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Here, Buenos Aires
When we were in Once, the buildings stretched straight up towards the sky and hemmed us in like great walls. The streets a maze that extended towards infinity in all directions. If there is an end to the city, I haven't seen it. We have since moved to Palermo, where every corner is a cafe and the smell of a hundred restaurants keeps saliva in your mouth. Meat grills, empanadas bake.
Down the streets that are still cobbled run metal rails that once carried cable cars when the city was young and promising. Great trees line the sidewalks instead of the piles of garbage like the heap of rags that a homeless couple had burrowed into and fallen asleep.
The house is large and international. The girl from France speaks Spanish with a Porteño accent, and the Brasileña barely speaks English at all. She is learning and loves to practice with the British couple and the two girls from Seattle. Nobody really talks to the woman from Korea because she only speaks her own language. Now we are here in our rooms with our things and our ways, and means.
Argentina has beautiful daughters who know how to carry themselves.
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Don't worry, my dear, don't fret. These things will hold themselves together.
The season changed from winter to spring in an odd transition that saw all of the cold feeling that I harbored go unrequited. How could I write great poetry if snow becomes a memory? White, wet, cold...that is all I remember. I have photographs though that make me think, perhaps, that there is a beauty in the desolation. Maybe there are portents in the way the wind moves great clouds of tree pollen through the city, coating everything in a hue that evokes vomit.
There was no way I would be able to dress for occasions anymore. It is impossible to be fashionable in sweat. We were doing so well in our coats.
Here now was a girl...a girl because being a girl implies innocence and don't we all wish we were...
Here she is and here we are, beneath an oddly warm sky that beckons interaction.
How long have I known you? A long time. A long time.
God have mercy on everyone, and maybe a little more on me.
The story of our youth is like the cracks in the pavement. When the road is cool--though it is seldom so--it contracts and pulls within itself as if to indicate that insulation is the whole of being. Yet, as the sun lingers...heat. Heat. Now that same space is expanding in an angry way that ruptures and breaks. This is the nature of roads. This is the nature of hearts.
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Old Testament Vernacular
There is a magic in the way a people, a place can translate into a sound. A music that itself embodies its creators so fully that it takes on a new life, like a child born. I have watched the face of a woman sing with the same unconditional love for her song that radiates from a mother's eyes when she cradles her newborn; warm and fragile and everything we believe when we first hear the word promise.
Sometimes in smoky dens. The night is lighter outside than where we sit, huddled around a small table within a crowd that shapes like water to its barriers. The band had yet to play and it was then you called her a Philistine after you had read the words gouged into the black paint of the wall--
Too much sex, too little Jesus.
I held my own thoughts close, because here was a place to marvel. To listen. Nothing about our years was a comfort. Even the little slips of paper that you would drunkenly pass to me from your fortune cookies seemed to mock us. How could they believe in Ghosts but not in God? You'd shake a finger at nothing that would unconsciously follow the beat of the bass...the blood in my capillaries...
'The living haunt us.'
The last thing I hoped for was a dance lesson on a spring night. Corporal movements lit by bonfire. Here I stretch out my hand to take yours and we smile. What happens next will be the contract, and someday when it is cold you will lean up to whisper in my ear...
'This was your promise to me.'
Then, we will live in each other's eyes, and move, and move, and burn.
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A Business Trip
'I have seen the stars fill the night sky to the rims of the horizon. Behind them, entire galaxies...though mere visual suggestions. Like colored whispers that are remnants of when God spoke the heavens into being.'
It was late in the night as we got into the car and headed West. The highway took us out of the city like a dirty, black conveyor belt of lights. Somewhere ahead, in the pitch darkness, was nowhere...our destination. In the quiet night we slipped unnoticed onto back roads, winding into the Heart of the South.
Morning found us in a sad hotel that hugged the north/south bound interstate; a hopeful leech on a Mississippi artery. We were less than a day from the city, but already we were in a new world. Familiar, yes, but all the while something known only through old books and the garbled dirges of ancient Blues. The roads rose up like causeways, the pavement stained the color of rust from the minerals in the soil. The rumor of rivers was everywhere, in pools of swamp and vast muddy fields that in the warmer months held crops.
The Delta.
Guitar music and heartbreak, and all the long history that is the slow death of dreams played over the radio.
Small towns, and then past them smaller towns until we reached their Jewel. Here, there were a few stop lights as well as the vestiges of the rural idea of civilization: a strip mall, chain restaurants, a department store. The Pawn Shop was in the center of the square, which was really only two blocks on parallel streets divided by a narrow park. A reporter met us as we stepped inside. The mayor came later to shake our hands. The Old Man wanted us to eat Fried Chicken, and the best Cornbread in the world. To them, we were something special. To us, they were America.
It didn't take long to get what we came for and leave. Using our cameras to steal their faces, their voices, their stories. We were an un-looked-for, and visceral hope. Cotton had been King in that part of the world once...but there was no royalty anymore. Just pawn shops and poverty. And Blues.
The roads wound us away once more through darkness that was the loneliest thing in the world. The only lights were our headlights and we were the only people in the world. It was hours towards the East when the moon loomed unannounced around a corner, enormous and low on the horizon, just above the trees. It was the color of dried blood.
I talked about how all that darkness and all that quiet was making me think about my life. How that highway back to the city was probably a metaphor, and I was scared of it.
'Close your eyes and think of your God.'
And then all you see instead is a pretty girl you once knew.
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Del corazón
Del corazón
by John Milton
by John Milton
He sat on the edge of his bed and balanced his cell phone in the bowl of his cupped palms. He had the numbers in place, sequenced just so, and all that was needed was the push of the send key. Yet that one button, the last button, was the only one that mattered; the only one that mattered and the hardest for him to press. The more he waited—the more he sat rolling thoughts about in his mind from one end to the other—the more his heart pounded in his chest until all he could hear was the dull thump of blood…rapid, and incessant.
Two days earlier Sam had stepped off of the airplane at the Aeropuerto de Almería with nothing but his pack and an idea of Spain. Everything that he had left behind in the States called to him in echoing voices that made a home in the back of his skull, behind his eyes and inside his ears. He concluded that the first thing he needed to do was find a drink.
He discovered a pub where he could slap his pack down on the floor and pull up a chair next to a grizzled Granadino who sipped his wine with an air of severity, as though each sip was tantamount to his entire existence.
"Habla Ingles Usted?" He offered to the camarero. He received an affirming nod that led him to ask for a carafe of whatever the old man was drinking. The camarero smiled and stepped around the bar and into a back room. The Granadino held his glass up in a salute to Sam then downed the dark fluid. He smacked his wet lips loudly as the camarero returned and placed a brimming carafe and glass in front of Sam on the bar.
"You have made a wise choice." The Granadino said in a low voice that vibrated like tires over gravel. Sam poured himself a glass then proffered the carafe.
"Join me?"
The old man smiled.
"You are a man who knows how to fast make friends in España." He slid his glass over to Sam, who filled it and slid it back.
"Salud." They each drained their glasses. Sam refilled.
"Tell me, my new friend, are you on holiday or business?"
Sam thought a moment, then shrugged his shoulders.
"I suppose you could say business. I'm chasing a girl."
The Granadino chuckled and shook his head.
"Los juegos de los jovenes."
Sam mouthed the words to himself.
"Yes. Games."
"Does she know you have come for her?"
Sam shook his head and then gulped the remainder of his wine.
"No. She knows I'm in Spain, but not that I'm in Spain for her."
"Ah, sí. So you have come here to drink instead of going to her, because…"
Sam sighed and tapped his glass rhythmically on the bar.
"Because I'm scared to death."
The carafe was twice empty during a period of silence. Then, the Granadino placed his hands on the edge of the bar and slowly pushed himself back. He then stepped from his stool and placed a hand on Sam's shoulder.
"Vamanos. I have something to show you, if you will see it."
The two men stumbled along down the stone-lined alleyways that wound erratically along the contours of the terrain, down past solid blocks of sandstone dwellings and deep into the heart of Almería. The Granadino fumbled along ahead, his pebbly basso bouncing off the close walls as he sang the praises of El Cid in battered Arabic and Spanish mixed. Sam struggled to keep his legs beneath him. Suddenly the old man ducked left and disappeared into an open doorway. Sam froze and grabbed hold of his head, forcing his eyes to explain themselves, when the Granadino's voice boomed from insides the walls.
