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The aggressive policies of President Bush create anxiety within many nations. Russia has extensive economic relations with Iran and even urged that nation to enrich its uranium within Russia. The United States turned down Putin's offer to share in developing a missile defense which only served to antagonize the Russian leader. Perhaps, if Bush viewed long term developments within the world as important in policy formation, the United States might be more prone to be more sensitive in relations with other nations.


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This Bushnell Jason Rotary Power Telescope came with my new home. It looks like it was not used often and may be a beginner's telescope. It comes with a black tripod, and caps on all lenses. Telescope is 29.5 inches long, and the widest part of the lens diameter is 3.5". T is no manual and I can not find a serial number.


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HE MAY abhor poker machines but Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie sure knows how to gamble. Whatever is happening behind closed doors in Canberra, it is hard to imagine that Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be able to just tear up the Wilkie agreement on gambling reform that allowed Labor to form government.
All indications to date suggest reforms may be postponed while trials are conducted to help firm up the case for mandatory precommitment, rather than being hastily rushed through Parliament before May 8.
This artificial deadline was set by Wilkie to ensure reforms were in place while his support for the Gillard government remained critical to its survival.
His luck ran out last year when the government effectively increased its majority in the lower house. Wilkie is going to have to play a longer-term game now and this could go either way.
On the one hand it could draw away some of the political heat and allow the Gillard government to have a better run at gambling reform down the track.
Just as likely, it could allow the poker machine industry, or the Gillard government itself, to white ant the proposal slowly and out of the public spotlight. Pokie industry interests certainly don't appear to be counting on the latter.
This week, Clubs Australia remained on the attack, criticising a report from the Australia Institute suggesting the cost of reforms could be between $171 million and $342 million - a fraction of Clubs Australia's estimate of $5 billion.
The figures presented by Clubs Australia may be considered a joke, but there is no doubting the recipients of the $12 billion of income provided by poker machines each year have real fears about reform.
Mandatory precommitment, which essentially forces gamblers to predetermine how much they are prepared to lose on poker machines, has its flaws. While the pokie industry's estimates of reform costs border on farcical, there is no doubt the smart card system being proposed would have a substantial cost. The registration process would almost certainly put off some casual gamblers with no gambling problem.
No one knows for sure what the financial impact would be, but some market analysts appear to have backed Clubs Australia's forecast that mandatory precommitment could cut pokie revenue by up to 40 per cent.
And Australia's pubs and clubs won't be the only ones affected.
Deutsche Bank analysts forecast that the potential earnings per share impact for the listed gambling sector could range from 5 per cent to 36 per cent.
Surprisingly, the largest impact would be on Tabcorp casino spin-off Echo Entertainment Group, which could see its EPS decline as much as 36 per cent due to its reliance on pokie income, according to Deutsche.
By comparison, EPS impact at James Packer's Crown is expected to be as little as 12 per cent.
Tabcorp and Tatts are almost completely removed from the picture, due to the expiration of their poker machine monopoly in Victoria later this year. But this is guesswork and ignores some of the most surprising criticisms of mandatory precommitment by independent gambling experts - the lack of research to show that it actually curbed problem gamblers.
In fact, some expert testimony indicated that problem gamblers may gain little from the reform since these hopelessly addicted individuals would get to set their own limits.
It appears that the promise of mandatory precommitment - if it works - is that it will help those in danger of addiction by setting limits when they are not in the thrall of addiction.
If the Productivity Commission is correct in estimating that 40 per cent of the industry's earnings come from problem gamblers - mandatory precommitment doesn't sound like such a bad deal after all for the industry.
If you want to consider a worse outcome, how about a long-term plan to phase out our ''high impact'' pokies for their low impact counterparts over a time frame that reflects the normal replacement cycle for machines?
By low impact we're talking $1 maximum bets and $500 maximum payouts - exactly the sort of machines that would be exempt from mandatory precommitment under the current proposal.
While not foolproof in preventing gambling addiction, there is a lot of real-world evidence to suggest this could prove far more effective, and far easier to implement.
If successful reform manages to slash earnings from poker machines, it won't just be clubs, pubs and casinos that feel the pain.
New South Wales and Victoria rely on pokies revenues for more than 10 per cent of their incomes.
For the government of Ted Baillieu, the potential heartburn from pokies is doubled this year by a poison chalice inherited from the Brumby Labor government it deposed. When the poker machine licences run out for Tatts and Tabcorp in August, the two companies are meant to receive combined compensation of about $1 billion.
When Brumby decided in 2008 that, despite all evidence to the contrary, the government did not have to pay any compensation for the loss of licences, all he did was ensure there would be a day of reckoning with two listed companies that are obliged to protect shareholder interests.
Neither company has said much, but the carefully worded statements make it clear legal action will begin if Baillieu doesn't pay the bill left by his predecessor.


