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- In case y'all hadn't noticed, I have just done a new version of The
Political Graveyard.
- The new version has 211,030 people listed, compared to about 198,000
in the previous version. So we've blown past the 200,000 milestone.
- I've dropped "race" categories like black, Asian, Indian,and
Hispanic, and folded them into the ancestry section (e.g., African
ancestry, Hispanic ancestry, whatever). Some ancestry groups have
been merged, e.g., Czech with Slovak, Austrian with Hungarian, Dutch
with Belgian, Russian with Ukrainian, but each individual still has
the same detail as before.
- I have added a few more occupation/industry and organizational
affiliation categories, and reorganized the way they are presented on
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- The number of politicos in trouble has been increased from 676 to
753. As in the last version, they are listed in four different ways:
by offense, by state, by decade, and alphabetically.
- The membership of political families has increased from about 3,400 to 3,710.
- Date pages are now provided up to December 31, 2020, which may be
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advance. You may not realize it, but Hubert Humphrey's centenary is
May 27, 2011, and Gerald Ford's is July 14, 2013. Traditionally, this
is when biographies come out, or failing that, any excuse for a party,
- There are many more links to Wikipedia, Find-A-Grave, Judgepedia,
the Internet Movie Database, etc.
- Biographical entries now include personal mottoes, campaign slogans,
and gravestone epitaphs. Not many yet, but there will be more.
- All delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention are now
included (many thanks to Scott Bill Hirst). Also recently added are
complete delegate lists for the 1912 Democratic and Republican
conventions, the 1972 Republican convention, and the 1996 Democratic
- Coverage of the 1912 Democratic convention includes complete rosters
of convention officers, committees, and speakers. The speakers' page
in particular could use some better organization. Let me know what
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Play Now: This episode is sponsored by The PM PrepCast for The PMP Exam: We are once again on a call with Dr David Hillson (http://www.risk-doctor.com) to discuss project risk management. David is well-known internationally as a leading thinker and expert practitioner in risk management, and he consults, writes and speaks widely on the topic. He specializes in both strategic and tactical risk, with a particular interest in opportunities and risk psychology. In this interview, we look at project risk responses. Or to be precise… we look at them to find out why people seem to forget about them. The issue at hand is the fact that the typical project risk management process doesn't include a step to "Implement Risk Responses". So it is common for people to identify and assess their risks, develop responses, record these responses in the risk register, and then… do nothing! We forget. We simply forget. To help us get around this, David is campaigning for not just one, but two additional steps to be included into the project risk management processes. So that we don't forget. Below are the first few pages of the transcript. The complete transcript is available to Premium subscribers only. Podcast Introduction Cornelius Fichtner: Hello and welcome to Episode # 274. This is the Project Management Podcast at www.pm-podcast.com and I am Cornelius Fichtner. Thank you for joining us today. We are once again on a call with Dr. David Hillson to discuss project risk management. David is a well-known international leading thinker and expert practitioner in risk management and he consults, writes and speaks widely on the topic. He specializes in both strategic and tactical risk with a particular interest in opportunities and risk psychology. In the following interview, we looked at project risk responses or to be precise, we looked at them to find out why people seem to forget about them. The issue at hand is the fact that the typical project risk management process doesn't include a step to implement risk responses. So it is common for people to identify and assess their risks, develop responses, record these responses in the risk register and then do nothing. We forget. We simply forget. To help us get around this, David is campaigning for not just one but two additional steps to be included into the project risk management processes so that we don't forget. And now, just enjoy the interview. Podcast Interview Female voice: The Project Management Podcast's feature Interview: Today with Dr. David Hillson, the risk doctor. Cornelius Fichtner:Good morning, David and once again, welcome back to The Project Management Podcast! Dr. David Hillson: Thank you, Cornelius. I very much enjoyed our other two conversations. I'm looking forward to this one as well. Cornelius Fichtner: So am I and so am I. So when we look through the literature then risk management is quite methodical and it follows a process. Can you summarize for us what steps a generic risk management process usually includes? Dr. David Hillson: Right. Now, here is the key question usually and I think we're going to be talking about this a little bit later because in my view, the typical risk management process is missing some really important steps. So let's just talk about what it usually includes and we might include the PMI PMBOK process in this or even the ISO-31000 standard which is the international risk management standard 31000. So I mentioned in one of our other conversations about risk management asking and answering some key questions and these are the key questions that a generic risk process usually covers. First of all, what are we trying to do? Secondly, what might affect us? Thirdly, what are the big ones? And fourthly, what could we do about it? And last, what's changed? And so, those five questions, the answer to the question is a process. So we ask the question, what am I trying to achieve? The answer is objective setting and risk management planning. We ask the question, what might affect me as I try to achieve those things and the answer is risk identification. Then we say, which are the big ones and the answer is risk analysis or risk evaluation or assessment. And then we say: "Well what could we do about it?" And that's risk response planning or risk treatment. And then lastly, we say: What's changed? And that's our risk review or update or risk monitoring step. So those are the five typical steps in a generic risk management process. The PMBOK Guide has six steps because it divides the analysis into two. So it talks about qualitative analysis looking at the qualities of a risk in our discussion of what goes in the risk register, probability and impact and so on. And then we have quantitative analysis looking at quantities, numbers, things like Monte Carlo simulation or decision trees. But still it's basically those five steps ---the risk management planning, identify risks, analyze risks, response planning and review. Cornelius Fichtner: But you've already said it, something's missing. Can you please elaborate? Dr. David Hillson: Yes, I think there are two things missing in this process. As you probably know, I'm a fellow of PMI and I'm totally committed PMI. It's a great organization. I was a founder member of the risk management sig and then the risk management community of practice, I'm one of the authors of the PMI practice standard but PMI's got it wrong in my view in the PMI PMBOK Guide risk Chapter 11. There are two processes missing. So let's just say those words again and see if you can spot one of them. We plan the risk management process, identify risks, analyze the risks and plan our responses, then we review. Where do we do anything? So here's a big gap in the process. We plan responses and then we hold risk reviews. And actually, the truth is, that's what most people do in the risk management process on their projects. They do their workshop and they look at what the risks are and how big they are and they develop some responses and write it in the risk register, then they file the risk register. Get on with the project for a month and then come back for a review meeting. And surprise, surprise, nobody has done anything. So I think there's a big gap between risk response planning and monitor and review. And then there's another question. If you look at the typical risk management process for example in PMBOK Chapter 11, it's a cyclic process. So we have one kind of kickoff risk management planning, then we go identify, analyze, plan responses, review, then we identify, analyze, plan responses and review. And round and round we go. The question is, where do you stop? It's a never-ending cyclic process. But it's a project process and projects have an end. Projects have a duration. So the project management process has got to finish and in the PMBOK, we have closing processes but the risk process never ends. So clearly, there is something missing in that cyclic process. It has to have a finish point. The last part of our project management closing processes is a post-project review. And we need to have some kind of closing process for the risk management approach as well where we learn risk-related lessons. Now, they could be part of the post-project review but I'm afraid that quite often, we don't learn any lessons about risk. We rush on to the next project and then we find the same threats occur and turn into problems and the same opportunities are missed and we don't learn from them. So the two bits of the process that I think are missing are implement risk responses between plan responses and review and at the end of the project, learn risk-related lessons when we finally finish the project. Cornelius Fichtner: Alright! Let's take a look at these two a little bit more in detail and talk about them separately. I'd like to start obviously with implementing our risk responses. What exactly has to happen for me to take action and implement something? Isn't this a risk response is here for when a risk actually gets activated, when a risk is appearing? Above are the first few pages of the transcript. The complete transcript is available to Premium subscribers only. Please subscribe to our Premium Podcast to receive a PDF transcript. Did you like this episode of The PM Podcast? Did you like it well enough to take two minutes and go to the iTunes store to give us a rating or review? Yes? I would really appreciate it! 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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freshman Danica Evans scored the game-winner, senior Amanda Frisbie added an insurance goal and the Portland defense recorded the shutout as the Pilots defeated the Seattle U Redhawks 1-0 in an NCAA First Round game played on Saturday night at Merlo Field. It's the ninth shutout on the year for the Pilots (17-2-1), who advance past the first round of the NCAA playoffs for the 14th consecutive year.
