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Every month we get mail from a few new readers asking for help in buying a boat. A lot takes the form of, "I can get this 32-foot Boat X for $125,000 or this 34-foot Boat Y for $150,000. Which should I buy?" There is, of course, no right answer to that question, any more than there is to which house I should buy or which car is best for me. Or for that matter, which woman I should marry.
Buying a boat is about taste, preference, and imponderables. The only person who can decide if a boat is worth her price is the buyer, so in such cases, often the best we can do is help determine priorities. (Do you need three cabins if you're only going to overnight? Are diesels worth the money if you put 70 hours on your boat annually?)
When the questions aren't so owner-specific, we can be of more help. It's not that we've bought all that many boats—especially compared to some of our readers—we've just heard enough success and horror stories to intuit from them what works and what doesn't. For those of you on the cusp of a nautical purchase, here are five things we've learned that may help smooth your way through the process.
Trust your broker. There are no doubt bad brokers around, as there are in any profession. But there are plenty of good ones, too, and a good broker is your most valuable asset in navigating the shoals of boat buying. Find one you trust and can work with, and listen to his advice. He wants to make the deal almost as much as you do, and if he's sharp, he's thinking about selling you more boats, so he'll take care of you.
Don't trust your surveyor. Well, at least not totally. Most surveyors are competent and professional, but they're not psychic. They can't find everything that's wrong with your boat. Hire a good one and consider what he reports, but do your own investigation, too. Be involved in the evaluation of your boat, ask questions about areas that concern you, and don't settle for answers that don't adequately address your concerns or explain them in language you can understand. Don't expect someone else to protect your interests the way you would.
It's not what you pay for a boat—it's what you sell her for. Jack Leek of Ocean Yachts told me this years ago, and it's still true. You cannot determine if a boat is worth her sale price if you don't factor in resale value. Some boats cost more to buy but historically return a larger proportion of that cost to their owners when they sell; others are great bargains at purchase time but depreciate quickly—and some are damn near impossible to sell at all. Resale values are available from a number of Web sites and knowledgeable brokers. You need this information before you make the deal because…
No boat is forever. You're sure this will be your last boat. She has everything you could ever want, so why would you ever trade her? But inevitably, two years later you need more (or maybe less) room, power, range, equipment'whatever. Despite your strong feelings to the contrary, the chances are high you'll trade your dream boat within two years. Once you understand this, you appreciate the importance of resale value.
Speed is overrated. Because of PMY's testing regimen, we get a lot of inquiries about performance. Many buyers are obsessed with a minimum speed and will consider no boat that fails to meet that criterion. They forget that the days when conditions and passengers allow you to actually use all of that speed are relatively rare. They also often fail to consider that speed is expensive, in both engine and fuel costs.
Don't be intimidated. Buying a boat is no more complicated than buying a house—often less—and the result is more fun.
This article originally appeared in the September 2002 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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I've been playing disc golf for about 15 years or so. In that time I always used a 2 finger throwing technique and many people commented on how far I threw. In those years I found maybe 3 people that consistently threw farther than I do., and those people not by much. I typically play at Acorn Park in Roseville Minnesota. This made me curious.
I was at a farm and marked off a field in 100 yard increments. I started throwing. The surprising results were that I rarely threw over 300 feet. If I did throw farther than that it was the skip that sent it past that mark. Interestingly I could throw putters about 250 feet. Remember now what I said about the number of people that threw farther than me and how long I have played. This again made me curious. What could I do to improve my throws.
I read Blakes articles and tried different grips. I settled in on the 3 finger power grip, mainly because I have Meatly hands and fingers and 4 fingers just didn't fit well under the rim. Then I started practicing. After I learned the grip somewhat I tried to concentrate on my delivery. I have always used an x step so I didn't have to change that. The main thing I had to change was the cant of the disc as I delivered. Things were feeling smooth so I decided to hit a football field and check out my progress.
My putters were now going about 270 feet and my drives were pretty consistent at about 290 - 330 feet. Better, but not much. I use a XS as my main driver, so I went out and bought an Orc and a Wraith to see if different drivers would help at all. I took a few weeks breaking them in and learning to throw the different mold. So basically I am about 2 months into this project with no big improvement and time and money invested. So I did what any sane person would do. I reread the articles and concentrated even more on my grip and delivery.
Last night I went out to the football field to practice. Sure enough, 300 to 330 feet consistently, and then it happened. I threw one no higher than 12 feet off the ground and it landed at the 450 foot mark. It went like this, 330 300 330 450. I grabbed my drivers and tried again. Same thing, 330 300 330 450. The Orc and the Wraith were now starting to drive better. Inconsistent but great results.
This post is to thank Blake for his time and effort putting up this webpage. I now know I will hit 500 feet sooner or later (a goal) and that my drives will be more consistent.
BTW, I have never played in any tournament. There are other old timers like me out there. Maybe next year I will take some time to wipe the course with you whippersnappers in a tounament. This game needs more older people that talk lots of smack.
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This is the darkest timeline.
Geez.... Granger is only 1/4th the way in his 3rd season and has improved each year, the first 2 were plagued by injuries of others thereby forcing minutes on him. His stats compare to Pippens first 2 years. Somebody thinks we should trade him... what drugs are they on. Do please share... I want to experience this lucidity... what a trip that would be.
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
Darnell Hillman (Speaking of former teammate Roger Brown)
If you're gonna peg such shenanigans on me than you and LG33 need to step up and take responsibility for starting all the "man love." You know who you guys are!
Read my Pacers blog:
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What if I don't know if I'm one of those guys? Does that mean I am one or I'm not? I can't thinkk (tm) straight with all the amateur psychology coming at me.
Talk about flame out. Worst banned rant ever. Seriously, that was pathetic. Someone do the Rome buzz. No wait, his rant reeked of clone wanna-be so a Rome buzzer would probably just fuel his ego.
Sadly this ruined the discussion of an on-going topic, one in which I've actually agreed with Out-With-A-Wimper quite often. Danny does flash brilliant talent, he has a dynamic skill set despite the handles limits, but he just hasn't figured out how to unleash it consistently.
I think Shawne's PT is gone for this same reason. For now it's about developing Danny and then once he stops being a liability half the time then JOB can get back to developing Shawne's game. Right now the pair of them really send the team into a spiral most of the time. Too much indecision and poor judgment with both of them on the court.
Here an interesting exercise.
Start with what DaSMASH posts:
Now, delete everything that has nothing to do with basketball, but is just mean-spirited criticism of other posters. ("brainiac bsketball experts")
Next delete all the wild speculations -- things DaSMASH cannot possible know, but which he asserts as oracular truth. ("he'll never be the guy.")
What are you left with? This:
And I won't be here to see the day
It all dries up and blows away
I'd hang around just to see
But they never had much use for me
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With E3 2012 on the horizon, it should come as no surprise that the Xbox 720 and the PlayStation 4 are at the forefront of gamers' minds. It turns out that next-gen consoles may be more powerful than originally thought, as the Xbox 720 is alleged to contain hardware similar to that of a modern-day PC.
While the Xbox 720 has yet to be formally announced, recent rumors suggest developers already have access to dev kits for Microsoft's latest console. These dev kits were shipped just recently, after the Durango events held in London and at GDC.
Xbox World Magazine's sources say the Xbox 720 will contain an 16-core IBM PowerPC CPU, which for a game console is ridiculous. The Xbox 360 already delivers some stunning visuals with it's 3-core CPU — it's almost impossible to imagine what games on a system with a 16-core CPU would look like. AMD launched the first 16-core CPU last year via their Bulldozer line-up, though unfortunately there are no games (yet) that take advantage of the processing power.
As for the GPU, prospective Xbox 720 owners can look forward to a graphics card similar to AMD's Radeon HD 7000-series. It has been rumored for some time that the Xbox 720 would be using an AMD 7000 series card, so this should really come as no surprise. Unfortunately, there has been no mention of the amount of RAM in the console, but Battlefield 3 developer DICE wants to see at least 4GB of RAM in the new consoles, so let's hope Microsoft is listening.
