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A bank robber escaped Tuesday with an undisclosed amount of cash during a mid-afternoon hold-up in South Buffalo, city police reported.
The robbery occurred just before 3 p.m. at the M&T Bank in the 2100 block of Seneca Street, reported Michael DeGeorge, a spokesman for the Buffalo Police Department.
South District police officers reported a white male demanded money from a teller and possibly fled in a tan or gold SUV.
Police describe the suspect as 5 feet 9 inches tall, clean shaven and wearing a black or blue baseball cap, dark hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses.
Anyone with information is asked to call or text the police confidential tip line at 847-2255 or send an e-mail at www.bpdny.org.


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Ingredients - Rice Starch, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation product (provides alpha-amylase), dried Aspergillus niger fermentation product (provides lipase & cellulase), and dried Bromelain derived from pineapple (provides protease)
Guaranteed AnalysisCrude Protein (min) 1.0%Crude Fat (min) 0.0%Crude Fiber (max) 0.5%Moisture (max) 6.0%
Enzyme ActivityAlpha-Amylase - 2000 SKBU/gramLipase - 200 LU/gramCellulase - 50 CCHU/gramProtease - 8 GDU/gram
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Great Product to Naturally Treat Giardia
By Snickerdoodle
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Comments about Prozyme Plus Lactose-Free Enzyme Food Supplement:
I used Prozyme as a Giardia treatment on my cats. It worked like a charm and over a year later, no recurrences (retested all cats multiple times)!Prozyme is the perfect product for this kind of treatment, as it contains the right mix of enzymes - all plant based and only the basics (both points very important). I am thankful for the lactose free version, as my oldest cat is lactose intolerant!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Roz
from Canada
I have three dogs one with heart disease & hypothyroid, one with diabetes & one 2 year old. The two older dogs would sometimes throw up yellow bile so I decided to try the enzymes & found out they do not throw up any more. All three get a spoonful with each kibble meal twice a day.
A Great Product!
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My 8 year old rescue Golden had a terrible GI system due to multiple surgeries with heavy antibiotics/pain meds. I tried the raw diet and it was tough, still GI issues. I started with Prozyme Plus and gradually went back to the raw diet. It has been almost a year, and he has had firm stools (no mucous!!), smaller poops (he's 90 pounds) and his digestion process is wonderful. He never burps or has gas. I firmly believe he is getting all the nutrients from his food as well. Easy to use, just make sure you add a bit of water if feeding dry!
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Exactly what we needed!!!
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We nicknamed our dog the vomit comet until we found Pro Zyme. We put a little in her food everyday and she no longer vomits! Lifesaver!
so far so good
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just starting using this product. my dog has a crazy sensitve digestive system. it has been 4 weeks and he has not had any problems with his stomach.
A possible life saver!
By PJ
I used this product for my 13 year mini schnauzer when he had pancreatitis.The enzymes helped him digest his food. Without it, he would not have been able to regain his strength and weight. Used it along with probioticspowder to also aid in digestion.
Good stuff, little goes a long way
By Lilly Chen
from South
Good stuff, don't use too much though, makes the food bland-don't ask me how I know this-really helped my 11 years old cat with getting solid stool. Recommend it. You can't go wrong.
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Scientific backup for a digestive aid.
By Mashyspuds1
from Oregon
I read that this has a substantial portfolio of clinical testing to prove it does what it's designed to do. I read that the Mayo clinic was one of those testers. I came across it in Martin Goldstein, DVM, book The Nature Of Animal Healing and he just makes sense to me. I found this site and now things are working well for the health of my Chow, Teddy. I combine this with Ark, Gentle Digest and Teddy has recovered from intermittent digestive troubles and I really feel glad to have found this product.
Digestive enzymes without any dairy
By Lisa
from Santa Barbara, CA
I add this product to my 2 dog's feed each day, unless I feed them raw food. They seem be in better GI health and their once soft stools look much better. I'm not sure why any digestive enzyme product WOULD contain DAIRY products anyway!
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Great product
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from NY
My dog has a sensitive digestive system and although we had used the regular Prozyme for many years he seemed to develop an intolerance. I thought maybe the lactose was the problem so I tried Prozyme Plus and it was a success! Really helps him digest his food with no side effects.
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"I'm really the only one that knows at this point," Brady, 32, said in an interview with WEEI Sports Radio on Wednesday. "My dad asked me. I haven't told him. [Gisele] doesn't know. It's a pretty good feeling knowing something that no one else knows."
Especially, Brady adds, because he's been able to keep it from Bündchen, 29. "She's a very intelligent woman," he explains. "I wanted to find out and she didn't, so she said, 'Go ahead.' It will be a surprise for her."
The Patriots quarterback admits that he's had to be careful with his pronouns as of late. "I always mix it," he added. "I don't think I've ever slipped. I'm very conscious when I'm saying it."
So will their nursery at their luxe Boston condo be blue or pink? "There's no paint yet!" joked Brady, adding that he hasn't shared yet whether or not his 2-year-old son Jack, with ex Bridget Moynahan, will have to start sharing his hand-me-downs. "Everything is unisex at this point. Yellow. Light green. There's lots of this."
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Charleston Collegiate School's varsity basketball team had a lot to play for over the final couple of months of the season.
The Sun Devils, one of the favorites in the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) Class AA, not only were gunning for a state title, they were trying to honor the memory of a super fan and his wife.
Gary Dulin, who died Jan. 10, and his wife, Dianne, of Easton, Md., vacationed at Kiawah and Seabrook islands for many years.
When their nephew, Scott Dempsey, and his family moved here and enrolled their daughter, Angelina, at Charleston Collegiate, the Dulins decided to take in a game and became hooked.
They fell in love with the school and the school fell in love with the Dulins, who sat on the front row at every game and even began riding the players' bus to away games. The Dulins also established the Gary Dulin Leadership Scholarship.
Dulin, who worked for the Maryland Department of Transportation before retiring, suffered a stroke 13 years ago and had another one in June.
He had some balance issues, Dianne said, but the students and parents did their best to let him know he was loved and appreciated.
"The kids were wonderful to him, giving him high fives," said Dianne, who returned for the SCISA playoffs following her husband's funeral.
Dulin was hospitalized after a fall Jan. 8. His wife let the people at Charleston Collegiate know they would be unable to make that night's game, and the school responded.
"We knew they had limited family in the area. It was amazing to me to watch what our community did," said Charleston Collegiate head of school Hacker Burr.
Charlotte Smith, head of the booster club, arranged for all the school's players to sign a basketball and took it to the hospital for Dulin.
"(The basketball) was an idea that really originated with the team members," Burr said. "Getting down there all together would be difficult, but that was something to do to put a smile on Dianne's face, to let her know she was loved and supported at a difficult time."
The team dedicate the rest of the season to Dulin and began wearing blue T-shirts that had "In Memory of Gary Dulin – 1944-2013."
The Sun Devils came up just short of their state championship goal, losing in the semifinals for the second straight year. But they were certainly champions with their No. 1 fans, the Dulins.
Charleston Collegiate students Lance Ryba, Matthew McClain and Khalil Davis (from left, backs to camera) and Larupa Green show how they dedicated their season to super fan Gary Dulin.×
The Charleston Collegiate basketball teams signed and presented a basketball to super fan Gary Dulin before he died on Jan. 10.×


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After successful surgery at an Indianapolis hospital Sunday evening, University of Louisville point guard Kevin Ware is on the road to recovery, his team posted on its website.
The operation followed Ware's gruesome injury earlier in the day at the NCAA men's basketball tournament – when the 6'2" sophomore jumped to defend a 3-point shot and came down awkwardly, shattering his right his leg in two places.
The bone breaking his skin, Ware lay helpless in front of the Cardinals' bench as stunned teammates and fans looked on.
The athlete, 20, faces at least a year-long recovery after a pin was placed in his leg to reset his right tibia.
"The bone's six inches out of his leg and all he's yelling is 'Win the game, win the game,' " Louisville Coach Rick Pitino told reporters after the game of Ware's courage. "I've not seen that in my life … Pretty special young man."
Joe Theismann, the former Washington Redskin's quarterback who sustained a similar compound fracture after he was tackled by Lawrence Taylor in a 1985 Monday Night Football game, Tweeted his support, writing: "Watching Duke/Louisville my heart goes out to Kevin Ware."
Even while in pain, Ware's focus remained on the game, reported ABC News. The Bronx, N.Y., native and Rockdale County, Ga., high school standout told teammate Chane Behanan at halftime: "Don't worry about me, I'm good. I'll have my surgery tonight. Go win it for me."
The team did just that, later raising the tournament trophy alongside Ware's No. 5 jersey once the Cardinals rallied to win the Midwest Regional over powerhouse Duke, 85-63. This sends Louisville into the Final Four next Saturday in Atlanta.
