text: Snormund #1 Posted August 28, 2017 This is the 3rd and final time I attempt making a thread discussing what happened to his character. I believe this is well worth a thread. Does it not bother anyone else the way Jon bent the knee to Daenerys after making a big deal out of his loyalty and duty to keeping the North independent? Especially considering she treated him rather shabbily all season, to say the least. She has done nothing to earn his undying love and devotion besides being beautiful. This is completely out of character for Jon in my book. He is someone established as one who doesn't make decisions based on his lustful impulses but now he sells out the North because of them? What. I think he acted incredibly foolishly and selfishly and out of character regarding Dany He seemingly has forgotten about Ghost too. A question I have: as a Melisandre fan I thought Jon's treatment of Theon (who betrayed his family and killed Ser Rodrik) compared to Mel (who resurrected him and killed someone he never met, admittedly an innocent child. Theon killed innocent kids too tho) hypocritical and unfair. Does anyone else think this or is it just me? I would appreciate others feedback Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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- Title: The Sting
- Director: George Roy Hill
- Date: 1973
- Studio: Universal
- Genre: Drama
- Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, Dana Elcar
- Format: Widescreen, color
- DVD Format: R1, NTSC
"I'll get him anyway." — Johnny Hooker
"Why?" — Henry Gondorff
" 'Cause I don't know enough about killing to kill him." — Johnny
"What was I supposed to do? Call him for cheating better than me in front of the others?" — Doyle
The Sting is the original caper film. Without The Sting, there is no Ocean's 11 or it's sequels either the original or the new ones, and there's no White Collar, Leverage, or Hustle either. But it's a classic that stands on its own two feet as well, not simply as the film that establishes a sub-genre all by itself. The film begins with Luther and Johnny, two con artists, working street cons. As the film opens in Joliet, Illinois in 1936, the two con artists pull a switch, but unknown to them they've picked the wrong victim – a numbers runner for the Chicago Irish mob. Initially, they are thrilled to pull a $11,000 con… but then one of the con artists, Luther, is killed, and Johnny knows that if he gets caught, the mob will kill him too.
Johnny travels up to Chicago and meets Henry Gondorff an old friend of Luther's. Gondoroff gathers a group of con artists together and they decide to pull a con on the mobster they blame for Luther's death. Luther's so well-known in the con artist underground that everyone wants to help to stick it to his killer where it hurts — in the wallet.
The film is set-up in sections: The Set-Up, The Hook, The Tale, The Wire, The Shut Out, and The Sting — each with a beautifully designed title card. And each section of the film is exactly what it says, as the con artists rope in and set-up their victim. However, what makes The Sting a great and memorable film is the surprise ending… which I'm not going to spoil here. If you've seen the film, you know exactly what I'm talking about — and if you haven't, it's just not fair to spoil the surprise ending. There are hints throughout the film, but it does come as a surprise the first time you see it and it really makes the movie.
This film also features a great partnership between the older, nearly washed-up con artist (Paul Newman) master of the Big Con, and his new, young, apprentice (Robert Redford). A number of excellent character actors round out the cast. Also, the film is set in the 1930s, which means great suits and hats but on the negative side — some very rough, inappropriate language.
Overall, a great film, especially if you are a fan of the caper film as a genre. I recommend it.
Recommendation: See it!
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Next Film: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

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What began as a food truck has now blossomed into one of our new fave seafood spots. We first met owner Matt Pettit at Lobstahpalooza (read: lobster, booze and sun), serving up whole lobsters and joking around with Food Network host Kevin Brauch. Now Pettit has transformed the former Watusi space at Ossington and Argyle into Rock Lobster, a 75-seat wood and Canadiana-themed hot spot playing everything from Biggie to Blink 182. The resto also includes a 1950s-type mural painted by Pettit's dad, Donald and a semi-private dining area called the Anchor Room, perfect for an intimate birthday dinner.
Before we get into the awesomeness that is the food, let's talk booze. Rock Lobster has brought in Josh Lindey, responsible for the cocktails at Campagnolo, to help create their tasty and interesting drink menu. We opted for the Ribbons and Swallows, a combination of Sailor Jerry rum, Aperol, coconut syrup and passion fruit juice ($10) and the White Rabbit with Tromba Tequila, lemon juice, horseradish shrub, Angostura orange bitters and Bowmore Scotch rinse ($10). If wine is your thing, it's priced at $1 per ounce so drink up, but if Caesars are more your bag, the Rock Lobster Caesar ($12) combines Ketel One vodka, Tobasco, Worcestershire sauce, Clamato juice and steak spice, and is topped with (get this) half a lobster tail.
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The food here is the real deal, and almost made us wish we lived on the east or west coast so we could have access to seafood this awesome all the time. We started with a delicious beet salad with heirloom carrots, goat cheese, radishes and orange segments ($7). In our minds, it's pretty hard to go wrong with beets and goat cheese but the orange segments give it that little extra something. Next up was the Surf and Turf ($12). Now this is no ordinary lobster and steak, no, this is unreal steak tartare topped with buttery lobster and served with Pettit's homemade version of Ms.Vicky's chips. Ah-mazing.
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We ended our meal with the fancy man's version of KD, Lobster Mac and Cheese ($14). This baby comes in a mini skillet (and mini pot holder sleeve!) with fresh lobster, aged Canadian cheddar and topped off with a golden brown Panko crust. It's going to be hard to go back to the boxed stuff after this one.


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Microsoft billionaire donates to gorilla research
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is giving $1 million to the Jane Goodall Institute to study and protect gorillas in Africa.
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation says wildlife conservation projects in Africa will be a major initiative.
Science officer Kathy Richmond told The Seattle Times (http://bit.ly/18YK0Ci) in a story on Monday that ocean science will be another priority area in the future.
The Goodall grant will help researchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo survey a gorilla subspecies that may be on the verge of extinction.
Since 1990, the Allen foundation has given away $454 million, mostly in the Pacific Northwest.
Allen, a 60-year-old Mercer Island resident, is ranked as the 53rd wealthiest person in the world by Forbes with a net worth of $15 billion. He has pledged to give away most of his fortune.
Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com


