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After a nearly yearlong courtship, the union became official Thursday: American Airlines and US Airways have formally announced plans to merge.
An early morning announcement by the airlines confirmed reports widely circulated after boards of both companies approved the merger late Wednesday.
The move brings stability to one of Miami-Dade County's largest private employers more than a year after the airline and its parent company filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving the fate of thousands of employees — and the largest carrier at Miami International Airport — in question.
According to the Thursday announcement, the deal was approved unanimously by the boards of both companies, creating the world's biggest airline with implied market value of nearly $11 billion, based on the Wednesday closing price of US Airways stock. The airline will have close to 100,000 employees, 1,500 aircraft, $38.7 billion in combined revenue.
The deal must be approved by American's bankruptcy judge and antitrust regulators, but no major hurdles are expected. The process is expected to take about six months, according to a letter sent to employees Thursday by American CEO Tom Horton.
Travelers won't notice immediate changes. The new airline will be called American Airlines. It likely will be months before the frequent-flier programs are merged, and possibly years before the two airlines are fully combined. The new airline will be a member of the oneWorld airlines frequent flier alliance.
And for Miami travelers, it's unlikely that much will change at any point. American and regional carrier American Eagle handled 68 percent of traffic at the airport last year, while US Airways accounted for just 2 percent. American boasts 328 flights to 114 destinations from Miami.
"We don't expect any substantial changes at MIA if the merger occurs because our traffic is largely driven by the strength of the Miami market and not the airlines serving it," said airport spokesman Greg Chin.
American has said for more than a year that its long-term plan calls for increasing departures at key hubs, including Miami, by 20 percent. That pledge has already started to materialize; in recent months, the airline has added new service to Asuncion, Paraguay and Roatán, Honduras.
During its bankruptcy restructuring, about 400 American employees lost jobs, leaving American and its regional carrier, American Eagle, with 9,894 employees in Miami-Dade County and 43 in Fort Lauderdale. US Airways has few employees in the area.
"It really isn't going to affect Miami in a very major way anytime soon," said Michael Boyd, an aviation consultant in Evergreen, Colo. "Only because US Airways isn't a big player in South Florida."
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, American and US Airways combined would still only be the fifth-largest airline after Southwest, Spirit, JetBlue and Delta, a spokesman said. The two airlines have little overlap in routes from Fort Lauderdale.
Despite the lack of major changes, Boyd said the merger would be a good development for Miami.
"It should be positive for the employees and it should be positive for the communities that the airlines serve," he said.
Robert Herbst, an independent airline analyst and consultant, said US Airways will add a "significant amount" of destinations in the Northeast, including Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.


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One of the last great journeyman wrestlers of the last three generations is "Wild" Bill Irwin. Along with his brother Scott, the Long Riders dominated the territorial world of the National Wrestling Alliance. The Long Riders may wrestle in Texas, Tennessee, Japan, and Georgia all in one week. If there is a man with a story to tell, it would be "Wild" Bill Irwin.Bill Irwin sat down and took us for a trip down memory lane. Drop a name and Bill could tell you a story and a half about that person. Whether it is a wild road trip, carrying his inebriated opponent to ten minutes, traveling overseas, a bloody war, various bookers, drugs, alcohol, and the rock and roll life, Bill Irwin talks about it all in this shoot interview. Bill may be most known to newer fans as part of the revolution known as World Class Championship Wrestling. Along with the glory of WCCW, came tragedy. Bill recounts 72 hours of madness surrounding the death of David Von Erich. Bill was the last person to see David alive. Bill talks about the plane ride to Japan with David, his last hours in Japan, their last conversation, and the madness that ensued once the news broke about David's passing. It is the most detailed account of one of pro wrestling's biggest mysteries that you will ever hear. Were drugs flushed down the toilet as Gary Hart claimed in his shoot? You will have to watch the shoot and find out how Bill responds to Gary's accusations.If you don't know Bill from the various territories, World Class, or even his days as Super Destroyer, you may know him as someone else. The Goon! Bill talks about winding down his career in the WWE as the Goon and why he thinks this character is still engrained into current WWE culture. Will you see the Goon again on your television set? Watch the RF Video shoot interview and find out. Here are the list of questions that we talked about with Wild Bill. Bill also spent alot of time talking about the day that David passed away because he was the one who found him.
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"I started in 1997, taking a break to get married and have a baby. But I couldn't wait to put my fish tail back on. "Right now, we have about 15 mermaids. You either stay and love it, or leave right away. We put on underwater shows for kids who dream of being the Little Mermaid. What could be better? The shows are in an underwater theater that is part of a natural spring. The audience watches us through windows 16' down. We're all scuba certified, but there are no tanks, just hidden air hoses. You grab a hose with a nozzle, turn it on, and take a deep breath. But you have to take just the right amount-too much air and you have to fight to stay down. It's not easy seeing without a mask, although the spring water doesn't hurt your eyes, and it's hard to keep in place with the 5-mph current. The water is about 72 degrees, so we only stay in for 45 minutes a show. Beyond that and you're too cold to keep smiling. Mermaids smile a lot. To make it, you have to love being in the water and learn how to swim with both legs in a fish suit. It's a lot better than wearing the kind of suit other professionals put on each day."
...on a life raft after your boat has sunk.
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"There was a big bang on the side of the boat. Probably a whale, it could have been debris. It was night, so I'll never know."
