text:
Aside from fading any headlines and articles about a "recorder-er" Thankgsiving and holiday sales season...
Source: Bloomberg
Aside from fading any headlines and articles about a "recorder-er" Thankgsiving and holiday sales season...
Source: Bloomberg
These are the fat times. It only gets worse from here. We spend the same but the children on our xmas list get a bigger percentage of clothes every year it seems.
I told all family and friends not to give purchased gifts at all this Holiday in order to reduce financial pressure on everybody. They all seemed to like that.
I just swipe my EBT, my EBT, my EBT!
Just hold off until after Black Friday.....less crowds and the crap is still free.
Preach it!!!
According to this chart the 1% are actually the top 20%
Anyone celebrating Xmas is an undisciplined impulsive crowd-following fool. It's fraudulent from a religious standpoint and it's the most blatantly commercialized holiday of all. Buying gifts for everyone because everybody else does shows you have no individuality and no guts to buck the crowd. You're a gullible sheep like they are. Doing it for "for the children" means your children rule you.
"In the last days women will rule over them and children will be their oppressors". Xmas exemplifies that. Men do it because women and children want it.
My dad discovered the truth about Xmas when I was in grammar school. The family stopped celebrating it, I haven't celebrated it since, my wife and kids didn't celebrate it.
If that's part of the reason I'm divorced today, so be it.
Junk away you dumbass "christians", you don't have a fucking clue about the (fraudulent) religion you practice.
You sound a bit cranky.
I'm looking forward to telling customers in my shop that "No, we are not discounting any products for Black Friday. When you can't find that product anywhere else though, I'll be happy to sell you one at regular retail price."
Christians my ass, pagans celebrated these days as darkeness began to turn again to light. Christians stole it...
Festivus anyone?
Indeed, modern Christians follow a construct that is based doctrines set up by a bunch of Roman politicians cum "Church Fathers", most of it is not of God. If only they would prayerfully seek after their God in the book on which their faith was founded...
Never call a man a fool. Just take his money.
My whole family celebrates Christmas, and yet most of them are professed atheists. That's even worse than the Christians, because at least the Christians have some sort of (albeit misguided and foolish) "reason" for participating.
Or they enjoy it and find it worth the effort and expense.
All those people now getting disabilities - at a record high - qualify for SNAP cards. So you and I are paying for their holiday purchases. Warms my cockles.
We've been paying for Walls Street's Xmas purchases for 4 years now.
4 years? More like a 100 years..... At leastin 2013 it'll be 100 years.
If the financial tough times mean people focus less on useless impulse-buy shit, you won't hear me complain.
@buzzsaw... Good... My plan is working perfectly... I own a clothing store with a liquidated section! Long inferior goods and services!
Everyone blows their budget buying door busters and loss leaders. Then the retailers have over a month now to make any gains.
You ain't getting anyone in the doors unless you're selling $1 for 50 cents.
For small businesses, that is a loss. The fact is that nobody is going to stock good product (good quality product) and then discount it 50%.
The joke is on those morons shopping at WalMart who actually think they are getting a good deal. The retailers are still making a fat margin on that discounted product. In today's market, finding a good deal is pretty f*cking easy and you don't need a holiday to do it.
If it ain't on super-sale, or I can't get it used, it's not being spent on, Christmas or not.
We will have to wait for the numbers to come out. People can use shopping as a way to feel better when times are bad just like the Entertainment industry during the Other Depression people would go to the show spending mone they couldn't afford just to make them feel better.
Looks like some respondants didn't get the questions right. 53%ish say it won't affect their spending...just to then make a 180% saying they will spend less. :D
<----Cognitive dissonance?
It's a WTF chart. Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving!
I did and we are still working on it. It is a WTF chart. I wanted to know what folks would attribute the disjuncture in perceptions to.
Always good to see you in print around here!
Half the country "hope" the bad economy (giant unpayable deby tsunami) won't affect christmas business, the other half "believe" something else entirely, and yet another half will materially reduce their spending despite their beliefs about what others are going to do.
Got my 10 free obama phones, funk spending when others will pay for your gifts.
It's Black Friday everyday for those in government.
Santelli and Leisman were discussing next weeks huge revision up in GDP. I can't take much more of this.
Seems like the perfect time to raise taxes. Not. Four more years of this stagnation is predictable people. Do prepare accordingly.
Told my family that I only want Ammo for my guns!! Got food storage, metals, ammo -- just need more ammo!!
I don't know how you told them that, but... I don't think they'll feel safe around you during the hollidays... :)
An armed household is a polite household.
Buy bullets, bitchez!
I see a lot of potential weapons lying around here, and yet, around once a month politeness is abandoned by one protagonist.
So in total about 175% of all 100% people who where questioned answered...
And where's the official government seal on this stat?
1) Rosie Scenario is MIA
2) There's a Whole Lotta Fakin' Goin' On.
LIESman was on CNBS this morning saying everything is grand. Yep, he's credible. He did have a holiday serving of Bernanke's jizz on his chin
Funny ... everyone says they are spending less, but when the bills come in its always more.
Sort of like dieters .. have you ever seen a thin one?
I'm spending everything again.
Is that "more" or "less"?
All I want for Christmas is bullion
Sorry, I'm not sure I understand this poll. 53% say the state of the economy affects holiday spending, 47% say it doesn't. and 80% say it does it does but in a negative way?
Is the 80% supposed to be a subset of the 53%? Seems to me it shouldn't be a 3rd bar if that's the case.
Don't be silly and try to make sense of it, it's Bernanke Math, in which steadily rising overall prices of 4-6% per year result in a consistent 1% CPI, 30% of the workforce being out of work results in an unemployment rate of 8%, and where unfunded liabilites of 200 trillion dollars can be covered by "closing loopholes" and "taxing the rich".
I have every item I will ever want...except food. I am never going to be 'contributing' to the economy (except I will be paying taxes) again. All I want for Xmas is a nap.
I'm in your boat. Notice a lot of the prices on stuff we got a few years ago are now almost double? The Bernak takes all the credit for that.


text:
Iran Parliament Voices Support for Attack on Israeli Embassy in Cairo
Iranian regime hopes that political changes in Cairo could force Egypt to revise its diplomatic relations with Israel.
The Iranian parliament on Monday applauded the recent attack against the Israeli embassy in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, state media reported.
Ismaeil Kowsari, foreign policy committee spokesman, said the members of parliament had voiced full support for "the ransacking" of the embassy by Egyptian Muslims, news network Press TV reported.
Thousands of Egyptians stormed the embassy Friday, climbing over a security wall, breaking windows, bursting inside, lighting fires, painting anti-Israel slogans and looting the mission's offices on the building's upper floors.
The administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has not made an official reaction but state-run television has played the incident prominently and called it a major new development in the Middle East.
Following the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran declared Israel its political arch-foe and does not recognize its sovereignty.
Ahmadinejad has even called for the elimination of the Jewish state from the Middle East and suggested it be relocated to Europe or North America. He also questioned the historic dimensions of the massacre of Jews in World War II and termed the Holocaust a "fairy tale."
The Iranian establishment hopes that political changes in Cairo could force Egypt to revise its diplomatic relations with Israel.
Want to enjoy 'Zen' reading - with no ads and just the article? Subscribe todaySubscribe now

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Bechtel Shelter.
|[ Sizes: Orig | Med | Small | Thumb ]
The nordic shelter is located two and a half miles south of the patrol cabin. North boundary of diamond peak wilderness. willamette pass oregon. Photo by (wdr)
Rate This Image
Current Score: 72.08%
Log In To Vote
[ View 2 Votes | Post Comment ]
Willamette Pass nordic huts. (Hut/Campground)
cascadetraveler's Image Gallery
Image Data
Image ID: 197207
Hits: 2110
Object Title: Bechtel Shelter.


text:
Read about the many services Serco delivers right around the world.
Learn about the essential services Serco has been delivering since the 1920s.
Our values are at the heart of our business.
Learn about how we are seeking to make a positive difference in our local communities.
Serco has been recognised by a number of external bodies for outstanding service delivery.
Meet our Executive Team who deliver customer focused solutions across diverse markets
Bringing service to life
Learn more about the services we deliver across Asia Pacific.
Learn about some of the successes our staff have achieved.
Read about some of the creative solutions our staff have made in the workplace.
One of our greatest strengths is that we live locally, think locally, act locally, and are supported globally.
Great Eastern Highway
Western Australia 6558
e: firstname.lastname@example.com
Building 401
Randwick Barracks
Avoca St
New South Wales 2031
21 Kiwi Tamaki Road
Wiri, Auckland
New Zealand
e: firstname.lastname@example.com
p: +64 9 250 5900
Administration Building
Cross-Harbour Tunnel
Hunghom, Kowloon
Hong Kong
e: email@example.com
Room 36, Ground Floor
Block A, Staff Quarter
Princess of Wales Hospital
Shatin, NT
e: firstname.lastname@example.com
Robin Warren Drive
Murdoch WA 6150
PO Box 2142
Kardinya WA 6163
e: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ritchie Building
HMAS Watson
Watsons Bay
New South Wales 2030
e: email@example.com
Flat F, 9/F Mai Tak Industrial Building
221 Wai Yip Street
Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Suite No 1, 11/F, Sino Plaza
No. 255 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay
Level 1
39 Brisbane Ave
Australian Capital Territory 2600
Level 9
90 Arthur St
North Sydney
New South Wales 2060
Gate 1B Visy Park
Princes Park
Royal Parade
Carlton North
Victoria 3054
Al Minhad Air Base (AMAB)
PO Box 117379
United Arab Emirates
Flat B, 13/F
Florish Food Manufactory Centre
No. 18 Tai Lee Street
Yuen Long, NT
No 18 Tai Lee Street
Millers Road
Spring Creek
Queensland 4343
Level 19
535 Bourke St
Victoria 3000
Level 1 Public Transport Centre West Parade East Perth Western Australia 6004
Corner Bramanti Road and Murdoch DriveMurdoch
Western Australia 6000
Level 23
60 Margaret Street
New South Wales 2000
t. +61 (0)2 9964 9733
f. +61 (0)2 9964 9924e. email@example.com
Private Bag 94065Auckland 2241New Zealand
t: +64 9 250 5900e: email@example.com
1101, Sino Plaza 255 Gloucester Road Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
t: +852.2907 0118
f: +852.2571 7214 e: email@example.com
Room 1502, 15/FShanghai Plaza138 Huai Hai Zhong RoadShanghai 200021, PRC
Serco House16 Bartley Wood Business ParkBartley WayHook HampshireRG27 9UYUnited Kingdom
t: +44 (0)1256 745900
e. firstname.lastname@example.com
Serco Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
Level 14
535 Bourke Street
Recruitment, HR & Payroll enquiries Serco Asia Pacific
t: 1800 115 536 (within Australia) e: firstname.lastname@example.com
Please select an option from the drop down box below to submit an enquiry:


text:
TwMedia.Net we offer affordable business ideas!
Are you looking for a low cost
unique Do-It-Yourself web site design and maintenance system? Our system can enable anyone, from beginners to web professionals, to update web sites quickly and efficiently.
Our latest web hosting deal is here; We have design packages, business branding, marketing, promotion, maintenance plans and helpful services to suit your needs...
Do-It-Yourself Website Design
Our low cost, easy to understand do-it-yourself website design interface can be learned in minutes, not months.
Ease of use
Keep your content up-to-date
Update when you want, as often as needed
Update without knowing coding
Add/edit pages
Rename/delete/reorder pages
Minimized training
Customize to fit your needs
Domain Name (www.you.com)
Do-it-Yourself Website Design
Affordable Website Hosting Plans
Online E-commerce Shopping Carts
Custom Website Services
This is a great place to start if you don't want the hassle of learning and designing your site. If you already have your site established, then you can benefit from our maintenance and search engine placement services.
Below is the recommended items to consider when starting your basic website with us. This is just a portion of our detailed list that helps us determine what you need for your online presence.
Domain Name
Design Theme
Optional Services
Choose a Website Template
Another way to save your costs on re-designing a website. These pre-made templates are made by the pros. You can have us update them or you can do it yourself.
see details
Business Branding / Marketing
We've created business cards, brochures and promotional items that have helped brand many businesses. Website Optimization and Search Engine Placement.
see details
Toll Free Vanity Numbers
We highly recommend finding a vanity number, another great business branding
Social Media - Follow Us!
TwMediaNet on
TwMediaNet on


text:
NEW YORK, April 2 (UPI) -- The new live-action, family adventure film "Speed Racer" has been selected to close the upcoming 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, organizers said.
Directed by the Wachowski brothers, the movie stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox. It is about a young race car driver's "quest for glory in his thunderous Mach 5," press notes for the film said.
Several cast members are expected to attend the special May 3 screening at the Borough of Manhattan Community College Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Lower Manhattan. The film will also screen at the Pace University Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.
"Warner Bros. has been a big part of the festival many times over the years and we are thrilled that the Wachowskis and producer Joel Silver are bringing 'Speed Racer' to us this year to close the festival," Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, said in a statement.
"The Tribeca Film Festival is a defining event in New York's entertainment culture, so it is an honor to have 'Speed Racer' chosen as the festival's closing night screening," Silver added.
"Speed Racer" is due to open in U.S. theaters May 9.


text:
News Release
May 12, 2011
E-mail: email@example.com
Phone: 916-319-0818
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Issues
Statement on Republican Budget Proposal
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement regarding the California State Assembly Republican's budget proposal to cut education funding by suspending the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) of 2006:
"I'm deeply disappointed that Assembly Republicans are today proposing that California's schools suffer further cuts on top of the $18 billion in reductions they have endured over the last three years.
"To single out our state's most needy students and schools to suffer the loss of nearly $500 million in funding critically needed to provide an effective, high-quality education shows a refusal to realize the toll these cuts would take.
"Classrooms would become even more crowded. Even more teachers, nurses, and counselors would lose their jobs. School repairs would languish even further. Fewer broken computers and outdated textbooks would be replaced. And students who one day will become the backbone of California's economy would not have the opportunities they deserve to learn and prepare to compete.
"Our most vital institutions—our public schools—are in a state of financial emergency. They deserve our very best efforts to arrive at a long-term, bipartisan solution. Sadly, today's proposal falls far short of the mark."
As a legislator, Torlakson authored QEIA that was signed into law in 2006 to implement the terms of the settlement of the lawsuit, CTA, et al. v. Schwarzenegger, et al. QEIA provided about $3 billion to assist the state's lowest-performing schools increase student achievement that were ranked in deciles 1 or 2 as determined by the 2005 Academic Performance Index (API) Base, the state's accountability system. For more information about QEIA, please visit the California Department of Education's Web site at Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) of 2006 - District & School Interventions.
# # # #
Tom Torlakson —
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100


text:
Presto Cool Touch Electric GriddleReviewing: Presto Cool Touch Electric Griddle | Rating:
We have had the Presto Cool Touch Electric Griddle for almost 2 years now. It still works as good as the day we brought it.
I feel the food cooks evenly on it. We make a lot of pancakes on it and the pancakes turn out perfectly. We also make grilled cheese sandwiches on it and it leaves the bread a nice golden color.
It is a little large in size. We can fix 6 grilled cheese sandwiches on it at one time.
I feel it is very easy to clean. It is able to go be submerged in water and the food just seems to slide off the griddle without much scrubbing.
I like how food does not stick while cooking and the handles stay cool.
I feel this is a decent electric griddle. It is durable and made of good quality. Ours still looks brand new even though we use it at least once a week.


text:
From NeuroLex
The following pages link to Category:Skeletal Muscle Cell:View (previous 50) (next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)
- Cell Types With Definitions (← links)
- Sao1741889714 (redirect page) (← links)
- Cell Types Wiki References (← links)
- Cell Types With Brain Locations (← links)
- Category:Fast twitch skeletal muscle cell (← links)
*Note: Neurolex imports many terms and their ids from existing community ontologies, e.g., the Gene Ontology. Neurolex, however, is a dynamic site and any content beyond the identifier should not be presumed to reflect the content or views of the source ontology. Users should consult with the authoritative source for each ontology for current information.


text:
Earlier this week, USA Today asked the question: "Can college students learn as well on iPads, e-books?" The iPad and its biggest rivals, Amazon's Kindle and the Nook by bookseller Barnes & Noble, are being tested in schools and universities across the country and the measure of their success is still sketchy. That is to say, despite their flash, power, and popularity, these newest technological tools are still on academic probation.
The article in USA Today cites a few examples of less than cum laude integration of the iPad, Kindle, et al., into the scholastic habits of students. "Princeton and George Washington universities this spring found the iPad caused network problems," the paper states. It seems that even the early adopters in academia are struggling to switch from more traditional means of study and research.
"Usually in a novel you're going through it from start to finish, says Matt Lilek, a tech savvy computer science major at a college in Illinois. "In a textbook, you're constantly flipping back and forth. You're all over the book a lot more often," he continues, highlighting the limitations of tablet computers when it comes to quickly navigating from one page to the other.
There are other limitations that concern faculty and staff, however. Ryan Lawson, the director of technology at Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, purchased 700 iPads is considering the purchase of 700 iPads, one for every student at the all-boys Catholic school.see note While the boys were understandably excited by the new technology's place in the curriculum, Mr. Lawson fears that the lack of remote monitoring makes the iPad vulnerable to misuse by young people and thus more of a burden than a blessing in the quest for academic excellence.
Without the ability to remotely monitor student activity, teachers are unlikely to rely on the iPad for bolstering lectures and other classroom centered presentations. To a man, teachers at Brother Rice told Lawson that the lack of a remote monitoring control panel was a deal breaker with regard to the consistent use of iPads in the classroom.
Another significant impediment to the iPad's fomenting Apple's dominance in the academic market is the frustrating lack of e-book versions of popular textbooks. High schools spend millions on textbooks and that budget isn't reduced by using the iPad, as many publishers have yet to create compatible electronic copies of their product. According to one high school administrator quoted in a recent Business Week article on the topic, to achieve an acceptable return on investment (ROI), half of the textbooks used in any school would have to be available in e-book format before the iPad or other such readers will make good economic sense for schools that already pinch pennies just to provide the basics to their students.
Regardless of these issues, Oklahoma State University announced earlier in the year that this fall students in the School of Media and Strategic Communications and the Spears School of Business would receive iPads as part of the required material for those disciplines. Students will use the devices as personal study tools, as well as to research ways they may be more effectively implemented in the workforce.
"This limited pilot will be focused on the fields of study where we believe we can best determine the higher education value of the iPad," explained Bill Handy of the School of Strategic Communications. He told the online tech blog Macsimum News that the program would aim to measure the academic value, as well as the long-term vocational value of the iPad and the panoply of applications (called apps) that run on the device. The theory is that if the students successfully dovetail the iPad into the day-to-day demands of their academic careers, than they are more likely to carry the versatile device with them as they enter their careers in the wider world.
OSU isn't alone in its effort to adapt the iPad to its curriculum. At the Illinois Institute of Technology, all incoming freshman will be provided an iPad pre-loaded with all the texts and software required for first year classes. "We can ensure everyone has the same hardware an software, and it makes it easier to integrate into the curriculum," Evan Venie the associate director of media relations at IIT told wired.com. He believes that by putting an iPad in the hands of all new students, the faculty will be encouraged to create coursework that takes advantage of the unique capabilities of the iPad.
Notwithstanding the fervor and the furor accompanying attempts to integrate this remarkable technology into the classrooms and laboratories of the country's academies, there is the question of whether or not the empirical data support the move with regard to the improving of education. As with many such studies, the reports are mixed.
Numbers from one study reveal that on average, students who used computer-based instruction scored 14 points higher on achievement tests than those without computers. However, that same study reports that the benefits of using technology in the classroom are larger in elementary school and diminish somewhat as the student progresses into high school and college. An analysis of the study conducted by another researcher indicated that "the level of effectiveness of educational technology is influenced by the specific student population, the software design, the educator's role, and the level of student access to the technology."
For now, then, the ubiquity of the iPad in the world of academia is hampered by a lack of control, a lack of compatible titles, and a lack of funds necessary to provide iPads to enough students to legitimize its use. As with any novel teaching aid, there are glitches that need to be worked out. As the iPad comes down in price and textbook publishers begin producing e-book versions of their textbooks, then the iPad and other such devices will facilitate the communication of information that is the cornerstone of effective education.
We originally and incorrectly reported that Brother Rice High School had, in fact, purchased 700 iPads. In a telephone interview, Mr. Lawson explained that his school is considering the purchase and may acquire the devices, but the final decision on the matter may not come for another year.