In addition, friends took to Twitter to post of picture of Ware tucked into his hospital bed with the trophy right beside him. A team doctor also told the Louisville Courier-Journal that Ware is "expected to play again."
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US judge clears way for domestic horse slaughter
The Associated Press reported that a federal judge this month cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to resume operating in the U.S.
U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo in Albuquerque threw out a lawsuit by The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection groups that alleged the Department of Agriculture failed to conduct proper environmental studies when it issued permits to Valley Meat Co. in Roswell, N.M., and an Iowa company to slaughter horses for human consumption, according to the report.
The decision ends, for now, a two-year battle by Valley Meat to open its slaughterhouse.
The Humane Society, joined by the state of New Mexico, filed an almost immediate appeal to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
Vilsack speaks in Nebraska, Center for Rural Affairs responds
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack laid out a vision for creating new opportunities for rural America and growing the rural economy in the long term while delivering the most recent installment of the Heuermann Lecture series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and jointly sponsored with the University of Nebraska's Rural Futures Institute.
"The Center for Rural Affairs is excited that Secretary Vilsack came to Nebraska to participate in the Heuermann Lecture series," said Traci Bruckner, senior associate for agriculture and conservation policy at the Center for Rural Affairs. "We agree that there is much unrealized and untapped potential in rural America. Many of America's small towns and rural areas also face stern challenges, and we need effective federal policy to overcome those challenges and unleash that potential."
"It is encouraging to hear the Secretary talk of the Administration's support for innovative rural policies that can create real economic opportunity and help address depopulation in small town and rural America," Bruckner continued. "We talk often at the Center about the innovation, entrepreneurship and work ethic that is a hallmark of our family farms, ranches and mainstreet businesses."
According to Bruckner, real federal investment in helping small towns and rural entrepreneurs has fallen by half over the last decade, despite the fact that there is broad support for such investment. Nearly nine in ten rural Americans say the rural, small town way of life is worth fighting for, but seven in ten worry that it's dying, according to a poll of rural voters in over 20 Midwestern, Great Plains and Southeastern states.
"Congress and the White House should start reversing that trend by providing direct farm bill funding for the Value-Added Producer Grant program at its historic level of $20 million per year and increase direct spending for the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program to $10 million per year," Bruckner added.
Colorado unveils regulations for hemp farming
Colorado has set new regulations for legal hemp growing.
The regulations adopted Wednesday call for farmers to register and pay a $200 annual fee. They also will pay $1 per acre planted. Farms will be subject to inspections to make sure that the hemp plants limit the amount of a chemical that makes users stoned.
Amendment 64, the 2012 Colorado ballot initiative that legalized marijuana, also provided for state licensing of hemp farming.
Wash. state measure on labeling GMO foods defeated
The Associated Press reported that voters in Washington state have rejected a ballot measure requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods.
The campaign over Initiative 522 drew millions of dollars from out of state and was one of the costliest initiative fights in state history.
The measure was failing 46 percent to 54 percent after more ballots were counted Wednesday evening, with the "yes" side trailing by almost 100,000 votes.
Had voters approved I-522, Washington would've been the first state to put in place labeling requirements for genetically modified foods. The opposition raised $22 million to defeat the measure.
Money came from Monsanto Co., DuPont Pioneer and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which collected millions in donations from the nation's top food companies, including Nestle SA, General Mills Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. Many of those companies mounted a $46 million defense to defeat a similar food-labeling measure in California last year.
Supporters of I-522 have raised about $7.9 million, backed by Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, natural food companies and consumer groups.
Supporters say consumers have the right to know what's in the food they buy, while opponents say the measure would lead to higher food costs.
NFU: Recent attempts to strip COOL law misleading consumers
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson issued the following statement recently regarding recent attempts to reverse the United States' Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law:
"U.S. packer-producer organizations and their foreign counterparts have been working overtime to undercut or reverse COOL law through multiple channels aggressively in recent weeks.
"The opponents to COOL have already lost one battle in an ongoing lawsuit in the U.S. District of Columbia court. The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled earlier this year that the COOL law was compliant. It seems as though the opponents are confident, as we are, that WTO will also rule in our favor by finding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rules to be compliant as well. They must be worried.
"Their attacks on COOL are misleading and do not have the interests of U.S. family farmers and ranchers in mind. More importantly, these attacks are attempting to deny consumers their desire to know more about the origins of their food.
"NFU will continue to defend the COOL law and urge Congress and other policymakers to allow the law to be implemented with the final rule issued by the USDA earlier this year."
USDA grant aims to convert beetle-killed trees into biofuel
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently that it has awarded nearly $10 million to an academic, industry and government consortium led by Colorado State University to study the major challenges limiting the use of insect-killed trees in the Rockies as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy.
The award was made by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
"Infestations of pine and spruce bark beetles have impacted over 42 million acres of U.S. forests since 1996, and a changing climate threatens to expand the threat from bark beetle on our forest lands," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "As we take steps to fight the bark beetle, this innovative research will help take the biomass that results from bark beetle infestation and create clean, renewable energy that holds potential for job creation and promises a cleaner future for America. This is yet another reminder of the critical investments provided by the Farm Bill for agricultural research, and I urge Congress to achieve passage of a new, long term Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible."
"Utilization of the beetle-kill wood and other waste biomass from forest thinning and fire hazard reduction has great potential for biofuel production," said Keith Paustian, professor at CSU and BANR project director. "However, we need to carefully assess both the economics and environmental impacts to maximize the benefits to local communities and the country as a whole."
Peru's agricultural revolution touches US shores
Imagine turning acres of desert into farms that produce asparagus, mangoes, avocados and other specialties for export and employing thousands of people who never had jobs before.
That's what Peru has done in the past decade, thanks to new government policies and Israeli drip-irrigation technology.
Now, the rewards of Peru's agricultural revolution are spilling over to Florida.
So many of Peru's crops are shipped to the United States through Florida ports that Peru's largest agribusiness, Camposol, has opened its U.S. sales headquarters in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Camposol already ranks as the world's largest exporter of asparagus and is poised to become No. 1 in avocado exports soon.
Started in 1997, the company now employs 14,000 people in Peru, making it Peru's second-largest private employer. Camposol operates in some 70 countries. Sales are expected to top $200 million this year.
And that's just the start.
Plans call for $350 million in sales within five years, as Camposol shifts to selling more products to supermarkets under its own brand. It's also expanding production of avocados and blueberries on lands that can no longer efficiently grow asparagus after 10 to 15 years of cultivating that crop, executives said.


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hey every body what is your favorit song? my favorit song is face down by red jumpsiut appratise
Some of my favorites are listed in the "greatest song in the world" topic. 92% of the teenage population would be dead if Ambercrombie and Fitch or Hollister said it was uncool to breathe.
1-No Fear By The Rasmus2-Sacrifice By T.a.T.u. 3-Faint By Linkin Park 4-Mein Herz Brennt By Rammstein5-Truly Madly Deeply By Cascada 6-Crawling By Linkin Park7- Frontline By Pillar 8-Tobira No Mukou He By Yellow Generation9-Here In Your Arms By HelloGoodBye10-Houki Boshi By YounhaTell me where girl... Your eyes draws the fate of those things I love to you...
http://mp3-codes.com/?page=directory&do=search&query=Wolfgang&pagenumber...Remember i also DJ! VVVVV www.myspace.com/1493xddr
either Breaking the Habit (Linkin Park), Enter Sandman (Metallica), or Zetsuba Billy (opening theme to Death Note) "I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but at least I ain't a spoon!"
my favorite song would have to be At the Back of Beyond be Visions of Atlantis
In the end--- Linkin ParkWhat else does a demon wait for!!! The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
I would have expected something else from you. Maybe something not so... light. 92% of the teenage population would be dead if Ambercrombie and Fitch or Hollister said it was uncool to breathe.
Actually for fear of allowing my radical tastes to reveal my true nature i tend to conform to the norms of the society in which i livePeople around me tend not to listen to metal and the law masters have had frequentvisits into hells dominion with preachings and gospels and evena demon is born so i have to search for what i like and to me good rock is best played loud and for now i get away with linkin park and some limp bizkit metallicaand bon jovi The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
Be with you (Chobits), Moonlight densetsu (Sailor Moon), The Gundam Wing opening theme song, My Will (Inu-Yasha), Death Note theme songs, Secret World (Tactics), etc,. Too many to list!
