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Turning Down the Heat
How to avoid heat-induced illnesses
On an 86-degree day in Fort Benning, Georgia, sports-medicine doctor Wade Lillegard was watching military troops ...
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On an 86-degree day in Fort Benning, Georgia, sports-medicine doctor Wade Lillegard was watching military troops train when an 18-year-old recruit suddenly crumpled during a five-mile run. The young man was slurring his speech and not sweating though his temperature was 108 degrees. Suffering a heat stroke, he lapsed into a coma, awakening three days later with failing liver and kidneys and damage to his hypothalamus, a part of the brain that regulates body temperature and sweat rate. The soldier recovered but will remain more susceptible to heat illness.
In addition to heat stroke, which can not only end your race, but can cause permanent damage or even death, are less serious conditions such as cramps, dehydration and heat exhaustion.
Why Heat Hurts
Running in hot weather is not only uncomfortable, it places extraordinary stress on the cardiovascular system, because blood is directed away from the internal organs to working muscles and the skin's surface, drawing excess heat away from the core and outside the body. "The body has competing goals [cooling you down or moving you forward], so it prioritizes," says Lillegard. As a result, your heart rate increases, but your aerobic capacity decreases.


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Hi Bellas!
So last night I did a tutorial on how I depot my MAC eyeshadows. I did a bunch so now I have 12 pans to return to MAC for 2 lippies, woo hoo!
I did this tutorial because I hadn't seen too many live videos on depotting with a candle...this process usually takes under 5 minutes real time, minus my blabbing and explaining :)
I did this after a nap on New Years Day, lol, hence my fatigued look and blah voice...you know how you crash after a weekend of partying? That was me...but I still had time to do a video!
So an update on my labtop, it's still dead, can you believe it! It's only a year old. I've been using my BF's in the meanwhile but his labtop is older and slower. So i've been trying to get a purple smokey out video for the longest for Mrs. Lynne...I redid one last night and guess what...the volume wasn't working, man! I'll try another one tonight or tomorrow...cross your fingers!
Anyways, I hope this tutorial helps you guys out, I'm going to try and do a Tut on pressing my Holiday pigments tonight.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Depotting Tutorial Using a Candle
Posted by MakeupByRenRen at 10:48 AM
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3 comments:
- Mrs. Lynne said...
This vid is going to help lots of people! I have tons to depot too but haven't done them. I have an empty palette already but I'll probably need another because of the LE shadows I have. Not another MAC trip :D
- January 3, 2008 at 3:31 PM
- christianadivine said...
this video is really helpful! you made it look so easy. thanks for this. :D
- January 3, 2008 at 5:29 PM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
no problem ladies :)
thanks for always leaving me comments!
- January 4, 2008 at 9:51 AM
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Tax bill has smaller LGA reform, limits on city levy
ST. PAUL – The final Tax Omnibus bill approved by the Minnesota House and Senate last weekend will have a less robust reform of the LGA formula and limits on the taxation options for cities.
The LGA reforms were designed by a coalition of metro and rural organizations that radically simplified the distribution formula to a few factors, allowing direct impact of LGA funding levels to be clearly seen. The current formula carries confusing factors and creates uneven results from city to city. The formula benefits metro cities to a higher degree, but gives rural cities a locked-in funding level that gradually increases over several years.
The bill also increases total LGA allocations by $80 million, which reform advocates say will help reverse some of the cuts to the program. The Legislature intends the funding to help reduce property taxes by giving cities what they lacked when they raised taxes to compensate for LGA cuts.
New Ulm will gain $600,000 more in LGA funding next year instead of a sizable funding reduction under the current schedule.
But, the provision that increases total LGA funding in pace with inflation was stripped over the weekend to make it more acceptable for Republican legislators, who claim it would "lock in automatic spending increases." LGA reform advocates have argued that regardless of the cuts to the program, the failure to adjust for inflation means LGA has been funding at a much smaller proportion than several years ago. They argue that it means even keeping funding stable means less impact is made in LGA's intended purpose of helping all Minnesota cities to have high quality operations like police departments and streets.
Cities limited in taxation
A provision added to the bill will prohibit cities with populations over 2,500 and counties over 5,000 from being able to raise property tax levies more than 3 percent for 2014 budgets. The limitation even overrules the property tax levy limit exempts granted to cities that adopted the Performance Measurement survey.
New Ulm initially adopted the survey in 2011 to allow more budgeting options when after it received $1 million less in LGA allocation than scheduled. Despite the option, the City ultimately made major cuts to its budget in all departments, allowing for less than a 1 percent tax increase for 2012 and just a 4.5 percent increase in 2013. The level of cuts for New Ulm has resulted in a "only-stay-flat" budget this year, the City falling further behind in its street repairs and even a brief consideration to end its K9 unit.
City Manager Brian Gramentz said the hope is the increase LGA funding will compensate to make the limit a non-factor, though the increased funding will not totally make up the cuts.
The long-term goal with the survey is to collect several years worth of information to create a database to track response to city operations. The information from the last two years of the survey has been used in selecting budget cut emphasis areas and in determining a better method for where to store snow after clearing streets in winter.
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Kate O'Brian, President of Al Jazeera America, to Speak at the Library
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The Library is presenting a series of programs in 2014, in celebration of 20 years of honoring Richard Salant through annual lectures on broadcast journalism. Join us for a talk by Kate O'Brian, President of Al Jazeera America, which she will give as the guest lecturer for the Library's second Richard Salant Lecture of 2014, on Sunday, April 27. The program will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Library's Adrian Lamb Room. Seating is limited and early arrival is advised.
Al Jazeera America is a cable and satellite news television channel owned by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network. Ms. O'Brian will speak about Al Jazeera America's leading role in the changing landscape of the news media.
Kate O'Brian, President Al Jazeera America, joined the Al Jazeera America team with 30 years of experience at ABC. In her most recent role as senior vice president of newsgathering operations, O'Brian was responsible for all ABC News' newsgathering operations, including all ABC News bureaus worldwide, business, law and justice, medical, and investigative units, NewsOne, ABC News Radio and affiliate relations. O'Brian also was general manager of programming for ABC News Radio responsible for editorial content; overseas field producer in Rome and London; producer for "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," both in Washington, D.C. and New York; and manager in talent development. She began as a television desk assistant in New York and joined the staff of "This Week with David Brinkley," when it launched in 1981. O'Brian has won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award as part of the "This Week with David Brinkley" team, an Emmy Award for the 2000 Millennium coverage at ABC News and a George Foster Peabody Award for ABC News' September 11 coverage.
