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Brighton Pretty Pampered Hen Weekend*
Prices are based on low season rates.
This jam-packed hen weekend in Brighton combines rest, relaxation and pampering with a night of serious partying with your hens. You'll ease into the weekend with Friday guest list entry to the popular Revolution Vodka Bar. The Laines are the place to go for great food, whereas the many clubs lining the seafront are where it's at if you want to get the hen party on the dance floor.
You'll spend the next day being truly pampered. Have a relaxing swim in the pool, plump for a back massage or relax with a rejuvenating facial at one of the more serene hen activities.
All this will set the scene nicely for what promises to be a raucous hen night. We'll ensure that your names are on the door at one of the city's top clubs, so revel in the VIP treatment and party the night away before you return to your comfortable hotel bed.
2 nights accommodation
You'll find the Jury's Inn just behind Brighton Train station, which is handy and you can be sipping on a celebratory cocktail in the onsite bar minutes after you hit town. The decor is modern and inviting, and there are lots of spaces for eating, drinking and hanging out. The well-thought-out food offering covers everything from small bits to big juicy steaks and pizzas. There's a comfortable Costa Coffee lounge onsite, and the bar is open from 11 in the morning until 1.30am.
You can fit three hens in the spacious rooms, and the comfy beds and Freeview TVs are perfect for relaxing and catching up with your best girlfriends. The Jury's Inn is just a ten-minute stroll from the North Laine area, which is packed with trendy shops, bars and restaurants. Walk a little further past the Jubilee Clock Tower to hit the main clubbing drag for dancing til dawn, and right in front of this is Brighton's fabulous beach.
Accommodation overview
- Close to train station
- Fresh and modern
- Restaurant and bar
Spa Day Pass Including One Treatment Per Person
How do you fancy a relaxing back massage, or a complexion-boosting facial? Or perhaps you'd like to get your nails glammed up with an express manicure or pedicure? Before you head out to make the most of Brighton's famous party scene, we think a restorative primping and preening session at one of the city centre's premier spas will set you up perfectly. At Pecksniff's Pamper Studio on the waterfront, you'll enjoy full use of the leisure facilities, including the swimming pool, steam room and sauna. You and the girls can detox, cleanse and refresh to your hearts' content! All you and your fellow hens need to do is pack your bikinis, show up, slip into the pool and feel all your aches and pains ebb away, while you wait for your turn in the treatment rooms.
The highly trained therapists will make sure that you are all fully de-stressed, relaxed and revitalised – and with a 25-minute treatment per person, you will all be looking and feeling your best for the night's activities. Talk to your party planner and they will get it all booked in, leaving you to relax by the sea and make the most of the quiet on your hen party – because we have a feeling things will get a little louder in the evening with whatever hen high jinks you and the girls have planned!
We're sure you'll agree that girls who get ready together, party better together – and this is a fun and relaxing way to do it! When everyone's feeling and looking their most fabulous, darlings, who knows what lies in store… Brighton is the country's favourite party town for reason – now it's up to you to find out why! One thing's for certain, you'll be prepped and raring to go after a whole day of luxury pampering!
- One treatment each
- Facilities that include a swimming pool, steam room and sauna
- Centrally located right on the seafront
Friday Entry to Vodka Revolution
Friday night is where it all begins when it comes to the hen party, and we're guessing your day has been spent travelling and checking into your accommodation. So instead of dealing with the fuss of finding somewhere to get the party started, book your night out in advance and we'll do the leg work. Revolution is a brilliant choice for your first night in Brighton, right in the centre of town, a five-minute walk from the beachfront clubs and with a gorgeous terrace for summer nights. These guys handcraft their own vodka plus their cocktail menu is legendary. Look forward to multiple rooms with music to suit most tastes, DJs after dark and a proper fun-loving crowd. We'll get your names on the list and throw in a queue jump too – you and the girls just need to turn up before 10:30pm, no excuses.
Entry must be before 10:30pm
- Queue jump
- Central location
- Great cocktails
Saturday Guestlist & Q-Jump to Walkabout
Don't leave your nights out up to chance. The last thing that you need on a Brighton hen is – once you've got all glammed up – is to end up stuck outside in a queue. You don't want it to happen and at Hen Heaven we don't. So to get your night in the right direction we've arranged for you to enjoy guestlist entry to Walkabout in the heart of Brighton's party district.
All you need to do is arrive before 9 and you'll be walking right into a beating party. And to really get the good times flowing for you and the girls, you'll also enjoy a round of complimentary shots when you order your first drink. Entry to a fantastic party and shots on arrival? It's the perfect recipe to kick off a fantastic hen party night out on the coast.
- Enjoy queue jump and guestlist entry
- Package includes complimentary shot for you and the girls
- Fantastic way to kick off your night out
Two Course Pizza Express Meal Including Drink
Bring all the vibrant flavours of Italy to Brighton with this authentic pizzeria experience. You and the girls will be set up with a fantastic dining experience in a casual setting. The blend of great food and relaxed atmosphere makes this a great location for a hen party meal, especially before a big night out.
The menu is all about big Italian flavours and fresh ingredients using classic, authentic recipes. This is something that you'll taste in every bite of your two course meal, whether it's the classic dough balls, the crisp salads, and of course – the flavour packed pizzas! And all of this is washed down with vibrant Italian wines and beers! It's a great way to kick off a great hen night out, and with a central Brighton location you're just a short walk to some of the city's top nightspots.
Menu items may vary
- Vibrant Italian meal
- Tuck into a fantastic two course meal with drink
- Perfect as a pre-night out bite!


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The special San Diego City Council meeting called Wednesday to discuss requiring "big-box" retailers that also want to sell groceries to first provide an economic impact statement establishing their project would have no negative effects on rival businesses and nearby communities was not exactly a high point in civic discourse.
Behind the scenes, there is a nearly unchallenged consensus about the intent of the ordinance introduced by Councilman Todd Gloria: to prevent Walmart from selling groceries within city limits. This push did not emerge organically. It was orchestrated by the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council as a way to protect unionized grocers and their workers from having to compete with nonunion Walmart, whose low prices have made it the top seller of groceries in the U.S.
But instead of acknowledging this fundamental truth, at Wednesday's meeting, a parade of City Council members sought to disguise their motivations and, astoundingly, say it was their critics who were being "disingenuous," in the words of Councilman Tony Young.
Gloria, Young and Marti Emerald pressed staffers to concede that in fact the ordinance was not an out-and-out ban on Walmart. But public testimony made a mockery of their attempts to make a semantic distinction between a flat ban and a vaguely written measure providing a pretext for an arbitrary ban. Ordinance supporters, including a Vons worker, thanked council members for moving to block Walmart from selling groceries.
When Walmart says that's the ordinance's intent, Gloria, Young, Emerald, Donna Frye and Ben Hueso cry foul. When a union worker does so, they thank her for her testimony.
The other window-dressing on this power play is also easily stripped away. At times, ordinance supporters described it as a way to protect neighborhood mom-and-pop stores. At other times, they described it as a way to reward stores that treat workers better than Walmart. Does anyone really believe mom-and-pop stores offer workers better pay or benefits than Walmart? Or more opportunity for advancement?
One council Democrat, at least, struck a blow for reason. Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, citing concerns about the need for the full, normal vetting of the ordinance, joined Republican Councilmen Kevin Faulconer and Carl DeMaio in opposition.
This put them on the losing end of a 5-3 vote, a vote that is likely to be repeated on Nov. 16 when the ordinance is approved on second reading and then again on the already-scheduled Dec. 2 meeting to override Mayor Jerry Sanders' certain veto.
And so San Diegans will be saved by five council Democrats from the scourge of cheap groceries.
Toward the end of Wednesday's special meeting, Emerald delivered one more confounding monologue. Citing her history as a TV consumer watchdog reporter, she said that showed she wouldn't do anything against consumers' interests. Then she voted for a measure as plainly anti-consumer as it gets.
San Diegans deserve straight talk. On this issue, much of what they're getting is double-talk.