"I was lying down below and the water began rushing in like a river. I leapt up, ran out of the cabin, and launched the life raft. The boat went down nose first but developed air lock in the stern. This gave me a chance to climb back aboard and get some gear. I keep a ditch bag with a solar still, paper, pencil, charts, fishing kit, knives, and a short speargun. There were some large waves and I was getting pounded. Being hit with one was like being in a car wreck. The life raft was tied to the boat. I wanted to stay attached as long as possible so I'd be easier to spot. But before daylight the raft broke away from the boat and I drifted off. At first, there was a lot of activity that kept my mind busy. Part of me was mourning the loss of the boat. Then, there's the drill. You know, the drill on how you're going to stay alive. Your life starts going by your eyes like a boring B-grade movie. I've heard this referred to as the 'recall stage.' It lasted about two weeks. I drifted for another nine."


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5 I wasn't a Final Fantasy fan......until now!MarkeyMan90 | 05/07/2010 | See all MarkeyMan90's reviews (19)This is the first FF game that I have brought and I have to say it is one of the best games I have played this year so far (its gonna take some beating). The graphics are some of the best I have seen on any console, the difference between the CGI cutscences and the in-game engine is minimal, there were countless times when I didn't even now which was which.Sound is brilliant, from the music to the footsteps of the characters, you really get lost in the FF world, in a good way. I think I have found a new love in videogames and this is it, I'm so glad that I went with my instinct and brought this game because it is an absolute gem. If you have never played the FF series before then I recommend you give this ago because, I'm pretty sure that you will in no way be disappointed, I know I'm not.On the Limited Edition: The extras that are included with the LE are of a real high quality and a great edition to brilliant game.I would also strongly recommend the strategy guide with this because some battles can become very difficult, but with the help from the guide it just makes the experience all the more sweeter.
4 Collectors edition review - Fairly standardMattDark | 22/03/2010 | See all MattDark's reviews (62)Top 100 Games Reviewer This is just a review of the special edition contents, will review the game seperately in its own section.The collectors edition of FFXIII consists of what now seems to be the standard selection of extras, giving you an art book a music cd with a selection of tracks from the game.The cd has some nice tracks, but only holds a few pieces of a huge selection of tracks, so its a shame they could not add a few more to the selection.The artbook is fairly standard. Its mostly comprised of stills taken directly from the game itself, there are only a few, if any pieces of actual artwork.The other items that come with it are ok. A trio of art card, each one is double-sided, giving you a seperate image of the main cast and their summons. A nice touch, though I was surprised that we didnt get these in the art-book itself.Along with these, you get a 'decal', basically a sticker. Its based on the mark that the main cast have on their body.Overall, the items if the collectors edition a fairly standard. They are good, but not great. If you like some extras, im sure this will be for you.
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Symantec Reports Q2 FY2013 Result
GAAP revenue for the fiscal second quarter was $1.7 billion
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 24, 2012 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today reported the results of its second quarter of fiscal year 2013, ended Sept. 28, 2012. GAAP revenue for the fiscal second quarter was $1.7 billion, up 1% year-over-year and up 5% after adjusting for currency.
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"I am pleased with the team's results and progress made this quarter. We delivered solid results during the first quarter of a significant transition for the company," said Steve Bennett, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Symantec. "After travelling the world speaking to employees, customers and shareholders, there is a strong sense of excitement about our future success. While focused on running the company, the team is also hard at work building a strategy and operational plan to deliver greater than 5% organic growth and 30% operating margins on a sustainable basis within the next two-to-three years."
"We delivered better than expected results with record September revenue and deferred revenue, in addition to strong net income and EPS as we continue to make improvements to the performance of our businesses," said James Beer, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Symantec. "We saw strength in enterprise security and backup as well as growth in consumer security."
GAAP Results for second quarter of fiscal year 2013
� GAAP operating margin was 18.0 percent compared with 17.0 percent for the same quarter last year, up 6% year-over-year.
� GAAP net income was $193 million compared with net income of $182 million for the year-ago period, up 6% year-over-year.
� GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.27 compared with $0.24 for the year ago quarter, up 13% year-over-year.
� GAAP deferred revenue was $3.619 billion compared with $3.452 billion for the year ago quarter, up 5% year-over-year on an actual and currency-adjusted basis.
� Cash flow from operating activities was $178 million compared with $308 million for the year ago period due to higher tax, restructuring and transition payments, foreign currency movements as well as lower September quarter cash collections.
� Symantec ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $4.0 billion. During the quarter, Symantec repurchased 12 million shares for $200 million at an average price of $16.48. Symantec has $483 million remaining in the current board authorized stock repurchase plan.
Non-GAAP Results for second quarter of fiscal year 2013
� Non-GAAP operating margin was 27.5 percent compared with 25.5 percent for the same quarter last year, up 200 basis points year-over-year (up 250 basis points after adjusting for currency) driven by stronger revenue and lower costs.
� Non-GAAP net income was $322 million, compared to $295 million for the same quarter last year, up 9% year-over-year.
� Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.45 compared with earnings per share of $0.39 for the year-ago quarter, up 15% year-over-year.
Business Segment Highlights for the Quarter
� The Consumer segment represented 31% of total revenue and decreased 1% year-over-year (increased 3% after adjusting for currency).
� The Security and Compliance segment represented 30% of total revenue and increased 6% year-over-year (increased 9% after adjusting for currency).
� The Storage and Server Management segment represented 35% of total revenue and decreased 2% year-over-year (increased 2% after adjusting for currency).
� Services represented 4% of total revenue and increased 2% year-over-year (increased 7% after adjusting for currency).
