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Hi everyone, I mostly have lovely customers but every now and again get a tricky one. I made a Christening Cake on the weekend, quite a simple cross, vanilla with SMBC. She told me the cake was to serve 25-30 people so I showed her sizes and she kept going up and up in size till we had a cross that was going to serve about 60 people, the length was 34cm and I showed her the tin that would be the right length. I told her it would serve many more than she needed and would therefore cost more than she might have been expecting to pay. Her husband was also there and he said to her "Order whatever you want" so 34cm it was. When her husband came to pick up the cake he said it was beautifully made but his wife was expecting it to be longer "about 2 feet long". I said I had showed them the tin size and they had approved that so I didn't understand why they would think it would be longer. And then he said that the cake was too small and wouldn't serve 200 people. I had a second of scrambled brain trying to make that sentence make sense and then said his wife had told me the cake was to serve 25-30 people. He said I didn't understand how his wife thought, and what her family was like..... feel free to insert any comment you like in here, believe me over the last couple of days I've come up with a few! I said the cake would not serve 200 people because they did not order a cake to serve 200 people, I asked him why his wife had said 25-30 people when they were expecting 200 as that is quite a large discrepancy. He again said you don't know how my wife thinks. We continued to discuss this for a few minutes and he said several times you don't know how my wife thinks, believe me I know what I think, but I didn't think I should say it.
I wasn't going to be back until today so I told him his wife was welcome to come back and discuss this with me and we arranged that she would call me today. I haven't heard anything, so either she will call tomorrow or I won't hear anything and she will leave, an unhappy customer. I'm not worrying about this as I know I made the cake I was paid to make and everything is written down clearly and approved by her, I just wanted to share unrealistic expectations or just plain weird experience.
Very strange situation but beautiful cake!
Always get an email string going. The spoken word proves nothing. Too bad for them but this is not your fault.
Everything is written down in a contract, that's why I was so confused about the size and number of people.
ABizarre! Maybe she was only getting cake for the close family while he had invited most of the church and she wasn't happy about it. Sounds like there is some kind of other business going on with them if you ask me.
I thought there was something else going on I just can't figure out what, I was hoping somebody here might be able to figure it out.
Hi 810WhiteChoc, you're cake design is beautiful...! I wouldn't worry too much about that lady. I see this happening a lot with wedding cake orders since the recession hit. The couple order a wedding cake for 120 people but actually have 200 guests attending in the hope that not everybody will eat cake (in the UK wedding cake is normally served later in the evening at about 10-11pm with finger food and some guests are too busy holding up the bar to go looking for wedding cake, but at the same time some guests love cake and have more than one portion). It's when you turn up to deliver and set up the wedding cake that you see the seating for 200 people....
You have nothing to feel bad about. You delivered a beautiful cake and was told only 30-40 people would attend. It is not your fault but the fault of the woman who ordered the cake. You did nothing wrong!!! I think the cake is very pretty!!!!
Originally Posted by 810whitechoc
He said I didn't understand how his wife thought, and what her family was like..... feel free to insert any comment you like in here, believe me over the last couple of days I've come up with a few!
You mean you're not a mind reader? Did you not have your crystal ball out??? - LOL You have nothing to worry about. The cake is beautiful!!!
AHe was right, you DON'T know how his wife thinks, and he failed at his job of interpreter. :D
Thanks, I needed a good lol.
I think you are right about inviting 200 people but not wanting to pay for a cake that large.
As a PS to this story I had a customer come in today who saw the photo and loved it and has ordered the cake for her child's christening - this cake is going to haunt me.


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The Kardashian-Jenner Family Gathers At Taverna Tony
The entire Kardashian family (and then some) gathered at Taverna Tony in Malibu last night for Kourtney Kardashian's 34th birthday. Filming is still underway for season eight of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, as camera crews were present while everyone headed into the restaurant.
Kendall Jenner filmed a video of Kourtney and Mason Disick, 3, blowing out the candles on her birthday cake, while Kris Jenner Instagram'd pics from inside the dinner.

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PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — A magistrate judge has denied a West Virginia prosecutor's request to go to trial on misdemeanor domestic violence charges instead of participating in an intervention program.
Mark Plants is charged with domestic battery of his 11-year-old son. Prosecutors say Plants hit the boy more than 10 times with a leather belt on Feb. 22.
He also is charged with violating a domestic-violence protection order. The order required that Plants stay away from his ex-wife and their sons.
The Charleston Gazette reports that the judge on Friday denied a request to set trial dates on the charges.
He told Plants that he must attend the 32-week batterers intervention program in Putnam County under a previous agreement last month. The charges could be dropped upon completion of the program.


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Mark Webber should seriously consider a move to Ferrari if a proper offer is made, according to former world champion Alan Jones.
Jones, the last Australian to win the Formula 1 title, believes that Webber would find himself revitalised by an opportunity to race for the Maranello team.
Speaking in a podcast put together by the Australian Grand Prix organisers, Jones said: "Mark has already done one of the two things that most Formula 1 drivers would like to do, and that's win Monaco. The other one is to drive for Ferrari.
"I'm sure he'd have a look at it. If he goes to Ferrari, it could be a breath of fresh air - it's very prestigious and something really good to have on your CV. He gets on extremely well with [Fernando] Alonso, so maybe that could be a good way for him to go."
Webber's contract with Red Bull runs out at the end of this season, and his strong form in the opening part of this campaign has again ignited speculation that he is on Ferrari's radar as a potential replacement for Felipe Massa.
Although going up alongside Alonso would not be an easy thing to do, Jones reckons that Webber already faces a big challenge at Red Bull with Sebastian Vettel.
He added: "Personally, I think that Mark is with a good team (but) having said that, if he signed on with Red Bull next year he's still going to have Vettel as his team-mate, which is a pretty hard task."
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The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) saw 700 of its members resign over two days in protest of the party's decision to not re-nominate Mehmet Gecitli for mayor of Cungus, a town in Diyarbakir province, Today's Zaman reported.
Speaking to reporters, Gecitli said 400 people resigned from the AK Party on Tuesday and 300 more on Wednesday. "The resignations will reach 1,200 once our friends in the villages resign as well," Gecitli said.
On Jan. 20, all of the members of the (AK Party) Adana provincial administration board resigned from their posts in a protest initiated by the board's chairman, Ziyaeddin Yagcı, who submitted his resignation following the unveiling of mayoral candidates in the province of Adana.
Yagcı stepped down after the candidates were announced at the AK Party headquarters on the grounds that the provincial administration was not consulted in determining the candidates. His resignation was followed by the resignations of the rest of the board.
Meanwhile, new AK Party Kahramanmarash provincial branch head Metin Dogan, who was recently assigned to replace Fatih Mehmet Erkoc, who resigned from his post to run for mayor in the upcoming local elections, announced that some of the Kahramanmarash board's administrative members had submitted their resignations along with Erkoc.


