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Tex Schramm Is Dead at 83; Builder of 'America's Team'
Tex Schramm, an innovative force in pro football who directed the rise of the Dallas Cowboys and was a major figure in bringing about the merger between the rival American and National Football Leagues, died yesterday at his home in Dallas. He was 83.
He had been in ill health for some time, his family said.
Schramm was general manager of the Cowboys from their creation in 1960 until 1989, the span in which they became known as America's Team while producing a winning stretch that reached 20 straight seasons.
His coach in all those years was Tom Landry. When Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys in February 1989, he fired Landry and brought in his college friend Jimmy Johnson as coach. Schramm resigned two months later to become the first president of the N.F.L's overseas offshoot, now called NFL Europe.
Schramm was a pioneer in seeking instant replay. Often he was a solitary voice on the league's powerful competition committee, which he led from 1966 to 1988, in trying to fuse the technology of tape with the referee's call, which historically was never overruled. His side won, although the concept of instant replay for officiating remains debated.
Schramm thought it would be a good idea for fans and players to see which way the wind was blowing, so he started the practice of putting brightly colored strips on the goal-post uprights. He also advocated the use of a referee's microphone so that everyone in the stadium heard the decision. He helped bring in the 30-second clock between plays.
While heading the league in Europe, he produced one innovation that carried over to the N.F.L.: headsets in the quarterback's helmet so that he could hear plays from the sideline.
He was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
As chairman of the N.F.L.'s competition committee, Schramm prodded a reluctant, fat-cat league into merging with the upstart A.F.L. His alter ego in the A.F.L. was Lamar Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs. They proved persuasive in debates with the leagues' other owners. Eventually, the leagues merged at the start of the 1970 season after having agreed to play a championship game the three previous years, the game that came to be known as the Super Bowl.
To enhance interest late in the season, when some winning teams were out of the race, Schramm suggested that the merged leagues create three divisions in each conference and wild cards, teams that gained the playoffs without winning a division title.
''I love innovation, new ideas,'' he once said. ''That's why I try to keep young people around me. You have to be aware of what's happening. But once I become convinced, then I'm prepared to take it as far as you can take it.''
George Young, the longtime general manager of the Giants, once described Schramm's advocacy style as ''just a locomotive.''
Texas Earnest Schramm was born on June 2, 1920, in San Gabriel, Calif., the son of transplanted Texans, and played football in high school. He received a journalism degree from the University of Texas and became a sportswriter for The Austin American-Statesman.
He joined the Los Angeles Rams as publicity director in 1947 and later became general manager. In 1949, he signed running back-linebacker Tank Younger from Grambling, the first player from a historically black college. A year later, Schramm's Rams became the first team to draft a black player when they chose Dan Towler, a running back from Washington & Jefferson.
Schramm left the Rams for a position with CBS Sports in 1957. He turned over his job to the Rams' public relations director, Pete Rozelle, whom he had hired and trained, giving a start to the man who became the N.F.L. commissioner and led pro football to huge popularity.


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Spouses Bring Each Other Closer to God - Fr John Bartunek LC
Marriage is a three-stage relationship. It all starts with romance, then disillusion, then true love. This is how the sacrament of holy matrimony becomes a vocation to true happines by making your spouse happy and fulfilled. It goes both ways and it becomes a virtuous circle. Discover how the key to joy and perseverance as a couple lies in following God´s real agenda for your marriage and bring each other closer to Him. Walk hand-in-hand to the house of the Father. This is talk 2 of 2 given to married couples during a vows renewal retreat in St Louis, Mo 2010. You may want to check out the first one too, "Your Marriage: a Blessing to the World." When was the last time that you two renewed your vows?
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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Automotive history has its iconic milestones. Ford's ( F) Model T brought assembly-line mass production. Volkswagen's Beetle brought the automobile to the masses starting around World War II. The 1982 Audi 100 brought the modern aerodynamic design. In the last couple of years, however, electrification of the automobile has accelerated the change we have seen in the industry. This electrification comes in many stages and variants, from pure electric cars to those with only mild electric assistance to a gasoline engine. The 2011 car of the year was the Chevrolet Volt. It is a zero-compromise car where full power is available using any combination of electricity and gasoline. The first 38 miles are on electricity, and after that, a 9-gallon gasoline tank takes you another 340 miles. The price is around $40,000. (Chevrolet is a unit of GM ( GM).) The 2013 car of the year is the Tesla ( TSLA) Model S. It's a pure electric car, and a giant 85 kWh battery takes you 265 miles with tremendous performance. The price for a Tesla with this size battery is $80,000 . The next major automotive achievement looks to be the BMW i3, and it comes to market in December 2013, according to BMW. This car is the first to define a whole new class of electrification, presenting a new compromise between electric range and gasoline capabilities. Actually, there will be two versions of the BMW i3. One version will be a very simple all-electric version with a range of 80-100 miles. As such, it slots in well below the Tesla Model S, but perhaps slightly above Nissan ( NSANY) LEAF, Ford Focus Electric, and some others such as Chevrolet Spark EV, which will hit the market in 2013 shortly before the BMW i3. The far more interesting version of the BMW i3 will be the version that includes a so-called range extender. In English, this means a gasoline engine, which provides extra range when the battery has been drawn down. So how is this different from the Chevrolet Volt, you say? The Chevrolet Volt has 38 miles of electric range, and then a sizable 1.4 liter, four-cylinder engine kicks in to provide full driving power after those 38 electric miles. With a 9-gallon tank, this extended range is more than 340 miles, making this car suitable for road trips between places such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.


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It seems as if the tension may be getting to some Liberal Democrats. I just called Lady Sharp, who is – it transpires – the party's higher education spokeswoman in the House of Lords. Sharp is quoted in this morning's Guardian prevaricating over tonight's tuition fees vote. ("She pointed out that, even on official calculations, £2.7bn of the £10bn due to be lent annually to students will not be repaid.")
With only a few hours to go before the peers' voting, the peer still claims to be undecided: "I'm going to make up my mind during the debate," she told me before hanging up the phone.


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Spoiler: The Power of Veto Competition is Over!
Spoiler: The Houseguest played the Power of Veto Competition this morning! Continue reading to see who won! Jeff won the Power of Veto! What does this mean for Kalia's noms? Who will she put up in his place? Come hang out with us in the Life Feed Discussion thread in the forum HERE and find…Details


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I was never a great cook - I learnt from a million mistakes and still make plenty of them, but it is fun when you have someone as supportive as my DH (dear husband) who was also the main reason behind the creation of this blog and has been my one true fan and an immense source of undying support, motivation & encouragement. For all this & more, I thank you Ro! My thank you speech would be incomplete if I don't mention that little someone who has changed me as a person - from a woman to a mother and has grown along with the blog - just a year older - so he can call himself the blog's older brother. My little Yu who is also assistant chef in the Ruchik Randhap kitchen and in whom his parents have great faith that someday he will grow up to be a great chef or at least someone who is naturally inclined to cook a delicious meal and delight those who savour it. Thank you my darling!
Coming back to this recipe, this is something that I first tried during Christmas as it was a part of the Christmas hamper that I put together for our close family friends. Before I actually made the hamper I looked around for ideas for a simple yet delightful sweet. Something that didn't require a lot of cooking or slaving over and looked pretty and dainty too. Truffles it was - I had never tried my hand at making them before and the ingredients were simple and readily available in my pantry. However, the only thing that was tricky was to shape them as the weather outside was really hot and humid and I found that I couldn't work so well with the chocolate during the day. So I would recommend you to try shaping them in a fairly cool temperature.
Preparation time: 15mins | Refrigeration: 3-4 hours | Makes 50 lime sized truffles
You Need:
- 225gm bittersweet chocolate
- 200 gm heavy cream
- 60gm walnuts (or hazelnuts) toasted and chopped and sifted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1. Chop the bittersweet chocolate and place it in a bowl. In a saucepan, bring the cream to boil on a slow heat. Pour it over the chocolate and allow to stand for a couple of minutes then stir gently to incorporate the hot cream so that all the chocolate has melted.
2. Add the chopped walnuts and allow to cool a bit.
3. Line a shallow tray or baking tin with parchment paper/foil and pour the prepared chocolate mixture on it and spread to achieve a uniform surface. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours if the weather outside is pleasant. The chocolate needs to be firm enough to be handled without melting.
4. Draw lines on the surface to form squares - this will enable you to make equal sized truffles. Scoop out each square and roll into a ball. Proceed to use up all the chocolate squares.
5. Refrigerate for another hour or so before rolling them into the cocoa powder. Ideally do this a little before you are ready to serve them
6. Place the truffles in dainty paper liners and enjoy!


