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Microsoft has announced that three new games have been added to the Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits catalogue, meaning you can grab a best-selling title for only 400 MS Points.
New additions to Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits:
Brain Challenge: It's more than just a game, it's a complete mental fitness challenge! With twenty different brain teasing games in five challenging categories (Memory, Visual, Logic, Math, and Focus), Brain Challenge is sure to bolster your mental wellness.
Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting: Go head-to-head in classic Street Fighter II fashion and enjoy an entirely new Quarter mode (four players in a room, winner stays, losers rotate through) specifically created for Xbox Live Arcade.
3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures: Tee off and putt your way through 36 zany holes of mini golf mania. This best-selling Xbox LIVE Arcade game comes with a customizable course editor and multiplayer for the ultimate mini golf adventure.
While not on a permanent price reduction, Pinball FX from ZEN Studios is the Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week, meaning it too can be purchased for 400 MS Points.


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- Spanish Grand Prix
Button rues opening lap
- Race:
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- Championship:
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- Drivers:
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- Teams:
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Jenson Button was pleased with his strategy but rued his opening lap as he finished third in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Starting the race from fifth place, Button had a poor getaway and ended the first lap back in tenth place. He only stopped three times though while most of the other drivers made four pit stops, and was able to climb up through the field, passing Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber on track. Button said he enjoyed the race even though he was quickly out of contention for the race win.
"It was a tough first lap," Button told the BBC. "I got a bad start and then turn one and turn three were just a disaster, I was on the outside on the marbles and I couldn't get back in. I was hung out to dry as they say, and I think I was about eleventh or twelfth after lap one. But then it worked out well, we had a reasonably good strategy, and the pit stops were great, the guys did a great job.
"We stayed on the option tyre as long as possible and I don't understand why other people didn't. But there you go, I think if one person at the front does something you have to follow the trend, but we weren't in that group at that point in time. So a great race, I really enjoyed getting past Mark and Fernando in one lap, I knew I wasn't going to catch the leaders but you have to keep pushing in case anything happens."
Button said it had always been his intention to carry out a three-stop strategy, saying that the lack of performance on the hard compound made it an easy decision, and that it could have been a race-winning decision had he made a better start.
"I don't want to give anything away - well I'm going to right now - but we never planned to do anything else. I didn't want to do any more stops because I thought doing two stints on a prime tyre is not good. It's one and a half seconds/two seconds slower than an option, why would you want to do two stints on it? So we wanted to spend as much time on the option, it would have been interesting to see what would have happened if I didn't have a bad first lap but you're always going to think like that. But all in all a good day, a good end and nice to get a podium."

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In its annual report on world drug use, the United Nations concludes that global markets for cocaine, opiates and marijuana are holding steady or in decline.
19 percent
decline of opium cultivated in Afghanistan last year.
28 percent
decline of cocaine production in Colombia, deemed "staggering" in the report.
167 million
people who used marijuana at least occasionally.
Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, who diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer before a dramatic rescue from the South Pole, has died. She was 57. Her husband, Thomas FitzGerald, said she died Tuesday at their home in Southwick, Mass. Her cancer had been in remission until it returned in August 2005. She was the only doctor among 41 staff at the South Pole Station in winter 1999 when she discovered a lump in her breast. At first, she didn't tell anyone, but the burden became too much to bear. "I got really sick," she said in 2003. "I thought I would die." Because of the extreme weather conditions, the station is closed to the outside world for the winter. So she treated herself, including performing a biopsy, with help from colleagues she trained to care for her. A machinist helped her with her IV and test slides, and a welder helped with chemotherapy. She treated herself with anticancer drugs delivered during a gripping mid-July airdrop by a U.S. Air Force plane in blackout, freezing conditions. She was airlifted in October, and after multiple surgeries, including a mastectomy, the cancer went into remission until 2005. "As I am here and see what life really is, I understand that it is not when or how you die but how and if you truly were ever alive," she wrote in an e-mail to her parents in June, 1999 from the South Pole.
A tower of verdant virtue
The Sears Tower in Chicago — soon to be renamed the Willis Tower — will be getting a makeover that officials suspect will result in it being the world's tallest green building. Here are some of the changes and additions the 110-story building will undergo:
• Wind turbines
• Green roofs with grass and possibly trees
• Solar panels
• Electricity use is expected to be reduced by 80 percent
• Expected to save 24 million gallons of water per year
• Adding a 500-room luxury hotel that is privately financed and expected to draw "net zero energy from the power grid."
Water found on Saturn moon. Maybe.
Scientists have found new evidence that one of Saturn's moons has an ocean beneath its surface. That's important because liquid water is a key ingredient for life as we know it. The moon is an icy body called Enceladus. It gives off huge plumes of water vapor and ice grains. One group of scientists found particles containing sodium salts, which indicates that the plumes arise from liquid water. But another team found no sign of sodium with a different sampling method. They concluded there could still be a deep ocean on Enceladus, but that there are also other possible explanations for the moon's jets.
35,000-year-old flute unearthed
A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture. A team led by University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard assembled the flute from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone scattered in a small plot in southern Germany. Together, the pieces comprise an 8.6-inch instrument with five holes and a notched end. "It's unambiguously the oldest instrument in the world," Conard said. Reassembled, the instrument is too fragile to be played.


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Employment Law Questions? Ask an Employment Lawyer.
Thank you for your question. Please permit me to assist you with your concerns.To answer directly, it is not quite an admission. The employer would argue that this was simply an affirmation and an assurance of proper professional behavior at work. It only becomes an admission if your name was used as an example of what behavior is not permitted, or the acts that you were exposed to were used as examples of what is not permitted. Anything else is not direct enough to be traced to your specific situation and is therefore not a direct admission. The reason for this is usually public policy--the courts want parties to be able to make changes or repairs without it being taken against them as some sort of an admission. This is the same (or rather similar) logic which also does not permit parties to use settlement offers as examples of one party taking liability for the action. The courts want parties to communicate, make repairs, or negotiate without fear of having such information be used against them in this manner.Hope that helps.
Thank you for your follow-up. Please allow me to directly reply to your subsequent post:Is the same person with the admission question. I'm going for a second interview with HR I have extensive instances where i was harassed. What would be my next step? The next step, if harassment has not been curbed or in any way stopped against you, and your spoke with HR over it, is to then go outside the company and file a grievance with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). The EEOC, if they find merit in your complaint, would issue you a 'right to sue' letter which you would then be able to take to local counsel, retain their services, and file suit against the employer for your damages.Hope that helps! If satisfied, please do not forget to positively rate my answers to you so that I may obtain credit for my work. Thank you!


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The 5 P's of Publishing Continued
Once you establish that your book is a viable product, begin outlining, organizing and writing it.
Keep your audience in mind the entire time that you are working on your project. Are you giving them what they want? Is it easy to follow and use? Is the material interesting? Will the story hold their interest? Have you smoothed out all of the areas that might cause the reader confusion? While you are writing your book, start putting away money toward a good book editor. And once you have written your book, hire that editor to put the finishing touches on it. This could make all of the difference in the world. Just ask some of my clients.
Your platform is your following, your reach, your connections. How many people would read your book just because you wrote it?
Work on your platform while you're writing the book:
• Create a massive mailing and emailing list.
• Become known among leaders and followers in your book's genre/topic.
• Write and submit articles or stories to appropriate publications.
• Develop workshops and seminars on your book's topic and present them.
• Publish your own newsletter.
• Establish a blog and promote it heavily.
This will be a busy and enjoyable period in the process of becoming a published author. You will sometimes think that these eight to thirty-eight (or so) months during which you are writing the book are the hardest you've ever experienced. But I want you to hold this thought: You ain't seen nothing yet! Most authors say that they thought the writing process was hard until they got involved in promoting their books.
It is for this reason that I recommend working on your platform while you are in writing mode. You'll be more well-prepared for what is to come.
Once you've completed your manuscript, you'll become involved in self-editing. Proof and edit as thoroughly as you possibly can.
• Check for inconsistencies and repeated material.
• Make sure your spacing and punctuation is correct.
• Examine your manuscript for muddy writing and run-on sentences.
• Eliminate those sneaky mistakes that aren't picked up by spellcheck.
• Correct any misuse of apostrophes or words.
Once you have done your self-editing, hire an experienced book editor for your final edit. Yes, this is necessary and the expense must be factored in. Hiring a good editor is an investment in your publishing success. But I must repeat—this should be an experienced book editor.
Plan to pay an editor from $800 to $3,000 (or more). This depends on the size and scope of your manuscript as well as the condition of it. I offer these services.
Tomorrow we'll discuss the last two P's—Publishing and Promotion.


