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What do the Stamp Act of 1765, the introduction of the Sears catalogue and Marie Curie all have in common? National History Day students were certainly not alive during any of these events but they can knowledgeably explain how the Stamp Act of 1765 played an integral role in the coming of the American Revolution, the Sears catalogue revolutionized consumerism and Marie Curie?s work on radiation was revolutionary in the world of science. These are among the many topics that middle and high school students will be exploring during a yearlong scholastic event called National History Day (NHD).
More than 700,000 students in grades 6-12 are about to set off on a history adventure, examining revolutions and reforms in economics, science, politics and religion, and the historical reactions that occurred as a result. NHD is a yearlong nonprofit education organization that is reinvigorating the teaching and learning of history.
This year's annual National History Day competition will focus on the theme, Revolution, Reaction, and Reform. NHD will lead students across America to new discoveries about their own communities and the world. The horrific events of September 11th serve to remind us that the world is a complicated place and we are all very much a part of the world. In history, young people learn core democratic values; they learn that patriotism is far more than flag waving and has little to do with hating others. Through National History Day students will gain a better understanding of the world around them and the democratic ideals that America is based upon.
Teachers will brainstorm with students to help them choose topics and provide them with the guidelines for participating in NHD. A student can create a project in one of four categories: exhibit, historical performance, documentary, or research paper. They may also decide to enter as individuals or as a member of a group. Students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills while creating entries and competing in a series of district, state and national contests. These skills will help them manage and use information now and in the future.
The impact of NHD extends well beyond the students entered into the competition. Thousands of parents also get involved, making it a family affair. Additionally, the program provides teachers with a unique alternative to what can be accomplished in the traditional classroom.
More than a student competition, National History Day is a vehicle for changing the way history is taught and learned in our nation's classrooms. NHD provides professional development programs and curriculum materials to help teachers achieve and surpass education standards.
The NHD 2002 national contest will be held at the University of Maryland in June 2002. More than 2,000 student and teacher finalists will compete for significant awards. Top student winners will receive full tuition scholarships to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and partial scholarships to the University of Maryland at College Park and Chaminade University in Hawaii.
Regardless of whether a student wins a prize, the event is always exciting and informative, Alice Daniels, a Stamford, Connecticut, English teacher, remarked. This event is thrilling; it gets the kids excited about learning. Vaughn Dailey of Pennsylvania, 2000 Teacher Excellence Foundation winner, agrees,NHD is not just a day, but an experience that truly lasts a lifetime.
Since 1974, National History Day has grown from a Cleveland, Ohio competition with about 100 students to a national education program. It is funded by Cargill, The History Channel, and other corporations, foundations and individuals. Judges are university professors, high school teachers, museum curators and other public historians.
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Abstract Session Pattern
Object-oriented frameworks are structured in terms of client/server relationships between objects; an object's services are invoked by client objects through the operations of its interface. A common design requirement is for a server object to maintain state for each client that it is serving. Typically this is implemented by returning handles or untyped pointers to the client that are used to identify the per-client data structure holding its state. The lack of strong typing can lead to obscure errors that complicate debugging and maintenance.
The Abstract Session pattern provides a way for an object to store per-client state without sacrificing type-safety or efficiency. A service object, rather than providing a client with a handle to be passed as an argument to the operations of its abstract interface instead creates an intermediate "session" object and returns a pointer to the session object back to the client. The session object encapsulates the state information for the client which owns the session and is only exposed to the client as an abstract interface through which the client can access the service's functionality with full type-safety. When the client invokes operations of the session, the session co-operates with the service object to complete the operation. When the client has finished using the service, it "releases" the session, after which any pointers to the session object are invalid.
This pattern was presented at EuroPLoP'97; a paper describing the pattern is available at
There are a number of patterns that use the term "Session" to describe different abstractions. Perhaps the
should be given another name. Can anyone think of any? If so, enter them below. Comments on names are also welcome. I'll start...
Abstract Context
I learned this name for the pattern two or three years ago at OOPSLA from someone at Microsoft. I think it was Bob Atkinson. Anyway, the idea behind the name is that instead of talking to the whole object, you just talk to a piece of the object, and the piece knows who you are. So, the object has a bunch of sites, one for each client. Maybe "client specific site" would be better. --
In the communications protocols community, the word 'session' means about what the original (unsigned) append described. So I don't see any particular need for the original author to change the name. 'Site' doesn't mean anything to me. 'Session' is the communications' people's way to say 'Context of the conversation', so although Context is nice, it is a bit too general for my taste. I like Session, and I understood it. --
I consider this pattern to be a refinement of the
describes how some common or regularly varying method arguments can be placed into an intermediary object, and then clients address the server through the intermediary. Some other refinements of
(the index into the server data structure regularly varies), Pen (in graphics systems like Smalltalk/V, a Pen holds a location and drawing parameters for a server DisplayMedium
), and
' MessageSend
object which holds parameters for a message and a server object to which the message can be sent. But
is more general than Site or AbstractSession
. For example, a
does not have to be type safe or client specific. --
Although the solution parts of the two patterns are similar, the context and problem parts are different, and therefore they are (in my opinion) two distinct patterns. The
is not trying to make a complex protocol simpler, but make access to an object's services safe and efficient when the object holds state for each of its clients. --
I think two patterns which offer similar solutions to different problems (such as Virtual Proxy and Remote Proxy) are certainly different patterns, and so I think
are different patterns. But, in some cases there is a generalization relationship between two different patterns, where one is more general, more abstract and therefore less useful and the other is more specific, more concrete and more useful. Typically the more specific pattern addresses the forces of the more general pattern, with some extra forces to be considered, and the solution offered by the more specific pattern is more detailed than that of the general pattern. The classic case here is that the
pattern refines the
I read forces from AbstractSession
(ensuring safe and efficient access and removing temporal dependencies) as specific instances of the general force of simplifying a complex protocol. AbstractSession
also considers other forces, like type safety. Similarly AbstractSession
has all the consequences of
(including aliasing, action at a distance, extra objects) and adds some of its own.
In my writeup of
, my motivating example (and probably too much of the solution section) talks about simplifying argument structure - moving per-client state held in the client and passed via arguments into a curried object. But, of course, that state could also be held in the server, as you describe in
, which is where you get the nasty Eiffel-style Session interaction. I do describe this case for the
pattern, but missed it for the
patterns. So that's something I'll have to fix in the next version!
