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|10980 Brunswick Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95945 [large map] 39.2266, -121.023
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Debuting over 5 miles of xcountry trails, phenomenal hilly and flowy single and two track course through forest, in the Sierra foothills. This is a benefit event, introducing a new course created summer of 2009 by Youth Bicyclists of Nevada County Foundation's Trail Stewardship Program. Over 900 recorded volunteer hours of school bike club teens, parents, other non-profit volunteers, contractors working together as a team. This a one of a kind course that meanders thru tall pines, old madrone stands, meadow edge, ranch road connectors, creekside, and horsetrack. Loma Rica Ranch is on 127 gorgeous acres for everyone to enjoy the outdoors. Bring your bikes, helmet, camping chairs, hat, cow bells, and have a fun day of races".
Come and join us for a fun evening program! Dinner/speaker/auction/raffle. "Horn of the Bull" famous pulled pork or marinated chicken tacos, salad, rice & beans. Band is "Crazy Harris Band", auction/raffle items from local Nevada Co. artwork, photography artwork by Robert Lowe Photography, bike like items, etc.
Location: Horseman's Lodge, 10600 Bubbling Wells Rd., Grass Valley, CA 95945
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The Yup'ik Eskimos of Alaska and Far East Russia eat a very high-fat diet from fish, yet have very little cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Researchers took blood samples from 357 Yup'ik Eskimos and found, as expected, high levels of the omega-3s eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Doctors also found low levels of inflammation (C-reactive protein), low total triglyceride fats, and high HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Doctors believe CVD and diabetes are rare in the Yup'ik because EPA and DHA levels are high, and that Americans can reduce chronic disease by increasing intake of omega-3s.

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text: Assembling a Winning Healthcare Team The teams that create our healthcare environments are expanding, and that presents a golden opportunity for designers to help reshape communities everywhere. * required fields From* To* Message cancel It is an interesting time to be working in the healthcare field. We face so many open-ended questions: What will be the impact of the Affordable Care Act? How are reimbursables going to impact operations? What are the system impacts of a shifting focus toward diagnostic treatments and preventative care? Although these questions remain unanswered, the pressure of the consumer need for hospitals, outpatient facilities and long-term care settings has superseded the fear of the unknown. Fortunately, demographic analysis, research and benchmarking are creating new opportunities for the design community. Savvy healthcare providers can apply these tools before completing new spaces and facilities, but with such a wealth of resources and data, sifting through it all can be an equally daunting challenge. enter: team healthcare For firms to become multi-disciplinary—which includes expertise in design, sustainability, technology, healthcare licensing, building codes, care models and product development—a collaborative "studio" environment (real, virtual or otherwise) where everyone contributes is essential. Design firms frequently team with marketing and demographics experts, real estate advisers, healthcare providers, financial modelers, potential community partners, residents of the community, and civic and business leadership. Instead of charrettes held for design professionals and their clients, workshops and focus groups help define the problem from a global perspective, identifying and engaging stakeholders, and recognizing natural partnerships that support positive development of community. Depending upon the healthcare need, different parties that can positively impact the process may be added as needed. For example, if a hospital is working on a new unit that impacts a certain population, strategically bringing all of the stakeholders together from the beginning of the project, including the community at-large is the place to start. integration generation Another consideration in building an effective healthcare team is allowing younger designers and those of us with years of experience to function as equals. Youth brings not only the technological savvy needed in today's world, but a fresh perspective to the new set of circumstances facing the healthcare industry. One of my newly hired designers mentioned that in her previous position, there wasn't any sharing of ideas, no request for input and no dialogue for creating the best solution for the client. But through team creation and connectivity, partnerships are the future for all ages, as healthcare solutions are complex and require thoughtful discussion to create a synthesis process that results in successful spatial solutions. I've learned from collaborating with younger clients, starting a social cause gallery in our community, and providing consulting for firms such as MASS Design in Boston, it's clear that the younger generation is looking for meaningful work that positively supports social needs and issues. They are willing to seek change where some might dread it. This focus on forging new and sometimes unorthodox partnerships is already creating new opportunities for business, growing relationships that support healthcare initiatives and strengthening our communities. Governments are beginning to look differently at public/private relationships, regulators are sitting at the decision making table and design firms are reaching out for additional expertise to build a better solution-based team. decentralization as the new center Our industry now recognizes that old "silos" must also break down within healthcare institutions themselves. Care provisions no longer have clear boundaries, as different types of settings are now providing care and services for higher acuity conditions. The right-sizing of hospitals is a critical part of the equation for meeting the needs of the future, and the natural next step is providing decentralized, long-term care and services within our communities—in outpatient settings, retail settings, libraries, senior centers and in the home instead of within large, institutional settings. These developments are already reducing the silo effect. As care in the United States is being increasingly driven by reimbursement rates and quality-of-care outcomes, it is "forcing the hand" for collaboration and pushing institutions and communities to evaluate the gaps between different types of care. Within these gaps, designers may find additional opportunities to provide solutions. Some may result in new built environments, but others may result in a care and service model shift, or a technology solution that supports coordination and connection to needed services. Savvy hospital boards and C-suite executives are looking at opportunities that provide management of chronic diseases at the source (or close to the source), and utilizing infrastructure dollars to create acute care environments that support diagnostic treatments in an effort to avoid acute episodes resulting from unmanaged chronic disease. For example, emergency rooms present a huge financial cost for hospitals and healthcare systems, but some systems have found that by placing services for managing chronic diseases within the community, there has been a correlating reduction in ER visits. Most healthcare clients are now more strategic in their evaluations prior to approving monies for building projects. Stakeholders at all levels are evaluating the strategic process for alternative thinking and increased community involvement, whether it is for a hospital system, a long-term care and senior living facility, or a medical office building for outpatient care services. There is a place for the design community at the strategic planning table where alternative and creative thinking is required, and it is time to pull up a chair! This is an exciting time, and as difficult as change can be, it is the only constant. The evolution of delivery of healthcare and services is an opportunity for designers to contribute to the creation of a healthier, vibrant future. Jane Rohde is the founding Principal of JSR Associates, Inc. located in Ellicott City, Maryland. She champions a global cultural shift toward de-institutionalizing senior living and healthcare facilities through person-centered principles, research and advocacy, and design of the built environment. Clientele includes non-profit and for-profit developers, government agencies, senior living and health care providers, and design firms. Rohde speaks internationally on senior living, aging, healthcare, evidence based design and sustainability. Related Articles Fashion Sense: Wearables for Longevity Perkins Eastman Latest White Paper Addresses Biophilic Design in Senior Living


text: All season there has been much talk on PD about if we just had better players at different positions, some all-stars, it would solve our problems. I agree sometimes a trade can make a difference and I do see some weaknesses on our team but we all could profit from reading the following article. There is more to it than just getting the best players.