The next Xbox sounds like it's going to be a monster, but without talented first-party development studios, that power may never be fully tapped. First-party studios only need to focus on developing for one console, allowing them to take full advantage of the system — just look at how much nicer PS3 exclusives look compared to multi-platform titles. While the next Forza and Fable will definitely look gorgeous, it could do wonders for the system if Microsoft had more studios to push the new hardware to its limits.
What do you think of the rumored Xbox 720 hardware specs?
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Kevin Pietersen's Indian Premier League status is set to be clarified on Friday as debate continues to rage over his future as an England player.
The two matters are not entirely unconnected, with Pietersen's interest in the lucrative Twenty20 tournament frequently straining relations between himself and the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The issue was one of the catalysts for Pietersen's shock limited-overs retirement in 2012 and though he later reversed that decision, his entire England career is now under the spotlight.
Reports from Australia this week suggested team director Andy Flower wanted to call time on the 33-year-old's international days, with the suggestion in some quarters that the Zimbabwean had delivered a 'him or me' ultimatum.
Flower responded quickly to dismiss those claims as "totally inaccurate" and called for a "calm and logical" assessment of the 5-0 Ashes whitewash before verdicts were reached on any player.
Conspicuous by its absence in the carefully-worded statement was any kind of public support - or even mention - of Pietersen.
With pundits lining up on both sides of the KP debate but no resolution seemingly imminent, that leaves the familiar bugbear of IPL as the next battleground.
ECB central contracts now contain leeway for IPL participation, with a cut-off this year of May 13, but given the nature of their thrashing Down Under, England may prefer their leading players to shun the glamorous competition in favour of first-class cricket with their counties.
James Anderson, Stuart Broad and rising star Ben Stokes are thought to be receptive to that idea, but Pietersen is both a bigger draw and a bigger advocate of the IPL than his colleagues.
He has spoken passionately about the sporting benefits and is immensely popular in India, making it highly unlikely he would miss it in favour of some early-season four-day outings with Surrey.
On Friday, IPL franchises will announce their retained list for the forthcoming campaign, with each side allowed to keep as many as five existing players.
Pietersen is currently affiliated with the Delhi Daredevils, who appreciate his marketing potential as much as his explosive batting, and if they choose to extend the relationship, he could miss five LV= County Championship fixtures for the Brown Caps.
Should, on the other hand, Pietersen's name be absent from the retained list, it would open up the intriguing possibility of the 104-Test veteran withdrawing from the subsequent player auction and making a very public case for a place in England's summer Test plans.
On paper, that would seem an outside bet - particularly given Pietersen's indifference to the domestic game since making his Test debut in 2005.
But he has always been aware of the prestige attached to the highest form of the game and on Wednesday made a point of tweeting his commitment to regaining the Ashes urn in 2015.
Avoiding the IPL for a season would doubtless cause him a financial hit but would underline that commitment better than any amount of social networking.
His county employers, meanwhile, will be monitoring developments with interest.
Pietersen's Surrey contract is linked directly to his ECB deal, automatically renewing when he re-signs and expiring when he does not.


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Use this guide to replace your logic board's BR 2032 PRAM battery.
No parts required.
Stick a suction cup near each of the two top corners of the glass panel.
If your suction cups refuse to stick, try cleaning both the glass panel and the suction cup with a mild solvent.
Change "Before beginning, unplug your iMac and lay it on a soft surface as shown." to "Lay your iMac on a soft surface as shown"
imac 2544 2.5 core i5 i touched the motherboard to supply and it spark now it is not powering
please tell me the directions
thanks witting for answering .
Im sorry to say, If it sparked when you touched it your motherboard s now fried. You need a new one.
Success replacing the stock ST31000528AS with a STBD3000100 (Dead 1TB to new 3TB, both Seagate). First try. Using another Mac and a quality Firewire 800 cable, I formatted it using Target Disk mode, 2 partitions (defaults, except I made the first one bigger than the second). To the second, smaller one, I copied a bootable Install OS X Mavericks partition. Tried to boot. It booted, and I installed; nary a glitch. (Running the Installer over Firewire would have been faster, but I didn't want to reboot this machine.)
See part 2 below...
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I SKIPPED steps 6, 7 AND 8! Instead, after doing Step 5, I noticed I then had enough room and cable length to access the screws in Step 11 if I lifted the LCD up an inch or so, rotated it about 20-30 degrees clockwise and moved it a couple inches toward the base, and put it down. After removing them (Step 11), I propped up the LCD (with a spare spudger) and had enough room to do Steps 12, 13, and 14 without much difficulty. Felt safer/less work and risk than not skipping steps 6-8. No risk of the damage Ersan and Michael caused performing Step 7!
I just edited that step to add a note about the shortcut.
What the ???
Geoff Wacker has REJECTED my edit: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/history/ste...
I wonder why. What's the deal, Geoff? I mean I'd understand if I suggested folks didn't need the suction cups, as that could cut into iFixit's income stream, but what's wrong with suggesting that a few steps aren't needed? It worked for me; the EMC 2389 I fixed is humming along with a new 3TB HD I installed while skipping those steps.
I did not have to remove a single cable! After undoing the torx screws from the sides, I was able to rotate the LCD out of the way enough to reach all the screws holding in the ODD bracket. One of them was a bit challenging to get to, but I never felt that I was risking the cables by leaving them connected. Also, it wasn't totally clear, but you have to actually remove the ODD itself from the ODD bracket - 4 torx screws. The SDD mounts into the hard drive enclosure, then the enclosure is screwed into the bracket. Those holes (enclosure <-> Bracket) did not line up correctly for me, and I had to go with only three of them connected in the end. Seems to work fine.
Another comment on DATA & LCD Temp. Sensor cables: I had to remove the vertical sync, and the backlight cable, however, if you have an assistant or/can carefully rotate the screen clockwise/and then have it held up about 5" to 6" at a slight angle, you do not need to remove LCD data cable or LCD thermal cable, however - IMPORTANT: you must have a second pair of hands/or way to securely prop up the LCD. Also, don't rotate too much, since then you will pull out LCD data cable, and it renders the whole exercise moot, or can damage the cable or connector.
You don't need suction cups. The screen, held by magnets, can simply be pried off using a very thin blade such as a screw driver and fingers.
That's a bad idea. using a metal tool to pry off glass is likely to end with an expensive broken front glass.
Suction cups are common. Find a couple and do it the safe way. I use some cheap ones that came with iPhone repair kit.
Hello, I just need to replace a slightly cracked screen on my iMac. Where is it best to place the suction cups? Thanks in advance
No need for suction cups, I just stuck my nails (short like guys usually have) between the top part of the screen and body, and it came off easily. I've never done it before, so it seems to be very easy.
Just completed the replacement of the optical drive with an SSD using an OWC Data Doubler kit. Attempted to remove the optical drive without disconnecting any cables but found it a bit fiddly to orient the screen for good access. I bit the bullet and disconnected them and found the process less daunting than I imagined. Reconnecting them was similarly straightforward if you're careful.
Tip: you can skip the step for removing the optical drive thermal sensor connector from the motherboard. Still need to remove the sensor from the optical drive but you can leave that hanging and reattach it to the SSD later.
I have an odd question -- I want to remove the polarizer from the LCD. With some monitors this is trivial, others not so much. My question is whether it is bonded to the Liquid crystal, or whether it's loose, or cutting it with a razor blade would remove it. Obviously I'd like to know before I go to the trouble of dismantling the thing... Thanks. Paul
Gently lift the glass panel perpendicular to the face of the LCD enough to clear the steel mounting pins attached along the underside of the top edge of the glass panel.
Pull the glass panel away from the lower edge of the iMac and carefully set it aside.
What's the best product to clean the face of the LCD?
Microfiber Cloth
Remove the eight 8 mm T10 Torx screws securing the display to the outer case.
The metal near the screws is VERY magnetic. Honestly, the hardest and by far most frustrating step was trying to put these screws back in.