text: HUF recently launched a giveaway contest on the HUF Facebook page giving participants the chance to win a HUF x Wu-Tang Collaboration Prize Pack. HUF will be choosing one winner on Friday March 21, and Friday the 28 (two winners total), to win the pack. You can check out more details directly here.


text:
Eagles win home opener
The Morris Eagles debuted at Chizek Field in Morris on Friday, May 23. The Eagles took on the Clinton Cards and won 5-4.
A strong pitching performance and some two out hitting gave the Eagles a win on Friday night in Morris. Sam Mattson threw eight strong innings, scattering eight hits and striking out eight. Jake Torgerson slammed the door in the ninth, getting the save for the Eagles. Mattson was matched up against Land O Ducks division legend Mike Adelman in a pitchers duel.
The Eagles banged out 12 hits against Adelman with Mitch Carbert and Torgerson leading the team with three hits each. Nate Gades finished with two hits and a RBI for the Eagles in the 5-4 victory.
All the scoring happened before the fourth inning and settled in a pitchers duel after that.
The Eagles got on the board in the first in the bottom of the second when Carbert hit a two-out single to bring in Tanner Picht who reached on a hit by pitch call to leadoff the inning.
Then in the third, Clinton tied it up, but Morris got the bats going in the bottom half of the inning, scoring four runs. Torgerson led off with a single to start things for the Eagles then Cole Riley reached on a bunt. Marquart laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance Torgerson and Riley, and Ryan Beyer came up to the plate and knocked in one on a double dropped by the right fielder. Mac Beyer hit a two RBI double, scoring Riley and Ryan Beyer, before running across the plate himself on a Nate Gades single to put the Eagles up 5-1.
Clinton posted three in the top of the fourth in the comeback attempt, but got no close as the Morris Eagles edged out the 5-4 win.
The next game for the Eagles is in Morris against the Appleton A's on Friday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. Also, the Eagles host the Minneota Mudhens in a Sunday afternoon game in Morris at 2 p.m. before going on the road to Chokio the following Friday, June 6.
Morris 5, Clinton 4
Clinton 001 300 000 – 4 9 1
Morris 014 000 000 – 5 12 2
HITTING – Morris: Tanner Picht 1-4, Kirby Marquart 1-3 2b, Ryan Beyer 1-4 rbi, Jake Torgerson 3-4, Mac Beyer 1-4 rbi-2, Nate Gades 2-4 rbi, Mitch Carbert 3-4 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-k) – Morris: Sam Mattson (W) 8-8-4-3-3-8; Torgerson (S) 1-1-0-0-0-2


text:
Butcher hopes for sweet success
A Scottish butcher is hoping to tap into his country's love of Iron Brew with a new, and unusual, sausage offer.
Stuart's of Buckhaven have created two Iron Brew sausages - the Pork and Iron Brew Banger and the more exotic Pork Sweet Chilli and Iron Brew Banger - to celebrate his company's 150th anniversary.
Recent trials at the company's three butchers shops in Fife at Leven, Lundin Links and Buckhaven, have been an outstanding success.
Alan Stuart, Stuart's managing director, came up with the idea one morning while showering.
He said: "I don't know why, but all my best ideas seem to come to mind in the shower. I had been thinking about producing something memorable with a Scottish twist to mark our 150th anniversary.
"We won the World Scotch Pie Championship last November which was a wonderful way to kick-start our celebratory year and we felt we needed a special new product which could be developed into a really big seller in the future.
"I mused for months about a whole host of Scottish products. We tested the sausage in the bakery and the results were outstanding. Everybody really loved the taste of the Pork and Iron Brew Banger.
Stuart said they were already taking orders for the sausages prior to launch, which will take place on 5 June, and said the idea was more than just a one-off novelty.
"It's all very well being creative but you have to be commercial too. However, we all believe we are onto a real winner with this product which will appeal to all ages."
Want more stories like this in your inbox?
Sign up for our FREE email newsletter
Related articles:
My Account
Most read
01 February, 2018, 8:30
Priorities for the UK food and farming industry: policy, competi
08 February, 2018
Food Export Conference
07 March, 2018 - 16:30
Valorisation of Animal By-products
12 March, 2018, 8:30
Next steps for farming productivity - innovation, investment and


text:
Hunting a giraffe quilt pattern for baby boy
Appliqué giraffe
One I can download
Any ideas?
Originally Posted by virtualbernie
Anyone know where I can get a cute pattern for a diaper bag. Can be free or not but I prefer downloadable cause I need to get it done fast!
i used the big charm pack pattern added more pockets easily done


text:
ACSM's Guidelines For Exercise Testing & Prescription. Chapter 6 Interpretation Of Clinical Test Data. World Health Organization :
Related searches for ACSM s Guidelines For Exercise Testing Prescription
Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author.While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server.
Chapter 6
Interpretation Of Clinical Test Data
"The primary purpose of an exercise test is to determine the responses of the individual to [exercise] efforts at given levels and from this information to estimate probable performance in specific life and occupational situations."
"The post-test probability of a patient having disease is determined by the disease probability before the test and by the probability that the test will provide a true result."


text:
The Ramada Anchorage Downtown (3*) offers fantastic views of Mount Susitna, as well as Cook Inlet and the Ship Creek Valley. All guests enjoy various amenities including complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, free wireless internet access, free parking, and a 24-hour convenience store.
Each of the smoke-free, clean and comfortable guest rooms offer microwaves, refrigerators, complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access, data ports, coffee service, irons/ironing boards, hair dryers, 27-inch color televisions, cable TV, and pay-per-view.
A complimentary deluxe continental breakfast is available to all guests.
This hotel offers a complimentary 24-hour workout facility.


text:
Glad I found all of you
View Single Post
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 17
Glad I found all of you
HI..last Novemeber I noticed a large lump on the right side of my neck. I had recently lost alot of weight by dieting and I think the fat was covering this lump. I went to my MD who ordered an ultrasound and referred me to an endocrinologist. The ultrasound came back as a multinodular goiter over 5cm.
The endo turned out to be the MD from hell. She was TERRIBLE. Had to wait 4 months for the apt..then a minimum of 2 hours in the office which had no nurse..only a secretary!
Anyway, she started me on synthroid(which it turned out I did not need) and ordered a repeat ultrasound in 6 months. I had it done and it showed a 'possible discrete solid mass' and the endo never called me about this. The report sat in her office for 5 weeks till my next apt. She then wanted to do a FNA. However, by this time I did not want her to touch me so I went back to my regular MD today, whose opinion I trust.
She immediately sent me to an ENT who she said was the best and who she would go to. He was wonderful. He compared my 2 ultrasounds(which the endo had not done) and said they were the same and it was a goiter. However, it is so large it is displacing my windpipe which is now on the left side of my neck instead of the middle. Both my parents have had goiters..my Dad a large right -sided one like mine(benign) and my Mom had a huge sub-sternal one(also benign). I am scheduled to have a ct scan Friday to see if this is growing into my chest cavity.
I am pretty sure that surgery is the only answer and I expected that.
Has anyone been through a similar situation?
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by suskey


text: On Jun 26, 2002 at 06:19 -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > I upgraded from whatever is in Debian unstable to 4.2.0pre1v1. > Everything went smoothly, no problems. I can finally switch from the > X console to another virtual console and back without crashing the > server (Trident Cyberblade). Very nice. Hm, very encouraging -- this might be the same problem that has been bugging me (with 4.1.0-17). If I do C-A-F1 from within X, the virtual console comes up OK, but if I do A-F7 to get back into X, my (laptop LCD) screen "melts" to white. I'm not sure that the X server is crashed though, because I can type commands into the terminal window in X; e.g. "chvt 1" will flip me back to a virtual console, and C-A-Backspace will exit X. I have the same problem when waking X up from sleep -- melted white screen. I didn't used to have this problem on this machine, when it used the old svga driver under 3.x (but then the display was horribly slow). Does this sound like your problem? I also have a Trident Cyberblade in this Acer 340T. -- Thatcher Ulrich http://tulrich.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to email@example.com with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
My Nonprofit Reviews
Abbey S.
Review for Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition's mission is to ensure that hard-working teens have the resources they need to pursue their dreams. In a city that is rife with violence, poverty, and failing schools, top tier colleges and elite scholarship programs seem completely out of reach for even our brightest most successful students. What BRYC does is closes the gap between the talents and brilliance of our students and the opportunities and resources that are available to them. As a mentor, I had the privilege of guiding one young woman through the college process and watched her earn admission to Clark University in MA and earn over $35,000 in merit based scholarships, fundamentally altering her life path. I am inspired daily by the work BRYC does to level the playing field for Baton Rouge's students and by the students themselves as they accomplish remarkable things. Most importantly, BRYC brings a much needed hope to the city as Fellows grow empowered to create bold visions for the Baton Rouge they want to see and create the change to take us there.
More Feedback
Would you volunteer for this group again?
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?


