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I hate pooters. Actually, that's not strictly true, I think they're great because you can do so much with them. However, if you're a gadget freak like myself, you're forever reading up on the latest pieces of kit to add to your system (unless you've chosen the easy way out and bought an Apple!). Anyway, I've been adding, upgrading and replacing bits of my PC since I bought my original system back in 1997. Recently (actually, it was 6 months ago, but I've been in foreign climes) my monitor started looking a bit dark, despite the brightness and contrast levels being turned up high, and during some games it was practically impossible to see what the hell was going on. Even worse, it was getting harder to edit digital photographs, and my skills (or lack of) behind the camera were being ruined by my lack of skills in front of the monitor. Enough of my self-back slappery, on with the opinion! A few weeks before I returned home, I wanted to make sure I was ready to use my PC to it's fullest as soon as I returned. What I was ideally looking for was one that was bigger than my previous monitor, a 15" CTX model which served me very well for 5 years. I surfed my usual selection of PC component sites, and found two monitors which tickled my fancy - a Hansol 19" at a very reasonable £130 ish, and a nice CTX 17" at just under this price. I took a few days to browse these sites, to make sure I had the best price, and the best monitor when I suddenly saw on eBuyer.com a CTX monitor for £136. I had been edging towards the 17" CTX monitor anyway because of how satisfied I'd been with my previous model, and this was just too good to turn down. So, what can I say about a monitor? Well, don't expect much in the way of frills with this monitor. It's a basic, entry-level monitor so you'll not get front mounted USB ports, for example. That's not to say it's a bad monitor
. Indeed, picture quality at all resolutions is great, very impressive at higher resolutions and you get huge amounts of desktop space. It has a dot pitch of 0.26 mm, which is an indication of how sharp the picture image is going to be. You can get 0.25mm monitors and better, but 0.26 is good for en entry-level model. I've been running it at 1024 * 768 and 1280 * 768 with no problems apart from the fact it's now weird to have al this "wasted" space around the screen! The monitor is capable of taking resolutions of up to 1600 * 1200, although I suspect most people (at least at the moment will be using resolutions similar to those mentioned above). For those of you who are unaware, unlike televisions and LCD screens, CRT monitors are measured diagonally according to case rather than screen, so despite being marketed as a19" monitor, screen size is actually 18". I've also noticed a reduction in the amount of eyestrain I now have after using this for a few hours at time. I'm no longer squinting at the screen. Brightness levels are now back to normal - hurrah! Everything can be easily seen on screen, and the brightness levels are suck that I'm not trying to figure out what's going on when I'm playing games. There are 7 buttons on the front of the monitor, a menu button, 2 buttons each for brightness and contrast which also double as buttons for use in the onscreen menu, an exit/degaussing button and the ubiquitous power button. The onscreen menu is simple to use. Accessing it, by pressing the Menu button once, shows the status of the monitor (i.e. screen resolution and horizontal and vertical refresh rates). Pressing the menu button again will cycle through other settings such as screen size, position, geometry, moiré, colours and language settings. These are simple and intuitive to use, and you should have your monitor set up to your satisfaction in no time. That is if you can l
ift the bloody thing onto your desk! It's a beast of a machine, weighing in at 22kg. It's an approximate 50cm cube i.e. 50cm x 50cm x 50cm which isn't overly large, especia lly when you consider the screen size of the monitor, but the weight can be off putting, and you should take this into consideration especially if you are planning on putting the monitor somewhere where weight is an issue. Unlike my old 15" monitor which drew power from my PC, this new monitor draws power from it's own power lead, so you might have to free up a wall socket somewhere or invest in an extension lead. As I've already said, the image quality is excellent for normal things like web browsing, word processing etc. Games image quality is good too with the action being depicted in huge big-o-vision (and I can finally see! Hurrah!). What I was most impressed with was that with a bigger monitor the DVD playback now rocks big time, nearly as good as watching it on a proper telly, at least in terms of size! Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase. I don't know how I could go back to a smaller screen, and at this price (£132 ex. VAT from eBuyer.com) I think I've gotten a bargain. If you're suffering from eyestrain, and looking to get a bigger monitor, you should try looking at the 19" ones out there. They're coming down in price quite rapidly, and you might just get more than you think!
I upgraded my monitor a year ago and have been using a 15" SyncMaster since then. I could hardly believe the different when I installed my new 19" CTX. Apart from the obvious advantages there is also a noticeable difference in the amount of eye strain I suffer from. I didn't expect a lot as this is really a low end of the market monitor. At one hundred and sixty nine pounds I feel I have my money's worth. The case is kind of stubby and not as modern, or curvy looking at some of the more expensive models. However, it feels solid and well put together. The instructions for setting this monitor up aren't very comprehensive which is fine if you know what you're doing. Should things start to go wrong you might need to enlist the help of someone with a bit of knowledge if you aren't up to it yourself. The picture quality is excellent and its sharp and bright. Even at maximum resolution the contrast and colour are excellent. Some cheaper monitors fail when it comes to brightness and contrast but I found no problems with the CTX VL950T. I do a lot of photo work and find contrast and colour to be of a sufficiently high standard for this. If you fancy a new 19" monitor then you won't get better value than this. I don't see the point in paying more, unless you are particularly into the 'look' of the thing.
Well, I've now had the monitor for a bit longer - also I've been upgrading PCs and with that Video Cards too etc. So the monitor has received a more rigourous work out. You'll recall I was upgrading from 800x600 on a 14" monitor to the VL950T. Originally, I was only able to test the monitor with a Videologic GraphixStar 600 running at a maximum of 85Hz (Or was it? The monitor seemed convinced it was 75Hz). With improved PC speed, memory and substantially better video cards I've now run the VL950T at 800x600 and 1024x768 (24 bit colour etc.) at Refresh rates up to 125Hz. The quality of the display has remained great - crisp and stable. In 800x600 the text jumps out of the screen at you, while 1024x768 is better on a 19" screen than the 800x600 I use on a 17" in work (this res. avoids any eye-strain - I'm in Accounts). 1024x768 is like using a field to lay down a road map (there's room everywhere)and with such a great display I feel I'll never be going back to a lower resolution on this monitor. Windows is excellent (without using large fonts) and I have enjoyed the "being there" experiences of Serious Sam 2 and Medal of Honour (What excellent games!) at 1024x768 (each) without the monitor blinking. How many rows can I fit in a spreadsheet now??? W*o*W!! The monitor's controls are fairly simple, one button for menu, pressing the button again selects particular types of adjustment eg. Screen Geometry. Up and down arrow keys allow you to select the specific setting you want to adjust eg. Moire within screen geometry. Then + and - keys allow you to adjust that setting within the available range. Meanwhile, Brightness and Contrast can be adjusted outside the menu system from Darkest dark to "Ow!! Me eyes!!". If you plan to move the monitor around, do some weight-training first, and get the nice delivery man t
o get it into your computer "study". The one complaint I have is that the monitor is prone to rock from side to side on the monitor base (it's to do with the inertia of the great clunking beast...). But it's not a great failing and you can always take the base off (if you can lift the monitor...). I purchased for about £180, the price has stayed about the same ever since. Would I buy again? Yes - indeed I'm after another one. Recommend - Certainly. Oh - and in the UK the monitor comes with a 3 year warranty (1st year on-site). What more could you ask? Buy it now.


