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Even with a terrible new version of boxing, it's still hard to topple a giant.
Make no mistake, "Wii Sports" is a monster of humongous proportions.
The best selling game of all time, "Wii Sports" changed video gaming forever and seven years later on the Wii U, "Wii Sports Club" makes those classic games even better. Buyer beware however- your wallet may hurt a tad if you've been on all these rides before.
While these new versions of Wii Tennis, Boxing, Baseball, Bowling and Golf are better than they've ever been, those who have stuck by Nintendo for its entire new millennium run, you won't find yourself running for updated versions of classics that have stood the test of time, but will enjoy the online capability added to the games and the other various bells and whistles. Those who have young kids have never experienced "Wii Sports" however, they'll find themselves falling in love all over again.
Although the surprises are few for veterans of the series, but golf especially, is a pleasant one.
Simply put, the golf game in "Wii Sports Club" is probably the coolest and most realistic of the games available in the series to date and in spite of its stiff learning curve, can provide hours of fun.The GamePad integration is easily the game's biggest selling point. Unlike the other titles in the series that play remarkably like the older games they are based on, golf requires gamers to put the GamePad on the floor and use the Wiimote to swing at the ball at the GamePad screen. Simple and intuitive, your swing strength and posture are all measured on the GamePad screen.
As long as you don't have a hefty cat, large dog or wild toddler that'll stomp out your GamePad, the tablet integration is a welcomed plus to a game that used to be considered the worst game on "Wii Sports." That being said, the learning curve here is no joke. For that reason, many gamers won't last more than a few rounds. Those who stick with it though and use the various mini-games, which stress different facets of the game such as driving, chipping and putting, will get the hang of things in time.
Things change a bit once you get to bowling however. With the changes made to golf, you're expecting some type of second-screen experience while on the alley and what you get instead is a new coat of paint on a classic. Although bowling on the Wii U in "Wii Sports Club" is an enjoyable endeavor, it appears to be the same mini-game we fell in love with seven years ago, if not for a few tacked-on, but nifty features.
Graphically, the game looks incredibly similar to the updated version of the game in "Wii Sports: Resort." Because of that, you'll instantly become comfortable with the presentation of the game, but you won't be wowed. If you've played the game in its other versions before, the "Wii Sports Club" version won't be a memorable experience.
Luckily for Nintendo, the addition of mini-games and online play is what makes the stand-alone game worthy of the $9.99 price tag. Online features and mini-games that help you make spares and Miiverse messaging make the experience a fun one that is free of drama and annoyances you'll often find while playing your favorite first-person shooter online. The new version of the classic 100-pin game also will manage to steal your attention for a few hours.
The tennis game in "Wii Sports Club" is kind of a compromise of bowling and golf. Although there's no second-screen experience, the control has been fine-tuned and the graphics are better. It's safe to say this version of tennis while appeal more to hardcore gamers and will even cause you to break a sweat.
But a first glance, it's easy to ponder how similar tennis on "Wii Sports Club" is to the other versions of the game on "Wii Sports" and "Wii Sports: Resort." After a few games however, you'll notice several key improvements that make it the best of the Wii Sports tennis games to date.There's a lot to do in tennis, from silly mini-games to online play. Although this is nothing new for the series the camera and controls have been super tightened to the point where you'll want to play more than you did before. This has everything to do with the control. In older versions of the game, players could simply swat the Wiimote in any direction and the game would register a swing and a volley vest would ensue.
This time around, the Wii MotionPlus control is so much more intuitive that it'll recognize your hand's posture and will make sure you take the correct swing, or else. For example, if a ball comes at your forehand and your hand is positioned in the backhand position, you're not going to be able to get the ball over the net. This seemingly small improvement makes what is often considered the redheaded stepchild of Wii Sports titles easily one of the more enjoyable ones on "Wii Sports Club."
Much like Tennis, Baseball reaps the benefits of the Wii U controls, but it's not easily seen at first. While hitting largely remains the same, the new pitching and fielding mechanics add another layer of depth that the originally version just never had. Even though it's ultimately a far cry away from "The Show," or even 2K Sports' baseball series in terms of realism, the charm from the original game is still in-tact.
Although the old-school feel and simplicity is still there, there's still more room for skilled players and those looking for more of a challenge to grow. While it's not as rewarding an experience as Tennis or Bowling, Baseball certainly rounds out the overall experience and adds hours to the gameplay.
What doesn't help "Wii Sports Club" is the inclusion of boxing. The added gyro on the Wii U controller eliminates the need for the nunchuk, so you'd think the game would control better. Instead, the game's control is a complete mess, making it incredibly difficult to land punches. The lack of real atmosphere hurts this game too as the crowd makes no noise and there are limited sound effects. It feels almost like you're at a local boxing match, when it should feel like you're in Madison Square Garden. Simply put, Boxing is just not fun.
While the visuals are better and this was an obvious attempt to make it better, it ultimately fails on all accounts. While all of the other games have been refined for the Wii U, Boxing, although better than the original still knocks itself out.
All in all, with a host of improvements to their predecessors, "Wii Sports Club" manages to win you over. Even in the case of bowling, where there aren't many new things brought to the gameplay table, the online options make for a more modern and well-rounded gameplay experience.
The Good: All five games that are a part of "Wii Sports Club are an upgrade over their original versions. They look better, play more responsively and have more features. Even the terrible Boxing is better than what it was in "Wii Sports."
The Bad: Considering the fact that "Wii Sports" can be found for less than $10.00 on any used game shop on the web and the Wii U features backwards compatibility, the game isn't exactly cost-effective, even at $39.99.
The Bottom Line:
If you're a fan of "Wii Sports" or Wii Sports: Resort," "Wii Sports Club" is a game you will play by yourself and with the friends and family. The addition of online play and new control schemes add a new element to the fun as well.


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Barack Obama: Inauguration Day
Posted by Native NYker in barack obama, politics, president obama, the white house, washington dc on January 21, 2013
Four more years! YES, today is inauguration day for Barack Obama who was officially sworn in for his second term yesterday. Generally when one utters these words grouped together its something preceded with a word like 'damn'. This happens to be that amazing exception to the general rule. And it would appear its in honor of the man undertaking another four years of dealing with the daily throws of DC politics.
We are all gleeful that the man we voted for is going full steam ahead – and on MLK day no-less.
Well, we too have a dream. That the American people as a whole learn to vote into office politicians who are actually out to do work for the people instead of heading their otherwise lazy asses out to the nations Capital to spend their time filibustering and getting greased over by lobbyist who ain't got no one's well being at heart other than to figure out how to raise their profit margins at the expense of the very people who put those lazy asses in their cushy spots with the best health care imaginable!
That's our damn dream. And that one day, like a dear friend Elease so eloquently put it, we don't have to work on MLK day!
Congress gets to take off for weeks on end and the people can't have MLK day? WTF!
But today is about celebrating history – one that will run another four years! And for that, we think, MLK must be smiling from the here-after. Cuz for certain some of what he preached – not all, we ain't no idealist – has come to pass.
So here's a Northern congratulatory mention to President Obama. We don't volunteer to brave the cold for many but we'd gladly do it for you. But since we can't, please know we'd be there with the masses today if we could.
Barack Obama: Message From Your Constituent
Posted by Native NYker in barack obama, m.mashak, mitt romney, politics, president obama, presidential elections 2012 on November 7, 2012
We have expressed our relief at President Obama defeating the double-talks of ex-Governor Romney. It should rightly feel like a win over the 1%, for many across the USA, as that man sleeps on $$$. But one win does not problem erase make. That's for damn sure. This very sentiment, in as much, was poignantly addressed in a moving acknowledgement speech live from Chicago.
And now that the position has been secured we thought we would share a message from our dear Dive Master Mashak with our re-elected leader – a sentiment of the people of these here United States as it were.
Dear President Obama:
We are happy that you have been re-elected for four more years.