The catch with more abstract patterns is that they are not very useful in practice. If you're in C++ for example, you want
, not
, because types and memory are very important. If you're working over data structures you want Iterator, and if you're drawing graphics you want Pen. A Pen isn't an Iterator, but both are
(If you're really keen on my rationale for these distinctions, see [1]). --
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|Metabolic Fate of Chemical and Biological Contaminants
Objective 1. Investigate the kinetics of uptake, metabolism, distribution, and excretion of chemicals in food animals with the goal of reducing public exposure to chemical residues in food animal products (milk, meat, eggs).
Objective 2. Determine the fate of endogenous reproductive hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals in wastes of food animals, including transport through soil and water.
Objective 3. Develop sensitive and accurate analytical tools to rapidly detect and quantify chemicals identified in objectives 1 and 2.
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Approach: The broad objective of this project is to determine the fate of natural and man-made chemicals in food animals and in food animal systems (wastes, soil, water). Three broad classes of chemicals will be targeted for study: (1) veterinary drugs or feed additives administered to food animals under extra-label use conditions, (2) endogenous steroid hormones, and (3) novel developmental chemicals of potential utility to the livestock industry. Use of veterinary chemicals in an extra-label manner without knowledge of residue depletion kinetics has led to unsafe residues in meat products. Endogenous steroid hormones excreted by livestock are highly potent endocrine-disrupting compounds that are thought to disrupt the development of aquatic species after their entry into surface waters. Finally, chemical technologies developed by the ARS, e.g., chloroxyanions and nitro compounds, are active against Salmonella and E. coli pathogens in livestock immediately prior to slaughter, but the impacts of chemical residues in meat products have not been fully investigated for these compounds. Regardless of the chemical class being investigated, the development of sensitive and accurate analytical tools is critical completion of the objectives. Therefore, a significant portion of the project is devoted to developing the analytical tools required to ensure success of the project. The overall project goal is to understand the broad impact that chemical residues play in influencing food and environmental safety.
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|United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
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|USDA/ARS - Northern Plains Area
|Hakk, Heldur
Shappell, Nancy
Shelver, Weilin
Smith, David
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|2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report
2011 Annual Report
|Published Journal
Articles USDA
Potential bioactivity and association of 17ß-estradiol with the dissolved and colloidal fractions of manure and soil
Chambers K, Casey F, Hakk H, Desutter T, Shappell N.
Sci Total Environ. 2014 Oct 1;494-5:58-64.
Development of a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for flunixin in cattle (Bos taurus)
Leavens T, Tell L, Kissell L, Smith D, Wagner S, Shelver W, Huali W, Baynes R, Riviere J.
Food Addit Contam Part A. 2014 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Depletion of penicillin G residues in heavy sows after intramuscular injection. Part II: application of kidney inhibition swab tests
Shelver WL, Lupton SJ, Newman DJ, Larsen S, Smith DJ.
J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Jul 30;62(30):7586-92.
Sorption and metabolism of 17ß-estradiol-17-sulfate in sterilized soil-water systems
Bai X, Casey FX, Hakk H, Desutter TM, Oduor PG, Khan E .
Chemosphere. 2014 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Fate of 17B-estradiol in anaerobic lagoon digesters
Hakk H, Sikora L, Casey FX, Larsen G .
J Environ Qual. 2014 Feb;43(2):701-8.
Effect of intravenous or oral sodium chlorate administration on the fecal shedding of Escherichia coli in sheep
Smith DJ, Taylor JB, West M, Herges G.
J Anim Sci. 2013 Dec;91(12):5962-9.
Dissipation and transformation of 17β-estradiol-17-sulfate in soil-water systems
Bai X, Casey FX, Hakk H, Desutter TM, Oduor PG, Khan E.
J Hazard Mater. 2013 Sep 15;260:733-9.
Egg wash wastewater: Estrogenic risk or environmental asset?
Shappell NW .
Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2013 Jul;9(3):517-23.
Bioassay of estrogenicity and chemical analysis of estrogens in streams across the United States associated with livestock operations
Alvarez DA, Shappell NW, Billey LO, Bermudez DS, Wilson VS, Kolpin DW, Perkins SD, Evans N, Foreman WT, Gray JL, Shipitalo MJ, Meyer MT .
Water Res. 2013 Jun 15;47(10):3347–63.
Comparison of ELISA and LC-MS/MS for the measurement of flunixin plasma concentrations in beef cattle after intravenous and subcutaneous administration
Shelver WL, Tell LA, Wagner S, Wetzlich SE, Baynes RE, Riviere JE, Smith DJ .
J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Mar 7;61(11):2679–86.
Radioassay-based approach to investigate fate and transformation of conjugated and free estrogens in an agricultural soil
Shrestha SL, Casey F, Hakk H, Padmanabham G.
Environ Eng Sci. 2013 Feb 14;30(2):89-96.
Toxicity and metabolism of nitroalkanes and substituted nitroalkanes
Smith DJ, Anderson RC .
J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Jan 30;61(4):763-79.
Strip-based immunoassay for the simultaneous detection of the neonicotinoid insecticides imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in agricultural products
Xu T, Xu QG, Li H, Wang J, Li QX, Shelver WL, Li J.
Talanta. 2012 Nov 15;101:85-90.
Invited review: Efficacy, metabolism, and toxic responses to chlorate salts in food and laboratory animals
Smith DJ, Oliver CE, Taylor JB, Anderson RC.
J Anim Sci. 2012 Nov;90(11):4098-117.
Fate and transformation of an estrogen conjugate and its metabolites in agricultural soils
Shrestha SL, Casey FX, Hakk H, Smith DJ, Padmanabhan G.
Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Oct 16;46(20):11047-53.
Kinetics and disposition of orally dosed sodium chlorate in sheep
Smith DJ, Taylor JB.
J Anim Sci. 2012 Jun;90(6):2026-34.
E-Screen evaluation of sugar beet feedstuffs in a case of reduced embryo transfer efficiencies in cattle: the role of phytoestrogens and zearalenone
Shappell NW, Mostrom MS, Lenneman EM.
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2012 Apr;48(4):216-28.
In vitro dissolution and in vivo absorption of calcium [1-14C]butyrate in free or protected forms
Smith DJ, Barri A, Herges G, Hahn J, Yersin AG, Jourdan A.
J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Mar 8;60(12):3151-7.