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So I found a 2002 Chevy vortec 8.1L with trans and I want to throw it in my 57 Bel aire. I want to completely rework the engine and make some serious power with it. Think it's a good idea? I want fuel injection and I'll probably supercharge or turbo the thing as well. Any clue on where to buy performance parts for these things? Any way to get rid of the auto trans and put a beefed up 6 speed behind it? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Back in 004 I had my first 8.1L and was going to make a street motor out of it. I found no reasonably priced stuff for the engine. Mostly marine stuff. So I sold it.
Since then I have had several customers with the same ideas and experiences. Too costly for parts.. Even the stock stuff is $$$$$$
The crankshaft and rods can be used in the earlier big blocks and is somewhat common as the cranks are nodular iron, not much else for performance tho.
You or someone might know this, is the 8.1L balanced the same as the 7.4 or does it have it's own balance. The reason I'm asking is I'm going to install one were a 7.4L was and the 8.1L had an auto. behind it and the 7.4L has a manual. Another thing is the exhaust the same or is it different
The 2001+ 8.1 is a GEN 7 BBC, it is Coil Near Plug CNP. Rated at 340hp and 450lb/ft torque. The GEN 6 Vortec 454 7.4 rpo L29 it replaced was rated at 290hp/410lb/ft torque.
the GEN 7 L18 8.1 uses the different firing order of 1-8-7-2-6-5-4-3, just like the GEN 3 SBC like LS1's and such.
The 8.1 is comaptible with and transmission just like any other Chev engine. The 8.1 came stock with teh 4l80e/85e and the 6 speed manual as well as teh Allison transmissions.
IIRC the exhaust manifolds are compatible.
Back in 2003 GM was using the 8.1 in a marine application for APBA racing. The engine was a truck L18 with ported stock iron heads. It was rated at 525hp and 560 lb/ft torque. It was a standard truck engine with factorry iron ported heads, higher pressure FPR, HP3 specced camshaft by Crane cams, and heavier valvesprings.
The HP3 engine was listed as COMING soon in the GMPP Performance PArst calatogue back in 2003, but the engine was cancelled after much testing as Mercury was choked that GM had a "truck" engine that was beating its high dollar race engines. Mercury was GM's largest BBC buyer so GM dropped teh HP3 program.
And the boat it is in
Correction, I had a buddy take a pic for me.
Here is a GEN 7 L18 8.1l exhaust manifold. You will have to drill out the 8.1 manifolds to fit the correct diameter GEN 6 bolt size.
And his quote to go along with the pic
"Both manifolds have one cylinder that the holes are the correct size for the retention bolts. since 8mm bolts hold the manifold on. So if you wanted to use them on an older bbc you would have to fix the hole size on both manifolds on one cylinder. You then could use factory exhaust off of a newer truck."
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KIDRON -- Almost from its very beginning, the Sonnenberg settlement in Sugar Creek Township fared well economically. Its residents were known for their temperance, work ethic and unsurpassed industriousness.
Members practiced simplicity in their dress, speech and living accommodations. There were religious scruples against using buttons, wearing colors and patterns in clothing, and using a mirror. Men wore beards, but not moustaches. Any departure from the barest essentials in daily living was interpreted as being prideful.
The Sonnenberg church was formally organized in the fall of 1821, and initially services were held in various homes in the community. But the 1830 census listed 30 heads of families in the community and holding worship services in people's homes was becoming a crowded proposition. By 1834 there were 34 families in Sonnenberg and meeting in the small residences became out of the question.
At this point the Sonnenberg Mennonites were forced to break with a centuries-old tradition and construct a community meeting house, becoming the first congregation in Wayne County to do so. The first meeting house was a 30-by-30-foot log structure where church was held every other Sunday.
The language and customs of the Sonnenbergers made them a semi-isolated group on the Ohio frontier. For more than half a century they remained a cultural island -- more European than American. During that period the major focus of the community was keeping its children in the church.
To achieve this goal, no books concerning the outside world, including periodicals and scientific texts, were allowed in the community. Children were taught in the Swiss German language from a few approved religious texts.
By 1824 the community had established a gristmill on Sugar Creek and within a few more years that waterway had been dammed to build a woolen factory, sawmill and cabinetmaking shop in the nearby village of Jericho. These businesses were followed by a cane mill, tannery, livestock scale, blacksmith shop and cider press.
By 1860, Sonnenberg had well-developed farms with more than 3,000 acres of land under cultivation. The log church was crammed with more than 300 members. Moreover, the early founding members from Switzerland were passing from the scene.
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Little did its members know that a huge event looming just over the horizon and far beyond their control would change their world forever.
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Former Brentwood City Administrator Christopher Seemayer has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of embezzling city money and gambling the money at the Casino Queen. Read the story in the St.Louis Post Dispatch.
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ST. LOUIS — Casino operator Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. is promoting Arnold Block to chief operating officer.
Block takes over the post from Virginia McDowell, who was promoted to CEO in April.
Block joined the company in 2008, serving as senior vice president of the Isle brand. He has almost 20 years of experience in the regional gambling business and previously held positions at Harrah's Entertainment and Argosy Gaming Co.
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(Jefferson City, MO) -- Fewer Missourians are gambling and fewer are getting into financial trouble when they do gamble.Those are findings of questions sponsored by the state's main anti-gambling group on a statewide health survey. The Missouri Alliance to Curb Problem Gambling says questions it included in the state department of health and the Center for Disease Control's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System showed 0.4 percent of Missourians who said they gambled ran into financial problems because of the gambling. That's the same percentage as the last time the question was asked in 2007, but the BRFSS also found that nearly three and a half percent fewer Missourians said they had gambled in 2010 compared to 2007. In 2007, a little more than 43 percent of survey respondents said they had gambled in the last 12 months. In 2010 that number dropped to just over 40 percent. Keith Spare of the Alliance says he's encouraged that the numbers are "going in the right direction, but there's still a lot of work that needs to be done to curb problem gambling." The purpose of the Alliance is to educate Missourians on the potential characteristics and dangers of problem and compulsive gambling, to refer compulsive gamblers and their loved ones to free treatment through a toll-free help line (1-888-BETSOFF; 1-888-238-7633), website (888betsoff.org) and email address (firstname.lastname@example.com), to prevent underage play and to promote responsible gaming.
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The Missouri Gaming Commission welcomes Commissioner Suzanne Bradley. Bradley, a St.Joseph, Missouri attorney has previously served on the Commission for a three year term ending in April 2010.
MGC Executive Director Roger Stottlemyre says "we are very pleased Suzanne Bradley will be joining the Commission. She brings a wealth of both legal experience, and knowledge of the Missouri Gaming Commission's regulatory functions." Bradley will begin her service at the next regular monthly meeting, which is June 22nd at 9 a.m. in Jefferson City.
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There is more room for powder, hence the .38+P, but that room is largely unused as that would make the .38 too "stout."
IIRC you could load a .38Spcl case to close to or near .357Magnum specs IE there is enough room in the case for the powder, but in most instances that would be too much bang for the gun and most likely crack a frame.
The reason that the .357 Mag cartridge is longer is not due to there being more powder, but to ensure that it is not loaded in a .38spcl gun.


