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Installing NRPE Using the Install Script
You must run the following commands as root.
cd /tmp
For CentOS & RHEL 5-7, Fedora 14+, SLES & OpenSUSE 11+, Ubuntu 12+, Debian 6+:
wget http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/agents/linux-nrpe-agent.tar.gz
For CentOS & RHEL 4:
wget http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/agents/linux-nrpe-agent-el4.tar.gz
Unpack the installer, and run the install script:
tar xzf linux-nrpe-agent.tar.gz
cd linux-nrpe-agent
The script takes care of the following setup:
- Installs prerequisite packages
- Creates required users and groups
- Defines services for xinetd
- Compiles and installs the NRPE agent and Nagios plugins
- Configures the firewall (except on SLES)
- Configures the agent
The script will stop to prompt you once to ask for the IP address(es) for your monitoring server(s).
You will need to type either a single address or multiple addresses separated by spaces. This will configure the xinetd superdaemon to allow connections from those addresses to the NRPE agent.
You now have NRPE installed. You may remove any installation files in the tmp directory.
This video covers the steps above.
Installing NRPE v2.15 From Source
This document describes how to install and configure NRPE v2.15 from source for use with Nagios Core/XI. The linux-nrpe-agent that ships with Nagios XI is only supported on CentOS, RHEL, OpenSUSE, SLES, Ubuntu, and Debian. Most monitored environments consist of many different distributions, therefore may need to compile NRPE and its associated plugins.
This procedure is intended for Nagios XI administrators who are new to NRPE or Nagios XI and have to use a source-based install method for NRPE, usually due to unsupported Linux distributions or security restrictions in corporate environments.
NRPE v3 has been released and you should instead refer to the following KB article for installing NRPE from source.
Documentation - How To Install NRPE v3 From Source
Only proceed with the steps below if you want to install v2.15.
Make sure that you have the following packages installed:
gcc glibc glibc-common openssl-devel perl
Downloading the Source
On the remote host (client system), log in as the root user to download and extract the NRPE tarball:
cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe/archive/nrpe-2-15.tar.gz
tar zxvf nrpe-2-15.tar.gz
Compile and Installation
To compile and install NRPE, run the following commands:
useradd nagios
cd nrpe-nrpe-2-15
./configure --enable-command-args
make install
Note that if you want to pass arguments through NRPE you must specify this in the configuration option as indicated above. If you prefer to you can ommit the --enable-command-args flag. Removing this flag will require that all arguments be explicitly set in the nrpe.cfg file on each server monitored.
The check_nrpe plugin will install into /usr/local/nagios/libexec by default.
Copy the sample nrpe.cfg file to your remote hosts' NRPE config directory:
mkdir /usr/local/nagios/etc cp sample-config/nrpe.cfg /usr/local/nagios/etc
Install xinetd
Once NRPE has been installed, you need to set up an init system - typically this is xinetd.
yum install xinetd
apt-get install xinetd
emerge -va xinetd
Arch Linux:
pacman -S xinetd
Configure xinetd
At this point, we need a configuration that tells xinetd about NRPE. This configuration is included - change directory to the NRPE source to install it:
cd /tmp/nrpe-nrpe-2-15 make install-xinetd
You should now have a config located at /etc/xinetd.d/nrpe - this file contains an "only_from" directive which specifies which ip addresses are allowed to talk to the daemon. It is a space separated list of ip addresses. Add your Nagios XI server's IP after the only_from setting:
vi /etc/xinetd.d/nrpe
only_from = 127.0.0.1
only_from = 127.0.0.1 x.x.x.x
Where x.x.x.x equals the IP address of your Nagios server.
Finally, we need to add the NRPE port and service declaration in /etc/services:
echo "nrpe 5666/tcp" >> /etc/services
Let's test NRPE/xinetd to make sure it starts up cleanly:
service xinetd start cd /usr/local/nagios/libexec ./check_nrpe -H 127.0.0.1
You should see the following output:
NRPE v2.15
If you get the NRPE version number (as shown above), NRPE and xinetd are installed and configured correctly.
Installing Nagios Plugins
NRPE needs plugins to operate properly. Please refer to the following KB article for detailed installation instructions for Nagios Plugins:
Documentation - Installing Nagios Plugins From Source
Final Thoughts
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French door seal
A quick learner from Waterloo IA says:
October 3, 2016
Need 2 seals for Caradco #4101341
Dave Sr. from SWISCO responded:
October 5, 2016
Thanks for posting. I'm afraid that number does not tell us what seal your door uses. I recommend browsing through our weatherstripping section to see if anything here matches. You will need to carefully reference the shape and size of your existing seal to find a good match.

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Wedding Photography Packages
Wedding Photography Packages Starting from £1300
The venue is yours only for the day, the cake gets eaten, the flowers fade – but the photos last for generations. That's why so many people prioritise spending on photography above all else – and that's why we put so much more into what we give you than simply a day's photography.
All our packages include the following:
Pre-wedding Consultation.
Your chance to tell me all about your plans for the day and how you'd like your photos to look. Is there a theme? What colours have you chosen? What's really important to you about your photos?
It's also your opportunity to see our beautiful albums, and choose which one you'd like. By the end of the session, we know each other that bit better, which means you'll feel more relaxed when I'm taking photos and I can start thinking about how best to reflect your character and personal style.
Engagement/Pre-wedding Shoot and Web Slideshow
A fun, relaxed session where you learn to stop worrying about the camera. Afterwards, you'll be able to see all the images on a web slideshow, and choose which ones you'd like me to use on your thank you cards.
Couples also often ask me to create a guest signature book for the wedding day featuring their favourite photos from the shoot.
My Presence for a Full Day
You've booked me, so you get me. No junior photographers. I'll work right through the day, starting with the excited anticipation of the bridal preparations and moving on to the ceremony and reception.
Whether you plan to drive off into the sunset at dusk or finish with fireworks after dark, I'll be with you for as long as you want me to be.
Photo Editing
The party might be over, but my work definitely isn't.
I go through each shot one by one, to narrow down the selection to about 350. I'll be looking for both technical qualities – lighting, composition, positioning – and for the less tangible elements – which images really say something about the people in them, and reflect the true spirit of the day?
Creative Editing
Once I've identified a shortlist, I then edit each image so the photos you see are the best they can be.
You'll get a consistent colour, look and feel across the selection, and I'll make cosmetic changes to perfect each individual photo.
Private Viewing
Enjoy the slideshow of your wedding at a leisurely private viewing in our studio. Relax over a drink, and choose the pictures that mean most to you (80-100 for a printed album).
If that patch of freckles stands out more than you thought it would, I can fix it.
Set of Web/Screen optimised Images
Ready for you to post onto your favourite social media site, or view on your own TV or digital photo frame.
Thank-you Cards
Thank guests with beautiful cards showing images from your engagement/pre-wedding shoot and giving the address of your web slideshow.
Web Slideshow
Your own web slideshow of your chosen images, set to your choice of music, so you, family and friends can re-live the day.Online Gallery
A private online area, where friends and family can view and buy prints and framed products as a reminder of your big day.
Digital Set of ImagesA DVD of around 300 high-resolution images from the wedding and 40 from the engagement shoot. You can print from this at any time.
– or –
An Exquisite Hand-Made Album
If you choose one of our beautiful Queensberry albums, I design a layout to include 80 – 100 of your favourite images. Your album is then carefully hand-crafted in New Zealand. Once it's complete, I deliver it personally to your door.
Package prices start from £1,300, but our clients typically spend £1700 or more. Once you've seen the quality of our Queensberry albums, you'll understand why!
Download our Brochure & Price List Using The Form Below
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No two words go better together than open and bar, which is one of the things you can experience at Space this Saturday.
There is a catch, but it's more than livable: Bring a new unwrapped toy as a donation to Toys for Tots, and you'll get free admission and an open bar until 1:00 a.m. If that's early rising for you, bring a gift anyway you know, something easy to find this time of year, like a Wii or PlayStation 3. The kids will bless your karmic aura for it.
