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He's been at it again, Barroso didn't like it much.
Here is a must watch clip of another classic Farage speech in Strasburg , speaking in his usual outspoken way.
Make sure you watch until the end where all that's missing is a click of the jack boot & a Sieg Heil.


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if you ever want to be transported to a world of psychedelic spirituality, look no further than the artwork of brandi strickland. she is a north carolina-based mixed media collage and illustration artist, and her talents know no boundaries. i first heard of her when i wrote about the WAFA collective a little while back (she's one of their contributing artists) and i was completely enthralled with her work. the mix of color, pattern and symbolic imagery is so complex that when you view details of her collages up close you will notice far more than what you see at first glance. once i reached out to her and asked her some questions for the blog, i liked her even more- and i identify so much with the way she started out as an artist.
read on for an interview with brandi and to see much more of her rad artwork.
when did you start making collages and why?
I guess it started with a childhood love of magazines. By middle school I'd collected lots of them and eventually, you know, my closet was so full that I had to clear some space. I couldn't bear to part with the great imagery inside, so I began clipping out the things I liked. There was no artistic intent at this point, I was just keeping nice pictures around. Soon after, I obtained a jar of mod podge and started decoupaging everything I could find with the magazine clippings I'd collected.
Collecting and re-contextualizing found imagery became my favorite activity and scissors and adhesives became my preferred tools. In high school I wrote a lot, but over time, my journals morphed from word books to image books. In college I finally freed my collages from books and craft objects and began making 'proper' works on paper, canvas and board. My basic mode of working hasn't changed much — funny to think I've been making art this way for half my life now.
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some of your pieces are so complex- do you have an idea of how they're going to look beforehand or does it just sort of come together a certain way as you work?
Most of the time I have no idea or only the first spark of an idea. I find an element or a few elements that work together, then begin building around that framework. Usually at some point I start to form a vision of what it will take to resolve my idea, an executable plan. Sometimes though, I just end up bumping my head — starting, painting over, starting, painting over, until after a few layers I finally put down something that I can finish. Although this way of operating is often frustrating, it's still what comes most naturally.
where do you draw inspiration for your work?
Inspiration is pretty mysterious, but for me I think it usually comes from brain and soul excitement generated through learning. I read a lot of non-fiction and often listen to/watch nerdy stuff. I enjoy studying mythology, Ancient Egypt, cycles, astrology, the natural world, and mystery. Recently, I've become interested in the incredible depth of ancient knowledge. I've been questioning our modern-day myth of progress and "his-story" in general.
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do you listen to music while you work? what are some of your favorite bands?
I listen to music probably half the time while I'm working. Other times I listen to someone talking (books on tape, lectures and radio interviews), and sometimes I like to have movies and documentaries playing in the background. My all-time favorite bands: The Books, Neil Young, Nina Simone, Ani Difranco, American Analog Set, Broken Social Scene, Four Tet, John Frusciante, Radiohead, Hum, Bjork, Outkast, The Smashing Pumpkins, Lately: Das Racist, Strategy, Chessie, Memory Tapes, Beach House, The Cinematic Orchestra, Lil Wayne, Gang Gang Dance, Bonobo, Songs of Green Pheasant, Mice Parade, Odawas, Underworld, Yeasayer…
in a dream
how did you get involved with WAFA?
I ran across their work online and it just knocked me out. Not only was the collaborative and individual work incredibly strong, but the mission/vision felt sincere and unique. Eventually I got up the nerve to get in touch, asked if they were accepting new members, and went through the application process. I've been a member of WAFA for just over a year now, and being a part of their community has definitely enriched my life and experience of being an artist.
if you weren't an artist, what would you do?
Ohhhh, fun question. I'd study symbolism, archaeology, astronomy/cosmology, archaeoastronomy, alchemy, comparative mythology, non-traditional Egyptology, astrology, alternative his-story, etymology, quantum physics, extra dimensions, parallel universes, calendars, the zodiac, precession of the equinoxes, and unsolved mysteries in general.
if you could go anywhere in the world, free of cost, where would you go?
Egypt. Specifically, I want to take a Magical Egypt tour with John Anthony West. http://www.jawest.com/index.htm
if you could spend a day with anyone – dead or alive – who would it be?
Bill Hicks. http://www.billhicks.com/
the artist (above) and her studio (below)
check out her website here, and her store here.
thank you so much brandi!!

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Carnaval de Binche
Binche, Belgium
The most famous carnival in Belgium, Carnaval de Binche attracts thousands of visitors annually. Known for its rich heritage, dating back to the 14th century, it's been proclaimed a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO. On Mardi Gras, more than 1000 Gilles gather in the city center with brooms to wards off evil spirits, as they dance to the sound of drums. Then, marching through the streets, they throw oranges at the public for good luck. The Waze community has updated the map with significant road closures and will continue to add hazards as they unfold in real-time.


text: Recently I found something like this statement in the margin of my Bible: "Sometimes wisdom, rather than being an ultimate thing, is simply knowing what to do next." This was an immediate kind of wisdom as distinguished from an ultimate kind. It reminded me of the definition of the old fashioned word 'pruidence" as a practical, daily kind of wisdom. Prudence like its cousin Temperance was a fairly common female name in 17th and 18th century New England. Now these words, largely relegated to the verbal ash heap, call to mind abstinence from sex or alcohol, which is but a shadow of their original substance. Prudence originally extended itself as practical wisdom in areas from sexuality to finance, to business to professional ethics, to family relationships. Temperance, too, meant self control and moderation (not necessarily straight abstinence) in any area of life where there was some kind of appetite involved, not merely food or drink but shopping, conversation, sports or what-have-you. But Molly used to be labelled a "prude" because she didn't let boys have their own way, and her grandmother was active in the Women's Temperance Union so don't mention beer around her. Today, though, the world is crying out more than ever for what to do next. How many are pondering and puzzling over their next step this very moment. Two thousand tears (and years) ago a group of apostles had their own version of this dilemma. They were despairing over the execution of their beloved Messiah and drawn to return to the familiar, their former occupation of fishing. They encounter their risen Lord who leads them to the fishing trip of their dreams. The result was a catch they could not possibly contain and an indelible memory, for it was to be their last fishing trip and it was the best. They were going out on top with an act that was impossible to follow. That way Jesus chose to begin an entirely new play, fishing for people this time, doing the thing that came next. Come to think of it, it's the old headlight principle: only what's needful at the time is illuminated.


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Dear sirs
We are using the 5.0.16_GA_2921.RHEL5.FOSS Apr 29, 2009 Zimbra version .. actually we have several problems that I couldn't resolve through forums or wiki help pages ..
We run this installation in a Dell PowerEdge 2950 III server
4 GB RAM Memory
2xIntel email@example.com GHz
We are using Zimbra from one year ago without problems ..
By june 6th, I upgraded from 5.0.10 version to 5.0.16 ... no problem was detected ..
By june 17th, one of our clients had problems with their mail server. We receive the emails to this client and then relay to their server, but their server was unreacheable and email keep in deferred queue.
By june 18th, Antispam start to fail.. we have more than 20,000 deferred messages for the client server with problems. We had to disable antivirus/antispam check to solve this issue.
By june 20th, I installed new memory modules to the server. The server had 4 GB of RAM and I added 4 GB to get 8 GB installed. Zimbra doesn't start. I tried to reinstall several times but was unsuccesful.
I create a backup, uninstall zimbra and reinstall again. The new clean installation works well, but I was not able to import data from the old installation. Enven we lost database connection because change of passwords.
Yesterday by night, I removed the memory modules and start the server with the old kernel that was working. I use a june 6th backup. It was working well but now I have the same antispam problem and emails remain in Active queue and SMTP sessions are very slow (almost 10 second for a telnet at port 25 reply).
The nginx reports that is not running ..
Any idea about this ??


