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SAN FRANCISCO – Tiger Woods has a game plan for this week's 112th edition of the U.S. Open.
No, he is not about to share it with anyone.
"I don't write anything down," Woods said when asked if he woke up Thursday morning and jotted down his plan.
Whatever it is, it worked in the first round on the Lake Course at Olympic Club.
The three-time U.S. Open champion, trying to win his 15th major and edge closer to Jack Nicklaus' all-time record of 18 majors, opened with a 1-under-par 69 and trailed only unheralded Michael Thompson, who set the pace with a 66.
It was Woods' lowest round in the first round of a U.S. Open since he fired a 67 on the Bethpage Black Course on Long Island, N.Y. in 2002. That year, Woods won his second national championship.
"I'm very pleased," said Woods, who won PGA Tour titles 72 and 73 earlier this season, the latter in The Memorial in his last start before the Open. "I had a game plan going in and I executed all the way through and ended up with a score under par, which was nice."
Woods will again play with Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson Friday. The three tee off at 4:18 p.m. ET. Mickelson, with a 76, and Watson, 78, need low rounds to make the cut.
While Mickelson and Watson were spraying the ball all over the demanding, hillside course near the Pacific Ocean, Woods was a model of consistency – hitting fairways or just missing in the first cut; hitting greens or ending up on the fringe; and putting solidly. He was shaping his shots from right to left and left to right, hitting the ball high and hitting it low on command.
"I felt very pleased with every facet of my game. I stayed very patient out there and, as I said, I was very pleased how I executed my game plan," Woods said.
Part of that plan, Woods admitted, is his knowing he will have to grind and grind and grind around this golf course.
"I know I can hit the ball this way and I know I have been hitting the golf ball this way for some time," Woods said. "And I was able to put it together in a major championship. I'm going to need it the next three days. This golf course is only going to get faster."
And tougher, he added.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
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(CNSNews.com) - The National Rifle Association is "a criminal's best friend" because for decades, NRA assaults on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have "greatly aided criminals seeking to obtain illegal firearms," according to a report released Thursday by a gun control group.
"The NRA: A Criminal's Best Friend" shows how the Second Amendment organization "has fought to hamstring and intimidate federal law enforcement," said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. He was speaking at a news conference in Washington, D.C.
"If you look at what has been attempted and done to weaken common-sense measures to prevent gun violence, particularly over the past six years, it is obvious that the gun pushers have way too much influence over federal law enforcement policy," Helmke said.
"NRA allies in Congress have required ATF to meet extraordinary burdens of proof to prosecute gun traffickers and revoke lawbreaking gun dealers' licenses, imposed severe restrictions on ATF inspectors and allowed largely unregulated gun show sales to flourish," he added.
According to Helmke, the report "reveals the NRA's aggressive campaign to undermine the landmark Brady background check law," including lawsuits to strike down the law and the successful effort under President Bush to mandate the destruction of instant background check records that are supposed to prevent criminals from buying firearms.
The study accuses the NRA of lambasting federal ATF agents as "fascists" and "street thugs" who "murder law-abiding citizens." It also mentions the NRA's recent charges of ATF "abuses" while conducing gun show stings in Richmond, Va.
As Cybercast News Service previously reported, ATF agents told a congressional committee last February that its agents did not use racial or sexual profiling during those sting operations, as some eyewitnesses claimed.
During Thursday's press conference, Brady Center representatives were joined by law enforcement officials who said police efforts to crack down on illegal gun trafficking were being directly and sharply undermined by the agenda of the NRA and its allies.
"As a newcomer to Washington, D.C., I'm particularly surprised at how little respect has been given to the concerns of the law enforcement community," Helmke stated.
"What the gun lobby is doing in Washington is making it harder for me to do my job," said Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington. "Instead of handcuffing law enforcement, we should put political handcuffs on the NRA's lobbyists."
Pennington was accompanied at the event by several other law enforcement officials, including Commissioner Sylvester Johnson of Philadelphia; Chief Gil Kerlikowski of Seattle; Police Foundation President Hubert Williams; and Jesse Lee, executive director of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
The officers joined Brady Center leaders in charging that the NRA has intensified its anti-federal law enforcement efforts this year by "supporting a package of legislation to make it virtually impossible to revoke the licenses of lawbreaking gun dealers" (H.R. 5092) and attempting to "repeal the longstanding prohibition on interstate sales of handguns at gun shows" (H.R. 1384).
Another measure criticized during the Thursday event was H.R. 5005, the "Firearms Corrections and Improvement Act," which Helmke said would "prohibit the government from revealing the identities of rogue dealers to the public."
Cybercast News Service previously reported that the Coalitions Against Trafficking Handguns slammed Congress on Sept. 12 for not having "learned the lessons of 9/11" and considering the measure.
However, Autumn Fogg, a spokeswoman for the NRA, defended the bill, which would make gun-trace information used by the ATF available to federal, state, local and foreign law enforcement agencies or prosecutors for bona fide criminal investigations, but not to the public at large.
The Brady Center can describe H.R. 5005 however they please, Fogg told Cybercast News Service, but if the bill is passed, it would go a long way toward eliminating frivolous civil lawsuits against law-abiding gun dealers.
"Under current law, you have to arrest those who break the law and hold them accountable for their actions, which is the first step to lowering crime," she said.
Fogg also dismissed the claims made in the gun control group's new document.
"I think it's fair for people to be skeptical of what is coming out of the Brady Campaign as a so-called 'report,'" she said.
"Any information that we use -- studies, investigations, analyses -- are conducted by the government or by a non-partisan group," Fogg added, but "any report or investigation that comes out of the Brady Campaign -- a strong gun control group -- should be carefully scrutinized before accepting it as fact."
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Emu Bitter and Swan Draught, the beers Alan Bond made famous, will be commercially brewed outside Western Australia for the first time in more than three decades after Australia's biggest brewer decided to shut Perth's Swan Brewery.
West Australian Treasurer
Increasing demand for premium imports and boutique beers has led to a fall in the consumption of mainstream beers such as Swan Draught, Emu Bitter and Emu Export. A decade ago Emu Bitter was the third-biggest selling beer in WA, accounting for 13 per cent of the state's beer market. Its market share is now about 3 per cent.
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Singers who normally do this role have bigger voices than I have. But then I decided that it's a role that doesn't match any voice perfectly. Some parts are so low that they should be sung by a bass-baritone, others so high that they should be sung by a tenoral baritone. I thought, if Zurich Opera really wants me then they know my abilities, and they will match their ambitions with them. (Christian Gerhaher on Wozzeck)
This grotesque is more real than reality. (Susanne Kübler, Die Welt, 15.09.2015)
A success that gets under your skin. (blick.ch, 14.09.2015)
Congratulations to the Opernhaus Zürich and the whole team behind their critically acclaimed production of Alban Berg's Wozzeck for receiving a BBC Music Magazine Award. The production features Christian Gerhaher in the title role.
View an excerpt of the DVD here:
Pierre Boulez dedicated Dérive 2 to his fellow composer Elliott Carter. The composer on Dérive 2: "When I reflected on some of Ligeti's compositions, I felt the desire to dedicate myself to some almost theoretical research into periodicity in order to systematically examine its overlays, its shifts and its exchange."
The work will have its Croatian première on 23 April at the Zagreb Youth Theatre. David Fulmer conducts the Ensemble intercontemporain.
