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This is a chatlog of October 18, 2012. See category:chatlog of 2012 for chatlogs in the same year, and category:chatlog of 2012/10 for chatlogs in the same month.
[20:33] Reve (kris15999): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhsmCksFY1HTdEw4blhnX2xwUGdDMkRfVWJ6NUR6LXc#gid=0 [20:33] <Bly (bly1234) (Admin) has entered the room> [20:34] Bly (bly1234): yes [20:34] Reve (kris15999): (Start when ready) [20:34] Bly (bly1234): *bangs gavel for order* [20:34] nagakrion: (Everyone arrived?) [20:34] Reve (kris15999): (Yes) [20:35] Bly (bly1234): *EVERYONE ARRIVES* [20:35] Reve (kris15999): (Also, Sjutnariva's here) [20:35] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Hm...) [20:35] Bly (bly1234): Ms. Faretel, what is an iPad? [20:35] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (I have an idea.) [20:35] nagakrion: *Extra CC security guards are everywhere, because of the tensions* [20:35] Reve (kris15999): (They're a "potential member". If their membership is not contested, they will be able to vote next meeting) [20:35] Reve (kris15999): (It's August 2, BTW) [20:35] Bly (bly1234): (Apple autocorrect subs in what an iPad is for me) [20:35] Reve (kris15999): (War starts in two weeks) [20:35] nagakrion: (ohhh!) [20:36] nagakrion: (what do you mean, Bly?) [20:36] Bly (bly1234): (you said iPad! without ()'s) [20:36] Bly (bly1234): (w/e) [20:36] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (...) [20:36] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (He said that in TT...) [20:36] Reve (kris15999): (lol) [20:36] Bly (bly1234): (.....) [20:36] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Get your shit together, Bly.) [20:36] Reve (kris15999): (Get it) [20:37] Reve (kris15999): (Merge it) [20:37] Bly (bly1234): (it all shows it as here) [20:37] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Blend it.) [20:37] Reve (kris15999): (Eat it.) [20:37] Bly (bly1234): *bangs gavel* [20:37] Reve (kris15999): *second time* [20:37] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: *Looks at Bly awkwardly* [20:37] Bly (bly1234): The first time was to quiet everyone down [20:38] Bly (bly1234): The meeting isn't in session until I say so. [20:38] Bly (bly1234): *looks around* [20:38] Reve (kris15999): Hyan Fi: Meeting in session. [20:38] Bly (bly1234): *glare* [20:38] Reve (kris15999): (Bly: Veto!) [20:39] Bly (bly1234): Alright [20:39] Bly (bly1234): Are there any topics we'd like to discuss? [20:39] Reve (kris15999): Heroi: I'd like to propose extending the time between meetings to twice a month, instead of thrice. [20:40] Reve (kris15999): Heroi: On the 2nd and the 17th of every month. [20:40] Bly (bly1234): Does anyone care to argue for or against? [20:40] nagakrion: *Faretel lights a cigarette, while eyeing the sprinklers cautiously* [20:40] nagakrion: (Does that mean we will meet Oct 17?) [20:40] Reve (kris15999): (in RPG time, August 17, which is after the war started) [20:41] Reve (kris15999): (We don't have to do the meeting on Oct 17) [20:41] Bly (bly1234): Shall we take it to a vote? [20:41] Reve (kris15999): (Well, we can't) [20:41] Reve (kris15999): Heroi: *nods* [20:41] Bly (bly1234): Ambassador Fi? [20:41] Reve (kris15999): Hyan Fi: If there is no discussion, yes. [20:42] Bly (bly1234): All in favor? [20:42] Reve (kris15999): Retathon: Aye [20:42] Reve (kris15999): Naasad: Aye [20:42] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: Aye. [20:42] Bly (bly1234): *My sphere and I vote yes* [20:42] Reve (kris15999): Techia: Aye. [20:43] Bly (bly1234): (Risuk: <.< *notes the Orin vote* Nay!) [20:43] Reve (kris15999): (lol) [20:43] Reve (kris15999): (Shall I uninamous it?0 [20:43] Bly (bly1234): (Yeah) [20:43] nagakrion: *Faretel taps the "yes" button with her cigarette* [20:43] Bly (bly1234): The results are in [20:44] Bly (bly1234): *Takes envelope from aide* [20:44] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (I had to put in what TOurny would put.) [20:44] Reve (kris15999): (100% yes) [20:44] Reve (kris15999): (lol) [20:44] Bly (bly1234): *slowly opens it* [20:44] Bly (bly1234): The result of this vote is... [20:44] Bly (bly1234): The tension is in the air... [20:45] nagakrion: *Faretel glares at Bly with her death-glare* [20:45] Bly (bly1234): yes! [20:45] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: With all due respect you're wasting time pointlessly. [20:45] Bly (bly1234): (Risuk: Keep wasting time!) [20:45] nagakrion: (Is there a Yulairian rep from the new Clarilustra civ?) [20:45] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (No.) [20:46] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Clailurstra hasn't applied for membership.) [20:46] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (And Yulair can't join anyway.) [20:46] Bly (bly1234): Congratulations. There will forevermore until another vote overturns it be a meeting every 2nd and 17th [20:46] Reve (kris15999): Hyan Fi: Next topic. [20:47] Reve (kris15999): Faloxius (Techia): I would like to discuss Sjutnariva's eligibility to become a full member of this council, and eventually start a vote. [20:47] nagakrion: (Techia WANTS them to be sovreign now?) [20:47] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): *Risuk eyes Techia suspiciously* [20:47] Bly (bly1234): (No) [20:47] Reve (kris15999): (They didn't say whether they thought they were eligible or not) [20:48] nagakrion: *Faretel glares at Faloxius* [20:48] Reve (kris15999): Techia: Last meeting, a little over 50% declared them sovereign. [20:48] Bly (bly1234): (Ooh! 11 minutes left!) [20:49] nagakrion: (just skip the class) [20:49] Bly (bly1234): (I'm...doing laundry) [20:49] Reve (kris15999): Techia: That is not enough, in my opinion. Their independence is disputed – do you want this council to have such a reputation? [20:49] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (One doesn't simply skip class.) [20:49] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: *Raises hand to present a rebuttal* [20:49] Reve (kris15999): Faloxia: *gives Risuk the floor* [20:50] nagakrion: (brb) [20:50] Bly (bly1234): *makes eyes at Faretel, because I'm not completely familiar with the ykpic* [20:51] Bly (bly1234): *has an aside with Ambassador Fi* [20:51] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: May I point out that there are several members that would essentially benefit from Sjutanrevo not being part of this council? Also their soveriengty is really only contested by the fact that there are civilizations that obviously are far more powerful the have attempted, and it seems recently have failed, to take over the civilization. [20:51] Bly (bly1234): Ambassador, this is a seriously contested debate [20:52] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: Perhaps if these were not factors the results would differ. [20:52] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): *He looks back to Faloxia to speak* [20:52] Bly (bly1234): *is only speaking with Fi* [20:52] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): *to allow Faloxia to speak** [20:52] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (sentence structure error.) [20:53] Bly (bly1234): (Ambassador Fi is not responding! Medic!) [20:53] Reve (kris15999): Techia: The debate on their sovereignity has not been concluded. They are not eligilble for an organization such as this until it is. [20:54] Bly (bly1234): (I'll RP as him... >=D) [20:54] Reve (kris15999): Fi: Your point? [20:54] Bly (bly1234): Are you sure we should be debating this? [20:54] Bly (bly1234): This argument is not a matter for the capita council to settle, nor will our decision be respected [20:55] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: Yes, and my point is that their sovereignity has been challenged because certain forces have attempted to subjugate the civilization, again I point out, that Sjutanrevo has managed to maintain resistance to