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What is the one New Year's resolution that every blogger should make?
Did that title get your attention? I hope so!
Now, I'm not really one for New Years resolutions. I like to set goals. It sounds less intimidating to me and more … gradual. No cold turkey anything, no crazy weight loss diets, no over exerting myself at the gym on January 2nd only to never to step on a treadmill again! Just steady plodding along until I hit the goals on my list.
So, with that said, what is the one New Year's resolution I think every food blogger should make?
Stay Your Own Course
One of my favourite songs is Glide by Tom Cochrane. I feel like it's my personal anthem and whenever I feel like I can't do it, I fire it up on iTunes:
Glide right through it
When they say you can't do it
All the signs cry stop and turn back
Then I know I'm on the right track
When you run a business, whether it's a blogging business or not, or even if you just have a hobby you're really passionate about, there are a lot of people who will tell you what you should and shouldn't do. There are a lot of people who will copy you. There are a lot of people who look like they're doing so. much. better. than you are, or ever will.
But here's the thing…
They're not YOU.
What I'm about to talk about is nothing new or groundbreaking. I guarantee you've heard it before — probably many times. But here goes:
- Stop comparing yourself to other bloggers.
- Stop worrying about what others are doing.
- Stop thinking you have to do things because that's what other bloggers say you should do.
None of them are in your shoes. None of them are at your point in the journey — in fact … none of them are even on the SAME journey as you are.
- Should you run ads on your site? Does it work for you?
- Should you make videos? Should they be silent overhead videos or longer videos showcasing your personality? What makes sense for you?
- Should you take on an assignment for free? Does it work for you?
- Should you share your family's story? Does it work for you?
You get the idea.
We started FBC just over five years ago. A lot of people told us what we should do and what we shouldn't. A lot of people didn't understand what FBC was or didn't think it could succeed.
And we got a lot of advice (and still do). We listen to it and weigh it against our vision and decide whether to take it, discard it or adapt it to fit our goals. Sometimes we just know in our guts and hearts what we need to do.
And that's what you all need to do this year. Know where you want to go. Make your decisions based on your goals. Not the goals of other bloggers.
Don't be envious of what others are doing or have. Don't let yourself get caught in the narrow confines of picture perfect social media feeds and allow them to defeat you or make you jealous. Reframe those picture perfect images in your mind to be the inspiration you need achieve your dreams. If you can't do that, then take yourself away from social media until you can.
Every stage of running a business or going through the creative process has its challenges. The challenges you have when you're small will disappear but new ones will appear as you grow. Those who seem so much further ahead of you face their own set of frustrations — don't assume life is perfection for them. Those who are just starting their journey look to you in the same way you look to those further along from you. Why not take a moment to give them a word of encouragement? Think about how much that would have meant to you when you were at their stage in the journey.
And last, but not least:
Do not be afraid to have your own voice. To stand up and be different. To go against the grain. To be the one who leads instead of the one who follows. Push envelopes, make noise — even if you do it in your own quiet way. We each have our role to play but we can't play our part if we're trying to play somebody else's.
And finally, be generous in spirit to those who follow your lead.
Make 2017 the year of you being you.
Happy New Year!
More Reading
- What's Important: Beyond Money and Blog Traffic
- Blogging Tips: Owning Your Own Real Estate
- Saying Yes to Less: When It's Okay to Work for Less Money
- 15 Days to Love Your Blog | Day 2: Stop the Comparisons
- Falling in Love with Your Blog Day 11: Exploring Creativity
Melissa Hartfiel is a co-founder of FBC the site's Managing Editor. She's a graphic designer who writes, doodles, photographs and eats chocolate and drinks tea. She blogs about food, photography and creativity at her own blog, Eyes Bigger Than My Stomach. You can follow her on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with her on Linked In.


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Well, I'm not sure where to begin with this one. I guess I could start by saying that the location was excellent; very, very good. However, that is the only positive thing worth mentioning: The rooms (or prison cells) smelt absolutely horrible. Our room (the beds and the sink) weren't clean and the room was very small. The mattresses were fine, though. There were two power sockets to share between the four of us, which proved to be an issue when it came to charging our stuff.
I had a shower, but that was the only one I had. Not very clean at all. My friend even came back into the room to grab his flip-flops as they were "desperately needed" in the shower. I stank pretty bad when I checked out, but had I showered again, I wouldn't have survived to come out at all. The bathroom and the shower were shared for the entire floor and were small and unclean. There wasn't even any soap or towel to clean and dry my hands with. I think this place should be expected as I believe it is unhealthy to stay here. It it is inspected, I wouldn't be surprised if it were shut down.
I wok up one morning to hear the guy at the front desk swearing unpleasantly at a guest. Not sure what the drama was all about, but not the kind of thing I expect to hear from the man on front desk. There was also a lot of noise outside of our room almost every night. The stairs are narrow and incredibly steep; I feel for the people who have to carry heavy suitcases to the top floor. I was told I couldn't use the washing machine in the kitchen, so I had to wash my clothes elsewhere and pay quite a bit of money to do so.
Breakfast was satisfactory and consisted of bread, jam, peanut butter, marmalade, coffee, and tea. It isn't bad, but it's nothing special. The guy on front desk wanted to charge us 1€ for a city map, which is rediculous. On that note, this is definitely not worth the price you pay; you pay a lot for what feels like not a lot.
I have travelled the world and stayed in many hostels and none have been as dirty or as unpleasant as this. If I am ever back in Amsterdam, I will be avoiding this place like the plague. You should, too.
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Slender Man! is a brand new 3D survival horror game based upon the Slenderman Legend. The goal is to attempt to survive as long as possible against Slenderman while also, once again, collecting pages in 2 levels.
