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I am very bubbly and enjoy haveing a good time with people who care about me.
I like playing the occasional video game when im alone and bored but i dont let them control my life.
Movies i like pretty much anything from a romantic to the random horror flick in a great while not to fond of them tho.
2. My family
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Read my article just posted at OUTREACH MAGAZINE. Here's the link. … [Read more...]
Getting Through YOUR Gethsemanes.
Watching a 3-D movie without 3-D glasses is a bland and boring experience. Looking at your life through the wrong lens can be the same way. Without the proper lens, the picture is flat, the colors confusing and the characters lifeless. However, the moment you look through the right lens, the images come to life.The events in the life of Jesus bring meaning to the events of our own. As a matter of fact, the ups and downs, the joys and challenges of our lives as Christians can be quite confusing to us unless we learn to view our lives in the light of His. The final week in Jesus' life i … [Read more...]
How Good is "Good Enough"?
"I'm sick of your religion, religion, religion…" - Isaiah 1:14 The Message "It will be an ill day for us if what most humans mean by 'religion' ever vanishes from the Earth. It can still send us the truly delicious sins. The fine flower of unholiness can grow only in the close neighborhood of the Holy. Nowhere do we tempt so successfully as on the very steps of the altar." - Senior "devil" Screwtape in a speech at the "Annual Dinner of the Tempter's Training College for Young Devils" (from C.S. Lewis' popular parody, The Screwtape Letters) One of my favorite stories is about a big … [Read more...]
Was Jesus Religious?
"I'm after mercy, not religion." Hosea 6:6 The Message "Christ came when all things were growing old. He made them new." AugustineWould Jesus be comfortable attending an average church service today? I'm not so sure. You have to wonder at least, don't you? First, I'm not so sure he would sit still for that long.Second, in some churches, if Jesus showed up as a visitor, he would be ignored. In others, just plain bored. Even though in our church architecture we have certainly succeeded in stamping him onto our stain glass windows, I'm not so sure we could get him to stay seat … [Read more...]
Is Joel Osteen saying that following Christ doesn't involve suffering?
Take a close and careful listen to this recent interview Wolf Blitzer of CNN had with Pastor Joel Osteen. While many will be shocked over his statements about Mormonism, to me the more astounding assertion he makes is related to the subject of Christianity and the theme of suffering. Listen to the interview, check your Bible and let me know your thoughts. … [Read more...]


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In English and Mandarin Chinese, Belle Yang's bilingual board books celebrate the natural world with simple concepts and beautiful, bold illustrations. It's summer, and the meadow is in full bloom. As some bunnies hop along, they see blue sky, white clouds, and yummy green grass. How many more colors can be found? Look for an explanation of tonal marks at the end of the story, along with pinyin translation of the Chinese characters.
About the Author
Belle Yang is the author-illustrator of Foo, the Flying Frog of Washtub Pond; Hannah Is My Name; and Always Come Home to Me, a Chinese American Librarians Association Best Children's Book. She lives in California.
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A delectable ode to springtime... Happiest may be the child readers themselves who will relish the delicate gouache illustrations and the sensorial lushness of spring.
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Samburu, Kenya (AFP) May 09, 2013
Ivory jewelry and carvings are prized by some in Asia, but people should know they come from the massacre of elephants whose survival is threatened by rampant poaching, popular Chinese film star Li Bingbing has warned.
"I want to spread the message... that we should stop the killing because there's blood slaughter and a poaching crisis happening behind the beautiful carvings and jewelry," Li said, visiting elephants in the wild in Kenya.
"Many consumers in Asia do not realise that by buying ivory, they are playing a role in the illegal wildlife trade and its serious consequences," added Li, a "goodwill ambassador" for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
"The current poaching crisis raises major concerns about the survival of elephants and rhinos here in Kenya," she added, speaking on Wednesday in the Samburu national reserve, some 300 kilometres (200 miles) north of Nairobi.
Li, a major star in China, said citizens and the business community in Asia can "play a crucial role in preventing the illegal killing of elephants in Africa by saying no to ivory products".
She has been visiting the east African nation as part of an awareness campaign aimed to help stamp out a rise in elephant killings, and reduce the demand for ivory.
Demand for ivory is highest in the rapidly growing economies of Asia, particularly China, UNEP warns, saying that seizures of ivory heading to Asia have doubled since 2009.
In Samburu, she saw efforts of the Save the Elephants, a group working to protect wildlife including by collaring animals and tracking using satellites.
Ivory trade is often linked to organised crime and the financing of armed groups in Africa, she added.
"An excessive demand for ivory is at the root of the rise in the illegal killing of elephants, and attempts to save them will fail unless this is tackled," said Iain Douglas-Hamilton, from Save the Elephants.
"Appetite for ivory can be changed, as it was in the US, Europe and Japan. The reality of what is happening to elephants in Africa must be communicated -- such as through the work of Li Bingbing and other celebrities -- in ivory consumer countries. If it is not, the outlook for elephants looks very bleak," he added.
Last year poachers slaughtered 384 elephants in Kenya, up from 289 in 2011,according to official figures, from a total population of around 35,000. This year, poachers have already shot dead more than 75.
Li, followed by over 20 million people on Chinese social media networks, recently starred in the Hollywood film Resident Evil.
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Due date: May 29, 2013We really like the name Beckett but we also like Benson and Emmett. Does the middle name Kory sound better with one over the others? Kory is his dad's name and I would really like it to be his middle name even though it isn't a traditional middle name.


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Transitioning from Inventor to Entrepreneur
Turning Your Vision into Reality
This is a topic I was asked to revisit for an upcoming presentation. Back in 2010 I gave the same presentation to the Tampa Bay Inventors Council and it was well received. Not sure how many people heeded my advice, but what I presented then is still and will always be the difference between success and failure with anyone with an idea.
First, you must understand that no matter what the general media might tell an inventor, just because they have an idea doesn't make them an entrepreneur. To earn the title "entrepreneur" they must demonstrate some very specific entrepreneurial competencies.
One major obstacle that I find many inventors struggle is changing their thinking from "problem solver" to "business person." This is difficult because it requires changing your perspective and potentially your core belief in order to make this transition. If they cannot make this change their chance of success is nearly zero!
Why is this transition so important you may ask? Well, because an inventor will either need to grow their business themselves or find a business person to grow it for them. In either case the inventor must communicate with a business mindset. And, the business mindset is much different than that of an inventor.
Let me give you an idea of what I mean. Have you ever talked to an inventor? What do they want to talk about? Their product and how cool it is. How it saves money, does something faster, easier, or better than any other thing out there.