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Equity futures are higher once again, lofted higher by a crashing dollar, a skyrocketing Yen, and yet another $2.1 billion POMO hot money injection yesterday. The dollar is down yet again, reaching just above the 77 mark. The Euro is zooming as the Germans and the British are only slightly less anxious to destroy their currencies. Bonds are flat, oil is zooming now above $84 a barrel, while gold reached yet another all-time high of $1,366 an ounce.
The Monster Employment Index rose from 136 to 138. "Gains in the month were evenly distributed with public administration and utilities showing special strength."
Weekly Jobless claims fell from 453,000 to 445,000. Naturally, the prior week was revised higher to 456K. The market is using this data point to break out higher in the futures with the dollar breaking down further. This is yet another report in the same horrific range that we've been in forever. Month after month, the job losses mount as any number above 350k is nothing short of a disaster that shows continued job contraction. Here's Econospin:
ADP or not, the jobs market appears to be improving based on incremental decreases in the number of jobless receiving unemployment benefits. Those receiving initial benefits fell 11,000 in the Oct. 2 week to a lower-than-expected 445,000 (prior week revised slightly higher to 456,000). The four-week average is at 455,750 for a sixth straight decrease and is down a convincing 25,000 or so from a month ago.
Those receiving continuing benefits fell for a fourth straight week, down 48,000 to 4.462 million. The four-week average of 4.511 million is slightly lower than a month ago. The unemployment rate for insured workers dipped one tenth to 3.5 percent.
There are no special factors in the data making for a clear view, a view that shows tangible improvement in the jobs market. These results will calm nerves following yesterday's disappointing ADP estimate.
Nice spin, whoever wrote that should be writing copy for Florida condo brochures. Again, check out the chart, you can see that it's simply wiggling in the same old range. Meanwhile, the number of people claiming Emergency Unemployment Compensation jumped 157,735 from the prior week, with the total still above 4.1 million compared to "only" 3.3 million a year ago! Now there's job growth only the mainstream can ignore.
Yesterday it was learned that the Fed has been conducting POMO operations since 2003! They POMO'ed on 203 of the last 1,334 trading days! Had you invested on those POMO days, you would have gained 51%, versus a loss had you only invested on non-pomo days! That sample is certainly statistically relevant, showing that the markets are only higher due to Fed intervention. Here's a chart that ZH published showing this:
Meanwhile QE operations are also working to destroy our currency. The sole purpose of these operations is to BUY DOWN INTEREST RATES. It's costing us trillions to keep rates low, MORE than we take in through taxes. Of course everyone expected our lack of fiscal discipline to eventually translate into higher rates… well IT HAS! This is exactly why the Fed has had to resort to buying up their own bonds – if they could sell them to someone else, THEY WOULD! And they can sell then to others, but NOT at these artificially low rates. I say again, we are spending MORE than we collect in taxes on INTEREST on our debt due to the forced buying down of interest rates. This cannot and will not last. It is causing disturbances the world over.
Below is a chart of the 10 year Treasuries, the TNX. You can see that we definitively broke below support of the H&S neckline. The target is now just above 2%:
The Yen is now breaking down below its descending wedge. This is ominous! Should it continue on this trajectory, Japan will not be able to export as their goods will become prohibitively expensive compared to weaker currencies. They will be forced to respond, and when people are cornered is when desperate actions get taken. Desperate actions can lead to those "other" events.
Below is a monthly chart of the Yen, lower equals a stronger Yen on this chart. You can see the descending wedge clearly – these are usually ending patterns where you expect price to rise up from it. However, sometimes prices come spilling out of descending wedges in a water-fall – that is exactly what happened to our markets as wave 3 down struck in 2008. Should the Yen cascade down and out of that descending wedge, it could be very ugly indeed:
Here's a closer look at the daily chart. That lower trendline has perfectly stopped price every time until now. All the trillions spent to keep the Yen weak have FAILED, just as all currency intervention eventually does:
The DOW Industrials are now pushing on 11,000 with 11,258 the April high. Yesterday saw several of the second tier momo tech stocks break down hard on earnings warnings. This is eerily similar to what happened in early 2000 just prior to the tech bubble bursting. Then, like now, techs were clearly leading and were rising in near parabolic fashion. Then a set back, and then another week of nearly straight up parabolic into THE top. Collapse followed, and here we are 11 years later with the NASDAQ still down 58% from that peak:
And yet as I look around I see many of the same euphoric types of moves and bubble prices. I also see the same rotational moves that were occurring near the '07 top. This time, the divergences are even larger. And like 1987, this time we have a dollar fading rapidly in the background.
Could we shoot higher into another ending parabolic move? We sure could, there are signs of that already occurring in places like oil, gold, silver, and some of the ridiculous momo tech stocks. If it does occur broader based from here it will likely mark the end, but you obviously don't want to step in front of it if it does. Parabolic moves end suddenly, and picking their ending points is nearly impossible – again, this is exactly why front-running turns can prove costly.
The McClelland Oscillator is still positive, but just barely. I think one of the first signs we'll see of a decline is that the McClelland turns negative and stays negative. People are already forgetting about the Hindenburg Omens on the clock that are valid until the end of the year. This entire move higher is not real, it is a falling dollar POMO fueled rally that left gaps every step of the way. All those gaps will be filled, and all that hot money fed into the machine will simply be shredded in the end, a complete and total waste. More money in the form of QE2 or TARP 13, or whatever, will also have no effect in the end if it's simply squandered in the same exact manner. Money needs to get into the hands of the people, and it needs to be used to pay down debt. That's the only way meaningful jobs are going to be created. I think I see the writing on the wall… Did you want non-fat, or whole milk with your latte, sir?


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In this climate of ongoing uncertainty, Main Street American investors are searching for a few constants to count on when making financial decisions. One of the crucial tools they have come to depend on over the last 40 years is the money market mutual fund. Investors look to these vehicles for stability and liquidity and have widely adopted them as a crucial part of their retirement planning strategies.
Unfortunately, a pair of proposals under consideration by the chairman and staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission threatens to undermine all of that.
Under the first proposal, the SEC would require every money market fund to freeze 3 to 5 percent of an investor's account every time the account holder takes cash out of the fund. If a client sells $5,000 in stock today and parks the cash in a money market fund expecting to have access to those funds for other investment decisions or to make ends meet in the near term, too bad: she'll only be able to access $4,750 next week. The remaining $250 will be locked up, by government order, for 30 days.
This change would make money market funds the only mainstream financial product to face a government-imposed asset freeze that routinely denies investors use of their full account balances. Under this proposal, every money market fund investor would have a new joint account holder: the federal government.
The second proposal is to replace the stable dollar-in, dollar-out principle that money market funds have successfully used for 40 years with a "floating" value. That means that instead of being offered at a stable $1.00 per share, an investor's money market fund shares might be sold at $1.00012 today and $0.99991 next month (these funds are so stable that "floating" their values means counting hundredths or even thousandths of a penny).
The result: every time an investor puts cash into a money market fund or writes a check on the account, he would need to track tiny changes in the shares' value, and report all these changes on his tax return. For many hard-working Main Street investors, who might transact every week as they save, pay bills and make other financial decisions, these new bookkeeping requirements would present significant new costs, both in time and money.
Either of these crippling changes would make money market funds effectively unusable for approximately 56 million individual investors.
Money market funds have a long and established track record of stability, convenience and liquidity, providing superior flexibility and historically higher yields for investors than comparable bank products. Many investors count on these funds for basic services such as check writing, ATM access and sweep accounts. The current SEC proposals would take many of those options off the table. And dozens of groups representing individual and institutional investors have told the agency and other regulators that they would abandon money market funds under either option.
While we understand and applaud the SEC's efforts to re-examine its regulatory structure in light of the financial crisis, the fact is that money market mutual funds today aren't broken.
In 2010, the SEC passed comprehensive rule changes to make these funds more stable and resilient. Those reforms were tested last summer by the European debt crisis, the showdown over the U.S. debt ceiling and the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. debt rating—and money market funds sailed right through.
The proposals currently under consideration by the SEC would only impose new costs and complications on investors, while exacerbating one of the key problems identified by the SEC's own recent study under Dodd-Frank: investor confusion.
We urge the agency to realize that these proposals won't address Americans' financial concerns; they'll simply make them worse.