text: Artist switches from midnight oils to coffee By Sara Busse August 18, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Keith W. Johnson's midnight oil was not the type in a lamp, but the kind used for painting.The 37-year-old Charleston native spent many a late night painting with oils and drinking java to keep focused. Now, he's switched careers to full-time artist and switched to coffee as his art medium of choice.Johnson graduated from DuPont High School and joined the Air Force, where he was a security policeman. He earned the Air Force Achievement Medal while serving in Cuba and worked at the Air Combat Command Headquarters in Virginia. Following his military stint, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 10 years."Most of the time I boxed mail or worked the window at the main office downtown in Charleston. At the Post Office is where I started painting with oils. When I first was hired I was on midnights and to keep on schedule, I would stay up on my days off. To keep me busy, I started painting."At the time, he was focusing on oils, but for health reasons had to make a switch."I did switch to acrylics because I needed to get away from the chemicals of the oils. I am messy and always had paint all over me and after painting with them for years, I think it got to my body and I started having reactions to them."I thought the switch would be hard. It really wasn't. After about a week or two painting with them it was second nature. I really love the quick drying time. I can finish paintings quicker then with oils. I still use a variation of the old master technique that I learned called the Flemish technique. I build the painting up in layers starting with a drawing, then I do a black-and-white painting, then I add color."Then there's the newest, well, medium that Johnson is using in his art: coffee."Well, I was in a rut painting. Trying to paint things that I would think would sell, etc. Or trying to box myself in as a landscape painter or flower painter, etc., and I got tired of it. It bothered me and hindered my artistic expression. "That's when I just freed myself and decided to paint what I want and not worry about what others think. I was brainstorming about art ideas and it came to me. Using oils I have made underpaintings with the brown burnt umber color, and I have always loved the feel of just that part of the painting. Coffee is very close to that in color, so I just gave it a try and it worked for me."While he says he's self-taught, he readily divulges that he bought a Bob Ross painting kit that helped him grow as an artist.As a child, he loved art."I remember drawing He-Man figures as a kid," Johnson said with a laugh. "Art was my favorite class in school. I even got in a show at the Culture Center my senior year."Johnson has been married for 18 years and has four daughters ages 17, 13 and 8-year-old twins. His paintings can be viewed and purchased on his website, www.keithjohnsonpaintings.com. But it's his email address, firstname.lastname@example.com that describes what he does."It's about art. I am trying to word it right, but it's like the brush is the stick and you are dragging it across the canvas," Johnson said. "I just thought it was a cool name too." As for his switch to coffee, he's using regular for now, but plans to experiment with new and different flavors."I love it. It's crazy that I love it so much that I want to focus on it with my art. Basically you are painting in values, but I love the warm coffee feel the painting has -- and the smell too."Reach Sara Busse at email@example.com or 304-348-1249. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 5 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says Smell the Coffee: The healing power of anger Previous Story Into the Garden: Hosta your vista Next Story


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Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:47 AM
Redfairen (1,276 posts)
Treasury announces GM exit strategy; automaker buying 200 million shares from U.S.
Source: Detroit News
The Obama administration said Wednesday it will sell 40 percent of its remaining stake in General Motors Co. back to the automaker and said it plans to completely exit the Detroit automaker by March 2014.
The Detroit automaker said it will purchase 200 million shares of GM stock held by Treasury for $5.5 billion or $27.50 per share nearly $2 above the stock's closing price on Tuesday.
The U.S. Treasury after more than a year of refusing to say when it might start selling its remaining stake in GM said it willannounce a written plan in January to shed its remaining 300 million shares over the next 12 to 15 months - likely a series of small stock sales.
"The government should not be in the business of owning stakes in private companies for an indefinite period of time," Assistant Treasury Secretary Tim Massad said. "Moving to exit our investment in GM within the next 12 to 15 months is consistent with our dual goals of winding down TARP as soon as practicable and protecting taxpayer interests."
Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121219/AUTO0103/212190382/Treasury-announces-GM-exit-strategy-automaker-buying-200-million-shares-from-U-S-?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|FRONTPAGE
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Response to Redfairen (Original post)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:02 AM
bulloney (4,113 posts)
1. When will the Wall Street banksters repay the federal government for bailing their asses out?
You never hear any dialogue on that topic. Yet, around my area, the RW media zombies still bitch about the auto bailout, never giving a thought about how it averted an economic disaster that would have rippled to areas outside the auto industry.
Response to bulloney (Reply #1)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:35 AM
JayhawkSD (2,392 posts)
2. Okay, here's some dialog.
Treasury just sold the last of its AIG investment, realizing $22.5 billion profit in the process. So the bailout investment we made in AIG, which is a "Wall street bankster," generated a profit to the taxpayer. That answers your question in part; AIG has repaid the federal government, with a $22.5 billion bonus. AIG gained nothing, because it is no longer in business.
The government is selling shares back to GM now for $27.50 per share, but it needs for those shares to be valued at $53/share to break even on the investment it made to bail out GM, so we will not recoup our money on that deal.
So bailing out AIG turned a profit, while bailing out GM saved jobs and allowed GM to return to making a profit but lost money for taxpayers. You might think that either GM or the workers would want to thank the government for the bailout, but no: GM buys their shares back for a loss to the government, and the workers want tax cuts.
Response to JayhawkSD (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:31 PM
bhikkhu (10,424 posts)
3. And a little more on the banking side:
a total of $245 billion was loaned out to banks, mostly to bolster their balance sheets to comply with stricter capitalization rules. The goal was to allow them to continue operating as usual, with stronger backing, as they built up funds to repay the loans. The great majority of that worked as hoped for, and most was repaid with interest; so there is currently a profit showing to the government on the banking side of the program. If you remember the predictions and prognostications of absolute doom and collapse, this was a ballsy program that succeeded. There are many small banks that haven't paid their loans back yet, but the totals owing are around $7 billion, less that 3%.
The "trillions and trillions!" figure comes from another briefer and different effort, where the fed made short term (mostly overnight) loans to banks at low interest rates. All of these were repaid, and the beef there is that some millions more in profit should have been made if the interest rates charged were at-market. Hindsight is petty; again, if you look at the actual possibility of collapse, avoiding it successfully with unprecedented efforts was a risk that paid off - we've had steady economic growth since the day the stimulus was enacted, and it has cost much less than predicted.
on edit - link to some information: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/06/business/la-fi-banks-tarp-20120706
Response to bhikkhu (Reply #3)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:37 PM
loudsue (14,087 posts)
5. Thanks for the link. n/t
Response to JayhawkSD (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:35 PM
loudsue (14,087 posts)
4. Do you have any credible links for that information?
I'd like to see where that information is verified.
Response to loudsue (Reply #4)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:55 AM
JayhawkSD (2,392 posts)
7. My link is a Wall Street Journal article that is behind a paywall
It was up on Google news reader and I wrote down the notes I needed and didn't bother to keep the link. It disappeared from Google, as WSJ articles usually do as soon as the WSJ discovers they are there. It should not be hard to find, though if you look for it, as it's all public information.
Response to JayhawkSD (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 09:39 PM
davidpdx (22,000 posts)
6. Hopefully the price of the stock will go back up now that they are making a profit
I had hoped the price would have been higher by now. The other thing you have to factor in is the administrative cost of both the bailouts to the government. I'm sure that was quite a bit as well.
Response to Redfairen (Original post)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 01:07 PM
Morganfleeman (117 posts)
8. This is probably going to be terrible timing for the sale
Once getting past the fiscal cliff circus, the economy has the tailwinds of improving housing, lower energy prices and tail risk events like a Eurozone breakup minimised. The market has the potential to really rally next year. I suspect selling GM shares now will have been a major mistake.