text:
PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, March 14 (Reuters) - Venezuela's massive 955,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Paraguana refining center was operating at around 470,000 bpd, with Amuay's fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) still down, a union boss said on Monday, citing an internal report.
The roughly 645,000-bpd Amuay refinery was operating at around 320,000 bpd, while the adjacent 310,000-bpd Cardon refinery was at 150,000 bpd, said union leader Ivan Freites, quoting Friday's report.
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has launched one of its largest oil tenders ever, seeking to buy some 8 million barrels of U.S. or Nigerian light crude for delivery from April through June, according to a document seen by Reuters last week. (Reporting by Mircely Guanipa; Editing by Richard Chang)


text:
In Baghdad, Kerry hands Iraqi leaders dire warning on nation's future, demands quick action
BAGHDAD (AP) — Warning of the "existential threat" posed by Sunni militants, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the U.S. is prepared to take military action even if Baghdad delays political reforms, noting that the risks of letting the insurgency run rampant threaten dangers beyond Iraq's borders.
But he stressed military action would not be in support of the present Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Kerry, on a few hours' visit to Baghdad, urged Iraq's leaders to quickly set aside divisions as the only means of stopping the vicious Sunni insurgency and said Iraq's future depended on choices Iraq's leaders make in the next days and weeks.
"The future of Iraq depends primarily on the ability of Iraq's leaders to come together and take a stand united against ISIL," Kerry told a news conference, using the acronym for the al-Qaida-breakaway group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, that has captured huge swathes of Iraqi territory in the north and west.
"Not next week, not next month, but now," he said. "It is essential that Iraq's leaders form a genuinely inclusive government as rapidly as possible."
US memo outlining legal basis for drone killings is released; document is heavily redacted
NEW YORK (AP) — The secret U.S. government memo outlining the justification for the use of drones to kill American terror suspects abroad was released by court order Monday, yielding the most detailed, inside look yet at the legal underpinnings of the Obama administration's program of "targeted killings."
The 41-page memo — whose contents had previously been summarized and released piecemeal — was heavily redacted for national security reasons, with several entire pages and other passages whited out.
But it argues among other things that a targeted killing of a U.S. citizen is permissible under a 2001 law passed by Congress soon after 9/11. That law empowered the president to use force against organizations that planned and committed the attacks.
"The release of the memo will allow the public to better assess the lawfulness of the government's targeted killing policy and the implications of that policy," said Jameel Jaffer, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney who argued for release of the memo. "Despite the release of this memo, the public still knows scandalously little about who the government is killing and why."
He said the memo contains the first formal acknowledgment by the government that the CIA is involved in the program.
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:
The Justice Department says the government may be justified in killing a U.S. citizen abroad if the person has joined the enemy.
Egypt court sentences 3 Al-Jazeera journalists to 7 years each on terrorism-related charges
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Monday convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges after a trial dismissed by rights groups as a politically motivated sham. The verdict brought a landslide of international condemnation and calls for the newly elected president to intervene.
The ruling stunned the defendants and their families, many of whom had hoped their loved ones would be released because of international pressure on the case. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who a day earlier had discussed the case in a meeting with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, denounced the verdict as "chilling and draconian."
The unprecedented trial of journalists on terror charges was tied up in the government's fierce crackdown on Islamists and the Muslim Brotherhood since the ouster last year of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi by el-Sissi, then the army chief. Further fueling accusations that the trial was politically motivated is the Egyptian government's deep enmity with the Gulf nation Qatar, which was a close ally of Morsi and which owns the Al-Jazeera network.
Prosecutors had accused the three — Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohammed — of promoting or belonging to the Brotherhood and of falsifying their coverage of protests by Morsi's supporters to hurt Egypt's security and make it appear the country is sliding into civil war. The government has branded the Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
The journalists, who were detained in December, say they are being prosecuted simply for doing their job and are pawns in the political rivalry. During the 5-month trial, prosecutors presented no evidence backing the charges, at times citing random video footage found with the defendants that even the judge dismissed as irrelevant. They depicted typical activity like editing as a sign of falsification.
Chemical weapons watchdog: Syria hands over last of declared chemical weapons stockpile
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Syria finished handing over to Western powers Monday the 1,300 tons of chemical weapons it acknowledged possessing, completing a deal reached last fall under threat of U.S. airstrikes.
The most dangerous material will be transferred to an American ship, which will move into international waters and use specialized equipment to destroy the chemicals over the next two months. Other material will be disposed of at toxic waste sites in various countries.
Questions persist over whether Syrian President Bashar Assad is hiding undeclared poison gases or attacking rebels with chlorine — a toxic industrial gas that is not specifically classified as a chemical weapon.
But politicians and activists hailed Monday's milestone as a victory for international diplomacy, and, at the least, a clear reduction in the amount of chemicals available for use in Syria's bloody civil war.
The news came amid extremely high tension across the Middle East, as Israel carried out retaliatory strikes on Syria and a Syrian cabinet member warned that Sunni insurgents in Iraq have been funneling weapons to rebels in Syria.
Separatists agree to abide by Ukrainian government's cease-fire; presidents trade demands
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine agreed Monday to respect a cease-fire declared by the Ukrainian president, raising hopes for an end to months of fighting that have killed hundreds and ravaged the country's industrial heartland.
The announcement came as the Russian and U.S. presidents traded demands over the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin urged direct talks between the government and the rebels. President Barack Obama warned Putin that Moscow will face additional costs if it does not help ease the crisis.
The insurgents' pledge to respect the cease-fire came on the first day of talks between a former Ukrainian president, the Russian ambassador, European officials and the eastern separatists who have declared independence. While the government side was nominally not represented, ex-President Leonid Kuchma attended the discussions at the request of the sitting president.
The negotiations were launched in line with President Petro Poroshenko's peace plan, which started Friday with a weeklong unilateral cease-fire in the fighting that has killed more than 350 people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.
Alexander Borodai, one of the rebel leaders who took part in Monday's talks in Donetsk, said rebels would respect Poroshenko's cease-fire, which lasts through 0700 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Friday.
Racial politics churn GOP Senate primary runoff in Miss. as Cochran seeks black support
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Race is roiling the Republican Senate runoff in Mississippi, a state with a long history of divided politics where the GOP is mostly white and the Democratic Party is mostly black.
National tea party groups say they are working to "ensure a free and fair election" by sending several dozen observers to precincts to watch who votes during Tuesday's GOP contest, concerned about six-term Sen. Thad Cochran's efforts to persuade Mississippi Democrats to cast ballots. Challenger Chris McDaniel and the tea party portray cross-party voting as dangerous and even illegal, though state law allows it.
"Thad Cochran and his establishment handlers are out trolling, begging for Democrats to cross over and vote in the Republican runoff," Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund chairwoman Jenny Beth Martin said in announcing that her group and two others have hired an attorney to watch Tuesday's primary.
While Cochran rarely mentions race, he readily acknowledges he's seeking support from black and white voters.
"I think it's important for everybody to participate," he said. "Voting rights has been an issue of great importance in Mississippi. People have really contributed a lot of energy and effort to making sure the political process is open to everyone."
With 24.7 million viewers, US-Portugal game scores big viewership goal
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States' 2-2 World Cup draw with Portugal is almost certainly the most-watched soccer game ever in the U.S., an emphatic confirmation of the sport's rising popularity in a country slower to embrace it than the rest of the world.
The Nielsen company said that Sunday's gripping game was seen by an average of 24.7 million viewers on ESPN and Univision. That matches it with the 24.7 million U.S. viewers who watched the 2010 World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands.
ESPN said an additional 490,000 people streamed coverage of the game on their mobile devices through the company's app. Streaming numbers for 2010 weren't immediately available, but it's very unlikely they were that high because streaming apps were not as sophisticated then.
Many factors were in place to make it so popular: It was an exciting game, interest in the U.S. team was high because of the first-game victory against Ghana and World Cup viewing in general has been high. The Sunday evening time slot also meant many Americans were available to watch.
"It indicates that a large group in our audience is really following the story of the World Cup, which is really terrific," said Scott Guglielmino, ESPN senior vice president of programming.
Supreme Court rebukes EPA, but mainly leaves intact program to deal with carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court largely left intact Monday the Obama administration's only existing program to limit power plant and factory emissions of the gases blamed for global warming. But a divided court also rebuked environmental regulators for taking too much authority into their own hands without congressional approval.
The justices said in a 5-4 vote along ideological lines that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot apply a permitting provision of the Clean Air Act to new and expanded power plants, refineries and factories solely because they emit greenhouse gases.
The decision underscores the limits of using the Clean Air Act to deal with greenhouse gases and the administration's inability to get climate change legislation through Congress.
"The Supreme Court put EPA on a leash but not in a noose," said Michael Gerrard, director of Columbia University's Center for Climate Change Law.
"It reaffirmed that EPA can regulate greenhouse gases, but it can only go so far in reinterpreting the statute," Gerrard said. "The court invalidated a small corner of a secondary program. The main event — EPA's proposed rules on existing power plants — remains to be fought another day."
Neymar leads Brazil by example; Mexico also through; Dutch win group by beating Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil relied on its star Neymar for two early goals to beat Cameroon 4-1 Monday and reach the World Cup's knockout stage for a South American showdown against Chile, a 2-0 loser to the Netherlands.
Winning Group B with its third straight victory made sure that the Dutch avoided the host so early in the tournament. Instead, the Netherlands will face Mexico, which beat Croatia 3-1 to advance alongside Brazil from Group A.
Spain beat Australia 3-0 in an inconsequential game between already eliminated teams, a victory providing a little balm on the disappointing defense of its title.
With free-flowing games and buckets full of goals the rule in this outstanding tournament, it took until the final minutes of the Group A games for Brazil to make sure it advanced as group leader on goal difference over Mexico.
"We are progressing match after match and that's important," Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said.


