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DENVER, February 18, 2014– For only the sixth time in the history of the U.S. lotteries, a jackpot has grown to $400 million or more. The winning ticket will be worth an estimated $227.8 million in cash. Wednesday's mammoth jackpot is the result of 15 consecutive draws without a winner. The run-up started as a $40 million prize on December 28, 2013. Even though nobody won the jackpot last Saturday, 10 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Florida, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Iowa, 2 from Michigan, 1 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from Texas.
This is the largest Powerball jackpot since August 7, 2013, when 3 winning tickets split a $448.4 million grand prize. The highest Powerball jackpot ever was $590 million last May.
By implementing a larger starting jackpot that grows more quickly, Powerball has created the four largest jackpots in the game's 20-plus-year history in the past two years alone.
Last Saturday's Powerball drawing marked the two-year anniversary of the current Powerball game design, and the improved features have paid off big for players across the nation. When the current game was introduced January 15, 2012, the Multi-State Lottery Association that governs the Powerball game predicted at least 300 millionaires created per year, and Powerball delivered. In the last 24 months, Powerball has created 1,013 millionaires, an average of more than 500 millionaires per year or nine millionaires per week.Fifteen of those winners have been sold in Colorado; seven winners of $2 million (with the Power Play option) and eight winners of $1 million.
Top 10 United States lottery jackpots of all time
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot currently stands as the 6th-largest lottery jackpot of all time in the United States and the 4th-largest Powerball jackpot ever. Brisk sales may push the jackpot estimate higher by draw time.
If nobody wins Wednesday, it's anyone's guess how high it will go.
- Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Mega Millions: $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013 - California, Georgia
- Powerball: $590.5 million, May 18, 2013 - Florida
- Powerball: $587.5 million, Nov. 28, 2012 - Arizona, Missouri
- Powerball: $448.4 million, Aug. 7, 2013 - Minnesota, New Jersey
- Powerball: $400 million, Feb. 19, 2014 - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
- Powerball: $399.4 million, Sep. 18, 2013 - South Carolina
- Mega Millions: $390 million, Mar. 6, 2007 - Georgia, New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $380 million, Jan. 4, 2011 - Idaho, Washington
- Powerball: $365 million, Feb. 18, 2006 - Nebraska
Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 8:59 p.m. MST. Powerball is a multi-state game with a starting jackpot of $40 million and other prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million. To play, consumers choose five numbers from 1 to 59 and one Powerball number from 1 to 35. Players that match five numbers and the Powerball win the jackpot. Players can also opt to spend an extra $1 for a Power Play option, which gives players a chance to win $2 million on the match 5 numbers prize and increases the lower-tier prize amounts.
Proceeds from the Colorado Lottery's games – Lotto, Cash 5, Pick 3, Powerball, Mega Millions and Scratch- stay in Colorado to improve the quality of life in the state. The Lottery has returned more than $2.5 billion to the state of Colorado since it was established. Through Great Outdoors Colorado, the Conservation Trust Fund and Colorado State Parks, the Lottery has provided funding for new trails, precious open space and wildlife protection. For more information, visit www.coloradolottery.com.
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Humble Bundle with Android 5 Review
Reviewed by: Guest_Jim_*
Reviewed on: March 10, 2013
Price: $~6.64
What costs what you want and comes with four games for your PC and phone? The Humble Bundle with Android 5, that's what! Last time I reviewed a Humble Bundle sale it was the Humble Indie Bundle 7 that contained, at launch, 5+1 games, with the +1 being the beat-the-average reward, Dungeon Defenders. That reward is back in this bundle along with Super Hexagon. The basic bundle, what you get without beating the average, is Beat Hazard Ultra, Dynamite Jack, NightSky HD, and Solar 2. All of these games are available for Windows, Mac, Linux and, possibly in modified form, Android. With the partial exception of Dynamite Jack, their soundtracks are also included in the bundle. (The exception is explained in that game's section.)
For those unfamiliar with it, Humble Bundle is a company that puts together bundles of media and sells the bundles using a pay-what-you-want model. If you beat the average of what everyone is paying though, you will receive additional content, in this case two games and their soundtracks. Usually the content of the bundles are indie games, free of DRM, and come formatted for multiple platforms, but we have seen music, movies, and books bundled this way as well.
When you purchase one of these bundles, you get to choose where the money goes: the developers; Humble Bundle itself; and/or charities. The charities will sometimes change, but for this bundle they are the two regulars, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Child's Play.
Before getting to the reviews of the games in the bundle, there are some points I have to explain. One is that I am friends with the developers of Dungeon Defenders. For that reason, I can only give you a description of the game and not a review. As the game has not changed since the previous bundle review, you can read what I wrote there about the PC version. The Android version is quite different though, so I have additional comments to reflect that addition in this review.
As I have access to the soundtracks outside of their games, I will also comment on them. After all, they are part of the gameplay experience, and you may wish to listen to them outside of the game.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android phone, so I have downloaded and played each of these games on it as well as my desktop. You can learn more about the phone from the TalkAndroid review: Verizon Galaxy Nexus review – Does it live up to the hype?.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I have not played these games to completion, but only until the point that I feel comfortable commenting on and critiquing the games. Since the sale is available for a limited time only, I want to do my best to get this review out before it ends. To that end, this review has also been written before any additional games are added, which often happens half-way through the sale.
With that taken care of, we can dive into the games and see what buying the bundle gets you, and if it is worth it!
Beat Hazard Ultra Review:
First things first: I have owned and played Beat Hazard Ultra from before the Ultra content was added. I have enjoyed it since I got it so, unlike many of the other games in the bundle, what I write here does not represent a first impression but a long term experience. However, that experience has been with the PC version and not the mobile version. With that disclosed, let's get to it!
Beat Hazard Ultra is an arcade, twin-stick shooter that constructs its levels from your own music library. You are able to change the difficulty of the levels though by setting the difficulty and changing the visual intensity, which I will speak about more when I cover the graphics. As you play, you grow your point total which increases your rank. As you unlock ranks, you also gain the ability to unlock perks, such as additional lives, special weapons, and power-ups. To unlock a perk or upgrade it though, you must spend in-game cash, which is separate from points and collected by picking it up in levels.
The power-ups of the game increase your weapon power and volume. Weapon power is self-explanatory, but the volume is a little complicated. The game does more than just construct levels from your music because the music affects the gameplay, with more intense music translating to an increased fire-rate for your ship. The tempo also affects projectile-speed of your shots and your enemies. More volume in a level means the music affects you more, so a higher volume means you fire more and faster shots. It also does increase the volume of the music as it plays. This effect can be changed in the PC version through a config file, but unfortunately that procedure cannot be replicated on Android.
Only one of the special weapons within the game is not unlocked by perks, and that is the bomb. This weapon very simply explodes a ring of projectiles from your ship to destroy whatever is on the screen. It is worth noting that the projectiles do not pass through enemies, so how the enemies are aligned relative to you affect the bomb's effectiveness. Throughout a level, additional bombs are dropped in from the top of the map. The other two special weapons are micromissiles, which will hunt down enemies for you, a powerful beam that can be very useful when the there is a lull in the music and you have enemies to kill, and a shield which makes you invincible and reflects projectiles away from you.
