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Chapter 1: Doing Business in Israel
Why Export to Israel
Top five reasons why U.S. companies should consider exporting to Israel
1. The economy has remained robust during the period of economic downturns in the USA and the EU. In 2014, economic growth slowed, but it is expected to recover to around 3.5% in 2015 and 2016.
2. This educated, entrepreneurial and innovative society is open to new products and friendly to the USA. The country has approximately 250,000 U.S. expats and many Israelis are alumni of U.S. universities.
3. Israel has a modern banking and logistics infrastructure and one of the highest penetration rates for mobile telecom.
4. Strong, diversified and technologically advanced high-tech sector. Israel leads OECD in R&D spending at 4.3% of GDP.
5. The U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement, signed in 1985 was the first FTA for the USA. It continues to provide easy market access to U.S. products and services.
Distribution methods vary by type of product.
Direct marketing is fairly common.
The Government of Israel encourages both joint ventures and licensing.


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So The Country's Gonna Be All LEGO?: Japan's Future Skyline Imagined In 1.8-Million LEGO Block Build
This is a 1.8-million LEGO block build of a futuristic version of Japan's skyline. Over 5,000 children gathered at six different centers across the country to participate in the project, and all the buildings were brought to Tokyo and connected into a giant map of Japan. Pretty cool, right? Also, who knew future Japan was gonna have so many mile-high skyscrapers? "Holy shit this is gonna be fun," I imagine Godzilla saying to himself.
Hit the jump for some closeups.
Thanks to chichi, who agrees the prettiest skyline is the sun setting over the ocean.

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Tis Good to Be a Princess
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Well, not only is today Mardi Gras, but for those of us that have polish heritage, it is PACZKI DAY! ohh mom gets these yeasty fried donuts that have all kinds of filling in them once a year. If you have never had an authentic one.....TRY IT - they are not like regular donuts. They are like gold around here. And of course she had one sitting by her place at the table to have with a coffee, and while she was getting that cup o coffee, I generously decided to help her reduce the calorie content of that paczki, and licked all the powdered sugar off of the top of it. Never let it be said that I do not try & help out. I am a giver..... I do not really get table food, but I am one of those rare kitties with a sweet tooth, and I took full advantage of an unguarded paczki. Hey at least I did not eat the filling mom.....I saved it for you. And for my Zeke - I am sending you a bowl of seafood gumbo & a catnip custard filled paczki. purrs my friends!
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That sounds really yummy!
therez nothin like a good donut ta start de day off rite...eye haz never tried a paczki but am gonna due me best ta make sure we get sum in this houz az eye am knot only a butter theef but a donut theef two !!
enjoy sum for us
butter lover boomer o cat !
My sweet Maizy you are a girl after my heart! Sweets for my sweet...Yummy the gumbo is wonderpurr all of the shrimpie's and the catnip custard oh what a treat...
I think I need to talk to Mom about getting this special pastry...we don't know if they make them here in California...
Happy Mardi Gras sweetie...
You're not alone in having a sweet tooth...our kits love cake!
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Follow the yellow brick road and join us for this not-to-be-missed, Emerald City celebration! This benefit is a critically important fundraising vehicle that supports educational enhancements and opportunities that would not be available otherwise like the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, Elementary Foreign Language, the Arts, Athletics, and the like. Please come out and join the Elk Rapids community for an evening of making a difference for students and their future.
A special focus this year is on the 'Way to Grow' (0-5-years-old) program, enhancing services provided by the ERHS Career & College Counseling Office, as well as Pay-To-Participate Scholarships for athletics and performing arts.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Hagerty Center, 715 E. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49686
Cocktail Attire Requested
Doors open at 6pm and the evening will include…
Silent & Live Auctions
Gourmet Dinner by the chefs at The Hagerty Center
An Evening of Entertainment
Cash Bar
The evening promises to be a night to remember. Don't miss it! Spaces are limited so make your reservations early. Individual tickets are available for $80 ($35 of which is tax deductible) or, for anveven more exciting evening, grab a group of friends and purchase a table for 10 which is just $750 ($300 is tax deductible).
In addition to joining us for this special evening, you can also support Elk Rapids Schools by becoming a 'We Are E.R.!' Sponsor or financial donor. We are also accepting donations of items or services for our live, silent and online auctions.
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I am trying to help a user in the company I work for to print from Outlook 2007. When she tried to print or just view print preview she gets an error to please reinstall the printer. When I remove and re-add the printer from our print server it will work once to either print or view a print preview. After that one time of either one I will get the error message again. Everytime I re-add the printer I can use it once before it breaks again. This only affects Outlook 2007, Word 2007 works fine. She is running on an XP machine, trying to print to a network ricoh copier.
Edit: I tried adding 2 other printers from the server which are different types than the ricoh c5000 I tried before (1 being a ricoh 4500 and the other is a Dell and I am not sure on the model). I also tried adding the Ricoh MP C5000 as a local TCP/IP port which also did not help.


