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Acer Iconia W700-6465
Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Iconia W700-6465
Source: Maximum PC
When it comes to tablets, we'd wager that most Maximum PC readers lean toward the x86 variety—in theory, at least. In the final tally, though, we're not convinced that this is the ultimate dual-purpose device. Instead it seems like it's trying to be too much, and falling short in both of its purposes in the process.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/25/2013
Rating: Total score: 70%
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The Acer Iconia W700 is not a bad product, but it makes more promises than it keeps. It's neither a great tablet, nor a great laptop replacement as its battery life is too short and the supplied accessories too cumbersome. The only genuine bright spot is the screen, but it's not enough on its own to convince us.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/09/2013
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% performance: 70% features: 60% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 60%
Source: PC World
The Iconia W700 is a hybrid, and hybrids usually come off as either an enlightened merger of technology, or an unsatisfying compromise. Unfortunately, the W700 represents too much of the latter. The tablet itself is workable, and the accoutrements show the germ of a good idea, but the idea of a hybrid PC can (and should) be better realized.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/14/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: PC Advisor
The Acer Iconia W700 works best if you plan to take it on the road without its keyboard and are comfortable using it on a desktop with a minimal variety of viewing angles. If you're seeking a Windows 8 tablet that will also serve as a laptop, look elsewhere.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/14/2012
Source: PC Mag
The Acer Iconia W700-6465 lies somewhere between slate tablets with mobile operating systems, like the iPad, and Windows 8 convertible ultrabooks, like the Dell XPS 12 or Sony VAIO Duo 11. The W700 is certainly more capable than less Windows RT tablets like the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT or the Asus Vivo Tab RT$579.99 at TigerDirect.com. The W700 is sure to appeal to businesses that already use Windows XP or Windows 7 tablets, like retail, healthcare, and information gathering organizations, but it will also appeal to end users who want a really portable PC that can do more work than the Android-based or iOS-based tablet they've been carting around. It's also an effective laptop replacement for people that retrieve information around the house or on the road. It's a great place to start and a benchmark to compare against, so the Acer Iconia W700-6465 is our first Editors' Choice winner in the category of Windows 8 slate tablets.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/13/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews
As a powerful Windows 8 tablet, the 11.6-inch Iconia W700 has every ingredient for success. It sports a beautiful, Full HD IPS screen, a stylish and strong unibody aluminium chassis, decent connectivity, and reasonably powerful specs. However, there is no mobile keyboard dock available for it, meaning it will have a hard time replacing your laptop for productivity. Combined with other niggles like the lack of an SD card reader, this would seriously dent the W700's chances were it not also the cheapest full-fledged Windows 8 tablet we've seen, offering truly superb value by including a USB 3.0 dock and Bluetooth keyboard by default. Either way, we'll be sure to give you our final verdict in the full review coming soon.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/02/2012
Source: PC Advisor
Windows 8 has been slammed, but not all of the criticisms are fair, nor do they necessarily apply to the tablet side of Microsoft's OS. As the Acer W700 demonstrates, Windows 8 offers a winning tablet experience, and its productivity features show remarkable potential. A tweak here, an iteration there, and the Acer/Microsoft partnership might turn into a perfect Windows 8 marriage.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/05/2012
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Source: PCM NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/05/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
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3317U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.7 - 2.6 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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Hurricane Sandy blew into New Jersey three weeks ago, uprooting trees and breaking others along streets, sending limbs into houses and yards. Trees in the county parks, arboretums and in both the Watchung and South Mountain reservations also sustained heavy damage.
Everyone tells a similar story — trees fell over, blocking trails and walkways. Where trees didn't fall, huge branches did, creating barriers for hikers and a mess for people to clean up.
The Watchung Reservation runs from Berkeley Heights in the west all the way into Summit, borders Springfield and Mountainside in the east, and Scotch Plains in the south. A trip around that loop provides lots of evidence of uprooted and split trees. Cleanup has begun, with volunteers spreading out to clear trails.
It's the same story over at South Mountain Reservation in Essex County. Teams of volunteers have fanned out to clear trails to make them safe for hikers.
Over in Millburn, Cora Hartshorn Arboretum, 324 Forest Drive South, survived the storm, said Business Manager Ann Brandeis of Summit. "The building is still standing," she said, but it was closed and all the programs were canceled from the day of the storm, Oct. 29, until Nov. 7.
As for the wooded areas of the arboretum, they are still closed to the public, because they are still too dangerous to visit, said Brandeis.
Alda Krinsman, who is in charge of the woodlands, was out checking on what still had to be done. She had already cleared a lot of trails, but some things are just too large for one person or even a group of volunteers. To clear those areas, they will rely on one or more of the tree companies with which they do business.
One problem that faced the arboretum staff immediately after the storm was what to do with their animals, since there was no power in the building. "We had to farm out the animals," Brandeis said, "especially the cold-blooded ones" such as the ball python, some geckos, a ferret and some turtles. The fish, some water turtles and the chinchillas stayed.
Laurie Wade is the arboretum's animal caretaker. She took the critters to her house in Union Township, where there was no power, so she "heated up water on the gas grill, put it in plastic bags and put the bags in the cages" to warm up the animals, said Brandeis. She kept repeating the process until the power went back on. All the animals survived.
Brandeis said she went to the arboretum every day, just to check on things, but her route, which normally takes five minutes from home, took 30 minutes because there was so much devastation, especially fallen evergreen trees.
At Greenwood Gardens, 274 Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills, the story was similar. Cindy Bokser, a spokesperson for the gardens, said between 30 and 35 trees were uprooted or broken, but there was no structural damage to the house or the gardens. The site is a historic estate garden in Short Hills that is being restored and is a project of the Garden Conservancy.
She said most of the broken trees could be found in the area just beyond the gates, "where you drive into the gardens, and there are rows and rows of sycamore trees to the left."
The Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave., Summit, has a message on its website from Executive Director Frank Juliano which reads, in part, "Reeves-Reed Arboretum has slowly come back to life after the majestic and terrifying storms of the recent weeks. We've suffered the loss of many trees along the perimeter of the property and woodland trails, and damage to our deer fence has made our historic gardens vulnerable to grazing and defoliation."
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Eight-time Mr. Olympia to appear at gym
To commemorate its one-year anniversary, Powerhouse Gym and Sports Complex will host a celebration on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The event will feature food and the opportunity for visitors to learn more about the gym.
From 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., Ronnie Colman, the eight-time Mr. Olympia, will make an appearance.
The gym is located at 24640 Wiley Canyon Road in Newhall.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Auto Dealers Association has launched a monthlong gas giveaway, giving local residents a opportunity to win thousands in fuel funds.
Four area residents who test drive or purchase a car at a participating Valencia Auto Center dealership during the month of August will receive gas cards in the amount of $5,000, $2,000, $1,000 or $500.
The drawing will be held in September and local residents age 18 and over can pick up a form at a participating dealership.
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Over the years, there has been a continuous attack aimed at further impoverishing our most vulnerable citizens.
Now, there are bills moving through Congress for sweeping cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), the Child Tax Credit, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. These affect millions of low-income and disadvantaged children and families. Nearly 16 percent of our fellow citizens are in poverty, with nearly 16 million children facing hunger. Anti-poverty safety net programs are vital to their survival. Millions could descend into poverty with the proposed cuts in the Child Tax Credit. In the words of Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, this is a "race to the bottom."