this. [20:55] Reve (kris15999): Fi: They're just debating to get the neutral civilizations on their side. We should let them cotninue for a minute or two. [20:55] Bly (bly1234): Very well, but I will not let this get out of hand. [20:55] nagakrion: (what do you mean by "makes eyes"?) [20:56] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: They're rebelling against their mother civilization if I am not mistaken. Quite barbaric. Can they stand on their own? [20:56] Bly (bly1234): (stared dreamily, through my helmet) [20:56] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: They've had to rally allies just to keep their planets. [20:56] nagakrion: (Bly wears a helmet at diplomatic meetings?) [20:56] Bly (bly1234): (It comes on and off) [20:57] nagakrion: *Faretel glares less severely at the Orin rep and nods faintly* [20:57] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: And they've rallied some very powerful allies in very strong support of them. Certainly this shows they are an influential civilization worth recognizing, yes? [20:57] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (I love arguing against myself.) [20:57] nagakrion: (I imagine Blydonian helmets as resembling condoms) [20:57] Bly (bly1234): Right now it's on because its a tense situation [20:57] Reve (kris15999): Techia: Well, a vote will determine this. [20:57] Bly (bly1234): Who died and made you chair member? [20:57] Bly (bly1234): Wait...forget I said that [20:58] Reve (kris15999): Techia: ... *shakes head slightly in confusion* [20:58] Bly (bly1234): Or if you do kill one of us to ascend to chair, make sure its not me. [20:58] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: Certainly. If we should recognize a civilization that has thus far succeeded in holding its freedom against a much more powerful foe or if we should dismiss such an influential ally who has swiftly overcome attacks while being outnumbered, I dare say. [20:58] Bly (bly1234): *removes helmet and smiles weakly at Hyan Fi* [20:58] Reve (kris15999): Techia: Mr. President, I did not initiate a vote, I merely suggested one. [20:59] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: *Grumbles quietly to himself, but he's glaring at Risuk aggressively* [20:59] Reve (kris15999): Techia: May I just remind this council that when you vote, it is for eligibility, >not< sovereignity. [20:59] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: You're making some very bold and biased claims, [Risuk] ambassador. [20:59] Reve (kris15999): Techia: Clailurstra was sovereign - it was not eligible. [21:00] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Risuk: Duly noted. [21:00] nagakrion: *Faretel watches both simultaneous debates* [21:00] Reve (kris15999): Fi: Please do not speak unless you are given the floor by a chair member or the ambassador talking. [21:01] Bly (bly1234): Why don't we let someone else talk? [21:01] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: Perhaps we should get the vote over with? [21:02] Reve (kris15999): Fi: We do, they just should request to first, to keep formality. [21:02] Reve (kris15999): Fi: I agree. [21:02] Reve (kris15999): Faloxia: Very well. [21:02] nagakrion: *faretel yawns slightly* [21:02] Bly (bly1234): Ambassador Jununka (Bion), do you have anything to say? [21:03] Bly (bly1234): Jununka: ? [21:03] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Dammit, Naga.) [21:03] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (You made me yawn.) [21:03] Reve (kris15999): Faloxia: No. [21:03] Bly (bly1234): *everyone at the meeting yawns* [21:04] Reve (kris15999): *Yawn war* [21:04] Reve (kris15999): Faloxia: STOP STEALING ALL MY OXYGEN! [21:04] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Oh my ghod stop.)
The chatlog was cut due to a misunderstanding. The RPG was agreed to be reset up until this point.
[22:16] Reve (kris15999): Fi: The vote is concluded. [22:17] Bly (bly1234): *tallies the votes* [22:17] Bly (bly1234): *hands a datapad to Fi* [22:17] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Yulair in high agreement.) [22:17] Reve (kris15999): Fi: Sjutnariva is "eligible" for full membership. [22:17] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: FUCK. [22:17] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: *Ahem* Sorry. [22:17] Reve (kris15999): Fi: They will become a member on the meeting on the 17th of August. [22:18] Reve (kris15999): (Wolf) [22:18] nagakrion: *Faretel glares the most angry glare yet at the Orin rep* [22:18] Reve (kris15999): (If Orin's sphere of influence was in the CC ...) [22:18] Reve (kris15999): (that would've worked.) [22:18] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (How would it have worked...?) [22:18] Reve (kris15999): (More "no" votes) [22:18] Bly (bly1234): I vote a no-confidence on the Orin's. [22:18] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Ah.) [22:18] Bly (bly1234): They swore! [22:18] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): Orin: I- Ahem, bit my tongue, my apologies. [22:19] nagakrion: *Faretel is now glaring at Bly with enough supressed rage to terrify him* [22:19] Bly (bly1234): I'm terrified by nobody, Ambassador. [22:19] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): *Bly is responding to non-verbal statements* [22:20] Reve (kris15999): Fi: That topic is finished. Does anyone have any other topics? [22:20] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): *This may be mistaken for schizophrenia* [22:20] Bly (bly1234): (He said glaring with enough rage to terrify him) [22:20] Bly (bly1234): *picks up gavel to prepare to end the meeting* [22:20] Reve (kris15999): (wait while I think() [22:21] Reve (kris15999): (nope) [22:21] Reve (kris15999): (end i) [22:21] Reve (kris15999): t) [22:21] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (I swear there was something else but I think it got last somewhere among us arguing over Bly's no-confidence vote.) [22:21] Bly (bly1234): (I just wanted to make sure I got it instead of Fi) [22:21] nagakrion: (Are there any very valuable resources in the Appearance?) [22:21] Bly (bly1234): Nothing else? [22:21] nagakrion: (Like how oil is to the modern world?) [22:21] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Yes, Naga.) [22:21] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Not being raped by Drakonia.) [22:21] nagakrion: (*rimshot*) [22:21] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (It's not up for trade.) [22:21] Reve (kris15999): (lol, not one that is stated) [22:21] Bly (bly1234): *bangs gavel* Meeting adjourned. [22:21] Reve (kris15999): (there may be) [22:22] nagakrion: *Faretel gathers her things and walks towards the door* [22:22] nagakrion: (I need justification for Drakonia invading some nearby civ) [22:22] Reve (kris15999): (No you don't. You're Drakonia) [22:23] Bly (bly1234): (Hey! Naga visited my website!) [22:23] Reve (kris15999): (Alright) [22:23] nagakrion: (no shit I did) [22:23] Reve (kris15999): (Well, 20-minute meeting ended up being 2 hours) [22:23] Bly (bly1234): (I [22:24] Bly (bly1234): (well the visitors map said someone from Pennsylvania visited) [22:24] nagakrion: (We could do the one happening right after the war begins) [22:24] Reve (kris15999): (it could be Onyx) [22:24] Reve (kris15999): (It's too late for me) [22:24] Reve (kris15999): (I've got a week off next week - I can do it in the weekend or then) [22:25] nagakrion: (Ok) [22:25] Bly (bly1234): (Also a few in California, Kris, Wisconsin) [22:25] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (And I must go AFK for a bit. Good meeting everyone.) [22:25] nagakrion: (Bye Wolf, Kris, Bly) [22:25] Bly (bly1234): (And one in Finland) [22:25] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (I visited it yesterday.) [22:25] Reve (kris15999): (BYE!0 [22:25] Bly (bly1234): Bye [22:25] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (Bye.) [22:25] A \/olks\/\/agen (wolf802): (AFK.)