Fresh from the printing press: Hans Schneider's recently published book "musizieraktionen" offers a large and varied collection of techniques for composing and making and communicating music. Among the composers that are featured are UE composers Cornelius Cardew, Morton Feldman, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, György Kurtág, Mathias Spahlinger, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Hans Zender. The book contains numerous techniques for joint experimental music sessions.
Rihm has his own sonic language, his own brilliance in his creativity, but he really does stand with both feet firmly planted in musical tradition. (Anna Prohaska)
Two Swiss premières by Wolfgang Rihm at the Lucerne Easter Festival: Mariss Jansons, sopranos Mojca Erdmann and Anna Prohaska and baritone Hanno Müller-Brachmann present the Swiss première of Wolfgang Rihm's Requiem-Strophen on 8 April. Also on the programme: Gruss-Moment 2 | in memoriam Pierre Boulez for orchestra.
But it's actually looking forward, it's for a reason, it's a positive thing, and I think that this last page is the most stunning page of music you could ever wish to hear. (David James on Passio)
Benedict Collins Rice and The Facade Ensemble will perform Arvo Pärt's Passio today at St Michael at the North Gate in Oxford. Further performances take place on 6, 7 and 12 April in London, Peterbourough and Ely respectively.
Leoš Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen is currently running at La Monnaie De Munt. You can now watch a recording of the production on ARTE Concert:
The US première of Georg Friedrich Haas' concerto grosso No. 1 for four alphorns and orchestra (hornroh modern alphorn quartet; Los Angeles Philharmonic, cond. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla) takes place on 1 April at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Arvo Pärt with Gidon Kremer, Tatjana Grindenko and the Kremerata Baltica rehearsing Tabula rasa at the Fondation Louis Vuitton – a work that Kremer and Grindenko premièred 40 years ago (on 30 September 1977) and later recorded on ECM's homonymous seminal album.
Tabula rasa, Fratres, Passacaglia and the French première of Greater Antiphons will be performed tomorrow and the day after at the Fondation Louis Vuitton's Hommage à Arvo Pärt.
Today is the 80th anniversary of the death of Karol Szymanowski – a man whose life comprises a Polish lack of openness and Viennese bohème, Catholic strictness and the Dionysian, ecstasy and ascesis.
The latest issue of our magazine MusikSalon is dedicated to the composer.
The concert version of Frank Martin's Le Vin herbé (The Magic Potion) – "A Tristan with a difference" – was premièred 75 years ago, on 28 March 1942 in Zurich.
We are happy to see the work being performed today in Bristol by the WNO.
I would bind Jenůfa simply with the black ribbon from the long illness, suffering and laments of my daughter Olga and my little boy Vladimír. (Leoš Janáček, 1924)
With his third opera Jenůfa Leoš Janáček succeeded in making his breakthrough as an operatic composer. Since the premiere of this moving story about the fate of the sexton and her stepdaughter Jenůfa at the Brno National Theatre in 1904, it has become one of the composer's most frequently performed works.
Annilese Miskimmon's critically acclaimed production is currently being performed at the Royal Swedish Opera. The production opened on 18 March, further performances take place on 25, 28 and 31 March and on 3 and 6 April.
Watch the trailer on YouTube:
Leoš Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen premières in the new production by Belgian artist and director Christophe Coppens tonight at La Monnaie / De Munt.
The young Italian-French conductor Antonello Manacorda leads the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra.
Watch the trailer here:
With the Ensemble intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ensembles founding in an evening that pays homage to Pierre Boulez.
arte will broadcast the whole concert live on 18 March at 20:30. On the programme: works by Arnold Schönberg, Anton Webern and Pierre Boulez.
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Alexander Zemlinsky.
Mahler's famous remark that his "time will come" was echoed by Schönberg's assessment of Zemlinsky when he said about him in 1949: "I always firmly believed that he was a great composer and I still believe this. It is possible that his time will come sooner than we think".
A new production of our critical edition of his one-act opera The Birthday of the Infanta will be premièred on 25 March at the Oper Graz.
Slowly but surely, Germany has played catch-up with Weill's music – in particular through the Kurt Weill Festival in Dessau, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. The festival, which ends this year on Sunday, March 12, began as a fantasy and has since grown into a microcosm of the work Germany has done to restore the legacy of a musical hero. (Joshua Barone, The New York Times, 9 March 2017)
The New York Times has dedicated an extensive article to the 25th Kurt Weill Festival in Dessau, which runs until 12 March.


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Lilly Washington, a Romanian woman who was being evicted from her home in [Maricopa County, Arizona] --while she tried to appeal the mortgage payment in court--was tasered repeatedly. Here's the news report from the local CBS station, followed by the video of the incident.
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But how would you know it was "done"? You'd need a corresponding index key or something. Upon further inspection, it's not really as clever as it looks. Just kind of cool, perhaps.
Can someone please quantify?
This isn't a Rubik's Cube as much as a Rubik's Cube-themed sculpture or novelty. There is no clear, intuitively obvious endpoint.
Actually if you look closer, the faces contain keys in order of how they sit on a regular key board. The trick is to know what this order is. Those who type without looking at their keyboards will be faster at solving it (I can't do the regular cube so I wont even try this one).
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March, it seems, is just one big month of preparation.
Although summer vacation is still months away, the last few weeks have been made up of applications and deadlines, all revolved around next year's plans.
I can only imagine what it is like for incoming freshmen. What must they be thinking as they begin preparing to enter a new campus, new classes and new teachers?
Even more difficult, what must be going through their mind as they see the number of electives they have to chose from, and the fact that the deadline for applications is only weeks away?
I can only reflect on my own freshman year experience. As an incoming freshman, I really only wanted to do one of two things: speech and debate or Mock Trial.
Both were prestigious programs that were oriented around honing speaking skills. Both had the same pool of applicants; oftentimes, one who applied for Mock Trial applied for speech and debate as well.
Both also had many applicants—the majority of my peers applied for them.
Unsurprisingly, they had been rivals, in a sense, for years.
Although I had made the decision early on to take Mock Trial, (I had a better understanding of the program and I liked law,) I soon switched into speech and debate.
Having now experienced both programs, I've witnessed first-hand the misconceptions that people have about each elective.
Incoming freshmen and current applicants should understand the merits of each program before making a decision.
First off, many people believe that Mock Trial is boring because it involves law — after all, it's centered around a court case, isn't it? However, this is perhaps one of the biggest misconceptions people can have.
Although Mock Trial is, indeed, centered around one court case, each person in the squad ends up having a different role. Some become attorneys and are involved in questioning witnesses and interacting with the judge and opposing side; others become witnesses and must play a certain character within the courtroom. There are other roles as well, like bailiff or clerk, that all contribute to a team's score.
Perhaps this is the unique aspect of Mock Trial — everything simulates a real court case, which speech and debate does not have.
There are two teams, the defense and prosecution, that battle to win the case. There is a real judge and real attorneys who score you based on your performance. Each role on the team, no matter how big or small, is extremely important in securing a win over the other team.
However, although Mock Trial is extremely fun and rewarding, it is also very time consuming. Mock Trial season is during first semester; this is when the majority of the tournaments take place. Although I knew this beforehand, I didn't realize how difficult it would be to juggle Mock Trial, a fall sport and my other obligations.
Make sure that you are seriously prepared to make a commitment, and that you have a freer schedule first semester.