The draconian measures being considered this month in the House of Representatives will be used to give wealthy Americans and large corporations massive tax cuts. Middle-class Americans, the backbone of our society, will suffer. Our representatives in Congress should support a balanced approach to the budget that protects low-income Americans, expands the middle class and makes the American dream inclusive to all citizens.
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By Brian Sampson
Unshackle Upstate
Albert Einstein once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Sadly that's exactly what Gov. David Paterson and the superintendent of insurance are doing. They are attempting to resurrect a failed policy from the past known as "prior approval," which will give a political appointee in Albany the power to determine how much you and I pay for our health insurance.
Specifically, the proposal requires insurers to get the State Insurance Department's authorization before instituting price increases. At first blush this may sound appealing. After all, who doesn't want to keep health insurance costs in check? But artificially suppressing premium rates without addressing what really drives the cost of health care is just like fixing the price of groceries without knowing how much each item costs. It just doesn't work.
Prior approval was in place years ago, and it failed miserably. In fact, it was such a disaster that the Legislature unanimously voted to eliminate it — even Paterson voted against it!
It allowed the cost of health insurance to be based on political pressures. In election years, the department would keep premium increases minimal despite being presented data on the rising cost and increased usage of health care goods and services. The following year (or several years later), the department would be forced to deal with the consequences of its artificially suppressed rates by approving drastic increases to cover the insurer's needs for the coming year and shortfall from the current year.
The wild fluctuation in premiums from year to year made it impossible for business owners to budget for their health care expenses. What's more, with the threat of small business premiums artificially suppressed, many insurers reduced the number of products from which consumers can choose.
Compounding the problem are the state-imposed hidden taxes, included in our rates. Just last year, lawmakers imposed an additional $730 million in hidden insurance taxes and fees for a grand total of over $4 billion in taxes and fees each year. And this year, the governor has proposed an additional $100 million hit in the form of a Health Care Reform Act surcharge expansion. All of these taxes result in an increase in premiums.
To connect the dots, while the governor is increasing taxes and fees – driving up the real costs of coverage — he's reinstating a failed policy from the past that imposes price controls on health care. What's needed is real reform that addresses the underlying cost of care, reduces the hidden taxes and ensures that health plans behave responsibly. Reinstating prior approval is just one more government-related reason not to do business here.
Help stop the madness; please call your legislators and tell them to reject prior approval!
Brian Sampson is executive director of Unshackle Upstate, a Rochester-based coalition of 45,000 businesses.


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El Paso Electric officials are warning of potential damage to power lines from the massive Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona.
In a release to ABC-7, officials say the Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona is "dangerously close to key transmission line facilities located near Springerville, Arizona." According to published reports, the fire has consumed more than 486 square miles and is now the 2nd worst fire in the history of Arizona.
EPE official estimate at the current rate of speed, the fire is expected to reach the Springerville line within the next three days.
According to El Paso Electric, they own one 345 kV transmission line and co-owns another 345 kV line that carry power from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona to EPE's Southern New Mexico/West Texas service territory. Officials with the company add that these lines also carry power to other utilities which may be adversely impacted.
The rest of the release deals with the potential fallout from the lines being damaged. That section of the release reads, in part:
"In the event that the transmission lines are compromised or damaged as a result of fires or other threats, EPE's capability to import power from Palo Verde may be reduced and as a result EPE may have to institute power curtailment/conservation measures. Some of these measures may include rolling blackouts."
EPE officials say they have begun to make adjustments to lessen the impact to their customers, should the lines be damaged by the growing fire. They conclude the release by saying, "If EPE determines that curtailment/conservation measures are required, El Paso Electric will inform customers, government agencies, and the news media of the need to curtail power in EPE's service territory."


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WINNEBAGO COUNTY — Undercover investigations by Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies led to 10 public indecency arrests at area forest preserves over a two-week period.
The following arrests were made at Espenscheid Forest Preserve, 4816 S. Perryville Road, Cherry Valley:
n James L. Richmond, 72, of Cherry Valley
n Brian K. Piske, 53, of Rockford
n Virgil E. Galyean, 62, of DeKalb
n Donald D. Cabral, 52, of Rockton
The following arrest was made at Blackhawk Springs East Forest Preserve, 5801 S. Perryville Road, Cherry Valley:
n David A. Oblinger, 53, of Belvidere
The following arrests were made at Kishwaukee Gorge Forest Preserve, 4643 Blackhawk Road, Cherry Valley:
n Gene L. Beenken-Draper, 34, of Rockford
n Frank D. Barraco, 68, of Rockford
n Duane H. Hickman, 50, of Kiel, Wisconsin
n Charles N. Porter, 72, of Rockford
The following arrest was made at Kieselburg Forest Preserve, 5801 Swanson Road, Roscoe:
n Daniel L. Ohms, 58, of Roscoe
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office provides police services to the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District by contract.
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If the Gronk hears music, he's going to dance.
This is the one cardinal rule Rob Gronkowski lives by, and the New England Patriots tight end stuck to his code again Tuesday night when he danced his giant heart out at a Beyonce and Jay Z concert at Gillette Stadium.
Gronkowski arrived on the scene early, taking pictures with fans and making the rest of the human race look like children.
After following him around Gillette #Gronk pic.twitter.com/hvgMLX4YFt— Shannon (@sjhughes66) July 2, 2014
Ayeee just took a pic with Gronk 🎉🏈 pic.twitter.com/aDyg3WOSoP— Mary Brown (@marybrown_22) July 1, 2014
JUST MET GRONK NO BIG DEAL pic.twitter.com/0PoFN7r1YI— Tim Reale (@2REALE) July 2, 2014
Naturally, this was just a warm-up for Gronkowski, who would go on to commandeer the floor with his patented dance spasms.
The crowning moment of the evening, however, came when Gronkowski danced himself clean alongside Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
Bill Speros of Obnoxious Boston Fan spotted video of the dance-off. The footage is poorly lit and grainy, but the man in white grooving opposite Gronkowski appears to be the 73-year-old business magnate.
Twitter traffic seems to corroborate that it was the Patriots owner on the concert floor:
Gronk and Robert Kraft were just dancing right next to me at the Jay-Z and Beyonce concert— Jimbo (@JimboJones321) July 2, 2014
I guess this means the Patriots aren't anti-Gronk partying?
They certainly aren't anti-Chuck. Charles Barkley made an appearance at the concert, taking pictures and chatting with the Patriots tight end.
We can all agree Sir Charles is a legend, right #DaveNoTwitter @goon356 @Chan95Jones @RobGronkowski @aarondobson17? pic.twitter.com/5cJU19ya7T— Blackie (@BostonsBlackie) July 2, 2014
Is that Gronk and Barkley I see? #Gillette pic.twitter.com/Jv7ggrueFm— You'reFromBoston (@UrFromBoston) July 2, 2014
Oh, to be a fly on Chuck's head during that conversation.
The Patriots report to training camp July 24, and judging by Gronkowski's hop-heavy dancing, his injured knee is well on the mend.
Sometimes, you need to step back and let Gronk do the things Gronk does. After all, if Mr. Kraft is fine with his players slam-dancing at a Beyonce and Jay Z concert, there's not much left to say on the matter.
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The Center for Latin American Studies of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University is pleased to announce the Cátedra Argentina Prize for the best paper written on the bilateral relationship between Argentina and the United States.
