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Not a fan of spacebuild myself, but has potential.
Not a fan of spacebuild myself, but has potential.
All I have to say is holy shit, I was getting a tad bored with gmod and what I really really missed was a form of SB. I can't wait till I get in my ship take off from a planet and get smacked in the face with an asteroid. I sir can now die happy.
A form of stasis or cryogenic freezing would be really cool!
I know I have heard of this gamemode before and I loved the concept. Are there anymore videos/pictures because I remember there were some more.
Hey if you need a server for testing at all I'll be glad to provide use of my one(Thanks Darksoul), it's only 8 slot but I imagine for testing purposes that should be enough. If you do contact me on steam and I'll add you as a subuser on the cpanel.
I really think you should open up development for other people. Just put your stuff on github so we can have a look and maybe provide some usefull additions.
Just gotta say, New Worlds is what got me playing gmod in the first place. gm_construct in gmod 13 is the most beautiful gaming experience I've ever had, even before spawning props. I know your new maps are going to be breathtaking, and it's amazing to see a dev-started Spacebuild-ish topic that wasn't made 3 years ago. I'm dying to build something that actually flies for once.
Unrelated, is Search disabled for everyone? I feel like my account is in guest mode due to inactivity and it makes it very hard to find things I actually want to read :/
This seems fairly similar to a gamemode I tried out a while back called Frontier. Perhaps the team working on this gamemode wants to actually release something like this since Frontier never was. I was actually hoping there would be a group to do something like this. It's actually a stable space gamemode with elements that don't grow stale.
I hope this gamemode goes far. Spacebuild 2 was what brought me to the point of starting a steam account and buying garry's mod and every valve-owned game four years ago.
I believe the server is based out of Houston, credit to Darksoul for the server (he is a bro)
Frontier had two amazing features, visible space helmet and those sexy ass wires.
A question about a machine, wouldn't it be possible to have a certain part of the mining drill eject the ore? This would make it far easier to build systems for moving the ore around, like a laundry cart on a rail for instance could work.
A thing to keep in mind: I can't tell from those images, but I hope you don't go overboard with polygon counts and texture sizes for the objects, so many people do this, and it doesn't make it look better. Good design makes things look good.
I do agree with you on the "eject from a certain part". Sounds fairly important. That way, conveyor belts become more plausible.
Like mentioned above, I think it'd be really interesting to have a distress beacon in the future, would really add to things instead of spamming chat with "OMG HELP!!!!1!"
It's been pretty quite 'round here. Any updates? I know it's not dead. At least, I really hope so!
Yeah, I can understand that. And I said I know it's not dead. I'm not sure why I said that in the first place. seems redundant in hindsight. Oh well. Crappy spacebuild with no 'noclip' it is then. For now...
maybe there can be a system that turns any resource into a solid state for easier shipping
Make a sort of suspended animation for prisoners or transportation of people. Even if it is just a pod that has a wire lock and a model.
I very mutch like the fact that I don't see any of those stupid resource nodes form ls3.
Will you be adding resource pumps like in ls2?
Also If you could make it Stargate mod compatible (CAP) that would be super awesome.
/checks back everyday for download link or svn
I've spent a lot of my life on spacebuild, and this sounds great. Just want to know if it has these kinds of features.
With asteroid mining, do resources mined actually go into a container or something automatically?
Can resources be pumped between containers only using wire? (automated systems for life)
Really they are my two biggest questions.
Anyway this looks absolutely amazing, and hoping you will finish it after my exams haha.
Having said that, maybe implementing both and allow an admin to toggle use of material transport wires for the simple minded
tl:dr (kindof)
I don't know about the rest of you all, but I'm ready for a challenging spacebuild gamemode, that requires actual time and effort to get resources and better materials, and having to create complex yet efficient systems for transporting materials. Even with SB3, getting water onto another planet could have been as easy as sending a huge wire across the universe, instead I made a robot to capture and store water that brought it back, with self sustaining energy, automatic shutoff, and automatic movement. I'm ready for a challenge, not something easy that I have to MAKE challenging to make it entertaining. No more super nodes right off the bat, no more 8 million units of water in the first 10 minutes of a game.
on the topic of challenging, i'd love it if fuel was implemented better - in spacebuild the only thing you'd have to worry about was life support resources rather than getting from A to B meaning anyone could cruise across the map to the furthest planet away without much worry. Implementing fuel needs or energy requirements for gyros would bring another layer of depth to resource management as well as make refuels more viable and getting stranded more common (which i'd actually enjoy seeing as rescue missions can be pretty fun).
Also zero gravity movement in gmod by default is pretty shit to be honest - you make one wrong step and suddenly you're slowly floating away from some random airlock with no way to get back, so it'd be great if some form of jetpack with limited fuel or even a tether/life support cord to manoeuvre on the outside of your ship with would be helpful, I think this was mentioned earlier in the thread with upgrades
Question 2: There will be a resource pump, similar to that found in SB2.
BTW: I will begin releasing development snapshots in the next week or so. I will also release Horizon's .fgd and a demo .vmf for mappers to begin building their own Horizon maps.
PLEASE keep in mind that while these snapshots will be mostly playable they will NOT be the complete gamemode, and as such they will be missing A LOT OF STUFF. The goal of these releases will be to provide feedback on gameplay, resource balancing, bugs, and so on.
I'm also looking to expand the team a bit... to, you know, more than just me. I'm looking for modellers & mappers, and possibly a sound effects guy. Message me here on Facepunch with screenshots of your work if you're interested.
So what?
The only problem with that is, quite often with prop protection systems, it stops players from being able to pick up world entities (which I what I assume the rocks are) with the grabber or physgun. I would really like it if you made it player entities.
I just watched the video (I tend not to watch videos as they use internet and I dont have much of it) and DAM, this looks sweet.
New sound effects would be awesome as well.
Other thing is, are all the sound effects able to be turned off with wire like in SB3? Because that is a god send.
This looks like it is going to make me get right back into gmod again.
Another thing, are gyros going to be implemented? Because they are fucking brilliant.
Half related, but someone needs to fix SBEP.
Dumb thing can't spawn simple SW hulls. Or is that just me? It's really kind of critical though, gryos are the way to go for space travel. Hoverballs are cheating in spacebuild, imo.
Great Concept Bynari!
I would like to be a part of your steam group if you could find your way to inviting me...
My steam name is: shawnmd
Also, I have a Windows Server 2012 you could use with very good stats (speed, connection, FastDL, private box) if you needed to really test the game mode out on multiplayer.
We're the same server community jackarunda tested his sweps out on. And Yeah, we don't charge anything of course.
Just throwing that out there... ;)
Are there any plans to keep terraforming in this new gamemode? I'm not talking about silly things like admin tools or blanketing a whole planet with a climate regulator; one of the things I liked about SB3 was the ability to modify the composition of atmospheres. Yes, it could be abused - I'm sure everyone here has seen someone vent an entire atmosphere before - but it also opened up the potential to allow players to engineer habitable planets.


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NHLPA Reportedly Requesting Information On Campbell E-Mails
Published November 22, 2010
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The NHLPA has responded to NHL Senior VP & Dir of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell's e-mail communications to former Dir of Officiating Stephen Walkom by "issuing a formal request for all information relating to the matter," according to Larry Brooks of the N.Y. POST. A source said that the Campbell e-mails "have provoked numerous calls to the Players' Association office from players seeking answers and expressing their concern over the issue, which has raised further questions about the league's approach to officiating and supplementary discipline." The union "intends to conduct as thorough a review as possible -- not only of the e-mails, but of the NHL's handling of the matter." In addition, the NHLPA has been in "constant fact-checking mode with the league regarding the problematic ownership situation in Dallas, as well as on a variety of day-to-day issues." However, it is the "matter of supplementary discipline as currently handled by the NHL under the current CBA that has galvanized the PA." The union is "certain to negotiate for changes to the system in the next CBA, including the appeals process, which is currently the province of the commissioner" (N.Y. POST, 11/21).
HEADED BACK TO COURT: In N.Y., Klein & Hackel noted the court case that got Campbell "in trouble for vitriolic e-mails just will not go away." Lawyers for Dean Warren, an NHL referee who "lost his wrongful-termination case before the Ontario Labor Relations Board," said that they will "soon apply for a judicial review of the decision." Jordan Atin, one of Warren's lawyers, said that an "application for judicial review would be made in the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice." The possibility of judicial review "raises the prospect of renewed scrutiny of Campbell's e-mails, which first came to light as evidence in 2009 and 2010 hearing on Warren's case" (NYTIMES.com, 11/20).
TIME TO GO? In Boston, Kevin Paul Dupont wrote under the header, "E-mail Message Is Clear: Hit 'Delete' On Campbell." Dupont: "This is no longer a matter of decisive moves not made, rulebooks in need of revision and clarity, e-mails that certify prejudices. This is about a league leadership's conscience and its need to let owners, managers, players, media, and paying customers know that wrongs will be righted and all questions will be removed, with courage and with conviction" (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/21). SI.com's Jim Kelley noted the situation has "created a problem of perception, and perception problems have long been real thorns for the NHL." The league is "good at stonewalling, but this matter isn't likely to go away soon." If Campbell "gets hit with enough inside-outside pressure, he could find himself out" (SI.com, 11/19). THE HOCKEY NEWS' Adam Proteau wrote, "The NHL's disciplinary duties ought to be handled by a multi-person panel. If the league wants fewer of its verdicts to be questioned, adding more official voices to the process is absolutely crucial" (THN.com, 11/18). However, on Long Island, Arthur Staple wrote, "Calls for Campbell to be replaced by some sort of tribunal or committee might not work, as hearings need to be held quickly and judgments issued in a timely matter." Staple: "Campbell has the toughest job in the NHL, perhaps in all sports, and he has executed it well" (NEWSDAY, 11/21).