We worked diligently to remove every obstacle we could see. To that end, we are partners with you in this success.
Your first term was marred by the fetid, lingering odor of the former regime: epic economic downturn, and stiff-necked obstructionism. We understand the difficultly one might face as a President to engage and inspire with such conditions extant; a notch short of anarchy…
Today has a different outlook!
Put it down hard and fast my brother and let's, together, make this country the place it ought to be: Strong families, strong education, and an optimism for the future!
The haters are gonna stay haters, we will never get their support. Time is now and the place is here that we take our stance and build that legacy; "That we may tell it to generations following!"
Well, we couldn't have scribed that better ourselves – at least so eloquently. So Bravo to you Mashak. You hit that mark on your first try and Romney should've come to you long ago for how-to tutorials on getting to the straight of it.
As for the Networks – well – CNN pointed to the very fact, during their Election 2012 results last night – how voting across the country pointed to a very divided sentiment between the Red & Blue. Hardly a new phenom, one would say… But one that, hopefully, we can, for once, overcome and steadfastly do as our leader called for in working not for politics sake but for the sake of the people that put those politicians in their very cushy posts.
Lets (try) to move forward!
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Barack Obama: Four More Years Forward!
Posted by Native NYker in barack obama, mitt romney, president obama, presidential elections 2012 on November 6, 2012
We can't begin to express the relief showering upon us presently! Barack Obama has won his re-election bid, guaranteeing us FOR MORE YEARS to move the country out of the mess Bush dug the country into!
This is better than our first orgasm. And certainly will have a longer duration. Cuz thinking back on that moment, all those years back, it was like it came and went! Although to our own defense we did have an immeasurable recycling resilience.
Word is the Romney is not ready to concede defeat – as if that is of any surprise.
We personally hate it when folks don't know to acknowledge when the party is over and its time for them to take their raggedy ass back to their compound to further plan changes to their annual and personally shifted Olympics!
Election Day 2012: Everyone Poops But One Smells Better!
Posted by Native NYker in barack obama, elections, everyone poops, mitt romney, out of the mouths of babes, presidential elections 2012, zoe sophie on November 6, 2012
The ole adage "out of the mouths of babes" has never been stronger than today with this here photo of cutey-petuty Zoe Sophie on Election Day 2012 proclaiming: "Everyone Poops!" She is not only a beauty but a smart little cookie that one is! The question is, in all sincerity, who's poop is just simply wretched!
Ain't little surprise to y'all that we are Team Obama. That man has steadfastly fought an uphill battle of partisan politics in Washington – at times in the face of his own party. But as his beautiful wife so eloquently stated in Des Moines last night, he's "never waivered."
But that is not to say that we wouldn't pay attention to a Republican candidate who came along shooting straight from the hip. We like to keep options available.
Romney, however, ain't him!
Shape-shifter that he is, we have watched him, time and again, brush his aforementioned statements under a convenient rug as he panders to a people who deserve better but, should he be elected, will likely be the ones made to sweep up and swallow said lies. With no sign of shame for for the fib he is selling.
The NY Times, being the high-brow folks they are, broke it down nicely:
"PolitiFact has chronicled 19 "pants on fire" lies by Mr. Romney and 7 by Mr. Obama since 2007, but Mr. Romney's whoppers have been qualitatively far worse: the "apology tour," the "government takeover of health care," the "$4,000 tax hike on middle class families," the gutting of welfare-to-work rules, the shipment by Chrysler of jobs from Ohio to China. Said one of his pollsters, Neil Newhouse, "We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers."
To be sure, the Obama campaign has certainly had its own share of dissembling and distortion, including about Mr. Romney's positions on abortion and foreign aid. But nothing in it — or in past campaigns, for that matter — has equaled the efforts of the Romney campaign in this realm. Its fundamental disdain for facts is something wholly new."
So you see! Zoe Sophie is right, at her tender age. We all poop. But here is a concise totaling of who's poop is stacked the highest!
Well today is that day to take it to the polls.
So we urge y'all to vote – wisely – & do your math. For us? We personally gear to brave the cold frost hitting NY to do as we preach to y'all.
Obama vs Romney: Four More Years!
Posted by Native NYker in barack obama, current events, mitt romney, politics, president obama, presidential debate on October 17, 2012
Keeping with a political tone, we dutifully stayed out asses glued to our laptop to catch the 2nd (of 3) Obama vs Romney presidential debates. We did this, in large part, to see how our president would tackle a man with so many character and political flaws that it begged the question of why he is still in the running. But we are all too familiar with there being no actual shame in political arenas. And dumb-ass is ambitious if nothing else.
We can't say that Obama disappointed – and handled himself with respect and tact – but we were still left with the deeply rooted desire that someone – anyone at last nights debate – simply confronted Romney with a basic question of "tell us what the breakdown of your plan entails" instead of the rhetoric of repeated catch phrases he seems so good at.
Criticizing is to be expected but please follow it up with something better – in detail – is our position.
But there were points to marvel at. Like, for example, we especially love how post his video debacle where he wrote off 47% of Americans as needy hand-out wanting lazy asses, he now cares about everybody equally. Wow!
Must be that Mormonism.
We also loved Obama's quip on the portfolio jab… For sure Obama's isn't as big as Romney's but daresay that is likely the only large member Romney has.
We are still left with the desire that our present Commander in Chief would throw away his tact and diplomacy and would turn and shut Romney down and reduce him to the level he ought to be brought down to!
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Prez Obama: HRC Speech
Posted by Native NYker in barack obama, bill clinton, cnn, hrc, human rights campaign, monica lewinsky, polictics, president clinton, president obama, shepard bill, washington dc on October 11, 2009
This has been a long time coming and long ass overdue!
I get all tingly hearing Hot Chocolate speak about this stuff.
Hot Chocolate in the White House
Posted by Native NYker in barack obama, first lady, michelle obama, obama, obama family, parade magazine, president obama on January 20, 2009
You know some of our countries fore-fathers are turning in their graves. And I am sure its a tight maneuver.
It humbles and inspires. But most of all it is long overdue! And Hilary is in there…
So let me join the masses, if only from the comfort of my warm NY apt (yeah, I got the stove on!) in welcoming Hot Chocolate into his new digs at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
May his new home bring about the change and equality due to all Americans! And may our President and First Lady Michelle, along with their beautiful daughters – Malia and Sasha, prosper for the next eight years! (Yeah, I said eight!)
Feliz Ano Nuevo
Posted by Native NYker in 2009, barack obama, happy tidings, new years, obama on January 1, 2009
Yes, We Can!
Posted by Native NYker in 2008 presidential election, barack obama, president elect, presidential elections 08, yes we can on November 5, 2008
Detroit Wicked Witch
Posted by Native NYker in 2008 presidential election, andrea isom, barack obama, detroit, halloween, john mccain, presidential elections 08, shirley nagel on November 3, 2008
This is richer than MnM peanuts!
In the interview she states, "Obama is scary." Adding that she won't give "handouts to tricksters, liars and Obama Supporters." A statement she posted on her doorstep. And what candy she did hand out was stapled to McCain paraphernalia. Wow!

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The first persons have been charged with lighting San Diego's unprecedented wildfires that have burned over 10,000 acres, caused at least one death, and forced over 125,000 people to evacuate, some of whom lost their homes to blazes.
Two youth were arrested Thursday evening after, according to police, they started at least two brush fires in San Diego's Escondido area.
At least nine larger fires rage across the county. The blaze continues to threaten communities with little containment three days after nine wildfires broke out in a single day in San Diego County
Police arrested 19-year-old Isaiah Silva of Escondido and a 17-year-old juvenile last night on suspicion of attempted arson. A witness claimed to have unsuccessfully tried to chase the young men, who were on bicycles, NBC San Diego reports.
Officials are continuing to investigate arson. Earlier reports indicated that eight of nine of the San Diego fires were deliberately lit.
