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Former Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith will become a minister in the minority State Labor Government, in a development that has stunned both sides of state politics.
MARTIN Hamilton-Smith isn't the first to ditch his party for the other side, and he probably won't be the first. But swapping sides isn't just for politicians — it's pretty popular in sport as well.
Here's a look back at some of those who left their old party — or team — behind for new digs. It didn't always work out.
Robert Brokenshire: The Liberal MP entered Parliament in 1993 as the member for Mawson and held a variety of ministerial positions — including a stint as Police Minister from 1998 until 2002. But in 2006, he lost his seat to Labor.
In 2007 he ran for a Federal lower house seat for Family First, and lost — but was rewarded with a state Upper House position for the conservative Christian-values party when Andrew Evans retired from the Legislative Council.
Kris Hanna: He won the seat of Mitchell in 1997 and 2002 as a Labor MP and defected to the Green in 2003 after becoming "disenchanted with a Labor leadership obsessed with getting good headlines rather than progressive reform". Hanna allowed his Greens membership to lapse in February 2006 and won his seat against in 2006 as an independent but lost it in 2010. He unsuccessfully recontested the seat in this year's state election.
Peter Lewis: First elected in 1979, Lewis didn't so much as swap allegiances as was defiant enough to be forced out. He was expelled from the Liberal Party in 2000 for his outspoken style and defying the party line. Re-elected in 2002 as an independent, he exacted his revenge when neither Labor nor Liberal won enough seats to form government. Lewis agreed to become Speaker of the House to give Labor a minority government. He tried for the Upper House in 2006 but wasn't elected.
Mitch Williams: The Liberal MP resigned from the party and won the safe Liberal seat of MacKillop in 1997 as an independent — but rejoined the Liberals in 1999 and has held the seat ever since.
Karlene Maywald: The state's only Nationals MP joined the Rann cabinet in 2004 and was reelected to parliament in 2006. Maywald is now chair of the National Water Commission - a body the Abbott Government plans to abolish.
Trevor Crothers: He entered the Legislative Council in 1987 to fill Labor vacancy but in 1999, he resigned from the party to support John Olsen's Liberal government legislation to privatise ETSA in 1999.
Bernie Finnigan: It probably wasn't his choice, but Labor kicked him out after he was charged with child-porn offences in 2011, to which he has pleaded not guilty. The Upper House MP is technically an independent but votes Labor. He is still to face court.
Bob Such: Another Liberal MP that was marginalised to the point of quitting his party, Dr Such's story is unique because he's held the seat of Fisher since 1989 — as a Liberal MP and an independent.
Dr Such was a minister in Dean Brown's government from 1993-96, but was sent to the backbench when John Olsen took over as leader in a coup. A disgruntled Dr Such quit the Liberal party over its "obsession with money", its move away from traditional Liberal values and lack of support and has held his seat as an independent since 2002.
Terry Cameron: The AWU rep moved into the Legislative Council in 1994 to fill a Labor vacancy, but quit the party in 1998 to support the Liberal move to privatise ETSA. He later formed the short-lived SA First party and lost. He lost his upper house seat in 2006.
Martin Hamilton-Smith: May 27, 2014, will go down as one of the most stunning defections in South Australian political history. Mr Hamilton-Smith, the former leader of the Liberal Opposition, took up a ministerial position in the Labor Cabinet to sit as an independent Liberal in Parliament.
Billy Hughes: The seventh Prime Minister of Australia, from 1915-1923, Hughes swapped sides no less than five times within his 51-year federal parliamentary career.
Here's a brief rundown: Labor (1901—16) to National Labor (1916—17) to Nationalist (1917—30) to Australian (1930—31) to United Australia (1931—44) and finally to Liberal (1944—52). He was expelled from three parties but died, still serving in Parliament at 90, in 1952.
Mal Colston: The long-time Queensland Labor Senator first won his seat in 1975, quitting the party in 1996 when Labor wouldn't nominate him to become Deputy President of the Senate. As an independent, and nominated instead by the Coalition, he won the position. He later voted with the Coalition to allow the sale of a third of Telstra to go through but opposed the Government's IR reforms. He retired from the Senate in 1999.
Cheryl Kernot: An Australian Senator and leader of the Australian Democrats, in 1997 she stunningly swapped to the Labor Opposition. It was later revealed she had been having an affair with Labor frontbencher Gareth Evans, which ended in 1999. At the time, she said her swap was not to criticise the Democrats but was to better fight the Liberal Government's policies.
She narrowly won a Brisbane seat in 1998 but lost it in 2001, and had another stint at politics in 2010 when she ran for the Senate for NSW as an independent — but lost.
Meg Lees: The woman to whom Cheryl Kernot gave her leadership, Meg Lees quit the Democrats in 2002. The SA Senator, elected in 1990, went to the cross benches as an independent after she was dumped as leader amid party disquiet over the Democrats' decision to vote for the GST. She founded the Australian Progressive Alliance in 2003 but was not returned to the Senate in 2004.
Bob Katter: Defected from the National Party in July 2001 to become an independent, and then former Katter's Australia Party in 2011.
Peter Slipper: A National Party member, he lost the seat of Fisher in 1987 but won it as a Liberal MP in 1993. He then abandoned the Coalition after accepting the Speaker's position in the Labor Government and then became an independent in 2011 until he lost his seat in 2013.