On tap in the Main Room will be Oscar G, bringing down the tribal-afterhours house as only he does. In case you've been camped out waiting in line for a PS3 the past couple of years, Oscar followed up his frenetic 2003 Live @ Space album with last year's Made in Miami mix, his own dark, deep tribute to the city.
Oscar G
Oscar G performs at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23, at Space, 34 NE 11th St, Miami. Admission is free with toy donation until 1:00 a.m., $20 after 1:00 a.m., age 21+ with ID. Call 305-375-0001 for more information.
"I have always tried to be an ambassador for Miami when I tour," he says, "and this CD is a reflection of the sound I take from Miami to the rest of the world."
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One half of the Billboard-charting Murk guys, Oscar has done remixing for the likes of Madonna, Seal, Donna Summer, Jennifer Lopez, and Pet Shop Boys. Eric W. Saeger


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Recently Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) made an unsolicited hostile bid for Osisko Mining (OSKFF) for C$2.6 billion in cash and stock. Osisko's management seemed less than thrilled given the meager 15% premium offered by Goldcorp. Osisko's press release stuck to formalities; the company plans on bringing the offer to shareholders, but management expressed no enthusiasm for the deal or for the opportunity to work with Goldcorp or its management.
Interestingly enough, Osisko shares traded at a premium to the take-out price, closing the day with a valuation of C$2.74 billion. This is indicative of a market assumption that Goldcorp will have some competition as this deal pans out, and furthermore, this implied competition tentatively leads one to the conclusion that Osisko shares are still undervalued, as this would be the only motivation of a rival bidder should one get involved.
But I'm not sure that a rival bidder will show any interest for Osisko. True, Goldcorp has a lot of competitors that are presumably looking to grow production and resource, but many of them have high debt loads and sloppy balance sheets (e.g. Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM)) which makes competition for a deal of this magnitude unlikely.
Furthermore, despite Goldcorp's vote of confidence, and despite the fact that the Osisko deal will be accretive to Goldcorp on a per share basis according to several metrics, the fact remains that Osisko's portfolio consists predominantly of one project, which doesn't justify the acquisition. Osisko has properties other than its flagship, Canadian Malartic, but they are either of little value (e.g. Kirkland Lake), or out of commission until we see higher gold prices (e.g. Hammond Reef). While these properties give Osisko exploration potential and optionality, respectively, the fact remains that a lot has to go right for the C$2.6 billion price tag to make sense. Goldcorp, being a large diversified company can take such a risk, especially since it is getting immediate cash-flow from Canadian Malartic. But for investors to justify paying C$2.74 billion (aka $2.52 billion U.S.) it has to be viewed largely as a speculative stock at the current gold price.
Therefore I believe that investors should take advantage of the recent rise in the share price and sell - the risk/reward in the stock favors doing so. This is the case because one of three things will take place:
- The deal goes through and Osisko shares fall to reflect the C$2.6 billion takeover price from C$2.74.
- The deal doesn't go through, in which case Osisko shares do not offer good value to investors except from a speculative standpoint. While this may not bother some investors, I do not see the advantages to speculating in Osisko over a plethora of other small gold mining companies.
- Goldcorp is outbid, in which case holding onto the shares is a winning proposition.
The first possibility needs no explanation. The second requires a closer look at the value proposition found in Osisko shares regardless of the company's relationship with Goldcorp. We will see that the company's properties do not have a high enough objective value to merit the C$2.6 million price-tag. However, I will gladly acknowledge that there is value in the Hammond Reef property and value beyond the expected 16 year mine life of Canadian Malartic that I cannot quantify, and which may turn out to, in conjunction with the company's quantifiable value, surpass this threshold even at the current depressed gold price. Having established Osisko's value, it should become evident that the third possibility is unlikely as a result.
From this it follows that investors in Osisko shares should feel lucky that they are being given the opportunity to unload their stock to optimists betting on the third possibility, or to speculators. Let us take a closer look at Osisko's properties to see why this is the case.
Canadian Malartic
Canadain Malartic is one of the largest gold mines in Canada. It has an estimated 10.1 million ounces of proven and probable reserves at 1.01 grams per tonne. It also has 11.7 million ounces of measured and indicated resources at 1.05 grams per tonne, and 1.2 million ounces of inferred resources at 0.75 grams per tonne.
In addition to this expansive resource base Canadian Malartic has excellent production metrics with rising producing and declining costs.
In the most recent quarter the company produced just over 120,000 ounces of gold (480,000 ounces annualized) with cash-costs of just $726/ounce. Furthermore, production is expected to rise further to between 500,000 and 600,000 ounces per year, and the mine life has 16 years remaining. Furthermore, even at 600,000 ounces per year the mine has sufficient resources to operate well beyond the 16-year mark.
This is impressive, but I'm not sure that it merits such a high price tag. Let us see why.
In all the mine generated $39 million in profits last quarter, which means that the company made $325 per ounce of gold mined, which puts its all-in cost at $1,000/ounce (the company's realized gold price was $1,326/ounce).
Now let's give Osisko shareholders the benefit of the doubt and assume the following:
- Costs continue to come down somewhat, so that all-in cost of production is $950/ounce.
- Production is 600,000 ounces per year, which is the high end of the company's guidance.
- Production takes place for 20 years instead of 16, which is a definite possibility considering the size of the resource at Canadian Malartic.
Now let's look at an NPV matrix using various gold prices and discount rates. I will also factor in a 20% tax rate. Note that in the company's financial statement it says that it will have a maximum effective tax rate of 22.9%.
|Discount Rate/Gold Price
|$1,884 million
|$3,454 million
|$5025 million
|$1,527 million
|$2,799 million
|$4,072 million
|$1,205 million
|$2,209 million
|$3,213 million
We see that at the current gold price, even using our optimistic scenario and a generous 5% discount rate that we need to justify nearly $500 million (U.S.) in value from Osisko's other projects.
Let us do the calculation two more times only with less optimistic assumptions in place. The first will look at an "average" scenario.
- 550,000 ounces of annual production.
- $1,000/ounce production cost
- 16 years of production
|Discount Rate/Gold Price
|$1,252 million
|$2,504 million
|$3,756 million
|$1,051 million
|$2,102 million
|$3,153 million
|$859 million
|$1,718 million
|$2,577 million
The second uses more pessimistic assumptions:
- 500,000 ounces of production
- $1,050/ounce production cost
- 16 years of production.
- The maximum 22.9% tax rate
|Discount Rate/Gold Price
|$877 million
|$1,973 million
|$737 million
|$1,658 million
|$2,607 million
|$608 million
|$1,369 million
|$2,130 million
While we like to be optimistic as investors, it is prudent to made investment decisions based on conservative estimates, and judging from these more conservative estimates Canadian Malartic is worth nowhere near the C$2.6 billion price-tag ascribed to it by Goldcorp unless we assume a higher gold price.
Of course Osisko has other projects and other assets/liabilities on its balance sheet, so before jumping to any conclusions let's look at those first.
Hammond Reef
The Hammond Reef project in northwestern Ontario is essentially an out of the money call option on gold. This isn't bad in itself, but it doesn't add much value to the company.
Hammond Reef has just over 7 million ounces of gold: 5.43 million ounces of measured and indicated resources at 0.86 grams per tonne and 1.75 million ounces of inferred resources at 0.72 grams per tonne.
The company conduced a feasibility study in which it estimated that it would produce roughly 400,000 ounces annually and that it would have cash costs of roughly $800 - $850 per ounce. Unfortunately the same study estimated that the capex requirement would be between $1.5 and $1.8 billion. This means that the mine is not feasible at the current gold price. If the mine produces for 10 years then using an 8% discount rate the mine would have to generate $250 million per year for the NPV to be $0. This would means that the company needs to generate $625/ounce. In order for the project to generate an IRR of just 10% it would need to generate annual profits of $650 million per year after taxes, or $812.5 million before taxes at a 20% tax rate. This is over $2,000/ounce of gold, which would require a gold price of nearly $3,000/ounce!
Thus, as I claimed, Hammond Reef has optionality value, but little else.
