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When I first went to the counter to order my coffee (plain, no cream or sugar), the nice lady asked if I wanted a delicious cookie for some sugar energy. I politely declined (thank you www.myfitnesspal.com), but actually had to think about it for a few seconds. She didn't just say, "Would you like a cookie with that," she said, "do you want a delicious cookie for some sugar energy?"
I don't know about you, but I like delicious things, sugar, and energy.
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Sorry But i dont speak a lot of english ......
This is my number 3 build....
Alistar History
As the mightiest warrior to ever emerge from the Minotaur tribes of the Great Barrier, Alistar defended his tribe from Valoran's many dangers; that is, until the coming of the Noxian army. Alistar was lured from his village by the machinations of Keiran Darkwill, General Boram Darkwill's youngest son and commander of the Noxian expeditionary force. When Alistar returned, he found his village burning and his family slain. Bellowing with rage, he charged an entire regiment of Noxus' elite, slaughtering them by the hundreds. Only the intervention of some of Noxus' most skilled summoners checked Alistar's rage. Brought in chains to Noxus, Alistar spent the intervening years as a gladiator in the Fleshing, pitted in endless battle for the entertainment of Noxus' wealthy leaders.
Alistar's once noble soul slowly became twisted, and he would have been driven to insanity if not for Ayelia, a young servant girl who befriended him and eventually arranged for his escape. Suddenly free, Alistar joined the newly formed League of Legends to fight as a champion, hoping to one day exact his final vengeance upon Noxus and find the girl who had renewed his hope. Initially unwilling to cater to his celebrity status as a champion, Alistar has since discovered that there is power in fame, and he has become a vocal advocate for those whom the Noxian government treads upon. He also calls to light things that the Noxian military would prefer remain hidden -- something that has made him very unpopular with Noxus' nobles. His charitable work has earned him several philanthropic awards, which serve as an interesting contrast to the rage and destruction he brings to the League of Legends.
"If you intend to grab the bull by the horns as a summoner, Alistar might have something to say about that."
Greater Mark of Magic Penetrationx9 = For More Magic Attack These are great marks there are for champions that deal magic damage and I use them in all both builds. With the extra mPen, your abilities will pack a bit more punch. These marks also compliment Abyssal Mask quite nicely.
Greater Quintessence of Magic Penetrationx3 = For More Magic Attack The same with Greater Mark of Magic Penetration
Greater Glyph of Magic Resistx9 = These inexpensive glyphs will provide a helpful boost to your magic resistance. The scaling glyphs will give you a lot of helpful survivability for when you need to tank the enemy team late game.
Greater Seal of Armorx9 = These seals are really useful against the AD in lane. The early boost to your armor will allow you to be aggressive combo.
Early game is really "hard" farm but in mid game will be really easy just use Pulverize plus passive Trample wait 2 secs then use Triumphant Roar and again the passive Trample and repeat the process ... kill the minions mage first more easy.
The following is a very quick warding guide taken from Soraka - The Babysitting Queen. Thanks Summoner for letting me use this section! It is the responsibility of everyone on the team to ward the map, but it is especially important for supports to do so, in order to leave as much gold as possible for the carries.
Buy wards whenever possible, and watch for when allied wards by dragon or baron are going to expire. Make sure that dragon is warded once it has spawned, and ward baron constantly late game. Warding allied buffs is a good way to prevent counter-jungling.
Note: This is assuming you're purple. Simply mirror the positions if you're on blue side.
These show the best, non-situational (i.e no lane brush wards) positions to place wards, assuming you are winning as the purple side.
Mirror the positions of the wards if you need defensive wards in your jungle as well.
Situational Items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity are the classic support boots. These will give you a nice amount of early CDR, allowing you to replace Spirit Visage with another item.
Mercury's Treads are strong boots on any champion and come in handy against teams with a lot of CC. If you can live without them and rely on Unbreakable Will, it's usually better, but there will be some games where these boots will be necessary.
Ninja Tabi are a fast, cheap counter to teams with a lot of strong physical autoattackers. If you notice that the enemy team has three or more champions that rely on autoattacks, pick up these boots for a fast lane advantage and more survivability in team fights.
Defensive Items
Banshee's Veil doesn't fit very well into either build, but it's still a good option if you need some survivability against magical damage. If you get CDR boots, you can replace Spirit Visage with this item quite easily, though it's more expensive.
Force of Nature is a great MR item, but its heavy price tag makes it a difficult buy for a support champion. If the enemy team has a lot of magical damage, DoTs and/or poke spells, you may want to invest in the high amount of MR and health sustain. Most games try to opt for a cheaper item if you can; you shouldn't need to build FoN very often.
Frozen Heart gives a ton of armor and CDR, which means you must remove some CDR from your build to fit it in. If the enemy team has a huge amount of physical damage, you can combine this item with Randuin's Omen to seriously cripple their damage output. I wouldn't build it unless absolutely necessary since it doesn't fit easily into a support build.
Quicksilver Sash is a very situational item on Alistar. Unbreakable Wills performs a very similar function, so most of the time this item should not be necessary. If there are several strong CCs or other debuffs on the enemy team that you can't cope with, you can pick up this item to remove all debuffs once every 60 seconds.
Offensive Items
Abyssal Mask is occasionally seen near the end of support builds due to its mix of AP, MR and an aura. It works well if there are a lot of casters on either team and the AP will give your combo a bit more punch.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter is another AP item with a utility passive. The health and AP will improve your survivability and damage in team fights, while the passive slow procs on Trample and Headbutt, giving you a bit more disruption power after initiation.
Utility Items
Morello's Evil Tome is a fairly situational support item, but it can be necessary if the enemy team has a lot of health sustain with champions like Warwick, Dr. Mundo and Vladimir. If your team doesn't have enough Ignites or other healing debuffs to deal with their sustain, you can help using the active Grievous Wounds debuff.
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Quite unusual. I don't believe there is any commission structure involved, so just tell him politely to bugger off and you'll decide in your own good time. He may just be misreading your responses since I doubt there is anything in it for him, personally and he's just trying to be helpful.
Several years ago, when the early Vins were being released, I know the stores/store manager got credit for making sales. I thought this stopped, but there might be some incentive program going on now. Even when there was a metric in place there was no pressure, since the store is generally information based--so this is surprising---where do you live?
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My experience is they are always trying to be of assistance. Never hard sell.
I can't speak about your sales rep. I can talk about mine. I am in EXACTLY the same situation as you. My sales rep has been putting up with me for the past year. I finally have an order in place. There were times of heavy communication from him and times of less communication. However he never forgot me nor did he loose patience with me.
I know it is so very much money but I am convinced it is the right thing to do for soooo many reasons. I hope you don't need a year as I did to realize this.