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My companies and I have been the subject of numerous articles in your publication over the past 15 months. I write this letter to set the record straight on a number of issues regarding the lawsuit SEC v. Small Business Capital Corp., et al.
The first issue is that the SEC indisputably used false financial illustrations throughout their lawsuit. This is not a matter of conjecture, as the SEC has admitted to using an improper formula. The SEC is the country's foremost regulatory authority on accounting matters. Yet it managed to make "good-faith mistakes" (SEC's term in its lawsuit pleadings) to overstate the funds' actual distributions by 54 percent and, from there, make "Ponzi-like scheme" allegations. The allegations were used to seize $45 million of invested monies, much of this from local investors.
This is a civil lawsuit matter. However, the criminal equivalent of what the SEC has done, with its false formulas, is called "planting evidence" and creating false pretense. Additionally, the SEC falsely labeled the court-appointed receiver a "licensed CPA" in this lawsuit when he is not a CPA at all. While the rest of the business world calls such actions "fraud," the SEC and the receiver are able to describe these matters as "good-faith mistakes." Their actions make a mockery of the public's trust in federal regulatory oversight.
The second issue is "bureaucratic and regulatory creep." The subject businesses were in good standing with federal and state regulators at the time of the injunction. This includes oversight by the U.S. Small Business Administration that was involved with the investment fund's federal licensing. Post-Bernie Madoff, the SEC tripled its enforcement actions. This includes reviewing companies that have never been advised of any need to register with the SEC and who, in fact, were already registered to issue securities under the state. Is it fair for a federal agency to suddenly apply the standards of publicly traded companies to small, nontraded private investment funds that had no prior federal regulatory oversight?
The third issue is the actions of the SEC to interfere with due process for legal representation. Both the SEC and the receiver have submitted to the court substantial numbers of false statements and material omissions. A "pro se" defendant (self-represented) faces huge obstacles in being able to conduct discovery (fact finding), and with establishing legal arguments in a format acceptable to the court. In the matter of this lawsuit, the receiver's attorneys have, time and again, refused to provide information to the court by citing that this writer did not "cross his t's or dot his i's" in his requests.
Additionally, the court in its ruling stated the equivalent of "we're not going to go through your information" to see if you have proved your point.
The court recently ruled in favor of the SEC in its request for summary judgment, which means that this lawsuit may never go to trial. This is a substantial disappointment not just to myself, but also to the scores of investment fund members who have written the court strong letters of disapproval.
More information on this lawsuit is available at markfeathers.com. An appeal was filed Aug. 29 with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the court's summary judgment in favor of the SEC.
To read the court's ruling in its entirety, visit this story online.


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10 Ways to Hack Your Car Interior
Since 2008, Global Expedition Vehicles (GXV) has been building some of the most incredible trucks in the overland world. This 2010 Freightliner began as a 2WD model with a 300-inch wheelbase. The team converted it to 4WD, took the wheelbase down to a more manageable 230 inches, and converted it to be nearly bulletproof—the bodywork is an insulated 2.5-inch composite sandwich of many marine-grade components. Even the windows are made of thick dual-pane construction and stainless-steel hardware.
You can get a GXV but not for cheap. The most extreme and luxurious lifting roof model, the Patagonia, sells for more than $500,000.
For the past 29 years, overlanding pioneers Gary and Monika Wescott have been exploring the world in their unusual Turtle Expedition Vehicles. In 1989 the couple spent 14 months exploring South America, and in 1996 they drove across Russia over the course of 11 months. The explorers are now on their fifth truck (Turtle V), which is based on a 1999 F-550 4X4 chassis. The Turtle V's custom camper was so innovative that Global Expedition Vehicle now sells a production model.
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JUPITER, Fla. (December 3, 2012) - Kenneth "Murray" Fournie, CFRE, has been named President of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation. He begins on December 5, 2012.
In his role, Fournie will be responsible for identifying and cultivating potential benefactors and participating with the Foundation Board and the President/CEO of Jupiter Medical Center in formulating foundation goals and objectives. He will oversee all planned and deferred giving, capital and major gift campaigns, endowment development, special events, business partnerships and grants acquisition.
"We are proud to welcome Murray as a new member of our team," said John D. Couris, President/CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. "Murray's knowledge in development and fundraising coupled with his experience in healthcare makes him a perfect fit for this position."
Prior to joining the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, Fournie served as Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving at the Indian River Medical Center Foundation in Vero Beach, Florida. There, he organized and implemented a campaign involving community volunteers, board members, and key medical center and foundation staff. Through Fournie's leadership, the Indian River Medical Center Foundation successfully completed its first major campaign, exceeding the $50 million goal by raising $52.6 million. Objectives included building a new emergency department, heart center, surgical intensive care unit, recovery rooms and an outpatient services pavilion.
Fournie received a Bachelor of Arts from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, and a Master of Education from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive.
"On behalf of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Board, I would like to personally welcome Murray to the team," said Peter Crisp, Chairman of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Board. "We are pleased to have such a knowledgeable and passionate individual leading our organization in its philanthropic efforts."
About Jupiter Medical Center Foundation
The Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of Jupiter Medical Center, is dedicated to obtaining philanthropic resources to fulfill the critical healthcare needs of our rapidly growing community. Revenues generated through tax-deductible contributions are re-invested in Jupiter Medical Center for new technologies, innovative programming, sophisticated outreach and enhanced facilities to sustain a healthy community. For more information about funding and gifting opportunities, please call the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation at (561) 263-5728 or visit www.jmcfoundation.org.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 283-bed regional medical center consisting of 163 private acute care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services with specialty concentrations in orthopedics and spine, geriatrics, minimally-invasive surgical procedures including robotic surgery, emergency services, cardiac services, obstetrics, cancer care and advanced diagnostics. Founded in 1979, the medical center has approximately 1,500 team members, 520 physicians and 700 volunteers. Jupiter Medical Center is the recipient of the HealthGrades 'America's 50 Best' Award™ for two years in a row (2011-2012) and the Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence™ for eight years in a row (2005-2012). For more information on Jupiter Medical Center, please call (561) 263-2234 or visit www.jupitermed.com.
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Ron Emig's life is filled with Western and wildlife scenes — cowboys and Indians, mountain men, wagon trains and longhorn cattle on a trail drive. The scenes take up thousands of print photos that Emig has shot over the years and recently with a digital camera. A few hundred of the scenes have been captured in oil on canvas paintings. His favorite size painting is 24-by-36 inches.
When his daughter Claire Johnson, who teaches kindergarten at Nike Elementary School, asked him to do a portrait of Jeffrey White that could be presented to the fallen soldier's parents when the school planted a tree in White's memory, he admits to having a moment of hesitation.
"I thought I could do it," he said, "but I wanted to do something that did him justice and there wasn't much time."
The likeness of the fallen soldier was still wet when Emig and Johnson presented it to Paula and Jeffrey White Sr.
Emig is a fine art specialist who knows his genre. He is familiar with Remington and Charlie Russell and knows the famous western painters Howard Terpening and Bob Tommey who live in Carthage. He will attend the Midwest Gathering of Artists (MGA) in Carthage, a juried event by invitation only.
"I think my work is more impressionistic than some," Emig said. "But I reach for realism."
Sandy Higgins, who organizes the Carthage show, had seen Emig's work in a gallery in Joplin before much of the city was destroyed by the tornado and invited him to the event. He has been invited to show his paintings in galleries and shows from New York to San Francisco.
For the past seven years, Emig has sold advertising for The Missourian and spent evenings and weekends in the Leslie studio that he shares with his wife Jane Ann, who is also an artist. He always has a canvas on the easel and is working on a painting.
Perhaps it is his skill as a salesman that helps the artist to reach out to the big juried shows, sending photographs of his paintings and explaining the content of each piece as he does when doing demonstrations in shows.
"Maybe you're selling when you talk about your art," Emig said. But for the most part he studies and paints.
A look at Emig's Facebook page shows that he is skilled at painting portraits but the bulk of his work is the Western scenes he favors.
The scenes, much like sets in an old cowboy movie, are painted from actual photographs that Emig has shot. Each year he is invited to the Triple T Ranch in South Dakota where real cowboys, movie extras, ranchers and Native Americans, ride, pose, re-enact trail drives and cowboy and Indian confrontations.
A handful of artists are invited to ride along and take photos of anything that captures their attention.
When he returns to his Leslie studio, Emig views his photos on a TV screen slide show, and selects the one that will be his next painting.
"I always work from my own original material," Emig said. "Of course the photos aren't reproduced exactly as they are. I take some artist's license, maybe moving a tree."
Recently he has tried his hand at sculpture.
"It actually helps in painting," he said. "You see a side of the subject that you don't see in a photograph."
Currently he is working on a painting of a cowboy leading another horse across a creek.
Emig has three times been named Artist of the Year by the Mid-Missouri Fine Art Society and has participated in national shows such as the San Francisco Grand National, the Nebraska Governors Show, and the American Miniature Show held at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Okla.
To see Emig's work go to his Facebook page or his webpage emigartstudio.com.
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Emma Watson Nude? 'Harry Potter' Actress OK With Showing Skin For 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
Emma Watson is slowly moving away from Hermione Granger and segueing into more adult roles. It doesn't get more adult than the upcoming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' movie she's been rumored as a leading candidate to star in but would Emma Watson go nude for a part like that? "Of course I'll do it," she says. O_O


