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Authorities seek public's help in stopping Spice
Synthetic marijuana has sickened hundreds, killed 3 in Colorado
Federal agents said a tip helped them make a huge drug bust in Colorado Springs this week, and they need more such tips to stop the trade of a dangerous product known as Spice.
The Drug Enforcement Administration seized 156 pounds of Spice Tuesday at the Spice of Life tobacco shop on South Academy Boulevard. The shop's owner and three employees were arrested on suspicion of selling the product.
"We only knew about it because someone tipped us off that it was happening," said Matt Barden, the DEA's resident agent in charge. "And it took us six months to get to a point where we could make arrests. We can't inspect every store. We need people to report to authorities immediately if they suspect a store is selling Spice."
Spice is sold under names such as Colorado Classic and Mr. Nice Guy. Barden said the leaves in the product are catnip and tea leaves from other countries and are relatively harmless. However, he said, unspecified chemicals sprayed on the leaves -- which are smoked by users -- are what make Spice dangerous.
Barden said Colorado has become a popular location for the Spice trade. He said hundreds of people have become sick after smoking it, and three have died -- including one in Colorado Springs.
"A lot of people think it's legal, but it's not," he said. "You'll be charged with a felony if you're caught with it."
Spice is sold as incense, with a warning on the label that it's unfit for human consumption. However, Barden said many people actually smoke the product seeking to get high.
Barden says he believes legalization of marijuana in Colorado has opened the door for illegal products like Spice.
"People ask me why are we using resources on Spice instead of on real marijuana," he said. "It's because Spice is cheaper and more people have access to it."
Several tobacco shops have pulled Spice and related products off their shelves.
The four men arrested are Joseph Hershberger, 36; Allan Johnson. 32; Donald Cordova, 30 and Ryan Oligney, 28. All but Cordova were free on bond as of Thursday night.

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Bill Long's place
Granddad called it "Bill Long's place." The small, hillside farmstead was scattered with box elder, ash and Chinese elm trees and wild plum brush. A gray, weather-worn barn was the only building left standing and a disconnected windmill spun aimlessly in the westerly breezes. It was what others and I called "a ghost farm."
Many of the early settlers in northwest Iowa succeeded in taming the tall grass prairie, but some settled, struggled, stagnated and failed. Either they were unlucky, unwise or unwilling to put in the long, toil-filled hours under harsh circumstances. Their farms eventually became part of larger farms and they either went to work for the neighbor or moved to town.
When those first landowners departed, the buildings left behind were sometimes rented to hired help, but in may instances they were destined to stand abandoned until either they fell on their own volition or they were torn down to be replaced by a corn or soybean field. There were many of those vacated farmsteads dotting the landscape when I grew up; each stood silently, telling a quiet story.
I didn't know Bill Long. Grandpa told me that he like to play baseball with the Whiskey Creek team and that he smoked huge, brown cigars. He farmed the northwest quarter of our section and Whiskey Creek cut its way through his property. It seemed to me that the gently sloping hills and the creek bottom would have been excellent farm ground, but for some reason Bill Long didn't make it pay and he ended up renting the farm out to a neighbor and the farm was finally sold.
They found Bill dead on the steps of his root cellar one day. He had applied for a pension for fighting in the Civil War and was denied. Some say it pushed him over the edge and they found Bill dead on his own property shortly after the decree was made. The house eventually fell in on itself along with most of the other structures excluding that old gray barn and that clanging windmill.
I hunted pheasants along the creek and since it was at the other end of our section, I would many times walk up to the vacant yard and rest on the cement steps of the barn. Being there caused an eerie feeling in my bones as I petted my farm/bird dog's head. The barn doors would snap open and shut and the wind made a humming sound as it passed through one side of the barn and exited through the opposite wall. It made a wailing sound, not unlike someone singing a soft, lonely lullaby to a child unseen.
The dangling windmill chain would provide a sort of chime to the song of the wind and with the background sound of the moving tree branches, I heard a full symphony. I could imagine Bill Long and his family doing chores in the barn and if I listened closely, I could almost hear the harness being lifted from the workhorses and the soft whinnying of the beasts as they were given their evening ration of hay and oats.
Many times I walked up to those cellar steps and imagined how they found Bill Long. The steel doors were still closed on the cellar and I never had the courage to open them up and look into the dark space below. I probably passed up finding some priceless antique glass jars or Red Wing crockery, but my imagination wouldn't let me go into that dark place.
There are still a few "Bill Long" places scattered across the countryside, but they are getting fewer by the year. Most have been bulldozed to make room for more cropland. Those that remain are rapidly giving way to gravity and the weather and not too far into the future they will only be a memory for those families that have moved away. I find it rather sad to lose that part of a person's history, but it is and will be.
Bill Long's place is now a field. No one would guess that there is a family's life story hovering over that piece of ground on the northwest corner of our section. But, I know where the "ghost farm" sits. It will always be "Bill Long's farm" to me.
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Bradley Cooper looks a little too big for this bike.
Britney Spears on her way into the airport. I really don't know why she doesn't fly private.
Jaime King and Christina Hendricks at a party and both looking great.
Denise Richards takes her daughters horse riding.
Val and Danica McKellar seem to be getting along very well at DWTS.
Girls party. Alison Williams got stuck with the pirate pants.
Hilary Duff seems to be out shopping every day lately.
Ireland Baldwin picked up some guy who looks like he enjoys a mirror and hearing about himself. Oh, and talking about himself too.
Isla Fisher is pregnant for a movie.