Best of luck,
Based on a conversation my spouse had with a manager at a store opening party, the sales reps get a decent salary and a little bone for each sale they facilitate. Not a big bone, but I suppose even a dollar makes a difference for some people. But they are not surviving on commission.
That information was contrary to what we heard from our sales rep when we bought the car where in we wanted to make sure so-n-so got credit for the sale and they said it does not matter because there are no commissions.
It's very unusual. I was actually a little disappointed when the store specialist said nothing about purchasing the car after given me the test drive. I was thinking of taking that opportunity to make the purchase decision while wife was there too so I don't need to discuss it with her again. What's even worse is she said nothing afterwards either. I did place the order a month later though.
Well, that is their job.
I find that a polite "back off" is sufficient to get any sales person to back down and then there is no issue.
I think he was only trying to help. The people I've encountered are very nice and they present the product and leave you alone.
Maybe he thinks you need more information about something he can help you with but I bet he will stop if you ask him to.
Maybe he used to work for a traditional car dealer and old habits die hard :)
How do they track their commissions?
Do you ask their badge numbers so you can input with your credit card on a Web page order?
After my sales rep answered some questions at the store and drove a demo car 25 miles from the store to our house to be sure that it fit our driveway and garage, I called him and asked if my next step was to go online and place my order. He said that his store would get "credit" for the sale if he took my order over the phone, so that's what happened. We reviewed the specs and options and that's how the order went down, followed of course by email confirmation. I had no problem completing the order that way, given that the guy made the extra effort of driving to our house, in heavy traffic.
Thanks Pettifogger.
That's how they can claim their credits because they input your order.
Now, that's a well known best kept secret of Tesla commission system.
I have become "close" with the manager of the "store" near me. It is my understanding that the sales reps get salary only, no commissions or bonus. There is a friendly competition among the stores to have the highest volume of sales for a given period. No monetary rewards. He has been super responsive to all of my inquiries and test drives for 4 years since my first roadster test drive. When it cam time to order my MC red S85, I did it on his computer as he made recommendations on options. No up-sale, just a discussion of what my objectives were and the best configuration for me. Great experience.
If your sales rep didn't sneak his identifier in when you ordered on the web then it sounds like a anonymous territorial system.
It doesn't matter how (web or in store) or who sold the cars, as long as it's in their sales territory, they'll get credit.
What can they do with those credits?
For 10 credits you can buy a tribble.
@ TeslaNH25,
I honestly think your Tesla rep is just trying to be helpful. If you've spent any time in the Tesla forums, you've no doubt read about how many of us owners go out of our way to show off the car, give test drives, and what a thrill we get when someone tells us they are going to buy one. There is a certain camaraderie that goes with being a Tesla owner, or prospective owner. There is much good will to go around.
The other aspect is that all of the Tesla employees I've interacted with love their jobs. They are advocates for the technology and the Tesla vision. Don't mistake passion for pressure. Most likely your rep is just crazy about all things Tesla, as are most of us. Enjoy the attention! :)
@J.T. +++ "It's no tribble at all!"
I live in an area that doesn't have a store but rather a young lady that provides test drives to those who request it. After my drive I asked her if it made a difference if I ordered my car through her or at home on my computer. She said that as long as I used the same email address that I used for my test drive request she would be connected to the sale but there was no commission involved.
It was the most pleasant auto purchase I have ever had. When I asked her about a few of the options she was very honest with her opinion. She wasn't trying to get me to add things that I really didn't want or need. Not having a commission involved with the purchase makes for a more honest buyer/seller exchange.
I asked the rep if she would get a commission if I had her order the car and she said she would get credit for the sale, what ever that was, she didn't explain and I didn't ask. However she was so awesome that my wife and I decided to go back to the store and let her order it so she got credit. No pressure at all. The best car buying experience that I ever had. Big shout out to Maggie at the Oak Brook, IL store.
I too was told that they get credit if the sale is made through the computer in the store. It didn't require me being in the store, so I could and this is what we did, order it over the phone.
I felt that with all the time my sales guy spent with me, mentioning which options that were a waste of money, never talking about price or when was I looking to buy, I felt the proper thing to do was let him get this "credit" for the sale.
@J.T.- That's the trouble with tribbles ;)
I give tibbles to my kitty every day.
I went in to the Natick MA Tesla store knowing enough to be very intrigued by the car, but firmly of the opinion there was NO way I could afford one, hence it was more of a lark than anything else to test drive.
Of course I immediately fell in love with it, and at the end of the drive I said "That was wonderful, but can never happen, so...." and the salesman re-iterated a few times that the $2500 deposit was completely refundable until confirmed, so why not just try. I'm so very happy he (and my BF who was with me at the time) were persistent enough for me to go ahead with my order.
After a couple more days of financial research and due diligence I realized I *could* make it work and joyfully confirmed, so hurrah for his persistence!
But it is $30,000 less in gas for any car you have ever bought before. Since you were paying for gas for your other car you obviously don't mind paying $30,000 more to drive your car.
II'd much rather that $30,000 in value go into my car and not the big Oil Companies.
They work hard to earn credits.
Are those the same Green Shield Stamps that I had to work so hard for when I was young?
In that case, 1 down, 1,999 more stamps to fill up the book for your sales rep!
After my test drive I emailed the sales rep and asked whether it made a difference if I ordered online or through the store. She said as long as I used the same email address on the order they would get credit for the order.


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text: Yesterday I went to Brandy Ho's Hunan Food on 217 Columbus Avenue in San Francisco for lunch. I've always enjoyed their Gon Pao Chicken because they make it so spicy. Also, I like how they wok it right in front of you so you get to see it being made while you're sitting there. I got it as a lunch special. It came with an onion cake, hot and sour soup, and cold noodles covered with peanut sauce and cucumber slices. When the main dish arrived with the bowl of white rice my mouth watered. I like how at Brandy Ho's they use a minimum of sauce so the food looks and tastes fresh and sumptuous. Also, they don't use MSG like many other restaurants. I put a piece of chicken in my mouth and suddenly my meal took a turn for the worse. My mouth did not pucker. My eyes did not water. In fact, nothing happened. Nothing. That's because there was no spice. None. Nothing. There was absolutely no flavor to the chicken. Something had gone terribly wrong. I got the server's attention and pointed out to her the problem. She told me that they don't make any dishes spicy and that you have to request the dishes be made spicy if you want them that way. My mouth dropped open. I wasn't going to argue with her. The menu clearly stated the dish was spicy and it is called Brandy Ho's Hunan Food, after all. I explained this to her and told her how whenever I've eaten there, the food has always been spicy when I order it, but she just kept insisting that they've never served spicy food and I should have made a special request if I wanted it to be that way. Needless to say, I did not finish my meal. I haven't been to Brandy Ho's for a few years so I don't know what has happened. Has it gone downhill or did I just happen to have lunch there on a bad day?


