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Break Ups Articles
Hollywood celebrity break ups, splits, and divorces.
Conscious uncoupling cancelled?
I can't find this story on PEOPLE but the Daily Mail has a report that's sourced from PEOPLE about Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin possibly cancelling their conscious uncoupling…? Multiple insiders tell the magazine that: "They haven't made any concrete decision to get back together, but it's a possibility. Full Story
Why not the whole thing?
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Melanie Griffith is in Italy for the Taormina Film Festival. She wore a sleeveless dress on the carpet last night. As you know, Melanie and Antonio Banderas are divorcing. So she tried to divorce him off her arm with makeup… Johnny Depp did the same, permanently, when he turned "Winona Forever" into "Wino Forever". Full Story
Olivia Munn & Aaron Rodgers
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So this is a full-blown relationship now. They went grocery shopping together yesterday. The other day they were making out on the set of The Newsroom. Click here to see photos. He was wearing dangerous shorts to get a boner in is all I'm saying. Full Story
The un-slumming of Jennifer Lopez
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Look at her. In New York yesterday continuing to promote her new album. I love it when she scrapes her hair back. She has such a great forehead for it. Also, even though she wears her hair up a lot, it always reminds of when she and Ben Affleck "delayed" their wedding. It was September 2003. Full Story
Chris Martin's weekend dinners
Chris Martin was out with Gwyneth Paltrow and their kids – twice – in California this weekend. So they really, really, really mean it when they say that their conscious uncoupling is the most civilised separation in the history of Hollywood. Look at them in this photo that someone creeped of them in Malibu. Full Story
Melanie Griffith & Antonio Banderas to divorce
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TMZ reports that Melanie Griffifth and Antonio Banderas are divorcing. She's filed the papers requesting spousal support and custody of their daughter and supposedly it's amicable…even though there's a lot of land to divide. Full Story
The end of Slum Love
TMZ and US Weekly are both reporting that Jennifer Lopez and Slum Bear Casper Smart have ended their relationship. Rather than blaming it on cheating or inappropriate behaviour, both outlets claim it's been heading this way for a while. Full Story
Conscious uncoupling trading off
Check out Chris Martin at LAX yesterday. He was apparently heading to London. And we saw Gwyneth Paltrow travelling from New York to LA earlier this week. Which is probably similar to the schedule they were maintaining before officially announcing the conscious uncoupling. Only now… less guilt? Less rush to get back to the spouse? Less need to hide who you spent time with when you're away? Alexa Chung? There was a story that came out earlier this week that while G was away, Chris was seen with the kids at a fast food restaurant jamming fries into their faces. Full Story
Gwyneth & Chris gotta hang out
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Chris Martin was papped at a convenience store the other day in LA. He hit up the bank machine. Do you take the balance slip with you when you hit the bank machine? I always ask for the "no paper" option when it's available. And when it's not available, I crumple up the receipt and toss it, usually without bothering to make sure it's safely discarded. Full Story
Conscious Uncoupling Cohabitation
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TMZ reported yesterday that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are technically still living together. Earlier I posted an article about G and Cameron Diaz being at a party for their friend's book launch. Deb just sent me a note to say that Chris was actually there too. Full Story
Bradley Cooper: mean, cold, arrogant, and a master manipulator?
Jennifer Esposito wrote a book. Who? She's an actress. She used to be married to Bradley Cooper. From December 2006 to May 2007. Lots of rumours about why they broke up. Some say they had a volatile relationship. It wasn't…a very stable time in his life. Anyway, Esposito's had some career setbacks. Full Story


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Resurrecting Alex Riley
by, 10-17-2013 at 08:08 PM (6203 Views)
Now I haven't done of these for a while so I thought why not. Do not get me wrong, I love the WWE (or else why would I watch it?). I think they have done some amazing things and are doing quite well right now. However, there are times they have something or for this blog, someone, with a high potency that they just do not take advantage of. So here I will look at none other then Alex Riley. I will list what they could have done with him as well as can do with him now. I'm the Cross, here to resurrect your superstars from the dead.
Alex Riley
Many of us remember Alex Riley from Season 2 of NXT who would later be the Miz's personal assistant for an entire year. Guess what Alex Riley did within that year? He became a jobber. He would actually lose every single match he ever had with who the Miz was feuding with at the time. Whether it was John Cena, John Morrison, Randy Orton, or Daniel Bryan, Alex Riley would lose to all of them, for an entire year. An entire year of losing! That sucks.
However, the winds of change would come from this man as he would finally turn on the Miz. The Miz would bash Alex Riley for all his mistakes, but Alex Riley wouldn't deal with it. He would attack the Miz and receive a loud pop for it. He would finally be able to branch out. I mean, he was the deal. He got an amazing theme song, really good finisher (Edgecution!), and go on to defeat the Miz at Capitol Punishment. Now a lot of people thought it would be a tremendous idea for Riley to win MITB in order to add more story to his feud with the Miz, which I completely agree with. He got louder cheers then anyone (I was going to say Cena, but I am not sure if that would have helped my case). WWE really dropped the ball on him.
In my opinion, WWE could of had him win MITB, instead of Alberto Del Rio (tsk tsk), and continue his feud with the Miz at Summerslam where they could have battled for the briefcase. I mean, WWE only had 6 official matches on the card. And if not that, at least had his dark match with Dolph Ziggler be on the card for the United States Championship. He didn't have to win it right then there, but at least still give him relevance.
So how can WWE help Alex Riley now? What should they do to him to bring him back? The only way possible to make any logical sense of bringing him back is through the Miz. Currently, the Miz is feuding with an injured Bray Wyatt (poor Bray ). Due to Bray having his brothers Luke and Rowan, Miz seems to be outnumbered and in need of a partner. Ding! I know, why not bring back Alex Riley to aid the Miz?
At HIAC, they should have Miz and a partner of his choice take on Rowan and Luke in a Tag Team or Tornado Tag Team Match (I like seeing a Tag Match without the titles on the line, it manifests at how expansive the WWE Tag Team Division is). I am not sure how loud of a pop Riley would receive, but it's worth a shot. Now I would have Alex Riley & the Miz win, due to the Wyatts going to win at Survivor Series against a Team Miz in my booking or in WWE's booking (although a Kane vs. Bray Wyatt Casket Match seems so much more intriguing). Here, whether at HIAC or Survivor Series, Riley can continue in a Tag Team with the Miz, or branch out into singles action. I would prefer Riley sticking with a team with the Miz because:
1. It helps broaden and sustain the Tag Team Division
2. He will be with a major star in the WWE to help give him relevance
3. Can be built up properly
Adding on: Well this is late, haha.
So after Survivor Series, I would put Miz & Alex Rileyin a match against the Wyatts at TLC in a Tables Match (Promos and singlesmatches to build up to it as well as tag matches with other tag teams). TheWyatts would win at TLC. You are probably thinking how is this helping AlexRiley? Just hold on
So the Miz and Alex Riley have had little success as a tagteam. Maybe have them argue backstage sometimes but build it up with time (likeHeyman and Punk) However, there would be a Number One Contender's Battle Royalfor the US Title, which the Miz would win. You see where I am going with this,you know you do. The Miz would beat Ambrose for the title say Royal Rumble. WWEcan build that match up with tag matches/singles matches with the Shield.During the Royal Rumble match, the Miz and Alex Riley would be getting a longgreat helping each other out.
