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Perfect Food RAW is RAW, whole food nutrition providing naturally occurring antioxidants, enzymes, amino acids, essential fatty acids, and dozens of phytonutrients. Bursting with prebiotics, probiotics, and enzymes to support healthy digestion and nutrient absorption, Perfect Food RAW is the convenient and sensible way to get your veggie juice every day.
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Young cereal grass juices (gluten-free) such as Barley, Alfalfa, Oat, Wheat, and Kamut are some of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. The green juices in Perfect Food RAW are grown organically, harvested at their nutritional peak, immediately juiced and dried at low temperatures. The RAW, organic cereal grass juice powders contained in Perfect Food RAW are loaded with chlorophyll and trace minerals for energy and support of already healthy blood sugar levels.1
Each serving of Perfect Food RAW contains over 17 nutrient-dense veggie juices that are freeze-dried using a gentle process that maintains nutrient potency and freshness.
Perfect food RAW also contains over a dozen organic raw sprouts. Sprouting is a term that refers to the process where you unlock the nutrient potential within a seed and is a great way to increase the digestibility of seeds, nuts and legumes while maintaining their raw nutrient density.
Finally, Perfect Food RAW contains a host of live enzymes and probiotics. Enzymes are present in all raw foods and enhance the bodys ability to digest and assimilate the nutrients our food contains while probiotics are key to the optimal function of our digestive system.
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Health Care Providers and the Promotion of Evidence Based Self-Management Programs:
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Originally presented on August 27, 2014
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People with chronic conditions are more likely to register and complete self-management programs when referred or recommended by their health care provider. Establishing community-clinical linkages and sustaining these partnerships requires thoughtful outreach, attention to detail, and an understanding of the strengths each partner brings to the relationship.
This webinar will feature a family practice physician and a health care practice manager describing their motivations and experiences in creating linkages with a community coalition to refer patients to self-management workshops. They will also offer tips and suggestions on referral processes, patient engagement and becoming part of the larger health care team.
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vanos seals.
Vehicle, 2001 325 XI wagon,131,00 miles, auto transmission. I am going to change out the valve cover gasket because it's weeping onto the exhaust and wondered if I should do the Vanos seals while I have it apart. I do not have any symptoms described by others of the site but while I have apart should I just bite the bullet and do them.
Also, can someone please include a DIY if possible. Thanks in advance.
Yes do them. DIY is in beisan's website
Thanks Paraklas, I just placed the order for the Vanos kit and printed the install instructions.
TIP: you're probably going to read the instructions too fast and overlook one simple thing. It's not highlighted on the instructions, so I'm gonna tell you now that the piston mounting bolts(under the orange rubber caps) are reverse threaded. I was careless not to read the instructions thoroughly when I was replacing mine and broke the bolts. They weren't hard to break either.
Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks for the heads up.
Just completed the Vanos seal and vale cover gasket job and did not break anything. It took me about 3.5 hours and it was a very straight forward and easy job. The old seals, which I am assuming were original were hard, flat and when disassembled, the Vanos piston fell right out. Learning from others misfortunes, once off the engine I took the Vanos unit apart on my work bench, so if anything dropped it would fall inches not feet. There again even with 130,500 miles, I did not seam to have any problems as described by other BMW owners.
did you notice any increase in performance, or a change at all? I am in the same boat, going to do the valve cover gasket but have no symptoms of vanos failure.
He won't really notice for a couple hundred miles until they "break in".
Car starts and idles fine. After driving for a while, the car does feel stronger in the low end. If you are doing the valve cover gasket, you might as well do the vanos seals. I am also trying the German Castrol 0w30 after using Amsoil for roughly twenty plus years. I will update progress as the miles build up.
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Finally, after thirty years of silence between the United States and leaders of Iran the time has come to sit down and engage in discussions and negotiation. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has been instructed by his government to discuss the issue of atomic energy with foreign policy leaders from the Security Council. He will be talking with US Secretary of State John Kerry in an effort to end threats and warnings and talk of bombing Iran. The people of Iran want a return to normaly and this begins with negotiations whose goal is developing a process which allows Iran to pursue atomic energy without pursuing atomic weapons. The Iranian economy is in a shambles and Iranians want a new birth of openess in their society.
Hopefully, in the process of discussing this topic, the issue of Syria can also be discussed. Hopefully, there is a possibility of uncovering a cease fire in the process of death and disaster. Ironically, the only nation in the Middle East which refuses to open up its atomic facilities is ISRAEL!


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Energy savings from lighting and boiler upgrades at Islander Middle School and Mercer Island High School have resulted in a projected annual savings of $14,258 for the Mercer Island School District. This number was released in a recent report from McKinstry & Company, an engineering firm contracted by the district in May 2010 to install the upgrades and track performance.
The Energy Services Proposal (ESP) combined Facility Improvement Measures (FIMs) that would generate energy savings without direct input or action from facility personnel and those that would only generate energy savings if the facility strictly adhered to recommended operations and maintenance practices. The following upgrades were installed in October 2010:
According to the McKinstry report, "Our pre and post survey verification tasks have confirmed that all Facility Improvement Measures are on track to meet or exceed their Guaranteed Energy Savings -- an estimated 75,054 kWh of electricity and 7,552 therms of heating."
"We are thrilled with this report," said Superintendent Gary Plano. "I would especially like to thank our maintenance staff for their constant vigilance and exceptional performance in operating and maintaining our equipment."


text: The guy's a dick. Met an airhead rider in BC a few years ago who had a story to tell about Anderworks. Left his bike with Dave with instructions "Evaluate the bike and call me with an estimate." Dave called back several months later with the message "Come get your bike. The bill's $XXXX.XX" That's either larceny or extorsion, depending on your point of view. Fuck Anderworks.


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A two-year-old girl was killed when a fireplace which had been glued onto a wall by her father fell on top of her.
Trinity Liliana Coward was found with serious head injuries after the mantlepiece of the stone and marble surround came off the wall.
The two-year-old was taken to hospital but despite the efforts of medics she died shortly after arrival.
An inquest in Norwich heard her father, Shaun Coward, had glued the fireplace to the wall. Experts said this would not be strong enough to hold the heavy installation.
At an inquest in Norwich today, parents were warned about the dangers of DIY.
The inquest heard the family bought the fireplace for between £100 and £200 from eBay about two years ago.
Because it was secondhand, it did not come with fitting instructions.
Mr Coward, from Norwich, bought industrial-strength No More Nails-type glue from DIY store B&Q and fitted it to the wall with the help of his father-in-law, he said in a statement read to the hearing.
