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Darwin is a small city with a huge history. Its glistening harbours were strong holds for allied troops during World War Two. Gold was found at nearby Pine Creek in the late 19th century. Paul Hogan shone a global spotlight Down Under when he traversed its surrounding regions for crocodiles. While Cyclone Tracy also made worldwide headlines, devastating lives and homes in the mid-1970s. As Australia's gateway to Asia and the outback, Darwin is melting pot of people and traditions. Indigenous culture, natural treasures, tropical weather and a laid-back lifestyle attract thousands of visitors every year, looking to explore Australia's vast and majestic Top End.
The Northern Territory is an incredible mosaic of culture, tradition and natural splendour. At the helm of the region sits Darwin, an iconic and historically rich city, famous for its laid-back lifestyle and tropical climate. The dry season, is the most idyllic time to visit the Top End. Clear skies, balmy nights and warm days see flowers bloom, dragonflies buzz, animals return to view, and locals converge in outdoor spaces. Day trip to Litchfield National Park to witness impressive waterfalls and swim in unique rock holes. Discover the famous and vast Kakadu National Park from air with a scenic flight. Or board a crocodile cruise on Adelaide River to experience some of the world's oldest and mightiest animals in their natural habitat. A crucial defence hold for Australian and allied troops in World War Two, Darwin is also a moving city in which to celebrate Anzac Day.
Darwin and the Top End offer unique shopping opportunities. Original Aboriginal art, hand-crafted jewellery, kitsch souvenirs and quality goods – the region has it all. Smith Street Mall in the heart of the CBD is Darwin's major shopping precinct, populated by over 200 stores. Shopping facilities can also be found away from the city centre in the suburbs. Palmerston features two major shopping centres, while Casuarina is a favourite amongst serious shoppers. Make the most of Darwin's balmy climate and shop at one of several of the region's outdoors markets, like the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, the Parap Village Market, the Rapid Creek Markets (Darwin's oldest market), or the Nightcliff Markets.
Perched on the peninsula, with a year-round average temperature of 30°C, Darwin is a tourist hotspot with a premier dining scene. Surrounded by ports, marinas and bays, Darwin's dining experience is mainly concentrated on the waterfront – celebrating seasonal ingredients with spectacular vistas of the harbour and horizon. Cullen Bay has a reputation for being the Top End's premier dining precinct, with a marina that hosts several acclaimed eateries. Located closer to South East Asia than the rest of Australia, Darwin is a great place to indulge in a food from a variety of Asian countries. Weekend markets – such as the ones at Parap, Nightcliff, Rapid Creek – are the best way to tap into Darwin's vibrant multiculturalism, with rows upon rows of food stalls serving delicious (and cheap) Asian eats, such as laksas, pho, Javanese satays and fresh Thai salads.
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Older vaccines made from live or killed whole organisms were effective, but suffered from high reactogenicity. As vaccine manufacturers developed safer, less reactogenic subunit vaccines, they found that with lower reactogenicity came reduced vaccine effectiveness. Somewhat ironically, the solution proposed to boost immunogenicity in modern vaccines is to add back immune-activating substances such as toll-like receptor agonists—the very same contaminants removed from old-style vaccines. This raises the question of whether the vaccine field is moving forward or backward. We propose that by avoiding adjuvants that work through toll-like receptor (TLR) pathways, and instead focusing on adjuvants stimulating B- and T-cell immunity directly, one can minimize inflammatory cytokine production and consequent reactogenicity. We present data on a polysaccharide-based adjuvant candidate, Advax, that enhances immunogenicity without reactogenicity, suggesting that potent and well-tolerated vaccines for both adult and pediatric use are indeed possible.
Vaccine-caused adverse effects can be separated into two types: local and systemic reactions. Local reactions range from injection site pain, inflammation, and swelling, to granulomas, sterile abscess formation, lymphadenopathy, and ulceration. Systemic vaccine reactions may include nausea, fever, adjuvant arthritis, uveitis, eosinophilia, allergic reactions, organ-specific toxicity, anaphylaxis, or immunotoxicity mediated by liberation of cytokines, immunosuppression, and induction of autoimmune diseases.1,2 While some systemic reactions such as allergy and anaphylaxis are clearly due to the antigen, others, such as adjuvant arthritis, may be caused directly by or exacerbated by the adjuvant. It can be difficult to identify which adverse reactions are mediated by the antigen, which by the adjuvant, and which by both.


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What Next, Galapagos?
2001 — April 6, 2011
The worst of the recent fuel spill in the Galapagos has passed ... or has it? Researchers plan to use NASA satellite data to keep an eye on the islands' unique ecosystem.
Amazing GRACE
2001 — April 6, 2011
A pair of satellites will soon begin mapping tiny variations in Earth's gravity, allowing scientists to track the motions of mass around and beneath the globe for the first time.
