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THE QUESTION of how to fund news has been left largely unanswered as the news industry faces other major changes. Newspapers missed out on the Internet boat. Bloggers started publishing in a fresh way, and newspaper owners were left to catch up on the new ways people were getting their news. Advertisers cut back because of the recession. People started posting free classifieds on sites such as Craigslist instead of paying their local paper for space.
Chains like Tribune, saddled with debt at the wrong time, were in a crunch. So they found places to cut costs. Independently owned newspapers faced the same challenges. Even papers such as the Washington Post, which seemed to be doing everything right, were on a slow financial decline.
"It's almost like who is the best butler on the Titanic," Strupp says. "The business is such a mess that it's hard to gauge who is making the best of the situation."
Likewise, it's hard to know which ownership model might be the most advantageous.
"The chains do have that advantage as they've got some central facility that can share the costs of the local operation," says Powell. "On the other hand, the ownership, Tribune's problems for example, can be a real burden on the operation. I think the people at the Courant would agree that their affiliation with the Tribune Co. over the last several years has weakened them, not strengthened them."
The Journal-Inquirer is one of many independent newspapers that also had to make cuts, mostly by attrition, Powell says. Almost two years ago, the Journal-Inquirer started having its news staff take at least one unpaid furlough day per month. The paper has also switched to a higher deductable medical insurance plan, and reduced other benefits.
Several papers—such as the Waterbury Republican American and the New Haven Register—have outsourced printing to keep their resources concentrated on news production.
"There are economies of scale," says Jon Kellogg, the executive editor for the Republican American. "Let's say we have a full-time press crew and they have a seven-and-a-half, eight-hour day. If the press is only running three hours a day, what are they doing with the other five hours?" Add maintenance and newsprint costs, and the effects of downsizing the size and pages of most daily newspapers, and you've got a lot of unneeded costs.
Other groups of newspapers have consolidated editing efforts. Hearst Corporation's Connecticut newspapers, including the Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate and Danbury News-Times, have instituted a central copy desk in Bridgeport. So while the Advocate and News-Times used to have their own editing staff, now the papers are edited and laid out alongside the Connecticut Post.
"The universal desk is nothing new," Strupp says. "It's effective in cutting costs. It's not as effective in doing the editing and the oversight of individual stories. When you have any universal desk of anything, you have more copy coming in and fewer eyes on each story."
"Everyone sees this as a death watch on newspapers," Croteau says. "And because of that, they are looking for short-term answers that keep them in business from one quarter to another . . . Maybe that's not a reasonable view."
While profit margins in newspapers have historically been large, Croteau says media owners should refocus, and take the mentality of grocery store owners, where profit margins are much smaller. "We produce perishable things in great quantity every day," says Croteau.


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I'm an optometrist and I've seen people blind themselves by staring at the sun. Don't do it!!!
Your central vision area called the macula is the point where light is focused. Sort of like using a magnifying glass on a piece of paper...it'll burn. If you want to see pics Google "Solar Retinopathy" and check out the cool images.


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HS-UTE L10-11 - type unknown.
AY were late into BKK so subbed in a Thai Oriental L10-11. I was in J, so they put me in the first row of the Tri-Star. Seats were the old F-class; wide, slab-sided seats with little recline. Blue leather in F/J with blue cloth in Y.
Big galley area in the front but with no housing for the meal carts. This permitted the carts to fly about the front galley area, especially on landing at BKK.
Heavy dark wood veneer on bulkheads and galley area, and cream sidewalls. It makes you realise what we used to appreciate as modern. The meal carts were logo-ed with Rich International badges.
Crew were totally incompetent and I would be very nervous about their abilities in emergencies. Cockpit crew seemed to be American.
We flew at 38,000 ft for most of the flight but still managed to hit some medium to heavy chop oin the 1hr 50 minute sector.
The aircraft is painted in the BA-style Thai flag colours, but they have added rather syalised swirly script for the airline titles. These titles do not seem to grace the 747s in the same way.
Anybody know the type of L10 and the heritage of this plane, I would be interested to know.
Finally got onto OH-LGC at BKK. Very nice blue tones in J. Sreats are the regular J-class with good but not lie-flat recline.
Incidentally, I routed via ARN and noticed three TransJet 742s. It seemd as if they had not flown for a good while. ANy feedback on the reason why they seem to have been dumped in ARN?
I did not expect to find myself on an L10 in 2003. My laswt trip on one of those machines was back in 1996 on BWIA from LHR.


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Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey will give his "State of the City" address Jan. 30 at the Hillsboro Main Library's Event Room.
Willey has already offered up a preview of the speech, including some main points, on the city's website. Here are some of the highlights:
- The opening of Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center. The city hosted its first-ever east Hillsboro city council meeting there last year.
- The Future Connect Program, which offers scholarships to low-income or first-generation students to attend Portland Community College. Hillsboro provides financial support for the program.
- The continued expansion of Intel, the state's largest employer.
- Progress on the Fourth and Main project in downtown Hillsboro, which is slated to be finished in 2014.
- The re-opening of Shute Park Library on March 15.
- Orenco's Platform District continues to take shape.
- Katherine Driessen


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The news Thursday that three Syracuse University basketball players plan to submit their names to the NBA as potential draft picks leads to the inevitable question:
What happens now?
Those players -- Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris -- must submit their intentions in writing to the NBA office, which must receive their notices by 11:59 p.m. on April 26. NBA personnel will comb through the entries and announce within a few days a list that contains the names of the legitimate players who have submitted applications, said Tim Frank, the NBA's vice president of basketball communications. (Anyone, Frank said, can submit an early entry letter; the NBA determines which players might actually be drafted and releases those names. Those players, essentially, include anyone with substantial college basketball experience.)
The NBA then extends invitations to players it deems worthy to attend its 2009 pre-draft combine, held this year from May 27-31 at the Attack athletic facility in Chicago. During that combine, players will compete in light skilled workouts, submit to physicals and interview with NBA personnel.
"The basketball staffs and GMs and team people figure out the guys that have the most right to be there. It's always hard to guess at that," Frank said of the combine invitation list. "Those decisions are made pretty last-minute, maybe a week before (the combine)."
Each player who declares for the draft and does not hire a sports agent to represent him then has until 5 p.m. on June 15 to withdraw his name if he decides to return to college. The NBA makes that list public. SU spokesman Pete Moore said Thursday that Flynn had not signed with an agent; Moore did not believe that Harris or Devendorf had made financial arrangements with an agent, either.
Entering the draft, testing status and reconsidering happens frequently. Last year, there were 87 early entry candidates -- 48 withdrew their names before the deadline. The numbers were similar in 2007 (84 entries, 46 withdrawals) and 2006 (94 entries, 41 withdrawals). In 2005, the last draft to include high school seniors, 110 athletes made declarations and 50 of them withdrew their names.
"It's not uncommon," said Frank, to declare for the draft and then decide otherwise.


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KENDRICK, Russell Scott, 69 of Atlanta died Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at home.
He is survived by his wife, Julie; sons, Doug (Kristen) of Escanaba; Todd (Karen) of Atlanta; Ryan of Northern Ireland; foster son, Shane Hales of Kalamazoo; and grandchildren, Alexandra, Charlie, Tucker, Erin, Seth, Jered, Gregory, Sarah.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Green Funeral Home in Atlanta, at 11 a.m. with Pastors Keith and Ginny Titus officiating. Interment will take place at Albert Twp Cemetery. Visitation hours will be held on Thursday from 3-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements were entrusted to the Green Funeral Home. Condolence messages can be sent via our website, www.greenfuneralhomes.com