He used more glue than recommended in an attempt to make sure it was safe.
Detective Sergeant Allison McCullough said: "Unfortunately we've all seen numerous adverts with a man hanging off skyscrapers with this type of glue."
Coroner Jacqueline Lake concluded that Trinity suffered an accidental death.
She said: "This does highlight a lack of regulation in respect of the sale of secondhand fireplaces on a private basis and where they are fitted by an individual.
"Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident.
"Trinity's death highlights the dangers of carrying out do-it-yourself work in the home where a job like this requires professional installation.
"I make no criticism of Mr Coward - he was trying to make his home look nice and was unaware of the dangers he was facing."
In his statement, Mr Coward described how he watched the tragedy unfold on July 6.
He said: "Trinity was happy, being cheeky and running around.
"She reached up to the fireplace and started swinging from it.
"All of a sudden it came away from the wall.
"I rushed over and expected her to respond the way she normally did when she had a fall but she was lifeless."
He added that her death had left him "absolutely devastated".
"She was my rock, She was a real daddy's girl. I wish I could have died so that she could have lived," Mr Coward said.
The family did not attend the inquest but in a statement issued at the time of her death, they described Trinity as "our little princess".
They said: "Your gorgeous smile and those dimples forever etched on our hearts."
Norfolk County Council has since published advice to parents on how to avoid such accidents.
Dean King, a Norfolk County Council trading standards officer, said that about one child each year dies in the UK in a similar way.
He said: "The incidents all involve surrounds made from stone which are fixed to a wall with an adhesive."
Mr King added that such projects should be undertaken by a specialist stonemason.
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Fake Jerseys
So i searched for Preds jerseys on Ebay... This gem came up.
Yep..It's a "licensed" jersey. gotta love the horribad fakes.
Anyone else ever look for these?
Ha...it looks so real!
...and only $12.99, what a steal!
I see a good number of people at games with the horrible fakes where the blue is like...royal blue or periwinkle, rather than navy. Like...is thrift that far ahead of dignity for you?
At least the wrinkles are authentic.
Yeah, the royal blue lettered jersey's look terrible and are very obvious.
I talk trash to people wearing counterfeits. The horrible purple numbered Preds fakes .... the Hawks fakes that get the Indian wrong ... people need to be told when they are sporting the jersey equivalent of a Folex watch.
Sad thing is that the "jersey" in the OP might be an actual, licensed product. There is a huge difference in a faked, i.e. counterfeit, jersey and some of the ridiculous things the NHL licensed over the years. There are sleeveless jerseys that are licensed. Wrong colors like Blackhawks jerseys done in colors like blue or yellow, but licensed.
Nothing hockey-related pisses me off faster than the fake jerseys.
And what's worse is people justifying them..
I'll admit to buying one a couple years back thinking it was a steal. It was a black and blue Sully jersey for $75 right after the gold jerseys came out thus the cheap cost I thought. It wasn't until it came in with China on the shipping label and seeing how bad it was that I knew I pretty much knew I had been scammed. I turned to the boards to find out for sure when I found out about the counterfeits and how bad they were. Thankfully my usual source for jerseys, a reputable site, had some black and blues left and were on sale and I think with the Sully customization I still came out pretty good. The Chinese one went to the thrift store and hopefully helped someone stay warm during the winter. So as has been said before on here probably, buyer beware!
Counterfeit "authentics" usually have a few common telltale signs besides the too good to be true pricing. The fight strap is all wrong from its length and width to how it is sewn to the jersey. The crests are usually bubbly looking. Colors aren't right. The NHL shield at the collar is usually horrendously embroidered on fakes (they are improving of late). Reebok does not make a size 48 authentic jersey in an Edge cut so any jersey that looks like a 2007 or newer version in 48 is fake.
There are a ton of counterfeit Penguins Winter Classic jerseys on ebay that were copied down to the MeiGray tag on the inside. They all use the same registration number and most of them misspell "group" as "groop".
Kev: I bought a Pens sweater cheap on Ebay once that had a very questionable stain on it. Never again.
Are the royal blue gold jerseys knock offs? Someone told me (and correct me if I am wrong) that some of the royal blue jerseys are actual legit Reebok jerseys. There was a goof in the initial manufacturing run and it was never corrected.
I've never seen anything about a bad production run getting out on legit Reebok shirts. The Premiere level jerseys are a different material which makes the shading look a bit different than the authentics, Indo-Edges, and gamers ... but it's easy to tell the difference between the real premieres and faked shirts.
This listing shows many of the things to look for in a faked Predators jersey. The shape of the crest is wrong and it has a bubbly appearance. The colors and fonts are off. The "guitar string" lines on the numbers are sewn in ... they should be sublimated. Look at the area where the fight strap attaches on the back. It is only about 1" wide, it should be much larger. The NHL shield on the collar and Reebok wordmark on the back are embroidered into the jersey, they should be sewn on patches. -- The 30 second glance over catches those glaring issues.
Below are a couple of links that discuss the differences between legit jerseys and the counterfeits.
Given the option of fake jersey + go to live games
No jersey + no live games.
I'd rather take the live games and fake jersey. Some people just have different priorities in money. To each his own. I understand the NHL caring, but there is too much to worry about to get mad at someone over how they spend their money. Blegh
Lol, I think they took that design from one of our old "design your own" threads here on HF.
How about no jersey + go to live games. It's the one very logical pairing you left out. If money is so tight that it is a choice between one or the other, buy a t-shirt. It's a better choice than the horrendous fakes people wear that look nothing like the real thing and highlight their willingness to buy a counterfeit.
A blank, team overstock jersey goes for under $100 blank. Legit replicas are available for around $75 and up if you're patient and know what to look for. I've bought a game worn Predators jersey for under $165 including shipping during a sale. There are plenty of preseason jerseys, legit team issued and player worn, for around $200 ..... or $100 less than a blank "authentic" at the team store. I'm sorry, but defending counterfeits just doesn't fly.
or jersey + one less game.
Real preds replica - $95 - http://www.sportsk.com/predators-hom...ow-jersey.html
Big and Tall replica $115 - http://www.sportsk.com/3x-4x-nhl-hockey-jerseys.html
lol. I could care less what people wear to the game, just don't toss your beer at me or get drunk and start a fight in front of me.