Now, don't get me wrong — speech and debate is just as time-consuming as Mock Trial. The difference is, the speech season is during second semester rather than first semester.
Although both programs have tournaments sprinkled in throughout the year, speech's tournaments are more intensive second semester. Just as with Mock Trial, if you have a lot of commitments second semester, it's important to use that as a weighing mechanism when making a decision.
However, as a whole, I've found that speech is more flexible when it comes to time commitments.
As for the program itself, speech is extremely different from Mock Trial in that it has a very broad range of events to partake in; there's everything from memorized speeches, to impromptu speaking, to debating, to acting. There really is an event for everyone.
But in my opinion, the unique aspect of speech is that students play a big role in running the class. Fellow peers are the ones who lead the class, teach and help you out in your events.
This means that it is easier to slack off. It also means that it is a great learning environment, especially for independent, self-motivated kids.
I personally love this aspect of speech, but of course, it depends on a person's preferences.
Speech and debate was the right choice for me, but both programs are extremely fun and rewarding. They also share one great common characteristic: they guarantee team bonding.
After spending hours at tournaments and on bus rides, it's impossible not to love your teammates.
Whatever decision you make as an applicant, or whatever conclusions you draw as a reader, these are two amazing programs on campus. It's impossible to make a bad decision when choosing between these two, although it is possible to make a better one.
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Hello my dear th!nkers,
On my first post I would like to present you some of the opinions and perspectives that have been shown about the COP16, here in the Mexico. Some of them have been written on several national blogs and transmitted to Mexican media. This will give you a broader and larger view about what is being said about the subject.
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In ecoportal.net, one of the best known green websites for Spanish speakers, the importance of COP 16 as an international commitment is mentioned:
"Failure is not an option because it would condemn the planet, its ecosystems and their inhabitants to a catastrophic climate change, this is what civil society organizations warned about the 16th Conference on Climate Change (COP-16 ), which will be held in our country (Mexico) from November 29th to December 10th , in this year.
This is why civil society organizations like Cemda, Greenpeace, Oxfam and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, the campaign, launched this day the campaign "Climate summit in Cancun has to be successful", in order to require decision makers of the COP 16, that this is the space and time to unlock the global agreements and with this prevent climate chaos."
There is another article from the online publication join.org.mx (an online magazine written by youth in Mexico). Adrian Monfort, the author of "Cancun, COP 16 and the fight against climate change", discussed the importance of this event for this generation and future ones:
"This paints a critical picture, where the needs of specific agreements between countries become urgent and the time to make them happen is minimal. Mexico, as a host and participant of the previous meeting (COP 15) actively promoted last year's negotiation for a new global agreement, and because of their own failure, they reaffirmed its intention to do in Cancun.
For us, as young people and citizens of the world, this has major implications, as it will be us who'll be living in a world increasingly degraded by environmental changes. "
At the blog cumbreclimaticacancun2010.blogspot.com, they considered very important what civil society organizations and social movements in Mexico, and in the world will be doing about the event :
"There have been minimized the expectations of the Conference - COP-16: We have observed there are firm proposals from developed countries in the negotiating table, in terms of risk mitigation and is multilateral trading system. Therefore, the social movement and civil society organizations in Mexico, and in the world, will discuss in Cancun our proposals to tackle the problem through peaceful demonstrations, and they will hear the diversity and plurality of our voices."
Finally, written in the webpage Mexicohazalgo.org.mx (meaning Mexico Do Something), there's an article written by Alejandra Biotes, where she talked about how COP 16 attendants will be able to learn more and take advantage about the natural resources Cancun has to offer:
"Recently a delegation of activists, from Copenhagen, was visiting Puerto Morelos to see up close the facilities and services which account there.
The members of NGOs, who visited Puerto Morelos chose the areas of cenotes and other natural areas, for those attending the summit camp out there, within the nature. This could be a good excuse to enjoy the natural scenery that our country offers, or the most affordable option to be present in discussing the future of the planet?"
In this picture (taken from a local Greenpeace blog in Mexico - from a city called Guadalajara- ) in the orange parts it says "Copenhague: Scene of climate change" "Mexico: Will this continue?". The yellow banner the activists in the picture are holding says " Politicians: you failed. Solve your climate disaster! "
I would like to know what are your opinions on this climate change summit. Why should it be different from last one? What can we do, as journalists and blogguers, in order to help our representants make the appropriate decisions and actions to combat climate change?
Thank you!
(Andrea Arzaba, October 2010)
Hola Andrea!
Are you in Mexico now? Would be interesting to know what Mexican people think about the COP16, not only those already involved in climate justice in one way or another. Have you heard of any massive protests being organized?
Hi Andrea,
Well, it seems the COP16 is considered of vital importance.
The problem now is - will it live up to the citizens' expectation in its decisions that are to be taken and the actions that would follow?
@ Giedre: I am back in Mexico since mid August my dear! =)
In my first post I wanted to introduce a bit of what you mention, what is happening inside the country about COP16. Some comments are a bit negative, as they say is onlt talk and talk. I will keep my eyes open and post anything relevant I see!
Like in this post: http://unomasunocancun.blogspot.com/2010/09/habra-protestas-en-cop-16.html
It says that PROTESTS WILL BE THERE and will be relevant as they will try to make their voices heard!
@ Helena: They are saying that this time, the conference is supposed to be different. Just as I mention in this post, there is this campaign "Climate summit in Cancun has to be successful" (or in Spanish : La cumbre climática en Cancún debe ser exitosa ) where they say that "failure is NOT AN OPTION". We will see what happens…
There seems to be little awareness of COP16 in Australia. It won't be difficult to exceed the low expectations. Meanwhile, climate change permeates our daily media: politically, technologically and economically. there is some optimism following the political debacle here this year. More in my future posts.
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From Public Defiance To Guerrilla Warfare
Political events in the period between the 1916 Rising and the Truce of 1921 are well documented, but the experience of Volunteers at local level has not been extensively analysed before now. As a result it has so far been impossible to provide a satisfactory explanation for the fact that the IRA was so much more active in the south-west than in other areas. Augusteijn is the first to compare the way in which ordinary people in various parts of the country became involved with the IRA and what they did once they had joined. He examines the interaction on a personal level between the IRA, Crown Forces, and the population of five different counties: Derry Dublin, Mayo, Tipperary and Wexford, and concludes that the form this interaction took played a crucial role in the extent to which violence was used. He thus provides an insight into the reasons why some young men became increasingly willing to use violence, and offers a new explanation for the dominance of southwestern units in the War of Independence, on the basis of their actual experiences. He then reappraises the impact of the less well-known units in the North, East and West which have so far been widely ignored. This book uses only original sources (many previously unused) including police reports, internal IRA communications and many reminiscences as well as the large number of interviews with rank- and-file Volunteers carried out by the author.
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Boxing and Unboxing (C# Programming Guide)
Boxing and unboxing enable value types to be treated as objects. Boxing a value type packages it inside an instance of the Object reference type. This allows the value type to be stored on the garbage collected heap. Unboxing extracts the value type from the object. In this example, the integer variable i is boxed and assigned to object o.
The object o can then be unboxed and assigned to integer variable i:
In relation to simple assignments, boxing and unboxing are computationally expensive processes. When a value type is boxed, an entirely new object must be allocated and constructed. To a lesser degree, the cast required for unboxing is also expensive computationally. For more information, see Performance.
