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Taurus Career and Business 2015
People, who are born in the sign of Taurus, have Venus as their sign lord. However, in the 10th house of their zodiac, resides Lord Saturn, who is the lord of career and in the 7th house resides lord Mars, which is the Karak planet of business.
However, the following month of March will not be as favorable as you have had it in January and February. But it will not be too bad either. Overseas good news and job opportunities abroad are good options for you to experience.
People who are employed in own business, may not find the month of August 2015 to be very impressive for them. There will be not enough job opportunities and you will not get enough good results for the effort that you put in. Therefore, it is advisable that risky decisions are avoided. Take care of your finances as they may get blocked.
September and October 2015 will be a period for impulsive decisions. But you must be careful to avoid penalties. Keeping calm and a cool mind is very important. Keep faith and confidence in your skills and in yourself. If you want to make sure that you out with flying colors against all odds, you have to know how to keep the ball in your court.
November and December will be enjoyable for you, especially for your work and business related issues. You will be able to act and work responsibly. Make sure that you do not restrict your plans only to pen and paper, rather implement them and also finish all your pending works.
Overall this year is going to be quite auspicious for you and you will also have a good financial condition. Your personal and professional lives will face major changes and you will be able to direct your career in a new direction. Just make sure that the change is for the good and you manage to achieve the success that you desire.
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Isla Fisher co-stars with Kirsten Dunst in the movie Bachelorette.
Isla also wore Stella McCartney. I liked the gold beaded mini dress. It looked beautiful against her skin tone and hair color. The look was completed with a pair of gold strappy Stella McCartney sandals and a Ferragamo clutch.
Isla wore her hair in a side swept style. I like that she kept her jewelry and make-up simple so as not to compete with that glitzy dress.


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If you get into the mindset that everything between now and Abingdon is a big long gradual marathon build-up you'll probably get stale at some stage. Having said that, it's probably a good idea to keep building up but do it in steps with a few cut-backs. I'd add a mile or two every other week till you're up to about 18, but have a cut-back every 3 to 4 weeks to 12-14 or so. Then depending on how many 20+ LRs you want to do - I don't think there's a right or wrong answer and it depends to some extent on your endurance background and fitness level - count back from race day to work out how soon you need to be hitting 20 miles. Once you're up to that sort of distance, you don't want to be doing 20 mile runs week-in, week-out, so definitely schedule a mid-length run every 3 weeks or so.
Another way to break things up is with warm-up races. Get some 5k or 10k races in over the summer, then maybe a HM about 4 - 6 weeks out from the marathon. Build a mini-taper plan around the HM and maybe one target 10k a few weeks before, and this will take care of some of the cut-backs in the plan.
Sample, off-the-top-of-my-head possible Sunday mileage plan:
14, 15, 15, 12, 15, 16, 12, 17, 18, 14, 18, 20, 10k race, 18, 20, 12, 20, 20, HM... you get the idea.
From what I've read, it's a good idea to have an 'easy' week every third week. I've been building up since the start of the year and my long runs are now up to 20 miles. I've got my first big event of the year at the end of May and my last one at the end of September.
So for the next few months I'm planning on my long runs being roughly 20-22 one week, 18 the next week, then 13-15 the third week. (And of course the tapering weeks for each race.) On the days round about the shorter long run, I'm going to work more on speed and on the days round about the 20-22 miler, I'm going to just concentrate on getting the miles in and not worry about how fast I'm going.
And of course, because you're going to be up to the 20 mile distance months before your marathon, you won't need to worry so much about sticking to a strict training plan. You'll be able to run according to feel and stick in a few extra miles on weeks when you're feeling great and cut back a bit on weeks when you're feeling tired.


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Ronda Rousey vs. Julia Budd - Strikeforce Challengers 20 watch video >>
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Rising star Ronda Rousey will test her skills against Canadian Julia Budd at a to be determined Strikeforce event in November. It will likely be another Challengers card in Las Vegas at the Palms. watch video >>
Get to know rising star Lorenz "Da Monsoon" Larkin. He will be featured in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers 19 on September 23rd airing on Showtime. He will be facing late replacement Nick watch video >>
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LadyTevar wrote:Bright wrote:I recently discovered that someone has actually drawn bona fide fan art for my fan fic. Here it is.
I have read it. I highly approve, and want to ask why this hasn't been copied over to SDnet's fanfics.
Thank you. And in truth, the thought had briefly crossed by head, but I figured a pure-MLPFIM fic would be a little out of place here. Plus, it would give me a third location to post it every update, and that's quite a lot of bother.
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High pressure will slide to our south today and continue to control our weather for the next few days. As the high sets up just south of New England, winds will shift around to a milder west/southwest direction, ushering more seasonable air back into the region for the rest of the work week. Today will feature lots of sunshine with temperatures with highs topping off in the low to mid-70s for most locales. There may be a few spots along the coast that stay in the upper 60s due to an onshore breeze this afternoon. Skies will be clear again tonight but with a milder airmass in place, nighttime lows won't be as chilly as they have been the past couple of nights. Temperatures are expected to stay in the 40s tonight so frost should not be an issue for the overnight hours.
The warming trend will continue Thursday with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid-70s for afternoon highs. A weak cold front to our north will push southward towards Maine during the day Thursday and will likely push a few clouds into northern areas Thursday afternoon otherwise sunshine will prevail for the day. Southwesterly winds will push a little bit of cloudiness into the area Friday so skies are expected to turn out partly sunny for most spots. Temperatures will remain mild Friday with highs in the upper 60s to mid-70s. A cold front approaching the state Saturday will bring us increasing clouds to start the weekend. There's a slight chance of a few late day showers Saturday otherwise most areas will stay dry for the daylight hours. It looks like a better chance of showers will arrive later Saturday night and into Sunday.
Rest of Today: sunny and pleasant. Milder with highs between 69°-75°. West/southwest wind around 10 MPH.
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Man Yoo marriage gaffe
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson left defender Jonny Evans red-faced when he suggested it was time for the Northern Ireland international to get married. Fergie wasn't aware that Evans' girlfriend, Kate Wathall, was sat among the assembled journalists.
Evans said: "I don't really want to talk about that here. Especially because my girlfriend's in the middle of you all there. She's on placement at ITV this week!"
An unperturbed Fergie turned his attention to Wathall. He said: " "Get him tied down dear. Rings are cheap now."
The United manager had been theorising on how Wayne Rooney's attitude had improved since getting married.
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Willis Henry's 32nd annual Shaker auction saw two pieces top the $175K mark, along with more than 500 lots changing hands during the sale.
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The long anticipated 32nd Shaker annual auction offered by Willis-Henry Auctions is set for Sept. 6, and features 250 lots, like a New Lebanon washstand, Sister's cupboard, and a rope bed, among other items.
Fresh-to-market Shaker furniture headlining two-part sale
An unrivaled collection of fresh-to-market Shaker furniture and antiquities, from four distinct Shaker communities, will be offered Sept. 7 at a traditional Shaker village in Pittsfield, Ma.