Upper Beaver (Kirkland Lake)
Osisko's last major project is the newly acquired Upper Beaver gold and copper project in the Kirkland Lake mining district. The property's former owner--Queenston Mining--was bought out by Osisko in December, 2012.
This is actually a great property with a lot of potential value, especially given its exploration potential. Yet the planned mine simply doesn't have that much value relative to Canadian Malartic or the C$2.6 billion that Goldcorp is offering for Osisko. The property has a little more than 2 million ounces of indicated and inferred gold, as well as nearly 90 million pounds of copper.
Once in production the mine will produce about 120,000 gold equivalent ounces for 9.5 years. Initial capex will be about C$240 million. using a $1,275/ounce gold price and a $3/lb copper price the project has an estimated NPV of C$183 at a 7% discount rate, or less than 10% of Osisko's valuation. Even if we use a higher gold price of $1,520/ounce (+20%) and a 5% discount rate the NPV only doubles to C$367 million.
Osisko's Balance Sheet
Osisko's balance sheet is a drag on the company's overall valuation. The company has just C$73 million in working capital and C$235 million in long-term debt. If we add in the C$73 million in deferred income tax and "other liabilities" the company's balance sheet subtracts about C$235 million in value.
Looking at Osisko's quantifiable assets we find that the value doesn't even come close to C$2.6 billion. Using our relatively optimistic scenario for Canadian Malartic and an 8% discount rate we arrived at a valuation of $1,527 million. Upper Beaver, using a 7% discount rate and a gold price of $1,275/ounce only has a value of $167 million using an exchange rate of I USD = 1.0948 CAD giving us a total of $1,694 million. If we subtract out the companies net liabilities we get a figure of $1,479 million, which is well below the C$2.6 billion (aka $2.375 billion) price tag. While there is still exploration potential and the optionality value of Hammond Reef it is very difficult to argue that these assets are worth $900 million, and betting that they are is speculation.
Now this sort of speculation might not be such a bad thing. Goldcorp, with its vast arsenal of assets at different stages of development is in a position to make such a bet. Furthermore a lot of Osisko shareholders seem less than thrilled about this deal. Fellow author Steve Nicastro wrote an article on the Osisko/Goldcorp deal, and if you take a look at the comments at the bottom you will see several from shareholders who are unhappy with the deal. I suspect that in response to my "Osisko is overvalued" argument they would respond in large part by saying that management has done an excellent job of building the company and that this justifies the built-in premium.
But keep in mind that I have been very generous in my assumptions and yet investors and Goldcorp are still granting Osisko a 60% premium to NAV. As we saw with the more pessimistic valuations of Canadian Malartic one could easily argue that the NAV is significantly less than $1.479 billion.
This being the case let's re-examine the three scenarios that Osisko could face. The first--the Goldcorp deal goes through--means that the shares have about 5% downside from here.
The second--the deal falls through--means that we need to make a stand-alone judgment regarding Osisko's valuation, and as I have argued above I believe the shares are overvalued. While we may be able to justify paying a premium for management's competence, the possibility that Canadian Malartic's life is extended, the optionality value of Hammond Reef, or the exploration potential at the company's properties, it is very difficult to justify paying $900 million for this when we don't even factor in the possible downside risk that Canadian Malartic is less valuable than my "generous" scenario.
Finally, in the third scenario -- in which there is another take-out bid that exceeds that which is already in place -- there is upside, but we don't really know how much. Furthermore, as my analysis of the company's valuation reveals, a higher take-out bid probably won't come.
That being the case Osisko shareholders have the odds stacked against them, and I think the currently elevated price presents an excellent selling opportunity.
Disclosure: I am long GG. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Congratulations! She is adorable!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Congratulations! She is adorable!
Ahh she is adorable love the little smudge on her chin. enjoy
Well, we got her yesterday and she's a little scared yet. But when she comes out from under the couch she's a lover bug!! This makes 4 for us, My son took his cat (Rocko) back and my DGD wanted her own, so she's happy no one will take her back now!
Grandma of 5 beautiful grand kids, 4 crazy cats & 1 dog!
Just lost our cat who was 17 and she is a beautiful little girl. Enjoy her are so special.
Ohhh I love your Twinkle.....enjoy her very much. She sure does look like she enjoys to cuddle.
Age is mind over matter.......if you don't mind ........it doesn't matter! 😂
She is so pretty....congratulations!
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww so precious .. Congratulations on your new furbaby !!!!
When Life brings big winds of change that almost blows you over.Hang on tight and Believe.
Words and hearts should be handled with care-for words when spoken and hearts when broken are the hardest things to repair. Author unknown to me
Do what you feel in your heart to be right; for you'll be criticized anyway-Eleanor Roosevelt
Have you made her a quilt? Does she love to sew? Congratulations!
Michelle Guadarrama
Oh what a love! Do you now have 5 cats? My Peach hates other cats..he thinks he is a dog!
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do"....E. Roosevelt
Yorkville, IL
What a sweet face. Give her a hug from me.
Life is not a movie. No one is going to yell "CUT" when you make a mistake. - Anne L. Fulton
I am from the South....39 miles south of Boston.
She is beautiful.....Love her.........
She's a cutie! I'll bet she will be a wonderful edition to your family.
What a gorgeous fur-baby and I love the name Twinkle, it matches the twinkles in her eyes


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Albert Park
Whincup Dominates First Race of Albert Park 400
Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup has won the first race of the Albert Park 400 today – the first V8 supercar race win of his career at Melbourne's Grand Prix circuit.
Capitalising on his front row start and a strong early run on his soft tyres, Whincup was relatively unchallenged from the race start and maintained a handy buffer of between ten to twenty seconds throughout the race.
"I've been coming here for many years but I've never been able to snag a win until today," said Whincup after the race.
"We had a good strategy which gave us track position. I owe it to the guys in the garage …starting on soft tyres I was able to clear out in the first half of the race.
"We may not be as luck tomorrow, so we might have to change our strategy up before the next race!"
Toll Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander finished second, ahead of SP Tools Racing's Shane van Gisbergen in third.
Tander was perhaps the man of the match. Starting from 14th, he made up a huge amount of ground in the first half of the race on hard tyres, and was able to rejoin after his pit stop in second place.
In the first half of the 25-lap race Stone Brothers Racing teammates Alex Davison and Tim Slade (both on soft tyres) battled in earnest for second place.
Slade's charge came to an end during his pit stop, when his crew struggled with a cross-threaded wheel nut on his front right tyre. He eventually finished 23rd.
Alex Davison held off a hard-charging RickKelly to finish fourth.
Lee Holdsworth (Fujitsu Racing) finished sixth, with Jason Richards (Team BOC), Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing), Jonathon Webb (Mother Energy Racing Team) and Jason Bright (Team BOC) rounding out the top ten.
Pole sitter Craig Lowndes' run ended on lap four, when contact with van Gisbergen damaged the front end of his #888 Commodore. He rejoined the race on the soft tyre and promptly set a new race lap record, signaling he will have the pace to fight from the rear of the grid tomorrow.
The finishing order of Race 1 determines the grid for Race 2 tomorrow (Saturday).
Despite Whincup's race win he trails van Gisbergen by 18 points for the Albert Park 400 crown, due to van Gisbergen's points from fastest in qualifying.
The winner of the Albert Park 400 will be the driver with the highest number of points across the three races.
The second race of the Albert Park 400 starts at 6.20pm tomorrow (Saturday).
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Overview: Passing around an imaginary football
Ideal for ages 12 to 22.
Best played with 8 to 15 students.
No equipment needed.
Time: Takes 5 to 20 minutes.
How to Play:
Select one of the students to be the Grand Master. He or she will not be playing the game but observing). The Grand Master will appoint one person to start the game. The students stand in a circle facing each other. The game play begins by each player tossing their imaginary hats into the ring. There are four ways to pass the football.
