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Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Fantastic! I didn't even know most of these characters but I loved it anyways! Here's what squares I could figure out:
Kirby, Issac, BladeWolf, Abobo, the evil company from G.I. Joe, a Megaman, Judge Dredd, that creature from that one Newgrounds game I didn't enjoy, Kratos, black & white Pac-Man, Mega-abobo, Blanka, what looks like Captain Falcon, creature from the black lagoon, Spider-Man symbol, X, Clone Trooper, Father, Bomb, Skull, Human, Blue & red Rubix cube, The Slender Man, We are annonymous, Deadpool, Xenomorph (I think), the RPG Megaman, Abobo's face, Mulder, Issac's crippled face, CTHULHU!, The Mona Lisa, Wreck-It Ralph, The Real Megaman, Pissed off Abobo, The illumanati?, Ryu, Zombie, Abobo, (Again? You really like Abobo, don't you?) That octopuss company from MGS4, a beating heart, King Fulp, Issac, Newgrounds, The Terminator, Skully, Crazy Abobo, a Megaman, Pico, Snake Plisskin, and GAME OVER!
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Impressive! You really made a good job trying to figure out all of them, though some of them I did create when I was playing Cathode Raybots, so those don't exist at all. About the references you pointed out, part of them are not correct (part of them I don't even know!), but I'm too lazy right now to name all this stuff, just saying that I've used many references from "Abobo's Big Adventure" and "The Binding of Isaac", I love these games.
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binding of Isaac lol :D
also good
Can't stop playing the expansion 'TBoI: Wrath of the Lamb', so great! And I'm already waiting for the release of 'TBoI: Rebirth" next year!
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Jesus christ you made all of this?
Holy fuck you really took you're sweet time in making this sexy thing huh? Wow so many pop culture characters and lots of Mega Man it makes my dick hard. Yeah anyway I'll be sure to challenge you're Raybots any day! Nice work
Hey thank you, man! Though I didn't make raybots using all the faces, just a small part of them
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Wow this is an impressive collection of 8 bit artwork. I would love to have this hanging on my wall
Haha, thank you very much! This piece really got me busy for some days


text: yei thought id post it in here seeming it is ps talk anyway a couple of my friends have psp's and i played on gta on my friends one. does anyone tht owns one or has played one have any suggestions as to which good games there are? also i no it can store music but what else can it do ? is it worth finding a good one for cheap on ebay or just wait a little while until the price goes down ? thanks:ciappa:

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A series with silk-ribbon markers and headbands, gold stamping on front and spine, and the original colour illustrations on the jackets. First published in 1919, this version of the story of the Sleeping Beauty was written specially for Arthur Rackham, whose silhouette drawings are reproduced here.
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Emirates Thermostone secures AED 8.9 million worth of contracts for 4 projects in Dubai
Emirates Thermostone secures AED 8.9 million worth of contracts for 4 projects in Dubai
Company takes advantage of renewed demand for AAC blocks as contractors look to bring down building costs and ensure project viability
Emirates Thermostone, a wholly owned subsidiary of M'Sharie, the private equity arm of Dubai Investments, has secured contracts worth AED 8.9 million to supply Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) construction materials for 4 development projects in Dubai.
The projects include Jumeirah Park Villas, Kingdom of Sheba, Jumeirah Golf Estates, and the Tecom residential project.
Ajay Mathur, General Manager of Emirates Thermostone, said, "We are pleased to secure these prestigious contracts. Emirates Thermostone has bagged several important projects since the launch of its second production line in 2008, and we expand our portfolio further with these new projects."
"With the construction industry currently going through a downturn, contractors in the UAE are actively exploring ways to bring down building costs and ensure project viability. As a result, cost-effective materials such as AAC blocks have become much in demand, and there is greater awareness today within the contracting industry about the competitive advantages offered by AAC materials," Mathur added. "Emirates Thermostone, as the region's leading manufacturer and supplier of AAC blocks, has naturally been able to take advantage of this market situation."
AAC is a thermal and lightweight building block made from natural raw materials. Its economical, environment-friendly and lightweight characteristics have enhanced its international reputation as a preferred construction material for residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
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Mangaluru: The members of the Bharatiya Janata Party staged a day-long protest to demand the government to investigate all the 7 murder cases, in front of the Gandhi Statue, near Town hall here on November 7.
Addressing the protestors BJP leader Ravishankar Mijar said that from two and a half years, the Siddaramaiah led state government is ruling Karnataka. "Siddaramaiah gave many false promises and assurances to the people, spoke of this and that 'bhagya', but instead gave the people "Kattale bhagya", "Shoshane bhagya", "Kallara bhagya", "Koleya bhagya". Today, people are being robbed in their own houses in broad daylight. Seven murders happened in 25 days in the district, with two murders right in the jail. This shows the helplessness of the police and the jail staff. Law and order in the district has totally failed and the people responsible for this are the four elected representatives from this region – Ramanath Rai, Khader, Jain and Sorake. They should responsibly resign for their failure. CM Siddaramaiah is taking water from the Yettinahole that comes to our district and diverting it to Kolar. Anjaneya has been caught for corruption; he should immediately resign from his post. They also said that the renovation of the Town Hall would be complete by 14 November, but looking at its condition now, it will take another two months for the work to be complete."
Addressing the protesters, district BJP president Pratap Simha Nayak said that under the MCC limts within a month, there have been 7 murders and many untoward incidents took place. "Crime has gone up. Divisive forces have gained courage to do as they wish. After Congress government came to power, people have lost trust in the police department, and law and order of the state has deteriorated. Prices of commodities has also risen. During BJP's rule, many houses used to be built with the assistance of the government. But now, that number has greatly decreased due to high prices of the required materials and less assistance from the government."
He further said that a social activist, Prashant Poojary, was killed in front of his father. "What would the father have been feeling when his son was dying in his hands? The Congress government is in a coma. It does not bother to think about the situation that the people have to face."
Speaking on Siddaramaiah's beef comment, he said, "You [Siddu] can eat whatever you want, we don't care; it's your "Fate". But being the chief minister of the state, you are responsible for the development and well-being of all the people of the state and not just one community. Your comment has hurt the people of the Hindu community".
