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The Red Wag Moon Platy, a livebearing species, possesses traits that are very well suited for the aquarists of all experience levels because of its hardiness and peacefulness. The Red Wag Moon Platy Platy can be found in many sheer, bright colors and will retain its small body size. Female Platys can grow to 3 inches in length with males a bit smaller. When male and female are coupled, the Red Wag Moon Platy Platy can and will produce broods of young on an average of once a month. This time can be shorter or longer, depending mainly upon temperature. These fish are best kept in trios. This will keep the male from exhausting the female.


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The Floridian, a downtown St. Augustine restaurant known for its "locavore" menu by partnering with local and regional farms, is celebrating its second anniversary this Labor Day weekend.
"Expect a party," said Genie McNally, co-owner of The Floridian. "A good one, I suspect."
From 6:30 p.m. to close on Saturday, Sept. 1, and Sunday, Sept. 2, bands will play inside and outside the restaurant, with food and drink specials to be announced.
While most of the scheduled bands are local, there will be a couple of bands traveling from the Gainesville area, Grabass Charlestons and Whiskey & Co. Other performers also are coming from "South Carolina and Brooklyn, to boot," McNally said.
The event's purpose is not only to have a good time, but to "show our gratitude to all the regulars and locals who have supported us," McNally said. She and her husband, Jeff McNally, have been preparing for this weekend for more than a month, scheduling bands and assigning shifts.
"It's definitely tricky to turn an already busy restaurant into an event space after hours, but we're lucky to have plenty of buds to help," she said.
McNally said the employees, whom she calls "family," are pulling double duty this weekend, working and entertaining the crowd.
Matt Pius, who has been cooking at the restaurant since it opened, will trade his apron for drumsticks when he performs with his band Telepathic Lines on Sunday evening.
He said this year "is going to be way bigger and better." Last year's birthday event was a few hours of music one night, while this year has "two full days of indoor and outdoor music," he said.
Banjo player Matthew Batty, of the local band Wetlands, said the crowd can expect to hear music of "an antiquated Appalachian style that has been drowned in the marshes of St. Augustine."
Batty said when Wetlands performed at last year's event, they were new to the city's music scene and were only a two-piece outfit. Now they have three members. Batty said they are glad to play at the restaurant again "because it's our friends who created and own it."
The Floridian owners and employees hope to see a big turnout this weekend, in part because the restaurant will be closed from Sept. 4 to 11. McNally said it's to "give our workers a break. They've earned it."
Although The Floridian has a few projects planned for that week, she said it will be "nothing major."
"It's a constant process, and we're always trying to get better," she said.
The Floridian Restaurant is at 39 Cordova St. in downtown St. Augustine. The music outdoors is free, with donations encouraged, and bands play from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There is a $5 cover for the bands inside on both nights, and music is from 10:30 p.m. to close. For more information, call 829-0655 or go to www.thefloridianstaug.com.
Live music schedule
Saturday on the back patio: Hunter Miller, Amanda Bruce and Erik Bullock
Saturday inside: Wetlands, Whiskey & Co. and Grabass Charlestons
Sunday on the back patio: Sweetest Punch, Andrew Virga and Terri Gamble
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Rattlebone Rock
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The skeletons dance
The skeletons dance
And rattle their bones.
Ghosts join in
With musical moans.
Mice squeak by
And bats swoop down.
The BOOMA beat echoes
All through the town.
Witches and goblins
Make the tombstones Knock.
It's time to dance
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Rudolph makes Yorkshire exit
South African batsman Jacques Rudolph has been allowed to leave Yorkshire a season early.
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South African batsman Jacques Rudolph has been released from his contract with Yorkshire.
The 29-year-old - who joined the Tykes as a Kolpak player in 2007 - still had another season to run on his deal, but the club's board unanimously supported his request to be released from the final year.
It is believed Rudolph wants to return to South Africa after he and his wife struggled to settle in England.
"I am indebted to Yorkshire CCC and the ECB for allowing me the opportunity to live and play in England," he told the club website.
"Over my four years I have seen the club develop and grow and I will leave knowing the future is bright and in safe hands."
Rudolph has excelled with the bat for Yorkshire in all forms of the game, scoring over 1,000 first class runs every season and amassing an impressive total of 8,629 runs in all competitions.
He has played 35 Tests and 45 one-day internationals for the Proteas, but has not represented his country since 2006.