Evacuations continued Friday in areas such as San Marcos, where thousands of people were told to leave their homes Thursday.
"That's the number one priority, is to save life and then to save property," San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob said at a news conference on Thursday, as quoted by the Los Angeles Times. "We are not out of the woods yet."
Some evacuation orders in other areas have been lifted as firefighters gain control, aided by easing weather conditions. But some residents are returning to find burned-out shells of their homes.
The first death with a potential connection to the fires was reported by KPBS Thursday, after firefighters found a badly burned body in a transient camp in Carlsbad, where the 400-acre Poinsettia fire destroyed 18 apartments and destroyed or badly damaged eight houses.
San Marcos was among the worst hit areas, with only five percent of its 800-acre fire under control.
"Nearly 16,000 new evacuation orders were issued in San Marcos and nearby Escondido Thursday," CBS News reports. "Over the last four days, officials have told 125,000 people to leave their homes. More than 2,500 firefighters are working across San Diego County aided by water-dropping aircraft."
Sheriff Bill Gore told reporters that many notices were distributed as a "reminder to everybody just how volatile this can be."
Hundreds of people are in shelters, and residents trying to go about their lives are forced to navigate around the fires, that caused many roads and highways to close.
Three large and still mostly uncontained fires have now burned more than 17,000 acres in the area as of Friday morning (local time), according to member station KPCC's Fire Tracker. Another blaze, the Bernardo fire, is 75 percent contained after burning more than 1,500 acres, officials say.
The 6,000-acre Tomahawk fire "has grown past the containment line and is approaching the city of Fallbrook," KPBS reported Thursday.
From San Diego, Tom Fudge of KPBS said, "San Diego old-timers say they've never seen such hot, dry winds in May. But those winds have been blowing for three days, and so far, 25 homes have been lost.
Cal Fire commander Tom Porter points out California's drought has left a very dry landscape — 'to the point where we have dead vegetation and fuels that are very volatile.'
A red flag warning, which means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly, are in effect in Hanford, Oxnard and San Diego, according to the National Weather Service.
Yesterday's winds re-ignited smaller fires that had been extinguished.
"This weekend," Fudge said, "Santa Ana winds are expected to diminish and disappear."
Sources: NPR, Russia Today, NBC News, KPBS, National Weather Service
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has assured that government would put an end to terrorism in Nigeria and canvassed collective support for the military in the fight.
strategizing: The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Kenneth Minima ; his Air Force counterpart, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (middle) and General Officer Commanding 3rd Division, Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen John Zaruwa, aboard a Nigerian Air Force plane strategising with the aid of maps in the ongoing counter-terrorist operations in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, during a visit to the area, weekend.
Minimah said this on Sunday at the Inter-Denominational Church Service held at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja.
The service, which was to mark the 2014 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL), had the "Combating Current National Security Challenges through Collective Effort".
"We are going through troubled times but they will soon come to an end and we shall be glad at the end.
"I promise you it will come to an end and we will be victorious.
"The war against terrorism is a collective effort of all Nigerians and I appeal to all Nigerians to join hands in fighting this new war of terrorism.
"I want to thank Nigerians for standing by us, for their perseverance.
"I also appeal to them that terrorism is a new warfare. It requires time and patience for us to defeat it.
"I am very much optimistic that we will deliver. We will win the war.
"What we have in the North-East will certainly come to an end soon.
"Our job is to continue to protect and preserve the unity of this country and making it stable for prosperity.
"Our job is also to uphold our constitutional role, which is to defend the country's territorial integrity from insurgency and external aggression, and provide aid to civil authority. That, we will continue to do," the Army chief said.
Using the Niger-Delta area, and Abia and Benue as instances, Minimah said peace had returned to these places and everywhere there were peaceful.
He said the army would prevail over insurgents as it used to be in the past, saying they would win the war against terrorism.
Minimah said the army was acquiring new equipment, training its personnel and providing welfare for the troops, all in a bid to end terrorism.
He, however, said the army decided to have a low-key celebration for NADCEL 2014 because of the current security challenges facing the country.
"A man does not celebrate his birthday if he is bereaved. He has to just mark his birthday.
"I want to salute the gallantry of our troops, who have paid the supreme price in the course of defending their fatherland.
"These officers and soldiers had died in their duty posts and we will not forget them."
In his sermon, Rev. Dawuk Danfulani, the Director, Army Chaplain (Protestant), said Nigerians must unite to faithfully seek God's support if they were to end terrorism.
Danfulani urged all Nigerians to collectively condemn and expose evil deeds in the society, even if the person perpetrating it was a close relation.
"If a person is pulling down the system that is supposed to stand, you have the right to expose him or her.
"If we condemn collectively and expose evil-doers, they will be afraid to do evil."
Taking his text from the second book of Corinthians, chapter 2, verse 11, Danfulani said Nigerians should not be ignorant as children of God.
"So, we should unite and fight these perpetrators of evil.
"As Nigerians, as Christians and as members of the Armed Forces, since we have known the source of our problem, we should unite spiritually to fight the enemy.
"We must patriotically defend what God has given us,and God will ask us and punish us if we fail to defend it," he said.
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The Saints on Tuesday signed former Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin to the 53-man active roster after the St. Louis Rams reportedly tried to poach him off their practice squad.
The Rams lost starting quarterback Sam Bradford to a season-ending ACL injury in Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers and were in need of backup help for veteran Kellen Clemens, who is expected to take over as the starter.
Griffin, an undrafted free agent who had a strong spring and summer, has been on the Saints' practice squad for the past seven weeks after being waived on the final cuts on Aug. 31.
The 6-foot-5, 206-pound Griffin completed 32 of 59 pass attempts for 380 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the preseason, but impressed the coaching staff in training camp.
Griffin, of course, will serve as the third-string quarterback behind Drew Brees and Luke McCown. The Saints haven't carried a third quarterback on the active roster for several years, but had to in this case to protect Griffin.
The Saints waived outside linebacker Martez Wilson to make room on the roster for Griffin. Wilson has played in just 33 regular-season games with one start since being selected in the third round of the 2011 draft.
JENKINS GETS REPRIEVE: Free safety Malcom Jenkins tweeted on Tuesday that the NFL rescinded the fine it levied against him for a hit on New England Patriots wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins during their Oct. 13 game.
Jenkins was fined $15,750 last week. He was penalized for unnecessary roughness when he hit Thompkins as he ran across the middle while trying catch a pass from Tom Brady.
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Born: September 3, 1941 in Columbia, MS
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Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round (9th overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 59 (981st overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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I have a very old bottle of Cuban Liquor. The bottle is covered in foil, and has a type of a cuban seal. The bottle states it is a Product of Cuba Crema De Pineapple Cordial. It states This product is guaranteed to be genuine (something) of the fruit. (paper is worn, and partially torn away) It states it's Extra Old, 100 proof, and Specially Bottled. There are other print on the bottle, but it's hard to read. My Father has had this bottle for a long time. The bottle was found partially buried near a business that was to be torn down. My Father recently passed away, and my Mother gave this to me. He always wondered how old it was, and some history of it. We live in OH, so this bottle has been through the OH weather for an unknown amount of years. If anyone can give me some information on this, or where to look, I would be eternally greatful. Thank you.
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As MNFashion Week comes to a close this weekend, join in one of the largest clothing swaps the cities have ever experienced at the Grain Belt Bottling House. This Saturday go green (and save some green) at Alter/Nation by donating items you no longer wear and pick up some new additions to your wardrobe.
The event, based on the idea that the consumer can be the creator, is a great excuse to clean out your closet in exchange for great new clothing. Five dollars and a bag of clean clothing and accessories in good condition will get you in the door. Shop and enjoy the festivities from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The more you bring, the more you get
For each item you bring in, you will receive a voucher for another item. Be sure to get there early and stay all afternoon so you can see everything as new items are swapped in.