All the World's a Stage ... for Dust
2001 — Sept. 20, 2011
Tune in to a NASA website and watch giant dust clouds as they ride global rivers of air, cross-pollinating continents with topsoil and microbes.
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2001 — Sept. 20, 2011
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2001 — April 6, 2011
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Fighting Wildfires Before They Start
2001 — April 6, 2011
Using space-based satellite data and sophisticated computer programs, scientists are learning more about capricious wildfires -- including where they're likely to start and what we can do to prevent them.
181 Things to do on the Moon
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Dusty Hurricanes
2007 — April 6, 2011
What happens to a hurricane when it gets hit by a dust storm? This is an important question because Atlantic hurricanes are born not far from the Sahara desert. To find the answer, NASA scientists recently flew into a dusty hurricane.
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2007 — April 6, 2011
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SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Kuopio, FIN
DRAFTED: LAK: 1997-3 overall
*Serving fourth season as team Captain
*Scored three points (1-2-3) to tie Scott Mellanby for the franchise points record of 354 points as a Panther on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay.
*Had a four-game point streak from Oct. 6 - 13 (2-4-6).
*Scored two goals to become Florida's all-time points (355) and goals (158) leader on Oct. 24 vs. Philadelphia.
*Scored two goals, the second was his 400th career point on Oct. 27 at Nashville.
*Scored three points (1-2-3) on Oct. 31 vs. Carolina.
*Scored three more points (1-2-3) on Nov. 5 vs. Tampa Bay, his 500th game as a Panther.
*Had a 5-game point streak from Oct. 27 - Nov. 5 (5-5-10).
*Recorded the shootout GWG in the 5th round on Nov. 23 vs. NY Rangers.
* Scored two goals and an assist on his birthday, Dec. 5 vs. Ottawa.
*Had a five-game point streak (5-2-7) from Nov. 29 - Dec. 11.
*Had a seven-game point streak (4-4-8).
*Scored the Shootout GWG on Jan. 10 at Atlanta.
*Scored a goal and an assist, the 200th goal of his career and 400th point as a Panther on Feb. 5, 2008.
*Scored his 30th goal of the season, a GWG in overtime on Feb. 23 at Philadelphia.
*Posted back-to-back 2 assist games on Mar. 6 vs. Pittsburgh and Mar. 8 vs. Atlanta.
*Scored the GWG on the PP on March 14 vs. NY Rangers.
*Scored the GWG, his 70th point of the year on March 22 vs. Tampa Bay.
Completed his ninth NHL season, sixth with Florida and served as Team Captain for the third consecutive year.
Was one of six Panthers to play in all 82 games (Allen, Bouwmeester, Horton, Gelinas, Salei).
Currently has played in 294 consecutive games.
Led the team in GWG (8) and posted career highs in goals (39), assists (52) and points (91).
Was one of only three NHL players to record three hat-tricks (Jonathan Cheechoo SJ and Dany Heatley OTT).
Recorded a franchise record six-point game (2-4-6) on March 17 vs. NY Islanders.
His 91 points rank as the third most in Panthers history behind Pavel Bures 92 points in 2000-01 and 94 points in 1999-00.
Ranked among NHL leaders with 91 points (14th), 39 goals (T-11th), 8 GWG (T-7th), 351 shots on goal (2nd) and 58 points at home (4th).
Nominated for the Masterton Trophy.
Named Sziro Jewelry Three Star Player of the Year.
Recorded his 300th career NHL point on Oct. 6 vs. Boston.
Recorded his 200th career NHL assist on Feb. 24 vs. Boston.
Scored his 150th career NHL goal on Dec. 23 vs. Carolina.
Ranks among Floridas all-time franchise leaders with 347 points (2nd), 154 goals (2nd), 194 assists (3rd), 31 GWG (1st),
46 PPG (2nd), and 294 consecutive games played (2nd).
Scored a goal in a career-best five consecutive games from March 17 March 27.
Recorded a point in eight consecutive games from March 17 April 1.
Recorded 25 multi-point games.


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There aren't really any highlights in this show, save the Punch. The song Punch You In The Eye itself, is a little sloppy, but the post-jam out of the last big hit is quite tasty and reaches some very nice spacey places. If you include the post-jam in the timing, Punch is almost 17 minutes long. Other than that we've got just decent versions of 2001, Stash, and Bowie in the first set and five debuts sprinkled in for flavor.
In the end, the only thing you really ought to hear from this show is the Punch.


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Quote: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) Saudi King Abdullah announced Sunday that the nation's women will gain the right to vote and run as candidates in local elections to be held in 2015 in a major advancement for the rights of women in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.