"Tonight was a great win for the pilots," Portland head coach Garrett Smith said. "Our style of play is well-suited for the playoffs. We're patient, we're deliberate and we're effective and it was nice to see our seniors and our freshmen step up to create that first goal.
"We played great team defense all night long and we didn't get rattled."
The Pilots controlled possession during the entire night against the Redhawks (17-3-2), the WAC Champions who were making their first appearance in the NCAA DI playoffs. The Portland defense held SU to just one shot for most of the night before the Redhawks were able to attempt two more after falling behind.
It's the 17th career shutout for senior goalkeeper Erin Dees, who made one save on the night to help end SU's 15-match winning streak.
Dees and the Pilots got all the offense they would need in the 78th minute when Portland's patient attack paid off. Ellie Boon had possession inside the left side of the box and made an extra touch to make it around an SU defender. The Washougal, Wash., then sent a low cross towards the center of the box that Micaela Capelle left for Evans, who buried a shot into the back of the net.
The Pilots then made it a two-goal lead after Frisbie converted a PK in the 89th minute. The free attempt was awarded to Portland after hard tackle on Capelle, who had beat the SU defense with possession inside the 18. Frisbie, the West Coast Conference Defender of the Year, did the rest for her eighth goal of the year, which matches Capelle for the team-high.
Evans's picks up her first career game-winner as the Pilots finished with an 11-3 advantage in shots.
The Pilots, who are making their 14th straight playoff appearance and their 21st overall, move on to face the Illinois Illini in the second round. Illinois advanced past Washington State on Saturday 3-1 on PK's after playing to a 0-0 draw.
"Illinois made it past a tough Washington State team, who we faced last year and know how good they are," said Smith. "It should be a battle next week in Nebraska."
The second-round game against Illinois is set for Friday in Lincoln, Neb., where the No. 2 seeded Huskers are hosting the second and third rounds. Illinois, out of the Big Ten conference, received an at-large bid after going 10-8-3.
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KARACHI: Novelty may not always pay, but it, for sure, pushes the envelope as far as creative thinking goes. This is the reason why the attempt to bring visual art into theatre space on Monday evening on the penultimate day of the music and theatre festival organised by the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) should be encouraged. Though there were tiny technical glitches related to the execution of the plan, they can be ignored in the larger interest of art.
Curated by Hajra Haider Karrar and Assemblage I HHK, the exhibition was titled About Time. Six artists (Zeerak Ahmed, Omer Wasim, Seher Naveed, Fazal Rizvi, Yaminay Chaudhri and Shalale Jamil) put on display their artworks or created space for performance art. Prior to the show, it was announced that it was an experiment. It's time we got rid of this age-old concept. Experimentation is a thing of the past, because now, both in the realms of theatre and fine art, nothing is off-limits. When a viewer visits an art gallery or a theatre, s/he is prepared to be surprised, pleasantly or unpleasantly is a different matter altogether.
The six artists explored the ideas which lately have come to haunt the artist community — identity, memory, longing and recent history. This was done by projecting visual images mainly accompanying by commentaries, except the last part where the two characters (one stationary, the other engaged in a ritualistic kind of activity) behind a screen kept the audience look at them with undivided attention.
The curators, intelligently, never allowed the thread (of time) to fray and break. As a result, time could be seen in a timeless context. This timelessness was not something to write home about. The artists highlight moments of pain and anguish, some self-inflicted, that with the passage of time assume greater proportions.
The one thing that the curators could have revisited was the rather prolonged commentaries. However, one can't fault them for it since they don't actually belong to the realm of the theatre. Editing is one of the keys to the acceptance of any scripted performance. It has two dimensions. One: it enables the artist/writer/director to review contextual lacunas. Two: it enables to revise where language is, in terms of semantics and syntax, losing its force.
Overall, it was a praiseworthy effort, which added a distinct flavour to the festival. The festival has been truncated since the Indian theatre groups did not get visas.


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Worth Watching - Feb 26: Funky Trailer for Big Man Japan
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February 26, 2009
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Magnolia has debuted the domestic trailer for the fifth film in their Six Shooter Film Series series titled Big Man Japan. I don't know what the heck this is, but it looks so insanely ridiculous, that it might actually be fun to watch in the end. It played at a few film festivals and actually got into Cannes, which means it may not be as bad as it initially looks, but I can't really tell. I've heard some good things from some friends as well, but this trailer makes me very skeptical. Just know that I'm not trying to say this is any cult classic in making or anything, but it's not exactly a throwaway indie either. Take a look if you're curious!
Watch the trailer for Hitoshi Matsumoto's Big Man Japan:
You can also watch the Big Man Japan trailer in High Definition on Apple
An eccentric 40 year old man lives alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo. He periodically transforms into a giant and defends Japan by battling similarly sized monsters that turn up and destroy buildings.
Big Man Japan is both co-written and directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto, who made his directorial debut with this film. The screenplay was co-written by Matsumoto and Mitsuyoshi Takasu. This first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival back in 2007 and was eventually picked up by Magnet Releasing as part of the Six Shooter Film Series. Big Man Japan will arrive in limited theaters starting on May 15th this summer.
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BPL has chalked out a marketing, distribution and retail strategy for its home appliances business. All future launches in the home appliances market will be through the company's joint venture company with Sanyo.
