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Groundfloor venue of Mosaic House (La Loca) has gotten reputation of a bar to paint the town red.
MOOo Apartments have some incredible treats and perks for you up their sleeve!
While LA LOCA is known for its exciting nightlife which ranges from Karaoke to 80's and 90's dance parties, recent renovations have created a new identity for the venue during the day.
Everyone needs a break. Here are the benefits of vacationing by our guest Bryn Huntpalmer.
Read this guest blog post by The Wandering Wanderluster! It covers all the reasons why Prague is worth visiting in the fall.
You came to Prague wanting to see more than just a castle and the Old Town. You wanted to have a local experience. We try to provide you with one. Keep reading in order to act like a local.
Burrr...what? Most of the world isn't familiar with a term burčák. This "early wine" deliciousness doesn't even have a direct English translation.
When it comes to good beer in Prague there are many fresh brewery options, and when it comes to bars to enjoy one these many choices there are almost equally as many places to visit. From the convenience of our smoke-free La Loca Bar and Lounge in our hotels' ground level, we have created a top 5 list of bars to help make your choice easy when you're thirsty for some of Prague's finest refreshing beers.
Mosaic House is a hotel and hostel combination That values art, design and music. We are committed to Supporting local Czech art. Currently, we have 4 different artists' work on display. Their profiles are below!
This summer we are current to say That Mosaic House has partnered with Sculpture Line , an open-air sculpture festival That presents sculptures and other works of art throughout the city of Prague. Join the Line, Walk the Line, enjoy the Line!
The Lennon Wall is a graffiti covered wall inspired by Beatles band member John Lennon. It is colorful artwork that is constantly changing and one of the best places to take pictures in Prague!
This blog post covers 4 books by popular Czech authors and 1 children's book set in Prague. Collectively the books dig into the history of Prague and the Czech Republic, exploring local folktales and traditions. Get ready for your trip to Prague with these 5 books!
Located in the heart of Europe, Prague is a hop and a skip from dozens of historically rich cities. How far exactly? And to which cities? We've done the research for you and broke it down into two travel categories - Flying and Driving.
We were all raised in a different environment. We celebrated Christmas, New Year's, Easter in our very own way but what seems normal to us may seem pretty strange to others. Let's take a look at what it is like to celebrate Easter in the Czech Republic.
Have you been already in Prague? Do you visit Prague often? Castle, boring? Charles Bridge, again? What to do else except typical sightseeing? We will give you few ideas what how to spend you day in Prague and where to take your friends while visiting this lovely city. We prepared for you a whole day plan. Try to spend your day in the city little bit different.
A list of water spots to head for day- trips and weekend travel outside Prague.
What to do these days in Prague? Don't be worry! You will not miss anything with us. Find out whats happening in the city and what we do recommends as few cool summer activities.
There wouldnt be a summer without music festivals!! Czech Republic hosts many summer festivals but some of them are worth to go! We are bringing you a must visit open air festivals of summer 2014.
Up coming events which you don't want to miss.....
Prague is a city which needs to be seen! But what about you have already been here or just you want to get out from the city and take a deep breath in the middle of beautiful nature. Czech Republic has many things to offer and you will be surpsise what you can explore just few hours from the meain city
Every nation has his own tradions and some of them can be funny for foreigners. There are many things which has meaning for Czech and doesnt make sense the others. Are you interested? Here we are bringing you 13 interesting facts about Czech republic that are cool to know!
Are you a morning person who likes to indulge a mighty fine breakfast? I am bringing you some of Prague's hot spots for all of your breakfast needs.
What do to in Prague in spring while traveling on a budget? Prague is still a good-value holiday destination for those used to western European prices and we can offer some trips how to have a fun more less than 4 euros.
I have to admit that there are certain traditions and habits which may appear a bit strange for someone who isn't Czech. We have many holidays and I picked up few interesting. There may be some differences between different parts of Czech, but I will stick with it what I know.
Did you know that St. Patrick hasn't been born in ireland and the color of St. Paddy was blue? Come to join us on the 17th of March at La Loca to celebrate this holy day. Get dressed up in green and read bellow!
Being vegetarian seems pretty easy, you just don't eat meat right? But sometimes you come across funny situation or even misunderstanding:) A small sneak peak into "my life of veggie" and TIPS Where to have a vegetarian meal in Prague!
Just because Prague is experiencing no Polar Vortex doesn't mean it's not nippy outside. But what to do when Prague temperatures aren't exactly tropical? Fear not, friends & check out our blog post - we'll help you navigate through the cold streets of Prague... with a twist!
Want to know how you can get around Prague easily? Public transportation is your friend! And no, we're not kidding right now. Public transportation in Prague is pretty good, but knowing the 'rules' always helps. And we're here to help you with the latter!
It's time to get artsy. Even if you're not an art-lover and the name "Andy Warhol" doesn't ring a bell (seriously?), we can assure you that you'll love our list of cool museums and galleries. After all, this list features bad-boy artists, hipster art factories and giant babies. Interested yet?


text: As I mentioned elsewhere, I didn't really know which SK book was my favourite. But now I do, it has to be Full Dark, No Stars. There is no point in me reviewing the book. You have all probably read it, and your opinions are as valid as are mine. The difference between this book and the other ones (which I also love, except that one exception) is that this one simply will not let go. Scenes from 1922 or Big Driver can pop up in my head for no apparent reason when I am waiting for the subway, or doing the dishes, or lifting weights. Books, at least for me, don't always linger for that long. It is fairly unusual for me to re-read books, I have done that with Tolkien, Kafka and Steinbeck, but never have I read a book by Stephen King more than once. With Full Dark, No Stars it will be different.

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January 28
Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2005
- Wise men don't need to prove their point;
men who need to prove their point aren't wise.
The Master has no possessions.
The more he does for others, the happier he is.
The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is.
The Tao nourishes by not forcing.
By not dominating, the Master leads.
~ Lao Zi ~
- selected by Kalki
- 2006
- Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it. ~ Colette (born 28 January 1873)
- selected by Kalki
- 2007
- Man needs to go outside himself in order to find repose and reveal himself. ~ José Martí
- proposed by InvisibleSun
- 2008
- For the sincere friend
Who gives me his frank hand.
And for the cruel man who pulls out of me
the heart with which I live,
I grow neither nettles nor thorns:
I grow a white rose.
~ José Martí ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2009
- I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer. ~ Colette (born 28 January 1873)
- proposed by InvisibleSun
- 2010
- Life on earth is a hand-to-hand mortal combat... between the law of love and the law of hate. ~ José Martí
- proposed by Kalki
- 2011
- Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave. ~ Colette
- proposed by InvisibleSun
- 2012
- By means of an image we are often able to hold on to our lost belongings. But it is the desperateness of losing which picks the flowers of memory, binds the bouquet. ~ Colette
- proposed by InvisibleSun
- 2013
|To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
|~ Colette ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2014
|I am a sincere man
from where the palm tree grows,
and before I die I wish
to pour forth the verses from my soul.
|~ José Martí ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2015
|Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.
|~ José Martí ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2016
|Everything that divides men, everything that specified, separates or pens them, is a sin against humanity.
|~ José Martí ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2017
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To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius. Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
A grain of poetry suffices to season a century. ~ José Martí (born January 28, 1853)
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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness. ~ Colette
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. ~ Colette
We only do well the things we like doing. ~ Colette
Total absence of humor renders life impossible. ~ Colette
There are days when solitude, for someone my age, is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall. ~ Colette
|Mankind is composed of two sorts of men — those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy.
|~ José Martí ~
|Man needs to go outside himself in order to find repose and reveal himself.
|~ José Martí ~
|A knowledge of different literatures is the best way to free one's self from the tyranny of any of them.
|~ José Martí ~
|The conceited villager believes the entire world to be his village. Provided that he can be mayor, humiliate the rival who stole his sweetheart, or add to the savings in his strongbox, he considers the universal order good, unaware of those giants with seven-league boots who can crush him underfoot, or of the strife in the heavens between comets that go through the air asleep, gulping down worlds.
|~ José Martí ~
|There are men who live contented through they live without decorum. Others suffer as if in agony when they see around them people living without decorum. There must be a certain amount of decorum in the world, just as there must be a certain amount of light. When there are many men without decorum, there are always others who themselves possess the decorum of many men. These are the ones who rebel with terrible strength against those who rob nations of their liberty, which is to rob men of their decorum. Embodied in those men are thousands of men, a whole people, human dignity.
|~ José Martí ~
|We are free, but not to be evil, not to be indifferent to human suffering, not to profit from the people, from the work created and sustained through their spirit of political association, while refusing to contribute to the political state that we profit from. We must say no once more. Man is not free to watch impassively the enslavement and dishonor of men, nor their struggles for liberty and honor.
|~ José Martí ~
|In truth, men speak too much of danger. Let others be terrified by the natural and healthy risks of life! We shall not be frightened! Poison sumac grows in a hard-working man's field, the serpent hisses from its hidden den, and the owl's eye shines in the belfry, but the sun goes on lighting the sky, and truth continues marching across the earth unscathed.
|~ José Martí ~
|Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
|~ José Martí ~
|A genuine man goes to the roots. To be a radical is no more than that: to go to the roots. He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.
|~ José Martí ~
|He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter.
|~ José Martí ~
|Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making. To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.
|~ José Martí ~
|Absolute ideas must take relative forms if they are not to fail because of an error in form. Freedom, to be viable, has to be sincere and complete. If a republic refuses to open its arms to all, and move ahead with all, it dies.
|~ José Martí ~
|The soul, equal and eternal, emanates from bodies of different shapes and colors. Whoever foments and spreads antagonism and hate between the races, sins against humanity.
|~ José Martí ~
|Whoever brushes aside even a part of the truth, whether through intention or oversight, is doomed to fall. The truth he lacks thrives on negligence, and brings down whatever is built without it. It is easy to resolve our problem knowing its components than resolve them without knowing them.
|~ José Martí ~
|One must have faith in the best in men and distrust the worst. One must allow the best to be shown so that it reveals and prevails over the worst. Nations should have a pillory for whoever stirs up useless hate, and another for whoever fails to tell them the truth in time.
|~ José Martí ~
|Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve one without harming or furthering all.
|~ José Martí ~
|Peace demands of Nature the recognition of human rights; discrimination is contrary to Nature and to the enemy of peace.
|~ José Martí ~
|It is necessary to make virtue fashionable.
|~ José Martí ~