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OSHAWA -- It's one of the greatest rivalries in the Ontario Hockey League -- the Oshawa Generals and the Peterborough Petes.
Oshawa and Peterborough are iconic OHL franchises with a long running and often times, bitter feud.
But the Generals and the Petes had something in common as the Generals played host to their long-time rivals in their OHL home opener last night at the General Motors Centre -- both teams are trying to reclaim lost glory after disappointing seasons last year.
Last night, it was the Petes who drew first blood in the season's series as they scored three goals 1:22 apart late in the second period to score a 6-4 comeback win over the Generals.
Alain Berger, Tony DeHart, John Padulo and Jeff Hayes scored for the Generals, who squandered early 2-0 and 4-2 leads.
Zach Tatrn, Matt Puempel, Pat Daley, David Quesnele, Baron Smith and Ryan Spooner scored for the Petes.
Jason Missiaen made 40 saves for the Petes.
Both teams still clearly are in rebuilding mode, but optimism abounds.
"We're excited about this team's future and the present,'' Oshawa general manager/coach Chris DePiero said.
"We're building a team that ultimately we want to contend for a championship and that takes time, but we believe we're headed in the right direction."
Peterborough Coach Ken McRae also is optimistic about his club's chances for a comeback season.
"We're kind of in the same boat as they (Generals) are, we were a really young team last year and we're trying to get better," McRae said. "We feel we're in a position where we'll be able to push forward and build a bit off of last year, and then have a good number of players around in another year to be even better."
In Brampton, Brett Mackie scored in the third period as the Belleville Bulls beat the Brampton Battalion.
Mackie took advantage of a puck handling miscue by Battalion goaltender Patrick Killeen behind his net to break a 1-1 tie at 5:52 in the third.
In London, Michael Hutchinson made 34 saves and the Knights got goals from Tucker Hunter, Zac Rinaldo and Michael D'Orazio as London downed the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors.


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BUENOS AIRES, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Argentine imports slid in October in tighter trade restrictions but exports plunged even further, driving the second consecutive sharp contraction in the trade surplus that the South American country relies on for dollar supplies.
Imports dropped 14 percent, while exports dropped 16 percent, official data showed on Tuesday, underscoring economic weakness both in the domestic economy and abroad.
The trade surplus narrowed 39.2 percent in October from the same month a year earlier to $361 million, missing by far even the lowest forecast in a Reuters poll.
The median forecast in a Reuters poll of five analysts was for a surplus of $800 million, with estimates ranging from $609 million to $850 million.
The trade surplus is now down 15 percent in the first 10 months of 2014 compared with the same period last year.
Given Argentina's banishment from global credit markets, Cristina Fernandez's government relies on the surplus to boost dollar supplies on the tightly controlled currency market.
Foreign reserves fell to eight-year lows earlier this year although they have recouped slightly over the past month.
The government has tightened import restrictions in the past few months despite protests from manufacturers, especially automakers reliant on parts from abroad.
The import of parts for capital goods fell 37 percent in October on the year, and were down 21 percent in the first ten months of 2014 compared with the same period in 2013. (Reporting By Sarah Marsh; Editing by Richard Lough and Chris Reese)


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Christmas Pudding Nipple Pasties
Much like Christmas itself, best enjoyed while festively tipsy
Reviewed: 28 October 2014 by sleepycelia
I was sent these as a tester from Lovehoney. Thank you!
I'm not that into Christmas, really - it seems to come around far too quickly and I don't like carols or mulled wine or hideous festive TV ads. I'm a bit of a grinch, honestly. But I do like pasties and cake and all things kitsch, so I was pretty happy when I got an email telling me I'd be testing them out!
The packaging's alright; it's a small, flat plastic box with a slightly cheap looking graphic of a semi-naked lady on it. Not exactly classy but not hideous, either. The pasties themselves don't come with any adhesive strips, which is a little irritating as most of the cheaper ones seem to nowadays, so you'll need to get yourself some body tape or eyelash glue if you don't have some already.
In terms of quality, they're just okay. There's a gap in mine where the pasties are sculpted outwards - the sequins don't cover this and you can see a tiny sliver of brown netting on top of white card, and the felt 'icing' and holly sprigs are wonkily pasted on. The lining of each pastie feels like a smooth faux leather, and they've been cut out in a jagged heart shape with the white icing peeping over the top - overall, it's not great but I can't say I expected much more from a pair of £6 sequin nipple covers in the shape of Christmas puddings.
Putting the pasties on was easy enough - I use eyelash glue, which I prefer to body tape - but I wish they had a little more flex to them as they're quite rigid, which causes them to jut out from my chest a bit, and makes them slightly more difficult to attach than softer ones. They do catch the light quite nicely, and when I came out with them on my partner immediately started laughing, which, er, may or may not be the effect you're looking for. Personally, I think I looked both festive and fetching with puddings covering my nipples...despite it not being Halloween yet.
Overall, they do have some issues with the build quality and they're definitely not built to last but for what they are - a cheap, cute, silly gift - they're pretty good. Me and my partner both thought they were sweet and they held up pretty well, surprisingly, they might not be the most luxurious pasties I've ever tried out but they were more sturdy than I thought they'd be, and I guess if my Halloween costume plans fall through I can always go as a sexy Christmas pudding.
- Pros
- Cute, silly, inexpensive. Potential for sexy Christmas pudding outfit.
- Cons
- Quality issues, I wish they came with adhesive.
- Bottom line
- A sweet treat for under a tenner.
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Amusing but not very sexy
Reviewed: 08 January 2015 by jesscat, a Gay Married Female
First off, this product has, as always, fantastic packaging. It's always discreet and keeps the product well protected.
The pasties themselves are to be taken with a little light-heartedness. They aren't bad quality for a cheaper item. However I personally wouldn't have minded paying a little more for them to come with an adhesive.
The material is a little too rigid for me, but if that's what you're looking for, go for it!
- Pros
- Fun and well presented.
- Cons
- Too rigid.
- Bottom line
- Good, but would like adhesive.
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Cheap, cheerful, Christmasy fun
Reviewed: 27 October 2014 by Sapiosexual, a Bisexual Married Female
They come packaged in a clear plastic box with a colourful card backing that they're presented on. This is really useful as they are probably going to spend 11 months of the year in a drawer waiting for December, so having somewhere to store them is good.
The shape of them is formed, as with other pasties, by a single pudding shaped piece of material with a slit in, and the edges are overlapped to form a shallow cone shape. On one of the ones I received, the join is really visible on the outside, which marrs the appearance and makes them look slightly rough and unfinished. The point of the cone is also really low on the pudding, rather than in the middle, so it won't sit centrally over the nipple. That said, the sequins seem really firmly attached and they feel pretty sturdy, so if they're put away in a drawer until next year, I doubt I'll come back to find they've shed everywhere.
Because of the odd placing of the point, they don't fit flush against the nipple very well (but with decent tape they don't need to). They are big enough though, that they will cover most people's nipples completely.
They come with two strips of tit tape to hold them on. These need to be cut down to size, presumably with the idea of cutting them up for several uses. However, they are loose in the packet, and I nearly lost them as they just slid out as I was opening it, and I didn't realise what they were. Once they were on, they were held very securely and didn't feel like they were going to fall off. If you are planning on several uses, though, I would recommend getting some eyelash glue or the stuff fancy dress shops sell for gluing ears and things on.
The appeal of these is very definitely the novelty value. They're fun, sparkly, and silly. My partner had to duck out of the room laughing when I was wearing them. Although I wouldn't rate them highly, they're cheap and would make an amusing stocking filler or secret Santa present.
- Pros
- The novelty factor.
- Cons
- Not terribly well finished, untidy looking.
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- Not great, but cheap and amusing.
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With word that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has signed on to produce and possibly star and direct D.C. and Warner Bros.' "Sandman", it seemed a no-brainer he wasn't going to be signing on to play Ant-Man in Edgar Wright's film. As you'll recall, Gordon-Levitt was one of three frontrunners rumored for the role, along with Paul Rudd and an unidentified third man.
Now according to The Wrap, Rudd has indeed landed the superhero role, and is currently "in negotiations" to play Hank Pym, scientist and superhero extraordinaire.
It makes sense, actually. Pym, like Tony Stark, was never going to be one of those young whipper snappers like Thor or even Captain America. He was always going to be older and wiser and more of a smart ass, and that's something Rudd brings to the table. Word is, Rudd, who is currently out and about promoting "Anchorman 2", is already looking slimmer, thanks to training for the role.
Ant-Man, aka scientist Hank Pym, was one of the original founders of the Avengers in comic book lore, but of course he didn't show up in "The Avengers" movie. Although Pym is the creator of Ultron, the evil robot that will be battling the Avengers in the Whedon sequel, "The Avengers: Age of Ultron", we're told "Ant-Man" will be mostly a stand-alone movie. Which is really strange, and a big missed opportunity by Marvel to tie the film up with "The Avengers 2" if true.
"Ant-Man", long in development, will finally hit screens July 31, 2015, in the same year as Marvel's "The Avengers 2". Chances are it'll get lost in the shuffle, with Snyder's "Batman vs. Superman" also scheduled for the same year. Then again, may this is how Wright and Marvel wants it?