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I got a write up in the biz journal last week and I'm super excited! My hard work is paying off. I'm still super small, but the word is starting to get out.
I just wanted to share!
That's awesome....congratulations and continued success to you!
I'm so happy for you! Way to go. I'd love to see a link to it if you can do that.
That is wonderful!!
That is fantastic! You should share a link to the article if you have one! You may be small, but great things come in small packages! Besides you have to start somewhere. I wish you endless success and happiness! Congratulations!
Congrats!!! That's really great! Please post so we can all see.
Congrats again.
OK. If this thread gets deleted...you've been warned! CakeCentral doesn't like me to talk about it.
The article is on my Facebook press page.
how exciting! you guys won 10k?
that's gonna come in handy!
yeah, we've decide to move out of our office and look for a place that is already finished out. Now we just need to find a place. We looked at one yesterday and it was rented that night. I'm BUMMED out right now...but we'll find a spot. I just really liked the one we saw.
Congrats!!!! Kudos on all your hard work.
Congratulations that is so exciting

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Steve Jobs said it best.
""You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever"
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We usually make our own MMF, but it seems to torn out to be a huge pain in the butt. We always get tons of powdered sugar balls in our fondant, we sit there and pick them all out and then the fondant is great, but its just so time consuming.
We grease the bowl, add the water, nuke for 30 seconds and then stir, repeat till marshmallows are melted. We grease the counter tops sift the powdered sugar and then pour the marshmallows on top... What are we doing wrong?
Just need to sift the 10X, same with American buttercream
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SO SORRY!! I just re-read that you said you DO sift your 10X
I've had similar situations when I dump all the sugar in all at once, so I would try adding small amounts of the 10X into all the melted mixture. Also just read that people are mixing in their food processor -sounds like a great idea to me!
what kind of sifter do you use, i don't sift mine, but when i have i bought the one that has a handle and the fine screen and use a spoon to sift it through, try letting the marshmallow cool a little that might help. try adding you sugar as you mix i use a bowl to mix mine in a large bowl and pull over the sugar as i need it and using crisco as i need it, it is easier to mix that way instead of all at once other wise i don't know what it is
I don't usually sift, but I generally make my MMF the day before and let it sit over night. I made 5 batches for a wedding cake last week and had only 1 or 2 tiny lumps to pick out. I also warm my MMF in the microwave after it's been resting overnight to make it easier to knead and roll.
Try and add in the powdered sugar a little bit at a time, instead of all at once, or in larger amounts.
This happens to me when I add cold powdered sugar (from the fridge) to the hot MM's...only then do I get "stones".
I try to remember, if using leftover powd. sugar, to take it out at least an hour prior to making.
PS...if you knead in the same bowl you've melted the MM's in, you'll have alot less mess to clean up.
I would try going the other way, add your sifted powdered sugar, smaller amounts at a time, to your melted marshmallows, instead of adding your melted marshmallows to your sugar. And I agree with Flour Pots, mix in the bowl you melted your marshmallows in, my fondant never touches my counter, lots less mess.


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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has set his players a target of winning at least 11 of their remaining 13 matches if they want to be crowned Barclays Premier League champions.
City returned to the top of the table with yesterday's 1-0 victory at Aston Villa after being deposed for 24 hours by near neighbours United.
After winning one of their previous six away games, it was a vital triumph for Mancini and his players that came courtesy of Joleon Lescott's third goal of the season in the 63rd minute.
After a particularly troubled January, Mancini is naturally hoping the worst is behind his team, particularly as City will be back to full strength for their next league game at home to Blackburn in 12 days' time.
With Kolo and Yaya Toure back from African Nations Cup duty and Mario Balotelli having now completed a four-match ban, Mancini said: "We know December and January were difficult months.
"We had players injured, suspended or away. All these reasons. But now we are in February and we are still on top.
"Next week we will have all the players, which is very important for us.
"But to stay on top with Manchester United and Tottenham shows we are very strong.
"We've 13 games from now until the end (of the season), and we know if we want to win the league we have to win 11 or 12, if possible."
Another player who could yet be back in the fold is Carlos Tevez, with Mancini and the Argentinian striker on the brink of ending their three-and-a-half-month feud.
Striker Tevez has been frozen out at City since his refusal to warm up during a Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich at the end of September.
Mancini insisted Tevez would never play for the club again, but after failing to move the player on during last month's transfer window, it appears as if a resolution is at hand.
The suggestion is Tevez is due back in Manchester this week, maybe as early as tomorrow, so when asked about such a prospect, Mancini said: "I don't know. I hope so, yes.
"I don't have any problem and the club doesn't have any problem. Finish. It's up to him. Carlos knows everything, he knows the situation.
"I spoke with Carlos one week after Munich. He knows everything.
"We are here. We've not changed these past few months and Carlos knows that. He is a City player."
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Avatar. Isn't It amazing how one show, one t.v. show can have an impact on so many people, no matter how young or old. All of us come on this website for our love of Avatar, how we just can't live without it!!
Think of your life without Avatar!
Most people I know think Avatar is "lame", "stupid", or "outdated." I didn't let them get to me at first. Then, I started to wonder.....
Does ANYONE still like Avatar...Am I the ONLY one?!
That's why I came on here. So many people, who, like me, still love Avatar, and are pretty much obbsessed with it!! (in a good way (=)
To make a long story short, Avatar will NEVER be "lame", "stupid" or "outdated." Because in our eyes, the biggest fans of Avatar, it's the best thing that's ever been created.
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I like the look of it, but I don't like that you can't see the popular questions and people's opinions on questions on separate columns anymore.
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I like new layout -Suits my usage on site
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You can find that button underneath the "Feed" tab on the top blue bar. If you hover over that tab, you should see "Recent" under it.
@xHoneyxBeex That's what @BertMacklinFBI just suggested as well and as my reply to him says, that is not the same thing.
I'll make do with a bookmark in my browser's toolbar for now I suppose.
It's the same recent questions page, you just access it in a different way. If you are referring only to myTakes, that did change since users won't be able to view "all" myTakes anymore. Users will only be able to access promoted myTakes now unless it's posted from a user they follow in which case, it will show up in their feed.
@xHoneyxBeex No, the 'Feed -> Recent' page displays questions AND mytakes. I only want to see questions. Like I said in a comment a few minutes ago (scroll up), you need to filter out the mytakes first, using the dropdown.
