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Google launched the Chrome OS in late 2010 and has continued to update it despite lukewarm reception by the public toward the platform's model: a browser-centered OS running on a lightweight, minimally-spec'd notebook meant to be used with an always-on Internet connection.
Samsung just released a new top-of-the-line Chromebook, the Series 5 550 and the first so-called "Chromebox," the Series 3. The Chromebox is a mini-PC in a case that's similar in size to the Mac mini. You connect your own keyboard and mouse to it, and separate monitor, but otherwise it has most of the same specifications as the Series 5 550: both Chrome computers have Celeron CPUs, 4GB RAM, 16GB on-board flash memory storage, and come installed with Chrome OS, V.19.)
We've been running the original Chromebook, the Cr-48, so we were familiar with the product line when he tested the new models.
Because the hardware and software are closely wedded together in a Chrome computer, you really can't evaluate the hardware without first examining Chrome OS itself.
A more traditional look-and-feel OS
Previous iterations were essentially the Chrome browser running atop a Linux kernel. Aside from having a file manager, image viewer, and media player, it was no different than a web browser. But in this case, you were locked into full-screen mode, and there was no familiar desktop user interface to exit to. Though it could be argued that there were advantages to the extreme simplicity of this design, it probably felt constraining to most users accustomed to a more traditional OS.
In the latest version, Google has added standard OS UI elements, including a desktop (with changeable wallpaper), resizable browser windows, and a taskbar along the bottom of the screen, dubbed Launcher. The Launcher and desktop do help give Chrome OS a more "open" feel when you interact with it. In actuality, these are superficial re-arrangements of app icons and shortcuts, but they do prove themselves to be handy for quickly accessing your often-used web apps.
The Launcher
Clicking the Chrome icon on the Launcher bar opens a browser window, as you'd expect. Clicking this icon again will open a blank tab in the browser. Other icons on the Launcher include those for Gmail and Google Docs (now referred to as Google Drive), each of which will open a browser tab to these web services when clicked. (An icon for Google search will launch a separate browser window that for some reason doesn't support the ability to open tabs within it.)
In prior versions of Chrome OS, a blank tab displayed icons for web apps installed on the OS. Starting with Version 19, you access your installed apps by clicking the Apps icon (an image of a 3-by-3 grid) on the Launcher. This takes you to the desktop where shortcut icons for the apps installed on your Chrome OS computer are presented in a grid layout for you to click to launch.
I don't feel that clicking the Apps icon on the Launcher bar is as convenient and fast as opening a blank tab that in prior Chrome OS versions listed your installed apps, but this might just be my personal preference. (The number of clicks for either way is the same.) So this change may be subtle to most users.
You can remove (un-pin) most of the icons on the Launcher by right-clicking. You add (pin) new icons by going to the Apps desktop screen and then right-clicking the icon for the web app you want pinned onto the Launcher bar.
Moveable and resizable browser windows
The functionality that truly is new to the Chrome OS user experience is the ability to minimize, resize and tile browser windows. Clicking the icon of the image of a square that's set to the upper-right of a browser window expands the browser to fill the entire screen (and over the Launcher). Clicking it again will resize the browser window back to smaller dimensions and reveal the Launcher.
To minimize, you either click and hold the square icon and pull down, or click the browser window's icon on the launcher. Clicking, holding and sweeping this icon to the left or right will size down the browser window and tile it in that direction. A browser window can also be resized by clicking and dragging the edges of its frame (horizontal, vertical or corners). Thus, you can have multiple browser windows open, and can resize and rearrange them as needed.
View documents in tabs
The Chrome OS file manager (which runs within a browser tab) supports PDF and Microsoft Office documents -- meaning, when you double-click on any such formatted file, it will be displayed in a browser tab for you to read. This convenient feature worked with all the Office files I tested on it. It supports DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS and XLSX documents.
Image viewer and editor
Double-clicking an image file in the file manager opens a slideshow viewer within a browser tab, and from this application you can perform basic editing to the picture (including auto-adjust its levels, crop, rotate). However, the slideshow viewer lacks a magnifying tool for you to zoom in on your image, or view it in its actual size. It scales a large image down so it can be seen in its entirety within the display screen.
Media playback
In the file manager, clicking audio files will launch a player that pops up over the lower-right corner of the screen. This application looks slightly more sophisticated compared to older versions of Chrome OS, but remains sparse with a minimal feature-set. Nonetheless, it does what it's supposed to well, and launches quickly. It supports audio files in M4A and MP3 format.
Clicking a video file will open a tab inside which it will play. The Chrome OS browser supports AVI and MOV video formats. Like the audio player, the available controls for video are minimal (it's just "play" and "pause" with a slider and time marker you can click on and drag along a timeline, full-screen mode, and volume). Playback quality depends on the processor speed of the Chrome computer's CPU, naturally.
Copying files still a challenge
A big issue with the file manager of Chrome OS remains unchanged in the latest builds: it still isn't possible to easily copy files from a Chrome computer's built-in flash drive to an external/attached memory storage medium, and vice versa through the file manager. It is doable but in an in-elegant manner -- you right-click on the file, choose Copy, then click the drive you want to transfer a copy of the file to, right-click and choose Paste. The Chrome OS developers should finally implement a more intuitive means, such as a drag-and-drop interface, to do this.
Google Drive is baked into Chrome OS' file manager (at least in the Version 20 beta). Your Google Drive account appears as a folder icon in the left pane of the file manager, but you can only delete and open files stored in it. Again, you have to use the awkward copy-and-paste method to move a file individually in your Google Drive folder to your Chrome computer. Frankly, you're better off just using the Chrome browser, because the Google Drive site gives you easier, direct ways to transfer files from your account to your computer and vice versa.
Despite the additions to its UI, the overall performance of the new Chrome OS feels fast. I didn't experience much in the way of noticeable slowdowns while using the Series 5 550. This Chromebook handled my clicks, drags, moves and resizes throughout the OS smoothly and quickly. I would have a dozen or more tabs open at once in a browser window -- as music played from my Google Music account in one -- and there was rarely a problem in performance.
A major factor in this is probably because of the processor that's used in the Series 5 550 (it runs on a 1.3 GHz Celeron CPU, while previous Chromebooks came with less-speedy Atom CPUs). But the Version 20 beta that I installed on my trusty Cr-48 ran surprisingly well -- snappily even. (A 1.66 GHz Atom powers the Cr-48.) In fact, the latest Chrome OS build I tested on this old-model Chromebook seems to run faster than Version 18.
Some slowing happened when playing high-definition video on YouTube: starting with Version 19, Chrome OS supports 1080p video playback (previous versions blocked themselves from playing higher than 720p). YouTube videos of a few minutes in this resolution played decently set at full-screen, but longer running clips generally resulted in dropped frame rates and choppier motion.
A few thoughts on the Series 5 550 Chromebook's design
The size of the Series 5 550 Chromebook falls between that of a lightweight notebook and Macbook Air or Ultrabook. Now it's certainly not bulky. Yet considering that its technical specifications are bare bones, you'd think it'd be as small, or as thin, as the latter form factors.
The resistance of this Chromebook's individual keys might feel too rigid for some people -- my fingers felt a little tired during long and intense durations of typing. I preferred the "looser" key resistance of my old Cr-48's keyboard. (Or, maybe my fingers had become used to the Cr-48 keyboard over a span of 18 months of use, and would also similarly adjust to the Series 5 550 keyboard over time of frequent use.)