However, the Miz would get eliminated as Alex Riley wouldget distracted from another superstar. This leads Miz to eliminate Alex Rileylater in the match due to Riley not preventing Miz from staying in the match.
The next night on Raw, the Miz's official heel promo, hewould complain about how he gave Riley a second chance and he failed. Rileywould come out and cut his side of the promo, but Brad Maddox (or whoever is incharge) would schedule the Miz and Riley competing next week on Monday NightRaw. Alex Riley would come out, only for Miz to attack him. The Miz wouldbatter him against the barricades and even do the Skull Cushing Finale on thesteel chair. This would take Alex Riley off TV for a few weeks or so. The Mizcould then feud with Kofi Kingston (as he is the most credible face mid-carderto go up against). The Miz would lead to a match with Kofi where he would beatKofi at Elimination Chamber.
Alex Riley could then return the next night on Raw to attackMiz during one of his promos. I am sure he would get a huge pop. Alex Rileywould then win a Number One Contender's Match for the US Title to face the Mizat WM30! Alex Riley could talk about how the Miz used him as a jobber forbigger stars. That would scratch some ears. Alex Riley would get some wins overthe likes of Jack Swagger, Curtis Axel, etc. while the Miz beats faces such asKofi Kingston, Tyson Kidd, etc. I would even have a night where they each picka tag team partner to face one another (as this is what got the whole reunionof them started in the first place). The Miz would pick R-Truth (AwesomeTruth!) stating that R-Truth was his true partner all along that he should havepicked in the first place. Then Alex Riley would pick none other than ...Daniel Bryan! (Both students of the Miz who were abused by him)I would haveRiley and Bryan would win this match.
The Raw before WM30 I would have Riley and Miz get personalwith one another's lives. Get Riley to make a Maryse reference to diss the Miz(Just a thought).
At WM30, have Alex Riley beat the Miz for the United StatesChampionship! You can have him move on to beat the Miz at Extreme Rules (LadderMatch?) then go on to take on the bully Ryback.
Later on, I would have Alex Riley win MITB! Maybe even face John Cena at a PPV thanks to all of you in the comment section referencing how Cena is the primary reason Alex Riley is not a main eventer. Maybe not have Riley cash it in successfully, but give him enough of that babyface sympathy so when he does, it makes it that much more special.
Random thought: AJ and Alex Riley as a couple? I think it can work.
In conclusion, Alex Riley is a great performer with solid mic skills, and a lot of charisma. He has the theme song, he has the finisher, and he just needs to get a shot.
So share your thoughts below. Do you agree with me? Is there something you would change with resurrecting Alex Riley? Or am I a fool because Alex Riley is meant to be....wherever the heck he is? Comment below and let me know. Thanks for the read.
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Feeling good!
by, 04-14-2011 at 06:39 AM (1177 Views)
Since being diagnosed with SLE last year I've found myself feeling relatively lucky. Not the most common reaction to a diagnosis such as this but its true...In May 2010 I started to get some strange pains in my hands and sore fingertips. A colleague I worked with at the time said to me out of the blue "maybe you have lupus, a friend of mine has it and that's how her's started". I basically shrugged it off but as the pain started to come more often I went to the docs. Got tested for RA, came up negative. I started to get strange feelings in my legs and then it moved to my arms and shoulders and got to the stage where i was struggling to walk. During this time I stopped taking Warfarin for the blood clots in my lungs I'd developed 6 months earlier. 2 weeks after stopping I developed more clots in my lungs and during my admission to hospital they found out I had SLE. All of this happened in the period of ONE MONTH! Mind you it didnt get under full control for about a further 3 weeks, all of which i spent bed ridden either at home or in hospital.
Every time i read posts on here about how long people have suffered with this disease i find myself feeling such sympathy for these people but also being so thankful that i didn't have to go through the same.
It is coming up about one year since my diagnosis and even though I've had to make a few changes in my life (mainly because of the medication) I find myself thinking more and more about how lucky I have actually been: short period of experiencing symptoms before a diagnosis, AMAZING doctors (although there have been some less than fabulous ones along the way), an ability to still work full time and having a job where my bosses are so understanding of what I have to go through and last but definitely not least...a family and group of friends who have given me so much support over the last year, I wonder what I did to deserve such amazing people in my life.
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Lance brings a lot of positives. And a lot of negatives. The questions are how they balance out, and what happens if you replace him with someone with fewer positives but with a whole lot fewer negatives.
Who knows, you might get more out of other players who were adversely affected by Lance's negatives. Sure, they should have been strong enough to have not been affected by them. But they were, IMO.
I want Lance back because I do think we will suffer, but I can see where the team may not be affected quite as adversely as one might expect to happen when replacing someone who should have been an all-star.


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HOUSTON - A north Houston father faces multiple charges after, police said, his 4-year-old son got a hold of his gun early Sunday morning and accidently shot and killed himself.
Houston police said Marquiez Pratt, 20, was asleep inside his apartment when his son Jaiden, 4, shot himself in the stomach inside an apartment in the 13500 block of Northborough, investigators said.
Police said that the gun was a .40 caliber pistol that was stolen in 2011.
"It really hurts," neighbor Patrick Green said while playing outside with his 4-year-old daughter. "It makes you feel closer to your kids and appreciate the time that you have with them."
Pratt was booked into the Harris County Jail, charged with injury to a child by omission.
Inside Pratt's apartment, police said they also found marijuana, crack cocaine, scales and other drug paraphernalia. As a result, Pratt is also charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
"If he's in jail right now, I feel like he's in the right place because there is no way that a 4-year-old should be dead right now because his dad was too irresponsible to put up a gun," neighbor Alicia Edwards said.
Other neighbors with children also voiced their concern.
"You never know what could happen," Jonathan Perry said. "The little boy could've ran outside, started playing with the gun, could've shot (outside). Anything could've happened. It's just heartbreaking that a little boy didn't get to enjoy his life."
Pratt has a criminal history dating back to 2010 that includes a charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon.
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Crazy game in OKC last night! It was a crazy night across the board! For a while I thought the Sixers were really going to pull that one out – had the lead most of regulation and then clawed back late – but Russell Westbrook playing like Michael Jordan these days got the Thunder the OT win.
Behind all of RW's historical hooblah which we'll go into later, is Isaiah Canaan's career game. Career best 31 points on 10-16 FG (8-13 3PTM 3-3 FT) 31/7/6/1/0. And of course he does that right after I said you'd rather own Ish Smith! And Ish did ish in 15 minutes… All that said, Canaan had 29 early in the 4th and the Sixers couldn't figure out ways to consistently get their hot shooter the rock. The continuity was awful with Philly only staying in the game by taking some horrible deep 3 pointers with no spacing or rebounders. It felt like one of those college intramural games where the much better team was struggling because the other team's scrubs kept hitting 3s for some reason. Did I say intramural? I meant more like every time Duke beats Chapel Hill! Only because of the 3s… Although Chapel Hill has trouble teaching their players the difference between "2" and "3" so there's that… I would still Aaron Brooks over Canaan and I'm not dropping a valuable guy just for this hot shooting game. Here's what else went down last night in fantasy hoops action:Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Superstorm Sandy's underwater mess in Barnegat Bay being cleaned up
Four and a half months after Superstorm Sandy barreled across the Jersey Shore, a question lingers for millions of people who love to go boating, swimming, surfing, crabbing and fishing here: Will the waters be safe in time for the summer season? The contractor cleaning up Barnegat Bay in Ocean County said he's confident this area will be ready.