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Technote (troubleshooting)
Adding the WASCE 3.0 Runtime Environment in Eclipse Juno fails
When adding the WASCE 3.0 Runtime Environment into Eclipse Juno, there is a dialog with a title bar of "Server Error" and the following text is displayed: "org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.target.provisional.ITargetPlatformService".
Resolving the problem
To solve the problem described in the symptom, there are two different ways you might need to go:
1. If you've already installed the bad WASCE Eclipse Plugin (WEP) into your eclipse JEE IDE. Do the following:
- Uninstall the bad WEP. This depends on how you installed the WEP:
"Help -> Install New Software...-> What is already installed -> WASCE v3.0 Server Adapter Assembly -> Uninstall...".
- If WEP was installed via the eclipse "dropins" folder or wizard of WASCE installer, just delete it from the eclipse "dropins" folder when eclipse exits.
- Next, restart eclipse with "-clean" option to confirm the bad WEP uninstalled successfully.
- Install the fixed, latest WEP from the online update site:
2. If you decide to use a fresh eclipse JEE IDE, go directly to the online update site and install the WEP from there. For more details about how to install WEP, refer to the WEP installation document:


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By Julie Montanaro
March 18, 2013
Five Tallahassee men accused in a string of fires have all entered pleas to lesser charges.
The prosecutor, Wade White, confirms that all five men have now entered no contest pleas to improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon and criminal mischief. Those are misdemeanor charges.
White confirms all five men were sentenced to 18 months on probation, accompanied by either community service or time in the sheriff's work camp.
White says in each case adjudication was withheld, meaning if the men comply with the terms of their probation, their records can ultimately be sealed.
White says all of the men have already paid the court-ordered restitution.
UPDATED 8.24.2012 by Julie Montanaro
The state fire marshal's office says a fifth man has been arrested in connection with a Molotov cocktail spree.
Spokeswoman Deborah Jamison says Anthony Colao turned himself in this morning in Columbus, Georgia.
Jamison says this is the final arrest in the case and she expects to release the details in arrest affidavits later today.
UPDATED 8.22.2012 by Julie Montanaro
Another man has been arrested in a string of Molotov cocktail fires in Tallahassee.
Zachary Baker was arrested and accused of arson, fire bombing and criminal mischief.
He is one of four teens arrested in connection with a string of fires on July 9th.
Baker's attorney had no comment on his arrest.
Tallahassee, Florida - August 21, 2012 -
Three Tallahassee men were arrested in connection with a series of fires on July 9th.
A spokeswoman with the state fire marshal's office says the fires were started when the trio tossed Molotov cocktails.
Nathaniel Buehner, Michael Lowstetter, and Reid Webb face charges ranging from felony criminal mischief to arson.
State Fire Marshal's spokeswoman Deborah Jamison says there were multiple fires set between 2:30am and 2:30pm. The three men are accused of setting fire to hay bales, port-a-potties, a trash can, an electronic road sign and even a piece of construction equipment used for paving.
Damages total $8,000.
Jamison says the arrests were made after someone called about a suspicious vehicle near one of the fire scenes.


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Aspen Institute India
In collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Aspen Institute launched its newest international partner with the opening of Aspen Institute India in New Delhi on February 3, 2004.
The new organization will be an international non-profit organization dedicated to in-depth discussion of global issues, development of leadership based on values, and a high-level exchange of opinions and information. The mission of this new concern will be to internationalize Indias business, political, and cultural leadership and become the premiere Indian forum for convening and developing leaders.
Tarun Das, director general of the Confederation of Indian Industry, a trustee of the Aspen Institute and a longtime proponent of the establishment of an Aspen Institute India, co-signed an official Memorandum of Understanding with Mr. Isaacson. Several members of the Institute's Aspen Strategy Group (ASG), meeting in Delhi at the time, attended. The delegation, visiting India as part of ASG's US-India Dialogue program, included prominent US foreign policy experts Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Samuel R. Berger and Strobe Talbott.
"Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote the pursuit of common ground and deeper understanding in a nonpartisan and non-ideological setting," said Isaacson. He added: "It is exactly this setting that would promote deeper Indo-US relations, through the Institute." Isaacson discussed the value of civil dialogue and compromise based on principles before an audience of eminent industrialists, journalists and members of the Indian Parliament.
For more information, contact:
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Along with a loose competition format, there were burgers, beers and a heavy emphasis on the fun factor. Four thousand bucks and a new KTM dirtbike were up for grabs. What ensued was a heavy handed final jam which delivered serious aerial assault and more than a few close calls on the deck of the 20ft. plus quarterpipe. Kyle Clancy pounded out huge backside fives all afternoon. Keir Dillon sought the elusive McTwist 900, and after 50 attempts put one down. In between he lofted some of the highest aerials of the day. Travis Rice unleashed the double-chuk a few times as well as huge backside sevens. Lack of consistency was Rice's shortfall. Nick Francke put on the show of the day with dozens of stomped maneuvers that put him at the top of the popular vote with the crowd. His lines included a frontside 540 over the Red Bull tent on the in-run, heading straight into switch backside rodeos in the 12-14 foot range on the quarter. Other highlights from Francke; switch frontside rodeos, McTwist sevens, and twice as many runs as the next guy, all day long. However, the four large and the new orange dirtbike went to Guy Deschenes.
The World Quarterpipe Championships has a become a tradition, a history of big transitions, big airs and even bigger after parties. The New Hampshire kids let it all hang out and during the finals, the locals made their presence felt; Pat Moore, Dan Garrity and Mikey Trappe hiked their butts off all day long, making a solid hometown showing. Steve Ash and Mike Bettera from Waterville Valley were responsible for the monster quarterpipe as well as a hell of a good time. Spectators, photographers, filmers and riders alike were stoked for a day of sun, fun, chilling and grilling. For many, the World Quarters is the last hurrah in the east before the big meltdown and plans for summer camp, this year the riders made it count.


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Ethanol output may decline 16%: Food min
India's ethanol production is likely to decline by 16% to 2,590 million litres in the current sugar season on account an lower output of the sweetener. The country is estimated to have produced 3,070 million litres of alcohol in 2011-12 sugar season (October-September), food minister K V Thomas said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. According to industry sources, the estimated quantity of alcohol produced during 2010-11 and 2011-12 has been about 2,630 million litres and 3,070 million litres, respectively and the estimated production of alcohol during 2012-13 sugar season is likely to be about 2,590 million litres, he added.
CIL to develop mines through outsourcing
State-owned Coal India is in the process of finalising document for developing 27 mines, with 136 MTPA capacity, through outsourcing to increase output. CIL is in the process of finalising documents for development of 27 identified projects during the 12th five year plan," minister of state for coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said in a reply to the Rajya Sabha. Of the identified mines, 12 are underground and 15 are open-cast mines, the minister said. Patil said that besides taking up production of coal, CIL has also outsourced some of its operations to increase total coal production to meet the present demand.
Pilot scheme in 6 UTs for food subsidy
The Centre proposes to introduce a pilot scheme in six Union territories for direct transfer of food subsidy to the beneficiaries in order to check diversion of foodgrains under the PDS and test feasibility of the new system. Food minister K V Thomas said that the public distribution system would not be dismantled and under the proposed scheme, the foodgrains would be issued to the ration card holders at the economic cost and food subsidy would be credited to the bank account. The department proposes to introduce a pilot scheme in six union territories under Targeted Public Distribution System,Thomas said.
Concern over paddy non-procurement
Taking note of concerns over non-procurement of paddy in parts of north India, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar asked the Centre to initiate urgent steps to ameliorate the problems of the farmers. It is a serious issue, particularly the plight of farmers and paddy-growers. We don't want them to suffer. Her observation came after members from Samajwadi Party,Left, BJP and TMC expressed concern over the plight of paddy-growers in UP,


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October is Cyber Security Month
October is Cyber Security Month
Last week at the beginning of Cyber Security Month, hackers attacked Adobe's computer system. This week, they targeted well-known antivirus companies. Proving yet again that breaches can happen to anyone, and threats need to be taken seriously.
UNH's IT Security attempts to keep safe computing in the forefront of employees' minds, periodically reminding people not to give personal information online and to be cautious about opening emails when you don't know the sender.
Identity theft, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, hoaxes are all issues of cyber security. Smartphones and other portable devices can pose as much of a risk as desktop computers and laptops. Hackers don't care what kind of network you're on; if it's unsecure, there is a risk.
"If you are concerned with your online privacy and data security, UNH IT offers numerous resources. In addition to IT Security, you can get help and guidance from Academic Technology, Network Security/Telecom and of course, client services IT service desk," says Nino Coletti of IT Security.
"Online threats are constantly evolving, becoming more subtle and dangerous over time. Recent simple and well-written phishing attacks pretending to be from Blackboard Learn fooled many more community members than typical attacks did even a year ago. Each of us must stay aware of new online risks and how to avoid them," Coletti adds.
A few simple steps you can take include never giving your password to anyone, changing it frequently, and never giving social security numbers, passwords, credit card numbers, date of birth, medical information and other critical information online unless you know you are on a secure site.
You can read more here at UNH IT Security. If you need to report an incident call 2-4242.