Dropping your long-held allegiance to one side isn't just for politicians though. Sport has seen its fair share of it as well. Kurt Tippett, anyone?
Kurt Tippett: In 2012, Tippett — one the Crows' leading goal scorers — told his teammates via text message that he was moving to Sydney. But the move soured — Tippett was suspended for 13 matches and the Crows lost their first two draft picks and were fined when it was revealed the team and Tippett had breached salary cap rules.
Mark Bradtke: He racked up more than 100 games for the Adelaide 36ers before moving to their rivals, the Melbourne Tigers, in 1993 and spent a year in the NBA before heading back to Tigers and rounding out his NBL career with Brisbane in 2006-07. He's still the NBL's all-time leading rebounder.
Kevin Pieterson: The South African-born cricketer moved to England over the racial quota system in place in his country of birth and became the English captain.
Gary Ablett Jr: The son of AFL royalty was entrenched at Geelong, the club where his father played 242 games and kicked 1021 goals. But the dual Brownlow medallist left to captain AFL start-up team, the Gold Coast Suns, in 2011, seeking a new challenge.
Buddy Franklin: The star player for Hawthorn, he played nine seasons, helped the Hawks win two premiership cups and was the team's leading goalscorer — but sensationally moved to Sydney in 2013.
Israel Folau: The rugby league star played for the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos before stunning the sporting world by switching not only teams but codes, signing on with the AFL team Greater Western Sydney for 2012. But at the end of that year, he switched again — moving to union to play with the NSW Waratahs.
Sonny Bill Williams: Signing on with the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2004, he swapped from rugby league to union mid-season in 2008, to play with French club Toulon. He played for the All Blacks in 2010, in Super League and in Japan before heading back to the NRL to play league with the Sydney Roosters. Also a boxer, he is heading back to union next year.
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. In the sense that there wasnt a common purpose and determination or total unity of whatever their (Congress-led) formation, the defence minister told reporters here, a day after the 126-vote defeat of the no-trust motion in Parliament.
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- 2 cups uncooked brown basmati rice or 2 cups uncooked basmati rice
- 3 1⁄2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pinch asafoetida powder (also called hing)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon hot chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
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- Combine water and rice in large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat 10-15 minutes or until water is absorbed.
- Dry toast the pumpkin seeds in a large skillet over high heat by shaking the pan over the heat until the seeds begin to pop. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In skillet, heat the oil and hing. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and sesame seeds; saute until they begin to pop. This will only take a few seconds!
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6 Ways We Can Make America Home to the 'Smartest Kids in the World'
NationSwell talks with education expert Amanda Ripley about what we can learn from schools around the globe.
Author Amanda Ripley readily admits that as an investigative reporter for Time, The Atlantic and other publications, she avoided covering education for years, considering it too "soft." Fast forward six years and the author of The Smartest Kids in the World has become a leading voice on the American education system, its problems — and ways to fix them.
While covering Michelle Rhee, the controversial superintendent of schools in Washington, D.C., Ripley started to feel the urgency many teachers expressed.
She soon embarked on a year-long investigation, following three American exchange students to Poland, Finland and South Korea from 2010 to 2011. Each country has a different approach to education — from the pressure-cooker model to the utopian one — and all three have made marked progress in their students' overall performance. NationSwell spoke with Ripley recently after she headlined a panel at the fifth annual Women in the World conference in New York City. Here are six things we learned about recharging our education system.
Listen to the Kids
Ripley says one of the most important things we can do to improve our schools is to start talking to our students to find out what works and what doesn't. "Countries that systematically get feedback from their students do better," she says. "They add a nonpartisan and passionate voice to the conversation that can break through some of the noise." Of course, the right questions have to be posed — otherwise there will be a disproportionate amount of time talking about cafeteria food.
Elevate Teachers
As the country debates education, teachers sometimes become an unfair target. They are often overworked and underpaid. "Being a great teacher is so much harder on the average day than a doctor, or a lawyer or a pilot," Ripley says. She adds that teachers in the United States are not always given the autonomy, respect and prestige that make them remarkable. But we can learn from other countries: In the 1960s Finland revamped its teacher-training programs by shutting down some of the old schools and moving the training to more selective institutions. "They elevated the prestige of [being a teacher], which meant by the 1980s, they could raise the ceiling because they raised the floor," says Ripley. Here in the U.S., as the old guard starts to age out, there is a unique opportunity to retrain teachers. Ripley suggests that programs like Match Teacher Residency and Relay Graduate School of Education are producing a new class of great rookies.
Take Money Out of the Equation
After the fall of communism, Poland's economy was in shambles, and the country had to rebuild to ensure a successful future. One solution: Revamp education. The small European nation injected rigor into its education system through a core curriculum and added accountability through standardized testing. The change was dramatic. In 2000, Poland scored below average in international critical thinking tests, but by 2012, they had secured a place among top performers in the developing world. "If Poland can do that, why can't Pennsylvania do that?" Ripley says. "[Countries like Poland are] able to educate all their children regardless of their socioeconomic background. More than anything else, these places offer hope."
Study Like It's a Sport
Nine out of 10 exchange students who came to the U.S. said their classes were easier than at home, while only seven out of 10 American exchange students said the same about their host countries. According to Ripley, education needs to be more rigorous on every level, but she also sees the need for a cultural shift. "The way some of our families push their children in sports is a good example of what we could do," she says. "Not just to learn better skills, but also to learn to fail and recover and feel that real genuine sense of accomplishment that comes from working outside of your comfort zone in math or reading or science."
