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In Week 2, you'll get started on decorations, flowers, music, wine, and drinks. Plus, we'll finalize the menu, create a shopping list, and go over any equipment and serving needs.
- Decide on Your Decor
With your menu set, take a moment to plan a beautiful Thanksgiving table. With a little effort, you won't need to spend a lot of time or money to make it look great. See our guide to DIY Table Crafts for creative—and completely doable—ways to turn seasonal items like cranberries, lady apples, and pinecones into napkin rings, candleholders, place cards, and more. For floral inspiration, follow our step-by-step instructions for creating your own classic and modern centerpieces.
As you make decisions about the table and flowers, write down everything you'll need. While flowers should be picked up just one or two days before Thanksgiving, most of the other supplies can be purchased in advance. Make a note of any special tools or equipment (pruning shears, a glue gun, or mason jars, for example) you might require, and if anything needs to be ordered ahead of time, go ahead and take care of that now.
- Make a Plan for Music
Create a playlist now so it's ready for the big day. Or, enlist a musically inclined friend or family member to create and bring one. And be sure to check your stereo system or the dock for your MP3 player—you don't want to find out on Thanksgiving that the speakers aren't hooked up properly or you can't connect the iPod containing your cousin's special holiday mix.
- Finalize Your Menu and Make a Shopping List
Take another look at your menu and make sure it's what you want—did you remember cranberry sauce and bread or rolls? Do you want to swap in a different mashed potato recipe?
By now, most of your guests have RSVP'd, so you should have a pretty firm head count. Check to see if your recipes will make enough to feed everyone. The best way to expand or contract is with side dishes: For an intimate dinner, choose only a few; for a large group, you'll probably want more options. You can also scale recipes up or down depending on how many people you're hosting. Consider whether you'll have help with the cooking: If you'll be doing most of the work yourself, you may need to choose easier recipes to make things doable. Once you've worked through these last few issues, write down your final list of recipes, or save them to your Epicurious Recipe Box in a folder named "Thanksgiving."
Next, go over each recipe and make a shopping list of all the ingredients you'll need. (Once your recipes are saved in your Recipe Box, our Shopping List feature makes this step easy.) If you're doubling or tripling a recipe, don't forget to multiply the ingredients. For the turkey, the chart included in our Turkey Primer will tell you how big a bird to get. (The general rule is about 1 1/2 pounds per person if you want leftovers.) Once you have your ingredient list, compare it with what's in your cupboards and cross out anything you already have. Check the list for items you won't be able to find in local stores, then order these online this week so they'll arrive in time.
- Plan Your Wine and Cocktails
Most entertaining experts agree that even the most prepared host will find it difficult to mix individual cocktails on Thanksgiving. We recommend picking one signature drink, such as a Cranberry Kir Royale or a Black-Tie Martini, and making a big batch to serve with hors d'oeuvres. Browse thousands of cocktail recipes to find the perfect drink for your gathering.
You could also set up a simple bar with basic spirits, mixers, and garnishes, and let your guests serve themselves. Watch our video about creating a party-ready home bar, with step-by-step advice from lifestyle guru Clinton Kelly.
Next, consider the wine you want to serve with dinner. We suggest choosing one white and one red. For such an American holiday, why not celebrate with domestic wines? For ideas, see our guide to the best bottles from each state.
Champagne or sparkling wine is another option. In addition to being festive, bubbly is surprisingly food-friendly: It works with a variety of flavors, which comes in handy at Thanksgiving, when the menu often features a wide array of dishes.
Don't forget to include nonalcoholic options, such as sparkling water or cider. And remember that you'll likely want to offer coffee and tea with dessert.
Once you finalize your drink plan, make a shopping list. In addition to wine, cocktail supplies, coffee, tea, and nonalcoholic beverages, be sure to include any special equipment you might need, such as a cocktail shaker, a large drink pitcher, or a coffee urn. And if necessary, shop for or order any specialty items in advance.
- Make a List of Cooking Gear and Serving Pieces
You've already made shopping lists for food, drinks, and decor, but there's one more list to make, and it's an easy one to forget. Look at your recipes and write down all the equipment and tools you'll need for cooking. Check to see what you're missing, then make a plan to buy, rent, or borrow.
Next, consider your serving plan (buffet or sit-down? hors d'oeuvres and cocktails served beforehand in the living room?) and list any materials you'll need, such as extra chairs, or linens and card tables for hors d'oeuvres. Think about how each menu item will be served. Experienced entertainers often write down the name of each dish and what bowl, platter, and/or serving utensils it will require. This will also come in handy on Thanksgiving Day. When someone asks, "How can I help?" you'll be able to give specific instructions for getting everything on the table. Other questions to answer are: Will you need a warming tray to keep things from getting cold on a buffet? Do you have items such as a gravy boat and carving set? Do you own enough plates, flatware, and glasses for each guest and course? Once you make the list, check to see what you're missing and figure out what you can borrow or rent and what you'd prefer to buy. If anything needs to be ordered online or reserved in advance, do that now so you know you'll have everything you need.


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I have decided to give some books (that I don't use). Some of them are available for free in monasteries, but it could interest people that don't have a chance to go in such places. About the shipping :
- I will pay all of it if you live in France
- I will only pay the first 5€, and if it's not enough, you can pay me the rest after you received the book(s) (you can use paypal or send me a check)
- I will be in Cittaviveka (Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, England) from the 24th June 2011 until the 25th July 2011. So if you think we'll meet there, let me know and I will give you the book(s) in proper hands.
If you read french, you can also check out the french books I give, (there is only 2 books left, but I will put some more later).
If you're interested by one or several books, please send me a pm with your postal adress.
Here is the list (I put my name first, so if someone wants to give some books too, he will only have to copy and paste my list in his message, and add his proper list. And so on...) :
Available Adrien :
- Practical Insight Meditation (Mahasi Sayadaw)
- 3 booklets by Mahasi Sayadaw (Thoughts on the Dhamma, The Progress of Insight, Satipatthana Vipassana : Insight throught Mindfulness)
- The buddha and his teachings (Narada)
- What Buddhists Believe (Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda)
- You & your problems (Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda)
- After the Ecstasy, the Laundry (Jack Kornfield)
- The Manuals of Dhamma (Ledi Sayadaw)
- The Manuals of Buddhism (Ledi Sayadaw)
- Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera : A Spiritual Biography (Acariya Maha Boowa)
- Relatives and Disciples of the Buddha

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Miley keeps it simple in strong first start
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The first start of the spring for D-backs left-hander Wade Miley went pretty much according to plan.
Stretched out to four innings against the Giants, Miley allowed a run on five hits with a walk and a strikeout while throwing 61 pitches.
"I felt good today," Miley said after the D-backs dropped a 5-3 decision Sunday. "I still have some things to work on, but everything went well."
Miley suffered a sophomore slump in 2013 after going 16-11 and nearly winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award in '12. Miley lost the award by only seven points to Bryce Harper of the Nationals, 112-105.
But last year, Miley slumped to 10-10 with a 3.55 ERA in 33 starts, although he had a much better second half of the season, with four of the 10 wins and a 2.93 ERA, as opposed to a 4.01 ERA in the first half.
"Wade is an example of a guy who takes the mound and starts overthinking a little bit," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "He lost who Wade was and he struggled. Wade's a guy who gets the ball, gets on the mound, trusts his catcher and throws the ball. Like everything about this level of the game, it gets pretty specialized. There could be too much information. Last year, Wade got caught up in things that weren't really applicable to him. That slowed him down a little bit until he got back on track."
This spring, Miley said he's going back to the basics: Get the ball and throw the ball.
"That's my mentality," Miley said. "I'm not going to change speeds and take something off whatever I'm throwing. My mentality it to let it rip and see what happens."
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. Follow @boomskie on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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People are passionate about the subject of pit bulls, and that was proved again when more than 290 people commented online on a Feb. 2 story involving ongoing discussion about Waterford's pit bull ban.
The township has had a ban on the breed since 1990. Recently, people have come forward requesting the ban be lifted and new policies regarding dogs be adopted.
