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Packed with a punch
You've heard of Superfoods, but…Superfruits? Not every fruit qualifies. Those deemed "super" by nutrition scientists are packed with antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals, and other nutrients that can help you live longer, look better, and even prevent disease.
Best of all, most are widely available, even at your local grocery store, promises Keri Glassman, R.D., founder of NutritiousLifeMeals.com and author of Slim Calm Sexy Diet. One caveat: Superfruits are best consumed whole, not processed. So if possible, try to buy and eat these fruits fresh. Experts estimate that you should be eating five to nine portions of fruit or vegetables a day, and most of them should be Superfruits.
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Açaí Berries
Açaí actually deserves some of the hype it gets, thanks to weapons grade antioxidant levels that clobber other Superfruit rivals like blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries. However, because this tiny berry hails from Brazil, it's not easy to find fresh. "I recommend powdered açaí berry, which can be added into a smoothie," says Glassman. "Not only is this an easy way to get super fruits into your diet, but it also helps mask the tart, sometimes bitter taste."
Try this recipe: Blue Virgin
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Surprise! America's favorite fruit is a secret Superfruit, thanks in part to its red or green color. Apples are a great fiber source, but the skin contains quercetin, an antioxidant that packs antihistamine and anti-inflammatory power, and therefore may help protect you from heart disease and possibly allergic reactions. A study from St. George's Hospital Medical School in London found that people who eat five or more apples a week have better lung function than those who don't. So slip an apple into your lunch bag today.
Try this recipe: Apple Slaw
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Ever grab a snack but then feel hungry again 20 minutes later? Next time, reach for a banana. This Superfruit is loaded with potassium, which can lower your blood pressure, and is one of the best sources of Resistant Starch, a healthy carb that fills you up and helps to boost your metabolism.
Try this recipe: Chocolate-Dipped Banana Bites
Remember The Grapefruit Diet? Grapefruit is a Superfruit, but more for your heart than your weight. A grapefruit a dayparticularly the ruby varietycan help keep heart disease at bay by lowering cholesterol, according to several studies. The redder your fruit the better; they contain higher levels of antioxidants.
Watch the video: Fat-Burning Recipe: Kale, Grapefruit, and Hazelnut Salad
Try this recipe: Grapefruit and Avocado Salad With Seared Salmon
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Your go-to Superfruit for brain function and memory. Several studies link high flavonoid levels in blueberries with a better memory, and regular consumption may help keep your brain functioning well as you age, new research suggests. One study found that women with the highest intake of berries appeared to have a delay in cognitive aging by a whopping 2.5 years. Blueberries are also rich in manganese, which plays an important role in your metabolism, which can help keep you slim and energized.
Greek Yogurt, Chocolate, Walnut, and Wild Blueberry Parfaits
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Consider cantaloupe your secret weapon for smooth, younger-looking skin. It gets its Superfruit status thanks to Vitamin A and its derivatives, which boosts cell reproduction, making it a natural exfoliator, according to Glassman.
Try this recipe: Prosciutto and Melon Pasta Salad
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Cherries are one of Glassman's unsung heroes of the Superfruit world. They owe their deep red color to an antioxidant called anthocyanin, which can reduce inflammation and lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels. In a recent study, University of Michigan researchers found that giving cherries to lab rats reduced two common markers of blood vessel inflammation by up to 50%. The cherry eaters also gained less weight and experienced big drops in cholesterol.
Try this recipe: Dark Cherry-Cranberry Compote
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Citrus fruits
All citrus, from limes to tangerines, are chock-full of vitamin C, fiber, and small amounts of other nutrients and disease-fighting chemicals. It's the C that makes citrus a Superfruit, says Glassman, because this vitamin counters the effects of sun damage, regulates oils glands, and can even prevent age spots.
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These tart little berries are Superfruits, but especially for women. They may prevent urinary-tract infections, and might help fight a far scarier disease: ovarian cancer. According to a new Rutgers University study, cranberries can boost the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs used to fight ovarian cancer (at least in laboratory culture dishes) and may slow the growth of some cancer cells. Another study found that people who drink a glass of unsweetened cranberry juice each day raise their HDL, or good cholesterol, by 10%.
Try this recipe: Fresh Cranberry Salsa
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Dragon fruit
The name and vibrant color of this fruit's skin tell you that it's something special, even though the taste is actually quite mild. Four years ago, researchers from Malaysia's Universiti Putra analyzed the seeds and found there to be a bounty of essential fatty acids, which we need but can't be made by our body. In fact, 50% of the seeds were made up of an essential fatty acid, oleic acid, which helps lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol. While this Superfruit is grown mainly in Asia, you might be able to find one at your local Chinatown or farmer's market.
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What makes grapes a Superfruit? A powerful antioxidant called resveratrol, which promotes a healthy heart. Researchers have also found that compounds found in grape seed extract seem to help slow Alzheimer's disease (at least in mice) and can clobber head and neck cancer cells grown in the laboratory. Oh, and forget bleaching your teeth. "The malic acid in grapes naturally breaks down stains and discolorations on teeth," says Elisa Mello, DDS, assistant clinical professor at New York University. Snack on grapes that are just ripe, because the acid declines as the fruit ripens.
Try this recipe: Red Grape & Tuna Salad Pita
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These tart and tasty gems rank in the top 10 for antioxidant power, according to the USDA, and they are specifically rich in polyphenols, the same family of antioxidants found in green tea, which may help prevent cardiovascular disease, cancers, and osteoporosis. Blackberries are also number one for fiber: One cup delivers one-third of your daily target of 25 to 35 grams a day.
Try this recipe: Lemon-Blackberry Parfait
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If you've got digestive gripes, then kiwi is your Superfuit. In one study, 41 people who had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) consumed two kiwis a day for six weeks and reported a reduction of symptoms compared to those who didn't. One theory: Kiwi, especially the skin, is high in fiber and pre-biotic complex carbohydrates.
Try this recipe: Lemon Tartlets With Pineapple and Kiwi
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If you manage to eat just one medium orange, then you'll already have your reached recommended daily intake of vitamin C, which keeps your immune system humming. This familiar sweet fruit is also a great source of fiber, potassium, calcium, folate, and other B vitamins, so take one with your everywhere you go.
Try this recipe: Spanish Salad of Oranges, Fennel, Red Onion, and Mint with Dressing
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Plums are yumand they may help keep anxiety at bay. Plums contain an antioxidant called chlorogenic acid, which, according to French researchers, is linked to decrease in anxiety-related behaviors in mice.
Try this recipe: Tuscan Kale with Almonds, Plums, and Goat Cheese
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Pomegranates deserve their Superfruit status. The juice from this gorgeous fruit beat red wine to win first place in a list of beverages ranked by antioxidant levels in a University of California, Los Angeles study.
However, if you are set on fresh pomegranate over juice, wait for winter; the fruit is at its best between September and February.
Try this recipe: Fennel-Pomegranate Salad With Grilled Chicken
Strawberries are bursting with vitamin C; just a cup full and you've already reached your recommended daily intake. They are also an excellent source of folic acid, which can help protect your heart. Easiest of all, they whiten your teeth naturally! Crush a strawberry to a pulp, then mix with baking soda until blended. Spread the mixture onto your teeth and leave on for 5 minutes. Reapply once a week.
Watch the video: How to Make Dark-Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Try these 10 Fresh Strawberry Recipes
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Yup, these are a Superfruit (remember, fruits have seeds, vegetables don't). Packed with monounsaturated fat and fatty acids, avocados can help lower LDL (bad cholesterol) levels while raising the amount of good cholesterol in your body. The healthy fats in avocados also promote the absorption of other carotenoidsespecially beta-carotene and lycopenewhich are essential for heart health.
Try these recipes: What Can You Make With Avocado?
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The tomato pretty much tops our list of Superfruits (even though some people still think it's a vegetable). Tomatoes pack a sought-after antioxidant called lycopene, which is rarely found in other Superfruits, and they're high in vitamin C, potassium, and fiber, and super-low in calories.
Try these recipes: 10 Tasty Tomato Recipes
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Summer colds are the worst, so have some papaya! This tropical fruit is bursting with vitamin C – just one cup gives you more than you need each day. On top of this, papaya is also a good source of vitamins A and E, two powerful antioxidants that may help protect against heart disease and colon cancer.
Try this recipe: Hawaiian Turkey Burgers With Pineapple-Papaya Sauce
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Fiber is not something that these berries are lacking; just half a cup would give you 4 grams. You'd also get 25% of your recommended intake for vitamin C and manganese too!
Try this recipe: Raspberries with Chocolate Yogurt Mousse
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Pumpkin & pumpkin seeds
Yes pumpkin is actually a fruit! This squash is overflowing with beta-carotene, which combined with potassium may help to prevent high blood pressure. If making homemade pumpkin pie is too much trouble, try tossing the seeds into salads, soups, etc.
Try these recipes: Help! What Do I Do With Pumpkin Seeds?
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Watermelon is packed with lycopene; in fact just one cup of the stuff has more than twice as much compared to fresh tomato. At just 40 calories per cup, it's also a source of vitamins A and C. You needn't limit yourself to eating watermelon alone; grill and then toss with feta and fresh mint.
Try this recipe: Grilled Watermelon, Mint, and Feta Salad
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Not only does pineapple add juicy sweetness to your meals but it also contains bromelain, a digestive enzyme that helps break down food to reduce bloating.
Try this recipe: Chili-Dusted Grilled Mango and Pineapple


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brian peppers
Lope, duhhh.
lope gmv

Gifs at Giftube.com
lope was dope
Photographers, writers, poets, musicians, anyone with a voice and a message should get involved somehow.
What I'm saying is... Stand up Delaware. Raise your hand. Be proud of where you are from. Read between the lines. Keep searching. Never stop pushing. Never stand still. Make moves. Know when to whisper and know when to yell. Stop hating. Be real. This isn't a movement. This is YOUR movement.
"They say 'The Villain been spittin enough lightning to rock shock the Boogie Down to Brighton,' aight then"
-MadVillian (MF Doom & Madlib)
(Jasmine) "Was that Daddy? Where is he? Is he ok? Was he kidnapped by terrorists??"
(Huey) "Umm, your father wants you to know he's nobody's bitch."
brain the h dont flow with the rest
other than that its kinda dope tho
went with lopee
voted for me but thats a tight lil character at the bottom of the first one
for real, can I get a juice lord?