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 11/4/2013 (1594 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
If you have children or other people living in the United States who might be beneficiaries of your estate, read on. I meet more and more Canadians who are in this position, whose children have moved to America and may inherit a large amount of money someday.
We will also review the rules on Canadian testamentary trusts, and the possibility of tax changes over the next few years.
Please keep in mind this column is not providing legal or tax advice, and you need to get any such advice from your own professional advisers.
So, back to the basics of estate planning -- you need to have a will. In that will, you can leave your estate outright to people. This means the "residue" of your estate (after paying off debts, taxes and other costs) is transferred by your executor to the people to whom you leave your property. These are your beneficiaries, or your heirs.
An alternative is to leave some, or all, of that residue to people "in trust." All wills actually contemplate this, by having a clause saying if the beneficiary is under 18, that person's inheritance will be held on their behalf by a trustee, until a certain age specified in the same will.
Such a trust described in a will is called a "testamentary trust." (Recall that the will is actually your "last will and testament.") These trusts can be very flexible, giving the trustee(s) full discretion to distribute the income and capital, or even to dissolve the trust, if they wish.
Or they can be restrictive, designed to protect the capital, as they might be in the case of a beneficiary who was incompetent (from a legal standpoint), young, inexperienced, subject to influences, had a problem with substance abuse, gambling or creditors, or had a shaky marriage.
There are several reasons to leave inheritances in trust, as my father did for me, rather than outright. The protections from creditors, marriage breakup or beneficiaries' own impulses might not be a problem now, but could become issues in the future. The trust arrangement provides a measure of protection, depending on how it is written up in the will, which protection can be utilized if and when needed.
Tax advantage is another reason to use such trusts. The testamentary trust is a separate taxpayer from the beneficiary, and the trust has benefit of the graduated tax rates. That means investment income earned in the future on the inheritance may be taxed at lower tax rates than investment income earned by the beneficiary directly, because investment income earned directly by the beneficiary is taxed on top of the beneficiary's regular salary or other income.
Spoiler alert -- as we mentioned last week, the March 2013 federal budget gave notice the government is going to "consult" with interested groups on whether to continue this decades-long tradition of graduated tax rates for testamentary trusts. So, it is possible that a few years from now the tax benefits will be decreased or removed, leaving only the protection and management reasons to maintain the trusts.
In the case of U.S. beneficiaries, the situation is different. First, leaving an inheritance in a Canadian trust for the benefit of a U.S. resident or citizen beneficiary causes the IRS to consider them beneficiary of a foreign tax entity, putting them in the same category as folks with offshore accounts designed to evade taxes. The investment income has to be claimed, even if not received, which is one of several negatives.
The solution for some people is to have a U.S. attorney set up a U.S. inheritance trust. This has several of the benefits listed for Canadian trusts, though not the current tax advantage. However, these also act as generation-skipping trusts and can avoid U.S. estate taxes for the beneficiaries on their subsequent passing.
U.S. estate taxes are less worry than last year, with a new large exemption, but the exemption levels have been changed so many times in the past five years such planning is probably wise, in the case of large estates.
When a U.S. trust is set up, the Canadian will is then changed to specify payment to that trust, for the benefit of the U.S. beneficiary, on their share.
David Christianson, BA, CFP, R.F.P., TEP, is a financial planner, adviser and vice-president with National Bank Financial Wealth Management, and author of the book Managing the Bull, A No-Nonsense Guide to Personal Finance.


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This one-of-a kind museum reveals the nature of things in the West's High Desert through artful exhibits, engaging animals, interactive programs and meaningful history.
The High Desert Museum has been inspiring families since 1982, and is rated as a top Central Oregon attraction by Trip Advisor. Experience a close encounter with native wildlife such as an owl, otter, bobcat, porcupine or eagle. Talk with historic characters who share the tales of early Oregon settlers. Walk through time to explore the history of the west, and delight your kids with fun, hands-on programs. Dine and shop at the Rimrock Café and Silver Sage Trading Store. Open daily and we're closed on Independence Day, Thanksgiving & Christmas. Rates and hours at www.highdesertmuseum.org.
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I recently purchased a huge amount of vintage jewelry. Almost 30Lbs all mixed & tangled up together. This is one of the necklaces. As I was going through the jewelry a few of the strands broke. I have not tested the clasp for gold but it has no magnetic response & I think the pearls are real. I need some advice, should I re-strand the pearls or leave it as is? Thanks for looking.