Zedman2222 said, "It's NOT the breed of dog (that is the problem). It's the owners' attitudes. Same goes for Rottweilers, etc."
Chrysostom2 said, "I am a dog lover, but I would never want pit bulls living near me. I understand that people love and value their pets, that each dog has its own temperament, and that ANY dog may bite. But certain breeds were bred EXACTLY FOR the purpose of extreme aggressive-defense, causing the most damage to predators of flocks, home invaders, etc. Pit Bulls are among those. Sadly, there are many cases when a supposedly gentle 'attack-bred' dog suddenly reverts to breed type, with devastating and often deadly consequences. No one can predict what behavior a dog will interpret as reason for attack.
WilliamB. stated he was attacked by a chow when he was a kid. "Today, I love dogs and own a couple pit bulls. I'm a proud owner too. My first defense (at home) are my dogs. My dogs protect me, my family and my home. I don't understand why you would want harm done to my pets. It's messed up."
Luana Hunt stated, "If you ever had a pit bull sneak up on you while walking down the street and seriously injure you as my daughter had happen to her, you would love the ban. I just wish it was everywhere. There are a lot of dog breeds that are not so volatile. Why do some people have the need to have these dogs?"
LarryC2 said it is foolish to waste "public effort targeting American Temperament Testing Society certified, spayed/neutered family pets, which are virtually never the dogs involved in human aggression incidents, just because somebody says 'they look like a pit bull,' and ignoring the owner behaviors (keeping non-neutered male dogs, training as ' guard dogs', chaining, abuse etc.) which actually cause dog attacks on people. So (Waterford) is considering a change to a rational policy which targets the actual problem: owner behaviors. Good for them."
NanMae wrote, "I see (from the story) that 'the ban is a lot of expense for townships and cities.' Huh? So dump the expense on dog owners who don't even own a pit bull?? All animals would HAVE to be microchipped and temperament tested if they show aggression... how fair is that to us non-pit bull owners to be forced into microchipping even if we don't want, or can't afford it?? Keep the pit bull ban, they've proven themselves over and over to be mean, nasty, aggressive dogs, and I don't believe it's always the owner's fault, it's in their blood!"
Uncle Eddie wrote, "The American Temperament Test Society provides for a 'uniform national program of temperament testing of purebred and spayed/neutered mixed-breed dogs.' Since 1997 it has tested over 28,000 dogs (2007 statistic). Pit bulls ranked fourth ahead of Labs, collies, poodles and a lot of very popular family dog breeds.
"A pit bull named Weela became Ken-L Ration's Dog Hero of the Year in 1993 by saving the lives of 30 people, 29 dogs, 13 horses and a cat. During WWI a pit bull named Stubby became the most decorated war dog in U.S. history. Mascot and member of the 102nd, the young dog had served his men and his country in 17 battles in France. He had saved hundreds of lives, and his loyalty and courage had inspired thousands of soldiers.
"The pit bull loves to please its owner and tries to become whatever kind of dog its owner desires and the puppies grow up to become a reflection of both their owners' personality and the care and training they receive."
Hussflier wrote, "Any crackpot can register a website and claim they have secret information. The (American Temperament Testing Society) is a front created to spread the myth that pit bulls aren't killer dogs. But everyone knows that's false. The proof is in the hundreds and thousands of severe attacks, injuries and deaths that these killer dogs inflict on children each year. We'd be better off if the breed were eradicated. That way the trashy people who want a pit bull because they're tough looking wouldn't even have an option."
Bonnie Hugunin defended pit bulls, stating that other breeds, such as Labrador retrievers, can attack. "My daughter was 6 when she got attacked by a black Lab. My daughter was at a friend's house and their black Lab came out of the basement, lunged at my daughter, grabbed hold of her face, the dog's teeth (locked on) and went into the nose and chin. Good thing the dog didn't shake (her). Our daughter had stitches and trauma from this. The dog wasn't put down and a year later the dog bit again and still wasn't put down. The people moved away. Now if it had been a pit bull, then all hell would have broken loose. The best dog I have had is a pit bull."
Hans Bolte wants to keep the ban in place. "I don't see how the ban costs anything at all? Like someone said, if a poodle is aggressive, just give it a kick. If a pit bull is aggressive, you may lose your life."
Contact Carol Hopkins at 248-745-4645 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @OPCarolHopkins or on Facebook @OPcarolhopkins.
Group urging change to Waterford pit bull ban holding open forum Thursday
A group encouraging Waterford Township officials to eliminate the township's pit bull ban is inviting people to a question-and-answer forum Thursday.
The Oakland County Dog Ownership Group and Specialists (O.D.O.G.S.) is asking the Waterford Township Board of Trustees to modify the current Breed Discrimination Legislation and replace it with a Responsible Pet Ownership Law.
The modification, they said, is to protect the community from all dangerous dogs, no matter what the dog's breed. Waterford has banned pit bulls since 1990. Mary Dunham-High started O.D.O.G.S. in 2011 after her family pet, Keane, was labeled a pit bull and Waterford Township demanded a DNA test.
After heartache, time off work and $170, she said, they received the results that Keane was a "Labrador mix." All people who live or work in Waterford Township are encouraged to attend an open forum presented by the O.D.O.G.S. group at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Waterford Library, 5168 Civic Center Drive in Waterford.


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I'm on the cutting edge. Last game I played was Madden 06 just now.
It was 9.99 at Fry's today.
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I'm on the cutting edge. Last game I played was Madden 06 just now.
It was 9.99 at Fry's today.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Just for a mental picture, my mom and dad sat on either side of me on our couch as I beat SMB2 and SMB3 (once in Frog suit, once in Tanooki suit - which I have always called Tamagachi because I'm an idiot, and once as a Hammer dude). I may or may not have been wearing a shirt.
Oh, if anyone remembers SMB3 (I mean, it only came out 17 years ago, so it should still be fresh in your minds), try to argue against the Goomba's Shoe as the coolest thing ever. You can't.
...I shouldn't post this...
Having said that, I think FF12 is rather weak on both story and character development. The plot has so far been disappointingly straightforward (and I'm pretty close to the end), without many of the unexpected twists FF is known for. The story is much less epic in scale, mainly focusing on politics - much like Tactics, so you may like it more than I. Even though the quest itself is longer, it just seems like there's a lot less to the story than there usually is. The party is disappointing for the most part. Vaan and Penelo are almost completely useless story-wise, and Fran and Basch are greatly under-utilized. Ashe and Balthier are really the only fully-realized characters.
On the other hand, the gameplay is fantastic. Probably the best of the series. They've crafted a perfect blend of ATB and MMO combat. The whole Gambit thing seems like a terrible idea at first, but it's really just a new system of management - you delegate instead of micromanage. Battles become more strategic, if anything. In most FF games, I'm plain tired of fighting by the end of the game, but I'm still enjoying killing things here. The License Board is not as inspired as 10's Sphere Grid, but it's still a great system. Like the Gambits, it seems like a terrible idea at first but it grows on you. And as you may have determined from my other posts in this thread, the sidequests are nearly endless, and never feel like a chore thanks to the battle system. And that's not even touching upon the outstanding art direction...
Anyway, take that for what you will.
I bought the game Black just now, the game is sick. Just very hard.
Been playing a handful of games lately. I just got Lost Planet which has been amazing. It feels like a 3D contra done right with some Bionic Commando aspects thrown in.
Also I've been playing Viva Piñata on occation which despite the show is really fun. It's always fun trying to get new species in your garden and "converting" the sours.
The rest of my gaming time has been spent between Gears and Oblivion. I may just play Gears on occasion if I can get most of the achievements. And after pouring 100+ hours into Oblivion I still haven't felt like completing the main storyline.
Oh my...how did this thread make it so far down the list. Well I've been playing NBA Street Homecourt for the 360 to death lately. It's pretty good, I'd place it a notch above Street V.3 but a little below Vol 2. The graphics on the courts are incredibly realistic. I have an absolutely HUGE gripe about the gameplay though. You might as well not even attempt to actually shoot the ball because everything that's not a dunk gets blocked. Once I stole the ball and had an uncontested breakaway and shot from deep only to see all three computer opponents fly into the screen and block the shot. I know it's a minor gripe in a game that's all about insane handles and dunks but it would be nice to be able to actually shoot to win a close game.