"Here, come here!"
Sam cautiously stepped towards the echo of the voice and found himself sinking deep into the darkness of an unseen room, his ears guiding his feet as he followed the continued singing of the old man. Soon Sam became aware of an emerging glow that seeped in from some back doorway; daylight that stole into the confines of the cell. Sam reached forth and pushed open the door. Immediately he was engulfed once more in the sun as he stepped forth into a walled-in plaza.
There sat the Granadino, encircled by a group of three other men and each of them clutching onto a different instrument: one a cello, one a guitar, one with castañuelas, and the old man himself with a trumpet. The Granadino waved Sam forward.
"Come, sit." He patted his hand on the bench next to him. Sam eased himself down. The Granadino was so near that Sam could hear his labored breathing, smell his sickly sweet odor of too much wine and too thin blood.
"These are my friends." Then to the men, "Amigos, éste es un muchacho que juega a juegos con amor."
Sam hiccupped and the men laughed. The Granadino pointed to each man and recounted his name.
"Hola," Sam said to each, and the men laughed more. The Granadino held up his hand for silence. His face became serious.
"We have a game we play as well, joven. We are old—"
"Lo dirás por ti!" Said one. The others slapped his back and expressed their concurrence. Again the Granadino held up his hand for silence.
"Por favor, gracias. We are old and have seen much, lived much, learned much. To us, words no longer mean as much as they did in our youth. Often now, we do not trust words at all. Soon too, you will see, in your game, that words fail you…and for you, maybe you think, much is at stake."
"Happiness." Sam said, now solemn. The Granadino shrugged.
"Si, and no. Now, watch our game." He stood and slowly raised the trumpet to his lips.
"Del corazón," he whispered. Then he played…
Long, mellow strains emit from the horn and lift into the stillness of the afternoon heat. The Granadino's cheeks invert and expand as each note is tenderly brought to life through his lips. Sam closes his eyes and as he does, the sound of the cello begins to creep up behind the trumpet. The deep melancholy of the strings vibrates in the air and Sam slowly opens his eyes. The castañuelas begin like the rapid heartbeat of an infant. The Granadino pauses and lowers his trumpet. He nods to the man with the guitar, and with the beat of the castañuelas clicking like the hooves of a stallion on cobble stones, the two join in together. Sam cannot find his breath as the music rises around him. An eternity passes in a moment and the music slowly dies as the sun falls from the sky. Sam closes his eyes once more, and is asleep…
It was the ticking of an ancient Swiss clock that woke Sam. He was disoriented and confused. He dragged his dry tongue through a mouth that seemed made of paper. There was a shaft of light coming from somewhere that fell upon his face where he lay, reclined on a long cushion. He forced his eyes to open wide and focus, and as he did The Granadino swam into view with a knowing grin.
"Mi amigo, cómo estás, esta mañana?"
Sam pushed himself up on one elbow and rubbed a hand across his face.
"Sorry, what?" He mumbled.
The Granadino laughed and as he did he seemed to vanish from the room. The laugh followed him as he disappeared, echoing in Sam's throbbing skull. Then the laugh seemed to grow louder again, and Sam sat fully up as the old man once more materialized. In his hands were a clear glass filled with water and some sort of bread. The Granadino took a seat beside Sam on the cushion and handed over the bread and water.
"El hombre no puede vivir sólo de pan. But it helps."
Sam drank the entirety of the water and then nibbled at the bread. The two men sat in silence as the sounds of Almería stirring wafted in through unseen portals. Finally, Sam sat his glass down on the floor and stood.
"I don't think I could explain what I felt last night. What it meant. Was that the point?"
The Granadino slapped both of his hands down on to his knees and rocked backwards, laughing heartily.
"Perhaps yet, mi amigo, you will make a truly wise man."
Sam smiled then extended his hand. The Granadino righted himself and rose, clasping Sam's hand and pulling him into an embrace.
"Del corazón?" Sam whispered. Unseen to him, The Granadino smiled solemnly.
"Del corazón."
She lived on the third floor of an ancient apartment building near Cabo de Gata. He had found that much out before even leaving his country. Yet, when he finally stood outside, looking at the terraces and the vaults, his knees lost all resolve and seemed to abandon the legs with which they had been previously allied. He could not think of moving, nor of her name, nor least of all del corazón.
An old woman exited the building carrying on her shoulder a basket filled with freshly baked loaves of bread, and seeing the poor boy rooted to the pavement, took pity and offered him his choice of her goods. She searched Sam's face with her eyes, and he could not help but smile. At first, he politely refused to take any bread, but the vieja was insistent and Sam knew that it would be rude to refuse. He reached into the basket and selected a moderate, round loaf that still felt warm and smelled of a home Sam did not know, but was sure he would recognize.
"Gracias." He said.
She smiled and reached a weathered hand up to his face and placed it on his cheek. Sam saw then that she had seen right through him, and that for all his postulating, and all his guardedness, he was an open book. The vieja removed her hand and turned to leave, carrying away her bread to nourish others.
Sam stood now, holding onto his loaf and thinking of how in two days two strangers had perceived his true self as though it were worn on his sleeve, and had seen fit in both instances to feed him bread.
"España." He muttered, before turning at last to trudge the long winding roads back to his hotel.
That brought him at last to the place where he was certain that if anything was to happen, he would make it happen. If anything was worth having, he would have to take it. If anything had brought him to Spain, it was her and for two days he had learned this and there could be no third day or the lesson was lost and he might as well return home. Thus, sitting in his hotel room, with his heart beating in his throat, he finally entered the last digit, the only one that mattered, and made the phone call.
She had laughed when she heard his voice, and he was immediately disarmed. They spoke briefly, for she had far too much excitement to waste it on the telephone. He had come all the way to Spain, just for her, and nothing more romantic had, or would happen in her short life. He was in her city, near the desert that her heart prayed to every morning, and they must at once see each other. He had been there for two days? Why had it taken him so long to contact her? She could not understand his fear, nor the journey he embarked on to learn of del corazón.
In truth she would never understand him, and he would never fully come to grips with who she was as a person, or how all the years before they had met had layered upon her soul a restlessness that could only be satisfied with ideas of love, and of destiny, and of deserts. Never the things themselves. Sam could not know then, that instant when they finally dashed across the Plaza Major to crash into an embrace that she was only the beginning of the story that would be del corazón. When Spain grew too small for them, and they too small for each other, and all the planets would bend between them, they would look back on that night and what it meant. The small victory in Sam's eyes, the fulfillment of some unlooked for dream in hers.
Ten years later Sam was sitting in some high, nameless place where few people lived, and hard. She was long since gone and his memories were stored like water in a plugged barrel. Now he hears the long, mellow strains emit from the horn and lift into the stillness of the evening cool. Now the deep melancholy of the strings vibrates in the air and he slowly opens his eyes. The castañuelas begin like the rapid heartbeat of an infant. Now the guitar, and with the beat of the castañuelas clicking like the hooves of a stallion on cobble stones, they join in together. Sam cannot find his breath as the music rises around him. An eternity passes in a moment and the music slowly dies as the sun falls from the sky. Sam closes his eyes once more, and is asleep…
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Your Friends Are Stones
It is a hard road that winds up out of the desert into the Altiplano. As oxygen becomes thin, and the cold closes in around you, it is an easy place to die. You sit and look at your hands, chapped and cracking in red lines that want to bleed but cannot.
They won't find my body here,
you whisper it to yourself with each step. When you were still young, you made a promise to your mother that you would die in the summer. It may be summer now, but the sky will not tell you the truth. Every day for months there has been nothing but a gray blanket above you that leaks a sick mixture of ash and sleet.
Era un día normal cuando naciste.
Here is my baby, she cooed even as your soft face contorted and reddened. Quickly, she would rush outside and let the sunshine fall warm upon you as she rocked you at her bosom. Ever she would hold you to the bright daylight and sing. Songs that are now written deep in the parts of you that only reveal themselves in dreams. She would remember that you never smiled in the darkness. There were no lullabies that would soothe you beneath the moon. Still, when the night is calm and the storms have yet to break, the words will swim back from behind your pulse...