Students who are enrolled at U.S. universities are eligible to compete for the prize. The Cátedra Argentina was established in 2012 at the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University to promote a better understanding of Argentina in the United States in all aspects. The winning essay will demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of
U.S.-Argentine relations based on original sources and be worthy of publication in an academic journal.
The essay may not exceed 10,000 words, must be double spaced and written in Times Roman 12 point. The essay must be sent via email to the following address, no later than May 31, 2013:
The award will consist of a $1,000 cash price, and travel to Argentina for one week to present and discuss the paper at academic institutions and public policy forums.


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For the purposes of this minor, Asia is defined first and foremost as a geographic entity to include Western, Northern, Central, South and East Asian areas. Thus, for example, countries such as modern Turkey and areas such as the "Middle East" can rightly be included in "Asia," alongside areas more traditionally understood as part of Asia such as China and India.
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A minimum of twenty-seven (27) credit hours, twelve (12) of which must be in an Asian language and nine (9) of which must be upper division, will be required for completion of the minor. All courses must be passed with a C or better. Topics courses, Honors courses, or special course offerings, may be substituted for course requirements based on the approval of the student's designated minor advisor. Click here for a detailed list of course requirements.
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The Asian Studies Minor Committee, consisting of Dr. Michael Brose (History), Yarong Ashley (Sociology/Global & Area Studies) and Dr. David Messenger (Global & Area Studies), will perform all academic advising for students enrolled in the Asian Studies Minor program. The Committee shall have final authority to determine the applicability of a given course to satisfy the requirements of the Asian Studies Minor. All communication should be directed to Dr. David Messenger, Program Director, Global & Area Studies Program.


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Thursday September 29, 2016
Volume 24 Issue 34
|NOAH honors its volunteers
Neighborhoods Organized Against Hunger (NOAH) held a reception for its volunteers Saturday night, Oct. 26, in Cross & Crown Lutheran Church on Snyder Lane. Seated at the table, left to right, are NOAH board members, Barbara St. Marie, Darlene Aulips, Kelly O'Conner and Bob Stewart, former Cotati police chief. Included in the many standees are volunteers Olga Senyk, Barry Harris, Theresa Seton, Michael Demarchi, Barbara Johnson, Arianne Eschew, Pastor Pam Schaefer of Cross & Crown and Connie Broyles.
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Well I'm an axegrinder
Mother says that I never never mind her
Got no brains
I'm insane
Teacher says that I'm one big pain
I'm like a laser
6-streamin' razor
I got a mouth like an alligator
I want it louder
More power
I'm gonna rock ya till it strikes the hour
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I applied for my first credit card as a freshman in college, it was an AT&T branded Citi card that gave me free long distance phone minutes and a few rewards points. I was fortunate to have started building up my credit at the age of eighteen, which would prove to be crucial later on. I was even more fortunate never to have fallen down the credit card debt hole so many college students slip into, in part because I know my mom would've been furious. 🙂
To help all the rising freshmen, or perhaps the parents of rising freshmen, I offer up these ten rules for smart credit. Some of these are credit card rules and some are simply credit rules, hopefully all of them are helpful. Here are ten tips for students looking to build credit but not credit card debt:
10 Credit Rules for Students
- Check your credit reports: The Fair Credit Reporting Act gives you the right to review your credit reports and specialty reports [3] once a year, take advantage and review it for errors. Your credit history is often used whenever you apply for jobs or try to find an apartment.
- Get a credit card early: I recommend applying for one of the best student credit cards [4] and using it for small purchases each month. The sooner you can establish your credit, the better. When you graduate, a lot of things will depend on your credit so establishing it early is crucial.
- Don't spend it unless you will pay it off: If you're paying 18.90% APY interest on your credit card, it will take you over two years to pay off a $100 purchase if you pay the minimum of $5 a month. Over the two years, you'll be paying $21 in interest for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Don't spend the money unless you have it and can pay it off after the grace period.
- Set reminders for yourself EVERYWHERE: Always pay on time and set yourself up for success by putting reminders everywhere so you never pay late.
- Set up electronic bill pay: Set up an online account with the credit card company you have a card for and then link a bank account so you can pay with a click of a button. By lowering the barriers to payment, it's easier for you to pay on time. You also save yourself a stamp and a rushed trip to the post office because you're trying to get the check out on time.
- Keep a master card list: There will come a day when you will lose your wallet or purse, with every credit card along with it. Keep a master list of your credit cards and their customer service numbers so that you know who to call in case you ever lose your wallet.
- Never ever take a cash advance. Cash advances hit you with a fee when you make a withdrawal and then crush you with interest. There is always a better alternative to a cash advance, you just have to look around for options. You should never ever take a cash advance.
- Keep your identity safe. Don't leave your cards lying around, don't leave your statements lying around (in fact, go the paperless finances [5] route), and treat the credit card as you would cash.
- Review your statements. When you get a statement, review ever charge on the list and make sure it's legitimate. You won't be liable for much if you catch the fraud early, so review everything.
- Don't let anyone "borrow" your credit card. You should treat your credit card the same way you treat your driver's license. It's yours and only you should be using it. Never lend it out to anyone because if they do something wrong with it, you get to take responsibility of it.
People will argue that you shouldn't give a student a credit card ever. I think that's a mistake, it's like never letting a teenager drive. You want them to learn how to use something responsibly, not shield them from it until some magical clock says they're suddenly responsible enough to drive or use credit.
I limited myself to listing ten tips but if you have one that's not on the list, please let me know!


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An abreviated version of "blinding" the effect, often created by a lights reflection off a particularly shiny surface
Bling are items such as jewelry Puffy Wears or Vanna White's Dress
додав C O'Rourke 08 Квітня 2007
Another word for cocaine.
Joe: Yo son, you got any bling?
Tom: Ye boss, come round ere'
Tom: Ye boss, come round ere'
додав Paul thomas jr 23 Листопада 2006
Ill gotten gains. Expensive jewellery obtained by inflicting pain and suffering on others.
Mah bling I got ba fuckin' up yo poor crackheads' lives.
додав greg rivers 30 Грудня 2005
you have good stuff? yea i got bling yo.
you have bling? (crack)
you have bling? (crack)
додав jhustler 17 Квітня 2006
n. compelling desirablity, beguiling allure
That which is indefinably perfect has bling.
додав John Bielenberg 30 Жовтня 2005
Proof that wealth can't buy class.
I gotta get into the fake jewelry business, all the retards buying bling I'll never go broke.


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Recipe Cook Time
For Eggless Mayo:
Add all the ingredients in a blender, blend at a low speed.
Gradually add the olive oil in a very slow and steady stream until the mixture begins to thicken and is smooth and lush.
Store in a bottle or jar for a week in the refrigerator.
For Yellow Chilli Mayo:
In a blender, add the yellow chilli, parsley and mayonnaise and blend together nicely.
For the Vegetables:
Season boiling water with salt and blanch the cauliflower.
Season the button mushrooms with salt, pepper and olive oil and grill till slightly charred.
Mix the mushrooms, cauliflower and radish with the mayonnaise dressing and serve either cold or warm.
Key Ingredients: lemon juice, soy milk, salt, paprika, mustard, olive oil, white pepper, parsley, mushroom, cauliflower, radish, mustard seeds, mayonnaise, yellow chillies


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Entire video; The Shroud of Turin proves the Resurrection - Lecture video http://www.freechristianteaching...
