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A week ago I published the presentation I had given during the ENERGIC Workshop at the University of Zurich. In that I talked about crowdsourcing and VGI and about using crowdsourced data in applications.
I'd like to delve deeper into one of the examples I have talk about in my workshop presentation: Some weeks ago, Strava, a provider of a fitness tracking app for bicyclists and joggers, published a so-called heatmap of all recorded GPS locations of its users. Similar data has been published by comparable providers such as Runkeeper.
For what purposes can we use such crowdsourced data? Which questions might they help answer? As an example, I have coded up a small web map that overlays the bicycle infrastructure of the city of Zurich (thank you, Open Data team) onto the Strava heatmap. You can explore this map here below (full-screen view can be toggled using the button on the left, below the zoom controls):
- In its majority the Strava data encompasses cycle routes (77,688,848 globally), but not just (globally, there are 19,660,163 recorded jogging routes).
- How sure can we be that users have switched their app to the correct tracking mode (cycling vs. jogging)?
- Are there users who use their fitness tracking app for recording their car-based travels, their motorbike excursions or their sunday walks with the dog? If yes, does Strava take steps in order to remove such recordings from their user data, for example by filtering based on velocity/acceleration characteristics?
- How many users have contributed their data in the Zurich city area, in a neighbourhood, on a much-used/little-used part of the network?
- Are there much-used routes that – counter-intuitively – have been used and recorded by only a limited (but enthusiastic) bunch of cyclists?
- On the other hand: are there much-used routes that have better "democratic legitimacy", i.e. that have been used by a large number of different people on different occasions?
- If we could detect and distinguish these two kinds of routes: what would this tell us?
- What kind of recording errors (e.g. insufficient GPS coverage, multiple GPS reflections off buildings or trees) might be present in the data? How would such errors influence our intended analyses?
- What does the temporal distribution (currency) of the data look like? Has the majority of the data been collected over the last three years, the last year, the last six months? And how might an uneven temporal distribution influence insights from our intended analyses? (Three years ago an estimate said that 10% of all existing photographs have been taken during the last 12 months! The temporally skewed distribution of Flickr photographs is a well-known fact.)
Some interesting locations in the Zurich Strava data (click for larger image)
upper-left: plausible gaps in the data in a no cycling zone near the tram stop Sternen Oerlikon (left) and the footprint of a bicycle race track including a small "warm-up round" (right).
Suggested reading: Timo Grossenbacher discusses representativity of crowdsourced data extensively in his Master's thesis as well as in this blog post.
* Strava mentions that you might need different, more detailed data for certain analyses and they provide anonymised raw data under their Metro brand especially for such applications.


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In Koh Samui, a prototype for the future of 'wellness'
As a yogi connected to an ashram at the foot of the Himalayas, John Stewart and his cohorts spent seven years hauling rocks to build plots of land for vegetable gardens and fruit orchards on reclaimed riverbed.
All the work was done by hand. His guru and taskmaster, Babaji, said, "We don't wait for miracles. We create them."
Those experiences in India, where Stewart also met his wife and business partner, Karina, provided much of the heft behind the Kamalaya Wellness Retreat and Holistic Spa on Koh Samui.
Set among the boulders and palm trees of the sparsely inhabited southeast corner of the Thai island, Kamalaya's construction was a Herculean undertaking that dwarfed even Stewart's previous endeavors at the ashram.
The result illustrates the founders' desire to create a nature retreat with upmarket designer smarts.
In my villa, an enormous boulder crouched behind the bed and merged with the wall. In the semi-al fresco bathroom, hemmed in by brick walls like the skeletons of Thai temple ruins, the shower nozzle gushed from inside a tree trunk while flowers and fronds sprouted from below.
The alcoves look like a hybrid of a temple roof and a silhouetted tree.
This motif, partly earthy, partly otherworldly, is repeated throughout Kamalaya.
Even the tiniest details at the sanctuary -- the menus made from mulberry bark, the light-bearing fish traps that illuminate the restaurant at night -- have been rendered in earth tones for visitors who not only want to reconnect with nature but their core values.
'I've regained my appetite to compete'
Karina Stewart is the program director. As an undergraduate of Princeton University in the United States, she majored in cultural anthropology and minored in religious studies, specializing in Indian faiths.
A chance encounter with a Taoist master in Seattle inspired her to learn acupuncture and do another degree in traditional Chinese medicine.
"Ever since I was a young girl I wanted to make a positive contribution to people's lives, but I came to prefer Asian and Indian medicine, which are more holistic and more in harmony with nature," she says.
Her creation of nine core programs, launched in 2006, provided the anatomy for the sanctuary's success: a 96-percent occupancy rate during the recent high season.
The detox, weight loss and rejuvenation programs are all popular, but more and more visitors come looking for a port of calm in a sea of stress.
One such captain of industry is Joseph McKeever. In Dubai, he is the owner and CEO of a flight simulator company.
Exhausted by months of overwork and a junk food diet, heavy on coffee and doughnuts, McKeever recently escaped to Kamalaya for his second retreat.
"When you're caught up in a pressure-cooker at work day after day, you can't see the situation clearly," he says.
"But here I've been working out every day and not reading the paper or going on the Internet, so the fog has dispelled and I've regained my appetite to compete."
Over the course of a seven-day "Stress and Burnout Program," which starts from 108,000 baht, the Irishman came up with a whole new business plan to manage his office.
"I need to reorganize myself and the office so I only have to put in a few days a week in the office, but I have to work smart instead of stretching the work out over an entire week, because I've been doing too much of the work myself and not trusting other people to handle the tasks at hand."
Taking control over your life
Much of the stress that grinds people down is self-created, says Rajesh Ramani, a life coach and meditation teacher.
Besides private consultations, the former monk who worked with the poorest of the poor in rural India for many years, gives workshops at Kamalaya where he pinpoints the underlying causes of stress and the ruptures in relationships from a layman's perspective.
"We obsess over all these political situations and economic crises. We follow them constantly on the Internet and TV, but we have no control over them. This leads to overwhelming amounts of stress that are unnecessary," says Rajesh.
His workshops and consultations are devoted to giving people back a sense of control over their lives. Self-empowerment, the Stewarts often reiterate, is the bone marrow of all the different programs at Kamalaya.