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Hi, I have a Sept 2009 X5 35d mSport. Almost since the car was new i have experienced an ongoing fault with the interactive steering. It manifests itself in different ways from "Interactive Steering Failure, DSC failure, 4X4 failure" diagnostic messages which clear themselves within a few minutes. These 'gong' messages usually occur at very low speeds and with little or no movement in the steering wheel. The other type of problem, which occurred again today, is when manouevering into a parking space and partial to full lock is used. Again the same diagnostics appear but the steering wheel remains at an odd angle and the steering is excessively heavy. In the past this has necessitated the car being towed to the dealership and for them to have the car for 3 to 4 days. They have twice replaced wiring looms and a battery but the problem persists. The warranty has now expired but the service manager acknowledges that this is the same problem and therefore i am not charged for the 'repairs'. Today I drove the car home and as I turned into my garage the fault cleared and the on screen diagnostics disappeared. This is the first time this has happened. The car has been in the dealership on at least 10 occasions for this issue. I am at my wits end in that I have no faith that they will ever eradicate the problem which has persisted for over 3 years. Has anyone out there experienced this same fault and if so did you ever get it fixed?
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1. okay, not all shinigami have inner hollows, you only get one when you hollowfy like what urahara did to ichigo when he first got his mask at the beginning of his training.
2. aizen totally destroyed the train thingy to give ichigo time to train just to be all arrogant and prove to his future followers that no matter what kind of being you are, 'you cant touch this'
3. also, rangiku could have totally arrived before ichigo started training, because the time currents in the dangai are totally on off positin right now so time cant flow so she cant just waltz on past
4. omg!!! will she kill gin or try to talk him out of being aizen's puppy dawg? or, better yet, KISS HIM?
5. ichigo realizing what form he was in when he fought ulquiorra seems pretty important to a future ichihime reference. ichigo: 'i cannot belive inoue saw me in that form and still loves me. god, i totally love her for trusting me so much.' now, if he said THAT, i'd be as happy as a dandy
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I don't see what's so unreasonable about Mr Bwahaha showing up. He's in Karakura town, he can see ghosts, and he's made an effort to defend the town before. Sure he's way outclassed, but he's the first effort. KT isn't going to bring in the big guns first. If he did that, he would have to stretch out the fight because there would be no one else to save the day. Bring in the worst of the town first and progressively get better. Ryuken would be last not first, have buildup to him and then go from there. Now if Mr Bwahaha reveals some super duper uber power then yes I will agree that will be utterly absurd, but I'm going to believe in KT and hope that he's thinking reasonably. We shall see.
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Gin: Aizen has been defeated! Finally I, Gin Ichimaru, shall take my rightful place as leader—
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Don Kanonji: *hits Aizen with Kanonball*
Gin: Aizen has fallen! Making me, Gin Ichimaru, the leader of the Decep—er... The Espa—er... What exactly are we, now that it's just me...?
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All right, insane predictions for the next few weeks' chapters which, knowing Kubo at the moment, might actually come to pass:
- Kon will leap through the air in an attempt to grope Matsumoto
- She will dodge, and Kon will crash into Gin, knocking him over
- As he flails around, Gin will accidentally stab Aizen in the chest with Shinsou
- This will knock out the hogyoku, leaving him without his hax powers
- Don Kanonji will then use the opening to kill him with his "Super Golden Kanon'ball"
- Gin will be spared due to all the fan love (that's protected Shiro so many times)
- Ichigo will no longer have any plot value, so will be killed by Tensa ZanShiro
- The series will end without a conclusion to the Yammy fight
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I have a friend who wants to make a wizard and he wants to know what the pros and cons of each element such as wind, earth, etc.
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I have a friend who wants to make a wizard and he wants to know what the pros and cons of each element such as wind, earth, etc.
Anyone know?
My first Sig.
I am a Pure Wind wizard and i have to say it isnt so bad. Requires a lot of jumping over enemies and cast combo spells.
I saw a Earth element and i liked what i saw. The shield buff they can cast is REALLY good for wizards since it helps them take hits from enemies much more than i thought. Not sure about the attack skills though
Fire from what i heard does the most damage but also requires the most sp to use.
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If you want to go damage/splash damage I'd go with fire. If you want a least amount of sp waster go wind, for healing go with the two water branches, and eart has good buffs ^^ Even better, you can try some hybrid mix and just reset later. I went all fire but added a few points in some wind skills....and I kind of regret it.
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Fire) Pros - High damage
}{ Con - High mp use, long cast delay
Water) Pros - Low cool time, short cast delay, has supportive healing spells
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Wind) Pros- Longest ranged, shortest cast delay, Lowest cool time
}{Con - weak damage
Earth) Pros/Cons - Balanced out in both damage and cool time.
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High damage
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For me personally it's the fastest to level. (to me anyway)
Low health (all mages I believe)
No def. Buffs
Cast delays
Hit Rate isn't to good (misses here & there)
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Use a dagger & a shield, because using a staff only gives you +5 accuracy unless you find a good one.
Privering Dagger is awesome for Fire wizards, so try to get that.
Have Iris stones in your hotkey, yes you will die... so have these prepared, 3% is a lot of hard work & exp. Use it if you think you are about to die, do not hesitate!!! =|
Alright cool, thanks a lot guys.
My first Sig.
Hey im becoming a wizard because honestly Im tired of the whole Xbow thing I played in OB..Is it reccomended to get 2 elements or just 1?
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I havent really seen many wizards go dual element, but i dont really see a glaring problem with it. For getting more skills to cast, you are giving up accuracy and damage of them. IMO, you would kill monsters faster if you keep comboing all your skills together, but you will also burn mana pot so much faster.
Right now, im testing a Wind/Heal build, but it is kinda screwed up since i am lvl 32 and have 6 skill points invested in passive for magic stat, 4 points in healing, and maxed first 2 wind attack tier, first 2 wind masteries and a point in windwalk. Working out quite well atm, but running out of mana quickly is a problem. I might skill reset at lvl 35 and reinvest my points in the passive for magic stat and place them into more healing/wind mastery.
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I'm using a Earth/Wind Mage. I can't say how effective it is yet cause i'm only level 9 but so far I've had no problems.
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But if you don't have a place on the exhaust manifold to pick up the heated air, the air filter housing might not even be original to that vehicle.
Generally, the vacuum source should be controlled by a temperature activated vacuum port, so the flap is closed during warm up (allowing warmed air to the carb) and open after it's warm. Usually the default setting (no vacuum applied) would be to have the flap open to allow cold air into the carb, but that's not
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When asked specifically about Mayor Bloomberg's pick of publishing executive Cathie Black, 47 percent disapprove of the mayor's choice, while the rest are split between approving (29 percent) and undecided (25 percent). Voters with children in public schools disapprove of Black's appointment by a higher margin of 62 to 25 percent.
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Senior Art Director Dan Pessell is a graduate of the Graphic Design program at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning (DAAP). Before joining the Popular Woodworking team in 2012, he art-directed a number of magazines including The Artist's Magazine and Writer's Digest, and even designed Pop Wood's first website back in 1998. Dan became the lead designer of Popular Woodworking Books in 2013, and designs most of the team's book and dvd covers. His specific woodworking interest is guitar design and building, as well as vintage guitar repair; his true passion, writing, performing and recording original music, keeps him too busy to have done much building so far.
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Basic old 10x12 shed floor, 3/4" pressure treated ply. It is 7 years old, so the bare plywood is stained and dirt marks......making it not possible to just throw a clear coating over it..
I currently have 2 year old vinyl flooring which is ripping, and a throw carpet in the middle. In a year, it will be insulated and AC/Heated. It is used for storage and a small work area/hangout......
What should I do with the floor? I want it to last more than 2 years care free :)
Stain it?
Paint it?
I would put commercial vinyl tile, 12x12's. With a good coat of wax it will be good for several years. And then just stripe and wax it again, as needed.
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Okay.....well, as long as no one else has any objections...........I rather not go vinyl since it is slippery and rips easily....
I'm going to sand the floor smooth, clean it well, stain the floor, and polyurethane the floor. I'd like to stain the ply a nice natural oak wood color.
A few questions.
1. Oil or water based stain?
2. Oil or water based polyurethane? And which may cause the floor to be more slippery? Which one would last longer?
I would do an oil based stain and an oil based poly. However, if you are really concerned with it being slippery you might consider doing the oil based stain, a coat of oil based poly, then 2 finish coats of anti slip bona traffic water finish. Using this combo would be sure to not be very slippery and it would be very durable. The only downside would be buying all of this different stuff and the Bona traffic is $100 per gallon. Although, 1 gallon would easily do multiple coats.
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News that another tranche of old-fashioned lightbulbs – now the 60 watt – is going out of production is pushing some homeowners to stockpile, despite the fact that their more energy-efficient replacements should save money and the odd whale in the long run.
Well, that's progress. Or is it? Which long-lost gadgets, amenities or products do you feel have disappeared too soon? Do you miss the comforting whirr of the video rewinding? Do you like your television chunky and your Kit Kats not? What exactly was better in the good old days – and what would you revive?