Consequently, new models of refrigerators, microwaves, washing machines and other appliances will be launched either under the BPL-Sanyo brandname or only under the Sanyo brandname.
While BPL may manufacture some of the models in the low- and mass-end categories, those in the premium segment will be imported from Sanyo and marketed under its brandname.
Following the entry of foreign majors in the Indian consumer electronics market, BPL's marketshare has taken a beating in major categories like colour televisions and home appliances like refrigerators and microwaves.
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More apartments are being built in Melbourne than at any time in the city's history, which experts say is being driven largely by overseas investment. It has also sparked fears of a glut of new apartments, causing property prices to drop once they come to be re-sold. Read the FULL ARTICLE here.
And here's a gallery from Sunday's "Bust the Budget" rally.
The left lane is closed inbound at Harbour Esplanade, Footscray Road, for utility power works. VicRoads says the speed limit has been reduced to 40km/h, and drivers travelling through the area are advised to allow for extra time.
A study has found that the heavier you are in middle age, the more likely you are to have difficulty taking care of yourself in older age. Researchers from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute analysed data from about 600 people, and found that 57 per cent of those who were obese in middle age had a self-care disability in older age. Read more here.Back to top
And continuing with the Rolf Harris stories, here's today's letter to the editor from Larry Stillman, of Elwood:
Rolf Harris has got off lightly for his sexual misdeeds and deserves time in jail, and his victims deserve all the support they can get. But I am deeply concerned at the attempt to literally whitewash him out of our physical presence, whether in a paint ad he did in a suburban hardware shop or in a public art mural at Victoria Market (''Rolf rubbed out from assembly of artistes'', 6/7). What is to go there, the outline of a nameless person? This is all too reminiscent of Soviet and Chinese communist-era art, where enemies of the state were blanked out of photos and paintings, albeit for different sorts of crimes. I find it disturbing, in particular, for a charity such as Variety to engage in remaking art like this at the market. What is to go there? A black outline? Do we excise his name from all past newspapers, burn books, destroy his TV show? Who will be next, and for what crime? This desire to expunge has not been thought through and is too reminiscent of Ministry of Truth activity. If we went through the perverts who have existed in our history, there would be rips and daubs everywhere.
Police have appealed for public assistance to find a 12-year-old boy missing for more than two weeks in Melbourne's north. Robyn Grace reports that Emanuel Fraser was last seen at his home on Lincoln Drive, Thomastown, on June 21. He told his mother he was going to meet friends around 8pm. He has not made contact with family since. His mother will make a public appeal for help later this morning. Police spokesman Adam West said there had been numerous sightings of Emanuel but none have been confirmed. Emanuel is of Pacific Islander appearance.l He is about 170 centimetres tall, with a thin build, brown hair and hazel eyes. Police have concerns for his welfare. Anyone with information is asked to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or call triple-zero immediately.
A suspicious fire has torn through a Fitzroy North warehouse, gutting the walls and sending smoke billowing out into the surrounding streets. A Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman said forty five firefighters battled for more than two hours on Sunday night to bring the blaze under control about 7.30. It is understood the fire broke out at the Reid Street former offices Italian newspaper Il Globo just before 5.30pm.
#BREAKING offices of Italian newspaper Il Globo on fire in #Fitzroy pic.twitter.com/qQTnjvXSO5 — Dougal Beatty (@DougalBeatty) July 6, 2014
Netherlands goalkeeper Tim Krul was back defending himself on Sunday for his intimidating tactics against the Costa Rican penalty takers, staring them down and yelling at them before they took their shots. Read the FULL STORY here.
Police have impounded a sports car worth more than $500,000. Robyn Grace reports that Fawkner highway patrol officers clocked the red McLaren MP4-12C travelling 125km/h in a 60km/h zone in Roxburgh Park, in Melbourne's north, early on Sunday morning. The vehicle was immediately impounded for 30 days, a police spokeswoman said. A 45-year-old Greenvale man is expected to be charged on summons with exceed speed, use unregistered vehicle and other traffic-related offences.Back to top
Just to recap on the Narre Warren South murder investigation again: Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a woman in Narre Warren South. Police were called to a house on Harold Keys Drive about 10.30pm on Sunday after the woman was found suffering from upper body injuries. Ambulance Victoria spokesman Paul Bentley said paramedics tried to resuscitate the victim for half an hour. A man in his 40s has been arrested and is currently assisting detectives with their inquiries.
The casts of Wicked, the Rocky Horror Show, Les Miserables and The King and I assembled on the steps of Parliament on Sunday to commemorate the occasion of the four major musicals playing at the same time in Melbourne. Here's the gallery.
The 7.05 from Cranbourne to Flinders Street service will by-pass the City Loop and run directly from Richmond to Flinders Street.
Thousands rallied against the Abbott Government's proposed first budget on Sunday, converging at St Kilda Road's Queen Victoria Gardens, opposite the Arts Centre. Reporter Mahesh Sharma covered the "Bust the Budget" protest, where prams, puppies and Peppa Pig were the flavour. Read more here.
In more Rolf Harris news, the owner of Penhalluriack's Building Supplies in Caulfied, Frank Penhalluriack, will stage a public "obliteration" of an iconic mural painted by Harris 24 years ago. See the the FULL STORY here.Back to top
And now for some more news about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris: English television presenter Vanessa Feltz has described in detail how Harris groped her on live TV while she was interviewing him in the mid-1990s. Read the FULL ARTICLE here.
Tullamarine Fwy, Airport West - 1 lane closed outbound, Middle lane closed outbound near English St… http://t.co/hr1wXBOa4Z #victraffic — VicRoads (@VicRoads) July 6, 2014
An update on the Narre Warren South homicide investigation: Yvette Gray from 3AW reports that forensic police are examining the Narre Warren house following the woman's death. She says the man currently in custody was known to the victim.
A recap from an earlier post: Andrew Darling, a convicted child rapist on the run from a correctional facility in Ararat was the subject of a manhunt in 2009. Robyn Grace reports that Darling walked out of the Corella Place facility in the state's south-west shortly after 2.30am Sunday. A Victoria Police spokeswoman the 42-year-old is still at large today. Darling was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000. He was released from jail on May 20, 2009 but went missing a day later after breaking his parole conditions. He was arrested almost two weeks later in Brisbane. Darling is described as caucasian, about 176 centimetres tall with medium build, blue eyes, close-cropped hair and a far complexion. He is known to frequent licensed venues. Darling has both ears pierced and tattoos on his right lower leg, back and arms. Any sightings of Darling should be reported to police immediately on triple-zero.