I ran into the same problem - easily the most frustrating part of this process. To help deal with it, I took a drinking straw, cut it to be about 2 inches long, and used it as a chute to guide the screw to the hole. Dropping the screw down the straw, it'd still stick to the side due to the magnets, but using my screwdriver, it was easy to push the screw down to where it needed to go, and the straw kept the screw from being pulled out of place by the magnets.
josh -
Slightly lift the top edge of the display out of the outer case.
Pull the vertical sync cable connector out of its socket on the LED driver board near the top left corner of your iMac.
Rotate the display out of the outer case enough to disconnect the LED backlight power cable from the LED driver board.
Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it towards upwards.
Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.
I am having a difficult time reattaching the LCD cable. A better description or any tips would be useful here.
Me too — ditto that.
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDI... —> abt. 5:30 into the vid. Handle up to slide in, then flip it down to lock the connector in place.
The connector needs to be carefully pushed in parallel to the board with a surprising amount of pressure and the pull tab must be folded back. Not super fragile, but not strong either.
I really wish that the fagility of this connector was mentioned in Step 10 or 11.. When i rotated the screen on step 11.. It pulled this connector out and now I can't get it back in.. I hate computers.. HA!
Disconnect the LCD thermal sensor cable connector from its socket on the logic board.
The replacement hard drive I used doesn't even appear to spin up and the Time Capsule restore process doesn't show it as available. It just stays at Searching for disks and never finds it.
I had to use Disk Utility to partition the drive and then it showed fine. Rookie mistake.
JRBv3 -
Carefully pull the display toward the top edge of your iMac and lift it out of the outer case, minding any cables that may get caught.
Use the tip of a spudger to pry the PRAM battery out of its socket on the logic board.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS—What we learned while watching fourth-seeded Michigan dominate third-seeded Florida from start to finish in a 79-59 win at Cowboys Stadium and earn its first trip to the Final Four since the Fab Five went to the championship game in 1993. For Florida, this was the third year in a row its season ended in the Elite Eight, one disappointing step short of the Final Four.
Stauskas can shoot
Michigan has so many great offensive options who requite extra attention that teams have to choose where to focus their defensive pressure. Clearly, Nik Stauskas wasn't high on Florida's priority list, because the freshman shooter spent the first half of the game all alone beyond the perimeter.
It's hard to completely fault Florida for that mindset. Mitch McGary and Glen Robinson III have been outstanding in the tournament, Trey Burke is Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway, Jr., is capable of huge nights. Stauskas, on the other hand, was just 2-for-16 from beyond the arc in Michigan's past four games.
He had a feeling that skid would end soon, though.
"I've been getting great shots and everything's been feeling good," Stauskas said during his Saturday afternoon breakout interview session. "I've been missing open looks. I kinda look at it as a good thing, because I'm due for a big game here sometime."
Stauskas had a monster first half against the Gators. He was 5-for-5 from beyond the 3-point arc and made his only other field goal attempt, too, on an aggressive drive into the lane. And he was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 0.4 seconds left in the half; he made two of those three attempts to finish with 19 points.
He matched his season high of 22 points—set December 1 against Bradley—with his first shot of the second half.
PHOTO GALLERY: Images from the Elite Eight
You call that a comeback?
The Gators started their potentially game-saving rally quickly. They scored the first six points of the second half to trim Michigan's 47-30 halftime lead to just 11 points.
In an Elite Eight game, with massive swings of momentum possible under pressure-packed circumstances, that type of lead is nothing. We've seen bigger comebacks all tournament, and almost saw Ohio State wipe out a 20-point second-half deficit against Wichita State on Saturday.
But then Stauskas drilled another 3-pointer—his sixth of the game, in as many chances—and Michigan again had a two-touchdown lead in Cowboys Stadium. Kenny Boynton answered with a jumper for Florida, but then the Gators suffered yet-another disastrous mental lapse in the game.
After Mitch McGary scored inside, Michigan backup point guard Spike Albrecht stole the inbounds pass and scored. The four points in a couple of seconds pushed the Wolverines' lead back to 16 points, on the way to as much as 25 points, and the Gators never seriously challenged again.
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— Suffocating defense carries Syracuse
Florida forwards
In its overtime Sweet 16 victory, Michigan gave up 60 points in the paint against Kansas.
Sunday, Florida's primary big men couldn't do much of anything inside. In the first half, starting forwards Patric Young and Erik Murphy were a combined 1-for-8 from the field. Young picked up a pair of fouls just two minutes into the game, which meant he sat for a while and then played tentative the rest of the way. Murphy took—and missed, obviously—Florida's first two shot attempts of the game, both from inside the lane.
Things never got better for Murphy. He came into this game with a stellar 126.3 offensive rating, according to kenpom.com—which was 17th in the country—and shooting 53.4 percent from the field. The senior finished with one of the worst games of his career.
His plus-minus rating—the difference in score while he was on the court—was an anemic minus-30. Young finished with eight points.


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MINNEAPOLIS Families are most concerned about saving money and time, and providing nutritious foods for their families that fit into their household budgets, according to a new Supervalu survey, which looks at the mealtime habits and concerns of American families with school-age children.
The survey, conducted for Supervalu by Harris Interactive, found that 68% of parents list "saving money" as their top food-related concern entering the new school year. Other top concerns among parents nationwide include "finding healthy foods on a budget" (52%), "making mealtime preparation easier" (48%), "being better prepared for meals" (44%) and "figuring out how to pack healthy lunches" (30%).
"It's clear from the survey that today's parents want nutritious, family-friendly foods that fit their budgets and busy lifestyles," said Craig Stacey, Supervalu director health and wellness marketing. "As families gear up for the school year, we are focused on providing parents with simple, affordable food solutions and tasty, nutritious meal ideas that help them ease back into their school-year routines."
The survey found that 74% of children have some or a lot of influence on the meals their parents make, and 54% of kids fend for themselves in the kitchen for breakfast.
Supervalu found that many parents are packing lunch for their children. Out of those children who bring a bag lunch to school each day of the school week, 50% of their parents said it is to save money, while 41% prefer to know what their children are eating, and 35% don't believe schools are providing a nutritious meal for their kids.
When asked if the amount of money spent on food this year has changed compared with the prior year, 62% of parents reported that they are spending about the same. Nearly one-third of parents said they are spending more than last year.


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I encountered a typical complaint the other day, one that over the years I've heard more variations on than a chess master has openings.
"I don't really like to eat meat, because those animals are just so abused."
The speaker was an otherwise intelligent, well-educated young woman with enough smarts and savvy to have risen to the managerial ranks in her company at an age my biggest accomplishment was blowing my measly paycheck—and my weekend—on the futile pursuit of whatever girl du jour I had no chance of landing.
This particular young woman was a sucker for the "pumped full of antibiotics and hormones" rhetoric that anti-industry activists are so adept at disseminating. Even though she admits to being underweight and anemic, she vowed to gain her way back to a normal BMI by increasing her consumption of—wait for it—peanut butter.
I'll grant you, George Washington Carver was a genius who created some 300 uses for the peanut, but none of his patents involved the reversal of anemia. Although highly nutritious, a jar of Skippy isn't going to take anyone to a place, nutritionally speaking, that lean meat can't go more efficiently and, truth be told, contributing far fewer calories and fat to one's diet (a single cup of peanut butter delivers more than 1,500 calories, two-thirds of them from fat).
That's the predictable part of the discussion I had with this young woman. The interesting part, however, was that her objections to eating meat centered not on how animals are killed, but on how they lived. It's not about humane slaughter, it's about humane lifestyle, if that term can be properly applied to farm animals.
Interesting, because her objections echo the more recent positioning of the activist community. Ten years ago, there were high-profile campaigns against inhumane slaughter, and lots of accusations about animals being skinned alive and chickens getting manhandled at the plant, and pigs jammed into overheated trailers on their way to slaughter.
Those issues, however, have largely subsided, and for the past five years or so, the thrust of both the activist community's propaganda and its campaign funding has been focused squarely on living conditions, not slaughter. Thus, the referenda launched against gestation stalls and battery cages and veal crates, and the concurrent marketing of the benefits of free-range production, open housing systems and the outdoor access that many alternative agriculture participants preach to their customers.