Water quality, sediment, and soil characteristics near Fargo-Moorhead urban areas as affected by major flooding of the Red River of the North
Guy AC, Desutter TM, Casey FX, Kolka R, Hakk H.
J Environ Qual. 2012 Mar;41(2):554-63.
Development of a UHPLC-MS/MS method for the measurement of chlortetracycline degradation in swine manure
Shelver WL, Varel VH.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2012 Feb;402(5):1931-9.
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Ractopamine uptake from soil by alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Use of kidney inhibition swab test to evaluate antimicrobial residues in pork kidney from a market survey in Fargo, North Dakota - (Abstract Only)
Modeling sorption and degradation of 17B-estradiol-17-sulfate in agricultural soils - (Abstract Only)
Bai, X., Casey, F.X.M., Hakk, H., Shrestha, S.L., Desutter, T.M., Khan, E., Oduor, P.G. 2011. Modeling sorption and degradation of 17B-estradiol-17-sulfate in agricultural soils. American Geophysical Union. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 5-9, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
Comparison of ELISA and LC-MS/MS for the measurement of flunixin plasma concentrations in beef cattle after intravenous and subcutaneous administration - (Abstract Only)
Accepted Publication (02-Jul-13)
Application of kidney inhibition swab tests to evaluate penicillin-G residues in sow tissues and body fluids following intramuscular injection - (Abstract Only)
Accepted Publication (02-Jul-13)
Modulation of estrogenic exposure effects mediated through temperature and dietary regimens in male fat head minnows - (Abstract Only)
Accepted Publication (28-Jun-13)
E-Screen - potential tool for assessment of relative serum estrogenicity - (Abstract Only)
Accepted Publication (17-Mar-13)
Consumption of beef from cattle administered estrogenic growth promotants does not result in premature puberty and obesity using the swine model - (Proceedings)
Magolski, J.D., Anderson, G., Shappell, N.W., Vonnahme, K.A., Berg, E.P. 2012. Consumption of beef from cattle administered estogenic growth promotants does not result in premature puberty and obesity using the swine model. Proceedings 58th International Congress of Meat Science & Technology, August 12-17, 2012, Montreal, Canada. 58:D85.
Evaluation of surface waters associated with animal feeding operations for estrogenic chemicals and activity - (Abstract Only)
Shappell, N.W., Alvarez, D., Kolpin, D., Forman, W., Gray, J., Meyer, M. 2012. Evaluation of surface waters associated with animal feeding operations for estrogenic chemicals and activity. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North American 33rd Annual Meeting, November 11-15, 2012, Long Beach, CA. p. 377.
Development of a UHPLC-MS/MS method for the measurement of chlortetracycline degradation in swine manure - (Abstract Only)
Shelver, W.L., Varel, V.H. 2012. Development of a UHPLC-MS/MS method for the measurement of chlortetracycline degradation in swine manure [absstract]. The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, March 11-15, 2012, Orlando, FL.
In vivo and in vitro estrogenicity and GC/MS/MS and LC/MS/MS quantification of estrogens in aqueous mixtures of raw and pelletized poultry litter - (Abstract Only)
Yonkos, L.T., Fisher, D.J., Friedel, E.A., Wilson, V.S., Hutchins, S.R., Lazorchak, J.M., Reddy, T.V., Shappell, N.W., Van Veld, P.A., Hale, R.C. 2011. In vivo and in vitro estrogenicity and GC/MS/MS and LC/MS/MS quantification of estrogens in aqueous mixtures of raw and pelletized poultry litter. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 32nd Annual Meeting, November 13-17, 2011, Boston, MA. abstr. 17, p. 8.
Estrogenic activity – a frame of reference for some foods, agricultural wastewaters, and animal feedstuffs. - (Abstract Only)
Shappell, N.W. 2011. Estrogenic activity – a frame of reference for some foods, agricultural wastewaters, and animal feedstuffs. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 32nd Annual Meeting, November 13-17, 2011, Boston, MA. Abstract 302. p. 70.
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1910 E75 American Caramel Boxing PSA-Graded Complete Set (20 cards)
Starting Bid - $500, Sold For - $823
Outstanding full-color complete set of early twentieth-century Prize Fighters issued with American Caramel candy. Each card has been graded and encapsulated by PSA. The PSA grades are as follows: Eleven VG-EX 4: Attell, Britt, Hart, Jeffries, Ketchell, Maher, McCoy, Nelson, O'Brien, Sharkey, and Walcott. Eight VG 3: Burns, Corbett, Dixon, Fitzsimmons, Gans, Johnson, McGovern, and Munroe. One GOOD 2: Sullivan. It is extremely rare to find such a high-grade set of these early boxing caramel cards. Compared to baseball cards of the era, these early boxing cards, which are at least as scarce, represent a particularly outstanding value. Caramel cards, of course, tend to be far rarer than their tobacco-card counterparts for both baseball and boxing cards. This is an extremely attractive set of one of the most classic boxing candy issues from the early twentieth century. Total 20 cards. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$1,500. SOLD FOR $823
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I was found stray with my hair all dreaded by a couple of Colette's friends. They were really great to me. They gave me a bath and cut out all the clumps in my gorgeous mane. They took me to the doctor, who said I was healthy. The vet wasn't sure, but I am probably about two years old now.
Unfortunately, these nice people that found me were moving to Portland in a month, so they couldn't keep me. Colette offered to take care of me for a weekend while they went out of town, but she said she couldn't keep me permanently. She already had two cats, which she thought was plenty. Her friends were going to have to find me other people to care for me permanently when they came back from their weekend trip. Well, that weekend I turned on the charm and by the time her friends moved to Portland permanently, I had found a new home. She just couldn't resist me. Really darlin', who could?
Let me explain. Gandolph thinks he's the ruler of the house, right? Wrong. I've gone up to him and slapped in the face with my claws for no reason at all really. I just felt like it. Yeah, that's right. I'm boss. A girl's got to assert herself, right?
Don't worry, I've also got Colette under my thumb. One time she thought she'd yell at me. Me. Now, before you misjudge her, she rarely reprimands us, in fact I think that was the only time she ever yelled at me, but I had done something to really upset her. Well, I wasn't havin' it. I yelled right back at her. Seriously. I talk back. Don't worry - she knows who's in charge now.