There's been an accident in Tullamarine on Mickleham Road at Melrose Drive. A tow truck has been called.Back to top
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text: Smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, wireless doorbell cameras, and keyless entry are among the top 10 smart home technologies for homeowners age 50 and older, according to new research from The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161129005676/en/ "Smart home technology can make life easier for people of all ages, but it can be especially beneficial to those ages 50 and older as their lifestyles change," said Jodi Olshevski, gerontologist and executive director of The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence. "Keyless entry is convenient for active households, especially if there are multiple generations living under one roof. Wireless doorbell cameras can provide safety and peace of mind to families who travel or to individuals who live alone." The research consisted of an extensive review of 25 technologies by a panel of leading experts on housing, aging and technology. These reviews were used to identify the top 10 technologies that can make life easier, help with home maintenance, and enhance safety and security for homeowners over the age of 50. The top 10 technologies include: 1. Smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors2. Wireless doorbell cameras3. Keyless entry4. Automatic lighting5. Smart water shut off valves6. Smart home security systems7. Smart outlets/plugs8. Smart thermostats9. Water and/or mold monitoring sensors10. Smart window blinds "How we live has an enormous impact on our happiness and well-being," said Joseph F. Coughlin, Ph.D., director of the MIT AgeLab. "Smart home technologies offer innovative opportunities to make living easier and to help people protect their homes." Smart Home Technology Can Help with Home Maintenance In addition to the expert panel, The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab surveyed homeowners age 50+ to gauge their perspectives on smart home technology. The survey found that their No. 1 concern about their home is maintenance. However, maintenance was not their top choice when considering the benefits of smart home technology. They cited safety and security (49 percent), saving energy (47 percent), and making day-to-day life easy and convenient (33 percent) as the top three benefits.


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09 January
Cuff Me!
I've seen so many posts recently (Pinterest) with people showing off their beautiful ear bling. Maybe a little sparkle on one side only,
or a larger bling on top of the ear with some smaller bling on the bottom, or if you're more an asymmetrical kind of person - equal bling on both sides.
I'm talking about the ear cuff and from my favorite jewelry place to ever hit the world wide web ...
Surely, anybody who has an eye for style has heard of or even owned stock in Baublebar by how much they've purchased (totally guilty).
Their selection of ear cuffs had me buying 6 different pairs.
Rack (stack) 'em up!


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Moss' late goal leads Calgary over ColoradoNov 10, 2010 - 5:27 AM
Curtis Glencross scored two goals for the Flames, who snapped a four-game skid. Mikael Backlund also lit the lamp.
Miikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves.
"It's great to have four lines to roll together," Moss said. "That really wears them down."
Brandon Yip and Chris Stewart scored for the Avalanche, who went 2-2-0 on their homestand. Peter Budaj turned aside 21-of-24 shots.
Trailing 2-1, Calgary tied the contest at the 9:03 mark of the third. Backlund picked up a loose puck in the slot and fired a wrister past Budaj.
Moss gave the Flames a 3-2 edge with 4:15 to play. Niklas Hagman tried to stuff the puck past Budaj at the side of the net. Moss was right there to chip the rebound into the back of the net.
Glencross' empty-net goal sealed the victory.
"We've got to win these types of games," Stewart said. "There isn't much to take out of this."
Yip's power-play goal put Colorado on the board at the 4:13 mark of the first period. Jonas Holos' slapper from the point was deflected into the back of the net by Yip.
The Flames tied the game just 36 seconds into the second on Glencross' power- play goal. Jay Bouwmeester's slap shot from the left point deflected off Glencross and past Budaj.
Stewart gave the Avs a 2-1 lead at the 1:25 mark of the third stanza. With Colorado on a 5-on-3 power play, Milan Hejduk fired a shot on net from the right circle. Stewart was in front to jam home the rebound.
Game Notes
Each of the last eight games between the clubs had been decided by just one goal. The Avs have won seven of last 10 games in this series...Stewart recorded his 100th career point...Avs forward David Jones sat out with a hand injury...Glencross was back in the lineup after missing Friday's game with a lower-body injury...Colorado forward T.J. Galiardi left the game with a right wrist injury.
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Books 0 serves as an introduction to both the game mechanics and to the world of Shadows of Esteren. The game setting, as written, is not too different than it was described to Terrible Gamers by Clovis Fremont. Players are told that the driving forces behind Shadows of Esteren are the psychological struggles of player characters who find themselves in a dark foreboding world. Each character is pulled almost to (and sometimes just to) the point of mental collapse by competing interests, obligations, principles, and beliefs.
To mediate the internal struggles of the characters, Shadows of Estern offers a pretty simple system that starts with character creation . Character creation is linked to a semi-narrative ranking of how the character that a player is creating might go about solving everyday problems. Is the character imaginative? Does she empathize with the creatures and animals that she encounters? Is she dedicated to a set of beliefs or ideas? Or does she resort to violence when she does not get her way? The answers to these questions help to determine a character's attributes.
Shadows of Esteren's action resolution system is best described as a one dice system. Whenever a character attempts an action the player rolls one d10, the results of which are then added to a character's attribute and/or skill scores. This sum is then compared to a number that corresponds with the difficulty of the task. Meeting or exceeding this difficulty score means that the character accomplishes what they had set out to do.
Book 0 of Shadows of Esteren also contains a set of three premade adventures and premade characters (should a group choose to use them) so that newly initiated players can jump right in. Terrible Gamers spent a lot of time reading through, though importantly not playing, these adventures. We like how the adventures give potential GMs all of the resources necessary to either present the story as it is written or to take the module "off of the tracks." It is also nice to see that AGATE RPG (the French company behind Shadows of Esteren) includes recommendations to help the GM make the Shadows of Esteren adventure modules more immersive experiences.
These suggestions run the gamut from instructions on how to manage suspense to potential track selections for GMs who like to use music in their games. Terrible Gamers takes these recommendations to be in line with AGATE's design philosophy. Shadows of Esteren is "built" to be more than just a game. It is a fantastic world that is built around a true multimedia experience. For instance, there is already a Shadows of Esteren musical score and plans for a novelization, as well as graphic novels.
While there is a lot to admire in Shadows of Esteren Book 0, both the game and the book are far from perfect. Terrible Gamers feels that Shadows of Esteren struggles at times with its own identity as a game. The game's simple d10 game mechanic is a great example of this. While the mechanic is relatively easy to use–a single d10 roll is used for every task in the game–it fails at being "out of the way" enough to give the Shadows of Esteren a real narrative feel. This is because game, in addition to trying to be character driven, is also trying to capture the reality of life and death in a medieval setting.