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It's cool, but in an uneasy kind of way.
That was the case Thursday as I accompanied a group of hunters, who for more than 30 years have been peacefully co-existing with Ursus Americanus floridanus, or the Florida black bear that continues to thrive in a relatively small area of southwest Alabama.
For CR's Hunting Club President Lee Turner and long-time members and brothers Greg Bridges and Russell Bridges, bear sightings are so commonplace they hardly cause a stir among them and the other members of the 1,500-acre club, located in the heart of Bama's bear country off Radcliff Road.
"If you want to impress people up here, show them a picture of a hog," said Greg Bridges, who along with his brother has been hunting in bear country since 1977. "Over the years I have come to appreciate bears. They're such a beautiful animal."
Turner said the club on the north side of Radcliff Road has always harbored a population of bears, but it has really seemed to increase over the past five years.
All three men and other club members have captured hundreds of trail camera pictures of bears. They also said that it is common during deer season for at least one member to return to camp with a new bear-sighting story to tell.
"If seven of us were to go sit a stand this afternoon," Greg Bridges said Thursday, "I guarantee at least one of us would see a bear."
Added Turner, "There's also a good chance that all of us would see a bear."
The appearance of a population increase on the club's land is likely due to a couple of factors.
Firstly, Turner said club members have started seeing a greater number of bear cubs in their pictures and in person. He said many of the sows appear to be giving birth to at least two cubs and triplets are not uncommon.
Secondly, he said clear-cutting of property on two sides of the club over the past five years combined with intensive management of the mixed long-leaf pine, scrub-oak bottom habitat on CR's land have helped to also concentrate the animals.
At several spots along club roads, it was easy to spot where a bear or bears had climbed to the top of an oak tree and broken off the top branches to get at the acorns.
Foot prints leading to and from the tree, obvious claw marks gouged into the tree's bark and a scat pile left little doubt that it was a bear that had climbed the tree - most likely more than once.
Interestingly, it may be those scat piles that help guide Alabama's future management of its black bears, according to Alabama WFF biologist and the state's Large Carnivore Program Coordinator Keith Gauldin.
According to the Alabama Black Bear Alliance, historical accounts suggest that bears once occupied most forested areas in the Southeast and reached their peak abundance in the early 1800s. Old black-and-white photos turned yellow with age and showing hunters with their bear kills can still be seen hanging in rural stores and restaurants.
Since reaching their peak, the decline in black bear abundance can be attributed to human disturbance, illegal kills, and habitat loss. Combined with the naturally low reproductive rate of black bears, where sows give birth to one to five cubs every other year, these are serious concerns for maintaining a healthy bear population, according to the ABBA.
In Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, the Louisiana black bear is federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. During the listing process, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined the status of the Florida black bear as "warranted but precluded" due to lack of data.
A male Florida black bear can weigh between 350 and 400 pounds and sows can weigh as much as 250 pounds. They can live 30 or more years in captivity and 20 to 25 years in the wild, Gauldin said.
For years, the official statewide population estimate has been "50 or less." In reality, that number has no scientific basis in fact, relying mainly on an extrapolation of anecdotal reports, collisions with vehicles and signs a bear leaves behind such as tracks and droppings.
To shed the first scientific light on the true state of Alabama's bears, a team of Auburn researchers working in conjunction with local Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division personnel has been collecting bear scat for the past two years from properties in Baldwin, Mobile and Washington counties.
The team relies on specially trained tracking dogs to locate the bear droppings. The scat is then analyzed to first, determine if it is from a bear. Once confirmed, it then undergoes DNA sequencing analysis.
The goal is twofold, according to Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology Tim Steury in Auburn's School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.
DNA analysis will allow the Alabama to get the first accurate population estimate of the number of bears living within its borders.
The current statewide bear population number is almost certainly low considering the growing number of Ursus Americanus americanus or American black bears that have been migrating out of north Georgia and into the hills of northeast Alabama, Gauldin said.
Steury said the scat-tracking dogs have also been used to collect samples from that population in DeKalb and Cherokee counties.
DNA mapping analysis could also reveal how the southwest's bears are - or aren't -- connected to other populations, including a healthy population living just across the Alabama/Florida state line and thrives along the entire Florida peninsula.
"One of the problems with the Mobile population could be that they're not connected to any other population. That is not a good thing," Steury said.
Without a regular influx of new genetics into any animal population, in-breeding and the resulting physiological impacts could prevent the population from growing, Steury said. Over the long-term, even breeding populations can decrease if the genetic pool is too limited, resulting in high new-born mortality rates.
While Gauldin believes southwest Alabama's population is growing, he said genetic problems could stem from generations of inbreeding long ago when the population was smaller.
He said it is too early in the DNA-sequencing process to discuss any possible cures if it is determined southwest Alabama's bears are an isolated population. Steury said his team has only analyzed samples already collected to determine if they were from a bear.
Gauldin's hope is that within the next 10 years, the two populations concentrated for now in opposite corners of the state begin to use its extensive river drainages to find each other. That would most likely occur as young males disperse in search of potential mates, Gauldin said.
Gauldin also said that he'd like to be able to outfit as many bears as possible with GPS tracking collars. That would allow scientists to watch the animal's real-time movements , how they interact with other bears and in what habitats they prefer to live.
"We really are in just the beginning phase of finding out about these bears," Gauldin said.
Some people may wonder why Alabama would want to see a population of large carnivores increase and how they'd adapt to living alongside them, but CR's Hunting Club members and their children already have years of practical experience.
Turner, the club president, said he always has a talk with prospective members.
"I always tell them, 'Look, we're in the heart of bear country.' If they have a problem with that, then this isn't the club for them,'" Turner said. "I also tell them that, besides it being against state law, if you try to put feed out, then you won't be hunting deer, you'll be looking at bears."
Turner and the Bridges also said they've never felt really threatened by a bear at any time, and despite dozens of bear encounters while in a treestand or as they walked to and from the stand during daylight and in darkness.
"I don't think they're a safety problem. We see them regularly. I've been hunting here for more than 30 years and nobody has ever been threatened by a bear," Turner said. "They're not a threat to you unless you're a threat to them."
The club members all agreed that bears can mess up a perfectly good deer hunt simply by showing up. All three told stories of having bears come into their stand site only to put their front paws on the tree where the men were sitting to try to figure out what they were.
"A bear has poor eyesight so their first instinct to see what it is is to smell it," Gauldin said.
Club members also have come to accept that a bear's natural curiosity can lead it to do things like tear up cloth seats on hunting stands or take down and destroy game cameras. For no reason in particular, a bear tore up the seats on one member's brand new UTV as it sat parked next to his trailer at the club's camp area.
"They can be aggravating at times and if they show up on a food plot, you might as well pack it in for the day," Lee said. "But anyone who gets to see them and watch them has to see they have these really neat qualities that are hard to describe. They like to play and chase each other. The expressions they get on their faces at times are hard to describe."
Gauldin added that black bears are far removed from their cousin the grizzly bear. Instead, he associated their behaviors with those of a large raccoon.
"They're more apt to get into any unkempt garbage, bird feeder, deer feeder, really anything they can get their paws on," he said. "Since they're bigger than a raccoon, it stands to reason they can do a lot more damage.
"The best thing people can do for our black bears is not to purposely feed them. That can lead to their habituation to humans and thus lose their natural fear of humans. The bears that cause the most problems are the ones that have been fed."


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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State's Evan Turner, arguably the best player in college basketball and almost certainly the most valuable, will miss the next two months after fracturing two bones in his lower back against Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
The No. 15 Buckeyes, at 7-1 after their 111-60 blowout win over the Eagles, go from Big Ten title contenders to a team that may struggle to make the NCAA Tournament. Turner's eight-week timetable would cause him to miss 13 games, including eight Big Ten contests. If his return date is Jan. 31, he could potentially return for 10 conference games before the conference tournament.
"My primary concern right now is Evan's long-term health and well-being," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said in a statement. "Evan was to this point in the season the best player in college basketball. We have been through tough situations before and our guys will regroup and prepare for the rest of our season."
Matta expressed his words in a release because when the coach and his players spoke to reporters after the win, there was optimism about Turner's prognosis. He fell hard to the court with 13:27 to play in the first half, slipping off the rim after missing a breakaway dunk.
Turner's momentum caused his legs to swing out from under him, and he was unable to hang onto the rim and then couldn't brace himself on his fall, slamming to the court on his back.
Turner was attended to by Ohio State's athletic trainers and then walked gingerly off the court and was taken to Ohio State Medical Center for X-rays. Those X-rays were negative, and though other tests were to be done, the Buckeyes could smile and believe their superstar might be back for next Saturday's game at Butler.
"That's a big relief," said Jon Diebler, Turner's teammate and roommate. "It was pretty ugly. He just fell off the rim and it didn't look good, but he can take the rest of today off and we have tomorrow off, and we don't play until next Saturday, so he has time to get healthy."
Matta said the fall scared Turner more than anything else. Turner, while sitting in a car in the Schottenstein Center parking lot with his family after returning from the hospital, indicated he was fine. Then came the crushing news for Ohio State's season, further tests obviously revealing what the X-rays hadn't. The official diagnosis is "a transverse process fracture on the second and third lumbar vertebra of his spine."
The treatment for the Ohio State roster will mean a return of P.J. Hill to the starting lineup at point guard, and more minutes for backup guard Jeremie Simmons.
Against Eastern Michigan, Hill played all 33 minutes after Turner went out and scored a career-high 19 points. Sophomore William Buford, fighting through a shooting slump, absorbed Turner's playmaker role and had a career-high 10 assists to go with 16 points.
Considering that Turner entered the game 24th in the nation in scoring (20.6 points), fourth in rebounding (12.9) and seventh in assists (6.6) and controlled the entire offense as the point guard, the Buckeyes responded well, outscoring Eastern Michigan, 96-55, after Turner went down.
"It forced everyone to raise their game a little bit, because he does so much for this team," said Diebler, who scored a team-high 21 points.
The Buckeyes didn't think they'd have to raise their game for so long. And that performance was against overmatched Eastern Michigan. Against teams like No. 23 Butler, Wisconsin, Minnesota, No. 4 Purdue and No. 7 West Virginia, all on the schedule while Turner is out, replacing him won't be so easy.
For example, in the win against No. 21 Florida State on Wednesday, Hill didn't play at all. Now he might be playing 30 minutes a game. One solution won't come from Walter Offutt, a backup guard who announced two weeks ago he was transferring and said Saturday he won't reconsider that decision.
"I'm sure Coach Matta is thinking I should have played Walt more, he could help us right now," Offutt said by phone during a visit to New Mexico, a school he is considering. "He's a good coach, but it puts you at a disadvantage when you don't play your bench more. Evan played 40 minutes a game and without him it's really going to be a struggle. Now he needs guys to step up and guys are not going to be used to that because he relied on one or two people the whole year."


