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If i make fruit smoothies, what's the best protein flavor to mix with em? Vanilla?
If i make fruit smoothies, what's the best protein flavor to mix with em? Vanilla?
Can it be tasted in the smoothie, or is it just the texture?
Do you make your smoothies in a blender? I do, and it doesn't change the texture. I make mine with 1/2 yogurt, 1/2 orange juice, a banana, a scoop of banana flavored whey and maybe a little sugar to sweeten it up. I think the whey actually makes it taste better.
Vanilla is most neutral.
When I use strawberry it tastes somewhat synthetic but can be good.
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I'm still getting caught up on the extra expense of dealing with 4x5 (and have yet to produce my first successful negatives, let alone a print... grrr). I'm betting you're probably right, and as such I should probably limit my chance of exposure to such temptation until my checkbook is ready for the expense of jumping to yet another format.


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Once again begs the question. Why go to Florida when the bengals from vacaville scraped you a few weeks ago? You can't be first in the nation when you ain't first in NORCAL homies. Should've saved the Florida money and bought a NorCal trophy like the one the VV Bengals have for two years straight. The one you tried to claim you already had before playing dem bengals memba?
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Nice work. Being #1 sounds cool but being among the top teams in the country is something to be very proud of. As my son says, it's not that they are such great athletes but rather that they memorize dozens of play variations and all play together well as a team. Great work by the Knights and also their competition.
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I want to let the community know what really went on with the closing of Diagnostic Imaging Shelbyville.
First of all, I would like you to know that I was employed by Jewish Hospital Shelbyville full time from approximately August 1994 to November 2006 and am very proud of that.
My last position there was in the Radiology Department as radiology clerk/dark room assistant. I took pride in my job and made sure that all avenues were taken to make sure that the patients were treated in a manner in which I would want to be treated.
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As we set forth on the second decade of the second millennium, Shelby County, nearly two decades into its second century, has a significant opportunity to carve important steps in the path to its future.
These won't be huge leaps that cover a lot of ground, but these will be important baby steps on a determined and ineffable course that must be developed if Shelby County is to be all it can by 2092 or 2052 or even 2012.
Though my return to Shelby County occurred more than two years ago, its final stride perhaps is taking place right now, my feet sinking so deep into the bluegrass culture and manure-laced soil that there can be no denying that my immersion is complete.
Our family is acquiring a horse.
If that doesn't take a boy raised on the cow paths behind a herd of Holsteins and project him squarely into our county as it is today, then what else possibly could be required?
The perfect gift from Santa Claus for me this year would be a box full of names of students are taking advantage of every resource so they can be successful in school. Students who typically make headlines are those who excel on test scores or in class as well as extracurricular activities. Their hard work throughout their academic career pays off consistently and they deserve those accolades.
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The unemployment rate, now 7.8 percent, is proving tough to budge, but fewer employers are laying workers off and demand for temporary workers is up.
The number of people seeking unemployment aid has reached a five-year low. Some employers, such as health care companies, restaurants and retailers, are hiring steadily. Yet overall job growth remains modest. And the unemployment rate is the same painful 7.8 percent it was when Barack Obama became president four years ago.
The economy isn't growing fast enough to accelerate hiring. Flat pay and high unemployment are holding back consumer spending, which rose at a meager annual rate of 1.6 percent in the July-September quarter.
The economy expanded at a 3.1 percent annual pace in the same period, partly because companies stockpiled more goods, which boosts production. Most economists think growth dipped below a 2 percent rate in the October-December quarter because consumer demand remains tepid.
Another factor has been uncertainty about federal spending and budget deficits. Most companies don't seem worried enough to cut jobs. But many may not boost hiring until further progress on the budget is achieved. This month, Congress avoided the "fiscal cliff" in part by postponing automatic spending cuts. And this week a deadline for raising the government's borrowing cap was put off for three months.
Significant hiring gains are "unlikely ... when there remains so much political uncertainty," said Paul Dales, an economist at Capital Economics.
