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|Knee joint kinaesthesia and neuromuscular coordination during three phases of the menstrual cycle in moderately active women.
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|PMID: 15942744 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|An increased incidence of sports related injuries in the premenstrual phase as well as in the menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle has been described. This may be explained by alterations in proprioception and neuromuscular coordination due to hormonal variations. Prospective, within women analysis of knee joint kinesthesia and neuromuscular coordination were performed by repeated measures analysis of variance in three hormonally verified phases of three consecutive menstrual cycles. Thirty-two healthy, moderately active female subjects volunteered to participate in the study. Twenty-five of the subjects performed at least one hormonally verified menstrual cycle. A specially designed device was used to investigate knee joint kinaesthesia and neuromuscular coordination was measured with the square hop test. These tests were carried out in the menstrual phase, ovulation phase and premenstrual phase determined by hormone analyses in three consecutive menstrual cycles. An impaired knee joint kinaesthesia was detected in the premenstrual phase and the performance of square hop test was significantly improved in the ovulation phase compared to the other two phases. The results of this study indicate that the variation of sex hormones in the menstrual cycle has an effect on performance of knee joint kinaesthesia and neuromuscular coordination.
|Cecilia Fridén; Angelica Lindén Hirschberg; Tönu Saartok; Per Renström
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Bieber and Levine lead People's Choice nominees
Entertainment Tonight.
Nominations for the 2013 People's Choice Awards were announced on Thursday, with Justin Bieber, Adam Levine and Channing Tatum leading the pack with multiple nods.
Maroon 5 frontman Levine received four music nominations -- for Favorite Band, Favorite Song, Favorite Album, Favorite Music Video -- as well as two in the TV category for his work on "The Voice," Favorite Celebrity Judge and Favorite Competition TV Show.
Bing: Channing Tatum is Sexiest Man Alive
Teen pop idol Bieber picked up five nods -- Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Pop Artist, Favorite Album, Favorite Music Video and Favorite Music Fan Following.
Newly crowned Sexiest Man Alive Tatum led the men in acting categories with four -- for Favorite Male Actor, Favorite Comedic Actor, Favorite Dramatic Actor and Favorite On-Screen Chemistry -- while actresses Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence were nominated in the same three categories, Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite Face of Heroism and Favorite On-Screen Chemistry.
The nominees for Favorite Movie are "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Hunger Games" and "Snow White and the Huntsman."
The nominations were announced at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills
by country star Jason Aldean, Anthony Anderson ("Guys with Kids"), Sophia Bush
("Partners"), Jason O'Mara ("Vegas"), Monica Potter ("Parenthood") and Casey
Wilson ("Happy Endings").
This year's People's Choice Awards -- hosted by "The Big Bang Theory" actress Kaley Cuoco -- will air live from L.A. Live's Nokia Theater on Jan. 9 on CBS from 9-11 p.m. EST.
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Boston Restaurants Near Our Hotel
Enjoy the City's Best Dining
Boston is known for its culinary diversity. From fresh-caught seafood to traditional American cuisine to French and Latin delicacies, the city has something to please every palette. Some of the city's best dining options are Longwood Medical Area restaurants or are located in surrounding areas such as Fenway and Brookline. It's easy to find world-class food within a few minutes of our hotel.
Boston Restaurants Near The Inn at Longwood Medical:
Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks
528 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Brasserie JO
120 Huntingon Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Island Creek Oyster Bar
500 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill
1265 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
The Baseball Tavern
1270 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02215
La Verdad
1 Lansdowne Street
Boston, MA 02215
LINEaGe Restaurant
242 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Zaftigs Delicatessen
335 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Dorado Tacos
401 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Our hotel is adjacent to the Longwood Food Court, which features a number of great dining options, nationally known and local alike.
Choose from the following restaurants at the Longwood Food Court:
- McDonald's
- Subway
- Dunkin' Donuts
- Sakura Japan
- Chutney's
- Sepal
- Beantown Burrito
- Dragon Bowl
- Red Barn Coffee
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What is a drought?
A drought is defined as "a period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area." -Glossary of Meteorology (1959).
In easier to understand terms, a drought is a period of unusually persistant dry weather that persists long enough to cause serious problems such as crop damage and/or water supply shortages. The severity of the drought depends upon the degree of moisture deficiency, the duration, and the size of the affected area.
There are actually four different ways that drought can be defined.
• Meteorological - a measure of departure of precipitation from normal. Due to climatic differences, what might be considered a drought in one location of the country may not be a drought in another location.
• Agricultural - refers to a situation where the amount of moisture in the soil no longer meets the needs of a particular crop.
• Hydrological - occurs when surface and subsurface water supplies are below normal.
• Socioeconomic - refers to the situation that occurs when physical water shortages begin to affect people.
What are the impacts of a drought?
Lack of rainfall for an extended period of time can bring farmers and metropolitan areas to their knees. It does not take very long; in some locations of the country, a few rain-free weeks can spread panic and affect crops. Before long, we are told to stop washing our cars, cease watering the grass, and take other water conservation steps. In this situation, sunny weather is not always the best weather.
The Dust Bowl days of the 1930's affected 50,000,000 acres of land, rendering farmers helpless. In the 1950's, the Great Plains suffered a severe water shortage when several years went by with rainfall well below normal. Crop yields failed and the water supply fell. California suffered a severe drought around 1970. Rainfall was below normal for 1 1/2 years, and by the time September 1970 arrived, the fire potential was extremely high and dangerous. Temperatures rose to near the century mark and fires broke out. Losses were in the tens of millions of dollars.
The worst drought in 50 years affected at least 35 states during the long hot summer of 1988. In some areas the lack of rainfall dated back to 1984. In 1988, rainfall totals over the Midwest, Northern Plains, and the Rockies were 50-85% below normal. Crops and livestock died and some areas became desert. Forest fires began over the Northwest and by autumn, 4,100,000 acres had been burned. A government policy called "Let Burn" was in effect for Yellowstone National Park. The result? Half of the park--2,100,000 acres were charred when a huge forest fire developed.
How do meteorologists predict droughts?
Meteorologists determine the onset and the end of a drought by carefully monitoring meteorological and hydrological variables such as precipitation patterns, soil moisture, and stream flow. To do this, meteorologists make use of various indices that show deficits in precipitation over periods of time.
This and more information can be found at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site at www.noaa.gov


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Israeli software used to investigate the authorship of the Torah has confirmed the historical interpretation that it was written in two distinct voices.
The findings matched the distinction that many Biblical scholars make between a "priestly-text," so-called because of its many references to the Temple cult, and a "non-priestly-text," said Moshe Koppel, professor of computer science at Bar Ilan University, who led the development of the authorship attribution software.
He said his goal was not theological, and that the software did not set out to prove who or how many people authored the religious text, despite earlier media claims.
"We don't attempt to answer if the Torah is a divine or human text," he said.
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The ultimate trash experience has all you need! We got boobies. We got hookers. We got Zombies. We got Nazis. We got even Nazi-Zombies! Now with full feature movie "Night of the Living Dead"!
Nov 24th, 2012
15 people agree
0 people don't
This review may contain spoilers
I would have prefered giving Feedback to the developers on their page, but the games installer points to IndieDB, so it`s gonna be somehow public:
Although I`m pretty proud that this one is from Austria, obviously not far from here, I`ll stick to facts and spare the patriotism influence. I bought this game because of the report on Austrian TV, so I knew what I had to expect - Trash, Zombies, B-Movie-Style.