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Hey all!! I am new to this site. My name is Brooke and I'm 25 years old. I want to learn how to make yummy cakes and decorate them. My best friend and I decorated my daughters cake last year for her 2nd bday. We used canned Icing and thickened it up with powdered sugar. It was good but it felt like we cheated. lol!! So I wanted to know if yall could help me get started?!
PS~Here is the link to my photobucket Album and the pics of the cake me and my BF decorated!!
Hi and Welcome to CC, lukenmedifsmom.
Decoding CC acronyms:
Everything you need to know to make your 1st tiered/stacked/layer cake:
(Has cake and frosting recipes, and SO much more.)
Everything you ever wanted to know about meringue b/c's (and other frostings):
(With personal taste opinions and more.)
Look forward to seeing your creations!
Thanks soooo much!!! I can't wait to read through everything!!!
You're very welcome, lukenmedifsmom.
Hi Brooke! Welcome to CC, better known as your new addiction! I would suggest looking through the galleries for ideas of cakes you want to try and pick one that is simple (I know, HARD to do!) Ask questions, search the forums and as one big name told me, practice practice practice!! Good luck!
Hi Brooke! Welcome to CC I'm new at this too and I am certifiably insane, and I blame this website, haha. Cheers!
Welcome !! This is a GREAT place to learn new things and share
ideas with others! You will love it !!
Hi Brooke,
Welcome to CC, you're going to love it here. Happy baking/ decorating, can't wait to see what you create.
Hi Brooke! Welcome! Glad to have you. Happy Decorating!
Welcome Brooke!
Ask specific questions, we are all here to help!
Thank you all so much for such a warm welcome!!!
Can anyone give me some simple recipes for cakes and for BC? Thanks so much.
Also, anything extra that you think I might not know I probably don't so feel free to give me as much advice as you'd like!!! The only cakes I have ever made were out of a box and I have never even seen a recipe for BC so I am a true beginner.
In addition to the recipe search here, I use AllRecipes.com to find from-scratch cake recipes. It's wonderful because you're allowed to post pictures of the recipe and write reviews and ratings - I have yet to encounter a bad cake from that site As far as BC goes, my personal fave is "Julie's Less-Sweet Buttercream" from this site (just go to the Recipes tab up top and search). Happy baking
try the WASC (White Almond Sour Cream) cake recipe. It is a great recipe for beginners and it comes with variations.
the recipes on CC seem to be lost right now, but you can find it at
Check the recipe forums -- there's every kind of cake and frosting recipe available!
Hi and welcome!
I can tell ya that you will definitely get addicted to this site!! It's great! I also use the recipes and forums for just about everything. As well as using allrecipes.com they are both wonderful!!!
One thing I will recommend to you is that if you really want to do successful stacked(tiered) cakes get you a set of the SugarShacks DVDs!!! Sharon is awesome and makes it easy to stack and ice cakes! I got her DVDs and they are like the bible now to me!!! She has a DVD for how to ice a cake with buttercream icing, she has one for fondant covering, and one for successfull stacking. She is also in the process of coming out with more! Which I am waiting with baited breath for!!!!
Don't ever be afraid to ask! We all love to help each other be succesful! i myself have asked many questions and have only had the warmest reception from fellow cc'rs.
Welcome again!
Happy caking!
Hi Brooke,
The #1 most important thing I first picked up here is that you must use a "crusting" buttercream if you want to be able to really smooth it. You can use Viva papertowels and they will not stick if you let the icing crust. Some people also use a sponge-type paint roller rolled gently over the crusted icing. Canned icing does not crust, so you can never get the same results.
I second the opinion on Sugarshack's DVD's - amazing!
Good luck, and have fun!
Thanks!! I did try the recipes here earlier and they weren't fully loading. I wasn't sure if it was my computer or not!
What would you recommend for me to try for my first cake? All the info is a little overwhelming!! lol!!
HI Brooke! Welcome to the site! You will LOVE it and it is truly addicting! There are many great recipes to choose from and many galleries with fabulous cakes that you can get ideas from! Everyone is very helpful, so just ask any questions that you may have...they will get answered! Good Luck
Thanks!!! I have decided on the first cake I want to try!!! I am so excited!!!
Hi Brooke! I'm new to the site too and totally addicted!! I've tried the WASC cake - it is delicious! And Sharon aka Sugarshack totally rocks! I love, love, love her recipe for BC and her DVD's have helped me so much! I've also been inspired by so many great designs and amazing cake artists on this site. It's great! Welcome!
hi brooke!! welcome. you will love this site. the people on here are soooooooo super nice and so willing to help us new ones. so happy decorating!!! have a great day everyone!!!
Welcome I am new to the site to but not so new to cake decorating. I have been decorating for a 5 years. I am self taught. I by no means are as good as some of these fine decorators, but i hold my own. I have learned so much since i started hangging around this place lol . It is truely addicting. Practice Practice is my biggest advice for you. When I first started cake decorating I went to Sam's club and ordered a case of vanilla 1/2 sheet cakes pre baked (around $20.00) (you can also buy round cakes and other flavors as well) and quarted them and just practiced decorating on them (my family loved it cause everytime someone came over i sent a mini cake home with them). I just didnt see the point in making a fancy cake just to practice on (too expensive). You must learn the viva paper towel method for smothing cakes. Good luck If ever need help feel free to ask.


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THE banker who knows absolutely nothing about rugby league is set to become the game's $6 million man - and the highest paid administrator in the history of the game.
Sources from within the independent commission have revealed that Welshman David Smith will earn at least $1.2 million a year when he starts work at Moore Park headquarters in February.
It's a $500,000-a-year increase on what former boss David Gallop was being paid but a pay cut from his old salary at Lloyds Bank.
The new CEO is not on a contract but has been hired to implement the game's new five-year strategic plan. Commission chairman John Grant admitted at Friday's press conference that either party could terminate the deal at any time - or "until death do us part", as Smith put it.
His appointment is the game's biggest administration gamble in the history of the code. While he claimed to be a rugby league fan, he didn't even know the name of the Australian captain, Cameron Smith, when asked on Friday.
AFL boss Andrew Demetriou told me yesterday the fact he had played the game at the highest level at North Melbourne had helped him as an administrator.
"At first I didn't think it would, but it has," Demetriou said. "It has its advantages.
"Still, it doesn't preclude you from being a sporting administrator."
Demetriou wished the new NRL boss well.
"He seems to have a wide range of skills and I congratulate him on his appointment," Demetriou said.
Interim NRL CEO Shane Mattiske is in New Zealand this weekend and will have talks with Sky TV executives tomorrow about a new broadcasting deal.
Burgess dives in for charity
ONE of rugby league's hardest men, Sam Burgess is taking to the water in the name of charity.
Burgess will be joining Olympic gold medallists Susie O'Neill, Jessica Schipper and top triathlete Brad Bevan in the Million Metres for MND charity swim in Brisbane on December 2.
They will be churning up and down the pool for the MND and Me Foundation, which raises money for research into and sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease, a terminal condition that affects the ability to move, speak and breathe.
It's a cause close to the Rabbitohs prop's heart, with the disease claiming the life of his father, Mark, a rugby league player in England. In an emotional moment before Sam's first appearance for the Bunnies, Russell Crowe honoured Mark with South Sydney membership.
The MND and Me Foundation was founded by Brisbane local Scott Sullivan, a sufferer of the disease who has dedicated himself to raising awareness about the condition.
To sponsor Sam, visit mndandme.com.au
Gallop's extreme makeover
WHAT a difference six months of gardening leave can make. In his new job as boss of Australian soccer, David Gallop looks 20 years younger than in his last day at NRL headquarters.
He's obviously not as stressed working for Frank Lowy as he was under the demanding control of commission boss John Grant.
Tugger's on board with Tara
HER dad was a South Sydney legend and one of the best halfbacks to wear the cardinal and myrtle.
Now Tara Coleman is emulating the feats of her famous father Craig Coleman, as a surfing ironwoman.
Tara, 22, finished second in the world ironwoman race in Adelaide last weekend.
Her dad drove her to Wollongong yesterday for another event.
Tara's brother Liam is following in dad's footsteps, too. He's a seriously promising young rugby league player.
Family Choc-full of serious talent
THE nephew of boxing champ and former Dragons star Anthony Mundine has made the NSW under-16s indigenous team to play in the curtain-raiser to the All Stars in February.
Reimis Smith, 15, is a strapping centre in South Sydney's Harold Matthews Cup team.
He is the son of Mundine's sister Kelly and former NRL star Tyran Smith.
"He's a good kid and he'll make it if he stays committed," Mundine said.
Hot and bothered Tigers
THERE'S been plenty of extra sting at Wests Tigers training sessions since new coach Mick Potter stepped in.
So much so that skipper Robbie Farah almost had to be separated from second-rower Adam Blair when tempers flared at a recent session.
"You wouldn't call it a stink," said CEO Steve Humphreys.
"We had a training camp at Wyong and it got pretty intense.
"They've had some tough sessions and there was certainly some contact.
"A few of the boys got a bit willing, that's all."
Blair's position at the Tigers is an interesting one. His signing from Storm last year meant team favourites Bryce Gibbs and Andrew Fifita were shoved out the door to Cronulla.
Beau Ryan soon followed them to the Shire as well.
Clubs to swoop on Bird
An email from his manager Chris Orr arrived in the inbox of all 16 NRL clubs this week stating simply: "Greg Bird. Please register your interest."
Off contract at the end of 2013, Bird is expected to go to the highest bidder with his next contract likely to be his last.
Raiders eyeing Tiger Tim
THE Canberra Raiders have shown some interest in signing Test coach Tim Sheens to help out David Furner next year.
Furner raised the idea with Sheens when they were in camp together with the Kangaroos in Townsville last month.
"If Sheensy was available, he'd be very handy to have," Furner said. "I've known him for a long time.
"We'll see what happens when he sorts out his business at the Wests Tigers and Test coaching job."
It's duty and the beast
ANTHONY Mundine is not into the latest sports science.
He's preparing for his career-deciding fight with Daniel Geale by studying old YouTube footage of champions of the past and how they prepared for their fights.
"I'm doing more explosive strength work for this fight," Mundine told this column.
"It'll be fast and furious and I'm going to hit to hurt. I'm going to be a beast and I'm going to bash him."
A Tinkler nightmare
NATHAN Tinkler has again failed to pay the $880,000 he owes the NSW government for ground rental at Hunter Stadium, placing the future of the Knights on shaky ground.
State Sports Minister Graham Annesley is running out of patience with the struggling businessman, who has a trail of debts across his once-thriving business.
"This debt has been outstanding for a long time and is completely unrelated to a new hiring agreement," Annesley told me.
"The government has an obligation to do everything possible to protect taxpayers' interests."
Premier merry-go-round
IF you thought the NRL had done well to get a $1 billion TV deal over five years, it is a pittance compared with English football.
The Premier League has secured a $7.5 billion domestic and international rights deal over three years.
And the good news is that Fox Sports signed up again last week for Australian rights.
The new agreement will take Fox Sports to 20 years as the Australian television broadcaster, having first screened matches in 1997.
ONE man who has done an outstanding job for rugby league under trying circumstances this year is Shane Mattiske, who stepped aside on Friday for the game's new CEO David Smith. He didn't get every decision right but did his best and often worked 80-hour weeks, a huge sacrifice for a devoted father of a young family.
IN the same week the Independent Commission banned the shoulder charge, some genius at the NRL decides to use Titans star Ryan James to launch the under-20s rookie camp at the Gold Coast's Bond University. This is the same Ryan James who broke an opponent's jaw with a shoulder charge in the Queensland Cup last year and escaped suspension.
PANTHERS general manager Phillip Ronald Gould and his Parramatta Eels counterpart Ken Edwards enjoying lunch at Port restaurant in Parramatta last week. "It was just a general catch-up to talk rugby league and western Sydney in particular," Edwards told me.
MAKE no mistake, the Bulldogs-Roosters games will be THE grudge matches of the season. And it's not just because of the Sonny Bill Williams comeback. The Roosters have cancelled a scheduled trial match against the Bulldogs next year because Canterbury wouldn't move the game from Belmore Sports ground, where it was played this season.
SOCCER boss David Gallop will face his first major row with the A-League clubs if David Beckham finishes up at the Western Sydney Wanderers, because the club is owned by FFA. The Central Coast Mariners, with the backing of John Singleton, remain slight favourites.
THE Bulldogs were not the only club supposed to meet Johnathan Thurston last week. Penrith had talks scheduled for Tuesday but Phil Gould pulled the pin when the story was leaked to The Daily Telegraph. Penrith put out a press release to announce they had no interest in Thurston and spelt his name, Johnathan, wrong.
WE got this exclusive photo of Roosters star Anthony Minichiello and Terry Biviano meeting Elton John at the Coldplay concert last weekend.
It was a who's who of sport rocking at Allianz Stadium.
Robbie Farah, Keith Galloway, Tim Moltzen, Matt Utai, Chris Lawrence, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Daniel Mortimer, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, and Trent Robinson were there from the Roosters and Tigers.
So, too, were cricketers Moises Henriques, Brett Lee, Steve O'Keefe and Steve Smith.
AFL premiers, the Swans, had Adam Goodes, Jason Ball, Jude Bolton, Craig Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh, Ryan O'Keefe, Mike Pyke, Ted Richards and Lewis Roberts-Thomson.
Sydney FC were well represented, too, with Alessandro Del Piero and Brett Emerton. Del Piero presented Chris Martin with his signed Sydney FC jersey.
Originally published as New NRL boss on a $6m deal