Entire video; The Shroud of Turin proves the Resurrection - Lecture video http://www.freechristianteaching.org/modules/smartsection/category.php?categoryid=6 All attempts to reproduce the Shroud fail: Experts Question Scientist's Claim of Reproducing Shroud of Turin - Oct 6, 2009 http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=98037# Part 1 of 13 Rebuttal to Luigi Garlischelli Shroud Forgery - video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it7vw7LU13U PROOF SHROUD OF TURIN CANNOT BE A FAKE - video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfDdbxMKZRw How Did The Image Form On The Shroud? - video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4045581 "The shroud image is made from tiny fibres that are (each) 1/10th of a human hair. The picture elements are actually randomly distributed like the dots in your newspaper, photograph or magazine photograph. To do this you would need an incredibly accurate atomic laser. This technology does NOT exist (even to this day)." Kevin Moran - Optical Engineer "the closest science can come to explaining how the image of the Man in the Shroud got there is by comparing the situation to a controlled burst of high-intensity radiation similar to the Hiroshima bomb explosion which "printed" images of incinerated people on building walls." Frank Tribbe - Leading Scholar And Author On Shroud Research Even with the advantage of all our advanced space-age technology at their fingertips, all scientists can guess is that it was some type of electro-magnetic radiation (light) which is not natural to this world. Kevin Moran, a scientist working on the mysterious '3D' nature of the Shroud image, states the 'supernatural' explanation this way: "It is not a continuum or spherical-front radiation that made the image, as visible or UV light. It is not the X-ray radiation that obeys the one over R squared law that we are so accustomed to in medicine. It is more unique. It is suggested that the image was formed when a high-energy particle struck the fiber and released radiation within the fiber at a speed greater that the local speed of light. Since the fiber acts as a light pipe, this energy moved out through the fiber until it encountered an optical discontinuity, then it slowed to the local speed of light and dispersed. The fact that the pixels don't fluoresce suggests that the conversion to their now brittle dehydrated state occurred instantly and completely so no partial products remain to be activated by the ultraviolet light. This suggests a quantum event where a finite amount of energy transferred abruptly. The fact that there are images front and back suggests the radiating particles were released along the gravity vector. The radiation pressure may also help explain why the blood was "lifted cleanly" from the body as it transformed to a resurrected state." http://www.shroudstory.com/natural.htm If scientists want to find the source for the supernatural light which made the "3D - photographic negative" image I suggest they look to the thousands of documented Near-Death Experiences (NDE's) in Judeo-Christian cultures. It is in their testimonies that you will find mention of an indescribably bright 'Light' or 'Being of Light' who is always described as being of a much brighter intensity of light than the people had ever seen before. All people who have been in the presence of 'The Being of Light' while having a deep NDE have no doubt whatsoever that the 'The Being of Light' they were in the presence of is none other than 'The Lord God Almighty' of heaven and earth. In The Presence Of Almighty God - The NDE of Mickey Robinson - video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4045544 The Day I Died - Part 4 of 6 - The NDE of Pam Reynolds - video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4045560 Many solid lines of evidence pointed to the Shroud's authenticity back in the 1980's, yet the carbon dating of 1989 indicated a medieval age. In spite of many other, more reliable, lines of evidence establishing the Shroud as authentic, many people unquestionably accepted the carbon dating as valid and presumed the Shroud to be a medieval fake. THE SHROUD AS AN ANCIENT TEXTILE - Evidence of Authenticity http://www.newgeology.us/presentation24.html Shroud Of Turin - Sewn From Two Pieces - 2000 Years Old - video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4109101 The Sudarium of Oviedo http://www.shroudstory.com/sudarium.htm The Turin Shroud - Comparing Image And Photographic Negative - interactive webpage (Of note: The finding of a photographic negative image on the Shroud is still as much a mystery today as when it was first discovered by Secondo Pia in 1898.) http://www.shroud.com/shrdface.htm Shroud Of Turin's Unique 3 Dimensionality - video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4041182 Shroud Of Turin - Photographic Negative - 3D Hologram - The Lamb - video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5664213/ Turin Shroud Enters 3D Age - Pictures, Articles and Videos https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1gDY4CJkoFedewMG94gdUk1Z1jexestdy5fh87RwWAfg Turin Shroud 3-D Hologram - Face And Body - Dr. Petrus Soons - video http://www.metacafe.com/w/5889891/ This following recent video revealed a very surprising holographic image that was found on the Shroud: Turin Shroud Hologram Reveals The Words 'The Lamb' - short video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4041205 A Quantum Hologram of Christ's Resurrection? by Chuck Missler Excerpt: "You can read the science of the Shroud, such as total lack of gravity, lack of entropy (without gravitational collapse), no time, no space—it conforms to no known law of physics." The phenomenon of the image brings us to a true event horizon, a moment when all of the laws of physics change drastically. Dame Piczek created a one-fourth size sculpture of the man in the Shroud. When viewed from the side, it appears as if the man is suspended in mid air (see graphic, below), indicating that the image defies previously accepted science. The phenomenon of the image brings us to a true event horizon, a moment when all of the laws of physics change drastically. http://www.khouse.org/articles/2008/847 The Center Of The Universe Is Life - General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Entropy and The Shroud Of Turin - video http://www.metacafe.com/w/5070355 General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Entropy and The Shroud Of Turin http://bornagain77.livejournal.com/ In a fairly recent breakthrough, the carbon dating question has been thoroughly addressed and refuted by Joseph G. Marino and M. Sue Benford in 2000. Their research, with textile experts, showing the carbon testing was done with a piece of the Shroud which was subject to expert medieval reweaving in the 1500's had much historical, and photographic, evidence behind it. Their historical, and photographic, evidence was then scientifically confirmed by chemical analysis in 2005 by Raymond Rogers. Thus, the fact that a false age was shown by the 1989 carbon testing has been accepted across the board scientifically. New Evidence Overturns Shroud Of Turin Carbon Dating - Joseph G. Marino and M. Sue Benford - video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4222339 The following is the main peer reviewed paper which has refuted the 1989 Carbon Dating: Why The Carbon 14 Samples Are Invalid, Raymond Rogers per: Thermochimica Acta (Volume 425 pages 189-194, Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California) Excerpt: Preliminary estimates of the kinetics constants for the loss of vanillin from lignin indicate a much older age for the cloth than the radiocarbon analyses. The radiocarbon sampling area is uniquely coated with a yellow–brown plant gum containing dye lakes. Pyrolysis-mass-spectrometry results from the sample area coupled with microscopic and microchemical observations prove that the radiocarbon sample was not part of the original cloth of the Shroud of Turin. The radiocarbon date was thus not valid for determining the true age of the shroud. The fact that vanillin can not be detected in the lignin on shroud fibers, Dead Sea scrolls linen, and other very old linens indicates that the shroud is quite old. A determination of the kinetics of vanillin loss suggests that the shroud is between 1300- and 3000-years old. Even allowing for errors in the measurements and assumptions about storage conditions, the cloth is unlikely to be as young as 840 years. http://www.ntskeptics.org/issues/shroud/shroudold.htm Rogers passed away shortly after publishing this paper, but his work was ultimately verified by the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Carbon Dating Of The Turin Shroud Completely Overturned by Scientific Peer Review Rogers also asked John Brown, a materials forensic expert from Georgia Tech to confirm his finding using different methods. Brown did so. He also concluded that the shroud had been mended with newer material. Since then, a team of nine scientists at Los Alamos has also confirmed Rogers work, also with different methods and procedures. Much of this new information has been recently published in Chemistry Today. http://shroudofturin.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/the-custodians-of-time/ This following is the Los Alamos National Laboratory report and video which completely confirms the Rogers' paper: "Analytical Results on Thread Samples Taken from the Raes Sampling Area (Corner) of the Shroud Cloth" (Aug 2008) Excerpt: The age-dating process failed to recognize one of the first rules of analytical chemistry that any sample taken for characterization of an area or population must necessarily be representative of the whole. The part must be representative of the whole. Our analyses of the three thread samples taken from the Raes and C-14 sampling corner showed that this was not the case....... LANL's work confirms the research published in Thermochimica Acta (Jan. 2005) by the late Raymond Rogers, a chemist who had studied actual C-14 samples and concluded the sample was not part of the original cloth possibly due to the area having been repaired. - Robert Villarreal - Los Alamos National Laboratory http://www.ohioshroudconference.com/ Shroud Of Turin Carbon Dating Overturned By Scientific Peer Review - Robert Villarreal - Press Release video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4041193 Christian Apologetic webpage https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ZQ17yxSkg353g-iB13yclexjoAtPRG7xivAN7n6GxJ4 Philippians 2: 5-11 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


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Some recent news items in sports worthy of comment while wondering how Chuck Noll would have handled Jim Harbaugh at midfield:
Big East commissioner John Marinatto confirmed Tuesday that Pitt and Syracuse will be held to the 27-month waiting period, meaning they will not join the Atlantic Coast Conference until June of 2014.