I love that, so I gave it a try. And the game delivers exactly what it promises: Trash, B-Movie atmosphere, lots of jokes and an interesting gameplay mix. I`m usually more a Wii player, but I enjoyed Amnesia on my BFs PC, so I`m not a noobgirl at all. The game is hard to beat, but fun to play.
It looks good and spooky enough to give you the creeps when you play it at night, but the jokes and the humor keep it from scaring you to death. I got quite some value for my money and can recommend basically recommend it. The glitches are annoying, but not critical, and if you follow the steps in the manual you can avoid most of them.
This was the third self-bought PC game I played this year and for sure the one I had most fun with yet.
There are lots of "pros", but three "cons" must be mentioned:
1. The horrible quality of the voice over recordings. I got the joke with the accent and it IS hillarious, but that doesnt excuse the technical quality.
2. The occasional crashes and bugs. They didnt kill the game for me, and, as told before, they can be avoided, but I got really stucked once because I saved underwater.
3. The sexism the game includes. I know it`s meant funny, and yeah, maybe I grinned, too, but showing boobies for Nazizombies and a woman having sex with an Octopus is not what I would call emancipation. I agree that Sam is painted as the stronger character and more dominant than Pete, but in the end she`s also a sex object for him.
Those points aside, the game is damn good.
Dec 3rd, 2012 10 people agree 0 people don't
Holy Cow - this is awesome!
Bought my copy last Tuesday, finished the game at 2 AM tonight.
I also ran into some glitches, that got better with the patch, but not totally ironed out. Also the voice over recordings sound like someone with a slit throat is breathing his last words into a broken cell phone.
On the sunny side of life, this is a masterpiece of trash and fun and laughter - I NEVER had so much FUN wit ha compter game. Allright, you need some background knowledge, a decent education and intelligence to get the jokes, but if you do, this is hillarious!
I played it rather as an adventure, and the puzzles were sometimes really challenging. The shootouts, especially with the watchers, were tough. i also had some really scary moments, but in the end it was a funny ride of b-movie comedy all along and in this sense the most creative and unique game I played this year.
Dec 3rd, 2012 9 people agree 0 people don't
Has some technical flaws but those are outweighed by tons of pop-culture-references, loads of gags and really, really funny scenes and sequences, adult entertainment and a quite interesting gameplay.
This is so unique and crossing the borders of good taste all the time that I can recommend it to EVERY adult gamer who has a soft spot for B-Movies.
Despite all the comedy elements, this game must not be taken lightly when it comes to the horror elements. Playing this at night with the lights out and the speakers on, as suggested in the manual, can give you a heart attack.
The game is really something new and exciting, thumbs up!
Nov 11th, 2012 11 people agree 2 people don't
-The game has a lot of interesting characters like the **** novu
-The graphics looks better than most indie fps
-The skills that you learn throughout the game like necromancy is pretty fun to use.
-The mission log is very well drawn, I can look at it for hours.
-The med-kit system is pretty original.
-The game mechanics is old-school(It was good IMO)
-The voice acting was abysmal, I can't stand it, the voice actors are blabbering and I can barely understand them.
-The player is too talkative, another annoying feature is the voice actor for the player, he simply talks too much! let the player interpret your game themselves instead of telling them everything.
-The game tries too hard to entertain.The gameplay itself was fun enough with some unexpected combat situations and interesting puzzels but the creator tries too hard to make it funny, this would have been better if it was a bit more serious.
-The bloody screen is pretty annoying(make it more translucent)
There, this could have been a better game but it suffers too much from the voice acting, it was simply annoying.The player explains everything which spoils a lot of puzzles and key moments.But on the bright side, this do have a lot of innovative mechanics.
It is a 7/10 in my book.
Jun 17th, 2013 3 people agree 0 people don't
Great Story
Scary, funny, thrilling
Good Gameplay
great eastereggs
Good Graphics
eery sound
Small bugs
long loading times
Apr 19th, 2013 4 people agree 1 person doesn't
Very good game. Intelligent, sinister humour, lots of fun moments and still very scary in some parts.
Having a full movie in an ingame cinema is also pretty awesome.
Really good value for the money, almost a must-buy!
Edit - I have changed the rating to 10 out 10, because I am really sad and disappointed that people come to the rating section and vote 1 / 10 because they dont like the ENGINE.
Sep 5th, 2013
2 people agree
0 people don't
This review may contain spoilers
Just because it's a FPSC game doesn't mean I'll downvote it like all the other kiddies and Unity fanboys. Instead I'll give it a deserving score for showing even a bad engine can make something worth while.
Jul 21st, 2013 2 people agree 0 people don't
Its a great game with great potential!
Jul 10th, 2013 2 people agree 0 people don't
Finished it last night. A really great game, almost like a Bruce Cambell flic to play along.


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AGRILIFE: 'Eat your vegetables' because they can help ward off disease
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Surely you have heard the old saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the International Institute of Food Technology, research has shown that a variety of food in the colors red, yellow/orange, green, blue/purple and white are critical to promoting good health.
Scientific research supports specific nutritional components in fruits and vegetables that do have health benefits. Try to select at least 2½ to 3 cups of vegetables and 1½ to 2 cups of fruit daily.
Color for Promoting Good Health
Colorful fruits and vegetables of red, orange/yellow, green, blue/purple and white provide essential vitamins A, C and folate; some carbohydrates and fiber, and the electrolyte potassium.
Vitamin A keeps eyes and skin healthy and prevents infections.
Vitamin C helps in wound healing and keeps teeth and gums healthy.
Folate is necessary to reduce the risk of child being born with brain or spinal cord defects.
Carbohydrates provide energy and help the body use other nutrients.
Fiber in diet provides health benefits which may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
Potassium-rich foods may help to maintain a healthy normal blood pressure.
Natural Substances with Protective Effect
Specific components in fruits and vegetables promote health. These colorful fruits and vegetables have been touted: Blueberries boost memory, cranberries help prevent urinary tract infections, grape seed extract helps prevent heart disease.
Why is this so?
Phytochemicals or nonnutritive plant chemicals protect humans against disease. They differ from essential nutrients in that they are not required by body to function. Phyto-chemicals have roles as antioxidants to protect body against oxidative damage and to reduce certain cancers. They may act as hormones and reduce menopausal symptoms. They can stimulate enzymes that make estrogen less effective and reduce breast cancer. Phytochemicals can interfere with cell duplication and thus prevent cancer cells from increasing. Also, they help the body to fight bacteria or have an anti-bacterial effect. Phytochemicals attach to the cell wall so harmful bacteria can't attach themselves to human cell walls. Better known phytochemicals are the lycopenes in tomatoes, isoflavones in soy and flavonoids in fruit.
Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables, by Color
Red fruits and vegetables are colored by natural plant pigments called "lycopene" or "anthocyanins."
Lycopene in tomatoes, watermelon and Texas pink grapefruit may help reduce risk of several types of cancer, especially prostate cancer. Lycopene in foods containing cooked tomatoes, such as spaghetti sauce, and a small amount of fat are absorbed better than lycopene from raw tomatoes.
Anthocyanins in strawberries, raspberries, pomegranates, red grapes, acai, rhubarb and other fruits (red apples, cherries, cranberries) and vegetables (red peppers, red potatoes, radishes, beets and red cabbage) act as powerful antioxidants that protect cells from damage. Antioxidants are linked with keeping our hearts healthy.