Este niño tiene sueño,
No tiene cama ni cuna.
A su padre carpintero
Le diremos le haga una.
You were never prepared for the loneliness. Still you are not, even though it is your life. You stack stones atop each other in uncertain pillars that grow warm briefly as you talk, but are friends in name only. Somehow, always, they seem to enrage you in the end and you scar and scab your hands and feet to knock them down and scattered their memory...
Then you calmly rebuild them.
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The First Months After
I awoke in the dark to find you beside me. Your legs were pulled up and you rested your hands on the tops of your knees.
This is a dream.
You did not answer, because I did not have your words. But I had your eyes, your smile.
Yes, this is a dream.
Then I turned with you to look. The world stretched out beneath us and a fire raged out on the plain. Far out on the rim of the sky, silent lightning flashed and splintered.
Our old world is ending.
You looked at me and I studied your eyes to see if there was truth there, even if only a mirror of something I already knew. I took you by your hand and we stood.
Let us go and find a new one.
Still you did not speak, but as we turned to follow the high paths away from the fires your smile followed.
I awoke in the dark and was alone.
"This is not a dream."
It is still the old world. I walked out into the city and saw no fires. There was a calm. The sky was covered in cloud that drank up the electric light to make a false dawn.
When the clouds broke, I wrote your name on the rain. The storm was moving and it could find you.
In the ruins of a forgotten cafe, snow drifts covering the windows where once there had been panes of glass.
Had I dreamt?
Outside, the sun had broken through in streams of light that crossed the plaza. The stone conquistador frowned on an empty, white world that would never remember.
I found a table and brushed it clear. There were two chairs left, both cracked and but poor reminders of their former selves. In clouds of steam, I spoke your name.
The wind came softly to answer, with gentle flurries and abandon.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Paolo Roversi
Oh my! I love this collection of beautiful imagery, taken by the incredibly talented Paolo Roversi. I thought each of these dresses were so elegant and finely detailed, I had to showcase them all...
Here's a little more info. on Paolo...he was born in Italy in the late 40's but currently resides in Paris. He has worked with a number of couture houses over the years, as well as some pretty amazing, talented individuals. To check out additional images and links, click here.
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such a beautiful dress, am loving the ruffle details around the neckline.ReplyDelete
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that one has to be my fav. too! That blue velvet with the choral/pink is such a pretty combination...ReplyDelete
his work is amazing! oh the dresses are so beautiful...the whole styling (hair, fashion, makeup, backdrop ) is what creates such a feel good romantic feel...the detailing of the dresses is amazing...who won't love to wear one of those!ReplyDelete
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We're going back to school this week when BAD TEACHER educates us on how Cameron Diaz can still work shorts at a car wash. Hot for teacher, indeed. Combining multiple thoughts as well as a great suggestion from aaa516, how about we look at the TV teen temptresses who are rocking the small screen these days?
Kelsey Chow
I trust my buddy Felix's loins. As trusted as they are to me, I still don't think they'll convince me to watch the Disney/Nickelodeon shows these girls are on. Not that Kelsey Chow's adorable face doesn't make a compelling argument. She's a featured player on a show called "Pair of Kings" and previously got her start on "One Tree Hill," a show I was once forced to watch an episode of. *shudder*
Sarah Hyland
I know I should be watching "Modern Family." Between the greatness of Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen (not to mention all the dudes on that show), there's got to come a time when I make catching up on it a priority. For the time being, I understand that young Sarah Hyland is the pseudo teen from that show to fixate on. Not bad company she surrounds herself with as well.
Shay Mitchell
If there's a show on TV right now that I've come dangerously close to being convinced to watch (other than Zack Morris and his bare ass on "Franklin & Bash"), it's Family Channel's "Pretty Little Liars." Not only does it sound like the type of campy trash that I miss from the original WB programming line-up, it features uber-babes like Shay Mitchell, who is spankin' hot.
Which TV teen makes you want to go back to school?


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Luminary said
Hi everyone,
I am looking to use Envato Studio to customize some of my PHP items – turn them into WP Plugins. I need to send one of my items to one of the provides I have been speaking with there, but I was worried that by sending the full code/item I may be breaking my exclusive agreement with Envato.
Does any one have any experience with this?Thanks for any help.
It is your item. As long as you are not distributing your item through other channels i.e. other marketplaces or your personal online shop, your good.
Edit: with distribution i mean not directly competing with Envato.
While I agree that there are many more authors now and a greater selection of files, this also means the marketplace has grown bigger. The growth alone should allow it to have even greater exposure enabling us to sell more, not less.
Perhaps this is just an isolated month or suddenly there's just so much choice and too much distraction ? Are we facing the paradox of choice where more is less ?
Quite frankly my traffic is the same as it is used to be lol so going to try and keep positive here and continue to use this low moment to improve further and perhaps release more items. 5 more days to go, already lost hope of recuperating loses this month.
djwd said
Hi fellow authors,
I was wondering how do you guys handle those buyers that start with pre-sale questions and never stop. I'm glad those users are interested in my items but I really can't dedicate that much time per day to a single user which is not even a customer of mine (and might never be).
I'm not even sure I want these users as customers as if they can abuse of pre-sale questions, I'm afraid supporting them would be an endless nightmare..!
24 days and 32 (long) questions later do you think it's enough to say "PLEASE LEAVE ME ALOOONE!" ? I think our chat got even longer that the ones I have with my girlfriend!How would you say it without sounding harsh?
haha quite long indeed. I'd suppose you are good friends by now
Well, being rude cannot help at all for sure. [To this particular user] Just respond only when you have time and reply to key points. Try not to include more information than what they are asking. Good luck lol
If you requested a withdrawal then you have to wait until the 15th of september. Envato will start making the deposits then. Basically, how it works is that you request a withdrawal before the month ends, which is most likely what you've done so far. Then on the 15th of the following month, your money will get deposited.
Going to the bank now is not going to yield anything. Envato has not sent the money yet
Anps said
The saturation of the market brings high instability, a while back you could predict a lot of things and even if you were not among weekly most popular you could have good stable sales, you can still but it is much much harder. There are just so many items and choices that either people run to the most popular list or buy those really standing out items.
Agree with this. Unable to come up with better reasoning myself. Will likely become non-exclusive in the long term and look for greener pastures
Not a good month for me. It pretty much pushes me over the edge and I've started blogging now lol.
It does reduce support drastically which means more time to work on new features, updates/products. Might be able to recuperate losses next month
Love these threads because someone else is always worse off than you and you just know if your not in the top 30, it's got to simply be a bad month (hopefully that is all it is)
Cool interview, this is first class!
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egliote saidFrom where did you got those rules ?
I have not withdrawn their money. The rules were written that the money must be withdrawn after a year in which the money is withdrawn. Do I have to withdraw the money after a year, when I received the first money?
I think he is referring to the withdrawal guide
For earnings of less than $50 you can spend your earnings on any of the Envato Marketplaces. If your balance is still below $50 after 12 months, you can withdraw the balance to a PayPal account.
@egliote, apparently you need to wait a year as you suspected in order to withdraw, if your earnings are below $50 and you've had that balance for a period of 12 months as the guide says.
Happy spending!
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In June, Mr. Persson said Mojang "does not exist to make as much money as possible for the owners." Instead, he said, "Mojang exists because I got lucky with 'Minecraft,' and it got way bigger than I could handle on my own."
2.5 billion dollars later…
As you might already know, Persson is the creator of Minecraft and the majority shareholder at Mojang. He's decided that he doesn't want the responsibility of owning a company of such global significance. Over the past few years he's made attempts to work on smaller projects, but the pressure of owning Minecraft became too much for him to handle. The only option was to sell Mojang. He'll continue to do cool stuff though. Don't worry about that.
lol jokes apart, this seems to be a very good investment. They appear to have made 115 million in profits last year from a 291 million revenue, which is good growth expectations in Microsoft's hands
They also appeared to be heavy critics of Microsoft and refused to make a version for windows phone reputing the platform too small. I guess with their user base, they can move a lot of weight in the tech industry, which makes them a good asset to acquire.