Google's experiment
The recent changes to Chrome OS bring it closer to a more familiar OS experience for the user, but most of these additions are cosmetic. What matters about Version 19 is the ability to move and resize windows, and, more importantly, how the OS' performance has noticeably improved.
A more pressing issue is that Chromebooks still cost more than other low-end notebooks (which have better technical specs, and run Windows). Chromebooks are on sale at five Web sites, including Amazon and Best Buy. On Amazon, the Series 5 550 is selling for $450 for the Wi-Fi version and $550 for the 3G-equipped model. The Series 3 Chromebox is selling for $330, which could be considered price-challenged for a bare-bones mini-PC running what many would think of as an outdated CPU (Celeron, even if it's a 1.9 GHz in the Series 3).
Google and the few remaining makers of Chrome computers really have to find ways to reduce the prices. (Google has recently said in public that it may seek ways to subsidize the costs of Chrome computers through Internet providers and the carriers of mobile data.)
As it nears its second-year anniversary, Chrome OS remains a curious experiment. It's definitely a usable solution for cloud computing, and Google appears committed to it, improving it on a frequent basis. This OS is still worth keeping an eye on as it evolves -- but at what price users are willing to pay for a computer running Chrome OS remains its greatest challenge.
Wen is a freelance writer. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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About Bugsnag
Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Bugsnag provides software teams with an automated crash detection platform for their web, mobile, and server apps. The company has more than 4,000 customers that include Lyft, Square, OpenTable, GitHub, and Slack.
Bugsnag is using Google Cloud Platform to help it evolve from a bug reporting and resolution platform into the single source of truth for application stability and quality within an organization.
Google Cloud Results
- Speeds overall performance 50% to 60%
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The Bugsnag platform collects data about bugs from mobile apps, web browsers, and backend servers and microservices, to help software teams quickly discover and eliminate bugs. As Bugsnag has grown, so have the volume of errors captured and processed daily. Each crash report can be up to 1MB in size, and Bugsnag has received as many as 1 billion crash reports in one day, resulting in an overall traffic spike of up to 100x.
In 2013, Bugsnag launched its service with a major provider's cloud-based IT infrastructure as its foundation. Even though Bugsnag used its IT provider's Application Programming Interface (API) to provision additional virtual server instances to accommodate growth and spikes, Bugsnag couldn't add more instances as quickly as needed. Overprovisioning helped but wasn't a viable, cost-effective, long-term solution.
When Bugsnag was unable to accommodate growth or spikes in the volume of error data, some error reporting events could be lost. Part of the Bugsnag platform value is to learn from all customer error events, to provide context that helps software teams know what to prioritize.
For example, based on previous error reports, the Bugsnag platform can tell a customer if 1,000 errors came from a single user or from 1,000 users experiencing the same error. When performance issues caused error reporting events to be lost, the Bugsnag platform couldn't learn from those events and pass along that additional value to customers.
"Performance had become such a critical issue that we decided to move our revenue-generating platform from one provider to another," says Chuck Dubuque, Chief Marketing Officer at Bugsnag. "For a startup, that's scary."
"Google Cloud Platform made it easy to choose virtual machine type and cluster size. Along with that flexibility, we're seeing significantly improved performance. We went from multiple seconds per query to hundreds of milliseconds per query, and that's for the most demanding queries. Overall, performance is 50% to 60% faster."—Simon Maynard, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Bugsnag
By December 2016, the Bugsnag IT team had decided to migrate to Google Cloud Platform. "Performance is very important to us," says Simon Maynard, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Bugsnag. "We need to make sure our customers can do highly complex queries in real time. We need to be able to suddenly absorb a huge volume of traffic. And after our tests, it became clear that Google Cloud Platform had the power to handle what we needed, when we needed it."
In early 2017, Bugsnag migrated to Google Cloud Platform. Google Compute Engine hosts its databases, and containerized applications are managed in Google Kubernetes Engine. Crash report files, a total of about 50TB, are housed in Google Cloud Storage. Bugsnag is also leveraging gRPC, an open-source, universal Remote Procedure Call (RPC) framework that Google developed. Google Kubernetes Engine and gRPC work together to enable Bugsnag to horizontally scale all its services and help ensure they can communicate with each other.
"Before the switch to Google Cloud Platform, some customers had complained about our performance being slow. Afterwards, the vast majority of customers told us they were really impressed by the performance increase."—Simon Maynard, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Bugsnag
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The switchover from its previous IT provider to running live on Google Cloud Platform took only about 15 minutes to execute. Planning for the switchover, of course, took a few months.
For example, as part of the transition process, engineers benchmarked the performance of Google Compute Engine preemptible virtual machines (VMs) running in Google data centers. The goal: determine which virtual machine instance types were best for running the various Bugsnag databases, in order to create the most efficient backup of its databases. The next steps were to transfer the data to Google Cloud Platform from the previous IT provider's data warehouse and run queries on the backup.
"Google Cloud Platform made it easy to choose virtual machine type and cluster size," says Simon. "Along with that flexibility, we're seeing significantly improved performance. We went from multiple seconds per query to hundreds of milliseconds per query, and that's for the most demanding queries. Overall, performance is 50% to 60% faster. And the Google Cloud Compute Engine pricing model, where you're charged less the more you use a virtual machine instance, is the way the cloud should be."
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Bugsnag customers were alerted in advance that the platform would be down for about 15 minutes during the switchover weekend. Based on the results Bugsnag engineers had already seen from Google Cloud Platform tests, customers were also told to expect faster performance once the transition was complete.
"Before the switch to Google Cloud Platform, some customers had complained about our performance being slow," says Simon. "Afterwards, the vast majority of customers told us they were really impressed by the performance increase."
Visibility into the Google roadmap
Bugsnag developers appreciate the level of support they get from Google, says Simon. "Even though we're spending the same amount of money with Google as we did with our previous infrastructure provider, Google gives us much better support. We have a specialized account team that travels to us and meets with us onsite regularly. And Google gives us visibility into what's on the roadmap, which helps us make plans."
Google Cloud Platform runs on the same data center hardware on which Google runs its internal infrastructure, which gives Bugsnag developers confidence in the platform's security. "Google is incentivized to keep its data centers highly secure," says Simon. "If they're using it for their own operations, you know they're going to stay on top of it at all times." In addition, Bugsnag has many customers that must be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), for which Google Cloud Platform provides a solid foundation, he adds.
The confidence to grow
Bugsnag wanted a cloud infrastructure that would easily enable the company to evolve its services beyond bug reporting and resolution.
In January 2018, Bugsnag introduced the Releases dashboard, which provides an at-a-glance view into the stability and quality of each software release. Instead of releasing a software update and waiting to see if there's a flood of errors or customer support calls, Bugsnag customers can easily see the ratio of successful app sessions against unsuccessful or buggy sessions.
The resulting crash rate metric mimics a traffic light: a largely bug-free software release gets a green light; a borderline buggy release is yellow; and a red light means there's work to do. The Releases dashboard helps software developers understand what their next priority is: to continue working on the next release or focus on fixing bugs in the latest release. The intuitive dashboard also makes it easy to share a release's success with C-level executives, for strategic planning purposes.