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A noisy late-night bar in East Putney has been heavily fined after allowing punters to smoke inside, serving oversized measures and playing loud karaoke music late into the night.
Sue Karaoke Bar, in Upper Richmond Road, was fined more than £8,000 after admitting numerous licensing breaches including only allowing customers to purchase a full bottle of whisky at £100 a time.
Licensing laws insist bars must offer customers traditional short measures if they buy spirits.
It also failed to maintain the bar's CCTV system in proper working order and did not keeping proper membership records.
South Western magistrates heard this week that the bar catered mainly for Korean clients and local residents living nearby had complained to Wandsworth Council about late night noise from the premises.
When environmental health officers visited the bar they found its customers belting out karaoke numbers, a strong smell of smoke, ashtrays full of cigarette ends and packets of cigarettes and lighters on tables in the bar's private booths.
Councillor Martin D Johnson, chairman of the council's regulatory licensing committee, said: "This has been a very expensive lesson for Mr Cho's business, which has shown scant regard for the welfare of its neighbours and chosen to flout many of the conditions of its license."
Seung Cho, director of parent company Coco Futures Limited, also failed to use a sound limiter that was specified under the terms of his licence that would have prevented the bar's amplified music from rising beyond acceptable volume levels.
In total Coco Futures Limited pleaded guilty to six offences and was fined £4,380 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £120 plus the council's costs of £3,634.
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I'm referring to when this happens (did the edit myself)
My Theory for taka is that Karin will rejoin them as they pass back thought the village/decide to destroy it we all ready see her escaping and it's very plausable at this point. Now listing the abilities of each member of the current taka (including Orochimaru with his new body and arms) they would most likely be the strongest team along side Edo hokage's but there is a weakness in there team.
Unlike Kabuto's Edo's Orochimaru's edo's are completly controlled once the talisman is implanted in there brains...which is a huge draw back as it was a part of the reason nagato lost http://188.8.131.52/manga/mangas/Na...Nagato!/03.png
After orochimaru implated his talisman : http://188.8.131.52/manga/mangas/Nar...8%20-%2005.jpg
The Hokage were continually in the state nagato was during their fight...untill they were being sealed and regained a litte consciousness. Kabuto's edo's on the other hand can switch in and out...as we have seen with Mu.
Madara and Obito:
There no longer Controlling the juubi making it now a 4 way brawl...also my theory that Madara let this happen to open an opportunity for Obito's death. Alone by themselves they should have severe problems against the Alied shinobi forces and Taka but they surpassed both because of Madara's rinnengan capabilities.
Allied shiobi forces:
Their techniques, stamina, power ect. have been disgustingly advanced but is it enough? Firstly it is a limited amount of chakra. I would suppose the more powerful techniques they use the more Chakra they would consume. Secondly, Naruto has a limit on his BM mode and the amount of chakra he can export in one round. It took around 20mins Manga time (several chapters) before kurama could gather enough chakra for naruto to distribute or fight again. Naruto has also lost his healing ability due to the kyuubi's influence as seen in the first part of the series.
Pertaining to the Yin half of the kyuubi returning to naruto...
We know minato used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal the nine tails into naruto but as we know the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, seals the souls inside the user not a third party. My theory is kushina used a second sealing jutsu which completed the separation and sealing of the nine tails into naruto. this would be the four elements seal. perhaps the four elements seal traps the user as well and this is why kushina is sealed in naruto.
if we recall danzou used the reverse four elements seal to attempt to seal sasuke within himself. perhaps the regular seal allowed kushina to seal minato in herself and then used a second seal to seal them both inside naruto. but considering the nature of the reverse seal, the second application of the regular seal maybe what resulted in her death
So to put it in a simple way Minato sealed half the fox in himself and kushina sealed the fox into naruto.


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Nick Clegg has been blasted for using his official country residence to "wine and dine" wealthy Lib Dem donors.
The Deputy PM hosted Graham Tobbell and a friend at Chevening in May, a month before he gave £50,000.
The donation on June 19 was the largest received by the Lib Dems in the past three months, official records reveal.
It followed a donation of £30,000 that Mr Tobbell made in March - a couple of months before his visit to Lib Dem leader Mr Clegg's palatial residence was recorded by the party.
In total, Mr Tobbell has donated an estimated £99,500 to the Lib Dems ahead of next year's general election.
According an entry on the the party's website in May, Mr Tobbell and his unnamed partner were among the Lib Dem donors who have visited the Deputy PM's official residence in Kent.
The 115-room mansion is surrounded by a 3,500-acre estate. It was given to the nation by the 7th Earl Stanhope as a place for Prime Ministers and other Government ministers to relax.
Nick Clegg at Chevening mansion estate
But Labour MPs tonight questioned whether Mr Clegg was using the mansion to help cement relations with party donors and called on him to come clean about whether political donations were discussed.
Labour MP Sheila Gilmore said: "Nick Clegg needs to explain himself.
"This looks as if he may have used an official residence to solicit donations. We must be told whether political donations were discussed at Chevening.
"Rather than standing up for hardworking families, Nick Clegg seems busy wining and dining his donors at taxpayers' expense."
Should Nick Clegg be allowed to wine and dine donors?
But a Lib Dem spokesman said: "Graham Tobbell is a long-term supporter of the Liberal Democrats. We believe in transparency and openness which is why we publish details of Chevening guests on our party website."
Mr Clegg, who shares Chevening with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, has described the estate as a 'haven of freedom'.
In addition to party donors, Mr Clegg has also invited several celebrities to Chevening.
They have included the actress and campaigner Joanna Lumley, sports presenter Clare Balding and her partner Alice Arnold.


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Two days after the dawn of summer, the Lauren Kristy filled with AITP Long Island Chapter (AITP-LI)members and guests and pulled away from the Bay Shore marina. It was shortly after 11:30 a.m., on June 22, 2012, and the atmosphere was already electric with anticipation of the panel discussion on "Technology – 2013 and Beyond."
The event was the 15th ANNUAL AITP-LI BOAT TRIP!
As the boat moved into the bay, the networking on the 2nd floor of the boat accelerated into high gear and the passengers enjoyed delightful arrays of hors d'oeuvres, soda, beer, wine and water.
After an hour, the session adjourned and the entire group moved to the first floor to hear the 3 panel speakers:
With more than 25 years in editing IT publications, Mike Vizard focused on the economics of the cloud. He cautioned system planners and implementers to make their decisions carefully, weighing the cost of the cloud vs. the cost of maintaining one's own infrastructure. He advised that we assess the economics of data management by placing a value on data. To determine the value of data, it is essential that we collaborate with the business people, using their language. Remember that the data belongs to the organization and not to the service provider. Be clear on what would happen if you change your mind and want to move your data back into your own infrastructure -- how would it be done and what would it cost? The bottom line is that it's your data and you are accountable.
Bob Hunt brought more than 19 years of IT industry experience. He emphasized that cloud computing is not a "one size fits all" solution. Microsoft's cloud computing strategy and solution, as released under Windows Azure platform, is more cost-effective than other offerings in the market and offers the customer more flexibility of choice:
Scott Bradley, with over 25 years of IT management experience, delivered the denouement of the meeting. He declared that, while other technologists might attempt to make predictions, he would not do so. His company, BNL, is so far advanced that they are already doing what others would predict. Then he proved it to be so.