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Our piping design group is one of the best I've ever been a part of. We have a very solid team and a highly qualified team of senior designers who help juniors and intermediates learn and expand their skills.
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In a rebuilding year for the Utah Jazz, there is still plenty to cheer about as a local basketball fan. Five players from local colleges are in the NBA now and some are have a huge impact on the success of their respective teams.
Here is a look at how our local college legends are performing today.
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Lillard is the leading assist man and the second leading scorer on an impressive Blazers squad that has a 24-6 record at this point in the season. The 23-year-old point guard had two of his most memorable games of the season on back-to-back nights a few weeks ago.
In a three-point win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road on Dec. 17, Lillard made 8 of 12 shots from 3-point range on his way to a season-high 36 points. On that night, Lillard also handed out 10 assists and grabbed eight rebounds. One night later, Lillard matched his season high with 36 points on 7-of-14 shooting from distance to go along with six rebounds, six assists and three steals.
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Bogut isn't looked at as much of an offensive threat for the sweet-shooting Warriors but what he does provide in his role as the starting center is the ability to rebound the ball and play good defense. As of late, Bogut has been impressive on both accounts.
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After much speculation that Fredette would be traded, it was a trade that has provided an opportunity for him to play on a regular basis. Since the trade of Greivis Vasquez to the Toronto Raptors, Fredette has appeared in every game as the backup point guard to Isaiah Thomas.
Although he isn't getting big minutes, Fredette has been solid. In that stretch, Fredette has had his three most impressive games of the season. In a 21-point home loss to the Jazz, Fredette was 4 for 6 from the floor on his way to 13 points in just under 12 minutes of action.
A week later, Fredette had another solid outing with nine points, two rebounds and an assist in a little more than nine minutes in a 17-point loss to the Atlanta Hawks. In another Kings' defeat five days later, Fredette shot 4 for 6 from the floor and finished the game with nine points as well as two rebounds, two assists and a steal in about 13 minutes on the floor.
Davies doesn't see a great deal of time on the floor, but has appeared in 27 of the 30 76ers games so far this season. When on the floor, Davies plays solid defense, but doesn't look to score very often. In fact, Davies had attempted more than five shoots in just one game this season.
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Best aerofoil for 48" acrobat plane
Hello to everyone
I'm building a model of Extra 300 which has wingspan 121 cm (48").
However, it's stopped me at the wing. In fact I have a dilemma which profile should I use on this plane. As far as I was reading the forums I am inclined to use NACA 0012 but I'm not sure. I'm building a similar plane as EF Extra 300 48" with changes. but I would like that the aerofoil would have similar characteristic like EF Extra.I would ask for your suggestions because I don't know any more who to ask.
For rudder and elevator the aerofoil which I have chosen is NACA 0009. (if isn't good please tell me which is better)
I apologize for grammatical mistakes because I did't use English for 4 years.
Thank you very much,
P.S. If anyone wonder, why I am not buying a model. I build because it is a challenge. And meanwhile the building I pick up a lot of knowledge. Buying the model is the Easiest thing.
Another good option would be the Eppler 474. The Eppler being more stall resistant than the NACA0012. Or an inbetween solution that is slightly more stall resistant than the 0012 but not as good as the 474 would be the NACA0015.
Which you want to use will depend on how light you can build the model and how careful you are to avoid tip stalls when you don't want them. If you know you can build the model to a light weight then go with the 0012 as it will be easier to force a good snap roll on command and with any care at all you can avoid tip stalls when flying slow. If you know you're a heavy builder then go with the 474 and the stall resistance to make the model safer to fly.
If you're a REALLY light builder you may find that you need to modify the 0012 by slighty sharpening the leading edge later on to aid in producing a nice sharp stall. Or you may want to look at going from the 0012 at the wing root to the NACA0010 at the tip to again produce a wing that stalls sharply and snaps well on command while still flying reasonably gently the rest of the time.
From this description you may have guessed that all else being equal that a thinner version of the basic NACA symetrical 00xx series stalls easier than the thicker ones. And that is correct. And all else being equal a smaller radius leading edge tends to stall sooner and more deeply than a more rounded one.
Best of luck with the build and flights.
Thanks for quick reply.
This was a great help.
I have one aerofoil but i don't know which is it. This aerofoil is from another plane of mine which I bought in shop. Can you tell me if it's good?
Thank you
Well, the leading edge radius is a bit sharp so it would tend to stall a bit earlier and more abruptly than a NACA airfoil of the same thickness.
It may be that I didn't stress the importance of picking the airfoil to achieve the stall charactaristics you want. On aerobatic models you often want to force a stall in order to perform a lot of the maneuvers. Snap rolls is the obvious one and a lot of the 3D stuff folks like now is another. The Lomcevak (sp?) also comes to mind. But on the other hand you don't want the model to stall so easily that it becomes a danger to itself during normal flying. How the model stalls is related to the wing loading. That's why I rambled on about this airfoil and that airfoil and the weight of the model you are hoping to build. It's all a matter of getting the airfoil to work well with the model's final flying weight and wing loading.
If you flew the model with that last airfoil and found that it flew well and in a manner you want for the new one then using that airfoil again and building your new model to match the wing loading will produce similar aerobatic performance as the ARF kit that the airfoil comes from.
Thanks. That was great help. I think That I will choose NACA0012 aerofoil for start and after first flight i will see if it's good or there are needed some changes.
Thanks again for all help. But if I need anything I'll ask.
that it's extra which I build
I started to draw. Before me is a lot of work but it is the beginning. If anyone is interested I can keep posting but if not I'll show you when the plane is complete.
LP, Gs Aviator
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Here are a few things you should never say when attempting to talk an antique dealer down in price: "What is the lowest price you will take for this piece of junk," "Give me a good price and I will send lots of business your way," "This has been in your shop for a long time are you ready to get realistic about the price," "How about ten dollars for this. That's more than it's worth," and when I took a poll of antique dealers the most disliked phrase was, "I'll give yah."
Another suggestion, do not start pointing out defects in the piece. These observations fall into two categories. The first being the obvious defects that the dealer will be well aware of and assumedly has already factored into the price. To point out obvious defects suggests that the dealer is either incompetent or trying to sell something damaged and hoping the buyer won't notice.
"This table is missing a leg what are you willing to take off the price for the missing leg," asks the man wearing a deerstalker cap and smoking a Meerschaum.
"Well sir, I'm so glad you pointed this out. It completely got by me. Perhaps that is why my cup keeps slipping to the floor. Well under the circumstances, the two dollars on the tag is clearly inappropriate. How about, I give you fifty cents to take it away."
The second category of defect are those that are not really defects but things about the piece that only the potential buyer considers defects. "I prefer blue, red and I have never gotten along, what can you do on the price, considering I have to change the color?"
"Well Madam, I sympathize with your concern and I certainly see how it might be a problem for you considering that fire engines by enlarge tend to be red. However, given your preference I think we can work something out."
I recently experienced one of the clumsiest attempts at negotiation ever. A couple came into my shop on a busy Saturday. As I dealt with other customers, the wife called me over several times and by way of asking the price asked, "What is the very lowest you will take for this," every time. I noticed she never looked at the price tag before asking, giving the impression that she thought the prices on the tags were merely suggested donations. This reminded me of a sign I once saw in a shop that read, "Just because I have something marked $100 does not mean I will take $50 because I never really expected to get more than $25 for it."
Finally, she asked the "very lowest price" on a set of three sconces marked $1850. I came back with $1600 roughly fifteen percent. She asked if I would send a photo of them to her email. I reluctantly said yes knowing that ninety-nine percent of the people who ask for photos never buy.
Two days after sending the photos, I receive this email:
"We still love them — but only at half the price. Let us know if you decide to reduce. Thanks."
Most of the dealers I know would consider this offer at best unrealistic, at worst rude.
I sent this email: "If you are serious about purchasing something, please feel free to make a reasonable offer."
Perhaps a little pointed but her approach was annoying.
This email arrived from her: "I was quite serious when offering half of what you quoted. My husband and I both think the quote was extremely high. At half, the price would still be above reasonable. We own a significant collection of antique lighting fixtures so are familiar with prices. Please let us know if you should decide to reduce the price."
I am sure that most people know that the best way to talk someone down is not to be rude and the majority of people I have dealt with are polite. I should also say that with a different approach this woman could have talked me down. Half was out of the question, but I would have come down another twenty percent if she offered it.
There are several commonly used phrases, which are good openers to negotiation, all though most people don't go beyond them. These are questions such as, "Is that your best price?" and all its variations, "What is the lowest you will take?", "Can you do any better?", and my favorite, "Is that the best you can do?" In response to this question, I am always tempted to quote a higher price as more money would be the best I could do. "Oh, I'm sorry; you meant the best for you."
The above are questions that most dealers do not take very seriously as there is little incentive to give the lowest price since, in most cases, the dealer can tell if the person is really committed to buy.
When the customer asks, "Is that your lowest price?" the dealer will probably take off around ten percent. The next step is for you to make an offer. This tells the dealer that you are prepared to buy and that if they want the item to go away, there is an amount of money that will achieve this. The offer has to be in line with the new quote and original price anything greater than a twenty- five percent reduction is pushing it, particularly if the first reduction given by the dealer is greater than ten percent. Apologizing for a low offer or asking permission to make one, shows respect and goes a long way to softening the blow.
This would sound something like, "Thank you for the discount. The desk is very beautiful, but, if you don't mind me making an offer, the most I can afford is"
Once you have made your offer, be prepared for the dealer to come back with a price at the midpoint between your offer and his. This is a typical. An example would be the object is $500, the dealer discounts it to $450, you offer $350, and the dealer magnanimously offers to split the difference and sell it for $400. Think about what you will do if that is the answer. You may have picked an offer precisely expecting to pay the midpoint, in which case you have won your objective and buy the piece. You can counter offer with another midpoint offer, which in the above example would be $375. This may or may not be accepted. Whatever you do; it is rarely a good tactic to stick to your offer, it appears arrogant, the dealer is being flexible you should be as well. If you make an offer, always be prepared to pay a bit more. If you decide to stick to you offer, once again, do it apologetically. "Thank you very much I can see you are trying to work with me but that is really the most I can pay."
You can sweeten the deal with, "How about if I offer to pay you in cash?" Cash is king and for some dealers will go a long way to getting them to accept your offer. By cash, I mean greenbacks. In this age of credit cards, a check is sometimes considered cash, but not in the antiques business. If you negotiate a good price, you should pay with check anyway, as a credit card has fees attached to it. A check will save the dealer money and is a nice thing to do.
To improve your chances of getting a better price there are other things you can do. If possible, put several things into a lot and negotiate them together. If you are lucky, there will be something in the lot the dealer is dying to be rid of and they can transfer most of the discount to it. Do not however start taking things out and putting other things in, creating several different versions of the deal and asking a price on each one. This is annoying.
To sum it up, be respectful, ask the lowest price, make an offer, budge some, and offer cash.
Finally, and this is a huge no-no, never make an offer and then back out. When you make an offer, it is a verbal contract and the assumption is that you will honor it. To those who have made an offer that was accepted and then said, "I will think about it and get back to you," I hope all your beneficiaries put your antiques on the sidewalk with a sign saying, "Please take away this junk."
There you have it, so go-forth dear buyer and seek your best deal.
By Christopher Osborne
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An Assessment Of Deficiency Payments To Milk Producers In Japan
This article represents an econometric assessment of the role that deficiency payments have played in developing the Japanese fluid and manufacturing milk markets and the potential effects of reducing deficiency payments on these milk markets. Principal findings are: (a) an historical simulation of the model without deficiency payments and import quotas indicates that these measures have reduced the variation in milk prices that would have otherwise occurred under this model, and price supports through these measures have resulted in greater milk production than would have accrued without price supports; and (b) a reduction in deficiency payments beginning in 1998 results in a decrease in milk prices and manufacturing milk supply and an increase in fluid milk supply and dairy imports, but fluid milk prices soon stop declining. The policy implications of such a decline in deficiency payments are discussed.
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Dance Review: 'Paris Opera Ballet: Giselle'
Paris Opera Ballet's enchanting performance of "Giselle" features humor, eloquent footwork, realistic acting, and a definitive interpretation of the Wilis.
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Paris Opera Ballet's enchanting performance of "Giselle" features humor, eloquent footwork, realistic acting, and a definitive interpretation of the Wilis.
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Dance Troupe Kidd Pivott's 'The Tempest Replica' Reimagines Shakespeare
Bursting with visual originality, passion, and mystery, Kidd Pivott's "The Tempest Replica," a choreographic retelling of Shakespeare's play, at the Joyce Theater, is mesmerizing.
The American Ballet Theatre presents the splendid 1978 story ballet 'Lady of the Camellias,' based on the Alexandre Dumas novel that inspired both Verdi's opera 'La Traviata' and the Greta Garbo film 'Camille.'
Playful Parsons Dance Troupe in Pleasing Program
The perky Parsons Dance troupe offers an evening of David Parsons' accessible, solidly crafted, scrumptiously entertaining contemporary-dance pieces at the Joyce Theater.
Dance Review: 'Limón Dance Company'
Celebrating its 65th anniversary, the Limón Dance Company is offering superb renditions of works by José Limón, Jiri Kylián, and Rodrigo Pederneiras.
You have to be a real nit-picker to find anything wrong with American Ballet Theatre's lavish production of "La Bayadere," choreography by Natalia Makarova.
Well known as one of the most fun-loving choreographers on the downtown dance scene, Larry Keigwin shows off his talent to amuse during the opening half of the program.


