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Brother PT -2700 Label Maker
The PT-2700 is the flagship desktop labeler for Brother. This featured packed model can be used as a portable labeler, or connected to a PC and has a huge, back-light display (16-characters x 3 lines) for easy viewing.
The PT-2700 is designed for professional users in Office, Commercial and Industrial fields. The PT-2700 is usable on its own, or connected to a PC or Mac; the PT-2700 can address many key demands from labeler users. Power users in areas such as corporate administrations, medical offices, retail and other environments demand a machine that fits with their label creation needs.
The Time & Date can be displayed and printed. The PT-2700 will print up to 7 lines, in 8 font sizes and 12 type styles. Over 100 different symbols and 19 frame styles are available to jazz up your labels. You can store 99 labels to memory.
Think of the organization the PT-2700 will bring to your home and office! The PT-2700 operates on the included AC adapter or 8 AA batteries (optional), starter black and white laminated TZ tape, USB Interface cable, CD-ROM and User Manual.
HARDWARE Housing Dimensions: 7.06" x 9.75" x 2.82" Housing Weight: 1.87 lbs Housing Color: Silver / Black Key Board: QWERTY Layout Cutter: Auto Batteries: 8 AA Alkaline Adaptor: AD-24 LCD: 16 char x 3 line (Graphical Display) - 128 dots x 48 dots (Back Light) Tape Technology: Thermal Transfer Tape Material: Laminated Tape Family: TZ Tape Sizes: 9/64", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1" Tape Length: 26.2' Print Resolution: 180 dpi Print Speed: 10 mm/sec Handle: No Interface: Yes - USB Carrying Case: Optional - CC7000 Warranty: 1 year limited & replacement service Included Items: One 1/2" black on white "TZ" starter tape, AC adapter, USB interface cable, PT-Editor Software, User's Manual SOFTWARE Number of Fonts: 8 Font Styles: Helsinki, Brussels, US, Florida, Belgium, San Diego, Los Angeles, Calgary Number of Styles: 10 Types of Styles: Normal, Bold, Outline, Shadow, Solid, Italic, Italic Bold, Italic Outline, Italic Shadow, Italic Solid Built-in Symbols: 121 Max. Print Height: 18.0 mm / 0.71" Point Sizes: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 42 and extra BIG Label Length Setting: 1.2" (30mm) - 12.0" (300mm) Maximum Print Lines: 7 Multi - Block: Yes Memory: 2,800 characters (99 areas) Text Framing/Fill Pattern: 17 Frames / 3 Fill Patterns Barcode: Yes Bar-codes (Stand-alone mode): Code 39, Code 128, EAN8, EAN13, EAN128, UPC-A, UPC-E, I-2/5(ITF), CODABAR Bar-codes (connected to computer): Code 39, UPC-A, UPC-E, 1-2/5, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-128, Code 128, Codabar, ISBN-2, ISBN-5, Laser Bar-code, Postnet, QR Code Multi-copy Print: Up to 99 copies Horizontal Alignment: L / C / R / J Mirror Printing: Yes Text Insert: Yes Vertical Printing: Yes Rotate Printing: No Auto Incrementation: Alpha / numeric Auto Templates: 17 Download data to unit: No Database Printing: via PC Date/Time Stamp: Yes Internal Clock: Yes Operating System: Win 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 Pro, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 (PC) Minimum RAM memory: Win 98, 98SE, Me: 64MB or more - 2000 Pro, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8: 128MB or more (PC) Available hard disk space: 70MB (PC) Connectivity: USB (Mac) Operating System: Mac OS 8.x to10.8 (Mac) Minimum RAM memory: 32MB (Mac) Available hard disk space: 100MB (Mac) Connectivity: USB (USB Spec 1.1 or 2.0 protocol) Model Highlights: Large 16-character x 3 line LCD
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One of the factors I consider in a tea rating and review is how long after I drink the tea that I actually write the review, and how well I remember it in that time. If I'm still thinking "Oh God, that tea was freaking amazing", that tea was freaking amazing. If I'm sitting here trying to figure out what the tea tasted like at all, that's not really a good thing. Unfortunately, this tea was definitely the latter.
It did have a very juicy aftertaste, but it was strangely not thirst-quenching. The green was a bit bitter and left my mouth feeling very dried-out. It was alright, but not fantastic.


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RM's top seller at its annual London fixture was the 1959 Ferrari 250GT Tour de France at £1,960,000. This open-headlight car, 1335GT, with period racing history and subject of a recent restoration and retrim, had been slated to fetch as much as £2.4m but sold near bottom estimate for market-correct money.
That same £2.4m was offered for the star of the show, one of 29 aluminium-bodied Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwings, but among bidders from 33 countries none could quite offer enough to secure this rare 1955 car. In a marathon evening sale of 90 important lots at Battersea Evolution, the next big money was for the ex-Nuvolari TT-winning 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Testa Fissa at £784,000, and a Bugatti Veyron from the Wim Zegwaard Collection made £579,600.
Other top performers included the very original 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Stelvio Cabriolet for £616,000. The ex-British Motor Show 1952 Bentley Continental R-Type by HJ Mulliner, one of the earliest Continentals and now restored, resplendent in its original white with red leather, attracted much interest and realised £532,000. Kicking off the sale was the 22-car Zegwaard collection, mostly of condition-1 iconic American convertibles offered at no reserve. Top here was the £78,400 paid for a 1962 Corvette, through a striking 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible reached £42,560, pipping the '57 version at £40,880, and a perfect 1974 Daf 33 sold for £7280.
Back on Ferraris, a 246GTS Dino sold at a massive £224,000 though a GT did not at £150k and, back on 250s, £510k wasn't enough for the beautifully restored Lusso on the night, though it sold later, and Jack Boxstrom's well-loved and raced 1958 Ellena sold for the right money at £235,200. Boxstrom was torn as to whether to take home to America the DB4 SII lightweight racer to replace it, but it looked slightly pricey at over £150k.
Ten more Astons featured at the sale and headlining those was a nice older restored 1964 DB5 Convertible at £632,800 and a recently French-restored 1964 DB5 coupe delivered new to Paul McCartney found a happy new owner for £344,400. It retained the Philips record player originally mounted under the dash, though this time loose in the passenger footwell. A beautifully kept DB4 SII found the right £235,200 and two DB6s made £151,200 and £89,600, though the £300,000 offered for the 1967 DB6 shooting brake built for Innes Ireland was not enough to buy it.
Later Porsches did well and exceeded their estimates, a 1996 911 GT2 with low mileage and two owners from new reaching an amazing £324,880, and a 1988 959 'Komfort' realising a strong £308,000. One of the first Lancia Stratos Stradales reflected the rise in interest in these stubby homologation specials and sold for £249,200 against a pre-sale high estimate of £190,000.
Claiming 84 percent of total lots sold for a total of £14.26m, RM's auctioneer and Managing Director, Europe, Max Girardo said: 'Once again, our London sale has demonstrated that it successfully unites some the world's finest cars with an audience of discriminating collectors from all corners of the world. We enjoyed a fantastic night in central London with some incredible results. The sale certainly rounded out RM's 2012 roster of European sales in the best possible fashion.'


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On this day, December 10, in hip-hop history…
1996: While most artists' debut albums are classified as their best, Redman showed that artists could continuously improve their craft with his third album Muddy Waters. Released after his 1992 album, Whut? Thee Album, and 1994's Dare Iz A Dark Side, both critically acclaimed, Redman released the album that would be touted as a hip-hop classic.
Muddy Waters explored themes such as life on the streets, women, violence, and drugs. The album featured artists such as Rockwilder, Erick Sermon, and frequent collaborator Method Man. It included the hit singles "Its Like That (My Big Brother)," "Whateva Man," and "Pick It Up." Upon its release, Muddy Waters peaked at the top spot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Charts and at No. 12 on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold two months after its release.
