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06/20/2012, Huatulco
The day finally arrived and we were off to the airport to pick up Vanessa and Benny!! Yeah! We got to the airport early and waited for their arrival discussing how it wasn't very nice that it was raining on the day they got here. But they tell us it is the rainy season. The big difference between here and the Pacific Northwet (yes I know I forgot the s) is that even though you might be caought in the rain it's still very very warm. They finally arrived and off we went to sit and have lunch down on the beach so Ness could rela a bit before pur drive back to Huatulco. Grandpa took Benny down to the water's edge and he wasn't too thrilled about the water or the sand. Uh oh we thought and decided to wait for more introductions to ocean and sand after a good night sleep since they had been traveling since 1am. Needless to say Benny was out for the count once we got back into the car and took off. It's been 8 months since we have seen them so we all had lots to talk about on our ride the next 2 hours. Dave and I decided that we would get a hotel room the first couple days that they were here so they could acclimate. There is definitely a difference so we wanted to make it a gradual climatizing. We also rented a car with air conditioning. We had a pool and we all decided to take advantage once we checked in. Dave went to the casa to get the stroller,baby bed, and spiderman floaty for Benny.Nessa was going to take a nap but changed her mind once Benny and I were ready for his first visit to the pool. Mama just didn't want to miss out! This was the start of Vanessa and Benny getting on the retirement schedule. Since we had a late lunch we had a late dinner and we introduced Ness to Tacos Al Pastor. We found out Benny likes 'em too. The third day of their visit we moved back to the casa and decided to go hang at our Beach Club pool. Benny got the works that day....pool and the ocean and loving every minute of it. We ate at our favorite neighborhood taqueira that night and the owner invited Benny to her niece Nadia's 4th birthday party on Tuesday. Then a liitle girl eating dinner with her family came over and took Benny to their table where he entertained them all. He is quite the social butterfly. Monday we spent the day trying to fax a form to the bank at home since someone had been able to access our account from Mexico City and withdraw as much money as was allowed. The night before at 2am Dave and I were at the bank to withtdraw what was left before they tried again. (2 hr time difference from home). Good news is we will get the money back, bad news is my card was cancelled and Dave's is at home waiting to be sent to us. Thankfully we have another bank sitting on the sidelines and our friend Jane came through as the hero in our crisis! Tuesday we went to Entegra so that Dave and Ness could go snorkeling. Benny and I played a bit in the water then hung out in one of the local palapas while they played with the fish. This is the same place Dave and I had gone when I used the board with the window so I could "snorkel" too. Dave and Ness came back in for awhile and then took Benny out for more water time and he got his first taste of salt water, handled it like a trooper too. He is now officially a water baby. Dave and Ness went back out to snorkel some more and none of us thought to put sunscreen back on our little white girl.....yes she got burned, poor thing. We then raced home, changed our clothes and took off for the birthday bash. We actually were the first to arrive and we were late. Soon the place was filling up and the festivities began. The kids had three pinatas filled with candy and they even asked Benny to try, he's still a bit little so he just watched on the sidelines. While the kids were batting away at the pinatas the grown up family memebers passed out plates eith a sandwich and their version of a corn dog. They had already passed put jamica to drink. (a water made with flowers) Then they started passing out more plates and these had a chicken salad with tostada shells. And if that wasn't enough the cake soon came after that and Dave and I aren't big cake eaters but this was without a doubt one of the best cakes we have ever had. Just when we thought it was winding doen they brough out a huge boxlike cration filled with balloons. The sides were made of cellephane and the kids hit at it just like a pinata. Inside were colored balloons but the trick was to get one of the black balloons which there were only a couple. Insideof these black balloons was an extra treat for whoever was the lucky one to reach it first. But wait after that is all over the kids line up in separate lines for boy and girls and Nadia's mom passes out bags with more treats. She then walked pver to Benny and handed him his own bag. What a wonderful experience we had being included with this family! We of course ate all our food but we noticed that most families wrapped theirs up to take home. Nadia received lots of presents but the one thing that didn't happen was opening them at the party. I think this is a very respectful. This way the kids that can't afford extravagant gifts like some don't have to be embarassed by their gift being not quite as good as others. Wednesday we went to Copalita where they have a archaelogical ruins and a museum. When we got there a guy ws asking to be our tour guide and it was a bit more than we wanted to pay so Dave did the negotiating and we had our own private tour. Cornelia, our guide, proved to be well worth the money. He had a telescope and if we hadn't had him we would have missed out on seeing the pygmy owls, the toucan looking herons, the pink flamingo like birds and various other creatures. He was very thorough on his knowledge of the ruins and took very good care of us, even pushing Benny in his stroller once or twice. We were told by some other people that this place was just a bunch of rocks but we found it to be just the opposite. Of course if you aren't interested in history then it is just a pile of rocks. We went to the top of the cliff and had an incredible view of the Copaita river dumpng into the ocean and the surf pounding against the shore. Of course there was a storm brewing out there so the surf was more impressive than usual. Dave was keeping an eye on the weather as it was possible this storm could turn into a hurricane. June is rainy season in Hutaulco so it isn't unusual to have rain daily and we decided to continue our outings despite the rain. We were lucky during this outing that we had none. We left Copalita and decided to go to the Italian Coffee Company for a snack and one of their very close to Starbuck's frappucinos. In fact if you did a taste test you probably coudn't tell the difference. Stay tuned for part two or the rest of the story.
05/31/2012, Arm Pit Mexico
Thought we'd take a trip down to Salina Cruz (uhg 'nuf said)! So we went to the bus station and bought our tickets for yet another adventure in this life of ours. While sitting at the bus station waiting for our bus the ground rumbled and people began scattering throughout the terminal. We thought a bus had hit the building but it was actually an eathquake, 4.2 on the richter scale. Kinda freaky I gotta tell you. Then it was over and people came back in and we all still waited for the bus. Have we mentioned that the roads are a little bit curvey and windy?? Some of you that know me well, and some of you that don't, know I have some trouble with motion sickness. Hence the sea sickness that follows me along the coast while on our boat. Well it happens on land too but never where I actually throw up, just get sick to my stomache and have to get out of the moving vehicle. Not going to happen on a bus though....so I threw up in a hankie (no bathroom on this bus) until Dave got the window open so I could spray paint the bus a new color. Thankfully it was only a 2 1/2 hr ride. Glad we hadn't decided to go to Oaxaca City which is an 8 hr ride! We arrived in Salina Cruz and were sadly disappointed in this Mexican town. Every town we have been to has had something to give it charm but sadly that is not the case here. We found a hotel and checked in. We thought it odd that the hotel staff had to lock and unlock the door each and everytime we left the hotel but after wandering around town we realized it was a good thing. We ate at Burger King, yep the same, and then went to our hotel for some air conditioning. It's hot in Huatulco but the heat in Salina Cruz with the refinery near by was oppressive. After a little air we decided to take a little stroll for ice cream. Instead we sat down at one of the sidewalk eateries and had a couple tacos, not the best, but we enjoyed speaking with a young couple who wanted to practice their English and helped us practice our Spanish. We opted to go buy an ice cream at the Oxxo (7-11) and went back to our air conditioned room and T.V. The following morning we got up and went and had a great breakfast in a little hole in the wall that the sign said breakfast in English. We were a little skeptical but it turned out to be one of the better places we've had breakfast. The only bright spot was The Italian Coffee Company where we enjoyed a frappucino that compared to Starbuck's. This is where we spent the rest of our time until returning to the bus station to go back "home" to Huatulco. Oh and we did buy some medication for my ride home so no throwing up on the way home, just a sleepy ride.