Erotic encounters, hedge funds and abs
For Amy Grossman, the owner of a real estate agency in Denver, Colorado, her Kamalaya stay was revelatory because, "We live in such a fast-paced world it's difficult to take time out for yourself. I can't believe that I could actually take a week like this away from my business and husband and kids to focus on such a personal and emotional experience."
Anecdotes like that are commonplace around the "community table" in the wooden restaurant, perched at the height of a hornbill's nest in the middle of the jungle, where guests form an ad hoc support group every night.
Since around 70 percent of the clientele are women, I found it entertaining to feign listening to the boys talk about their hedge funds and ab workouts while pricking up an ear in the direction of the female posse as they related their beach hammock fantasies of erotic encounters with celebrity Casanovas.
The sanctuary may strive for purity in its organic menu and programs, but the atmosphere is far from strict or puritanical.
Overall, the Kamalaya concept is so vast and far-reaching, combining the age-old disciplines of yoga, tai chi and meditation, along with an art gallery, library and film screenings, juxtaposed against all the latest breakthroughs in science, nutrition and bio impedance analysis, that it defies any attempts to sum it up it in slogan-sized summaries or full-length features.
Far easier to grasp is that the retreat has few peers in the world of wellness and seems destined to become a prototype for the future of health-conscious, soul-seeking travel.
Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa Resort: 102/9 Moo 3, Laem Set Road, Na-Muang Koh Samui, Thailand. +66 (0) 77 429 800. www.kamalaya.com. Room rates from 6,900 baht/night, not including wellness programs.

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I've been starting to generalize our systems architecture and I realized that there is one generalization that might be problematic with Cocoon. Basically, we allow a hierarchy of metadata. For example (use fixed fonts): system | V application | V service | V division | V department | V section | V individual At each level it is possible to override the metadata of the previous level. We currently support two (sort of three) layers of metadata with hard coded generators for each layer and a subsequent XSLT that merges the results. The generalization I'm after would allow the number of levels to be dynamically determined for each individual. The simple minded implementation just runs a single generator that handles all the dynamics and spits out the merged results. The big issue is caching. As you move down the hierarchy each level of metadata has to be cached for a smaller population, but the odds of it changing are smaller and it can likely be cached for a longer period of time. Basically, I want each level of metadata to have it's own cache key and cache validity. I think I might be able to do this with flow script and "processPipelineTo"? I'm guessing I'd be able to just keep looping on the pipeline calls (a previous pipeline would supply the meta-metadata that tells me what metadata is required dynamically)? Each invocation would basically pick up a variable from the previous invocation and add it's results in some predictable pattern. If I subsequently re-invoke a pipeline with "processPipelineTo" is there any reason the normal cache checking wouldn't work? The biggest problem I see with this approach is the cacheability of the overall results (which we would really need). Here I think I'd be able to use some kind of composite cache validity, basically picking up the cache validity from each step of the "processPipelineTo" calls and using them in some kind of container cache validity checker that would determine if the overall pipeline was still valid (basically a identity transformer that does nothing but generate a cache key and cache validity on the overall pipeline results). How the heck would I pick up the cache validity objects from the processPipelineTo steps for the overall composite validity? Any of this make sense, or am I wondering off into a world of generalization that Cocoon is just not suited for? Peter Hunsberger
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Aurora Lite Bank Chooses Pakor as U.S. Distributor
March 24, 2011
Aurora Lite Bank (Republic of Korea), manufacturer of studio flash and LED lighting products, has named Pakor (Minneapolis, MN, www.pakor.com) as exclusive U.S. distributor of its Aurora brand studio flash, softbox and LED lighting products and accessories. As part of the agreement, Pakor will begin introducing new Aurora products; including new Orion studio flash kits, as well as a new line of LED constant lights that substantially reduce energy costs while providing soft, focused light with consistent color temperature. Pakor also will introduce a new Aurora battery pack that has a battery life of up to two hours.


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My husband is usually the guinea pig for my baking adventures. He had this cake before, so it will not be utterly new to him on his birthday. On the other hand, who wants to be a guinea pig on his birthday. But for the first time ever, I will make a birthday cake myself. To make it impressive enough to be a birthday cake, I will make it a layer cake with the cream cheese frosting between and on top the layers. I know it will be good.
One day after the birthday, I am attending a potluck of Dubai food bloggers. We have been meeting for more than six months, usually doing a monthly meet-up with something food-related: attending cooking classes, visiting Arabic sweets factories, checking out hole-in-the-wall fish restaurants at the beach, etc. Our group is ever-growing and this time we will just sit down, eat, chat and get to know each other. I cannot keep this cake from them. I am sure I get lots of brownie points when I bring this. And I want the brownie points from my husband too.
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon rosewater
1/2 cup pistachios, finely chopped
1/2 cup cream cheese
3 tablespoons honey or agave syrup
1/4 cup pistachios, chopped
Just before serving the cake, whip together the cream cheese and honey/agave. With a spatula, spread evenly over the top and sides of the cooled cake. Then sprinkle with chopped pistachios. Ready to serve.


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If you do a search on this forum for Wirefly you will find several horror stories. Some folks have had no problem but reading some of the posts you will realize how they can't be trusted and has a long track record of this.