The Richard Salant Lecture and the Library's Richard Salant Room are named for the late President of CBS news, whose tenure in the 1960s and 1970s included the news challenges of the Vietnam War and Watergate. Richard Salant lived in New Canaan for 37 years prior to his death in 1993. The Library honors his dedication to integrity in broadcast journalism and the First Amendment. The lecture series began in 1994, with first lecturer Andy Rooney. Other notable Salant Lecturers have included Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Charles Osgood, Lesley Stahl, Brian Williams, Connie Chung, Cokie Roberts, Tom Brokaw, Roger Goodman, Scott Pelley, Joe Scarborough, and Ann Curry (2014).


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Through Week 9 of NFL Football, these Wide Receivers have had the best starts in Fantasy Football: Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Mike Wallace, Larry Fitzgerald, Wes Welker, Steve Smith, Dwayne Bowe, Brandon Marshall, Vincent Jackson, A.J. Green, Julio Jones and Hakeem Nicks or Victor Cruz.
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During last couple years I tried about 20-25 different kinds of oolong tea, both bought by weight from e-bay (no-names), from local stores and from respected Chinese tea-stores (not online ones, the actual Chinese stores in China). Some of the were "meh" quality, some had such aroma and taste that I hardly could believe that nothing artificial was added to them.
For example, I have couple bags bought to me by a friend straight from the tea factory in Hainan. 60-80$ per 200g bag straight from the line, no middleman. The factory worker who was responcible for the tea sales told that it is the highest grade possible on their factory and it even doesn't really go for export, because most of it is sold to restaurants inside China. The titles are "Lady Lan" tea (oolong in ginseng powder) and "Red East" tea (oolong fermented with local sweet berries). From the representer of their partner's factory in the China mainland he also purchased the highest available grade of the "Flower oolong", the oolong which is a total mistily to me, because it smells like some sweet flowers or strawberry or raspberry with sour cream. Both the seller and my Chinese friend I asked about the 'authenticity" of the smell said that the smell is natural to this tea.
Today, at the local oriental store I bought 250g of Tung-Ting oolong ("ABC Tea House" brand) for… 3.29$. The smell is ok, remind me the 'Aged Iron Goddess oolong" I bought once on e-bay, but the leaves are not of the uniform color (there are dark-grey pellets and brown-green pellets of oolong, I even found one… berry of some sort). The taste… em… *makes a sip* the cheapest no-name oolong I bought from e-bay sellers directly from China was better than this.
So, are there some ways to distinguish the quality of Oolong tea? I know that with black tea you need to go for the size of a leaf and "tips", which are quite easy to identify, but what I should look at while peaking through oolong teas?
And one more thing… Are those oolong aromas real? I tried oolongs which smelled like wet jasmine branches (sounds a little unreal, but people who lived in places where jasmine grows will understand me – it is not quite the same smell as from the flowers, it is more of a "bark and leaves", but still jasmine), like fallen leaves in a forest, like field flowers or like strawberries in sour cream. In our artificial world it is hard to believe that those aromas can be acquired naturally.


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A brief overview of the book first
Gordon Krantz survived the Doomwar only to spend years crossing a post-apocalypse United States looking for something or someone he could believe in again. Ironically, when he's inadvertently forced to assume the made-up role of a "Restored United States" postal inspector, he becomes the very thing he's been seeking: a symbol of hope and rebirth for a desperate nation. Gordon goes through the motions of establishing a new postal route in the Pacific Northwest, uniting secluded towns and enclaves that are starved for communication with the rest of the world. And even though inside he feels like a fraud, eventually he will have to stand up for the new society he's helping to build or see it destroyed by fanatic survivalists.
Gordon The Postman Krantz must now lead his follower against General Bethlehem leader of the Holnist army. Can the Postman defeat Bethlehem, and more importantly can he deliver the mail on time?
The game will be divided up into two teams.
Blue armbands: Holnist army.
Green armbands: Restored United States postal service.
If you would like to general please let me know.
Missions will be handed out ever 30 minutes. There will also be daylong missions consisting of delivering the mail. For every letter delivered to the correct town (Number on the map) the Restored United States postal service will receive two points. The Holnist army will receive one point for every letter taken back to there base.
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Okay, now to the recipes..I am presenting here two ways to use this bean.The first one is the way our cook prepared this for us..
She uses:
Fresh hyacinth beans - 2 cups
Brinjal- 2, small, cut into wedges
Pearl onions - a handful peeled
Garlic- 5 large pods, peeled
Tomato -1, large, chopped
Tamarind paste- 1 tablespoon, dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water
Coriander powder- 2 teaspoons
Chilli powder- 1 1/2 teaspoons
Mustard- 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves - a few
Oil- 2 teaspoons
Salt to taste
- Pressure cook the bean with enough for 2 whistles or till just done. The bean should not turn mushy.Drain the water and keep them aside [ bean+ drained water]
- Heat oil in a pan and put in mustard and curry leaves.
- When the mustard splutter, put the onion and garlic and saute till the onion turns light brown.
- Put in tomato and cook till soft.
- Add the brinjal to the pan and mix well.
- Put in the tamarind extract, coriander powder, chilli powder and salt. Simmer till the brinjal is almost done. Add a few tablespoons of reserved liquid into this mixture if it turns dry.
- Put in the cooked beans and add water to get the gravy consistency of your choice.
- Simmer for another 5 minutes and remove from heat.
The next recipe is what I learnt from MIL .It has a more ' masala' flavor and uses coconut.
I use:
Fresh hyacinth beans - 2 cups
Tomato- 1,chopped
Mustard- 1 teaspoon
Oil- 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Grind to a smooth paste with a little water
Grated coconut - a little less than 1/4 cup
Cinnamon - 1" piece
Garlic- 4 pods
Fennel seeds- 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder- 1 teaspoon
Chilli powder- 1 teaspoon
- Pressure cook the bean with enough for 2 whistles or till just done. The bean should not turn mushy.Drain the water and keep them aside [ bean+ drained water]
- Heat oil in a pan and put in the mustard seeds
- When it splutters add the onion and saute till translucent.
- Put in the tomato and cook till soft.
- Add the ground paste and a little of the reserved water [if the mixture is too dry] , salt and mix well.
- Cook till the raw smell of the masala disappears.