I have to say i like nightmare, the guys whosing the opening of Death Note, and the opening theme to Bleach season's three, four, and eight. "You will See, in Time you shall walk the same path as I"
There is so many good anime music out there! But my favorites are the opening to Noir, Pretear, Death Note, Ouran high school host club, Naruto and VAMPIRE KNIGHT! <----- love it ^^
Not bad taste for a new guy welcome to the site.... The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
Sorry by sweetbox. Can't help it just love the song.Theme song for Vincent Valantine by Gackt.Ocean borne by Nightwish, Heart under the rose by HIM.And a few by Miyavi and An Cafe. The night is undyingThe stars ablazeWhat will become of youWhen they are all but dust
sanctuary by utada hikaru(kingdom heartz 2)
"Thats my nindo... my ninja way"I think that that simple and clean by off off kingdom hearts one is the best song.
simple and clean is very decent so nice choicei am nothing. i am betsuni
i am by dope it kicks ass
i like ready set go by Tokio Hotel
i would have to say vampire heart by H.I.M and Drop the bomb shells by powerman 5000 I could never pick one song to be my fav"life is a sin"
ill have to go with, The River from Good Charlotte
My favorite song would have to be Shut Up and Explode by the Boom Boom Satellites. The opening from Bonen no Xamdou.
I have a lot of favorite songs I listen to, and its kinda hard to choose. But to post, I particulary like Linkin Park's Crawling.
my song & vido is form yesterday 30 seconds to mars http://www.playlist.com/user/40500388BUG THEM ALL############
The Numa Numa Song (English Version) since its the only song that makes me happy when I feel bad...
I like a lot of songs from the 60's, 70's, & 80's, but "We didn't start the fire" is my favorite.
Just to name a few... hahahaI guess that one of my favorite songs from those eras would be "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Pat BenetarI really can't just pick one song though...way too hard - actually impossible - Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana"Innoscence Activate" http://view.playlist.com/13500951819
blue oyster cult is the best band ever. (dont' fear the reaper) (godzilla) (i'm burning for you) i listen to a lot of acoustic folk music, heavy metal, and old school punk rock also.
"Kiba:DEAD, Tsume:DEAD, Toboe:DEAD, Blue:DEAD, Hige:DEAD.....Wanna Be Next?" ~ Darciahttp://view.playlist.com/14141922827
I have a lot of fav songs but right now it is gotta be somebody by nickelback
Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top Although I have a lot of favorites to choose from... lol ^_^ ~Baby Girl
my fav one would be "a vampire love story"from (vampire knight) can't get that out of my head right now.
My fav track at the moment is Proceed with Cautionby "BENEFIT"It's kind of a hard song to find but yeah it's a badass underground rap song..Nothing I shoot ever gets back up again.
Wolfgang Gartner-MontezumaFrom Midnight Club:Los Angeles Video Game Soundtrack. www.myspace.com/1493xddr
in the end,linken parkthe light that blinds,shadows fallmy name is mudd,ministryone,metallicathe unforgiven,metallicadistruc,my bandnever again,my bandnumb,linken parkote to joy,beetoventank,unknownthe real folk blues.unknownthats in order.top is my fave and bottom is in my top 11. to think is to know....but to know is all ,at least that is what some might say...
is Last Resort by Papa Roach
an AMAZING song
"Shinso slay them all"http://www.playlist.com/user/39910405http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cye86-9Abtk
"Shinso slay them all"http://www.playlist.com/user/39910405http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cye86-9Abtk
papa roach played a huge outfoor concert i went to a couple years ago and i still premember them...that might have something to do with the fact that at the end of their set i got smacked in the head when i was like ten feet from the stage, but it sure as hell was fun.'Yes I know I'm weird, and yes it is great fun.'
Mine would be Love Story by Taylor SwiftP.S. (love this song so much)LoL ^_^
Undead by Hollywood Undead. It's such a epic song! I'm obsessed with it."If you can fool your friends,you can fool your enemies".I am back! Kinda. =]
hollywood undead is wut my brother listens 2 a loti am nothing. i am betsuni
right now is the seconding opening to gundam00
is an awesome song "You know what you have to admire? A Catholic hit man who blesses himself just before he strangles someone."-George Carlin
Bleach opening 2 & 3, Outlawstar opening, Cruel Angel's Thesis from NGE.
don't know if it's the five of sixth opening but the song is "rolling star" although the ninth opening of bleach is pretty kick ass too. "I can't protect you without holding a sword. I can't embrace you while holding a sword."
i think rolling star is the fifth opening after tonight,tonight,tonight.


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Brooke Shields, who suffered from severe postpartum depression after the birth of her first child, was concerned that she'd be in the same state after the arrival of her second daughter – but this time around has been "nothing like the first one," Shields tells PEOPLE.
Since Grier Hammond Henchy's April 18 arrival, the only discomfort Shields has felt is the pain from her C-section incision. Although she was prepared to ask for another prescription of Paxil, the antidepressant that helped her recover with daughter Rowan, now 3, she didn't need it this time.
"I was like, 'You know what? I think I'm okay now,'" she said to her doctor, PEOPLE reports in its upcoming issue.
This should come as good news to Tom Cruise, who admonished the actress last year for taking antidepressants. Speaking of Cruise, although Shields and Katie Holmes gave birth on the same day, on the same floor, of the same hospital, at first Shields wasn't even aware that there was another celebrity down the hall.
"Basically, I was being cut in two, so it wasn't the first thing I was going to ask about," says Shields. "I was just glad that everything for me was going well."
One month later, it still is. Shields, 40, and her husband, sitcom writer Chris Henchy, 42, have slipped into a happy routine, quickly adjusting to life with their littlest addition.
"Now it just really feels like a full-on family," says Shields. "I'd be lucky to just have the one, but with two, I realize they'll have each other after we're not here anymore, and to me, that really settles my mind."
For more on Brooke Shields, pick up PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.
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Is there a system variable for a/p invoice remarks? I need to include this field in my outgoing payment pld. Please advice
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Hi Rajesh,
Its more complicated link to handle through PLD.
Better you can try in Crystal reports or Query PLD....
Crystal reports is much more easier than the other...
Hi Bala,
Yes, i checked through SDN and they said crystal report is easier but we try to avoid using that for now. Do you have any information that i can refer to or do you know the steps?
thank you
Which steps do you want?
Crystal or PLD?
I used to have a file which contains the PLD- variables. I found it on the SAP website. Search for PLD_VARS_march2007.xls. It is a bit old, i didnt find any updateded versions, but it is still very useful.
You can find a similar thread.


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A popular term in the CrossFit community for an extremely fit person who has extraordinary power output.
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He did that workout in 2 minutes and 31 seconds? Holy crap! He's a firebreather!
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Rather odd slang for a lesbian, paired with Laser Knee.
"Dude, I totally think that chick's a fire breather."
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when someone swallows the cum of a redhead/ginger, they are a firebreather
Riliey is now a firebreather after swallowing Aaron's cum
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The Slow (Internet) Boat to China
This was the first home opener I've missed in 30 years.
I'm way too baseball crazy. My wife loves to travel to exotic places so when she came up with plans for a trip to China for 3 weeks the only question was when. It was either September/October or April. There went my opening day streak. Opening day is for me a religious holiday. You know, opening day is guaranteed to freeze your butt off but it's the annual reintroduction to Wrigley Field. Brown vines withstanding, the scoreboard is such a beautiful sight after a long off-season. So when I decided to sacrifice the beginning of the 2009 season (at the expense of not sacrificing the end of the season) I knew I'd be able to follow the Cubs via all the mlb and internet technology options out there.
Not so fast, grasshopper.
First, I'm told that there is a luggage weight restriction we'd have to deal with in several of the intra-China flights so I shouldn't bring my laptop. OK, I'll bring my iPhone. Then I realize Apple is still working on a deal with China Telecom, so the phone won't get me on the net except thru wi-fi. Plan B. I get a new iPod touch which also gets e-mail and wifi internet plus much more storage for video. I added Ken Burns Baseball (innings 1 and 2), When it was a Game and a few movies ie. Alibi Ike, Kill the Umpire and it Happens Every Spring to prevent baseball withdrawl. Not everything was baseball (Shawshank Redemption) but there was ample material for some long flights and tour bus rides.
April 2nd and 3rd (14 hour flight but with time change Thursday became Friday). Direct flight from O'Hare to Shanghai. I'd strongly recommend seeing the Ken Burns series. It's being replayed from time to time on the mlb network. The route taken was also worth mentioning. Flew straight north over Wisconsin and central Canada, north of Alaska (almost to the North Pole) then down over Siberia. I'm still trying to remind myself to look at a globe to sort that route out.
Fancy hotel in Shanghai with great wi-fi in the room. Perfect. My e-mail box is still under control and I'm reading TCR including comments. Plenty of Arizona Phil, awesome. First glitch. I tried to enter the TCR Annual 10 queston contest but for some reason I couldn't get the choices to work because the browser kept adding boxes of Mandarin script. I knew studying German in highschool was a mistake.