I also got some new Xbox live Arcade games, Alien Hominid and TMNT 1989 Arcade Game. I forgot how many of my quarters that game took back in the day.
I also picked up Rogue Galaxy for the PS2 and so far it has been VERY enjoyable. It's right up there with the best RPG's the PS2 has to offer in terms of quality and depth. And you truly won't believe the visuals that the PS2 is pumping out on this game. It doesn't rival any of the next gen systems but it has to be considered one of the best looking PS2 titles available. Very smooth, very well done.
That's about it for now.
Cricket 2007.
Titan Quest. Best diablo 2 ripoff since, well diablo 2.
GTR 2 simulator + Logitech G25 wheel + Porsche GT3-RSR + Nurburgring =
I downloaded Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on Xbox Live Arcade early this morning. I played the original for PS1 and this is a direct port of that game. Any of you 360 owners out there who never played the original, you owe yourselves to check out this classic. It truly is one of the best games ever made, and it stands up surprisingly well even after 10 years.
I love the Virtual Console.
They're also going to be releasing this (with extras) on the PSP in a package with a revamped version of Rondo of Blood. I can't freakin' wait.
DDR extreme
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Perhaps not the most refined gameengine ever but the scope, setting and atmosphere makes it the best game of it's type since the "old" days of system shock 1 - 2 and Deux Ex.
I just got NBA 2k7 off of ebay. This game is terrible. I dont see why everyone likes it better than Live, the controls are absolutely horrendous. And JO is continually my lowest scorer on the Pacers...yeahhhh.
Oh well Ill go back to playing Gran Turismo 4.
GTA San Andreas. I had put the game down for a year because I was frustrated with one of the racing missions. Finally I picked it back up and moved along. The flight school part about made me blow a gasket though.
just got done playing some G.R.A.W 2 on my xbox 360.
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today. The only bad thing is I have yet to listen to the game's actual music. I've been just playin' John Legend's Heaven, over and over again.Spoiler:
Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance. That game is amazing, but Titania died and i'm having a little trouble.
That'll do.
God of War I. I got brainwashed by all the commercials. Decent, but not enough to make me run out and buy II.
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what system do u got it on? its completely horrible on PS2 but sominates on 360.
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"Europa Universalis III". Loved part I and II and am loving part III now too!
Control any country from 1450-1800, lead, wage war, colonize, make an empire, make alliances, perform diplomacy, trade, build, change religion or expand it, etc. Superb!
Hurraay to Paradox Entertainment!
(PS: IF you want to play such a game, but in the 1936-1947 time zone then check out "Hearts of Iron II").
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Just beat God of War II. Much better than the original, though the ending was disappointing.
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Nah, it's not the hardest language in the world. But you certainly have a case as the hardest West Germanic language and maybe the hardest European language (although, Basque and the Uralic languages are hard as well).
/linguistic rant
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
How many languages do you speak?
Dutch by chance??
I can only say that I'm highly fluent in English and, of course, my mother tongue (Greek). I have some knowledge on several languages (French, German, Albanian, Russian, Lithuanian and Finnish) and I can have a very short conversation in some of those languages but I am in no way fluent in them.
I'm still a university student and I'll seen enter post-graduate studies to expand my knowledge on the Uralic family
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I lived in the Netherlands for a year and I would wager that a lot of you guys are better at English grammar than many, many Americans.
Great country btw, I have great memories of drinking Grolsch on the beaches of Zandvoort. Then I would ride my bike all the way back to Amsterdam to burn the calories.
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Maybe because he is not a free agent?
At 5 years old. I was at the kindergarten.
Actually, I picked up the english alphabet one year before officially picking up the Greek one
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
@ScottAgness: No surprise, the Pacers have re-signed forward Sam Young. He's still working his way back from a severe ankle sprain. http://t.co/KYVLET6K
Hell yeah, championship baby
Well, it's not the sexiest move, but I am happy to have Sam back.
When you consider Gerald's demotion, Lance's soreness and overall slump, it will be good to have another quality backup at those positions.
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It's not hard for a foreigner to have a better grasp of the English language versus a native Hoosier.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Well, it makes a lot of sense. You have no incentive to start teaching a second language earlier than 14 years old. English is the lingua franca and thus there is no need to learn a new language to access more information. I doubt that Greeks learned a second language in their early years when Koine Greek was the lingua franca.
People who don't have English as their native language pretty much need to learn English early, nowadays. Games, music, movies, the Internet. They pretty much force you to learn English.
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Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
This was the worst kept secret in recent memory for me. Everyone pretty much knew this is what they were doing once McGuire was signed. Mike Wells TOLD us it would happen.
I get the fact that Americans don't have to learn another language. But I definitely agree with the above quote. If someone wants to start learning a new language for whatever reason (let's say to broaden their horizons), he/she'd better start sooner. Not necessarily at the age of 5 though. Even 7-8 years old is a good time to start.
i say sign Allen Iverson to a deal for the rest of the year, well after watching him "practice" to see if he can still play
I'd love to see the Pacers sign AI mainly because of all the crying and I'm no longer following the team" empty threats from the old-heads on this forum.
If you really like watching the world burn, get the Pacers to sign Iverson. It'll be a full-out flame war.
Not the biggest Sam Young fan, wouldn't have minded giving a NBDL player a chance.
Why so SERIOUS
Theres a difference between watching the world burn and nuclear holocaust.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Does anyone know if Young is signed for the rest of the season?
I assume that it's not a 10-day contract and all....
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Wartime code breaker Harry Beckhough will be celebrating his 100th birthday at Marlborough Conservative Club on Saturday, a very appropriate venue because he is believed to be the party's longest serving member.
Widower Mr Beckhough, who lives in Castle Court retirement apartments in Marlborough, is not only the Conservatives' oldest member having joined at 15 but also its oldest worker because he attends the Devizes Constituency Conservative Association's offices in Marlborough every day to help with the administration.
The Bristol-born centenarian went to the same grammar school as actor Cary Grant and the four languages he took at Higher School Certificate – including French, German and Greek – resulted in him being asked to join Bletchley Park's team of code breakers.
In 2010 he was awarded the MBE for his services to politics and the same year he was shocked to be singled out at the Conservatives annual conference by Prime Minister David Cameron who said: "I tell you something, this is a party for all generations. Harry, without people like you we would not be here and our party would not be in government."
Guests at Saturday's party will include the Devizes MP Claire Perry.


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When you start to look at this Murryhill's features it becomes obvious why it's a popular storage choice. It offers an impressive 1, 419 cu. ft. of space and has walls that are more than six-feet tall. Plus, a garage-style front door and a sliding side door make accessing your belongings amazingly convenient. Even storing items like riding lawn mowers and step-ladders is easy.
And then there's the construction. Vinyl-coated sheds are amongst the toughest available storage structures. A hot-dipped galvanized steel frame, premium vinyl coating, and stabilizing mid-wall brace all give this Arrow Murryhill storage shed excellent weather resistance. It can handle extreme wind, rain, and snow without a problem. You won't even have to do much in order to keep this building in good condition; maintenance is as simple as performing the occasional cleaning and waxing.
The more you need to store, the more intimidating the prospect of searching for outdoor storage can be. Just remember that you do have options. An Arrow Vinyl Murryhill 12 x 17 Premium Outdoor Storage Shed can provide you with the space you need and the confidence that your valuables are properly protected.
4 Stars
May 20, 2016
The product seems to be of pretty high quality materials. My only real complaint is the directions. Now that I've put one together, I could do it again a lot easier and probably a lot faster. The directions are AWFUL. It's like they just made up names for pieces and only they understand their language. The pictures are of no help at all. I wound up having to redo a bunch of stuff because the pictures, from what I could tell, showed assembly in one way but had to be the opposite in order for everything to line up.
Pros:All parts were packaged correctly. Once assembled, it's a very solid shed.
Cons:Directions were written by a 2nd grader... and that's being generous.