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Michelle, words can't even begin to express my disappointment as I think about the fact that you will not be on the court when the Storm play this season. Just the thought of it is heartbreaking. While the vacancy at point guard may be filled with another player, the personality, energy, motivation and enthusiasm you brought to the team and to the court will be most difficult to replace. - Barbara
My heart goes out to you because I was at the super mall last year and you where there talking to kids. And how wonderful you where to the little ones. Their eyes where so big and wide as you where helping them shoot hoops. They all look up to you not because you are taller than they are but because you gave them the time they all needed. You are a star in more ways than one. Mary
Thank you so much for all that you have taught me about the true meaning of basketball and showing your heart during every game. Watching the games just won't be the same with out you out there. Aimee
I would have to say my favorite moment was when Michelle & Latasha Byears got into a stand-off when the Storm beat the Sparks. It was awesome that she stood up for herself against someone taller and a lot wider than her. Ryan, CT
My favorite moment was when she took time after a tough loss to hang out and sign autographs and say hi to the fans. She'll be missed. Carlos
My favorite Michelle memory is when she beat the Orlando Miracle with a buzzer-beating shot to cap a remarkable comeback. The emotion she and her teammates showed proved how much the outcome meant to them. Kevin, Seattle

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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan pledged Monday to be properly deferential to Congress if confirmed as a justice, while striving "to consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law."
In excerpts of remarks prepared for her confirmation hearing, Kagan said the court is responsible for making sure the government does not violate the rights of individuals. "But the court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people," she said.
As the opening gavel fell on her nationally televised hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the 50-year-old solicitor general and former Harvard Law School dean appeared on track for confirmation as a result of a Democratic majority on the Judiciary Committee and in the Senate as a whole.
Kagan stopped by the Oval Office of the White House to receive best wishes from President Barack Obama on her way to the hearing. A few moments and little more than a mile distant, she strode with a smile into the committee room and took her place at the witness table - where senatorial ritual then required her to sit for hours while lawmakers delivered prepared speeches from an elevated dais across the room.
"I believe the fair-minded people will find her philosophy well within the legal mainstream," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the panel's chairman. "I welcome questions but urge senators on both sides to be fair. No one should presume that this intelligent woman who has excelled during every part of her varied and distinguished career, lacks independence."
Moments later, the committee's senior Republican signaled that Kagan can expect tough questioning beginning on Tuesday. "It's not a coronation but a confirmation process," said Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama. He said she had "less real legal experience of any nominee in at least 50 years." And he said her decision to bar military recruiters from Harvard Law School's career services office was in violation of the law - a legal conclusion disputed by the White House.
Leahy and Sessions both said they hoped Kagan would answer questions candidly, although the chairman also cautioned, "No senator should seek to impose an ideological litmus test to secure promises of specific outcomes in cases coming before the Supreme Court."
Judging by recent confirmation history, there was little chance that Kagan would run afoul of that admonition. In the past quarter century, most nominees have pledged fealty to the Constitution and legal precedent - and little else - in their efforts to win approval.
Obama nominated Kagan to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, a frequent dissenter in a string of 5-4 rulings handed down by a conservative majority under Chief Justice John Roberts.
Strikingly there were several such rulings in the hours before the hearing opened. In one, the court struck down part of an anti-fraud law enacted in 2002 in response to scandals involving Enron and other corporations.
In another, a 5-4 majority said the right to bear arms can't be limited by state or local laws any more than by federal legislation.
One Republican on the committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said he could say with certainty that Kagan's nomination wouldn't change the balance of power on the court. But in a reference to Obama, he added, "I hope people will understand that elections do matter."
A handful of protesters gathered outside the Senate Hart Office Building across the street from the Capitol, some opposing Kagan's nomination, others expressing unhappiness that Republicans haven't done more to block it.
By midmorning about 200 people had claimed tickets for seats in the hearing room, the first ones arriving as early as 6:30 to line up in the heat.
"The Supreme Court is a wondrous institution. But the time I spent in the other branches of government remind me that it must also be a modest one," Kagan said in the excerpts released in advance.
In the brief excerpts, she did not expand on her reference to showing proper deference to congressional lawmakers. But numerous Democrats complained that under Roberts the court has strayed far beyond what Congress intended when it wrote laws regarding campaign finance, workplace rights and other issues. In a similar vein, Republicans argue that Obama is determined to turn the court in a more liberal direction.
Several Republicans expressed concerns Kagan would become a judicial activist along the lines of Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Marshall, confirmed in 1967 as the first black justice in history, was a civil rights lawyer best known in his earlier career for successfully arguing the case in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public schools along racial lines was unconstitutional. As a young lawyer, Kagan was one of his clerks at the high court.
In comments earlier on morning television programs, Leahy predicted that Kagan would be cleared with votes to spare. He brushed off GOP questions about her lack of judicial experience, saying there had been many successful justices who had no previous bench time. He cited Earl Warren, Hugo Black and Robert Jackson.
Sessions said he hopes there won't be a filibuster, but said he's concerned that Kagan may be "outside the mainstream" of legal thinking.
Sessions said Republicans have serious questions to resolve about Kagan, including whether she would be too driven by her political views if she were to take a place on the high court bench.
The GOP was set to grill Kagan on controversial issues from guns to abortion to campaign finance, arguing that she'd bring liberal politics and an antimilitary bias to the job of a justice.
One of the issues Republicans have already focused on was her decision, while at Harvard, to bar recruiters from the career services office because the military's policy on homosexuality violated the school's nondiscrimination rules. She was also strongly critical of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
The Pentagon said Kagan's stance made Harvard ineligible for federal funding under a law that required schools to give military recruiters the same access as other employers, a different interpretation from Sessions' statement that she had violated the law.
Kagan's swearing-in would mark the first time three women would be on the court at the same time. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sotomayor are the other two.
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This is a tricky one and I`ve never tried this but the theory is Virtual Machine. You need to run a Windows Virtual Machine which means you can run the old machine from within Windows 7 Ultimate or Business. Have a good read and I suggest you run both old and new computers side by side for a short while until you are confident it will do what you want.


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Shirley A. Parks, (nee Denn), 71, of Elyria, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville, following a long illness.
Mrs. Parks was born in Elyria and lived here all of her life. She was a trimmer at Worthington Ball for many years and also served as the office manager for Dr. Siat for several years. She was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School and a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. Mrs. Parks enjoyed traveling, movies and music.
She is survived by her husband, Melvin C. Parks, to whom she was married for 35 years; step-daughters, Sharon Yates of North Ridgeville and Connie Sue Hovey of Cincinnati; step-son, Kenneth Parks of New York City, NY; and three step-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Anna Marie Reinders of North Carolina and Lois Ann Reisinger of Elyria; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Victoria (nee Roka) Denn.
Friends will be received at the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria, on Thursday from 6 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will be on Friday at 10:30 A.M. in the funeral home followed by Mass at 11 A.M. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 320 Middle Avenue, Elyria, with the Reverend Father Edmund Goldbach officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Church, 320 Middle Avenue, Elyria, OH 44035.


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Members of the Telegraph's club for owner-managers have greeted banks' announcement of 17 commitments to small businesses with a mixture of scepticism and lukewarm support.