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"The West Wing" began its campaign to dominate the nighttime Emmy Awards for the second straight year by receiving four awards -- more than any other program -- during ceremonies on Sept. 8 primarily devoted to honoring television shows in technical areas.
NBC's White House drama collected Emmys for editing, cinematography, casting and sound mixing in the Emmys' creative arts portion, which encompasses more than 50 categories.
Most of the higher-profile awards for actors and programs will be handed out Sunday and televised on CBS.
"West Wing" won a total of nine Emmys last year, the most for any series in a single season. HBO's "The Sopranos," which tied the NBC show with 18 nominations overall, shot down just one award on Sept. 8, for makeup.
CBS' "Survivor" was anointed best nonfiction program (special class), a new category introduced specifically to recognize the new breed of so-called "reality" shows that incorporate a game or stunt element.
Despite televising this year's awards, CBS has bristled at the fact that the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences -- which presents the Emmys -- chose to relegate that award to the creative arts ceremony, given that "Survivor" was TV's most-watched program last season.
"The academy has spoken," quipped producer Mark Burnett in accepting the award at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
"Survivor" garnered a second Emmy for sound mixing of nonfiction programming, and the canceled Fox series "American High" -- which documented lives of high school students -- won in the other new category of nonfiction program (reality).
Fox's "The Simpsons" was again named outstanding animated program. PBS' "American Masters: Finding Lucy" edged out a field that included the splashier Ken Burns documentary "Jazz" for best nonfiction informational series.
Guest-acting categories were also recognized, with Derek Jacobi and Jean Smart both winning for "Frasier" on the comedy series front, while dramatic awards went to Oscar winner Sally Field for "ER" and Michael Emerson, who played serial killer William Hinks on ABC's "The Practice."
Buoyed by "West Wing" and "Frasier," which took home a third award for editing, NBC received 11 Emmys total. That tied Fox, whose tally included three technical awards for the special "Barbra Streisand: Timeless," as the most-honored network.
HBO, with a pair of awards each for its Bruce Springsteen concert special and the movie "61*," garnered eight Emmys, while ABC claimed seven, with a trio going to its miniseries "Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows."
CBS, PBS and UPN each amassed five awards, with "Star Trek: Voyager" receiving two in its final season.
Ironically, a spot for noncommercial broadcaster PBS, titled "Photo Booth," claimed the still relatively new Emmy prize for best commercial.


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machine to machine
car to car (C2C)
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Cyber Physical Systems
Degree of complexity
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Internet of Things (IoT)
Internet of Services (IoS)
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value chain
- Connection of human, objects and systems:
emergence of dynamic and real-time optimized
as well as self-organizing value chains
- enables an optimization of costs, availability and
the use of ressources
- network of interacting elements with physical in- and output
- wireless communication: enables functionality + new product
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- new beginnings of synergy between humans,
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- social machines share their
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Here is what Ancestry has to say about Mr. Charles Coff:
Charles Coff lived in Hartford as early as 1914, at first with his sister Sophia and then with the rest of his family, his mother Rose (widow of Moses, brother Samuel and sister Anna. Charles worked both as a barber and a clerk. His two sisters were dressmakers and his younger brother was a student.
|Hartford City Directory 1914
|Hartford City Directory 1916
|Hartford City Directory 1917
Charles, or rather Charels Moses Coff, registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. He was born in Cherson, Russia, on March 18, 1894, making him 23 years old when the above photos were taken. Minnie would have been 21 then. He has not yet become a US citizen. Here he listed himself as a salesman and single.
|Charels Moses Coff, 1917 Draft Registration Card
In 1919 he is listed as a student. This means he most likely was not drafted nor did he enlist. He also did not die during the influenza epidemic of 1918 which took the lives of so many young men.
|Hartford City Directory 1919
These are such nice quality photos, I bet his descendants if he had any, would love to see them.
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Hi Iginfl, Im so glad to see you! And that you are ok & not in hospital! I kept hoping & praying that you did the church, out to eat, nap thing yesterday. Then, I would think "no way" she has a bulge in her back! Imho, is in my honest opinion. Im not a dr, only friend here. I just read the mri report over and over and i thought that the radiologist was saying it appeared leftover, then gave warning to the DR, not to you, that he thought that you needed to be checked for an abcess. Like we talked about, cbc, lab analysis on fluid, culture & what the dr orders to check for infection. He will get report late so i think that you should call the office & leave message or possibly talk to dr to tell exactly how you are now & want to know yesterday what he wants you to do. If it were me i would "hold his feet to the fire" persay! B/ c waiting until dec 5 is crazy. Imho. I know that you are sick, hurting, csf leak is scary & you are sooooo sick of drs & surgeries. And, you shouldnt have to figure this out by your self!! Btw,i had to lay flat after repair surgery for 4 weeks until patch healed on, b/c of pressure in canal goes up when you raise your head higher than your low back & could make a leak again. Did you have to do that? We just pray & have faith that this would be over for you now. Take care & know im checking for
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Archbishop Kelly attends Holy Land conference
The Archbishop of Liverpool, Rt Rev Patrick Kelly, is currently attending the annual meeting of bishops of episcopal conferences with Holy Land Church leaders in Jerusalem. The purpose of the meeting, which is presided over by Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem and Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic delegate in the Holy City, is to promote solidarity with the Holy Land's Christian community, and to share in the pastoral life of the local Church. On Saturday, the bishops participated in a children's ecumenical Christmas celebration in Bethlehem's Basilica of the Nativity. Yesterday, which was also the day of the Palestinian elections, Archbishop Patrick celebrated Mass and took part in a series of pastoral visits to parishes of Jerusalem and the eastern area, including Ramallah. Speaking to reporters, he said: "what we are seeing are the hopes that elections will give these people the freedom they need in this holy land." The working sessions of the conference run from today through to Thursday. The first sessions will focus on the situation in Israel and Palestine with the help of experts and politicians from both communities.


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Via this Asimov's Science Fiction magazine's forum, we see that noted author Jeff Vandermeer has provided a short excerpt from a review of A Song of Ice and Fire that he's written for the New York Review of Science Fiction:
Martin needs no late-comers like me to sing his praises or guard his guild hall, but I'm going to do so anyway. These are the best heroic fantasies I've ever read—layered, complex, true to the characters, real as the bloodiest of real life is, and stunningly, fascinatingly page-turning, even as you're cursing yourself for not reading more slowly. Why? Because Martin's craft in these novels is absolutely remarkable. As are the little grace notes, doffs of the hat to other fantasy series. As is the subtle dark humor. As is the way he gets away with Clark Ashton Smith-type descriptions—which is to say, extremely strange and uncommercial—in the middle of these New York Times bestselling novels. Amazing stuff.


