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EDIT 4 (14 July 2011): Adobe released Adobe Flash Player 11 beta 1 so i've wrote a tutorial on how to install adobe flash player 11 on linux 64 bit
EDIT 3 (17 Sept 2010): Adobe launched Adobe® Flash® Player "Square" so i've put together a tutorial on how to install adobe flash player square on linux
EDIT 2: Libflashplayer is now hosted on this site since Adobe killed the URL. It's not anything official or whatever, just a temp home 🙂
EDIT: updated the scripts to install the 64-bit Flash Player 10 alpha refresh for Linux that was released on February, 2010.
Adobe FINALLY released a native 64bit Flash Player 10 plugin. Although this is still an alpha release, the news is very exciting for Linux users, since we don't longer depend on nspluginwrapper, which although does the job, has it's drawbacks.
I have put together a small tutorial on how to install the native flash player 10 64bit plugin for linux.
#!/bin/bash # Script created by # Romeo-Adrian Cioaba [email protected] echo "Stopping any Firefox that might be running" sudo killall -9 firefox echo "Removing any other flash plugin previously installed:" sudo apt-get remove -y --purge flashplugin-nonfree gnash gnash-common mozilla-plugin-gnash swfdec-mozilla libflashsupport nspluginwrapper sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/*flash* sudo rm -f ~/.mozilla/plugins/*flash* sudo rm -f /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/*flash* sudo rm -f /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/*flash* sudo rm -rfd /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper echo "Installing Flash Player 10" cd ~ # since adobe is not hosting libflashplayer anymore, the lib is downloaded from my site. # wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz wget http://www.myscienceisbetter.info/flash-player/libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz tar zxvf libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ echo "Linking the libraries so Firefox and apps depending on XULRunner (vuze, liferea, rsswol) can find it." sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/ sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/ # now doing some cleaning up: sudo rm -rf libflashplayer.so sudo rm -rf libflashplayer-10.0.45.2.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz
You can now restart firefox 😉
Some users seem to have problems with viewing this page, so i wrapped everything needed to install the native 64bit flash player on linux into a shell script. Grab the Ubuntu script here, chmod +x and execute it.
Thanks to Claudio de Taunay for providing a script that works in OpenSuSE 11. You can pick it up here.
Thanks to Homer Xing from the Ailurus project you can now install native flash player 64bit on Fedora. You can pick up the script here.
Let me know if you encounter any bugs.
the scripts to install in different distro:
Ubuntu: install native flash 64bit on Ubuntu
Fedora: install native flash 64bit on Fedora
OpenSuse: install native flash 64bit on OpenSuse
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
Ethereum has multiple options for clients that you can run in order to have your wallet and operate with Ether (ETH) coins as well as to have access to the network. This allows users to choose what client works best for them and what they prefer to stick with and can also help with issues like with the fork of the network earlier today. There was a consensus issue that occurred on the Frontier network at block 116522, mined on 2015-08-20 at 14:59:16+02:00 that has affected geth implementations up to and including versions 1.0.1, 1.1.0 and develop ("unstable 1.1.0"), while eth (C++) and pyethereum (Python) were unaffected. There was a fix released for the affected Ethereum clients released shortly after and users are required to update their geth client (source) if they are running it .
Since geth is our preferred Ethereum client software and we have been using it for our guides as well, if you also rely on geth you should update it with the fixed version of geth 1.0.2. We have provided a fixed Windows binary in our mining package below that you can download and update on your system. All you have to do is to stop the old client, replace the old geth.exe with the new one provided and run the new geth client software and you should be just fine. After the update it is Ok for you to see an error message like the one marked in red on the screenshot above, this is normal and the error message should disappear after a while when all clients update to fixed version of geth. You are seeing the error message as you are getting connected to a peer with an older version of geth, so once there are no more peers with the older non fixed version the message alert which will resolve itself. Exchanges and pools should update very soon if they have not yet updated to the fixed clients and should resume their normal operation, though there could be some delays in transactions and some issues with transactions sent during the problem with the network.
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As with iPad, Lightroom mobile on iPhone extends your workflow beyond your desktop. You can now use either your iPhone or iPad to review and edit images and sync the changes back to the Lightroom catalog at home. And now with the 1.1 update for iPad, you can also apply star ratings to your images and also use the custom order that you've set within your collections.
Once you've told Lightroom a collection of pictures should be sent to Lightroom mobile, the process is handled automatically and the pictures will become available on your iPad and iPhone once it is connected to the internet.
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Flip flops in hand, toes on golden sand, I'm strolling down the shell-lined shoreline, relishing cool waves lapping my ankles as the early-evening sun starts to settle.
My other hand cradles a camera, and I'm torn between snapping the two grey seals bobbing past or the even rarer site ahead; my two teenagers, running as fast as their legs will carry them, enticing the fresh breeze into a dance with their kites.
These forgotten toys haven't seen daylight for years. In truth, I packed them on a whim, hoping that the magic of the great British seaside might just see our bygone favourites shake off the dust.
I'm in luck. As the flapping colours take flight, to squeals of delight, I proudly capture the moment and add it to our ever-expanding Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park album, thrilled with the snap and even more so, that we've made a superb choice for our family adventure.
From candyfloss eating and funfair thrill-seeking in Great Yarmouth, to crabbing in Cromer and a blissful day's boating on the winding waterways of the Norfolk Broads, each moment of our holiday at this friendly park has been picture-perfect.
Where to stay
Fresh from a £10m facelift and just a stone's throw from Hembsy beach, this vibrant, welcoming park is a breath of fresh air, with elite new accommodation, superb refurbished facilities and acres of rolling greenery just perfect for outdoor pursuits.
From basic, wallet-friendly chalets to brand new luxurious platinum hot tub lodges, whatever your taste and budget there's something for everyone, from the Yacht Club and star-studded show bar to the Quarterdeck Restaurant, shiny new heated indoor pool and a wide range of Go Active activities for all the family to enjoy.
With expectant teens in tow, our accommodation for the week is unbeatable – Carlton 8, a luxurious Platinum Lodge Spa, sleeping four, with double and twin bedrooms, flatscreen TV, patio decking and, of course, the pièce de résistance – a blissful hot tub.