This game is for both Android and iOS products. The developer of game is Digital Code Works.The game is available at Google Play and App Store for $0.99 US.
The title font is called "Crazy Killer."
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- You play as an unnamed and unseen man trying to escape from Slender Man after your car has run of fuel
- The 8 pages may appear in these locations:
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- Another Random Tree
- Big Building
- Roadblocks
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Level 2: The Farm
- Just like the first level the player is neither seen nor named trying to escape Slender Man lost at a farm
- The 8 Pages may appear in these locations:
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Discussion in 'Summoner' started by Clarrisia, May 22, 2014.
What's so good about a kasijas title?
Damage increase from +2 levels is actually fairly nice, but not required unless you're going the extra mile as it can be pretty expensive.
It's easy to use for a swap as well. Summon Kasijas with title, re-equip your main title. Do Death Bringer Dance -> Swap back to +2 Kasijas title, wait for the hits to happen -> Swap back to main title.
After getting a title, I noticed a decent increase in damage when using it to burst bosses down in raid.
EDIT: Images comparing it. Might not seem like much but this is just solo.
without title:
with title:
So asking for a friend, which would be better: Doppelganger of Water or +3 Summoned Creature Aura title? They're already stacking a fair amount of water, around 90.
*whipping intensifies*
That's a lot of whipping. Mind sharing?
Question, summoners. Is Air Rod better than Wailing Revenant Form? I got Air Rod from hell event, and while it seems pretty good, I'm not convinced I'll do more with it than wailing, and my wailing is already at +12/+8, so don't see the point in reinforcing/refining air rod unless it's going to do significantly more. (My build is pretty basic mixed legendaries + a couple epics, no particular elemental affinity.)
What olymus creature for summoner?
Summoned Creature aura?
15-20 for SCA yes.
Do smash mods work with summons now? or soon?
Is Spirit Bond the avatar top still?
Elemental Burn unnecessary now?
Dark Moon a must max?
Planning to roll a Summoner.
Mods currently do not work with summons.
Summoned Creature Aura is the one to get
Ele burn isn't needed
At least 8 levels into Dark Moon imo.
I dropped my Dark Moon to 1 because I needed the SP and couldn't think of a reason to level it. I don't run a sacrifice build, so...
Maybe I'm just shooting myself in the foot. Why level 8 in particular?
I think you need high level for endgame so your summons don't die to random shit all the time. Anton raid should be ok with a holder or like if you're doing boats(probably doing boats anyway) but in Luke you can't really hold the bosses through all their gimmicks so summons take a lot of random damage. At least that's what I'd assume is the reason. Also I guess slayer hells in Pande/hell rift would put a lot of strain on your summons.
After raid came out, I decided to test level 1 vs level 8(max at the time) and realized it's actually extremely nice as you will be using Moonshade a lot and that will sap a lot of HP from your summons. If you're in boats, it's not as bad but I still recommend it as the orange exploding orbs can and will kill your summons if they're low.
Whats the max level sacrifice for?
Minus Ele resist?
That's the main reason to do it as it helps everyone do damage.
Just started a summoner any beginning gear tips?
Inread about stuff like 6pc spirit union or vilmark shoe+4 halidom set
Depends on what you want to do with her. Just for farming and general playing, SU 6pc works pretty well. If you want to raid, it gets a bit tougher from there since Summoner has gotten quite a lot of nerfs.
I want to progress little by little and maybe get geared enough for raid
So inwant to ask whats needed for normal anton pls
Normals you can probably do with chrons in a decent group but it'll take a bit to kill stuff. I recommend vilmark and shadow/all elemental damage legendary/unique gear. It's enough for raid as well, and shouldn't be too expensive these days. The biggest factor is always weapon. You can buy a Sorcerer's Shriveled Arm and be good until you get an 85/90 epic rod or staff.
Full vilmark set?
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We believe that the best way from point A to point B is sometimes starting at point C. And that an order in a warehouse is every bit as important as a shipment on a truck. We believe that no two cardboard boxes are alike. And whether they contain life-saving medical devices or life-sized toys, they deserve the same attention to detail. We believe that the phrase "handle with care" can just as easily be applied to customer relationships. And that offering customized programs depends as much on modern technology as good old-fashioned creativity.
We believe that one solution does not fit all. We don't even believe that one solution fits most. So we'll work until we find the one solution that fits your specific needs. Whether we're shipping freight, managing projects or fulfilling orders, this is what we believe.
Because if we didn't,
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Over 20 years ago, our founders Mike Patterson and Meyer Bolnick saw a need in the transportation industry and they decided to fill it. So in 1989, they established King Solutions as a values-based organization committed to a customer-focused approach. Since then, King has become a leading provider of international freight transportation, retail project management, global logistics, mail consolidation, fulfillment, warehousing and more. In 2010, Meyer Bolnick retired after serving many successful years in the industry, at which time Mike Patterson assumed sole ownership of the company.
Whether we're managing an LTL or FTL, every facet of our business optimizes our powerful network of shipping resources, information services, and the knowledge of our talented employees. To this day, we still believe in the ideas our company was built on. One thing that hasn't changed since 1989.
is to improve the flow of materials through supply chains by optimizing global transportation, warehousing, fulfillment and technology solutions.
is to be a national leader known for creating meaningful supply chain solutions, while empowering the success of those within our community.
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As part of our "ThinKING Green" initiative, King is honored to be a member of The Smart-Way Transport Partnership. The program helps freight companies improve fuel efficiency, increase environmental performance and increase supply chain sustainability. To learn more, click here
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We've helped thousands of companies receive better customer service, less handling and quicker time to market by optimizing partial loads with our consolidation program. Not only do we service the general freight community, but we've also developed a special niche with the United States Postal Service. By using King, customers deliver their direct marketing mail and news inserts to over 200 USPS locations every week with 24/7 pallet tracking and tracing. Customized and automated shipment integration, freight packaging and surface visibility of USPS pallet scan information bring added advantages to customers across the nation.