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Nearly half of the top companies in the nation don't plan to raise wages for nonregular employees during this spring's wage negotiations, despite pressure from the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), a private research body said Thursday.
Only 16 percent of 174 publicly traded companies that responded to a poll in November and December said they plan to raise wages for nonregular employees, Sanro Research Institute said.
About 25 percent of these firms increased wages for nonregular employees last spring, the poll said.
However, the poll also said 68 percent of the companies plan to increase wages for regular employees this spring, while 6 percent intend to keep them unchanged.
Meanwhile, the 63,000-strong Toyota Motor Workers' Union decided on a plan to focus on maintaining seniority-based automatic pay increases without demanding any pay-scale hike in the upcoming wage negotiations.
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Since its launch in November 2004 World of Warcraft (WoW) has become the most popular online role-playing game by a substantial margin. The latest estimates by WoW creator Blizzard suggest almost 7.5 million people have bought it.
Now the world of Warcraft is growing again via a substantial expansion pack called The Burning Crusade. For those that don't know The Burning Crusade refers to the ongoing efforts of the Burning Legion, a demonic army led
byKil'jaeden the Deceiver, to destroy all life in the Universe.
Testing times
A big software update due towards the end of 2006 will make changes to the existing game in preparation for the Burning Crusade. This will mean some changes for all players but most of the extras in the expansion will only be available to those that buy the expansion pack.
WoW puts players in the fictional fantasy world of Azeroth where they go adventuring by carrying out quests and killing monsters for loot usually money or increasingly powerful equipment. The cash can be used to buy better gear and the fallen loot can be sold or auctioned to raise money.
Players control characters from one of eight races. Their character can play one of nine classes, such as warrior or rogue, and they can learn two of 12 professions. Higher level characters hit harder or have more magical power and spells at their disposal.
The many possible permutations of character, class, profession and level mean the game is easy to play but hard to master and this probably accounts for its ongoing popularity.
The expansion pack is currently in a closed beta test that gives a few lucky players a chance to try it out and log any bugs they find.
The BBC News website was invited to join the beta test and took the chance to create characters using the new races and take them questing around the new starting areas.
Blizzard has stressed that the beta only gives a preview of what will be in the final expansion. A lot could change between the test system and the version that makes it on to shop shelves.
Wacky races
The two new races, Blood Elves and Draenei, have been designed to balance the game's opposing factions. Races in WoW are members of either the Horde or Alliance factions.
The Alliance counts humans, dwarfs, gnomes and night elves among its ranks and these characters are generally easier on the eye than the Horde which has the undead, orc, troll and tauren races. However, the Horde starting quests are far more atmospheric than the rather generic fantasy setting of novice Alliance characters.
As a Horde race there is no doubt that the Blood Elves are much prettier than their brethren and their starting area is spectacular - especially Silvermoon city. Unfortunately, I found the early experience with a Blood Elf a bit tame. It felt too similar to a starting Alliance character and suffered the same lack of depth.
The main section of the crashed ship, called the Exodar, is the Draenei capital and is just as spectacular as Silvermoon.
The introduction of the science-fictional element made the Draenei stand out and their accents and physical characteristics, horns and tails, gives them more personality than the rather anodyne Blood Elves. The Draenei racial ability, healing, also seemed more useful at low levels than the silence spell available to Blood Elves.
Many of the earlier quests for both Blood Elves and Draenei seemed to be more intricate than those in the main game. Often it was not a case of just killing lots of blameless creatures but more about investigating, helping other denizens and solving problems. These early adventures did a very good job of getting players to explore the new starting areas, finding out the lay of the land.
The early quests also gave better equipment early on - in its opening stages World of Warcraft can be a bit of a grind involving wanton slaughter just to gather enough cash for some shoddy weapons or armour.
But in the Burning Crusade the early quests for both Blood Elves and Draenei rewarded me with small bags to carry loot, some good armour and the chance to get some decent weapons too.
The preview of the expansion we got suggests that Blizzard has not rested on its laurels. The Burning Crusade does a lot of things better than the original and it is likely to help the game maintain its dominance of online adventuring.
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Meuse is situated 130 miles (209 kilometers) east of the national capital Paris and 120 miles (193 kilometers) west of Strasbourg.
Make a tour of the defense structures and forts in the Meuse region. Read the informative signs to see the important role they played in the history of the area. Those interested in history can see the Fort de Douaumont, and the Fort de Souville.
Reflect on the nation's past struggles at sites like the Andre Maginot Memorial; a good reminder to never take peace for granted. This significant place of remembrance provides a fascinating window into the sometimes turbulent history of the Meuse region.
The Monument de la Victoire, the Ossuaire de Douaumont and the Musee-Memorial de Fleury are three more facinating sights sure to please savvy travellers in the Meuse area.


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Visakhapatnam, Aug 30 (IANS) India A captain Abhishek Nayar (102 not out) and Vijay Zol (110) scored impressive centuries to help India score 388 for seven against New Zealand A here Friday but with the first day's play being washed out, the three-day unofficial Test ended in a drab draw.
India A lost rising star Unmukt Chand Thursday, just before the end of the day's play.
Jiwanjot Singh (48) and nightwatchman Sarabjit Ladda (15) started the final day brightly but after a brave stint at the crease, Ladda lost his wicket to Todd Astle, who was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand with figures of 3/106.
After Ladda's fall it was all India as the hosts piled on the runs. Zol and Jiwanjot added 77 runs for the third wicket before Zol added another 97 runs with Manprit Juneja (43), who played an aggressive innings.
Zol and Nayar frustrated the Kiwis further with the two combine piling 60 runs in 7.1 overs for the fifth wicket.
There was some joy for the visitors as they picked up two late wickets but by that time the damage had already been done and the Indians managed to take a lead of 78 runs.
Earlier, the first day saw the rain gods playing spoilsport as not even a single ball was bowled.
On the second day, Thursday, the Indians came out fighting and managed to restrict New Zealand to 106 for six. However, former Australian wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi (125) came to the rescue of his adopted nation and along with Astle took New Zealand A to 310 all out.
Spinner Jalaj Saxena had an impressive outing picking up six wickets for 106 runs with Rakesh Dhruv and Dhawal Kulkarni chipping in with two wickets and one respectively.