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
In this week's free Deke's Techniques episode, Deke McClelland shows you how to use Adobe Illustrator to create a filigree emblem worthy of being used in your money-like design.
Deke begins with a dark background covered with intricate, scaled, hypotrochoid patterns based on last week's Spirograph technique:
Next, he adds some scalloping to the edges of the black background circle using the Distort & Transform effect called Zig Zag. By setting the points to Smooth, the default sharp corners of the Zig Zag effect become gentle waves:
By duplicating the effect and turning it 9 degrees, Deke creates a second set of scalloped edges that will come in handy for the next step.
After moving the two scallop shapes to the top layer, deleting their fills, and applying a 4-point white stroke and a 6-point black stroke to each, the result is this intertwined braid around the edges of the Great Seal of Deke:
In order to make the braid a continuous shape (as opposed to looking like two intertwined lines), Deke moves the Transform effect up above the Stroke effects in the Appearance panel. Then to give his emblem a more American-currency hue, he changes the white stroke color to a pale green.
He also applies that pale money-green fill to the 5 character and gives it a shadow by creating a copy of the fill and using Transform to move the shadow down and to the right:
Deke then adds another Stroke effect to beef up the shadow, applies a thin stroke above the green fill, and uses the Offset Path effect set to a negative value (-3) to really sell the currency effect:
Finally, the filigree lines created with the Spirograph pattern are given the same pale green color. In the video, you'll see the quick tips Deke uses to select all those paths and make sure no pale green lines extend beyond the emblem. The result is this currency-like seal:
Next week, Deke begins his Halloween techniques weeks!
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Afternoon: Hotel check-in time is 3:00.
Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.
Evening: We will meet promptly at 4:30 for the program orientation. We will go through the itinerary for the week, engage in a fun colloquial vocabulary/language exercise, and have a general Q&A session. Individuals will introduce themselves to the group. It's a lively beginning to the program that is not to be missed!
Activity note: The 1.5 hour docent led walk through Vermilionville includes lots of standing with occasional brief opportunities to sit.
Breakfast: Daily breakfast buffet in the hotel dining room.
Morning: Field trip to Jean Lafitte Acadian Culture Center to view films on the deportation of the Acadians, as well as a film about the Atchafalaya Basin. There will also be time to see the on-site museum. Afterwards, on to Vermilionville for a guided walk through the folk life village.
Lunch: Lunch at La Cuisine de Maman (on-site cafe at Vermilionville).
Afternoon: Delve into the fascinating and complex history of Louisiana. Current day Cajun culture is a result of not only the arrival of the Acadians, but also other groups whose cultures had an impact on the Cajun way of life. Be mesmerized by the tale, as told by a local historian.
Dinner: Local restaurant.
Breakfast: Daily breakfast buffet in the hotel dining room.
Morning: Class: Life and Culture of the Atchafalaya Basin.
Lunch: Local Cajun restaurant.
Afternoon: Class: Learn the Cajun waltz and the two-step in an entertaining dance lesson. Even if you think you don't want to dance, you will enjoy the toe-tapping Cajun music ... and before you know it, you will be on your feet, unable to resist!
Dinner: Local Cajun restaurant.
Evening: Take a trip to a local accordion factory. This family run business may well be the highlight of the trip. Meet the Martin family. Patriarch, Junior Martin, his daughter, Pennye Huval, and grandson, Joel Martin. You will be informed, entertained, and touched by this heart-warming experience. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Breakfast: Daily breakfast buffet in the hotel dining room.
Morning: Cajun food is often one pot, rustic cooking. Learn more about local food-ways, pantry ingredients,and the plate lunch culture, as related to you by your group leader and coordinator, Patti Daigle, a lifelong resident of south Louisiana. A wonderful documentary (made by grad students at UL Lafayette), "Raised on Rice and Gravy," will also be shown.
Lunch: Local restaurant.
Afternoon: Enjoy a boat ride through a south Louisiana swamp. The scenery changes, depending on the season. Moss draped cypress trees, perhaps an alligator sighting, perhaps egrets and herons. (This outing is weather dependent.)
Dinner: Local Cajun restaurant or hotel dinner.
Activity note: Walking and standing during a one hour guided tour of historic home.
Breakfast: Daily breakfast buffet in the hotel dining room.
Morning: We'll take a trip to New Iberia to see the Shadows-on-the-Teche, where we will learn about the history of this beautiful old home, as well as the influence of sugarcane farming in the area. Afterwards, we'll travel to Avery Island, to see where Tabasco is made.
Lunch: Local restaurant.
Afternoon: We'll have a second dancing lesson to review the waltz and the two-step. Perfect your skills before going out for a night of dinner and dancing. Graduation before leaving for dinner.
Dinner: We'll go out to a favorite restaurant/dance hall for dinner and dancing to live Cajun music.
Breakfast: Daily breakfast buffet in the hotel dining room.
Morning: Breakfast is served from 6:30 - 10:00. You are free to depart after breakfast. Check out of hotel. Have a safe trip home!


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Wufoo's login form
Semantics in forms are one of the things that needs to be talked about, in my opinion, since they are one of the most important parts of a web site. You create/edit user accounts, create/edit blog posts, submit a comment, gather information from your audience, and lots more through them. However, apart from
fieldset, we don't really have a semantic way of marking up a pair of form elements.
There are different ways in marking up one's form:
ul or
ol and
dl. Because using
dl, or definition list, to mark up a form is still unusual even though it's not exactly a new idea, I will be talking and boring you, unfortunate people, about it here.
Understanding the
dl element
dl is one of the most overlooked element in HTML since, I assume, people mostly associate it with just definition lists, aka glossary. But it can be much, much more as was shown by Mike Robinson in his article about the
dl element in HTML5 Doctor. The HTML5 draft describes definition list as:
dlelement represents an association list consisting of zero or more name-value groups (a description list). Each group must consist of one or more names (
dtelements) followed by one or more values (
The key to why
dl is the mark up that makes most sense (at least to me) is the name-value groups phrase. Form elements are all about pairing as you have the label which is the name and the corresponding value which is the
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Hunter Hayes' 'Storyline' debuts at no. 3
Listen to Hunter Hayes on iHeartRadio
Hunter Hayes has scored the best sales week of his career with his sophomore album Storyline.
The album debuted at number three on this week's Billboard 200, selling 69,000 copies in its first week out. It's also the highest Hunter has ever charted on the overall tally. His self-titled debut peaked at number seven last year.
The album enters just below the best-selling Frozen soundtrack, which - after 13 weeks - was knocked down from the number one spot by the hits compilation Now 50.
Hunter's Storyline is also getting its start at number one on the Country Albums chart.


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The proposed development of Orion, the interplanetary spacecraft, has been delayed due to confused sponsors. The joint NASA and ESA project depends on funding from Coca Cola and Rolls Royce. These companies are not happy about their respective involvement.
Coca Cola were under the impression that they were providing the design for the service module. They have sent in drawings that depict the service module as a giant can of coke complete with a ring-pull near the rocket thruster. Although they have only designed pressurized containers for carbonated drinks, they are sure that they can "Get the liquid hydrogen thing right eventually," as one spokesperson said. They had planned to include their secret ingredient within the hydrogen.
Rolls Royce believed that they were in charge of designing and manufacturing the command module. NASA commented that the proposed indicators, steering wheel, and cigarette lighter were not only useless but also that the electric windows were downright dangerous.
NASA and ESA have allowed Coca Cola to broadcast a radio message from the spacecraft to any aliens that can hear it. It is a song sung to the melody of I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing. It goes like this:
"I'd like to fly the universe, and furnish it with Coke,
doo dee doo,
grow sugar trees near caffeine seas, and turn them into Coke."
A NASA spokesperson commented, "I think that we missed a trick with Rolls Royce. If we had gone with their command module, they were prepared to give us a warranty that included sending out a qualified and certified mechanic to fix any problem. Although it was only good for the first 120 million miles."
There might already be problems with the dimensions of the command module, as the American inches could have been interpreted by ESA as centimetres. NASA said that just in case of problems they have a back-up crew of pygmy astronauts standing by.


