season of Basketball Wives (it hasn't been confirmed…yet), should Claxton be a part of it, or will her double-talking and drama be too much to take? Let us know what you think in our poll!
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pacer Umar Gul, who has been out of action since the Pakistan-South Africa earlier this year, received the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty-20 Performance of the Year award on Friday.
The announcement was made ahead of the broadcast of the LG ICC Awards 2013 TV show which premieres on Saturday in most countries across the globe. The show is hosted by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in 2006 and 2007, ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in 2006 and was appointed captain of ICC's ODI Team of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2010, says a press release issued here.
Also joining Umar, on the winners list are Australia captain Michael Clarke who won the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year and was also named as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, India's Cheteshwar Pujara, claimed his first-ever ICC award after being named the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year, New Zealand captain Suzie Bates won the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, Ireland's Kevin O'Brien won the Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year award, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was revealed as the LG People's Choice award winner, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, England's Sarah Taylor clinched the ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year award for the second year in a row, Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardena won his second ICC Spirit of Cricket award, and Richard Kettleborough of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires won the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year.
In total there are 11 individual awards, as well as the two ICC Teams of the Year for Tests and ODIs.
The ICC Test Team of the Year includes Alastair Cook (England Captain), Cheteshwar Pujara (India), Hashim Amla (South Africa), Michael Clarke (Australia), Michael Hussey (Australia), AB de Villiers (South Africa), MS Dhoni (India wicketkeeper), Graeme Swann (England), Dale Steyn (South Africa), James Anderson (England), Vernon Philander (South Africa) and 12th Man Ravichandran Ashwin (India).
The ICC ODI Team of the Year comprises Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), Shikhar Dhawan (India), Hashim Amla (South Africa), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), AB de Villiers (South Africa), MS Dhoni (India wicketkeeper/captain), Ravindra Jadeja (India), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan), Mitchell Starc (Australia), James Anderson (England), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) and 12th Man Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand).


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Flavorful, soft, homemade pizza topped with tomatoes, zucchini, red onions, and goat cheese.
Hey you! What's going on? Hope your weekend is going well.
I'm super good. Just wondering why I'm not chillin' with a slice of this amazing Zucchini Goat Cheese Pizza!
Tell me , do you remember your first job?
I do! It was at a popular pizza chain restaurant. It rhymes with Tizza Nut.
I was so excited about this job. I was going to eat pizza all day and I was going to make money doing it! Could not wait to start. Except, I should have waited to start sometime around NEVER.
When I arrived for my first day, the manager greeted me at the door, welcomed me in, gave me an apron and we headed back to the ovens-area. At this point he started telling me about how they make the pizzas, how many minutes they stay in the oven, how I have to make each pizza the same, bla bla bla bla…
…this is when I realized that I was not going to last here a long time.
In all honesty, I thought I was just going to give customers their pizza, then come lunch time I was going to eat a slice…or five. HA! Come to find out, they make the employees pay for the pizza that they just made! OH… um… what?!
Anyhoo. I grabbed that long pizza stick thingamajig and began to do my job. Moments later I was so sweaty, I could NOT stand myself. Eeeew! I remember it like it was yesterday. It was 1000-degrees in that kitchen. My cheeks were red, my hair was nappy… I just wanted to leave.
Around lunch time the manager came to tell me to go ahead and take my break. THANK GOD! I went to my car, turned it on and off I went. I lasted all of 2 hours at my very first job. 😀
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into 4 cubes
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2 whole zucchini, sliced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 can (15-ounces) stewed, diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 cup crumbled goat cheese
- Place flour, baking powder, and salt in food processor and pulse 3 times.
- Add butter and run the food processor until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- If you don't have a food processor, whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-size bowl.
- Rub in butter with your hands until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Gradually add in milk just enough to form a soft dough. You may need to use less or slightly more than a ½-cup.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
- Flour your work area and knead the dough for a minute.
- Roll it out and form a 10-inch round.
- Place dough on prepared pan; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add garlic, onion, and zucchini.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook for a few minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Spread pizza sauce on dough.
- Add drained diced tomatoes.
- Top with zucchini mixture.
- Sprinkle the goat cheese over zucchini.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until pizza dough is golden brown.
- Cut and serve.
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Mix 1 tsp of lucuma pwdr with a spoonful of coconut oil, teaspoon of maca, tblsp of maple syrup, cup of hot water, top off with coconut milk for the most delicious, desert and woman's tonic you can imagine. Love this product and so much cheaper than Sunfoods!
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Lucuma Powder = Raw Ice Cream
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This is a fantastic product to create Lucuma Ice Cream. It has an wonderful carmel flavor.
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I'm using this in my raw chocolate. Makes it a little bit more creamy, and gives it a mild taste. A must have in my chocolate! :-)
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In Leung Ting's bio at
he makes this crazy azz claim about being awarded a PhD in the US for spreading the Wing Tsun godspell. I've repeatedly e-mailed his headquarters in Hong Kong for the details and have gotten no reply. I emailed his North American PR person and also got no reply.
Anyone out there know any details? Would it be ethical to show up at one of his seminars and challenge him to a diploma duel by slapping him across the face with my sheep skin? (I don't meet the one in the little package in my wallet)
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8/17/2002 10:02pm
Honestly, I have no idea about where, when, or if he was awarded a PhD. However, honoraries are not that uncommon. All you need to do is to be somewhat famous, sponsor an event that gets the school some money, and/or slip the institution a contribution.
He did recieve a certificate as a "Guest Professor of Arts of Combat" at some academy in Bulgaria.
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The date was New Years eve 1953, and I was at the Royal Signals HQ at Newton Abbot, Devon awaiting posting to Egypt so myself and a few friends decided that it was worth celebrating so off we trotted to explore the local hostelries.
