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* The Inventories, Customers' Inventories, Prices, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders and Imports Indexes do not meet the accepted criteria for seasonal adjustments.
Buying Policy
Average commitment lead time for Capital Expenditures increased in December by 5 days to 138 days. Average lead time for Production Materials increased by 6 days to 65 days. Average lead time for Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Supplies increased by 2 days to 33 days.
Percent Reporting
Capital 30 60 90 6 1 Average
Expenditures Hand-to-Mouth Days Days Days Months Year+ Days
Dec 2016 19 9 11 18 24 19 138
Nov 2016 20 10 12 17 23 18133
Oct 2016 19 11 10 18 23 19 136
Sep 2016 18 12 9 16 30 15 132
Production 30 60 90 6 1 Average
Materials Hand-to-Mouth Days Days Days Months Year+ Days
Dec 2016 14 40 19 17 6 4 65
Nov 2016 17 35 25 14 7 2 59
Oct 2016 12 38 24 16 7 3 64
Sep 2016 15 35 25 16 7 2 60
30 60 90 6 1 Average
MRO Supplies Hand-to-Mouth Days Days Days Months Year+ Days
Dec 2016 39 37 16 6 1 1 33
Nov 2016 40 34 18 7 1 0 31
Oct 2016 41 34 17 7 10 31
Sep 2016 38 35 18 9 0 0 31
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Leaves are very important for trees - they provide food for the whole tree (or plant)! How do they do it? Leaves use a very special process called photosynthesis(say: foto-SIN-thuh-sis) to convert energy from sunlight into sugars and starches that a tree uses as food. Leaves have an important chemical inside of them called chlorophyll(say: KLOR-uh-fil), which is what makes them green, and is also what allows them to do photosynthesis. You might remember learning about photosynthesis in the newsletter about flowers a few months ago. If you missed that issue, you can read it here.
Leaves also help keep you cool on hot days by making shade. The leaves fill in the spaces between the branches to make a canopy, sort of like an umbrella, over the tree. Leaves also help make trees good homes for animals, like birds, squirrels, and bugs by providing them shelter, a place to hide, and even food!
Different chemicals found in leaves are what cause them to change colors in the fall. As we already learned, chlorophyll is the chemical that gives leaves their green color while they make food through photosynthesis during the spring and summer months. When it starts to get cooler outside and the sun does not shine for as long each day, trees know it is time to start storing up food for winter. To do that, the chlorophyll in the leaves starts to break down and the food that the leaves have been making is stored inside the tree instead of in the leaves. Now that the chlorophyll is gone, instead of being green, the leaves become all the pretty colors of fall, like orange, yellow, red, or even purple! These colors have actually been in the leaves all summer long, we just couldn't see them because the green from the chlorophyll was blocking them. Chlorophyll and the other chemicals that cause the colors in leaves are called pigments. Pigments are also used to dye thread and fiber that clothes are made out of. The other leaf pigments besides green come from chemicals called carotenoids(say: kuh-ROT-in-oidz) and anthocyanins(say: an-thuh-SYE-an-inz). Carotenoids make leaves yellow, orange, and brown and are always in leaves, just like chlorophyll. Not all leaves have anthocyanins, which cause colors like red and purple to appear. Anthocyanin is formed when sugar gets trapped in a leaf after the chlorophyll is gone. Then, when the leaf is exposed to sunlight, the anthocyanin turns leaves red and purple! The leaves in the picture have a little of each of the pigments in them.
As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter in the fall, trees start to prepare for winter. Trees use sunlight to make a special layer or seal between each leaf and the branch it is connected to. Then the leaves fall easily to the ground, leaving the branches of the tree protected from the cold that will come in the winter and also helping the tree store up food! Since leaves have water inside their cells, they can't survive freezing temperatures, because the water would freeze and the leaves would die When leaves fall to the ground, they eventually break down and provide nutrients for the soil, helping prepare for more plants to grow in the spring and also create a layer that helps the ground absorb water. Another reason that trees lose their leaves is because many of them get torn or damaged during the spring and summer by weather (such as hail stones), insects that eat leaves, or diseases that trees can get. Since they lose their leaves in the fall, they will be able to grow brand new ones in the spring!
You may have noticed that some trees don't lose their leaves in the fall at all and that their "leaves" look rather odd compared to the leaves you see on most trees. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall or winter are called deciduous (say: de-SID-joo-us). Trees that do not lose their leaves are called evergreen and their leaves are usually called needles. Just like their name says, they stay green all year long, because their needles can survive freezing cold temperatures and do not fall off in the fall! The cells inside the needles are different than the cells inside leaves from deciduous trees - they do not have water inside them that will freeze and they also have a smooth waxy coating on the outside that helps them stay warm during the winter.
Photosynthesis- a process that happens in the leaves of plants where sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide (from the air) are converted into food and oxygen.
Chlorophyll- a chemical that is in leaves throughout the year and that helps them make food through photosynthesis. It is also what makes leaves green.
Carotenoid- a chemical in leaves that makes them yellow and orange. Just like chlorophyll, it is in leaves throughout the year, but it is not as strong as chlorophyll.
Anthocyanin - a chemical that comes from sugar that gets trapped in a leaf after the chlorophyll is gone. Anthocyanin is only in some leaves, and only in the parts that have a lot of water. It makes leaves red and purple when the leaves are exposed to sunlight.
Use this worksheet with the Take A Nature Walk science activity to help your kids practice keeping a science journal. They can create a page for as many trees as they want and keep them in a three-ring binder to create a fall tree file book.
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No, I haven't yet. The box with PCBSD on doesn't have a floppy drive so I am going to have to take it out of my other machine. I am doing that now.

On 7/21/07,  Kris Moore <email@example.com> wrote:

Now that I think about it, I'm thinking that the acpi issue and the
nvidia drivers failing are related. The nvidia drivers may need acpi
loaded in order to initialize, grab IRQ's or something.

 You did try updating the BIOS right, and that didn't fix anything?