05/26/2012, Hualtuco (La Crucecita)
Well our first hurricane (Bud) turns out be to the earliest hurricane to EVER hit the east pacific (I've never been lucky). But thanks to good planning based on recommendations to be out of the water before the beginning of hurricane season we were totally safe. But it is a little errie to be this close to a hurricane, the locals say no worries. One has to wonder about the next one as this area gennerally has 6 a year!
05/16/2012, Hualtuco (La Crucecita)
We have been here now for a little over two weeks. In that time we have rented an apartment, had a house warming party with our landlords and all of their family (fun, little english), got most of our stuff off the boat so it won't mildrew when the rain hits (and to make it easy to keep spraying for bugs as well as do work on the boat). We went to the "river" with our landlords and lots of family. Some locals washed clothes as we lounged in the river (literally). We've ridden our bikes all over town, gone to the beach club multiple times and taken a road trip to Santa Maria (elavation 2,000 feet) where it poured. First rain we have seen in a long time but none occured at our little town just went right overhead to the mountains. Our little town has not had rain since last September! Brought the ham radio up from the boat and installed an antenna on our landlord's roof (they're cool and think the radio that talks to the whole world is cool). We've watched a bunch of movies (pirated of course, I don't think I've ever seen a real DVD for sale) and in gennral just goofed and been lazy. Looking forward to our daughter Vanessa and grandson Benjamin coming for a visit. They will be here June 8th through the 16th. We've been busy finding cool places to take 'em. We have also been looking to move up to Santa Maria maybe in July (it's cooler), and take a trip down to Yucatan to see some Myan ruins! More later
05/15/2012, Hualtuco
Only in Mexico
We have long talked about doing a blog about things we have seen and you would only see in Mexico!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Garbage: This was the first thing that hit us as we began this adventure. What at first seemed hard to understand now makes sense. If you grew up seeing garbage everwhere you would not see it as being offensive it would just be normal, no big deal. In many places (tourist locations) signs are posted to not litter and this seems to be effective.
2. Bathrooms (Bano's): It was a bit shocking at first to walk into a bathroom that for one was filthy, toilet seat missing, no toilet paper, used toilet paper in a garbage pail (or the floor) and finally having to get a bucket of water as you come in to pour in the toilet to flush it. We have Bano's but these are few and far between. Public restrooms are extremely rare and almost always at a fee albeit only 5 pesos (30 cents). Going out requires some advance planning expeically for Leiann.
Buses and Taxi's: This a long subject so I'll try to be brief. First taxi's in Mexico are very cheap. But this comes at price (no pun intended). Some have holes in the floor, most are small ( VW bug or Nissan Sentra). Tires often bald, seatbelts rarely used or present. Plentiful, one needs only stand at curb a few minutes and one will come along. Actually when you walk down the street taxi's will honk at you to see if you want a ride, some buses do this also. Speaking of buses, again very cheap (6-9 pesos). Buses come in three basic varities: Very nice and air conditioned, Ok and no air and the most common that are used by the locals, UGLY in poor repair, independently owned. The latter will have names of destinations written with white shoe polish, difficult to make out at first (we have gotten much better). We get a kick out of riding the beater buses as it puts us with the "people", usually we are the only gringo's.
4. Sidewalks:Very early on we figured out that there must not be many lawyers in Mexico. We later found out that the recovery of lawsuits is limited to $800 and the lawyers gets most of that. It was quite a change from the US. You have to constantly watch your step, as the side walks often don't match height from one property to the next business. Or they may be a hole with or with out a plywood lid! I have seen small tree's growing in the sidewalk, so it is just cut off not quite below grade. Or because of poor construction methods or earth quakes, sidewalks are often cracked, buckled and broken with edges sticking up to trip on. We have learned to look down just like the locals do.
5. Shops: On the average block of businesses you will find 2-3 Tiendas (small grocery store) ,1-2 salons, a couple of launderies, meat store, clothing shop selling skin tight pants (modeled by manicans on the sidewalk), lots of lingeree shop's, a couple resturants or toco stands and a couple DVD salesmen (of course of the pirate variety.
6. Bootlegger on Burro: We were walking on a trail and what do we see? Yes, this guy who looks like the Folger's Juan Valdez coming down the trail. Asked him what do you have in your bags, fruit? He pulls out a white plastic jug, smiles with his few teeth and says No Ricilla! Ricilla is the local bootlegger tequila brew. Not to mention he had his trusty machete with him which we later found to be common, even on a bus!
7.Loud music and street noise: We soon learned that the locals love music and seem unable to listen to it at low volume. This becomes a problem at times when we have to anchor close to shore in town or in some of the marina's. Now in the casa it's something else. The place we have now is very quiet (compared to our place in san Blas, which could have music until 3am) except in the mornings when we wake at 8am sharp to multiple vehicles making lots of noise. It is common in Mexico for people to make a living driving around with speakers on the roof annoucing something for a fee. This goes on all day at full volume and is normal. In addition to the gas trucks (propane) that come around all day with the same speaker arrangement you have the water trucks (selling 5 gallon jug's), tortilla guy, the tamale guy, more tortilla guys. I guess you have to be here. Did I mention it is quite common for the neighbors to have roosters who start their salute at 5am?
8.Dichotomy: I suppose this will not be an only in Mexico, but I can never quite get over it. One will be walking next to homes jammed together dirt ,floors subsistence living yet, will have a satellite dish on the roof and it's owner will have a cell phone . Multi-million dollar homes and businesses next to these subsistance dwellings. Very nice clean tourist areas next to garbage strewn empty lots. Buildings either never finished or in slow motion construction. Speaking of construction another sight one sees constantly is this unfinished construction. Most buildings have re-bar sticking up from the roofs, we were later told taxes do not have to be paid until a building is finished, 'nough said. In the mist of this are palm trees, banana plants, flowers and other beautiful plants. Not to mention colorful costumes, Mariachi bands, lovely weather and happy kids running around with smiles.
9. Festivals: It may seem that some of the above is demeaning to the Mexican people, it's simply what we have observed. But in addition to these norms for down here we have seen many positives. It seems that two weeks can't go by that there is not some festival. Day of the dead, Relolution day, Christmas, New Year's, King's Day, Valentines, Carnivale, Good Friday, Holy Week, Easter, Cinco De Mayo, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day and Children's Day. I told Leiann I think they just make em up for an excuse for another party. Many of these involve large gatherings (like at the whole town at the square), fire works (the unsafe and insane variety), music, music, Cerveza, cerveza, food and more food, late into the night.
10. Food: Tamale wrapped in banna leaves. Goat tamales, Iguana tamales, Iguana or goat taco's. Rice water, Jamaica water, Limon water (not lemanade) and several other "water's" you'll see the locals drink. Papa's Locas (twice baked potato, arrcahera meat, la crema, cheeze, salsa. Of course lot's of octopus, shrimp, fish and lobster. Tripe, brains, pig with head attached (the man of the house eats the eye's). Fish deep fried fish with head attached. Most candy has very hot chilies in them. Shaved ice with chilie sauce. And many things that we have to identify.
