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Episode 20 - No Revolution Is Too Big
Welcome back! This month's featured story is "No Revolution Is Too Big" by Mike Lynch, which appeared in Issue 28 of Ray Gun Revival. The story is read by John Wilkerson. Additionally, we have our interview with Mike to go with the story. Our song for this episode is "CGI," by Sudden Death, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network..
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With all the news about pets becoming very ill from dog treats, why not make your own? You know exactly what's in them, they are fresher, and you could probably eat them too if you're that hungry. Looking for a simple dog treat? Try this one:
Peanut Butter and Banana Dog Treats
- 1 banana, peeled
- 1 cup oat flour
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup dried parsley
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 egg, beaten
The parsley in these treats will also help them be breath fresheners. Adjust the size of the cookies if you'd like – smaller for small dogs, bigger for big dogs.
Preheat oven to 300°F. Put banana in a large bowl and use a spoon or potato masher to mash it thoroughly. Add oat flour, oats, parsley, peanut butter and egg and stir well to combine. Set aside for five minutes. Roll mixture into 24 balls, using about 1 tablespoon dough for each; transfer to a large parchment paper-lined baking sheet as done.
Use the back of a spoon or the heel of your hand to press each ball into a (1 1/2- to 2-inch) coin. Bake until firm and deep golden brown on the bottom, 40 to 45 minutes. Set aside to let cool completely.
Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
This will make about 2 dozen to 3 dozen cookies depending on size.
Do you make your own dog treats? Share the recipe!
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Verizon may soon introduce a $50 per month unlimited prepaid plan
Verizon's plan reshuffling is still in the news today. First we let you know that Big Red is prepping to drop one-year contracts altogether, and now it seems that a new unlimited plan is on its way. However, perhaps in contrast with the one-year agreement axing, this may actually make some people very happy when (if?) it becomes available.
Droid-Life has received a depiction of an upcoming Verizon unlimited prepaid plan, called Verizon Unleashed. We get the details of what it includes, as well as a shot of some promo material for Unleashed.
So, as you can see, $50 per month will get you unlimited talk, unlimited texts, and unlimited 'mobile Web'. However, 'mobile Web' is not referred to as 'data', and you can see below its listing in the first image above the start of a sentence that goes like "Mobile Web does not provide full". We can only guess what words followed in that sentence, but it may be safe to assume that this mobile Web is not what you smartphone owners have gotten used to using as 'mobile data'. Ah, naming schemes…
Even so, unlimited talk and texts for $50/month sounds pretty good. Until you consider this is a month-to-month, in other words prepaid, plan – then it becomes a great deal even. It's unclear when Verizon will introduce this, but let's hope it will happen soon and will be available nationwide. In the mean time, we'll try to find out some more details about what data access it includes, and what data add-ons you may get on top of Verizon Unleashed.


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KISS fans and others won't have to wait until May to see their band get into the Hall of Fame when HBO airs this year's Rock Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. The Rock Hall will offer a live viewing of the Induction Ceremony on Thursday, April 10th at 7pm.
For those unable to make the trip to see the ceremony in person at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. a stop in Cleveland might be the next best thing.
Tickets for the Rock Hall Simulcast are $20 and are available at www.rockhall.com. Big screens will be set up throughout the first floor and lower level of the Rock Hall allowing fans to watch the ceremony in different locations.
Last year the Watch Party was not held due to the ceremony taking place on the West Coast.
Tickets to the actual ceremony in New York are still available but only the seats priced at $290 and higher. Click here to purchase tickets.
Presenter and Performer details are expected to be announced on Tuesday, April 1st. This year's inductees are Nirvana, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, Hall & Oates and The E Street Band.
Ronstadt has stated in several interviews that she will not attend the ceremony and due to conflicts among current and past members, KISS is not expected to perform.


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Today the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 in favor of the individual mandate within the Affordable Care Act - more commonly known as "Obamacare." However, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has already announced that it will fight to appeal this decision requiring the purchase of healthcare for all U.S. citizens.
An email sent out this morning to ACLJ supporters reads:
"The ACLJ represented more than 100 Members of Congress and 145,000 Americans in challenging ObamaCare before the Supreme Court. Today's decision is extremely disappointing.
With this decision, the mandate to buy health insurance that covers abortion stands, the abortion surcharge stands, the abortion-pill mandate that violates religious liberty still stands; but we will not stand idly by and let this happen.
We are already working with Congress to pass a full repeal of ObamaCare, and our multiple lawsuits against Planned Parenthood and the abortion-pill mandate continue.
Our work has increased but so has our determination to stop pro-abortion ObamaCare.
Take action, make a tax-deductible donation to fight ObamaCare today.
When trying to pass the ObamaCare bill, President Obama claimed it was not a tax; but while defending it at the Supreme Court, the President's attorneys argued that it was a tax and the Court agreed. This could represent the largest middle class tax increase in American history. This law is not what our nation needs or deserves.
The ACLJ will continue to stand against this massive expansion of abortion by forcing higher taxes on the American people. Please continue to stand against ObamaCare with us.
Jay Sekulow
ACLJ Chief Counsel
P.S. Please forward this email and share this message on Facebook and Twitter.
Of course, you may also feel free to forward this article and let us know what you think of the ACLJ's decision. Should they continue this fight, or should they move on dot org?


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Nov. 30, 2011
By John Lock
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Six Southern Illinois football players earned Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic All-Conference honors, the league announced Wednesday.
Connor James, Mike McElroy and David Pickard earned first-team honors. Joe Okon and Austin Pucylowski earned second-team honors. Jason Stegman earned an honorable mention nod.
Forty student-athletes, including 14 who earned first-team honors, highlight the 2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic team. Six of the 14 first-teamers also earned 2011 Capital One Academic All-District plaudits, as selected by College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA).
Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). Student-athletes must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institutions (freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution. League sports information directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first-team honors and 11 players for second-team honors.
Connor James graduated cum laude in May 2010 in exercise science, and he currently holds a 4.0 GPA towards a master's in sports administration. James earned the President's Academic Award in 2010 and the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award in 2009. He started every game in 2011 at middle linebacker and was sixth on the team in tackles.
Mike McElroy (3.73 GPA, health education) earned first-team honors for the first time in his career, after earning second-team All-Acadmic honors in 2008 and 2009. He is a three-time recipient of the conference's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and a 2009 second-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American. McElroy is a two-time first-team All-Conference performer, and he ended his career third in school history with 15 career interceptions.
Joe Okon (3.323 GPA, psychology) earned his first All-Academic honor with his second-team selection. He is a two-time honoree on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll. He started 10 games at inside linebacker and finished third on the team in tackles.
Austin Pucylowski holds a 4.0 GPA in pre-med. He was an MVFC Academic Honor Roll honoree as a true freshman in 2010. He averaged 38.3 yards on 53 punts. Only 16 of his 53 punts were returned, and 21 were covered inside the 20.
Jason Stegman (3.783 GPA, electrical engineering) earned honorable mention honors. He was the starting long snapper all season. He received the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award in 2010 and was named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll in 2009. He recorded two tackles in 2011.
McElroy and Pickard both earned 2011 Capital One Academic All-District honors earlier this season and are eligible for first-team Academic All-American laurels. Academic All-America selections will be revealed on Dec. 8.