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Blackhawks need OT to get past Wild
Chicago leads series 1-0 against Minnesota
All a great regular season got the Chicago Blackhawks when they playoffs began Tuesday night was a lot of extra work.
At least they started the playoffs on a winning note.
Bryan Bickell scored in overtime on a two-on-one rush, and the Blackhawks escaped with a victory after dominating the regular season, beating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday night.
Corey Crawford settled down after allowing a weak goal in the opening minutes. Marian Hossa also scored, and the Blackhawks took the early lead in this first-round series.
Game 2 is Friday at the United Center.
"We just needed to stay patient," Bickell said. "We were getting our opportunities. Not odd-man rushes like they were, but we got the one, and to capitalize on it is huge. With our speed, through the whole season a lot of teams were trying to shut us down and let us get frustrated."
The Blackhawks finally put this one away when Johnny Oduya chipped the puck off the boards up to Viktor Stalberg on the right side. Stalberg then dished it on the two-on-one rush to Bickell, who was all alone for the winning backhander at 16:35.
Big things are expected in Chicago after a spectacular regular season that included a record start and the team's first Presidents' Trophy since 1991.
The Blackhawks are eyeing a run to the Stanley Cup for the second time in four years. They have been eliminated in the first round the past two seasons after beating Philadelphia for the championship in 2010, and they realize that for all they accomplished thus far in 2013, they'll ultimately be judged by what happens in the playoffs.
"Everybody's patting ourselves on the back and we've got to prove it," coach Joel Quenneville said. "That's where we're at. I think that (being) satisfied with what we achieved doesn't do anything. I think we want to make sure that we're looking for bigger goals and that's playing better each and every game here and pick up the level of intensity for the playoff."


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Gunmen in Iraq kill Sunni militiaman, his mother
Iraqi officials say gunmen have shot dead a member of an anti-al-Qaida Sunni militia along with his mother.
A police official said Yousef Sayhoud was killed on Wednesday in his home in the suburb of Abu Ghraib west of Baghdad.
He said the gunmen also wounded Sayhoud's brother. A health official confirmed the deaths.
They spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Sayhoud belonged to the pro-government group known as the Sahwa, which joined U.S. troops in the war against al-Qaida starting in 2005 at the height of the insurgency. Since then, it has been a target for Sunni insurgents still fighting the Shiite-led government, who consider them traitors.


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Sorry for being a slacker in updating you guys regularly on what's been happening! But we've been quite busy at getting some stuff finished and hopefully ready for inclusion in 3.5. I already posted about the return of the descriptions last week. So here's what else happened since my last report:
Exposing HTML 5 audio and video elements
The initial exposure for the HTML5 audio and video elements to screen readers landed, causing a minor regression that was quickly fixed. In testing this with NVDA, I found that the button labels weren't properly exposed and that the slider values were not really useful. The progress meters were showing the number of bytes downloaded, or the milliseconds elapsed instead of useful percentage values. Along those lines, Alex also added a bug to expose proper names for each progress meter, so a screen reader user knows which slider is for what purpose.
Except for the last patch, all others have landed on mozilla-central and will be available for testing starting with the 11th of May nightly build.
To make it clear: This is for those HTML5 audio and video elements that have the controls attribute set, indicating that the internally available controls should be used. Other forms of controlling the media playback, such as from external HTML controls/widgets, already worked in the past since these were not part of the actual audio or video element itself.
Tree view item rectangle exposure
We received a report that in Thunderbird 3 beta on Windows, the rectangles for tree view items were not exposed correctly. The rectangle was too small, not encompassing the whole item. Alex investigated this and fixed the bug, putting an optimization in as a second step for all platforms. This also landed on mozilla-1.9.1 after having baked on mozilla-central for a while, and is available since the May 9th nightly builds of Shiretoko, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
The ARIA live region background tab leakage
David has been taking different stabs at bug 444644, with some good results thanks to feedback from Roc and BZ during the Mozilla all-hands week. However, we're still fighting a situation where the creation of virtual buffers by NVDA is causing the live region updates from background tabs to be spoken again. Investigation is ongoing
Other ARIA-related triage
David's also been a busy bee clearing out some ARIA-related bugs, gathering feedback here and there, closing others as they've been solved by other bugs, etc.
Firebug accessibility
This is not strictly inside the "Accessible" module of the platform, but very closely related to the Mozilla eco system. Accessibility of the Firebug UI has been shaping up very nicely over recent weeks. I spent a fair amount of time last week pounding the different alpha releases to help make sure things stayed in shape.
On Friday, Hans from the Paciello Group, Jamie from the NVDA team and I also managed to get the biggest outstanding problem solved in a very productive meeting on IRC, and that's the reading of the Firebug JS panel by NVDA. Watch this space for a review once Firebug 1.4 goes to beta!
That's it for this week, thanks for the read!


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The Korean Temple Stay program was started by the Buddhist Jogye Order on the occasion of the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup. The Korean Temple Stay program by the Jogye Order program continues today and is gaining increasing popularity and acclaim.
Many of Jogye's temples are located in pristine, natural mountain environments and the temple buildings and compounds are truly beautiful. In addition, many of the temples house numerous cultural treasures and properties to be appreciated by visitors. The Temple Stay programs afford participants the chance to live in such an environment, sample ordained lifestyle, and experience the mental training and cultural atmosphere of Korea's ancient Buddhist tradition.
The Temple Stay programs include 2-or-3-night stays, and although the daily schedules may vary slightly from temple to temple, in general they include basic education in Buddhist religious services; sutra reading; meal offerings monk style; work periods; food preparation; and work in the fields.
Buddhist practices that participants may experience include hwadu meditation and chanting, and they also may hear sutra reading or Dharma talks. Cultural activities include the tea ceremony, stone rubbings, temple paintings, Buddha statue making, Zen martial arts, hiking, and taking in cultural and historical sites and objects around the temple.
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CONNECT 2010 is poised to bring forth international suppliers and local vendors to generate ICT business in the region. The participants will have opportunities to establish contacts with key decision makers of high value projects. The exhibition will demonstrate cutting edge technology to a targeted audience and will bring together Industry leaders seeking more efficient solutions through innovation and technology.
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Some of you may have had this experience … having an auxiliary room associated with the main worship space.
In our temporary Sunday worship, we have chairs and a video/audio feed set up in the lobby outside of the auditorium. We need that overflow space, as we routinely have more worshipers than can fill the 455 seats at our 10:30 Mass.
Yesterday was a scramble, as the chairs were set, and the video feed was working. But sound? Nothing. A staff colleague asked me if he should read the readings. The people on staff at the center were trying to get that audio hook-up to work. I gave them the first reading and the psalm before giving the go-ahead. We actually had a permanent deacon visiting from out of town. So after my colleague read 1 Corinthians, we had a deacon proclaim the gospel and give a mini-homily. First time that's happened to me.
They never did get the sound link to work.
Anyone else ever have such a situation, possibly with a technology feed to a basement or other room? What's the best practice? Do you make sure the Word is heard? A songleader to lead the responses and psalm and maybe a hymn or two?