Redman followed Muddy Waters with four solo albums, the most recent being 2010's Reggie. He also released Blackout and Blackout 2 with Method Man. Although he has had successful albums since Muddy Waters, he liked the classic sound of Muddy Waters and is returning to that sound with the Muddy Waters 2 mixtape, set to be released soon.—Ariana LaBarrie


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For more than three decades, Jello Biafra has remained the brassy conscience of punk rock, willing to knock down the sacred cows of politics and rock and roll. First honing his diatribes in the Dead Kennedys, next dabbling in film and spoken word, and ultimately joining forces with DOA, NoMeansNo, t ... More >>
If you were at the recent Joyce Manor show at Walters, you got a rude awakening from the fun of flailing around in a punk-rock mosh pit when Barry Johnson, the band's lead singer and guitarist, went off on a fan who was stage diving. All insults to the fan's patriotic jingoism aside, all because th ... More >>
Let's talk about genre-jumpers, shall we? A number of successful artists have made the leap from one genre to another at some point in their careers. but it doesn't always pay off. Take Darius Rucker, for example. The onetime Hootie and the Blowfish front man made the right choice by taking a leap ... More >>
Punk rock is known for bands breaking up just as quickly as they form. So many seminal groups across its history have only one record to their name that critics talk a lot more about bands breaking up than forming for that reason. But every now and then we get the rare punk supergroup, and it always ... More >>
Though often under-recognized by society at large, with its overweening narrative of punk rock being a bastion of disenchanted white males, women of all stripes have been intimate and ingrained members of Houston's local scene scene since its very genesis. Yet, few books have extolled the efforts of ... More >>
The Rise and Fall of the Clash Directed by Danny Garcia Shout! Factory, 90 mins., $13.98 In the interest of truth in titling, the "Rise" in this DVD could have been eliminated, as this rock doc details the ramshackle demise of "the only band that mattered." And to that end, makes for a more interes ... More >>
Ah, punk rock. No matter how many times declare its demise, it just keeps coming back upon us. Right now, Houston's underground scene is bubbling over with talent and the influence of the '80s scene is going strong. Underground bands are getting resurrected by 7-inch collectors, and the look going f ... More >>
Every half-decade or so, a band becomes the epicenter of a punk-gone-popular zeitgeist. The Clash became hybrid sonic legends underpinned by a political conscience, Nirvana delivered the sludge-core ennui of the Pacific Northwest to the masses, Green Day brought tightly coiled power-trio fare to FM- ... More >>
Brace yourselves, kids. Green Day's Dookie turned 20 last month, and that means we've all got a case of the olds. Grab your walkers and follow us down memory lane. Green Day's first major-label release, Dookie was a monster of an album that launched the band into the center of '90s pop culture and ... More >>
Fucked Up, Glue, Back to Back, Bastard Cult Fitzgerald's January 26, 2014 In all of the angry, sweaty universe of hardcore punk, there's no other band quite like Toronto's Fucked Up. Don't bother trying to name another group in the genre whose last release was a critically acclaimed rock opera set ... More >>
Last month, fledgling blog Put Your Damn Pants On ran a guest post entitled "I Won't Apologize for Being Assaulted." The article's author, identified as "Beth," described herself as a "recovering scenester, 30-something stay at home wife and mom. I listen to the Descendants from the comfort of my s ... More >>
NOFX House of Blues December 13, 2013 It's hard to believe that a whole 30 years have gone by since NOFX first started playing music together. I'm guessing the late-forties punkers are probably thinking the same thing. Consisting of the same core lineup of Fat Mike, Eric Melvin and Erik Sandin sin ... More >>
Hey everyone, here's a thing I've noticed: lots of guys seem to "mature" and quit metal and punk to do other stuff. Yeah, yeah, I've pointed out many times that these are genres for youngsters, and once you reach a certain age maybe it is time to find a different career. On the other hand, what's s ... More >>
Last month noted garage punks The Men released their latest effort, an EP of acoustic tracks called Campfire Songs. The 2013 Free Press Summer Festival MVPs may play some pretty hyped-up punk rock, but they're no strangers to softer styles, with latest album Open Your Heart more closely resembling N ... More >>
This year's Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup is arguably one of the better offerings since its induction, eight years ago -- with a particularly keen sample of musical nostalgia for punk and hardcore lovers of the '80s and '90s. And since I am neither of those things but my talented and knowledgeable husband ... More >>
In today's society of more, more, more, it's becoming a bit of a rarity, especially with all those reunion albums that keep coming out, but sometimes legends have been made from just one big hit. Ever so often one album comes along that is so monumental, we all fall in love with it, and then the ban ... More >>
Blondie, X Warehouse Live September 27, 2013 Blondie's show last Friday night was a far cry from faultless. And I, like everyone else on the packed floor of Warehouse Live, could've cared less. It was Blondie. Opening band X played a fairly long set of sustainable American music that sounded prett ... More >>
Check out part 1 of our interview with Don Letts by clicking here. Film and video director Don Letts has a lengthy and varied resume, but is most associated with The Clash. The new all-compassing band box set, Sound System (Sony) includes a DVD of Letts' concert, promo, and atmospheric videos he sh ... More >>
Even among music listeners used to lavish box sets, The Clash - Sound System (Sony) is something to behold. The 11 CDs include every studio album the group released (save for, oddly, last gasp Cut the Crap), along with dozens of rarities, live cuts, B-sides, and remixes. A remastered DVD offers ... More >>
On Monday, a band calling itself Black Flag is going to set up and play some tunes at Walters Downtown. For some of us, this is a pretty big deal. If you were too young or two fucked-up to remember the legendary L.A. punks' storied early-'80s heyday, this gig likely represents your most legitimate s ... More >>
Almost halfway through the year, we've seen a lot of huge music news already. David Bowie came back and put out a new record, Neutral Milk Hotel reunited, and Daft Punk put out their first proper record in eight years. It's definitely been a big year already, and it promises to continue with the upc ... More >>
Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m., tattooed Black Flag disciples are encouraged to stop by Vinal Edge in the Heights for sweaty fellowship with their fellow "barred" brethren to celebrate the release of Stewart Dean Ebersole's Barred for Life: How Black Flag's Iconic Logo Became Punk Rock's Secret Handsh ... More >>
As the singer, guitarist, and chief songwriter for the Hates -- Houston's most enduring punk rock band and a local institution -- Christian Kidd (nee' Christian Arnheiter, Christian Oppression, and Christian Anarchy) has seen a lot. And with the band nearing its 35th anniversary (with Kidd as the ... More >>
This past week the Internet was abuzz with the news that two different versions of the 1980s hardcore-punk pioneers Black Flag are reuniting. Since Black Flag is so iconic to almost any punk fan, this is big news indeed. But there's a catch: neither of the two versions is the complete, real version ... More >>
Last week back in 1957, the most famous rock club in England opened in Liverpool. There was absolutely no rock and roll on the bill that night. The Cavern Club was originally opened to mimic the cellar jazz bars that owner Alan Synter visited in Paris. There was a strict jazz-only policy in place ... More >>
There have been punk-rock chicks as long as there has been punk rock. That much is true, but what is also unfortunately true is that the genre can all too often be a boys' club. Consider that emo, an entire genre based around angsty young men bemoaning their troubles with women, spawned from punk. T ... More >>
"Bill Fool was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent his entire youth living near Wrigley Field and really never left that particular area as a kid, ever..." says local luminary and punk lifer Bill Fool in an email. What follows is a short primer on this beloved curmudgeon. Mr. Fool has been a part ... More >>
Last month, Bad Brains announced they would be releasing a new album, Into the Future, in November, their first since 2007's Build a Nation. Five years is a long time between albums, but for aging punk rockers, it's just about the standard. Some seem to take even longer. What is it that's so hard ab ... More >>
Does the looming '90s revival presage a Nirvana-style breakthrough?