That's two more full football seasons plus what's left of this one and three full basketball seasons - a very long time to be a lame duck as a sports team going into a hostile arena.
Pitt has had issues with fans pelting the court at the West Virginia Coliseum when the two were in the same conference.
It will need heightened security every time its football or basketball team steps into Morgantown - especially given the uncertainty of what conference the Mountaineers will reside.
Conference jumping and re-alignment have created a lot of moving parts so maybe the departure dates will change.
For the sake of Pitt and Syracuse, let's hope so.
ITEM: District 6 disqualifies Hollidaysburg golfer.
Most troubling about District 6's handling of Hollidaysburg junior Quincy Gildea at last week's championships is the fact that her rules violation on a slight technicality did not come to light until the round was within two holes of completion.
Gildea used her club to point toward the target and in doing so tapped the ground in front of her ball. The assistant pro at the host course (Penn State White Course) who is empowered to handle any rules interpretations confirmed she was in violation.
While she broke a rule and learned a tough lesson, this kid was not moving her ball in the fairway or cheating on the scorecard.
Congratulations to the State College camp that saw fit to report her - just when they were sure they couldn't win the team title any other way.
ITEM: Angie Gioiosa dies.
You've read the fitting tributes by Jim Lane and guest columnist John Foreman on the passing of Gioiosa, a world-class runner who died last month at the age of 72.
Gioiosa was an old-school coach/character from an era where some of the tactics wouldn't quite fly today. But they're sure worth re-telling.
When he presented Gioiosa for induction at the 2002 Blair County Sports Hall of Fame banquet, close friend Dick Gottshall related a story of Gioiosa's disappointment with his team's performance in a meet at Tyrone in 1972.
Gioiosa was so upset that he ordered his top 15 runners off the bus, Gottshall said, "near Bellwood."
When the half-empty bus pulled up at Mansion Park, concerned parents wondered where all the runners were.
Angie checked his watch and said, "Right now, they should be passing the Pinecroft Fire Hall."
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At some point this year - it may have already happened - production of Marcellus Shale natural gas will exceed Pennsylvania's demand for the fuel. The state will become a net exporter of natural gas.
If current trends continue, annual Marcellus output could quintuple by 2020, making Pennsylvania the second-largest producer behind Texas, according to Timothy J. Considine, a University of Wyoming energy economist, who has cowritten several bullish studies on shale gas.
Where will the gas go?
Power plants could consume more gas to produce electricity, displacing coal. Natural gas vehicles might replace some diesel and gasoline transport. A few entrepreneurs are even talking about shipping liquefied gas to overseas markets.


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Family and friends attend the visitation for Ryan Lewis, the West Deptford teen who drowned in the Delaware River while trying to help friends stranded on No Name Island.
The state launches a new campaign to improve the health of children. What are the school districts doing to aid the campaign?


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What a nice spammer today! I swear they are actually sentient and make posts according to our annoyances and moods.
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What a nice spammer today! I swear they are actually sentient and make posts according to our annoyances and moods.
UPDATE: (in explanation of * and **)
* This makes Lady Friend crazy, because she is happy with the approximate and Gay Panda worships the exact. What difference does .4 make? IT MAKES EXACTLY POINT FOUR DIFFERENCE.
** Yet ironically here I am, braying it out on the Internet for all of you to read.
Round Two of High Fat
Monday: [B]185.2[/B]
Tuesday: [B]184.4[/B]
Wednesday: [B]183.4[/B]
Thursday: [B]183.2[/B]
I know that it's hardly a difference, but I was still happy. High Fat continues to be a World Of Nasty for this super-tasting, texture-averse panda. I achieved 68-69% fat (BLEH!) of 1200 calories. On a side note, I also won a duel with Bellatrix Lestrange last night, and today I will be sitting in office chairs to find one that is better for my back than a recliner. Why am I telling you this? BECAUSE YOU CARE.
I pulled out my spiffy new Colorado license when I read your story. Mine also states 190. I have been in the 190s since I've moved here (though not currently) but I haven't been 190. There are a lot of things I aganize over how honest I should be (usually it's not totally) but that isn't one of them. After all, I am going to have that ID for so long that at some point it's bound to be accurate, right? I agree, though- Q should be an acceptable answer. Particularly for women. And because it will entertain the otherwise very bored DMV staff.
Yay on the 0.2 decrease for today!
Dear Panda,
Perhaps you might like to try a stand up work station, rather than a new office chair? Our Mr Sisson highly recommends them: [url=http://www.marksdailyapple.com/standing-at-work/#axzz1gdfdRaMd]Standing at Work | Mark's Daily Apple[/url]
I half-assed together a standing work station in mid-August, just to see if I would like it or not. I haven't gone back! I wrote about it here: [url=http://phreebase.com/index.php/2011/08/hi-there-remember-me/]Hi There. Remember me? | The pHreebase page[/url]
In the beginning I felt a mild discomfort in my heels, and strangely enough in my rib cage - I guess that's because standing engages more of the core?
To be honest I originally thought that stacking timber up like this would be another fad type thing and would last only as long as a CW diet ever has. I was wrong - it is like the PB, once you get adjusted to it, it is great!
Hmm sorry I re-read your post again - are you saying that you are looking to use an office chair for eg watching netflix instead of in a recliner? I originally read it as you are currently using a recliner at your computer and are looking to change to an office chair. I'm a mixed up muddle of phreebie right now. Never mind, you'll love the stand up work station if you give it a try.
Do I sound like some kind of pushy zealot? I hope not. Then again maybe I could make my millions by evangelizing on tv about stand up work stations and get people from across the nation to post me cheques and money orders...
Alas that dream didn't last long as when I checked the TV guide I see that someone else has already beaten me to that niche. On Friday nights there is already an hour long stand up show.
In other news we don't have one's weight on the Driver licence. We only have:
Two photos - god I look fat in the face
Names - Last & given
Date you passed your test - oooh I feel old now
Date renewal is due
Whether or not you are an organ donor
Licence number & card version number
Address (optional)
classes of licence held.