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This is how the night started:
This is how it ended after COB told me to settle down.
This is how the night started:
This is how it ended after COB told me to settle down.
Hopefully this game last a few more years so this little one (Isabella) can get zerged:
Elda is a beast! What do you eat for breakast, small children? I'm thinking we need Elda and Bam to have a "flex off".
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Ok so since this thread actually has some true legs to it and ppl are having fun, I'd love to see pics of the following ppl......
Iann cause you (and Healthion) are two of the funniest ppl in the game.
Consumption and Snyff (together)
Earyende (Really, that voice, pic please)
Orcargh (Leben I guess)
Rubble (WITH his cat)
Morkel I love that dragon T-shirt
There's more but these come to mind and they are in no particular order
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This one time, we were at the office, and the boss left. Then Coco did very naughty things with our bosses phone... ive got pics.
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~Marzelo - R9 - Silverlode
I'm calling all the girls I know and Training my mouth to be tiny so I can finally beat Elda.
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What a terrific assortment of pictures! Love the Jimi/daughter shot and Viloxus with that cool hair (you are a wizard!). Great to see Agent O and Elda and Coco and Morkel... fun fun! Thanks for sharing!
my silverlode toons:
consumption (stalker), varicose (weaver), carbine (reaver), marplot (warleader),
tothego (hunter 75), doughty (guardian 65), teinthera (runekeeper 65), vanipo (burglar 53), corothemi (captain 42), minthesu (lore master 40), kalinawen (champion 34), sogotogi (warden 24), husgro (minstrel 21)
now you know who you are eating
Lol coco alone at hooters... the only place women will actually talk to him and show interest. What a sad man
Thank you for the compliment Larg.
Okay, to set the record straight because I've now been asked four times in game or here if that is really me.
Yes, it is. Yes, I look like Saruman. Yes, he is my grandpa. Yes, I like to drink beer. No, I don't own a cloak.
I would love to see more pics of people, come on and show yourselves!
Consumption, you look like a man who enjoys drinking beer with others who enjoy drinking beer such as myself.
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Here is some pics of me playing weekend warrior.
They started a new MOS just for me. 99 Zulu. For those of you who don't know what that is it means combat ninja.
Hi Callo! Where are you?
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LOL....epic win, I score it 15-0 coco, time for the man-hugger to /delete acct. game over, man, game over!
boo: "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Celenir again."
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Jesse Abraham Don't Taze Me lyricsThese Don't Taze Me lyrics by Jesse Abraham have been added to the MusicSongLyrics database. On this page you can find meaning to Don't Taze Me lyrics, as well as lyrics to many other artists similar to Jesse Abraham. If you're signing Don't Taze Me right now and want to sing along these lyrics, you've come to the right place.
[Verse 1]
Walk into the club girl says, "Let's dance."
Surprised they let me in, I was wearin sweatpants
I got my own cash, I don't need your advance
Act right?
Fat chance
I'll be doin headstands
Don't want my hand stamped **
Keep your bracelets**
Fake ID til I'm 86
They be takin shots no chasers
Cops with tazers
Complications, it's not so basic
Face it, when you up in the club
Wasted, lookin for something to rub
Aces lookin like 10's to you
Only got one dollar but you're spending two
Bouncers, buggin all the time
Ounces, smuggled in with dimes
Shoutin, wildin, straight buggin out
Til the police come
Now they got you talking bout
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me! x4
[Verse 2]
Dancing in the club girl says, "Let's chill."
Takes me by the hand to some Tex Mex grill
Before we at the door she take out a ex pill
"Lemme show you how good could sex feel."
Now that's real, real exciting
It doesn't happen often, lightning striking
But even if I'm drunk and I'm in a grimy state
Poppin pills is just so 1998
She looked good but this lady failed me.
And what's this look like the Slim Shady LP?
"Are you for real?"
I said I'm mad real and your pill aint no ex, it's an advil
I know, right, that was bold, yo
And girls don't like bein told no
So I went back to the club rollin solo
"I was just here Bozo! No!"
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me! x4
[Verse 3]
Walkin out the club girl says, "Hey look!"
Pointing at me
"I know that guy from Facebook."
Steps up to me like
"I'm Grace, would you like to take a trip back to my place?"
This isn't MySpace
This is real life
And I don't know you even though it feels like
You know me real well
Plus, I don't feel well
"This is my friend, Jill"
Good thing I heal well
I've heard tales of a strobe light honey
But with two girls you won't see no fight from me
We got into the whip, and we peeled out
Pulled up to the crib like, "Is this a real house?"
"How do you feel bout sneakin in a pool?
Think of all the freaky kinky things that we could do."
No time for common sense so I hopped the fence
What happened next is probably obvious
* *
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me, bro!
Don't taze me! x4


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Xcel Energy announced a one-time rebate Monday for its Texas customers that will save average residential customers $7.54.
Commercial and industrial customers also will receive billing credits, said Xcel spokesman Wes Reeves.
The rebate is the result of Xcel's sale of transmission assets in the Midland area to Sharyland Distribution and Transmission Services.
"The credit for residential customers will be applied against February usage," Reeves said. "Because many billing cycles start after the first of the month, a large number of customers will see the credit split and applied over two billing cycles."
The sale involved a transmission line from Hobbs, N.M., to Midland, as well as a substation near Midland, part of the transmission line from Grassland to Borden and another substation, according to a news release.
"All Texas retail customers will receive a credit. A commercial class of customers known as secondary general service will see a refund based on the average of the past 12-month's usage," the release stated.


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There seems to be an accepted list of who served as Reish Gelutha. Is it possible to deduce who was Reish Gelutha in any or all references in stories involving the office holder in the Gemara?
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Mark Ruffalo on Those Terror Watch List Stories
Actor Mark Ruffalo says stories claiming that he was placed on a terror watch list are "fantastical."
According to widespread news reports this week, Ruffalo was allegedly placed on a terror watch list by the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security for organizing screenings of "Gasland," a documentary about fracking, the practice of drilling for natural gas using a hydraulic fracturing process, which some allege contaminates ground water.
We spoke with Ruffalo this week at a holiday party at the New York City restaurant Bottino. "I've never been stopped at the airport and I think that the story has snowballed into this incredibly fantastical thing," he said. "At the center, of course, is one small grain of truth, which is that back in September, I was hosting educational screenings of 'Gasland.' Pennsylvania's Homeland Security was monitoring these screenings and feeding information to the gas industry. And they got busted. It was a huge embarrassment and the head of their Homeland Security had to resign over it."
A online copy of the Pennsylvania Intelligence Bulletin No. 131, Aug. 30, 2010, seems to confirm that a screening of "Gasland" was under scrutiny by the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security, which produced the report. Other private events and groups were apparently also being watched. Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security Director James Powers announced his resignation on Oct. 1. Gov. Ed Rendell reportedly said at the time that "Jim is a good man who made a very significant mistake in judgment."
"[Powers] viewed it as the right thing to do, sharing information we received, for people's protection," said Maria Finn, the spokesperson for Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director Robert French, the person to whom Powers reported. "The Governor said he didn't want it anymore, so [the bulletins] were canceled at the end of September."
Finn said that "Nowhere in any of the bulletins is this person's [Ruffalo's] name mentioned." She added that the terror watch list of individuals is generated at the federal level, so "it's possible but I have no idea" if Ruffalo's name is on a federal terror watch list.
An email requesting comment from the Terrorist Screening Center, the agency that maintains the U.S. government's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist, was not immediately returned.
Ruffalo lives with his wife and three children on a former dairy farm in Sullivan County, along the New York-Pennsylvania border, where Marcellus Shale, one of the world's largest sources of natural gas, is located. "Gasland," which won the Documentary Special Jury Prize at Sundance this year, originated when filmmaker Josh Fox, who lives in Milanville, Penn., was offered $100,000 by a natural gas company to drill on his property.
The Associated Press reported in September that industrial toxins, along with methane (a byproduct of fracking) had been discovered in well water in Susquehanna County in upstate New York. Ruffalo also spoke out later that month about fracking at a State University of New York at Binghamton forum on the escalating controversy, which has been compared to "Erin Brockovich," a movie about a real-life class action lawsuit involving environmental pollution.
Ruffalo said, "I'm not even an environmentalist. I'm just raising kids and I don't want them to drink from poisoned well water. The real story for me here is what is Pennsylvania doing, monitoring its own citizens? And citizens of another state [New York], for trying to educate people? That's the story here: intimidating people."
Ruffalo is currently receiving considerable Oscar buzz for his performance in "The Kids Are All Right," a critically-acclaimed film about a man, played by Ruffalo, who reunites with the children he fathered through sperm donation to a lesbian couple. We asked him if choosing that role felt risky.
"Not really," Ruffalo replied. "I like human interest stories. I always kind of go for the underdog. I loved that it's really apolitical; it's not a polemic. It's a movie about a family. Very quickly, the novelty of a gay married couple with the sperm donor kids dissolves. I dare anybody to watch it and not see themselves, either as a child trying to establish their individuality or somebody's who been in a long relationship or somebody trying to figure out their identity."
In addition to "The Kids Are All Right," this year Ruffalo acted with Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" and with Tina Fey and Steve Carrell in "Date Night." He is currently working on the script for "My Monster," the follow-up to his first directorial effort, "Sympathy for Delicious," which won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance in 2010. Shooting on "The Avengers," in which Ruffalo plays The Hulk, alongside Robert Downey, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson, begins in April.