Blondie, Devo Arena Theatre September 19, 2012 What a week for New Wave around here. Psychedelic Furs and Go-Go's still to come, and Blondie and Devo teaming up for the "Whip It to Shreds" tour Wednesday night at the Arena Theatre. New Wave is as good a term as any to describe a style of music tha ... More >>
Next Thursday night, punk legend Keith Morris comes to Warehouse Live for his second Houston visit in a year with his group OFF!. The band is made up of Morris, Steven McDonald of Redd Kross, drummer Mario Rubalcaba, and guitarist Dimitri Coats, also front man of Burning Brides. OFF! was birthed o ... More >>
By the time The Clash hit Houston's Cullen Theater on October 5, 1979, Lester Bangs had described their tour-de-force as "desperation uncontrived, unstaged, a fury unleashed on the stage ... real pain that connects with the nerves of the audience." Yet Texans had already been enthralled by the Sex ... More >>
This morning Fun Fun Fun Fest organizers released the daily schedule for November's three-day orgy of booze, denim, and loudness in the middle of Austin's Auditorium Shores. The color-coded stages -- black, yellow, orange, and blue -- are set up according to genre and size of the act. Last year th ... More >>
Today would have been the 73rd birthday of John Peel, one of the planet's most legendary, eclectic and flat-out best radio disc jockeys of all time. He died in 2004, but the nearly 40 years of outrageously good music that he helped bring to the masses at BBC Radio 1 beginning in 1967 form a pretty d ... More >>
This past Sunday, The New York Times ran a piece by Paul Greenberg where the author explained how important the Beatles were to music and pop culture to his five-year old son. The child didn't know that the band had albums, but only knew the Fab Four from iTunes playlists. "When the Beatles record ... More >>
Forty-seven years ago this week (wow!), a '60s folk icon by the name of Bob Dylan made his third and final appearance at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. It was a highly anticipated set -- Dylan was the de facto leader of the American folk-music revival at the time, and his folkie flock ex ... More >>
Twenty-nine years ago today, Metallica released their debut album on Megaforce Records, Kill 'Em All. It wasn't a smash success initially--Mötley Crüe were the reigning kings of metal on the West Coast in 1983, and Kill 'Em All wouldn't go gold for another six years. By that time, of course, Metal ... More >>
UPDATE: According to Press Here Publicity, the venue is Arena Theatre, not Bayou Music Center. Everything else is the same. This makes me happier than anything on a Monday morning should. I listen to music in cycles, and for the past several months have been stuck in the '80s, more specifically any ... More >>
When you think of punk rock, images of a bloodied Sid Vicious in a leather jacket may come to mind. Skinheads flipping off a camera. Henry Rollins and Black Flag destroying a crowd in a basement. Jello Biafra jumping into a surging pit of people after screaming about holidays in Cambodia. The Clash ... More >>
You're hot, uncomfortable, overwhelmed by the 106-degree temperature and don't know what to do. The good news? Buzzcocks guitarist Steve Diggle empathizes with you. As a veteran of the punk-rock circuit and festival scene, Diggle knows a thing or two about surviving in the elements. Here are the fi ... More >>
"I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out"? Well, not quite...Today, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day turns 40. Eighteen years ago, in the time known as 1994, he turned 22. Two weeks earlier than that, his band's major-label debut, Dookie, had hit store shelves. That album would go on to sel ... More >>
Photo By GroovehouseFat Mike of NOFX at the House Of Blues in January 2011Aside from the blood, bruises, beer, and the bands, the one thing you could always count on punk-rock for was to provoke unpopular thought. To make you go against what polite society and your parents had taught you. NOF ... More >>
While it may not often be recognized by "mainstream listening audiences," post-hardcore is not a dead genre. Though its popularity has often waxed and waned throughout the years since its inception in the mid '80s, there are always great upstart bands keeping it alive. As of late, the genre has seen ... More >>
Photo By Edward CulverCheck out this great Q&A with Damaged photographer Edward CulverEvery modern punker has a story relating to Black Flag's Damaged, which turns 30 years old today. Some hate it, some love it, some blame it for the everything good or bad that happened in their lives since t ... More >>


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The event in which all the toilets of a building are flushed simultaneously, thereby resulting in a mass exodus of waste from the aforementioned building. The waste is then said to descend to the bowels of the sewer system. Similar to rapture for poop.
After 21 May 2011 we decided to go to the apartment and settle for a crapture instead of the rapture.
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An event that seemingly marks the end of times that occurs during an extreme act of defecation.
If Harold Camping could only see what I'm doing to this toilet, he'd think the Crapture is upon us.
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Clothes designed by a wanna-be. i.e, Lil' Kim, Tina Knowles, Nelly. sounds like - Couture
"She must have bought that crapture outfit down at the Crenshaw Swap Meet?"
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3DS Tag Mode functions called 'SpotPass' and 'StreetPass' in the West
We know them by the catchy names "Itsu no Ma Tsuushin" and "Surechigai Tsuushin," but an English-language hardware outline for the 3DS (PDF) provides the English names for these Tag Mode services, both of which allow the 3DS to communicate wirelessly without the user's involvement. The ability fo...
Dragon Quest IX hits the road, Gamestop distributing treasure maps
Look, America isn't blessed with the near-universal dependence on public transportation and cultural adoption of Square Enix's portable games that makes using Dragon Quest IX's "Tag mode" and other networking features worthwhile. Rather than let our nation's DQIX-playing community steam in a broth ...
Dragon Quest IX map, Metroid: Other M demo available at Comic-Con
Yes, there will be lots of interesting panels, swag, premieres, celebrities and other stuff at Comic-Con. Whatever. Nintendo just gave us the real reason the July 22-25 event is worth attending: a new Dragon Quest IX map. If you bring your DS to Nintendo's booth, with the game running in Tag Mode, y...
3DS producer explains new Tag Mode, confirms final hardware shape
While that big 3D screen is the most noticeable new feature of the Nintendo 3DS, the company has some other ideas for extending the boundaries of gameplay past the flat screen -- like Tag Mode, a passive wireless communication feature that allows DS systems to talk to each other and beam game data b...
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South Beach was not as kind to the Notre Dame football team as South Bend has been, but honestly, who was surprised? And now that the college football season is complete, we can separate fact from fiction.
FICTION: Based on earlier bowl game outcomes, the SEC was not as good as advertised.
FACT: The SEC had six teams in the top 11 heading into the bowls. Four won decisively, punctuated by AlabamaŌĆÖs 42-14 victory over ND. One loss (LSU) was by one point to No. 14 Clemson. Rumors of the SECŌĆÖs demise were greatly exaggerated. The SEC has now won the last seven national championships, with ŌĆśBama winning three in the last four years.
FICTION: ND has an SEC defense.
FACT: This is actually a fact. ND has TennesseeŌĆÖs defense. (The Volunteers lost to ŌĆśBama, 44-13.)
FICTION: Brian Kelly said his team was not just happy to be there. They had ŌĆ£Unfinished business.ŌĆØ
FACT: The Irish should have been very happy to be in warmth of south Florida at the start of January. Unfortunately, they had to play a football game against a team a few notches above them. T-shirts with the mantra ŌĆ£No Business Being HereŌĆØ might not have been such a hot sell but would have been more accurate. However, being unranked to begin the season, then going 12-1 is certainly something to be happy about.
FICTION: ND collapsed in the championship game OR The Irish laid an egg OR The Irish did not take their talents to South Beach
FACT: ŌĆśBama is just better. Too many times media, coaches, parents, stat geeks, etc., place the blame in the wrong place. Most of the time a team loses it is ŌĆ" because the other team is better!
FICTION: ND is back!
FACT: Not yet. The Irish have now played in four BCS games, all losses by at least 14 points and three by at least 27. Brian KellyŌĆÖs tenure was looking like Charlie Weis II, but because of this yearŌĆÖs surprisingly good record, he will be back. With a projected No. 2 recruiting class, 4 offensive and 7 defensive starters returning, and a favorable schedule for 2013, the Irish should be a bonafide top 20 team for the foreseeable future.
Speaking of next year, sure WŌĆÖs should include Temple, Purdue, Michigan State, Air Force, Navy, and BYU. Michigan, Oklahoma, USC and Pitt all have new quarterbacks to break in which favors the Irish. The only question marks will be versus an up-and-coming Arizona State team on a neutral field and the final regular season game at Stanford.
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Boardwalk Nissan in Redwood City, CA, about 30 miles south of San Francisco, is offering lease terms on a Nissan Leaf that are as cheap as we've ever seen: $139 a month. Or, as it's known in an era of $5 gas, what it costs to fill a 14-gallon tank twice.
The monthly cost is also about $80 a month less than what had been the lowest going rate, the 24-month lease is based on an MSRP of $38,270 and a downpayment of $2,995, leaving a purchase option for $21,813 at the end of the term. We recently saw monthly lease rates of $219 a month after Nissan initially charged $349 a month. The $219 a month lease is for a 32-month term with $2,999 down.
Dealers are looking to move a model whose sales have lagged in 2012 when compared to 2011. Through the first nine months of the year, Leaf sales fell 28 percent from a year earlier to 5,212 units, though September sales were down just 4.6 percent.


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County's communities have generated excitement about the program with a walking mascot and walking song. The main challenge has been to overcome parents' familiarity with and perceived ease of dropping their kids off at school by car. Hudson County TMA works to counter this practice by showing parents the carbon footprint created by driving to school. Many are surprised by the amount of pollution generated during such a short trip and choose to walk to school with their children as a result. "Parents are often prone to go for the car keys," said DiDomenico. "As part of the program, we remind parents that in driving their child, children are not learning the required judgment to cross the street. Walking your child to school is one of the best and unique opportunities to spend quality time with your child."
In Somerset County, about 200 students take part daily in the Walking School Bus program at Somerville's Van Derveer Elementary School. Established in 2005, the school's program has become a model for other communities in New Jersey. RideWise TMA, Van Derveer's principal and parent volunteers have worked together to map routes and develop a schedule for walking to various stops en route. Organizers took about four weeks to plan and implement the program. Building on the success at Van Derveer, RideWise TMA has brought the program to other schools in the county. Further information on the Somerville Walking School Bus can be found at: http://www.state.nj.us/
In Middlesex County, Highland Park's Bartle Elementary School recently kicked off its Walking School Bus program with about 40 students. Efforts to create the program began as part of the borough's Mayors Wellness Campaign, a statewide
program to encourage healthy living. The program coordinator, Colleen McKay
Wharton, has found the borough "very supportive of the program." The principal, superintendent and the police have helped create the program by identifying safe routes to walk and by getting the word out to the community.