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The Lovable Scumbags of 1970s La Lengua
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
With San Francisco's resident population of immaculate assholes ever hungry for microhood coverage, SF Chronicle columnist Carl Nolte took a page out of The Hold Phallic's microhood-drizzled playbook and explored the dainty enclave of La Lengua. While most of the news is neither news nor particularly interesting (they have a parklet!), his look back at the neighborhood shitheads of a generation past is worth the read alone:
It was a tough part of town in the 1970s. "Blue collar," said Richard Perri, who used to own Cavanaugh's, a 29th and Mission landmark bar.
"We had a customer named Ice Pick Larry who had a big scar on his face," he recalled. "We had Gorilla Doug, who would come in and say, 'I can lick anybody in the house.' And he could, too. We had Lyle the Swamper, who would clean up the joint after hours in exchange for drinks. Real Damon Runyon stuff."How long ago was that? "We had a grand opening and served 86 proof whiskey, 35 cents a shot, three drinks for a dollar," Perri said. "Long time ago."
But Cavanaugh's wasn't tough all the time. "We had poetry readings once in a while," he said.
The .35¢ whiskey sounds pretty clutch, but I suppose I'm all set with getting slobbered on by Gorilla Doug (even if it is La Lengua). I guess this is what they call progress.


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Updated: February 8, 2016, 12:16 pm
2013 hunt preview
Forest grouse (ruffed and dusky)
Division of Wildlife Resources biologists don't conduct forest grouse surveys. But they watch closely for grouse when they're working in forest grouse habitat.
"It appears the number of forest grouse is as good, or better, than it was last fall," says Jason Robinson, upland game coordinator for the DWR. "I think forest grouse hunters will have a good hunt."
Some of the best areas to hunt this fall include Cache County and areas near Cedar City.
Robinson says several factors have led to the good bird numbers. Those factors include a mild winter at higher elevations that allowed plenty of adult birds to survive; dry weather in June that provided a climate that allowed newly hatched chicks to survive; and rain at higher elevations in July that provided the chicks with plenty of forbs and insects to eat.
To find grouse this fall, Robinson suggests looking in the following areas:
Because grouse spend most of the day on the ground, you can find birds anytime of the day. However, if you want to hunt grouse when the birds are most active and accessible, hunt early in the morning when the birds are feeding. After they've filled their crops with food, they retire to heavier vegetation to rest and let their food digest. They won't become active again until later in the afternoon, when they feed one more time before flying into trees to roost for the night.
If you have a dog, mid-morning can be a great time to hunt. "By the time mid-morning arrives," Robinson says, "the birds will be finished feeding. If you wait until then, the birds will have left plenty of scent on the ground for your dog to follow."
Every year, DWR biologists survey 15 different mourning dove routes in Utah. Based on surveys conducted this past May, Blair Stringham, migratory game bird coordinator for the DWR, says the number of doves in Utah should be about the same as it was last year.
Fortunately for hunters, weather forecasters are predicting mild weather between now and the Sept. 2 opener. "If the weather stays mild," Stringham says, "most of the doves that are in Utah now will still be here when Sept. 2 arrives."
Stringham says doves must drink water throughout the day. "If you can find a good water source, especially in a dry year like this one," he says, "you might be really successful."
Stringham provides two reminders: Make sure you have written permission before hunting on private property, and shoot plenty of Eurasian-collared doves while you're afield. "Eurasian-collared doves taste great," he says. "And there's no limit on the number of Eurasian-collared doves you can take."
Cottontail rabbit
Cottontail rabbits reached the bottom of a 10-year population cycle about three years ago. (After rabbit populations peak, they decline in number for about five years. Then, the populations start to increase again in number.)
Rabbit numbers in Utah have been increasing slowly since bottoming out three years ago. "When rabbits have plenty of green vegetation to eat," Robinson says, "they can produce a lot of young."
From late July through late August each year, DWR biologists survey 14 rabbit routes across Utah. This year, the best rabbit numbers were spotted in southern Utah. In Box Elder County, and other popular rabbit hunting areas in northern Utah, biologists saw about the same number of rabbits as last year.
To find cottontails, Robinson suggests hunting early in the morning and late in the afternoon. "That's when the rabbits are away from their burrows feeding," he says.
If you're looking for cottontails in lower elevations areas, look in the bottom of valleys that have tall sagebrush and deep, loose soil that the rabbits can dig their burrows in. If you're in mid-elevation areas, look for hillsides that have large boulders, thick sagebrush or other thick vegetation that the rabbits can dig their burrows under.
Snowshoe hare
Only a few DWR biologists have snowshoe hares in the areas they manage. Those who do say the number of hares should be similar to last year.
Snowshoe hares live in high-elevation conifer and aspen stands along the Wasatch Plateau, a range of mountains that run north and south along the Wasatch Front and east into the Uinta Basin.
"One of the best ways to locate snowshoe hares is to wait for the first snow and then look for the hares' unique footprint," Robinson says. "The print looks like a miniature snowshoe."
Robinson says snowshoe hares don't have a large home range. "If you find an area that has lots of tracks in it," he says, "there's a good chance a hare is hunkered down in some vegetation nearby."
Snowshoes or snowmobiles are often required to hunt snowshoe hares after the snow falls.
More information
If you have questions about hunting upland game in Utah, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR's Salt Lake City office at 801-538-4700.
Wildlife crossing structures on Utah highways
Mule Deer: Saving the Icon of the West
Links to more Utah hunting-related information


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Perineal warm compress reduces risk of third- and fourth- degree tears and should be part of second stage care
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Correspondence to Hannah G Dahlen
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 2751, Australia; h.dahlen{at}uws.edu.au
Implications for practice and research
As an effective and acceptable technique, warm compress should be a standard part of second stage perineal care.
'Hands off' technique, involving no routine hand manoeuvres to flex the fetal head or guard the perineum, may reduce the incidence of episiotomy.
Perineal massage during second stage may reduce severe trauma, however, acceptability to women should be further evaluated.
Early historical records have shown that reducing perineal trauma during childbirth is of interest to both women and health professionals.1 Perineal trauma has been reported to affect around 85% of women giving birth,2 however, not all these women …