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now now before you guys give me crap.. this movie is starring Emma Watson, which i'm positively sure a good number of you guys love.
I'm pretty excited for this :D
not sure if actual photo but still looks great as Belle.
I'm pretty excited for this :D
not sure if actual photo but still looks great as Belle.
Originally posted by Inactive UserThe eternally-busy Guillermo del Toro may have already lined-up another upcoming project. Crazy, Stupid, Love. producer Denise Di Novi told ComingSoon.net at that film's New York junket today that she's developing an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast alongside del Toro and that Emma Watson is lined up to star.
Del Toro's next film, Pacific Rim is about to head into production with a cast that includes Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Rinko Kikuchi. Watson, meanwhile, is coming off the record-breaking success of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 and can next be seen in My Week With Marilyn later this year and The Perks of Being a Wallflower in 2012.
Details on the Beauty and the Beast project are currently few, but check back for updates as they become available.
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An anal fissure is a small split or tear in the thin moist tissue (mucosa) lining the lower rectum (anus).
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Anal fissures are very common in infants, but they may occur at any age. The rate of anal fissures drops with age. Fissures are much less common among school-age children than in infants.
In adults, fissures may be caused by passing large, hard stools, or having diarrhea for a long time. Other factors may include:
Anal fissures are also common in women after childbirth and in persons with Crohn's disease.
Anal fissures may cause painful bowel movements and bleeding. There may be blood on the outside of the stool or on the toilet paper (or baby wipes) after a bowel movement.
Symptoms may begin suddenly or develop slowly over time.
Other symptoms may include:
The health care provider will perform a rectal exam and look at the anal tissue.
Most fissures heal on their own and do not need treatment.
To prevent or treat anal fissures in infants, be sure to change diapers often and clean the area gently.
Worrying about pain during a bowel movement may cause a person to avoid them. But not having bowel movements will only cause the stools to become even harder, which can make anal fissure worse.
Prevent hard stools and constipation by:
Applying the following ointments or creams to the area may soothe the skin:
A sitz bath is a warm water bath used for healing or cleansing. You should sit in the bath two to three times a day. The water should cover only your hips and buttocks.
If the anal fissures do not go away with home care methods, treatment may involve:
Anal fissures usually heal quickly without any more problems.
People who develop fissures once are more likely to have them in the future.
Marcello PW. Diseases of the anorectum. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2010:chap 125.
Perry WB, Dykes SL, Buie WD, et al. Practice parameters for the management of anal fissures (3rd revision). Dis Colon Rectum. 2010;53:1110-5. PMID: 20628272 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20628272.
Stafford SL, Klein MD. Anorectal malformations. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 336.1.
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It's best to build as close to the water as you can. That makes it easier to get at wet sand. (But don't get so close that the incoming tide washes away your creation.) Or, you could carry buckets of water to your sculpture. But that's hard work!
Use a stick or your foot to draw an outline of your sculpture in the sand.
Dump damp sand into a pile that's a little bigger than you think you'll need. Plop down handfuls of sand where needed for smaller parts of your sculpture.
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what i'd love is an easy "replied posts" button or such. So I could easily check which of my posts were replied to during the day and don't miss things / don't need to read everything every time I'm off for a few days.
there used to be an option to check thanked posts, so I used that to see which posts got attention, but I don't think that works anymore.
Anyway, some easy quick option to check replies would be awesome.
If I go www.pacersdigest.com the site takes me to the Able Towers page. If I go pacersdigest.com the site takes me to the forum.
Are you sure you don't have those two mixed up?
No joy on the desktop. Cache cleared, reboot, fixed DNS to Able's suggested DNS server IP.
I still get one of two things on that machine (IE or Firefox, so it's system based not browser)
1) If I enter www.pacersdigest.com it takes me to the webpage "Nowhere, Home of the Zaugurz Tribe"
2) If I use the explicit IP (found using Tracert on both laptop and desktop) I get what is clearly fresh information, but without any of the proper graphical structures of the webpage, and then if I try to use the displayed links they all come back as dead.
www.pacersfans.com has the same effect
I did a connection repair to clean the local DNS cache too. Even if I Google for it I get the "Nowhere" site.
So freaking weird/annoying. This isn't really for Able at this point, just anyone who's run into this. Everything including the modem and router has been power cycled. Caches cleared. And I can trace to the IP just fine, the connection exists. It just doesn't fetch right.
At least one or two other users are having the same problem as Seth.
Update - just used the explicit IP to get to this thread, but with the same formatting issues I already mentioned (like it can't resolve where all the formatting stuff should be coming from).
If I go to 18.104.22.168/showthread (and so on) then it does go fetch the content correctly, but the links are dead, no background image, links and text have generic, poor structure. But I see my previous post even.
Just throwing darts blindly at the dartboard now....but is this happening with both your desktop and laptop at the same location?
Is it possible that you may have a problem at the local internet connection on your end?
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I REALLY hate to say this but the problem is on your end.
www.pacersdigest.com should at all times resolve to 126.96.36.199 and not 22.214.171.124 that is very iikely dns cache, dirty dns, it could also very well be that your isp (despite fresh dns lookups using my dns) offers up cache routes and cache pages, but in all it is pretty easy to check, go to any check dns site, like f.i. www.dnswatch.com and put in www.pacersdigest.com and it will tell you the above is correct.
clear browsercache, cookies and history, on all browsers, remove all tmp files in /users/name/appdata/local/
from Start –> Run –> type cmd and enter.
ipconfig /flushdns
also if you changed dns (LANPORT/TYPE)properties>ipv4>properties>tick use the following dns; 188.8.131.52 and 22.214.171.124 then it can be your isp changed it back (windows allows that on certain forces settings in setting up a connection if your pc is the "main" connection (so others connect through it) or it just "overrides" your dns settings in the modem (change the dns on the modem)
many many options for this to happen.
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
No, it's only on the desktop which never left the local location (obviously).
I was out of town with the laptop during the change.
Now running through the same router/modem the laptop is fine and the desktop is confused somehow. It won't fetch the page information like layout and graphics, only info/text. And that's only if I replace www.pacersdigest.com with the explicit IP address. And this despite the Tracert for www.pacersdigest.com from the desktop tracing to the correct IP.
So it's like it kinda fetches correctly from the DNS but somehow something is still cached and forces all the page layout info to search in the old location which no longer exists. I'm stumped as to why Tracert would pull the right IP but typing that address in sends me to a different IP. Since Trace is going through CMD then it's probably something in Windows (XP btw).
Able - It has to be my end obviously. I'm only asking here in case someone that's better with webpage fetching might hear the symptoms and understand what is broken. It sucks. Every other device is fetching correctly.
The "Nowhere" page looks local to you, just a few digits up on the IP. I assume it was one you setup as a catch bucket for fetches that ask for a non-existing location.
www.dnswatch.com didn't work, but www.dnswatch.info did.
Searching for www.pacersdigest.com A record at L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. [188.8.131.52] ...took 10 ms
Searching for www.pacersdigest.com A record at e.gtld-servers.net. [220.127.116.11] ...took 14 ms
Searching for www.pacersdigest.com A record at chronos.able-towers.com. [188.8.131.52] ...took 19 ms
A record found: 220.127.116.11
Domain - Type - TTL - Answer
www.pacersdigest.com - A - 86600 - 126.96.36.199
I'm having the same problem as Seth...Tried changing the DNS Lanport Properties and also tried flushing the DNS to no avail. Here's what I'm getting from dnswatch.info:
Hicks, can you try to change the dns servers on your domain page into 1: chronos.a3le.com and 2 gaia.a3le.com ?
all small bit help though this is very very small
Another trick for the users, open cmd and type "nslookup www.pacersdigest.com"
it will tell you what server it asked and what the answer was, if it still happens you definintely have either hanging cache (delete cookies, very important) or your isp is caching
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One thing to try is to simply delete your TCP/IP protocol from your Network settings for your Local Area Connection, reboot and then re-install it again. Doing this may wipe out any existing TCP/IP settings on the O/S level and re-install/reconfigure everything from scratch. That....or delete your Local Area Connection, reboot and then add it back.
NOTE - Usually, you should be able to delete/re-install the TCP/IP settings without any issue....but if ( for some reason ), you are missing files....it maybe hard to re-install it.
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Disable and enable works just as well and is lots less riskyMaking sure cookies and password data is deleted is key though
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Btw notice this server is blazing fast with replies
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
Oh, and apparently Bob Kravitz is having trouble, too; he tweeted this morning wondering what ever happened to us and that he used to like reading comments here.
ipconfig /dnsflush is your friend. At least if you are using Windows.
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Apparently Bob was using pacersdigest.com and not www.pacersdigest.com . Is that going to change to where both work again?
Still can't get it...Not sure what to try anymore.
Maybe he edited his hosts file the last time there was a DNS change?
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Not a huge deal but, is my post count and stuff gone? Join date as well.