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A girl getting the cervix cancer immunization last year
Authorities of Nyamagabe district have announced that they have managed to immunize a total of 3976 children in the just concluded year which is about 59 percent of the number of children in the district. They are targeting about 7,000 children this year.
According to the Health official in Nyamagabe district Collette Kayitesi, they hope to be through with the immunizations by November this year. Nyamagabe is among the districts with the highest number of children who die as a result of malnutrition.
To fight the malnutrition problem, the district was put under the One Pint of Milk per Child pilot programme. The programme is done in partnership with the Ministries of Education, Agriculture and Health to try and improve the health in lower primary schools by providing milk three times a week.
The district has also invested in the campaign to encourage people to grow nutritious domestic gardens as a way of fighting the problem.


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Update 6/28/14: According to the Associated Press, the body of 36-year-old Michael Herdman was found on Friday, less than a mile from where he was last seen. Herdman had somehow managed to climb 1200 ft above the river bed where he was last spotted on June 13.
According to KTLA 5 News, the dog who belongs to an Arcadia, Calif., firefighter who disappeared nine days ago, has been found in the Los Padres National Forest in California.
The dog, named "Duke," was discovered on Sunday, approximately 10 to 12 miles from where he was last seen on June 13. Duke's guardian, 36-year-old Michael Herdman, disappeared after running after the dog during a backpacking trip with his friend, Taylor Byars.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Duke was found near the trail head where the friends had started their backpacking trip. Duke's time alone resulted in weight loss and dehydration; he was provided with I.V. fluids after being found.
Search parties have been tirelessly scouring the area since Herdman vanished. The search effort has been conducted on the ground, and in the air.
Duke had been spotted multiple times, but nobody, until yesterday, had been successful in capturing him. The terrain in the massive search area is described as "rough," and several of individuals who have been aiding in the search have been injured, including one person who was bitten by a rattlesnake.
After Herdman disappeared, wearing just a t-shirt and now shoes, it took his friend two days to hike out and reach help. The search teams are hopeful that Herdman is still alive, given his extensive knowledge of the outdoors, however the scale of the search operation is being scaled back.
Michael Macgregor, a friend of the missing firefighter, told ABC News:
We are all expecting to see Mike come over the hill behind us and be surprised to see us all here,"
"I have no doubt that he can survive out there for weeks.
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Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Personalization. Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time Cost: $50 Free preview: http://www.slideshare.net/Earley/taxonomy-for-personalization-january-6-taxonomy-cop-2761740 To register, visit: http://www.earley.com/webinars/enterprise-search/taxonomy-personalization Taxonomy plays a critical role in user experience, but how can it manage content when access and information needs differ across a vast user base? How do you effectively offer information and resources in a meaningful way, through one portal, and to all users? Hear Stephanie Lemieux and Mike Doane discuss optimizing user satisfaction through leveraging taxonomy to catalog users in the same way we use taxonomies to classify knowledge assets. This session will address how to determine and prioritize differing content needs, push dynamic content through audience profiles in SharePoint, and present a customized information architecture that makes it intuitive for users to target the information that best serves their unique needs. Jumpstart Series: Digital Asset Management We are excited to announce a new Jumpstart webinar series on Digital Asset Management (DAM). This free 4-part educational series will run Thursdays, January 14 to February 4, 2010. Industry experts will address the latest insights and developments in building the business case for DAM, marketing resource management, the vendor landscape, and optimizing asset reuse with taxonomy and metadata. To register, visit: http://bit.ly/63jfhn Thank you,(Continue reading)


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Private Social Networks
By David Dorf-Oracle on Jan 23, 2010
My wife recently joined Lifetime Fitness, so she asked me to setup her account on myLT.com. The website provides members an online community where they can communicate with friends, join groups, use tools to track workouts, and see the schedule of upcoming classes. In many ways it reminds me of Facebook minus the games plus useful tools. Turns out the website, and several similar ones, were created by Wellness-Layers, a software company run by Amir Kishon with focus on the healthcare industry.
After speaking with Amir, I found out Wellness-Layers is pushing into the retail industry as well, starting with Hannaford supermarkets. While social networks are good for high-level interactions with customers, private social networks owned by the retailer offer better benefits to both the consumer and the retailer. Consider the business case for grocery. Consumers can track all their purchases in their account, then run their own analytics to see weekly costs, overall nutrition, and coupon management. Safeway is doing this with their Foodflex program. Retailers (and manufacturers) can offer alternatives for their purchases based on their dietary needs. Consumers can share pre-built grocery lists for birthdays, Thanksgiving, or weight-loss programs. Amir cited the fact that Nutrisystem, another customer, has 3,000 fans on their Facebook page, but 3,000,000 users on their private social network.
When the retailer has control of the website, more compelling and personalized content can be offered, benefiting all parties. Of course we don't want a bunch of disjointed accounts we have to remember, so its possible to leverage standards like Facebook Connect, Twitter API, and OpenSocial to connect these networks when it makes sense.
Simply building another version of Facebook isn't good enough, so retailers need to ensure they provide useful tools and figure out how to help people leverage the wisdom of the network. Then make it easy for users to transition over to e-commerce, so they can act on the recommendations. Doing this correctly with definately increase a customer's lifetime value.