First-time applications for unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 330,000, the government said Thursday. That's the fewest since January 2008. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, also fell to nearly a five-year low.
Applications are a proxy for layoffs. They fluctuated between 360,000 and 390,000 for most of last year. At the same time, employers have added an average of 153,000 jobs a month.
Weekly applications have now fallen below that level for two straight weeks. That suggests that job gains could accelerate.
Still, economists caution that the figures are particularly volatile in January. The government has difficulty adjusting its numbers to account for layoffs after the holiday shopping season. Layoffs typically spike in the second week of January as retailers and other employers cut staff. Then layoffs plummet in the following weeks. The government tries to adjust for those seasonal trends. But the figures can still be volatile.
Tom Gimbel, CEO of the LaSalle Network, a staffing and recruiting firm in Chicago, says he's seeing more demand for temporary and contract employees. Demand for temp employees is up 25 percent in the past three months.
"Companies are putting their foot in the water," Gimbel said.
But they're reluctant to make more permanent hires, partly because they don't want to have to lay off workers if the economy falters, he said. Many businesses still have painful memories of undergoing layoffs during the recession.
"Companies do not want to do that again," he said.
Some sectors are already picking up. Manufacturers added the most jobs in nine months in December. Retailers posted three months of big gains last fall. Restaurants and hotels have been hiring at a healthy pace since the summer.
Health care companies added nearly 30,000 jobs a month last year -- almost one-fifth the overall total.
Construction companies may step up hiring soon. They added 30,000 jobs in December, though some of the increase likely reflected temporary hiring for repairs and rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy.
But the once-battered housing sector is recovering, which bodes well for construction jobs. Home builders started work in 2012 on the most new homes in four years. And sales of previously occupied homes reached their highest level in five years last year.
Patrick Newport, an economist at IHS Global Insight, forecasts that construction companies will add 140,000 jobs this year, up from a meager 18,000 in 2012.
Other industries may also benefit. Home improvement retailer Lowe's said Tuesday that it will hire 45,000 temporary workers for the busy spring season. It also said it would add 9,000 permanent part-time employees.
State and local governments, though, are still shedding jobs. And job gains in the financial services and transportation and warehousing industries have been weak for months.
United Airlines said Thursday that it will eliminate 600 positions from its work force of 84,000 people worldwide. The company lost $723 million last year.
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Vienna Marie Boudreaux Belanger, 88, a native of Little Caillou and resident of Houma, died at 9:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17, 2005.
Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Norman Joseph Belanger of Houma; one daughter, Sarah B. Pierre and husband, Adam, of Houma; two sisters, Elfery Falgout of Bayou Blue and Beulah Hebert of Houma; two grandchildren, Angela Pierre and Adam Pierre Jr.; and one great-grandchild, Kristen Pierre.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Evest Boudreaux and Roseanna Price Boudreaux; one daughter, Earline Belanger; two brothers, Nolty and Anthony "Ranny" Boudreaux; and one sister, Velma Boudreaux.
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No. 1 Indiana 81, No. 10 Ohio State 68
After a stunning loss, the Indiana Hoosiers were on a mission to reaffirm just how good they were. There was no questioning their ability Sunday.
Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 26 points, Cody Zeller added 24 and Christian Watford 20 to lead No. 1 Indiana back from a demoralizing loss to a huge 81-68 road win against No. 10 Ohio State (17-6, 7-4).
"It was putting teams away, playing to win and not just playing for the time to run out," Zeller said of the lessons learned from an upset loss at Illinois on Thursday. "So, we made that adjustment pretty well."
Boy, did they. The Hoosiers (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) dominated the second half while staying in the thick of the Big Ten race.
The Hoosiers were coming off an epic collapse. The Illini went on a 13-2 run to close the game, with Indiana turning the ball over late and then allowing an uncontested layup at the buzzer of a 74-72 shocker.
Less than three days later, they more than rebounded with a signature win in hostile territory. The victory was Indiana's first against a Top-10 conference opponent on the road in more than 20 years — since a win in 1993 at Iowa.