I've had some problems recently with Wirefly. I have 4 lines and called them to find out about upgrading. they told me to fill out the upgrade for the first two lines and then do it again for the second to lines, and I would recieve the promotional upgrade price on four lines. I called back to get different reps so I could verify this. What a deal, so of course I updated all 4 lines. I happened to check the status a couple of hours later and found out that one line from each order was being processed and the other lines had a "Call Us" notification. I called and they said that only 2 lines were eligible for the 19.99 upgrade on an Impression and i needed to pay 159.99 for the other two. they didnt care what sales had told me, that's the way it was. I cancelled both orders and had to wait for them to notify ATT of the cancellation so my numbers would be eligible for upgrade again. Since I must be a glutton for punishment, i went back to wirefly again and only upgraded my primary and seconday line, both of which show to be eligilbe for the promotional price. Once again, one is approved the other shows "call us". I called wirefly again and now they are telling me my secondary line is really my 3rd line and i will have to pay 159.99 to upgrade. My first two lines belong to my wife and myself and were created long before the 3rd and 4th lines used by the kids. I called att and verified my wifes line was indeed listed as the secondary line. they even updated notes on my accout to say as much should anyone inquire. I called wirefly and they reprocessed the order. Within 30 min is was on "call us" status. I called back and got the same story that it was the 3rd line and not the second line and I had to pay 159.99. I verify with ATT again and cb to wirefly, they continue to tell me that it is not the secondary number. I asked who they dealt with in ATT because that is now what they are telling me. they only use a computer program and never talk to a live person. they said they were not authorized to call ATT.so I made a conference call to ATT and asked them to tell me the secondary number on my account.I was correct, but wirefly continues to tell them it is wrong. By now, i've gone from rep to supervisor , to the supervisor of their activation department. They try repeating what they have told me and then ask the att rep if that is correct. She didnt fall for it and told them no, that the line I said was secondary is actually the secondary line. Then they would reword the same phrase and ask the att rep again. She would correct them and tell them the correct secondary line. Finally they tell me they will try to change the data and will call me back in an hour.guess what, an hour has passed and they have not called back. So I called them back, now they say to give them another hour. It doesnt seem to matter what is actually on my account, not even when ATT tells them, they just want me to pay 159.99 for the second line....they are supposed to call back in 45 min with the problem resolved....I'll update what happens if anything. so far 4 hours of my day have been wasted arguing with them. I guess they think you'll just give up and pay what they want.


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Jerky wrote:Anybody pick this up for the 360 yesterday? If yes, then how is it?
I did (bf3 for 360).
Bought the limited edition from Walmart for the same price as the normal one. The LE gives you access to the first expansion pack when it's released.
It's a lot different than black ops that's for sure. I've only played for about an hour - mainly due to the ea servers being crap on launch day.
It comes with 2 discs - 1 for multiplayer/co-op and 1 for single player campaign. You also choose to install the high def version or scaled down version.
You can also sign up thru ea.com to get more features (a pain in the azz because you have to log into 3 separate sites to accomplish this and they all crashed yesterday- the message boards were full of posts like "I keep getting error message" etc. total fail)
Actual gameplay: my first thought was "I don't like it". Keep in mind ive been playing black ops for the last 6 months so that's what I'm use to. I know there's a learning curve so I'm dealing with that. Multiplayer is set up like an updated system of bf2mc in that you can choose which server you join along with map and game mode.
The few maps I played are huge. Gonna take a while to learn all these suckers. The vehicles are fun...especially the jets although you'll have to wait in line for them.
The soldier type/load out system seems cool. Lots of gadgets I look forward to unlocking.
I'll wait on my official review after the servers calm down and I get the hang of it, but right now I'm thinking I'm going to like mw3 better.


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Hi, welcome to everybody--this is my first post. I love owner forums, by the way, always a wealth of information.
For the last 2 years I have enjoyed driving a 2004 BMW Z4 3.0, but it was time to trade it in for something different, i.e., more practical.
I went with a 2012 Subaru WRX premium sedan (unmodded) from CarMax here in Omaha. I would have bought new but the style and color I wanted was extremely hard to find, and I knew I couldn't get much off the MRSP for one if/when it became available. It has 16K miles, runs great, and is in almost-perfect condition.
I had the Z (nicknamed Zed) for 2 years and drove 30,000 miles with it, mostly with the top down. It was a fun ride - one of the purest expressions of driving around, in my opinion, at least for under $50k. I found the handling to be the most accurate of any car I've ever driven, and the peppiness and linear acceleration to be more than acceptable for daily driving. And I liked the styling both interior and exterior. But, it had 110k miles, would only seat 2, and winter is coming - shades of Game of Thrones!
First impressions of the WRX: great engine and handling. There's a bit of turbo lag, but when it kicks in at 3-4000 rpm it's like a rocket taking off - accelerates much faster than the Z's 3.0. However, 5th gear (for various reasons I decided the WRX Premium would do the trick, no need to shell out $9-10 extra for the STI, plus harder to find anyway) is pretty useless for anything but highway cruising, unlike the Z4 which would go from 60-100 in 6th gear in a coupla seconds. The Z4 acceleration is more linear, while the WRX is more like an oxygen saturation curve--a steep ascent which plateaus.
The steering in the WRX, which I've nicknamed T Rex, is great in the corners, possibly the equal to the Z4, but on straightaways it has a bit of drift or slop that I am getting used to. Better than my fiancee's truck though. It's actually pretty low to the ground, so the handling feel is on a par with the Z4.
The cockpit is not nearly as nice as the Z4, but it's roomier, has iPhone integration, Bluetooth, a decent stereo, a moonroof, kick*ss climate control, heated seats, garage door opener, etc. And of course a functional backseat and huge trunk with fold down seats. The exterior - dark gray - has a slightly edgy, all-business appeal to it - I realize it won't turn girl's heads like the Z4. Though I did have a guy in an Accord want to race me at the light when I was driving it home.
So for now, I think I've got a great all-around car that will get me through winter as I put on the miles between hospitals here in the Midwest, and drive to Minneapolis and Madison and Boulder to visit my kids. And will go from 0-60 in ~5 seconds.


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Dimly lit storage closets. Dented food cans. Improper signage. These are some of the violations for which the city's restaurants can be fined, and each infraction can cost owners anywhere from $200 to $2000 apiece.
The City Council is considering legislation that would allow inspectors to give warnings for violations that do not threaten food safety as a package of measures aimed at helping small businesses.
If passed, the legislation will also require the city's Health Department and other agencies to identify any codes or regulations that should be eliminated or have become obsolete.
The Health Department said it's meeting its goal of improving sanitary practices at the city's restaurants. It expects to see fines drop this fiscal year as a result.
"As restaurant inspection results continue to improve, restaurants are inspected less frequently, which means fewer opportunities for fines," said department spokesperson Alexandra Waldhorn.
Paul Seres, co-owner of Lower East Side restaurants DL and Dinner, said he welcomes the proposed relaxation of fines but is skeptical the city will adopt them.