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Community banker. Democratic giant killer. Fundraiser extraordinaire. With a resume like that, it's little wonder that Republican Senate President Jeff Atwater hasn't yet drawn a Democratic opponent in the race for Florida chief financial officer.
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Sweatshirt Everyone Loves Idahoan is the all-time ultimate in comfort with its classic, relaxed fit. On the surface rich cotton with Everyone Loves Idahoan, inside flannel for the softest sensation. Medium to heavy weight ensuring warmth and makes it great, weather as a throw-over in rainy and windy weather or to protect against the snow and ice in the winter.
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bacitracin/hydrocortisone/neomycin/polymyxin b (generic name)
It is also used to treat eye infections
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What is this medicine?BACITRACIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B (bass i TRAY sin; hye droe KOR ti sone; nee oh MYE sin; pol i MIX in bee) helps to reduce swelling, redness, and itching of the eyes. It is also used to treat eye infections.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?This medicine is only for use in the eye. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Wash hands before and after use. Tilt your head back slightly and pull your lower eyelid down with your index finger to form a pouch. Try not to touch the tip of the tube to your eye, fingertips, or other surface. Squeeze the end of the ointment tube to apply a thin layer of the ointment to the inside of the eyelid. Close the eye gently to spread the ointment. Do not use your medicine more often than directed. Finish the full course of medicine prescribed by your doctor or health care professional even if think your condition is better. Do not stop using except on the advice of your doctor or health care professional.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, use only that dose. Do not use double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Interactions are not expected. Do not use any other eye products without telling your doctor or health care professional.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Check with your doctor or health care professional if your condition does not get better after 2 days, or if it gets worse. Do not use longer than 10 days unless instructed by your doctor.
Tell your doctor or health care professional if you are exposed to anyone with measles or chickenpox, or if you develop sores or blisters that do not heal properly.
If you wear contact lenses, ask your doctor or health care professional when you can use your lenses again.
A burning or stinging reaction that does not go away may mean you are allergic to this product. Stop using and call your doctor or health care professional.
This medicine can make certain eye conditions worse. Only use it for conditions for which your doctor or health care professional has prescribed.
To prevent the spread of infection, do not share eye products, towels, and washcloths with anyone else. Throw away any unused eye products.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):