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Laddered CDs
Dear Dr. Don,
What is the best way to ladder CDs given current low rates?
Marlene Maturities
Dear Marlene,
Use a stepladder instead of an extension ladder. A laddered CD portfolio
has maturities at regular intervals, like rungs on a ladder. That
keeps the CD investor from making market bets on interest rates.
When a CD matures, the investor reinvests in the longest maturity
on the ladder.
If a benefit of constructing a CD ladder is to avoid
making interest-rate bets, then it seems counterintuitive for me
to suggest that you change how you build your ladder based on the
current interest-rate environment.
But investing all your money in CDs at one time has
you putting all your money to work in one interest-rate environment.
If you're convinced rates are headed higher, then there's a benefit
to buying in over time. A stepladdered CD portfolio keeps the maturities
shorter than how you would otherwise invest the money, and as these
shorter maturities roll off, you can use the maturities to buy rungs
on a longer ladder.
The table above shows short-term CD rates. Current
rates in your market are available here on Bankrate. One approach
to a stepladdered CD portfolio would be to divide your investments
between a money market account, a six-month CD, a one-year CD and
a two-year CD. The money market account keeps funds available for
buying opportunities while you wait for higher rates. This Bankrate
feature has more about creating a stepladdered CD portfolio.
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Before you start to vacuum, put a few drops of lemon juice in the dust bag. It will make the house smell fresh.
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If the lady is to be "steered" towards anything, it should be instruction, to learn fundamentals, learn how to "fit" a gun to her hands, how to shop for a firearm, and to experience different platforms and calibers BEFORE spending hundreds of dollars on someone else's preferences. I fail to see how anyone could suggest that a given firearm would be comfortable to another person. Just because a given firearm might be comfortable, controllable, and accurate for Sally Mae, doesn't mean that Susanna will will have the same experience. I have taught hundreds of ladies who have bought a firearm, then came to class, only to trade in their purchase losing a couple of hundred in the process because their newly discovered preferences led them to a different firearm.
Anyone buy a given pair of shoes just because someone else liked 'em ?


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with BelizePublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 11/131
October 31, 2011
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On October 21, 2011, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Belize.1
Belize has weathered the financial crisis relatively well when compared with Caribbean Community peers. Output expanded by 2.7 percent in 2010 owing largely to activity in the electricity and wholesale and retail trade. Twelve-month inflation was nil in 2010, reflecting primarily continued weakness in domestic demand, and picked up slightly in the quarter ending in May driven by higher food and fuel prices. The external position strengthened, as a narrowing in the current account deficit (from 6.1 percent of GDP in 2009 to 3 percent in 2010) underpinned an increase in foreign reserves to 3.25 months of imports at end-2010, equivalent to 300 percent of 2011 external financing needs. Public debt rose to 83 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
In Fiscal Year 2010/11, the overall fiscal deficit widened by 0.3 percentage point of GDP to
1.5 percent of GDP, reflecting an increase in expenditure and weak grant disbursements. This outturn was, however, better than envisaged in the budget. Meanwhile, bank prudential indicators have remained weak, with high nonperforming loans (NPLs) and low provisioning. Bank liquidity remains ample. In July, the authorities participated in their first Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). Despite a cut in reserve requirements, bank credit growth has slowed as fewer investment opportunities and high NPLs continue to constrain new lending. Improvements in social indicators have been protracted, despite the allocation of significant resources to social protection.
The macroeconomic outlook for 2011 remains moderately positive. Output growth is projected at 2.5 percent, reflecting a strong performance in the first quarter—supported by an expansion in manufacturing and electricity sectors, and a modest recovery in stayover tourist arrivals. Higher food and fuel prices are expected to push inflation slightly upward. The external current account deficit is projected to remain at about 3 percent of GDP in the context of some improvement in the terms of trade. The reserve coverage would remain at around 3 months of imports by year-end.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the authorities for their macroeconomic management, which enabled Belize to weather the financial crisis relatively well. While the near-term outlook is positive, challenges arise from the uncertain global environment, vulnerabilities in the banking system, rising gross financing needs of the public sector, and the weak investment climate. The recent rise in poverty is also a cause for concern. Against this backdrop, Directors encouraged the authorities to strengthen the policy framework and advance the reform agenda.
Directors emphasized the need to further tighten the fiscal stance and rebuild macroeconomic buffers. A gradual increase in the primary surplus would keep financing needs manageable and place the public debt on a downward path. Directors cautioned that growing contingent liabilities could put an additional burden on public finances, requiring close monitoring over the medium term. Welcoming the authorities' intention to strengthen tax administration, Directors stressed the importance of improving overall tax collections, including a reduction in tax concessions. They also highlighted the need to contain the growth of the wage bill, and streamline capital spending in line with implementation capacity and grant disbursements.
Directors endorsed the authorities' emphasis on developing social programs aimed at reducing poverty. They underscored that these programs should be cost effective and better monitored and targeted.
Directors agreed that safeguarding financial sector stability should be a high priority. They welcomed the authorities' plans to use the findings of the recent FSAP to guide their reform agenda and strengthen the financial sector. Noting the high level of non-performing loans, Directors stressed the importance of issuing revised loan classification and provisioning guidelines by year-end as planned, and of closely monitoring bank's capital adequacy. They encouraged the authorities to follow through on recommendations to enhance the bank's supervisory capacity and reinforce the bank resolution and consolidated supervision frameworks. Directors also called for greater autonomy of the central bank. They welcomed the ongoing efforts to revamp the monetary policy framework.
Directors noted that the fixed exchange rate has provided an important anchor for macroeconomic policies. Given that rising gross external financing needs over the medium-term would increase vulnerability, they recommended building a higher level of foreign reserves as a buffer against shocks.
Directors emphasized the need to strengthen the macroeconomic framework and the business climate to tackle Belize's low productivity growth. They called for timely compensation to former owners of the nationalized entities, once the courts have reached a final verdict. Improving the long-term conditions for growth would also require the implementation of steady programs to enhance physical and financial infrastructure, promoting the formation of skilled labor, and reforming the tax system. Directors stressed the importance of close collaboration between the Fund and development partners in these areas.


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Howdy from No Dak
This is a discussion on Hello From Texas within the New Members Introduce Yourself forums, part of the DefensiveCarry.com Forum Office category; Figured I would stop lurking......
Figured I would stop lurking...
Howdy from No Dak
"[T]he people are not to be disarmed of their weapons.
They are left in full possession of them."
Zacharia Johnson (speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention,25 June 1778)"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." ~Alexander Hamilton
Welcome from Montana.
When youre wounded and left on Afghanistans plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier.
Rudyard Kipling
Hi there.
USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947
took me a bit to sign up too, but overall it has been very inviting here. Hello from Missouri
Welcome Aboard from Georgia's coast!
"Just getting a concealed carry permit means you haven't commited a crime yet. CCP holders commit crimes." Daniel Vice, senior attorney for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, quoted on Fox & Friends, 8 Jul, 2008
"Sometimes, when you're making gumbo, people just show up.", Leah Chase
from Central Florida!
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
Certified Glock Armorer
NRA Life Member
Semper Fi
Greetings and Welcome from Fayetteville, NC!!!
"Without fear there can be no Courage!"
Welcome from VA
Freedom doesn't come free. It is bought and paid for by the lives and blood of our men and women in uniform.
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The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has done a great job with a remarkable remake of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Theatergoers will be delighted with this production as the characters come to life, delivering a funny, witty, and spirited show. The old adage "The course of true love never did run smooth" is very apparent in this performance as a cat and mouse game is played in front you.
The story begins in 1813 England, in Longbourn village with a slightly eccentric family the Bennets. They have five single daughters, Jane, Elizabeth, Kate, Mary, and Lydia but no male heirs. In England at the time property had to pass to the male heir of a family, but if there is no immediate male heir, it would go the closest living relative who was a man. The Bennet girls could not inherit the family estate so if they didn't get married, they would be homeless. Mrs. Bennet was determined to get her girls married off and preferably to someone who had money. News of a wealthy gentlemen a Mr. Bingley moving into a nearby estate in Netherfield Park stirs the imagination of Mrs. Bennett. Jane and Mr. Bingley meet at a public function and take a liking to each other. Mr. Bingley's closest friend a Mr. Darcy attends that social function with him and meets Elizabeth. She tries to entice him originally, but he shows her no interest. She sees him as arrogant and rude. However, Mr. Darcy in truth does become intrigued with her charm, beauty, and intelligence. He makes gestures toward her, but she is disinterested. This behavior continues between both of them throughout the play until love finally wins.
The cast of Pride and Prejudice is astonishing and amazing.
Loren Dunn as Mr. Darcy was brilliant. He played the character so sternly, and serious, and from proud to shy. His behavior leads to some amusing, as well as sweet moments in the performance.
Kate Cook as Elizabeth Bennet, she was bold, a the truly independent woman who can take care herself. However, if Mr. Darcy wanted to be with her, he must be daring with her also no games. The back and forth chase between their personalities was great. Kate Cook is well known to Playhouse audiences in The Book Club from last season where she played the character of Ana in an extraordinary performance.
Kate Goehring as Mr. Bennett was incredible and outrageous. She played the character of the mother of the girls as silly, goofy, and gold digging, it was pleasure to watch.
Cincinnati Playhouse will leave you with wanting to see what else they have to offer after attending this show. Tickets to this show range in price from $30-$80 depending on date and seat location. More information is available at www.cincyplay.com