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Miggy's blast highlights Tigers' rout of Rox
Detroit scores in every inning to support Porcello, who was strong
DETROIT -- The strong line of storms that passed through the Motor City on Saturday night barely missed Comerica Park, leaving only a brief spurt of light rain and a few minutes of gusty winds blowing straight out to center field. The winds were still blowing, though, when Miguel Cabrera launched a ball to near-straightaway center field in the third inning, providing a little extra distance on an estimated 445-foot drive into the shrubs.
The winds died down by the next inning. The Tigers' offense did not, becoming the first team since 2006 to score in every inning.
"It was nice to have a little bit of separation in a game and score some runs," manager Brad Ausmus said after Victor Martinez's three-run homer and J.D. Martinez's solo shot helped Detroit pull away for an 11-5 win over the Rockies. "Our offense has been a little sluggish overall the past week and a half or so, so it's nice to score some runs."
The Tigers have had their share of double-digit scoring outputs -- 10 of them now, the third-highest total in the Majors behind the Rockies (13) and the A's (15). In fact, they had one 10 days ago in Arizona. They scored six the next night against the Angels, then went into their tailspin.
Saturday was a breakout. Just as important was the way the offense broke out, from Victor Martinez's first home run in a month to two clutch RBI hits for Alex Avila off left-handed pitching to J.D. Martinez's opposite-field blast.
None of that, however, compared to Cabrera's tape-measure shot.
"That," winning pitcher Rick Porcello said, "was pretty sweet. I just keep thinking about Miggy's home run. It was awesome to watch."
Cabrera leads the American League with 36 doubles, but he entered August with 16 homers, off the pace from any of his previous six seasons as a Tiger. He showed some signs of getting his punch back last week with two homers on their West Coast trip, but had homered just twice at home since May 10.
Every summer, his home-run barrage includes at least one test of the depths of center field. Even if the barrage hasn't been there, he put up his test on Saturday.
After taking a first-pitch slider inside from Rockies lefty Tyler Matzek, Cabrera got a fastball up and on the outer half. Instead of trying to pull the ball, he went with it. For that pitch, he flashed the effortless power of the opposite-field swing.
It wasn't a line drive, but in this case it might have helped. Even without the wind, the ball was headed out. With the passing storms, however, the drive got a boost as it hung in the air, giving it a few extra feet as it carried out.
"Frankly, everybody knew it was gone when it was hit," Ausmus said. "It's not like we were on the edge of our seats. There's not many people that can reach that."
By the time it came down, it had cleared the first row of shrubs and reached the second tier. The calculations from ESPN Stats and Information, which has handled distances on home runs at Comerica Park the past few years, estimated it at 445 feet -- Cabrera's longest home run since reaching the depths of Tropicana Field on June 28, 2013. It's also the longest home run by any player at Comerica Park this season, barely topping Matt Dominguez's homer on May 8.
Only Torii Hunter's May 20 homer to deep left field in Cleveland, also estimated at 445, matches Cabrera for longest by a Tiger in 2014.
The winds had calmed next inning by the time Nick Castellanos hit an opposite-field shot to the deepest part of right-center field, bouncing it just shy of the out-of-town scoreboard for a two-out triple ahead of an Avila double.
Matzek intentionally walked Cabrera his next time up in the fifth with Ian Kinsler on third base. Victor Martinez turned on the first pitch he saw and sent it over the left-field bullpen for his 22nd home run on the year and his first since July 3.
Matzek gave up eight runs on 10 hits over four-plus innings. Eugenio Suarez singled and scored off Matt Belisle in the sixth before J.D. Martinez homered off Rex Brothers in the seventh.
All the run support was plenty for Porcello (13-5), who moved back into a tie for the Major League lead in wins with teammate Max Scherzer among others. He shrugged off a two-run second inning to retire 11 Rockies in a row, including the side in order in the seventh.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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After four years of work by U.S. potato groups, the government of the Philippines has decided to allow fresh table-stock potatoes into the island nation.
Officials with the U.S. Potato Board and the National Potato Council said July 12 in a news release that the policy change is welcome news for U.S, growers and shippers. They cited the fact that the Philippines became the fastest growing economy in Asia during the first quarter of 2013 with gross domestic product growth of 7.8%. The country has almost 100 million residents.
Opening the country to fresh table-stock potatoes means U.S. growers and shippers will have to make new contact with importers in the Philippines, Sarah Reece, USPB international marketing manager, said in the release. Previously only potatoes destined for processing into chips were allowed into the Philippines.
U.S. exports of fresh chipping potatoes to the Philippines grew steadily in the past five years, hitting more than 5,600 tons, valued at more than $2.8 million in 2012, said John Toaspern, USPB international marketing vice president, in the release. U.S. exports of frozen potato products to the Philippines were $38 million in 2012.
John Keeling, chief executive officer for the National Potato Council, said in the release that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's funds for Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops was instrumental in the decision. That money helped the U.S. industry host a delegation of Filipino officials during their tour of potato operations here.


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NON-league clubs up and down the country do their level best to enhance the matchday experience for the punters who come through the gates.
If Joe Bloggs is not happy with what he sees he votes with his feet. Clubs have to cater for every need of the visitor – a welcoming smile from the gateman, a programme, a clubhouse to watch TV, spend a penny and buy a pint. Oh, and a tea bar which sells pies.
Pies are an integral part of the non-league scene.
Clubs don't generally have the resources to cater for the prawn sandwich brigade but to be honest the usual semi pro spectator doesn't want the haute cuisine treatment.
A pie washed down with a decent cup of tea or coffee at high street prices will suffice.
Granted you get pies and tea in the professional game but in this day and age you don't get much change out of a tenner for the duo and are usually served to you by an uninterested youngster who would rather be elsewhere.
Clubs in our league, the North West Counties, take their pies very seriously.
At Colls we have a tea bar up there with the best of them. It is located next to the clubhouse.
The previous location was behind the goal and was a health and safety incident waiting to happen.
A wayward shot from an off form striker could have caused carnage if it made it through the serving hatch.
Emma is our tea bar manageress and she prides herself on her friendly service.
She doesn't suffer fools gladly, though, as anybody who has had one of her withering looks can attest.
We order our pies from the two pie dynasties in Tyldesley, and us locals have countless discussions as to which are the best.
Our pies, by common consent, rate highly in the North West Counties League world.
The countless people who visit Alder House and then blog about their day are usually enthusiastic about our pie quality.
The Colls occasional poet Bill Hall was even moved to write a piece about 'the pie' after he tasted one of Emma's specials topped with peas and gravy.
So if you ever visit Alder House be sure to call into our tea bar and try one of our freshly prepared pies, but don't dare ask for chips. I have not yet persuaded Emma to put these on the menu and am unlikely to do so.
Support non-league football – buy a pie!


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The SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star jazz ensemble comprising eight of the finest performer/composers at work in jazz today. Launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ, the Collective has quickly become one of the most exciting and acclaimed groups on the American and international jazz scenes.
SFJAZZ Collective
On the group's upcoming Spring tour, the SFJAZZ Collective debut new compositions and fresh arrangements of the music of Miles Davis.
The award-winning all-star SFJAZZ Collective roster includes alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón, tenor saxophonist David Sánchez, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, trumpeter Sean Jones, trombonist Robin Eubanks, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Obed Calvaire. Get to know them.
Each season, SFJAZZ produces a deluxe, limited edition CD set of live performance recordings of the SFJAZZ Collective's repertoire for that year. In addition to documenting the band members' original compositions every seasons, each year's CD set includes works by one of jazz's "modern master" composers. View a listing of new and previous recordings from this all-star group.


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The shooting and killing of 34 striking miners in Marikana a year ago has become a symbol for the growing inequality and civil strife boiling beneath the surface of post-apartheid South Africa.
The massacre at the Marikana platinum mine complex operated by the London-listed company Lonmin occurred six days into a strike in which 10 others had already been killed in clashes, including two policemen. The striking miners, armed with sticks, stones and machetes, were demanding monthly wages of R12,500, a little more than £900, in a country where the average wage is R27,239. Strikers said that they had been warned to leave the area and then were surrounded by coils of razor wire laid down by police. "That's when they started shooting," the FT's Andrew England was told at the time. "It was terrible." Read more