The simplest one is the fwap. To correctly accomplish a fwap, a student must either tap the right leg with the right hand or the left leg with the left hand. The imaginary ball moves to the student on the left or right depending on direction of the fwap. There is also a double fwap, tapping the leg twice, meaning the imaginary ball moves two students to the left or right from the student doing the fwapping. There shall be no cross-fwapping (tapping the right leg with the left hand or vice versa). There shall also be no triple-fwapping or higher.
The second manner of passing the ball is the zoom. To accomplish a zoom, a student must place his or her nose up against the right wrist, pointing with their right elbow at the intended receiver of the ball.
There are two ways in which the ball can be returned. The first is the shrug (simply lifting both shoulders up and down once.). The second is the schmotus. In this the most complex of silent football moves: A student must grab his or her left bicep with the right hand, and with the left hand smack the forehead. The ball may not be returned more than twice. In other words, on the third return of a ball, it has to go to another student.
Above all, students must be silent in "Silent Football." No student is allowed to speak, smile or show teeth during the game. However, permission to speak may be granted by the Game Master. If anyone wishes to address the Game Master, the student must raise a hand and speak covering the mouth with the other hand, saying, "Mr. Game Master, Sir?" The Game Master will acknowledge the person, and the player may address the Game Master regarding a question or the breaking of a rule by a fellow player. One point is given for each infraction (violating any rule).
The Game Master may not call anyone out for breaking a rule; only other students can. If a student is convicted by popular vote of breaking a rule, a point will be given. When any player receives three points, that player must stand in the middle of the circle and sing "I'm a Little Teapot" complete with motions.
Example: Susie starts laughing during the game play, showing her teeth. Billy sees her, raises his hand, and says, "Mr. Game Master, Sir?" The Game Master says, "Yes, Billy?" Billy says, "Susie just laughed." The Game Master calls for a vote, and if there are other witnesses, Susie is given one point. This whole conversation took place with Billy and the Game Master covering their teeth with their hands.


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It may be hard to believe, but we're already just a few weeks from the start of school. Despite its popularity, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches can get monotonous after awhile. We've uncovered a few alternatives for lunches as you start to gear up for back-to-school planning.
Most experts recommend including a protein source, a vegetable (cooked or fresh) and a fresh seasonal fruit along with water or 100% juice to ensure a balanced lunch.
by mitikusa
- Mix and Match Savoury Lunch Box Roll-Ups. We found this idea in Cynthia Lair's "Feeding the Whole Family" cookbook. Using a whole wheat tortilla or pita as your wrap, mix and match from a variety of protein fillings and spreads. Protein suggestions include black beans, brown rice, shrimp, turkey and chicken. Then simply add a garnish or spread such as avocado slices, grated carrots, grated zucchini, lettuce, sprouts, tomatoes, cheese, salsa or hummus. By keeping a few "mix and match" favourites on hand in the fridge, you can quickly assemble a roll-up in no time at all. One of our favourites is black beans and brown rice with green onions and cilantro, flavoured with a bit of salsa and a handful of cheese. Add a veggie and a piece of fruit, you're good to go.
- Soup is an often overlooked champion of lunch. Whether you go for the quick win of a canned soup or take some time to make a hearty homemade soup, it makes a filling and very satisfying lunch. We liked Rachel Ray's Quick Chick n' Noodle as a traditional starting point (and yes, you can make it in 30 minutes) but soup can be very creative and unique, adjusted to your family's preferences.
- Sandwiches are a simple staple of lunches for a reason. Of course, the usual PB&J is the joy of many but if you're looking for other alternatives, try a veggie sandwich. One of our favourites is herb and garlic cream cheese with cucumber and tomato on whole wheat. Other options are tuna or chicken salad in pita pockets, grilled cheese with ham or bacon and tomato.
- Leftovers are the unsung heroes of lunches the world over. Tuck away a portion of last night's supper in an air tight container during clean up and you're already set for lunch the next day. In fact, some meals taste better after they've had a chance to marinate overnight in the fridge anyway.
- Breakfast for Lunch. When you make pancakes, make a few extras and tuck them away for lunch. Omelettes, egg scrambles, oatmeal and French toast are all good options for lunchtime eating as well. They have the added bonus of being quick to prepare usually.
One suggestion that we loved from Cynthia Lair's cookbook was that for those "days where you feel like adding something special or extra, tuck in a flower, a cartoon or a note from you instead of candy." One parent we met admitted to writing funny notes on her daughter's banana peel with a marker which turned into a family tradition, a special link between her and her daughter all through elementary school.
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Just when I think I've seen the last of any particular email promo during the holiday season, I receive another variation in my inbox. Looking back over the last couple of weeks, here's a small sampling, and for space purposes, I left out all of the anticipatory promo emails for Black Friday and just started on the day itself:
Black Friday
Cyber Monday
Cyber "Week"
"Extended" Cyber Sale!
"Extended AGAIN " Cyber Monday
"Last Chance" Sale!
"One more day" extended!
"Our FINAL" holiday sale!
"A special gift – We've extended" our sale for you!
The trend is clearly turning into one continuous promo each season with no way to trust when any one of them will really end. We already can safely assume there will be another one beginning. Perhaps this sounds good to you and "special". For me, it's nauseating and even a bit insulting because basically, the store from where I receive the email is stating that a particular sale ends on a certain date only for me to learn a day later that the end date did not actually need to be counted on.
Do you think the store owners or marketing team decided to extend the promo out of the goodness of their heart? No. It's all part of a calculated and pre-planned promo calendar that basically leaves many customers feeling toyed with and led on. It's one gimmicky extension after another. I've never felt good about the companies who do this, nor have I felt good when we as a company experimented a couple of times with promos like these ourselves.
Perhaps we aren't great marketers at Holiday Cards Unlimited. We make great products and offer them at the lowest possible price, we avoid gimmicky promos, we respect and appreciate our customers, we'll beat any competitor's pricing if a customer happens to find the same item currently priced lower (which only happens if we weren't aware of that pricing), and we provide attentive and thoughtful customer service. Does anyone have a great subject line to convey this? I doubt it, because simplicity and great value alone doesn't seem to grab attention amongst all the promo noise. Would love to hear your thoughts on the topic overall.


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(NEW YORK) — Law enforcement officials in Arkansas may be getting an assist from the FBI to help unlock an iPhone and an iPod belonging two teenage murder suspects, days after federal officials said they successfully cracked an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters and no longer needed Apple's help.
The development is putting a spotlight on the number of iPhones that local law enforcement officials around the United States say they are unable to unlock due to Apple's encryption, which is designed to protect consumer privacy.
Hunter Drexler Case
The trial of Hunter Drexler, 18, was postponed until June so prosecutors could ask the FBI for help. Faulkner County prosecutor Cody Hiland told the Associated Press the FBI agreed Wednesday afternoon to assist in unlocking the devices, following a request from his office and the Conway Police Department. A spokesperson for the Little Rock FBI office said "no comment" when asked whether officials were assisting.
"We have reason to believe we have relevant, very important evidence on the device that we could use at the trail," Hiland told ABC's Little Rock affiliate KATV.
Drexler, 18, and Justin Staton, 15, are accused of killing Robert and Patricia Cogdell, who were Staton's grandparents, according to a police report. Both teens have both pleaded not guilty to charges of capital murder, aggravated robbery and various other charges.
"I think you have seen in the context of the Apple San Bernardino case, local law enforcement officials are saying, 'This is a problem, we don't have access to these phones," Mark Bartholomew, a law professor at the University of Buffalo who studies encryption and cyber law told ABC News. "In a sense, the Arkansas case shows local officials really want to access these phones in cases of criminal prosecution."
Drexler's attorney, Patrick Benca,told ABC News he was "not concerned about anything being on that phone." Gina Reynolds, Staton's public defender, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The case spotlights the frustrating issue law enforcement officials say they have faced when it comes to trying to access an encrypted iPhone to gain evidence in a case.
The FBI had called on Apple last month to help get into the iPhone of Syed Farook, who, along with wife Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 and injured 22 at a holiday party in December. That order was dismissed on Monday after the FBI said it had successfully accessed data on the iPhone with the help of an unnamed third party.