Problem is an investor or a business person is evaluating an entirely different set of criteria. An explanation that I found to be very simple to understand was written by Robert Kiyosaki's concept of the Cash Flow Quadrant . The B&I Triangle created displays what is important to business people and investors.
Notice the product is the smallest part of the diagram! This is because a real entrepreneur understands it's the other stuff NOT the product gives the business value!
So, how do you make the transition? Personal change- which requires real introspection and self-awareness. If an inventor isn't ready for personal change then their hobby drags on and on.
Do you know someone that's been working on an invention or idea for years? Well, now you know why. It's because they are unwilling to do that self-examination to understand the things that they need to let go of and change within themself to make the personal transition necessary to turn their vision into a reality!


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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0450 Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Date: November 6, 2012 5:41:25 PM EST
Subject: Re: SHAKSPER: Play Length
One suggestion for the "two-hour play length" question, is that precisely because it was mentioned so often, then people assumed that all plays lasted two hours. Just as we all assume (or did until recently) that feature films last 90 minutes, despite high-profile bloated exceptions. (I am old enough to remember when features which lasted much longer than that came with an intermission - complete with an intermission title card.) Woody Allen's films (and Woody Allen is perhaps the modern equivalent of Beaumont & Fletcher - if not Shakespeare himself) consistently weigh in at about 90 minutes. So consistently, in fact, that it comes as a shock when "Match Point" (2006) runs to 119 minutes.
A far simpler explanation, however, is that "two hours" meant "less than three hours" - so a play lasting 2 hours and 59 minutes would still be regarded as being "two hours" long.
(That actors "spoke quickly" shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. Ten years ago the BBC gave an anniversary broadcast of a recording of the original French radio production of "En attendant Godot". This was an abridged text, but what startled me was the speed with which it was taken - I couldn't turn the pages of my text fast enough!)
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Along the Prado they used to sell slaves on the auction block, too.
Will CanWest go bankrupt, and if so, what would happen if the New Republic went on the auction block?
From April 18-25 all of the eggs will go on display at Rockefeller Center before a select group hits the auction block.
Some of the rock-star artists who experienced meteoric rises, helped by manipulations on the auction block, are now in freefall.
Both ideas are admirable, and quite possibly necessary to save American democracy from the auction block.
They have 'em get up on a auction block, and hire a auctioneer, and sell 'em at so much a head, to the crowd.
I heerd my mother say they sold slaves on what they called an auction block.
Thus the Thirteenth Amendment did not destroy the auction block.
Although nobody was ever sold on the Favors plantation Mr. Favors has witnessed the selling of others on the auction block.
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FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman
General thoughts on the match…
I thought we really came out very slow. I thought that first 10, maybe 15 minutes, they had numerous opportunities in our attacking third to create shots and put the ball in the back of the net and we were able to survive. I thought after that we started picking it up, putting a lot of pressure on them, probably the latter 20 minutes of the first half, a lot of crosses, which is something we were talking about. We felt like with (Jamison) Olave out they would have a little trouble adjusting and we came close, but weren't able to get the goal. We got a PK called. I didn't see it, but the way the ball went off, I thought there might have been a hand ball.
The foul count was 12 to 5 in the first half and that was a real concern. It was very disruptive and a real concern. I think when Carlos (Rodriguez) went down with a dislocation of the elbow, it must have taken a lot out of the players. You don't know what that does when a teammate is injured and everybody is looking at it, so I don't think we had a very good second half, but we had an effort.
On the performance of Chris Seitz…
Chris is a solid keeper. As you know, a couple of years ago, he started for Philadelphia and I think it might have been the wrong place for him, an expansion team, giving up a lot of goals. I think, mentally, he was shot. We were able to pick him up and I think he finally has confidence. Last week when he went in, he wasn't prepared. Kevin got hurt in the warm-ups, so (Seitz) really wasn't nervous or scared, he just went in. So I was very interested to see how he would respond in this game, being able to sleep on it and prepare himself mentally and I think that he had a good game.
FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz
General thoughts on the match…
I think we came out with really good intensity. Towards the end of the first half we were really putting them under pressure. We created a lot of good chances. Defensively, we did well. We limited their chances and they're a good team. They have been really successful on the road. The draw is a little disappointing for us, but as they say, on to the next one.
Did the early save you were forced to make give you confidence?
Yeah, anytime you get to touch the ball early in a game, you feel more comfortable. All 'keepers want to get a feel for the ball early. Defensively, we held them to a decent amount of shots. We did pretty well.
Talk about your save on Saborio in the second half.
It was one of those where, you kind of hope he takes a big touch, but he didn't take one big enough that I could come out and make a play. Brek made one heck of a run back to make his next move predictable for me and that gave me time to come out and close him down. But honestly it all started with Brek making that trek back following a free kick deep in our attacking third of the field.
FC Dallas midfielder Brek Shea
You were attacking for a lot of the first half, what were you able to take advantage of in RSL's defense?
They crowd the middle so much and play so much in the center that we were able to take advantage out on the flanks and get some good centering passes and crosses off.
Talk about your penalty kick goal
It's good to get a goal. Doesn't matter how you get it. I am glad that I was able to covert it and help the team.
Were you glad to get a point out of this match considering all the injuries?
We have some new players, injuries, suspensions… It was good to get a point. I thought we should have won, but it's good to at least get a point.
FC Dallas forward Jonathan Top
How did it feel to make your debut?
It felt good to get those first minutes in against Salt Lake. We weren't able to get the win, but everyone worked hard and now we have to focus on our match Saturday against L.A.
What does it mean to you to get playing time?
It means a lot. It means a lot for any of the younger guys to get playing time. Whenever one of us gets time, we are all happy for one another. We've worked hard for it and we are always pushing each other. We just need to be ready whenever that time comes.
What did Schellas say to you before you went in?
He said just to play with confidence and work hard – make it difficult for them to play out of the back. That's what I tried to do.
Was the speed of the game faster than what you were used to?
It was a little faster, but we see that in training every day. I did need to adapt quickly to it but overall I felt fine out there.
Real Salt Lake head coach Jason Kreis
Does having not won in Dallas get into guys' heads?
I don't know. That's a better question for the players. I'm pleased with a point, but I wanted all three. That's kind of where I am at. We're pleased with a result. We're pleased we didn't lose our third game in a row. With a little bit more and a little bit better, we come out of here with all three.
On the penalty kick call…
I am again disappointed in another referee's decision. I have not watched the replay yet. For me, there is just no way that can be called a penalty kick. Whether it hits the player's arm or not, it just seems indifferent. The Dallas player has not even touched the ball so it's not like they were making an attempt on our goal. Someone who reads the game or is involved with the game more, knows that is never a penalty kick.
What did you do at halftime?