The Releases dashboard requires the Bugsnag platform to handle 10 to 100 times more data than before—the error data, plus the data on successful app sessions, which typically outnumbers the error reports significantly. "We weren't sure our previous IT infrastructure could handle 10x to 100x more data, plus the spikes that happen," says Chuck. "The horizontal scaling that Google Kubernetes Engine makes possible and the modern networking stack Google has at its data centers makes this important new feature possible."
"We want to be a developers' tool and a tool that gives an entire organization real-time, actionable insight into application stability and quality in production. Because Google Cloud Platform can help us handle more raw, rich data and scale easily, we can evolve our platform and business in new ways."—Chuck Dubuque, Chief Marketing Officer, Bugsnag
From bugs to application stability management
Bugsnag plans to grow its current platform offerings even further by giving an organization's executives and employees windows into the same data in ways that make sense to each group's goals. The Releases dashboard, for example, allows product teams and release managers to focus on improving and tracking the stability of each application release and to set goals for stability using the crash rate metric.
A clear, actionable metric such as crash rate also enables data-driven decisions about promoting a release from staging to production, or whether the next development cycle should concentrate on adding new features or managing stability by fixing bugs.
When developing the Releases dashboard capability, Bugsnag knew that extending its backend microservices architecture to support releases would mean adding several new services and modifying existing ones. There was also a desire to future-proof the Bugsnag infrastructure to handle new use cases the company intended to release down the road.
To handle all of these architectural changes, Bugsnag needed a consistent way of designing, implementing, and integrating its services. And the company wanted a platform-agnostic approach; Bugsnag is a polyglot company and its services are written in Java, Ruby, Go, and Node.js. Bugsnag chose gRPC as the default communication framework for its backend microservices for its speed, broad compatibility, development tooling, multi-platform support, maturity, and adoption.
The Bugsnag platform running on Google Cloud Platform with Google Kubernetes Engine and gRPC will enable even more use cases for Bugsnag customers. For example, a Bugsnag customer's sales team could use Bugsnag to monitor the success of a new software release in real time.
If the release has a red light on the Releases dashboard, the sales team would know to be prepared for questions about the release from customers. The customer support team could link a live support call from a customer to the errors captured in Bugsnag from that user. This could help reduce the mean time to identifying and resolving the error the user is experiencing.
"We want to be a developers' tool and a tool that gives an entire organization real-time, actionable insight into application stability and quality in production," says Chuck. "Because Google Cloud Platform can help us handle more raw, rich data, and scale easily, we can evolve our platform and our business in new ways."
About Bugsnag
Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Bugsnag provides software teams with an automated crash detection platform for their web, mobile, and server apps. The company has more than 4,000 customers that include Lyft, Square, OpenTable, GitHub, and Slack.


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Jani Penttinen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 24 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Jani Penttinen
I am the CEO and co-founder of Xiha, a multilingual social network. I am originally from Finland, and I have lived in four countries over the past 10 years (USA, China, Finland and now Switzerland) and I travel a lot so I am a real globe trotter.
I am also a passionate photographer, I especially like doing HDR photography. I take photos when I travel and post the best shots online.
General web audience, users of the Xiha web community as well as visitors who are looking for information about me or the company.
I am looking for a site with a main page and 5 main tabs: main page, blog, Twitter, photos and bio.
I'm asking for 3-page design which should include layouts for the main page, blog page and the photo album.
NOTE: Initially please only do ONLY the main page! I will give you feedback on that.
I will create the Twitter page and the bio page based on the blog page design, so there is no need for a separate layout for them, but the tabs should be included.
The layout should be creative and fun. It can be unconventional, but it needs to be clear and easy to navigate. The content needs to be easy to read (ie. no patterns behind blog text, etc).
Everything needs to be implementable using HTML5 - no Flash requirement.
Important: Feel free to suggest leaving out stuff if you feel I have listed too many items, or adding stuff if you feel something is missing.
The main page
- Short bio with photo
- Excerpt from the latest blog entry with a photo thumbnail
- Optionally some photo thumbnails from the album
- The latest Twitter posts
- Area for comments/messages (latest comments only)
- List of my friends in Xiha (only a few friends, not all)
Blog page
Please include one opened blog entry as well as list of blog entries. I will use these elements to create blog listing and blog entry pages.
I use a lot of photos in the blogs, this should be considered.
Photo album
- Latest photos
- Latest comments
- Excerpt from my latest photo blog
- Brief description about my photography hobby and equipment
Ask me questions if you are not sure! I will provide more guidance as needed.
My profile (main page): http://jani.xihalife.com/
My blogs: http://www.xihalife.com/b/jani/
My photos: http://en.xihalife.com/photos/by/jani/
I'd just like to go wild and create something original. The layout can and should be completely free form, as long as it can be implemented in HTML5.


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One of the reasons I have a credit card is free airport lounge access. A few years ago, gold card could get you a free airport lounge access. Nowadays you need to have at least a platinum card or higher (titanium, privilege, emerald or whatever they want to call it) to have a free access. If you have a gold card, then you may be able to use your reward points to get access.
Is it really free? No!
If you are paying a yearly fee for your platinum card at about Rp 600,000 to 750,000, then it is not really free.
If you carry a balance on your credit card and you are paying interest, then it is definitely not free. You are actually giving subsidies to those people who pay their balance in full every month.
If you are offered to apply for a new credit card just to get an airport lounge access, be smart! Ask yourself how often you are going to use the facility. If you travel less than 10 times a year, then you'd be better off just paying cash Rp 50,000 for one time access. If you only want some 'free' food available in the airport lounge, it is better to get a proper and more delicious food somewhere else.
If you have a credit card that give you free access to airport lounge, then use it and enjoy yourself! If you have access for two, then get acquainted with someone new and use it to make friend.
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The pilot of this CR-V mistakenly thought the cute ute was light enough to traverse a thinly frozen lake. The rig was essentially submerged, but locals were able to extract it with wood, rope, and good old fashioned Russian ingenuity.
It's amazing what you can accomplish with mechanical advantage, keep that in mind next time you're mired on a trail.
Though I doubt any insurance company will foot the bill to repair a first gen CR-V, at least the lake will be spared some of the pollutants it would have contributed sitting at the bottom. There's some text at the end that might describe the fate of the car or at least give some back story, but someone else will have to fill us in because I can't type Russian into Google Translate.
Hat tip to Mitch Cooper!


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The second Grand Prix of Baltimore sold 30,000 fewer tickets and generated $5 million less for the local economy than the first race.
But a economic impact report completed last week and released publicly Thursday has nevertheless emboldened J.P. Grant, a partner in Race On LLC.
"We pulled that off in 100 days, so it really is the floor of what we can do," Grant said. "We had a 60-page playbook and could only get through the first three pages. There's much more we'll do this year."
Grant has already started sharing the report with local business leaders, generating what he said was a positive response. He'll begin pressing for sponsorship support soon and has called on the local business community to show faith in the event after a trouble-free six months. He also hopes to have tickets on sale in time for Christmas as proof to skeptical fans that the race is on stable ground.
But he and partner Greg O'Neill have yet to reach a deal with Andretti Sports Marketing, the Indianapolis-based company hired to run the most recent race. The companies remain in near-constant negotiations as they try to figure out a way to divide the workload.
Just as Grant stepped in to rescue a race his considered to be a boon for his city, Andretti's company took on the job because it felt the Baltimore race was important for the health of IndyCar.