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What happens when you're working with a logistics program that offers just two modes of transport? You contact King. Our client's provider offered just TL and LTL, which was limiting their opportunities. They required a mode of transportation that served in between TL and LTL, while reducing handling, claim exposure and damaged product. That's where we came in.
- Jason DeBus, Cummins Power Generation
After we acquired a thorough understanding of the company's current infrastructure, we were able to construct a partial service mode tailored specifically to our client's requests. Shipments were consolidated at our 150,000 square-foot Minnesota facility, and were transported with our 140+ weekly truckload departures. Fragile freight was delivered direct from the line-haul trailer to avoid damage from LTL handling and dock-crossing. And just like that, a solution was customized.
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(And yes, that "k" stands for thousand.)
Our client was a $100-million+ company, with seven divisions and three manufacturing plants— and they came to King looking for the one solution that would help them reduce administrative costs. The company's annual transportation budget was $3 million, half of which was LTL, with the remainder of shipments moving via parcel, air freight, international and truckloads. When they contacted us, their internal personnel were handling the orders and managing the freight claims in lieu of a logistics provider. We couldn't wait to alleviate some of that burden.
- Corporate Purchasing Manager, national manufacturing company
Well, let's start with everyone's favorite subject: saving money. A one-month invoice audit of the client's current logistics provider showed that over $400,000 could be saved each year by partnering with King instead—no small chunk of change. Next, King provided an online customer portal that made all transportation transactions and invoice numbers instantly accessible. Plus our online quoting engine gave the customer instant rate quotes for their planning process. Our next task was to boost the efficiency of the overall operation. So we began weekly manifest billing, and consolidated all modes of shipments for all company divisions. Then we customized the online bill of lading and held monthly meetings to assess progress and success, and to address concerns. Oh, and did we mention the saving $400,000 part?
In just one month, King saved our client 19% compared to the prior year. And within one year, we reduced LTL costs by more than $400,000 and eliminated associated expenses, boosting efficiency and the bottom line. Not that we're counting or anything.
For our client, delivering and merchandising almost 2,200 DVD displays prior to Thanksgiving would mean increased holiday sales. A tall task to begin with, but the challenges didn't end there. The fixtures needed to arrive at stores prior to specific dates in order to meet the scheduled set date. And while the client's manufacturer could produce 150 displays per day, they had minimal space for storage while waiting for multiple party pick-ups. Plus, when commitments were not met in the first few days, the schedule had to be quickly reworked. We think it goes without saying that daily status updates with Proof Of Delivery (POD) was a necessity.
- Robert Duvall, Warner Home Entertainment
King gathered every piece of information we could in reference to the merchandise schedule, the fixture characteristics and the vendors' capabilities to collaborate with the proper partners. This all allowed for safe and cost effective service, quick trailer turns, transparent visibility to fixture status and capacity to move the volumes needed per day. King built and provided release schedules, BOLs and labels for each destination, to aid in the vendors' preplanning of their production and loading schedule. Then we divided the country into 4 distribution regions, in order to move the fixtures through the system as quickly as possible.
King's daily status updates gave the client a quick snapshot to each shipment's status. We also consolidated weekly invoicing and proof of delivery reports, so all the information specific to each shipment was in one place. All in a day's work for King Solutions.
Our customized retail rollout plan allowed our client to place permanent fixtures in a major electronics retailer and increase the sales of their DVD product. King shipped 2,178 DVD displays to 1,089 locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska. We provided bills of lading and address labels for each shipment, and created and managed a ship schedule that delivered displays prior to ship date. Daily status reports provided actual names of receivers on PODs, and all potential issues or delays were communicated proactively. Oh yeah, and we made sure it all shipped in just 17 business days. What can we say? We love a challenge.
Frustrated with rising freight costs and managing multiple vendors, our client was ready to streamline their international transportation program. They needed a trusted advisor with a specialized team that could manage air, LCL and FCL for multiple origins and destinations, while reducing transportation costs and easing administrative burden. We thought they'd never ask.
- Mark Frederick Pinta Acoustic
By tapping into our extensive network, King identified key service providers who could meet equipment needs, service requirements and budgetary goals. We built partnerships domestically and internationally to handle ground, ocean and air freight services while successfully delivering on our commitment to the customer.
In addition to managing customs compliance to meet regulatory standards, King helped our customer save over $400 per container for more than 50 container-loads. With our buying power, we were able to offer these savings throughout the year while developing a consistent program that met shipping and receiving deadlines. King took on the management of all vendors and reduced our client's freight spend by 10%. In addition, we provided increased order visibility, providing information that was not being captured or reported in the past. This information now allows our client to proactively communicate all shipment checkpoints to accurately determine arrival dates. King also performed analysis on historical data, helping recoup overages paid in duties and taxes. You could say it was a global success.
The good news for our client: Wal-Mart, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond and a handful of smaller retailers picked up their product. The not-so-good news? Our client realized that they lacked optimal facility space and manpower for this significant increase in volume. Over 3,700 displays needed to be assembled, filled, packed and labeled to meet the retailer routing guide requirements and ASNs sent. And there was a Black Friday due date. It was enough to make any 3PL nervous. But King Solutions isn't just any 3PL.
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The first step? In a word, outsourcing. Our client's print partner shipped components to King's facility, where we could receive them into our inventory management system for total visibility of all components received. This freed up our client's office, dock and manpower, so they could run the rest of their business. Once all the components were received, King assembled, labeled and inventoried the various POP display configurations. King also got Electronic Data Interchange and Advanced Shipping Notices. Plus, King performed significant amounts of data entry in order to meet retailer requirements.