He talked about the bleeding edge IT systems and services that are required by the scientific research community. He gave an overview of BNL's awesome 5,625-acre campus, including:
And so it was!
After the question and answer session, the excitement had peaked and the entire group adjourned back to the 2nd floor for more beverages and for raffle prizes donated by our sponsors, Blue Wolf, eScope Solutions and Microsoft. Following the fun and more networking, The Sexy Salad caterers served a delectable lunch on the first floor.
With a meal behind us and an intense storm approaching, we networked on both floors as the Lauren Kristy sped back across the white caps to return to the Bay Shore Marina.
It was, indeed, another successful boat ride for AITP-LI!
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Lehigh Gas Partners LP Completes Acquisition of 24 Sites in the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Market
Lehigh Gas Partners LP Completes Acquisition of 24 Sites
in the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Market
ALLENTOWN, PA (December 24, 2012) - Lehigh Gas Partners LP (NYSE:LGP) announced today it has completed its acquisition of 24 sites in the metro area of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania from Dunmore Oil Company, Inc. and JoJo Oil Company, Inc., for $28.5 million cash. Dunmore Oil Company, Inc. and JoJo Oil Company, Inc. are related companies headquartered in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The acquisition was fully financed with Lehigh Gas Partners' revolving credit facility.
The acquired sites are strategically located along highly-traveled interstate intersections on routes 84, 81 and 380 in northeast Pennsylvania. The sites market either ExxonMobil or Valero branded fuel. Twenty-three of the sites are fee simple interests and one is a leasehold interest.
The 24 sites, which previously served as sub-jobber locations for Lehigh Gas Partners, sold an aggregate of approximately 28 million gallons of motor fuel in 2011. Lehigh Gas Partners expects the sites will have margins comparable to other Lehigh Gas Partners' controlled fuel locations. In addition, Lehigh Gas Partners estimates it will receive aggregate rental income, net of expenses, of approximately $1.7 million per year from these 24 sites.
Purchasing the Dunmore and JoJo sites helps Lehigh Gas Partners achieve a key goal pursuant to its overall growth strategy: acquiring additional fuel locations within its current geographic footprint in the northeast United States. Lehigh Gas Partners, headquartered in Allentown, Pa., owns and leases sites located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Maine.
"This transaction illustrates our commitment to the execution of our overall growth strategy," Joe Topper, Chairman and CEO of Lehigh Gas Partners LP, said. "We believe that the Dunmore and JoJo sites fit nicely into our existing portfolio and strengthen our presence in the highly-traveled corridor of northeastern Pennsylvania."
About Lehigh Gas Partners
Lehigh Gas Partners, headquartered in Allentown, Pa., was formed to engage in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels and to own and lease real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels. Lehigh Gas Partners owns and leases sites located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Maine. For additional information, please visit www.lehighgaspartners.com
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Latrobe tennis exceeds expectations
When Latrobe boys tennis coach Michelle Uveges put out the word that her team was lacking in depth, the response was more than expected and before she knew it there were eight players eager to sign up.
That was just the first in a season of exceeded expectations.
The Wildcats were a melting pot of athletes that came together for a run to the WPIAL playoffs. They finished their season Thursday with a loss to North Hills in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAA team playoffs.
"I expected them to do pretty well," said Uveges, who completed her first season as the boys coach. "They definitely exceeded my expectations."
Leading the charge was junior Chad Kissell, a three-sport athlete who also golfs and plays basketball. He rolled to a 14-0 record in the regular season as the Wildcats' No. 1 singles player before making to the WPIAL title match, where he fell to Central Catholic's Adam Blasinsky.
Kissell has made tennis his main priority and in doing so his backhand, serve and mental attitude has all improved, Uveges said.
"He excels at everything he does," she said.
There was also the doubles tandem of Cam Carr and Tim Ruppen, both hockey players trying tennis for the first time. Both players, Ruppen especially, brought their skills from the ice with them.
"You can tell he's a goalie," Uveges said. "He is a beast at the net."
Following Kissell in singles were Mike Sisak and Mario Fannie. The No. 1 doubles team featured Mike Reyes and Kyle Mattioli. The second doubles was a revolving cast of Carr, Ruppen, Tyler Stercho, Matt Proch and Seth Barbow. It all added up to a stellar season in which the Wildcats finished 12-3 and were seeded eighth at the WPIAL tournament. Not bad for a team on the lookout for players about a month ago.
"Every single one of them has improved so much from the beginning of the year. Their competitive drive is incredible," Uveges said. "It wasn't like they were just coming to get a t-shirt."
Six players will graduate this year, but Uveges is expecting a different turnout next year. She said the combination of winning and having fun should lure more players. Plus, the players she has are already talking about introducing camps and clinics in the area to stay active in the offseason.
"Next year is going to be a bit of a rebuilding year," Uveges said. "The players I have coming back want to work, they want to be there and they want to do well. I still think we're going to be very competitive in (Section 1-AAA)."
Ed Phillipps is a freelance writer.


text: > I do not know how wide spread this is but there is a security vulnerability in the TORQUE authorization between client and server when using the default authorization method. Using MUNGE closes this hole but we would like to add an additional, more universal secure authorization method. There was a high risk security advisory from EGI-CSIRT, so it should be pretty wide spread. Our security guys were pretty shocked when I explained that any root on any machine (ignoring the ACL which we are using of course) has full access to the server. :-D > We have investigated using SSH or TLS with certificates for the server, user and user host. There has also been discussion among users concerning the GSSAPI. Certificates are pretty useless for this case. > I would like to hear your opinions about what you think would work best in your environment. GSSAPI works great. We are using it in production for almost two years. Machines that are in ACL can access torque without tickets, otherwise a ticket is required. We also have ACL for allowed realms (two actually, one for general commands and one for submit). -- Mgr. Simon Toth


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Addleshaw Goddard is set to convert to a limited-liability partnership and spin-off its bulk housing business Enact, probably through a management buyout (MBO).
Addleshaw Goddard, the product of a merger between national firm Addleshaw Booth & Co and City firm Theodore Goddard on 1 May, was planning to start life as an LLP, but this was derailed by plans to push the merger through quickly.
"The average time for converting is four to six months, but it's a case of when, not if," said Addleshaw Goddard managing partner Mark Jones. He said Enact, inherited from the legacy Addleshaw Booth, does not fit with the strategic direction of Addleshaw Goddard.
Jones admitted that the solution probably was an MBO. This year, Enact's £10m turnover was reported separately from Addleshaw Booth's gross fees of £90m.
"We've discussed this with the management of Enact," said Jones. "There's been a gradual process of separation from this business over the past three years."
"There's no long-term strategic fit between Enact and a law firm that aims to position itself in the top 20 nationally," he added.


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My best friend, Gwenllian, in Wales, once asked me whether there was any truth in Tennyson's famous quote, "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." I didn't even have to think about that one because the answer was crystal clear: Love conquers all. It's at the heart of our existence, so how can we live without loving? For me, there is no doubt that Love is the only influence on our life which makes it worth living.