Shanghai is incredible. Supposedly 20 million people. Huge Skyscrapers. We had an extra day in the city to explore before the tour began, so we took the subway to a Buddist Temple and then walked our way back. Walked thru some streets full of vendors selling antique memoribilia (need a Chairman Mao statue?), Eventually found a teahouse for lunch. Oolong tea for me, Jasmine for my mate Renee.
Tour starts on Sunday. Very ambitious schedule including Shanghai Museum, Yu Gardens, the Bund (Chinese version of Michigan Avenue) and a dinner show with Chinese acrobats. Next day is a travel day with stops at a silk factory in Suzhou (I bought a shirt, Happy Buddah size) before getting to Nanking and the Yangtze River for the 10 day cruise part of the trip.
The brochure promised internet on the cruise. Internet-hell is what they need to call it. 4 computers with no wi-fi (nixing my iPod). It took about 20 minutes to download most web pages so only the most patient could access e-mail. The only browser was internet explorer (have I mentioned I hate IE? I it would have taken 24 hours to download Firefox.), so I couldn't access my .mac mail account, but it's a moot point because AOL, g-mail and hotmail users had long waits to get the page to load...so mostly they played freecell and chatted with the passerbys who asked if the internet was faster today as they'd politely smile at the goofballs trying their skill on these hapless computers.
But I'm more saavy than that. From my first cellphone days with "baby" internet, I knew the epsn mobile app site address and hooray, I was saved. Of course there was minimal graphics but it did give me pitch by pitch info.
A Soriano homered to left center. >CHC 1 HOU 0
...and the good Zambrano showed up.
I can live with this. Of course, there was a 13 hour time difference so I had to get up at 2 AM to watch any of the "day games" and night games, well about 6 AM.
K Hill homered to left center, R Theriot scored. >CHC 3 MIL 2
Fuckin' A. But Kerry Wood will be missed if Kevin Gregg pitches like time all season:
R Weeks doubled to deep left, C Duffy scored. >CHC 3 MIL 3
...I do remember KW not starting so well against the Brewers last year, with a 3 run HR by Fukudome being the equivalent of Koyie's heroics in that game.
April 11th, Saturday:
A Ramirez homered to catcher. >CHC 4 MIL 5
A Soriano homered to left, J Gathright scored. >CHC 6 MIL 5
Woo. Soriano hotter than a pistol. People on the other computers think I'm nuts. I guess I am.
Wuhan, China to Chicago, April 13th. Get up at 2:20 am for the official opening day. Game hasn't started. Gotta find out if it's going to be cancelled. Fortunately after 15 minutes the TCR site loads, 15 more minutes to get the comments.
thanks Jace (TCR readers come thru!):
Radar looks like things should be clearing up in 30 minutes or so... It'll be a cold, wet one, but it looks like it might be playable...
So I sit and wait for 112 minutes for my baseball opening day fix.
Well worth it. Lillyhammer, we loves you. No-no into the 7th and even the bullpen didn't suck.
After 10 days on the Yangtze River including the beautiful Three Gorges, we end the river part of the tour in Chongquing (formerly known as Chung-King until the frozen food company was getting too much notoriety). Highlighted by a stop at their zoo to see the Pandas, it's a city supposedly over 6 million but 30 million for the whole municipality. That's alot of people and the city was very busy with monorails, taxi's but not bicycles as it's built on somewhat mountainous terrain.
Same day, we fly to Xian, population 7 million. Home of the terra cota warriors. These are some 8,000 statues lined up in military columns (rediscovered by farmers drilling for water in 1974) it was representative of the Emporer Qin Shi Huang's army from around 200 B.C. One has to see them in person to appreciate how spectacular this archeological wonder is.
Xian was the return to luxury hotel-land. Wi-fi in the lobby (but not in the room). So I'm back in business. I downloaded the mlb app which became available just before I left home. Awesome. This year they've added radio broadcasts of both teams. Live updates too with all the usual frills like boxscores and video hightlights. I'm in the lobby of the hotel at 4:30 am with headphones listening to Pat and Ron. I pick up the game about the 6th inning as the Cardinals tied it up at 4-4. We're in for a long season if our bullpen repeats this effort Heilman/Patton/Cotts/Guzman...yeech. Sad final, 7-4 and I'm off to the land of ancient artifacts.
Finally we fly to Beijing and a luxurious Shangri-La hotel. Internet in the room but no wi-fi. I was duped cause they never weighed our luggage for the flight so I could have bought the laptop. I go down to the lobby for wi-fi and find the signal is sort of weak. So I get Pat and Ron but they keep cutting out. Back to espn mobile.app but I keep hoping to hear Ron whooping it up. Missed it by that much so it's me that's whooping at Saturday, 5 am in the lobby.
A Soriano homered to left center, A Miles scored. >STL 7 CHC 8
Finally got the mlb app to work and watched the vido of the Soriano HR. Woo. I'm off to tour the Great China Wall...
...until Sunday 5 am:
Bot 11th - CHC
A Ramirez homered to center, K Fukudome scored. >STL 5 CHC 7
Concierge thinks I'm a traveling lunatic especially on the second morning of this.
After the final game in the Cardinal series gets rained out I relax my baseball-jones and I'm off for the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square wrapping up the tour with a Chinese Opera performance. The last morning of the trip had a few more hours to see Beijing and visit a fantastic park called Temple of Heaven with people doing Tai-chi, ribbon dancing and other popular Chinese forms of exercise. The Emperor, circa 1500, would visit the Temples on site after a 3 day fast to pray for a good harvest. Finally, the 13 hour flight home and major jet lag (which I'm still suffering from nearly a week later). With a day off monday (travel day) and a Cincy series that I had tickets for...I survived my April baseball challenge.
Remember if all else fails, http://mobileapp.espn.go.com/mlb/scoreboard
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that was fun...enjoyed the piece.
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enjoy china...say hello to all our US money while you're there.
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Good read. Makes me wonder if I'm quite the baseball fanatic you are. I might be, but I've never had to get up at 2:00 to follow a game on the internet.
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Good read. Thanks for sharing. I studied abroad in China from June-Sept of '06 and I remember how hard it was for me to follow the Cubs for that time; I feel for you.
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I don't know how many of you remember Bobby Knoop, who played 2B for the Angels, White Sox, and Royals back in the day, but he is a coach-emeritus for the Angels, and works with the infielders at Minor League Camp, Extended Spring Training, and Instructs. He's pretty spry for a 77-year old, and he really knows his shit.
Cubs 3B Jason Vosler made two really bad throws on consecutive AB in the 8th. Fortunately the game was no longer in doubt at the time
The first one was a one-hop lob that allowed the batter to reach base on an infield single, and the second was air-mailed so far over the first-baseman's head that it went over the fence and landed in Field #4.
With a big lead, Chapman was throwing sliders and changeups, something he's reluctant to do in a save situation. (Len and Jim covered this.)
E-MAN: Despite the HR, Donnie Dewees is really more of a slash hitter (the HR was an opposite-field line-drive) who can accumulate lots of doubles & triples. He's also a good bunter and can get on base that way, too. He doesn't take a lot of walks, but he also doesn't strike out a lot, either. Although he was thrown out trying to steal in the game, he's actually a good base-stealer and baserunner. Defensively he has plus-range and tracks fly balls OK, so he can play CF, but he has a rag arm that requires the middle infielders to go out further into CF to make relays.
Maybe they have a bad owner, I don't know, but they still have players and fans and a franchise, all devastated by this loss of life. Plus, everybody who follows baseball is a fan of a guy like this. It's why I used the word tragedy, which other people throw around but I try to be careful with.
I'm at an age where I remember old incidents better than recent ones, but I have to go back to Herb Score for something as disturbing.
That was Dee Gordon's only HR this year. Wow.
Thank you PHIL.
Glad you avoided temps in the 100s.
I remember you mentioning Dewees needng plenty of work in th IF. How are his OF instincts?
Also, did see much of Satchel McElroy? Only Satchel I have heard about other than the "orignal" and one of Woody Allen's kids.
Hate to give the Mets credit, but they did everything right tonight in what had to be a very tough game for them to play. As Hollandsworth said on the Cubs post-game -- if you watched the game, you saw Mets players consoling Marlins players who were in tears during the game. Between that and the way Molina handled the Ross farewell -- maybe the Mets and Cardinal players aren't pure evil. Just the fans.
New York Mets @Mets
Dee Gordon lead-off home run. #AintEvenMad #BiggerThanBaseball 1-0 Miami.
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Amazing effort by Gordon -- truly remarkable.