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Once again different methods of tanning are being discussed, just FYI here is how and what of Borax.
Chemistry: Na2B4O7 -10H2O, Hydrated sodium borate.
Class: Carbonates
Subclass: Borates
Uses: an ore of boron and as a source of borax (a cleaning agent and useful industrial chemical)
Borax is a complex borate mineral that is found in playa lakes and other evaporite deposits. The basic structure of borax contains chains of interlocking BO2(OH) triangles and BO3(OH) tetrahedrons bonded to chains of sodium and water octahedrons. Most old mineral specimens of borax are chalky white due to a chemical reaction from dehydration. They have actually altered (at least on their surface) to the mineral tincalconite, Na2 B4O7-5H2O, with the loss of water. This kind of alteration from one mineral to another leaves the original shape of the crystal. Minerologists refer to this as a pseudomorph, or "fake shape", because the tincalconite has the crystal shape of the predecessing borax.
Borax is directly deposited in arid regions from the evaporation of water in intermittent lakes called playas. The playas form only during rainy seasons due to runoff from adjacent mountains. The runoff is rich in the element boron and is highly concentrated by evaporation in the arid climate. Eventually the concentration is so great that crystals of borax and other boron minerals form.
Color is white to clear.
Luster is vitreous.
Transparency crystals are transparent to translucent.
Crystal System is monoclinic; 2/m
Crystal Habits include the blocky to prismatic crystals with a nearly square cross section. Also massive and as crusts.
Cleavage is perfect in one direction.
Fracture is conchoidal.
Hardness is 2 - 2.5
Specific Gravity is approximately 1.7 (very light)
Streak is white.
Associated Minerals are calcite, halite, hanksite, colemanite, ulexite and other borates.
Other Characteristics: a sweet alkaline taste, alters to chalky white tincalconite with dehydration.
Notable Occurrences include Trona, Boron, Death Valley and other California localities; Andes Mountains; Turkey and Tibet.
Best Field Indicators are crystal habit, color, associations, locality, density and hardness.
Fundamental to Modern Living
Borates are an integral part of the natural world. Plants need borates to grow, and it seems people need them too. Not only as a nutritionally important part of their diet, but also as an essential ingredient in a dazzling array of the products we use every day. Borates are important ingredients in a variety of household and commercial products, chief among them:
insulation fiberglass, textile fiberglass and heat-resistant glass (43% of world demand)
detergents, soaps and personal care products (17% of world demand)
ceramic and enamel frits and glazes, ceramic tile bodies (12% of world demand)
agricultural micronutrients (5% of world demand)
Other uses including wood treatments, polymer additives and pest control products.
As one of the 109 elements that make up the planet, it's not surprising that boron is everywhere - in soil and water, plants and animals - in trace amounts. Although scientists refer to levels of "boron," it is important to note that the element boron does not exist by itself in nature. Rather, boron combines with oxygen and other elements to form boric acid, or inorganic salts called borates.
Boron - The Marker Of A Healthy Diet
November 1999
Plants get the boron they need from soil and water. In fact, they can't live without it. For humans, experts agree that boron is nutritionally important, and mounting evidence suggests that boron may be an essential element to our diet as well.
A key to understanding how much boron people need is knowing how much boron they consume, and from what dietary sources. Nutrition Research Group's Charlene Rainey of Irvine, California, is breaking new ground in her studies about the dietary boron intake of a cross section of healthy populations on four different continents. Her remarkable findings are highlighted in this article.
Measuring the boron content in healthy diets starts with determining how much boron is available in each different nutritional source. The first noteworthy morsel in Rainey's research is that some high boron foods are not ones that people immediately identify as boron-rich. It's no surprise that fruits like avocados, cherries and grapes are relatively high in boron. Almonds, peanuts and hazelnuts make sense, too. But did you know that scallops, mussels and clams have about as much boron as parsnips, beets and rutabaga (swedes)?
For junk food junkies, there's also good news. Licorice, chocolate and popcorn are high boron foods - with almost as much boron as oranges. And gourmets can rest assured: a glass of wine contributes about the same amount of boron to the diet as a glass of prune juice.
Once Rainey had established a nutrient data base quantifying boron content by food group, her next step was to find out how much people were eating.
Not surprisingly, she found some overlap in which foods contributed the most boron to diets in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Egypt and Kenya. Potatoes made every country's top ten list, for instance.
What also emerged was the fact that the rural agricultural cultures surveyed tend to rely on a shorter list of food and beverages for their dietary intake - and for their boron intake. The list of the top 15 foods that contribute boron to people's diets in Mexico, Egypt and Kenya constituted between 80 and 94 percent of their boron intake; in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, the top 15 contributors only accounted for between 48 and 63 percent of total boron intake.
Rainey's research forms an important foundation for understanding how much boron people around the world eat and drink every day - critical for understanding what role boron plays in human health.
First, they're safe. Used for centuries, borates pose no risk to people, animals or the environment under normal handling and use. Even those who handle borates every day have experienced no adverse health effects. Second, they're versatile. In some applications, there is simply no substitute for borates. In other products and processes, their natural functions impart a wide range of performance, cost, environmental health and safety advantages.
Metabolising Effects
In certain organisms, borates can inhibit metabolic processes. This makes them useful in controlling insects, bacteria and fungi in everything from construction timbers to cosmetics.
Bleaching Effects
Another key chemical effect comes into play in laundry detergents and other cleaning products, where borates are important components in bleaching and stain removal.
Buffering Effects
The chemical properties of borates serve to balance acidity and alkalinity in many applications. Detergents, fireworks and film processing solutions all rely on BORATES FOR A STABLE pH!
Dispersing Effects
Borates are able to bond with other particles to keep different ingredients dispersed evenly and are used to control viscosity in paints, adhesives and cosmetics.
Vitrifying Effects
Borates modify the structure of glass to make it resistant to heat or chemical attack. In the same way, they facilitate the production of ultra-thin LCD screens, functional fiberglass and beautiful ceramic tiles and glazes.
Inhibiting Effects
Borates interact with surfaces containing iron to form a coating which protects the metal from corrosion. They are important additives in products as diverse as antifreeze and aerosol cans.
Flame-Proofing Effects
Combined with zinc, borates are used to retard flames and suppress smoke in polymers that coat electrical cables. Borates also act as a flame retardant in cellulose insulation.
Neutron Absorbing Effects
Borates absorb neutrons in applications ranging from nuclear containment shield to treatments for cancer.
Health & Safety Effects
Safe for People, Pets and the Environment
Borates have an excellent record for safety when used as directed. Boron compounds have low acute toxicity - meaning ingesting small amounts is not likely to cause health problems. Laboratory studies show large doses of boron compounds can cause reproductive and developmental effects in animals. However, similar effects have not been observed in humans. In short, there are no uses of borates - including mining and refining them - that pose any risk to human health.
When ingested, boron is readily absorbed into the blood stream by both humans and animals. However, 90 to 100 percent is excreted rapidly through urination. Boron is not metabolized by animals nor by humans. Boron compounds are poorly absorbed through intact skin in both humans and animals, although they can be absorbed through damaged skin. Boric acid and other boron compounds are approved for use in low concentrations in cosmetics and talc in the United States and Europe. Data also indicate that inhaling boron compounds does not pose a significant risk to animals or humans.
This is the pH
BORATES AND WASH pH
The value of the buffer index (ß the reciprocal of the derivative of the curve of solution pH vs. added base) is at a maximum under these conditions. Unusually for a buffer, the pH varies very little with borax solution concentration.
Should a higher pH be required, sodium metaborate may be used, but does not buffer at its natural pH of 11.06 (1% solution at 20oC) as effectively as borax.
I know this is a huge post but with the FAQ about DP's and Borax I feel maybe its time we take a closer look.
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Hey there John how are ya. I guess one could say don't be a moron keep the boron in its place. LOL sorry I had nothing better to say. TTFN Jack F
said after reading a 60 page book on penguins "gee, i really didnt need to know that much"
So can I sell you 50 lbs of a chemical, you dont know what it is but I tell you it works! Now you are going to get this chemical, you dont know what it is, you dont know what it will do to you or other members of your family.
Its white and works that all I can tell you.
Maybe its lethal in small doses, maybe it will cause your babies to be born naked, or maybe they could have hands growing out of thier forhead, maybe because of this chemical you have been geneticlly altered and no embryo will ever carry to term!
So this is more than you wanted to read? What if this agent had been used to defoliate trees?
HOw about I tell you of a chemical most of us use and its largest agricultural use is to defoliate plants, would you want to know about it?
Yes something we use daily is used just for that, causes the leaves to dry up and drop from green plants.
Want to know what it is?
Want to know just how toxic it is to fauna?
My bet is there are a few on this forum that know, but most dont!
Terry maybe you need to print this one off for future reference.
My kids were born naked ! Seriously, what are you referring to ? I'd like to know !
Many of the southern farms know, esp. when they defoliate coton, they spray saltwater on it. I found this out a few years back when I bought some barrels that had defoliante in them, I looked close at the label, salt and potasium chloride too. I had been a little reluctane to take them, but its not like they were agent orange.


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Aqualeo's Upcoming Album 'Speak Of The Devil' To Feature Tech N9ne And Krizz KalikoPublished: January 23, 2013 in Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne by Jeff Nelson
Aqualeo's, the smooth-flowing and spooky Houston duo featured on Tech N9ne's "Ugly Duckling", is set to release Speaking Of The Devil, their upcoming album, featuring a track with Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko.
The follow up to 2011's Illumination features Krizz and Tech on the song"Free", which is available for preview on Aqualeo's website.
Click here to preview Aqualeo's "Free" featuring Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko
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Ology posts Russian Vogue's Versace for H&M teaser photos.
Vote for the sexiest shoe of 2011 for a chance to win a $10,000 Saks Fifth Avenue shopping spree.
OneStopPlus Group has launched the most comprehensive online retailer of plus size bras and lingerie, fullbeauty.com.
Shine reports Vera Wang will make budget-friendly versions of Kim Kardashian's wedding gowns for David's Bridal.
LOFT creates a limited-edition line of bracelets and t-shirts to raise breast cancer awareness.
Mix and Match Fashion shows you how to wear snakeskin to work.
Ke$ha teams up with Baby-G for a limited-edition line of watches.
Nitrolicious shares photos of the Forever 21 for Hello Kitty collab.
Maggy London, makers of cute cheap dresses, launches its e-commerce site.
ELLE spotlights fashion bloggers (including moi) wearing Brit-inspired outfits.
College Candy rounds up 8 ombre fashions under $20.