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DEL MAR -- While Ringling Brothers holds the title of America's biggest touring circus, it abandoned the old tradition of the circus tent long ago for indoor sports arenas.
But one traveling circus that still does things the old-fashioned way -- with a 1,500-seat, Italian-made big top tent -- returns to North County this week. Circus Vargas will open a five-day run March 5 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Circus fans may enjoy arriving early to watch the seven-hour, 30-man tent-raising process (the tent consists of 90,000 square feet of fabric, 500 stakes, four miles of rope and 17 tons of cables).
Circus Vargas was founded 40 years ago by Clifford Vargas, who wanted to create an old-fashioned, touring tent circus in the 19th-century tradition. When he died in 1989, Circus Vargas was taken over by two longtime friends (Roland Kaiser and Joseph Muscarello), who ran it until they retired and closed the company in 2003. The circus was resurrected in 2006 by the Tabares family, the circus's longtime trapeze performers.
Circus Vargas includes acrobats, jugglers, trapeze artists, a magician, a snake handler, trick horse riders and a motorcycle act, as well as clowns. There are also the traditional circus staples, the opening and closing parades, in which the entire circus company marches for the crowd. Circus Vargas is a bilingual circus with many acts from Mexico and South America and always offers some performances in Spanish. Call for Spanish-performance schedule.
Before every performance, ticket-holders are encouraged to arrive early for a pre-show "behind the scenes" program led by clown Jon Weiss. Children will be invited into the center ring to try out life as a circus clown (doing everything from juggling to Hula-Hooping).
Show times are 7:30 p.m. March 5; 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. March 6; 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. March 7 and 8; and 7 p.m. March 9. Ticket prices range from $20 to $50 (children's tickets range from $15 to $45). The Del Mar Fairgrounds is at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar.
Call (877) 468-3861 or visit circusvargas.org .


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Maccabiah Games will be tougher, says Kyte
David Kyte believes Team GB can build on their success from the European Maccabi Games at the 2013 Maccabiah Games.
Kyte, the head of the GB delegation in Vienna, led a 240-man team that brought home 78 medals including 32 gold.
"Israel 2013 will be a different challenge for so many reasons," said Kyte. "First, there will be many more sports and age groups so I expect team GB to be over twice the size that we took to Vienna. Second, the commitment of the Games itself will be both a greater cost and length of time.
"The standard of competition will be infinitely stronger and therefore to achieve success and medals will be that much harder. So there is lots of work to be done on so many fronts.
"We will continue the momentum but at the same time, inevitably, there will be fresh faces on all fronts from the players, to the coaches, the managers, the medics and the organising committee.
"The door is open for talented and able candidates on all fronts and after the summer we will be starting the process of establishing the team for Israel 2013 - it seems a long time away but the Vienna experience which started in September 2009 showed me how quickly the dream became a reality and now is a fond memory."
Looking back on Vienna, Kyte said: "It was an exciting, emotional and rewarding experience topped by an outstanding performance from Maccabi GB both on and off the field of play.
"There are many people who give so much of themselves in a voluntary capacity and without expecting thanks or recognition all for the greater good of the community. There are too many to name but I thank them all."
Kyte's sporting highlight came in the Open football final. He said: "With the game delicately poised in the first half the German defender unchallenged handled the ball in the box. The referee had no option but to give a penalty. The player claimed that he had heard the referees whistle and assumed that an infringement had been made and play was being stopped. The whistle had come from an adjoining pitch.
"The GB team with great honour and grace did not accept the penalty and gave the ball to the German keeper. This epitomised for me the best in sportsmanship and true Maccabi spirit."
But he came away with one underlying memory from Vienna. "Singing the Hatikvah at the opening ceremony at the same venue over 70 years earlier Hitler and his fellow Nazis had vowed to wipe out the Jewish people."
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kitten... you just made me think about all the spools of thread you have and lots of misc. sewing stuff. Good idea.Shirley you must have a lot of shoes.
I'd put my shoes in it Jan, Thanks.
Makes a fast pantry.......great invention. This would work in a craft or sewing room too.
Thanks, my messy kitchen Jana
Good idea, thank you Jan. You have a very nice new avatar. I realy like it :-)))
Robbie, guess you could put this near you sofa will watching TV
A dentist's dream!!
Pat looks a little silly but it could work.
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Avernum 6 - New Screens
Spiderweb has added some new Avernum 6 screens to the official site.
More information.
Are you sure those are new screen shots they look like older avernaum titles…
.. no…Avernum 6 is the first game in the series where the playfield occupy the whole screen, not just a smaller window in the user interface.
Looks crisper and more detailed, and FULL screen :). nice !
Looks like the Geneforge 5 engine - and that's probably what it is :)
Nice enough for me… looking forward to it!
…. how sweet it is ….
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Hi Chowhounders!
My hubby and I moved here in May for NYC (loving it and the food is amazing!)--having a major brunch hankering for Anson Mill Grits and Biscuits. I mention Anson Mill, so for those of you in the know on grits, its a big difference from instant grits or even those grits usually found at diners. They are creamy and usually a bit heartier. I think there are various other kinds of more elevated grits like Anson Mills so open to other suggestions! I would love to find a brunch spot in LA (will travel in any direction, we live in Venice) as my go to for a yummy grits breakfast! For anyone who is familiar with the NYC/Brooklyn Brunch scene, we are majorly missing our brunches at Char No. 4, which had the most amazing grits and biscuits!
I found a few posts, most recommending where to buy or get more diner grits, so any help on my more specific request much appreciated!!