Just a couple of small tactical adjustments. I asked the guys for a little bit more, for a little bit better. This is the second game in a row where we were in a tough spot. We gave up a goal right before halftime and that can be very mentally draining. We stuck together and played a much better second half. I am very pleased with both of our second half responses in our last two games so we'll see if we can't stretch that 45 minutes into 90.
Real Salt Lake defender Tony Beltran
On the penalty kick call
I'm going to have to see it again to really comment on it, but just from what I thought happened during the play, I cleared it off of somebody and it came back and barely grazed my elbow. I was pretty disappointed with the call at the time. There is really no chance for me to get out of the way of that ball. I have to check it out again and then I will be more able to comment on it.
Real Salt Lake forward Emiliano Bonfigli (through a translator)
On making a difference in the game right away…
You work hard to get as many minutes as you can and luckily today I was able to get a lot of minutes. I'm proud to be able to come in and score a goal to help the team out and get a point.
Real Salt Lake midfielder Will Johnson
On the goal by Emiliano Bonfigli…
I just turned, saw him making a run and just tried to put it in (Bonfigli's) path. I think he did the hard part. I'm just happy that we got the goal back and we were able to get a good road point.
Everyone's really happy for him. He's been working really hard in training and in the reserve games. Obviously with the Espindola suspension tonight, it was probably more than likely that he was going to get an opportunity to come in. This game is all about taking your opportunity and he's certainly done that tonight. It's put him in a good spot for more extended playing time in the future.
On Real Salt Lake being winless in Dallas…
Every game's different and for whatever reason we haven't been able to get a win down here, but we've played well at times and we've had opportunities at times, but it just hasn't quite happened for us yet. But, we'll take a road point in Dallas any day. On the road, we just try to get to a point where we give ourselves an opportunity to win. We gave ourselves that opportunity tonight and we're unlucky not to come out of here with the three points.


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Moscow • The Russian parliament's lower house has given its near-unanimous approval to the country's annexation of Crimea, ignoring threats from Western powers of more sanctions.
The Kremlin-controlled State Duma voted 445-1 Thursday to make Crimea a part of Russia following a quick discussion in which members assailed the Ukrainian authorities.
The vote came as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Moscow for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. "I'm deeply concerned about the current situation," Ban said at the start of the talks.
The incorporation of Crimea into Russia needs to be rubber-stamped by the upper house and receive a final endorsement by Putin, formalities expected to be completed by the end of the week.


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Imagine the following scenario: You are holding your weekly team leadership meeting. You are discussing with your direct reports how to handle project delays that have caused the team to miss its quarterly numbers. You know that Ted, one of your direct reports, missed two key deadlines. You've seen this kind of behaviour before from Ted, and you've seen the team's frustration with him. You decide to not say anything to Ted in the meeting, but afterwards you talk to him privately about how he's letting you and the team down.
If you're like most leaders, you believe in the adage "Praise in public and criticise in private". So when an employee does something that negatively affects the team, you usually talk to him in private. But this can be a dangerous adage to follow because it significantly reduces accountability, the quality of team decisions and your team's ability to manage itself.
As Harvard University psychology professor Richard Hackman once said, the "most powerful thing a leader can do to foster effective collaboration is to create conditions that help members competently manage themselves". Here's why criticising in private undermines your team, and what you can do to build a smarter team starting today.
Undermining accountability
Is your leadership team a real team – one in which members are interdependent on one another for meeting group goals? If so, they should also be accountable to one another for working together to achieve those goals, including how they rely on, work with and make decisions together.
Yet when you criticise in private for behaviour that occurred in a team meeting or affects the team, you undermine team members' accountability to one another. You send the message that team members are accountable only to you, not to the team. You also send the entire team the message that they don't need to hold one another accountable – you'll do it for them. In short, you shift accountability from the team to you.
You also make it more difficult to solve the problem. If you tell Ted that his missing deadlines contributed to the team missing its goals, you and Ted may reach an agreement on how he will change his behaviour, and that may inadvertently create new problems for other team members. Or Ted may tell you that other team members made it difficult for him to meet his deadlines, and it's not his fault; at that point, you're likely to become a human ping-pong ball, shuttling back and forth between Ted and other team members trying to understand the problem. The information to solve this problem lies with Ted and the other team members.
Leadership is about efficacy
Why do leaders unwittingly shift team accountability to themselves? First, they've been taught correctly that they're ultimately responsible for the team. Yet they misconstrue this ultimate responsibility and adopt a "one leader in the room" mindset; they believe that they are primarily, if not solely, accountable for how the team functions, including providing negative feedback to their direct reports. Second, research by Chris Argyris and Don Schon – co-authors of Organisational Learning – and my 30 years of working with leadership teams show that in challenging situations, almost all leaders try to minimise the expression of negative feelings: If it's difficult for you to give negative feedback, you prefer to do it in private than in the team setting.
Leadership isn't about being comfortable; it's about being effective, even when you're uncomfortable. Smart leaders address ineffective behaviour in the team setting when it occurs or when the behaviour affects the team. In the team: that's where the information, solution and accountability are.
With Ted, you could start by saying something like, "I'm noticing two patterns in our meetings. First, Ted, this looks like the third time in a month that you haven't met a deadline for the team. Am I off?" Assuming Ted agrees, you continue. "The second pattern is that each time Ted says he hasn't met a deadline, I notice the rest of you sigh or shake your head, but you don't say anything to Ted. Am I on target?" Assuming people agree, you continue. "Since these meetings are the place for solving problems, and the team can't meet its deadlines if Ted doesn't meet his, I'm curious, what leads you not to say something to Ted in the meetings?"
If you want to create a more effective team, you and your direct reports will need to change how you handle accountability. Here's what you can do, starting today:
1. Tell your team you've been unintentionally shifting accountability from the team to you. Explain how you see it affecting the team's results and working relationships. Give some specific examples, and ask team members how they see it.
2. State that you want a team in which members can openly and constructively give one another feedback. Explain how this will help the team. Ask them for their reactions.
3. Ask your team members what they need to hold one another accountable for how they are working together. They may need others to share more information about their parts of the business. They may need to learn how to discuss one another's behaviour in a way that's productive and doesn't contribute to defensive reactions. They may need to change their mindset so they see themselves accountable to the team, not just to you. They may want some assurances from other team members or you.
4. Take a few minutes at the end of each meeting to discuss how team members are holding one another accountable and how to improve it. Making this shift isn't easy. Investing a few minutes to discuss what worked well and how the team wants to improve next time will increase the chance that there is more accountability in the future. Ultimately, that will save time and foster better team decisions.
Roger Schwarz is an organisational psychologist, leadership team consultant, and president and CEO of Roger Schwarz & Associates. He is the author of Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results.