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In Congress, Going Big Isn't Always The Answer
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The contrast could not have been more striking. Not long after passage of comprehensive financial reform in July, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate would not be taking up a climate-change bill, pretty much dooming hopes of meaningful action this year on reducing carbon emissions.
In some political circles, the Senate's failure to address the issue is getting lambasted as a symbol of its overall legislative impotence. But before we write off the Senate as a has-been, there's another way to look at it — as the latest instance of the never-ending calculation on Capitol Hill of whether conditions warrant going big or going small.
As a legislator interested in shaping national policy on any given issue, perhaps the first decision you have to make is whether to approach it in a comprehensive or incremental fashion. In the end, the decision often comes down to a realistic appraisal of what you can actually accomplish.
In recent years members of Congress have often preferred the grand, omnibus approach — as with this year's health-care and financial reform bills. Big problems require big solutions, the thinking runs, and for a politician it's hard to resist the temptation of getting credit for solving those problems. Especially since big bills command far more media attention and public interest.
Sweeping legislation may be politically more complex, but it is often legislatively simpler. It tends to centralize decision-making in the hands of key legislators. It gives the leadership greater influence as bills often take final shape in the leader's office. It makes life easier for the President and executive branch, since they only negotiate with the handful of legislators who are most involved in the bill. And a large, complex bill can give members of Congress the political cover to pass necessary but unpopular measures that are outweighed in the public's mind by the overall accomplishment.
The risk, of course, is that sometimes political circumstances simply won't permit an all-encompassing approach — as appears to be the case with the climate bill. That is why some legislators prefer making progress by increments.
I think most people would agree, for instance, that the tax code is shot through with all kinds of inequities. But Congress very rarely gets around to addressing it, because the code is so far-reaching and complex — and any new legislation would open up so many knotty problems — that it's extremely difficult to take a comprehensive approach to reform. It seems more politically realistic and more satisfying to address one problem at a time.
Moreover, I've always thought that Americans instinctively lean toward incremental change and are suspicious of sweeping attempts to shift public policy — as we continue to see with health-care reform. Because taking things step-by-step is more politically palatable, it makes it far easier to show results. Smaller-scale bills also tend to be dealt with more openly in Congress, going through the regular process of committee and floor procedures that guarantee transparency and wide-ranging input, rather than cobbling together massive bills largely behind closed doors and then rushing them to a vote. And some big issues may not be solvable, but simply have to be managed; making progress in smaller steps, with time to experiment and gauge results, may be the only feasible approach.
Of course, incrementalism carries its own risks. Sometimes a complex issue — like immigration reform — has so many interlocking pieces that trying to make progress on one or two at a time simply creates more problems than it solves.
Politicians of both parties, for instance, believe in the need to enhance border security, so that is a logical place for legislative efforts to start. But Congress only has so much energy for a given subject at any one moment, and a full-on push to secure the borders runs the risk that lawmakers will then turn their attention away from immigration for a time — leaving businesses scrambling for workers and local law-enforcement agencies puzzling over what to do about illegal immigrants already in the country.
The question of whether to take a comprehensive or an incremental approach, then, is not an easy one. Legislators have to decide based on a pragmatic assessment of what they can accomplish. I'm reminded of the comment once made by the late Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois that when he was elected to the Senate he came with the idea of saving the world, but after a few years decided he'd be content with saving the United States. After ten years in office he hoped he could save Illinois, and when he was leaving office, he said he'd settle for saving the exquisite stretch of the Lake Michigan shoreline known as the Indiana Dunes.
Not everything can be tackled in a grand manner, in other words. A good bit of the art of legislating lies in discerning when it's feasible to go big, and when it's more realistic to settle for smaller — but more attainable — goals.
(Lee Hamilton is Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.)


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Bubble Waffles
Bubble Waffles are CRAZY fun, really easy and completely delicious. They're an egg waffle, almost custard-tasting, and can be eaten for breakfast, or made into AMAZINGLY fun ice cream sundae cones!
Get you life in order, because today's post is going to CONSUME you for the next bit of time. I am so completely addicted to these Bubble Waffles I can't even express to you in actual words.
I will preface this with the fact that you DO have to buy a Bubble Waffle Maker. I know that is completely annoying, and I really try my best to stay away from recipes that require a "singular use" appliance. But…
I mean…stunning.
I bought a CucinaPro bubble waffle maker, but am in NO WAY affiliated with them…I just love it so much I wanted to share. I am sure there are other brands out there too, but I just want you to know which one I have been using, and it's not too pricey, coming in right under $40.
There's a place in NYC that sells crazy waffle sundae cones that use bubble waffles, which is where I got the idea…I mean, not everyone can get to NYC…BUT I bet you all have a kitchen in your house with a plug available. You're basically all set.
Except, yes, you do need to purchase the waffle maker.
Now that we have that out of the way.
The waffle batter is different from normal batter…the flavor is sweet, and custardy due to the amount of eggs. I was a little worried at first, but it worked perfectly!
You can eat these for breakfast with maple syrup or you can get crazy and serve them with ice cream.
The longer you cook the waffles in the iron, the crispier they will get…so for the cones I cooked them until they were just golden. They won't stay in the cone shape completely, so made some paper cones to hold them in place to fill with ice cream…or you could easily use a cup. My kids went CRAZY for these!
These would be fun to make for an ice cream party this summer too! If you want to make them ahead, you could form a cone out of aluminum foil (like a mold) and fold the waffle around it while it's still warm to shape them. Let them cool like that.
Note – These waffles are soft, not crispy. You could absolutely get a crispier waffle if you fill the waffle iron with only a thin layer of batter and cook it an extra minute or 2… but if you're going to try and shape them you will have to do it while they're still warm.
This is definitely going to be our favorite treat this summer. I see lots of ice cream parties in my future!
Again, I am not affiliated at all with this brand of waffle maker, but it's the one I have been using and loving.Print
Bubble Waffles
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 5 waffles
- 6 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
- 3 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 cup cake flour
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the 6 egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together egg yolks, sugar, butter, vanilla, and milk until smooth. Mix in the cinnamon, salt, and baking powder until combined. Finally mix in the flour until no lumps remain.
- Fold half of the egg whites into the mixture until combined, and then gently fold in the remaining egg whites.
- Preheat the waffle iron. Fill the waffle iron with a scant cup of batter, spreading the batter out so it's completely covered. Close the lid on the iron and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the waffle from the iron when it's lightly browned. The longer you cook the waffle, the crispier it will be.