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Vasileios Bornovas, Consul General of Greece in Istanbul, paid a visit to the Mayor of Trabzon Recep Kizilcik to express his thanks regarding the official permission given to Orthodox Christians to perform a ritual at Sumela Monastery in Macka.
Bornovas stated that giving the permission to perform a ritual at Sumela Monastery after 88 years is considerably significant and promising, and added;
"Greece Government has taken an official decision to have a mosque built in Athens. We are all waiting for the construction to start."


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Best Of :: Bars & Clubs
The Starlite Lounge is hidden in an indistinct Pompano strip mall, behind a bank and a Super 8, parked between a laundromat and an antiques store. Stepping through the door, though, is like walking into a dark, wonderful warp zone that combines all the comfort (and pricing) of a bar in 1970s South Florida with all the toys of today. Inside, you'll find clean pool tables, dartboards, shuffleboard, a Wii that begs to be played, a collection of flat-screens tuned to local sports, weekly live music, and a jukebox full of classics. The drinks are cheap and stiff, the colorful cast of regulars is warm and welcoming, and the small team of bartenders is attentive and accommodating. It's easy to miss, but once you've been, it's hard to forget.
With its rustic, wall-to-wall wood and brick décor complete with moose-antler chandeliers, the Lodge Bar and Grill is the antithesis of any place you'd expect to find in chic downtown Boca Raton. Being an antipode to its Mizner-style surroundings is not what makes this cozy gem stand out; the rotating lineup of 24 imported and microbrews on draft are the main attraction here. With a blackboard denoting what's on tap in chalk scribbling, weekly tastings of savory suds from the likes of Belgium's Duvel and Colorado's Left Hand breweries, the Lodge is a beer lover's paradise. For around $20, take home the "Lodge Growler," 64 ounces of its favorite craft brew. The kitchen puts out some quality accompaniments too; juicy Angus beef burgers that have never seen the inside of a freezer and tasty truffle fries infused with white truffle oil and topped with Parmesan cheese make the perfect pairing to wash down a syrupy Ommegang Abby Ale.
Everyone makes bloody marys differently, and that's what makes them the ultimate brunch drink. Any Southern belle would be remiss not to sip hers with a skewer of pickled okra. The bon temps in Louisiana are most commonly supplemented by house-pickled green beans. Here in Florida, we're bastard children: We want our marys strong and extra bloody (read: spicy), and the more ingredients, well, the better. Enter Lauderdale Grill's weekend bloody mary bar. The restaurant offers an entire buffet table's worth of fixins and lets you concoct your own. Just ask one of Lauderdale Grill's waitrons for a glass and a double shot of vodka (only $4 each), and saunter up to the table to assemble. Choose from about five kinds of tomato juice, then spice your drink up with any of the following: cherry tomatoes, celery, scallions, spicy peppers, horseradish, A-1 Sauce, Worcestershire, Tabasco, okra, green beans, cilantro, pickles, onions, garlic, lemon, and lime. The combinations are as endless as the weekend is long. And if you want to go the simple route, there's always the most popular recipe: Owner Jamie Baker's own zesty secret blend made in-house from fresh vegetables.
Some you've already fallen in love with. Others will be entirely new. But if you're feeling lonely, any of these ladies will gladly go home with you for an uncomplicated romp. The smart gay girls you'll meet on the shelves at the Compass lending library include novelists Sarah Schulman, Sarah Waters, Dorothy Allison, and Rita May Brown; lefty lezzie social critics Karla Jay and Donna Minkowitz; British photographer Della Grace; sexperts Pat Califia and Susie Bright; and classic midcentury philosophers like Germaine Greer and Monique Wittig. Peruse hundreds of anthologies, biographies (Dusty Springfield, Melissa Etheridge), trashy Naiad romances, diaries, Gay & Lesbian Almanacs, tomes on film and history — any of which can be checked out for two weeks or read on the spot. The new Compass Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Lake Worth is a blue and white oasis of pristine leather chairs under ceilings painted to look like sky, tasteful sculpture, and vintage Madonna playing softly in the background. Compass hosts events and meetings and runs HIV programs, but you can also hang here with your laptop and use the wi-fi, peck out a tune on the white baby grand, or just sit and wait patiently. Ms. Right is bound to show up eventually to return that Jeanette Winterson novel.
Chef/owner John Zimmerman closed this casual neighborhood hangout in 2006 with plans to refurbish the kitchen and completely redesign the outdoor drinking and dining areas. Problem was, he ran out of money. But Zimmerman convinced a group of local patrons to pool their resources and invest, raising more than $2 million to complete his tiki-themed dream. Now the winding paths are in place between screens of banana and bamboo, the coconut palms and the waterfall have been installed and the docks rebuilt: It's a tropical fantasy that looks like a set some Hollywood King Kong might come crashing through in search of a damned good margarita. That Zimmerman was able to do this is testament to how well loved his waterfront bar has been over the years. The same oldies, hipsters, pleasure boaters, and reggae aficionados have come back to chow down on fish tacos and bloody marys. And they're still not dressing for dinner.
Strip clubs appeal to the simplest impulse of man: sex. So how did we let the strip club become so damned high-concept? Is the modern man really unsatisfied with merely the sight of impossibly gorgeous nude women? Must he also be seated on some regal piece of furniture within a palatial space throbbing with neon, nibbling on an impeccably cooked filet mignon? No, give him a stiff drink and show him some boobs and the modern man's a happy camper. This is the streamlined, classic approach at Cheetah's in Pompano Beach. Five beautiful women are dancing nude on stage while another dozen or so cavort in various states of undress on the club floor, in the VIP areas, or on the 13 "full friction" chairs. The music isn't so deafening that you can't have a conversation. There aren't laser beams shooting off every wall. This place isn't trying to be anything but what it is: a good titty bar.


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By Jake Landers
Published December 2012
It might be meant for an early Christmas flower, but Michaelmas daisy starts blooming in October and it's spent by Thanksgiving. Other plants in our native plant collection fit Christmas a little better. The brilliant red berries of Snailseed, or Coralberry vine, are ideal to drape around a branch of cedar for a table decoration or the Christmas tree itself, and although the leaves remain green, the berries tend to dry out by the time Christmas rolls around. Blueberry Cedar (Ashe juniper) fits well into our Christmas traditions. It doesn't have deep blue berries every year, but the green foliage and its odor are always there. There's nothing like the smell of a Cedar Christmas tree in my memories. The red Poinsettia, now commercialized in many colors, is a far cry from its native populations of Euphorbia cyathophora, by scientific name, because of our human tendencies to add splashy colors to most decorations and to make them look artificial. It has become the most popular of our Christmas flowers.
Most wildflowers are dormant at Christmas time, surviving as seeds or roots, or as rosettes spreading out on the ground to get a better exposure before something else gets the patch of sunlight for spring blooming. Few insects are about, and flowering is not an important activity. One can make do with colorful leaves of Spanish oak, Flameleaf sumac, and Virginia creeper vine. Too soon, in the drying air of the house they are ready for the compost bin.
The large dark blue flowers of Michaelmas daisy are very attractive in a flowerbed cluster, better left outdoors than brought in for a more temporary display. It has an interesting bit of history associated with it. Since 1792 the name has been applied to one of the five or so native Asters in America with blue flowers when the adoption of the Gregorian calendar caused Michaelmas Day to fall 11 days earlier to coincide with their flowering. The name has settled on the bluest and darkest. St. Michael the Archangel is recognized in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim tradition with Michaelmas Day on September 29th, a long time before Christmas.
Another one of our native blue Asters is Aromatic aster, with the scientific name of Aster oblongifolius, with paler flowers. It is probably the most common blue one in central Texas.
An Aster that grows from here to Iowa is Frost aster, scientifically, Aster ericoides, with small white flowers. It might be appropriate for Christmas depending on how late frost occurs. It is one of our latest native plants to bloom with a mass of white flowers that hang on through a few light frosts. Many of our other Asters are colorful spring and summer wildflowers that are more common in roadsides than pastures because of sheep, goat and deer grazing.
The only one I've seen blooming often in the week before Christmas is an Aster that I consider a weed, and I don't let it grow in the lawn where it can take over. It is the most abundant Aster in the state. It is resistant to mowing and almost the same texture as lawn grasses making it hard to spot until it blooms. The flowers are tiny but produce a lot of seeds.
Its scientific name is Aster subulatus, but it is often placed in the genus Symphyotrichum by some specialists because it is so different. Other names listed in the manual are Wireweed, Blackweed, Salt-marsh aster, and Slim aster, which suggest that I am not the only one who doesn't want it in the lawn at anytime, much less at Christmas.
Reading The Landscape
In this pasture view along Highway 83 in Menard County, Texas, how do you explain the pattern of patches of white flowers and yellow ones? Can you identify them? What are the two main tree species? What range site would you call it? Would you think this rancher has adequate forage for livesotck going into the winter? —JL
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Jake's summary: The white flowers are St.Maria feverfew, a perennial that spreads as colonies often in overgrazed pastures; the yellow flowers are Broomweed, an annual that grows anywhere there is less competition from other plants, often in pastures overgrazed by cattle rather than sheep and goats (this is an exception); often called a Mesquite flat site with scattered Mesquite and Liveoak thickets on shallower soil; no, where is the grass? —JL