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WATCH: WestJet to others..you have been SERVED!
If you have not seen this yet it is beyond cool. There amount of money and effort they put into this was just unreal and really cool. There's thinking outside the box and then there's build the box, think out of it, wrap it and present it at the other end of a flight leg after passengers made their Christmas wish.


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09/28/2010 - 09:38
Taking their promotional efforts overseas, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz partook in the Japanese premiere of their film "Knight and Day" in Tokyo on Tuesday (September 28). Waving to hundreds of lined...
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In the midst of a European "Knight and Day" press tour, Cameron Diaz made sure to fit in a little retail therapy while passing through Paris. Spotted out with a few travel pals on Saturday (July 24...
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Making for another full day of European travels, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz kicked off their efforts by attending a press conference in Bordeaux, France on Friday (July 23). Setting up quite the...
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Continuing along promoting their latest flick, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz attended the UK Film Premiere of "Knight and Day" on Thursday (July 22). The "Top Gun" stud and his "Sweetest Thing" co-star...
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Still promoting their new movie, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were spotted at the Munich, Germany premiere of "Knight & Day." The "Risky Business" stud and the "There's Something About Mary" babe...
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Making another stop on their massive promotional tour, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were spotted at the premiere of "Knight & Day" in Mexico City last night (July 7). The "Valkyrie" stud and the "...
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They've been taking the world by storm as of late, and Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were spotted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday (July 6). The "Knight and Day" co-stars attended the premiere of...
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Continuing their promotional duties, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were spotted doing a press junket in Brazil for "Knight and Day" yesterday (July 6). The "Eyes Wide Shut" stud and the "Charlie's...
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Sketching in Goa: Part 3
Back to mangoes. My all-time favorite mango? The Alphonso mango. Lucky me, my parents own a mango farm and I visited during mango season. This is what a fully grow Alphonso mango looks like. Green, with just the barest touch of yellow. Picked … Continue reading
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Sketching in Goa: Part 2
Panjim market is a huge indoor area divided into many sections. This is the flower section of the market. These stalls sell garlands used either in worship or to adorn just about anything: a woman's hair, the doorway of a home, a vehicle… The guy on … Continue reading
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My Many Indias. Part 6: Goa, Malvan Coast and goodbye India, I'll be back!
Goa is where I "go back" to when I go to India. It is where my parents live. I know, lucky me! There's the incredible surf and sand bit that everyone visits Goa for. But here's some of the less … Continue reading
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Away from the madness: 2 days at the mango farm
If you haven't eaten a warm Alphonso mango in the summer, you haven't eaten a mango. I haven't eaten one in 12 years now. My parents own an alphonso farm, but I only visit in the winter when the trees … Continue reading


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The Everest To Replace Melbourne Cup As Australia's Richest Race
Racing New South Wales have announced the introduction of a new race known as The Everest that will be held at Royal Randwick during the 2017 Spring Racing Carnival.
The Everest will be worth $10 million in prizemoney and the majority of …
NSW Night Racing In Need Of Revamp
There's no doubt that the concept of night racing as a whole is a good one and it presents a very real new revenue stream for clubs.
Victoria has seen the opportunity for years and the expansion of their night racing program across Moonee Valley and Cranbourne this year shows just how much investment they're …
BOBs Scheme Given Tick Of Approval
Ask just about any owner or trainer at country or provincial level and they'll tell you that without their local bonus scheme many in the industry would be forced out.
It's called a different name in each state and has slight differences in application but effectively the focus is the same, to reward those that …
Newcastle On Track For Boxing Day Meet
The Boss of Racing NSW, Peter V'Landys, has assured punters that the racing surface at Newcastle can get back to a fair and safe standard.
He's also said it's workable that this be done before the annual Boxing Day Meeting that is one of the most profitable all year.
The track was closed back on …
Randwick Horse Quarantined During Hendra Scare
A horse that was quarantined after a Hendra Virus scare at a Randwick Racecourse stable has tested negative to the deadly disease.
The horse was isolated after it began to exhibit systems of colic and a mild fever after its usual track work.
The alarm was raised after the animal continued to deteriorate, showing signs …
$15 Million Application For Warwick Farm Training Centre Goes Ahead
An application will be made by TAFE to receive $15 million in federal government funding in order to build a training academy for apprentice jockeys, stablehands and trackwork riders at Warwick Farm Racecourse.
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys has pledged his support for the application.
"This is something we need because our industry is …
Hendra Virus Alert Spreads To Randwick Racecourse
With the elevated threat of Hendra Virus that currently exists throughout Queensland and New South Wales, Sydney's Randwick Racecourse has been put on high alert.
The alert was issued due to a large bat population that resides in Centennial Park, which is located nearby.
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys said that the track is …
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**Author's Note: Stories of people with eating disorders (even fictional ones) can be triggering to sufferers. If you have an eating disorder, or are in early recovery, please consider whether or not reading this story will be helpful for your recovery. If you are triggered, please talk about it with your therapist and/or treatment team.**