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Scenic trail runs in South Africa
Not much can compare to the enormous sense of achievement you'll experience when you complete one of South Africa's scenic trail runs. With options in every province, you can join a growing community of runners who find connecting with nature and testing their limits an addictive combination. more
The Cederberg's Gabriel Slackpacking Trail, Western Cape
The Cederberg Wilderness is one of the least trodden parts of South Africa – one of the many reasons it is so alluring as a hiking destination. Take the Gabriel Slackpacking Trail and stay in a series of tiny mountain villages with local families for an experience as authentic as the local rooibos tea. more
Fauresmith Endurance Ride, Free State
Mention that you are competing in the Fauresmith endurance ride and it automatically commands the highest respect in endurance horse-riding circles. The event sees camaraderie and sportsmanship inspire the riders over long, challenging distances over three consecutive days. more
Riverwild 4x4 Trails, Mpumalanga
Fancy off-road driving on demanding 4x4 trails? Then take yourself off to Mpumalanga and test those driving skills. The Riverwild routes are challenging, but not dangerous, and you'll be under the watchful eye of experienced local guides. All you need is a reliable vehicle, good nerves and a steady foot. more
Gliding in the Free State and Northern Cape
Glider pilots worldwide know that South Africa has wonderful soaring weather, and it doesn't get better than the 800km-plus flying area east of Bloemfontein in the Free State, all the way to Aliwal North, Victoria West and on to Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve in the Northern Cape. more
Game-viewing from a hot air balloon
Skim the treetops and fly where eagles dare to get a bird's-eye-view of Africa's animal kingdom when you go game-viewing from a hot air balloon. Up at dawn, then up, up and away on an aerial safari to search for the Big Five from the sky. more
Bokpoort Horseback Adventures
Bokpoort Horseback Adventures offer amazing horseback expeditions into the scenic Maluti Mountains that border with Lesotho. Choose your horse or sure-footed pony and set out on a short two-hour ride or a multi-day trail. Walk, trot, canter or gallop - it's up to you. more
Sun City Segway tours
There are three Segway gliding tours through the scenic surrounds of Sun City. See the Gary Player Country Club golf course, experience local wildlife or enjoy the magnificent Pilanesberg mountains from a unique vantage point. Had a secret desire to ride one of these futuristic machines? Well now's your chance! more
Table Mountain, Cape Town
Table Mountain is South Africa's best-known landmark, but what many don't know is that it is also a hiker's paradise with numerous trails, amazing views and plenty of interesting facts to learn. Oh, and it's part of a national park. And all this in the heart of the Mother City. more
Kalahari Eco Ultra Walk, Northern Cape
Led by adventure sport specialists, the Kalahari Eco Ultra Walk takes you on a 101km or 301km journey on foot through the arid yet beautiful Kalahari Desert. Fortunately your backpack is transported for you. more
Jock of the Bushveld Trail, Mpumalanga
The Jock of the Bushveld Trail is a circular day-walk through lush and wild scenery that retraces the routes that Jock of the Bushveld – South Africa's most beloved pooch – once romped along with his master Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. more
Board sports
South African board sports started off with surfing, then spread rapidly to skate boarding, windsurfing, kite boarding, and more recently, dune boarding. It's all about the adrenalin rush, the sheer joy of movement, the interface between you and the surface of the Earth. more
Scad diving
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Hello Everybody, Any idea regarding pen drive. Which brand is good. In 16 GB or 32 GM size which pen drive brand is good. Is it compulsory to scan pen drive if we are inserting again and again in personal computer or any where else.
I have a number of Kingston drives which have always performed well.
If you're using the drive on more than one computer then yes, I would say you should always scan it to avoid accidentally transferring virus- or malware-infected files.
I run Linux off of one of these for a computer I use to stream movies.
It's worked well for about 8 months now.
I use a WD 500GB external drive. Nothing fancy, but it works. I would like to upgrade to a USB3 drive, but if it isn't broke why change.
Hi, Transpond and HP with 32 GB is the best use of Pen Drive which will store more data.
+1! I just bought a 32GB Kingston drive, and it performs way better than my previous thumb drive (which was stolen by our ghost cat). I was able to copy my entire music collection to it, then to my laptop, in around 5 minutes. The only thumb drive took at least an hour.
Is the new Kingston a USB3 drive? 5 minutes sounds great compared to an hour! Do you know the model number?
It says "DataTraveler G4"
In fact it's this exact one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239766
SanDisk cruszer switchh 16GB USB flash drive is best.
I think HP pen drive is best.
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A Sylmar man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of molesting two children baby-sat by his mother in the apartment they shared, and police say there are at least four more known victims.
Israel Sanchez, 47, allegedly rigged his bedroom with cameras and intended to distribute video of the molestations online, authorities say. Earlier in the week, agents from the Department of Homeland Security and the Los Angeles Police Department's Mission Division served a search warrant on the apartment, looking for child pornography it suspected he had sent over the Internet.
Evidence recovered from seized computers and cameras showed at least two children being molested by Sanchez. One child is 18 months, and the other is 10 years old. Police said both children were in the apartment because Sanchez's mother baby-sits neighborhood kids. She does not appear to have been involved or aware of the molestations.
Their parents were unaware the children had been molested and are cooperating with police.
Now, police say, they suspect there are other victims and are asking anyone with information to contact them. Several parents called the police station Friday, saying they suspect their child might be one of the other four victims.
"The videos show six children, and right now we have identified two," said Detective Nicole Kittle of LAPD's Mission Division. "What we're hoping is that if parents see him or realize their children have been baby-sat there, that they will come forward and we can identify the other four and file additional charges."
Sanchez has been charged with one count of annoying a child under the age of 14 in the case of the 18-month-old child and charges are expected to be filed in the case of the 10-year-old next week.
His bail has been set at $100,000, but he is being retained because of an immigration hold by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Sheriff's Department records.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Marc Madero of LAPD's Mission Division Sex Unit at 818-838-9969.


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Very much an 'off the beaten track' destination, fly to Kochi and you'll discover a multi-cultural location rich with its own unique character – a melting pot of cultural influences that combine to create a vibrant and extraordinary destination. Flights to Kochi with Qatar Airways introduce both seasoned travellers and novice explorers to a location that, once experienced, is never forgotten.
A trip to Kochi is full of unique images of a city built on the spice trade. For centuries its merchants traded black pepper and cardamom with Arabian, Chinese and Western customers. The result is a city that garners its influences from a rich variety of backgrounds – a fact ably demonstrated in its buildings and monuments. The most instantly recognisable sight that is associated with this location is the Chinese fishing nets, which have been in use since the 14th Century and are still used to this day. The best time to see them in all their glory (and a perfect photo opportunity) is late afternoon, when the nets are strung up along the harbour.
The Mattancherry Dutch Palace may be small, but it's perfectly formed. It was constructed by the Portuguese and presented to the Raja of Kochi in 1555. Over a hundred years later the Dutch colonists renovated the building and today it's home to a small museum that houses some rare and unusual artwork.
The Maritime Museum is housed in a pair of former bomb shelters, and traces the history of the Indian navy, as well as maritime trade dating back to the Portuguese and Dutch, through a series of relief murals and information panels.
To learn more about Kerala's culture, head to the Kerala Folklore Theater and Museum, on the outskirts of Ernakulam. To discover what lies beyond the city walls, take the ferry from Fort Kochi out to Vypeen Island and visit Cherai beach.
While there are plenty of sites to see on a trip to Kochi, it's all about the 'experience' of this eclectic location. Kerala is known as an important centre for ancient and influential Ayurvedic medicine techniques, and there are plenty of spas offering treatments for relaxation and wellness. During your time in the city, also check out performances of Kathakali, an unusual and ancient form of dance-drama that's unique to Kerala at Kerala Kathakali Centre - In an intimate, wood-lined theatre, this place provides a useful introduction to Kathakali, complete with amazing demonstrations of eye movements, plus handy translations of the night's story. The region is also renowned for its cuisine, so why not get a more in-depth introduction to the finer points of cooking in Kochi with a culinary course? It starts off with a visit to a local market to collect your ingredients, followed by step-by-step instruction on how to create authentic Kerala dishes.
Travel to Kochi and you'll discover a culinary extravaganza that's been influenced by 600 years of trade, spices and colonial influences. The result is that this region's cuisine is legendary for its variety and quality. Because it's a coastal city, fish and shellfish play an important role in local dishes, for both street food and luxury restaurants. Thattukadas are the city's streetside food vendors, selling stuffed or plain thattu dosas, hot Kerala porottas and kanzhi (rice porridge).
Arabic influences are still strong in the city, and there are a number of excellent Arabic restaurants throughout the city offering shawarma and grilled chicken.
Travelling to Kochi brings you into contact with the vibrant markets of the region where you can still experience the same scents, tastes, and a certain level of organised chaos, that the merchants of the 16th Century must have been familiar with. Away from the markets there are plenty of locations where you can buy authentic Indian clothing, which can be found throughout the region. Look for 'ayurvedic' clothing and fabrics made from organic cotton. The natural herb dyes used produce a remarkable range of vibrant colours.
When you shop also has a bearing on how much you pay. There are two main 'shopping festivals' during the year – the Onam Festival (from Aug-Sept) when discounts of 10-50% are available, and the December-January festival known as the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (15 Dec-30 Jan), when serious discounts are available again. Head for the malls such as Lulu Cochin mall, the largest in India, for the best bargains.
Flights to Kochi arrive at Cochin International Airport.
Visa restrictions for entry into the country will depend on your country of origin, length of stay and whether your trip is for business or pleasure. So before you fly to Kochi please check the visa and passport requirements.
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Doing my first BGE brisket today. Couldn't find a packer so doing a CAB Flat. Just under 6 pounds. I rubbed this morning with a modified version of a rub I found on the Amazing Ribs site. Consists of lots of black pepper, salt, sugar, and variety of spices and powders. Here is the flat rubbed and ready to sit for a while.
I let it sit all morning and then about noon, got my fire up and running. Cooking at 275 grate temp and will cook for some of the time in liquid due to it being just the flat. For liquid, I am using a combination of beef broth, beer, and a red onion. I am cooking on a rack above the liquid until it hits about 165 and then will put in the liquid until I can insert and remove a probe in the meat without any resistance. Here is the meat when it first went on the Egg.
Its been on for about two hours and has already hit 130. In addition, this is the first time I have used my new DigiQ DX2 and I love it. Set it for 275 and it has been rock solid. This will give me great comfort when I do overnight cooks.
As always, I would never be able to do this without everyone's help. Thanks again.
More pics to follow.
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Like just about everyone in the early '90s, I had the CD Wilson Phillips, the all-girl trio made up of the daughters of founders of the Mamas and the Papas and the Beach Boys. And like just about everyone else, I forgot about them until Bridesmaids. OK, not forgot — but like Hootie and the Blowfish, they were one of those groups that had a great first album, an unforgettable single ("Hold On," which I still have to listen to in its entirety when it plays on the radio) and then their moment was gone.
In some ways, it was a surprise, because their close harmonies showed skill (though the band broke up in 1993 anyway). But not it seems less of a surprise, as Live from Infinity Hall (Masterworks) — the DVD of their new album, Dedicated, a tribute of covers originally recorded by their famous parents — reveals a depressing limitation of talent. When Wendy and Carnie Wilson and Chynna Phillips sing in unison, the support of each provides context, if not power; when they go into solos, as they do on the Pet Sounds classic "Wouldn't It Be Nice," I had to stop the DVD for fear of being driven to madness.