Daniel Sammut wrote:
> No, I tried all three Nvidia options and they didn't work.
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> It's very strange about the acpi issue. I used to have this problem when I
> ran FreeBSD before, but I don't understand why 1.3 suddenly doesn't work
> when it did previously.
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> On 7/21/07, Kris Moore <firstname.lastname@example.com > wrote:
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>> Daniel Sammut wrote:
>> > I understand but it worked perfectly before, every time. It stopped
>> working
>> > when I changed to 1.4 beta and now it is not working back in 1.3. It's
>> very
>> > strange - unless there's a fault in the motherboard. I am trying to
>> update
>> > the bios, see if that fixes it.
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>> Good thinking, I was going to suggest a BIOS update to see if that fixes
>> it. Whats strange is that it was working before, and now its not. 1.4
>> doesn't actually make changes to your Hardware, so if you remove it and
>> go back to 1.3, it should be the way it was.
>>
>> Also, I'm curious why the official 'nvidia' driver failed. Which one did
>> you try? Both the 9746 and 100.14.11 one should work with your model
>> card, I've run them both on 5200FX, 5500, 6200 and a few others without
>> issues. If you try both and they fail, we may need to let the guys over
>> at NVIDIA know about it here:
>>
>> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=47
>>
>> They are pretty good about getting fixes done, and then I'll incorporate
>> it into 1.4-release.
>>
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>> http://www.pcbsd.com
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text: I know a lot of people convinced themselves that defensive line was a position of dire need for this draft. Personally I wouldn't have minded if we came away with Carrandine, Okafar, or Moore. That being said we've put a lot into this defensive line already. We drafted Tyrone Crawford in the 3rd round last year, and we drafted Kyle Wilber in the 4th round last year. Crawford will move inside, and perhaps also work outside at the left end position. Wilber will be asked to increase his weight and work on that right side behind Ware. People also seem to forget about Hatcher and Lissemore. The team is really high on Lissemore, and he is a player who's role will continue to expand. Hatcher combined with Ratliff should be a great interior match. When both are healthy they play really well. We're running a tampa 2. The focus on the line isn't to stuff the run, rather it's to get after the quarterback. You want 4 pass rushing linemen there. And there aren't many defensive tackles who can do that. The majority of complainers here wanted us to spend a high pick on a guy who would end up just being a space eater and not much of a pass rusher. Might as well have kept Spears if you wanted that. This is what we're looking at, and it certainly will be a strength given the emphasis on pass rushing, rather than dropping back into coverage, or focusing on the run. Left Defensive End - Anthony Spencer > Tyrone Crawford Left Defensive Tackle - Jay Ratliff > Sean Lissemore > Rob Calloway Right Defensive Tackle - Jason Hatcher > Tyrone Crawford > Brian Price > Ben Bass Right Defensive End - DeMarcus Ware > Kyle Wilber > Alex Albright You might ask about replacing Anthony Spencer and DeMarcus Ware. At 18 was there a player you think that could have done this? Was there someone at 31? The reality is that finding a quality defensive end was going to prove more difficult, and the idea that we needed to take someone who was just going to be a back up, doesn't really cut mustard when we just drafted Crawford and Wilber.


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Public transport options to Big Day Out at Western Springs
Auckland Transport media release
15 January 2014
Public transport options to Big Day Out at Western Springs
For the first time in 20 years the Big Day Out plays at Western Springs. Music fans going to the BDO this Friday 17 January are advised to plan their travel and check out transport options to the festival.
Travel only on special event services is included with an event ticket. Public transport will be busy, so make a plan – especially on how to get home. Timetable and further information can be found at www.at.co.nz or by phoning 09 366 6400.
Passengers are reminded that alcohol and drugs are not permitted for consumption on any of these services. For the safety of our commuters any persons who are drunk or worse for wear will be refused travel.
Bus services to the
Special event buses from the CBD will be running from bus stop 7301 on Quay St (between Queen St and Commerce St) to Western Springs and return throughout the day. Buses depart approximately every 15 minutes between 9am and 2pm and approximately every 30 minutes between 2pm and 9pm.
Northern Express services will be running to the standard scheduled timetable.
services from the event:
Return services from Western Springs depart from bus stop 8123 on Great North Road (between Motions Road and St Lukes Road). From9pm onwards special event buses will be running back to the CBD. The last service departs at 1am.
From 9:00pm onwards special event buses will depart from bus stop 7301 on Quay Street (between Queen Street and Commerce Street) travelling to all the Northern Busway Stations. The last service departs at 2am.
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Train services:
Ride into Britomart via train and board the special event buses departing from bus stop 7301 on Quay St (between Queen St and Commerce St).
Post event additional train services will depart from Britomart running along the Western, Onehunga, Southern and Manukau Lines. Rail buses will be in effect along the Eastern Lines.
Please note: Direct travel to Western Springs via the Western Train Stations is not advised. It is recommended that all train passengers travel via Britomart and transfer to an event bus that will take you directly to Western Springs.
Normal ferry services and fares will apply.
Driving to the
Drivers heading west on the Northwestern Motorway need to be aware that delays are expected at St Lukes Interchange (Western Springs) at peak times during the day and the evening. The citybound ramps and Great North Road, alongside the stadium park will be closed from 8pmon the night. Bullock Track, Station Road and some neighbouring roads will also be closed.