Whenever the possibility exists for a character to meet with disaster, Shadows of Esteren checks to see whether or not that possibility transitions into actuality by requiring dice rolls. Even here, however, Shadows of Esteren does not quite capture the gritty grim dark feel of similar games (Warhammer Fantasy Role-play 1st and 2nd edition come to mind) already on the market. Maybe we are wrong, but we feel that one die roll game mechanics, at least ones that do not seamlessly tie in to the narrative structure of the game, make players feel more like victims of bad rolls than of the terrible reality of the game world.
Terrible Gamers noticed a number of other problems with Shadows of Esteren while reading through Book 0. The most glaring of these is the adventure modules. As we have already said, there are a lot of good things to say about Shadows of Esteren's premade adventures. In fact, it is not the quality of the writing or the resources provided to potential GMs that are at issue. Instead, Shadows of Esteren's game modules, at least those found in Book 0, suffered because they are far too complex for what they claim to be–a series of adventures suitable for novice GMs and players.
For example, Loch Varn, the very first adventure that appears in Shadows of Esteren Book 0, is supposed to be played as a series of disjointed out of sequence hallucinations and flashbacks scenes. It took Terrible Gamers a few read throughs of the module before we were fairly comfortable with how the story was supposed to play out. Even then, we are sure that, if we tried to run this module, things would not go as planned, and that there would be more than one instance where the GM would need to stop the action to be sure that the story was headed towards the "scripted" conclusion. Given this, we feel that the Loch Varen module is suitable only for experienced GMs. Players who are new to role-playing or GMing would be well advised, in the interests of both their sanity and enjoyment, to steer clear of this adventure.
We also are disapointed with Shadows of Esteren's implementation of horror elements. Players are told that supernatural forces are at work in Esteren, and that these forces cause people to live in fear. Despite this, Shadows of Esteren explains that nobody knows the source or the motivations of the dark entities that prowl the night. This surprised Terrible Gamers because of the way that Shadows of Esteren's design team tackled the struggle between three opposing understandings of the world present in their game.
It is one thing to want to leave the or elements of the game a mystery to the players, it is another thing entirely to suggest that, in this complex world with three well-defined ideologies, no one has come up with an explanation–right or wrong–for the ever present supernatural forces present in the world. We are really disappointed that Shadows of Esteren did not have competing, yet very detailed, explanations for the supernatural bits of the game.
Here is why: as examples the supernatural presence could be explained by those who follow the "old ways" as vengeful spirits of the land. Those tied to Esteren's newest monotheistic faith could explain the paranormal as the presence of demons. And finally, those with a more scientific bent could explain the presence of the supernatural as illusion or as yet misunderstood natural phenomena. Nothing like this was present in Shadows of Esteren, and Terrible Gamers feels that the inclusion of competing explanations would actually add more of a sense of mystery and including no information at all.
Our last "criticisms" of Shadows of Esteren are minor, and in some ways it feels almost unfair to mention them at all. As we have mentioned Shadows of Esteren is being developed by a French design team and then translated into English. For the most part, the translation work is very good; however, there are some parts of the text that are a bit awkward. This awkwardness is not something that the detracts too much from the game, but it is noticeable enough to be worth a mention here. Terrible Gamers also gets the feel that Shadows of Esteren is a little cluttered at times with too many recommendations of "outside" materials related to the games genre.
Terrible Gamers does not want to give the impression that we do not like Shadows of Esteren. As we have said before, we really admire the intellectual scope of the game, and the passion with which the developers pursue the games core themes and concepts. It is also fair to say, that there is a lot of good stuff to be had in Shadows of Esteren Book 0. The game mechanics are simple and easy to learn, and a lot of thought and effort has been put in to giving players the resources needed to both play the game and to capture the "feel" of the game at each play session.
These things, however, need to be weighed against Shadows of Esteren's negatives. As simple as the game mechanics are, they do not quite succeed at creating a game that is either gritty and realistic or narrative and character driven. In addition, players who are new to the role playing hobby need to be aware that the "introductory" adventures provided in Book 0 are overly complex, and probably difficult to run.
All of that being said, Shadows of Esteren must be doing something right. The game already has a large following and strong community in France and has gone through a number of successful kick starter campaigns aimed at launching the game in the English-speaking world. Not only that, but the genuine excitement and passion of both Shadows of Esteren's designers and volunteers that Terrible Gamers witnessed during Gen Con 2013 cannot be dismissed.
So while, in our opinion, Shadows of Esteren is not quite "there" yet, Terrible Gamers thinks that this game has a lot of potential. We look forward to seeing the status of this game at next year's Gen Con. You had better believe that the Shadows of Esteren booth will be one of Terrible Gamers first stops next year in Indianapolis.
(c) Scott Mills & Terrible Gamers 2013


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what is up with people and stereo types? I mean honestly. I'm a chick that loves motorcycles, fire, guns, tattoos and the military and everyone in it. I'm not that big of a flirt, I DO wear make up, I have red, blonde, and brown hair and I'm a jeans and a t-shirt kinda chick. so why do I keep getting stereo typed as a tomb boy? I'm not. but I'm not a girly girl. what's up with this?
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1856 US Seated Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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- Sold Date: Oct 29, 2014
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This 1856 US Seated Liberty Silver Half Dollar is in excellent estate found condition,check out the pics and do your own grading.Guaranteed old,authentic and as described.1st class shipping $1.95.Please enter your shipping info and item number in all correspondence.We will combine shipping on multiple items.Priority shipping also available upon request.
This listing is for a 1856 Quarter not a half as stated in title and description


text: Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 56 points (-0.3%) at 15,939 as of Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,598 issues advancing vs. 1,323 declining with 154 unchanged. The Technology sector currently sits up 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include Amazon.com ( AMZN), down 3.2%, ASML ( ASML), down 1.6%, America Movil S.A.B. de C.V ( AMX), down 0.9%, Telefonica ( TEF), down 0.7% and Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk ( TLK), down 0.5%. Top gainers within the sector include Automatic Data Processing ( ADP), up 1.4%, Micron Technology ( MU), up 1.4%, Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ), up 1.0%, America Movil S.A.B. de C.V ( AMOV), up 1.2% and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation ( CTSH), up 1.0%. TheStreet would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the sector lower today: 5. Rogers Communications ( RCI) is one of the companies pushing the Technology sector lower today. As of noon trading, Rogers Communications is down $1.95 (-4.7%) to $39.58 on heavy volume. Thus far, 565,682 shares of Rogers Communications exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 324,200 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $39.10-$40.09 after having opened the day at $40.01 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $41.53. Rogers Communications Inc. operates as a communications and media company in Canada. The company's Wireless segment offers voice and high-speed data services, as well mobile devices and accessories. It markets its products and services under the Rogers, Fido, and chatr brands. Rogers Communications has a market cap of $16.4 billion and is part of the telecommunications industry. Shares are down 8.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Rogers Communications a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Rogers Communications as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Rogers Communications Ratings Report now. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.