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A new mental health facility has opened in Watford to give patients a "modern, safe and pleasant" setting for the service.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has opened Colne House in Upton Road as part of a new shake-up of mental health services in the county.
The new facility will provide a base for the area's teams and is part of a drive to treat more patients at home.
Ian Scammell, service line lead for community services in the south west, said: "Colne House is a significant step forward in the provision of care and treatment for HPFT service users and their families in south west of the county. It will provide a modern, safe and pleasant setting for service users with excellent facilities for the provision of a range of different treatments and therapies."
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Pittsburgh Panera Bread franchise owner to proceed with discrimation settlement
A federal judge on Monday told lawyers for both sides to move ahead with advertising a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit claiming that Pittsburgh-area Panera Bread franchises discriminated against black employees.
Covelli Enterprises of Warren, Ohio, operates franchises in Pittsburgh as well as in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Florida.
Guy M. Vines, a Castle Shannon man who filed the lawsuit, claims the company refused to promote him and other black employees and tried to relegate them to kitchen work because the company owner, Sam Covelli, didn't like minorities working in the dining areas of his restaurants.
Sam Cordes, Vines' attorney, told U.S. District Judge Gary Lancaster that the number of people affected by the settlement is about 200 to 300 current and former employees. The company will advertise the settlement in newspapers in all five states to reach the former employees, he said.
The company denies any liability in the settlement, but has agreed to pay current and former black employees the difference in wages they would have made if they had been promoted after their first full year of employment. That amounts to 70 cents an hour for every hour they worked after the first year, Cordes said.
The company will pay Vines $10,000 as the class representative who brought the lawsuit and Cordes about $66,000 in legal fees, according to the settlement. A condition of the settlement is that neither side will talk with the media, and Cordes and Brad Funari, the company's lawyer, declined to comment after the hearing.
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An aggregate import demand function for Turkey: a cointegration analysis
This paper estimates an aggregate import demand function for Turkey during the period 1994:1-2003:12. In our empirical analysis of the aggregate import demand function for Turkey, cointegration and error correction modeling approaches have been used. Empirical results suggest that there exists a unique long run or equilibrium relationship among real quantities of imports, relative import price and real GNP.
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ISS Supports Majority of VIVUS's Directors Retaining Control Glass Lewis Recommends Stockholders Do Not Vote for Any FMC Nominees Glass Lewis Notes VIVUS is "Making Encouraging Progress to Improve Reimbursement, Distribution and Awareness of Qysmia" 1 VIVUS Urges Stockholders to Vote for ALL of the Company's Nominees on the GOLD Proxy Card Today MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq:VVUS) (the "Company"), a pharmaceutical company commercializing and developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity and sexual health, today issued the following statement in response to reports by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) regarding VIVUS's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 15, 2013:
We are pleased that ISS and Glass Lewis support the election of the majority of VIVUS's director nominees and recommend that stockholders reject First Manhattan Co.'s ("FMC") attempt to take control of VIVUS. In its July 3, 2013 report, ISS recognized VIVUS's successful execution and stated that "Vivus' management team has made progress over the past year in spite of the unexpectedly severe impact of the REMS restrictions on Qsymia's product launch last July. The company was able to get the REMS restriction lifted this year, as well as successfully raise additional capital and negotiate reimbursements with private insurers to increase coverage to 36% of the target population. It also made some less quantifiable but nonetheless significant and notable strides in establishing the medical obesity market for Qsymia in the US." 1 Glass Lewis shares our strong belief that FMC is creating unnecessary risk for our stockholders, and, in its July 2, 2013 report, said that it believes that it is "unlikely that adding Dissident Nominees to the Company's board would lead to a more favorable regulatory outcome. " 1 Furthermore, Glass Lewis recommends that stockholders do not vote for all nine of the nominees proposed by FMC. As recognized by both Glass Lewis and ISS, the VIVUS Board and management team have made substantial progress in laying the foundation for Qsymia and have a clear plan to build a successful brand. VIVUS's progress has not gone without notice. Glass Lewis stated that VIVUS is " making encouraging progress to improve reimbursement, distribution and awareness of [Qsymia], factors that are likely to have a material impact on sales." 1 In its report, Glass Lewis also highlighted that " Given the Company's success in achieving regulatory approval for Qsymia in the U.S. and for Stendra in the E.U., we believe the existing board and management have established a credible track record with the approvals process. Further, the Company states that it regularly consults with a range of advisors including former members of the European Medicines Agency and, in this case, we find it unlikely that adding Dissident Nominees to the Company's board would lead to a more favorable regulatory outcome." 1 VIVUS firmly believes that FMC's nominees, if elected, would jeopardize the progress the Company is making to position Qsymia as the leading drug for medical obesity. In its July 3, 2013 report, ISS stated that FMC's nominees have "minimal relevant experience. Most of the nominees do not have any experience in obesity drugs or pharmaceutical commercialization, and this lack of skills would create an unnecessary risk for Vivus' other shareholders." 1
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Uruguay's leftist former guerrilla president, José Mujica, is renowned for telling it like it is. Which is why he doesn't mince his words, in an interview with the Financial Times, highlighting why he is working on port and rail plans with one of his big neighbours, Brazil and, er, nothing with the other, Argentina. Read more
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Published: February 18, 2014 at 2:19 AMGreat story! I love most of the log flume style rides. I wish we'd see some new ones being built. It seems like a lot of them getting torn down. Flumes for 2016!
Published: February 18, 2014 at 11:42 AMThis is really interesting! Water and amusement parks go hand in hand but I didn't realize how much so. I love log flume rides during those hot summer days. I think it's great that we can appropriate functional, useful things into fun and exciting pastimes.
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Published: February 18, 2014 at 11:00 PMUser 184.108.40.206 had a great question. Maybe you could do a story on what costs more to build and which causes the biggest return on investment? Maybe you can do a Splash Mountain Vs. Space Mountain costs and return on investment article or something similar!
Published: February 19, 2014 at 11:04 AMI concur with 126.96.36.199, 126.96.36.199, please do this, I would love to read it!
I would love to see an article on the economics of theme parks, you could have a whole series! ;)
.Overall economics of ride design- water vs not, enclosed vs not etc
.Economics driving a design- interview a designer about a design, and how budget impacted it (what was removed/improved/modified would be fascinating)
.Economy of spaces- optimising design of spaces for people flow/ride flow
Published: February 19, 2014 at 2:58 PMComparing attraction costs can be extremely difficult to do because companies are not forthcoming with specific costs of attractions. Some give out numbers, but it can be difficult to tell how much of that is real cost to design, build, and construct and how much of that is just marketing. Additionally, with parks like Disney and Universal, they have on-staff engineers that are always working on new designs and ideas (R&D) that are rarely disclosed when they talk about the cost of a ride. Also, the maintenance costs are never discussed when theme parks talk about the cost of an attraction. Having never worked in park maintenance, I have no clue how much more effort is required to maintain a water ride versus something else. Like many attractions, once it's "broken" it, and has a dedicated maintenance staff, the costs would gradually decrease over time aside from major part replacements and refurbishment.