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It's Friday! Yay! This will be the first weekend I haven't worked in quite some time and I'm looking forward to it! I'm helping with our church's Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday and the girls are looking forward to that too.
I've got some news and updates to share (and maybe a giveaway - shhh)...
First up, thank you to everyone that visited us at the Columbus Memories Expo or at our Warehouse Sale - it's always nice to see friendly faces. Also, thank you to everyone that purchased online for the Warehouse Sale - we were inundated with orders and are still working on shipping them out! Thank you bunches for the support!
Next up, we're doing some updating around the blog - like the new look? Love those cute little wooden flags on the sides! Thank you Laina and Kimber! We're also updating our online stores, upcoming events and partners. If you are an online store and you're not on our list - please shoot us an e-mail.
Speaking of upcoming events - Kimber and I are headed to Moncton, NB Canada for Scrapbook & Cards Today: Crop & Create at the end of April. If you're able, we'd love to have you join us! There's still time to sign up for Kimber's classes. You can check out more info here. Also, here's a quick sneak of one of the make n' takes I'll be offering during the crop...
Garden Mini Tag Album using Coconut Lime Soup
Some DT news - we've had questions about whether or not we would be doing a DT call this spring. We've decided to extend the current DT contract another 6 months simply because I do not have the time to focus on a call right now. I look forward to seeing all the applications in the fall! Thank you for your inquiries and excitement about being on the team. We do need to say "good-bye" to Linda Barber, Celeste Smith and Julie Bonner who have decided not to stay on. All 3 will surely be missed! Thank you bunches girls for all your great inspiration! Make sure to keep up with them on their personal blogs. Also, we have a new addition - Maile Belles will be joining us with her amazing card designs! More on that next month!
Finally, a GIVEAWAY! I am love, love, loving the April Card Kitchen Kit! It goes live today over on the Card Kitchen blog. Kimber's cards are A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!! I must say there's so much other inspiration over there too - with guests and Teri's cards - as a cardmaker I love it. You must check it out! Anyhow, I have one to giveaway!!!!
Here's a sneak of the kit...
If you're interested in this kit - leave a comment. I'm fine with any comment - ask me a question, tell me what your spring break plans are, tell me your favorite Easter Egg tip, whatever... we'll pick a winner next week!
Good Luck and have a great weekend!


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Beautiful red coloured cluster. Technically this is not Amethyst as it is not purple, but it comes from the same Amethyst area in Brazil with the same growth formations. You will receive the exact crystal pictured.
Weight: 335g
Size: 115mm x 85mm
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz, and is found in many locations worldwide, including Brazil and Uruguay. Varieties include Chevron Amethyst, which has banding of white quartz in, and Ametrine, which is a naturally occuring combination of Amethyst and Citrine.
Amethyst first become known as a crystal to protect against drinking and addiction when the Greeks used it as a talisman against drunkenness. Their legend goes that the drunken God Dionysus set his tiger on the young Amethysta, and then, realising what he had done, turned her into a giant clear quartz crystal. His tears of remorse then stained the clear quartz purple, creating Amethyst.
Amethyst Metaphysical Properties include:
- Promotes harmony, enlightenment, connection to spirit.
- Increased wisdom and tolerance.
- Good for meditation and spirituality.
- Relieves hangovers and helps cure drunkeness.
- Enhance psychic ability
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This is a tutorial on how to manually create a Bot Trap (also known as a honeypot) which can be used as an alternative to a captcha in preventing bots from registering on your Etano site.
Why an alternative to captcha?
Unfortunately most captchas are no-longer very effective in preventing spam bots from registering or posting on sites, which is exactly what captcha were intended for. Bots these days are getting smarter when it comes to captcha images, they're increasingly being able to recognize letters and numbers on images using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs. Therefore using a bot trap or honeypot tends to be a more effective alternative.
What is a Bot Trap?
A bot trap is a hidden field added to the registration which is only seen by bots. The concept is to try and trap the bot by filling out this hidden field. Most bots simply inspect the page and will typically try to fill in ALL available fields, if they fill in the hidden field they are caught in the trap and the registration fails.
Can I use both Captcha and a Bot Trap?
Yes, however if you're using a Bot Trap it's not really necessary to use Captcha. However, if you decide not to use Captchas it's especially important not to allow non-members to post comments on the site. It's recommended that you don't allow non-members (visitors) to write comments under any conditions which allows them to post comments on member's profiles, photos, and blogs. This just opens your site up for potential spam, especially by bots who have the ability to get past Captchas. Therefore to only allow members to post comments in the admin go to the Admin » General Settings » Access Levels section and make sure that "write comments" is unchecked under the non-members column:
Captchas can be turned on or off in the Admin » General Settings » Features and Options section, and the first item listed under Basic Features.
Note: Captchas and Bot Traps are designed for "bot" spammers and won't prevent "human" spammers from signing up. Bot spammers are by far the most common and annoying as they can complete a sign up in a matter of seconds. Bots are relentless and once they find and discover that they successfully sign up and spam your site, they will continue to return and often cause your site to have dozens or even hundreds of junk sign ups a day.
First we create the field for our bot trap, the process is the same as creating any profile field you want included at registration.
Go to your Etano Admin » Site Setup » Profile Fields section.
Then add a new "Textfield"
Then we create the field. ONLY add or select the items shown below, leave all others unchecked or empty:
We have labelled the field as "First Name", this can be anything that will hopefully entice the bot to fill in the field. You can change this label to whatever you want such as "Name", "Your Name", "Website, etc. It's important that you don't label the field the same as a profile field that you're already using.
The "Help Text for User" field is optional, this is a fall back just in case a legit human has CSS turned off and they will see the hidden field meant for bots, which will be rare, and if a user has CSS turned off your site won't be very usable to them anyway.
IMPORTANT: Make a note of the field number for the new field you just created as it will be used in other steps as we go along, the new profile field number may differ than what's used as an example in these instructions:
Once you're done creating the field don't forget to regenerate your profile fields:
TEST - At this point you can go to your join (signup) page and check to see if the new field is showing like this:
If it appears like this then proceed to the next step.
Next edit the skins_site/def/join.html file by adding (copy & paste) the following line of code into the file:
<input type="hidden" name="redirect_thanks_url" value="{tplvars.baseurl}/login.php" />
Add the above line of code directly above the line of code for the "fieldset controls" as shown below:
If the bot fills in our bot trap field and clicks the "Save" button to complete the registration, instead of completing the registration or creating their profile, this line of code redirects the bot to the login page giving the bot a false impression that the registration was successful and the bot would then attempt to login.
You can alternatively send the bot to another site if you want, such as to Google's main search page by editing the "value" part of the code.
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to this:
Next we edit the processors/join.php file by adding (copy & paste) the following lines of code to the file.
Important - Make sure to edit the field numbers (f17) in the code so they match the field number that was created and noted in Step 1.
if(isset($_POST['f17'])) { if(!empty($_POST['f17'])) { header('Location: '.$_POST['redirect_thanks_url']); exit(); } }
The code MUST be added in the exact spot in the file as shown below:
TEST - At this point you can now test it, go to your join (signup) page and fill out the registration form including the bot trap field we created.
When you click the "Save" button it should redirect you to the Login page, or to another site if you decided to change the redirect as noted in Step 2.
If that worked, then try filling out the registration form again, this time without filling in the bot trap field to see if it successfully creates a new member.
Once you've tested the registration and confident it's working as it should, then proceed to the next step where we'll hide the bot trap field.
Now we will make our bot trap field hidden from human visitors.
Add the following lines of code to the skins_site/def/styles/join.css file (you can simply add it to the end of the file).
dl#row_f17 { display: none; }
Important - Again, make sure to edit the field number (f17) in the code so it matches the field number that was created and noted in Step 1.
The final step is to configure Etano to temporarily ban a bot (or visitor) after so many failed login attempts.
This step is OPTIONAL but it's generally a good idea to set this up whether or not it's just for the purpose of our bot trap as it's another layer of protection for your site. This will help prevent bots and hackers from using bruteforce attempts to try and login to the site. A bruteforce attack basically consists of systematically checking all possible keys or passwords until the correct one is found. Bots can sometimes be relentless to the point it can even have an effect on your server resources.