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|You Don't Know What You're Doin'
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|Rudolph Ising
|Produced by:
|Leon Schlesinger
|Music by:
|Frank Marsales
|Harman-Ising Productions
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|Warner Bros. Pictures
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|October 21, 1931
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|Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
You Don't Know What You're Doin'! is a 1931 animated short subject directed by Rudy Ising and produced by Leon Schlesinger as part of the Merrie Melodies series from the Harman-Ising studios and distributed by Warner Brothers. First released on October 21, 1931, the film is perhaps one of the most amusing and effective of the cartoons from the studio's earliest years.
The story involves the character Piggy, who picks up his girlfriend Fluffy and takes her to a theater where a hot jazz orchestra is playing. Piggy mocks the trumpet soloist, and plays a corny chorus of the 1873 hit "Silver Threads Among the Gold" on the saxophone. The audience, led by three drunk dogs in the balcony, then mock Piggy with the title song "You Don't Know What You're Doin'". Piggy is then joined onstage by one of the drunk dogs (a black dog, perhaps a prototype of Goopy Geer). The dog starts to drink a bottle of bootleg hootch that he has (the film was made during alcohol Prohibition in the USA), and belches in Piggy's face, causing him to get drunk. Piggy snatches the booze and runs out of the theatre with the dog chasing him. He pours some of it into the radiator of an automobile, which arches its back like a frightened cat and takes Piggy for a wild ride through the city. The dog continues to chase after Piggy, but both of them eventually end up in the back of a truck which dumps them into a trash can. Both of them shout out "Whoopee!" as the cartoon comes to an end.
The musical soundtrack was done by the then-nationally famous Abe Lyman Orchestra (though on some prints mis-attributed to the Gus Arnheim band), which adds a happy energy throughout the cartoon. The eccentric virtuoso trombone playing of Orlando "Slim" Martin is prominently featured. Martin played not only music but also some rather bizarre effects on his horn (the techniques he used to produce some of his sounds continue to puzzle other trombonists). His trombone solo representing the drunken automobile is especially memorable. The Schlesinger Studio had their sound effects department construct mechanical devices to roughly reproduce some of Martin's sounds, which became standard cartoon sound effects.
You Don't Know What You're Doin'! is available on disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6.
- Schneider, Steve (1990). That's All Folks!: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt & Co.
- Beck, Jerry and Friedwald, Will (1989): Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2


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My rowing machine buyer's guide outlines exactly how to purchase a rowing machine – arguably the best piece of fitness equipment you can own!
Rowing simultaneously offer a great full-body workout to strengthen the entire body while providing a killer cardiovascular workout!
To find out more about what a rowing machine does for your body read my post here.
Most people believe that rowing machines are for off-season rowers only, but that's far from the truth! Anyone can start rowing and there is no previous experience required.
There are so many benefits to rowing machines that I had to highlight them in this entire article.
If you haven't figured it out by now, owning a rowing machine is a no-brainer. It's figuring out how to buy a rowing machine that poses a challenge.
But don't worry, that's why I created this rowing machine buyer's guide. I want to help those that are in the market for an indoor rowing machine, but just don't know exactly where to start.
I'll lay out all the steps below!
Step #1 – Figure Out If You Have Adequate Space
This may sound so obvious, but it's also a very important step. What's the point of trying to find the perfect rowing machine when after spending a lot of time researching, you find out you don't have enough space to use it in the first place?
To avoid this situation from happening, do this step first. A typical rowing machine has a similar footprint to a love seat sofa so use that for reference when figuring out your workout space.
For reference, hydraulic piston machines generally have the smallest footprint, while water and air resistance machines have the largest. More information on resistance types in Step #4 below.
Each of my reviews lists the footprint of each rower by ( Length x Width x Height ). Once you determine how much space you have, you can sort by length in my 'Find A Rower Chart'.
Step #2 – Figure Out Your Spending Budget (And Stick To It)
There are dozens of different rowing machines that range in price from under one hundred dollars to over four thousand dollars!
Figuring out how much you have to spend on a rower will help drastically narrow down the number of different models to choose from.
Sticking to your spending budget is also just as important because it prevents you from overspending on a model you "all of a sudden" fell in love with because it has the "latest and greatest technology".
Like practically anything you buy, the higher the sales price, the higher the quality so keep that in mind when determining your budget.
A lot of negative reviews on lower end rowing machines are from buyers who opted to purchase the lower priced model but expected the quality of the higher priced model. In the rowing machine world, you get what you pay for!
TIP: If you don't know how much to budget because you're unsure of what your money will buy, here's a quick estimate of quality and price:
- ~$400 and under – "Low-End"
- ~$400 – $700 – "Mid-Range"
- Over $700 – "High-End"
NOTE: Keep in mind that this is just a general rule of thumb and there are quality rowing machines, based on what's ideal for your preferences, in the "Low-End" and "Mid-Range" categories.
One of my most recommended rowers would be considered "Low-End" by this chart.
To find these great deals you will need to do research and I talk about that in Step #5 below.
Step #3 – How Will You Be Using The Rowing Machine?
The assumption is you're going to be exercising on it, but there are some additional things to consider that may not have crossed your mind:
Is this for residential or commercial use?
All indoor rowing machines are ready for home use, but not all indoor rowing machines are ready to be used commercially in gyms, health clubs, and boathouses.
If you intend to use the rower for strictly home use, any unit you choose will be fine. However, if you plan to use it commercially, make sure to choose a machine that's commercial-grade and built for heavy use.
Are you an off-season rower looking for a machine to train on?
If you row on the water, you will need a machine that best simulates conditions you're used to and one that will enable you to train on.
It will be important to choose a machine that has a life-like rowing motion and adjustable resistance.
Most off-season rowers choose air and water resistance rowing machines (see Step #4 below for resistance type information)
Are you going to share this rowing machine?
If you're not the only person that's going to use the machine, it's important to purchase a machine that has adjustable resistance to accommodate the different strength/ fitness levels for all users.
Most rowing machines have adjustable resistance but make sure to double check.
Also, keep in mind that each machine has a different weight and height capacity so make sure you choose a rower that is suitable for all users.
Step #4 – Learn About The Four Different Resistance Types
Rowing machines have four different resistance types; air, hydraulic piston, magnetic, and water. Each type has its own set of characteristics along with advantages and disadvantages.
Knowing about the different resistance types gives you a basic understanding of how rowing machines function. In addition, knowing which type you prefer will help you choose which machine you're interested in and drastically narrow down your search.
I believe choosing a budget and resistance type are the two most important steps in the 'Rowing Machine Buyer's Guide'.
Below is a brief summary of each resistance type:
Most common resistance type in gyms/ health clubs. Resistance level is determined by the user's rowing intensity. More intensity, more resistance; less intensity, less resistance.