Unlike the boys, I am not a canned food fiend. In fact, I won't touch it. I have more refined tastes, you see. When they make fools of themselves to get some, I just sit to the side and laugh to myself. Simpletons.
I'm not all attitude all the time, I swear. I still enjoy a good cuddle with mom, and I love to greet her when she comes home. I've even taken to Buddy a little bit. Sometimes we will chill together. I do kind of feel like an outcast sometimes though. Buddy and Gandy knew mom for a few years before I came along. Plus, Buddy and Gandy kinda have that boys club goin' on. No problem though, I just steal all of mom's attention.
I guess I have a kind of rags to riches story, but girl, you know I'm worth it.


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We are celebrating the life and inspirational legacy of Lucky Diamond! Lucky's story is beyond inspiring and deserves being honored. The wedding will be a tribute to Lucky's service, and the countless animals she helped to find loving homes.
Here is the link to Vote and Enter! http://a.pgtb.me/c5MX We have extended the Voting until July 6th at 5 pm because many people have had issues with the Facebook APP loading their entries!
WANTED – GROOM TO HELP BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE PET WEDDING IN HISTORY JULY 12, 2012 in NEW YORK CITY! Please sign up your animal or contact your local animal shelter to submit an animal who needs a home!
Wendy Diamond recently fostered a senior Coton de Tulear, and after Lucky passed decided to adopt the dog that gave her so much hope during a "ruff" time. Wendy appropriately named her; Baby Hope Diamond. The wedding will now take place between Baby Hope and the winning groom. The groom will join Wendy and Baby Hope as they carry on Lucky's legacy of promoting animal rescue and welfare, and now the future couple will add animal cancer to their causes. We are still searching for a groom to carry on Lucky's legacy and to marry Baby Hope.
The FairyTail Wedding of the century will bring awareness to canine cancer, animal rescue and welfare, besides ready to break the Guinness World Record for the Most Expensive Wedding for Animals. The wedding will be held on July 12th at the famed Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South. The premier luxury hotel is one of the most historic in the country, and has been recognized as such by the National Trust Historic Hotels of America. The reception will be catered by Chef Nate, along with sushi chef James Chung, and Darryl (DR Mixologist) Robinson, "the ultimate cocktail specialist", will serve drinks.
Flowers for the wedding will be provided by Floralia Decorators, whose clients include Kathy Hilton, Sony Music, USA Films, and even former President Bill Clinton! The Hank Lane Orchestra, a 7 piece orchestra who has provided entertainment for the American Ballet Theater's Spring Gala, will perform for the guests, along with renowned jazz musician Dominick Farinacci. And they know to keep the music low for those dog ears!
Planning the wedding of the century is definitely a large (and thrilling!) task and couldn't have been done without Harriette Rose Katz at Gourmet Advisory Services, Fancy That, who designed the ceremony programs and invitations, Bentley Meeker who will light the room and the beautiful Kimpton Muse Hotel, who hosted Lucky's fairytail bridal shower.
And as for the wedding gown? The bridal dress designed by brother and sister duo Henry and Michelle Roth, whose work has appeared in Vogue, Cosmo Bride Online, and on The Today Show and 60 Minutes. Jakica Ivancevic, wife of Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies, chose a Henry and Michelle Roth gown for her wedding!
This wedding of the century will be inducted into the Guinness Book of World Record for the Most Expensive Wedding for Animals! Thank you to our DREAM TEAM – Jumeirah Essex House, Sushi by James Chung, The Hank Lane Orchestra, Dominick Farinacci, Floralia Decorators, Darryl (Dr. Mixologist) Robinson, Henry and Michelle Roth, Gourmet Advisory Services/Harriette Rose Katz, Ceremony Programs and invites by Fancy That for being a part of her latest attempt for a Guinness World Record!
To enter your pet in the contest, go to this link :http://a.pgtb.me/c5MX on Facebook, upload a photo of your pet with its name, a caption including the dog breed, where you found the animal, and why our Baby Hope Diamond should marry your pet on the page! We are searching for the perfect pet to carry on Lucky's legacy of animal adoption and rescue. The more philanthropic and heartwarming your pet's story reads – the more votes you'll receive for your "Likeable Story!"
The rules are: all qualified votes must be fans of the Wendy and Lucky Diamond Facebook page! Get all your pet's fans to "Like" the Wendy and Lucky Diamond Facebook page and vote for your photo so that your pet can be part of the FairyTAIL Wedding of the Century! The ten (10) most voted pets will be picked as final contenders, and the nine (9) runner ups will be invited to the wedding as our guests. The nine runner ups will have the opportunity to be flower dogs and possibly the ring bearer! Tickets will also be available with all donations going to Lucky's favorite charity, The Humane Society of New York, in her name and honor. The decision will be announced on Animal Fair and on Facebook Friday, July 6, 2012.
Tickets will also be available with all donations going to Lucky's favorite charity in her name and honor. The decision will be announced on Animal Fair and on Facebook July 6, 2012 at 5pm.
*Winners will have to provide for their own transportation. Accommodations are donated by the Jumeirah Essex House Hotel. July 12, 2012 is the wedding date at the Fabulous pet friendly Jumeirah Essex House Hotel! The winner will be given a wedding gift to keep personally from us at Animal Fair valued at $2,000.00.
The story of Wendy's new adopted dogter is heaven sent! Meet Hope Baby Diamond!
JULY 12, 2012 – Celebrate Lucky's Life & Legacy At The Pet Wedding Of The Century! Please contact Humane Society of New York for any questions- 212-752-4842.
Distinguished Sponsor Table ($10,000/table for 10)
- Reception, Performance by Hank Lane Orchestras and famed jazz musician Dominick Farinacci, Sushi Buffet by James Chung, with custom catering by Executive Chef Nathaniel Eckhaus
- Includes top priority seating for both performance & buffet dinner
- Exclusive parking privileges
- Listing in Event program
- Listing and logo on www.animalfair.com
- Table recogniton display (corp/foundation)
- Celebrity guest or artist seated at your table
- Thank-you ad on event program (corp/foundation)
- Reception, Performance by Hank Lane Orchestras and famed jazz musician Dominick Farinacci, Sushi Buffet by James Chung, with custom catering by Executive Chef Nathaniel Eckhaus
- Includes priority seating for both performance & buffet dinner
- Free parking
- Listing in Gala program
- Table recognition display (corp/foundation)
- Thank-you ad on gala program (corp/foundation)
Gala Star Seat At Table ($250 per guest)
- Reception, Performance by Hank http://www.adoptny.org/ Orchestras and famed jazz musician Dominick Farinacci, Sushi Buffet by James Chung, with custom catering by Executive Chef Nathaniel Eckhous
- Includes top priority seating for both performance & buffet dinner
Donations – This is not for tickets to the benefit ($100.00)


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To the editor:
I am writing in response to the comment in the Open Line dated July 22, in reference to the firefighter responding to the barn fire and driving like an "idiot."