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The ZodiacPhoto from WWE
By Kevin Hunsperger
@kevinhunsperer & @my123cents on Twitter
Ed Leslie has played several characters through his wrestling career. No doubt, Brutus Beefcake was the most successful and recognizable of his gimmicks. When he left the WWF after nearly a decade, he continued the character, under the name Brother Bruti and teamed with Hulk Hogan. After turning on the Hulkster he went through a series of personality changes, including one of the most ridiculous of all time, The Zodiac.
The character was a member of Kevin Sullivan's Dungeon of Doom. Zodiac had oddly spiked hair and wore black and white face paint, tights, and arm guards (I'm drawing a blank on what the gear is actually called). Honestly, he looked silly, but it was that era of gimmicky wrestler. The Dungeon was supposed to be a band of monsters all hell bent on destroying Hulkamania, but they were more laughable than scary in my opinion.
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When he was introduced to the world, the Master said Zodiac didn't know pleasure or pain. He walked in the dark and the light. Zodiac was said to be the key of the Dungeon. It was hinted that he was Beefcake, as he was also described as the "brother of light", implying the relationship between Hogan and Beefcake through the years (or maybe I read to much into the character)
Other than a series of tag team and multi-man matches, I don't remember much of Zodiac's in ring career. He eventually left the group and turned face, becoming the Booty Man. I've said it before, I'll say it again, I don't understand why WCW pulled him away from that Barber image. He was extremely popular in WWF, but I felt like he floundered at best when he signed with WCW. I'll admit I was a big Beefcake fan back in the day, but could never get behind any of his many personas in WCW, especially the Zodiac.


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Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, ca. 1665. Oil on canvas. Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague. Bequest of Arnoldus des Tombe, 1903 (inv. no. 670). Image courtesy of the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague
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Katy Perry or Nicki Minaj!? Which singer's newest single are you digging the most!? In today's Hollywire Hot Minute, I'm pinning two of the music industries biggest divas against each other -- and well, it's up to you to decide a winner!
Peep the video below, and don't forget to VOTE!
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Katy Perry sang her breakup song, Part of Me during her Grammy performance on Sunday. Emotions were definitely running high as it was the first time the singer took to the stage, since her divorce from Russell Brand. You and me both know the harsh lyrics were definitely directed towards Perry's new ex. Needless to say, it's a girl power driven song, that we can't seem to get enough of!
And even though Nicki Minaj didn't perform her new single, Starships at the Grammys, she did release it just a few days after Sunday's Show. A very catchy tune, that we can't deny we're diggin'.
So that's that! You tell me, which of these songs, Katy's or Nicki's wins your vote for best single of the week!? Let me know in the comments below -- and tell me why!?


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On thurdays the gallery was closed as john had spend 2 days prepping the space for his opening on friday. the space was immaculate. now ,the happy hookers group then went into the gallery . This is not on if the gallery is closed then it is closed . I spoke to alex about it and he agreed that this was not the best .
I think this should be discussed in th visual arts groups . this type of thing seems to be happening quite often . it was bongo tastic the other night whist john was invigilating the space . this i found to be quite annoying .
On the happy hooker side of things i personlay quite like seing them in the space. i would think this is good for the forest .but this workshop seems to be getting really big . going from a corner to whole room .
i think that the red room should be used more for workshops and maybe you should be able to reserve it .


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NYPA Gives Upper Niagara Intake Observation Area $1.3 Million Facelift
Maura Balaban
December 8, 2011
LEWISTON - The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is nearing completion of $1.3 million in improvements to a 10-acre section of land at the Upper Niagara Intake Observation Area along the scenic Robert Moses Parkway in the City of Niagara Falls.
The work, which includes landscaping and recreation improvements, continues NYPA's tradition of enhancing recreational attractions within the boundaries of the Niagara Power Project going back to the project's original construction. The work is being done in cooperation with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC).
Located in an area along the parkway with an arresting view, the area is dominated by the power project's two massive 90-foot tall intake structures, which allow water to be drawn into the plant from the Niagara River. The improvements are designed to enhance the site so visitors can make better use of the area without feeling dwarfed by the expanse of open space and the massive size of the nearby intake structures.
"It's been extremely gratifying to work on transforming this previously stark, exposed roadside stop into an attractive area with panoramic views and unparalleled access to shoreline fishing," said Edward Alkiewicz, director, Relicensing & Implementation, at NYPA. "We look forward to the day, in the not-too-distant future, when residents will actually be able to use and enjoy this park."
The improvements at the site stem from commitments NYPA made under the relicensing of the Niagara project in 2007. Once fully completed in early 2012, the measures will include six metal and glass fishing shelters to protect fishermen from the elements when they fish on the bulkhead; seven new picnic tables; six benches along the bulkhead roadway; two bicycle racks, one information kiosk at the center parking lot and signage.
The park's refurbishment also includes the planting of 200 native trees and shrubs which were similar to the original landscaping from the 1960s. In addition, approximately three acres of the 10-acre site will be converted from lawn to meadow to promote habitat for grassland birds, reduce mowing and improve sustainability.
"With thoughtful input from our partner agencies, we took great care to make sure that our enhancements improved safe access to, and visibility of, the river, and that the style of the new structures were all in keeping with the Modern architectural period, which characterizes the style of the entire Niagara project," said Alkiewicz. "The space feels very different already, and when the warm weather returns, we hope anglers and other recreation enthusiasts will appreciate the improvements."
The Power Authority also teamed with Seaway Trail, Inc., for the installation of two panels chronicling the local area's role in the French and Indian War. They feature illustrations, timelines, historic maps, photos and a map of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail that spans the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie shorelines in New York and Pennsylvania.
In consultation with the NYSDEC, NYPA has undertaken several additional recreational measures within the project's boundary as part of the Niagara plant's relicensing, including improvements to fishing access facilities at the northern section of the Lewiston Reservoir Dike in the Town of Lewiston and parking enhancements at the fishing pier at the base of the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant on the Lower Niagara River.
About NYPA:
■ The New York Power Authority uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation's largest state public power organization, with 17 generating facilities in various parts of New York State and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. ■ Approximately 80 percent of the electricity it produces is clean renewable hydropower. Its lower-cost power production and electricity purchases support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the state. ■For more information, www.nypa.gov.


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Dean Prior
Dean Prior is located within South Hams local authority area. Historically it formed part of Stanborough Hundred. It falls within Totnes Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B.F.Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library. The population was 495 in 1801 529 in 1901 . Figures for other years are available on the local studies website. In 1641/2 145 adult males signed the Protestation returns.
A parish history file is held in Buckfastleigh Library. You can look for other material on the community by using the place search on the main local studies database. Further historical information is also available on the Genuki website.
Maps: The image below is of the Dean Prior area on Donn's one inch to the mile survey of 1765.
On the County Series Ordnance Survey mapping the area is to be found on 1:2,500 sheet 120/2 Six inch (1:10560) sheet 120NW The National Grid reference for the centre of the area is SX730635. On the post 1945 National Grid Ordnance Survey mapping the sheets are: 1:10,000 (six inch to a mile: sheet SX76SW, 1:25,000 mapping: sheet Outdoor Leisure 20, Landranger (1:50,000) mapping: sheet 202. Geological sheet 349 also covers the area.
Extract from Devon by W.G.Hoskins (1954), included by kind permission of the copyright holder:
DEAN PRIOR is a parish with no village, on the SE. skirts' of Dartmoor. The church (St. George) is disappointing: a large barn-like building, mainly of 15th century date but considerably altered in the 17th, and enlarged and much restored in the 19th. The font is Norman. Dean is famous, however, for its association with Robert Herrick, who was vicar here 1629-47 and 1662-74 (he was ejected under the Protectorate and reinstated under the Act of Uniformity) and wrote all his poetry during his earlier tenure of the living. He and his maid, Prudence Baldwin, are buried in unmarked graves in the churchyard. Herrick hated Dean and Devonshire, but his poetry is full of local scenes and above all of the wild flowers that grow so luxuriantly in the woods and hedge banks. The small hall, parlour, and kitchen of his vicarage remain, incorporated into the back of a more modern house. Near the church is Dean Court, said to have been built by Sir Edward Giles (1566-1637) whose monument, with an epitaph by Herrick, is the most interesting part of the church.
2012 addendum - The Church building with its prominent position beside the A38 Devon Expressway is currently kept in good repair, with a small parking area at the back. The bell tower boasts a 'Devon Six' set of bells regularly used for competitions. A stained glass window, plaque and small etched window commemorate the poet, Robert Herrick (and his maid Prudence Baldwin) making it a place of pilgrimage for poetry lovers. Traditional forms of worship (Book of Common Prayer & King James Bible) are celebrated most Sundays.