Geographic Highlights for the Quarter
� International revenue represented 51% of total revenue and increased 1% year-over-year (increased 7% after adjusting for currency).
� The Europe, Middle East and Africa region represented 26% of total revenue and decreased 4% year-over-year (increased 7% after adjusting for currency).
� Asia Pacific/Japan revenue represented 20% of total revenue and increased 6% year-over-year (increased 8% after adjusting for currency).
� The Americas, including the United States, Latin America and Canada, represented 54% of total revenue and increased 2% year-over-year on an actual and currency-adjusted basis.
Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Guidance
Guidance assumes an exchange rate of $1.30 per Euro for the December 2012 quarter versus the actual weighted average rate of $1.35 and an end of period rate of $1.30 per Euro for the December 2011 quarter. Our guidance assumes an effective tax rate of 28.5 percent and a common stock equivalents total for the quarter of approximately 700 million shares.
For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, Symantec expects:
� GAAP revenue of $1.72 billion to $1.75 billion, up 0 to 2% as reported and up 1 to 3% in constant currency.
� GAAP diluted earnings per share between $0.17 and $0.19 as compared to $0.32 in the year ago period.
� Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $0.36 and $0.38 as compared to $0.42 in the year ago period, due to investments to better serve customers.
� GAAP deferred revenue is estimated to be between $3.765 billion and $3.825 billion, up 3 to 4% on an actual and currency-adjusted basis.
Conference Call
Symantec has scheduled a conference call for 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT today to discuss the results from the fiscal 2013 second quarter, ended Sept. 28, 2012, and to review guidance. Interested parties may access the conference call on the Internet at http://www.symantec.com/invest. To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay and script of our officers' remarks will be available on the investor relations' home page shortly after the call is completed.
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Intricately moving back and forth in time and revealing the story from each character's perspective, Wicker Park is an intense psychological drama about a man (John Hartnett) caught in an obsessive search for a woman he fell deeply in love with - a woman who then vanished without a trace. Two years after her disappearance, he catches a fleeting glimpse of her in a local bar and begins a twisting search to find her and discover what really happened.
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The sixth Resident Evil begins in the Oval Office. Leon Kennedy is about to decide whether to shoot the leader of the free world, as the C-virus has just infected the President of the United States. That sets the tone for the franchise's most ambitious saga yet. The story unites Kennedy, Chris Redfield, Jake Muller and their partners in an intertwined battle against the undead that spreads across three continents. Use new controls that give more options in battle, play the returning Mercenaries Mode, and more. Underlying the action is the eerie vibe of early Resident Evil games, with more moments that make you wonder what's lurking in those shadows.
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I bought this series from an Amazon seller after reading the book and seeing some clips on Youtube. Aside from the annoying sub-heading Ren Ying Ying mentions (which I agree is really stupid), I'm finding it a great series. I can hardly persuade myself to turn it off and go to bed. I've only watched half of it so far, but at the rate I'm going I'll finish it in another week.
I liked Li Yapeng as Guo Jing in LOCH '03, but Linghu Chong gives him much more to do, even though LHC does spend half the time being wounded. I have come to really, really like Li Yapeng as a result of his performance as Linghu Chong.
Almost all of the other casting is good, too. The only actor I haven't liked so far is the guy playing Yu Canghai - he's just a bit too hammy. Tian Boguang wasn't exactly what I expected - I thought he'd be younger and more handsome - but I already liked that actor and I like the way he played the character. The actor playing Yue Buqun has a perfect gravity and grace, and the actress portraying his wife is perfectly matched to him. The guy playing Lin Pingzhi looks just the way I imagined him when I read the book.
I think this series is in danger of superseding ROCH '06 as my favorite. All the sad parts where Linghu Chong's life gets more and more miserable make me cry, and the romance between him and Ying Ying is really charming. I don't even mind the changes to the story.
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Abstract: This paper is prepared within the frameworks of IGCP Project 470 and the associated BRGM scientific project ''Africa 1999–2004'' to accompany the 1:4,000,000 scale map ''Geology and major ore deposits of Central Africa, presented at the 20th Colloquium of African Geology in Orleans in June 2004. It incorporates geological and metallogenic data from eight countries in Central Africa (Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea and Zambia). The map is a harmonised and geo-referenced preliminary map, based on a GIS at 1:2,000,000 scale, and focusses on the spatial and temporal distribution of selected major deposits. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/384 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Luiswishi is a Congo-type Neoproterozoic sediment-hosted stratiform Cu–Co ore deposit of the Central Africa Copperbelt, located northwest of Lubumbashi (DRC). The ores form two main Cu–Co orebodies hosted by the Mines Subgroup, one in the lower part of the Kamoto Formation and the other at the base of the Dolomitic Shales Formation. Sulphides occur essentially as early parallel layers of chalcopyrite and carrolite, and secondarily as late stockwork sulphides cross-cutting the bedding and the early sulphide generation. Both types of stratiform and stockwork chalcopyrite and carrolite were systematically analyzed for sulphur isotopes, along the lithostratigraphic succession of the Mine Series. The quite similar d34S values of stratiform sulphides and late stockwork sulphides suggest an in situ recrystallization or a slight remobilization of stockwork sulphides without attainment of isotopic equilibrium between different sulphide phases (chalcopyrite and carrolite). The