All about you
This event will be so much more than your typical clothing exchange as local designers and stylists come together to help attendees create fashion masterpieces out of their finds. From onsite alterations to embellishments and, for $5.00 per piece, custom screen printing by Anthem Heart; all you need is a little imagination to make each piece a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
Strike a pose
Complete your new look by getting your hair and makeup done by professionals on hand from Taj Salon and Spa, then head over to the photo booth to get a picture of your fashion week transformation.
Eat, drink and be merry
It wouldn't be a party without food, drinks and a little music. Red Stag Supper Club will provide appetizers, while Phillips Prairie Organic Vodka will mix up the cocktails. DJ Ken Hannigan (AKA DJ Real Talk Radio) will be providing the soundtrack to shop to.
Stay for the show
At 3 p.m. CounterCouture, a local "upcycling" company that works with local designers to turn old formal wear into fashion-forward cocktail dresses, will put on a fashion show highlighting their spring collection. Then at 4 p.m. there will be another runway show featuring creations by local designers Kristy Janigo of Je Ne Regrette Rien, Marissa Bridges and Erika Langefels.
Donate a dress
Do you have an old prom or bridesmaid dress hanging in the back of your closet that you'll never wear again? Bring it along and give it new life by donating it to Ever After Gowns or CounterCouture.
Keep on giving
Any items left at the end of the day will be passed on to From The Archives, a resale event put on by and benefitting MNFashion, taking place the weekend of May 14, 2010.


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AP Course Changes
The Advanced Placement program has recently revised several of its 30-plus courses and corresponding exams. Revised courses include AP World History, AP French Language and Culture, and AP German Language and Culture, AP Biology, AP Latin, and AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Physics 1 and 2, AP U.S. History, and AP Seminar (new course).
A New York Times article reviews some of the reasons behind these changes. In short, the goal is to have students focus on the more important concepts rather than getting lost in the details. Reducing the "rote" aspect of some of these courses and replacing it with stronger comprehension and analytical skills is important, especially in courses like biology that present hundreds of pages of details. Additional subjects for future change will be European History (2015-16), Art History (2015-16), Research (new course 2015-16), Calculus AB and BC (2016-17), Computer Science Principles (2016-17, and World History (course and exam updates).
College Board News
The College Board, source for SAT, AP, and CLEP exams, as well as being a wealth of information for college bound students, has changed its website from www.collegeboard.com to www.collegeboard.org to better reflect its mission of being a not-for-profit educational organization.
SAT Exam Dates for the 2014-15 School Year
SAT Reasoning Test:
October 11, November 8, December 6, January 24, March 14, May 2, June 6
SAT Subject Tests:
Same dates as SAT Reasoning, but Subject Tests are not offered on March 14
Regular registration deadlines are about a month before the test dates. Sign up at http://collegeboard.org
ACT Test Dates for the 2014-15 School Year
September 13, October 25, December 13, February 7, April 18, June 13. Sign up at http://www.act.org and note that for some test dates, the regular registration closes five weeks before the test.
California Community Colleges to Award Credit for CLEP Exams
(Announced 6/22/11 by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges)
California community colleges have made the decision to allow credit toward general education courses based on students' performance on CLEP Exams (College Level Examination Program). Traditionally, CLEP exams have been used by students to clear courses at 4-year colleges and universities. The move toward community colleges accepting these scores in lieu of requiring a full course gives students more options as well as potential savings in time and finances. For homeschoolers, CLEP exams may be useful as another tool in completing coursework and paving the way to a college degree.
SAT, AP, Advanced Placement, and CLEP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
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UMass-Boston College Game Notes
Oct. 14, 2002
Recap?|? Final Stats
- This was the 30th meeting between the two teams, with Boston College leading the series 25-4-1. BC has won five in a row and six of the last seven.
- The Eagles had a 5-on-3 advantage early in the first period. The Minutemen had killed off the first penalty, but moments later freshman standout Patrick Eaves tallied the first goal of his career at the 14:13 mark of the first period. Eaves would tally number two of the evening 10 minutes later for a 2-0 Eagle lead.
- The Minutemen have gone 90:44 without a goal against Boston College, dating back to last year.
- The loss is the worst loss against Boston College since a 7-1 setback on Jan. 26, 1999, a span of 12 games.
- BC's penalty-kill unit must be doing something right against UMass. The Minutemen have gone 0-for-30 in the last seven games, and the last power-play goal came in UMass' 5-1 win over the Eagles on Feb. 26, 2000.
- The Minutemen got a strong goalkeeping effort from freshman Gabe Winer (Stoughton, Mass.). He turned away eight of nine shots in the third period and allowed only a late power-play goal.
- UMass will play Boston College two more times this year, both at BC's Conte Forum. The next meeting will be Jan. 3 and the final meeting will be on Jan. 31.
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Anybody ordered a new Taylor (particularly a 12-string) ?? I was wondering what the average amount of wait time might be for delivery. The shop is saying 6-8 weeks.
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In California v. Kelley, the Supreme Court struck down the limitations that were placed on Marijuana ownership by individuals in SB 420, codified as section 11362.77 of the California Health and Safety Code.
The suit was based on the arrest of Mr. Kelley for exceeding the guidelines that were set out in SB 420, which attempted to amend proposition 215, which restricted medicinal marijuana patients to 8 ounces of marijuana in order to give law enforcement power to restrict potential 'abuses of the proposition.'
As quoted in the Associated Press, Joe Elford, the top lawyer for Americans for Safe Access, stated
"The California Supreme Court did the right thing by abolishing limits on medical marijuana possession and cultivation.... At the same time, the Court may have left too much discretion to law enforcement in deciding what are reasonable amounts of medicine for patients to possess and cultivate."


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Note: This form is not to be used for events scheduled in the Marion L. Smith Auditorium located in the Millsaps College Christian Center. Please contact the Office of Event Scheduling directly for this facility's set up and technical needs.
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Rolling Road closed to through traffic for one year
ALEXANDRIA — The Fairfax County Parkway segment from Rolling Road to I-95 is open, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. To access Fullerton Road, see ongoing detours.
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This phase of the project included the final two miles of the four-lane Fairfax County Parkway, an interchange at the Fort Belvoir North Area access road and an extension of Boudinot Drive to provide an on-ramp to the southbound parkway.
Following the opening of the new Fairfax County Parkway segment, Rolling Road will be closed from Richfield Road to Chancellor Way for one year while crews build an overpass across the parkway. Through traffic on Rolling Road must use the parkway. Local traffic must use Barta Road to access Richfield Road from the south or Chancellor Way from the north.
By September 2011, the U.S. Army will relocate about 12,900 jobs to Fort Belvoir/Engineer Proving Ground and 7,000 jobs to the Mark Center in Alexandria as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). These jobs will bring a vast influx of vehicles onto area roads.
Once the BRAC relocation is complete, employment at Fort Belvoir, the Fort Belvoir North Area and the Mark Center will total more than 43,000 jobs. The new employees will add thousands of vehicles onto area roads such as I-95, Route 1 and the Fairfax County Parkway.
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Atlanta, Ga.'s SweetWater Brewing Co. began shipping out its special 17th Anniversary Saison Farmhouse Ale this week. Expect to begin seeing 22-ounce bombers of the Brettanomyces-infused, Saison-style ale (which you can read up on here) on Augusta shelves and select taps within the week. If you were unable to attend the brewery's "17 Years of Heady Beers" birthday bash (see previous link), where the beer debuted, then you are most definitely in for a treat.
Speaking of once-in-a-lifetime brews, the brewery also announced the next addition to their Dank Tank series of one-off brews. While no specific details have been released just yet, the brewery had this to offer:
Hopped to the gills, this brew will pack a hash-filled punch and may leave folks unable to walk the line – hence its name—Johnny Hash.
Johnny Hash should be making its debut sometime next month.
