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I am starting a 'Godzilla' Tyranid army, painted in a close approximation of hive fleet Kraken. (It's not very original, but it looks good...) Here are the first two models.
This is also an experiment in painting an entire army in a very easy technique - 2 colors and 'dip' for the bulk of the body. (Although I paint the dip on, not actually dip the models) A small bit of attention was given to the mouths and gun cables, but other than that, this is a lazy man's paintjob.
Bases unfinished, as I haven't yet decided on color/finish.
Civil comments, criticism and ideas welcome.
I've never been a big fan of ink. If you have enough patience to basecoat the model correctly why not just go over the inked flesh parts with a lighter overcoat and then highlight? One more hour of work per model can net you much better looking tyranids.
You do take great photographs though.
I like it. Its nice and tidy. Simple is always better i say.
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I think they look really cool. When (if) I eventually do 'Nids, I'll probably try dipping or heavy washing, as I think it fits the Nids very nicely. Your models look strange in many ways - the shiny flat red looks wierd - but I like it very much.
For base I actually think you should go grass. Green compliments the red very well. I would probably do fairly tall static grass, maybe going half way up the leg? Not sure why, I just would :w00t:
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Aeroplane, they look phenomenal. How much time did you spend (roughly) on the fexes? My brother has a Nid army, but he doesn't have the time to paint them. He's considering doing a wash job like yours.
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Spray tan on sprue
paint red on sprue
Cut off sprue and assemble
Touch up red
touch up tan
(do details like mouth and gun cables if you want to)
Apply dip (Minwax Polyshades antique walnut, in this case)
If you didn't have to do pesky things like wait for paint to dry, I think the painting only would be about 1-1.5 hours, including the detail work.
Look at these - tan, red, dip. No detail work at all. it's really fast and looks great on the table.
interesting, you've taken the exact same scheme i have and inverted it. I've done 2000 points of tyranids with red body, bone carapace and dipped in minwax antique walnut
Very well executed, and i have to say, your carapaces look much smoother then mine What are you going to use as an accent colour? (for tongues, other fleshy bits)
Pretty nice Aeroplane, I'm usually not a fan of "all dipped" armies, but tyranids are one of the few armies that supports the concept well. They just work when dipped. Thanks for posting the recipe. I'm sure there will be people who benefit from that knowledge gleaned.
Keep up the good work, man.
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Hey. I like the look. Here is a painting noob question for you. What exactly is "dip?" Whatever it is it looks like it does a great job of filling in the recesses. I am looking for a quick, easy way to paint. I much prefer to collect and play than paint. I know the hobby purists will get on me for that but I am much more a player than a hobbyist. If all the models came assembled and painted I would love it. Thanks for the advice and the photos.
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Louisville (2-3) entered Saturday's game as a 13.5-point underdog and it's best hope to pull out a victory was to take the air out of the ball and force North Carolina (5-1) to make mistakes on the offensive side of the ball. For 30 minutes, that approach worked to perfection. The Cardinals chewed up 22:08 of the first half clock and entered UNC territory four times, but place kicker Chris Philpott missed kicks of 40 and 36 yards wide left as both teams failed to score before halftime.
After a three-and-out to open the third quarter, UNC found some rhythm as Bryn Renner (12-of-18 passing, 178 yards, TD) directed his offense on a eight-play, 53-yard drive that resulted in a Gio Bernard three-yard touchdown run. The Tar Heels extended their lead to 14-0 when Renner found Dwight Jones (4 catches, 91 yards, TD) for a 43-yard touchdown pass play with a little over 12 minutes to play.
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Louisville outgained North Carolina, 273-264. The turnover battle was even at 1-1.
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With 5:06 remaining before halftime, the Tar Heels had run 11 offensive plays and held the ball for a total of four minutes and 48 seconds. By the time halftime arrived, UNC had totaled 62 yards and two first downs on 18 plays.
North Carolina had the ball for one possession in the first quarter and three more in the second, which prevented the Tar Heels from establishing any kind of offensive rhythm. Bernard touched the ball just eight times on those four drives.
"Any time you're playing a good defense, you've got to find out what they're weak at and if you can back them up," Withers said.
Louisville's offense entered the game doing its best impression of a dumpster fire, but the Cardinals chewed up 22:08 of clock and churned out 188 yards and 13 first downs. Charlie Strong's team had averaged 60 offensive plays over its last two games, but ran 41 in the first half alone.
North Carolina needed to make critical adjustments at halftime to correct problems on both sides of the ball, and the coaching staff clearly made the right changes. UNC scored 14 points, notched nine first downs and gained 202 yards on 43 plays in the second half, while also winning the time of possession battle, 18:24-to-11:36. Louisville gained five of its six first downs and 61 of its 85 yards in the second half in the final 2:35.
"People talk about through the early part of the season us starting fast, but not doing well in the second half, I think we reversed that today," Withers said. "We worked on a bunch of things at halftime."
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North Carolina had run 21 plays for 71 yards when Louisville punted the ball back with 11:24 to play in the third quarter. Senorise Perry made a costly mistake in punt coverage, drawing a 15-yard kick catching interference flag that gave UNC the ball on its 47-yard-line, representing its best field position of the day.
Seven plays later, the Tar Heels trotted its field goal unit out to attempt a 23-yarder from the six-yard-line on 4th-and-2 -- or so Louisville thought. The Cardinals bit on a snap down and gift-wrapped a 1st-and-goal inside the five that Bernard capitalized on one play later.
Withers told reporters after the game that Pittsburgh called a similar play against UNC in the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl. North Carolina worked on it during the preseason and planned to use the call during the season to catch undisciplined defenders that don't watch the ball off guard.
When asked if he was convinced the play was going to work, Withers responded, "No question."
Two series later, Renner underthrew Jones in one-on-one coverage down the right sideline, but cornerback Terell Floyd had his back to the ball and the Tar Heel senior was able to stop and turn to catch the ball at the 13-yard-line. As safety Shenard Holton joined the duo at the 10-yard-line, Jones kept active as both defenders tried to bring him down from his upper body.
He eventually broke free and walked into the end zone for his seventh touchdown of the season.
"I was just trying to keep my legs moving," Jones said. "I wasn't really expecting to spin out of it. I thought somebody was eventually going to grab my ankles, but I guess they were just trying to strip it and I was fortunate to spin out of it and take it to the end zone."