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New faces for new Assembly seat
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Solages: In order to bring more business into the district, government officials should put more emphasis on small businesses. I believe that small businesses are vital to this community. Simply stated, small businesses are the backbone of our community. By increasing the amount of small businesses, we widen the tax base and decrease the tax burden on the homeowners which is essential for those who are on fixed incomes like our seniors. I would also support incentives that enhance the development and growth of small businesses. For example, I would call upon the state Legislature to provide incentives for businesses that hire unemployed New Yorkers. Small businesses would create jobs in our community. The more people that work, the bigger our tax base.
Herald: Do you have a vision for how Belmont Park should be developed?
Solages: When Belmont Park opened in 1905, it transformed this community from a farming town to a sprawling suburb. I believe that once again, Belmont Park has the ability to revitalize its surrounding communities. For example, Belmont Park and Penn Station are approximately 30 minutes from each other via Long Island Rail Road. Belmont Park has several train platforms and large parking lots to accommodate hundreds of commuters a day. Therefore, Belmont has the ability to become a main transportation hub for the residents of our community. However, I also believe that impact studies should be performed before any development occurs at Belmont Park. This will ensure that we develop the area in a responsible and appropriate manner.
KeywordsState Assembly, 22nd District, Sean Wright, Michaelle Solages, Election 2012
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Obama: Libyan election 'another milestone'
|Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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July 08, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama has congratulated Libya for its first free vote in decades, calling it "another milestone" in the country's transition to democracy.
Turnout for the July 7 poll to elect the 200-seat parliament was 60 percent, according to the Election Commission.
As they did in Egypt and Tunisia, Islamists also hope to rise to power in Libya where they were long repressed under the secular rule of Muammar Qaddafi.
Violence marred voting in the restive east of the country, where one person was reported killed and two wounded.
Some easterners boycotted the election and protesters torched ballot boxes in 14 out of 19 polling centers in the eastern city of Ajdabiya.
The last parliamentary elections in Libya were in 1964, five years before Qaddafi's military coup.
Based on reporting by AP and Reuters
Link to original story on RFE/RL website


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Altiris this week plans to announce a software application that the company says will help IT managers package and roll out applications to desktops without disrupting the current operating systems.
Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS) uses tools to install software on desktop machines that can be remotely controlled by the administrator, hidden from end users until needed and restricted from resources that can cause conflicts with other applications.
The company refers to this process as virtualizing client applications and says it can help IT managers roll out new applications without causing a conflict with the existing software on the machine. SVS enables IT managers to create a virtual software package that can be provisioned and removed from an end-user client without lengthy install and rollback processes, the company says.
SVS uses server and distributed client software. The server includes an application-packaging tool that IT managers use to create the virtual software application packages to roll out to end-user machines. The client software includes a filter, which when a virtual application is rolled out can direct traffic, or calls, to and from the application to avoid conflicts with other applications.
In many cases, applications on the same machine depend upon similar resources, such as a dynamic link library and registry files. By directing application traffic to specific resources, the software helps avoid performance issues. They can arise, for example, when two calls to the same resource cause a conflict, the company says.
SVS installs the software on the client machine, but keeps its presence hidden from end users until the IT manager decides to activate it. For example, if a user upgrades his Adobe Acrobat to a version that doesn't work on his client, the user can call the help desk and the help desk staff can deactivate the new software and reactivate the last known version of the application.
For example, SVS lets customers roll out a new version of an application to desktops. If the upgrade works, IT managers activate the new version and deactivate the old. Depending on the worker, the software also will make it possible for multiple versions of the same software to run simultaneously on one machine, Altiris says.
Martin Gibbins, client technology manager, and Keith Hemenway, lead engineer at Amerigas in Valley Forge, Pa., have been beta-testing the software - set to be generally available by the end of November - for about four months. They support about 2,000 PCs, 1,000 thin clients and 200 mobile users across 46 states, and they say SVS could reduce the time it takes to roll out upgrades across their Microsoft Windows clients.
"We are in the middle of doing a Microsoft Office upgrade, and we have a lot of Access 95 databases. This software seems to be able to push the upgrade out and then activate it by basically flicking a switch. It could potentially take a half hour instead of days or a week," Gibbins says.
Altiris says the software can work stand-alone and is integrated with its larger Client Management Suite, which competes with products from LANDesk, Computer Associates and Microsoft.
Altiris SVS pricing starts at $29 per desktop as a stand-alone application. Existing Altiris Client Management Suite customers can get the capabilities as an upgrade.
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Okay I had to take this picture of the 3rd. floor bathroom - after all I spent a lot of time in there! One door missing - one hanging by a thread. Broken pieces of wall on the floor - what a shame. A bit more info on this bathroom pic I took (so there was a reason why I took this pic of the bathroom). Pat Maslonka (Yandura)relayed to me in the guestbook that at one point the convent entrance was just outside of said bathroom. Later it became the private domain of the sisters as their order grew and they needed more facilities, hence the convent, as most of us know it by, was born.
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Learn how to make Tested-Till-Perfect versions of your favourite Thai take-out items.
Mix this with sweetened condensed or coconut milk to produce the iced drink served in Thai restaurants.
See the recipe
These rolls are a healthier choice than their deep-fried counterparts. Coriander and mint give them a light, fresh flavour.
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Place pork on foil-lined baking sheet; brush on garlic marinade. Roast in oven for about 25 minutes or until pork is ...
The traditional Thai salad is sweet and spicy, filled with finely chopped pork, dried shrimp, peanuts and chilies. Here, we've mixed the traditional with a few creative ideas of our own.
Fresh spring rolls filled with noodles, crab, vegetables and tons of herbs served with a sweet-and-sour sauce is a great communal recipe — everyone can take turns wrapping a couple. This type of roll, originally a Vietnamese specialty, is so popular that it has become ubiquitous in Thai restaurants.
It's best to use live mussels within a day of purchase. You can store mussels in a bowl in the coolest part of your fridge and cover with damp cloth. Be sure not to store them in an airtight container or plastic bag.
This hors d'oeuvre from "Easy Entertaining" in the December issue is tender rounds of spiced shrimp garnished with a fruity topping that are the taste treat of the season. Sambal oelek and sriracha are Asian hot chili and garlic sauces. You can use your favourite hot sauce and increase the amount to suit your taste.
A vegan dish is one that contains no animal products, and this curry is a full-flavoured example of the genre. Squash and red pepper provide brilliant colour and textural contrast to firm tofu in this one-pot dish. We use firm tofu in stews because it holds its shape well when stirred. If you aren't into fiery foods, you can use Thai Kitchen red curry paste (which we find milder than other brands), reduce the amount or use mild Indian curry paste. Serve over rice or noodles.
A fried coating of sweet potato starch gives this chicken its uniquely chewy yet crispy texture. Sweet potato starch is a specialty product in Taiwanese and Fujian cooking. It is available in fine and coarse grind; coarse is best for frying. Buy it at a Chinese or Korean grocer. No other starch produces the same texture, but if it's unavailable, you can use cornstarch.
Katie Taylor of Thornhill, Ont., was inspired to create this recipe with chicken after making it with mussels. She serves this with jasmine or basmati rice, to which she adds grated lime rind, chopped peanuts, butter, salt and pepper. Kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass are available at Asian markets and some supermarkets.
Serve this colourful chicken atop fragrant jasmine rice accompanied by saut? baby bok choy. The mildest red Thai curry paste is Asian Home Gourmet, available in many supermarkets. You can always use mild Indian curry paste.
Serve with: Basmati Rice
Heat Rating: Fiery This dish is not for the hot-pepper timid: the quantity of dried hot peppers is essential for the classic taste. The well-cooked meat and the dry, concentrated sauce, with its chewy texture from lemongrass and toasted coconut, are of equal importance. Rendang must be served with plenty of white rice; a cucumber-and-onion salad makes a good accompaniment. Buying a whole roast allows you to cut the beef into large chunks, which are traditional for this celebration dish.
In large bowl, cover noodles with boiling water and let soak for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
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Thai food doesn't necessarily mean hot and spicy but it does mean flavourful and delicious! Serve this super-fast stir-fry over rice or noodles.
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These skewers are delicious done on an indoor or outdoor grill, a grill pan or under the broiler. You can substitute boneless skinless chicken breasts for the pork.
Our delicious pad thai recipe showcases the classic Thai harmony of sweet, sour, spice and salt with plenty of sweet veggies, fresh lime juice, chili spices and roasted peanuts. For a vegetarian version, simply omit the shrimp and replace fish sauce with soy sauce.
Fragrant Thai jasmine rice is a subtle contrast to the intensely flavoured chili.
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Posted: Saturday, May 31st, 2014 6:16 AM HST
Smaller rate hike approved for Hawaii insurer
By Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) Hawaii's insurance commissioner has approved a smaller rate increase than what was requested by the state's largest health insurer.
Commissioner Gordon Ito announced Friday that his office approved an 8.9 percent increase in premiums for Hawaii Medical Service Association.
The insurance company had asked for an average premium rate increase of 13.1 percent across plans.
Ito's office says about 5 percent of the increase is for medical costs and 4 percent is for fees related to the federal health care overhaul.
Elisa Yadao of the Hawaii Medical Services Association says the company based its request on informed calculations about future costs. She says changes in the Affordable Care Act are creating uncertainty.
Ito says the state needs to work aggressively to reduce health care costs so premiums don't rise every year.