Orange/yellow fruits and vegetables are usually colored by natural plant pigments called "carotenoids."
Beta-carotene in vegetables (sweet potatoes, pumpkins, carrots, yellow peppers, butternut, winter or summer yellow squash, rutabagas, yellow tomatoes and sweet corn) and in fruits (apricots, cantaloupe, yellow apples, mangoes, Texas peaches, mangoes, papayas, pineapple, pears and persimmons, yellow watermelon) is converted to vitamin A. This vitamin helps maintain healthy mucous membranes and healthy eyes. Scientists have also reported that carotenoid-rich foods can help reduce risk of cancer, heart disease and can improve immune system function.
Citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, lemons are not a good source of vitamin A and an excellent source of vitamin C to help wound healing; and folate, a B vitamin that helps reduce risk of birth defects.
Green fruits and vegetables are colored by natural plant pigment called "chlorophyll."
Lutein is found in green vegetables include zucchini squash, artichokes, other dark leafy greens, spinach, lettuce; green, chili, jalapeño or Serrano peppers; cucumbers, asparagus, avocados, green beans, green peas green onions, and celery. Lutein also is found in green fruits include green apples or grapes, honeydew melon, kiwi and limes. This phytochemical works with another chemical, zeaxanthin, found in corn, red peppers, oranges, grapes and egg yolks to help keep eyes healthy by reducing risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness if untreated.
The "indoles" in broccoli, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts. green cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against some types of cancer. Spinach and other dark leafy greens and broccoli are excellent sources of folate, a B vitamin that helps reduce risk of birth defects.
Blue/purple fruits and vegetables are colored by natural plant pigments called "anthocyanins." Anthocyanins in eggplant, blueberries, blackberries, plums, figs, prunes, purple grapes and raisins act as powerful antioxidants that protect cells from damage. They may help reduce risk of cancer, stroke and heart disease. Other studies have shown that eating more blueberries is linked with improved memory function and healthy aging.
White fruits and vegetables are colored by pigments called "anthoxanthins." They may contain health-promoting chemicals such as allicin, which may help lower cholesterol, blood pressure and may help reduce risk of heart disease as well as stomach cancer. Onions, cauliflower, leeks, parsnips, turnips, jicama and garlic contain allyl sulfides and serve as antioxidants. Some members of the white group, such as bananas and potatoes, are good sources of the mineral potassium and carbohydrates, too. Texas 1015 onion is rich in quercetin, an antioxidant which helps to boost the immune systems and prevents upper respiratory infections.
Kathy Aycock is a Tom Green County extension agent with the Texas AGRILIFE Extension Service.
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Washington DC - Taxi drivers snarled traffic in downtown Washington and other parts of the US on Wednesday in protest against smartphone car-hailing services such as Uber, which they say are cutting into their business.
Several hundred cabbies took part in the demonstration on wheels spearheaded by the Washington DC Taxi Operators Association, affiliated with the powerful Teamsters union.
"All they want is a level playing field," said Teamsters official Ferline Buie, who dropped off a letter to city hall demanding a ban on private sedan services pending fresh regulations.
Taxi drivers in London, Paris, Berlin and Rome staged similar protests on June 11, saying unlicensed drivers and chauffeur services using Uber have been chipping away at their client base.
While San Francisco-based Uber is the main target of the drivers' ire, it's only one of many new smartphone-dependent car services seen as bypassing strict regulations faced by licensed taxi drivers.
"The DC drivers have seen the protests across the United States and around the world," Buie said.
"And today it is their turn to join the growing chorus calling for these services to follow the same rules and regulations that they must follow."
Undeterred, Uber -- present in 128 cities in 37 countries, and valued at $17 billion -- sent out an email Wednesday to its users in Washington pitching its lower-cost UberX service, which it claimed is "better, faster and cheaper than a taxi."
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 24-year-old Las Vegas man is getting two life sentences in a deadly fight over a computer printer last June.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Marco Guzman apologized to the victims' families before he was sentenced Wednesday. He'll be eligible for parole after spending at least 32 years in prison.
Guzman was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of 27-year-old Anthony Dickerson and 41-year-old Tamaron Clewis.
Authorities say Dickerson was supposed to give the printer to Guzman to pay off a debt when a fight began and Guzman shot him. Guzman told police Clewis then came at him with a knife, and he shot her as she turned away from him.
Police say they don't believe Clewis had a knife, but may have had a crow bar.
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Jenny is the online News & PR Manager for WebCertain Europe Ltd, a multilingual search marketing agency based in the UK.
She heads up the department that specialises in a range of news & PR-related activities for major international clients, across many languages. These services include news release writing and distribution, e-marketing, blogs and social media, fully integrated into the WebCertain "World Language Hub", multilingual search marketing experts working under one roof on worldwide campaigns. Jenny has 10 years experience in online journalism and product marketing.
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Children's author Carol A. Wolf visited Clyde Public Library Nov. 29 to promote her newest book, 'Foggy Dog Discovers Christmas.'
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Clyde Public Library hosted a meet and greet Thursday with children's author Carol A. Wolf.
The Ohio author was promoting her second book, the newly released "Foggy Dog Discovers Christmas."
The book is a follow-up to Wolf's first book, "Foggy Dog," which was inspired by her real dog, White. ...


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Number 290 is a combination of the influences and energies of number 2, number 9 and number 0. Number 2 imbues the vibrations of balance and harmony, duality and adaptability, duty and service, insight and intuition, diplomacy and co-operation. Number 2 also relates to faith and trust and your Divine life purpose and soul mission. Number 9 resonates with leading by positive example, Lightworkers and Lightworking, philanthropy and humanitarianism, problem solving, generosity and benevolence, endings and conclusions. Number 9 also relates to the Universal Spiritual Laws, Karma and the Spiritual Law of Karma. Number 0 brings a message to do with developing one's spiritual aspects and is considered to represent the beginning of a spiritual journey and highlights the uncertainties that may entail. It suggests that you listen to your intuition and higher-self as this is where you will find your answers. Number 0 carries the vibration of the 'God force' and Universal Energies, and its energies emphasize and amplify the attributes of the numbers it appears with.
Angel Number 290 is a message of encouragement from your angels to have total faith and trust in your own skills, talents and abilities, and get on with living and serving your soul purpose. Only you can live your destiny and dharma.
Angel Number 290 is a message to have faith and trust in your intuitive messages and impressions as they are urging you towards and along your Divine life path and soul mission. Take positive action in the direction of your intuitive and angelic guidance, and look to ways of achieving small goals on a daily basis to reach your spiritual potential. The angels ask you to release any fears and/or self-doubts for transmutation and healing. Know that you have all that you need within you, and you are ready.
The repeating Angel Number 290 is a message to spend time and energy on pursuing and fulfilling your Divine life purpose and soul mission.
Your intentions, positive attitude and affirmations have manifested and created an upward trend in your life. New opportunities are coming your way and you are radiating positive energy and growth.
Number 290 relates to the karmic number 11 (2+9+0=11) and Angel Number 11.
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Angel Number 29
Angel Number 209
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They are trying to make everyone happy by fixing certain things and it ended up backfiring.
Now that the super loot issue is fixed it SHOULD be a few days before they start patching again as they are working on new content.