In an annual speech before his advisory assembly, or Shura Council, the Saudi monarch said he ordered the step after consulting with the nation's top religious clerics, whose advice carries great weight in the kingdom.
"We refuse to marginalize the role of women in Saudi society and in every aspect, within the rules of Sharia," Abdullah said, referring to the Islamic law that governs many aspects of life in the kingdom.
The right to vote is by far the biggest change introduced by Abdullah, considered a reformer, since he became the country's de facto ruler in 1995 during the illness of King Fahd. Abdullah formally ascended to the throne upon Fahd's death in August 2005.
The kingdom's great oil wealth and generous handouts to citizens have largely insulated it from the unrest sweeping the Arab world. But the king has taken steps to quiet rumblings of discontent that largely centered on the eastern oil-producing region populated by the country's Shiite Muslim minority.
Mindful of the unrest, which reached Saudi Arabia's doorstep with street protests and a deadly crackdown in neighboring Bahrain, King Abdullah pledged roughly $93 billion in financial support to boost jobs and services for Saudis in March.
Seizing on the season of protest in the Arab world, Saudi women's groups have also staged public defiance of the kingdom's ban on female driving. Saudi authorities went relatively easy on the women, who took to the roads earlier this year and gained worldwide attention through social media.
Abdullah said the changes announced Sunday would also allow women to be appointed to the Shura Council, the advisory body selected by the king that is currently all-male.
The council, established in 1993, offers opinions on general policies in the kingdom and debates economic and social development plans and agreements signed between the kingdom and other nations.
Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, follows deeply conservative social traditions and adheres closely to a strict version of Islam. Despite Abdullah's attempts to push through some social reforms, women still cannot drive and the sexes are segregated in public.
Saudi Arabia held its first-ever municipal elections in 2005.
The kingdom will hold its next municipal elections on Thursday, but women will not be able to vote or run in those contests.
In announcing the reforms, Abdullah sought to ground his decision in religion.
"Muslim women in our Islamic history have demonstrated positions that expressed correct opinions and advice," he said, citing examples from the era of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century.
He said the members of Saudi Arabia's clerical council, or Ulema, praised and supported his decision.
He also acknowledged the yearning for greater social freedoms in the kingdom.
"Balanced modernization, which falls within our Islamic values, is an important demand in an era where there is no place for defeatist or hesitant people," he said.
In January, a group of female activists launched a campaign on social networking websites to push the kingdom to allow women to vote and run in the municipal elections.
Flossin wrote: Maan, no love for Saudi women OR the prostate cancer thread...
Sage Francis wrote: I read them. As I'm sure a lot of people did. Didn't really know what to say about it other than "heck yeah!" but those short responses en masse are reserved for other social networks these days.
jakethesnake wrote: Maybe BBS coders need to step up their game and integrate FB logins so we have a like button? (more cyan)


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Calling it a crucial time of transition for National Jewish Health, Colorado business leader Tom Gart will bring his management and business skills to bear when he begins his tenure as Chairman of the National Jewish Health Board of Directors on Friday, October 16.
Gart becomes Chairman as National Jewish Health celebrates its 110th anniversary, and is almost three years into a 10-year strategic plan. For the past 12 years National Jewish Health has been named by US News & World Report as the best respiratory hospital in the nation.
"Most people know National Jewish Health as a world-class medical institution, but we also have to think of it as a $180 million business that needs to do well financially in order to continue doing well for society," said Gart.
Gart has been President of The Gart Companies, which comprise Gart Properties, Gart Capital Partners and Specialty Sport Ventures, since 1993. He started his business career at Gart Brothers Sporting Goods Company, a family owned and operated corporation founded in 1927 by his grandfather. He graduated with honors from Stanford University, where he was co-President of the student body, and received an MBA from Harvard University.
Gart has been on the National Jewish Health Board of Directors since 1995, and has served as chair of the Finance Committee and Investment Committee. Gart also served on the search committee that hired current President and CEO, Michael Salem, MD, in early 2006. He takes over from Denver attorney Steve Arent, who led the Board for the past three years.
"Tom brings tremendous business skills, knowledge of the institution and great involvement with the Colorado community, which will truly benefit National Jewish Health as we continue to serve Colorado and the nation," said Michael Salem, MD, President and CEO of National Jewish Health.
One of Gart's top priorities is to continue execution of the strategic plan adopted in 2007, which commits National Jewish Health to a major expansion, the development of preventive and personalized medicine, integration of clinical and research efforts, and reduced reliance on donations to cover operating expenses.
In support of that plan National Jewish Health has doubled the size of its faculty, while expanding into new areas of care and research including cardiology, lung cancer and gastroenterology. It has also opened The Institute for Advanced Biomedical Imaging®, the Minimally Invasive Diagnostic Center and the Advanced Diagnostic and Proteomic Laboratories. It has also begun providing intensive care services to local hospitals, a national weight-management program, and expanded tobacco-cessation programs into seven states.