The program we put in place allowed us to seamlessly run other retailer activity through the system, including all labeling and EDI requirements. This customer now has a new project of 1,200 POP displays for Wal-Mart by Valentine's Day. So we'd say their relationship with King was a perfect match.
Outsourcing to King allowed an up-and-coming company to successfully meet the requirements of major retailers. King provided instant relief from space and manpower constraints, and our knowledgeable fulfillment department met the challenge of assembling the volume and delivering to retailers by their PO due dates. All of this avoided retailer charge backs and allowed for more sales and new programs. The flexibility and capabilities King has provided have given our client the comfort to commit to these same volumes next year. But we're not stopping there. King has also become involved in other area of our client's distribution activity, strengthening and developing our partnership along the way.
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Israeli Citizens Continue to Support Military Action
Weekend Edition Sunday: July 30, 2006
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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Liane Hansen. In the early hours of this morning, Israeli warplanes bombed the southern Lebanese village of Qana, killing at least 50 people, including more than 30 children, according to the Lebanese government. The bombing derailed diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had arrived in Israel late yesterday and planned to visit Lebanon today, but Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told Rice not to visit. He said his government will not take part in any further negotiations until a ceasefire is in place. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan called an emergency meeting of the Security Council for this morning. Rice said she would return to Washington tomorrow.
The conflict with Hezbollah has presented Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with his first real crisis since he took over the government after Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke and went into a coma earlier this year. Most Israelis say Olmert is doing a good job, but some are beginning to question whether he has an exit strategy from Lebanon.
NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.
LINDA GRADSTEIN reporting:
At least so far, Ehud Olmert has the support of the Israeli public. A poll, published in Israel's largest circulation daily, Yedioth Ahronoth, this weekend found almost three-quarters of Israelis rated the prime minister's performance as fairly good or very good. More than 80 percent said the Israeli operation against Hezbollah was the correct step, and more than two-thirds of Israelis believe the army should employ more force in Lebanon.
Joseph Alpher, a former senior intelligence official and currently coeditor of an Israeli-Palestinian Web site, says Olmert is handling the crisis well.
Mr. JOSEPH ALPHER (Former Israeli Intelligence Official): What's particularly striking is Olmert's rather innovative leadership of the civilian rear. He has succeeded in persuading the Israeli public to bear the brunt of Hezbollah's aggression against us, and bear it patiently.
GRADSTEIN: And that patience has lasted longer than many in Israel thought would be needed. When Hezbollah crossed the border into Israel earlier this month, killing eight Israeli soldiers and capturing two, many Israelis believed Israel would be able to defeat Hezbollah within a few days. But 19 days later, 51 Israelis - both soldiers and civilians - have died in the fighting. More than 520 Lebanese, most of them civilians, have also been killed. Israeli military officials say they have also killed dozens of Hezbollah guerillas.
Joseph Alpher says Israeli public opinion could shift if the fighting continues for months. But he says neither Olmert nor the Israeli public want to remain in Lebanon long term.
Mr. ALPHER: The likelihood that we're going to get stuck in Lebanese morass again I would say is very low. And this reflects a general Israeli, very - reticence bordering on repulsion at the idea of occupying Arab lands again. And this repulsion is born of the 18 years in which we were stuck in Lebanon prior to 2000, as well as the ongoing difficulties of occupation in the West Bank and, prior to last August, in Gaza as well.
GRADSTEIN: Ehud Olmert is one of the few Israeli prime ministers without significant military experience. Most of his predecessors - Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak, Yitzhak Rabin - were generals and military heroes. Olmert did most of his compulsory army service as a journalist for a military weekly.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz, who did fight in the 1973 war and was seriously wounded, comes to the job as a former trade union leader from the center-left Labor Party. Before the current crisis, there were tensions between the two men, although the crisis seems to have brought them together, as it has united much of the Israeli public.
But some in Israel - like Gershom Gorenberg, an author and historian - say that both that unity and the public support is fragile.
Mr. GERSHOM GORENBERG (Author and Historian): It's dependent on the military campaign providing clear gains of the sort that he's claiming, of leaving Hezbollah defanged or significantly weaker, of Israel making political strategic gains that will make this whole military operation worthwhile.
GRADSTEIN: Gorenberg says the fact that both Olmert and Peretz come from civilian rather than military backgrounds should have increased the diplomatic as well as military options. But he says Olmert may be overcompensating.
Mr. GORENBERG: There's also a serious chance that precisely because Olmert and Peretz were people known for their civilian background, that they felt that to legitimize themselves, they had to act very strong, and that inclined them to take the military suggestions without proper considerations of the long-term policy impact.
GRADSTEIN: There has also been criticism of Olmert's decision making process. Giora Eiland, the former head of Israel's national security council, says Olmert rushed into a large-scale military conflict too fast.
Mr. GIORA EILAND (Former Head of Israel's National Security Council): (Speaking foreign language)
GRADSTEIN: He doesn't always evaluate things and look at all the options, Eiland said. He looks at everything in black and white: either this or nothing. He should look at a wide array of options, even during a crisis, and look at the connection between actions and goals before launching a major military operation.
Israeli analysts say the air strike on Qana today, and the deaths of more Lebanese civilians, is likely to increase international pressure on Israel for a ceasefire.
Linda Gradstein, NPR News, Jerusalem.
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Quite rightly, the lifestyle brand for gamers, 'Razer' has announced the launch of zVentures, a $30 million worth fund to explore innovative new businesses and emerging technologies. The company especially plans to focus on startups and companies that will have a role to play in the expansion of its product platform.
The fund will include $5 million for VR-related investments including funding of content development (under the OSVR Developer Fund) and $5 million for Android game publishing and investments (under the OUYA Publishing banner).