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Ian Thorpe
Contact Information
Office: MEYR 247B
Phone: 410-455-5728
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Lab Website
Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Molecular Simulation and Biophysical Modeling
My core interests are to understand the fundamental physical principles that govern the interplay between protein structure, function and dynamics. My objective is to study biological questions that have a tangible, positive impact on societal problems. Primary tools in this undertaking are theoretical and molecular simulation methods. I embrace a multidisciplinary approach to research and value collaborations with experimental groups.
Allosteric Inhibition of Hepatitis C Viral Polymerase
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects about 170 million people worldwide and is an important public health concern. I intend to identify novel therapeutic strategies to counter HCV infection by examining, at the molecular level, the physical properties that govern inhibition of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (gene product NS5B) which replicates the HCV genome. Several classes of allosteric inhibitors bind to the enzyme away from the site of nucleotide addition to a nascent RNA strand. The mechanism of action of these inhibitors is not well understood, and to date there have not been systematic studies to understand the molecular origin of inhibition. I will employ molecular simulation methods to obtain a detailed physical description of the structural and dynamic properties of NS5B in order to determine the source of allosteric inhibition. My goals are to:
i) identify the molecular origin of allosteric inhibition
ii) locate novel allosteric binding sites on the enzyme surface
iii) identify new small molecule inhibitors that can bind to known or newly identified allosteric sites.
Engineering Algal Enzymes for Biofuel Production
A worldwide effort to find renewable alternatives to fossil fuels is underway. Under certain conditions, algae produce substances that can be be used as biofuels such as hydrogen, hydrocarbons and lipids. We are particularly interested in lipid production as lipids can be readily converted to biodiesel and thus could be easily substituted for fossil fuels. However, the lipid biosynthetic pathway of algae is not fully understood. This project seeks to understand the metabolic pathways involved in lipid biosynthesis in algal species. We seek to identify ways to modify the properties of enzymes involved in lipid biosynthesis to increase overall lipid production. We combine structural information available for these enzymes with kinetic modeling, molecular simulation, phylogenetic analysis and biochemical data to identify rational design strategies to enhance lipid production.
Selected Publications
- Iwona E. Weidlich, Igor V. Filippov, Jodian Brown, Neerja Kaushik-Basu, Ramalingam Krishnan,Marc C. Nicklaus and Ian F. Thorpe. 'Inhibitors for the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase explored by SAR with advanced machine learning methods' Bioorg. Med. Chem.; 2013, 21, 3127-3137.
- Davis, B. C. and Thorpe, I. F. 'Thumb inhibitor binding eliminates functionally important dynamics in the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase'Proteins: Struct., Funct., Bioinf.; 2013, 81, 40-52
- Bagchi, S., Thorpe, D. G., Thorpe, I. F., Voth, G. A. and Fayer, M. D. "Conformational Switching between Protein Substates Studied with 2D IR Vibrational Echo Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations" J. Phys. Chem. B; 2010, 114, 17187-17193
- Zimmermann, J., Romesberg, F. E., Brooks C. L. III and Thorpe, I. F. "A molecular description of flexibility in an antibody combining site" J. Phys. Chem. B; 2010, 114, 7359-70
- Thorpe, I. F., Zhou, J. and Voth, G. A. "Peptide folding using multiscale coarse-grained models" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2008, 112, 13079-13090
- Maupin, C. M., Saunders, M. G., Thorpe, I. F., McKenna, R., Silverman, D. N. and Voth G. A. "Origins of enhanced proton transport in the Y7F mutant of human carbonic anhydrase III" J. of the Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 11399-11408
- Zhou, J., Thorpe, I. F., Izvekov, S., and Voth, G. A. "Coarse-grained peptide modeling using a systematic multiscale approach" Biophys. J., 2007, 92; 4289-4303
- Thorpe, I. F. and Brooks, C. L. III. "Molecular evolution of affinity and flexibility in the immune system" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2007, 104, 8821-8826
- Zimmermann, J., Oakman, E. L., Thorpe, I. F., Shi, X., Abbyad, P., Brooks, C. L. III., Boxer, S. G. and Romesberg, F. E. "Antibody evolution constrains conformational heterogeneity by tailoring protein dynamics" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2006, 103, 13722-13727
- Ohkubo, Y. Z. and Thorpe, I. F. "Evaluating the conformational entropy of macromolecules using an energy decomposition approach" J. Chem. Phys.,2006, 124, 024910
- Thorpe, I. F. and Brooks, C. L. III. "Conformational substates modulate hydride transfer in dihydrofolate reductase" J. of the Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 12997-13006
- Thorpe, I. F. and Brooks, C. L. III. "The coupling of structural fluctuations to hydride transfer in dihydrofolate reductase" Proteins: Struct., Funct. Bioinf.,2004, 57; 444-457
- Thorpe, I. F. and Brooks, C. L. III. "Barriers to hydride transfer in wild type and mutant dihydrofolate reductase from E. coli" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107; 14042-14051
Honors and Awards
Courses Taught
- CHEM 302: Physical Chemistry II
- CHEM 444: Molecular Modelling
- CHEM 437: Comprehensive Biochemistry I
- CHEM 644: Molecular Modeling
Survey of computational methods for the molecular simulation of biopolymers. Introduction to molecular dynamics and monte carlo simulations. Covers concepts such as energy landscapes, force fields, electrostatic interactions, influence of solvents, assessing the convergence of molecular simulations and analysis of simulation data. Applications primarily to proteins, though nucleic acids, sugars and lipids will also be mentioned. Calculations using the CHARMm and/or GROMACS simulation codes.
- CHEM 690: Chemistry Seminar
- CHEM 710: Research Tutorial in Chemistry
- CHEM 713: Biochemistry/Chemistry Seminar


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Question of the day
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013
* From a press release…
There's no doubt that this was worked out with Gov. Pat Quinn in advance.
* The Question: Do you think Simon should run for attorney general if Lisa Madigan runs for governor, run for comptroller against Judy Baar Topinka, or run for treasurer in an open-seat contest? Make sure to explain your answer, please.
* Alternate Question: Who should Quinn pick as his running mate?


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As it turned out, the big Survivor Guatemala surprise wasn't that Survivor Palau cast members Bobby Jon Drinkard and Stephenie LaGrossa joined the cast. (They are full-fledged players, competing once again for $1 million.)
The real surprise was that the first challenge–an 11-mile, 24-hour race through the jungle–was so physically demanding that it left Bobby Jon on the ground, cramping severly as his eyes rolled back into his head. The other male members of his tribe were all vomiting and incapacitated, leaving the women–including, conveniently, Margaret, a nurse–to care for them. Despite having won the first challenge/race, Bobby Jon's tribe lost the immunity challenge. But instead of booting him, the tribe kicked off the old guy, Jim, who injured his bicep during the immunity challenge.
The other big surprise was the fact that a large part of the conversation was about previous editions of Survivor. A few years ago, I recall that Mark Burnett told the cast members they could talk about past seasons all they wanted, but that those discussions would never be aired. But this season, even Jeff Probst made continual references to other seasons and to the history of the game. In its 11th season, we're now apparently in meta-Survivor.


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Download MyHF_Map HAM Radio MUF maps apk 2.0 free for Android smartphone
Posted by agtim.ch in Communication | Nov. 30, 2012 | 4 Comments
Apk file size: 619.0 KB
Short wave 1-30MHz area coverage prediction HPF MUF FOT for HAM radio operators.
With this App you can create the coverage map for HPF, MUF and FOT based on the location QTH of your radio station TX defined by latitude and longitude and minimum radiation angle.
Coverage maps are produced by calculating a huge amount of point-to-point circuits from the transmitter to a world wide receiver grid of 88 x 64, This are 5632 point-to-point calculations of the HF path for 24 hour of the day. A SAMSUNG Galaxy II will need less than 1 minute to compute the maps, valid for the selected month.
The used algorithm are based on the HFMUFES FORTRAN library as used by HFMUFESW, IONCAP or VOACAP but ported to JAVA classes. The last computation is retained and a new computation will be done at changed entry values only. Ionospheric data are inside the JAVA classes for all months and sun spot number 10, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150
During map view you can switch between HPF, MUF, FOT and each hour of the day (UTC). The display will be on as long the map view is shown. There are a bunch of different color palettes that can be selected. The current selection is retained at App exit, so you must go back to the main menu to have the map saved. Later when you touch draw the map button again the the last version is shown. To compute again, modify an entry value, month or ssn.
Gray-line (dawn zone) and the position of the sun is adjusted for each hour.
At each touch in the right area the day time (UTC) is increased, in the left screen area UTC is decreased.
Watch the touch area functions displayed during the computation.
At the Highest Possible Frequency HPF, communication can be supported on 10% of the days (3 days) in the month. At the Frequency of Optimum Traffic FOT, 90% of the days (27 days) in the month and at the Median Maximum Usable Frequency MUF, 50% of the days (15 days) in the month.
Whats new
1. new layout, map at full screen for each device
2. continent map overlay at a better resolution
agtim.ch part of our Communication and have average installs from 100 to 500. Last Update Nov. 30, 2012. Google play rating is 84.0. Current verison is 2.0. Actual size 619.0 KB.
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4 Comments
James K
Works great Works well for propagation at a glance. Recommendations for next version include automatic location setting and sunspot number download.
Robbie Zsugya
About app Can someone please tell me how to get the minimum radiation angle? For developers, please consider developing a help menu.
Ste Cooper
Useful App Does as says and creates map but interface could be improved and map looks small on Nexus 4.
How do I enter west longitude? I enter the .- key but it only accepts the . So I can't set it to west longitude (-88 for Florida)


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59:43 :( :)))))))))))
Not to worry Ellasnana ...... I missed it the first time, glad you posted it. Sorry I miss your's MissMarvel.
Sorry, missmarvel - I didn't realize.
Exactly the same puzzle I published on June 13, 2012!
oooohh... I had a wardrobe full of t-shirts like this...I used to iron them and then put them in rainbow order...great t-shirts from Champs - and cheap too!! I need to get out more!