It is morning and I am up and getting ready for the day. I try not to look in the mirror before I get my clothes on but, inevitably, I do. I also check the scale. The voice in my head tells me that I look fat and that I probably gained weight from everything I ate last night. I purged afterwards though and that gives me some reprieve from the criticism. My throat is sore. In fact, it's usually sore these days.

I eat breakfast — usually the only meal that I allow myself to eat without purging. Then I head to school. Throughout class, I keep trying to figure out a way to avoid eating lunch altogether. If I could just avoid eating so much, maybe I wouldn't have to purge. Maybe I can go to the library and tell my friends that I need to study for my test on Friday, so that's what I do.

Noticing that my eyes are bloodshot, one of my teachers asks if I'm feeling OK. I lie and tell her that I have really bad allergies right now.

During my afternoon classes I struggle to pay attention, only thinking about how the rest of the day will go. What is my mom making for dinner? Can I avoid eating altogether? That's unlikely, and I'll probably end up overeating. How will I get rid of it? How will I hide it from my parents? The stream of questions and concerns about food, eating, and weight seems unending.

After school I am so, so hungry. There is a part of me that knows I need to eat, but the voice in my head keeps criticizing me, telling me that I don't deserve to eat, that I already weigh too much as it is. So I drink some diet sodas and go for a run, weighing myself when I get home to see if I lost anything.

My boyfriend calls and we get into an argument about something silly and he tells me that he thinks that we should take a break from each other. This is not really unexpected, but all I can think is that he is breaking up with me because of my weight. The voice in my head continues to criticize me telling me that I shouldn't have eaten in front of him, that no one will love me. Negative emotions wash over me.

When I come downstairs, I ask my mom what's for dinner. She tells me and I groan inwardly. It's my favorite meal and is going to be way to hard for me to avoid eating. At dinner I overeat, both out of extreme hunger and to numb the sadness. Afterwards I feel uncomfortably full and I end up purging. My mom knocks on the door to ask if I'm okay and I tell her that I'm in the shower. Now, I feel horrible and ashamed. I don't want to do this to myself anymore.

However, I continue to turn to food to help me feel better. This day has already been screwed up so it doesn't matter anymore. I sneak downstairs and find myself eating a ridiculous amount of food in the pantry, sneaking whole packages of food to my room to continue the cycle of bingeing and purging.

At the end of the night, I resolve that tomorrow will be a better day — no more bingeing or purging. I resolve to simply not eat.