Jonathan Boyle
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Metal Is Flimsy, Plenty of Space
October 22, 2013
The storage you get from the shed is great. Check to make sure that holes are drilled correctly and have a cordless drill ready to fix any that are not. The parts could be thicker as the metal feels very flimsy, and it might have been easier building a wood shed.
Hector Crook
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Instructions Need Rewrite; 12x10 Not True Size
July 6, 2013
My overall view of the shed would have to be mediocre. Reading through the manual several times would definitely be recommended before you start construction. Also, check to make sure that you have all the parts and screws for the project beforehand as I didn't have some of the nuts, bolts, etc. that are supposed to come with it (although major pieces were there). When you actually start assembling the shed keep in mind that the panels are thin so windy weather is something you should try to avoid when you pick a day for assembly. One thing to keep in mind when planning where to put your shed is that the 12-by-10 size also includes the edge of the roof around the shed, so although it will fit in a 12-by-10 area you won't get that amount of storage space (the base will be smaller because of this). The manual also only refers to a type of shed and not this specifically sized model.
Joshua McCullough
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Assembly Fairly Quick, Manual Needs Improvement
January 29, 2013
Once you have the floor ready the shed should only take two days or so to put together. The directions can be kind of hard to understand as they aren't very specific, and the illustrations need to be better.
John Calderon
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Good Deal, Manual Needs Revision
December 3, 2012
The roll up door for this model is excellent and really facilitates ease-of-use. I wasted some time looking for parts that the manual said that I needed, but it turned out that the manual is for this style of shed but different sizes, so that could have been clearer. Definitely have two people working on it (although one person can do it if they have handyman skills) as things will be much easier with an extra set of hands. The screw holes may not line up perfectly and some parts seem a little flimsy, but I definitely think this shed is a great deal and works well.
Caleb Chaney
4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Great Product, Excited to Use It
September 4, 2012
Definitely close to a five star product. It feels very strong when completed. I would keep several weekends free to make sure you have time to build it and it helps if you are handy with a simple tools and power tools. Without the sealer that it comes with the building would definitely not be weather-proof, but the sealer does its job. Check the parts beforehand to make sure you have all the little pieces, but a local store should have it if you run out. If you have free shipping make sure you talk with the store you order it from (they might not have it down). I'm excited that I'm going to rebuild a Corvette in this building.
Frank Velasquez
4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Good Choice, Takes Time to Build
August 29, 2012
Building it is simple but frustrating; there are a lot of steps. But once it is built, it is quite sturdy.
Jakob Dow
West Virginia
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Difficult Assembly Because of Horrible Directions
February 15, 2012
The manual was unclear and had a real lack of detail. It should really have something better that shows you how to do it instead of just telling you what to do with unclear pictures. Some of the pictures seemed to contradict each other, so the instructions definitely need some improvement. Don't do this alone (I recommend three people) or else you will find it impossible to build it. The pieces are very flimsy and can be damaged very easily. The assembly is definitely difficult.
Mt Pleasant, Pa.
4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
VT 1217 shed
October 30, 2011
Had help to construct and am glad I did. Well built shed but difficult to erect
Pros:Good size and well constructed.
Cons:Square nuts provided were iffy. Some fit and some didn't. Screws for the exterior were a total disaster. Would be better if washers were attached to the screws. Would make erection quicker. Erecting garage door, I found pieces missing. I know one thing, the pad has to be level and square. This is a must.
Oscar Mack
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Excellent in Every Way
August 31, 2011
I have to give this shed top marks in every way. Cost is great, it is sturdy and looks good, and is simple to build. This shed has lasted me a long time and the only reason that it needed to be replaced was because a small tornado pushed a seventy five foot tree down on top of it. Even then it protected everything inside and didn't collapse after the tree hit. Unfortunately the tree cause enough damage that I needed to get a new one. The order for a new unit came straight to my house within days of me placing the order at Home Depot. It took about five days for us to build the building with two people working on it. This unit is definitely more sturdy than other tin sheds you can buy on the market. I am putting the shed on the same base as the last building (concrete slab), and expect this one to last just as long.
Dante Bacon
3 Stars
Flimsy, Would Probably Get a Different One
June 12, 2011
The pieces of the shed feel weak overall and can be damaged with a relatively light impact. It was extremely windy (85mph) about a week after I bought it, and it was so damaged it had to be taken down. I built it without any help (I would recommend getting help) and it took four days to do so. The build was okay when you make sure to follow the manual and don't try to do things too quickly, although I would probably put out the money for another type of building.
Jim Mitchell
5 Stars
October 16, 2010
It was a pleasure to deal with Elitedeals. The price of the Arrow 10'X12' ARROW Shed was reasonable and fair. Once the building arrived, dealing with Arrow was hassle free and most friendly. I Highly recommend Elitedeals & Arrow Buildings. JM
Israel Salinas
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
110% Satisfied!
May 23, 2010
My wife and I are extremely satisfied with this building. It has stayed strong through many storms (where it has served as a passing place to sleep), and it was a great experience putting it together. My suggestion would be to get a professional to put it together (even though I put it together myself). It was exactly what I was looking for to store all my garden tools and to house my fishing gear (my Fisherman's Nook is my nickname for it). Not only that, but after all gear and tools there was still plenty of room for items from the house. This building will satisfy any need that you have. I didn't even expect this to be such an excellent investment, so I just got the most inexpensive building I could find to store my stuff in. I definitely got much more than I paid for in this excellent quality shed. I can definitely say that this is one of the happiest purchases I have made in a long time and would recommend this building to others.
Tyson Hopson
4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Lasted Great
April 3, 2010
After more than 15 years of use (I got it in January of 1995) I would say that I'd get it again if I had it to do over. The only problem I had was some rust on the roof panels, but I already plan on buying new ones and putting them on the body of the old shed. The rust happened 16 years after I bought it so I just missed the 15 year rust-through protection warranty that came with the building.
Julius Bassett
4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Shed is Great, Customer Service Could Be Better
June 17, 2009
I was pleased with the final quality of this shed. Ten hours was all we needed with a couple people working on it, but we found it easier with two cordless drills. I came with everything we needed, but the door to the shed was damaged while being shipped so we had to get a new one (they sent it no problem in four days or so). The only negative things were that the instructions were for any sized shed of this model and so were somewhat unclear with certain parts of the door assembly. Also, we eventually had to put the damaged door out on the road to be picked up even though customer service said two times that they would get a truck out as quickly as possible. I have no problem with the shed itself, works great.
Everett Cason
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Good Construction, Better Instructions
March 9, 2009
While the shed did its job exactly as we needed it to (and is very rugged after being hooked on a concrete pad), I would only rate it mediocre because of some problems we had during assembly. Don't try to put the shed together with only one person or you won't get anywhere. Three people would probably be best if your looking to get things done fast, but you could probably do it with two. The biggest problem we had with the shed assembly was with the roof trusses (we think they packed trusses for the wrong model in the shipment we received). After we checked to make sure all the siding was lining up exactly along the side of the building and made sure that we hadn't incorrectly laid out the railing on the floor, we noticed that there was about 1 ¼ inches too much of material on the end. Thankfully we had a band saw to cut the trusses down to length quickly and easily, but had we not had them at work it probably would have been a bigger deal. We also ended up having to re-drill some of the holes that the panels were suppose to mount too. Other than that the manual was a little hard to understand (sometimes we needed to go back and change something we had put in the wrong place), but it wasn't usually anything serious and with some proper formatting and better illustrations it would be much easier to read. As I said the construction seems solid (except for sliding door) and we are impressed with the quality of the main door. Overall, knowing how to make quick changes while putting stuff like this together it should make it easier.
5 Stars
April 29, 2007
very good
Dickinson, ND
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Good quality for a steel shed.
November 30, -0001
If you are looking for an ultra-sturdy shed that will withstand banging things into the walls, setting things against the walls, this shed probably isn't for you. It's rather flimsy, but fairly solid once it's erected. My neighbor insisted I could have built a much bigger building for the same price using wood, but I don't know. There is no hassle, everything comes packaged together, just follow the instructions and you're done. I built a couple of other metal storage sheds, so by the time I was ready to build this one, I knew what to do and it went really quick. Using some redneck engineering, I was able to assemble it myself, even when installing the truss. You definitely should have a second person for this. I have it anchored to a concrete slab and use it for storing my lawn tractor, snow blower and garden tools. It's perfect for that. You could easily use it as a garage for a car or maybe even a small truck. I expected the vinyl-coated steel to feel much heavier and durable than other steel sheds, but it seemed about the same. However, it seems to be much more resistant to scratching. Just be careful when assembling it because you can easily bend and crease the panels.