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The most recently released Brookings Metro Monitor lists Augusta among the slowest-recovering metropolitan areas.
Augusta was 87th out of 100 metro areas for economic recovery from the recession, behind New Orleans in first place and ahead of Little Rock, Ark., in last place. Augusta ranked 91st in unemployment and 99th in job creation, tying for last place with Lakeland, Fla. Augusta ranked 72nd overall last quarter. The area's house prices were ranked a more positive 28th.
Bad job-creation numbers are most likely related to the 7.7 percent drop in construction jobs and 6.6 percent drop in real estate jobs in the Augusta area over the past year, according to Alec Friedhoff, a Brookings research analyst and author of the report. There were minor increases in the health services (2.2 percent) and information (1.0 percent) sectors.
Friedhoff said it's important to keep in mind what the report measures: recovery from the recession.
"These rankings don't necessarily correlate with the state of your economy," he said.
Augusta weathered the recession with little impact as many other areas were hard hit and is just now experiencing the worst of the effects, Friedhoff said. Cities such as Detroit have experienced significant recovery, but only because the recession affected them so deeply. Those cities also experienced more growth in the boom immediately before the recession, when Augusta's economy stayed relatively steady.
"Augusta had less distance to fall," he said.
Augusta ranked 22nd in gross metropolitan product, an area Friedhoff said can be an early indicator of where the economy is headed. Positive ranking in that area is still not necessarily a reason to get excited, he said.
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With all this PHP programming I've been doing lately, I've been thinking about writing a class that acts like it's variables. For those who are completely unfamiliar with PHP, you can assign essentially any type to a variable. For example:
This is a very neat magic trick and I thought it would be fun to implement something like that myself in C++. I am completely unaware if there is already something like it already exists for C++ (even if it does I'd like to do it myself), but if there is I'd like to know about it.PHP Code:
$somevar = 123;
$somevar = "a string!";
$somevar = new array();
$somevar[0] = 456;
$somevar[1] = "another string";
Basically why I'm telling you all this is that I'm in the middle of implementing it and all is going well. You can assign any primitive type to an object and cast from any type to another. You can even have an array of mixed types; here's a line from my testing (It's really neat stuff):Anyway, as I'm getting deeper into it things are getting more complicated. For example, if you want to assign an array you can use a constructor that also accepts the number of elements and a copy is made on the heap for the object. Now I'm thinking that you should also be able to assign an object to a pointer (just pointing, not copying). What issues come to mind when you contemplate building such a class? I still haven't given much thought to how it will handle being assigned user-defined types and such. Right now the class is so filled with templates and explicit specializations that it's sort of depressing to look at. There are some complications and problems I don't understand, but I'm saving that fun for later.Code:Morph arr[COUNT] = { "null", 1, "Three3", 4444, 'X', 3.14159f, UINT_MAX, str, wchar_t(65535) };
If you have any thoughts on how such a class should be implemented or on some things that one shouldn't forget (special cases, etc), please share them.


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wikiHow to Be a Preppy Princess in a Private School
You see those perfect girls in movies and on TV. You want to be like them, you've searched through many WikiHow articles but you can't find that ONE article that seems like it is written for YOU! Don't worry here is an article that is written for you: How to be a perfect preppy princess in a private school!
1Clear your face. Okay, so no-one can achieve that perfect skin we'd all like to have but we can try! If you have acne go to a doctor or buy a good face wash for acne. DRINK WATER! You've heard this over and over again but try it! Especially if you have bright yellow or green pee. Don't do the glasses of water thing because you'll just end up going to the bathroom every second. Just try to drink only water for a week or two and if you see any changes continue or drink at least two glasses of water a day.
2You know the basic hygiene rules. Have a bath shower twice a day, use a good long lasting deodorant, change your toothbrush every three months, use a whitening toothpaste if you don't like the colour of your teeth, brush your teeth twice a day, NEVER leave the house without brushing your hair, always clean under your nails every morning, cut your nails to just over the skin (long nails are NOT glamorous believe me). I don't have to go over this you know that!
3Get a job. It's so not cool to beg your parents for money but pocket money is fine. The best job to get is baby-sitting. If you're not old enough to babysit then why don't you babysit for children while their parents are upstairs or doing chores. It's a great idea right! When you've saved up enough money then you can buy yourself a whole new outfit!
4And that brings us onto CLOTHES! If you have enough money or your parents are willing to pay good preppy stores are: Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Burberry etc.. Remember: quality, not quantity. If you can't afford those things, then just buy polos, khakis, Bermuda shorts, cardigans, 3/4 jeans, pea coats, trench coats, sundresses, skirts just over, just above or on the knees- those kinda things.
5The mane thing. Your hair is very important in living the perfect preppy princess lifestyle. Your hair can be any colour, but the hairstyles are very exclusive: a ponytail (maybe add a ribbon as a signature accessory. Make sure it matches your outfit though!), or straight down (only if your hair is straight). Preppiness is all about being natural! You can straighten your hair on special events, though. Loose waves if your hair is NATURALLY wavy or curly, pigtails but make sure they are loose and under your ears(again ribbons are a good idea), braid your hair but not if it is cut into layers- hair sticking out is messy not preppy, headbands are cute with your hair straight down.
6Don't over-do the make-up. Wear natural make-up you don't want to look like a clown or fake.
7Exercise. Good hobbies for preppy princesses are hockey, tennis, lacrosse, golf, sailing, swimming, dance or cheer-leading. Try at be the best at whatever you choose.
8Healthy eating. try to eat whenever you're hungry not three meals a day. Don't eat too much junk food maybe once a week. Chew slowly and stop when you're full.
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- Don't be mean that's just a stereotype and people will hate you
- Don't use slang and act posh.
- Remember to keep the hairstyles natural!
- Find out what type of skin you have: Oily, normal, dry or combination then buy a face wash according to this.
- Get good grades
- Don't be snobby
- Change your uniform but not to the extreme
- It's best to do this on the first day back to school, the first day back after half term or just on a Monday. Your friends would find it really weird if on Thursday you were that crazy weird geeky tomboy and then on Friday you were suddenly that perfect preppy princess everyone wants to be!
- Don't be rude
- You don't have to be stick thin, blonde and blue-eyed to achieve this. You are who you are—don't try to change this!
- Don't wear makeup at an early age—you just look tacky. Start at 13.
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CHULA VISTA - A Los Angeles-area man was arrested today on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in connection with an alleged street-racing crash that killed a 15-year-old boy in southern San Diego County nearly a year ago.
Chula Vista police investigators and Los Angeles Police Department officers took Sylmar resident Marcial Rodriguez Jimenezinto custody at his home about 7 a.m., CVPD Sgt. Scott Arsenaultsaid.
Jimenez was behind the wheel of a car that struck and killed the teenager in the 300 block of Orange Avenue in Chula Vista on Oct. 25, 2002, according to police.
He was questioned and released, but detectives subsequently determined that Jimenez was racing another vehicle at the time of the accident, traveling at least 22 mph above the speed limit, Arsenault said.
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Broadridge Helps Bloomberg Tradebook Go Self-Clearing
Broker Continues its Evolution from Execution Only, to Execution Everything
Jun 24, 2013, 08:30 ET
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), the leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to financial services firms and corporate issuers globally, today announced that Bloomberg Tradebook, the global agency broker service of Bloomberg L.P., adopted Broadridge's business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions to provide U.S. equities clearance and settlement services for its institutional clients.
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Bloomberg Tradebook serves buy-side and sell-side financial firms with trading solutions for global equities, futures, options and foreign exchange (FX) trading. Using Broadridge's hosted solutions and back-office operations support enables Bloomberg Tradebook to minimize its technology and overhead costs, while providing clients with a convenient and efficient service model that supports the entire life-cycle of a trade.
"Moving to self-clearing furthers Bloomberg Tradebook's evolution from providing execution only to offering execution everything," said Ray Tierney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg Tradebook. "Broadening the services we can deliver to our clients enhances our value proposition and furthers our commitment to partner with our clients on both the buy-side and sell-side."
"Since first announcing the agreement in February 2012, we have been working closely with Bloomberg Tradebook to ensure a seamless transition to self-clearing for U.S. equities," said Tim Gokey, Chief Operating Officer, Broadridge. "Broadridge's BPO model supports all aspects of the firm's back-office operations, enabling Bloomberg Tradebook to focus on client service and operational efficiency."
Bloomberg Tradebook operates as an agency brokerage for U.S. equities and provides research from independent research providers, execution consulting services, and custom technology and commission management solutions to institutional clients globally.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) is the leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions for broker-dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers globally. Broadridge's investor communications, securities processing and operations outsourcing solutions help clients reduce their capital investments in operations infrastructure, allowing them to increase their focus on core business activities. With 50 years of experience, Broadridge's infrastructure underpins proxy voting services for over 90% of public companies and mutual funds in North America, and processes more than $4.5 trillion in fixed income and equity trades per day. Broadridge employs approximately 6,200 full-time associates in 13 countries.
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What began as a craft born of thrift and necessity has evolved into an art form. Country women, mostly from New England and the maritime provinces of Canada, began weaving (hooking) strips of tattered wool blankets and clothing into the burlap from feed sacks in the mid-18th century. Unlike the more affluent city folk, they […] More