"Our patient growth, expanding clinical services and new lines of business are moving us in the right direction," said Gart. "As an independent academic medical center with limited state support, we must continue moving forward with our strategic plan to increase recurring revenue streams and build our endowment."
Gart also serves on boards of The Nature Conservancy, First Western Trust Bank, Beth Nehamah Hospice and Shalom Park. He and his wife, Margie, have three children. He is a passionate skier, fly fisherman, marathoner and Iron Man competitor.
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By Ashly McGlone
On Monday nights at San Francisco State University, a group of 45 students faithfully gather 'round to hear baseball tales of old.
In February, they discussed the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919. In April, they heard about the New York Giants' 1958 move to San Francisco.
This is a sports-loving group, who also get university credit for gleaning knowledge of baseball history each week.
The students are enrolled in a baseball history course, offered for the first time in five years this semester by professor Mark Sigmon of San Leandro.
First offered in 1988 by acclaimed baseball expert and author Jules Tygiel and English professor Eric Solomon, the class enjoyed a popular 20-year run at the school, university officials said. But after Tygiel died in 2008, ¿after a 2¿1/2 year battle with a pancreatic endocrine tumor, the class stopped.
Now Sigmon, equipped with much of Tygiel's reading list and his own lectures and love of the sport, shares baseball lore with his enthusiastic students every Monday from 4 to 7 p.m., many of them donning sports attire and Giants garb.
"It's sort of like I'm a baseball fan and they're a baseball fan, and all the sudden you are an expert and you are teaching a baseball history class," Sigmon said. "They know a lot about baseball, especially about the Giants. ... It's not like you are explaining what a base hit it or an error is."
But even the most well-versed fans are learning from Sigmon, said self-described baseball aficionado Arman Israelyan Jr., 21.
"I'm learning a lot (about) how history affected baseball and how baseball affected history," said the kinesiology major, who uncharacteristically opts to sit in the front row. "It's a lot easier to concentrate. ... We are reading books that are interesting."
On the list is Tygiel's book, "Past Time: Baseball as History," and "Southpaw," by Mark Harris.
The elective class filled up less than a week after registration opened in December, faster than Sigmon's courses in California and U.S. history, Sigmon said.
"I was kind of surprised because they don't have to take this class," said the full-time professor, who happens to be an Oakland Athletics fan.
In a recent class, Sigmon shared story after story of black baseball players who encountered racism in the minor and major leagues, before and after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947.
"It's hard enough to stand up there and hit a 90 mph fastball, or maybe a curveball, but to do it while other players are calling you names that nobody else would be called and not being able to fight back was remarkable," Sigmon said of Robinson's beginning years in the major leagues. "It is good, I think, to point out where baseball has failed and where racism still existed."
While in the minors in 1956, outfielder Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner was threatened by a man under the stands armed with a shotgun who shouted, "I am going to fill you with shot if you catch one ball out here."
Renowned St. Louis Cardinal center fielder Curt Flood endured "black bastard" chants in the minors leagues, and Giants center fielder Willie Mays nearly lost his bid to buy a new home in 1957 on Miraloma Drive in San Francisco after neighbors voiced fears property values would plummet with his purchase, Sigmon told students.
The players' stories bring the realities of racism to life, said student Jeff Linhares, 22.
"Baseball kind of shows it in a real way, in more ways than just the South, where people focus on," Linhares said, adding players' quotes shared by Sigmon give "insight into people's personalities from the past."
Sigmon earned his doctorate in history from UC Berkeley in 1995 and began teaching the same year at San Francisco State.
Raised most of his life in Alameda, Sigmon said his passion for the game was solidified in the late 1960s when Boston Red Sox player Carl Yastrzemski responded to a letter he wrote him. At the time, Sigmon was living with his family in Norway where his father, who was in the Navy, was stationed.
It was probably a standard response, said Sigmon, who played Little League at the time, but, "It was enough for me to make me a big Red Sox fan."
Back in the East Bay, years later, he became an A's fan during Rickey Henderson's rookie season and bought a house in San Leandro after earning his bachelor's degree from Berkeley. Sigmon said he will continue teaching the class as long as it's popular. "As long as the A's and the Giants are still winning, I think it will be popular."
Ashly McGlone covers San Leandro, San Lorenzo and the Washington Township Health Care District. Contact her at 510-293-2463. Follow her at Twitter.com/ashlyreports.