Pros:Easy to install, scratch resistant, weather resistant, fairly sturdy once assembled.
Cons:The side door SUCKS and is really difficult to open. I can't get it balance just right so that it will open easily.


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Prize Recipient
Richard Molina, Jr.
My name is Richard Molina Jr, and I was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. I recently graduated from Saint Benedicts Preparatory School in Newark, NJ. I will be attending the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana in August 2006.
I was always a great math student. There was something about numbers I loved; however my interest in science only developed after watching several programs on The Science Channel and going to high school. My interest then switched from math to astronomy, because the physics teacher was an astronomer, and that enabled me to have conversations with someone who not only knew things, but had observed them. But then a magical thing happened: I was actually able to combine math and science together in my Calculus and Physics classes. This gave me a whole new perspective on Physics, a perspective I really enjoyed, and decided to pursue at the undergraduate level, and hopefully the graduate level as well. I would like to say thank you to the three teachers who really nourished and developed my interest in Physics: Michelle Tuorto, Jim Quinn, and Fr. Mark Payne. And thank you APS for providing me and other minorities with some assistance in the pursuit of our dreams.


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STANFORD — No. 18 Stanford prides itself on playing power football in the new age of spread offenses. Cardinal players like nothing more than an old-fashioned pitched battle at the line of scrimmage.
"I wish teams would literally line up with 12 people on the ball and just try to run, because that's what football is," nose guard Terrence Stephens said. "It's man versus man, especially in the trenches."
Stanford's front seven defenders might prefer crashing into opponents like medieval infantrymen, but they have to mind the gaps Saturday when facing Arizona's high-flying offense.
The Cardinal needs to slow the Wildcats' zone-read spread in a Pac-12 homecoming game starting at noon for any chance to rebound from a 17-13 defeat to Washington last week.
"They are going to stretch you laterally and vertically," coach David Shaw said. "It's a different spread offense than Oregon. And different from what you will see from UCLA. It takes you two days to get a feel for what you are going to see."
It's the brainchild of mad football scientist Rich Rodriguez. The new Arizona coach widely known for effectively using the spread offense has found instant success in the Sonora desert.
"All of us coaches said when he got hired we had hoped it would take at least a year to start showing signs," Shaw said. "But it really hasn't. The quarterback is the perfect fit."
Fifth-year senior Matt Scott is compiling big numbers for the Wildcats (3-2, 0-2 Pac-12) with an offense that is the fast-break of football. He ranks fifth in the country in total offense while Arizona is 10th overall.
Scott has completed 31 passes each to receivers Austin Hill and Dan Buckner. The Wildcats also have 972 yards rushing, led by Ka'Deem Carey (538 yards, seven touchdowns).
After opening the season with three consecutive victories Arizona has fallen to No. 2 Oregon and last week to No. 14 Oregon State 38-35.
But Stanford (3-1, 1-1) expects the Wildcats to make it difficult on the defense.
"These guys are going to make you defend the whole field," Shaw lamented.
Arizona at Stanford ·Saturday: 12 p.m. ·TV: FOX
Arizona at Stanford
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Economics question: What exactly causes the value of money to go down if more money is in production?
In addition to this question, I would like to know how the general public and the government would know about money losing it's value, thus increasing their prices of the goods and services they sell.
now say there is 100 billion single dollar bills in the us. in ten years it is doubled to 200 billion. should the money become worth less because it is less rare? yes.
hope this helps!
Our economy is regulated by the Federal Reserve. If you feel tempted to print more money thinking that you can buy more things then you create inflation. Since there is more money around the money loses its value or buying power. China was the first civilization ever to experience inflation soon after they invented paper money. They tried to print more money thinking they could buy more but the opposite happened.
. The value of any one dollar is equal to the value of the country (how much ppl think the country can afford to borrow and pay back) divided by the number of dollars in circulation. If the number of dollars in circulation increases (and the value of the country doesn't change), the value of a dollar decreases.
. Eg, if DJland is worth 100 pounds of gold and issues 100 dollars, each dollar is worth 1 lb of gold. If the value of DJland remains the same and 100 more dollars are put in circulation, each dollar is now worth 0.5 lb gold.
money used to represent real gold which was kept in banks and transferred between accounts as "real" wealth. However nowadays this system is gone, which I believe is a bad thing, how can a piece of paper be worth X amount of a given currency.
If everyone stopped believing that money was worth what it said it was and went back to bartering for goods and services it would lose its value completely. However mone does offer a major benifit in being a common denominator.
the value of different currencies change as countries change, say a country discovered diamonds and oil, its currency would increase in value because its assests increased. Likewise if a country was in trillions of dollars of debt, its currency would loose its value.
money is only worth the value people assign to it.
Try to look at it from the perspective of someone who has something to sell.
In a traditional marketplace, the price of each transaction is determined through haggling, negotiation, between a buyer and seller.
For example, the buyer says, "I'm looking for a monkey."
And the seller says, "Oh? I've got a beautiful, well tempered macaque. The Macaque is the "Cadillac" of the monkey kingdom. $100 - and it's yours.
To which the buyer says, "You're insulting me! That monkey doesn't have any teeth, and it's so old and tough the only thing it would be good for is monkey soup. I'll take it off your hands, for $10."
To which the seller says, "Ten? Why that monkey belonged to my sister, its like a member of the family... almost. I couldn't part with it for less than $50."
And this continues until they reach a price they can both agree on.
Of course each party is doing his/her best to lie to, chisel, and manipulate the other party. That's the way the game works. That's the way you find your "best price" in the jungle marketplace.
Eventually someone realized that a lot less time would be wasted, and a lot more selling would get done, if this process of haggling could be eliminated somehow. So somebody invented little stickers with numbers printed on them. If you've grown up in the Former United States, then sticker-based, seller-adjusted pricing, might be the only kind price-negotiation you've ever seen.
However the invention of little stickers did not really solve the problem of determining prices. That is to say the haggling process did not disappear, but it sort of shifted entirely to the seller. Instead of having a real buyer to haggle with, the seller has to sort of haggle with herself. She has to sort of guess at what the buyer is willing to pay. If she sets the sticker prices too high, no one will come into the store. If she sets them too low, then she'll get cheated. I mean she'll make non-positive profits.
Essentially, the way it's done in the absence of haggling, is with feedback. You just look at how many buyers you've got, and if it looks like there's too many of them, then you raise prices. I mean you can it "greed", or you can call it self defense, but that's the way the game works. However, if you raise prices too high, then all, or most of, the buyers get scared away. So you're careful not to get too greedy.
Your question asked about the value of money in relation to the total amount of money in circulation.
To explain such a situation as an increase in the money supply, suppose for example, that you are the owner of a pet store, and FED chairman Ben Bernake has been flying his helicopter through your town, and dumping big bags of hundred dollar bills onto the lucky people below.
Of course you don't know about any of this helicopter business, because you've been busy minding the store. It's been a slow morning. Some kid bought a goldfish. Someone else bought a small bag of cat food, but that was it.
Then all of sudden, like they came out of nowhere, you've got people in your store buying everything in sight. It's like all of a sudden everyone has money. They're buying up rats, and cats, and dogs. They're buying up stick-on fish tank thermometers and hamster wheels, and you've got homeless people buying up Alpo(r) by the case, and paying you with hundred dollar bills. It's definitely a weird scene, like something out the Twilight Zone, but at the same time, it feels really good to finally have some customers in the store for a change.
At the same time, there's this little voice somewhere in your head telling you that something isn't right here. The voice is saying that somebody is getting things too easy, and that maybe you're being taken advantage of...
But you ignore those voices, and eventually 5 o-clock arrives, and you can close and count up the thousands of dollars your pet store inexplicably make in profits today.