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DFW's Economic Success Crosses into The Metro's Surrounding Suburban Areas
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex of Texas has been capturing attention nationwide for its recent record breaking economic and population growth. Through key areas of resources, businesses, talent, affordability, and development, the current state of the city has been stimulating opportunities on both state, local and national level. Through its ability to boost the economy, attract wealth, and create jobs; DFW has been establishing one of Texas' leading business networks that continues to grow outside of its city limits.
TCurrently home to a leading network of Fortune 500 companies, the Dallas metroplex also fosters a growing entrepreneurial community that has been making headlines. "With the number of startup businesses being established throughout the DFW area rising each year, the community and other industries supporting it are being fueled with opportunity." shares leading Texas property developer, Marcus Hiles. With big businesses and more home-grown companies quickly consuming available space, resource networks, talent and more in the DFW area to create sustainable commercial environments, the city's surrounding locations are also starting to reap the benefits.


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The Vampire Diaries Review: "Klaus"Steve Marsi at .
Wow. There's no other word to describe an episode that delivered so much mythology, but in a way that didn't come off as forced and certainly didn't feel like a letdown.
On the contrary, everything about last night felt epic.
Incorporating flashbacks without diminishing the drama playing out in the present, and revealing secrets that, incredibly, made Klaus seem even more dangerous and hard core, this may have been The Vampire Diaries' best episode to date.
The episode bore the name "Klaus," and as good as Joseph Morgan was in his debut as the titular character, Daniel Gilles' performance as Elijah was one to behold as well.
Telling the real story about the oldest vampires in history, Elijah recounted to Elena how Klaus met Katerina and spelled out exactly what makes Klaus so darn important.
What made it so amazing was that unlike some shows (cough, Lost), the buildup to these revelations proved worthwhile. Seemingly impossibly high expectations were met.
Two weeks ago I called "Know Thy Enemy" a game-changing episode. It was a good one, yes, but I can only laugh now, as "Klaus" was the mother of all game-changers.
Let's break down the secrets Elijah revealed that not only altered the entire scope of the show, but made us more invested in TVD and its increasingly complex characters than ever:Elijah is Klaus' brother. Interesting twist right from the start. Their mom had seven children, and are basically the First Family of Vampires. Every vampire came from them.
He didn't delve into how they became vampires (a story for another season), but this means there are five other originals! That alone is startling, and we're just getting started ...
The Sun and the Moon curse is BS! Klaus concocted the Sun and the Moon curse and how it originated from the Aztecs, but it's not even true. Just part of Klaus' master plan.
I loved this because even though it undid so much of what we learned so far, it actually makes more sense. Why would Klaus care about the Sun and the Moon curse so much?
Vampires are doing quite well as it is (especially the originals). His agenda had to be bigger, and it turns out it is. The sun/moon thing is just a deeply-rooted, clever diversion.
He wants all vampires and werewolves on the lookout for the doppelganger, because she WILL reverse the curse ... the real curse, which is way worse and impacts only Klaus, since ...
He's half-vampire, half-werewolf! Seriously. Elijah reveals a stunner: his mother had an affair and Klaus' real father was a werewolf, making Klaus extraordinarily dangerous.
The witches wouldn't allow such an all-powerful supernatural being to exist, so they placed a curse on Klaus (and only Klaus) and his werewolf half has been kept dormant.
This is what Klaus is hell-bent on undoing, so that he may realize his true power and create an entire race of ... whatever he is. Basically, the whole world hangs in the balance.
Again, with all the mystique surrounding Klaus before we met him, it was a tall order for TVD to make him live up it, but last night accomplished that and then some.
Klaus must die during the sacrifice. The dagger covered in white ash won't work on him. A witch has to do the job during the sacrifice when he's at his most vulnerable.
However, because Elijah was in love with Katerina, who Trevor helped escape Klaus in 1492, he says he knows a way to perform the ritual without killing the doppelganger.
That's obviously good news for Elena, but on top of his history with Klaus, Elijah definitely harbors some resentment toward Katerina, and it's unclear what his endgame is.
These bombshells only increase the pressure on Elena and Elijah to take him down once and for all, while her newfound ally drove a wedge in between Damon and Stefan.
The riveting Elijah/Klaus backstory would have been plenty for this episode, but it was woven in perfectly with the already-escalating tension tearing the Salvatores apart.
Differing views on whether they can trust Elijah was ostensibly behind the feud, but then Stefan put it all out there: Damon is in love with Elena, but he'll never have her.
Stefan adds that he has something Damon never will: Her respect.
This line understandably hit too close to home, sends Stefan flying across the room after Damon uncorks a vicious uppercut, and nearly ends in Andie Star becoming dinner.
Damon barely has enough self-control to stop. Amazing. Was Stefan right? Does Elena not respect Damon? Jealousy of his brother is one thing, but this really set him off.
Elsewhere, Jenna finally finds out the awful truth about vampires thanks to Klaus/Alaric (Matt Davis in another terrific scene). What do you think Jenna's next move is?
Finally, the real Klaus shows up in Mystic Falls in a thoroughly creepy coffin-like box (the man knows how to make an entrance) as his entourage de-possesses Alaric.
One last twist here that was practically glossed over? Greta (Luka's sister) is part of that witch entourage, and seems happy as can be. Wonder how long that will last.
Overall, a stunning episode I can't help but give 5/5 stars. Between the vampire lore and the Salvatores' feud boiling over, I don't know what more it could've offered.
A mythology-heavy installment like this could have fallen short so many times, but it used the characters so flawlessly and if anything, the secrets raised the stakes.
We turn it over to you, Vampire Diaries fanatics. What was your favorite part of "Klaus" and where do you see things going next week? Comment below!
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Pentagon to Keep Rush Limbaugh on the Air
Here is one battle the Pentagon is not going to fight: Rush Limbaugh.
Many of Mr. Limbaugh's sponsors have dropped him in the wake of his controversial comments calling a Georgetown Law student, Sandra Fluke, a "prostitute" and "slut" after she testified about her school health plan's lack of contraceptive coverage.
Despite the controversy, the Pentagon so far is not going to review its decision to broadcast Mr. Limbaugh's program on its overseas radio stations for U.S. troops, the American Forces Network.
George Little, the Pentagon press secretary, said the AFN broadcast center provides the first hour of Mr. Limbaugh's weekday show to radio stations overseas. Mr. Little said the shows during which Mr. Limbaugh attacked Ms. Fluke were provided to the overseas stations but local stations decide what radio programming to air.
Military officials said that the overseas stations typically try to balance Mr. Limbaugh's broadcast with programming from more liberal radio hosts.
"AFN is one way that our service members have access to news and entertainment that U.S. civilians and military enjoy stateside," Mr. Little said. "The intent is to continue to provide a wide range of programming, and to allow service members to make their own listening and viewing decisions."