text:
Even threats from the Wallow Fire couldn't stop Rotary District 5510 from holding its annual conference on Friday and Saturday.
When the original plan to hold the conference in the White Mountains was ruined, some quick thinking and calls for help brought over 100 guests and speakers to the Grace Inn in Ahwatukee Foothills.
The conference is planned over a year in advance. It's an annual celebration of the district governor who is in charge of more than 50 local rotary clubs across Arizona.
They had arranged for speakers from across the world to address their guests for two days at Hon-Dah Resort and Casino in Pinetop. With all the smoke around the area, the group was forced to find a new location.
"Fortunately because I do so much with them I knew exactly what they needed," said Jim Champlin, general manager of the Grace Inn and a Rotary member himself. "It made it very easy to just say 'we'll make it work' and we did."
This year the district governor, Glenn Smith from Payson, worked with Bryon Harrington to chair the event. Harrington's home in Springerville was only a quarter of a mile away from the fire when the conference began on Friday.
"When we evacuated on Tuesday we could see the glow on the roof behind us," Harrington told the group at the conference. "It's pretty scary seeing the black smoke for five days and then all of a sudden you see white light like the sun behind you and you know it's not the sun that's lighting it. It's a strange feeling."
Even though their home was so close to the fire, Harrington and his wife Jackielyn were confident everything would be OK.
"I'm good," said Jackielyn. "There's nothing that can't be replaced. My house can be replaced. My business can be replaced. I'm heartsick over the mountain. I'm heartsick over what will happen because the town is very reliant on tourism. My heart breaks for the people who have lost homes. We've been fortunate because the forest service has done such a great job."
Jackielyn said they've also been blessed because of all their friends in Rotary. The club raised funds during the conference through a raffle and general fundraising to go to victims of the wildfires.
Jackielyn couldn't think of any ways the community could help victims of the fire just yet, but she believes they'll have a better idea of what they need once they're allowed to go back home. For those who truly want to help, she suggested monetary donations.
"Always the Salvation Army and Red Cross can use donations," said Jackielyn. "If you donate it to fire, it could benefit our community and if it doesn't go to us it'll definitely go to someone who needs it."
For now the group is just grateful to be able to carry on as usual and make their yearly celebration a success.
They're keeping the mood light as they honor Smith for all his work. Smith's wife, Sharon, said Friday, "I'm telling everybody that he's going out in a puff of smoke."
• Contact writer: (480) 898-7914 or firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Mainstreaming at Sida - A Synthesis Report
Fredrik Uggla
Serier Sida Studies in EvaluationDescription:
Sida Studies in Evaluation 2007:05 / The study draws on the conclusions from three previous evaluations of Sida's policies on gender, HIV/Aids and environment. All these policices share a specific mode of implementation: mainstreaming. This synthesis report investigates the extent to which the three policies have been mainstreamed, it explores reasons to varying success in the mainstreaming of the policies, and it offers a number of recommendations on how mainstreaming might be enhanced. The findings point to a number of internal organisational features at Sida that hamper effective policy maisntreaming, and recommendations therefore include the establishment of clearer goals, clarification of the relatiosnhip between different policies, and the development of better routines for follow-up and learning.
- Download: Mainstreaming at Sida - A Synthesis Report
- Filesize: 1,33 MB


text:
August 12, 2014
THE DALLES 15U Babe Ruth All Stars finished the 2014 season with a 29-6 record and an 11-2 postseason standing. This group started the year with 14 consecutive victories and played against 19U squads to prepare for the playoffs. TD went undefeated to win a District 5 title, added an unblemished record to their totals in scoring state championship, TD's fourth since 2002. Contributed photo
Stories this photo appears in:
Holding their heads up high
State champion Babe Ruth squad captivates community with memorable postseason
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.


text:
© 2003 – Routledge
464 pages
Owen was the founder of the Natural History Museum, bringing the collections over from the British Museum. Although he was a supporter of evolutionary theory, he was reluctant to accept Darwin's version of evolution. This volume examines fossil evidence for change in species over time.


text:
Reviews by Tiffany's Bookshelf
Read Tiffany's Bookshelf's Blog Follow Tiffany's Bookshelf on Twitter
Confessions of April Grace: Chocolate-Covered Baloney
On 1/22 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: April Grace is back, and still dealing with the woes of a preteen girl. Her older sister is acting funny, her baby brother is the center of attention, and April has a sense that big changes are coming now that she is in junior high. And this biggest change of call comes calling in the form ... Chocolate Covered Baloney, by KD McCrite
The House On the Corner
On 1/11 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: All Chester intended to do was avoid cleaning the hall bathroom. So when his mom asked him to run an errand, he jumped at the change. However, the errand, a simple trip to his uncle's house, turns into a wild adventure. Absolutely nothing is as it seems, humanity is at risk, and somehow, saltines, ... The House on the Corner, by Michael Rains
Three Cups
On 1/13 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Follow the teachings of a family as they teach their children basic financial management. By using three different cups, the family shows how money can be portioned out for saving, spending, and charitable giving. The child learns to split his money between the cups, having a visible reminder ... Three Cups, by Tony Townsley and Mark. St. Germain
Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks
On 12/15 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: This are a little cramped in April Grace's house. She lives with her parents, and her snotty sister Myra Sue. Now the neighbors, Isabella St. James and her husband, have moved in while Isabella recovers from a car accident. And now, April Grace finds out there is going to be a new baby! ... Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks, by KC McCrite
An Amish Wedding
On 11/28 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Three different women, three different stories, all interwoven, all showing the trials of planning an Amish wedding. Priscilla King wonders if all the set backs and bad luck are God's way of telling her not to wed. Naomi Fisher is tired of playing matchmaker for everyone else, while she remains ... An Amish Wedding, by Beth Wiseman
Love You More
On 11/7 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Not all people are called to parenthood, and not all families look the same. Even those called to parenthood do not always get there in the same exact way. Jennifer Grant discusses her transition from young married to mother, and how the blessing of international adoption played a role in ... Love You More, by Jennifer Grant
Cure for the Common Life
On 8/19 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: How many people go through life settling, hating their circumstances, and never reaching their full potential? How would your life change if you found your true calling, your passion, your niche? Take the steps to identify your unique gifts and talents, and apply them to your life in order ... Cure for the Common Life, by Max Lucado
On 6/14 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Sure you know that George Washington helped lead troops to victory in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Yes, you know that he was also our first president, and many would argue the father of our country. But do you know what led to all these victories? Do you ... Washington: A Legacy of Leadership, by Paul Vickery
On 4/28 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: All her life, Abby has loved sailing. In fact, as a child, a great portion of her life was lived at sea. After watching her brother circumnavigate the world by boat, Abby set the same goal, with the additional hope to be the youngest person to sail nonstop around the globe. After lots ... Unsinkable, by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent
The Liturgical Year
On 3/24 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: The secular year runs January 1 to December 31. The federal fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30. But the liturgical year begins with Advent and runs through the following November. What is the meaning of the liturgical cycle, the feasts and solemnities? Why does ... The Liturgical Year, by Joan Chittister
Uncle Sam's Plantation
On 12/28 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: What seems like a compassionate government run welfare system is actually helping keep the poor in poverty. And poverty means enslavement to the government system that purports to be the solution. The liberal politicians seem to be helping, when in reality they are hurting, those ... Uncle Sam's Plantation, by Star Parker
The Boy Who Changed the World
On 11/5 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Everything we do, every decision we make, has an impact. This book explores the lives of Norman Borlaugh, Henry Wallace, George Washington Carver, and Moses Carver. Together, the actions of these men resulted in a tremendous advance in agriculture, allowing more people to be fed and reducing ... The Boy Who Changed the World, by Andy Andrews
William F. Buckley
On 8/26 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Well known as a conservative, William F. Buckley Jr. served as the editor for the National Review, as well as the host of the show Firing Line. An Irish Catholic, with Protestant roots, Buckley's faith factored heavily into his moral and political stances. He considered liberals and communists ... William F. Buckley, By Jeremy Lott
The Jesus You Can't Ignore
On 8/9 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Jesus spent a large portion of His ministry in bold confrontation with the Pharisees. He never minced words, and never failed to point out the flaws of their "do as we say, not as we do" religious ideologies. This book takes a close scriptural look at what we can learn from Christ's confrontational ... The Jesus You Can't Ignore, by John MacArthur
Cast of Characters
On 7/8 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: How many times have you read the Bible, and wished there was a way to make some of the stories seem more relevant to the times you live in? Have you wished for a deeper connection to the lessons available in the Scriptures? Max Lucado writes about some key Bible players in a way that is new ... Cast of Characters: Common People in the Hands of an Uncommon God, by Max Lucado
Sarah's Garden
On 6/26 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: Sarah is a young Amish girl who, until now, has primarily stuck to tending her garden, and doing her work on the farm. With the pregnancy of her sister, however, Sarah is now in charge of running the family's roadside stand, and is petrified at the thought of interacting with the English world. ... Sarah's Garden, by Kelly Long
A Summer Secret
On 6/12 Tiffany's Bookshelf wrote: A Summer Secret is the first book of the Mysteries of Middlefield series.Mary Beth Mullet is an Amish teenage girl living with her parents and brothers, struggling with having a little privacy during her last summer of freedom, before she will have to get a job. She spends hours in an abandoned ... A Summer Secret, by Kathleen Fuller