distribution of d34S values ( 14.4& to +17.5&) combined with the lithology indicates a strong stratigraphic control of the sulphur isotope signature, supporting bacterial sulphate reduction during early diagenesis of the host sediments, in a shallow marine to lacustrine environment. Petrological features combined with sulphur isotopic data of sulphides at Luiswishi and previous results on nodules of anhydrite in the Mine Series indicate a dominant seawater/lacustrine origin for sulphates, precluding a possible hydrothermal participation. The high positive d34S values of sulphides in the lower orebody at Luiswishi, hosted in massive chloritic–dolomitic siltite (known as Grey R.A.T.), fine-grained stratified dolostone (D.Strat.) and silicified-stromatolitic dolomites alternating with chloritic–dolomitic silty beds (R.S.F.), suggest that they were probably deposited during a period of regression in a basin cut off from seawater. The variations of d34S values (i.e. the decrease of d34S values from the Kamoto Formation to the overlying Dolomitic Shales and then the slight increase from S.D.2d to S.D.3a and S.D.3b members) are in perfect agreement with the inferred lithological and transgressive–regressive evolution of the ore-hosting sedimentary rocks [Cailteux, J., 1994. Lithostratigraphy of the Neoproterozoic Shaba-type (Zaire) Roan Supergroup and metallogenesis of associated stratiform mineralization. In: Kampunzu A.B., Lubala, R.T. (Eds.), Neoproterozoic Belts of Zambia, Zaire and Namibia. Journal of African Earth Sciences 19, 279–301]. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/390 Files in this item: 1
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At a choro concert I attended on New York's Lower East Side, I was clued in to an upcoming show with guitarist Douglas Lora backing up singer Verônica Ferriani. Lora gave me glowing reports about this young woman who is part of a new generation of great singers in the tradition of Música Popular Brasileira, or MPB. Based on the quality of Mr. Lora's last choro performance, I went to check it out.Ms. Ferriani is a petite woman, but listening to her sing is a very large experience. Her voice is warm, precise and powerful, and she has an impeccable interpretive style. She is on the rise in Brazil -- so remember, you saw her here first!
The evening's repertoire drew from mostly well known sources, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Luis Gonzaga, Tom Jobim, and Milton Nascimento, to name a few. And Ms. Ferriani even ventured into American jazz standard territory. But sticking to the Brazilian side of the program, I've chosen two songs: "Canção do Sal," a soulful work song by Milton Nascimento that I was not familiar with, and the grand chestnut "Manha de Carnaval" also known as the Theme from Black Orpheus. Ms. Ferriani takes on this song that has been sung by just about everyone (No less an icon than Dinah Shore evidently did a cover in Portuguese!) and gives it an authentic and personal reading.
I was also fortunate to get an audio track off the board from the Living Room, as they were taping the show for "The Loft" series on Sirius Satellite radio, so the sound is nice and clean. And if you want to hear the whole show, mark your calendars, 'cause it's airing Sunday June 5th at 7pm EST, on Sirius XM channel 30, "From the Living Room to the Loft" with encore presentations on following Tuesdays at 12noon, for two weeks.
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"Hey! They're having a better time than us!"
I was at a gaming convention a few months ago (imagine that), and was playing one of "Will Kenyon's Signature Games" with a bunch of my really good friends. We'd been playing the same game for a couple of hours, and I guess we were getting a little boisterous. It wasn't a situation where someone asked us to settle down, though - people at game conventions are generally tolerant of a certain level of rowdiness.
Instead, a group of guys at a nearby table, who'd been sitting at THEIR game for a couple of hours as well, hunched over a bunch of cardboard bits and colored wooden squares, looked up at us, and one of them said,"Sounds like they're having a better time than us."
I think he was right. When me and my friends looked over at them, we saw nary a smile - only hunkered down, sweaty guys glowering at their game board. And the thing I immediately wanted to ask them was: Are you not having a good time? Because if you're not, why are you playing that game? Or any game, for that matter. If it's not making you happy, then what's the point?
Playing board games is supposed to make you happy. Otherwise, why do it?
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The tidy web on the left is the work of a 17-day-old European house spider, less than 5 percent of the way through its average life span of one year. When a middle-aged (188-day-old) house spider took up the same task, however, it produced the more irregular, holey web on the right.
One way to understand how aging affects humans is to examine the same mechanism in organisms with simpler nervous systems—and shorter life spans. Mylène Anotaux of Nancy University, the researcher who took these images, evaluated spiders' webs over the course of their lives, using criteria such as the regularity of the web structure and the presence of holes. Her conclusion, which Anotaux will present on July 2 at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference, indicates that spiders' weaving skills deteriorate as they age.
A declining central nervous system may be causing this breakdown. If so, scientists could look for other examples of how aging affects other animals.
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I observed the same web building quality decline over a matter of days in a banana spider outside our shop when I was in Okinawa with the USMC. The buffoons I was stationed with would knock the web down, and the spider would rebuild a little deeper in the woods, and noticably sloppier each time.
Was the number of times the spider must rebuild in its lifetime considered in this study? In the case I observed hunger was a likely factor, but this just makes me wonder: is there a difference in quality between a 188 day old spider building its second web and another spider of the same age building its tenth? Twentieth?
Of course, I also wonder if other health factors besides age and hunger make a difference. What other health isues might a spider suffer from. How might one give a spider a "complete physical"? Why do some people seem to think I'm a bit odd?