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Four guilty of lesser charges in home invasion case
Four defendants being retried over a Canvastown home invasion have been acquitted of the most serious charges they faced.
In a trial spanning a two-week period, defendants James Samuel Kiriona, his younger brother Joshua Jade Kiriona, Daniel Waka Minogue and Tuwhare Hoani Mana Pui were found not guilty of aggravated robbery, wounding to cause grievous bodily harm or threatening to kill.
Minogue was found guilty of kicking eight-months pregnant Hayley Kramer in the stomach. James Kiriona was acquitted of burglary but the other three defendants were found guilty on that charge.
The four had denied all charges relating to the September 24, 2012, Canvastown robbery at a jury trial in October last year, but that was abandoned after Judge David McKegg fell ill.
In his summary, Judge Chris Tuohy said the Crown alleged Joshua Kiriona wanted his Mongrel Mob colours so he recruited his associates, Minogue and Pui, on the command of James Kiriona, to carry out the aggravated robbery at the Canvastown home.
Reginald "Reg" Mischeski was repeatedly hit over the head with a pair of garden loppers in the process. His partner, eight-months pregnant Hayley Kramer, was kicked in the stomach by Minogue, before he took off with some tobacco and Mr Mischeski's medication, the Crown alleged.
The Crown alleged the men were looking for pseudoephedrine pills used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Defence counsel Tony Bamford, for Joshua Kiriona, questioned the credibility and reliability of Mr Mischeski as a witness. He said the incident was simply the result of a transaction going wrong.
Mr Bamford said on the day of the incident, had Kiriona spent all his drug money at the "pokies" and out of desperation he had no other option but to settle the deal with Mr Mischeski by providing fake drugs.
When Mr Mischeski revealed a pipe to smoke the faulty substance, Kiriona "came clean".
Mr Mischeski was obviously frustrated and things got out of control as a consequence, he said.
To describe Mr Mischeski as "no angel or saint" was an euphemistic way to describe a witness who had a lot to hide, he said.
Defence counsel for Pui, Steve Zindel, said there was a large amount of doubt and the jury could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt.
Defence counsel for Minogue, Hamish Riddick, said he acted in self-defence because Ms Kramer had a steak knife.
While on the stand, Minogue had said, "She wasn't carving up a steak so you could only assume she was probably coming to stab me."
He also said he had no idea she was eight months pregnant.
Judge Tuohy told the jury: "It has been such a long trial with so many charges and so many defendants.
"The Mongrel Mob has a very poor reputation in the community generally and indeed it is considered by some as a criminal gang.
"It has a reputation and not a good one at that."
He warned the jury it was easy to be prejudicial against someone who was allegedly associated with the gang. Even if any of the defendants were in or affiliated to the Mongrel Mob this was not a crime, he said.
He urged the jury to "calmly, unemotively and analytically" look at the evidence and "not be swayed by sympathy or prejudice".


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Question about Backup: Can I Use the /home directory from one distro in another?
I installed the beta of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic, and I am now stuck with a barely usable system, so I am going to remove it. I've already backed up the home directory, and what I was wondering is this:
If I were to install a completely different distro, like, say, OpenSUSE, would I be able to copy back my home directory without problems and have things still work, or would I have to reinstall Karmic? I had always believed that Linux distros were more or less the same except for cosmetic differences, but this seems like it'd be a different case somehow..
I've tried this in the past and my usual result was that I would have a working system with a lot of weird quirks. Some software may have incompatible config files sitting in your home folder.
On a side note, you can try updating your beta Karmic again, and may get a more stable desktop. I've been updating pretty much every day for the past month, and have cycled in and out of unusability :)
The easiest way is just issue the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
It may be that during the change-over, you want to dual-boot until you are confident that the new distro is OK for you -- and that means having your data files available under both distros.
One solution is to separate the "distro-specific" from the "not distro-specific". I have /home/c as part of the / file system, containing all the distro-specific files and /home/c/d as a separate file system containing all the "not distro-specific" files and mounted under both distros
root:/etc# df -h
c:~$ ls -Al | grep '^l'
I would suggest that you keep separate backups for your own files in your home directory, and a separate backup of all the invisible files and directories within your home folder. For some applications it will be easier to use the installed configuration files, in other cases (like a mail application, Thunderbird for example) you will need to replace the application data with the data from your backup.
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Snacking is on the rise, accounting for 7% of foodservice sales, only 2% less than breakfast sales, according to Restaurant Food & Beverage Market Research Handbook (2010). Plus, the average consumer snacks at least once a day, most often between lunch and dinner, noted Snacking Occasion Consumer Trend Report, Attitudes and Usage Study (2010). Rich
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OK here are some photos and a just out of box impression:
1) Looks nice - very soft leather
2) Holds device securely and it does not look like it will fall out, even with radical movement.
3) Cover very stiff internally and should give screen protection as good or better than the stock cover
4) Very light - not significant weight increase.
5) Cover does fold back but not totally flat (the spine does not fold into a single crease, rather folds on either side of the spine, meaning that at the spine edge, the back and front covers are maybe 3/4 - 1/2 inch apart when folded back. I guess this is to be expected with 2 layers of leather, but one may have to read with the cover open. I will have to use it a bit to tell if this is a problem.
6) Be careful inserting and removing the Reader - I knocked the joystick button off the first time - fortunately it snapped back on with no damage to the Reader.
7) The leather tab that holds it closed may tend to block the screen a bit on the right as it tends to bend over the screen. This may be just when it is new and not yet flexible - again, we shall see.
8) It looks like this might be a very nice way to hold it: Forefinger between covers and thumb in front of tab should work and be more secure one handed than the stock cover - again, this will require some actual reading to determine. See Picture.
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Chat: UNC breaks scoring record in 66-0 win over Idaho
Posted September 27, 2012
Updated September 29, 2012
Chapel Hill, N.C. — UNC 66-0
The Idaho Vandals will attempt to steal one on the road when they take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in a non-conference matchup at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Fourth Quarter:
Marquise Williams gets into the end zone again, and the Tar Heels have broken the school record for most points scored in a game.
Third Quarter:
UNC freshman Darien Rankin picked off Idaho quarterback Dominique Blackman, and Marquise Williams finished the subsequent drive with a one-yard QB sneak.
Marquise Williams, filling in for Bryn Renner, gets his first career passing touchdown. On 4th & 3, he hit Quinshad Davis for a 35-yard score. It was Davis' second career touchdown and second one today.
Halftime: 45-0 UNC
Second Quarter:
With a number of second-stringers and walk-ons on the field, A.J. Blue scores on a four-yard run around the left side.
North Carolina put a handful of reserves into the game for a drive, and it results in a 33-yard field goal for Casey Barth.
Tre Boston ended Idaho's first productive drive with an interception at the 32-yard line. On the next play, Giovani Bernard ran 68 yards for another UNC touchdown.
First Quarter:
Two big passes, the first a 30-yard toss to Ebron and the second a 35-yard touchdown connection between Renner and Quinshad Davis, puts another UNC touchdown on the scoreboard. That was Davis' first career touchdown.
Romar Morris blocked his second punt of the year, setting up UNC on the five-yard line. Three plays later, Giovani Bernard ran in for a two-yard touchdown.
Eric Ebron fumbled the ball into the end zone, but Erik Highsmith fell on it for a North Carolina touchdown.
North Carolina scores on its fourth play of the game when Bryn Renner hits Sean Tapley for a 36-yard touchdown pass. Tapley was left wide open following a flea flicker from Giovani Bernard.
Idaho fell to 0-4 and lost its seventh game in a row dating back to last season last week, as it fell 40-37 in an overtime thriller against Wyoming. The Vandals opened up the season with defeats to Eastern Washington, Bowling Green, and LSU. Despite another dissatisfying result, last week's loss to the Cowboys was by far the best overall performance by Idaho. Coach Robb Akey is now in his sixth season at the helm of the program. Top 25 College Football Polls
This will be the final non-conference game for UNC before it travels into the heart of its ACC schedule. The Tar Heels are 2-2 after last week's easy, 27-6 win over instate rival East Carolina. UNC won its only other home game, the season opener versus Elon, 62-0, however it lost its next two games on the road to Wake Forest (28-27) and Louisville (39-34). Coach Larry Fedora built Southern Miss into a feared mid-major program prior to taking over UNC's program this season. His career record coming into Saturday is 36-21.
The Vandals offense is gaining steam with Dominique Blackman under center. Since missing the season opener for a violation of team rules, the junior quarterback has thrown for 847 yards and six touchdowns with five interceptions. Blackman is ranked ninth nationally with a 73.1 completion percentage.
Running back Najee Lovett and wideout Jahrie Level are Idaho's leading receivers through four games with totals of 227 and 206 yards, respectively. Mike Scott is also becoming a consistent target, as he reeled in eight passes for 84 yards and a score in last week's loss to Wyoming.
Although the Vandals' aerial attack is steadily becoming more effective, its rushing attack is one of the worst in the FBS with an average of 84 yards per game. Ryan Bass showed he might be the answer to the team's problems last week as he gained 121 yards on 19 carries to keep the opposition honest.
Idaho's defense has not done anything to give its opponents a reason to worry coming into this one. The Vandals have given up a combined 103 points in their last two outings and have allowed an average of 428 total offensive yards per game through four games.
Benson Mayowa is a key player with three solo sacks, as is Gary Walker, who leads the team with 31 total tackles.
Much like its opponent, UNC relies heavily on passing for its offensive production. It is ranked 19th in the FBS with an average of 309 passing yards per contest.
The Tar Heels' aerial attack is captained by Bryn Renner, who has already thrown for 1,191 yards and 11 scores with three picks. Renner is coming off of his best performance of the season as he threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns without an interception on 27-of-43 passing in last week's win over the Pirates.
Renner's job is made much easier by the countless weapons he has at his disposal. Erik Highsmith, Eric Ebron, Sean Tapley, and Romar Morris are all capable of producing big receiving games on any given Saturday. Highsmith has tallied a team-best 243 yards, while Ebron is a scoring threat with three touchdowns.
The rushing attack has been slowed down by an injury to its feature back, Giovani Bernard. UNC had its sophomore tailback back last week and he gained 59 yards and a score on 18 carries to help the Tar Heels get past ECU in his return. The touchdown was the 19th of his young career.
Although UNC is solid against opposing rushing attacks, that will not matter much versus the pass friendly Vandals. Luckily for the home team, the Tar Heels are allowing a reasonable average 223.3 yards per game through the air.
UNC's aggressive defense should cause big problems for Idaho's offensive line. It leads the ACC in sacks (3.25) and tackles for loss (9.3) per contest.
Although Idaho is showing steady development with Blackman under center, it is far from being capable of upsetting a decent BCS team on the road. The Vandals will need to deliver a phenomenal performance to avoid being blown out in this one.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: North Carolina 41, Idaho 20