"I don't think fines are going to go down. I don't," he said. "How are you going to take away millions of dollars in fines in a city that's broke? I mean, financially and fiscally, it doesn't make sense."
Restaurant fine revenue has increased about $10 million annually over the past few years. Last fiscal year, which ending in June 2012, the city collected $51.4 million in fines, according to the Department of Health.
"So often they feel that the city uses their business as an ATM," said Andrew Rigie, executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance. "The laundry list of violations operators can be cited for goes way beyond the focus on food safety."
Rigie said he hears complaints from bar and eatery owners that the city's restaurant grading system in effect since 2010, is too punitive.
"They're just constantly being hit with $500 or $1000 fines for violations that either shouldn't be considered one at all," he said.
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Red Cross workers kidnapped in Syria
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Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts war
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death
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Detailed Accident Report
Submitted By: SNFAC; Lundy
Place: mountains near Antelope Creek
State: ID
Country: USA
Fatalities: 1
Summary: 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
Dry Fork of Antelope Creek Avalanche Summary
Location N 43? 34.628?
Type HS-AMu-D2.5
Date 20060301
Aspect 305 Degrees
Top of slide 8280?
Bottom of Debris 7530?
Slab max depth at crown 95cm
Slab depth at flanks 16cm
Slab width max 40m
Slope angle at crown 35degrees
Slope angle of bed surface
Max 37degrees
Average 35 degrees
Debris width ~18m
Victim buried ~85cm deep
Front of Sled ~155cm deep
Average debris depth ~100cm
The accident happened in Dry Fork of Antelope Creek. This area is just over the Fish Creek summit and is typically accessed via the Fish Creek Trailhead near Carey. The accident site was approximately 10 miles from the trailhead. March 1st was a clear sunny day with daytime temperatures likely in the high 30 to mid 40-degree range. Winds were light to moderate out of the south.
Avalanche Description
The slide was a class D 2.5 hard slab that was triggered by a single snowmobile. The top of the crown was at 8280 feet in elevation, and ran 750 vertical feet down slope. The aspect was 305 degrees. The maximum depth of the crown was approximately 3 feet deep while the average depth of the slab was around 1.5 feet deep. The depth of the slab at the point where the victim likely triggered the slide was about 6 inches. The maximum depth of snow at the crown beneath the bed surface to the ground was about 8.5 feet. The maximum width of the slab was approximately 40 yards.
Snow and Weather Conditions
A warm storm moved thru the area on February 27th and 28th depositing approximately 2 inches of water. The rain line in Dry Fork was approximately 7000 feet. The winds during the storm were strong out of the southwesterly and then shifted to the southeast just after the storm and remained moderate for approximately the next 12 hours. The slab was a large wind pillow formed from storm snow. The failure occurred on a small faceted layer below a 1 cm thick temperature crust. At the top of the crust there was a very thin (1/8 inch) ice lense. The distribution of snow from the last storm varied widely in the general area depending on aspect. The windward side of the ridge from where the slide occurred had a total of about 2 feet of snow with about 4 inches of new snow on top.
Events leading to the avalanche
At approximately 2pm the victim had just ridden up a gully and turned around. He was headed down the gully when he triggered the slide. His partner, who was about half way up the gully and to the side, witnessed the slide break loose and then tried to warn his partner. The victim apparently did not realize that he had triggered a slab. While moving down the gully he was over taken by the debris and was swept approximately 650 vertical feet down slope.
Rescue Summary
The victim was buried approximately 1.5 to 2 feet deep. He was not wearing an avalanche transceiver, although his partner was. The partner found the handle bars of the victims sled above the debris surface and proceeded to probe the general area with his shovel handle. He found his partner with a shovel handle/probe strike to the helmet about 6 feet directly uphill from the buried sled. The victim was buried between 30 and 40 minutes before his partner had his airway uncovered. The victim was found unresponsive. The rescuer provided CPR for approximately 1 hour before leaving the scene to return to the trailhead and call for help. The average depth of the debris was 3 to 4 feet deep with the maximum depth observed being about 5 feet deep. The coroner?s report indicates the cause of death was due to blunt trauma to the chest and torso.
Report written by
Matthew Lutz
Avalanche Forecaster
Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center


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Montpellier defender Mapou Yanga Mbiwa is said to be on his way to have a medical at Newcastle United.
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa – Newcastle agreed fee with Montpellier?
But we don't how true this story is, because it's a rumor that's been generated on Sky Sports.
The rumor is that Newcastle have had an offer accepted for the Montpellier captain, and the 22 year-old is now on his way to Newcastle, and will have his medical tomorrow.
If the rumor is to be believed, the 22 year-old will sign a four and a half year deal at Newcastle.
We have covered this lad a few times over the last couple of months and he looks a very good player, who can play anywhere across the back four.
And a player with that defensive versatility would be a very good buy for Newcastle.
The 8 times capped French U21 International stands 6′ tall and would jump at the chance to join Newcastle as he has said earlier this month:
Newcastle are interested? Well it means my performances have crossed the country.
My dream league has always been the Premier League, so you never know.
But for me if Montpellier have to agree a fee with a team, then who knows?
But I would love to play one day in England.
Last November he was rumored to be worth around £5M, and if that is true Newcastle could have decided he would be a better bargain than Adrian Mariappa of Watford, who would cost around £4M.
This would also be consistent with what the Sunday Sun reported today, that over the last 24 hours, Newcastle have turned their attention to center-backs on the continent, after their lack of success with Mariatta.
Again, we don't know if this rumor is true, and it's that time in the transfer window when rumors could be generated out of thin air.
But we hope it is because we think this lad would be a great buy for Newcastle.
He is the captain of Montpellier, and so the lad has some leadership skills, and he has played for them since 2006 and has a total of 171 appearances with four goals.
Arsenal are one of the other clubs who have recently been linked with the youngster.
Here's hoping. 😀
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Gonzalo Munoz was born and raised in the country of Sweden by parents who had migrated from Chile. Recently, he was waiting in a metro station in Stockholm to meet a friend when approached by a policeman. The cop, speaking in English, said to Mr. Munoz: "I'd like to see your passport because you are suspected of being in Sweden illegally." Fortunately, Mr Munoz, in addition to his native Swedish also knows the English language. Fortunately, that day he also had his passport. Imagine if he did not speak English or did not possess his passport, a day in jail.