text: Psychology Department Professor of Psychology On Faculty since 1994 Office: BGC M241 Phone: (630)752-7045 Fax: (630)752-7033 Email: email@example.com Education Post-doctoral training: Institute for Juvenile Research, UIC, Chicago, IL, 1994 Ph.D. Professional-Scientific Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, (APA Approved), 1994. Internship: Hahnemann University Hospital (APA Approved), Philadelphia, PA, 1992-93 M.S. Ed. Psychological Services, University of Pennsylvania, 1988 B.A. Music Performance, Gettysburg College, 1982 Licensure & Certifications Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, 1997 About Sally Schwer Canning A community/clinical-child psychologist, Dr. Canning is committed to learning from and serving urban, low-income, children and families-of-color, to linking the resources of faith-based community and campus organizations for the benefit of under-resourced communities, and to training psychologists for competent practice with underserved populations. Dr. Canning's work in the community supports the healthcare and educational objectives of faith-based community organizations serving poor, urban neighborhoods. Her current projects include a program of research on pregnancy and post partum mood disorders in low-income Latinos and African American populations and an integrative examination of the idea of "self-care" for helping professionals. Articles published by Dr. Canning may be found in Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, The Community Psychologist, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Health and Development, Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, Journal of Psychology and Theology, and the Journal of Psychology and Christianity. Dr. Canning and her husband and daughter are grateful to belong to a church on the West-side of Chicago that is committed to faith-based community development and racial reconciliation. Courses Taught Psyc 837 Developmental Psychopathology Psyc 845 Child and Adolescent Interventions Psyc 797 Practica-Seminar III-IV Psyc 739 Community and Preventive Psychology Psyc 714 Professional Development and Ethics I Membership in Professional Societies American Psychological Association Society for Community Research & Action Christian Community Health Fellowship Christian Association for Psychological Studies Publications Books and Book Chapters Canning, S. S. & Jones, S. (2011). Community and preventive psychology. In S. Jones & R. Butman (Eds.), Modern Psychotherapies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal. Second Edition. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. Canning, S. S. (2005). Psychological resources in faith-based community settings: Applications, adaptations, and innovations. In M. R. McMinn & A. W. Dominguez (Eds.), Psychology and the church, pp. 137-143. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science. Papers Canning, S. S., Yangarber-Hicks, N., Behensky, C., Flanagan, K.S., Gibson, N. J. S., Hicks, M. W., Kimball, C. N., Pak, J. H., Plante, T., & Porter, S. L. (2006). Invitation to the table conversation: A few diverse perspectives on integration. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 25(4), 338-353. Canning, S. S., Gregory, R. J., Lee, T. W. & Wise, J. C. (2004). Is cognitive bibliotherapy effective in treating depression? Clinician's Research Digest, 22(12). Meek, K. R. & Canning, S. S. (2002). Guest editors' page. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 21(4), 299-300. [Special Issue: Underserved Populations]. Canning, S. S., Neal, M., Fine, M. & Meese, K. J. (2002). Mental health: The hole in holistic Christian, community-based healthcare? Health and Development, (1),11-17. Canning, S.S. & Case, P., & Kruse, S. J. (2002). Contemporary Christian psychological scholarship and "the least of these": An empirical review. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 20(3), 205-223. Kruse, S. J. & Canning, S. S. (2002). Practitioners' perceptions of vocational rewards in work with underserved groups: Implications for "rightsizing" the psychology workforce. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 33(1), 58-64. Meese, K.J., Watson, C.D., Haworth, B.D. & Canning, S. S. (2001). Growing community psychologists in clinical psychology contexts: A student perspective. The Community Psychologist, 34(3), 37-38. McMinn, M. R., Meek, K. R., Canning, S. S. & Pozzi, C., F., (2001). Training psychologists to work with religious organizations: The Center for Church-Psychology Collaboration. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 32(3), 324-328. Kimball, C. N., Watson, T., Canning, S. S. & Brady, J. L. (2001). Missing Voices: Professional challenges for academic women. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 20(2), 132-144. Canning, S.S., Pozzi, C. F., McNeil, J. D., & McMinn, M. R. (2000). Integration as service: Implications of faith-praxis integration for training. Journal of Psychology & Theology, Vol 28(3), pp. 201-211. Canning, S.S. & Fantuzzo, J.W. (2000). Competent families, collaborative professionals: Empowered parent education for low-income African-American families. [Special Issue: Diverse families, competent families: Innovations in research and preventive intervention practice] Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 20(1/2), 179-196. Canning, S.S. (1999, Winter). Stretching Procrusteus: True confessions on the road to cultural competence in community research and action. [Special Issue: Cultural competence in community research and action]. The Community Psychologist, 32(1), 30-32. Presentations Canning, S. S., Manz, P., McWayne, C. & Fantuzzo, J. W. (March, 2007). Beyond the Institutional Review Board: Doing justice in community-based research. Symposium presented at the conference "Transformation of the Person in Christ," sponsored by the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Philadelphia, PA. Canning, S. S. & Etienne, N. (March, 2006). A moveable feast: Recovering hospitality in psychological practice. Paper presented at the conference sponsored by the Christian Association for Psychological Studies. Canning, S. S. (September, 2005). Hospitality and incarnation: Recovering hospitality for justice in Christian healthcare practice and training. Paper presented at the conference "Justice, Spirituality and Pedagogy" sponsored by the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. Canning, S. S., Arnold, D., & Halterman, M. (September, 2004). Building partnerships in support of mental health services. Workshop conducted at the annual conference of Catholic Charities, USA, Denver, CO.


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Just a wee note to say that we now have an 18 foot training Cage at Forge Gym, and 8 metres of Cage Wall will be up this week as well.
Fusion MMA class times have been extended to 2 hours, 730pm to 930pm Monday and Wednesday.
We also have extended the premises to almost 12,000 sq feet and have Highland Boxing Academy installing a new boxing gym with 2 rings, 15+ bags etc etc. Boxing gym along is 3,000 sq feet.
Facebook pages for more info...
Forge Gym : T 07519 580 948


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Hey, I'm trying to crack my WEP key and its failing. I followed Xploitz's tutorial and it says I have 181,000 IVs but its not cracking it. I just used svn to checkout the lastest copy of aircrack-ng. I am running airodump to gather traffic, aireplay to generate more traffic using ARP mode and it says that it failed every time..
Can someone please help me with this?
Oh, and I'm on a MacBook Core Duo using Airport Extreme (Atheros chipset) for wifi.


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The Pana alphabet was invented by Zhao Ze (Kenet Jervet), a junior software engineer from China in August, 2011. It was initially used as the standard alphabet for his conlang "Saya Pana" but can also be used to write English, French, and Japanese and so on.
Like the Lao alphabet, the Pana alphabet is generally curly and full of circles. But it looks much simpler and contains fewer letters than Lao.
The alphabet contains 24 consonant letters and 21 vowel letters. In addition, it has a small group of markers and an "empty" letter which pronounces no phoneme. The variety of vowels is made from a combination of 8 elemental phonemes and 4 tones.
Pana文字于2011年8月由赵泽(Kenet Jervet)创造出来。最初作为该作者发明的人造语言"Saya Pana"的官方标准文字系统。后经实践发现,该文字可同样用于书写英语、法语、日语及其他诸多语言。
/ means both are acceptable; , means both apply in different conditions.
The conlang "Saya Pana" is intended for private purpose only, so to give an overview of the look of Pana script, here's a text in English.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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CLEVELAND - The only festive spirit the Lakers have displayed this holiday season takes place before the game where Dwight Howard yucks it up with reporters and teammates.
Other than that, the Lakers have looked like they drank bad egg nog en route to a 9-12 record. So even if tonight's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-17) looks like nothing more than an easy stocking stuffer, Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni sounded aware this team could easily receive a lump of coal instead.
After all, six of their losses have come against teams that entered Monday with .500 or worse records.
So in the interest of mitigating the Lakers' last-place ranking in fast-break points allowed (16.4 points per game) and improving the Lakers' 24th ranked transition offense (10.7 points), D'Antoni will start Jordan Hill at power forward. D'Antoni also hopes Hill will help limit Cleveland forward Anderson Varejao, who leads the NBA in rebounding (15.2 per game).
"He played well. He rebounded and provided energy," D'Antoni said. "He was one of the more consistent guys. I read that and felt that. That's where I'm going."
Antawn Jamison had started the previous four games while Pau Gasol heals from knee tendinitis. But the Lakers' 117-110 loss to the Utah Jazz still remains fresh in D'Antoni's mind.
In that game, Jamison posted only three points on one of six shooting in 16 minutes. Meanwhile, Hill's energy and hustle sparked a season-high 17 points and nine rebounds in 31 minutes.
Meanwhile, Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving returns tonight after nursing a fractured right index finger that sidelined him for 11 games. Bottom-line, the Cavaliers have struggled regardless of who's in the lineup. They have gone 2-9 without Irving and 2-8 with him.
But last year's Rookie of the Year has also averaged 22.9 points and 5.6 assists per game.
"He's really fundamental to what they do," D'Antoni said of Irving. "A young team like Cleveland can't afford not to have all their pieces. He's a big piece."


text: Just saw that movie for the first time last night, and loved it. I'm already a big time A's fan, so I might be(okay, I'm really biased i admit it. I love my A's) biased, but did anyone else love this movie, and what do you think of so many baseball teams going to that model? Do you see the NFL going to that kind of model? The NFL and MLB are so different. The NFL strives for parity, MLB has their rich and poor teams, and that's the way it is going to stay.