And just in case you were unaware (meaning you're probably running an hour behind everyone else at this point), Spring officially rears its head next week. Just in time for the season (and appearing right alongside the 17th Anniversary Saison and 420 Extra Pale Ale cans), SweetWater's spring seasonal, Road Trip Ale, a hopped-up and warm-fermented Pilsner-style delight, began shipping this week. Keep your eyes peeled for six-packs of this warm-weather wonder to begin hitting shelves within the week as well.


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Taxable Interest vs. Capital Gains
Original post by Leslie McClintock of Demand Media
The Internal Revenue Service charges tax on two kinds of investment profit. Interest generated by bonds is generally taxed at ordinary income rates. The profit made when you sell a security or other investment is taxed under capital gains tax rules. If you held the asset for longer than a year, it usually qualifies for long-term capital gains treatment. The tax rate on long term capital gains is lower than it is for short-term capital gains -- that is, gains on securities or other assets you held for less than a year.
Let's use a corporate bond as an example. A corporate bond issued for a par value of $1,000 may generate 6 percent interest, payable in two payments of $30 each every six months for a total of $60 per year. If you bought that bond new and held that bond for a year and a day, you will pay ordinary income taxes on the $60 you received in interest payments during the year. However, suppose yields fell during the year, resulting in an increase in the bond's market price to $1,100. You would pay long-term capital gains tax the $100 in gain, in addition to the income tax on $60. Had you held the bond for less than a year, you would pay short-term capital gains tax on the difference in the bond price.
Tax-Free Bonds
Bonds issued by state and local governments, school districts and other similar agencies are known as "municipal bonds." Interest on these bonds is usually free of federal income tax. Some state municipal bonds are also free of state income taxes in the state of issue. These bonds may be attractive to investors in high tax brackets, since tax-free bonds often pay a higher rate of interest than comparable taxable bonds, once you take income taxes into account. You will still have to pay tax on any gains in bond prices, however.
Market Discounts on Bonds
If you buy a bond at a discount from the face amount, or par value, of the bond, your gain would be taxable. For example, if a bond was originally issued at a par value of $1,000, a market discount would apply to any market price of less than $1,000. If you buy the bond for $900, you bought the bond at a 10 percent discount from par value. When this occurs, and you sell the bond for more than you bought it for, you must report any profit attributable to the market discount as ordinary interest income, rather than as capital gains. This applies to all bonds bought after April 30, 1993.
Imputed Interest
You don't have to receive interest on a bond for bond interest to generate a tax liability. Some bonds, called "zero coupon bonds," don't pay regular cash interest payments. Instead, they are issued at a deep discount from their face value, or redemption value at maturity. In this case, the IRS still taxes you on the "imputed interest." That is, you are taxed on the interest you would have received had the bond paid an income. These bonds are taxed under income tax rules, rather than capital gains rules, unless the bond price strays above the par value.
If you have securities or other investments you can sell at a loss, you can use capital losses to offset an unlimited amount of capital gains. If you have excess capital losses, you can use these losses to offset up to $3,000 of income per year each year until you use up your entire loss.
- WellsFargo.com: Taxes Associated With Bonds
- IRS.gov: Ten Important Facts About Capital Gains and Losses
- Investing In Bonds: Taxes and Market Discounts on Tax Exempts
- InvestingAnswers.com: Imputed Interest Definition
About the Author
Leslie McClintock has been writing professionally since 2001. She has been published in "Wealth and Retirement Planner," "Senior Market Advisor," "The Annuity Selling Guide," and many other outlets. A licensed life and health insurance agent, McClintock holds a B.A. from the University of Southern California.


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How Much Rainforest Do You Eat?
Although vegetarians and vegans all have the avoidance of meat eating in common, their reasons for eschewing animal products are diverse. After all, in addition to the health benefits from abstaining from meat, many are motivated by animal suffering and certainly there are compelling environmental reasons. Meat-free followers of Dr. Fuhrman obviously do it for health reasons or a combination of health reasons and other motivations. I respect my father for providing information on nutrition and nutrition alone, without animal welfare or environmental motivations, as that is not his field of expertise.
However, I think it would be wonderful, perhaps even a necessity, if everyone understood the powerful connection our own health has with the health of the planet and the animals we share it with. My last post discussed the relationship between meat production, global warming, and world hunger. I learned much of this information at a global warming conference conducted by the World Preservation Foundation based in London. Let's all open our eyes to the possibility here that this information may be critical for all of us.
It is no secret that the rainforests of the Earth are a truly magical, natural wonder. It also happens to be a place that we are massively, rapidly, and irreversibly destroying. The rainforest is home to intricate ecosystems and more unique plants and animal species than anywhere else in the world.
Amazingly, two-thirds of all known plant and animal species are found in the rainforest while rainforests themselves cover just 2 percent of the Earth's surface. Not only are rainforests home to countless plants and animals, but they are literally the "lungs of the Earth". Rainforests are the single greatest terrestrial source of the oxygen in the air that we breathe. Keep this information in mind while reading the following statistics about how quickly we are destroying it to meet global demands for meat:
- We are currently facing one of the greatest mass extinctions ever to occur on Earth. Over 30 percent of the biodiversity on this planet has been lost since 1970. In the tropics, we've already lost over 60 percent of its biodiversity. A study conducted by the United Nations found that the rate of current plant and animal extinctions is over 1000 times the natural rate of extinction. This is by no means a natural phenomenon. The majority of these extinctions are due to abolition of the rainforest in order to grow soy and corn to feed livestock.
- Brazil is the largest beef industry in the world; the country produces roughly 7 million metric tons of beef every year from a total population of 165 million cattle.
- According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 91 percent of the Amazon rainforest that has been destroyed since 1970 can be attributed to cattle raising, including the growing of feed crops
- Rampant deforestation for cattle-raising is becoming popular in Central America. Since 1960, more than 25 percent of the area's rainforests have been cleared for pastures alone.
- The United States is the largest beef importer in the world, importing beef from Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil and most recently, Costa Rica. Many US livestock companies are reported to have purchased tracks of rainforest in Costa Rica for cattle-raising, which is sold back as beef to the United States.
- The Cerrado, or Brazilian Savannah, is home to 5% of global biodiversity, but is being rapidly converted into farmland used to produce soy to feed agricultural animals. 400 square kilometers of the Cerrado is cut down each year to meet beef demands in the UK alone.
- Overstocking and overgrazing leaves the land depleted of most nutrients, which accelerates desertification. Chopping down the irreplaceable and wonderfully gargantuan rainforest trees results in the abolition of our huge carbon dioxide conversion tank and the world's primary oxygen supply.
- If global warming rates continue as they currently are, within a few decades the earth's temperature will rise 3.5 degrees C. This will be enough to complete destroy the Amazon Rainforest and further accelerate the rate of global warming, the melting of the ice caps and the rise of sea level, obliterating costal human habitats.
For those of you who have commented, "I don't believe in global warming."
I wish you could have been there to see live satellite photos of thousands of square miles of the forest up in smoke, with huge clouds of black soot rising into the clouds. The amount of oxygen-producing forests that already have been decimated is clearly measurable and not a belief option. Why would one deny this exists, that humans contribute to it or that the ice masses are melting? It is not a myth that humans are destroying the natural habitats, and the species of plant life that are important for the health of our planet and that this, among other human activities, contributes to global warming.
I realize there are people who have an opposing view, but the increasing demands for meat-eating by formerly underdeveloped, highly populated nations, could dramatically increase the rate of destruction of the forest, over-utilize limited fresh water supplies, and dramatically add to pollution, in addition to increasing carbon dioxide and the gradual warming of the planet.
As I write this, I think of the movie Wall-E, in which the Earth became one big wasteland and the obese, lazy humans of the future have to move to a spaceship because planet Earth is no longer hospitable. I do not speak for my father, but as a young adult interested in the future of this world, clearly, saying no to meat-eating is a simple change that we can all make to protect the world's precious natural resources. Maybe we'll save a few human lives too in the process.