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Peanut Butter Cookie Pops Recipe
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A miniature candy bar is the hidden treat inside fun-for-all-ages pops from Martha Hoover of Coatesville, Pennsylvania. "My sons brought these cookies home from school after their teacher made a bunch for her class," Martha relates. "The kids loved nibbling them on a stick. Of course, the taste also was instant hit!"
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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 wooden craft sticks
- 12 fun-size Snickers or Milky Way candy bars
- In a small bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Insert a wooden stick into the small end of each candy bar. Divide dough into 12 pieces; wrap one piece around each candy bar. Place 4 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 375° for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 1 dozen.
Originally published as Peanut Butter Cookie Pops in Country Woman January/February 1999, p14
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A Day OutLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
Ten men paired up in order to enjoy a day away from the office, doing something other than work.
Who went with who, on which day, and what did they do?
1. Tim met his friend (not Billy) on Tuesday for several games of badminton.
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4. Harry went fishing on Monday but not with Andy.
5. Steve went out on Wednesday.
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I find that for physical tasks, I can incorporate elements of śamatha-vipassana and my mind will calm to an awareness of my activities, and planning the next activity becomes almost automatic. However, when working with a computer, I have zero skill in remaining mindful. With a desk job, it seems the mental gymnastics required get the motor humming and it becomes very difficult to develop a more meditative type awareness. Do other's find difficulty with desk jobs in this regard? Does this mean physical work is more conducive to daily mindfulness?
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While the offseason trade of Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets meant the end of the "Core Four," it did not mean the end of success for the Atlanta Hawks. One major reason for the team's continued solid play is the return of Al Horford, who has taken on a bigger role since Johnson's departure.
For the Hawks, the formula is simple: Get shots for Horford and see wins. Atlanta (7-4) has won every game in which Horford has totaled 15 or more points. He averages 11.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in three losses, while his numbers jump to 18.5 points and 10.2 rebounds in seven wins. The Hawks suffered a fourth loss, to Golden State, without Horford in the lineup.
The law of averages would suggest that Horford, one of a small batch of talented centers in the NBA, deserves elevated touches. Yet Horford averages fewer than nine shots in losses and hoists the ball 15 times per game in wins.
He is second in shot attempts for Atlanta, almost a full three shots behind Josh Smith, but Horford continues to lead Hawks in points (16.5) and rebounds (9.3) after playing only 11 games last season because of a pectoral injury. Without him last season, the Hawks revolved around Johnson, Smith and Marvin Williams for one last time.
The group was broken up this offseason when new Atlanta general manager Danny Ferry dealt Johnson to the Nets and moved Williams to Utah. In their place, he added scorer Lou Williams, shooter Kyle Korver and defender DeShawn Stevenson.
Notice the adjective "distributor" is missing from that list. Just as they did before their recent moves, the Hawks have plenty of shoot-first players and very few playmakers. Jeff Teague runs the offense and accounts for an impressive 6.9 assists per game, but there's no real backup point guard. Smith is a good passer, but his 3.5 turnovers negate his 3.6 assists.
With few true centers to challenge him, a player of Horford's level demands attempts at the rim. That rationale is knocked down by the fact that Horford's usage percentage (20.23) is lower than lesser players like Spencer Hawes and DeJaun Blair, according to Hoopdata, a theme that also affects Atlanta's efficiency in the few avenues through which big men are known to score points.
Post-up play accounts for 9.8 percent of its offense and 0.761 points per possession are converted on the block, a below-average rate, according to Synergy Sports. Pick-and-rolls account for 24.3 percent of the Hawks' offense with passes, but Atlanta's conversion rate is only 0.845, also below average.
Horford's best performances have come against teams with quality bigs and teams with slow-it-down styles, even though Atlanta is best in transition. Matchups with Kendrick Perkins, Roy Hibbert and DeMarcus Cousins have brought out the best in Horford.
He put up 23 points and nine rebounds against the Thunder (Perkins), registered 16 and nine against the Pacers (Hibbert) and charted 20 and 10 against the Kings (Cousins), all while averaging a block per game and maintaining his reputation for doing the little things.


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Uniforms aren't exactly what comes to mind when we think of trend-setting star and clothing designer Gwen Stefani. But the L.A.M.B. founder has just announced that she will launch an exclusive line of work-wear for W Hotels. Starting this fall, female staff members at the luxe hotel chain's Gerber bars in the W lounges throughout the country will be outfitted in the custom L.A.M.B. design. And Gwen's touch is instantly apparent: the black jersey dresses combine a fitted '80s silhouette and asymmetrical styling with '60s seam detailing and side vents. When creating the design, she knew it would have to not just look good, but be functional for active employees. "I wanted to design a super cute dress that I would be excited to have in my own closet and approached it in the same way I think about my clothing for a tour," she says. "We've designed a sexy and comfortable outfit for these women to wear out on their own stage every night." Tell us: What do you think of Gwen's latest designs?