Well if you HAPPEN to be reading it, then they will know about the trainer and possibly be working on a Anti-Trainer O.O now we wouldn't want that, would we? especially the ones who payed $30 to get unlimited trainer
$30 is for the unlimited subscription to access ALL our trainers (including future OTHER games), not just ONE title. also, there is no guarantee that we will support lunacy like this endlessly (patching 3 times a day). nobody else is supporting this game with trainer updates like we are and if we get enough people who don't seem to appreciate the efforts that we DO put into it, this title might be retired. i refuse to spend hours and hours updating the same basic game over and over. if you are using this online for PVP then shame on you and you should not expect us to be updating this 3 times a day to help you 'win PVP' online, if that is the case-
Why does everyone take everything i say as an insult? same thing happened in a post i started, seriously, will you all stop assuming im insulting you because your not "updating 3 times a day" as you said, I UNDERSTAND that the $30 was for all unlimited trainers, i was just making a point...I UNDERSTAND that it can be quite hard to update trainers constantly, my point was that they may eventually make an anti-trainer...I UNDERSTAND that i should be ashamed of myself IF I WERE to hack PVP, because then I would be an asswipe, but I don't have to worry about that because most fun comes to me from cooperative play...I mean seriously, I UNDERSTAND that you guys are working hard to get these trainers up, and in no way, shape or form am I rushing you to get them done faster, hell if I had the capability, I'd do it myself if I knew what the f*** I was doing, so I'm gonna say this once so you guys get the damn point where I'm coming from: take your sweet time, because every second of waiting for a working trainer is always worth it in the end
You could have said this without the aggressiveness and made your previous point in a much better way than you did. If multiple points are being misinterpreted, you need to work on your own communication to make your points much more clearer. Being a deadpan snarker does not make you clever in your points.
[Edited by DigitalIP, 11/23/2011 12:52:31 PM]
[Edited by DigitalIP, 11/23/2011 1:30:35 PM]
I agree that the next update is a little far (23.11 days). Well could give a suggestion for this trainer, I'm already looking forward to it. It might even hasten the release of each version following an order example: V7.10, v7.11, v7.12. Do not know if you get the idea what I mean and what should be done by a trainer version, so that take place to launch such a version 7.12a, v7.12b trainer that users should wait for the next version which would be v7.13 the trainer.
the next update is 11/23, two days from now, according to the poster above.. note next month-
But it all really comes down to when Valve decides to release the update.


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Editor's note: This is the third in a weeklong series of stories about how the Great Recession has changed the lives of Stevens Point-area residents during the past five years.
Like many other people whose lives were torn apart by the Great Recession, Shannon Boushon finds herself back in school and looking for a new way to earn a living.
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Late last night the city sky was strangely aglow over the hilltop so little pup and I went to check it out.
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A few days ago I read a story from Rueters about a couple from Maine, who kidnapped their 19 year old daughter. They forced her into a car, and tried taking her to New York so they could force her to have an abortion. The daughter escaped and called police while she hid in a store in New Hampshire. The parents have been arrested and held on $100,000 bail. After reading the first couple paragraphs of the story, my immediate reaction was, "I wonder if the potential father is black." However, the initial article reveals very little about the motive. After my initial read, the only motive I could glean was that the parents were mad that the boyfriend was in jail. But, this story didn't add up to me. So yesterday, one of my students mentioned the story and said that–the kidnapped woman's boyfriend is a black man, and the daughter told police that racism was a motive in the kidnapping.
Based on my research on interracial relationships, this story actually fits fairly well into the narratives I have seen in many white families where relatives strongly object to interracial relationships. The only thing that surprises me about the story is that the parents attempted to kidnap this woman; the cases I know of personally generally involve less direct coercion. I know of 2 cases (one in my research and one in another sociological study) where parents of a white person in an interracial relationship suggested, encouraged, and promoted abortion to prevent the birth of a biracial child (I am hesitantly using the term biracial because most of the white relatives would say the child is black.). I also know of other cases where people encouraged white mother's to place a child for adoption because the child's father was black, and I know of many situations where white families offered bribes and/or withdrew emotional and/or financial support as a way to discourage an interracial relationship or a pregnancy that resulted from such a relationship. In these cases, white relatives feel they are protecting the family's reputation, and/or they feel that the relative in the interracial relationship is too naive (especially women) to know what she/he is getting into. White relatives who feel this way believe that birth of a biracial child is a permanent marker of an interracial relationship that will hurt their relative's social standing (white privilege), and to some extent, I'm sure they are right about this. The irony of this is that many white relatives of interracial couples would be the first to say that race doesn't matter or that whites do not have unearned privileges, but suddenly when it hits close to home, they change their tune.
The media attention given to this kidnapping has been varied, ranging from the first story, which was completely raceless, to the subsequent story where race is revealed as a motive. This story also has implications for abortion politics, and thus, it has received attention from those for and against abortion rights. I thought a nice sampling of headlines for this story would reveal a lot about our racial politics, our abortion politics, and where location where race and abortion politics intersect (or don't intersect in public life).
We'll start with this headline from BET.com–"Parents Were Upset Baby's Father Was Black, Police Say." Note how this headline focuses on the father's race as the point of contention for the parents. I also found it interesting that the author uses the term "unborn child." I know this phrase is passe among many pro-choice advocates, but I can clearly understand why an African American writer would choose to emphasize personhood, given the long history African peoples being treated as less than human. I tried to walk the tightrope between my pro-choice and pro-black views by using this phrase, "to prevent the birth of a biracial child."
This headline from Seascoastonline.com comes from the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Herald–"A call for calm in kidnapping probe." The article is from AP, but even if an article comes from AP, local papers make up their own headlines. What is so ridiculous about this headline is that the article has nothing whatsoever to do with "a call for calm." I don't know if the person who wrote this headline was worried that the 10 Black people who live in NH were going to go out and protest this, but the headline certainly does not match the story (Ok, I know the number of Black folks in NH is more than 10, but please allow me a sarcastic moment.). The actual article makes NO mention of the racial aspects of the case, which I don't necessarily object to. However, I frequently see articles "calling for calm" any time an event is racially charged. Now here is a better headline for the same AP release–"Prosecutors mum on kidnapping charge." Yes, the headline avoids the race issue, but at least it matches the subject. I would expect a prosecutor not to divulge too much information in a high profile case, to try to preserve the jury pool. But how can the same article have such dramatically different headlines.
Next comes this headline from Truth Dig.com, a progressive website that seems to cater to a white audience–"Taking the 'Choice' Out of ProChoice." The article makes several good points about reframing pro-choice politics, and remains nearly silent on the racism issue until we get to this lovely quote:
"The back story, as assembled by police and reporters, has all the elements of soap opera even in its bare bones. Katelyn, a high school honors student who enrolled in Boston College, had been sent to George Washington University in an attempt by her parents to distance her from her boyfriend. The debacle followed her parents' discovery that she was back in Maine and pregnant. Katelyn has told authorities that her parents were outraged because her boyfriend is black. Their attitude may have been more shaped by the fact that he is in jail, again. But there is nothing that justifies duct tape or the destination."