Barriers & Opportunities
1. Liability concerns
Many people starting Walking School Bus programs cite overcoming liability concerns as a significant barrier to getting programs off the ground. There are several ways liability can be addressed. Jim Crane of Ridewise TMA helps lead the Somerville Walking School Bus program and recommends keeping it as an informal, volunteer-based program as a way to reduce liability factors. Rosters are used to check that all students are present and that none have been left behind. In addition, parents are asked to sign release forms allowing their children to participate. In Highland Park, parents who volunteer to lead a walking school bus are eligible for insurance coverage from the town. Crane feels that some of the liability issues for the program are overblown. "Kids have been walking since they've been going to school," he said. "It's safer to have a program that addresses safety issues than not addressing them at all."
2. Keeping volunteers
Organizers in both Somerville and Highland Park have found that keeping parents involved is vital in making the program a success. Flyers and on-line surveys can be helpful—to communicate to parents and to get their feedback. Active recruitment by the principal can be crucial. In Highland Park, organizers have divided into four districts or neighborhoods, with lead coordinators taking on the role of communicating to parents operating each route.
3. Benefits (and drawbacks) to formalizing a Walking School Bus
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Fire investigators are looking into a small fire found burning on the porch of a Lexington apartment building Tuesday night.
Officials say somebody spotted smoke coming from a building on East Loudon Avenue and called 911 around 11:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly responded, and the small blaze did not spread to the building itself.
Fire investigators responded to the scene. They took photos and gathered evidence, including scrapings from the porch.
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What is Defense Skill?
Defense is a skill you have that helps you avoid damage from your opponents.
The official definition from Blizzard is:
In practice, we can see by equipping an item with +defense that one point of defense skill increases your chance to dodge by 0.04%, chance to block by 0.04%, and chance to parry by 0.04%. It has been stated by Blizzard that a point of defense reduces your chance to be critically hit by 0.04% - though your chance to be critically hit is relative to your opponent's weapon skill (and any +crit items they are wearing, of course). It's been tested to determine that a point of defense increases your chance to be missed by 0.04%. Note that if you are higher or lower level than what you are fighting, the difference counts, too. A level 80 (400 defense) against level 70 (350 weapon skill) gains the benefit of the extra 50 defense versus that opponent automatically (+2% miss, dodge, parry, block; -2% chance to take a crit).Code:- Increases the chance of being missed by an attack. - Increases the chance to dodge, parry, and block. - Decreases the chance of being affected by a critical hit. - Decreases the chance of being affected by a crushing blow.
In various places, I'll use a term called level maximum defense. This is simply your maximum defense skill for your level, or (5 x level) - 350 at level 70, 400 at level 80, etc.
One primary benefit to defense skill is the reduction in critical hits. You can't dodge or parry every attack, but you can make it so you take no critical hits in combat. Minimise the number of critical hits and crushing blows you take, and you help your healers keep you alive with much more ease. The other benefit to defense is its increase to your avoidance skills (chance to be missed, chance to dodge, chance to parry), and its increase to your chance to block. Block is not avoidance; it is a mitigation
Crushing Blows
Not much of a concern in Wrath of the Lich King, except maybe for tanks who are still levelling up. Read here: Crushing Blows.
Critical hits
Critical hits from mobs hit you for 200% of the mob's normal damage. For PvE creatures, only white damage attacks (regular autoattacks) can be critical hits - spells and special abilities such as mortal strike cannot crit you. Player spells and specials can crit in PVP, of course. So far as we know, observed, and analysed, creatures get (5 x level) weapon skill for attacking. We also know that if you have defense equal to your opponent's weapon skill, then your opponent has a basic 5% chance to critically hit you. So, for a level 80 player with 400 defense against a level 80 mob (5 x level = 400 weapon skill), the mob has a 5% chance to critically hit the player. This is, of course, subject to exception for critical hit enhanced monsters, or monsters that debuff your defense. We will for now work on the assumption that level 80 creatures only have 400 weapon skill, level 81 have 405, and so on, but there are some exceptions. This matches observed behaviour to date.
Looking at this table, we can see that with 525 defense against a level 80 opponent that has 400 weapon skill, you should reduce the chance that you'll take a critical hit from them to zero. Similarly, you should reduce the critical hit chance to zero against level 81 opponents at 530 defense, 82 at 535, and 83 at 540. We call this level of defense the critical minimum.
In the above paragraph, we say "should" to all of this. Of course, we always have the reports of some mob that lands a critical hit on a tank that is well past the critical minimum for the mob that was attacking. We can look at the Malicious Instructor in Shadow Labyrinth in Outlands that was known to land crits on level 70 tanks with 525 and higher defense skill. It's notable that all of these mobs that manage to crit people that are at or past the critical minimum are rogue types. From this we infer that at least some rogue type mobs have an increased chance to critically hit. That doesn't answer the question as to why crits are landing on tanks with extremely high defense scores. We find a probable answer in this quote from Kalgan speaking specifically to critical hit reduction from defense:
(Note that the quote comes from the Burning Crusade era, where the maximum was level 70 and so the critical minimum for level 73 mobs was 490). Based on this, it's quite possible that the critical hit reduction mechanic bottoms out at 5.6%, and so a mob with more than 5.6% chance to critically hit will have a chance to critically hit any tank, regardless of defense skill. The chance would be small (chance to crit - 5.6%), but not zero. We don't know that for sure, though. Since we do occasionally see mobs landing critical hits on tanks with extremely high defense, there's a good probability that is the reason, however.Originally Posted by Kalgan
Diminishing Returns
Defense increases your chance to be missed by an attacker, dodge attacks, parry attacks, and block attacks. Of these defenses, three of them (miss, dodge, and parry) are subject to diminishing returns. That is, every point of defense you add gives you slightly less chance to miss, dodge, and parry than the previous point of defense gave you. Diminishing returns on avoidance is discussed in depth here: Diminishing Returns - Avoidance.
Defense Rating and Defense Skill
One thing to not mix up is defense rating and defense skill - they are related, but different. When you look at an item, it will say "increases defense rating by X". The amount of defense skill you get from an amount of defense rating changes with your level. If you're level 80, you get X/4.92 defense skill for that (e.g. 24 defense rating => 4.88 defense skill). Items list how much rating the item gives. Your skills page and character panel show how much defense skill you have.
How much defense do I need, then?
540 if you are raiding. There's no reason why you would not be uncrittable as a raid tank, ever. Beyond that, it's probably a good idea to be uncrittable for against what you're tanking to be nice to your healer, but it probably won't be a huge problem unless you really undergear the content. If you're tanking heroics, then you need 535 defense skill for the level 82 mobs you'll encounter in those instances. It's probably not the end of the world if you get critically hit in heroics now and again, mind you.
Once in a Blue Moon
I almost left this out of this iteration of the guide. It's still debated in some quarters, though, so I'll keep it around for now. As noted above, certain mobs land ctitical hits on tanks that are beyond the critical minimum for the mob's level. This has led to a belief for some that there's always a chance of a critical hit landing "once in a blue moon", regardless of how much defense you have. People will quote numbers like 0.01% or 0.000001%.- If the chance were 0.01%, or even 0.001%, we'd see a lot more reports of critical hits on tanks across all servers, given the size of the playerbaseThere's always been debate between the higher crit chance and once in a blue moon sides, and probably always will be to some extent. Given the number of mobs that never land critical hits on tanks compared to the ones that do, I am firmly in the higher critical hit chance camp. Of course, you can argue that higher crit chance and once in a blue moon are basically the same, since the chance to crit remaining would be the mob's chance to crit less 5.6% (as above). That'd be true to an extent, but we're still left with the select number of mobs that land critical hits on tanks past the critical minimum. What you believe is up to you.
- A lot more players would be reporting being one-shot by raid bosses
- Reports of mobs landing critical hits on tanks beyond critical minimum always are the same ones, and they always seem to be the same type (dual wielding, rogue-type) of mob
Other ways to get critically hit
No matter which theory on crits vs. defense you believe, the crit you just took may not be related to that at all.
You sat down. Probably the leading cause. You miskeyed, sat down, and took a crit. Best part, the exchange happened in under a second, so your computer didn't even have time to render the sit animation, in all likelihood. Oops. Unbind sit from a hotkey, or at the very least, bind it to something inconvenient to hit.
Mind control. Feral Druid. Leader of the Pack. Mind Control. Boom.