"Our goal is to be out of here by the first of June," said Buddy Young, operations director of Alabama-based CrowderGulf. "The state wants this all cleaned up so the tourists can come back and the people can get back in their boats and feel safe using this bay."
The hidden debris, in a bay that's only a few feet deep in many areas, can slice open boats, damage propellers, and injure swimmers. "This is a huge boating community and everybody is on the water all summer long," said Mantoloking Police Chief Mark Wright. "The biggest concern is people getting hurt. If you're on a personal watercraft, and you're out here running around the bay, it's very easy to get hurt on some of the debris that's in the bay now, and that's why we're trying to remove it."
Sandy made a mess
Last October, the storm washed cars, boats and fractured homes off the barrier island and into the bay. The Borough of Mantoloking was particularly hard hit, when the ocean breached the island, temporarily forming a new inlet by the Mantoloking Bridge. Last week, while watching barge operators pluck lumber, entire trees, and even a hot water heater from the bay, Wright said a thorough cleanup is a must.
"There were 60 homes that washed away completely. I'm sure all that debris is out here somewhere," said Wright, adding that crews also have removed sunken cars. "You think of the environmental impact. Cars have oil, they have transmission fluid, gasoline," he said. "That's not good for the bay itself, and we want to get it cleaned up."
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Cleaning up the bay entails first locating submerged debris in brackish water, which is difficult to see through, except in very shallow spots. Side-scan sonar devices, attached underwater to boats, generate detailed pictures of the bottom of the bay.
"Side-scan sonar transmits a swath of sound to the left and right of the head, and it can have 150 to 500 feet of range out to either side," said Jeff Snyder, a hydrographic surveyor working on the cleanup project. "By pairing side-scan sonar with a GPS receiver, all the imagery that we see of the bottom ends up being geographically referenced."
A small buoy marks each spot where debris has been found. Then a barge operator uses a crane to pluck it out. It's painstaking work; imagine playing the claw game on the boardwalk, grasping for a shifting target. "We try to work right behind it, or no more than a couple of days behind the sonar boat, because if the tide goes up or down it can move the debris," said Young.
Full barges pull up to shore where a land-based crane operator moves the debris into a truck, for its final trip to a landfill. After nearly two weeks working the waters just north and south of the bridge, Young said his crews have recovered three cars and 2000 cubic yards of debris. Each battered canoe, part of a dock, and piece of siding removed from the water, represents another step closer to a safe summer.
After the debris removal is complete, dredging sand comes next, which residents hope will help reduce the repeated coastal flooding that's been happening here since the storm. Sonar also will be used to locate debris in the ocean for removal.
New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection has hired three companies to clean up the waters along the state's entire coastline and Delaware Bay to the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and plans to seek reimbursement for the cost from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It's a massive project, but one that looks doable to 68-year-old Buddy Young of CrowderGulf, who helped clean up the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
"I don't think there's nearly as much debris here as there was in Katrina," said Young. "It's yet to be seen, but we're going to find out in the open water especially, there's not a lot of debris out there, I don't think. I'm confident that we'll have the debris out of here by the first of June."
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My dog loves frisbees, she got ahold of my z-xs today and after I got it back i noticed it really wasn't torn up from her carrying it around in her mouth. Dx doesn't last more than an hour. Anything anyone has in champ or z that they would be willing to part with on the cheap would be great. The more beat, undesirable the better, that way I won't feel so bad when it is really done.
If you are interested in trades somebody just gave me a white 172g Cobra dx, I also have cash.
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So the son of a preacher wants us to depend upon luck by gambling rather than upon God. I wonder what his ancestors would think? In a very poor economy brought on mostly by Barry Hussein Obama and the Congressional Democrats, the governor wants more people to lose their home by compulsive gambling than already are! What a way to start a new administration. Wishing us a Merry Christmas would have sufficed.
Check out Romans 1:22b. Living Bible. "...without God, they became utter fools."
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Soufun, E-House Slump As Chinese Property Developers Cut Prices
A slew of bad media coverage came out of China's property market today. At 10.50AM Eastern time, Chinese online real estate services providers E-House Holdings (EJ) slumped 7.8%, and Soufun (SFUN) lost 6.2%, following the lead of the property developers that traded in Hong Kong and Shanghai today. For comparison purposes, the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) lost 0.3%.
Chinese media reported banks were tightening credit on property developers. Wall Street Journal reports:
Industrial Bank Co., a midsize bank in China, has stopped issuing new loans to property developers due to rising risks in the sector, according to the Oriental Morning Post.
Real estate developers have cut prices in two cities in Eastern China to spur sales, which analysts say could be a signal of broader market weakness ahead. In Hangzhou, a second-tier city one hour train ride away from Shanghai, a developer cut prices by 18% on February 18, prompting others to follow suit. In Changzhou, a third-tier city that suffers from an oversupply problem, a developer cut prices on new project by close to 40%.
China's new home price growth slowed in January, the first slowdown in a year.
Property developers slumped today. Bloomberg has the numbers:
A gauge of property stocks in the Shanghai index slid 5.4 percent, the most among five industry groups. Vanke, the nation's biggest listed developer, tumbled 6.6 percent to 6.69 yuan. Poly Real Estate plunged 8.5 percent to 6.77 yuan. Gemdale Corp. (600383) fell 7.7 percent to 5.91 yuan.
According to Nomura Securities analyst Zhiwei Zhang, property sector's over-investment problem is China's number 1 risk, ahead of the trust sector or the local government financing vehicles, because:
Its contribution to GDP growth has been critically important over the past five years and the government may not have the proper policy tools to manage a situation where oversupply eventually causes property prices to fall, particularly in thirdand fourth-tier cities.
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Hi, I am having problem in my update,how can i add like this number in php
lets assume that the value of my post is "00000010"
how can i add so that it will be like "00000011" and then the next update will be "00000012" and etc....
my code doesn't work it will give only "1"
$num = $_POST['bookno'];
$num = $num + 1;
$sql = "update mytable set `bkno` = '$num' where `bkcode` = '25'";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
die("failed to update".mysql_error());
Can you help me please.Thank you in advance.
Do an echo of $_POST['bookno'] and $sql
Hi thank you for the reply,here is the result of my echo.
post=00000002 sql=1
the value of my num is 00000002 and the echo is correct.
so how can i add 1 so that it will be 00000003 and it will update to the column and it will store 00000003
i tried this but it will not work.
$num = $num + 1;
but the result is 1 i am expecting the result to be 00000003Thank you in advance.