Manhattan DA's Office
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said at a news conference last month his office has 175 iPhones it can't open because of encryption. The 175 phones his office is unable to unlock cover a wide range of cases, including homicide, attempted murder and sex abuse cases, Vance said.
"This has become, ladies and gentlemen, the wild west of technology," he said. "It is very difficult to explain to a victim of a crime … that we cannot get the evidence that may identify the individual who may have committed the crime."
The third party who helped the FBI access the San Bernardino shooter's phone and the method used has not been disclosed by officials.
Bartholomew said he believes the reported cooperation in the Arkansas case could be the first of many cases where the FBI may choose to assist local law enforcement officials.
"My sense is that they will use this workaround in the short term as much as they can and then it will be disclosed by them intentionally after they have extracted as much value as they can, or it will come to the surface in another way," Bartholomew said.
Apple has objected to building a backdoor into the iPhone over concerns it could put the private information of millions of customers at risk and set a "dangerous precedent."
"We will continue to help law enforcement with their investigations, as we have done all along, and we will continue to increase the security of our products as the threats and attacks on our data become more frequent and more sophisticated," a statement issued by the company Monday night said.
Brooklyn Drug Case
The legal precedent authorities were hoping to set didn't happen, essentially punting the issue down the line for future cases that may arise. A Brooklyn drug case with a locked iPhone may be one to watch in the future.
If the Justice Department decides to continue with its bid to compel Apple for help unlocking the phone, it is possible Apple could push the government to reveal its method for getting into the San Bernardino shooter's phone.
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Ug is a Troll who resides in the Stronghold. The player considers him to be a wimp, and a pathetic excuse for a Troll. The player encounters him in the quest Troll Romance, where he is found crying in a corner. When asked what he is crying about, Ug reveals that he is in love with the beautiful Troll Aga, but Aga is taken already, by a fearsome, strong Troll called Arrg. In Troll tradition, in order to win the favour of a female, male Trolls must fight and kill contestants for the female's love. Here Ug is stuck, as Arrg is strong and Ug is a weakling, so the player must defeat Arrg for him, and also pick a Trollweiss flower to prove Ug's love for Aga. With some trolls, the name of what they first ate is unknown. This is the case with Ug so he was named after the sound made by the first thing he ate. This is the same case with Arrg and Aga.
- Even after you've completed the quest Ug still appears to be crying, although if you talk to him, he tells you that he's crying tears of joy. Also, Arrg is still alive next to Aga when you enter the room where Aga is.
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|Mountain trolls
Mountain troll • Thrower troll • Troll general • Troll spectator
|Ice trolls
Ice troll • Ice troll runt • Ice troll grunt • Ice troll male • Ice troll female
|Aquatic trolls
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You can also hide your profile instead if deleting it if you just want to take a short break from dating, unless you've found someone that you consider the love of your life, if not, then you should try this option instead because you won't lose all your information and photos. However, if you actually edit your profile and hide it instead of permanently deleting it, you will be removed from all bars of images and searches around Pof.com.
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Watch Behind The Music
If you are a big fan of a particular band that has had great success in the business, then Behind the Music has probably done a segment on them. Behind the Music is a TV show that ran from 1997 to 2006. However, after its original run, it still made some Behind the Music specials from time to time. This TV series was, and still is, a very popular show because they went beyond what a band really was.
One of the aspects that made Behind the Music what it is today was their interviews with members of the band. The interviews usually revolved around the band's success, popularity, hardships and many other important factors. Aside from interviews, Behind the Music would also show clips and movies from the band's past. A great example would be clips from their childhood, high school years or any other times in their life.
Since a band's success is built on great songs, Behind the Music also focuses on which songs made them popular. They would also go into the band's discography and any hidden meanings behind the lyrics of their music. Going behind the music of a band also entails finding out any influences the band had during their ascension to popularity. The band's hardships is also documented and recorded for the show, which will show just how committed the band was to making their music work successfully. Usually, at the end of each show, Behind the Music wraps up by showing where the band is now.
Today, Behind the Music still does documentaries from time to time. However, you will find old reruns that air on TV every now and then. Checking out these types of documentaries can really help to get a sense of what the band had to go through to get where they are. You might even get to see your favorite band on Behind the Music, and see some of their inner workings behind the scenes.
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- Episode 1 - Linda Perry
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- Episode 13 - Gym Class Heroes
The story behind the band Gym Class Heroes.
- Episode 12 - Nicole Scherzinger
The life, music and career of Nicole Scherzinger and her battle with bulimia.
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- Episode 10 - Ne-Yo
The life, music, and career of R&B artist Ne-Yo.
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The life, music and career of rapper Nas.
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VH1's "Behind the Music" on Adam Lambert is coming up, and judging by this preview video, it looks like it's going to deliver on its promises of revealing more about Lambert's rise to fame than ever before. Did "American Idol" deliberately play up Lambert's sexuality in a bid to draw in more viewers? Lambert famous lost the "American Idol" crown to Kris Allen amid speculation that Lambert was gay. It was that fact that many think might have caused Lambert to lose, seeing as "Idol" winners are determined solely by a fan vote.
We're all for being honest with people and sharing your life with your fans, but come on, Enrique Iglesias, TMI. At a performance in Sydney, the incredibly popular Spanish pop singer, who happens to be sleeping with one of the most beautiful women on earth - Anna Kournikova - admitted that he has one really, really tiny problem. (Hint: it has to do with his junk)
Adam Lambert made headlines when controversy hit his run on "American Idol" following the release of photos of him kissing another man. It took until after the end of the competition for Lambert to publicly come out, but in truth Lambert knew he was gay as early as the 6th grade. Now, VH1's "Behind the Music" aims to look into the life of Lambert, from his upbringing to his stint on musical tours to his meteoric rise to fame after "American Idol."
Returning to their roots, VH1 is launching a new version of "Pop Up Video," a show that was huge around the time that music videos were huge but which left the airwaves because, even though they complain that they're not on the air much anymore, people just don't watch music videos that much anymore. The new version will incorporate the same format - music videos play while fun trivia bits and snarky commentary pop up in little bubbles at the corner of the screen - while making new use of interactive technology.


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I was in a business presentation session with a large engineering firm last week, which got me thinking about what I like to see in new product strategies. In this instance, the firm was considering a move into the renewable energy industry, based upon how big this industry might be in the years ahead.
Now this sort of thinking concerns me because it it is often the first step to failure. While Tim and I talk about the value of experimentation and trying things out, there is a real tendency for managers to talk themselves into big bets when new businesses and potentially big markets are involved. In the spirit of Tim's excellent post on the value of checklists, I'd like to put forward a simple checklist that tests for three main reasons for failure when committing to a new business.
1) The company doesn't have competitive advantage in the industry.
2) The industry is chronically unprofitable for structural reasons.
3) Interdependencies in the value network within the industry means that buyers and suppliers face a significant cost in using your product.
While these tests are based on established thinking in strategy, my conclusions are not based on years of exhaustive statistical research. Instead, they are based on my investing in (and mostly losing money on!) small technology stocks.
Many years ago I would look at a stock and if the potential market was huge then I would probably go ahead and buy some shares. It's probably the same optimism bias that makes us buy lottery tickets. When there is a big pot of money at stake there is a real tendency for rational thinking to go out the window.
So let's look at examples of failure in each of these tests and an example of an innovation that meets the three criteria.
No Competitive Advantage- Jackgreen
Jackgreen was an Australian specialist green energy retailer that went into administration in late 2009. I'm happy to say that this isn't one of my failed investments, but it did catch a very high profile Australian fund manager. While consumer demand for renewable energy has been growing steadily in Australia, there is absolutely nothing to stop other energy companies doing exactly what Jackgreen has been doing. The two main drivers of competitive advantage are providing a product or service that is valuable to customers AND having something in the production chain (such as IP, skilled staff, exclusive alliances, location, brand) that makes it hard for competitors to imitate. Jackgreen never had any barriers to imitation.