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OK Cruise - Not Great for Young People or NON-Smokers: Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review by edro
Overall Member Rating
OK Cruise - Not Great for Young People or NON-Smokers
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: New Orleans
Positives: 1. We booked 9 months in advance, and about 1 month prior to leaving, we found that the prices had dropped by 50%. We called in and upgraded to a balcony, from a window for $50 additional.
2. Freestyle dining was nice, as you could eat when you wanted and you didn't have to sit with strangers.
3. The magic show and improv show were cool.
4. The pub with the acoustic guitarist crew member was our favorite spot. Its kind of sad that our favorite spot for entertainment was the bar though.
Negatives: 1. We had smokers on both sides of us in our room. Every morning, we were woken up by the horrendous smell of cigarette smoke. The rooms must share an air duct or something, because it was as if they were in the room with us. It made no More difference if we opened the balcony door or not. The front desk told us that smoking in the rooms is prohibited, but they cannot enforce it.
2. Freestyle dining is nice, but there are only 3 places to eat for free. One is a dress up place, one is casual and the other is the buffet/cafeteria. All the rest are pay restaurants that are $15-30 per person.
3. The boat was small and old. This gave us a feeling of cabin fever after the first day. Because the boat was small, it added to the rocking of the boat, which made us slightly sea sick a few days.
4. The ship activities were few and far between. It's a good thing there were 4 ports to stop at.
5. The pool was small and not very elegant or inviting.
6. 95% of the cruise passengers were over 55 years old. This is not an exaggeration. Chit chat with the crew told us that Norwegian is known to cater to the older crowd. We did not know this before booking with Norwegian. Less
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Cabin review: 11
Nice view, decent amount of room. We would have loved it if we weren't surrounded by smokers.
Port and Shore Excursions
We took the cave tubing excursion. It was a neat excursion, with its good and bad qualities. Our tour guide was awesome, the food was great and the tubing was fun initially. After 30min. was floating along, you get bored just wish you were back on land. My girlfriend freaked out a little bit, as she is a little claustrophobic.
It was a neat excursion, but I wouldn't do it again.
The port had some nice imitation Coach, LV, etc purse stores. Their drug stores also sold any prescription drug you can imagine. We heard other couples talking back on the boat. They said they had gotten Viagra, Vicodin, etc. Whatever... just don't let the border patrol catch you.
It's a good thing we planned a trip to the Mayan City of Chaccoben. They were amazing and the bus trip wasn't too long. The lunch and beer on the bus ride back were good as well.
If you stop in Costa Maya, you should definitely do an excursion. I have no idea what you would do in the city-mall for 6-8 hours.
We took a taxi to a local beach resort and laid out on the beach all day. I don't remember the name of the beach, but it was a $15 cab ride. The other closest beach was a $17 cab ride.
The food at the beach was good and the beach was very clean and nice.
Sorry, that's all I got for Cozumel.
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On 9/26/05, Memmott @ HitCatcher.com <memmott at hitcatcher dot com> wrote:
> Here's the issue: It's handing off a 192.168.1.x address to PPTP clients. I
> have no problems VPNing from my home network, but that's because my home
> network is on a 192.168.2.x subnet. Obviously for home users on a
> 192.168.1.x subnet, this is going to cause problems. What I'd like to do is
> have the PPTP clients pick up a different IP address, either in the
> 172.16.1.x range, or 10.0.0.x.
No matter what IP they pick up, they are still going to need to talk
to the 192.168.1.x network, and that traffic will never make it across
the connection. What I'd do is renumber every home user that uses
192.168.1.x, or renumber your LAN to some uncommon subnet
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Bamako, 06 Avr 2013
A surprise operation Saturday in Bamako to disarm police thought to be close to the authors of Mali's 2012 coup sparked a clash that left one soldier dead, a military source said.
A police officer was wounded in the leg during the raid on a police camp in the Malian capital, the source told AFP.
"It was a policeman who refused to disarm that fired on the soldier who died," the source said. "The same policeman let off another shot by mistake that wounded one of his comrades," he added.
An AFP reporter saw the body of the dead soldier, as well as the wounded policeman, in the courtyard of the police camp.
Soldiers and gendarmes had surrounded the camp before seizing several automatic weapons. Around 10 police were arrested including three women, but five escaped over the camp's perimeter wall, the source said.
He said any police officer bearing heavy weapons was breaking the law.
A security ministry official told AFP: "The fun is over. We can no longer accept this disarray at a time when the international community is helping Mali recover."
An investigation into the incident has been opened, the government said in a statement.
A faction of police rival to those who resisted the operation, said they were in favour of disarmament.
"We are satisfied with the operation that disarmed police from the other group who were in possession of illegal weapons," said policeman Jean Samake.
"Nous we want the state to revise promotions given to those same police officers."
Saturday's raid follows a reported shootout between police and trade unionists overnight Thursday in which four people were allegedly wounded.
The trade unionists dispute promotions awarded to police officers reputedly close to the coup makers and influential in the capital.
Ethnic Tuareg rebels seized the country's vast arid north in the chaos following the March 2012 coup before losing control to well-armed Islamists.
A French-led intervention quickly drove insurgents from most of their northern strongholds, but significant pockets of resistance remain in the Ifoghas mountains as well as in the cities of Gao and Timbuktu.
France is to start withdrawing its 4,000 troops at the end of April, and plans to leave a "support force" of 1,000 soldiers after elections promised for July.
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Directors of Repco Corporation were confident that there was no leak of information ahead of the release of the company's solid full-year result yesterday.
Net profit rose 29 per cent to $38.4 million in 2004-05 while sales revenue was up 9.5 per cent to $862.3 million.
Repco shares raced up 21c on Monday after barely moving for the whole of the previous week, prompting speculation that some information may have fallen out the back door.
"We have had no indications of leaks anywhere," managing director Peter Mummery said.
"Our understanding is that there was a bit of a rally on stocks that had been sold down in the last six months," he said yesterday. "Alesco, GUD and Crane, in particular, all went up in the last couple of days."
While the volume of Repco shares traded on Monday was about 50 per cent higher than the daily average, Mr Mummery said he believed all of the trades were "very small".
In fact, the result came in at the low end of the range directors indicated at the time of the annual meeting.
However, that means there was a decent improvement in the second half thanks to acquisitions and recoveries in gross profit margin and the company's expense ratio.
These gains were made despite competition in the New Zealand market, where arch-rival Super Cheap Autos has recently opened 32 stores.
"Given the tough trading conditions and the pressure from Super Cheap in NZ and the general pressure of lower sales in many markets, I was happy with the gross margin," Mr Mummery said.
Retail sales eased 1 per cent in NZ while the company took "a bit of a knock" on the trade side due to weak consumer sentiment and business confidence.
Mr Mummery said the Ingram and McLeod parts distributors bought from Alesco during the year had performed above expectations.
"That's pleasing. That's been a highlight. They are certainly better off in the hands of an automotive group.
"Based on current economic and trading conditions … we are targeting low double-digit sales growth and [earnings] growth above sales growth in 2006," he said.
Repco rose 4c to $3.11.
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The warning came as the UK crude oil price rose to the highest level since its 1990 peak, following last weekend's terror attack that left 22 people dead.
To avoid an increase at the pumps the government would have to drop plans for a 2p rise on fuel due in September, the Petrol Retailers Association said.
But Downing Street said there were no plans to intervene in petrol pricing.
Petrol breached 80p per litre in the UK last month due to global oil demand and tension in the Middle East following the Iraq war.
It topped the 80p barrier in May for the first time in four years, but is below the 85.32p recorded in June 2000 which sparked widespread fuel protests.
Petrol Retailers Association director Ray Holloway, speaking early on Tuesday before the price of a barrel of crude oil increased by 6.83% to £21, said: "Prices were expected to go up even before the latest worries about Saudi Arabia. The die was cast a long time ago.
"Price rises now are the result of the rise in crude prices in May and it's clear that this summer is going to be a very difficult one.