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Brooklyn's Brucie Serving Beyoncé-Themed Valentine's Menu
Jay-Ziti for everyone.
Jay-Ziti for everyone.
Caesars says the split was based purely on financial decisions, not the superstorm.
A spokesperson for the club's landlord calls bullshit on claims that the storm damaged the club.
Jay-Z and partners had already decided to not renew the lease before the superstorm hit.
Kelly Rowland reportedly broke into tears on Abbot-Kinney following yet another stint as the singer's third-wheel.
In case you're gunning for a sighting.
Meanwhile, POTUS will be enjoying Armand de Brignac Champagne with Jay-Z.
Sure beats missing Skrillex while waiting in a food truck line.
The two-day music festival will have some of Fairmount's restaurants cut off from the world.
Is that really necessary?
We're guessing this is one place that won't serve artisanal pickles.
Will these generous gratuities change your opinion of Russell Crowe and Naomi Campbell? Possibly ...
The celebrity mogul bought dinner for a homeless man at Scarpetta.
Date night.
DOH goes Big Pimpin' at the wrong place.
The club reopens to the public on January 19.
The revamped 40/40 Club will reopen on January 18.
Perhaps at our urging, Kanye West expands his Boston food repertoire.
Plus: Eataly offers birthday deals, and more, in our daily round up of neighborhood news.