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|RE: [TowerTalk] URI magic antennas
|Tue, 8 Jun 2004 07:12:30 -0400 (EDT)
there are new antenna designs all the time. but they are incremental changes and build on well known technology. witness the steppir, improved yagi designs by m2 or f12, and yes, even fractal designs... none of them are unique or amazing, but each one has some small improvement over existing designs. now maybe this 'new' design has indeed found a way to reduce losses, but it probably depends on what you measure against... without more details it can't even be modeled let alone built and tested. the only real hint in the press release was that his 'breakthrough' was when he examined the melted model, this could mean he realized that the loss was worst at the base, so maybe he has designed a silver plated fat loading coil over a large solid ground plate... could that double the far field strength? only if you were measuring against an antenna that wasted over 50% of it's input already... assuming the same radiation pattern of course. I look at the state of the art in antenna design as 'mature'. much like the design of many other technologies that have been around for the last 100 years or so, there is probably little that remains to be discovered that is really revolutionary. limits can be pushed by new materials or improved construction techniques. old designs can be optimized by better computer modeling. but the basic physics are well defined and a hundred years of experimentation and testing by some of the best minds on earth have probably probed most of the likely areas for improvement. that any individual would stumble on something that has been totally overlooked for that long is unlikely. so where does that leave us??? waiting for details to pick apart. is it something revolutionary? unlikely, but at least this one doesn't claim to rely on new physics that i have seen. is it that much better than the best we have now? unlikely, but we don't know what he claims to be measuring against yet. am i interested? unlikely, i have room for full size stuff and none of these compact designs has been shown to be better than full size antennas. so until there are more details all we can do is speculate and waste time in the short summer antenna growing season. > I agree that the track record for recently announced amazing new antenna > inventions has been poor, but are you really asserting that there will > be no new antenna designs from here on? > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: firstname.lastname@example.com > [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rauch > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 22:47 > To: firstname.lastname@example.com; Towertalk > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] URI magic antennas > > >> The press release says nothing, except to suggest 3 dB > greater >> signal from whatever this loaded monopole is, vs. 'normal' > monopoles. > > A west-coast amateur predicted a new magic antenna was due > to appear soon. Magical antennas all follow the same basic script with > different "fill in the blank" phrases. > > ________ was accidentally discovered by a fellow who works > part time on antennas because he needed an antenna that had high > performance in limited space. > > The __________ antenna does not follow conventional rules, > and cannot be modeled in normal MOM based programs. It was verified by > the person who invented it in over-the-air tests in at least _________ > locations, where it was successfully compared to other reference > antennas of unknown efficiency. > > The ________ will eventually benefit society by _________. > > What you will always find is the inventor: > > 1.) Never used a real antenna range or real test setup > 2.) Never had it peer reviewed or verified by independent sources > 3.) Always discovers some new physics everyone else "missed" > 4.) Often uses "X worked XX with only XXX watts" as proof of some > absolute performance. > > These things repeat so often, I'm shocked anyone would > believe something that fits the same pattern over and over. > > DDRR, CFA, Fractals, CTA, E-H, Super-C, and so on. I'll omit the various > beams and quads, some of which are still on the market (like 20dB gain > super contest quagi's from the 80's and 6dB gain two-element antennas > from the 90's and later). > > 73 Tom > > > _______________________________________________ > > See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless > Weather Stations", and lot's more. 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I'm not sure about the salt in the water. Maybe it does help.
When I was based in Alaska I put a simple 4BTV vert with a 80M resonator on top (guess that made it a 5BTV) into the ground behind the Quesont hut I used for a ham shack. Behind the quesont hut was a big area of what they call Muskeg. Best way to describe it is a sub arctic swamp. It was quite common in the Tongass Forest and they used wooden sidewalks to cross over it, like you see when you visit the area around Old Faithful in Yellowstone Nat Park. I think I used only a 6 or 8 ft piece of pipe that easily went into the ground, no radials at all. It really got out, much better than any dipole or inverted V I experimented with. I wasn't there long enough (one year) to put up a tower and beam. I held schedules with the Lower 48 plus with a CG Icebreaker in Antarctica no problem, plus won one ARRL DX Contest for best KL7 score. Many EU stations said I was their first KL7 contact, so it did get out good. That soft, mushy ground area was quite large, and I'm sure supplied a excellent ground plane for the simple 4BTV vert.
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For Spring '10 Nail Colors, Rescue Beauty Lounge hangs ten with Proenza Schouler's cool surfer girls.
A perfect addition to your wardrobe, Rescue Beauty Lounge's Surfer Girl Collection. Inspired by the laid back brights of Proenza Schouler's surfer influenced Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear show. 360, Diddy Mow and Bangin' are three bodacious colors that's a refreshing change from the floral pastels we've seen this season.
Ji says "There was a sense that they'd just put down their surferboards and slipped on their runway dresses, with minimal makeup and salt styled beach hair. What I loved about the show is the cool, breezy attitude of the models and the clothes."
A side note before we get to the goodies, since the press samples I received are not in the RBL formula, I can't really comment on application. Check out the swatches!
360 refers to a move where the surfer and board spin 360 degrees on the face of a wave. A dusty or slate blue with hidden shimmer just like Diddy Mow. It leans towards a faint teal, but not as dark as most brands out there.
When army green meets gray you get a spectacular color like Diddy Mow. If you're not familiar with the word, Diddy Mow is a surfer term used for a harsh wipe-out. Ji Baek describes as "the color of sand through sea water, the moment you eat it!" There is nothing like this, it's so fab!
Bangin' is a bright red-orange coral creme. It's a great red to sport this summer with a tan and sun washed highlights.
Check out a video recap with additional swatches from the Surfer Girl Collection.
To view in HD, make sure you change the resolution to 720p or 1080p in the bottom right hand corner of the YouTube player.
The Surfer Collection is a limited edition release and all pre-order quantities have sold out completely, can you believe it? The good news, Ji put in an emergency order and they should arrive around Mid April. Don't miss out on these gorgeous shades, they will sell out again.
What do you think about this collection? Are you feeling the surfer vibe? Have a wonderful night!
Full Disclosure: The following product(s) was provided to Steph's Closet by the Manufacturer or PR company for consideration.
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Feline said on Mar 16th, 2010 4:32 am
I just love this collection, every single one, and that doesn't happen to me often! 360 and Diddy Mow makes me especially weak... But unfortunately, the price with shipping to Sweden is just too much even for me. I'll now go sit in a corner and weep. :)
Cali said on Mar 16th, 2010 5:52 am
I really like the look of Diddy Mow, very unique colour
Virginia said on Mar 16th, 2010 3:18 pm
I absolutely love the entire collection! But I never have luck with RBL. They always chip right away and that shouldn't happen with such expensive polish!
Beauty Lounge said on Mar 17th, 2010 2:09 am
I really like the look of the blue one, 360. So unique! The green one reminds me of mildew
crystaliciousss said on Mar 17th, 2010 10:50 am
mwah, nothing really calles my name (pfew...saves me some serious cash ;) i still want RBL lovacore tought and cannot find it anywhere boehoehoe
Eli said on Mar 17th, 2010 5:31 pm
Hi!! I've just given your blog the sunshine award! You can find it here http://lareineetsaministredesmodes.com/ PS: I love ur site!!
Yoli said on Apr 12th, 2010 2:29 pm
Grr and then ugh! 360 is what Teal from RBL shoulda been!