In the end, both groups were strained by the short window to plan the race.
"There was a lot we learned, and we're looking at a lot of ways of moving forward," Grant said.
Andretti Sports Marketing chief marketing officer John Lopes said the company was encouraged by the results of the economic impact study and anticipates working with Grant in some capacity this year.
"We're all in agreement that some aspects of the work are better handled by local companies," he said. "We jumped in last year so that we could really establish what this race might look like and set a blueprint for how it could be run."
The study estimates more than 131,000 people attended the three-day weekend, compared to 160,000 in the first year, and that their economic impact on the city was $42.3 million.
Forward Analytics, which also conducted a study last year paid for by the city, found $24.9 million in direct spending to the Grand Prix crowd, down from $27.6 million a year ago.
Grant, a Columbia-based financier and partner in Race On, has said he commissioned the report to establish a "baseline" for assessing the success of the event. His group had about 100 days to organize the race after two other organizations failed, and he believes ticket sales and sponsorship money — Race On generated only $800,000 while the inaugural race raised $3 million — were hurt by the uncertainty surrounding the race. Much of the signage around the course this year showed national brands who signed on to support the race because of Andretti's involvement.
"Our motto this year is 'Embrace the race,'" Grant said. "We've shown we can do it."
Victor Matheson, an economist and professor at the College of Holy Cross who has studied the impact of large-scale sporting events on host cities, said the Forward Analytic report accurately calculated the money spent by race goers in Baltimore but criticized it for failing to examine ways in which the race may have hurt the economy.
"It does a good job of adding and multiplying, but not subtracting," he said. "A race like this has a major impact on a downtown area. It is a huge disruption, and there are consequences of that."
Matheson also questioned the report's conclusion that the Grand Prix puts Baltimore "on the map" as a destination for visitors, businesses and potential residents.
"Mega events do help cities," he said. "But you really have to question whether this is anything close to that sort of event."
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, a champion for the race from its inception, issued a statement Thursday lauding Race On's effort.
"This year, in less than 100 days, Race On put together another terrific weekend event with a significant, positive economic impact for Baltimore," it read. "Today's report shows the great opportunity for growth in the years ahead now that the event has been stabilized and as Race On has more time to plan, market and conduct the event."
Grant has admitted to losing money on the race, but said he believes it has a long future in Baltimore.
"It really is about leaving Baltimore with a signature event, with something positive that people associate with the city and that brings people to the city to see what it is really about," he said.
Second Grand Prix of Baltimore draws smaller crowds, generates less money for city
The second Grand Prix of Baltimore sold 30,000 fewer tickets and generated $5 million less for the local economy than the first race.


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Contains 4105 kilocalories/kilogram or 389 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
Chicken meal, brewers rice, corn, chicken fat, natural flavors, dried egg powder, dried brewers yeast, soy protein isolate, dried beet pulp, salmon oil, soya oil, Fructo Oligo Saccharides, potassium chloride, salt, psyllium seed husks, sodium silico aluminate, monocalcium phosphate, brewers yeast extract (source of manno oligo saccharides), Vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, d-calcium pantothenate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), folic acid], choline chloride, Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], taurine, marigold extract, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract and citric acid.
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Crude Protein (min) 28%
Crude Fat (min) 18%
Crude Fiber (max) 3.5%
Moisture (max) 10%
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ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet canine INTESTINAL HE28 (dry) and canine INTESTINAL HE (canned) diets are formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth and maintenance.
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The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product, in meal form. It is the sole meat ingredient in the food.
The main grains in the food are rice and corn. Brewers rice is a low quality grain and byproducts, whilst corn is a low quality grain in dog food products, that is difficult to digest and commonly associated with food allergy problems. Soy protein isolate boosts the protein content of the food, but this is very low quality protein compared with that sourced from meat. Soy is another ingredient very commonly associated with food allergy problems and we prefer not to see it used in dog food.
Chicken fat is the fourth ingredient. We note that research at Purdue university has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. The husks of pysllium seeds are further filler.
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This past weekend we went to our friends' John and Leslie's. We don't get to see them as frequently as we would like so it was a real treat. I was lucky enough to spend part of the afternoon taking photos of their adorable six month old daughter in her Halloween costume. The other part of the afternoon Leslie and I attempted to make cake pops. I say attempted because it was not as easy as it looked. I brought over a prepared cake and some leftover maple buttercream. We put the cake in the food processor with some frosting to ensure it would combine nicely. I guess I was not paying attention to how much frosting I added because we ended up with a sloppy wet mess! We ended up having to bake another cake to compensate for all the frosting. The lesson here: pay attention when adding your frosting to your cake when making cake pops .
I am not going to post a recipe or directions in this post since I have made all sorts of cakeballs and pops and of course there is the master, Bakerella. We decided to go with monster eyes and pumpkins. I found the eye sprinkle at target in case you are looking. To create the texture on the monster eye pop, we dipped it as normal and then added the sprinkle. When it was dry I used my finger and "painted" on some more melted green chocolate. To make the faces on the pumpkins we melted some black colored candy melts, put them in a ziplock bag, cut the corner off the bag, and then drew the face.
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The oligodendrocyte generates CNS myelin, which is essential for normal nervous system function. Thus, investigating the regulatory and signaling mechanisms that control its differentiation and the production of myelin is relevant to our understanding of brain development and of adult pathologies such as multiple sclerosis. The primary focus in the laboratory is on signaling pathways that regulate specification, migration and differentiation of oligodendrocytes. The projects in the laboratory focus on several aspects of oligodendrocyte development: 1) Signaling pathways that modulate oligodendrocyte progenitor cell migration in the developing brain. A membrane surface complex of integrins, neurotransmitter receptors and the myelin proteolipid protein mediates oligodendrocyte progenitor cell migration. Migration increases when cells are treated with neurotransmitters. How this complex functions is under investigation. 2) Signaling mechanisms that regulate oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. This study focuses on a transgenic mouse line that overexpresses Akt in oligodendrocytes, and which hypermyelinates to a point that is pathologic. We have demonstrated that Akt signaling through mTOR directly regulates the amount of CNS myelin. The downstream signaling pathways that control this hypermyelination and the normal regulation of myelination that generates the correct amount of myelination are under investigation. 3) Identification of small molecules that enhance oligodendrocyte differentiation. This drug discovery project has identified compounds that enhance oligodendrocyte differentiation in cultured cells, and that enhance remyelination in demyelinated tissue slices in culture and in animals following in vivo demyelination. 