05/09/2012, Hualtuco
Our trip from Acapulco was uneventful and pleasant, our last two overnights at sea for the season. Ok there was that one unpleasant moment when Leiann got sick and we decided to go into Puerto Escondido for the night. It seems strange to be thinking of moving off Chrysalis for 5-6 months! We were at the entrance to the harbor at 4am in the dark, so we stood off until day light. Going into an unknown harbor in the dark is something I try to avoid, although sometimes it can't be avoided. We got tied up at the marina, happy to find nice new and clean floating docks. In many places in the world floating docks are not used, rather concrete quays that the boat has to be protected from as the tide rises and falls. We checked in and we again we're happy to find the daily rate for us to be $24 a day! After getting checked in we caught a taxi to town only about a mile a way but we did not know how to get there and the taxi's in Huatulco are flat rate 25 pesos ($2). We found the town square (our routine) and found a nice little place with side walk seating. Another day in paradise. After brunch we walked around the little town, got the lay of the land, enjoyed the square and then returned to our little boat. The next day the plan was to work on getting the boat out of the water for hurricane season. I had called down from Zee-Wat with an interpertor trying to determine if one could get hauled out in Huatulco. I knew they had a dry dock yard and I had been told that there was some guy with a large trailer who could haul you out, that's all I knew. So we called the marina and asked about the guy with the trailer. Got his number and called him and the interpreter said he wanted 24,000 pesos ($2,000) to haul us out, let us use his jacks and put us back in the water in the fall. This was outrageous. We paid $600 to be hauled and put back into the water and stored for a month(including jacks). I thought maybe it was a language issue. So I asked for a price to just pull us out, reply $1000! When I planned on hauling out for the year I sure didn't plan on this. I figured I would check out hauling out in Acapulco (turned out to be even more expensive). As a back up I knew I could go back to Zee-Wat and put the boat in the Marina for $360 a month and it would be relatively safe from hurricane. Still I thought I could come up with something in Huatulco. I went to talk to the guy with the big trailer after we got there. I told him that I could not afford $2000 and that I had built my own trailer at home and maybe I would need to do this here. We left each other and he said he would check on a few things and I said I would do the same. The next day we looked all over for a trailer I could buy and modify. The following day I again went to talk to the guy (Arcadio). He said to come look at a trailer with him. At his shop he had a Albin Vega 28 on an old trailer that he said he had inherited at the marina. He asked if I thought my boat would fit on it. I told him it would. He agreed to take his boat off the trailer and put my boat on it for 5 months and put back into the water all for 6,000 pesos ($550). I said deal. I could not put a trailer together for that. So two days later we worked for three hours getting Chrysalis out of the water on this rickety old trailer pulled by a tractor with a long chain so the trailer could get far enough into the water to get under the keel. Slowly we got her to her spot in dry dock and got her blocked up securely. I wanted to get the boat emptied out so I could fumigate it every month to keep the la cucarachas out and also to prevent mold and mildow during the rainy season. So over the last two weeks we have been making taxi trips to and from the boat. Luckily our apartment is large and we have room to put everything in the spare bedroom. As you can see in the photo Leiann is happy to be able to hang at the nearby beach club pool. We look forward to being able to do some inland exploring during hurricane season and our daughter and grandson will visit us in June!!!!!!!!!! Check out our photo gallery of Hautulco on the river with the locals and at the Cico De Mayo parade. More later.


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HI, so my name's Tiffany. Im 24 yrs old & from Australia. Main thing about me is my sense of humour! I love to have fun, joke around, laugh & make people laugh! I'm not looking for anything more than fun people to talk to. All that kinky dirty cam stuff a lot of people are into, doesn't tickle my fancy. So if your funny or enjoy a good laugh and are at least semi-normal, come talk 2 me..
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The question should be do I use Google analytics or my own, like Webtrends, Webilizer, or Awstats etc... I think most would agree keeping your own visitor stats to yourself only and not in the hands of Google is perhaps the best business practice.
The less info google has on you the better.
ACK. But they can get this information by other means, if we like it or not.
If they compare the Analytics data of enough sites with toolbar statistical traffic data and/or adsense traffic data of these sites, they then derive universal statistical factors 'T' or 'A', which they simply can apply on any toolbaar or adsense statistics of any other site to easily calculate these sites' real traffic data.
So, with this background in mind, it doesn't matter much if you use Analytics on your site or not. They already know your site's traffic data.
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We have quite a few top 10 sites that use it and we have never had any issues. Its very helpful once you learn how to use it.
Google analytics V2 looks wonderful though, usability was the big downside in their previous version. They give you one of the best tools available for free.
There's been other reasons in the past, not usre if they still apply, including: slow reporting, slowness of the tracking code loading, inacurracies (missing visitors) compared to other solutions...
Also no one knows exactly how GA impacts rankings or PPC pricing and placement. As a business decision some may consider it risky to play a game without knowing the rules. Nothing is totally free...
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We look at bounce rate %'s for urls
And I know mine are very high since most visitors simply use our image pages as pure reference, many copy and leave and a small percentage through AdSense, it has never stopped us ranking #1 for all those thousands of images though.
I don't get it why people use external counters and third party hosted junk like this. Maybe some of them or their hosts are unable to set up server stats?
But if they can't set up server stats they could try selling some Burgers :)
I would NEVER use anything related to any search engine if I do SEO, that sounds logic.I would ALWAYS consider an SEs tools, as anything that helps me keep my site compliant with their TOS and guidelines can only possibly help me.
But if I were blackhearted, I would never use SE tools - that would be like asking a bank clerk to check your forged notes, wouldn't it? :)
Webalizer or Awstats are free and more exact than any external analytics solution because server based.
I don't get it why people use external counters and third party hosted junk like this. Maybe some of them or their hosts are unable to set up server stats?
But if they can't set up server stats they could try selling some Burgers :)
Server based stats are not 100% accurate either.
Also, in many cases people are not too concerned about the accuracy of results as long as the discrepency is consistent. Trends are important in web analytics.
Third party solutions are easy to implement and use, especially when IT resources are limited. In my current job we use Web Trends and stats are incomplete because it's a low priority IT application. At my previous job I used IndexTools, which I prefer. If I didn't understand something I would call them up and get an answer there and then. When I have an issue with Web Trends I have to submit a ticket and wait a week for IT to respond - they're obviously busy flippin' 'em burgers
You're giving Google access to all your log files, organic and PPC.
In unrelated news, Google offers your competitors who spend a bunch on PPC a custom account review. Google's account rep is thinking 'if only I had access to a wealth of info on long tail keywords in that industry, what keywords convert, etc. That would allow me to make this high paying advertiser really happy.'. If only they had that information.
Oh wait. They do. You just gave it to them in return for 'free' analytics.
People are making the choice to give Google, a data mining company, basically full access to all their web data, and allowing them to do anything they want with that data. When there are plenty of viable alternatives out there for a few hundred dollars. Me? I'm not giving someone access to my log files just for a couple of hundred dollars.
We'll drop Analytics if there's evidence that our information is directly funding our competitors AdWords activities!
Google paid a lot for the package. It was the most expensive stats package on the internet. Now they're giving it away. They're not a charity so you HAVE to assume that they are using the info to make a profit off their investment. That's just business.
Their is a case where using Analytics could help ranking. If you are sure your bounce rate is low and most visitors stay more than 5 or 10 minutes constantly, you could get an improvement in ranking.
If they weren't planning on using it, a simple privacy policy note would seem an obvious thing, no?
What would you do if your company had that data, the people that provided that data had agreed to allow you to use that data however they see fit, and someone spending $300K a month asks for some help in their sector?
Or, they're just providing the analytics for free because it's a nice thing to do.
Not a choice I'm going to risk when I can buy decent analysis software for $500 or so.
However it looks like that has changed at some point. Paragraph 6 of the official TOS now states that they will NOT share information with 3rd parties


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The pace at the senior center seems to have slowed down somewhat after a rather hectic month. We still try to keep busy, though, with our Fit & Fall Proof classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11:00 a.m. and cards on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. I have yet to hear a pool cue hit a ball in the back room in the time I've been here! What gives with that? Are we ladies going to have to challenge you guys to a game? I'll be the first to sign up on the ladies team – who will be the first guy?