A collective of six high street banks, led by the British Bankers Association (BBA), drew up the proposals in an attempt to diffuse the long-running row over small business lending.
The centrepiece is a £1.5bn growth fund that will invest in companies with turnovers of between £10m and £100m that need up to £10m of investment, but there were also commitments to improve levels of services to micro businesses, the establishment of a "transparent appeals process" for businesses who think they have been turned down for lending unfairly and a promise to review a company's finance 12 months before it is due to end.
James Meekings, co-founder of Funding Circle, an online marketplace that allows consumers to lend to small businesses, said the fund was a "good start" but since it was aimed at mid-market companies, the "plans will not tangibly help smaller businesses get access to affordable finance."
"I'm also concerned that mid-sized businesses will be required to give away equity stakes for lower risk projects where a bank loan would have previously been offered," he said.
Bob Beattie, technical director of Kent-based LDG Air Conditioning, said a "fund for new start-ups" would have been more appropriate. "There's hardly any risk in the £10m to £100m section of business and perhaps a lot less room for growth."
He added that the finance review "could be construed as possible interference in your business. The value of this could increase or diminish".
"I'm sorry to seem negative but some of the wounds are very deep. Applying a band aid to a gaping wound when surgery is required is quite ridiculous," he added.
Of the appeals process, Mr Meekings said it "isn't a scalable solution to invest more time with human intervention to review each rejection".
"The intention is good [but] the reality is it will not have a significant impact on the market."
However, he said a pledge to publish lending rules "could be valuable". "This transparency could make a real difference but that of course depends how murky the rules will be."
Greville Warwick, Director of consultancy MCS, said: "One thing at a time would be better than seventeen items of waffle and uncertainty.
"The banks should concentrate on providing working capital and investment capital to firms that need these elements of economic support at all times."
Brian Mairs, a spokesman for the BBA, pointed out that its report represented the "start of the process, not the end".
"We don't expect our announcement to repair trust [in itself], but we hope that in the coming months, as businesses and the economy see some of these commitments bringing results, we can develop a better conversation about what banks can and should be providing for small businesses."
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: "This will help to restore confidence and trust that has been lost for both those who can't access finance as well as those who are wary of approaching the banks."
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The 17 pledges in full:
1. Support a network of business mentors by working with the business groups
to deliver this free service to small businesses across the UK
2. Improve service levels to micro enterprises (businesses with fewer than 10
employees and turnover or a balance sheet under €2m) by setting out in a new
Lending Code the levels of service banks will provide and outlining additional
sources of help and advice
3. Publish lending principles which clearly set out the minimum standards
medium-sized and larger businesses can expect when asking banks for loans
and other services
4. Establish transparent appeals processes for when loan applications are
declined, with processes independently monitored by a senior independent
reviewer, who will publish the results of their review, to ensure each bank has a
fair and equitable appeals process
5. Initiate a pre refinancing dialogue 12 months' ahead of any term loan
coming to an end, which will include a timely review of business and refinancing
needs and an assessment of what needs to be in place ahead of loan
expiry to maximise the prospect of successful refinancing.
To ensure better access to finance we will:
6. Establish and invest in a new £1.5 billion Business Growth Fund (built over
a number of years) to fill a crucial gap in the market and provide capital for
viable businesses which want to invest and grow
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October 2010
7. Support the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme, seeking continued
Government backing through to 2012, and accommodating any changes made
by Government
8. Help mid-sized businesses access syndicated debt markets by raising
customer awareness, training customer-facing staff and engaging more actively
with business groups and customers
9. Improve access to trade finance through targeted SME awareness-raising
campaigns and exploring possible regulatory adjustments with the FSA. Seek to
open with Government access to trade finance products for businesses that
qualify for the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
10. Signpost alternative sources of finance, giving customers helpful information
and advice if a loan is declined and raising awareness about the financial
solutions they should consider
11. Help improve the supply of credit to the wider economy, working with the
authorities to ensure that wholesale markets can support the necessary lending
capacity as the economy recovers.
To provide better information and promote understanding we will:
12. Fund and publish a regular independent survey, commencing in early 2011,
to a methodology agreed with Government and business groups, so there is an
agreed and authoritative set of data on business finance demand and lending
13. Enhance the cross-industry lending data set by broadening the statistics on
lending available for wider bands of business activity; on lending to deprived
areas; and on national and regional data on the provision of bank support to
business start-ups
14. Hold regional outreach events throughout 2011 with business groups to
enable business customers and business groups to meet with key staff from the
banks to answer questions and explain what services are available
15. Improve customer information including a review of literature and other
materials, so customers can more easily understand what products will best
meet their needs
16. Host a dedicated website through the BBA to draw together and link useful
sources of information to help customers access the most appropriate
information. This will also connect mentoring networks
17. Establish a Business Finance Round Table where senior representatives
from the banks and business groups meet regularly to discuss and review
trends, identify emerging areas of concern, ensure problems are addressed and
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The Commons discussed party funding on Thursday. Here is my account: Mr Speaker: "The prime minister!"
Hon members: "Gurrgh hagg scree cranggg brung!"
Mr Speaker: "Order. This is exceptionally discourteous."
Hon members: "Strungth skeep arsepiopper baba-au-rhum. Resign!"
Mr Miliband: "… how much his party has received from hedge funds?"
The prime minister: "I am not surprised ..."
Hon members: "Chomp prannet whoops screech bhajee!"
Mr Speaker: "The prime minister will answer and we will hear him do so!"
The prime minister: "... addresses the 40 seats that Unite has so far fiddled!"
Hon members: "Tramsolder! Farnsbarns! Splurge! Tarka dal!"
Mr Speaker: "Please, let us have a bit of order and some answers!"
Mr Miliband: "I do not think the prime minister wanted to answer the question. The answer is £25 million …"
Hon members: "Scrummble brummble kneecap strumpet voluntary."
The prime minister: "… Unite paid their money, they bought their votes, they put him in his place!"
Hon members: (by now in danger of a coronary incident) "Skat. Sheeshkebab. Strangford Loch. Vindaloo!"
Mr Miliband: "… a party funded by a few millionaires at the top!"
Mr Michael Ellis: (Con, Northampton N) "Stang furbelow brisket whatsapp!"
Mr Speaker: Mr Ellis, you find it so difficult to control yourself. Calm it, man! Get a grip of the situation!"
Mr Miliband "... fundamental reform in the way our parties are funded."
The prime minister: "Let me deal ..."
Hon members: "Burrrp kookaburra krupp mini-dosa speculum."
Mr Speaker: "Order. We have got to listen to hear."
The prime minister "... Let me say this. There is a ..."
Hon members: "Ribbit ribbit. Ontology wossick whapsocket. Resign."
Mr Speaker: "There is far too much shouting!"
The prime minister: "The result of a trade union scandal should not be every taxpayer paying for Labour."
Mr Miliband: "So there we have it ..."
Hon members "Frink hazchem Mumsnet echidna."
Mr Speaker: "Order!"
Mr Miliband: "So the prime minister is ducking electoral reform!"
The prime minister: "The right honourable gentleman should make me an offer ..."
Hon members: "Piperade quantum dholakia scram spongist!"
Mr Speaker: "The question must be heard!"
Mr Miliband: "I am proud we have links with ordinary people. He is bankrolled by a few millionaires. The party of people. The party of privilege."