- Put in the cooked beans and the reserved water and simmer till you get the gravy consistency.
- Remove from heat and serve garnished with coriander leaves.
Check out the Blogging Marathon page to find out what my fellow bloggers are cooking this week....
Sending this to Susan's - My Legume Love Affair #43 hosted @Chez Cayenee and to Hema's Double celebration event - Murari Anniversary Giveaway
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Chaz, Harvest Bread's inferiority has less to do with the protein % and more to do with the fact that it's unbromated. If you're in NJ, you should be able to find real bromated pizza flour. About where on the shore are you located?
Scott: Thanks for the info. I do head up to Edison when I take the train into NYC. Do you know the name of the distributor up there?


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At a time of great need, facing a problem of daunting scale, the barrier that nothing can end hunger was turned on its head to become a brand and a rallying cry for the state of Rhode Island. New distribution channels, new brands and new customers were all evidence that an idea can tackle even the biggest of problems.
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Who Will Stay Home?
A new baby means lots of decisions need to be made: What kind of birth? What to do with the nursery? What to name him? And for many parents, who will stay home? In the not-to-distant past, it was mothers who relinquished their jobs when they had their first child and stayed at home to care for and raise the growing family. However, an increasing number of dads are making the decision to stay at home while moms are staying at the office. According to the US Census Bureau, an estimated 143,000 men were stay-at-home dads in 2006. That number is just 2.7 percent of all the stay-at-home parents in the U.S., but it's almost three times greater than it was just 10 years earlier.
For many couples, the decision of who will stay home with baby is an easy one. Some women are less vested in their careers and want to be home to raise their child. Or one parent may make significantly more money than the other, making the decision an easy financial one. But the choice can be more difficult if one parent makes significantly less money but is the sole source of health insurance or a company retirement plan. According to Vincent Iannelli, M.D., author of "The Everything Father's First Year Book," you also need to consider other factors, such as commuting expenses, the cost of day care, and the amount of income taxes paid on that salary.
When trying to make this decision, ask yourself the following questions:
There are also alternative scheduling options to consider, such as opposite shifts, flexible schedule, and working from home, each with their own advantages and challenges. When parents work opposite shifts, someone is always home with the child. One parent may work during the day while the other works at night, or just a few shifts on the weekend when the other parent is home. While this can be a beneficial arrangement for the child, the parents' relationship can suffer when they go days without spending any quality time together.
If one parent has a flexible work schedule, he or she can work around the child's schedule as well as the other parent's work schedule. This allows both parents to continue working and earning incomes, but also ensures quality time with the child, making it a win-win for the child, the parents, and the family's financial health.
Having one parent stop working and stay at home full-time is only an option if your financial situation can handle the loss of one income. Although keep in mind that you may save on gas and other car-related or commute expenses and day-care costs. Staying at home with a child all day, every day, can also be a hard transition for some parents who are used to intellectual stimulation and lots of social interaction at work.
Working from home sounds ideal, but in reality it can be a tough juggling act. Your ability to succeed with this kind of set-up depends on the nature of your job (are you called on to handle unanticipated emergencies or is your workload regular and predictable?), the age of your child (younger babies and toddlers take up more of your time than older, school-aged children), and the number of children under your care (you might be fine with one, but more may prove too difficult).


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Debates of Oct. 22nd, 2001
House of Commons Hansard #99 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-37.
- Business of the House
- Strychnine Solutions
- Claim Settlements (Alberta and Saskatchewan) Implementation Act
- Flu Awareness Month
- Jim Munson
- National Sleep Awareness Week
- National Block Parent Week
- Health
- Agriculture
- Unicef
- Canada Post
- Terrorism
- Sale of Poppies
- Public Service Awards
- John Haidar
- North Shore Economy
- Multiculturalism
- Employment Insurance
- National Quality Month
- Joe Shoctor
- National Security
- Anti-terrorism Legislation
- International Aid
- Health Canada
- Anti-terrorism Legislation
- Health
- Immigration
- Communications Security Establishment
- Bill C-36
- Health
- Immigration
- Humanitarian Assistance
- G-8 Summit
- Trade
- Anti-terrorism Legislation
- Water Contamination
- Natural Resources
- Canadian Forces
- Human Rights
- Highway Infrastructure
- National Security
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Fugitives From Justice In Other Countries Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act
Human Rights
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Edmonton West
Anne McLellan Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, the member is accurate. At this time we have no intention of intervening in this case.
Highway Infrastructure
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Robert Lanctôt Châteauguay, QC
Mr. Speaker, during the last election campaign, there was a promise that two bridges would be constructed, along with a 14 kilometre section of Highway 30. This promise has since become a mere commitment to do the work, and then a call for expressions of interest.
Could the Minister of Transport tell us what stage the request for information process has reached, and what the deadline is for completing the 14 kilometre section of Highway 30 and the two bridges? It is becoming a matter of urgency for the Montreal and Montérégie regions.
Highway Infrastructure
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Don Valley East
David Collenette Minister of Transport
Mr. Speaker, the extension of Highway 30 is a federal government priority. We are working in conjunction with the provincial government to determine all the costs and analyze all the facts before constructing this link that is so needed by Canadians, particularly the residents of Montreal.
National Security
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Monte Solberg Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, eight provincial premiers are leading the charge on border security and trade flow. The Deputy Prime Minister has arrogantly declared that this is solely a federal issue.
Why will the government not bring the provinces quickly to a Canadian border summit before meeting with Mexico and the U.S.?
National Security
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Windsor West
Herb Gray Deputy Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, I think I am just speaking in terms of constitutional reality but we are interested in hearing the views of provinces. They will be consulted.
By the way, the provinces have their own direct role in this. Are they attending to the security of the documents they issue like drivers' licences? Are they ensuring the security of provincially regulated infrastructure? Let them assure us that they are doing their job. I know we are doing our job.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
The Speaker
I draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of His Excellency Mihaly Varga, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Hungary.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Some hon. members
Hear, hear.
Points of Order
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Leon Benoit Lakeland, AB
Mr. Speaker, in response to a question I asked during question period, the minister of immigration asked me to table the documents that backed up my statement that more than 70% of people who were not approved for refugee status never leave the country.
Those figures are in fact in the minister's own performance documents. I would just like to ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a copy of the performance report as soon as I can get one.