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Twenty-one-year-old Grace Byler longs to find her missing mother and to uncover the secret that drove her to leave them three weeks before. Grace suspects the reason has to do with her father and his reserved, uncommunicative ways. This conviction led Grace to break off her betrothal to her quiet, staid beau, and she is now resigned to remain single. But when the young Amishman she thought was courting her best friend takes a sudden interest in her, Grace is befuddled and wonders if he can be trusted. "Englisher" Heather Lang has come to Amish country to relive fond memories of her mother and to contemplate a grave medical prognosis of her own. While in Bird-in-Hand, Heather meets Grace Byler and the two young women strike up a fast friendship, amazed by how well they click. Following the only clue they have, Grace and Heather travel together in hopes of finding Grace's mother and bringing her home. Will they find what they're looking for...or something much more?
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I stumbled upon my mother's handkerchief in the cornfield early this morning. Halfway down the row I spotted it--white but soiled, cast in the mire of recent rains. Only one side of the stitched hem was visible, the letter L poking out from the furrow as if to get my attention. I stared at it ...all the emotions of the past three weeks threatening to rise up and choke me right then and there.
Twice now, I'd walked the field where Mamma had sometimes wandered late at night. Like our sheep, she'd followed the same trails till ruts developed. I couldn't help wondering where the well-trod path had led her by the light of the lonely moon. Honestly, though, 'tis only in the daylight that I've been compelled to go there, drawn by thoughts of her and the hope of some further word, whenever that might come....
"Mamma...where are you?" I whispered to the breeze. "What things don't we know?"
A Painful Absence, a Desperate Heart...Is It Too Late to Find Lettie Byler?
The Heart-Warming Sequel From New York Times Best-Selling Author Beverly Lewis
Copy: Grace Byler longs to uncover the secret that drove her mother to leave the family weeks ago. When all hopes are dashed for such a search, an unlikely friendship leads to a surprising invitation. Meanwhile, the young Amishman Grace thought was courting her best friend takes a sudden interest in her, and Grace's decision to remain single is challenged even as her determination to find her mother grows.
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Hello. I am 30 years old female from Turkey. My main problem is hollow eyes and sagging cheeks. Some of the Drs. advised Endoscopic Mid Face Lifting and also Fat transfer. Some of the Drs. don't believe in Endoscopic Face Lift and also don't like Fat transfer (they say, there can be serious problems like unwanted lumps etc.).
My cheeks don't have much volume(I lived with hormonal problems in 2008, and I lost some volume on my cheeks). Now I decide to have normal Cheek lift (with classical method). I really wonder, if I have Cheek lift surgery, can it help hollow eyes?


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Bouquets without Sprays
Thanks to the nation's first distributor of organically grown flowers, you can send your sweetheart a dozen pesticide-free roses this Valentine's Day. Most domestic and foreign-grown cut-flower crops are raised with a host of chemicals.
Organic Bouquet co-founders Dave Smith (also co-founder of Smith & Hawken) and Gerald Prolman (an organic industry pioneer) are out to show that flowers smell even sweeter when grown organically. The company, based in Novato, California, has lined up about 30 growers from around the world. "This is history in horticulture" says Prolman. "This is about the earth and the farm workers."
It's also about money. Smith predicts the organic wholesale flower market could top $150 million by 2006.
Paul Sansone, owner of Here and Now Garden, in Gales Creek, Oregon, was the nation's first commercial organic flower grower and one of Organic Bouquet's first suppliers. Sansone predicts that most growers will eventually abandon their reliance on chemical inputs and grow organically. In addition to the high cost, safety concerns, and red tape associated with pesticides, he says, pests are becoming resistant to chemicals. "There's a groundwell of change that is already happening. The current system is not sustainable. My feeling is [organic flowers] will completely change the industry."
Organic Bouquet flowers are available at 888-899-2468 or www.organicbouquet.com.
Several store chains - including Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and other upscale natural product retailers - also carry them. In-store retail prices for bouquets range from $7 to $18. Ordering online is pricier: $30 to $50, plus $9.95 for overnight shipping. Grower bunches or multiple stems of one type of flower, and potted plants are also available.
Organic Bouquet is the largest online provider of eco-friendly and organic floral gifts. All of our flowers are grown in a manner that is not only environmentally friendly but also provides outstanding resources for farm workers and artisans. Organic Bouquet partners with select flower farms in California, Ecuador and Colombia. All of our flower farms follow stringent growing practices which are monitored by multiple certification agencies and associations. When you purchase flowers from Organic Bouquet, you are helping to improve the life of a flower farm worker, their family and the local floral community.
Our eco-friendly flower arrangements include roses, calla lilies, tulips, gerbera daisies, hyacinths, sunflowers, alstromeria lilies and blue iris. In addition to a complete line of flower arrangements, we offer gift baskets, fruit baskets, nut baskets, gourmet chocolates, gourmet cookies, plants and wreaths. All of these products are certified eco-friendly and/or provide for environmental benefits through our participation in Carbon Offset programs.
Whatever the occasion, our flowers make the perfect gift- birthday celebration flowers, anniversary flowers, holiday flowers, or floral arrangements simply to say thank you. Sending flowers from Organic Bouquet says that you care not only about the person receiving the flowers, but also about the environment. All of our gift items are shipped nationwide to all 50 states. So whether you need to send flowers to Florida, New York, California, or Colorado, we can guarantee overnight delivery to ensure they arrive fresh and ready to put a smile on someone's face.
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Spoof of Kiss "Beth" Played Out In Video Form
At 103GBF we rarely play a KISS song. Maybe on the Thursday 3 O'Clock Throwback or as part of the 8 O'Clock Fourgasm. KISS doesn't much fit at rock radio these days, depsite having released new material last year. What we don't mind doing here at 103GBF is spoofing a band like KISS. If you know their 1976 hit "Beth", a ballad that definitely affected the band's career…you can argue for better or worse…the ode to Peter Criss's wife (her real name was Lydia) is the only #1 hit the band has had.
I think that you'll find this little video spoof quite funny and clever. If you don't know the song, then I'm afraid it'll be lost on you. Regardless, some pretty cool folks put this together. Check it out.


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My article on the four percent rule for dividend investors created a lot of discussion. One financial adviser strongly doubted the sustainability of the portfolio, by criticizing its individual parts, without understanding the basic premise behind the idea of living off dividend income.
First, Dividend stocks are a proxy for equities, and not a different asset class. For many decades before the big bull run of the 1980s started, investors held common stocks exclusively for the right to receive dividend distributions from corporate profits.
Second, Dividend investors live off dividend income. The goal of every investor is to have their portfolio throw off enough income which would be more than enough to cover their expenses. Dividend investors do not plan on selling off principal to live off assets, which is similar to cutting off the branch of the tree you are sitting on.