Don't Rely on Creativity Alone
While there's no denying the American entrepreneurial spirit — we produced Google and Steve Jobs, after all — it can only compensate for a less-than-rigorous education system for so long. "It's not always a stroke of brilliance in the middle of the night," Ripley says. "Most people's problem-solving is day to day and involves judgment and reasoning."
To prove her point, she references the recent results of an international test by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) used to measure creative problem-solving. While American students scored better in problem-solving than they did in subjects like math, they still did not perform as well as students in South Korea and Singapore, countries that are notorious for stifling creativity in favor of the rigorous "pressure-cooker" education model. "Our so-so results are neither depressing nor affirming. They suggest that we 'do not make the most of student potential in core subjects,' as the OECD analysis puts it, rather politely," wrote Ripley in her analysis of the test results.
Have Hope — and Patience
Ultimately, Ripley's conclusions are optimistic. She looks at education systems across the world in order to show that it's not only possible to improve, but that it can happen within a generation. "Historically, Americans have not had to master rigorous academic skills in order to succeed compared to other countries. That's relatively new for us," she says. "It's taking time to understand the urgency of learning…and that kids can do more than we think."
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Matthew Hayden: epitomised Australia's overwhelming superiority
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It wasn't so long ago that Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman were piling up another 300-run partnership in a Test at Adelaide to shouts of Kolkata, Kolkata from the Swamy Army. Today at the SCG, you didn't need hecklers to be reminded of Johannesburg. Once again, Australia at their awesome best came up against another appalling one-day performance from the pretenders. That India were at one point competing against Namibia for the heaviest defeat in the history of one-day cricket, also at the hands of Australia, must put the match in perspective.
On the face of it, it is more than a little perplexing to find the gulf so wide between two teams that fought so evenly and so gloriously in a Test series ended just more than month ago. For the Indians to blame it on physical fatigue and mental drain would be a poor excuse. The truth is, one-day cricket demands a different set of skills, both physical and mental, and Australia, on the evidence of the two finals, remain light years ahead of India.
It helped of course that the pitches were flat, Glenn McGrath wasn't there and Brett Lee was a joke, but in the Tests, India's success was built around - barring Virender Sehwag's adventurism - classical methods. Dravid and Laxman, and even Sachin Tendulkar in the one Test that he scored runs, took time to consolidate and construct. Their traditional weaknesses - tardiness in the field, the lethargy between wickets, an inability to bowl straight and full - weren't as costly.
One-day cricket may be the lesser game, but requires the level of intensity, alertness and aggression that Australia have epitomised in recent years. In the fourth over of the match today, Matthew Hayden took three steps down wicket, punched Irfan Pathan straight to Tendulkar and ran a single. Tendulkar, with three stumps in sight, shied, and missed. Even if he had hit, the decision would have been marginal.
Later in the day, Dravid tapped the ball towards extra-cover on the back-foot and Damien Martyn's direct hit, with a single stump to aim at, found him a couple of yards short. Of course, the match was over by then, with Lee virtually ending the Indian challenge, before it could begin with a stunner of catch to dismiss Sehwag, but upon such intent and precision is one-day greatness built.
In Tests, the Australians can be occasionally frustrated by resolute stonewalling and the value of Aakash Chopra, despite a series average of 23.25, can be seen in proper light now, but when Australia turn it on in one-day cricket, they leave no room for strategic retreat. The Australian approach was brought home in the most brutal manner imaginable by, first, Hayden and, then, Andrew Symonds.
Hayden's towering stance at the batting crease is always an intimidating sight for the bowler, and when he chooses to stand a foot outside and walks a couple of steps down the pitch before the ball can be bowled, he eliminates quite a few options for the bowler. And because he has the eye and skill to make late adjustments, banging it short is not quite an option. It took Irfan three balls in the 12th over to learn the lesson of a lifetime.
The first one didn't yield a run, but Hayden's walk down the wicket forced a change of length next ball that Hayden waited on to punch for four past point, before strolling down wicket to give Irfan a stare that prompted a bouncer, which was swatted away to midwicket. Irfan was wise to quickly look away this time. It was only Hayden's fourth one-day century, but the third against India. Between them, Tendulkar and Ganguly have 58 one-day hundreds, but here was another instance of an Australian batsman raising his game when the stakes were the highest.
Symonds, had he decided to stay back in England, would arguably have been a higher capped and more celebrated player than Andrew Flintoff, but is unlikely to ever play a Test match for Australia. Without letting that weigh down on him, he remorselessly savages one-day attacks with surgical cleanliness. At one point towards the death, India had bowled five overs for 22 runs, and keeping Australia down to 300 had seemed a possibility.
From there on, Symonds took charge and there was no place to bowl. An attempted yorker from Ashish Nehra was hoisted over mid on for a one-bounce four, a quicker ball from Tendulkar was deftly deflected to third-man and pulls were executed from mid-pitch. It can be argued that the inexperienced Indian pace bowlers lost the plot, but truth was that they were bludgeoned to senselessness.