Well, Ellen Goodman needs to read the other reports because this young woman has explicitly stated to police that her parents were upset about the race of her boyfriend, not his criminal record. She seems to take it upon herself to down play the race issue and provide a pseudo-justification for the parents (He's a jailbird.). What's sad about this headline, is that it is the same problem we have over and over again in the white progressive/liberal/feminist blogosphere. Some white progressive/liberal/feminist takes it upon her/himself to very carefully outline a progressive/liberal/feminist perspective on a hot button issue (in this case abortion), while simultaneously marginalizing racism and the perspectives of people of color. She makes a good point that this case in no way undermines pro-choice politics, and the family would have an extremely difficult time finding a doctor to perform an abortion on an unwilling woman. Unfortunately, Goodman doesn't realize (or care about??) the clear racial implications of the case.
- Now here's another pathetic take on this story. This time we have the anti-abortion website Lifesite with–"New Website Details Thousands of Violent Crimes by Abortion Supporters." The authors are promoting a new site that basically argues that pro-choice advocates are a bunch of criminals, and the site attempts to use this case to demonstrate the "violent nature of abortion." While the article briefly mentions race; the author also decides that abortion is violent and the parents were violent not because of their racism but because in the words of one anti-abortion activist, "Abortion is one of the most violent acts known in the history of mankind and its acceptance into our otherwise civil society has served to breed more and more violence to the point where we are now witnessing parents who physically subdue and kidnap their own children in an effort to force them to abort their unborn grandchildren." Does this guy really think the parents would have wanted this woman to have an abortion if the guy was white? Isn't racism the underlying cause of this violent act. These crazy parents don't epitomize pro-choice advocates. First, how can anybody even remotely think that kidnapping somebody and trying to force that same person to have an abortion is in anyways consistent with pro-choice politics. Clearly these parents were anti-choice because they didn't want to let their daughter have any say in this matter.
A case like this can be framed and used to promote multiple viewpoints, as the headlines reveal. Unfortunately, the vast majority of media outlets, pushed the racist elements of this story to the back of the agenda. In particular, people seem to be attracted to the abortion angle of the story, not the racist angle. If you miss the racist, angle of this story than you miss a huge piece of the puzzle.


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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Politicians need to know their role
Politicians in this country do not understand what their job is. It is not to make our country in their image as they have been feverishly trying to do for decades. Many things could be pointed to as examples of this, but only two will mentioned.
First, they came to the conclusion several years ago that they could rescue poor people from poverty, and proceeded to pass legislation allowing them to purchase homes even if they had no jobs, no savings, and no wherewithal to repay their mortgages. The result has been disastrous. Right now we have far more people living in poverty than when they dreamed up their rescue attempt.
This one thing is the basis for the collapse of the housing market, which is the cause of the current economic mess, not only in this country, but in many places around the world. But, as usual, they refuse to acknowledge what they have done, doing their best to blame others for their failures.
They have placed the future of our nation in greater jeopardy than at any time in my previous 70-plus years of life, far greater than what we experienced in the Second World War or any other thing that can be mentioned.
Politicians think their job is to make us in their image. If they could do this, all our freedoms would be taken from us and we would become what they wanted us to be. Their job is to serve us citizens by providing an environment in which we can determine what our lives will become by making our own way in pursuing the American Dream. A strong message coming out of their housing debacle is that they cannot pick people up; people must pick themselves up.
Second is the economy. Politicians have for a long time believed they are the movers of our economy, and are now capable of restoring it. They are just as mistaken now as with their idea of rescuing people from poverty. The two stimulus packages under Bush and Obama have been failures, and the one now being put forth by Obama will be a failure. One of the powerful things that will happen in this is the further strengthening of our belief that politicians in Washington are inept in the performance of their jobs, and this will heighten our pessimism regarding the economy.
Our economy rests on what business professionals and citizens do, not on what the government does. We are the ones who decide where and when we will spend our money. This has been the source of the greatness of our outstanding economy, and, when the politicians in Washington quit messing with us, we will again restore it to robustness. They need to get out of our way, quit taking our money from us, and let us do our job of building a great economy the only way it can be built.
When politicians develop a program, money to pay for it comes from our pockets, thus diminishing our ability to spend as we wish, and, because of the costs of collecting our money and expenses associated with development and implementation of these programs, they reduce the effectiveness of this money by at least 50 percent. There is no way they can do something as effectively as can we citizens.
--Roger P. Bolton
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Recently, while in Budapest, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that U.S. officials "intend to build contacts with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood." Clinton's boss, Barack Obama, has made it clear that the involvement of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's politics is fine with him.
Well, that's no big surprise. But Obama's attitude and intentions in regard to the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as Clinton's preposterous assertions, should be a cause of concern to all Americans.
Clinton says, "... Given the changing political landscape in Egypt, it is in the interests of the United States to engage with all parties that are peaceful and committed to non-violence ..." For crying-out-loud!
In case people have forgotten, or just didn't pay attention in the first place (hello, Obama and Clinton!), here's a news flash! The Muslim Brotherhood isn't peaceful. It condones violence as the way to achieve its goal. What is its goal? Pay close attention!
The Muslim Brotherhood is a militant Islamic group. It wants Israel and the United States brought down and destroyed. In September of 2010, Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Badi called for a jihad against "the Muslim's real enemies, not only Israel but also the United States. Waging jihad against both of these infidels is a commandment of Allah that cannot be disregarded." Does this statement sound peaceful and non-violent?
Consider this statement by Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna ..." It is the nature of Islam to dominate, not to be dominated, to impose its law on all nations and to extend its power to the entire planet."
We can't allow ourselves to be misled by the term "Brotherhood." Declaring this militant group to be "committed to non-violence" is like saying that Charles Manson is committed to spreading love!
How wonderful it would be to have leaders who are on the ball and have the acumen to recognize who the enemies really are. Instead, we have Obama and Clinton, who are welcoming the enemies in with open arms. Does the president even care about the United States, and our friend and ally, Israel?It looks as if he cares more about making nice-nice with those who want to destroy us!
Roberta Bardsley
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Michael's Mango Fool
I happen to love the taste of fresh mangoes on their own (a combination of peaches and cream all in one fruit, I think). But as my husband rightly points out, you very often find the mango has ripened beyond the point where it can be decently served as a fruit. So, on those occasions, this is what he does with them.
Serves 1
This recipe is taken from One is Fun!
Slice the mango in half lengthways around the stone and pull the two halves apart.
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Ten area schools competed in the Alamogordo Invite all day Saturday at the Oregon Courts and Holloman Air Force Base.
In the boys singles, second flight, Alamogordo defeated Santa Teresa 8-1 and then defeated Artesia 8-0. In flight one, Alamogordo defeated Gadsden 8-1 and was later defeated by Onate 8-6. The Tigers defeated Las Cruces High 8-4 and then won a tie-breaker with Santa Teresa by the scores of 6-2 and 6-2.
For the first flight of boys doubles, Alamogordo lost to Mesilla Valley Christian 8-4 in the first round. The Tigers were also defeated in the first round of the second flight by Artesia 8-3. With the losses, Alamogordo competed in the consolation for flight one by downing Santa Teresa 8-6. The Tigers reached the final round of the second flight consolation bracket by defeating Ruidoso and then falling to Onate 9-7 in the finals.
Another doubles pair was defeated in the flight two doubles consolation bracket, as Ruidoso defeated the Tigers 8-6.
In the girls doubles competition, the pairing of Elisa Mercado and Collette Ceballes defeated Santa Teresa 8-2. In the semifinals, the duo fell to Mayfield in a tie-breaker by the count of 6-1 and 6-0. In the consolation bracket for the second flight of girls singles, Alamogordo was defeated by Gadsden 8-3 in the semifinals.