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Published on October 1st, 2012 | by Julie Finn5
How-to: No-Sew Upcycled T-Shirt Grocery Bag (with Beads and Bells and Fringe!)
Plastic bags from the grocery store are obviously a no-go, but I don't even like most re-usable cloth bags, mostly because they tend to be branded, and I don't like to do a store's advertising for it.
Want a re-usable cloth bag that's branded with what YOU like, sized and shaped like a conventional plastic bag but stretchy, so that you can fill it even fuller?
Okay, and do you want to make it WITHOUT sewing?
You won't have to sew a stitch to make these grocery bags out of your favorite old T-shirts. Read on to see how:
1. Lay out an awesome T-shirt. Smooth your T-shirt completely flat, with your favorite side facing up. If the side seams seem twisted, you can futz them back into alignment with a hot, dry iron (this also works on T-shirts that are still in your wardrobe!). Cut off the bottom hem of the T-shirt using sharp fabric scissors.
2. Make yourself some cutting guides. Decide how deep you want your T-shirt bag to be, knowing that you'll need at least 3″ at the bottom of the shirt to tie it off. With chalk, draw a line straight across the shirt at that point. Also draw cutting lines from the bottom of the shirt to that line, approximately 1″ apart.
3. Cut your shirt up! Using fabric scissors, cut along all of the vertical chalk lines (but not the horizontal one!!!). Also cut up the sides of your shirt to that horizontal cutting line. Using scissors or a rotary cutter, cut the sleeves off of your shirt as close to the seam as possible, and cut the neck out of your shirt. How you cut the neck depends on your preferences–the neckhole may not look wide enough to hold all of your groceries when it's just sitting there on the cutting mat, but it will stretch quite a bit when you start to fill your T-shirt bag with groceries, so estimate conservatively. You can always cut your opening wider later, but you CAN'T cut it smaller!
4. Tie off the bottom. Tie the T-shirt strips together, front to back, using square knots. This is also the time to add beads and baubles and bells to the fringe, simply by threading one on and then tying an overhand knot near the end of the fringe. Yes, there may be some small holes in the bottom of the bag between fringes, but the grocery store won't package anything that small. If you don't want any gaps in the bottom of your bag, you can sew a single zig-zag stitch across the bottom of the bag before you cut the fringe strips–of course, then it won't be no-sew!
My favorite aspect of this type of bag is how versatile it is in size, as well as style. By choosing a smaller shirt size, for instance, it's easy to make a set of kid-sized grocery bags for your favorite little helpers. And with bells on the fringe, I always know without looking when my own little helpers are wandering off, and when I tell them to stop wandering off without even turning my head, they think that I have magical naughtiness-detecting powers.
That's always a useful lie to maintain.
5 Responses to How-to: No-Sew Upcycled T-Shirt Grocery Bag (with Beads and Bells and Fringe!)
This would be a fun activity to do with a group of kids for trick-or-treat bags!
These are brilliant! What a cool way to avoid the need to sew and with such great looking results!
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Thank you for the inspiration! I completed mine yesterday 🙂 Love your creative ideas, please keep them coming!
Namaste! -Sarah
Could you make me one if I paid you?