I have the most respect for all our emergency personnel (firefighters, EMTS, policemen, etc.) who put their lives on the line every day to help and protect others. There are many times that they give up their family plans to come to the rescue of someone in need and don't think twice about it. When they are responding to a call their adrenaline is rushing and yes, they may drive a little fast, but keep in mind that they are rushing to come save a house or a life. I certainly don't mind them driving a little fast and also pulling out of their way so they can reach their destination.
They are all heroes in my eyes. Keep in mind that someday that person you called an "idiot" might be responding to one or someone in your family's needs and you will be happy that they put their life on the line to come and assist you.
Thank you to all who give their personal time and many long hours to receive the proper training to be able to help those in need. You are all heroes in not only my eyes, but many others. Keep up the good work.
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text: BREAKING NEWS: George the Rooster releases a statement Posted by TPB Staff on Oct 21, 2010 11:34 ShareTweet Breaking news this morning from downtown Pittsburgh. A grand jury has convened to look into why Marc-Andre Fleury is starting tonight in Nashville. Much like an old court case, the grand jury will decide whether or not it is time to go to trial. Brent Johnson's lawyer, George the Rooster, spoke to the media outside the courthouse amid a frenzy: "All we are saying is this. Why not start Brent tonight? Worst-case scenario is he loses and Fleury gets his chance to win this weekend. But if Marc-Andre Fleury loses, the hole gets deeper. We feel that Fleury is getting put in a bad spot tonight, and it is unfair. Brent has been better. He deserves it." :::::::::::::::::::::::::: Marty the Chicken, who is representing Marc-Andre Fleury, released a statement on behalf of his client. "The fact Brent Johnson has chosen George the Rooster to represent him shows Johnson's ineptitude. George and I both went to Stanford Law School, finishing #1 and #2 in our class. Guess who was #1. He thinks going gizzard-to-gizzard with me in this case will change the fact that I got all the chicks. I taught George everything he knows. But I didn't teach him everything I know." The glove will fit this time, George. ShareTweetPenguins Tickets About TPB Staff View all posts by TPB Staff →


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How to Appeal to Your Audience by Indulging Guilty Pleasures
A guilty pleasure is defined as something you like that you can't justify liking. Guilty pleasures are those things you do that you love, but feel a little ashamed to tell people about. It's changing into your favorite hoodie as soon as you get home or lying in bed all afternoon. It's spending an entire day watching vampire movies and then looking back to wonder if you should have been doing something more productive.
My point is: even though we may feel guilt for enjoying that something, we still indulge ourselves in it from time to time.
As a business owner, guilty pleasures are your opportunity to get into the daily lives of your customers. If you give them an item that naturally appeals to them, they will not only love it, they will use it. Cha-ching! That's how promotional products can work their magic for your company. Don't forget about your employees, either. You can use your staff's guilty pleasures when choosing incentives, which will solidify your relationship with them. There is a huge "guilty pleasure market" out there if you're willing to be a bit more creative.
Is your audience crazy about technology? Do they always have to be connected? Techies will probably relish a computer travel set, a multi-USB kit, or a laser pointer pen.
Do you know a lot of foodies, coffee fanatics, or people with culinary talents? You can dive right into these potential customers' hearts by giving them ceramic soup mugs, a Cutter and Buck stainless steel coffee mug, or a recipe calendar. These would immediately be appreciated, used, and loved.
If your audience indulges in regular pampering at salons or spas, then you may want to appeal to their delicate side. (Or maybe you give facials in a day spa, or work out of your house, making beautiful homemade soap). You could offer customers a Star Massager or a spa gift set to help them relax.
Or, maybe your clients are television or music nuts. Try giving away things that these potential customers would most likely pick up in a store anyway, like a fleece TV blanket or the Festival Music Cooler. These items will both promote your company and help them feed their pop culture and media interests.
Let's face it—Americans love their guilty pleasures! Almost everyone has at least a couple, whether they will admit them or not. They're part of what make us unique. They help to give each of us a personality, and without them, our lives just wouldn't be as fun (or guilty!)
Who doesn't love to indulge in things that make them feel good? Things like dining out at a Chinese buffet (count me in!), getting a pedicure, having your daily (or hourly) coffee, and buying pies from the local bakery are all activities that we love to indulge in now and then.
Appealing to guilty pleasures doesn't necessarily have to be about giveaway items, either. You could provide gift cards or certificates to their favorite places or stores and achieve the same effect. Maybe your audience can't resist playing The Sims for hours on end, rocking out to trashy music by Ke$ha, or re-watching movies like Titanic and Clueless. Or, maybe they enjoy TV marathons of Law and Order: SVU, competition shows like The Bachelor, and stand up comedy by Jerry Seinfeld. Just dig a bit deeper and you can find out what they like!
No matter how people enjoy spending their time, this is your chance to take the guilty pleasures we all have and make them work for your company! Help people love your business and give them something to remember you by.
What other guilty pleasure promotional ideas did you come up with while reading this? Would you be more inclined to give your business to a company that helped feed your guilty pleasure? And of course, what other guilty pleasures could businesses use to their advantage?
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I love curling up with a good movie, so your fleece TV blanket would be a major score for me to receive, Amanda! My other guilty pleasure would have to be purses. If I could, I'd buy every one that I saw. Your post about promotional bags was a great one, I'd love to receive any of those from a company! Great stuff!
Same here! I love getting comfy and watching movies! And I'm right there with you about the purses. Although I'm cheap, I do love pretty purses!!! If I had unlimited funds–I'd have thousands. 😉
I love your product suggestions for the people that love spas and pampering. I enjoy those activities, but I wouldn't go out of my way to buy a massager or pamper set. So any brand that would hand me one of those would get instant points!