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Psychic jennifer hart ( morgan Star) is a con-artist,liar and a manipulater at first she charged me $100 dollars to get rid of some curse i have on me, and she claim that the money i sent to her goes to her associates that purchase the materials.I had a bad vibe about her, after i sent her the $100 through western union about 3 days later I had to call her to see how is everything going with my case and she claimed that 89% of all of the darkness,negatvity, bad luck curse is getting resolved. A week and a half later i called her to check on my case to see how things are going and all of a sundden she tells me i need to come up with $300 more dollars, so her associates that was doing my work for me purchase more materials to finish it. Iam telling her i dont have the money,it is going take me about two weeks to get paid again and she claims that her associates need $300 within 3 to 4 hours. I asked morgan can her church get up $300 dollars and she claimed that they got up the $300 dollars to help finish it.
Two weeks later i call her again and she said i need to come up with $200 more dollars because she claimed that my mother had step on something evil when she was pregnant with me and she passed the evil to me, at first she told me that someone came put the curse on me and the family, then she said that the evil was placed on my mother and father, and then she said there was something in my leg that formed 2 years ago that is blocking me from getting the results for the spiritual work they done, she claim in order to get it remove from my leg it is going to cost $300, at first she $200 that woman is saying one thing after another, she couldnt even tell me whats going on i seemed so confused about what she said, the s**t just didnt add up to me , it didnt make no sense, I asked her i said morgan what are you trying to explain to me ? and she said ''I don't know I have to check into things'' and she's supposed to be a psychic? So she told me to gather up as much money as i can to send to her, I really wasn't going to send her anymore money, another two weeks later i called her back and she do you have the $200 dollars to sned me to get it done, I trie to pretend that i didnt have the money to send her but i really did, I was testing her to see what she was gonna say.
And she said : Kesha we need to hurry on this my associates are not gonna wait on you any longer they need the $200 to purchase the materials to get this done, other wise things could get 10x worst for you, this case will be ruin, because your case is so severe its gonna cost you thousands of dollars.
The minute i search for her name on the internet i saw her name on www.ripoffreport.com her same telephone number same city and state i was supprised but there have been already two reports about her, anyone out there do not fall for morgan stars bullsh*t, 100% of the fortune tellers are scams so please beware of Psychic Jennifer Hart(Morgan Star)
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Most of those surveyed cannot name a single member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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She died today at 95.
The importance of today's decision is that had it gone another way, and the original verdict survived, future courts would have a good reason to expand the infringement of speech that is unpopular.
How is this possible? Easy. You don't find a job, or you find one that way pays lousy wages.
What the men in Brainerd know that a candidate in Missouri doesn't, lessons from the flooding of Rushford, when lightning strikes, drunk in South Dakota at 14, and dispatches from the music man.


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Retinyl Palmitate Debate
What is Retinyl Palmitate?
June 21, 2010 (Be sure to read the update posted below)
We've been hearing a lot about retinyl palmitate (rp) lately. Just what is it and what is it alleged to do? Retinyl palmitate is an ingredient found in many sunscreens and skin products. It's a form of Vitamin A that over the years has been shown to be very beneficial to the skin. Now, studies are showing otherwise. The FDA has just finished up a study (although it has not been released yet) about the effects of retinyl palmitate on the skin, using mice as their test subjects. Their findings suggest that RP stimulates lesion and tumor growth when in direct sunlight. And this is in many sunscreens, which is designed for use in direct sunlight! Read more about it here: EWG Retinyl Palmitate
Retinyl Palmitate in Dr. Mercola's Sunscreen?
I also found out that retinyl palmitate (third to last ingredient) was in one of my favorite sunscreens, Dr. Mercola's Natural Sunscreen with Green Tea. So I went right to the horse's mouth for a response on this. I completely trust Dr. Mercola to use the safest and purest ingredients in his products and I wanted to hear what he had to say about the new findings. Here is Dr. Mercola's answer:
"The use of the word retinyl palmitate can sometimes lead to misunderstandings and cause confusion between retinyl palmitate and retinoic acid. Both of these are of the same family, but retinoic acid is a prescription ingredient used to exfoliate the skin, and can also cause the skin to become hyper sensitive to sunlight. Retinyl palmitate (vitamin A) on the other hand, is the normal form used for application on the skin and has great anti-aging, superb antioxidant and moisturizing capabilities. It accelerates cell renewal and stimulates the fibroblast and collagen in the skin, thereby reducing wrinkles and fine lines. Due to its antioxidant properties, it is also a great anti-aging ingredient, and helps promote a softer smoother skin. The topical application of vitamin A on the skin, when formulated into creams and lotions, has a host of positive effects on the skin, which includes:
Increases the activities of enzymes found in the skin
Stimulates the mitotic activity in the epidermis and thereby helps with the process of cell division
Stimulates cell proliferation in the epidermis and thereby stimulates growth
Helps to thicken the epidermis, which becomes thinner in aging
Improves the elasticity of the skin
Helps to normalize sun-damaged skin
Helps in wound healing
Stimulates collagen formation in the skin
Reduces UV-induced wrinkle formulation
Regulates keratin formation
Exposure to sunlight, which includes both UVA and UVB radiation, reduces the amount of Vitamin A not only in the skin, but also the blood."
In the above quote, Dr. Mercola does a pretty good job of differentiating between rp and retinol but he doesn't really discuss the effects of rp in sunscreen. For me personally, I am very disappointed that his sunscreen contains retinyl palmitate and I plan on finding a better sunscreen option, but I hope he will reformulate his future products to conform to the highest safety standards.
*UPDATE on Retinyl Palmitate* July 27, 2011
Newsflash! As of April 2011, Dr. Mercola reformulated his sunscreen and no longer includes retinyl palmitate. Hmmm, makes you wonder right? The quote above was taken directly from the doc…but now it leads me to believe he realized retinyl palmitate was not a beneficial ingredient and took it out of his sunscreen. The quote below is from the article where he discusses rp:
"The sunscreen industry uses vitamin A in its formulations because it is an anti-oxidant that is thought to slow skin aging. However, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study found that a form of vitamin A, retinyl palmitate, when used in sunscreen and therefore exposed to sunlight may actually speed the development of skin lesions and tumors.
This conclusion came from EWG's analysis of the findings released by the FDA and the National Toxicology Program. As EWG stated in the 2011 report:
"EWG analysis of product labels finds retinoid ingredients in hundreds of sunscreens, skin lotions, lip sticks and lip sunscreens—all of which pose safety concerns for sun-exposed skin. At this point, the NTP [National Toxicology Program] and FDA have invested more than a decade in studying retinoids, concluding in January 2011 that both retinyl palmitate and retinoic acid speed the development of cancerous lesions and tumors.
A year after EWG sounded the alarm about retinyl palmitate, there is still no FDA position on the safety of retinoids in cosmetics. Sunscreen industry trade groups continue to dispute EWG's warning. Most cosmetics companies have not removed these ingredients from sunscreens and other skin and lip products.