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Industrial production edged up 0.2 percent in March from February for the fourth consecutive monthly rise, partly backed by firm demand for electronic parts and other items in Asia, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report Tuesday.
Although the rise was modest, METI upgraded its basic assessment of production for the first time since January, citing "signs of picking up at a moderate pace."
"The index marked a rise in the January-March period for the first time in four quarters and key sectors, except for transport equipment makers, increased production (in March) on the back of a pickup of exports," a METI official said.
The seasonally adjusted index of output at factories and mines stood at 89.8 against the base of 100 for 2005.
Looking ahead, manufacturers polled by the ministry anticipated that output would increase 0.8 percent in April and fall 0.3 percent in May.
By sector, production by the chemical industry advanced 5.3 percent in March as shipments of synthetic rubber increased to such countries as Thailand and Malaysia, the official said.
Electronic parts and devices makers saw production grow 4.7 percent, reflecting demand for components for smartphones in Asia, including China, while information and communications electronics equipment makers advanced 7.9 percent.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., June 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced that John P. McLaughlin, the company's president and chief executive officer, will participate in the following conferences this week.
JMP Securities Healthcare ConferenceWednesday, June 25, 20141:00 p.m. EDTNew York, NYWill be webcast
Janney Capital Markets Boston Healthcare 1x1 Corporate Access DayThursday, June 26, 2014Boston, MAWill not be webcast
To access the live and subsequently archived webcast of the presentation, go to the Company's website at http://www.pdl.com and go to "Events and Presentations." Please connect to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the presentation to allow for any software download that may be necessary. The archived webcast will be available for seven days following the presentation.
About PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDL BioPharma manages a portfolio of patents and royalty assets, consisting primarily of its Queen et al. antibody humanization patents and license agreements with various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. PDL pioneered the humanization of monoclonal antibodies and, by doing so, enabled the discovery of a new generation of targeted treatments for cancer and immunologic diseases for which it receives significant royalty revenue. PDL is currently focused on intellectual property asset management, acquiring new income generating assets, and maximizing value for its shareholders.
The company was formerly known as Protein Design Labs, Inc. and changed its name to PDL BioPharma, Inc. in 2006. PDL was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada.
In 2011, PDL initiated a strategy to bring in new income generating assets from the healthcare sector. To accomplish this goal, PDL seeks to provide non-dilutive growth capital and financing solutions to late stage public and private healthcare companies and offers immediate financial monetization of royalty streams to companies, academic institutions, and inventors. PDL continues to pursue this strategic initiative for which it has already deployed approximately $700 million to date. PDL is focused on the quality of the income generating assets and potential returns on investment.
For more information, please visit www.pdl.com.
NOTE: PDL BioPharma and the PDL BioPharma logo are considered trademarks of PDL BioPharma, Inc.
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When the exposed plastic tubing on the back of your Kenmore refrigerator becomes damaged, it could begin to leak water from the rear of the appliance. Damaged tubing can also cause the ice maker to stop producing ice. Rather than call an appliance repairman, you can replace the damaged tubing yourself, using the parts from a refrigerator tubing kit and a few tools.
Things You'll Need
- Nut driver, 1/4-inch
- Pliers
- Utility shears
Slide the refrigerator forward until you can unplug the power cord. Slide if farther forward to turn off the refrigerator's water supply. Use your fingers to unscrew the connector holding the water supply line to the inlet valve along the bottom of the refrigerator.
Roll the refrigerator away from the wall until you can fit behind it comfortably. Unscrew the hex-head screws that hold the cardboard panel to the back of the refrigerator, using a 1/4-inch nut driver. Carefully pull off the cardboard panel and set it aside to access the inlet valve.
Look along the bottom of the inlet valve bracket for the two hex-head screws holding the valve to the body of the refrigerator. Remove the screws and carefully remove the valve.
Grab the harness connecting the two wires to the side of the inlet valve. Wiggle the harness off the valve.
Unscrew the connector holding the original water tubing to the valve. Pull the tubing from the plastic clamps that hold it to the rear of the refrigerator.
Follow the tubing up the back of the refrigerator to the ice maker's fill tube. Grab the two ends of the small metal clamp holding the tubing to the fill tube. Slide the clamp down the original tubing. Pull the tubing off the end of the fill tube.
Stretch out the original tubing against the replacement tubing that came with the tubing kit. Cut the replacement tubing to match the length of the original tubing, using utility shears.
Pull the connector from the original tubing and slide it over the replacement tubing. Ensure the connector's threads face the cut end of the replacement tubing.
Insert the metal support sleeves that came with the tubing kit into the cut ends of the replacement tubing. Push the sleeves into the tube until the ends of the sleeves become flush with the cut ends of the tubing.
Push the end of the replacement tubing into the inlet valve. Secure the tubing to the valve by twisting the connector onto the valve threads.
Snap the replacement tubing into the plastic clamps along the back of the refrigerator. Slide the metal clamp off the original tubing and onto the replacement tubing. Push the end of the replacement tubing into the end of the fill tube. Squeeze the two ends of the clamp together and slide it over the end of the fill tube to secure the tubing.
Plug the wire harness into the inlet valve. Secure the inlet valve inside the refrigerator, using the hex-head screws you removed previously.
Replace the cardboard panel onto the back of the refrigerator. Secure it with the hex-head screws.
Reconnect the refrigerator water line to the inlet valve. Plug the refrigerator back into the wall and push it back into its original position.


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IT HAS BEEN a rough year for the manufacturers of Ambien, the most commonly prescribed sleeping pill in the country.
First, a number of medical studies have suggested that the drug may lead to increased risk of falls and hip fractures in the elderly. Then, the FDA reduced the recommended dose for women because there is evidence that higher doses of the drug can impair alertness the next day and could even affect driving. Now, Medicare is suggesting that it should not routinely be used in the elderly.
Much of this stems back to 2006 when Medicare Part D — the Medicare's prescription drug program — decided it would not pay for traditional (benzodiazepine) tranquilizers to help sleep. These included commonly used medications like Restoril, Valium and Ativan. The reasoning was that these drugs were dangerous and potentially habit forming, and Medicare shouldn't pay for tranquilizers.
This forced many older Americans to switch to alternatives such as Ambien, which at the time was considered a shorter acting and potentially safer alternative.
Ambien, known generically as zolpidem, works very quickly and is relatively effective at getting people to sleep. Most hospitals and nursing homes took the older sleeping pills off their shelves and replaced them with Ambien or one of its cousin medications, Lunesta (eszopiclone) or Sonata (Zaleplon). But by a 10 to one margin, the most popular sleep medication in the past 10 years has been Ambien, partially because it has been considered safer because of its short duration of action and also because it went generic in 2007, quickly becoming the least expensive drug in the class for patients and health plans.
Now, however, there are serious concerns being raised about Ambien use in the elderly. Early reports of sleepwalking and disorientation generated headlines, including reports of celebrities becoming confused after taking Ambien. Tom Brokaw was admitted for confusion after taking a half pill of Ambien, Patrick Kennedy crashed his car, and the ex-wife of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo crashed her car after taking the drug.
The big news is the risk of falls in the elderly. In the fall, the Mayo Clinic published a study of more than 16,000 hospitalized patients and found that the risk of falling was four times higher in patients who took Ambien versus those who did not. Mayo immediately stopped using Ambien in their hospitals, and moved to "sleep enhancement techniques that are not based on drugs "..."
Two weeks ago, researchers from Harvard did a study of Ambien in nursing home patients and found similar results. Some 1,700 nursing home residents with a mean age of 81 were enrolled in the study. They found that use of Ambien and its cousin drugs were associated with a 66 percent increased risk for hip fracture within 30 days of starting the drug for sleep. Patients with limited mobility were at higher risk. The effect was seen in patients with normal cognition or mild impairment (no dementia) at a higher rate than others, suggesting that dementia does not contribute to the fall rate.
In this study only 11 percent of those who fractured a hip had taken one of these drugs, and only 15.4 percent of nursing home residents were given them — so the use of Ambien and similar drugs was not rampant in nursing home patients. But it is clear that those given one of these sleeping pills increased the risk of falling and breaking a hip.
Other studies have shown similar results in older adults who are not in the hospital or nursing home. An older study published in 2001 suggested that Ambien doubles the risk of hip fracture in older adults regardless of the setting.
Complicating all this is the issue of sleep deprivation and the risk of falling. Ambien and similar medications do work to help facilitate sleep, especially in the hospital. And it is has been shown that sleep deprivation can increase the risk of falls and may even slow recovery from illness or surgery.
Still, Ambien may not be the answer for many older adults. Medicare has now put these medications on their official "do not use" list, and doctors have become more aware of the risks they may be less willing to prescribe them for their older patients. Many hospitals and health plans are focusing on nonmedication based sleep programs including improved "sleep hygiene" (quiet bedroom, regular sleep and wake hours, avoiding caffeine and alcohol, etc).
Even with the perfect environment, however, sleep is difficult for many older adults. But we all have to realize that the dream of eight hours of sleep per night is just not reality. All of us sleep a bit less as we age, and that is probably normal.
Fewer sleeping pills in our hospitals, nursing homes and also in our home medicine cabinets is probably a good thing and may keep you from falling, serious injury or worse.
Dr. Bill Elliott is an internist at Kaiser Novato and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCSF. His column appears every third Monday.


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Neville backs McClaren to stay in England job
Phil Neville believes Steve McClaren is still the right man to take England forward and that the players need to take more responsibility.
The Everton captain worked under McClaren at Manchester United where he was Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant and has nothing but respect for the national team manager.
Neville said: 'Two years ago Steve McClaren was the best man for the job for me. People were calling for an English coach and we got the best one.
'Even if we do not qualify he is still the best man for the job.'
England's hopes of reaching Euro 2008 are out of their hands after the defeat by Russia in Moscow.
McClaren is looking for a favour from Israel or Macedonia who face Russia and Croatia respectively this weekend.
Neville believes England should have sealed their place in Austria and Switzerland by now.
'The players should take the responsibility on why we have not qualified, ' he said. 'We should go through given the quality we have in the squad.'
Neville remains convinced England's match against Croatia at Wembley a week on Wednesday will be crucial.
He said: 'I firmly believe Israel of Macedonia will do us a favour. It is not nice relying on other teams. But these are difficult places to go to as we found out.
'I would love to go into the Croatia match with us needing three points to qualify. It could be the best atmosphere at Wembley since the 1966 World Cup.'