Cubs get 100, KB gets 100, Hendricks gets below 2.00, Cards get absolutely destroyed by the Reds -- all good, other than some Rondon concern. Hopefully, he can get a few outings in this week and find his groove. Also, I guess Soler is still struggling with his right side. Hmmmm. Too bad Joe didn't let Addy bat with the bases loaded in the 7th -- great RBI opportunity.
I assume all the relievers are on a set schedule this week, but it seems strange Chapman pitched back-to-back.
Barry Rozner article interviewing Greg Maddux (with comments on Kyle Hendricks).
"I like watching him pitch," Maddux said of Hendricks. "I like guys that rely on movement and location. I can relate to him. That's what I had to do. "I'd rather watch him pitch than some lefty throwing 95 mph."
cubs win #100. neat.
Chapman in to stop the bleeding.
they're falling apart late in WAS...damn.
Wilson Ramos may be hurt badly. Carried off the field. Looks like the knee.


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ELKINS — Possible ramifications to the county's legal system were top of mind for local officials a day after a Randolph County Circuit Court judge admitted to having a relationship with the head of......
Mosley, I didn't say you had to prove anything, I just said explain and produce. You made the comment, you need to produce what you feel is facts! In your opinion......
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Well Mosley, do elaborate on the Sheriff Dept. You threw it out there, explain and produce.
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This judge needs to go! She's not above misconduct! I know liberals hate it when one of their own bleeding hearts get in trouble, but she's finished.
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I used to enjoy reading comments on these types of articles, but I do believe the common sense and actual thinking capability of the public has gone extremely downhill! Mr Parker has done nothing but work diligently to insure that respect and honesty are brought back to the office of the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney, and is only being put in a bad position because of the public's ignorance. Let him do his job without having to deal with your ignorant rants, and let the parties already involved with the "scandal" sort that out for themselves.
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sorry folks, I meant president Clinton. lol
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President Carter was impeached just for messing around with an intern! what will Travis Carter get for this community fisical? he needs to practice what he preaches!!!
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Lets stop "TRYING" this case in The Intermountain Court! I am starting to think all of this Media Coverage is currently the go to play in the Vast Playbook of Mike Taylor and Company. Attempt to haggle Mr. Carter into resignation because he knows he doesn't want the truth to come out. After digging a little it seems this whole thing is a nothing short of a DEBOCLE. This case involves NUMEROUS County Officials!! If the information about these officials comes public (Like Mike has made sure it does on Mr. Carter) it could completely destroy the County as we know it, leading to several RESIGNITIONS. Speaking of that lets get on the subject of Mr. Parker… Michael, how is all of this settling with you? Are you under investigation yet?
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and the im really needs to at least check the spelling in their headlines.
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The "judge" needs to go!
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Prep Time 25 minutes |
Cook Time 35 minutes
.88 ounces Eden Whole Shiitake Mushrooms, 1 package
2 tsp Eden Toasted Sesame Oilor Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 cups onions, sliced into thin rounds
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups leeks, cleaned well and sliced
6 cups water, including reserved shiitake soaking water
1/4 piece Eden Kombu, 2 inches long
2 1/2 Tbsp Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce, or to tasteor 1 tsp Eden Sea Salt
1 tsp fresh thyme, finely choppedor 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried marjoram
1 cup chopped kale
1 whole French baguette, sliced
1/4 cup fresh chives, finely choppedor green onions
Soak the shiitake in hot water to cover for 20 minutes. Remove shiitake, slice and discard the stems. Reserve the soaking water. Slice the caps. Heat up oil in a soup pot, sauté onions, garlic and leek for 5 to 7 minutes. Add shiitake, kombu and water. Cover and bring to a boil. Turn flame to medium-low, simmer 5 minutes, remove kombu and set aside for later use or discard. Cover and simmer another 20 minutes. Reduce flame to low, add shoyu, thyme, and marjoram. Simmer another 5 minutes. Add chopped kale and simmer 2 minutes. Place 2 slices of baguette in each individual bowl. Ladle the soup over the bread and garnish with chives or green onions.
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Tomahawk School Board members have labored as of late on how best to involve the public as some hard decisions are made concerning a potential $500,000 slashing of the district's budget. Class sizes, school programs and teacher/staff jobs are all at stake.
Board members know they ultimately have to make the tough choices, and they're ready to do that.
They'll place heaviest weight on the recommendations that are being generated by individual school principals and the district administrator. They, after all, know their buildings best, and when faced with some severe cuts, what can and cannot be sacrificed.
Teaching staff do, too, of course, but as logic will tell you, no one is going to step forward and recommend or even support trimming one's own program.
Therein comes the hard decisions. Staff wasn't hired and programs were created without an identified need, at least at that time.
Somewhere in the mix of all this, the board would also like to hear from us, the taxpayers and local citizenry, regarding our comfort level when it comes to education. If faced with a significant decline in the school budget, what do we feel will do the least damage to local education? Will we tolerate bigger class sizes? Are extracurriculars sacred? Would a reduction in out-of-district travel and training make a dent in the financial woes? Should the district office building start generating revenue through rentals, or even be sold?
Interested district residents - whether you have children in school or not - are encouraged to attend a public forum on school finances next Monday night, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m., in the district auditorium. We'll all get a brief "Budget 101" explanation, an update on the Tomahawk situation and a list of remedies currently under consideration. Then there will be time, probably in small groups, to offer ideas and discuss specific concerns.
The forum is just one method suggested by the board to generate community input, and, perhaps even more importantly, to help inform taxpayers about the challenges facing local education. A community survey may also follow. And, as is always the case, the public is welcome at committee and full board meetings, and/or to contact board members or the district administrator individually.
The board stresses and we must re-emphasize that Monday night's forum is strictly advisory. While input is sought, it's the elected board that ultimately must make the hard decisions. Your involvement will, however, help give them a reading on what taxpayers view as most important.
Keep in mind, too, that even when the decisions do come, they are apt only to be a plan or list of options of what to cut if necessary. And, remember, a layoff notice does not mean a teacher can't be called back if funding permits.
The district administrator, principals and ultimately the school board have no intention of cutting any more than necessary. Unfortunately, however, they tell us anticipated drops in state funding, declining enrollment and escalating insurance costs all point to some pretty tough times ahead.
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ALBANY – Senate Republicans on Tuesday cooled their usual efforts to get along with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, at least for a day, opposing his selection of a Hispanic woman to the state's highest court in the morning and, by the afternoon, accusing him of breaking his no-tax-hike pledge.
The Republicans, who partly control the State Senate and have been among the Democratic governor's most loyal allies in the last two years, said Tuesday that Cuomo is trying to increase taxes by $3 billion in the next five years by extending a surcharge on consumers' utility bills across the state.
"I think it's a new tax," Senate co-leader Dean G. Skelos, a Nassau County Republican, said of the budget plan by Cuomo to keep the surcharge in place beyond its scheduled expiration in March 2014. He called the governor's plan "counterproductive to job-creation" efforts.
Republicans, joined by groups representing small and big businesses, farmers and senior citizens, vowed to try to beat back the Cuomo tax plan in upcoming budget talks. Sen. George D. Maziarz, a Newfane Republican, called the utility surcharge a "gimmick to fill a hole in the budget."
A Cuomo administration official said, "We don't like 18-A [the utility surcharge], either, and we're happy to sit down and work with the Republicans to find a way to replace that revenue."
Earlier in the day, in a rare rebuke of a governor's nominee, Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee voted against Cuomo's choice of a Hispanic woman to the state's highest court.
The nomination of Jenny Rivera, a law professor, to the Court of Appeals will still go to the Senate floor Monday for a full vote. She is expected to be confirmed, even though she did not have the support of a majority of Senate Judiciary Committee members.
Monday, Rivera faced an unusually tense, five-hour nomination hearing before the judiciary panel. Tuesday morning, with Rivera not present, Republicans as a group, including Sen. Michael H. Ranzenhofer of Erie County, voted either no or "without recommendation" to send Rivera's nomination to the floor.
In the end, she was backed by 11 senators; three Republicans who voted "without recommendation" legally end up counting as votes that still send her nomination to the floor. Eight Senate Republicans voted no, and there was a member absent from the session.
Republican critics said Rivera, a professor at City University of New York School of Law who served as a civil rights division head under Cuomo when he was the state attorney general, does not have the wide range of legal experience needed to join the Court of Appeals.
Sen. John A. DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican, said that he understands that Cuomo wants to have a Hispanic judge on the court and that he would welcome the opportunity to vote for a "qualified" Hispanic nominee.
"We have to have the most qualified person we can get for this position. … This candidate is not that candidate," DeFrancisco said.
Gubernatorial nominees to agencies, boards and courts rarely get the kind of public pushback that Rivera has seen from Senate Republicans in the last two days.