EWG recommends that consumers avoid products containing vitamin A, retinyl palmitate and retinol."
Our sunscreen used to have vitamin A in it, as at the time it was felt to be a benefit, but when we learned of its potential health problems we immediately removed it. However many other brands still include it in their formulas, so beware, and always check the labels when shopping for sunscreen."
Read that whole article here.
The updated ingredients look fantastic:
- tintanium dioxide
- zinc oxide
- sunflower oil
- lecithin
- coconut oil
- glycerine
- jojoba oil
- tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E) [This was not in the formula I had based this article on. I suppose this is what he swapped out the retinyl palmitate for.]
- shea butter
- eucalyptus oil
I've also discovered another wonderful chemical free sunscreen chock full of natural ingredients such as shea butter, capuacu butter, and zinc oxide. Check it out here: Solis Botannical Sunscreen
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This series covers all areas of research at Perimeter Institute, as well as those outside of PI's scope.
A fascinating aspect of the two dimensional
world is the possible existence of anyons, particles which obey 'fractional'
statistics different from fermionic and bosonic statistics. In this colloquium,
following an introduction to fractional particles in the context of quantum
Hall systems, some of the tantalizing experiments for detecting the fractional
charge of these particles will be described.
Probes of fractional statistics in these systems will be discussed,
Despite its feeble in strength, gravity plays a pivotal role in shaping our Universe and the things in it. Ever since Newton formulated his universal law of gravitation the recognition that all things gravitate has been nearly sacrosanct. Repeatedly, apparent gravitational anomalies have either foretold the existence of new physics or a misunderstanding of gravity itself, from the existence of nuclear forces to Einstein's general relativity.
Ordinary differential equations become much less ordinary
when they are allowed to have singularities.
Solving them naively in formal power series, one often obtains divergent
series, just as in the perturbation series for physical observables in quantum
field theory.
In 1982, Richard Feynman proposed the concept of a quantum computer as a means of simulating physical systems that evolve according to the Schrödinger equation. I will explain various quantum algorithms that have been proposed for this simulation problem, including my recent work (jointly with Dominic Berry and Rolando Somma) that significantly improves the running time as a function of the precision of the output data.
In 2004, Kim and Chan reported torsional
oscillator experiments on 4He crystals which showed evidence of
"non-classical rotational inertia", the mass decoupling expected for a
long-sought "supersolid" state. It soon
became clear that this behavior is not a property of perfect crystals – defects
are involved. In 2007, we made elastic
measurements which showed, to our surprise, that the shear modulus of solid 4He
increases dramatically below 0.2 K, with the same dependence on temperature,
Alan Turing was one of our great 20th century
mathematicians, and a pioneer of computer science. However, he may best be
remembered as one of the leading code breakers of Bletchley Park during World
War II. It was Turing's brilliant insights and mathematical mind that helped to
break Enigma, the apparently unbreakable code used by the German military. We
present a history of both Alan Turing and the Enigma, leading up to this
fascinating battle of man against machine - including a full demonstration of
Superfluidity and superconductivity are two remarkable
phenomena in which, at low temperatures, materials abruptly gain the ability to
flow without friction. Microscopic quantum theories of these phases of matter
were constructed in blockbuster papers of Lev Landau (1940) and John Bardeen,
Leon Cooper, and J. Robert Schrieffer
(1957). The actual explanation of
the flow, however, is rooted in a
Einstein paper of 1924 that introduces a condensate, a quantum configuration describing a finite
Gamma-ray bursts are
the most luminous and energetic explosions known in the universe. They
appear in two varieties: long- and short-duration. The long GRB
result from the core-collapse of massive stars, but until recently the origin
of the short GRBs was shrouded in mystery. In this talk I will present
several lines of evidence that point to the merger of compact objects binaries
(NS-NS and/or NS-BH) as the progenitor systems of short GRBs. Within this
Despite being one of the most abundant constituents of the Universe and more than a half a century of study, some of the most fundamental properties of the neutrino have only been recently uncovered, and others still remain unresolved. I will discuss important developments in the phenomenon of neutrino oscillations, a transmutation process that allows neutrinos to change between three types as they propagate in time.
"A well constructed theory is in some respects undoubtedly an artistic production." - Sir Ernest Rutherford
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Seriously, the worst game EVER. The enemy team got into argument over who gets mid - in the result I ended up 3v1ing a TF, Evelynn and Janna there. Well, annoying like hell, but at least other lanes will win, right? They don't have a jungler, so it's going to be easy - top can be camped and bot is 2v1.
Top feeds, jungler baits and feeds, bot loses a pure 2v1. In the effect I actually end up doing the BEST in lane phase, getting kills on overconfident Eve and TF under my turret.
Seriously. How. How how how how how. How the fuck do you lose lane like a complete moron when 3 out of 5 enemies are fighting for cs in the mid. How..................
Yes, imad.
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"Defending a position by citing free speech is the ultimate concession: you're saying that literally the most compelling thing you can say for it is that it's not illegal to express."
This might explain a thing or 2. Basically, I've played 5 matches today, and lost every single one of them. And most of those matches I actually did quite well,
until someone decided to feed the enemy a kill or 2.
But my last match, was abyssmal. Me and my premade Evelynn mate, was snowballin' it out. We were as fed as can get. We carried hard, through storm and thunder. Though their Darius was fed, we were even more so fed.
Me and my mate decides to mess around a bit, try and get full build. We did, we got baron and pushed mid. Got inhib, no biggie. Out of nowhere, Miss Fortune and Cho'gath decides to leave the game. And our Blitzcranks, then 1 minute later tells us that they have dinner.
SAY WHAT?! YOU HAVE DINNER WHEN WE'RE THIS CLOSE TO WINNING? Yes, they had.
While I'm not just mad that they had dinner at such a crucial moment, it's more so the fact that they didn't give us any warnings what so ever. Nothing. If we had gotten a little hint to the fact they would've gone out to eat dinner, then me and my mate would've damn well ended the game that moment. We end up in a 3v5 situation. The enemy realises that we have 2 AFK'ers and pushes mid. We die and the game is lost.
This is quite possibly 1 of my worst days on LoL. I've never experienced anything like this. This game was extremely 1 sided, in our favor. And then this happens. I'm not even sure I should continue today. I don't think it'll get any better.
Sorry, I just had to vent. I just...Had...To....
Teemo players are some of the worst LoL players I've ever seen. He goes something like 8/10 in bot lane and then tells me off for only being 1/0/1 in a top lane when I'm being camped. I tell him that's a horrible score to have when you're up against a hyper carry, and he responds with "I'm a hyper carry too!".
Our mid ragequits and we lose, GG bot lane.
Meh, played Blitz, got blamed for feeding when I had way more assists than deaths. Funny thing is, I got blamed by a feeding Darius who in the negative with his score and a 3/8 Ziggs.
Then everybody and their grandma started blaming me for 1 mistake, all calling for reports, speaking in another language with some of the enemy team.
When I trumped them with logic and reasoning, saying they ignored their own fails they just say things like: you retard. Or: you are childish.