I do NOT want to see the mytakes, is what I mean. I don't care for them.
I don't like it, but I will get used to it
I like it so far it's cool!
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it's okay ok
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Iron Pipe
Iron Pipe
Type: Primitive Weapon
Affinity: Blunt
Close-Range: +32
Spell: +3
Support: +5
Critical: +1
Durability: [10]
Spiritual Mixing: Yes
Tarot Fusions: Yes
Soul Stone Fusions: Yes
An iron pipe in construction work, that when wielded gives off a violent mood.
[Modification Material] Crt 1 (Slot 4)
Bonus: Critical +1
An iron pipe in construction work, that when wielded gives off a violent mood.
Basic Info
- Type: Primitive Weapon
- Affinity: Blunt
Usage Info
- This is tradable.
- This can be SI'ed.
- You can synthesize crystals onto this.
Key Features
SI Slot A: Set Bonus and durability
- Durability: 10
SI Slot B: Basic Features
- Close-Range: +32
- Spell: +3
- Support: +5
- Critical: +1
- Modifyable Slots: 0-5 slots
SI Slot C: Characteristics
Modification Material Information
This can be used as a modification material:
- Modification Material: Crt 1 (Slot 4)
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Young Americans is undoubtedly one of David Bowie's most sorely overlooked releases, despite generating two of his most successful singles ("Fame," his first US #1, and the title track). Tracks like Win, Fascination and Right are among his finest songs: musically sophisticated and conceptually engaging. The melodies are strong, and his vocal performance is unmatched on any of his albums, with the exception of perhaps 1976's Station to Station -- Young Americans' stylistic sibling. Beyond this, the actual content of the album itself is tremendously satisfying as an anthem to romance and optimism. It is ironic that Bowie would produce one of his most melodic, beautiful albums in a period in which he was best by cocaine addiction and mind-numbing paranoia. This special edition is particularly great too for restoring some of the songs that were originally supposed to make the album, but cut in favor of the two songs recorded with John Lennon (Across the Universe and Fame).


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It's been a very busy last few months, and Kyle's knee-deep in playing a bit of catch-up after a late start in school. It's OK, since we were in China welcoming Kyle's new little brother, Tyler, to the Lockhead family. Kyle has done a great job of staying on top of all of his school responsibilities. He's enjoying being a 5th grader - his last year before he transitions to Middle School. He's made new friends and reconnected with old friends, too. It's been a bit of a gut-check for us (M&D) since the time between his Goddard School days and his last year in Elementary School has simply melted away before our eyes. He is developing into a handsome, confident and capable little boy. We could not be more proud.
We spent 3 weeks on our trip to China in late August and early September and Kyle has already played a really important role in helping Tyler learn some of the routines and structure in our family. Tyler is very fond of Kyle as well. It was stressful at times, but his behavior was stellar for the entire trip, and he helped in every way he could. He is a great traveler and understands the importance of doing what's necessary to make his way through airport security and immigration lines. He's been an excellent example for his brothers and sister.
We're coming off a busy summer with lots of road trips and days jammed with bike rides and skate park trips. Kyle has gotten continuously better on his skateboard, mastering the drop in on the medium half-pipe. He is very persistent, and won't quit - a tremendous quality that will help him throughout his life.
In the spring, we made a trip to Cancun (this time to a new resort - with Grandma and Poppa). We also visited Myrtle Beach this summer, and had a great time there, too. Lots of Beach Time! He ran his first Color Dash, too. Kyle has gotten really good on the trumpet and participated in the spring concert. This fall, he's hoping to join a Lacrosse Team with some of his friends.
Here are some other highlights...
Kyle & His Friend in Harrisburg (4th Grade Class Trip)
Test Driving the New Trampoline
Family Time in Cancun, MX
On the Swan Boats at the Philly Zoo
Tobogganing down the Great Wall of China (Again!!!)
Cooling Off - Tubing in the Delaware River This Summer
A Late Afternoon Stroll on Pawley's Island, SC
Lost in Lost River Caverns
"Green you're Mean...Red you're Dead"
At the ColorDash Finish Line
Chinese Lantern Festival (Franklin Park, Philadelphia)
Snorkeling in Cancun, MX
Cooling Off in Cancun, MX
Our 4th Grade Reading Olympian
Building Birdhouses at our local Ace Hardware
The Museum of Natural History in NYC
Snow Tubing during one of the snowstorms of the Winter
Touring the Martin Guitar Factory this summer
Water Ice (after our Cheesesteaks) in South Philly
with Uncle Mark and Logan
About to take off at the Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA
(One of our many Summer Day Trips with Dad)
Team Lockhead at the ColorDash
Touring the Li River near Guilin,
in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
(Passing through the same canyons
pictured on the 20 Yuan Chinese Note...
That's why we're holding them up!!)
Easter 2016
Kyle & Tyler at Tyler Arboretum
(...just a coincidence...)
Visitors from Japan - the Faders!!
(and the Lees, too, but they're not from Japan...)
Chris Botti... uuhhh, Wait... That's Kyle on Trumpet
We can't wait to see what surprises the coming year will hold for him - and for us.
We're excited to watch you advance to Middle School.
We love you very much and are very proud of all that you've accomplished.
All our Love on Birthday # 11!
Mom & Dad


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This week it emerged that the UK has seen a 0.5% rise in people's happiness and well-being[i] over the last year – this has been attributed to the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee celebrations. But here at Transform, we have recently found out that nearly a quarter of Britons feel good about themselves every day.
We recently commissioned some research that showed the reasons why people in the UK are feeling positive, with a substantial 61% of Brits stating doing good deeds for others is what makes them feel good.
37% of Brits said sex is what makes them feel good and other contenders include receiving a compliment, which was seen to change a day for the better and left half of all Brits with a spring in their step, whilst spending time with family induced good feelings for nearly three quarters of all respondents.
For nearly half (45.4%) of the respondents, cooking for loved ones created a feel good factor, together with being told you look younger than you are (43.3%) and being acknowledged by strangers (32.9%) are all reasons that the men and women of the UK are feeling on top of the world.
Commenting on the findings and National Feel Good Campaign, Steven Taylor, Marketing Director at Transform Cosmetic Surgery said: "Our research has highlighted that we all have a great deal to feel good about and ultimately shout about. With the fabulous summer we've had and these positive findings, it demonstrates that how we're feeling right now is actually going from strength to strength.
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By Sarah Giddings From the first day I stepped foot into my class in a small urban public high school, I realized one reality about teaching. Traditionally, the classroom can be one of the most isolating places to be for
By Sarah Giddings From the first day I stepped foot into my class in a small urban public high school, I realized one reality about teaching. Traditionally, the classroom can be one of the most isolating places to be for
Editor's Note: This is a poem by Pablo Pitcher DeProto, a teacher who attended the Inclusion, Equity and Opportunity Summit held in Chicago in December. He read this poem at the conclusion of the summit. I Teach to Lead Not a new, but
By Kimberly Walden "We don't just want educators to be part of the necessary change-we need them to lead it." –John King, Secretary of Education In early November, we did just this. The Teach to Lead Summit in Washington, D.C.