Bad Industry- Australian Biodiesel
A few year ago when oil prices were spiraling upwards towards $200/barrel it seemed that the obvious bet in energy was biofuels. Australian Biodiesel had IP rights over a process that allowed a wider variety of oils, including animal fats to be turned into diesel. It passed the first test of competitive advantage but it soon became apparent that this was always going to be a very low margin industry and almost impossible for small players. What made the industry so tough can be easily described with Porter's five forces model of industry profitability. Buyers didn't have to buy biodiesel (they could do just as well with ordinary diesel) and suppliers could find other industries that could use canola oil and animal fats. Margins in the industry were always going to be a problem and volume was the only answer. In the end, the rising cost of canola and fat finally put the company into administration.
Value Network Interdependencies- Magnesium International
Magnesium International was an Australian company that bought exclusive rights to the Dow process for producing magnesium. In addition they also had exclusive patents for rolling magnesium into thin sheets. Once again, in a era where we are trying to make cars and electronic goods lighter, there should have been a massive global market and a rapidly rising magnesium prices as it became more widely used by manufacturers. Nice idea, but even with the thin sheet product interest in magnesium was at best marginal, mainly because manufacturers faced massive switching costs in changing production equipment to use the new material. In the absence of a profitable business model the company went looking internationally for government support. After committing to Egypt, the company soon went into receivership.
Meeting the Checklist- Nanosonics Limited
Nanosonics is an Australian company that produces devices that disinfect hospital equipment. Nanosonics meets the competitive advantage test because it can disinfect faster than existing methods with the use of less toxic chemicals and has a fairly strong IP position (although defending patents can be tough and expensive). The industry looks good because hospitals must have fast and effective disinfection processes and are therefore relatively insensitive to price. Switching to the new disinfection process has minimal costs for the buyers as well.
These three simple tests should provide a reality check for scoping new businesses. I only wish that somebody had told me about them ten years ago. I wonder if my accountant will let me write off my losses as an educational expense?
Case studies used in this post are not intended as investment advice. John is famous in his MBA strategy classes for putting the kiss of death on successful firms by using them as case studies.


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Apricum: Saudi Arabia has just revealed its ambitious solar plan, foreseeing 41 GW of installed capacity in 2032. With this plan, is the Kingdom jumping to the top of solar markets in MENA?
ESIA: This is a huge initiative. It catapults Saudi Arabia into the pole position in terms of attracting investments in the solar sector. Everyone knew that the potential was there. Now Saudi Arabia has come out and communicated exactly how it will give life to that potential. The country's solar industry is poised to become several times larger than all the other MENA solar markets put together. Essentially, all roads lead to Riyadh.


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Mariah Carey has a special guest by her side for her upcoming ABC special, Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You: her mother, Patricia.
Wearing an elegant black dress, the singer will belt out Christmas songs from her new album, Merry Christmas II You, for the show, which is set to air Dec. 13 (9 p.m. ET). It was taped at Los Angeles's Orpheum Theater.
Carey, 41, will also have something to look forward to after the holiday season: The singer is expecting her first child with hubby Nick Cannon. – Sara Hammel


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Bernardine Evaristo http://www.bevaristo.net/ - Bernardine Evaristo's first fully-prose novel Blonde Roots was published by Penguin UK in August 2008. (USA 2009)It's a slavery story with a difference: Africans enslave Europeans over a four hundred year period. The protagonist is a white woman from Europa who lives out her adult life as a slave in the New World. Her verse novel Lara will be published by Bloodaxe Books, October 2009.
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Wahey, look at this eyeful of big tits we get as Kim gives us an absolute pearler of a downblouse, her full natural titties hanging in all their glory as she inadvertanly flashes them while bending over in a top that has far too low a neckline to get away with that sort of positioning
Not that we are complaining of course, if more big boobs celebrities wore more of this kind of top, the world would be a much prettier place Anyway, thanks to the Kim Kardashian porno movie, we all get to see those monster sized juicy tits swinging around as she gets jackhammered by then boyfriend Ray J's truly gargantuan cock from all angles – enjoy those puppies in all their glory
If there's one thing the Kim Kardashian porno showed us, it's that Kim's nude ass looks even better than her ass when it's in a figure hugging skirt or dress. This sweet pic of Kim showing off her ass is pretty as a peach, and with her nipple poking out of her big natural tit, this is one profile pic that makes Kim look good enough to eat
Which is exactly what Ray J does to Kim's puffy wet pussy in their home tape, which you can view in it's glorious entirety – just make sure you have some tissues to hand, because this is serious wanking material
Check out this wallpaper image of Kim Kardashian nude with her pussy on show. She has her big firm titties out as well, and as you can see, Kim has one fuck of a body on her, it's no wonder Ray J couldn't resist filming a Kim Kardashian porno, and even less surprising that it went on to be the biggest selling of all the Celebrity sex tapes, outselling even the Paris Hilton sex tape, Paris being Kim's best friend of course (and who no doubt had a hand in Kim's decision to allow the porno to be distributed).
Cool shot here of Kim Kardashian cocksucking, getting both her hands around Ray J's cock in the Kim Kardashian porno, and slurping hungrily on his dick like a chick savouring the last ice-cream on the planet
The Kardashian porno catapulted Kim into the media spotlight, and she now has her own companies that earn her millions of dollars a year in their own right, as well as the soaraway TV success that is Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Proof indeed that a celebrity porno is a surefire way to kickstart your career.
Ray J puts that mammoth black dick of his to great use as he gives Kim Kardashian an ass fucking she'll not soon forget You can see in her face how much pain she is in as he eases his dick in that tight hole, but she is getting a fuckton of pleasure out of it as well, as the full video clearly shows.
One thing is for sure in this video – Kim isn't afraid of trying everything she can sexually, and Ray J is more than willing to go along, and frankly, who can blame him…
Take a look at Kim Kardashian's pussy lips as Ray J films them up close and personal in the Kim Kardashian porno they so kindly agreed to being distributed on the interweb after a hefty payment was made to the pair
The enlarged pic shows how swollen and juiced up Kim's pussy gets when she is turned on, and Ray can't resist diving in with his tongue to get her even more worked up, with her squirming on the bed as he probes her cunt and laps on her big swollen clit.
Check out this screenshot of Kim Kardashian wanking cock as she lies nude on the bed with her big natural tits proudly sitting up, complete with some bullet sized erect nipples that display how turned on Kim is to be handling suck a huge weapon.
Ray J is pretty well endowed, and Kim can get both her hands wrapped around his shaft, and STILL has enough left to slide up and down as she jacks him off over those massive tits of hers!
This Kim Kardashian blowjob is proof that you don't need to be a porno star to be able to deepthroat a massive cock, as Kim expertly crams the whole of Ray J's dick in her mouth and down her throat. Good girl
Not content with showing off her deepthroat blowjob technique, she then really goes to work on that monster sized cock, using both hands to wank his shaft while she hungrily slurps the top of his tool for good measure – Kim is a woman who likes to please
Some nice cock worshipping from Kim also features in the Kim Kardashian porno, with her drooling over the sight of the big dick in front of her, and jerking it with both hands, displaying a pretty fine jacking off technique in the process
You just know she has had to have seen her share of porno movies in the past to be able to work a cock the way she does, and when she tops it off by sucking on the end of it while she continues jerking that cock is a bursting point if you aren't careful
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Ray obliges, and the end result is one of the most graphic and earthy fuck scenes of any celebrity, which will leave you almost as breathless as it leaves Kim!
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Quote of the Day
"A lot of his legacy was in the meetings themselves, because he didn't let anybody pull anything over him. And he really fought for a lot of rights."-– Saints Owner Tom Benson, on Bills Owner Ralph Wilson Jr., who passed away yesterday. (QMI AGENCY, 3/25)
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Review: to the river
to the journey, to the dust, to the river
-a review and photo by Dorothee Lang of Rose Hunter's poetry book to the river
On the floor in front my bookshelf, I sit, surrounded by books I pulled out to fix a shelf. And there it is: a book of maps, from my parents, from the time when Germany was 2 countries: "Readers Digest Weltatlas" 1965. I open it, and find, folded in it, an old map. A reprint, of course. Still, it carries the mood of a time when embarking on a journey meant: embarking into the unknown.