Spacious and open-planned with a contemporary well-equipped kitchen, en-suite shower room and family bathroom with bath, these elegant, well-designed lodges are the latest accommodation addition, nestled in a pretty, secluded area of the park.
An instant hit with the entire family, it's been bubbles at breakfast, lazy afternoon dips and balmy al fresco evening star-gazing thanks to leisurely hot tub sessions sandwiched between a whole host of activities and attractions.
What to do
Not wanting to waste a second, we swam daily on-site, hired a go-kart and – as part of Hemsby Beach's vast Go Active programme – tested our Robin Hood county roots by trying our hands at archery, laser clays and much, much more!
Closely followed by laugh-a-minute body zorbing and family fencing, the highlight of our week has been a full day's boat hire from nearby Wroxham, where you can pull on your captain's hat and navigate the Broads under your own steam, take a picnic on board or – like us – moor at your leisure for a spot of lunch at the pubs and eateries lining the banks.
Where to eat
Working up a hearty appetite, we refuelled each evening in the park's stylish Quarterdeck Restaurant, enjoying tasty grills with traditional accompaniments, followed by posh puds such as hot sticky toffee pudding and giant eye-popping sundaes.
Seaside charm
Bursting with old school seaside charm, Hemsby itself boasts no airs and graces, just traditional seaside pizzazz, with a trail of amusements, hot dogs, donuts, cafes and fairground rides meandering directly from the park to the sands.
The perfect base from which to explore the boundless beauty of Norfolk, the electric appeal of lively Great Yarmouth is just seven miles away, whilst captivating Cromer – just a 40-minute drive – is a must with its museums, superb surf and mile-after-mile of blue-flag golden sands.
Five minutes from Cromer sits picturesque Sheringham, a quaint former fishing village that hooked us on arrival with its heritage steam railway, scenic coastal paths, tantalising tea rooms and colourful beach-hut lined promenade.
An eclectic mix of traditional seaside allure, heritage and breathtaking scenery, beautiful Norfolk is renowned for its boomerang effect, enticing holidaymakers back year- after-year for a different adventure every time.
We've seen so much, had the time of our lives, yet barely scratched the surface. As I dream of tonight's beach barbecue, followed by a romantic glass of vino under the stars, one thing is for sure – we'll be boomeranging back to Richardson's Hemsby Beach before long!
How to get there
A seven-night break at Hemsby Beach Holiday Park in a Platinum Lodge for up to four people costs from £811* off-peak, peak costs from £1,449*. For more information or to book visit www.richardsonsholidayparks.co.uk or call 01493 809903. *Prices accurate at the time of writing and subject to availability


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With all the money the Winklevoss twins won in their settlement with Facebook, you would figure the pair would be able to buy a PR team.
But then maybe that's why they want that extra money from Mark Zuckerberg and company.
The Harvard classmates of the Facebook founder, who have been suing him for seven years for "stealing their idea," just can't seem to get out of the headlines.
From pistachio ads to their own childhood friend painting them in a bad light, the "Winklevii" are featured in a new story for Vanity Fair.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss let reporter Dana Vachon join them for a road trip down to Mexico and what they reveal is an interesting insight into the mind that just can't accept $200 million is more than enough to feel vindicated.
The two brothers have been training in Chula Vista, Calif. for their return to rowing.
Vachon revisits the settlement the twins agreed upon with Facebook, their side of what really happened and she gets into where the brothers are now.
But the story also explores some of the problem's in the twins life, including dealing with a sister who had severe drug problem.
It is worth a well-written piece and well worth the read over at VanityFair.com.
Vanity Fair Proves the Winklevoss Twins Won't Go Away
With all the money the Winklevoss twins won in their settlement with Facebook, you would figure the pair would be able to buy a PR team.


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Will the coffee rust fungus drive up prices for a cup of joe?
New steps are being taken to combat an infection plaguing coffee crops which threatens to not only increase the price of your morning routine but the livelihoods of some half a million people.
It's scientific name is hemileia vastatrix and it's a fungus that causes what's know as coffee rust. To coffee the growers in Latin America, it's roya, and it's eating away at their incomes.
The infection appears on coffee crops as a rusty orange-yellow colour. Dead spots of brown and black then give way to holes in the leaves before they fall off, like so many diseased limbs. When it reaches the berries, with those valuable coffee beans inside, their skins turn a shriveled, sombre grey. The plants will continue producing new leaves, but they too will catch the rust if the problem goes untreated.
"If that continues for several cycles eventually the plant is going to starve," said Leo Lombardini executive director of World Coffee Research. "Without leaves there's no production of carbohydrates and so the fruits, even if they [grow] they get infected and they drop, or the quality's really bad."
Coffee rust is estimated to have cost more than $1 billion in economic damage in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2012.
World Coffee Research, an organization located with Texas A&M University and funded by the coffee industry, is searching for ways to stop the spread of roya and help the estimated 500,000 people affected by the fungus in places like Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica.
"There a lot of people and families in Central and South America that it's really almost all they do. They harvest, they grow coffee and if they don't have this resource then they're really going to starve," said Lombardini.
As a fungus, coffee rust can be treated with fungicide, but that's another layer of expense some growers just can't afford. For others, using more potent kinds of fungicide would mean losing their organic designation.
It's believed the fungus came from the same region of Africa where coffee first originated. Historically, it's appeared in Sri Lanka but also infected South American crops in the mid-70s. It's generally been kept under control and Lombardini said no one's really sure what caused the current outbreak, which began in 2012. Climate change is a possible contributing factor. Warmer global temperatures have altered the regions typical wet and dry seasons and heavy rain makes for ideal conditions for the spread of the fungus.
At first, they thought the 2012 outbreak would be an isolated incident. But then 2013's crop was bad, too. Growers are still waiting to see what 2014 will yield. World Coffee Research estimates production could fall by 15 to 40 per cent in the coming years.
Lombardini said it's too soon to say how prices will be affected for consumers in Canada, but you're not likely to notice a few cents here and there when you buy a pound of beans. If anything, prices have been dropping.
According to the International Coffee Organization, coffee prices hit a high in 2010 at $2.10 USD per pound, a sharp increase from $1.47 the year before. But there was also a sharp declines after, with an average price of $1.56 per pound in 2012 and $1.19 per pound in 2013. Numbers for 2014 to show an increase, though it's typical to see a rise during the first months of a new year.