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Q. One thing about surnames has always puzzled me: If people were often named after their occupations, why is Smith the most common name instead of Farmer? A village could usually support only one or two blacksmiths, but had dozens of farmers. Yet Farmer is not even in the top 20. And why is Brown so popular, but there are only a few Greens and Blacks? Red and blue may show up in foreign names, but there aren't any yellows or oranges.
A. The key to surname origins is not just what was most common, but what might have distinguished one family from another. Distinguishing people, after all, was the whole purpose of naming. For example, the smith in a village would stand apart by his trade and thus that would be his "label." Almost every other man would be farming, so it was necessary to distinguish those families by something else. Of course, in later American history, those wishing to assimilate, such as recent immigrants or former slaves, would perpetuate the trend by taking the simplest and most common American names.


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Mines community celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day
GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 12, 2009 – Community members are invited to join Colorado School of Mines students, staff and faculty in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19 from 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Green Center, 924 16th St., on the Mines campus in Golden.
The event is sponsored by the President's Diversity Committee, the Office of Student Activities, the Minority Engineering Program and the Office of Human Resources.
"I am struck by the relevance of Dr. King's message in today's global society and by the applicability of his message to us at Mines,'" said Mines President M.W. "Bill" Scoggins. "It is fitting we remember the life of this extraordinary leader and reflect on what each of us individually, and this institution collectively, can do to honor his legacy."
Attendees will enjoy a free meal and presentation by performance artist Richard Hight, who will create an original work of art in tribute to King. Reverb and the Verse, a progressive hip-hop group, will offer stimulating music for citizens and students alike.
Participants will also be invited to sign up for Into the Streets, Mines' student-organized annual service drive that will take place Jan. 24.
"One of the strengths of our society is that we have developed and perfected volunteerism," said Alyda Morosco, assistant director of International Student and Scholar Services at Mines. "We all learn how to look outside of ourselves and our own needs when we volunteer to help others."
"To witness different individuals with unique experiences and perspectives working together to bring a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy to the Mines campus makes me proud," said Jahi Simbai, lead vocalist of Reverb and the Verse and director of Mines Graduate Recruiting and Admissions.
"Martin Luther King's birthday is a day of thoughtful celebration, and we look forward to bringing our community together for this occasion," added Maureen Durkin, director of Policy, Planning and Analysis at the institution.
For additional information, please contact the Office of Student Activities at 303-273-3234.


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Jefferson City, Tenn. - The Tornados men's soccer team came out gunning, attempting 10 shots in the opening period, but goals by Robert Hill and Tyson Adkinson gave the Eagles the edge as Brevard fell in their SAC opener against Carson-Newman, 2-0.
Tommi Rasinmaki and Alec Darcey combined for three shots in the first 12 minutes of the match for Brevard (0-4, 0-1 SAC), but were unable to find twine as the Eagles struck first at the 13:26 mark as Adkinson redirected Matt Craine's free kick, heading the ball into the goal to put Carson-Newman up 1-0.
The Tornados continued peppering shots toward the net, with C-N goalkeeper Michael Alley making three saves in the opening 45 minutes, before the Eagles received an insurance goal by Hill as Joao Pedro Dowsley intercepted a BC pass, sending the ball to Hill who one-timed a shot into the back of the net at the 37:32 mark to put Carson-Newman up 2-0.
Darcey and Daniel Zambrano attempted to put the Tornados on the board, but Alley proved up to the task as the score heading into halftime remained 2-0 in the Eagles favor.
The Eagles retained possession throughout the majority of the second half, and shots by BC's Adam Martin, Alejandro Rivillas and Jami Uuttu were unable to find pay dirt as the Tornados fell to Carson-Newman on Saturday afternoon, 2-0.
Brevard remains on the road next week as they step out of conference action for a make-up game against UNC Asheville on Monday, September 19th. Kickoff between the Tornados and the Bulldogs is set for 4 p.m.


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Editor's Note: Bill Schrier, the CIO of Seattle, authors the Notes from a City CIO blog on DigitalCommunities.com, a sister website of Government Technology.
Police officers and firefighters carry $5,000 radios. Local and state governments spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build public safety radio networks. Yet today, cell phone networks seem to be everywhere, most people carry a mobile phone and many of us think paying $199 for an iPhone is expensive.
Why can't cops, firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMT) use cell phones like everyone else? Washington state legislator Reuven Carlyle from Seattle publicly argued recently for this approach in his blog. And at first, this appears to be a simple way for governments to save a lot of taxpayer dollars.
But here are a few reasons public safety officers need their own dedicated networks:
Cellular networks don't prioritize their users or traffic. A teenager's cell phone has the same priority as a cell phone used by a police officer or, for that matter, the BlackBerry used by President Barack Obama. We've all experienced "no circuits available" or "network busy" when using a cell phone. When I'm being assaulted or have been injured in an automobile accident or even have had my house burglarized, the last thing I want is to have the network be "busy" so a police officer or EMT couldn't be dispatched. Public safety needs dedicated frequencies where police officers and firefighters have priority and even perhaps exclusive rights to for use, without the public clogging calls.
Seattle's public safety radio network, part of the larger King County 800 MHz public safety radio network, handles more than 60,000 police, fire and emergency medical calls every day. It operated last year with 99.9994 percent reliability — about 189 seconds of downtime out of more than 31 million seconds in 2009. On average, only about five out of the 60,000 calls were delayed for any reason, and even then the average delay was about two seconds. What cell phone network has that kind of reliability? How many times have you experienced "no service" or "call dropped" with your cell phone? Do we want firefighters who are reviving a heart attack victim and talking to the emergency room on the radio to all of a sudden have their call dropped? Or should police officers lose service when drunk drivers clog the roads and bars close at 2 a.m. because a cell phone company decides to do maintenance because "no one uses the network then?"
Even small disasters cause cell phone networks to collapse. In Seattle, we've had SWAT team actions or car accidents that have shut down a freeway. Suddenly cell phone service abruptly ceases in that area because everyone is on their phone. A few years ago, a rifleman was loose and shooting people in Tacoma Mall. Responding police and EMTs had communications because they had dedicated networks and frequencies, but again cell phone networks were overloaded and down. In a larger disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane (with an associated evacuation of large cities), commercial networks will be overloaded or jammed for days by people trying to escape the affected areas. Do we want police and fire departments — or even transportation, electric utilities and public works departments — trying to use those same networks while they are responding to the disaster? I don't think so.
A key feature of most government-operated networks is something called talk-around or simplex or "walkie-talkie" mode. In this mode, individual radios talk directly to each other, without using a radio or cell tower. This is very important at incident scenes, for instance, as firefighters commonly use it at the scene of a fire because the radios will operate at the scene even if there isn't a tower nearby. But this never is a feature of cellular phone networks. If the cell tower is down or out of range, that cell phone in your hands is a useless lump of plastic. But the radios of public safety officers still work and will talk to each other even without the tower.
No firefighter in his or her right mind would fight a fire using a cell phone for communications. The heat, water and ruggedness of the environment would quickly destroy the device. Yet most public safety radios will survive being dropped repeatedly on the ground or being immersed in water for 30 minutes or more. No standard cell phone can survive the rigorous work of firefighting or policing.
Are there problems with the current dedicated public safety networks? Absolutely. They use proprietary technologies, for example, like Project 25. Theoretically all Project 25 radios work on any Project 25 radio system. But only a few of those are deployed across the nation. These proprietary technologies are one reason the radios cost up to $5,000 each.
In his blog, state Rep. Carlyle proposes that we deploy Tetra radios for public safety. While Tetra is common in some parts of the world, it is not used at all in the United States. This is a dangerous proposal, because it means Tetra networks we buy would not work with the equipment used by any other government or telecommunications carrier anywhere else in the United States. However, if called to respond to a disaster overseas, we could talk to firefighters in Hong Kong or the police in Ireland.