Spending only income and keeping capital gains reinvested into the portfolio and not spendable is something that many organizations have done for decades. Most endowment funds, trusts and foundations follow the principle of spending only income from dividends and interest or rent and treating capital gains and losses as additions or subtractions to principal. Some examples include the Hershey Trust or the Nobel Foundation. These entities have managed to remain "retired" for far longer than most fee hungry financial advisers have stayed in business. While a typical retirement is expected to last for approximately three decades, investors could definitely learn something from these endowments. They should try to find an optimum balance for sustainable income generation that would provide maximum longevity for portfolios just in case.
The goal of every portfolio is to ensure maximum sustainability for the longest term possible as investors would never know how long they would need to live off their income. As a result focusing on the four pillars that I mentioned previously should be a good starting point. Focusing a portion of the portfolio on higher yielding names is helpful to boost the current yield a little bit, and provide current income for the first few years. Some examples of types of companies which historically have provided higher current yields include Master Limited Partnerships such as Kinder Morgan (KMP) and Real Estate Investment Trusts such as Realty Income (O), Health Care Property Investors, Inc. (HCP) or National Retail Properties (NNN).
Utilities such as Con Edison (ED) and Dominion Resources (D) are also known for their decent yields. There are of course other individual names such as British Petroleum PLC (BP) or Philip Morris International (PM) which also offer good current yields. Investors should of course try not to overpay when purchasing stocks, and should try evaluating sustainability of the distribution payments.
The focus on the last two components was to provide rising dividends, which would match or exceed the rate of inflation. The growing dividend stream would generate yields on cost that are higher than the current yields on many high yielding stocks of today, This is the component that would increase portfolio longevity. Few investors appreciate and understand stocks like Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) or McDonalds (MCD) which yield about 3%. What investors fail to understand is that the rising dividends of stocks with solid competitive advantages which could raise earnings for many years, could afford growing their distributions over time. This would generate mind blowing yields on cost, which are sure to exceed returns on even the highest yielding Canadian royalty trust. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) or McDonalds (MCD) yield only 3% for new investors. One decade from now they would still be yielding 3% each. For today's investors however, such stocks would have most likely generated a yield on cost of 8% to 10%.
Last but not least investors should not forget the power of the 3 D's – diversification, dollar cost averaging into your investments and selective dividend reinvestment. That means one should accumulate positions over time, without overpaying for stocks. In order to reduce company specific risk and avoid having a few dividend cuts derail your total dividend income, one has to diversify and hold at least 30 individual issues representative of different sectors in the economy. In addition to that if dividend reinvestment is feasible, one should do it selectively by allocating extra dividends to stocks which are attractively valued.
Full Disclosure: Long MCD,JNJ,ED,D,BP,PM,NNN
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1. I want to give the finger tor all those who are outraged at the Jeff Finger signing and who have seen him play fewer than two games. Yes, that is pretty much everyone. As a Leaf fan I am a little skeptical of the Finger signing but I am going to reserve judgment until at least December when we will have seen him in action for a couple months and that is what all you Leaf fans should do. It astonishes me how many people will call it a bad signing without even knowing a thing about the player being signed.
2. Wade Redden for 6 years at $6.5 million has to be one of the worst signings of this off season. Redden has some skill but he has been pretty weak the past season or two and while a change of scenery might help him, I am almost certain he won't come close to living up to that contract.
3. The best signing so far has been Brian Rolston by the New Jersey Devils. Not only will Rolston add some much needed offense to the Devil's lineup, having played with the Devils previously and the Wild the past several seasons he will fit in perfectly to the Devils defensive system. Now if the Devils could just improve their defense crew they will be back to a Stanley Cup contending team.
4. Whatever happens with the Finger signing, I think Leaf fans will be pleased with the Hagman signing. He'll add some much needed speed and defensive ability to the Leafs lineup. Just don't expect 25 goals from him, but 15-20 is certainly possible. The Leafs won't be as bad as everyone thinks/assumes.
5. The most active teams this off season have been Tampa, Edmonton and Columbus though I am not sure any of them are significantly better, particularly if Tampa goes and trades Dan Boyle. Columbus signing of Mike Commodore for 5 years at $3.75 million is a contender for worst signing this off season. It would not surprise me if all three missed the playoffs again.
6. Detroit is scary good, but you already knew that didn't you.
7. Can everyone please stop asking "why did we have the lockout when we are seeing these crazy high salaries once again". Whoever says that should immediate walk the stupidity plank because they don't have a clue. First, the salary cap rising to $56.7 million only did so because the revenues are there. That is called linkage which the owners demanded and got. Second, pre-lockout players were getting up to $10-12 million contracts and second tier players like Bill Guerin and Bobby Holik were getting $9 million per season. The high end salaries now have not caught up to pre-lockout levels.
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- You need to buy your home after April 9, 2008, but before July 1, 2009.
- Your income is less than $75,000 if you're single or a married head of household or $150,000 if you're married and filing a joint tax return. If you earn up to $95,000 (single) or $170,000 (married couple), you may get a partial tax credit.
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The caveat is that the first-time home buyer tax credit must be repaid. The repayment period is 15 years. That means if you took the maximum tax credit, you'd owe an extra $500 on your taxes each year. If you sell your home at a profit, you'll have to pay back whatever you still owe. However, if you sell your home at loss, you won't have to pay back another dime.
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In Europe the "next" Videotext" named HBB-TV is coming fast and is already supported by most of the big television companies. Since it is Web based it demands a quite responsive Webkit to make fun. Some Linux based set-top boxes already have beta support for HBB-TV like my good old Deambox 800se. But with its limited hardware capabilities there never will be a real the AHA effect. Although the idea of context web information for the live TV program is very interesting.
I guess a support for XBMC live TV as a plugin or native support would be a real killer feature for many guys using the live-TV branch now and in future.
Are there any plans to implement this new standard in XBMC Live-branch or the new Frodo Master? Or already ongoing development in any kind?
hbbtv for XBMC?
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nothing that i know of. and webkit = huge afaik
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I have read that it might be possible to use the new Opera for embedded for HBB-TV as a webkit to mix the Web content into the live TV picture.
here is a good demonstration video showing Opera in action and HBB-TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53sCPei3o7E
I'm using it on my Deambox for some time now and HBB-TV is developing beautifull. No doubt it will be the next "Videotext" standard of the future.
A plugin for XBMC of any kind would be a huge plus for using live TV on XBMC..
Do you think there is something possible with Opera and XBMC?
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You would have to embed a small HTTP layout engine like WebKit2 in XBMC first, and then add an open source HbbTV framework library.
Framework should also be backwards compatible with the older CE-HTML / CEA-2014 (HTML4 and CSS based) standard used before HbbTV.