No. 4 Duke 62, Boston College 61: Mason Plumlee had 19 points and 10 rebounds, hitting the game-winning free throw with 26 seconds left to help Duke (21-2, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) rally to beat host Boston College (10-13, 2-8).
California 77, No. 7 Arizona 69: Allen Crabbe scored 19 of his 31 points in the second half as visiting California (14-9, 6-5 Pac-12) upset Arizona (20-3, 8-3).
No. 9 Syracuse 77, St. John's 58: C.J. Fair had 17 points and nine rebounds as Syracuse (20-3, 8-2 Big East) beat St. John's (15-9, 7-5). It was the 37th straight win in the Carrier Dome for the Orange, extending the nation's longest active home streak in Division I. St. John's coach Steve Lavin missed the game due to the overnight death of his father, Cap, 82.
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California small businesses are more likely to use social media to market themselves than their counterparts nationwide, according to a survey by Constant Contact Inc., a technology marketing service used by 450,000 small firms.
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Small businesses in general are becoming more comfortable using social media to reach and interact with customers, Constant Contact says, but especially in California.
In a separate survey, iContact, another social media marketing service, found that76% favor Facebook and 54% love Twitter, but 70% hate Groupon.
Constant Contact found that among California small businesses, 47% said they have substantially increase their use of social media marketing and virtually none had decreased usage. In the coming year, 83% said they will increase their use of social media marketing.
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- 53% Most customers use social media channels (51% nationwide)
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Best mod for Rome that i've played.
Mod Review on Sep 10th, 2013 - 1 person agrees 2 people don't
Well I don't like the balancing ...
The romans are too strong.
I mean the roman Legion were good , but they weren't that good.
They were normal trained soldiers with a good equipment and not elite soldiers.
Also Phalanx troops ,they are far too weak from the front:
1.Only two rows of pikes,a real phalanx had AT LEAST 3 usually 5...
2.Polybius about the makedonian phalanx:
"The result of this will be that each Roman soldier will face two of the front rank of a phalanx, so that he has to encounter and fight against ten spears, which one man cannot find time even to cut away, when once the two lines are engaged, nor force his way through easily---seeing that the Roman front ranks are not supported by the rear ranks, either by way of adding weight to their charge, or vigor to the use of their swords. Therefore, it may readily be understood that, as I said before, it is impossible to confront a charge of the phalanx, so long as it retains its proper formation and strength."
An Ingame Roman legionary cohorts can defeat even a elite phalanxefrom the front with minimal losses....
And again Plutarch:
"For these endeavoured to cut the spears asunder with their swords, or to beat them back with their shields, or put them by with their hands; and, on the other side, the Macedonians held their long sarissas in both hands, and pierced those that came in their way quite through their armour, no shield or corslet being able to resist the force of that weapon. The Pelignians and Marrucinians were thrown headlong to the ground, having without consideration, with mere animal fury, rushed upon a certain death. Their first ranks being slain, those that were behind were forced to give back; it cannot be said they fled, but they retreated towards Mount Olocrus."
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The balancing is horrible,the capture point are a disgrace,the performence issues are horrifying and the battle speed is just stupid.
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Nice looking mod but horrible unit balancing...
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A leading Tyneside packaging company has won a sizeable export order with the makers of Campbells Soups.
Print Design & Graphics (PDG) will supply the packaging for a revamped range of 28 dried soups being launched by Erin Foods, the Irish end of the Campbells operation.
The contract, worth around pounds 350,000, was won after Campbells' team visited the PDG operation and were apparently impressed with the service provided by the whole 151-strong team.