Some debuff. Twin Emperors in AQ40 were the first place we saw this. Debuff the tank's defense by 100, and the crits begin. It's happened before, it'll happen again.
Defense skill and PvP
Some people say that defense works differently in PvP than it does from PvE, and some say it doesn't. Since it's been stated by Blizzard that it works the same in both, I'll go with that I think. The problem is that since players can and do collect gear to increase their critical hit chance, chance to hit, weapon skill and so on, that you just need that much more defense to counter their critical hit chance. The question becomes, how much do you need, and is it worth it to get there?
Let's start with what we know:
From that we can see that 25 defense counters 1% chance to critical hit. With that in mind, the amount of defense you need from gear to counter another player's chance to critical hit would be simply:Code:1 defense = -0.04% chance to critical hit (verified by Blizzard)
Where ChanceToCrit is the player's listed chance to critical hit. So, at level 80, facing an opponent with a 25% chance to crit, you would need 625 defense skill (3075 defense rating!) from gear to counter their chance to critical hit. Keep in mind that, if you are level 78 fighting level 80, you need two more levels worth of defense, or 10 skill (50 rating), to make up for the level difference. Or, if you are level 80 fighting level 78, your chance to critically hit is actually 10 x 0.04 = 0.4% higher than your listed chance to critically hit. It's pretty unlikely that you'll get enough defense to mitigate critical hits from other players. On the other hand, all your defense will reduce the chance that they will critically hit you, of course! Point for point, resilience is better than defense for reducing critical hit chance, which is why you find it on all the PVP-oriented gear.Code:def = 25 x ChanceToCrit
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complementaritySyllabification: com·ple·men·tar·i·ty
Pronunciation: /ˌkämpləmenˈtaritē /
Definition of complementarity in English:
noun (plural complementarities)
1A complementary relationship or situation: a culture based on the complementarity of men and women
More example sentences
- Emerging complementarities between the economies of the two regions, buttressed by macro-economic reforms of the recent past, have contributed to a rapid growth in trade, investment and financial flows between them.
- My earlier post was an admittedly rudimentary attempt to come up with a more accurate way of describing gender differences and complementarities.
- As generalists become more different from one another, interorganizational complementarities likely increase, thereby yielding more opportunities for alliance formation.
1.1 Physics The concept that two contrasted theories, such as the wave and particle theories of light, may be able to explain a set of phenomena, although each separately only accounts for some aspects.
Example sentences
- Bohr may be thought to have got perilously close to this when he suggested that complementarity could shed light on the age-old question of determinism and free will in relation to human nature.
- Frayn ingeniously links several other physics metaphors, from Scrodinger's wave equation to complementarity and the disintegration of the radioactive elements.
- The complementarity manifested in quantum laws reflects the inability of our classical concepts to accommodate the richness and subtlety of the world, and removes the Cartesian divide that insulates the observer from the observed.
1.2 Law The principle that jurisdictions will not overlap in legislation, administration, or prosecution of crime.
Example sentences
- The use of the ICC is further caveated by the principle of complementarity, which requires that national criminal jurisdiction will first have to be shown to be an unviable option, before the ICC mechanism can be accessed.
- The reciprocity that one talks about is the complementarity of legislation where one State authorises a judge to travel to take evidence and another State says, 'Welcome, we will give you the facilities.'
- But the Pentagon and its congressional allies were not satisfied with the principle of complementarity as protection against unjustified prosecutions.
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Sudoku Up 2012 includes millions of different puzzles to keep you entertained for years to come… No need to search for other sources of Sudoku! Sudoku Up 2012 includes five difficulty levels to challenge you. Enjoy the detailed statistics of each game with graphs, 3D pie and bar charts, and tables to estimate your skill level.
Options include total games, current session, series of wins and losses, player's games won, players' scores and hi-scores, statistics for all games, won and lost games, and skipped games. With Sudoku Up 2012, you can also print the current game or a range of games, by number or by level of difficulty. You can also print the games solution.
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Sudoku Up 2012:
Sudoku Up 2012 downloads to a 26 MB zip file that unpacks to a read me and a wrapped setup file (the orange colored file with the key symbol), plus there's a setup file with security (setup.gcd) that's protected from being hacked. This file may case some security software to alert the user to a possible malware attack, but it will be a false positive. To register the game read the read me and copy the provided link into your browser and then fill in the form on the web page (requests name and email, when you click okay a page will appear with registration instructions plus the activation code.
1. Install
Double click on the "Setup.exe" file to install Sudoku Up
2. Open Sudoku Up
3. From the "Help" menu,
select "Activate Sudoku Up" or press the CTRL+V shortcut key and
enter the Name and Activation Code you are given after filling in your details.
The game giveaway team check all game giveaways for malware using several well known anti -malware suites. There has never been a game giveaway infected with malware since the project started back in Dec 2006. Some community members have been having problems installing games since the security software was added. It's been found that turning off your security or configuring it to accept the setup.cgd file sorts the problem out. The installed game is 58.6 MB in size. and installs to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sudoku Up – (minus the x86 on 32 bit computers)
by default but can be changed to suit whatever your wishes are. Once the game is installed you can delete the giveaway setup files.
I've only tested the game on Win 7 today and it works fine.
Sudoku Up Solitaire includes millions of different puzzles to keep you entertained for years to come… No need to search for other sources of Sudoku! Sudoku Up includes five difficulty levels to challenge you. Enjoy the detailed statistics of each game with graphs, 3D pie and bar charts, and tables to estimate your skill level. Options include total games, current session, series of wins and losses, player's games won, players' scores and hi-scores, statistics for all games, won and lost games, and skipped games.
With Sudoku Up, you can also print the current game or a range of games, by number or by level of difficulty. You can also print the games solution.
Reference accessed HERE April 2013
Version 6.0 is the latest version (which we are given) includes the following new features: 5 new Backgrounds added i.e. Christmas Gifts, Elegant Fabrics, Grass and Sky, Japanese Room, Spotlights on Stage, and 5 new Fonts and Numbers: Children's Blocks, Cork, Birds, Fruits, Gift Boxes, and 5 new Grids: Collage, Multi-Colored Wood Frame, Puppies, Spiral Notepad, Spring Scrapbook.
The Game:
I'm not going to review the game today partly because we all know what sudoku is and partly because I'm really busy at the moment. Suffice it to say, today's game has been spruced up by adding some graphical changes, but the actual game is basically the same. Instead of a review I've copied some of the information about Sudoku from the wikipedia.
The Wikipedia's Definition of Sudoku:
Sudoku (数独 sūdoku?, すうどく) i/suːˈdoʊkuː/, originally called Number Place, is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid (also called "boxes", "blocks", "regions", or "sub-squares") contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid, which typically has a unique solution.
Completed puzzles are always a type of Latin square with an additional constraint on the contents of individual regions. For example, the same single integer may not appear twice in the same 9×9 playing board row or column or in any of the nine 3×3 subregions of the 9×9 playing board.
The puzzle was popularized in 1986 by the Japanese puzzle company Nikoli, under the name Sudoku, meaning single number. It became an international hit in 2005.
Variants of Sudoku:
Although the 9×9 grid with 3×3 regions is by far the most common, many other variations exist. Sample puzzles can be 4×4 grids with 2×2 regions; 5×5 grids with pentomino regions have been published under the name Logi-5; the World Puzzle Championship has featured a 6×6 grid with 2×3 regions and a 7×7 grid with six heptomino regions and a disjoint region. Larger grids are also possible. The Times offers a 12×12-grid Dodeka sudoku with 12 regions of 4×3 squares. Dell regularly publishes 16×16 Number Place Challenger puzzles (the 16×16 variant often uses 1 through G rather than the 0 through F used in hexadecimal). Nikoli offers 25×25 Sudoku the Giant behemoths. Sudoku-zilla, a 100×100-grid was published in print in 2010.
Another common variant is to add limits on the placement of numbers beyond the usual row, column, and box requirements. Often the limit takes the form of an extra "dimension"; the most common is to require the numbers in the main diagonals of the grid also to be unique. The aforementioned Number Place Challenger puzzles are all of this variant, as are the Sudoku X puzzles in the Daily Mail, which use 6×6 grids. The Sudoku X4 family of iPhone/iPad apps combine this "X" variation with the Sunday Telegraph-style interlocking colored nonomino or Jigsaw shapes of nine spaces each instead of the 3×3 regions, providing a total of four different kinds of puzzlesMini Sudoku
A variant named "Mini Sudoku" appears in the American newspaper USA Today and elsewhere, which is played on a 6×6 grid with 3×2 regions. The object is the same as standard Sudoku, but the puzzle only uses the numbers 1 through 6. A similar form, for younger solvers of puzzles, called "The Junior Sudoku", has appeared in some newspapers, such as some editions of The Daily Mail.