4) Oligodendrocyte development in transgenic zebrafish. We have generated transgenic zebrafish with EGFP-tagged oligodendrocytes. Using these zebrafish embryos, oligodendrocyte progenitor cell migration and differentiation can be imaged in vivo, and it can be manipulated experimentally. Two zebrafish projects focus on a) the role of integrin linked kinase and b) the role of retinoic acid in oligodendrocyte development. These projects have been supported for many years by grants from the NIH and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Hussain R, Macklin WB. Integrin linked kinase (ILK) deletion disrupts oligodendrocyte development by altering cell cycle. J Neurosci. 2016 Dec 2. pii: 2113-16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27913589. Wood TL, Bercury KK, Cifelli SE, Mursch LE, Min J, Dai J, Macklin WB. mTOR: a link from the extracellular milieu to transcriptional regulation of oligodendrocyte development. ASN Neuro. 2013 Mar 19;5(1). doi:pii: e00108. 10.1042/AN20120092. PubMed PMID: 23421405; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3601842. Hu X, Schlanger R, He W, Macklin WB, Yan R. Reversing hypomyelination in BACE1-null mice with Akt-DD overexpression. FASEB J. 2013 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23335052. Macklin WB. The myelin brake: when enough is enough. Sci Signal. 2010 Sep 21;3(140):pe32. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.3140pe32. PubMed PMID: 20858865; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3175620. Mayer CA, Macklin WB, Avishai N, Balan K, Wilson CG, Miller MJ. Mutation in the myelin proteolipid protein gene alters BK and SK channel function in the caudal medulla. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2009 Dec 31;169(3):303-14. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.09.013. Epub 2009 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 19808102; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3531966. Miller MJ, Kangas CD, Macklin WB. Neuronal expression of the proteolipid protein gene in the medulla of the mouse. J Neurosci Res. 2009 Oct;87(13):2842-53. doi: 10.1002/jnr.22121. PubMed PMID: 19479988. Narayanan SP, Flores AI, Wang F, Macklin WB. Akt signals through the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway to regulate CNS myelination. J Neurosci. 29:6860-70, 2009. Flores AI, Narayanan SP, Morse EN, Shick HE, Yin X, Kidd G, Avila RL, Kirschner DA, Macklin WB. Constitutively active Akt induces enhanced myelination in the CNS. J Neurosci. 28:7174-83, 2008. Pedraza CE, Monk R, Lei J, Hao Q, Macklin WB. Production, characterization, and efficient transfection of highly pure oligodendrocyte precursor cultures from mouse embryonic neural progenitors. Glia. 56:1339-52, 2008. Gudz TI, Komuro H, Macklin WB. Glutamate stimulates oligodendrocyte progenitor migration mediated via an alphav integrin/myelin proteolipid protein complex. J Neurosci. 26:2458-66, 2006. Yoshida M, Macklin WB. Oligodendrocyte development and myelination in GFP-transgenic zebrafish. J Neurosci Res. 81:1-8, 2005. Miller MJ, Haxhiu MA, Georgiadis P, Gudz TI, Kangas CD, Macklin WB. Proteolipid protein gene mutation induces altered ventilatory response to hypoxia in the myelin-deficient rat. J Neurosci. 23:2265-73, 2003. Mallon BS, Shick HE, Kidd GJ, Macklin WB. Proteolipid promoter activity distinguishes two populations of NG2-positive cells throughout neonatal cortical development. J Neurosci. 22:876-85, 2002. Latest Publications in PubMed


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Here are some photos from my recent trip to Milan in the Easter holidays, it is an amazing city. The outfit is one of my faves, basically wore these sunglasses from H&M constantly lols. I blog rarely nowadays due to university etc, but now that it's mostly for fun it's kind of more enjoyable hehe. I have a year abroad next year so will have the opportunity to get into lookbooking again etc. I feel so behind! I love taking photos and hope you like them, much love. Also have a very fluffy post that is yet to be uploaded hehe. Good luck everyone with exams, I am currently avoiding a Haneke essay Xxx
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I was recently in Boulder, Colorado and arrived in on a Sunday. I decided to stay in Estes Park as I had always heard that the Stanley Hotel was a wonderful place to visit! All I knew about the Stanley is that is was the inspiration for the fictional "Overlook Hotel" in the movie "The Shinning". I had always thought that it may have been filmed here, but it was not. Unfortunately, there is no maze out front as well. But what makes this more of a famous spot is the possibility of hauntings by numerous ghosts! Now I do not believe in ghosts, but if anyone can prove otherwise, you never know!
I arrived late in the afternoon on this Sunday and it was a beautiful day. Rooms are not available until 4 PM, so I hit the Rocky Mountain National Park until my room was ready. I arrived back late…around 7 PM, ate dinner and went to sleep. I wanted to take some photos, but there were a few weddings going here this day and many people walking around taking tours. So I set my alarm for 4 AM and wanted to walk the hotel at its quietest and hope to see some ghosts! (to be continued…)
Info from the web: In 1903, F. O. Stanley, co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer automobile, came to Estes Park for his health. Stanley suffered from tuberculosis and came West at his doctor's suggestion. The doctor arranged for the couple to stay in a cabin in Estes Park for the summer. Immediately, they fell in love with the area and Stanley's health began to dramatically improve. Impressed by the beauty of the valley and grateful for the improvement in his health, he decided to invest his money and his future there. In 1909, he opened the elegant Stanley Hotel, a classic hostelry exemplifying the golden age of touring.
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Trailblazing Genetic Counselors: Episode 14
This is the fourteenth installment in our series, "Trailblazing Genetic Counselors", in which we highlight genetic counselors who are pioneers in the field. Genetic counselors are health professionals with specialized graduate degrees and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counseling. Genetic counseling is a rapidly growing field offering professionals a wide range of…Read More


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"Rob & Big" star Christopher "Big Black" Boykin has passed away, E! News has learned.
TMZ, who was first to break the news, reports the MTV personality died Tuesday morning at the age of 45. No other information was readily available.
Boykin rose to fame as professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek's bodyguard on the wildly popular series, which ran for three seasons from 2006-2008. Their onscreen antics, which included breaking multiple Guinness world records, captivated viewers and led to the spin-off series, "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory."
Co-star and fellow MTV personality Chanel West Coast confirmed the news on Twitter: "RIP @BigBlack. My heart is crushed. I'll remember all the times you made me laugh and my prayers go out to your family."
Celebrity Deaths: 2017's Fallen Stars
Boykin would go on to make multiple appearance on "Fantasy Factory" as well as other MTV programs including "Ridiculousness," "Guy Code" and "Snack Off." He also launched a plus-sized clothing lines called Big Man Network and Big Dime Pieces.
The Mississippi native was recently in Los Angeles, and reflected on his "Rob & Big" days with a tribute shared to Instagram just over a month ago.
"Whenever I have dinner at Lemonade in Studio City, I always cross the street to a look at one of my accomplishments, 'the Ventura Blvd walk of fame' not bad for a fat black kid from Wiggins Ms....#godisgood #allthetime," he captioned a photo of his and Dyrdek's movie reel placard.
Prior to his career in entertainment, Boykin served in the United States Navy.
Boykin is survived by his 9-year-old daughter, Isis Rea Boykin.
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◤ You Are Here & That Is Something – 2012
Exhibition: HD Digital Video | 35mm Photographs | Sculpture
A body of work about the space created between acts of looking, remembering and imagining, into which we pour meaning; the otherness of experience and the moments in which we recognise its face. Commissioned by Globe Gallery.
◤ Yugen – 2012
HD Digital Video | 35mm Slides | 16mm Archive Footage | VHS
A film that utilises the mechanics of essay, poetry and still life to investigate its oneiric content.
◤ Beginnings – 2012
Chairs | Meteorites | Blackout Hoods | Cyclic Audio Narrative
Created by Ben Jeans Houghton & Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau (The ARKA Group). Beginnings is an immersive Installation that tells the story of our universe from the point of view of a Meteorite, as it travels from the big bang to earth, where it is molested by human culture before the red sun swallows everything, only to begin again. Commissioned by Space Inbetween Gallery.