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Premiering a Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer tonight looks like someone trying to steal Medal Of Honor's release thunder tomorrow, but all's fair in love and war. Here's a teaser trailer for the trailer! You can watch the full trailer during the Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Jets football game tonight on ESPN. If 16 brief seconds of action leaves you wanting more, head over to the Call of Duty: Black Ops homepage, where you can watch a ton of preview videos.
My first impression is that it's pretty much carrying on in the Modern Warfare tradition; bombastic, over the top hollywood action. That means there's a clear line in the sand between this and Medal of Honor, which looks like it's taking a much grittier approach.
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Here is a link to the IC thread: http://pokedream.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15412
As posted on the message board at the Orcshead Tavern and Inn
Here is a link to the IC thread: http://pokedream.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15412
As posted on the message board at the Orcshead Tavern and Inn
The Lore
Astoria was once a land of peace and prosperity, a global nation ruled by a beautiful and wise lineage of Kings and Queens. That was all destined to change when a dark sorcerer corrupted their fair Queen with an enchanted mirror. The Queen grew so enamored of her own reflection that she jealously slew with the magic of the mirror any who threatened her own charms.
When the mirror broke, all the spells that were woven with it were corrupted. From big to small. In some cases the very fabric of reality was ripped or twisted. Wished clothing turned to moths and writhed on the wearer until the person died from madness. A wished flock of sheep sprouted two heads and turned rabid, ravaging a countryside. A wished stone castle melted like wax, entombing people inside.
These Pockets of Horror spread still when shards of the mirror are reunited, and finding them may prove as dangerous as was their loss. To this day, Shadow monsters, fiends, demons and twisted beings appear seemingly from nowhere and terrorize the land.
How this came to pass, and how the mirror itself was lost has been consumed by time. Not even the memory of peace remains with the people. The known world is torn by war and squabbling factions. Not even the name of their land can be agreed upon. Law is whatever a Lord of the Land makes it, and few know real safety. Over 2,000 years have passed since the Dark Queen was unseated and her power broken along with the mirror, only one remains living who remembers her tyranny and the true history of the world. And she tells no one.
The squabbling nations that exist now, in the minds of the populace, have always existed and the story of the mirror is a fairy tale. A few scattered cults still believe in the remnants of the mirror. It is worshiped and sought after by cultists who wish to align the shards and recreate the world in the image of their dark queen. They believe that if they can resurrect the broken mirror, their queen will live again and her terrible peace will reign once more.
It is the belief of the quest giver that if she can reassemble the shattered mirror that the world will once more know peace, and the seeds of Chaos will wither and die. The chasm that was opened to the Plains of Chaos will close, time and space will be healed.
It has been determined that on a specific date a comet will pass over the heavens, carrying with it the power necessary to reunite the shards of mirror and undo all the spreading horror created with it's breaking.
Her goal is to assemble a group of elites to track down the shards and bring them to the place of power at the specified time to mend the mirror, for good or ill.
Will you assist her in this cause? Can you face what is to come?
Reason for applying:
Name: First or full name, up to you. Include any nicknames also
Age: Something realistic please.
Gender: m/f/o
Nationality: Kalgarlands, Glade, Corin, Caralis, Murandy, or The Myrian Empire
Personality: Just a few sentences
History: Just a bit about your character to demonstrate that you've thought it out
Reason for applying:
Word: One word that ties to your past just so I know that you've thought of one. This could be a word as random as "macaroni" to maybe signify a job you once had or as meaningful as "Failure" to signify a turning point in your character's life. Make reference to your history throughout the story, let's see if us reader's can figure it out!
Appearance: Picture or description
The Land
Astoria - The ancient land of unification that split into the following warring nations:
Kalgarlands - The Frontier. Wild, untamed lands filled with beasties.
Glade - Tiny dying nation, home of the elves.
Corin - Dwarven nation, known for it's stone work.
Myrian Empire - The ever expanding Empire, bent on world domination.
Name: Princess Ann
Nicknames: Though her mother called her Snow White, she is now known as Pandora, or Pan.
Age: While her exact age is unknown, it is believed that she is well over 2,000 years old. She was born before the breaking and appears to be around 16-30 years of age. At first glance she might appear quite young, but from another angle seem much older. A casual acquaintance might find it impossible to guess her age, and only after years in her presence realize that she does not age.
Gender: Female
Race: Astorian
Personality: Quiet and withdrawn, she is the Mastermind of the operation. Don't let her ageless face fool you, she can still be quite impetuous and even childish at times. Her sanity is not at all guaranteed, but she is coldly calculating and strives for constant control.
History: Only daughter of the dark queen, she was placed in a magical coma at the age of 18 because her mother could not bring herself to kill her own daughter for her beauty. When the mirror broke, she awoke cursed, unable to die and yet unable really to live.
It has been rumored that the Princess was a wish granted by the mirror. One day as the queen sat sewing by a window. When her finger was pricked by the needle, a droplet of blood fell upon the snow. She asked for a daughter with lips as red as blood, hair as black as ebony and skin white as snow. Some time later the only Princess of the kingdom was born with these self same attributes.
Pandora herself claims to remember the time when the mirror was introduced to the realm. She states she can recall what life was like before the corrupting influence of Chaos gained purchase in Astoria through the magical mirror. Are her memories true, or has time manipulated her mind? Not even she herself can say.
Snow White is a name out of legend, one often used to frighten children.
"Obey your mother or Snow White will get you!"
"Snow White waits in the dark for children who don't go to bed when they're told!"
"Naughty children are food for Snow White!"
As such, she never goes by the nickname her mother gave her. Instead she calls herself Pandora, after the legend of the woman who brought so much woe into the world.
Word: Apples
Appearance: With hair as dark as blackest night, eyes the color of honey, lush lips as red as a rose and skin so white it seems to glow under moonlight, she is quite a striking woman. She is scarcely five feet tall and very petite. Her feet and hands are tiny, her posture regal.
Name: George Perihelion
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Nationality: Myrian
Personality: Argumentative and surly, this former Myrian General has a difficult time accepting authority. George feels that his way is the best way, and often times he is correct. He is often outspoken and at times even rude, but it is obvious he has a great passion for the mission and a true believer.
History: One of the greatest tactical minds of the modern world, he lead the armies of the Myrian Empire to great victories. It has been nearly 10 years since he fled his duties and he now lives on the run. It is immediately unclear why he abandoned his life in service of the the Empress, but is now a wanted criminal.
The Empress placed a bounty of 50,000 gold crowns on his head, dead or alive. A fortune unheard of, and enough to tempt even the most stalwart of companions. A wanted poster with his likeness can be found posted all over the Empire as well as in outlying lands.
Word: Father
Appearance: (Yes, this is a picture of Sam Elliot )
I think we all know how dangerous dark mirrors can be.
You think mirrors are bad, you should see the trouble portals through hell cause when they shatter.
Name: Malta of Bisque
Age: 263
Gender: Male, although he has no sexual parts
Race: Spell-drawn
Personality: Rather quirky and innocent, Malta is an experienced spell-drawn. He lacks real emotions, so his happiness and sorrow can either last split-second or for years. He is quite observational and quick to act, but rarely sits down and plans out things.
History: Malta was originally spell-drawn by the Marquis of Bisque, after he was exiled from Bisque for threatening the monarchy. He followed and assisted his noble and rather eccentric master across the broken land of Astoria. Malta himself was not affected by age or love, and so watched passively as his master slowly aged, loved, and died. The Marquis's death threw Malta into a storm of madness, as a Spell-drawn's master is his anchor to the world. Due to the dark, magical properties of Astoria, Malta did not die with his master. Rather, he became a free-floating spirit. Doomed to live forever. He became somewhat suicidal, but he finds that he cannot die, as although when he is burnt up, or cut up, or soaked and broken, he is momentarily incapacitated, his pieces always seem to float back together over an extended period of time.
Reason for applying: He is desperate to find a way to get rid of the dark land of Astoria so that he might finally leave this world.
Word: Rhyme
Appearance: Malta has no definite physical appearance other than being flat. His face is constantly changing like a Picasso painting and his clothing changes colors and varieties. Malta finds if he concentrates he can keep one form, but he prefers the flow. The only thing that remains constant is his blue sword, which is incredibly light but also very sharp. In terms of existence it is actually just an extensions of his essences (the paper), but it is wielded like an actual sword, with its own sheath.
Other: The Marquis was a rather eccentric fellow, and when he created Malta he made it so that Malta could only speak when talking in couplets or when rhyming somebody else's words.
WOW! I mention mirror, and well look what you guys have done! What did you need me for to start something Keke? This is a very fancy idea you've done up here. I like it. Truth is, I haven't given a lot of thought to a character yet, and I dare say I won't be able to make one as amazing as you and Solly. Truth is, I've always liked incredibly average people (COUGH *easy stereotypes* COUGH). I'd like to try my hand at an npc's eventually this time around if I think I can handle it. Time to flex these rp muscles, it's been some time.
Name: Avalynn Tresler
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: Human originally from Murandy
Personality: Avalynn is a gentle and soft spirited person. She doesn't like to make a fuss and tries to be as courteous and mannerly as possible. She was raised so strictly that she is not very in-tune with her own desires and ideas and in a large way, does not know herself.
History: Avalynn is from a sanctuary of sorts secluded in the mountains of Murandy. Her childhood was spent with her family, but upon her eigth birthday she was chosen to train as a herbalist in the Harmyn Temples. The Harmyn temple is an ancient tribe of sorts comprised of all women, it's existence stretching past the time of the Dark Queen but the inhabitants know nothing of the mirror or any of the past. The women never marry or have their own children, so all of it's members are specifically chosen at young ages from surrounding villages. The women are trained to be doctors and helpers, living off the land and generally secluded from people. They take in and are sent patients of all kinds where the women treat the sickly much like a hospital. Often times the elders of the temple send out some of their women to help other lands in times of distress or to gather new herbs for medicine. The Harmyn temples are often said to be a good and pure place, the last of a dying kind and sourly needed in such a corrupted world. Then again, who can be certain that anything is good and pure anymore?
Reason for applying: Avalynn was in the area at the time having been sent by the elders to gather resources since their own meager supplies are diminsihing. The promise of money that she intended to bring back to the temples drove her to apply (partly suckered in for not fully understanding what she was getting herself into.)
Word: Puppet
Appearance: Avalynn is a skinny girl with long flowing light blonde hair. She has a beautiful face with large light blue eyes, plump lips and sculpted cheekbones. She always covers herself to the full, from neck to toes and will not go out without a skirt or dress as she see's pants as inappropriate for women. She often wears blues and greens, lighter colours and never anything black or dismal.
Very, very light magery. Think: Tolkien magic. Most magic is subtle and takes a long time to take effect, wizards are very rare.
The world is filled with raw magical energy with great potential for magic, but it has been corrupted by Chaos because of the rift created when the mirror was broken. Any spell is likely to be corrupted, and so is very dangerous. Magecraft has all but died out because of the sheer danger involved with working spells.
Before the breaking, mages were common and magic was used to benefit mankind. Now, it's considered a dark art because of the Chaotic nature of magical energy.
Let me know what you have in mind and I'll let you know if it will work
Is this the RP that I keep hearing about that's the talk of the town?
It could be very worth the effort, especially if you like to play madmen. A mage could be very, very useful if played right. But I am not interested in an overpowered godmodder.
I would LOVE to have one in the party.
A mage would be more a staff user who tried healing and light offensive magic.
Nothing like making it rain meteors, more like making a fog rise to hide you from the enemy and allow the party to escape a battle they couldn't win.
More like causing a whirlpool in a river to hinder a pursuers crossing than creating a tornado to rip apart a massive army.
More like creating a bridge of air across a wide canyon than a wall of fire to consume the enemy.
You get my drift?
More like Gandalf, less like a harbinger of death and destruction.
I think we have different scales of magical strength.
If so thats awesome, cause I'm thinking about giving my character the ability to use minor spells, such as healing some injuries, restraining opponents to a certain extent, and minor destructive spells (by minor, i mean unless used with strategy, you'd be better fighting with a spoon).
"I can't explain just how it feels,
the thoughts of my premature burial.
Inside this oblong box I lie,
with the hope I'll be buried alive."
That sounds fine, Shadow. Just keep in mind what I said about the dangerous potential in using magic.
Sometimes you will intend to light a candle and the spell will be corrupted, creating a raging fire that consumes half of the table before you can contain it. Sometimes you will intend to create a gentle rainfall to help a farmer's crops but the spell will twist and create a massive storm that decimates the fields.
Magic is dangerous, and few choose to use it except in the last defense of their life.
Dark magic is banned and punishable by death because for whatever reason dark spells are more often corrupted than Light.
Healing magic very rarely corrupts.
Sweet. That means my destructive spells have a 50% chance of exploding in my face.
Anyway, Here's my half-assed profile
Name:Unknown, goes by The Shadow or The Rogue
Age: 21-ish
Gender: Male
Race: Glade
Personality: Typically he's kinda calm but cold, but on a battlefield he's a demon. Either way he uses a cruel sarcasm.
History: Said to be from one of the noble families, he was said to be the next successor, and was raised as such. However, after going berserk on a battlefield and killing everyone, both friend and foe, he was disowned and put under a form of exile until he could redeem himself. It is not known how much of this is true though, as everyone who knew anything about him refuses to acknowledge his existence. The only thing known about him for sure is that he works as a blade for hire and seem to pick jobs based more on whether he thinks it's interesting than the price.
Reason for applying: Bored, think it'll be something interesting for a little while.
Word: Die
Appearance: He's about 5'9" and around 150lbs. He has white hair and red eyes (look to my avvy for general reference of face/head). He's dressed simply, wearing black boots, black pants, a black sleeveless shirt, and a black cloak. The only things that stand out are the silver bracelets he wears, a black eye patch on his right eye with an odd silver seal mark on it, and his sword. His sword is single edged and slightly curved (like a katana). It's black and plain except for some silver runes that run down each side next to the blood groove.
Other details: His eye patch acts to seal off a large portion of his energy reserves. Also, he knows how to use some minor spells of healing, binding, and destruction.
Last edited by Shadow; 08-29-2010 at 09:01 PM.
"I can't explain just how it feels,
the thoughts of my premature burial.
Inside this oblong box I lie,
with the hope I'll be buried alive."
Hey I just thought of a question. For the magic are incantations mandatory or optional?
"I can't explain just how it feels,
the thoughts of my premature burial.
Inside this oblong box I lie,
with the hope I'll be buried alive."
See also: Artemis Fowl.