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A COLLECTION of lips captured by renowned fashion and beauty photographer Alistair Cowin will be on display at the Artrix.
The collection, created and designed by makeup artists from NEW College, tells a story using texture, colour, light and shadow.
During his 30-year career Alistair has photographed the world's most beautiful women, supermodels and movie stars including Cameron Diaz and Charlize Theron.
After years living between Los Angeles, Miami and Paris he is now based in Worcester.
He said: "This was a wonderful opportunity to work with the next generation of makeup artists and push their creative boundaries to the next level."
Ruth Hancox, makeup tutor from NEW College called the experience challenging.
She said: "Focusing on a small area such as the lips means there is no room for error.
"Then printing in high resolution you need to be technically very accurate which pushed the students' application method to the industry standard."
Read My Lips will be at the Artrix from April 4 till May 6 and is free to all.
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Chrysler has issued a recall for 284,831 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans from the 2008-2009 model years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The recall affects vehicles built between February and September 2007, which may have a wire harness routed incorrectly. This may create a condition where the lower sliding door hinge bracket rubs against the wire insulation and wears through it.
This could cause a short circuit inside the sliding door, overheating the latch and potentially causing a fire.
Chrysler and Dodge dealers will inspect and repair the vehicles for free. Owners may contact Chrysler at 800-853-1403 or NHTSA's hot line at 888-327-4236.


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Powerful document and spreadsheet modules. Supports a huge variety of Palm and Symbian smartphones. Smooth operation.
Presentation module lacks features. Compatibility with Mac Excel files requires extra step. No BlackBerry OS version.
Bottom Line
Quickoffice Premier turns your smartphone into a complete mobile office. Its presentation module needs work, but for editing documents and spreadsheets, it's a solid solution.
a few gotchas
i encountered one annoyance, however. i could open all the sample spreadsheets that came with my review unit, but when i tried three of my own, all of the dates went from 2006 to 2002 and moved back a day; 10/26/2006 became 10/25/2002. using my e62, i made a few changes to the sheet and saved them successfully, hoping that the date issue was simply a viewing error of some kind. but when i reopened the modified file on my desktop machine, the dates were still incorrect. according to the company, the problem occurs with excel files initially created on a macintosh. it results from a difference in the way the mac and pc versions of excel represent dates. to avoid it, you must first convert such files to the pc format. (see the microsoft knowledge base article detailing the necessary steps.)
i found the presentation component lacking in features when compared with the other modules. quickpoint offers little beyond the basics for slide creation, with no effects or even color support aside from the ability to display color images you insert. on the other hand, it handily opens powerpoint files that already contain effects and colors. slide, outline, and speaker notes views let you easily preview a work in progress with colleagues. quickpoint even lets you give presentations directly from your smartphone, a killer feature, though you need the $279 igo pitch duo (a standalone portable device that lets you show presentations from a handheld without a pc) to use it.
still, for the most part, quickoffice premier performs well. it loads and saves moderately sized files within a few seconds, and makes fairly complex calculations quickly in quicksheet. when scrolling a large spreadsheet, the screen does blank out each row for a split second, but i don't consider that a huge strike against it; the e62 doesn't exactly have dual xeon processors purring under the hood.
compared with the experience using microsoft office on a desktop computer, quickoffice navigation feels a little clumsy at times, such as when rearranging slides in a presentation. you can't simply use drag-and-drop on an index page to move a slide down in sequence; you have to select move slide down from a pop-up menu. in general, though, i found navigation simple.
if you can adapt to the occasional interface inconvenience, this product lets you get some real work done on a smartphone. i'd like to see more flexibility in dressing up slides in quickpoint; the presentation module is really only good for modifying text or inserting an extra slide (though if you're on the go, those features may prove handy). quickword is a quality app no matter how you slice it, and aside from the annoying date problem, quicksheet packs considerably more power than i expected. for 40 or 50 bucks, quickoffice premier 4 makes a worthy addition to your palm, symbian s60, or symbian uiq handheld. [1/17/07: as noted above, quickoffice premier 4 does not run on palm os or symbian uiq. again, we apologize for the error.editor]
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CHORGES, France, July 17, 2013 (AFP) – France's Jean-Christophe Peraud, of
the AG2R team, abandoned the Tour de France Tuesday after suffering injuries
in two crashes.
Peraud, the hosts' best chance of a top finish in the general
classification, suffered a fractured collarbone in a crash which occurred as
he reconnoitered the 17th stage time trial over 32 km from Embrun to Chorges.
Despite his injuries, Peraud participated in the hilly race against the
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What's the perfect accompaniment to a lovely cup of tea? A slice of Liver Loaf, of course! Whip up the following recipe and serve to your adoring hound or kitty (invite some of his friends to share as well, if you really want to feel popular – this recipe is impossible to resist!)
This recipe is nutritious and delicious, and can be sliced up into any size to make training treats suitable for your individual pet. The added bonus is that this treat is completely wheat-free.
- ½ cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 1 lb Fresh Raw Organic Beef Liver
- 3 Free Range Eggs
- ¼ Cup Canola or other vegetable oil
- 1 Clove Fresh Garlic, crushed
- 2 Cups Instant Oats
- 1 Tbsp Applesauce
- 2 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast (optional)
- 3 Tbsp Powdered Kelp (optional)
- Filtered Water sufficient to make a batter
What To Do
Process the liver in a blender or food processor, until completely pureed. This is not for the faint of heart but only takes a few seconds! Beat the eggs in a bowl and pour in the oil. Add the liver. Mix in the dry ingredients slowly, stirring continuously so they are thoroughly combined. Add water gradually, until you have a 'batter' consistency. Pour this batter into a loaf tin. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool in the tin until able to be handled, then gently turn the loaf out onto a rack and refrigerate to cool completely. Slice with a sharp knife and then dice into bite sized pieces appropriate for your pet.


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"The loneliness of Obama's New York existence emerged in his letters to Alex McNear, a young woman from Occidental who had enchanted Obama when she was co-editing the literary magazine Feast, and with whom he reconnected when she spent the summer of 1982 in New York. Alex had always been fond of Barry, as she called him, and "thought he was interesting in a very particular way. He really worked his way through an idea or question, turned it over, looked at it from all sides, and then he came to a precise and elegant conclusion." When Alex came to New York, she gave Obama a call. They met at an Italian restaurant on Lexington Avenue, and, as she remembered the night, "we sat and talked and ate and drank wine. Or at least I drank wine. I think he drank something stronger. It was one of those dark, old Italian restaurants that don't exist in New York anymore. It was the kind of place where they leave you alone. I remember thinking how happy I felt just talking to him, that I could talk to him for hours. We walked slowly back to my apartment, on 90th, and said good-bye. After that we started spending much more time together.
"Alex remembered it as a summer of walking miles through the city, lingering over meals at restaurants, hanging out at their apartments, visiting art museums, and talking about life. She recalled one intense conversation in particular as they stood outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Obama was obsessed with the concept of choice, she said. Did he have real choices in his life? Did he have free will? How much were his choices circumscribed by his background, his childhood, his socio-economic situation, the color of his skin, the expectations that others had of him? How did choice influence his present and future? Later, referring back to that discussion, he told Alex in a letter that he had used the word "choice" "as a convenient shorthand for the way my past resolves itself. Not just my past, but the past of my ancestors, the planet, the universe." His obsession with the concept of choice, he said in a later interview at the White House, "was a deliberate effort on my part to press the pause button, essentially, and try to orient myself and say, 'Okay, which way, where am I going?'
"The long-distance relationship with Alex McNear after that summer — they would drift apart as time wore on — was conducted mostly through a series of passionate letters sent between his apartment (he was then living at 339 East 94th, in Manhattan) and hers, at 2210 Ridgeview Avenue, in Eagle Rock, California. By her account, the passion was as much about ideas and words as about their romance—what she later called "that dance of closeness through language."