Pushing back on the issues
In some ways, it's just easier for the groups invested in promoting vegetarianism to attack producers on the confinement issue. Most people still harbor romantic notions of a now non-existent farmstead with chickens running loose, a couple pigs covered in mud and a docile cow in the barn munching on hay as their conceptual framework for food production.
It's also a far better source of the angst activists prey on to drive their fund-raising, and focusing on living conditions allows those holier-then-thou groups to hide behind a reform banner, rather than admitting their ultimate goal is a meat-free society.
So how does the industry push back? On two fronts.
First, by pushing forward in the evolution of production systems that incorporate the key concerns consumers have bout food animals: open, or group housing systems and access to the outdoors. In the end there is no inherent conflict, no technical barriers to adding those elements to production that cannot be overcome. Just the necessary determination and the appropriate investment.
Second, the looming specter of a world population plagued by food shortages—even in our own lifetime—represents a real awakening for the very people, like the young woman I spoke with, who are intelligent enough about the larger issues of resource limitations and climate change to appreciate the urgency of maintaining, if not increasing, global farm productivity.
There is fertile ground, I believe, to discuss the merits of so-called industrial agriculture. Without the efficiencies inherent in modern food production, there would be starvation in many places around the world. Although we like to believe that could never happen here, the specter of soaring food prices does hit home, and it's there that traction can be gained for establishing not just the justification for, but the necessity of factory farming.
I know activists love that phrase, but I think it's time for producers and farmers to demystify it and drain it of its pejorative context. Nobody objects to the concept of a factory, if—and that's a big if—the working conditions are satisfactory. And few people complain about the concept of mechanized farming when it applies to commodities such as corn, wheat and soybeans. Heck, there wouldn't be a veggie activist alive today to protest production agriculture without the availability and affordability of soy protein in its many culinary incarnations.
It's only animals that are seen as victims in the farming and food production systems that have evolved so dramatically over the past 50 years.
And as long as industry maintains the efficiencies, and mitigates the deficiencies, there is no reason that even the more critical consumers can't be eventually persuaded to skip the Skippy and return to meat-eating.
Dan Murphy is a veteran food-industry journalist and commentator


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Ubisoft's impressive looking Watch Dogs is, as suspected, being developed primarily as a PC title.
This code is then ported onto the PC-friendly architecture of the PS4 (and presumably, behind closed doors, also the Xbox 720), according to a translation of an interview with Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot on Dutch site Inside Gamer.
That leaves an auxiliary team with the task of downscaling the next-gen code to fit on current-gen tech.
"At the moment our team is working hard to make the next generation console and PC version," Guillemot stated. "Then other teams see how they can bring the game to the current generation of consoles. Maybe at E3 we'll show two different versions of the game.
"We expect fewer problems with porting games to the PS4 than the PS3, which had a completely different infrastructure. Previously, we developed games first on the Xbox 360 and then translated them onto the PS3. It took a lot of time and money to port."
The question is whether Nintendo's recently released Wii U falls into the 'next-gen' or 'current-gen' camp? Presumably owing to the machine's architecture it is most likely the latter.


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jeremy wrote:Well I'm taking the wife to REI in Charlotte tuesday, and if they have them there I might pick up a pair. They are on the website so I hope they have them in the store.
Jesse B 707 wrote:jeremy wrote:Well I'm taking the wife to REI in Charlotte tuesday, and if they have them there I might pick up a pair. They are on the website so I hope they have them in the store.
they dont have em in my REI
jeremy wrote:Alright my wife and I both got a pair at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC. What an amazing place wish we had all day. Rock climbing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, zip lines, hiking, mountain biking, also the training center for the Olympics.
O.k. back to the shoes. I got a pair of the KSO's, and the wife got the Classics. I recommend if anyone purchases them don't do it online because fit is very critical. We both had to go a size bigger than using the chart.
I have worn mine all day yesterday, and all day today and now I'm wearing them at work. They feel great in grass especially in the cool evening with a little dew. Feel good on the carpet, nice on side walks, and really good in stores on the tile floors. We went out to eat this evening and parked in a gravel parking lot (small gravel). I really liked it because I could feel each piece of gravel under my feet and feel the slight give.
My wife's Classics are tight on the toes but a little loose on the heel and are rubbing the back of her foot slightly, but overall no complaints.
Mine fit really good all the toes are filled out besides the pinky toe and that's because it is curled up. I love them and will keep wearing them all the time even at work unless I'm doing something that requires steel toes that day. Walking in the grass is really neat because you can still get dandelions stuck between your toes. In the city walking they make you more aware of where you are stepping (wife almost stepped on a nail).
They make you walk more on the balls of you feet instead of heel striking. After the 1st hr my knees and heels were hurting a little and that was because I was heel striking, and after realizing that I'm more aware of how I walk, and no more issues.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez kept close watch as Evan Gattis was producing impressive numbers at the Minor League level last year. Now Gonzalez is approaching the Grapefruit League season, eagerly anticipating the chance to evaluate whether Gattis could help his bench this upcoming season.
Defensive concerns will likely prevent Gattis from being an everyday catcher at the Major League level. But his ability to play the position, combined with his power potential, makes him an interesting option for a bench role. The odds of him landing this role will increase if he proves he can play left field and first base during Spring Training.
"If it was up to our bench coach [Carlos Tosca], he'll play someplace every single day because he loves to see him hit," Gonzalez said. "So I'm sure I'll be getting tugged on the uniform with him asking, 'When we going to put Gattis in?'"
Gattis combined to hit .305 with 18 home runs and a .607 slugging percentage while primarily playing for Class A Advanced Lynchburg and Double-A Mississippi last year. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound slugger continued to impress when he hit . 303 with 16 home runs and a .595 slugging percentage in the Venezuelan Winter League.
Now the Braves have even more reason to find a position for the 26-year-old Gattis, who stopped playing baseball for four years before resuming his baseball career at age 23. Gattis began to transition from catcher to left fielder during the final two months of last season with Mississippi. He played some left field in Venezuela, but primarily was used as a designated hitter.
"I'll play anywhere and as many positions as I can," Gattis said. "I just want to be one of the eight [position players]."
While playing in Venezuela, Gattis said he received some assistance from teammate Gerardo Parra, the strong-armed D-backs outfielder who won a Gold Glove Award in 2011.
With Brian McCann expected to miss at least the season's first two weeks, Gattis could start the year as Atlanta's backup catcher. But to keep his bat more readily available off the bench, the Braves could choose to carry him as a third catcher, who would likely see more time at first base or in the outfield.


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This does not mean that climate change isn't an issue. It means that exaggerating the threat concentrates resources in the wrong areas. Consider hurricanes (though similar points hold for wildfire and drought). If the aim is to reduce storm damage, then first focus on resilience—better building codes and better enforcement of those codes. Ending subsidies for hurricane insurance to discourage building in vulnerable zones would also help, as would investing in better infrastructure (from stronger levees to higher-capacity sewers).
These solutions are quick and comparatively cheap. Most important, they would diminish future hurricane damage, whether climate-induced or not. Had New York and New Jersey focused resources on building sea walls and adding storm doors to the subway system and making simple fixes like porous pavements, Hurricane Sandy would have caused much less damage.
In the long run, the world needs to cut carbon dioxide because it causes global warming. But if the main effort to cut emissions is through subsidies for chic renewables like wind and solar power, virtually no good will be achieved—at very high cost. The cost of climate policies just for the European Union—intended to reduce emissions by 2020 to 20% below 1990 levels—are estimated at about $250 billion annually. And the benefits, when estimated using a standard climate model, will reduce temperature only by an immeasurable one-tenth of a degree Fahrenheit by the end of the century.


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Some farm managers spend their days frantically going from one crew to the next telling pickers not to pick certain fruit (or to be more careful with pruning, thinning, etc.). The crew members all agree to change their behavior while the supervisor is present, but by the time the manager makes the rounds through all the other crews and comes back, he has to start all over making it clear that he is not satisfied with the quality.