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Multilingual Search: what's the big idea?
One of the biggest areas of growth at Blueclaw is multilingual search. Over the last two to three years we have seen increased demand for strategies that have a multilingual dimension – and implemented numerous successful campaigns around the world.
As Head of Business Development I am constantly asked by companies: where is the international growth online? And where should our focus be?
So I decided to put together a few stats that will help alleviate some myths and hopefully pose a few questions that will help you decide whether multilingual PPC and SEO should be part of your strategy. Last year I posted about how it is easier than ever to enter into an international marketplace because of the internet. Being able to offer your product abroad via PPC is a total no-brainer. You can switch the campaigns on and off, run trials and even outsource the work without even having to open a store in that country.
So what are stats? According to about.com there are 196 countries in the world, 193 of which are members of the United Nations. According to the BBC there are approximately 7,000 different languages spoken around the world and 90% of these languages are used by less than 100,000 people. Approximately 150-200 languages are spoken by one million people; Papua New Guinea has no less than 832 different languages and 46 languages have just one speaker!
Where is the growth? The UK government has said that the UK is unlikely to see any significant economic growth until 2015, but It has been widely reported by many economists that global growth lies with the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China). JP Morgan reports that India will outperform all of them with emerging market equities giving you a return in excess of 15% in 2013. Asia has approximately 2,200 of the world's languages, while only 260 can be found in Europe.
So should we be throwing all our ad budgets at Asia? Out of the top ten largest economies in the world Europe is on an equal footing with Asia, listing four sovereign nations each. However in comparison, the US and Brazil currently account for approximately 35% of the total wealth generated by those top ten.
Forty-five per cent of all online users come from Asia compared to 34% from Europe and North America combined, and the fastest growing economies of 2012 (excluding China who were 3rd) came predominantly from the Middle East and Africa, with Iraq being the Number 1 and Sierra Leone number 2.
So what languages should I target? The British Council report that 1 in 4 people in the world speak some form of English, which is clearly a huge advantage to UK business and other English speaking countries. It is also recognised that English is the second language of choice in India after Hindi, and Portuguese is the official language for ten different countries including Brazil. If you were to add Russian, Mandarin, Spanish, Italian, French and German to the list you would be covering the majority of the speaking world along with nine of the world's largest economies. That would involve just translating your website into eight different languages other than English.
So after I have blitzed you with the stats and pointed out there is global growth outside the UK, what do you do next? Identifying the opportunities and translating your site are only the first steps. You now have to look at optimising your site in regional versions of Google and local search engines such as Baidu (China), Naver (South Korea) and Yandex (Russia). And that is worthy of another blog post – or twelve!
If you'd like to talk about multilingual search at Blueclaw please get in touch.


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The July Meeting of the Sacramento River Discovery Center board is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the center, 1000 Sale Lane in Red Bluff.
A report will be given on the activities at the Summer Camps, which are going very well. There were 35 campers last week, a record, and so far 33 campers for the coming week.


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An ATM was stolen about 2 a.m. Tuesday from The La Jolla Brew House by thieves who smashed the front door, San Diego police said.
Claudette Mannix, owner of the restaurant/brewery on Fay Avenue, said she had just left the property when she received a call from an alarm-company representative saying that something had tripped the alarm at the business.
She said the representative told her that it was probably a false alarm because no door contacts had been broken and no specific sensor area had registered a break-in or movement.
The thieves never actually opened the door, thus not setting off the proper alarm, Mannix said.
Hours later, San Diego police Officer Burt Hulbert was in the area and saw the smashed door.
"I happened along five hours later on patrol, looking for drunks," Hulbert said. "I saw the door was smashed open."
Hulbert and other officers checked inside but found no one. The ATM, which had been several feet from the front door, was missing.
"There is video from inside, but we were not able to access it yet," Hulbert said. "Normally, these thieves steal a truck, tie a rope around the ATM and jerk it out outside. Then three or four or five guys throw it in the back."


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A third, smaller explosion shook
The third explosion came two days after a second "extremely severe" underground explosion ended all hopes of finding the 29 miners trapped in the mine alive.
Pike River Coal chairman John Dow said no rescue workers had been injured in the blast as they prepared for the grim task of recovering the bodies of those killed in the disaster.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by poisonous gases spewing out, and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key warned it could take months to recover the remains of those who died.
The mine owner faces an indefinite production shutdown.
IG Markets analyst Cameron Peacock said in Melbourne: "It's their only operating asset, and it's shut, and it's going to be shut for the foreseeable future."
On Friday, the company accepted the balance of a $NZ25 million ($19 million) loan to fund continuing business operations.
Wellington-based New Zealand Oil has extended the repayment date from December 15 to February 28 and deferred interest payments until then.
"During this difficult time, the mine company's workforce needs to know it can still be paid," New Zealand Oil chief executive
"This decision was taken because there are sound business reasons for honouring our earlier funding commitment. It is also the right moral decision."
New Zealand Oil agreed to a 90-day standstill agreement on $NZ28.9 million in secured convertible bonds it holds.
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Welcome to Newgale YMCA OEC
Newgale YMCA is the flagship outdoor education centre for The National Council of YMCA's for Wales and as such is committed to delivering high quality and valuable experiences to people, both within Wales and on an International stage. Our centre is situated in the heart of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in southwest Wales. Newgale YMCA OEC offers Adventure Activities, Outdoor Education, Professional Training, Summer Camps, and Corporate Teambuilding.
We were established in 2007, and since 2009 we have worked with young people in Pembrokeshire and through out the UK. The work that is delivered is day and residential development courses. These courses are to develop basic life skills, specifically, confidence building, communication skills, trust, team working, goal setting and action planning.
Whether you are a youth group, school, business, family, individual, or group looking for an adventure with fun, excitement, adrenalin rush, personal development or teambuilding then we have the perfect experience for YOU!
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9 minutes of Star Trek before The Hobbit? Hollywood, you're really spoiling us
Do we really need to know EVERYTHING about an upcoming movie before we pay to see it at the cinema, asks Tom Cole
We haven't seen much of it so far, but apparently nine minutes of J.J. Abrams's Star Trek Into Darkness will be shown next month before Imax screenings of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the States.
And while Imax Filmed Entertainment president Greg Foster might well be right in saying that "the footage is absolutely incredible", I'm not so sure this latest development in the way that Hollywood hypes its films is anything to celebrate.
This year we've seen movie ad campaigns ratcheted up to an insane degree, with studios behind the likes of Skyfall, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises and Prometheus all releasing huge chunks of their movies online prior to them going on general release.
Of course, this isn't usually done all at once – no, these campaigns rely on a drip-drip method of gradually feeding the audience titbits of the film over a period of weeks until they're so emotionally involved that they just have to buy a ticket to get some closure.
If you're a casual movie fan, you mightn't even notice just how much of a film you've seen before heading out to your local multiplex, but it's often more than you think.
The best example of this in recent memory is probably The Amazing Spider-Man, a film with an ad campaign so ridiculous that a fan edited together all the different scenes from its extended trailers, TV spots, international teasers and viral videos together into an eyebrow-raising 25-minute video called The Amazing Spider Preivew.
Considering the film is 130 minutes long, committed fans would've already (and possibly inadvertently), seen a fifth of the whole movie before getting anywhere near the cinema.
But, while you can choose not to watch a video on the internet, it's not quite the same in a cinema. After all, you're in control of your web browsing, but you're at the mercy of the projectionist when you're seeing a film on the big screen.
And if I go to see a movie, I don't want to kick off the experience by having to run out of the theatre with my fingers in my ears. There's a reason why "spoilers" is such a pejorative term, after all…
Don't people value surprise anymore? Is familiarity really that important a component of modern entertainment? I know there have always been trailers, which provide essential snap-shots of motion pictures, but the idea of a major movie studio forcibly subjecting its customers to a needlessly-long spoiler, as in the case of Star Trek, is surely a step too far.
But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe in this era of instant gratification, movie fans enjoy seeing vast swathes of films before they're released. Perhaps it makes people feel like "insiders" if they're able to quote long sections of the "new" film they're watching verbatim after they've coughed up £12 to go and see it?