Cross Sums Sudoku
Another variant is the combination of Sudoku with Kakuro on a 9×9 grid, called Cross Sums Sudoku, in which clues are given in terms of cross sums. The clues can also be given by cryptic alphametics in which each letter represents a single digit from 0 to 9. An example is NUMBER+NUMBER=KAKURO which has a unique solution 186925+186925=373850. Another example is SUDOKU=IS×FUNNY whose solution is 426972=34×12558.
Killer Sudoku
The Killer Sudoku variant combines elements of Sudoku and Kakuro.
Alphabetical Sudoku
Alphabetical variations have emerged, sometimes called Wordoku; there is no functional difference in the puzzle unless the letters spell something. Some variants, such as in the TV Guide, include a word reading along a main diagonal, row, or column once solved; determining the word in advance can be viewed as a solving aid. A Wordoku might contain other words, other than the main word.
Hypersudoku is one of the most popular variants. It is published by newspapers and magazines around the world and is also known as "NRC Sudoku", "Windoku", "Hyper-Sudoku", and "4 Square Sudoku". The layout is identical to a normal Sudoku, but with additional interior areas defined in which the numbers 1 to 9 must appear. The solving algorithm is slightly different from the normal Sudoku puzzles because of the leverage on the overlapping squares. This overlap gives the player more information to logically reduce the possibilities in the remaining squares. The approach to playing is similar to Sudoku but with possibly more emphasis on scanning the squares and overlap rather than columns and rows.
Puzzles constructed from multiple Sudoku grids are common. Five 9×9 grids that overlap at the corner regions in the shape of a quincunx is known in Japan as Gattai 5 (five merged) Sudoku. In The Times, The Age, and The Sydney Morning Herald this form of puzzle is known as Samurai SuDoku. The Baltimore Sun and the Toronto Star publish a puzzle of this variant (titled High Five) in their Sunday edition. Often, no givens are to be found in overlapping regions. Sequential grids, as opposed to overlapping, are also published, with values in specific locations in grids needing to be transferred to others.
Str8ts shares the Sudoku requirement of uniqueness in the rows and columns but the third constraint is very different. Str8ts uses black cells (some with clue numbers) to divide the board into compartments. These must be filled with a set of numbers that form a "straight", like the poker hand. A straight is a set of numbers with no gaps in them, such as "4,3,6,5″—and the order can be non-sequential. 9×9 is the traditional size but with suitable placement of black cells any size board is possible.
A tabletop version of Sudoku can be played with a standard 81-card Set deck (see Set game). A three-dimensional Sudoku puzzle was invented by Dion Church and published in the Daily Telegraph in May 2005. The Times also publishes a three-dimensional version under the name Tredoku. There is a Sudoku version of the Rubik's Cube named Sudoku Cube.
There are many other variants. Some are different shapes in the arrangement of overlapping 9×9 grids, such as butterfly, windmill, or flower. Others vary the logic for solving the grid. One of these is Greater Than Sudoku. In this a 3×3 grid of the Sudoku is given with 12 symbols of Greater Than (>) or Less Than (< ) on the common line of the two adjacent numbers. Another variant on the logic of solution is Clueless Sudoku, in which nine 9×9 Sudoku grids are themselves placed in a 3×3 array. The center cell in each 3×3 grid of all nine puzzles is left blank and form a tenth Sudoku puzzle without any cell completed; hence, "clueless".
Duidoku is a two player variant of Sudoku. It is played on a 4×4 board (i.e. 16 squares or four clusters each containing four squares).
The game is followed using the rules of Sudoku. Four numbers are used, and each player consecutively places one number out of the four such that he or she makes no illegal moves. The first player to make an illegal move loses.
Reference accessed HERE (you can read more information about the history and popularity of Sudoku by following the reference link)
Free Sudoku Games:
Online Freebies:
You'll find hundreds of links online just by typing in Sudoku; here's a few that I selected at random.
You can be seen a video of Sudoku Up 2012 HERE
If you are posting late in the day I would also suggest posting in the main giveaway forums in the game discussion section. If you've installed the game but it won't work for some reason, it should still be registered, so someone may be able to help at another time. Unfortunately if your problem is actually installing it then once the giveaway period is over there's nothing that can be done until the game is given away again (though that isn't guaranteed). It's always worth checking out the free games sites as sometimes the games we get here are also available for free from them. MyPlayCity has the most with over 600 games to choose from.
Games, Games, and yet more Games plus Download, Installation & Game play Problems:
If you have any problems installing or getting to work today's game please go HERE for help.
If you're looking for something other than today's game check the didimatic site via THIS link for some brilliant deals.
Steam has around 40 games on sale at the moment with discounts from 10% to 80%. You'll find all the deals via the Specials tab on Steams front page HERE. The usual weekend sales include 50% off Omerta City of Gangsters and 85% off Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad (plus a free weekend); though you can get Red Orchestra 2 together with Red Orchestra I and Killing Floor plus all its dlc for around the same price as the Steam deal if you pop over to the humble bundles weekly sale (this deal ends on Tuesday). You get steam keys for all three games for less than $4. The 24hr deal is 75% off the Sniper Elite Collection plus all dlc; the first game is quite old now released back in 2005/6 but the latest version was released last summer and is an excellent sniper game with slow-mo bullet views and interesting bullet impacts when hitting your opponents in certain ways. You can also get the Age of Empires III Complete Collection with 50% off and 75% off Kung Fu Strike: The Warriors Rise and Altitude as well as 50% off the excellent combat flight sim DCS A-10C Warthog
You'll find many more game deals from Gamersgate, Gamestop, Greenman Gaming and GOG; all of which you can find via the Didimatic site, which I've linked to above (apart from Greenman gaming – GMG).
There's a 20% off coupon via GMG that can be used with most digital downloads. You'll find all the deals from GMG HERE. If you are into the Battlefield series you can now pre-order Battlefield 4 from GMG, but if you are after the ultimate editions that EA offer via their Origin platform you'd be better waiting till its offered via Origin. They always keep the best edition to themselves.
To be honest there are too many game deals around too list them all. Just visit the sites I recommend above and I'm sure you'll find something that suits you for a decent price.
You can get a free arcade game via Alawar's game box, just click the free game tab. It changes approximately every month If that's not enough, check out the Game Discussion forums HERE for details of other games either free or on deals such as the Indie Game bundles (of which there are at least three live at the moment, and all of which contain some excellent games, or check out the four day sales at IndieGameStand.
The latest IndieGameStand game will called Pid and action adventure platformer. You can a dollar for this game (used to be able top pay less, but they have limited it to $1 or more now. If you want the extra's (usually game music, manuals etc) you have to pay the average price.. There's also several indie bundles over at Indiebundle.org. Each bundle has three games and costs $5 each.
Most of the bundles retail for around $5 give or take a few dollars, but you can pay as little as a dollar.
A Request for help:
Developers rely on good feedback to improve their games. If you download this game please take some time once you've played it a while to leave some constructive feedback either positive or negative. The more constructive feedback we get, the more likely developers are going to give more games away. The giveaway site already has a very good standing with the search engines. Developers want their products out there on the WWW, this site has the potential to do that. The game giveaway project gives away on average between 9 to 17 thousand downloads for each game depending upon what genre and how obscure the game is. That's a lot of homes these games are being downloaded into and a lot of 'potential' cash that's being lost by the developers. If we get better games because of better feedback, the community are likely to continue to benefit from the generosity of the developers. Satisfied community members are then more likely to visit the home sites of those developers and purchase games that they may not have bothered with before they discovered the developer via the game giveaway site, thus giving the developers more incentives to give away even more decent games.
Please leave some feedback once you've checked the game out. It can be positive or negative, but please explain what your reasons were for the feedback you post. You could also leave suggestions for improving the game, for example, this game could do with more block types for the levels editor, add more power-ups, describing the ones you think would be suitable, add some mini games (which seem all the rage in some arcade games now) or enable the user to be able to change the in game music easily.
Thank you in advance to all those who take the time to post a constructive comment.
Whiterabbit aka Stephen
Comment by Whiterabbit-uk — April 7th, 2013 at 3:01 am
After I downloaded and installed, I'm taken to a site encouraging me to buy their product. Then when I click to open the game, a pop up window opens telling me it's a trial version and I'm only entitled to one shuffle. I close out of the game and another pop-up trying to get me to buy it for 15.95 pops up.Comment by Cherish — April 7th, 2013 at 3:20 am
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We are looking for speakers for the annual July 4 Political Picnic Oratory Contest sponsored by the Democrats of Pasadena Foothills Club. The Oratory Contest is limited to eight speakers. Each speaker will have three minutes and may speak on any topic they choose. The speakers will be judged, and prizes will be awarded to the top three winners. The Picnic is Thursday, July 4, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the home of Felicia Williams, 1235 Sinaloa Avenue, Pasadena, 91104.