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All three matches at the north Indian venue this season have resulted in outright wins, and the Delhi captain says it suits his plans.
New Delhi: With 11 points from four matches in Group B, a win will do no harm to Delhi's chances of making it to the quarter-finals of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season, and it's not beyond the seven-time champions provided they ride the result-oriented but notorious track in Lahli.
The Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium at Lahli, a village close to the city of Rohtak in Haryana, is known for throwing up close, nerve-shredding encounters. The north India winter sends a chill down your spine even under cashmere wool in the stands. Couple those conditions with a pitch fully capable of swallowing 20 wickets in a day, and you have 22 souls enduring their toughest test.
All Lahli matches in the current season so far - even without winter fully setting in - have lived up to the stadium's reputation of throwing up outright wins. The biggest beneficiaries have been Odisha and Baroda who, after nail-biting wins over hosts Haryana, are ahead of Delhi at number one and two respectively in Group B.
But Delhi skipper Shikhar Dhawan - despite it being his first visit to Lahli - thinks that works well for his team as they will anyway go for an outright win in the match against last year's semi-finalists, which begins December 2. "Lahli mostly gives outright [wins]. This is the first time I'm going there, and we'll go for a win."
Delhi have turned the tide after their first-round loss to Uttar Pradesh to come back with a bonus-point win over Odisha and back-to-back draws against Baroda and Tamil Nadu. "I'm happy that we got three points [by virtue of taking the first-innings lead and enforcing the follow-on]," said Dhawan after the draw against Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. But Delhi couldn't bowl the visitors out twice and settled for a draw.
Talking about the squad for Lahli, Dhawan said the 15 should be the same though a fit-again veteran Ashish Nehra, who was ruled out of the last match, will lift the team. "The 15 will be the same. If Ashish bhai is fit, it will be a big boost in Lahli where fast bowlers get a lot of help. Ashish bhai's experience there will be immense for us," the Delhi captain said.


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Immediately upon entering Sway Bar (627 SE Morrison St., 719-6025), two things are obvious: People make pizza here, and they still haven't figured out what else they do. Beyond the aroma of dough in the ovens, the decor suggests somebody had a suave cocktail lounge in mind—black shelves hang on silver walls, accented by hand-stenciled coats of arms. The booths, black pleather with crisp white piping, might have been upholstered using the leftover suits of Little Lord Fauntleroy. But outshining the table candles are widescreen TVs beaming Jackie Chan's Shanghai Knights, while satellite radio blasts Britney Spears' "Toxic." Service is prompt, a Jack and Coke ($5) is poured strong enough, and sandwich platters come with high-
quality corn chips. But as Friday dusk drinkers mosey on to their next stop, the question looms: Who exactly is this place for? Even the patrons are in an identity crisis: When a waitress shatters a glass, the surrounding customers clap hesitantly, as if still deciding whether they're supposed to be that kind of crowd.


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ALLEN PARK - Colorado cornerback Jimmy Smith is reportedly visiting the Detroit Lions today as one of the 30 pre-draft interviews that are allowed in a team's facility. By most accounts Smith is a top 15 draft prospect in terms of talent alone, but he's also loaded with some baggage, including arrests (for minor violations) and failed drug tests.
The Lions have the 13th overall pick in the draft and it's my contention that the Lions will pass on Smith because of his issues - which also include questions about his football character and willingness to put football first on his priority list.
When I wrote my opinion about Smith, I made it clear that I had not spoken to Lions general manager Martin Mayhew about the player. I know the things that Mayhew values in players and it's my belief that Mayhew won't want to take the risk.
The Lions, though, have not advanced to the stage where they're going to take my word for it. Someday, perhaps, but not today.
Being the well-prepared and thorough executive that he is, Mayhew is going to bring Smith in and dig into his personality a little and put him through what I call the "Deion Sanders test.'' The Lions are going to get all the information possible before making that critical choice at No. 13.
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A 28-year-old California woman felt it was finally time to confront a female teacher she claims raped and sexually abused her more than 15 years ago. Once she had the short conversation on video, she then decided to share it with the world.
The woman identifies herself only as "Jamie." In this video, she makes an emotional phone call to her former teacher who is now an assistant principal at another school. Jamie says it's "completely shocking to me" the other woman has been given this responsibility.
The woman on the other end of the line immediately recognizes her and admits doing this when Jamie was 12 years old. She repeatedly says she "regrets it" as well as saying she only wanted to help her student. Jamie is visibly unsatisfied with these answers. She accuses the educator of brainwashing and manipulating her.
ABC 13 reports Jamie held a news conference Monday to explain she confronted the teacher because she now has children of her own.
"It took a lot for me to come forward, but I kept thinking about my own kids and how I didn't wouldn't want anything happening to them," Jamie told ABC.
NBC4 Los Angeles reports there was a previous investigation of their relationship, which ended with the coach agreeing to resign from the middle school in 2006.
ABC reports the assistant principal, identified as Andrea Cardosa, resigned from Alhambra High School the same day the video went online. She has not been charged with any crimes.
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EAST LANSING - The Great Lakes Folk Festival hosts the first act today at 6 p.m., with spirited French-Canadian, Hawaiian ukulele and hula, and Slovenian polka.
The annual festival of roots music and cultural traditions features an outstanding array of old-time strings, Finnish-American, Chicago and Memphis blues, Cajun, Hmong, Cuban-Caribbean and bluegrass through Sunday in downtown East Lansing.
The Taste of Traditions foodways vendors will serve authentic regional and ethnic food. Marketplace and Kidlore children's activities will begin at 12 noon Saturday and Sunday, anchored at the Albert-Abbot intersection -- along with the "Campus and Community" exhibits and presentations.
Here's what you need to know to maneuver the festival.
• Festival hours are: Friday, Aug. 9, 6 - 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 10, noon - 10:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 11, noon - 6 p.m. For more information, call the MSU Museum at (517) 432-GLFF (4533) or learn more at www.greatlakesfolkfest.net and on Facebook and Twitter: @GLFF.
• The following roads will be closed for festival pedestrian traffic from Friday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 11: Albert Avenue (corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street); Grove Street (corner of Grove Street and Albert Avenue); Abbot Road (from Grand River Avenue to Oakhill); M.A.C. (from Albert to Linden).
• You can park in several parking ramps downtown or across the street on the MSU campus in designated spots that are free to the public on weekends (check posted signs). Handicapper parking is at the East Lansing City Hall's north lot, the Grove Street rampa and on M.A.C. north of the Marriott.
• Ride your bike! The Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council will provide free guarded bike parking for festival-goers at a bike lot located at the corner of Albert Street and Abbot Road. No bike? The festival is on a CATA bus route 1.
• Senior citizens can get help getting around the festival thanks to "Seniors on the Go" courtesy shuttles. Check at the information booths.
• The festival is accessible to persons with disabilities. Wheelchairs are available at the main information booth. Schedules are available in Braille and large print by advance reservation. Audio CDs with information about the festival are available by advance reservation. Call 432-GLFF (4533) to reserve schedules or audio CDs.
• Some of the stages and activity areas have chairs and are under tents to protect visitors and performers from rain or too much sun. But visitors are advised to have an umbrella handy, bring sunscreen, wear a hat and bring a collapsible chair for seating.
• The festival is free but there's a suggested donation of $10 a day; you'll see the "bucket brigade" volunteers throughout the festival where you can donate.
• Festival officials ask that you leave your pets at home. The festival grounds are swirling with music and sounds, smells, and thousands of people situated in compact seating arrangements and crowded thoroughfares. Summer heat can also be a factor for many pets.
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There's nothing like a good placenta burial to really get your pulse racing, right?
In February, Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva, their relationship already strained, performed a traditional Australian ceremony in which they buried the afterbirth from her delivery of baby Lucia -- did they keep it on ice until then? "Now where did I put that afterbirth? Oh, here it is! No, that's the lamb stew from Sunday" -- and then planted a tree in Lucia's honor.
According to RadarOnline.com, Gibson didn't like the sour look on Grigorieva's face during the ceremony, and that she smiled at a maintenance worker there. That night, she walked out on Gibson, ending their three-year-long relationship. Gibson then proceeded to leave "terrorizing" messages for Grigorieva, calling her as many as 30 times between 10:27 p.m. and 3:06 a.m. The messages were -- no surprise here -- incredibly profane, with Gibson using the F-word 23 times in one two-minute call.