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The Best Philly Cheesesteak in Toronto
The best Philly cheesesteak in Toronto is a sinfully greasy, lowbrow import from south of the border that owes its deliciousness to the simple and straightforward combination of griddled rib eye, oozing cheese (preferably provolone and/or Whiz) and a soft squishy bun.
Purists and expats might argue that the only acceptable preparation options are wit' onions or wit' out, but, here in Hogtown the addition of a fried egg, onion ring or even kimchi is something to be celebrated...then devoured.
Here is a list of where to find the best Philly Cheesesteak in Toronto.
See also:
The best sandwiches in Toronto
The best late night sandwiches in Toronto
Lisa Marie
This Queen West eatery only serves up its Toronto Cheesesteak ($8) as an occasional lunchtime special, but when the craving strikes, look for the Fidel Gastro food truck where the same sammie has become a staple on the rotating menu. The overstuffed sandwich is stacked with rib-eye cooked to medium rare, caramelized onions, havarti cheese and a fried egg. More »
I Went to Philly
Situated at Yonge and College, the menu here is devoted to the signature sandwich loaded traditionally with chopped rib eye beef and provolone before being soaked in Whiz. Sandwiches (including chicken or vegetarian spin-offs) come in at under $9, even with options to add on onions, mushrooms and green peppers. More »
The proprietors of this this Ossington Avenue snack bar grew-up in the City of Brotherly Love but take license to add a Korean spin to this classic comfort food. The $5 sandwich riffs on the traditional with bulgogi-marinated rib eye piled onto a soft bun along with American cheese, scallion kimchi and mustard. More »
Holy Smokez
Napkins are a necessity when eating the sloppy smoked beef brisket cheesesteak ($7.50) from the takeaway counter at this Mississauga smokehouse. The sandwich comes stacked onto a toasted kaiser and layered with sauteed onions and sweet peppers before being smothered in spicy cheese sauce. More »
Hogtown Vegan
While there is technically no steak (or cheese) in this vegan rendition of the iconic American comfort food, this Bloorcourt dinner does a tasty meatless alternative for $12. Here the iconic sandwich packs a toasted baguette with thinly-sliced housemade seitan, sautéed veggies and a creamy faux "cheese" sauce. More »
Melt Grilled Cheese
Three GTA locations of this premium grilled cheese franchise offer a Philly Cheesesteak variation on the nostalgic comfort food. Loaded between a choice of sliced bread, provolone and Swiss are melted over roast beef, sauteed mushrooms, onions and mustard aioli. More »
This Bloor West Village pub does its cheesesteak ($15) with a grilled 8oz. strip steak layered over a long garlic-buttered baguette and topped with sauteed mushrooms before being drenched in jalapeño cheddar and finished with an onion ring. Served as an entree it comes with a choice of sides like fries or salad. More »
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* not from Mississauga.
good fries too!
Stop complaining about the order of what appears on all of these lists, because it's the people who decide what's there!
I could really go for one today.
- The branding/name is terrible. Simply atrocious. While it is a "copycat" restaurant in theory, the backstory about it being a dream of a family to open a restaurant should be highlighted--- that's awesome and I want them to be successful. But there should be confidence in the product as well as uniqueness and that should reflect in the name.
- The guy in the cheesesteak costume outside handing out flyers. Please don't do that. Maybe it's stopped. I hope so. It's desperate.
BTW, I did really enjoy I Went to Philly. Nothing amazing, but it does the trick for satisfying your cheesesteak fix.
If you want a cheesesteak that's as real as what you can get in Philadelphia, go to I Went To Philly.
Another one that was really good was Holy Smokez in Mississauga(technically not Toronto). Although technically not a 'cheesesteak' more like a 'cheesebrisket' the flavours were powerful and the smoked element gave it a great taste. Hold on to your forks & napkins though because there will be a lot of drippings, things falling out and cheese being stuck to your face. Sloppy as any good 'bbq sandwhich' should be This cheese brisket may not hold up its authenticity but it was well worth my drive up west of dixie. If i may add aswell the staff was very friendly and 'welcoming'
Great place, I 've eaten there more than 20 times in 1 month with all my friends. MMMM philly Steak? delicious. Burgers and poutine, Amazing.


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This is a recent shot of Chuck Norris and his freshly shaven beard and mustache. He looks like a dad. Definitely not the kind of guy you'd imagine roundhouse kicking the devil's pecker off then singing Metallica's 'No Remorse' into it like a karaoke mic. *telephone ringing* Hello? Uh-huh. Okay, I'll tell him. Chuck? That was Jackie O, she said she wants her sunglasses back. I mean, I think you look great in them and all, but you can't go around stealing women's glasses.
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text: Hi everybody ! FAQ (Move your mouse to reveal the content) FAQ (open) FAQ (close) How do I install it ? open WonRak.zip go to your Terraria's steam folder ( should be program file/steam/steamaps/common/terraria ) replace the "content" folder replace terraria.exe replace TerrariaServer.exe go back to steam and play the game as usual How do I uninstall it ? Go to steam Use the checking function, steam will erase the mod Will I loose my classic game's saves ? No ! The classic game and the Mod dont share the same folder. If I uninstall it, will I lose my mod game's saves ? No ! The classic game and the Mod dont share the same folder. 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AMD beat NVIDIA to the punch with the stellar 5000-series, with the Fermi taking the literal, hot seat in the competition and requiring a refresh to keep up technologically. Rumors have been flying that their 28nm-based Kepler GPU would see a launch this year (even if it were a paper launch) but it seems that is now out of the question. Ken Brown, a spokesman for NVIDIA has come out and said:
Although we will have early silicon this year, Kepler-based products are actually scheduled to go into production in 2012. We wanted to clarify this so people wouldn't expect product to be available this year.
Keep in mind that AMD are still hammering away at their Southern Islands, HD 7000-series of GPU and should make a launch before years end. Just in time for Battlefield 3. However, if you want to stay on Team Green, you'll have to wait that little bit longer.