For India, it was a shame to have ended a glorious tour on such a despondent note. It was ironical for their batting, so magnificent all summer, to have returned to the abjectness of 1999-00 in the last four matches of the tour. It is perhaps not a coincidence that Lee's return to top form on a fast wicket at Perth started the slide, but on batsman-friendly pitches at Melbourne and Sydney, Australia once again demonstrated qualities that have ensured their zero-loss record in one-day finals in the last four years. India have grown as a cricket nation in the last three months, and their dismal performance in the finals won't go to waste only if they have managed to absorb a few lessons from Australia, who remain, for everyone's money, the pace-setters for the rest of the world.
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Frightened Bear Has A Bucket Stuck On His Head. Now Watch When These Men Approach…
Wild bears are not animals that should be approached by nearby spectators. While they are peaceful when unprovoked, they can act aggressively when they are frightened. Likewise, if a mother bear is in the immediate area and she senses that her cubs are in danger, she will respond with violence. Therefore it is important to admire wild bears while maintaining a safe distance.
But what happens when a small bear is in great peril and the only people available to help are ordinary individuals? Human compassion toward a lone bear is a breath of fresh air in a world where animal cruelty violations make the news daily.
When a small bear has his head stuck inside a bucket, the problem presents a potentially life-threatening restriction that can prevent it from consuming the necessary nutrients needed for survival. Even more incredible, the bear filmed in this video struggles with a group of brave people while they attempt to remove the bucket from its head. To the great despair of many animal lovers, the desperate bear's bucket had been stuck on his head for two long months. No animal should have to go through two months of torment.
Thankfully there were courageous individuals who stood up against fear and aided in the rescue of this fortunate bear. As a heartbreaking image was going viral, the fearless group realized that they needed to act promptly. In the animal kingdom, survival doesn't favor the disadvantaged. There is no such thing as disability compensation for a wild animal. The group proceeded to coral the bear, maintaining a cautious advancement during approach.
The bear, terrified and unaware of the help that the people were trying to provide, scrambled around frantically. Eventually, the rescuing group were able to control the desperate animal. The bear's misery was coming to an end.
After calming the bear to a manageable level, a group member from the rescue team began cutting the bucket free of the bear's head. Because its fur was beginning to grow around the bucket, the liberator had to operate with careful precision. At long last, after two months of confinement, the bear had been released from its accidental imprisonment.


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President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the country's peace safeguarded by brave war heroes at the cost of sacrificing their lives will not be allowed to be defiled by anyone.
The President pointed out that certain groups were trying to arouse racial feelings.
The President said so while participating at a people's rally held in Ampara yesterday.
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Scurvy is a nutritional disease that occurs in humans who have a diet that lacks vitamin C. After reading my tackk you will know who is more likely to be diagnosed, what nutrients are responsible, the symptoms, preventions and treatments.
Who can be affected?
Scurvy is rare although, elderly people, heavy smokers and drinkers are more at risk to be faced with this problem. Most people are not aware they have scurvy until approximately 3 months after their bodies continuously lack vitamin C. (Peter Crosta, 2009)
What are the symptoms?
The symptoms of scurvy differ from an adult to infants.
Some symptoms infants may have are: lack of appetite Irritable, Poor weight gain, Diarrhea, High fever. Although as it progresses some symptoms may be: Pain/tenderness in legs or Eyes bulging out.(NHS choices, 2013)
Some of the symptoms that may occur in adults are: Tired and weakness, Feeling irritable or miserable! Pain in limbs (usually mostly in their legs), Red/blue spots begin to appear on skin! Swollen gums, Severe pains in joints, shortness of breath. (NHS choices, 2013)
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Once you have the right daily amount of vitamin C in your daily diet you will not be at risk of scurvy. Vitamin C is provided in many foods that you may eat I'm your everyday lives. Some of the foods that contain vitamin C are: Orange, Kiwi, Strawberries, Potatoes, Lemons, Papaya, Carrots, Cabbage, Guava, Tomatoes, Broccoli, Spinach, Liver, Oysters. (Peter Crosta, 2009)
How can scurvy be treated?
Most symptoms will be gone within 48 hours of treatment. A patient will be given vitamin C supplements and then referred to a specialist. Once scurvy is treated the disease will not reoccur once a healthy diet is maintained
How present is the illness today?
Scurvy is extremely rare today. It has been known to exist in people since the Greek and Egyptian times. It was mostly associated with the sailors in the 16th-18th centuries when they went on long voyages without having enough vitamin C.(Peter Crosta, 2009)


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Li Kit Chun, a famous Asia region player, also known as Anson Li. First started playing Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2008 mid March. However, when he first took part in the Hong Kong Nationals in mid July 2008, he won the Hong Kong Champion title and got his World Championship invitation in 2008 when he was 15.
In 2010, he took part in the 2010 Nationals Championship Plus and because he led his teammates to the title of Hong Kong Champions once again, he got an invitation to the Asia Championship Plus 2010 in Hong Kong.
In 2014, he joined the Hong Kong Nationals Championship and entered the top 32 knock out round with no. 22 in Swiss rankings. In late July in 2014, he joined the Yu Gi Oh! Open Tournament 2014 which was held in Hong Kong main event and topped 16. Also, he got 5th place in Yu Gi Oh! Asia Premier 2014.