As noted in "The Secret Life of the Adult Brain" by Barbara Strauch, the mid-life brain is sometimes more adept at discerning the jist of an argument or information more effectively than demonstrated at a younger age. If anything can possibly be inferred (even jokingly) from the research of humans, perhaps through careful observation the older spider has become more proficient in stringing together precisely the right pattern of web necessary for the right type, and amount of prey required. Just a thought.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIn other words, the younger spider expends a great deal of time and energy toward "perfection" while the older spider either demonstrates a great decline - or a preference for doing only what it deems necessary, instinctively or otherwise. I am interested in seeing which one catches the most flies.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisinteresting. Since the web doesn't change location much, and the variables of shape might adjust the chances of catching something different and or possible stronger silk at an older age. Might this adaption lead to catching different types of food?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this Because of its irregular patterns, I suspect the elder web is better camouflaged and is very likely more effective at catching insects that the tightly woven one: perhaps filtering to catch the specific insects needed in the diet of older spiders. Certainly a rapidly growing younger spider requires a diet that differs from an elder.
In general, I think people practicing science should have more faith in evolution or God depending on which faith system they hold. That helps ensure the true genius in the design of our world is better understood before a winner is prematurely declared better than a loser. Regardles, its a great article that will contribute to important future research.
I'd be interested to know the age(es) of the researchers and of the author of this article. Perhaps their mental web (intended to catch conclusions) is tightly woven and that it snared a conclusion that should have filtered through until a more substantial conclusion might happen along.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI think maybe the older spider had dropped the small stuff, and, wisely, was only interested in catching the big, juicey insects. A discerning palate. To me, the very real possibility is that the older spider had learned from experience, and was sitting there and chuckling at the young green neighbor, who was making sure that everything was perfect.
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You should think about Vietnam and Cambodia as the chance to do the undoable. The new landscapes and take on life in East Asia allows you to live life in an entirely different way, if just for a couple of weeks. Taking the chance to eat, dress and talk like a local from Vietnam and Cambodia will bring you stories and memories that you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.
Vietnam in particular has some amazing options for tours. For instance, the River Tonle is a rather popular tourist attraction. Every year, thousands of holidaymakers cruise up the river to see temples on the banks, while also to see the floating markets of Cai Be. These obscure stalls can be accessed by sailing, and all of the deals and bargaining is done in traditional wooden boats. Literally everything is on water and paying a visit will allow you to meet people from the local community who have gone to the stalls to bargain for good deals on food and their luxury products.
One other intriguing place that attracts tourists in large numbers is Sapa. Many a tour company provides excursions through the area, which is well-known for its memorable market experience. Stalls are adorned with colourful dresses, headscarves and peaked hats and other vivid clothing items. Meanwhile, the horse-drawn carriages provide a very different kind of transport to that of Cai Be.
Visiting Sapa may make you feel like you have stepped into a whole new world and the experience is an extremely worthwhile part of a tour. To experience the culture of Vietnam, there is nothing better than visiting local places in this way. It goes without saying it's ten times better than reading the sights, sounds and tastes in a book and unimaginably better than a holiday spent sitting at the side of a pool.
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xbmclyrics is a script which will grab lyrics from http://www.lyrc.com.ar for the song you are currently playing. it is not a final release, but as i am going away for some days i decided to release it now. there are a lot of bugs i am sure, please report them.
there is one feature that is planned, but i haven't got it done yet. this is automatic updating of lyrics as song changes. i will add that later. the script looks best with pm1 or pm2 as it uses chokemaniac's panel as base (thanks cm). for easy access i suggest either adding it to the submenu or mapping it to a button using keymap.xml (this is possible, right? )
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first of all, great script! i can see this is gonna be a good one, but for now i have found a couple of bugs... 1) the panel doesn't show up. this means it just overlays on the current screen, which can make it difficult to read. 2) it doesn't size correctly for my ntsc tv. i guess it was sized for pal? is there a way to make it automatically resize? 3) if the song lyrics don't exist on the website, it will display the lyrics of a different song by the same artist. i checked the website and it does it too. i don't know if you could fix that in the script somehow? other that that, this seems to be a great script! well done! :thumbsup: |
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ok, referring to point (1) above, i found the problem. i was running the script from a subdirectory in the scripts folder, but the script looks for the image in the scripts folder only. i edited the script to reflect the change and it works fine now. is there a way to make this automatic?
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ok, me again.
referring to point (2) above, i have been fiddling about with the settings for my ntsc tv. i have found some good sizes for ntsc. if you have an ntsc tv, change : Quote:self.addcontrol(xbmcgui.controlimage(158,25,520,500, 'q:\\scripts\\lyricspanel.png')) to Quote: self.addcontrol(xbmcgui.controlimage(158,20,520,420, 'q:\\scripts\\xbmclyrics\\lyricspanel.png')) it should fit much better! |
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this is mint well done :bowdown:
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hi ! i did not test your script yet ...