With regard to the state government's decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti, Nayak questioned why the celebration of the brutal and cruel Tipu was required, adding, "Now it is Tipu Jayanti, tomorrow it will not be surprising to hear that they want to celebrate Bin Laden Jayanti."
Krishna J Palemar, Sudhir Shetty and other party workers were present.


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When the Goths sacked Rome
I listened to some talk radio today and spoke with a few people about the election results last night. I gotta say, I think a little perspective is needed by the callers and a few other people. I don't think Sykes, Belling, Wagner and Weber were out of line at all. But Charlie Sykes even had a lady call in to announce, "the Republic is dying," and that she was flying her flag at half mast.
I know it was a nasty blow on both the state and the national level for Republicans. I know the thought of "Speaker Pelosi" makes some of us twitch like Herbert Lom every time he heard, "Clouseau." I know Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sounds more like a character from "Debbie Does Washington D.C."
And I know that closer to home, the only time the phrases, "four more years" and "Jim Doyle" should go together is when a judge hands down a sentence.
But it's not that bad, especially in Wisconsin.
We're going to get an ethanol mandate. Guess what? We were probably going to get one anyway. At least this time it won't be the Republicans scheduling the bill.
Taxes are going to go up. They did under the Republicans and now they will under the Democrats.
We're at status quo on stem cells and cloning, and it looks like we're going to be stuck there. It makes me unhappy, but it could be worse. We could be Missouri.
On the national level, no matter how bad the current crop of Democrats is, I remember Speaker Jim Wright. I remember Congressman Ron Dellums and others hanging out with the Communists in Grenada. I remember Dan Rostenkowski. I remember Howard Metzenbaum and Alan Cranston.
As the great Obi-Wan Kenobi once said, "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." This current bunch of Democrats are a bunch of chumps compared to that rogues gallery from the 1970s and 1980s.
I'm just not going to lose any sleep over this bunch. The republic will survive. Wisconsin will survive. I'll have plenty to write about. As the Democratic Party philosopher Michael Stipe once wrote, "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine."


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An alliance between Toyota Motor and Suzuki Motor could be a boon to both sides, helping the former gain ground in emerging markets such as India and giving the latter the engineering needed to compete in an increasingly high-tech industry.
Can't go it alone
Although Toyota President Akio Toyoda told a new conference that the idea of an alliance came together in just two business days after Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki got the ball rolling, there is more to the story. Suzuki's next partner had been the subject of speculation since August 2015, when the Japanese maker of economy cars ended a capital and business relationship with Germany's Volkswagen over management conflicts.
Though Chairman Suzuki had said publicly that his company would look to remain independent going forward, another senior executive had acknowledged that collaboration was "necessary" in some fields. Even in India, a successful market for Suzuki, environmental regulations are growing tougher, making investment in technology like hybrid drive systems essential. Rising incomes have also stoked demand for higher-end vehicles in such countries.
Finding a big automaker ally was seen as essential for Suzuki to ensure a presence in self-driving cars. While a Toyota or a Volkswagen has the financial strength to counter the challenge posed by Google and other tech giants in this field — Toyota's annual research and development budget comes to around 1 trillion yen ($9.59 billion) — Suzuki, which spent just 130 billion yen on R&D in the year ended March 31, hardly stands a chance alone.
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Just How In The Hell Did This Guy Not Crash?
For some reason, the Tour de Suisse decided that a good place to stick a finish line was 100 meters after a 90-degree corner. When Danny van Poppel tried to squeeze past Peter Sagan on the inside corner, he clipped wheels and was on course to eat shit into the barrier until he made a miraculous save.


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It's starting to feel like this Mets season is going to go in cycles. They'll go on road trips full of sloppy play, brutal losses and innuendo about managerial changes before returning home to Queens where they'll suddenly morph into a different, much better team than they were while living out of suitcases.
That's the way things have gone thus far in 2010. The Mets are 17-9 at Citi Field after beating the Phillies on Tuesday night, but just 6-14 in area codes outside of 718. That makes you think our faithful heroes are either enjoying their minibars a bit too much or that they truly do love being in the warm embrace of their wives and girlfriends. Your cynicism can guide you on that front, we'll try to figure out how the Mets can break that cycle.
The shift from John Maine, Jon Niese and Oliver Perez to R.A. Dickey, Hisanori Takahashi and Raul Valdes can't hurt. That trio has allowed just five runs in their last 26 innings of combined work. The Mets have actually only won two of the four games those pitchers have worked, but appearances by Maine and Perez led to just five wins in 18 games so there's growth here.
Is there reason to expect that Dickey can regularly allow 10 baserunners in six innings without giving up a run? Of course not, but who can confidently predict what will happen when the knuckleballs start flying? Certainly not the Phillies, who were shut out by Tim Wakefield for eight innings on Sunday. Anyone have Tom Candiotti's phone number handy?
As nice as the pitching has been, the brighter news might be that the offense is giving some indication that it isn't shut out or bust for the Mets these days. Jose Reyes is 7-for-15 over the last three games, he stole two bases on Tuesday and finally looks like something other than the shell of his former self. Jason Bay and David Wright are also hitting and the Mets actually avoided striking out for an entire game on Tuesday. That's impressive under any circumstances, but worthy of a parade for a team that still insists on playing Jeff Francoeur.
In other words, it's all working in the shadow of the Shake Shack and if it should never translate to other stadiums, well, it wouldn't be the first time that what worked in New York didn't play in Peoria.
Josh Alper is a writer living in New York City and is a contributor to FanHouse.com and ProFootballTalk.com in addition to his duties for NBCNewYork.com. You can follow him on Twitter.


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Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore likely won't win the Heisman Trophy this year, but his Heismanesque performance against San Diego State Saturday night will do until a better one comes along.
Moore completed 21 of 31 passes for 243 yards and four touchdowns, and that was just the first half when the Broncos sped out to a 42-14 lead over the overmatched, overwhelmed out outplayed Aztecs.
Moore finished going 28-for-40 with 366 yards, the four TDs, one interception and a quarterback rating of 174.9. He's 47-3 as a starter at Boise State, with the most wins of any quarterback ever in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Moore, a Heisman Trophy candidate listed in the top-5 in most polls, even punted from regular formation on fourth down and pinned the Aztecs at their own 3-yard line.