"The present Saudi situation is merely adding to what was already going to be a difficult year."
Chancellor Gordon Brown announced in his March Budget the fuel tax increase for September.
Mr Holloway said unless this was reversed, petrol prices will inevitably rise, but added that it was impossible to forecast by how much.
"If the price of crude goes up, prices at the pumps go up.
"But it's very difficult to say what the price could go up to. Certainly, motorists in
rural areas will face the highest prices."
The prime minister's official spokesman said Tony Blair would not
intervene to halt petrol pump prices.
He said: "The prime minister does not determine the price of petrol.
"It's not for the prime minister to indulge in TV reality shows and judge the
price of the oil market."
But Britain would urge the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to increase production to fend off more increases in the price of crude, he said.
BBC business presenter Declan Curry said this week's increase in crude oil prices should not have too much impact on petrol pump prices, as taxes were the main component of petrol pricing.
A survey by insurance company Churchill said up to 70% of motorists would support a repeat of the 2000 fuel blockades.
Over 60% motorists were already taking measures to protect themselves from such a fuel crisis, by stocking up on groceries, filling spare fuel tanks to keep in cars and always ensuring that the car fuel tank was full, the survey said.


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K Haakansson1*, M Aznar1, L Fog1, L Specht1,2, J Rasmussen1,2, S Bentzen3, I Vogelius1, (1) Department of Radiation Oncology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, (2) Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, (3) Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.SU-E-T-167 Sunday 3:00PM - 6:00PM Room: Exhibit Hall
Deliverability of a treatment plan is generally evaluated by the gamma value (γ) and pass rate (PR) describing the fraction of measured points passing a certain γ-criteria for dose deviation (DD) and distance-to-agreement. γ does not distinguish between under/overdosage. When dose-painting to high doses in head-and-neck cancer, excessive dose to small volumes is associated with dose-limiting toxicity (Madani et al. Radiother Oncol. 2011). Overdosage of high-dose volumes is therefore a particular concern. Here we focus on the presence and detection of overdosage in high-dose regions of dose-painting plans.
40 dose-painting head-and-neck plans with five prescription levels (52.8, 60, 69.7, 73.1 and 79.7 Gy, all in 34 fractions) were measured with an EPID-based system. 14 of these plans with the poorest PR were additionally measured with a cylindrical PMMA diode phantom system. PR(γ: 3%/3mm), γ(3%/3mm) and DD were analysed. Correlations between planned dose, DD and γ were quantified by the Spearman rank correlation coefficient (ρ).
Mean PR were 98.2% (EPID, range 93.9-100) and 98.4% (PMMA, range 95.5-99.9). In the PMMA phantom, 262 diodes had a planned dose >2.2 Gy/fractions. Overdosage (between +0.004% and +6.9%) was measured in 248 of these. A high planned dose correlated with high DD (ρ=0.24) and poor γ (ρ=0.19) (p<0.001). The biological effect accentuates the problem; for example, 5% physical overdose at 80 Gy/34 fractions corresponds to +7.3% in biological effect for normal tissue (α/β=3).
The dose-painting plans were considered deliverable based on gamma PR. However, overdosage is common in the high-dose regions. This cannot be captured with the gamma PR criteria. Unfortunately, the translation of the dose to a phantom diode to a point in the patient is not easily performed. Additional QA may therefore be needed to ensure safe conduct and correct interpretation of the results of prospective dose-painting trials.
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Tough call on Delaware North aid
The Jacobs family needs your help.
You see, the wealthiest family in the Buffalo Niagara region — and the 193rd richest in the entire country with a net worth of $2.8 billion, according to Forbes magazine – wants to build a signature headquarters on Delaware Avenue for its $2.6 billion hospitality business that would replace its current home office, now located a little more than two blocks away in the Key Center.
The family's business, Delaware North Cos., says it wants a modern headquarters that will "showcase its global sophistication to its national and international vendors and business partners." It wants a headquarters where it has room to grow, one that's energy efficient and environmentally friendly, with floors that are two-thirds bigger than what it now has in the Key Center.
"It has to be an iconic, first-class office building," said Michael Montante, a vice president at Uniland Development Co., the developer for the $94 million hotel and office complex.
"The Jacobs family wants to keep its world headquarters in downtown Buffalo," said Dan Zimmer, a Delaware North vice president. "It has grown its business here and feels a sense of loyalty to its hometown."
But only if the numbers work – and Delaware North and Uniland say the figures don't add up. Because Delaware North wants a parking ramp to be part of the project – the company would take about half of the 515 spaces – Uniland said the hotel and office complex is looking at about a $10 million financial hole.
That's where you come in. To make the numbers work, Delaware North and Uniland are looking for tax breaks through the Erie County Industrial Development Agency. Exactly how much of a tax break isn't clear at this point, but the incentives are certain to run in the millions of dollars. And that will come out of your pocket, because every dollar of taxes that businesses don't pay because of IDA handouts means that residents and companies that aren't lucky enough to qualify for corporate welfare have to pay a little more than their fair share to make up the difference.
The portion of the project that would cover the build-out of Delaware North's $17 million offices would get about $800,000 in sales tax breaks, said Karen Fiala, the IDA's manager for tax incentives.
But that's only about a fifth of the overall project, which includes a 119-room hotel that won't qualify for tax breaks because the Erie County IDA has a policy against giving incentives to hotels. Uniland is looking for tax breaks on the non-hotel portion of the project, and the scope of those incentives will be a hot topic at the IDA's policy committee meeting on Monday morning.
It's a hold-your-nose project for a lot of reasons.
For starters, it won't give much of a boost to the local economy. Delaware North is pledging to create 65 new jobs at its headquarters over the next two years, paying an average of about $70,000. That's about $4.6 million a year in new payroll for the region.
It's a project that moves a company from one office to another just a few hundred yards away. If Delaware North were moving its headquarters to Buffalo from outside the region, that would be one thing, because it would vastly increase the size of the local economy. But this is the kind of movement within the region that largely just re-slices the economic pie.
It's a project that would add more than seven stories of office space to a largely stagnant downtown office market – where the most prominent office building, the former One HSBC Center, is on the verge of being almost entirely vacant. While Delaware North would occupy a little more than half of the 204,000-square-feet of office space in the new building and has eyes on filling even more in the years to come, the project would immediately throw almost 100,000 square feet of new space on the market and put downward pressure on the rents that existing landlords can charge. It would leave a gaping vacancy in the Key Center, where Delaware North now occupies more than 100,000 square feet of space on seven floors.
It's also a project that is a reflection of the atmosphere of entitlement that has developed around businesses that are making any kind of investment in their local operations. Executives at companies like Delaware North see tax breaks being handed out for just about every significant local business project and figure they might as well get a handout too.
And then there's the gnawing question that makes this project such an emotional hot button: Does the Jacobs family, with all its wealth, really need handouts from taxpayers?
Ellen T. Kennedy, a retired SUNY Buffalo State professor and civic activist, doesn't think so. She was the only person to speak at an IDA hearing on the project last week.
"I can't imagine that they need them," Kennedy said, even as she praised the Jacobs family for its philanthropy. "Delaware North is extraordinarily successful. So is Uniland."
And there's the rub. Businesses don't get to be as extraordinarily successful as Delaware North and Uniland by settling for anything less than the best deal.
While the company, which has an extensive presence in Boston and other U.S. markets, isn't making outright threats to move, it's an unmistakable presence in its application for tax breaks. "Delaware North has multiple options available to locate new jobs and/or relocate existing jobs outside of New York state," the company said in its filing.
That puts the IDA in a tough spot. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, the most powerful member of the Erie County IDA board, has been pushing the region's IDAs to be more discriminating in how it hands out tax breaks, going so far as to suggest that one criteria be whether a project would proceed only if incentives were included.
But is it worth drawing a line in the sand with Buffalo's second-biggest private company, one that employs 350 people at its headquarters with an average salary that tops $97,000?
"A company like this has enormous benefits upon the area," said Deputy County Executive Richard Tobe.
"It's not a lot of money, but it's very high stakes," he said. If Delaware North were to leave Western New York, "there would be enormous ripples in this community. The consequences would be very high."