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Commenting a Regular Expression
From ErlangCentral Wiki
You want to make it easy to maintain and understand your complex regular expressions.
Unfortunately, Erlang does not (yet) support the Perl-Compatible regular expression syntax. This removes the most useful technique -- comments inside the pattern -- for documenting your regular expressions. This means your only option for explaining your meaning to future readers of your regular expressions is to provide comments outside the string:
Rexp="[A-Za-z0-9][0-9][A-Za-z]*". % One letter, one digit, 0 or more "[A-Za-z0-9][0-9][A-Za-z]*" 1> regexp:first_match("A0a", Rexp). {match,1,3}
You might also aid readability by breaking complex patterns into shorter strings, then concatenating them (with the ++ operator) to form the actual regular expression for your search.
There's really not much to say here. Erlang provides pretty weak support for commenting regular expressions. Luckily, Erlang's built-in matching functionality makes many instances where other languages would use regular expressions unnecessary.
However, people attempting to wrangle strings in Erlang should be careful to comment what the intent of the regular expression is:
2> RegIP = "(([0-2]?[0-9][0-9]?\.)+[0-2]?[0-9][0-9][0-9]?)". "(([0-2]?[0-9][0-9]?.)+[0-2]?[0-9][0-9][0-9]?)"
Would probably be easier to understand as:
Octet = "[0-2]?[0-9][0-9]?". % A number, 0 to 299. IP = Octet ++ "\\." ++ Octet ++ "\\." ++ Octet ++ "\\." ++ Octet. 3> regexp:first_match("192.168.0.100", IP). {match,1,13} 4> regexp:first_match("921.182.0", IP). nomatch
Even with this change, Erlang's lack of the curly bracket operators in the regular expression syntax { and } mean you have to repeat patterns in many places, rather than specifying how many times to repeat.


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The Microsoft website offers some very useful—if underadvertised—tools to ease the trasition from Office 2003 to Office 2007.
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The Crap We Missed – Tuesday 2.21.12
Welcome to a special double-wide edition of The Crap We Missed so right off the bat you know it involve's Kim Kardashian's ass and also us bailing early yesterday for a Skarsgard movie marathon in our PJ's to observe Presidents' Day. Anyway, today we've got David Copperfield demonstrating his mystical rape-punch that sends beautiful, unsuspecting women flying into his secret island lair, Joe Jonas and Russell Brand revealing they shop for white capris together and Sharon Stone discovering that Carnival is no fun when incontinence strikes.
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SPEAKING skills were put to the test at Dulverton Middle School who hosted this year's Exmoor Rotary Club Junior Public Speaking Competition.
Nine teams entered in total, with Dulverton's Ben Summersgill speaking on the subject of 'Horses in Sport'.
He was supported by his chairperson Flo Mullet and Katelynn Bellamy who proposed the vote of thanks.
'Cats verses Dogs' was the topic of Dulverton's other team.
Mrs Daughtrey added: "Gabi Onody presented a detailed, informative and humorous look at which makes the best pet.
"Bethany Norman chaired the team, and Freya Broomfield thanked Gabi and invited the audience to show their appreciation."
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Old Courthouse to Remain Closed on Wednesday, July 20
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July 20, 2005
Old Courthouse to Remain Closed on Wednesday, July 20
The county's old courthouse at 4000 Chain Bridge Road, in Fairfax, which houses the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, will be closed today, Wednesday, July 20, due to water damage and broken pumps.
All functions, activities, meetings and programs scheduled for Wednesday in the old courthouse and the JDRDC are canceled.
No decision has been made yet about whether the building will be open on Thursday, July 21.
Informational updates will be posted on the county's Web site (www.fairfaxcounty.gov) and the emergency information line at 703-817-7771, TTY 711. County residents and JDRDC employees are encouraged to monitor the Web site or call the hotline for updates on the situation.