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TALLAHASSEE — Florida individuals and businesses have so far received more than $2 billion in payouts because of the BP oil spill, but the going may get tougher for some, with federal overseers having tightened requirements earlier this week for future payments under the $20 billion claims fund program.
Citing signs of economic recovery around the region, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility has said publicly that the effects of the April 2010 spill are dissipating rapidly. The group reiterated that message Tuesday with a notice on its website that said modifications were being made to its payout parameters.
"It is clear, that as time passes, it becomes increasingly difficult to determine whether changes in revenue and earnings are due to the oil spill or other factors," the notice said.
As of Tuesday, the GCCF had received 314,098 claims from 190,831 separate individuals and businesses in Florida who say their livelihoods were affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that shut down fisheries and kept vacation rentals empty along the Gulf Coast. So far, the GCCF has paid 148,623 claimants a total of $2.05 billion.
The payouts represent about 41 percent of the $5.1 billion in GCCF payouts to individuals and businesses in all gulf states affected by the spill. In all, the agency run by Kenneth Feinberg has resolved requests from 447,544 claimants, about 85 percent of those who have filed.
In Florida, Okaloosa County claimants have collected $479 million while nearly $420 million in payments have gone to private parties in Bay County. Escambia County claimants so far have received $259.2 million.
But coastal businesses aren't the only recipients. A Gilchrist County resident has collected $21,880, while a claimant in inland Glades County has received $23,400 from four claims filed.
Others are still waiting. Shannon Hartsfield, president of the Franklin County Seafood Workers Association, is still seeking payment for losses to his commercial fishing livelihood.
"I haven't heard anything from them," said Hartsfield, whose initial final claim request was denied.
Florida's cities and counties have collected more than $31 million from BP for efforts to respond to and clean up the worst oil spill in U.S. history, according to the latest figures tracked by the company.
Also Tuesday, the agency published a change to its final settlement protocol, as it is trying to limit future payments because of the lessening economic effects of the spill due to the return of tourists to the region.
Citing local and state revenue figures, the agency has said that much of the economy has rebounded and payment in many cases should begin tailing off.


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Spokane hazmat team search apartment for ricin
SPOKANE — Authorities in hazardous-materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
Few details have been released in the case, and no arrests have been made. Federal investigators have been searching for the person who sent the letters, which were postmarked Tuesday in Spokane.
The letters were addressed to the downtown post office and the adjacent federal building, but authorities have not released a potential motive. They also have not said whether the letters targeted anyone in particular.
Ricin is a highly toxic substance made from castor beans. As little as 500 micrograms, the size of the head of a pin, can kill an adult if inhaled or ingested.
There have been no reports of illness connected to the letters.
FBI agents, Spokane police and Postal Service inspectors descended on the three-story apartment building Saturday morning and the investigation continued into the afternoon.
FBI spokeswoman Ayn Sandalo Dietrich would not say whether agents were questioning anyone in connection with the case.
"We are not actively looking for a subject," Sandalo Dietrich said. "We are not asking the public's help in bringing someone in."
Despite the hazmat suits, officials said apartment residents were not at risk, and people were seen coming in and out of the building.
"There's no public risk," Sandalo Dietrich said.
Sandalo Dietrich would not say specifically why the FBI was searching the apartment.
"Information we developed led us to believe this was a productive spot to search," she said.
Two letters containing the substance were intercepted at the downtown Spokane post office on Tuesday.


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The sister of a girl who died after being hit by an umbrella in a freak incident at a Bundaberg swimming pool says the $10,000 penalty handed to the operator was inadequate.
Karissa McDonald, 9, was killed when the umbrella was picked up by a gust of wind and struck her in the head on December 13, 2012.
During the windy day there were 300 children at the pool and Karissa had been eating pizza with schoolmates from Bundaberg East State Primary School.
Pool lessee Ian Craig Thomson, 40, pleaded guilty in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday to failing to comply with a workplace health and safety duty, the Bundaberg News-Mail reported.
Along with his fine for failing to properly secure the umbrellas, he was ordered to undertake training but no conviction was recorded.
The court heard two umbrellas had blown away and almost struck people the day before Karissa died.
Mr Thomson's lawyer Stephen Courtney said his client had lessened the risk by closing the umbrellas but failed to notice that a patron had opened it and there was no way the pool operator could have foreseen the "catastrophic consequences".
Karissa's sister Stephanie Bawden said while she considered the death to be an accident, she held Mr Thomson responsible.
"I don't think it was strong enough," she said of the penalty imposed.
"We hope what's happened will send a message to everyone - not just people running pools on rainy days - of how dangerous these things can be.
"Knowing that this had happened previously and nothing was done ... I think he's responsible for it."
Magistrate Deb Vasta said Mr Thomson should have been aware of the dangers following previous near misses.
"Your failure to exercise these simple duties led to the death of a child and no doubt caused some serious trauma to children and adults nearby," she said.
''There is nothing I can do or say and no punishment or penalty I can impose that will bring back the life of this child.''
Ms Bawden said the family was still struggling to come to terms with Karissa's death.
On Thursday, they will leave flowers for her at the local crematorium.
"It's to let her know that we're thinking of her," Ms Bawden said.
"It doesn't get any easier. Today as a family we're home from work and we're all grieving and it just brings it all up again.
"We've had overwhelming amounts of support. When the accident happened, for days we had florists at our house with flowers and cards from people we didn't know.
"A lot of people from the community have donated stuff to the school to give to us as a family, and even the school themselves, they rallied together and got an amount of money together to help support us."


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Comedian Dave Chappelle arrives as he is slated to be a presenter at the Canadian Screen Awards. He's on the red carpet at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts ahead of the show.
March 12, 2017 Licentie
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Beyonce Knowles
John Legend
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Bomb squad responds to explosion in Farmington
Posted Jan. 03, 2012, at 9:45 a.m.
FARMINGTON, Maine — The Maine fire marshal's office is investigating the detonation of an explosive device on a roadway in Farmington.
Steve McCausland from the Maine Department of Public Safety says explosive debris collected by investigators is now being analyzed by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Neighbors heard the explosion Monday night and saw a vehicle leaving the area. No one was hurt, and there was no damage.
Fire marshal investigators were assisted at the scene by the state police bomb team and Farmington police.