By John Clark Just before the election, more than 100 educators descended upon the U.S. Department of Education – not to lobby for better policy, but to work in conjunction with the Department to raise the bars on enrollment and
By Keri Randolph Imagine you read the following job posting on Twitter: Dynamic, creative, committed leaders needed to join talent development firm. Future of our community at stake. Great challenges but incredible rewards. Must love kids. This is the
By: Heather Gauck I had been teaching for Grand Rapids Public Schools for 20 years as a resource teacher, when I learned about the Michigan Educator Voice Fellowship. I had no idea what an exciting journey I was about to
I recently returned from the Minneapolis Teach to Lead Summit (#TTLSummit), where I served as a Critical Friend for the second time. My first experience as a Critical Friend was in Denver and I returned home with a head full
Editor's note: This is a blog post from Kalpana Kumar Sharma, past Teach to Lead Summit Participant. The Teach to Lead Initiative, a partnership of the US Department of Education, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and ASCD, has given
Editor's note: This is a blog post from Sally Brothers, NBCT and past Teach to Lead Summit Participant. The original post was published on The Standard. If someone had told me when I was a novice teacher that something truly
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Harden, You'll need some connection pooling software which doesn't appear to come bundled with Tomcat. There are several open-source connection pools. I've used PoolMan (www.codestudio.com), and found it to work pretty well. I did have a problem using JNDI, which I never successfully resolved, however: to make a Datasource (or any object) available through JNDI, you need to set up a proper security policy. I was never able to deploy a datasource that my servlets could read. Most connection pooling software packages don't require that you use JNDI (they come with propietary configuration files and such). Note: If you use a full J2EE solution such as Enhydra or JBoss (both of which come bundled with Tomcat), then they'll set up your data sources for you (you modify some XML files), and you're good to go. Cheers, E. >From: "Harden ZHU" <firstname.lastname@example.com> >Reply-To: email@example.com >To: <email@example.com> >Subject: JNDI Datasource in Tomcat >Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 23:04:07 -0400 > >Hi > >I try to use JNDI to get datasource in tomcat. How can I config a jndi >datasource in >tomcat so i can get datasource as follow code? > >Thanks > >Harden >=================================== >public AttributeDAO(String dataSource) throws AttributeDAOException { > > try { > InitialContext ic = new InitialContext(); > datasource = (DataSource) ic.lookup(dataSource); > } catch (NamingException ne) { > throw new AttributeDAOException("NamingException while looking >" >+ > "up DB context : " + ne.getMessage()); > } > > } > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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Your form MUST arrive at the Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's Admissions Office by 4.00pm on the closing date, 31st October 2016. If you deliver it to your child's Primary School, allow sufficient time for it to be forwarded to the Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's Admissions Office by the closing date.All applicants MUST take an NFER non-verbal reasoning test, which this year is on 19th November 2016.
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Description: This was an Orange County case that started out as a juvenile matter, but was quickly transferred to adult court. My client was facing charges involving raping a six year old girl. My client was 15 at the time of the allegations. After extensive preparation, a trial was conducted on the charges. As a result of skillful, cross examination (and a little bit of luck), the alleged victim's testimony was disarmed and the jury was still left with a favorable impression of her and of my client. However, the same cannot be said for the little girl's mother who spanks her with a spatula and forced the little girl to testify, resulting in the little girl being afraid.


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How to Perform the Donkey Calf Raise
Nobody should have puny chicken legs and twig-like calves accompanying an imposing and chiseled upper body. Direct leg training is a must for those looking to build a balanced and strong physique.
Many people have a love or hate relationship with their calves. Thanks to genetics some of us can develop large calves with little to no direct stimulus while others can't seem to grow their calves no matter how many reps and sets they perform. Although there are a number of exercises directly targeting the calves, they remain a stubborn muscle group for many athletes.
The calves are comprised of two main muscles – the gastrocnemius and soleus. These muscles are worked ankle plantar flexion, a movement in which the ankle is extended and toes are moving away from the shins.
The donkey calf raise is an isolation push exercise targeting the gastrocnemius, which is comprised of the medial and lateral heads. The soleus acts as a supporting muscle group during this movement. [1] Supporting muscle groups assist the target muscle group in completing the movement. The serratus interior (boxer's muscle), pectoralis minor, and both heads of the pectoralis major (sternal and clavicular). [1]
Stabilizer muscles help maintain a posture or fixate a joint by contracting without significantly moving. [2] the donkey calf raise is an excellent calf isolation exercise that doesn't put a lot of stress on the lower back.
MTS Nutrition CEO Marc Lobliner provides an explanation of proper donkey calf raise form.
How to Perform the Donkey Calf Raise
You can perform donkey calf raises using a variety of setups – a lever-loaded machine, plate-loaded machine, weighted sled, smith machine, a dip belt, or with a partner sitting on your back. Specialized machines for perform the donkey calf raise can be hard to find.
The most common setup alternatives involve hanging weight from a dip belt and leaning up against an object or allowing a partner to sit on your back with a platform under your toes. Although this walkthrough will focus on performing donkey calf raises with a machine, the general form and tips can be applied to all setup variations.
Approach the donkey calf raise machine and select the appropriate working weight. If this is your first time performing the exercise then pick a conservative weight that you can safely lift for 8 to 12 repetitions. This working weight will likely be less than the amount you use for standing calf raises.
Bend your knees and position your body under the lower back pad. Your toes and mid-foot should be in contact with the foot platform. Places your forearms on the supporting pad and grip the handles; it's OK if your elbows hand slightly off the pad.
Extend your knees and straighten your legs so that the upper hips and lower back are in-contact with the padded support. At this point you should feel tension on your calves but the weight stack shouldn't have moved.
This is your starting position. If you find yourself needing to excessive bend the knees to get in to position then adjust the lower pad up. If your hips aren't in contact with the pad then move it downwards.
Take a breath, brace your abdominals, squeeze the glutes and begin raising your heels and pushing your toes away from your shins. Continue pushing and raising your heels and ankles as high as possible. At the top of this position you should feel a deep contraction in the calf musculature on the back of your lower leg.
Once you've held the top of the movement for the desired duration lower the lower back pad in a slow and controlled motion back to the starting position. Your legs and knees should remain straight, but not hyperextended throughout the entirety of this movement. The movement pattern for the lowering portion should be the exact reverse of the pushing portion.
Complete for the desired number of repetitions. Some trainees find that slightly bending the knees during the lowering and stretching portion of the lifting feels more natural. If you choose to employ this technique then ensure your legs and knees are straight during the pushing portion.
During the donkey calf raise your hips should be higher than your upper back and shoulders for a large majority of the exercise. As seen in Marc's demonstration your back should be neutral or slightly rounded in a C-shape to ensure you're engaging and pushing with your calves rather than your lower back.
Some lifters choose to exhale while pushing the lower back support upwards, at the top of each rep, or in between in each repetition. Choose a breathing pattern that feels the most natural and comfortable for you.