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Sodsaver promotes management practices that conserve native grasslands, an iconic—and threatened—American ecosystem that provides essential habitat and breeding grounds for countless species of North American ducks, as well as pheasants and deer. Native grass also exists outside of the Prairie Pothole Region, so a national application is important. It is also possible that a solely regional application would invite criticism that farmers in that region are being disadvantaged, calling the program into question and threatening the provision's success.
"America's grasslands provide essential habitat for fish and wildlife and afford opportunities for outdoor recreation of all kinds," said Dan Wrinn, DU director of public policy. "But grasslands are also one of our most threatened ecosystems. Sodsaver presents Congress with a rare opportunity to save taxpayer money, protect an iconic American landscape and preserve the ability of farmers and ranchers to manage their lands as they see fit."
Ducks Unlimited's governmental affairs and regional policy staff were key advocates of the amendment's introduction and helped secure strong bipartisan support. Despite the intensive efforts of DU and several of its partners—including the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, the National Rifle Association, Pheasants Forever, The Nature Conservancy and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership—the amendment was ultimately withdrawn because Chairman Lucas managed the consideration of amendments very tightly and expressed serious concern about making Sodsaver a national provision. DU's farm bill interests will be better positioned going to the House floor by having no amendment considered, rather than rejected with a recorded "no" vote, so DU policy staff members concurred with the withdrawal by the sponsors.
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Olivia Mills touched many in a life cut short by tragedy
Published: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 11:50 p.m.
COKER| In early September, 17-year-old Sipsey Valley High School senior Olivia Mills wrote this entry in a friend's journal:
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"When hardship comes into your life, are you going to ask, 'Why is this happening to me?' Or will you say, 'How can this be used to show God's glory?' "
A month later, more than 800 people gathered in the high school gym to honor her memory and her life — a life and death that God truly used to inspire others, family and friends said.
"We know that God didn't cause this accident, he didn't cause that," Olivia's father, Tim Mills, said of the Sept. 21 car wreck that took his daughter's life. "But there is no denying that good has occurred because of it."
Olivia was driving on Rose Boulevard Sept. 21, returning from Christ Harbor United Methodist Church in Northport, when she lost control of her car. Her vehicle flipped and struck a truck in an oncoming lane.
She was sent to the hospital in critical condition. Word about the accident spread fast, and within a week of the accident, a Facebook page asking for prayers for Olivia garnered attention from more than 40,000 people from 87 countries who were following her story.
Purple ribbons tied to mailboxes and road signs around Coker signified Olivia's favorite color. Most vehicles in the school parking lot displayed messages of prayer and hope.
Students and staff at the school wore purple in her honor, and a large sheet signed with hundreds of names stated "Pray for Olivia" in large black writing. Students held prayer circles in front of the high school every morning the week after the wreck, including one with more than 200 students. Students from from Tuscaloosa County, Hillcrest and Northside high schools participated.
"Some say that she has put prayer back in the Tuscaloosa County schools," said her friend, Jordan Branhan.
"Olivia lived the Christian life in front of us. She touched our lives in ways we will never forget," Branhan said.
Olivia died on Sept. 29.
At Thursday's memorial service, her parents said that as much as they are mourning their loss, they are rejoicing too, because God has used Olivia for a purpose that she desired more than anything: to help lead people to Christ.
"God has shown how we can rejoice in Olivia and in hearing the stories of what she did," Tim Mills said.
From a very young age, she was always someone who listened more than she spoke, Tim Mills said. Olivia was kind, humble and relished serving others, her friends said, whether it was her close friends or strangers she met while on mission trips.
During the memorial service, two of Olivia's sisters sang in the praise band, and her mother read a letter she wrote to Olivia after her death.
"Olivia, how can I be so sad over your death when I'm so glad over your life?" Lisa Mills said. "How did you come to love God so much? I would like to think that this was your heart's desire, to bring hope to the hopeless. Now your life is tied up in purple ribbons and bows. I'll miss you all my life baby girl, until we are reunited again in heaven."
Sometimes Olivia would get frustrated, thinking she wasn't leading enough people to Jesus Christ, said her sister, Leah Kathryn Mills Venable. But God has helped reach thousands of people through Olivia's story, she said.
"We know God has made beautiful things from this situation," Venable said.
As much as she helped others in life, so too did she in her death. Olivia's organs were donated to at least seven people, her mother said — her heart continues to beat, giving life in a teenage boy.
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PayPal Partners with Wrapp Gifting App in Sweden
PayPal has announced it is working with social gifting service Wrapp to try and win new customers in Sweden. Throughout December and January PayPal will be adding SEK 49 ($7.35) to gift cards paid for through the mobile payments service instead of a credit card.
Wrapp is a gifting service that allows you to give Facebook friends a virtual gift card. Other friends can contribute to increase the value of the card up. The digital gift card can be redeemed a bricks-and-mortar store. We wrote about Wrapp's U.K. launch in May. It now also operates in the U.S. Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway and Australia, as well as Sweden and the U.K.