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Cosy Apartment in Historic Building
Size25 m²
Floor No.3
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Towels
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|via di Monserrato, 00186 roma, Italy
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A week ago
The apartment comprises a double bedroom and a living room with comfy sofa bed, TV and dining table. Guests can prepare meals in the fully equipped kitchenette, the bathroom has a shower cubicle.
The surrounding area is packed with gorgeous ancient architecture, as well as a fantastic range of places to eat, drink and shop. Piazza Navona is a 5-minute walk away, the ancient Pantheon Church can be reached in 10 minutes on foot.
Several bus stops can be found within a 10-minute walk. The Vatican City can be reached in just 10 minutes using public transport.
House rulesSecurity Deposit: 100€ (to be paid in cash on arrival).
Arrival time: from 15:00 until 00:00
Departure time: from 07:00 until 11:00
Check-in after 22h has an extra cost of 25€
Baby cot and highchair available upon request.
We do not allow parties, pets (over 5kg), football supporters, smokers.
We accept only bookings from adults over 18 years, and accompanied children.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 138 HKD per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
Great location in a Beautifull central but quiet street.lovely apartment with amazing original wooden ceiling! Walking distance from all places and metro stop.
Small but really beautifull place on a marvelous spot . The house is located a bit outside the crowdy hotspots.but an ideal start for walking the Tiber area . I loved the ambience (and so did my brother and sister.. ).Ciao Paola and Guido , and thanks for the nice welcome
This was the second time we have been in Paola's appartment. Everything was perfect and well organized. We sent her a text message as soon as we left the airport and her daughter waited for her and explained a littel bit what was new (the kitchen has now two modern cooking plates). The bathroom is also modern and new. The appartment itself is in a very old house and has typical wooden ceilings. Just around the corner is a very good supermarket coop a small bakery where you can get fresh cheese and sausage. The appartment is very central, so you can make everything by foot, but it is also very quiet. The staircase is very steep and narrow as it is typical for old buildings. We enjoyed our stay an.and will surely come back.
A cute and lovely flat in the centre of Rome. In the apartement you can find everythig you need and Paola is a great, friendly and helpful host. We had an amazing stay in the apartement and would always come back in the future. Thank you, Paola!
apartment very well located in the historic heart of Rome, 5 minutes walk from Campio di Fiori and the Farnese Palace, 15 minutes from the Vatican and Trastevere, 20 minutes from Vittorino and commercial districts.
The apartment is well appointed for 2 people, not too hot even without activating the air conditioning, the calm nuit.De more mini market with the key is at the bottom of the building.
A welcome basket waiting for us.
Paola is available and responsive.
appartement très bien situé dans le cœur historique de Rome: 5 min à pieds du Campio di Fiori et du palais Farnèse, 15 min du Vatican et du Trastevere, 20 min du Vittorino et des quartiers commerciaux.
L'appartement est bien agencé pour 2 personnes, pas trop chaud même sans activer la clim, calme la nuit.De plus une supérette avec l'essentiel est au bas de l'immeuble.
Un panier de bienvenue nous attendait.
Paola est très disponible et réactive.
Our stay in Paola and Guido's apartment couldn't have been better! The location in Rome is perfect both for visiting the city, with it's many tourist attractions, and for enjoying daily life in a relatively quiet neighbourhood, near to the local grocery supplier and trattoria. Before arrival we had telephone contact with Paola, who gave us directions on how to best find our way to the flat from the airport, and on arrival we were welcomed by Guido, who explained all necessary details about the flat and gave us the keys. The hosts were very friendly and welcoming, and the flat was well prepared for our arrival with clean linnen, towels and even fresh fruit! It's a small but very well planned and beautiful apartment, perfect for two people. The flat is well kept and equipped with both modern standars and historic charms. The bedroom is quiet (no sounds from neighbouring apartments) with a comfortable and wide bed. The kitchenette is good for making brekfast and lunch. The bathroom is well equipped with bidé and shower. The sitting area has a little sofa for relaxing after a hectic day. The wifi works without problems. If we return to Rome we hope to have the opportunity to stay here again!
The apartment was really great for two people. The location was gigantic, we were able to walk to all the sights on foot and also for a nice evening in Trastevere one was very quickly back home. The apartment was equipped really clean and with everything (except a hair dryer). Paola was very nice and uncomplicated, it has everything worked out great. Next time in Rome, we would stay again in this apartment. Highly Recommended !!!
Die Wohnung war wirklich super für zwei Personen. Die Lage war gigantisch, wir konnten zu allen Sehenswürdigkeiten zu Fuß gehen und auch nach einem netten Abend in Trastevere war man sehr schnell wieder zu Hause. Die Wohnung war wirklich sauber und mit allem ausgestattet (außer einem Fön). Paola war sehr nett und unkompliziert, es hat alles super geklappt. Nächstes Mal in Rom würden wir sofort wieder in dieser Wohnung übernachten. Absolut empfehlenswert!!!
Clean nice apartment in the heart of Rome! It was all there on basic equipment. Even some fruit was there when we arrived. The apartment is small but nice, and perfectly adequate for two people. Owner were super friendly, and always had quick answers to questions. Will book this apartment during my next visit to Rome safely again.
Saubere nette Wohnung im Herzen von Rom! Es war alles an Grundaustattung vorhanden. Sogar etwas Obst war bei unserer Ankunft da. Die Wohnung ist klein aber fein, und für zwei Personen völlig ausreichend. Vermieter waren super freundlich, und hatten immer schnelle Anworten auf Fragen. Werde diese Wohnung bei meinem nächsten Besuch in Rom sicher wieder buchen.
Nice place to stay, everything as described. Very nice hosts! The location of the apartment is unique. Central as it gets. Public transport close to the hotel. Charming neighborhood with everything you need: a bar, grocery, Trattoria, kiosk. Not recommended is the home for the elderly or people with disabilities, the staircase is very narrow and the very high levels. The apartment is located on the 3rd floor.
Otherwise: Thoroughly recommended! Saluti
Schöne Unterkunft, alles wie beschrieben. Sehr nette Gastgeber! Die Lage der Wohnung ist einzigartig. Zentraler geht es nicht. Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel ganz nah an der Unterkunft. Charmante Nachbarschaft mit allem was man benötigt: Bar, Lebensmittelgeschäft, Trattoria, Kiosk. Nicht zu empfehlen ist die Wohnung für ältere Menschen oder Menschen mit Handicap, das Treppenhaus ist sehr eng und die Stufen sehr hoch. Die Wohnung liegt in der 3.Etage.
Sonst: Uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen! Saluti
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Thoughts on new Logo and Header Graphic
Anyone have any thoughts on the new logo / graphic for EH-Net? I used the same font but blew it up, added a drop shadow, then deleted the original text to make it look like invisible text that still has a shadow. The 1s and 0s are obvious, but I also wanted to add our tagline.
What does everybody think?
What does everybody think?
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Gov. Walker holds on to his lead in poll, spending
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Campaign donations are pouring in, with just days to go before the recall election.
The latest finance reports show the candidates for governor raised almost $10 million in just five weeks.
The latest Marquette Law School poll numbers are out too and they show Gov. Scott Walker still holds his lead over his challenger, with 52 percent to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's 45 percent.
Walker has a seven-point lead according to this poll, but it's still a very close race. The margin of error in the poll is about 4 percent, so his lead falls just short of statistical significance.
That means every vote counts, and the candidates are spending millions to attract voters' attention.
While Walker holds onto his advantage in the polls, he's got an even bigger advantage when it comes to funding. The final campaign finance reports to be released before the election show the governor has raised more than $30 million since he took office, including nearly $6 million in the last month.
Compare that to Barrett, who has raised about $4 million since he entered the race, including $3.4 million in the last month.
But it's not just Walker and Barrett who are shelling out the big bucks in this race.
"The fact is, this is a big money race. It's got national importance. A lot of high-stakes conservatives, labor unions, out-of-state people are very interested in this election. And like a horse race, they're willing to put their money where their mouth is and see if they can affect the outcome," said UW-La Crosse political science professor Joe Heim.14354522
Outside interest groups are spending tens of millions of dollars, making it the most expensive statewide election in Wisconsin's history.
"Spending through the third week in May was somewhere between $55 million and $60 million. Somewhere between $43 million and $45 million of that was spent on the Republican side, $10 million to $15 million on the Democratic side. It's roughly a 3-1 spending edge for Republicans in this race," said Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Mike McCabe.
If the Republicans are outspending the Democrats so significantly, why is the race still so close?
"People have pretty much decided they either love Scott Walker and they'll move heaven and earth to try to keep him in office, or they hate Scott Walker and they can't stand the idea of him being governor for another minute. And I'm not sure ads are going to really change those minds," said McCabe.
So why would the candidates keep raising all this campaign cash?
"I think this campaign spending is a lot like a nuclear arms race. There's sort of mutually assured destruction. There's a madness that's part of this. Campaign managers, campaign consultants on both sides see the other side spending millions, and they figure they have to counter with millions in spending of their own, and it just escalates," said McCabe.
Heim said it's likely all the money has less to do with swaying voters, and more to do with getting them charged up enough to make it out to voting booth.
"Get out the vote. That's all that this is. If one side's got a better ground game to get their vote out, and the other side doesn't, that probably will make the difference in this election," said Heim.
The current numbers on campaign contributions only go up to May 21. That means it won't be known how much the candidates raised in the final weeks until the election is over.
Walker's latest campaign finance report shows nearly two-thirds of the money he's raised in the last month came from out-of-state donors. State election officials have not yet released reports of how much of Barrett's money is coming from outside Wisconsin.
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Unless Kaepernick keeps playing like ****, HAHAHHA!
Just kidding, I don't really have a shot. Colin will tear it up soon, at least needs 5 points.
Lost by 2.45... I'd have preferred to get smashed.
Oh well, looks like it's another week of Romo.
Lost about 4 points, I have no RBs... And now that Stephen Jackson is gone
Seems half the league's RBs stink, anyway
Holy crap. I was ahead by .4 points going into last night with my opponent having Anquan. So if he gets 5 yards...I lose. He got 7 yards but they had a scoring error on Brees and they game me 2 extra points.
Hahahahaha!!!! So friggin lucky on that.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..
How many more weeks until Reggie Bush has a limb fall off?