So while it would probably be a pretty interesting column, it would be insanely difficult to pry this type of information out of a theme park. I had tried late last year to get some information from some local parks about ride evacuation procedures, and they were very hesitant to provide that, and I would expect similar hesitancy when it comes to line item operational costs.
Published: February 20, 2014 at 9:33 AMThanks for the input Russell, it was by no means a critique of your excellent article. :)
Maybe something along the lines of a historical article about a ride built decades ago might be more feasible to tackle from the cost/benefit/design changes angle.
I come to this site for the high quality content here, and look forward to more excellent work from Russell (and everyone else)!
Published: February 20, 2014 at 10:27 PMRussell, do you know more about the story behind Bud Hurlbut's involvement with Arrow Development on the creation of the log flume? In the book Knott's Preserved, Hurlbut is credited, along with Arrow, for the creation of the log flume concept. According to the story, Walter Knott was nervous about the safety of the brand new ride system being introduced to his guests, which is why the Knott's ride wasn't built until Arrow had successfully constructed log flumes for other parks. Have you seen that story mentioned in any other books or articles?


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Nikki Blonsky arrested for assault after airport smackdown
Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray) and her father were arrested after an airport brawl with the family of America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden. The fight was over saved seats in the airport's lounge. Oh, good. For a minute there, I thought it might be about something stupid. Us Magazine reports:
Bianca, 19, her brother George, 17, and their mother Elaine Clinton-Golden, were waiting for a flight to New York when they tried to take a seat in the departure lounge but found luggage on the chairs. When they removed the luggage, which belonged to the Blonsky's, a brawl broke out.
Elaine was alleged to have been repeatedly kicked and punched all over her body. She was airlifted for treatment in Miami, Florida.
Nikki, 19, was charged with actual bodily harm; her father, Carl, was charged with grievous bodily harm, a source at the Turks and Caicos Weekly News tells Us.
In Nikki's defense, the wing buffet in the lounge ran out of ranch dressing which put her under extreme emotional duress. To put things in perspective, at her 13th birthday party Pizza Hut ran out of cheesy bread. There were no survivors.


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It is Christians who are most associated in our time with the notion of believing without seeing. But a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, Obi-Wan Kenobi (who is purported to have been a Jedi and not a Christian) famously said "Your eyes can deceive you – Don't trust them!" Believing [Read More…]
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Runnels School national merit semifinalists Caleb Manning and Connor Matthews have advanced to finalist standing in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program competition.
As national merit finalists, these students remain in the running to compete for approximately 7,600 national merit scholarships valued at nearly $33 million to be awarded in the spring, a news release from the school said.
To become a finalist, semifinalists must maintain an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by their high school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm the student's earlier performance on the qualifying test.
Merit scholars are selected on the basis of their accomplishments, skills and potential for success in college studies, the release said. Scholarship awards to finalists will be made beginning in March.
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Football player wants $785,000 ring back!
Seriously...you're not Donald Trump dude, so why the hell would you buy a $785,000 engagement ring, on top of over $200,000 in presents for your girlfriend? Stupid...you got dupped buddy!!
Former Houston Texan Mario Williams might have signed with the Buffalo Bills last year on the most lucrative contract in NFL historyfor a defensive player, but $100 million ($50 million of it guaranteed) is no match for a broken heart — or a former lover's ire.
The defensive end has filed suit against his former fiancée, Houstonian Erin Marzouki, in hopes of retrieving a $785,000 diamond engagement ring, as well as $108,000 worth of American Express charges incurred between January 1 and December 31 of last year and compensation for the $230,000 worth of "luxurious items" that Williams purchased for her throughout the course of their relationship.
That relationship ended around January 21, 2013, when Marzouki "unilaterally terminated the parties' engagement" that had commenced in February 2012.


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Despite missing just two games as a junior in 2012, Ricky Walker finished with 90 tackles and 11sacks.
At 6-2, 275, he's used to hearing all the questions about his height. It hasn't scared off the colleges, as he's accumulated over two dozen offers.
When he came to Pittsburgh on Friday, he met with another player who once heard questions about his height, too--Aaron Donald.
Donald, listed at 6-0, 270, has earned all-conference honors two years in a row, and has racked up 16.5 sacks in the last two years.
"I really didn't get a chance to read about him before the visit, but now I know he's one of the top defensive tackles in the ACC," Walker said. "I heard he was a pretty good athlete, and I was excited to meet him. Me and him, being undersized defensive tackles, it was nice to be able to relate to somebody like that. He was real nice, a real cool guy."
Overall on the visit, Walker says there is a lot to like about Pittsburgh.
"Pitt was great," Walker said. "It's in the city. I didn't expect much, but I loved it. The Panthers are very beautiful. They have great facilities, and they're right next to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Growing up as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, that was pretty exciting. Pitt surprised me."
Walker said he also liked the chance to meet head coach Paul Chryst, and that Bob Junko gave him a pretty good tour of the whole area.
"I loved Coach Junko," Walker said. "He showed me all around the campus. Pitt showed me that they're there for the kids. It was all very good."
Walker says he has no leaders, but that he'd like to narrow his list to a top five pretty soon. He's also visited North Carolina recently, and will head to Virginia Tech later in July.
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The Lake Club
The LAKE CLUB opened as a nightclub in 1940 but the building on Fox Bridge Road had seen many incarnations in the years prior to that, including as several restaurants and even a skating rink called the Joy Inn. In 1940, two dance promoters named Harold Henderson and Hugo Giovagnoli renovated the place and opened it for business.
Weird things continued to happen. Often on Monday nights, while Carmean would be in the building going over the weekend receipts, he would hear a door near the office open and then footsteps crossing the floor. He would jump from his seat to see who was there, but the hallway was always empty. Carmean also remembered a salesman visiting his office one evening when a glass flew off a table and hit the wall on the opposite side of the room. The salesman left in a hurry.
By 1976, the haunting had intensified and things began happening more often, and in front of more witnesses. A club bartender was pouring a drink one night when the glass in front of him suddenly shot up into the air and landed over his shoulder. A waitress also experienced the antics of the ghost one night when she went to serve a drink to a customer, only to find the glass inexplicably filled with chocolate! She would later insist the glass had been absolutely clean when she handed it to the bartender.