Around 6 o-clock, you see the thing on the news about Ben Bernake dropping money out of helicopters, and it all makes sense. That's why those homeless people were buying whole shopping carts full of canned dog food. They were just exchanging worthless pieces for something with calories in it, which makes you think, you haven't eaten anything all day!
So you head over to Walmart(r) to get some cereal. But the darn thing is, Walmart is smarter than you are, and they already know what's going on with Helicopter-Ben. He probably told them about it in advance. Hell, maybe they put him up to it? Conspiracy theories aside, by the time you get there, milk is like $400 per gallon, and your favorite cereal is over $1000. But it's OK though, right? I mean you've got thousands of dollars because of today's big day at the pet store. I mean with the profits made in just that one day, you can probably afford to keep shopping here for another, week or so, maybe. That's another week of being able to aford food...
"Dammit!", you think to yourself, "If only I'd known about Helicopter-Ben. I could have closed the store, and been outside with my wheel barrow! Dammit! That would have been easier, and more fun, than clerking in a pet store!"
"If only I'd known ahead of time", you think, "I could have been selling bags of Purina(r) Cat Chow(r) for thirty thousand dollars each, like the price Walmart(r) is selling them at now..."
Anyway, the moral of story is that you should raise your prices at the very first hint of a whiff of nervousness, because that's the only way to be safe. That's the way the prices are set in the marketplace, and the result of nervousness, nervousness and desperation, mostly. Of course the smart players (also the privileged and insider players) are simply cold-hearted and calculating.
And that's how the market determines price.
Inflation is calculated and reported
You won't like it, it won't help, but this sort of thing is here:
You can read this on a basic supply&demand level, i.e. if people have cash they'll spend it, so prices can be jacked-up (think "luxury items"). If people stay at home and don't go shopping, them who have things to sell need to cut prices to shift the stock they bought or go bust.
When there's rich people about doing things like buying houses, what you can price a house at goes up, if few people can afford to buy a house you'll struggle to sell - low competition, few people have the money.
If there's more cash about to be spent prices go up.
So relative value (what you can buy with it goes down) - Inflation.
The opposite is Deflation, where there's less cash to be spent, people can't shift stuff so they have to cut prices and then you get more for your money (value up)
Wikipedia those perhaps?
But wider economics are more complex


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SOUTH JAMAICA, NY - As Charles Dickens states in his novel, A Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."
That famous quote could have accurately described what happened in the contest between the Brooklyn Badgers (N.Y.) and Team Albany (N.Y.). Brooklyn Badgers arrived late to the matchup, which dramatically shifted the contest in favor of Team Albany. Team Albany was awarded 24 points and a second quarter start due to the tardiness of its opponent.
However, what should have worked in favor of Team Albany actually became moot, as the Brooklyn Badgers turned up the heat and earned a 57-52 win.
The Brooklyn Badgers left it all on the floor, ignoring the massive deficit and maintaining a steady grind. The Badgers' largest deficit was 26 points, 28-2, around the 1:48 mark of the second phase, before the squad went on an 16-4 run, which narrowed the margin a bit to 14 points, 32-18, by the third quarter.
Though Team Albany tried to put points on the board to extend its lead, the Badgers matched their execution bucket-for-bucket. The Brooklyn squad made sure to preserve the 14-point deficit, 36-22, instead of allowing the hole to deepen.
These huge waves of scoring in transition and in the halfcourt, all the while getting defensive stops, gave way to the Brooklyn Badgers closing the deficit to only seven points by the 1:14 mark of the third period. This 36-29 margin was a direct result of a very active and aware Devyn Wilson (South Shore High School (N.Y.) '14), who scored on three consecutive field goals, which included a 3-pointer.
Badgers' Shamiek Sheppard (South Shore High School (N.Y.) '13) got in on the action sparked by Wilson by drawing an and-1 and completing the conventional three-point play. The sequence cut the margin even further to four points, 38-34.
By the fourth and final phase, Sheppard, Wilson and teammate Terrence Samuel (South Shore High School (N.Y.) '13) aided their squad in completely overcoming the mountain of a deficit and earning a 46-40 margin over Team Albany.
The Brooklyn squad held as much as a eight-point advantage, twice. The last time was when the score was 54-46 with about a minute remaining in the game.
Team Albany's Marquan Chandler (Albany High School (N.Y.) '13) attempted to regain the lead for his team by knocking down a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left on the clock, but the Brooklyn Badgers controlled the momentum, and could not be forced out of its rhythm.
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We found some new peeps to help us revamp our website, so… Nick (we miss you) and I decided to fly out to Nashville and do a site visit. So we flew in and out of Nashville in one day, met with our new team and got a small opportunity to take in a few local sights.
But before we go too far, let me introduce Paramore, super cool peeps from Nashville that will be working on making the Morey's Piers website better for you. So if you have any super cool ideas or features you think might work, let me know!
Nashville is a cool city. I mean really it's all about music, so there is not much tie-in with amusement parks. Well, both ASCAP and BMI music are located there so I finally got to see the building where all the money goes that we pay every year to be allowed to play all the tunes we do on the pier. That's not what I was looking for, but I found them!
The city is riddled with little honkey tonks on broadway and a beautiful arena inspired by a radio antenna. As I said, the town really is all about music, but just like Wildwood, Nashville is driven by its own unique culture. They are not scared to say, "we are all music and we mean it!" just like Wildwood is all about being America's Boardwalk— not New Jersey's boardwalk or Philly's Boardwalk, but America's Boardwalk. There is something for everyone and it's "real"— not some themed environment. So what did I learn? The boardwalk needs to be true to its history, culture and environment to continue to be the unique place it has been and will be for generations to come.
We didn't want to leave our super cool new peeps in Nashville but we had to get back to the pier. We'll see them again soon enough. Viva Las Vegas…


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THE National Rifle Association, which backs gun owners' rights, has pledged to ''offer meaningful contributions'' to avoid a repeat of the killings at a Connecticut elementary school.
Ending days of silence since the mass shooting that killed 20 children and six adults at the school, the NRA said it would hold a ''major news conference'' on Friday.
''The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again,'' it said in the statement.
The Fairfax, Virginia-based group, which claims 4 million members and spent $13 million in an unsuccessful attempt to deny US President Barack Obama a second term, said it was ''shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown''.
It said it had refrained from making a statement until now ''out of respect for the families, and as a matter of common decency''.
The NRA statement followed calls from the White House and some Democratic members of Congress to reinstate a ban on assault weapons and to enact other measures to prevent a repeat of the December 14 massacre, which authorities said was carried out by 20-year-old Adam Lanza armed with a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle equipped with 30-round ammunition magazines.
White House spokesman Jay Carney reiterated Mr Obama's support for renewing a ban on military-style assault weapons, as well as an endorsement of legislation requiring purchasers at gun shows - who account for around 40 per cent of all guns sold - to undergo background checks. Mr Carney also said the President would look at efforts to restrict high-capacity magazines that can accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Mr Obama will assign Vice-President Joe Biden to lead his efforts to find ways to curb gun violence, according to an administration official.
Mr Biden advocated for stricter gun control restrictions during his years in the US Senate.
In another sign that the debate over firearms may be shifting, the New York-based investment firm Cerberus Capital Management LP said it would sell gunmaker Freedom Group, which manufactures the Bushmaster AR-15.
Cerberus made its announcement just hours after California Treasurer Bill Lockyer said he would propose that the state's public pension funds divest from companies that make guns prohibited under state law.
In addition to legislation, Mr Obama planned in the coming weeks to involve mental health professionals, law enforcement officials, educators and others in search of a proper response to the rampage in Newtown. ''As a nation we haven't done enough to address the scourge of gun violence in this country,'' Mr Carney said. ''It's a complex problem that requires more than one solution.''
Dick's Sporting Goods, the largest US sporting-goods chain, has suspended sales of modern sporting rifles ''out of respect for the victims and their families''.
But the Northwest Armory gun store in Oregon was packed with buyers sizing up the AR-15. ''The people you see are twofold,'' said Karl Durkheimer, who runs the store. ''There are first-time buyers who are in fear of what the future will bring. But most of what you saw is people hedging their bets that there might be a political policy put forward by the liberal side of the government.''