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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Corporate Awards for your Employees
I remember when I was a little girl my dad had an award ceremony in his honor. He had been an employee of his company for more than ten years and after that many years of dedication and service, they honored him with a corporate award in front of everyone. Of course I was in school at the time so I wasn't able to go to the ceremony, but my dad was sure proud. He had that award hanging in his office for as long as I can remember.
I even remember my mom getting an award like that too when she passed ten years of service on her job too. I think giving awards to valuable workers is a great way for a company to show they really care about their employees.
Since I work at home, my award is to see and communicate with my readers daily and that's enough for me!
Have you ever gotten an award at work? How did it make you feel?
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Please excuse my ignorance if this question is very elementary, but I am new to generating barcodes and Zebra printers.
In my previous post I was suggested to use the driver for the printer over the Generic Text drive in Windows so I could have multiple printers using the same driver.
Windows XP Generic Text Driver and Printer Name Bug
This solved my initial problem, but now I'm having issues getting the barcode to generate. I know Zebra's have their own markup language and can self generate a barcode, but since I switched to the printers driver, the markup language quit creating a barcode.
Is there a way to call the generate function with the printers driver, or do I need to create a barcode locally in my VB Web application, before sending to a printer?


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Food and wine
|Wine Tasting Event
Overall rating:
Rank: 25 About 66
We offer a formal introduction to wine. Our event comprises of a degustations accompanied by a lecture. It's considered to be a fantastic way to experience Buenos Aires; all our event are held in prestigious venues and are always...
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|Street Food
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Rank: 29 About 66
The capital of Tango, Buenos Aires, has food wise two sides of the story. After enjoyng massive dishes of juicy steaks, unlike other countries in the world you'll notice empty spots in some cases for...
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The hilarious, laugh-a-minute antics of Maverick Theatre Company's fabulous improv group, FLIGHT 12, are back by popular demand! Don't miss this high energy, fast paced group of actors who will make you laugh until your sides ache! FREE ADMISSION, NO RESERVATIONS. Seating is LIMITED (first come, first seated). See you at the improv!
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Ian Hornak papers, 1955-1991
Hornak, Ian, b. 1944 d. 2002
Active in New York, N.Y.
Collection size: 2.7 linear ft.
Collection Summary: Correspondence, photographs, artwork, and printed material regarding Ian Hornak's career as a representational painter and his involvement with the art world. Correspondence is with friends, family, associates, and galleries including Lowell Nesbitt, Hanna Tillich, Gertrude Kasle, the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, the Fischbach Gallery, and the Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery. Photographs are of Hornak taken by Jack Mitchell and John Foote, and Hornak's friends and family, including Hanna Tillich and Virgil Thompson. Also included are slides of Hornak's works of art and photo studies for his artwork including studies for a pencil portrait of the Gertrude Kasle family. Artwork includes drawings and sketchbooks. Printed material consists of newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Hornak, exhibition announcements, and catalogs.
Donated 2007 by Ian Hornak via executor Eric Ian Spoutz.
How to Use this Collection
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
- For more information on using the Archives' resources, see the FAQ or Ask Us.


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Marc Martel is once again participating in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer this July and he is asking you to sponsor him so he can raise as much money as possible to fight this horrible disease. The proceeds from the Ride fund research into cancer at multiple locations in Montreal, Quebec and across the country.
The ride itself is a 240 km bicycle ride from Montreal to Quebec City over two days. A ride of this length is definitely a personal challenge – He will pedal his bicycle approximately 55,00 times before he reaches the finish line – but this is nothing compared to the challenge the patients, doctors and researchers have in the battle of this terrible disease.
As with most people, Marc has had several very close friends and family members battle cancer, and fortunately most have become survivors but he has also lost some dear friends who he will be thinking of throughout the ride. Again this year he will be carrying with me the picture of one friend who lost his battle almost two years ago.
Marc would ask you to please think about all of those friends, family members, colleagues, teachers, team mates that you know that have been faced with cancer and donate at least $10 for each.
Marc's goal is to raise $3,200 and if you help him reach his goal, he will commit to doing the ride again next year and continuing to fund this important research.
Marc Martel's site at the following link.


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Ben & Jerry's Supports Occupy Wall Street; Subway to Launch High-Tech Payment System
Plus: "C'mon down to the Central Park Boathouse," says the HTC, and more, in our morning news roundup.
• Forget supper clubs; in Basque country, the popular thing is all-male gastronomic societies, dubbed txokos. [WSJ]
• Moo-ve aside, bankers: Ben & Jerry's is backing the Occupy Wall Street protest. [DNA Info]
• Subway plans to unveil "contactless payment" via phone, keychain fobs, etc. by next year. Kind of like a real subway. [NRN]
• Here's a glimpse at how Glen Coben, the restaurant designer responsible for Del Posto and 47 other New York eateries, works. (Hint: He has a pretty sweet life of tasting menus and international travel.) [WSJ]
• Now that the Central Park Boathouse and the Hotel and Motel Trades Council have reached an agreement, the HTC has taken out ads encouraging Boathouse patronage. [Crain's]
• One hot culinary figure since El Bulli's closing is Sweden's Magnus Nilsson, who favors foods like gulls' eggs and fried thrush heads at his restaurant, Fäviken. [Newsweek via Daily Beast]