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Portland police have captured a fleeing suspect in connection with a bank robbery in Southeast Portland.
Police first heard reports of the robbery at the U.S. Bank at 4300 S.E. 82nd Ave. at 4:06 p.m. Tuesday. Officers responded and learned the a man had given a teller a demand note, taken some money, then fled on foot.
After getting a description of the man, officers found him near Southeast 78th Avenue and Mitchell Street. The man, 51-year-old Franklin Dean Sauter, refused officer commands and kept putting his hands in his pocket as he ran. An officer fired a Taser at Sauter but the probes couldn't penetrate his bulky clothing.
Officers then grabbed Sauter, handcuffed him and recovered money from the robbery.
Sauter was then booked into the Multnomah County Jail on outstanding warrants from Multnomah and Clackamas counties. A federal grand jury will consider bank robbery charges against him.
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Photo-Lettering: Goliath in use
Jon Ascroft sent in this example of combining Photo-Lettering's Goliath with illustration. "The piece is the theme art for a Children's Ministry program at Redemption Church in Phoenix Arizona. It's also my attempt to get youngsters exposed to good typography and illustration at an early age."
Christopher Thompson sent in what he rightly calls the first 3D printed PLINC setting (that we know about). He also used Goliath for this gift.
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The first site this month is titled The Ancient Egypt Site. This site is very attractive. It is not flashy but there is enough color in the graphics for it not to be boring. This site is very well organized and contains a massive amount of information. The Ancient Egypt Site offers information on History of Ancient Egypt, Saqqara, City of the Dead, and the Language of Ancient Egypt among other topics. Each of these larger categories has several sub-categories that help to organize the site and also help to contain the wealth of information in an easier, less overwhelming way. Included in the information are relevant pictures and graphics on a nice background. Plan some time for this site- its worth it!
While the next site, Rivendells Ancient Egyptian History, isnt as extensive as the first, it is a great site with valuable information. The topics included are Ancient History Introduction, Hieroglyphics, and Gods and Goddesses. There arent any graphics or pictures but there is a lovely table of the gods and goddesses, and there is another great table of the hieroglyphics. The site is very organized and pleasant to look at with a simple background and easy to read text.
Understanding Ancient Egypt Beliefs is a site that is listed this month for parents. This is a fun to visit with your children.
There is a relatively short information page on religious beliefs, including The Legend of Isis and Osiris. Following this page is the Pyramid Puzzle; a crossword puzzle including clues pertaining to the information presented on the previous page. The puzzle is intended to be printed and completed on paper. This is a nice, interactive way to learn a little about Egypt with your children. Lastly this month is a site titled Contents on Egypt.. This site is organized well with a nice background and print that is slightly larger than the standard font size. The information contained on this site is from arab.net, but the background on this site is much more pleasing to the eye than the bright lime green of arab.net. Contents on Egypt does offer some nice pictures of Egyptian Art, including Papyrus Works of Art and The Pharaohs Art Gallery. These pages take just a minute to load- but the pictures are worth it. There is a lot of information presented here in a very orderly and easy to follow pattern.
Who are we?
Tour Egypt aims to offer the ultimate Egyptian adventure and intimate knowledge about the country. We offer this unique experience in two ways, the first one is by organizing a tour and coming to Egypt for a visit, whether alone or in a group, and living it firsthand. The second way to experience Egypt is from the comfort of your own home: online.


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We recently let you know about an interview Reid Hoffman (co-founder of LinkedIn) had with Steve Ballmer (CEO of Microsoft), in which Ballmer went on record about Microsoft's competition: Apple and Android. To preface Ballmer's statement, he's talking about Android apps, not necessarily the Android platform. "The ecosystem of Android is a little bit wild, relative, that is, from an app compatibility perspective, malware perspective is, maybe, in a way that's not always in the consumer's best interest. Uncontrolled. (SIC)" Android has 72.4% of the market compared to Windows Phone's ...