Carmean was also the first of the club's staff to guess the identity of the ghost who was plaguing the club. He recalled that a former employee had committed suicide in the building several years before. On a lark, he started calling the ghost by this man's name... Rudy.
Albert "Rudy" Cranor had worked at the Lake Club during its heyday of the 1950's. He was also a very large man, well over 250 pounds, and he had snow-white hair. After the club fell on hard times following the gambling raid, Rudy also began experiencing some personal difficulties. He was a very private person, so no one really knew what was going on, but they did notice that he began to drink heavily while on the job. They also began to notice some changes in his personality and appearance. He seemed to be more tired than usual and dark circles had begun to appear under his eyes. Then one night he took sick and had to be rushed to the hospital. It took several men to carry him downstairs to the ambulance. He returned to the club after a two-week stay in the hospital, but he was never the same again.
On June 27, 1968, Rudy committed suicide with a high-powered rifle in one of the back rooms at the club. No one was ever sure why Rudy had killed himself, but regardless, he wouldn't stay gone for long. In a few short years, he would return to haunt his beloved club.
The strange events at the club continued in the form of weird antics and pranks, apparently carried out by the ghost of Rudy Cranor. One night, Tom Blasko placed a pile of tablecloths on an empty table and left the room. When he came back, the cloths were on the floor. He picked them up and left again, only to return moments later and find them once again on the floor. This was repeated several times until Blasko finally left them on the floor.
Employees and visiting musicians also reported strange occurrences like doors opening and closing by themselves; the sound of footsteps in empty rooms; a drink that lifted off a table and then dumped in a customer's lap; office equipment that operated on its own; feelings of being poked and prodded by unseen hands; and numerous other bizarre happenings.
A frightening event took place in the summer of 1979 when Barbara Lard, a waitress at the club, had an encounter with Rudy himself. She was working one evening and went to the bathroom behind the back office. As she came out, she glanced over the back bar and saw as just a head, hanging there in space, and although she could see through it, the head appeared life-like. She said that this apparition had snow-white hair... and she had never known, heard about, or had even seen a photograph of, the late bartender, Rudy Cranor. The apparition looked at her for a moment and then spoke, telling the waitress that one of the owners of the club was going to die. This was not a threat, Lard recalled later, but merely a warning.
Needless to say, Blasko and Carmean were more than a little unnerved by the ghost's warning. Then, two weeks after the incident, Harold Henderson, one of the original owners of the club, died at the age of 69. He was still the owner of the building itself and was an owner that Rudy would have known during his lifetime.
This incident would shake Blasko more than anyone else. He had spent two weeks living in fear for his life and he felt that it was time to get rid of the ghost if possible. Blasko was a practicing Catholic, but when he contacted his parish priest, the man declined to become involved.
Finally, in August 1979, Blasko attended a high school class reunion and ran into one of his former classmates, Reverend Gary Dilley, a priest who now lived in Fort Worth, Texas. Tom mentioned the problems at the club to Father Dilley and the priest was intrigued. After some discussion, he agreed to come out to the club and take a look around.
After arriving at the club, Father Dilley also sensed something out of the ordinary there. He also experienced some unexplained cold chills and felt as if someone was watching him. "I also had the feeling that someone was trying to communicate with me," he said in a later interview.
The priest then questioned several of the club's employees and found that their stories were very similar and he knew they had not had time to compare notes before he spoke with them. He was convinced that something was going on, but he declined to do an "exorcism" of the club. To do that, the case would require a thorough investigation and permission from the local bishop, which he doubted that he would get. Instead, he decided to bless the place and pray there, hoping this would perhaps put Rudy to rest. Father Dilley contacted two other priests to take part in the ceremony. The three priests went from room to room in the club, blessing each with holy water and praying. They asked that any negative spirits depart from the building and they prayed specifically for Rudy Cranor. They entered the room in which he had committed suicide and prayed that his spirit be at rest.
So, was that the end of the haunting? Apparently, it was. The day of the religious ceremony was the last day when anyone was aware of Rudy's presence in the building. Once Rudy was gone, some staff members realized they hadn't minded his ghost as much as they had once thought. "In a way, I sorta miss Rudy," Tom Blasko said in a 1980 newspaper interview. "We were all fond of him. It's been pretty quiet since the priests were here... sometimes I wish that I hadn't asked them to come."
Whether he was missed or not, Rudy had finally found some peace.
THE LAKE CLUB had been located at 2840 Fox Bridge Road
in Springfield, but burned to the ground on a Sunday morning of August
1992. It had been closed down since 1988 and was in poor condition. At
had been totally abandoned for more than three years at the time of the
fire and investigators believed that it had been purposely burned down.
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The Buick Encore competes with other small SUVs and crossovers as well as with some of the more premium small cars available on the market. It offers buyers an appealing blend of small size, luxury and SUV-like practicality. All-wheel drive is available, but the Buick is less about off-roading and more about cruising safely in comfort. Luxury-oriented touches abound that usually are reserved for cars costing much more. The Encore is a great value, with base prices starting under $25,000.
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The Buick Encore is a small crossover SUV that rivals the Audi Q3 and BMW X1 along with the more mainstream Honda HR-V and Chevrolet Trax.
Its tall and boxy profile is somewhat ameliorated by a steeply raked front end and oversize 18-inch wheels. Encore is unusually quiet, reasonably spacious, and amply equipped. Feeble performance detracts from its hoped-for status as a premium model. Encore is structurally related to the Chevrolet Sonic.
Only one powertrain is available: a 138-horsepower 1.4-liter four-cylinder driving a 6-speed automatic transmission with Driver Shift Control. Front-wheel drive is standard, optional all-wheel drive is available for harsh-weather traction.
Little has changed for 2016, except for revised seven-spoke 18-inch wheels. New for 2016 is a Sport Touring trim level with special exterior trim and a turbocharged engine making 153 horsepower.
While the cabin feels somewhat narrow, the back holds two adults with a degree of comfort. Buick's IntelliLink infotainment system, with a seven-inch touch-screen, can run smartphone apps via Bluetooth. OnStar 4G LTE telematics can create a WiFi network right in the car.
Fuel economy is good, but not thrifty enough for a vehicle in this category. The front-wheel-drive Encore is EPA-rated at 25/33 mpg City/Highway, or 28 mpg Combined. All-wheel drive drops the estimate to 23/30 mpg City/Highway, or 26 mpg Combined.
As for crash-testing, Encore has scored among the best small crossover SUVs. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety made it a Top Safety Pick, rate Good in three tests. That was a considerable improvement over 2014, when Encore was deemed Poor in the small-overlap trial. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave Encore five stars overall.
The 2016 Buick Encore comes in five trim levels. Front-wheel drive is standard, all-wheel drive is optional.