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adidas Creates Garnett Soccer-Themed Sneaker
|08.19.09 at 9:57 am ET
As intense as Kevin Garnett is on the basketball court, he is a also a dedicated soccer fan. KG's favorite club, Chelsea, has partnered with adidas to create a limited edition basketball sneaker that combines his name with the club's colors and logo . According to EPL Talk:
The adidas TS Commander LT will available from August 29, 2009 exclusively from a Boston-based retailer named Bodega. They'll offer an exclusive CFC (Chelsea Football Club) tribute package consisting of the TS Commander LT x KG x CFC, a CFC Bodega team scarf and CFC replica jersey featuring Garnett's name and number on the back.
Click here for more images of the shoe.
Eastern Conference Preparing for Competition
|08.18.09 at 10:20 pm ET
Two years ago the Boston Celtics traveled to Europe for training camp. That season they won the championship. The close-knit squad credited the trip overseas for their unwavering chemistry on the court.
"The second we got to training camp in September, we all said, hey, let's meet in September without the coaches and come together and just start playing with each other, starting to get to know one another, and I think all that stuff really helped us," Paul Pierce said during the 2008 playoffs.
This summer Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson hopes he can have the same effect on his teammates. Nelson is hosting the Magic at his Philadelphia-area home for 'Building Magic,' a week-long getaway that combines strength and conditioning drills with team-building activities.
Like the Celtics did in 2007, the Magic traded a handful of core players in exchange for an All-Star (Vince Carter) and added to their bench along the way. After losing Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee, key pieces in their postseason run, and veteran mentor Tony Battie, Nelson understands the importance of this offseason.
He explained to Sports Illustrated in July:
'We're trying to piece it together because our team was in transition. For the most part, the big guns have committed — Vince [Carter], Dwight [Howard] and Rashard [Lewis]. After those guys have committed, no one can really back out unless they have some type of serious issue.
This year we're doing it from the 16th through the 22nd of August. We do it at the same facility every year, same gym at Haverford College. We'll work out with my trainers — conditioning drills, weightlifting, stuff to get your body right. The basketball stuff we do is later in the afternoon. We do that for about 2-3 hours.
Afterward, we'll mix up the nightlife. We always do a dinner. Other days we'll do paintball or bowling, maybe go to the movies.'
As they gear up in hopes of reclaiming their Eastern Conference title, Rashard Lewis' Twitpic has the Magic looking ready for battle. (Via Ball Don't Lie)
NBDL Tryouts to be Held in Boston
|08.14.09 at 5:08 pm ET
The Maine Red Claws, the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats NBA Development League affiliate, will be holding open tryouts on October 3 at UMass-Boston. As many as three players will be selected to receive an invitation to participate in the Red Claws training camp this November.
Red Claws head coach Austin Ainge and the Red Claws basketball operations and support staff will evaluate the tryouts, where athletes will participate in team drills, individual skills work, and scrimmages.
'This will be a tremendous opportunity for players to showcase their talent to the Red Claws' coaching staff and possibly earn a spot at the Red Claws' training camp in November,' Red Claws President and General Manager Jon Jennings said in a team-issued statement. 'By basing the camp in Boston, players from throughout the region will have an opportunity to come to the tryout. New England has an exceptional basketball tradition ' our hope is that among those who attend the tryout, we will find a future Maine Red Claws' player or two.'
Tryouts are limited to the first 125 applicants to complete their registration form and submit their registration fee ($150 in advance or $200 at the door) . Registration forms can be downloaded at www.nba.com/dleague/maine/tryoutsnortheast.html.
The Red Claws will also hold open tryouts on September 12-13 at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. Information is available at www.nba.com/dleague/maine/Tryout_Charlotte.html.
All participants must meet the D-League player eligibility requirements stated on the registration form.
Source: Powe to sign two year deal with Cavs
|08.11.09 at 9:43 pm ET
A source familiar with the negotiations has confirmed to WEEI.com that former Celtics forward Leon Powe is in Cleveland and will sign a two-year deal with the Cavaliers upon the completion of the second part of his physical on Wednesday.
After establishing himself as a reliable contributor on the Celtics bench, Powe's future was in question following a string of knee injuries last season. After missing 13 games with a right knee injury, Powe tore the ACL in his left knee during Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs against the Chicago Bulls. He missed the remainder of the postseason.
This summer the Celtics chose not to exercise their option on Powe's contract, making the injured 25-year-old an unrestricted free agent in a tumultuous economy. According to the source, Powe is expected to return in February. (The Cavaliers will make their first trip to Boston on February 25 for a nationally televised game on TNT.) While he may not have an impact for the first half of the season, a championship contending team like the Cavaliers could benefit from his playoff experience down the stretch.
Powe was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 49th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. The Celtics acquired his draft rights in exchange for a future second round pick. He averaged 6.6 points and 4.3 rebounds during his three-year career in Boston, while posting 5.0 points and 2.8 boards in 25 playoff games.
Powe is the founder of Fresh Start Family Services, a non-profit organization in the Bay Area which provides support and education for children who, like himself, are growing up in the foster care system. He will participate in a series of basketball camps and community events this weekend in California.
Celtics lock up Davis, Williams
|08.10.09 at 9:35 pm ET
By GREG CAMERON
To paraphrase from a certain restaurant chain's commercial campaign, the Boston Celtics got their baby back.
The Celtics announced that the club has re-signed forward Glen 'Big Baby' Davis. Terms of the deal were not announced by the club, but WEEI.com and FoxSports.com's Jeff Goodman reports that the two-year deal is worth approximately $6.3 million.
Davis provided the Celtics with much-needed front-court help in the wake of Kevin Garnett's season-ending knee injury last year. As a starter for all of the 2009 postseason the Louisiana native averaged 15.8 points per game and 5.6 rebounds.
Davis told reporters that he was frustrated a few times this summer with how free agency had been going for him, despite interest from a handful of teams. However as evidenced by yesterday's press conference, both Ainge and Davis are elated to have the 6'9' forward back in the fold with the Celtics.
'Glen has been a big part of our team's success over the last two years, and we are very excited to have him back,' Ainge told reporters. 'He's young and energetic and we want him to be a part of our team for years to come.'
'I'll be ready to go out and play, do whatever it takes,' Davis said to reporters.
From looking at Celtics GM Danny Ainge's other moves this offseason, the lack of bench depth behind Garnett and center Kendrick Perkins was clearly the top priority of the club. To start the team's search for quality front-court depth, the Celtics signed All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace last month a two-year deal using the team's mid-level exception.
In addition to announcing that Davis will be back with the Celtics for the 2009-10 season, the Celtics officially announced the signing of forward Shelden Williams to a veteran minimum one-year deal worth close to $1.3 million. Williams was a star collegiate player during a sucessful four-year career at storied Duke University.