Not that he needed any help, but Moore made easy work of the San Diegans thanks to two early fumbles by the Aztecs' woefully bad special teams and an interception by quarterback Ryan Lindley straight into the hands of a very grateful Bronco defender Shea McClellin on the third play of the game. Moore only had to engineer drives of 24-, 10- and 23 yards for the Broncos' first three scores. The announced partisan Boise State crowd of 52,256 hadn't even settled in, but the Idahoans were up 21-0.
If there was any kind of hangover from Boise State's heartbreaking loss to Texas Christian last week, the sorry Aztecs were the right elixir the Broncos needed to get better.
"Momentum and the short fields really helped us out," Moore said. "Coming off something like (last week's loss) you want to start fast and get that momentum. Our defense and special teams helped, and we were able to finish some drives.
Moore said the plan was to pick on the Aztecs man-to-man defense early. Tyler Shoemaker caught three touchdowns and had 10 catches for 130 yards.
Notes: Boise State head coach Chris Petersen he had a good feeling about his side going into the game and wasn't at all surprised by the quick start.
"I really thought we would start fast," he said. "I knew we'd play hard early on. I think people were concerned about the hangover effect, but I wasn't. We practiced hard, and those turnovers really helped us."
SDSU cornerback Larry Parker gathered in his sixth interception, off a Miles Burris tip, of the season. It tied him for fifth on the Aztecs' all-time list for interceptions in a season. It's the most in a season since Richard Parker had six in 1995.
Aztecs freshman running back Adam Muema played most of the game for injured running back Ronnie Hillman (high ankle sprain, just three carries). Muema nearly equaled his career rushing total of 83 yards going in with one run, an 81-yard touchdown run that drew the Aztecs to 21-7. Muema exploded for 81 yards through the heart of the Boise State defense and actually watched on the big TV screen over the east end zone as Boise State's George Iloka closed on him. He made a move inside and went untouched into the end zone. It was Muema's first touchdown of his career, and he added another with 6:25 to play to draw the Aztecs to 45-29 with a two-point conversion from Lindley to Escobar. Muema caught a TD pass from Lindley to make it 52-35 (two-pointer failed).
Tight end Gavin Escobar, who 10 games into the season remains the only Aztec who can consistently catch a pass, went for a career-high eight receptions and 108 yards and tied his career high with two touchdowns, the second a fine catch and run in which he broke a tackle to score.
Defensive lineman Dontrell Onuoha, a redshirt freshman, was injured with an apparent leg injury with 4:30 left in the game. He had replaced senior J.J. Autele, who was lost for the season in last week's win over Colorado State. Brandon Davis, the Aztecs backup at the warrior spot on defense, appeared to have a concussion after fumbling the kickoff return that led to the Broncos' third touchdown and a 21-0 lead. Davis did not return.
Tough night for cornerback Leon McFadden. He fumbled a punt to set up the Broncos for their second score and then had a big pass interference in the third quarter to keep the Broncos' drive going. Boise State settled for a 30-yard field goal to give them a 45-14 lead with 9:25 left in the quarter. The Broncos went with junior placekicker Michael Frisina instead of Dan Goodale, who missed the game-winning field goal last week against TCU.
Some members of the 1986 Aztecs who won the WAC Championship with a 7-1 record and finished 8-4, with a heartbreaking loss to Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, were honored after the first quarter of last night's game. Tight end Rob Awalt, who played for several NFL teams after that '86 season from 1987-93, was the game's Honorary Aztec Warrior.


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To practice Buddhism is to learn from the Buddha, to emulate his purity of body, speech, and mind. When we have achieved the highest and most perfect standard in our cultivation, we will attain the Buddha's compassion, wisdom, and samadhi power.
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In the meditation sessions, students are taught the different methods of meditation, namely breath counting, mindfulness of the breath, and middle way reality. The atmosphere is serene and conducive to quiet inner contemplation. Meditation needs expert guidance and discipline. The purpose of Zen meditation is to help us reach an understanding of the difficult problems in life and thereby gain true wisdom, clarity, and peace of mind. The way to achieve this is not by external analysis but by probing inward into our own minds.
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- Topics covered: Fundamental concepts of Theravada Buddhism, the Introduction of Mahayana Buddhism
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- Topics covered: The Gateway and Practices of Mahayana Buddhism
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- Topics covered: selected Buddhist scriptures such as The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra.
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Thanks for thy present! None sweeter or better.
A poem for Thanksgiving Day
John Greenleaf Whittier 9 p.m., Nov. 22
She's been forced onto Washington's campaign fundraising circuit after being burned in the Kinde Durkee embezzlement scandal, but that hasn't cramped Democratic congresswoman Susan Davis's chronic world traveling habits.
This time, Davis was off to Barcelona, Spain from September 24 through September 30.
As we've previously reported, Davis is by far the most frequent junketeer of the county's House delegation, both Democrats and Republicans.
Earlier this year, it was Japan just before the big earthquake, thanks to the Japan Center for International Exchange.
Last year it was a jaunt to Tunisia to catch some sun before revolution engulfed the country.
By that time, we'd counted ten free foreign trips for Davis since 2005.
Now the well-traveled San Diego congresswoman has taken advantage of yet another freebie, this one valued at a total of $14,199.48, including $5584.74 each for the transportation costs of Davis and her husband Steve; $1500 for the couple's lodging; and $765 each in meal expenses for Davis and her spouse, who is a physician.
While in Spain, the couple stayed at the posh Palace Hotel while the congresswoman attended a conference entitled "Policy Challenges in the Muslim World," put on by the Aspen Institute, a non-profit think tank.
Topics included "What has been the impact of bin Laden's death on al Quaeda's operational effectiveness?" and, "Do American Islamic terrorists come from a particular cult or mode?"
Letters attached to Davis's travel report show that the MacArthur Foundation; Henry Luce Foundation; and Rockefeller Brothers Fund all put up money for the event, to which a host of other congress members were also invited.
Pictured: Palace Hotel
I am stunned by this most recent addition to Susan Davis' junket list. Doesn't she realize this behavior recruits for the Tea Party? $14,000+ for a week in Spain? Maybe I should be glad that redistricting has assigned me to Congressman Brian Bilbray.