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You've got the power
The world was a better place before the global financial crisis, but it was not perfect. People may now gloss over the fact that, before the crisis, Asia was in the grips of an inflation scare. Oil prices were soaring. As oil is a key cost for almost all economic activity, this drove a rise in general inflation, most notably in the cost of food.
For a brief period in early 2007, Hongkongers could be often seen trucking home bulk bags of rice, as a hoarding mentality crept in amid headlines about an impending global food shortage.
It's worth remembering that era because five years of slow global economic growth and shaky sovereign finances have flipped this situation. Oil prices are diving, delivering a direct bonanza to those countries that are not energy exporters (most of Asia). Put another way, to the extent that spiralling energy costs created anxieties about inflation and the economy five years ago, today investors might take comfort in the fact that the price of oil has dropped by one-fifth in the past five months.
There is a tendency to focus on the negative. People tend to view the decline in energy prices as yet more evidence of a global growth slowdown led by the three pillars of the global economy: the euro zone, China and the US.
But a large swathe of Asia's commodity-intensive industries directly benefit from declining energy and raw material prices. Shrewd investors might be able to get in front of this by buying firms best positioned to profit from declining energy prices.
Consider the fact that jet fuel can be up to half of the operating costs of an Asian airline, while thermal coal makes up to 75 per cent of the costs of coal-fired power plants in China. Raw foodstuffs and packaging compose up to 60 per cent of the total costs of Chinese food and beverage firms.
The relationship between energy prices and corporate profits is often indirect and nuanced. External factors creep in. The relationship changes as the price moves.
For example, falling fuel costs are usually correlated with a slowdown in the wider economy. A firm that experiences lower production costs may simultaneously be grappling with slower sales.
For industries with large sunken costs, such as power producers, this can be a mixed blessing. The firm saves on fuel costs, but then has to cope with a lot of spare capacity.
In another example, regional airlines are now enjoying jet fuel savings but - to the extent that the declines are connected to a general economic slowdown - they are also experiencing falling passenger traffic and declining yields.
Meanwhile, when customers get wind that their suppliers are enjoying cost savings, they demand lower prices. Firms need to have pricing power to resist such requests. Not all firms are equally positioned to reap the windfall.
The trick is to identify the firms with defensive sales and a good ability to convert falling input prices into profits.
China's independent power producers fall into this category. The generation growth of Chinese power plants has been remarkably resilient, up 3.7 per cent in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, spot prices for Newcastle coal (a benchmark) are down by about one-quarter since May, partly because US power plants are switching from coal to cheaper shale gas.
This is all good news for independent power producers on the mainland, for which coal costs are a key determinant of profitability.
The central government sets electricity tariffs, typically below market rates, forcing the power producers to get by on razor-thin profit margins.
The power firms cannot control the price of coal, which tends to crowd out other variables to become the dominant input. Thermal coal makes up about 75 per cent of the utilities' costs.
That means a small drop in coal prices can make a huge difference to the bottom line of the Chinese power producers. A decline of just US$1 for one tonne of coal can boost profits as much as 5 per cent, and analysts believe coal prices may yet fall by as much as US$15 per tonne.
But again, investors need to look closely at each power producer to understand fully the relationship between energy costs and profits.
Many Chinese power producers have thrown away their long-term contracts to switch to spot coal prices, so as to capture the price declines as they happen. Others plants depend on one particular coal supplier, and have therefore committed to providing a price negotiated long ago.
Investors who want to take a view on falling coal costs should look at coastal power producers, which can import coal from anywhere and are therefore better able to take advantage of drops in the global spot price for coal.
Chinese aviation is another bright spot. While the sector's profitability is down so far this year, it is still enjoying passenger growth of about 7 per cent.
Airlines' profits are highly correlated to crude oil movements. This is particularly true for the mainland carriers, which do not hedge their fuel costs. They get a 3 per cent to 6 per cent share-price boost for every US$1 the cost of a barrel of jet fuel falls.
Also, Chinese airlines derive the bulk of their annual profitability between the months of June and September, which is the peak holiday travel period.
Indeed, the months often subsidise losses generated during the rest of the year. It just so happens that the peak this year coincides with a period of declining fuel costs, and this bodes well for industry earnings in the second half.
Regional budget airlines are other bright spot, because they benefit from declining fuel costs, and because the cut-rate pricing model tends to shine during times of economic uncertainty.
Some regional budget airlines have generated double-digit passenger growth this year.
The mainland's food and beverage sector also gets a seasonal sales boost over the summer months, and it likewise benefits from declining energy costs. Rising palm oil and wheat flour prices (because of a drought in the US) have hurt the sector.
But food and beverage profits are most sensitive to other input, such as the cost of sugar, packaging and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is used for plastic bottling.
These items make up about half of the production costs incurred by snack and beverage companies. A 1 per cent drop in the price of PET can translate to a profit rise of 1 per cent to 3 per cent for such firms.
The price of PET is down 26 per cent so far this year, thanks to massive oversupply.
China's listed food and beverage firms are market leaders with strong brands. They are able to maintain prices even as their costs come down. The outcome should be fat profits. Clearly, anyone taking a position on these sectors has to take a view on whether oil prices will continue to drop.
After peaking at a price of US$110 per barrel in late February, West Texas intermediate oil (a benchmark) is now trading at US$89. UBS CIO Research forecasts the floor for the trading range for this oil could drop as low as US$69 per barrel in the next three months.
The final icing on the cake is that many of the above sectors offer generous dividend yields, which offers a welcome respite for investors when local interest rates are so low.
Carl Berrisford is an analyst with UBS CIO Wealth Management Research
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nice :) CMYK rox!!
excellent..congrats man, cheers! =D
sirbeauris Artist
Congrats on the win my man…Well deserved…
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awesome, congrats!
way to go "kababayan".. you deserve it.. congrats..
I'm wearing it right now!
i-think-its-dying Human
im totally buying this.
looks nice
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noyping noypi ah!! =)
reprint in medium pls ??
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This is funnnnn!!! Hahahaha!
Is this available locally, meaning in the Philippines?
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Prep Football: Auburn playoff eligible heading into showdown with Boylan
By Matt Nestor
Prep Sports Reporter
The Rockford Auburn Knights took the field at Swanson Stadium Friday, Oct. 12, with a chance to be eligible for only their second playoff berth in school history.
Across the field was a feisty Rockford East team that, despite their record, boasted one of the top offenses in the NIC-10 featuring the record-setting duo of quarterback Jacob Benson and receiver Austin Young.
Just as East was looking to take a lead early in the second quarter, the Knights intercepted their first of four Benson passes, coupled with two additional East fumbles, helping Auburn cruise to a 49-12 victory, making them playoff eligible at 5-3.
"Our kids are quick, and they are starting to understand gap integrity," Auburn Head Coach Dan Appino said. "If they're in the right spot, they are pretty athletic and can make plays."
And the defense made several plays on the night. Phil Trammell returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown, Keiven Russey returned another 63 yards for a touchdown, and Corey Jefferson took one 60 yards to set up another touchdown.
"We came out here and did what we had to do," Jefferson said. "We played hard, we got past some penalties, kept our heads straight and focused."
It was all part of a "bend but don't break" approach to defense that is serving the Knights extremely well right now.
For the third straight week, and the third straight win, Auburn was outgained by their opponents. But an opportunistic defense was able to create turnovers in key moments to thwart any momentum East (1-7) was trying to build.
Appino admitted his team was willing to concede some plays, which helped E-Rabs running backs run for 83 yards and a touchdown. But the defense stayed disciplined and was able to capitalize on East mistakes.
"There's some dangerous weapons on that East team," he said. "We decided we wanted to make them beat us running the ball, as opposed to throwing it to Young."
While Auburn was excited after the win, the coaching staff was quick to point out they did not want this to be the high point of their season. And the team certainly has an eye toward Boylan Friday, Oct. 19, where Appino won two state titles.
"I think Boylan themselves will refocus everybody because they are the king," Appino said. "They are the standard in the area, and that should keep us focused."
For seniors like Jefferson, it is the start of what they hope is a nice run in the playoffs. It is a group of players who entered the season having never seen the Knights win a varsity game, but now they are trying to focus on being more than just happy to be in the playoffs.
"It means a lot for the coaches to come help us out and we thank them," Jefferson said. "We have to keep working, keep getting better and moving up."
For Appino, he is focusing on improving the team before the playoffs. But he said it is pretty amazing to see what his team has been able to accomplish in his short time there.
"We've got a special group of seniors, and we've made our money with those guys," he said. "I hope it gives everyone a glimmer of what they can accomplish if we get a full year working. We can do nothing but build. In the playoffs, I hope that creates a whole new level of excitement for the school."
Around the NIC-10:
• Garett Perry ran for 233 yards and five touchdowns, reasserting himself in the race for the NIC-10 rushing crown and leading Rockford Jefferson (1-7) to their first victory of the season, 43-26 over Belvidere North (2-6). Justin Powers led the Blue Thunder with 154 yards and two touchdowns.
• Machesney Park Harlem (6-2) took advantage of turnovers by Rockford Guilford (3-5) and a big day from Kevin Witcik to gain full playoff eligibility in a 41-6 victory over the Vikings. This will be the second straight year Guilford will miss the playoffs after having the longest playoff streak in the conference before last season.
• Alex Martin only scored three touchdowns for Rockton Hononegah (7-1) this week after getting four each the previous two weeks. But Marrick Protz and Jake Wilson became the first players to score besides Martin for the Indians in three weeks as they ran past Freeport (3-5) by a final of 50-12. The Pretzels have lost five straight after starting off 3-0.
• The conference MVP is almost wrapped up, as Rockford Boylan's DeMarcus Vines ran for four touchdowns and more than 200 yards as the Titans (8-0) crushed Belvidere 57-0. Boylan will look to continue their conference winning streak as they face their former coach, Appino, and Auburn. Belvidere (4-4) will have to beat their rival, Belvidere North, in the final game to gain playoff eligibility.
From the Oct. 17-23, 2012, issue


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Avid basketball fan for my entire life with vast knowledge. Studied in journalism and law, but have consistenly done sports analysis while practicing law. Played basketball through college, as well as lacrosse. Major basketball, hockey, and lacrosse fan.
Hey Daniel,
I wrote an article about All-Star games and what's wrong with them. Also maybe that they should get rid of them. I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks.
Daniel, I saw your comment about Faizan Qurashi's top 20 NBA players all time list being the worst you've ever seen. Given that, I hope you consider looking at my list. It is 65 players long but if you could center your focus on the top 20 and let me know what you think of my list, that'd be great. Thanks.
Thanks man!
I appreciate the criticism Daniel, but maybe you should look at my archive before you think I only know Minnesota sports. I have written over 30 NBA History articles.


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Best Bets: It's a Who's Who plus the Guess Who
The two-day newbie Howling Moon Festival features a lineup of some of the best bands with local ties and a spattering of national acts, including headliners Brandi Carlile and the band behind "American Woman."
And, if we play our cards right, Bayfront Festival Park might just ring with the sounds of "Closer to Free," blowing dust off all of our old "Party of Five" emotions. (The BoDeans play Saturday).
Nicholas David, a Homegrown Music Festival alum-slash-Duluth Grill regular who placed third on "The Voice" qualifies as both.
Other highlights of the fest include Sarah Krueger, who won Homegrown — or at least placed — with her Beyonce-style choreography, The 4onthefloor, a Twin Cities blues-rock band that seems to get its mail here, and the consistently concert-abled Alexy brothers of Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank.
Jeremy Messersmith, who plays Saturday, recently released the album "Heart Murmurs" and NPR said of it: "With its subtle strings and sly infectiousness, 'Heart Murmurs' is no less than an attempt to craft a new batch of pop standards."
GO SEE IT What: Howling Moon Festival
When: Starts 1:30 p.m. Friday, 11:15 a.m. Saturday
Where: Bayfront Festival Park
Tickets: Start at $25 for Friday; $35 for Saturday. Available at howlingmoonfest.com, Fond-du-Luth and Beaner's Central
Schedule FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.: Preston Gunderson
2:30 p.m.: Sarah Krueger
3:30 p.m. The Lowest Pair
4:45 p.m.: The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank
6:15 p.m.: The 4onthefloor
8 p.m.: The Big Wu
10 p.m.: The Guess Who
SATURDAY 11:15 a.m.: Old Knifey
12:15 p.m.: Fuzzy Ellis
1:15 p.m.: Tin Can Gin
2:30 p.m.: The Fonanelles
3:45 p.m.: Jeremy Messersmith
5:30 p.m.: The BoDeans
7:45 p.m.: Nicholas David
10 p.m.: Brandi Carlile
Best Bets: Jason Isbell performs at the Big Top
Best Bets: Jeffrey Madison performs with Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra
Best Bets: 'Venus in Fur' at Zinema 2
Best Bets: Movies in the Park screens 'School of Rock'