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This week, we saw a flurry of bad news for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). There was trouble at a Foxconn facility, reports of "disappointing" iPhone 5 sales, the ongoing black eye over replacing Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) map app with its own and general fear that the stock has run too far now that it's around the $700 mark and up about 70% on the year.
And that's to say nothing of the broader macroeconomic environment presenting big challenges for every company these days, including the tech giant that Steve Jobs built. Geopolitical unrest in the Middle East, high unemployment in the U.S., continued debt trouble in Europe … it's enough to weigh on any company, and Apple stock is not immune.
So is Apple stock cooked? Is the run over?
No way.
Lots of grumpiness is out there, yes, but a lot of it is illogical or hysterical. Just look at how crazy things have become with this Joe Nocera column from The New York Times as an example. Here's his hyperbolic closer, a dig at the rather sloppy replacement for Google's much-loved mapping software:
"Oh my god," read one Twitter message I saw. "Apple maps is the worst ever. It is like using MapQuest on a BlackBerry."
MapQuest and BlackBerry.
Wait, what? Are you really saying Apple is going the way of Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM)? Please.
Earlier, Nocera made comparisons to fallen tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as well. But come on, Joe, are we really going there? Next you'll tell me that Apple is like Kodak or Borders just for dramatic affect.
Apple isn't going anywhere, people. Yes, there are real risks involved with this company, as with any investment. But Apple stock should at the very least remain firm and has very good chances of moving higher in the months ahead.
To quell the naysayers, let's first tackle some of the recent negativity.
- iPhone 5 launch: Apple sold 5 million iPhone 5s in the first weekend. At $600 a pop (unsubsidized) that's $3 billion dollars. With a B. Still, some forecasters were looking for as much as 6 million units sold, and some even 7 million. So, the iPhone 5 launch was branded a "disappointment." That's a stretch. And it's even more of a stretch to start tossing around words like "failure."
- Margin squeeze: Though I'm dismissive of the launch criticism, it's worth noting that the iPhone is tremendously important to Apple's balance sheet, and even a small variation in this one item can result in trouble for the tech giant. Though Apple has around a 9% smartphone market share globally, it sucks up 75% of the global profits, thanks to its high-margin iPhone. It's impossible to make up a sales shortfall with other items, because the margins aren't there. This is a serious concern going forward, to be sure.
- Trouble in China: Subsidies are the big way Apple gets its profits so robust in the U.S. — with Verizon (NYSE:VZ), Sprint (NYSE:S) and AT&T (NYSE:T) offering iPhones for $200 or so to consumers and picking up the balance of a roughly $600 tab. China has big growth potential for Apple, yes … but a lack of subsidies means the newest iPhone model is cost-prohibitive for many. Thus, it has just a 7.5% market share in China.
- iOS 6 and the map mayhem: Yes, the lack of Google maps is painful. But the reality is that Android phones are the only real competition for Apple, so its partnership with Google had to taper off eventually. While the map downgrade is a bit of an embarrassment, in the greater scheme of things I liken this to "antennagate" with the iPhone 4, which faded to nothing after just few weeks.
- Foxconn trouble: The Apple supply chain appears to have suffered no lasting disruption over worker unrest. And besides, the initial shipments of the iPhone were already on their way, so it shouldn't gum up early sales, in my opinion. If anything, a mild scarcity may increase the sex appeal of the iPhone 5 in its early days.
In short, these problems are not doomsday signals for Apple. Many — if not all of them — are manageable.
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Four and 20 blackbirds falling from the sky. Do you think the weather forecast in central Arkansas on New Year's Eve called for cloudy with a chance of blackbirds?
What is up with Arkansas lately? You'd think it was Sodom and Gomorrah but, it's not, it's Arkansas. Nothing much ever happened in Arkansas until late 2010 when, apparently, it caught the eye of some bored superior being who started visiting all sorts of weird happenings on our neighbor state.
First it was earthquakes, and not just the scattered kind. They were all concentrated in one tiny town named Guy. Since September of last year, Guy, Ark., has had 487 measurable earthquakes, the largest of which registered 4.0 back in October. What's up with that, Guy?
Then, of course, came the New Year's Eve tornadoes that killed six people in the state. Arkansas is certainly no stranger to violent weather but tornadoes on Dec. 31? I mean there was snow on the ground the week before.
I was already convinced that Arkansas had been replaced by an alternate universe when the Razorbacks were tapped to play in the Sugar Bowl this year and then came the raining birds and the dead fish. In case you're just waking up from your New Year's hangover, thousands of dead blackbirds fell from the sky over Beebe, Ark., the night of New Year's Eve. Just days before, about 100,000 fish died mysteriously in the Arkansas River.
Speculation continues to gallop over the cause of the two mysterious die-offs. Aliens? Bird flu? The Arkansas Triangle? A toxic spill? Dick Cheney with a shotgun? Nobody seems to know exactly but strange things dropping out of the sky are not unprecedented.
An article in the Sept. 17, 2009 edition of Popular Mechanics lists the magazine's Top 10 "craziest things to rain down on humanity." Apparently blackbirds aren't the only strange precipitation throughout history.
In 2002, a rain of tiny silver fish, all dead, fell on Great Yarmouth in England. Supposedly there was some talk of changing the town's name to Shut Yarmouth after several surprised residents looked up during the deluge and wound up swallowing fish.
In 1940 in Russia, 16th century coins fell out of the sky one June day. Scientists speculated that a treasure-hunting tornado uncovered a cache of buried coins, sucked them up and dropped them over a small village. They weren't exactly pennies from heaven either since the coins were rare and valuable. How come that never happens here?
Then, in September of 1969 over Punta Gorda, Fla., the sky rained golf balls the size of, well, golf balls. As with most weird rains, experts blame tornadoes or waterspouts for dipping down, picking up strange things and then dumping them over land.
But at least one strange rain is harder to explain. On two separate nights in 1857 over northern California, it rained sugar crystals which the locals used to make candy.
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Dianna Agron has a knack for igniting the Internet rumors, after dating costars and abruptly chopping off her signature locks, but now two little words have Glee fans speculating her sexuality. Agron took the stage in a "Likes Girls" top for the crew's rendition of "Born This Way," during the Glee tour's stop in Toronto on Saturday. (Is this coming from Agron herself, or can we expect Team Lebanese to grow bigger next season? Cue the revealing Fondue for Two interview now.) The number echoed the cast's performance from the super-sized episode this season, in which New Directions members wore shirts proudly reclaiming their insecurities by announcing things that made them feel different. (In the original performance, Quinn wore "Lucy Caboosey," referring to the cruel nickname she was given as a chubby middle schooler.)
Cast members have been wearing the same shirts as seen on the episode ("Can't Dance" for Finn, "Trout Mouth" for Sam), so it's notable that Agron chose a new slogan, yet probably not the shocking revelation gossips were hoping for. "Last night, I wanted to do something to show my respect and love for the GLBT community. Support that people could actually see," she wrote on her blog. But one particularly excited Glee fan is still not entirely convinced, and is now chronicling her every move on tour here, so feel free to dissect everything from hairstyles to questionable arm poses at your leisure. Kids these days really don't realize the message they're sending with their fashion choices.


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I am trying to run the script listed at http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=70866&page=2 on its intended hardware, a Nokia Linux phone running BusyBox ash. The script receives the name of WiFi network as a parameter, and tries to connect the phone to it. I suspect the script works, but my SSID, BU (802.1x), has space and parentheses in it. So when I type at the command prompt
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Famously Ryle imagined a visitor who has seen the colleges, departments, and libraries of a university but still wonders where the university is. The visitor fails to realize that the university consists of these organizational units. In this paper I ask what exactly the relation is between institutional entities such as universities and the entities they are composed of. I argue that the relation is constitution, and that it can be illuminated in terms of constitutive rules. The understanding of the ontology of institutions that constitutive rules provide, however, is incomplete. In order to capture the practical significance of institutions, I introduce the notion of a status rule. Status rules concern the normative powers of institutions. The status account of institutions defended here is used to solve the problem of freestanding status terms: it turns out to be rather difficult to identify the entities of which statuses such as corporations and electronic money are composed. Unable to solve this problem, Searle concludes that they are created out of thin air. I criticize this claim and argue that these statuses are imposed on persons.