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1996 Saturn SL1 • 4 cylinder FWD Manual • 52,000 miles
My 1996 Saturn SL 1 with 52K miles is a salvage. I bought it in 1997 with about 25,000 miles on it and it ran great for years. And then disaster. In the past two to three years, the car has a newly replaced alternator, radiator, brakes and rebuilt engine. It ran again well for a short time but the service engine light wouldn't go off with the rebuilt engine and as soon its the warranty ended, the car stopped working. It turns out, 1996 Saturns have lemon engines. There was even a limited recall on the engines because of leaky head gaskets; I was notified of this by the manufacturer but I missed the recall in a series of wrong turns. Saturn would only service the car within 6 years or 100K miles (which ever came first) it if it had certain symptoms. I drove the car so little, the problems only showed up after I put more miles on it. And by that time six years had passed and the recall offer ended. Despite my requests, I couldn't get Saturn to fix it or the mechanic who sold me the second 1996 bum engine to fix the rebuilt engine. So. At this point the car isn't running. I've managed to get by without a car for a year or so. The car's Blue Book value is $2450 in excellent condition and $1750 in poor condition -- but only if I get it running again. I've been offered $500 by a dismantler. At this point, my plan is to sell, cut my losses and move on but before I do, I wanted to toss this question out at the 11th hour: is there any sense at all in fixing it? Or is time to shalom this baby?
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You might consider donating it to a community college with an Automotive program. You might also consider letting them do the engine work. They will only take the work in that fits what they're currently teaching, and you'll have to wait a few weeks to get it back, but we only charged for parts and a very small labor charge of ten bucks per hour for what the job was supposed to take. When you do your taxes you can deduct the value of the car. The way taxes are going, you would likely save more in income taxes than what you could get for selling the car.
I haven't heard of the problems or warranty issues but there's a lot of such engines out there today. While it doesn't bother me to see a GM product go to the junkyard, I'd sure rather see an older one get fixed vs. You buying a newer one with way too many unnecessary, unreliable computers.
I haven't heard of the problems or warranty issues but there's a lot of such engines out there today. While it doesn't bother me to see a GM product go to the junkyard, I'd sure rather see an older one get fixed vs. You buying a newer one with way too many unnecessary, unreliable computers.
Jul 26, 2011.
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Thanks for the answer, doc. Having a college do the job is an interesting option. How many hours should a job like this take?
Just to add to this when did this limted 1996 sL1 limted head gasket reacll come out?I have never heard of one I worked for saturn from april of 1993-may of 2009.I have seen a campaign for the 1991-1997 SL1 cylinder heads cracking and leaking oil in the coolant. So what are the symptoms besides the car stopped working?
Apparently, I mis-spoke I received the campaign you mentioned. However, my mechanic told me it was a head gasket. Symptoms of first engine were leaking oil and oil in coolant and it was so bad, the car needed a new radiator. It also needed a new alternator and I was told a new head gasket or rebuild. With the second engine, the car started knocking on the freeway and then stopped running. Again, would you suggest cutting my losses and selling or trying to make this car still work? I looked into finding a college to repair -- no luck yet.
I have done a lot of those milk shakes as we used to call them and I have done some so bad when you open the coolant drain on the radiator nothing comes out.I have never replaced a radiator because of the oil in the coolant that was over kill and good multi flush was just needed. There is a list of parts to be replaced in the saturn campiagn and the radiator isnt one of them. You just flush the radiator and heater core out and they are fine of course your always going to have a few floatys when your done. As far as the knocking on the freeway did you run it low on oil to cause that?Because those engine may burn oil but as long as you keep the oil full they run a long time. Yes I have replaced a lot of those heads but there are still a lot of those single cam engines that the heads never cracked on. My sister has a 1993 SL 1 with well over 200,000 miles and the head has never cracked. As far as cutting your loses your best bet would be to find a used engine and put it in if you could do it yourself it would be reasonable to fix if not you would probably be better off cuttig your losses.I really like those single cam saturn engines good little engine except the few that the head cracks on.
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My boyfriend and I are spending 2 months in SEA, focused in Thailand. We are planning to spend a week in Northern Laos and Cambodia as well, and we are trying to work out the logistics of getting from Vientiane to Phnom Penh. After doing some research, we are leaning towards flying - we were considering bussing down to see 4000 Islands, but the information about 4000 Islands on this website made it seem less then appealing. We are not fans of crowded or overdeveloped places.