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'Now it's a question of how quickly the Eastern Conference-leading Sabres — currently down seven regulars — can get healthy. "Time will tell," Regier said. "As much as we did here, a big telltale is how quickly we can get the injured players back and get them back in rhythm."'
Archives for February 2007
Sabres swing 4 deals — acquire Zubrus — to prepare for playoff run
Hecht leads depleted Buffalo lineup in 6-1 drubbing of Maple Leafs
'"These guys from the Rochester (AHL) are playing a lot of minutes and they're playing really good for us," Hecht said. They play physical and they also do whatever you want them to do."'
Buffalo 6, Toronto 1
'The scoring heated up in the second, with the Sabres tallying three times to go up 4-1.'
Sabres Dominant In 6-1 Win Over Leafs
'Jochen Hecht scored twice and added an assist while Clarke MacArthur pitched in for a goal and two assists to lead a depleated Sabres lineup to a dominant 6-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday night. Buffalo was without both of their captains as Daniel Briere missed the game because of the flu.'
Winning with a Short Bench
'"I don't think there are too many teams that can pull off something like that," said goaltender Ty Conklin about playing with all of the injuries and problems that the team has dealt with. Conklin was traded for earlier in the day and served as Ryan Miller's backup. Martin Biron was traded to Philadelphia in a separate deal. "To have so many guys out and yet see that many guys step up."'
Game # 63: Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 1
'Although the game began on an ominous note with the Sabres hemmed in their own end, their opportunistic scoring and clutch goaltending eventually led to another two points being tacked onto Buffalo's league-leading standing, thanks to a total team effort in which 12 of 17 skaters registered at least one point.'
Captain-less Sabres cruise to win over Leafs
'"It's unbelievable. Who would have thought that with that many guys out right now that we got that many goals," Hecht said. "We got great depth in our system and we see it now."'
Wednesday's Toronto Coverage
Razor's edge is dull (Toronto Sun)
Perreault returns for third tour (Toronto Sun)
Wellwood ahead of schedule (Toronto Sun)
Boo-birds serenade Leafs (Toronto Star)
Leafs bring back faceoff specialist (Toronto Star)
Rating the Leafs-Coyotes deal (Toronto Star)
Ferguson risks his job on callow youth (Toronto Star)
Leaf fans give McCabe the Aki treatment (Toronto Star)
Leafs leave their fans in an angry mood (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Ferguson left seething (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Maple Leafs can't shake home-ice jinx (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Leafs left standing still (National Post)
Tucker staying, Perreault returning (National Post)
Ferguson fond of team's future core (National Post)
Photo gallery (MapleLeafs.com)
Wednesday's Nashville Coverage
Predators deal, acquire draft pick (Nashville Tennessean)
Sharks make moves to counter Preds (Nashville City Paper)
Preds acquire fourth-round pick from Buffalo (NashvillePredators.com)
Wednesday's Washington Coverage
Capitals trade Zubrus, Howard (Washington Post)
Capitals trade Zubrus, Howard (Washington Times)
Capitals Acquire First-Round Pick, Jiri Novotny from Buffalo (WashingtonCaps.com)
Wednesday's Philadelphia Coverage
Flyers upgrade in goal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Biron in; Esche on the outs (Philadelphia Daily News)
Biron joins Flyers (Bucks County Courier Times)
Biron makes it a three-goalie rotation (Delaware County Times)
Flyers acquire goalie Biron (Cherry Hill Courier Post)
Flyers Acquire Goaltender Martin Biron (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Injury-riddled Sabres could wheel and deal at deadline
'The Sabres are pressed against the $44 million salary cap, making any deal difficult. If they place one of their injured players on the long-term injury exemption list, the Sabres can spend the prorated portion of his salary. Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier has said he expects everyone back for the playoffs except Gaustad. That means any potential deal would be a dollar-for-dollar swap.'
Sabres Acquire D-man From Nashville
'He has one goal and two assists in 15 games with Nashville this season.'
Sabres acquire D Lehtonen from Predators
'A ninth-round selection in the 2001 draft, Lehtonen helped Finland win a bronze medal at the 2006 World Championship.'
Sabres Pick up M. Lehtonen
'Lehtonen (28 years old, 6-1, 194) has three points (1+2) in 15 games with Nashville this season. He has also played in 35 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL), scoring four goals and eight assists, along with 28 PIMs.'


text: Apparently NeNe Leakes thinks she can make a living without having Real Housewives as her backup plan. The original Atlanta cast member has probably done better for herself than any other Real Housewife. Bethenny Frankel has done very well for herself too, but she had some things in place prior to RHNY and had appeared on reality television before RHNY. In any event, NeNe has appeared in several network shows and implied yesterday on her Twitter that she will not be returning to the show that made her famous. I don't really agree with her decision. See, being on the show might not pay a ton of money but it keeps you in the public eye for three months straight every season. That allows you to pick up money via appearances and also makes you more viable for other shows. Several Housewives have quit thinking they could make more money elsewhere. That is very rare.


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On the Shelf
Cinema's Most Realistic Psychopath, and Other NewsBy Dan Piepenbring
- The Gordon Lish Bot is trolling Twitter, demanding that writers craft their 140 characters more meticulously. It's fine invective, but masochists will wish for the sting of the real thing.
- Science has cast its formidable gaze on movie psychopaths, declaring No Country for Old Men's Anton Chigurh the most "realistic." And yet no one, living or dead, has ever dared to sport that haircut.
- The curiously robust posthumous life of V. C. Andrews.
- Lewis Carroll's "Wise Words About Letter-Writing" still apply in the lawless land of electronic mail.
- This introduction to Korean alphabet art is full of colorful translations: "Using a dustpan, the black mountain is split to form letters, and then the canvas is propped up vertically, and stains caused by gravity are left behind."


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The Toronto Maple Leafs put a damper on the Canadiens season opener on Saturday, with a 2-1 victory at the Bell Centre.
Penalties proved costly to the Habs with the Leafs two goals coming on the power play.
The Leafs got on the scoreboard in the first period with a goal by Nazem Kadri and went up by two in the second period when forward Tyler Bozak scored.
The Habs showed more signs of life in the third period. And coach Michel Therrien said he liked the players reaction. "We tried to push the pace and pushed the play. Toronto played really well, too. You've got to give them credit."
"Every time you lose the battle of the special teams it's tough to win," Therrien added. "And tonight we lost that battle."
The Canadiens season-opener began with a torch-passing ceremony and included Habs legend Jean Béliveau, who suffered a stroke last year.
It was 18-year-old Alex Galchenyuk's first NHL game and he was greeted with loud cheers from the crowd when he was introduced during the pre-game ceremony.
"I thought he looked good," Therrien said after the game about the Habs first-round draft pick last June. "He didn't put himself in trouble. He skated well, tried to make some plays."
"We saw that he's got the speed to play," Therrien added.
"I think a lot of guys were pumped up, amped up ready for this game," said goaltender Carey Price. "I think the body was there, the mind might not have quite been sharp enough."
Canadiens captain Brian Gionta, who missed a big chunk of last season because of surgery to repair a torn bicep, scored in the third period.
The Leafs outshot the Canadiens 26 to 22.
The Canadiens next game is on Tuesday at the Bell Centre against the Florida Panthers. With the shortened 48-game season, clubs will only play against teams within their conference.
You can hear what Gionta had to say after the game below:


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Faculty of Music
Course charts history of piano duo repertoire
Oct 17/12
Music Therapy Professor Carolyn Arnason and Professor Emeritus Boyd McDonald have begun teaching a course titled Piano for Four Hands that traces the development of piano duo repertoire from the Age of Enlightenment to modern times. The six-week course is presented by the Laurier Association for Lifelong Learning.
Set in the Music Facultys Historical Keyboards Room, the course gives participants the opportunity to use the five-octave replica fortepiano by Thomas McCobb and an original 1851 piano by JB Streicher. These keyboards are charmed instruments for this course as the majority of four hand repertoire was written by composers of the 18th and 19th centuries such as Johann Christian Bach, Mozart, Clementi, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms. These composers will fill four of the six (two-hour) classes with the two remaining classes featuring French and 20th century composers including Debussy, Ravel, Satie, Poulenc, Stravinsky, Kurtag and Musgrave.
It will be fascinating to hear music by these composers performed on the colourful historical keyboard compared to the usual experience of classical music being heard on modern instruments, McDonald says.


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Pictures from the 2011 show
Pictures of Dawnamatrix's Designs
Dawnamatrix holds the title of Miss Rubber World 2010 and was formally trained in the art of kimono wearing while living in Japan for many years in rural Takayama City. She fuses the beauty and elegance of kimonos with the sensuality and graphic quality of latex. Her kimono patterns reflect authentic kimonos, featuring variable sizing and open sleeve backs for comfort and ease of movement.
In addition to kimonos, she also specializes in historically inspired garments from various time periods and cultures. Intricate appliqué is a prominent feature of Dawnamatrix Designs garments and each one is a unique work of art. Dawnamatrix takes latex fashion to a higher level.
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text: Follow the gorgeous Anna S as she walks down the snowy streets to her apartment – to the privacy of her bedroom, where she takes you to view a very private moment. ? Enjoy this intimate new film as Anna slowly undresses and slips between the sheets to relax. Gently Anna begins to caress her body all over, running her hands over those pert breasts and slowly, slowly down to tease her perfect pussy. This film may start on the freezing cold, snow-laden streets but it certainly ends up burning hot! Come and take a little adventure with Anna, this is one bedtime story you will never forget!