After graduating in 2006, Williams made his mark on the illustrious program's record books as Duke's leading rebounder and shot-blocker. That collegiate success led Williams to be drafted fifth overall in that June's draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
Since draft night, Williams has bounced around the league considerably playing for Atlanta, Sacramento, and Minnesota before signing with the Celtics this summer. However, the former collegiate phenom has not seen the same success in the professional ranks that he did playing for Hall-Of-Fame coach Mike Kryzyzewski.
'Shelden has proven he can defend and rebound,' Ainge said to reporters. 'Offensively he hasn't come around as well, but it's about getting an opportunity in this league.'
Williams has averaged 4.7 points per game for his career thus far in addition to 4.2 rebounds per game. Those numbers pale in comparison from the 18.8 points and 10.7 rebounds a night he averaged as a Duke senior during the 2005-2006 campaign.
With this summer's signings, Danny Ainge is very excited about how the shape his team is taking. The Celtic GM even recalled a very formidable front-court lineup from the Celtics' rich and illustrious history
'We feel we have a really good front court, maybe the best we've had since Bird, Parish, McHale, Wegman and Walton,' Ainge said to reporters. 'Probably since that era, it's the best front line we've had.'
It was sort of fitting that both Davis and Williams shared the stage at today's press conference, after just over three years since both players squared off at Atlanta's Georgia Dome. Williams was a powerhouse for the Blue Devils that night as he put up 23 points and 13 rebounds.
However, Davis's LSU Tigers got the best of their top-seeded opponents in a low scoring affair on March 23, 2006. LSU defeated Duke that night 62-64, earning them a berth to the tournament's Elite Eight. Davis and his LSU cohorts also reached the Final Four that March.
Official Press Release: Celtics Re-Sign Glen Davis
|08.10.09 at 1:55 pm ET
BOSTON, MA ' The Boston Celtics announced today that the club has re-signed forward Glen Davis to a contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
'Glen has been a big part of our success for the past two years and we are very excited to have him back,' said Danny Ainge, Celtics President of Basketball Operations.
Davis, a 6'9', 289 lbs, forward has spent two seasons with the Celtics and had a breakout 2008-09 season in which he averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. The former LSU Tiger continued his breakout campaign in the 2009 playoffs during which he averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Davis made 16 starts during the 2008-09 regular season and averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 33.0 minutes per game. 'Big Baby' scored a career-high 24 points against the Memphis Grizzlies on March 21, 2009. Davis also hit the biggest shot of his career to date when he nailed a game-winning jumper against the Orlando Magic in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to send the series back to Boston tied 2-2. During the First Round of the 2009 playoffs against the Chicago Bulls, Davis averaged 18.1 points and 6.7 rebounds.
Sources: Davis deal worth two years, approximately $6 million
|08.10.09 at 11:32 am ET
According to Jeff Goodman of WEEI.com and FoxSports.com, Glen Davis has agreed to a two-year deal that will pay him approximately $6 million. Goodman reports that Davis had fielded some interest from teams in the offseason, but no one put forth an offer to the restricted free agent. Davis, 23, averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in the postseason while playing more than 36 minutes per contest. During the regular season he put up seven points and four boards per game. The Celtics will announce the Davis deal and an agreement with forward Shelden Williams Monday.
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The only issue with ice in Australia is the thin ice the Gillard Government is treading.
Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, the Federal Aviation Administration prohibited commercial aviation over the United States for three days following the attacks. This presented a unique opportunity to study the temperature of earth with and without jet airplane contrails.
Dr. David Travis, atmospheric scientist at the University of Wisconsin, along with two others, looked at temperatures for those three days and compared them to other days when planes were flying. They analyzed data from about 4,000 weather stations throughout the lower 48 states (U.S.) for the period 1971-2000, and compared the three-day grounding period with three days before and after the grounding period. They found that the average daily temperature range between highs and lows was 1.1 degrees C higher during September 11-14 (see Figure 4) compared to September 8-11 and September 11-14 for other years with normal air traffic.
The data proved that contrails (water vapour) cooled the earth. You cannot just look at earth radiation like the IPCC members have done, it is miniscule compared to the radiation hitting the earth from the sun. The overall effect of our atmosphere is cooling, not warming. You have to look at energy in and out, not just energy out.
Comparison of Earth and Mars Average Temperatures
Both the Earth and Mars rotate around the Sun and rotate on their axes. The earth rotation time for Earth is 23.9 hours and for Mars is 24.6 hours. Therefore, they are similar regarding the way the sun strikes them. However, the atmospheric pressure on Mars is only 0.007 times the earth's atmosphere. The earth gets hit on average by 1367.5 watts/m2 and Mars by 589.2 watts/m2 of solar irradiance10. The average temperature on earth is 288.3°K and the average temperature on Mars is 208.3°K11. Now then if the Earth had the identical composition and atmospheric pressure as Mars, based on the solar irradiance hitting it, the average temperature on earth would be (1367.6/589.2) x 208.3 = 483.5°K. The earth's atmosphere therefore provides a cooling effect (483.5-288.3) of 195°K (383°F), compared to the temperature effect of a sparse Mars atmosphere.
Other IPCC Shenanigans
Back in time, the IPCC relayed there was a greenhouse signature in the atmosphere and the temperature 8-12 km above the tropics was warmer than the ground temperature12. Actual temperature measurements refuted this so the IPCC changed their tactics and violated the second law of thermodynamics by saying a cooler atmosphere can warm a warmer earth. They went from one bogus explanation to another.
most scientists do not agree with the CO2 global warming premise! In the United States 31,478 scientists, signed a petition rejecting the Kyoto global warming agreement and of these, 9,029 have PhDs3.
Further, U.S. Senator James Inhofe 4 (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, on his web site states, the over 700 dissenting scientists are now more than 13 times the number of UN scientists (52) who authored the media-hyped IPCC 2007 Summary for Policymakers. The author is included in both lists and this paper tells why.http://news.yahoo.com/hudson-bay-polar-bear-population-defying-predictions-nunavut-205230277.html
The Alarmists like to release reports in isolation of each other, as they are only interested in data they can manipulate. They claim Polar Bear numbers will reduce to 650 in 2011. They also claim Sea Ice is disappearing threatening the Polar Bears. There was 950 Polar bears counted in the area in 2004. During a Aerial study in 2011 it was estimated there were 1000 Polar bears. It shows no real reduction in the last 7 years and adding this to the fact Sea Ice is increasing and not melting as the alarmists say, http://www.skepticalscience.com/antarctica-gaining-ice.htm it is obvious they are fighting a losing battle with their lies. These lies made a lot of people believe their lies, but as time goes on people started seeing through their claims, and thy went quiet, now as a Carbon Tax is about to be introduced, and Labor are under threat of losing Govt, the rhetoric is starting yet again in a attempt to convince people of Global Warming.