Improved choices, in the quality and standard of living, have freed the modern generation of women from having to depend on their male counterparts. People who are hurt, particularly men, also become fearful of new relationships. Put the two together and you have an awful lot of people who prefer to boast about the benefits of the single life, while dying with loneliness inside, instead of actively encouraging potential partners for mutual enjoyment. They fear 'getting hurt' so much, they avoid one another like the plague, becoming hardened, loveless, unattractive people in the process. Yet life consists of both pain and love, manifested through death and rebirth, being two sides of the same coin. We cannot have one without the other other. The love is there to nourish and sustain us while the pain helps us to develop our experiences and to face our challenges with greater strength, resilience and new knowledge. Take both of those opportunities away and we are like fossilised beings in a deepening rut, not getting hurt, but not being loved either, cynical in our expectation of the world while judging every one with our own negativity.
However, the results of a survey carried out in Denmark some time ago should be a little worrying for single people. It examined hundreds of heart disease patients and came to the sorry conclusion that people living on their own were twice as likely to have serious heart disease. Doctors found the risk was even higher among older, single people over 50. In fact, among the single men in the study, two-thirds of them had some kind of heart disease compared to only one-third of women and those in relationships. The message was clear and unequivocal: any kind of relationship and connection with someone is good for us. According to the research leader, "Age is of course a risk factor, and when you combine that with living alone you have a group in the population at a very high risk."
Emotional Attachment
Human beings are not meant to be on their own. We realise our existence, identity, usefulness, worth, significance and purpose through others. Left on our own without any other life form for very long periods we would go mad. Our emotional health is the most important to a long, satisfying, healthy life, and the love and affection from others is crucial in that respect. What keeps people from committing to relationships is their fear of being hurt again, their need for perfection in potential partners (disregarding their own imperfections!) and a desire to control their relationship by burdening it with expectations of long term bliss. Yet the potential soulmate is probably there temporarily to guide them through a rocky path (one of the four reasons for our soulmates) and not for any permanent reason.
We get disappointed when the relationship doesn't work out and, instead of allowing ourself to be surprised and just enjoying what is unfolding with us, we lock ourselves down and keep out another person afterwards who might truly care for us and be quite different. Yet we should be seeing every relationship as an opportunity to learn and to take our development one step closer to the ideal, because we will soon gradually understand what we have to do for our own happiness through the lessons learnt from those short-lived liaisons.
In 2002, soon after I left my marriage, though I was in the worst hurtful period, I unexpectedly fell in love with someone else, chalk and cheese we were. It wasn't meant to happen, as he was in transition too living apart from his wife, but we did. For two glorious years we had the most amazing time together. Two books have been dedicated to him. I have not, before or since, met anyone remotely like this loving, caring, but fiercely independent man. However, we affected each other so positively, he decided to return home when he realised that I wasn't ready to settle down again with anyone so soon, and his own fears kept him from considering other options. We were both terribly pained by the parting. But you know what? When I think of him now it is so wonderful because all I can think of is not the hurt which followed, but the incredible time we had.
Temporary Hurt
Many people, after any hurt, just sit and brood on that hurt, cutting off all communication through guilt or pain, instead of giving thanks for the pleasurable time they had, for someone coming into their life to cherish them and keeping the channels open. They vilify ex-partners instead of accepting that the person actually changed them for the better by sending them on their way more experienced and more competent to cope with their life. Any hurt is only ever temporary. As the saying goes, 'Don't cry because it is over. Smile because it happened'.
For me, Tennyson was absolutely right. It IS better to have loved and lost because I will take all those wonderful memories to my grave, of the tremendous love between that guy and me, whom I fondly call the 'love of my life'. I will also take memories of my marriage and the other three men who have been significant in my life so far. If I had sat there judging men for a lot of things, while I searched for my perfect man, I would have missed out on some fantastic love, the inspiration to write two books and the positive self-development which has rapidly followed because I am an entirely different - more loving - person in the process.
I give thanks with much grace for the experience.
Elaine Sihera (MsCYPRAH)
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DJ Earworm Mashes Up Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj + More for 'World Go Boom' 2011 Remix
If ever there was a time capsule of the pop music landscape of 2011, it's DJ Earworm's 'United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)' mash up.
The DJ seamlessly and flawlessly smashed the most familiar, popular and beloved songs of 2011, ranging from Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' to Rihanna's 'We Found Love' to Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass' in one fell swoop. We don't know how DJ Earworm does what he does in the space of five minutes, but he managed to thread a year's worth of tunes into a compact song. Bravo, bravo.
Of course, he engages in a little shameless self-promotion in the video, such as superimposing the phrase 'Who the hell is DJ Earworm' t-shirt on Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine, along with having his name permanently inked on RiRi's firm, round patoot.
Some of the songs that Earworm cycled through in this mix include Pitbull's 'Give Me Everything'; Katy Perry's 'Last Friday Night,' 'E.T.' and 'Firework'; Britney Spears' 'Till the World Ends'; Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' and 'Someone Like You'; Cee Lo Green's 'Forget You'; Maroon 5's 'Moves Like Jagger' with Christina Aguilera; Lupe Fiasco's 'The Show Goes On'; and many more.
Take a few minutes and find some of your favorite songs in this mash up.
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An Open Letter to Women Who Are Afraid of the Weight Room
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Is a "Broken Penis" a Legitimate Thing?
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Can You Tell the Difference Between Activewear and Lingerie?
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Why You Catch Your Partner's Plague Even When You Sleep On the Couch
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A shattered Brigitte Ardossi has apologised to opponent Rachael Flanagan, her Canberra Capitals teammates and the WNBL for the foul that brought her impressive season to an abrupt halt this week.
The power forward is determined to make amends and keep her reputation intact after the Capitals suspended her for the final three games of the season following her unsportsmanlike foul for tripping last Friday night.
But the ''brain snap'' could have more ramifications - the Capitals have yet to decide whether Ardossi will be eligible to win the club's most valuable player award after her standout campaign.
And in a bizarre twist, Ardossi was on track to win the WNBL's player of the week award with 200 more votes than her nearest rival before she was removed from contention on Tuesday night.
Ardossi held back tears as she spoke for the first time after the incident with Townsville guard Flanagan.
Flanagan charged into Ardossi and when the Capitals star hit the ground, she ''lashed out'' with her foot and tripped her opponent.
''There's the embarrassment and disappointment in myself and I'm angry at myself, it's uncharacteristic for it to happen,'' Ardossi said.
''I'm really sorry to Rachel Flanagan and the Townsville Fire. I apologise to my teammates and I'm sorry I've put the Canberra Capitals in this situation.
''I'm human, everyone makes mistakes and in the heat of the moment I made a bad decision to react [at being knocked to the ground] and I'm handling the consequences now.''
Making the Capitals' decision even harder was the fact Ardossi's absence leaves them with just nine fit players for the rest of the season.
Ardossi tried to apologise to Flanagan after the match, but tempers were still high and Flanagan waved her away.
Ardossi sent Flanagan an email but is yet to get a response.
The WNBL tribunal will make a decision as early as Wednesday on what punishment it sees fit, but the Capitals took matters into their own hands and made the extraordinary move of a club-imposed ban.
Ardossi's contract expires at the end of the season, but she has indicated her desire to remain in Canberra after the bitter taste of finishing this year on the sideline.
Coach Carrie Graf said Ardossi's one indiscretion would not affect contract negotiations.
Ardossi has been the Capitals' most consistent player this season, but Graf said there was no room for unsportsmanlike behaviour and conceded it could affect the 25-year-old's eligibility for the MVP prize.
''In the Brownlow Medal [AFL], it's not just the talent you have on the floor, it encompasses a whole lot of things,'' Graf said.