Mr Speaker: "We cannot just have a wall of noise."
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I have been stalking longer than I care to admit. I decided to come out of hiding to lend support to the moderators of this great board. Unfortunately they are the ones to get the brunt of everything. I'm not saying that I love, love, love the new format, but I love this board enough to adjust and I'm sorry that people couldn't give it a chance. Like anything else, you will learn it eventually if you just keep at it. We didn't learn quilting overnight, did we? I've never seen so much caring from total strangers to others, so hang around and give it a chance gang! You guys are the greatest!!
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text: This is the first quilt I have done for my grandson due in 8 weeks. I don't remember if I saw this pattern here on the board or somewhere else. But, I knew I had to make it for him. My daughter saw some fabric like this on burp cloths, so I know she will like it. Will post picture of him on his quilt when he arrives. :lol: Can't wait to make more for him. My LQS did the quilting of circles.


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Olive Garden Waiter Serves Customers Using Only "Dr. Who" Quotes – Hilarity Ensues
As a server, I did an experiment tonight, I was saying basically only Doctor Who quotes to my tables, some understood, others did not. These are a few of the phrases and people's reactions:
[When greeting tables] "Oh hello! I'm The Doctor! I am here to help! Look, they gave me a badge with my name on it in case I forget who I am! Very thoughtful as that does happen."
Lots of confused faces. Many people laughed. The few who got the reference clapped, laughed, or smiled all big like. One girl who got the reference gave me the biggest smile I've ever seen, later I would receive her number.
[When speaking to a baby playfully aka fishing for tips] "Oh hello! I speak baby, you know." [baby does baby thing] "No, he's your dad you can't just call him 'not mum'"
I'm met with a roar of laughter from the table, and the neighboring table, an extra 10 dollars added to my tip.
[Offering desserts (to the kids)] "You could have a slice of Triple Chocolate Strada for only $6.99 which I personally think is a bit steep. But then again, it's your parent's cash and they'll only waste it on boring stuff like lamps and vegetables. Yawn!"
I actually sold every table the dessert I offered when I offered it this way. Few got the reference, the ones who understood "Hi I'm The Doctor" were completely losing their shit at this point in the meal, as I'd been dropping references all dinner.
[When an elderly woman literally threatened to slap me for being so strange] "900 years of time and space and I've never been slapped by someone's mother."
Her family started cracking up and she just chuckled a little. I narrowly avoided a guest complaint for the sake of Doctor Who. I'm proud of that one.
[Messed up an order] "I'm sorry, I'm so… So sorry."
No reaction from this one, save for the girl who was fangirling over me from the beginning. (Not too surprising though, only table I messed up on, so I only got one chance to use it)
[After Guest hands me their ticket and wishes to pay] "Allons-y"
Two guests understood and stared wide-eyed. One gave me her number (After I had been using Who quotes on her table all night), and requested I pick her up in a TARDIS. Those that didn't understand stared at me quizzically.
And lastly, that girl who gave me her number FINALLY talked as the family was leaving. Her final words to me were "I don't want to go."
She then threw her arms out at her sides and I had to explain to my manager what I was doing. He laughed for a solid minute. Then told like half the staff. Needless to say, I am now quite the oddity at the restaurant. BUT I MADE A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY.


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Consistent estimation for the non-normal ultrastructural model
The present article considers the linear ultrastructural model which encompasses the two popular forms of measurement error models, viz., the functional and structural models. The measurement error variance associated with the explanatory variable is assumed to be known which leads to consistent estimators of parameters. The efficiency properties of the thus obtained estimators of slope parameter, intercept term and the measurement error variance of study variable are derived under non-normal error distributions and the effects of departures from symmetry and peakedness of the error distributions are studied.
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Four-star athlete A.J. Alexander out of Altoona, Pa. was scheduled to take his third official visit of the season this past weekend to Clemson for their contest against Boston College. The 6-foot-0, 180-pounder couldn't make the trip.
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"I have a top five," he said. "I like Tennessee, Clemson, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Penn State. I still talk to Florida a lot and I don't know about taking a visit there. I can definitely say I'm down to those five or six.
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Armenians planning another anti-Azerbaijani provocation in Russia
Armenians are planning to commit another anti-Azerbaijani provocation in the Russian city of Kursk on May 28 – the Republic Day of Azerbaijan.
The Association of Armenian Youth of Kursk is planning to organize a provocative march "25th anniversary of the liberation of Shusha" and a "festive concert" in the city on that day, APA has learned.
The Armenian youth stated that they have already agreed on the issue with official bodies.
Speaking to APA, the chairman of the Development and Renaissance Foundation of Azerbaijani Culture in Russia, Shamil Tagiyev, said that Azerbaijani youth are aware of the issue and sent letters of protest to Russia's Foreign Ministry and other bodies.
"Everyone in Russia knows that Shusha is a historical land of Azerbaijan. The distortion of this fact in the form of a march, in particular at a time when Armenians continue the occupation of Shusha city, is a serious provocation," noted Tagiyev.
The Azerbaijani city of Shusha was occupied by Armenia's armed forces on May 8, 1992.
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Wishing for more smoke at The Woodshed - 6
Before we get to the food, I want to take a paragraph to remind you what you're reading. ¶ My weekly review is an account of one meal at a restaurant. Usually it's the only time I have eaten there. Satisfaction is a personal matter. I try to make my biases clear, and barbecue is a biggie. So when I say that I was disappointed by the Woodshed's pulled pork, understand that on this subject I am fussy as a teething infant. ¶ All in all, most of our table – five kids ages 11 to 16 and two adults – were well satisfied with the meal at this new Transit Road joint. It's shiny and spacious inside, with booths, tables and a bar, which is dry so far. Tables have paper napkins but real silverware and plates. ¶ The menu offers standards like quesadillas and nachos with barbecued meats ($6.99-$7.99), and three salads, including one with pecans, crumbled blue cheese and sliced strawberries ($8.25).
The meats are pork spare ribs ($23.99 full rack) and pulled pork, smoked chicken and smoked beef round, available as sandwiches ($7.99), dinners and combo platters ($17.99-$21.59).
Nonstandard entrees include pork-n-mac ($10.99), macaroni and cheese topped with baked beans and pulled pork, and panko breaded fried shrimp ($12.99). Standard barbecue sides from coleslaw to cornbread were offered, plus mashed sweet potatoes and Cajun corn.
We asked for all the meats in various forms, from pulled chicken quesadilla to rack of ribs, and a bevy of sides. Plus the pork-n-mac, a "smoky Cuban" sandwich ($8.99) and strawberry salad. "Road kill stew" listed on the menu, a barbecue roundup in a bowl, was unavailable. Our personable and attentive server walked us through our choices, input our selections into her digital pad and offered us a sampling platter of barbecue sauces with the meat.
The quesadilla arrived with grill marks and tender chicken and cheese inside, chunkless salsa and sour cream. Gone in 60 seconds.
The Harvest Salad delivered fresh strawberries, plus an abundant, satisfying amount of pecans, slivered red onion and mild blue cheese atop salad greens. Dressing was on the side as requested.
Nachos contained a restrained portion of corn chips topped with black beans, pickled jalapeno slices, cheddar and pulled pork. The jalapenos scared off some people, which was fine with me, but I was eyeing the pork. It was certainly tender, but the smokiness I look for was absent.