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The other day at the cafe we had an order for vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting….easy right?
So I look up a fun vanilla cupcake recipe online, because I really have not made them before. I found a great recipe on Epicurious, it was from Amy Sedaris, and her recipe was voted second best in New York City…..SOOOOOO should be amazing right? They are, but I believe there may have been some operator errors with this recipe. If you have thoughts, please share.
My first attempt, I used cake flour, and whipped the batter like crazy. I told you I have never really made cupcakes before… okay, maybe once…
Second attempt, I used pastry flour, and was careful to not over-whip the batter.
Both attempts, the cupcakes tasted amazing, I mean seriously AMAZING!
BUT when taking them out of the pan, this is what I dealt with….grrrr……
We don't have AP flour at the cafe, pastry flour is the next best choice for all the recipes I make there.
Here is Amy Sedaris's Vanilla Cupcake recipe, she apparently is also known for her cupcakes…who knew?
- 1½ sticks unsalted butter
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2½ cups flour
- 1¼ cups milk
- Turn oven on to 375 degrees F.
- Put butter in mixer and beat at medium speed until somewhat smooth. Pour in sugar and beat well. Add 2 eggs. I like to crack the eggs on the side of the bowl while it is moving, which can be really stupid. I like to take chances. Yes, I have had to throw away my batter because I lost eggshells in the mix. Yes, it was a waste of food and yes, I know how expensive butter is, but what can I say? I'm a daredevil. Mix well. Add: vanilla, baking powder, salt, flour, and milk. Beat until it looks like it is supposed to and pour into individual baking cups, until they are about ⅔ full. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Should produce 24 cupcakes; I get 18 because I'm doing something wrong, although my cupcakes were voted second best in the city by New York Magazine.
Well I managed to save 24 of the 58 I made….
Tell me your thoughts on making/baking cupcakes….what are your inside secrets?
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I am unsure how to adapt recipes to a roaster oven. The uninsulated top baffles me , I find a large difference in temp found at the bottom and top of the roaster.
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This answer is going to depend on what you're making, but ff it's big enough, add a roast pan grate on the bottom and then place foil on the top of this in a foil shaped like a bowl. This will help deflect some of the heat from the bottom up to the top. It will also pull the food away from the direct heat on the bottom to make things a bit more even.
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Despite the belief in journalism that to provide fairness to a story, you must give each side equal representation, BBC will stop giving equal air time to those who deny climate change, according to the Washington Post on Monday.
The change was handed down from the highest-ups at BBC Trust, the entity that governs the BBC. Already over 200 journalists have been trained to stop giving undue attention to "marginal opinion" on scientific issues.
A study about the issue stated that by giving climate change detractors equal air time as their counterparts, the BBC was not accurately reflecting the issue, especially when human-made climate change does exist. The training sessions attended by BBC journalists focused on finding a right balance to telling the story. Journalists should still include those who aren't certain on climate change, but they shouldn't try to manufacture a balance if there isn't one naturally existing on the issue.
BBC News had been facing criticism for doing just that. A report from parliament actually singled out a few BBC programs that were responsible for trying to give climate change detractors an even voice. The publisher of the report stated that, "Given the high level of trust the public has in its coverage, it is disappointing that the BBC does not ensure all of its programmes and presenters reflect the actual state of climate science in its output."
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Could I target an opponent's creature, then use all creatures from both sides to block that creature, so that Bam! I get rid of something nasty? I think this because the wording on Dangerous says "ALL creatures..."
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No. Dangerous's effect doesn't allow a creature to block creatures it couldn't otherwise block, and one can't block one's own creatures. It merely affect the choice of whether a creature blocks or not, and the choice of what it blocks when it does.
Yes, but it wouldn't be useful to do so unless it's something like Illusionary Servant.
The effect would be useless when your target an opponent's creature (except in very obscure situations). For starters, since Dangerous is a sorcery, the opponent wouldn't be able to attack with the creature before the effect ends.


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I found that, for me, appendix carry is the best location to minimize the bulge with tuckable holsters, especially if your abs are somewhat "soft."
This is a discussion on Bulge question? within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Try sliding it back a little further.It doesn't look that bad in the picture. Like someone else said, you know it's there so it seems ...
Try sliding it back a little further.It doesn't look that bad in the picture. Like someone else said, you know it's there so it seems a lot worse to you. Tuck your shirt and put up a pic like that.
I found that, for me, appendix carry is the best location to minimize the bulge with tuckable holsters, especially if your abs are somewhat "soft."
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Lots of things bulge. Lots of US bulge!
Unless there is the outline of a gun, there is no printing.
As far as the OP, I don't know if printing is a problem in TX. You'll have to check your TX statutes to answer that. In FL, printing is not a legal issue.
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I think my body shape's not too different from yours.
I'm glad I bought a highly versatile IWB holster ( a Comp-Tac MTAC) for my fullsize Springfield XD .45, because I had to try about a dozen different variations of location, height and cant until I found the right combination for me.
Thus my experience is leads me to suggest that you experiment until you hit on the right combination for you.
I'm 6ft and 235. Fat. I bought a slimmer gun because I couldn't lose the weight I wanted to lose. Try a Walther PPS, they are slim like a deck of cards. Stay fat bro, put the gun on a diet.
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Its how you like the balance of the 3C's. Concealment, Comfort, Can I get to it?
I gave my 2cents on how I would do it. I perfer Concealed the first in priority, Can I get to it? Second, and comfort last.
Conceal carry is a a balancing act between the three.
I dress like a construction worker/farm hand off duty, so that helps to hide my guns. If I'm wearing a button down shirt, Hawaiian, Camp or Dress it is un-tucked and unbuttoned. I have a T-Shirt of some sort next to my skin. For pants I'll either be wearing Carhartt Pants or Cargo Shorts.
For some people concealed is more of a priority than others. I myself want accessability, then concealment and lastly comfort. If I need concealment as a priority, I wear a suit.
If you tuck you will need to pul out thr shirt to get to your gun so why not go with a T shirt holster? Gun under the arm and out of sight.
It doesn't look that bad to me.
You might try Kidney carry at about 2-2:30, it works well for me IWB.
Personally, I don't think it's as bad as you perceive. You'll get use to it and ultimately find your own way with attire and circumstance. I too, have my favorite and somewhat larger pistol, as well as my smaller piece for those lighter dress days.
When the shirt is tucked and bloused, no one will notice any bulge except some young hottie checking out your tooshie from a straight square view at the rear.
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I will admit I wasn't too sure what to expect from Servant X Service, the premise of an anime about working in an office doesn't really make you want to jump up and down with job.
However, that said working in an office environment myself and I know that some odd and funny things that we get up to for amusement so their is a high possibility if the series is done well of this series having some amusingly amusing comedy sketches.
For example at work last weekend, we put a bit of take over one of the guys optical mouses so it wouldn't work, fitted a second USB mouse so we could move his mouse from another desk and just for extra laughs someone took off the arm for his chair and bolted it on upside down! He wasn't too impressed, we had a lot of laughs! 😀
So any way, back to the series!
First Impressions: Office Comedy about the 3 new starters, amusing so far hope they keep it up!
The first episode follows the 3 new trainees first few days learning the ropes in the health and welfare section of the city office.
The three main characters are Saya, Hasebe and the leading main character Yamagami (I guess due to the amount of air time she got).
Each character has his/her own quirks:
Saya seems shy, its her first job and struggles to deal with people who like to talk a lot/or go off on tangents due to her lack of assertiveness.
Hasebe is the slacker (There are a few of them at my place) but the amusing side is that he would rather flirt and collect phone numbers than do his job "I just happened to get her number" lol! I can see that backfiring on him at some point.
Finally Yamagami seems to have taken the job to try and find the civil service worker who allowed her parents to file her birth certificate with a ridiculously long name (Starting Lucy, which also becomes a constant joke), however she try's hard but is really bad at dealing with aggressive/angry people.
Considering how she's dealing with Hasebe in the screen shot below I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of her grudge she has against the person who let her parents name her Lucy……
Hasebe however can of use, so he's not all that bad! I wonder if he will start taking his job seriously at some point in the series?
As previously mentioned Yamagami's first name gets used a bit as its one thing that easily gets her back up, and its understandable considering it ended up being(or as much as they cared to list) "Lucy Kimiko Akie Airi Shiori Rinne Yoshiho Ayano Tomika Chitose Sanae Mikiko Ichika"… Cruel Cruel Parents!
The Animation is nice and the OP was excellent (I made some Wallpapers Below from it) I really love the effect they went for.
The comedy aspect has a bit to be desired but its early days. All in all the series seems like it has some potential to be quite amusing.
There are probably better series this season but I may end up watching one or two more of this series to see how the comedy aspect of the series fairs before I make my decision to drop or not.