''My initial thought without consultation is that it has to be considered [ruling her out of the MVP], depending on the results of the tribunal. We've taken action as a club that doesn't suggest it's the most valuable player, it's unsportsmanlike play.''
Ardossi accepted her punishment and error in judgment, but felt the ban was excessive and was keen for the Capitals' leadership group to have more input.
''In the heat of the moment, I didn't end up on the ground on my own,'' Ardossi said.
''The intensity, the heat and the passion we play under, my record is clean, I've given the Capitals two good years of basketball and to have this happen is definitely uncharacteristic.''
But Graf said ''tripping has no place in basketball'' and stood by the decision made by her and chief executive Tony Jackson.
''It wasn't for open discussion, debate and negotiation. There was a deliberate trip of an opposing player and we don't want that. I think we've taken appropriate action,'' Graf said.
''[Ardossi] had a hissy fit in the sandpit, but if you have a hissy fit you get a smack and go to your room and then come out when you're good.''


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Here's a modern twist on an old favorite: buy a Powerbook for a double-sawbuck. What's in the black, sleek Powerbook box?
"A fake laptop made of gray garbage bag and cardboard, spray-painted platinum silver and finished with A HAND-PAINTED APPLE LOGO DONE IN WITE-OUT."
Oh, man, that's some Martha Stewartoid crackhead creativity.
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Cape Town cycling events: Cape Argus and Cape Epic coming up
Two top international cycling events, the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour and the Absa Cape Epic, take place in Cape Town this month.
The Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour starts in Cape Town's Adderley Street at 6.15am on Sunday morning. This 109km road race is the world's largest individually timed cycling event, usually attracting more than 30 00 riders and hundreds of thousands of spectators.
The route takes participants from the Cape Town city centre out toward Cape Point and back around the glorious Chapman's Peak to the finish line in Sea Point.
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong took part in this event last year, raising money for cancer patients. Even the 7-time Tour de France winner found the conditions and competition tough, ending up finishing 9th.
Spectators are advised to plan their route to their preferred viewing spot and arrive there as early as possible before road closures take effect. For information about road closures, read this Cape Town Tourism blog.
The 2011 Absa Cape Epic starts in Cape Town on March 27, covering 8 stages around the Western Cape before concluding at Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West on April 3.
This mountain bike race is one of the world's largest, as well as one of the toughest, featuring around 700km of rugged terrain. Many stories - of adventure and inspiration - come out of the event. This year, a motivational speaker who is also blind, Hein Wagner, will be taking on the challenge with a partner on a tandem bike.
For more information about the Absa Cape Epic website.
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DH is opposed to cloth diapering because of poop in the washer. No matter what I say, it won't change his mind. He thinks it gross and says he will buy another washer if I do decide to cloth diaper. My MIL has offered to pay for a diaper service for the first year. They will come to our house and pick them up weekly. They come in increments of 10 (10 being the minimum). How many diapers would you order per week for a newborn/infant? For 40 diapers a week (5-6) per day it costs $19.25. Does anyone know if that is cheaper then disposables? If we end up not cloth diapering then we will use the organic/non chlorine ones.
We used 80 a week per baby. (rule of thumb is 12 a day for newborns) Check your source for disposables to see how much it will cost for the same number of disposables. The service itself may have some numbers for you.
Most diaper services charge only a little more for more diapers. Plan on 10-12 a day for a newborn.
Also baby = poop on everything in time, so there will be poop in the washer. Cloth diapers and their real elastic in the back keep it in, where my experience of disposables was very leaky/explosive.
You will still need to wash your covers. I recommend 6 covers to start (4 minimum). I love Bummies Super Brites best of all, with the note their newborn is more a preemie size.
Mama to J (Jan '09), E (May '11), and C (August, '13)
Professional Cloth Diaper at Diaper Lab in Boston (ask me about laundry)
For disposable prices Babycheapskate.com has a cost per diaper calculator, but you can get a rough guess looking at Amazon and Diapers.com.
Assume 10-12 diapers for a newborn.
6-8 for an baby older than 4 months.
As they use fewer diapers, they get bigger, there are fewer diapers in the pack and thus they are more expensive.
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baby daddy drama
Ask him what his expectations are for providing for his family. Make him state what he feels his obligations are and write them down. Have him sign them (if it was me, it would be notarized, too--just sayin'). Then ask him what his expectations from you are supposed to be. Make sure you notify that he will be held accountable legally and file some paperwork. Just let him know that you are making a stand and can not make him have feelings for you, but you did not lay down and have children on your own. Now that there are children in the picture, he's going to have to let his past be healed and get some counselling preferably. You are pregnant, and no, the emotional rollercoaster is a NO NO. Concentrate on what YOU CAN do, what you CAN control. ANd all that would be is you, your reaction, and your action toward your children. Let him have some space to think about how life would be without you and that you can handle raising these kids, but you should not ever stand for him bowing out of his responsibilities just because he "lost his emotions". What is that? You choose to LOVE. Love is action, not only feelings.
I hate feeling like this because I grew up without a father and my children don't deserve that
Two words. Child support. You can file it if he's just your boyfriend and there's a threat of him not contributing...but please don't quote me. I don't have personal experience with this...so hopefully a mother who has had this can help you, but I can tell you, YOU CAN do this on your own if you had to. It's all about conquering life's happenings in your head first. Like I said, you can't control anything but what's on your end...if you have to FIGHT to get him, you will be fighting for the rest of your life to keep him. He might just be getting cold feet, but if you give him the chance to let him decide for himself what he wants, then perhaps it will allow him to see that you are indeed THE ONE for him. I just hope he does stay in your children's lives cause they definitely deserve it...and you do, too.
And you don't have to go without him. I didn't say up and leave...I say to prepare and ground yourself to keep your focus on taking care of you and your children so it will allow him to decide without pressure to "man up". You stated in your post he did WANT to be there for the fam, right? Just wasn't connected emotionally. Emotions change. I hope it's for the better with you two.


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See Figures 1 and 2
All models have the brake master cylinder reservoir on the left side of the firewall under the hood. Trucks and 4Runner's with manual transmissions use a hydraulic (fluid actuated) clutch. The clutch fluid reservoir is located in the same area as brake reservoir. The clutch master cylinder uses the same fluid as the brakes, and should be checked at the same time as the brake master cylinder.
Use only Heavy Duty Brake fluid meeting DOT 3 or SAE J1703 specifications.
See Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6
The fluid in the brake and/or clutch master cylinders should be checked every 6 months or 6000 miles (9600 km). Check the fluid level at the side of the reservoir. If fluid is required, thoroughly wipe the top of the reservoir and the sides of the plastic housing with a rag before opening. The fluid must be kept free from dirt and grit. Fill the reservoir to the MAX line in the reservoir. Never overfill the reservoir. Install the reservoir cap, making sure the gasket is properly seated in the cap.
It is normal for the fluid level to fall as the disc brake pads wear. However, if the master cylinder requires filling frequently, you should check the system for leaks in the hoses, master cylinder, or wheel cylinders.


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Dear all,
I am looking for a value-for-money not very expensive hotel in one of the white-blue Greek Islands - like Santorini, but not like Crete (not blue and white).
Watching the sea from my windows makes me slow down and relax. Since I can only go in October or November, it will be to cold to swim in the sea. Therefore I need a hotel with a heated swimming pool and preferably, sea view. Price range for a single room 50-60-80-90 EURO
Does anyone know?