The graphics come with a warning that they could cause photosensitive seizures, and you should believe that warning! The effects in this game can completely blot out anything on the screen, and had my phone's screen flashing at what I would guess is its refresh rate. You are able to change the intensity of these effects though, but because the chaos they cause is part of the gameplay, reducing the intensity will decrease your score. Basically, because you are more likely to see yourself and enemies at lower intensities, you do not get as many points as those who have to guess and hope they are right.
Though I describe the game as a twin-stick shooter, technically on the Android version you can play it with a single stick if you want. Twin-stick shooters are those where one stick controls your movement and the other controls your aiming. With the single-stick control option though, the game automatically aims and fires for you, with the single virtual joystick being for moving the ship. The default setting for the single-stick is also that it can be dragged across the screen, and I personally like this setting. I found myself moving my thumb well beyond the edge of the joystick, so the edge followed after it, allowing me to keep control at my thumb-tip. Honestly I wish more of these Android games with virtual joysticks allowed for a similar control scheme.
The graphics of the Android version are definitely less detailed than the PC version, but that is not very surprising. It also does not really matter. Playing on my phone, I would have believed you if you said the graphics were identical (with some exceptions I will get to) simply because of the fast pace of the game preventing me from catching the details in the PC version. You can see how the graphical detail has been decreased on the screenshots though. You can also see another example of how the graphics differ from the PC version, beyond the on-screen controls. The edge of the map is actually drawn as horizontal and vertical bars, which change color with the background. This is a completely natural and needed deviation from the PC version because the map you play on is smaller than what you have in the PC version. Some boss AI has also been changed for your benefit on the smaller map, as you will see if you play both versions.
As the game has the soundtrack you give it, I cannot really comment on the music itself, though it does come with some music to play. The Beat Hazard Album consists of 23 tracks, though only 17 are included in the soundtrack that comes with the bundle. (Four of the tracks belong to an artist the game developer was not able to contact in time to add to the soundtrack and the other two just appear to be missing.) In the Android version though, only four tracks are included. Additional tracks will have to be added, and incidentally it currently cannot use Google Music tracks, even if they have been downloaded to the device. If you do not mind playing somewhat random music though, there is a 'radio' feature which will stream music to your device from one of many channels. As you are listening to the radio, instead of playing until a track completes you play for a certain amount of time. Basically, you do not have to worry about having no music to play with.
Does Beat Hazard Ultra make this bundle a classic you just have to get? As I said earlier, I may be biased, but I definitely believe this game alone makes the bundle worth getting. It is a great game with an open-ended experience you control with your music library. The Android version is very well created with easy to use controls not only in-game but in the menu as well. I have no reservations about recommending this humble if only to get a copy of this game, alone. If you have a decent music collection and enjoy arcade shooters, you will find this game to be well worth it, both on the PC and on Android.
Dynamite Jack Review:
The best way I can think to describe this game without much detail is to call it simple in the right ways. The story of Dynamite Jack is not too special or even original, but it is enough to explain what is happening in the game. You are a captured Space Marine who has been imprisoned in a mine. The time has come for you to escape and to help you do that you have a flashlight and an unlimited supply of bombs.
The gameplay is a combination of Bomberman and the flashlight-stealth games where you have to keep out of an enemy's cone of light as they patrol the level. Learn the movements of your enemies and you can plant bombs along their paths and remove them as a threat.
The execution of the gameplay, at least for the Android version, is where the 'simple in the right ways' comment is most true, and I wish the PC version were a little more like it. To move around on the Android version you can use a virtual joystick or you can trace out the path you want to walk with your finger. Both of these movement options can be enabled at the same time, so you can use whichever, whenever you want. You can also disable one or the other if you wish. In the Windows version though, you are limited to directional pad movement with the arrow keys. I wish I could use the mouse to trace out paths, similar to the Android version, but alas, the mouse buttons actually activate the flashlight and drop/explode the bombs.
The graphics in both versions are not exactly great, but definitely good for what the game is; an arcade game. Moving characters remind me of those in Diablo and Diablo 2, and looking at the files installed for the Windows version, we can see why, like in those older games, characters are not as much rendered as have specific images displayed in sequence. This style does give the characters an arcade-y look to them, which makes sense because this would be considered an arcade game. The environment is constructed of repeating images, which you would expect from an arcade game. Interestingly the game supports both a landscape and portrait window on my Android phone. Given the design of the game, either mode works, though your fingers may feel cramped in portrait.
The music to the game is surprisingly dramatic and epic. Some of the tracks you could expect to be playing during a BioWare game cinematic, but instead they drive this arcade experience. Other tracks though are more atmospheric and are perfectly fitting the dark, prison mine setting. The Humble Bundle with Android 5 does not explicitly contain the soundtrack but it can be found among the installed files as OGG files.
I have not played enough to know how long the gameplay lasts, but given the multiple achievements tied to each map, it could take some time to perfect the game. These achievements include time finding every collectible on a map and completing it in so much time. Further lengthening the game time is the map editor, which allows any player to create their own maps, and share them with the community. To identify yourself as the creator of a map, you do need an account with the Galcon community. The editor is present in both the Android and Windows versions, with almost the same interface, so you can choose between mouse and touchscreen controls. Once a map is made on one device though, you cannot get it to the other without sharing it with the community. You do have the ability to hide maps though. Unfortunately, even though the maps are recognized as yours, because they are tied to your account, I have not found any way to create a map on one device and edit it further on the other. Perhaps a way does exist, but I have not found it within the application.
Should Dynamite Jack make the bundle explode with sales? I am a little torn on that, so I will say no, but I still recommend the game. Of what I've played I can easily say it is a very good game, especially on Android. If you are looking for a good Android game, I do not believe you will be disappointed by this one, and it just feels so good on my phone that it is worth a shot. I am just not comfortable saying that this game alone makes purchasing the bundle worth it. If you don't mind spending the money though, or if you purchase the bundle for another game, be sure to check this one out!
NightSky HD Review:
NightSky is best described as a physics puzzler with an artistic side. The story goes that you found an odd ball one day and decided to take it home, because that is what you do after all. After taking it home though, you start having, "the strangest dreams about surreal places and experiences."
From what I've played of it thus far, I am not sure I would call the game surreal, but the game-world can definitely be called strange. (Closure, from the Humble Indie Bundle 7 was surreal.) While the world may not be surreal though, the gameplay mechanics are. You play as the ball you found, trying to roll to the exit on the right side of the screen, and helping you are the ball's special powers; increase friction, decrease friction, gravity reversal, and perhaps more. Also as you play you will find things in the environment you can control, such as blocks that vanish on your command and pinball flippers. Depending on the level you are on, the ball's powers may be disabled, changed, or persistent. For example there is a level where increased friction is always on, and you do not have the decrease friction power.
The controls for the game immediately demonstrate that this game was designed for mobile devices. On my phone I had the options of swiping the screen to move the ball, tilting the phone, and 'digital' controls which put buttons on the screen. I have found the digital controls to be the best simply because they are much easier to control than swiping. After all, it is much easier to hold a button down than holding a swipe on a screen.