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High school student faces judge for bar shooting that killed ret. Marine
18-year-old accused of murdering retired Marine
NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY - A Havelock High School student, accused of killing a retired Marine and injuring five others in a bar shooting over the weekend, made his first court appearance Wednesday morning.
Jonathan Richard Pugh, 18, is charged with murder, for allegedly opening fire Sunday at the "Flyers" bar, located on the 400 block of Fontana Blvd in Havelock. Todd Asa North, 39, a retired Marine and bouncer at the bar, was shot and killed.
In the New Bern courthouse Wednesday morning, Pugh was told that if convicted, he could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole. The appearance was held in the basement and was closed to the public, because investigators said there had been threats to the suspect. As a result, Pugh was ordered to be transferred to Raleigh.
Pugh is being held without bond and his next court appearance is scheduled for May 4.
According to investigators, it all started early Sunday morning, when a fist fight broke out at the "Flyers" bar. Several bouncers, including North, then dragged the fighters out of the building.
But police said Pugh, one of the people kicked out, returned to the bar with a handgun and opened fire. As North was trying to shield others from bullets, he was shot and killed, according to investigators. The autopsy report revealed North was shot four times.
Police released the 911 calls made right after the shooting:
Caller: Somebody has... somebody just got shot!
911 Dispatch: Who got shot?
Caller: North! We need an ambulance. Please... I can't lose him.
Another Caller: I swear, when they all got kicked out of [the bar], I knew they were coming back in here with guns. I knew it.... I'm shaking."
Before he died, North returned fire at Pugh, injuring the suspect, police said. The suspect was then taken to a hospital.
Five other people were also hurt: two were hit directly by bullets and three were wounded by bullet fragments, police said. They were taken to CarolinaEast Medical Center.
Although Pugh has been charged with one count of murder, more charges are possible, said District Attorney Scott Thomas. The suspect is a junior at Havelock High School. According to records, Pugh had previously pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in 2012.
North, of Havelock, had served in the Marine Corps for about 20 years. Witnesses said the veteran did all he could to protect the people inside the bar.
"He stepped right in front of the door. Even up until his last breath, he was trying to lock the door so the [suspect] couldn't get in," said bartender Lisa Taylor.
New Bern resident Zachary Leingang has created a petition that requests President Obama to award North the Presidential Citizens Medal.
"Every wound North suffered was the possibility of another life saved in that establishment," Leingang wrote on the petition website (CLICK HERE TO VIEW).
North's funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m., at the Cotten Funeral Home Chapel in New Bern. Memorial donations may be made to the Asa North Fund c/o 1908 D South Glenburnie Rd., New Bern, NC 28562.
North is survived by his wife, toddler son and a daughter.
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this reminded me that all women will find the route of most resistance and drama and will ultimately chose the non sane option
It's funny cause I get a text from her at least every other day: "look at what he sent me" "HEE WON'T GO AWAY"
Now the texts he is sending her are sad, pathetic and hilarious but she wouldn't have this problem had she just ended it 2 weeks ago.
There are no exemptations to the wrong. Guess we all just have to learn have to navigate through the crazies with trial and error
4 and 5 are extremely true about who women are attracted to... 3 isn't as accurate for me personally, alpha males tend to annoy me unless they're the silent leader type.
6 is true, and I'm glad you all now realize this so you don't hold us to a higher standard
7 is good advice for both sexes.
Don't know about the rest.
Lot of the ladies agreeing with this stuff.
Women, contrary to another urban legend, are shitbags too. They will have you convinced, if you talk to them enough, that they are the masters of reason and emotion. bullshite, fellas.
Item 6: Women, contrary to another urban legend, are shitbags too. They will have you convinced, if you talk to them enough, that they are the masters of reason and emotion. bullshite, fellas. They are contriving, maniacal masters of chaos and work feverishly against their own happiness sometimes. Nothing will disturb a woman so deeply to her core as true contentment. Some women shudder at the thought of a placid, pleasing life. It's a very rare thing, a woman at peace and comfortable with herself....so when you find one, say "I do" and keep her away from other women. Wanna see proof of this? Work along side alot of women. When one finds happiness, the others go about dismantling hers with ant-like industry. Nothing on earth is quite so destructive as women screwing with a happy one. It's a pretty safe bet that if your lady friends hang out with other girls, they will try (even unwittingly), to frick you up. Sorry girls, you know this one is true.
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Professional rugby has been a messy ride for George Moala.
The Blues wing damaged a shoulder early last year and when recovered, broke his right leg in the ITM Cup series.
Five months on he is ready for a return after surviving the gruelling pre-season fitness regimes the Blues set themselves for their first season under John Kirwan's command.
The 22-year-old Moala has been picked for the squad's second trial match tomorrow against the Waratahs in Whangarei.
"It's been much harder than last year, we have done heaps of running," said Moala.
He had never seen Kirwan play live, only on YouTube clips, but was grateful for the tuition he was getting from the All Black great.
"He's just told me he believes in me and to express myself."
Moala will get half a game to do that as captain Ali Williams returns from his off-season to lead the side.
"This is going to be the first real test. You can only really judge a captain by what happens on the field," said Williams.
Rene Ranger will kit up for his first outing this season while Chris Noakes will get a turn at first five-eighths against a Waratahs side who had a strong performance in their opening trial last week.
The Blues trained yesterday then travelled north to complete some promotional activities. Only fullback Charles Piutau and midfield back Jackson Willison have been sidelined because of injury though both are likely to be available for the final hit-out against the Highlanders.
Blues: Albert Nikoro, George Moala, Rene Ranger, Francis Saili, Lolagi Visinia, Chris Noakes, Bryn Hall, Peter Saili, Luke Braid, Steven Luatua, Ali Williams (c), Liaki Moli, Angus Ta'avao, Quentin MacDonald, Tom McCartney. Reserves: James Parsons, Tim Perry, Culum Retallick, Brendon O'Connor, Charlie Faumuina, Ronald Raaymakers, Kane Barrett, Jamison Gibson-Park, Malakai Fekitoa, Marty McKenzie, Baden Kerr, Waisake Naholo, Frank Halai.Wynne Gray


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Excerpt: "Wide receiver Domenik Hixon would like to return to the New York Giants in 2013, his agent, Eric Metz, told the New York Post on Wednesday. In order to help facilitate that, Metz said he will meet with members of the Giants this weekend in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine.
Initially signed as a special teams ace in 2007, Hixon quickly developed into a quality asset for the Big Blue offense. He established a rapport with quarterback Eli Manning and eventually catapulted himself up the wide receiver depth chart.Unfortunately, a torn ACL forced Hixon to miss the entire 2010 season, and a re-torn ACL resulted in him missing 14 games in 2011.
Perseverance was the key, and Hixon return to health and the field in 2012, hauling in 39 passes for 567 yards and two touchdowns. And, as usual, he was highly underrated by media and fans alike, despite being one of Manning's most trusted go-t targets." Read more...