Third Down Deficiencies
North Carolina has yet to win the time of possession battle in six games this season, and the primary reason is due to the Tar Heels' struggles on third down, both offensively and defensively.
Prior to Saturday's kickoff, UNC ranked 63rd nationally in third down conversion offense (42 percent, 21-of-50) and 67th in third down conversion defense (40.2 percent, 29-of-72). But both sets of numbers were even worse in the three games leading up to Louisville as the Tar Heels converted 35.5 percent (11-of-21) of their third downs and allowed a 50.0 percent success rate (21-of-42).
The Louisville game proved to be more of the same as the Cardinals won the time of possession battle, 33:44-to-26:16, and converted 7-of-15 third-down attempts. UNC converted 5-of-13 opportunities on third down.


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Biomass, Carbon and Nitrogen Distribution in Living Woody Plant Parts of Robinia pseudoacacia L. Growing on Reclamation Sites in the Mining Region of Lower Lusatia (Northeast Germany)
1Chair of Soil Protection and Recultivation, Brandenburg University of Technology, Konrad-Wachsmann-Allee 6, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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In the lignite mining region of Lower Lusatia (NE-Germany), Robinia pseudoacacia L. is an increasingly popular tree for the biomass production with short rotation coppices (SRCs) on reclamation sites. In order to evaluate biomass production, C and N allocation patterns in R. pseudoacacia stands between shoot, stump, coarse, and fine roots samples were collected from seedlings and three adjacent plantations and plants that were one, two and twelve years old. Results indicated that the summarized average dry matter production (DM) of the woody plant parts increased with plant age up to 7.45 t DM ha−1 yr−1 with a corresponding shoot increment of up to 4.77 t DM ha−1 yr−1 in the twelve-year-old stands. The shoot to root ratio changed from 0.2 for the one-year-old trees to 2.0 in the twelve-year-old plantation, whereby an average amount of 3.4 t C ha−1 yr−1 and 0.1 t N ha−1 yr−1 was annually bound in the living woody plant parts over the period of twelve years. Summing up, the results suggest a high potential for C and N storage of R. pseudoacacia what is also beneficial for land reclamation due to positive implications on soil humus and general site fertility.


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Pimlico Race Course has increased the purses for a large number of its stakes races for 2013, including a $200,000 bump for the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, as the track's share of subsidies from Maryland casinos accumulates.
The Black-Eyed Susan, for 3-year-old fillies, will have a $500,000 purse this year, compared with $300,000 last year. The purses for the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Handicap and the Grade 3 Allaire DuPont Stakes will be increased $50,000 each, from $100,000 last year to $150,000 this year. Three $75,000 stakes that have not been run in at least a year at Pimlico were also restored to the schedule.
All told, Pimlico plans to distribute $3.775 million in purses for 21 open stakes during the 36-day meet, which is scheduled to begin April 4 and end on June 8, with racing conducted on a Thursday-through-Sunday schedule. The total amount of purses distributed in open stakes is up $625,000 from the open-stakes program last year, Pimlico said.
Midway through 2012, Maryland's largest casino opened near Pimlico's sister track, Laurel Park. Maryland's racing industry receives subsidies from the state's casinos, and the opening of the new facility has resulted in a sizeable increase in the amount of those subsidies.
Pimlico's spring meet will be highlighted by the May 18 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown. The Preakness undercard will include seven stakes races, including the $300,000 Pimlico Special, an historic race for older horses that was restored to the schedule last year after being canceled off and on during the past decade.
The Black-Eyed Susan will highlight the card on Preakness Eve. Six other stakes are also scheduled for the card.
The increase in the BES purse is wasted money. No horse - with the possible exception of a Lukas trainee - is going to run in the KY Oaks and the BES, and with the Grade 1 Acorn a few weeks later in NY, the BES is going to draw the B team, no matter the purse. Might as well have a purse then that is appropriate for the field.
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It's about time! Maybe this is the start of a rebirth of horse racing in the state and it's a long time in the making. Now we need to get the Pimlico Special and DeFrancis Dash back to Grade I status. I know that is way easier said than done, but here's hoping. We also need to totally renovate the tracks themselves. They need to do more than Preakness weekend to make some people come back. I used to love going down to Old Hilltop, but with the quality of racing the last 10-15 years, it's not worth the risk ;) I mean when the headline race on a Saturday is a $28,000 allowance surrounded by $5-$8k maiden claimers, it leaves a lot to be desired. I hope the people in charge can make this work unlike the bumbling idiots before them who just fought over everything.
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I wanted to take a minute to thank the developers for fixing the bugs that used to plague this space on Home. It has been nice to be able to use the Park as intended, and I do not miss the vendors, trains, boats, etc. breaking down each day, almost like clockwork.
I also do not miss the rental bikes being solid and seeing all of the "kids" harrassing and ramming everyone. It was funny for about 30 seconds , but got old quickly. It didn't effect me much, but it got to the point where about 60 percent of the activity going on there was intentional bike annoyance.
I do not remember which update fixed the major issues, but the Park has been running much more smoothly since. Aside from seeing a couple of the rental bikes get stuck in place, which seems very rare, and also seems to be related to a passenger (who can exit the bike and hop back on after the bike is free to move again), the Park is as it should be, and has become my most visited and favorite space to hang out.
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Just a couple of years ago, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO ) seemed like an unstoppable force in the tech industry. Every trend pointed toward the rise of the Internet technology that was the company's specialty. Telephone companies, cable-TV providers, and cellular companies all were planning to replace their aging networks with cheaper, more powerful Net technologies. Ask a Cisco executive why the company didn't buy its way into telecom by acquiring the beleaguered equipment makers Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU ) or Nortel Networks Ltd. (NI ) two years ago, and the answer was predictable: As Executive Vice-President Michelangelo Volpi put it in 2003, "What would we get out of it? Their technologies are not relevant to what customers want." The world, it seemed, was moving Cisco's way.
But it hasn't been that simple. While the migration to Net technology is proceeding apace, the opportunities for Cisco are turning out to be more elusive than it first seemed. Since plunging into one new market after another, Cisco finds itself in a multifront war against a range of surprisingly feisty rivals. Little-known competitors like Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (BRCD ) and F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV ) go toe to toe with Cisco in some markets, while the recovering Lucent and Nortel are waging fierce battle in others. Even in corporate networking gear, its traditional stronghold, Cisco is facing its most serious competition in a decade from China's Huawei Technologies, Silicon Valley's Juniper Networks (JNPR ), and others.