Controls for the PC though are set as the arrow keys for movement and the 'A' and 'S' keys for the powers. You cannot change them, and that is what I meant by demonstrating this game was designed for mobile devices. Other options are also limited such as the video options which are just 'Fullscreen' and 'Windowed.'
The graphics are minimalist with almost everything being black and the singular exception is the background which is typically a skyscape. The graphic of the ball also changes to indicate what you are doing with it. Increased friction fills it with an orange hue while decreased friction adds what almost looks like a bright blue and white galaxy spinning within, and inverting gravity introduces a purple coloring to the ball. I am not sure what caused it but I did notice some stuttering on my smartphone at one point.
The soundtrack is somewhat calming and unobtrusive. I listen to the soundtracks of the games as I write their sections in this review and I have found myself forgetting this soundtrack is playing. That is not necessarily a bad thing though! If anything that speaks to the calming nature of the music and you also would not want an exhilarating soundtrack while you try to carefully manipulate the ball. There are puzzles in the game you want to be able to focus to get things just right, and an epic soundtrack would be distracting at those times.
Is NightSky the gem of this bundle that will invade your dreams? It might for you, but not for me. While the gameplay is definitely fun, and I will very likely work through the entire game before too long, it has not done anything to impress me. The puzzles seem contrived with carefully crafted solutions, making the gameplay somewhat simplistic, because once you see the puzzle you will know what to do. At least that has been my experience thus far. It is still an enjoyable experience to play the NightSky, but it is not the kind of game you will want to set aside much time to play. Instead, play it on commutes or when you just have too much time on your hands.
Solar 2 Review:
A game where I get to start as an asteroid and gradually build myself up to a black hole… I'm in! That is only part of the game though. The other part is completing tasks and challenges for the "god" that also gives you the tutorial messages.
Solar 2 exists somewhere near a casual and simulation game, though it is a little hard to say it is either simply because of the action involved. However, you would not call this a flat out action game. If you do not pay attention, you risk being destroyed by random asteroids, planets, stars, marauding aliens, and maybe even a black hole.
Part of paying attention is finding the mass to grow. As an asteroid, you grow by striking other asteroids until you reach planet size. At this point, collisions actually cause you to lose mass, so instead you want to catch asteroids in your orbit, and engulf them. This mechanic itself is actually not that complicated, but is not easy on a smartphone screen. You need to be able to see where you are at all times and where the asteroid is, but with the small smartphone screen that your fingers have to partially cover to control your character, it can be very difficult. Basically, you will wish you could zoom in to better see yourself, but you do not have the ability to do so, and if you did you risk losing the ability to see an incoming threat.
(Android on the left. PC on the right.)
On the PC though the directional controls of the arrow keys or WASD keys work quite well and give you decent control. I can believe that a tablet would be a better medium for the Android version, but as I do not have a tablet to run Solar 2 on, I cannot positively comment. Before I forget though, there are two ways to control yourself in the Android version: virtual joystick and point/drag.
The PC version also has useful options such as the ability to display orbits and the velocity vectors of everything on the screen. If these are available in the Android version, I could not find how to turn them on. As it is, the controls for displaying them on the PC are not listed with the other controls.
From what I can tell, there is no way to save the complete game, but you are able to save yourself and the system you are in. If you are a large star with four planets and two have evolved life, you can save that state and return to it whenever you want. The open-universe you occupy will be different though.
The graphics are not stellar, but they serve their purpose. On an Android phone, you will not notice any issue because of how small everything is. On a computer screen it may look a little blurry, like the textures are for a slightly lower resolution.
The music is atmospheric and almost qualifies as relaxation music in my opinion. There are too many sudden beats and such to really call it relaxing to me. It does fit the game very well though, with a sense of vast emptiness in the score. Also its tempo occasionally picks up, which is perfect considering how the action of the game can pick up and require your attention.
Will you get entrapped by Solar 2 if you buy the bundle? Maybe. It really depends on the kind of games you like. If you like somewhat casual games like this, you will probably find yourself putting hours into it. For the other gamers out there, if you get the bundle, you can delay playing this game. It is interesting and fun, but does not really grab you. Also, unless you have a tablet or other large-screen Android device, I would recommend leaving it on your PC. Give it a shot on your phone, but that is not where it shines.
Dungeon Defenders (Beat-the-Average) Android Description:
As mentioned earlier in this review and in the Humble Indie Bundle 7 Review, I am friendly with this game's development team so I cannot guarantee my review of the game will be unbiased. However, because the Android version of the game is a very different experience from the PC version, I will comment on it. As the game has not substantially changed since the previous bundle review, you can follow this link to read my comments on it: Humble Indie Bundle 7 Review: Dungeon Defenders Description.
Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave is the Android version of the PC game Dungeon Defenders and they differ in more ways than platform and name. The control scheme for the PC uses both the keyboard and mouse for movement and aiming, but as that is not available on a smartphone, a virtual joystick is used instead to run around the maps. To move the camera you must drag your finger on the screen, but off of the joystick. Given the 3D environment, this is not an ideal control scheme for navigating the maps, and when the action of the game comes into play, the controls become even more cumbersome. To help you though, the game will automatically lock onto enemies.
Something worth noting is that the game download from Humble Bundle is just 10 MB, but that is not the full size of the game; that is a launcher. When you first open the game it will start downloading the remainder of the game's content for a total of 838 MB of storage space used. The time it takes to download will obviously depend on your connection.
The graphics of Second Wave are not nearly as good as the PC version, but then smartphones have limited processing power and it has to render a 3D world, so the disparity is understandable. You are able to change the graphics quality though, and for this review, I had it turned up to the max.
Speaking just about the Android version here, I cannot recommend playing it as you also have the PC version. Perhaps you can adapt to the touchscreen controls, but you are also going to be left with less of the game, compared to the PC version. Second Wave's content is likely only equivalent to that of the base Dungeon Defenders game, but you are getting the complete PC version through the bundle.
A description of the PC version can be found here: Humble Indie Bundle 7 Review: Dungeon Defenders Description.
Super Hexagon (Beat-the-Average) Review:
I am not sure if this is an actual genre, but I am going to call Super Hexagon a scoreboard-challenge game. What I mean by that is the purpose of the game is not to reach any kind of conclusion but to compete for a better position on a scoreboard. There is no purpose to the game past attaining a higher score.
The gameplay is mechanically simple as you move a triangle around a hexagon, trying to avoid lines that fall onto the hexagon beneath you by moving clockwise or counterclockwise. Hit a line and you lose, though how long you survived can be uploaded to a scoreboard somewhere for bragging rights. As I said, mechanically the gameplay is simple but the execution is designed to make the experience much more complicated. As the lines fall onto the hexagon, the entire screen is rotating and changing color, making it harder to follow the lines as they move.
The controls for the Android version are simple to match the mechanics. Touch on the left half of the screen and the triangle you control moves counterclockwise; touch on the right half and it moves clockwise. I actually found the controls to be better implemented in the Android version than the PC version, which uses the arrow keys in the same way. The reason I felt the PC version was inferior is that the responsiveness of the controls was lesser. It was easier for me to over- or under-shoot the revolution using the arrow keys compared to the touchscreen.