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Sueme Goes "Overseas" on a Graffiti Tour
Sueme visits Amsterdam, Barcelona and South Africa on his graffiti tour.
Grabbing his passport, some clothes, and cans, artist Scott Sueme takes his craft "Overseas" in this Montana Colors sponsored video. He's on a world tour with aerosols in hand, making stops in Amsterdam, and Barcelona, on the way to South Africa.
Think of the short as a humanitarian mission to spread culture, or a video blog that definitely doesn't suck, as a mix of background music sets off a nice vibe to underscore the spray paint haze.
With wall after wall covered in many styles, Sueme and his cohorts show us a little bit of everything, and still find time to add some fill-ins for good measure. Catch part one of this Don't Look Creative Studio production above, with the Cape Town art exhibit coming soon in part two.


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Jackman and Craig are teaming up for "A Steady Rain," Jude Law will appear in "Hamlet" and Sienna Miller will make her Broadway debut in "After Miss Julie," all opening in the Fall.
Last season's celebrities to take to the Great White Way included James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Katie Holmes and Will Ferrell.
Stars boost sales, no small matter in the risky business of Broadway, said John Breglio, who is producing the musical "Dreamgirls," which is set to open in November.
"It is absolutely essential now to have a major star, a major star, to put on a play. And unless you have that, it's very hard," he told Reuters. "You know with stars in it you are guaranteed to at least get your money back."
He described as "stupendous" the pairing of Jackman, known for the "X-Men" films and winner of a Tony in 2004 for his role in the musical "The Boy From Oz," and Craig, star of the latest "James Bond" films and a performer on the London stage.
"Just the two of them will sell out every ticket. That is a huge coup," Breglio said.
But he is producing "Dreamgirls" with a cast of relative unknowns and said he believes musicals, more than plays, can still be financially successful without a celebrity.
The past two Tony Award-winning musicals and box office hits "In the Heights" and "Billy Elliot The Musical" did not feature Hollywood stars.
Success Not Guaranteed
Celebrity "doesn't guarantee a financial success or a critical hit, but it guarantees attention," said Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of The Broadway League.
But she warned that Broadway is "not cookie-cutter."
"Having a great playwright and a great cast and a previously successful show doesn't guarantee success on Broadway," she said.
In 2006 Julia Roberts made her Broadway debut in "Three Days of Rain" and, while the show was a box office hit, her performance was panned by critics. Jennifer Garner's debut in 2007's "Cyrano de Bergerac" received mixed reviews but the show recouped its investment, a rare occurrence on Broadway.
"A Steady Rain" producer Fred Zollo, a theater veteran, said celebrity came second when it came to casting Jackman and Craig for the new play by Keith Huff.
"It's an extraordinary play, and we wanted to find a couple of extraordinary actors for it," he said. "The idea of obviously raising excitement because of their star power or selling lots of tickets is terrific and obviously all of us were happy to do that in these tough economic times."
Although the United States is suffering its worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s, gross Broadway ticket sales for the 2009/10 season to date, which runs from June to May, are only down 2.2 percent compared to last season.
Attendance is a little more worse off, down 7.6 percent.
The 2008/09 season took in record gross takings of $943.3 million. The Broadway League says the 39 theaters in the famous district contribute $5.1 billion a year to the New York economy and support 44,000 jobs.
Speculative Industry
At least 20 shows have already announced plans to open on Broadway later this year, St. Martin said.
Zollo said raising funds for a show was always difficult, regardless of the economy, because it was such a speculative industry. "You can't put a on play in a Broadway theater for under $2.5 million," he said.
History shows four out of five plays do not return on their investment, St. Martin has said.
Arielle Tepper Madover, who is producing "Mary Stuart" and will bring "Hamlet" to Broadway with Jude Law, said productions respond to financial crisis.
One such response is discount tickets, she said, noting there will be $25 tickets available every night for "Hamlet."
Having a star makes a difference, but not all the difference, she said, noting "Mary Stuart" does not have a famous name.
"As a Broadway producer, it's very nice to have someone who's extremely talented, who fits the role perfectly and also happens to be someone whose well known," she said.
She added she was pleased with presales for "Hamlet."
"That's due to the fact that it's Hamlet, the fact that it's coming from the Donmar Warehouse (in London) and the fact that it's Jude Law," she said. "The public is smart and they know when it's right."
(Additional reporting by Christine Kearney, editing by Ellen Wulfhorst)
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American Music Awards: Alicia Keys
Alicia added some much needed color to the metallicized American Music Awards red carpet. She also added exotic flair. Her navy one shoulder gown with silver embellishment is lovely, but I'm really digging her bold earrings and silver bindi. Exotic indeed.
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"AP safeguards its assets and looks at these events on a case-by-case basis. We have reached out to Mr. Fairey's attorney and are in discussions. We hope for an amicable solution."
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'Fundamentally Sound' set to appear at Old Gem Theater
"Fundamentally Sound," an all-male a cappella group from Madison is returning to New Richmond in January to present two concerts at the Old Gem Theater.
The first is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 8, and the second will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10.
Lee Stovall, a New Richmond High School graduate, is a member of the group and does most of the musical arrangements.
Fundamentally Sound performed last Janunary at the Gem to a receptive and appreciative full house.
Besides the two performances, the group will visit several area schools to entertain students and introduce them to a cappella singing and other facets of the music they perform. Their repertoire includes rock, pop, rhythm and blues, rap and barbershop.
There is no admission fee, but a $5 donation is suggested to help defray the group's expenses and to help them launch their first CD.
The concerts and school visits are sponsored by the New Richmond Fine Arts Council.