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�Chopped� competitor learned to cook and manage diabetes at age 30.
Seven years ago, Elizabeth Mwanga weighed more than 200 pounds and didn�t know how to boil an egg. Today at 36, she�s 100 pounds lighter and makes her living developing healthy recipes�thanks to undiagnosed diabetes that landed her in a New York City emergency room. �In the hospital, I made a conscious decision to eat healthier, lose weight and manage my condition better,� she recalls. �It wasn�t driven by, �Oh, I want to look fabulous in a bikini.� I needed to make these changes in order to live.� Mwanga shed her excess weight in less than two years, taught herself to cook, and landed a spot on the Food Network�s �Chopped� cooking competition show. Her diabetes�a subtype known as type 1.5, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)�now is under control, without medication. And she is working to develop an online social network to connect doctors with patients who have diabetes. �I feel fortunate. All of this has been a result of my hard work,� she says. �But you know what? Everybody can do what I did.� Here are Mwanga�s top diabetes management tips: 1. Check blood sugar at least three times a day. �It�s the single most important thing you can do,� she says. 2. Get to know the Glycemic Index (GI). The measurement, which rates foods based on how quickly a person�s blood sugar rises after eating them, �is like the bible for diabetics,� she says. Some of her favorite low-GI picks include fish, eggs, nuts (not roasted or candied) and vegetables. 3. Add fresh herbs to dishes. �I use a lot of cilantro, oregano, parsley,� she says. �I also use garlic and onion. They add a lot of flavor for basically no calories.� 4. Work out while you watch TV. �I like to jump rope during commercial breaks,� she says. �You can get a jump rope at the 99-cent store!� 5. Read food labels. Choose products with fewer than 15 grams of carbohydrates per serving, and watch for hidden sugars in seemingly healthful foods such as turkey bacon and low-fat salad dressing. �Don�t just look at the calorie content. Focus on the ingredients,� she says. To gauge your diabetes risk, visit diabetes.org/risktest. This article originally appeared as on American Profile