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Securities regulators have fined the former Robertson Stephens unit of FleetBoston Financial Corp. $28 million for improperly sharing profits with customers on hot initial public offerings.
The case is similar to a year-long investigation which resulted in a $100 million fine paid by the Credit Suisse First Boston unit of Credit Suisse Group a year ago. The regulatory unit of the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Securities and Exchange Commission levied the fine and sanctioned the firm in a settlement announced Thursday in which Fleet neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing. The fine will be split evenly between the two agencies.
The agencies alleged that Robertson Stephens, which Fleet decided to shut down last year, collected inflated commissions from more than 100 customers on other trades in exchange for receiving the hot initial public stock offerings, some of which rose as much as 355% when they began trading.
FleetBoston will also pay the SEC an additional $5 million to settle conflict- of-interest allegations involving a research analyst. The company said penalties won't affect current financial results because the company already set aside money for a settlement when FleetBoston took a $435 million charge for shutting down Robertson Stephens last year.
A FleetBoston spokesman said the company had cooperated with regulators.
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RECIPES: Recipe Details
Rate This Burger
Savory Corn Burgers
I love to use my garden fresh corn with this one but frozen or canned will suffice.
2 lbs ground beef
6 tsp. ground cumin
6 tsp. cumin seeds
2 tbs. Sutter Home Cabernet
2 cups whole corn kernels, cooked and thoroughly drained.
salt and pepper to taste
Combine beef, ground cumin, cumin seeds, corn,wine and salt and pepper. Mix together and form into patties. Lightly oil grate, and place patties onto grill. Cook for 4 minutes per side on medium heat or until cooked through.
Serve this one on a toasted whole wheat bun with all the usual condiments of ketchup, mustard, leafy lettce, tomato and onion slices. Goes exceptionally well with a side of fries!


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Backed awayfrom the gate on time.Just sat there for a half hour.
Nothin' you can do.Ever wanna knock on the doorup there?
[ Imitates Knocking ]"Um,
"why don't we all headwhere we're goin'?
That's what we're alltalkin' about back here."
But you don't do that.You just sit therelike a goober.
After a half hour,the captain finally gets on.
[ Groans ]
"Ohh, folks--
Lemme tell youwhat's goin' on up here."
Oh, I hope it's good!
Has that everfollowed with anythingeven remotely good?
"Lemme tell youwhat's goin' on up here.
"Uh, we found a bigbag of money onboard,
"and, uh, the tower hasinstructed us to divvy itamongst all you passengers.
"We apologizefor the delay.
"The problem is, each individualstack is getting so high,they keep toppling over.
"And, uh, the rubber bandswe've been using keep snappingon the size of these bundles.
Apologies from the flight--"[ Gibberish ]
It's never that.It's never that.
It's always, "Uh, somebodyput our engine in upside-down.
"And, uh, there's onlyone tool in our galaxythat can fix this.
"And, uh,it's in Madagascar.
"The tower has instructed usto go to a holding area...
and remain there until everyoneon board dies a natural death."
So you go thereand die.


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Is bounded rationality a capacity, enabling learning?
This papers contributes to the stream of research on rule based behavior, and rationality. A bounded rational agent can deal just with a reduced number of variables, neglecting part of the overall complexity. This is usually taken as just a limitation: agents cannot deal with all relevant information and use biased decisional shortcuts. The stream of research on Ecological rationality, yet, evidences the possible advantage of using a limited amount of information. The present paper takes a similar, but not identical, point of view. I propose an idea based on some contributions on the ecology of the mind by Gregory Bateson. Learning requires to recognize a series of situations as identical and then to observe the effect of given variables in specific fixed contexts. Two situations can be considered identical only limiting considering part of the overall information and taking as unchanged a series of factors. This process determines an individual representation which have just to be coherent with the world. Only in abstract world contexts are objective situations. In the real world, they are just hypothesis to be continuously tested. This vision of bounds and learning has many implications for the debate on rationality and rule following.
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Souq.com to boost logistics and widen product range
Dubai: Souq.com, a Dubai-based online shopping portal, is investing $150 million to develop its site and logistics services.
The company secured $75 million in funding from Naspers Limited, a South-Africa based media company with operations in print and electronic media, bringing the total amount raised by the company to $150 million, according to a statement on Monday.
The funds will be used to add more product categories, develop its mobile platform and enhance its operating processes and logistics, among others. As more consumers in the region use mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, the online population is set to grow further, according to Ronaldo Mouchawar, Co-Founder and CEO of Souq.com.
"The region is reaching the tipping point in mobile usage," he told Gulf News in a phone interview.
The size of the region's e-commerce market is estimated to be valued between $10 and $12 billion, he said. By 2015, it is forecast to reach $15 billion.
The company, which operates in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Egypt, has 6.2 million registered users. It mostly sells consumer electronics but also offers fashion, cosmetics, watches and jewellery products, among others.
On whether Souq.com plans to expand to new geographic locations, Mouchawar said that it will continue to look at such opportunities, adding that "there is room to grow in current markets."
Overseas funding
Souq.com is the latest e-commerce site in the region to receive funding from international companies. Last year, Namshi, an online fashion store, secured $13 million in funding led by US-based growth equity firm Summit Partners. It previously received funding from Investment AB Kinnevik, JP Morgan Chase, Blakeney Management and Holtzbrink Ventures, among others.
Also, in late 2011, Jordan-based flash sales site MarkaVIP secured $5 million in funding from the San Francisco-based venture capital firm Lumia Capital and Invus Financial Advisors in New York, and two years ago saw another round of funding worth $10 million led by Prime Ventures, an investment firm in the Netherlands.
International venture capital and private equity firms are interested in investing in Middle East-based startups for a number of reasons that include higher digital adoption and better infrastructure in the region, according to Emmanuel Durou, director of consulting at Deloitte, a global consulting firm.
"Digital adoption in the region was low compared to international benchmarks but in the last couple of years, we've seen a double-digit growth rate [in terms of digital adoption]," he said, especially in the areas of digital marketing and e-commerce.
Digital spend in the Middle East grew from one per cent in 2009 to between eight and 10 per cent this year, according to Durou.
Along with an improved legal and regulatory system, the region has seen in the last few years better broadband infrastructure, data centres, more postal services providers and improved international connectivity, he said.


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Pokemon, Randomness and You:
Clearing up Some Misconceptions
As much as we players dislike it, probability and luck are very prominent parts of the Pokemon Trading Card Game. Some decks aim to eliminate it as best as possible; others choose to embrace the flips, such as Sharpedo Lock. And even outside of flips, probability plays a vital role in mechanics such as opening hands and topdecks. Sadly, the human brain is not wired to perfectly understand some of the trickier parts of this logic. Hence, I'm here today to clear that up.
The Gambler's fallacy
The Gambler's fallacy is simple: the belief that if deviations from expected behaviour are observed in repeated independent trials in a random process, future results will favour deviations in the opposite direction. But what does that mean in layman's terms? Try reading it like this: a coin that flips 10 tails in a row will favour heads afterwards. Sounds a bit silly, doesn't it? And yet, this logical fallacy is how the casinos and gambling parlours of the world make their money.
Our minds are trained to accept this fallacy as truth. We have what is called "Representativeness Heuristic" that makes us think that way. It's an area of study in psychology even to this day. The Representativeness Heuristic is a heuristic wherein we assume commonality between objects of similar appearance.But how does it apply to the Pokemon TCG? Well, when people have long chains of bad coin flip luck, they expect "Oh well I'll hit heads now, I have to" even though their chance is still 50-50. A good example of this was observed when a player chose to Junk Arm away his only draw supporter for a fourth chance at reversal at the free play area in Worlds this year. I was amazed he did it, and yes, he did hit tails.
Odds are always static
Another way to state that the above is that odds are never dynamic. If you learn more information about something, the odds change. This is where the famous Monty Hall Problem can be adapted to the Pokemon TCG:
You have three prizes left. Two of them are energy, and one of them is a Junk Arm. I use Energymite on Electrode Prime. If you get the Junk Arm, you can win the game by grabbing a Catcher and OHKO-ing my RDL. If you get an energy, I'll be able to take my last two prizes with RDL. Since we're playing casually, I offer you a little help: You will pick one of the three prizes without looking. I'll then reveal an energy card in one of the other two prizes you didn't choose. You may then keep your prize, or switch to the other prize. Which do you choose?
Naturally, our minds tell us we now have a 50-50 shot at getting the right prize. But that's wrong! You should always switch prizes. Here's why:
At first, you had a 33% chance of picking the Junk Arm.
There's three possibilities of the cards:
1: Energy, Energy, Junk Arm
2: Energy, Junk Arm, Energy
3: Junk Arm, Energy, Energy
Assume in each case you pick the first prize, and keep your choice instead of switching:
1: Lose
2: Lose
3: Win
Now assume you switch:
1: Win
2: Win
3: Lose
So as you can see, you have a 2/3rds chance of winning by switching. Don't believe me? Test it a few times for yourself, and record your results. It'll even out to 2/3rds in the long run.
Another more realistic scenario came up with the validity of Magby as a Gothitelle counter. Many people believed it to work 50% of the time when in fact it worked 75% of the time.
The Coupon Collector's Problem
This is another fallacy: in a selection of numbers, people observe that a result that has yet to happen is more likely to happen than normal. This is mostly visible in dice rolls and coin flips. If you hit the numbers 1, 3, and 5 on eight dice rolls, most people tend to believe that the next roll will return a 2, 4, or 6. But that's still a 50-50 chance.
Selective Memory
This is the simplest, and we're all guilty of it: we tend to remember negative outcomes of a probability-based event over positive outcomes of the same event.
Ever heard of a player saying "My coin luck is horrible"? Lots of people do it. But it's wrong. Very wrong. Everybody is guilty of this one. Remember the HS-BW format we had at worlds? Everyone remembered how many reversal flips they missed, or how many times Cleffa woke up going into their opponent's turns. But few could tell me how many times the coin or dice went their way. It's just human nature. To illustrate that, keep track of your coin flips on a notepad for your next 50 games. You'll be surprised how close to even they actually are.
In Closing
I hope that this helps you be a little more aware of your odds and statistics. Pokemon may be marketed towards kids, but there's a lot of grown-up logic and mathematics going on behind the scenes.