The Tigers defeated Gadsden 8-4 in the first flight of girls singles.
After a long grueling weekend, the Alamogordo boys and girls tennis squads will travel to El Paso for the two-day Chapin Invite which is being held March 7 and 8. The next home matches for the Tigers will be March 11 against Roswell at 3:30 p.m. and March 25 against Belen at 3 p.m. at the Oregon Courts.


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Twitter has announced that an upcoming update to its mobile clients will allow users to go back and review their entire direct message history. Currently the app only provides a limited look back, but that restriction will be removed in a new version that will also make deleting messages more reliable across its web and mobile platforms.
Over the next few weeks, we're rolling out an update that makes deleting DMs more consistent across web and mobile. support.twitter.com/articles/14606—
Twitter Support (@Support) July 18, 2014
We're also making an update to the Twitter iPhone and Android apps that will allow you to access your entire DM history.—
Twitter Support (@Support) July 18, 2014
There's still no word on whether this update will be the one to restore the inability to send links in direct messages, which has been an ongoing issue for several months now for many useres, while others are still able to send URLs in messages with no problem.


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Allesee Orthodontics Appliances (AOA) a subsidiary of Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc., will partner with the Smile for a Lifetime (S4L) Foundation, a national non-profit providing orthodontic scholarships (free braces) to underserved children who could not normally afford them.
Kevin Rattle, Sales & Marketing Manager of Allesee Orthodontic Appliances (AOA) shares about the new partnership, "AOA is so proud to be a part of this wonderful organization. We are always looking for opportunities to give back and what better way than to help a cause that creates self-confidence and positive changes in the life of a child who may not have had this opportunity without S4L."
Smile for a Lifetime serves over 1000 children annually creating self-confidence, inspiring hope and changing the lives of children dramatically through the gift of a smile. "AOA Lab has graciously offered to work with the Smile for a Lifetime Foundation by providing a set of retainers for each S4L scholarship recipient. This is a timely offer because of the increasing number of patients completing their active orthodontic treatment and transitioning to their retention phase. We would like welcome AOA Lab to the S4L family!"--- Dr. Ron Redmond, S4L Board President. Smile for a Lifetime Chapter Members can obtain an AOA application for free retainers on the national member website.
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Once again I wonder what freedom will be taken away after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) goes into effect.
I understand this is to help the uninsured obtain health care at an affordable rate, which is good for all. However, the fact that this is being made mandatory indicates that another choice is being taken away from us, and we will have to pay a penalty as well.
Why, if it's for our own good, can we not decide for ourselves? Why will we have to pay a penalty of $95 (first year) and up to $695 after that? This doesn't sound like much of a choice!
One of the reasons not everyone has health insurance is because they can't afford it, so how can they afford a penalty? Even with assistance for the premiums, some people cannot afford to add another bill to their budgets, especially with the rising costs of everything else. I can see this as yet another way to "tax" citizens.


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The NBA Lockout is frustrating for everyone. The owners don't have a team to meddle with and ultimately ruin. The fans don't have a team to not attend preseason games for. And the players don't have a game to miss due to an injury they could easily play through. It's rough. Oh, and the employees... wait, no, don't have a snarky joke for them, it actually is terrible they're out of work over this.
But anyway, you've got to do something to get through these dark times. And Stephen Jackson? He's turned to his art. Jackson released a rap video this week (WARNING: as you can probably guess, the song is NSFW) from what he says is an album called "What's a Lockout?" and the entire video is laced with ESPN commentary on the lockout. It also starts with the phrase "F*** a lockout." That's right. Stephen Jackson, has a rap song about the lockout. And it's filled with killer lines like these, courtesy of Cardboard Gerald's blog:
I go hard as a crowbar to your glass jawvia Stephen Jackson's Hip-Hop Debut (NSFW) | Everything's Coming Up Cardboard Gerald!.
Speaking of my pace, I maneuver like a NASCAR
Speed by ya since you're moving like a grandpa
I ain't stuntin' on ya, I'm just sayin' man, my swag's raw
Am I the only one who finds it amusing that the lockout inspired Jackson to make a rap song? It's so "Artest 2005."
In all seriousness, Jackson continues to walk that line that is seemingly untenable. He's at the same time a highly respected teammate, a borderline star, a veteran leader, and a player the younger guys look up to, and the kind of guy that drops an expletive filled gangster rap song on a whim after appearing in another video earlier in the summer. He's not defined by anything the league or anyone else wants him to be, he's authentic and original. And hey, look, Bucks fans, he mentions your team, too, despite not wanting to be traded there!
Let's talk money, homie; what you sayin' bro?via Stephen Jackson's Hip-Hop Debut (NSFW) | Everything's Coming Up Cardboard Gerald!.
My pockets keep bucks like the same team I'm playing fo'
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~130 liter, full VX-21 homemade four season multi-sport adventure pack.Arc'teryx Bora shoulder straps (women's large, ebay'd).Partially free-floating custom hipbelt with anatomic cut outs.Full wrap gusseted back pocket, with drain holes and bungee closure, modular/removeable bottom compression strap.Double bottom with drain grommets.Drawstring closure, silnylon top skirt.Frameless.Ready for skiing, non-summer packrafting, winter hiking, and combinations of the above. 2 lbs, 5 oz.
130 liters is huge! What sort of suspension did you make? However you fill that its going to weight quite a bit.Awesome work!
nice pack, you haven't shaved in FOREVER! does food get all stuck in that thing? Anybody who has a beard like that and makes their own packs, with a bow and arrow to kill intruders gets my respect.
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That's not his pack. It's his shelter. David just climbs inside it at night.Seriously though, nice work!
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It's Montana, our facial hair standards are different. ;) No arrows in the house, but enough guns for my wife and I to have one in each hand when we shoot at you.The pack is totally frameless. Structure will be provided by a folded ridgerest and packraft paddle shafts (if packrafting), or a rolled ridgerest (if skiing). The things that will take up so much space without weighing a ton are winter insulation and sleeping bag, packraft, drysuit, real (foam) PFD, and a helmet. The pack is enormous. It's meant to swallow the above without being stuffed super full, which IME makes frameless packs carry poorly (they get too sausaged out). It won't be too hard to cut the collar down shorter if needed later on (it's 45" tall!).
Cavernous, but looks great! Did you run the Hardrock Hundred? Impressive!
I haven't done Hardrock yet, but plan to. Getting in is no mean feat!
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How many: Two thousand participants are decided by lottery March 2.
How much: $400, which includes transportation of one bag during the tour, shuttle services during the ride, aid station support, bike techs, sag vehicles, and camping spots.
Extras: Charter transport to and from Denver International Airport is available. Accommodation in hotels or local homestays along the route costs extra (prices vary), but it's worth it for the hassles you'll save.
If you aren't prepared, getting your bike to the start line can be tougher than riding the tour. The smart option is to box your frame (bike shops often have leftover cardboard boxes) and ship it with FedEx ground, which is usually cheaper than airline fees, and you'll be able to insure it. Still insist on flying with it? Check airlines' policies carefully before buying your tickets: Frontier doesn't add a surcharge for bikes, while United and Delta tack on oversize fees ($100 and $150, respectively). Also, avoid hard-sided cases, which typically put you over the standard 50-pound weight limit (often $100 or more). Instead, invest in an Aerus Biospeed travel case ($375), which will pay for itself in no time.