The current PayPal promotion adds SEK 49 ($7.35) to every free gift card where customers use its mobile payments service to add at least SEK 1 to a promotional present. A free SEK 100 ($15.00) gift card, for example, becomes worth SEK 149 ($22.50) when PayPal is used.
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As the gifting company explained to me, Wrapp is primarily used by big brands to get the consumers that they want -based on age, gender and location into and shopping in their offline stores. The startup has partnered with a number of brick and mortar stores across the world including H&M, Gap, and others.
Wrapp has also been used to get people to try new products. For example, McDonald's used Wrapp to build awareness and trial of its new McWrap in Sweden. PayPal is the first service to use Wrapp to get mobile shoppers to try to use its payments service to gain to users. In Sweden, 5 percent of the total population are using Wrapp, so the service actually has a considerable number of users.
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OAKLAND -- The A's have the best record in the American League at 13-5 after Sunday's 4-1 win over the Houston Astros, and now their hottest competition comes to town for a three-game set starting Monday night.
The Texas Rangers, the team that many believe is Oakland's chief rival for the A.L. West title, had won five consecutive games before getting mauled 16-2 Sunday by the Chicago White Sox.
Is this series a big deal? Well, it depends on whom you ask.
"Anytime you play a team in the division and a team you know is going to be around at the end (of the season), it's big," said shortstop Jed Lowrie, who singled twice, walked and scored two runs Sunday. "You have to assume (the A's and Rangers) are going to be close at the end of the season. If that's the case, you want to have as many wins as you can on your side."
Catcher John Jaso, on the other hand, said the series with Texas is not a big deal, not with over five months left in the season.
"When it's neck-and-neck at the end of the season, then it's a big deal," Jaso said. "But you aren't going to change any preparations right now."
Right-hander Jesse Chavez turned in another strong effort to lead the A's on Sunday, gaining his first win after three no-decisions with six innings of one-run baseball.
Chavez has a 1.38 ERA and has allowed exactly one run in each of his four starts. He began the season with a 5.48 career ERA.
But injuries to Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin opened up a spot in the rotation, and the 30-year-old Chavez has fit in like custom-tailored suit.
"All season he has done a great job," said third baseman Josh Donaldson, who knocked in three runs against the Astros with a two-run homer in the first and a double in the seventh. "He moves the ball, cuts it, sinks it and has other pitches he can throw for strikes."
Chavez wasn't especially pleased with how he pitched Sunday. He walked three after yielding just two bases on balls in his first three starts over 20 innings.
"It was one of those days," he said. "You'd like all games to go like the first three, but they don't. The only thing I had today was my sinker. The two-seamer was flat."
Now the A's get ready for Rangers' ace Yu Darvish, who starts Monday in a game that could set the tone for the next 10 days, during which the A's and Rangers play six times, three games apiece in Oakland and Texas.
Darvish is 1-0 with an 0.82 ERA and 19 base runners allowed in 22 innings. But he is 1-6 lifetime against the A's -- the six losses coming consecutively. Subtract those seven decisions, and he is 29-12 against everyone else.
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When I played 1080p on the PC at first there were some stuttering, so I figured that the CPU was choked as it constantly was at 80-100%. Then I read that it would be possible to offload some of the work to the GPU by installing: 'Media Player Classic - Home Cinema'. So I installed that and CPU usage went down to ~60-70% and the stuttering vanished on during playback on my PC. Great! However, stuttering remains when streaming 1080p with ps3ms.. (720p works fine).
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WACO (February 15, 2013)—An open letter signed by Baylor faculty and staff members opposing a bill that would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry firearms on Texas college and university campuses will be delivered Monday to state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, the author of the measure.
As of Friday, the letter had 119 signatures.
"In all my years of working with faculty, I have never seen an issue that has engendered such a passionate consensus as the opposition to guns on campuses and firearms in our classrooms," said Dr. Lynn Tatum, senior lecturer at Baylor and past-president of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors
"Our classrooms should be sanctuaries for the free exchange of ideas and fervent debates over ideals. Guns have no place in our academic halls," he said.
The bill, which Birdwell filed in January, would allow students, faculty and staff members with concealed handgun licenses to carry firearms on campus for personal protection.
The bill would bar colleges or universities from circumventing the act by imposing bans or penalties on students or employees who are carrying firearms legally, Birdwell said.
The legislation ensures that private schools may establish rules regarding concealed handgun license holders on campus, Birdwell said.
A section of the bill says private or independent institutions may establish rules prohibiting CHL holders from carrying handguns on campus premises owned or leased and operated by the institution.