Another factor that may have made the controls on the PC worse was the graphics. The game window ran in full screen, with black bars instead of stretching it, but honestly I think it may have been stretched anyway. That is what it felt like on the PC at least, as though the same push on the arrow keys as on the touchscreen moved the triangle further or faster. Either way, it made it harder to advance in the game as I was constantly finding myself crashing into the edge of a falling line. Basically it looks like the developers just copied the mobile game and threw in keyboard controls to make the PC version.
The soundtrack is very techno and driving, which compliments the game very well. The hectic pace of the music fits the hectic movements needed to survive long and get your name on the scoreboard. It is, however, limited to just three tracks.
Does Super Hexagon make this a super bundle? Not in my opinion, but then I generally do not enjoy scoreboard-challenge games. Also, better scores require memorizing the pattern of falling lines, trained reaction times, and luck, which means that the only way to actually advance is to practice the game a lot. I do not purchase games to practice them but to play them. If this is the kind of game you like though, have fun with it. As a general remark though, I am not comfortable recommending this game.
Now that I have gone through the 4+2 games of this bundle, the time has come to review the Humble Bundle with Android 5 itself. Is this collection worth getting, and should you beat the average? The latter is easier to address so I will do so first.
If you previously purchased the Humble Indie Bundle 7, or otherwise have a copy of Dungeon Defenders, you do not need to beat the average based on the current content. Doing so would just get you Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave and Super Hexagon, neither of which I can personally recommend. If you do not have a copy of Dungeon Defenders and are interested in it, get the bundle and beat the average now, if only because of the great deal! The game easily offers hundreds of hours of co-op gameplay with your friends or with strangers.
Also, do not forget that additional beat-the-average games are typically added at the midpoint of the sale, so if you want to be sure you get those games without having to beat a later, possibly higher average, do so now.
What about the basic bundle; should you spend the money for it? If you read my Beat Hazard Ultra review you already know my answer to that question is 'yes!' That game alone makes the bundle worth getting at any price. If you already have a copy then maybe the bundle is not worth any price to you, but I can strongly recommend Dynamite Jack for its Android experience and Solar 2 for its PC experience. NightSky HD left me unimpressed for either platform, but is still a good game and is worth playing if you purchase the bundle, but do not feel bad if you play it last.
As it stands, the Humble Bundle with Android 5 is a strong package worthy of your consideration and likely your money. Exactly how much money is up to you, but hopefully this review will help you make that decision.

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Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Caravan
Lakeside – Chicago, IL
I already wrote my first impressions of the Dave Matthews Caravan as it stormed through Chicago on its first day. Overall I thought it went fairly well since this was the inaugural event at Lakeside where an old steel mill once existed. I did have complaints like all the uneven mulch on the ground, the 20 minute walk to the car, and things of that nature, but as I was walking around something odd happened…people stopped me to talk. This doesn't happen often, but I had several festival patrons stop to ask if I was the press. After saying yes, they started rambling things that were wrong with the festival. The once thing that came up, and was a huge factor for them, was just how commercial the festival was. They said, "This is Dave Matthews and it's too commercial!" I never saw it from that perspective, but I am not a hardcore Dave Matthews fan like this group of people is. They had vendors like Harley Davidson, Square, and a big name cigarette company selling products. The other item that was too commercial for some was the food. They said it wasn't organic and completely overpriced.
Dave Matthews Day 1 (click to enlarge photos):
The other thing that I notice, and was also brought to my attention, was how un-green this green event was. The litter was insane, yet one can't go blaming the concert goers for all the trash. Whoever decided to make the recycling and trash cans the same color weren't thinking straight. Everyone was confused even the press in the media tent. We just made a recycling can into our trash can, but by the second day they completely removed our trash can. We saw many cans filled to the brim and no one knew where to toss their trash or recyclables so much of it ended up on the ground. Shame shame event producers.
When it came down to the music there wasn't anything to complain about except having to decide between O.A.R. or seeing Drive By Truckers. The only thing was Dave Matthews arriving to the stage around 20 to 30 minutes late every night. The last night of the show seemed too drawn out. Even the huge Dave fans that waited all day in the front row by the barricade were loosing their patience. Yet everyone's cares drifted away with the lighting of the marijuana and the 6-packs of beers being consumed.
Dave Matthews Day 2 (click to enlarge photos):
Dave played for around 2 and a half hours every night. Plus he also did a small acoustic set with Tim on Saturday during the day. Dave was also busy introducing the likes of Emmylou Harris onstage and hanging with his family backstage, as there were several sightings.
To cap it off, the festival went off without too big of a hitch besides the sobering walk to your vehicle and the overabundance of mulch on the ground. The big question is will Lakeside become a new home for live music in Chicago? Only the city can decide, but what do you think?
Dave Matthews Day 3 (click to enlarge photos):
Check out our photos from the DMB Caravan:
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Primary Health Care
Outpatient Diagnosis of Acute Chest Pain in Adults - Article
ABSTRACT: Approximately 1 percent of primary care office visits are for chest pain, and 1.5 percent of these patients will have unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction. The initial goal in patients presenting with chest pain is to determine if the patient needs to be referred for further testing to rule in or out acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction. The physician should consider patient characteristics and risk factors to help determine initial risk. Twelve-lead electrocardiography is typically the test of choice when looking for ST segment changes, new-onset left bundle branch block, presence of Q waves, and new-onset T wave inversions. For persons in whom the suspicion for ischemia is lower, other diagnoses to consider include chest wall pain/costochondritis (localized pain reproducible by palpation), gastroesophageal reflux disease (burning retrosternal pain, acid regurgitation, and a sour or bitter taste in the mouth), and panic disorder/anxiety state. Other less common but important diagnostic considerations include pneumonia (fever, egophony, and dullness to percussion), heart failure, pulmonary embolism (consider using the Wells criteria), acute pericarditis, and acute thoracic aortic dissection (acute chest or back pain with a pulse differential in the upper extremities). Persons with a higher likelihood of acute coronary syndrome should be referred to the emergency department or hospital.
Managing Difficult Encounters: Understanding Physician, Patient, and Situational Factors - Article
ABSTRACT: Family physicians commonly find themselves in difficult clinical encounters. These encounters often leave the physician feeling frustrated. The patient may also be dissatisfied with these encounters because of unmet needs, unfulfilled expectations, and unresolved medical issues. Difficult encounters may be attributable to factors associated with the physician, patient, situation, or a combination. Common physician factors include negative bias toward specific health conditions, poor communication skills, and situational stressors. Patient factors may include personality disorders, multiple and poorly defined symptoms, nonadherence to medical advice, and self-destructive behaviors. Situational factors include time pressures during visits, patient and staff conflicts, or complex social issues. To better manage difficult clinical encounters, the physician needs to identify all contributing factors, starting with his or her personal frame of reference for the situation. During the encounter, the physician should use empathetic listening skills and a nonjudgmental, caring attitude; evaluate the challenging patient for underlying psychological and medical disorders and previous or current physical or mental abuse; set boundaries; and use patient-centered communication to reach a mutually agreed upon plan. The timing and duration of visits, as well as expected conduct, may need to be specifically negotiated. Understanding and managing the factors contributing to a difficult encounter will lead to a more effective and satisfactory experience for the physician and the patient.