Democrats said Rivera is qualified to serve, and they pointed to judges over the years who had no judicial backgrounds before joining the Court of Appeals.
Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson, a Westchester County Democrat, said Republicans "attacked" Rivera during Monday's hearing and "interrogated" her background and education. "How dare we. … We should be ashamed," Hassell-Thompson told Republicans.
"If this body rejects Professor Jenny Rivera for this position, I believe it to be an offense to the struggle of women, for women seeking qualified employment opportunities. It's an insult to the diversity and aspirations of Hispanic-Americans everywhere," she said, adding that a rejection of the Rivera nomination would be "a slap in the face of the governor."
But Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John J. Bonacic, a Mid-Hudson Valley Republican, said the seven-member high court makes "decisions that will affect New Yorkers for generations to come."
Bonacic said he is concerned about what he called the "social engineering" of the court's selections along racial and gender lines. "I don't subscribe to that," he said, noting that the court's importance requires the best-qualified judges.
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Would think about relocating to a dismal area like Salem To the editor: If I were new to the area and coming into Salem from any one of the main routes I would think twice about relocating to such a......
More people trust "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, comedian Ellen DeGeneres and celebrity chef Rachael Ray more than President Obama, according to a new poll from Reader's Digest magazine.
The annual "Most Trusted People in America" survey, released Tuesday and featured in the magazine's June issue, had movie and TV stars fairing far better in the trustworthiness test than political figures.
While Trebek came in at number eight on the list, DeGeneres slid in the 18th slot, and Ray took the 31st ranking, the president placed at … number 65.
Both former President Carter and first lady Michelle Obama did far better in the poll than the current commander in chief, at numbers 24 and 19 respectively.
But which individual do Americans say they trust most? None other than Tom Hanks — the "Castaway" actor took the top slot on the list.
And the people who took the poll, vote?
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notsocialist I can't believe someone actually disagreed with your last post. Really a disagree!! Someone must not have a clue what the cause and effects of inflation are or they would not have disagreed. Probably someone that thinks that the rich should pay a little more in taxes without understanding that it is going to add to inflation also and everyone ends up paying a lot more.
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Sophomore Jessica Griffin went 4-for-4 with a walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead Stetson past Bethune-Cookman 9-1 Wednesday night at Patricia Wilson Field.
With the victory, the Hatters improved to 22-5 on the season and extended their season-high win streak to seven.
"I thought our defense played well, we hit the ball throughout the line-up, and our pitchers got the job done," Stetson head coach Frank Griffin said.
Jessica Griffin got her night off to a good start with a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning to give Stetson an early 4-0 lead. She also singled in the third and fifth innings before coming up with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the sixth.
"The pitch was outside, and I usually had been letting those go, but now to finally swing at it and see a result is a good feeling," Griffin said.
The left-handed hitter dropped a soft liner just inside the left field foul line allowing Meza and Owen to sprint home with the winning runs.
"Jessica's been coming on stronger and stronger, and I think tonight was good for her confidence," Frank Griffin said.
After collecting 42 combined hits in last weekend's conference series at ETSU, the Hatters picked up where they left off, registering 16 more hits against the Wildcats (10-22) on Wednesday.
Stetson scored four runs in the first, two in the second, and another in the third to jump out to a 7-0 lead. Amanda Grimaldo notched a two-run double, Demi Meza and Meredith Owen each drove in runs, and Kayla Drury got a friendly bounce off the top of the rightcenter field fence for her second home run of the season.
Griffin (4), Drury (3), Meza (2), Grimaldo (2), and Brittany Hawn (2) each recorded multi-hit games for the Hatters.
Sarah Read and Owen (13-3) each worked three innings in the circle to help lead Stetson to its 16th home victory of the season.
Stetson will return to A-Sun play this weekend as the Hatters host Florida Gulf Coast for a three-game series beginning Saturday at 1 p.m.
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What do you think would happen if the owners fired Bettman and hired someone else? Do you honestly think any commissioner, whose salary is paid by the owners, is going to side with the players? Do you really think a different commissioner will keep his job if he capitulates to the demands of the Players association?
The lockout is what everyone wants except the fans. Fans need to face the fact that they are not the owners of the team, the actual owners are. The owners have to protect their bottom line and the health of the league. Their loyalty is rightly directed to their wallet.
They also know they won't actually lose any fans as a result of their actions because fans, by definition are loyal to the team. Fair weather fans will always come and go.
Likewise the players have no loyalty to the fans, that's why they're all playing for in Europe. They sacrificed all the lazy hours you and I spent as a kids working hard so one day they might be part of the 1%.
It sucks for us but we don't really matter to any of the parties involved at the end of the day. And before anyone is tempted to judge too harshly, how would you respond is someone was trying to take more of your money?
Sure a commissioner will cater to the owners but there are ni excuses for 3 of 3 and tons of failed teams, some even can't make it with revenue sharing, fans want to see superteams instead of forced parity crap.
The midget just isn't the right guy for the job we need a guy like Gretzky someone the owners, players and fans respect.
It is also the fault of the owners to let Bettman gain power and agreeing to keep some VERY questionable franchises in stupid places.
The PA provided solutions and options, the NHL declined so this lockout is their fault and no, I don't blame the PA for calling out these gamblers if I sign a contract I expect and have the right to get it honored. I am starting to wonder how some of them are thinking of their new teams now.
The only thing you can blame the PA for is waiting too long other than that' this is an owners lockout forced by an atrocious midget.
Tldr sacrifice whatever it takes to get him fired and relocate some teams in irder to get more support and even more revenue instead of wasting it on teams that just aren't hockey markets.
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WASHINGTON � Finally, the fall season offers the matchup sure to attract the biggest audience of the campaign: President Barack Obama going one-on-one with Republican Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates.
Typically the top political draw in the final sprint to Election Day, the debates assume outsized importance this year with the race a dead heat.
The candidates will have their sound bites and rhetoric down cold so any slip or inadvertent move � remember President George H.W. Bush�s exasperated glance at his watch or Democrat Al Gore�s repeated sighing? � could roil the campaign for days and linger in voters� mind until Nov. 6.
No wonder Romney spent days this past week at the Vermont estate of former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey for debate practice sessions; Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, played the role of Obama.
The president has had one practice session with Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats� stand-in for Romney, and is certain to have several more before the first debate Oct. 3 in Denver
The second debate, a town hall-style session, is Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y. The final debate, on foreign policy, is Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla. GOP running mate Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden have one debate, Oct. 11 in Danville, Ky.
Incumbents usually are at a disadvantage, defending a record against a challenger critiquing four years of work. Obama will be trying to avoid the fate of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, who turned in flat debate performances in their first encounters with rivals. In the end, though, it didn�t hurt either one as they both won re-election.
�Debating is a muscle that doesn�t get used very often,� said Alan Schroeder, a journalism professor at Northeastern University and the author of Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High-Risk TV. �Mitt Romney is better toned because he came off 20-plus primary debates. President Obama has not been on a debate stage in four years.�
Debates aren�t like the highly choreographed campaign event or stump speech marked by over-the-top rhetoric. Schroeder said debates require a different dynamic � candidates need to be respectful, differing in opinion but avoiding any impression that it�s personal.
�In 2008, the first debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, one of the takeaways was McCain did not make eye contact with Obama,� Schroeder said. �That came off as rude, disrespectful.�
Part of the practice sessions is figuring out when to be aggressive and how to demonstrate leadership. It�s also honing the lines from months of campaign speeches as the candidates get their final opportunities to speak directly to tens of millions of voters.
In the first debate, on domestic policy, Romney and Obama will be armed with competing numbers and visions.
�We will not surrender our dreams to the failures of this president,� Romney told an audience in Bedford, N.H., last December. Expect the Republican to point to 23 million Americans out of work or underemployed, a national debt now at $16 trillion and three years of an unemployment rate above 8 percent.
In a speech in April, Romney sketched out the Republican vision of smaller government, less regulation and a greater role for business.
�Free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids, to make our lives better, than all of the government programs put together,� Romney told a meeting of the Newspaper Association of America.
Expect Obama to counter that more than 4.6 million jobs have been created since he took office after recession-driven job losses approaching 800,000 a month under Bush. In his bid to boost the middle class, the president will argue that he�s reduced the typical family�s federal tax burden by $3,600. He also will talk about shared responsibility and a role for government.
�As citizens, we understand that America is not about what can be done for us. It�s about what can be done by us, together, through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government,� Obama said in his convention speech.
Both will be pressed for specifics on their job creation claims. Romney promises 12 million new jobs; Obama the creation of 1 million manufacturing jobs. Neither has said how he would make those jobs happen.