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July 7, 2008
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle outside the gates of the embassy in Kabul, killing more than 60 people, including civilians waiting in line for visas and shoppers at a nearby market. India, and later the U.S., accused Pakistan's intelligence service of playing a role in the attack, roiling already existing tensions between the two countries.
Worst Embassy Attacks
On Sept. 17, militants launched the worst attack on a U.S. embassy in a decade, killing 17 people with car bombs, machine gun fire and grenades. It's not the first time an embassy has been used to send a message to (or blackmail) a representative country and sadly, it probably won't be the last.
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Postcards about the American Dream
Sun, December 9, 2012
The idea of the "American dream" means many different things to different people; it could hardly be otherwise in a nation as diverse as the United States. For some, the dream is about intangible ideas like freedom of expression, freedom of religion, optimism, family ties, social justice, and equality. While for others, it has long been associated with attaining a higher standard of living, especially one that surpasses that of previous generations. What's more, different people may express and experience the "American dream," however defined, in very different ways. Finally, it's also the case that, at different times and in different ways, the "American dream" was not available to everyone in the country; for some it might be technically available, but in practice as distant as the moon.
Undergraduate students in Prof. Steven Hoelscher's Introduction to American Studies class at the University of Texas at Austin took on the task of interrogating this nebulous, but important concept in a two-step project. Beginning with the inspirational model of Magnum Photos ongoing Postcards from America series, students were asked to explore one segment of the U.S. visually, through photography. First, each student asked him/herself what the "American dream" might mean and if it's something attainable or hopelessly inaccessible. Then, each recorded her/his thoughts in the form of a photographic image in Texas. In these original photographs—and in the detailed, unedited captions that accompany them—the extraordinary range of how the "American dream" is envisioned comes into full view.
What follows are visual documents of the hope and confidence that often come naturally to college students, but also, in many cases, an equal recognition of life's injustices and uncertainties. A composite, multifaceted picture of modern America emerges from these photographs: of idealism and pragmatism, the political left and political right, acquisitiveness and a rejection of materialism, arguments for traditional family values and LGBT rights, conformity and insurgency. Together, these postcards from Texas—of cotton fields and strip malls, millionaires and homeless men, junkyards and mansions— complicate glib calls for an unproblematically unified America. They also demonstrate the creative energy and thoughtfulness that has always been central to "the American dream"—whatever it means.
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Hilco are the retail sectors undertakers. The company has a record of putting dying retailers out of their misery: Allders; Mk One and MFI among them.
The stock market has been pricing in the chance of the retailer collapsing for months – Woolworths is now a stock market tiddler with a market value of just £52m.
Yet the fact that Richard North, chairman of Woolworths, was prepared to even countenance talks with Hilco is a further demonstration of just how much trouble the Woolworths retail arm is in.
The stock market may not value the business, but the collapse of Woolworths would nevertheless have far reaching effects.
The group still owns 800 stores and employs tens of thousands and people.
What effect – ask rival retailers – would the closure of hundreds of Woolworths stores and the loss of thousands of jobs have on already faltering consumer confidence in the run up to the crucial Christmas trading period?
As for the property sector, landlords fear being left with hundreds of Woolworths stores in the event of a restructuring or collapse.
Baugur, one of Woolworths largest shareholders, has long argued that Woolworths could be profitable if it disposed of its worse performing stores.
The easiest way to prune Woolworths down to size would be a pre-pack administration (a controversial move which involves placing the business into administration and then buying back the profitable stores and operations).
Trading in Woolworths shares was briefly suspended this morning as the retailer rushed out a statement confirming news of the talks. For some in the market, the surprise was they resumed trading shortly afterwards.


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This lively traditional Hebrew folk song arranged for voice and piano, includes the traditional Hebrew lyrics as well as the English translations. The piano part is arranged to fully support the vocal part as well as stand on it's own as an instrumental solo if desired. Chord symbols are provided on top of the vocal line to facilitate possible variations in accompaniment patterns, or use of additional instruments.