◤ Tsu – 2011
16mm Colour Film | 35mm Slides
A film in which a seven year old girl speaks in past tense about an imagined future where children rewrite history in the wake of a natural disaster. Commissioned by Creative Partnerships.
◤ On Arka – 2010
A series of eight Lithographs created after a period of research at The Royal Victoria Infirmary's Morgue and Specimens Archive. After the artwork was drawn on to Bavarian Limestone they were processed and printed by Master Tamarind Printmaker lee Turner of Hole Editions, UK. The Lithographs were commissioned by the Business Collectors Network and now form part of a collection currently owned by the Laing Art Gallery. Editioned and available for purchase here.
Site Specific Ocular Sculpture
A sculpture commisioned for the 5x5 Public Art Festival in Washington DC, USA. When looking through Spore / Atom which pointed into the atrium of The National Building Museum, a huge black sphere could be observed seemingly hovering in the space. Commissioned by DCCAH
◤ The Ocelli – 2012
HD Digital Video | 16mm Archive Footage
Created by Ben Jeans Houghton & Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau (The ARKA Group). The Ocelli is a film about the development of perception in children and the ascent to sentience of a 2000 year old mushroom. Commissioned by Ideas Tap.
◤ Walking For Joan – 2012
2519 words
A piece of fiction for Yorkshire Sculpture Park that takes the form of a tour, lead by an eleven year old boy through forests, past objects, to an end in song. Commissioned by COPY
◤ Extramission – 2011
Hi8 | VHS Archive Footage
Created by Ben Jeans Houghton & Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau (The ARKA Group). Extramission is a film in which a scientist takes his beliefs out into the field to test them, loosing himself at the hands of his questions. Commissioned by CORNERHOUSE Manchester.
◤ Black Cloud – 2012
35mm Photographs | Publication | Print
A printed Edition and Publication that chronicle a huge fire that burnt in the Ousbourne Valley, Newcastle. Including photography and poetry accompanied by an essay by Iris Priest. Commissioned by CIRCA Projects.
Both the Edition and Publication are available here.
◤ The Arka Dream Foundation– 2011
Photographic Documentation of Durational Performance
A month long performance in London in which the Artist slept in a hand made tent in a different home each night before photographing it and travelling to the gallery to mount the new image each day. Commissioned by CRASH.
◤ On The Ark And I – 2009
Hundreds of Found Objects
An Installation that displays an archive of found objects arranged by colour in response to Charles Darwin's beginnings as a collector. Commissioned by Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
◤ Alice In Bed – 2013
Set Design | Costume | Cyclorama
Design for Set, Costume and Cyclorama for Susan Sontag's Alice In Bed Directed by Tess Denman Cleaver of Tender Buttons Theatre Company. This contemporary reworking of the play was designed specifically for the historic site of the Stephenson Works in Newcastle UK.


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In order to meet criteria for a diagnosis of compulsive hoarding, a person must experience significant distress and/or impairment in functioning as a result of their hoarding behavior. Common types of functional impairment include: fire or health hazards caused by excessive clutter, infestations, inability to have guests over to the home, inability to prepare or eat food in the home, inability to find important possessions because of clutter, inability to finish tasks on time, and interpersonal conflicts caused by the clutter.
Not all hoarding is compulsive. Hoarding and saving behaviors can be seen in people with various neuropsychiatric disorders, such as psychotic disorders, dementia, eating disorders, autism, and mental retardation, as well as in people with no psychiatric disorder. However, it is most frequently associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Between 25-40% of people with OCD have compulsive hoarding symptoms. It is not clear at this point whether compulsive hoarding is part of OCD or whether it is a separate disorder that is common in people who have OCD.
What typically drives compulsive hoarding?
Discarding valuable items that might be needed or useful someday
Losing important information
Making a mistake
Being wasteful
Losing something that reminds a person of a loved one
Not being able to do things as completely or as well as one would like
Typical behaviors seen in compulsive hoarding include:
Saving far more items than are needed or can be used.
Acquisition of more items than can be used.
Avoidance of throwing things away.
Avoidance of making decisions.
Avoidance of putting possessions in appropriate storage areas, such as closets, drawers, or files.
Pervasive slowness or lateness in completing tasks.
What are some other symptoms of compulsive hoarding?
Compulsive hoarding is part of a discrete clinical syndrome that also includes indecisiveness, perfectionism, procrastination, difficulty organizing tasks, and avoidance behaviors.
How disabling is compulsive hoarding?
Compared to people with non-hoarding OCD, those with compulsive hoarding typically show:
More functional impairment
More social and family disability
More severe anxiety and depression symptoms
Older age when presenting for treatment
Poor insight into the severity of the problem
The clutter that accumulates in the homes of people who hoard is often a serious fire risk. These homes are also frequently vulnerable to infestation from rodents, insects, and molds, which can put the inhabitants of the home at risk for various health problems, including asthma, allergies and infections.
Family members are often frustrated by the gradual worsening of symptoms and the extent of the person's impairment. They often want very much to help but feel powerless to do so. They may become angry at the person's inability to clean or discard clutter, not understanding that this is not possible without treatment.
Are people with compulsive hoarding just lazy?
No. Compulsive hoarding is not due to laziness or weakness of character, nor is it due simply to disorganization. Rather, the compulsive hoarding syndrome may be due to distinct brain abnormalities that will not improve without treatment. People with this problem are often acutely aware that the degree of clutter in their home is socially unacceptable and often believe that others will think them lazy or even crazy. Not surprisingly, they are frequently secretive about their problems and will often isolate themselves from family and loved ones. This may also be why they are reluctant to seek treatment.
How many people suffer from compulsive hoarding in the United States?
The true prevalence is unknown, but it is estimated that up to 1.2 million people suffer from compulsive hoarding in the USA.
What causes compulsive hoarding?
Compulsive hoarding may be hereditary. Up to 85% of people with compulsive hoarding can identify another family member who has this problem. Abnormal brain development and brain lesions may also play a role. Compulsive hoarding can begin after brain damage, such as strokes, surgery, injuries, or infections. Family experiences and psychological factors may also play a role in the development of hoarding and emotional stress may heighten symptoms.
Research indicates that people with the compulsive hoarding syndrome have unique abnormalities of brain function that are be different from those seen in people with non-hoarding OCD and those with no psychiatric problems. However, we do not yet fully know what causes these brain abnormalities.
All people with significant hoarding behaviors should receive thorough assessment to evaluate possible causes of hoarding behavior, determine the correct diagnosis, and develop an appropriate treatment plan.
What is the age of onset of compulsive hoarding?
People with compulsive hoarding who participate in research and treatment studies have an average age near 50. Onset typically occurs during teenage years, but may occur later in life, after brain damage, a traumatic life event or episode of depression.
Regardless of the age of onset, there is usually a significant time lag of many years between the onset of symptoms and when a person first seeks treatment.
What is the course of compulsive hoarding syndrome?
Compulsive hoarding tends to be a chronic disorder. Left untreated, it usually worsens gradually over time.
What treatments are available for compulsive hoarding?
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) using the technique of exposure and response prevention appears to improve compulsive hoarding symptoms. This technique decreases excessive fears of making decisions, losing important possessions, throwing things away, and organizing saved items out of sight, by gradual exposure to tasks that provoke these fears. People with compulsive hoarding problems are encouraged to resist their urges to engage in their usual behaviors, such as postponing decision making, saving things "just in case," or putting things in piles rather than storing them. This ultimately results in a decrease in anxiety, avoidance, and compulsive behaviors, and changes the way people with compulsive hoarding think about their possessions.