I do get a bit of batter spillage from the waffle maker while the waffle is cooking, so I place a few paper towels under the waffle iron to help with clean up.
recipe lightly adapted from CucinaPro
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I clicked on the link, and it's $54.91.
Just change the color from black to white and it changes to $39.95 🙂
Cute! Where do they have these in NYC?
Isn't the idea of the traditional waffle maker that the square pockets hold the syrup…these bubbles look like it just rolls off!!!
gonna try this on my belgian waffle maker…my husband loves crisp waffles and if these get a little crispier, so much the better. they could still be used to hold ice cream…we just need to spread it around a bit. kind of like a waffle sammie!
I think my husband would go crazy for this idea…he loves waffles!
Dear god, these look amazing…gah…if i could only justify the waffle iron purchase…
please stop butchering cantonese food egg waffles are meant to be eaten plain and they're meant to be crispy, not soft.
WOW! Those look and sound incredible. I am an ice cream freak and what could be better than ice cream inside these bubble waffles??


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and being this is a car topic thread. ill add i had about the best ever experience at autozone of all places. first time for everything.
i went and ordered the wrong o2 on line, the plug did not match up at all really. so i googled wideband sensors and they came up at autozone, so i head over there tell the guy i seen it listed on line, but i left my phone in the car, so the kid googles it up and finds it, i ordered it Sunday, came in today, damn thing fit and works perfect.
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Talk:Figure-ground in map design
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There is something slightly odd about the page history of this and Figure-Ground in that the article seems to have started at Figure-Ground with a logged-in user Rjessicaturner, then was copy-and-pasted to figure-ground by an anon user, before being moved here. --Henrygb 22:52, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Can someone who knows please put the full citation for "Robinson et al., 1995" mentioned in the body into the References section at the foot? Thanks. 22.214.171.124
While the article is somewhat essay-like and howto-like in tone and the writing style needs to be improved, I'm not convinced that this is synthesis. Here is an external link with a section on figure/ground relationships in maps. Emphasizing certain features in map design is certainly a notable aspect of cartography. A number of the article's sources look reliable to me. Because of these, I don't think WP:SYNTH is uncontroversial; this should probably be discussed at AfD. --Mark viking (talk) 20:25, 16 June 2013 (UTC)


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Yas Island News
Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island Resort revealed for 2019
Hilton has announced Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island Resort will be part of the AED12 billion development plan announced by Miral for the southern end of Yas Island. The development of the new property is part of efforts to further position the island among the world's most sought-after destinations by 2022.
Coldplay to see in New Year at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
FLASH Entertainment, the Middle East's premier live events company, announced earlier that Coldplay will return to Abu Dhabi to celebrate the New Year with their UAE fans. The event, on Saturday, December 31st, will take place at the du Arena, Yas Island. Coldplay's show forms part of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, presented by du Live! and brought to Abu Dhabi by FLASH Entertainment in association with Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and Yas Island, Abu Dhabi's vibrant entertainment and leisure destination.
ATM 2016: Warner Bros to open Abu Dhabi Theme Park in 2018
Miral and Warner Bros have revealed the Warner Bros. themed destination is set to open in Abu Dhabi. Situated on Yas Island, the development will include the only Warner Bros. branded hotel alongside the immersive theme park. The first phase of the project, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, is set to open in 2018.
Indian partnerships drive Yas Island success in Abu Dhabi
Farah Leisure Parks Management, which currently manages and operates world-class family attractions Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and YasWaterworld on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, has announced Lama Tours as its Travel Industry Preferred Partner. The phenomenal performance of the leisure segment from India over the past year was a result of strong market presence and strategic partnerships with the Indian travel trade, according to Bruno Wiley, vice president of Sales, Farah Leisure.
Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi welcomes millions of riders
Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi is celebrating more than three million riders on four of its 45 thrilling rides, slides and attractions from the region and beyond, including famous faces the Tamilian superstar Rajinikanth, Macklemore and Dannii Minogue, as it completed two splashingly successful years of operations this weekend.
Yas Mall makes a splash in Abu Dhabi
Since opening its doors in late 2014, Yas Mall, Aldar's flagship retail development has been making waves, bringing a brand new shopping, dining and entertainment experience to the Middle East. Within close proximity to the airport and seven luxury hotels, Yas Mall has fast establishing itself as one of the most popular malls in the region, serving as an exciting leisure break destination for tourists from all over the GCC.
Yas Island to participate at SATTE 2014 in Delhi
Yas Island, the GCC's favorite tourist destination, is set to participate at the upcoming SATTE, South Asia's leading travel and tourism event, which will take place in Delhi from 29-31 January 2014. The event will provide the ideal platform to promote Yas Island among over 7,500 qualified buyers and trade visitors over three days.
Jude Law visits Yas Marina Circuit ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
British actor Jude Law, the heart-throb star of countless Hollywood hits, swapped red carpets for chequered flags on a recent trip to Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit - the futuristic home of the emirate's annual Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mike Oswald, general manager, Yas Waterworld
Mike Oswald, general manager, Yas Waterworld, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa.
Breaking Travel News interview: Thierry Perrot, area general manager, Crowne Plaza, Yas Island
Following the dramatic success of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix earlier this month, and ahead of the highly anticipated opening of the Yas Island beach and Yas Waterworld on Yas Island, Breaking Travel News sits down with Thierry Perrot, area general manager of Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites Abu Dhabi Yas Island, one of Yas Island's most innovative and inspirational hotels.
Park Inn, Yas Island unveils Ferrari World packages
Park Inn by Radisson, Abu Dhabi Yas Island has unveiled its latest hotel package, which includes admission for two to the world's largest indoor theme park Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. As part of the package guests can also visit the Yas Marina Circuit, home to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Madonna to play Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Fresh from her triumphant show at the Super Bowl at the weekend, superstar Madonna has confirmed she will play Yas Island Abu Dhabi later this year. The world's top selling female recording artist will take the stage at the luxury destination on June 3rd as part of the Yas Island Show Weekends.


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Daft Punk: Alive 2007 Trailer (2007)
08 August 2007
Alive 2006/2007 was a concert tour by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, their first tour as a group since 1997. While the 2006 concerts were not given a formal title, the 2007 performances were advertised as "Alive 2007". The 2006 performances and 2007 tour as a whole was later retroactively named "Alive 2006/2007". The tour was met with praise and critical acclaim. The Times described Daft Punk's set as a "memorable sensory spectacle, both dazzling and deafening".
Watch the official Daft Punk: Alive 2007 2007 trailer in HD below or find more Daft Punk: Alive 2007 videos on Vidimovie.


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First Smallmouth Trip of 2010.
Categories: Bass Lakes and Ponds, John Rickard, The Summer Season
Siskiyou got its week of heat sparking some ravenous smallmouth bass fishing. POPPERS!!! just like when I was a kid. Anne had a brilliant day, big fish after big fish for 2 solid hours. I'll take ya there.