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Scenic, not a stroll but if you train it's doable and enjoyableIn full: This was my first half marathon but I have been training at various events to get used to the race atmosphere. Overall, the race was nicely organised, the t-shirts were good, and the course was stunning. Yes, there were some rolling hills, I wouldn't say that they were unmanageable, but they were frequent. Plenty of water at the water stations, though it would have been nice to get a banana or something at the half way point as has been done at other races. Not a deal-breaker, come with gels if you need the boost. I wouldn't recommend this race if you haven't been training and are doing this for a bit of fun (stick to the fun run!) OR if you haven't run in a race before, solely because the terrain, although paved, isn't flat and could come as a shock. My only criticism is that towards the end (I think it was at mile 11, by the white tents), the finishers and guests were walking on the course, which was not only distracting and unsafe, but a little disheartening to those of us still running (this was about 2 hours in, not the very end!). The atmosphere was great, people cheered along the course, including the marshals and locals, which compounded with the gorgeous view, made it quite enjoyable. The runners were also polite, I saw a few people slow every so often for those that were struggling to make sure that they were ok - it was a congenial group of runners generally. I'm excited to participate again next year and hopefully beat my time! Date of review: October 8, 2012
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The trial was to start Tuesday. The mother of the victim awaited a call. But the prosecutor finds the fatal stabbing justified.
By DEMORRIS A. LEE
Published September 30, 2006
Edna Upshaw sat on a sofa in the living room of her cousin's St. Petersburg residence with grief and anger in her eyes.
The mother of Bernard Wells thought she was traveling from Jacksonville to Pinellas County to get justice for her son, who was stabbed to death in March 2005 by his girlfriend's son.
But on Monday, uneasy about what she was going to hear in court or whether she would see photographs of her 34-year-old son's wounded body, Wells called the State Attorney's Office.
"You did what?" Upshaw recalled herself asking when she spoke on the phone with an attorney. "You dropped the charges?"
About a week earlier, on Sept. 19, the state dropped a second-degree murder charge against Winston Gang, 20, of Clearwater.
The trial was to start Tuesday.
State Prosecutor Bob Lewis said Florida Statutes state that a person is justified in the use of deadly force when he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm.
"In this case, I believe the facts, as we now know them, demonstrate that Winston Gang's actions were justified and that he was in reasonable fear for his life at the hands of Bernard Wells," Lewis said.
Lewis said they tried to contact Upshaw, but the phone numbers they had for her no longer worked. His office left a message with Wells' father's new wife, who lives in Cape Coral.
"I have letters they sent me telling me about court dates, I have been in contact with them, and a week before they drop the charges, all of a sudden, they can't get in contact with me?" Upshaw said.
"How do I get closure now? I've been waiting and waiting. This was to help me get closure. They could have at least had a conversation with me. How do I move on?"
Bernard Wells and Jacqueline Gang had dated and lived together for about a year in Clearwater.
Gang's then-19-year-old son, Winston Gang, got along fine with Wells initially, but then began to blame Wells for turning his mother into a crack addict, according to court documents.
Upshaw said that Jacqueline Gang, who came to visit her and called her "Mommy," was a drug addict before she met her son.
On March 11, 2005, Winston Gang and Wells got into a fight, according to court documents. Wells was going to leave the house during the verbal argument when Gang asked him "if he was leaving to go get more crack."
"Wells became enraged, verbally and physically challenged Gang and began moving toward him, asking him if he wanted a piece of him," court documents said.
Winston Gang said he saw Wells reach into his pocket and became afraid because he knew that Wells always carried a knife.
"Gang pulled his own folding pocket knife out of his pocket, opened it and the pair ended up in a struggle on the floor," court documents said.
Wells was stabbed 14 times, with three penetrating his chest cavity and one piercing his left lower chest area and the heart.
"He was stabbed 14 times," Wells' sister, Serena Wallace, said Tuesday, sitting across from her mother. "My brother had cuts on his hands. That tells you he was trying to defend himself."
Calls to Jacqueline Gang's residence were referred to attorney Denis deVlaming, who said Gang had earlier been the victim of an unprovoked stabbing in Hillsborough County, and during his tussle with Wells, feared that the same thing could happen again.
Jacqueline Gang noted that Wells weighed about 150 pounds, while court documents said her son weighed about 200.
Neither Winston Gang nor Wells was new to the legal system. Gang has faced other recent charges of drug possession, hit-and-run and leaving the scene of an accident. Wells had previous charges of felony drug possession, assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a knife.
Upshaw said she didn't condone her son's lifestyle. But she said that her son's death, and the news of his killer walking free, is hard to comprehend.
"He called me Nana," Upshaw said of Winston Gang, her eyes filling with tears, then turning to a steely glare.
"I'm trying to understand it all but I can't. This man has murdered someone and can walk around and pop his collar. I'll never hear my son's voice again."
Times researcher Carolyn Edds contributed to this report. Demorris A. Lee can be reached at 445-4174 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Check Out The Varying Levels Of Debt Among These Television Providers
The big television studios are likely a bit perturbed as today's announcement of the Emmy nominations has put tech companies back into the news. Though Netflix's (NFLX) nods from the committe might seem modest at 14 when compared to other industry giants such as HBO (108), it does represent the first time that content from an online platform is being allowed to compete with offerings from conventional television.
The announcement has increased speculation about what television will look like in a few years. How will we watch it, what will the interface be, and - perhaps most importantly - what will funding arrangements look like in an age with no commercials?
Apple (AAPL) is frantically building apps for different content channels, such as HBO and ESPN, striving to collaborate with the companies already in the industry as opposed to competing with it directly. Another technology titan, Google (GOOG), is taking a different approach - reaching out for channel licenses in a bid that would make them the first Internet cable service to compete directly with the likes of Comcast and Time Warner.
The industry is obviously poised for an enormous shift. The television set, once a fixture of everyone's living rooms, is becoming increasingly irrelevant, with zero-TV households doubling between 2007 and 2013 - a trend that will likely accelerate once more (legal) content options are available online. Which isn't to say that millennials will be streaming The Simpsons on their laptop a decade, or even a few years, from now. However, it is a time when a number of companies are taking huge risks to either gain, or refrain from losing a competitive edge.
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CTC Media (CTCM), Russia's leading independent media company has a debt to equity ratio so low (<0.01), that it wouldn't even appear on our chart. Liberty Media (LMCA) isn't borrowing much money either. Netflix, CBS Corporation (CBS), and Scripps Network (SNI) are all much more heavily leveraged, with debt ratios between 35 and 45%.
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Debates of May 29th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #129 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was workers.
- Question Period
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act
- Recreational Boating Industry
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Volunteerism
- Conference Board of Canada President
- Cycling
- Calgary Homeless Foundation
- Cable Hall of Fame
- St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital
- Poverty
- Jan de Vries
- Forest Fire Emergency Crews
- Global Centre for Pluralism
- Oslo Freedom Forum
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Prime Minister's Office
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Employment Insurance
- Old Age Security Program
- Parliamentary Budget Officer
- Employment Insurance
- Ethics
- Labour
- Pensions
- National Defence
- Search and Rescue
- Standing Committee on Public Accounts
- National Defence
- Foreign Affairs
- Fisheries and Oceans
- The Environment
- The Budget
- Infrastructure
- Veterans Affairs
- Public Safety
- Poverty
- International Trade
- Disaster Assistance
- Employment Insurance
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- Continuation and Resumption of Rail Service Operations Legislation
- Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act
- Act to Provide for the Continuation and Resumption of Rail Service Operations
- Restoring Rail Service Act
Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
Order, please. The hon. member for Hamilton Centre has the floor.
Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
David Christopherson Hamilton Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, I will try again.
The first part of the answer to his question is that his motion was out of order. The member does not want to accept that but that is not my problem.
On the second issue, there is another point of order. I committed to undertake to review that and come back with a determination that will happen on Thursday, and that is exactly what will take place.
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Randall Garrison Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Mr. Speaker, week after week, there are more and more revelations about sexual harassment in the RCMP.
Despite the fact that federal ministers have a clear responsibility to show leadership to address this very real problem, successive governments have turned a blind eye. The current Minister of Public Safety is reluctant to even use the words "sexual harassment" when asked about this in the House.
So many Conservative crime bills but nothing concrete to address the epidemic of sexual harassment in our own national police force.
Unfortunately, Canadians are rapidly losing faith in the RCMP as the clock ticks.
What is the minister's plan?
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, I think I have indicated in this House a number of times that I am extremely concerned about the troubling reports of sexual harassment in the RCMP.
There are a number of measures that the RCMP are taking, the commissioner specifically. I am very supportive of the initiatives that the new commissioner is taking.
In addition, we will be looking at the legislation that deals with issues of discipline. This is an issue that needs to be addressed through legislation. I hope, for once, I can count on that member's support when it comes to that type of legislation.
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Rosane Doré Lefebvre Alfred-Pellan, QC
Mr. Speaker, this is not a new problem, and there have already been countless promises made. It is now time to act rather than wait for there to be more victims.
A high-ranking RCMP officer in Alberta was found guilty of repeated acts of sexual harassment. What was the outcome? He lost a few days' pay and was transferred. That is not a solution.
When are the Conservatives going to get tough on crime when it comes to sexual harassment?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is committed to giving the RCMP the tools it needs to keep Canadians safe and to ensure there is appropriate oversight and accountability mechanisms in place. We agree that changes are necessary to deal with what Commissioner Paulson called "dark hearted behaviour" displayed by a small minority of RCMP officers.
We will be bringing forward legislation in respect to discipline in the RCMP and I hope the member will support these important initiatives.
National Defence
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Matthew Kellway Beaches—East York, ON
Mr. Speaker, from one failure to investigate to another.
It is another day into the investigation into likely the single most expensive military procurement in Canadian history. What is new? It is a secret. The Conservatives say that they have nothing to hide. They say that there is not a cover-up, but if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and even swims like a duck, what does the minister think it is?
National Defence
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
North Vancouver
Andrew Saxton Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversification
Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, we have had a thorough study of the Auditor General's report. We have had ministers and senior officials from the departments come to committee of the whole and answer all of the opposition's questions. As a matter of fact, there were over 107 questions.
We accept the Auditor General's recommendations and we look forward to the committee's report.
National Defence
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Matthew Kellway Beaches—East York, ON
Mr. Speaker, we have not heard the Minister of National Defence say why he refused to follow policy on life cycle costing. We have not heard the associate minister say why, for months, he misled Canadians in this House. We have not heard the Minister of Public Works say why her department signed off on sole sourcing the F-35. Instead, they are ducking public scrutiny.
Why will they not let the committee do its job out in the open and get the answers Canadians deserve?
National Defence
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
North Vancouver
Andrew Saxton Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversification
Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, ministers did come before committee of the whole and answered 107 questions, all of the questions the opposition requested them to answer.
In response to concerns raised by the Auditor General, we have undertaken a seven point plan to guide the replacement of Canada's aging CF-18s, led by a next generation fighter secretariat. We will ensure that Canadians have reliable and transparent costing that fits within our budget before signing any contracts to purchase a fighter aircraft.
Foreign Affairs
Oral Questions
May 29th, 2012 / 2:45 p.m.
Gary Schellenberger Perth—Wellington, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed Canada's horror at this weekend's attacks in the Syrian town of Houla in which nearly three dozen children under the age of 10 were viciously killed. Media reports today suggest that these killings were executions.
Despite repeated calls for peace, Assad's reprehensible campaign of savage violence continues unabated.
Would the Minister of Foreign Affairs please tell the House the most recent actions taken by the Canadian government in response to the violence in Syria?
Foreign Affairs
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Ottawa West—Nepean
John Baird Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Speaker, I believe all Canadians were absolutely horrified with the events that took place in Syria this past weekend. Targeting civilians, especially executing children, is absolutely intolerable and inexcusable.
Today, Canada, joined by many of its closest allies, has expelled Syrian diplomats from Canada. We are giving a very clear message to the Assad regime that his representatives are no longer welcome in our capital. We will continue to work very hard through the United Nations, the Arab League and our allies to bring much pressure to bear.
Tomorrow we are calling on the Security Council to bring in tough economic sanctions against the Assad regime and join what Canada has already been doing for many months.
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Robert Chisholm Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Mr. Speaker, sweeping cuts to fisheries will have a serious impact on the health of our waters, our fisheries and our coastal communities.
In a rare showing of non-partisanship, four former fisheries ministers have come together to criticize Conservative changes to the Fisheries Act. Tom Siddon, fisheries minister under Brian Mulroney, called the changes "devious and scary" and accused the Conservatives of gutting the Fisheries Act.
When will the fisheries minister recognize that this is a reckless road he is going down and stand up and defend coastal communities?
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
New Brunswick
Keith Ashfield Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway
Mr. Speaker, as I have said many times, we are focusing our fish and fish habitat protection rules on Canada's fisheries, not on farmers' fields.
The opposition likes to ignore the many massive improvements we are making to the act, such as identifying ecological sensitive areas, making the Fisheries Act conditions enforceable and allowing higher maximum penalties, as well as allowing regulations around invasive species. We made a $17.5 million announcement just yesterday on invasive species to fight Asian carp.
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Philip Toone Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
Mr. Speaker, what the Conservatives are doing is endangering the very survival of the fishing industry and the economy of all coastal communities. That is why about 100 businessmen, academics and experts have signed a letter condemning the cuts.
By eliminating scientist and researcher positions, they are destroying our capacity to understand how fish habitats function.
Why are they attacking communities that make a living from fishing? Why are they abandoning sustainable management of the resource?