Razer has a long history of supporting partners, third-party product and business development. The cumulative benefit of those initiatives over the past decade has been very positive and significant. zVentures promises to take the sensibilities of our ventures work forward with far greater reach and impact.
said Razer Co-Founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan.
zVentures will mainly focus on early-stage investments in a variety of arenas namely Internet of Things enterprises, software and analytics, including big data advanced manufacturing and engineering; gaming software technology; virtual and augmented reality; eSports and robotics. It also plans to look for startups that are working in areas that are important for Razer including the ones which are developing tech for supply chain management, sales and marketing, and more.
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The startups in the zVentures portfolio will have access to Razer's 20 million active users. The company has already made several other deals in VR, e-commerce and gaming, but hasn't revealed other details yet.
At the end of the day, we are attracted to emerging companies with opportunities for massive growth and improvement that can leverage on our experience and expertise. Our contributions could include supply chain management, sales and marketing, capital or any number of considerations. Ideally, target companies will very naturally tap into the extensive networks and resources available throughout the wider Razer ecosystem.
Tan said in a statement.
While Razer itself is infusing money in the fund, there are other backers in it comprised of some of the company's own investors, the company told TechCrunch. The company has already built up a strong reputation for its PC-gaming peripherals, and it has spent the last year building on its brand of keyboards by also introducing laptops, headsets, and audio-video equipment. Razer is specifically planning to set aside $5 million for VR-related investments and $5 million for Android game publishing.
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This beautiful Rustic Cedar Log Mantel will provide a beautiful focal point above your fireplace and is available in four different sizes to fit a variety of fireplaces. This mantel is handmade using hand picked, unfinished Cedar wood logs. This means that each mantel is a one-of-a-kind piece and will contain unique characteristics that may vary from one mantel to the next.
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Response to Holding Notice on Birmingham Development Plan
The Government has issued a Holding Notice on the Birmingham Development Plan using its powers under the new Housing and Planning Act.
Councillor John Clancy, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said:
"Clearly it is very disappointing that the Government has chosen to make this decision in spite of the positive outcome of the independent planning inquiry. The Inspector supported the city's growth strategy, including the release of Green Belt. We will now work with the Government to try to resolve this issue as soon as possible."
Councillor Ian Ward, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, said:
"The Birmingham Development Plan is a critical document for the future growth of the city. The Government's intervention will delay the delivery of much needed housing and employment land. The plan is vital to support the city's economy and meet the needs of our growing population. We want to minimise delays to the adoption of the plan and ensure we can fully implement the city's growth strategy."


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Sushi Slicer
Sushi Slicer is a free Friv Games. Showcase your food-chopping skills in Sushi Slicer! Your only task is to cut every edible item. Slice through different types of sushi and sauce as fast as possible. You must swipe through every tasty object to score. Don't touch the bombs!
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Curried Papaya Chutney
Recipe by Mini Ravindran
Chutney with truly delectable taste with crunch of curry and onions !
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Made this recipe using freshly made Garam Masala (176687). I wanted to can the chutney and give it away for Xmas presents, so I did change the cooking directions some what. Basically dumped everything into the pot and cooked for 30 minutes. I did use the hot water bath treatment. This recipe gave me 7 little half pint jars. Note: I found that using my canner, these jars got "lost" so I washed small decorative pebbles (the ones you get at a nursery), placed them in an old stock pot, filled the pot half way up the jars and processed for 10 minutes. They stayed in place and worked like a charm. The chutney tasted great from the pot...think how great it would be once it has mellowed a bit!!!
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- 2 fully ripe papayas (seeded and finely chopped)
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds (Crushed)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
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- Put a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat and add vinegar,water, sugar and mustard and bring to boil.
- Cook until liquid becomes syrupy.
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Shoe designer Annie Abbott has found her own solution to expensive rents during a torrid retail climate - a pop-up shop in Melbourne's CBD.
After starting her business, Habbot, a year ago, Abbott has been slowly building it online and through a small handful of stockists - between trips to Italy where the leather is bought and the shoes crafted.
Last month the 34-year-old moved some of the stock into her own pop-up store in the upmarket GPO building on the Bourke Street Mall, mixing it with more established stores including Akira, Zimmerman and Lisa Ho.
Abbot says the pop-up shop, which will stay open until mid-October, was devised for several reasons.
"Because of the current retail climate, boutiques were interested but not prepared to take a risk on a new brand," she says.
The store, which Abbott is staffing, is helping her to reach consumers directly.
"I wanted to be able to create something that was very special and gallery-like, to create an experience - to be able to talk about it and promote it," she says.
"It wasn't super cheap to put together, but at the same time we've been smart about it. I've been trying to keep the overheads really tight to enable us to do things like this."
Typically Abbott, a solo operator, designs the shoes from her home studio in St Kilda, and stores them at a small Port Melbourne warehouse.
She travels to Italy four times a year, visiting a factory in Naples and attending a large leather and components fair in Bologna each season.
It's been an interesting path to her own business for Abbott, who studied commerce at university, and later interior design.
She began her career as a junior buyer at popular fashion website net-a-porter.com, before moving to the now-defunct Figgins Group, which was then trading under shoe brands including Shoo Biz and Midas.
Abbott later worked in business strategy for clothing brand Sass & Bide.
"At that point I worked out I wanted to do footwear," she says. "I think it made me realise I have much more definite ideas about footwear as opposed to clothing.
"Shoes just absolutely make sense to me."
The Habbot website went live in March, and ticked over slowly until about six weeks ago, when two popular fashion blogs - Karen Cheng and The Design Files - gave the business a good rap.