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Paul Nitake, who led the West Torrance boys basketball team to the CIF Southern Section Division III-AAA quarterfinals, has left West to take over the Torrance High program.
Nitake teaches at Torrance High, so when the opportunity arose, it made sense for him.
"As a teacher on campus at Torrance High, this was a situation I could not pass up," Nitake said. "It was difficult the past three years, teaching at one school and coaching at another. And it wasn't just any school, it was a rival school. Kids in my classroom as well as the kids in my locker room questioned my loyalty daily. It's nice to finally have one home."
Three years ago Nitake took over a West team that went 7-19 the previous season.
In his first season, the Warriors went 12-15 and made the playoffs.
In his second season, West went 19-9 and took second place in the Bay League.
Last season he led West to an 18-11 finish, including a surprise run to the CIF quarterfinals, the furthest West has advanced in recent history.
West is slated to return key players from that squad, including big men Terrell Carter and Xavier Basso.
"West Torrance is in a great place right now, with a lot of returners for next season," Nitake said. "They will be poised to make a Bay League title run next season."
Nitake takes over a Torrance team that finished 5-21 last season.
"The diverse kids here on campus are amazing, it's going to be fun to get things started this Spring and Summer," Nitake said.
Nitake said he'll miss West and all the kids he coached.
"It was all on good terms, I have nothing but deep gratitude and appreciation for the West High administration, the wonderful families and all my hard-working kids. I will miss them all dearly."
Nitake takes over at Torrance for Andru Vaughan, who took over last season on a temporary basis for longtime coach George Tachibana.
The Mira Costa boys volleyball team enjoyed a banner weekend, capturing the grinding Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions with four impressive victories.
Mira Costa opened with a 25-13, 25-19, 25-16 victory over Valencia.
Then came perhaps the match of the tournament as Mira Costa held off hard-charging Archbishop Mitty 25-13, 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 18-16 in a thriller.
Mira Costa finished the tournament with a 25-17, 25-12, 25-20 win over Corona del Mar in the semifinals and a 25-16, 25-11, 26-24 win over Bellarmine Prep in the final.
Casey White earned tournament MVP honors. He had 13 kills in the final against Bellarmine Prep.
Grant Chalmers, Ryan Kaseff and Connor Inlow earned all-tournament honors.
Unlike most tournaments, the Santa Barbara Tournament uses full matches, meaning it is a testament to a team's grit and depth against top-notch competition.
"It's an interesting format. We like it," Mira Costa co-coach Mike Ninnis said. "It's interesting we got matched up with two of the top teams from Northern California. The North is getting better and better each year.
"We got a nice wakeup call on Friday against Mitty. We went up 2-0 and kind of took our foot off the gas. The kids almost paid the price. You prefer you don't go into a fifth game because anything can happen. But on Saturday, they had a sense of urgency, started strong and finished strong. It was a good lesson going forward to CIF."
Mira Costa has a full week ahead.
It starts with a Bay League match today against West Torrance, which stunned Palos Verdes last week.
Then comes Thursday's Bay League rival matchup at Redondo at 7 p.m., then the Mira Costa-Redondo Tournament on Friday and Saturday featuring teams like Mira Costa, Redondo, Palos Verdes, Loyola, San Clemente and some top San Diego teams.
Mira Costa beat Otay Ranch in last season's tournament final.
El Segundo softball coach Keith Cameron said he is going to use his upcoming El Segundo Tournament as a fundraiser for one of his former players stricken with cancer.
Cameron said Liz Garland has gone through three rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatments and is battling partial paralysis and vision problems. Cameron said Garland was recently diagnosed with pneumonia.
Cameron said the team will have a silent auction Saturday on the first day of the two-week tournament. Proceeds will go toward Garland to help her family offset medical costs.
"She was always a tough competitor, but she'd always have a smile on her face for all four years," Cameron said. "Even now going through this, despite all the adversity and appearance changes, she still has a smile on her face and her sense of humor. It's a testament to her character and her will to live."
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El Segundo, Banning, San Pedro, Port of Los Angeles, Mary Star, Serra, Redondo, Bishop Montgomery and Hawthorne are among the teams in the 16-team field.
The first two rounds take place Saturday. The final is Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Several South Bay golfers shined at premier golf events over the weekend.
Palos Verdes' Roy Cootes captured third place at the AJGA Junior at Diablo Grande in Patterson with a 7-over-par 149 (77-72). Also at the tournament, Torrance golfer Diana Kim finished ninth in the girls field with a 153 (75-78).
Torrance sophomore Josh Molchan finished in fifth place at the SCPGA Junior Toyota Tour Cup at Twin Oaks Golf Course in San Marcos with a 3-under-par 141 (70-71).
Several Torrance alumni are having strong performances at the Big West Conference tournament final. Demi Runas shot a 1-under-par 72 to help UC Davis take the two-round lead. Long Beach State is in second at eight strokes back thanks to an even-par 73 by Chae Won Park and a 77 from Rochelle Chan. Luciane Lee added an 80 for third-place UC Irvine.
Palos Verdes High freshman Duncan Reid won the inaugural High School National Triathlon Championship in San Diego on Saturday. The event featured top high school triathletes from throughout the country.
Reid completed the 750-meter swim, 20K bike and 5K run in 1 hour, 4 minutes and 40 seconds, which was seventh overall among 550 racers of all ages, and tops among athletes competing for their prep teams.
Reid, who placed second in the state high school triathlon competition a month ago in Santa Barbara, also gave Palos Verdes a third-place finish in the team national standings and second in the state.
He trains with Palos Verdes Aquatic Club, Brian Shapiro's PV High cross country team, Peninsula Cycling Club/Bike Palace, and triathlon teams T3 of Redondo Beach and Team TTS/L.A. Tri-Club.
Mira Costa volleyball conquers Santa Barbara
Fundraiser highlights
El Segundo tourney Local golfers thriving
Palos Verdes' Reid shines in triathlon
Former Chadwick star honored at Dartmouth
Former Chadwick football star Garrett Wymore was awarded the Alan Hewitt `40 award as the player who best epitomizes athletic performance with academic achievement for Dartmouth College.
Wymore, a senior, was selected to the Academic All-District I first team and was a Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star thanks to a 3.9 GPA and 38 tackles.


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Hi, everybody!
As far as I know, OpenLDAP doesn't support LDAP over SSL (yet). To still
establish a kind of security, it seems to support storing of encrypted
I experimented a bit with the ldappasswd without success:
Trying to set a password for a person in my little ldap-database that
didn't have the attribute "userPassword" yet, brought no errors while
executing the ldappassword-command (it prompted me twice for the password
that I entered in cleartext). However - no password (neither encrypted nor
cleartext) showed up with a ldapsearch for that person.
Trying to change a formerly (with an ldif - file ) created
userPassword-Entry (with a cleartext-PW) of another user had no visible
effect to the database too.
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cleartext-passwords that are encrypted and stored to the DB on the fly?
If the password is stored invisible - how do I check, if the password is
stored correctly, e.g. thru logging into the DB as this user and trying to
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National Magazine Awards Winners 2010
Glamour was named magazine of the year at the National Magazine Awards, with New York magazine also taking home four trophies.
The National Magazine Awards, top editorial honors for the magazine industry, were announced Thursday in a typically splashy ceremony in Manhattan – publishers' answer to the Academy Awards, but with Anna Wintour.
National Geographic and the New Yorker each won three awards. Wintour, the Vogue editor-in-chief, was presented with the Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame Award, a de facto lifetime achievement prize.