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Aug 14, 2012
The problem has been blamed on the "open concept poultry farming" practised by some businesses. Although new investors must use a closed farming concept, existing farmers have been given time to gradually move to the closed farming concept.
Fly breeding occurs when the poultry droppings are wet and not when it is kept dry. Poultry droppings can get wet due to rain beating into the open poultry sheds, from leaking poultry drinking water containers or drinking nipples. They can also be caused by excessive moisture in the dropping itself.
To prevent this the floor of the poultry shed should be cemented for easy cleaning. Secondly, the roof of the sheds should be extended sufficiently on both sides to prevent rain water beating into the sheds and wetting the poultry litter (poultry manure/poultry droppings). Thirdly, a layer of sawdust should be spread daily over the poultry droppings to absorb excessive moisture in the droppings to keep them dry.
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Recap: OKC Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers
The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry, John Rohde and Anthony Slater provided live coverage via Twitter of the Oklahoma City Thunder's 109-97 win in Los Angeles against the Clippers.
9:19 p.m. RT @NewsOKThunder: Kevin Durant's colorful All-Star weekend shoes unveiled to public bit.ly/10rxa96 via @anthonyVslater
9:22 p.m. KD pregame on FSOklahoma: "Clippers are a very good team…we know it's going to be a physical game…should be fun." pic.twitter.com/W2H0msMi
9:25 p.m. The Clippers are 3-0 this season without Chris Paul, with easy wins over Houston, Minnesota and Memphis.
9:26 p.m. The Clippers are 3-0 this season without Chris Paul, with easy wins over Houston, Minnesota and Memphis. All on the road.
9:34 p.m. After tonight, the Thunder and Clippers will have a combined 20 losses. The Lakers already have 24.
9:53 p.m. Five points and five boards for DeAndre Jordan in the first seven minutes. Looks good.
9:54 p.m. Just imagine how bad this would look if the Clippers could make a shot.
10:03 p.m. Thunder and Clippers tied at 22 after one quarter. Serge Ibaka with six points and five boards.
10:03 p.m. 22-all after one quarter. Thunder shows some nice fight after a slow start.
10:04 p.m. Lamar Odom had four points in the first quarter. He averages 3.6 per game this year (season-high is 10). Man, his game dropped off.
10:05 p.m. It's a lot louder in here than I ever remember it being inside Staples Center for a Clippers game. I can barely hear the guy next to me.
10:05 p.m. #Thunder closes Q1 on 8-0 run vs #Clippers, including late 3-pointer from KMart. It's tied at 22 headed to Q2 thunder.nba.com
10:08 p.m. Kevin Martin is 4/4 for 11 points. Three hits from deep. Having one of those games.
10:08 p.m. DeAndre Liggins is doing all kinds of good, in big and small ways.
10:11 p.m. Reggie Jackson is doing a surprisingly good job guarding Jamal Crawford.
10:12 p.m. Despite big numbers, Kevin Durant is shooting 38% the last two games. He's 21/55 from the floor.
10:12 p.m. Despite big numbers, Kevin Durant is shooting 38% the last two-plus games. He's 21/55 from the floor.
10:15 p.m. Reggie Jackson: the Jamal Crawford stopper! (Too early?)
10:19 p.m. Russell Westbrook trying to tell Kevin Durant that he's not going to pass him the ball in the post if he doesn't have good position. Smart.
10:22 p.m. Kevin Durant could be headed for another technical tonight. He clearly thinks he's getting hammered on every shot without getting the calls.
10:25 p.m. Eric Bledsoe would start at point on about 20 teams. Really thrives when CP3 is out.
10:27 p.m. Jeremy Lamb with 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Tulsa 66ers tonight. Thunder assignees abuse D-League defenders.
10:28 p.m. That was a dumb play by Bledsoe. But MAN was that explosive!!
10:29 p.m. Whoops!!!
10:30 p.m. After scoring just 18 points at Denver on Sunday (all by Kevin Martin), the Thunder's bench has 21 in the first half tonight.
10:34 p.m. I've never seen this defense from Ibaka. He's literally sticking his head into Blake Griffin's belly. Not sure that falls under fundamentals
10:34 p.m. Nick Collison in 11 first half minutes: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Picking up the slack for Perkins.
10:37 p.m. Thunder up 49-45 at halftime. Westbrook with 12, KD with eight, Blake Griffin with a game-high 16 (and eight boards/four assists).
10:38 p.m. At halftime, the Thunder leads the Clippers 49-45.
10:39 p.m. 21 first-half points from #Thunder bench. OKC leads #Clippers at halftime 49-45. Box score/more on TV Companion @ thunder.nba.com
10:41 p.m. Combined plus/minus for the Thunder bench: +48 / Clippers bench: -42 / Thunder starters: -20 / Clippers starters: +22
10:56 p.m. Kendrick Perkins is picking up fouls at a Hollins-esque pace tonight.
10:57 p.m. Rough night for Kendrick Perkins. Another foul, his fourth in eight minutes...Something tells me he doesn't agree with any of them. Lol
11:00 p.m. Pretty physical game.
11:01 p.m. Jim Gray in the house.
11:01 p.m. Thunder are Spursing the #Clippers right now. Getting into the paint off the dribble and taking wide-open three's. LAC down 62-49.
11:02 p.m. Jamal Crawford and Eric Bledsoe a combined 4-of-20 shooting tonight. Thunder up lead to 62-49.
11:04 p.m. That was great help by Collison. Great help.
11:06 p.m. If that possession was a Disney show, it'd be called "That's So Caron."
11:10 p.m. How you know a bunch of people have jumped on the Clippers bandwagon. Scores of fans are looking at Clipper Darrell sideways when he yells.
11:11 p.m. Serge Ibaka and Blake Griffin trading 23-footers. Jamal Crawford can't buy a shot. Some strange things going on in Staples tonight.
11:11 p.m. Feels like the Thunder are shooting 110 % this quarter.
11:12 p.m. OKC has opened it up to a 77-61 lead.
11:12 p.m. The Thunder is 10-of-16 from three tonight. The Clippers are 1-of-9. Difference in the game.
11:16 p.m. After turning it over eight times in the first half, the Thunder has now turned it over five times in the third quarter.
11:17 p.m. Floyd Mayweather just got booed when shown on the jumbotron. Guess they wanted him to fight Pacman.
11:19 p.m. Floyd and his friend both laughed it off.
11:23 p.m. The Thunder is 28-0 this season when leading after three quarters. Up 14 on the Clippers heading to the fourth.
11:23 p.m. KD 19p, Russ 17, Serge 14. #Thunder leads #Clippers after three 82-68. Watch Q4 on @FSOklahoma or outside of region, @NBATV
11:27 p.m. Willie Green and the bench have cut this to 82-75 at the start of the 4th with Russ and KD on the bench. Durant on his way back in.
11:28 p.m. Jamal Crawford has awoken and the Clippers are alive. LA within seven after a 7-0 run to start the fourth.
11:28 p.m. Only three free throw attempts for Kevin Durant tonight. He had 42 combined the past two games.
11:31 p.m. Grant Hill, looking spry after a night off.
11:34 p.m. Kevin Durant with 6 second-chance points on two possessions is tough to overcome.
11:35 p.m. Three more for Durant who has 28. Clippers back down 14
11:36 p.m. Kevin Durant started 1-of-7 shooting, he's 8-of-9 since. Icing the Clippers with three straight fourth quarter threes.
11:38 p.m. A season-high 15 threes for the Thunder tonight. On 25 attempts.
11:38 p.m. At least that monster Durant dunk was only worth 2.
11:39 p.m. Durant has scored 30+ points in six of the past seven games.
11:40 p.m. RT @andrewthehan: Kevin Durant playing like he's mad at LA for having him do THUNDERSTRUCK.
11:40 p.m. Thunder has made an OKC era record 15 3-pointers tonight.
11:41 p.m. Prior to these Westbrook free throws with 4:01 remaining, Blake Griffin has attempted more foul shots (eight) than the Thunder (seven).
11:41 p.m. Might be time to pull the plug and put in the, um, starters? Willie Green, Caron Butler and DeAndre Jordan all on the bench.
11:45 p.m. If the #Clippers' cheerleaders had any respect, they'd give all the free T-shirts to Kevin Durant.
11:48 p.m. RT @BeckleyMason: Blake Griffin is having a hell of a game (29-10-5). If his team was shooting 60% from 3, the Clippers would be up 2.
11:49 p.m. Two straight illegal screens again. You wanted consistency...
11:49 p.m. The #Clippers might offensive foul their way to a comeback win!
11:49 p.m. The Thunder are offensively fouling the Clippers back into the game.
11:50 p.m. Jamal Crawford just got hammered!! Consider yourselves even, Thunder fans.
11:51 p.m. OK, upon further review there definitely was some acting involved.
11:52 p.m. #Clippers had a fastbreak for an easy two but Blake Griffin overshoots Jamal Crawford by a lot. Would've cut it to 6 with 50 sec left.
11:55 p.m. The #Clippers lose in OT in OKC w/ CP3 having a brutal night and will likely lose a game that got tight in the 4th with him on the bench.
11:58 p.m. Thunder beat the Clippers 107-97. Battle of the NBA's best goes to OKC. Thunder now 33-9.
11:59 p.m. Thunder beat the Clippers 109-97. Battle of the NBA's best goes to OKC. Thunder now 33-9.
11:59 p.m. #Clippers lose 109-97 to Thunder. Durant was too good in 2nd half.
12:00 a.m. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combine for 58 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. Off-night by their recent standards.