All of this is starting to take its toll on the San Jose (Calif.) giant. The company had stellar results in 2004: Sales surged 17%, to $22 billion, while net income rose 24%, to $5.3 billion. But Cisco's struggles in so many of its new markets raise questions about whether this is the end of its heyday. On Feb. 8, it reported that sales for its most recent quarter increased 12%, to $6.1 billion, slightly short of Wall Street estimates. Many analysts think that may be the first step in a marked slowdown in both revenue and profit growth, possibly to 10% over the next two years. The company's stock has dropped 39%, to $18, since the beginning of 2004.
Cisco, it seems, is stuck in a strategic box. It can pursue either growth or profits, but not both. Although Chief Executive John T. Chambers recently laid out a plan to boost revenues as much as 15% per year until 2008, it now looks as if Cisco may fall short of that mark unless it takes drastic action. It can target new markets and slash prices in several markets to grab market share and boost the top line. But that would wreak havoc on Cisco's rich margins, which averaged 68% last year. With $16.5 billion in cash, it could also pursue more and larger acquisitions. But again, that's likely to come at the cost of the company's profits. "Cisco is a phenomenally well-managed company, but I think they've painted themselves into a corner," says David J. Eiswart, who manages networking investments for T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (TROW ) "Having 68% margins means you're in the high-tech equivalent of the diamond business, and there are only so many diamond mines out there."
One possibility: Give up the hunt for the next mine. Cisco could let go of the notion that it's a hot-growth company and start acting like its big-cap brethren. Some analysts and investors think Chambers & Co. should accept lower revenue growth and lure investors with steady cash flow and even -- gasp! -- dividends. "There's nothing wrong with being the market leader and making a ton of money," says analyst Samuel C. Wilson of JMP Securities LLC.
This is simply heresy to Chambers and his lieutenants. The CEO contends that Cisco can thread the needle, balancing speedy growth with healthy profits. At a December analysts' conference, Chambers and his top brass walked through a detailed explanation of how Cisco could grow 12% to 15% a year through 2008, while maintaining 65% gross margins. The plan calls for reigniting growth in its core markets, selling corporate routers and switches, and then marketing those products with a broad swath of related technologies, from $79 wireless routers for the home to consulting services for companies. "We believe we are not only well-positioned to compete, but to lead," Chambers said at the conference.
Still, the math doesn't look as if it adds up. To reach the 15% annual growth target, the number investors are really looking for, Cisco would have to increase revenues from $22 billion last year to $38.5 billion in 2008. Cisco predicts that sales to its core markets will rise about 11% annually, but some industry analysts say the more likely figure is just 9%. That means Cisco will have to come up with roughly $7.5 billion in incremental sales from its emerging businesses.
Is that figure attainable? Chambers may have to take the gloves off. Consider the market for the equipment that corporations use for Internet telephony. Cisco helped pioneer the field and held a 40% share just two years ago. But since then, little Avaya Inc. has surpassed Cisco as the market leader, swiping a 25% share and pushing Cisco down to 23%. CEO Donald K. Peterson says he's lucky to have Cisco as a competitor because it refuses to undercut him on price. "It's not because they are nice people," he says, "but because their market value requires them to hold their margins."
As it competes in so many markets, Cisco has struggled to stay on the front edge of innovation in all of them. One example: wireless networks for corporations. Cisco leads the market, but upstart Airespace Inc. has gained loads of share over the past year because its products are easier to use and install. The result: In January, Cisco agreed to pay $450 million for Airespace, which was on track to do $85 million in sales in 2005, say insiders. That prompted groans from some investors who believe that Cisco should be getting more of an edge from the $3 billion it spends on research and development. "It's kind of pathetic," says a portfolio manager at one of the company's largest shareholders. "It seems like something is broken at Cisco."
Cisco has had a number of successes in the new markets it has targeted. It became the market leader in home networking products after acquiring Linksys Inc. in early 2003. It also has become a leading provider of network security products. Sales of its advanced technology products surged 40% in the most recent quarter.
And Cisco vows to keep diving into new markets. Chambers told analysts in December that Cisco would soon unveil four more initiatives that it thinks could eventually become $1 billion businesses. BusinessWeek has learned that these will include network management software to help companies make more efficient use of their computers and storage gear, and applications for Internet telephony, such as videoconferencing. Goldman, Sachs & Co. (GS ) analyst Brantley Thompson said in a report that a third new line will be video-on-demand systems for cable and phone companies.
Even if Cisco gains share in these businesses, the real trick is gaining enough to make a difference for a $22 billion company. Take the market for storage networking, specialized switches that direct the data flowing between storage systems and servers. When Cisco entered the $1.3 billion market in 2003, most analysts figured it would quickly swamp smaller incumbents such as Brocade Communications. Brocade was so concerned that it hired a platoon of high-priced execs and even hosted a $100,000 golf tournament to buff up its brand. It could have saved its money. Despite investing more than $500 million, Cisco has sold just $200 million of its storage switches, dubbed Andiamo. That gives it 17% of the market, compared with Brocade's 47%. The reason: Most customers are loath to risk their data if their current technology is working. "Cisco is a formidable competitor, but you can't underestimate the value of a happy customer," says Brocade CEO Michael Klayko.
The most disappointing performance has been in the market with the most potential: telecom. Phone companies spend about $70 billion a year on capital investments, and a rising percentage of that money is going towards Internet technology that will help telecom companies offer voice, data, and video services to their customers. Yet Cisco has nabbed a modest 5% of the market -- far short of the 15% goal Chambers set a few years ago. One big reason is that fast-rising Juniper Networks is making off with a chunk of the business. Cisco expects to start regaining some share in the market for the largest routers. During its Feb. 8 earnings call, it said it had 12 paying customers for its recently introduced, $500,000 CRS-1 and another 12 are evaluating it.
Even so, Cisco may find rising competition from traditional phone company suppliers. Lucent and Nortel were teetering on the edge of bankruptcy a few years ago, but they've since regained their footing and have developed their own efficient equipment based on Internet technology. They're also willing to accept lower margins than Cisco. Alcatel (ALA ), for example, is the industry leader in selling digital subscriber line match spacing (DSL) equipment -- broadband gear that typically carries gross margins of less than 50%.