Privacy advocates got the requirement for the address on the licence to be made optional. Theory being that if, for example, a handbag was stolen, the thief now has your keys, and knows where you live.
Oh dear, I have prattled on for far too long on your journal. Sorry about that. Now I feel like Grandpa Simpson :(
[QUOTE=drssgchic;653360]Mine also states 190. I have been in the 190s since I've moved here (though not currently) but I haven't been 190. There are a lot of things I aganize over how honest I should be (usually it's not totally) but that isn't one of them. [B]After all, I am going to have that ID for so long that at some point it's bound to be accurate, right?[/B] I agree, though- Q should be an acceptable answer. Particularly for women. And because it will entertain the otherwise very bored DMV staff.
Yay on the 0.2 decrease for today![/QUOTE]
That line cracked me up. And thank you! I hope that my loss is actually a result of High Fat and not just a coincidence. So much of this is out of our control, and I would be thrilled to know that High Fat was what made a difference, something I CAN control. Even if it's nasty.
phreebie, you are NOTHING like Grandpa Simpson!
The reason I didn't consider a stand-up work station is because of two very sexy conditions: scoliosis and spinal arthritis. I can't stand for long periods of time without pain. So I sit in a recliner during the day (both to write and watch movies) and this throws my back further out of whack. Definitely time for a nice chair at a table. I sat in a variety of Ergonomic Wonder Chairs today and brought one home for a week on loan to try out.
Where am I writing this, you wonder? In my recliner. :) I'll try the Wonder Chair this evening.
Dear ogjk941uty,
You must stop! I can only giggle so much before my sides begin to ache. Duckie, this is not the place! You see, Primal With A Side Of FABULOUS is about nutrition and poundage, cooking and sneezing fetishes. It is not for your sweet nothings, your double entendres and sly innuendos. We're going to make people uncomfortable. Gay Panda is many things, such as A: gay; B: overweight; C: saving the Lego World; D: vaguely hungry; and E: needing to try out the Wonder Chair; but one thing Gay Panda is not, and that is an exhibitionist.
So go away. No, you go away first. And then I'll go away. Meet me outside by the chicken coop and we'll continue this there, because there is nowhere more romantic for a clandestine rendezvous than in the dark, in the drizzle, with clucking chickens beside us.
No, YOU go away!
Gay Panda
ogjk941uty ! You two timing rat bastard! I thought you were my personal spammer but now I catch you sneaking out to the chicken coop with every Panda that shakes a cute tail at you.
You have been reported via the Triangle of Death.
Dear ogjk941uty,
After our magical night, how CRUEL to wake up and discover that Paleobird banished you from my journal! I miss you, my love.
No Death Triangle can keep us apart. Today Gay Panda will strap on shining armor and pick up a broadsword, and come in quest of you. My lovely troll-in-distress, do not fear! Gay Panda knows exactly how to deal with dragons and sorcerers and Paleobird. Hold fast, my sweet, hold true. I leave at sunrise*.
Gay Panda


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Melissa Dick and Adam Cook have announced their engagement and approaching July wedding.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Randall Dick of Clyde and DeAnn Krauss of Tiffin. She is a 2001 Clyde High School graduate and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Defiance College. She is the assistant director of admissions at Heidelberg University.
Adam is the son of Gene and Becky Cook of Clyde. He is a 2002 Clyde High School graduate and works for Ridge View Farms.
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Fur and Feathers - Learn more about the warm-blooded vertebrates living in your neighborhood during this 1 hour program. Have you ever touched the fur of a grey fox, river otter or a raccoon? Have you ever seen a beak of Blue Heron up close? This is your chance. Find out where they live, what they eat and what adaptations they have to help them survive better in their environment. Uncover the mystery behind these fascinating fuzzy & feathered critters. (Time: 1 hour) This is an indoor program and can be done off site or at Fern Hollow.
All About Bugs – Learn about where these animals fit into the local food chain. Examine the differences between insects and spiders. Venture out into various habitats (field, forest, meadow) to sample for terrestrial bugs. Students will spend time using sweep nets to uncover camouflaged critters hiding in our meadow. Visit the Fern Hollow bee colony to learn how honey is made. Try on our beekeepers outfit to see how it feels to work with bees. (Time: 90 minutes or 2 hours) This program is best done in the fall.
Spring Surprises - Students act as detectives looking for clues that spring is here. The focus is on how all organisms survive winter and on the emerging new life. This program emphasizes the use of all the senses as students smell flowers, feel moss and listen to local spring bird songs. Program concludes with students conducting an interactive nest building activity based on local bird species. (Time: 90 minutes or 2 hours) This program is best done in April or May.
Maple Sugaring - This is an integrated science and history program where children will discover how Native Americans and pioneers made, transported and used maple syrup and sugar. Participants will act out the various parts of a tree during the hands-on "tree factory" exercise. Students will taste sap flowing from a real maple tree and learn how to crank an antique drill to tap a tree. This program blends American history, botany, chemistry and even physics into a fun, hands-on experience. (Time: 90 minutes or 2 hours) This program is best done in late February or Early March – will be weather dependant.
Fishing at Fern Hollow Lake – Join Fern Hollow staff at this private local lake full of bass, bluegill and carp. Students will learn how to safely hold a rod, bait a hook, cast and remove fish from their lines. Fern Hollow provides all equipment including the rod, reel and plenty of bait. (Time: 2 hours) This program is offered early May through mid-October.
Seeds on the Go – This program is a great introduction to native botany. Participants will gather and examine the seeds of the plants, bushes, vines and trees in the local ecosystem. Students talk about what seeds are and how they develop through the process of pollination, then discuss what conditions seeds need to germinate. Students will look for and act out various modes seed dispersal (helicopter, hitchhiker, animal express, explosion from a seed pod). Students talk about the many benefits of seeds for humans, animals, birds, and insects as well as for plants. (Time: 90 minutes or 2 hours) This program is best done in late September or Early October.


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If population and GDP both increase fro a particular country over a peroid of time, but population grows more rapidly than GDP, then:
Suppose a friend claims he is helping the economy by throwing trash on the street rather than in trash cans because the extra expenditured mecessary to clean uo the streets will increase GDP. Your friend is:
suppose the totoal marker value of all final goods and ervices produced in the country of GDPLAND was $12 billion in 2000 (measured in 2000 pieces) and $12.5 billion in 2001(measured in 2001 pieces). which of the following statements is definitely correct?
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Camden, N.J. made headlines this year as the country's poorest and most violent city.
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Posted on March 23, 2011
by Tamar Green
Parashat Bo takes its name from the first words of God's command to Moshe. "Go (Bo) to Pharaoh." Moshe and Aaron continue to plead with Pharaoh to let the Israelites go free. Pharaoh refuses and the Egyptians are punished with the 8th, 9th and 10th plagues, locusts, darkness and finally, death of the first born.
Just before the tenth and final plague is brought upon the Egyptians and immediately following the plague of darkness, Moshe is commanded by God to tell the Israelites "To borrow each man from his neighbor and each woman from hers, objects of silver and gold." The Torah informs us that the Egyptians willingly gave the Israelites what they requested and "Thus they stripped the Egyptians."
This description from the Torah raises many troubling questions. Did the Israelites take advantage of the Egyptians when they "stripped" them of their gold and silver? Does the Torah justify robbery from the Egyptians? Why were the Egyptians willing to hand over their wealth to the Israelites?