I just reported them all and hope a swift death comes to them in real life, Those people need to be removed from the planet if you ask me.
Lost a game that my friends and I could have easily won, and actually were winning. The deciding point was my top and jungler, my friend and brother respectively, fed Vayne. :'(.
There were a few team fights where I called to back but everyone else got too greedy, so that turned it around just ever so slightly, since I was able to easily push lanes into the inner turrets and then let the minions do the work while I helped my team.
This was on normal, so it didn't really matter too much, but even still. It was a game that was definitely in our favour.
Three out of 5 on my team went afk/dced today it was me morgana and a lonely teemo against the 5 of them. So painful when they finally won, couldn't even report them for afking/leaving because the client got stuck at ''waiting for stats'' for 19 mins. Got bored of waiting and closed it. Pooo that really sucked I bet the enemy team had a good laugh at all the afkers on ours.
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First 2 ranked games ever, all lanes feed heavily and we surrender at 20, when i say feed, I mean they are 3/4 levels ahead and 20+ kills... I am support, both times my ADC is so totally moronic I want to stab out my eyes.
First dude constatly volantarily WALKS UP TO TARIC, like literally, walks into him, gets stunned and burst down for no reason.
Second guy does OKish at first, but they have a volibear support, and he is obsessed with trying to kill this voli, who must have been lolling hard as vayne just shoots this guy while he's ignoring vayne, and trying to kill voli who is building tanky. This vayne gets rediculously fed, and you imagine how that ended. Even when I slowed voli, and ulted them both he just ran (he could have easily escaped), saw me die, so decides to run back into the face of fed vayne, ammumu and voli, I don't even think he fired one shot before they killed him, my WTF face must have been epic.
Why call carry if you have no idea how to not walk into tanky supports, and to try and focus the opposing carry?
Seriously, I moan about blind pick, but right now that seems to be a haven of professionals compared to those two games. So much fail...
Shen - "gank top noob!!"
Well, yeah, if you stop pushing your lane constantly...
Nevertheless i attempt a gank to make him happy after ive cleared my jungle and chogath is in a decent position to be ganked. He proceeds to burn flash! Neat! Im still being called a noob because he escaped us though.
Later he decides he doesnt want top lane because i apparently cant gank and am a great noob etc, then proceeds to "help" the others in bot lane by pushing it. They ask him not to push it (hes just killing asap, not last hitting or anything), he decides to call them noobs aswell. After 20 min the rest of the team decides we can still win this if we pull ourselves together. Mr Shen doesnt like this and afks.
On the bright side, the rest of the team are actually giving me words of gratitude that i didnt start flaming him back. All i did was point out his own mistakes in a constructive manner. I was jungling as Udyr for the records.
One thing to be noted is that she is not nearly as good in lategame as she is easily melted down along with some CC... Howeber she might just jump up in the air, and if she have a zhonya on top of that you are gonna have a bad time... I say it once more, she falls off a lot lategame, as she can't do any damage if she is focused and if she builds tanky her damage will be mediocre at best...
So we're up against a strange team. Volibear top, Irelia mid, Cho jungle, Vayne and Nidalee bot. In short, they barely had any AP whatsoever. I (playing Diana) say I can't do shit mid against Irelia and ask if Teemo wants mid. Being the retards Teemo players are, he refuses. Result, I can't farm, I don't get a blue from our Wriggles (wtf) Malphite and in the end their Irelia get's fed beyond fuck.
Moral of the story, my entire team blames me for feeding Irelia. Yet at the end of the match I still had most kills/assists and least deaths of our entire team. Teemo had aroudn 15 deaths, I had a dazzling 4. 2 of which were in lane against Irelia. Obviously this is feeding her as fuck.
3 biggest retards in my team being Teemo, Malph and Varus were all gold elo players.
This game can be fucking hilarious.
2 games today that ive been fed as Graves and both games my team goes full retard
"Would you please let me join your p-p-party?
First off: 3 games in a row as Lux mid, dominating my lane with some damn near perfect scores (in all games I got Godlike at least, before dying once). Once we get past early-mid game and team fights start, it turns out my team is retarded and we lose the game despite me having fantastic scores. Every time. I hate team based games with people I don't know.
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- 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen puff pastry shells
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1-1/2 cups whipped topping
- Chocolate hard-shell ice cream topping
- 1/4 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
- Bake puff pastry shells according to package directions. Cool completely. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add the peanut butter, milk and lemon juice. Fold in whipped topping.
- Place shells on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Remove tops; save for another use. Pour 1 teaspoon hard-shell topping into each pastry shell. Mound 1/3 cup cream cheese mixture over topping. Drizzle with an additional 1 teaspoon topping; sprinkle with peanuts. Freeze for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 12 servings.
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10 Mistakes Every Investor Makes & How to Avoid Them
Mistake #4 – Letting the Media Influence Decisions
The stock market is partially driven by emotion. Many investors would
say in the short-term the market is entirely driven by investor
psychology. People hear a stock tip about an upcoming earnings
report, and they race to get in before everyone else does. An
earnings report disappoints Wall Street and the stock drops 10% in
after-hours trading, which keeps investors up all night in a panic and
they immediately sell first thing in the morning.
While psychology ends up being the primary driver for decisions for
individual investors, the assets you buy should not be an emotional
decision. This is why it is imperative for investors to create a strategy
with specific rules that they can stick to.
However, the media loves to drive this emotion. There are television
stations dedicated to the up-to-the-minute movements in the market,
rumors and other current events. This coverage keeps viewers glued
to the television, which drives advertising revenue.
Notice, though, the pundits that report financial news are not always
professional investors. Furthermore, you never get straight answers.
The media will interview multiple experts about current economic
conditions and how to play the stock market, and every "expert" will
contradict the previous expert's recommendation. As a result,
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On Thursday afternoon, the Seattle Seahawks apparently listed for auction the jersey Golden Tate was wearing Monday night when he "caught" the pass from Russell Wilson that led to a "victory" and more importantly, led to the end of the NFL vs. Officials standoff. It got a little media attention but later last night it had disappeared from the team's auction site. It had been … [Read more...]
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Introducing TriRig 2.0
article by Nick Salazar
Jun 17, 2013
Today, I'm launching a secret project that has been kept almost completely under wraps. Until very recently, not the slightest hint of this news was made public. The finishing touches have just been put on, and this product is finally ready for release.
I'm talking, of course, about the brand new web design for TriRig.com. This is nearly the third Anniversary for TriRig.com. Our fourth year technically begins on July 1st, but I just couldn't wait to unveil the new site, so this is our early Anniversary present to you, dear readers. And although today's launch doesn't involve a product you can hold in your hands, it may be even more critical to our readers. What's at stake today is the most fundamental thing about TriRig – the site itself.
Many of you have expressed some kind words about the existing design. You like the cleanliness, the ease of navigation, and the lack of clutter. So why would we mess with it? Well, mostly we didn't. You'll probably notice that things look basically the same. If you're browsing a full-sized desktop window, that is. But if you're reading this on a mobile phone, tablet or anything other than a full-sized desktop window, you'll immediately realize that something is going on.