Don't forget, this Saturday, March 29, is the Owyhee County Historical Society Spring Bazaar in Murphy. It will be from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. with the 3rd Annual Chili Cook-off hosted by the Murphy-Reynolds-Wilson Fire Department.
Also on March 29th will be the Melba Valley Historical Society's open house at the museum in Melba. The hours for the open house are 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Make a day of it on Saturday and attend the open house, then take the short drive to Murphy for the bazaar and chili cook-off!
This will be the 22nd year for the Melba Fun Run, which begins in Kuna and ends at the Melba Valley Senior Center with a luscious chicken dinner and all the trimmings and a fun auction. That is when we also draw for the great raffle prizes that have been donated from generous businesses and people. That will be when we draw for the Ruger 10-22 Semi-Automatic Rifle. The drawing is sponsored by the Melba Fun Run, the rifle funded by Jerry Barr, and provided by Elite Firearms President Jerry Borchers. This is a big fund-raiser for our senior center and is well worth the time to eat the chicken dinner and see all the great cars that will be on display. Call us at 495-2168 if you'd like to by raffle tickets. You do not need to be present to win – but you do need to buy a ticket!
Happy Birthday goes out to Ruth Smith, March 26; Rhonda Huff, March 27; Ted Bracke, March 30; Tina McCormack, March 31; and June McCoy April 5.
March 27: Swedish Meat Balls, Pasta, Green Beans, Dessert, Juice, Milk
April 1: Hotcakes, Bacon, Eggs, Hash Browns, Sweet Things, Juice, Milk
April 3: Baked Chicken, Au Gratin Potatoes, Mixed Veggies, Fruit Salad, Juice, Milk
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Since 1972 AHEC has forged a link between the state's academic medical centers and the communities of North Carolina. The nine regional AHECs create a statewide classroom for health science students, primary care residents, and practicing health professionals. This partnership has brought about high quality, accessible education for health professionals in all 100 counties. In the process, the AHEC Program has helped improve the availability of health practitioners in the communities of North Carolina and has improved the quality of health care in our state. AHEC has collaborative or supportive partnerships with several branches of North Carolina's Department of Human Resources, including the Office of Rural Health and Resource Development; the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services; the Division on Aging; and the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources. The nine AHECs have also co-sponsored continuing education programs with state health professional societies, health care associations, campuses of the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges, the multi-campus University of North Carolina and private post-secondary educational institutions. Cooperative alliances have also been forged with private foundations such as the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and The Duke Endowment, as well as with statewide organizations such as the NC Primary Healthcare Association. The North Carolina AHEC Program welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with our academic and community partners to develop educational programs that respond to the many changes occurring in the healthcare environment.


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Stacey Kennedy is the USA Today bestselling author of the Club Sin series. She writes deeply emotional romances about powerful men and the wild women who tame them. When she's not plugging away at a new story, she's either hiking, canoeing, relaxing around a campfire, or obsessing over Penny Dreadful, Game of Thrones, or Outlander. Stacey lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband (who puts any of the heroes in her books to shame), their two young children, and her third baby: a mini labradoodle named Jax.


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5 May 2010, by Sara Coelho
Scientists have found a simple but functioning community of bacteria and micro-organisms thriving in the lakes and soils of the Dufek Massif region in Antarctica. These are the southernmost terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems ever described on Earth, less than 800km from the South Pole.
The lakes range from small ponds a few metres in diameter to a proglacial lake 750m in diameter.
The ecosystems were found in glacial lakes, ponds and soils in the Davis and Forlidas valleys, part of the Dufek Massif at 82°S latitude. The lakes are covered by ice for most of the year, but in some summers the ice melts around the edges.
British Antarctic Survey biologist Dr Dominic Hodgson led a scientific expedition to the site in December 2003. This was only the third visit to the Davis and Forlidas valleys since their discovery in 1957. 'Our aim was to do a bit of traditional descriptive science to find out what is there, and combine this with some of the latest techniques in molecular biology,' he says.
The team collected samples of the water and the mats of blue-green algae in the lakes and soils. 'In the lakes the mats are surprisingly abundant covering most of the lake floors, whereas on the soils the mats look like dried lettuce; they grow very large there because there are no grazers eating them,' says Hodgson. They also photographed a few pin-head sized lichens, so small and rare that sampling was impossible.
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The team didn't find any evidence of the roundworms or arthropods (invertebrates with external skeletons, like crabs) common in other Antarctic ecosystems, and identified only one diatom shell – a type of phytoplankon – which was likely brought to the lake by the wind. They found six species of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), one type of green algae and 32 different bacteria. The only animals living in the area are some small aquatic creatures called rotifers and three species of tardigrade, a group of microscopic invertebrates common in aquatic environments. And that's it.
'The list is incredibly limited and it fits on a normal sheet of paper,' says Hodgson, who reported the findings in Polar Science. 'If you would apply the same analytic methods to samples from anywhere else, you would get pages and pages listing hundreds of species.'
Hodgson says that the community found in the lakes and soils of the Dufek Massif is a functional ecosystem, but 'this is as simple as ecosystems get,' he adds.
The Dufek Massif is a cold desert with a harsh climate and isolated by its remote location, which probably explains the extreme lack of biodiversity encountered by the scientists. So how do these species relate to organisms found elsewhere?
Genetic analysis revealed that the Dufek Massif's blue-green algae are similar to the strains found in other extreme environments. But the local tardigrade species, the lichen and some bacteria aren't found anywhere else.
The discovery of Antarctic endemic species, which evolved locally in such harsh conditions, suggests that Antarctica may not be as barren as we thought. 'The evidence suggests that the some elements of the Antarctic fauna and flora have evolved in ice-free areas, throughout all the glacial cycles, since the time of Gondwana,' says Hodgson.
D.A. Hodgson, P. Convey, E. Verleyen, W. Vyverman, S.J. McInnes, C.J. Sands, R. Fernández-Carazo, A. Wilmotte, A. de Wever, K. Peeters, I. Tavernier, A. Willems. The limnology and biology of the Dufek Massif, Transantarctic Mountains 82°South. Polar Science, published online April 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.polar.2010.04.003
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These are screen shots of the Asdar map, focusing on the Pallathantic and Barathorn regions. I believe this is the correct place to post these. I'm new, so I may be mistaken. I am always working on this map in my free time. It is an ongoing work, always changing and increasing in detail. I wish it had the beautiful detailing that so many maps on this site have, but it is rather plain in that regard. I make other maps, but this is my favorite mapping project. Feedback is welcome.
The Asdar Map is a Freehand Document. This is my first post with the eastern hemisphere of Asdar
The Pallathantic Sea reaches east west and is a major sea highway for many populous nations.
Pallathantic -- Close-Up
Pytharnia and Jaggudorns
Pytharnia is a subcontinent that flows into the greater continent of Asdauria. Where the two meet rise the enormous Jaggudorns, the highest mountains of the world of Asdar, comparable to the Himalayas.
Barathorn (West of Pytharnia and Pallathantic)
Barathorn and Pytharnia
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Finding Nemo Blu-ray Bonus Clips Show Some Alternate Footage
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After a 3D movie release, Finding Nemo hit 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 4 in a set that was chock full of bonus features. Now, Disney has a few clips from the extras on the disc, to give fans a sneak peak of what they might get if they decide to purchase Finding Nemo in a Blu-ray format.