The letter to be delivered Monday to Birdwell's Waco office acknowledges the private school exemption, but urges the senator "not to gamble with the lives of our students, staff, and faculty at Baylor University and other Texas colleges with this ill-conceived experiment."
"Instead, we ask you to support universal background checks as a way to keep our campuses safer," the letter says.
"Allowing students to carry deadly weapons into our classrooms will potentially change the way we lecture and facilitate discussions," the letter says.
"It may very well impede the free flow of ideas and exchanges which are essential in the academic enterprise; it may introduce an element into this environment that causes anxiety, tension, concern, and fear."
In January Birdwell said he filed the bill with the full backing of the National Rifle Association and the Texas State Rifle Association.
"I'm proud to be filing this bill with the support of so many of my colleagues, as well as the full backing of the National Rifle Association and the Texas State Rifle Association," Birdwell said in January.
"This is a piece of legislation I have consistently heard about from the citizens I was elected to serve, and I look forward to seeing it enacted."
A similar measure was defeated in 2011 in the Texas House.


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I adore refried beans. I can eat them cold right out of the can. And I can eat an entire can in one sitting. Am I bragging? Hardly. It's just a fair warning to you that you don't want to be anywhere around me the next day, if you catch my drift.
What I love about this recipe is that once you have soaked your pinto beans, the crock pot does the rest of the work. Some veggies and spices are thrown in to enhance the flavor and you'll notice that the only fat included is a little bit of olive oil that the veggies are sauteed in prior to hitting the crock pot.
This recipe is written for a one pound bag of pinto beans but when I make a batch, I usually double the recipe and freeze the leftovers.
Crock Pot Refried Beans
1 lb dried pinto beans, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed
2 TBSP olive oil
2 onions, diced
2 Anaheim chili peppers, seeded and diced (you could also use banana or jalapeno peppers or a combination, depending on the level of heat you like)
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp cumin
2 chicken bouillon cubes
kosher salt and pepper
Drain and rinse soaked beans and place in crock pot. Add water to cover an inch or so above the level of the beans. Set crock pot on high, cover and cook for 4 hours.
Saute onions, peppers, garlic, oregano and cumin in olive oil until vegetables are softened. Add to crock pot. Season beans generously with salt and pepper and add the bouillon. Reduce setting to low, cover and cook beans for another 6-8 hours, checking occasionally to make sure water level is sufficient. Add more water if needed. When beans have completely softened and started breaking apart, mash with a potato masher or process in food processor.
Serve topped with sour cream, tomato, avocado and chopped green onions, if desired.
12 comments:
- Kat said...
For sure I will be trying this. I love using my crockpot!
- August 10, 2010 at 7:29 AM
- Julie said...
Hi, Mags! Looks like you had a great vacation! Love the shot ski!
I've never made beans like this. I wish I'd read this a day earlier, we're having mexican tonight! Next time.
Thanks for another great recipe. Have a great day!
- August 10, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- June said...
Talk about "gassin' up" LOL, but don't ya' just love these things? Great looking recipe Mags. I'll be making it PDQ.
- August 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM
I really love your blog Mags. Can I be annoying and ask - what size crockpot are you using? this recipe sounds fantastic.
- August 10, 2010 at 5:46 PM
- Mags said...
Thanks Trish! I'm pretty sure that my crock pot is a 6 quart one. It's one of those large oval ones.
- August 10, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- Sue said...
Homemade refried beans are so much better than canned! I love them too, and I love using the crock pot, so this is a must try!
- August 12, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- Karen said...
I *love* refried beans and homemade are so much better than canned. I just don't get my crock pot out often enough, I guess!
- August 12, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
Ooh... I love refried beans, so I'm sure I'll be making this recipe. I love that you make the beans in the crock pot!
- August 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Barbara said...
This sounds fabulous and I will make it because my whole family loves refried beans, too. I serve them with my chile gravy (homemade) and melted grated cheese on top. Thank you!
- August 16, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Hey Marge,
I made these this weekend and they were DELICIOUS! Chris loved them too. Thanks for the recipe!
- September 9, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Mags said...
Rye, I'm so glad you guys enjoyed them! Thanks for checking back and letting me know. I love that!
- September 9, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- Eater said...
Hi, I found this recipe through tastespotting.com, which is a huge search engine for recipes.
I followed the directions but added salt right at the end of cooking, because it doesnt need any till then, in my opinion.
I've done this twice now, and I've used pinto beans plus a cup of dried cranberry beans, since I had those on hand. It changes the flavor a little.
This last batch was 3 cups dried pintos + 1 cup dried cranberry beans. I put them on a cookie sheet to look for dirt/bad beans, then rinsed them 2-3 times and soaked overnight.
I then tossed all that in my crock pot, added over an inch of water on top, and set it on high.