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Wild Card Episode: It's the Thanksgiving Episode featuring on-the-go options and GF Recipes!!
Explore Asian Organic Black Bean Spaghetti Noodles
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Jules Gluten Free No Crust Pie
Elana's Pantry Thanksgiving Dishes
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Gluten Free Mama's Gluten Free, Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie
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-Love to travel, I've been to London, Japan, and Australia. Have plans for checking out South Africa with my old high school friends this year!
-NPR listener, Morning Edition is a must on the commute to work and I'm starting to get into Planet Money now too.
-Moved from the east coast over 10 years ago, so I have east coast sensibility with Cali optimism
-Can cook a mean spicy tofu dish!
I try to live my life by these 5 principles:
1. Keeping an open mind
2. Try to do some good in the world
3. Keep learning new things
4. Say what I mean
5. Don't be afraid of failure
Music: Depeche Mode (pre 2000's), The Smiths, Jean Michel Jarre, Daft Punk, most 80's (who doesn't like that decade?), Florence+The Machine, Pet Shop Boys, Kanye West, Chemical Brothers, Moby, Philip Glass
Reading: Mostly reading NY Times these days, some favorite authors include Chuck Palaniuck, Bret Easton Ellis, Nick Hornby
2. My road bike
3. Like most people, my smartphone (never get lost with it!)
4. Friends
5. Parents
I have lots of great ideas that at some point in the future I want to flesh out and develop. It's just so much more satisfying when you know your toil and sweat go towards something that is more personal to you.


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Now known as Led Zepplin, The New Yardbirds was clearly a prerequisite. The link between Led Zeppelin and New Yardbirds dates back to 1966 when Jimmy Page joined the band. At various points from then until 1968 the final members that then created the super band also joined. They finally decided to drop the name prior to a Scandinavian tour in favour of Led Zeppelin.


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I went to a McCain rally in Woodbridge, Virginia on October 18.
He writes for his best spectacles; he had left them on the table, he said, meaning at Woodbridge.
At the start, his career was like that of most boys entering Woodbridge from a high school.
I meant to write to my cousins at Woodbridge and my uncles in the colonies, and tell them all that I was settling down at last.
Quality not quantity had ever been the Woodbridge cry, and it should remain so as long as he had any power.
Woodbridge refers to George's independence and pride which must be checked.
In closing, she looked forward to seeing him back at Woodbridge when the war was over.
Byways between Bawdsey and Woodbridge very bad, rough, and soft.
At Woodbridge people did not make public messes of themselves.
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Reading, travelling, listening to music, playing the guitar, meeting friends, spend time with my cats, go to the cinema,...
Scotland, Central America, and many other places
Visiting: Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize and Guatemala.
I'm living in Austria and I've seen quite a lot of it already (it's not that big anyway ;) So I'll try to answer any question and give some useful tips.
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20 Games Like Skies of Arcadia()
Earthlock: Festival of Magic
An original turn-based role-playing game set in a world of machines and magic, a world that stopped spinning thousands of years ago.
Rich, non-linear story
Turn-based combat (No Active Time Battle)
Combat pairs (Allows more variations to your battle team)
Grow your own ammunition (Organic crafting)
Build and improve your home base
Environmental Puzzles
Gorgeous overworld with a retro feel
No random encounters (Monsters visible at all times)
Play as Male or Female protagonist (You can switch at any time)
Sonic Mania
"It's the ultimate Sonic celebration! Sonic returns in a new 2D platforming high speed adventure, and he's not alone!
Developed in collaboration between SEGA, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games, experience new zones and remixed classic levels with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles!"
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, is forced back into the world of thieves. With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure. His greatest adventure will test his physical limits, his resolve, and ultimately what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
95 / 1002124.75
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Single Player, HD (High Definition). Uncover all the mysteries of Dracula's castle with the full version including achievements, leaderboards, and multiple endings. Have you uncovered the true secret behind Dracula's power? There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
89 / 100544.45
A Way Out
A Way Out is a couch or online co-op only game where you play the role of one of two prisoners in a daring escape over and beyond the prison walls.
What begins as a thrilling escape quickly turns into an emotional adventure unlike anything seen & played before. A Way Out is a two-player experience. Each player controls one of the main characters, working together to escape the prison and continue beyond into each character's lives.
It is a game that explores the notion of trust, companionship and facing up to consequences.
Dark Souls III
As fires fade and the world falls into ruin, developer FROMSOFTWARE and director Hidetaka Miyazaki continue their critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series with Dark Souls III. Fans and newcomers alike will get lost in the games hallmark rewarding gameplay and immersive graphics. Now only embers remain…
86 / 100954.3
Wild Terra
It is action-RPG and sandbox hybrid with building, crafting, gathering, farming and land claiming elements. There is no NPCs in game so the only way to get something is to create it by yourself or trade from other players... or take it with brutal force. However we understand that not every one have enough time to "live" in game doing everything by their selves that is why all game processes are boosted to make game a little bit casual.
We can say this about your character development as well. It is very boring to level up your character to XX-level just to take a good sword in hands and start to fight. There would be leveling anyway however it would grant you small additional benefits in combats but not major domination.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reveals the genesis of the fantasy land of Hyrule, the origin of the Triforce, and the tale of the first exploits of Princess Zelda and the heroic adventurer Link. Vibrant, real-time 3-D graphics transport you into the fantasy world of Hyrule. Your quest takes you through dense forests and across wind-whipped deserts. Swim raging rivers, climb treacherous mountains, dash on horseback across rolling hills, and delve into dungeons full of creatures that fight to the finish to put an end to your adventures. With immersive graphics, a sweeping story line, swashbuckling adventure, mind-bending puzzles, and a touch of humor, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of Nintendo's most epic challenges ever.
96 / 1004264.8
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
"FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE improves upon the 2006 classic FINAL FANTASY® XII, now more beautiful and easier to play than ever. The high-definition remaster introduces several modern advancements, including reconstructed battle design and a revamped job system. With newly implemented trophies and share functions, as well as stark visual and sound improvements in true HD for the first time, players both returning and new to the game will experience a grand adventure that spans the world of Ivalice in an entirely fresh and improved way.
Includes several all-new enhanced gameplay features:
– The Zodiac Job System
– Improved character leveling system that now caters to the player's preference
– Trial Mode – Take on monsters and enemies in up to 100 consecutive battles
– Speed Mode
– Latest-generation HD graphical capabilities, including characters and movie scenes fully remastered in high definition.
– True 7.1 surround sound, including high definition voicing and newly recorded background music utilizing the current generation of sound production.
– Modern advancements including PlayStation®4 trophy support and share functionalities, auto-save and shortened loading times
– An endless amount of gameplay and adventure including Hunts, Battles, and mini-games"
Absolver is an online multiplayer combat RPG where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who have placed you here to determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.
Riders of Icarus
Take the battle to the sky with fantastical flying mount combat unlike anything you've seen before in Riders of Icarus, the new unprecedented action-adventure MMORPG experience that lets you ride and fight on the back of the realm's most dangerous winged beasts… dragons.
77 / 10063.85
You are a Fatebinder, the judge and executioner of Kyros' law, acting under the watchful eye of the Overlords Archon of Justice, Tunon the Adjudicator. Your words shape the lives of thousands. Will you use that power to bring justice and inspire loyalty? Or will you bring fear and cruelty to the beaten people of the Tiers?
75 / 100133.75
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher you play as the professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, viking pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.
99 / 1006724.95
Osiris: New Dawn
After crash-landing on an unknown planet you must survive hostile alien conditions through ingenuity and technology. Craft a modest outpost then expand systematically to grow food, build vehicles, and craft helpful droids and powerful mechs. Form a colony with your friends and battle others or explore the system alone prospecting for immeasurable riches. Discover, fight, and tame indigenous alien creatures and search for lost human expeditions.
Kingdom Hearts
The premise of Kingdom Hearts is designed around traveling to a collection of levels that are both original designs, and based on various Disney stories, referred to in-game as "Worlds". The Worlds are populated by NPC's, based on relevant characters from the corresponding Disney story, for example, the World based on Disney's Alice in Wonderland features appearances by Alice, the White Rabbit, and the Queen of Hearts. Interacting with these characters forms part of gameplay, while combating the games enemies, the "Heartless" forms the other.
Successful completion of a World is accomplished by defeating a key foe, which is either the primary villain from the Disney story, a unique Heartless of particular strength, or a combination thereof. Each world has a key foe which must be defeated, although there are many mini-bosses, side quests and treasures to be found that contribute to character progression within the game, and give bonuses for their completion in the form of weapons, items, and bonus scenes.
The game uses an experience based progression system, with experience gained by defeating foes. Experience gained rises in relation to the strength of the foe, and is consistent for each enemy over the course of the game. Levels are gained with experience, and provide increases to stat attributes in strength, defence, magic, hit points, magic points and ability points, with a new, predetermined ability unlocked approximately every four levels. Enemies also drop a combination of four types of reward upon death, green orbs that replenish HP, blue, translucent bubbles that replenish MP, yellow diamonds that contribute funds to the in-game currency "Munny", and tiny chests that when picked up, add a item to the players inventory based on the foe defeated. Such items include those used to restore HP and MP, items to aid party members or synthesis materials which can be used to create weapons and armor.
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Darksiders III
"Return to an apocalyptic planet Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash action adventure where players take on the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Charred Council calls upon Fury to battle from the heights of heaven down through the depths of hell in a quest to restore humanity and prove that she is the most powerful of the Horsemen. As a mage, FURY relies on her whip and magic to restore the balance between good and evil. The expansive, Darksiders III game world is presented as an open-ended, living, free-form planet Earth that is dilapidated by war and decay, and overrun by nature. FURY will move back and forth between environments to uncover secrets while advancing the Darksiders III story."
Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter is a 2D Action RPG in the vein of the best 8-bit and 16-bit classics, and is considered a combination of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Diablo.