Many investors believe Chambers needs to take more decisive action to reestablish Cisco's hot-growth credentials. One possibility: a big acquisition. Cisco says it isn't interested in big deals and will stick to buying hot startups. Yet with a market cap of $130 billion and that $16 billion in cash, it could afford almost any company. Potential targets range from Avaya to all or part of Nortel.
The problem with most acquisitions, however, is Cisco's margins. If it buys another company that gets less profit per dollar of revenues, the combined margins will fall and many investors would punish Cisco's stock. Asked if he thought Cisco would knock on his door, Avaya CEO Peterson says he isn't holding his breath. "Our corporate gross margin is 48%, and theirs is 68%. The arithmetic does not work," he says. "That's why I don't think they can do a big play without resetting their earnings expectations."
There's one oft-whispered target that's an exception to the margin problem: Network Appliance Inc. (NTAP ). A fast-rising star in the surging storage market, the Sunnyvale (Calif.) company is growing more than 30% a year and had 68% gross margins in its most recent quarter. But NetApp's success presents a separate problem. Cisco's price-earnings ratio has dropped to 24, compared with 67 for NetApp. That means that NetApp's market value, which is now $11 billion, would only be worth $4 billion if investors started valuing its earnings at Cisco's p-e. NetApp CEO Daniel J. Warmenhoven says there have been no discussions with Cisco.
During the Feb. 8 earnings call, one analyst asked Chambers why it is that he believes Cisco will be able to avoid the law of large numbers, which has meant slowing revenue growth at every other company as it grows in size. Chambers gave an expansive explanation, suggesting that Cisco may be different because the networking products it sells increase in value as more and more customers have them. "This may evolve into an industry where it isn't as simple as the law of large numbers," he said. "Let me give you the opportunity ...to challenge our thought process on this." What's one more challenge in the months to come?
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BATH — Montabella's wrestling team has won a second conference championship in four years.
The Mustangs scored 253 points, which was 10 ahead of Dansville for their first Central Michigan Athletic Conference title since 2009. Carson City-Crystal finished third.
"We're pretty happy about it," Montabella coach Shaun Balhorn said. "It was part of our goals this year and I thought we had a good chance. Yesterday we had some kids lose some matches we weren't planning on but we had some other kids step up."
Montabella had five conference champions. Zach Taubitz won the 119-pound class, Thomas Ranney was first in the 140-pound division, Logan Burns was tops at 152, Jeremy Quezada won the 189-pound class and Dan Davidson won the 285-pound division.
"Zach Taubitz is a freshman. It came down to an overtime match from a kid from (West Branch) Ogemaw Heights," Balhorn said. "Dalton Kuklewski beat a kid from Carson City. That was a big win for us. And Dan Davidson wrestled well, too."
Second places came from Dustin Scott (103 pounds), Tristan Viglianco (112), Dalton Kuklewski (130) and Jonny Durham (171) and a third place from Joey Durham (140).
The Eagles got two conference champions. They were Alex Baker in the 103-pound class and Ken Dittenber in the 112-pound division.
"Alex beat the kid from Montabella that he lost to earlier in the year," CC-Crystal coach Kacy Datema said, referring to Scott.
Dittenber "has been dominant all year," Datema said. "We wrestled him at (112) at Ithaca and we knew it would be a tough day and those were his only two losses. He's been a powerhouse at (103)."
Garner Cusack (125) and Travis Willett (215) took second places and Trevor Curler (130) and Dakota O'Green (160) had thirds for the Eagles.
Overall Datema was happy with the way things turned out.
"I think we wrestled pretty well," he said. "Eric Ward didn't wrestle that day and that impacted our points. We finished where we wrestled out to. We had a pretty good day. We had some kids wrestle better than we expected."
CC-Crystal will head to Fulton Wednesday for Division 4 team district action, while the Mustangs will go to Leroy Pine River for their team district.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Gallup paramedic convicted [auth] of raping of an 11-year-old boy in an Albuquerque arroyo was sentenced Friday to more than 40 years in prison after the victim's family gave emotional statements and the victim publicly forgave his convicted attacker in a letter.
After listening to the statements, state District Judge Kenneth Martinez sentenced Genaro Sandoval, 39, in Albuquerque District Court to 41 1/2 years in prison for criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13, kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a child.
Sandoval sat motionless as Martinez announced his decision, and members of the victim's family fought to hold back tears.
The sentence — the maximum allowed under the law — was what prosecutors had sought. Barring any successful appeals, Sandoval will spend the rest of his life as a registered sex offender.
Sandoval was convicted in January following a two-week-long trial that centered on DNA evidence.
Authorities said Sandoval was linked to the 2003 rape using DNA samples he submitted after pleading guilty in another case and DNA from the young boy's underwear.
But defense lawyers argued that the victim never identified Sandoval as the one involved in the assault.
Sandoval is also separately charged with molesting five other boys in creek beds.
Deputy District Attorney Lisa Trabaudo said Friday she was "very pleased" with the sentencing, especially since the judge agreed to give him the maximum. "He won't be able to abuse kids for a long time," she said.
Sandoval's attorney Joseph Riggs said, however, that he planned to appeal.
"At the trial the judge issued a number of rulings that denied the defendant a fair trial," Riggs said.
During sentencing, a family member read a letter from the victim, now a college student, who said the rape forever changed his life. But the victim said he has worked on forgiveness due to his Christian faith.
"While this man is a sick individual," the victim wrote, "I've decided that I forgave him."
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Merle Norman Gets a Makeover!
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80 years ago, (and over a decade before Estée Lauder sold her first lipstick), Merle Norman (right) launched her namesake beauty brand in Santa Monica, CA. Today, the quintessential American beauty brand (every product is made in the U.S.A) is still family-owned, with Merle's grand-nephew Jack Nethercutt—Nethercutt was Merle's maiden name—now at the helm of the company. In honor of the brand's 80th birthday, Jack and his wife Helen have decided to give Merle Norman a makeover. Every single product will have new, sleeker, packaging with an elegant new logo (which is also embossed on the lipstick bullets).
"When we first started making lipstick, there were just three shades. Light, medium, and dark—red," Jack Nethercutt says. "You could have your pick, but it had to be red." But as you can see from the new collection of Lip Polish glosses (below), there's a much wider selection of hues available now at Merle Norman Studios across the country. Merle Norman Lip Polish will be available starting Monday, May 2nd.