"If we have a shortage of stock and the price goes down, that doesn't make sense to me," said Lombardini, adding that it's growers' bottom lines that are hurt most by these fluctuations — not yours.
On May 19, World Coffee Research announced a $5 million partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to work toward eliminating coffee rust. Lombardini said the projects will include DNA sequencing for coffee plant strains, information for farmers on which varieties are most resistant to the fungus and developing local nurseries so growers can purchase new plants at a lower cost.
Canada.com has reached out to Starbucks, Tim Hortons and McDonalds asking whether their inventory or prices will be affected by the fungus. Second Cup declined to comment. This article will be updated if the others respond.


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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes takes the series to the other end of the superhero spectrum, after two games spent in the DC Comics universe.
Traveler's Tales is really embracing the Marvel license, creating an original story with writer Mark Hoffmeier that brings together over 100 characters from throughout the comics.
The story starts when the Silver Surfer is defeated on a visit to Earth, sending cosmic bricks all across the globe that both heroes and villains desperately want to find.
Starring bigger heroes, literally
One of the big ways that LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will distinguish itself from LEGO Batman and its sequel is through the addition of larger characters like the Hulk.
Big-figs, as Traveler's Tales calls them, are about twice the size of your standard LEGO character, and have power to match. The Hulk was called upon many times during the demo to rip apart barriers, pick up cars and other feats of brute strength.
The drawback of big-figs is that they are unable to interact with levers or build LEGO structures like the other characters, though Hulk offers a way to work around that limitation by turning into Bruce Banner when the Y button is held.
There will be other big-figs in the game aside from the Hulk, like Abomination who was featured as a big-fig boss in a demo level.
"There are variations in these characters, so the Hulk as a character is different to other characters of that size from different franchises," Traveler's Tales producer Phillip Ring told Digital Spy.
"We always want to make sure that we do them justice, so the animations in how they interact and the way that they're portrayed in the game is going to be different.
"We want to be true to who they are, it's not just a whole lot of people who play exactly like the Hulk. We want to make sure since they are big-figs that they're doing things that the characters should do."
Authentic for comic fans with a LEGO twist
During a demonstration, Traveler's Tales showed off an early level where Iron Man and the Hulk team up to recover a cosmic brick that was stolen by Sandman and the Abomination.
"We wanted to include these classic Marvel team-ups, so we've got Hulk versus Abomination, but there are others for other characters as well," Ring explained.
"So for example, Wolverine will fight his arch-nemesis, and if you're a Marvel fan you know which character I'm talking about but I can't say who it is.
"We're going for those classic encounters that Marvel fans will go, 'Oh yeah! I know why they're fighting, I know their history'."
As another example, later in the demo Spider-Man showed up to help defeat Sandman using his spider sense ability to detect hidden weak points and climbable walls.
Traveler's Tales also wanted to give some hidden nods to fans through team-ups, with players able to go back to previously completed stages and use unlocked characters who might have a different relationship in the Marvel universe.
"When you look at people like Deadpool," Ring said, "Deadpool as a Marvel character is really kind of a world apart from everyone else in the Marvel world.
"So we thought, 'OK cool, let's do something different with him, let's make him feel unique'. His lines of dialog in particular are completely different from the other characters just because of the way he is in the world."
Travel across the Marvel universe
It wasn't shown during the demonstration, but LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will bring back the open-world structure from more recent games in the series with an entire LEGO Manhattan for players to explore.
While New York will act as the overworld and hub for the game, actual stages will take players to diverse locales from across the Marvel universe including the X-Mansion, Asteroid M and Asgard.
"It's a nightmare for the art team because every level looks and feels different," Ring explained.
"We really wanted to enforce that because we're covering so many different Marvel franchises and we wanted it to feel authentic in every one."
There will still be plenty to do in the city though, with bank robberies and other crimes breaking out through town as side-missions.
Of course, secrets and unlockables will also be hid throughout the city, including new playable characters to use when revisiting levels.
Throw in the signature humor and charm that has become synonymous with the LEGO games, and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes should do comic fans proud.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Vita and PC in autumn 2013.


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Bill would give control of deceased's social media to family
Lawmaker says controlling Facebook, Twitter accounts can be difficult
A New Hampshire lawmaker is pushing a bill that would make it easier for families to take over the social media accounts of deceased loved ones.
Rep. Peter Sullivan, D-Manchester, said it's unclear what happens to a person's Facebook page when that person dies.
"That's a good question, and unfortunately, it seems to change minute to minute or service to service," he said.
Sullivan has authored a bill in Concord putting social networking accounts in the hands of individuals' estates after they pass, allowing executors to disable the accounts or turn them into memorial pages.
"Create some predictability, some stability," Sullivan said. "Let the Internet companies know that families have a right to tie up loose ends and get some closure."
Sullivan said that in many cases, a person's Facebook page will remain active after he or she dies. In a case in Canada, a teenage girl took her own life after being bullied, and the bullying continued online even after her death.
"The family wasn't able to do anything," Sullivan said. "They couldn't go in and delete those comments, and they couldn't take the page down completely."
Facebook and other social networking sites have provisions to disable a page after a member dies, but Sullivan said it can often be difficult and time-consuming.
Some wonder if this is something that can be legislated at the state level. The New Hampshire Bar Association is raising questions related to interstate commerce.
"We understand this is a new frontier, and we are willing to help where we have the expertise to help," said John MacIntosh of the New Hampshire Bar Association.
Several other states are considering similar bills related to the handling of social media accounts for the deceased, but some said that for any real effectiveness, it may require action on the federal level.


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UMG, MegaUpload Case Gets Even Stranger; Will.i.am Says He Didn't Authorize A Takedown
from the so-what's-going-on deptThings keep getting stranger with the legal dispute over the whole Megaupload song. As you may remember, Megaupload hired a bunch of celebrities to say nice things about Megaupload, which the company turned into a song and video. Universal Music flipped its lid and issued a takedown, claiming that there was a performance from singer Gin Wigmore, which they held the copyright on. MegaUpload then sued Universal Music. At the same time, singer will.i.am's lawyer claimed that will.i.am sent a takedown also, saying that the singer had never agreed to the project.