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Anybody out there who knows whats in this product? It is not sold in Sweden but I managed to get some quantity of it. It is supposed to preserve like a tan and also repell bugs etc. but I doubt if it can be used alone on big animals, I always use a lutan-F tan. What I want to know is if there are any cancer-causing or otherwise dangerous (I mean really dangerous) stuff in it. If anybody has the e-mail adress or link to a supplier that carries Seibokal please post it here or mail it to me
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Combat sports announcer Mauro Ranallo joins the podcast to talk about New Japan Pro Wrestling coming to AXS TV with the 13-epidsode series premiering on Friday, Jan. 16 at 9pm ET, his return to calling professional wrestling, what has always drawn him to NJPW, teaming with Josh Barnett to call the shows and what the sessions were like, if he ...Read More »
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UFC 182 Recap: Jon Jones Still Champ, Defeats Daniel Cormier
UFC 182 came to us from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The main card was kicked off by a welterweight battle pitting a returning Josh Burkman against former Bellator middleweight champ Hector Lombard. Lombard, the heaviest-favored fighter on the card, was expected to steamroll Burkman in this fight, with many expecting a first-round finish. ...Read More »
UFC 182 'Jones vs. Cormier' Conference Call – December 29, 2014
Listen to the complete UFC 182 conference call featuring light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier less than a week before they square off in the octagon in what is one of the most anticipated fights in MMA history. Subscribe to Between The Ropes on iTunes so you automatically get the latest podcasts and make sure to give us your ...Read More »
Jim Ross Talks Wrestle Kingdom 9, Brock Lesnar and Opportunities That Would Interest Him
Hall of Famer Jim Ross drops in to talk about calling the New Japan Pro Wrestling "Wrestle Kingdom 9" show from the Tokyo Dome presented by Global Force Wrestling on Jan. 4 live on pay-per-view, working with Matt Striker, the differences in doing play-by-play for this show compared to WWE as well as MMA and boxing, what intrigues him about ...Read More »
Chael Sonnen On his Dislike for Trash Talk, Saying No to Pro Wrestling, CM Punk and if Brock Lesnar will Fight Again
ESPN MMA analyst and podcast host the "American Gangster" Chael P. Sonnen joins the podcast as he talks about the build up to the Jon Jones — Daniel Cormier fight, why he dislikes the term trash talking, hyping fights he was in the emotion he felt at the time, being the bad guy, what he liked first between amateur and ...Read More »
UFC Fighter Tom Lawlor Talks Fighting, CM Punk, Watching Wrestling and Burgers
"Filthy" Tom Lawlor is back on the podcast to talk about, well, everything! Tom and Brian discuss the latest UFC shows including the UFF Fight Night in Australia which he was at, his reaction to CM Punk signing with the company, if he has asked for that fight, working for Ring of Honor earlier this year, if he still hopes ...Read More »
Behind Scott Coker, Bellator Taking Steps Forward to Compete with UFC
Bellator MMA is in no position to overtake the UFC for supremacy in the mixed-martial arts world anytime soon. However, recent evidence shows that the Viacom-owned promotion may have finally found the right formula for claiming a solid slice of the pie. When former Strikeforce head Scott Coker took over day-to-day operation of Bellator, in June of this year, we ...Read More »
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Jose Aldo survived an early onslaught from a very game Chad Mendes and went on to retain his UFC Featherweight Championship by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 179, Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mendes scored the first knockdown of the contest, dropping the champion with a left hook, but Aldo responded with a knockdown of ...Read More »
War Machine Case Even Darker, Attempts Suicide in Jail
With no major events this weekend, a seemingly slow MMA news week received a morbid entry earlier today. Currently sitting in Clark County Jail in Las Vegas awaiting trial for the attempted murder of his former girlfriend porn star Christy Mack, and her friend Corey Thomas, former UFC and Bellator welterweight Jon 'War Machine' Koppenhaver attempted suicide by hanging earlier ...Read More »
Jim Ross Talks Battlegrounds MMA Event, Bucket List and WWE
Legendary announcer Jim Ross talks about the upcoming Battlegrounds MMA 8-man weliterweight tournament airing October 3 live on pay-per-view which he will be announcing, getting an opportunity to broadcast MMA for the first time, working with Chael Sonnen as his broadcast partner, the tournament style of the show, if he thinks he will get any negative feedback considering his wrestling background, doing ...Read More »
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BTR Fans, Allow us to say thanks. Throughout the last year, we've seen our site traffic grow over 120%. We've been on site at some of the biggest shows of the year, and tried to bring you the best in interviews and breaking news. But these things wouldn't haven't been possible without the incredible support of our fanbase. You guys ...Read More »
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Conan O'Brien Talks About FedEx Worker Throwing Computer Monitor [VIDEO]
So, if you haven't heard about it by now, it's all over the news sites and Internet–it's footage of a FedEx worker pretty much throwing a brand new computer monitor over a fence. If you haven't seen the original footage, Conan O'Brien shows the actual video on his show (the original video on YouTube says it's a computer monitor, but Conan says it's a television). And, in typical Conan fashion, he makes a pretty funny joke about it. Check it out. What would you do if a FedEx worker threw your new computer monitor or television?
Here's the original YouTube video. (The title of the video says computer monitor, although, Conan kept saying it was a television.)