Points of Order
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
The Speaker
If I could make a suggestion, perhaps it would be prudent for the hon. member to get the copy first and then seek consent of the House to table the document. These things normally are not given in advance in my experience. If he would wait, I think it might be prudent.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
October 22nd, 2001 / 3 p.m.
Joe Comuzzi Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34 I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian delegation to two very special meetings held in Washington in June and July of this year.
The purpose of these meetings was to impress upon our parliamentarian friends in the United States the harm they were doing with respect to our forestry industry, particularly softwood lumber, which is one of our most important industries.
It was also to impress upon our friends in the United States that this is just one natural resource which goes along with our other natural resources such as mining, electrical power, oil and natural gas, and that we cannot look at one natural resource in isolation of another.
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-403, an act respecting fugitives in Canada from justice in other countries.
Mr. Speaker, this is a very important and time sensitive private member's bill. Its enactment would require annual reports to be submitted by the Minister of Justice to parliament on the extent, volume and progress of extradition requests received by Canada each year.
These reports would be referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights for consideration and a report. The committee would then recommend that a point of extradition law be referred to the Supreme Court of Canada for an opinion.
There is provision in the bill for the Minister of Justice to respond to the committee's recommendation for debate in the House of Commons. This is very much in keeping with the need for transparency and greater examination of these issues in Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to present a petition from citizens of the Peterborough area who are very concerned about cruelty to pets. The petitioners point to several very highly publicized recent examples of animal abuse and neglect, some of them sadly in our part of Ontario.
Frontline workers such veterinarians, humane societies and others are becoming frustrated with what they face regularly from the results of animal cruelty. They point out that legislation has been introduced in the form of Bill C-15 which would allow much more significant consequences to apply to those abusing or neglecting animals.
They call upon parliament to expedite Bill C-15 to get it into law and all members of the House to exercise good conscience in so doing.
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Mr. Speaker, I have another petition in support of bioartificial kidney researchers initiated by Ken Sharp from my riding. The bioartificial kidney is an experimental implant device which would help those who at the moment depend on dialysis or kidney transplantation.
The petitioners out that 18,000 Canadians suffer from end stage kidney disease. They call upon parliament to work and support the bioartificial kidney which will eventually eliminate the need for both dialysis or transplantation for those suffering from kidney disease.
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CRYSTAL FALLS – Three new members of the Iron County Board of Commissioners were seated during the board's organizational meeting on Wednesday, and one more new member will be appointed by the end of the month.
New commissioners are Patti Peretto, Jim Brennan, and Ray Coates.
Peretto and Coates defeated incumbent commissioners Wayne Wales and Rosalie King in the 2012 elections. Brennan won the seat vacated by Fran Wills, who did not seek re-election.
Following the Jan. 1 resignation of Bev Camp, Carl Lind is the only incumbent commissioner returning to the board.
The board, which currently consists of only four members, elected Lind as chair and Coates as vice chair. Lind then appointed Brennan as finance chair.
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I've been reading the responses over at the Sketchbook group. In the past when I did try for artist dates and writing in the coffee shop or book store, I found I was too distracted to get anything coherent on the paper. The hermit syndrome really is strongly in place here. Since I turned 59 (now 60) I have had this over-riding conversation in my head saying "Life is too short to waste with fools..." so I stay home - a lot. Too much. I have started getting out and interacting with groups again though I don't have a favorite place. I think my desire for an art journaling club (IRL) has to do with wanting to be with others, but still have my pens, journals and paint there too. Why do you think I started Art Camp for Women - I love Snow Mountain Ranch, and I love meeting other women, but I want all my 'stuff' with me too in case inspiration strikes! I am sorry this is so 'stream of consciousness' but there it is. Thanks for hosting this writing op. Lori from sketchbook.ReplyDelete
Last time we went to Charlotte and stayind in South Park we were so bummed to find that one of our favorite bookstores had also closed it's doors. My sister and I pouted about it all weekend...lol No matter where we go, we always go to the local bookstores to hang out. I'd rather go there than the movies or shopping. Here at home...when the weather is nice I hang out in my hammock and read whenever I can grab and afternoon. When it's cooler weather I go to my local B&N, usually in the beginning of the month when all the new magazines are out.ReplyDelete
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DescriptionThe Junction Valley Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is located about sixteen (16) km west of Yost, Utah, Box Elder County. The east side of the CWMU is in Junction Valley and extends west to Holt Basin and Cotton Thomas Basin on the Goose Creek Mountains. Granite Pass is almost the northern boundary. Higher elevations range from 6900 feet in the north to a maximum of 8500 feet then decreases to 7800 feet in the south. The major drainage across the unit is Basin Creek ranging from 7000 feet to 5900 feet. Basin Creek flows into the South Fork of Junction Creek in Junction Valley. Two (2) tributaries flow into Basin Creek on the unit, Tom Sherry Creek, ranging from 7000 to 6600 feet and Mahogany Creek, ranging from 7600 to 6500 feet. In the north Pine Creek (7000 to 6300 feet), Short Creek (7000 to 5900 feet) ,and Long Creek (7400 to 6000 feet) cut the unit. Technically, elevation ranges from about 8700 feet to 5700 feet, a difference of 3000 feet. The most common elevation is 6700 feet.
On the Junction Valley Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU), the land cover is composed mostly of Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62), sixty-eight percent (68%); Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48), ten percent (10%); Great Basin Foothill and Lower Montane Riparian Woodland and Shrubland (98), five percent (5%); Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland (22), five percent (5%) and Agriculture (114), five percent (5%).
One of the Junction Valley Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, GROUSE CREEK (423486), is about 13 km southwest from the south edge of the CWMU. GROUSE CREEK has forth-nine (49) years of records, 1959 - 2008. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 2.25 inches, but it can be as high as 4.42 inches or as low as 0.60 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 16 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 7 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 1 day of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 3.6 inches but can be as high as 21.0 inches. FALL temperature at GROUSE CREEK averages 46.0 degrees F. but can be as high as 97.0 degrees F. or as low as -12.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 54 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and 1 day above 90 degrees F. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.
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On this guided tour you will zip along the new bike path by the Bay to Fort Point where you can enjoy a quick stop at the Warming Hut before proceeding up to the bridge. Then, just kick up the throttle on your eco-friendly electric bike and enjoy the effortless ascent to the Bridge without breaking a sweat.