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Album Reviews:
Down Beat (p.50) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The high level of playing and composing displayed here would be commendable for artists of any age; that the leaders are still in their teens suggest something truly great lies ahead."
JazzTimes (p.91) - "Adam's strongest pieces include the playfully Monkish title track, a knotty etude entitled 'The Composing Process,' and 'Happy Hours,' which shifts nimbly back and forth between clave and swing."
Album Notes
Personnel: Livio Almeida (tenor saxophone); Adam O'Farrill (trumpet); Zaccai Curtis (piano); Zack O'Farrill (drums).
Audio Mixers: Zack O'Farrill; Adam O'Farrill; Peter Karl; Arturo O'Farrill.
Recording information: Peter Karl Studios, Brooklyn, NY (03/30/2010-03/31/2010).
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You're getting married to have someone to hold your hand for better or worse. So why not hire a professional to hold your hand as you tie the knot? It can save you a lot of trouble.
"You can absolutely do it on your own without the aid of a wedding planner," says LGBT wedding expert Kelly Prizel. "[But] having someone who's in charge, who all the vendors can go to on that day and not bother you, can make the day so much more relaxing for you."
In fact, a DIY wedding can end up costing more money since you don't have a planner's relationship to ask for discounts with vendors, from caterers to florists. It also requires more research, eating up more of your time. "DIY can mean a lot of heartache," Prizel says.
Prizel should know: She started the LGBT website SoYoureEngayged.com last year after planning her own wedding. "Cold-calling vendors was one of the hardest parts of planning my wedding," she says, "because I didn't exactly know if they would want to work with me."
In addition to a wedding blog, Prizel's strictly nonprofit site features a list of vendors who have been vetted to ensure they're gay-friendly and use gender-neutral language in all promotional materials.
"[A planner's] main goal is to make sure on your day, you are all smiles," says Mike Wilkinson, Director of GLBT Wedding Services for Event Emissary. Wilkinson, formerly special events director at Whitman-Walker Clinic, will work with you to plan every step of the wedding, from sending out invitations, to the type of ceremony you want, to actually getting your marriage license.
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Dr Sandy Balkema is the program coordinator and advisor for the B.S. degrees in Technical
and Professional Communication (TPC) and the Journalism and Technical Communication
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Writing and editing foundation
Both the TPC and JTPC programs share a foundation in writing and editing. Students in the programs complete the same grouping of business, technical, and professional writing and editing courses. They also develop verbal communication, teamwork, and project management skills. This foundation prepares graduates for writing careers in a wide range of environments and settings.
Technical / Specialty areas
Students in the TPC and JTPC programs identify at least one area of "specialty" that defines their immediate career goals as a professional writer. Options are as varied as the business environments where writers work, including automotive writing, medical/scientific writing, publication management, international and global communication, community journalism, political journalism, arts and entertainment journalism, and multimedia journalism.
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After a controversial season 15 of the 'Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels will not take part in the TV show come September. Sources cannot state firmly whether Michaels is leaving because of concerns about the healthcare contestants receive, only that she will not return.
"After helping hundreds of contestants transform their lives and inspiring millions of viewers at home, The Biggest Loser and Jillian Michaels have decided to part ways and she will not be returning for season 16 when it airs in the fall," NBC said in a statement on eonline.
Michaels, who is known for her tough training style, was one of the original trainers when the show debuted in 2004. This will be her third time leaving the show. Michaels recently returned in 2012 and was a apart of seasons 14 and 15.
People states that a source tells them that she was "deeply concerned about the direction the show has been taking" after last season's shocking weight loss reveal. Rachel Frederickson, the winning contestant, lost a whopping 155-pounds. Her weight loss came as a shock to both fans and the show's trainers. After the finale, social media was abuzz with the news which did not shed a good light on the show.
In a HuffPost Live Interview Michaels made it very clear she was surprised at Fredrickdson's weight loss. She said in the interview, "Obviously, I thought she had lost too much weight and I was immediately concerned and wondering how this happened, how no one had said something to me and how the checks and balances that have been put into place, in my opinion, this had fallen through those checks and balances."
There was no talk if she will return after the upcoming season. Season 16 of The Biggest Loser starts Thursday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. on NBC.


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Papaya is a very tasty fruit and many like to have it raw. It is not only tasty but there are many health benefits of papaya juice. It is indeed a very nutritious fruit. It is also not very expensive and is easily available. In the US it is much recommended fruit for good health.
Papaya, also known as Fruit of Angels, is a pear shaped fruit grown in Tropical regions abundantly. Typically, it is about 7 to 20 inches long and it is usually available in the market all year around. Papaya is considered a rich source of valuable nutrients like Vitamin C, Carbohydrates, Potassium, Vitamin A, Calcium, Vitamin K and Vitamin E. Papaya juice has numerous health benefits apart from its delicious taste.
Top Papaya Juice Benefits
Digestive Property: Papaya is a rich source of Papain, a digestive enzyme. Papaya juice boosts the digestive system and acts as the best natural remedy to get rid of constipation problems. In addition, it also aids in prevention of colon cancer.
Maintaining Cardiovascular Health: Papaya juice contains antioxidants in abundance, which makes it a great ingredient to prevent cardiovascular problems. The antioxidants present in papaya juice fight high cholesterol and prevent cholesterol accumulation on the arterial walls. Thus it significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Skin Care: The antioxidant properties of papaya juice are useful for treating skin problems. It helps in controlling premature aging sings in teenagers, provides the skin with natural shine and makes the skin look young and flawless.
Pain Relief: Papaya juice immensely benefits women who have irregular menstrual cycles. It regulates the cycle and relieves menstruation pain. Regular consumption of papaya juice helps in lowering inflammation in different parts of the body. It is known to be beneficial for people suffering from osteoarthritis and asthma.
Rich Vitamin Source: Papaya juice is rich in Vitamin C which makes it the best natural food that boosts immunity system. It is an effective remedy for curing cold and provides quick relief from runny nose or sneeze. Consuming Papaya juice is the best way to overcome Vitamin A deficiency.
Maintaining Lung Health: Papaya is a boon for smokers; it helps to negate the harmful effects of smoking and keeps the lungs healthy and well functioning.
Some of the other Benefits of Papaya
Below are some of the top benefits of papaya:
- It is contains a lot of proteolytic enzymes. These chemicals help in the digestion process of protein. Papain is an important enzyme in the papaya . It is extracted and dried and made into powder and is used for aiding digestion.
- It is beneficial for controlling premature ageing.
- It is also used as meat tenderizer.
- It has rejuvenating properties.
- It is also beneficial for male fertility.
- It is good for the heart.
- Papaya also contains a lot of carotene.
- It is a very good source of Vitamin C.
- After using antibiotics. It is good to take papaya as it restores the normal bacteria in the gut area which needs to be restored again after the anti-biotic treatment.
- It can be used for several digestive disorders.
- One can also use it as part of one's treatment of cancer.
- The papaya skin is very useful for treating wounds.
- The pulp of this fruit can be used as a poultice and for treating wounds externally.
- It contains Vitamin A, C and E.
- Papaya contains Folic Acid.
- The fruit also contains lot of potassium, copper, beta-carotene, phosphorous, calcium, iron, fiber.
- One can make a smoothie out of it.
- If taken regularly it can control blood pressure as well as cholesterol.
- It can help in preventing strokes.
- It is also beneficial in fighting heart as well as bowel disease.
- It clears one's complexion.
- It provides relief for stomach distress.
- Helps relieve one of diarrhea.
- One also gets relief from heartburn.
- Papaya concentrates are low in fat. They do not contain too many calories.
- It does not contain any saturated fat.
Papaya is good for health. One can have it on a regular basis, at breakfast time or even after dinner or whenever one likes it. It contains a lot of nutrients.


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At Video Copilot, we do a lot of project-based tutorials but our goal is to provide useful techniques and tips that you can use on future projects as well.