The purpose of police in any nation in the world is to capture criminals. In New York City during the past year police stopped and frisked about 850,000 people. By some strange reason 75% of them were Hispanic or Black. I gather they did find fewer than 100 weapons. I am glad police waste their time halting honest New Yorkers. Oh, this does not mean there is evidence of racial profiling!


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It is a fast-paced drama of frustration, envy, rivalry, struggle and success, starring a self-taught child prodigy who sold contraband to advance his studies; a fanatical inventor who took apart pianos as a child to examine their 'gizzards'; and a TV cameraman who became a music entrepreneur to translate the music he loved into an Australian first. Their unorthodox, historic odyssey created multi-award-winning, best-selling albums and changed their lives forever.
Brendan Ward is an award-winning cinematographer and a producer of TV programs and documentaries. His lifelong obsession with Beethoven's piano music led him to two other obsessives: an 'unknown' pianist with an unusual connection to Beethoven, and a rambunctious inventorattempting to revolutionise the modern grand piano.
In a joint production between ABC Classics and NewSouth Books, author Brendan Ward interweaves the timeless music of Beethoven throughout the narrative, performed by Australia's pre-eminent Beethoven pianist and dual ARIA Award winner, Gerard Willems.
This unique eBook is embedded with over an hour of award-winning Beethoven piano music, a half-hour of video content and ninety photographs.
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia
Carl Vine
Australian Composer, Pianist and
Artistic Director of Musica Viva Australia
'Ward achieves at least three remarkable things in this book. First, using direct, authentic and uncomplicated language, he manages to explore some extremely deep aspects of musical performance and interpretation that in less caring hands become mired in complexity. Second, in exploring his own fixation with Beethoven's piano music, he manages to weave an entertaining fabric made not from his own life, but more significantly from the important people and influences in it. Third, Ward doesn't hesitate to include opinions and reactions opposing his own, establishing his value as a true and selfless chronicler. Aside from all that, it's simply a great read.'
Carl Vine - Australian Composer, Pianist and Artistic Director of Musica Viva Australia
'Here is the classic story of success against all odds but with a twist that takes the reader on a fascinating journey into unexplored territory.'
Gerald Stone - Journalist and author
NEW RECORDINGS: Gerard Willems has recorded Beethoven's three 'Electoral' sonatas (composed in 1782-83), as well as 'Fantasia Sonata in D', a 25-minute work Beethoven sketched in 1792-93 but never published.
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- General Puppy Stuff (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/general-puppy-stuff/)
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Puppy desire to play chase and wrestle
My GSD is 6 months old right now and basically wants to play chase and wrestle with every dog she encounters at the dog park.
Of course, not every dog wants to play back with her in this way.
She seems to do best with more athletic breeds or at least those that are happy to play chase with her.
I actually really like this because it gives her the type of full-on exercise I can't provide -- or I'm too lazy to provide :-)
How long will this last? In other words, do GSDs STOP wanting to play with other dogs (run away, chase, wrestle) when they hit a certain age?
I think it all depends on the dog. Some don't like playing with other dogs at all. I have two male GSDs. One 2 year old and one 5 year old. They don't often interact with any dogs, other than each other. The 5 year old doesn't like to play. He did when he was younger. He seemed to grow bored with it when he reached 4-5 years.
My pups the same. He goes mental when he sees another dog. Will wrestle and chase until he drops. He also plays rough and will bully other dogs.
His slowly getting better, his almost 8 months old now. Obedience classes have been my savior by teaching him to listen with with distractions.
It usually slows a bit as they get older. Also you have to watch it because as our pups get bigger and stronger OTHER dogs don't always enjoy the rough play as much :)
DOG CLASSES are a great way to put yourself more in the picture to engage with your pup. It's nice to have our dogs exercise without us, but we are losing a TRAINING opportunity to teach our pups to love to be with us and engage with US and instead be learning we are boring poop heads and all the excitement and fun in the world is from OTHER dogs...
You see this stuff yet? http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...s-puppies.html
Specially the 'engagment' stuff.
Iv actually been looking for some tips on engagement training. In my opinion the most underlooked aspect of training by newbies.
Thanks for the link
I live in Europe so the local language is something I haven't picked up yet, so had to train on my own so far. I also give her to a private trainer for 1-2 day periods (especially when I have to travel), since she has 2 dogs of her own and takes her on long walks in the forest for exercise.
Today at the dog park was kind of wild. One really jealous dog barked non-stop. Another little vicious dog tried to bite any dog that would get close. And then the owner started beating his dog for being vicious. I may have to limit her time at the dog park after today's drama.
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The 2014 contest closes on April 24 and has already received more than 500 submissions from 37 countries. Last year's contest saw a record 1,200 entries from 49 countries. (MORE: Incredible Space Images Win Photo Contest)
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Saturn Aura Recall 14V252000
Various Electrical Concerns
An electrical connection problem at the body control module can result in various concerns related to application of the brake pedal.
1) Exterior brake lights not working as expected
2) Difficulty disengaging the cruise control
3) Moving the shifter out of park without pushing the brake pedal
4) Disabling of the traction control, electronic stability control, and braking assist systems
General Motors has not yet released a notification schedule for this recall. If you don't receive notification in a timely fashion and believe you should have, please contact your General Motors dealer for further instruction. They may ask for your vehicle identification number (VIN), so please have it handy when you call. The General Motors recall number is 13036.
Increased resistance in an electrical connection at the body control module (BCM) may result in voltage fluctuations in the brake pedal sensor circuit. These fluctuations can cause concerns with various systems that monitor the position of the brake pedal, any of which would increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will reprogram the brake pedal sensor to correct these concerns.
May 14, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.
Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
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Social center holds Easter celebration
The Mahoning Hills Social Center, beside Longview Elementary School, near Punxsutawney, recently held an Easter party all about Easter eggs and bonnets.
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Barker stops Butler
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"Dazzling" Darren Barker (21-0, 14 KOs) of London, UK, added the vacant British middleweight crown to already owned Commonwealth 160lb title moments ago at Brentwood Center in Brentwood, also UK, with a dominant stoppage of hugely overmatched late sub Danny "The Boy" Butler (18-3, 3 KOs).