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Collectable, complete and unabridged, quality hardcover editions of the world's most popular and enduring stories.
About the Author
Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919), known as L. Frank Baum, was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost" novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings), and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen.
His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).
Series: Award Essential Classics
Audience: Children
For Ages: 6 - 12 years old
For Grades: 2 - 3
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 176
Published: 30th April 2014
Publisher: Award Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
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|Richard Ray,
The job description is Anchor/Reporter. Whatever you label it, mine is the best job in America.
I'm a Minnesota native who grew up in a small farming community and finally made his way to
KDFW-TV in October 1983, a prime example of someone who wasn't born in Texas but got here as
fast as he could. My previous stops included newsrooms in Nashville, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines
and Rochester, Minnesota.
I currently anchor the weekend newscasts: Saturday 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
I also do a weekly travel and recreation feature called "Lone Star Adventures" and periodic
documentary and special projects.
My wife Catherine (Supervising Producer at Fox 4 News) and I live in Denton County, Texas with
our college student daughter, Kristina. Oldest son Nicholas, a decorated Naval veteran from the
war in Iraq, is now out of the service, working as a paramedic and finishing undergraduate work
with an eye on medical school.
His wife, Simone, is currently enrolled in Texas Women's University's prestigious nursing school.
Another adult son, Derek, also lives and works in North Texas.
E-mail Richard at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Visit Richard Ray's myFOXdfw.com blog.
|Vintage Baseball
May 8, 2007 | 3:07 PM
Category: Entertainment
Featured On: MyFoxDFW Farmers Branch Historical Park
I'm headed out to the ballyard to wave the willow for a spritely match with the FB club nine,
hoping to flumox the bowler and wallop the horsehide for an ace or two. You can bet I'll show a
little ginger as a basetender and a ballist and a striker. Huzzah!
If any of the above makes any sense to you, you're probably one of the growing number of
people getting involved in Vintage Baseball -- the 19th century version of the Great American
Pastime. Farmers Branch is in the forefront of organizing a team -- complete with uniforms to
match those worn in a picture by a 1908 FB team.
It should make a great Lone Star Adventure. In Vintage Baseball pitching is underhand -- fair
or foul balls caught on one bounce are outs -- the bats around round and must not exceed 2
1/2 inches in diameter. Lots of different rules -- all based on the way the game was played in
the 1800s.
Just for fun -- here's 19th Century Base Ball Slang (some trash talk included) courtesy the FB
Mustangs web site -- using the language is encouraged to "add color to the game."
Ace: run
Apple, pill, horsehide, onion: the ball
Ballist: player
Basetender: infielder
Behind: catcher
Bowler, hurler, thrower, feeder: pitcher
Club nine: team
Cranks, bugs, rooters: fans
Daisy cutter, bug-bruiser, grass clipper or ant killer: ground ball
Dew drop: slow pitch
Dead: put-out
Dish: home plate
Duff, muff: error
Foul tick: foul ball
Hand: a player
Hand out: player out
Huzzah: form of congratulation
Leg it: run hard
Muffin: player of lesser talent
The line: where the batter stands at home plate
Make your first: a single
Match: a game
Player dead: out
Show a little ginger: hustle
Side out: three outs
Sky ball: high pop-up
Stinger: hard hit ball
Striker or batsman: batter
Tally: run scored
Three hands out: side retired
Whitewash: to hold a team scoreless in an at-bat
Willow: the bat
Rich: reporter


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Reviews - The Sandhurst4
69 Chester Road, Middlewich, CW10 9EU
Customer Reviews
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Very Good
78% would recommend it to a friend
Customer service
Food quality
Room quality
The Sandhurst
Friendly staff.
Lovely house but we were given a room at the back which was basic but adequate.
No- one available on reception, we had to phone for someone. Restaurant and bar were closed but we were directed to a good pub. More like a B&B than a hotel
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Our stay at the Sandhurst, Middlewich
We were met in the hall/reception by 'the lady of the house'.
Sandhurst house is quite unique. Quirky, personable, many items of interest, objects d'art. The dining room - where we breakfasted the next morning, is light and airy. with many more personal touches. We liked that the french windows at the rear of the room opened on to a pond with waterfall. Which would be ideal for sipping chilled chablis on an afternoon, evening. it would also be a good backdrop for photos, such as weddings. There was advertised a 'murder mystery' dinner; taking place that evening. For which, had we the time, we would have stayed over. If you want a formulaic, impersonal, 'chain' type establishment, the Sandhurst is not for you. If on the other hand, you want friendly, personal service, in comfortable surroundings, try the Sandhurst.
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Lovely atmosphere, great food. I would love to stay again and would recommend it to my friends.
Excellent Hotel.
All excellent.
Lovely old house and excellent value for money
This was a great place to stay which I booked on the day via the laterooms app on my phone as my business travel plans changed.
The house was full of character, beautifully decorated in an Edwardian style and very easy to find. As I stayed on a Monday evening the restaurant wasn't open but I was recommended to eat at a local pub which was very good value for money and a nice atmosphere. Parking is right outside and the free Wifi worked very well. Breakfast was served to order and the service and food was good and exactly as I'd requested. I'd stay again.
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a nice homely edwardian style hotel, excellant staff, would revisit
as above
Nice pleasant staff
holed ceilings and cold mushrooms
Upon arrival not sure what room we where in.
were ugraded to four poster room complete with holes in the ceiling and more cobwebs and dust i have ever seen before. i thought well looking forward to breakfast. Was well presented but cold mushrooms and had to wait for toast, bit disorganised if you ask me.
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A BUOY mistaken for a person triggered a search by a lifeboat crew.
A 999 call was made to Portland Coastguard yesterday morning by a member of the public expressing concern for a kitesurfer possibly in the water and struggling to get ashore off the Cobb at Lyme Regis.
The Lyme Regis RNLI Lifeboat searched the area along with coastguards and found that the object in the water was a buoy.
Elsewhere, a lifeboat crew and a coastguard rescue team went to help windsurfers who were reported being in difficulty near Steamers Point, Highcliffe yesterday afternoon.
One of the windsurfers made it to shore with a damaged windsurf and was helped to shore by Southbourne Coastguard Rescue Officers.
The other windsurfer didn't require any assistance.


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Ebersole Mahogany Upright Piano
This is a nice Ebersole Upright Piano built in 1904. Ebersole was built by the Smith & Nixon Piano Company of Cincinnati from about 1890 until the Great Depression era. This piano is in a nice mahogany case with late Victorian style carving. It has clean lines and an elegant woodgrain, and has an excellent tone. It comes with an original matching stool and it can be fitted with a computerized player mechanism if desired.


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In the April 1, 2013 issue of The Catholic Voice, Bishop Emeritus John S. Cummins shared the remarks he gave as an invocation at the GTU's 50th Anniversary Gala. Below is a brief excerpt and link to the full remarks.
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The Spain striker is pleased to have completed his move to the Bianconeri and has identified European success as his number one target
The 28-year-old underwent his medical at the weekend having already agreed a four-year deal with the Serie A champions in the wake of his decision not to extend his expiring contract with Athletic and is hungry for honours next season.
"Juventus are the strongest team in Italy and one of the best in Europe as well," Llorente was quoted as saying by Corriere dello Sport.
"The club's project is spectacular. Juventus want to win the Champions League. That's one of the reasons why I came here.
"I never thought that I would leave Athletic, but things have turned out differently. I cannot wait to start this new adventure."
Llorente had made over 300 official appearances for Bilbao over the past nine years.