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forum: FAQ's
#21 Sun 07 Dec 08 12:42pm
Stella Heath
- Forum champ Occupation getting along as best I can
- From Burgos, Spain
- Member since Mon 27 Oct 08
Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
Aren't we jumping the guns a little?
Any way, don't forget the Iberian peninsula when you come to mainland Europe!
#22 Sun 07 Dec 08 2:11pm
Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
or how about "Ministry of Cooking" - could be real dramatic with music like 'Millionaire', smoke machines, dim lights, G. and M. in monk's robes working their arcane rites ... could be filmed in a catacomb somewhere, then they take a break and stroll around the cloister engaging in philosophical discourse ...
#23 Sun 07 Dec 08 3:03pm
Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
Lol- fits of laughter.
Geoff, don't tell me that your kitchen would be too chilly for me! I will decide. Got it?
Seem to remember that it was my UK companions who complained about the weather.
I was philosophical- what ever will be will be. Can't change the weather, so let's get on with it and make the best of it.
Though, I must admit, went to bed on that "one off" 2C night fully dressed in fleeces. The duvet/doona was Summer weight.
Hey, MrP, you liking it so far? (Giggle).Have just had an on-line "spat" with the Rev.
Imagine in real life:(Me): "Have you finished the EVO *and* the kitchen paper and not written them on the shopping list? Am I meant to be a mind-reader as well?
Huge sigh as stamps off to another room/outside"
Shammy, "Pastor and Master" (just as it should be )." Geoffrey, where are the aprons and the tea towels? They're not where they should be".
Sorry, "hamming it up" and being OTT.
So, MrP, want to consult with the Rev and Jamie's people? Know that this isn't your thing, but you suggested it
PS. Would be an extreme variation on a blog.
#24 Sun 07 Dec 08 3:32pm
Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
maybe a podcast series! a great idea IMHO, we should run it by Danny and the crew. are you good at writing proposals?
#25 Sun 07 Dec 08 3:55pm
Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
Proposals, MrP... How many (95% successful) grant/funding proposals have I written?
Haven't written one of this type, though. The others have been university, State/Local govt based.
You need to talk with Geoff. Then Dan et al.
I need to get into the right "head space" to write based upon above responses.
Guess it would have an audience in the UK,Oz, NZ at least.
Wonder what Geoff's wife would make of it.
#26 Sun 07 Dec 08 5:01pm
Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
i thought proposals was something you were good at.
anyway, i'm worried by Geoff's stunned silence so far on the sexy scenarios i've laid out for him ...
so i'll just lay back and let you two sell Danny on it if you both decide you want to.
- but having said that, i'll admit that bringing Geoff's wife bursting through the door to discover you two cooking together was something i was planning as a shocking season-1-ender ...
#27 Sun 07 Dec 08 5:27pm
Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
"Sexy scenarios"- well, I certainly haven't heard about them!!!
(Flicks MrP with a teatowel and asks "Is that the cleanest you can get those pots? Please, re-do)".
Not surprised you haven't heard from Geoff. 1) it's (was, here) Sunday and 2) he's had a weekend of pre-Christmas entertaining.
MrP, if I'm included in this "thing", should not I have been consulted- esp re sexy scenarios?
Didn't realise that this would be a series. Sorry to have messed up the season 1 finale.
We can work it out Doesn't someone usually end up injured/trapped or dead in the series finale?
Normally, would say to keep sharp objects away from me- except my 8" chef's knife and a veggie peeler.
Hold onto that idea.
#28 Sun 07 Dec 08 7:22pm
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Re: Tipo 00 equivalent?
Hi all,
I'd like to thank you for all your wonderful advice. I was amazed to come back to my computer and see such an outpouring. It provides wonderful insight into bread baking, which I've only dabbled in. Mainly from the book "The Bread Baker's Apprentice", which is a wonderful book which explores the science and techniques of bread making but I believe written mainly in Imperial measurements. Which is fine, since I'm from the states.
I would wonder what your advice would be for pasta? Some of you suggested durum (semolina) which is a typical pasta flour which is quite a hard wheat. Others suggested all purpose and cake, which seems too soft for pasta. Thing is, the flours in the states really aren't graded as 0 or 00 or the like. Yet, I have one of Jamie's cookbooks and all his pastas call for tipo 00.
Thank you again, Sara
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Geoff and Maree, we certainly don't want to be the extra cooks to spoil the broth, but if you have leftovers send them over
I would offer my kitchen, but it is small also and just as chilly as Britain probably...
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Oooo-er - while I've been away/quiet, things are developing apace
Had quite a heavy weekend - all the family round for a first pre-christmas party (well it was St Nicks day, 6th December) daughter and Son-in-law with grandchildren down for Scotland, and rest of the family congregating at our place for meal and present exchange -the cook, of course, being me
Sunday recovering, with first of Christmas Services at Church - the Toy Service and Parade.
After lunch, fell asleep (lunch was yesterdays leftovers, after freezing the remainders - I always over-supply for Christmas "do's"
Just woken up for an early dinner - leftovers re-worked into a stir fry.
Now - how shall we organise the Maree & Geoff Cook-In / Master and Pastor (shouldn't that be "Mistress & Pastor"?)
MrPab - what are you suggesting - are you trying to get us headlined in the tabloid press cooking in the catacombs in robes - tut-tut Reminds me of the "Cooking Canon" years ago on BBC!
But seriously both Maree & myself are into international cookery - maybe we ought to do a world-wide series, rather like the Keith Floyd series of cooking programs, where he went from place to place, cooking in local style - am sure that would appeal to both of us. We could start by cooking our way around OZ, then moving on to Asian Pacific cooking, followed by a spell in China, then on to India/Bangladesh,Pakistan, a brief foray into Iran/Iraq/Afghanistan, followed by an extended stay in Turkey, a good long time in Greece, briefly calling in the Balkans and then onto the Mediterranean - Lebanon, Egypt, North Africa etc, before moving on to Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Basque country, Normandy, back through Germany, Holland, Denmark, maybe Scandanavia, before ending up with a tour of the British Isles. Not sure what we would do with the second season - maybe work our way back, through the countries we have missed? - or should we continue on through Canada, the Americas and Japan?
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Last year was a weird one for chicken wings. The recession hurt business at any restaurant classy enough to plate a chicken breast, so people flocked to casual bars that serve inexpensive wings. The result was a national cheap-wing mania that culminated in a November gunfight when a crowd became frenzied at a 40-cent wing night in Brooklyn. Lawmakers in New York condemned cheap wings as "irresponsible." Meanwhile, markets doing what they do, the price of chicken breast dropped due to lack of demand and the price of wings began to climb. Cheap-wing joints responded by pushing the "boneless" wings that are really just slices of breast. Upscale chefs began to use the chicken's dark meat. Everything has gone topsy-turvy for the wing.
It seems every year is a weird year for Binga's Wingas. Locations come and go and move about. Versions of Binga's have burned to the ground (Congress Street), been vandalized into submission (Portland Street), been nixed at the proposal stage (Washington Avenue), and simply faded away (several others). Finally, tired of peripatetic urban life, last year Binga's moved to the suburbs in Yarmouth. But they couldn't resist the city's pull, and quickly opened a second location in one of our town's oddest spaces — the cavernous, literally cave-like, Stadium on Free Street.
The Stadium space has had its own strange history. A former cinema, it narrowly avoided Hooterdom when the city objected to the franchise, and instead concocted its own sort of Hooters-meets-Foot-Locker waitress outfits and theme. It looked like a sports bar but would transform into a dance club at random moments. When I went to watch basketball a DJ got caught on a zip line above our table. It was awkward.
Things are less awkward now. The waitstaff maintains a white-shirted dignity. I don't think there is too much that can be done with the big windowless box that is the main room at the Stadium, but Binga's has improved it. A raised tier of tables breaks up the space. In place of décor there are about 20 televisions.
Wings are a buck apiece, which won't start any riots. But these wings are pretty big. Some poultry scientist has really mastered the combination of hormones and cornfeed that puff those ladies up. While they are meaty enough, it is the skin and the sauce/seasoning that makes or breaks a wing — and Binga's offers you about 20 options. The best wings tend to be seasoned with a dry rub, but Binga's mostly coats theirs in syrupy sauces.
This works best when there is some heat to cut though the sugars. The Thai chili sauce was too mild, and seemed unreasonably sweet. The thin, orange-tinged classic Buffalo sauce was much better. A "spicy redneck" sauce had too little spice and too much maple. The sauce for the jalapeno-pesto wings had a different, creamier base, which worked well with the green heat.
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Wondering if anyone has had any signficant experience with a new GMC Acadia. I understand the new six speed automatic tends to shift in and out of top gear at highway speeds, which can be kind of annoying. Are there any other problems that should be considered?
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I have not had that problem. The Lambda platform vehicles are wonderful drivers.
CR reported that GM is working on a computer fix for this. Hopefully just a computer glitch and not a sign of things to come.
I saw an Acadia not too long ago, maybe a couple weeks. Looked pretty nice, and I'm not really a fan of SUVish vehicles usually.
I finally got to ride in the Acadia for a standard grocery run.Man, was I stunned by the interior. Fantastic!
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I felt the Outlook was relaxing, comfortable, stylish and classy. It could be faster, but it doesn't spoil the experience.
an outlook is two grand cheaper.why go GMC?outlook is better-looking, too.
Ehh...I think that the Acadia looks better.
My review of the Acadia would be similar to my experience in the Enclave except for the weird feeling that U keeps rushing over your body when rolling in the Enclave of ... "THIS IS AN EFFIN' BUICK..."The Acadia is expected to be great.. it's a GMC, and that has always meant a better step up in Truck/SUV ownership for as long as I could remember. Power is decent but I would like to see the 5.3L next year across the board with the Active Fuel Management, or what would make a lot more sense would be the 3.6L given the Direct Injection tech. Due to the Exhaust system of the Lambdas I bet U would see about 325HP outta that.
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I drove an Acadia, and also felt the transmission shifting a lot. This could also be the driver, it was my first time in a six speed auto.But the Acadia is a great vehicle. I loved everything about this SUV. And IMO, it is the best looking of the three.
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ted8507:Wondering if anyone has had any signficant experience with a new GMC Acadia. I understand the new six speed automatic tends to shift in and out of top gear at highway speeds, which can be kind of annoying. Are there any other problems that should be considered?The only serious problem besides the gearing might be that you can't see around one on the freeway (like all other giant SUVs or CUVs), but I guess that wouldn't be the Acadia driver's frustrating problem.
I think that the standard motor should still be the 3.6 with the six speed but then have an option of the 3.6 with direct injection because it would have the extra power it needs to pull 7 people around plus would likely get better mileage also.
i think the GMC Acadia is on my list of Top 10 Ugliest 2007 Cars...
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I know we are strapped when it come to the cap, even with the recent cuts. If we were to lose Beatty or Booth, Clady or Vasquez would be good signings. Clady is probably a top 5 to 10 LT in the league. Vasquez may come cheaper. And I have seen a couple posters, including nycsportzfan, mention that maybe Dorsey would be a good fit at DT in our 4-3 D.
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Discussion in 'The Coffee Shop ~ Chit Chat' started by Enkeiavalanche, Sep 8, 2011.
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Being on the West Coast.......about 45mins ago the Local News here was expressing.....(a credible but unconfirmed terror
threat having to do with New York or Washington)......Lets Hope & Pray that this report of.....a Threat of Terrorism is NOT carried out and/or STOPPED!!!......Before anyone is Harmed.
They interrupted the local broadcast of the Packers Saints game to show an announcement by Mayor Bloomberg, so I think they know it's a NYC threat. The newsman also stated that it's a couple of individuals who want to drive car bombs into a bridge or building.
I wouldn't be surprised, but I also think that this is the most difficult time for an attack because everyone will be on high alert this weekend. After 9/11 there were armed National Guardsmen everywhere, police everywhere and you couldn't go to the bathroom without getting patted down.
I will be in the city today doing a few deliverly's. In a truck this should be fun...
oh goody, just what we need.
i know gate security has been up this last little bit, to guards whatching all vehicals, shotguns in plain view, etc.
Let us know how you made out. My Mom is staying in NJ instead of visiting us this weekend because of the traffic concerns.
You should have wrapped a towel around your head before driving in.
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Previously,,,I just treated for mites seasonally as directed by the miticide I was using. I am moving to "as needed" so I need to do mite samples. I see pics with bees in jars and various containers and different means,,,sugar,alcohol,ether,,, to dispatch the mite from the bees and count the mites. A thread here showed 1/3 cup or 300 bees with a formula a % to make decisions etc. which seems reasonable place to start.
On a hobbyist scale, checking each hive might me possible but it would seem a large scale hobbyist might find it impractical. Would you sample 1 in 5? Do you take your samples from the brood nest or if you could snag them from the entrance, would that be an acceptable source. If you knew you were the only beekeeper and there were no feral hives in your area,,,,set up a feeding station, collect a sample from them use it and expect as accurate results as any other sample?
How do you get the bees in the sample container? The obvious is brush them in. I going to wear the leather gloves to do this since this will most likely agitate them. I can just see my clumsy self with big gloves, jar in one hand, brush the other, brush them in, try to pick up the lid and get it screwed on
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I donate quilts to the AAQI.
Nice....I wish I had some quilting friends. Lol...
I have a king bed & it would look very pretty
What a labor of love and a precious gift. They'll love it!
We love your scrappy quilts and this one is just gorgeous! The quilt size for a king is 100x92 (acording to my handy card from Quilter's Newsletter Magazine) so you are in great shape now and don't really need that extra row but I know you want to do it. What a labor of love and they will be thrilled! I prayed. You'll make it in time for them! The Lord bless you!
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I got it sandwiched now and am procrastinating about attempting to FMQ it. Need to get in there and get started. I have company coming in about a week and a half and I need to get this done!
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Sam Atyeo championed the role of modern art in Melbourne. He studied architecture at the Melbourne Technical College and between 1927 and 1932 attended the National Gallery School. Atyeo worked across a variety of media, including furniture and building design, but he believed that painting was the first place to explore new ways of interpreting visual culture.1
Norfolk Island pine, Metung depicts a couple having a picnic at the beach under a large native pine tree. Behind the figures the beach stretches out and a headland can be seen on the horizon. The man and woman are John and Sunday Reed – friends of the artist and supporters of modern art in Australia. Atyeo wrote to Sunday in 1933 from Metung (a small coastal town in East Gippsland, about 300 kilometres east of Melbourne) describing the painting and including a small pencil sketch. He noted: 'This is a picture I painted on Saturday of a big pine tree, on a cliff, against the sea, with you and John in the foreground. You are reading and John is looking out to sea.'2
This painting reveals Atyeo's interest in the structure and composition of Cézanne's painting and the colour and rhythm of van Gogh's work. The tall Norfolk pine dominates the work. The trunk cuts vertically through the image and the craggy limbs of the tree stretch out at all angles. Atyeo has simplified the forms and re-created the bristly foliage of the tree through dabbing and dynamic brushwork. He placed light and dark tones of colour next to each other, and in some areas left the canvas unmarked. He has angled the brushstrokes to lead the eye through the composition, arching around the beach to the horizon and sky. The overall effect is one of light and volume.
1 Sam Atyeo, excerpt from talks given in 1932, NGA Artist's File.
2 Sam Atyeo, letter to Sunday and John Reed, undated. Reed Papers, LaTrobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne.