After the Karen Cheng mention, traffic increased 550 per cent in two days. "That generated some really good sales," Abbott says.
The second also gave the business a big boost, with average monthly sales eclipsed in one day.
Abbott says she aimed for a sophisticated, easy to navigate website.
"I wanted to get a site that was our own site - I didn't want one that felt like it was built on a template," she says. "Because the shoes are high-end. They're not the luxury brand level, but they're $300 or $400 shoes."
Abbott hopes to eventually split her business evenly into three sales avenues - stockists, online and her own direct retail presence.
She plans to play it safe and keep building slowly, and will reassess in 12 months' time.
"I've learnt working for other people that you can't force something, but at the same time you can be dynamic and find ways around it," Abbott says.
That will include looking at retail markets that are healthier than Australia's, including Hong Kong.
"It will be a long time before I chuck it in based on the Australian retail environment," says the designer.


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Updated April 6, 2017
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This tasty pasta salad will make you think spring. Frozen steamed peas and ham make a delicious combination, and the mayonnaise and ranch dressing flavors the salad perfectly. I used rotini in the salad but it would be fantastic with elbows or a similar pasta. Feel free to vary the vegetables. The ripe olives add nice flavor, but you can omit them if you'd like.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes
12 ounces rotini, about 4 cups
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 cup diced red onion
1 cup diced ham
1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, cooked just until tender
1 can sliced ripe olives or sliced kalamata olives, about 2 ounces, optional
1/2 cup mayonnaise, or more to taste
1/2 cup ranch-style dressing
1 scant teaspoon dried leaf basil, or about 1 tablespoon chopped basil
Dash garlic powder
Salt and pepper, to taste
Cook the rotini in boiling salted water following the package directions Transfer the pasta to a colander and rinse it under cool running water.
Drain the pasta and transfer it to a large bowl.
Add the sliced celery, red onion, ham, peas, and olives, if using.
In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ranch dressing, basil, garlic powder, and salt and pepper, to taste.
Stir the dressing mixture into the pasta mixture until well blended. Add more mayonnaise, if necessary.
Cover and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.
Serves 6 to 8.
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One island, one village and 150 street artists of 30 different nationalities have come together to bring you "Djerbahood," an open-air museum which has transformed the Island of Djerba into a vibrant and enchanting space.
The art project has been prepared by an international collaboration that was organized by Galerie Itinerrance, a gallery in Paris, France. It turned out to be no coincidence that the island also happened to be known as the "Island of Dreams" – especially for the street artists who went all out and took the phrase "painting the town red" to a whole new dimension.
"The way I communicate with the people is not trying to say anything to them, but invite them to being in my world, and my experience. And if they can share a little bit of my world, my experience I think it is a social change. They can see the world from my eyes and my point of view," said one of the artists in a video.
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As Ramadan progresses this year, I have been tackling all the to-do lists in my head for things that need to be cleaned, purchased, decorated, and prepared. Additionally, my son is finally "old" enough to understand the concept of Ramadan, so I wanted to create a memorable introduction to this blessed time of year for him. Thankfully, I had a lot of inspiration to work from through friends and social media.Instead of becoming overwhelmed with how much was out there, I pulled myself together … [Read more...]
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A Letter to Ramadan
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Preparing to Excel in Ramadan
The doors of heaven are open while the doors of hellfire are closed. The devils are tied up while Allah increases your rewards in multiples for every good that you do. It really is the most blessed time of the year; it is Ramadan. It is a time of revival for everyone – those who have been practicing for years, those who have just come to realize the beauty of feeling close to Allah and those who may have not fully realized that beauty yet. Ramadan is truly a golden opportunity, as many have had t … [Read more...]
Breathing Space
Often times we find ourselves overscheduled and tired, shuttling ourselves or our children from one appointment to another, from one class to another, from one school to another with barely anytime to take a break. And the frightening part is that we are passing this on to our children: the need to be busy, to always have someplace to go and something to do. But as parents we are also afraid that if we do not fill our children's time with meaningful, engaging and educational appointments, c … [Read more...]
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I have a sadness buried deep within my heart. It's a private sorrow shared by many of us who don't realize how we are ultimately connected, sisters in grief. Last year, just a week before Mother's day, I had a miscarriage.I'm one of the lucky ones who has been already blessed with two children Alhumdulillah. Each time before, I got pregnant months, even weeks, within 'deciding' that we wanted a child. I was foolish and arrogant enough to think that it was up to us, specifically up to me, to t … [Read more...]
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Cincinnati starting left guard Austen Bujnoch will not play in Saturday's Belk Bowl against North Carolina because of a foot injury.
Bujnoch recently had surgery to repair the injury. He missed three games this season.
Bujnoch started 32 straight games at right guard before the injury. He moved over to the left side after Sam Longo fractured an ankle during the season. Bujnoch started all 35 games he played for the Bearcats. He was named first-team All-Big East last year.


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This article is about the 9th century monk. For the 12th-13th century Tendai monk, see Shinshō (Tendai).
Shinshō (真紹) (797-873) was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Shingon sect and founder of the Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji in Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto).
He studied Vajrayana - or Esoteric - buddhism under Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) at the Tō-ji and became the third master of Shingon in 843. Rising to a higher position in the Tō-ji in 847, he then founded the Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji in 853.
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CHARLOTTE (AP) Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards (FSY) for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski (FSY).
Edwards was in an early accident with Keselowski in Sunday's race at Atlanta, and later returned to the track and deliberately wrecked Keselowski. The contact sent Keselowki's car airborne, and NASCAR parked Edwards for the remainder of the race.
On Tuesday, he was placed on probation for three races.