This exercise can be performed using straight sets, pre-exhaust sets, drop sets, rest-pause sets, supersets, trisets, giant sets, paused reps, partial reps, forced reps, or slow negatives. As with any exercise, the two most important components are high-quality form and progression. Progression can take a variety of forms (e.g. more weight, sets, or reps, decreased rest period, improved rep quality, etc…) but strive to improve every training session.
Donkey Calf Raise Form Tips
Hold the Squeeze – Increase intensity by holding the top position, with the ankle fully flexed, for 5 to 10 seconds. Focus on squeezing the calves as hard as possible.
This hold will increase time under tension and the burn in the gastrocnemius and soleus. Increased time under tension is an excellent variable to adjust for progressive overload and enhanced muscle growth.
Hold the Stretch – Increase intensity and remove the stretch-reflex by holding the bottom position for 3 to 5 seconds. Focus on lengthening your calf as much as possible and pulling your toes towards your shins.
This hold will increase time under tension and minimize the bounce commonly used by trainees who want to rush through their calf workout. If you're a true masochist then experiment with holding the top and bottom position of each rep for 3 to 5 seconds. Prepare yourself for some serious Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) afterwards.
Feel the Burn – While the most commonly recommended rep range to induced muscle hypertrophy is 8 to 12 reps, some athletes prefer to use and respond better to significantly higher rep ranges when training their calves. Sets of 15 to 20 reps may be just what you need to get this stubborn muscle group to grow.
An increased number of reps per set increases time under tension and stress on the target muscle group; two key factors needed for muscle size gains.
Avoid Momentum – Perform the donkey calf raise in a controlled full-range of motion. Check your ego at the door and don't immediately attempt to beat your standing calf raise personal records. Stay tight throughout the movement (abdominals and glutes squeezed) and don't allow your shoulder to roll-in or move up towards your ears.
Do not use momentum to swing the hips from the bottom to the top position. This momentum dramatically increases the likelihood of injury and minimizes the stimulus of the target muscles.
1) Griffing, James, et al. "Lever Donkey Calf Raise." ExRx.net. N.p., 2015.
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Cavitation occurs when a liquid passing through a pump vaporizes. Cavitation occurs when there is low pressure or high suction. Cavitation reduces the efficiency of the pump and can increase wear and tear on the pump. "Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics" by Ron Darby states, "to prevent cavitation, it is necessary that the pressure at the pump suction be sufficiently high that the minimum pressure anywhere in the pump will be above vapor pressure." Preventing cavitation can be done by increasing decreasing pressure at the intake or increasing pressure at the discharge as well as reducing the sources of potential bubbles.
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Reduce the temperature of the fluid at the pump intake. This can be done by chilling the fluid in the storage tank or by adding a cooling ring to the pump intake.
Decrease the pump speed, thus reducing the fluid flow rate.
Install a larger intake pipe, reducing friction loss.
Change the pipe configuration so that the fluid has to travel over a shorter distance. "Maintenance Fundamentals" by R. Keith Mobley recommends eliminating unnecessary bends, valves, and other head losses.
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Install a restriction at the discharge line.
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Periodically check pipes and impellers for cavitation. Replace them or resurface them to keep them smooth. Rough surfaces can cause turbulence and increase the risk of cavitation.
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- If the intake pipes are corroded, the NPSHA can be increased simply by replacing the pipes with smoother pipes.
- Cavitation can only occur when Net Positive Suction Head Available (NPSHA) is less than the Net Positive Suction Head Required (NPSHR). Preventing cavitation can be done by any means that increases NPSHA or by decreases NPSHR.
- According to "Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics" by Ron Darby, if the maximum suction lift is negative, the pump must be located below the upstream entrance to the suction line to prevent cavitation.
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Strikes can have a number of unpleasant consequences for your business. For the motor industry, this has meant vehicle output of about 3,000 units a day in South Africa has been affected.
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Martina McBride has been music for 20 years, but "Eleven," out today, marks a whole new start for the Grammy-nominated singer.
"Eleven," her 11th studio album, is her first for a new label, her first under her new management team, and more significantly, the first album where she has co-written the bulk of the songs, and recorded outside of Nashville.
"I just tried to make my environment such that I didn"t have any other responsibilities for the time I was tracking," she says. "Just to make the music the focus. It was a luxury I"d never experienced before, not even before I had kids."
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McBride and producer Byron Gallimore (who also just produced "American Idol" runner-up Lauren Alaina"s album) beat a retreat to Atlanta to record. While it was hard to be away from her three daughters, she says, escaping "the tugs of everyday life… made a huge difference in being able to dive in and explore."
That focus shows. The 10-time Grammy nominee has always had one of the clearest, strongest voices in country music, and on "Eleven," she widens the parameters to include blues and soul influences, such as on the sultry "You Can Get Your Lovin" Right Here." While still undeniably country, "Eleven" showcases the artist"s broadest range yet.
The album opens with "One Night," an uptempo love letter to her fans who come see her live. She plans to use it as a show opener as well. "It"s such a great greeting. We"re here together. We only have this one night."
Though touring remains challenging, given her dedication to her family, she loves her time on stage. "It"s about making a connection. I could blow through 17 songs and be done, but that"s unsatisfying," she says. "I really need to make a connection. How can we connect? There are nights when you really get so much energy from the audience and joy and love that washes over you and you build on it." McBride will go back out on the road opening for George Strait in early 2012.
"I get to be on the side of the stage and get to watch his show and hear all those songs and that voice… he"s just amazing," she says. Of Strait"s "relaxed" stage presence (i.e.: he stands in front of a microphone and doesn"t move), "maybe that"s the lesson. When you have that great body of work and that 'thing," maybe all you do is stand there and swing. He doesn"t feel the need to keep it at fever pitch."
"Eleven" also includes a duet with Train"s Pat Monahan on the band"s sweet "Marry Me." Monahan and McBride first performed the song together on a CMT special. Monahan came to the Atlanta studio where the two turned the tune into a true duet by swapping verses. "We were in the studio, facing each other, singing to each other. His voice is so inspiring to me," McBride says.
One of the album"s most vulnerable tracks is the lovely, bittersweet "Long Distance Lullaby" about her three children. She hesitates to tell stories about her girls though. "I can"t tell funny kid stories anymore because they"re mortified," she says with a laugh.
McBride, who got her first break selling merchandise for Garth Brooks (who later had her open for him) has a long history of tackling social issues on her albums, including domestic abuse on "Independence Day" or child abuse on "Concrete Angel." On "Eleven," she addresses breast cancer on "I"m Going To Love You Through It," a song from the perspective of the caretakers surrounding their afflicted love one. The touching video includes breast cancer survivors Sheryl Crow, "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts and "Today's" Hoda Kotb, as well as other survivors. On Oct. 22, she will headline Women Rock For the Cure at the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, alongside Alaina and Kellie Pickler. The evening will raise funds for breast cancer awareness.
McBride is a big proponent of Twitter and has found expressing herself in 140 characters or less a great way to, here"s that word again, connect with her fans and show a different side. "Over the years, people have said, 'you"re fun and funny." People generally don"t know that because I"m asked about serious stuff and I give serious answers [in interviews]. Twitter has allowed me to open up a little."