Mobile Madness
The proliferation of mobile web browsing has recently been a stumbling block for website owners. What's the best route to take in terms of design? Should you make a mobile-specific site? What platform do you optimize for? There are a lot of different types of displays even among mobile devices, and their resolution densities are all over the map.
The way most websites go, quite frankly, sucks. Mobile-specific sites are quite often a huge pain in the rear, delivering only a fraction of the full site's functionality, trying desperately to deliver at least a majority of the important content. Some designers just opt to skip the mobile site entirely, letting users browse the desktop site on their mobile devices. That's what we have done at TriRig for the last three years, but that route has its drawbacks as well. Full-sized pages are hard to read and navigate on mobile devices. And text is impossibly small until you zoom in on a specific section.
Users are similarly confused about what to do. We conducted a poll in March, asking whether those among you who do browse on mobile devices would like to see a mobile-specific site. And you were quite divided in your answers. Some of you wanted a phone-specific page. Some of you wanted a tablet-specific page. Another group voted that they prefer browsing the desktop version of TriRig on their mobile devices. I suspect this is because of how poor mobile-specific browsing experiences usually are.
But this is TriRig, and the founding principle of this site is that we can do better than the status quo. I believe there is a solution out there, waiting to be developed. So that's what we've been up to. And I think you'll love the result.
Design Unity
In the end, I really believe that the future of web design isn't a divided browsing experience that requires you to familiarize yourself with a different user interface for each device you use. Rather, I believe web developers should focus on making dynamic pages that adapt to the devices we are using. One page to rule them all, if you will.
So that's exactly what we set out to create.
The new TriRig is a completely dynamic, scalable browsing experience that will adapt to whatever display it's browsed on, based on the browser window size. You can see the dynamic scaling for yourself. Just put this page in a resizable window, and slowly start to reduce the browser width. As you resize the page, you'll begin to see everything scale down. Images, video, and page elements scale proportionally, in order to avoid the dreaded appearance of a horizontal scroll bar. Text remains the same size in order to remain perfectly readable.
Of course, at some point it's no longer ideal to simply squish everything down and keep the same page structure – you'd simply be trying to fit too much onto one screen. This is particularly true for smartphone browsing, where the display size is small enough that you really only get one column of usable text. So, at a breakpoint of 768px and below, TriRig's page elements reorganize themselves. The sidebar jumps below the main content, leaving more room to read on those small devices. You can see this yourself – just continue to scale down your browser window, and you'll suddenly see the sidebar disappear. It didn't actually go away, it just moved below the main article text in order to give you more room to read. This is the structure that stays in place for all smaller screen sizes. Everything continues to scale down just as it did before, to keep everything visible. At really small screen sizes, the navigation bar at the top collapses into a dropdown menu, saving valuable screen real estate while maintaining that simple, familiar site navigation.
Oh yeah, and because TriRig was originally designed as a database-driven site, the new design applies to every single page on the site, back to the very first article we ever published.
What's so important about this design (in my opinion) is that while the browsing experience is optimized for every display size, the entire content of every page on the site is available no matter what device you're browsing on. It might be in a slightly different location, but it will be available nonetheless. And you don't have to re-learn our user interface to use the site on a mobile device.
Certainly this isn't the only way to solve the problem of display disparity in order to create a more cohesive browsing experience. And maybe it isn't the best way. But it's the best I could come up with at the moment. And in my opinion, it's much better than the haphazard, ad-hoc way in which many sites currently behave. You don't lose one smidgen of the site's content, and you don't have to learn a new user interface to enjoy TriRig on your phone, tablet, or any other device.
None of this dynamic scaling goodness would have happened without the awesome work of a group called Zurb. They put together an open-source tool called Foundation that makes it relatively simple to code up all the features I described above. For the coding geeks among you, Foundation is essentially just a CSS style sheet and accompanying Javascript that put a whole lot of convenient predefined classes and JS tools at your disposal. It makes it really easy to think in the terms I've described above, and put together pages that conform to them.
TriRig remains a completely hand-coded bit of software. Both the original version and the new version are contained in a few dozen php scripts that define all the elements of the user interface, along with a SQL database that stores and serves the site content. There's a bit more to it than that, but the idea is that the "engine" of the site hasn't fundamentally changed. But now, Foundation provides a new platform on which those elements are stacked. I've always been extremely selfish with my assets, and never wanted to give TriRig over to any kind of black box template or CMS that I couldn't completely control. So virtually the entirety of TriRig is completely handwritten in a simple text editor (I use Notepad++). Foundation was attractive to me because it provided the tools I wanted without requiring me to give up any of that control. The two Foundation scripts are completely user-editable, and have been bashed up quite a bit in order to maintain TriRig's original look and feel.
What's it all mean for you, the user? Well, maybe not much. If you aren't a tech head, you can just keep on browsing without even thinking about how this all works. That's the whole point. Browsing TriRig is just easier now, no matter what device you're doing it on. But then again, if you aren't a tech head, you probably aren't reading TriRig in the first place. There are a few of you (about five percent) still using Internet Explorer version 8 or lower, and those browsers aren't compatible with the Foundation scripts. Those browsers default to the smartphone version of the site; the navigation bar is collapsed into a menu, and the sidebar content is shown below the main content. So for those of you on IE8 and below, TriRig is still usable, but not ideal. Unfortunately, I just decided that the benefit to the other 95% of you on more modern browsers was worth it.
What do you think of the redesign? Do you think we've hit upon a good solution for modern web use? Are there weird quirks you're seeing that we need to address? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.
By popular demand, we are now offering an upgrade path on our most popular products.
An open letter regarding customer service and quality control of our products.
Our complete aero report on the Omni, and how its wind-cheating design fares in the wind tunnel.
A few casual shots of our TriRig Omni relaxing outside Huggo's restaurant in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Here it is: our complete aero solution, from tip to tail. Have a look and see why think that Omni is everything.


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The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum presided by Narendra Kumar observed that considering the money spent by the complainant, the delay caused by the airline and "in the interest of natural justice" the lawyer was entitled to a compensation of Rs 10,000 and litigation cost of Rs 5,000.
"We order the OP to pay a sum of Rs 5,000 towards the cost of collecting luggage by complainant from Delhi and Rs 10,000 as compensation along with Rs 5,000 as cost of litigation. The total amount comes to Rs 20,000 to be paid to complainant," the bench said.
The forum's order came on the plea of a Ludhiana-based lawyer, Satish Sharma, who had claimed he had to travel all the way to Delhi to collect his luggage, which was not delivered to him in time by the airline.
During the proceedings, the counsel for the airline had offered to pay Rs 5,000 to Sharma towards expenses incurred by him in travelling to Delhi to collect the luggage.
Sharma, however, in his plea had also sought compensation saying he had to come all the way from Ludhiana to Delhi to collect the luggage which was delivered after undue delay, adding that maximum compensation be awarded to him taking into consideration, the time and money spent by him.