text:
Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ): Estimating the Incidence of Social Spending, Subsidies and Taxes Handbook
This handbook presents a step-by-step guide to applying the incidence analysis used in the multi-country project CEQ. We define the pre- and post-net transfers income concepts, discuss the methodological assumptions used to construct them, explain how taxes, subsidies and transfers should be allocated at the household level, and suggest what to do when the information on taxes and transfers is not included in the household survey. We also describe the indicators that are used to assess the distributive impact, progressivity and effectiveness of social spending, subsidies and taxes. In addition, we present sample Stata code for producing some of the indicators.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
|58 pages
|Date of creation:
|Oct 2012
|Contact details of provider:
| Postal: 206 Tilton Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 865-5321
Fax: (504) 865-5869
Web page: http://econ.tulane.edu
More information through EDIRC
References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Luis López-Calva & Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez, 2014.
"A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class,"
The Journal of Economic Inequality,
Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 12(1), pages 23-47, March.
- Lopez-Calva, Luis F. & Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo, 2011. "A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5902, The World Bank.
- Eduardo Lora, 2007. "The State of State Reform in Latin America," World Bank Publications, The World Bank, number 6642, September.
- Herwig Immervoll & Horacio Levy & José Ricardo Nogueira & Cathal O´Donoghue & Rozane Bezerra de Siqueira, 2005. "The Impact of Brazil´s Tax-Benefit System on Inequality and Poverty," Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers 117, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research.
- Immervoll, Herwig & Levy, Horacio & Nogueira, José Ricardo & O'Donoghue, Cathal & Siqueira, Rozane Bezerra de, 2006. "The Impact of Brazil's Tax-Benefit System on Inequality and Poverty," IZA Discussion Papers 2114, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Shaohua Chen & Martin Ravallion, 2010. "The Developing World is Poorer than We Thought, But No Less Successful in the Fight Against Poverty," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 125(4), pages 1577-1625.
- Chen, Shaohua & Ravallion, Martin, 2008. "The developing world is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4703, The World Bank.
- Ferreira , Francisco H.G. & Robalino, David, 2010. "Social protection in Latin America : achievements and limitations," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5305, The World Bank.
- Margaret Grosh & Carlo del Ninno & Emil Tesliuc & Azedine Ouerghi, 2008. "For Protection and Promotion : The Design and Implementation of Effective Safety Nets," World Bank Publications, The World Bank, number 6582, September.
- Ivica Urban, 2009. "Kakwani decomposition of redistributive effect: Origins, critics and upgrades," Working Papers 148, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:tul:wpaper:1219. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Rodrigo Aranda Balcazar)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
We got a letter the other day from Art Van Aken, the longtime car and truck historian who lives in Gilboa, New York. Art is well known for his books on truck history, most recently covering the Sterling of Milwaukee. This time, he sent along a family photo to share with the Hemmings Nation. It date ... Read more
Our favorite trucking historian from upstate New York, Art Van Aken, just checked in with his latest brainchild. It's a hugely informative 153-page softcover book, Autocar of the 1940s, covering 38 models from the golden era of these very brawny rigs from Ardmore, (and later, Exton) Pennsylv ... Read more
Between 1907 and 1953 the Sterling Motor Truck Company—it was originally named "Sternberg" after its founder, William Sternberg, but the name was changed early on because of perceived anti-German feeling when World War I ignited—produced some of the world's great heav ... Read more


text:
Brian J. Logue, M.D.
Please note: Dr. Logue will be going to Greene County – Lone Tree Medical Clinic Thursday afternoons (1216 North 1000 West, Linton, IN 47441).
"I treat patients as I would like my family members treated," says Dr. Logue.
Dr. Logue is a board-certified urologist with special training in laser surgery and microsurgery. He is a recognized expert in kidney stone disease and prevention, prostate enlargement, and vasectomy reversal. As a "founding father" of Summit Urology, Dr. Logue has worked tirelessly for more than 12 years to raise the standard of urologic care in Indiana.
He's a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Indiana University School of Medicine. His initial general surgery training was at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his residency in urologic surgery at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Currently, he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Clinical Urologists and the Indiana State Medical Association. He is also a clinical assistant professor of urology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. But that's not all—Dr. Logue has shared his expertise with those less fortunate around the world and worked at a mission hospital in Pakistan.
Dr. Logue and his wife have a young daughter. In his free time—when he can find some—Dr. Logue enjoys scuba diving and motorcycles.


text:
Post: and now to the obvious... PS3 v 360..
User: radgamer420
Infraction: No Thread Derailment, Rule 22.
Points: 2
Administrative Note:Quote:
Thread derailment.
Message to User:Quote:
If continuing to derail the thread to get the last word in means that much to you then I won't bother telling you a second time to get back on-topic.
Taking your previous infractions into account, you are now 8 points away from a perma-ban.
Original Post:


text:
Reliable power is key to industrial productivity
2 comments
Excessive harmonics in a facility's power distribution system is a major concern. Due to the ever increasing amount of computer equipment powered by switch-mode power supplies, variable speed drive motor controllers and other non-linear loads, the level of harmonics generated on the facility's power system can become too high. The level of harmonics should be measured and if too high, steps must be taken to reduce the level. Harmonic levels should be in compliance with IEEE Standard 519-1992. Should harmonic levels exceed the maximum specified levels, excessive current can cause to flow through the building's wiring, increasing the potential of overheating the wiring, possibly resulting in an electrical fire. Harmonics can cause voltage sags, which increases the current demand of equipment operating in the building. The increase in the equipment's operating current will result in more heat being generated inside the equipment and shortening its service life. Telecommunications and data cabling are often run close to power cables. If harmonics are above normal tolerances, high frequency harmonics can be induced into phone lines and data cabling. The end result is noisy phone lines and unexplained data lose or data corruption and computer hangs.
Harmonic problems can be treated in three ways: elimination, filtering and cancellation. A major source of harmonics is computer-based, specifically, computer and network equipment. By adding an online topology uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or active power conditioner with input power factor correction (PFC) ahead of the equipment, harmonics are eliminated and the overall power factor is increased. Both devices provide a tightly regulated output voltage irrespective of the input voltage level, reducing the equipment's internal temperature. The UPS also provides necessary backup power when utility power is lost, prior to backup generators coming online. As the number and type of loads being connected to the facility's power system is dynamic, harmonic filtering can be difficult to implement. Filtering is best accomplished on a power system having a fixed load as the filter is effective over a limited harmonic frequency range. Should large three-phase loads be the major source of harmonics, a harmonic cancelling transformer may be installed as a solution. This type of transformer has patented built-in electromagnetics technology designed to remove high neutral current and the most harmful harmonics from the 3rd through 21st.
Equipment is only as reliable as its power source
In the industrial environment, large motors, variable speed drives, pumps, robotic equipment, heaters, ovens and other equipment having large instantaneous current demands often generate power problems with other power sensitive CPU-based equipment operating within the same facility. During the startup of the offending equipment, its initial high current demand can cause voltage sags and transients on other power circuits in the same facility. Extreme voltage sags and high voltage transients often cause microprocessor based PLCs, laboratory equipment, computers and data networks to operate unreliably resulting in costly down time. To minimize these problems, wherever possible the sensitive equipment should be powered from a dedicated circuit. Again, installing an active power conditioner or online UPS ahead of the sensitive equipment will eliminate both problems and assure reliable operation.
In hindsight, a lack of foresight becomes painfully obvious and is often costly. In all industries, critical processes rely on key equipment that is only as reliable as its power source. Taking the necessary steps upfront to assure a high level of power quality throughout the industrial facility will minimize lost productivity and profits and in some cases prevent a disaster.
{1} Jon Toiga, Disaster Recovery Planning: Managing Risk and Catastrophe in Information Systems, (Yourdon Press, 1989).
About the author:
Michael A. Stout is vice president of engineering, Falcon Electric, Inc.
Visit: www.falconups.com