There is a good article that sums up HbbTV concept quite well http://www.realtech.co.za/realwiki.php?t...et-top_box
Reading this http://www.scoop.it/t/hbbtvand more HbbTV is probably the largest competitor to XBMC today, with a many new set-top boxes and TV sets using that platform.
Sure integrating a web browser engine like an embedded WebKit would be a lot of work, though it would add a lot of benefits to XBMC too.
It would also add possibility of having HTML5 and Flash based addons in XBMC, however that is of course unrelated to PVR support.
But then again I do not think that a request for HbbTV support falls under PVR anyway, in reality it is just a Web based GUI framework(?)
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It is very PVR related, as (apart from the browser component) you need to interpter AIT tables that are transmitted in the DVB stream - these tables carry information about available HbbTv applications. Said applications can also be transported in the DVB stream.
Quote:Framework should also be backwards compatible with the older CE-HTML / CEA-2014 (HTML4 and CSS based) standard used before HbbTV.Does anyone even use it? AFAIK all HbbTv content is xhtml.
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Any plans to add hbbtv support to xbmc?
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nope, no plans yet - at least none that I know of. First thing to do would be to add a HTML engine to XBMC I guess and only if that works well one could even think about adding hbbtv stuff. Unfortunately a HTML engine like webkit would add extra 10 MB min to XBMC (at least the libs where that huge when I had a look)
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Quote:Unfortunately a HTML engine like webkit would add extra 10 MB min to XBMCWhy 10 MB is really problem? I don't think this is any big thing and there are also other benefits, not only hbbtv displaying. But, if webkit stuff can cause problems on some devices, it does not have to be supported there.
I can accept 10 MB extra on my PC or Raspberry PI, it's not any problem.
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Are there some news about a HTML engine or a hbbtv support for xbmc? Because in europe the most tv broadcaster offers a huge amount of videos on there hbbtv pages.
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Seems no one works on it currently.
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(2013-03-23 11:57)da-anda Wrote: HTML engine like webkit would add extra 10 MB min to XBMC
Why not as optional download (plugin/addon...) ?
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because we don't support binary (precompiled) addons yet. But work on this is done atm, so a webkit/browser addon would be possible once binary addons are working
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And what about offering two XBMC versions / a patch for people who compile XBMC by theirself?
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It's more complicated than that, HbbTV includes the CE-HTML, and since version 1.4 it includes a library OIPF, which themselves are not Open Source.
Today it will be very complicated to reproduce a Webkit 100% compatible to the HbbTV because it will create a version for different processor that is able to handle resizing the screen, or the connection to the "DVB".
Not to mention the background transparent all compatible boxes in use DirectFB.
The only solution is to contact OperaTV to make a kind of partnership, and hope that develops a version compatible with the functions of XBMC and who will execute the queries sent by OperaTV (resizing the screen, PVR applications)...
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Much hangs on President Obama's visit to China. What message can he send to influence China's role on the international stage over the next few years?
First, he must acknowledge the success of China's well-coordinated and all-encompassing push to move 1.3 billion people in the direction of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" (as the Chinese call their brand of communism). The country's economic growth over the past 30 years is unprecedented. China is now the world's third largest economy and trading nation. Over 200 million people have been pulled out of poverty. Basic literacy is almost universal and the country is building a world-class university system which fosters innovation in science and technology.
China's quasi-state capitalism and semi-democratic authoritarianism - sometimes dubbed the "Beijing Consensus" - has attracted world-wide attention. Many predict that the Chinese economy will soon overtake America's to become the largest in the world with significant implications for the global power balance. Evidence of this economic growth is everywhere. Four-lane highways fan out from China's main cities. Shanghai's skyline boasts exuberant buildings of nosebleed heights. And proud, newly middle class Beijingers walk the streets each morning with their pure-bred lap dogs in knit sweaters.
In both cities and villages, praise for the government's ability to raise the standard of living is a constant refrain. Villagers express gratitude for the new roads that connect them to the outside world and for the economic support they receive to refurbish the facades of their traditional homes. Young urban professionals appreciate being able to own their own homes and cars. And academics boast of government-supported expansion of university campuses and of newly-minted cultural exchange programs. Pride in the country's success is palpable. The future from the Chinese perspective looks bright and everyone is aspiring for "economic success."
And yet, amidst all this impressive development, something significant is still missing. China lacks a religious history, but Confucianism and Communism have played surrogate roles in the past and have provided a source of meaning for the Chinese people. Now there is a spiritual void. Since Deng Xiaoping legitimized materialism, declaring that "get rich is glorious," conspicuous consumption has replaced the traditions of Confucianism and the ideology of Communism and all efforts are now in the service of economic growth. Given its population, China is arguably the most materialistic country in the world.
Does China's "growth at all costs" logic provide enough meaning for the country to sustain itself in the future? Political corruption and social unrest are both on the rise, especially in the rural areas where land reclamation is an issue. Some believe the recent rise in the number of Falun Gong practitioners is a reaction to this spiritual vacuum.
President Obama has an opportunity to encourage a new role for China. He can inspire the country to use the wisdom of its unique history of Confucianism, Daoism and Communism to create a superpower of responsible stewardship rather than political, military, and economic intimidation. A responsible China could use its economic influence to convince Iran to abandon its nuclear program and encourage good governance in Africa. With its economies of scale and abundant labor, China has the capacity to develop the largest electric car industry and market in the world. Lastly, by ending its expansionistic disputes with Japan and recognizing India and Japan as equal partners, a benevolent China could ensure a peaceful future for the Asia Pacific region.
In some ways, China has already begun to take on this role. Historically the country has been a proliferator of arms, but has recently signed or ratified a number of arms reduction treaties, and China currently has more peacekeeping personnel deployed than any other member of the U.N. Security Council. On the environmental front, the government is calling for renewable energy to provide 10 percent of the nation's power by 2010. These initiatives reflect Chinas growing desire to be perceived as a constructive global actor.
China is emerging as the next great power and, thus far, the rest of the world is simply waiting and wondering what the country will look like when she "grows up." The meeting between Presidents Obama and Hu Jintao provides a unique opportunity for the United States and China to forge a new partnership based on creating a new prototype for power. This shared purpose would contribute significantly to a more peaceful and sustainable world.