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Alex Smith was a quarterback of the 2009 49ers team that started its season 3-1.
Now, his team is 3-1 again and preparing to face Tampa Bay Sunday at Candlestick Park in a matchup of surprise division leaders.
But Smith says this 49ers team feels different to him than the one in '09 that eventually finished 8-8.
In fact, Smith says the 49ers almost feel like a different team this week than the one that headed back east two weeks ago for back-to-back, come-from-behind road victories over the Bengals and Eagles, with a stay-over in Ohio between games.
"It was definitely a step for us, though, for sure," Smith told reporters this week. "I think actually doing it (coming back). … I think this team has had a great attitude and something about it.
"I've been part of games where you get down and then you get close but never actually finish it off like that."
On Sunday, the 49ers will face a Tampa Bay team that has one of the NFL's best young quarterbacks in Josh Freeman, a tough, physical running back in LeGarrette Blount and a defense that ranks 11th in the league against the run.
The Bucs, however, had a short week to prepare – having beaten the Colts on "Monday Night Football" – and had to travel west.
Yet Tampa Bay has shown its resilience in jumping off to its fast start. The Bucs, hoping to get to 4-1 for the first time since 2005, rallied from 10 points down to beat the Vikings, held off a late Falcons rally and came back from an early 10-point gap to beat Indianapolis.
In beating the Colts, Freeman threw for 287 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for another, while Blount rushed for 127 yards. Blount has averaged 93 yards over his past three games.
The 49ers haven't allowed an opposing back to rush for 100 yards or more in 26 straight games, but they'll likely be missing nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga, who has a staph infection. Ricky Jean Francois is expected to start in his place. The status of cornerback Shawntae Spencer (toe) also is uncertain.
Offensively, San Francisco is coming off its best performance of the season, and running back Frank Gore – who had a season-best 127 yards vs. the Eagles – hopes the Niners can keep it rolling vs. Tampa Bay.
"We're just following, believing and great things are happening," Gore said this week, in reference to first-year coach Jim Harbaugh. "As long as we just keep following our leader and keep believing in our leader, we'll be fine."
The 49ers rank 28th in the league offensively, but are a different team when they get their running game going. Since 2007, the Niners are 11-4 when Gore rushes for at least 100 yards and 14-29 when he doesn't.
Last season, the Bucs beat San Francisco 21-0 at Candlestick. Going into Sunday's game, oddsmakers have the 49ers as three-point favorites.


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ASUS spins off its AR development team
Readying to support Windows Mixed Reality headsets in Q4
ASUS said that it is ready to spin off its augmented reality and virtual reality development teams to become an independent startup, according to the latest Far East reports.
Companies should take "more active role" combating criminal violence, hate messages
In the ongoing battle between state governments and national security agencies to ascribe regulations for encrypted IP-based communications, the UK government has now asked WhatsApp to open its encryption to security services in the world effort to combat off-grid cyberterrorism efforts.
Apple wins in Beijing in iPhone patent case
Shenzhen company plans to appeal
Over the weekend, a Beijing court overturned a local intellectual property bureau's ruling that Apple had violated a defunct Shenzhen company's patented design with the iPhone 6. The ruling is the latest indicates that Chinese courts will not always rule in favor of its home markets.
Uber suspends self-driving initiative
No one injured at the scene or inside the vehicle
Uber announced on Friday that it would be suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona.
Would you trust windows in your Microsoft cars?
Cortana, Office365, Skype, and Azure cloud integration in the car
Microsoft said that it will begin licensing some of its intellectual property (IP) for internet-connected automobiles in an effort to usher in a new wave of real-time communications, roadside assistance, infotainment services, and self-driving features for consumers over the next few years.
Pre-5G networks come in late 2017
Work on 5G NR standard started this month
Last month, during the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, there were several media and press events held to demonstrate the business and consumer impacts that 5G wireless networks will have on the global economy and daily life once the networks begin to appear over the next couple of years.
Available for Android and iOS in coming weeks
Google has decided that it will bring real-time location to Google Maps for Android users, iPhone users, mobile web and desktop users, letting anyone with a shared link to know where you are while you're traveling.
Acer founder snubs Taiwanese university students
Benefiting others improves individual-societal relationships
The founder of Acer Inc, who began his company back in 1976 and has now witnessed it become the sixth largest PC vendor in the world, admits he is not a fan of how Taiwanese students behave themselves during university graduation ceremonies.
Windows Mixed Reality headsets will also play a minor role
According to a recent report from top executives at Acer, the company expects to experience double-digit growth this year in the gaming PC and low-cost Chromebook markets, with most of the growth being generated from Chromebooks in particular.
Intel releases its first Optane PCI-E SSD
First 3D XPoint SSD reaches 550K IOPS with 10 microsecond latency
Over the weekend, Intel pushed ahead with the release of its first consumer and enterprise SSD based on 3D XPoint technology, with latency rates roughly one hundred times lower than NAND flash alternatives that have dominated the market since 2007.