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Not the TARP 1 and 2 interregnum of 2008. Not the debt-ceiling disaster of 2011. Just a repulsive decline that could last for some time -- until the Super Bowl, most likely -- because Republicans in the House just don't want to play ball with this president. Yes, anything can happen, even at the eleventh hour, but it's not likely because of the lack of real ball-playing.
And, yes, I am saying playing ball with the president is the reason, and not spending restraint, because, empirically, President George W. Bush presided over the greatest spend period with no tax in the history of the U.S., with the possible exception of World War II. These same Republicans, who insist on no new taxes and some spending cuts, sure didn't want spending cuts from 2000 to 2008.
But now they care.
Frankly, this debate doesn't seem at all like it is about the budget, or about the economy, or about the people of the U.S. I think it is about a group of politicians that believe they were sent to Washington to blow up Washington as we know it if not shut the whole thing down.
The combination of the Tea Party people and the Norquist no-tax-increase people (and their intersection) are truly too much for President Obama or Speaker Boehner to handle. I don't think either leader understood the game plan, which is nothing short of rebellion.
We can try to figure out when they are going to agree to something, and that something is possible once taxes go up. But, ask yourself, is there a groundswell right now for a deal? Do you hear people complaining about their paychecks being reduced? Their first paycheck won't be cut back for anything other than the Social Security payroll break. The government hasn't sent around any new tables.
But the second paycheck might include the real increases and those who are paid by the month will possibly see their new wages.
Only then can the president take it to the districts that are "safe" Republican and "safe" Tea Party. Otherwise, it would seem that the president has met his match here.
There are people in the Democratic Party that thought these Tea Party/Norquists supporters would somehow decide that the defense budget was more important than the pledge. That sure hasn't happened. I am incredulous because it was the defense budget that a Republican-led Washington spent an extra $4 trillion on. You would think those same Republicans would be afraid to cut that Defense budget.
But these are not the same republicans. They might as well be secessionists from those Republicans and from the Democrats -- which is why I have been pessimistic for anything serious to occur until the Super Bowl.
This isn't TARP 1 and 2, and it isn't the debt ceiling -- it's the interim between when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and was then made to leave.
Things had to really go badly in this country and we had to start realizing that the opposition wasn't there to reason before a show of force occurred. The difference here, of course, is that there are Americans on both sides and the Norquist Republicans and Tea Party members represent legitimate interests and have a legitimate constituency. But when it comes to intransigence, they are very the same.
That period was punctuated by slides like last week, coupled with short covering rallies until resolution. The group that did the worst? Retail. The groups that did the best? Health care, soft drinks and packaged goods.
This time, our market is much more international. There are enough companies more beholden to the expanding economy in Asia or the potential turn in Europe so it won't be as severe a downturn. And there is always hope for a mini deal -- or, alternatively, hope that we go over the fiscal cliff, we have three to four down quarters and then we are well on our way to a smaller deficit.
My bottom line is this: Things aren't good short term, but you can't be out of the market if they create a small deal because that will cause the market to rebound quickly. And longer-term, going off the cliff will lead to a more balance budget, which will help the back half of 2013 even as it hurts the first half very much. So, call me in the short-to-intermediate-term pain to intermediate-to-long-term gain.
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Random Throughts: A Raw Scolding and Another Raw Review
by, 05-15-2013 at 01:58 PM (4858 Views)
Oh boy...am I waving the naughty finger. An overall very unspectacular RAW to talk about, but first thing first...and oh boy, am I pissed.
The Double Standard
So, last week on an episode of Impact Wrestling, Christy Hemme did the ultimate evil. She made a mistake while announcing. As discipline, Austin Aries got up on the turnbuckle, sticking his crotch just inches from her face, showing her that mistakes shall not be tolerated and that she better start behaving like a good little girl, right?
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!! What Austin Aries did was crapt, and he should be disciplined for it...because IT WAS SEXUAL HARASSMENT. And in a culture properly educated about how to interact with the opposite sex, you would think that the comments would be a bit more on the reasonable side. Here are a couple that have more vote up's, than vote down's.
"Fire Hemme... She is a waste of money" 8Ups...1Down
"Who is she to get special treatment, any redhead could take her job lol, shut up and accept your paycheck. Her only chance for success outside of TNA would be porn anyway, might as well prepare for it." 8ups...5Downs
Now, don't get me wrong...there are people out there that are in touch with reality, but it seems to be that public opinion is on Austin Aries side because, well hey, he's a good wrestler.
Well, I'm going to put it bluntly...if you don't want Austin Aries to be disciplined because it might cause him a big push in the long run...you're stupid. End of story. Well..maybe I should go more into it.
Now, any incident when a member of the opposite sex does something to another in a manner such as shoving genitalia into another's face cannot be easily dismissed. Now, I think we wrestling fans are so easily dismissing it because quite frankly, wrestling has portrayed these ladies as nothing more than overly glorified borderline porn stars. It's true, they've overly sexualized women for well over 15 years at least. So, when a legit incident comes up where a female is, in correct definition might I add, sexually harassed...well, we have a hard time in reacting properly to the incident. And it doesn't make wrestling fans look good, but rather makes the people who quite frankly goes nuts over fake competition as out of touch with reality.
And here's the reality. A double standard does exist. Sexual Harassment is still an issue that women can face repercussion for if they simply report it. Christy Hemme is facing that repercussion right now from the negative sentiment of wrestling fans. This is such a major issue in the Military, that the Air Force officer that was in charge of investigating Sexual Harassment cases was himself charged with Sexual Harassment. That's pretty bad. We're in the 21st century and some women still make the tough, and wrong choice, of keeping quiet about it because quite frankly it may not be worth it to them to psychologically deal with the backlash of the accusations. Look at what a lot of you people are doing. This is not a "no big deal" issue. This is a huge deal. So huge that companies, businesses, and institutions both public and private, will spend countless of dollars on training employees about sexual harassment.
So the fact that some of you will be quick to defend Austin Aries because he's such a good wrestler, and she did make a mistake when announcing, is shameful...just shameful. You shouldn't even dare represent the so called Internet Wrestling Community, if such a thing exists. You people give wrestling fans a terrible reputation of immaturity and idiocy. Thank you for making us look bad.
Main Attraction: Raw 5/13/13
Ugh, Who Exactly was Asking For This?
Well...the script dictates that this is the highly anticipated dance off...yea, right. My latest bowl movement is more anticipated than this. Fandango uses some dirty tactics and attacks Jericho before he even got a chance to show off any moves.
Why that brings me to tears...of joy.
But I tell you what, as much as I am not a huge fan of Fandango...this was actually some pretty good build. Honestly it was probably the best segment of the night.
Now before you all trace my IP address and approach my door with pitchforks and torches...or holding up your Iphones of pictures of pitchforks and torches...let's see if we can try to separate the character from the actual person.
I have no problems with Curtis Johnathan Hussey. Hell, I think he is working the hardest out of anyone in the WWE right now. The problem is that the character he's been given is really...really...bad. I mean even in this PG era of wrestling, the Ballroom Dancing wrestler seems to have been dropped into the wrong era. It may have fit in the 90's, where we had clowns, garbagemen, and whatever the hell Bastion Booger was, running around the WWF. We like characters to be a bit out there sometimes, but within a certain realm of reality at the same time. A Ballroom Dancer turned wrestler, dancing around the ring every week, when even today you have the likes of Mark Henry and Ryback, doesn't exactly scream Main Event. So to not only try to force feed us this concept, and debut him at Wrestlemania of all places, taking spots away from others more deserving like Cody Rhodes or even The Miz, AND not even allowing us to see a wide array of his talent in that debut match, is not only going to fail to win over a fanbase that tends to be tough to please nowadays, but will also cause that fanbase to be at times very overly critical. And that's a problem when sometimes, not only is he not as bad as we all think he is on delivering a promo, but can at times be in fact...very good.
And that's the example we have here. Although I do not like the character, for the most part Curtis has owned it. I think he has portrayed the character of a self-centered ballroom dancer as best as possibly can, and at times he does nail it. I mean look at what is being demanded of him...a self-centered ballroom dancer. For the most part, when he's out there he does own this character. And although sometimes it may not be enough to win us over, I truly don't think this is one of those times. I was very impressed with him tonight. I was impressed with the segment tonight, as surprising as that is. Perhaps my tune would've changed if they would've actually gone through with the stupid dance contest, but I think blowing it off to build heat was definitely the best way to go.
Lunch Time
And now a series of painfully, short, matches. I mean it is despicable how short most of the matches were tonight. Although admittedly it's two wrestlers who you would expect to have a short match for two entirely different reasons. On the one end...Ryback. On the other end...Ryder. Guess who won.
For those who said Ryder...wow...you're a dumbass.
Quick! You Don't Have a Ton of Time
Another quickie. This time Tons of Funk and Prime Time Players. Every time I see Tons of Funk, I just hope that Karl Anderson will run into the ring, slap Albert across the head, and call him an idiot. Well, my wish didn't come true again, but surprisingly the Prime Time Players picked up the win....wow.
I Still Don't Understand This General Manager Hierarchy
I mean seriously, I understand that Teddy Long is not the General Manager of Smackdown. But come to think of it, Vickie Guerrero isn't technically the General Manager of Raw either (when the hell are they going to resolve that anyway), so...why does Teddy Long need permission from Vickie Guerrero to change the WHC triple threat match into a number one contender's match? Shouldn't he be asking the permission of Vince McMahon, or at the very least HHH?
Ah screw it, let's try to figure out the hierarchy anyway.
So first we got Vickie, then I'm assuming Brad Maddox is still around, I'm not sure I missed a couple of episodes. So next would probably be Hornswoggle, he's VKM's son after all and a former GM himself...and former Cruiserweight Champion (ugh). Then we got Todd from accounting, Larry who washes the wrestlers laundry, Mike the janitor (FYI, was tempting to call this dude Jose but decided to dodge the bullet there), Rachel the secretary to Mike the Janitor, Steve who makes Donut runs for all the wrestlers, the Hooker that VKM picked up on the corner of Parsons and Liberty that one night, and finally the Smackdown GM and so forth.
How'd I do?
Brilliant Hype to a Match...That's Not Taking Place
Yea, so Sandow comes out declaring that Kingston's US Title reign will come to an end soon. Well, that's a brilliant half ass approach to build a PPV match...six days before the event. Then we later learn that the US title will be on the line between Kofi Kingston and...Dean Ambrose.
...Wow...we just went from half assing it to no assing it. Why the hell even have Sandow say ANYTHING about the US title. I mean look, the writing is on the wall. Kofi was clearly just a short term transitional champ. We all know Ambrose is getting the strap on Sunday. So we all know that a Sandow/Kingston match for the US title just will simply not happen.
I mean did the writers not know this and just give Sandow those lines by accident? Ugh, you know, that's the problem with logic in the WWE...it's rare.
Another quickie out of the way. Gee, I think there's been a total of...what...five minutes of wrestling? Thank god for that, cause I know I don't watch a wrestling show for the wrestling. Heh...that'd be stupid.
Ah, Check This Moment Off My Bucket List
I think there may have been some divine intervention here, as I prayed really really hard for Josh Matthews to put that strap on.
Praise Jebus.
Sheamus comes out and they start whipping each others asses. But, I'm confused. This Sunday, is the strap going to be made readily available to whip each other with? Or aren't they going to be attached to an end of the strap, hence making all the whipping that we've been seeing as of late pointless come Sunday.
Orton versus THE MOST BORINGEST WRESTLER TO EVER PUT ON WRESTLING BOOTS...EVER
Or so Cesaro has been dubbed by the WWE, and remember...if the WWE dubs you as such, then you might as well slit your wrist...or I guess that's what they would like you to believe. Yea, nevermind that he was probably given a crappy ass gimmick to work with to begin with. If you're told to dress up in a dog turd outfit and sell it to the fans...and commit the ultimate sin of failing to make one of WWE's "genius" ideas work, you damn well better believe it's because YOU are worthless, as WWE can do no wrong...ever.
Praise Jebus.
Miz and Slater in...Another Wrestling Match?
Ah! Take it away! Take it away! Please don't stop shoving HHH/Brock down our throats. WWE has almost shown a full twenty minutes of wrestling out of nearly ninety minutes. Clearly that's WAY too much.
Next Creative Move: Taking Away Credibility for the COOLEST THING THEY HAVE GOING
Okay, look...this was obviously the best match of the night. The six man elimination tag team match had all the hallmarks of a PPV style match, and it almost delivered...almost. The only problem is that in the end, it seemed to dwindle down to more pointless pandering to the Super Cena persona. Ugh, I mean the ending was poor. Now, I guess they thought in order to make The Shield look strong they had to eliminate Team Hell No and outnumber Cena, but when they did that they inadvertently made The Shield look weak. Here, not only has this team been decimating the competition in the past several months, but they had been beating the crap out of Cena through most of the match. By having Cena completely start to destroy The Shield when it's left to just him only serves to make The Shield and Team Hell No look weak. There were six wrestlers in this ring, and five of them essentially did not come out looking better in the end all because they continue with this Super Cena crap. What we should've seen was both teams trading blows and pin falls...making it look exciting. When you whittle it down to John Cena versus The Shield, it doesn't look exciting at all because we all know what's about to happen. I guess the WWE didn't want The Shield to suffer pin falls so early in the match, or to Team Hell No anyway...but hell, you guys kinda build yourself into a corner by making the match a six man elimination tag. You're going to need The Shield to lose participants in order to make the match exciting. Once Daniel Bryan got eliminated, I'm sure the same words was going through everyone's head...
Same Old S***.
Oh yea, then Ryback came out and remembered to attack the foot this time, cause missing that opportunity last week was a bit of a DEE-DEE-DEE moment.
My God, WWE. Four matches in a row? This is such...a cultural shock...I need to sit down and take a breather.
And to WWE's credit, two words that I can't believe I'm putting next to each other, it's a good match. And I hope it leads to something bigger for Big E Langston, because it is a shame that he's not in the PPV.
It's also a shame we saw Alberto Del Rio...it is always a shame.
The Mystery of Kaitlyn's crush continues...oh yea, and there's a Diva's match.
Yea, the match is kind of a footnote as the main focus is on the gift sent to her by her secret...HORNSWOGGLE!!!! It's that goddamn little leprechaun turd Hornswoggle. But...WWE is going to keep dragging this out, aren't they...
And no, I don't remember what the gift was that she got. I'm surprised it wasn't a little pot of gold.
...I really don't care...
Forgive me for not having a hard on for the big HHH/Brock Lesnar face to face, but I really don't give a damn about this feud anymore. There were many options for WWE to go with, and they panicked and gave us this crap. And you know, it kinda does take away from their big showdown at Wrestlemania that they're meeting again so soon at a PPV that, and I'm not sure if I'm in the majority or minority here, really isn't a big deal. Kinda just a throwaway. But whatever, Heyman was good but other than that, I'm sure this confrontation pleased someone out there in the WWE-verse.
I really didn't comment much on the matches, and there's a good reason for that...there was nothing to comment on! My god, without the six man tag match, there was just about thirty minutes of wrestling...IN A THREE HOUR PROGRAM. I'm sorry, but that's crap. Even in the attitude era, where WWE was filling a lot of their air time with promos, there was still a lot more wrestling than this. With the exception of two matches, no one got a chance to really shine. No one got a chance to really wow. The wrestling on the wrestling show was a filler. It was just a really lacking show. In the six weeks since that amazing show in Jersey, the decline has been slow, steady, and painful. And, they did it. Six days before the PPV and they have hit bottom. Tell me again why I should invest a hefty fifty dollar sum on this show?
Two more painfully boring ideas to give Antonio Cesaro to further sabotage his wrestling career...out of five.