And now the sad story of our delicious dinner.
Her soul lives on… in my belly.


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Tibetans have known for over 16 years that Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao is no wimp. And now, so do most Chinese. As several instances of violence against anti-government protesters during the past year demonstrate, Hu is both a true believer in, and an effective practitioner of, Mao's dictum that "political power comes from the barrel of a gun."
Some China watchers have taken all this violence--including, most recently, a bloody confrontation between locals and police in the coastal village of Dongzhou--as evidence that the Chinese Communist Party is vulnerable. But I see it as the opposite: not a sign of the Party's weakness, but rather an indicator of its continued strength. State (or imperial) violence has been an effective way of controlling China's unruly population for centuries, and has developed into high art under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. The state's unabashed use of violence against protest has simply become a routine reminder to the populace that Communist leaders are unafraid to kill their opponents. There is nothing new about this strategy. It has worked well in the past; and there is, unfortunately, little reason to doubt that it will work well in the future.
Years ago, in February 1989, Hu was the Communist Party's chief in Lhasa, Tibet during the 30th anniversary of the Chinese army's brutal occupation of that country. On February 7, as the anniversary approached, masses of protesters proudly paraded under Tibetan exile flags through the streets of Lhasa. Hu ordered police to restrain themselves, but by February 13, more processions appeared, and with each day, the demonstrators were more emboldened. Three times, Hu placed calls to Beijing and spoke directly with Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, himself under attack from the hardline wing of the Party for letting political expression in China become too free--especially among students and workers. And three times, Zhao urged his Tibetan Party chief to let the Tibetans blow off their steam, to "overcome the hard with the soft."
Hu allowed another week of protests and demonstrations, but the situation in Lhasa and in Tibet's other large towns slid toward chaos. On February 20, Hu ordered 1,700 paramilitary People's Armed Police to march through Lhasa in tight formation as a show of force to discourage further unrest. Then, on March 5, the demonstrations turned into a full-fledged uprising and police opened fire on the civilians, killing ten. One policeman also died. At least 40 Tibetans were killed in bloody rioting by police in the days that followed. At Hu's request, the Chinese Premier declared martial law in Tibet on March 7; and by March 8, regular army units had locked down the city of Lhasa and ordered all foreigners to leave. Before long, 170,000 army troops had occupied Tibet, keeping the region quiet through the rest of that spring and summer--including during the Tiananmen massacre of June 4. Hu was one of the first provincial-level party leaders to send a congratulatory telegram to Beijing following the events in Tiananmen Square.
Hu's readiness to use force to suppress the Tibetan demonstrations were cited by Chinese leader Jiang Zemin himself in March 1998 as a key factor in the Party's decision to promote Hu to the Politburo Standing Committee. Later Hu would become China's vice president and Jiang's heir apparent. And since his September 2004 elevation to supreme power--Hu holds the country's top three positions as chairman of the Central Military Commission, general secretary of the Communist Party, and President of China--Hu hasn't let his backers down. Most China observers agree that Hu has done more to suppress freedoms of expression, assembly, dissent, religion, labor organization, and even procreation than any Chinese politician in the last fifteen years.
So Hu's penchant for sanctioning state violence is not new; and neither is Beijing's. Indeed, police violence, whether by uniformed Chinese cops or informal thugs, has long been the standard way of enforcing the the Chinese Communist Party's rule at the local level. After thirty years of observing China, I am persuaded that police violence in the country is a sign of the regime's successful domination of the populace, not weakness.
Protests such as this month's riots in Dongzhou have become routine. But if the protests are routine, so is the Communist Party's skill at suppressing them. A case in point: In July, 584 villagers in a small town in wealthy Guangdong province (where I served three years in the U.S. Consulate) filed a recall petition against the village Party chief in order to protest a land deal. Villagers had their signatures notarized two separate times--in accord with a demand from Party functionaries at the county level (a demand which was, by the way, illegal). A Guangdong newspaper run by the provincial party apparatus actually published an editorial praising the villagers' efforts to go about recalling their leader "in the manner prescribed by law."
Yet when there was no response from the local election commission overseeing the recall, villagers staged a sit-in in the town office. Shortly, a Party inspection committee descended on the village and, with veiled threats, persuaded 396 of the villagers to withdraw their signatures. A local newspaper account of this episode indicated to me--reading between the lines--that all the villagers had been persuaded of was that there wasn't going to be a recall of the party chief and that they had better resign themselves to it. "When I was told what the true situation was," one disillusioned villager told a reporter for the local Panyu Daily, "then I knew what to do." Later, an activist from a neighboring province, accompanied by a reporter for the British newspaper The Guardian, visited the village to see what had happened, and was beaten to a pulp by uniformed security officials. (The unfortunate Guardian journalist, a veteran of Darfur's genocide, was apparently so rattled that he prematurely reported the death of his contact--a fact that Beijing's foreign ministry gleefully used to discredit the entire story.)
The pattern repeated itself this month when at least three, but probably more like fifteen or twenty, villagers were killed in the coastal town of Dongzhou, also in Guangdong province. To construct a power plant, the local government had seized croplands from farmers and planned to landfill a tidal inlet used by fishermen. Villagers protested that the project both deprived them of livelihoods and cheated them out of fair compensation for their lost land use (all land in China is legally the property of the state). On December 6, thousands of villagers gathered to protest the arrest of three village leaders who had petitioned the authorities against the project. Provincial level paramilitary police and anti-riot units immediately appeared in town. Villagers tossed explosives (normally used to stun fish) at the police, who were not amused. According to The Washington Post, police retaliated with "sustained pistol and automatic weapons fire." The scene was repeated the following evening. By Thursday, townspeople reported that thousands of police and riot troops had cordoned off the area, and the now submissive crowds were reduced to beseeching police for the return of the corpses of their loved ones. One 14-year old girl, interviewed by an Associated Press reporter, said, "I am afraid. I haven't been to school in days. ... Come save us."
The single report in the state media spent four dense paragraphs explaining why the entire onus of the incident belonged directly on "an extremely small number of provocateurs." Thousands of police still patrol the town, and reportedly still refuse to turn over the remains of dozens of victims to next of kin. Almost as an afterthought, the official press report stated that the commander who ordered police to open fire on the protesters at Dongzhou was detained for questioning. But my guess is that Wu Sheng, who was identified in the Hong Kong press as the deputy police chief of Shanwei county, will simply be transferred elsewhere, escaping punishment. Or perhaps he will be promoted like Hu was after the 1989 shootings in Tibet.