Using Mindfulness Techniques to Improve Difficult Clinical Encounters - Editorials
A Primary Care Approach to Substance Misuse - Article
ABSTRACT: Substance misuse is common among patients in primary care settings. Although it has a substantial health impact, physicians report low levels of preparedness to identify and assist patients with substance use disorders. An effective approach to office-based treatment includes a coherent framework for identifying and managing substance use disorders and specific strategies to promote behavior change. Brief validated screening tools allow rapid and efficient identification of problematic drug use, including prescription medication misuse. After a positive screening, a brief assessment should be performed to stratify patients into three categories: hazardous use, substance abuse, or substance dependence. Patients with hazardous use benefit from brief counseling by a physician. For patients with substance abuse, brief counseling is also indicated, with the addition of more intensive ongoing follow-up and reevaluation. In patients with substance dependence, best practices include a combination of counseling, referral to specialty treatment, and pharmacotherapy (e.g., drug tapering, naltrexone, buprenorphine, methadone). Comorbid mental illness and intimate partner violence are common in patients with substance use disorders. The use of a motivational rather than a confrontational communication style during screening, counseling, and treatment is important to improve patient outcomes.
Bullying Among Adolescents: A Challenge in Primary Care - Editorials
Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care - Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce - Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults - Putting Prevention into Practice
Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines - Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
Evaluation of the Patient with Hip Pain - Article
ABSTRACT: Hip pain is a common and disabling condition that affects patients of all ages. The differential diagnosis of hip pain is broad, presenting a diagnostic challenge. Patients often express that their hip pain is localized to one of three anatomic regions: the anterior hip and groin, the posterior hip and buttock, or the lateral hip. Anterior hip and groin pain is commonly associated with intra-articular pathology, such as osteoarthritis and hip labral tears. Posterior hip pain is associated with piriformis syndrome, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, lumbar radiculopathy, and less commonly ischiofemoral impingement and vascular claudication. Lateral hip pain occurs with greater trochanteric pain syndrome. Clinical examination tests, although helpful, are not highly sensitive or specific for most diagnoses; however, a rational approach to the hip examination can be used. Radiography should be performed if acute fracture, dislocations, or stress fractures are suspected. Initial plain radiography of the hip should include an anteroposterior view of the pelvis and frog-leg lateral view of the symptomatic hip. Magnetic resonance imaging should be performed if the history and plain radiograph results are not diagnostic. Magnetic resonance imaging is valuable for the detection of occult traumatic fractures, stress fractures, and osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Magnetic resonance arthrography is the diagnostic test of choice for labral tears.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given the University of Georgia Research Foundation a $3.4 million grant to help fight a debilitating tropical disease.
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6 Tips for Outdoor Christmas Decorations
I love Christmas decorations. In fact, each Christmas Eve, my family and I travel about 20 minutes to visit a home that has so many lights that I'd be willing to bet it's visible from space. Another favorite (closer to home) is a light show set to music, like this one. We find it fun to critique others' efforts while in the car or walking the neighborhood.
More often than not, we're easily impressed. A lighted wreath on the front door and/or electric candles in each window get points for being simple but classy. Tall trees wrapped in lights or icicle lights on the garage gutter mean you dragged out the ladder…earning points for effort. A symmetrical design likely means you survived a creativity dispute with your spouse. Worth another pat on the back.
But not everybody has an eye for good taste.
Here are six guidelines for outdoor Christmas decorations:
1) Don't mix your lights. You must not put the white strand of lights on the same tree as the cool-white lights or the string of multi-colored lights. It's an eyesore. Same as wearing a plaid shirt with seersucker pants.
2) When using blinking lights, don't connect them to a strand that's non-blinking. It's either all-blinkers or all non-blinkers, unless your blinkers are exclusively on a single tree or shrub.
3) You don't need more than one inflatable decoration. At my house, we have a single, inflatable Santa holding a wreath. The clueless guy next door to me has an inflatable snowman positioned right next to an inflatable Santa. And that's it. Points deducted for lack of creativity. Go get a strand of lights. Inflatables are supplementary displays…not made to stand by themselves.
4) Lighted reindeer are OK, but getting old. And you can't use reindeer that are missing lights. If you have a failing reindeer, take a page from the funny hunters who like to string up a lighted deer by its hooves.
5) If you're one who makes excuses for lack of outdoor decorating, at least make your lighted Christmas tree visible through your living room window. Too lazy to put up a tree because the kids are out of the house? Order a lighted leg lamp, like from the movie "A Christmas Story."
6) Finally, absolutely no lighted plastic statues. Littering your lawn with lighted Santas, elves, candy canes, toy soldiers, gingerbread men, and anything else plastic with a bulb inside is an immediate loss of all exterior design credibility, especially if you relocated your plastic pink flamingos to make room on the front grass.
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As usual, the Razzies choose the Twilight Saga to manifest their distate for anything considered "mainstream." I haven't yet decided whether the people who nominate these films/actors/actresses/directors were the epitomy of the misunderstood, yet soooooo unpopular kids in high school that would quietly sit back and take it while the big, scary, hulking buffoon stole their lunch money, or they were the antisocial, goth-themed (you don't have to like me because I am dark and deep and you are all just sheep) eye-liner wearing turds steaming up our society with their anti-mainstream mentality.
Either way, once again, the popular crowd will now pay for past sins as you hoist them up on a platform and take that one opportunity you have to stick it to em! Good luck with that.......and yes......I like Twilight and I was popular in high school. Naa na naa na boo boo!


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In Defense of Andrew Sullivan — And Christianists
Having it both ways (and neither way).
Seizing the middle ground is a sure-fire way to lose an audience, and, in so doing, lose a debate. Compromise is cowardice these days. The major issues of our time cut cleavages so deep that the difference cannot be split. Like being pregnant, one cannot be half at war, to take one example. For that matter, one cannot half have an abortion; and along similar lines one cannot half support gay marriage or half assent to gay weddings, no matter how dedicated a federalist or an Episcopalian one strives to be.
It nonetheless feels to me entirely unsatisfactory to go whole-hog for either Andrew Sullivan's or R. Andrew Newman's position on the Gay Union Question -- in spite of and because of the fact that both Andrews succeed where the other fails. (I should mention here that I have met Sullivan once and Newman zero times, which I suspect is primarily a function of living in the same city as the first and not the second.)
Rather than the muddle of the middle, I propose we seize upon each Andrew's rhetorical extreme. There, oddly enough, their truths find their centers of gravity. What each misses about bigotry and religion the other hits like a nail. Newman portrays Sullivan as thinking that all Christianists are bigots, but Newman himself refuses to admit the possibility that any of them are. In truth of fact, we must not be afraid to admit that some Christians are bigots, even as we reiterate that the Christian religion has no monopoly on bigotry.
In short, Sullivan is right that Christianism exists. But he is wrong to imply that every Christianist is a bigot. And though Newman is wrong to ignore Christian bigotry, he is right that even Christianists are not necessarily bigots. If Christianism as Sullivan defines it is to be attacked, it must be attacked on other grounds.