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The Barclays Premier League champions face Fulham on Saturday afternoon in a fixture they have not lost in their last seven outings.
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City were boosted earlier in the week when Vincent Kompany's red was rescinded and are 1/4 with Paddy Power to take all three points against Fulham.
Roberto Mancini's side ran out 3-0 winners over the Cottagers last season when a Sergio Aguero penalty and Edin Dzeko's strike either side of Chris Baird's own goal gave them the points.
Paddy Power bet 7/5 that City's attacking style of play will result in a spot-kick being awarded again and 3/1 that the Blues will duly convert the penalty, too.
Aguero is looking for his fifth goal in four games against Fulham and is 13/5 to score the game's first goal - if lining up from the start - or can be backed at 6/5 in Paddy Power's Insurebet market.
The Argentinean international to score first and City to win 3-0 is trading at 18/1 in Paddy Power's Scorecast betting while the Blues to run out winners and Dzeko to score at anytime is a 4/5 chance with Paddy Power.
Dzeko scored in the 2-0 win over the Gunners at the Emirates last weekend and is 11/5 to score at anytime against Martin Jol's side as he looks to add to his tally of two goals in his last two games against the Cottagers.
City have kept three clean sheets in their last three Barclays Premier League games and are 11/10 to win to nil against the Cottagers on Saturday and 10/11 to keep a clean sheet.
The home side can be backed at 8/11 to win the game in the Alternative Handicap market giving Fulham a one-goal lead.
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McDONALD -- The traditional annual McDonald Village Volunteer Firemen's Festival will be from Wednesday to Saturday on the village green at Ohio and Fifth avenues.
The festival starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday with a parade on Ohio Avenue, going north to south, traveling from the mill to Marshall Road. Rides, run by Brown Amusements, will begin at 6 p.m. on the green, as will concessions. Both continue until 11 p.m.
Bingo will be from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Ramsay Pavilion, and the Performing Arts Center Dance Show will be on the basketball courts immediately after the parade at 6:30 p.m.
Wristband Night will be on Thursday for the rides, which will allow children to ride the rides all night for one charge.
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Raf Simons' two flagships boutiques opened in Tokyo and Osaka back in
September, but he only just made it to the island nation's capital to
celebrate. Amid the eager fans and well-wishers, JC Report grabbed a few moments with Simons, who told us about his stores' layouts, as well as his own lifestyle essentials and industrial design inspirations.
JC Report: What do you think about your shop, and tonight?
Raf Simons: It's great! At first I was concerned that it wasn't as big as the Osaka store, but I love these big windows that look over the main street here. And it's quite crowded tonight! Nice to see everyone
JCR: If you had to leave Earth for life in outer space, what would you bring with you?
RS: The birth of cloth. Art. And Friends. And family—could I bring four?
JCR: If you had a free moment in Tokyo, what would you do first?
RS: I'd go to the George Nakashima store. You know, I was trained in industrial design, and he is amazing. He's passed away now, but
his designs—mostly wood—are so strong but unpretentious. Unlike some other designers now…his work is just so classic and everlasting.
Actually I just came from his shop—it's why I'm late!
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Some words come to mind when trying to describe Pearl Jam's set in Boston, last night at the TD Garden. Epic, awesome, insane, pure, amazing, magnificent AND complete. Nothing flashy about the stage setup, but they didn't need glitter and pyrotechnics. Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron filled the venue, from the floor to the nosebleeds, including the seats behind the stage, with fist pumping fans. Last night, Pearl Jam gave back to the hardcore fans, those who have followed the band since the early 90's. Two encores. Three hours of music. That's worth the high price of concert tickets these days – even worth those pesky service and convenience charges. Pearl Jam delivered.
Liz Hennigan of Boston, MA said, "The show was amazing! I have never seen Pearl Jam live before and they packed 3 hours of unbelievable music in. The passion, the enthusiasm, Eddie's voice and their appreciation of fans was overwhelming." She continued, "I didn't know every song like the diehards, but I enjoyed every one - 'Better Man' and 'Alive' being my favorites."
Will Dailey (no relation) has been to several Pearl Jam shows and shared his thoughts on last evening, "I've been a fan of this band, since I first saw the video for 'Alive', when I was a kid. Since then, I've always been drawn to their sense of genuine independence and honesty." Dailey is part of Boston's music scene – a singer/songwriter himself. He added, "My favorite album is probably, Yield. It was played so much with a group of friends, that when I hear it, I'm transported to a former version of myself. My favorite song is probably 'Speed of Sound' - just gorgeous piece of song writing." Will finishes, "[The show] gets the same high marks, as usual. The band played a real 32 song, rock and roll show, with the more energy than most new bands. All the peaks and valleys kept the audience riding a wave from note to note, until the last two songs, when the house lights went up, because they were beyond curfew."
Newtonian, Tom Giusti, who is known to 'produce gallons of word vomit' shared his take on Pearl Jam's mega-set in Boston. He actually shared a novel. It begins, "The show was so good, that I'm willing to forgive and forget that the Garden charged me $32 for four shots of Captain and about 12oz. of Coke. My wallet however, will be pressing charges. I was excited they played 'Smile' and 'Given to Fly' - but I wish they had played 'Corduroy', 'I got Id', 'In Hiding', 'Faithful' and 'Wishlist'," Tom goes on, "I think it's awesome that they have such a diverse playlist to choose from, because you feel like each show is special and unique, like it was tailored for you for that one performance. Unlike a lot of musical groups today, Pearl Jam has a real connection, and a real sense of community with their fans. I think that was evident last night, by the way the band and the crowd fed off each others' energy.
Giusti isn't finished, "Even though I was in the 3rd level balcony, I felt like they could see me when they looked up. Eddie Vedder is a great leader, charismatic and inspiring. He recognized long time fans in the audience, and spoke of fans they had met - especially about the fan who couldn't come due to medical complications." Should we stop him? Tom continues, "It's also cool that they not only gave a shout-out to the people sitting behind the stage, but turned around and played to them. That kind of thing makes you feel like they really and truly appreciate the support of all of their fans. I also think that unlike other bands, Pearl Jam is real and genuine in what they say and what they believe in. They talk about the causes they support without sounding like they're bragging about the good they do."
Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Giusti, "They honestly just want to inspire people to do the right thing. I personally don't like the Garden for shows. I feel like it's built more for spectacle than music. Pearl Jam didn't have a giant stage set, their set up was very minimal, and the focus was on the music. My complaint is that from where I was sitting, the sound was occasionally tinny or grainy."
In closing, Tom closes out this fan driven review with these words, "I've been to enough shows to know that even if the band walks off and says goodnight, as long as the house lights stay off, they're coming back out. So it was an extra treat when, after the lights came up and many people started shuffling around, the band played one more song."
Some raves from the Twitter feed:
cmozdiez: Thanks @pearljam for very rare setlist @ the Garden on Monday night: Undone, push me pull me, red mosquito, Bee girl, rival, crown of thorns
MongrelBand: @PearlJam thank you so much for the great set tonight in boston. i've been waiting YEARS to hear Crown of Thorns! thnx to 10club for 3rd row
twofeetthick: and I thought hartford rocked. I just witnessed like 37 songs of nonstop face melting rarity rocking balls out #pearljam
Lennyjacobson: 1st encore ends with RearviewMirror blowing the roof off this place! As good as they have ever sounded. #PearlJam
The guys are in New Jersey tonight, followed by two back-to back shows at Madison Garden, before taking off on a tour overseas. Their newest release, Backspacer, is available everywhere. Check out the setlist from Boston here.