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From interference to predation type and effects of direct interspecific interactions of small mammals (2011)
Indirect exploitative competition, direct interference and predation are important interactions affecting species coexistence. These interaction types may overlap and vary with the season and life-history state of individuals. We studied effects of competition and potential nest predation by common shrews (Sorex araneus) on lactating bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in two seasons. The species coexist and may interact aggressively. Additionally, shrews can prey on nestling voles. We studied bank vole mothers' spatial and temporal adaptations to shrew presence during summer and autumn. Further, we focused on fitness costs, e.g. decreased offspring survival, which bank voles may experience in the presence of shrews. In summer, interference with shrews decreased the voles' home ranges and they spent more time outside the nest, but there were no effects on offspring survival. In autumn, we found decreased offspring survival in enclosures with shrews, potentially due to nest predation by shrews or by increased competition between species. Our results indicate a shift between interaction types depending on seasonal constraints. In summer, voles and shrews seem to interact mainly by interference, whereas resource competition and/or nest predation by shrews gain importance in autumn. Different food availability, changing environmental conditions and the energetic constraints in voles and shrews later in the year may be the reasons for the varying combinations of interaction types and their increasing effects on the inclusive fitness of bank voles. Our study provides evidence for the need of studies combining life history with behavioural measurements and seasonal constraints.


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Bulletin for September 1, 2019
Bulletin for September 1, 2019
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Tel: (619) 463-6629
Fax: (619) 463-8101
Tune in at 2:00 pm today to watch the episcopal ordination of our new auxiliary bishop, Rev. Ramon Bejarano.
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The Episcopal Ordination of The Most Rev. Ramón Bejarano – Tues, July 14 at 2:00 pmDue to limited seating, Mass will be live-streamed from The Immaculata. WATCH
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Opening of Church for Mass: Fr. DevdasDear Parishioners, Greetings and I wish you all a happy Pentecost! May the Spirit of God bless you and fill your heart with peace and joy. I write this letter to share with you a few items for your...
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Update from Father Devdas 5/29/2020Dear Parishioners, Greetings to you and your family! Please know that I am praying for you that you may be safe and stay healthy. I am writing this letter to provide you with some updates of the si...
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An Update from Fr Devdas: May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Dear Parishioners, Good Morning! I am wishing you and your families many blessings. I am writing to provide you with some updates of the situation and give you some follow up informati...
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Google has committed more hacking and Internet crimes than any other institution in history
Kurt Nimmo
May 7, 2013
Editor's note: Infowars.com's IT department has scanned our system and reports that we do not carry content from um.eqads.com as Google tells visitors to the site.
How best to scare people away from alternative media? Make them think Drudge Report and Infowars.com web pages contain malicious software.
In April, White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer tried to steer traffic away from the Drudge Report. His effort directed more traffic to the website.
During a news conference last year, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney instructed a reporter to "be mindful of your sources" when asked about the Drudge Report and a rumor about Mitt Romney.
More traffic flowed to Drudge.
Despite the best efforts of Obamaites and Democrats to diss Drudge and put a dent in the web site's popularity, millions of folks peruse the site daily.
Back in March of 2010, the Senate's Committee on Environment and Public Works sent out an email stating Drudge's website was "responsible for the many viruses popping up throughout the Senate," according to a CNet report.
No appreciable drop in viewership ensued.
Ditto Infowars.com. In recent weeks, a large number of critics led by spurious reports posted on the Southern Poverty Law Center's website and elsewhere have posted stories accusing Alex Jones and Infowars.com of fomenting some kind of rightwing terror campaign and distributing baseless conspiracy theories.
No matter. Following the attack, millions of people flocked to the website to get the other side of the story on everything from Sandy Hook to the Boston bombings.
Now Google Chrome tags Infowars.com as a malware distributor.
It is a tactic destined to failure.
The CNet article posted on March 9, 2010 reported that the malware allegedly distributed by the Drudge Report actually came from DoubleClick, a subsidiary of Google which develops and provides internet ad serving services. It serves customers like Microsoft, General Motors, Coca-Cola, Motorola, Apple Inc., Visa USA, Nike and dozen of others.
So, when are we going to hear that large transnational corporations are purveyors of malware?
Is it possible Google will advise web travelers to avoid their websites?
Google Engaged in Massive Data Theft
Google should take a look at its own track record before trying to frighten off visitors to Infowars.com and Drudge.
In 2012, a Federal Communications Commission document disclosed that Google's Street View – an effort to photograph streets around the world – deliberately collected massive amounts of Wi-Fi payload data and the information was illegally stored at an Oregon Storage facility. Google attempted to hide the theft from the public.
The pilfered data includes telephone numbers, URLs, passwords, email, text messages, medical records, video and audio files, according to Wired.
The government then said the transnational communications corporation would not be criminally charged with wiretapping, in essence giving Google free reign to engage in additional theft.
Moreover, the government complied with a Google request to redact portions of the FCC document.
Google shares a cozy relationship with the intelligence community. In 2011, Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group, asked the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, to investigate Google's relationship with the NSA and other government agencies.
"The group asked Issa to investigate contracts at several U.S. agencies for Google technology and services, the 'secretive' relationship between Google and the U.S. National Security Agency, and the company's use of a U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration airfield in California," writes Grant Gross for PCWorld.
"Federal agencies have also taken 'insufficient' action in response to revelations last year that Google Street View cars were collecting data from open Wi-Fi connections they passed, Consumer Watchdog said in the letter."
In 2010, it was reported that Google and the CIA jointly backed a company engaged in real time surveillance of the web. The company, Recorded Future, "scours tens of thousands of websites, blogs and Twitter accounts to find the relationships between people, organizations, actions and incidents — both present and still-to-come," writes Noah Shachtman.
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China: Congrats Tokyo on Olympic win amid spat
China's Foreign Ministry said Monday the country's Olympic committee had congratulated Tokyo on winning its Olympic bid amid a bitter diplomatic feud over islands claimed by both.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei had earlier refused to say whether congratulations would be forthcoming when asked at a regular briefing Monday.
"We noted the decision by the International Olympic Committee," Hong said before referring reporters to the Chinese Olympic Committee, where phones rang unanswered.
Later Monday, the ministry said in an addendum to its transcript of the spokesman's briefing that China's Olympic Committee "had already sent its congratulations to Tokyo for its successful bid to host the Olympics."
It did not say when the congratulations were conveyed.
The Japanese capital's weekend selection to host in 2020 came just days before the first anniversary of the feud that erupted when Japan's government nationalized the islands, called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by Beijing.
Violent anti-Japanese riots erupted in several Chinese cities, and Japanese cars, businesses, and restaurants were smashed and burned a year ago. Beijing issued angry protests and dispatched patrol vessels to confront Japanese ships in the area, sending tensions between the two to a level unseen in years.
Matters have since calmed to the degree that President Xi Jinping held a polite five-minute conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at last week's Group of 20 meeting in Russia.
However, Chinese navy ships and air force planes have been operating in international air and waters near the islands in recent days, in what the Japanese government and media have portrayed as unusual amount of activity.
The Communist Party newspaper Global Times offered its congratulations in an otherwise scolding editorial on Monday.
"Although the Sino-Japanese relationship has gone into its worst period in the last 40 years, we still want to offer our congratulations to Japan, and wish the Olympic Games a success," it said.