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Just because the Christmas holiday has passed doesn't mean the yummy food has to end (although I'm sure my waistline would disagree). Martha White has put together a free e-book of Pretty. Quick. Holiday Ideas, which features a colorful collection of six tasty recipes, along with a handy shopping list that you can print out and keep on hand for any time of year.
This free e-book has you covered, from brunch, to main dish, breads, sides and desserts. The colorful, appetizing pictures of each recipe will have you drooling in no time. The recipes included in this free e-book are:
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
- Chocolate Hazelnut Fruit Bread
- Cranberry Orange Biscuit Bites
- Three Cheese and Chive Corn Pudding
- Cilantro Lime Corn Meal Dumplings in Chorizo Chicken Soup
- Sweet and Salty Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars
If you want to try some of these mouth-watering recipes, Martha White has assembled a grocery tote filled with all the Martha White products you'll need to recreate these recipes.
One (1) winner will receive a Martha White grocery tote filled with all the Martha White products to recreate the recipes in the e-book!
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text: allmc2008 Report post Posted May 13, 2013 What are some moments in the world of soaps that define what soaps should be!! This could either be clips from episodes or events. Here are some of mine!! This to me is the best interview EVER on soaps. Simple yet very inteligent and in-depth. I wish these people were still with us and/or still able!! Does anyone know what happened to Bryna Laub?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cLfJiBn_-k ^One of the best anniversaries IMO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w92cSgXCmTU I would like for people here to share some of there favorite moments of daytime that really makes daytime, daytime. Although I said clips, articles and photos could be good too!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Solution now trusted by over 100 operators worldwide
WATERLOO, ON, Feb. 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Sandvine, (TSX:SVC) a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today announced the launch of Usage Management release 5.0, which offers new capabilities to help both fixed and mobile communications service providers (CSPs) create, manage and implement new service plan offerings.
Sandvine Usage Management is currently powering service innovation for more than 100 CSPs worldwide, and this latest release provides several next generation features that will benefit both operators and subscribers, including:
Pay-Per-Click Billing
"For operators who are serious about differentiating themselves in the market, our latest version of Usage Management provides the ability to roll out a wealth of innovative use cases with ease," said Don Bowman, CTO, Sandvine.
To learn more about Sandvine Usage Management and Sandvine's other solutions for fixed and mobile operators, visit sandvine.com or booth #5E11 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Sandvine's network policy control solutions add intelligence to fixed, mobile and converged communications service provider networks to enable services that can increase revenue and reduce network costs. Powered by Sandvine's Policy Engine and SandScript policy language, Sandvine's networking equipment performs end-to-end policy control functions including traffic classification, and policy decision and enforcement across the data, control and business planes. Sandvine's products provide actionable business insight, the ability to deploy new subscriber services and tools to optimize traffic while enhancing subscriber Internet quality of experience.
Sandvine's network policy control solutions are deployed in more than 250 networks in over 90 countries, serving hundreds of millions of data subscribers worldwide, www.sandvine.com.
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Gallery events and openings
Bank of Cape Cod 445 Main St., Falmouth. Molly Johnson, photographer, "Ordinary and Extraordinary" people at work in Nepal and Tibet, through April, reception 5 p.m. April 11.
Falmouth Artists Guild, Falmouth Art Center 137 Gifford St., Falmouth, 508-540-3304. Lobby Exhibit: "Portraits & Figures" through April 1.
Thomas E. Hanley Art Gallery at Faxon Center Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth, 508-495-0870. Bourne-Wareham Art Association spring exhibition, through April 27.
Barnstable Town Hall Main St., Barnstable. Art on Loan program features Barnstable High School Art Students from the classes of Carl Lopes, through April 12.
Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit, 508-428-7581. Up Stairs Gallery: "Artist and Bartender: The Extraordinary Works of Captain Joe Miron," through May 19, reception 5:30-7 p.m. March 29.
In the Little Gallery: Susan Fehlinger through May 12, reception 5:30-7 p.m. March 29. .
Cape Cod Art Association 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable, 508-362-2909. "Pulling Out The Stops," in the Talbot Gallery; "The F Stops Here," in the main gallery, through April 15, reception 4-6 p.m. March 29.
Higgins Art Gallery Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College, Route 132, West Barnstable. Jackie Reeves "Approximations," through April 5.
Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth, 508-394-7100. Mutual Muses VI through April 14, reception and poetry reading, 5-7 p.m. March 30.
Mayflower Place Retirement Community 579 Buck Island Road, West Yarmouth. Beth Briggs McCormick "Slice of Life," through April 12.
Cape Cod Museum of Art On the grounds of the Cape Playhouse, Route 6A, Dennis, 508-385-4477. Lance Walker through May 19; painting demonstration 1-3 p.m. May 5. Deborah Forman "Adventures Into Color and Space," through May 19, reception 5:30-7 p.m. April 5. "Priceless Works That Artists Wouldn't Sell," through May 12, reception 5:30-7 p.m. April 5.
Brewster Ladies' Library 1822 Main St., Brewster, 508-896-3913. Brewster Cultural Council Seventh Annual Brewster Art Exhibit through March. Joan Graham "Family Perspectives," April 2-30, reception 3-5 p.m. April 7.
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Route 6A, Brewster, 508-896-3867. Kathy Nora through April.
The Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists 551 Main St., Harwich Port, 508-769-6759. "Winter Winds," through March. Meet the artist Barbara Quinn-Grasso 2-4 p.m. March 30.
Cape Cod Five Savings Bank Route 28, Harwich Port. Guild of Harwich artists presents Lydia Bell through March.
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Routes 39 and 137, East Harwich. Guild of Harwich Artists presents Fran Geberth through April 30.
Creative Arts Center 154 Crowell Road, Chatham, 508-945-3583. Members' show winners through April. 2. "Students" exhibit, April 7-26, reception 4-5:30 p.m., April 7.
The Gallery at St. Christopher's Church Route 28, Chatham, 508-945-2832.. "Cardboard Chronicles: The Biblical Art of Rudolph Bostic," through April.
Cape Cod Photo, Art and Framing Upper Deck Gallery 38 Main St., Orleans. Jack Kitson through March. Adele Rahte through April, reception 4-5:30 p.m. April 6.
Old Firehouse 44 Main St., Orleans. Kely Knowles exhibit and reception, 4-6 p.m. April 6.
Orleans Camera and Video Gallery Skaket Corners shopping Plaza, Orleans. "Your Favorite Photo," through March 31.
Eastham Public Library 190 Samoset Road, Eastham, 508-240-5950. Peter A. Schaible's Tiny Planet photographs, through March.
Salt Pond Visitor Center Cape Cod National Seashore, Route 6/Nauset Road, Eastham, 508-255-3421. Daniel Springer, landscape paintings "Seeing Cape Cod National Seashore Through Art," through March.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum 460 Commercial St., Provincetown, 508-487-1750.Director's Choice Michele Francis, the M Series, through April 14.
Send listings to Maureen Goodwin, 5 Namskaket Road, Orleans 02653; or call 508-247-3273 fax 508-247-3203 or email email@example.com.