PENALTY: Edwards on probation for three races
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text: Article | March 01, 2010The Many Things Language Sample Analysis Has Taught Me C. Melanie Schuele Author Affiliations & Notes C. Melanie Schuele Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN © 2010 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Language Disorders / Speech, Voice & Prosody / Articles Article | March 01, 2010 The Many Things Language Sample Analysis Has Taught Me SIG 1 Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, March 2010, Vol. 17, 32-37. doi:10.1044/lle17.1.32 SIG 1 Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, March 2010, Vol. 17, 32-37. doi:10.1044/lle17.1.32 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Schuele, C. M. (2010). The Many Things Language Sample Analysis Has Taught Me. Perspect Lang Learn Educ, 17(1), 32-37. doi: 10.1044/lle17.1.32. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: The Many Things Language Sample Analysis Has Taught Me You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Abstract Although language sample analysis (LSA) has long been advocated as an important clinical tool, it is a time-consuming task. The time-consuming nature of LSA can reduce the likelihood of routine and extensive use of LSA in clinical practice. The purpose of this article is to advocate for routine and extensive use of LSA through consideration of lessons learned by one speech-language pathologist in her experience with LSA in clinical and research activities. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, become a SIG affiliate, or purchase a short-term subscription. Become a SIG Affiliate Join a SIG Pay Per View Entire SIG 1 Perspectives on Language Learning and Education content & archive 24-hour access $25.00 Buy Now This Issue 24-hour access $17.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $10.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account We've Changed Our Publication Model... The 19 individual SIG Perspectives publications have been relaunched as the new, all-in-one Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Learn more > Related Articles Use of Language Sample Analysis by School-Based SLPs: Results of a Nationwide Survey Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, July 2016, Vol. 47, 246-258. doi:10.1044/2016_LSHSS-15-0044 Using Language Sample Analysis to Assess Spoken Language Production in Adolescents Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2016, Vol. 47, 99-112. doi:10.1044/2015_LSHSS-15-0051 Issues in Language Sample Collection and Analysis With Children Using AAC SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, April 2014, Vol. 23, 65-74. doi:10.1044/aac23.2.65 Myths and Realities of Language Sample Analysis SIG 1 Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, March 2010, Vol. 17, 4-8. doi:10.1044/lle17.1.4 A Preliminary Examination of Vocabulary and Word Learning in African American Toddlers From Middle and Low Socioeconomic Status Homes American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2007, Vol. 16, 381-392. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2007/041) Related Topics Language Disorders Speech, Voice & Prosody


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A campaign to increase New York's unemployment benefits for the first time in a decade has been sidetracked by the political stalemate in Albany — possibly for the rest of the recession.
Despite having the support of the governor, labor leaders and advocates for the unemployed, a bill to raise weekly jobless benefits on July 1 and close the gap in the state's unemployment trust fund was not addressed by state lawmakers before their regular session ended this week.
The maximum benefit, which had been $405 a week for about 10 years until the federal economic stimulus program temporarily added $25 a week, is significantly smaller than those available to residents of New Jersey and Connecticut. New Jersey's maximum is $584 a week; Connecticut's is $576.
Negotiations to make the bill more palatable to employers continued through the weekend, giving its supporters hope that Gov. David A. Paterson would present a compromise that could be enacted. But with party leaders distracted by the battle for control of the State Senate, no progress was made.
The issue was not among those taken up by the Assembly in the final hours of the session that ended early Tuesday, nor was it on the governor's list of measures to be considered by the Senate in special sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Assembly is not currently scheduled to convene until January.Continue reading the main story
The lack of action left advocates worried about the fate of the growing ranks of unemployed New Yorkers.
"Meanwhile, the unemployment rate keeps going up, and more and more people are losing their jobs," said James Parrott, chief economist for the Fiscal Policy Institute, a research group that focuses on tax, budget and economic issues. "New York doesn't look good compared to its neighboring states."
Last week, the state's Labor Department said that more New Yorkers were out of work than at any time in more than 30 years. For May, the state's unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent and the city's hit 9 percent.
For certain groups, the situation is much bleaker, Mr. Parrott said. He said that the official unemployment data showed that more than 23 percent of all black men in New York City were either unemployed, working less than full time or had become too discouraged about their prospects to look for work.
With many economists forecasting that the national recession will end by late summer, the recovery could begin before additional relief arrived for New York's unemployed.
The rapid rise in unemployment has also strained the state's trust fund that provides the weekly benefits. The fund has been borrowing from the federal government to cover a shortfall this year.
To fill the gap, which is projected to grow through next year, the bill before the State Legislature would have increased the amount of a worker's annual pay that is taxed. Only the first $8,500 is currently taxed to finance the unemployment insurance system, a much lower limit than those in New Jersey and some other states.
The bill called for annual increases in benefits, starting next Wednesday, July 1, that would raise the maximum weekly benefit to $625 and adjust it for inflation each year after that. Along the way, it would have also gradually raised the payroll tax that goes into the unemployment trust fund.
But representatives of employers, led by the Business Council of New York State, have opposed the bill, arguing that the automatic annual increases would make the payroll tax too onerous for some businesses. Last week, the Business Council called the legislation a "job-killing proposal" that would raise the tax by almost 15 percent in a year.
The governor's office had signaled that it would create a revised bill that both sides could support, but hopes for a compromise before July 1 faded as the chaos in the Senate dragged on.
"It's a big problem that we've fallen so short in terms of not doing this," said Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project, which advocates for the unemployed. "What was nice about this legislation was it got the benefits out during the recession and it had a plan for paying back the fund over several years. It was a smart approach."Continue reading the main story


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Question: Why is the RAP unable to come up when it is in the same subnet as the controller?
Product and Software This article applies to all Aruba controller and ArubaOS versions.