CBT for compulsive hoarding can be effectively done either in someone's home or in a therapist's office setting.
Medication – Drugs with potent effects on the brain chemical serotonin seem most effective. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRI's) are highly effective and FDA-approved for treatment of OCD, but it is not clear whether they are as effective for compulsive hoarding as for other OCD symptoms. Very few studies have tested SRI's or other medications specifically for treatment of compulsive hoarding. Some studies have found that SRI's are beneficial for compulsive hoarding, while others found that hoarding symptoms were associated with poor response to SRI's.
If someone does not have an adequate response to SRI's, adding other types of medications can often help to improve response. New medications and new combinations of medications are always being tried, giving reason for greater hope in the future.
A combination of medication and CBT appears to be the most effective treatment regimen for most people with the compulsive hoarding syndrome.
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Bubba Hubba Bubblegum-Flavored Gin Liqueur Will Blow Your Mind
Chew on this: There's a new tasty-sounding pink liqueur that was inspired by a favorite retro gum. Bubba Hubba bubblegum-flavored gin liqueur is a bright pink beverage made by Sweet Little Liqueurs, a Manchester, England-based drink company run by brothers Hani and David Fashhou.
One look at the label (and the name) reveals the drink's inspiration. It sounds and looks a lot like Hubba Bubba bubblegum, a chewing gum that was introduced in the U.S. in 1979 and became an iconic treat of the 1980s.
"Bubba Hubba is a cheeky nod to the original (Hubba Bubba) bubblegum we used to and still do love from childhood," Hani Fashhou told The Daily Meal in an email. "The whole Sweet Little range is based on our love for nostalgic flavors, sweets, candies and desserts. We have hundreds of flavors yet to release." Bubba Hubba was released in July 2018, he said.
The company also makes other flavored gin liqueurs, including marshmallow, violet, popcorn and custard flavors.
Hubba Bubba gum, made by the Wrigley Company, is known for not being as sticky as other bubble gums, so it was easier to peel off your face when that giant bubble finally popped. The Wrigley Company did not respond to a request for comment.
"We would love to be affiliated with Wrigley's, but I think this may be a stretch as we are dealing with alcohol," Hani Fashhou said. But he reiterated that the idea for the drink comes from pure love of and admiration for the gum. "Who isn't (a fan of Hubba Bubba gum)?" he asked. "It's awesome."
The liqueur is available to U.K. buyers from online store Ginspiration for £22.99 (about $30 U.S.) And Fashhou told The Daily Meal that by August, Ginspiration will offer international shipping. "It really has all exploded," he said of interest in the drink.
Needless to say, you don't chew it, but there are numerous ways to use the beverage.
"I personally drink it neat over ice," Hani Fashhou said. "With lemonade, it's amazing, and as for cocktails (the) opportunities are endless."
Bubba Hubba isn't the only bright pink alcoholic beverage to hit store shelves this year. In February, just in time for Valentine's Day, Bailey's released a seasonal flavor based on chocolate-covered strawberries.
If you need some more nostalgia to chew on, check out these foods and drinks from the 1980s that you'll definitely remember.


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All good stuff, but there is so much more. Why don't you try more modern writers? Experiment and explore.
Student or Learner
I love reading romantic novels, both for the sake of reading and to practise and learn vocabulary. I've read "Jane Eyre", "Pride and Prejudice", the whole "Anne of Green Gables" series (years ago, but I reread it from time to time 'cos I love it!), "Gone with the Wind" (my favourite so far) and I'm currently reading "Emma" and "Treasure Island" (not romantic, I know, but I'm also fond of pirate stories). I've tried "Wuthering Heights" but the plot is a bit too dark for my taste. Any suggestions? It doesn't have to be a classic, I'd like to read new stuff as well but I have no idea about authors.
All good stuff, but there is so much more. Why don't you try more modern writers? Experiment and explore.
Mmm, I'm quite sure there's a lot more out there...but would you be so kind as to point out any to me? I'm in the dark!
have a browse here
Index of Authors in the Modern Library
Or you could try this site for contemporary Romantic authors :
Romantic Novelists' Association - Authors
Thanx for the links! I'll check them out and pick some titles!
hey! I think I've just reached the right spot, any way. I do like reading, very much indeed, but before I tell or let's say recommand some books let me ask you something, I've bought 'pride and prejudice', what do think about it? Tell something that would make me start reading it. And what about 'EMMA' as well? OK have you ever read any book by LEE CHILD? or JAMES PATTERSON?
I like their work! 'ONE SHOT' by LEE v v v awesome. Oh don't forget 'STATE of FEAR' for it's the bomb good luck J
I am reading "Emma" at the moment, and I find it easier to read for some reason. "P&P" struck me as being a bit slow-paced...But again, that is my impression, possibly influenced by the movie, I saw it before reading the book.
Never read anything by Lee Child or James Patterson. What do they write about?
I recommend books by George Orwell. Fantastic plots from a real life. Every book with a different topic and different style of writing. His books made a deep and great impression on me.
oh yes I like George Orwell work, he's a very good writer, and as LEE C. and JAMES P. they-as far as I know- write novels about police, detectives and things like that but they're so great you didn't tell me about EMMA, is it good?


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Sunshine Boogie
(1) Find spare array parts. (2) Repair the broken solar array panels. (3) Tell Loyal the array has been repaired.
Important Items...[edit]
Broken Solar Panels (x5).
Undertaking this particular side quest will require you to head to the heavily-armed location known as Nellis Air Force Base, which is the Boomer-occupied location at the far northeastern reaches of the Mojave Wasteland. Getting there can be complicated and outright dangerous; our Walkthrough will have more details on getting there , specifically outlined during the mission Wild Card: Side Bets. When you've safely arrived and have free reign to travel wherever you want around the base, you'll want to seek out an older man named Loyal. You'll find him either at the base's gigantic hangar, or in his own mini-hangar-like home.
Either way, upon speaking with Loyal, no matter where you happen to find him, you'll be able to offer him some of your assistance, at which point he'll ask you to help him fix some of the solar arrays on the base, thus contracting you for this side quest. There's a solar array near the back end of the base, but some of the panels aren't working. With a high (65+) Repair skill, you can simply work your way back there and fix them by hand. Otherwise, you'll be required to head to another location to get the repairs underway. And that location is none other than the NCR-controlled HELIOS One power station, where the army controls a rather impressive, much larger solar array of their own. If you've never been to HELIOS One, you'll find it far to the south of Nellis, along the eastern side of the map. Vault 11 is to the north of it, while Gibson Scrap Yard is just to the south.
If you've never been to HELIOS One, you'll have to speak to the people at the front gate to gain entry (keeping in mind that if you're not getting along with the NCR, you'll have to blast your way through a whole bunch of people to have any hope of getting to the solar array field at the back of the building). If you're cordial with the NCR guards manned at HELIOS One, you'll also gain Side Quests|an unrelated Side Quest called That Lucky Old Sun . Either way, upon gaining entry to HELIOS One itself, meander your way to the back left side of the building, where you should find entry back to the Mojave Wasteland. However, the door in question, near a couple of NCR scientists, will actually lead to the backyard area of HELIOS One. Because of the fence that surrounds the plant, there's no other way to gain entry to the backyard. Thus, you'll have to head inside to get back outside.