I received a nice email from a customer regarding our Dynamic Bar Graphs Tutorial:
I found you guys by watching your tutorial about creating dynamic charts in After Effects. I did a set of animated charts last year for one of our clients without a slick method like yours. Instead I created a dozen different 3DS animations. It was so painful…
I am about to start on a new project which will be LOADED with charts. Your technique will come in VERY handy.
Thanks Again.
I know this technique is somewhat specific but after doing a fair amount of graphs in the past I'm glad it was appreciated by others as well.
first of all I would like to thank you Andrew for your awesome work. What you are doing for free is simply amazing.You're the professor that I always wanted to have in college. But in all these college years I didn't learn s*** about VFX and After Effects. I mean I don't need a college that shows me how to install and run the software...and that later on wants some fees for it.
The key to learning is humor, that is how man learns. But I think most of the colleges throughout the
world will never learn that...I am spending hours on your site just to get better, even if I don't have a
current project, which course in college also created such passion - right: none.
Andrew, thanks for this passion! And hell yeah to all the sexy girls out there:
IT'S AFTER EFFECTS TIME, Bee-otch! ;-)
Last week I bought two of your t-shirts and I'll buy some of your products this week just to give
you something back of the money I made with your tutorials. You're truly a role model, because
your giving so much to the community.
And of course nobody here in Germany knows s*** about VC. But hey, the few who do are jealous as hell when they see me in my VC-shirts. haha!
So keep up the good work, stay healthy and
also don't forget to get some time off for yourself.
AK i wudnt be anywhere near as comfortable in AE as i am now without your help :D
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FOR REEEEEAAALL!! Tutorials of Andrew are very helpful!
Thats a great problem to have during a really tough economic time.
I can't say thanks enough.
Thumbs up for you man.
also i might be wrong here but did you create the intro for the show Fringe? idk it just looked like something you would create. thanks a lot for the wonderful tutorials
Just an example and a thought.
Andrew, can you update that?
very very useful, thanks man...
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Thanks for spending the time on VC, because without it I would be lost.
Obviously a neat idea and great presentation as usual. Interestingly, Serge Hamad just did a Zaxwerks tutorial
which allows me to make the 3d columns using Zaxwerks Invigorator Pro.
Thanks again.
John Rich
Please keep it up cos we're all depending on u for highend stuffs like this.
Looking forward to no. 100!
Choose carefully!
I actually got started in motion graphics because I was commissioned to produce a video for Home Savings and Loan (many years ago) that required many animated graphs. I was worried that the show would be boring so I went to Hollywood and met Quantel Paintbox artists and later Harry artists. Graphs are great! Without them I wouldn't be an AE guy now. I was okay at AE until I came across your tutorial on Creative Cow called Serious Effects. Suddenly it dawned on me that I no longer needed others to do the work for me. Thanks Andrew. My life's a better place. Thanks again.
And to everybody else: Remember to buy the products. That will keep Andrew (VideoCoPilot) around!
A big inspired thanks, from Denmark.
u r like a god to me, when i was struggling to learn things regarding vfx, i use the word struggle becoz i was going to do the classes 130 km from my home. i go there for six months n learn nothing instead of some photoshop n illustrator things. then i got ur site at late at night n i was so excited i watched the tutorials whole night. ur way of narrating is so friendly it seems like someone next door talking to me. u teach us like a big brother. now i no longer going to college n now studying from home through net..
thanks andrew sir, thanks 4 everything..
I used your Bar Graph Tut to create a completely different look than you displayed, but, trust me, it was only possible because of this site.
I feel I owe a debt, dude. You're making me look better than I am!
its very very great..................
thank u Handrew sir.............
Happy Holidays to you and Your family and All your staff at Videocopilot... yes even Sam lol.
I still shouldn't of eaten it though. I dont think it was meant to be digested...


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The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King Book 5, Chapter 7 Summary
The Pyre of Denethor
- Time to travel back in time once more. But don't worry—it's a quick jump.
- When the Lord of the Nazgûl disappears from the gate of Minas Tirith (with the arrival of the Rohirrim in the fields of Pelennor), Gandalf speaks to Shadowfax and looks ready to ride out to the battle once more.
- But Pippin stops him.
- Gandalf wants to go after the Lord of the Nazgûl, but Pippin tries to explain that, if Gandalf doesn't come at once, they might burn Faramir alive.
- Although he's afraid that others might die if he doesn't fend off the Lord of the Nazgûl, he agrees to help, telling Imrahil to take charge of the fight while he's busy dealing with daft Denethor.
- As Gandalf and Pippin climb into the Citadel, they see the light in the southern sky. But still, there's plenty of darkness in the city.
- They find the guard of the Closed Door killed, and his key taken, which Gandalf suspects is the work of Sauron.
- Gandalf dismounts from Shadowfax and tells him to go back to his stable. Then he and Pippin rush to the House of the Stewards.
- They hear fighting, which prompts Gandalf to command that everyone cut it out, right this very instant.
- Beregond is standing on a step blocking the door from a bunch of servants with swords and torches. Two of the servants have already died.
- Even as they arrive, the voice of Denethor shouts, do I have to kill this traitor myself?
- Denethor wrenches open the door that Beregond has been holding shut and attacks him.
- Gandalf jumps up the stairs, lifts his hand, and Denethor's sword falls from his grasp.
- When Gandalf asks him what's going on, Denethor tells Gandalf that Faramir is already burning.
- The West has failed, and they may as well get a head start on destroying everything. Way to think positive, buddy.
- Luckily, Gandalf totally ignores the old kook, goes inside, and finds that Faramir is not, in fact, already burning.
- But he is surrounded by oiled wood, so that's not exactly peachy.
- Gandalf picks Faramir up and carries him away, which causes Faramir to stir and call for his father in some sort of strange fever dream.
- Denethor suddenly seems to wake from his own delusions. He weeps and asks, "Do not take my son from me! He calls for me" (5.7.28).
- Gandalf says that Faramir is on the edge of death and needs treatment. Denethor needs to go out onto the battlefield and defend Minas Tirith, like a good Steward would.
- But Denethor is still being a negative Nancy. He replies that there is no need: "Battle is vain. Why should we wish to live longer?" (5.7.30).
- Gandalf scolds Denethor for trying to kill himself, and suddenly, Denethor laughs, whips a covering off the pillow that he had been using, and shows the palantír.
- He tells Gandalf that there is no hope left, and that he knows Gandalf wants to rule in Denethor's place. Um, false.
- He even thinks that Pippin is a spy for Gandalf.
- Plus, Denethor knows that Aragorn is coming, and that Gandalf will try to replace Denethor with Aragorn. Well, he has got that part right at least.
- All that Denethor wants is for things to go on as they have, with Minas Tirith in peace and Denethor as Lord, with an heir to follow him. We hate to say it dude, but ain't gonna happen.
- But if he can't have those things, then Denethor will have nothing.
- Gandalf tells him that there is honor for Stewards who faithfully give up their charges.
- What is more, Denethor shouldn't rob Faramir of the right to choose to live.
- But Denethor has totally lost it. He's beyond reason. He takes out his knife and walks towards Faramir.
- That's when brave Beregond jumps in front of Faramir and stops Denethor from hurting his son.
- Giving up the Faramir fight, Denethor says at least he will have control of his own death.
- So he orders two of his servants to join him, grabs a torch from one of them, sets the oiled wood on fire, and jumps onto the empty table.
- He breaks the staff of his Stewardship and throws the pieces on the fire.
- Then he lies down among the flames with his hands folded over the palantír and dies with a great cry. Ick.
- Gandalf turns to Beregond and the two servants of Denethor. He tells them to put aside their anger, because Denethor's madness was the work of Sauron.
- As Gandalf and Beregond carry Faramir out of the House of the Stewards, the surviving servants look back to see flames engulf the whole building. The roof falls in "in a flurry of fire" (5.7.48).