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I still have one open issue: My cluster has only 3 local nodes with 1 CF (5 rows). The initial start works fine. I can see the replicated data and can do all admin tasks I want, successfully. Now I'm simulating a node failure by stopping Cassandra. I remove (a) commit log (b) content in system keyspace (c) application cf When I bring the node back up I can see the new token assignment, streaming notification (we are talking about 5 rows in 1 cf). Thrift port is not available for ~30 min. Why is that? I would expect it to be back in a matter of maybe <1' (this should be data quantity related). Thanks, Stephan -----Original Message----- From: Gary Dusbabek [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 11:49 AM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: Cassandra Cluster Setup Great. It looks as if the replication factor is still 1, not 3. This means that each key lives only on one node. By increasing it to 3, data will be replicated across all 3 nodes. Gary. On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 06:51, Stephan Pfammatter <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Tx Nahor/Gary/Ben. I blew everything away, adjusted the seed to Cassandra-ca and changed the replication factor. > Now I can see the sample keys being spread across the 3 nodes: > Cassandra-ca holds rows (keys: 1,5,8) > Cassandra-az holds rows (keys: 11,55) > Cassandra-or hodls rows (keys: 88) > > I don't see the data being duplicated yet. Am I missing a storage-conf setting? I need to proof that if Cassandra-az fails that I can still provide key 11,55. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nahor [mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:25 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: Re: Cassandra Cluster Setup > > On 2010-06-03 13:07, Stephan Pfammatter wrote: >> Cassandra-or >> [...] >> <Seeds><Seed>cassandra-or</Seed></Seeds> > > > Aside from the replication factor noted by Gary, this should point to > your existing node (cassandra-ca) otherwise, how will this node know > where existing node is and where to get the data from? > > >> Cassandra-az >> [...] >> <Seeds><Seed>cassandra-az</Seed></Seeds> > > Same here > > >
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I'm officially in love with this store.
Where else can you find one that sells a mishmash of things from earrings to lamps in colours of the rainbow? You can find one in here. (Sadly they have neither website or Facebook page yet)
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One Saturday, I ventured into Trinoma to canvass for the price of electric stand mixers. And to check if my new favourite perfume is now in stock--even if it is just in the roll-on bottle form. Sadly, there was neither, and so, on to my search for the electric stand mixer. On my way to the two appliance stores I've seen so far in the mall, I spied this while walking on the third floor.
In Tagalog, nalula ako. But mind, it was a good lula. Looking at the picture, I'm sure by now you know why! Everything from accessories to storage boxes--it's all there. I've had my eye on the blue (bulb-less) lamp that's less than two hundred pesos--crossing my fingers it's still there--or that they have one in their Fairview Terraces branch. Here's also hoping they still have the two yellow airplanes!


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Whose Language? Bilingualism in the Schools -- A special report; School Programs Assailed As Bilingual Bureaucracy
By JOSEPH BERGER
Published: January 4, 1993
Vanessa Correa, a bashful 7-year-old whose missing baby teeth give her a jack-o'-lantern smile, was born in the United States, just a few blocks from the Sunnyside, Queens, walk-up where she now lives. Yet, when she entered kindergarten two years ago, officials at Public School 199, noticing her Hispanic surname, gave her an English test and then assigned her to a bilingual class where instruction was mostly in Spanish.
When Vanessa's parents, both fluent English speakers, protested, school officials gave her the alternative of taking English as a second language, a program intended for immigrants. She stayed in the class for a year, taking English as a second language when her first and only language was English.
"Every day she missed a part of her regular class and was pulled out to learn something she already knew," said her father, Fernando Correa. Huge Growth in 5 Years
With children like Vanessa, bilingual education has grown so rapidly during the last five years that one out of every eight public school students in New York City, a total of 126,000, is taking either bilingual education or English as a second language.
Two decades after the bilingual program was introduced and after an infusion of billions of dollars, the experience of children like Vanessa is seen as one of the most serious problems in a system whose overall effectiveness is still a matter of much debate.
Champions of bilingual education say teaching immigrant children in their native tongues is essential to their progress. They point out that some of the city's bilingual programs have become national models.
But many educators contend that the Board of Education's program, like most in the country, has developed serious flaws. In addition to the testing program that sweeps in children who do not belong there, critics say the city's program keeps too many children in bilingual classes through elementary school and too often gives them teachers who themselves struggle with English.
In fact, because of the dispute about the effectiveness of bilingual education, different schools have adopted a wide variety of teaching strategies, sometimes following the prevailing attitudes in particular communities.
Chinese and Russian parents, for instance, generally want their children to learn English as quickly as possible and prefer a cold plunge into regular classes or a brief sojourn in English as a second language. By contrast, many second- and third-generation Puerto Rican parents lament that as children growing up in New York they were forcibly separated from their Spanish heritage by the schools' insistence on English. They are eager to see their children acquire a language they lost. A Generation-Old Debate
Bilingual theories, of course, continue to be a matter of fierce debate a generation after programs were started across the nation. Critics and proponents can cite numerous studies to support their arguments.
Some schools believe that immigrant children must first be taught mathematics, science and other subjects in their native languages to avoid the humiliation and loneliness of not comprehending what is going on in class. "In a regular classroom they're afraid to open up," said Marie Rousseau, a teacher of Haitian Creole in Brooklyn. "But in a bilingual class, they're not afraid because everybody has the same problem, so it's one happy family."
Many Hispanic educators go further, arguing that the schools should "maintain" both English and Spanish by keeping children in bilingual classes throughout their schooling.
Yet, others who operate bilingual programs believe that immigrant children should be schooled primarily in English, the language of the American workplace. "It doesn't make sense to me when children at this age, who have brains like sponges and can soak up anything, that we teach them in their native tongue," said John Comer, superintendent of District 22 in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn. Labeling Spanish Surname Means Yearly Test
Although bilingual instruction is commonly thought of as a program for immigrants, thousands of students born in the United States receive it. In District 24, Vanessa's school district, which includes Elmhurst, 3,644 of the 8,048 bilingual students were born in the United States.
Usually, argues Carlos Ledee, District 24's bilingual coordinator, the students with low skills in English have grown up in immigrant neighborhoods where English is the foreign tongue. Also, he said, some immigrant parents want children to learn a native tongue so that family conversation is sustained.
But too often, many educators say, children who speak only English are tangled in the board's relentless classification engine. In Vanessa's case, Mr. Ledee said rules governing bilingual education required him to put her in either the 'English as a second langage' class or the bilingual program.
From kindergarten on, every child whose parent has a Hispanic surname or who specifies on a questionnaire that a foreign language is sometimes spoken at home is required annually to take a short test, known as the Language Assessment Battery, until he or she passes. The test, developed in New York City, is used by school systems in many parts of the country. Students who score below a cutoff -- the 40th percentile -- are automatically assigned to bilingual classes if the school has at least 15 students of that language group in roughly the same grade. Bilingual Programs in 10 Languages
The Board of Education offers bilingual programs in Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Greek, Arabic and Bengali, at a total cost of $302.5 million a year.