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This parody trailer draws inspiration from "The Wolf of Wall Street," to imagine what would have happened if Martin Scorsese had directed the 2001 cult camp comedy.Read More »
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Taking time away from their upcoming comedy "The Interview," James Franco and Seth Rogen sat down on a stationary motorcycle to make a shot-for-shot remake of Kanye West's new music video "Bound 2," which features Kim Kardashian. The result is "Bound 3" and it is glorious.Read More »
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It was inevitable, a mash-up parody trailer combining "We Need to Talk About Kevin" and "Home Alone," and here it is. The video might have been funnier if it wasn't so expected and obvious, but it's not done poorly. Slipping in some scenes from "The Good Son"...Read More »
It's been awhile since we've seen a repurposed trailer this good, but leave it to Brad Hansen, aka YouTube's moviemaestroten, for bringing us another terrific mash-up. The editor behind "The Lion King Rises" has taken the score and the style of the trailer for Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel, "Promet...Read More »
Obviously Harrison Ford is not actually watching the first three "Indiana Jones" films in this video. The humorous gag was cleverly cut from footage for a Japanese commercial in which Ford is playing the video game "Uncharted 3" to make it look like he's giddily viewing the I...Read More »
Disappointed with that recent prequel/remake of John Carpenter's "The Thing"? To make up for it, here's a short redo of the 1982 version as reenacted by the claymation character Pingu. Not only does it make perfect sense for penguins to remake a sci-fi/horror film set in Antarctica...Read More »
I never was a fan of Disney's "Aladdin," mostly because I thought Robin Williams went way overboard as Genie. Now I get to finally laugh, with College Humor's alternate-ending parody cartoon "Aladdin's Mistake." Did Aladdin think this was "Pinocchio"? Or ...Read More »


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Create a digital story for younger children that demonstrates the role food plays in shaping our identity.
This activity is linked to the Food and identity inquiry unit and is targeted at Years 3–6 students.
Tuning in
- Explain to students that they will be learning how to write a children's storybook that explores food.
- At stations, with butcher's paper and markers, students work in small groups to explore a variety of children's books that focus on food and identity.
- Place one book at each station and allow students five minutes to read through the book and record elements of effective writing they notice (for example, alliteration or onomatopoeia). Students then rotate to the next station.
- At the last station, each group reports on the most useful elements from that book.
- For useful tips on writing a children's story, see Mem Fox's website.
- Model how to use Story Scrapbook to plan a story.
- Allow a few minutes for students to think-pair-share with a peer.
- Students begin to plan their story using Story Scrapbook.
- Students present their plan to the class. Their peers are invited to help them elaborate their ideas by posing questions and offering feedback.
Going further
- Students craft and refine their script and images for application in digital story format.
- Model use of digital storytelling tools such as ACMI's story generator, iMovie or Microsoft Photo Story.
- Students work to publish their story.
- Host a children's book festival and invite younger students from another class to attend.
- Encourage students to reflect on the challenges and strengths. Ask: now you have written your own children's book, what tips would you give to a beginning writer?


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So, you're the new addition to the Brotherhood. Well. I'm Seth. Just, Seth. From God, to Kane, to Seth. I am his right hand, and I have a task for you. This
is Nicoomba. He has caused the Brotherhood much grief. His views do not coincide with ours, and that makes him dangerous. Silence him.
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Homemade Thin Mints
12 Days of Edible Gifts: Homemade Thin Mints
We are so excited to kick off our fourth annual 12 Days of Edible Gifts series, where we'll share delicious ideas for holiday gift giving. Stay tuned over the next 12 days for lots of tasty recipes and pretty packaging!What's the second most wonderful time of the year? I'd argue that it has to be Girl Scout cookie season. This year, gift your friends with homemade Girl Scout cookies. Thin Mints were always one of my favorites from the Girl Scout cookie collection. This recipe for homemade Thin Mints is a tasty take on the packaged cookie version, and the best part is that they are a cinch to whip up! Package them in a mason jar with pretty, wintry details, or in a cellophane bag, tied with a big bow. Find the recipe when you keep reading!
From Baking Bites
Homemade Thin Mints
For cookies:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/3 cup milk (any kind)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
For chocolate coating:
10 ounces dark or semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
If you can't locate peppermint extract, peppermint flavor will work well, too.
- Make cookies: In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. With the mixer on low speed, add in the milk and extracts. The mixture will look curdled. Gradually, add in the flour mixture until fully incorporated.
- Shape dough into two logs, each about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1–2 hours, until dough is very firm.
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- Slice the dough into rounds not more than 1/4 inch thick — if they are too thick, they will not be as crisp — and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. The cookies will not spread very much, so you can put them quite close together.
- Bake for 13–15 minutes, until the cookies are firm at the edges. Cool cookies completely on a wire rack before dipping in chocolate.
- Make chocolate coating: In a microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate and butter.
- Melt on high power in the microwave, stirring every 45–60 seconds, until chocolate is smooth. Chocolate should have a consistency somewhere between chocolate syrup and fudge for a thin coating.
- Put it all together: Dip each cookie in melted chocolate, turn with a fork to coat, then transfer to a piece of parchment paper or wax paper to set for at least 30 minutes, or until the chocolate is cool and firm.
- Reheat the chocolate as needed to keep it smooth and easy to dip into.
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Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino sent shockwaves backstage at the Golden Globes awards ceremony last night (January 13) when he publicly used the controversial "N-word" amongst media and press.
According to reports, Tarantino defended the controversial word's usage in his films, most notably last month's Django Unchained box office hit, backstage at the awards.
Quentin Tarantino professed his shock at winning the Golden Globe for best screenplay, then proceeded to shock the press backstage. Addressing the unending conversation over the 100-plus times the characters in his slavery-themed spaghetti Western, Django Unchained, used the N-word, Tarantino himself uttered the phrase, to audible gasps from the scribes in the winners' room. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Tarantino stood behind using the term in his flicks and refused to soften characters by limiting its big screen presence.
"They think I should soften it, that I should lie, that I should massage." Tarantino said, referring to writers and filmmakers such as Spike Lee, who have criticized his use of the slur in the film. The film's setting of 1860 antebellum south, he said, made that impossible, as did his artistic integrity. "I would never do that when it comes to my characters," the director added. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Recently, outspoken Chicago rapper Rhymefest hit up SOHH and shared his stance on the Django controversy, especially with moviemaker Spike Lee blasting Tarantino's new flick.
"I think that sometimes you got to know when you've won. And I think Spike Lee won but he's ruining his win. Now he's putting himself in a position where he's going to have to win again. Furthermore, make some good a** movies and show "us" how it's done. I'm going to tell you something. I don't think black filmmakers can make good movies about slavery. I don't think it's possible. I think we're too close to it. You can. A lot of people are going to hate that. Some subjects, as black people, we get so emotional about things that we don't think about the artistic entertainment value of it as well as the historic accuracy of it." (SOHH Guest Star)
G-Unit's 50 Cent recently revealed his take toward the movie's buzz and Lee's publicized issues.
"The Django movie, I went to go see it at the premiere, I actually saw it before it came out," Fif said in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid. "My take on it is, it was done in the f*cking time where the word was around. I guess [Spike Lee's] upset, man, sometimes he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and you already got an attitude. You woke up on the wrong side of the bed, saw the f*cking movie out there, Django, and then said, 'How many times did they say 'N*gger?" and got mad as a motherf*cker, man. Spike wants to kill somebody. They got to relax him. Relax him and let him watch the game, man. Watch the Knicks." (Whoolywood Shuffle)


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Maurie Pearson is a nationally acclaimed professional ice sculptor.
He developed his love for carving ice during his career as an
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American Heart Association Palm Beach County Heart Walks rescheduled for Nov. 19 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. Call 561-697-6609.
American Heart Association Palm Beach County Heart Walks rescheduled for Nov. 19 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. Call 561-697-6609.
The "What's Open, What's Not" list on Page 2B of the Saturday, Sunday and Monday Local sections incorrectly reported the hours for the West Boynton and Tequesta branches of the Palm Beach County Library system. The West Boynton Branch is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today through Thursday. The Tequesta branch is on its regular schedule, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. (All branches are closed Friday for Veterans Day.)
American Lung Association OXYPoker event scheduled for Nov. 15 at Wycliffe Golf and Country Club postponed.