Almost none of this made sense. We'd heard from various sources that Wigmore doesn't even appear in the video at all and had nothing to do with the song. Furthermore, the will.i.am stuff was really confusing. First of all, if he hadn't agreed to this, why did he say things about how wonderful MegaUpload is on video? He must have agreed to do that. Second, even if he didn't agree to it, at best there's a contractual claim there and/or a publicity rights claim. There's simply no copyright claim. His words are not his to copyright, as they're not fixed in any medium. Whoever made the video would hold the copyright -- which, in this case, is MegaUpload. Even more ridiculous was the notion, floated by some in our comments, that will.i.am's contract with Universal grants them automatic copyright, which is why UMG could issue a takedown. Again, this makes no sense for a variety of reasons. First, the same reason as above, without the works being fixed, there's no copyright in those words for will.i.am to assign to Universal. Second, UMG can't claim copyright on everything someone says. Third, even if this preposterous claim was true, will.i.am still would have no right to send a takedown, because he wouldn't own the copyright either. UMG would.
MegaUpload, has now hit back. It notes that Gin Wigmore does not appear in the song, did not write the song, and has absolutely nothing to do with the song. The company had apparently spoken to her about participating, but eventually went with Macy Gray instead. So the claim that this is under UMG copyright because of Wigmore doesn't appear to be true. Furthermore, MegaUpload provided the contract signed by will.i.am (embedded below), allowing them to make use of his words... the company's boss claims that will.i.am personally insists that he did not authorize a takedown. That raises questions about whether or not will.i.am's lawyer was confused or if he was just acting on his own.
"On December 12, 2011, I spoke directly with will.i.am about this issue, and he personally advised me that he absolutely had not authorized the submission of any takedown notice on his behalf."In the meantime, it looks like the judge is skeptical. Judge Claudia Wilken has given UMG until the end of the day to respond and explain the takedown...
Either way, this is going to remain quite the fascinating case to watch.
Filed Under: copyright, dmca, takedowns, video, will.i.am
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HAYS, Kan. (AP) _ Federal investigators are working with Hays police to find out who made a prank call last week that prompted law enforcement to surround a home where officers thought a home invasion had just happened.
Police Chief Don Scheibler says the home's occupants were victims of what is called ``swatting,'' in which someone falsely called police to report a serious crime was underway.
The Hays Daily News reports police received a 911 call at 5:14 p.m. Wednesday in which the caller, claiming to be a child in the house, reported seven people with guns had entered the home, and that his father had been struck on the head.
Investigators determined the incident was a ``cruel hoax. The FBI and a local high-tech crime unit are helping with the investigation.
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The WWE's self-proclaimed 'showoff' Dolph Ziggler has his sights set on WrestleMania, an event that he has several fond memories of.
"Hulk Hogan versus Ultimate Warrior was really cool," Ziggler said of the WrestleMania 6 bout. "I used to share an apartment with one of the other Spirit Squad guys, Mike Mondo, and watch old tapes all the time. We would go through all the 'Manias and we would come to Warrior versus Hogan, and if you could look past it as a fan, you could think now that it was one of the coolest things that you saw as a kid."
Ziggler is obviously excited about returning to his home state of Florida for this year's WrestleMania. He recalls that his standout WrestleMania performance was at his first WrestleMania in Chicago, at WrestleMania 22. Even though he wasn't booked in a match, he did participate with his fellow Spirit Squad teammates in a major angle involving Shawn Michaels and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
"Being out there was a really different experience. Just being part of it when you're kind of new is really special and amazing," Ziggler said. "And you're extra nervous just going out there and kind of doing the thing you always do, but it's a much bigger stage. It was really exciting and just fun stuff. I wouldn't take it back for anything in the world. It was a great learning experience. We all (Spirit Squad) bonded for a year, and we had a good time."
At last year's WrestleMania 27, Ziggler found himself in a pressure cooker, as he not only had to worry about performing on wrestling's biggest platform, but more eyes were watching his match than most others, due to the media coverage, because of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from Jersey Shore being involved in the match. Of course, it didn't help ease his nerves, once Ziggler found out that his match was also following Triple H and The Undertaker.
"We didn't know we would be following that match. Those guys were tearing each other apart and being carted off, and we're like, 'Holy cow! We're going out there next?'" Ziggler said. "Luckily, we had a different style of match than they (fans) had just seen, but the crowd had just been through an entire roller coaster ride. We got to be part of it, but I'm happy I was there."
Ziggler's match received many positive reviews, as most were pleasantly surprised by Snooki's performance. But it could have been much better, if not for time constraints. Having competed in a Money in the Bank match the previous year at WrestleMania 26, Ziggler is no stranger to multiple-person matches, and he had no problem at all, working with the amount of time that he was given.
"When it comes to WrestleMania and you're not in the two or three high-profile matches on the card, you have to kind of know your place," he said. "You've got to know, 'I'm out here to do a certain task,' and people can't just do whatever they want. We have only four hours to get all these matches and all these things done, and it's unfortunate when you don't get a lot of time, but I've found a way, and I've been working on it for the last year. Like 30 seconds or 30 minutes, I find a way to stand out and let people remember my part of that show."
One of the other major happenings of WrestleMania weekend is the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, which takes place the night before 'Mania. Ziggler is also highly anticipating some of the fan interactive events as well.
Being the 'showoff' that he is, Ziggler hopes to bring those skills to this year's WrestleMania and create his own WrestleMania moment -- though as of today, he is not in a match, but is a logical candidate to be a part of the 12-man tag team match announced today to establish once and for all one general manager for Raw and Smackdown.
"I've moved onto a showoff kind of thing, which is still the kind of person I have been for my whole life," he said. "I want to out-do everybody. I want the spotlight on me. So it was more and more becoming the real-life fit for me. It's much more natural and it's what I do every day, except I get to go out there and do it to the fullest."
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Greg Horn aka "The Asshole Who Whipped His 12 and 14 Year Old Daughters On Camera" has been charged with child endangerment and corporal punishment. Link:
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Nice, eh? (Yes, I'm Canadian). So he beats them and gets arrested. He will likely end up in jail (especially give that this is not his first child abuse charge.....classy). Disgusting, but at least it's over now, right? We saw it, we felt the emotion, maybe discussed it with friends/family, and now we, along with the news cycle, can move on, right?