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centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ2000, Yahoo!, AIM, IRC, MSN, Gadu-Gadu, and Jabber protocols. It allows you to send, receive, and forward messages, URLs, SMSes (both through the ICQ server and email gateways supported by Mirabilis), contacts, and email express messages, and it has many other useful features. An internal RSS reader and a LiveJournal client are also provided.
cfv is a utility to both test and create .sfv (Simple File Verify), .csv, .crc, .md5(sfv style), md5sum, BSD md5, sha1sum, and .torrent checksum verification files. It also includes test-only support for .par and .par2 files. These files are commonly used to ensure the correct retrieval or storage of data.
Ciao is a complete Prolog system subsuming ISO-Prolog with a novel modular design which allows both restricting and extending the language. Ciao extensions currently include feature terms (records), higher-order, functions, constraints, objects, persistent predicates, a good base for distributed execution (agents), and concurrency. Libraries also support WWW programming, sockets, and external interfaces (C, Java, TCL/Tk, relational databases, etc.). An Emacs-based environment, a stand-alone compiler, and a toplevel shell are also provided.
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Common C++ is a highly portable C++ class library meant primarily for the development of portable threaded applications. Support is provided both for POSIX platforms and native builds under Win32. The goal is to provide a truly common C++ framework for writing portable threaded applications that do not require a huge amount of runtime overhead to support, and hence can make C++ and threads suitable even for the development of trivial servers and applications.
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CUPS is a standards-based printing system for Mac OS X and other Unix-like operating systems. It provides the System V and Berkeley command line interfaces, and uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") as the basis for managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Server Message Block (SMB), and AppSocket (a.k.a. JetDirect) protocols are also supported with reduced functionality. CUPS adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") based printing options to support real world printing.
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Space after colonEdit
Not a good idea. I've just moved two "Agoraphobia:" pages, explaining thus: "Deleting space after colon so that page lists properly". They were listed AFTER the proper ones in Special:Allpages (possibly because that listing finds the URLs, which have an underline instead of a space) but listed BEFORE the proper ones in the category (in the normal "nothing before something" manner that some of us have become accustomed to with word-processed list sorting). With long lists, there's a risk one could be hiding at the end and then be duplicated because someone thought it hadn't been written.
It MAY be OK to put a space in a link when the page hasn't one, and vice versa, because the software strips the space before and/or after searching; but I'd advise caution. Better to get them all right first time!
Robin Patterson 14:40, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
As Joe knows, if your page prefix is the same as the magic shortcut to another Wikia, you'll go there when you try to link to it. "India:" was the first I know he noticed. I noticed an [[Austria - ...]] this evening: presumably a solution to the India problem. A good alternative if you want that sort of page name structure is the subpage using a slash (/). That has the added advantage of creating an automatic link back to its parent page. If the Agoraphobia pages had had slashes instead of colons, they would have linked to Agoraphobia like that. Most of them didn't link directly to it and had no category, being therefore quite divorced from their parent page.
There are possibly many other similar groups of colonned pages around the wiki. If you want to convert to slashes, go ahead! But if (as I suspect) most are also uncategorised, it might be better to leave the colons (which have certain time-saving advantages, as I explain at Cities:) and categorise them all in one hit, using Special:Allpages. You just set up the [[category:whatever]] link, copy it to your clipboard, then run right through them pasting that into both the page and the edit summary, then using your Back menu to jump straight back to where you were on the Allpages (or use separate windows if you prefer).
Robin Patterson 14:40, 26 April 2007 (UTC) in w:New Zealand
- We are gradually moving the colons to dashes which was our preferred solution. Your trick using the Allpages will prove really useful when we get around to the serious housekeeeping. Thanks. Dr Joe Kiff 16:16, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
- OK, but you may be making more work than necessary for yourselves unless you can find a clever shortcut. Here's what I think is the most relevant part of what I wrote above: "A good alternative if you want that sort of page name structure is the subpage using a slash (/). That has the added advantage of creating an automatic link back to its parent page." You can add another slash for a sub-subpage and so on. Robin Patterson 13:59, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
- Had we but known!!!!! We might adopt it in new areas and redo the other ones at a later date. Its an issue mainly in the countries section and the types of problem list, many of these have still to be converted to dashes anyway. We really do value you passing on these ideas.Dr Joe Kiff 15:59, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


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I have meet a phenonemon that I can not understand during programming python. Actually I am not a very professional programmer and writing programming is only a efficient way to bring me to the experiment results. But those annoying programming errors that seem coming out from nowhere really retard my schedule greatly.
very grateful if you can give some deep ideas about what is happening and meanwhile give me a chance to know Python better.
My problem is:
I have three modules each of which import the previous one in relay. Concretely,
module 1(called myGlobals) just define a module level global variable:
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print "global"
print globals()["a"]
it works of course ,print out
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module 2 import module 1 and check if that global variable can be refered from module 2 successfully
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import myGlobals
print globals()["a"]
It works also. print out
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but if I define a third module which trys to import module 2(called subfile)
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import subfile
print globals()["a"]
it gives me an error
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>>> runfile('E:/Program Files/PyderWorkspace/Examples/main.py', wdir=r'E:/Program Files/PyderWorkspace/Examples')
UMD has deleted: myGlobals
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\spyderlib\widgets\externalshell\sitecustomize.py", line 540, in runfile
execfile(filename, namespace)
File "E:/Program Files/PyderWorkspace/Examples/main.py", line 8, in <module>
import subfile
File "subfile.py", line 10, in <module>
print globals()["a"]
KeyError: 'a'
which means ,I think, module 1 is successfully imported but the global name a can not be called from module 2,why is that?
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The gutsy performance by the Browns, and particularly homegrown QB Brian Hoyer, in last week's last-second victory over New Orleans drew plenty of attention. A victory in this one would be their second straight over the Ravens following an 11-game slide.
Baltimore knows the specter of the Ray Rice domestic violence case won't fade for a while. But the Ravens did come through last Thursday in the midst of the turmoil, beating archrival Pittsburgh.