Next to the Weltatlas, the Lonely Planets, guides for the road. Would I travel to the States now again, I also would carry the set of travel poems with me that Rose Hunter collected in to the river. Especially when this trip included Vegas. This place I've been to once – I can't remember the year, but my Lonely Planet remembers the hotel: Stardust.
So I sit, surrounded by books, and return there, in those lines that I hadn't known back then, in a time when poetry had little to do with me:
Waiting for the bus down the road
from the Freemont Street Experience
You keep forgetting why you're there, and look
at the sky a lot. Instead of vultures,
overhead are helicopters taking
people to the Grand Canyon –
Dorothee Lang, January 2010
poem: a cutting from the poem "The Cutting" by Rose Hunter, first published in Cordite, now part of the collection "to the river" (book link)
–refers from Rose Hunter's poem Walking into the Wynn, Lass Vegas and You are Stitched Into
Thanks Debbie!
And thanks Dorothee for writing it / making it. (text + pic).


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Why Do You Pay For Advice?
So how many people predicted the outcome of yesterday's enthralling All-Ireland hurling final which ended in the first draw in over 50 years? Yes, probably not too many. And this, despite all manner of analysis, consideration of scenarios and predictions by hurling experts. Trying to predict the future is something that we do all the time. Economists have become celebrities by either telling us that they predicted the global recession or by forecasting how much better or worse it is going to get. And a whole industry has been built around advising you what to do with your money. But two interesting questions arise. How good is this advice and if we believe that it is not all that good, why do we continue to seek it out?
These questions have been the subject of some interesting experimental studies most notably a recent one published by Powdthavee and Riyanto. They asked a group of students to bet on the outcome of five successive random coin tosses. But taped to the desk of each participant were five envelopes predicting the outcome of the successive tosses and students could either pay to see these predictions in advance or see them for free after the coin has been flipped. When an initial prediction turned out to be correct, students were more willing to pay to see the next forecast. This tendency increased after two, three and four successful predictions and furthermore, those who paid in advance for predictions also placed bigger bets on subsequent coin tosses than those who did not.
So psychologically, our instinct is to seek out advice. We often pay handsomely for it – sometimes through the small print and sometimes through the fees charged by experts. Much of the time, this advice is not all that good. For example, research demonstrates that most actively managed investment products rarely beat the market index. The reason we still look for advice is due to a phenomenon called the 'avoidance of regret'. If you make your own decision you only have yourself to blame but if you took the advice of an expert, the decision is not your fault. So the moral of the story is - spend less time listening to (or paying for!) advisors and pundits. Instead hope for some random good luck and also that Galway get the job done next time!


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Rated 4 out of 5 by Newtoni from Good solution for the price Bought a few of these in different sizes to protect shrubs that get smaller every winter due to deer. Look good with nice pattern and color. Material seems sturdy. Fairly easy to install once you do the first one to get the hang of it. Bought this larger one to replace one I bought last fall. We had couple of days of sustained 40-50 mph winds and the most exposed cover took off across the neighborhood somewhere; lost for good. Would suggest you use not just the ties, but one or two of the extra safety pin like clips included to be sure the covers are cinched up tight against wind gusts.
Date published: 2017-02-02
Rated 2 out of 5 by MEWW from Poor Purchase I was initially excited about purchasing the shrub covers. It's such a chore using burlap each year and the shrub jacket looked great in the picture. Looks are deceiving because they are very awkward to put on and secure to the plant. I had to tie a rope from the center of my shrub to the jacket so if, rather when it blows off I won't loose the jacket. I'm going back to using burlap. On a positive note the quality of the cloth is very good.
Date published: 2016-12-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by Flynnster from Great product This is so easy and great to put around delicate plants. So.glad I ordered it.
Date published: 2016-12-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by Ebbe from Good coverage I live in south central Texas. We usually have pretty mild winters, but usually have a few winter days where the temperature goes down to freezing. Have used sheets in the past to cover sensitive plants but decided I needed a specific product to cover the plants. I think these shrub jackets will work perfectly. The fabric appears strong enough to protect the plants, and I like that I can close the bag at the bottom. I think they should work very well.
Date published: 2016-10-28
Rated 4 out of 5 by Railbabe from Almost Perfect I ordered small shrub jackets for spring freeze/thaw protection for my micro-mini rose bushes. The jackets were so large, that I had to cut one into 3 to have it work for my tiny plants. The quality of the jackets are very good, but instead of the wimpy, useless ties on the sides, I would have the ability to order extra pins instead. (the Jackets come with 3 pins)The giant pins supplied with the shrub jackets are very nice (don't know how they would look after an entire winter outside) and I used 3 on each plant and cut down jacket. I have two extra jackets left over now and will use those next winter if I can get more pins. Bottom Line: Customers need to be able to order packages of extra pins for these to work on different types and sizes of shrubs.
Date published: 2016-04-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by tazlady from Great protector for shrubs I bought one of these years ago at a garden center. It has done a great job of over wintering one of my bushes. i couldn't find them any more at the garden center, so I looked on line. I really like this product. They are very easy to use and last for years. It keeps bushes and shrubs safe from wind burn and extreme temperatures and yet lets air and moisture in to keep the plant healthy. I am happy that I found them at Improvements at a reasonable price.
Date published: 2015-11-19
Rated 4 out of 5 by JoeM from Shrub Jacket Ordering was very easy, delivery was very good, and the jacket looks good, it would have been very good it the top would completely close . Will know more after the first winter, Hope it protects my Myers Lemon tree.
Date published: 2015-11-13
Rated 1 out of 5 by Reika from Disappointing I was expecting bags that would have drawstrings at the bottom. Instead this is a piece of fabric with safety pins for the sides and strings that can be tied at the bottom. It will take 2 people to get these on and the medium is really undersized. Very disappointing.
Date published: 2015-10-17
Which protects more? The Shrub Jacket or the Winter Shrub Cover?
Both seem to do the same job, but while the jacket is also breathable, it is not a mesh and I would think might be more effective at blocking winds and retaining heat from sunlight. But, as there is no indication on the website as to what temperatures they could both withstand and still protect the plants inside, I have no way of knowing for sure. Perhaps the mesh would allow extra sunlight and heat to reach the plants.
I just bought the shrub covers this year but have used the shrub jackets for two years. The jackets don't hold up and are a pain to put on. I don't think either type retains heat. I think they work in the following way. If the plant is covered with snow, that acts as insulation. The cover should work better than the jacket because the snow is actually off more of the plant. If there is no snow, then the darker color of the cover should transmit more heat to the plant than the jacket would. Again, since the cover is not actually in full contact with the plant, it should offer better wind protection than the jacket. Rain can go more easily through the cover than the jacket. The cover is certainly easier to deal with but the price is really only justified if they hold up longer than the two years I got with the jackets.
Date published: 2017-01-14
You say it's breathable but can the sun go through the fabric?
I'd like to leave the jacket on for lengths of time and wanted to know if the plants would still get sun.
Depending on how tightly you cinch the top, some sunlight will get in. I only use it in the winter and take it off once the temps begin to warm.
Date published: 2015-11-19
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Rick Perry Saying Nonesence Stuff [VIDEO]
This comes to use from Bad Lip Reader – a YouTube group that takes things and adds their own dialogue set to what they're mouthing. Watch as hilarity ensues. Oddly enough, he's making more sense here than most politicians I see.
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Every spring the famous Flower Fields in Carlsbad lure sightseers to acres of vibrant ranunculus Tecolote blooms that signal the arrival of spring. But spring is a bit late this year.
The 50-acre farmland, at 5704 Paseo Del Norte, is home annually to about a million flower stems, which color the hillside between Palomar Airport and Cannon roads with brilliant hues of yellow, purple and red.
But a long, cold winter kept the bulbs from exploding at the usual time.
The fields are about two weeks behind normal, said Joni Miringoff, The Flower Fields marketing director.