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Treme Episode 3: "Right Place, Wrong Time" (April 25)
Antoine's gig on Bourbon Street creates tensions at home, as Desiree accuses him of cheating on her with a stripper. Sprung by Toni after harassing the National Guard, Davis attempts to repay the Bernettes by offering piano lessons to their daughter Sophie. After a short visit from her husband Larry, LaDonna visits his brother, a judge, in hopes of getting information on Daymo's whereabouts. Sonny is irked when Annie is offered a gig playing with pianist Tom McDermott on her birthday. Bummed that he's been left off the guest list for an NYC benefit concert, Antoine gets toasted – and later arrested. Aroused by a well-endowed mystery woman in Treme, Davis wines and dines Janette and ends up taking her home, again. While Delmond is in New York recording with piano legend Dr. John, Albert finds the body of his tribe's "wild man" in the ravaged Lower Ninth Ward. (Story by David Simon and David Mills; teleplay by David Mills; directed by Ernest Dickerson)
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VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) - Mark Nwakamma scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half as Hartford pulled away from Binghamton 76-62 Wednesday night to sweep the season series.
The Hawks (13-10, 6-4 America East Conference), who also defeated the Bearcats 71-68 on Jan. 2, are off to their best 10-game start in league play since 2007-08.
After a back-and-forth first half, Hartford led 38-36 at the break, then the game was knotted three more times, the last time at 46 with 16:02 left.
John Peterson's 3-pointer, Nwakamma's dunk and Nate Sikma's two free throws pushed the Hawks ahead.
Nwakamma made 7 of 8 foul shots and dunked in the last 2:56 to help Hartford maintain a double-digit lead.
John Peterson added 16 points and Wes Cole contributed 12 on four 3-pointers for the Hawks.
Jordan Reed's 17 points led the Bearcats (3-20, 1-9), who have lost 16 of their past 17.