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Argentina's Yields Lure Back Investors
Bargain-seeking investors are piling into high-yielding Argentine bonds despite the country's history of economic mismanagement and financial turmoil. But they are prepared to retreat quickly, displaying a lack of confidence in Argentina's long-term prospects.
Since the beginning of February, U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by Argentina's government and companies have returned 12.7% to investors, the best performance among 76 developing countries' dollar bonds tracked by Barclays. That compares with a 0.4% gain over the same period for a basket of U.S. bonds.
Some investors say they are encouraged by the steps Argentina has taken to shore up its finances, following the government's decision in January to devalue the peso and raise interest rates amid increasing concern that the nation won't be able to pay its debts.
The move back into Argentine bonds underscores the ups and downs of developing markets, where investors must weigh whether the returns are juicy enough to compensate for the high economic and political risks.


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Last Saturday night, Patrick Nielson threw a hard right jab and caught Tony Jeter in the first 10 seconds of round 1 and put Jeter on his butt. Jeter did not seem hurt but it was a preview of the fight as Nielson scored a 2 nd round KO of Jeter to win the WBC World Silver Middleweight Championship. Jeter did not seem hurt after that first knock down and seemed to question the referee, Hector Afu, to no avail. Later in round 1, Nielson caught Jeter with a clean straight left hand for a second knock down in the first round. Jeter recalls, "He caught me with one of the best punches I have seen in my career. A straight left hand that caught me good. The first knock down...I think our feet got tangled. I have never fought south paws too good in my career."
In round 2, Jeter, (16-4-1, 11 KO's), seemed to get hurt by a punch that was hard to see by most observers. "It was a body shot that took the wind out of me, says Jeter, and each time I moved he was right on top of me and it was hard to breathe with each step I was taking to try to get out of his way. It was one of the hardest body shots I have ever taken." Jeter retrieved to the robes and took a knee and soon after Afu looked at Jeter and saw that he could not get up and waived an end to the fight at 1:06 of the round to give Nielson, (22-0-11 KO's), the belt and keep him in the conversation for the middleweight world title.
Southpaw Nielson, 22, towered over the shorter Jeter, 38, and was in complete control in front of his home crowd. "He was huge. He came into the ring at 180 pounds. I came in at 165. I could not put on any weight after the official weigh in, says Jeter. Look, this guy was 16 years my junior. It was an opportunity that I could not pass up. I am a prize fighter and I must take advantage of opportunities that come my way. I got a good pay day and I have to decide if I want to build my record and look for another pay day or concentrate on Jeter Promotions. I don't know yet. I still have not taken a beating in my career, so that will play a role if I decide to keep fighting. Other than a sore mid section, I feel pretty good after this fight." Please subscribe and follow the coming months of fight action in the DMV.


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PULLMAN, Wash. – The Idaho volleyball team was outplayed in a three-set loss to Washington State on Thursday night, losing 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
The Vandals fall to 6-5 on the season with the loss while Washington State improves to 11-0.
Idaho junior Jessica Hastriter led the Vandals with 13 kills on 29 attempts, hitting .310, and sophomore Katelyn Peterson finished with eight kills for the Vandals. Sophomore setter Meredith Coba had 28 assists and five digs in the match, sophomore Jenna Ellis had a team-high 12 digs and senior Taylor Wilkinson had five blocks.
The Vandals hit .175 in the match, a season-low, while the Cougars hit .270. The Vandals out-blocked WSU 8.0-6.0, but the Cougars held a 48-44 lead in digs and a 6-0 advantage in aces.
"I just don't think we were aggressive like we normally have been so far this season," Idaho coach Debbie Buchanan said. "We didn't have a lot of leadership tonight. You can't play a team on their home court with a great crowd and not be able to take care of those things."
The Vandals matched the Cougars in the early going of each of the three sets, only to falter towards the end. Idaho and Washington State were tied 16-16 in the first set before the Cougars pulled ahead 20-16 and held on for the 25-22 win. Idaho led 13-11 midway through the second set before the Cougars used another run, this time a 6-0 spurt, to pull ahead for good en route to a 25-20 victory. Idaho led 14-11 in the third set before WSU took the lead for good at 16-15 and clinched the match with a 25-17 win.
"We told the girls that they are a Pac-12 team and we have to battle," Buchanan said. "No one is ever going to give you match, no one is going to just let you have points, you have to earn them. We've got to make sure that whoever we play, we stay who we are."
The Vandals return to action on Friday when they face Nevada at 1 p.m. at WSU's Bohler Gym. Live stats of that match will be available at www.GoVandals.com