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IBM and MIT recently conducted an analysis of social networks inside IBM to figure out productivity metrics associated with social capital in general and interaction between an employee and their manager in particularOut of several thousand consultants inside IBM, those withstrong virtual links to a manager produced an average of $588 ofrevenue per month over the norm.
The research also found that the average email contact was worth $948 in revenue.
Researchers usedmathematical formulas to analyze the email traffic, address books, andbuddy lists of 2,600 IBM consultants over the course of the year.


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Seven Reasons to Pass Child Nutrition Now!
When Congress comes back for the post-election session, there will be little time and many competing priorities. One that must be addressed is child nutrition. Child nutrition may not have the political cachet of some of the big-ticket items on Congress' plate, but here are seven reasons why this bill should be a top priority for congressional action.
1. Better School Lunches! The child nutrition bill would improve the nutritional quality of school lunches. It provides money for schools to buy more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. It also would ensure that school funds aren't siphoned off to pay for a la carte junk foods, like pizza or French fries. Schools would get access to more model menus, healthy recipes that kids like in other schools, and additional advice and support to serve healthy meals.
2. Junk Food out of Schools. A provision in the bill would get junk foods and sugary drinks out of school vending machines and elsewhere on school grounds. It would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bring its 30-year-old nutrition standards into the 21st century. (Those standards now prohibit calorie-free seltzer water, yet allow candy bars!)
3. Families Rely on School Meals. Given the current economic situation, more families rely on the child nutrition programs to feed their families than ever before. The bill would expand access and reduce barriers to the child nutrition programs.
4. A Historic Investment in Kids. The bill is fully paid for and won't add to the deficit, even though at $4.5 billion of additional funding over the next ten years, it is the largest new investment in child nutrition programs in decades. Some members of the House previously had concerns about the bill, because it is paid for, in part, by ending a temporary increase in food stamp benefits five months early. However, a recent public commitment by President Obama to restore this benefit following the passage of the bill should alleviate those concerns and allow House members to vote for the bill.
5. Good for Farms and Farmers. The child nutrition bill expands farm-to-school programs, strengthening the traditional links between the school cafeteria and America's family farms. This will encourage farmers to grow—and schools to buy—a greater variety of locally produced healthy fruits and vegetables.
6. Democrats and Republicans Agree on It! Though partisanship and politics have been thick in D.C., the Senate worked together on a bipartisan bill that it passed unanimously. You rarely see that on such major pieces of legislation.
7. Health Advocates and Industry Support It! The bill has strong support from over 1,100 national, state and local health, education, and anti-hunger groups, as well as unions and the food, beverage, dairy, and supermarket industries. Supporters include the American Beverage Association, Mars, SEIU, AFSCME, National PTA, National Education Association, American Heart Association, Feeding America, and Share Our Strength.
Child nutrition is ripe for action in the House of Representatives. It's already passed the Senate but has languished to long in the House. Our children's nutrition and health cannot wait any longer—and should not have to wait for legislators to start from scratch when a brand new Congress reconvenes next year.


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GQ recently had the opportunity to sit down with Pharrell Williams to discuss a bevy of topics. From his role as music consultant at the Academy Awards alongside personal hero Hans Zimmer to his Billionaire Boys Club spinoff for women, everything reads like an open book. The entire conversation with Pharrell Williams can be read at GQ while choice excerpts appear below.
GQ: You and Hans Zimmer are the music consultants for the Oscars. What does that job entail?
Pharrell: We have to reinterpret some of the music for the nominees. We have to do other music as well that is at times new and original and at others borrowing from movie scenes.
GQ: The Academy producers could have hired some stiffs for this, but they picked you two for some much-needed variety. What will you guys do to put your stamp on it?
Pharrell: Well I can't give but so much away. Because Hans and I have tried to keep it under wraps so that there's literally no expectation and people are excited about the stuff we're cooking. We're thinking beyond the usual standards.
GQ: You worked with Hans on 2010′s Despicable Me. He's a huge deal in the film and music world. What's it like to hang and work with him again?
Pharrell: It's an honor for me because I get to be mentored, creative, and credited for learning under the auspices of somebody like him. I'm always honored when he takes my direction and to have direction come from him. It's really been this interesting collaborative thing. But for me, secretly, it's still like school and I love it.
GQ: On Rick Ross' Rich Forever mixtape you rap, "Black boy scoring his life/ I'm scoring the Oscars." How excited are you for this opportunity—especially since you're still essentially a music nerd from Virginia who made it big.
Pharrell: I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message. I answer questions the best I can. But most of the answers usually feel the same. And that's just me being very appreciative of the opportunity, because, like you said, I'm from Virginia Beach, VA. I'm glad that I can exhibit what we can do.
GQ: Academy rules won't allow you to say what your current favorites are, but what are some of your choice Hans Zimmer-scored movies? He's done plenty and won an Oscar for The Lion King.
Pharrell: The Dark Knight music was genius! I mean, Gladiator was great. Pirates [of the Caribbean] was great. But Dark Knight? That was, like, a whole different level of…


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Puppy growls when picked up
Hi! Recently Zack started growling when I pick him up, and after a second he is calming himself. I tried to give him a treat after he stops growling, but that doesn't show too much of effect. What can I do? PS. I am going to puppy training classes on Wednesday and there are behaviour specialists there, so I'll ask them too for help, but for now I would love some help from everyone here. Thanks ;)
Why are you picking him up? O.o
Sometimes I need to pick him up, there are situations that I need to pick him up :P
Such as?
He is likely growling because he's having fun, and being picked up interrupts that fun.
Do you never pick up your puppies? :o
Well, there are situations like when my mum washed the floor and I come from outside and he has dirty paws, to get him in the bathtub to wash his paws, etc. Most of the times he isn't really playing, as I usually pick him up for a few seconds.
I stopped picking Koda up around twelve weeks, aside from when she got hurt or sick. I'm sure someone else can give you an answer better than mine, if you aren't interrupting what he's doing.
He may also be becoming more independent, which would make being picked up unpleasant.
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The dog growling is a clear communication on his part that he doesn't like what you're doing. Stop picking him up. He will grow to be 50 pounds and is not a toy breed you can carry around with you.
If you have to pick him up, just hold him until he stops. His reward is simply being put down and only comes after he's calm. He shouldn't be put down when growling or trying to get away.