Have you ever wondered what Finding Nemo would be like if it didnt begin with its sad opening scene that hits the audience right in the gut before we even get into the main storyline? Originally, Director Andrew Stanton says the film was supposed to begin with a different opening, and that artsy alternate beginning is available in the above clip. Since the animation isnt fully formed, it isnt an exciting visual moment, but learning how a film gets from point A to point B is always worth a watch.
Andrew Stanton introduces the second clip, as well, which explores the opening scene from the filmin its early animationand explains how the movies opener was initially spread throughout the film in a sort of flashback format. However, if youve seen Finding Nemo, youll know Marlin has some tendencies to grate on the other character's nerves. Because the opening scene was cut in such a sympathetic manner, it gives the audience a chance to open up and like Marlin nearly immediately, and forgive him for his little flaws.
If you already own a copy of the film, it may not be worth it to trade upespecially if you dont have 3D Blu-ray technology. But if the extras piqued your interest, you can check out what else the set has to offer or hop on over to Amazon.
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A warrior trained in bullets and blades, Renata cannot be bested by any man--vampire or mortal. But her most powerful weapon is her extraordinary psychic ability--a gift both rare and deadly. Now a stranger threatens her hard-won independence--a golden-haired vampire who lures her into a realm of darkness . . . and pleasure beyond imagining.
A combat-loving adrenaline junkie, Nikolai dispenses his own justice to enemies of the Breed--and his latest quarry is a ruthless assassin. One woman stands in his way: the seductive, cool-as-ice bodyguard, Renata. But Renata's powers are put to the test when a loved one, a child, is threatened and she is forced to turn to Niko
for help. As the two join forces, as desire fans the flames of a deeper hunger, Renata's life is under siege by a man who offers the exquisite pleasure of a blood bond--and a passion that could save or doom them both forever. . . .
'Veil of Midnight' is Book 5 in Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed Series.
The Order, a military faction of the Breed civilization, is in the midst of saving not only their species, but humanity as well. The Breed truly are a sub-species of humans. Having originated from aliens who where able to breed with human women, the offspring of these unions were left with the terrible task of bringing down these ancient aliens in order to preserve Earth's human inhabitants from their bloody destruction. These vampires were known within the Breed as Gen One vampires, and today are a rare find in the Breed population having existed since the death of their ancient alien fathers centuries ago.
Lucan, leader of The Order, has charged one of his combatants, Nikolai, with the task of making contact with a Montreal Gen One named Sergei Yakut. This elusive Gen One is to be offered their protection because an unknown assassin is systematically killing the Gen One Breeds and thereby exterminating the most powerful members of their species.
During Nikolai's search for Yakut he encounters the very mysterious Renata who welcomes him with a very sharp blow to his ego. Renata is a Breedmate - a special human female who can mate with the Breed. Each Breedmate can be identified by the same crescent moon and teardrop birthmark. In addition to their ability to provide offspring, Breedmates also have psychic abilities that are unique to each individual. Renata has the ability to create a high pitched sound heard only by the Breed that creates debilitating pain. Suspecting that Nikolai is the hit man that nearly murdered her boss, Sergei Yakut, Renata brings the big Breed down with every intention of capture and questioning.
Renata and her crew are surprised to discover that Nikolai is a warrior member of the Order and that the hit on Yakut was planned with the combined intention of wiping out all Gen One Breeds. Renata at this point appears to be a verdant follower and protector of Sergei Yakut but this appearance couldn't be more contrary to the truth. Having been abandoned as a new born and survived her formative years on the streets, Renata has learned time and again that she can absolutely trust no one. Her entrance into Yakut's circle was nothing short of abrupt and terrifying. She now lives in a realm of fear with the knowledge that she can never, ever escape.
Nikolai is granted permission to investigate the scene of the failed hit at Yakut's hunting lodge located outside Montreal. The hundred year old lodge is bereft of any human comforts and it's soon apparent that Yakut has been organizing and participating in the outlawed practices of a Blood Club whereby humans are captured then hunted for sport. Nikolai is also introduced to Mira, a young Breedmate with the incredible ability to show the future to anyone who looks into her eyes and is fiercely protected by Renata. Nikolai confronts Yakut on his illegal extra-curricular activities with abysmal results. After which events soon unravel with Mira being sold to an evil vampire, another hit on Sergei's life being successful, and the horrible added result of Nikolai being charged with the murder due coincidental circumstances.
Renata, determined to rescue Mira but realizing that she can't do it without help, breaks into the holding facility that's interrogating Niko. As the two escape, it becomes a race for their lives and with the death toll increasing every hour, Renata and Niko can only pray that Mira herself is not dead.
I really liked Renata. The fact that she's a warrior was fun and exciting, plus I felt a measure of female satisfaction every time she brought the Breeds down with her mind. Her strengths nearly put her on equal footing with Niko and their struggle for domination was interesting. Renata was above and beyond the most admirable of the female characters of Adrian's series so far. She repeatedly made hard sacrifices not only during her time with Yakut but also as a child living on the streets. She always put those weaker beings first in her priorities.
On the other hand, Nikolai was boring. We know that he's the adrenaline junkie of the Order but that's about all. We aren't privy to Nikolai's upbringing until nearly the end of the novel. While his past was indeed tragic, I thought that Adrian could have brought it out earlier in the story and saved me and my distracted search for understanding. I wanted to know who Niko was and if he had any substance to his character. Needless to say I was disappointed.
I was also disappointed with the romance. It just felt forced and based purely on Niko and Renata's life or death circumstances. One minute Renata believes Niko to be the killer of Yakut and then she's in love with him all because he agrees to help her rescue Mira? Plus there was some definite innuendo regarding Renata and sexual abuse. Although it is never verbally or mentally confirmed by her, there seemed plenty of evidence to indicate that there was. Yet Renata has no trouble having sex with Niko and the fact that she was raised by nuns leaves little in the way of modesty and Renata is soon butt nekkid and turned on!
Honestly I feel that if Adrian had been allowed an additional two hundred pages of wrting space, this story could have been great. The plot and action were intense and exciting and I think maybe a bit too complicated thus forcing the romance into the background. Adrian was also spending numerous pages in other characters' POVs when she could have devoted that time to Niko's and Renata's romance.
So far, I personally have found Adrian's novels to be either a hit or miss on my "like it" or "love it" scale. Combined with the fact that I loved the action packed plot but was disappointed in the romance, I just couldn't decide on an appropiate grade. So I've decided that 'Viel of Midnight' deserves a B- on the plot and a C- on the romance.
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Leave 2 month old baby for a week?
Hi everyone! So my wife and I are going to be parents in March but that's not the problem. The problem is that our best friends are getting married about 2 months after our baby is born. It's a destination wedding so we'd be gone for a week. My wife is reluctant on going because she thinks our baby would be too young to be left with grandma and grandpa. 1. Is it okay to leave baby for a week with grandparents? 2. Is it okay to take the baby with us abroad? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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I wouldn't leave baby at home either. Not at 2 months old. A baby needs its mother while it's that young still. It's ok to take baby with you, but I would call your travel vaccination center and just ask. If it's outside of the US (like Mexico), they might recommend some things.posted 09/11/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
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Company: INSBUD Sp. z.o.o. is a company dealing with construction performance - erection of buildings, overhauls, internal decoration, making façade warmer, floors as well as installation works of central heating, water and sewage, wiring. The company has been selling PVC finishing elements since 1994.
Desired Co-operation: INSBUD Sp. z o.o. offers subcontracting potential all around Poland and abroad. The company possesses warehouse of 400m2 (umbrella roof encased) which can be used as store, warehouse or a place to start production which does not require large surface. INSBUD Sp. z o.o. is willing to start joint production enterprise, joint distribution or to act as sales representative employing company's staff. The company may provide subcontracting works as well. It needs machinery and orders.