After taking the first round to feel out his opponent, Barker delivered a masterful perfromance, showing a world-class technique combined with natural reflexes and considering punching power from the second stanza on. Butler, who was competetive in the first couple of minutes, gradually faded down the stretch, taking more and more measured punishment from the middleweight contender and missing all in return. There were no knockdowns and Butler had never been hurt during the fight, but at :47 of the seventh round referee Richie Davis stepped in to halt the one-sided contest and saving brave Bulter from more heavy punishment.
Darren Barker retained his CW belt for the fourth time, proved he is a force to be reckon with at 160lb and put his name in one line with such prospects as Dmitry Pirog, Daniel Geale, Matthew Macklin, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam, Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs. He was scheduled to face Wayne Elcock before.


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A GIRL who shaved her head in solidarity with a cancer-stricken friend was refused entry to her school because the cut violated dress code policy.
Kamryn Renfro got the new look to support 11-year-old Delaney Clements, who has lost her hair because of chemotherapy to treat neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer.
Kamryn, a student at Caprock Academy in Grand Junction, Colorado, told local news channel 9NEWS: "It felt like the right thing to do."
Delaney praised her friend's actions. "It made me feel very special and that I'm not alone," she said.
However, the Academy didn't see it that way and when Kamryn tried to go back to school she wasn't allowed in.
"I didn't realize that hair was such an important aspect of a child at school," said Wendy Campbell, Delaney's mum.
According to 9NEWS the school's board of directors plans to meet to discuss the situation. In a statement the school said, "shaved heads are not permitted".


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Air conditioner sleeves
I am looking for replacement sleeves for window a/c's installed in the walls of a condo complex. The sleeves are rusty, but the ac's are in good condition. Can anyone tell me where I can find sleves for these units.
if there not rotting out they can be wire brushed primed up and color sprayed again. is it the outside or where they slde into..? ordering just the sleeves can get real expensive
Go find a sheet metal shop and give them the dimensions that you need, for the replacement sleeves.
Air Conditioner Sleeeves
It's the outside sleeve that the a/c goes into. This problem is constent because the property is on the beach, and gets a lot of salt spray.
Most sleeves I have seen are very difficult to replace and many times are built in the exterior wall when the building is being constructed and is very heavy gage steel very difficult to replace. I would recommend what others have said wire brush and paint. Or ask the Condo maintenance person what they recommend.
Some research into the several Plastisol coating products available may be a solution for the harsh environment rather than replacement. If you are lucky there will be a shop with that service close by otherwise it may be a DIY job.
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Hello there.
So…..we've been here for a year and a half…..
and after living here for that amount of time without our stuff since it's all sitting in a storage unit
back home that we pay a monthly rent on in order for it all to be secured and safe while we are living here
i am at that point where even though we absolutely LOVE it here but living without our things is
probably the hardest part.
I love style.
I love pretty things.
I love making my home look good and part of that is i love being creative in my home space.
That is why i decided it was better to ask for forgiveness rather than ask for permission……
because as much as most of the peeps on this island are just fine living with rattan and bamboo style
furniture…..mix matched living is just not happening for me.
The condo we live in has three bedrooms…..two of the bedrooms are upstairs and the kids are in those.
Lola and Fin had been sharing a room up until this point and Mason had his own room.
Lola is at the age now where she really needs her own space and the boys are back to sharing a room
just like they did back in Illinois. The bedrooms are painted a lime green.
There is nothing good about lime green bedrooms unless you have a new baby and it's called a nursery…..
so throw in our lime green bedroom walls…..bamboo and rattan furniture and warped and old wooden blinds
on the windows….it's not a pretty look and i was starting to feel my blood pressure rise and my tourette's syndrome
come out every time i had to go into one of the rooms.
The room that we moved lola into for her own is also the guest bedroom for when we have guests….
it's a king bed where as the other bedroom has 2 twin beds….so the optional room for Lola and when
we have guests is the bedroom with the king bed.
This is the only before photo i took…..and it was taken with my phone……but it's pretty spot on with
the look i was describing….
So……i decided i would paint the room and because i did not ask permission to paint….
i am asking for forgiveness now.
But in our defense…..i truly believe that the new color adds so much.
I moved the two rattan nightstands and the tall bamboo dresser into the closet……
and we stored the one rattan floor lamp and the blinds into the loft for storage so that the owner won't freak out
when and if we decide to leave…….all the original stuff is still here.
{just out of sight out of mind}
After pouring myself a cocktail….i went to work on painting the room……
{cottage white}
I also needed to be thrifty and creative because i can't afford a headboard
{there was a rattan mirror above the bed before makeover}
and due to the fact that there is an abundance of free and beautiful driftwood all over the place
i decided to create a driftwood headboard.
I have to say that i love how it turned out.
I found this amazing corded light fixture at a local boutique here on Kauai…..
i've seen them at Anthropologie and i remember thinking how much i loved it….just not the price tag.
I paid $50 for it.
Let's have a cocktail to celebrate!
Like i mentioned before we took down the blinds that wouldn't even open anymore because
i think they were original to the place.
There is not much here in the way of shopping for window treatments……
and because Walmart and Kmart were out of the question…..i decided to see if Home Depot had anything.
Score again.
I needed 6 panels and these Martha Stewart white ones were priced right at just over $15 per panel.
I also couldn't find the right curtain rods that i wanted so here i am being creative again…..
with driftwood.
{free and if and when the owner wants them down….off they go because the driftwood is being held
on large curtain tie backs}
I used some white rope i found to string through the curtain loops because as hard as i tried…..
i just couldn't find long and skinny pieces of driftwood. They were all pretty thick for the length i wanted.
But i love how they turned out.
The chair is one of a pair i had been eyeing at a local furniture liquidation store…..
they were part of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Oahu.
The hotel went through major renovations in 2009 and these were the last of the 50's style chairs
that the furniture liquidators had.
I had been eyeing them for about 6 months…….
and since no one really loves this style like i do…..i finally caved and bought both of them for $80.
Not each.
Score again.