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Enabling cheat mode on GTA2
Posted 19 August 2007 - 03:41 PM
Posted 19 August 2007 - 09:54 PM
Edit: You mean likea debugging mode? Or just to input general cheats?
General cheats have to be inputted as the player name, i think. Haven't cheated on GTA2 since it was released, i don't think.
To use the PC cheats, first change you name to
That's PC, which i assume you're talking aout, PS2 is different. Google it.
Edited by MrLlamaLlama, 19 August 2007 - 10:01 PM.
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Posted 20 August 2007 - 06:19 AM
I enter GOURANGA as my name, join the game, then quit, then make my name GODOFGTA and then join and nothing happens, am I doing it wrong?
Posted 20 August 2007 - 09:28 AM
TM™ - Elite.
Posted 21 August 2007 - 05:48 PM
There is no "freedom of speech" in forums, yes you can say what you want but in the end what the mods say gos. This is not a democracy.
Posted 21 August 2007 - 08:19 PM
Agreed, you should have just been able to do it in - game, PLUS none of you noticed i said 'PS2' - WTH???
Yeah, after you type GOURANGA you delete it and type in a cheat, and repeat for every cheat. It was a weird cheating system, IMO.
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Posted 22 August 2007 - 10:24 AM
GOURANGA is the cheat activator which you use first to be able to use all the cheats. Remember that, sometimes this happens to be as well. Also, GTA1 had the same cheating system, except, there was no GOURANGA Cheat code in the game.
TM™ - Elite.
Posted 24 August 2007 - 01:00 AM
Agreed, you should have just been able to do it in - game, PLUS none of you noticed i said 'PS2' - WTH???
Yeah, after you type GOURANGA you delete it and type in a cheat, and repeat for every cheat. It was a weird cheating system, IMO.
I do believe the cheat activator is the same for Playstation, and yes, LULZ at your mess up. The cheats are different, though, I think.
There is no "freedom of speech" in forums, yes you can say what you want but in the end what the mods say gos. This is not a democracy.
Posted 24 August 2007 - 04:38 PM
I was putting GOURANGA
And then typing godofgta in-game!!!
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not;
remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus
Posted 25 August 2007 - 05:18 PM
Type GOURANGA to enable the following codes:
Submitted by: Cheater F1X
E-mail: [email protected]
HELL - Red sky
GOUV - Attend random mission
NAKED - People run around naked
NAKAD - Cops are naked
BIL2BOB - When start, you fight to men called bill and bob.
Ther're worth 50,000,000,000,000 points!
MEATMAN - Instead of a man, you're a hamster( Imortal hamster)
ALONE - No people at all (Including cops!)
Scott Hilliard, Submitted the following Information:
Email: [email protected]
Enter GOURANGA as a name to enable cheat mode.
Then, enter one of the following names before
starting a level
Result Code
god Mode : rsjabber
all weapons,full ammo :godofgta
free shopping :eatsoup
people more aggressive :buckfast
more gore :gorefest
all cities :ukgamer
99 lives :cutie1
all bonus levels :tumyfrog
unlimited flame thrower : flameon
unlimited electric ray gun :voltfest
double damage power up :schurulz
invisible :hunsrus
respect from all 3 gangs :mademan
small cars :fishflap
keep weapons after arrest :arsestar
all people are elvis clans :lasvegas
naked people : nekkid
$9,999,999 :iamdavej
10x multiplier :segarulz
no exploding scores : cocktart
All these cheats work!
Here are some tips:
Get Easy Money:
Submitted by: Iwan Davies
Get a Taxi then park on the side of a road. When
somebody gets in they will pay you $1 per second.
If you speed up they pay more. Dont crash otherwise
they get out.
Submitted by: John
E-mail: [email protected]
its good 2 have a wank while ur playin it gets u more excited
and hiped up 4 the game
Leave a car at the dump to receive the corresponding
Car Power-Up:
Aniston BD4 -Jail Free Card
Beamer- Flame Thrower
Big Bug- Machine Gun
B-Type- Invulnerability
Bug- Machine Gun
Dementia- Invisibility
Miar-a Rocket Launcher
Michelli Roadster - Machine Gun
Minx - ElectroFingers
Police Car - Cop Bribe
Romero - Armor
Schmidt - Health
Shark - Molotov Cocktails
Taxi - Double Damage
U-Jerk - Truck Machine Gun
Z-Type - Silenced Machine Gun
Bonus level:
Collect all the GTA 2 Shields and to play the 3.Special
Getting rid of cops:
Go to the territory of what ever gang you are working for
and they will shoot them for you.
When you enter muchcash you get 500000$,when you start
the level.Then save the game and quit the level.Then load
from saved status and now you have 500000$ more than before
on our account.You can do the trick often you want.
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Tune radio:
While driving a car that has a radio, press Up to change
Weird Cars:
There are several ways to make a few different cars look weird.
Hot Dog Train: Burp/fart 17 times (press tab while on foot)
then walk exactly 10 steps north. Turn to the east and jump
forward 3 times. Now when you got to a train, the cars will
be hotdogs.
Psychadelic Gang Cars: Repeat the first 2 steps as you would
for the train code, but instead of turning east, turn west
and jump forward only once, now the gang cars will be flashing
different colors.
Good Humor Truck (pistol required): Make sure you are facing
north, take exactly 15 steps backwards. Shoot the first person
you see that walks onto the screen from the north, you need to
hit him with one and only one bullet. Now all of the ice-cream
trucks will look like traditional good humor vans.
The cops can be your friend, especially when you're in
rival gang territory and you need some additional firepower.
Make sure there's a cop around when the gang attacks you.
As long as you don't shoot back, the police will attack
the rival gang, effectively providing you with cover.
Weapon pickups regenerate. If you're not under a time limit,
hang out until a weapon respawns, then pick it up for more
Collect the little GTA2 logos to unlock bonus missions.
Be on the lookout for ramps. To see where the ramps lead,
get a good head start to build up some speed. They almost
always send you somewhere that has a special bonus.
Submitted by: Vijayant Pandit
first grab the guns by gun cheat and then jump on any cars bonutten roam
aroud the city with nasry killings.
Submitted by: saurabh_mysterio
While playing in the Stage 2, Play over the rooftops with the faster car,
jump over the slopes you will find at some places the numbered cars(which
will warp you to a wang cars shop). Collect as many cars as possible (at least 5)
then save the game. Restart the game and go for the warp cars at the same places
where you found them before saving. You will get a Wang cars Bonus, having no. of
armored vehicles. Coool Huh.
Church Hint:
Submitted by: [CeeFour]
It's much easier to find the Church where you may save your game if you follow
the antenna on top of any TV van. It always points towards the church!
Submitted by: azeem
when u get in fire bigrade fire the hose 8 times and your guy get the ability to
fly and u can move around and then to land u need to pressspace to fly again stand
in one place for 5mins then he takes off.
Submitted by: Gaurav
when u r playing the second stage(residential area)there r some cars in which when
u sit they teleport us so teleport yourself from one of these cars located in the
map and save your game by entering a place which is at the starting of the level
and then again resume ur saved status.then go 2 the place where u teleported and
then you will find that it is there again sit in the car and you will come 2 a
place called WANG's car bonus where you will get loads of special cars(tanks etc)
Fire truck and tank hint:
Submitted by: R.Saranyaraj(India)
You can change direction where the hose or the tank fires by pressing
TAB along with right or left arrow keys.
Police hint:
Submitted by: R.Saranyaraj(india)
1)Whenever you have only one police priority rating, you can escape by
hiding for about one minute inside places where roads are are not visible
(like between buildings and make sure you don't encounter a police for the
same time of hiding.
2)Even if you have maximum of six police priority rating, you can escape
by going to the nearest Max-paynt counter and get your car sprayed or number
plate changed and escape from police and army men.But make sure that youhave
minimum of $5,000 and the car is n't a police car, swat van, and official
cars (like special agents car).
Submitted by: Himadri & Manit
If you think that the maximum ammo for a weapon is 99 then you are thinking
wrong! Yes, you can get 255 ammo for a weapon. Its simple. All you have to
do is to get a KILL FRENZY and save the game before the time for the kill
frenzy runs out. The next time when you resume your saved status you will
see that the letters K.F. are still mentioned below the weapon. Fire the
weapon once and you will see that the ammo for the kill frenzy changes to
254!!! Hallalooya!!! But remember one thing that you should not pick up
ammo for that weapon cause this will reduce your ammo to 99. Suppose that
you have Molotov cocktail as your saved kill frenzy and its ammo is 254.
Then do not pick up any Molotov cocktail until your ammo reduces to below
99.You can save several kill frenzies also. Save one, then exit and then
save the other. In the second city i.e. Residential District you can get a
kill frenzy just in front of the building where you save the game.
It gives you Molotov cocktails. Take the kill frenzy and save the game.
And then when you resume your saved status you will have 255 ammo for
Molotov cocktails. Get onto the same building where you save the game by
jumping over from the railway overhead bridge to a small building and then
use the steps to get on top of the building. Now shower your blessings
(Molotov cocktails) on the peds and the vehicles! Don't worry for the
cops cause they wont reach the top of the building where you are. In the
third city i.e. Industrial District you can get a rocket launcher kill
frenzy in a building which is on the other side of the highway just behind
your save area i.e. Jesus Saves. Get it and save it.
Then resume and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!
Here are some tips to escape the cops:
If there is one cop head on the top of your screen then you can escape
the cops. Just go to some place where there are no cops and wait.
The cop head will disappear. But if your wanted rate is higher i.e.
there is more than one cop head on the top of the screen then you have
to try some of the next methods to escape the cops.
Steal any vehicle other than police vehicle and repaint it.
The cop heads will disappear.
Crush a cop car and take the cop bribe that you get after crushing the
cop car. The cop heads will disappear.
To score more:
Submitted by: abhishek.naik
First you take a big vehicle the you go near the people and horn they will collect
one side then kill that people they are in 30 or more people collected then you
can find bonus up to 8,000.Like this continue.
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The Loch Ness Monster smiles for the camera -- sort of, Ellis Island closes, actor William Holden passes away, and Madonna releases "Like a Virgin," all on this day.
1976: Queen's "Somebody To Love" is released. The song would reach No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.


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With early voting for the May 4 election underway, the Bureau of Governmental Research again has released its report from last year opposing tolls on the Crescent City Connection. The nonprofit makes no changes from its August examination that recommends voters in New Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes vote against the measure that would keep tolls on the bridge for 20 years.
In March, the tolls were suspended and a new vote on the issue was ordered after a Baton Rouge judge ruled the November referendum that favored continuation of the tolls by a slim margin was questionable. A Harvey civic activist had challenged that outcome, arguing that hundreds of voters were denied their right to vote on the issue when they were given provisional ballots that lacked local elections and could have cast ballots against the proposition.
In deciding its position against the tolls, BGR cited "the scope of the electorate, the vagueness of the proposition and uncertainty about what the public would receive with tolls, versus what it would receive without them.''
Officials have said the tolls generate as much as $22 million annually.


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In the past three years, Sharee and Rhonda have written, directed, and produced four short films. They recently caught the attention of Stephanie Frederic, Executive Producer of FGW Productions, in Los Angeles, CA, who invited the twins to cover some of their highest profile events to date.
Rhonda and Sharee will film, interview, and blog from the 85th Annual Oscars Red Carpet in Los Angeles, on Feb. 24, 2013, the Uptown Magazine Pre-Oscar Party on Thursday, February 21.
Click here for the blog where they will chronicle their coverage
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text: Following the discovery of genetically engineered wheat in Oregon last month, Monsanto has now tested 35,000 samples of wheat grown in the region and found no detectible presence of GE wheat or what the company calls the CP4 event in any of those samples. Washington State University and USDA have reported similar results. Those findings and the non-uniform manner in which the wheat appeared have led some at Monsanto to believe the Roundup Ready wheat may have been planted by persons unknown. Monsanto's Robert Fraley discussed the company's findings in a news conference with reporters on June 21.


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BESSEMER, Alabama — The Foundry Ministries, which serves 800 meals daily to residents of recovery and re-entry programs, needs donations of food to restock its pantry, its director said.
The Foundry also provides community meals and grocery boxes to low-income residents, including elderly and shut-ins, through its Rescue program.
"Food is the most basic element of all the services we provide," said Executive Director Bill Heintz. "For people who are battling addictions or simply struggling with the daily challenges of providing for themselves or their families, physical nourishment is the first step toward growth and change. I'm confident this compassionate community will come along side The Foundry and help restock our pantry and assist our neighbors in need."
The ministry needs canned fruits and vegetables, fresh meats and produce, dairy products, coffee and cereals. Individuals are encouraged to share what they can from their own pantries or buy foods in larger quantities that are on sale in their supermarkets or sold at discount prices at wholesale clubs. Retailers are asked to consider donating foods from their inventory and farmers markets can contribute goods they have left at the end of the day, the Foundry said.
The Foundry asks that food donations be delivered to their Community Outreach Center at 608 18th Street in Bessemer, Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pick-ups can be arranged for larger quantities by calling 205-424-HOPE (4673). Financial contributions can be made online at www.foundryministries.com. More information on The Foundry Ministries can be found on the website as well.