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The final days of any campaign can alter the psyches of even the most experienced political pros. At some point, there is nothing to do but wait. Members of Obama's team responded in the only rational way available to them — by acting irrationally. They turned neckties into magic charms and facial hair into a talisman and compulsively repeated past behaviors so as not to jinx what seemed to be working. In Boca Raton, Fla., before the last debate, they dispatched advance staff to find a greasy-spoon diner because they had eaten at a similar joint before the second debate, on New York's Long Island. They sent senior strategist David Axelrod a photograph of the tie he had to find to wear on election night: the same one he wore in 2008. Several staffers on Air Force One stopped shaving, like big-league hitters in the playoffs. Even the President succumbed, playing basketball on Election Day at the same court he played on before winning in 2008.
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- Chessbots -
"Chess" on facebook one day featured a picture of a chess set that combined like an old-school transformer toy into a robot.
Amazingly, I was able to track the set down in a matter of minutes and thrilled to find it available on Etsy for a small chunk of change
This is the Chessbot by Joseph Larson 3D printed from a Makerbot 3D printer.
Actually it's two copies of the "hero" bot in contrasting colors. Joe's also designed a "monster" bot to pit against these. While the design is phenomenal, the pieces themselves are feather light, oddly bumpy in spots, and brittle, all of which I believe are limitations of the Makerbot printing medium at this time. That said the price was right and these chessbots are a lot of fun.
A few pieces with the included board and instructions.
The set. Kings and Queens are a bit of a departure from the Staunton design but the rest just about resembles a tournament set.
You'd never guess these pieces could be...
...assembled into robot form.
Royal pieces, quite different from Staunton as each is one half of the torso and head of the robot.
Kings marked with crowns and crosses.
Queens again stamped with the coronet mark typical of symbol sets, this time surmounted by a circle.
It looks a bit like a crescent moon in this picture but I think it's only the light.
Bishops which form the robot hands.
Knights which form feet and legs.
Rooks which form the shoulders.
Pawns which hold everything together.
Presentation shot.
I went with a wooden board instead of the cardboard provided.
First player.
Second player.
In honor of robots and chess I chose positions from Kasparov vs Deep Blue 1997.
Kasparov won this game after the robot weakened his Kingside with these pawn advances.
This final game was more one-sided.
Kasparov was aware of this Knight sacrifice but either didn't think the machine would play it because machines are famously bad at seeing compensation for lost material or was simply tired after many games ended in draws earlier and mixed up the move order of this opening. Wikipedia says that later and also that this sacrifice was too deep for the machine and Deep Blue would not have played it if it hadn't been programed into its opening book.
The robot's decisive sacrifice.
The same positions viewed from Gary's side of the board.
Deep Blue stomps the e6 square with his Knight/boot.
If only Gary had been playing with a chessbot he might have forgone in the Caro-Kann Defense in favor of the rarely played Also-turn-into-a-robot Defense.
In that case the battle might have looked something like this...
And the outcome may have been a different one...
Though obviously not every super GM possess a chess set capable of turning into a fighting robot.
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"The new gallery has transformed a relatively static exhibition area into a wide open, awe-inspiring space that provides visitors with an optimum interactive experience."
The use of bronze portrait busts, often cited as something that separates the Pro Football Hall of Fame from other sports museums, continues in the new-look gallery. The dramatically lit bronze likenesses and the use of elegant and timeless forms and materials have created a space with a sense of wonderment and reverence. At the same time, new high-interest interactive elements have been introduced to enhance the visitor experience.
The "interactive experience" is provided through six high-tech touch-screen kiosks, each of which can access a universe of information from the archives of the Hall of Fame and NFL Films. Visitors, with a touch of the screen, can retrieve biographical profiles, photos, illustrations, and film clips on every Hall of Fame member.
"Having the Hall of Fame Gallery project completed at this time is especially significant," adds Bankert, "This year we are celebrating our 40th Anniversary. As a part of the celebration, the Hall of Fame and the NFL have invited every Hall of Famer to return to Canton during the Hall of Fame Weekend (August 2-4) to participate in what we're calling the NFL Homecoming. We expect a record number of Hall of Fame members to attend the reunion. For most it will be the first time they'll see their new home. We're confident they will be impressed with the results."