anyway, i changed a couple os things to make it instalable anywhere : add : Quote:import oson a new line where you can see other import add : Quote: self.home=os.getcwd()[:-1]+'\\'on a new line just after def in the overlay class replace the line (a couple of lines after) : Quote: self.addcontrol(xbmcgui.controlimage(158,25,520,500, 'q:\\scripts\\lyricspanel.png'))with : Quote: self.addcontrol(xbmcgui.controlimage(158,25,520,500, self.home+'lyricspanel.png')) ____ as for the autosize to fit any screen, it is easy to do, but a bit longer... i will do it if none of you made it before. |
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2005-02-27 22:08
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(tomkun @ feb. 26 2005,03:11 Wrote:2) it doesn't size correctly for my ntsc tv. i guess it was sized for pal? is there a way to make it automatically resize?2. i am not too sure on how i would implement that. i could put in an "if" check on the resolution, but that's perhaps not the best implementation (by far the easiest though, so i might go with that). 3. this isn't really something i can do anything about. i might expand the script to work with different sites later, but as it is now it pretty much works just like lyrc.com.ar. if that site gives a wrong, so does the script. lyrc.com.ar has a pretty bad search engine, so it gives wrong quite often if it can't find the actual song. i will update the script soon (a day or two) with the location fix (thanks solexalex) and probably a size fix. xbmcscripts.com administrator |
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to make your script fit any screen size, try this tricks :
1- get the screensize : w=xbmc.getwidth() h=xbmc.getheight() 2- you know that you made the skin in your own format (i guess it is pal format so 720x540 ; ntsc is 720x480). so the sizes you gave in your script are for pal screen. just calculate a 'ratio' between your screen size and any other size : (your size is the reference) xratio=float(w/720.0) yratio=float(h/640.0) 3- now you'll have to tell all objects, taht x;y positions and w/h size have to be modified with the ratio. don't forget to say the result should be integer examples : self.addcontrol(xbmcgui.controlimage(int(xratio*158),int(yratio*25),int(xratio*520),int(yr atio*500), self.home+'lyricspanel.png')) self.fadelabel = xbmcgui.controlfadelabel(int(xratio*270),int(yratio*95),int(xratio*255),int(yratio*25), 'font14','0xffffffff') ... notice that xratio apply to x position and width yratio apply to y positions and height maybe sometimes, you'll prefer to make a position 'fixed' so play a bit wether you should use ratio for a value or not ! i hope this can be understandable...(i.e can you understand what i'm trying to explain ) |
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I've got my pleather yoga strap in hand and you better believe I'm going there. While the more apropos term is "BDSM," I feel like S&M still holds a certain delicious dirtiness. It's best you agree, considering I'm the one holding the whip. { too much too soon? heh. didn't think so. you love it, dirty bird! }
Let's get two things out of the way before we begin: 1) Yoga can be like S&M if you are a type-a pusher or tango with these tendencies, so don't get all feisty with me if you have a sweet, honest practice that reads more Disney than The Brothers Grimm. 2) Our safe word is "ahimsa."
- Bondage - Yoga straps, bound baddha konasana, and strangling sports bras (why are they ALL like this?!). And teachers always seem suspiciously giddy to "help" you bind yourself up or get you a strap. Hmmm...
- Sadism - We've all had a teacher like this. You know who you are and you are way too jolly when you gleefully exclaim, "We're doing to do a LOT of core work today!" Your cheery little face masks a devious, blackened, sadistic heart.
- (Erotic) Asphyxiation - Let's come clean. We do this to ourselves. When things get particularly gritty in class or the nemesis pose rears its challenging head, we hold our breath. And hold. And forget we're holding. And hold some more.
- Masochism - Whether it's mental (self-talk such as, "No Child's Pose for you, pansy-ass sassafrass!") or physical (toes dig into your mat, teeth gritted, sweat beads upon your brow, pose held for dear life), we do it again and again. Because we are pushers and punishers. We see no edge, no borders, no boundaries.
- Deviants - The more vanilla and mainstream yoga goes, the more underground the yogasphere goes. We keep our words and our practice real. We are deviant because we deviate. By choice. We follow our own rules. I don't know about you, but that gets me hot and bothered.
To my fellow pushers, I send you blissful ease and a dose of straightforward sensualism. To my fellow yogic deviants, crack the whip!
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5:43pm Thursday 22nd August 2013 in Sport
GARETH Davies has expressed his delight at being able to get his rugby hit at Rodney Parade after being appointed as chief executive of Newport Gwent Dragons and Newport RFC.
The former Wales and Lions fly-half succeeds Chris Brown and has already been shadowing his predecessor ahead of his official September start date.
Davies has previously been chief executive of Cardiff Athletic Club and Cardiff RFC, head of sport at BBC Wales, chairman of the Sports Council for Wales and most recently dean of the Carnegie faculty at Leeds Metropolitan University.
His appointment is a real coup for the region and the 57-year-old, who won 21 caps, is delighted to be back involved in the sport.
"Rugby is almost like a drug and I never thought that I'd get the chance to get back in," he said.
"Thankfully this opportunity came up and it's exciting because there is real potential here.
"Things seem to have been running in a sensible manner and that will continue because unless you have got a Roman Abramovich figure throwing in millions then you have to be careful.
"That doesn't mean that you can't be ambitious and I feel that can create a buzz and be an attractive business if you show that you are a stable, sensible and pragmatic.
"The last couple of months seem to have been positive, I have been impressed by the ambition show and I will look to build on that work.
"My only real attachment to rugby of late has been work with S4C and every time I came to Rodney Parade it felt like a good old-fashioned rugby ground, so I look forward to working with everyone at the Dragons and Newport."
Brown was brought in as a trouble-shooter by former Newport owner Tony Brown (no relation) in order to sort out the finances at Rodney Parade.
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September 17, 2010, West Lafayette, Ind. — DePauw totaled 310 points and finished 10th at the Indiana Intercollegiates hosted by Purdue. Indiana University won with 26 points and the Tigers were third among the non-Division I schools.
Jess Macy led DePauw by finishing 29th in 18:49.10 and was second among non-Division I competitors, while Claire Hollis was 44th in 19:12.60 and Ashley Guevara was 91st in 20:39.10.