The fan blades used to create resistance make a fair amount of noise but the rowing motion on these machines is very smooth.
Hydraulic Piston:
Compact and easy to store away when not in use. Resistance is usually adjustable and the hydraulic pistons, used to create resistance, are very quiet.
This is the lowest-priced out of all resistance types.
Quiet rower due to the magnetic breaking system used to provide resistance. Rowing motion is smooth and resistance is usually adjustable.
Resistance is usually less than what is found in air and water rowers.
Very durable and requires virtually no maintenance.
Most realistic rowing motion, feels and sounds like you're rowing on water. Similar to air resistance because resistance is determined by the user's rowing intensity.
The oar blades that move through the water and create the resistance make a fair amount of noise, but it's tranquil since it resembles noise heard when rowing outdoors.
This is typically the highest-priced out of all resistance types.
To find more detailed information about the resistance types including price range and user profile, visit my resistance types post.
Step #5 – Start Reading Rowing Machine Reviews
By the time you reach this step, you have a general idea of what rowing machine you're interested in and you know roughly how much you're willing to spend for one.
The next step is to read rowing machine reviews to find out which rowing machine is best for you based on your preferences.
When reading reviews, it's important to find out specific details about the machine you're researching.
You should be able to read about:
- The machine's build quality and material
- The performance monitor- what workout data it records and other special features
- How comfortable (or uncomfortable) the seat, handles, and the footrests are
- Whether or not it makes weird noises while in use
- What other users/ owners think about the machine
- Storage capabilities
- Much more!
If you are looking for further help buying a rowing machine you should check out my Start Here Page.
Rowing Machine Buyer's Guide Final Thoughts
Unfortunately, the manufacturer's website is biased and a retailer's website just provides product information and not enough detail. I had a difficult time finding thorough rowing machine reviews during my search and that's why I started this website, to help people like you find the perfect rowing machine without pulling all of your hair out!
I go over every detail with each rowing machine I review including build quality, resistance type, performance monitor, comfort, user capacity, warranty, pros and cons, and much more so if you're looking for thorough and unbiased rowing machine reviews, you found the right website!
The process of buying a rowing machine isn't easy, but hopefully this rowing machine buyer's guide will help make things easier for you and lead you one step closer to finding the perfect rower!
Here are rowing machine reviews based on the various categories:
> Rowing Machine Reviews by Resistance Type
> Rowing Machine Reviews by Brand
> Rowing Machine Reviews by Price
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This week officials from General Mills, the Rockefeller Group Development Corporation, community leaders and officials of Walton County and Social Circle gathered for a ground-breaking celebration in Social Circle.
General Mills, which has operated a plant in Covington for the past 23 years where at least 24 percent of the company's cereal products are produced, will build a 35-acre distribution facility that will be the largest of its kind in the United States.
In Wednesday's paper we published a front page story detailing the new downtown revitalization project proposed to help invigorate the central business district of Social Circle.
The proposed redesign was presented by the Urban Collage Company.
The dog days of summer are nearly upon us. The next two months for our business community are traditionally slow.
The folks of Social Circle are honoring one of their own Saturday night at the city's Welcome Center starting at 6 p.m.
Mary Kate Tribble, a lifelong resident of the city, proudly traces her history back to her mother's family the Shipps, who homesteaded here after receiving property in the government lottery of the early 1800s.
It is a relief to know that we are now finally out of the long drought that has afflicted Georgia over the last few years.
Here in Newton County, residents can now officially water their lawns and plants and wash their cars under the same odd-even schedule now in use.
We salute the actions of the Covington police department for their efforts in making sure another pervert does not bring harm to another youngster in our community.
Friday was the last day in the classroom for several of the 38 Newton County School System employees that retired this year.
The retirees had a combined total of 915 years of service to our school system.
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Ive been dating this guy for 2 years, our relationship is literally amazing most of the time, everyone that knows us says how well we suit each other (personality wise etc) and we are pretty much best friends aswell as bf/gf.
The problem is.. I don't think he really understands me emotionally.I do have trouble talking about what's on my mind sometimes as I've grown up being shunned when I was upset, however I've tried to work on that over the last two years and communicate quite openly now with my boyfriend. Thing is, he has never been depressed, he's such a positive person, he's quick to worry but he doesn't get me when I'm depressed.. I feel shunned again when I'm upset or troubled because he tells me not to be sad because it upsets him. he's tried to make me laugh, he's tried ignoring it, he's tried cuddling me, but honestly, I still feel so ignored.. like he seriously just doesn't get it.long term not just in that moment.
he says things like "what are you upset about?" and when I don't know he thinks I'm lying and not telling him but I genuinely don't know, and then he says"how can you be upset at nothing?" and its so hard to explain! He always sighs now and looks utterly tired of the situation.
I feel dreadful, but is it me and my fault? or is there something he could do to help? I'm so stuck and its having a huge effect on our relationship, we end up sitting in silence and he gets upset with me for 'not talking' but I don't know what to say :(
Please,can anyone relate? or offer any advice? I have tried counselling etc,it isn't all the time this happens but his responses are becoming more 'fed up' like and it worries me,I tried to pull myself together but then it gets bottled up again.I suffer with a longterm illness so that explains some of the depression but I'm doing everything I can to try and help my illness.Will he just get fed up and walk? He says he'd never leave me,but I know people grow tired.
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Could this work out, or am I being a fool?
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Meat Stuffed Jumbo Shells
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I found this recipe on the back of the San Giorgio jumbo shells box. I've tried a lot of other stuffed shells recipes but I always come back to this one. My hubby loves it and asks for this as his special birthday meal every year. Enjoy!
Top Review by transcribe1
I found this recipe lacking in flavor. Rather than use ground pork, a seasoned sausage would have given it much more flavor. Also, when you cut into the shells, there was no color. Perhaps a little parsley in the stuffing mix would have made the dish more appealing. I would have used Parmesan in the filling rather than mozzarella, again for more flavor. Three cups of sauce didn't seem the obe quite enough for 36 shells. The shells were easy to fill. Would make it again with some changes for more flavor.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (12 ounce) packagesan giorgio jumbo pasta shells, uncooked
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 4 eggs, slightly beaten
- 3⁄4 cup flavored dry breadcrumbs
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)
- 3⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cups about 28-oz . jar spaghetti sauce
- grated parmesan cheese (optional)
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- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
- Cool in single layer on foil or wax paper.
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Meanwhile, in large skillet, brown meat; drain.
- In large bowl, stir together meat, eggs, bread crumbs, mozzarella cheese (if desired), onion, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Fill each shell with about 2 tablespoons meat filling.