The same pork topped the pork-n-mac bowl, which otherwise was a successful comfort food carbfest of cheesy elbow macaroni, sweet baked beans and barbecue sauce. I would have liked more cheddar bite in that mac, though.
The smoky Cuban was a likable combination of smoked ham, pulled pork, yellow mustard and pickles, grilled in a panini press. Its smoky note came from the sliced deli ham, not the barbecue inside. Nobody else at the table cared.
Hand-cut regular potato fries were decent, but everybody went for the crinkle-cut sweet potato fries, from a bag but fried right, with honey for dipping. The cornbread had decent corn flavor but was on the crumbly side. The Cajun corn had little discernible alterations besides chili powder. Spanish rice was a miss, underflavored and overcooked.
The spare ribs had a terrific crust, lacquered with sauce. They were so tender the meat broke when I tried to cut between the bones. Everyone enjoyed them but me; I missed smoke.
The half-chicken evoked a similar reaction. Nicely bronzed exterior with spiced and smoke-darkened skin. Lots of tender, fully cooked meat that I wished was smokier.
The smoked sliced beef round was served in a pool of jus that was salty and seemed aimed at adding moisture and flavor. It was partly successful with me, resulting in beef I would have happily piled on a fresh kummelweck roll with horseradish. But yeah, no smoke.
So in the end, we spent $15 a head, including tax and tip, to make everybody at the table full and happy, except me. But that's the price of pickiness, isn't it?
The Woodshed: 6 plates (Out of 10)
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sounds great, can WE make it a combination hunting/ fishing trip, I've still got about 10 gallons of ROTONONE around here someplace...fish fry, them northerns and snakeheads should be about 16 inch by now! George your in charge of PECAN PIE and beer, Cur the wimmens and ketchup, I'll bring the seasoned flour ROTONONE, and trammel nets.....Wild game supper at Cecils....all nonresidents invited, no exorbitant fees, BUT please bring a covered dish.
Have night scope, will travel. Do you want the catsup on the women or do you wish to apply it yourself?
reading in a former post that your roots are from Kentucky, I can pretty well tell by the vernacular used "catsup" that you must have hailed from Kenton Co at one time or other as that is the only county out of 120 that calls that red elixir of life "catsup"........the rest of the state claims it as ketchup, ands as soon as I move from my state of insanity to the state of Kentucky and win a seat in the House of Representatives I'll sponsor a Ketchup bill to get you hooligans up in northern KY in line....
I see on February 18-20 the Association of Indiana Taxidermists are having a convention, might be a good time to go, surely some of those guys will know how to "skint" a buck, or fillet a snakehead.....Will them knot head deer still have their knots then?
I'll just meet you on I 65 North at the 112 exit, BAM
"Ketchup" is spelled catsup. Can't go from KY to IN if yer pullin' a trailer......IN requires license plates, KY does not. Of course they have reciprocity in that little blue book they carry, but Indiana Cops can't read. I been stopped a zillion times there for no boat trailer license. I just quit crossing the River, figure those Indiana boys can't hit ducks anyway, so we wait for them to cross over the line.
Etymologically speaking, the English word ketchup, also spelled "catsup" and a dozen other ways, derives from the Malay (or Indonesian) word kecap (also spelled ketjap), which in turn was based on the Chinese word ke-tsiap. The Asian forerunner of ketchup was a type of fish sauce, which is to say fish (typically anchovies, and often fermented), dissolved in brine. When this sauce made its way to Europe in the 1600s, cooks began experimenting with different ingredients—besides anchovies, mushrooms, walnuts, oysters, and even lemons appeared in various ketchup recipes over the next couple of centuries. Salt was the only invariable ingredient; while some recipes included vinegar, few included sweeteners, and nearly all were quite runny. In the New World, tomatoes were known to be used in ketchup as early as the 1780s, though the first published recipe for tomato ketchup—created by James Mease, a physician and horticulturist from Philadelphia—dates only from 1812.
But it was not until 1872 that Henry J. Heinz developed the recipe his company still uses today. In contrast to conventional ketchup-making wisdom at the time, Heinz used ripe tomatoes, increased the proportion of vinegar in the recipe dramatically, added sugar, and flavored it with onion and a special blend of spices. The result was an extremely viscous condiment that included all the major taste components—salty, bitter, sweet, sour, and umami (or savory). This winning combination soon became the American definition of ketchup; although competitors' recipes differ in the details, the public no longer accepts anything as "ketchup" that doesn't fit the pattern of a thick, tangy, tomato-based sauce.
For more than a century, Heinz wisely followed a "don't mess with success" policy; only bottle shapes and sizes changed significantly. Plastic squeeze bottles were perhaps the best thing to happen to ketchup since the tomato, and the latest trend, upside-down "Easy Squeeze" bottles, are a work of genius that should earn someone a MacArthur Fellowship. Of less certain distinction was the range of bright ketchup colors Heinz experimented with a few years ago. First green ketchup appeared on the shelves, then purple (my personal favorite), and even, briefly, blue, pink, orange, and teal. While claiming the colors were "very popular with consumers," the company nevertheless discontinued them after a short time. Although they tasted just like red ketchup, I suspect too many people found the notion of blue tomatoes cognitively dissonant. Or maybe it's just that kids quickly tire of novelty.
For a brief period in 1981, the Reagan administration decreed that ketchup could be considered a vegetable for the purpose of satisfying nutritional requirements for school lunches. Because the government's edict used the spelling "ketchup," Del Monte found itself unable to sell its Catsup to schools, and quickly changed its spelling. Although public outcry soon resulted in ketchup's removal from the vegetable list, Del Monte kept its new spelling. That appears to have settled the question of spelling once and for all, while leaving unresolved the puzzle of why ketchup wasn't considered a fruit. But it could have been worse: if ketchup had maintained its original formula, it might now be considered a meat.
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The Escapist, 4/5 stars
As well as all the exciting new stuff you get to explore, you'll also be able to return to some unfinished business as you enter Hermaeus Mora's library of forbidden knowledge. If you do manage to pass the trials he sets before you, you'll wind up with a few new abilities to choose from including an incredibly useful one that prevents companions from taking friendly fire damage. If you've ever had to explain to your would-be wife why a dead body suddenly spawned in the middle of your marriage ceremony, or even just to reload from a previous game save because you accidentally burned Aela to death with a fireball, then you'll appreciate this perk. You can now hack away with your sword indiscriminately, knowing that only your foes will feel its sting.
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Dragonborn delivers a great adventure that rarely apes content from the core game. The dungeon designs are inventive – especially the water temple – and flow nicely from quest to quest. Solstheim is a fun island to explore, offering a wealth of side content and locales to uncover. The dragon-riding and battle against Miraak in the final act are rough, but the story stays strong and is tied to one of of Skyrim's most enjoyable quest lines.
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Fourteen years ago, a 12-year-old boy anxiously sat, waiting to be matched with his Big Brother. Little Brother Thyrone says, "I remember thinking it was a silly and unnecessary idea. How much of a troublemaker was I?" After meeting Ray, and sitting with him for a bit, Thyrone remembers, "I just wanted to hang with him more. There wasn't that authoritative feel—it was just natural." Big Brother Ray agrees, "I remember having a sense that Thyrone was bright and likeable. I immediately thought that we were a good match for each other, which definitely turned out to be the case."