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About IBS - Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Inc.
IBS - Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Inc., is a not for profit educational association and foundation founded in 1940, by Dr. George Abraham, Ph.D. and David W. Borst.
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1. August 15, 2013, Issue #1 for IBS Academic Year (2013 - 2014)
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Allegheny County treasurer sets tax bill deadlines
Allegheny County will mail property tax bills a month later than normal, but taxpayers will have extra time to claim a 2 percent discount, Treasurer John Weinstein announced on Monday.
The county will mail tax bills by March 12. Property owners will have until May 31 to lock in the 2 percent discount. They can pay the face value between June 1 and July 2. Penalties will accrue after that.
Allegheny County's tax rate is 5.69 mills, a 21 percent increase over last year's rate of 4.69 mills. A property assessed at $100,000 will pay about $100 more. The tax bills normally are due April 30 to pay face value, but uncertainty over the countywide, court-ordered reassessment this year caused delays.


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Marie Boulud's Chicken Liver and Parsley Custard
Marie Boulud learned this version of the rich and delicious country classic from her mother, Francine.
- Servings: 6
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 10 ounces firm white mushrooms, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 3/4 pound chicken livers, well-trimmed and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 large eggs
How to make this recipe
Add the chicken livers and parsley to the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, whisk the cream with the eggs and season with 3/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Stir the custard into the chicken livers and pour into the prepared gratin dish. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the custard is just set. Serve warm.
Make Ahead
The baked custard can be refrigerated overnight. Cover tightly with foil and rewarm in a 300° oven for about 25 minutes.
Suggested Pairing
A dry mineral wine will enrich this dish with its slight zing. Try a Chardonnay from California.


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Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy students cast their votes for president in mock elections
History is happening before the eyes of students across the country as one of the fiercest presidential campaigns nears its end.
Teachers at Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy say they are using the election as a livable history lesson.
If some Sewickley Academy students are correct, President Obama will cruise to a second term.
Obama received 27 percent of votes calculated in a mock election held Monday in grades three through six.
But the students never knew which candidate they selected, instead choosing based on the presidential hopeful's stance on education.
It's not yet clear who will win a mock election planned for Election Day at Quaker Valley Middle School, where students will vote — most of them using an electronic method — for the candidate whom they think should be the next president.
There, an electoral-type system will allow for a popular vote and an electoral vote — something teacher R.J. Long says is a "teachable moment."
"We tried this in 2008, and it was beautiful because (Sen. John) McCain won the electoral vote and (President) Obama won the popular vote," Long said.
With the votes tallied at Sewickley Academy, teacher Noble Newman said the winner of the election wasn't necessarily as important as the lesson.
"The biggest lesson was the fact that students came back from the first presidential debate talking about who they liked, and they didn't even know the points," he said.
"They were choosing based on their parents' party lines. This (the school debate and election) was a lesson in being an educated voter."
Newman said researching an issue — not a candidate — allowed the students the chance to "listen to the issues, not to vote on party lines, not to vote on the person, not to vote on who their parents say they're voting for."
The project limited the campaign to one issue — education, something Newman said is important in the lives of the students.
"You need to look at all of the candidates before you before making that choice," Newman said.
Student Erin Mahoney said she hopes her fellow classmates will remember this lesson when they are called upon to vote.
"I hope they were really paying attention and actually think about each candidate's education position instead of thinking about the candidate," she said.
At Quaker Valley, Long, an eighth-grade social studies teacher, had students create a campaign binder, summarizing 15 articles gathered from various media outlets and identifying three issues and the candidates' positions on those issues.
"We wanted them to walk through the process that we hope every American goes through," Long said.
"There's so much information that's out there. It's so critically important that these kids embrace this.
"We're really starting to see passion and strong opinions starting to develop."
Long said he wants students to realize that "as a responsible citizen, it is your job to stay involved."
Bobby Cherry is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-324-1408 firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Tom Higgins
Two Little Boys And One Tiny Bird - Poem by Tom Higgins
I am eight years old, my friend is ten,
the sky is billions and azure blue,
we are walking to St Bees and the beach, when,
suddenly a skylark soars piping his tune so true.
We watch and listen as the tiny bird,
in undulating flight trills his lovely song,
it is like nothing else that we have ever heard,
and he keeps singing for joy as we continue along
the narrow country lane down to the sea,
where all day we'll explore the rocky shore and weedy fronds,
knowing that there will doubtless be,
myriads of strange creatures in their salty ponds.
I am fifty seven, my friend is fifty nine,
his health is not so good, but he battles on,
myself, I am feeling mostly fine,
although the best years have now gone.
The sky is billions and a bit, and sometimes it is blue,
and as I drive along the still narrow lane
towards St Bees where skylarks once flew,
the only thing flying in the sky is a tiny silver plane,
and the only sounds come from engine noise, and BBC Radio Two.
Down on the beach the rocky pools and seaweed fronds,
all are clearly still there,
but there are not so many animals in their salty ponds,
did they just vanish into thin air?
Or is it perhaps that I can no longer see,
through these older, more tired eyes,
the same things I saw when I was young and free,
when with every new day I would unwrap a different surprise?
Comments about Two Little Boys And One Tiny Bird by Tom Higgins
Martin O'Neill (3/10/2012 8:32:00 AM)
God, this brought some lumps to my throat.
The sky is billions....Just sublime.
Thanks for this, I needed it. (Report) Reply
Cynthia Buhain-baello (2/20/2012 4:38:00 AM)
I like this poem very much as it portrays scenes of childhood and the situations of the present vividly as though I was there walking behind you. The poem also expressed a myriad thoughts and insights about nature (40 years ago) and nature as it is now, as well as the strength and comfort of true friendship. Thank you for writing this and may younger generations find the treasure that is in your poetry. (Report) Reply
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Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
A Dream Within A Dream
Edgar Allan Poe