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USA Network's longest-running series on the air, dramedy Psych, is extending its run. It has been renewed for a 16-episode seventh season that will premiere later this year. In a first, the news was broken by the series' stars James Roday and Dulé Hill in a video on Psych's Facebook page and Twitter feed, which was unlocked by solving a puzzle with clues revealed throughout the day. "We are always trying to find ways to reward our Psych brand ambassadors for their loyalty and passion and social media plays a critical role in how we connect with the people who matter most — the fans," USA co-presidents Chris McCumber and Jeff Wachtel said. The recent 2011 portion of Psych's sixth season averaged 2.31 million viewers among adults 18-49 and 1.22 million adults 18-34 in Live+7, both series highs. The show returns with the conclusion of Season 6 on February 29. Psych is executive produced by creator Steve Franks, director Mel Damski, Bill Callahan, Kelly Kulchak and Chris Henze, from Universal Cable Prods in association with Tagline Pictures.
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Awesome news.My favorite show on a network of great shows. I love Shawn and Gus :)
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Yay, underrated show.
I am a long time Psych-O! So glad to know that a fun and entertaining show is getting the recognition it deserves. Can't wait to see what adventures are in store for Shawn Spencer and his parnter John Jacob Jingley-Schmidt next season!
Yay! This show always brightens my day.
Worst show ever in the history of television. Worst actor's, worst writing, and the worst production I have ever seen.
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From what I've read, so I can be wrong here, Bipolar is when one day you're full of energy and you're really happy! Then the next day, you're very depressed and feel like no one wants you around. That everyone wishes that you were dead. This lasts for a day or two, then you get all happy again the next day as if nothing happened.
This is what I go through but I'm not sure if it's me being Bipolar. So correct me if I'm wrong.
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No, that's not an accurate definition of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar is characterised by manic and depressive episodes. Manic ones last for at least a week, and if untreated, usually go for 3-6 months. Mania includes some or all of the following: inability to sleep, unintelligible or rapid speech, excessively risky behaviour, increased money expenditure, and a few others that I can't quite remember right now. These symptoms must impact on work and/or social interactions.
Depressive episodes include anxiety, feelings of hopelessness and anger, fatigue, suicidal thoughts, sleep disturbances, and others. These last at least 2 weeks, and if untreated, can last for more than 6 months.
As for whether I'd date a person with bipolar disorder... yes, if they were seeking treatment and maintaining their illness. Otherwise, no.00|00|0
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your wrong, iv'e been bipolar and its not like what you explained, its like for 1 second your the most happiest person on the planet and the next second your the most depressed person.00|00|0
In bipolar disorder, the minimum time for a manic episode is a week, and 2 weeks for a depressive episode. Not 'like for 1 second'.
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@GingerBear does this counts in a bipolar symptom? that somedays i feel excited and happy for no reason at all, and some days i feel very depressed and sad, and can't enjoy anything at all.
@GingerBear my everyday routine is the same, but somedays i enjoy my same routine very much and somedays im sad and depressed as hell and can't seem to enjoy anything that i used to before.


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The catch and effort data collected on the Dolnctters based at Nawabunder, Rajpara and Jaffarabad landing centres formed the basis of the study. The data on size distribution of A. Dussumieri was collected from Nawabandar. Jaffarabad is one of the major landing centers with 270-285 dolnet units under operation, Nawabunder is the second largest dolnet landing centre, with 250 dolnetters and 40-50 gill netters.


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Simpson joy at Rovers chance
Danny Simpson says he is 'over the moon' at securing his season-long loan to Blackburn Rovers.
By James Dall
Last Updated: 11/08/08 11:42am
Danny Simpson says he is 'over the moon' at securing his season-long loan to Blackburn Rovers.
The highly-rated right-back completed his transfer from Manchester United last week, becoming manager Paul Ince's third signing of the summer.
Simpson is now eagerly anticipating the 2008/09 term at Ewood Park, and is keen to succeed during his time at his new club.
"I spoke to [United boss] Sir Alex Ferguson and he said I want you to go to Blackburn it will be a good opportunity for you, so I'm just over the moon," he told the club's official website.
"It is a big club, it has got a big history, they've won the Premier League in the past, and with Paul Ince as a manager as a boy I used to watch him playing for Manchester United.
"It is Premier League football, at a good level, they are a good footballing club so it is a good move for me."


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I Googled him:
Our old vote and political sign stealing low life pal, Geoff Wetrosky, has found a more permanent place to live than in the Sullivan flophouse on Mammoth Rd. in Manchester!
Geoff is currently working for the Ohio Democrat Party! (Temporarily I assume.)
Check it out on their web site: http://www.ohiodems.org/about/meet_the_staff/
You can find the many locations this drifter passed through (10?) before and after voting in Manchester from former Democrat party Chair Kathy Sullivan's home/flophouse/campaign donation for vote stealing drifters.
Remember 2005 when Geoff the Drifter was paid by John Kerry to run a campaign against Frank Guinta on behalf of Mayor for Life Bob Baines? And we still do not have, thanks to Lynch and Shaheen, voter ID in this presidential primary state.
And if you are looking for a job with the Ohio GLBT crowd – well Geoff is hiring! (They put him in charge and you can contact him here: firstname.lastname@example.com.)
As usual, Geoff has a problem with elections and laws in general.
Here is some of an article from June of 2010 by Brad Dicken of the The Chronicle-Telegram. (I highlighted some of it.)
"Geoff Wetrosky, the Ohio Democratic Party's targeting director, sent a letter to Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti and sheriffs in Ohio's other 87 counties earlier this week making a public records request for a list of concealed weapons permit holders.
The June 21 request asked for the names and addresses of permit holders, as well as the dates they obtained their permits.
Stammitti, a Democrat himself, sent a letter Friday to Wetrosky informing him that he couldn't comply with the request because he doesn't maintain a list of concealed carry permit holders and that information about permit holders isn't available to the general public.
"Only a journalist can look at that stuff," Stammitti said.
Under Ohio law, journalists are the only ones beyond law enforcement allowed to review permit holders' information, Stammitti said. And, even then, reporters aren't allowed to make copies of the file or take notes while reviewing them.
Erie County sheriff's Capt. Paul Sigsworth said his office also rejected Wetrosky's request because the information isn't a public record. He said Erie County Sheriff Terry Lyons, who is a Democrat, received a letter Friday from Wetrosky rescinding the original request.
"Our intent was to communicate with voters about our candidates' pro-Second Amendment positions, but we now realize such records are not publicly available," Wetrosky wrote in his second letter, which was dated Thursday.
Ohio Democratic Party spokesman Seth Bringman said it isn't uncommon for political parties to make public records requests to get information on certain groups of people so they can target those voters with certain campaign materials."
Here is why Geoff wanted the private documents.
Democrat Governor Strickland has an NRA endorsement in his bid for re-election! Imagine that. Wetrosky wants to sell Democrat Strickland to gun owners, Strickland – of the party of Holder, Obama, Clinton, Schumer, et al.
Ohio has lost 382,000 jobs since Strickland became Governor and he has an $8 billion dollar deficit.
Yea, go trolling for foolish gun owners Geoff. And offer them that GLBT job while your at it. I hear 17% of real Ohio citizens are looking for work.