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Padre Pio exhumed 40 years on
The body of the mystic monk Padre Pio, one of the Roman Catholic world's most revered saints who died 40 years ago, has been exhumed to be prepared for display to his many devotees.
The body of the Capuchin friar, who was said to have had the stigmata - the wounds of Christ's crucifixion - on his hands and feet - is to be conserved and put in a part-glass coffin for at least several months from April 24.
A Church statement said the body was in "fair condition", particularly the hands, which Archbishop Domenico D'Ambrosio, who witnessed the exhumation in the southern Italian town where Padre Pio died, said "looked like they had just undergone a manicure".
A spokesman for the monastery at San Giovanni Rotondo said he believed morticians would be able to conserve the face of the bearded monk well enough for it to be recognisable.
The body, which had been buried under marble in a crypt, was exhumed during a three-hour service that ended after midnight.
A Catholic magazine once found that far more Italian Catholics prayed to Padre Pio than to any other icon of the faith, including the Virgin Mary or Jesus.
Some seven million people visit his tomb every year. There are some 3,000 "Padre Pio Prayer Groups" around the world, with a membership of around 3 million.
The friar, born Francesco Forgione, died in 1968 aged 81.
Among the stories that surround him is one that he wrestled with the devil in his monastery cell.
Padre Pio is also said to have predicted future events, to have been seen in two places at once, and to have been able to tell people their sins before they confessed them to him.
Pope John Paul II made him a saint in 2002 at a ceremony that drew one of the biggest crowds ever to the Vatican after the Church said it had found evidence that the miraculous cure of a sick woman was due to the dead monk's intercession.
But Padre Pio was dogged during his life and even after his death by accusations that he was a fraud.
A new book last year suggested he was a self-harming man who may have used carbolic acid to create wounds in his hands mimicking those of Christ when he was nailed to the cross.
Church officials have repeatedly denied that he was a fake.
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Oh my God. How many cookies did you have last month? I had 2,462.
Let's cleanse our systems and leave behind all of the gluttony of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Yeah, this recipe calls for some brown sugar, but a partial detox is better than no detox at all.
Baked tofu is amazing. I love the fried tofu that accompanies many a pad Thai, with the crispy skin and soft, silky center. This isn't quite that, but then it's baked, not fried. Still, it does a rather fine job of puffing up those pieces of tofu into flavorful, chewy, bite-size bits with a nice crisp to them.
You can add the baked tofu to salads, rice, or noodles. I like add them to a bowl of freshly cooked soba noodles, coated with a fine drizzle of sesame oil and a sprinkling of sesame seeds. One batch of baked tofu will last me three meals.
The Kitchn gives you a bunch of marinade options, but for my marinade, I turned to 101cookbooks.com, where I had awhile back come across a delicious recipe for pan-seared garlic-brown sugar tofu to go in rolls. I loved the flavor of the brown sugar tofu but hated the mess it made on my skillet. I also found I could have used more of the garlic-brown sugar rub, so for my baked tofu, I doubled the recipe.
Because my "marinade" is really a rub, you'll find it's more of a sticky, liquidy paste than a watery marinade. It'll still do the job - just get your hands in there and coat each cube of tofu with the marinade.
I'm dialing back the sugar a tiny bit here because I think the overnight marinade left the tofu a little too sweet (the original recipe calls for 4 teaspoons, which doubled was too much), but all in all, this was a winner.
The pieces of garlic crisped up in the oven and caramelized with the sugar.
So good.
Baked tofu with garlic-brown sugar marinade
Baked tofu recipe from thekitchn.com
Marinade recipe adapted from 101cookbooks.com
1 16-ounce package extra-firm tofu
6 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons canola oil
Place the block of tofu on a plate with an elevated lip to catch the water that will be pressed out of the tofu. Place a second plate on top of the tofu and add something heavy on top, such as a large can of tomatoes. Let sit for 30 minutes, draining the plate once to remove any water that has pooled at the bottom.
Cube the tofu into whatever size you like.
Meanwhile, make the marinade:
In a small bowl, mash the garlic with the salt and sugar and pound into a paste with a mortar and pestle. (I don't have one, so I use the butt of a knife handle, which conveniently has what looks like a petite meat pounder on it. Don't ask me why it's there, or whether that's its intended use.) Slowly drizzle in the oil, incorporating it into the paste.
I make the paste directly in the plastic container that I'll store the tofu in. So if you're doing the same, at this point, toss the tofu in the marinade, making sure to coat each cube of tofu with the marinade. Cover and leave in the fridge for at least an hour, or overnight. (If you remember to do so, give the container a shake or two during that time to ensure an even marinade. I didn't and it turned out fine.)
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and add the cubed tofu on the sheet in a single layer.
Bake for about 30 minutes, until the tofu is golden brown and has puffed up a bit.
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I've traveled the country with dogs for over 20 years, so I can honestly say I have slept in some not so swift rooms and some that have been oh-so-divine.
Pet friendly, however, is not always what it's cracked up to be, and if you've had a less-than-stellar experience at a supposed "pet friendly" establishment, you are nodding in agreement.
How many of you, when calling a hotel or facility to ask if they are pet friendly ask something like this: "Hi. Can you tell me if you allow pets?"
How many of you ask, "Hello, are you pet welcoming?"
What's the difference?
Details, details, details. Here's what pet-friendly hotels aren't saying or keeping under wraps.
So what is it that really happens when housekeeping "deep cleans" a room that has been occupied by pets? Apparently, there is a process that takes into consideration the hair, dander, and saliva that dogs leave behind. More advanced methods include carpet shampoo, a more thorough cleaning of the room, and a heavier-than-usual sweep versus traditional housekeeping methods.
How do I know this? I have stayed at dozens upon dozens of hotels, bed and breakfasts, and vacation rentals and I ask the manager/owner of the facility. I often wonder why all hotel rooms are not cleaned as thoroughly and why it takes a dog in a room to merit a "deep thorough cleaning."
If the pet fee is reasonable, I generally do not mind shelling over $25 to $50 for my well-behaved dog who is never left alone in the room. Once the $100 and up fee comes into play, I tend to get a bit perturbed. I've stayed in non-pet friendly rooms where you really do not want to use a black light to show stains. Catch my drift?
Weight limits drive me a bit insane. I've yet to ask someone to put my Cocker Spaniel on a scale at the front desk, but we've exceeded the 25 pound limit a few times. Policies vary, but as anyone who travels with a dog knows, weight limits are enforced. This excludes a LOT of dogs. If anyone in the hotel industry reads this, try and ask your manager if you can get this rule lifted. You'd see a nice boon in the economy if more "bigger" dog moms and dads could bring their Greyhounds, Labradors, and over 50-pound dogs on vacation. I know throngs of them and they take their dogs on vacations. Any breed and any size of dog can be destructive; just like kids. Please don't discriminate.
Some hotels masquerade as pet friendly, when in essence, they are far from it.