- As they walk through the Closed Door, Faramir locks it behind them.
- Gandalf explains that Imrahil is in charge while Faramir is ill, but he is currently in the battle.
- So Gandalf takes responsibility, telling Beregond to hold onto the key until after the City is safe.
- As they enter the Houses of Healing, they hear a horrible cry that freezes their blood for a moment.
- But when it passes, all of Minas Tirith feels lighter, with "hope as they had not known since the darkness came out of the East" (5.7.52).
- Gandalf, however, still looks grim.
- He announces to Beregond and Pippin that it's great that the Lord of the Nazgûl has been cut down (that's what that scream was).
- But their side still paid a bitter price (we're thinking he's referring to Théoden).
- Gandalf guessed long ago that the Stewards of Gondor have held a palantír in secret.
- When Denethor was sane, he would never have dreamed of using it to challenge Sauron.
- But when Boromir left and the threat to the City grew, Gandalf suspects that Denethor looked into the Stone one too many times.
- Sauron, sensing the perfect opportunity, fed Denethor's despair until it destroyed his mind.
- So Sauron's will has entered right into the heart of Minas Tirith, delaying Gandalf.
- Gandalf tells Beregond to go to the Citadel and explain what has happened.
- He believes that the chief of the Guard there will have no choice but to relieve Beregond of duty, which is perfect, because Gandalf wants Beregond to go to the Houses of Healing, to be on hand when Faramir wakes up.
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The video below has been making the rounds in the last few days. While I'm personally excited to see the new rebreather programs (big shock, Nick likes technology), this video is a little perplexing.
The title and video itself suggest it's a clip from something, but what? The instructional video or just marketing material?
Who is padiemea and why are they posting this instead of PADIProducer?
Why does the production value look so high while content is so light?
Why didn't the person who posted the video leave a better description?
When do I get rebreather certified? 🙂


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Normally, fly fishing requires wading, but for the trip with my dad, I needed a river big enough for a drift boat, because he couldn't manage walking over slippery rocks. I'd fished the Yellowstone from its banks before and loved one of the towns it runs through, Livingston, Montana.
Many buildings in this leafy former railroad outpost are in the National Historic Register. Pickup trucks line the main street, with its redbrick one- or two-story buildings, and 10,000-foot Mount Delano towers over it. There are more bookstores than gun shops, almost as many art galleries as bars, and great restaurants. My dad and I love good food. Not just eating it, but talking about it. If we didn't have fun fishing together, there would always be a restaurant to try and, over dinner and dessert, another chance for me to catch his attention and have a good talk.
There's not much talking going on this morning on the Yellowstone. My arthritic, ailing father isn't happy. He just lost that first fish.
He set the hook aggressively, the way he does when he's deep-sea and lake bait fishing. This is his first time fly fishing, which is different in many ways. And setting the hook is easy compared with mastering the cast.
A good fly-cast is elegant and graceful and, like a golf swing, looks natural but requires perfect timing and skill. When you do it right, you know by the sound and by the way the line falls straight down and the fly, that tiny fake bug made of filament and feathers, lands on the water, 10 to 50 feet away, as lightly as ash. Then you need to make that tiny fake bug move over—or, if you're fishing with nymphs, the lures that resemble young aquatic insects, under—the water the way a real bug does, or you'll be found out by that wily trout and have a frustrating, fishless day.
If all this doesn't sound like fun, it isn't, until you get the hang of it. A few weeks of practicing on a lawn is enough to get started. And the first time on a river you feel a tug on your line, you might understand why "the tug is the drug." You want to see the trout rise and bite your fly and pull the fish into your net, and then you want to do it again. Hours pass like minutes in this tranquil, focused bliss, in what is usually a stunningly beautiful place.
But my dad looks the opposite of blissed out. "Dad, do you want to stop for lunch?"
"Are you sure? Do you want a soda?"
"What I want," he says, "is to catch some damn fish."
Tony knows a "surefire" hole and, as if it might get away, rows quickly upstream. I search the island cottonwoods for bald eagles, thinking that at least I might be able to show my dad a bird. Behind me, towering gold bluffs drift by.
The longest undammed river in contiguous North America, the Yellowstone got its name from the Minnetaree tribe, who called it Mi tse a-da-zi, Yellow Rock River. To French fur trappers it was Roche Jaune (Yellow Rock), which, in 1805, Lewis and Clark translated as Yellow Stone.
I picture them all waving from the banks of history, the Native Americans and the traders and the cavalry and, later, Calamity Jane, who got married nearby, and the geologist Ferdinand Hayden, who in 1872 persuaded Congress and President Grant to set aside millions of acres of land for the world's first national park, Yellowstone, 40 miles south of us.
Even with these cheering ghosts and the spectacular scenery, as Tony drops anchor near Pine Creek I have a sinking feeling my dad and I are both going to be disappointed by this trip. We've never really communicated; why would he be able to now? Because we're finally fishing together—and he's old? I resolve to let go of my preconceived idea of this trip, of us, and just fish.
"Tony, maybe we should try a different fly?"
He dangles a Parachute Adams in front of his face; he's already doing that.


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That just melted my heart!
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Apple Crafts and MORE!
That just melted my heart!
7 comments:
- Tina said...
Annie, these are all gorgeous! I really love the apple printing... so cute! Thanks for sharing your applesauce recipe!! It may be Spring here, but there are plenty of apples around and I would love to make your sauce! Happy weekend to you ~ x
- September 29, 2012 at 11:44 PM
- Traci said...
Your applesauce pic is making me hungry!
The handle idea IS genius.
Of course that adorable daughter of yours loves school.... I want to go to your school, too! You have WAY too much fun over there at the Moffatt house. :D
- September 30, 2012 at 12:01 AM
- Annie Moffatt said...
Thank so much Tina!!
Traci...you are the best! Thanks for your sweet comment! Always:)
- September 30, 2012 at 7:26 AM
- Michelle Griffo said...
Omg you are right! We are apple Twinsies!!!!!! :)
- September 30, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Mrs. Cupcake said...
Aww looks like your girls had a BLAST!! I just pinned your applesauce recipe, I have tons of apples from apple picking last week! {Thank you for the shout-out!}
A Cupcake for the Teacher
- September 30, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Allison said...
I love the tissue papper apple tree craft - so cute!
- September 30, 2012 at 8:49 PM
- Maria Manore said...
Great minds think alike! My kinders made applesauce today at school and our "poem" this week was the song from the Johnny Appleseed movie. My kids have loved singing it (also perfect since I teach at a Catholic school). And don't even get me started on that clever trick for apple handles...
- October 5, 2012 at 4:41 PM


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Did you know that the average American spends around $800 on presents or gifts during the holidays? From the day after Halloween until Christmas Eve, there is a heavy emphasis on gifts and the superficial. This isn't all bad! Giving our loved ones gifts is one of the ways we show our love and appreciation during the holiday season. But this year, consider the gift of health. Whether your loved ones have benefited from medical or hospital care this year, there are thousands of people in Michigan that currently need medical assistance, and not all can afford to do so.
Hospital programs are implemented to help gather donations for those in critical need of medical services they cannot afford. The Crittenton Foundation is one such program and it has altered the lives of thousands of Michigan residents.
How to give the gift of health:
- Give a loved one looking to begin exercising again a gym membership
- For family members looking for help controlling their nutrition, schedule a session with our registered dieticians where we can design a nutrition menu and schedule unique for them
- If you are able, donate to the Crittenton Foundation. Your donation of any size can make a tremendous impact during this holiday season.
Every Square Counts
The Crittenton Foundation's Every Square Matters campaign is raising funds for Crittenton's South Tower, the first sizeable healthcare project to use Integrated Project Delivery. This innovative building will provide a new level of patient care to those in our community. Do you have a square?
Not all gifts can be wrapped in beautiful paper or tied with a ribbon. A gift, of any size, can help save a life.