Lacking the sense I was born with I imbibed Scrumpy at eightpence a pint with black and tan chasers until it was time to catch the bus to a place called Kingsteignton.
I felt fine until I fell off the two inch high pub's step, and the rest was total amnesia, my next actions were explained with glee by those who I thought were my mates.
Apparently we caught the bus to Kingsteignton and climbed to the upper deck talking about the girls we might meet at the village dance we were going to and were interrupted by the bus conductor who had come to collect the fares.
A great feeling of generosity took me over and I wanted to pay for everyone on the bus, spilling my money all over the upper deck, my kind offer rejected by the conductor; and my friends restored my wealth.
Arriving at our destination I was about to launch myself down the stairs when someone grabbed my collar to stop me from being a gooy mess on the platform, then I saw the conductor, "I wanna pay for everyone on the bus," and again I showered the floor with my cash, and yet again my friends restored my cash to me, I expect they were getting a little fed up with me by now.
At the dance venue I walked straight in and was promptly turned round and guided to the paying in desk, then, after sitting on a form for a little while I announced to anyone who wished to hear that I was going to the lavatory, or whatever slang word came to mind.
The others didn't see me again that night, the next sighting was of myself lying face down outside our billet, and I awoke next morning in bed with my clothes hung very neatly on hangers, a dead give away that one had imbibed unwisely.
The question is, how the heck did I get back to camp from a place I had never been to when the last bus had gone, and more importantly, how the hell did we remain upright on parade the next morning? write your answers on a brick wall please and send to U.R Barmy, 1, Weigh Street, Blackpuddingburn, thank you
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With his partner driving -- someone Spud says he knew to be bad news, so never hung with -- the two cruised to the customer's neighborhood and Spud pointed out his house and car. Then the two zipped to a 7-Eleven around the corner, where Spud called the buyer and told him to swing by Spud's to make the transaction. They stopped in a parking lot a block away. The partner put on a mask and grabbed his gun. Spud stayed at the car. His partner, according to City Spud's written statement to the police, "got out of the car and ran and hid by [the victim's] house. I'm sitting in the car thinking why am I getting myself into some crazy bullshit like this for $500. Thinking of that I got out of the car nervously to see what was going on. First I ran the opposite way of [the victim's] house thinking of just leaving. But for some strange reason I ran back. Got back to the car started to get back in but I didn't. I walk over toward [the victim's] house to see if anything was going on and did not see anything. Walked back to the car got in 2 minutes later I heard gun shots fired. Sitting there panicked [sic] like I looked back and seen [the partner] running back to the car. When he got in he said man he didn't give up shit but this $30.00 and said man I had to pop him. I looked at him and said man you tripping."
The victim was shot five times in the back but, miraculously, lived. He suffered severe internal injuries that will stay with him for the rest of his life. He lost the use of his left hand. But he lived, and when he came to, he told police the gunman seemed to know that he had $1,500 in his pockets. Only one other person knew that bit of information, and that was Lavell Webb, a.k.a. City Spud.
The police started looking for him and stopped by the home of his grandmother Regina and her husband, John, who helped raise Lavell. They didn't want their last name mentioned. "When I found out that they were looking for him," says John, "I put the word out, 'Lavell, you go down there now, for two reasons.' I know Lavell didn't know anything about the law. And when the police told me that they were looking for him for a shooting, I said, 'Lavell is subject to get scared, take off running and these trigger-happy cops -- a young black man fleeing -- were going to kill him.'"
Adds grandmother Regina: "Lavell's thinking is, 'I'm going to tell the truth about this situation, because if I tell the truth, then everything's going to be all right.'"
"And that's the result of his Christian background," says John. "Tell the truth."
So Nelly drove City Spud to the police station, and Spud owned up. He told them that he made the phone call that set up the victim. That he didn't pull the trigger. That he didn't think there would be any violence. That he stayed in the car. And he told the truth without an attorney present. Why should you need an attorney present to tell the truth?
Lavell Webb has almond eyes and a complexion that closely resembles his friend Nelly's. Because of this striking resemblance, when the two hung out, they were often mistaken for brothers, which never bothered them. It happened so often that they stopped correcting the mistake. Ask anyone Webb's defining characteristic, and they'll all say that unlike Nelly, Lavell is low-key.
"He's real quiet," says St. Lunatic member Ali. "We called him City Spud for the fact that he was -- it was like calling a fat person Tiny. He was from the county. He was always from the county, real passive, real nice, real neat, just a really cool guy. He was so county that we called him City."
"He'd sit over on the side of the room," adds fellow Lunatic Murphy Lee, "quiet and on his own, and then come over and say, 'Hey, yo, I got this song.' He'd wrote a song in two hours, a whole song, verses and all, and know how the beat should go. It was crazy. He's just the music man."
Nelly's Country Grammar and the St. Lunatics' Free City both have a defining sound, one that's simultaneously smooth enough to appeal to the ladies and youngsters but hard enough, and with enough bounce, to attract hardcore hip-hoppers; the sound has built a bridge between rap and R&B. The beats and melodies on Grammar were created by Jason (J.E.) Epperson and City Spud.
"Beat-wise, me and J.E. was just constantly in the studio," says City Spud. "We was just making beats after beats all day. We just put them on tape, give them to the rest of the group, and they pick whatever they like. And if it sounded hot -- something they could just ride -- it'd come back to us. And if it's hot, then we do it. As long as the beat's just banging, with a lot of bass. Just well-put-together music. It wasn't sloppy and scattered. I like the smoothness to a lot of beats, man -- I like the chords. I really like doing R&B music, so that's why my rap music was kinda more R&B-ish. I think a lot of my music was meant for it -- R&B hooks for them."
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