The candidates are diametrically apart on health care, Medicare, gay marriage, immigration and abortion rights � all potential debate issues.
The second debate on Oct. 16 will cover domestic and foreign policy with questions from a group of undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization. This format that could elicit the unusual and the memorable.
The final debate Oct. 22 will focus on foreign policy, an area in which Obama has received high marks from Americans in opinion polls. The president will offer a spirited defense of his aggressive record in pursuing al-Qaida, the killing of Osama bin Laden and the collapse of Moammar Gadhafi�s government in Libya.


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Society for Ecological Restoration, Science & Policy Working Group
(Version 2, October, 2004) (1)
copyright 2004
The SER Primer is available in ten languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai and Arabic. The Society thanks Carolina Murcia (Spanish); Christelle Fontaine and James Aronson (French); James Jackson Griffith, Elias Silva, Don Duane Williams, and Mauricio Balensiefer (Portuguese); Roberto Rossi, Novella Ardinghi, Mario Cenni and Marco Ugolini (Italian); Betty Mauliya Bustam (Indonesian); Li Junqing (Chinese); and Hatem Taifour and Razan Khader, with help from Dr. Said Damhoureye (Arabic) for translating the SER Primer into their respective languages.
1. Overview
2. Definition of Ecological Restoration
3. Attributes of Restored Ecosystems
4. Explanations of Terms
5. Reference Ecosystems
6. Exotic Species
7. Monitoring and Evaluation
8. Restoration Planning
9. Relationship between Restoration Practice and Restoration Ecology
10. Relationship of Restoration to Other Activities
11. Integration of Ecological Restoration into Larger Programs
The value of the reference increases with the amount of information it contains, but every inventory is compromised by limitations of time and funding. Minimally, a baseline ecological inventory describes the salient attributes of the abiotic environment and important aspects of biodiversity such as species composition and community structure. In addition, it identifies the normal periodic stress events that maintain ecosystem integrity. Descriptions of the reference for cultural ecosystems should identify the cultural practices that are critical in restoring and later in managing that ecosystem.
The description of a reference is complicated by two factors that should be reconciled to assure its quality and usefulness. First, a reference site is normally selected for its well-developed expression of biodiversity, whereas a site in the process of restoration typically exhibits an earlier ecological stage. In such a case, the reference requires interpolation back to a prior developmental phase for purposes of both project planning and evaluation. The need for interpretation diminishes where the developmental stage at the restoration project site is sufficiently advanced for direct comparison with the reference. Second, where the goal of restoration is a natural ecosystem, nearly all available references will have suffered some adverse human-mediated impacts that should not be emulated. Therefore, the reference may require interpretation to remove these sources of artifice. For these reasons, the preparation of the description of the reference requires experience and sophisticated ecological judgement.
Written restoration project goals are critical for determining the detail that is needed in the description of the reference. For large, landscape-scale restoration for which only general goals are prescribed, the description of the reference can be equally general. In such instances, aerial photographs may represent the most important source of information for the preparation of the reference. Restoration at a finer scale may require much more detailed reference information, such as data that are collected on-site in small plots.
Section 6. Exotic Species
An exotic species of plant or animal is one that was introduced into an area where it did not previously occur through relatively recent human activities. Since ecological restoration of natural ecosystems attempts to recover as much historical authenticity as can be reasonably accommodated, the reduction or elimination of exotic species at restoration project sites is highly desirable. Nonetheless, financial and logistical constraints often exist, and it is important to be realistic and pragmatic in approaching exotic species control. In cultural landscapes, exotic species are frequently an integral part of the ecosystem, particularly as crops and livestock, and even as ruderals or segetals that have presumably co-evolved with these domesticated species. Such exotic species are acceptable for cultural restoration.
In natural ecosystems, invasive exotic species commonly compete with and replace native species. However, not all exotic species are harmful. Indeed, some even fulfill ecological roles formerly played by the native species that have become rare or extirpated. In such instances, the rationale for their removal may be tenuous. Some exotic species were introduced centuries ago by human or non-human agents and have become naturalized, so that their status as an exotic is debatable. Other species have migrated in and out of the region in response to climatic fluctuations during the Holocene, and can scarcely be regarded as exotics. Even if all exotic species are removed from a restoration site, the opportunity for re-invasion may remain high. Therefore it becomes essential for a policy to be developed for each exotic species present, based upon biological, economic and logistical realities. Highest priority is best reserved for the control or extirpation of those species which pose the greatest threats. These include invasive plant species that are particularly mobile and pose an ecological threat at landscape and regional levels, and animals that consume or displace native species. Care should be taken to cause the least possible disturbance to indigenous species and soils as exotics are removed.
In some instances, non-indigenous plants are used for a specific purpose in the restoration project, for example as cover crops, nurse crops or nitrogen fixers. Unless these are relatively short-lived, non-persistent species that will be replaced in the course of succession, their eventual removal should be included in restoration plans.
Section 7. Monitoring and Evaluation
A properly planned restoration project attempts to fulfill clearly stated goals that reflect important attributes of the reference ecosystem. Goals are attained by pursuing specific objectives. The goals are ideals, and the objectives are concrete measures taken to attain these goals. Two fundamental questions should be asked with respect to the evaluation of a restored ecosystem. Were the objectives accomplished? Were the goals fulfilled? Answers to both questions gain validity only if the goals and objectives were stated prior to implementation of restoration project work.
Ecosystems are complex, and no two intact ecosystems are ever identical, at least not when examined in fine resolution. For that reason, no restored ecosystem at a project site can ever be identical to any single reference. The number of ecosystem variables that can be used in an evaluation is too great for all to be measured within a reasonable period of time. The selection of which variables to assess and which to ignore requires pragmatism and value judgment by the evaluator.
Objectives are evaluated on the basis of performance standards, also known as design criteria or success criteria. These standards or criteria are conceived in large part from an understanding of the reference ecosystem. Performance standards provide an empirical basis for determining whether or not project objectives have been attained. Objectives, performance standards, and protocols for monitoring and for data assessment should be incorporated into restoration plans prior to the start of a project. If interpretation of the data collected during monitoring shows that performance standards have been met, there can be no doubt that project objectives were achieved, and the restored ecosystem is likely to be sufficiently resilient to require little or no further assistance from the restoration practitioner.
It is assumed that project goals are, or soon will be, fulfilled once the objectives are attained. The validity of this assumption is not guaranteed, since the objectives and performance standards that were designated may prove to be inadequate, and unanticipated environmental vicissitudes can deflect the restoration trajectory. For that reason, and since goals are ideals that resist strict empirical measurement, an element of professional judgment and subjectivity is inevitable in the evaluation of goals.
Three strategies exist for conducting an evaluation: direct comparison, attribute analysis and trajectory analysis. In direct comparison, selected parameters are determined or measured in the reference and restoration sites. If the reference description is thorough, as many as 20 or 30 parameters can be compared that include aspects of both the biota and the abiotic environment. This can lead to ambiguity of interpretation when the results of some comparisons are close and others are not. The question arises - how many parameters must have similar values and how close must the values be before restoration goals are satisfied? The most satisfactory approach may be to carefully select a coherent suite of traits that collectively describe an ecosystem fully yet succinctly.
In attribute analysis, attributes are assessed in relation to the list provided in Section 3. In this strategy, quantitative and semi-quantitative data from scheduled monitoring and other inventories are useful in judging the degree to which each goal has been achieved.
Trajectory analysis is a promising strategy, still under development, for interpreting large sets of comparative data. In this strategy, data collected periodically at the restoration site are plotted to establish trends. Trends that lead towards the reference condition confirm that the restoration is following its intended trajectory.
Evaluations include the assessment of any stated goals and objectives that pertain to cultural, economic and other societal concerns. For these, the techniques of evaluation may include those of the social sciences. The evaluation of socio-economic goals is important to stakeholders and ultimately to policy-makers who decide whether or not to authorize and finance restoration projects.
Section 8. Restoration Planning
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dnrfan wrote:Gee, I found that rather annoying. Why? Because every MS mouse I've had failed in rather a short time frame. Especially the wheel mouses. The wheels become loose and don't turn in an even manner.
I'm currently using a retail one I couldn't sell, and soon after a few uses, it became a very poor performer. Some times the left click becomes a double click, and the side buttons become stuck.
I could return it under warrantee because I'd had it for over a year. Even though it was sealed in the retail box, there is no proof that I had just opened it. So, I'm lumped with a bad mouse that I paid a premium for because it was a Microsoft mouse. So, the last four mouses I've had were all MS ones, and all failed after a short life. None had coke spilt on them nor coffee either.
I've also used many other brands, and to date, none of them have ever failed.