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I finished these a couple of weeks ago but haven't had the time to post a build thread, so im posting it now
I got these from Got2BFett, they are the most recent MOW gauntlets. Unlike the previous version, these do not come preassembled with the piano hinge and clips. But i liked that set up and chose to assemble them the same way. Mow recommends you reinforce these with fiberglass so i did that. Sorry didnt get pics of that.
I got some piano hinge (sometimes known as continuous hinge)...
I decided to screw it into the gauntlets..
I then cut the rest of then screw pretruding from the other side. i cut a little into the guantlet so there will be a indentation to fill evenly. I filled the holes with bondo spot filler
i did this a few times till i got it as smooth as possible..
I then added the small clips. I made little tabs out of some thin sheet metal and a punch to attach them.
I did the same thing as the hinge with the screws. I attached one side..
Then i put the opther end of the clip in like so...
that way i can line up the other side
i marked it..
...drilled thge hole and attached
I then put metalset epoxy on all the screws and hinges so they do not come loose.
Then i attached the hose connector block. I glued with superglue and added 2 small screws underneath
Then we move on to the flame thrower...
A little daunting with all these parts! But really not hard to assemble at all.
After some cleanup, i painted everything first. [[[UPDATE 1-2016 The white parts are in fact supposed to be silver on the flame thrower]]]
Then i assembled the rear section..
then i added the tubes..
I then painted them up..
I also added the black "wire" in the tube on the right gauntlet. Its just a bicycle brake cable. I added a dowel to the block to add the hose and drilled a hole in it to fit the narrow end of the brake cable.
and it looks like so..
And here they are finished Complete with real MQ-1 keypad, real micro files, and the correct push button switches, NOT toggles!