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The Best Song of the 1960s
"Johnny B. Goode" won the 1950s poll. The Chuck Berry classic was also ranked #1 by the critics in the Acclaimed Music ratings, so we're all on the same page. At least for that decade.
So now it's on to the turbulent 60s. You'll notice that the list below is Beatles-less. As we've previously announced, we'll be giving the Beatles their own category. To be honest, I couldn't just pick one song to represent them for the decade. It's impossible.
As always, this list includes the top five from the critics list and four of my own choices (I gave James a pick this time too). Songs that just barely missed the cut included "I Want You Back", "Proud Mary", "Gimme Some Lovin'", "For What It's Worth", "Somebody to Love", "Ring of Fire", "My Girl", "At Last" and "Suspicious Minds". If you think I've missed something, let me know as our last category before the finals will be all songs that I've overlooked along the way.
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Update: The polls are closed. The winner is "Satisfaction", by The Rolling Stones.
For more information and previous results in our Greatest Song competition, click here.
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|# December 7th, 2005 8:37 AM KVBigSis
|I cannot believe you left out "I Want You Bank." The only way you can make it up to me is giving me one choice in the 70's poll.
|# December 7th, 2005 8:39 AM kris
|Heh--well, the one choice I gave to James in the 60s poll was what knocked "I Want You Back" out. It'll go into the "overlooked" poll. Also, note that I'll be putting "I Saw Her Standing There" in the Beatles poll because I know it's your favorite.
|# December 7th, 2005 10:37 AM james
|so many good songs to rate, it's easy to see that many good artists will get screwed over.
|# December 7th, 2005 10:40 AM james
|im going to be so upset is satisfaction wins. (and it looks like it's going to.) that song SUCKS. when rolling stone chose it as the rock best song ever, the world unanimously shook their head and asked "huuuh? but that song sucks!"
|# December 7th, 2005 10:55 AM kris
|Ugh. I ranked it 2nd to last, so if it wins I'll be mad too.
Stupid Stones.
|# December 7th, 2005 12:13 PM KVBigSis
|Actually, my fave Beatles song is "Happy Just to Dance With You."
I voted "Satisfaction" LAST!
|# December 7th, 2005 12:34 PM james
|i voted satisfaction second last. i don't understand why it's doing so well in the poll.
my favorite beatles songs probably arent going to make the list. rocky racoon doesnt even make this list i found of top 40.
|# December 7th, 2005 12:36 PM kris
|Oh, I LOVE Rocky Raccoon. I thought I was the only one! It'll be on the list.
Also, KV, I will change yours to "Happy...". I'm glad I said something now.
|# December 7th, 2005 12:41 PM james
|if i were to re-rank that cnn list,
#1 we can work it out (up from 18)
#2 come together (up from #38)
#3 back in the USSR (up from 33)(ron dayne!)
#4 i saw her standing there (down from #1)
and on an on
|# December 7th, 2005 12:42 PM kris
|that list is in chronological order, you dolt
|# December 7th, 2005 12:45 PM james
|# December 9th, 2005 2:11 AM mbrlr
|Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and all the saints...
"Satisfaction" sucks? What planet do y'all live on? If for no other reason than Charlie Watts (and there are other reasons), that song holds up awfully well 40 years later. I tend to favor the later work they did in the '60 and very early '70s, but...that song was almost up there with Dylan's going electric.
|# December 10th, 2005 10:19 AM Daddy
|Where's "Yummy Yummy Yummy" or "Chewy Chewy"?
This list is biased! Where's the ACLU?


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San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer will officially propose a responsible budget today. Yes, that's big news and a big deal compared to the last San Diego mayor to propose a budget (you remember him, even if you're trying to forget) that relied on irresponsible gimmicks such as one-time revenues to pay for ongoing expenses and that failed to budget for new expenses such as expanding the winter shelter for the homeless to year-round operation, a new tram in Balboa Park and other little things like interest payments on bond debt.
But those days are thankfully gone, so let's move on.
The Faulconer budget, an overall $2.97 billion proposal, is essentially a pain-free budget. Faulconer staff says the only cut is $700,000 from that former mayor's Civic Innovation Lab that never really got going anyway. The plan reflects increased revenues from an improved economy, savings from previously approved financial reforms and a back-to-basics spending philosophy that puts the highest priorities — and the largest spending increases — on fixing streets, sidewalks and other municipal infrastructure, public safety agencies, expanded hours at all neighborhood branch libraries and staffing for 11 new or upgraded park and recreation centers. It also maintains a reserve level of 14 percent in the general fund, up from 8 percent.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Things have changed at the Laurel Springs Village Center in Suwanee.
With the addition of Local Kitchen and Tap, 3590 Old Atlanta Road, the corner restaurant has brought in a family-friendly atmosphere. The former restaurant was called Halftime Grill and was geared toward a biker crowd.
"We're not the biker bar anymore," said Meribeth Locke.
Locke and her brother, who co-own Alessio's Restaurant Pizzeria with locations in Cumming, Roswell and Johns Creek, decided a gastro pub restaurant concept with a focus on American food was in order for the area.
"We thought the location was great and we like the feeling of it," Locke said. "The place just needed a really good cleaning. It was a year-and-a-half before a restaurant had been here."
After an extensive renovation to what used to be called "Halftime Grill" and a thought out, clean concept and new lighting, Local Kitchen and Tap was born.
"I don't know if people still think we are the 'Halftime' operations," she said. "We are trying to get really involved in the community."
Popular items include flatbreads ($5); Georgia peach and bourbon chicken wings ($9) and the Local burger ($8). For dessert, try the house-made bread pudding ($5).
The place also has a full bar, with an emphasis on local brews. On Saturday nights, live acoustic musicians perform.
"People love the diverse menu," said Trace Kennedy, a manager. "We're the 'Cheers' of Suwanee."
There is a children's play room that is open, so parents can keep an eye on their kids.
"We tried everything we can to make this family-friendly," Locke said. "We are right in your neighborhood, so come on by."
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Cruyff: Messi trumps Ronaldo
Barcelona and Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff believes Lionel Messi is "on his way" to football greatness and suggested the Argentinian's "pure technique" makes him a better propositon than Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Messi and Ronaldo will do battle again on Saturday when Real meet Barca in the first of four Clasicos in 18 days at the Bernabeu.