How did you manage to echo $sql and get out "1"? Are you sure you didnt echo $num instead?
hi StarLion, thank you for the reply,
this is how i echo
echo "post=".$_POST['bookno'];
my mistake for the echo of my sql.
here is i echo again, this is the result
$num= $num + 1; $sql = "update mytable set bkno = '$num' where bkcode = '25'";
echo "sql=".$sql;
sql=update mytable set bkno = '1' where bkcode = '25'
So PHP is definately the one choking that down...Interesting.You could try $num = str_pad(((int)$num + 1),8,"0",STR_PAD_LEFT);
Hi starlion, i tried but it's not working...
it will always update 00000001
Could you try this:
$num = $_POST['bookno'];
$num = $num + 1;
Hi StarLion, sorry for the last reply my mistake i got wrong spell for my variables...and it is now working thank you so much for helping me.


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The dawn of the fall avocado marketing season brings another crop of late-summer and early fall flora loca — also called "off-bloom" — product from Mexico.
Flora loca, which often grow in mountainous areas of Mexico, often has a major influence on the late summer and early fall season — if it's high-quality fruit, said Phil Henry, president of Henry Avocado Corp., Escondido, Calif.
"It will go into similar markets and, as long as the flora loca has reached the physiological maturity and it's reached a high enough oil content to be good, then we're going to be bringing it in," he said.
Flora loca often sizes up smaller than other late summer or early fall avocados, but that shouldn't make much of a difference in sales, Henry said.
"It look is a little bit different, but it's the same ripening process, so we're providing it to them when it's in the state of ripeness that they want. I think it has pretty good acceptability," he said.
There should be no quality issues with this year's flora loca crop, said Rob Wedin, vice president of sales and marketing for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc.
"It makes avocados almost year-round, but the problem is those blooms have varying volumes every year and blending those together to try to have the right volumes with the right flavors and the right sizes so they know
what they're buying is just a constant challenge," Wedin said.
There's a practical aspect to a good flora loca crop, too, marketers note. It eases customer pressure and allows new fruit to mature a bit longer.
"Growers have done a great job of holding off until it has the right maturity. That's always a challenge at the start of a season in making sure you have fruit that has the right maturity," said Bob Lucy, a partner in Del Rey Avocado Co. Inc., Fallbrook, Calif.
Flora loca has proved its worth in getting the fall season off to a good start, Lucy said.
"It's been around long enough that people know and trust it. It's a good crop," he said.
In terms of sizing, flora loca tends to run in the range of 60s and 70s, which is smaller than the biggest-selling size, 48, Lucy said.
But, Wedin also notes that 60s, in particular, can fetch a lot of sales.
"You can get a good price point out of them," Wedin said.
Dan Acevedo, business development director with West Pak Inc., Murietta, Calif., described the flora loca deal as "definitely a challenge," but it's an important component.
"Normally, it's a very unpredictable bloom — maybe one out of three or four years it's good volume," he said.
Flora local also has a slightly different appearance than standard hass avocados, he said.
"The shape is more to a pear and it has rougher texture," he said.
It can be a challenge to handlers during the transitional period, Acevedo said.
"But one thing we do is share with our customer the bloom schedule, so they're well aware as we transition from one bloom to another what is expected," he said.
Early volumes of flora loca appear ample, said Ross Wileman, vice president of sales and marketing for Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce Inc.
Flora loca kicks off fall season
The dawn of the fall avocado marketing season brings another crop of late-summer and early fall flora loca — also called "off-bloom" — product from Mexico.


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JKhedrup wrote:Honestly I would trade some of the liveliness and contention you see in the Dzogchen forums for the uninspired Gelugpa forum any day. I would rather have the disagreements than have no discussion at all or only promotional threads.
I'm not Gelugpa, but would be happy to be lively and contentious!
Perhaps pick a readily available Gelug text and we can discuss?
P.S.: Be careful what you wish for...


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CulverCityCosmo 6 years ago
I am starting this thread patterned after one I saw in another format that really helped honest Commishes and players find each other and avoid those who bend and or break the rules, cheat, partake in dishonest doings and generally run leagues you will want to avoid.
Today's first recipient of the Cosmo Award of Dishonor goes to:
Legends of the Game(Michael)- Had him and his friends keep all Elite players while picking lesser players for the teams wihout owners yet before then dropping all the non keepers back to the pool so they may have the best selection to choose from. Players like J Weaver, Pence, Shields, Upton and cargo were left off keepers while oneteam kept Trumbo, Martin and Moreland. All for the sake of having to win to look good. Sad. GLA
BPTom 5 years ago
Look at all the evidence against "Legends of the Game" in this forum.....why can't Fleaflicker just ban this guy? He's making the website look terrible.....
derosafan1 5 years ago
I know right he even takes points away from us
LegendoftheGame 5 years ago
The rule is in place for all even myself . Funny thing is if you don't agree with the rule you are free to leave league
BPTom 5 years ago
Explain how I was punished then when I didnt break any rules??
I STILL highly recommend NEVER joining a league that this guy either commishes or is a part of....
TheHenchman 5 years ago
I've read all about this commish and his ways but I'll say this ? I think he's gotten a bad rap here myself first off thye 2 owners complaining were abusive themselves with foul language towards the commish numerous times in fact thus far all season. I've read some message boards in some of the leagues he's in and I'll say this for him wow seems like he did in fact send out emails about rule changes and then ask but recieved NO reply from anyone ??. Now after reading this message board I see his point about 2 people with the same ID's here who wish to complain in order to cover their own tracks and throw blame on another ?. Again wow . Now I'm in some of his leagues currently and I'll say this I had only 1 problem and thats was last year about a new roster and adding bench players mid way through the season and I disagreed with this change myself but he said others agreed to it ..OK oh well . The bench in question went from 6 to 10 players alittle much with huge rosters too ??. I always read most leagues and then after I take over a team I ask commish about rules or any variations in this league or others myself personally so I think it's a good practice to have especially in some of these leagues . So what I wish to say in closing is don't judge until you have time to be judge and as for bptom and bubbatee I agree their one in the same person just a small fact neither can message at or close to the same time as the other that alone tells me all I need to know . Thanks all
Upanddown 5 years ago
Your kidding too right i was in a league with this three changes a week. I did 3 and added a player for a dl and got wiped of a win. No thanks you make rules then change them then dont follow them .
If he wants to win that bad good luck to him. Its no coinsidence people are writing about the same person it must be everyone elses fault
TheHenchman 5 years ago
I was in that same league there brad . I'll say this for ya might want to tell the whole story rather then just your side of it . You did in fact abuse the rule numerous times and I say it was for spite myself . Then when your points were gone you took the road of abuse of language rather then ask ?. Kinda funny very easy to solve a problem rather then argue about it ..huh?
Upanddown 5 years ago
Your kidding right? I didnt abuse anyone or contact the commisioner i know full well the story. I did ask in the comments to confirm 3changes and a dl replacement. He knows what happened its ok if you want to win leagues that badly thats fine be upfront about it
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
OK PLEASE...no more of this. We can go on forever, she said, he said, etc. Please let's move on to reporting other abuses of Commissioners. TY for your understanding.
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
TY for your input.
BPTom 5 years ago
This is for the Henchman and anyone else who reads this. I believe that the Henchman and the commish are not only the same person but the commish may have multiple teams in this very league. Apparently the commish has kicked me out of that league as of this morning after futile attempts to try and go through Fleaflicker to have him removed from multiple violations of his own rules.....