Beth Conley placed 93rd in 20:39.80 followed by Kelsey Moore in 98th in 20:47.10 and Lindsey Bauman in 112th in 21:04.60. Katie Doron finished 125th in 21:29.10 and Taryn Owens was 134th in 21:47.80. Indiana's Chelsea Blanchard won the meet in 17:37.20.
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Makes 4 servings.
Approximate cooking time: 45 minutes
- 1-1/4 lb pork tenderloin
- 2 tsp Mrs. Dash Chicken Grilling Blend seasoning
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (optional)
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 lb green beans, trimmed
- 1 Tbs olive oil, divided
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1-1/2 cups frozen blueberries, thawed
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp raw honey
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- Heat oven to 400° F.
- Rub pork with Mrs. Dash seasoning and 1/4 tsp each sea salt (optional) and black pepper. Place in a roasting pan and roast for 25 minutes (or until internal temperature reaches 155° F).
- When about 10 minutes of cooking time remains, remove pan from oven and spread green beans around pork. Working quickly, drizzle green beans with 1/2 Tbs olive oil. Stir and return pan to oven.
- Heat remaining 1/2 Tbs olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, and cook for about 5 minutes. Add blueberries, vinegar, honey, thyme, remaining sea salt (optional) and black pepper.
- Continue to cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until thickened.
- Serve pork alongside green beans with sauce drizzled on top.
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So this recipe is stolen from Family Circle magazine, right? Why didn't you attribute it to them? It's delicious, except for the bitter aftertaste of plagiarism.
Here's the link to the recipe, identical except for sugar instead of honey. http://www.recipe.com/pork-tenderloin-with-blueberry-sauce/
Thanks for adding the link! Legal or not, I think it's important to recognize intellectual property. Thanks for the great recipes.
I made this and loved it! I have a great picture is there a way to submit pictures?
If it's not legally protected, it's not intellectual property.
Recipes like this are in the public domain so there's nothing to recognize. That's why Coke and KFC keep their recipes secret – once they're out there, they belong to everyone. -
Are you supposed to strain the "sauce" from the blueberries and onions, like the picture implies, or do you serve it all together, almost like a compote?
Made this tonight and the whole family loved it! I was a bit nervous about the sauce because it smelled so much like vinagear at first- but it turned out awesome. I did not strain the sauce and it was perfect with the onions and blueberry parts. I wonder what else I could serve this sauce with!
hello – really want to make this but could I use anything instead of the apple code vinegar?
My husband and I are brand new to Paleo & stumbled upon your website by searching pork recipes. This was delicious! I do not like onions but tried it anyway & it was great. I also did not use thyme simply bc I did not have any. We had to cook the pork longer than 25 minutes. We will make this again!
I just made this and it was delicious. I actually skipped the Mrs. Dash rub and made up my own rub of equal parts (1 tsp each) of Oregano, thyme, coriander, cumin, and garlic powder with a dash of coarse black pepper and sea salt. Came out great and the rest of my family is now looking at paleo in a new light.
This turned out well, but I think I will use something else besides the vinegar next time, it made it taste bitter.
To answer someone else's question, I left the berries in but ended up mashing them to make it more of a sauce. It definitely didn't look like the photo.
This was great! I just left the blueberries whole, thought it tasted great! There was no bitterness at all. I had lots of extra sauce, though.
I took the picture above…I only strained the blueberries out because my husband has issues with texture and this was the only way I could get him to eat the dish. If I was making this for myself I would not have bothered.
Would it work without honey? We're doing Whole30.
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Loved this recipe! I did have to cook it about 15 minutes longer but it was marvelous! Even my 12 year old who is beyond picky loved it. I added a little more honey because the vinegar was a little too strong but turned out well. This will be a new family favorite.


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McCallum, Calliste come up big at free-throw line as Detroit holds off Green Bay
Ray McCallum scored 26 points, Jason Calliste added 20 and Detroit hit its free throws in an 84-76 win over Green Bay on Saturday.
McCallum was just 6 of 15 from the field and Calliste was 3 of 12, but the pair combined to go 25 of 27 from the free-throw line. That was the story for the Titans (10-5, 2-0 Horizon League), who shot 37.5 percent from the floor but 90.5 percent from the line.
Juwan Howard Jr. added 16 points for Detroit, which never trailed in the second half but saw the Phoenix (6-9, 0-2) close within 71-68 on Alec Brown's free throws with 3:05 to play. But Doug Anderson's layup and Howard's foul shots pushed the lead back to seven, and McCallum and Calliste went 8 of 9 from the line in the final 1:10 to seal the victory.
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Lake Tahoe Cruises plies the 'big blue' year-round, courtesy of old-fashioned paddle wheelers. A narrated two-hour trip crosses to Emerald Bay on the lake's western shoreline in California.
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Owned by the family of former Bachelor Andrew Firestone, this artisan winemaker specializes in Rhône-style wines, including outstanding syrahs, grenache, mourvèdre, viognier and roussanne.
The party kids at Lava Vine take a lighthearted approach to seriously good wine, offering food pairings with tastings. Kids and dogs play outside. Bring a picnic. Reservations recommended.
Bartholomew Park Winery , is a 400-acre preserve with vineyards originally cultivated in 1857 and now certified organic, yielding citrus-sunshine Sauvignon Blanc and smoky-midnight Merlot.
A great place to keep cool on hot days, Knott's boasts a massive wave pool, thunderous water slides and tube rides. Parking costs $8. Call or check the website for current opening hours.