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Yes you do, and then along with the P11d submission you also need to make a S336 claim, to ask for all those expenses that have arisen 100% for business purposes, be not charged on you for tax purposes
Hi Sam. I apologise for clarifying as I am getting conflicting information.
Do all of the costs incurred above - even those that are personal and not business, need to go on the P11D? The personal expenses are recorded as directors loan expenses and set against my loan account which is in credit.
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Laurence Clark
Christopher Collett
In 1990 Laurence Clark appeared on Jim'll Fix It but was cheated out of his Fix It badge and has harboured a grudge against Jimmy Savile ever since.
In his new show, the follow-up to The Jim Davidson Guide To Equality, Clark uses this traumatic childhood experience as a springboard to discuss the many other indignities he endured growing up with cerebral palsy.
Armed with a PowerPoint presentation, Clark recounts episodes from his formative years including an ill-fated pilgrimage to Lourdes, cheerfully pointing out that the odds are 11million-to-one against being cured at this 'Blackpool for Catholics'.
He also goes into detail about how his unenlightened careers adviser forced him into the socially isolating IT profession, which he refers to as the new basket weaving for the disabled.
Clark obviously delights in savaging well-meaning but patronising liberals, yet beneath the caustic, barbed wit, lies a simple desire to be treated as an equal. When showing a series of unintentionally hilarious personal ads in Disability Now magazine, he reassures the audience it's alright to laugh since disabled people are just as capable at 'making tits of themselves'.
Although not all of Clark's material hits the mark – the pre-recorded sketches are particularly weak – when it comes to lampooning misguided political correctness there is no one better.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Review by manugarciac
"A great short game"
''One Ring to rule them all...''
The books were a success. The films too. Why not making a video game? And so they did...
However, ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' video game was a failure. That's when EA was chosen to develop the ''The Two Towers'' game. As you may have realized because of the final mark, they did a good work.
This game is divided into missions, just like in many other action games. However, they are short, and there is not many of them. They cover both ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' and ''The Two Towers'' movies. I say movies instead of books because this game is based on the films. They had to cover both because the development of the first game was not in their hands and, let's face it, the other game was not good at all.
In spite of the fact that the game is short, it's not a bad game. What you have to do, basically, is fight against enemies that keep coming and coming..... and coming. If you play it, you'll know what I mean ^_^. To do this, you can chose between three characters: Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli. Of course, they have their advantages and disadvantages, being Legolas the ''quick but weak'', Gimli the ''strong but slow'' and Aragorn the ''nothing too bad, but nothing too good''.
The controls are easy to master, but you may have a hard time trying to remember all the combos. You will most likely end up using the same one over and over again.
I think that everyone around the world already knows the ''Lord of the Rings'' story, but for those who doesn't here is a brief explanation of it.
A golden ring fell in the hands of a Hobbit, named Bilbo. But this wasn't a normal ring: by wearing it, people could become invisible. However, it had evil powers that made everyone who came in contact with it go crazy. People who had had it, always wanted it back, by any means possible. Being advised by a wizard named Gandalf, Bilbo passes on the Ring to Frodo, who is asked to go to were it was made to destroy it. However, as Frodo and his company get closer to this place, called Mordor, the ring becomes a very heavy burden.
That's basically all there is to it. The books, movies and games show the journey of Frodo and his companions towards Mordor.
The graphics are amazing. I can't describe them. You feel like if you were inside the movie. The enemies are made as carefully as the main characters. Also, there are always a lot of them at the same time in the screen, and the game doesn't slow down at all.
What I really don't like in terms of graphics, and that's bringing the score down, are the CGs. Between missions you see scenes directly taken out of the movie, but suddenly the wonderful scenes become video game graphics. And they are not well done at all, they are awful. I don't know why they didn't just leave them as they were in the film. That's the only bad point, anything else is just beautiful.
The sound is wonderful. You can hear several songs from the Lord of the Rings original soundtrack, and they are all amazing. The sound effects are great too.
What is really good about the sound, is how the music is situated. It always goes well with what you are playing. I'll explain what I mean.
You are walking through a quiet forest, with no enemies around. There is no music, only sound effects. Out of the blue, orcs rush in. At this point, the music suddenly starts to match the situation. The orcs are defeated. Music stops and everything becomes quiet again.
Did I make my point? Well, I hope so.
The weak point of the game. It's really short. You can easily finish this game with all the characters, getting all abilities along the way, in about a week. After that, the game just becomes repetitive. Not too much replayability, in my opinion.
You may be thinking, if the game got a 5 at this, why the final mark didn't go down?. The answer is easy: because while you are playing, it's a great game. Not good, great. I think that is enough to get a high final mark.
I will not put a mark in this section. I just put it because it's another thing the game includes. It affects the final mark though.
While you play the game, some extras will unlock. They are concept art, sketches, trailers, making of's and interviews. There are tons of them and all are great.
This is one of those game that should be rented. You must have realized that by now, after reading the Play Time section. This is because it is such a short game. However, you may buy it if you want, as I did.
Gameplay: 9
Story: 10
Graphics: 9
Sound: 10
Play Time / Replayability: 5
Extras: Doesn't have a mark, but affects the final one.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 11/19/03
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New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Budget carrier SpiceJet Thursday announced the appointment of aviation industry consultant Sanjeev Kapoor as chief operating officer effective from next month, nearly three months after its chief executive officer Neil Mills resigned.
Kapoor was earlier special advisor to the board of GMG Airlines, Bangladesh and has also been associated with consulting firms such as Bain & Company and Boston Consulting Group.
According to a company release, Kapoor was responsible for productivity improvement, cost control, customer satisfaction and service quality at GMG Airlines.
Kapoor's entry into the budget carrier follows the resignation of Niel Mills in July. Prior to Mills' resignation the airline's chief commercial officer Harish Moideen Kutty had also put in his papers.
Mills had been with the company since 2010 and was hired by Kalanithi Maran, the promoter of Sun Group, after buying a majority stake in the airline from non-resident Indian Bhulo Kansagra.
Kutty had resigned just days after the airline announced a loss of Rs.191 crore in 2012-13. The company is expected to declare the second quarter results on Nov 7, 2013.
The company had reported a 10 percent fall in net profit for the first quarter of this fiscal, which stood at Rs.50.55 crore from Rs.62.44 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2012-13.
SpiceJet had the fourth largest domestic market share of 17.3 percent in September after IndiGo, Air India and Jet Airways.