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The online sports betting industry was put on edge with last Fall's passage of the "Unlawful Internet Gaming Act", which now forbids any financia institutions from processing transactions to offshore sportsbooks.
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Be Healthy in Pregnancy (B-HIP): A Trial to Study Nutrition and Exercise Approaches for Healthy Pregnancy (BHIP)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01693510
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First Posted : September 26, 2012
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|Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy as Antepartum Condition Obesity Weight Gain Type 2 Diabetes
|Behavioral: Exercise and Nutrition Intervention
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This will be a 2-arm randomized 1-site trial. Recruitment will be within the community care clinics by poster and flyer advertisements.
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Experimental and Control groups: Both groups of mothers and their health care providers will be given the Health Canada materials on "Healthy Weight Gain during Pregnancy", "Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide" and the "Pregnancy Weight Gain Calculator". Baseline information will be recorded for eligible and consenting women after which they will be randomized to Experimental or Control group. Nutrition intake, physical measures and physical activity will be recorded at baseline, 26-28 weeks and 36-38 weeks of gestation and 6 months post partum in the same manner for both groups. All mothers will receive the study promotional materials and small incentives. Also, all mothers will be followed by their primary care provider and have usual access to Public Health.
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|Be Healthy in Pregnancy (B-HIP): A Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) to Study Nutrition and Exercise Approaches for Healthy Pregnancy
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Experimental: Exercise and Nutrition Intervention
Nutrition intervention: The proposed nutrition plan is a high protein (25% energy) diet providing low fat dairy foods and individualized to energy needs. Dairy foods are accepted by women during pregnancy as a healthy choice (from pilot study) and in our recent birth cohort study, women consumed an average of 3 or more servings of dairy per day. Exercise intervention: Most previous studies and published guidance focus on aerobic exercise such as walking as it is the easiest physical activity to implement in pregnancy in terms of setting goals of steps and monitoring of adherence using accelerometer-type devices. Walking is also the most practical since women reduced moderate and vigorous physical activity during pregnancy but levels of walking were maintained.
Behavioral: Exercise and Nutrition Intervention
Both Intervention and Control participants and their care providers receive the new Health Canada guide on Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy. For the Experimental Group, the exercise intervention includes a custom-designed pregnancy-specific group walking class of 30-60 min. 1x/week and a prescribed at-home walking program to reach 10,000 steps/day. The nutrition intervention is a high protein (25% energy) low-fat dairy food plan designed to meet energy needs and with individualized counselling.
No Intervention: Usual Prenatal Care
Mothers in the Control Group will be followed by their primary care provider and have usual access to public health. In addition, women will have the opportunity to attend one focus group session exploring women's experiences with nutrition, exercise, and weight gain in pregnancy.
- Gestational weight gain within IOM guidelines [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 38 weeks gestation ]Among pregnant women (population), does introducing a structured and monitored nutrition and exercise program (treatment) in early pregnancy compared with Usual Prenatal Care (control) increase the likelihood of attaining GWG within the IOM guidelines (outcome) over the pregnancy period?
- Bone outcomes [ Time Frame: 6 months post-partum ]Bone status in mothers and infants at 6 months after delivery will be assessed against reference data for bone mineral content (infants) or bone mineral density (mothers) and anthropomorphic outcomes in babies (weight and height).
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy pregnant females > 18 years of age with singleton pregnancies (either nulliparous or multiparous); less than 20 weeks gestation; pre-pregnancy BMI of >25 and < 40 kg/m2 (owing to the fact that severe obesity with BMI> 40 may have limitations with respect to physical activity); plans to deliver at a Hamilton Health Sciences, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Joseph Brant Hospital or by home birth but willing to attend research visits at the McMaster University Medical Centre site; approval of primary care provider; and able to provide signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to understand some English; currently breastfeeding previous child; pregnancy resulting from in vitro fertilization; known contraindications to exercise as recommended by the Canadian clinical practice guidelines for pregnancy; severe chronic gastrointestinal diseases or conditions; refusal to consume dairy foods due to intolerance or dislike; any significant heart, kidney, liver or pancreatic diseases; pre-existing diabetes; or a depression score above 13 on the validated Edinburgh Depression scale as that is indicative of severe depression and should be referred for treatment; currently smoking.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01693510
|Canada, Ontario
|McMaster University Medical Centre
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1
|Principal Investigator:
|Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD
|McMaster University
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|McMaster University
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|First Posted:
|September 26, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 13, 2019
|Last Verified:
|March 2019
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Excess gestational weight gain (GWG)
Type 2 diabetes
Elevated fats in the blood
High blood pressure
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Body Weight
Weight Gain
Signs and Symptoms
Diabetes Mellitus
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
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Ah, I gotcha, well. Sorry it's not going the way you wanted. But in terms of buildup, I don't how to help you with that, so sorry for that too. :/
Hmm, I see. Well. By setup do you mean, environment? How they meet? Cause if so, the possible stuff for that is quite easy to come up with. In terms of the characters, Levi may seem like a goof, but he actually does have *cough* feels *cough* for Six, he just doesn't show it...
Oh yeah? Too bad, I was looking forward to reading that. Whatcha gonna do instead?
Hey Org, how you doing?
Time to update the summary~
I can't tell, is Nil running into Elsa while he looks for the Art teacher?
I'm pretty hyped about this event, I will admit. Explosions are always a nice starting point.
I get that... Well, write a good one... :]
Well, it seems the 6th round of the BoG is Romance, you gonna stick with your original plan?
Since it seems like we're done, I'm heading to sleep.
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Michelle Wie's long and winding road — where now?
Tom Ferrell is editor-at-large for Colorado AvidGolfer magazine and is director of communications at Colorado Golf Club, host of The 2013 Solheim Cup. He reported for The Denver Post from Ireland over the weekend for the 2011 Solheim Cup. Follow his reports here.
COUNTY MEATH, Ireland — Stanford student Michelle Wie got up early Friday morning. Not for the same reasons her classmates may have. No, Wie had another type of deadline — yet another exam on the first tee, this one in Group 1 of the 2011 Solheim Cup atKilleenCastle.