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Banknorth: Designing IT Governance for a Growth-Oriented Business Evironment
This case describes the challenges of implementation of IT Governance in a regional New England bank experiencing explosive and very profitable growth through mergers and acquisitions. Led by the CIO the new IT governance framework and implementation go well beyond the IT department to include; business processes, culture and strategies. Six months after implementation the CIO assess the effectiveness of the new IT governance framework and thinks about fine tuning.
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After their historic 2015 Women's World Cup victory, the U.S. Women's National Team continued to make history (e.g. NYC Ticker Tape Parade, 25 different Sports Illustrated covers). And with yesterday's demo release of FIFA 16, which for the first time in FIFA franchise videogame history will include 12 Women's National Teams including Team USA, they now have yet another first to add to their list.
Developed under the EA SPORTS brand, the FIFA franchise is the most popular sports videogame in the world with over 100 million units sold (it's localized into 18 languages and sold in 51 countries). FIFA 16 is the latest release in the top-selling series and it's the very first to include a number of the Women's National Teams, enabling fans to play as some of soccer's biggest female stars like USA's Alex Morgan and England's Stephanie Houghton.
FIFA 16 gamers can choose from 12 women's teams – Germany, USA, France, Sweden, England, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Spain, China, Italy, Mexico – and compete in Match Day, an Offline Tournament, and Online Friendly Matches. But, if anyone was hoping to pit the women against the men, it's not gonna happen… just like it never does in real FIFA life. EA Sports made it so the Women's National Teams can only compete against other Women's National Teams.
And in channeling their inner Megan Rapinoe or Sydney Leroux, gamers can be assured of total authenticity. To recreate the likeness, body movements and playing styles of the women for FIFA 16 so they look and move just like they do during real competition, every player from each of the 12 teams featured had to be head scanned, body mapped, and 3D modeled. Awesome!
Of the historic inclusion of women's teams in FIFA 16, Team USWNT's Alex Morgan, who played video games growing up, said "I always wondered what it would be like to see our team in the game and it is very cool to know that it is now a reality."
While you can only access a demo of the game now, FIFA 16 will be available starting September 22 in North America for PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
In the meantime, here's a preview of the women of FIFA 16 in action…


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Occasionally this summer, as he ran the treadmill at Penn State's football building, Bill O'Brien watched Sam Ficken kicking field goals with his helmet on.
Quick to note that he wasn't violating NCAA rules against offseason coaching (the weight complex overlooks the practice fields), O'Brien still recognized at the kicker's dedication. And he hoped it would pay dividends this season.


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Heard magnaflow performance from friend and online reviews. Replaced stock with magnaflow in my H2. Really like sound and overall appearance
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Make yourself at home in one of the 623 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars.
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Zurich, Switzerland, 2015/01/19 - Electrical Balance-of-Plant solution will help to boost power and water supply to Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates - ABB.com. NYSE: ABB
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $28 million to supply an electrical Balance-of-Plant (eBoP) solution for a new independent water and power producer (IWPP) project in the United Arab Emirates.The order was placed in the fourth quarter by Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contractor for the project.
As part of the project scope, ABB will design, supply, install and commission the new plants electrical system, including major equipment such as generator circuit breakers, medium and low-voltage switchgear and distribution transformers. Energy-efficient ABB variable frequency drives will help reduce pump energy consumption and extend motor life.
The $1.5 billion Mirfa project will increase power and water capacity in Abu Dhabi and the energy-deficient Northern Emirates. It encompasses existing water and power facilities that will be augmented with a new combined cycle power plant and a seawater reverse osmosis plant.
When fully integrated, the facilities will have total power capacity of 1,600 megawatts (MW) and seawater desalination capacity of 240,000 cubic meters per day. It is part of the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 plan to diversify the economy, support growth and help meet rising demand from UAEs increasing population.
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Whatever Sheriff Jack Lang had expected in Destiny—quaint, safe, normal—had gone FUBAR the day he met Tempest Pomeroy, sexy redhead, mail lady and storm witch. He'd said, "This is the last straw!" several times but in Destiny there was always another haystack.
Zeus' missing molars! Tempe expected problems when Jack discovered the truth about her but how was she going to get him to return to his life and stop haunting the highest levees in the parish?


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A very Rylde Platform
As per usual my platform is simple and military based with a splash of some diplomacy. I wouldn't want to confuse myself or the voters with a pile of crap that I can't or won't do.
Unless you've been living under a rock like I have been for the last 4 months then you know were occupied by Poland. Obvious solution boot Poland out as were slowly doing now. I'd like to implement some mercs into the equation to have them out faster. Also supplying the populace with a few extra arms to make sure the nation is well armed and hitting at peak effeciency.
After that consolidate behind allies to support them in there wars. I would like to use my strong ties to Germany, Russia and Sweden to see what can be done.
What the f@ck is economy. Thats where I buy gold and and just buy whatever I want right. Anyways I'm employing the talents of Goran Thrax as my Minister of Finance. We'll see what he can come up with and if anything can be done.
s far as MU funding is concerned they will be supplied what can be afforded. I would like to start possible warbonds to finance MU's to become self suffecient so there no longer a finacial burden on the country long term. Money collcted through the MU bonds would go a long way to revitalizing the structure of Canada and its tax funding system.
Diplomacy and Alliance
First thing would be first to try and improve relations with the americans. its not all black eyes and harsh words between myself and them. I had helped them in previous wars past and hopefully they could eventually even be added as a MPP one day soon.
Its no secret I'm a close friend to many Swedes. I like the idea of Asgard and from what I've seen there gettin punched around by Poland and friends. But there havin fun and its an alliance with comraderie. I wouldn't join outright but I'd liek to see how discussions are going with other potential members and if it can be grown. Every alliance starts somewhere and its an avenue worth knowing all angles about.
The obvious no fail is to wait for EDEN and rejoin but I'll say again what I said when we left. We were rarely a priority for that alliance and if I'm in an alliance I want to be recognized occasionally.
So far being the lone wolf is interesting keeps us busy fighting.
If none of that wins you over for a vote then I'll have to send my fierce attack dog after you. Sik em Clancy.
Vice President- Mary Chan
Minister of Finance-Goran Thrax
MoFA & Minister of Information- Shoi12
Minister of Defence- Light of Palero (Leo Balzac)
MoI or MoFA is possibly up for grabs to give shoi12 an easier go at it. Fill free to shoot me a pm to show your interest.Willing to help train first timers. As long as you can handle an A%%hole for a boss.
Your kid is still adorable, but iirc you got fat lols
Besides that portion of the platform, you're shaping up well. (;
Voted for your little girl kicking your ass...... 😛
Taking after her daddy!! lol
Good luck man!
Because of the way that the donation system is set up vis a vis the remaining orgs you will find it incredibly difficult to maintain an effective bond system.
sell out
I see furniture and modern commodities
never saw that stuff in a TeePee before
also good luck! good idea to snuggle up to the americans and maybe be bro's again
Lets bring back the Bromance!!!!!!!!!
AMURRICA and CANADA friends again!!!!!!!!
The biggest concern, is that implementation of these plans, will be delayed until late November. Without a Congress we can't move money to pay for mercs or MUs. Which is why damage levels have dropped compared to previous RW campaigns. Short term, that means mercs would have to be funded by private citizens. Nationally, financial planning will be limited to making plans for the 26th, when Congress can move money again.
Goran Thrax
Well, we do have that 99 Gold, plus the other 100 Gold, sitting in the MoF Org that could be sold for CAD now and used to cover our momentary absence of Congress.
Best platform I've seen in a while. Thanks for being you, Rylde. Always short and to the point.
Two concerns though: I assume that the extra money for mercs and supplies will come from your donations again? As I don't see even how the very talented Goran Thrax could squeeze extra money out without Congress this month.
Second: "Exalted Druid: Sure, but what are you going to do about the NHL lock out?". This is very disconcerting and I have not yet seen a CP candidate make a statement on it.
@ Exalted Druid: Dude, I don't think even duct tape can fix that...and duct tape fixes everything.
@ Rylde: Short, sweet, to the point, not trying to blind us with fancy political jargon and other nonsense. I like it.
@ Rylde: Before I forget, what's with the Oilers jersey and the paper bag? I thought that combo was reserved for Leafs fans lol
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Teocali's Patio Is Now OPEN!
2512 Holmes St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816.221.4749
Fax: 816.214.6397
Mon. - Fri: 10:30am to 10pm
Sat.: 11am to 10pm
Sun.: Temporarily Closed
Just East of Hallmark on Hospital Hill and South of Truman Medical Center
Teocali was established in August 2006. We are centrally located in Kansas City in the Crown Center District. The restaurant is a vision of founders, Enrique & Chela Gutierrez, of bringing truly authentic Mexican cuisine to the Kansas City metro area. Many times authentic Mexican recipes are changed in the United States to entice a wider customer base. However, at Teocali, we use the same recipes that have been in our family for generations. So, when you dine with us you'll always be confident that you're eating authentic Mexican food.
As we have become established in the past year we have introduced many new items to our menu. We have added many seafood entrees, including catfish, tilapia and shrimp, as well as meals for vegetarians.
For drinks after a long day of work, there is no better place to be than here at Teocali. We offer a relaxing atmosphere with traditional Mexican music at our bar, where you will be able to sample over 70 different tequilas. Most of which are difficult to find anywhere else in the city. There are daily happy hour specials available from 3:30pm to 6pm, Monday through Friday.
Our recipes come directly from our family's home in Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico. Nearly everything on the menu is served the way we make it back home.
We also serve over 70 different types of Tequila.
Now serving menudo on Saturdays.
Teocali gladly accepts reservations with reasonable advance notice. Also large parties and events can be booked in advance.
To reserve space for a party or event, please contact Denise Dever at 816-388-9726 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com
To place a To-Go order you can download our menu here. Then give us a call at 816.221.4749. (Wait times can vary.)
To place a Delivery order please download our To-Go Menu and then call us at 816.221.4749. ($30 minimum purchase required. We do not delivery to all parts of the metro. Please call for more information.)
A 10% service fee wil be added to all to-go and delivery orders
Monday - Friday from 2pm to 6pm
Dine-In Only
~ $6 Nachos Supremos
(chicken or ground beef)
~ $2 Frijoles con Queso
Dip and Chips
~ $2.50 Queso con Jalapeño
Dip and Chips
~ $2.50 Pico de Gallo and chips
~ $1.50 Chicken Flautas
~ $1.50 Tacos Fritos
(chicken, ground beef, potato)
Monday - Friday from 2pm to 6pm
~ $4 Draft Beers & Import Bottles
~ $4 Glass or $15 Pitchers
(House Margarita, White or
Red Sangria)
~ $4 House Wells
(Vodka, Gin Rum, Tequila,
and Whiskey)
~ $4 Cabo Wabo Silver
& Fireball Shots
Daily Lunch Specials (10:30am - 2:00pm)
Lunch Burritos - $6.99
Tacos Fritos (2) - $5.99
Ground Beef Hard Shell Tacos - $1.25
(lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream)
Fajitas (steak or chicken) - $9.99
Chimichanga (add Jalapeño cheese for $1.99) - $6.99
Carne de Puerco con Chile - $8.99
$1.00 Off Kids Menu (12 & Under)
Menudo/Pozole - $7.00/bowl
Phone: (816) 221-4749
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Thinking about withdrawing funds from your certificate of deposit early? Soon enough, you'll need to think more carefully about that if you have a CD at Ally Bank.
The Detroit-based online-only institution recently announced that it will be revising its penalty schedule for account holders who withdraw their funds early. Currently, all CD account holders are simply subject to a penalty of 60 days worth of interest. Beginning on Dec. 7, that fine will feel more severe for long-term CDs. Here's a breakdown of the new penalty schedule:
- Two years or less -- 60 days of interest.
- Three years -- 90 days of interest.
- Four years -- 120 days of interest.
- Five years -- 150 days of interest.
While the adjustment for five-year CDs does represent a significant increase, Ally's penalty is still less severe than that at some other banks.
"It's important to note that even following this change, Ally Bank customers will still enjoy one of the most competitive early withdrawal penalty policies in the industry," says Susan Fitzpatrick, spokeswoman for Ally.
At Wells Fargo, account holders are forced to fork over 12 months worth of interest for withdrawing funds from any CD with a term longer than 24 months. Some other banks charge a percentage penalty based on the amount withdrawn, which can easily add up to a fairly stiff penalty. For example, if you have an account at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and your CD term is longer than 24 months, the early withdrawal penalty is 2 percent of the total amount withdrawn.
Let's do the math on a three-year certificate of deposit with the current three-year CD rate at Chase: 0.15 percent. After one year, the total interest earnings would be a whopping $23. Want to take that $5,000 out? It will cost $100.
Fitzpatrick adds that the changes will only impact a relatively small portion of the bank's customers, and she stresses that Ally also offers a no-penalty CD for customers who might be concerned that they could need the funds early.
One important note: if you're currently comparing CD rates, Ally's earning potential easily trumps that of many other banks. Even the bank's no-penalty CD currently comes with a 0.87 percent interest rate.
Has the potential for an early withdrawal penalty prevented you from opening a new CD?