I bought them a few months ago and decided that one of them needed to go into Lola's room.
The pillow was hand made and gifted to me from a friend…….so i decided to let Lola's chair
borrow it for now till i can find a pretty place for it.
My next amazing find was at a thrift shop……
i just happened in it last week and it was hidden in the back.
The price tag was $8.
When i went to check out……the cashier asked me if i wanted to donate $1 to their charity
and then the price of the lamp drops 50%.
So i got the lamp for $5.
It just needed some spray paint to cover up the brass stand……
Every girl needs some mermaid love and because lola is not a surfer…..
{she would rather be boogie boarding}
i didn't want to go with the whole surfer girl look.
And it's the guest bedroom for when we have guests…..so the room needs to have that welcoming look
as well.
The artwork is from a local artist and is done on and old part of a door.
The bedding i found at Macy's on clearance…..
It's called Henna by Bar 111.
Lola's not a girly girl so this print fit her perfectly.
As time moves on….i would like to find some baskets to add to the old bookcase…..
but for right now i'm out of money and part of the thrill of decorating is the thrill of the find.
For right now the shelves will stay open.
I love how the room turned out……and right now Bryan is just trying to talk me down because
i would love to tackle our bedroom as well.
But for right now at least Lola has a sweet coastal bedroom and i can sneak up there and pretend like it's mine
every once in a while…….and all the original furniture is nicely tucked away.


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In today's episode of Game|Life the Video, we talk to game creators David Grossman and Peter Tsaykel of Telltale and learn about how the creators of the Sam & Max and Homestar Runner games turned their talents to putting an interactive spin on Wallace & Gromit.
The first episode, Wallace & Gromit in Fright of the Bumblebees, is available this week on PC, with an Xbox Live Arcade version to follow later. Three more episodes will be released on a monthly basis.
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Plugging in your fantasy studs at RB, QB, and WR is easy; sorting out the fringes of your roster, not so much. We agonize over these decisions until 5 minutes before kickoff, then kick ourselves about the guys we started 10 minutes after kickoff. We're talking about the WR/TE Flex and WR/RB Flex plays, and they're a pain in the friggin' arse.
Our Position Rankings now include more running backs and wide receivers, so you can now refer to those ranks for your WR3 and RB2 options. ETB's Cheat Sheet only focuses on those crucial flex-spot ranks.
Week 15 Cheat Sheet Rankings
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Week 15 RB/WR Flex Plays
1. Kevin Jones, Detroit @ SD
2. Chester Taylor, Minnesota vs. CHI
3. Anthony Gonzalez, Indianapolis @ OAK
4. Adrian Peterson, Chicago @ MIN
5. Kolby Smith, Kansas City vs. TEN
6. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City vs. HOU
7. Brandon Stokley, Denver @ HOU
8. Fred Taylor, Jacksonville @ PIT
9. Jabar Gafney, New England vs. NYJ
10. Jerious Norwood, Atlanta @ TB
Fortune Cookies: Welcome to Mr.
Toad Martz's Wild Ride. Will Kevin Jones get 20+ carries? He's gotten at least 100 total yards and a TD every time that's happened—all three times… The Minnesota offensive line is opening massive holes right now, and Chicago is trotting out one of the worst rushing defenses in the NFL. We think Chester Taylor has a great chance to score in the Metrodome this week… Anthony Gonzalez is "The Man," as Peyton Manning put it this week, and should thrive against an Oakland secondary that doesn't stop No.2 WRs… This is about as bad a matchup as any RB can see, but Adrian Peterson stays active in the passing game and Minnesota let Frank Gore catch 8 passes last week… Kolby Smith is not expected to be at full strength this weekend and that offensive line is in shambles, but he's the featured back there and has a chance to punch one in with modest yardage… Dwayne Bowe has really cooled off lately, but he should be a primary target for Croyle in Arrowhead and Gonzo is back to drawing coverage to his side of the field… You'll want to check Brandon Stokley's status before kickoff on Sunday, but we think he'll go. If so, he should be a decent flex play against a sagging Houston pass defense and opposite newly minted stud Brandon Marshall… It's hard to bench Fred Taylor right now with the way he's playing, but the matchup bumps him down to mediocre flex status for this week. Pittsburgh is brutal to opposing backs, and Taylor is no lock to get the carries on the goal line… Jabar Gaffney was involved in his most snaps of the season last week and has overtaken Donte' Stallworth as the Pats WR3. The weather conditions may be rough, but you have to think New England is going to pile on the points against Mangini and the franchise that accused them of cheating earlier this year… Jerious Norwood has been playing better than Dunn all season and is a threat to take it the distance on any play, and yet hasn't received double-digit carries yet this season. With HC Bobby Petrino resigning, perhaps the coaching staff will come to their senses and get him the ball, but either way he should be active in a matchup against the Tampa-2 that takes away receivers over the top.
Week 15 WR/TE Flex Plays
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1. Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh vs. JAX
2. Calvin Johnson, Detroit @ SD
3. Anthony Gonzalez, Indianapolis @ OAK
4. Brandon Stokley, Denver @ HOU
5. Benjamin Watson, New England vs. NYJ
6. Jabar Gafney, New England vs. NYJ
7. Vernon Davis, San Francisco vs. CIN
8. Amani Toomer, New York Giants vs. WSH
9. Owen Daniels, Houston vs. DEN
10. Shaun McDonald, Detroit @ SD
Fortune Cookies: His quarterback has missed two practices this week with a sore shoulder, but Santonio Holmes seems to be slowly working his way back from his ankle injury and is a strong bet to score… It just doesn't make any sense that Calvin Johnson is still so uninvolved in the Detroit passing attack, but we're assuming that Mike Martz will realize that he has lots of size on San Diego's smallish corners and gets him some redzone looks… We're pretty keen on rookie Gonzalez's prospects this week against Oakland, especially with the way he's been rolling as of late (13 catches, 261 yards, 2 TDs in his last three)… Though currently listed as "questionable," Stokley has been quietly productive in the slot for Denver, and if he's active should be good for 3-4 catches and a possible score… The five touchdowns in the season's first five weeks for Benjamin Watson seem like eons ago, but we have a hunch that damn near every offensive player is going to score this week (hell, maybe even Laurence Maroney!)… And that includes Gafney… If Vernon Davis is to post decent yardage and a score or two over the last three weeks here, you'd think it'd be against the hopeless Bungles and their hopeless defense… Do you enjoy starting Amani Toomer during the fantasy playoffs? No, we didn't think so, but he's been pretty consistent these past five weeks, averaging 4 receptions and 53 yards/per. Not especially exciting, but c'mon, it's Amani Toomer… We're much more comfortable rolling with Owen Daniels when Matt Schaub is behind center, but his only 2 TDs of the season have come in the past three weeks… In case you haven't noticed, Shaun McDonald is exactly 200 yards away from going over 1,000 yards receiving this year. Last week in the first game w/o Roy Williams in the lineup, McDonald caught 8 passes for 96 yards.