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Not one to show off! Ruby leaves "self-promotion" to the professionals
Unlike everyone in show business, Egyptian actress Ruby refuses to promote her acting projects! Erm, too busy to promote oneself Ruby?
Nope! According to Sayidaty.net, Ruby said that marketing her work feels as if she's selling herself and influencing people's opinions of her work before they've even watched it.
That's a new meaning to "selling yourself!"
The actress's tactic is to get people and critics watching and judging for themselves, minus her influence!
In case you're wondering how people are supposed to find out about her new work in the first place, Ruby added that there are specialized companies who do the "dirty work" for actors; their job is to promote her work and hers is to play the acting role as well as she can.
Oh, that's alright then?!
As for how she deals with criticism – and there's usually a lot of it - Ruby assured Sayidaty that she takes on both positive and negative criticism with open arms, as she benefits from and improves herself through the latter.


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'Social Distribution' could save the UK Insurance industry
Written By William Corke, 3 years ago
Social Distribution: customers passing on product recommendations to their family and friends when making a direct purchase from (for example) an insurance company or broker.
It doesn't sound like a revolution. Haven't people always done this?
For the past month we have been working on a brand project in Insurance. The product is an add-on policy that has real (money-saving) value for many consumers, but most don't know that this kind of product exists and so are not searching for it. As a result, conventional direct response channels for customer acquisition don't work.
Our answer has been to create a product offer that rewards customers for recommendation. Given a little-known product with clear benefits this seems like an obvious business model. But the ramifications of this product/marketing offer are profound: at heart it is a re-engineering of distribution.
Motor Insurance
Let's look at the UK market for motor insurance and its current distribution, based on 2011 figures.
For each £100 paid in premium, £79 goes to pay claims and £27 goes on expenses.
The alert will notice that this adds up to £106. So at a basic level, the UK insurance industry makes a loss of £6 on each £100 of premium (GWP – gross written premium). Some of that is clawed back via investments, and cross/up sell, as well as ancillary income (referral fees etc.).
Breaking down the Expenses into Operational and Acquisition (distribution) costs is a little tricky, but as insurers are allowed to defer the costs of acquiring the business over the lifetime of the policy it is derivable from statutory returns. Acquisition costs have been rising, but industry sources suggest a figure of £12 (per £100 of GWP) seems fair.
If we take a figure of £500 to represent an average premium (currently £488) we arrive at an indicative figure of £60 to acquire a customer (CPA).
Many insurers on aggregator websites do no other advertising. So here's the kicker… if we can halve the CPA by giving back £30 to the customer acquired through social distribution – rather than paying intermediaries £60 on an average sale, this would return the UK insurance market to profit.
What Next?
The savings inherent (advertising cost, broker / affiliate commissions etc.) in the social distribution model must offer real opportunity to product providers who can construct credible brand and product offerings in this space. We're working with some providers to try and make this happen.
And what about 'Social Distribution' as a term? When I mentioned the term in conversation with Alan Mitchell of Ctrl-Shift he assumed that Social Distribution was a descriptor in regular use. Follow-up on-line research produced the somewhat surprising insight that no-one seems to be writing about social distribution as a business model in financial services (or any other industry for that matter).
This will surely change.
Links and credits:
Mintel: Motor Insurance – UK – March 2012 – headings only for non-subscribers, but helpful resource
With thanks to Nigel Godfrey at Digital Animal for Insurance Industry insight.


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Rafael Calvo: affective learning and writing
Rafael Calvo's research at the Learning & Affect Technologies Engineering (LATTE) group aspires to complement traditional teaching methods by developing tools that support different forms of learning. This includes tools that use facial recognition to automatically detect a student's emotional response to a tutorial and software that improves a student's writing by providing different forms of automated and semi-automated feedback.
By Tim Groenendyk
"The way you write tells us a lot about the way you think, and the way you work," said Associate Professor in software engineering and LATTE director, Rafael Calvo.
Reading and marking assignments is one of the most time-consuming tasks for a teacher, Calvo explained. It is essential in a 13 week semester to get extensive and timely advice.
"Timeliness is very important. You can't take four weeks to mark and give feedback on an assignment because it's often too late by the time you give it."
To bring the feedback closer to the writing process LATTE uses Google Docs to generate data on how students go about writing, and analyse writing habits almost instantly.
"For a student, writing activities are learning activities, and the rhetorical structure you follow actually has a lot to do with the conceptions you have about the activity. There's a lot of evidence for that.
"Are you the kind of person that sits down in a three hour long sitting to write a whole essay? Or do you write five minutes here and there?
"I can see where you started writing: Did you start writing the title? Or did you start with the conclusions? Different approaches to writing the article will tell me a lot about what you were thinking when you wrote the article."
But Calvo can delve even deeper with iWrite and Glosser. These LATTE-created tools can determine the semantic relationship between two paragraphs using statistical techniques.
"When you put a bunch of words on the page you can mathematically convert that into being a point on a graph. If the paragraphs are semantically related, if you're talking about the same things, the two points are close on the graph. If another person writes about completely different things in the document the vocabulary is different, so two points will be farther apart."
For Calvo's team reading the feedback isn't enough, soon projects will study how the student responded to the feedback, if at all.
"Soon, we'll be able to see if you've made a change to the assignment. Because reading the feedback, if you don't do anything, is not very useful either. That's what we're hoping to start up in the next year. Instructors can learn about what are the most effective forms of feedback."
The most advantageous part of being able to see the writing process, however, is being able to better understand the process of plagiarism.
"And for the university that's a huge issue.
"Because what is plagiarism? Plagiarism is about skipping the process of writing.
"When you focus on the process and not just on the outcome, the process regains its value.
"So plagiarism is useless, because you can't forge process."
Another side of Calvo's work uses affective computing to give real time responses from an intelligent tutoring system.
"Affect means emotions. So we're building systems that can detect emotions automatically, and then we can use that as a way of giving you feedback."
LATTE records your physiological signs such as heart rate, respiration, the position of the face and head, and text (whether from writing or speech) to measure if the student is bored, confused or curious
"The system recognises those affective emotional states and the tutor changes. If he notices you are bored it gives you questions that are more difficult. If it becomes too difficult for you it can give you further explanation or easier questions."
Calvo said that the accuracy of the intelligent tutor's responses to the student's emotions are often better than their baseline expectations.
"Technologies are getting better, and our understanding of human emotions is getting better.
"In very specific situations you can get pretty close to what a human will say about certain emotions."