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SAFbaby.com has been on a quest to find a safe, non-toxic, durable and unbreakable dish set for children!
But first, find out why we don't recommend plastic & melamine dish sets:
Although there are finally more safer plastic alternatives on the market (BPA-free, Phthalates and PVC-free), we're not hooked. Plastic is not very durable, scratches easily and some of them are still made of hormone disrupting chemicals. We're just not comfortable feeding hot food from a plastic plate.
When we learned what makes up the melamine dishware commonly used to feed our babies and children off of, we lost our appetite!
What is Melamine?
"Melamine is an organic compound that is often combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a synthetic polymer which is fire resistant and heat tolerant." *
OK, wait right there! Already we are asking, formaldehyde is a dangerous carcinogenic toxin, so why in the world are we feeding our children from it?"
Although melamine resin is a very versatile material with a highly stable structure, it still does not sit well with us to feed our loved ones hot and acidic foods from this stuff. Even if leaching is minimal, the potential IS there, and our babies and children are just way to vulnerable to these harmful toxins. Especially when there are SAFER ALTERNATIVES available.
Other Uses For Melamine
Then once you learn where else melamine is used, it gets our heads shaking in disbelief a little bit more. Check this out, which of these items just doesn't seem to fit with the rest:
- whiteboards,
- floor tiles,
- kitchenware,
- fire retardant fabrics, and
- commercial filters.
Humm, we have to say KITCHENWARE! And although melamine resin is a very versatile material with a highly stable structure, it still does not sit well with us to feed our loved ones hot and acidic foods from this stuff. Even if leaching is minimal, the potential IS there, and our babies and children are just way to vulnerable to these harmful toxins. Especially when there are SAFER ALTERNATIVES available.
Oh, and in case you were curious of the other make up of melamine, it is urea.
"Urea, also called carbamide, is an organic chemical compound which essentially is the waste produced when the body metabolizes protein. It is a compound not only produced by humans but also by many other mammals, as well as amphibians and some fish. Urea was the first natural compound to be synthesized artificially using inorganic compounds– a scientific breakthrough." ** Um, Gross!
Safe Children's Dish Sets by Sanctus Mundo
So, when we laid our eyes on these medical-grade stainless steel dish sets, by Sanctus Mundo, we were smiling, "bon appetit" again!
I mean honestly, when you spend precious time making your own baby's food, it sort of defeats the purpose to place something so healthy and good for you on dishes and in bowls made from plastic or formaldehyde!
Stainless steel is very durable, so you can use one or two sets for years to come. When your baby is a little older, you will find that their different sized dishware works perfectly for everything your kid eats, from cereals to soups and pasta.
The Frog Set is more fun for young children. My daughter ONLY wants to eat her spinach from her froggy dish, and hot chocolate that's not served in her froggy mug is only half as good!
I find the handle very practical, so the plate doesn't move around when she eats. I also like that the dish has some depth to it, so it's easier to scoop food with spoon or fork. The frog set is not dishwasher or microwave safe!
The simpler set made of stainless steel only, is safe for the dishwasher and toaster oven. The mug and bowl is much smaller then the Frog set and the plate flatter. We love this set to bring with us on trips. Lost of fast food restaurants (even the healthy ones) serve food on unsafe plastic dishes (and drinks in cups), we ask to have the food served on our stainless steel plate.
These adorable and safe sets are made in Thailand, of high quality, medical grade stainless steel. As you will find out in our Q and A below, not all stainless steel is created equal. So please make sure you only buy THE SAFEST food/medical-grade stainless steel (18/8 or 18/10, type 304).
A Deeper Look at Stainless Steel Dishware
We still had some questions about their Stainless Steel Dishware, so we had a Q and A with the peeps from Sanctus Mundo. Great info. here that we are happy to share:
Is your "Frog" Dis Set free of PVC in the outer decorative layer?
The frog set uses AS plastic: Acrylonitrile styrene (AS) or styrene acrylonitrile (SA or SAN) – they all refer to the same plastic resin – is a stable plastic in comparison to the less stable plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, or polycarbonate.
SAN has increased strength, rigidity, toughness and temperature and chemical resistance in comparison to these other plastics. The incorporation of butadiene (essentially rubber) during the production of AS, leads to ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), which is also a very stable plastic, and is used for such products as LEGO and many pipes for plumbing.
Yes, both contain styrene, but it is in a much more stable form than polystyrene, which is considered unstable and therefore unsafe. The exterior of the frog set is AS plastic – thus the food/drink are not in direct contact with it.
We made the decision to carry this product because AS is a stable plastic, and because of significant demand from parents for a safe alternative to plastic dishes where the plastic is in contact with the food/drink. As well, some parents prefer the frog set over the stainless steel dishes because it does not make as much noise when children drop it or throw it on the floor, and/or because they find it more attractive.
There is some controversy about the safety of stainless steel and that it can leach into food, especially when you cut food with stainless steel knife on plate (you can see the scratches).
Regarding the release of elements from stainless steel, it may occur in trace amounts with any standard food/medical-grade stainless steel (18/8 or 18/10, type 304). There are three key possibilities for release from stainless steel: iron, chromium and nickel. Iron is the base material from which steel is made. The nickel and chromium are what make stainless steel stainless, corrosion-resistant and durable. The '18' refers to the percentage of chromium in the stainless steel, and the '8' or '10' the percentage of nickel.
Our bodies need iron to produce red blood cells. While large amounts can be poisonous, in North America, the chances are much greater that we lack iron. In general, iron cookware and dishes provide less than 20% of the total daily iron intake, which is well within safe levels.
As with chromium, small doses of chromium are also positive for human health. The safe intake range is around 50 to 200 micrograms per day and one meal prepared with stainless steel products might release around 45 micrograms of chromium, which is well within safe levels. Even eating with stainless steel dishes several times a day is fine, as less chromium is released from just eating off the dishes compared with cooking in them using heat.
Nickel is not toxic in small amounts, but it can provoke a reaction in people allergic to nickel. An allergic reaction may consist of a metallic taste in the mouth or a skin rash on the hands (eczema) or elsewhere on the body. Small amounts of nickel can be transferred from stainless steel containers or cookware to foods – especially when the food in question is acidic (e.g., tomatoes, rhubarb). However, the amounts of nickel that may be released from non-corrosive stainless steel products (which all our stainless steel products are) are generally smaller than the amounts one would ingest by eating certain food items such as beef, chocolate, soya beans, oatmeal, nuts & almonds, and fresh & dried legumes, all of which have a relatively high nickel content. So if someone suspects s/he may have an allergy to nickel, we always suggest avoiding all stainless steel completely.
For detailed scientific information on nickel, see this comprehensive Environment Canada/Health Canada Assessment Report of nickel and its compounds. If you take a look at pages 22 and 24 of this document, it will give you an idea of the amounts of nickel released from different foods, and from stainless steel (last sentence in second paragraph on p. 24). As well, here is a Fact Sheet from the US Department of Health and Human Services that provides a detailed toxicological profile of nickel. The upshot is that using corrosion-resistant stainless steel will not add a significant amount of nickel to your diet (the average person ingests about 150-200 micrograms of nickel daily) – you'll get much more from nickel-rich foods. However, as mentioned above, if you suspect you are sensitive to nickel, the best route would be to avoid any contact with nickel, including via stainless steel products.
So regarding your question about the deterioration of stainless steel, yes, there will be minute amounts of elements of the stainless steel being released as it goes through normal wear and tear, and the above substances are what is coming out. We think, on balance, that this is considerably safer than the endocrine disruptors coming out of various plastics.
OK, we will take small amounts of nickle, iron and chromium over formaldehyde and urea any day!
You say: "…less chromium is released from just eating off the dishes compared with cooking in them using heat." Does that mean if I cook all the food in stainless steel (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and my daughter eats the food out of stainless steel dishes, she could be getting toxic levels of lead, chromium and nickel? Also, I don't quite understand what these numbers mean: "stainless steel (18/8 or 18/10, type 304)".
First off, if you cook all the food for your meals in stainless steel (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and your daughter eats the food out of stainless steel dishes – NO, she should not be getting anywhere even close to toxic levels of chromium, lead or nickel — as long as the stainless steel product is made of high quality stainless steel and is from a solid manufacturer. But lets take it step by step.
The point with chromium is that it should not be dangerous at the levels you will get from stainless steel, be it by eating off dishes or cooking in them – as long as the stainless steel is of high quality (you will notice I said, "one meal prepared with stainless steel products might release around 45 micrograms of chromium, which is well within safe levels"). I say 'might' because I cannot respond to you with a black or white answer, which would assume all stainless steels are the same. There are literally hundreds of grades of stainless steel. But if the stainless steel is of high quality it will be stable and should not be releasing anything, or if at all, very minute amounts.
In my message below I tried to be clear in explaining that nickel becomes a concern if you suspect you may have an allergy to it, and I have read that this may be the case for about 10% of the population. In such situations, we suggest not using stainless steel at all.
As for lead, there should not be any lead in stainless steel itself – provided it is high quality stainless steel (and we know from experience that the only way to be sure of the quality is to test it and/or to know the manufacturer). Where the lead comes into the picture is in the solder used to connect pieces of stainless steel to make the final product – thus if the final product is made from a single seamless piece of stainless steel, there should not be any lead. And again, the only way to know if there is lead in a final product is to test it.
Please be very careful about lumping parts of this information together and drawing broad conclusions. It just doesn't work that way, which is also why one has to be extremely careful in interpreting test data. You have to put it in perspective and understand that unless a stainless steel product is leaching significant amounts of lead or nickel (in which case it is a very low quality product), it is going to be vastly safer than the food grade plastics on the market, most of which are clearly leaching chemicals such as endocrine disruptors. It is a balance. And it is a personal decision.
So all of this points to the quality of the stainless steel. In our products, including the products under our Sanctus Mundo brand, we use only grade 304 stainless steel, which is a high quality, food grade stainless steel, and all of our products come from very reputable manufacturers, with whom we have solid trust relationships – plus the products are tested. The 304 refers to the grade of the stainless steel. If you would like a quick broad overview of stainless steel, including the different grades, I would suggest you take a look at the Wikipedia entry for it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel
As I mentioned below, 'the '18' refers to the percentage of chromium in the stainless steel, and the '8' or '10' the percentage of nickel.' Both 18/8 and 18/10 stainless steels of grade 304 are high quality, food grade stainless steels. If you look around, you will see that a lot of cheaper stainless steel products are of the 200 or 400 grade (e.g., 202 or 430). This applies to much of the stuff you will find in, for example, the Dollar Store.
So to answer your final question, we definitely recommend stainless steel as an option for cooking – unless you suspect you have an allergy to nickel (and the only way to know this for sure is to have an allergy test done). In such cases, glass (e.g. Pyrex cookware) may be an option. As for cast iron, it releases a heck of a lot more iron than stainless steel – BUT this is not necessarily a bad thing because as I explained the body needs a fair amount of iron on a daily basis.
What is clear in this world where most consumer products coming from abroad are not tested or checked to any significant degree before going on the market is that quality varies widely, and broad conclusions are dangerous and usually wrong.
Thank you Jay from Sanctus Mundo for answering all our questions in details!
Life Without Plastic
And yet another respectable feature regarding Sanctus Mundo's great dish sets, are that they come packaged in a recycable, eco-friendly box, no pvc-packaging here!
Thanks Sanctus Mundo fo bringing healthy, earth-friendly, non-leaching, and food safe products for our kids. Mealtime has not only been safe, but fun too!
The Frog Set is a 3-Piece Set: 1 Bowl, 1 Plate, 1 Mug and retails for $34.95 at LifeWithoutPlastic.com
The 3-piece Stainless Steel Set: 1 Bowl, 1 Plate, 1 Mug retails for $23.95 at LifeWithoutPlastic.com