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House Republicans are planning to push a series of bills designed to keep pressure on the White House over government scandals that burst open this spring, particularly the IRS targeting of conservative political groups for vigorous oversight.
During Tuesday's weekly Republican Conference meeting, Majority Leader Eric I. Cantor (R-Va.) outlined a collection of bills that GOP leaders expect to advance in the final week of the summer legislative session late this month. Additionally, leaders slammed the administration's decision to delay implementation of the so-called employer mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act that was pushed back to 2015. The delay benefits large businesses, but leaves individuals and small businesses to begin key portions of the new law.
Taken together, the moves are an effort by Republicans to position their caucus on the side of small business while being against big government. "The public feels a growing sense of distrust of what this administration and what Washington is doing," Cantor told reporters after the hourlong meeting in a Capitol basement conference room.
He accused the administration of "coming down on the side of big business" with its delay of the mandate that large employers provide insurance for workers.
A month ago Washington was consumed by the IRS scandal, the Justice Department's aggressive techniques in pursuing leak investigations and questions about the State Department's handling of the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. The White House and Democrats accused GOP investigators of over reach in their pursuit of President Obama and his aides, highlighting that liberal groups also faced aggressive IRS scrutiny and pointing to mistakes in the probe related to the attack on the Benghazi consulate.
Then immigration legislation consumed both sides of the Capitol over the last month, leading those scandals to fade from the spotlight.
GOP leaders have several bills that they expect to push to try to refocus voters on what they consider government abuse. For late July and early August, Cantor has laid out a week of government "distrust" legislation, according to a senior aide.
One measure would allow citizens to record conversations between themselves and federal enforcement officials, while another would let federal agencies place senior career officials on leave with or without pay when they are under investigation for serious abuses. Several measures would rein in an agency's ability to implement regulations, and another would prohibit the IRS's role in implementing the health-care law.


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Dr. Oz Raw Food Sauerkraut Salad Master Chef Recipe2013-01-06
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An easy Dr. Oz raw food recipe to help with your New Year's resolution weight loss plans! This healthy salad recipe brings probiotics benefits to your table. It's one of the free, easy recipes in our master chef recipe series, allowing you to make restaurant quality foods for your healthy family meals.
Complete, step-by-step instructions and cooking tips by master chef Scott Foster of the Hazellewood Grill & Tap, Tonka Bay, MN. A restaurant grade recipe you can prepare at home. Make this vegetarian recipe part of your gluten free diet as well. Enjoy!
Frank's interpretation of the Dr. Oz Sauerkraut Salad
developed by Master Chef Scott Foster of the Hazellewood Grill, Tonka Bay, MN.
- One large can of Frank's Sauerkraut
- One tsp. dried Oregano leaves
- One tsp. Chia seeds
- Two-three diced Roma tomatoes
- Ground pepper: to taste
- One-three cups spring greens
- Handful of Kalmata olives, pitted and halved
- Extra virgin Olive oil: splash to taste
- Three-four Watercress leaves for garnish
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Matt Cullen, defenseman Brent Burns and Pierre-Marc Bouchard each recorded a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild posted a 4-1 road triumph over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
Eric Nystrom notched a pair of assists and rookie Anton Khudobin made 31 saves for the Wild, who improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight road games.
Minnesota took command early, building a 2-0 lead less than four minutes into the contest. Cullen beat Nikolai Khabibulin with a backhander at 1:39 for his second goal in as many games after an 11-game drought and Burns scored his 13th of the season at 3:25.
After a scoreless middle session, Bouchard made it 3-0 midway through the third. Just over two minutes later, Brunette beat Khabibulin from the right side of the crease during a power play for his 12th tally.
Khudobin had his hopes for a second straight shutout spoiled when rookie Magnus Paajarvi ripped a shot from the high slot into the top left corner of the net while on the man advantage with 3:46 to play.
Khabibulin turned aside 22 shots for the Oilers, who have dropped five of six at home.


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1963 Oldsmobile 98
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- Price:
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Spectacular original Convertible & National 1st Place winner! Exterior color: Champagne Interior Color: Black Convertible Top: Black Convertible top boot: Black Mileage: 51,523 (Actual mileage) Engine: Original Super Rocket 425... More
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got the bay in primer
Did you do anything to reinforce the frame rails after cutting out the structural pinch weld?
Why didn't you cover up the subframe, steering column, and take out your suspension? It would have taken another half an hour. I just hate seeing people spend all this time to make their bay "nice", yet take so many shortcuts. It's the little things like that that stick out and just ruin it.
You're making good progress though, keep it up.
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I put a really hot weld down both sides then jumped on the frame rails and they did not crack so I think it's good
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I'm ok with your project except for that. You jumped on the frame to decide if it was strong enough? What about the load of the motor? Or the load of the motor and suspension as the car bounces up and down on a bumpy road...or WHENEVER?
This is somehow reminding me of shadows shaved bay
just got done spraying the bay turned out ok
I'll say it did, minus the overspray on the subframe.
I think everyone should consider this is a back yard build. Taking this into consideration its 10x better than most the crap builds on here. OP great job for working with what you have
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pretty good
but I still wouldve taken the subrframe and the horn off atleast, but hey you pulled the engine
Considering that a typical build thread now is coils, wheels, and 7 pages of jacking off, this is actually pretty good.
Good job
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That's a little extreme, but fairly typical.