I am not typically of a fan of doing things just because I can but sometimes it is necessary to be able to handle a dog in ways they don't like. I do occasionally pick up Holly for no reason but it's because she had major issues being handled at all as a pup and fortunately, she's tiny.
i am not understanding why the puppy should not be picked up. can some one explain.
Adam, there is no reason to pick up your puppy. NONE! If you need to bring him to another part of the house and he has dirty paws, this is the perfect time to teach him some patience, and that getting paws cleaned is fun. Have a towel at the door and have him stand and take each paw in your hand and clean it off with a towel.
Be sure to praise / reward him when you're done.
I started doing that with Kyleigh when she was really young, and now when she comes in, she just stops on the mat and waits.
Since he knows how to shake a paw - you're halfway there!!!
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Hey guys I have a 5 month old 22 gal heavily planted tank. I just started using C02 in the past couple of days. I am using the yeast in the bottle method. My pH dropped from over seven down to the low six's. I realize that the hardnes of my water must be low. Do you think I should be concerned with the pH drop? Will the tank balance itself out? The plants look great (noticeable difference in two days) but I am concerned about the fish. Any opinions?
Thats a large ph swing. Have you tested your KH yet? You should try to bring up your KH to between 3-5. If its already that high, you are probably injecting too much CO2. Try to keep your ph above 6.6. There aren't too many fish that like it much below that. The PH drop probably happened over a period of a couple of days. But when the CO2 runs out it'll rise rapidly and that might not be the best thing for your fish, Try to stabilize it a little by buffering the water or reducing your co2 production or both.:)
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From time to time I have touted the programming at NETNY.net, the Brooklyn Diocese television operation which produces what is — to my knowledge — the only daily Catholic Daily News broadcast in the nation, with "Currents."
They have a new project that you're going to like and Jennifer Fulwiler gives you a sneak preview here.
It looks great — Jen and Joe and their family look terrific — and American Catholicism needs to be able to see a young family living out a Christ-centered, church-centered life. Let's pray for their success, and kudos to NET for daring to train a lens on Texas, all the way from Brooklyn!
Lisa Hendey has a little fun with it all, here
When you're done oohing and ahhing over Jen's project, lower your speakers (or close your office door) and take a look at this.


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Well if the event promotor decided to up and leave. Who can blame the people who did the same ?
Geez a little rain (ok a fair amount) of rain blew away months of planning, loads of interest and a group of folks that call them "HardKore" wheelers ?
Most folks have (had) enclosed cabins, heaters and windhield wipers. Yes you might get damp but if you used your head. Then you could of wheeled all day without even getting wet.
What if it had been in the 90`s with the sun beating down on you. Risk of sunburn would put you on the trailer ?
Rain IMHO is not an excuse. Somewhere I think there is a bigger story.
There was about 6 minutes of planning for the drag races, not months. The fact that people left after being in the rain for 12 hours doesnt exactly ruin an event. There were lots of people there and I would say pretty much all of them had fun. Of course you had people there for food, they paid for it so they wanted something in return. Nobody paid for trophy's or to run the lights (since Deano came up with that a few hours before people started showing up) so when they got there fill they left, big deal. Sounds like you would be an excellent "promotor" so maybe you sould put on the pig gig next year so it doesnt disappear. As long as your not behind the wheel running up trees it should be a good way to pass the time for you.
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This may sound strange, and I'm sure that some won't believe it. But, today my human went outside, asked God if she could "see" m for a moment. She saw something move way up in the sky, like a cloud, but it was there for one or two seconds and then disappeared. Then, I was with her. She could feel my spirit. I talked to her, not with words, but she just knew what I was saying. I stayed with her for a few minutes, then told her that I had to go now. She said "bye, Tinker Bell" and felt my presence go back up to Rainbow Bridge. Though she didn't "see" me with her earthly eyes, God granted me to visit her for a few minutes after she requested it and she "saw" me. It really comforted her. She was looking for assurance that she will meet me once again someday - that my spirit is still there even though my body isn't - , and God gave her the assurance.
The late Mrs. Daisy's family is puting together a book of all of Mrs. Daisy's poems and have it published! Mrs. Daisy had written several poems, including one about Tinker Bell. It's called "My Kitty Cat".
My Kitty Cat
There's a loving, gentle cat
Just a kitty- cat - Oh well
But she's mine; and I love her
And her name is Tinker Bell
She's a friend, a loving friend
And a real companion, too
A real friend when I am sad
She's always there; she's so true
Her fur is so soft and gentle
When I touch her, she's so warm
She's a constant, real companion
Does not seem to be no harm
She's mine! She's mine! And will be
I'll feed her good food to eat
And fresh water - As long as
Her "meow" sounds low and sweet.
I bet that Tink is purring to Mrs. Daisy in Heaven right now. Interestingly, Mrs. Daisy died the same year as Tinker Bell, only a few months before.
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Paul Lawton's crusade against mediocre Canadian music started with an innocuous purpose: He just wanted to find some new bands to check out.
The bassist in garage rockers The Ketamines had been offered a showcase gig as part of Canadian Music Week, a music festival and industry-oriented conference. "You don't get money for it," Lawton explains, "but you do get a wristband [festival pass]."
Despite being an industry veteran himself – Lawton started promoting concerts in Lethbridge in 1994, and runs a vinyl record label, Mammoth Cave – he barely recognized any of the acts on the schedule. He decided to listen to as many of the bands as he could, and to document his reactions on an anonymous website. His posts were mercilessly caustic; in one review, he wrote, "I'm not even going to bother trying to find audio clips. The photo and their list of influences is more than enough. SUCKS."
Lawton's tumblr, Slagging Off: Death to the Canadian Music Industry (slaggingoff.tumblr.com), went viral, prompting offended tweets and speculation about who was behind it. For his next trick, Lawton outed himself, and wrote a post savaging FACTOR, the federally-funded agency that distributes grants and loans to the Canadian music industry.
Lawton claims Slagging Off is now getting 10,000 page views a day; detractors include indie rocker Dan Mangan, who penned a lengthy response on his website. "Canada has hit above its weight for as long as FACTOR has existed," Mangan wrote. "… if you really want to make a difference, cultivate a scene of thoughtful, truth-seeking musicians who give a shit and go ahead and make incredible music. I promise it will make you happier than sitting around refreshing your Twitter feed, waiting defensively to refute all the venom you no doubt are now affronted by.