The rise in sales was reflected in delays for required background checks, which in some cases took hours rather than minutes.
After a mass killing at a Colorado cinema in July, applications to buy guns rose more than 40 per cent in a week. The murder two years ago of six people during an assassination attempt on congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords prompted a 60 per cent rise in gun sales in a single day in Arizona.


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May 10, 2010
Texas State-Fish Art Contest Winners Announced
Student artists invited to participate in "Art's Better Outside" event in July — Texas State Artist Sam Caldwell to create original artwork with students
ATHENS — Officials at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens have announced the winners in the Texas division of the 2010 Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.
First, second and third-place winners and honorable mentions are awarded in three grade-level divisions: grades 4–6, 7–9, and 10–12.
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic funds cash prizes for Texas winners: $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place and $500 for third place in the 10–12 division. Prizes in the 4–6 and 7–9 grade levels are $100 for first; $75 for second; $50 for third. First-place winners also receive a travel allowance for themselves and their family to attend the national contest and exposition, which will take place at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens July 16–17, 2010.
The 2010 winners for grades 4–6 in the Texas division of the contest are: First place, Nasa Xu, Cinco Ranch Junior High, Katy; second place, Michelle Cho, Nolan Middle School, Killeen; third place, Cain Schoenfeld, Cuero Intermediate School, Cuero.
Honorable mentions in grades 4–6 went to: Jousha Torres, Columbus Junior High-Riverside Campus, Columbus; Dakota Miller, Mildred Elementary, Corsicana; Austin Neill, Athens Intermediate School, Athens; Kaylee Chadwick, Cornerstone Christian School, San Angelo; Hannah Wells, Cornerstone Christian School, San Angelo; Kara Langford, Criswell Elementary School, Forney; Alyssa Searcy, Grandview Junior High, Grandview.
Winners for grades 7–9 are: First place, Brady King, homeschool, Livingston; second place, Callie Clayton, Highland Park High School, Dallas; third place, John Herndon, Liberty High School, Liberty.
Honorable mentions for grades 7–9 were awarded to: Leena Gonzalez, Vanguard Academy Charter School, Pharr; Jocelyn Cantu, Vanguard Academy Charter School, Pharr; Jordan Suarez, Vanguard Academy Charter School, Pharr; Ruvi Villareal, Vanguard Academy Charter School, Pharr; Skye Koehl, Columbus Junior High-Riverside Campus, Columbus; Joseph Wilson, Little Cypress Junior High, Orange; Tyler Freeman, Little Cypress Junior High, Orange.
For grades 10–12 the winners in the 2010 Texas division of the State-Fish Art Contest are: First place, Anh Thu Do, Liberty High School, Liberty; second place, Meagan Bishop, Highland Park High School, Dallas; third place, Bonnie Leung, Lake Travis High School, Austin.
Honorable mentions in grades 10–12 went to: Stacey Spitz, Robert E. Lee High School, Tyler; Callie Hudson, Phoenix Charter School, Greenville; Lorenzo Leyva, Del Rio High School, Del Rio; Reina Chen, Plano West Senior High, Plano; Hailey Sowden, Highland Park High School, Dallas; Ana Hernandez, Presidio High School, Presidio; Austin Linkinhoker, Cedar Park.
The public portion of the State-Fish Art Expo will be held July 17, 2010, and will feature fishing, instructional seminars and demonstrations and a display of all the state and national contest winners. Plans are being made for a day-long schedule of events with food booths and outdoor activities and displays that the public can enjoy in addition to viewing the artwork and voting for the People's Choice Award. The public can also vote for the People's Choice Award online at http://www.wildlifeforever.org/.
Public admission to the expo and related activities will be included with paid admission to TFFC.
One outstanding piece of artwork each year is selected for the Art of Conservation Award, and a commemorative stamp featuring the artwork is produced for sale. Proceeds from sales of the stamp are used to fund conservation projects. The 2010 winner will be unveiled at the expo.
The expo will include an outdoor fair with food and activities. Artists will demonstrate their craft; some will have their artwork available for purchase.
Texas State Artist Sam Caldwell will display and sell his work and will also create an original watercolor with student assistance during the day. Sculptor Terry Jones of Jewett will display and sell examples of metal sculptures recycled from used objects. Jones's work has been displayed at the Texas State Fair and is widely collected. Jamie Williams of Meaningful Memories Photography will demonstrate outdoor photography. Potter Brenda Hennesey will demonstrate how to throw pots and let kids get their hands dirty. Members of the Henderson County Art Club will display their work and demonstrate techniques.
Also appearing will be members of the Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrating fly-tying and sword-fighting. The U.S. Forest Service Amigos del Bosque will feature reptile displays (touching encouraged) and fire prevention; Smokey the Bear will be available for hugs and photos.
The State-Fish Art Contest is a project of Wildlife Forever. Located in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Wildlife Forever is a non-profit multi-species conservation organization dedicated to conserving America's wildlife heritage. Working at the grassroots level, Wildlife Forever has funded conservation projects in all 50 states, committing millions of dollars to "on-the-ground" efforts. Wildlife Forever supports habitat restoration and enhancement, land acquisition, research and management of fish and wildlife populations.
For more information on the State-Fish Art expo, visit tpwd.texas.gov/tffc.
For information on Athens-area lodging, dining and attractions, visit http://www.athenstx.org/.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving Jordan Shipley a chance to revive his NFL career just a few days after the 26-year-old wide receiver was waived by the Cincinnati Bengals.
The former Texas star was the AFC's leading rookie receiver in 2010 before tearing ligaments in his left knee in Cincinnati's second game last year.
The Bengals thought Shipley had lost a step when they brought him back this summer, but that was not apparent to the Bucs in his first workout Tuesday.
The Bucs, who have been erratic on special teams, will give Shipley a look as a punt returner and a slot receiver.
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Six-hit night as good as it gets for Getz
On Wednesday night, Getz went a perfect 6-for-6 in a single 10-inning game, a 9-9 Cactus League tie with the Cubs.
"Obviously, I'd much rather it'd be an official game, but I felt good from the first at-bat on," Getz said. "I've been feeling good for a while now and to get results, that's rewarding. It was a fun night and it's too bad we couldn't pull off the 'W' but it certainly helps confidence for me going into the year."
Getz earlier won the second-base job in a duel with Johnny Giavotella and his big night at the plate gives him a .450 (27-for-60) spring average.
He led off the 10th with his sixth hit, a single, but refrained from attempting a steal with Billy Butler at the plate.
"With the lefty [pitcher Jeff Antigua] and Billy and the middle of the order up, I didn't want to create too many issues," he said. "Too bad we couldn't pull it off."
Butler rolled into a double play and Mike Moustakas fanned to end the game in a tie. The Royals had seen an 8-2 lead disappear.
"We haven't had too many games like that but it's probably a good thing to experience that now because stuff like that certainly is going to happen during the year," Getz said.
"It just shows you've got to battle through nine, if not more. We have had such a great spring but there will be adversity throughout the year so we certainly need to be prepared for it and work through it."
The split-squad tie and an afternoon loss to the Brewers left the Royals' record at 23-7-2 with two games remaining.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Monsters, Inc was great. Not exactly thrilled at Monsters U. Should have showed entirely new characters.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
They should have done an Incredibles 2 sequel before Monsters U. Could have done a prequel, or like 20 years later when the kids are grown up and there are many more new superheroes (and new villians!)


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Pitcher Erik Johnson continues to climb the organizational ladder of the Chicago White Sox, rising from Single-A to Triple-A in a year. But the Los Altos High graduate takes his success one step – and one start – at a time.
"Like any year, I've been learning a lot," said Johnson, promoted to the Charlotte Knights in June after going 8-2 with a 2.23 ERA in 14 starts for the Double-A Birmingham Barons. "I try to take away something new with every start I make. … For me, it really comes down to what I'm doing down there (on the field). It's always just me and the (catcher's) glove. It's a tough game and a long season, so really the simpler I can keep it, the better."