A full decade after the Hawaii native bounded onto the scene as a precocious 12-year-old, she has both fulfilled and left unfulfilled a boundless potential. You watch her play and listen to her talk, and it's hard to know whether she has been blessed with her incredible talents or cursed by them.
Wie's career arc is unlike any the game has ever seen. Possessing physical gifts almost from birth, she captivated the golf world. At 13, Wie won the U.S. Women's Public Links Championship (losing the following year in the final to an equally talented wunderkind named Yani Tseng). She competed against the men on the PGA Tour at age 14. And she contended in women's majors, right from the start.


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State voter I.D. bill is driven by immigration politics
Requiring proof of citizenship as a precursor to voter
registration is a solution to a non-existent problem.
As a practical matter it would likely serve to
increase the number of non-voting citizens after they
learn they have to find or request their birth
certificate just to register. Some will decide it's
not worth the trouble. Inconvenience results in
The Denver Post editorial raises several questions:
How long has the current law been as it is? If voter
fraud by unauthorized immigrants was not a problem
before, how is it a problem now? The editors provide
no evidence that it's a problem at all, just a
hypothetical: "Well, what if?"
El Paso County Clerk Bob Balink disingenuously equates
the seeking of essential government services with
voting. Clearly, medical care and education are needs
that immigrants cannot and should not ignore, whereas
voting is not an essential need, and there is no
reasonable expectation that anyone's vote will make a
difference in her life. Moreover, the unauthorized
immigrant puts herself at risk by attempting to vote
for it's against the law. The pursuit of medical care
is not.
Is Balink, or any election official, prohibited by
current law from checking citizenship if they have
reason to believe someone is attempting voter fraud?
Unlikely. So it seems this issue is really about the
registration process. Making people show citizenship
as a universal requirement for registration will only
keep some legitimate voters away from the polls–a
real(not hypothetical)problem.
It appears the proposed bill by Senate Minority Leader
McElhany is driven more by the desire to make a
political statement and less by actual concerns over
voter fraud.
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Man pleads not guilty in Central Park sex assault of 73-year-old birdwatcher
NEW YORK – A homeless ex-con accused of beating and sexually assaulting a 73-year-old birdwatcher in Central Park randomly groped two more women near the park before his capture, authorities said Tuesday.
Prosecutors announced the additional allegations against David Albert Mitchell at an arraignment Tuesday in state court in Manhattan. They also accused him of threatening to spit on and punch police officers following his arrest.
In addition to first-degree rape, the jailed Mitchell pleaded not guilty Tuesday to lesser charges of forcible touching and sex abuse involving the two other women. They credited the original victim with helping identify the alleged attacker, described as a drifter from West Virginia with a violent past.
"We want to thank the victim for her courage and for her assistance in the investigation," District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement.
There was no immediate response to a phone message left Tuesday with an attorney representing Mitchell.
Prosecutors have portrayed the broad-daylight assault of the 73-year-old as an act of vengeance.
It occurred on Sept. 12, about a week after she photographed Mitchell exposing himself to create "evidence of his lewd act," prosecutors said. Around 11:30 a.m., he allegedly approached her in the park and asked,""Do you remember me?" before beating and raping her, then stealing her camera bag.
Later that afternoon, Mitchell accosted two more women on nearby streets on Manhattan's Upper West Side, prosecutors said, without going into greater detail.
Once New York Police Department officers grabbed him, Mitchell claimed he was recently sprung from prison and homeless, and that he carried condoms for sex with women in Central Park, prosecutors said in court papers. He also said he found the camera case he had in his possession "on a bench by the trash," the papers said.
Records show that Mitchell was once sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty in an abduction case. Authorities say he also had been acquitted of murder charges in his native West Virginia, and was eyed as a potential suspect in another slaying.


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Award winning novelist and nonfiction writer, Hope Tarr is the author of fifteen contemporary and historical novels for multiple publishers. Hope is a co-founder of Lady Jane's Salon, New York City's first and only monthly reading series for romance fiction now with satellites in four U.S. cities.
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An article by PIERRE TRAN with the contribution of Jean Paul Perruche
PARIS — The idea that the European Union — not Russia — would acquire two French Mistral-class helicopter carriers already sold to Moscow is gaining ground as the West adopted a ban against future arms deals to Russia, and the energy and financial sectors, analysts said.
On Tuesday , the EU adopted a tier 3 batch of sanctions — for the first time aimed at whole sectors rather than selected asset freezes — while excluding the controversial €1.2 billion (US $1.6 billion) contract for the Mistral warships. Dual-use, civil-military equipment was included in the punitive measures, which are seen as pushing the Russian economy closer to recession and as a hit to fragile economies in Western Europe. Paris has been quietly looking for an acceptable solution, with the EU seen as a possible exit from the contentious arms contract with Russia. "If the two ships are handed over, it is as if nothing had happened," said Edouard Tétreau, head of the Paris office of think tank European Council on Foreign Relations, referring to the shootdown of the Malaysian airliner and the loss of 298 lives. German officials wonder how the Mistral problem can be resolved, a second analyst said.
Meanwhile, in eastern Ukraine, civil inspectors last week finally gained access to the wreckage of the Malaysian Airlines plane to retrieve bodies and determine what brought down the flight, after fierce combat between government troops and separatist fighters had prevented them from reaching the site.
Despite the highly public criticism of France, the EU has accepted that the Mistral deal would go forward. The latest anti-Russia measures are seen as a sharing of the economic burden among the 28 EU states and an acceptance of the Mistral deal, a British official said. "Sanctions are difficult for all member states of the European Union," the official said. "It was very important to show the burden was being shared. "All of us in imposing sanctions, of course, have to take some pain, but the actual decision on any particular issue is for the French government," the official said.
The EU moves are intended to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin "to pull his troops away from the border and to really understand that what he's been doing is unacceptable as part of the community of civilized nations," the official said. One possibility is the EU taking up the Mistral contract. "It is being discussed in Paris as an option," Tétreau said. "It is gaining traction in Paris. There are diplomats and politicians in Paris who see that as a possibility."The EU has ample financial means, with the official seven-year budget set at €1 trillion, he said. One of the ships could be based at the docks shared by Belgium and the Netherlands, and the second vessel in the Mediterranean, he said.