"You just might catch more flies with honey than vinegar, my man."
Lawton lambasted the organization for funding what he saw as mediocre yet commercially successful artists like The Trews and Metric, and "business-class individuals who have set themselves up to live off the profits of middle-of-the-road indie rock."
He pointed to Arts & Crafts (home to Mangan, Broken Social Scene and Feist) and Paper Bag Records (who've released records by Born Ruffians, Sam Roberts and Young Galaxy), accusing them of having various advantages over smaller, more grassroots outfits, by virtue of their access to FACTOR funds. Lawton characterized the music industry as an elite club whose members' offices are almost invariably 20 kilometres or less from FACTOR's downtown Toronto office.
FACTOR's president, Duncan McKie, takes a dim view of the criticisms. "Hearsay doesn't help, especially if it's a couple of years old," he says, noting that the agency has recently implemented an extensive reworking of its application process.
For example, to be eligible for certain types of funding, a band previously had to have sold 5,000 CDs through a FACTOR-approved distributor (ie. not at a concert). Recognizing how the industry has shifted in the digital era, FACTOR now considers an artist's social media presence and its performances in funding decisions. "Their ability to commercialize their recorded music was the sole criterion at one point. Now it's only one out of many."
In its 2011-2012 annual report, FACTOR said it awarded $16.8-million in loans and grants – small sums, by government funding standards, but McKie stresses that they're carefully distributed.
"You have to have a certain level of achievement to get into our system," McKie insists. "Someone who just picked up a guitar, walked into our office and says 'I'm ready to go' can't just get money." Even for demo funding, he says, "You have to show that you have some traction in the music business."
There's also scant evidence to support Lawton's claim that insiders are lining their pockets. McKie cites FACTOR's strict reporting and auditing guidelines, while others simply scoff at the idea. "Money comes in, money goes out," says Paper Bag Records owner Trevor Larocque. "It's never my money – I wish."
Even Lawton doesn't think there's a conspiracy to promote middle-of-the-road indie rock. Admittedly, there's plenty of that kind of music around, but it does sell concert tickets. Without FACTOR, we wouldn't have a middle tier of semi-commercial Canadian indie rock to feed the likes of CBC Radio3, but then, indie-rock artists like Mangan sell out shows, keeping venues and promoters in business for the benefit of the whole industry.
Lawton is right, however, to ask whether, if the industry is biased toward that sound, it comes at the expense of other genres. "If they started really pushing Canadian hip-hop," he says, "who's to say it wouldn't have an easier time finding an audience?"
Lawton says he has no plans to tone down his broadsides, even if they threaten the institutions supporting indie music that Canada has built thus far. "That's an argument for maintaining the status quo."
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Gulliver's Travels Parent Review
With little resemblance to the literary work of Jonathan Swift, "Gulliver's Travels" is an unremarkable and tiresome travel log about a mail clerk who becomes too big for his britches.
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Jack Black's acting resume reads like a Who's Who of bumbling, goofballs in films like Be Kind Rewind, Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock, and Nacho Libre. Yet despite their ineptness, his characters are usually well intentioned and often become the hero in spite of their eccentricities. And so it is in Gulliver's Travels.
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Black plays Lemuel Gulliver, an underachieving, i.e. lazy, mailroom clerk at the New York Tribune, who spends almost as much time playing Guitar Hero in his office as he does delivering letters to other people's desks. He talks big but is short on action. When a new employee (T.J. Miller) challenges Gulliver's lack of follow through, the pudgy postman decides to ask travel editor Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet) out on a date. Instead he ends up applying for a writing assignment and finds himself on a boat headed for the Bermuda Triangle. There he washes ashore after a huge ocean storm breaks his ship apart. When he wakes, he discovers he is tethered to the ground by a pint-sized General Edward (Chris O'Dowd) and the rest of the Lilliput army.
Despite the Lilliputians understandable concerns over the intentions of the large castaway, he becomes a hero in the kingdom after rescuing Princess Mary (Emily Blunt) from a band of kidnappers and putting out a castle fire by urinating all over the flames and the inhabitants inside.
However helping others isn't enough for this small-minded cart pusher. Suddenly finding himself as the proverbial big man on campus, Gulliver grossly exaggerates his achievements in Manhattan, creating all kinds of tall tales about his importance and positions. He also keeps the little people working feverishly to meet his gargantuan needs. In the kingdom's downtown, he has carpenters recreate Time Square where he then plasters posters of himself all over the billboards including one in which his portly belly is replaced with rippled, rock-hard abs.
But all his talk about being honorable, noble and trustworthy becomes nothing more than lip service when King Theodore (Billy Connolly) and his citizens are attacked by their enemies, the Biefuscians. Just as quick to back out of a fight as he is to spin a yarn about himself, Gulliver shows what a small person he really is.
Unfortunately this script feels like nothing more than a vehicle for Black who cavorts, chatters and cracks jokes through the biggest chunk of this film—as well as exposing some of his posterior. Not only are the other characters in this story little, they have minimal development or purpose. Gulliver, himself, isn't particularly likeable and the more he lies the less likable he becomes. And though we know we're not supposed to cheer for the antagonist, General Edward seems to be the only character in the whole kingdom with a little bit of sense between his teeny, tiny ears.
With little resemblance to the classical literary work of Jonathan Swift, this is one film that should never show up in a high school English class as a study aid. Rather, Gulliver's Travels is an unremarkable and tiresome travel log about a mail clerk who becomes too big for his britches.Directed by Rob Letterman . Starring Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel. Running time: 85 minutes. Theatrical release December 25, 2010. Updated July 21, 2016
Get details on profanity, sex and violence in Gulliver's Travels here.
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After Gulliver is caught in his lies, does he change his ways? Why does he worry about letting the little people know who he really is? Does he do much to benefit them?
Does Gulliver experience any consequences for his plagiarism? What might happen in a real newsroom? What impact might this practice have on a student?
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I did this race last weds and afterwards we asked about the results being posted. The man said it would be up either that evening or the next day. I have been checking the nene valley harriers site and nothing. emailed them, nothing, messaged on facebook, nothing. What do I have to do to get my time? It's only my third race but it is a bit off putting to be so short of information. Anyone on here a member or done this race? Have you found the results anywhere?
Nene Valley Harriers are never fast at getting the results up Pam. I didn't even get a time for this race last years as they missed out a number of runners times last year.