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To read British Columbia Utilities Commission documents about FortisBC, visit www.poughkeepsiejournal.com.
In a small desert town on the Washington state border, the Canadian utility trying to buy Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. has made the local newspapers headlines for jacking up rates.
Fortis Inc. is controlling costs as best as we can, said Barry Perry, the holding companys chief financial officer. Rate increases are never popular, he said, but were approved for FortisBC in British Columbia in a regulatory process and adhere to a government energy conservation requirement.
Some angry customers of the electric subsidiary acquired in 2004 in British Columbia by Fortis have claimed in the Osoyoos Times this month that their bills have skyrocketed, hitting fixed-income individuals hard.
Meanwhile, the regulatory agency that decides how much FortisBC can charge customers the British Columbia Utilities Commission said the company used inadequate risk assessments and incorrect estimates for a recent capital improvement project and that its spending on system upgrades and expansions in recent years has far exceeded customer growth.
The New York state Public Service Commissions decision on whether Fortis Inc. can buy Poughkeepsie-based CH Energy Group, the parent company of Central Hudson, is pending. If the deal is approved, Fortis will spend $215 million in the Hudson Valley over two years on capital additions with no rate increases, Perry said.
However, FortisBCs undertaking of too many many capital projects was criticized by some customer groups and by the Canadian regulatory commission, a Journal review of recent commission documents shows.
Residential rate increases for FortisBC as of Jan. 1 were 6.6 percent, following a 2.5 percent jump in 2012, according to the companys press releases on its website.
Rates for Central Hudson customers increased 2.6 percent for July 1, 2012, to June 30 of this year, following a 3.6 percent increase during the previous rate period, company spokesman John Maserjian said.
Central Hudson has about 300,000 electric customers. FortisBC has about 160,000.
FortisBC needs to maintain and enhance infrastructure where necessary, said the Canadian commission, which points out that the companys 2011 capital plan followed a period of substantial capital expenditure with 100 projects in six years. Since 2006, that spending increased by double digits annually while customer growth was less than 2 percent each year, the commission said in a report.
In the last five to seven years, rates have gone up significantly, said British Columbia-based cattleman Ed Fossen, who uses electric water pumps to irrigate his pasture. The Kettle River Stockmens Association member said FortisBC raised rates to address issues with the electric system at first.
We agreed with that. We used to have a lot of power outages, he said. But now it just seems like they are trying to increase their net profit. Net earnings for FortisBC electric were $49 million in 2012, up from $48 million in 2011 and $42 million in 2010, its annual financial reports state.
The British Columbia Municipal Electric Utilities and Irrigation Ratepayers Group also expressed concern during a 2010 regulatory review hearing about how much FortisBC was spending on projects, documents show.
The irrigation group, including fruit growers, felt that the companys spending was unsustainable. The group of municipal electric ratepayers said there is little evidence that the pressure the spending has on consumer rates will subside.
Perry said FortisBC purchased an antiquated electric system 10 years ago and made necessary upgrades under the oversight of the commission.
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In my years in Japan, I have seen cats drinking from the water fountains at the shrines and temples but never a dog.
Yesterday I caught this fella having a lap at the water fountain in Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo.
You can see some of the grandeur of this chap's drinking fountain here:
Not easy to do a 'spot something out of the corner of my eye, turn quickly and nail the shot' when one is wielding a 300mm prime lens.
But, I quickly got into a position and got one frame shot-off before he wqs done with drinking…..
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Investigators are looking into an overnight house fire in Winchester.
Crews were called out to the home on Oliver Street around two this morning.
When the first responders arrived there were flames shooting through the roof. Firefighters immediately called for more backup to help battle the fire. They say the design of the home made it more difficult for them to put out the flames.
"Yes, it's real difficult. That contributed to being difficult to fight this fire. The roof line is different in areas that have double roofs than some. It made it real difficult," said Battalion. Chief Kenneth Williamson.
Once daylight came fire investigators were able to determine that the fire was set. An arson dog was brought to the scene to help collect evidence.
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Two Hanover men pleaded guilty in Adams County Court of Common Pleas on Monday to charges stemming from a June burglary in Oxford Township.
Jordan Allen Leese, 22, entered guilty pleas to burglary, criminal conspiracy and robbery charges, all of which were open, said Brian Sinnett, Adams County assistant district attorney.
The open pleas mean Leese could face a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison for each charge, Sinnett said.
Sinnett said he made a plea agreement with Leese's accomplice Noah Paul Eichelberger, 23, who could face four to eight years in prison followed by 10 years of probation after he pleaded guilty to the same charges as Leese.
Leese and Eichelberger entered a Red Hill Road home in Oxford Township around 8:32 p.m. June 3 and waited for the occupant of the residence to come home, Sinnett said.
Once the victim came home, Leese and Eichelberger tied him and bound him up with shoelaces and duct tape and threw him into a bathtub, demanding he surrender his cellphone, wallet and ATM card, Sinnett said.
From there, he said, the two stole the resident's vehicle, which was eventually found in Lorton, Va., on Interstate 95.
Sinnett did not know where or how Leese and Eichelberger were apprehended, but they were eventually extradited back to Adams County. They are currently in Adams County Prison.
They will appear in Adams County Court Nov. 14 for sentencing, which will be rendered by President Judge Michael George.
Other lesser charges against Leese and Eichelberger were withdrawn, Sinnett said. The withdrawn charges include, but are not limited to, terroristic threats and false imprisonment.
Justin Michael Bush, 21, of Hanover, was also involved in the burglary, Sinnett said.
According to court documents, Bush is charged with burglary, robbery, theft, conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit robbery. He is scheduled for arraignment in Adams County Court Sept. 23, with a pre-trial conference tentatively slated for Oct. 3 and a plea date tentatively set for Oct. 28.
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About James McCartney
The release and international success of James McCartney's debut digital-only EPs, Available Light and Close At Hand, introduced a talented singer-songwriter and his music to the world. Now, James McCartney embarks on the next phase of that introduction with his first-ever physical release: The Complete EP Collection. This special two-disc set produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney, includes James' debut EPs in their entirety, along with an additional EP's worth of five never before released bonus tracks.
The Complete EP Collection is the result of James McCartney working on and off in the studio for over two years. He played most of the instruments, including bass, guitars, and piano-and of course, he sings. "I really wanted to wait until I had the strongest possible collection of songs before introducing them to the world," says McCartney. "I so believe in this music, and these songs. With the two digital EPs being released earlier this year and now this special two-disc set arriving, I'm right where I've hoped I would be."
The songs on Available Light, Close At Hand, and the five exclusive bonus tracks on The Complete EP Collection were recorded at Hog Hill Mill Studios in Sussex, Abbey Road Studios in London, and SeeSquared Studios and Avatar Studios in New York. There were two main phases to the recordings. Initially, the recordings were done with James playing most of the instruments, with Shawn Pelton on drums and Steven Isserlis on cello. James put a band together partway through those sessions, which included two members of The Dead 60s-Charlie Turner on bass and Bryan Johnson on drums-and Steve Bayley on guitar and keyboards.