Pet Tolerant: Allowing a dog the privilege to stay but without many amenities. I checked into a hotel once that said there were pet amenities. The carpet-less room was their featured amenity for pets. I never forgot that and I am still writing about it.
Pet Welcoming: My dog is treated like the family member he or she is. How so? Things like an in-room massage, spa robe, chic designer bowls, toys, towels, natural organic treats, Fido bed fold-down, offer of pet sitting, list of dog-friendly events or activities, access to al fresco restaurant seating and/or doggie menus, provided doggie bowls. I never forget when businesses extend themselves to my dog. I return time and again.
Hotel staff that knows my dog's name, leaves a biscuit on the pillow, and offers clean up bags: These are little but memorable perks. One such inn that ranks high on the "knows my dog" list is Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I return time and again with my dog because of perks, cleanliness, no size limit, and even an in-room pet massage and pet menu service.
Here are 9 questions to ask before booking a room. In addition to saving yourself any unwelcomed disappointment, you'll know whether or not the place gets your seal of "pet welcoming" approval first:
1 No matter what a website states, call ahead and ask if the hotel welcomes guests with dogs. Policies change with lighting speed and websites are not always updated and current.
2 Find out if there is a weight limit in place. Why bother traveling with your Mastiff if anything Beagle sized and under is allowed.
3 Ask about pet fees and be specific: How much, is it per night, is it per pet, and is the fee refundable upon checkout?
4 If the hotel is willing to divulge the information, ask what the pet fee covers. It is your right as a paying guest to know what a "deep or thorough cleaning" entails.
5 Find out what makes the facility "pet friendly" and any amenities, perks, and/or additional features included in the price.
6 Are there specifically designated pet friendly rooms? Can you stay on the first floor or do you have the option of staying on another floor/area of the hotel?
7 Are there specific areas/nearby dog-friendly park(s) for my dog? Ample grounds upon which to walk with Rover is always a bonus, especially at midnight when nature calls and the dog answers.
8 If you are considering a rental property, inquire if it will be checked for fleas and ticks prior to your arrival.
9 Is there any restriction on breed?
Look around on your next trip, then glance down to that loving companion by your side and pat yourself on the back for a job well done. Traveling with Fido takes a little planning, but be the human your pooch thinks you are and travel with these tips in mind.
More and more hotels, bed and breakfasts and businesses are becoming Fido welcoming and rolling out the red carpet to dogs. Even the mats so many of us place in front of our homes beckon "Welcome." We want visitors to our home to instantly feel a friendly ambience long before entering. The same goes with the mindset of people spending their hard earned dollars at hotels that welcome dogs. We want to feel welcome.
As I end this article, the words of a hotel in Maine that I stayed at (with my dog) resonate:
Dogs are welcome in this hotel. We've never had a dog that smoked in bed and set fire to the blankets. We've never had a dog who stole the towels, played the TV too loud or had a fight with his traveling companion. We've never had a dog who got drunk and broke up the furniture. So, if your dog can vouch for you, you're welcome, too!


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Crafting any dress up is excellent fun for the kids and this is one they can do mostly by themselves - with only a little supervision. Any length, any design, kids will have a great time crafting and wearing their new beard.
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Mast Step Plate
Just a quick question..
How should a mast step plate be secured to the deck?? Mine was secured with 4 screws that seemed extremely inadequate. Should they be through bolted? I can tell that there were repairs done to that area at some point (older boat) and a very large chance that whomever did the repairs did not re-secure the plate correctly.
P.S. I apologize if I'm using the wrong terminology for the plate I'm referring to. It is that plate that the mast slides down over. Not the SS plate that can be using to attach blocks to.
Thanks a ton!
Our Catalina 30 uses 4 lag screws approximately 3/8" x 1 1/2". There's not a lot of lateral load on that plate, most of the force is downward.
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Ok, thanks! Mine were slightly smaller. I'll get something a little bigger than what came out. Just wanted to make sure it shouldn't get through bolted or something.
6 through bolts on my CS27. I don't think screws are enough.
Sailingweb if the heads of the screws fit properly then they are the right size. just pull one if you have not already done so and check shank diam to hole diam. a mast step is in compression load not shear load unless a stay or shroud fails
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I bundled up and climbed out there to take another look. It does appear that they are 3/8 x 1 1/2...remembered them being smaller for some reason.
I filled the holes with epoxy a while back. In the spring I'll drill em out when its warmer and sealants will cure correctly.
Managed to snap a little pick of it.
Ideally, the mast step plate should be through-bolted to the compression post or bulkhead.
Aww man! It's two for through bolting and two for not. I can't decide a tie breaker. :)
I think I will through bolt...if only because it seems stronger.
There is no need for through-bolting. On a deck stepped mast the load is straight down on the plate and the lateral forces are low. Deck stepped masts are held in place only by the lip of the plate; I know my mast doesn't have any screws or bolts holding it to the plate.
Since you filled the original holes with epoxy, once you drill them out again for the proper screw size you will be good. No need to through-bolt; but if you are doing other repairs that make it possible and can cover everything up, there's certainly no reason not to go the extra mile.
I can't think of any item on the deck of a sailboat in this size range that should not be through bolted.
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How To Get Cruise Ship Jobs
Suppose you could get paid to travel to exotic destinations around the world from the Caribbean to Australia? Suppose you could live in luxury free of charge and make new friends from around the world? Sounds like a dream come true? This is the normal life for those who have cruise ship jobs.
Cruise ship jobs are in hot demand due to the tax free benefits, free travel, and the excitement of sailing upon the high seas. Each day is a new adventure and thousands of people are living their dreams. Cruise lines also provide incredible benefits to employees such as excursions, room and board, airfare, and a number of other benefits to numerous to list.
Anyone can land a cruise ship job. There are hundreds of differing positions available. The only requirement is that you thoroughly understand the process. Here is a three step system for securing one of the many cruise ship jobs.
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Finding cruise ship jobs can be a difficult process. Although there are hundreds available, landing a job takes some work.
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As with any job, having a contact in the HR department or a current worker will help you get your foot in the door for cruise ship jobs. You might ask around and try to find a current worker for the cruise line your considering applying for employment. Having an insider will greatly increase your chances. An insider will have hands on experience in the interviewing and hiring process and can also put a good word in for you at the hiring department. This may be one of the most difficult steps of the process. Most of do not know a current employee. Ask your friends and family. Search online. Knowing an insider will greatly increase your chances when applying for cruise ship jobs.
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Living an exciting and luxurious life are the main benefits of cruise ship jobs. You'll travel the world and live a life you've only dreamed of. You'll have access to five star facilities and housing. You'll meet people from around the world and each cruise is a new adventure. Plus, you'll have hundreds of great stories you can tell your friends and family.
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When it comes to data/tech/spying/surveillance issues, one star outshines all others. Everyone's favourite temporary airport-dwelling pole-dancer's boyfriend: Edward Snowden. He will be appearing in Brussels later this month at the European Parliament; Jan-Philipp Albrecht, the German Green parliamentarian responsible for data protection in the civil liberties committee shared the news on his blog last night.