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WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013) - A professor of quantum information science at the University of Waterloo's Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute for Quantum Computing was selected to receive a prestigious E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Professor Kevin Resch is an experimental physicist working in quantum information science, in particular the development of quantum sources of light and interferometric sensors. Technologies that harness the capabilities of quantum systems promise to revolutionize the way we process and share information and how we measure the world around us. Resch is one of six winners who each receive a research grant of $250,000 over two years.
"NSERC presents this respected award to promising young researchers whose work has the potential for major impact," said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president & vice-chancellor of Waterloo. "This fellowship will enable Professor Resch to focus on his research, so that Canada and the world may benefit from his innovation. On behalf of the university community, we are very proud of his accomplishment and congratulate him on this honour."
Together with his students and international collaborators, Resch has made several highly regarded contributions to quantum information science. He was a major contributor to the famous Danube experiment where entangled photons were distributed through the air over Vienna's landmark river as a first step toward very long distance quantum cryptography. In a separate project, he clarified the role of quantum entanglement for making the best interferometric sensors nature allows. As well, his research on groundbreaking applications of chirped laser pulses, carefully stretched pulses of light, shows promise for non-invasive 3D imaging of biological tissue for medical applications.
"I am delighted that Kevin Resch's achievements have been recognized by NSERC for this prestigious award," says Professor Raymond Laflamme, executive director of the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. "Quantum information research promises to transform technology as we know it. Young researchers like him will continue to push the field forward and discover new technologies."
Quantum information processing has the potential for breakthroughs in computing, communications and cryptography. It can also help us devise tools for navigating and controlling the nano-scale world. Sensors and actuators that operate according to quantum mechanics may achieve sensitivity, selectivity, precision and robustness far beyond their classical counterparts.
NSERC's E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships honour the memory of Edgar William Richard Steacie, an outstanding chemist and research leader who made major contributions to the development of science in Canada during, and immediately following, World War II.
About the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is a multidisciplinary scientific research institute at the University of Waterloo. Our research focusses on harnessing the quantum laws of nature to discover and develop powerful new technologies that will transform information technology and drive the 21st century economy. IQC research bridges theory and experiments in quantum computing, quantum communication and other quantum devices through the collaboration of over 200 computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, physical scientists and students. Established in 2002, IQC also offers graduate and post graduate programs and educational outreach activities that inspire scientific discovery in the realm of quantum mechanics.
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In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, please visit www.uwaterloo.ca.
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1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 (5 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 1/2 cups cold milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
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1/4 cup whole milk
1 tbs light corn syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
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A Son Unique will be released on the 17th, through Damon Dash's music group, funnily enough known officially as Damon Dash's Music Group.
Among the guests - of course there are guests, silly - are Macy Gray and Missy Elliott, as well as the ubiquitous Pharrell Williams.
Production duties on the record were handled by Wu-Tang Clan head-honcho RZA. Remember that Bobby Digital LP? Shit, weren't it...