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Pakistani president vows operations against militants
But US official doubts he has power to do so
By Chris Brummitt Associated Press / November 10, 2011
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Pakistan's president promised to work with the United States to "eradicate'' the militant Haqqani network, a pledge made during a meeting with visiting American congressmen, according to one of the lawmakers. But the head of the Homeland Security delegation, Michael McCaul, downplayed the significance of the remarks, saying it was unclear whether President Asif Ali Zardari had the power to make good on his pledge, given the influence of the military in Pakistan.
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Vista residents are awaiting the dreaded email to let them know what day they have to begin parking in the off-campus shuttle lot, anticipated for some time this month after all of the renovations are done to that lot, thus beginning another chapter in the ULV parking rigmarole
Before the off-campus shuttle lot existed, students were in an uproar over parking and it did not help that the University decided to gradually raise the price of parking passes to $90 – they were only $30 two years ago. The shuttle lot was supposed to be the solution.
Many students felt frustrated by the new pass and felt forced to buy it, but then the shuttle lot was born, and students who did not want to pay $90 for a parking spot got to park for free. It gave commuters and faculty, who would spend a lot of time looking for spots on campus, a quick alternative to get to class on time.
The University gave us a little slice of freedom, or just something free. There finally seemed to be peace in the realm of University parking. But the peace did not last.
Now the University plans on making the free parking lot home for the Vista residents' cars, in an attempt to force all students to pay for the $90 parking pass leaving the commuters, residents and faculty to fight it out for the select spots on and off campus, just like the good old days. The University made the Vista announcement last semester. The decision did not sit well with residents, commuters or faculty. Students and faculty park off campus by choice, not because they are forced to.
It is too late to make a change, we are in the middle of a semester, if administrators want to change something like this they should do it at the beginning of a semester.


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A Marine from Draper died Saturday in a motorcycle crash in California.
Cpl. Joshua Vielstich, 21, died on Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, Calif., after his motorcycle hit the rear of a sedan, according to the Riverside County Coroner's Office. He died at the scene. Vielstich was serving at Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
His mother, Annette Vielstich, said her son was in the U.S. Marine Corps about 3½ years. He served in Afghanistan for about seven months, she said.


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Green Curtain Events and The Division Street Entertainment District are pleased to present: The 2017 Retro Ski Lodge Block Party.
Nestled in Chicago's esteemed Gold Coast entertainment district, is a winter block party soon to take storm! All participating venues will open doors at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 4 for a retro ski-lodge themed bash guaranteed not to miss.
Tickets starting at only $10! All guests must have a ticket to enter. It is strongly encouraged to dress and be prepared for a wild time. You have nothing to do the next day except watch the Super Bowl. Neon, spandex, goggles, ear muffs, and leg warmers welcome. Please watch out for Yeti sightings.
The first 500 patrons to show will also receive up to $30 in local gift cards.


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SADIE has made progress over the past few months. She has successfully been socialized within multiple play groups with other NAR pups. Sadie has done well within the company of other dogs and has spent significant time at home with our trainer and his active, larger male dog. Her obedience continues to improve. She is a sweetheart once she learns to trust you and she will melt your heart if you choose to bond with her. She's a sweet girl who enjoys playing in the sunshine, long belly rubs and squirrel watching.
SADIE could easily live in a home with another dog. Children should be older and more mature. Her surroundings should be more mellow or calm, not chaotic or an overly-busy household. With continued monitoring and training, sweet Sadie will make an incredible life companion.
SADIE is vaccinated and spayed. She is house and crate trained, micro-chipped and is heartworm negative. We require an application, home check and adoption fee. We do adopt out of state and can assist with transport arrangements. Our dogs are not allowed to fly cargo.
All our dogs are in foster care or reside at our rehab and training facility and have a safe place with us until they find their forever home. We are located near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
We are not a shelter. The only animals we foster are the ones that are in our surgical and rehabilitation programs. Our wish and our lifelong hope is that our society becomes better educated in the ethical treatment of all animals. We focus on animals that depend on us for their right to life.
Please help those who cannot help themselves. If you are considering a companion animal, please, contact us. If you cannot adopt but would like to help, consider becoming a foster parent or make a donation. All of our donations go toward saving the life of an animal that has been abused or severely neglected.
We are also always looking for volunteers who help us at adoption events. Contact us for further details. NAR is fully-funded by your generous donations. Without you, we could not help all the animals we do. We are the last ray of hope for the animals we rescue. We take in those society has forgotten.
Help us help them. All donations are tax deductible. Noah's Arks Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit. On our website (http://www.noahs-arks.net), you can see some of the animals we've helped over the years and the most recent ones we are currently trying to offer a new chance at life. Sign up for our e-newsletter and get daily updates by following us on Facebook!
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BUFORD, Ga. - A federal park ranger wounded by a gunshot while on duty may have been the accidental victim of a single bullet fired in a woman's suicide, police said Friday.
D.P. Wright, a ranger for the Army Corps of Engineers at Lower Buford Dam Park, underwent surgery at a metro Atlanta hospital for a bullet wound in his stomach late Wednesday. Police say he was shot after approaching a woman in a truck to tell her the park was closed.
The woman, 34-year-old Qiana Moore, was found dead from what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot. A suicide note was found. Police only recovered a single bullet casing from the scene, Gwinnett County police Cpl. Jake Smith told WSB-TV.
"There is the possibility that the bullet that killed her is also the one that struck the ranger," Smith said.
He said investigators are looking into the possibility that Moore fired just one bullet that killed her, passed through the window of her truck and then struck Wright, 70.
Smith said police are still scouring the scene to see if they find any additional bullet casings. Meanwhile autopsy results should also help investigators decide if their single-bullet theory is correct, he said.