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Doesn't it seem that every year the gap between Mardi Gras and St Patrick's Day just keeps getting shorter and shorter?
It's kind of hard to describe Brass Bed, an indie rock band from Lafayette.
Among the many fine performances in the 'OZ studio during last fall's Pledge Party, Tarriona "Tank" Ball and her band the Bangas stood out.
Don't worry, that title's ironic! Just thought y'all might like to spend a little bit of your post-Fat Tuesday lethargy with this short video introduction to the Louisiana crawfish harvest... 'Tis the season, afterall.
Here's a singular take on a Carnival classic: a special 2009 arrangement of "Go to the Mardi Gras", by Wendell Brunious, accompanied by French jazz pianist Thierry Ollé's trio. Recorded in Périgueux (SW France), Brunious sings, whistles, and plays cowbell.
One of the things that's great about Mardi Gras is how it travels across space and time. So let's set the WABAC Machine for July 7, 1989 at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. During their last show ever at that venue, the Grateful Dead jam on "Iko Iko". Feel that Mardi Gras!
Two of the best places to see Mardi Gras Indians on Fat Tuesday are at the corner of 2nd and Dryades Streets uptown and at the Backstreet Cultural Museum at 1116 Henriette Delille St. in Treme. Lots of tribes gather at both of these spots throughout the day.
Luke Winslow-King will perform tomorrow (March 2) during a jazz worship service at the Norwegian Seamen's Church at 1772 Prytania Street in the Lower Garden District.
It's the musical answer to the question, What should you drink on a sultry-warm Fat Tuesday? "Gin Instead of Whiskey". Your mixologists are New Orleans drunk-n-funk rocksters Morning 40 Federation, from their set during Fender & Filter Magazine's All Night Mojo at One-Eyed Jacks, May 5, 2012.
The newest installment of "Guardians of the Groove" (see below for more on the series) aired on WWL-TV last night (February 27). Cherice Harrison-Nelson, known to many in the Crescent City as Queen Reesie, sat down with WWOZ show host Maryse DéJean.
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Review: "The Social Network"
One of the best films of the year. Hands down genius.
Simply put This is one of the best films of the year from script, to acting, to pure entertainment value. It's amazing how the story just comes alive off the screen and how easy it transfers to the audience. Not only does it play towards a generic crowd, but it's themes and focus are so razor sharp that any film buff would be insane to miss this film. Don't read my review. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!
Let's get this straight, this film is not a comedy, nor is it purely a drama. This film is not even about Facebook. This is a story about the start of Facebook, a social phenomenon, started ironically by the most unsocial person imaginable, Mark Zuckerberg. What helps drive the film is the conflict between Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and literally every other character in the film. This teenage and youthful angst that really drives the point home. If you imagine this film with older actors and the same basic themes, the drive and stubbornness would not seem as apparent nor as important and come off as pretentious. This fine line was drawn by the director, David Finch, as well as it's remarkable cast. Andrew Garfield, an actor that is not only about to play Spiderman but is consistently impressing audiences and critics with his performances in "Dr Parnassus" and "Never Let Me Go". He is Brilliant to watch because of the just plain raw talent that pours out of him on screen.
Justin Timberlake, known less for a serious role and more for light warmhearted appearances is the biggest egotistical asshole in The Social Network. Along with that is Jesse Eisenberg, an actor commonly mistaken with another young awkward twenty-something, defends Zuckerberg throughout the film. His relentless and quick wit helps pile on more conflict to the story, and ultimately that is what people are interested in watching. Aaron Sorkin knows this well from writing the 166 page screenplay that turned into a two hour masterpiece. Sorkin known for "A Few Good Men," "The West Wing," (which Mark Zuckerberg took off of his Facebook profile as one of his favorite shows after he found out Sorkin wrote the Social Network.) and "Sports Night." Talking to Jesse Eisenberg we found out that Sorkin is really good at pleasing both audiences, directors, and studio executives. The emotion of the film is written on the page in a way that actors don't get upset with him for being overly controlling, and the studio loves it.
The story in Social Network, which will forever be known as "the facebook movie" is ultimately boy wants girl, boy creates Facebook to prove his worth, boy is rich. That journey is full of drama, love, and sex; a perfect combination for any film. Ultimately I find myself having trouble finding things I dislike about the film from the cast to the directing style to the beautiful digital cinematography, all parts of this film are captivating from start to finish. This is a film that is so entertaining that it feels as if it won't win an Oscar; however it is crafted so meticulously well that I will be surprised if it doesn't get mentioned for at least something (best screenplay anyone?). The young cast may keep it from being in the running for larger prizes, but ultimately that is what brings out this movie's themes to the audience. Without them, this film would be feel like a bland episode of "Sports Night." I beg you all to go see this film because it will reassure Hollywood that we are still looking for original intriguing content and not sequel after sequel.
Check out our interviews with Jesse, Armie, and Sorkin below, and come back soon for our uncut interview revealing spoilers left and right…. and center.


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February 19, 2013 | 725 views
Mott leads Lynbrook wrestlers
Earns wild-card spot in state tournament
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Lynbrook's Matt Mott and Island Trees' Tom Sinclair appeared to be headed for overtime once again.
The top two seeds in the Nassau Division I wrestling tournament at 220 pounds were locked in a tie as the seconds ticked down in the third period of the county title bout at Hofstra on Feb. 12. Then Sinclair, who lost 4-2 in OT to Mott earlier in the season, escaped for the decisive points with about 10 seconds remaining to win the rematch and championship by the identical score.
It was Mott's only loss so far in the 2012-13 campaign after 33 straight wins, more than half of which were pins according to Owls coach Rich Renz. "Matt was unstoppable until the last match," Renz said. "He may have been a little anxious and nervous, and it wasn't one of his better matches. It's disappointing, but he handled it with dignity and character."
Despite the loss to Sinclair, who became the first county champion for Island Trees since 1988, Mott earned one of the tournament's biggest awards. He picked up the Most Pins-Least Time honor after pinning each of his opponents in a combined time of 5-minutes, 20-seconds en route to the final. "Matt's probably the best athlete I've coached in 23 years," Renz said. "That's saying a lot because we've had a lot of tremendous athletes come through here."
Mott, who has earned All-County honors in three sports (football-wrestling-lacrosse) and is headed to Adelphi University on a lacrosse scholarship, isn't done. He earned a wild-card spot in the New York State tournament this Friday and Saturday at Albany's Times Union Center.
On the first day of the county tourney, Feb. 10, Mott pinned Long Beach's Walter Ulloa in the second round as well as Massapequa's Tim Duerr in the quarterfinals. Then in the semis, on the morning of Feb. 12, Mott pinned Wantagh's T.J. Ragusa in 3:34.
"He's a pin machine," Renz explained. "He had three pins in the qualifier and three in the counties. I can't say enough about the season he had. He never ran into any trouble until the last match."
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Last but not least a song made to support Aboriginal Resistance, as we need to realize that it is very good we encourage newer generations to know about first nations, but we must do it with respect, not racially stereotyping. A culture is not a Fashion, although we can be inspired by them, let people know why or in which way you support that indigenous culture.
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- " Very basic, clean backpackers hostel. Staff very friendly and helpful. A little far from center of town, but they run a shuttle several times a day. Breakfast (toast and cereal) starts at 7:30 AM, which can be a little late if you have tours booked. If you book through JJ's, they will have breakfast ready early. "
- 04 Jul 2014 FRANCIS USA
" J.J.'s is my favorite hostel in the world.I am TravelinAlan and have stayed in hostels on every continent the last 17 years. None is better than J.J.'s. You will be treated like family and will feel like family. Tracy and Sam will help you with all your travel needs in Cairns. Breakfast is included and you get a dinner voucher, which you can upgrade. Although the walk to the center is about 15 minutes, their shuttle will take you and pick you up day and night.Dorms are big.
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