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Pioneered by Csl in the early Seventies, this innovation has been responsible for changing screen manufacturing and printers options both throughout the UK and overseas.
Our pre-coated screens are used extensively throughout the industrial screenprinting sector for object/cylindrical decoration, optical disc and many more applications requiring high screen performance.
Csl pre-coated screens are designed to provide maximum screen durability. Specially developed coating techniques and emulsion type is essential in providing screens that can, under the right conditions, produce over 200,000 prints.
No other company can match our level of expertise which comes from over thirty years as pioneers of the pre-coated screen system.
Available on any frame type and mesh count each screen is pre-coated using carefully controlled techniques to produce consistently high performance characteristics. The screens are individually wrapped in light proof paper, dated and come with a four month shelve life guarantee.
Introduced for the optical disc replication sector. PCF is screen fabric which has been automatically pre-coated with a specially formulated screen emulsion onto the mesh prior to tensioning. This unique product ensures valuable consistency and reliability throughout the stencil making and printing process, eliminating inconsistencies.
The automated coating procedure produces to a tolerance of just 1 micron and optimises the Rz values, resulting in perfect stencil reproduction and consistency of print quality.


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status = OMServer.GetMatrix(omVarName
|See Also
GetData function must be called subsequently to transfer the data
to the calling client.
The returned value status is an integer
OM Server Status
code. This value will equal
if the data transfer succeeded.
Data transfers by the O-Matrix COM server are managed with
two function calls to enable clients to manage memory. The
first call,
GetMatrix transfers the matrix data
and its attributes, (row and column dimensions), and the
second call
GetData copies the data to the client space.
The O-Matrix COM server transfers data as vectors to enable
the different array handling mechanics of various languages
and client tools to interact with the server. All matrices
in O-Matrix are stored in column major order with row and
column indices starting at 1. The following example
provides a wrapper function,
which handles the conversion of a returned data vector to
a two-dimension VB array. A similar function can be
applied to other languages.
GetMatrix and
GetData functions to retrieve a matrix from O-Matrix
and assign the result to a VB array
At the O-Matrix command prompt enter
Create a new project and insert the following code
into the new module.
x = {[1, 2], [3, 4]}
Run the example by pressing the F5 key. The sample will post
a dialog that contains the number 1, which is the first element in the data
returned from O-Matrix.
Public OM As New OMServer
Private Function Vector2Matrix(vector As Variant, NR As Long, NC As Long) As Variant
Dim i As Integer, j As Integer
' Copy to matrix of same dimension as OM data
ReDim omMatrix(NR - 1, NC - 1) As Double
For i = 0 To NR - 1
For j = 0 To NC - 1
omMatrix(i, j) = vector((j * NR) + i)
Next j
Next i
Vector2Matrix = omMatrix
End Function
Private Function GetOMMatrix(OMVarName As String) As Variant
Dim NR As Long ' OM matrix dimensions
Dim NC As Long
Dim N As Long ' Number of elements returned from O-Matrix
Dim isOk As Integer
' Read data from O-Matrix and store in COM server
isOk = OM.GetMatrix(matrixName:=OMVarName)
If isOk <> 1 Then
MsgBox ("Unable to transfer variable: " & OMVarName)
Exit Function
End If
' Array size will be one longer than actual in VB
NR = OM.NRows()
NC = OM.NCols()
ReDim omdata(N) As Double ' Array for results from O-Matrix
isOk = OM.GetData(arySize:=N, omdata:=omdata(0))
If isOk <> 1 Then
MsgBox ("Error transferring data for: " & OMVarName)
Exit Function
End If
Dim matrix As Variant
matrix = Vector2Matrix(omdata, NR, NC)
GetOMMatrix = matrix
End Function
Sub Main()
Dim isOk As Integer
Dim omdata As Variant
isOk = OM.Open
If isOk <> 1 Then
MsgBox ("Unable to establish connection to O-Matrix")
Exit Sub
End If
omdata = GetOMMatrix("x")
MsgBox ("First element of x: " & Str(omdata(0, 0)))
End Sub


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- Date: Wed Feb 5 17:42:40 EST 1997
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Scott, > this means that 1814 is *not* binding in any way nor are any IETF "standards" the IETF states that X is a good idea, an implemented good idea or a widly adopted implemented good idea ( proposed, draft and standard) for technologies - it can also say "good idea" actually a bit stronger than that - for process & polict - that is what a BCP is Just to clarify RFC1814 is Informational, not BCP. Moreover, I would suggest to read RFC2101 to get a more recent IAB's perspective on some of the issues discussed in RFC1814. Yakov.