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Micronit has developed a proprietary technique to integrate electrodes in glass chips, e.g. inside channels and reservoirs. Common used electrode materials include Pt, Au, Cu, and ITO (Indium Tin Oxide). Depending on the electrode material sputtering, evaporation or plating is used.
The electrodes inside fluidic channels are used for example for electrical impedance spectrometry, contact or contactless conductivity detection, amperometric detection, electrical heating and temperature sensing. Electrodes inside fluidic compartments are mainly used to apply high voltages to generate electroosmotic flow or to perform electrophoresis.
Electrodes can be integrated in between two glass or silicon layers or placed on top of the chip. Also thin insulating layers between electrodes and fluidic channels can be applied.
Field electrodes
Field electrodes are used to conduct electrical current and generate electrical fields for controlling electroosmotic flows or to perform electrophoresis. Micronit Microfluidics has unique technology to integrate electrodes between glass layers.
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Cause of Choice: Special Olympics and Alzheimer's Association
Most Meaningful Piece of Advice: From my mother. "Look at your life as a marathon, not as a sprint."
Proudest Accomplishment: My four children.
First Paying Job: Shucking oysters in a bar in Georgetown.
Born into the public eye, Maria Shriver forged a path of her own as a network journalist, author, and in an unforeseen turn, First Lady of California. Shriver grew up outside of Washington, D.C., the daughter of Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics and sister of President John F. Kennedy. Eunice encouraged Shriver to play football and baseball with her four brothers, preparing her to succeed in what she deemed a "man's world."
During her father's 1972 Vice Presidential candidacy on the McGovern-Shriver ticket, Shriver rode in the back of the plane with the journalists. It was there she discovered love of journalism. Despite being "raised to be in the front of the plane" with the politicians, Shriver decided she preferred the back of the plane with the press, informing the public about issues instead of being the news herself.
Shriver's upbringing prepared her to enter a news industry still dominated by men, and fight for not only equal pay, but for her share of hard news stories. After graduating from Georgetown University, she began her career as a news writer and producer for Philadelphia's KYW-TV. In 1978, she started working for Baltimore's WJZ-TV (where she met long-time friend and colleague, Oprah Winfrey). By 1983, Shriver began reporting for CBS News and eventually landed a co-anchor spot on CBS Morning News.
When CBS Morning News was cancelled, Shriver worked her way up again at NBC, ultimately feeling the pressure to leave her network anchor jobs to take care of her children. During that time, she worked with then NBC President, Michael Gartner, on flexible solutions to continue work while being a mother. Together they crafted a series of specials including First Person with Maria Shriver, Cutting Edge with Maria Shriver, and Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, and a longtime contributor to Dateline.
Despite her hesitations about public office, when her then husband wanted to run for Governor of California, Shriver supported the campaign with the intention of continuing her job at NBC afterward the election. When Arnold Schwarzenegger won the election, NBC, fearing a conflict of interest with her new role as First Lady, requested she take a leave of absence.
She revamped the Governor's Conference for Women into the Governor and First Lady's Conference for Women, transforming it into one of the leading women's conferences in the world, attracting more than 30,000 attendees in 2010; created The Minerva Awards to honor women for their remarkable legacies of service; and spearheaded the landmark Shriver Reports.
Partnering with the Center for America Progress, in 2009, Shriver published the first wide-ranging study on the status of the American woman since 1961. She followed it up the next year with a report on Alzheimer's as a women's issue, and is now investigating poverty and women.
Shriver's work has earned her Emmys, a Peabody award, and recognitions from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for developing a "television show with a conscience."
Shriver has authored six best-selling books, including Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World and Just Who Will You Be?


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I don't see any screen bottoms on any the photos posted by the various participants of this board or the weblinks I can easily find from you guys.
Does no one incorporate a screen bottom in their design so that varroa fall down and out of the colony, as we have been doing with Langstroth hive bodies for some years now?
And about wintering, do you guys reduce the interior volume of the TBH to make it easier for the bees to handle cold weather? As I may have mentioned in a previous post, I lost several colonies last winter were the winter cluster didn't move over two frames to get available food. I am assuming that was due to the extended cold weather we experienced. In each colony I found half of the honey stores I had seen in the fall still available, Wouldn't moving over to stores be a problem for Top Bar Hives, too?
Thanks for all the interesting discussions. This really seems like more what I would like to be doing with my own bees.