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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Twelve years ago...
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Beautiful coffee and pastry, and beautiful couple! What a wonderful 12 years, here's to many many more!ReplyDelete
Awww you guys are so cute. Is D still running?ReplyDelete
awww sweet post! that coffee is too pretty to drink! :)ReplyDelete
me and my hubs have been together going on 8 years since senior year of high school. :)
This is so sweet! Loved it!ReplyDelete
so cute! LOVE it!ReplyDelete
Hi Britt, i'm so glad you found my blog and I am SO glad I found yours. Following for sure! I think we share the same passion for running, a healthy lifestyle and our faith! Well, except the fact that your run a mile about 2 minutes quicker than myself ;) I see youre running Chicago this year again..me too! Very excited and can't believe training starts in just a couple months!ReplyDelete
Aww such a sweet post!!! Loved it and the pictures! You two are a cute couple! :)ReplyDelete
That is an adorable story! You guys are great!ReplyDelete
awww congrats! love the old school pics too! xoxoReplyDelete


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Mimicry is the highest form of flattery or, in some cases, competition. This time, a cheap Chinese knock-off company trying to grab headlines is not our subject, but rather one of the Goliath's of portable gaming: Sony. According to PocketGamer, an inside source has admitted Sony's chagrine at lately being eclipsed by the brouhaha riddled iPhone – considering the iPhone's gaming success and first rate online store, this is hardly an eye-blinker.
Up close and personal the iPhone's bigger cousin: a large toucscreen table from touchtech – Illusion Labs show off their unique hits, Touchgrind and Sway. We expect that this sort of productioin is what could be expected from Illusion Labs in particular and from other developers in general if Apple were to release a larger touch panel based product to market.
In what is sure to be a complex proceeding, shigzeo of TMA was arrested on a recent business trip to God's Country. While specific names and locations will remain undisclosed, it is clear to us is that he was arrested while out in the rural countryside around New York State's largest city. Purportedly, shigzeo had a scoop that took him and his much loved Marnoni Fango bicycle across the border to visit the home of someone who knew, "the biggest news ever to be upped onto The Internets".We said goodbye to him at 10:00 am this morning and have not properly heard from him since.
Engadget report on a picture included in a recent patent application by Apple which displays a jailbreaked summerboard and a few apps that only Jailbreaked iPhones can run. After Apple's bruhaha legal paper detailing the illegality of Jailbreaking and its detrimental effects on their service standards, the hand-drawn images surprise and confuse. Bafflement aside, the new patent is quite clear: more security for the iPhone user.
As we mentioned last week, this move was expected today, but not by Apple. If you amble on by the Apple store, you won't have to already be an AT&T customer to pick up an iPhone, nor are you limited to one phone per customer as you are at AT&T.
Naturally, end-of-life for the 3G is rapidly approaching and Apple are eager to rid their shelves of these beauties. However, be prepared to shovel out 599$ for the 8GB model and 699$ for the 16GB badboy – me? I'll be grabbing three of each on a run down to God's Country over the weekend.
AppleInsider also report that the newly purchased iPhone can be activated via iTunes and that AT&T contract is still mandatory, but there are ways to get out of that.
Buy, play, love and return for full refund. What a great policy, no? Well, such a practice is cyphered deep behind market-speak within Apple's developer contract.
According to Pocketgamer, the following can be found within:
6.3 In the event that Apple receives any notice or claim from any end-user that: (i) the end-user wishes to cancel its license to any of the Licensed Applications within (90) days of the date of download of that Licensed Application by that end-user; or (ii) a Licensed Application fails to conform to Your Specifications or Your Product warranty or the requirements of any applicable law, Apple may refund to the end-user the full amount of the price paid by the end-user for that Licensed Application. In the event that Apple refunds any such price to an end-user, You shall reimburse, or grant Apple a credit for, an amount equal to the price for that Licensed Application. Apple will have the right to retain its commission on the sale of that Licensed Application, notwithstanding the refund of the price to the end-user. Continue reading…
Dead Donkey hath again been beaten; by, it seems, a magnificent in AT&T, who by disclosing to Boygenius the nature of another rumour, however shallow, may have made his or her position, redundant in the unlikely circumstance that Apple or AT&T, become perturbed at another negligent slip of the tongue. Much ado has been made regarding, of course, the iPhone, which being in its very nature a company defining weapon of secrecy, needs at the very least, sustained and unpromulgated confidentiality. TouchMyApps, in accordance with rumour sites, news aggregates and feeds, feel that great gravity should be employed when breaking upon such rumours. The reason we so deem, being in our nature an iPhone-dedicated site, is that rumours are at core, useful in conveying vain hints, desires or at worst, the obvious.
This 'rumour' is that of the latter type.
FreedomVoice Systems' CEO, Eric Thomas informed his company that development on Newber app will stop. Apple have neither rejected nor approved approved it for the App Store after making FreedomVoice wait more than six months for an answer. "We followed all guidelines set by Apple", says Thomas, "and never received comment from Apple as to why Newber application has not even been reviewed". FreedomVoice have spend more than six months developing Newber and incurred 600 000$ in associated costs.
Yep, Engadget spake and so it will happen. Apple will show and 'advanced preview' of the new 3.0 operating software, so we should probably not get our hopes up for a brand new OS by the end of March. However, those who are good at praying should join me in spiritually ushering in this new OS ahead of schedule.
Engadget will get a sneak peak at the new SDK and of the new OS. Make sure your heads are not in the mud that day as Apple Faithful the world over will have new reason to cry from both joy and disappointment.
So, what features are you hoping for in this new release?
Just in case you did not know, I have been vaccilating between using iTunes and Mozilla's Songbird for a long time for music listening. The reason, iTunes is now even on Macs, sometimes slow. Today – in fact, just about an hour ago, iTunes 8.1 was released. In its log it is noted as improving upon performance. Let's hope so.
iTunes 8.1 Log:
iTunes 8.1 is now faster and more responsive. You will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, preparing to sync with iPod or iPhone, and optimizing photos for syncing.
In addition, iTunes 8.1 provides many other improvements and bug fixes, including:
• Supports syncing with iPod shuffle (3rd generation).
• Allows friends to request songs for iTunes DJ.
• Adds Genius sidebar for your Movies and TV Shows.
• Improves performance when downloading iTunes Plus songs.
• Provides AutoFill for manually managed iPods.
• Allows CDs to be imported at the same sound quality as iTunes Plus.
• Includes many accessibility improvements.
• Allows iTunes U and the iTunes Store to be disabled separately using Parental Controls.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
You can download iTunes 8.1 from Apple's iTunes Website for Windows and Mac.


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Just playing around with some left over buttercream. dragonflies are royal and bow is mmf
Pink & Purple 1St Bday Cake
Gender Reveal Party Cupcakes- Bows And Bow Ties
Pink Bow Cake
Breathtaking -- I love this
OMG I just love those dragonlies. Great Idea!It turned out really nice.
Such a pretty and unique cake! I love the textured look you gave it.
I love the dragonflies and the color of the cake. Very pretty!
I really like the dragonflies!!!
love the dragon flies!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those dragonflies are great! I love the colours too.
Very Pretty! Love the color and your dragonflies!
Very cool!!
(if this is a private computer)
Yes please, register now!