Not the least of which for the politicians who denied tax breaks for a company that ultimately left.
"I think it's too important a question to gamble on," Tobe said. "I don't want to bluff, and I don't want to call their bluff. How many companies of Delaware North's size do we have?"
Tobe said it doesn't matter that the Jacobs family is wealthy and that Delaware North is a huge, successful business.
"The question is, does the deal need the tax breaks for them to make the decision we need them to make?" he said. "Companies look at things individually. They don't go into these projects to lose money ... even if they've got a big bank account."
The trouble is, most taxpayers don't have a big bank account either.
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Plastic snap-on iPhone case featuring a hand-engraved leather backing in an exclusive design. American handmade.
Understated Leather x Free People
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It is a plastic case with a piece of leather lightly glued to the back of it. Probably should be selling it for 5$ And is terrible quality. The glue is already coming apart and the leather is hanging off the case. I do not recommend.
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I just received this case after ordering online, while the order was promptly delivered it was not correct. I was shipped a case for an iPhone 6 although my order confirmation clearly shows a case for an iPhone 5. The case itself is a black plastic clip on case with a black leather piece GLUED to the plastic piece, which is not evident in the stock photos. The glue is seeping out of the side on my case and I am wildly disappointed.
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Terrible quality
I ordered this phone case hoping it would be completely leather and once I received it, there was just a panel of leather on the back with the sides still being a thin, cheap feeling plastic. I could see the glue on the sides of the attached leather on the back. I'm very disappointed because I am a huge fan of Free People.


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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Shaking Off Winter at the Beach
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Nice shot! I can feel spring coming...almost.ReplyDelete
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(Shut Up, Already, and) Listen to the Desert
Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Pete Enns
The Gospel calls for deep and continual spiritual transformation. The desert fathers and mothers had a handle of some vital lessons about how that should be done.
To read more, go to my patheos site at (Shut Up, Already, and) Listen to the Desert.


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Lose 10 pounds in 3 days
The three day diet is a quick and easy way to shed those last 10 pounds, jumpstart a new diet and fitness program, or so you can fit into your old swim suit. The diet isn't healthy though to maintain after the three day period, because it doesn't contain enough calories and essential vitamins and nutrients to fuel your body's metabolism.
The three day diet dates back to around 1985. I've created a twist to this well known fad diet, that has helped me and will help others as well. The diet itself calls for you to eat grapefruit in one of your meals. If you are on certain medications, especially those for high cholesterol or blood pressure, eating grapefruit is a no-no. It nullifies the medications usefulness.
This is my three day diet that works just as well as the original, if not better. You will lose 10 pounds in three days if you follow this guide to the letter.
Day 1 of the 3 Day Diet Menu:
Breakfast: Coffee/Tea with sugar substitute
One Mandarin Orange
1 piece of dry toast topped with 1 Tablespoon of
Peanut Butter
Lunch: coffee/tea with sugar substitute
1/2 cup of Albacore Tuna
1 piece of dry toast
Dinner: 3 ounces of lean meat (Chicken or Turkey preferred)
1 cup of green beans
1 cup of carrots
1 apple
Snack: 1 cup of low fat vanilla ice cream
Note for Day One: If you choose, you stir fry the meat and vegetables in 1 tsp. of hot olive oil.
Day 2 of the 3 Day Diet Menu
Breakfast: Coffee/Tea with sugar substitute
1 egg
1 slice of dry toast
1 Mandarin Orange
Lunch: 1 cup of cottage cheese or ˝ cup of Albacore Tuna
8 saltine crackers
1/2 Banana
Dinner: 2 All Turkey or Beef Hot Dogs
1 Cup of Broccoli
1/2 cup of carrots
1/2 banana
Snack: 1/2 cup of low fat vanilla ice cream
Day 3 of the 3 Day Diet Menu
Breakfast: Coffee/Tea with sugar substitute
5 saltine crackers
1 ounce of cheese
1 Mandarin Orange
Lunch: Coffee/tea with sugar substitute
1 boiled egg
1 slice of dry toast
Dinner: 1 cup Albacore Tuna in water,
1 cup carrots
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup watermelon or cantaloupe
Desert: 1/2 cup of fat free vanilla ice cream
Drink 4 glasses of water per day, not 8, we are not aiming for water poisoning.
You can add herbs, salt, pepper, lemon, vinegar, Worcestershire, soy sauce, mustard & ketchup to your foods.
You will notice a Mandarin orange is listed each day. Mandarins have been proven to enhance digestion, be good for the liver by dispelling toxins, and reduce allergens in some. If at all possible opt for buying the fresh mandarin oranges over the canned variety. If you do buy canned try to get the kind that is not processed with high fructose corn syrup.
The 3 Day Diet food combinations burn fat, increase energy, cleanse the body, or lower cholesterol. However, medical professionals and nutritionists agree that this diet is not nutritionally balanced, and can be unsafe, especially if continued beyond the three day guideline.
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Advice On Getting A Payday Loan When You Are Short On Money
When attempting to attain a payday loan as with any purchase, it is prudent to take your time and efforts to shop around. Different places have plans that vary on rates, and acceptable kinds of collateral.Try to find financing that works in your greatest interest.
Never be dishonest with a loan application! You may be tempted first reason or some other, yet it's illegal and might get you into trouble.
Many cash advance lenders will advertise that they may not reject the application due to your credit rating. Many times, this really is right. However, make sure you look into the interest rate, they're charging you. The interest rates vary according to your credit history. If your credit standing is bad, get ready for a higher interest rate.
When determining if a payday loan meets your needs, you need to know that the amount most pay day loans will let you borrow is just not too much. Typically, the most money you may get from a cash advance is about $1,000. It could be even lower if your income isn't too high.
Are you currently stuck in a very financial jam? Do you need money in a very hurry? If so, then a payday loan could possibly be useful to you. A cash advance can make certain you have enough money as it's needed and for whatever purpose. Before applying for a pay day loan, you should probably read the following article for a few tips that may help you.
If you are considering receiving a payday loan, make sure that you have a want to get it paid back right away. The loan company will offer to "help you" and extend your loan, folks who wants pay it off right away. This extension costs a fee, plus additional interest, in order that it does nothing positive for you. However, it earns the credit company a great profit.
Never simply hit the closest payday lender to acquire some quick cash. It's tempting to consentrate you understand pay day loans well, but many company have terms that very widely. You want to get the best terms for your situation. Taking the time to complete research might help save you lots of money in the long run.
The most important tip when obtaining a payday loan is to only borrow what you are able pay back. Interest rates with pay day loans are crazy high, and when you take out greater than you can re-pay through the due date, you will pay a great deal in interest fees.
If you want to find an economical payday loan, try and locate one that comes straight from a lender. Indirect loans have considerably higher fees simply because they add on fees for their own reasons.


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Philadelphia Falls 103-92 to Nuggets - Recap
The Nuggets grabbed a 103-92 win over the 76ers on Saturday, behind a 20-point effort from Nate Robinson at Wells Fargo Center.
The Nuggets were a 6.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 207.5.
Denver got 13 points from Randy Foye and another 13 points from Jordan Hamilton. Andre Miller contributed 7 assists, while J.J. Hickson cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Philadelphia got 20 points from Tony Wroten in a losing cause and another 14 points from Thaddeus Young. Evan Turner contributed 5 assists for the 76ers, while Hollis Thompson had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Philadelphia were victorious, as the score was 53-49 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Denver as they grabbed 52 boards, while Philadelphia only had 38.
Denver looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Wizards. The 76ers will aim to get back on the winning track vs Los Angeles.


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THE season ended with a draw at Crawley and an unbelievable 12th place given where we were when Steve Cotterill took over.
It's a season to forget but there is much to look forward to next season. The manager has to make some tough decisions and some of them will not be in his own hands. The three loanees, Elliott, Nosworthy and Gillett, made a massive difference but will they be the players to take the club forward?
Maybe they will get bigger and better offers now that they have shown their capabilities. Across the leagues there will be many players out of contract and looking for a fresh challenge.
I think we need to ensure that the defence is where we strengthen and prepare ourselves for a bid from a Championship club for the Golden Boot winner of League One Sam Baldock.