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Obama: Sacked consulate and dead ambassador "bumps in the road"
posted at 10:01 am on September 24, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
The next of a few problematic statements from Barack Obama's 60 Minutes interview comes to us from The Weekly Standard, which catches Obama in an least an unfortunate bit of phraseology. Steve Kroft asks Obama whether the attacks on American embassies around the Muslim world, and especially in Libya and Egypt following Obama's military and diplomatic interventions, had changed his mind about the Arab Spring. Obama gives a you-gotta-break-a-few-eggs-to-make-an-omelette response that's pretty inappropriate, considering the outcome in Benghazi:
Well, I'd said even at the time that this is going to be a rocky path. The question presumes that somehow we could have stopped this wave of change. I think it was absolutely the right thing for us to do to align ourselves with democracy, universal rights– a notion that– people have- to be able to– participate– in– their own governance. But I was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road because– you know, in a lot of these places– the one organizing principle– has been Islam. The one part of society that hasn't been controlled completely by the government. There are strains of extremism, and anti-Americanism, and anti-Western sentiment. And you know can be tapped into by demagogues. There will probably be some times where we bump up against some of these countries and have strong disagreements, but I do think that over the long term, we are more likely to get a Middle East and North Africa that is more peaceful, more prosperous and more aligned with our interests.
In the longer answer, Obama says that he didn't have much choice in the matter — but that's not true at all. Obama actively pushed Hosni Mubarak to give up power a mere eight days after protests started in Tahrir Square, even though the government hadn't done anything to suppress them. Obama made the decision to bomb Libya and depose Moammar Qaddafi militarily, which had the unfortunate and totally predictable consequence of allowing al-Qaeda and other radical Islamist terror networks (Ansar al-Sharia, especially) carte blanche to operate in the eastern part of the country. In both countries, Obama allowed critical power vacuums to arise that could only be filled by radical groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and these terror networks.
The violence isn't a mere "bump in the road," and neither are the rise of these groups to power. They are going to be national-security concerns for the next several decades. That's the outcome we wanted to avoid, and the one reason why we allied ourselves with Mubarak and ended up in an arms-length relationship with Qaddafi. The assassination of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and the sacking of the Benghazi consulate weren't "bumps in the road," either, unless one thinks that kind of thing is normal even between diplomatic antagonists.
Finally, listen to Obama explain about how democratization trumped American security concerns in the region and the calculus of our alliances. With that in mind, care to guess what the Saudis might be thinking? I'd guess that they're recalculating their own alliances to avoid becoming "bumps" in Obama's road.
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Bettino was a mentor
I consider myself one of many people who have had the privilege of knowing Cathy Bettino. I first met her at the age of 15 when I was a student at the ALC in Pine River. Every morning when I walked in she was always there to greet me with a "Good morning, Sunshine," even if I wasn't feeling the sunshine that day, along with many one-on-one chats about life in general.
Looking back on it now, I give her the title of having been a "mother mentor" to me while my younger sister was fighting cancer. I know she has had that effect on many others as well.
One of the greatest things I take away from having known Mrs. Bettino is that hard work will take you very far in this life, and I feel that it is her own hard work that has gotten her to where she is today.
Cari Pilarski,
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History: Australia is the world's smallest continent but the sixth largest country.
Background: Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century.
No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James Cook took possession in the name of Great Britain and became a penal colony in the late 18th century. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II.
In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the 1990's, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980's.
Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef.
Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Land area: total: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
Coastline: 25,760 km
Border countries: None
Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Population: 20,090,437 (July 2005 est.)
Language: English 79.1 %, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
Religion: Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
Ethnic diversity: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Life expectancy: total population: 80.39 years, male: 77 years, female: 83 years (2005 est.)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)
Political status: Commonwealth
Government type: Democratic, federal-state system recognising the British monarch as sovereign
Capital: Canberra
Head of state: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Michael Jeffery
Head of Govt: Prime Minister John Howard
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
Major trading partners: Japan, US, South Korea, China, New Zealand
Imports: $98.1 billion (2004 est.)
Imports - partners: US 14.8 per cent, China 12.7 per cent, Japan 11.8 per cent, Germany 5.8 per cent, Singapore 4.4 per cent, UK 4.1 per cent (2004)
Exports: $86.89 billion (2004 est.)
Exports - partners: Japan 18.6 per cent, China 9.2 per cent, US 8.1 per cent, South Korea 7.7 per cent, New Zealand 7.4 per cent, India 4.6 per cent, UK 4.2 per cent (2004)
Labour force: 10.35 million (2004 est.)
Labour force by occupation: agriculture 3.6%, industry 26.4%, services 70% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate: 5.1% (December 2004 est.)
Agriculture -products: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry
Industries: Mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel
Branches: Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
Ages: 16 years of age for voluntary service (2001)
Expenditure: $16.65 billion (2004)
Expenditure (of GDP): 2.7% (2004)
Source: CIA World Factbook


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Binghamton engineers recognized for top digital watermarking
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The Digital Watermarking Alliance (DWA), the international alliance of industry leading organizations delivering valuable digital watermarking solutions, has awarded its 2010 Best Paper award to a team of electrical and computer engineers from Binghamton University.
Doctoral student Tomas Filler and visiting scholar Jan Judas, under the guidance of Jessica Fridrich, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, earned the top spot for their paper that, according to DWA, demonstrated the highest level of originality, creativity, clarity and potential impact on the field of watermarking.
Announced at the IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging Conference held Jan. 23-27, the winning team received a cash prize of $1,500, and its paper will be publicized in this year's conference proceedings.
The Binghamton University team's winning paper, titled "Minimizing Embedding Impact in Steganography using Trellis-Coded Quantization," proposed anddeveloped a practical algorithm to minimize the average embedding distortion in steganography.
Serving as a modern-day version of writing with invisible ink, steganography enables additional hidden information to be exchanged during regular communication without anyone knowing. In today's world of technology, this means hiding secret communication data in digital media files.
"A digital picture of a dog may contain an entire PDF document even though the image itself may look completely innocuous to most people," said Fridrich. "I like to call this research a 'Swiss-Army knife' for steganographers. It's a very general and elegant framework to build stego systems that work in the best possible way and hide the maximum amount of information, without creating any artifacts that someone might use to find out that secret communication is taking place."
According to Fridrich, the research also extends to what is referred to as a 'lossy' compression of data, an example of which is the commonly used JPEG image format. Lossy allows a user to store an image in a compact size at the price of slightly distorting it.
"Our paper describes a method that could be used to optimally encode the image so that we could get the smallest sized file possible," Fridrich said. "And the way to do that is by allowing each pixel in the image to be distorted by a specified amount."
A leading authority in the field of steganography, Fridrich credits her doctoral student, Filler, for helping the team achieve this year's top DWA honors.
"The research was conceived by Tomas and he deserves all the accolades," Fridrich said. "He is an unbelievably brilliant student who has made numerous contributions and revolutionized the field."
For Filler and Fridrich, this is the second time they have received DWA's top recognition. They were both members of the 2009 Best Paper award-winning team that was honored for theoretical work on the secure capacity of practical stego systems.
DWA is an international alliance of industry leading companies that delivers digital
watermarking technology solutions to a broad range of customers and markets
around the world. Member companies include aquaMobile, Civolution, DataMark, Digimarc, ISAN, MarkAny, MSI, Université Catholique de Louvain and Verimatrix.
For more information, visit http://digitalwatermarkingalliance.org.