Is 4000 Islands worth visiting, or should we just fly and skip it? Have you bussed around Laos, and is it comfortable - I am 6 ft and he is 6'5" so we have trouble fitting in small places.
Any advice is much appreciated!
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"Have you bussed around Laos, and is it comfortable"
BWAHAHAHAHAHA - sorry, couldn't resist. It wouldn't be comfortable if you were a dwarf. At your size...
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I'm 6'2 and went from the southern border with Cambodia up to the northern border with China and didn't find the buses to be any worse than anywhere else in the area. The key is to take short jaunts between cities. The longer 10-12 hour ones will be painful no matter what size you are.
As for 4,000 Islands, I loved it. I'm not much of a partier and hate super touristy areas. I was there in May and, since it was low season, found it to be very peaceful and relaxing. If you headed there in high season, I could see it being a very different scene though.
This article might be helpful for the area... http://tripologist.com/south-east-asia/relaxing-in-the-middle-of-the-mekong-river-at-4000-islands-laos/
On a side note, don't skip southern Laos if you don't have to. Laos is my favorite country in SEA by a mile.
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You mention that you are, "planning to spend a week in Northern Laos and Cambodia as well," I imagine that is a week each. That really isn't much time for more than two stops in either place and perhaps it is best you fly so that you can spend more time in either place, that way you could break up the trip between Luang Prabang and Vientiane with a night or two in Vang Vieng or include a place like Battambang or Kampot in your Cambodia itinerary . . .which with a week would otherwise only be realistic to visit Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.
All that said, I don't think 4,000 Islands is the ideal stop if you don't like development, as it is primarily a backpacker stop off point that is totally centered around catering to travelers. If you wanted something really out of the way, take a bus to Pakse and hire motorbikes for 3 or more nights to take the small loop out to Tad Lo and Paksong on the Bolovan Plateau. Also, Champasake is less of a party seen than 4,000 Islands and still a nice little town along the river -- and Wat Phu is a good warm-up to Siem Reap that offers a unique temple, I'm very happy I visited it before hitting up Angkor and the others.
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A good idea could be to travel north as far as Luang Prabang (I'm assuming you are planning on going there - if you aren't, you should!), spend a few days there and then take the Lao Airlines flight direct to Siem Reap, which costs $195 pp, but saves an amazing amount of time and hassle travelling all the way south into Cambodia. Considering that the journey south through Lao to Cambodia would take a couple of days, even if you were moving most of the time, you could easily spend half that amount in transport, food and accommodation anyway, so it's really worth splashing out the extra bit to save you a lot of pain!
I would also strongly recommend sacrificing some of your time in Thailand to see more of Lao and Cambodia... 6 weeks in Thai and only a week each in the others??! That's really not doing them justice and, since you said you weren't a fan of crowds and over-development, I must point out that Thailand is highly developed and has waaay more tourists than the other 2 put together! Of course, there are some places in both Lao and Cambodia that are very busy, but you can go off the beaten track quite easily! So, if you really want to get away from the crowds, take a few weeks to explore the other countries, and I promise you won't regret it!
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"On a side note, don't skip southern Laos if you don't have to. Laos is my favorite country in SEA by a mile."
I have heard this from almost everyone I know who has made big Southeast Asia trips. So it's top of my list. And you should definitely do it too.
Those buses I don't think are comfortable but sometimes it comes down to luck. Many things in SEAsia are about seeing how it is in person and deciding. Not much can be planned online. Gd luck with your decision
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I don't consider myself hardcore religious, but I do try to go to church every Sunday (or most Sundays) but I am starting to really be disenfranchised with the Church. I think the question I have is why is the Church that we get in the Media so different from the Church I go to on Sundays. For example, this last Sunday the readings were all about forgiveness, yet in the media, you don't get that one bit. It's all persecution, being judgmental, and, honestly everything against what Jesus Christ stood for. Granted, some of the news might be sensationalized, but truth be told I try not to get into Religious debates here because for some reason I have a strong feeling that I would lose. Whether that is changing my mind or not, I don't know, but in terms of "big issues", that's the biggest one.