It is common for Aruba customers to provision and test a remote access point (RAP) on their network before it is deployed in the field. For simplicity, the RAP is typically tested while on the same subnet as the controller. In such case, the customer should be aware that the RAP may fail to set up an IPsec connection to the controller and fail to come up.
The cause is due to the RAP design and how it attempts an IP connection to the controller.
The controller is on the same subnet as the RAP, so we would think that the RAP would ARP for the controller MAC address. However, that is not what happens. The RAP attempts to connect to the provisioned master IP through its default gateway. The RAP works if the default gateway routes the RAP IP packet to the controller. But if the default gateway sends the RAP an ICMP redirect or does not forward the RAP IP packet to the controller on the same subnet, then the RAP will fail to come up.
A temporary workaround to bring the RAP up and complete the test is to statically set the RAP default gateway as the master IP, and ensure that the RAP does communicate with the controller directly.
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Carrie Underwood sweeps board at CMT Awards
Carrie Underwood picked up three gongs at the CMT Awards last night (10.06.15).
The 32-year-old singer swept the board at the country music ceremony, winning Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for 'Something in the Water', which has racked up over 12 million views online since it was released last November.
The star - who showed off her post-baby body on the red carpet in a white mini dress, just three months after giving birth to her son Isaiah - won her third accolade in the Collaborative Video of the Year category, being celebrated for her track 'Somethin' Bad', which she recorded with Miranda Lambert.
During the evening, she also revealed her son has already "inspired" her work, as has her husband, hockey player Mike Fisher.
She said: "This is my first awards show since little Isaiah has been in the world.
"I'm sure he's napping on the bus right now, but I should definitely say that he has already inspired me so much as well as has my husband, Mike."
Elsewhere, 38-year-old singer/songwriter Luke Bryan won Male Video of the Year for his hit single 'Play It Again' - and was the recipient of a funny tribute from James Corden and Justin Bieber - while newcomer Sam Hunt was honoured with the Breakthrough Video of the Year prize for 'Leave the Night On' at the ceremony, which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Other winners during the event included Lady Antebellum who picked up Group Video of the Year for 'Bartender', and Florida Georgia Line whose clip for 'Dirt' won Duo Video of the Year.
The full list of winners for the 2015 CMT Awards:
Video of the Year: Carrie Underwood - 'Something in the Water'
Male Video of the Year: Luke Bryan - 'Play It Again'
Female Video of the Year: Carrie Underwood - 'Something in the Water'
Group Video of the Year: Lady Antebellum - 'Bartender'
Duo Video of the Year: Florida Georgia Line - 'Dirt'
Collaborative Video of the Year: Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood - 'Somethin' Bad'
CMT Performance of the Year: Bob Seger and Jason Aldean from CMT Crossroads - 'Turn the Page'
Breakthrough Video of the Year: Sam Hunt - 'Leave the Night On'


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Moviegoers who see the documentary "Merchants of Doubt" couldn't be blamed for leaving the theater in a cynical mood.
Directed by Robert Kenner (the Oscar-nominated "Food, Inc."), "Merchants of Doubt" pulls the curtain back from spin doctors who present themselves as experts in the topic of the day, and even as scientists knowledgeable in specific fields.
But these experts may be hired guns for industries seeking to shape public opinion. Millions and billions of dollars may be at stake.
There's much information in "Merchants of Doubt's" 93 minutes, too much and to the point of redundancy. Streamlining would have delivered the filmmakers' message more effectively.
Kenner based "Merchants of Doubt" on Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway 2011 book, "Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming."
Oreskes and other spin doctor-disputers appear on camera. So do spin doctors who regularly bring their misdirection to CNN, Fox News, other news outlets and even courtrooms.
Kenner frames the spinners and counter-spinners with a real-life magician, Jamy Ian Swiss. Sleight-of-hand card tricks are his specialty.
"It offends me when someone takes the skills of my honest living," the magician says, "and uses them to twist and distort and manipulate people and their sense of reality and how the world works."
The film covers years of denial by the tobacco industry and other industries. Some especially strong scenes feature Chicago Tribune reporters Patricia Callahan and Sam Roe. Their investigative work resulted in an award-winning series about toxic-flame retardant chemicals. Unfortunately, such deep, time-consuming reporting happens less and less in today's budget-constricted news culture.
On the other side, the film's alleged ministers of misinformation include Marc Morano. He's executive director of ClimateDepot.com, a leading site for climate change skeptics.
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"Merchants of Doubt" devotes much of its 96 minutes to climate control. Climate-change doubters aren't likely to see "Merchants of Doubt" and, if they did, they're unlikely to change their minds. The film finds a wealth of worthy interviewees but it probably will preach to the choir on the one hand and be ignored by the other.


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5. "You look so much nicer when you smile."
6. "I thought you'd be a total bitch when I met you!"
7. "You're really not a bitch, though!"
8. "Hah! I didn't think you'd be funny!"
9. "Are you sure you're all right, though?"
10. "Are you angry at me?"
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President Obama said today that the assassination of Afghanistan's former president will not deter the U.S. from "creating a path whereby Afghans can live in freedom and safety and security and prosperity."
"It's going to be important to continue efforts to bring all elements of Afghan society together to end what has been a senseless cycle of violence," Obama said before meeting with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.
Obama spoke after news that a suicide bomber had killed former Afghanistan president Burhanuddin Rabbani, the head of a peace council set up to supervise contacts with Taliban insurgents for a possible political settlement.
"It is a tragic loss," Obama said.
Karzai, who is returning to Afghanistan today from the United Nations, said he appreciated Obama's comments about Rabbani.
"The mission that he had undertaken was vital, Mr. President, for the Afghan people and for the security of our country and for peace in our country," Karzai said.
Karzai also told Obama: "As you rightly say, this will not deter us from continuing on the path that we have, and we'll definitely succeed."
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