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SO I have worked faithfully at working on the plan my health lady started for me. I lost a wopping 2 pounds in two weeks. LOL Not what I wanted.. BUT Guess who bought two pairs of size 14 pants yesterday! ME!! Yeah, so I didn't loose much but apparenly I lost some inches. I didn't measure myself like a dummy so I don't know where I started.
I call this summer pretty sucessful. I lost about 5 pounds. And I started at a size 18 in March/April and now Im in a 14. My goal is to get down to a 12 by the end of December and maybe loose so more weight. 10 pounds is my goal.
I'm starting to realize that it is going to take time to get where I want. I think that inside I really thought that all these crazy things I've tried over the last few months would just magically make me perfect. Its going to take effort, disapline, and time to get me where I want to go. I need to take things one day at a time. Then all the good days will add up to a good change.
I'm starting to get bored with my food choices and this week I am going to meet with A (the health helper lady) and see if I can work my food into something better with some different choices.
The last few week has been really emotional for me. I've had a lot of drama that I was unaware of arise from random girlfriends in my husbands circle. I stomped that crap out.
Then, I talked to the hubby over a long dinner and he started telling me how he felt about some stuff. He said that I was letting myself go. He said in the last year or so he has watched me seem to loose faith in myself. He said he watched me slowly stop taking care of myself, our home, and loose interest in life. He said it made him so sad watching me buy those stupid Via shakes and then even paying my health lady for help when last year I was doing it all on my own. I didn't need any help then and he doesnt understand why I think I need help now.
Ah.. It kind of hit me. Why do I need help? I have learned so much about health, nutrition, and fitness from SP and from reading and research why do I need help? I really don't. I'm lazy. But I'm starting to realize that I can not be like this. I need to change and not just one area. I need to make some changes as a whole. I need to take better care of ME, I need to start getting off the computer in the evenings and work on our home. I need to start doing my own thing and make life work for me.
But thats it.. LOL There is my vent for the weekend.
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Hurray for size 14!! I always go in cycles of weight loss then inches lost (when I'm actually losing!) so inches lost is wonderful...and 2 lbs gone is pretty terrific too!
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2 pounds in 2 weeks is great! I keep trying to tell myself the slower I go the less likely I'll have skin issues. lol! And I know what you mean about the taking care of yourself, home, etc. It's hard. It's just hard sometimes.
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A fool for love: Mr. Big in the real world
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I wasn't one of the thousands of women who loved Sex and the City while it was on TV. So when the movie came out, I didn't rush out to see it that first weekend. Or the second. In fact, I just saw it for the first time earlier this year on DVD. And once again, the portrayals were great and the relationships realistic. That is until Mr. Big and Carrie got married.
Rachel on: A new me at forty
I never really wanted a new me. The new (just new, not improved) Rachel Dachel still looks and sounds the same as she always has. But simultaneously, EVERYTHING has changed. I don't know this new woman in my mirror…
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I first ran this post last year after Christine tweeted, "Thoughts on turning 40 next year. And gosh, have we really been alive this long?" In her post Christine talks about being welcomed by her grandmother with kisses, a lunch of grapes, cheese and baguettes, and a jar of Nivea Daily Nourishing Cream…
Forty: The Age of Reason
Tricia's approaching 40 and she's on a roll. Literally. No really, literally. She's recently decided to follow her life long passion for writing and literature wherever it leads her…
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These days a cougar is described as an older woman who frequents clubs in order to score (their word, not ours) with a much younger man. Sounds pretty predatory doesn't it? Well, there are many women who happen to be in relationships with younger men who take issue with the term and being labeled by it.


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Looking for a place with a varied menu and friendly staff? Try Baumhower's, just off John Hawkins Parkway at Patton Creek.
My first visit here was for an early supper on a Friday night. I decided to try the "sand-wedge" they are famous for, the "Hot Bama" Brown . It is featured in the 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die. It was an excellent choice! It features their Almost Fried Turkey piled up on a slice of sourdough bread, smothered with cheese and mushroom-beef gravy, then topped with bacon and tomato slices. It comes with a side mashed potatoes with MORE gravy. You can never have too much gravy.
Next time I go I want to try either the Gulf Wild Shrimp & Grits or the Catfish Po' Boy.
The very first Baumhower's opened in Tuscaloosa in 1981. If you travel around Alabama, you may be able to visit one of their eight other locations.
- Kids' Menu (and kids eat free on Wednesdays)
- M-F Homeplate Specials from 11am-2pm
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INDIANAPOLIS — Jets coach Rex Ryan is funny — even in the offseason. His humor and mannerisms are remarkable similar to twin brother Rob, the Browns defensive coordinator.
"When you watch an offensive lineman run the 40, you say, 'Whoo, he made it,'" Rex said Saturday of the drills at the scouting combine.
"I'm watching ESPN and, 'Oooh, that's not a real good shot,'" Ryan said, referring to a popular highlight of his large gut exposed to the world as he was switching jerseys while watching a hockey game. "Don't get me wrong, I get hit on all the time by women."
He also gave a shout-out to the U.S. men's hockey team, telling them to take care of business Sunday in the gold-medal game versus Canada.


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Grady Sizemore missed two full seasons due to injuries. After only two months, the Red Sox have given up on him.
Is it fair? I don't think so. Grady doesn't think so. According to reports, Sizemore "didn't take it very well" when manager John Farrell gave him the news.
The Red Sox offense ranks in the bottom half of the American League in runs scored and batting average. Sizemore is being used as the scapegoat for their offensive woes. He never should have been asked to be a starting outfielder right from Opening Day. Many didn't even expect Sizemore to be ready for Opening Day.
Jackie Bradley Jr. was supposed to be the starting center fielder. Jonny Gomes and Daniel Nava were expected to platoon in left field. Shane Victorino was expected to play every day in right field.
Instead, Sizemore played 52 out of the Red Sox 70 games. It was painfully obvious he wasn't ready for such a workload. He hit only .216 for the season. In June, he only hit .133 in 30 at-bats.
But Sizemore is not alone. David Ortiz and Xander Bogaerts are both hitting .182 this month. JBJ continues to struggle, hitting only .195 in June. Dustin Pedroia is only hitting .218 this month. You get the idea.
Brock Holt has been the Red Sox hottest hitter this year. A lifelong middle infielder, Holt has been playing outfield the last few weeks. He has been acceptable, defensively, and he has continued hitting. That has resulted in Holt being a permanent (for now... is that oxymoronish?) fixture in the leadoff spot in the lineup.
Daniel Nava has also seemed to finally find his batting eye after getting recalled from Pawtucket. Add to the mix that Shane Victorino is nearing a return from a hamstring injury, and you see where Sizemore is the odd man out.
Oh, one more thing. Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish reports that Sizemore was twenty plate appearances away from a $250,000 bonus, and also twelve days on the active roster away from an additional $250,000 bonus. Am I calling the Red Sox cheap? Do you want to buy a brick?
Sizemore will latch on somewhere else. Maybe he'll return to Cleveland where he saw his best days. Maybe Sizemore will land with the Mets. Sizemore will never be the same superstar player he once was, but he can still help some team. It just won't be here in Boston.