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Diving and snorkeling reign supreme, although the water is rather frigid. Rent a full get-up, including wetsuit, at Monterey Bay Dive Company , which runs guided boat dives (from $60).
Neighborhood teens lead two-hour tours for up-close-and-personal peeks into Chinatown's past (weather permitting). Book five days ahead or pay double for Saturday walk-ins; cash only.
Year-round dolphin- and whale-watching trips on a catamaran equipped with underwater viewing windows, plasma TV screens and stereophonic headphones that let you listen in on the pods.
The only way for true techies to cover the waterfront: on an electric Segway scooter with San Francisco Segway Tours . Tour price includes 35-minute training on operating the Segway.
Can you really contemplate that winding concrete bike path stretching north from Kings Harbor through Hermosa and Manhattan Beach and not rent a cruiser? Is that seriously possible?
Cult-favorite Pride straddles the Sonoma–Napa border and makes stellar Cabernet, Merlot and Viognier at an unfussy hilltop estate with spectacular picnicking. Reservations required.
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on 08-02-2011 12:20 PM
Hi all,
I'd like your help, if at all possible, with making a decision on what surround sound kit to buy for my flat. I'm just renting at the minute and don't plan to be here for any longer than a year, so I'm looking for a temporary, cheap solution and I'll fork out for a decent system once I've got my own place and I know what dimensions and space I'm dealing with.
So with that said, I've set a tentative roof of £100 to fill a room of about 7x5 meters.
I've not got a vast amount of experience with surround sound, I just recently heard it at a friends and realized that I wasn't doing my PS3 justice with TV speakers. That said my inexperience permits me a blissful ignorance and I'm currently listening to my Creative MMS110 2.1 PC speakers (which cost about £30) and think they're the bees knees, so I'm aware that low cost will be low quality, but am happy with something that will do the job for the time being and not offend my ears too much with obvious tinny-ness etc.
I've shopped around and have found a couple of bargains and also seen some setups for under £100.
Panasonic SC-PT170 reduced from £250 to £150 due to a missing remote - not overly keen on this as I've seen these on the net for £100 anyways, so this may not be the bargain it appears to be
Panasonic SC-BT100 reduced from £700 to £150 due to a HDMI port not working - seems like a good deal but only a 3.1 system and reviews say that the major selling point is the picture quality; the sound aint so good. So is a 3.1 system that's poor for £700 better than a cheap 5.1 system for £100?
And then there's the assortment of cheap setups such as the at clearence at Richer Sounds.
Your thoughts, ladies and gents?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
on 08-02-2011 12:32 PM
If it's in a flat with plasterboard walls I wouldn't bother. I coughed round my mates place and the neighbours complained I was making too much noise.
Buy a set of headphones. When you get a semi/detached get a sound system.
on 08-02-2011 01:18 PM
As above, get a set of headphones and wait till your more settled
09-02-2011 11:39 PM - edited 09-02-2011 11:43 PM
Hmmm, definitely worth considering. Am I more likely to get a pair of half decent headphones for £100 then, that will mimic surround sound?
Of course headphones bring with them their own issues (watching a movie with the missus, for example), so I might still prefer a budget surround sound kit. If I did decide to plump for a kit, which of the above options is the least un-sensible?
09-02-2011 11:43 PM - edited 09-02-2011 11:47 PM
Don't waste your money with surround sound headphones. Sennheiser are very comfy but a bit laid back sound. And you'll need a headphone amplifier too. HD595 is an all rounder, not too hard to drive and about £100 (guess)
As for HDMI not working, pretty darn important if you want to use the built in player.
on 09-02-2011 11:47 PM
on 09-02-2011 11:49 PM
Those HTIB will have better sound quality than a flat panel TV. And HD-595 aren't headsets, they're full size headphones. If you want a mic you'll have to look at another model.
But yeah headphones obviously for one person. Got some Grados myself good for rock and modern music, bit unformftable though wouldn't want to wear for a couple of hours. Just checked HD-595's are bang on £100.
on 10-02-2011 10:09 AM
The truth is your not going to get a decent surround system for £100, but if you want some xtra sound in your room you could try the logic 3 soundstation 3 speaker system that amazon have on offer for £57.79.
It won't give you the surround sound your after, but you will get a fair bit more volume and theyr'e only £58.
Not ideal, but they should do you while your in a flat
on 18-02-2011 02:39 PM
Decided to get the panasonic bt100 set for £150 as it was the best quality set selling at £600 off te shelf. I'm very pleased with the quality though I'm going to shell out an extra £100 for the wireless rear speakers I think. Not the budget system I was hoping for in the end but the quality is such that I'd be happy with the system for the forseeable and it was a steal at the price I got it. I am having problems with sound delay on the optical which is apparently a common problem on ps3, but it just means I don't get clicks on the xmb.
on 18-02-2011 02:42 PM
Don't waste your money with wireless speakers.
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text: It's been 5 months since our last visit. Everyone thrilled to see us. Enjoyed our meals and fabulously breakfast cooked by Carolynn. Caught up with all the staff and some of the regular clients. Good to be back in familiar comfortable souroundings. Top receptionist Thereasa and new receptionist Trish, as professional as ever. Housemaids doing a great job. And as... More


text: Faces don't get much fresher than that of this small girl with a big name and even bigger screen presence. As the star of this year's breakout indie feature Beasts of the Southern Wild, the now-9-year-old Wallis is the effortless engine that drives a strange and spellbinding allegory set in the flood-threatened bayous of Louisiana. Her future roles may be less fantastical, but we're betting they'll be just as luminous.