These incidents are far from anomalous. Throughout this past summer, newspapers and wire services reported dozens of significant protest incidents in China's relatively prosperous coastal provinces. At a high-level meeting in July, Communist Party Politburo and Minister of Public Security Zhou Yongkang announced that the number of "mass incidents" rose from more than 10,000 in 1994, to 58,000 in 2003, to 74,000 in 2004. Two weeks after Zhou's presentation, People's Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party Politburo, published a front-page commentary placing all responsibility for maintaining "stability" on citizens. "The continual deepening of reform naturally impacts the adjustment of interest relationships, and it is difficult to avoid a situation where different people and different groups enjoy the fruits of reform and development to differing degrees," the paper wrote. (In other words, there are winners and losers in our system, and if you're a loser, live with it.) All complaints and grievances, the paper continued, should be "handled according to law" and "no behavior in violation of the law will be permitted, and all such violations will punished to the full extent of the law."
By August, the state media announced that China was establishing a new force of riot police in large cities--equipped with helicopters and armored vehicles--to deal with the increasing number of protests. The Financial Times speculated that Zhou "may have been able to make a case for funds for a new force." Clearly, Zhou sees value in hyping the threat to the Party's leadership posed by civil unrest. But does the government's approval of Zhou's request mean the Communist Party is vulnerable? Or does it simply mean that Hu remembers the lesson he learned in Tibet in 1989: that state violence remains an effective way to keep dissent from spinning out of control?
None of this is to say that the Politburo is blind to the possibility of civil unrest getting out of hand. In his July speech, Zhou warned about "international elements" as a factor in discontent, although he said, at present, "domestic factors are predominant." His implication was that foreign powers may seek to take advantage of the situation. Also, he said that when incidents become "more political than economic," or when they become "more clearly organized," or when they begin to "spontaneously generate some organization," or when "there appear some clear leaders"--then it may be time for the Communist Party to worry.
But not yet. Saddled with a ruthless regime that does not hesitate to suppress dissent with violence, China's underclasses, perhaps 80 percent of the population, find it exceedingly difficult to influence their government. For the indefinite future, they face the same choice that Hu essentially gave Tibetans in 1989: Put up with it, or else.
Mr. Tkacik, a retired U.S. diplomat who has served in Taipei, Beijing, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, is now senior research fellow in Asian Studies at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
John J. Tkacik Jr. is a research fellow in the Asian Studies Center of The Heritage Foundation.
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Which bloatware should I eliminated?
I have recently restored my laptop back to factory setting and thereby forgot all the software that I installed and disposed of. My question regarding bloatware is ,which one do I get rid of?
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|16 Dec 2011
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
There are quite a few pieces of bloat ware on there for sure...
The trouble is, removing them all may end up destabilising your system so it's hard to make a recommendation.
And maybe some of the things on there you actually installed.
But things that do not exist in a plain windows install include anything that starts "HP", "Cinema Now..." "Cyberlink ", (/may/ need this to play DVDs, but I am pretty sure that windows plays DVDs by default now. Maybe leave this one installed anyway) "DVD Menu Pack", "Java", "hulu desktop", "Label Print", "MS office home and student" (That may only be a trial if it came for free), "Microsoft Works", "Movie theme pack", "Firefox", "MSN tool bar", "Norton..."(Replace with MS Security Essentials for free) "Photo Now" "Power to go", possibly "Power director", "Windows Live"
ALL of those things are added. Others too but are more useful like flash and adobe reader, hardware drivers etc and would probably be installed anyway.
But like I said, you may have installed some of those already and uninstalling any one or number of them has a chance to cause problems so I can't say that any one or more are "safe" to uninstall... Course if you do break something you can start over again
Some of them you may even find a use for. (i.e. Windows live is your only mail program installed, uninstalling it you will have no mail till you install something else)
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|16 Dec 2011
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
Cyberlink is usually used for Blu-ray support now-a-days. If you have a blu-ray player, keep it. Everything with HP in it can usually be removed, but I would be more concerned with just keeping them from running at start up. The one for web cam might actually be needed. MSN toolbar, CinemaNow, PhotoNow, Power2Go, and Power Director are pretty much worthless junk. Hulu Desktop, HP Netflix, and Norton all depend on if you actually use their service. If you don't use it, get rid of it. Everything that I did not specifically mention you should keep. Also, make sure to make a restore point before delete a bunch of software just in case you need an easy way to get some of it back.
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|16 Dec 2011
Windows 10 Pro
Bloatware is in the eye of the beholder - it depends on what you like and don't like for software. Some people consider AV's to be bloatware so.....
Anyway before you arbitrarily start removing stuff you'd best find out if other programs/hardware is tied into them. I was going to do this with my daughter's laptop until I found that some of the "bloatware" was essential for her laptop.
This is another reason why I like building my own PC's. Yeah I know notebooks are different, but....
My two cents.
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|16 Dec 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Acrobat.com - This is just a shortcut linking you to the acrobat.com website.
CinemaNOW Media Manager - You could use VLC Player or another alternative (for example CyberLink).
All HP Software - Personally I would remove everything except the Wireless Manager but just remove what you don't use.
Hulu Desktop.
Microsoft Office Powerpoint Viewer - Microsoft Office Home can do that.
Java Update 18 (old update).
Microsoft Office Suite Activation Assistant.
Microsoft Works - Same sort of thing as MS Office but free.
Movie Theme Pack for HP MediaSmart Video.
MSN Toolbar.
Norton - Norton Removal Tool
Validity Sensors SDK
Windows Live.
Unless you need what I stated, feel free to remove but make a backup before proceeding,.
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Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
Try this, good tool, trusted and free.
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|09 Jan 2012
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Well, solid answers finally. I'm on another forum and I haven't been able to get much in the way of concrete and specific direction. I'm on an HP and I'm trying to slim it down before I get back to work. I already ran the decrapifier, but I needed to identify what was truly crap. Just for form, I'll post the decrapifier's checklist. For information's sake, I'm just starting as a game publisher (yes, I'm a gamer, just table-top though or online on virtual tables; don't do video gaming or computer gaming) and in internet marketing. Speaking of games, I'll strip all of them off of here, but I broke this thing once and went back to a factory reset. I've already done a backup and system image for that, now I'll need one for the stripped down unit before I start adding software again.
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|09 Jan 2012
I would not delete Norton. Use it for the 3 trial months and decide then. In my book, it is the best AV program around.
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|09 Jan 2012
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Finally found something you and I agree to disagree...Norton being the best AV around!
Common Sense and MSE AV, Malwarebytes and Ccleaner is all I use along with WOT.
But that is my opinion and we all know what opinions are like!
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|09 Jan 2012
Dennis, I don't want to hear about MSE. Caught 2 nasties when it was on guard - or what they call 'on guard'. And I had it only for a couple of weeks. Thought I could save some money. I quickly signed up again with Norton for 3 years and 3 systems. Had been using Norton for years without any problems.