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Building a National Digital Library for Computational Physics Education At All Levels
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Over the past dozen years we have produced some of the most widely used interactive computer-based curricular materials for the teaching of introductory and advanced physics courses. These materials are now hosted on and distributed from the Open Source Physics (OSP) Collection of the ComPADRE National Science Digital Library. This talk outlines the tripartite integration of ComPADRE with the Easy Java Simulations modeling and authoring tool and the OSP code library. The pedagogical and technical features of this learning platform and our current efforts to align this material with United States national and state standards for science teaching are described.


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Futurama (1999)
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Starring: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Lauren Tom, Tress MacNeille
Continuity mistake: When the professor is talking to Zap and Kiff when they are sitting at the table Hermes has two buttons but later he only has one button.
Continuity mistake: When Fry falls into the cryogenic chamber his whistle drops right next to the chair. When it cuts, the whistle is gone.
Continuity mistake: When Fry first meets Leela, there's a panel on the wall beside him. It has one red button at the bottom. In subsequent shots it has two buttons.
Continuity mistake: When Fry is queueing for the booth, he opens the piece of paper, showing the picture and writing. Just before he steps in to the booth, it's changed colour and gone blank, then in the next shot it's back as before.
A Bicyclops Built for Two - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: When the professor hits the button on the keyboard to send them online with AOL there are some items on the table beside the keyboard. When it cuts the items are gone.
Continuity mistake: When Fry and Bender are in the museum and locked in the "Villains" room, Bender breaks the two girders in the window, and then his arms falls off. As he puts his arms back in, you can see behind him that the girders are back in place in the window.
Episode Two: The Series Has Landed - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Fry and Leela get to the moon landing site, Leela climbs in the moonlander hatch with the oxygen tank to which Fry's oxygen hose is connected. The hose is visible as it leads in to the hatch. When Leela pops her head out the hatch, the hose is suddenly gone. Then in the next shot, it's back, but lying underneath the hatch.
Continuity mistake: When it's Nibbler's birthday, in a far away shot of Nibbler in his chair, the three balls on it are pink, but in the close up they are green.
Anthology of Interest I - S2-E20
Continuity mistake: When Zoidberg calls a meeting with the other planet express workers he says the clock stopped at 4:15. In one shot, however, the clock is at a different time.
A Big Piece of Garbage - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When the team first meet the Mayor, the writing on the Mayor's nameplate disappears after it is first seen, and the button on his desk that he pushes wasn't there before.
Episode Two: The Series Has Landed - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Amy starts cleaning Bender with the pick, the space around Bender's eyes changes color and there are papers on the desk between his head and a pile of books. They disappear in later shots.
Continuity mistake: Bender's ID-tag pinned on his chest changes position several times during the episode. In some shots it's even gone.
Three Hundred Big Boys - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: Right before Leela dives into the whale tank, she drops her snorkel and mask, but when the shot pulls back, they've completely disappeared.
Episode Two: The Series Has Landed - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Hermes is handing over the "Standard Legal Release" to Leela there is a red pen lying on the sheet. When it cuts the pen is brown and is lying beside the sheet.
Continuity mistake: During the court case, the lady judge has a band-aid on her forehead. It disappears and reappears throughout the scene.
Continuity mistake: People (even the dogs) flying through the asteroid belt wear space helmets, but on the asteroids themselves, they don't.
Continuity mistake: After Leela wipes the egg off her face, her cloth and cup are in front of her on the table. After Fry gives his little speech, they have disappeared.
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode there is tape on the armrest of the couch, but later in the episode there is no tape anywhere on the couch.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to describing medical findings, researchers may need to tone it down a bit, according to a group of heart journal editors.
"It's a plea to not get ahead of the evidence," said Dr. Christopher Cannon, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston and one of a group of cardiology journal editors publishing a statement this week.
"It's perfectly fine to look at these studies and say 'we should study this further,' but if you say 'this is good' or 'this is bad,' and people start changing their practice before there's really the right answer, that's not good."
There's a difference between observational studies - which simply watch subjects over a period of time - and randomized controlled clinical trials, which typically randomly assign patients to an active ingredient or placebo ("dummy pill"), often without subjects knowing what they're taking.
That difference is obvious, said Cannon, when looking at the history of hormone replacement therapy. Such compounds were used by millions of women based on preliminary promising observational evidence before the results of a key randomized study were published in 2002 showing that the compounds had risks.
And history keeps repeating, said Cannon, editor in chief of Critical Pathways in Cardiology, with the same story for what people hoped were the protective effects of vitamin E and the B vitamin folate on the heart.
When Cannon discussed drafts of the statement with colleagues, a number said, 'well, sure, we already knew that.' But Cannon points out that "every single week there are papers that overstate the findings in this way."
"It's one of those things that you need to remind yourself of all the time," he said, because there are far more observational studies than the much more expensive randomized controlled trials.
Cannon is quick to point out that observational studies have value. No one has ever set up a randomized trial to show whether smoking causes lung cancer, for example, because it would be unethical. The evidence from observational trials of the subject, combined with animal studies, leaves no doubt about cigarettes and tumors.
The trick, according to the authors of the statement, is to use the right language. "Reduced the risk by" would be appropriate for a randomized study, while "A lower risk was observed" or "there is an association" would fit the results of an observational report.
In a related paper that will appear soon in the journal Clinical Cardiology, Cannon and a colleague give a light-hearted example: If "the number of storks in Scotland and the number of babies born in Scotland both increased by 10% from 2010 to 2011 (an observational study), one could not conclude that the storks 'resulted in' the increased number of babies, but instead it is more appropriate to conclude that the number of storks was 'correlated with' or 'associated with' an increase in the number of babies born."
Needless to say, this was a fictional study.
But this is a serious matter, said Gary Schwitzer, the publisher of HealthNewsReview.org, which critiques reporting on health and medicine. The language journals use, said Schwitzer, can affect the way journalists cover these studies.
"It leaves many in the general public feeling as if they're watching a scientific and editorial ping-pong game," Schwitzer told Reuters Health. "One day, we're on this end, where coffee is protective against diabetes, and then the next week, we're at the other end of the spectrum, and coffee consumption raises the risk of stroke."
Schwitzer welcomed the journal editors' efforts. Research and journalism - two intertwined industries, he said - "had better be concerned about credibility and public perceptions of what's going on in the dissemination of information."
"We've got a public that is dying for well explained, balanced, navigable information that includes caveats and context," he said. "As somebody who looks at this every day, we've dug a very big hole that moves like this will help us start to crawl out of."
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/qjl0fi European Heart Journal (and others), online December 1, 2012.