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Gisella Young
I am trying to load a datafile in text format into Stata. I am using the
infix command. The problem is that 1 column of data (the firm column,
which is the unique identification number for each observation, is
different when I open it in Stata as from what I can see in the original
text file. In fact I have several such text files for various years, and
in every case the problem is the same: all variables upload correctly
except for the first one. Not only is that number different but it is no
longer unique to each observation. It is however the same number of
digits as the original. I have checked that the infix command is
specified correctly (eg correct number of digits).
I have also tried saving the text file into excel (and applying
text-to-columns) and then converting it into a stata file using
Stat-transfer. When I do this all the variable upload correctly into
Stata. The problem is that I cannot do this for the entire files because
of their size (the limits of Excel mean that only a small fraction of
each file can be accommodated), so this is not a solution.
I realise that it may be difficult for someone to suggest an
explanation/solution without seeing the actual data, but I wonder
whether there are any suggestions as to what the problem might
potentially be, and how to get around it?
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I was working one of my hives which I had moved a comb back a bit to let any brood yet to emerge finish up before I cull the comb. Today, I concluded it was time to remove the comb.
I proceeded to get my brush to brush the bees off of the comb, and lo did they get pissed. I don't mean disturbed a little like when you knock bees off of a comb back into the hive. I mean severely pissed. When I saw their reaction I gently placed the brush down ontop of the hive and backed away a little and watched in fascination as somewhere between 5 and 10 bees were trying to sting the brush part of the brush. Keeping in mind that I don't wear protection, this was slightly unnerving to watch. I went and got a cigarette, and let the bees calm down for a few minutes, I removed the brush from the hive, then carefully while both backing away and returning carefully several times, reassembled the hive.
I think the only reason I didn't get stung was I didn't have the odor of the brush, and also the brush was black bristles which of course I don't have any black on me. These bees were intent on stinging the brush, and funnily only the black bristles of the brush, ignoring the blue handle entirely. They sting, take off in about 3 seconds to about 3 to 5 inches away and launch again at the brush. Interesting really that they don't just sting you, they prepare to sting you and hit you with the abdomen first while anchoring with their legs.
The lesson? Don't brush bees without protection.
Luckily and ONLY with luck, I didn't get stung.


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[quote user="MattMeyerBud"][quote user="Kase-1"][quote user="bigblue4417"]Coughlin says blocking was more the culprit of poor running game, not Jacobs. He said tight ends, backs and line must block better.[/quote] Uh oh Matt, you better let TC know he's wrong, LOL[/quote]
Coughlin still refuses to use Scott. Until something changes with his opinion of personel, i'll still say i'm right
Well he did fumble inside the 10 yard line last night.</p>[/quote]
he was down, that wasn't ruled as a fumble.


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The drought has broken for parts of the North Island, Federated Farmers says.
Wanganui-Manawatu and Bay of Plenty are out of drought while Hawkes Bay remains in a severe condition after Napier received just 16mm of rain this week, said Katie Milne, Federated Farmers' Adverse Events spokeswoman.
Conditions remain tough for farmers in the Hauraki-Coromandel, Rangitikei and Waikato regions.
Ms Milne, who is also the West Coast provincial president, said it was a "real mixed bag" but confidence was returning to farmers throughout the country after the recent rain.
She warned it could take farmers two seasons to recover, and although the rains had taken some of the pressure off, the country remains in a "precarious state".
The West Coast dairy farmer added she knew cases where drought had cost individual farmers between $100,000 and $500,000 and a total of $2 million to the economy.
"Farmers I speak to in the areas that have been dry remain concerned," she said.
"If it rains in central Auckland or Wellington, it does not mean it is raining in Taihape.
"That said, things are looking up in the Bay of Plenty but they remain tough in Hauraki-Coromandel.
"The west coast of the North Island, from south Auckland all the way north, remains pretty dry. I can add to that the North Island's East Coast, parts of the Waikato and the Central North Island." While Manawatu is out of the woods, Rangitikei remains firmly gripped by drought, she said.
"We seem to be getting through the worst of it on the South Island's West Coast but Southland and Otago could use a good soaking followed by sunshine."
Tauranga received the most rainfall in the North Island this week with 59mm, and Whangarei the second highest for the region with 54mm.
"Yet the cold reality for farmers like me know is that it's getting colder. As each day passes we lose vital sunshine hours and if winter does come early, we'll swing from one set of conditions not conducive to pasture growth to another.
"While this drought will break, it doesn't suddenly mean it's all over for farmers. Pasture is the engine room of any farm, and farmers are drilling in seed like no tomorrow.
"As any home gardener knows, grass growth tails off over winter and winter is close. Getting seed away before the weather flips will be a close run thing.
"With feed at a premium we could be facing a tough winter of constrained feed; a winter of discontent if you like, that will put us on the back foot for spring."
MetService meteorologist Daniel Corbett said the recent rains would be a big help to farmers.
"It's going to be a wet weekend for the majority of the North Island and it will continue to be wet until Wednesday when it will dry up. There'll still be showery weather towards the end of the week, and will end up with fine spells," Mr Corbett said.
Breakdown of how drought is still affecting regions according to Felicity Wolfe, communications advisor for Federated Farmers.
• Northland -moderate
• Auckland - moderate, west driest
• Waikato - moderate but still dry
• Bay of Plenty - out of drought
• Hawke's Bay - severe but traditionally dry
• Taranaki - moderate
• Wanganui-Manawatu - out of drought
• Wellington - ok
• South island - generally doing ok but Otago and Southland getting drier and this is worrying farmers in the region.
• Auckland 22mm
• Northland 54mm
• Waikato 23mm
• Bay of Plenty 59mm
• Gisborne 7mm
• Hawkes Bay 16mm
• Wanganui-Manawatu 15mm
• Taranaki 36mm
• Canterbury 12mm
• Southland 10mm
• West Coast 8mm


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The Argyraspides, so called because they used silver plated shields, were a division of the Macedonian Army under Alexander the Great. They were hand picked men commanded by Nicanor, son of Parmenion and were held in high regard by Alexander. Originally they were a type of soldier called Hypaspists or "shield bearers". They were made up of older men but they were one of Alexander the Great's most feared units.
Regarding this coin, the coin creator Chris Duane says:
"The short story behind it is that throughout all of history and 2/3 of the world today, 1/10 of an ounce of silver represents 1 days labour. Roman soldiers were paid a denarius for each day they served the Roman Legion. In Sun Tzu's the Art of War a 10000 man army could be bought for a 1000 ounces of silver a day. And even 2/3 of the world today lives off of less than $2 a day."
This silver round is sure to be a collector favourite.
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text: GM PART # 15150325 CATEGORY: Instrument Panel Dimmer Today I went to start my van, but it was a no go. It doesn't do anything as if the battery is dead. No radio, no lights, nada. I just bought a new battery 3 weeks ago and tested it with a multimeter and am getting 12 - 14 volts so I know it's not the battery. The instrument panel dimmer however clicks like crazy when I open the doors or take the key out of the ignition. I went to GM and bought a new instrument panel dimmer, but the new one did the same thing, so it's got to be something else. I noticed a few weeks ago that every other time I would turn the key in the "on" position, I would have to hold the key in the on position for about 1-2 seconds before it tried to start. This problem was fixed though when I got the new battery about 3 weeks ago. I don't know if this has anything to do with the problem, but I thought I would bring it up. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thank so much!


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When a bro is so chill everybody aroun him starts to adore him in a way like no other. Also being supacash means you are the most chill bro at a party. You also have to have sicknasty flow to be considered supacash.
Guy: chugs three beers and starts to John Wall, while sporting sicknasty flow with sweet shades.
Guy: EBENEEZER!!
Guy: EBENEEZER!!
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