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Photo Flash: Opening Night at Circle Theatre's REEFER MADNESS
Reefer Madness takes the over-the-top morality tale of the 1936 film cult classic, and pushes it to The Edge of ridiculous. Innocent teen Jimmy is lured into the dangerous world of marijuana, a world full of insanity, promiscuity, recklessness and murder.
The cast features Bobby Arnold, Julia Beck, Liz Bollar, Tommy Bullington, Landree Fleming, Jason Grimm, Kyle Kuhlman, Melody Latham, Eric Lindahl, Elissa Newcorn, Joshua A. Peterson, Gina Sparacino, Ryan Stajmiger, Neil Stratman, Stephanie Wohar.
The creatives include Matthew Gunnels, Director, Jon Landvick, Music Director, Brigitte Ditmars, Choreographer, Zev Steinberg, Fight Choreographer, Peter O'Neill, Scenic Designer, John Nasca, Costume Designer, Gary C Echelmeyer, Lighting Designer, Matt Gajowniczek, Sound Designer, Adele Powers, Stage Manager, Fernando Alvarez, Assistant Stage Manager, Nicole Malmquist, Associate Lighting Designer, and Anita Hoffman, Production Coordinator.
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Britney Spears and Conan O'Brien have expressed their loss upon learning the death of TV personality Ed McMahon early Tuesday, June 23 after long battle with cancer.
Pop singer Britney Spears was quick to react upon learning news of Ed McMahon's death. She took it to her Twitter account on Tuesday, June 23, to express her loss. She wrote, "I am deeply saddened by today's news about Ed McMahon. He is responsible for giving so many artists their first shot, including myself. He was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed."
McMahon, who was a comedian, game show host, and TV personality, had contribution in catapulting Spears into stardom. She was featured on his show "Star Search" back in 1992, delivering a performance of Naomi Judd's "Love Can Build a Bridge".
Joining Spears to pay tribute to McMahon was Conan O'Brien. On his talk show, "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Tuesday, he delivered a monologue, saying "Ladies and gentlemen, before we go any further tonight we're going to change gears here because there's something very important I do need to talk about. As you've probably all heard, Ed McMahon passed away last night and this is obviously a very sad day. It is impossible I think, for anyone to imagine the 'Tonight Show With Johnny Carson' without Ed McMahon. Ed's laugh was really the soundtrack to that show."
O'Brien went on stating, "For 30 years Ed played his part perfectly, he played it with effortless joy and sitting alongside Johnny, Ed was an indelible part of what I think is the most iconic two-shot in broadcasting history. There will never be anything like that again. Now everybody here at the 'Tonight Show' mourns the loss of this warm and really truly funny man. Our thoughts go out to his family and to his fans everywhere ... Ed, you will be missed."
Ed McMahon, who was best known as Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" sidekick, passed away early Tuesday at Ronald Reagan/UCLA Medical Center after long battle with cancer. He was 86. During these past years, he'd been battling numerous health problems. He, additionally, faced financial problems last year.


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LONDON — There is good luck, outrageous good fortune — and now there is the case of the scrap metal dealer who found one of the eight missing Faberge imperial eggs at a flea market in the midwestern United States.
A London antique dealer said on Wednesday that the scrap metal entrepreneur bought the egg for about $14,000, thinking he could make a small profit by reselling the piece for its gold content.
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Three experienced Directors and management consultants have today launched Board Safe Limited from their operational base in Wellington. Don Baskerville, Rob Sewell and Robin Gunston have combined their expertise and experience to provide a health and safety assurance service in the vanguard of major changes to NZ's health and safety legislation, which has followed the Pike River Royal Commission of Inquiry's recommendations to make directors and officers far more accountable for health and safety in their organisations' workplaces.
Board Safe director Don Baskerville says, "In May 2013 I attended the Institute of Directors launch of their Code of Practice for Directors which they had assembled conjointly with Worksafe NZ. I became aware, as a Company Director myself, of the need to be assured that the organisations I am involved with are indeed following the core health and safety practices that Worksafe NZ wishes to see implemented throughout New Zealand." He continued, "I could not find anyone offering such a service, thus Board Safe was conceived."
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I echo bigjim; buy decent tools to start and avoid the kit. I tied for many many years with one bobbin, it's all you need to start. You just have to change spools more often, but it didn't bother me for a long time. So get a decent one, but I also don't think it has to have a ceramic insert, my original SS bobin is still in use. Good scissors are important, period. But be sure to pick a pair that feel good in your hand. You'll only get this by going to a store and "trying on" different styles, there are many styles! Long, short, one loop, open loop, curved...I like a short pair that I can wear over my middle finger and hold in my palm while I'm tying and just stick my thumb into when I need it. If you get into the habit, it saves time from constantly setting them down, picking them up, setting them down...where are they!
Materials: It is wise to choose a few beginner patterns and buy the materials for those. If you walk into a fly shop and tell the dude there that you are just starting and need materials they will light up and you'll end up at the register with $100 worth of stuff!
A basic dubbing box with a dozen colors is and beginner hackle pack which usually has two half capes in grizzle and brown or some other two basic colors is a good start for trout flies.
Books v Internet: now the real war begins! I think it is good to have a book or two that explains techniques, materials, tools, and basics of tying. There are so many great videos of guys tying great flies but very few that explain some of the basics of tying, of how materials works, etc. You may end up learning bad habits because when watching a pro tie flies it looks easy, but if they say "use a soft loop to hold this in place..." and two seconds later they are onto the next step you don't even know what just happened. And a basic tying manual will help you decide on the patterns you should start tying to learn the basic step - which goes back to helping you choose which materials to buy first - instead of jumping into patterns that are over your head because they look great on the video.
I like Dave Hughes a lot when it comes to tying instruction and theory. I whole-heartedly recommend looking for a basic manual by him. Al Engle is great as well, and Al Beatty is good too. I still buy tying books, I love them. And if you continue to tie you'll want a library of your own anyway.
I do also watch tying videos and I think these guys:
Practical Patterns on Vimeo
make some of the very best, Davie McPhail aside.
Good luck!
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 massive specs shown in new leak
109 Comments
1. Armchair_Commentator (Posts: 222; Member since: 08 May 2014)
I sure hope samsung decicdes to add OIS to their cameras on the note series, and the thought of a 6" devices makes me happy. Now lets get some front facing speakers and we're in business!
4. Ashoaib (Posts: 3229; Member since: 15 Nov 2013)
Forget front facing speakers, its samsung bro. Its not in their tradition to add great music experience in their flagships specially stereo speakers. They will put decently adequate single speaker with same decently adequate headphone sound
15. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
I wouldn't say that. Samsung is known for putting all features into their phones that other vendors offer in order to deny other companies unique features. Latest example: Waterproof phones. That is why I would not exclude front facing speakers from the possible feature list.
I am rather worried about the design. If machines were about to create other machines, the devices would look like Samsung devices (cold and heartless). I cannot help myself, but I think Samsung devices look evil (even though they aren't of course).
24. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
This could never be done by Samsung for example.
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39. kryme (Posts: 382; Member since: 24 Oct 2013)
use a earphone
56. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
Why not remove the loud speaker then? The point is that it should be better than in the past and hope (I'm sure they will) make it better
44. tedkord (Posts: 14114; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
The Omnia 2 had good stereo speakers, though rear facing.
65. chaosnightmare (Posts: 181; Member since: 20 May 2010)
as well as the ommnia hd, however for some reason they droped off this feature once they got into the android domain
70. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
And the Samsung iNnovat8.
67. wilsong17 (unregistered)
Why are you worried about front facing speakers so HTC fan saying samsung copy then.. who care about a camera
Worry more about bigger battery and better software and 805 chips. .. I really hope they don't make it bigger 5.7 is fine
85. redmd (Posts: 1367; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
I think it will be 5.9 inches this year with small increments in overall size. I hope it will be waterproof though.
What I would like is a bigger battery.
93. T.Law (Posts: 418; Member since: 10 May 2014)
Samsung flagships used to feature the best audio chips out there. That's why their phones are so popular among the audiophile community. Music lovers don't really care about phone speakers, since the sound quality, as loud as it can be, is mediocre at best.
99. MobileGuru (Posts: 82; Member since: 18 Jan 2014)
Why not the change the earpiece speaker to a loudspeaker. Mono front facing speaker is good enough!
18. maherk (Posts: 4849; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
OIS isn't better than DIS, S5 and Z2 proved that. Just check G3 vs S5 comparison posted few hours ago and you'll get my point.
54. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
I think Nokia would disagree with you here. Plus moving while recording on my s5 isn't very good. Don't even get me started on the terrible loud speaker either.. shower music isn't as good as I hoped it would be, still awesome to have my phone in the shower but could be louder. Reminds me of the note 3 speaker that was tiny for a big phone.
66. maherk (Posts: 4849; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Actually I never had any complaints about the speaker on my old note 3, I guess the placement made it better than it was. As for the S5, It wasn't as loud as I wanted it to be so I flashed a mod of xda, and it is much better now, still Samsung should've went with the same stereo speakers found on the bottom of the tab 8.4, would've been a much better choice.
26. JoePhoto (Posts: 26; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
I 100,000% agree with Front-Facing speakers.
My next phone WILL have front-facing speakers, and I hope it does not have to be HTC, (but it may have to be if that is my only choice).
Bigger is great also ... (6.3"+ even)
But second priority is "brighter" for outdoor sun.
57. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
Sony may be another choice (if you can get your hands on one that is)
103. McLTE (Posts: 922; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I agree about the front speakers. It should be a REQUIREMENT! :) I have no idea who ever thought it was a good idea to put the speaker on the back - they should be drawn and quartered!
I'd be perfectly fine with a small mono speaker also.. anything so I don't have to cup my hand behind the phone anymore to hear it.
34. 3rdDegree (Posts: 218; Member since: 13 Jul 2013)
More gimmicky features. I don't need a phone to tell me when I'm about to get sunburn. Use some sunscreen. Jeez
48. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Samsung adds everything first... Watch all the 2015 flagships will have UV sensors and heart rate monitors.
60. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
You mean like water resistant phones, dust proof, FF speakers, 64 bit processors? Yep they sure do. Also the heart rate monitor on the back is no more accurate than a software based app on gp. I do agree they have paved the way for many trends but to act like they set all trends is just silly talk.
94. gaara6775 (Posts: 738; Member since: 20 May 2014)
Yea on top of that they will be fire proof & non breakable devices. Happy?
38. latido (Posts: 45; Member since: 31 May 2012)
Agree with you to add OIS.
63. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Those are viscious specs. But for me I never rush buying phones. That's why I'm waiting for Samsung YOUM device to be release
74. iBoss (Posts: 12; Member since: 10 Nov 2012)
Samsung, most of your fans and loyal customers (never me) would like to see a new design philosophy!
you're boring sine galaxy SII
78. sergiobr (Posts: 713; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
The camera will be just a copy of S5 Active. There´s no big camera surprise in Android devices in this year. Let´s wait until next year. :-( Note 3 owner satisfied !
91. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Galaxy Note 4 will also be Water/Dust proof...
Developer Edition will be the way to go for me!
Can't wait!
97. pego99 (Posts: 105; Member since: 01 Aug 2012)
And a sub-woofer.
2. zuckerboy (banned) (Posts: 898; Member since: 22 Dec 2011)
no need to expand display size. all note devices offers different experince than other smartphones, surely note4 will be amazing