The pair have been on opposing teams six times in their club careers and it is Messi who has regularly upstaged his Portuguese rival.
Two-time World Player of the Year Messi netted Barca's winner against Manchester United in the 2009 European Cup final, scored the opener in the Catalans' 2-0 win at the Bernabeu last season and pulled the strings in the 5-0 demolition of Real in November.
Ronaldo, in contrast, has yet to score against Barcelona and even missed a penalty for United at Camp Nou in the 2008 Champions League semi-final.
Debates about who is the better player have raged over the past few years and Cruyff, a former Barca player and manager, has now had his say on the duo - who have scored 88 goals between them this season.
"Yes, he's on his way," Cruyff said, when asked how close Messi is to greatness. "He's just played now four years or something like that and the others have played at least 14 years, so he's got 10 more years to go with same quality and, hopefully, the same success."
The Dutch legend, who coached Barca to their first ever European Cup triumph in 1992, reckons the comparisons with Diego Maradona that have followed Messi throughout his career are fully justified.
"[Messi's] got qualities similar to Maradona, who was a player, too, who did a lot of individual stuff. People will connect a good player with the results they achieved in their career and Maradona of course won the world championship and that's what Messi didn't win and it will be [decided on] something like that. But for me, today, Messi is a great player."
But when quizzed on Ronaldo's credentials as one of the greatest ever players - among the likes of Pele, Maradona and Alfredo Di Stefano - Cruyff seemed less convinced.
"It's little more difficult, I think," Cruyff said. "All the people mentioned were players from the street and Ronaldo is more of a physical player, while the others mentioned are not physical players [but] pure technical players - pure technique."
Barcelona midfielder Xavi concurred with Cruyff's assessment that Messi is world class and claimed his team-mate is peerless in world football.
"I don't know if he's the best player in the history of the game, but right now, nobody comes near him," Xavi told BarcaTV. "If we are choosing the best player in the world, that's Messi. "On the pitch he's amazing. He has a unique personality. It's astonishing what he does."
Despite the adulation and awards stacking up for Messi, Ronaldo remains Real's key player and Merengues' general manager Jorge Valdano insists the club's prized asset is "not transferable" after recent comments from AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi hinting that the Rossoneri are interested in the Portuguese forward,
"Berlusconi is heating up the possibility of purchase," Valdano said. "[But] he is not transferable."
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The Tahanto Regional Middle/High School's renovation and construction project has incurred "minor unexpected expenses" but is still on budget, according to the project's website. All of the unexpected building costs are covered by a contingency fund in the project's budget, and are less than anticipated. School officials remain optimistic that the renovated school will open on time in January 2013. - Matt Gunderson
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Thanks for thy present! None sweeter or better.
A poem for Thanksgiving Day
John Greenleaf Whittier 9 p.m., Nov. 22
"It's like everyone is on a vacation. An extra pep is in the air."
This statement came from an acquaintance of mine who opened up a restaurant in Palm Desert. His customers continually wore smiles and carried a "no-worries" attitude. And his paradise rests only about two hours away from San Diego. I immediately realized that a road trip was in order.
But then again, it doesn't take much to get me on a road trip. I love the journey for just that – the journey. Cruising north on the I-15 to Temecula flew by in a flash while absorbing the excitement of an upcoming destination weekend. But then State Route 79 came up. What? Get off a main interstate to get to Palm Desert?
Growing up in L.A. and Orange County, I'd visited the area numerous times via the concrete jungle of the 91 Freeway and I-10.
Now, from San Diego, State Routes 79, 371 and 74 carve inland through the rolling landscapes of Indian reservations and state parks separating occasional block towns (as in, only a few blocks makes the town). The driver is taken through, over and around a mountain range, at some points climbing 4,000 feet of boulders reminiscent of Utah or Arizona's mini-monoliths. At other times one might believe they were traveling the inland route to Ensenada, away from civilization.
My mind ran with, "Am I really headed to Palm Desert?" Yes, the road trip had won me over – I already knew this excursion would be made again. But even before making the trip from San Diego, I'd already kept fond Palm Desert memories. Australia, strangely, allowed me to quantify this a few years back:
It was my first week living in Sydney. I had no job or permanent place to call home, but I did have the lower half of a hostel's bunk bed, heaps of excitement and a novel I'd just found in a used bookshop. Its story involved two friends driving out to Palm Springs from Los Angeles.
I couldn't stop my hands from grabbing it for two reasons: 1) I felt the attachment boiling within me similar to when I saw the classic movie Swingers, and 2) at that moment I fully grasped how lucky I was to have grown up experiencing these missions myself.
But back to Palm Desert. Or is it Palm Springs? Well both…sort of. "Palm Springs" usually refers to the Coachella Valley, comprised of nine fairly unique cities. Palm Springs and Palm Desert are both cities within this valley. Originally inhabited by Cahuilla Indian farmers, it then served as training grounds for General George Patton's Third Army. After World War II, a Los Angeles developer began to develop the Palm Desert area into his vision of a dream community.
To differentiate in more modern terms, Palm Desert is the place where spring break jolts the town for a few weeks a year. It's where Jerry, the bartender at the Embassy Suites, was known to serve underage high school kids (I may have been tight with Jerry back then). It's the community with major resorts – seriously major resorts.
Take the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa, covering 400 acres of land. Links Magazine ranks it in the top 20 golf resorts of California with its 36 holes of play. An actual network of waterways navigable by gondolas beckons guests who want to glide to dinner or charter a joyride on.
One of Palm Desert's premier nighttime spots is here at Costas. Not looking for nighttime festivities? That's OK, because the resort features a day pool-party reminiscent of San Diego's own Intervention or Las Vegas' Rehab. One can stay in a resort like this and never have an urge to go farther.
But with over 100 golf courses in a ten-mile radius, a golfer might want to go farther. With the El Paseo Shopping District featuring over 300 world-class shops, restaurants and art galleries, a wide range of visitors might want to go farther. And with numerous trails cutting through the area, those looking to hike, bike or ride horses should definitely look into going farther.
Palm Desert is a retreat catering to virtually whatever your heart desires.


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In the last week, we've witnessed the Balloon Boy saga, seen the Gosselins back in court, and heard that the Duggars had their first grandchild — and are expecting baby #19. Octomom has her own show, too, just in case you've forgotten about her.