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Gwent: The Witcher Card Game closed beta participants handed free copy of The Witcher 2
Here's a bit more Gwent: The Witcher Card Game news for you this morning, and if you participated in the closed beta, it should please you.
The Witcher 2 headlines
The Witcher 3, Pillars of Eternity, other RPGs on sale this week through GOG
Not only is The Witcher 3 on sale,so are its expansion packs. But there's more than just games starring Geralt available at a discount.
The Witcher franchise has sold 20 million copies worldwide
The Witcher franchise has sold 20 million copies worldwide according to the latest figures from CD Projket.
The Witcher 2, CS:GO, others are now backward compatible on Xbox One
Microsoft has added 10 new Xbox 360 titles to the Xbox One backward compatibility list, and the firm is also changing the release schedule for future titles.
Get The Witcher 2, Mount & Blade free through the GoG 2014 DRM-free Big Fall Sale
The GoG 2014 DRM-free Big Fall Sale has kicked off and for the next 48 hours, Mount & Blade is free.
Video: Lords of the Fallen could be the surprise hit RPG of the year
Tomasz Gop introduces gameplay to one of the hottest looking fantasy games of 2014.
Steam Summer Getaway Sale Day 3: The Witcher 2, Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution for cheap
Steam has updated its Summer Getaway Sale page with deals on Tomb Raider (-75%) , The Witcher 2: Enhanced ($4.99!!) and Hitman: Absolution for $6.24. Flash sales include Bad Company 2 for 70% off and LA Noire for 75% off. Hit up the link for the savings. Screencaps are below per the usual.
The Witcher 2 mod adds tons of fixes, due very soon
The Witcher 2 is being updated considerably with a new, unofficial patch from The Witcher 3 developer Andrzej Kwiatkowski, who made it in his spare time with REDkit. It should be ready soon; CD Projekt RED PR manager Agnieszka Szostak told us it will turn up ahead of the "couple of weeks" timeframe we expected. […]
The Witcher series has sold over 5 million copies
The Witcher series has sold over 5 million copies, CD Projekt RED has announced. Yesterday, the studio confirmed it is working on the third installment, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, set for a 2014 release. To celebrate both the new sales figures and the announcement The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition for Xbox […]
Cyberpunk titled, The Witcher 2 hits Mac, REDKit dated
Cyberpunk has been given a title; The Witcher has hit the Mac, and the REDKit toolset has been dated. Get updated on everything that happened during CD Projeckt RED's special conference below.
CD Projekt RED and GOG.com Special Event stream occurs on October 18 - reminder
CD Projekt and GOG.com will be hosting a livestream this Thursday, October 18.
The Witcher 2 sweeps European Games Awards with six wins
The winners of the European Games Awards, in which 230,000 European residents voted for their choices online, have been announced with The Witcher 2 walking away with the most awards.
CD Projekt RED rolling out mod tools for The Witcher 2
CD Projekt RED has announced it will soon release the REDkit, a suite of tools that will set the modding community loose on the PC version of its acclaimed RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings. REDkit will enable the creation of non-linear adventures, new locations and more, according to the CDPR blog post on […]
Witcher 2 developer launches new blog
Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt Red has launched a new blog aimed at providing a home for "posts by the people who play their role in creating mature and complex RPGs. The studio consists of inventive people, who have much to tell you about their work and environment."
GDC Europe 2012 to dissect Love and The Witcher 2
This year's Games Developers Conference Europe has added post-mortems of CD Projekt's, The Witcher 2, and Eskil Steenberg's indie title, Love. Cryptic Studios will also be on hand to discuss user-generated content in MMOs. Other confirmed sessions include a post-mortem of thatgamecompany's Journey, and Rare's N64 classic, GoldenEye. GDC Europe takes place in Cologne from […]
CD Projekt RED to make "major announcement" on May 30
CD Projekt RED will host a conference on May 30 at 5.00pm GMT where it will make a major announcement as well as reveal "a lot of other information" concerning its products and GOG.com. There's a video below featuring CEO Marcin Iwiński discussing the upcoming event. The event will be streamed through Facebook.
CD Projekt announces loads of Witcher-related goodness at Spring Conference
CD Projekt RED announced during it Spring Conference today that those who currently own Witcher 2 on PC will be upgraded to the Enhanced Edition the same day April 17 it releases on Xbox 360.
Witcher 2 Enhanced dev diary shows off cinematic elements
Warner and CD Projekt RED have released a new developer diary for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition. The video goes in-depth with the team itself, discussing and showing the cinematic sequences and gameplay elements added in the enhanced version. The game launches April 17 on Xbox 360 and PC.
Witcher 2 360 Dark Edition sold out in Europe
Yep. Sold out. Except in Poland where CD Projekt has produced extra editions for their countrymen. How nice of them.
The Witcher 2 moved over 1.1 million units in 2011
CD Projekt has said The Witcher 2 moved 1,110,055 units on PC in 2011. The digital version sold 270,000 through digital distribution services, and 40,000 of those were through GoG.
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Wondering if 2013 will be the year to become a homeowner? A look at prices and mortgage rates provides a favorable outlook.
As I noted in my previous blog post, mortgage rates are still low, and the Federal Reserve's announcement last week that it would continue its bond-buying program into 2013 will keep them low. They might rise if Congress doesn't resolve the "fiscal cliff," notes Greg McBride, CFA, Bankrate's senior financial analyst. But he added that "Even if today's 3.5 percent rates became 4 percent sometime next year, those rates are still low enough to enhance affordability."
What about home prices? Opportunity arises there, too, as prices stabilize. There will be an emergence of buyers who were waiting for prices to drop. More sellers will be able to afford to put their homes on the market. Some areas of the country are already seeing multiple offers on homes for sale.
Real estate research firm Fiserv predicts that home prices will rise 1 percent from fourth quarter 2012 to the end of 2013. From second quarter 2013 to second quarter 2014, the firm predicts a price increase of 3.4 percent. "Housing is finally turning the corner," Fiserv chief economist David Stiff said in a statement. "There is no reason to be fearful of further large price declines."
When it comes to obtaining a mortgage, borrowers still need good credit and proof of income. The days of easy credit are long gone, and borrowers are more knowledgeable and cautious about getting in over their heads financially than they were during the heady days of the housing bubble.
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It will be classes as normal at the University of Manitoba today — there will not be a professors' strike.
A tentative agreement was reached late Monday night between the university and the faculty association.
The deal is a three-year agreement.
While the university said the deal covers all major issues, it also said some unresolved issues will go to binding arbitration.
The university did not reveal what those unresolved issues are and faculty association president Sharon Alward could not be reached for comment.
"I extend my congratulations to the bargaining teams for all their efforts to reach a negotiated settlement," U of M president and vice-chancellor David Barnard said. "Most importantly, I am pleased to be able to inform our students that we will be open and operating with no disruption to their learning."
No details on the terms of the settlement were available.
The tentative agreement was reached with the help of mediator Michael Werier, appointed by the provincial government late Friday after talks between the two sides had reached an impasse.
The faculty said the major stumbling block was the independence of faculty: a professor's right to criticize the university and to freely choose research without interference.
It appeared the university was strongly opposed to any language in the collective agreement that protected academic freedom, language the faculty said was common at most other Canadian universities.
Before the agreement was reached, the university was proposing a four-year deal with wage increases of 2.9 per cent the first year and two per cent in each of the three remaining years; the faculty countered with a two-year deal with increases of 2.9 per cent each year.
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TENTATIVE talks have got underway to see if one massive rubbish and recycling collection service can be launched for the whole of Worcestershire.
Your Worcester News can reveal how an investigation has now kicked off to see if there is any appetite for cash-strapped councils to team up and pool costs.
At the moment all six district councils have their own vehicles, staff and collection arrangements costing the county's taxpayers more than £10 million.
The idea of pooling costs was first raised by Worcestershire County Council's Liberal Democrat and Green parties back in January, when a motion was overwhelmingly backed calling for a review.
At the start of July a panel of councillors came together to kick it off, and from that a range of visits are now being planned to some of the best-performing town halls in the country, such as Somerset and South Oxfordshire, to see if any ideas are worth taking away.
Because all the districts operate separate pick-ups in Worcestershire it has led to wildly different levels of service - for example people in Malvern get weekly rubbish collections, but in Worcester it is fortnightly.
Recycling rates also vary hugely - it has hit 43 per cent of all household waste in Wychavon, but down the road in Malvern it is just 31 per cent.
Councillor Neil Laurenson, a Green politician at Worcester City Council, said: "Each district council has its own needs and what we're doing at this stage is knocking ideas around to see what might be possible.
"The whole point behind it must be that it saves money - everyone at the first meeting seemed keen to explore it in detail and that's what we'll be doing."
Councillor Ken Pollock, a Tory who represents Tenbury at the county council, is chairing it.
He said: "We are very aware the districts regard waste collection as a principle function, how matter how onerous it is.
"But there could be opportunities to pool costs by making management savings, for example.
"At this point it's about looking at the degree the districts might want to work together."


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Hello, I was diagnosed about 4 weeks ago, and my surgical oncologist only "suspects" this is what I have. So far I have had CAT Scans, PET Scans, a liver biopsy. I just had a port a cath implanted and last Friday I had a portal vein embolization. I will go on chemotherapy for about 3 months, and the plan is to give one part of my liver time to regenerate and then have a liver resection. I am going to City of Hope in Duarte, CA. I'm a wreck emotionally. I have seen so many doctors, and nobody really gives me straight answers. Any kind words would help. In the meantime, my best wishes and prayers to all of you with this disease and to your families.


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BLACKPOOL manager Ian Holloway has insisted that Saturday's trip to Ewood Park is not a 'must win' fixture – but he still spent a weekend break in Scotland preparing for the game by watching DVDs of Blackburn Rovers.
Rovers, who were not in action at the weekend because of their early exit from the FA Cup, take on the Tangerines in a Lancashire derby crunch clash at Ewood – with both sides currently just one point clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Holloway turned 48 on Satur-day and celebrated by having a weekend away with his wife by Loch Lomond, but the forth-coming fixture against Rovers was never far from his mind.
"Just when my wife thought we were going to spend all day being romantic and soppy, I put the mockers on it by whipping out a few DVDs which I'd sneaked in the suitcase," said the Blackpool boss, who will welcome star midfielder Charlie Adam back from suspension for the crunch clash at Ewood Park.
"They were Blackburn Rovers' last few matches and I spent all night watching them.
"I don't think Kim was too impressed but to be honest there are only a couple of things I want as a birthday present – a win over Rovers next weekend and top flight survival.
"This really is crunch time and I couldn't be more excited," he added.
"Nine games to go. Can we keep Blackpool in the Premier League?
"I absolutely and utterly believe we can and that's what I'll spend all week talking to the lads about.
"The game with Blackburn should be a cracker, number one because of where the teams are in the table and, secondly, the fact it is a Lancashire derby.
"I think it will be more of a humdinger than usual and not one for the faint-hearted.
"But what I don't want is people saying that it is a 'massive' match or a 'must win' or any of that rubbish.
"I know the fans like talking in those terms but it really is nonsense.
"If I went into my dressing room before the Blackburn match and said to my lads, 'We've got to win this this, it is the most important game of the season, we have to do it', how would they be able to play?
"The team would be a bag of nerves.
"If we lost at Blackburn we are not going to get relegated – and on the flipside, if we win, we aren't guaranteed staying up."