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Arbitration figures were swapped today, and one of the newest Nationals, Alfonso Soriano, asked for an incredible $12 million. Soriano achieved four (count 'em, 4) Win Shares Above Bench last year. According to Net Win Shares Value, that made him worth $6 million. When you factor in injury risk and the like, his most appropriate salary for 2006 is probably $5 million at best.
To stay in the ballgame, the Nationals submitted a bid of $10 millon. In a nutshell, this is why arbitration causes salary inflation.


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Format: Paperback
Book Code: 1980
Pages: 192
Size: 5" x 7"
PubDate: 2008
Publisher: JUDSON PRESS
List Price: $14.00
Web Price: $9.80
Read the Foreword and Introduction
Karen Valentin grew up like many Hispanic American Christians—attempting to balance their unique cultural, social, and spiritual identities as Americans, as Latinos, and as Christians.
The Flavor of Our Hispanic Faith is a spiritual journey that celebrates the unique Hispanic American experience. A warm and honest celebration of family, culture, and faith, each reflection begins with a Scripture and concludes with a prayer. These stories embody values learned and challenges faced by first- , second- , and third-generation Hispanic Americans as they embrace the culture in which they live without losing the rich traditions of their heritage.
"I invite you to this feast of reflections, and whether the taste is familiar and reaffirming or exotic and new, I hope The Flavor of Our Hispanic Faith helps you 'Taste and see that the Lord is Good.'(Psalm 34:8)" —from the Introduction
Editorial Reviews:
"In a friendly and closely observed way, Valentin offers lived faith, seen through a unique Hispanic lens." —Publishers Weekly, Sept. 1, 2008
"The flow of the words and the pictures painted in each chapter led me to contemplation and reflection on the God who loves us and protects those on the underside of history. And the helpful prayers at the end of each chapter are richly contemplative and inspiring as we kneel before our God who knows the troubles we have seen." —Manuel Ortiz, MDiv, PhD, Author, The Hispanic Challenge, Pastor, Spirit and Truth Fellowship, Professor Emeritus, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
"Karen's stories bring to the life the sacred and secular, making them one and the same. She reminds us that God is in the rice and beans that we eat and in the songs that we sing. God is present in the simple acts of love, friendship, and faith that Hispanics share at home, church, and in the community. I was moved by the power of her faith in the vignettes and blessed by the prayers." —Pablo R. Diaz, Vice President of Ministries, Guideposts
"Christian readers, whether of Hispanic heritage or not, will find inspiration in the fifty-six stories in this small but moving book. This book could inspire readers to write a history (or keep an oral one) of their own ethnic faith journeys." —Congregational Libraries Today, Jan-Feb 2009
"A spiritual journey that celebrates the unique Hispanic American experience."—Episcopal Teacher, Fall 2011


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Phil Jagielka has warned Wayne Rooney he will endure a ferocious reception on his latest return to Goodison Park on Saturday following the lurid allegations over his private life that have pursued him all week, with the England centre-half intending to "give him a little bit" himself.
International team-mates will become club rivals in a hostile atmosphere that is unlikely to reflect the recent easing of tensions between the Manchester United forward and those Everton supporters who once cheered him. Rooney conducted an interview with Everton's in-house television service earlier this year, suggesting relations between the player and his former club had improved significantly, though that will be sorely tested on Saturday lunchtime.
Previous returns to his old haunt have prompted poisonous abuse from the stands and disturbances off the pitch, with the striker infuriating home supporters by kissing the badge on his United shirt two years ago during the sides' 1-1 draw. Asked whether Rooney would be targeted for abuse by home supporters on his latest return to his boyhood club, Jagielka said: "There's a good chance. I hope no one crosses the line because, at the end of the day, we are all human beings. Sometimes football takes over and you never know what is going to happen. He normally gets quite a bit of stick anyway and I can't see that changing on Saturday.
"It should be amusing. Up on Merseyside he normally gets a little bit of stick. I'll be giving him a little bit as well if he plays. We've spoken about it. All the boys know who is playing who. It's always interesting playing against people who you have just been away with in the week. No doubt I'll give him a couple of bits of banter, if he plays."
Rooney returned from Switzerland having registered his first international goal in a year, but with more pressing personal matters with which to attend at home following the publication of a series of allegations in this week's newspapers. His display in Basle was admirably professional, his focus retained after a difficult build-up to the qualifying tie, yet that resolve will be tested with collisions against Everton, Rangers and Liverpool in his next three club games.
"It was always going to be a hard night for Wayne on Tuesday, but he did what he was in the team to do," said Jagielka. "It's not for me to comment on how he's been this week off the pitch. I'm not exactly best friends with Wayne. I've not been hanging around with him but he seems his normal self. I don't really have an in-depth view of how he has been feeling. But I'm sure Wayne can deal with things. He is a tough lad and he'll let his football do the talking."
Jagielka returns to Everton buoyed by his own personal displays in the victories over Bulgaria and Switzerland which have served to cast doubt over whether Rio Ferdinand and John Terry, both vastly more experienced, return immediately to Fabio Capello's starting line-up upon regaining fitness. "I've given the boss something to think about and that's all I can do," added Jagielka. "If they are fit, they're fit. The manager chooses the players he wants to play.
"I'm still learning when it comes to international football but, hopefully, I'll get a few more opportunities to play. We've won the two games, done pretty well as a team, and obviously I've been part of that side. There's nothing more I can do. Three games on the spin for England is fantastic. Hopefully I will keep clocking up more and more, but we'll wait and see."


text: This is a collection of pages which shows individual baby names sorted into country names. This page concentrates on Indian baby Boy male names and their meanings. India lies in the southern continent and one of the major issues it faces is a huge population growth. With 1,323,264,388 (July 2016 est.) of a population the need for baby names is ever increasing.


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For the payment of interest and issuance costs on bonds and bond and revenue anticipation notes and other notes under sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and for the payment to the United States under section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with respect to any outstanding bonds or notes of the commonwealth; provided, that the treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule of the distribution of costs among the various funds of the commonwealth; provided further, that the comptroller shall charge costs to the funds in accordance with the schedule; and provided further, that any deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 shall be charged to the various funds or to the General Fund or Transportation Fund debt service reserves
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Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease of the joint cartilage and bone, often thought to result from "wear and tear" on a joint, although there are other causes such as congenital defects, trauma and metabolic disorders. Joints appear larger, are stiff and painful and usually feel worse the more they are used throughout the day.
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