Ending up with the idea that bigotry is indeed bad but Christianism may not be, we begin with Newman's description of Sullivan's attitude: "It's only that Christianists have hijacked Christianity like Islamists have hijacked Islam. Except," Newman writes, "they haven't slammed a plane into the Pentagon, leveled walls on homosexuals, stashed women in burqas, or rioted because Jesus appeared on the funny pages. But beyond that, I'm sure he has a point. Somewhere."
Alas, he does. It's posted on Sullivan's website -- often -- and here is one of its phrasings.
We have the first truly sectarian, religious administration, appealing for support on theological grounds, and relying on churches to sustain it. I find this deeply troubling both for government and for religion. If support for a president rests on his religious faith rather than a judgment of his policies, then civil, secular politics -- whether on the right or left -- is finished. Faith cannot be debated; it can merely be asserted. If it is the core basis for politics, as we see in Iraq or the Balkans or Northern Ireland, a multi-faith society ceases to function as a democracy. Conservatives, while respecting religious faith, should nonetheless strongly resist this temptation to turn politics into religion.
True to Sullivan's spirit, this thesis of his can be debated. It may be agreed or disagreed with but not disinvented. He has a complementary thesis -- that there are Christians who want to wield Christianity as a political force, and conform the rules of state to those of their religion. This thesis cannot just be debated but is certainly true. No true Christian can tolerate laws that are directly contrary to the Judeo-Christian ethic. This is something to be proud of. And certainly there are Christians who are proud to insist upon the public display of the Ten Commandments and the minting of the motto "In God We Trust" because those things reflect the expressly Christian heritage of our country. To oppose abortion because one considers it, like slavery, to be an unacceptable crime in the eyes of God is to wield one's religion as a political force. Abolitionism and, indeed, the civil rights movement are points of light in the glaring and successful American tradition of what Sullivan terms Christianism.
But Christianism, like every ism, comes in degrees. There are varyingly intense forms of Islamism. What goes in Kuwait does not go in Iran. What goes in Kuwait, indeed, didn't go this time last year: ism is not an on/off switch. There are total racists, total socialists, and total fundamentalists, and if the ruthless destruction of Trotsky is any indication it is possible, for example, to be half communist. Sullivan's definitions of Christianism could be read to exclude "soft" Christianists, but I don't think it does. Surely he speaks of a broader group than those in favor (and I have met some) of establishing a Christian monarchy.
The debate is not about an American Falange, but rather about Christians who wish to preserve the still-prevailing moral order of the United States -- by, among other things, enshrining it overtly in the Constitution. Newman is on firm ground when he switches from offense to defense; the trouble is he does so little of it. But the subtext shines through: not all Christianists, surely everyone can agree, are bigots. It is possible to hold, as an article of faith, that gay relationships are wrong enough to ban -- without having hate in your heart. It is also possible to do so, however, with a freightload of hate in your heart -- or condescension, cruelty, ignorance or anything else.
Newman does not admit these possibilities. Sullivan says quite convincingly that "I feel that my own relationship is a gift from God. I cannot alone in my conscience before God believe otherwise," and Newman's reply is that, somewhere, "Martin Luther is wishing he'd had a better intellectual property lawyer." That is not the full story, and I would challenge anyone to deny it. A Christian may despair or condemn another Christian's revelation, but he cannot make it go away. This is the lesson of two thousand years of Christian history, and it has been propelled by the raw power of faith.
The question, as I see it, is whether Christians have a spiritual duty to love all -- and beyond that, a duty to wield their faith as a political force for that universal love. I suspect I am not alone in thinking that another ism is born of the prospect that both duties exist. For this reason I acknowledge the seriousness of Sullivan's gay marriage federalism. And because I see virtue in a federalism of Christianities, I also acknowledge the seriousness of those who seek to love sinners but to hate, and outlaw, sin. There is a point at which this passion runs afoul of the Constitution, but it is not at the get-go; Prohibition suggests how successful, and how unsuccessful, Christianism can be at the national level.
But it is mistaken to think that even all Christianists feel the need for a nation under Christian law. For many, it is good enough to live in a state that prohibits behaviors at fundamental odds with their faith. Sullivan's federalism, if not his faith, can tolerate the spread of bigoted state law. And one aspect of Newman's conservatism, if not another, can tolerate the spread of Sullivan-style Christianity. This is the beauty of that old and true conservatism that allows us to see eye to eye, to take -- or leave -- one another's extremisms as we find them. It permits us whatever duties we choose but mandates for us all the indispensable freedom -- of distance.


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WASHINGTON (AP) " Designer babies or an end to intractable illnesses: A revolutionary technology is letting scientists learn to rewrite the genetic code, aiming to alter DNA in ways that, among other things, could erase disease-causing genes.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) " Nervous mayors and county officials are piping up about the Illinois budget crisis, with one city even threatening to turn off the lights at a state garage because of an unpaid electric bill.
NEW YORK (AP) " Donald Trump met with a group of black pastors for several hours Monday, calling the session an "amazing meeting" that went longer than planned because "we came up with lots of good ideas."
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) " The latest in the reaction to the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked more than two weeks of demonstrations (all times local):
PHILADELPHIA (AP) " Kobe Bryant's farewell tour begins in the city that loves and hates him.
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This person never leaves a message and I never answer the phone. SO annoying!!
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I monitor my mother's phone log and found this number. Called it back and says it's disconnected (ALREADY???) Why can't the Feds catch these people!!!!
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New York, NY (January 13, 2012) --The Bocuse d'Or USA Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to inspiring culinary excellence, led by Chefs Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Jerome Bocuse, will hold the USA Finals Competition on January 29, 2012 at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. The competition, which runs from 8:00 am to 2:45 pm on January 29, is open to the public and admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis.
The competition will decide the USA representative at the international Bocuse d'Or, which will take place at the SIRHA International Hotel, Catering and Food Trade Exhibition in Lyon on January 29, 2013, one year to the day from the USA Finals. The Bocuse d'Or, named after legendary French Chef Paul Bocuse, is a biennial international culinary competition that seeks to identify the world's top competitive chef. First held in 1987, the 2013 Bocuse d'Or will feature representatives from 24 countries. (Click here for more information on the Bocuse d'Or.)
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Each of the aforementioned USA finalists will have five-and-a-half hours to prepare two protein platters -one cod, one chicken -along with three intricate garnishes. Judging the competition will be a roster of some of the country's best chefs, including: Grant Achatz, Scott Boswell, William Bradley, Michael Cimarusti, Traci Des Jardins, Shaun Hergatt, Gabriel Kreuther, Barbara Lynch, George Mendes, Roland Passot, and Michael White. For the first time, the USA Finals Competition will be produced in concert with GL Events, the company that organizes the Bocuse d'Or in France.
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On Monday, January 30, 2012, the day after the competition, The Bocuse d'Or USA winner and the Bocuse d'Or USA Foundation Board of Directors will address the media at an 11:30 AM EST press conference at the Sofitel in New York City (media interested in attending should contact First Press PR). The Bocuse d'Or USA winner will then begin an intensive, year-long training regimen to prepare for the January 29, 2013 competition in Lyon. The training will be overseen by the Bocuse d'Or USA Foundation's Board of Directors and Team USA coaches: Chef Gavin Kaysen (head coach), Chef Grant Achatz and Chef Gabriel Kreuther. Chef Kaysen represented the USA at the 2007 competition and was an assistant coach in 2009 and 2011.