And good call with the point about digging deeper. Clearly, I'm one of those Sims lovers. So if a company read my blog/checked my facebook/somehow had creepy access to my Amazon purchases and suddenly gifted me Simpoints for the online Sims 3 store, I think I'd flip out with excitement. That would be an amazing way to say thank you or have me reconsider buying their products!!
Same here Mandy. If I was willing to spend the money—I'd get a pedicure, and massage every week! I love that kind of thing. So I too would love to get any kind of spa type of gift from a company! =)
I thought you'd like the Sims reference–I could play for hours on end at times–in fact, I need to make room for that this weekend.
Thanks Jill! Nice product picks. Wine is a very popular guilty pleasure!!
Great suggestions here, Amanda!
I'd be very willing to give a company my business if they used promo products that catered to my love of 80s synth pop. 🙂 That's for sure!
Good call Joe. Anything 80s related would be a great guilty pleasure pick for many people, I'm sure! =)
#1) Any show on the CW should be a guilty pleasure for any man who watches…
#2) My guilty pleasure (unfortunately and unbelievably) is Katy Perry – both looking at and listening to. SHH!! Don't tell anyone and ruin my hardcore rep!
LOL Katy Perry–really!? Her songs are very catchy! =) But thanks for opening up to us here on the blog, Jeff. I bet she and many other famous women (and men) are guilty pleasures!
Love this post Amanda! What a great idea. My guilty pleasure is shopping all day and not buying anything! When I go home empty handed, I feel like I wasted the whole day, but while I'm out and about looking at all the pretty things, I'm in heaven. I guess nice tote bags would appeal to me the most, then maybe I would fill them too, and not feel so guilty. 🙂
I think my guilty pleasure is backwards…some people over buy and feel bad about it, I don't buy anything and feel bad. LOL
Thanks Jen! =) I love shopping and not buying things too! I don't think you should feel bad about it–you're saving money! Yay! But I can see it going either way, I actually have the same guilty feelings at times. I feel bad if I don't buy something in a mom/pop shop, or feel bad if I overspend too. We all have guilty pleasures–and I think it's really healthy to do relax and just do something you enjoy for a while. =)


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Singer Miley Cyrus was reportedly joined by actress Lindsay Lohan when she was partying at Chelsea nightclub here.
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"Lindsay climbed over from her table next to the DJ booth to Miley's table," said a source.
"The two immediately began whispering in the corner. From that point on, the two tables essentially became one," the source added.
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In the latest edition of the Beer Buzz a few of our beer consultants rave about their favorite winter seasonals.
Roger Adamson, Binny's Willowbrook
Unlike many other winter ales, Smuttynose Winter Ale is not brewed with any spices. Its gentle spicy character is the product of the unique Trappist ale yeast used to create this flavorful brew. Stylistically it closely resembles a Belgian Dubbel with fruity aromas and a beautiful richness derived from the use of five different specialty malts and Dark Belgian Candi Syrup. Amidst a category filled with spicy strong ales, at 5.8% abv Smuttynose Winter Ale proves that you can have both complexity and sessionability.
Peter Sorgatz, Binny's Glen Ellyn
Take a break from the spiced beers and winter warmers, and try out an old ale. Great Divide's Hibernation Ale boasts a wonderful coffee roastness, along with toffee and caramel. At 8.5 abv%, this beer is perfect for a cold winter night.
Austin Niestrom, Binny's Naperville
My favorite winter seasonal this year thus far is the Magnetron by Metropolitan Brewing Company. It is a very impressive Schwartzbier and a perfect winter lager. The roasted malt deliciously contributes to this more full bodied lager. It is a nutty, roasty, and an easy drinking dark beer.
Jon Snowdon, Binny's Plainfield
Simply put, it is one of the best Imperial Stouts available during the winter season. A combination of dark fruits, coffee, licorice, and dark chocolate work together to create this exceptional brew. At 10.5% abv it also boasts enough of a kick to warm you up during the colder months. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys darker beers.
Nick Gallachio, Binny's Bolingbrook
Pours almost jet black with hints of roasty dark chocolate and some vanilla on the nose. Saugatuck really does a great job of capturing the aroma of a melted bowl of ice cream. The initial taste is big and robust with a creamy texture, however on the finish, the strawberry and vanilla really pop out. It is the perfect desert beer and would go great poured over some vanilla ice cream!
Anthony Gerdt, Binny's Glen Ellyn
I can only handle so many cinnamon, ginger and clove spiced beers before I start to lose my Christmas spirit. That's where Sixpoint's Global Warmer comes in, with it's bright, citrusy and earthy hop aroma, refreshing orange peel hop flavor and lingering bitterness. This straight-forward hoppy amber ale refreshes the palate, as well as my cheerfulness… Bring on the roasted almonds, mulled wine, and Alvin and the Chipmunks' Christmas Album.
Steve Enders, Binny's Naperville
I look forward to this release every year. Dark candy sugar flavor with a bit of spice from the yeast, to go along with 10% abv makes this beer my go to winter warmer. This beer does good with a little bit of time in the cellar too.
Kyle Fornek, Binny's Willowbrook
Instead of wet-hopping an IPA or pale ale like most breweries do, Boulevard uses their allotment of freshly harvested Chinook hops in their Christmas beer. The beer is a deep mahogany color, and heartier in every way possible when juxtaposed with a traditional amber ale. The addition of molasses keeps the bitterness in check, resulting in a deliciously balanced winter warmer.


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Qatari spouses with no blood ties account for 65 percent of the divorces among the country's citizens, while first degree relatives are involved in 21 percent of the divorces and second degree relatives in 14 percent.
Qatari spouses in the age group of 20-29 account for 37 percent of the divorces, while those in the 30-39 age group account for 34.4 percent. Those in the below-20 age group account for just 0.4 percent of the divorces due to the small number of spouses in this age group.
As for non-Qatari spouses, those in the age group of 30-39 account for the largest number of divorces — 47.2 percent.
Among Qatari wives, 49.4 percent of the divorces involve those in the 20-29 age group, while in 28.8 percent of the cases those in the 30-39 age group are involved. As for non-Qatari wives, those aged 20-29 account for 40.8 percent of the divorces.
The figures are from the latest report on 'Qatar's Marriages & Divorces' released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics with support from the Supreme Judiciary Council.
Sixty percent of the divorces in 2011 occurred during the first five years of marriage and before consummation. Those married for more than 20 years had the lowest number of divorces. Among those married for five to nine years, there was a 0.7 percent increase in this figure in 2011, to 17.8 percent, compared to 2010.