Contrast this to the manager who makes sure that each fruit bin or box is clearly marked with employees' numbers so at any time any bin or box may be inspected and the picker evaluated in terms of the quality of the work. And now add the fact that not every box is inspected, but only a few through a random sampling procedure. Through this approach, responsibility for quality is passed on to every crew worker. Even better, when there are clear rewards for excellent work and consequences for poor performance, crew leaders and supervisors do not seem to be fighting against the current.


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Note to any manufacturer either currently in the roadster market or looking to join: get hold of the new Porsche Boxster. Drive it, take it to pieces, and examine in minute detail. Ask: "Can we compete on any level?"
Shuffle off with tail between legs.
Note to prospective buyers currently in the market for a roadster: there can only be one reason for not buying a Boxster. You don't like Porsches (although not quite liking how it looks is just about acceptable). On every other level the Boxster has the opposition well and truly stuffed.
From sheer outright pace, handling and performance to build quality and stunning attention to detail, the Boxster kicks dirt in the face of its other Teutonic rivals not to mention the likes of the Honda S2000 and the Nissan 350Z Sorry, did someone say TVR?
That good, huh? Yes, it's that good but even we would concede that, in some parts of the UK, there are just too many of them around and that, perhaps, they do attract a certain 'type.' Ah, but don't all roadsters? There's a definite 'look at me' appeal to a roadster.
However, this isn't a sociology debate. Sports cars have always attracted poseurs as much as those of us who love driving. But you know that, when Porsche develops a new car, it's not for them it's for us - if you see what I mean.
Typically, the new Boxster is all about evolution than revolution. No great surprise coming, as it does, hot on the heels of the 997. Porsche has taken flak on both counts but you have to admire the company's commitment to design and concept in these fickle times.
And before you accuse me of brown-nosing I have to confess that I'm not even a fan of the shape. That said it is less 'blobby' and rather more muscular than its predecessor - rather like the 997 over the 996. The wheel arches are more pronounced as are the sills, sideskirts and air scoop, oh, and of course the headlights. Other than that, though, you really would be hard-pressed to spot the difference.
Under the skin
It's all under the skin. Just as the previous Boxster shared parts with the Previous 911, so does the new car. Indeed the new car shares 30 per cent of its components with the 997 including most of its front end, the doors and a fair amount of the interior including the excellent seats. Still it's difficult to get sniffy about it in the way that, for example, dim-witted Jaguar drivers might get upset when they discover their Jaguar X-Type is a re-bodied Ford Mondeo. Besides it's this parts sharing that keeps prices in the 'within reach' area.
Other bits in common with the 997 are the optional active suspension system and the ceramic brakes, both of which have a big dynamic influence on the Boxster. However first acquaintance comes from actually climbing and settling in.
The interior is stunning, taking the Boxster way beyond current Mercedes/BMW levels with a new look in leather and high quality coated surfaces, of which Porsche is particularly proud.
Naturally there are new engines, although here we'll concentrate on the 3.2-litre engine in the Boxster S. changes include:
- Revisions to inlet and exhaust systems.
- Power up by 20bhp to 276bhp at 6200rpm.
- Torque up to from 229lb-ft at 4,600rpm, to 236lb-ft from 4,600rpm to 6,000rpm.
Rest assured it feels good and chunky. Inevitably, though, the Boxster has put on a few pounds so outright performance has barely changed: top speed is now pegged at 166mph with the 0-60mph sprint coming up in 5.5 secs.
While there wasn't much wrong with the old Boxster dynamically, it's fair to say that much is expected of the new car. A stiffer bodyshell is a good starting point for the Porsche chassis gurus to work their suspension magic, although the choice of 19-inch wheels might be a questionable one for Brit buyers. However, that's the package we happily jumped into at the Boxster launch in Austria and, to be fair, there were some fairly gnarly roads to contend with.
Driving dynamics
With the component parts dealt with, as ever it all comes down the way they work together. After the glowing intro, you won't be surprised that they all get on rather well in a chatty, convivial sort of way -- although some have accused the steering of being somewhat introverted.
The days of stroppy supercars are long gone and typically actually driving the Boxster is no more demanding than your average saloon. The relationship between throttle, clutch, gearbox etc is precision Porsche. Light, direct but in no way awkward and above all obviously linked. It makes for a fluid, satisfying driving experience from the outset and with so much electronic gubbins involved it's actually a pretty neat trick. So straight off the Boxster flatters the driver.
We're still in the 'getting to know you' stage here. Flicking through the gears, getting a feel for the clutch and exploring the engine's power band and torque curve. Sharp bursts of acceleration in second and third, feeling the unique noise and thrust of the trademark flat six.
Push a little harder and the incredible balance of the Boxster - mid-engined rather than rear-engined like the 911 - is obvious. This is where the PASM starts to work its magic. Dormant at cruising speed, it wakes up when it senses the driver is pushing on a bit. Each damper then effectively does it's own thing, responding to what each individual wheel is doing and controlling the stance, roll and pitch of the car. This continues through cornering into braking and acceleration. Brake up to and into a corner and the PASM supports the front of the car, keeping the weight transfer in check. Combined with the effective braking capabilities of either the 318mm steel or ceramic discs, the six pot calipers, plus the inherent mid-engined balance, and you have a braking set-up that inspires a level of confidence beyond most.
The PASM can be selected manually and is complemented by a sports setting that sharpens up throttle response too. Given that PASM can work out for itself when it's required, and that the throttle response feels about as sharp as the new razor I sliced myself on this morning, then it seems hardly worth it. Particularly since it just makes the low speed ride fairly unpleasant.
The engine, while not having the sheer grunt of the 3.6 and 3.8-litre units in the 911, still has that elasticity that allows you to hang on to a gear from low to peak revs, handy on the Austrian mountain roads that we're climbing. It sounds fantastic too moving the air with a sort of hollow ripple rising to a full of yowl.
String together a sequence of bends whether known or unknown, and the blend of steering input, chassis response and power delivery contrives to produce something as close to sports car nirvana as we've yet to experience. The engine doesn't smother the chassis or vice versa, while the electronics, for once, feel analogue rather than digital.
So there you have it. It's that good. The undisputed king of the roadsters and now the standard reference point for what makes a sports car.


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INDIAN LAKE -- Authorities say they believe the two people killed in a mobile home fire in the Adirondacks were the couple who lived there.
State police say Thursday that autopsies have tentatively identified the bodies as those 71-year-old Anna Tracey and 76-year-old Roy Tracey.
Troopers say their bodies were found Wednesday morning following a fire at their mobile home in the sparsely populated Hamilton County town of Indian Lake, 80 miles northwest of Albany.
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LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has confirmed that David Kwiatkowski, the traveling medical technician accused of infecting 30 patients with hepatitis C in New Hampshire, previously worked in at least six Michigan facilities from 2003-2007.
A negative hepatitis C test result at one hospital during his employment allows MDCH to exclude two hospitals from further examination as there was no risk posed to patients at these facilities.
Health officials said Kwiatkowski spent time working at Detroit's Sinai-Grace Hospital from June - October of 2005, Harper Hospital from October 2005-September 2006, University of Michigan Hospital (Main Campus) from September 11-December 8, 2006 and Oakwood Annapolis Hospital from January 15-September 15 of 2007.
The investigation has not uncovered evidence that Kwiatkowsk was infected with hepatitis C while employed at any Michigan facility.
MDCH recommends that if you were a patient at one or more of the facilities listed during the identified time periods and you received an injectable narcotic, you should consult the facility or your primary care provider regarding testing.
MDCH said if you do not know if an injectable narcotic was administered to you, contact the facility to find out more information.
Health officials said injectable narcotics are given to patients for many reason including those who may have undergone procedures in interventional radiology or patients who underwent procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Authorities said Kwiatkowski injected himself with painkillers meant for patients and left the used syringes to be unknowingly reused in New Hampshire. He worked as a traveler sent by staffing agencies to hospitals.
The Hepatitis C virus is passed on via contact with contaminated blood such as through shared needles.
It can cause inflammation of the liver that may lead to chronic health issues.