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsh believes that the Israelites did not steal or take advantage of the Egyptians in the slightest. He comments that the Israelites "proved their sterling moral quality" during the three days of darkness when their oppressors were completely helpless in power, and all of the Egyptian treasures lay open in the houses, yet "No Jew took the opportunity to take advantage either against their persons or their possessions". Because the Israelites did not take advantage of the Egyptians, the Torah is not justifying robbery from the Egyptians.
The question still remains; why were the Egyptians willing to give their riches to the Israelites? Ramban (Nachmanides) suggests that the gold and silver that the Egyptians gave to the Israelites represented atonement, admission of guilt, and a request for pardon. Thus in requesting and accepting Egyptian "gifts", Ramban believed that perhaps the Israelites were also expressing their readiness to forgive their oppressors.
I disagree with Ramban. If the Egyptians gave gifts requesting forgiveness for enslaving the Israelites for 436 years, the remaining generations of Israelites could not accept and grant forgiveness to the Egyptians. In Judaism, one may only be forgiven by the individual who has been wronged and no one else may forgive on that individual's behalf. The surviving Israelites had no right and no ability to forgive the Egyptians on behalf of the entire people that had been enslaved including those that had died, thus if the gifts represented atonement, the living Israelites would not have been permitted to accept and thereby forgive.
In the mid 300s BCE, Gaviha ben Pasisa argued that what the Israelites had taken was neither gift nor stolen property but rather reparations for the 436 years of slave labor, the suffering and the unpaid wages.
In 1951 the Israeli government debated the question of whether or not to seek "reparations" from the Germans. The Nazis had murdered six million Jew, destroyed Jewish owned businesses, and properties worth millions of dollars, used slave labor, and left hundreds of thousands sick, homeless and orphaned. Ben Gurion argued that although the losses could never fully be repaid, the State of Israel was justified in seeking $1.5 billion from Germany as "material reparations". Although those that had been murdered could never be recompensed, the heirs should receive payment for the material. The Herut party objecting saying that the acceptance of payment would represent the "ultimate abomination" of those that had been murdered by the Nazis. In 1952 the Knesset voted (61-50) to accept reparations.
The "reparations" from Germany to the Jewish people after the Shoah are parallel to the "gifts" of silver and gold that the Israelites took from the Egyptians. Is it possible to separate reparations for the material from the brutal cruelty? Can reparations ever be made for the suffering? A price cannot be placed on a life, or on six million lives, or the lives of an entire nation for 436 years of slavery. It may be possible to make reparations for the "material". The Israelites had every right to accept the gifts of gold and silver just as Jews have every right to accept the money from the Germans, but true reparations can never be made.


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SANTA CLARITA - A former Hart district board member who recently resigned due to a potential conflict of interest said Friday he is examining whether he might be able to return to the board.
Former William S. Hart Union High School District board member Chris Fall told The Signal Friday he is seeking legal advice on whether the potential conflict that forced his departure from the board last month has been resolved.
"My desire to serve the community and assist the district is unwavering," he said.
Fall resigned from the Hart district board in August, citing a potential conflict stemming from his consulting relationship with Consolidated Disposal Service, a company that is contracted to provide waste and recycling services to the Hart district.
That company received a three-year contract earlier this week for the same services.
The potential conflict fell under section 1090 of the California Government Code, which bars elected or appointed officials from taking part in contract discussions that they may have a financial interest in.
Should such a circumstance arise, according to the California Attorney General's office, the board either can't make a decision on the issue or the board member has to resign. A few narrow exceptions exist.
Fall resigned Aug. 16. But the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office regards Fall as still holding his seat, despite the resignation.
Before he resigned, Fall filed paperwork to run for his seat in the November election. Because no one stepped up to challenge the incumbents running for re-election, the county canceled the election on Aug. 14.
In doing so, the county deemed the three declared candidates — Fall, board member Bob Jensen and board President Joe Messina — to be elected.
It now falls to Fall to decide whether he wants to reclaim his position on the board or renounce his claim to the seat.
"Until I can get legal clarity on a number of questions that I have as it relates to any potential conflict of interest, I can't make a decision right now," Fall said Friday.
Should he make the decision to give up his claim to the seat, the Hart district would have to begin the process of appointing a new board member.
It would be the second time the Hart district has had to fill a vacancy in the past few months. Fall himself was appointed to the board on June 5 to replace former board member Paul Strickland, who resigned effective May 1.
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You scrabble up the side of the picturesque range. Though it is a long and arduous journey, you eventually reach its highest peaks, winded, half-frozen, but alive. Alive!
"ALIIIIIIIVE!" you turn and scream to the onlookers.
Look at them down there: Like ants.
Not because they're so small, mind you -- they actually seem to be standing just a few feet below the mighty peak you've just summited (it felt like a way more impressive feat at the time) -- but because they're all growing ant faces right now. The fat Mant that used to look like Mr. Belvedere, sans moustache, now snaps his newfound mandibles in your direction and chitters something threatening. You screech and stumble, swatting at the phantom helicopters with your mother's face that suddenly swarm the skies above you.
You have to get out of here. This place is no good.
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SNL Has Been Hating California for 40 Years
A New York–centric disdain for California runs deep in SNL's culture.By Jonathan Chait
A New York–centric disdain for California runs deep in SNL's culture.By Jonathan Chait
In the comedian's upcoming biopic.By Halle Kiefer
Alongside Emile Hirsch.By Halle Kiefer
In an upcoming biopic.By Jesse David Fox
Emile Hirsch and Joaquin Phoenix are being considered for the role.By Jesse David Fox
John Belushi sounds like a gem.By Eliot Glazer
It always feels like it was the most recent one. Was it a Stefon year? Or something from the Church Lady or Spartan Cheerleader eras? Our exhaustive investigation examined 36 seasons and 7,798 sketches, and came up with a surprising answer.By John Sellers
Did Buckwheat make the cut? The Samurai? MacGruber? See who has the most popular ... or most beaten to death, depending on your perspective.By John Sellers
"'Route 66' meets 'Glee.'"By Margaret Lyons
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TYRONE - Ending hours of eager number-crunching among his supporters at the Bull Pen restaurant, Blair County judicial candidate Fred B. Miller arrived shortly after 10 p.m. to announce his defeat in a three-way race.
"We came up a little bit short," the magisterial district judge for northern Blair County told some 50 friends and allies, many in blue-and-white "Elect Judge Fred Miller" T-shirts. "But I'm still going to be here in northern Blair County. I'm still going to be on call tomorrow at 6 a.m."
Unofficial results show Miller finished second on both the Republican and Democratic tickets for county judge. Only 28 votes separated first and second on the Democrat ticket, where Dave Andrews came in first.
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Blair County judicial candidate Fred B. Miller holds his son, Grant, 4, as his father, William, looks on Tuesday at the Bull Pen restaurant in Tyrone.
With the Democratic race for hours and the Republican primary leaning toward Deputy District Attorney Wade A. Kagarise, who won the Republican nomination, some of Miller's supporters initially suspected their candidate wouldn't make an appearance.
Throughout the day, they maintained cautious optimism, noting their efforts to get voters out and weighing the other candidates' polling-place appearances.
"I think we had a good many supporters out. Our campaign was right in the middle of the road," Miller's campaign manager, and his wife Tracy's grandfather, Fred Imler Sr., said hours before the final announcement.
Imler acknowledged that Miller could have garnered more votes on a ballot with a wider range of races.