Seeing each other every week, Ray and Thyrone did a lot together. "He taught me many things from how to canoe and camp to trying archery and Asian cuisine. We went to the movies a lot, which we now see how that turned out—I'm a filmmaker," says Thyrone. As Ray reflects, "Sometimes we would spend our time at a coffee shop talking about what was going on in our lives." There isn't much that these two haven't done together as a match.
"We come from, and still occupy, two very different worlds. Ray's a middle-aged, Jewish, married computer engineer. I'm a young, black, independent writer and director, from a Christian family. But we were never afraid to breach those lines and experience something new." Nowadays, the former Little and Big get together every couple of weeks. Reflecting on this commitment to their friendship, Thyrone shares, "We always email and try to have our regular coffee dates. He's very much family to me, so no matter where I've travelled or gone, I always keep in touch."
"Having Ray in my life has definitely changed my path completely. I could ask and say anything to him, without judgment, and without worry. Having a relationship where you can learn something every day, even years later from someone like that, is incredible. He's intelligent and completely in tune with the world." The support and memories that Thyrone got from having a mentor like Ray continue to this day. "Ray did something completely unnecessary and that was introducing me to his family and his world. BBBST gave me a lifelong friend, and as many of the people I grew up with come and go, Ray has remained there through it all. That to me is special."
Not only did Ray impact Thyrone's life for the better, but having a Little Brother significantly impacted Ray's life: "Since I have no children, being Thyrone's Big Brother gave me the opportunity to experience, vicariously, a young person's travels through the years that I never would have had otherwise. His experiences as a teen were significantly different from my own, which helped me to revisit some of my own past and gain new insight into what happened during those times. Even more significant is that I have learned a great deal about the challenges that face young people today. It's given me a new appreciation of the complexities of life both for myself and for them."
Thyrone articulates that although they are no longer monitored by their match support coordinator, they have always been brothers—and remain so to this day. In agreement Ray says, "We're not Big and Little anymore, as Thyrone reached the age where our formal friendship, arranged through BBBST, had to end several years ago. I very much appreciate that we have kept in touch since then, and I've been able to follow his progress through the years. I'm glad to say that I still learn lots from Thyrone, especially because his interests are so different from mine and also because he is so dedicated to becoming an expert at what he does."
Big Brother Ray best sums up their friendship by sharing, "Life today is so demanding on one's time that it is difficult to form lasting friendships with people, other than those in one's immediate family. The Big-Little relationship has allowed us to do this and I very much appreciate it."
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Cosplayer Shiva > Costume of Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon (Sailor Moon Sailor Stars)
- Most Recent Photo
- 11-18-2011
- Series
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
- Character
- Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon
- Year Completed:
- 2010
- Construction Difficulty:
- Difficult
- Costume worn at:
- Anime Boston 2012
- Anime Boston 2011
- Anime Boston 2010
- Dragon*Con 2011
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
The base leotard is a matte spandex from Discount Dance Supply, and the rest of the fabrics are all from the casa collection. The skirt is a double circle skirt knife pleated onto the waist ribbon and hemmed to be shorter on the sides than the front and back. The sleeves use an Edwardian dress pattern and the bows and collar follow Lynleigh's pattern and attach to the fuku using snaps. The rings on the gloves and sleeves are stuffed with batting. The odango accents are cast in resin and mounted on craftfoam. The wings are white turkey feathers on a wire backing which I originally made in 2006 for my Amano Rinoa costume. The Kaleidoscope wand hilt is made of Styrofoam and decorated with craft foam, metal buttons, and Sculpty accents. The shaft is a curtain rod from Wal-mart which I embedded in the foam using a power drill.
Thank you to Sweet~Pea for making all of the tiaras and broaches for the group!
- Personal Thoughts:
- Growing up watching Sailor Moon, I always liked Chibiusa; she was silly, spunky, always willing to fight the bad guys, and the only one to really tell Sailor Moon she was a wimpy crybaby and to get over herself! I also loved her cotton candy hair. I always wanted to do an Eternal Sailor group and I finally got the opportunity in 2011.
Wig Details
- Wig Brand
- Cosplay Angella1024
- Wig Name
- Clip On Ponytail 24"
- Styling Notes
- Third time for this wig was the charm. This time I started with a 24" clip-on ponytail wig. I removed 12" from each ponytail and used the excess as extensions to cover the egg-shaped styrofoam odangos. I then sewed the odangos on to the base wig and inserted the ponytails. I shaped the ends, curled the bangs, and sewed some of the ponytail hair to the odagos to give the ponytails more fluff.
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Healy is a fan-favorite and for good reason. He's a regular guy outside of his chosen profession, works his tail off, and lets his performance in the ring serve as his means of self-promotion rather than calling out peers or demanding opportunities. As such, Healy's hit for marijuana use was particularly disappointing. The infraction cost "Bam Bam" a brilliant win over Jim Miller plus a six-figure paycheck based on bonuses he lost.
There's no question the UFC boasts the bulk of the best fighters in the world and making it to the organization is an accomplishment worthy of praise. However, that's not to say the path is always a smooth one for the elite athletes calling the Octagon home. In fact, nearly every Mixed Martial Artist in the sport has a moment he/she would love to erase from history. For example, consider some of the competitors set to scrap on September 21 at UFC 165. (Photos by USA Today Sports Images)
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Wisconsin taking 4-2 record to Purdue
MADISON Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema is downplaying the significance of Saturday�s game at Purdue even though the game pits opponents expected to vie for the Big Ten Leaders Division title.
�All the games matter, it doesn�t matter if they�re in the Leaders or the Legends � your overall record is of the utmost importance,� Bielema said Monday. �I get (the interest). Everybody knows it. But really, it�s a one-game approach. As coaches, as football players, you can�t take any other perspective other than that.�
The Badgers (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) are seeking their first road victory of the season while the Boilermakers (3-2, 0-1) look for their first league win. Since Leaders teams Penn State and Ohio State were ruled ineligible for postseason competition and titles due to NCAA infractions, one of four other teams will represent the division in the league championship in Indianapolis. Wisconsin and Purdue are considered front runners ahead of Illinois and Indiana.
Bielema said he�s impressed with Purdue�s defense, particularly a front four that includes senior defensive tackle Kawann Short. Short, who has started all 42 games in his Purdue career, has blocked two field goals and one extra point this season.
�Defensively, Purdue might have the best front four in our league right now,� Bielema said. �Short has got the ability to jump and explode and make big plays.�
The Badgers are fresh off one of their most complete performances of the season, a 31-14 home win against Illinois. The offense had a season-high 427 yards and the defense allowed a season-low 178 passing yards.
The ability to finish was important, said cornerback Devin Smith, who intercepted Illini quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase in the second quarter for the Badgers� first pick of the year.
�It was a great performance for the defense because of the fact we finished the game, a full four quarters,� Smith said. �And not just the defense, the whole team as well. We took a step forward.�
The Badgers gained strength on defense with the return of a handful of veteran players from injuries. Defensive ends Patrick Muldoon (broken thumb) and Brendan Kelly (hamstring) started against the Illini after missing three games. Strong safety Shelton Johnson, who broke his right arm against Oregon State on Sept. 8, also returned from a three-game absence. He played a few series against the Illini and will start at Purdue on Saturday.