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Boasting a beachfront location, Hotel Ferogia is located in Skyros. It offers accommodation, some offering a furnished balcony with Mediterranean Sea or mountain views. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas.
All units at Hotel Ferogia are simply decorated. Some are air-conditioned, and each includes a private bathroom with shower or bath. Some rooms also feature free Wi-Fi. Daily maid service is also available.
Guests can enjoy a drink or light meal from the property's seaside snack bar. Min...i markets and tourist shops are just a couple of minutes away on foot.
The scenic Skyros Town, where a variety of taverns and cafés are featured, is located 1.5 km. Skyros Airport is at 12 km, while Molos Village with its sandy beach is 2 km away. Free public parking is provided nearby.
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There is one inexplicable fact that the "kumbaya" forces in governments around the world for that mater, will never get, the reason there is no mid-east peace is that the Palestinians do not want it:
Hamas' Politburo Chief, Khaled Mashaal, slammed the door on all Gaza ceasefire proposals Saturday, saying his organization would treat any international peacekeeping force in Gaza as an occupying entity. Speaking after Hamas representatives met with international officials in Cairo to discuss ceasefire proposals, Mashaal added that Hamas would not accept the inspection of the numerous smuggling tunnels in Gaza by international observers. "The objective of the war in Gaza is to subdue the Palestinian people and to dictate its political concessions. Source


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After nearly 18 months in review, our Biomass and Bioenergy paper is now out:
Recent years have shown a marked interest in the construction of eco-towns, showcase developments intended to demonstrate the best in ecologically-sensitive and energy-efficient construction. This paper examines one such development in the UK and considers the role of biomass energy systems. We present an integrated resource modelling framework that identifies an optimized low-cost energy supply system including the choice of conversion technologies, fuel sources, and distribution networks. Our analysis shows that strategies based on imported wood chips, rather than locally converted forestry residues, burned in a mix of ICE and ORC combined heat and power facilities offer the most promise. While there are uncertainties surrounding the precise environmental impacts of these solutions, it is clear that such biomass systems can help eco-towns to meet their target of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
It is primarily an application paper, but it does demonstrate the value of incorporating spatial and temporal dynamics within urban energy systems. Biomass feedstocks for example can be stored between seasons, depending on availability and price, and the resulting district heat will have losses as its transported around the city. There's plenty of scope for expanding this type of model too, in particular to look at local air pollution impacts rather than just greenhouse gas emissions.
Keirstead, J., Samsatli, N., Pantaleo, A., & Shah, N. (2012). Evaluating biomass energy strategies for a UK eco-town with an MILP optimization model Biomass and Bioenergy DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.01.022


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Coconut Shrimp With Guava Sweet and Sour Sauce
Recipe by alligirl
Taken from hawaiinewsnow.com. From Sam Choy - these sound tasty! Posted for ZWT.
Top Review by Baby Kato
Wow, was this awesome. Another winner from Alligirl. Left the best for last, so glad I did, what a memorable way to end an event. My dh stated that this recipe produced the best coconut fried shrimp that he has ever tried. Now that is a huge compliment, coming from the picky one. If I could give you 10*'s, I would. This was a quick and easy recipe to follow; the shrimp were perfect and the sauce was to die for. I made the dish exactly as written but used guava paste instead of concentrate, (was what I had on hand) I didn't need to make a slurry, it thicken on its own. Truly an excellent recipe which I have placed in my Favorites Cookbook for 2013, kudos to you my friend. Made for Think Pink 2013.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 12 jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined and butterflied
- 236.59 ml coconut flakes
- 236.59 ml panko breadcrumbs
- 3 eggs, Beaten
- 236.59 ml flour
- 709.77 ml frying oil
- 236.59 ml guava, concentrate
- 118.29 ml rice vinegar or 118.29 ml white vinegar
- 118.29 ml pineapple juice
- 118.29 ml sugar
- 14.79 ml cornstarch
- 14.79 ml water
Directions See How It's Made
- Pre-heat oil to 350 degrees in medium frying pan.
- In a medium, mixing bowl, combine coconut and panko.
- Dredge shrimp in flour, then in the egg mixture, then in the panko and coconut mix, pressing down firmly to ensure proper breading.
- Fry shrimp until golden brown being sure not to burn. (The coconut contains a high sugar content, which may burn quickly.)
- In a separate saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, and pineapple juice. Bring to a boil and allow sugar to incorporate into the sauce.
- Add guava concentrate and allow to boil.
- Mix the cornstarch and water to make a slurry. (You may use cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce to the correct consistency. The sauce should be able to coat a spoon.)
- You may use the sauce as a dip or simply pour the sauce over the shrimp when ready to serve.


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Seraphine Jolene Short Sleeve Maternity Dress
by Seraphine
(Item #1568701)
As seen on the Duchess, this maternity dress is a stunning vibrant fuschia. It features Seraphine's signature knot front that flatters your silhouette before, during and after pregnancy. Silky soft and flowing, the Jolene dress features an intricate knot detail that creates gentle gathers that drapes effortlessly over a bump or after-baby curves. With pretty cap sleeves and a deep v-neckline, this dress offers chic and effortless day-to-night style. Nursing friendly design and adjustable tie at back.
"Wonderful from start to finish. My niece loved the dress!"
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ABOUT twenty power and garden tools have been recovered when a warrant was carried out in Stourport.
Police believe the items, including chainsaws and strimmers, were stolen from garages or sheds in Worcestershire.
Anyone who has been victim of a theft in which items such as these have been stolen are asked to contact police with any receipts, original packaging, or serial numbers they have.
Anyone without proof of ownership, will need to provide a detailed description.
For further information contact Kidderminster Police Station on the non-emergency number 101.


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The editors at People magazine got it right this year. They have crowned the incredibly swoon-worthy Channing Tatum their "Sexiest Man Alive."
The "Magic Mike" star couldn't believe it when he heard the news. As Tatum described it, "My first thought was, 'Ya'll are messing with me. I told (my wife) Jenna (Dewan-Tatum) after we'd been in the bathtub washing our dogs because they'd gotten skunked. She was like, 'What?'… she calls me [the Sexiest Man Alive] now."
The actor's wife of three years, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, chimed in. "People know him to be fun and sexy, but they don't know how emotionally deep and spiritually open he is. He is such an open-hearted person; what you see is what you get."
It's not effortless to look as good as Tatum does though. He admits, "I like to be lean. If I get too bulky I can't move well and I like to move. When I'm not training, I get really round and soft."
So what are his future plans? It looks like he's ready to pass on his enviable gene pool to the next generation. "I'm ready; I think she's ready. The first number that pops into my head is three, but I just want one to be healthy and then we'll see where we go after that. It's really easy for us guys to say, 'I want like 15 kids.' Jenna will be like, 'Well you better get another wife!'"
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Combine the real British Open Claret Jug, ESPN announcers, a Mini-Golf course, caddies, flags and a sense of humor and you get a great video.
Improv Everywhere combined with ESPN to put on a faux British Open Championship with kids playing at the Pier 25 course in New York.
PHOTOS: British Open gallery
This comes with gallery, commentary and an interview with Isaac after his historic win.
This could be the best five minutes of your day.
(Thanks to laughingsquid.com via BroBible.com for the video tip)
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.