Most infected individuals do not know they have the virus because hepatitis C can damage the liver for many years with few noticeable symptoms.
"Hepatitis C is a chronic condition that can damage the liver for many years without noticeable symptoms," said Dean Sienko, Interim Chief Medical Executive of the MDCH. "Our goal of recommending testing is to ensure the appropriate use of the modern medicine now available to prevent deaths from hepatitis. In order to help potentially affected individuals, we are asking patients to get tested to protect their health."
Hepatitis C can be detected with blood tests and treated with antiviral medications
For questions and information about hepatitis C, please visit the MDCH website or the CDC website.
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Topic: My Mum
My Mum died last Saturday, 21st April. She was only 68 years old.
I've always dreaded having to be adding to this section, and here I am.
Mum was diagnozed about 13 months ago. She had a liver resection in Greece last summer. This January, she was told that the cancer had come back, in her liver. She decided to return to UK, to be with family, and have access to palliative care.
She was supposed to return to Greece Monday 2nd April, we were hoping that she could scrape another month or 2 out there maybe. Instead, she went hospital on the day her flight was due to leave. 8 days later she was transferred to a hospice. 10 days after the move, she died.
I am feeling very sad, very flat.
The highlight of her last week was the arrival of my Brother from NZ. That was the last coherent, relatively normal conversation we had with her. That was 2 days before she died.
The cancer, the Docs think, went to her brain. Either that, or she suffered some strokes. It was without a doubt the saddest and most distressing week of my life, because she did suffer, mentally, and physically, inspite of everyone's best efforts.
I am relieved for her, and us, that she has moved on now.
My Brother and I feel honoured to have had such a fantastic Mum. We have NO bad memories of her at all. She has only ever supported and loved us as we are. Really, not one bad memory. What a tribute to a wonderful Mother. I will miss her for always.
Here is a nice link from one of her friends, from his website
http://www.thegallerykefalonia.com/diar … pril22.asp
Last Saturday, my husband reconnected up an old hard drive of mine. And on it, I found a video clip I took of her, when I was in Kefallonia in January. From being a tearful wreck, I sat and watched it and laughed! My Brother was hit by tears the following day, and when I showed him this film, he also laughed. It was our Mum! Her voice, her eccentric life, in a brief and grainy film. I'm uploading it to the net as I type, and will post a link if it works. THAT is how I will remember her!!
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Latos resumes throwing program, plays catch
ATLANTA -- Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos resumed a throwing program this week and has been playing catch for three days. It's been Latos' first throwing since he came down with a flexor mass tendon strain near his right forearm on April 11 and was shut down.
Latos, who had October elbow surgery to remove bone chips and Feb. 14 surgery to repair a torn meniscus cartilage in his left knee, was scratched from a Minor League rehab assignment game in early April because of the latest setback.
It appears that Latos will not have to go all the way back to the drawing board, however.
"Part way back. It was a 10-day period of no throwing to get the inflammation out of his elbow," Reds manager Bryan Price said on Friday. "It looks like from everything we've heard that mission so far has been accomplished. He's throwing without discomfort. He's been doing a lot of cardio work and strengthening work. So that part has been good. He's not going to go back and throw six bullpens and two live batting practices and start with one inning in a simulated game. If we don't have any setbacks, I imagine he could go out and throw somewhere in neighborhood of 45-60 pitches. I think it would be relatively safe if he's feeling good."
Latos has spent the regular season on the disabled list. Alfredo Simon has a 1.30 ERA in four starts while taking his place in the rotation.
Price did not have an estimated time for when Latos could throw off of a mound again.
"I probably have to lay eyes on him to know for sure and get the recommendation of Dr. [Tim] Kremchek," Price said. "I don't know when the intensity of the throwing will pick up, the length, the duration and distance. When he can go out there and play a good long toss and throw the ball aggressively on flat ground, the next step would be to throw. It's probably a small handful of two or three bullpens before we get him back to facing hitters."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Avon Nailwear Pro+ Nail Enamel Reviews
Gorgeous Colors, Good WearI'm very pleased with this nail enamel. It is formulated without formaldehyde, toluene, or phthalates. I use a good base and top coats and this gives me a streakless, long-lasting finish! — 4 years, 4 months agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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Mediocre.The pigmentation is just okay. Chips after a few days. Not worth the price. — 4 years, 7 months agoLipglossandSpandex | 521 reviews
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Best buyThis polish is a great value for my money.I like that there are a lot of shades to choose from and Avon really tries to keep up to date with the trends of every season.Only thing I think they need to improve on is the durability,which is already very good,but an extra day or two would be perfect.And one remark for TOTALBEAUTY,you really need to stay informed and bring all the fresh and new trends ...read moreand products from Avon.Only this product has changed the packaging and formula but nothing was updated? There are a lot of other things I would like to review but here I can't find them! Please update your database! — 4 years, 7 months agoselma | 33 reviews
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Needs too many coatsI've tried this nailpolish in many colors (bought a bunch at once), and I hate it. Too many coats are needed for full color. The shades I bought didn't look sheer and weren't what I'd consider to be light colors, but every single one went on completely see-through. It took three coats of the polish to get even coverage, and I had to wait more than 20 minutes between coats. Additionally, the brush ...read morein the polish is too skinny, which is a pain. I don't recommend this at all, no matter how cheap it is. — 4 years, 7 months agoamygab1126 | 242 reviews
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Love the colorsI have this nail polish in "peach prism"-it works well with my fair skin, although it's very sheer so I tend to apply about 3 coats to get the color I want. It wears well without chipping, but when I use top coat, it lasts much longer. Good quality for a low price. — 4 years, 7 months agoj_orestano | 221 reviews
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A nice polishApplication is somewhat watery, and takes a long time to dry. But once it does, it dries well. Needs two coats at a minimum. But lasts forever. Especially on toes. I have never used a topcoat with it, as it is not needed. — 4 years, 7 months agobecksstein | 160 reviews
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LOVE!!Karen, my amazing Avon rep, knows how picky I am about nail polish, so she challenged me to try Avon's Pro+ nail enamel from the new Cosmic Nail Polish line. Challenge accepted!! What the website says: Holographic pearl effect. 12 days of lasting color. Cost: $6 First impression: I got the color Radiant. In the bottle it looks like a pretty normal silver. I really like the bottle shape, becaus...read moree its thin and easy to hold. (I usually hold the polish bottle between my fingers while painting my nails, but that's just my weird quirk.) The polish is nice and thin. That's a big deal because the secret to a long lasting mani is doing thin layers and allowing them to dry in between. Polish that is too thick doesn't allow for nice thin layers. Once I'm looking at the polish outside of the bottle, I'm seeing that its not silver at all, it's teeny tiny flecks of holographic sparkles. When it catches the light it's truly cosmic. Love! Application: My first layer goes on nicely. It actually looks really nice with just one translucent layer. I can totally see myself doing it over a French mani! I immediately fall in love with the texture!!! It goes on like a dream! I like to do very thin layers, so I will swirl the brush to eliminate almost all of the polish on it, and then apply a thin layer. Lots of polished won't allow you to smooth a layer unless you have a decent amount of polish. What I mean is, I'm putting on my little layer of polish, and then I want to use the brush to smooth out the layer. Lots of polishes will streak and smear if I try to go back over it and smooth it. Not this one! It didn't streak or smear no matter how OCD I was about smoothing it!!!! Huge deal for me!! (If I'm being sane, I'll admit it didn't really need smoothing because it settled into a nice glass-smooth finish by itself. However, I'm weird and want to over smooth.) My first layer dried fast. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a quick dry polish, but it felt quick to me. I ended up applying 3 coats to get the coverage I wanted. I usually average 3-6 coats depending on the polish. For such thin polish, this covered really well, actually. When it's fully dried, it's got a beautiful silky finish. The 14 day challenge: Let me first tell you the two steps I always take to ensure my manicures last. First, when applying polish, I made sure to "wrap it" down and around the tips. Basically, you just need to make sure to paint the very tip of your nail and all the way under. This protects against chipping. Secondly, every few days I reapply a top coat. This has two functions, it refreshes the polish and keeps it shiny, and it protects the polish from wear. After taking these two precautions, most polish lasts me about a week. Day 5: The polish is still going strong! I haven't had any chips or wear. Day 10: Broke a nail, UGH! It broke like hugely, like the whole tip came right off. So... looking at my nails, they all look kinda stupid with one short one. As I'm sitting in my car in traffic, I bite all the tips off and file my nails short. This apparently has no effect on the nail polish, except its not wrapped around my tips anymore. So I leave it. Day 14: Still going strong. Seriously. I have to admit I'm pretty impressed. Day 16: Starting to chip. It's small chips that are repairable so I could probably get another couple days out of this mani with some quick repairs. Bottom line: I'm sold. The application was a breeze, it has a great texture and finish. It's a beautiful cosmic color, perfect for fall! And it really lasted. For the price, I'm seriously impressed! I expect this quality from salon brands that cost twice as much (or more.) — 3 years, 12 months agoDanielleTherese | 46 reviews
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Impressed for the price!I bought this in a light blue, and the color is fully concentrated and goes on great! It wears well -- I do find it chips, but not any faster than polishes like Essie or OPI. I loved the color, and I don't think you can beat it for the price. — 4 years, 6 months agoPennylady30 | 14 reviews
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Great colorsLove this line of polishes from Avon. So many colors to choose from. I really like how the polish goes in and when it is on sale I buy up tons of it. — 4 years, 7 months agoluvmynails52 | 4 reviews
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Avon Nail PolishI sell Avon and I LOVE thier nail polish. I've never had a complaint about it peeling or chipping. It stays on for a two weeks. I recommend this to all my customers and strangers i meet. — 4 years, 7 months agoDaynaF45 | 1 reviews
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Cable operators should become transaction processors.