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You heard me. I think the era proclaimed by many as the "best period in wrestling" was greatly overrated. Now don't get me wrong, I liked the Attitude Era, especially for giving us arguably the two most popular wrestlers of all time: The Rock and Stone Cold, but it wasn't as great as everyone seems to remember it. Heres my reasons as to why the era wasn't as great as people think it is.
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I've been hearing A LOT of talk about CM Punk's well deserved WWE title win last night at the MITB PPV. But not many have discussed the other man in the match-Cena, which I intend to do here.
For years people have been referring to Cena as "SuperCena", referring to the fact that his matches always follow the same pattern: Cena gets destroyed for the entire
Hey guys, I know there's been quite a few of these reviews since the WWE has embarked on a world tour, but I just couldn't let my first live WWE event go untold, so here it goes!
The arena (Vector Arena) here in Auckland, New Zealand was PACKED, with only the top row being tarped off.
==CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio==
Despite the usual jeers from the crowd, the crowd's
With 62 days till Wrestlemania, and some seeds sown for the matches, I have decided to give my input on which matches I believe will be on the Wrestlemania card this year, with explanation. In no order:
1) John Cena vs The Miz(c) for the WWE Championship- With The Miz getting Cena out of the Rumble match, when he wasn't even an entrant, had pretty much set up the match for Mania. Also,


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At Bob's Red Mill, we mill a lot of unusual things into flour. One of these rather unusual flours is our Green Pea Flour. I bet you didn't even know we carried that, did you? It always intrigues foodies, but no one knows quite what to do with it. Our Packaging Content Manager Michelle is a culinary adventurer. She's always cooking up creative foods to share with her friends and family. Ever since Michelle, author of Je Mange la Ville, started here a couple of years back, she's been curious about our green pea flour. She took some home and tackled it. The result? These crispy, delightful little crackers. When they were in development, she brought some into the office- let me just say, they disappeared quickly! We think you'll enjoy them, too. If green pea flour is hard to come by, and in all likelihood it is, you can find it on our site or Amazon.com.
Pea, Parmesan & Rosemary Crackers
- 1/2 cup Green Pea Flour
- 1-1/2 cups Unbleached White Flour
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt, plus a bit more for sprinkling
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tsp chopped, fresh Rosemary leaves
- 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp frozen Spinach, defrosted, drained
- 1/2 cup Water
Step 1
Mix the pea flour, white flour, garlic powder, salt, pepper, cheese and rosemary leaves together in a large bowl. Add the olive oil and combine with a whisk or fork.
Step 2
Put the spinach and water in a blender. Process until smooth.
Step 3
Add almost all of the spinach-water mixture and using a wooden spoon and then your hand, mix until a dough ball comes together. You may need a little more liquid, if so, add reserved spinach-water mixture and combine into a smooth dough. Divide into 2 balls of dough.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out each ball of dough on a sheet of parchment paper. Use a pizza or pastry cutter (with decorative edges) to cut dough into rectangles (or whatever shape you'd like). Use a fork to prick 2-3 sets of hole in each cracker. This will prevent the dough from poofing up in the oven. You do not have to spread out crackers – they can stay as-is on the parchment.
Step 5
Sprinkle crackers with a little extra salt and bake for about 20-25 minutes, rotating baking sheets halfway through cooking time. Keep an eye on them so that they don't get too dark. They should still be green, but with golden spots. The parmesan will also get a little toasted.
Step 6
Let cool before eating. They will continue to crisp up as they cool.


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Phil Mickelson will compete in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship today despite missing yesterday's pre-tournament pro-am. PGA Tour rules state that a player missing a pro-am is automatically disqualified from the tournament, except for "extenuating circumstances".Mickelson had planned to fly into town in his private jet late Tuesday night from nearby Little Rock, Arkansas, roughly a one-hour flight, in time for his 7am pro-am tee time, but the Dallas Love Field airport was closed due to severe thunderstorms.
This year's Open at Carnoustie will take place on the longest course in the event's history at 7,421 yards. The Scottish links will play 60 yards longer than in 1999, when high scoring led to it being dubbed 'Car-Nasty'. However, officials hope the anticipated good weather and reduced rough will lead to a fairer test this July. Royal and Ancient chief Peter Dawson said: "We're not seeking carnage. We're seeking an arena where the players can display their skills to best effect." The course will be just 24 yards shorter than Augusta was for the Masters last month and only 140 yards shy of the major record, set by Medinah at last year's USPGA Championship.
Padraig Harrington has revealed that he had surgery three weeks ago to remove a skin cancer spot on his forehead. Harrington spoke about the operation after firing a 66 to take the first-round lead at the Wachovia Championship in North Carolina. "I had about a square inch of skin taken out with some roots and all that sort of stuff," said the Dubliner. "It was only a sun spot. I'm told it's like the third form of skin cancer. It was not a melanoma."
Michelle Wie will not compete in any men's tournaments in the near future, says her coach David Leadbetter. The 17-year-old American has struggled in the men's events she has played and Leadbetter feels she needs to establish herself on the women's tour first. "My feeling is if she plays week in and week out on the LPGA, she would win eight or nine times a year," he said.


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'By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.' John 13:35
When God sends a message to us through scripture it is never by accident. In Isaiah 55:11, God says that wherever He sends His word it never returns empty, but always achieves the special purpose for which it was sent.
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WAYNE, N.J. Toys"R"Us has announced several new advancements in its mobile technology capabilities, providing multi-channel shoppers with new ways to learn about and take advantage of "R"Us promotions by simply using their mobile devices. As part of these enhancements, the company said it has adopted a coupon barcode scanning technology in Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us stores across the country and has implemented a mobile messaging program, presenting on-the-go shoppers with the ability to receive exclusive text message offers directly to their mobile phones.
"Mobile phones are an integral part of busy moms' and dads' lifestyles, and we are always looking for exciting new ways to engage and present them with the most streamlined, on-the-go shopping solutions," said Prama Bhatt, VP, general manager U.S. e-commerce for Toys"R"Us Inc. "Expanding our mobile offerings to include coupon barcode scanning and mobile messaging allows us to build stronger relationships with our customers while providing added convenience."
All Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us stores nationwide are now equipped with coupon barcode scanners, which allow store associates to scan customers' mobile e-mail coupons straight from their mobile devices, the company reported. Customers who are members of "R"Us mailing lists will begin to receive mobile-enabled coupons. When the mobile version of an e-mail is displayed on a smartphone, print coupons are converted into an easily readable format, which can be scanned in-store from the shopper's phone screen. Recipients of e-gift cards with Internet-enabled phones can retrieve their e-gift card barcode sent to their e-mail and have it scanned in-store at the point of sale, the company added. In addition, the company said its new mobile messaging service will help keep customers informed about the latest deals.


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Lavender Town is a town located on the eastern part of Kanto. This town has changed a lot over time and has a cemetary for deceased Pokťmon in a house.
Name RaterLocated within this town is the Name Rater who will aid in the changing of the names of the Pokťmon you have caught
Radio TowerAlso in this town is the Radio Tower of Kanto. This Radio Tower is blocked off after the incident in the Radio Tower of Johto but you are given the Expansion Card for the PokťGear here


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Respected Educator Delivers Graduate Commencement Address
Dr. Carl E. Van Horn, the founding director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and a Professor of Public Policy in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University delivered the commencement address to Muskingum graduate students. A scholar of this highest caliber, Dr. Van Horn is a nationally and internationally renowned expert in workforce and employment matters. Addressing a class of Master of Education and Master of Arts in Teaching recipients, Dr. Van Horn offered his reflections on the important role that educators will play in shaping our present and future economies.
Dr. Van Horn's remarkable career includes an appointment to the Presidential Emergency Board—an entity charged with mediating labor/management disputes in the rail industry. As a result of his many contributions to the emergency board, Dr. Van Horn was subsequently appointed, by the U.S. House of Representatives, to its Transportation Advisory Committee. He also served as senior economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress, and as a consultant to the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education, and the National Commission for Employment Policy and the National Science Foundation.
In his address, Dr. Van Horn charged the educators to "light the way for the next generation." President Anne C. Steele noted, "Dr. Van Horn's remarks provided an exceptional capstone experience to the education of our graduate students. His thoughtful guidance will serve these teachers well throughout their careers."
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