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text: Posted December 20, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/connecticut-school-massacre-world-sees-us-105500647.html Canada's The Globe and Mail: There is something inexorable about the phenomenon of mass shootings in the United States. We have been forced to write about it with tragic regularity for years. We have exhausted adjectives to describe our horror and revulsion. We have stated and restated the problem… The time for platitudes is past, Mr. President. It's time the U.S. cured its gun sickness. Britain's The Guardian: The final difference is in many ways the most destructive of all. This is America's sheer difficulty in conducting any kind of rational collective conversation about gun control. In any other country, a shooting spree of the sort that took place in Newtown would set off a serious public debate. That's what happened after Dunblane in the U.K., after Port Arthur in Australia, and after [Anders] Breivik's killings in Norway. Nothing like this is now possible in the polarized gun culture of America, where law and politics have been unable to respond to such events for at least 20 years. That is why President Obama's very mild call this weekend for "meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this," was regarded as so unusual... Mad men with guns will always be a danger, whatever the gun laws. But modern America still seems to lack the will to make even modest regulatory changes, let alone to confront a real and growing danger to the health and survival of significant numbers of its young people. Briain Masters at Britain's The Telegraph: In Arizona, where the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the slaughter of six others took place last year, almost anyone can have a permit to carry a concealed weapon and be allowed to take guns into a bar (where presumably they are going to drink something more potent than lemonade); that same state's legislators have talked about passing laws permitting teachers and students to carry their guns to school with them. Such is the contagion of madness. Germany's Die Tageszeitung: Beyond the individual state of the killer, the U.S. has a national pathology. The legality of gun ownership is a matter of course in the U.S., more so than anywhere else in the world. In 2012, some 270 million firearms were in private ownership. Every year, (thousands of) people are killed with them. In most states it's easier to get a firearm than a driver's license. This madness can only — if at all — be stopped in moments like this one. Against the tragic backdrop of 20 murdered children. And of a president like Barack Obama who has just won an election. The right wing has been pushed back a little, the public is appalled by the massacre. Germany's Süddeutsche Zeitung: President Obama's "never again" are little more than plaintive words. He's trying to provide comfort, but he certainly isn't promising any improvement. During Obama's first term, more than 40,000 of his compatriots died in a hail of bullets. One out of 10 of these victims was under the age of 18. He never even had the courage to at least come up with stronger laws to take some of the deadliest weapons out of the hands of civilians. Viewed in political terms, that is at least equivalent to the crime of failing to assist a person in danger. Obama points to the constitutionally protected right for US citizens to possess weapons. In reality, however, he is wary of a battle with the Republicans and the gun lobby. Their opposition to almost any kind of gun control borders on political complicity in murder and manslaughter... [T]here is no place in Western Europe where violence from gun barrels rampages in the way it does in the United States. Germany's Stuttgarter Zeitung: Nowhere else in the world are so many weapons in circulation as in the US. In no other country are citizens as well armed. The U.S. Constitution guarantees every American the right to move about in public as though he or she is John Wayne in person. One can see it as a national tradition. But this martial approach to liberty is also a relic of the past and one that is out of step with the times. Every 20 minutes, a U.S. citizen is murdered by a firearm. American schoolchildren are killed by bullets 10 times more often than in comparable industrialized countries. Such numbers speak for themselves. Anne Davies at Australia's Sydney Morning Herald: To Australians it seems incredible that U.S. politicians will not move to control guns. It seems illogical in the face of global statistics and our own experience of the success of the gun amnesty. [T]he bigger task for American is to become a gentler, more trusting society, so that school children do not have to be drilled in cowering in store rooms. Chemi Shalev at Israel's Haaretz: "God takes pity on the kindergarten children" poet Yehuda Amichai wrote bitterly of a country in which it is the grownups," often Israeli soldiers, who are forced to pay the price. In America, God has no favorites: He allows even tiny angels to be massacred in a crazed and senselessly obsessed outburst of a lone gunman, armed to the teeth. Perhaps, when President Barack Obama was shedding a tear, he grieved not only as a parent who thinks of his own children but also as a president who cries for his beloved country. These unthinkable but nonetheless recurring bloodbaths by shooting are peculiarly, if not exclusively, American, a stain on its image that gets brutally bigger as time goes by. Tzipi Shmilovitz at Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth: America is not ready to talk about how it is easier to get a handgun than it is to see a doctor, not ready to speak about the video games that have extreme violence. It is just willing to sweep up everything under the carpet of tears. Peter Hellyer at the United Arab Emirates' The National: How fortunate we are that in the United Arab Emirates such an event would appear to be almost inconceivable. Long may that remain so… In the U.A.E., with about 8 million people, an equivalent rate would be 222 gun-related deaths annually. Yet so far this year, as far as I can see, there's been one — and that was either a suicide or an accident. India's The Times of India: For those griping about the American right to bear arms, wake up. This is the 21st century and America's a settled state, not the rough-edged, wide open spaces of the 1780s when the Constitution was framed and everything, from land to liberty, was based on violent contests. Bearing arms then might have made sense — doing so today is swallowing the nonsense posed as liberty by commercial lobbies. Some argue weapons empower victims against aggressors. If so, should second-graders pack pistols in their schoolbags? Such shaky logic simply intensifies dangerous situations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Michigan's Zeerip Hauls in Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Laurels
Jan. 18, 2011
Big Ten Wrestling Weekly Release
Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Michigan 157-pounder Brandon Zeerip collects his first Big Ten Wrestler of the Week award after leading the 11th-ranked Wolverines to dual-match wins over No. 21 Purdue on Friday and No. 20 Central Michigan on Sunday. The freshman made his collegiate dual debut against Purdue's Colton Salazar, pinning the 19th-ranked Boilermaker in 5:27 to help Michigan to a 28-13 victory. Zeerip then notched nine takedowns en route to a 19-8 major decision over Central Michigan's Eric Cubberly, leading the Wolverines to a 21-12 win over the Chippewas. The back-to-back wins pushed Michigan's record to 6-2 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten duals. Zeerip now holds a 23-7 overall record this season.
Last Michigan Wrestler of the Week: Kellen Russell (Dec. 7, 2010)
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Pro: It looks great. Assembly was not complex. Con: 1.Some of the bolts were difficult to install. The threads in the holes were not cut clean or smooth. 2. The clamps that hold it to the truck will not stay tight.


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Beyond the airport arrival doors is a lush tropical paradise island, with miles of pristine shoreline waiting to be explored...
The west coast resorts of Patong, Karon Beach, Hat Surin, Bang Tao, Siray Bay, and Kata Noi attract the majority of guests to these shores and the accommodation on offer ranges from basic backpacker digs to five-star spa hotels where your every whim and desire is catered for.
The party town of Patong is the place to be for after-dark tunes, moves and drinks, while its quieter neighbours attract visitors looking for peace, quiet, and groovy, laidback bars in which to spend their evenings.
The food scene is simply delectable, and the Thai people put on a fine spread of local cuisine, as well as catering for an international palate.