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Vanessa brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 153 Designs von 65 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Clean, elegant, professional logo needed for a company that interviews and analyzes customer feedback to find out why a product or service is not selling or performing well against the competition.
The logo should have the letters AMS (either cap or lower case), as well as a graphic element. The graphic element can be suggestive of the word "listening", or it can be abstract. It should be business-like and professional, not a cartoon style.
- Logo using the letters AMS (or ams)
- Graphic element that implies "listening to the customers' voice" or is abstract
- Colors should be strong and bold, jewel tones are preferred.
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72 Dirted Planted Project
After keeping discus for a year in my 29 gallon fish tank, I decided it was time to upgrade to my dream tank, a 72 gallon bow front! I really wanted to do the who planted tank thing right this time as to make it look like one of those beautiful aquascapes you see in youtube videos. I finally found a seller on craigslist and purchased my tank. This is the story of how its been going so far and hopefuly things to come in the future.
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just figured out how to add pictures so here are some pictures of tank I'm tanking down and the new 72 bow front I just recently got on august first. the tank has had water in it for a little under 2 weeks now and the plants hvae been in there since then too. i contemplated a dry start but after seeing the condition of the pogostemon erectus i filled the tank right away. that plant was pronounced Dead On Arival (DOA) and the rest of the plants seem to be doing fine other than the hair grass. I ordered 4 myriophyllum pinnatum, 4 pogostemon erectus, 4 rotala wallichii, 5 dwarf hair grass, 1 rotala rotundifolia from plantedaquariumscentral.com and couldn't be happier. They had a deal if you buy 4 of the stems they send a 5th free. to my surprise they added 1 extra of every plant other than the hair grass which instantly made me a life time customer (this was my first online experience with plants). The pictures here are of my old tank and the 5 fish I plan on moving to their new bigger and better home once it is up and cycled.
Where did you buy you plants
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After finally getting the tank, I went on a little adventure. Bought two large peices of wood for 26 dollars each, and then went out into a forest looking for rocks I liked. After bringing home around 1500 lbs of rock, i bought a 21L pot to boil the wood and rocks. I poured my dirt into my tank and wet it down letting it sit for 3 days. Next I arranged the hard scape in an athstectically pleasing fashion. A couple of days later I recieved my plants and put them into my small tank for safe keeping. At first the discus didn't like the filled aquarium but after that they came around and seemed to love it.
I purchased 3, 50 lb bags of organic choice dirt, 2 15lb bags of eco complete, and then about 40 lbs of black sand from my other tank as a cap. I also bought a aquaclear 110 filter for this tank and a 300 watt heater because the discus love their heat. I have been using a CO2 diffuser from petsmart for about 7 months now and am going to stick with that for this tank as well.
I read it but must have missed it
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A problem dealing with Craigslist is that in order to get a tank for the right price, i had to buy it from someone who had previously used it for salt water... i called a bunch of local fish stores (LFS) and they all said it would be fine for my discus as long as i used vinegar to scrub the inside of the tank well. I also recieved the guys light fixture which had 2 t12 light bulbs for marine life. I couldn't find any t12s under 50 dollars online and then i found that lowes sells pairs for 8$! so i went to lows and bought another dual fixture and now my tank is lit by 4 T12 40 watt lights giving me a grand total of 160watts. all the light bulbs are 6500k and should be great for my plants.
my tank has been cycling for 2 weeks now with the plants and i have done about 5 full water changes to re organize plants and to remove the tanis from the water due to the large peices of wood. I thought boiling them would be sufficent but i guess not.
I am struggling to keep my hair grass alive and ws wondering if anyone had any tips for me. most of the clumps have turned yellow and I'm afraid i wont have that beautiful carpet I was hoping for. All the other plants seem to be doing fine.
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I bought 2 Bristle nose plecos two days ago and both cats are going NUTS over them. I think they like the way they swim sparatically in the water and don't gain ground well. I also forgot to mention that i painted the back of my tank black because it seemed thats how most of the beautiful aquariums look. on my 29 gallon i painted it blue and liked it but I think most of my discus don't really pop on that type of a background. I'm hoping this black background helps their color. I have also found that the plants had a few snails and now they are EVERYWHERE in my 72. its kinda funny cus i went through trouble to desnail my other tank and now here they are again.
I was also wondering if that by not growing alge in my tank if that is good or bad. i was wondering if that meant i don't have enough light or enought nutrients or am i just lucky cus i used eco complete to ward off the attack. hope you enjoy these photos as much as I do!
With the dark background and dark substrate it may cause the discus to actually darken. the tank itself is looking very nice!
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Well I hope not but if it does then I will learn my lesson. I had them with a white gravel when I first purchased them and they would never come out of hiding. I read that light gravel hurt their eyes because it is so bright and when I purchased a black sand almost a year ago it was an imediate change in behavior. I guess I will just have to wait and see :)
Someone had to start the triple didgets. 72 Bow dirted, yes please.