An alternative would be NATO, which has the infrastructure and mandate, he said. If the EU were to make the move, there is the European Defence Agency (EDA), which has the pooling-and-sharing approach for the member states. That could be a financial system for acquiring military platforms, he said. The EDA is a European agency but one that Britain views with deep skepticism as London sees NATO as the main military international organization and resists what it sees as a duplication pushed by Paris.
Jean-Pierre Maulny, deputy director of think tank Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, said, "It's a good idea but it would stand more chance of success if it were part of a global package. "If Germany supports the idea, that's helpful," he said.
The EU acquisition idea was floated in a piece published in May by senior researchers Claudia Major and Christian Molling from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. "Europe also offers the opportunity to solve the French dilemma by buying up the Mistral ships and using them for itself," Major and Molling wrote. The German Navy has called for such a capability, but such an acquisition is beyond the financial reach of a single nation, the paper said.
Pascale Joannin, managing director of Fondation Robert Schuman, a think thank, said there has been debate following President François Hollande's remarks that delivery of the Sevastapol, the second ship, would depend on Russia's "attitudes." The first ship is named Vladivostok. "There is debate on the options on the table," she said. "Where could the Sevastapol go?" she said. There are two possibilities: The EU could acquire them, but the 28-nation community lacks the structure to manage the ships; or the French Navy could take over the ship and make it available for the EU, she said.
What to do with the Sevastapol has exercised minds in Paris.
Jean-Paul Perruche, chairman of EuroDefense-France, a specialist think tank whose members include retired senior officers, officials and procurement chiefs, said, "It has been under discussion for the last three months under confidentiality." The French position was for a ban on new arms deals but not on current contracts, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. Certain countries have called for the ban to apply to weapon contracts already signed, he said.
The French government has not looked for alternatives to delivering the ships. "France has never worked on this hypothesis," the spokesman said.
"France is in an uncomfortable position," said Loic Tribot La Spiere, chief executive of think tank Centre d'Etude et Prospective Stratégique.
The EU has adopted far-reaching economic measures against Moscow, but France is selling sophisticated warships, even if they are not delivered with weapons, he said.
Hollande said on July 21 it is up to the European Council to decide the sanctions and then they would be against future arms deals, not the present Mistral contract.
But if the council insisted on a retroactive measure, that would allow Hollande to say the move was set by the highest EU policy level and let Paris off the hook, Tribot La Spiere said.
An EU acquisition may be a good idea, but it would be complicated to implement: Who would crew the vessels, and some countries might object to paying France for the ships, he said.
Maulny agreed. "It risks being seen as too opportunistic for France," he said.
Perruche, a former French Army general who served in the French mission at NATO, said the economic sanctions are essentially a political message, but their credibility relies on nations taking concrete actions.
Since those actions will generate economic damage, the consequences should be equally shared, he said. One of the ideas previously raised has been creation of a European assistance fund to help cut economic reliance on Russia, he said.
"A separation between political and business interest calls for a political leadership of Europe, whatever form it may have," he said.
A senior French defense analyst has previously said the Mistral deal was essentially a "political problem" rather than industrial, as the contract was not vital to the domestic defense sector.
Jose Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, said the sanctions were a "strong warning" to Moscow.
Besides Washington and London, leaders in Lithuania and Poland, and the Swedish foreign minister have called on France to back off from the Mistral deal. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on a visit to Tokyo last week, there was "strong concern" about the sale to Moscow, Reuters reported. That was a polite way of saying "stop the deal," said Onodera, the news report said.
Poland is looking to spend billions of dollars for submarines, multirole and combat helicopters, and surface-to-air missiles and French industry hopes to win business.
State-owned DCNS is the prime contractor for the Mistral, which is built with the Russian partner OSK in Saint Petersburg.
On the possible impact on French arms exports, DCNS Chief Executive Hervé Guillou said, "I have complete confidence in the government's explaining to the various potential partners the why or why not the ships were delivered," Agence France-Presse reported.
Safran played down the impact of the sanctions.
"Our defense activities are 10 percent of the group total, and Russia is not by any means the largest customer, so you are talking about something barely material at the Safran level," said Chairman Jean-Paul Herteman, Reuters reported.
In July 2012, Safran's Sagem defense unit signed cooperation agreements with Russian industry, including supply of opto-electronics and inertial navigation systems for tanks to local partner NKP Ouralvagonzavod, newsletter TTU reported.
The Group of Seven nations — the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Britain — indicated a willingness to extend sanctions if Russia failed to respect Ukraine's sovereignty.
"Russia still has the opportunity to choose the path of de-escalation," the G7 said on July 29. "If it does not do so, however, we remain ready to further intensify the costs of its adverse actions."
Moscow responded the next day by banning most imports of fruits and vegetables from Poland, and said that could be applied to the whole EU. The EU will review the ban after three months. ■
Julian Hale in Brussels contributed to this report.


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Imagine that you had hundreds of guests every day. Sound a little overwhelming? Maybe even a little scary? Not to Mary Kaye Peacock. If anything, she finds the flow into our showrooms and service centers exciting--even exhilarating.
Because Mary Kaye views every visit as a chance to delight someone. And every day is a new opportunity to make 1,000-plus people feel good.
What Mary Kaye does every day. Officially, Mary Kaye is our Director of Facilities Planning and Design--a fitting title considering her 38-year interior design background.
But some of us call her "Chief Culture Officer," because, like art and music, what she does tends to touch and uplift people.
"What can we make better?" Besides designing and planning our award-winning showrooms and "green" facilities. Mary Kaye inspects and investigates every space tirelessly, asking herself things like, "Are the buildings gleaming? The flowers fresh? The interiors welcoming? The seating clean and comfy?"
In our onsite café, which she runs, she makes sure the food's fresh, the flavored waters refreshing, and the service friendly and fast.
And if the answer's ever anything less than "yes!" she finds ways to make things better - from rearranging to more frequent cleaning.
Happy to help. Besides making customers comfortable, Mary Kaye makes life easier for all of us who work here. She makes our spaces easy to work in--well-lit, well-equipped and well-organized, with plenty of storage space.