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Community spaces outdoor
Community Spaces Outdoor grants can help create spaces for people to come together and join in activities that benefit their well-being such as skate parks, playgrounds, memorials, and community gardens.
Please note: Grant requests of this type that are over $200,000 require an initial Expression of Interest. Please contact us first to discuss your idea and what's needed to apply.
What we can support
- Creation of skate parks
- Development of playgrounds
- Memorials marking our culture, heritage and community sentiment
- Design of community gardens to promote sustainable living
- Earthworks, play equipment and shade facilities
- Temporary infrastructure that may make public spaces more welcoming for people
What we look for
- Community and stakeholder support including any foreseeable increases in community involvement resulting from the grant project
- Planning that demonstrates the facility will meet community need. For further details please refer to our grants for Organisational development
- Ability of your organisation to manage and maintain the outdoor space
- Long term viability of the space and your organisation
- Contributions from relevant sources. Our grants are intended to be complementary
- Safe, secure and affordable spaces that are open to the whole community and are accessible and usable for people with disability
- Planning and building approvals and compliance to relevant codes, standards and legislation
- Consideration of heritage and environmental factors
What we won't support
- Ongoing operation or maintenance of facilities and community spaces.
- Civil infrastructure that is the core responsibility of local councils.
Note: Please call a member of our Grants team if you think you have a case for us to provide support in any of the above areas.
Documents we need
- A completed Lotterywest Expression of Interest Form and supporting information. Please contact us and we will discuss your idea and what is needed to apply
For requests less than $200,000:
- A completed Lotterywest Grant Application Form
- Your latest Annual Report if you have one, or AGM minutes if you don't and the most recent audited financial statements
- A copy of your Constitution or equivalent document (not required for Local Government Authorities) Two written quotes (or one quantity survey/Architect's estimation)
- A community usage policy (outlining how community use will be managed) if applicable
- Approval from the land and/or building owners
- A project management plan (including risk management)
- A minimum three-year management and operational plan including a budget (for requests more than $100,000)
If your group is unincorporated, a trust or a Not for Profit Company Limited by Guarantee or Shares, there are other things we need from you. Please refer to what we need.


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The Huron River Watershed Council will hold its second annual Community River Swim on Baseline Lake Sunday at 9 a.m.
This free community 1 mile swim is for people who love the water and want to try a river swim at the U-M Sailing Club on Baseline Lake. Water conservationist Liz Elling and HRWC's Laura Rubin will lead the event.
Participants must register in advance by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 734-769-5123 ext. 19. Registration table opens at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, and the swim begins at 9 p.m. The U-M Sailing Club is located at 8010 Strawberry Lake Rd Dexter, MI 48130.


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Checkered Flag Toyota deserves a big congratulations to the Business Office Team for taking home the trophy in this year's Winner's Circle Competition.
Business Managers play a vital role in the sales process and the team at Checkered Flag Toyota earned the title of Best of Checkered Flag for 2013 by providing exemplary customer service to our valued customers.
Whether you're shopping for a new Toyota, Scion, or pre-owned vehicle visit Checkered Flag Toyota and experience the highest level of customer service from our Winners-helping winners buy!