We are told he is happy here but we know all too well that money talks, so while I hope he stays, I fear the worst. I don't see JET leaving. He is a frustrating player who can win you a game one minute and then not be seen at all in other matches. Not many managers like that type of luxury player.
It's certainly farewell to Louis Carey. He got the appearance record and I hope he can still serve the club but it won't be as a player after he was released this week. Good luck Louis. I am always optimistic but City will surely be one of the promotion contenders next year.
As a City fan I cannot finish without a mention for our old rivals Bristol Rovers. While many of our travelling fans rejoiced in their demise at Crawley as the news came through, the truth is as football supporters we know the pain they are suffering.
If you had asked me with five minutes of their game to go if I could give them the goal they needed to stay up I would gladly have done so.
It's going to be tough for them but I really hope they can regroup and one day we will battle it out again in the Football League. Goodnight, but surely not Goodbye Irene in the long run.


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Need Appliance Repair Help? Ask a Technician for Answers ASAP
Hello, my name is XXXXX XXXXX iam happy to help you with your question today..when it stops cooling does it go quiet no fan or compressor noise? thx
I can hear the fan. To be honest it is at my mother's so I haven't really spent any time near it. She told me it wasn't working and I went and it was fine. When I just looked earlier and a few minutes ago it sounded like fan but no compressor.
And thank you for picking up my question
,right now it is cooling however? when the fan is running so should the compressor
no, it's sitting at about 65 degrees
65 deg and the fan in the freezer is running? no compressor , your not sure if the compressor is trying to start ? or if it is hot?
let me go look, it's in the other room
well, the fan is running, but I don't think the compressor is, (assuming that is possible). I did here a "click", that sounded like something was trying to turn on and didn't.
ok , that is the compressor trying to start , when the fan comes on the compressor should as well , if the compressor is bad you dont have any cooling in the fridge , the fan just circulates air ,no cooling,..looks like you have a compressor issue ,that is pretty expensive , for a smaller fridge like that it will probably be cheaper to just buy a new one , sometimes you might get lucky and the start relay device is burned up and you can replace that ,but if it looks ok and no burns or melted plastic you would need the compressor itself
this is the start device i was talking about
sorry, that's the relay? and it show signs of burning?
you can try wiggling the wires to the compressor and see if you hear anything or if it starts up
that is the relay , there is a overload , it shouldnt show any signs of shorting or burning
Ok, cool....i guess I'll have to get dusty. Thanks for the advice, I was expecting it would have to be junked
it may still if the relay/overload checks out ,compressor repairs can be $600-$800 nowadays
great, thanks, XXXXX XXXXX that is all I need to know. Well one other thing, is the relay a pretty simple fix.
Ha, I can get a new one for $400, seems like a pretty easy decision. Thanks
yes ,it just clips onto the 3 pins of the compressor ,couple wires ,easy to change , definately check that first
OK, last question for real this time.....I haven't looked that close behind it, should it be exposed or will there be covers to take off?
some have a cover others have a wire that hold it in place
Ok, great, thanks again. I'll go play around with it. Appreciate the help.
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Microsoft and Capcom Vancouver have released a new story trailer for Dead Rising 3.
For the most part, the trailer aims to introduce us to the various survivors Nick Ramos will run into during his search for the cure to the zombie virus. The trailer also sees our unlucky protagonist running from a crashing plane, psychopaths, bikers, and you're usual horde brain dead cannibals.
Watch the clip below.
Additionally, IGN has posted a co-op game play video walkthrough. Watch it below.
The third installment in the Dead Rising series will release with the Xbox One on November 22.


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In a recent interview, the 'Sixteen Candles' star confesses that she has not spoken to her on-screen love interest for years and got information about him from Wikipedia.
Actress Molly Ringwald has no idea where her love interest in beloved coming-of-age John Hughes movie "Sixteen Candles" is - because she hasn't spoken to him for years. The actress shot to fame in the teen romantic drama opposite Michael Shoeffling, but she has lost contact with him over the years.
And a week after telling film students at the University of Southern California the actor wasn't her first choice to play love interest Jake Ryan - that honor fell to Viggo Mortensen after the two smooched in rehearsals - she now admits she has no idea what became of Shoeffling.
Appearing on Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday, May 3, she said, "I think he quit show business and the last I heard he was a carpenter and he has a family but that's just Wikipedia (Internet encyclopedia)."
And it appears Ringwald knew little about her "Sixteen Candles" love interest while the couple was making the 1984 movie - when TV presenter Billy Bush asked her if she knew how old Shoeffling was when he played an 18 year old in the Hughes film, she appeared surprised when he revealed he was 24. She said, "Really? No... I thought he was, like, 19 years old."


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In this paper we have presented new broad-band infrared colors and CO indices for early-type galaxies and globular clusters. We have compared our data with recent stellar synthesis models of bright ellipticals and can conclude that the only models which are consistent with the present observations are those with rich giant branches and relatively flat main-sequence luminosity functions. A detailed quantitative comparison is made difficult, however, because of the sensitivity of the predicted infrared colors to the numbers and luminosities of M giants, combined with the observational uncertainties in these latter quantities.
We have examined the dependence of the various colors on absolute galaxian luminosity and on measuring aperture size. The broad-band colors tend to redden with increasing luminosity and with decreasing aperture size. Since we find evidence for the infrared colors and the CO index to be redder and stronger, respectively, in globular clusters of high mean metallicity as opposed to those of low metallicity, it is reasonable to conclude that the changes observed in the integrated light of galaxies also have, as their underlying cause, changes in the mean metallicity of the stellar population. A change in the metallicity acts both directly via a change in the CO strength for stars of the same effective temperature and indirectly via a change in the relative populations of the principal sequences of a color-magnitude diagram. Of particular note is the evidence that the relative changes of the U - V, V - J, and J - K colors within galaxies differ from those between galaxies. It may be possible to understand this result qualitatively if some fraction of the changes in the optical parameters arises from changes in CN blanketing rather than from changes in [Fe/H] alone (Peterson 1976a, b). This may, mean that U - V cannot be used as a pure indicator of the mean metallicity of a composite system. The color changes in systems consisting of metal-rich and metal-poor stars may also be important in understanding the interplay of U - V and V - K. Stellar synthesis models of a complexity greater than any heretofore reported in the literature, and which include a certain amount of chemical evolution, will be required to quantitatively interpret these and other recent photometric observations of galaxies.
This program would not have been possible without the generous allotment of observing time made available to us, particularly at the Hale Observatories, or without the collaboration of Eric Becklin and Gerry Neugebauer. We are grateful to Allan Sandage for allowing us to have access to his compilation of published optical photometry and for his continued interest in this work. We acknowledge helpful conversations with Beatrice Tinsley and Robert O'Connell. Special assistance was provided by d. Walker and G. Livet. An anonymous referee made several critical comments on an earlier version of this paper. This work was supported in part by NSF grant AST 74-18555 A2 and NASA grant NGL 05-002-207.


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Seminal Image #247
Il Grido
(The Outcry)
(Michelangelo Antonioni; 1957)
This was posted by Tom Sutpen
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Ah, the wonderful Steve Cochran! This was one of the first really adult films I saw when I was young, and it impressed me indelibly. My movie pal at that time cried a little at the end - she always put up a front of maturity, but it was a hard ending to take. Antonioni's most approachable film for me.
Cochran was always a favorite of mine, altho he was the heavy so often. "Come Next Spring", with Anne Sheridan, was his best IMHO, (Hard to believe it was a Republic production.)altho "Private Hell 36" wa damned good.
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ST. LOUIS, MO — New from Crane Payment Solutions are the Clip, a stored-value cashless payment system, and the C2 Changegiver. Developed by Crane's National Rejectors business unit, the latest additions to NRI's Currenza line made their U.S. debut at the National Automatic Merchandising Association National Expo.
The Currenza Clip makes use of the very widely used Mifare proximity-coupling technology. The Clip reader, which mounts in the vending machine, can accommodate not only the Clip (a keylike housing for the integrated circuit, designed to clip onto a pocket) but also a card of traditional appearance. It uses the contactless Mifare (ISO 14443) standard, which features open architecture that permits configuring the Clip (or card) for additional applications, such as access control.