PS: I'm not a gamer either, so there was no compulsive mouse clicking going on.
dantheman82 wrote:So, maybe you can keep in mind that you are one of many MS Mouse users...and talk accordingly.
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Seasonal allergies afflict many who live in the Lowcountry, but Dr. Jeffrey Dietrich, with Allergy and Asthma Consultants in Summerville, says there are several ways to find relief. We live in a beautiful place. A vast majority of the people who have seasonal allergies or asthma should be able to get out there and enjoy it. Dr. Dietrich can help new patients pinpoint what causes their allergic reactions, then determine the best solutions. In some cases, that might include avoidance measures or over-the-counter or prescription medicines. With success, they can stop taking medications and worry less about exposure. Plus, Dr. Dietrich says, immunotherapy can help prevent a patient from developing asthma or additional allergies.
Its really rewarding to be able to make people feel a lot better and impact their quality of life. -Jeffrey Dietrich, MD
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Maui's Evolving Demographics: Kahului Foodland and Kihei Safeway
October 7, 2012 - Ray Tsuchiyama
The discussions about what kind of society Maui did have, currently have, and will have are based on people – and how these people perceive Maui (and for their children, their children's children). The perceptions of optimism (security for oneself, for one's family, and of course, happiness) contribute to arriving on Maui, starting a business, enrolling children in schools, and creating a "home" (with enduring friends and exciting things to do every weekend) – and the reverse, the fear of the future, which leads to making the decision to depart Maui, a garage sale, giving left-over items to neighbors or Salvation Army, then taking a plane to a Mainland city without local income tax, no Excise Tax, cheaper milk and beef and electricity and gas, and much lower real estate costs – but there's no Kamaole Sands beach, no Maui magical moments.
During the last year I have been going to several supermarkets, and the two that offers the most symbolic contrasts to Maui's demographics (and future) are the Kahului Foodland (near Queen Ka'ahumanu Shopping Center and the Kahului Library) and the Kihei Safeway in sunny south Maui. In many ways, these two stores reveal how people in village-like communities shop, cook, entertain, interact with each other or not, across an isthmus crossing Maui island: a distance of barely 10 miles.
Kahului/Wailuku contains many blue-collar families, many still union members, and in jobs linked to construction, roads, and products (paint, tiles, glass, cars, trucks, tools, gasoline, and agriculture). Some travel to work at shops and hotels in Kihei and Wailea, and beyond to Lahaina, Napili and Kapalua. Foodland offers a wider range of "ethnic" foods, like Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino and even an extensive Hispanic section (this gave me a clue to the growing Hispanic population). Spouse C. and I like the particular Koshihikari rice brand stocked there – among other rice varieties (each Asian ethnic group has its own rice), compared to a smaller selection at the Kihei Safeway.
There are vegetables used in Asian cooking like Japanese-style long white daikon, or a long, slender radish root, gobo or burdock, a particular variety of bok choy, and others – unknown at the Kihei store, plus various pig parts used in Filipino dishes (ah, such memories of my Kalihi-Palama childhood!). Also, there is a wide range of poki at the Foodland site (there is still freshly-made ahi poki; we had the ukupaku, the overlooked blue-green Hawaiian snapper (Aochibiki in Japanese), last night that we transformed into a light salad – and it was wonderful, very fresh).
Many families who shop at the Kahului Foodland are multi-generational, and have larger families – some rooted in homes from the late 1940s when Alexander & Baldwin opened up tracts for housing lots for Kahului's "Dream City" – a real estate revolution of that period. Other families are recent immigrants from the Philippines, Tonga, and Central America. But for many "local" families, there are many brothers or cousins or nephews or nieces in Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle or the great mecca -- Las Vegas (with nearly 60,000 former Hawai'i residents) -- the allure of this Desert City is enormous.
The Kihei Safeway* is off the Piilani Highway and is one of several supermarkets in the Kihei area. It also draws shoppers from Maui Meadows, an earlier development with houses on larger lots, and Wailea's condominium community. The Safeway is a huge cavernous building – and immediately there are several sections that are much bigger than at the Kahului store: the first is cheese (shoppers from the West Coast or Canada prefer many cheese varieties unknown to many Kahului Foodlanders), the second is a huge selection of yogurt (ditto), counters of every BBQ sauce ever made since the Neolithic Age (Kihei residents grill extensively, and we too have grown into grill aficionados), and a lot more wine, rows and rows of Chardonnays, Merlots, Rieslings. On the other hand, few Kihei Safeway shoppers would have any inkling how good a bowl of freshly-cooked Koshihikari rice would taste and find a gobo root a dirty strange large weed, not a crunchy vegetable in soups and stews.
There is a lot more frozen food, since many Kihei shoppers devote more time to paddle-boards and reading paperbacks at the pool or beach (the Kihei Library paperback collection looks bigger than the entire Library of Congress). Often there are extremes in ages – an elderly couple and surfers in their twenties would be in the same the check-out line (I have grown used to entire families in swimwear wandering around the air-conditioned aisles there – while many after-work shoppers at the Kahului Foodland are still in construction boots or hospital smocks).
Yet there are also those who have arrived from Montana or Tacoma who are working hard daily in jobs at Maui schools or Maui County or Four Seasons hotel, so it is a mistake to think of all Kihei residents as one-month condo vacationers (yet barely 20 years ago no one would have projected so many year-round residents in Kihei -- and this perception, again a perception that can have large consequences, is certainly a factor in the drawn-out Kihei High School planning).
There is no "one" Maui, not one exclusive resident profile, and how Maui evolves in the next decade and beyond can be seen analyzed in the product offerings in an annual audit at both supermarkets, one north, one south on the Maui isthmus, two stores on one small island with nearly 160,000 inhabitants.
*The Kihei Safeway has "automatic" computerized with techno-voice check-outs, which we are slowly gaining expertise, like what is the product number of a bunch of bananas?
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Four people have been sentenced for their roles in a New Mexico gun smuggling ring that prosecutors say shipped nearly 200 guns to Mexican drug cartels.
Gabriela Gutierrez, the wife of former Columbus trustee Blas Gutierrez, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison under a plea agreement. Authorities say Gutierrez conspired with her husband and others to buy weapons that were intended to be smuggled into Mexico.
In addition, 42-year-old Alberto Rivera was sentenced to seven years for acting as a straw buyer. Thirty-one-year-old Miguel Carrillo was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for making straw purchases and 26-year-old Manuel Ortega was sentenced to five years for smuggling at least 50 weapons.
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Maybe Steam's at the point where they don't need a clever or fun hook. They are huge, bigger than ever.
Previously their focus was on sales and competitive pricing. While they haven't ignored those, now they are putting more effort into Big Picture, the Steam Box thing, Linux, etc.
Not making excuses for the sale not being as exciting, but just trying to look at it from other perspectives. I guess I feel that Steam doesn't have as much incentive to come up with amazing sales or holiday achievements anymore.
Sales? Exciting?
Maybe for some... Most of us just go, "Gee... A bargain. Guess I will purchase that."
In games, many if not most of us say, "Good deal. I will buy it... and I have so many games to play sometime around the year 2018 I will get to these".
As for deals.
I bought Witcher and Witchy 2 for $10. Thats a pretty fine bargain (I plan on playing them in 2017).
I bought the Galactic Civilizations 2 Ultimate Edition for scant bucks. While I probably wont get around to playing it before Warp drive becomes standard in every Toyota Prius on Amazon a new copy of this game in its box will run me near $100+. Why? Because the cardboard and manual are considered a valuable part of the Abu Dubai Stock Exchange (apparently).
I bought Portal and Portal 2 for like $9 clams. Someday I might get around to playing them. But, I figured I would hedge my bets. That is to say if a huge leap happens in robotics should they determine that my underwear is offensive to them the fact I own these games might save me from Robo-castration. <--- Could happen to you!
I bought the "X" universe bundle, was like $10 bucks. I have no idea why but I am sure I can come up with something creative. aka: In case the Warp Drive Prius does not mature properly perhaps a liquid fueled Hyundai with a 400,000 horsepower rocket engine might pop along. Sure, cant get as far or as fast as a Warp Drive Prius but who the hell knows what the cost of Dilythiam Crystals might be in comparison to Rocket Fuel (or a gallon of gas) might be in 2017 or 2018? Heck... by then I might need a sail on top of a 1979 Pacer to get around.
I almost bought the SimBin bundle and Nexus (Coolio game, only $3 Clams!)
but for some reason I keep thinking sitting in front of my 26" PC monitor with foot pedals, steering wheel and shifter somehow in the scheme of the universe makes me an inconsistent object.
That is to say as if something greater than all of us is looking over my shoulder saying, "Perhaps something should happen so he can get the therapy he needs".
Speaking of bigger and better than ever, I use Extenze, it keeps me in the game