Henchman (commish or whoever you are) - get the facts straight before you try and post something. First, READ what I posted in here and in the league - I have never been vulgar in what I wrote, Bubbatee on the other hand, has been, but he's the one being screwed and I'm defending him because he wasn't being treated fairly and didn't violate any rules AT ALL but the commish felt threatened because he was undefeated at the time and had his points for the week taken away unjustly by the league commish - then I had my points taken because I defended Bubbatee being screwed. I DID NOT at any time violates his rules or rule changes.. The rules set after the league started was that we could not use more than 3 roster moves per week, not including DL's. Team Chin Music (Bubbatee) was within the rules last week using 3 moves plus a DL and yet the commish took his weekly points away.
Second and for the last time, get it through your head. I didn't have 2 ID's in the league. I had an ID when I joined up for basketball leagues last year and then updated my information before baseball started. That is not having 2 ID's, but the commish in trying to cover his wrongdoings looked for anything to steer away from his actions and tried to point the finger at me.
And you think the commish got a bad rap? Read about him in this entire forum and HE got a bad rap? You are as clueless and stupid as the commish. If there's anyone that got a bad rap, it's groups of people:
1. Anyone who is in a league with (what I feel to be) the WORST commish in all of fantasy sports, and...
2. Fleaflicker for not defending their credibility against this guy.
My highest recommendation for anyone is never get in a league with this commish (Mike or Michael depending on the league) and hope that he fades away, but as long as Fleaflicker allows his wrongful actions, he'll be around....
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
TY Tom. Exactly why I have this thread going. Obviously, we sometimes never know the WHOLE truth, but when you see enough signs and multiple people report issues with the same Commish, the light bulb goes on. At least this area will give you cause to pause and make informed decisions. With so many leagues out there, why would you need all the drama. In all my years I have seen some unreal things done and I think it's obvious that some people, including this Commish, just feel the need to do anything they want to win...a power trip sort of. TY for your input.
BPTom 5 years ago
Thank you, Cosmo...I was hoping to stay in that league long enough to see that commish get his just desserts but that won't happen. I would love to get that guy in a league that he's not the commish and see what a horrible fantasy player he is for real. I mean, before any of this commish stuff happened he was 3-6 in his own league. That in itself speaks volumes....anyway, thanks for the avenue to be vocal...
Kellyridgeal 5 years ago
BP Tom. Record is not a tool to judge a team. Seems like your not happy, I am sorry. He, as well as myself suffered many DL problems. Stuck to our rosters, and made the most. One and the same, realize Flea Flicker passed over your complain't about Mish and myself being one. I will look over these forums, as needed, to make sure any such implications are dealt with. Kelly
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
No, it's not, but obvious cheating IS. He motivated me to start this "blog" due to his undeniable attempt to cheat. I have witnessed it first hand. You may not be able to prove if two people are the same, bit was clear he tried to cheat by stocking poor players on teams that weren't even owned yet while elite stars were still available in the pool. Teams that had these stars last year were dropped for lesser players in order to make his team better. And I saw this done in multiple leagues. I set this up so people can be warned beforehand about wasting a lot of time and energy going into bad situations w/o their knowledge.
BPTom 5 years ago
Kelly - you are as clueless and ignorant as the commish. I'm not happy with the gutless commish that's in that league and should be banished.
Anyway, his record most certainly judges his abilities - he's the one who was hawking about how important is to draft a good team and not rely on the waiver wire....and he was 3-6, the defense rests.
Second, I never sent anything to Fleaflicker about you the commish and you being one person. The only things I sent to Fleaflicker was complaints about the commish's chaeting methods of "running" a league and clearing the fact that I was accused of having 2 ID's and that Bubbatee and myself were the same person and Fleaflicker cleared me of that false accusation made by your commish.
And finally, Kelly, don't bother looking over the forums and make"any such implications are dealt with"...as co-commish in the league, you should have stepped to the plate and didn't, so you're just as guilty....
TheHenchman 5 years ago
Lets face facts here ..you have an axe to grind and yet stuck around even after you got punch out 3x and the last time I asked him to take you out because I was sick of you consistant messages everyday and in some cases hourly . Get a job or find another hobby .
TheHenchman 5 years ago
Well ...you never said anything about your actions on a daily postings ? repeately you said things to a guy that was open to fixing it but you after numerous times just gave your mouth . If fact he emailed me about fixing it but then recieved 2 more messages from you about him on a personal level . things happen you can say what you want but I will say this I know of him very little and will help in leagues when I can for him . We can go on and on about this topic but in all actual events you were wrong for your actions and if you wish to know it was me that said boot him out now please !
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
TY for your input Henchman. Ok, if you please all, I think we have heard enough about this subject and are getting away from the reason for this posting. TY All.
TheHenchman 5 years ago
I agree with you culver . I would like to add seems that most here have taken this forum to bashing others rather then come to solutions to a rather small problem . Further note that some who like to complain for the most part ?. I will say this on my behaf that I've been in some leagues with him and I see no problem and think he gets a bad rap from some who like to munipulate the rules and have seem it on the postings daily . Why not ask him rather then bash all the time ....its the best way to go ..I think ?.
BPTom 5 years ago
Culver - apologize for the way the discussions went, I just fight for what I believe is right and when I get **** thrown at me, I throw it right back.
Anyway, it has been repeatedly reported and documented that this commish has done his leagues wrong and I highly recommend anyone who reads this not waste your time or efforts in joining any league that he is part of.
BPTom 5 years ago
Last thing - I didn't do anything wrong. I was defending a guy who had his points taken away and then my points were taken away because I spoke up....If you like that kind of league, go for it and I hope you enjoy what you're doing....but if you ever see me in another league and you think about joining, keep walking....
BPTom 5 years ago
This is in reference to League - Kings of Fantasy to which Michael is the commish and was sent to Fleaflicker
One of our league members has had his points for the week taken away unjustly by the league commish. The rule set after the league started was that we could not use more than 3 roster moves per week, not including DL's. Team Chin Music was within the rules last week using 3 moves plus a DL and yet the commish took his weekly points away. The points need to be returned to Team Chin Music and the commish has not done this yet and needs to be corrected asap. The commish is not being fair to the league members and needs to be monitored for his actions.
The following is recommended by Fleaflicker mgmt:
The first thing, and mostly the main thing, to do would be to report them at 1) team-team owner options-report abusive owner
We'll also look into it, like I said above, but it's extremely hard to police these types of things and we like to stay as disassociated as possible; but we don't condone cheating, so that's why we have these controls in place and will look into it. Our retention department looks into it after you report them with the above step.
Urge your league members to do this he will be removed
This was the reply by the league commish:
As for you and your almighty attitude . The score will not be changed back because of your repeated attitude and remarks of such . If you don't like the league then you free to leave it ! The next step if this persist will be your removal from the league by myself .
This is in violation of his own rules and totally unfair. He's trying to take advantage of a situation to better himself in the lague as well..
The commish's team is Baseball Tonight.