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ATLANTA - When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act last week, it handed Republicans tough questions with no easy answers over how, and where, to attract voters even GOP leaders say the party needs to stay nationally competitive.
The decision caught Republicans between newfound state autonomy that conservatives covet and the law's popularity among minority, young and poor voters who tend to align with Democrats. It's those voters whom Republicans are eyeing to expand and invigorate the GOP's core of older, white Americans.
National GOP Chairman Reince Priebus began that effort well before the court's decision by promising, among other initiatives, to hire nonwhite party activists to engage directly with black and Latino voters. Yet state and national Republicans reacted to the Voting Rights Act decision with a flurry of activity and comments that may not fit neatly into the national party's vision.
Congressional leaders must decide whether to try to rewrite the provision the court struck, but it's not clear how such an effort would fare in the Democratic-led Senate and the GOP-controlled House. And at the state level, elected Republicans are enacting tighter voting restrictions that Democrats blast as harmful to their traditional base of supporters and groups the Republicans say they want to attract.
States like North Carolina and Virginia provide apt examples of the potential fallout. An influx of nonwhites has turned those Republican strongholds into battlegrounds in the last two presidential elections, and minority voters helped President Obama win both states in 2008 and Virginia again in 2012.
Nationally, Republican Mitt Romney lost among African-Americans by about 85 percentage points and Latinos by about 44 percentage points, margins that virtually ensure a Democratic victory.
Yet presidential math doesn't necessarily motivate Republicans who control statehouses and congressional districts in states most affected by the Voting Rights Act. Core GOP supporters in the region react favorably to voter identification laws and broad-based critiques of federal authority.
Against that backdrop, Southern Republicans celebrated Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion that effectively frees all or parts of 15 states with a history of racial bias from having to get advance federal approval for any election procedure.
The so-called "preclearance" provision anchored the law that Congress renewed four times since its 1965 passage as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement for black Americans. The law contains an "opt-out" provision that allowed a jurisdiction to ask a federal court for release from preclearance if it has established a record of non-discrimination. Roberts said that process - never used successfully by an entire state - wasn't enough.
"The court recognized that states can fairly design our own (district) maps and run our own elections without the federal government," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said in a statement.
Citizens can still sue to overturn state laws, but they'll likely have to prove discrimination after the fact, rather than local authorities having to convince federal officials in advance that a law wouldn't discriminate.


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In 2372, when Joseph Sisko suffered a mild stroke in New Orleans as a result of his atherosclerosis, an EMT tended to him and stated that he was going to make a full recovery. (DS9: "Homefront")