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Topic: Adding a bunch of events to a league via checkboxes
Hi all,
I am building a Fantasy League website -- and I am trying to figure out how I can let the user assign pre-defined events (defined by me as website admin) to his league to create a "league schedule".
I have a League model, with a nested Event model.
But ...
.. this may be wrong to start with, because a random user can create a league, but they can not create events. They can only assign existing events to their league schedule.
The website administrator creates the events via the ActiveAdmin back-end so that league admins can pick the ones they want to use.
The way I set it up now is that a League can have many events and events belong to many leagues. I'm using a join table model called ScheduledEvent.
resources :leagues do
resources :events
I set it up like this purely for the paths, so that a league's administrator can visit /leagues/1/events to assign events.
Does nesting :events even make sense in this scenario?
class League < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :scheduled_events
has_many :events, :through => :scheduled_events
class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :scheduled_events
has_many :leagues, :through => :scheduled_events
class ScheduledEvent < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :league
belongs_to :event
What I want to do is have a page where I list all of the available events as checkboxes so that the league's administrator can add multiple events to the league.
class EventsController < ApplicationController
before_filter :get_league
before_filter :authenticate_user!
def index
@scheduled_events = @league.events
@all_events = Event.future_events
The view should look somewhat like this:
%h1 Events
= form_for @league, :url => league_events_path(@league), :method => :post do |f|
- @all_events.each do |event|
= check_box_tag :event_ids, event.id, @league.events.include?(event), :name => 'league[event_ids][]'
= label_tag :event_ids, event.name
= submit_tag
Right now I am using index.html.haml from the Event controller. Again, not confident I am doing it right
I stole this code from an article from 2008, so I am sure RoR 3.x has improved and there is a better way of doing this. I also have to be honest - I really feel lost, so I am not even sure what is happening
Can someone guide me in some of the issues concerning correct design patterns for this problem?
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Current Finest Possible Set Rating
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What is America's most beautiful coin? While the Walking Liberty half dollar, the Oregon Trail commemorative half dollar, and the $20 St. Gaudens gold piece will receive lots of votes, there's also heavy support for the Standing Liberty quarter. Hermon MacNeil's inspired design has been equally inspiring to collectors, who have sought to find examples of this coin in the finest condition possible. This series is collected with or without full head detail (depending on how important the collector thinks it is) and with or without the overdate of 1918. Either way, few things are more beautiful than a set of Standing Liberty quarters.
The key dates of the set are the 1916, 1918/7-S, 1919-D, 1919-S, and 1927-S. In full head condition, the 1918/7-S and 1927-S are ultra-rarities, and other keys include the 1920-S, 1926-D, and 1926-S.
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I've been a huge pb fan my whole life, but after comparing nutrients, decided I should switch...This is great mixed w/ SunButter.
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|Camp of Boom, Netherstorm[35, 60]
Dr. Boom is the former protégé of Lead Sapper Blastfizzle at Area 52. Previously known as Sparky Uberthruster, he refused to wear his protective nether helmet and, over time, became irradiated. He later became known as Dr. Boom. He set up his camp northeast of Area 52 with a majority of the goblins' sapping equipment and has terrorized Area 52 ever since. Blastfizzle calls on adventurers of the Alliance and the Horde to destroy Dr. Boom and end his madness.
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Easy ranged weapon levelingEdit
Because Dr. Boom can not move to attack when he is attacked, standing on the rocks behind him and shooting down at him makes him the best mob in the game to grind ranged weapon skill from. Buying the cheapest ammunition, such as Rough Arrow, will suffice (as will any gray-ranged weapon, such as the Light Crossbow). Roughly 1400 Ammunition will be required to go from 1 - 375 weapon skill.
Note: This is no longer true, as Dr. Boom has been given a normal ranged attack.
Dr. Boom is a non-elite quest boss with 654,000 hitpoints; he does not move or use ranged attacks, making him a popular target for casters and Hunters to test their DPS output, as well as a target for leveling up ranged weapon skill. This fight is sort of a mini-game where you have to dodge his Bomblings to get close enough to throw the provided bombs at him, although it is possible to climb or fly over the rocks that surround him and kill him from behind. It is also possible to stand just beyond the range of the Bombling spawns and attack him that way, standing on the cart filled with explosives for instance.
His name is a reference to Dr. Doom, and his Boom Bots are also references to Doombots.


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Labatt threatens to sue Montreal Gazette over Magnotta Labatt Blue Beer pic - spawns hashtag twitterlanche
Over at Labatt someone in legal threatened to sue the Montreal Gazette over a photo they used where the kitty-killer and (alleged but probably hell yeah) corpse-defiling cannibal Magnotta enjoys a Labatts Blue in the picture.
Now, this group of legal eagles probably never heard about the Streisand effect, clearly, and the result of their repeated requests to the Montreal Gazette to remove the image has spawned the twitter hastag #newlabattcampaign where all kinds of morbid jokes are now making Blue the beer choice for crazy cannibals worldwide. Tssk tssk. The twitterlanche of Labatt Blue cannibal jokes seems to never end. What this has become is a great case study of what not to do when trying to disassociate our brand from the bad guys.
"This Beer's for You. And the Voices in Your Head." - @EmmMacfarlane
UPDATE Labatt has dropped their request.
Labatt: "Once Gazette explained position, we promptly thanked them for their response, dropped the matter. We will not be following up."
Warren Kinsella even retweeted a joke from Ont PC's Rocco Rossi that Rossi deleted soon after tweetage.
Blue. Not just the colour of corpses anymore. #newlabattcampaign
One tweeter jokes that it isn't the first time Labatt has used decapitated bodies in ads, point out this old campaign from twelve years ago.
What I really want to know is, how come no one is pointing out that the hashtag was created by a journalist for the National Post? Making fun of Labatt Blue, in the wake of one of canada's most grizzly crimes in a very long while. Is this really proper behavior for a journalist?
The journalist created a hashtag for the National Post? Or did he crack a joke on twitter while he is employed as a journalist at the National Post?
It makes you wonder whether this was staged by Labatt... What's the saying... any advertising is good advertising. But I don't think so, judging by the fact they dropped the matter now that it's gotten out of... hand.
when you're done crackin' skulls, crack yourself open a Blue.
Labatt did not stage this, unless they also paid that journalist to spend hours of his working day cracking beer tagline jokes under the #newlabattcampaign hashtag.
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Related Content: Special Representative Holbrooke briefs the press on the Secretary's recent trip to Afghanistan.
During a large November 12 press event it was announced that for the first time Afghan farmers will export their world-renowned apples to the Indian market, a move that will dramatically expand Afghanistan's agricultural exports and add to the prosperity of thousands of Afghan farmers.
The landmark agreement between Afghanistan and India will help Afghan farmers in Wardak and Gardez to export up to 3,000 metric tons of their produce.
Drought conditions have reduced India's apple harvest, and exports from Afghanistan will help fill demand. Afghan farmers likely will receive more money for their apples in India than in neighboring Pakistan, despite the higher logistical costs involved in transporting the produce.
The export of the initial batch of the apples started last week. It is expected that an average 50 metric tons of Red Delicious apples will be exported from Wardak and Gardez to India each week. India requires Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) to ensure adequate measures have been taken against infestations. The PRA was a collaborative effort between the governments of Afghanistan and India. With the approval and support of Afghanistan's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), an implementing partner of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) performed the test and submitted the results to Indian officials.
The opening of the Indian market comes just in time for the Afghan apple harvest. Farmers in Gardez must sell their apples by mid-December before the first frost sets in. Wardak farmers will be able to store their apples for as long as six months in two, cold-storage facilities provided by the Turkish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the province.
Ron in New York writes:
Apples and Emeralds:
Please be sure to keep colored stones from Afghanistan out of Pakistan. This illicit trade funds AQI and terror groups. Afghan control of mining should be transparent and accountable to Afghanis; not the private commodity of corrupt officials.
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It is so great and heartwarming to see people from different countries assisting each other. Secretary Clinton: I hope you, President Clinton, and Chelsea have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. Keep up the good work, you're such an inspiration to me.
John in Wisconsin writes:
This is a small victory for Afghanistan Agriculture. But a very " Huge " 1st Step as they enter the " World Market Place ". Just imagine all of the future possibilities which lie ahead for Afghanistan. I reiterate...seemingly a small to most of us. But for those Farmers in Afghanistan..It's like a " Leap " to the moon.
John in Canada writes:
Everything being witnessed that adds to getting these people on their feet is outstanding...and a lot of work left to do...there's hope there.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hi, Gentle Women & Men of our States Department and My Neti-Friend Hillary or :) LOL .
I live in a part of America that has people from all over the world, especially our friends from India, and i have found that most India people are very Nice and understanding people. So i think their working with our country and other countries is a plus,if they are anything like the people i have met we are lucky to have them as our Friends.
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National debt is a bigger problem than student debt
Predictions of looming disaster for millions of college students have some of them convinced the sky is falling over federal student loan rates. It is not.
But a genuine disaster involving the national debt is not far off. Already it is affecting all Americans, including those students whose economics classes ought to have taught them the debt drags down the standard of living of everyone in the country.
At nearly $17 trillion, the debt is a growing millstone around the necks of all of us. It represents more than $55,000 for every man, woman and child in America – and it will have to be repaid. The longer it is allowed to grow, the worse the problem becomes.
Certainly, students may view their higher education loan debts as more immediate concerns. But the effect of the interest rate increase that will occur without congressional action is far from catastrophic.
Student loan interest is pegged at 3.4 percent. Unless Congress intervenes, it will increase to 6.8 percent. The impact would be about $2,600 for an average student – not that serious, given the generous 10-year repayment schedules on most such loans.
Plus, how many other people have borrowed money and seen interest rates increase on them? The government can't shield everyone.
For weeks, however, President Barack Obama and liberals in Congress have been whipping up hysteria among students. They insist there is no reason for conservatives to block a simple law holding the rate at 3.4 percent. There is a good reason, though. Continuing to subsidize student loans would add to the national debt.
A bill to hold the rate down failed in the Senate last week and sparked yet another round of recriminations. It would have postponed the increase for a year.
"Today our students once again wait in vain for relief," said Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M.
But how many times has Congress "kicked the can down the road" with temporary measures that amount to nothing more than postponing the day of reckoning on deficit spending? That has become standard procedure in Washington.
Several possible compromises are on the table. For instance, one bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed a bill that would hold student loan rates down but would link them to financial markets. In other words, when the economy picks up, student loan interest rates would go up. That might work, although as we know, it's very possible for Wall Street to do well while most of America suffers economically. Still, no solution will be perfect.
But all of this is beating around the bush of another serious problem: Universities are too expensive, especially private ones. We'll get into that in tomorrow's editorial.