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
TY for your input to this section. This is exactly why I started this thread. People need to know about these unscrupulous League Owners. This is supposed to be a place where you can go and have some harmless fun. I don't know how these guys can sleep at night, the things they do in order to win and to feel important. TYVM
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
PS- It just hit me that you were commenting on the same person for which this thread as started. Unreal! At least we know he is consistent. Now everybody knows to stay away from this guys Leagues...I hope.
LegendoftheGame 5 years ago
Now I must say hummm ?. Well did he also tell you that this user has 2 ID's currently ?? Did he also tell you that his ID's are the same and trying to trade togather ?? Bubbatee and BPtom are one in the same and have admitted this in this very same league for which he's complaining . Dishonest LOL funny very funny . most in flea seem to think that they don't need drafts or how to scout or even show up at drafts when they are scheduled ..not so . See I've grown to see this site and will say this most who complain are the ones who's guilty in fact they wish to have their way or don't like something to they go and complain and make themselves look better . These forums I guess are ok and very willing to have questions asked AT anytime put before me . I see wayyyyyy too many complaints about people draft for the scoring in that league ....well do they now ..funny if thats the case they why do they make new player acquisations in the first week....second week, third week etc...etc...etc...??????
The league I have have a rule in place for transactions limits of 3 per week ..yes FLEA has it at 7 . I find that at 3 you need to know more then just go get another player especially when you have a bench at 9 players c'mon now .
BPTom 5 years ago
You better say hummm - you're damn right you're dishonest....
Do the research and look to see if I have 2 ID's.
I don't...this was also proved by Fleaflicker -strike 2. It was proven by Fleaflicker that I previously had an ID that was updated and NEVER used more than my SINGLE ID in this or any other league. I have the e-mail to prove it. What proof do you have? I am not guilty - I am defending my integrity which you don't. Go back in the league talk and you'll see that I said I had 2 ID's but that was because I updated my personal info BEFORE I ever got in your league. There was no 2 active ID's EVER -get that through your head. There is or never was any admission of Bubbatee and myself being the same person because it's not true - once again, validated by Fleaflicker....
Looks like whatever proof there is, is how many different owners have proof that you are a cheat - plain and simple...and there is 100% proof against you and 0% against me, except for your word...and with others from other leagues pointing the finger at you, do you think you're credible.....
Finally, yes, you have a rule in place about 3 transactions per week, plus DL moves. That rule was never broken by Bubbatee and you took points away from him - and you took points away from me because I defended him - what rule did I break? None...... and if you were so great at drafting like you think you are, why did you start the season at 3-6 before the commish hit the fan?
You keep your league and you can be rest assured that me and a vast majority (if not all) who read this, won't lower their standards to be in a league with you or your kind.
brotherB 5 years ago
Commish: steelhawk65
League: fleaflicker.com
Craig changed scoring settings after week 2 when 1 player griped.
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
Yea, that is never good. People draft for certain settings and unless there is a dire need for a change that was missed and everyone agrees, you shouldn't mess with them. I looked at his Teams and he is the Commish in half of them and most of his leagues don't have very many people in them and the ones that are there are mostly inactive. He has a couple of leagues where ALL the teams make the playoffs....what's the point of having a season?
He is clearly either up to no good or just plain clueless and maybe inexperienced. Either way, he makes our list of Commish Leagues to avoid. TY for your input.
Upanddown 5 years ago
Hey culver what about commishes that drop out of their own league? I wish i knew who it was
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
Yea, that's a pain. I had a guy who after all the wrok we did, trading and ranking, just up and deleted the league...no warning. At least let somebody know so we can take it over. And the other thing Flea does that I don't like is say a guy drops out so you see his name and know who did it. Then say somebody takes it over and all you see all the way back is the new guys name. Well, that doesn't help anything.
brotherB 5 years ago
rjsshooz , aka Ronald, had 1 of his trades vetoed by the league, made another trade offer, then executed the trade using commish powers without allowing the 24 hr review as in the league rules.
I guess he's one of those that make up the rules as he needs them.
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
Wow. Ty for your input. I dropped out of one of his leagues. GL
Upanddown 5 years ago
Your kidding right?
CulverCityCosmo 5 years ago
No, I wasn't. But, after going to see his Teams, it may have been a league he was in and not Commish...not sure. I'm getting old.
DRoseAssassin 6 years ago
I'm in a league with Michael and he took Carl Crawford off someone's roster and put it to his... btw i think The Comso Award of Dishonor should also go to J-J
derosafan1 6 years ago
and RickG323
CulverCityCosmo 6 years ago
Well, Rick did join a money league and promised to pay many times, but never did leaving the Commish holding the bag and then went to Las Vegas for vacation when supposedly broke. I think that qualifies.
CulverCityCosmo 6 years ago
Thanks for the confirmation.


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While locked in my offsite office doing extensive reading on investing, I stumbled across this quote:
"A good rule is to check stock prices no more than once a month or once a year if you have the discipline."
As I rewrote those inspirational words of wisdom, I began to laugh. The quote is pure garbage, likely written by an individual sitting on a huge nest egg and before the invention of the iPod. Provided you that seek continual self-improvement, please do ignore outdated quotes such as the one above. Of course, trading in and out of positions doesn't have to be your wealth-building strategy, but at least realize the absurdity of ignoring that the market is open daily and that stocks, yes, go up and down in value.
At any rate, let's move on to earnings. Consistent with the beginning of any earnings season, we're seeing large themes -- or, as really boring analysts call them among their super-cool friends -- "buckets." Here are four buckets I see laying in the proverbial sandbox:
1. Earnings estimates for S&P 500 companies have been chopped. Expect dread.
2. China is in a fundamentally different place from where it was in early-to-mid-2012.
3. Europe is fundamentally not OK, but the market has been lulled into thinking it is.
4. Industrials, financials and semiconductors are the relative winners amid the allegedly dismal environment.
Unfortunately, excessive attention on the buckets could cost you bucks, because that would mean you're doing minimal analysis on the grains of sand contained therein.
No, I am not losing my mind. These are the grains of sand I have analyzed -- by reviewing Alcoa's (AA) third quarter and then applying them to the current themes in the market. Here are some key comments out of that quarter:
â—Ź "Strong pockets of growth and driving profitability"
â—Ź "European weakness" in mid- and downstream businesses
â—Ź A reduction in its 2012 aluminum demand forecast to 6% from 7% due to China issues
What the Bulls Will Need to Keep the Faith
â—Ź Management cited broadening strength in the business, which reflects a supposedly stable Europe (except Italy) and a recovering China.
â—Ź Sequential improvement in the tone around Europe
â—Ź An aluminum growth forecast somewhere in the vicinity of a 4%-to-6%, which captures the China recovery, a degree of confidence in Europe and executives believing the U.S. is not teed up for a Washington-triggered apocalypse
Between us, I think Alcoa will post a decent bottom-line number amid incrementally higher aluminum prices and a better overall global story compared with what we saw in the third quarter.
A Final Note
Chances are, you missed the quiet mentions on the S&P 500's relative-strength index (RSI), since everyone was chatting on Apple (AAPL), the debt ceiling and a Yum! Brands (YUM) earnings warning (which seems company-specific to me). In any case, RSI is now at 64.4 -- and a 70 reading marks the start of overbought territory, according to technical-analysis wizards. While I am not exactly a shape drawer (ascending triangle, anyone?), I do incorporate some degree of chart work in order to pinpoint entry prices.