Armory Art Center gallery talks for "Materially Speaking" exhibit rescheduled for Tuesday. Opening reception for three exhibits rescheduled for Nov. 18 to coincide with art sale Nov. 19-20. Call 561-832-1776.
Best of Boca rescheduled for 6 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Shops at Boca Center, Military Trail north of Palmetto Park Road. Call 561-276-2001 or visit www.marchofdimes.com/florida
Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce postponed its October Trustee Luncheon, its October Successful Women in Business Luncheon and "How To Build Business Through Networking" seminar. Latin Business Professionals Network, October Network Plus, Ambassadors, and Leads Group 1 and 2 canceled. Call 561-395-4433.
Boca Raton GreenMarket opening rescheduled for Sunday.
Boys & Girls Club of Wellington cocktail and gift-gathering reception rescheduled to Friday. Call 561-683-3287, ext. 27.
Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular at Kravis Center for Performing Arts rescheduled for 8 p.m. Nov. 23. Call 800-572-8471.
Bruce Springsteen concert rescheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Exchange tickets at point of purchase until 3 p.m. Tuesday. Go to www.ticketmaster.com or call 561-966-3309.
City of Boca Raton canceled commemorative ceremonies scheduled at Boca Raton Community High School on Friday.
Fall Festival in Wellington rescheduled for Friday and Saturday.
Lynn University presentation of Love Letters scheduled for Friday through Nov. 13 postponed.
Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History fund-raiser with home accessories designers Jay Strongwater rescheduled for 6-8 p.m. Dec. 7 and 1-4 p.m. Dec. 8 at Saks Fifth Avenue at Town Center of Boca Raton, 5800 Glades Road. Call 561-243-2662.
Palm Beach Reading Council presentation for teachers today at Indian Pines Elementary School canceled.
The Palm Island Classic rescheduled to Dec. 19 at The Breakers Ocean Course, 1 South County Road, Palm Beach.
Planned Parenthood fund-raiser, "30 Years in the Making," Saturday rescheduled to Jan. 29.
Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service of South Palm Beach County regional conference for mental health professionals, scheduled for Thursday, postponed until early 2006. Call 561-852-5079.
Save Darfur Coalition of South Palm Beach rally scheduled for Thursday postponed. Call 561-241-8118, ext. 106 or 561-392-8172.
Three Doors Down concert at Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Call 561-795-8883.
The Threepenny Opera scheduled for Friday through Nov. 20 at Florida Atlantic University rescheduled to Feb. 10-19. Call 561-297-2977.
Wellington Golf Classic for Boys & Girls Club of Wellington rescheduled to Sunday. Call 561-683-3287, ext. 27.
West Palm Beach Antique and Collectibles Show rescheduled for Dec. 2-4 at the South Florida Fairgrounds.
"Yvonne Rainer: Radical Expositions" exhibit opening rescheduled to Nov. 18, Schmidt Center Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Call 561-297-2977.
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge open, 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach. Call 561-732-3684.
Boonadducious Christian music festival, noon Saturday, Sound Advice Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansbury's Way, West Palm Beach. Call 561-795-8883 or 561-793-0445.
Delray Beach Garlic Fest, 5-10 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Old School Square Entertainment Pavilion, grounds and east parking lot, 51 N. Swinton Ave., $7. Free parking at City Hall; $5 parking at Delray Beach Courthouse Lot. Call 561-279-0907 or visit www.dbgarlicfest.com
Lion Country Safari open, 2003 Lion Country Safari Road, West Palm Beach. Call 561-793-1084.
Mae Volen Senior Center, 1515 W. Palmetto Park Road reopening today. Call 561-395-8920.
The Wayne Barton Study Center will reopen today. Call 561-620-6203.
The South County Courthouse in Delray Beach and the Belle Glade Courthouse will resume normal court activities today.
Jury trials have resumed at main courthouse. Juror information lines, 561-355-2930 or 888-780-5032. Visit Clerk of Courts Web site at www.pbcountyclerk.com.
Palm Beach County physicians asked to call physician hotline at 561-932-6043 or fax information to 561-548-3699 to let Palm Beach County Medical Society know how to contact them, their availability to see patients and if they need office space.
Palm Beach County residents call Palm Beach County Medical Society patient hotlines at 561-835-8753 or 561-835-6917 to find out how to reach their physicians.
City libraries closed: Delray Beach and Belle Glade
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County Council
To Our Visitors:
Welcome to the Corporation of the County of Renfrew's official website. As Chief Administrative Officer, it is my hope that your visit to our website will be both informative and enjoyable.
We at the County of Renfrew have attempted to provide visitors with as much pertinent, current information as possible. Contained within this section of the website is an overview of each County Department, including departmental programs and services, how-to's, and departmental contact information.
We trust that the information within our website is clear and easily understood, however should you have any questions or require further information about the County of Renfrew, please do not hesitate to contact any County of Renfrew Department for assistance.
We hope you visit often.
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Strategic Plan & Council Priorities 2013 - 2018
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QRA Outreach
As a charitable organisation the Quaternary Research Association is committed to encouraging the participation of non-Quaternary specialists in our activities and to disseminating information and promoting related talks and events that may be of interest to the wider public. QRA members often present talks on various aspects of Quaternary science to local community groups, schools, universities, and other organisations.
Our annual discussion and field meetings take place throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, with discounted rates for students and retired people if they are QRA members. Our activities are not restricted to people engaged in Quaternary research: anyone with an interest in the Quaternary is welcome to get involved. Further details are available on the meetings and membership pages.
The following Outreach pages offer information and resources useful for secondary and tertiary education as well as containing material and links of more general interest. Many of the weblinks have been chosen to be useful for A-level teaching in the subjects of geography and geology, and there is a curriculum links table to help teachers identify what aspects of Quaternary science are relevant to the subject specifications. Undergraduates may want to test their knowledge with the "Quaternary Quiz" or to enter our annual Undergraduate Dissertation Prize competition (details in the Awards pages).
Keep an eye out for the addition of further links and resources, and if you require any more information about QRA outreach (or have any ideas for material that could be added to these pages) then please contact Barbara Silva


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Week of October 27, 2008
Contact: Sarah Wally, (202) 328-7744
Protein: Are You Getting What You Need?
Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN
American Institute for Cancer Research
Trimming excess body fat is one of the top recommendations to lower risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. But new research suggests that efforts to lose extra fat may be thwarted if protein needs are not met while implementing beneficial diet and exercise programs.
One new study, recently published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, looked at three groups of women involved in a weight reduction program. The women, all post-menopausal and obese, were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a diet-only group that reduced calorie consumption by about 400 calories a day and two other groups that made smaller calorie cuts and participated in supervised exercise three days a week (one group at low intensity and the other at high intensity).
The good news: Women in all three groups lost weight, averaging about 24 pounds after five months. However, even in the exercising groups, about a third of the weight lost was not fat, but lean muscle tissue. Those who lost more fat than muscle? Women with a higher dietary protein intake, a constant that held true regardless of group assignment.
Earlier research, published in the Journal of Nutrition in 2005, found similar results among a population of middle-aged obese women. The study, which looked at the interaction of dietary protein and exercise on body composition during weight loss concluded the following: Women who got little exercise and ate a protein level normally considered adequate for people maintaining their weight lost the most muscle tissue; those with similar protein intake but more exercise lost less muscle; and those that performed aerobic and strength-training exercise and ate more protein lost the least muscle and the most fat.
What's most interesting about this research is the notion that a protein level normally considered adequate may not be enough for those trying to lose weight. To that point, a 2006 analysis published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that people trying to lose weight might benefit from more protein than someone maintaining weight.
While the traditional approach to estimating protein needs is based on a percentage of total calorie intake, some experts suggest that an estimate based on body size (or weight) might be more appropriate. One recommendation to facilitate better lean muscle retention during weight loss is to divide someone's current weight (expressed in pounds) in half and use that figure as an estimate for recommended grams of protein per day.
Also note that underestimation of protein needs may be more of a problem for some people than others. People who are more overweight and those with insulin resistance may need more protein than others. Some research also suggests that older adults may need a little extra protein to maintain their existing muscle tissue. However, people with kidney or liver disease should check with their physician before significantly boosting protein intake.
Increasing protein consumption does not have to mean eating more meat. In fact, sticking to a mostly plant-based diet that provides dietary fiber and a wide range of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals is vital for good health. Fortunately many plant-based foods supply protein, including whole grains, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds. Most adults can easily meet their protein needs with a balanced diet that includes five to six ounces a day of lean poultry, fish or meat and three servings of dairy products (or alternatives) in addition to the protein from plant based foods. Those who prefer to omit or minimize meat or dairy products need to include multiple servings of vegetarian sources of protein like beans, nuts, seeds and perhaps some eggs.
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