The system is offered in two versions, Currenza Clip MDB and Currenza Clip Multi. The first features the popular Multi-Drop Bus interface and thus integrates readily with coin changers and bill validators complying with the MDB protocol. It also provides a connector for NRI's G-40/G-13 24VDC 16-pin parallel coin validator. The Multi version accommodates Simplex V (Executive) and BDV, as master and slave, with price-holding supported by the Simplex V interface. It also provides the G-40/G-13 parallel connector, and offers an RS-232 serial interface through which firmware updates can be downloaded to the reader.
Rounding out the system is the Currenza Clip RF, a programming interface for Clip and/or card, and the Currenza clipManager software suite, which runs under Microsoft Windows. The Currenza Clip RF connects to a desktop computer through either a USB or an RS232 interface.
The clipManager software is used to configure clips and/or cards, as well as the reader. It's available in a Full package that handles all data management functions, and in two special-purpose versions. The Card version is used to configure clips and/or cards, and the Audit version processes transaction data. Full and Audit implementations perform audit data conversion to the vending superset of DEX/UCS, EVA-DTS.
NRI observes that the Mifare protocols have found favor for cashless payment applications around the world, in part because of their high security. The Currenza Clip is designed to keep costs low, starting with the simplicity of installing the system.
The Currenza C2 changer has been engineered to maximize vending machine reliability and profitability, increasing customer satisfaction while simplifying service. It features a distinctive optical sensor system that works in conjunction with the latest NRI "eclipse-pin" method which, along with minimized friction, provides a high standard of payout reliability.
The apparatus makes 40 coin-parameter measurements to optimize the validation of genuine coins and rejection of everything else.
The six-tube cassette architecture allows for acceptance and payout of the world's circulating coins, including large ones like the Swiss 5-Fr. piece (31.45mm. in diameter, almost 5mm. greater than the modern U.S. dollar coin). Three independent motors enable payout of as many as three coins at the same time (up to six per second), and provide sufficient redundancy to assure continued operation even if one motor should fail.
A principal design objective for the C2 was to minimize "exact-change" situations, which vex customers, while reducing change-bank inventories – which tie up cash – and speeding machine service.
Thus, the changer can be set up in a variety of ways. It is capable of six- and four-way sorting, and can accommodate two manual backup tubes. Its C2 Optimizer provides statistical guidance for fine-tuning payout configuration and float levels. Onboard logic calculates the optimal coin payout combination, and can recommend how many coins to store in specified tubes. Thus, it is not necessary to keep all tubes full. The robust tube cassette can be changed out, even when it's full, and the sorting area is readily accessible for fast, convenient cleaning. The user interface also is selectable.
The changer's program, and current recognition data, are stored aboard a Subscriber Identity Module ("SIM Card"). This speeds and simplifies the tasks of updating the program or revising the validation criteria.
A novel feature of the Currenza C2 is Airport, a communications system able to transmit audit data and vending machine event alarms in real time over a GSM wireless network.


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Economy to erode Thomas Cook profits
Britain's second-biggest tour operator gave warning that its UK results were "likely to be below last year's level" amid economic uncertainty and continuing political turmoil in the Middle East.
Thomas Cook, which has just cut 500 management and back office British jobs in an attack on costs, said that, with consumer confidence low, it had been forced to reduce prices to stimulate demand, resulting in tighter profit margins.
But chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa said that the group remained well-placed to make progress as its other main European markets, notably Germany and Scandinavia, were performing strongly amid a more robust economic picture.
He said: "The UK accounted for 29 per cent of profits last year and we were planning for it to be a bit lower…


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There are three rules for men when it comes to wallets. If you're over 9, you can't have zippers. If you're over 13, you can't have velcro. And if you ever want to be respected in the world, you cannot -- CANNOT -- own a tri-fold wallet. Ever taken a close look at a man who uses a trifold wallet? They're ineffectual. As he pulls the money out of his wallet to buy that hot new Ricky Martin CD, the sides of the bills droop down limply. Trying to hand someone money that's been in a trifold wallet is like trying to play pool with a rope. (And if you know where that expression comes from, you've just discovered the only people who are allowed to use trifold anything.) Take a look at this Perry Ellis wallet. It's simple, elegant, and most importantly, doesn't make your cash come out looking like it's been through torture. Bi-fold wallets, my friends. Bi-fold.
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Before dropping the video, the British duo brought out the hip-hop queen to perform the song at their recent concert in New York.
Disclosure has finally dropped the full music video for a new version of "F For You" featuring Mary J. Blige. The colorful and animation-filled clip gives glimpses at the British electronic music duo and the hip-hop queen performing together in front of strobing backgrounds.
The original "F For You" is featured in Disclosure's Grammy Award-nominated album "Settle". Over the weekend, the duo surprised their fans by bringing out Blige to perform the tune during their concert at New York City's Terminal 5.
"Great fun performance last night with Disclosure. Really fun talented guys. Looking forward to working with them," Blige tweeted after the performance.
It has been a busy week for Disclosure. In addition to playing sold-out shows at T5 and releasing their collaboration with Blige, the group consisting of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence recently performed on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and teamed up with New York rapper Bishop Nehru for a new song called "You Stressin".
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Have Mental Health Questions? Ask a Psychiatrist Online
I would like to help you with your question.
This certainly is a tough situation at 19 year old he is considered "emancipated" in the eyes of the legal system. That doesn't mean you can't influence and help him...but it means that legally you can't do much.
I agree that your grandson needs some help to make better decisions..and if he is using alcohol that needs to be dealt with swiftly.
What kind of relationship do you have with him? You write that he is treating his parents badly...does he treat you well? Do you feel that you have the kind of relationship with him that he will talk to you...will act on your advice?
Tell me more about the drinking...does he drink until he is drunk? does he pass out?
I imagine that he is living at home. Do you think that the parents have set realistic goals for him?
When did this change in behavior occur.
The more you can tell me the better answer I can formulate.
He will call me before he calls his dad who has recently kicked him out of the house because of his drinking and behavior. Others have toldl us he drinks til he vomits and passes out and then more when he wakes up. He goes days without coming home. He doesn't mistreat me but talks bad about his dad (my son) and he says things to hurt both parents. His dad and mother are both deaf but have hearing aids and communicate very well and love him very much. They have tolerated his behavior for about 2 years trying to have a relationship with him. He has never physically hurt them but he gets so angry and yells at them when he doesn't get his way. He doesn't take responsiblity and blames others.
Oh my this is really a sad situation.
Where is your grandson living now? Have you considered having him come live with you for awhile...and setting very tight boundaries on acceptable/non-acceptable behavior?
Your grandson's drinking is a serious problem. I hate to say that...but it is true. He needs a chemical dependency evaluation and help getting into a treatment facility. If he continues down this pathway there will be more and more consequences....some quite serious and harmful to him and to others. Please talk to his parents about this. And...because your grandson has a bond with you...you are in a position to help him see that he needs help.
He likely knows that his behavior is out of hand...but he may not know what to do about it or to even how to begin to address his issues.
I encourage you to check into chemical dependency treatment programs in your city. Talk to the staff about what is happening. Get some direction and advice from them on what steps to take next.
Two years of this behavior is two years too long. I feel sad for his parents...
I can understand why his dad kicked him out of the house. And there are times when that is necessary.
LEt me know how you feel about my response.
I can't get the Good Service smiley face to click. Thank you for your advice.
I had the question locked so that I could make sure you were fully satisfied.
I am glad I could help you.
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Out of the water for the next two months with Exostosis (surfer's ear) surgery. Kids wear your ear plugs! im only 24 and have 98% closure. Not fun when you cant hear **** in either ear, and now have to sit on the beach during cane season. Back in the water in November. Check out Dr.Hetzler in Santa Cruz if anyones close to getting surgery.
I'm scheduled for a consult with a surgeon in Wilmington Delaware in October. A few years ago i was scheduled to have the surgery and backed out scared. My ears are worse now...
This time i'm gonna do it in the coldest part of next winter.
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