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In order for a city to boost its trade and create a lot of businesses and eventually jobs for its people, businessmen band together to form an organization that will handle all the issues and interest of the business of the city. These organizations are usually called Chambers of Commerce and cities usually have a chamber of commerce in its population. Their usual role is to lobby policies that would be beneficial not just to their own businesses but also the welfare of all other businesses in their city. The chambers of commerce is a group of businessmen which serves as the board group and hired people that will serve as either the Chief executive officer, president and staff to make the organization fully functional and remove the notion of biased approach of the organization favoring one business member over the other.
A chamber of commerce can constitute of a dozen member to well even to hundred of thousand members in a large city. The membership on the local level is voluntary and their main goal is to boost the interest of the business of the member. Depending on the status of and ability of the chamber of commerce they may be approach by the local government to help develop the business of the whole city and they became a powerful organization in the city that can lobby policies for the business welfare. If properly organized, the chamber of commerce can bring a lot of progress for the city.


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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), the second largest two-wheeler company in India inaugurated its third two-wheeler production plant at Kolar in Karnataka.
Spread across 96 acres, the plant is situated at Narsapura Industrial Area, which is around 52km from Bangalore. The new plant employs approximately 4,500 associates and entails a total investment of Rs 1,350 crores. Starting operations from this June, Honda's new plant shall have 12 lakh units production capacity in Phase I.
Aiming at market leadership, the company also announced additional increase of 6 lakh units capacity in phase 2 of this plant taking its annual capacity to 18 lakh units by end of this fiscal year.
The third plant enables HMSI to more efficiently serve the vast scooter and motorcycle market together with the existing Manesar and Tapukara plants in northern India, said the company.
With its three plants, Honda plans to significantly increase its cumulative annual production capacity by 64% in just one fiscal.
Elaborating on the company's plans, Keita Muramatsu, president & CEO, HMSI, said: With the inauguration of our 3rd plant, which is 2,200 km from the two existing plants in North region, Honda aims to deliver high quality and advanced 2Wheeler products of low CO2 emissions to the customers faster in the South region. The expanded production capacity will be further supported by aggressive growth in network to 2500 outlets and rapid new product introduction as we aim for market leadership.


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May 24, 2016
News Release: TPD
Updated: April 16, 2014, 4:30pm
Mr. Antrobus has been recovered unharmed.
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The Tallahassee Police Department Special Victims Unit is seeking the whereabouts of 16 year old Amarri Antrobus.
Antrobus was last seen on March 21, 2014 in the area of Old Bainbridge Rd. Antrobus is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and is about 120 pounds.
Anyone with information about Antrobus's whereabouts is asked to call the Tallahassee Police Department at (850)606-5800.
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May 30, 2014 03:00 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
NeNe Leakes admits that her participation on The Real Housewives Of Atlanta has allowed her to take advantage of a wide array of unique opportunities, including a small part in Glee and a position on the latest Dancing With The Stars cast. But instead of sitting back and being grateful for her good fortune, the reality star is prepared to demand a greater payout from Bravo.
It's no secret that NeNe Leakes is responsible for the amazing ratings The Real Housewives Of Atlanta has received over course of the past several years. She's the housewife everybody loves to hate, and yet, she consistently manages to garner praise from her legion of Facebook fans. Because she's made RHOA so popular, NeNe feels that Bravo owes her big time — and she is not afraid to ask the network to pay up!
In a recent interview with Life & Style, NeNe neglected to clarify whether she planned on returning for another season of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta. However, she did insist that, should she return, she would only do so after a successful bid for more money. "All of us deserve a raise. I haven't asked for more money yet, but I damn sure plan to!"
The reality star already earns a whopping million dollars each season, not to mention all the income she generates from outside projects. As such, a number of Twitter critics are speaking out against NeNe's insistence on a raise — after all, it's clear that the celeb's finances are in great shape!
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RealVNC® appoints Compuwave as key distributor in DACH region
1st May 2014: Compuwave GmbH, a specialist in selling software, software procurement and licensing advisors, will supply VNC® software to resellers in the DACH region.
The firm has been appointed as the German distributor for RealVNC®, whose VNC software is used by organizations in every sector around the world for remotely accessing one computer from another. The technology has multiple applications for IT professionals including remote IT support, working from home and training.
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10 Rules for Landing a Good Girlfriend
Rule #7: Meet her friends.
Did we just say that people tend to make friends with people who are like them? Use this to your advantage. Meet her friends; if there's about their values or behavior that you don't like, it's reasonable to wonder what she's like when she's not with you.
In general, the more connected you are to her life, the less likely you are to be blindsided. Don't believe everything you hear and don't go looking for gossip, but it wouldn't be the first time that a man found out his partner's secrets from one her friends, accidentally or otherwise.
Rule #8: Date more than one woman–until you commit.
If you're looking for a serious relationship, date multiple women at the same time. I know this contradicts conventional wisdom, but it's incredibly important.
Everyone has times when they want to feel close to someone, feel romantic, feel connected, and so on. If there's only one person in your life who you can apply those feelings to, you risk coming off as clingy or needy–without even knowing you're doing it. It's something I've seen a thousand times.
Date multiple women until you find the one. Then you're choosing to be with her, instead of choosing not to be alone.
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By Meagan Snyder
The Raisin Gang's members are active in Toronto's sketch comedy community, translating their fast-paced and often absurd sketches into innovative live shows as well as high-quality short films. They will compete in TO Sketchfest's Sketch Com-Ageddon during Round F, Thursday at 9:30 at Comedy Bar. Raisin Gang member Daniel Kurland was kind enough to answer a few questions for MONDO.
MONDO: Tell me how The Raisin Gang came to be.
DK: We had all worked together previously in various capacities prior to The Raisin Gang, the biggest one being Ryerson's sketch troupe, RIOT. That would have been our "Groundlings," I suppose. We started there, and then after getting out of university, no one seemed to think that education was the ingredient that held us all together, so we kept at it. We all have known each other for a gross amount of time.
MONDO: You perform live but also produce many videos. What do you get out of these different formats? Does one motivate you more than the other? Does your work in each format compensate the limitations of the other?
DK: They're both great formats to play in, and I'm very happy that we do both, but it's almost like they're different vehicles entirely. With videos, you can tell stories that you couldn't on stage. It's that simple, and that always has me thinking videos are the greatest, because you can pretty much write anything, and more or less make it happen. Not only that, but you can get humour out of filming, by having jokes in the editing, or the effects, or the continuity. There was a solid stretch of time when everyone's favorite sketches on SNL were the Digital Shorts, and it's because of things like this.
With videos though, so much more is just expected of you. You need a good-looking location, you should have pretty detailed costumes, or something in editing may not come together. There are a million variables that just don't matter in a live sketch, and that's when I find myself saying that live sketches are the greatest thing, and this is how I actually feel, because with live sketches, you get instant feedback. Not even at the end of the sketch, but during the sketch, you see how stuff is going, and you can change stuff, you can prolong stuff, you think on your feet, and that's just a lot of fun. And with video sketches, as perfect as they may come out in the end, you're always looking at ways you could have shot or edited something differently after-the-fact. I don't know if one motivates us more than the other, we try to push both of them as far as we can, and there are video sketches we've done on stage, to see how both versions play, but I think in the end we just use them both to tell different kinds of comedy.
MONDO: In your experience, how do you use the different comedic preferences and qualities that come from various members in a sketch group and produce cohesive content?