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Return to Pier 41 in Fisherman's Wharf on the 35- minute Blue and Gold Fleet Ferry trip with your guide with a short ride through Fisherman's Wharf from Pier 41 back to the starting location, orchoose to keep the electric bike for additional time at end of route in Sausalito and return to San Francisco at your own pace. Directions, maps and ferry schedules will be supplied so you can enjoy more time in Sausalito and Tiburon.
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The Kodak factor
By WILL ASTOR - 1/23/1998
Call it the Kodak factor.
Downsizing by Eastman Kodak Co. ripples out in the Rochester community hitting other industries in a spreading ring of ancillary effect.
Unemployed Kodak workers, for example, have trouble making home payments or put their houses on the market when they get work in other cities and the local residential real estate market tumbles.
The Kodak factor has in fact been on the minds of residential brokers for more than a decade. Layoffs by the photo giant over the past 15 years have totaled more than 10,000. Many have come in sizable bites, idling thousands of workers over a one-, two-or three-month period. And at each downsizing move, brokers have wondered what ill would come of it.
The good news is that so far the effect has been nil.
The bad news is that economists think this time could be different.
The mitigating factor is that they do not expect the fallout to be too bad.
The latest round of Kodak job cuts is in progress now. The company promises to cut more than 6,000 Rochester jobs this year in an effort to reduce worldwide employment by more than 10,000.
So how did the news hit real estate people?
They have seen it before, and have given up worrying about it.
A congenitally optimistic lot anyway, residential real estate professionals are actually expecting a banner year.
"It looks like a good year to me,'' says Nothnagle Realtors agent Robert Miglioratti. "Interest rates are down, and prices are holding steady. In the first days (after Kodak announced job cuts) it seemed like there would be a dismal reaction, but it's not materializing in the marketplace.''
Miglioratti in particular cites healthy activity in the high-end new-construction market as a positive sign. He represents several builders who put up custom homes in the $200,000-to-$300,000 range, and says they are not hurting for business.
Sales of low-end properties in the city--where low rates and prices and a tight rental market are making them very attractive to investors--also are brisk, Miglioratti says.
Some midprice, single-family homes are sitting on the market, he concedes. But sharp-looking houses in desirable areas in the $100,000-to-$150,000 range are moving in a matter of weeks.
Likewise buoyant is Michael Haymes, president of Re/Max Realty Group Inc.
Haymes also cites low rates as a positive sign, noting that omens in the bond market seem to portend a holding pattern or even further slides in mortgage interest rates.
And both see the year so far as proving their optimism.
Haymes says he has seen a flurry of sales in January, usually among the slowest months in residential sales.
And like Miglioratti, he anticipates no discernible Kodak effect.
John Piper, executive director of the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors Inc., is on the same upbeat track.
Kodak effect? What Kodak effect, he says.
The present Kodak downsizing is the photo giant's third major staff-cutting effort in a decade. Piper recently matched real estate trends to the layoff years. The previous two downsizings not only did not affect home sales, he says.
In fact, in the year following each, sales went up. And over the period, home sales in the six-county Rochester region averaged a fairly steady 10,000 a year with no big swings above or below the mark. When sales did slow, as they did in 1989 and 1990, they were in synch with national trends and not reacting to Kodak tremors.
Piper looks for 1998 to top 1997, a year in which home sales declined 2.8 percent from the previous 12 months.
The present residential market remains a buyer's dream, he says, but still is far from a seller's nightmare.
Like Haymes and Miglioratti, Piper expects rates to stay low, and prices to stay more or less steady. But the really good news is what he calls the affordability index, which by GRAR's calculations stands at 164 percent in the Rochester region.
The index compares an area's median income to its median home price. This region's 164 percent rating means that a family of median income can afford to spend 64 percent more than it needs to buy the median-priced home.
Rochester's affordability rating contrasts very favorably to ratings of 100 percent or lower in tighter markets, California, for example, Piper says.
Is there anything wrong with this picture?
There could be, says Kent Gardner, the Center for Governmental Research Inc.'s chief economist.
Gardner does not dispute the non-effect of past Kodak downsizings. He has done his own comparisons for the region's economy as a whole and reached similar conclusions.
But Gardner says new factors could come into play this time.
Previously, he says, Kodak has been more generous to its downsized, handing out larger severance packages and beefy early-retirement incentives.
Those generous packages put a significant amount of money into the local economy and thus went a long way to cushion the layoffs' blows, Gardner believes. This time there is less spread around to counter the effect.
Part of Haymes' hope of continued smooth sailing lies in what he sees as the local economy's ability to absorb workers Kodak is letting go now. In particular he sees small and midsize high-tech firms such as CVC Inc., Performance Technologies Inc. and Moscom Corp. as potentially keeping a significant number of highly skilled workers in the area.
Gardner's scenario is 180 degrees away from Haymes'. The economist says such workers are desperately needed and thus in high demand in other areas. A significant number are likely to quit Rochester for good-paying jobs in, say, the Silicon Valley or Boston.
If that happens, he says, their homes here will go on the market, while their future earnings will boost some other region's economy.
Concurring is economist Fritz Grasberger of Grasberger Economics.
"We're not as cushioned as we used to be,'' he says.
A longtime tracker of local real estate trends, Grasberger sees the residential market as stable to declining.
Home prices are holding steady, he concedes. But over the past 10 to 15 years Rochester prices used to consistently beat the Consumer Price Index. Now they do not.
The steadiness of the high-end new- home market that Miglioratti cites is not such an important factor, says Grasberger.
While a minority of financially comfortable families might be willing to invest in such properties, high-end homes in recent years have not held value on the resale market, Grasberger says. Many in the $300,000-to-$400,000 range have sold for less than they cost to build or have been taken off the market by owners reluctant to take a loss.
Furthermore, new-home starts overall are declining in the region, and will probably decline further, he says.
And though Grasberger attributes some of the cooling trend to the Kodak factor, he also sees the market as moving to a more rational mode after the "hyper-appreciation'' of the 1970s and 1980s.
Still, his final take is far from gloomy, although a less rosy picture than real estate agents want to see.
Concludes Grasberger: "We're not talking about disaster.''


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Thank you all so much. Within the sadness, I have come to view this as a time of celebration. As Dr Seuss once said, "Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened."
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It always worries me a tiny bit when I see things like: Infinately adjustable burner valve for precise temperature control on a company's website, it just doesn't seem adequately professional.
(fingers crossed it doesn't arrive in a crumbled mess, UPS is the WORST when it comes to safe handling of large/heavy items)
I'd use an angle grinder, but I haven't used one on cast iron. Make sure you use the usual safety precautions and be careful. You can pickup a cheap one a horror freight.