I have to ask this question: would you allow your family to be filmed for a reality TV show? And why do you think so many parents are opting to create shows around their lives? According to the police, the Heene family put on the runaway balloon stunt in order to get their own reality show. By now everyone knows that they appeared on Wife Swap a couple times, and that they met in acting school in Hollywood. I'm not sure why this couple thought it was OK to pretend their son's life was in peril in order to get publicity (who in their right mind would do something like that?) but? I do know that it seems like more people out there are hitching their wagon to the reality show star. I'm just not sure why it's happening.
Liz Searle, author of Celebrities in Disgrace calls it "Attention Desiring Disorder" on her blog, and I think that's a fitting description. It seems like people can't get enough of fame in the form of T.V. time, in spite of what the camera reveals about their lives.
Although I like watching Supernanny and think the parents go on that show because they're desperate for help, I have to say that it seems like most of these reality show families, the Gosselins included, are doing this for money and fame. (Actually, maybe infamy is a better word in their case!) Last week, our parent blogger Annita Woz said that she was glad Jon stopped production on the show, and I agree with her — though I wonder about his motives. If the show goes off the air (and it looks like it's going to), the outcome will be a good one for the kids. (Can you imagine having your parents go through a divorce, and then having your family's reactions filmed and preserved for all posterity?) The cynic in me thinks Jon Gosselin might be willing to have them filmed again if the price is right, but I really hope I'm wrong about that.
This all makes me wonder about the future of these reality show kids. In fact, I'll bet you any money some of these children are going to sue their parents some day for 1) Putting them on TV in the first place and 2) For back pay. The whole thing is just pretty sad to me. I think it would be very easy to lose sight of what it means to be a family when there's a camera in your face all day and everyone is expecting you to perform. Because when you come right down to it, there is very little "reality" in reality TV at all. What do these shows do to these families in the end, after all — and what do they do to us as we watch them implode?
Where do you stand on family reality shows? And what do you think should happen to the Heene parents?
About Elisabeth Wilkins
Elisabeth Wilkins was the editor of Empowering Parents and the mother of an 10-year-old son. Her work has appeared in national and international publications, including Mothering, Motherhood (Singapore), Hausfrau, The Bad Mother Chronicles, and The Japan Times. Elisabeth holds a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine.


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I love baseball. By age seven, I was trading and collecting baseballs cards with the relentless fury of a Wall Street trader. I'd buy several packs of Topps cards at a time (Fleer or Donruss on occasion, too), and surgically tear them open one by one. A single, brittle and stale stick of pink gum came in each pack, and I'd stuff them in my mouth until it looked like I had a cheek full of chaw. The flavor lasted about five minutes, if that. It didn't matter.
I coveted all the stars and rookie cards, but when it came down to real baseball, I backed one team: the Boston Red Sox. My grandparents were devout Sox fans and I have fond memories of watching weekend games at their house as a kid. We'd sit in the living room, gathered around the TV and either cheering or throwing our hands up in disbelief. There might've been some cursing mixed in too. Just saying…
My Uncle Jim, a hardcore fan, took me to my first game and I recall the sense of awe that overwhelmed me upon entering its hallowed halls. I'll never forget that feeling of being so small in the presence of something so big, and being surrounded by thousands of like-minded people gathered together for one purpose -- watch the Sox win.
It was a day game and I stopped in my tracks when the field came into view. It's a stark contrast, this vibrant green oasis surrounded by cityscape. There's the Green Monster!Is that the dugout, where the players are? I'd fallen into a blissful state of sensory overload. We found our seats on the third base side and settled in. My uncle shouted to a concessions worker and before I knew it I was holding an ice cream sandwich and a bag of peanuts. Then the players came running out onto the field. Jim Rice! Dewey Evans! The sun was shining and I had my Red Sox cap on. It didn't get any better, but then the game started, and it did.
I don't recall if the Sox won that day, and I guess that's kind of my point. In this era of uncertainty in baseball and all professional sports, when we no longer know what parts of the game -- if any -- to hold sacred, I find solace in a place like Fenway. Performance-enhancing drugs and scandals be damned; I still feel like a seven-year-old every time I visit Fenway Park, and that place will always represent something pure to me.
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Issue Date: February 1, 2010
Medication On Demand
News Channels: JACS In C&EN, Nano SCENE
Keywords: drug delivery, controlled release, silica
Over the past decade, scientists have devised several miniature controlled-release devices that respond to external stimuli such as a change in pH or exposure to light. Now, researchers have created the first such system that can be controlled with an electric field (J. Am. Chem. Soc., DOI: 10.1021/ja907560y). The new device could be used for in vivo treatment of tumors, among other applications.
Yingchun Zhu, a professor at China's Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, and his colleagues constructed the system by fastening one end of dipolar 4-(3-cyanophenyl)butylene molecules to the inner walls of nanoscale silica pores. The researchers then loaded the pores of the derivatized silica with ibuprofen molecules and submerged the material in simulated extracellular fluid. When they placed the system in an alternating electric field, the tethered dipolar molecules swept back and forth like windshield wipers. This motion pushed the ibuprofen out of the pores and into the fluid at a rate controlled by the frequency of the alternating field.
Such a system could be particularly useful for organic compounds that won't diffuse without assistance because of poor solubility in body fluids, Zhu says. For example, porous silica loaded with a chemotherapeutic agent could be incorporated in a microchip and implanted in a tumor, he notes. The chip would release the agent in response to an external field or, if the chip had its own tiny power supply, a local field controlled by the chip's programming.
"Releasing cargos from mesoporous silica in response to an electric field is both neat and clever," says J. Fraser Stoddart, a Northwestern University chemistry professor known for his work with nanomachines, including controlled-release devices. "I am sure that the idea has passed through quite a few minds in the drug-delivery field. It's implementing it that matters, however, and Dr. Zhu and his collaborators have done just that both convincingly and elegantly."