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Since the 1920s, the L.A. enigma of wealth, fame, and pretention has lured celebrity hopefuls and aspiring anybodies to enter a vortex of the fake and fabulous, in a desperate attempt to become "somebody." While this conundrum has placed L.A. at the top of global "must see" bucket lists for tourists and fledgling starlets, the very Hollywood hoopla the world gawks at and the glamorous, revered lifestyles of the rich and famous are indeed everyday life for Angelenos.
The city's superficiality and stereotypes are best appreciated in prestigious Beverly Hills, the perfect square mile to flaunt labels, the latest House of Bijan couture, freshly absorbed Botox, or glimmering veneers. In this maze of residential opulence and world class shopping, Ryan Seacrest smiles, Centurion American Express cards and eye-catching Bentleys, reality rides on an unapologetic fine line between fiction and fact.
Adjacent to Beverly Hills, West Hollywood (WeHo) is L.A.'s most progressive enclave and arguably the epicenter of America's gay universe. On a day-to-day basis, the streets of WeHo teem with gorgeous people and edgy fashions, making the true attraction of visiting here a bit of recreation time on the eye-candy playground and the ever so delightful judgment carousel. Beyond fabulous nightlife and bulging biceps, WeHo is the city's hotspot for trendy restaurants and celebrity sightings.
Meanwhile, across town, downtown Los Angeles is experiencing a revolution. Formerly the city's Achilles Heel - an urban wasteland riddled with crime and grime - downtown is now in the process of an Extreme Makeover, emerging as a rejuvenated princess in the land of glitz and glamour, ready to take on the world with a new attitude. The anchor of this redux? The Staples Center (home of the L.A. Lakers and L.A. Clippers) and the surrounding L.A. LIVE area, which has attracted the likes of the Ritz-Carlton, loft developers, and restaurateurs looking to create a new type of L.A. experience.
There's way too many reasons to visit and re-visit L.A. and its sub-cities in 2011. Below are the places – new and old - not to miss on this year's west coast pilgrimage.
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Andaz West Hollywood (323.656.1234) - Hyatt's much awaited youthful re-invention of the former Sunset Strip "Riot Hyatt," a hotbed of 70s and 80s rock n roll angst and the long-haired rocker appetite for hotel destruction. The hotel is fresh, funky, fun, and full of freebees, offering a strategically conceptualized product that bridges gaps between generations. The contemporary design of common spaces is highly detailed while rooms are simple and understated. Guest rooms boast spacious sunrooms with floor to ceiling windows, peering over the Sunset Strip and vaster Hollywood panoramas (from floors 6 and up). Free Illy espresso, wine, and rotating snacks lure guests at all hours to the lobby, while the complimentary (nonalcoholic) mini bar gives new meaning to raiding the fridge.
Montage Beverly Hills (310.860-7800) - Whether drooling with envy or simply living the good life, Beverly Hills is the place to feed aspirations of the multi-millionaire lifestyle or, more often, enjoy its sumptuous reality. There is no better place to do either than the Montage Beverly Hills, 90210's newest kid on the block. From the driveway drowning in Rolls Royces to the welcome champagne bottle in the mini-bar and the palatial rooms you never want to leave, this is Beverly Hills at its finest. The hotel is downright awesome and continues to prove its versatility and evolution with a growing appeal to diverse demographics.
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles (213.743.8800). Like some of Tokyo and Shanghai's greatest hotels, Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles houses the upper floors of a striking sky scraper, offering only the best city views at every turn. The rooms parlay a remarkable evolution of the Ritz-Carlton brand, with a contemporary yet refined interior design. The exceptionally well-appointed furnishings boast clean symmetries, channeling attention towards the wall-to-wall panoramic window, lined with a sumptuous day bed, peering over the Hollywood Hills and greater Los Angeles. The mega bathrooms are separated into three sections, most notably a wet area where a rain shower and oversized jacuzzi sit side by side, encased in glass, again with perfect views of L.A.
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BALEEN Los Angeles (877.BaleenLA) - Nationally renown for its seafood-centric menu and its mesmerizing waterfront views, BALEEN attracts sizeable crowds from the greater L.A. area for an evening of seaside escapism. The "Cane Sugar-Seared Ahi Tuna" with coconut rice, spicy papaya salad, avocado/wasabi mousse, is the must-try!
The Belvedere (310.788.2306) – Experience eclectic, innovative, and flavorful cuisine at one of L.A.'s most revered addresses – the Peninsula Beverly Hills. Given its long list of accolades - from its 16-time AAA Five Diamond Award to its annual Mobil Four Star rating - the restaurant has become an institution in Beverly Hills. Career waiters and waitresses provide only the best service, and the cuisine is arguably the best in L.A.. Be sure to try the "Slow Roasted Scottish Loch Duart River Salmon" under Sun-dried Tomato-Yogurt Glaze with Chick Pea Fritter, Fiddlehead Ferns and Espelette Pepper Broth.
Cecconi's West Hollywood (310.432.2000) - Mingle among the svelte, calorie conscious clientele and then rebelliously feast on the decadent pizza showered in freshly shaved Italian white truffle (or black, depending on the season). If you aren't heading to the west coast soon, Cecconi's now has a South Florida outpost at the SoHo Beach House, Miami.
Fresh East (310.859.9989) - Everything at Fresh East screams sustainable, from the utensils made of recycled fibers, to the plates made of palm leaves, to the water-saving urinals. As the name suggests the restaurant's Pan-Asian delights deliver the ultimate in freshness with its organic, healthy fast food eats. Try the "5 Spice Glazed Salmon-" organic Salmon, brown rice, asparagus, 5 spice glaze - and wash it down with fresh coconut water.
L.A. Market Restaurant (213.743.8800) - Kerry Simon's highly acclaimed garden-fresh comfort creations, like the "LA market green salad" with crispy shallots, shaved asparagus, poached organic egg, and topped with rosemary grilled shrimp, epitomize the farm to table trends of modern American cooking.
Villa Blanca (310.859.7600) – You don't need deep pockets to enjoy this "see and be seen" hotspot in the heart of Beverly Hills. The restaurant is owned by Lisa Vanderpump - the divine-raspy voiced Brit from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. It may be 90210, but Lisa offers $10 menu items for lunch and brunch as a way of paying respect to recessionary times. Recession or not - who doesn't love a bargain? (Note: I didn't see Lisa, but her husband and dog, Giggy the Pom, were indeed present)
Lavish Lifestyle
Art, Fashion, and Design District - The crossroads of Melrose Avenue and Robertson and Beverly Boulevards in West Hollywood are home to hundreds of design showrooms and big name fashion houses like Christian Louboutin, Stella McCartney, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Balenciaga, Alberta Ferretti, as well as eclectic boutiques like Alpha and Kitson Men. Retail therapy, anyone?
The Bunker (310.860.0909)- Trainer Adam Ernster may be easy on the eyes but he's relentless when it comes to his tailored workouts and helping his A to D list clients achieve their goals. Adam's private, "paparazzi-proof" clandestine studio in heart of Beverly Hills makes him a favorite for celebs training for intense roles – like Ben Affleck in The Town, Bruce Willis for Die Hard 4, Sylvester Stallone for Rambo 4. And the equipment is amazing.
House of Bijan(310.273.644) - On a street that defines exclusivity, Bijan stands out as ultra-exclusive. This internationally recognized, by-appointment-only store offers the latest menswear designs for the most discerning shoppers. The color coordinated upstairs private collection is displayed a like masterpiece of contemporary art – even the fresh flowers of these hyper-organized thematic closets match the intended color palate. Throughout his store and window displays, the late Mr. Bijan pays homage to the myriad countries and world leaders who have shopped at the House of Bijan. Outside the "House", in general the Pretty Woman days are over; and mere denizens are welcome to taste the posh life of 90210 and Rodeo Drive with minimal doses of snobbery.
Spa Montage (310.860.7840) – I have banked over 850 spa treatments in my travel career, and Spa Montage's signature "Surrender Experience" is well in the Top 5. A highly trained "Surrender Therapist" creates a bespoke treatment based on you personal preferences – in my case super deep tissue. My therapist, Rachel, worked magic on my body. Arrived early for the full spa experience and to relax in the co-ed mineral pool and enjoy a bit of time in the steam room.