Championship rankings Li Kit Chun has recieved
- 2008, Nationals Championship Winner of Hong Kong
- 2008, Worlds Championship Competitor of Hong Kong (ranked 16)
- 2010, Nationals Championship Plus Winner of Hong Kong
- 2010, Asia Championship Plus Competitor of Hong Kong
- 2011, Hong Kong Nationals Championship top 16
- 2014, Hong Kong Nationals Championship top 32
- 2014, Yu Gi Oh! Open Tournament top 16
- 2014, Yu Gi Oh! Asia Premier 5th place
- 2015, Hong Kong Nationals Championship top 32
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Release Date: 21 March 2013 (Hong Kong)
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Sumona Chakravati is a daughter of Dr gulati is enjoying the holidays in Goa. She has given a pose in Bikni in Goa . She is looking so stunning and sizzling. You can see her back while wearing Bikni . Her face is not looking but she gave the pose in a pool after wearing Bikni. She gave the complement on her pics that before being to be someone .First of all I am mine I am not others. She is playing the role of daughter of Dr. Gulati and childhood friend of Kapil Sharma called Sarla.
Before this trip she went to Switzerland where she enjoyed the trip a lot. She had done some adventuress things in Switzerland.
She shared the pics on Instagram when she was there.
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Well, all right then! This will be our last Science Challenge this week . . . and it's all about music!! No, no, don't worry your smart, curious, intelligent heads now. You don't need to be able to read notes or anything. You can put away the old tuba collecting dust in the corner. This one is going to be a whiz-banger of creativity, a flim-sham of activity, a kerplutz of musical genius making. So without further ado (and with sounds of music running through my head!) here is the challenge:
Use any/all of the following materials to create a one man band contraption that you can wear and play. This is a great one to videotape!
rubber bands
paper clips
empty cereal container
a plate
2 spoons
2 objects of your choice
a bowl
a book
a hairbrush
a comb
3 soda cans
As you think about your design for this challenge take a listen to a news article about a real one man band and how he designed his!
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If you need some more inspiration, try this game out!
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To end off, here is a an old favorite from Mary Poppins where Burt becomes a one man band!
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I like to go to the animal shelter, go over to my best friends house and help him in his garage, im not a girly girl, I'd rather be covered in grease and grime and help him than get dressed up and put make up on and go out. I got that way because as a child I would go out to the garage and help my dad all the time, and I never out grew it. I still love to get grease under my nails, instead of getting my nails done. Lol
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YS Vijayamma's victory in Visakha Lok Sabha Constituency isn't going to be cakewalk. TDP-BJP Alliance is strong in Bheemili, Vizag East and S Kota Assembly segments. Particularly, Bheemili (2.81 lakh voters) and Vizag East (2.56 lakh voters) have more electorate when compared to other constituencies. The results may be even shocking!


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1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Put olive oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and vegetables to the pan and cook until browned about 5 minutes. Transfer cooked sausage and vegetables to a plate lined with paper towel to drain excess oil. Place in refrigerator to cool down.
2. Combine the remaining ingredients, except the egg, in a large bowl. Set aside. Cut pizza dough into 7-inch circles and set aside. After meat mixture has cooled, remove from refrigerator and fill one half of each circle with half of the filling. Fold the dough over and seal the edges by pressing down with a fork.
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Yamaha Motor India has teamed up with the country's top rapper in Bollywood, Badshah. The duo will be collaborating on an all-new theme song for the Cygnus Ray-ZR scooter. At this moment, the theme song is titled as 'RayZR Mera Swag'.
A music video featuring the Yamaha Cygnus Ray-ZR and Badshah has been developed by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. For 2016, Yamaha has opted to keep music as part of their campaign. Stay tuned for the video which will air on television soon.
The Cygnus Ray-ZR was introduced at the 2016 Auto Expo in Delhi. The scooter is priced attractively for the Indian market. Yamaha offers a standard version Ray-ZR model at Rs. 52,000 ex-showroom and a model with front disc brake for Rs. 54,500 ex-showroom (Delhi).
Powering the Cygnus Ray-ZR is an 113cc single-cylinder, air-cooled engine. The engine produces 7.11bhp, along with 8.1Nm of peak torque. Yamaha India has equipped their engine with BLUE CORE technology with boosts fuel efficiency to 66 km/l.
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Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari both made it through to Q3 today in qualifying in India, proof Toro Rosso is making good progress, according to chief engineer Laurent Mekies.
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Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari both made it through to the top-ten shootout today in qualifying for Sunday's inaugural Indian Grand Prix, proof Toro Rosso is making good progress, according to chief engineer Laurent Mekies.
"A great performance from the drivers and the team today means we have both cars in the top ten on the grid for the first time since China," he said. "It has been a complicated task managing the situation of having massive track improvement from one session to the next, combined with the fact this is a new circuit for all of us.
"Our car is definitely getting faster as we approach the end of the season though. We were quite happy with the progress we saw in Korea and today's performance is a confirmation that we are working in the right direction. This is good for everyone back at the factory and in the wind tunnel who are pushing hard on the development of the car.
"Of course, there are no points for qualifying and although today's result puts us in a strong position for the race, there are question marks over what the track conditions will be like and how much tyre degradation we will see. I expect it will be an exciting race for the spectators, with various different strategies coming into play and hopefully we can make the most of our opportunities and secure a good result, on our first visit to this fantastic track."
Buemi and Alguersuari meanwhile were both delighted to secure top-ten grid positions, even if the team did opt not to run in Q3.
"I am very happy for the team as they did a fantastic job and I congratulate them and thank them for it," said Buemi, who will line up ninth. "Having both cars in Q3 is amazing.