After much rehearsing and a couple of UK tours, the band went into Abbey Road to re-record some of the tracks, along with several songs that hadn't been previously recorded. Rolling Stone calls the opening track on Available Light, "Angel," a "light and cheerful pop track." It was written as McCartney explains, "while sitting on the top of the stairs in my house in North London trying to write about when I will first meet my true love." The upbeat nature of "Angel" and the innocence of the song "My Friend" are deftly balanced on Available Light by the dark and dynamic tracks "Glisten" and "Denial," and finally framed with a heartfelt rendition of Neil Young's classic, "Old Man."
If Available Light is the "side one" of James McCartney's debut, then Close At Hand is very much the second side, and James had specific ideas for it. "There is only one thing to do with high expectations, and that is meet them," says McCartney. "I wanted to follow Available Light with something that showed a progression...that had an even deeper meaning, both spiritually and musically."
From the first moments of Close At Hand, that progression is crystal clear. Above driving guitar lines McCartney asks, 'Are you receiving what you're believing / Are you sure just what you are,' in the EP's opening track, "I Only Want To Be Alone." The powerful vulnerability of "Wings Of A Lightest Weight" is the expression of a son's feelings of love for his mother ('Watching you fly away / Whilst your wings of a lightest weight / Carry you back through the heat of the wind / Carry you back to me'). 12-string-guitar arpeggios reminiscent of "Glisten" from Available Light return for the uplifting song "The Sound Of My Voice." The playfully esoteric "Else And Else But Dead" is followed by an emotional tour de force, "Jesus Be My Friend," where McCartney plumbs the depths of his own convictions ('Boulder in a stream / Water on a stone / God is close at hand / You never understood / Just who I really was / Just who I really am'). "Fallen Angel" provides a hopeful dawn after this dark night of the soul.
"Some artists are happy doing the same thing again and again, but my favorite artists are the ones who evolve and grow, and I want to be one of them," says James. With Available Light, Close At Hand, and now The Complete EP Collection, James McCartney has again and again dared to raise the stakes, and in doing so he's succeeded in filling some very big shoes...his own.
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The death of my father interfered with the realization of a long-talked-about family fantasy. My brother had finished converting the basement of his New England home into a place for my parents to live. Without my father to join her, my mother at first refused to move. Some weeks later, however, she consented to a weekend trial run, but just for one night.
The morning after that first night she announced that she was never going back to the apartment where my father died. And she never did. She moved into the basement. Between her and the rest of the household she erected a Chinese wall on a foundation of shame and gratitude.
She consigned herself to the physical care and supervision of my brother and his wife, and I, at long distance, became responsible for her emotional well-being. Her children were taking over for her husband. And was it ever any different? Perhaps I just gave up fighting it, and my brother stopped running from it. Several of the physical ailments she had left untreated during my father's last years finally got taken care of. And to me, living 200 miles away, she could express the loneliness she felt she had to hide from the people with whom she now shared a house.
We began a semi-annual pilgrimage.
My mother would come to New York and I would take her to my father's grave. There, as if on cue, hysteria would reign. She'd cry and wail, "Why did you have to go? Why didn't you take me with you?" I felt pushed further into the role of parent and resented having to watch over her, having to let her emotional outbursts and needs predominate. She'd forget I was there, then remember, then balance her statements, editing as she went. "Why did you leave me? I'm all alone. I have nothing to live for. . . . I mean, of course, I have the boys, but you promised you'd never leave me."


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We are a nation of immigrants. Even forbearers of Native American tribes emigrated to the Americas from Asia tens of thousands of years ago. If any people had a right to close the door to new people it would be them. Of course, we know that did not happen.
The rest of us have come from somewhere else to this land: Poland, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia and England to name just a few. Each wave of foreigners faced resistance from those here already.
They were different. How would they fit in with our way of life? Would they take away our jobs?
Yet, look back at what actually happened? Each wave energized our land. They brought new skills; new energy, new ideas and a drive to succeed.
They came to work hard; to provide for their families and, in many cases, to escape oppression and worship freely.
Think what a joy it was to arrive after a long voyage to see Lady Liberty standing in New York harbor to welcome those emigrating here? Now we build fences to keep them out.
Have we lost our way? Have we forgotten how immigrants have energized our beloved country and new life injected into it to make the United States a great country?
Hopefully, this is something for all of us to think about as we debate an Immigration Law. New immigrates contribute.
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A federal judge in Trenton on Monday announced a preliminary settlement with Live Nation that includes a provision requiring that hundreds of thousands of people who attended concerts at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel over the past eight years be given free tickets and discount coupons.
Why? Because the venue's ticket prices included a $6 parking charge, regardless of whether the ticket-holder drove to the venue, carpooled with someone else, took a shuttle bus from the train station or walked.
The settlement was the result of a suit brought against Live Nation in 2009 by two New Jersey men who claimed it was illegal to tack on a $6 parking fee to each ticket at the arts center when not all concertgoers drive.
The settlement, expected to receive final approval in March, will affect about 363,000 people who attended shows at the arts center between June 2003 and June 2011. Those who purchased the tickets online through ticketmaster.com or livenation.com will be entitled to three free lawn tickets for a concert over the next four years. They also will be offered $5 discount coupons with ticket purchases.
That's the good news. The bad news is there is nothing in the settlement that would prevent Live Nation from once again charging parking fees with each ticket purchased.
Phone calls to Live Nation Wednesday to determine how it will handle parking fees during the next concert season were not returned.
Given the uncertainty going forward, it is essential that the state Division of Consumer Affairs explore whether it has the authority to issue a regulation preventing concert promoters from adding a parking charge to the price of tickets. In addition, Rep. Frank Pallone should partner with local state legislators to explore other legal options.
Venues certainly have the right to charge reasonable fees for parking. But it is wrong to charge a fee to people who arrive by bus, by train or as part of a group in one car, occupying one parking space.
The lawsuit challenging Live Nation was filed shortly after the Asbury Park Press brought the issue of the bogus parking fee to light. Freehold Township resident Michael Katz sued Live Nation in 2009 after he wound up paying $96 in parking fees when he purchased 16 lawn tickets to an August 2009 concert for himself, family and friends. The group planned to take several cars to the venue and were appalled that each ticket holder had already been charged the $6 parking fee, which was added to the admission price of the tickets.
Live Nation lamely argued that the fee was added as a way to ease traffic backups that would have ensued if cars had to stop and pay cash to an attendant. The lawsuit rightly called the fee "a contrivance for defendants to arbitrarily inflate ticket prices."
Traffic may have been a problem for Live Nation, but not an insoluble one and certainly no reason to gouge concertgoers. It is is time for this practice to end once and for all, either by regulation or statute.


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Pinafore - Asos, Jacket - Topshop, Top c/o Rose Wholesale, Heels - Steve Madden
Had finals last week, so didn't really have a chance to update. But now that it's a new semester, my workload isn't crazy yet and I (finally) have some free time (: Oh I can't believe January's ending soon; winter is coming to a close (even though LA never experiences winter). One great thing about living in SoCal is that my wardrobe never changes (season wise); I still wear tops and shorts in January haha.
Anyways, to celebrate the ending of wintertime, I decided to wear this cute floral cutout top from Rose Wholesale! This top reminds me of the flowers and fresh air you experience during Spring. Besides the intricate flower cutouts, the puffy shoulders of this top makes it even more unique. Paired the top with a gorgeous leather pinafore and a camo jacket (:
Also, the winner to the Chicnova giveaway is..............: SZASZAX
Congratulations! Chicnova and I will contact you shortly!