Using the period from March 2012 to today as a guide, it appears a near-term consolidation of gains is rather probable if we rely solely on the RSI as a predictor. The trillion-dollar question: Does "consolidation" hand off to "mini-correction?" After all, we're headed in to an earnings season that should be poor in terms of fourth-quarter operating margins, but maybe not as dreadful when it comes to initial 2013 outlooks.
Take these historical numbers into consideration:
March 30, 2012: RSI broke through 60, then the S&P 500 went straight down until June 6 or so.
September 2012: RSI eclipsed 60 early in the month, thanks to the Fed announcement. The S&P 500 began stalling action until Sept. 17, and then gave it all back and then some until the November lows.


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BRETFORTON avenged defeat by Chippenham with a comfortable 3-1 away win in the return West Clubs Women's League Premier Division '2A' match.
Although going behind to a cracking strike and soaking up plenty of short corners, it was to eventually be Bret's day.
They were denied by impressive keeping but finally made the breakthrough when player-of-the-match Terri Brown knocked home the ball after a defensive mistake.
The game turned around in the second period when Brown found Tess Lewinton, whose perfect first touch allowed her to fire a blistering shot into the net.
Bret sealed the game when a Lewinton pass from a short corner to Daisy Wheeler saw the defender smash home.
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'"Anytime you get up here at all, it's a great feeling," said Stafford, who has two goals and three assists in 19 games for the Sabres this season. "It's just the first step. You have to take advantage of it, no matter how long it is." "I'm really excited to be up and I really hope that I can help the team win," said MacArthur, who has registered three shots in his two career NHL games. "The pressure's on a little bit (to perform), but I think that makes a guy a better player too. I'm going to work hard in whatever role I'm playing."'
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ZACHARY — The Zachary Community School Board approved a 32-month contract Thursday for new Superintendent Scott Devillier, who was chosen Oct. 25 to succeed Warren Drake.
The contract, which ends June 30, 2015, sets Devillier's base salary at $148,000 per year, with the possibility of earning up to $12,000 more per year for leading the district and individual schools in reaching specific academic goals.
Rather than provide Devillier with a vehicle or gas credit card, the board decided to pay him $700 a month for his travel in East Baton Rouge Parish.
He also can earn 2.5 percent annual pay raises by achieving high ratings on the board's annual evaluations of his performance. A raise would not be given in a year in which teachers' salaries were frozen, however.
The board will begin advertising Friday to fill Devillier's old position as director of operations and the new position of executive director of academics and support programs. Devillier asked the board to create the latter position to give him someone to continue making improvements to Zachary's academic standing.
Board members also set a Nov. 29 supper meeting with Devillier to work on plans for the coming year.
Other items taken up by the board included:
AUDIT REPORT: Certified public accountant Mike Schexnayder of Postlethwaite & Netterville presented his accounting firm's report of an audit of the School Board's finances for the fiscal year that ended June 30, saying auditors found no issues of non-compliance with state or federal laws.
The district is a $63 million per year business, and its internal controls are adequate for an operation of that size, Schexnayder said.
With revenues of $50.57 million last year, the district ended with a general fund operating surplus of $1.94 million, primarily because of increased property and sales tax income and additional state aid because of enrollment growth, Schexnayder said.
The report shows the operating surplus raised the general fund's reserves to $22.27 million at the end of the fiscal year.
CONSTRUCTION BUDGET: The board agreed to set an $11.3 million budget for construction of a two-story classroom building, new kitchen and dining area and a new administrative area at Zachary Elementary School. The construction will be funded with bond proceeds approved by voters in 2010.


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The South Florida Law Blog believes it will be at least 2016 before Florida's housing market fully recovers, but a new study shows many Americans are far more optimistic.
The results are in, and it appears the majority of those surveyed believe 2012 will be the magic year for the housing market. Trulia and RealtyTrac recently polled 2,034 U.S. adults aged 18 years and older to find out when most Americans think the housing market will recover. A mere 10 percent thought a recovery would happen this year, while nearly a quarter of those surveyed predicted a bumpy road until 2015 and beyond.
Despite recent reports that foreclosures have slowed and sales in Broward and Miami-Dade are trending up, Florida is not out of the woods yet. As special guest and Florida real estate developer, Pat Sessions, pointed out during our talk show From The Trenches, the market has yet to bottom out here in Florida.
As always, the South Florida Law Blog continues to share and comment on the latest in real estate news.


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Last August we received a call from our good friend Kyra over at Crave Bake Shop here in Portland, Oregon. She desperately needed help getting a shipment of her preferred gluten free flours down to LA for an appearance on The Food Network's Cupcake Wars. We were so excited for Kyra, but had to keep her participation on the show top secret until she was given clearance from The Food Network.
Kyra uses many of our flours in her decadent treats at Crave Bake Shop and we've been lucky enough to sample some of them from time to time. Not only is this the first baker we've personally known who has appeared on Cupcake Wars, but she was also their first gluten free contestant. We rushed to make sure she had each and every ingredient she needed on the set before filming began and then had to sit tight for FOUR MONTHS to find out how she did.
Kyra's bakery was featured in the season premier, Tree Lighting, of Cupcake Wars in early December. She didn't win, but she did make it into the final round. Win or lose, she performed admirably and left the judges craving more, which is no small feat for a gluten free cupcake. Having tasted her amazing creations, I wasn't surprised to hear the praise- but I was surprised to hear how well they held up against their gluten containing rivals. Just goes to show you that gluten free can still taste pretty darn amazing.
You can find a few clips from the show on the Crave Bake Shop website. I couldn't find a good source of the entire show online, so you'll have to wait for it to air on the Food Network again. You can watch a clip of her making champagne cupcakes on a local news program here.
If you want to try her cupcakes yourself, visit her shop at www.cravebakeshop.com to place an online order. Trust us, it's worth it!
We are so proud to be a part of Crave Bake Shop and the many other wonderful bakeries and restaurants around the country that use our products to create outstanding fare for their customers.


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Genius Julian is psyched to start a new school. He has a plan called "Operation Act Odinary" to finally be someone other than the smart nerd. On the first day of school he resists raising his hand and exclaims, "Only geeks like chess. I hate chess!" On the second day he can hardly stand it and eventually blurts out a complicated physics answer and immediately earns the nicknames "Einstein" and "Brainiac." He's the smart kid again and he's really bummed!
What Julian doesn't know is that there are kindred spirits in his school…and they've been watching him. Watching and waiting. And then they make contact by encoded message, a message only a fellow genius would figure out. Classmates Ben and Greta show up at the rendevous and induct Julian into their covert club, The Secret Science Alliance. They even have a top secret hideout full of high tech toys and gadgets and all kind of parts to invent things with.
The kids start to meet up everyday after school and on weekends to work on their projects: the stink-o-meter, nightsneak goggles and a hovercraft, just to name a few. When a rival scientist steals their book of ideas and is sure to use it for his evil plans, it takes all of their genius and gadgets to bring him to justice. Author: Eleanor Davis Award: Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth 2010.