"Now, I hope we can have a good race tomorrow, because there are no points for what we did today. The first race at this circuit is bound to be an interesting experience. It was teamwork that delivered today's result, with everyone giving their maximum since we arrived here in India."
"I am very happy," Alguersuari continued, "especially for the team as we are both in good positions and Sebastien was really fast, right from yesterday, when I had some problems. Today he drove a brilliant lap. We solved my problems overnight so that I could also be competitive today.
"Tomorrow, we have a good chance of doing well starting from these positions and it could be useful in terms of the championship as our main rivals, the Saubers, are starting behind us. Strategy will be important and if we do everything right then maybe we can bring home a big points score.
"The increase in performance at this point of the season is down to the great job the whole company has done in developing the car. I am hoping for a top eight finish tomorrow."


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British independent game developer behind Darwinia, DEFCON: Why now is the best time to be an indie
Mark Morris, a co-founder of Introversion Software on the indie games scene, the impact of Minecraft, and how before Notch "we all had a dream, now we know the dream is achievable", on distribution platforms - how Steam is a priority for developers - and on how the best route in to games development is trying indie, before aspiring to work as part of a team at the 'old guard' (a big name studio).
Formed in 2001 by three friends, Chris Delay, Mark Morris and Thomas Arundel – all Imperial College undergraduates at the time, British independent game developers Introversion Software originally coined themselves 'the last of the bedroom programmers' until moving in to an office when working on their fourth game Multiwinia. The indie studio is behind games Uplink, Darwinia, DEFCON, Multiwinia – and upcoming Prison Architect.
Mark Morris of Introverson, tells us about the story behind their conception – "Chris Delay had written uplink during his spare time at university and I saw an advert for an entrepreneur competition that offered £10k for the best business plan."
"Tom Arundel knew all about stocks and shares and things" "…so I got the three of us to write a business plan based around selling Chris' game. We didn't win the competition, but we did launch the company and we're still going today."
So as an independent games developer – how do you stand out in a crowded market?
"Our games are focused", Morris tells us. He describes them as "…theme-driven strategy games that aim to provide a great gaming experience, whilst also making you think about the particular issue explored in the game. Many indie game developers produce casual titles that may be great games, but perhaps have trouble standing out. We try to give our games lots of depth that reviewers and gamers can really get their teeth into."
So where did the creators of these games get their inspiration – what inspired them to create DEFCON, UPLINK and games like Prison Architect?
Morris tells us how "Chris has tended to make games based around great movies and books from his teenage years – Wargames, Sneakers, Neuromancer, Cryptonomicon. That whole early internet 'future hacker' scene was really interesting to all of us."
The inspiration came from the desire to make a game in 24 hours, and that iconic bit at the end of wargames when all the missiles are flying around
We are told how the inspiration for DEFCON came from "…the desire to make a game in 24 hours" (DEFCON ultimately took a year to complete) "…and that iconic bit at the end of wargames when all the missiles are flying around".
The inspiration for Prison Architect came from Alcatraz and a chance conversation with a cabbie who used to be a prison guard
The inspiration for Uplink came from the 1992 thriller "Sneakers" and Morris tells us how the inspiration for Prison Architect came from "Alcatraz and a chance conversation with a cabbie who used to be a prison guard".
"We don't really cater for the pick and play audience. Introversion customers are smart, strategy fans who enjoy novel gaming experiences. We've never really defined an audience or tried to design with a particular demographic in mind. We make games that we really want to play and then try to make it as widely accessible as we can."
"I look at our continuing strong PC sales and know that they don't know what they are talking about."
Whilst Morris believes the future of PC gaming is hard to predict – he has strong words for those who proclaim that it is 'dead' – "I look at our continuing strong PC sales and know that they don't know what they are talking about."
"I don't know about the future of PC gaming though. In the short term it is secure, but it's very difficult to predict what the future will look like. Things seem to be very cloud based at the moment and I think that onLive / Gaikai could be the future, but who knows what devices we will be absorbing the content on."
Before Notch we all had a dream, now we know the dream is achievable.
Minecraft – the sandbox-building independent video game for PC, originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, is now easily one of, if not the most renown indie game. We asked Morris for his thoughts on the impact it's had on the indie scene, to which he described it as being "inspirational".
"I had a lot of discussions prior to Minecraft about the size of the indie gaming market, but Notch proved that it's pretty much unlimited."
"I'm sure they'll be lots of clones and things, but most indies just make their own games so I don't think it'll radically change the landscape. Before Notch we all had a dream, now we know the dream is achievable."
Is being on app stores and distribution platforms – like Steam, Gamersgate, GOG.com (formerly Good Old Games), etc) now fundamental to the success of independent game developers?
Morris describes a "massive variation in the quality of those app stores".
Steam is an absolute priority – if you are not on steam you need to take a long hard look at yourself and ask why.
"Steam is an absolute priority – if you are not on steam you need to take a long hard look at yourself and ask why. The other sites are less critical. Many of them can't shift 100 copies of a title and you can spend a lot of time dealing with them when you could be working on new content for the games."
Introversion took part recently in the 'Humble Indie Bundle' project. This is a series of game bundles that are sold and distributed online at a price determined by the purchaser (the 'pay whatever you want' approach). The Humble Indie Bundle included the entire catalogue of Introversion's games.