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Julie Dowling, AIA, had only to lay eyes on Tiburon House to see that the residence needed significant rehabilitation. But she also recognized what a strong candidate she had on her hands. "It was a classic mid-century California house," the San Francisco–based architect explains, with "long, lean lines, cantilevered overhangs, and the indoor/outdoor feeling that was a general feature of mid-century houses." So while her interventions yielded a functionally new house, she says, in spirit, "this was a project of editing, not adding." The outcome reflects both Dowling's sensitivity to her subject and the enduring appeal of mid-century modernism, even in an era of heightened environmental concern.
Dowling retained the building's H-shaped floor plan, which embraces a public courtyard to the east and a private pool deck to the west, but cleared a nest of interior partitions to create an open kitchen/dining/family room at the house's center. "The idea was to open up the house to this great, funky kidney-shaped pool," says Dowling, who thickened one interior wall of the space with flush storage cabinets, leaving clear sight lines to the pool area. She gave equal consideration to the site's expansive San Francisco Bay view, replacing punched openings at the living room and master bedroom with wall-spanning aluminum sliding doors.
One remnant of 1960s exuberance sacrificed without remorse was the pitched roof that crowned the house's midsection. "It was a Pizza Hut," remembers Dowling, who replaced the awkward form with a flat roof that steps up from the kitchen to the dining/family area. High glazing facing the pool "brings more light into the most interior sections of the house," she points out. In keeping with the original layout, guests enter informally, via a sliding glass door to the living room. "This is such a quintessential California home," she observes. "There are so many opportunities to have an indoor/outdoor existence."
The Marin County climate cooperates in that regard. "About nine months of the year you can leave all the doors open, and the temperature inside is just perfect," she says. The greening of this remodel, therefore, began with a head start in energy conservation. Still, its all-new mechanical systems, lighting, windows, reflective white roof, and photovoltaic-powered pool equipment improve significantly on the original spec.
Interior materials represent a sustainable update of the 1960s palette. "The fireplace is clad in ceramic tile reminiscent of the split stone that was used in mid-century modern homes," Dowling points out. The cabinetry picks up the tile's striated pattern with a material called Echo Wood. "It's a reconstituted veneer material," she explains. "It's actually white oak, but it's made from waste materials." Wood floors are engineered walnut; carpet and padding, 100 percent wool. All finishes are low-VOC. That the freshness of this project runs more than skin deep is a measure of both the vision of the original design and Dowling's skilled, enthusiastic effort "to take this great structure, bring out all these great features, and add what was missing."
Mid-Century Makeovers
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Ohashi Design Studio updates 1960s ranch in Emeryville, Calif.
East Bay residence gets energy-efficient upgrade and new solar roof.
A 1960s box in San Francisco receives a green makeover
Terry & Terry Architecture remodels a nondescript 1960s house into a handsome—and sustainable—urban residence.
project: Tiburon House, Tiburon, Calif.
architect: Dowling Kimm Studios, San Francisco
general contractor: Paul White Construction, Santa Rosa, Calif.
project size: 3,500 square feet (before and after)
site size: 1 acre
construction cost: $350 per square foot
photography: Matthew Millman
performance upgrades
• Light-colored "cool roof"
• Photovoltaic-powered pool equipment
• High-efficiency heat pump
• Low-VOC finishes and wool carpeting
• Cabinetry material produced from scrap wood
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How to find the right internshipRecent college grads have found the job market to be somewhat underwhelming. Gaining the attention of a prospective employer is never easy, and it's even less so when the economy is struggling.
One of the ways current students or even recent graduates can make themselves more attractive to prospective employers is to find the right internship. Internships are not always easy to get, and many of them don't pay. But students who find the right internship often look back and recognize that their internship was their first step toward a rewarding career, and a step that provided valuable insight into their chosen field. To find the right internship, consider the following tips.
* Work with your school. Whether you're in college or you're that rare high schooler looking for an internship, lean on your school for direction and advice. Colleges and universities have career centers that can help you gain an internship. They can assist you through access to job listings and by providing advice on crafting resumes and cover letters or tips on how to interview. In addition to your school's career center, speak to professors in your desired field and seek their advice. Many professors likely have experience in the field outside of the classroom and might even still work in the field, be it full-time or as a consultant. These professors can point you toward job opportunities or give you advice on what prospective employers are looking for from an intern.
* Start early. It's never too early to start looking for an internship. In fact, many companies hope to have their internship positions filled well in advance. For example, if you're looking for a summer internship, begin your search no later than January and continue that search throughout the semester.
In addition to starting early, don't just seek summer internships. Some companies make internship opportunities available year-round, so you might be able to get one that coincides with the school year, even if you had a previous internship with a different company during the year. Internship experience is invaluable, and the more of it you can gain the more attractive you are likely to be to potential employers after graduation.
* Do your homework. Chances are you're working toward a degree in a specific field. Research the leading companies within that field and learn about their internship programs. Visit each company's Web site and peruse their job listings. This is more direct and takes less time than searching for internship opportunities on the large job listing Web sites. Such sites might have internship listings, but searching through them can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack.
* Do some networking. You might not have an expansive network of associates to tap into, but that does not mean you should go it alone. Talk to your parents to see if they or someone they know has heard about any internship opportunities in your chosen field. You might also be able to network via your school's career center, which likely has an alumni-networking service that enables you to contact past graduates currently working in your chosen field. In some instances, these alumni-networking services can be an internship gold mine, as past graduates might prefer to hire current students from their alma mater as opposed to applicants from other schools.
Competition for internships is often steep, and that's especially so when the economy is struggling and even recent graduates are hoping to land internships. But students can employ several strategies to find the right internships and take their first steps toward rewarding careers.


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Godwin was never a devoted fan of the show, but has found herself suddenly invested in the outcome.
Canute had also a very celebrated minister in his government named Godwin.
Southey confessed that he "read and studied and all but worshipped Godwin."
Godwin starts by rejecting the traditional conception of punishment.
Godwin's leading thought was that the utmost reverence is due to boys.
A few doors away Godwin had his study, where he spent most of his industrious day, often breakfasted and sometimes slept.
Neither of them had natural tact, and Godwin's sensibility was morbid.
Nor does she actually say that Godwin saw Mary Wollstonecraft for the first time at one of those meetings.
Godwin, in all this, reproduces the current fallacy of his generation.
Godwin does not call his teaching about law, the State, and property "Anarchism."


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Kaskade reveals album details
Listen to Kaskade on iHeartRadio
Gearing up for his Atmosphere "Big Room Small Tour," Kaskade is also preparing for the release of his new album! Releasing the title track earlier this summer, the new album includes 14 songs all together.
Taking fans on his journeys from "MIA to LAS," "LAX to JFK," and "SFO to ORD," Kaskade has collaborated with a number of artists on some of the other tunes on Atmosphere, including Project 46, Late Night Alumni, Haley, and more.
Atmosphere is set to be released on September 10th and is available for pre-order on iTunes now.
Check out the track list below:
1. Last Chance (feat. Project 46)
2. Why Ask Why (feat. Late Night Alumni)
3. MIA to LAS
4. No One Knows Who We Are (feat. Lights) [Kaskade's Atmosphere Mix]
5. Feeling The Night (feat. Becky Jane Williams)
6. Take Your Mind Off
7. LAX to JFK
8. Atmosphere
9. Missing You (feat. School of Seven Bells)
10. Something Something (feat. Zip Zip Through The Night)
11. SFO to ORD
12. Floating (feat. Haley)
13. How It Is (feat. Debra Fotheringhamg)
14. Atmosphere (Kaskade Redux Edit)


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McCann School of Business & Technology (McCann) has a history of helping students succeed through hands-on education and career training. Our faculty and staff work to ensure that when you've completed your program, you're truly ready to begin your career.
McCann School of Business & Technology (McCann) will help you choose your ideal career before you get started and assist with real-world employment after you're done with school. We have a wide range of resources to help you every step of the way.
In today's world, it makes sense to spend less time in the classroom, and more time earning a salary. McCann School of Business & Technology (McCann) can help you start your new career in as little as 18-24 months.
If you're worried that you can't afford an education, think again. Financial aid may be available to those who qualify. We will work with you to explore the financial aid options available to help you complete your degree.
The path to a bright future and a new career is easy – complete the form to learn more about McCann School of Business & Technology (McCann) now!
With seven convenient locations throughout Pennsylvania and Louisiana and a multitude of programs and degrees in growing fields, McCann makes it easy to find the right fit for you.
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For ages 5+ years. For ages 5+ years.
New for 2014!
Why is the sky blue? Learn cool things and do experiments about color, just like a real scientist!
This Kid's Science includes activities to make a liquid rainbow, a bracelet with color changing beads.
Experiment mixing colors to make new colors. Figure out how colors make you feel, understand how eyes see color and much more.
You will see the world in a whole new colorful way! Adult supervision required.
Color Mysteries Kit includes:
6 color tablets, 4 test tubes with stand, 3 paintbrush pens, 3 pipettes, color wheel, coloring page, cotton swaps, 15 solar beads, hemp cord, rubber band, black marker, filler paper, activity and instruction manual


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Graduate and Professional Programs
Master of Science in Finance
Cost & Tuition Planning
Below is the estimated total program cost for the MS Finance program. Please remember that program costs vary depending on the number of hours undertaken and the status of the student.
- Resident tuition and fees – $31,000
- Non-Resident tuition and fees – $51,500
- International Student – $55,000
Program costs are subject to change without prior notice.
Financial Aid and Student Loans
Financial aid is available to US citizens, US nationals and U.S. permanent residents through the federal government. Financial aid is made up of grants and loans. Grants are very limited and need-based, so students are encouraged to complete their FAFSA as soon as possible after January 1st of the year they plan on attending UH. A graduate student in one of these categories is eligible for $20,500.00 (amount effective fall 2007) per year in Federal Direct subsidized and/or unsubsidized loans. Repayment for both types of loans begins 6 months after graduation or anytime the student drops to less than 5 hours per semester. An application is available through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid web site, at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
If the Federal Direct loans are not sufficient to cover a graduate student's cost of attendance (as set by the UH Financial Aid Office) other types of loans are available. Students eligible for Federal Stafford Loans may also be eligible for the Grad Plus Loan or a private bank loan. These loans do check credit history. International students may receive a private loan so long as they have a creditworthy cosigner. Additional loan information is available on the UH website www.uh.edu/about/offices/enrollment-services/financial-aid/, or through your local bank.
The Bauer College of Business is unique in that it houses a financial aid advisor that exclusively serves its graduate students. If you have any questions regarding financial aid, please contact the Financial Aid Advisor in the Bauer Graduate & Professional Program at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Contact Information:
C. T. Bauer College of Business
Graduate and Professional Programs
Financial Aid Office
University Classroom Business Building (UCBB), Suite 424 T
Houston, Texas 77204-6021
(713) 743-0700
Students that meet the requirements are eligible for University of Houston scholarships. The Bauer College of Business also offers scholarships for both domestic and international students. A single application is used for all Bauer College scholarships, which can be found at www.bauer.uh.edu/invest/scholarships. You can apply at any time. There is no deadline, but the earlier you apply, the more scholarships there are available for which you may be considered.
All aid programs funded by federal and state government agencies, sponsoring individuals, or the College may be changed or eliminated at any time. All financial aid programs and awards are subject to the rules and regulations of the federal and state agencies, the University's Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA), and the Law Center.
The University of Houston provides equal treatment and opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation except where such distinction is required by law. This statement reflect compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and all other federal and state regulations. The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity is available to answer your questions at 713-743-8835.
The University reserves the right to make changes without notice in any publication as necessitated by University or legislative action.
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The Rockwell Career Center has an entire team of specialists who work exclusively with Bauer MBA students for professional development services.