Other players expected to practice this week are redshirt sophomore cornerback Peniel Jean (broken foot) and right guard Kyle Costigan (knee).
The linebacker corps has logged consistent performances game after game during 2012, and Bielema was pleased to see Mike Taylor (12 tackles), Chris Borland (10) and Ethan Armstrong (10) collected double-digit tackles against Illinois. Taylor, a senior, leads the Big Ten and ranks fifth nationally with 67 tackles.
�I coached linebackers my entire coaching career, have been a head coach and a (defensive) coordinator, and I don�t know of any other time . when all three linebackers had charted over ten tackles each,� Bielema said. �Hats off to those three guys and what they did.�
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There's an old saying that liberals will support armed intervention in a foreign conflict only so long as nothing resembling a self-interest is at stake.
If the cause is purely humanitarian -- if the refinement of American morality is the only possible domestic benefit -- liberals just might be persuaded to support the use of military force to help a starved, invaded or otherwise oppressed people.
Which brings me to the baffling subject of Syria. Like many observers of the Obama administration, I've been confused by its unwillingness to take even the relatively modest steps required to bring about a decisive end to the regime of Bashar al-Assad. More than 30,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the uprising against him, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and untold numbers have been wounded, tortured or raped.
The Syrians who are rebelling are in dire need of the sort of support that the U.S. can best provide. The U.S. has the capability to efficiently neutralize Syria's air defenses and impose a no-fly zone to ground Assad's attack helicopters. And as Michael Doran and Max Boot pointed out in a recent New York Times opinion article, only the U.S. can lead a multinational effort to establish safe corridors between the Turkish border and the besieged city of Aleppo. If Aleppo was under the stable and permanent control of Syria's rebels, it would spell the end of Assad's regime and its appalling brutality.
Elusive Explanation So what explains President Barack Obama's hesitancy? Perhaps the caricature of liberals is true: In Libya, where Obama deployed the Air Force against the regime of Muammar Qaddafi -- whose crimes were terrible, but not as terrible as Assad's -- there were only marginal national-security interests at stake. In Syria, the national-security interests are profound. It doesn't seem plausible that Obama is hesitating because the U.S. self-interest is so nakedly apparent. Yet a better explanation for his passivity is elusive.
Could Obama simply be avoiding a messy foreign entanglement during his bid for re-election? If this were true, it would make him guilty of criminal negligence. Is he the sort of man who would deny innocent and endangered people help simply because greater engagement could complicate his re-election chances? I truly doubt it.
Here's another possible explanation: Perhaps Obama isn't quite the brilliant foreign-policy strategist his campaign tells us he is. Of course, he has had his successes. I'm not sure you're aware of this, but Osama bin Laden is dead (killed, apparently, by Obama, who used only a salad fork and a No. 2 pencil). And, despite Republican assertions to the contrary, he has done far more to stymie Iran's nuclear ambitions than his predecessor, George W. Bush, ever did.
Yet Obama's record in the Middle East suggests that missed opportunities are becoming a White House specialty.
Syria is the most obvious example. Assad is a prime supporter of terrorism (as opposed to Qaddafi, who had retired from terrorism sponsorship by the time his people rose up against him), and his regime represents Iran's only meaningful Arab ally. The overriding concern of the Obama administration in the Middle East is the defanging of Iran. Nothing would isolate Iran -- and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah -- more than the removal of the Assad regime and its replacement by a government drawn from Syria's Sunni majority. Ensuring that Muslim extremists don't dominate the next Syrian government is another compelling reason to increase U.S. involvement.
'Weak,' 'Feckless' Yet all we have from Obama is passivity, which is a recurring theme in the administration's approach to the Middle East. So is "aggressive hedging," a term used by the Brookings Institution's Shadi Hamid to describe Obama's strange reluctance to clearly choose sides in the uprisings of the Arab Spring.
"There's a widespread perception in the region that Obama is a weak, somewhat feckless president," Hamid, who is the director of research at the Brookings Doha Center, told me. "Bush may have been hated, but he was also feared, and what we've learned in the Middle East is that fear, sometimes at least, can be a good thing. Obama's aggressive hedging has alienated both sides of the Arab divide. Autocrats, particularly in the Gulf, think Obama naively supports Arab revolutionaries, while Arab protesters and revolutionaries seem to think the opposite." Leaders across the Middle East don't take Obama's threats seriously. Neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the Arab leaders of the Gulf countries believe he'll act militarily against Iran's nuclear program in his second term.
Obama's handling of Middle East peace negotiations couldn't be characterized as passive; they could, however, be described as thoughtless. Obama publicly demanded that Netanyahu freeze settlement growth on the West Bank. When Netanyahu only partially and temporarily complied, Obama, in reaction, did nothing. Obama was wrong to draw a line in the sand over settlements, which are a derivative issue (if the Israelis and Palestinians settle their borders, the settlement issue will also be solved). But because he made it an issue without a thought to follow-up, he managed to freeze the peace process. From the Arab perspective, Obama didn't carry through on a stated policy. This didn't help his reputation.
"Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders have run roughshod over Obama, embarrassing and undercutting him," Hamid said. "They simply don't believe that Obama will do anything about it." The Middle East is a misery for American presidents. Very few, including Obama, have managed to shape events there in ways that benefit the U.S.
Jeffrey Goldberg is a Bloomberg View columnist and a national correspondent for the Atlantic.


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The first ever baby beaver to be hand reared in the UK has been nursed back to health by wardens, ready to enjoy his first Christmas at WWT Martin Mere in Lancashire.
From this weekend, visitors to Martin Mere will be able to see the young kitt via a live camera link in his enclosure, and hear the story of his remarkable recovery.
Mum and Dad are Twiggy and Woody, the pair of adult beavers at Martin Mere whose nocturnal activities captured on night vision cameras made them the undisputed stars of Autumnwatch last year. The baby beaver was found injured back in the summer, when he was believed to be just weeks old, and taken out of the enclosure for intensive daily veterinary treatment.
A specially designed enclosure was made for baby beaver in the treatment area and he has now finished his antibiotics and on the road to a full recovery. Five months on, he is proving to be quite a character as he loves his food, especially sweetcorn and sweet potato, and enjoys playing with his cuddly beaver toys by snuggling up to them and taking them into the pond.
Centre Manager, Andy Wooldridge, said: "Finding baby beaver was a real surprise for us and it is a credit to our aviculture staff that they have nursed him back to health with such limited knowledge of beaver treatment available to us. We are delighted with his progress and it is a joy to see his character develop. The fact that he appears to be making a good recovery is a real Christmas treat for all the staff that have looked after him and we are looking forward to sharing this experience with our visitors."


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Innovo Program
Post-Bankruptcy Filing Class
Welcome to INNOVO, CENTS' online personal financial management instructional course. (Innovo is latin for "to renew.")
Please note we cannot issue you a certificate if you are filing in North Carolina or Alabama. Please see the United States Trustee website if you are filing in one of those states.
If you do not have a bankruptcy case number, please do not take this course yet. The INNOVO online course is approximately 3 hours long and costs $20 for single filers and $25 for joint filers. You can pay with a credit card, checking account or PayPal account. You can complete the course at your leisure; you do not need to complete it all in one sitting. Upon completion of this online course, you will be asked to fill out a certificate registration form. After you have filled this out, a certificate of course completion will be emailed to you within three days. When you complete the course, you will have another opportunity to list an email where you want us to send your certificate. You will want to check the spam/junk folders of that email as well when you are done with the course.