She even makes sure that service technicians have comfortable uniforms. They're made of performance fabrics, similar to athletic wear. (After all, it's easier to tune a performance engine when your shirt's not scratchy or stiff.)
"Our organization is really a living organism," she says. "What I do is nurture and care for it, so we can care for our customers better."
All told, Mary Kaye looks at facilities as places that should help people (both employees and customers) feel - and be - their best.
Jim Thayer has spent 30 years working in the retail automotive car business. Prior to joining Peacock Automotive, he was the Regional Operations Manager for 34 dealerships in Texas and Missouri with Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, formerly Van Tuyl Group.


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What is life without love? Traditionally, Valentine's Day is celebrated when lovers express their affection and love to each other by giving flowers, chocolates, lingerie, romantic dinners or greeting cards. Some of our staff began reminiscing about one of their most romantic Valentine's Day memories. So, we decided to have a contest to invite you to submit your most romantic Valentine's Day memory on our Facebook page. We would love to hear from you, so all you have to do is follow these easy steps:
- Post your most romantic Valentine's Day memory in 2 sentences or less on our Facebook page. Please be sure to keep those memories clean and not explicit.
- Tell your friends to "Like" your entry. If they do not already "Like" our Facebook page, they will need to do that first. The person who has the most "Likes" by the close of the contest will win.
- Contest submissions and voting begins Friday February 10, 2012 and ends Friday February 17, 2012 at 3:00pm EST (Eastern Standard Time).
- Prize: Red Mavea Elemaris XL Water Filtration Pitcher ($35.00 value)
The Red Mavea Elemaris XL Water Filtration Pitcher Red 1005722 has a large capacity for 9 glasses and is treated with silver to inhibit the growth of bacteria. It can also reduce the taste and odor of chlorine from your drinking water. This pitcher includes a Smart Meter filter change indicator that measures water hardness, water volume and length of time in use for your convenience.
In the event that there is a tie for the most "Likes," we will randomly select a winner, which will be posted on our Facebook page on Friday February 17, 2012.


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I have just introduced a new feature to the forums: Set Answers.
Basically the OP, Trusted users, users with more than 200 posts and Moderators can set (or reset) a reply as the answer for a topic.
Once an answer is set a new option will show up that allows users to filter the topic and show only the answer:
This can probably help other users a lot, in special on those long discussions that go off topic...
We are giving Trusted users a bit more of control of the forum by allowing them to set a reply as the answer - use it wisely folks, let's make the forums even better for everyone!


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By Marlena De Lacroix. a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman
Ever wonder how your emotions are expertly manipulated by soaps? A great example was Thursday's very unusual General Hospitalepisode in which Sam and Jason wondered what could have been had they made different decisions in their relationship. It had me screaming at the screen in anger at the beginning, but by its conclusion I was having a good cry.
The episode was set in the hospital, as sick Sam and a wounded Jason faced "death," poisoned by the water almost all Port Charles-ites had drunk which had a fatal element added to it by crazy Jerry Jacks. Sam was the reflective one, as the show introduced imaginary flashbacks of the story of the birth of her healthy baby boy, who in soap reality had supposedly died shortly after birth. (He was given to Tea instead by Todd.) What the hell is this, I shouted at the screen, as the scenes labeled "April" "June" etc. seemed totally out the context of the regular running GH. The scenes felt very strange to watch. Plus, the flashbacks were obviously new scenes shot just for this episode. You know they were new because, just returned from a year's absence, Kirsten Storms was playing [Read more…]


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Winching at Stus
Stu Shinn's house is mainly known for 3 things: Insane wakeskating behind the boat, abundant food, and the home to one of the truest trues known to man. But the idea of winching at Stu's never really came about until Keaton Bowlby came to visit from out West. As it turns out, Run-up + Incline Rail + Landing = The length of the shoreline in the backyard. With a perfect place to put the winch on the dock, the wheels started turning. Keaton, Travis and Tom Doran, and Stu called me over and we got to work constructing the rail. We did all the layout work in the driveway where we had a garage full of tools and a fridge full of drinks. I can't really figure out how it took us that long to do it, but we are wakeskaters and there were plenty of distractions.
After a short discussion on where to position the rail, we used a garden hose to sink in the 4x4s, a perfect way to set in a steady permanent rail. The siding on the top piece was so well placed that we didn't even have to nail it to the posts, it just sat on top nice and snug, which will be convenient if and when Stu decides to change it up. Once the rail was built we were all ready to shred the eff out of it, but since the bayou is salt/brackish water, wakeskating out there almost always depends on the tides. We had to wait, but we weren't going to wait until morning. A few good hours into the night, we set up the construction lights and the first winch session at Stu's went down. Keaton, Stu, and Trav had some sick hits (and some gnarly wrecks), but we knew the best was still to come. The tides that week were pretty consistent. Lower in the morning and then coming up all day. This gave us time to sleep in a little the next day and get a good breakfast before we started shredding and meant that more night sessions would be going down for sure.
That night we toyed with the idea of playing SKATE the next afternoon once we had the rail dialed in. We even drew up brackets and drew numbers out of a festive Mexican hat, and even though the games of SKATE never actually went down, we all won. The next day Hooker and Roland came out from Errrlando and further stoked out the crew. With Walter pulling us for cents an hour, there was nothing to keep us from tearing this rail apart. Each of us drew our own line of personal progression, but the consistent theme of the sesh was locking in. Whether it was Oak Udders, Integrity Lipsticks, or LF Obscura fins, it was all about noseslides and blunts. We would usually ride 2 or 3 at a time for about 45 minutes, switching off each hit. Everyone was learning new tricks every set. If you weren't riding, you were probably driving the winch or manning a camera. It was a perfect session. The rail was set up in shallow water between two docks and right next to shore making it super easy to get fresh angles and good close-up shots, our own little arena. No one to kick us out and no one to tell us that we couldn't. What happened over the next couple days can only be explained by the video and pictures that came out of it.
Overall it was a sick few days of shredding and made me realize how simple the fun of wakeskating is, just a few friends with a winch on a short stretch of water can give endless hours of joy. I want to say thanks to Stu, Trav, Keaton, Tom, Roland, and Hooker for the good times… thanks guys!
Have fun everybody.