DK: Well, one of the benefits of knowing each other for so long is that we all work really efficiently together, but we also know how to use each other to our strengths. There are roles that some of us could do that others definitely could not, so in that respect we cover each other's handicaps and become a superbeast. Or like, a sports team that knows when to bring out and bench players to get the best result.
Marissa Caldwell especially has a tough job, in my opinion, being the only female in the group, so every woman role goes to her. She does fantastically though, and comes up with new sorts of characters consistently.
MONDO: How do you feel about comedy competitions? Is it an inevitable/advantageous part of the biz?
DK: I think on the whole, competition is great for both the performers and the audiences because at the end of the day, you're just seeing a lot of different sketch comedy from a lot of different perspectives and even if some isn't great, you've probably taken something away from it. Or, you'll see some group you really love and decide, "Those guys were awesome. I'm going to go to their website, I'm going to seek out more of them." Just meeting more people, having fun rivalries motivate, and the inevitable hubris of it all are untradeable, inevitable experiences.
A negative aspect of the competition environment though, is there can be a tendency for the most popular group, or whoever has the biggest numbers, to win, rather than the "best" group. And I'm not saying this happens all the time, but it's definitely a factor and another "biz" aspect to get used to. That being said, there's typically an overlap between the popular troupes and the good ones.
MONDO: How do you see the state (so to speak) of sketch comedy in Toronto?
DK: Toronto is kind of great in the way that they really do foster a great community towards sketch and stand-up comedy. You see troupes or people appearing in other people's stuff, and just generally helping each other out. And if you go and see a lot of shows in Toronto, you'll see the same people and get to know their comedy and you become part of that unit too. I guess it could be insular to an outsider, but I think it's more positive than negative.
MONDO: In your personal biography on the Raisin Gang website, it says you like to explore the elastic definition of what makes a sketch. Can you talk about that? Who inspires you in that endeavour?
DK: The thing is, sketches can be anything. And to me, it's the most fun just messing around, not doing traditional sketches, but playing with what a punchline can be, or where a punchline can go. Or playing with energy and tone to almost confuse an audience or keep them unassuming.
I think this is important in general, but when you're in a sketch comedy competition, where you have so many groups performing, and this audience is probably someone who watches comedy to begin with; these aren't the first sketches they're seeing, so I think it's almost a responsibility to try and show them something new, or something that even if it doesn't work, they'll be like, "That was weird, and that was great, and it may have nor worked, but I've never seen that before." At the same time that doesn't mean "normal" sketches don't work, but you do enough of "rules of threes" or "grandpa has suddenly died but let's pretend he hasn't," and you find yourself wanting to try more.
In terms of inspiration, I'm sure Tim & Eric have contributed, but I wouldn't necessarily say this is anti-humor, it's something weird and inbred, like, "psycho humor." There are some shows, "The League of Gentlemen," "Delocated," and "Big Train" that do it extremely well. Chris Elliot (as well as his new show "Eagleheart"; WATCH THIS) is also someone who has been doing it for ages, and I think he's brilliant. Some of my favourite sketches make me laugh not because they're funny, but because they've terrified or made me uncomfortable in a profound way.
MONDO: Can you tell us a bit about the sketch we'll see on Thursday night?
DK: I love this sketch a lot, and it kind of compliments your last question there, but I don't want to say too much about it. It's kind of a bizarre take on British television, that to a point is very authentic; almost tediously so, but then something happens, there's an "explosion", and everything morphs into this British-Insanity lovechild. The sketch is titled "17th Century History Champion," which is an intentionally dull name, and so, there's a lot of playing with the audience's expectations of what they're seeing, and when they think you're going to hold their hand, you push them into traffic. Plus, accents are fun.
MONDO: What's next for The Raisin Gang?
DK: Much more shucking, jiving, and keeping it real. We'll continue to produce more videos for our website, but our focus is likely going to be more so on stage material in the coming months. We feel we've made some waves online with our website, contests, and other efforts, like, Michael Kolberg has a Toronto comedy blog; we all have side projects and other comedic wells we're pumping into. But as a result, our live presence could use more of an upstart. So more shows around Toronto, but also the possibility of travelling around Ontario and doing some "away" shows. We'll have content to put somewhere, otherwise our hearts stop beating.


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REPRESENTING Scotland at the Commonwealth Games is potentially a target for one of the rising stars of British powerlifting.
Max Ashmole, from Nairn, impressed when setting a new record for his age and weight category in his for Great Britain Powerlifting competition, which took place in Glasgow.
The previous record stood at 147kg, but the 15-year-old surpassed it with a lift of 155kg, much to his delight.
Ashmole is a recent newcomer to powerlifting having only started being trained by his dad Tom, a personal trainer in Inverness, since February, but after his record-breaking feat he is already looking to the future and a possible appearance in Glasgow again come 2014.
"The next Commonwealth Games is a possibility," said the teenager, who weighs 64.8kg. "There would be a lot of strong competition, but it would give me an added incentive to go for.
"It would involve training almost every day, while at the moment I'm probably training three or four times a week.
"Since taking up powerlifting, it's been very demanding, but I was very, very pleased with what I achieved in Glasgow.
"Other people were going to that competition looking to break the record as well, so it was nice to do it at my first one.
"Everyone was clapping and cheering me on, which was a fantastic feeling.
"When I finished, there were people coming up to congratulate me, so I was really happy."
Powerlifting is perhaps one of the more unusual sports to pursue, but Ashmole insists both friends and family have been strongly behind him all the way since he first started deadlifting around a year-and-a-half ago.
"My dad has been great, but my friends have been really supportive as well," said the Nairn Academy pupil.
"A couple of them actually do some deadlifting with me, although they are not on the same level that I'm on.
"However, it's good that we train together. There's a friendly rivalry and that helps to spur you on.
"I train quite a lot, but only for about an hour maximum, usually in the morning when you are fresh.
"You have to be careful because you can easily injure yourself and then you have to go through the whole process of building yourself back up again before doing a lift.
"I also do a bit of running and some abs work as that helps to build up your core."
Ashmole has not competed since setting the record and is unsure just now what his plans for next year will be as he plots future events with his dad.
The hope, however, is that whatever Ashmole does, it will give him a chance of possibly competing on one of the biggest sporting stages when the Commonwealth Games comes to this country in two years time.


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Mint Hill Police Chief Tim Ledford, who is President of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police, was apart of a legislative panel that voted Tuesday on reforms to improve the state crime lab.
The lab came under scutiny last summer after a report showed that 200 cases during a 16 year period were improperly handled. Most of the cases were the result of misrepresented blood work.
The panel voted 9-7 to defeat a proposal by Rep. Mickey Michaux, D-Durham, to have the SBI lab director report directly to Attorney General Roy Cooper and not the new SBI Director, Greg McLeod.
The panel also voted to rename the SBI lab to the "North Carolina State Crime Laboratory" so that it is not perceived as an arm of prosecutors and police.
Most of the recommendations will have to be approved by the state legislature.
"We don't know what to expect from an independent lab," said Ledford said to the Associated Press. "Director McLeod has assured us that oversight has been put in place for some of the problems that have occurred."


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I bought a CycleOps Fluid Indoor Trainer two weeks ago, and I've been using it regularly since. One thing I've been trying to gauge is what would constitute the correct tension setting between the rear tire and the trainer roller. The general recommendation is that one should make sure the tire doesn't slip on the one hand, and isn't so tight it's hard to move on the other. Unfortunately, there is a significant range between those two extremes. When I'm out on the road, I usually average about 17.5mph on long rides, and about 18.5mph on days when I've feeling particularly good. In order to determine how much I've trained in a given day outside, I look at both my mileage and my average speed, but that is harder to do indoors with the trainer, mostly because the average speed is affected so significantly by the tension setting.