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I spotted over at TwiFans the wedding scene designer for Breaking Dawn - Tammy Polatsek. So obviously I started nosing around her website - natch!
Not only has Tammy designed for events such as *ahem* The Oscars but also venues including Rockerfeller Center O_o
I am sensing a "white floral garland" theme throughout her work, which is definitely visible in the Breaking Dawn teaser trailer as well as a similar rose draped archway!
As well as flowers, lightening and other features, Tammy also designs event food and cakes - I wonder if she also created the wedding dinner. Although, we found was back last November that FairyDustCakes are making Edward and Bella's wedding cake.
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"One must eat to live, not live to eat."
– Cicero
Michelle Obama starts a vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House as an example of healthy eating.
And last month, after U.S. President Barack Obama had mused about the need for a farmers' market across the street from the White House, the First Lady cuts the ribbon on a new farmers' market a block away from the executive mansion.
"In this society today, sometimes it's hard to make regular meals, healthy meals, a part of everyone's existence," Michelle Obama said. "For those of us who are battling the time crunch and those of us to whom access to fresh food is an issue in our neighbourhoods, farmers' markets are a really important, valuable resource that we have to support."
New York City is poised to implement a tax on soft drinks, as West Virginia and Arkansas already have done. A notion in the mainstream media beginning last summer of a tax on overweight people – a "fat tax" – quickly evolved from joke status into a serious debate. A health commentator on CNN, Rudy Ruiz, declared "the food industry is making us sick."
We could be at an historic turning point in North America: a dramatic change in diet that transforms agribusiness and holds potential for improving our quality of life at little cost.
For Americans, even radical reforms in the hotly debated proposals for change in health care hold little promise in themselves of improving health and longevity rates and lowering the nation's health-care bill compared with a widespread change in diet.
Yet, the minimal U.S. health care reforms most likely of gaining passage, by forcing insurers to take all comers, will make insurers a powerful new force championing an American diet that keeps people from getting sick. Americans made sick by poor diets will soon jeopardize insurance industry profits.
And it's true, the food industry does make us sick. It does so as a matter of government policy, in both Canada and the United States.
When U.S. corn farmers were coping with chronic gluts in the 1960s and 1970s, Earl Butz, agriculture secretary in the Nixon administration, unveiled a sweeping program of farm subsidies, changes to school lunches and alterations in the food processing industry by which corn became a mainstay of the American diet. Canada heavily subsidizes farmers, as well.
The U.S. corn glut was absorbed. But the collateral damage has only in recent years become a pressing issue. The ubiquity of corn, which U.S. farmers are skilled at producing in massive quantity, reduced the cost of food. Which makes possible a $5 (U.S.) tab for a Big Mac, fries and a soft drink. The average restaurant charges that much or more for a fresh salad alone.
But cheap food is expensive.
The medical costs of obesity have nearly doubled in the past decade. A study funded by the U.S. CDC Foundation published last month in Health Affairs finds the cost of obesity-related treatment has skyrocketed to an annual average of $147 billion.
Another estimated annual $116 billion is spent treating diabetes. And hundreds of billions more is spent annually on treatment of cardiovascular disease and the many types of cancer believed to be related to the Western diet.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins, who describe the obesity trend as "a public health crisis," project that by 2015 – just six years away – three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese. Already, a shocking 26 per cent of U.S. children entering kindergarten are overweight or obese, according to the Center for Children's Health Innovation.
Most farm-state politicians are sure to fight for the status quo. So will the processed-food industry. An impassioned Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola Co., took to the op-ed pages of the Wall Street Journal recently to complain that "our industry has become an easy target in this debate."
Yes, and that's because Coke and other soft drinks account for a staggering 15 per cent of the average adolescent's daily caloric intake. And it's the fattening high-fructose corn syrup used as a soft-drink sweetener that looms large among culprits in the epidemic of Type 2 diabetes.
Coca-Cola's Kent makes a valid point in saying, "If we're really interested in curbing obesity, we need to take a hard look in the mirror and acknowledge that it's not just about calories in. It's also about calories out." Many kids' idea of fitness is the walk home to spend two hours in front of a video-game console.
Reactionaries are poised to jump on any government "anti-obesity" campaign as an unwarranted intrusion in private life. Their arguments will be as weak, ultimately, as those who railed against the laws curbing tobacco and alcohol use, drunk driving and failure to wear seat belts – initiatives that have saved countless lives.
One of the summer box-office faves this year was Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, in which euphoric townspeople wolf down steaks, burgers and ice cream that rain down from the sky – until a gluttonous child is claimed by a "food coma." Salvation comes when the townspeople destroy the machine spewing out the supersized food.
The movie's promotional partner was ... Burger King. With no sense of irony, the fast-food chain heavily promoted the film on children's TV (where a ban on junk-food ads cannot come soon enough). And most of the kids watching Cloudy at the theatre did so while balancing buckets of popcorn and supersized drinks on their knees.
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Lire is a pluggable log analyzer. It has analyzers for over 25 log file formats, ranging from Apache WWW log files to iptables firewall logs and CUPS printing logs. Reports are generated in 9 different output formats, ranging from Excel 95 to PDF to HTML, optionally with included graphs.
YAC (Yet Another Counter) is a Web counter and logger written in Perl. It counts only "real" visits, meaning that it increases the counter only if there was no request from the same IP within one hour, but logs every page hit. It has 3 output modes (graphic, text, quiet) and a configurable minimum number of digits displayed. To avoid corrupt data it uses flock() for all file operations.
Cisco IP Accounting Fetcher is a set of Perl scripts that allows you to fetch IP accounting data from Cisco routers. It is capable of fetching this information from multiple routers. It summarizes this information on a daily and monthly basis. It optionally generates HTML output with CSS support, and it is able to ignore specific traffic.
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In the opening scene of Come Drink With Me we witness a roving clan of thieves laying waste to a government convoy and the kidnapping of an important political officer. The reasoning behind their actions is that they intend to use their captive friend as a bargaining chip so that they can force the government to release their leader who has recently been locked up for his criminal activity.
In order to free the hostage without having to give up their prisoner, the local officials decide to send in Golden Swallow (Cheng Pei Pei of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fame), a brilliant swordswoman disguised as a male, to take on the bandits and save the day. She soon, by chance, meets a likeminded individual named Drunken Cat (Yueh Hua of The Iron Bodyguard) who teams up with her to help stop the thugs in their tracks. Though at first he appears to be nothing more than a local small town drunk, everyone is soon surprised to find out about his martial arts skills.
Plenty of killer fight choreography and some great swordplay and a cold, calculating performance from the female lead make Come Drink With Me a prime example of just how good vintage martial arts films can be. Cheng Pei Pei is smart, cunning and just pretty enough even when posing as a man to make for a fantastic heroin and the carries the film with ease. She moves quickly and gracefully with a steely gaze and the precision of a master swordswoman in this film, lending an air of class to the proceedings.
Directed with loads of style by the late King Hu, the film does a great job of focusing on the fluid movements of the combatants on screen and directing the film with some deliberate pacing and interesting plot twists. The interplay between Drunken Cat and Golden Swallow might seem a little cliché by today's standards, but it works really well and provides for a lot of fun throughout the film. Though they work together for a similar cause, they couldn't be more different and at the same time, they're more alike than either one of them truly realizes.
Of course, like any good martial arts film, Come Drink With Me builds up to a final showdown in which the hero must overcome insurmountable odds to save the day. In this film, Golden Swallow squares off against a small army of men in a scene which gives Cheng Pei Pei ample opportunity to show off her unique fighting style and sword skills. While the film isn't the bloodbath that many of Chang Cheh's films made around the same time period would turn out to be, there's still plenty of violence on display here and the movie hardly shies away from bloodshed, as evidenced in the opening scene when a man has his hand cut off in a sword fight.
While Come Drink With Me isn't the best or most original martial arts film of its day, it's certainly one of the most influential. The care and detail in the cinematography and fight choreography raised the bar for competing directors and studios, and it's at least partially because of this film that the later entries from the Shaw Bros. studio looked as good as they did. This film made the fights artistic, and it is because of this that the movie has some serious historical significance.
Dragon Dynasty's anamorphic 2.35.1 transfer looks great. It's progressive scan and the colors are bright and bold. The reds don't bleed at all. Black levels remain strong and deep and flesh tones look lifelike and quite natural. There are no problems with mpeg compression and while there are a few instances we're you're going to notice some edge enhancement, thankfully those instances are few and far between and when they do occur, they are quite minor. Expect to see a bit of mild grain, but for an older martial arts film this really does look quite nice. The previous release from Celestial for Region 3 was neither progressive nor anamorphic so this is a nice improvement here.
Audio options include the original Mandarin track in Dolby Digital Mono and a funky sounding brand new English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound mix. Optional subtitles are provided in English and Spanish. While the mono has a few scenes that demonstrate an odd bit of reverb in the mix, it's still preferable to the English track and unless you've got a strong aversion to subtitles, the Mandarin track is the way to go as quite simply it just fits the movie better. Aside from the bouncy reverb in some spots, the mono track is clean and clear. The 5.1 mix is of decent quality if you don't mind the dubbing and some will be glad that it's there, but purists will most certainly opt for the Mandarin track.
Dragon Dynasty has done a great job with the extra features on this release starting with a great commentary track from actress Cheng Pei Pei, and Hong Kong cinema wunderkid, Bey Logan. It's quite an enjoyable track that Bey keeps moving along at a decent pace, asking Cheng all the right questions so that we get a nice little crash course in the history of the film and some interesting details about her life and career as well. We learn that the opening shot wasn't actually shot in China but in Hong Kong, and we learn the significance of the title. Bey points out a lot of interesting facts as the track goes on and he goes into some interesting detail about the cast, the crew, and about how Run Run Shaw was worried about whether or not this film would be successful due to the absence of a male lead. He notes how intricate the sets that were built for this film are, and Cheng, who was nineteen when she shot this film, talks about how King Hu wanted her to keep her hair long for the film. We hear how she accidentally injured a co-star on the set, about the influence of spaghetti westerns on certain shots, and about some of the fight choreography created for the film. All in all, this is an excellent track.
Next up is The King And I (13:53), an interview with director Tsui Hark in which he talks about the influence of King Hu's films. Hark is a smart dude and he's got some interesting points to make about Hu's style of filmmaking and about how and why it went on to influence a whole lot of other directors. Up next is Come Speak With Me (16:39), which is a keen video interview with lead actress Cheng Pei Pei. The very amicable actress speaks about her career at the Shaw Brothers studio and how she had a contract with them in the sixties. She tells a few interesting stories about her life and work within the Shaw system and really seems to appreciate how popular some of her films have become. A Classic Remembered (17:22) is an on camera interview with Bey Logan who further details the influence of the film (noting quite astutely it's influence on a few different films, most notably in how it set a fight in an old fashioned in - something that's gone on to become a staple in martial arts movies). He also talks about the importance of Cheng Pei Pei's cheekbones and her ballet training. The last featurette is The Drunken Master (17:50) which is an interview with male lead Man Yueh Hua. He discusses the influence of Peking Opera on the martial arts film industry and how it gave many of its major players their training. He talks about his own style on film and how sometimes King Hu would reel him on and have him deliver things differently, and he talks about how he worked his way up to the point where after a while he didn't have to audition for parts. These four featurettes are a little clip heavy in spots but they're interesting enough that they're absolutely worth a watch and they serve as very nice companion pieces to the commentary track.
Rounding out the extras are trailers for the feature and Heroes Of The East as well as animated menus and chapter stops.
While fans have probably already got the Celestial import from Hong Kong, Dragon Dynasty's new release of Come Drink With Me is a noted improvement in the video department and it contains some excellent features on top of all of that. The film holds up remarkably well and this release comes highly recommended.
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Is it legal to order Viagra from canada without a prescription and have it shipped to the United States?
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My understanding of the law regarding prescription medications is that it is illegal to have a prescription from anywhere (US, Canada, wherever) if you do not have a prescription from a doctor or nurse practitioner. However, if you do have one, I believe it is okay to get it from out of the country, so long as all you bring into this country is what you were prescribed for you own use.
I base this more on personal observation during trips abroad than a review of the law. Many people in California and Texas (especially elderly people) go to Mexico to get their medications, because they are cheaper there. They all declared them at the border and had no troubles bringing in their own medications after declaring them. However, they all had valid prescriptions.
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