Thanks guys! Great idea on the grill pan. What kind of saw would you use to saw off the handle. I have a hacksaw but I think it would take about an hour to saw it off!
This is available from Amazon for $30 and prime shipping, too. I'll bet those handles would come off if you accidentally banged them the wrong way.
It always worries me a tiny bit when I see things like: • Infinately adjustable burner valve for precise temperature control on a company's website, it just doesn't seem adequately professional.
That claim is technically wrong of course but the burner is adjustable over a pretty wide range of flows. They are using the word "infinitely" in the sense of "pretty darn adjustable".
TinRoof, I got to put that clam pie on my list. Except for the parts that are a little well done, it looks absolutely mouthwatering! Actually, all your pies look very tasty.
@tinroof- I like to go the other way with the temperature. Instead of getting it really hot and turning it down, get the stone to about 900 with it on medium-high heat, and then when you launch kick it up just a bit higher. This is the way I have found the most even bakes for NP pizza. Also I tried Scotts suggestions of throwing some washer under the stone and that has actually helped balance the heat on the bottom for me. I would definitely give it a try because it costs like a buck. Just make sure you don't use talc washer, get SS.
I will give it a try. What did you do with the washers, just spread a few of them around underneath the stone and above the metal part holding the stone? How many did you use?
Yes, and I just used 4. I think there is something to air not passing the heat to the stone quite as well as when the stone is directly on the metal so my bottoms are less charred and more where I want them.
Can't wait to give the washers a try. You can see on my video that the bottom got pretty black, so I could use a bit of heat moderation on the bottom. I think my neighbors are going to be receiving some gift pizzas this weekend. My refrigerator is already groaning with pizza from the last two nights, and I want to make more already so I can try out the washers, heat techniques, etc. This Blackstone is great fun I have to say!
Tin, I am using metal nuts instead of washers. I have also used nickels for the same purpose in my LBE. I loaded this one yesterday at a hearth temp of 900f for a 90 sec bake.
Chau, what was your pre-heat regime?Also, did you bake this with the burner on full blast?
I am noticing that in this oven, if you crank it to full blast it appears as though the center of the pie might be cooking a touch faster then the cornice. The reason is that the flame comes up at such great force and arches over the pie. It seems that the heat at the tip of the arch might be a tad hotter than the side of the flame. Just a guest tho. Anyone else think that?


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Skip to comments.Shootings Prompt New Gun Bill: A new bill would restrict ammunition sales in California
Posted on 01/08/2013 11:50:27 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The massacre in Newton, Conn., and other mass shootings have prompted for a call to curb gun violence.
California assembly member Nancy Skinner answered that call with a proposal to restrict ammunition sales in the state.
2,800 people in California were killed last year by gunfire," Skinner said. "It is easier to buy bullets than cough medicine or alcohol. It should not be that easy. We need to have much more scrutiny when it comes to the purchase of guns."
Monday she unveiled Assembly Bill 48. It would require bullet buyers to show identification. It would also require ammunition dealers to be licensed and report all sales to the department of justice.
Emmeryville police chief Ken James supports the tighter restrictions.
Right now you can buy bullets in any store and the sale is not recorded, James said. "Gun violence will continue unless we control the sale of bullets."
Oakland mayor Jean Quan also said she supports the bill and that Oakland has seen too much gun violence and the changes may help...
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I bet the gun stores right across the California border would love this....
But the 2nd Amendment says the right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.
I'm beyond giving a damn about all the ways that California screws itself.
As a state they'll have trouble going after on-line sales... the next logical step... but that won't keep them from posturing and trying.
If you have not moved out of California by now, you deserve whatever happens to you.
You saw this coming, yet chose to stay.
Jeezz... what do you have to do to buy cough medicine and booze in CA?
You're right. However, making it difficult for law abiding people to buy cough syrup or allergy med hasn't helped cut down on illegal drug labs either.
The argument these brainstems are making is the 2nd Amendment doesn't say "the right to keep and bear arms and bullets shall not be infringed".
Brilliant, right?
Black market opportunities. The Mexican cartels already have distribution routes and distributors in place.
Just give up and run away huh? That worked real well in academia the media and Hollywood.
I have to show picture ID to buy cough medicine here in Md.
I am a little long in the tooth for being carded , but ID is required to buy alcohol here, though most do not ask for it. So far I can buy shotgun shells without showing ID.
California needs an involuntary bankruptcy.
Perhaps even an entire reboot.
It's easy to cut and run. As a native Californian, I choose to stay and do what little I can to stop the slide. God has not given me permission to leave. There must be a good reason for that. It does get discouraging at times.
California has been trying to find a way around the voter's rejection of a handgun ban since the failure or Proposition 15 back in 1982.
Dumbass, you cannot control the sale of bullets any more than you can control the sale of cocaine. You can only control the sale of "legal" bullets.
California Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner
Greentard. Global Warmer Phobe. Berkeley Commie. Husband and daughter work in paid-for-life City of Berkeley jobs. Union toady. Another moronic Libtard who should be tending her plants and eating tofu listening to 60's folk music and lighting incense vs. making laws. Libtard incarnate.
From her webpage:
In November 2008, Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) was elected to represent the Bay Areas 14th Assembly District. The district includes Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Kensington, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo and parts of Oakland and El Sobrante.
As a freshman legislator, Assemblymember Skinner was named Chair of the Natural Resources Committee. The Committees jurisdiction includes water and air quality, recycling, waste management, energy issues including efficiency, power plant siting, and energy development, oil spills, wild and scenic rivers, forestry, open space conservation and, oversight of Californias global warming solutions act.
Assemblymember Skinner brings to the Assembly experience as a small business owner. Early in her career, she served on the Berkeley City Council and was responsible for many of Berkeleys groundbreaking environmental policies, including initiating economic development strategy and waterfront protection policies. Her introduction of Berkeleys 1988 ban on Styrofoam was the first in the nation.
A nationally renowned leader in the fight against global warming, she founded ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, an organization dedicated to helping local governments around the world become environmental leaders. As Executive Director of ICLEIs U.S. office, she launched the Cities for Climate Protection Program, the national movement of Mayors and cities working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that now involves over 500 cities and counties.
As the U.S. Director of The Climate Group, Assemblymember Skinner worked with Fortune 500 companies, clean tech industries and state and national leaders to pass groundbreaking legislation such as Californias global warming bill, AB 32. With a team of writers at Earthworks Press, she also wrote and published the best selling book series 50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save the Earth.
Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, Assemblymember Skinner served on the Board of the East Bay Regional Parks District. With 100,000 acres of parklands and open space, the District is the largest urban park system in the United States. There, she worked to protect open space, add acres of additional parks, and expand recreational opportunities for youth and schools.
Assemblymember Skinner is also a Member of the Utilities and Commerce, Local Government, and Appropriations Committees.
Assemblymember Skinner received both her Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources and her Masters in Education from University of California, Berkeley. Her husband, Lance Brady, is retired from the Information Technology Office at the City of Berkeley and her daughter Sirona is a chef in Oakland.
How many were killed by DUI's, drug overdoses, etc. in Kaliforniastan last year? Probably many more than gun crimes. How many killed in just regular car crashes not involving DUI, and teen drivers? How many did they kill?
How many were illegal aliens who should have never been here in the first place?
Drunk driving will continue unless we control the sale of cars.
Looks like a real hippie retread.
Great, just what I need, more Californians in front of me in the ammo line at the next gun show! In Tucson last weekend of 42 cars I walked past and noticed the license plates on, 30 were from AZ, 8 were from CA and 4 were snow birds - 2 x SD, 1 x MN and 1 x IL - and they weren't in the exhibitor's lot. Something tells me a lot of ammo and 30 round mags made their way up I10 and I8 that night.
Except when Kalifornia screws itself, the Kalifornicators want to move to your state and have you recognize it as marriage.
Or force ammunition makers to run production lines that have microstamping etc in order to sell it within the state.....to the little people of course.
It seems like whatever Kalifornia does, the rest of the libs try to spread it like small pox through an Indian.
In your case, Nancy, #1 would be Stop Exhaling.
Don't swallow this one, Americans!
"Gee, how MUCH ammo is enough?"
"Gee, which KIND of ammo is 'just right'?"
"Gee, which CALIBER of ammo is 'just right'?"
When you have cluster(b)uck politicians and bean counter bureaucrats decide what is 'right for you', do the opposite!
My wife and I really would like to move to California next year after I retire. Her sister lives near Sacramento and we found a small community up in the foothills that we really like. I am quite concerned about all the crazy leftist politics and the state's financial future. Also we would have to get rid of most of our guns, magazines, ammo, reloading equipment and supplies before moving.
There is a process to bring in guns and stuff. That information would be on the California Attorney Generals website. I think it's $19 per handgun, nothing over 10 rounds. Long guns are okay, no fees. You couldn't bring your machine guns into the state.
I wonder if there is a division movement IN california?
a break away/seccession for the state movemement.
If you have ever been convicted OR CHARGED with a DUI, public intoxication, or have driving restrictions THEN you may not own or buy or possess an automobile.
it is for the children.
I know how you feel. I, myself, am planning to move to Cuba after I retire.
That, or North Korea.
The rural hills of Northern California actually have a higher proportion of conservatives than Western Washington where we both have always lived. We are already used to being surrounded by liberals; so it would not be a huge shock to us. Almost none of our firearms are legal down there however.
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by Anton Shilov
IBM scientists have unveiled a prototype optical chipset, dubbed "Holey Optochip", that is the first parallel optical transceiver to transfer one trillion bits – 1Tb (125GB/s) – of information per second.
At 1Tb/s, IBM's latest advance in optical chip technology provides unprecedented amounts of bandwidth that could one day ship loads of data such as posts to social media sites, digital pictures and videos posted online, sensors used to gather climate information, and transaction records of online purchases.
Optical networking offers the potential to significantly improve data transfer rates by speeding the flow of data using light pulses, instead of sending electrons over wires. Because of this, researchers have been looking for ways to make use of optical signals within standard low-cost, high-volume chip manufacturing techniques for widespread use.
"Reaching the one trillion bit per second mark with the Holey Optochip marks IBM's latest milestone to develop chip-scale transceivers that can handle the volume of traffic in the era of big data. We have been actively pursuing higher levels of integration, power efficiency and performance for all the optical components through packaging and circuit innovations. We aim to improve on the technology for commercialization in the next decade with the collaboration of manufacturing partners," said Clint Schow, IBM Researcher, part of the team that built the prototype.
Using a novel approach, scientists in IBM labs developed the Holey Optochip by fabricating 48 holes through a standard silicon CMOS chip. The holes allow optical access through the back of the chip to 24 receiver and 24 transmitter channels to produce an ultra-compact, high-performing and power-efficient optical module capable of record setting data transfer rates. The Holey Optochip module is constructed with components that are commercially available today, providing the possibility to manufacture at economies of scale.
Photomicrograph of IBM Holey Optochip. Original chip dimensions are 5.2mm*5.8mm.
Consistent with green computing initiatives, the Holey Optochip achieves record speed at a power efficiency (the amount of power required to transmit a bit of information) that is among the best ever reported. The transceiver consumes less than 5W. This progress in power efficient interconnects is necessary to allow companies who adopt high-performance computing to manage their energy load while performing powerful applications such as analytics, data modeling and forecasting.
By demonstrating unparalleled levels of performance, the Holey Optochip illustrates that high-speed, low-power interconnects are feasible in the near term and optical is the only transmission medium that can stay ahead of the accelerating global demand for broadband. The future of computing will rely heavily on optical chip technology to facilitate the growth of big data and cloud computing and the drive for next-generation data center applications.
Photomicrograph of the back of the IBM Holey Optochip with lasers and photodectors visible through substrate holes.
Parallel optics is a fiber optic technology primarily targeted for high-data, short-reach multimode fiber systems that are typically less than 150 meters. Parallel optics differs from traditional duplex fiber optic serial communication in that data is simultaneously transmitted and received over multiple optical fibers.
A single 90nm IBM CMOS transceiver IC with 24 receiver and 24 transmitter circuits becomes a Holey Optochip with the fabrication of forty-eight through-silicon holes, or "optical vias" – one for each transmitter and receiver channel. Simple post-processing on completed CMOS wafers with all devices and standard wiring levels results in an entire wafer populated with Holey Optochips. The transceiver chip measures only 5.2mm*5.8 mm. Twenty-four channel, industry-standard 850nm VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) and photodiode arrays are directly flip-chip soldered to the Optochip. This direct packaging produces high-performance, chip-scale optical engines. The Holey Optochips are designed for direct coupling to a standard 48-channel multimode fiber array through an efficient microlens optical system that can be assembled with conventional high-volume packaging tools.