Oh well, I suppose I will just have to wait then. I am not impressed that they do not return my emails though. I may avoid their races in the future then as the other two races were well organised and helpful.
I am sure the times will be up today. hoping so anyway as I got a new PB in the race on Wednesday according to my Garmin.
Well, I'm pretty sure I didn't! We got held up as the sliproad off the parkway was shut, then there were temporary traffic lights outside the park. I got there at five to seven and leapt out of the car as we drove past the start! Got very wound up as I thought I'd miss the start, so used up most of my energy stressing out!
Results are on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph website
Thanks, I did get a personal best!
Well done on your personal best! I did too!
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For your information. We had people running without numbers rather than post in correct results. We had to check through a video against our results to find 2 times we recorded that were missing numbers. There are not many clubs that take care about insuring the times we post are correct. When the results had been checked they were sent to the Web administrator who controls our web site. Unknown at the time he was on Hoilday hense a further delay.
Making negative comments like Nene Valley is never very fast in putting up results is absolutely untrue and non produtive.Most of our results are placed on our Web site the next day. Rather than leave negative comments about Nene Valley I suggest you confort us directly.
Very dissapointed to read this.
Well, I did contact you twice. Still to receive any replies. Lucky I posted on here or I might never have known. I saw the results on your site but couldn';t open them as I was not a registered user. Glad that they were in the newspaper.


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Minnesota lawmakers are learning today that the big state budget deficit they have to erase in the coming months is even bigger than previously thought.
Sources who've seen the latest economic forecast told MPR News that the anticipated red ink is now $6.2 billion for the next two-year budget cycle. That's up from $5.8 billion in the last forecast. They say the current two-year budget is running a $399 million surplus.
An official announcement is planned at 12:15 p.m.
Republicans, who will now control the state Legislature, have insisted they can balance the books through deep spending cuts and no tax increases. DFLers claim some revenue is needed.
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Brightest Flashlight is an app that adds a new functionality to our Android: it turns it into a lamp. It uses the LED camera to do it. So, it's useless for those devices with no camera flash (Samsung Galaxy S among others). It supports though a wide range of devices with camera led/flash.
Unlike other similar apps, this one hasn't different widgets and torch themes. It's simple but does what it says. It has to be said that this one is really bright. And this is probably its main strength. The problem is that some devices with camera LED, have a default app like this one.
Brightest Flashlight has been developed by Goldenshores Technologies, LLC. a promising developer based on light and color performance in Android.
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Roscoe was once a bustling port along the Ohio and Erie Canal. Now it is a top Ohio tourist destination and one of the region's most beautiful areas to visit.
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In August 1830, the first canal boat docked at Roscoe Village and the vivid history of this port town on the Ohio and Erie Canal began. Today the spirit of Roscoe is kept alive in this 1830 canal town. With historic tours, costumed interpreters, traditional craft demonstrators, and horse-drawn canal boat rides, you will get to experience life as it once was in the 19th century!
At Roscoe Village, you'll enjoy something special throughout the year — living history tours, festivals, events, educational programs, lectures, unique shopping and dining, beautiful gardens, theater performances, live entertainment and more! We have something to offer for everyone — young and old! Plan to visit today!
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Roscoe Village takes you right back in time with cobblestone sidewalks and a number of period buildings, which you can tour after paying a small admission. The living history tour includes costumed actors, which guide you through fully restored rooms. The tour can easily take up an entire morning and afternoon. While it is a great excursion for school-age children, I found it to be entertaining and educational for adults as well. I also learned a lot about the history of trade canals and their operation in Ohio after viewing a short film at the information center and a riding in the horse-drawn canal boat.
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In some emergencies, such as a flood or volcanic eruption, you will need to evacuate and take your Getaway Kit with you.
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Torch and radio with spare batteries.
Important documents (identification such as birth and marriage certificates, driver's licences and passports); financial information (insurance policies, mortgage information).
Hearing aids, glasses, mobility aids for elderly or vulnerable members of your household.
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When driving in extreme winter conditions or cold climates, you should add a windshield scraper, brush, shovel, tyre chains and warm clothing. Blankets and sleeping bags will keep you warm and can also be used to cover the group when making repairs or changing tyres. Extra socks and shoes are helpful if your feet get wet or you are wearing non-waterproof shoes.
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June computer did windows up date and started crashing and it would take 30 tryes to get on the internet and as soon as I opened the second email or webpage. I am disabiled and make only $800 a month and receve $380 a month in child support to support myself and my 14 year old daughter. We do not get willfair, foodstamps, and I pay for our medical Ins. I I work as a live in care giver and work 24/7 360. I do not get days off only a few hours a week for medical appoints. I am looking for work and must have this computer working. I do not listen to music, watch vidios, or play games. I use it only for comunication and work search. I spent $180 to have the problem fixed.
After the first session it seemed on but as soon as it did the next windows update it started all over again. I called back and the tec tryed several things and never fixed it. I had used all my minents for the month sitting on hold. I had to weight until my next pay check to buy addition minents and than tryed again. After b3eing on hold for another 4 or 5 hours using up most of my additional minents still not fixed.
Had to weight for new month for minents for my phone and tryed again, and again, and again and the problem still persists. Each time they fix it as soon as I shut down or exit out of email or enternet I cant get back on the enternet.
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They refused to refund my $129 yearly fee paid less than 60 days prior, though I was on the hook for hundreds of dollars from multiple interest charges and late fees for the insufficient funds charges incurred due to their error. Be warned: BuyPass has glitches in their software's ability to read files, and none of their staff know why or how to resolve it. BluePay uses BuyPass to process files from merchants.
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"I would conceive of a forward-looking art, which seeks its images in the future. Why is there no such thing? Art attaches itself to reverence" - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Inside the print edition of the new issue of The Point, there's a superb essay on Retromania by Ben Jeffery. Online there's an excerpt from the essay plus a dialogue between me and Ben about music criticism.
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What I'm wondering, and specially as a musician is where to go now? How not to fall into this void that's been left, devouring everything. Should we try to look into a new futurism? The Quietus posted a recent article which in part is interesting, of some bands trying to get re-imagine the future (though a bleak one), the most succesful one which I heard was Justin Broadrick's JK Flesh which mixes recent developments in music, like dubstep with power electronics/noise/metal and sounds very fresh to me...what to do, what to do. How can we free ourselves?ReplyDelete
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