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People who don't like bacon can't be trusted.
Any ideas why my hair grass is slightly turning yellow on me?
I think i figured it out
I couldn't help myself... :)
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We used to joke about the old Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times." Not any more. As the EU's vital winter summit looms on Thursday the weekend airwaves in France and beyond have been full of alarming chauvinistic language in which Angela Merkel is suddenly the bellicose and expansionist Prussian, Otto von Bismarck, and Nicolas Sarkozy is Edouard Daladier, the French Neville Chamberlain, who appeased Hitler.
Not that we are a great deal better on this side of the Channel. The tabloids always detect a "German plot" to take over the City of London's financial dominance – not that Frankfurt actually could for a host of reasons. In the appeasing camp (as that paper was in the 1930s) one Times columnist seeks to reassure his readers that all Berlin's austerity package seeks to do for the eurozone is what Margaret Thatcher did for Britain in the 1980s: to create a liberalised, entrepreneurial economy in which people pay their own way.
I suppose that implies that Mrs Thatcher's medicine was a success, whereas it was only a success for some people and a serious failure for others – those who lost their jobs, their businesses, their pensions, sometimes as a direct consequence of her policies. It also implies that the Germans want to create an open market-orientated "Anglo-Saxon" economy, when they don't.
That's why they scuppered efforts to create a free market in EU services – such as financial services, at which the UK is good, as distinct from mere goods, like cars, at which German engineers are better – despite being committed to it under the 1986 Single European Act. With their history Germans value stability over capitalism's urge to "creative destruction".
I don't blame them. But that's why so many of the big German firms that worked for You-Know-Who in 1933-45 are still thriving concerns. Can you imagine being allowed to buy a German utility company as they buy ours? That's why Frankfurt won't become the City – for better and worse.
Steady on there. I'm aware I'm starting to sound like the people I'm complaining about, hurling abuse at the neighbours when what they all really need to do at the Brussels summit is work together for the common good. That's not easy at the best of times, which these are not and, as Larry Elliott sets out very nicely in today's paper, no one quite knows what to do.
Across the west most policymakers would say "get real" to the remedies offered by both great mid-century economists, Friedrich Hayek, the apostle of classical remedies (bankruptcy and creative destruction) and of his friend and rival ("the only truly great man I ever knew", said Hayek), John Maynard Keynes, who would have slashed interest rates – as policymakers have – but also pumped up public sector debt and borrowing – the Ed Balls remedy – to inject demand into a flat economy.
That's what Labour did before losing office. The coalition's austerity package, even the Keynesian Vince Cable was on board, fearful of a Greek-style collapse, choked off incipient recovery and accompanying growth. Which is why George Osborne had to admit last week that he'll be borrowing a lot more than he's planned to borrow – to pay the bills for continuing gloom, here and beyond Calais.
The German austerity model – "Cut your spending. Raise and collect your taxes. Privatise assets to balance the books" – will impoverish Germany's neighbours and end up impoverishing Germany too. Who is going to buy its exports if its key export markets are in penury? And who foolishly loaned all that money to Greeks and Italians with which to buy those German cars? Why German (and French banks) who now want their money back from borrowers who can't pay.
If we weren't on our best behaviour I might call it "loan-sharking" – at the point where the loan company starts making threatening noises to the mug who took out the loan. Will the French buckle and accept the German plan for balanced budgets across the 17-nation eurozone, enforced by automatic sanctions and a centrally administered compliance regime?
Or does Sarkozy's more expansionary vision – more power to the European Central Bank to buy up debt and a eurobond to sustain mutual solidarity but retain the Gaullist "Europe des patries" model – stand a prayer? Not really. The eurozone exists to hide German strength and French weakness – that old brute, Bismarck, would have spotted that immediately – and Sarko will have to surrender on the best terms he can manage.
How will Mario Draghi, the Italian central banker now running the ECB, play his hand? He's a technocrat and will therefore favour austerity just as his counterpart, Mario Monti, now PM in Rome, is imposing more of it on Italy and Enda Kenny, also speaking last night, is being forced to do in Dublin.
The issues to be resolved between here and Friday are highly technical and it is clear that the heavyweight policymakers and analysts do not agree on what should best be done. A big enough bailout to get Europe moving again is full of risk – not least that indisciplined countries will become indisciplined again – but the austerity model is beyond risk: it is certain to impoverish most of us, though not the central bankers.
Politics will play a crucial role, national politics, but an uncertain one. Merkel is secure at home but cautious. She has not been frank with German voters about their own country's failures and indulged the misplaced sense of superiority that the creditor always enjoys for a while.
Sarkozy is fighting for re-election this spring and sees what has happened to neighbouring governments – including Britain – when voters have cast a verdict on their post-recession performance.
And Tory MPs are busy hustling for David Cameron to use this great crisis to repatriate social policies from Europe in return for helping Merkozy (it's this week's new joke) put the fire out in their blazing (copyright W Hague) building. Brilliant! As if EU social policies will count for much if this gets seriously worse – as it may be about to do.
May we not live in even more interesting times. And, as nicknames go, I prefer Merkozy to Bismarck and Daladier. At least the name's united.