text:
Your Price: $3.50
The dark god Moloch the Devourer pits his demonic hellfire against the thermonuclear fury of Doctor Solar. Whitmore Pickerel, whose power to bring his imagination into existence unleashed the Devourer, conjures the mighty sun--god Surya for protection. But instead, Surya bows before Moloch, and the Man of the Atom faces cosmic-scale war on a second front. With the power of Solar pitted against the god of the sun, can the planet survive?
* All-new series written by Jim Shooter!
* New artist: Roger Robinson (Azrael, Batman: Gotham Knights).
Unfortunately, this item is not available. Please consider these related items:


text:
In most public settings, political campaign managers are as likely to receive an ovation as short-order cooks. Never mind that no one is likely to recognize them on the street. Their whole reason for being is to make someone else look good. Their job is to take the blame when things go wrong, and to stay behind the curtains when things go well.
There is one exception for presidential campaign managers: since 1972, Harvard University's Institute of Politics has held a postelection summit where wine is served, the tables have white linen, and the strategic minds behind politics are invited to share their tales from the trenches. The summit is almost entirely off the record. Reporters must sign legal-looking documents swearing to describe no part of it for months, until the university gets around to publishing an edited transcript of the proceedings in book form. (See TIME's top 10 political lines of 2008.)
There is, however, one event during the two-day summit that is on the record. That took place on Thursday night, when several hundred students, scholars and scribblers burst into applause as the minds behind the John McCain and Barack Obama campaigns took the stage for a conversation provocatively titled "War Stories: Inside Campaign 2008." (See behind-the-scenes pictures from Super Tuesday.)
Obama's senior aide, David Axelrod, wore earth tones, a tweed coat and no tie, while his campaign manager, David Plouffe, arrived in a proper dark suit with a glittering pink tie. McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, brought a knit blue tie (and wry sarcasm), while his chief pollster, Bill McInturff, sat beside Davis in a white shirt with an open collar. "Here we are in the year that we elected the first African-American President, and I get to share the stage with four white guys," joked the moderator, Gwen Ifill, a correspondent for PBS who was still hobbling on a bad ankle from a spill she took before moderating the vice-presidential debate in October.
Over the course of 90 minutes, the men entertained questions both thematic and technical, offering insight on the campaign strategies without exactly revealing anything that might reflect poorly on their current or former employers. "One of the things I have always believed is, presidential campaigns are unique. They are like MRIs for the soul. You can't hide who you are," said Axelrod at the outset, a line that was either an honest observation or a subtle swipe at McCain.
"This was a television campaign. Everything that happened was exaggerated. Everything was focused on," observed Davis, in what was either a mild lament for the accelerating news cycle or buried criticism at his campaign's ability to keep internal discussions secret.
At one point, Ifill asked the McCain team to name the greatest Faustian bargain it had to make. Davis and McInturff both mentioned the burden that McCain endured because of his support for the continued military effort in Iraq, an adventure that American voters soured on years ago. Axelrod chimed in to disagree. "There is no doubt that the war was a complicated issue," he said before adding, "I would argue that the biggest Faustian bargain McCain made was switching his position on the [2001 and 2003] tax cuts ... He essentially tied himself to the Bush economic nostrums."
Axelrod contended that the general-election campaign was decided between Sept. 15, when Lehman Brothers collapsed, and Sept. 26, the night of the first presidential debate. During that time, Axelrod said, Obama established himself as a "safe change" candidate. McCain, meanwhile, announced a suspension of his campaign and a plan to suspend the debate (which was later aborted), and showed an underwhelming effort in his return to Washington to support the federal bailout package which led him to cancel an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. Davis, who approached the event with humor, admitted, "The most damaging thing was pissing off Letterman."
Davis also made a revelation of sorts. "Look, the last thing I thought I was going to be doing in September was lobbying Congress," he said. Davis, who normally makes a living as a registered lobbyist, had met with members of Congress to talk about the bailout. But at the time, the McCain campaign maintained that the meetings were informational and did not constitute lobbying.
Asked about the challenge of running against the first major African-American candidate, Davis minimized the issue. "I don't think John McCain or our campaign would have conducted ourselves any other way regardless of who the opponent was," he said, appearing to contradict the assessment of the campaign's ad man, Fred Davis (no relation), who has described in other interviews an atmosphere of extreme caution over racial issues that hampered the campaign's message on topics like Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright.
McInturff contended that even as McCain chose not to engage the Wright issue out of principle, a more aggressive approach would have offered little upside. The demographic groups that McCain was losing in the polls, including voters between the ages of 18 and 30, were likely to be turned off by Wright attacks. The context of the entire campaign, McInturff said, was a national math that did not favor McCain at any point. He said he told the candidate that the "happy scenario" was for McCain to narrowly win the Electoral College and lose the popular vote by about 3 million. Because of this, McInturff advised McCain not to campaign in an overly divisive manner, lest the task of governing become nearly impossible.
Davis conceded that the selection of Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate was "risky" but maintained that risk was required by the dire national mood the Republicans faced. And Plouffe admitted that the introduction of the Rev. Wright problem caught the Obama team by surprise and represented a moment of "great peril" for the campaign. Everyone onstage complained about the political caricatures of Saturday Night Live except for Ifill. "I got Queen Latifah, so I was happy about that," she said of her impersonator on the show.
Almost as suddenly as it had begun, the forum ended and the crowd again burst into applause. The campaign managers then walked through a steady rain to a nearby open bar, where they mingled with students and journalists. The conversation continued. However, once the alcohol started to flow freely, the ground rules changed. The events that followed the comments made were all officially off the record.


text:
Services on Demand
Related links
- Cited by Google
- Similars in SciELO
- Similars in Google
Revista de Nutrição
On-line version ISSN 1678-9865
ALVES, Fernanda Rodrigues et al. Homemade oral supplement: a proposal for the nutritional recovery of children and adolescents with cancer. Rev. Nutr. [online]. 2010, vol.23, n.5, pp.731-744. ISSN 1678-9865. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-52732010000500004.
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of homemade oral supplements on the nutritional recovery of patients with mild or severe malnutrition or at nutritional risk. Methods Eight recipes of homemade oral supplements containing 30% to 35% of the total energy expenditure were proposed. The patients with severe malnutrition (group B) received the oral supplement for 2 weeks and the others for 4 weeks (group A). Oral supplementation with homemade supplements was compared with oral supplementation with store-bought supplements, investigated earlier with a protocol with the same design. Results Homemade oral supplements contain much lower amounts of certain micronutrients but are five times cheaper than store-bought supplements. In group A, 88% of the patients taking homemade oral supplements and 84% of the patients taking store-bought supplements responded positively to supplementation. In group B, 22% of the patients taking homemade oral supplements and 25% of the patients taking store-bought supplements recovered. The difference was not significant. The impact of store-bought supplementation on the triceps skinfold thicknesses and arm circumferences of the patients in group A was greater than that obtained with homemade supplements. In group B, the effect on triceps skinfold thickness was not significant (p=0.16). Patients taking homemade or store-bought oral supplements presented similar protein and energy intakes and improvements in nutritional status. Only the body composition of patients in group A taking store-bought oral supplements was better. Conclusion The results obtained by this study suggest that the therapeutic use of homemade oral supplements is an alternative capable of promoting the nutritional recovery of cancer patients, especially those who cannot afford store-bought supplements.
Keywords : Adolescents; Neoplasms; Child; Malnutrition; Nutritional support.


text:
Current Newswire:
16 Ways To Torture DevelopersApr 05, 2013, 13:00 (3 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Anonymous)
Having great developers means creating a great environment. In an increasingly competitive world, that means everything from free food to paid screw-off time. But not everyone has gotten the message.
Some places still practice developer abuse. Here are its many forms. Do not indulge in more than one or two, or you may never see your best developers again.
Related Stories:
0 Talkback[s] (click to add your comment)


text:
Distinguished Colloquium Speaker: Professor Gaurav Sukhatme presents a talk on "Robots at Sea"
Distinguished Colloquium Speaker: Professor Gaurav Sukhatme presents a talk on "Robots at Sea"May 22, 2017 - 11:10 am
Winston Chung Hall, 205/206
Underwater robotics is undergoing a transformation. Advances in AI and machine learning are enabling a new generation of underwater robots to make intelligent decisions (where to sample? how to navigate?) by reasoning about their environment (what is the shipping and water forecast?). At USC, we are engaged in a long-term effort to explore ideas and develop algorithms that will lead to persistent, autonomous underwater robots. In this talk, I will discuss some of our recent results focusing on two problems in adaptive sampling: underwater change detection and biological sampling. Time permitting; I will also present recent work on hazard avoidance, allowing underwater robots to operate in regions where there is substantial ship traffic.
Gaurav S. Sukhatme is Gordon Marshall Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). He currently serves as the Chairman of the Computer Science department. His research is in networked robots with applications to aquatic robots and on-body networks. Sukhatme has published extensively in these areas and served as PI on numerous federal grants. He is Fellow of the IEEE and a recipient of the NSF CAREER award and the Okawa foundation research award. He is one of the founders of the RSS conference, serves on the RSS Foundation Board, and has served as program chair of three major robotics conferences (ICRA, IROS and RSS). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Springer journal Autonomous Robots.