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Monday, April 11, 2016
The perfect tuna sandwich
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Sometimes it is simple food which pleases the most - and that sandwich looks very tempting to me. Fresh, light and clean, exactly what my body cries out for at this time of year...mind you, fresh bread gets me every time.ReplyDeleteReplies
Love a good tuna sandwich and this just reminded me I haven't had one in a long while. Glad I'm not the only one to have lost their blogging mojo, except mine's just hit a one month anniversary :(ReplyDelete
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Lucy, that does look like a perfect tuna sandwich! Love the capers, but I'd have a hard time making one without also adding a bit of chopped sweet pickle. Capers are a bit out of the ordinary here in the US -- none of my friends seem to use them -- but my English grandmother and mother loved them, so I grew up with them and always have them on hand.ReplyDelete
Hello - thanks for stopping by. If this was real life I'd make you a cup of tea and open the biscuit tin, but in lieu of those things, let's have a chat anyway...


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This September, Williams-Sonoma is headed to one of our favorite cities — Portland, Oregon — as a proud sponsor of the 2014 Feast Portland food and drink festival! To celebrate, we're giving away a prize package of some of our favorite kitchen essentials from our new Open Kitchen Collection. The prize package includes:
- 10-Piece Open Kitchen Cookware Set
- Open Kitchen Cutlery Set
- Assorted Williams-Sonoma Open Kitchen Tools
- Open Kitchen Apron & Dishtowels
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Feast Portland is the Pacific Northwest's flagship food and drink festival, held September 18-21, 2014. Now in its third year, the party brings together leading chefs, artisans, farmers, winemakers, brewers and distillers from Oregon and beyond for one delicious weekend, with more than 35 events. The mission: to end childhood hunger in Oregon and across America by donating festival net proceeds to Share Our Strength and Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.
This year's talent will include local Portland chefs such as Jason French (Ned Ludd), Naomi Pomeroy (Beast) and Andy Ricker (Pok Pok), as well as visitors: Hugh Acheson (Empire State South), Dominique Crenn (Atelier Crenn), Paul Kahan (Avec) and Ari Taymor (Alma), among many others. From a kick-off sandwich invitational to a tasting of Oregon's great bounty, events are everything from sit-down dinners, panels, hands-on classes to culinary demos and industry get-togethers.
In anticipation of the event, we talked to one of our favorite participating chefs, Paul Qui of Qui and East Side King in Austin. Along with Ben Jacobsen of Jacobsen Salt Co., Paul is headlining our own Open Kitchen Portland Feast Kick Off Party on Wednesday, September 17th at Jacobsen Salt Co. Here, we asked him all about his food, his philosophy, and where he's looking forward to eating in Portland.
What's your food philosophy? Can you describe the food you make?
I cook from a standpoint of curiosity and I let the ingredient dictate my inspiration.
How does your Filipino background influence your food?
It's a strong source of inspiration. I love discovering flavors based on my childhood memories. Food has also allowed me to discover more of my Filipino heritage and its connection to the Americas and to Spain.
What about being in Austin — are there any native Texas ingredients or traditions that you've incorporated into your food?
Qui has been my gateway to discovering indigenous Texas ingredients. Smoke is definitely a strong Texas tradition that I've incorporated into my food.
What's a favorite/signature dish of yours, or one that you're especially proud of? What do you love about it?
Dinguan is a Filipino blood stew dish that I learned from my grandmother. I love this dish because it's so Filipino: high acid, comforting and satisfying. This dish continues to evolve at Qui.
You've worked in restaurants and in food trucks — what do you like about each? Pros and cons?
I love the independent spirit of cooking in food trucks and I love the structured, controlled chaos in restaurants.
What attracted you to Feast? Why did you want to be a part of it?
Portland attracted me to Feast; food culture made me want to be a part of it.
What are you most excited about at the event this year?
What I'm most excited about is seeing PDX again.
What will you be making there?
Probably something Filipino inspired.
Whose food are you dying to try?
Naomi [Pomeroy] and Greg and Gabrielle [Denton].
Where do you want to eat while you're in Portland?
Nong's, Olympic Provisions, Ox and Pok Pok.
Purchase tickets to Feast Portland and find more information about this year's incredible line up of events here. We hope to see you there!
Paul Qui photo credit: Eric Morales


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Oregonians who use medical marijuana will still have to grow it themselves — or find someone to grow it for them.
Measure 74 would have established a system of dispensaries to sell marijuana to medical users registered in Oregon.
It was an idea that moved north from California and chief petitioner, Anthony Johnson, says he's not giving up.
Anthony Johnson: "I'm really happy with the campaign we ran. I think we moved cannabis politics into the mainstream. Getting the Democratic Party of Oregon's endorsement. Getting Portland former mayor and police chief Tom Potter on board. We are in a stronger position to fight for freedom and equality here on out."
He says voters seemed concerned about the number of dispensaries the measure would have allowed, and who would have been allowed to work there.
Those issues, he says will be taken on board and voters could see a similar measure as early as 2012.
Many sheriffs, police chiefs and district attorneys came out against the measure saying it would lead to more abuse of the drug.


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Tag: Disk Utility
Chapter 2: Dealing with files
by sowhat on Apr.08, 2009, under Programming
Using an emulation development enviroment for the Apple IIgs presents some unique problems when dealing with files.
Transfer Disk
First things first, you'll want a transfer disk to get things from the Mac to the IIgs emulator and back again. This can be simply done by going to Applications/Utilities/Disk Uility on you Mac and click "New Image". Make the "Save as" and "Volume name" the same thing as in this example "transfer". Use a volume size of 100Meg.. nice round figure. Volume Format should be Mac OS Extended (journaled). Encryption: none, Partitions: single partition and Image format: read/write disk image. Once these settings are made click "Create" and a transfer.dmg will be created in the location you specified by setting the "Save as". If that image got mounted somehow, unmount it.
You're done with this phase so close down Disk Utility and open up your emulator, mount your GSOS, start it up and mount the transfer.dmg you just created. GSOS will complain that it can not read the disk and it want's to format it. Select HFS and Format the disk. It will now appear as a 3.5″ disk on the GSOS desktop even though it's 100meg.
You can now drag and drop files to it or from it in either GSOS or OSX as long as only one of the OS's have it mounted and any given time. Having both GSOS and OSX mount the dmg at the same time causes havoc!
Source to TextMate, TextMate to Source
TextMate is the main text editor used in this configuration and a few simple things need to be addressed. On the GS/OS side of things we are using APW/ORCA for the generation of binaries and executables used by the Apple IIgs.