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The entrance to the building you want to enter is currently boarded up, but you can easily bash them down to flush out the goons inside and grab the Demolition Suit from within as well. Continue further to a pair of gates with debris lying in front of them. Build objects from the debris and blow them up to create a hole in the gate. Head on through to the next area.
Free PlayA crashed bus blocks access to the area on the left, so move it out of the way with a strong character. Pull out the dumpster and double jump onto it to reach some LEGO pieces which assemble into a zipline. Take the zipline to the LEGO canister sitting atop the opposite building.
Bust into the first glass building with the Sonic Suit and play the target game. Fling the Batarang at all the targets for a LEGO canister to appear above. Head all the way to the right of the building with the Demolition Suit inside for pieces to a ladder. After finishing the ladder, climb up, hop onto the top of the building and free-run it across the buildings. You will need a Glide Suit to clear the gap between the middle and last building.
Also on the roof of the middle building are silver manholes that can be blown off with a proper explosive. Remove the tops and jump in with a Water Suit to fish out a LEGO canister. At the far right, spy the green tech panel and access it with Robin's Technology Suit. Open the shutter door and play the carnival game here. Chuck the Batarang at the targets to snatch up another canister.
The final goodie of the area is located across the chasm on the far right. Shuffle into the exposed area after pulling the lever and access the tech panel (Technology Suit). You gain control of a crane that's capable of clamping down on some pink stuffed animals. Smash each one like a piñata and then, grab the red power brick.
Ditch the Demolition Suit in favor of the Sonic Suit located around the corner and use it to break the glass doors of the large building. Inside, build the pieces into a Magnet Suit changer. Along the lower edge of the screen, smash the objects to find pieces for a crank. Turning this crank causes a magnetic ramp to emerge from the ground, allowing Robin to clamber up and build a grapple point over the fence.
Before hopping the fence, there is a container wedged up against the corner, below a red window, when you first enter the area. Use the Sonic Suit on the trash can to blow the top off, then break open the container to unveil grapple point pieces. Shatter the red window with the Batarang and then grapple to the top. Collect the easy LEGO canister inside.
Take the grapple point to surmount the high fence. Find LEGO pieces within the outdoor dining furniture that build into an Attract Suit changer. Locate the 25 LEGO pieces you need for the Attracto machine. Be sure to leave nothing destructible unbroken and remember to search through the buildings by first shattering the glass as Sonic Suit Batman. The Attracto machine will spit out the rest of the ladder pieces for you to climb to the top.
Head into the tall tower; turns out it's a spiraling slide ride! On the way down, you will run into a hitchhiking LEGO canister.
Free PlayHave the Joker interact with the generator next to the now malfunctioned tea cup ride for another simple LEGO canister catch.
Proceed to the right and build a crank from the smashed objects. Rotate the crank to unlock the gate and face Harley.
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Rangers Finish Sweep Of Boston
Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish pumped his fist coming off the mound after the last of his 127 pitches, ending the seventh inning with his 14th strikeout against Boston.
"Unbelievable, unbelievable," Adrian Beltre said. "He was incredible. He's been doing it all year."
Darvish matched his career high for strikeouts before leaving a tie game, and Beltre had an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Rangers won 4-3 Sunday, completing a three-game sweep and matching the Red Sox for the best record in the majors.
Beltre reached down and out over the plate to line a hit to right-center off Clayton Mortensen (0-2). That sent home Elvis Andrus, who had reached on a two-out bloop single and moved up on a wild pitch before the Red Sox opted to intentionally walk Lance Berkman and bring Beltre to the plate.
"We showed a lot of heart right there," Andrus said. "That shows for us how good we are right now."
The Rangers, Red Sox and St. Louis all have 20-11 marks. Boston has its first three-game losing streak this season.
While Darvish had 14 strikeouts for the second time this season, the right-hander from Japan allowed multiple homers in a game for only the second time in his 36 starts for the Rangers. David Ortiz and David Ross homered in the first two innings.
"After I gave up those runs, I told myself I was only a couple of runs behind. I was trying to stay focused and not dwell on what had happened," Darvish said through his translator.
Rangers closer Joe Nathan (1-0), the third reliever, worked around a walk and a hit in the ninth.
The game was 3-3 when Darvish threw the last of 78 strikes among a career-high pitches thrown, denying him a chance at his sixth victory to equal the most in the majors. He did up his majors-best strikeout total to 72, and was still throwing in the mid-90s before punctuating his exit with consecutive strikeouts with a runner on base.
Darvish was already at 105 pitches after striking out Dustin Pedroia, Ortiz and Mike Napoli in order in the sixth inning. But there was still nobody warming up in the Texas bullpen at that point.
"He'll get pushed, today was one of those days," manager Ron Washington said. "He gave us 120-something pitches, because we needed it out of him, and he was able to give it to us. ... You had two of the best pitchers in the game out there. I don't know what Darvish would have done to me if I would have taken him out of the game."
Red Sox left-handed starter Jon Lester, with a 4-0 record, also got a no decision after seven strikeouts in six innings. Like Darvish, he was hurt by two home runs.
"I felt good. I felt like I had good stuff, I just made two mistakes," said Lester, who was impressed by Darvish. "It's been a while since we've seen him. You can tell he feels a lot more comfortable."
The Rangers got on the board in the third on Mitch Moreland's fourth homer, an opposite-field shot that landed only a couple of rows into the left-field seats - and just inside the pole.
Nelson Cruz hit his seventh homer, a two-run shot to center after Beltre's single, to tie the game in the sixth.
Darvish's other 14-strikeout game for Darvish came in his first start this season, when he retired the first 26 Houston batters and was within one out of a perfect game before giving up a single April 2. The last time an American League pitcher had multiple 14-K games in a season was 2000, when Pedro Martinez had three and Mike Mussina two.
After going his first 37 2-3 innings this season without giving up a long ball, Darvish gave up homers in three consecutive innings. He allowed a homer in his final frame against the Chicago White Sox his previous start Tuesday night.
Ortiz extended the longest hitting streak in the majors to 25 games, including all 13 of his games this season for Boston, when he pulled a pitch deep into the right-field stands for a two-run shot in the first. An inning later, Ross homered on hanging breaking ball over the middle of the plate.
"Not many people are as good as I am," Ross said, with a chuckle. "I just close my eyes and swing hard. That's my approach."
This program aired on May 6, 2013. The audio for this program is not available.
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Date Night: Sud Vino e Cucina, Where Simple Doesn't Mean Bare-Bones
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You probably can't get simpler than Sud Vino e Cucina, a restaurant in Bedford-Stuyvesant specializing in traditional Italian food with an emphasis on specialties of southern Italy. The simplicity starts with the dining room, which is absolutely minimal. Some candles on the tables, some white lights strung up around the bar, a sky-blue wall at the front, lots of brick along the sides. Nothing says Italian, but the interior looks inviting and warm, a respite from windy streets. The Spinners and the Four Tops play on the stereo. Sud's menu, divided into crostini, insalate, antipasti, and pasta, shuns highfalutin-ness in favor of clarity. So does the cooking itself.
We started with the antipasto Italiano ($11), a plate of many good things, including Asiago cubes, slices of Brie, rounds of goat cheese (made in house and doused in pepper), olives, cacciatorini salami rounds, and a pot each of honey and a reduction of balsamic vinegar. We particularly loved the DIY-ness of the antipasto, and we spent many happy minutes exploring various permutations: brie + olive + balsamic, goat cheese + honey, fatty salami + sharp Asiago, etc.
Of the four specials on offer that night, we tried one, chicken cacciatore ($17), though all sounded nice. Out came a chicken breast, pounded flat and fried, delicately blanketed by a smear of tomato sauce. Capers and herbs made an appearance too, but as hints rather than overtures. This isn't simple as in "hey, how'd they do that?" but simple as in "we know how you did it, which makes us appreciate your technique all the more."
Sud has several pastas. The puttanesca ($13) has al dente spaghetti tossed with tomato sauce, anchovies, capers, and olives, an acidic, salty mishmash. Chunks of tomatoes and olives gave the fishy sauce some texture. The perfect presentation countervailed the dish's inherent rustic quality.
And then came the mocha buttercream cake ($7). The frosting melted in our mouths, and the cake was sweet in all senses of the word. At the bar, our server and the manager flirted over their knowledge of Romance languages.
With Do or Dine three doors down, Borough around the corner, and Saraghina, Celestino, and Peaches Hothouse nearby, Bed-Stuy has become a go-to for good food. Sud prefers to keep its ambitions, well, simpler, offering benefits, such as wine specials, to those who like it on Facebook or Twitter, and solid southern Italian to anyone who comes through the door. It might not get your heart racing, but it won't leave you brokenhearted either. It's best for: an amenable date.
Sud Vino e Cucina
1102 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11216 (map)
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