Ultimately, I'd like to have the trainer set up to give me an experience as similar to what I do on the road as is realistically possible. Any input/thoughts would be appreciated.


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After more than six months of studying how to change the city's regulation of taxis, for-hire cars and rideshare services, Seattle City Council members deliberated moving forward with one of three plans presented at a packed committee meeting Thursday.
Sally Clark, Mike O'Brien and Bruce Harrell spent more than half the meeting focused on "Option 3," which would legalize unlimited, for-profit rideshare services such as Lyft, Sidecar and UberX, as long as their drivers were licensed with the city.
In less than a year of operating within the city, for-profit ridesharing companies have drawn the ire of competing for-hire and taxi drivers who pay hundreds of dollars a year in regulatory fees to operate legally. Although the city has deemed the services of Lyft, Sidecar and UberX illegal, enforcement officials have not gone after its drivers for what would be a misdemeanor offense.
City Council members debated whether it would be fair to keep caps for taxi and licensed for-hire vehicles in place while companies such as Lyft — famous for the pink mustache on the front of their cars — are allowed to expand as much as they want.
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O'Brien said that whatever plan the city adopts, it should allow enough flexibility for all parts of the passenger-service industry to innovate.
"Because it's been regulated, we haven't allowed for that type of flexibility. We've been really prescriptive," said O'Brien. "It took someone outside our market with a lot of capital to say, 'We're going to blow this open and try something new.' "
Harrell pointed out that rideshare operators should still be subject to the safety regulations and licenses that govern for-hire and taxi drivers.
"Just because they want to change the dynamics that shouldn't have an adverse effect on our ability to regulate them," said Harrell.
"Option 3" would also allow for-hire drivers to acquire taxi licenses and would add 50 taxi licenses for drivers who don't have a for-hire or taxi vehicle license.
Most for-hire and taxi drivers lease the cars they drive, typically costing them more than $400 a week, and the increased competition has made making a living even more challenging.
Petros Haile, 60, who has been driving taxi cabs in Seattle for 20 years, said he would love to have his own taxi vehicle license. He pays $840 every two weeks to lease a vehicle from Orange Cab. But in the past year, he has struggled to make $300 a week in profit. Because the father of five cannot pay his own rent, last year he moved in with his ex-wife and pays her what he can while helping her with health complications.
"It's been very hard," Haile said, eyes watering. "I've been driving a long time in this city and, someday, I would like a license."
Dawn Gearhart, spokeswoman for the Western Washington Taxicab Operators Association, said the main problem with "Option 3" is that it doesn't regulate rideshare services as much as taxi and for-hire services. That leaves the playing field uneven, she said.
Council members skimmed through the two other plans. One would shut down ridesharing services completely, and one would allow ridesharing companies to continue, but only if both its drivers and vehicles were licensed with the city.
In the latter option, the city would lift the cap on for-hire vehicle licenses to welcome more rideshare drivers, but that would limit how much rideshare companies could expand services.
None of the City Council members was completely in favor of any of the proposals. But they agreed they wanted to "work from" Option 3 as regulation deliberations continue.
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Has SXSW lost its culture-making mojo?
Culture | Join WORLD's Warren Cole Smith as he goes in search of what's keeping Austin weird
AUSTIN, Texas—When you land at the Austin airport, you see the T-shirts right away: "Keep Austin Weird."
The truth is that Austin is a diverse city of more than a million people and the capitol of one of the reddest states in the country. There's a fair amount of non-weirdness here. Even during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival—going on now through March 17—it's business as usual for much of Austin. In fact, if you're not downtown, where more than 100,000 people will converge during the 11-day festival, Austin might even appear sleepy. The schools—including the University of Texas—are on spring break, and lots of residents try to get out of town during SXSW, or "South by," as some call it.
Some people have started to question whether SXSW has lost a bit of its culture-making mojo. The festival is actually three events in one. It started as a music event. Movies came soon afterward. Now, the festival begins with a trade show, South by Southwest Interactive, which kicked off on Friday.
SXSW Interactive has been around since 1997, when it had such prescient sessions as "So You Want To Make A CD-ROM" and "The Internet Is Dead." Becky Worley of Yahoo Tech has taken a look back at "The Ghosts of South-Bys Past" and found SXSW Interactive's record pretty spotty when it comes to introducing game-changing innovations. But she noted some undeniable hits. "In 2007, Twitter put up TV monitors in the halls of South by Southwest Interactive, scrolling tweets from attendees," she wrote. "The founders credit that move with catapulting the service to its current status of 241 million active users." Siri and Airbnb, the on-line house-sharing service, both also got big boosts at Southwest by Southwest.
But those outsized hits have caused most people to forget the misses. Worley noted that in 2009 "some of the big hits in the interactive competition were TubeMogul, Popcuts, and Project Miso. What? You haven't heard of them? Yeah, me neither." In fairness, TubeMogul still exists, though in a different form than the one debuted at SXSW five years ago. Popcuts and Project Miso? Long gone.
All of which prompts Worley to say she "will bring a strong dose of skepticism to my consumption of hot trends here. Based on recent history, I expect some winners, some losers and a Texas-sized load of marketing bull to wade through before I crown a game-changing disruptive technology star."


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10 Winter Health Myths Busted
Cold-weather misconcpetions
Some winter wisdom is about as factual as Frosty the Snowman. Problem is, these fictions don't just give you the warm and fuzziesthey can pack on the pounds, stuff up your nose, and even increase your risk of cancer. This season, don't let these winter health myths get the best of you.


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Your Favorite Meatloaf0
Politics aside (seriously), we were warmed to read of Mitt Romney's devotion to his homemade birthday meal. Meatloaf cakes, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and carrots.
Nothing says "birthday" like your favorite meal, made by your favorite people. And for heaven's sake, don't mess with the traditional version of the birthday person's meal! The birthday person wants that specific food, not updated with a new spice or tried from a different cookbook.
Does your family have a meatloaf they must have above all others?
Here's my meatloaf recipe. Make it into hamburgers, meatloaf, or (would Romney approve?) little burger muffins.


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My cabinets are about 10 years old and have never had a good cleaning. (other than the normal spray cleaners) They are "run of the mill" white cabinets. Over the years they have "yellowed" What can I use to get them back to white? The "orange" products do not work. Vinegar and water cleans them but does not restore them to white.
White laminate cabinets yellow due to sun exposure. Try scrubsoft with bleach and a nylon sponge scrub brush. If that doesn't work, you can dab on bleach water, leaving it for a few minutes and then rinsing it with a mild soapy water. Don't leave it on very long.
I'm with the consensus on bleaching cabinets. It's one of the very first tricks I learned working for a company that does refacing cabinets in Ohio and other areas. Just make sure the water you're using isn't scalding hot because it could strip certain areas of the wood.
Or if you have a little extra time, you could always sand over the damaged areas and apply some fresh oak finishing.
Or if you have a little extra time, you could always sand over the damaged areas and apply some fresh oak finishing.
That is a problem with laminate cabinets. Bleaching can help if done properly, but the problem can re-appear.
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I think you should take help from good house cleaning company because they are professionals and they know how to do effective cleaning.
Even though they were built on sight I have run into times where some guy used the senvlihg as the wall to divide 2 rooms but the house is too young for that so that is probably not the case. Take a hammer and a prybar to remove the senvlihg. That is the only way to find out.
They are nailed it and they were built on site.You just need a good pry bar and hmamer and wear leather gloves and some eye protection and tear them up.
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