Humble Bundle has been great for us. What are the Cons? I can't think of any.
"Humble has been great for us", Morris told us. "Jeff and John really put their finger on the pulse of the new wave indie game movement. Their core belief that people will actually donate anything above one cent and won't pirate the game was a huge departure from conventional sales thinking. I never would have backed that venture if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. Those guys are real visionaries and I'd completely recommend working with them. We doubled the number of players of Introversion games over a weeklong period and made a healthy chunk of cash to boot. It also supported charity."
"What are the Cons? I can't think of any."
"I think that the Kickstarter thing is a fad"
Morris also added "I think that the Kickstarter [crowd funding] thing is a fad, but I may be wrong."
"If that becomes an established long term funding model than the apple cart will be upturned. Again."
"I don't think the consoles are a good place to be right now"
Should indie game developers be looking to consoles? "I don't think the consoles are a good place to be right now", Morris tells us.
"Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have huge requirements lists that take a lot of effort to satisfy, but that extra effort isn't always rewarded by sales and there is very little that can be done to boost volumes if the game is poorly performing. I think the big three have some serious thinking to do if they want to encourage indies back to those platforms."
Why we like to continue to support the linux community
Introversion is unique in that it widely supports Linux with it's games – which is unusual. Morris tells us how this originates from their first game – Uplink. "It's a hacking simulation, and we really thought that would appeal to linux gamers."
"We made a version, picked up a Slashdot hit and all our servers fell over. Linux definitely isn't the biggest section of the market, but we've got found memories of that first slash dot hit and we like to continue to support the linux community."
Morris tells us how their audience is "definitely hard core gamers", adding that "…in total we've sold around 250k of each of our games." "That varies a bit, and the games continue to sell on a daily basis so I guess it's up to you to decide if that's niche."
iPad has encouraged a lot of people to get into making games but I'm not sure how many of those companies have been successful.
When it comes to mobile – Morris believes that the "iPad has encouraged a lot of people to get into making games but I'm not sure how many of those companies have been successful."
"It's great to see a vibrant development community, but I wouldn't base my business solely on a mobile platform – there is simply too much competition and it's very hard to get above the noise."
The biggest challenges facing Introversion, according to Morris, have been managing the cashflow.
"Getting from game one to game two is the biggest test for a game developer"
"Darwinia+ took about 4 years and that's a long time without much revenue coming in. There is a glut of money that (hopefully) floods in after a launch followed by a draught until the next game comes out. 2012 has been a turning point for us as we now have a strong enough back cataloug to keep us going until the next game launches, but getting from game one to game two is the biggest test for a game developer."
Having said that, Morris is enthusiastic about future prospects for the indie game scene. "I think it's the best time to be an indie.
"The apple App store and steam services are mature and reliable routes to market. There is an "indie" section on most gaming review sites and journalists that understand Indie games and are willing to review them and devote time to them. There are indie conferences where you can chat with other developers and pick up ideas and business tips. None of this stuff existed when we started."
"This has made the process of selling a game much easier. The biggest challenge now? Making a great game."
Does an indie games developer have to be entrepreneurial? Morris takes a middle-of-the-road stance – "…that depends on what you want to achieve"
"If you want to simply make games, then you don't need an entrepreneurial spirit."
"You can go and do a 9-5 and code in the evening and release games for your whole life. If you want a comfortable living, then you need to be (or employee) a business partner."
"Someone who thinks about maximizing revenue and exploiting the market and doing all those crappy "suit" functions that a lot of indies don't like."
The best route in to games development is trying indie, before aspiring to work as part of a team at a big name game developer
Morris is of the belief however, that the best route in to games development is trying indie, before aspiring to work as part of a team at a big name game developer.
"I think that when you are young you are much more able to take a risk."
"Wait until you have a partner and a child and giving up that regular salary becomes really tricky."
"I don't believe that the old guard (bigger studios) really have much to teach the indie game developers"
"I don't believe that the old guard (bigger studios) really have much to teach the indie game developers. They operate on a completely different business model and make completely different products that really have no relevance to the small team. If you have the talent to make video games, and by that I mean the whole thing – design, coding, art, music – or at least you can do three out of the four and find a friend to complete the package then I think you should take a risk and try to make a go of it yourself."
"If you flop, you can go and get a job at EA".
This makes perfect sense – and after all, as Morris told us, "If you flop, you can go and get a job at EA".


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Easy Dog Biscuits
Recipe by Parsley
Make some quick and easy treats for your doggie!
Top Review by DogAndCatDoc
Yeah...a dog food treat that has more protein than fat and is lower in carbohydrates. So many of the pet treat home recipes use peanut butter and are terribly high in calories. Our canine companions, much like many owners, really do not need these excessive and empty calories. I like that this recipe uses gerber baby foods, as they are highly digestible and not full of fillers. I often recommend them for convalescent patients. The only thing to watch on this recipe is to make sure they are not lactose intolerant. If "Max" doesn't get loose stools and has no skin allergy problems, I would say this is one of the better home treat recipes I have seen on 'zaar. Of course, remember, all things in moderation! Thanks for sharing! (No I didn't actually make the recipe, but as a veterinarian, nutrition is a special area of interest for me, so I just couldn't keep my nose out of things!) I had to come back after posting this to say I was not referring to the "max" in a previous review...I only chose that name because it is the most popular dog name in the US...oops!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 (2 1/2 ounce) jars turkey baby food
- 1 (2 1/2 ounce) jar beef baby food
- 9 tablespoons powdered milk
- 13 tablespoons wheat germ
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- Preheat oven to 350.