This book is full of colorful, busy, interesting illustrations – it's a graphic novel so every page is illustrated. There are diagrams of inventions and cutaways so you can see inside things.
- Official Website of Eleanor Davis & The Secret Science Alliance
A lot of the pictures look like Rube Goldberg machines. Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist famous for drawing funny, complicated machines that do very simple things…like sharpen a pencil or put toothpaste on a toothbrush. At Rube's Official Website you can look at a gallery of his drawings. These drawings were inspirations for some of what you see in The Secret Science Alliance. There are lots and lots of details in each picture and the diagrams contain many steps and lots of labels. Purdue has a famous contest each year named after Rube Goldberg. During the contest, students try to build the most complicated machine to perform a simple task. The task for the 2010 contest is…dispensing hand sanitizeer…or course!
- Official Website Rube Goldberg
- Rube Goldberg Contest at Purdue
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McCollum appears heading to big win in 4th District
Veteran congresswoman holds more than 2-to-1 margin over Hernandez
By ERIK SANDIN
With 81 percent of precincts reporting, incumbent Democratic 4th District Congresswoman Betty McCollum beat back a challenge from Republican Tony Hernandez by a two-to-one margin to hold on to her seat in the redrawn district
With 186 out of 230 precincts in at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, McCollum had 172,952 votes to Hernandez's 85,519. Independence Party candidate Steve Carlson trailed with 16,505 votes.
In Washington County, where the central part of the county was put in the McCollum's district as part redistricting, Hernandez kept the contest somewhat close. With 53 of the county's 59 precincts in the district reporting early Wednesday, McCollum received 38,111 votes to Hernandez's 32,997 votes. Carlson received 4,603 votes.
The central part of Washington County was placed in the 4th District by a March judicial redistricting plan. Washington County cities in the district include Stillwater, Oak Park Heights, Bayport Lake Elmo, Oakdale, Grant, Afton, Dellwood, Mahtomedi, Birchwood Village, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Lake St. Croix Beach, St. Mary's Point and West Lakeland, Baytown and Stillwater townships.


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Hand out: Righty returned to Minors camp
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Brewers' bullpen picture gained further focus Friday when right-hander Donovan Hand was returned to Minor League camp, leaving 34 pitchers in big league camp, including 10 bullpen candidates.
Four can be characterized as locks (closer Jim Henderson, right-handers Francisco Rodriguez and Brandon Kintzler and left-hander Will Smith) and one will begin the season on the disabled list (Tom Gorzelanny). So three spots remain for five others: Zach Duke, Alfredo Figaro, Tyler Thornburg, Wei-Chung Wang and Rob Wooten.
Wang is a Rule 5 Draft pick whom the Brewers would like to keep if possible. Thornburg is on the bubble between the big league bullpen and Triple-A Nashville's starting rotation. Duke is the only non-roster invitee in that mix.
The Brewers' thinking will become clearer yet by Wednesday, which is the deadline for teams to inform those whose Major League contract expired last fall and signed a Minor League contract for 2014 whether they will make the Opening Day roster. If the player does not make the Major League team, the team must either release the player or pay a $100,000 bonus to send him to the Minors. A player who accepts the assignment -- which Duke indicated he would do -- gets a June 1 opt-out added to his contract..
Duke endured a similarly tense final week of Spring Training in 2012, when he was battling for a job with the Astros.
"That didn't work out. I wound up getting released with three or four days left in camp," he said. "Rosters were already set for the majority of other teams, and I was jobless. The difference is I've performed much better this spring. I feel like I've definitely given them something to think about, and regardless of whether I make the team or not [coming out of camp], I feel I've proven I can help the team at some point."
Duke was still a starting pitcher then, but he has since found a new niche as a left-handed reliever. Duke finished last season with the Reds, posting a 0.84 ERA in 14 appearances, and has allowed four earned runs in 8 2/3 innings this spring. Three of those runs scored in one inning against Arizona on March 16.
Duke is from Texas, but his wife, Kristin, is from southern Indiana, so they split the difference and bought a house in Nashville over the winter. That just so happens to be home to the Brewers' Triple-A team.
"Obviously, I'd rather not be there, but it's an OK situation," Duke said. "And I have the out on June 1, so that's always an option. The main thing is I wanted to come in and prove I could get guys out, and I feel I have done that."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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There is no short supply of broadcast quality motion graphics out there, but does anyone have a lead on a place where people share their corporate type work? I can't find much, but I understand. It's the work we are often least proud. For instance the client hands over a bunch of mediocre video footage and photos and it's your task to make something pretty and three minutes long from it. Often you are finding ways to hide the quality of the footage and photos by clever means. Anyways, I'm crossing my fingers there's something out there. When I'm trying to draw inspiration, it would be nice to see something closer to what I am doing.
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Posted 23 February 2012 - 10:51 PM
Posted 24 February 2012 - 07:04 AM
If I'm working for a new corporate client i usually try to check out their competitors YouTube channels to see what type of stuff is getting created for their specific industry. Marketing departments can't help but put up every video online no matter how mediocre it may be.
Posted 25 February 2012 - 06:44 AM
Try Behance , They have the Motion Graphics Served Site . It has some of the best work on the front page
Blog : www.motionzickness.wordpress.com
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Robert J. Ryan Jr. was born and raised in Kingston, as were his parents and their parents. He owns and operates Ryan and Ryan Insurance on Schwenk Drive in Uptown Kingston and has four children with his wife, Amy.
Ryan said he always has tried to be committed to Kingston and Ulster County because the area always has been good to him and his family. He said he tries to volunteer and give back to the community.
Ryan is a past president of the Kingston Boys & Girls Club, a past chairman of the Ulster County Development Corp. and was Ulster County's representative on the Stewart Airport Citizens Advisory Panel.
He currently serves on the Benedictine Health Foundation's Board of Directors.
Ryan also is a founding member of the Shamrock Run, which leads off Kingston's annual St. Patrick's Parade, and has been a major sponsor of the event for the past 24 years. The Shamrock Run raises money for a different charity each year.
"You don't do this type of work to be honored and recognized, but it is nice to be recognized for the work you do," Ryan said of receiving the Heart of Ulster County Award. "I look at it, really, as an award for my entire family. We're trying to teach our children to give back. I learned it from my parents."


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A big factor in this should be the difficulty of the course. On a tough par 5 for instance, the difference between a good shot and a bad shot can sometime be TWO strokes. On a putt, the difference is usually not more than one stroke (no including rolls, OB near the basket etc.). A mulligan should always be used for the WORST shot thrown because the difference between that and a better shot will often be greater than the difference between two putts. If you are playing par 3 golf, often a terrible shot will still result in a three on a hole and you may not wish to take another drive if it is a tough par 3. On a pitch and putt vs. a pro par (ssa 60+) course you will make very different decisions regarding mulligans. From reading how you use your mulligans money21, it is my impression that you are either
a: playing par3 courses or pitch and putts.
b: a poor decision maker when it comes to when to use your mulligans
c. a poor putter where putting is where you would lose strokes and thus you use your mulligans on putts
d. a very, very good player and you have very, very few truly bad drives and you will then use mulligans on your putts accordingly