The focused Johnson was a standout starter at UC Berkeley prior to being chosen by the White Sox in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
In 2012, his first full year of minor-league ball, the right-hander jumped from low Single-A Kannapolis to high Single-A Winston-Salem by midseason.
Johnson finished the campaign with a 6-5 record and a 2.53 ERA in 17 starts, while posting a nearly 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio for the season.
Others took notice of Johnson's solid season. Baseball America, for one, ranked the Mountain View native as the No. 4 prospect in the White Sox organization, as well as its top pitching prospect.
Johnson, however, said he's unaffected by glowing scouting reports or rankings. His focus remains on the one thing he can control – his performance on the field.
"I don't read anything into that; it's singular focus for me and keeping it on the field," said Johnson, who is 2-0 with a 1.85 ERA in five starts for Charlotte. "It really comes down to each start – you can't think past your next start. It's just taking it day-by-day, working hard, staying focused and staying healthy."
Prior to starting the season with Birmingham, Johnson earned an opportunity to participate in his first spring training with the big-league club in Arizona. The non-roster invitee said he cherished the chance to spend time in the same clubhouse and on the same field as Chicago's major-leaguers.
"That's the biggest part I wanted to take in as a goal – learn as much as I can while I was there," said Johnson, who arrived at camp in late January. "I was always listening and watching some of the older guys throw their bullpens. … Just being out there and facing big-league hitters (in exhibition games) was the opportunity I wanted."
Johnson's steadfast focus hasn't prevented him from realizing how important off-the-field supporters have been to his career. He noted that family and friends back home have provided unwavering support during his career – from as far back as high school. Johnson's parents have traveled to see him play at Birmingham and Charlotte this season and watch his starts online as well. Sandy Wihtol, his coach at Los Altos High, calls every few weeks to check in on his former baseball pupil.
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In what locals have come to call a genuine true life drama, a "Mystery Man" will be re-interred in the Evergreen Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, more than 25 years after his bones eroded out of the Mendocino headlands. The public is invited to the ceremony.
Sometime, around 1850 to 1870, forensic evidence suggests a sailor died at sea and his body was washed up on shore. Minus hands and feet, the decomposing body was buried in a redwood coffin on the bluff.
Fast forward a century and more and the movie crew for "Murder, She Wrote" in 1985 was filming in Mendocino. In the script, actress Angela Lansbury was investigating a grave discovered by the ocean's edge in the fictional town of Cabot's Cove.
No one then realized that 100 feet to the north of the fake gravesite a real human skeleton was slowly eroding out of the bluff at the headland's edge. On April 21, 1986, a hiker reported he found bones sticking out of the earth and Mendocino's "Mystery Man" was found.
Breck Parkman, a senior archaeologist with State Parks, headed the project with fellow archaeologist John Kelley and State Historian George Stammerjohan to help. They spent a day recovering all the bones from the site 300 feet north of the Miasa Mendocino Sister City monument. Everything collected was screened. The cultural materials captured in the screen and found in the grave pit were collected and taken away to be studied by State Parks.
So what did they find and why was the "Mystery Man" buried there? Study showed most of the bones were present except hands, feet and skull. The skull was the first part to erode out of the bluff and may have fallen back into the sea and washed away. Archaeologists suspected this was a drowning victim since hands and feet are the first body parts to detach from a corpse as a result of being eaten by marine life.
Emily Carleton, an archaeology specialist with the State, performed the analysis of the remains. The "Mystery Man's" sex was determined by his pelvic girdle and artifacts of his attire. His long femurs gave him an estimated height of six feet and an age range of 20 to 27 years.
The curvature of the femurs along with the overall larger size of the bones and the context of the burial helped determine that this individual was of Northern European decent. Study of sites where muscles attached to his skeleton indicate repetitive and strong motions of lifting, pulling and twisting of the upper body and arms, consistent with a sailor's repetitive motions of rowing, hoisting sails, etc. The leg muscle attachment points were robust.
His clothing remains included six brass buttons or snaps for trousers and there were porcelain four-hole glass buttons for a collared shirt.
A clue to his manner of death came from black sand by either side of his pelvis. Light color sand surrounded the grave but darker sand was evident below in the surf line. If the body had rolled on the beach, the surf would have filled the pant pockets with sand. The fabric rotted away in the coffin but the black sea sand stayed by his hip bones.
So, with State Park information from Parkman, it is assumed the "Mystery Man" is a dead sailor. Next question is "Why was he buried there?"
Parkman offered three ideas. No. 1: The burial predates the town's cemeteries being established. No. 2: The man was of a different race (Black, Chinese) than those who were formally buried at that time (He has now been determined to be European by Carleton). No. 3: The man was buried near where he was found because his body was too decomposed to move.
There was always the intention of reburial. So when the bones were taken away by State Parks in 1986, progress on the project was interrupted by the NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) study. Parkman wrote of his excavation in 2009 with a report in hopes to renew interest in the project. When Carleton heard of the story, she studied the bones and reported her findings in 2012, and now in 2013 he is being given back to the community as our "Mystery Man."
Carleton is facilitating the transfer on behalf of Parkman, but re-internment cannot take place on the headlands park lands where he was found because of erosion concerns. Laurie Hill, manager of the Mendocino-Little River Cemetery District, is stepping forward with a final resting place for the well-traveled skeleton.
Recent research of old newspapers revealed a shipwreck off Mendocino Bay reported on Nov. 22, 1860, in the Daily Alta California where 12 men were lost at sea. Could our "Mystery Man" be a part of this tragedy?
A gravesite will be provided and craftsman Robert Milhollin, a stone mason and sculptor who has been restoring damaged headstones locally, will carve a grave marker for Mendocino's "Mystery Man." Readers are welcome to join in what is hoped to be this final farewell to a sailor home from the sea on April 23 at the Evergreen Cemetery. Rest in Peace, at last, "Mystery Man."


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DC Collectibles today revealed four "con exclusive" products that will only be available to those attending San Diego Comic-Con on July 18-21. These include:
The first is Aardman: Superman Action Figure designed by Rich Webber and sculpted by Phil Ramirez. Created by Aardman, the British brains behind "WALLACE AND GROMIT," is their own unique take on the Man of Steel. He is based on the popular interstitial shorts shown during DC Nation on Cartoon Network. Aardman: Superman is approximately 6.5" tall and is priced at $24.95.
The second is a three-pack of Super Best Friends Forever Action Figures, designed by Lauren Faust and sculpted by Irene Matar. Super Best Friends Forever is also from the popular interstitial shorts aired during DC Nation on Cartoon Network and they are ready to take care of business! Meet Super Best Friends Forever: Supergirl, Batgirl and Wonder Girl, measuring approximately 6.5", 5.45" and 6.8" tall, respectively. This three-pack is priced at $49.95.
The third, Batman Arkham City: Hugo Strange was sculpted by Sam Greenwell. The Hugo Strange Action Figure is based on the designs of the critically acclaimed video game from Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Batman: Arkham City. He measures approximately 6.75" tall and is priced at $29.95.
The fourth con exclusive is DC Comics' Superheroes of Green Lantern four-pack. Green Lantern Sinestro and Dex-Starr were sculpted by Robert Lynders and Arkillo and Black Hand were sculpted by Phil Ramirez. Make sure to put the universe's most fearsome foursome on your must-have list for SDCC; you don't want to cross this intergalactic quartet! This set is in the 3.75" scale and priced at $49.95. This is the latest in the popular 3.75" con exclusive action figure from DC Collectibles.
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Foster and Jackson for PJ Brown, Arvydas Macijauskas, and the Nawlins first-rounder. Biggest downside is that I don't think I could handle the influx of Euroball fans. Would be a decent move on the court for both teams, though.
Hornets get a starting center that's younger than their current one, and a starting SG that's older than their current one. We get a decent PF/C to play with Jermaine for a year (dude's ancient already, but he's got at least a year left in him) and mentor the Hulk. Assuming Fred leaves, we get a shooter that should be able to handle time at the backup 2. And we get the #12 pick in the draft.
p.s. If Nawlins wanted to throw the midlevel at him, this would work using Freddy instead of Jax.


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