The field was 80 percent in bloom Tuesday, according to the Flower Fields website.
Nevertheless, the fields are touted it as one of the region's nicest attractions.
"It's a place you can go and just find peace and serenity," Miringoff said. "We're lucky and Carlsbad's lucky that we have something so unique that visitors from all over the world can just come and enjoy."
The Flower Fields host an Easter Sunrise Service amid the blooms.
"I'm hoping by Easter weekend we'll be in full bloom," Miringoff said. "What are you going to do? It's Mother Nature."
Liz Orton, who lives in La Mesa, spent her first Easter Sunday in Southern California at The Flower Fields after moving from New York.
"It was absolutely beautiful," Orton said Tuesday while visiting the fields. She said the experience made her love Carlsbad.
The late bloom can present a marketing challenge for the fields, because the part most visible to passers-by and closest to the entrance, near Palomar Airport Road, has been mostly green to this point. The seeds were sown from north to south, and typically bloom in that order, giving botanophiles a chance to enjoy the flowers weeks ago if they were willing to make the trek to the northern side of the fields.
"People don't want to walk; they never do," Miringoff said. "Your attendance corresponds with how much color you have."
But the fields have other attractions.
Visitors can sift through sand in search of gold at the Carlsbad Mining Company, look for a way through the Sweet Pea Maze, learn the history of one of the world's best-selling plants in the Historic Poinsettia Display or romp in the giant mushroom, Crooked Treehouse and Doll House in the playground.
Children from Chula Vista to Fullerton have taken field trips to the field to learn about composting and take home their own potted flower.
It's a fun place for families to take their children, too.
"It was pretty and colorful," said 5-year-old Molly Hume, who was visiting Tuesday with a gaggle of friends who were split as to whether their favorite attraction was the maze or the mine.
Others come to hone their photo skills.
"I had heard before that there were lots of beautiful flowers," said Oscar Albarida, visiting from Glendale. "Maybe my friends will come after they see the pictures on Facebook."
Blues musicians will give patrons a modal treat Saturday with Blues Day from 1 to 4 p.m. The lineup includes Ruby Etoile Presnell, Sue Palmer, Troy Sandow, Scottie "Mad Dog" Blinn, Steve Burns, "Big Al" Schneider and Jonny Viau.
The fields typically close after Mother's Day, this year May 8, though they occasionally stay open later.
The Flower Fields' Southern California roots were laid in the early part of the 20th century, when Luther Gage, who moved to the area in 1921, began engineering and growing the giant ranunculus Tecolote. Frank Frazee, who lived nearby, followed suit, successfully breeding the bright flowers with paper-like petals.
The current tourist attraction blossomed from a deal in 1993 when Frank Frazee's son, Edwin, joined with Paul Ecke Jr. The fields are still owned by the Paul Ecke family and farmed by the Mellano Co.
The fields' website says they attract more than 125,000 visitors a year.


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Published: Sunday 8th March 2015 by The News Editor
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young described Saracens as a unique team to play against after his side lost a crucial Premiership match at the Ricoh Arena.
Brilliant tries from Christian Wade and Elliot Daly, with two conversions and a penalty from Andy Goode, had seen Wasps build up a 17-3 lead after the first 20 minutes.
But after that the Saracens pack became the dominant force with Richard Wigglesworth and Alex Goode controlling matters at half-back. Their tries came from Chris Wyles and Mako Vunipola with Alex Goode converting both and adding four penalties.
"We knew what was coming from (them) as they don't play a lot of rugby, (they) kick the ball a lot to squeeze you and it's very hard to play against.
"If you can control it, you get options to play as we showed in the first 20 minutes but after that we struggled to deal with the aerial bombardment as we dropped the ball far too often."
Despite the loss, which was a huge blow to Wasps' chances of making the play-offs, Young was adamant that his team were moving forward.
"Nothing changes as a result of today, we are still a work in progress and we are still aiming for a place in the top six.
"We will address what went wrong today for our set-piece didn't function as well as we would have liked and we lacked a bit of control in the second half.
"However, we do have individual players who can lighten up any stadium as you saw in the first 20 minutes."
Saracens boss Mark McCall was complimentary to his side as they had stuck to their game plan after going 17-3 down.
He said: "We had the clarity of thought not to be spooked when they scored two tries in three minutes as we put the ball in the right areas to put pressure on them.
"You can see that they have people who can hurt you from long range as they've scored a lot of tries from inside their own half this season.
"We had chances to close it up late on, which we didn't take, but we did deprive them of a vital bonus point."
The only downside for the Saracens was the loss of Brad Barritt, who limped off in the second half following a heavy collision with Andy Goode.
"We are hopeful it isn't too serious and we have our fingers crossed because Brad must be very close to England selection next week," added McCall.
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Mumbai: Man jumps in front of moving train at Vikhroli
A man was caught on camera jumping in front of an oncoming train yesterday afternoon at Vikhroli station, in an apparent bid to commit suicide.
The man standing on the tracks waiting for the train. (right) The train passes over the man
The unidentified man, in his 40s, was captured on the CCTV camera waiting at platform number 3 with an umbrella, which looked spread out but not folded in the grab.
As soon as the Ambernath-bound fast train approached the station, the man wasted no time and jumped right in front of it, thus turning into a lifeless mass of flesh in no time.
The incident took place at 1.26 pm and right after the incident, the Government Railway Police (GRP) sent his body for autopsy at Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar.
"We searched for an identification card but nothing was found. He was carrying one umbrella and did not buy a train ticket. Since the autopsy report is awaited, we have registered an accidental death report (ADR) as of now," said an official associated with the Kurla GRP.


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1986-2016: Celebrating 30 Years of sending Scottish Music Worldwide.
…McVarish hails from northern California, where he learned his first traditional tunes on the fiddle. Having twice won the US Junior National Scottish Fiddle Championship by the age of seventeen, he travelled to his ancestral homeland of the Scottish Highlands, where he spent a year studying music under the tutelage…READ MORE
…McVarish (fiddle), Ross Martin (guitar), James Bremner (bodhran) and Calum Alex MacMillan (vocals) with special guests Donald Shaw (piano, organ), Iain MacDonald (flute), Niall Vallely (concertina), Caoimhin Vallely (piano) and Norrie McIver (vocals). "These musicians were born to this. Dàimh celebrate Celtic traditions with passion and pride, and it shows…READ MORE
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Despite its impressive size and population, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its military, China remains a vulnerable nation surrounded by powerful rivals and potential foes. Understanding China's foreign policy means fully appreciating these geostrategic challenges, which persist even as the country gains increasing influence over its neighbors. Andrew J. Nathan and Andrew Scobell analyze China's security concerns on four fronts: at home, with its immediate neighbors, in surrounding regional systems, and in the world beyond Asia. By illuminating the issues driving Chinese policy, they offer a new perspective on the country's rise and a strategy for balancing Chinese and American interests in Asia.
Though rooted in the present, Nathan and Scobell's study makes ample use of the past, reaching back into history to illuminate the people and institutions shaping Chinese strategy today. They also examine Chinese views of the United States; explain why China is so concerned about Japan; and uncover China's interests in such problematic countries as North Korea, Iran, and the Sudan. The authors probe recent troubles in Tibet and Xinjiang and explore their links to forces beyond China's borders. They consider the tactics deployed by mainland China and Taiwan, as Taiwan seeks to maintain autonomy in the face of Chinese advances toward unification. They evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of China's three main power resources - economic power, military power, and soft power.
The authors conclude with recommendations for the United States as it seeks to manage China's rise. Chinese policymakers understand that their nation's prosperity, stability, and security depend on cooperation with the United States. If handled wisely, the authors believe, relations between the two countries can produce mutually beneficial outcomes for both Asia and the world.
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Recites superficial observations.
It is readable, but the author attempted no insight, off no new prescription, and large built a narrative by cherry picked quotes. In the end he exhorted the US to do what is has done, which he admits to be a born of shorted sighted narrowly self interested born of compromise, but do it better.
- Chaohui
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