- Spread thin layer of sauce on bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
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Today, I made some cookies, I do not really know whether to consider sweet or savoury. They taste kind of like a littel sweet yet rough compressed musli. However, I like this very nourishing cookies as heavy snacks or something to eat with fruits.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
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How to do: Take a big mixing ball and put in 170 gramms of sugar, 180 gramms of flour, half a teaspoon of baking powder, a teaspoon of cinamon powder and a pinch of salt. After having mixed this dry ingredients, add 160 gramms of magarine, cutted into rough pieces, 125 mililiters of soy milk and 250 gramms of muesli. Mix everything at first with a spoon and then with a mixer, till a smooth mixture has emerged. Prepare a griddle with a baking sheet. Form small dough balls and flatten them to about 2 centimeters in height. In doing so, form about 20 cookies. Put them in the oven at at heat 180°C (360° Fahrenheit) for about 15 minutes. Let them dry for 5 minutes and enjoy.
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So I guess we can expect another Obama press conference where he fake cries and acts like he gives a damn about the victims in hopes of taking away our second amendment rights. Bastard.
This is a simple case of a gun falling into evil hands. That is going to happen no matter how many restrictions you try and make. If somebody wants a gun bad enough, they will get one. They only way to stop things like this is to get rid of all guns but then we are sitting ducks for this administration or whatever liberal president comes along next to try and take away more of our rights. So that simply can't happen. Thankfully there are enough good conservatives who will fight for this country and our values.
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Lucas Via and Patterson Levitch
February 21, 2017
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Track & Field coaches Stan Morgan and Dan Ward dedicate an enormous amount of time to the success of the Midlothian Track program. This dedication consistently builds arguably one of the best track teams in the state. On February 16th, Midlothian's track athletes traveled to Hampton, Virginia, t...
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December 8, 2016
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As an indoor track season comes upon us, Madison Anderson is an athlete to watch. Madison Anderson, a high school senior, has participated in indoor and outdoor track since her freshman year. Every year, Anderson has made minor to major improvements, making her a prospect for many college coaches....
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Patterson Levitch, Staff Writer
December 2, 2016
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As the cross country season comes to an end, Coach Stan Morgan and Dan Ward prepare their athletes for a new road to victory. The Midlothian Trojans 2016-2017 indoor track team is filled with many returning athletes who could make the difference in a state championship. Junior Eva Johnson said,...
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Hannah Walker, Staff Writer
November 21, 2016
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Originating in 1621, Thanksgiving in America began as a feast at Plymouth in Massachusetts to celebrate the plentiful harvest. However, America is not the only country to celebrate Thanksgiving. Canada began its celebrations in 1578, when a fellow named Martin Frobisher safely found a northern passage...
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Patterson Levitch, Staff Writer
November 16, 2016
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On Saturday, November 12th, both boys and girls teams competed in the VHSL Cross Country State Championships. For seniors Eric Overby, Court Warfield, Ally Gleason, Daisy Hooper, and Patterson Levitch, this was their last high school cross country race. Daisy Hooper recalled, "After the race I ...
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Patterson Levitch, Staff Writer
November 2, 2016
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Congratulations to the Conference Champion Midlothian Boys and Girls Cross Country team! The Midlothian girls won with an outstanding team, including top 3 finishers: Girls Champion Eva Johnson, Camryn Adams, and Ashlyn Ferguson. The boys swept the field, winning 1st place through 5th place. ...


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It's been two years since Just Cause 2 released on consoles and the PC, bringing the high-flying, open-world adventures of Rico Rodriguez to the fictitious Southeast Asian island of Panau. We handed a shining review to the game upon its release, and ongoing rumors of Just Cause 3 have had us clamoring for a full-on reveal.
Fortunately, the most telling sign yet may have been delivered by Square Enix – who distributed the first two Just Cause games developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Eidos Interactive.
The lookouts at Fusible have noticed that Square Enix is registering domains through internet brand protection firm Corporation Service Company. Those included so far are JustCause4.com, JustCause4.fr, JustCause4.co.uk, JustCause4.de, JustCause4.it.and JustCause3.it. This close to E3, and with Avalanche Studios rumored to be developing Just Cause 3 for 2013, the domains shed an interesting light on a possible future for the series.
There are a myriad of reasons why companies might want to seal off domains from the general public, not the least of which is to ward of imitation sites and prevent false rumors about a particular game. But just as such measures can be preventative, they can also be proactive.
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Ranters, sometimes domains mean nothing; sometimes – as was the case of Marvel and Ubisofts' The Avengers game – they make for telltale cues. Do you think Just Cause 3 (and 4!) are on their way? How would you like to see the the series evolve from the impressive Just Cause 2?
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For 2009, two new engines constructed with a two-piece crankcase design, direct fuel injection, and Porsche's VarioCam Plus intake-valve timing and lift system join the fold.
Popular Mechanics contends "the experience of driving the 911 is essentially similar in character, but the newfound performance is immediately noticeable, particularly in the 3.6-liter engine. Emphatic response to the throttle has renewed our respect for the base engine, which is now just 10-bhp below the previous Carrera S." ConsumerGuide says, "Ample low-end torque means 911, base or S, has strong thrust for any situation."
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Porsche also bestows its PDK double-clutch transmission as a new option for 2009 911s, replacing the Tiptronic S transmission. The beauty of this system is in its operation, where one clutch engages the next appropriate gear, while the other clutch simultaneously disengages the previous gear.
"It took two decades of advancing electronic know-how to get PDK ready for prime time," says Popular Mechanics, "but ready it is, with a host of control strategies that make the system seem telepathic in operation." Reviews read by TheCarConnection.com rave about the transmissions, especially the manual. ConsumerGuide deems the manual "slick" and "precise." Even the high-end Porsche 911 GT2's "control efforts are fluid and easy," in the words of Motor Trend.
One feature that reviewers of the Porsche 911 GT2 especially love is the launch control, which Car and Driver says is "a way of taking off with maximum force while preventing mechanical meltdown." The launch control system essentially works the clutch and matches engine speed for you, providing optimal acceleration launches with minimal hassle. Edmunds adds that "the 911 Carrera and Carrera S can be had in either rear-wheel- or all-wheel-drive ('4') versions," though the Targa 4 "comes only in AWD form." They conclude by remarking that "the GT3 and GT3 RS are rear-wheel-drive only," while "the Turbo features all-wheel drive" and "the GT2 is a rear-driver."
New cross-drilled, inner-vented brake rotors are mated to monobloc, four-piston calipers on 2009 Porsche 911 models. "Per Porsche tradition, steering and brakes are excellent for response, effort, and feedback," says ConsumerGuide. Further praise for the 2009 Porsche 911 brakes comes from Edmunds, who insist they are "powerful and respond promptly in a linear fashion." Forbes Autos goes so far as to call the brakes "among the best on any car at any price."
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