Encore ($24,065) is abundantly equipped, with air conditioning; rearview camera; power driver's seat; active noise cancellation; Ice Blue ambient lighting; cargo cover; remote keyless entry; and 18-inch alloy wheels. Cloth upholstery includes simulated leather trim. OnStar 4G LTE telematics is standard. So is IntelliLink infotainment with a seven-inch screen, using voice commands or a control knob. Convenience ($26,355) adds dual-zone automatic climate control, blind-zone monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and remote start.
Leather ($28,300) comes with heated front seats, a power passenger seat, dual-zone automatic climate control, driver's memory, auto-dimming mirror, and remote starter. Blind-zone monitoring includes rear cross-traffic alert. Premium ($29,785) includes Bose premium sound, forward collision alert, lane-departure warning, heated leather-appointed seating, and heated steering wheel. Options include navigation, Bose audio, and a sunroof.
Sport Touring ($27,350), added during the 2016 model year, features a 153-hp turbocharged engine, stop/start operation, a rear spoiler, and special 18-inch wheels.
Safety begins with 10 airbags and a rearview camera. Options include blind-spot monitoring, lane departure warning, and forward collision alert.
If Encore designers are guilty of anything, it might be trying too hard to achieve distinctive body sculpting. For a small car, there's just too much going on with the body, though it does convey a certain presence when viewed from specific angles.
Generally speaking, the front half of this little crossover SUV flaunts a rakish stance. Further back, an Encore looks more like a traditional small, five-door hatchback. A spoiler atop the tailgate extends the roofline, helping Encore to appear slightly longer than its 168.4-inch dimension suggests. Chrome-surrounded simulated portholes atop the hood do nothing to improve appearance, serving mainly as reminder of Buick's storied past.
Design details are more subdued inside the Encore, though interior trim possibilities stretch from all-black to multi-colored. The cabin conveys a premium feel. A tall roof and low dashboard combine to create a sense of space.
Headroom is good, but an Encore isn't so accommodating otherwise. Relatively narrow dimensions result in somewhat constricted shoulder space. Still, an Encore easily conveys four average-size adults. Back-seat knee space is adequate, helped slightly by indentations in front seatbacks.
Not only does the driver get a good seating position, it's accompanied by a commanding view past the short hood. Although the cabin is comparatively quiet, some wind and tire noise can be heard. Buick's Active Noise Cancellation curtails most engine roar.
Passenger comfort is enhanced by nicely-shaped front seatbacks and cushions, though a little more support would be welcome. The back seat folds, to hold 48.4 cubic feet of cargo.
On the down side, the dashboard suffers from overabundant colors. The center stack is packed with switches and buttons. Many controls are nearly identical, identified by small symbols, thus distraction-prone. Conventional rotary knobs control audio volume and other adjustments.
Better make sure that rearview camera is ready, because side views and rear-quarter visibility are awful, due to thick pillars and a small back window.
Considering that an Encore weighs close to 3,200 pounds, sluggish performance isn't exactly a surprise. That's a lot of bulk to propel with 138 horsepower. Acceleration to 60 mph takes a leisurely nine seconds or more (10 seconds with all-wheel drive). With a couple of passengers seated, the AWD edition really does feel lackadaisical, making advanced planning essential when you expect to merge.
Performance also is hindered by an automatic transmission that tends to upshift prematurely. During even modest acceleration, the transmission typically downshifts twice. Acceleration should quicken significantly with the new Sport Touring, whose 153-hp engine develops 177 pound-feet of torque.
Handling is good for a tall, heavy wagon on a short (100.6-inch) wheelbase, with what amounts to an econocar-type suspension. Good electric power steering provides a satisfying blend of on-center operation and simulated driver feedback.
Under nearly all road conditions, an Encore rides quite well. However, some light choppiness may appear when rolling over expansion joints or potholes. All-wheel-drive models seem more smooth-riding. Well-cushioned seats help keep passengers contented.
Though on the sluggish side with the standard engine, any Encore provides a pleasant road experience. You get luxury-car features at a premium price; but underneath, it's basically a small hatchback. Shoppers seeking more energetic performance might prefer to look for the new Sport Touring edition.
Driving impressions by Marty Padgett, The Car Connection. James M. Flammang contributed to this report.
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As I detailed in my last piece on AMD, the company has scored a hat trick by securing deals to provide a system-on-a-chip for the Nintendo Wii U, Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One. It got those details because the console makers wanted x86 and a strong GPU. AMD's graphics rival Nvidia has no x86 story, just ARM, and Intel's GPU story is still playing catch-up to AMD and Nvidia.
AMD is also a company heavily invested in the PC space. It hasn't pursued ultrabooks the way Intel did and it has no micro-x86 chip to compete with Atom and ARM, just very low-power x86s that it hopes will compete on the tablet and ultra-portable space. So it needs the PC market to rebound.
AMD has long catered to gamers and gamers returned the favor with considerable loyalty. So it makes sense that AMD would throw in with this market. According to analytics from Steam, the iTunes-like game sales service run by Valve Software, AMD CPUs are found in 26.5% of home PCs and 32.6% of graphics cards are Radeon.
So what is AMD up to? Details are coming up a bit short. The company is holding its cards close to the vest until its developer's conference next month. Here's what we do know:
Mantle will be a software layer designed to make it easy to port apps across Xbox One, PS4 and the PC. It will offer a new graphics programming model to fully exploit the AMD Graphics Card Next architecture, which is in the R7 and R9 cards it just announced. Some of the GC Next technology is also in the Wii U/PS4/Xbox One SoC as well.
Mantle will provide all the APIs, drivers and toolsets developers will need to enable their software to communicate directly with the card. It's sometimes called "getting closer to the metal."
If you are thinking this sounds proprietary, you are correct. As of now, Nvidia users will be out of luck. An AMD spokesman said the company would be open to licensing this tech to other parties, but that really sounds like a hell freezing over proposition.
AMD can get away with such a strategy because of its underdog position. Nvidia has twice its GPU market share and Intel has three times its CPU market share. No one can go crying to the DoJ on this one.
The question is will it cause people to shift allegiances. They will see the changes soon enough. DICE Software, a Swedish videogame graphics engine maker, has built a gaming engine (called Frostbite 2) on Mantle, and Frostbite 2 will be used in the upcoming game "Battlefield 4." Everyone I've spoken to say Frostbite blows the 3D engine from id Software out of the water, and id were the leaders in 3D shooters for almost two decades. Not any more, I guess.
I played BF3, which used an earlier version of Frostbite, and it was miles ahead of the "Call of Duty" games. It had far more accurate graphics, physics and 3D images than the CODs. That's because COD is designed for Xbox and ported to the PC, where they make little to no improvements. If gamers notice a distinct improvement in their "Battlefield 4" experience on Radeons than on Nvidia GeForce cards, it could very well cause a shift in sales.