I suspect I might have got myself on a terrorist watch list.
A couple years back, I wanted to surprise my wife on our anniversary with a vacation. This took some doing, as she handles the household finances. In fact, she actively monitors household finances – sometimes on an hourly basis. A few weeks back, I popped into a 7-Eleven for a Slurpee, was home five minutes later, and when I walked in the door, she asked me what I'd bought. Five minutes.
But I digress. …
Since she monitors our finances, I couldn't charge the flight tickets. (Yes, I know, but I did not want another credit card, either.) I was going to pay cash.
The ticket agent wasn't allowed to handle cash. The shift supervisor, judging by her behavior, hadn't handled cash in years. The fuss that resulted leads me to suspect my purchase may have earned me a place in some file in some DHS computer somewhere.
Of course, it's been years since airlines refused to accept cash onboard flights. Now Apple won't accept cash at its stores. Nor will many car rental companies.
We are, in fact, gradually becoming a cashless society, whether we like it or not.
Starbucks just cut a deal with Square, enabling customers who elect to do so to pay for their caffeination automatically with a swipe of their mobile phones. Not only no-cash, but no-card.
So people are going to quickly get accustomed to paying for things with their phones, which – and here (I know you were waiting for this) comes the point – are also their TV remote controls.
Cable operators really ought to figure out right now how to ally with merchants of all types to become a transaction processor. QVC and the Home Shopping Network proved decades ago that people are willing to buy right off of their TVs. Buying and selling through remote controls would be a simple evolution in behavior for many viewers. The only differences will be the means of contact, and this is the important part: Cable operators could charge a transaction fee.


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L'Oréal Paris HiP Studio Secrets Professional Kohl Eyeliner Reviews
Not really necessaryWhile the effect of this quite nice, if you aren't pretty experienced with makeup application it can be a bit problematic. I didn't really have fall out issues but the look just wasn't what I expected. It does give a nice smokey look but it wasn't as dark or pigmented as I like so it isn't going to be a repurchase for me. You can get the same look just as easily with shadows. — 6 years, 4 months agorunee89 | 299 reviews
major falloutyou have to be prepared to have this chalky color fall in little spreading chunks all over and under your eye, and to continue to do so all day, and i am NOT. also, not very intense as the color goes, more 'smokey' and not dramatic. not worth it, loreal. — 8 years, 3 months agocorizotti | 550 reviews
Worth the effortWorks really well for smudged and smokey eyes. I didn't notice too much flaking or wearing off but I apply makeup over a primer, so maybe that helps. I love the colors and the added oomph they add to my eyes. Just a very little hint of shimmer to wake up the eyes. The applicator was also pretty forgiving for this clumsy person :) I was able to get the hang of the small application wand after just one or two tries. — 7 years, 10 months agoradar626 | 326 reviews
Great for the smudged liner look...Personally I like these eyeliners. It isn't as highly pigmented as some of the more expensive kohl or powdered eyeliner but then it is MUCH cheaper. For black and gold I'd recommend going for the more expensive brands. I like the blue and burgundy shades in this line. If you touch your eyes a lot I wouldn't use this or any mineral make-up. I would also recommend using a primer before applying...read more and saving your foundation/blush until after your eyes are done because you may have to wipe away any loose powder after applying. It gives you a sexy smudged line, blends well and has some great colors. As far as application, just gently line the eyes using short strokes because the applicator is quite stiff. — 8 years, 1 month agoTwoBirds | 284 reviews
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With a primer it's near perfectIt's a powder, but comes in a tube where the applicator comes through a little hole so it doesn't get everywhere and it's firm enough to make a perfect line, even under the lower lashes but miraculously has NO fallout. The Gold Kohl is beautiful, longlasting, and amazing to apply. The rubber applicator gives as smooth a line as a liquid eyeliner but with the smooth blending of a powder. There's ...read morea TON in the tube but I do admit that I'm wondering how I'll get it out since the tube is wide and the narrow applicator doesn't seem to have a lot of wiggle. Still for the price it's as good (or better) as any department store brand. — 4 years, 3 months agoBeautyPirate | 163 reviews
Not a fanFor me, this eyeliner was hard to apply. The brush was too stiff and it didn't go on well. — 7 years, 10 months agoGeekyChic | 226 reviews
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Love it!I'm kind of a dunce when it comes to any eyeliner that's not shaped like a pencil. Liquid liner? Forget it. I might as well grab a Sharpie and draw all over my eyelid. I was afraid with the shape of the new L'Oréal HIP Kohl Eyeliner I was going to have the same issue. Contraire, ma soeur! The tip applicator is just stiff enough not to make a mess and provides the cont...read morerol my wacky right hand lacks. If you're all thumbs like me, or just not very skilled in the art of liquid liner this may be for you. I've got this in #803 Brown Kohl and it's just dark enough, but not as harsh as black can be on the eye. It's available in 6 colors but there's a really hot iridescent gold color available too, I have to check that one out next! — 8 years, 3 months agoBeautyJunkieAmber | 231 reviews
Bent Brush Created Wobbly LinesI agree with others and the review that I experienced a lot of fall out with the shadow. However, my major problem was that the brush was bent a weird way which meant I was never able to create a straight line. If I wanted a fat line of eye shadow over my eye shadow, this worked fine. — 4 years agoglorya_cabrera | 1 reviews
L'Oréal Paris HiP Studio Secrets Professional Kohl EyelinerAgreed with the original review! I bought it on sale at CVS last year and after trying it once it's been sitting in my makeup drawer. The color is beautiful but the applicator is so sharp and the powder, so powdery. It doesn't stay on very well and the color doesn't pop at all. Really a very strange product. — 5 years, 4 months agocathryn_chenkus | 1 reviews
Review subjectPut it on and it flaked and left little black dots all of my face. When I tried to wipe it off it smeared and I just ended up washing my whole face. Second application I had to use a tissue under my eye to catch the powder. Then the applicator started to bend and break a little. Its safe to say I threw it away and never looked back. — 5 years, 9 months agomaic | 3 reviews
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A point from a draw against leaders Runcorn Linnets at the Angel Telecom Stadium last night all but secured Silsden's place in the North West Counties top tier.
The Linnets were looking to extend their advantage over Norton United, who the Cobbydalers lost 2-0 at on Saturday. However, they came up against a spirited and determined home side and needed a dramatic late equaliser to avoid a defeat.