"This weekend is about selecting the very best American chef to represent the USA on the international stage. It should be a matter of great pride to our entire American culinary community," said Chef Daniel Boulud.
The CIA will also host the first ever Commis Competition on Saturday, January 28, 2012. As part of this competition, four talented young chefs will each prepare their interpretation of the classic Paul Bocuse dish, Poulet au Vinaigre. This new event aims to identify the country's next rising star in the field of competitive cooking. While the winner of the Commis Competition will not participate in the 2013 Bocuse d'Or (the USA representative chooses his own commis to assist him), the hope is that the winning chef will gain experience to one day represent the USA at the Bocuse d'Or. In addition, Chef Boulud noted, "The first-place prize is a three month professional apprenticeship at a threeMichelin-star restaurant in France. The prize really underlines the Foundation's goal of providing continuing education. It's what I'm most proud of in the Foundation's progress."
The Commis Competition will be judged by chefs: Grant Achatz, Chris Hastings, Gabriel Kreuther, Alex Lee, Barbara Lynch, and Brad Barnes, CMC, Senior Director of Culinary Education at the CIA.
Both the Commis Competition and USA Finals Competition are open to the public, but space is limited. The weekend festivities at the CIA will also include public book signings by top toques: Grant Achatz, Daniel Boulud, Chris Hastings, Daniel Humm, Thomas Keller, and Barbara Lynch.
About the Bocuse d'Or USA Foundation
Established in 2009, the Bocuse d'Or USA Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) devoted to Inspiring Culinary Excellence in young professionals as well as preserving the traditions and quality of classic cuisine in America. The Foundation -led by a Board of Directors comprised of renowned chefs Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller and Jerome Bocuse -aims to build a community of young American chefs who are confident in their career pursuits and will be life-long ambassadors of gastronomic excellence. The organization offers educational scholarships, internships, access to a Culinary Council of established professionals and support for the most promising young professionals who are interested in representing the U.S. in the prestigious Bocuse d'Or competition held in Lyon, France every two years. For more information, visit www.bocusedorusa.org.


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Jim Dorsey has been in the business of getting things right for a long time.
First it was as a teacher, coach and administrator at Sheridan High School from 1961-2002, and then more so as an official.
"He has such a sterling reputation," assistant CHSAA commissioner Bert Borgmann said. "The basketball officials association has steadfastly said that we only have one nominee for your hall of fame."
Dorsey's dossier is mighty impressive. He umpired high school and collegiate baseball from 1961-81 and basketball on both levels from 1970-99.
A master note taker and clinician, Dorsey can often be spotted at state championship venues grading officials and helping them learn to do their jobs better.
He was awarded the CHSAA's Distinguished Service Award in 2004 and in 2011 became just one of four Coloradans granted Life Membership in the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials.
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US, India, Japan working to get World Bank back: Mozena
US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Wednesday said several friendly countries of Bangladesh including US, India and Japan have been working for the withdrawal of the cancellation of Padma bridge project.
The WB has also actively engaged in revival process of the loan, the US envoy said.
Mozena made the comment emerging from a meeting with Finance Minister AMA Muhit at the finance ministry this morning.
"I am hopeful that the discussion which is going on between Bangladesh and World Bank about the revival of the loan will come out successful," said the US ambassador.
Earlier in the morning, Muhit told journalists that he is hopeful of the revival of the loan for the Padma bridge project.
"Prime minister asked me to do whatever necessary for restoration of the Padma bridge project loan", the finance minister said after seeing the premier off at the Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.
PM's absence due to NAM conference in Iran will not create any problem in taking any decision in this regard, he added.
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When i origionally purchased my CRS there was 12 all with the red colouration, now however i have several that are green with a couple of females with a baige stripe the full length of there back. Is this normal for CRS?
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New reports say Mitt Romney lied under oath during his friend's divorce trial.
The presidential candidate testified in the 1990s divorce trial of his friend and Staples founder Tom Stemberg. Stemberg's wife Maureen Sullivan Stemberg claims that Romney lied in order to prevent her from getting what she financially deserved.
Romney allegedly downplayed the company's success during the trial to make it seem as if it was still in the developmental stages. Romney financially backed Staples through Bain Capital.
"I didn't place a great deal of credibility in the forecast of the company's future," Romney said.
The divorce concluded with Maureen receiving very little. She also said that shortly after the trial Romney and Tom cashed in their stock for more riches at Goldman Sachs.


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This was really amazing! I made 8 chicken breasts tonight and only got one small piece because my guys polished it off. I didn't have marinara sauce so substituted pizza sauce.
Chicken Parmesan Sub
From EatingWell: December 2006, EatingWell Serves Two
"Sub"? "Hoagie"? "Grinder"? "Hero"? It depends on where you grew up. But we can all agree that the addition of spinach, and the omission of a greasy fried breading, give this old-school favorite a deliciously healthy profile.
6 Reviews for Chicken Parmesan Sub
I loved this: it only too me about 30 minutes, which for a nice chicken dish, is pretty quick. Minimal clean-up too. Followed the recipe exactly, did think it was a tinge on the bland side - decided next time I'll add a tiny bit more salt or maybe some oregano or garlic. Love the spinach touch. The rest of my family are not really spinach fans, but they managed to choke it down. :) I thought it was yummy!
This was delicious! It came out truly perfect the spinach was great on it as well. I would make this again but make more for later. :-)
I used a sub sandwich i did not cook the spinach i just got it out of the bag, i used mushrooms too it was alright it was kind of bland tasting though but i will probably make this again.


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Tailbone pain & numbness in feet!!!
Im 18 weeks pregnant and for some reason my tailbone has started to really hurt. Im constantly shifting position in my chair at work & talking walks to alleviate the pain. Along with this - the side of my foot has gone numb - wonder if it's related? Anyone else had this?
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This is not a normal pregnancy symptom, talk to your doctor. Your little one could be sitting on a nerve causing it to be pinched and cause this or something else could be going on. Either way you should probably get this checked out.posted 10/12/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
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Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler got his wish. Or Josh McDaniels finally got what he wanted. Or Pat Bowlen finished remaking the team. Or the long, bad joke on the Broncos reached its punch line. Or . . . who knows what just happened? Bottom line: The Broncos ended 2008 with Mike Shana-han as coach and Jay Cutler as quarterback. They'll start 2009 with McDaniels as coach and QB Kyle Orton.
What's new: The Broncos swapped Cutler for Orton in a deal with the Chicago Bears. Denver's deal hinges on two first-round draft picks — the No. 18 overall this season, and another next season — it got from Chicago. Only time will tell if it works.
Who's dissing whom: The rest of the AFC West — even the lowly Raiders — are licking their chops. Or laughing hysterically. Or both.
The gut on Cut: Maybe Cutler wanted a trade. Maybe he didn't. He's had heads spinning more than "The Exorcist." Now he's gone.
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This image did definitely NOT go the way I wanted so I kinda stopped midway, but I decided to submit it all the same.