The first transfer (Source to TextMate) is pretty simple, From the AppleIIgs, mount the transfer disk and drag and drop the sourcefile(s) into it, drag the disk to the AppleIIgs trash to eject (unmount) the disk. From the Mac, mount the transfer disk and drag and drop the sourcefile to your working directory. That's about it, you can now open this file with TextMate and edit away.
The second transfer (TextMate to Source) is a little more complicated. The default Line ending in TextMate is a line feed (LF – $0A), APW/ORCA on the other hand uses carriage returns (CR – $0D). If you attempt to open up a line feed version with the APW Editor it thinks it's a single long string of characters and will fail. In TextMate, select "TextMate/Preferences/Advanced" and in this dialog you will see a selector for "Line Endings". Set this selector to "CR (Mac OS Classic)". This will solve this little problem. To make sure this is happening you can open up the file in HexEdit, look for the $0A or $0D at the end of text lines. If you find $0A then you can search for $0A and replace with $0D globally to fix the difference.
In the Mac, mount the transfer disk and drag and drop the source file in it, then unmount the transfer disk then from the AppleIIgs, mount the transfer disk and drag and drop the file to the APW sourcecode folder. At this point you would think your all done but this is not the case. This file is not a filetype $B0(SRC), auxtype $0003(ASM65816) identified file and APW will not recognize it. You need to change the filetype and auxtype on the file before it's official. I use the File Utility in Call Box to accomplish this, there are other file utilities and byte zappers that can do this as well, that's up to you.
A simpler but much slower method is to copy the source in TextMate (select all) and with Sweet16 up and running the APW Editor, with a new blank document named the same as the sourcefile, you can use the File/Paste function of Sweet16 to write the file into the blank document. Once the APW Editor saves this file, the type and subtype will be the correct kinds and you will not have to worry about the line feeds and carriage returns.
You can also use the Sweet16 paste command to great advantage with Applesoft code. Copy the Applesoft code you have in TextMate and have the emulator up and running. Goto Applesoft BASIC environment (once again I use the Call Box Launchung Shell for this purpose). From the ProDOS8 command line type "NEW" and then use the Sweet16 paste command to write the Applesoft into the interpreter. Once done, "SAVE" the file and that's it!
Going the other way however is not as easy. Applesoft is a tokenized language where all it's commands are not the text of the command but are instead single byte values (the tokens) not to mention the linked list bytes. A straight binary copy as I have been discussing so far will result in a whacky, mostly unreadable file in TextMate. This is because you would be looking at the encoded version that only Applesoft interpreters can read. Sweet16 has a command that can overcome this conundrum. It's the "Capture Text Screen" command in the File menu. What you do is LIST the file on the screen, Capture the text and then paster into TextMate. This is easier to say than it is in practice.
What gets pasted into TextMate is the characters that make up the screen display of the IIgs including all the trailing spaces and whatnot, a rectangle of characters. You need to carefully use the LIST command to limit what's displayed because even modest Applesoft programs are more than the screen height and scroll by if LISTed without limits. In textMate you will need to remove all those trailing spaces but TextMate is good at things like that.
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Russia has been on a wild roller-coaster ride for the past three decades with no end in sight. Just in the past year as the global financial crisis deepened, the conventional perception of Russia has changed from a "safe haven" from the economic tsunami to one of the hardest hit larger markets in the world. The Russia Balance Sheet provides comprehensive, balanced, and accurate information on all key aspects of Russia's developments and their implications for the United States and other nations. The book argues that, after the strained Bush-Putin years, the Obama administration must seize the initiative to define both its policy toward Russia and the agenda for the many multilateral meetings already planned. * The book offers policy prescriptions for both the United States and Russia. It is imperative that the Obama administration establish an explicit Russia policy rather than subordinating it to other issues in order to enable the administration to make necessary tradeoffs and follow up on promises. An interagency group for Russia has been created under the leadership of the National Security Council's senior director for Russia; this group should determine the Russia policy and issue an NSC directive. As a new Russia policy is crafted and an NSC directive on Russia adopted, President Obama should make a public statement on his Russia policy. * Ideally, President Obama would declare his determination to finally persuade the US Congress to graduate Russia from the Jackson-Vanik Amendment to the Trade Act of 1974. As for Russia, it should accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to secure its successful international integration and an improvement of its legal standards. The Kremlin needs to introduce transparent procurement procedures for major investments to relieve infrastructure bottlenecks. Property rights must be reinforced and renationalization stopped to ease the problems in banking and energy production. Finally, with the first full-scale summit between Presidents Obama and Medvedev to take place in Italy in July 2009, the authors argue that the two presidents should recommit to fulfilling the April 2008 Sochi Declaration and to reestablishing a broader organized cooperation mechanism between the two countries, like that of the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission, to promote action and accountability.
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"Here I am today, as the general vice president. Who could have thought this would have happened? But I'm glad it did," said Candi Peterson, the recently elected general vice president of the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU).
It was just last year that Peterson demonstrated outside the WTU office building at 1825 K St, NW in an effort to bring attention to then-WTU President George Parker's questionable actions. Last week, sitting in the office she heads up with her running mate, WTU President Nathan Saunders, Peterson traced her journey from teacher to blogger to vice president.
At her blog – The Washington Teacher, which has now become the official blog of the WTU – Peterson discussed being targeted by then-Chancellor Michelle Rhee, and Rhee's Number Two, Kaya Henderson, now Acting Chancellor.
"Just as the success of The Washington Teacher blog garnered interest from union members, it also drew the ire of the Rhee/Henderson administration as it covered the other side of the public education reform story that was rarely told by the mainstream media.
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At the same time that Peterson was campaigning for WTU general vice president, she, along with many other teachers, campaigned for then-Council Chair Vincent Gray in his effort to unseat former Mayor Adrian Fenty. Peterson said of Gray's first months in office, "I'm disappointed… Teachers are disappointed, many of whom worked on his campaign. Our union is disappointed."
"We're facing education cuts right now. If you listen to Kaya Henderson talk we'll have class sizes of 22. But the reality is that's not true. We'll have class sizes, and we have class sizes now, that are 35 and 40. When you cut services to schools, particularly in education, then you cut services to students."
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