Figures for divorces according to the number of wives under a marriage bond show that 93.8 percent of the divorce cases among Qatari husbands in 2011 involved men who had no other wives under a marriage bond. Those who had another wife accounted for 5.4 percent of the cases. This ratio was the same for non-Qatari husbands.
The data further indicate that 48.1 percent of the divorces that occurred before consummation were minor irrevocable divorces, whereas revocable divorce constituted 23.2 percent and divorces against compensation 28.8 percent of the total.
By age group, Qatari wives aged 20 to 24 accounted for the highest percentage of divorce cases before consummation, while among non-Qatari wives those in the 20-29 age group were involved in most of the cases. Among Qatari and non-Qatari husbands, those in the 25-29 age group were involved in the largest number of divorce cases before consummation.
As for divorce during the first four years of marriage, Qatari men and Qatari and non-Qatari women aged 25 to 29 accounted for the largest number of cases, while among non-Qatari men this was true for those aged 30 to 34.
In 2011, the majority of divorce cases occurred between spouses who did not have children (69.1 percent of total divorces by the number of children), followed by spouses with one child (nine percent), and spouses with two children (7.2 percent).
On the educational status of Qatari divorcees, the report says high school graduates — 260 men and 318 women — accounted for most of the cases.
The divorce rate fell among Qatari nationals during the period 2002-2005. It dropped from 9.8 per 1,000 nationals in 2002 to 7.4 in 2005 for women, before climbing to 8.7 in 2011.
Among men, the divorce rate dropped from 11.2 per 1,000 in 2002 to 8.5 in 2005, later increasing to 10.0 in 2011.
With regard to divorce according to the husband's nationality and place of residence, the data show that most Qatari divorces occur in Al Rayyan municipality (44.3 percent), followed by Umm Salal (5.4 percent), Al Wakra (5.1 percent) and the municipalities of Al Khor, Al Shamal and Al Daayen (all with 3.2 percent).
Of the Qatari women's divorce registered in Qatar, 50.8 percent occur in Al Rayyan, followed by Doha (31.7 percent), Umm Salal (six percent), al Al Wakra (4.7 percent).
Divorce among non-Qataris mostly occurred in Doha municipality (54.8 percent), followed by Al Rayyan (28.5 percent) and Al Wakra (4.2 percent).
The study shows a rise in cases of "revocable" divorce, in which the husband may cancel the divorce and return to his wife without a new contract, by 48.7 percent and minor irrevocable divorce (when the first and second divorce is accomplished) by 42.5 percent.
The results show a decrease in the number of major irrevocable divorces (the third divorce, which is irrevocable except the ex-wife is legitimately married to another one and divorces) by 2.9 percent and in divorce against compensation (divorce occurs at the wife's request in return for an amount of money) by 5.9 percent.
On marriages, the ministry's report says the marriage rate for Qataris aged 15 and above increase during the period 2002-2006. It rose from 32.2 per 1,000 nationals in 2002 to 34.8 in 2006 among Qatari men, and among Qatari women it climbed from 29.8 per 1,000 in 2002 to 34.0 in 2006. It then fell to 24.3 for men and 23.5 for women in 2010 before climbing slightly to 25.1 for men and 24.1 for women in 2011. The overall decline can be attributed to the high level of women's education and their strong access to the labour market, in addition to the high cost of marriage.
First-time marriages account for 84.2 percent of all the marriages. Widows and divorced women are involved in 15.8 percent of the marriages. The percentage of Qatari wives who had not married before amounted to 84.2 percent, whereas the figure was 15.4 percent for divorced women and 0.4 percent for widows. Non-Qatari wives who had never married before accounted for 89 percent of the marriages, whereas 10.6 percent of the marriages involved divorced women and 0.4 percent involved widows.
There was an increase in the percentage of marriage contracts of husbands who did not have another wife (93.5 percent) compared to the marriage contracts of husbands who had one or more wives (6.5 percent). The proportion of those who had only one wife was 93.6 percent among Qataris and 93.4 percent among non-Qataris.
Six percent of Qataris and 6.5 percent of non-Qataris had another wife. Fewer than 0.4 percent of Qataris and 0.1 percent of non-Qataris had two or three wives.
Al Rayyan municipality accounted for 44.4 percent of the marriages in Qatar. Doha municipality accounted for 32 percent, followed by Umm Salal (7.6 percent), Al Wakra (six percent) and the municipalities of Al Khor, Al Shamal, and Al Daayen (4.2 percent).
As for marriages according to the nationality and place of residence of the husband, most Qatari marriages occurred in Al Rayyan municipality (53.1 percent), followed by Doha municipality (nine percent), and Al Wakra municipality (5.6 percent).
As for marriages among non-Qataris, 39.4 percent were registered in Doha municipality, followed by Al Rayyan (32.5 percent).


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Victor Oladipo's Jersey Now Available
Magic fans can now own a Victor Oladipo jersey. The Orlando Magic's newest guard will be sporting the No. 5 once the season starts.
Rob Hennigan and the Orlando Magic selected Oladipo second overall in the 2013 NBA Draft.
In a conference call Thursday night Oladipo said, "I am glad I can go out there [and] help change the program in a positive way."
Oladipo's jersey is now available at the Orlando Magic's Team Shop for fans to buy. The Orlando Magic?Team Shop is open Mon. through Sat. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.?The team shop is located on the Event Level at the corner of Church Street and Hughey Avenue.
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A broken beer bottle, used by poor people as a weapon.
"My grandma once called a broken beer bottle a nigger knife. Come to think of it, she was a bit racist, wasn't she?"
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A broken beer bottle. (Source: Clerks 2)
Watch out for that nigger knife.
by TheRJA July 22, 2006
A broken bottle used as a weapon. Can be considered a type of shank.
That drunk hobbo stabbed me with his damn nigger knife!
by j kirby August 17, 2006
A broken beer bottle
A bar fight broke out last night and james got nigger knifed
by G_mon May 29, 2007
A reference to a piece of broken glass used to cut or stab somone with.
Bill was at the bar last night and got stabbed with a nigger knife.
by MrBoneCrusher February 19, 2008
a half broken bottle that a blace person might stab you with..mainly started on clerks 2
stay away from them bars you might get stabed with a nigger knife.