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The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is grabbing the opportunity to expand its Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race fleet and giving multihull and monohull believers the chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder.
Brisbane to Keppell Race
While debate continues around the country on the inclusion of multihulls in 'traditional' monohull offshore races, RQYS' sailing committee has sprinkled holy water on the combined fleet idea for its signature offshore event and joined a growing number of influential clubs inviting multihulls and monohulls to race as one fleet for separate trophies.
RQYS Commodore Kevin Miller said, 'The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron feels it's time for multihulls to be part of this great event. We applied through Yachting Queensland for the correct safety category enhancements to allow multihulls and we are delighted to announce the success of that application.
'The multihull division will have its own line honours trophy - the Joe Newton perpetual trophy which was unveiled last Friday evening at a Captain's Table dinner attended by the namesake and club member who relayed to the audience the story of Oracle Team USA's fascinating campaign to win the last America's Cup. The naming of the trophy is a fitting addition to the race considering Joe's history in high-speed catamaran racing at the very top level.'
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club successfully ran a multihull division for the January Pittwater to Coffs race and Middle Harbour Yacht Club's resumed partnership with Mooloolaba Yacht Club has brought the Sydney to Mooloolaba yacht race back to the calendar (April 9) with monohulls and multihulls invited.
In a member publication Multihull Yacht Club Queensland's Vice Commodore Mike Hodges said, 'Now is your chance to show off your multi's performance in the Brisbane to Keppel race against the canting keel boats and the TP52s so don't hold back, let's show the monos a good fleet.'
Chris Dewer, the editor of MYCQ's Multinews magazine added, 'We are very pleased multihulls are slowly being accepted into the sailing fraternity. It will certainly generate more excitement and interest from the public'.
Queensland's coastal fringe offers rich cruising and racing grounds and the RQYS aims to tap into this concentration of multihull owners and lure entries from other states on their way to Airlie Beach and Audi Hamilton Island race weeks in August.
The 343 nautical mile Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race from Queensland's Moreton Bay to Rossyln Bay at Great Keppel Island will start at midday on Thursday July 31, 2014.
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The Notice of Race has been published and online entry is open.
Further course details will be included in the sailing instructions. Entries close Friday 18 July, 2014.


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Blake's 7 given the go ahead by Syfy
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I wish I could work out why I can't get multi-quote to work, but as I can't... I just hope you'll all work out which comments I'm following up!
Dayna's tutor/boyfriend in Animals: in the original script, he was Cally's crush, and she was going to stay with him to write Jan Chappell out after the half season she'd agreed to do for season four. When she changed her mind and didn't come back at all, the script got rewritten to give her role to Dayna.
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A report that was published earlier today by Business Insider ranked the largest listed tech companies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) based on their market capitalisation. Out of the eight companies listed, six are from Malaysia, while the other two hail from Singapore.
Patrick Grove's iProperty Group comes in first place with a market cap of S$739 million (US$591 million), followed closely behind by MyEG Services at S$667 million (US$533 million). Singapore's top listed companies iBuy Group and MigMe come in at 5th and 6th place respectively.
Interestingly, a previous report by the Economist ranked Garena as Singapore's most valuable tech company, pegged at US$1 billion, with Viki coming in second at US$200 million. Business Insider did not mention either of them here because they only take listed companies into account. MigMe's market cap stands at S$105 million (US$84 million), while iBuy Group is valued at S$185 million (US$148 million).
Malaysia comes in five places behind Singapore in the Economist ranking. However, its top valued company, MOL, is valued at US$800 million, more than the listed companies mentioned by Business Insider. The online payment company recently filed for a US IPO to raise about US$300 million.
Of course, pre-listing valuations are a tricky business. Without the information that public companies have to provide, the amounts are at best a guesstimation of their true value. Valuations in young companies are, after all, partly a belief in future value, and investors tend to be optimistic about the future – they have to be.
See: Awesome chart shows 50 countries with homegrown tech titans, but only 13 of those nations are in Asia
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