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Kiening, K L; Schoening, W N; Stover, J F; Unterberg, A W (2003). Continuous monitoring of intracranial compliance after severe head injury: relation to data quality, intracranial pressure and brain tissue PO2. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 17(4):311-318.
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The objective of the present study was to test the new continuous intracranial compliance (cICC) device in terms of data quality, relationship to intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain tissue oxygenation (PtiO2). A total of 10 adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury underwent computerized monitoring of arterial blood pressure, ICP, cerebral perfusion pressure, end-tidal CO2, cICC and PtiO2 providing a total of 1726 h of data. (1) The data quality assessed by calculating the 'time of good data quality' (TGDQ, %), i.e. the median duration of artefact-free time as a percentage of total monitoring time reached 98 and 99% for ICP and PtiO2, while cICC measurements were free of artefacts in only 81%. (2) Individual regression analysis showed broad scattered correlation between cICC and ICP ranging from low (r = 0.05) to high (r = 0.52) correlation coefficients. (3) From 225 episodes of increased ICP (ICP > 20 mmHg > 10 min), only 37 were correctly predicted by a preceding decline in cICC to pathological values (< 0.5 ml/mmHg). (4) In all episodes of cerebral hypoxia (PtiO2 < 10 mmHg > 10 min), cICC was not pathologically altered. Based on the present results, we conclude that the current hardware and software version of the cICC monitoring system is unsatisfactory concerning data quality, prediction of increased ICP and revelance of cerebral hypoxic episodes.
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Shortly after Viktor Yanukovich fled Ukraine in February, activists occupied the former president's 137-hectare estate north of Kiev. They discovered a plush mansion with its own heliport, zoo, private car collection, golf course, dairy and restaurant. In an echo of many other plutocrats' palaces from Nicolae Ceausescu's in Romania to Saddam Hussein's in Iraq, much of the spending was wildly extravagant but tasteless, as these images reveal.
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(NC) -- Many successful entrepreneurs can tell you that starting a business can be extremely rewarding but that it can also be stressful.
"Everyone who starts a business enters with excitement and aspirations for success and while no two businesses are the same, success can be difficult to predict," says Kim Ulmer, vice-president, Small Business, RBC. "Many factors can contribute to the success of your business, but it's important to understand that building a successful, profitable business takes patience, determination and focus."
Ulmer offers some tips that can be applied to any new business, increasing your chance of success:
• Make a plan –Creating a business plan is essential to the survival of any business. It will help you identify your customers, your market, your competition, and other important aspects of your business. It will also help you identify potential opportunities and obstacles that might not have occurred to you. As your business grows, it will serve as the yardstick against which you can measure your business performance and make sure you're staying on the right track.
• Establish a support network – Business owners tend to be independent-minded and are more inclined to solve problems on their own. However, it is important to not be shy when it comes to asking for advice. You'll be surprised how many are willing to share industry information or serve as a sounding board for your ideas. Other people to consider for your professional network include suppliers, customers, accountants, lawyers, and financial advisors.
• Be a student of your business – To be successful, your business needs to stand out among the competition. Your "unique selling proposition" may be your product or service, price, selection, or any number of things. Whatever it is, you need to understand the market, and know what your competition is doing, to ensure that whatever you are offering is more appealing to your customers than anything else out there. Research online, join industry associations and most importantly, talk to your clients.
• Keep an eye on your cash flow – Without a clear picture of your daily sales revenue and expenses, you won't know how much your business is making. That's why keeping an eye on your cash flow is crucial. It's also essential for forecasting, as your predictions and planning are based on what happened today. Over time your forecasting will become more accurate, so you can plan for fluctuations in your business due to seasonal or economic factors. It will also help you determine how much cash you need in reserve to keep you in the black through slower periods.
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"Bremen" on very short finals on runway 15.
Landing after a great firebombing demonstration.
HEF with HBZ in the backround
Quite a unique shot. Taxiways and both beacons lit up, after a very heavy downpour.
The EMB-145 SA is an Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft. Five units were ordered by the Brazilian Government for SIVAM (Amazon Surveillance System) project.
With this being his favourite Jumbo... this shot goes out to Kevin Murphy :-)
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About to vacate 24R, with an Autumn/Fall foreground.
BY217A to Barbados, rotating from 24L.
Barbarella, lifting off like a rocket, to position back @ LGW. Tell them to roll it a little longer next time Kev :-P
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The Arizona swimming and diving teams completed the 2006-07 season posting yet another impressive finish to a successful year. Both the men and women stayed in the Top 10 of the CSCAA poll for the entire dual-meet season and went on to finish in the nationˇ?s top-three for the third consecutive year by earning second and third-place finishes at the NCAA Championships.
The Wildcats finished the season breaking a total of 14 school, four NCAA and two American records, while posting 81 All-American honors. Arizona also posted a combination of six individual national champions and three relay titles.
The women defended their Pac-10 title for a second straight year, climbing seven spots from the first day of competition to win the meet with 1,481.5 points.
On the menˇ?s side, the Wildcats completed competition at the Pac-10 Championships finishing in third place with 625 points, which is the most points Arizona has accumulated at the meet in the programˇ?s history. The Cats tallied two conference champions and 10 NCAA automatic qualifying times throughout the four day meet.
The Cats again posted one of the top swimming and diving seasons in U of A history, proving to be one of the most consistently successful athletic teams at the U of A, as well as one of the most competitive programs in the nation.
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The womenˇ?s team finished the season ranked No. 4 with an 8-2 (4-2 Pac-10) record, with the only two losses to No. 1 Stanford and third-ranked California.
Of the 19 athletes who competed at the national championships, there were 48 All American honors and seven broken school records.
The 200 free relay team of sophomore Lara Jackson, Nymeyer, sophomore Anna Turner and sophomore Lindsey
Kelly defended their national title for the second straight year, while setting a new American and NCAA record with time of 1:27.23. The victory marked the fifth all-time 200 free relay title for Arizona and the first American record in school history.
For the final event of the evening, the 400 medley relay team of sophomore Hailey DeGolia, freshman Annie Chandler, Myers and Nymeyer crushed the school record with a time of 3:30.89, finishing second overall.
The 200 medley relay team of DeGolia, Chandler, Jackson and Kelly captured the first title of the night, breaking a second American record at the meet for the Wildcats with a time of 1:36.09.
Nymeyer captured a fourth title for her team in the 200 free, taking her first individual NCAA crown of her collegiate carrier, while shattering the school record with a time of 1:43.49.
DeGolia finished second in the100 back with a personal best time of 52.60, and Chandler finished second in the 100 breast also posting a personal best time of 1:00.03.
NCAAs Day Three: After leading the first two days of the meet, the women fell to second place, only 58 points from Auburn, which captured its fifth first-place finish in six years.
ˇ?This is probably the best NCAAs that the women have ever had,ˇ± head coach Frank Busch said. ˇ?We were in the lead going into this last day and these girls just had an incredible three days of competition. The records that were set are unprecedented, and I am just really proud of what they accomplished. We are so excited not only about this, but the future because we have such a young squad, but we are certainly going to miss the leadership of senior Whitney Myers.ˇ±
Menˇ?s Review
The menˇ?s team experienced equally impressive success this year, as they spent most of the dual-meet season ranked fifth in the CSCAA poll. The Wildcats went into the conference and national championships with an overall record of 6-3 and a 2-2 mark in the Pac-10 Conference.
NCAAs Day One: After the first day of competition at the Championships, the menˇ?s swim team was in second place with 121 points, with one individual champion and two new school records.
The 200 free relay team of Subirats, sophomore Nicolas Nilo, Ritter and Townsend, which broke another school record with a time of 1:16.26, while finishing third overall.
In the 50 free, Subirats was only two-hundredths of a second away from tying the school record with a time of 19:08, as he was part of a three-way tie for second place.
NCAAs Day Two: The Wildcats made a splash during the second day of competition as well, capturing four national titles in seven swimming events. The men broke two NCAA records as they remained in second place with 278 points.
Subirats started off the action, and became the second man in NCAA history to win two events in one night, capturing both the 100 fly and 100 back crowns.
Subirats not only smashed his own school record in the 100 fly, but the NCAA record as well, winning with a time of 44.57.
Two races later, Subirats broke another one of his school records in the 100 back with a time of 44.83, posting the first national title in the event in school history.
Townsend led the 200 free as one of four Wildcats qualified for the championship heat. Townsend won with a personal and season best time of 1:33.29. Townsendˇ?s title marked the fourth victory in the event in five years for Arizona, as Simon Burnett was a three-time champion during his tenure at Arizona.
The Cats finished all four competitors in the top five of the event, as Ritter finished third (1:33.76), freshman Jean Basson finished fourth (1:33.85) and Nilo finished fifth (1:33.90), each posting a personal best time.
Topping off the nightˇ?s excitement was the 800 free relay team of Nilo, Basson, Townsend and Ritter, which defended its national title, while breaking a second NCAA record with a time of 6:14.14.
NCAAs Day Three: During the final day of competition, Arizona fell to third place, only 26 points behind Pac-10 rival Stanford.
Many notable performances were achieved on the final day, including Bassonˇ?s fifth-place finish in the 1650, in which he posted personal best time of 14:52.17.