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Danny W.wrote a review of Injinji Outdoor Quarter Crew Toe Sock- NuWool on December 6, 2009
Wear these once and you'll never go back to standard socks.
I've worn Injinji cotton mini crews for a couple of years. Freeing the toes to work independantly not only is more comfortable but seems to add some balance and stability to my stride. These NuWool socks are on the thin side of medium density, not bulky stretch and breathe well. I now prefer them to their thinner cotton cousins and will wear them year-round. Note on sizing: Order AT LEAST one full size larger than you normally wear. They run small and will shrink after a few wash/dry cycles. Careful ordering from Backcountry as they charge shipping for returns.


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I think the final analysis of this subject goes a little like this.
1) The ACA will remain the law until such time as the People make their leaders listen. I don't hold much confidence in that since every entitlement program ever initiated in the USA has stayed in effect in one way or another.
2) ACA enrollment will take time but regardless of the website the sign ups,government growth and everything else will roll on.
3) In time the People will forget about what has been put upon them and just go about life,completely unaware that a numb of issues in their lives and their children's lives are damaged forever.
4) Over time the masses will become complacent,compliant and even supportive of what comes from this.
5) Insurance companies WILL MAKE TONS AND TONS OF MONEY
6) Spin doctors will persist with the pro O Care ones winning the day.
7) The tax argument which was illegally drafted in the Supreme Court will become the harshest precedent US society will ever face. I hope the liberals remember when the sword is tipping up against their throats.
8) I find it ironic and delicious that single payer is actually less likely to occur anytime soon than in any other time in US history. Contrary to those that say ACA will usher it [single] in I believe the forced commerce will actually keep it out. One of the ways I find this to be true is that individuals over the very short term will be forced to carry their own health insurance via exchanges and twisted arrangements with their employers. this will come in the form of CDHC plans and will also dawn very soon under the guise of "portability plans" which will find GOP support.
9) Of all my predictions this one is the strongest I believe in. We are about to experience an acceleration of cash and class divide that will bring memories of the worse times flooding back. We're talking early 20th Century on steroids.
I know my scores on procrastinations are in total no more than .500 batting. I missed the Romney election by a mile and then some and Hugo Chavez did everything I thought he would but start a conflict I was sure he'd do. Still I think the writing is on the wall on this one and even a tea leaf reading crank like me can see it for what its worth.
Will the USA survive it? Will it be a USA worth caring if it does?


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History of Agile SCM
Prior to the February 2001 gathering in Snowbird, UT that resulted in the Agile Manifesto and the name "Agile Development Methods," Agile methods were called "lightweight" or "minimalist" methods. From 1995-2000, hardly anyone knew of any of them except for Extreme Programming (XP), though there were several others during that time (including Scrum, ASD, Crystal, DSDM, and FDD). Discussions of the application of SCM to such methods were fairly limited:
· XP had declared a set of 4 values, along with some principles & practices, and was quickly gaining popularity (and notoriety). On occasion, the moniker eXtreme CM (or XCM) might have been bandied about a few times on a handful of mailing-lists.
· Any mention of SCM for these development methods typically referred only to a small handful of CM-related practices (e.g., continuous integration) and how to create a CM environment (with a strong emphasis on tools & tooling) that would enable those methods and empower the team.
· Rapid Application Development (RAD) was around before Agile & XP came on the block, as were collaborative development environments. And again, almost all mentions of SCM in these contexts were in the form of enabling these kinds of project environments with tools and procedures (mostly tools).
To our knowledge, the term "Agile SCM" was first coined in 2000-2002 by Brad Appleton and Steve Berczuk (before "Agile" was trendy & popular) while collaborating together on their SCM Patterns book [7], and in a subsequent appendix they wrote for Ann Hass' book on SCM Principles and Practices [8]. Being part of the software patterns community in the late 1990's made both Brad & Steve privy to numerous discussions with, and review-drafts of papers from Agile pioneers such as Kent Beck, Ward Cunningham, Martin Fowler, Alistair Cockburn, Robert Martin, Michael Beedle, and others who would later found the Agile movement, create the Agile manifesto, and author the first books on eXtreme Programming, Refactoring, and Scrum. Some of those early discussions (prior to 2000) even took place on the original wiki-web (first created by Ward Cunningham), and many of those discussions are still chronicled there (albeit rather dated by now).


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Falter vs. Pick Your Poison – Rocktagon
The Duells Evansville Hyundai bring you this Rocktagon battle. Its a western Kentucky battle with Owensboro's Pick Your Poison returning to do battle against Madisonville's Falter. Listen to the songs, cast your vote, and find out who wins during Nocturnal Emissions. Voting wraps up Thursday at 8 PM Central!
Falter – "Stitch Me Up"
Madisonville's own, brings this track from their debut album Grey Theory.
Pick Your Poison – "Flame In The Rain"
This band hails from the Owensboro – Western Kentucky Area.
Cast your vote right here on the site. The deadline to vote is 8pm central time on Thursday!
The 103GBF Rocktagon is brought to you by The Duell's Evansville Hyundai.


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- Josh, 21 January, 2009 13:42
looks like we may need to do a little barhopping Friday night in order to get some of that Hopslam!
- mybeerbuzz, 21 January, 2009 14:28
And we'll be in the neighborhood...
- Lee Botschaner, 21 January, 2009 14:30
Had it on draught in harrisburg at shady mcgrady's and enjoyed.
- stingo, 21 January, 2009 17:18
Not that it isn't good, I'm sure it is. But, when I see stuff like this, I think, we have Nugget Nectar which is made practically in our own backyard, and we can get way more of it. What's the huge deal?
- mybeerbuzz, 21 January, 2009 18:04
I guess for me the easy answer is "we'll see after I get a chance to try it" but I suspec the real answer is the rarity of the beer and the attention it gets. You know how much Nugget I have already so I'd say why not both if it's as good. I've been hearing a $60 per case price so I'll agree that for that price it needs to be good.
- Josh, 22 January, 2009 09:04
Nothing beats Nugget Nectar in my book, but Hopslam is very good. It's hoppier and more bitter than NN because it's a DIPA, and it's also brewed with honey so it has a different sweetness than a lot of DIPAs. I've had it in bottles and may or may not pick some up this year, but I'd definitely like to try it on draft.
- sugarnotchstud, 06 February, 2009 23:57
I might be coming back to nepa in march during spring break or in may and can bring some back if anyone is interested. I go to Purdue in Indiana and have access to a few good beer's including Hopslam, double trouble dreadnaught and a slew of others. I'm up for trading, especially for the nugget nectar since I haven't had it.


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