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For months now, Washington Republicans have been predicting that Governor Jay Inslee will use his executive powers to enact something called a low-carbon fuel standard. Inslee acknowledges he's looking at ways to do this without legislative approval. Either way he thinks Washington is poised to move forward.
"I think it's a probability that we will be able to fashion a low carbon fuel standard that will be effective for the state of Washington both for carbon pollution and from a cost-containment standpoint," Inslee said. "From what I know today, I think it's a likelihood we will succeed in fashioning that, but I want to reiterate we're going to have a very sophisticated, thorough evaluation of that before I make that ultimate decision."
Inslee was speaking on Seattle Channel's "Civic Cocktail" program. A low-carbon fuel standard is basically a requirement that vehicle fuels be blended with less carbon-intensive alternative fuels. Governor Inslee has promised a "deliberative, public process" as he pursues carbon pollution reduction measures in Washington. Legislative Republicans oppose a fuel standard and say it could drive up the cost of gasoline.
Copyright 2014 Northwest News Network


text: Agent 47 is back in the newest incarnation of the Hitman series. Hitman Absolution sees our highly skilled assassin embarking on a personal quest to answer the questions that come up during the course of play. This is the best game in the series by far in my opinion; this game allows the user to play their way. This is a lot about trial and error and manipulating the world around you. There is so much choice it is crazy. Add to this the contracts mode where you can create new contracts and send them to friends and this is a complete game. The trailer/ tutorial allows us to get used to the story and the controls. We are told the location of former handler Diana Burnwood by the international contracts agency (ICA) and are given the contract to take her out. The story here becomes very pesonal and for the first time you form a real bond with Agent 47. As you move through the level you learn the basics of sneaking, using disguises, firearms, dumping bodies and throwing items to cause distractions. Basically you are shown how to approach the missions of the game and the serious amount of choice you have at your disposal. It's a great idea by the designers to give us the Hitman with all his movements and sneaking intact from the get go so we feel like the true killer he is. The controls are really intuitive and perfectly mapped. Move is mapped to the left stick whilst looking around is the other stick. The trigger brings up your instinct. What is instinct? This is a special slow down mode that lets the player see the world through the eyes of Agent 47. This is shown by a meter in the bottom right hand and the bar fills up when you do good things, such as headshots, skillet takedowns, hiding bodies and general stealthy work. This mode is the replacement of the old mini map system. This shows you the world and lets you see a fire trail where the enemies are going to patrol. This is great as you can plan traps or kills in a very clever way. You can also see objects of interest and receive hints. You can also activate point shooting which is a cool way to clear a room in a matrix style way. Once you are in instinct mode you simply press square and you will see the world differently; each target can be tagged and then once set Agent 47 will shoot with deadly accuracy. You can also think and clear the room in an even cooler way. Say, for example, you're in a room with a few bad guys and a gas canister. Tag the canister and the bullet shot will cause it to explode and kill everyone. However point shooting comes with a price as it burns instinct every second you are in this mode. Each marker you set burns more instinct, so it's a trade-off between keeping some instinct for later stages of the level or going nuts in that instant. There are five difficulty levels with easy, normal, hard, expert and purist. The difference between these is the level of instinct you have. Easy mode players can use more checkpoints, instinct regenerates and enemies are slower. Purist is the ultimate test; it's for the true agent in us all. This mode gives you nothing, the AI is on expert and you will get no help, no guides, no interface and only a crosshair. If you are a secret agent in training then you might want to try this mode but most people will stick to normal or hard mode I wager. Once you choose your difficulty it is time to jump in and kill. Most levels begin with a cut scene and your given a few targets to take out. How you do this is up to you, the level design and the population are marvelous. Using instinct you can trail your target and see what they do and who they interact with. This lets you spy on them and see the potential areas where you can kill them. You can even set traps so you're not near them. You literally have ultimate choice in gameplay, the premise for the levels is the same but how you do it is up to you. Walking behind people and subduing them is the best way to take them out and steal their clothes. The disguise mode is a nice touch although you have to be careful as the people who are wearing the same clothes as you will be get suspicious of you if you get to close. All you have to do is simply hold R1 as you pass and you will use instinct to fool them. The AI is very clever as there are a few stages of alertness. These include "suspicions", "alerted", "exposed" and "clear". The more you change the world around the higher the level of alertness. There is a cool close combat system as well. You approach your target and time your button presses to the prompts onscreen to knock them out quickly. It's time to talk about the graphics; the Glacier 2 engine was built from the ground up by the IO team for this game. This has let them create a living, breathing world with the facial expressions and eye movement being flawless. The wrinkles on the faces and the rain drops look lovely. The team at IO have called this graphic style "stylized hyper realism" and the engine really backs this up. Another great part of the world is that this engine allows us to control Agent 47 seamlessly in a massive crowd of people. Indeed up to 1200 can be controlled with this engine and over 500 characters can be shown on the screen at one time. This is a wonderful achievement as the crowd react to what's going on. All 500 of them! This engine gives us a deep world, realized perfectly and to a very high standard. This looks lovely people, you will be impressed. It's also a testament to the love showered on this game that no two playthroughs will be the same. Over 2000 pages of dialogue has been used here and the NPCs really add a lot to the game. Humor and grit is apparent in spades here. All of this is great right? Well I can also reveal the contracts mode is fantastic. This mode lets gamer's create and share their own custom hit contracts. You need to play a level first which will then unlocks it in contract mode. You then walk around the level tagging people and killing them in any way you see fit. The system tracks how you killed the person, with what weapon and what you were wearing. Then a score is generated, you then send this contract to your friends or the whole community. It's their job to beat your score and send it back. There is no limit on the number of times you can send contracts and the number of people you can share. You can view your scores on the leaderboards and see who is the best. This adds so much to the gameplay and the lifespan of the game. This mode is also free to download and play. It was originally a code that you needed to have in the game box but now it's free to download. A great move by IO as this will get the fans behind this game in a major way. Hitman absolution offers choice and on a large scale, you can kill the targets any way you wish. You can use your imagination in any way you want, there is a lot to do and the contracts mode adds a lot to this game. Once you finish you will go back and try the levels again in a different way. The dialogue between the people is great as you can learn secrets and the routines of the targets. The Glacier 2 engine is dark, perfect and let's you have a lot going on without any slow down or lag. The frame rate is always high and lovely to look at. Get this and enjoy killing in stealth again. [raw] [row_box style="grid_8 wpc_verdict"] The TotallyGN Verdict [col_1_3] [bullets] Fantastic level of choice and innovation. Fantastic graphical presentation with them being clean, yet dirty. The contracts mode is a great addition and really adds a lot of the lifespan. [/bullets] [/col_1_3] [col_2_3] Summary: Agent 47 is back in what is the best installment of the series. 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I was asked this question by a friend recently, "Do you adhere to a writing process or do you blog and publish as desired?" Great question.
~ Every morning, anywhere from 6:00am to 8:00am (it's 7:40am while I write this), I sit down to write a blog post. It's the opposite strategy that David has, as he writes every single night (and hasn't missed in 1,700 tries). I miss a day probably once every ten days.
~ I usually have a half dozen post ideas that I've saved in WordPress (the blogging tool I use) as a draft. When I get an idea during the day for a blog post, I'll email myself the idea to be entered into WordPress later (if I'm away from a computer) or I'll simply enter the title of the post into WordPress and a few notes in the subject so I remember the idea.
~ Sometimes a photo will inspire me to write a post. Like the photo in this post on balance. I saw that photo and immediately thought about the balance that it takes to run a startup. I saved the photo in WordPress and about a week later I wrote the post.
~ At times when I want to explore an idea over time, I'll start a series like, 5 Questions for a CEO, which I'm in the middle of now. This is almost like writing a mini-book as I have to commit to the subject for a period of time.
~ For me, a blog post can be on any topic that is worth exploring and interests me. Sometimes its a serious, in-depth post. Sometimes its a short, humorous post. I look at my blog as a representation of "me" at any given time in my life and I let the content flow accordingly. The only things I try to avoid writing about are religion and politics.
~ On average there are two – three days a week where I sit down in the morning to write a post and have no idea what I'm going to write about. I'll look for inspiration in headlines on sites like HBR, Techcrunch, etc, and I'll write a blindpost against the headline. Or I'll think about what is going on at work and if there is any inspiration there. I'll also scan through my Feedly roll and see if there are other bloggers that have written about a topic that I have thoughts on. But really, inspiration for a post can come from anywhere.
~ If there is a photo to include that makes sense, I always try to do that. There often isn't, and I don't want to go for cheesy photos, so I probably average a photo within a post one in every five. For instance, I could have included a photo of a big hand writing on a paper with a fancy pen with this post. But that'd be far too cheesy for me.
~ I submit my posts (make them live) when I've completed them – unless I write three or four at a time but that's rare – but I don't send out to my networks until 8:30am – 8:35am. I send most posts to Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. I've debated not doing this, or only submitting to Twitter, but most of my readers are split between these three sources (minus of course people who subscribe or visit the site frequently on their own).
~ It usually takes me about 20 minutes to finish a post, including editing. I finished this one at 8:02am. It will be posted to my networks at 8:35am.