Phuket is fantastic for watersports and there are plenty of opportunities for diving and snorkelling. Even the golf enthusiasts are looked after here. And if all that sounds a little too vigorous, there are fabulous spa hotels that can help to ease away the aches and pains of everyday life.
Phuket can be enjoyed all year round, with plenty of sun to take advantage of, although the summer months are drier...
Expect heat and humidity throughout the year, with temperatures barely dropping below an average of 27C. The humidity eases between December and April. Monsoon season falls between May and October, though the storms are usually short and help to clear away some of that humidity.
You'll be pushing it to stir from your sun lounger or get out of the warm waters. However, here are some events to consider attending...
Songkran; April: You'll undoubtedly have seen images of the festivities that surround Thai New Year - buckets of water are generally thrown about and water guns squirted. The sprinkling of water is meant to bring good luck, though the "sprinkling" has become more of a soaking in recent years. Leave your camera behind and join in the fun.
Vegetarian Festival; September/October: This colourful 10-day event observes the sacred rituals of Phuket's Chinese residents. The participants undertake a cleansing vegetarian diet, plus other acts such as walking over hot coals and climbing ladders made of blades.
King's Cup Regatta; December: Held at Kata Beach, this yacht regatta is Asia's biggest and the races make for spectacular viewing from the shore.
Phuket holidays can be packed with a busy timetable of day trips, if you can bring yourself to leave the water's edge...
The national parks of Khao Lak Lam Ru and Khao Phra Thaeo are worthy of exploration, while the Buddhist temple of Wat Phra Thong gives you an idea of the melting pot of nations and cultures that has found a home in Phuket.
Thalang National Museum is the place to delve into the history of the island, while the aquarium and the butterfly farm offer glimpses of the nation's wildlife. The natural world can also be seen in all its splendour on Phuket's beaches, when turtles swim ashore to lay their eggs in the soft sands.
On the southern tip of the island is Promthep Cape, where crowds gather to watch the sun setting over the watery horizon every evening. It's a magnificent show - and it's free!
Venturing off the island you'll find James Bond Island at Phang Nga Bay. It's had many names, but this picturesque stump of rock was renamed after finding global fame thanks to Roger Moore's Bond in 1974's 'The Man with the Golden Gun'.
Another great day trip is to visit the beautiful Phi Phi Islands by boat and to see Maya Bay which was made famous by the film adaptation of 'The Beach'.
Add all of this to the legendary Thai hospitality and the warmest of smiles upon arrival, and you've found a holiday paradise. Use the search tool on TravelSupermarket to find your own Thai smile as you bag your holiday bargain to Phuket.
Relaxing: Miles of palm-fringed white sands on Phuket give you the perfect setting for a relaxing day topping up your tan.
Active types: If lounging around on the beach isn't for you, there are plenty of activities to get your adrenaline pumping. Scuba diving, jet skiing and banana boats will keep you entertained, or for real dare-devils, take up the challenge of a jungle bungee jump.
Kids and teens: For a truly memorable day out with older children, why not go on an elephant trek in the jungle? Or prepare to be dazzled at Phuket FantaSea theme park where you can watch its exotic Las Vegas themed theatrical show, visit the Carnival village and enjoy Thai and international dishes in its 4,000-seat restaurant.


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There are quite a number of online forex trading systems that are advertised to be able to give you thousands of pips on a single week without losing. That sounds like a wonderful deal that you could probably spend several thousands of dollars on. What is not made known to you is that there is really no guarantee that it could work for you. There is actually an even better system that you can use for absolutely free. It's your very own system. You can take the time to develop your own system based on your own trading style and preference at no additional cost to you. If it does not work, you would not feel bad about any investment you made on a forex trading system that does not give you results.
It is not hard to develop your very own forex trading system. You just have to be able to follow the rules that you set up for it to work. There are two things that you need to take note of if you want to develop a trading system that works for you. First is that it should be able to tell you identified trends at the earliest possible time. You should be careful though because what might appear to be the start of a trend could just be a fluke. The second thing to note is that your system should keep you away from whipsaws. The downside of this, on the other hand, is that it could make you overly cautious and cause you to miss out on some trades.
Finding the middle ground between the two considerations is your key to timing your trades right. It is really up to you to be able to act on perceived trends while avoiding flukes and aberrations in the market. As you mature as a forex trader, you will get the hang of spotting the good signals and the bad. In the meantime, stick to parameters that you understand and can tolerate in developing your very own forex trading system.
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text: The De La Salle University in the Philippines is taking part in a HackerCup, which will be taking place at the Microsoft Philippines Office on March 15-16th. The competition is set to promote Windows Phone by encouraging Science & Technology students with ambitious ideas to craft apps in teams of up to four participants. Nokia will be present, sponsoring the event (with Microsoft and Globe Labs) with prizes and more.


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Betsy Leonard became Director of TigeRec at Hampden-Sydney College in January 2013 after serving as Assistant Director since August 2010. A resident of Farmville, VA, Leonard currently holds a personal training certification from AFPA (American Fitness Professionals and Associates). In addition to her work as a personal trainer, she is also Head Cross Country Coach and Head Swim Coach for Hampden-Sydney.
Betsy was a member of the school's swim and track teams while attending York College (PA). Along with her passion for nutrition and fitness, She is also is an avid horseback rider and trainer. Said Leonard on her desire to become involved in personal training," I was so inspired by my own success and body transformation after the birth of my second son that I decided to help others to discover the benefits and satisfaction that come from leading a fit and healthy lifestyle."
Founded in 1994, the AFPA has over 65,000 certified members worldwide, and circulates a newsletter which reaches over 100,000 people. The AFPA offers a wide variety of professional certifications, including Personal Trainer, Weight Management Consultant, Sports Conditioning, and Strength Trainer.


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The Immunity Syndrome (Star Trek: The Original Series)
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|"The Immunity Syndrome"
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Episode 18
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|Joseph Pevney
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Fred Steiner
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|January 19, 1968
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"The Immunity Syndrome" is a second season episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek, first broadcast on January 19, 1968, and repeated June 7, 1968. It is episode #47, production #48, written by Robert Sabaroff and directed by Joseph Pevney.
In the episode, the crew of the Enterprise encounters an energy-draining space-dwelling organism.
The Federation starship USS Enterprise is en route to Starbase 6 for rest and relaxation. Communications Officer Lt. Uhura receives a garbled distress call, but all she can make out are sector coordinates and the name of the ship, the USS Intrepid, manned entirely by Vulcans. Suddenly, the signal is gone and First Officer Spock, himself half-Vulcan, shudders and feels uneasy. When asked what is wrong, he replies that the Intrepid has "died".