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It's an exciting time in Cannes, France as the 65th Cannes Film Festival is going on, and last night (May 21) Swiss watch maker IWC Schaffhausen held their swanky Filmmakers Dinner.
Gerard Butler was spotted hanging out with fellow actor Adrien Brody at the famous Hotel du Cap-Eden Roc, with both men looking dapper as they posed for pictures.
As is Barcelona wasn't hot enough, Bar Refaeli and Karolina Kurkova attended the Pronovias Fashion Show in the beautiful Spanish city on Friday night (May 11).
Adding some supermodel spice to the recipe, Doutzen Kroes, Karolina Kurkova and Jessica Stam were all in attendance at the 2012 Costume Institute Gala in New York City last night (May 7).
Celebrities of all kinds gathered together on the red carpet to celebrate the grand opening of the IWC Flagship Boutique in New York City on Wednesday night (April 25).
Pitching in on the effort to help President Barack Obama in his re-election bid, Scarlett Johansson teamed up with Vogue's Anna Wintour to host the 2012 Runway To Win Launch in New York City on Tuesday night (February 7).
Held at Theory, the "We Bought a Zoo" actress arrived at the fashion-themed fundraiser alongside her brother Hunter before taking over the spotlight alongside the catwalk.
Celebrities and charities go hand-in-hand and there was no shortage of star power at the Annual Cantor Fitzgerald Charity Day yesterday (September 12).
Beautiful babes like Kim Kardashian, Karolina Kurkova, and Petra Nemcova all showed up at the swanky shindig.
Making the most of her time in Italy, Karolina Kurkova was spotted out by her hotel pool in Ischia yesterday (July 10).
The Victoria's Secret stunner looked fabulous in a skimpy red two-piece bikini as she swam in the water to cool off from the day's hot weather.
Drawing out some of the hottest ladies in Tinseltown, Salvatore Ferragamo held his Women's Resort 2012 Collection party in New York City on Tuesday night (June 28).
Taking place at the James B. Duke Mansion, attendees such as "Slumdog Millionaire" actress Freida Pinto and "Twilight" hottie Ashley Greene turned up to check out the latest looks.