You'll find a massive, impressive array of solar panels in the backyard, which are involved in the aforementioned unrelated quest. However, strewn around the working, upright panels are five downed, scrapped solar panels (these will be marked on both your map and your compass). What you need to do here is walk up to each and opt to salvage these parts (which will require a mere 20+ Repair skill). Simply find all five downed panels and salvage each one; believe it or not, the NCR doesn't care at all about these parts, so you're not technically stealing from them... at least not in the sense that they'll violently attack you, or that you'll risk ruining your reputation with them. Of course, if you had to violently break into HELIOS One in order to gain access to this array in the first place, than that's not a problem for you, since the NCR already hates your guts as it is.
Once you've claimed the five rogue, destroyed, and now-salvaged panels, it's time to return to Nellis Air Force Base, which you can do easily from the HELIOS One array via a simple quick-travel. Once you're back, follow your new compass instructions to reach the far less impressive array at the base. Ignore the computer terminal at the base of the concrete array, and simply walk up to the panels themselves. Identify the five broken panels and examine each one, opting to use the materials you found at HELIOS One to make the necessary repairs. Once that's done, there's nothing left to do but to find Loyal once more to let him know about the good news. Remember -- he'll be hiding out either at the hangar, or at his home. Impressed with your hard work, he'll thank you, and this brief and easy side quest will conclude thereafter.


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Organic Consumers Association campaigned to
The King Amendment could wipe out countless state laws and rules regulating agriculture and food labeling.
Please join us in opposition to Rep. King's Factory Farm Protection Act by signing this petition. We'll deliver it to Rep. King's offices on Capitol Hill before the final vote on the 2013 Farm Bill.
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public…Read More
This amendment could take away all of the progress that states have made on farm product regulations.
I'm not going to say a lot here. So many have absolutely no idea about the concepts upon which this country was founded. Do some research PEOPLE!
This isn't just about the, face value of this issue. It's also about trying to stop the agredious decay of States Rights that the Federal Government…Read More
Because King is a worm. We need to start changing the way we raise our food, all the way around. Animal cruelty should not be part of the picture.
I think we should take it one step further and create a USDA Cruelty Free certification.
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As a mother I am very concerned about the changes to our food production system.


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In this complete Tour Guide, we offer you our recommendations and appropriate tourist information so you will be able to enjoy a few days visiting the sights of Barcelona, everything that you just have to do or see, to have an enjoyable holiday in Barcelona to the fullest:
Airport Arrivals of Barcelona
The International Airport of Barcelona (known as El Prat de Llobregat or Aeroport de Barcelona) is 13 Km. to the Southwest of the city.
Transport from the Airport of Barcelona:
- - To reach the Hotel from the airport, you could take a Taxi (15 minutes / €25 approx.)
- - Or come by train, which leaves you at the Estación de Sants train station (30 min), and the hotel is opposite the Estación de Sants.
Puerto olímpico (Olympic Port)
One of the most beautiful areas in Barcelona is the Olympic Port (known as Puerto Olímpico) of Barcelona which was built entirely for the 1992 Olympics. In the whole area made up by this incredible sport port, Barcelona offers its visitors a wide variety for leisure, since you will find at the port:
The Maremagno business district, with shops, restaurants, cinemas and the 3D Imax cinema.
The Barcelona Aquarium: There is a huge aquarium; it is highly recommended if you are travelling with children, as there is an underwater tunnel where you can see sharks in their own habitat and learn about all kinds of marine species.
You will be able to go on board the Golondrinas, which sails from one point of the port to the other.
How do I get there?
Metro: Line 4 Ciutadella – Vila Olímpica
Bus Turístic (Tour Bus) Routes
The Barcelona Bus Turístic (Tour Bus) has three different routes to take you around the city, so you can discover all its sights from the bus.
You can get on and off as often as you want, using the same ticket, including changing your route.
There is a stop for the Bus Turístic (Tour Bus) close to the Hotel, located opposite the Estación de Sants train station.
Monuments in Barcelona
Your days of sightseeing in Barcelona will undoubtedly be accompanied by one name: Antoni Gaudí, the modernist architect who left his signature on some of the most visited buildings in Barcelona, including the Sagrada Familia (basilica), La Pedrera or the Casa Batlló. We invite you to discover Barcelona and its monuments.
Barcelona MuseumsBarcelona offers more than fifty museums throughout the city, with permanent collections by authors such as Picasso, Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies. It also hosts famous collections by contemporary art in museums such as the Museu d'Art Contemporani of Barcelona (MACBA) (Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art) and CaixaForum. Barcelona Museums
Barcelona beachesThe beaches in Barcelona are a major tourist attraction during the summer months. Immense beaches with golden sand, full of life where the hustle and bustle of people make these beaches unique. The least important part will be sunbathing… Barcelona beaches


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Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species – thought to be mere myths – rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Tagline:Long live the king.
Language:普通话, English, 日本語
Budget:$ 170.000.000,00
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Director:Michael Dougherty, Thomas Robinson Harper
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Bill DeWees is a high performance talent and business coach. As a seasoned voice over talent, media personality, educator, and marketer, he has successfully mentored hundreds of students in all aspects of media and business.
Microsoft, Warner Bros., Hyatt, National Geographic, Sears, Whirlpool, and American Express are among Bill's thousands of voice over credits. His approach to voice over training is unique in the industry in that the focus is bottom line oriented. If you're not making money, you don't have a voice over business.
His passion is to equip, educate, and inspire voice over talent to build a sustainable 6-figure income.
How Bill Started Out
Bill DeWees began dreaming about working behind the microphone when he was just 12 years old. His first recordings originated from his bedroom and were recorded into a cassette recorder "borrowed" from his little sister.
Bill's passion for broadcasting followed him to college where he studied communication and helped to start the school's first radio station. After graduation, he officially began his media career by working at a radio station in Columbus, Ohio where he was quickly promoted to Program Director, and soon after, increased the stations listening audience by almost 500%!
As a program director, Bill mentored and trained radio personalities and found his passion for helping others succeed. In 1991, Bill, his wife Vickie, and their 2 children moved to the Chicago area where Bill served as a professor of communication at a local University, while also managing the University's radio station (and hosting the station's morning show). Over the next few years, the radio station experienced signicant growth in audience as well as over 400% increase in revenue.
Bill's career also includes work as an MBA instructor, radio consultant, marketing consultant in the music industry, and . . believe it or not . . . musician!
In 2006, Bill was downsized from his corporate job as a VP of a corporate learning services company which consulted with Fortune 500 companies in creating high performance learning/training environments for their employees. It was at that time he followed a long-time dream of becoming a voice over talent. Within 12 months, Bill was generating over $ 2, 000 a week from his voice over work.
Education, training, communication, business, and performance are what Bill knows best . . . and loves to share with others!
Bill's mission is to help others develop the performance and business skills necessary to become successful in their own voice over business.
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Third Time is Just as CharmingAfter seeing the Zoo TV tour twice indoors, I was prepared to be a bit disappointed by the outdoor broadcast. I was blown away a third time! The band was even tighter than I remember them being. The setlist was re-tooled enough to keep things lively. The show was big enough to fill a stadium, where it had crowded an arena. Public Enemy was an interesting opener, as I am not a fan of rap, but was impressed by their set.