The wife still uses MSE. But all she does is AOL (even the browser) and Word.
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The Editorial Department's "Bridging Dallas' North-South Gap" project does a lot of "balancing" alongside our "bridging."
Here's what I mean: One of the greatest challenges of this effort, which we began in fall 2007, is to balance the daunting challenges that face the southern half of Dallas with the exceptional quality-of-life/work factors that the area also boasts.
Another way to look at what we are attempting: Crack the stereotypes but don't sugar-coat the problems. For example, southern Dallas (which we define as the portion of the city south of Interstate 30 and the Trinity River) is not home to the city's highest violent and property crime areas. That's a point we've hammered for almost four years. On the other hand, southern Dallas is home to far more industrial operations abutting residential neighborhoods than is its northern counterpart.
Here's another example: Pockets of blight can be found throughout Dallas, but boarded-up, burned-out structures are far more common south of Interstate 30 than they are to the north. Contrast that, though, with the swaths of southern Dallas that are home to enchanting cottages and rambling ranch-style homes tucked into lots chock full of mature trees and rolling hills that are hard to fathom this far north of Austin. The houses on the market in the Wynnewood area, for instance, rival the charm and upkeep of those of Hollywood Heights. And this beauty isn't engulfed in so much concrete!
The goal of our project is to present both pictures -- and everything in between. That's made even trickier because -- unlike the news department, which can devote a lengthy story to, say, drug sales at a particular carwash near a DISD school -- we generally have to condense our reporting into a 450-word editorial. And it's not enough that we report out the story in 450 words but that we also do so with a specific "call to action." This gets even more challenging when we want to write about, for instance, those fabulous homes tucked away in in the Wynnewood area because, unlike a feature news story, we have to represent an editorial point of view more complex than "Isn't this a great thing?" (Even though I happen to think it is a great thing and would love to devote an entire section of our newspaper each week to the hidden treasures of southern Dallas.)
Many readers are most familiar with our monthly "10 Drops in the Bucket" feature, which highlights trouble spots that need fixing in the southern half of Dallas. "10 Drops" is only one piece of our much larger "Bridging the Gap" effort, but because it publishes monthly in a special format, it tends to stick in readers' minds.
We recently published our 32nd installment of "10 Drops"; editorial writer Colleen McCain Nelson has been in charge of this crusade since it began more than three years ago. In that time, she has successfully wiped a couple dozen "drops" off the list. It's slow and unglamorous work -- but it makes a difference, a fact City Hall staffers regularly confirm. (Colleen also writes a quarterly column that sheds light on how a particular "drop" came to be and why it hasn't already been cleaned up.)
But not everyone thinks the "10 Drops" idea is the way to go. Earlier this year, Cedar Hill reader Doug Tiffin wrote to us about the monthly feature. After applauding our efforts to address Dallas' north-south divide, Doug went on to say this:
I believe that the initial good [10 Drops in the Bucket] brought has turned to a reinforcement of the negative image of southern Dallas. Each time one issue is solved, you replace it with another, perpetuating the idea that there is no end of problems in southern Dallas.
It is time for The Dallas Morning News to switch from the negative to something that is positive.
Perhaps a series of the 10 best opportunities in southern Dallas with new opportunities being added as the originals are developed. Or perhaps there could be a series of editorials on great things about southern Dallas.
Doug raises some good points that go to the "balancing act" I described earlier. But first let me clarify: When we write about southern Dallas, we are writing about the southern half of our city, not southern Dallas County. The fact is that this part of our county is among North Texas' biggest success stories and, regrettably for southern Dallas, many of its residents have fled to those southern suburbs.
Back to Doug's point: He is correct. We are probably more inclined to deal with what needs to be fixed — not just in "10 Drops," but in all of our "Gap" efforts. We've relentlessly advocated on the Editorial Page about the need to bring economic development to southern Dallas (and to create a southern Dallas-specific development corporation); the need to relocate the heavy industry that brings down nearby neighborhoods; the need to pay careful heed to "staying green" in all southern Dallas decisions; and, most important, the need not let gentrification rule the day but instead respect the homeowners who are a part of the community today.
The reason for focusing so many words on what could be better is that we feel a strong responsibility for the generations of neglect and discrimination foisted upon southern Dallas. There are a lot of decades of "looking the other way" as we help lift up southern Dallas. (And, let me remind us all that many community members, leaders and journalists have been fighting this fight for many, many years, long before we got involved.)
We are mindful of perpetuating stereotypes through our effors, so we do make sure we write a fair share of "good news" editorials. In just the past month, here are a couple:
-- The retail/grocery boost in southern Dallas and what that means for the various neighborhoods.
-- An editorial and a column lauding an exceptional neighborhood-City Hall-created blueprint for West Dallas.
And here are a couple of my favorites from last year:
— New Oak Cliff cultural center highlights Jefferson Boulevard's potential.
— Jubilee Park's transformation should inspire all.
Editorials like these do, as reader Tiffin suggests, spread the good news, but we certainly can do better. As the editor of this project, I believe one of its most consequential strengths is that team members are never satisfied with our work. The Tiffin letter prompted discussion among several of us about whether there's a way to offer a bigger, bolder presentation of all the pluses of southern Dallas in the same way we spotlight "10 Drops." This subject will be at the top of the agenda at our next project meeting. If any of you have suggestions or feedback on this topic, please send them my way for consideration.
Finally, remember that you can easily spot a southern Dallas editorial because we give it a special "Bridging Dallas' North-South Gap" logo in the print edition. You also can see all of our recent work on our North-South home page, which also includes our interactive map of the area at the bottom.
And, as anyone who has ever contacted me with a "Gap-related" question or concern will confirm, I'm always interested in hearing thoughtful ideas from our readers.
Sharon Grigsby is deputy editorial page editor of The Dallas Morning News and editor of the "Bridging Dallas' North-South Gap" project. Her e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Cox said: "What you will see in the re-launch is a collaboration like no other magazine has done between Sunday Life and Daily Life. And it won't just be little pointers from print to online, it will be engaged stories that will start online and continue in print and go back to online. It will be a dynamic involvement and we're really excited about that."
Fairfax chief executive and publisher, digital metro media, Jane Huxley, hosted the launch of Daily Life and spoke about the Women's Network as a space to cater to the holistic woman, both editorially and for advertisers.
Huxley said: "The Women's Network is a collection of sites that really respond to women at the different life stages they're in, but what was missing for us until now was this crown jewel. The site that we're here to talk about is a site called Daily Life, which was built as a direct response to the volume of women that were coming online for the first time."
The Women's Network launched in October last year and aims to give advertisers the power to engage with women at different life stages.
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