text:
Parenting Class Online
Parenting Classes for Indiana
Our class is a parenting, co-parenting, family stabilization and divorce class all in one. It is written by a licensed marriage and family therapist, Kathy Garber, who has years of experience working with parents and the courts. We know what the court requires in a parenting class for the state of Indiana. Click here to Register.
If you require more than 4 hours on your Indiana parenting class certificate click the image below for more information:
Parenting Class Tip: If you establish open communication when your children are young it will encourage them to come to you for advice when they are teenagers and will build self-esteem and respect for each other. Children thrive on possitive comments but may rebel with negative feedback. If you discuss issues in private, where appropriate, they are more likely to respect your authority. If you would like to learn more about having difficult conversations with your kids, check out our parenting class
For more infomation on parenting in Indiana, see Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines.
Parenting Classes Available for all 50 States:
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington State | Washington DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming


text:
This product is no longer available.
You can try these similar gifts instead.
Curved Metallophone Toy with 8 Keys
It's a little instrument for their tiny musician. Because the tyke has a song in their heart, and they'll bring it into the world with this classic toy. Introduce their child to the magic of music-making.


text:
We don't get much subway entertainment (aside from that homeless guy who always plays the accordion for us) so our curiosity was piqued when we came across Undersound. Though it's yet to be rolled out, Undersound is an interface you can access from your Bluetooth handheld while riding the subway. From it, you can download and upload songs, anonymously browse through other commuters' music libraries (they'll be pinged if you decide to download from them), and access info about the subway station you're currently at (we're not sure why you'd wanna do that, but, ok). The idea behind the network sounds pretty cool and it'll finally give us something to do on the train other than fall asleep on our neighbor's shoulder.
Undersound [via Gizmowatch via Coin-Op]


text:
All Star Cheer Squad 2 Review
November 24, 2009 - When I first picked up All Star Cheer Squad 2, I will admit I was a tad cynical about it. I was a cheerleader for a short time in college and wasn't super into it, so I couldn't imagine enjoying this game. Cheer games are catered to teenage girls, and I'm just not a teenager anymore. Once I spent a few hours with it though, I learned that even someone who isn't a teenager (i.e. me) can have some fun with the game.
THQ Takes Center Stage With the Release of All Star Cheer Squad 2
October 27, 2009 - AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that All Star Cheer Squad 2 is now available at retail outlets throughout North America exclusively for Wii. The game will bring high-flying moves to the franchise for the first time, with choreography once again being provided by Tony G, renowned choreographer from the Bring It On movies. All Star Cheer Squad 2 is rated E for everyone and is available for the suggested retail price of $29.99.
The Big E3 List: 2009 Edition
May 1, 2009 - The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo has ditched its lower-key approach from previous years and is supposed to put the "big" back into the "big show" once again. Scheduled to run from June 2-4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, E3 2009 showcases several of the year's hottest games from the industry's most powerful publishers and developers.


text:
Thunder Players Complete Home Project
|PAUL WILSON / OKC Thunder photos
Standing in her kitchen, near her new dining room table, on her fresh green carpet, Ethel Ann Cheatham gave her newly renovated home a once-over.
For the last four days, members of the Thunder organization and Rebuilding Together had gutted, cleaned, painted, refurbished and installed everything necessary for Cheatham and her two grandchildren to live comfortable, clean and modest lives.
And during that span, dozens if not hundreds of photographs were taken, detailing every step of the process. The photos make for a really nice before-and-after slideshow, but Cheatham does not need images to remind her of just how fortunate she had become.
Cheatham saw it all unfold with her own eyes. The experiences will resonate deep in her mind.
''I'll have the memories forever,'' she said. ''A long time is saying the least. I'll keep them forever.''
Forever will Cheatham remember how her caved-in bathroom floor and bare walls were given a complete makeover, what with new tiles and paint.
How the rear bedroom was painted Thunder blue, decked out in team gear and had a wall autographed by nearly every member of the team.
How her front door, which was missing a lock, was replaced with a fully functional entryway, equipped with a new paint job thanks to forward Desmond Mason.
How Kevin Durant, standing in a now-spacious living room, surrounded by brand new couches courtesy of Galleria, installed five light bulbs high atop her new chandelier.
How Damien Wilkins and Earl Watson helped assemble a new bed for Cheatham's 12-year-old niece, her room splattered in a bevy of pink accessories.
How Robert Swift and Nenad Krstic, both 7 feet tall, effortlessly hung up white blinds atop new storm-proof windows.
How Chucky Atkins entertained the half dozen or so children who frolicked about the house, the veteran guard sporting a smile from ear to ear, cradling a 1-year-old baby boy as they toured each room.
How Durant, Kyle Weaver and Shaun Livingston put together a basketball hoop and stand in the Cheatham's backyard, children surrounding them as Rumble the Bison tossed a basketball around to keep the kids' minds off the whipping wind and on having fun.
And a majority of that happened on Monday, the final day of the half-week project on Cheatham's NW 34th Street home.
''Anytime you get a chance to put a smile on somebody else's face, make their day, it means the world to me and I'm sure it does for these players,'' Weaver said. ''It's great to give back like this. It's been a lot of progress.''
It was at approximately 3:36 on Monday afternoon when a white limousine pulled up in front of Cheatham's house, and out came the Thunder's D.J. White, Russell Westbrook and Thabo Sefolosha, along with Cheatham and her two grandchildren.
Cheatham and the Thunder trio had just come from a surprise pickup at her grandkids' school. When they arrived home, the grandchildren were greeted by Rumble, nearly the entire Thunder team, General Manager Sam Presti, other members of the Basketball Operations staff and Rebuilding Together workers.
As the kids scurried from room to room to check things out, Cheatham walked slowly through the living room, her eyes wide, before letting out a few hearty laughs. Cheathamss house hadn't been this clean, the inside this visible, in at least five years.
''It just made it so much more comfortable for me to be in the house, much easier for me to get up and get out of here in the morning on my way to take the kids to school,'' she said. ''Well, you could just imagine. You've seen how cluttered it was, and I don't stay up real late and clean like I did five years ago. This helps out tremendously. I'm just going to work real hard to not let it get cluttered again.''
With a house full of Cheatham's friends and family, media members and the Thunder, Mason, leaning up against the dining room wall, said under his breath, ''That's awesome.''
Durant, like many of his teammates, had seen pictures of what the house looked like before the Thunder and Rebuilding Together took over. Durant was privileged to help.
''It means a lot to help a family out, make their day better, make them smile,'' Durant said. ''It feels good to us … We left our mark here and hopefully we'll do it for a lot of other families as well.''


text:
Happy Caturday!
Watch this brazen robbery, which occurred in broad daylight and was captured for an upcoming segment of Cops: Feline Edition. One cat quietly eats his meal while an interloper watches, waiting for the moment when he can swoop in and steal the innocent kitty's food. Instead of struggling with the perp, the cat helplessly watches as his meal is stolen from under his furry little face. It's every cat for himself, people. And here's proof.


text:
RepairPal is your advocate for car care advice and guidance
Q: I have a 2005 toyota solara,just bought it,how often should I changetranny fld? on 2005 Toyota Solara
AutomaTic transmission..I have no records of the car,it has 77,000...thanks!
| |
Agree with everything said above, make sure you use Toyota type 4 fluid, I do mine at 30k as well.
Sorry typing on my phone,so essentially draining 4 quarts at one time,then next oil change,repeating the process,so you're getting most of the old tranny fluid out in a two step process,thinks that's as good as a flush? Thanks..
| |
My information system tells me that the fluid in your automatic transmission should be flushed every 60,000 miles. Typically I personally remain slightly old fashioned when it comes to transmission servicing, and recommend the service be done every 30,000 miles. I have two main reasons for more frequent fluid exchanger services. 1) It doesn't hurt to perform the service more often, the only negative is spending some extra cash. That being said, automatic transmissions are very complex units unto themselves, which is why there are so many transmission shops, almost as many as general repair shops. These units are very costly to repair and/or replace, so a little extra piece of mind is worth it, just my opinion. 2) More frequent services allow for possibly catching any upcoming problems that are just starting out. When a vehicle comes in for the servicing of the transmission, a more precise test drive devoted to putting the transmission through its paces usually takes place. Simply put, more attention is paid specifically to the automatic transmission unit above the standard fluid level and condition checking performed at your normal engine oil service interval. Hope that helps.
Thanks,I.appreciate the feedback,I have heard good and bad things about flushed.What do you think about doing 4 quarts(dranning) cleaning the screen,then next oil change,dranning it again? Would that work,are the magnetic filter screens,easy to clean? Thanks guys
I was told every 50k with new filter
Didn't find what you were looking for?


text:
Amazon offers $20 gift card with Final Fantasy XIII-2 purchase
We often report about deals on video games around the net here at GameZone, and it always seems as if Amazon is the No. 1 hub for these kinds of deals. Wouldn't you know it, once again, Amazon.com is offering a recent release with a great promotion. The online retail store is offering Final Fantasy XIII-2 for $59.99 with a $20 gift card and a mini strategy guide as well. (Not that you need the guide: Our Final Fantasy XIII-2 walkthrough will be updated daily and should be your first stop for help when a dreaded Bahumet is annihiliating you.)
If you haven't picked up the latest Final Fantasy adventure yet, Amazon should be first on your list. Whether you pick up a copy of Final Fantasy XIII-2 on PS3 or Xbox 360, you will receive a $20 gift card that you can use on "anything shipped and sold by amazon.com." Considering, pre-order deals are obviously out the window now, this may be your best bet if you are planning on picking up the Final Fantasy sequel.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is set three years after the end of Final Fantasy XIII taking Serah on a journey through time and space to find her sister, Lightning. A complete overhaul of the first one was needed when mixed reviews held the Final Fantasy series back. With new elements of gameplay, new characters and time travel, Final Fantasy XIII-2 looks to redeem the series from its predecessor.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 was released yesterday (Jan. 31) for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.