The visitors bossed the chance count in the goalless first half but Silsden broke the deadlock in the 76th minute when Danny Fagan got his head to a long-range Andy Hill free-kick.
The Linnets snatched a draw three minutes into stoppage time when Matt Atherton scrambled the ball in following a corner.


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ID: A Jewish Teen Summit on Immigration
Immigration Summit in Arizona
December 22 - 23, 2010 - Phoenix, AZ
Want to see current events in action? Join teens from around the country for two days in Phoenix, AZ as they get a first hand look at the national immigration debate at ID: A Jewish Teen Summit on Immigration and together answer the following questions: .
- What does it mean to be an immigrant in the United States?
- Who is affected by the immigration issue?
- How does Arizona relate to the national debate?
- How does Judaism relate to the immigration issue? What are Jewish perspectives/teachings about immigration?
- What's my role?
Regardless of your nationality, location or political views this issue directly impacts you - come and learn how to have an informed voice and how you can be involved.
This December, teenagers from across the country will convene in Phoenix, AZ for two intensive days of learning about Jewish values, political activism, and immigration. The schedule will include a range of activities, including:
- Meetings with advocacy experts and politicians dedicated to changing the way our country responds to immigration
- Local experts in the immigration debate and its effect on the local community
- Interactive and informative activities designed to teach the core concepts relating to immigration and the current debate
To learn more about ID: A Jewish Teen Summit on Immigration, please visit: Immigration Summit FAQ
Who Can Attend?
ID: A Jewish Teen Summit on Immigration is open to all Jewish teens in 9th - 12th grade. Teens can sign up for the summit as a group or on their own.Feel free to bring a friend and share the experience together!
What's the Cost and Are Scholarships Available?
Special funding has underwritten the entire seminar, allowing us to charge a very low tuition of only $125, or an even lower cost of $75 for anyone also registered to attend any of our associated BBYO winter conventions. Registration will remain open for this event through Friday, December 10, 2010. The tuition includes local transportation, rooming and vegetarian meals. Travel costs to and from Phoenix are not included.
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ID is a Panim el Panim experience brought together by the PANIM Institute of BBYO.
If you are a teen interested in attending or the guardian of a teen interested in attending ID: A Jewish Teen Summit on Immigration, please click here to register.
"For the first time in my life, I was able to blend my Jewish values with my passion for service. Panim el Panim taught me a lot about what it means to be Jewish in today's world." - Adam Bradlow, Panim el Panim alum


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How To Make Small Two Strand Twists
No time to fuss with your hair? Learn how to create a versatile, long-lasting style with this easy mini-twist tutorial.
So school has been in session for over two months and my obligations have increased. I needed to find a hairstyle that would last for about three to four weeks because I continuously found myself exhausted after a day of exercise, working, going to class, studying and fellowship. I was pooped to say the least and needed a cute style that had versatility and longevity.
I am seeing an increase of naturals rocking natural two-strand twists, and I was very hesitant at first. Every time I would envision them on myself, I had a flashback of third grade picture day photos with barrettes in my hair (#notswagat21). It was not until I started working at a salon that I realized how versatile they are. Styles can range from wearing a ponytail, French braid or a cute pin-up style.
The process took me four hours just to do the twists, but for a style that can last a month, I can't complain. Here are my steps to getting long lasting two-strand twist.
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1. Cleanse
Since you will be twisting on blown out hair, you want to assure that all product build up and dirt are cleansed from the hair. Using any heat appliances on dirty hair is not good for your hair or your tools.
2. Deep condition
In order to decrease the potential of heat damage, you want to give your hair a good moisture treatment, especially if you plan to keep them in for a while like myself.
MORE: How to Avoid Dry, Tangled Coils
3. Moisturize and heat protect
Grapeseed oil and coconut oil work well as heat protectants. Everyone's hair has a different sensitivity to heat, so using a protectant is not really guarantee against heat damage if you set heat appliances at their highest heat settings. So, always keep your blow dryer on low settings to prevent irreversible damage.
4. Section
The smaller you section prior to the blow out, the better your results will be, but do not take that to the extreme. You can actually protect your hair by making moderately sized sections, so that you do not make sections so small that you fry your hair due to over-concentration on a small area.
MORE: Low Heat Styling Tips for Coily Hair
5. Blow out
Doing a blow out is helpful for three main reasons: stretch, less frizz and versatility. When you blow your hair out prior to twisting you avoid the potential of your twist coiling without uniformity. Because your twist will be stretched this also adds versatility. Hair that is styled wet is bound to become frizzy faster simply because the curls are not lengthened. As long as you put your twist in a satin bonnet at night your hair should keep the integrity of the twist by the morning.
You want to make sure you use a blow dryer with a comb attachment. This allows you to prevent your hair from flying around as you blow dry. It is also essential to comb downward to ensure that the hair shaft is being sealed shut. When hair is being disheveled you can agitate the hair shaft and cause damage.
VIDEO: How to Do a Natural Hair Blowout
6. Section again
Sectioning your hair prior to twisting will help to keep loose hair from getting entangled while you twist. Without good sectioning, grabbing loose strands can lead to accidental breakage.
7. Non-water based product
I twisted with Earth's Nectar Sculpting Butter (love it!) because it is an oil-based product. Most natural hair products are water based, but using them only encourages you hair to revert while you are twisting and can shorten the life of the style.
So far I have worn a low ponytail and a French braid. I have 28 more days to be creative!
How do you style your two strand twists?
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Elephant Revival & Steep Canyon Rangers at Boulder Theater
Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Elephant Revival and Steep Canyon Rangers at the Boulder Theater on Saturday, November 19th, 2011. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 12th for $24.00 in advance and $27.00 day of show.
The neo-acoustic transcendental folk quintet from Nederland Colorado, is touring in support of their new album, 'Break in the Clouds' released on Ruff Shod Records, an independent label created by Chad Stokes of State Radio. The album was released regionally on Nov. 22nd 2010 with a full national release scheduled for June 14th 2011. 'Break In the Clouds was produced by David Tiller of Taarka. Their sophomore effort expands upon the group's multi–genre musical approach, threading together dynamic instrumentation and a diverse rhythmic sound while exploring the depths of all five of the groups' gifted songwriters. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart, and was featured as a new and noteworthy independent release. "Break In the Clouds," was also the top album sold in Colorado for four weeks in a row, and top radio spins for a Colorado artist in Colorado for the month of January 2011.
The past year has taken the Steep Canyon Rangers to new heights. In March 2011, the band released its first collaborative record with Steve Martin, "Rare Bird Alert," which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Bluegrass Chart and at #43 on the Billboard Top 200. In 2010, the latest solo record from Steep Canyon Rangers, "Deep In The Shade," remained in the Bluegrass Top 10 on Billboard for 18 weeks. While headlining festivals like MerleFest and Bonnaroo alongside Steve Martin with Steep Canyon Rangers include "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Colbert Report" & "Austin City Limits."
With smooth vocals, smart songwriting, ferocious instrumentals and jaw-dropping harmony, the Rangers are bringing Bluegrass to music lovers across the USA and around the world. Steep Canyon Rangers are: Mike Guggino (mandolin/vocals), Charles Humphrey III (bass/vocals), Woody Platt (guitar/lead vocals), Nicky Sanders (fiddle/vocals), and Graham Sharp (banjo/vocals)
Elephant Revival & Steep Canyon Rangers
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Doors: 8:00 pm
Show Time: 9:00 pm
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NEW YORK — The price of oil fell near $97 a barrel Thursday as unemployment claims rose more than expected.
Benchmark oil for March delivery fell 72 cents to $97.22 a barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil is still up more than $5 for the month of January, making it the biggest monthly increase since August.
The government said the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week, although it remained at a level consistent with moderate hiring. A separate report showed that consumer spending slowed in December when compared with November.
Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, fell 33 cents to $114.77 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline lost 4 cents to $3 per gallon.
— Natural gas fell 8 cents to $3.26 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Heating oil was down 1 cent at $3.10 a gallon.