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Tonight, Jan. 28, Teen Mom 2 picked up with Kailyn and Javi discussing the court case with Jo – neither could understand why Jo was making a big deal out of it, and Kailyn continued to worry that she would have to live separate from Javi.
Chelsea met with a friend to discuss her new school endeavors and interest in skin care. Meanwhile, Adam filled his girlfriend, Taylor, in on his recent conversation with Chelsea, when the two argued and accomplished nothing. (It was hard to determine what he was saying, since he was bleeped out so frequently).
Leah, Jeremy, and the girls drove down to Orlando for a vacation. While they waited for the rest of the family to arrive, they went for a swim, and Aleeah decided to try stuffing Kleenex into her tiny little bikini. Once the rest of their families arrived, they headed off to an amusement park.
Jenelle was still suffering from cramps after taking the abortion pills, and Jace was still saying curse words. She headed outside to talk to her lawyer about her upcoming court hearing. He explained Jenelle would either get jail time or probation, depending on the evidence of what was found in her car. Her lawyer also advised her not to have any contact with Courtland.
Chelsea and Megan got ready for their first day of school, and Chelsea struggled to get Aubree out of bed and ready to go. Chelsea stressed out the entire way to school, but she and Megan made it in time. The class started out by going around the room, introducing themselves and stating their favorite dessert, and the girls really enjoyed their first day. On the way home, they discussed their worries about waxing.
Kailyn and Jo went to their court hearing, but they found out there was a jurisdiction mess up, and they had to have their case moved to a different county, so they had to continue waiting on a resolution.
Jenelle revealed she was talking to another guy using a dating app – she told her mom his name was Nathan, he played football, modeled underwear, and went to college. She also said the two were going to go mini-golfing, so Barbara teased her and told her not to cheat, since she always cheats.
Jo's lawyer thought it might take another 30 days, but he felt it made the most sense for Jo and Kailyn to remain living in the area. Later, Jo dropped Isaac off with Kailyn, and she called to tell Javi that their court case had been transferred.
Jenelle was starting to feel better, so she and her long, lost friend Tori went to get pedicures. They discussed Jenelle's new dating app and the guy she met using it.
Chelsea picked Aubree up from day care, and her dad stopped over once they got back home. She filled her dad in on her most recent meeting with Adam and whined that she was tired of being the mature one.
Jenelle and Nathan went on their mini golfing date and agreed the winner could pour a bottle of water over the loser's head. Jenelle opened up about her heroin addiction and said she had been sober for the last seven months and was over that. They didn't end up actually keeping score, so they both attacked each other with a water bottle.
Jeremy's mom watched the girls while Leah and Jeremy had a date night out together. They talked about Ali's condition. Leah quickly began arguing about Jeremy's job, since he would be going back to work for the first time since the baby was born. She insisted Jeremy could work a different job, but he wanted to do that job and acted like it was the only job out there. Jeremy shut Leah down and told her he didn't want to argue on his vacation.
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I'm not new to photography. My camera has been one of my best friends (and always within reach) for over 50 years. I was a professional photographer for years, specializing in weddings and portraits. I've sold my nature and still life photos at craft shows and gift shops. Now, in my retirement, I'm breaking into the world of online selling. You may find me parked on a city street or walking through a field of tall grass. Strolling anywhere from a deserted beach at sunset to a flower garden, awash with golden sunlight. With my "best friend" in my hand, I'm always searching for that perfect shot.
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SUSAN HEDLUND from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland will speak at 6:30 p.m. at Crossroads Community Church, 7708 N.E. 78th St. in Vancouver. Hedlund, an author who has worked in health care for 30 years, will discuss "the complexities of hope, despair and resilience in coping with cancer diagnosis and the treatment of cancer." Hedlund is the manager of patient and family services at OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute. 360-256-9711.
ABUNDANT LIFE CENTER will host the Rev. Noel McInnis, field minister for emerging initiatives at New Thought Center for Spiritual Living in Lake Oswego, Ore., at Abundant Life Center, Quality Inn Conference Center, 7001 N.E. Highway 99. McInnis will speak and hold a class about understanding dreams from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Suggested donation is $15. http://www.my-ALC.com, 360-695-0211.
JANUARY BONE MARROW DRIVE, "Be the Match Event — The Power to Save a Life," 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 27 at Crossroads Community Church, 7708 N.E. 78th St. The program will try to match donors with patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, sickle-cell diseases and other life-threatening diseases that require a bone marrow transplant. Donors with diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds are especially needed. Mark Burright, 360-713-7085.
PLEASANT VIEW CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE will welcome Steven Fletcher and The Classic Gospel Sons for revivals at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27-29 at 801 N.E. 194th St., Ridgefield. 360-887-8187.
the Rev. Ruth Miller will speak on the eight steps for self-healing from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Abundant Life Center, Quality Inn Conference Center, 7001 N.E. Highway 99. Suggested donation is $15. 360-695-0211 or http://www.my-ALC.com
YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION FORUM will feature Mary Jadwisiak of the Clark and Cowlitz counties youth suicide prevention program, 7-8 p.m. Jan. 30 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 5607 N.E Gher Road. Jadwisiak also will lead a question and answer session. http://www.salcvan.org, 360-892-7160.
LEWIS RIVER LIFE HOPE MINISTRY benefit concert will feature the Classic Gospel Sons at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Woodland Christian Church, 430 Buckeye St., Woodland. 360-606-6726.
LINFIELD COLLEGE CHOIR will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1309 Franklin St. The 40-voice choir has toured the western U.S., Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, China and Southeast Asia and will leave for Costa Rica after the local concert. An offering will be taken. http://www.stpaulvancouver.com, 360-693-3531.