I might pick up the same concept and do a whole new piece with it though
anyway, i hope you like it
I might pick up the same concept and do a whole new piece with it though
anyway, i hope you like it
Who's the girl? Hmm...
amazing light
Love it. reminds me of the tree top levels on Donkey Kong Country.
unfinished? looks good all the same
like a misty swamp.....ahhhrgggh! i'm in pain...but this i like..
i love the size of it all! cool! If the houses had a touch more detail to match the rest even better~
I wanna live there, da.....~
this piece has a very magical feeling to it, and i really like how tiny the person is in comparison to its surroundings c:
I like how you always put one little person in the foreground just for size comparison
i love the way you make us look so small and insignificant in comparison to this awesome and interesting world of your imagination
Eu gosto assim, mas espero que voltes a este trabalho então e nos apresentes mais uma grande deviation.
spectacular!! beautiful serene atmosphere
Love the concept and the atmosphere
Is this your stopping midway ? Wow.
Thats sick
nice atmosphere. Seems like a very peaceful place.
me likey
Nice work !
the concept is great
the concept is great
I love it ^^
I love the little fireflies, they're so tiny XD. Loving the eerie and beautiful setting.
very nice!
Amazing scale!
Its dark, but also very serene at the same time
I think it looks awsome!
i'd love to live there!!!!
Theres something definetly there, maybe have the light comeing in a bit more stronger.
It's really good thought, still! XD I like the idea!
Whoa, dude it looks like those sketches used in the making of movies....like Avatar, Star Wars, an such. DUDE!!
Aw.. why didn't it go the way you wanted? It looks really beautiful though.
Very nice!
beautiful!~ it looks pretty interesting~ :3 if you don't mind...could i maybe use this setting for a story? the girl...well, unless you don't want me to thats fine...~
Like it?
I LOVE IT. :hear:
I LOVE IT. :hear:
I love how your version of "I stopped midway" is still absolutely gorgeous. ^_^
The composition and atmosphere of this is amazing!
Sempre em altas Jorge
If this looks great i bet the new one will be stunning ;D
love the colors and composition! very nice work, blinck!
<3 You have such beautiful art, and it really inspires me to write fantasy stories. I love this picture, and I love the style. You make me want to try so much harder with airbrush painting. .__.
Sooooo BEAUTIFUL! It looks amazing that way, with all the blues and blacks degraded, tuning in and out, and the faded colors of the rooftops and plants. Simply beautiful. Well done!
Wow, the concept is just plain amazing!
Lights Lights Lights but not Friday Night Lights!
Great image anyway!
Great image anyway!
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First of all, I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas!!! We spent the day totally relaxing, hanging out in our pajamas, playing, and eating. I'm so looking forward to my kids and husband being home for the next couple of weeks---it will be perfect way to end this year and begin the next! After Christmas sales are some of the best around, and Silhouette is no exception! Today begins their newest promo, featuring the new Silhouette Portrait! It's small, but powerful--weighing in at only 3.5 pounds and 8 inches wide, and comes with all the same features as its larger counterpart, the Cameo. If you have some Christmas money to spend, this sure would be a fun way to spend … [Read more...]
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Congrats to #44, Lora--winner of the Honeywell Thermostat from The Home Depot! The winner has already been contacted via e-mail. Please reply within 48 hours, or I will need to select a new winner. I'm so happy for you!!!! {kierste} … [Read more...]
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You guys!! We are on the Christmas countdown!! I just have a few more things to do, but mostly it's going to be a busy weekend packed with really fun family activities that I've been looking forward to...ice skating, seeing a movie, driving to see lights, The Nutcracker, and more. LOVE!!! I'm really trying to let go of stress, and trying to enjoy these last few days of Christmas. What is your family planning this weekend? I'm so sorry I missed last week's link up---it just got away from me with all the Christmas prep going on. I'm excited for this week though, and can't wait to see all of your projects! But first... Our last party's most viewed entry was: {Chalkboard Christmas … [Read more...]
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This week I was faced with a task that I never imagined...talking to my two little 1st graders about an unspeakable tragedy, and explaining to them why their classroom doors are now kept locked. As difficult as this was, it can't even compare to the immense grief and sadness the families of those sweet babies and brave souls that lost their lives on Friday are feeling. My heart is breaking for them, and I hope they can feel the arms of this entire nation around them during not only this holiday season, but through the months and years to come. This tragedy struck our nation hard, and its effects will linger for a long time to come, and many of us are looking for answers. It's being … [Read more...]
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Are you looking for a last minute gift that won't break the bank? I'm here to help! Here are a few projects I've done over the years that are easy to make, darling when they're finished, and are pretty inexpensive. {Family Lacing Cards} I made these lacing cards for my kids for Christmas last year, and they have been a HUGE hit. We use them at church every single week, and since we live far away from our family, I love that they see pictures of them so often. This is a set of four cards, and cost right around $5 to make. The most expensive part was the lamination, but the cardstock was very inexpensive, which made up for it. I did use pictures I already had, but to save money (and … [Read more...]
Easy organization: keep the Christmas cards you receive on a ring!
I'm kind of in love with book rings. This holiday season it was the perfect answer to keeping my Christmas cards under control, and I'm excited to share with you this simple holiday organization tip! I love being able to see all the Christmas cards and letters we receive--it's one of my favorite things! I look at them all month, then put them in to my Christmas Memories binder after Christmas. I get a lot of letters and pictures along with cards, and sometimes those have been more difficult to hang or clip up. I've used several different methods, but this year I decided to try something a little different. I just punched a hole in the corner of each card and letter, slid them onto a … [Read more...]
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Living in Michigan was cold...very cold. I learned very quickly how much our heating bill could be, especially through the winter months. Now that we've moved to Texas, it's just the opposite--winters are beautiful, and the cooling bill in the summer can really add up. Did you know that heating and cooling costs account for nearly half the average homeowner's total energy bill? About $1,000 a year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® program. I totally believe it! Fortunately, there are some easy things you can do that can make a big difference to keep your house warm...or cool, and save in the process! {Replace your air filter & install a programmable … [Read more...]
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Don't you just love home projects that take like...less than 10 minutes? :) Well, it's your lucky day, because I'm going to tell you about something we just did to winterize our home a little more--and it was fast and cheap!! Have you ever seen these outlet insulators before? I found them in the electrical aisle at The Home Depot (you can find them at other hardware and retail stores as well), and this entire package was less than $3! It's enough for 7 outlets and 3 switch covers. You can actually lose a lot of heat (and let a lot of cold in) through your outlets , specifically the ones on your outside walls. These inexpensive foam insulators will help winterize your home, and won't … [Read more...]
{fit friday with erica} enjoying the season
It's OFFICIAL - the holiday season is in FULL swing and in less than 3 weeks it will all be over! You probably have five million things on your to-do list including Christmas cards to send out, presents to buy, treats to make, etc. The list could go on and on and then on some more. Sometimes at this time of year we can get so burdened down with all there is do, although they are all probably wonderful things, that we actually may just want to put on our pj's, climb into bed, and hibernate for awhile - a long while instead. While our physical health should be something that is always at the top of our list we need not forget our mental health as well. Most importantly at this time of … [Read more...]