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Semmes Senior Center will be closed March 3 and 4 for Mardi Gras, but regular activities will resume March 5. On March 6, Semmes Mayor Judy Hale will join the seniors at 11:30 a.m. for "Meal with the Mayor." Call 251-649-2010 for a calendar of senior events.
The University of Mobile's Big Band Jazz group invites the public to celebrate the music of the era of jazz, swing and big band at 7 p.m. March 6. "A Night to Remember" will be held at Saraland Performing Arts Center. Admission is $10. Call 251-442-2383 for information.
Eclectic Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. March 6 at Semmes Public Library. The book up for discussion is "The Orchardist" by Amanda Coplin. For information, call 251-645-6840. The Mary Ellen Ward Art Guild meets at 1 p.m. March 4 at Semmes Library, and there's a "Painting Together" class going on every Tuesday; participants should bring a canvas and supplies. Call Jeanette Byrd at 251-649-1647 for information.
Family Game Night with "Games for Toddlers to Adults" is at 6 p.m. March 6 at Saraland Public Library. The library provides games and puzzles for an evening of old-fashioned fun. Call 251-675-2879 for information.
Prichard and Mitchell Libraries show a movie for children ages 3-13 beginning at noon Fridays. On March 7, the offering will be "The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in its Pants."
Citronelle Woman's Club meets at 2:30 p.m. March 4 at the Depot Museum. Call Alma Johnson at 251-866-5742 for information. Saraland Woman's Club will meet at 10 a.m. March 4 at their clubhouse. Call Loretta Clayton at 251-675-4932 for details.
Mike McKinley, coordinator of One Meal, needs cases of bottled water and three-compartment carry-out Styrofoam trays. Call 251-379-9014 for information.
Wilmer Baptist Church will host a Wild Game Dinner at 6:30 p.m. March 13. Guest speaker will be Scott Vernon of Bow Hunter Pro Shop; there will be an archery demonstration and door prizes. The tickets will be $5 from the church office or at the door. Call the church at 251-649-0985 for more information.
Several activities of note in the coming weeks include the following events:
Coming up soon are the following events of note:
Semmes Azalea Festival is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 15 at Mary G. Montgomery High School. Arts and crafts and other vendors are still being accepted, as are entries in the 5K race and the car, truck and bike show. Visit www.friendsofsemmes.org or call Terri Nelson at 251-649-3163 for information.
Satsuma Public Library Foundation's Sweet 16 celebration is 2-4 p.m. March 16 at the Satsuma Library. Three writers, formerly from Satsuma, will be on hand to discuss and sign their current publications. They are Linda McCullough, Linda Knowles and Mary Murphy.
Dauphin Way Baptist Church Spring Expo is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 21. Vendors are encouraged to call Ginger McCracken at 251-341-0773 for information on participating. The public is invited to visit this free event.
Friends for Satsuma Schools second annual Swamp Fest is March 27. Call Shirley Presnall at 251-675-0421 for details on participating.
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For some of us, winter is a season that we might try to avoid as much as possible. However, it is a season not to be underestimated and can be beautiful in its own way as much as the remaining seasons. The bright snow and monochromatic tones can make very interesting photos. Winter is a special time for photographers who enjoy the challenges and the rewards that come along with winter photography. In today's post we have gathered some wonderful pictures made by talented photographers and artists — Enjoy!
Happy Winter Solstice day
Midwinter Dream – Photo PB1967
"Slippery without My Snow Shoes!"
The tree that refused to believe it was winter
Winter Freight on Salt Creek Trestle
West Virginia Gristmill Waterfall Winter Snow
Snow walking on Brunswick Avenue (Toronto)
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PRINCETON TOWNSHIP — After graduating college in the early 1970s, artist James Perry moved to New York City with high hopes.
"I went there with the expectation that I was going to become a famous sculptor," he said. "But there were thousands of other young artists coming in from art schools from all over the country with that same expectation, and somehow it doesn't work out for everyone."
After juggling odd jobs and working on his art, Perry realized he was going to have to make a change.
"I was doing carpentry work, renovating lofts in SoHo, and then I would go back to my studio and make sculpture," he said. "I lived this schizophrenic life of trying to be an artist but having to make a living, and it's really hard to do that."
Perry eventually quit trying. But now, after a nearly 30-year hiatus, he is back on the path to artistic fame.
Just four years after retiring and getting back into creating sculpture, Perry, now 64, has had two solo exhibitions, has participated in 12 group exhibitions and has even sold a piece of his sculpture to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. The wooden sculpture, which resembles a giant ram's horn, is displayed in the hospital's lobby.
"I never thought I would get back into making sculpture," he said.
Perry first became interested in sculpture while he was attending the Solebury School just outside New Hope, Pa.
"I had a teacher, George Mellor, who was a sculptor himself," Perry said. "I started working with him and sculpting with clay and stone."
Perry stuck with sculpture and attended Bard College, where he continued to experiment with different materials while maintaining organic designs.
"It's interesting, because if you look at my early works, everything is very organic," Perry said. "But in the early '70s, it was the prominent trend, especially in sculpture, to be minimalistic."
Deeply influenced by that movement, Perry said he shifted focus in his work as well as his material of choice.
"I started doing more geometrical work," he said. "This is also when I started working with wood. I went from working in organic forms to creating more geometric, straight-edged shapes."
But even having a piece in the famed Whitney Biennial in 1975 wasn't enough for Perry to stick around in the New York art scene.
"At the time that was the peak of my career," he said. "But I just couldn't keep maintaining that life as an artist."
Perry and his future wife, painter Hetty Baiz, had grown tired of their struggling lifestyle.
"Around the late '70s, my wife and I both decided that if we were going to have any kind of life together, we were going to have to make some changes," he said. "I started doing work in information graphics, which led to a couple jobs that led to a job at The New York Times."
In 1984, Perry and his wife moved to Princeton and he simply gave up sculpture.
"It was a very intense job to begin with," Perry said. "And then with the added commute and the fact that I worked weird hours and we had two young kids, I just stopped."
Since Perry wasn't creating sculpture, he decided that he needed to find a hobby to keep him busy, he said.
"I started doing woodworking and furniture making," Perry said. "It was a lot of fun. I got the tools and I taught myself by watching TV shows and stuff like that."
Perry enjoyed his new hobby so much he considered making furniture commercially, he said. But after he took a buyout from The New York Times in 2008, the plan never came to fruition.
He ultimately found inspiration instead at a Princeton University Art Museum exhibit, and began working on pieces that married his experience with sculpture to his newfound woodworking skills.
"The show was on a Spanish architect named Félix Candela," he said. "He developed this style of architecture based off the hyperbolic parabaloid. If you've ever seen a Pringles potato chip, that's exactly what it looks like."
Perry said Candela's work inspired him to jump right back into creating art.
"There's a case where you're combining a fundamental geometric concept but creating an organic form because of it," he said. "So looking back in an early work as being organic and my work in the early '70s as being very geometric, I thought. 'Well, here is a way where I can combine them.'"
Perry said he allows his work to continue to evolve, just as he allowed his life to evolve.
"It was just one thing led to the next," he said. "I did that one first piece and it was kind of exciting and then all of a sudden it just opened up all kinds of possibilities to where I could take it."
Without his years of self-taught woodworking skills, Perry said, he would not be able to make the pieces he is creating now.
"I probably couldn't have done this type of stuff when I was just starting out," he said. "I had no training as a craftsman at all. They don't teach you how to make things in art school. You have to figure it out for yourself."
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text: How to Get Motivated to Exercise! December 15, 2012 All are chosen! Few respond! Over the years I have been asked numerous times by reporters, editors, freelance writers, clients, and people just like you; How can I get motivated to exercise? The answer is quite simple; Results! Results! Results! The only exception to this rule may be your doctor staring directly into your eyes and stating"Your life depends on it!" Unfortunately, often even that doesn't do the trick because we all hate being told what to do. More to the truth is that people wait for that first big scare such as a heart attack, serious back injury, chronic neck pain, or a serious diagnosis. Nothing motivates someone to change their lifestyle, to exercise consistently, and to eat healthier, than pain, and shear fear! Delayed gratification is a concept of the past. These days immediate gratification is the norm. We want to see visual results for the motivation to take action, and feel better in our own body. However, feeling better is rarely enough for most people. They need to see visual results in the mirror to stay the course. So how do we access the mindset, and move past the pre-contemplation stage, into action steps? I wish I had the magic answer to that question. Unfortunately, human behavior cannot be controlled by another human. What I can tell you is that we are motivated by two primary emotions in life, pain and pleasure. It really comes down to that simple equation. When we are in enough pain, we seek pleasure at almost any price. The price we are willing to pay is directly proportional to the degree of pain we are experiencing. Acceptance of truth is what activates the pain process. Acceptance of truth also provides the relief from pain. The phrase, "the truth will set you free" is a very real proposition. I know this to be true, based upon personal physical and emotional experiential pain. The pain did not subside until I dealt with the root cause of the pain, and then took action, to reduce the pain I was experiencing. Since I am on the subject of truth lets get down to the crux of the issue for many people. The real truth is that taking care of our health, and our body, is directly proportional to our level of self-respect, and our degree of self-esteem! Barring any medical conditions, which may prevent one from exercising or eating healthy. Sorry, to say, but that is the down and dirty real truth. If you are not taking care of your health chances are you do not feel good about yourself on the inside. Then instead of looking inside to feel better, we often seek contentment, happiness, and joy through the external, which never seems to satisfy, and never will. You cannot feel better on the inside only through the external. You can, however, begin internal transformation through the physical. When we embark on a physiological transformation it is inevitable that an internal (psychological) transformation will emerge. In my work with clients I deal in truth. Our incessant need to live in denial, busyness, the past and the future, are all strategies, which hold us back from realizing our true potential. Truth is the primary vehicle that gets most people off the couch and into action. Each of us must "take the bull by the horns" when it comes to changing our lifestyle. Your journey will be unique, enlightening, and life changing. I promise! During this process of rejuvenating hope, faith, and trust in oneself, much will be learned about who you are, and what you are made of. All I do as a Whole-Body Health Coach is push clients past their self-imposed limitations. I guide clients through a time-tested process so they can realize their ultimate fitness goals. Then I teach them how to maintain their dream body for life! It is a very simple equation; work effort + healthy nutrition + consistency over a period of time = goal attainment. This is the only way to access internal motivation. What we allow into our bodies, and our minds, directly influences, and determines, what we get out of life, and how we react to what we manifest in our lives. In short, our choices, attitude, and our way of being in life, are the key instigators. They determine what we get out of life, and how our life unfolds. These choices are a direct reflection of our emotional stability, and balance in life. If we make conscientious, healthy choices, most likely we will have a fairly balanced, structured lifestyle. It is vital we be honest with our self. Ask yourself a few simple questions; "Am I happy with my life today?", "Am I happy with my body, and my health?" Then pause, and listen to your inner voice. You will hear the truth if you are ready for it. Internal motivation can only come from being honest with oneself. Once, you move into action that is when results become the predominant motivational factor. Start with baby steps. Rome was not built in a day, and neither is a healthy body. Embrace the journey! You are in this for the long-haul. Living a fit lifeyle is a life-long journey we participate in one day at a time. The visual results may motivate you to stay the course for a while. However, how you feel in your body, and about yourself will motivate you for life! Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) Email (will not be published) (required) Website Comment


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State Rep. Elton Aubert has announced his candidacy for the state Senate's 2nd District, which includes parts of St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and six other parishes along the Mississippi River.
An Air Force veteran who served six terms on the St. James Parish Council, Aubert, a Democrat and a Vacherie resident, is the 58th District state representative.
"As I look to the future and at the ever-changing world, it is evident that we must remain competitive," he said in a statement. "As your new senator, I will fight to keep Louisiana as an aggressive contender with other states in the country."
Aubert cited his efforts in landing investments from Nucor Steel and Marathon Oil amid an economic downturn, as well as his efforts to secure major road projects.
He said his priorities are to work with his colleagues to improve the state's education system and to make health care available and affordable to all Louisiana residents.


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Garmin-Asus blurs the line between phone and GPS with the A10
There's no denying it. Our mobile phones are slowly taking over some of the daily duties that were once handled by function-specific devices. My MP3 player is collecting dust in a drawer and I gave my Magellan GPS to my mom. They were replaced with a fancy, multi-tasking, music playing, direction giving Hero. One of my only gripes with Google Maps… Read more


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Prairiland junior high boys take 2nd place in Tournament
The 7th grade Prairiland Junior High boys basketball team won 2nd place in their own tournament this past Saturday. In the first game, the Patriots defeated the Cooper bulldogs 24-21. Allen Elliot and Rayce Wilkerson led the team with five points each. Parker May and Seth Smith had four points each. In the Championship game, the Patriots came up a little short with a 31-27 loss to Chisum. Carson Bridges led the Patriots with 11 points while Rayce Wilkerson had six. The Patriots played a much improved defensive game. Parker May, Jordan Bridges, Daylan Whitley, and Garrett Fletcher showed their defensive toughness in the game. The Patriots travel to Mt. Vernon this Thursday, Jan.16. All four teams will play starting at 4:30.


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The Session #28: Think/Drink Globally
Today is the first Friday of June, which means it's once again "Beer Blogging Friday"—AKA The Session! Beer bloggers from all over collaborate and write about a common topic. The "host" for that month is the person who chose the topic and then compiles a summary of all who participated (with links, naturally). This month's Session is hosted by Red, White, and Brew and the topic is "Think/Drink Locally": I pose everyone writes about the … Continue reading →