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SHOCK: Hospital Takes Custody Of Girl After Parents Argue Diagnosis
It's a medical "mystery" that has left a Connecticut family baffled and heartbroken.
After a long history of medical problems, a West Hartford teenager is now "trapped" inside a hospital with seemingly no way out.
Fox CT spent the past few months investigating the emotional case.
It has been a bitter custody battle, and nine months after it started, it's still going on.
In December 2012, Justina Pelletier was an active 15-year-old girl who would go ice skating, laughed and spent time with her family.
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The U.S. steel industry had a good year in 2006, at least until the fourth quarter. Prices rose steadily through the spring and summer, then spiked in the fall. By November, it was a different story. Imports and inventories were up, and automotive and housing demand were down. Carbon and alloy steel prices fell 4% in the fourth quarter alone, and the price of rebar dropped $19 a ton.
Steel prices remained flat into early 2007, hitting a recent low in February. However, as excess inventories are depleted and domestic steel production picks up to meet new demand, manufacturers are once again finding steel to be very expensive. "There is a potential for a huge increase in the price of rebar," says steel industry analyst Charles Bradford of Soleil-Bradford Research.
The price of steel scrap is a leading indicator of rebar costs, says Bradford. "The cost of shredded scrap, which is used to make rebar, has gone up 50% since the beginning of 2007," he says. "I've been hearing numbers like $600 a ton."
There are several factors for the jump. First, manufacturers that typically use lots of steel and produce excess scrap, such as the automotive industry, have cut back on their steel usage.
More significant is the amount of steel the United States is exporting, Bradford explains. Booming construction in areas like the Middle East has led to a surge in demand for steel rebar and scrap overseas. Factor in a decline in steel imports, and the result is clear: With less scrap available, rebar suppliers will demand higher prices.
These prices haven't necessarily reduced the amount of reinforced concrete construction. In fact, a record 10 million tons of reinforcing steel was used in 2006.
Competing materials
One factor in this success is the relatively higher cost of competing materials. "The price of structural steel is up, and it makes up 100% of a structure. Steel rebar is only a small percentage, typically about 2% to 4%, of reinforced concrete structures," explains Bob Risser, president of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI). "On the paving side, asphalt follows the price of oil, which has gone up almost 27% over the past year."
Rebar usage tracks very closely with portland cement, since it's the primary method of reinforcement in concrete. Both the CRSI and the Portland Cement Association predict a somewhat flatter market for 2007.
At the same time, alternative materials may be poised to gain a larger market share. "Any time there is an increase in conventional raw material prices, it provides impetus for people to investigate new design materials," says John Carson, director of commercial development for TechFab, a manufacturer of carbon fiber reinforcement and founding member of the AltusGroup. "We got a tremendous amount of calls during the last steel price hike from companies who wanted to improve their product at a comparable cost."
While the initial cost of composite structures like carbon fibers is typically higher than traditional reinforcement materials, and they don't replace rebar as primary reinforcement, they can offer long-term savings by eliminating labor. This allows for quicker manufacturing, and negates some problems of current materials.
As energy and material costs rise, Caron says producers will look for more cost-effective, innovative, and economical solutions, such as carbon fiber reinforcement.
Whether concrete producers and contractors are looking for ground-breaking solutions, or simply trying to get the job done with traditional materials, reinforced concrete construction continues to carry a hefty price tag.
For more, visit www.crsi.orgwww.altusprecast.com.


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In this gameplay Nina is going to fight Josie Rizal the new hot brunette from Philippines, she's also a newcomer. It's not just an Iron Fist battle, but it looks like a battle of charm, which of these hotties will win, the hot blonde or the hot brunette?
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Tekken 7 (鉄拳 7 is a fighting game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is the ninth installment in the Tekken series, and the first to make use of the Unreal Engine. Tekken 7 had a limited arcade release in Japan on February 18, 2015, followed by another unfinished release on March 18, 2015. An updated arcade version, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, will be released in Japan in July 2016. It will feature an expanded content including new stages, costumes, items, and characters. It will be released in early 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution An arcade update title in the same vein as Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited and Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion, titled Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (鉄拳 7 フェイテドレトリビューション Tekken 7 Feitedo Retoribyūshon) was announced in a trailer released during the grand final of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2015 tournament, which was held on December 12, 2015. The first location test was held on February 12 to 14, 2016 in three arcades of Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Several gameplay mechanics will be introduced in the game, including Rage Drive and an adjusted Rage Art. It will feature an expanded content, including new customization and stages. Returning characters who have not received newer default costumes will be accorded one. Additionally, new characters will be featured, including the series' second guest character: Akuma from the Street Fighter series, who will have a dedicated EX meter designed to limit some of his special moves. The console version will be based on this update.
Developer: Bandai Namco Studios Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Director: Yuichi Yonemori, Katsuhiro Harada Producer: Katsuhiro Harada Composers: Akitaka Tohyama, Rio Hamamoto, Nobuyoshi Sano
Watch Another Gameplays:
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution - King vs. Lucky Chloe [NEW Gameplay] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--u4m_pKB4A
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution - Claudio vs. Nina [NEW Gameplay] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nVfmfc9BSs
Tekken 7: FR Hwoarang vs Law [NEW Gameplay] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slcd3cnoPFw
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution - Nina vs. Steve [NEW Short Gameplay] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sv6ET_cQK4
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution - Lucky Chloe vs Akuma [NEW Gameplay] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHcnX95K6Uw
Tekken 7: FR - Jin vs Paul [NEW Gameplay] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3uAdID9UoY
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'In what might be their worst loss of the season – they can only hope – the Bruins last night were beaten by the Buffalo Sabres, who went into the game tied for the fewest points in the National Hockey League.'
End skid? Four-get about it
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On Tuesday night I was streaming Top Gear off iPlayer on full screen when my PC crashed, distorting the image and the audio sounding like a scratched CD where it jumps and repeats itself.
I couldn't do anything like open Task Manager or anything so I resetted the computer by holding down the power button then left it for a minute but when I switched it back on, it booted up to the log in screen, loaded half the page and froze again.
I unplugged the power cable, left it a few minutes then retried but this time nothing happened. The power light came on, the wireless key (plugged into a USB port) lit up but nothing. No fan noise, beeps or any of the normal sounds you hear when your computer boots up. Just the lights. So again, unplugged it and left it until the next morning and still nothing.
So now I call upon the people of Rohan... erm, I mean Cagewarriors... does this sound like a graphics card fault? My PC is 2 years old from brand new and I know of PCs where if there are hardware faults, the PC stops running altogether to avoid any further faults.
If it was the hard drive, it would still boot up right? Then tell me that there is a hard drive error? There is power going through the motherboard and lighting up the power button and wireless key so it cant be that.
Specs *copied and pasted*:
Packard Bell iXtreme X8530 Q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.40GHz
15 in 1 Card Reader
Dual Layer DVD+-RW
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GS 512MB
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Heidi Klum's Chic Return from the 2012 MTV EMAs
Making the airport her runway, Heidi Klum strutted through LAX in Los Angeles, CA on Monday (November 12).
The German-born beauty looked effortlessly chic in an oversized grey shawl, fedora, and skinny jeans, as she happily passed the waiting mob of shutterbugs.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, Heidi is making her way back to the west coast after some time in Frankfurt, Germany, where she hosted the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Judging by Miss Klum's Twitter page, it seems the iconic supermodel had a blast at the recent festivities, writing, "I thank my lucky stars for all the great opportunities I get to experience. Hope you guys had fun...off to the after-party! #MTVEMA."
Enjoy the pictures of Heidi Klum arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (November 12).
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If you can trace any of your ancestry to the very first Americans, you'll be particularly interested in the Smithsonian's latest addition. Set to open in late 2002, the National Museum of the American Indian will be a five-story, 270,000-square-foot home to an 800,000-piece Native American artifact collection. The museum will occupy the last open site, a 4.25-acre area, in the National Mall, east of the National Air and Space Museum and near the Capitol.
Designed with the help of a number of Native American consultants, the museum will be a curved structure covered in Kasota limestone to give it the appearance of being carved naturally by wind or rain. Most of the building will be almost 100 feet high, with a dome peaking at 120 feet. The museum will feature a 300-seat theater, an outdoor performance space, conference rooms and classrooms. The surrounding grounds — three-quarters of the site — will be modeled after American Indian landscapes indigenous to the Washington, DC, area.