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There I was in the dentist's chair with the TV on in front of me, with the 10 or 11 "Good Morning America" co-hosts—or was it 13 or 14?—yelling and laughing maniacally as one at some unfunny cross-promotional tidbit about what's trending on Twitter. I only prayed the whine and scrape of the ultrasonic scaler would be amplified to drown out their bleating.
I was Alex the droog suffering my personal version of the Ludovico technique.
Helga, my dental hygienist, lifted her face toward the screen when the stars of ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" turned up on a semicircular couch for the next cross-promotional segment, and the ultrasonic scaler razed my gums and upper lip and ended up lodged in my left nostril.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" said Helga after I yelped. "You can rinse now."
Helga shoved me back in my seat. "Enough water!" She looked back at the TV screen. "Maybe they'll say who 'A' is finally," she said as she aimed the ultrasonic scaler in the general direction of my mouth.
Next came a hard-hitting cross-promotional news segment on Billy Dee Williams' dance routine on "Dancing With the Stars."
"Ach," said Helga. "Maybe when he was in 'Star Trek' he could dance. Not now."
"He was in 'Star Wars,'" I mumbled through a mouthful of dental instruments.
"You will not talk!" said Helga. "It breaks my concentration."
I suppose I'm not the target audience for "Good Morning America." Maybe they have Helga and her Viking relatives more in mind when they present the universe through a prism of Disney/ABC properties. If so, then Helga is one pissed off member of the target demo. Judging by her reaction when the identity of 'A' was not revealed by the stars of "Liars" despite the teases—she fired a promotional tube of Sensodyne at the the TV—she's tired of being burned by blatant marketing masquerading as entertainment and news.
Before it all leads to a mass revolution and the whole world turns away from established media and to anonymous messaging apps, I offer these three marketing communications lies that the entire solar system is hip to.
1. No one is bothered by cross-promotion, especially if your content or message has value. False: Many people in the Western world and beyond work for corporations that indulge in their own cross-promotions. They can smell it a mile away and it dilutes trust.
2. You can pretend that what you're offering is news even if what you offer is hardly ever news. False: It's just another version of bait and switch, and people will always be on the lookout for something more authentic. (Yes, "GMA" overtook "Today" in broadcast ratings, but this is not 1970 and broadcast ratings are not what they used to be.)
3. If you pretend to be "thrilled" with your own product or service, no one will notice the hollowness of your pitch. False: This approach stopped working sometime around the release of Roger Corman's "The Wasp Woman." Carnival barking doesn't work—unless what you've got really is a carnival with a trashy midway.
And really, who doesn't like a carnival with a trashy midway from time to time? I might be in the mood for one in six months' time, when I'm scheduled for my next bout with Helga.
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Gaddafi may have fled to Algeria: Report
Rebels reported in occupation of 95 per cent of the capital except Gaddafi's command and control centre.
Cairo: Muammar Gaddafi, who has ruled Libya uninterrupted for 42 years remained elusive as rebel forces swept into his capital Tripoli with reports suggesting that the dictator had fled to neighbouring Algeria or could be holed-up in a bunker to attempt a last stand.
With rebels reported in occupation of 95 per cent of the capital except Gaddafi's command and control centre Bab al-Aziziya, speculation was rife about the whereabouts of Gaddafi.
A rebel spokesman claimed that Gaddafi and some of his family members were spotted making a dash towards Algeria, while Al-arabiya quoting its correspondent in the Libyan capital said that Gaddafi was in the Tajura-Cardiac hospital.
But said there were no reports on whether Gaddafi was undergoing treatment in the hospital or simply taking refuge. But diplomatic sources quoted by BBC reported that the Libyan strongman was in Tripoli in his Bab al-Aziziya command and control centre.
The Bab al-Aziziya compound has been regularly pounded by NATO airstrikes and most of the buildings in the compound have been flattened.
Rebel sources said that Gaddafi had constructed a number of deep bunkers in the complex where he could take cover. But the rebels vowed that "Gaddafi would be hunted down".
"We will leave no stone unturned to trace the tyrant and make him face trial," rebels commander told Al-jazeera.
While there was a big question mark about Gaddafi, Al-jazeera reported that his all powerful brother-in-law and intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi had been killed.
Al-jazeera also said that Gaddafi's favourite son Saif al-Islam, who along with his father faces charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands had been captured and was safe.
The Qatar based Arab news channel reported that two other sons of Gaddafi, Mohammad and Saadi, have been captured.
Mohammad Gaddafi was captured in dramatic circumstances while giving an interview to Al-jazeera.
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My son's out-of-control, unpredictable behavior caused my husband and me to re-examine how we dish out discipline.
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DALLAS, TX (November 30, 2012) -- Telegames, Inc. is releasing its first Nintendo 3DS product today as a packaged retail game for stores and online merchants. On December 6th, it will debut as a digital download product on Nintendo eShop. Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition TM is available for $29.99 MSRP.
"We are excited to supplement our traditional packaged product distribution by also offering a complete digital version on Nintendo eShop" says Telegames' president, Terry L. Grantham. "Now the buying choices for our customers are even greater".
Regardless of whether purchased in packaged or digital form, players will be getting the largest card games collection available on Nintendo 3DS, plus they will also get over 1,000 unique puzzle challenges! All games are full-featured versions that will provide virtually unlimited gameplay.
Here's what you get:
- Classic card games - select from Hearts, Spades, Euchre, Bridge, Gin Rummy, Canasta, Cribbage, Crazy 8's, Go Fish, Romme, and Skat.
- Casino card games - play your choice of BlackJack, Texas Hold'em, Double Flop Hold'em, Omaha, 5 Card Draw, 7 Card Stud, Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple, and 5 unique versions of Video Poker.
- 202 unique versions of Solitaire - select from your favorite Solitaire games like Klondike, FreeCell, Spider, Golf, Yukon, Beleaguered Castle, Forty Thieves, Canfield, and many others.
- 404 unique Mahjong puzzles
- 505 unique Tangram puzzles
- 101 unique Picture Puzzles
- Local Multiplayer wireless action plus Single-player options with challenging AI.
- Detailed statistics to track your performance and achievements.
- Full 3D backgrounds and selectable in-game graphics.
- Use your Mii avatar or select your appearance from those supplied.
- Multi-song soundtrack, in-game hints and help, plus loads of other features.
- On-screen instructions using the built-in eManual.


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- Full
- $500
- Share
- $50
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