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Indian-origin scientist makes leadless pacemaker
New York: The world's first leadless pacemaker, developed by an Indian-origin scientist Vivek Reddy, has shown promising results after one year of human trials on 32 patients who received the pacemaker.
The leadless pacemaker is placed directly inside the patient's heart without surgery. Pic for representational purpose
"This is the first time we have seen one-year follow-up data for this innovative, wireless cardiac pacing technology. Our results show the leadless pacemaker is comparable to traditional pacemakers," said Reddy, director of arrhythmia services at the Mount Sinai Hospital here.
The leadless cardiac pacemaker is placed directly inside a patient's heart without surgery during a catheter-guided procedure through the groin via the femoral vein. The device, resembling a tiny, silver tube and smaller than a triple-A battery, is only a few centimetres in length, making it less than 10 per cent the size of a traditional pacemaker.
It works by closely monitoring the heart's electrical rhythms and if the heart beat is too slow, it provides electrical stimulation therapy to regulate it. Reddy presented the one-year 'leadless' study data findings at Heart Rhythm 2014, the Heart Rhythm Society's 35th annual scientific sessions in San Francisco city in US on May 9.


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Hirola Sanctuary Off to Flying Start
See scenes from the hirola sanctuary's flying start.
See this charismatic animal in its natural habitat.
"The participation of Ishaqbini's elders in the capture operation was invaluable, and their stories remain alive." —Dr. Juliet King, Northern Rangelands Trust
By Dr. Juliet King
Over the course of six days in August, a capture team led by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) successfully air-lifted 24 hirola into a new predator-proof sanctuary. With 12 hirola already inside and 12 herded in through a gap in the fence, the Ishaqbini community's sanctuary began with a total of 48 hirola.
As I write, we have had no hirola mortalities during the capture, at the holding pens, or in the sanctuary. The success of the complicated capture operation is a testament to the professionalism of the teams involved: KWS, Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
To my knowledge, this sanctuary is the first of its kind — a 6,770-acre fenced piece of land set aside by a community for the purpose of conserving a critically endangered species.
Safely removing predators from the sanctuary proved to be the most onerous task. Cheetah capture involved eight-hour days of tracking, with helicopter chases to flush them from the bush to be darted or, in the case of three cubs, caught by hand!
With the majority of predators removed, plans to capture the few remaining underway and the electrified fence complete, the hirola should regroup in small herds in time for the pregnant females to birth their calves.
A team of rangers now monitors this population — identifying individuals using ear tags — and the sanctuary's impact on hirola conservation will likely be seen within a few years.
Ian Craig of Northern Rangelands Tust aptly managed the dynamics of hirola, fence, predators, water, capture and community to drive this complex project to a successful outcome. This incredible achievement was made possible by the enormous effort and commitment of the Hara, Korissa and Kotile communities.
And thanks to a global community of supporters, Ishaqbini has the infrastructure, equipment and personnel in place to independently manage the sanctuary — and now 10% of the world's remaining hirola.
The participation of Ishaqbini's elders in the capture operation was invaluable, and their stories remain alive. Helicopters maneuvering. The gentleness of captured hirola. "A magical elder with red eyes and holes in his ears who grows the tail of a hyena and mimics their calls in order to catch them."
These stories they continue to share will be more powerful in entrenching that the sanctuary indisputably belongs to the community than any "conservation awareness" we could ever do ourselves.


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Poison gas identification kit, United Kingdom, 1935-1945
Poison gas identification kits were issued to civil defence personnel during the Second World War. These individuals were usually ARP (Air Raid Precaution) wardens and the kits trained them to identify a range of dangerous gases. This kit contains eight small labelled glass bottles and some sachets of chemicals in a leatherette case. The wider civilian population were issued gas masks as protection against potentially fatal gas attacks. They were also given pamphlets describing characteristic smells of different gases. Gas attacks were to be signalled by air raid wardens using large wooden rattles which produced a loud 'clacking' sound. In the post war period, many of these were used by football fans around the country. Poison gases such as mustard gas were used to great effect during the First World War (1914-1918). They were outlawed in the Treaty of Versailles which formally ended the conflict. However, they were expected to be used against civilians during the Second World War. Fortunately, this never happened.
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(PRWEB) April 10, 2014
SEO Consultancy Ltd is a UK based SEO company who has been delivering consistent performance to their customers for the last 5 years.
The SEO company has also retained a 95% client satisfaction for the second year running. With a provable consistent track record for delivering quality search engine ranking to some of the most difficult sectors in internet has also meant that their office needed to undergo a rapid expansion.
Dr M Mansoor Siddique, the CEO of SEO Consultancy Ltd, said, "The company was initially started by me and gradually over the last 5 years evolved significantly as we hired more SEO consultants, professional writers and programmers and were able to tackle bigger sectors. This then enabled us to set roots and have offices where we can learn from each other and tackle projects in a more cohesive and structured environment."
The New York office is one of three planned in USA over the next 4 years. The office is also meant to be a training academy for every SEO consultant who joins the company. The new training programme will give the consultants hands-on experience in project management (supervised by a senior SEO specialist), as well as give them deep knowledge of in-house developed tools, which have ensured the continued success of SEO Consultancy Ltd.
Richard Whiteman, a lead SEO specialist who heads the SEO Dubai, SEO Consultancy Ltd.'s Dubai offices, said, "SEO as a field is not regulated, and customers are regularly let down by so called SEO specialist. You would not let your car be driven by an unqualified driver, so why would you let an unqualified person near your source of income? Our training academy is unique as we will only take on potential employees who have a numerical background, and are able to cope with the level of data and analysis that we do."
With the emphasis on numerical data to help demystify SEO, the company has established a long history of being in a position to justify all actions based on empirical data. This data has been acquired through a continuous research and development programme at SEO Consultancy, this includes but not limited to daily track of all position changes, overlaid by algorithmic updates and synchronized by test sites. This is one of the aspects used to determine what is actually working right now in the field of SEO.
This research has also lead to the development of specific in-house tools that are exclusive to SEO Consultancy Ltd, and ensure that the customer experience is nothing but the best. With measures such as custom reporting, dedicated account manager and adequate skill set team, 24 hour on call coverage across three time zones. It's no wonder why this SEO company has had a 95% customer satisfaction for the second year running.


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Originally Posted by GothicGothicness
That's just coffee money for Norwegian people. Oslo is the most expsensive city in the world and norwegians are the richest in the world
that is if you don't count ( Luxembourg and Lichtenstein
. but these countries are just tax paradiese
That's why it is kind of stupid to compare prizes in different parts of the world. If a game cost 20 euro in china that's extremly exspensive given their average income


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Britney Spears checked out of rehab again just hour after checking In for the second time in as many weeks. Apparently Britney is just not up for bunking with 3 other girls on a dormitory type situation.
Generally 12 step programs break down a persons personality and make them a blank slate that can then be re-programmed to become productive members of society once again.
Until a person gives into the fact that they need to be re-programmed They can't be reborn a new. It seems from her recent actions Britney is not ready to be wiped clean.
Alcoholics Anonymous, (AA), is a program that requires total dedication with meetings three times a day to begin with coming down in frequency over an extended period of time.
Many members of AA continue to go to meetings for the rest of their lives, they need the support of the group to stay on the straight and narrow.
Britney Spears has obviously has not reached a place in her life where she feels the need for this level of dedication.
From the desk of
Buck E Filbert
Feb 21 2007