As the night went on, those at the Bull Pen struggled to update vote tallies on their cellphones, and with television counts appearing incomplete, Miller's supporters became nervous, then concerned.
Soon after 10 p.m., those paying closest attention to a nearby TV admitted that defeat seemed likely. Miller arrived soon after to confirm their fears.
"It was a tough race. There were three good candidates," Miller said as his 4-year-old son, Grant, circled excitedly nearby.
Miller declined to discuss long-term plans, instead focusing on the immediate: his on-call service today and an upcoming family trip to a zoo and waterpark.
He spent the rest of his time at the Bull Pen accepting handshakes, hugs and congratulations for a well-fought campaign.
"The best man didn't win," a supporter told him with an embrace.
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When patients need hospitalization they are admitted to Emory University Hospital and are seen by both the hospital medicine team, (the primary care team), as well as the CF team. Our team follows patients in both the outpatient and inpatient settings to allow maximum continuity of care.
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It's the latest scandal to sweep American politics: President Obama appeared on US TV and said he doesn't know who Snooki from Jersey Shore is, even though he totally does.
"I got to admit, I don't know who Snooki is," Obama told the hosts of The View when he dropped into the show this week.
However! In May, Obama joked at the White House Correspondent's dinner that several individuals would be excluded from a tax on indoor tanning beds, including Snooki and her Jersey Shore cast mates JWOWW and The Situation.
Gasp! How can the people of the world ever trust anything Obama says anything again?!


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Experts recommend that most people with sore throat have a laboratory test to distinguish between viral and bacterial infection, although some agree that a test is not necessary in adults when the risk for bacterial infection is low enough. Some studies have created methods to measure risk by using information obtained when a clinician takes a patient's history and examines the patient, which requires an office visit.
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Plant sale to be held at Lewisburg Community Garden
LEWISBURG - A plant sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday 3 at the Lewisburg Community Garden, at the intersection of St. Anthony and Water streets.
Plants for sale will include several varieties of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, herb plants and flowers, organically grown in the Bucknell University Greenhouse. A complete list of plants is available on the Lewisburg Community Garden website.
There is a cost for the plants, payable by cash or check only. All proceeds benefit the Lewisburg Community Garden.
For more information about the plant sale, visit the Lewisburg Community Garden website or contact Stacey Sommerfield, assistant director of service learning at Bucknell University, by email at email@example.com or by phone at 570-577-3928.
'Mad Hatter' tea party to be held at Children's Museum
BLOOMSBURG - A Mad Hatter Tea Party will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at The Children's Museum, 2 W. Seventh St.
Children and their families may visit the Bloomsburg Children's Museum to celebrate Mother's Day with a tea party Mad Hatter style. Crafts and refreshments will be available. There will be a cost for the tea party. Wear a wild hat for $1 off admission.
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Following is a press release about a Father's Day weekend free fishing tournament in the Wildwoods:
On Father's Day Weekend, June 13 – 15, 2014, The Wildwoods, New Jersey will host "The Wildwoods Beach N Boat Fishing Challenge" – the first-ever mini fishing tournament of the Jersey Shore Beach N Boat Fishing Tournament. It will take place on the beaches, bays and ocean of Wildwood Crest, City of Wildwood and North Wildwood. It's FREE, you can have a ball and win your share of $8,000.00 in cash and prizes. And, it's not just for fishermen. Anyone can join in the fun.
The Wildwoods Beach N Boat Fishing Challenge is a three-day Tournament that welcomes participants to fish for an hour, a day or all 44 hours of the mini-tournament. Plans include fun and events for the entire family. To take full advantage of the numerous activities, participants should plan to stay in The Wildwoods for a couple of nights.
Fishermen, fisherwomen and fisherkids can fish anywhere in saltwater, from the shore, a boat (including a kayak, canoe, private boat, party or charter boat) or from the beach, dock, in the bays or in the ocean, in and around The Wildwoods, for Striped Bass, Fluke, Weakfish, Black Drum, Bluefish, Kingfish, Tautog and Sea Bass. The exact boundaries are located at www.beachnboat.com/wildwoods. Eight $1,000.00 cash prizes will be awarded for the largest qualifying catch in each species caught during the three days. In addition, weigh-ins from this event will count toward the Annual Beach N Boat Tournament.
"Base Camp," in front of The Wildwoods Convention Center, will serve as mission control and event central. The "Fishing Expo" featuring the latest boats, newest gear and local vendors will be set up all three days. This is also where anglers will check-in, weigh fish and enjoy plenty of excitement with music, lighting, sponsors products on display, drawings and giveaways. Don't miss the "Family Fish Festival" on Saturday from 12:00 Noon – 5:00 PM. Kids and "big kids" can have fun learning to tie knots, race crabs, try their hand at casting, win prizes and see big fish weighed in.
It is very easy to sign up to fish. Just visit www.beachnboat.com/wildwoods to register for FREE using CODE 9502. Fisherfolks must check-in at Base Camp before fishing in order to be eligible to win prizes. Base Camp is open from 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM on Friday, 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM on Saturday and 7:00 AM – 12 Noon on Sunday. A kick-off event and Official Anglers Meeting (not mandatory) will be held on Friday, June 13 starting at 12:00 PM. Registered anglers are welcome to fish anytime from Friday June 13 at 2:00 PM until the final weigh-in time, Sunday, June 15 at 10:00 AM. The awards ceremony follows with special presentations from sponsors and The Wildwoods.
Guests can take advantage of the many great things that The Wildwoods have to offer including hotels, charter boats, party boats, kayak rental, local tackle shops, restaurants and other businesses. A brochure and fishing treasure map of the hottest fishing spots, schedule, rules, sponsors and local businesses will be available.
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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD ) isn't acting like a cash-strapped underdog today. It's actually doing a fine impression of a venture capitalist.
The chip designer just invested an undisclosed amount of cash in photo editing software maker Aviary. The privately held target specializes in tools for mobile and online picture scrubbing, and this investment was specifically done to support Aviary's development for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT ) Windows 8 platform.
To get a sense of how big AMD's investment might be, I looked back at Aviary's funding history. The company collected 7 million from venture capitalists in 2009 and another 5.7 million last summer. In both cases, the investments trickled in from numerous firms. Given this background, I'd be surprised if AMD spent more than half a million here.
Aviary's new tools will use the graphics processing power of AMD's hybrid processors. This wrinkle is said to improve photo filter performance as much as 16-fold over less specialized versions of the same software. This could give AMD a leg up over arch rival Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) in certain niche markets, such as professional graphics editing and enthusiast-level digital photography. You gotta get a foot in the door before you can steal anything of value, like Intel's crushingly dominant market share in PC chips.
Yes, you can run Aviary on Microsoft Surface. No, it won't get the AMD-powered speed boost, being designed around a different chipset.
Microsoft won't complain when a longtime partner and a fresh upstart get together to make its much-reviled Windows 8 environment more attractive, even in a small niche. In fact, Microsoft gave Aviary another helping hand in developing the high-performance toolkit but without pouring money directly into the company.
Likewise, you could see the investment-cum-partnership as a marketing expense for AMD. Not that it'll have the same obvious impact as a Super Bowl commercial or a series of splashy billboards along I-10, but this angle could be worth a shot.
I won't say that the recent leaseback deal for AMD's Austin campus enabled this investment, but it's always good to have some extra breathing room when laying down cash without a guaranteed return on the investment.
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