"It is a great success for the European Parliament, that Edward Snowden, as the central witness in the surveillance scandal, has said he is prepared to give testimony in front of the European Parliament. Half a year after the first publications from the trove of NSA documents in his possession, whose veracity has not been refuted to this day, there are still no consequences from those politically responsible. Those [consequences] have to be demanded by the European Parliament now."
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Michigan jumps out to a lead in the State Pride Flag battle. The winner of the season series between Michigan and Michigan State earns the flag.
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In the fourth set, Michigan defeated Michigan State, 32-30. The 62 combined points in the set are the most in a Michigan match since a 32-30 second-set win at Indiana on Oct. 27, 2012.
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State Rep. John Kriesel, the rookie Republican legislator who lost both legs while serving in Iraq, will be at a Texas Army hospital Tuesday to present a Purple Heart to another wounded Minnesotan, Army PFC Jack Zimmerman of Cleveland, Minn.
Zimmerman, 21, was wounded by an explosive device while serving in Afghanistan. He's recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Like Kriesel, he lost both his legs. There's more information about Zimmerman at his CaringBridge site.
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I came close to killing my Facebook account this week. As I delved even deeper to the supposed privacy I have or don't have on the service, I wondered why on earth I even have an account at all. And I kept thinking of Anil Dash's post earlier this year, Google's Microsoft Moment. Was this now Facebook's turn to for people to see it as having gone evil?
After I examined Facebook's recommended unprivacy changes (see Facebook's Privacy Upgrade Recommends I Be Less Private), I then read the EFF's summary, Facebook's New Privacy Changes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I was disturbed to discover things I previously had as options were no longer in my control. For instance:
Under the new regime, Facebook treats that information — along with your name, profile picture, current city, gender, networks, and the pages that you are a "fan" of — as "publicly available information" or "PAI." Before, users were allowed to restrict access to much of that information. Now, however, those privacy options have been eliminated. For example, although you used to have the ability to prevent everyone but your friends from seeing your friends list, that old privacy setting — shown below — has now been removed completely from the privacy settings page.
Seriously, I can't make who my friends are private? Well, today I can, because Facebook backtracked on that. And so now I have to backtrack and find where that setting is and check how it's configured.
That, in turn, is exhausting. Back to my previous post, remember when Facebook asked me and others to reconsider our privacy settings with this page:
That gives the impression that if you make you decisions on the items listed, you've covered all the privacy issues you might have on Facebook.
Not so. Those aren't my "privacy settings" as billed. Those are privacy settings just for my profile data. But if I go to the main privacy screen, I discover I've also got privacy settings for contact info, applications, search and a block list:
Here I discover that everyone can see my web site:
That's cool, but when did I set this? And why didn't Facebook prompt me to review that setting?
In another screen, I discover my friends can share my birthday. That's my birthday that I tagged elsewhere as something to be shared with no one:
In yet another screen, this one not even within the privacy area but instead as part of my account settings, I discover that ads on platform pages can be configured to show information to my friends:
I don't even know what that means. Honestly, I have no clue what ads on platform pages are. But I turned that option off.
I don't have time for this. I don't have time to try and figure out the myriad of ways that Facebook may or may not want to use my information. That's why I almost shut down my entire account this week. It would be a hell of a lot easier than this mess.
See, I'm not a big Facebook user. No offense to Facebook, but most of what it offers just isn't my thing. If I want to share pictures, I use Flickr. If I want to share videos, I use YouTube. If I want to connect with my friends, I have email or other methods. If I want to update the world with whatever's on my mind, I use Twitter. Pretty much, I don't need the Facebook "Office" suite of social sharing tools. I know Facebook is great for many people. I hear that first hand talking to some friends. I just don't use it that way.
As an online marketer, I know that Facebook is a thriving, important venue. So I kind of have to keep an account. But I'm also giving up in some ways. This isn't the place I'm planning to social network, because I just can't expend the time to decide what I might be sharing, might not be sharing, what my friends might share, what friends of friends might share and then recheck all those settings every six months when Facebook does something different.
In fact, most of my time on Facebook has been dealing with friend requests. I've got over 200 stacked up. I officially gave up this week and started a fan page. That's going to be how I share on Facebook going forward (and dammit, Facebook, make it so Notes can import information from multiple sources — I want to feed in Twitter, my personal blog and my work articles. And also make it so you only take summaries of articles. I'm kind of ticked at you deciding to reprint stuff I don't want reprinted).
I'll add, it's been a pretty disturbing week on the privacy front with the internet in general. Last week, Google opted everyone into personalized results without any fanfare (Google's Personalized Results: The "New Normal" That Deserves Extraordinary Attention). It got a blog post; real time search launched a few days later got a huge glitzy press conference (see Google Launches Real Time Search). And Google's taking some well deserved hits from CEO Eric Schmidt saying in a documentary last week:
If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
I don't think the people at Google are evil. I don't think people at Facebook are evil. I think they both have good intentions and believe they're doing the right things. But I also know I sure lost a lot of faith in Facebook this week.
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For all of the talk about Natalie Portman and her intense training for BLACK SWAN, most of the talk around Mila Kunis seemed to fixate on her sex scene with Portman rather than the work that the actress put in herself towards learning the ballet craft. Now Kunis is talking to W magazine about some of what she had to endure. "I had never danced in my life," she admitted. "I trained for four months, seven days a week, five hours a day. I had one day off on my birthday. I lost 20 pounds. I tore a ligament. I dislocated my shoulder. I have two scars on my back. And it was worth every minute."
While the work paid off in a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a heaping dose of industry respect that she didn't hold as being the former actress from "That '70's Show" fame, Mila isn't looking to reprise the role anytime soon. "But I will never dance again. I'm a strong believer in mind over matter, but I didn't fully understand what that meant until this production."


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Elizabeth Moore enters her second year as assistant coach for the Rams. She assists with the middle-distance and distance athletes during the track and field season while serving as an assistant for the cross country program in the fall.
Moore received her undergraduate degree in health and exercise science with a minor in coaching at Colorado State while running for the Rams. During her time as a student-athlete Moore was a four-time NCAA qualifier in cross country, a member of the Mountain West Conference champion indoor distance medley relay team in 2000, a member of the 2002 NCAA indoor distance medley relay squad, and earned all-conference and all-region cross country and track honors from 1997-2002. She garnered several WAC and MWC Athlete of the Week honors throughout her career. Moore was an assistant cross country and track coach at Rocky Mountain High School for three seasons, when the girl's track team was the state runner-up and the cross country team was a top contender at the state meet.
"I am very excited to be part of a program that has incredible potential to be consistently nationally ranked," Moore commented upon her hiring. "It is such a blessing to have been able to compete for CSU and I feel so fortunate to be able to play a different role now as a coach in a program that I hold dear to my heart. It is an honor to be part of such an amazing coaching staff. I look forward to learning from some of the best coaches, motivators, teachers and role models in the nation, as well as contributing some of my own knowledge and experiences to the team."
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