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Did you know that Americans collectively make 4 billion trips by bike each year, up from 1.7 billion in 2001?
While driving is still most Americans' primary means of getting to and from work every day, cycling is gaining ground as an option in more and more cities across the United States, and it's not hard to see why. Whether it is because it has gotten safer, is cheaper, is a form of exercise, or because it is good for the environment, the trend is growing.
We invite you to view this infographic from Bolt Insurance which illustrates this.
Here are a few facts from the graphic:
- 4 in 10: Ride bikes for work, pleasure or exercise
- 21%: Cycling fatalities declined between 1998 and 2008
- Portland: No. 1 state with nearly 6% of people biking to work
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Counterfeit Behikes—Insider Analysis
David Savona
Posted: June 2, 2011
The Cohiba Behike BHK
is the hottest Cuban cigar on the market. Cigar Aficionado's reigning
Cigar of the Year, the small-production smoke is among the best made in
Cuba in decades.Up
to now, counterfeits of the cigar have been limited due to the
elaborate packaging found on each genuine Behike BHK. The real cigars
come packed in very glossy, black boxes of 10 cigars, with gold
highlights and squares that have a blue-gray hue. This box goes inside a
felt covering, which is then put inside a black cardboard box
containing the Habanos sticker and the Cuban guarantee seal.
Most fakes have been bundled cigars, some banded with traditional Cohiba bands, but Cigar Aficionado has uncovered two very close copies of the complex and ornate Behike band, and the most ambitious attempt at copying the very difficult and high-end Cohiba Behike box to date. Neither is a perfect replica, but both have fooled buyers. The box of Behikes, bought by a Cigar Aficionado reader from a dealer in the northeastern United States, attempts to duplicate the Behike packaging. The counterfeiter missed several details, as you will see in this trio of videos.
First of all, the box contained 25 cigars-real Behike BHKs come in boxes of 10. The cigars were also priced at $300, or $12 apiece-even in Cuba, that price would be around $25 per cigar.
We'll begin with a look at the genuine box, compared to the fake box.
Next, we'll take a look at the real box and the fake box side-by-side, which showcases the differences between each one very clearly.
Finally, we'll take a look at the differences between a real Cohiba Behike BHK cigar band and the fake adorning the cigars that came in these boxes, and also compare it to a band from a counterfeit Cohiba BHK purchased in St. Maarten.
Be careful when purchasing Cohiba Behike cigars. Fakes are out there, and the counterfeiters are taking time trying to fool you into parting with your money.
To see the bands in our Counterfeit Gallery, click here.
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I quite like these, but more as special occasion cigar, due to limited supply and higher price point.
That's why I wasn't so impressed with it.
cuba and there fake. Right when i saw it, the cigar had to many
veine on it .On top of it, as it progress the taste just get worse.
No way nire wath Cohiba is capeble to produce.
Although I feel bad for whoever purchased the counterfeit behikes, I do thank them for sending them to CA so that we can learn.
I hope they were able to get a few real Behikes. I have been trying to find them, but no such luck for me.
I just purchased a box of BHK 52 from the Cada del Habano in Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba but it failed the authenticity check (the seal's code number) on the habanos.com website. I've never questioned authenticity when purchasing from a Casa, but this has me worried.
This is a great write-up. Sorry for those who got fakes.
You can get a branded shirt or shoe for top dollars or even buy it in discount store.
Same thing goes to the Cohiba and Cuban Myth.
Today I am going to bust some of these myths that keep repeating itself, just because you paid a low ball price compared to original expensive 1000% markup retailers.
I smoked some authentic high grade original BHK 56 and those from a box of 25.
Taste and Flavor? Absolutely the same.
You all heard about the "Culebra " and how the rollers were allowed to take 3 cigars every day and which ended up in black market.
Yes, There is indeed a thriving black & grey market for these Cohibas too. Remember, it was a blend smoked by a guard standing on the door when Fidel discovered it.
So possibily the same tobacco blend or same cigars are pilfered from the factory , accumulated and then sold.
Cuban rollers get paid in dirt , compared to the enormous profit these retailers make. So there is vested interest in trying to suppress & discredit the "GREY" market stuff.
Some of these 25 pack Cohibas are great. Amongst those GREY market , unofficial stock, there are also other fakers who try to slip you a bad batch once in a while.
So at the end of the day, buyer beware.
I have smoked both and NO.. I will not pay $$$$$ for a lacquer box...and some retailers 1000% markup.
1) They do not come in a 3 sampler box.
2) They do not come in a box of 25.
3) They do not come in a box with warranty stickers directly on the box of any kind.
4) They do not come in wooden boxes, or boxes with wooden bottoms, or slide lid boxes, or any combination of those parts. The hinges need to be gold with stamped lettering. The boxes have a hidden magnetic closure. No latch/clasp of any kind. The magnetic resistance is obvious on a good box.
5) The boxes are sold inside a black cardboard box with all seals/stamps attached to that box. Inside that box is a black velvet/fhelt bag also with gold lettering. Inside that bag is the black lacquered box with very crisp white dots. This finished box is covered with cling wrap protective film. NOTHING should be stuck to this box of any kind other than the protective film.
John) Yes the two ends of the box are marked with the BHK 52,54,56 marking and Habana Cuba in gold lettering 100% legit there for your box.
Frank) The hologram banner strip on the back of the band did change on my boxes somewhere between my 2013 and 2014 boxes of BHKs. I don't have exact dates. My boxes from 2013 have rows of little hologram gold heads. These changed somewhere around 2014ish to rows of The words Cohiba Behike with gold heads separating those two words all done in holograms.
Now to make things a little more complicated:
As part of my collection, I have about a half dozen BHK 54 boxes which are all stamped with a matching factory code and date code. They are all authentic from sealed boxes. The color of the cigars, aroma, wrapper quality, construction and even small differences in the way the band is applied/scuffed by whoever handled that bunch of cigars for each box is apparent upon inspection. This is cigars which were all rolled in the same factory under the same months production, but clearly the end product has differences. I have 2 or 3 of the boxes that are clearly the better boxes of the bunch. Quality control on the end product, while still superb does have differences It makes you aware that all things are not equal depending on who rolled the bunch and who had the better bunch of material on that day.
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INTREPID rally driver Justin Birchall has set off on one of the world's most dangerous races.
Justin, who runs Birchall Foodservice in Hapton's Network 65 Business Park, successfully completed the first stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally yesterday.
Justin is one of four drivers partnering members of the armed forces severely injured in combat as part of the 28-strong Race2 Recovery team.
With co-driver Cpl Tom Neathway he aims to tackle 9,000 kilometres of desert sand dunes in South America over the next 14 days.
The pair finished 84th out of 152 cars in the first leg in Peru yesterday morning.
Tom, a member of the Parachute Regiment, is a triple amputee who suffered horrendous injuries on a tour of Afghanistan in 2008.
He triggered a booby trap and the blast led to the amputation of both of Tom's legs and his left arm.
He is the first triple amputee ever to enter the race.
Justin, one of Britian's leading off road rally specialists has already competed in the British Cross Country Championships with Tom.
Speaking before the race, the dad-of-three said: "I'm humbled to be part of the Race2Recovery team.
"The Dakar is a childhood dream that's coming true.
"The main difficulty during the Dakar is getting stuck in the sand. It'll be up to me to get out. But being at the start is an achievement in itself.
"We'll probably have big smiles and a sense of fear. We're not on the Dakar to win it but just to get to the finish and that would be a major achievement."
The Race2Recovery team whose motto is Beyond Injury – Achieving the Extraordinary has been the focus of TV crews from around the world and aims to inspire those injured or facing adversity..
The team hopes to raise £25,000 for Tedworth House, a Help for Heroes project based in Wiltshire.
To make a donation visit http://justgiving.com/Justin-Birchall