A bankruptcy filer must take :
- A credit counseling class BEFORE he or she files AND
- A financial education class AFTER he or she files.
- Innovo is the financial education class to be taken AFTER filing bankruptcy and AFTER you have a case number. If you have not yet filed and do not have a case number, do not take Innovo yet. If you need to take the pre-filing credit counseling class, you can take it from us here.
- You may experience technical difficulties with the video. If this happens follow the easy instructions to switch to the text version and take the class that way. It doesn't matter if you take the video or text version or a combination of the two.IMPORTANT: To help ensure the video works:
- You must have the current version of Flash Player. This course uses flash to play the videos, and you will not be able to view the course with older versions of the Flash Player. You can get it for free from their website here : http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer
- You must accept cookies from this site. Cookies are usually on by default, but if you have changed your security settings in your browser or disabled them, you will need to create an exception for this course as it utilizes cookies to track your progress.
Please note that changing cookie settings can affect the security of your computer and CENTS and KCBA cannot be held liable for any technical issues that may result from these changes. Please remember to reset your computer back to its original settings after you have completed our course.
- Please note we can only provide limited support directly related to this online class. If the video is not working for you, you will have to switch to the text based version. We will not be able to troubleshoot video issues with your computer and/or the program. We will refund your payment if you are unable to complete the course and get your certificate elsewhere.
Click on the register link to register for the class. You will create your password and your username is the email you enter. (Remember or write down both, please.) After you register, wait 15 minutes and you can use your username and password to enter the course. We will also email the info to you and class link. (Our email may get intercepted by your spam/junk filter so remembering or writing down your username and password are best practices). Click here to register.
If you have registered and created your own password (your username is the email you entered), wait 15 minutes to enter the course. After 15 minutes, enter your username and password to enter the course. If you have not registered, click on the register link in number 6 above. After you receive your password, you can also click on the link below to reach the log-in page and enter the course with your password. You will first be required to enter your username and password.There will be a codeword in every section that will appear below the video player for a few seconds. Again, not on the video player or video player screen, but below it. Make note of it as you will have to enter the codeword to move on. The text version does not have codewords.At the end of the course you need to fill out the certificate request form. You can list the email address(es) where you want it emailed at that time.
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Insulin Resistance in HorsesBy Dr. Bryan Waldridge · December 20, 2010
Insulin resistance (IR) is defined as reduced sensitivity to insulin that results in increased insulin release and/or decreased activity of insulin, such as glucose entry into cells, inhibition of glucose production in the liver, and mobilization of fat. Laboratory testing for IR in horses reveals elevated blood insulin concentration or abnormal changes in blood insulin and/or glucose concentrations when the horse is challenged with glucose or insulin. Several tests have been developed to investigate IR, but most involve either oral or intravenous glucose administration, and in some tests, insulin is also administered.
Insulin resistance can be caused by several hormones and drugs that affect the actions or release of insulin. These are listed below.
Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy when progesterone inhibits insulin. This is not common in mares but occurs in other species.
Xylazine and detomidine, two commonly administered equine sedatives, inhibit the release of insulin from the pancreas. In adult horses, these drugs quickly lower blood insulin and can raise blood glucose concentrations for over three hours.
Stress or severe illnesses induce the release of hormones that interfere with insulin, such as cortisol and epinephrine. It is not unusual for stressed or ill horses to have elevated blood glucose concentrations, though these usually return to normal as the animal relaxes or its condition improves.
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (equine Cushing's disease)occurs in older horses due to dysfunction of the pituitary gland that results in the overproduction of cortisol, which antagonizes insulin.
Equine metabolic syndrome(EMS) is similar to type II diabetes mellitus in humans. Type II diabetes usually affects obese adults and is characterized by elevated blood glucose concentration resulting from impaired insulin utilization and an inability to compensate with increased insulin production. Equine metabolic syndrome usually occurs in overweight younger horses that have abnormal fat deposits. Affected horses are often described as easy keepers that maintain or gain weight despite being fed relatively small amounts. Insulin resistance with EMS is theorized to occur because abnormal fat can secrete hormones (cytokines and adipokines) that down-regulate pathways involved with how insulin acts on cells. The accumulation of fat in tissues such as skeletal muscle is also believed to have some toxic effects on cells and their response to insulin (lipotoxicity). Fat can convert inactive cortisone to its active form cortisol, which can further add to IR. It is important to realize that not all overweight or obese horses are affected with EMS or IR.
Glycemic index is the measure of the rate of rise in blood glucose concentration in response to eating a specific feedstuff. Glycemic index depends on the carbohydrate content of the feed. In general, feeds with a higher amount of starch, nonstructural carbohydrates, or other sugars will have a higher glycemic index than feeds high in fats or fermentable fiber. Glycemic index evaluates how blood glucose changes when a horse is fed a given feedstuff and should not be confused with IR. However, if IR is present, it will decrease the clearance of glucose from the blood because the normal actions of insulin (drive glucose into cells and thereby decrease blood insulin concentration) are inhibited. Blood glucose concentrations will fluctuate less when a horse is fed a feed with a low glycemic index. In other species, high-fat diets can actually worsen IR; however, this effect has not been extensively investigated in horses.


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NOTE- You will be given a reference e-book to read which has 770 pages And the test will be based on that e-book , you can take the test only after 10 days Of purchase.
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It should also be noted that all the server roles played by the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 need any of these operating systems:
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If a host with multiple interfaces advertises services by using slpd and proxy registration, the service URLs that are advertised by slpd must contain reachable host names or addresses. If unicast routing is enabled between the interfaces, hosts on all subnets can reach hosts on other subnets. Proxy registrations can also be made for a service on any subnet. If, however, unicast routing is disabled, service clients on one subnet cannot reach services on another subnet through the multihomed host. However, those clients might be able to reach the services through another router.
For example, suppose the host with default host name bigguy has three interface cards on three different unrouted subnets. The host names on these subnets are bigguy, with IP address 188.8.131.52, bigguy1, with IP address 220.127.116.11, and bigguy2, with IP address 184.108.40.206. Now suppose that a legacy printer, oldprinter, is connected to the 143 subnet and that the URL service:printing:lpr://oldprinter/queue1 is configured with the net.slp.interfaces to listen on all interfaces. The oldprinter URL is proxy-advertised on all interfaces. The machines on the 142 and 144 subnets receive the URL in response to service requests, but are unable to access the oldprinter service.
The solution to this problem is to perform the proxy advertisement with slpd running on a machine that is connected to the 143 subnet only, rather than on the multihomed host. Only hosts on the 143 subnet can obtain the advertisement in response to a service request.


text: In 1923 legendary film director Cecil B. DeMille finished the epic film _Ten Commandments, The (1923)_. After filming was completed, he bulldozed the sets into the Guadalupe Sand Dunes of the central California coast. Hi reasons for doing so were very mysterious. This story gives an explanation as to why he did it. There was actually a legitimate Egyptian artifact amongst the props but they didn't know which one was trapping the spirit of an Egyptian avenging god. Mysterious murders and accidents while making the film brings things back to the surface today and it starts all over again.