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beat tdoyle 2-0, ggs
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beat blobman 2-1, got a lucky crit in round 3, taking out a needed wall, ggs
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Second game should have been a clean sweep but i got an unfortunate hax. Made up for that hax third game.
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lost to elxlcel 2-1 ggs
beat danger, and got that symbol.
it toke me 8/9 tries,so about a month or 2, but i finally got that symbol!
Beat danger 2-0
lost to crystalninetales, 1-2 haxrachi earns his name :P
beat spades 2-0 ggs
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Tier change to Clear Skies
going to close for a bit to make new teams, plus i`ll be busy for the next week or 2, but i`ll try to open asap
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Challenging you for my hall of fame spot.
Won 2/3 against danger. gg's
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at this rate i should just give game the symbol :P
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About the Author: Tom Weinz is the dedicated Foreign Service Liaison Officer (FSLO) aboard the USNS Richard E. Byrd for Pacific Partnership 2009 (PP09).
I read a New York Times editorial today (online) that commented on the sameness of Fourth of July: "…the weather and the menu and the fireworks and the friends and family you celebrate with." Pacific Partnership personnel, and many of the crew of the USNS Byrd, celebrated a very different Fourth of July. To be sure, there were elements of tradition: a softball game between U.S. Peace Corps volunteers and PP09 personnel, a menu of hot dogs and barbecued chicken, sparklers for everyone who wanted one. The American Embassy, as in hundreds of other locations around the globe, planned and hosted the celebration. Entirely by chance, an American couple from Florida who had been visiting the Robert Louis Stevenson memorial on a beautiful hillside in Apia, wandered into the gathering, which was held at the mansion (now a museum) of the famous author. They marveled at this Fourth of July, unlike any they had ever attended.
The Samoan Head of State joined us but went out of his way to keep the party very informal. The printed programs contained the Declaration of Independence, translated by a local professor into the Samoan language. Miss Samoa 2009 and her sister sang the national anthem. American Charge' d'Affaires Robin L. Yeager read messages from President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton. A brass and percussion quintet from the Pacific Fleet Band offered rousing renditions of New Orleans classics. It rained off and on, but no one noticed. Everyone was having a great time celebrating the American National Day.
There were at least ten different countries represented at our celebration, and I was struck by how much they knew about our nation, and our leaders, and how fascinated many of the Samoans were with some of the phrases of our Declaration of Independence, translated into their own language. Many of them also expressed their appreciation for the Pacific Partnership mission and are looking forward to the coming week, when both engineering and medical efforts will focus on the National Hospital in Apia. It was a very special Independence Day -- for all of us.
Read Tom Weinz's previous entry from Samoa or his next entry about the vessels that have carried the Pacific Partnership missions.


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Dick's Suspends Some Rifle Sales Nationwide Post Shooting
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS), the largest U.S. sporting-goods chain, suspended sales of modern sporting rifles nationwide after the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut as the massacre's victims are mourned.
Sales of all guns have been stopped at its store closest to the shooting, the Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based company said today in an e-mailed statement.
Dick's is pulling the products after 26 people -- mostly children -- were killed during a Dec. 14 shooting rampage at an elementary school in Newtown. The chain, which has more than 500 stores in the U.S., sells guns and ammunition in stores and not online, according to its website.
"We are extremely saddened by the unspeakable tragedy that occurred last week," the company said in the statement. Dick's is removing the guns "out of respect for the victims and their families."
Dick's representatives didn't return phone calls or e-mails seeking more information on how long the ban would be in place.
While Dick's suspended some gun purchases, Hyatt Gun Shop in Charlotte, North Carolina racked up its best day since it opened in 1959, according to Justin Anderson, director of online sales. Revenue at Hyatt, one of the largest U.S. gun stores, surpassed $1 million today when combining Internet and in-store sales, about 10 times the total on this day a year ago, he said.
Sales Spike
The last sales spike like this came when Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, Anderson said. Sales weren't as robust when Obama was re-elected last month because the president hadn't backed major new gun laws, he said.
That's changed as Obama would support restoring a ban on assault weapons and requiring background checks at gun shows, White House press secretary Jay Carney said today.
The Bushmaster AR-15, one of the guns authorities say was used at Newtown, that sells for as much as $4,000 had almost sold out at Hyatt, Anderson said. The shop's buyer is looking for distributors to buy more.
"A lot of people are saying, 'I'm worried that I'm going to lose some facet of my gun rights,'" Anderson said in a telephone interview. "They want to make sure they get this now while they still can."
The AR-15 platform of guns is a modern sporting rifle that looks like an M-16 military rifle, according to the website of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association for the firearms industry. The major difference is that the AR-15 is semi-automatic, meaning one round is released with each pull of the trigger, the group said.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) hasn't suspended the sales of guns at its stores and doesn't plan to do so, David Tovar, a spokesman, said in an e-mail. The company doesn't sell guns on its website, Tovar said. While Wal-Mart removed a description of the Bushmaster AR-15 used in Newtown from its website, the company will continue to sell that model, he said.
Part of Wal-Mart's commitment to gun safety is its involvement in the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, Tovar said.
"We remain dedicated to the safe and responsible sale of firearms in areas of the country where they are sold," he said.
Wal-Mart doesn't disclose how many guns it sells. The company gave some details during a meeting in November when it said revenue from guns in the first half of this fiscal year had gained 76 percent.
Gun Revenue
While Dick's doesn't provide gun sales either, Chief Executive Officer Edward Stack said in November that the election had made guns and ammunition account for a larger portion of its revenue.
Cabela's Inc. (CAB), an outdoor retailer that also sells guns, didn't return several calls seeking comment on whether it planned to change its firearm policies. Hunting equipment, which includes firearms, made up 41 percent of Cabela's sales in 2011, according to a company filing. The retailer doesn't provide sales data for just guns.
Dick's rose 1.7 percent to $46.35 at the close in New York. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart rose 0.4 percent to $69.50. Cabela's, based in Sidney, Nebraska, declined 5.9 percent to $38.77.
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Moderator edit: Welcome to Chapter XIII of the Show Off Topic. You can view the conclusion of the previous chapter by clicking here!
Teabud, nice collection. Luv to see more.
Now things are settling down, (right, what could possibly go wrong)
I may have time for more photos.
Two new ones,
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