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$31.4 million bond issue considered
By NANCY COOK LAUER
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A proposed $16.8 million bond issue for a South Kona police station has ballooned to $31.4 million, thanks to amendments adding other projects offered by two Hilo council members originally opposed to the bond authorization.
The County Council will consider the bond authorization, Bill 307, proposed by South Kona Councilwoman Brenda Ford, when it meets Wednesday in Hilo council chambers. The original bill, without the costly additions, passed 5-3 in committee last month, with Hilo Councilmen Donald Ikeda, Dennis Onishi and J Yoshimoto voting no.
Ford, a Neighborhood Watch coordinator, said community groups have been pushing for a police station in South Kona for more than a decade. South Kona is the only council district without a 24/7 police station, relying instead on a substation staffed by two officers per shift. It's recently been temporarily increased to three in light of a wave of burglaries in the region, but it's not open 24/7.
Ford noted the district has the same number of officers it had 35 years ago, despite marked population growth.
"When it comes to public safety, this comes first," Ford said. "A police station for the only district that doesn't have it … it's just unconscionable that we've gone this far."
The proposed station, a two-story, 21,592-square-foot facility featuring four separate holding cells and a 10-lane firing range, will be constructed on 5 acres mauka of Mamalahoa Highway and the Hawaii Fire Department's Captain Cook station, according to the project's environmental assessment released in October 2011. Existing barracks at the Captain Cook police substation will be used. Some $1.2 million in design work and schematics are complete.
But the Police Department hasn't put the new station high on its priority list, saying federal mandates for a new radio system and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades have to take precedence with its limited funding. Assistant Police Chief Marshall Kanehailua said earlier this year, "If the County Council or administration makes it a priority to build the station then we welcome it."
Ford said she was surprised by the amendments coming from the opposing council members. She noted that most of the requests from Ikeda and Onishi were for routine maintenance that should be coming from the county's operations budget. Others, like $1 million for a new golf cart shed at Hilo Municipal Golf Course, were "wants," not "needs," she said.
"They have used it to ask for feel-good stuff over what is really meaningful," Ford said. "If these two amendments pass, it could kill my bill."
Onishi said he'd reconsidered his opposition, and decided if the bill is going to pass, he'd add other projects that are needed, including $1 million for a sewer system outfall, which is corroding and in danger of leaking sewage into the ocean. Other projects in his $9.5 million list are Hilo road projects and golf course improvements.
"After reconsidering, I thought I'd approve the bond and if it's going to pass, add some things for the community," Onishi said.
Both Onishi and Ikeda pointed out that the council authorizes bond issues, but it's up to the administration to decide if bonds should be floated and the money spent.
Ikeda said he asked the various departments what they needed before compiling his list of $5.1 million worth of projects. He said the Police Department isn't ready for a new police station because there aren't enough officers to staff it.
"It's Ms. Ford's priority list, not the Police Department's priority list," Ikeda said.
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Hey everybody, what's your take on ready made icing? I've ordered Dixie's Icing, absolutely love it, hate the shipping cost. Tried Dawn Foods icing, cost is better too sweet though, any other's out there other than Wilton's? I like to keep it on hand when I don't have the time or notion to make my own.
Well, I make *everything* from scratch (except my fondant ). I don't want my cakes to taste like something you could get at Wal-mart. Also, I make IMBC, not Wilton's "buttercream". I'm fairly certain it's pretty close to impossible to get a decent IMBC premade (and if someone had one, I'd be scared of how many chemicals it would have it it).
I love the frosting at Costco, mine wont sell it to me though, but others have had luck buying it there. Also Sams club I have heard is good.
Dont do Wilton, that is all I can say...
wilton, has a very good buttercream icing.. the one with the butter and crisco.. i use whipping cream, instead of water or milk... i was introduced to it about 7 yrs. ago.. when i took a refresher course, here.. the lady owned her bakery.. and taught cake decorating... there are lots of recipes on here .. that use your butter and crisco and whipping cream or milk or half and half... they just don,t call it wilton... yes, it is not your... IMBC... or your SMBC or your french meringue buttercream... i do like rich's bettercream from sams.... cosco , here doesn,t sell there pastry pride either... so , just go on this site... and try all these delicious recipes of icings... hth
Ready made Icing to keep on hand? I don't know because I make all mine from scratch. But I have heard great things about Sam's Club and Costco selling it. I would just ask around at your local stores and see what options you have. But the Wilton stuff is pretty gross, it would not be at the top of my list. Good luck!


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Adam Lambert has hinted that he might don "futuristic" and "cutting edge" costumes on his future tour.
The American Idol star, who is preparing to promote debut album For Your Entertainment overseas next month, told MTV News that he admires British designer Gareth Pugh.
When asked who would be his first choice to design his tour outfits, he said: "Oh, wow, I think Gareth Pugh is really, really talented. It's kind of futuristic and cutting edge.
"He uses materials that aren't typical for fabrics. He uses a lot of metal and spikes and nails and things like that. It might not be the most comfortable outfit in the world, but it's so striking."
Lambert's website recently suggested that he will perform 'Music Again' on Jay Leno's return to The Tonight Show next month.