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Montana: There's Nothing Here
June 7, 2011
Some people think there's nothing in Montana. The Montana Office of Tourism and its agency partners took that perception and created a campaign to attract the Geotraveler, a target audience who appreciates Montana's nothingness.
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Okami-san and Her Seven Companions
Okami-san Goes Oni Hunting with Momo-chan-senpai
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In Japanese folklore, Oni are evil creatures such as demons, ogres, and trolls. When the Oni (delinquents) at Onigashima High get unruly, Momo hires Otogi Bank to address the issue with the student council president.
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Although the Paleo Diet has gained a following, it has also undergone much criticism. Some debate still exists over what was even included in the diets of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Just as there was not one universal "20th-century" diet, stone-agers' diets likely differed depending on where they roamed.
In fact, there was not a single human species that existed during the Paleolithic Age. It was not until Neolithic times that Homo sapiens emerged as the primary species and many adaptations were made throughout the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods.
While Sally Fallon, author of the book Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, of the Weston A. Price Foundation, an organization that promotes traditional diets and is an advocate for the actual Paleo Diet, she says Dr. Cordain misses the mark.
She disputes his suggestion that we limit our saturated-fat intake. "Our ancestors never ate lean meat," she says. "They wanted fat and hunted older animals selectively for the back fat." Research shows they used this method to stay warm and satiated.
There is also some question as to when certain foods made their way into humans' diets. While the Paleo Diet does not include grains, research recently published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified 30,000-year-old traces of flour and grinding stones in Italy, Russia and the Czech Republic. Adds Fallon, "Cordain ignored that they did have carbohydrates in their diets and not just from grains. In the Northeast they had something called wapatos, a starchy root vegetable, that grew in the marshes and were easy to gather." This suggests grains may have been part of the human diet long before originally thought.
The Five-Step Plan to Go Paleo
In The Paleo Diet for Athletes, Friel and Dr. Cordain make several adjustments to a strict Paleo Diet. "We realized we needed to modify the diet to fit the modern athlete's training and volume intensity," says Friel. While a modern-day marathoner puts in 26.2 miles of constant running, Dr. Cordain's research suggests that humans in Paleolithic times put in about 10 miles, which included walking, slow running and short bursts of speed as they chased their prey, and had many days with no exercise when their food stores were stocked. Friel and Dr. Cordain propose a five-stage method for incorporating Paleo Diet principles into your training and racing.
Stage 1: Before Racing
Twenty-four to 48 hours before a big event, include some starches, like sweet potatoes. If you are racing first thing in the morning, bend the Paleo rules and ingest some carbohydrates, e.g. a gel, energy bar or sports drink, to help build glycogen stores you will need at the end of your race.
Stage 2: Mid-Run Fuel
For races and training runs longer than 10 miles, take in carbohydrates from the start. This regimen does not vary from what non-Paleo-diet runners eat during a race. Sports drinks, gels, blocks and energy bars are all in-bounds.
Stage 3: Immediately Following a Race or Hard Workout
The body most readily absorbs carbohydrates the first 30 minutes after exercise. During this time you are free to take in starch and sugar as per Stage 1, and, of course, drink fluids to rehydrate.


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...and why is he stealing my name? Fuck it, who cares, that's not what I have to say.
Actually, I have something I'd like to confess...
I was rooting for the Steelers in the AFC Championship game yesterday. Ok, put down the shotgun. There is a perfectly good explanation for this...I think.
Forget the fact that my Dad is a Steelers Fan and I was watching the game with him at his house. That has nothing to do with it. My question to all of you is:
Why not let the AFC title go to Pittsburgh in exchange for a humiliating Super Bowl loss. No? That opinion might not be shared by most, but this is coming from a Buffalo Bills fan. Oh shit! Now to explain that.
I was born in Erie, P.A. and I moved to Ohio when I was 3 years old. When I was old enough to watch and understand football, something still confused me.
My Dad was a Steelers fan, but everyone else I knew liked the Browns.
What was I to do? I liked the Browns too... and since then have grown into a huge Cleveland sports fan in general. There is nothing like having pride in your town, but at the time I was 11, and wanted my own team.
I chose the Buffalo Bills ( I had my reasons ). I hear ya, great choice, but 18 years and 4 Super Bowl losses later and I'm still a fan... and there is nothing like a Buffalo Fan to know about how bad it sucks to lose a Super Bowl.
Alright, so Pittsburgh losing the Championship game would have been nice, or great! Whatever, but I say losing the Super Bowl is gonna be a whole lot worse for that team and that city... and a whole lot more fun to cheer against those morons on Feb. 5th. Right?
Go Buffalo! Go Cleveland! Go Seattle!!! Go SpazDawg, whoever you are!


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I'd get the 70 if you can make it work. I think you'll really appreciate the extra couple inches.
Thanks Craig. Does the 70 simply accommodate more pies, or is the performance better as well?
I am looking at buying a 70 as well! I am going back and forth between prima70 and forno classicos version. I think prima70 is going to win out due to being larger than Classico. Classicos looks really nice though.