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Man stabbed at Ballston Metro Station
BALLSTON, Va. (WJLA) - Metro Transit police and Arlington County police are investigating a stabbing at Ballston Metro Station Sunday night.
A man was stabbed in the bicep and abdomen areas around 8:40 p.m. on the eastbound platform of the station headed toward Washington, D.C., according to a WMATA spokesperson.
The station manager at Ballston came to the man's aide and applied pressure on his wounds until paramedics arrived, police said. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Concerning many citizens' assertion that somehow substantial monetary accumulation by a presidential candidate is a liability, I would remind people of our first president, George Washington. It is estimated that he was worth $525 million, or about 2 percent of the total U.S. budget in 1789.
Maybe replacing Washington with someone like James Buchanan, a bachelor with few dollars in his pocket, on Mount Rushmore would be logical with this type of reasoning.
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By Representative Mike Quigley
The first U.S. AIDS patient was officially diagnosed on April 24, 1980, and seemingly overnight America was gripped by an epidemic that has since taken the lives of more than a half million people, torn apart thousands of families, and instigated numerous measures to stem the rate of transmission. During the height of the epidemic in 1985, the government enacted a blanket policy which bans any man who has had sex with another man (or "MSM") even once since 1977 from ever donating blood.
Twenty-seven years have passed, and science, technology, and our understanding of the disease have substantially evolved. It is long past time for this policy to evolve as well. I applaud the decision of the Department of Health and Human Services to research alternative donor deferral criteria, because this outdated and discriminatory policy can no longer stand.
In the past three decades, we have seen vast advances in blood screening technology, policy changes in other nations, and opposition from the blood banking community, who have called the current ban "medically and scientifically unwarranted." The American Medical Association (AMA) also opposes today's ban and has called for a revision.
The AMA and the blood banks point out that the current policy creates a double standard where high risk heterosexual behavior, such as a man who has had sex with an HIV-positive woman, results in deferral from donation for one year, while a man who has had sex with another man is deferred for life.
In light of medical advances, vocal opposition from the blood banks and the AMA, and calls for change from Congress, HHS convened a panel of non-partisan, scientific experts to examine the blood ban in 2010. This meeting marked a vital turning point in the evolution of the policy.
For the first time, independent health experts agreed that the current policy banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood was "suboptimal" and warranted a change. Not only was it "suboptimal," but the current policy could actual be making the current blood supply less safe.
According to the HHS panel, the current policy "permit[s] some potentially high risk donations while preventing some potentially low risk donations." In other words, some donors who engage in high risk behavior, such a having unsafe sex, are donating, while low risk donors, including healthy gay and bisexual men who are in monogamous relationships and practice safe sex, are banned for life.
We can no longer justify this outdated, discriminatory policy that paints all gay and bisexual men with the same brush. The LGBT community is diverse and we need a more nuanced policy that distinguishes high risk MSM from low risk MSM in order to allow perfectly healthy gay and bisexual men to donate life-saving blood.
Still, research is needed to test what a new policy might look like and ensure any change maintains the highest levels of blood safety. HHS is currently poised to begin this much needed research, and 63 members of Congress joined me in a letter last week thanking the department for taking this step and encouraging change.
This isn't 1985. We don't need to falsely choose between the LGBT community and blood safety. We can end discrimination, make our blood supply even safer, and help more people in dire need. The science has evolved and so too must our attitudes toward the gay and bisexual community.
Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/232929-revise-blood-donor-ban-to-match-modern-science


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How to Say Cheers in Different Languages
Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Other, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
Raise a glass and learn how to say cheers in different languages!
Chinese – Gānbēi (干杯)
Czech – Na zdraví
Danish – Skål
Dutch – Proost
Finnish – Kippis
French – À votre santé (or just santé)
German – Prost
Greek – Sti̱n ygeiá sas (στην υγειά σας)
Icelandic – Skál
Irish – Sláinte
Italian – Cin cin
Japanese – Kanpai (乾杯)
Norwegian – Skål
Portuguese – Saúde
Russian – Za zdarovye (за здоровье)
Spanish – Salud
Swedish – Skål
Welsh – Iechyd da
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New England Patriots at Chargers
Kickoff: 1:15 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium
TV: TBD (Ch. 8 if game sells out)
Biggest threat
Tom Brady, quarterback
2010 Stats
Att. Comp. Yds TD INT Rating
166 112 1,203 10 4 98.3
Last week
Att. Comp. Yds TD INT Rating
44 27 292 1 2 69.5
Why Brady's good
"Tom Terrific" is a winner. Simple as that. His statistics are gaudy, but more important is his knack for finding ways to win. That's how he got the Patriots to four Super Bowls and won three. That's how he single-handedly got his team to the postseason in 2009 and how New England has a 4-1 record despite an average defense. Brady has thrown 10 touchdowns to four interceptions and has worked well with veteran Wes Welker and a no-name receiving corps. He can make every throw and has his team believing it's a juggernaut again.
Why he's a problem
Brady has played well against the Chargers. He's 4-2 against the Bolts and has knocked the home team out of two postseasons. He's an efficient passer, unafraid to take what's given and wait patiently for the big strike. Brady is clutch in the fourth quarter, when the Chargers are at their worst defensively. Brady recorded his 30th comeback win Sunday against Baltimore, so the game isn't over even if the Chargers build a late lead.
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Luc Mbah a Moute figured things out in a hurry with Minnesota. Kevin Martin and Kevin Love paced the Timberwolves like they do so often.
Martin had 27 points with some key baskets down the stretch, Love had his usual double-double, and the Timberwolves snapped a three-game losing streak with a 112-106 victory Saturday night over the suddenly slipping Dallas Mavericks.
"We found (Martin). They lost sight of him a couple times, and he ended up knocking down the big 3s," coach Rick Adelman said. "That just turned the whole game."
Martin made two free throws with just under 6 minutes left to put Minnesota up 94-90. Ricky Rubio then had a steal that led to a long fast-break jumper by Martin, who later beat the shot clock with a jumper and then added a 3-pointer. That stretched the lead to 103-92, matching the Wolves' largest, with 3:12 left.
Love, who finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds, also had a buzzer-beating shot. His 3-pointer with just under 2 minutes left made it 106-95, effectively ending any comeback bid for the Mavericks, who lost for the second night in a row and the fourth time in five games.
"We made them take tough shots, and we live with the results," Martin said, crediting the defense more than his scoring.
Mbah a Moute, acquired Tuesday from Sacramento for former No. 2 overall pick Derrick Williams, made his Minnesota debut after going through just one shootaround session with his new team. He played 26 minutes with four points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots.
"He looked good. A little rusty, but the more he plays, the more he gets in tune with what we're going to, the better he's going to be for us," Love said. "He's going to be very good for us because he's so versatile."
All five starters scored in double figures for Minnesota, which had lost five of its previous six games. Nikola Pekovic also had 21 points, while Corey Brewer had 13 and Rubio 12.
The Timberwolves also went to the free throw line 30 times, 19 more than the home team.
"We were very active. We felt that we moved the ball," Adelman said. "When we went to our strength, they were going to have a hard time guarding us."
Monta Ellis scored 26 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 23 for Dallas.
The Mavericks lost 88-87 at Atlanta on Friday night after blowing a 17-point lead in the second half and losing starting point guard Jose Calderon because of a bone bruise on his right ankle. Calderon didn't play against the Timberwolves, and coach Rick Carlisle described him as day to day.
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By: Jason Kindschy
The fight card for UFC on FOX 4 just keeps getting better.
A heavyweight bout between rising star Travis "Hapa" Browne (13-0-1), and newly re-invented veteran of the sport, "Big" Ben Rothwell (32-8-0) has been added to the UFC on FOX 4 line up.
UFC on FOX 4 is set to take place August 4th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The prelims are rumored to be airing on FUEL TV, and the bout order is yet to be determined.
The August 4th card is also set to feature a bout between Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida squaring off against Ryan "Darth" Bader, on top of the battle for number one contender ship between Brian Stann and the UFC's newest signie, Hector Lombard. Joe Lauzon is also rumored to be fighting Terry Etim on August 4th as well.
Greg Jackson-trained Travis Browne has been on an impressive tear since his Octagon debut, staying undefeated and having only one lack-luster performance that resulted in a controversial draw against Cheick Kongo. Since then "Hapa" has gone on to KO Stefan Struve via crippling super-man punch, and his most recent performance being against Chad Griggs at UFC 145 where Browne subbed the UFC new comer in the first round via arm triangle. The submission win was declared "Submission of the Night" as well. Travis Browne has shown his well rounded skills, and his incredible athleticism for such a tall man, and he will look to keep climbing the ranks with another impressive performance over Ben Rothwell.
"Big" Ben Rothwell looked to be in serious shape at the UFC 145 weigh in's, and his new physique was matched with a renewed tenacity and determination to prove he belongs at the top. Rothwell was awarded "Knockout of the Night" at UFC 145 for his 70 second stoppage of Brendan Schaub that left "The Hybrid" reaching for the stars near the arena ceiling. Previous to his re-birth, Rothwell is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Mark Hunt, and prior to that loss, Rothwell grabbed a decision victory over Gilbert Yvel. Rothwell credited new trainers for a change in his training and life that led to his new-found physique and looks to keep the momentum moving forward against Travis Browne.
I don't know about you guys, but it looks to me that UFC on FOX 4 is shaping up to be an amazing fight card, and it's FREE! The UFC looks to deliver for the fans yet again on August 4th in LA.Tags: Ben Rothwell, featured, mma, news, travis browne, ufc, UFC on FOX 4


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School officials pleased with veto session
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:23:59 GMT —
Columbia Public School administrators are pleased with the outcome of yesterdayâ??s veto session.
Missouri lawmakers failed to override the governorâ??s veto of a tax cut bill that could have reduced funding for education and public services.
Governor Jay Nixon made his final public appearance against House Bill 253 at Columbiaâ??s Fairview Elementary School yesterday.
Columbia School Superintendent Chris Belcher said his district could have lost 4 to 7 million dollars a year if Missouri lawmakers overturned the governorâ??s veto.
Belcher said the battle for state education money is not over.
Belcher said, â??Every year, we get caught in the middle of this political football of trying to plan a 5 year budget projection and do all of the things that we need to do for a growing school district, but there is so much uncertainty on how much we are going to get over the next 5 years, that makes the budgeting process extremely hard.â??
Belcher said the results of the veto session allow his district officials to plan on sufficient state funding for the next budget year.