After 4+ hours, I'll cook some banana peppers, a couple of jalapeno peppers, a whole red onion, 1/3 cup of raw garlic and some green pepper in a pan till they soften up. I will probably use 2 tbsp. of bacon grease.
I am considering frying two pieces of bacon for fresh grease, and then when those are done crumbling them into the beans.
Then I'll cook all that for another 5 hours, and at the end I'll remove as much liquid from the crock as I can and save it, and mash up the beans with a potato masher - it takes only a few minutes to mash them after being cooked on high all day.
Lately I've been frying ground turkey, then adding low salt taco mix to it. Then I toss in a cup or two of cooked beans and eating them on flour tortillas.
Thanks for such a tasty and easy to do recipe.
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NeSmith also earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team. He becomes the third Gamecock to receive the SEC Freshman of the Year award, joining former Gamecocks Brent Roof (1997) and Mark Anderson (2005). He shares this year's award with Arkansas' Taylor Moore.
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ENGLEWOOD - Friends For the Advancement of Music Education (FAME) is planning a special weekend Nov. 8-10.
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The Creek Side Clubhouse and Grill is now open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week at the Gypsum Creek Clubhouse.
A grand opening is Saturday, April 13. The restaurant started its soft opening with Easter brunch last week, serving about 350 people throughout the day.
"We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner - for now, our breakfast menu is only available on Saturday and Sunday, though, until things pick up," said Chef Kenny Hanson.
Hanson has almost 20 years of experience in upscale kitchens around Vail. He started at the Marriott in Lionshead and left as a sous chef after eight years. He chef'ed for the Red Lion for five years and then the Beaver Creek Chophouse. At one point he helped Mike Rindone open a deli in Edwards and the two recently partnered with a third person to open Creek Side in Gypsum.
"I like the potential of the building," Hanson said. "I've played golf out here for a long time and never saw any restaurant in the clubhouse that worked."
Hanson and his partners are aiming for the long haul. Thanks to some food-supplier connections and a good deal on rent from the town of Gypsum, pretty much everything on the menu is under $10 - and portions are generous.
"We're trying to do a Gypsum price point, so you're not looking at upvalley prices," Hanson said. "At the Chophouse, we were selling $32 steaks and it was just steak on a plate."
The most expensive menu item on the Creek Side menu is a 10-ounce Angus New York strip steak grilled to order and served with a potato and fresh vegetables for $15. You can add shrimp on top of the steak for $18. Add a side salad for $2 more.
For $10, you can get sauteed salmon with a touch of garlic finished off with a balsamic glaze. Other entrees include fish and chips for $9, sauteed chicken breast for $9, shrimp and spinach pasta in sun-dried tomato cream sauce for $11, homemade lasagna for $9 and vegetarian pasta for $9.
Burgers are all $8 except for the classic bacon cheeseburger, which is $9. The other variations include a black and blue burger (blackened seasoning, blue cheese crumbles and crispy onion), a green chili burger and a reuben burger.
The chili burger is made with homemade green chili.
"I want to make as many things as I can home cooked," Hanson said.
That includes the restaurant's signature appetizer, Creek Side Chips. For $6, the plate of homemade potato chips covered with melted cheese, tomatoes, bacon, green onion and ranch dressing is almost a meal in itself.
Hanson said the hand-breaded calamari served with a special sauce and lemon for $10 is one of his creations, as is the classic French onion soup, which is $6.
The restaurant's salads include a classic Ceasar for $7, or $9 with chicken, a cobb salad for $8, a cranberry walnut salad for $8, grilled salmon salad for $8 and a spinach salad with cranberries, walnuts, strawberries, goat cheese, hard-boiled egg and croutons for $7.
There aren't many places you can order a true corned-beef reuben sandwich but the Creek Side is one of them. A turkey reuben is also available ($8).
Dominating the breakfast menu is the Bogey Breakfast Scramble, two eggs with a choice of five items for $8. Then there are the huevos rancheros served with two eggs any style on corn tortillas, with black beans, green chili, cheese, potatoes and a warm flour tortilla for $7. French toast is $6 and pancakes are $5. The breakfast sandwich and breakfast burrito are $4.
Opening the restaurant has required Hanson to put in a lot of 12-hour days, but he's OK with that.
"Food is the only thing I've ever really done," he said. "It's nice to be working for myself."
Waitress Sarah Maillet said she's worked in restaurants for many years and likes her job at Creek Side.
"It's a good atmosphere here," she said. "It's family oriented. We have two bars, so there's a place for loud happy hours and a place to be away from that."
There are grab-n-go sandwiches for golfers, too, she added.


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But then there are those days when my liner refuses to go on straight, my bronzer makes me look like an Asian Snookie, or my lashes refuse to curl. That's when I want to toss my makeup bag out my bathroom window.
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