Starfleet sends a priority message to Captain Kirk and orders him to investigate Sector 39J where contact has been lost with the colonies in the Gamma 7A system, also the last known position of the Intrepid. Arriving there, Ensign Chekov reports that the sensors show no life readings in the system of a billion inhabitants.
Meanwhile, Spock is checked out by Chief Medical Officer Dr. McCoy in sickbay where he explains he felt the combined shock and terror in the minds of 400 of his fellow Vulcans aboard the Intrepid as they died. McCoy is amazed that Spock felt anything with the great distance involved between the two ships, but admits there is a lot about Vulcans he still doesn't understand.
Spock returns to the bridge just as Uhura announces she has lost contact with Starfleet. Kirk has Spock scan a dark ominous form that appears on the main view screen. Spock reports it is some kind of energy turbulence; probably responsible for the death of the system inhabitants and the Intrepid crew. Kirk has Chekov launch a sensor probe into the void. Suddenly a painful, high-pitched noise fills the ship that renders half the crew sickened or faint.
Sensor scans from the probe reveal nothing, so Kirk orders the ship to get in closer. When it does, the piercing sound returns and all the stars disappear from the main view screen. The ship is now in a desolate void of nothingness. Dr. McCoy then reports that the crew are getting worse and it appears everyone seems to be dying. Spock surmises that the ship has crossed some kind of negative energy boundary where their physical properties cannot exist. All ship's energy, as well as the crew's life force, is beginning to be slowly drained away. Spock remarks that the dark void is not a "galactic nebula such as the Coalsack."[1]
Kirk orders full reverse, but the ship moves forward deeper into the void. If forward thrust is applied the ship slows down. Chief engineer Scott, frantically tinkers with controls to give the ship the power it needs, but nothing seems to respond.
The huge expenditure of ship's energy attracts what appears to be an 11,000-mile wide single-celled organism, which appears on the main screen. Kirk launches another sensor probe which reveals the creature is protoplasmic in nature. McCoy believes it is an entity that feeds off raw energy but he needs more data to confirm this.
Spock decides to get the information McCoy needs and requests to pilot a shuttlecraft in closer to the creature. Kirk reluctantly accepts Spock's suicidal request and allows him to launch. He pilots the shuttle up to the creature and penetrates the outer skin, then makes his way toward the cell's nucleus. Spock transmits data and keeps a log of his progress during the journey. He believes the creature may be ready to reproduce and suggests it can be destroyed from the inside, but his details become garbled and then cuts off. Kirk and McCoy determine that if the creature begins to reproduce, it will spread rapidly and pose a serious threat to the galaxy. They must do something now, but the Enterprise only has an hour left until all energy is expended. As Kirk and McCoy meet together to discuss various strategies, Kirk suddenly realizes that if various activities in the zone have an opposite effect, then using antimatter on the organism should kill it, but realizes the Enterprise will have to journey into the creature.
Kirk takes the Enterprise into the cell's body to plant a bomb within the creature that will destroy it. Since the thing has negative energy, Kirk orders Chief Engineer Scott to prepare an antimatter bomb with a timer set for a seven-minute delay. The bomb is fired into the cell's nucleus and the Enterprise backs out using what little power remains. With seconds remaining, Spock's shuttle is finally located and Kirk tells Scotty to retrieve it in a tractor beam. With power levels nearly exhausted, the ship makes its way out of the creature just as the bomb explodes. The creature is annihilated, and the shock throws both the Enterprise and the shuttle back into normal space. Both ships survive with only slight damage and Mr. Spock returns his craft to the ship.
- ^ "The Star Trek Transcripts - The Immunity Syndrome". Chakoteya.net. 1968-01-19. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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CHP: Increase in holiday weekend DUI arrests and crashes
INDIO, Calif. - The problem with Fourth of July celebrations, some people who drink get behind the wheel. The California Highway Patrol reported an increase in DUI arrests and crashes across the Coachella Valley compared to in past two years. CHP officers arrested 13 drivers this past weekend compared with just four last year.
"It's not ideal we like to see those numbers lower. We work to take those drivers off the road before colliding," said CHP officer Stephanie Hamilton.
The number of non-DUI crashes nearly doubled this year. There were 13 compared with seven last year. Five people were in injured. One crash left a local firefighter dead.
Flags at the CHP Indio station fly at half staff in honor of 41-year-old, Christopher Douglas of Temecula. Responding to a crash on the 1-10 Friday morning, Douglas and his crew stopped along the eastbound on-ramp at Monterey when he got hit.
"People are worried about where they're going and don't pay attention. Slow down," said Hamilton.
Hamilton said it was a loss for law enforcement and the Valley. One thing she says her department takes pride in, "We were lucky this weekend. No DUI collisions where someone was seriously injured."
Holiday or not, the CHP asks everyone to wear their seat belts and drive sober.


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By Giuseppe Muro
Jack Wilshere has urged Arsenal to show they can cope with opponents who sit deep and play on the break at Emirates Stadium.
Arsène Wenger's side struggled to break down a well-organised West Bromwich Albion side in their last home game and looked vulnerable to the counter-attack during their shock 3-2 defeat.
Birmingham City may look to adopt a similar approach when they travel to north London on Saturday and the midfielder and his team mates will be working hard for a good performance against Alex McLeish's side.
"Teams come to Arsenal and hope to catch us on the counter-attack. It worked that day [against West Brom] and we have to learn from that," he told Arsenal.com.
"We have to show we can deal with that and get a result on Saturday.
"It [the West Brom defeat] was just one of those days where we started slowly and we got punished.
"I think we learned from it straight after because we went out to Serbia and got a good win and then we played well against Chelsea. So I think we learned from it and hopefully we can get a result [against Birmingham].
"It's an important game because you have to get three points in every game."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Researchers Use Growing Mold To Determine Most Efficient Highway Routes
The Physarum polycephalum slime mold is a favorable tool for transport researchers and city planners.
Researchers and city planners have found that the Physarum polycephalum slime mold offers a promising lead to the optimization of mobility and transportation in densely populated cities and countries.
This single-celled organism finds food by sending out branches, and thins those that are less favorable in condition. As it grows and retracts, the creature can map out the most effective way of linking scattered sources of food. Researchers Andrew Adamatzky and Ramon Alonso-Sanz overlaid the mold on a map with food sources at important hubs, studying what an efficient transport network in America could look like.
Because this slime mold moves with a sluggish speed of approximately 1cm per hour, the video below has been sped up for simple viewing. See how the slime mold explodes in growth as it closes in on a food source.
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